The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-03-24

The Tileston paper mills at Hyde park near
Boston, burned, and considerable paper pulp,
etc., were destroyed. Loss estimated at $780,
900; insurance $45, 900.
At Milwaukee brakemap. John Mullen, on
the Racine l. Southwestern division of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, was
instantly killed in the yards of the company.
Another heavy snow storm visited Chicago on
the ] 9th and Doth, which blocked the railroads,
stopped the street cars, Frustrated telegraph
wires and seriously interrupted business gen
orally.
A dispatch from Dennison, Texas, says:
Judge d. G. Venable, who moved here from
Kentucky three years ago, was to-day thrown
under the wheels of loaded wagon and in
stantly killed. The remains will be taken to
Frankfort, Ky.
The Kansas river is rising rapidly, and has
cut away six acres of valuable property on the
Kansas City eide, about three fourths Of mile
above the stock exchange. One end of the Kan
sas City glue factory has fallen into the stream.
People living in the vicinity are moving out of
their houses.
The severest snow storm ever experienced in
Milwaukee visited that city on the 10th inst,
snow falling thick and fast, and the wind blow
ing terrific gale Horses stopped in their
tracks and refused to face the elements, and in
many instances turned around in spite of the
drivers exertions.
oetn WuDur fayne UeO az LeauVl1e, C0l,
on the Sd inst. He was born in New York in
1888, became journalist, and was connected
with the Zion Independent, the Jersey City
Evening Journal, the Newark Register, and
with papers in Minnesota At the time Of his
death he was an editor of the Rocky Mountain
News.
The training stable of Jas. H. Offut, at Paris,
KY, with the contents, was destroyed by fire
and several valuable horses were burned-two
belonging to Henry Iarney, valued atT 90; one
to o D. Upton Of New York, value $500;
three to W. B. Smith, value 81, 900; and one
to Ed. Ford, value unknown. The residence
Of Ed; Kelly, adjoining the stable, was burned:
Loss So, 800. The stable was the property Of
Mrs. NJ Fisher Of Cincinnati. Loss, SIS, COO.
was entered the other night by burglar. Mrs.
Mcdonald was aroused by the operations of the
cracksman and Immediately walked up Mr..
Mcdonald, who jumped out of bed, and opened
the hall door, leading into the parlor No
sooner had Mr.. Mcdonald entered the room
don't take another step or will Shoot With
out paying any heed to the villains threat, Mr..
Mcdonald advanced, when the rascal fired. the
ball striking Mr.. Mcdonald in the left side, in
flictng what is thought to be a very dangerous,
if not fatal wound. The burglar, Immediately
after firing the shot, made rush past the pros
trate form of Mr.. Mcdonald, and rushed out
the front door, escaping in the darkness.
The steamer Howard, large passenger boat,
was burned at St Louis dock Sunday night.
The Howard was the largest steamer on western
waters, being about 3, 600 tons burden, and al
though ten or twelve years old, was in thorough
condition and a very valuable vessel. Insured
for SAC, OO0 All the passengers were rescued
by being lowered from the stern of the boat to
yawl, and then taken ashore. Most of the
ladies and children were in bed when the fire
broke out and were taken from the boat in
their night clothes. All lost their baggage.
There was some confusion and scrambling to
by, pistol in hand, and maintained order by
saying he would shoot any man who attempted
to get in before all the children and ladies were
placed therein.