The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06
THE WORLDS DOINGS.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

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LOTTERY DEALERS.
Postmaster General Key has issued i'll
structions to the postmaster of New York city,
Louisville and New Orleans, to refuse here
after to rent boxes in their Offices to lottery
companies or lottery agents.
A dispatch from Leadville states that
Hon. James M. Cayanaugh, the first member
of Congress from Minnesota after her admis-
sion to the Union, and delegate to Congress
from Montana in 1869 and 1870, died Oct. 80
of erysipelas. He had gone there last Thurs
day from New York, where his family now re-
side.
THE TUNNEL FIRE.
The fire IN the Pinkerton tunnel of the
Pittsburg & Connellsville division of the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad, has burned out all the
timbers of the tunnel, and it is supposed the
vein of coal in the mountains above the tun-
mel has taken fire, as smoke is issuing from
the mountain at several points above the tun-
mel. The chief civil engineer of the road aud
assistants are at the tunnel and have begun
building temporary track around the noun
tain, which will be completed in two weeks.
SIOUX INDIANS.
A report was received in Sioux City,
Iowa, Oct, 81, that Spotted Tails Indians in
southwestern Dakota had serious outbreak
last week. A warrior shot Henry Young, an
Agency employer, claiming that his heart was
bad from mourning for sisters death. Agent
Newell arrested the Indian, and during tie
entire night his comrades from the hills fired
on the camp and eventually compelled New
ell to surrender him. The Indians then re-
warded the escaped warrior. Troops are IT'S
miles away.
SHOT DEAD.
On the morning of Oct. ~, William
Copeland and George Rhinehart, while en-
gagged in digging town ditch ac;v the land
of VIM. Withan, in the town Of Burton, four
miles from Flint, Mich, were ordered by
Withan, who protested against the ditch, to
stop work. The men not complying, Rhine
hart was shot dead by Withan. Copeland to
escape like fate, took to his heels. Rhine
hart leaves wife and several children in des-
titute circumstances. Withan was not arrest
ed.
DEATH OF sTOWAwAY.
The steamship England arrived at New
York from Liverpool, on the morning of Oct.
% When the cargo was about to be unloaded
a man was found leaning against the crate
who family gasped out "water" He was terri
bly, emaciated and weak. He was asked if he
had been all these days while the ship was at
sea without food or drink, and he nodded once
shuddered and died. The body was sent to
the morgue The England left Liverpool
october Ii, and the stowaway must have been
thirteen days without food or water
ATTEMPT AT LYECH1NG.
Miss Martin, victim Of the beastly as
eault made by Dennis Deboer, died at Minonk,
H., on Sunday, Oct. 26. Sunday night large
crowd of armed men appeared at the jail and
demanded Deboer's person. They soon learned,
however, that he had set fire to the jail build
ing the day before, and that it had been so
badly damaged by fire that he, with other
prisoners, was removed to Peoria for safe
keeping. This alone saved his life. The ftl-
neral service of Miss Martin was generally
attended and was most impressive and touch
ing.
TERRIBLE MURDER.
Mrs. Krudewich, widow eighty years
old, living alone about two miles from the
city of Winona, Mimi, was found horribly
murdered in her house on the morning o
Oct 80, her throat cut and head crushed by a
butcher knife and an Ak which lay near. A
mallct was clutched in the hand of the dead
woman. She was known to have about 81 400
in gold concealed in the house or on the prem
ises. The money can't be found and it is not
known if the murderer got it. No clue to the
perpetrator of the crime. The woman had no
relations in this country except one son in
Nebraska.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
An accident occurred on the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railroad opposite At
ed to back down from Dekalb, Mo-, to East
Atchison, for coal and water. Five persons in
cab Of engine, N. NJ. Holmes, Superintendent
Bridges, D. D. Adams, telegraph operator 81
Mall, brakeman and engineer and fireman.
When near the lake about two miles east OF
the city the engine suddenly jumped the track,
turned over in ditch. The fall threw young
Adams under the tank box, and he was instant
ly killed. Holmes and Mall were dreadfully
burned. Both have since died.
ALLEGED ROBBERY.
W. B. Kelly, treasurer of the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows, of West Virginia, threw
that body into no little CONSERVATION at its
session in Wheeling, Oct. 49, by stating that
he had been robbed of 81 800 of the funds OF
the order. Mr. Kelly, who resides at Parkers.
burg, states that he left that city on Monday
by the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, having 81,
900 dollars in bills in one pocket and small
amount in another pocket. When he reached
Grafton he missed the 81 800, but said nothing
about it to his friends who accompanied him
The grand lodge, on hearing this, appointed a
committee to investigate. the affair.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
at Parkers, Pa. Oct. 80, a destructive