The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-01-08
VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record Of Important Events
Domestic and FOREIGN.
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

A BOILER explosion in Paris Dec goth,
killed six persons and wounded several
others.
| THE works of the Potomac Terra
Gotta Co., at Washington, were burned
Dec. 30th. Loss 100000.
A FIRE at Galveston, Texas, Dec. 28th,
| destroyed the entire west side of the
public square and the block north of the
square. The loss is estimated at $50, 900.
Irwas reported in London Dec. Goth
that the steamer Arragon, which sailed
from New York Nov. goth, for Bristol
had fOundered in the Atlantic with all
on board.
The Wadena hotel at Fargo, Oak ota,
burned Dec. 28h. The guests and DO ard
ers, ESCAPED in their night-c l othes, los
ing their baggage. Six hundre ed dollars
in greenbacks was burned. Loss on
building $4,000.
FIRST reports concerning the loss of
been greatly exaggerated. A dispatch of
Dec. Both says there were not ever 80
people on the train.
A LARGE frame barn, owned by Rob-
ert Dady, situated about three miles
southwest Of Waukegan, ILL.,, was des-
troyed by fire Dec. %, together with
about forty tons of hay, which was stored
in the barn. The fire is thought to be
the work of an incendiarY.
THE palatial Washington residence of
Elk Senator Stewart, Of Nevada, burned
Dec. 30th. The house had just been re.
opened by the Stewards and prepare
tons were being made to give grand
New Years party. The fire caught
| from the furnace fues. Loss fully
$4,000.
YANKToN, Dakota, was shaken by an
earthquake at halfpast twelve on the
night of Dec. goth. The shock lasted
about a minute and was accompanied by
internal rumblings. Hundreds of sleep
| ing people were awakened by the shock,
which was lively while it lasted. Fort
Sully reports similar visitation.
a MANDAU, Dakota, special to the
Pioneer Press, of Dec. goth, says three
men, John Gallagher, Geo. Hall and
John Monaghan, were found frozen to
death in Green River county, at that
point where the construction of the
| Northern Pacific is going on. The men
lived in Minneapolis
A FARMER named Walter Green, living
south of La Sale, ILL.,, is mysteriously
missing. Two weeks ago he stopped at
La Sale hotel, and leaving there early
in the morning, had not been heard from
| up to Dec. goth. He is one of the
wealihiest farmers Of that section, and
his sudden departure and continued alb
sence can in no way be explained by his
family, who are making diligent search
! to ascertain his whereabouts. .-.~-
DURING a heavy gale on the night of
Dec. 2Sth, portion OF the long bridge
across the Firth of Fay, on the eastern
coast of Scotland, fell while the Eden
burgh and Dundee passenger train was
crossing, precipitating the whole train
into the sea. The terrible gale prevent
ed immediate assistance being rendered,
and the loss OF life was consequently
very great, being estimated as high as
200.
| A SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, dispatch of Dec
Goth says William E. Owen, aged about
As years, died very suddenly last night.
Some of the circumstances indicate sui
eide, but an investigation will be held
which will decide the fact. He was
porter at the state department of agricul-
ture for some time before November,
when he was displaced; since when he
had made several attempts to earn a liv-
ing, but had failed. He leaves widow
and six children entirely unprovided for
A DISTRESSING casualty occurred in
Chicago, Dec. 9th, the more distressing
because it was the result of joke. Mr.
M. Il. Gould, business man of promi-
hence, and Gen. Waite, by way of jest,
led colored janitor to think there were
burglars in the latter gentleman's room.
The janitor tried to get into the room but
was not able to, and threatened to shoot
if the supposed burglars did not come
out. Mr.. Gould was holding the door
and laughing over the excitement of the
janitor, when the later executed his
threat, firing through the door and in
stantly killing Mr.. Gould.
THE night train on the Chicago & Al
from the track near Berdan, ILL.,, sixty
miles north of St. Louis, OF the morning
of Dec. Goth, by broken rail. The
whole train, with the exception of the
engine was badly wrecked, two of the
coaches being burned. The porter of the
sleeping car, Geo. Paine, and Col. L. P.
Bond, of Auburn, Ill.,, were killed, the
latter burning in one Of the coaches.
Several passengers were badly hurt, and
all the injured were taken to jackson.
Vile and placed in the hospital. It was
thought that all the injured would sur
vive.
A FIRE started in the large paper
house of Rice, Kendall & Co., on Federal
street, Boston, about midnight, Dec. 28th
and ragged for several hours, involving a
i probable loss of from t rec to five mi.
lion dollars. The more prominent firms
Kendall & Co., paper; Houghton & Os'