Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1885 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

WESTERN.

Nellie Horan was held for trial at Whitewater, Wis., on the charge of poisoning her sister. The evidence against, the girl is strong, but no defensive testimony was offered.

A dispatch from the West reports that “meetings are held almost nightly in the towns of Southwestern Kansas in the Interest of the Oklahoma boomers, and tho action of the United States authorities Is vigorously condemned. Captain Couch, the leader of the boomers, is said to have advised Col. Hatch of his intention to stay where ho is until forcibly expelled. Col. Hatch is trying to starve the intruders out. The latter are building rifle-pits. Their fighting force Is 400 men. All non-combatants have been sent out of camp by Capt. Couch, as well as all whose obedience to discipline cannot be counted on. CoL Hatch's force about equals that of the boomers. Re-enforcements are held in readiness at Leavenworth by Gen. Augur.”

The special Grand Jury of Cook County, 111., in returning indictments ugalnst eghty-three election judges, declares that the laws are inadequate to secure honest returns in Chicago; that the appropriation of SIOO,000 for extra policemen was actually defeated by the voters, and that there is a deficit; of 90,000 in the votes returned for the State House appropriation.

There is said to be hardly a town in Kansas which has not a colony of from flftj to 600 boomers ready to start for Oklahoma as quickly as the lands are thrown open to settlement. General sympathy with the cause is manifested throughout the State. Atchison has a colony of 160 members, who held a meeting last week and adopted a resolution calling a State convention of boomers to meet in Topeka. Colonies all over the State are invited to send delegates.

Gummersall & Co., dry-goods merchants of Bt. Louis, have been forced to the wall. Emma Bond is still in a critical condition. One side is paralyzed, and she is speechless and totally helpless as well. Reports from Western Kansas and Southwestern Nebraska state that a large number of cattle have died from cold and exposure. In Cleveland, Michael Roch killed his wife and fatally wounded himself with a razor. They arrived from England only three weeks ago. Charles F. Andrews, the bakingpowder manufacturer of Milwaukee, has made an assignment to F. G. Bigelow, reporting assets of $62,000 and liabilities of $160,000. N. H. Paaren, the Illinois Veterinarian, ordered the slaughter of six horses at Taylorville, UL, on account of glanders, and had their mangers and feeding-troughs burned. A broken rail on the Wabash Road threw the Chicago express train off the track near Bdwardsville, 111., ditching the engine and tender, and seriously injuring the enfireman, baggagemaster, and express messenger., , Paddy: Ryan, who has returned to Chicago, States that the recent glove-fight of a few seconds in New York gave him more money than he ever before earned in so short a time. He is anxious to meet Sullivan again, but has issued no challenge. A dispatch from Anoka, Indian Territory. gives meager particulars of a bloody affrayin which five men were slain : “A danoe was held at the house es Jim Bounds, in the Chickasaw Njitjon, “renter" named Buck Smith*. During the progress of the tlMwe several white men arrived on borseback, ooolly tied their horses, and entered the bouse without an invitation, and efcey were treated indifferently. Presently

one of the strangers fired a pistol into the ceiling. This was the signal for a general fusil ade. One of tho guests, named Gordon, opened on the leader of the in'ruding gang and killed him, but Gordon then received a bullet in his heart. The lights

were extinguished and the battle raged. Over a hundred shots were fired. The women ran screaming from the room out into the woods. After five minutes’ continual firing two of the five strangers rushed out, mounted their horses, and escaped. When lights were brought two of the strangers were found dead on the fioor, covered with blood and gore. Near by lay thres dead guests, including Gordon, while Buck Smith and one other guest were found dying.”