The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-10-29

most disastrous conhagration, which laid waste
a large portion of the most important part OF
the city. The fro began at daylight on the
morning OF Oct. 20, in private dwelling ON A
street, and in very short time extended 70
street. destroying the county building the III
ternational Hotel, and several other prominent
structures In It's course, and soon the whole
business portion of G street, from the Odd
Fellows building north was mass OF flames,
with no adequate means at hand fof
checking the fire. The Offices of the
Territorial Enterprise, the Eoening Chron-
,sle, and the FootligM were totally de-
stroyed From C street the fire spread across
to Pipers Opera-House and the adjoining
buildings on ID street to the railroad depot and
the Consolidated Virginia mine. The depot
succumbed and in few minutes the hosting
works of the Consolidated Virginia, together
with the large 60 stamp mill and the stamp do
partment of the California mine we're destroyed.
The Ophir mine works, which had just been
completed, were the finest on the Comstocs
lode, and were totally destroyed. Both the
Ophir and the Consolidated Virginia shafts
were bulkheaded, 80 that the fire was kept
out Of the mines. The fire continued to
rage during the entire morning, all efforts to
stop its course proving futile. There was II
poor supply of water, and the fire-engines
Street after street was swept away, and fami-
lies rendered houseless, .huddled in the streets,
shivering with cold and terror. Houses on ev-
cry side of the burning district were blown up
with giant powder, the authorities hoping to
arrest the flames in this manner, but pierre
ing October wind. what they call in that country
"a Washoe zephyr" was blowing, and flaming
embers were carried rods away lighting on the
houses which had not already been attacked.
1t was 3 o'clock in the afternoon before the fire
was finally subdued. At that time the dis
trict burned over was three-quarters OF mile
long by one-half mile wide, embracing the
finest part Of Virginia City. Ten thousand
persons were rendered homeless, and upward
of $4,000, 900 worth Of property has been de-
stroyed.
The South.
John Runge, former resident of Monmouth,
ILL.,, in recent affray in Phillips county, Ark,
shot and killed three brothers named William
son, and was himself MORALLY wounded.
The members of the st. Louis whisky ring
who were indicted by the grand jury have nearly
all plead guilty.
A man named John House and his son were
shot and killed by one Griffin in an ARRAY at
Franklin, Tenn, last week.
A most fendish murder was perpetrated near
Marion, Ark, the other day. DR.. l.. Ballard,
while riding with lady, was waylaid by man
named Andrews, who fired one barrel of shot
gun at the doctor, the charge taking effect in
his neck and face and knocking him off his
horse. After falling, Ballard asked Andrews
to raise him, which he did, into a sitting pos
ture, and then, placing the gun near his head
discharged the other barrel. literally blowing
Billiards. head off.
George C. Pickett, a prominent General in
the rebel army, died recently at his home in
Norfolk, Va.
Louisville is making it hot for the gamblers
which have 80 long pestered the city.
Moses =. Handy and Charles ]. Jones, late
of the editorial staff of the New York Tribune
and James II. Beale, Jr., late of the Boston
Post, have purchased the Richmond (va.) En-
quirer
Deputy Sheriff James Kinnehan, a man vel
known by the sporting fraternity Throughout
the South and West was last week shot anG
killed by desperate man named Frank Flynn
at Hot Springs, Ark. Kinnehan, after he was
shot, managed to rise and put one ball into
Flynn. The trouble aroee out of an article
that appeared in a disreputable Chicago paper
about Flynn's wife, he thinking that Kinneha1
was responsible for it.
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