The true northerner., 1873-11-07

destroyed Morse, Dagget 4 Co.'S lumber mil
and several adjoining houses. Loss, $5O, ,00C
to $4,000.
The prosecution against tho parties engaged
in the Heffron hanging scrape, in Washington
county, Ind, has been abandoned by the
Attorney General on condition that the organ
ization shall be broken up. Measures have
been taken to ferret out the member OF gimi-
lar associations in Clarke and Crawford cOun
ties.
At Wichita, Kansas, the other dsy two
noted desperadoes, Reddy and RI wdv - @o'
into warm conversation over con-j juice,
when revolvers became the game in which
the two took hand, and both understood.
The result was double funeral, and a wound
ed spectator, who caught ball on the fly.
The steamer Continental, loaded with seve-
raj hundred roughs on route to witness a
bruising-match between Allen and Hogan,
was seized by the Illinois authorities, the
other day. few miles above st. Louis, and
the principal movers in the affair arrested and
bound over for trial. The roughs avow their
determination to carry out tho programme at
all hazards, and the Governor of Illinois has
dispatched to the Mayor of East st. Louis
100 stand of arms and quantity of ammuni-
ton.
An old man named John st. Clair, who
lacked but a few days of being 1O5 years DID,
was run over by train Of cars and killed. at
Fort Wayne, Ind, few days ago.
man named Lemmel was instantly
killed by wad fired from a cannon, at Lou
donville, Ohio, while jollfying over the cleo
ton of Allen.
The Catholics of Iowa have 81 churches, a
membership of 100000, and 55 schools, at
tended by s,O65 pupils.
Centerville and Richmond, Ind, have for
some time been quarreling over tho county
seat question, and the matter has at last cul-
minated in open war The other day mob
gathered in Centerville, and, after laboring
all day with firearms and stones, at last blew
down the Jail doors with cannon and effected
an entrance. An army Of Richmonds took the
field, marched on the enemy, compelled them
to evacuate Centerville, and captured their
artillery. Casualties Killed, o; wounded, 0.
Two men were frozen to death, a few nights
ago, on the prairie, near Kidder, Mo.
John Edwards, of Cincinnati, went home a
few evenings ago, in an intoxicated condition,
and abused his family. His oldest son.
Richard Edwards, becoming enraged at his
conduct, seized pistol and shot him through
the abdomen, inficting death wound
The Modocs have at last reached their final
destination, and will hereafter be " at home
on an island in the Platte river, near Fort
Mcpherson, Colorado, where there are no lava
beds.
Senator Windom's transportation Commit
toe visited Louisville, the other day, and were
received on Change, where resolutions were
passed commendatory Of the James river and
Kanawha canal. The committee examined
Capt. Adams and other engineers in regard to
the Louisville canal, and seemed satisfied of
the necessity of the Improvement of the
Ohio river, and Government control of the
canal.
Gov. Beveridge has succeeded in prevent
ing the st. Louis roughs from having their
prize-fght on Illinois soil, and Allen and
Hogan propose to maui each other on Canada
soil, near Detroit.
The Wayne county, Ind, county-seat war
lb ONcIs dllu OIuti lti6is OAiNN lhOiC'
Mike McCooe the st. Louis bruiser, is un-
der arrest on a charge of numbering Patsy
Manly another pugilst, who was found dead,
with a bullet in his heart, in front of Nc
Coolies grog- shop.
Nearly the entire business portion of Reno,
New, has been burned. Loss, 100000
Sixteen foreign life insurance agencies are
in trouble in Dubuque, Iowa, for conducting
their business contrary to the provisions of
the laws of the State. Suits have been brought
against them, aggregating penalty of
$2l7 600.
The Chicago stock-yards arc full to over
flowing with live stock, without any immediate
prospect of relief by shipments to the East.
In view of this state of affairs the Chicago
papers advise Western dealers to restrict their
shipments to that city for the present.
James q. Tyler, wealthy Chicago real es-
tate dealer, has failed for 100000 His es-
tate is worth double that sum, and the cred
itors will lose nothing.
serious railroad collision occurred near
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on the 30th ult., which
resulted in the death of John b. Watkins, the
of the Iowa Division of the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad, who was
crushed between two cars. The President
General Manager General Superintendent and
Chief Engineer, as well as other officials of the
road, were also on the train, but escaped
injury.
A negro has been sent to the Penitentiary
from Clark county, Ind, for marrying white
woman.
Iowa has 1913 Oranges.
The recent rough weather has been very
disastrous to the lake shipping, several ves
sells having been wrecked, and large num-
Der more or less damaged. The loss of life
is serious. Thirteen bodies have been washed
ashore near Bayfield,, on the Canada side of
Lake Huron.
The Modocs are to be removed fron Fort
Mcpherson to permanent location with the
Quapaws, on the Neosho river, in the ex
treme northwestern corner of the Indian Ter
rtory.
The Senate Transportation Committee visit
ed St. Louis last week, and after comforting
with the business men Of that city, aud listen
ing to the steamboat interest in regard to the
capabilities as a means Of transportation of
the Mississippi river, adjourned to meet at
Washington on Nov. 10, when they Will pro-