The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-10-01
The West.

The Kansas City Times has n special from
Great Bend, Kan, saying that Col. Wheeler
a wealthy cattle-dealer who was recently re-
ported killed by cattle thieves in the Indian
Territory, has returned to Great Bend, having
captured five of the thieves and recovered 200
cattle
The story of a terrible crime comes from
williamson, county III. A bitter feud has for
a long time existed between two colored fami-
lies living near Carbonate. One night last
week one of these negroes effected an entrance
into the house of the other and proceeded to
murder every human being in the cabin, slay-
ing the man. his wife. a child of years and
an old woman, who CHANGED to be staying there
that night
heart-rending catastrophe occurred at Mar
shall Mich, by the burning of the Herndon
House, early on Friday morning. Sept. "a.
Claude Avery, prominent jeweler of that
town, and Antoine Gruber, a cigar maker. from
New Haven, Conn, persisted in the flames.
Their bodies were afterward taken from the
ruins burned to a crisp. Eliza King, a dining
room girl, attempted to descend ladder from
a fourth-story window, fell, and was instantly
killed. Mrs. Claude Avery, who was being res
cued by a fireman from third-story window
fell out of his arms he being overcome by the
smoke when within ten feet of the ground
and was severely injured. Mrs. Varsden had
one leg broken and was otherwise badly hurt
A dining-room girl, known as Martha, in at
tempting to get out of fourth-story windnw,
fell and broke her leg in three places, and
head she is probably fatally injured. Nick
Renks, hotel porter. had both legs broken by
jumping out of a window. A number Of 9TH
ors we're injured more or less. Nothing was
saved in the building, some Of the occupants
barely escaping in their night clothes. The
total lose amounts to about 5000
The Chicago papers announce the death of
George w. Gage, an old, prominent and wealthy
citizen aged 63. lie was for many years con-
nected with the leading hotels of that city, lat
terly with the Grand Pacific.
The Commissioners sent out to the Red Cloud
Agency TO treat with the Sioux for the cession
of the Black Hills were recently treated to
genuine scare. While holding council with
the Indians, a number of the dissatisfied braves
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and yelling about the camp with their war paint
ON, and giving every sign of hostility. For a
time it looked az though there would be a fight
between the Indians and the cavalry who were
guarding the council, but luckily the bad war
riors were pacifed. The Commissioners were
greatly frightened, remembering the fate of
Gen. Candy, and at one time thought their hair
would surely be lifted. Through the efforts of
Young Man-Afraid-of-H His Horses the fractions
Indians were removed, and large party of
mounted friendly Indians stationed near the
Commissioners.
Inc Fourth National Bank or Chicago has
closed it's doors and gone into liquidation. De-
positors will lose nothing, az the assets OF the
bank largely exceed the liabilities.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has ordered
work to be resumed ON the Chicago Custom
House. The foundation Of the structure will