The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-06-15
WESTERN.

Seven persons were drowned in one
day in different parts of Missouri, under
similar circumstances: Henry and William
Temple and August Kolke, while riding in a
skiff in the Missouri river opposite Glasgow
were upset, and all were drowned. Mr. and
Mrs George Redhair were drowned while
crossing swollen creek near breckenridge
Ira Purdue, of Pettis country, and Miss
Townsend were drowned in an attempt to
cross Muddy Creek, near Warrensburg
George Frederick, proprietor of the
Theater Comique at Kansas City, was killed
by John Bell, a reporter. The fatal quarrel
was about woman
The irOn-workers Of the Cincinnati
district having withdrawn their demand for
30 cents per ton in the scale for pudding,
fires in the rolling mills will be relighted
A snow-storm prevailed throughout
Colorado on the Sth of June. The prospects
for crops in the State were mover better
and cattle on the ranges are in prime CON
dition
The Sheriff at Independence, Iowa,
becoming alarmed for the safety of the two
had received from the Sheriff OF Waverly as
a matter of accommodation, declined to
longer keep them, as the mutterings Of the
public seemed TO indicate that an illegal
"neck-tie" festival was on the tapls He
therefore returned them TO the Sheriff at
Waverly, who placed them in Jail at
that place About midnight the Jail was at
tackled by large crowd of men, armed with
axes, crowbars and beams. whose demand
for the surrender of the desperadoes had
been refused by the jailer An entrance
was forced, when the murderers were seized
and taken half a mile from the Court House.
where they were hanged to a tree The
mob was composed Of men from Fayette
county and Germans near where the BARRIERS
killed Kersting. They were led by
Sheperd, brother of the one killed
last fall. The Sheriff refused to give
UP the keys, so they battered down
the doors with sledge- hammers, and. after a
short delay, came out with ropes around the
boys necks Some of the best citizens tried
to use reason and get them TO desist, but It
was of no use. They were perfectly order
ly and talked calmly, but said they were de-
tcrmined to have the prisoners. The boys
stood up under it all the way through with
out tinching, and never asked word of
mercy during the entire proceedings
a notable dramatic attraction in Chi
cago is offered at McVicker's Theater. the
play being an entirely new one by Busnaoh
the celebrated French playwright. entitled
"The Power of Money" The scenes are all
laid in this country, and the characters are
In the hands of n company Of excellent art
lists. The scenery is of the most gorgeous
description, representing realistic views of
several of the grandest features of American
landscape, notably the Allegheny mount
aims, the French market in New Orleans. the
Snow ballroom in the Mammoth cave, Ky.,
and the famous Horseshoe bend
The mob which lynched the Barber
bandits at Waverly, Iowa, was, consido ring
the mission performed, as mildly riotous
as any assembly that ever officiated under
the auspices of Judge Lynch Not a shot
was fired, and the crowbars used TO force
the bars and bolts were unaccompanied
by profanity The leaders were men
whose relatives had been killed by the out
laws, and their determination was shared
by about 1000 sympathizers The Mayor
of Waverly, it appears, did what he could
TO prevent mob violence, and the Sheriff
in charge of the prisoners refused to give
up the keys
The firm of Rhodes, Hubbs 81 CO.,
of Kansas City Mo-, have failed Liabilities.
$4,000
Charles Pollock, aged % years, and
son of a wealthy resident of vincennes. Ind,
murdered his wife Is years of age, and
killed himself at his fathers residence.
The couple had been married about six
months and had lived happily together, al
though the husband was addicted to strong
drink.