The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-08-27

Most Of the spectators were compelled to stand
for hours in the broiling sum- and although the
dust was stifine, no water was to DO had except
for money.
Acyclone devastated the country south
west of Fargo, Dakota, few nights since. One
man was killed and three injured.
Sioux Indians are arriving ut Fort
Keogh in bands of scores and hundreds, and
surrendering TO the military authorities there,
py whom they are treated as prisoners of war.
Their arms and ponies, which they are COM
PEELED TO deliver up, are to be sold and the pro-
ceeds devoted to the purchase OF supplies. The
Indians will eventually be turned over to the
Interior Department and transported TO some
point west of the Missouri.
Lewis Emmons, living nine miles
north of Oshkosh, Wis, quarreled with his
father-in-law, Mr.. Huxley, over a business mat
ter, and, going into the house, secured re-
volver and shot the oil, gentleman and himself
dead.
Monroe Robertson, one of the hardest
criminals that ever stretched hemp, was hanged
at Greenvile, Ohio, on the Goth of August, for
war he belonged to band of Missouri guer
rillas, and boosted of having killed i'll cold blood
seven negroes. Since the war he had killed
three or four men.
A brace of New Mexican murderers,
Charles Williams and Louis A. Gaines, have
been hanged at Silver City, New Mexico
Williams said that his name was assumed, but
: Dot l.,
died game.
A horrible tragedy has been enacted
near Madison, Wis. Flames were seen to issue
at night from The residence of John Winrick,
farmer living OH the line of Dane and Columbia
counties. The neighbors rushed to the spot,
and were not little puzzled to observe that
none of the occupants were around the
burning dwelling. Entering the house,
the reason for this was made clear.
Mrs. Winricks dead body was found on
the floor riddled with shots, and her husbands
body was found in the bed bleeding from
CHASTITY wounds about the throat and head.
From all that can be learned about the affair,
it appears that Winrick. in moment of rage,
shot his wife, then set fire to his house that
both might be consumed in the flames. but,
finding the work too slow, he shot himself. The
Winricks lived unhappily.
ST. Paul has been visited by de-
structive fire. The sufferers are T. II. Kelly IL
Co., wholesale grocers, and Averill. Russell a.
Carpenter, wholesale paper dealers, their losses
being estimated at 100000 and $225,000 re-
spectiyely.
Simon Zimmerman, machlnlst llv-
ing ON Clybourne avenue, Chicago, killed his
wife and then committed suicide. Cause, jeal-
ousy
The three great Northwestern rail
ways, the Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul, and Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha. have decided toprevent
ocean-steamship agents from selling their tick
cts to and from Chicago and Milwaukee. Here
after they will manage this part of the business
themselves. and will recognize no tickets bought
of outsiders.
Laborers excavating for sewer near
cago, came upon the petriied remains of a
mastodon at the depth of eighteen feet
Mr.. Asa Dow, one of the most promi
nent members of the Chicago Board of Trade,
and at one time its President, has failed His
liabilities amount to $102, 00O and his assets to
about $4,000. Going too much into pork
speculation did it.
Dispatches to the Chicago Times
from various points in the great corn belt show
that the crop has been seriously damaged by
drought, the dry spell lasting in some localities
from four to six weeks. The yield per acre
will be much less than an average but, owing
to the increased acreage, it is probable that the
crop, i'll the aggregate, will be as large as that
of last year.
South.