The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-11-18

which Austin died.
The supreme court has denied the writs
of mandate. certiorari, land habeas corpus in
the case of I. NJ. Kalloch. charged with
murder. The case now goes back to the
lower court for a decision on its merits.
REV. IRAJ. CHASE and John Richard. of
Wabash, Indiana, both republicans, have
been arrested by deputy marshal on
charge of illegally voting in October.
The recently discovered railway ticket
torgerles were more extensive than was
expected. Joseph Becker has been arrest
pasteboards in his possession, and will be
brought to Chicago for trial.
SISTER GERTRUDE VERENA, belongine1o
an Episcopal charity in New York, was
fired at several times by an insane man
named Thomas Stanton, who thought she
had bewitched him. She was wounded in
the thigh, ankle, and hand.
DELAvAN, Ill.,, is in commotion over a
| case of defalcation or arrangement of
mind. Samuel L. Lawton, the village
treasurer, IS On a mysterious western tour,
and an examination of his accounts dis
closes an alleged shortage Of $4,000.
F1END1sHNEss could 20 no farther than
in tragedy from Virginia. 4 man who
had quarreled with his wife's sister fol-
lowed her about the yard with a huge
knife, stabbing her as they ran. He next
put the contents of q shotgun into his
his own head. Then, d iscovering signs of
life in his victim, he dragged himself to
her side and crushed her skull with a
stone. His wife closed the double tragedy
by dealing him death blow.
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but little doubt that the popular senti-
ment of Ireland is thoroughly aroused
Reports come from all parts of the country
bringing tidings of acts which marks the
influence of the Land League. Mr.. John
O'Callaghan, secretary of the Waterford
branch of that organization, was forcibly
reinstated by hundred armed and masked
| men on farm from which he had been
evlcted at Newtown. on the property of
Sir Henry Barron, and he was forced to
swear on Bonded knees that he would not
give up the farm. A great sensation was
thereby caused in the district. A Wood
lawn telegram says that number of
armed men went last night to the house
of Mr.. G. Allen, land agent, and fired
several shots into the window, nearly sue
ceeding in wounding Allen, who imme-
diately took his departure from the room
under guard of police. Notices were
posted on the gates warning Allen not to
attempt to collect rents ON his masters
property. The announcement that the
| channel fleet has been ordered to the Irish
coast has caused indescribable excitement
| in Dublin
A HORRIBLE tragedy became known at
Batesville, Ohio, on the 9th inst. Frank
NJ. Beedinbaugh, wealthy young Ger
man, who three years ago married the
| daughter of a neighboring farmer, came
home last Saturday night, intoxicated and
entering the room where his wife and
child slept, assaulted them with an ak.
His wife's skull was crushed by a single
blow, and the1: his sons throat was cut by
the edge of the ak. He then went to a
room where Mrs. Stephens, visitor, and
her child and servant girl were sleeping
and killed Mrs. Stephens and her child.
The servant girl awakened and sprang to-
ward the door, but was knocked senseless
and left for dead. Upon recovering con-
seriousness she gave the alarm and neigh
bors came; but it was not till morning that
the murderer was found hidden in tobac-
co house, with his throat cut, but not fatal
ly. Jealousy, insanity and drunkenness
are the theories advanced to account for
the horrible crime