The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-17
oUTLAwSY IN MISSOURI ARD ARKANSAS.


from the Fayetteville (Ark.) Record, August III
FOR more than four years the people OF Northwest
ern Arkansas aud southwestern Missouri have been
kept in constant dread by the bold maraudinge aud
laarerous exploits OF John X. Fisher and Ave other
desperate men, whose thirst for revenge. for some
imaginary cause on the part OF Fisher has not been
eatisGed though the lives OF two score OF men have
capture have been offered by the States OF Texas,
Missouri and Arkansas; but from the known despe-
ratio character OF the gang men have hitherto been
exceedingly chary OF making any attempt at their
arrest and as a last resort It was determlned, as
matter Of public safety, to eject their exterhtna.
or Crawford county, with posse Of sixteen men,
started In pursuit OF the outlaws on Monday last.
BY the exercise OF considerable amount Of strategy,
tatned that two OF the gang mad taken up quarters
for the night at house occupied by the sisters OF
corner OF Benton county. Around this house MAJOR
Anderson posted his party on Tuesday night, in
nom the house IN the morning. At early
dawn, as was snticipatsd the e., two outlaws
came same out Of the house., when demand was
made upon them to surrender. Edmuston sought
TO erect his escape BY taking 70 his heels but had
riddled with bullets. Coleman fought with absolute
desperation. He empued all bis pistols three IN
his gun In the water thereby rendering himself hors
du combat He, however still fought using his gun.
Brotherson, one Of Major Andersons party, struck
him ut or near the spine, sendlng him to grass in-
an The bodies rS taken to the house aud re-
son party left In pursuit OF the remainder Of the
gang.
THE HARVEST IN THE NoRTHwEsr.-The hno
weather of the first half OF August has enabled tho
grain crops OF the Northwest to be gathered In capt.
tai condition. In Michigan Illinois, Iowa and Wis.
consin this crop does not turn Out as well as was
expected. The heads Of grain did not Oil out well
and the berry was small. An unexpected blight,
also, nearly ruined many fields, and had not the
breadth OF ground sown been largely in excess Of
previous years the yield Of these States must have
fallen on largely As 1t Is they Will just about hold
their own, and that ts ALL But in Minnesota,
where the harvest commenced last week, the
Press OF the 10th said that Mr.. Dalrymple Of the
Grant farm would commence cutting his wheat that
day, putting In twelve four-borso reapers and 1875
men. dust think OF wheat farm demanding such
harvest force as that and there other farm3
In the state OF nearly equal dimensions. Good
Judges estimate tue wheat crop OF that state this
year at 0O00 900 OF bushes, and 1t Is likely to ex-
coed rather than fall below that figure In oil the
States above mentioned the yield OF oats, gathered
at about the same time as the wheat Is very largo
| and the crop very fne every way. Forty bushels
per acre and more, are reported the yield IN many
places. Tho corn crop has picked up little IN the
| last MONTH but IL still looking very poorly. Fota
toes are looking well where they have not been az.
| tackled by the Colorado bug and are going TO yield
| Immensely Already new potatoes are selling IN
| many parts OF the Northwest fysm twouty.hye TO
/ thirty COutd \ hnShek