Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1883 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

WESTERN.

The case against Frank James for murder in connection with the Gallatin bank-robbery and the Winsted train-robbery were called last week at Gallatin, Mo. , and upon application of the defense were continued until Aug. 201 A dispatch from Seneca, Kan., says: Beside the seven lives previously reported lost by the flood near here, particulars have been received of the drowning of the family of John Gribb, living north fourteen milesDuring the height of the flood he attempted to leave his house with his wife and children. The wagon was overturned by the current and Mra Gribb and all her children drowned. This makes twelve lives lost by the flood in this county. The failure is announced of the extensive Chicago commission house of ML 8. Nichols A Co., who claim to have lost #150,000 by the collapse of Peter McGeoch. Peck A Bausher, lard refiners, Chicago, have also failed for #150.000.

Morton’s block, in Post street, San Francisco, was swept away by fire, causing a loss of #500,000. At Fresno, Cal, ten buildings were reduced to ashes, entailing a loss of #70,000. St. Louis has prohibited corporal punishment in the public schools. An assignment has been made by the Williams & Stewart Paper Company, of St Louis. Its liabilities are #219,500 and its assets #202,385. A gap of 118 miles, which will be covered about the end of August, is the only break in the all-rail communication between Duluth and Puget’s Sound. The Railway Commissioners of lowa have decided that the samples of traveling salesmen need not be accepted for first-class trains, and that the tariff in use for express packages is a fair guide by which to regulate rates for sample-trunks on passengertrains. Dalrymple, the wheat king of Dakota, 1b in ecstasies over the prospects of his lavorite cereaL He says the acreage in Dakota is fully one-half larger than last year, and the plants are so vigorous that an increase in the average yield per acre would not be at all surp -ising. He has made a tour' through a large portion of Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the indications point generally to a very good crop of spring wheat. Dr. Knickerbpcker, of Minneapolis, has accepted the Episcopalian Bishopric of Indiana, and will take up his residence at Indianapolis in October. Salt Lake City was the victim of a serious conflagration last week. The old Council House and Clawson's wagon depot were among the properties destroyed. A large amount of i owder stored In one of the buildings destroyed was exploded. The loss Is estimated at #ICO,O.X). The Butte (M. T.) stage, carrying eight passengers, was stopped by road agents, who carried off the treasure box and all the money and valuables belonging to the travelers. In an interview with a correspondent at Tucson, Arizona, Gen. Crook declared that Secretary Tellers policy would drive the Chiricahuas again into the mountains, whereas now they are ready to return to the reservation humbled in spirit and weary of war. As he holds a portion of every band, he thinks the remaining renegades will soon ’surrender.