The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-10-07

ionally contributed to the defeat of Gen.
eral Roberts by Ayoob Khan.
CURR1E, the man who killed Ben Por-
ter, in Texas, arrived at Vicennes, Ind,
on the 2Sth inst, where he will make a
visit. He claims that the northern press
has misrepresented him.
| A NAN named John Hicks, 50 wears of
age, has just been received at the Jeffer-
sonville. Ind, penitentiary, on two years
sentence. lie has passed over fifty years
of his long life in prison.
THERE is great excitement in Brattle-
boro, w., over the arrest in Omaha of
Waite. the absconding bank president
and it is intimated that some other prom
inent citizens may disappear now that the
fugitive is on his way home
A New York bartender was stabbed.
on the 10Th inst, the knife penetrating
The heart for five inches, and yet he lived
for three-quarters of an hour. It is an
other great surprise to the doctors.
"REDNEY" BURNS, charged with the
murder of Bohnow, has been convicted in
the criminal court, and his punishment
fixed by the jury at fourteen years. i'm
prisonment, the lowest penalty for the
crime.
A BOY at Beloit, Wis, pointed a shotgun
at two little girls, with the intention of
searching them. The weapon went off, of
course, portions of the charge striking the
girls on their faces. While not fatally in
iured, they are disfgured for life.
THREE laborers on the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St. Paul railroad, named James
Mcdonald, Stephen cCarthney and J. O.
Baldwin, were arrested at Elgin, ILL.,, on
the 2Sth inst, for stealing and rifing the
trunks of Rodney Sherwin, travelling
salesman for Lawrence Il Martin, of Chi
cago. They were sent to Jail in default of
BAIL
A LITTLE orphan girl, living in the fam
lily of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Crawford,
near Belvidere, ILL.,, was whipped regular
ly three times a day until she..grew tired of
it, and took to the woods. She was found
by svmpathizing person, to whom she
told her sad story, and who Immediately
placed Mrs. Crawford under arrest.
Two miles east of Monongahela City,
Penn, on Friday night, the keeper of a
gambling house fatally shot miner, who
had broken the bank few days before,
and been ordered by the proprietor never
to come there again. He went back, how
ever, with revolver, and was immedi-
ately shot.
A SPECIAL from Corning, O., says: One
Of the MALTA officers to-day found a sus-
pici0us character in camp, who, upon be-
ing pressed for particulars, said that in the
battle of Sunday one miner was killed
outright and eight wounded, one of whom
will die. The man who was killed was
buried on the way home by his associates
It is said the miners expect arms from
some quarter, and intend making gener-
al attack on the troops as soon as the arms
arrive, and that they will commence oper.
atoms by burning buildings. The colored
miners all went to work.
The postoffice at Ahnapee, Wis, was
broken into and about fifty letters in the
general delivery broken open. The thiel
box, about five dollars, and eight new re-
volvers. Monday morning he was discov.
cred by means of the revolvers and arrest
ed by the city marshal. Soon after arrest
he broke away and ran for dear life with
half the village at his heels, but was re.
captured. An examination was held be-
fore Justice Parker, and he was bouno
over to the circuit court, and is now lodg
ed in Jail. He gives his name as Chas
Joyce, and ia blacksmith. The postoffice
department has been notified of his cap.
ture, and it is thought will send an agent
to investigate the matter.
Miss ANNIE CHAPLIN, daughter of d.
rector of the First National band at War
saw, Ind, presented check for $500 al
the bank the other day, and got the
money. Her father soon discovered that
it was forgery, and had her and her low
er, sewing-machine agent named Smith
arrested. refusing afterward to bail hel
out. Smith secured bail. Many friends
of the family endeavored to persuade
Chaplin to release his daughter, but he re-
fused stating that she would then elope
Yesterday Smith called at the Jail tc SEE
the girl, and they passed out into the
yard for promenade. In little while
four pistol shots were heard, and, running
to the place whence the reports seemed tt
come, the jailer found the girl and Smith
dead, their bodies lying side by side. HI
had shot her and then himself.