Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-02-14

ing wounds from which it died the next
night. The local paper advises the for
nation of a vigilance committee to hunt
down the murderers.
ILLINOIS.
The National Crop Reporter publishes
estimates of per eentage of the last
crops Of barley and rye in the hands of
producers, January 18th, in the States of
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and Wis
consin. The percentage of barley on |
hand in the five States which produced
In 1873 some 8, ,500, 600 bushels, is placed |
at 80 $40 per cent. The rate of con-
sumption by which is meant both ship |
ment and home consumption, is the |
highest in Kansas and the lowest in |
being respectively 76 and 66
per ceut. The percentage of rye ay-
erages 26 6-10 per cent. which with a |
total product last year of about 4, ,3o0, 900 |
bushels, indicates an amount now on
hand equal to trifle less than ], ,143, 900 |
bushels. The consumption is heaviest |
in Kansas, 80 per cent. aud lighrest in |
Wisconsin 20 per cent. Returns rela- |
tive to the condition of the growing |
grain. indicate'slig increased pros
poets for February lst, as compared with
the indications January 10Th. A special
canvas Of the condition of the fall sown
grain and of the fruit crop will be made
March list.
At three O'Clock Tuesday morning a
fire was discovered Issuing from the
grocery of Chris Mehr, on the head of
Heidelbach avenue and John street, in
Evansville, and in a few minutes the
building was envefoped in flames.
The inmates of the house were Mehr,
his wife, six children, his father-in-law,
and a barkeeper named George. Of
these only the father-in-law and two
children escaped from tie flames. When
the press reporter reached the ground
Mr.. Mehr stood on the walk weeping,
and relating that he was awakened by
the smoke, and heard Chris calling the
barkeeper, who could not be awakened,
Mrs. Mehr, he said, had rushed out of
the house with two children, whom she
dropped and returned to the house, but
never came forth again. AS soon as
possible search was made for the bodies
and all the missing ones found. Mehr,
when found. had the youngest child
clasped tightly in his arms. Tie re-
mains of both were charred as were the
others. Chris Wunderlich, detective
of the city, was in the second story of
the building at the time, and called to
Mehr to come. Mehr answered "yes," !"
but not appearing was called to again
without response.
| INDIAN TERRITORY.
| The Choctaw Council has just adjourn
ed after session of three weeks. The
result Of their deliberation may he sum-
riaed up as follows: They passed resolu-
tions protesting against territorial
| government and allotment of their lands
in seyeralty; protesting against the
Chickasaw survey and allotment and re-
fused to entertain the proposition to
adopt the negroes residing among them.
They appointed commission of three
persons to go TO Washington to effect a
settlement of the boundary line between
Arkansas and the Choc Jaw nation, and
to personally urge Congress not to pass
the Territorial bill. They repudiated
the Cochrane contract, under which
SIS, 900 had already been advanced
This action does not reflect the senti.
ment OF the Intelligent portion of the
nation. The majority of the Legislature
is composed of fulI-blood Indians from
the mountain districts, with the Cover.
nor at their head, who publicly stated
. that if he had his way he would hang
every white man IN the nation, and tha
If hes could separate the little .whits
blood In himself he would open his veins
, and let it out. The civilized Indians ol
. this Territory do not want to be trans
ferred to the War Department, but the,
, do want a territorial delegate in Con
. gress to speak for them. - They do mol
need Government agents, but they wan
! citizenship and equal rights with all.
UTAH.
r In the special message from Governor
: Woods to the Utah Legislature vetoins
Z the memorial to Congress asking for
{ committee of investigation in regard Il
< Utah affairs, the Governor states that h,
is not aware the majority Of the people
!. .lof Utah are accused of disloyaltv
!. and does not consider it necessary TO
= Congress to investigate this charge; tina
/ he has been continuously confrontet
0 with the open violation of the laws o
e Congress without ability to enforce ODE
t dience thereto because of defective an,
inimical legislation; has reported tn
facts to- the Federal authorities and t.
the legislative assembly; that to ask hin
to join in condemning his own officia
: acts az unjust and made with maliciou
intent is sad commentary upon tn
Judgment and good taste of those VIII
: make the request; that the laws of thi
territory as they now stand are made
quate for the protection Of the rights @
J. citizens, and it cannot be denied tha
= there has not been jury empanneled il
?, this territory for more than three year
l. whose verdict would have been valio
: nor can there be under the laws now !
d foree; suchare the decisions of the dis
ID trict and Supreme Courts of the territor
and such therefore is the law. Life
liberty and property are at the mercy {
s. the lawless and dishonest, without til
: possibility of protection. You hay
&c been called upon to furnish the remedy
v the power to do so is in your hands;
v you do not give the needed Legislation
y Congress must, or anarchy will ensue.
l. NEW YORK.
Is A dispatch from Fulton, on the O.
g wego river, says: The most extensiv
~ fiood known here for twenty years is d,
Il, ,o vastating the lower portions of the vi
"A lage.
Que hundrOd employees of the Ne
York 6 Oswego Midland Railway ha,
c, chained the locomotives to the trac
ct spiked the switch and torn up the trat
a. at Summitville. They declare they wi
til allow no more trains to pass till the raj