The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-16
CRIME.


Muncie, Ind, Tilted by his affianced be-
cause he took another girl out riding,
blew ont his brains with a revolver.
HERBERT NORTON, of Lemont, ILL.,, shot
himself at the house Of a young lady to
whom he was engaged, in Evanston. 1t is
thought that he can not recover.
Four desperate cut-throats, who have
been lodged in Jail at Meridian, Tex, con-
TESS that, some time ago, they banded to-
gether with the intention of robbing post
offices, express offices, and other places
where money was kept, and murder those
in charge, if necessary.
The Se'atineps Fond du Lac special says
criminal warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Howard NJ. kutchin, Editor of
the Daily Commonwealth, for charging
Gen. Bragg, a member Of congress. with
selling cadetship.
The troubles at the Corning, O., coal
mines continue. Several hundred ne
groes, in the employ of the companies, d.
vide their time between the pit and the
picket-line. Several skirnlishes with the
white strikers have occurred during the
last few days, and a bloody collision is ap-
pretended.
THOMAS MCDONALD, of Commercial
Point, O., met Il violent DEATH on the 3rd
inst, at the hands of mob. He had long
been the terror Of the eighborhood, but
of late had devoted the greater part of his
time and energy to saloon-keeper whom
it appeared to be his aim to exterminate
The two men had fight on Monday night,
Mcdonald losing an eye in the melee.
Growing weary of this sort of thing, the
neighbors took the rutflan out of his house
at the dead Of night, and lynched him.
STANLEY CARVER, a young man well
known in Baltimore, was to have been
married on the Ord inst, but although
many friends congregated at the residence
of the young lady interested, bringing
presents to the value of several hundred
dollars, the bridegroom came not. After
Il long and embarrassing wait the girl re.
tired heartbroken, and the guests, after
partaking of the feast prepared, left for
their homes. Carver had fled the town.
MINING troubles in central Ohio con-
tinue. A miner was shot by militia
company at Coalition for attempting to pass
the picket line. Sheriff Jones, of Jack.
son county, telegraphed Gov. Foster that
the militia were attacked by mob, who
flung bricks at them. A volley was fired,
but nobody was hurt. At Corning the
| white strikers attempted to bulldOZe the
negro miners, but the latter turned out
with muskets and scared off the assailants.
HENRY K1NGsnoRN, blacksmith killed
his wife at Hartford, Conn.,, on the 9Th
inst. He was hard drinker and his wife
long suffered from his abuse. She helped
largely in supporting the family by dress
making, and was busy working sewing
machine when her husband placed PTS:
tol near her head and discharged it. He
went to the station house and surrendered
himself to the police. He confessed the
deed, and says he meant to kill his wife,
and purchased pistol that morning for
that purpose.
A CONVICT in the Wisconsin state prison,
named James Black, attempted to escape
on the 18th inst. When the gang from his
shop formed in line to march into the cell
room, at 6 o'clock in the evening, Black
was missing. A search was instituted,
and he was found hiding in the space be-
tween the corrugated-iron roof and the
ceiling of the workshop. He had climbed
up there through a trap door, and intend
to wait until after dark and then attempt
to scale the wall by the aid of rope, with
a hook on the end of it, with which he was
provided. Black was sent up from Rock
county five weeks ago, on five years sen.
tence for horse-stealing.