Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1883 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

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By the bursting of the boiler of a steam threshing machine near Osika, Dakota, four men were instantly killed and two others dangerously hurt Sitting Bull has caused an indefinite postponement of the ceremony of uniting with the Catholic Church at Fort Yates, because he cannot decide which of his two wives to set asida The Illinois State Fair, which was held this year in Chicago, proved a great financial success, the attendance far exceeding that at any previous exhibition. Over 50,000 people paid admission to the grounds in one day. All methods of conveyance to and from the grounds were strained to the utmost capacity in the effort to furnish transportation to the great throng of humanity. It is said that Chicago has not been so crowded since the Knights Templar Conclave was held there three years ago. At the foot of a steep grade near Shakopee, Minn., a freight train on the Minneapolis and St Louis road broke into sections; which crashed together, killing engineer Snow,Fireman MoCann, Brakeman Malony, and a drover named P. H. McAuliff. Nine cars were completely wrecked. Jacobus & Werner, retail notion dealers of St Louis, handed to an assignee goods valued at $85,000 for the benefit of creditora The north express train on the Eel river branch of the Wabash and Detroit railway, when near Peru, Ind., on the night of the 28th ult, was boarded by three men wearing dark masks over their faces. They confronted Burt Loomis, the messenger of the Pacific Express Company in his car, leveled revolvers at his head, and demanded the keys of the safe. The robbers overpowered him, and beat him with the butts of their revolvers. At last he surrendered the keys to the safe. He was then bound and a gag placed in his mouth. The robbers then opened the safe, abstracting some $15,000 in express packages, besides other valuables, and jumped from the platform, locking the express car behind them. When the train reached Peru the agent and others forced the doors, and found the messenger insensible. Telegrams were immediately sent in all directiona St. Paul and several other places in Minnesota experienced a mild fall of snow. As a Santa Fe train was about to leave Coolidge, Kan., a robber leaped into the cab and shot Engineer Hilton in the heart and Fireman Fadle through the neck. Another raider simultaneously sprang into the express-car and fired at the baggagemaster and Conductor Greeley. As the express messenger appeared the robber leaped out and retreated with two comrades. Two of tbe party were captured. They had for some days been lounging about the depot John McCullough, the eminent tragedian, did an immense business at McVicker’s Theater, Chicago, last week, the house being packed at every performance. “ Virginius” was presented each evening, and so popular did it prove that the same bill will be presented for another week, after which Mr. McCullough will appear in his great role of Spartacua Fire at Milwaukee totally destroyed the Conway Manufacturing Company’s works. Loss, $100,000; insurance, $94,000. The Illinois State Fair realized about $40,000 from tickets and $3,000 from privileges The expenses were about $35,0C0, leaving a handsome surplus, forcing the officers to acknowledge the wisdom of permanently locating the fair in Chicago. A disreputable house kept by Kittie Wells, at Shelbyville, Ind., was destroyed by fire, and Maggie Wells and Flora Garrett were cremated A large dirk was found in the ashes, which caused an investigation, revealing the fact that the women had been murdered and the building set on fire. Two men who had spent the night in the house, named Herman Tormelia and Nelson Purdham, have been jailed for the murder, , Forty Chinamen were killed and

horribly mangled by the explosion of * powder-mill near San Francisco.