The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-07-29
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CAMP ON SHADRoN, July 10.
The young chief, Afraid-of-H Horses, with fifty
OF bis best men, has gone to bring in the Northern
Sioux, Red Dog and others accompanying us to the
Missouri, to influence Indians there.
The government has purchased, at New
Orleans, the steamer Planter, drawing but
four feet of water. She will be properly
armed and manned, and sent TO the Rio
Grande to prevent Mexicans crossing into
Texas and running off cattle. The Planter
has been ordered to Mobile, and Lieuten ant
Commander d. C. Kelly has been detached
from the iron-clad Canonicus, and sent to
that city to take command.
Information has been received from Fort
Marion. Fla, that Lion Bearo, one of the
Cheyenne prisoners at that fort, has become
insane, and application has been made to
have him sent to the Government Insane
Asylum, near this city. This is the same
Indian who attempted suicide on the road
to Florida.
Fire Record.
NEW YoRK CITY.-A fire at this place
damaged the premises occupied by Fahne-
stocks map printing establishment, the
printing Offices of Preston & Ross, book
bindery of Eckhard, cutlery factory of Sey-
mour & Co., printing Office of the New York
Weekly, mailing agency of James Brady ON
Rose street. Loss $4,000.
CHICAGo.-Lewis Schultze's furniture
factory, 274 and 276 Milwaukee avenue, has
burned down, together with a large amount
of seasoned lumber and other stock. Loss
SCI, 900; insurance $1,000 to $1,000.
CINCINNATI, GA heavy fire recently oe-
CURED in this city, burning the printing es-
tablishment of Bloch & Co., w. NJ. Donald
sons lithographic works, and property
owned by Joseph Trounstine. The loss of
Bloch & Co. is about 100000; W. NJ. Donald
son, $37 900; Joseph Trounstine, $4,000 ;
with partial insurance. Dick Holcomb, a
pipeman, was killed by jumping out of a
window, and being buried beneath fallen
walls; and Chief Megrue and several others
were buried by the ruins, and much in
jured.
LONDON, ONT.-Owing to the prevalence
of incendiarism here, insurance agents of
London offices have received notification
that the companies represented by them will
withdraw their agencies on the first of
August. Fires are of almost nightly occur
renee, but thus far the large buildings de-
stroyed have been of little value.
MILLBRoCK, ONT.-A fire destroyed a
large portion of the business part of this vii
lage, including the stores occupied by Mum
deli, and Moineswood & Kells, the postofice,
etc. Thirty or forty people were burned out.
The loss is estimated at 100000; insured,
$4,000.
RoNDEAU, ONT.-A fire destroyed fifteen
buildings in the heart of the village. Loss,
SS5, 900.
GEDDIs, N. Y.-A fire broke out In the
of James Westfall, and spread to
two salt blocks, one the property of the Ameri-
can Dairy Salt Company, and the other owned
by w. C. Gere; also, to salt store-house,
The property of the Cape Cod Salt Yard. All
were destroyed. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
s15,0Os.
Crimes and Casualties.
A bloody affray occurred in Usage county,
Mo-, recently, in which Absalom Ferguson
was killed, and Mr.. Petit badly wounded.
II appears Petit was farming on an island in
the Usage river, of which Ferguson claimed
10 have control, and ordered Petit to vacate.
This the latter refused to do. Last Sunday
Ferguson, with squad of armed men, went
to the island, bat Petit divining their pur-
pose, ordered the party to halt. When
within few yards of the house, Ferguson
raised his gun to fire at Petit, but the latter
was too quick for him, and shot and killed
him instantly. Ferguson's son then shot and
wounded Petit
During quarrel among some drunken
negroes in saloon in Broome street, New
York City, one man was killed and another
fatally wounded, and two or three were bad
ly cut.
James Guyan and Mrs. Sloan, while at
tempting to cross Brush Creek, four miles
from Holden, Mo-, were thrown out of their
buggy, by striking a ledge of rocks, and
drowned. The bodies were found next
In the Court of General Sessions of New
York City Thomas Sprott, who threw his
wife out of a three-story window, was sent
enced to ten years in the States Prison, not
that both man and wife denied
the assault.
The st. Louis Republicans Kansas City
special says that at Wyandotte, Kas., as
Peter Best, a tailor of that place, was enter
ing a room over his store, he was knocked
down by negro who tried to rifle his pock-
cts, but Best, reviving, caught the negro, and
he is now in Jail. Best's skull was crushed,
and he is in critical condition.
A special to the Louisville Couier-JouTndl
says young lady. named Miss Ida Huff, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed at
the door of her fathers residence, in Mercer
county, KY. She had just stepped to the
door to watch the gathering storm.
1t is reported that a terrible fight occurred
in Perdado, Escambia county, Alabama, be-
tween two families, Hatlett and Byers, in
which six men, consisting of father and
two sons on each side, were engaged. Five
Of the party were killed outright, while the
sixth and last had load of buckshot in his
side, which must cause death. 1t was the
result of an old family feud.
G. A. Rodetzky, Tax Collector of Grant
Parish, La, was murdered in Colfax, by ex-
Sheriff John B. Mccoy.
One of the cooking tanks in Close & Sons
paper mill, in Iowa City, Iowa, recently ex-
ploded, utterly destroying the stock in the
the heating engines and more
than half the mill. Six men were killed
China, the fireman; Gilmore, the foreman
Swaler, Turney, and Walter Sinton, work
men, and Herman Bechtel. The loss to the
mill is about $4,000.
General.
The following persons have been brought
before the United States District Court, at
st. Louis, on capiases issued under indict-
nents in whisky cases by the Grand Jury:
Frederick W. Bollman, Edward O'Hara, H.
4. Thias, Ed. B. Frazer, and Gerhard Bens-
,urg, for failing to remove stamps from
Empty liquor casks; Alfred Bevis, E. B.
Frazer, and VIM. R. Jouett, for Illicit dis
illing; VIM. R. Jouett, for removing and
liquors; Finley Robb, store
Keeper, for failing to eface stamps, and for
eceiving unlawful fees, and doing other
Unlawful acts. All of the defendants waived
N arraignment, pleaded not guilty, and
we're bailed in sums ranging from $1,000 to
o $4,000. Other persons, against whom
Indictments have been found, will be