Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1886 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

WESTERN.

Big Thunder and six other leading spirits of the Crow nation were drowned while attempting to cross the Missouri River, near Bismarck, to fight the Sioux. For publishing lottery advertisements, a Cincinnati Judge fined Murat Halstoad and John It McLean SSO each, suspending judgment so long as the offenders refrain from such publications. Francis Palms, said to be the richest man in Michigan, died in his L-jtroit residence at the age of 75. His wealth was rated at '.530,000,000. Tito Buffalo mine at Negaunee, Michigan, which was discovered last June, has been sohl for $300,000. Tlie first gas well in lowa was obtained at Herndon, Guthrie County, and the yield is sufficient to meet all demands of a family for light and I'uaL Omaha parties, while boring for natural gas near the Union Pac.fio I aid go, struck a vein of bituminous coal seven feet thick at a depth of 511 feet Judge Scott, of the Illinois Supreme Court, lias granted a supersedeai in the ca e of the Chicago anarchists, thus staying the execution set for December 3. As the Supreme Court will not meet until the first Tuesday in March, consideration of the case is noeossar.ly deferred until th at date. Hon. Jehu Baker, who is to succeed Hon. 'W.lliam R. Morrison in Congrois, created a sensation in the Belleville (Ill.) Postoffice by making an assault Upon J. M. Beach, a local newspaper correspondent The Con-gressman-elect aimed a powerful blow at him with his cane. Beach caught the blow on his left wrist Mr. Baker followed up the attack, and succeeded in getting in several blows. The attack was instigated by newspaper article s upon the recent campaigo, prepared by Beach.

A fine body of nearly pure mineral paint has been discovered near Denver, Miam. County, Ind., where valuable iron-ore deposits were recently found. E. H. Kortkamp’s jewelry store at St Louis, Mo., whs robbed of $3,009 worth ol diamonds, watches, and jewelry. The Brotherhood of Bailway Section Foreman of North America was organized at Council Bluffs, lowa, by delegates from all sections of tho country. M. Mclutoer, of Mount Auburn, lowa, was elected Grand Chief Foreman. Flames swept away two grain elevators at Duluth, Minn. The total loss will exceed $900,000. Of t the two elevators burned, one had a capacity of 559,090 bushels, and the other of 429,000 bushels. There will be a small salvage on the grain. The insurance is $3)0,000. The boot and shoe firm of J. & S. B. Bachs, of Cincinnati, made a.u assignment. I s liabilit.es ar t $200,009.

In the first of the series of ctishionc&rrom billi ird games at St. Louis Slossou defeated Schaefer in 123 innings. Slosson’s average was i 8-128, and Schaefer’s 3 98-123. Time of game, 8 iiours and 53 minutes. A fire in the three-story brick building Nos. 220 to 232 Kinzie struct, Chicago, occupied by B. liothsdiild’s Sons .k Co., manufacturers of saloon, bank, and office fixtures, did damage to the amount of about $83,003. A collision of trains near Greenwood, Mo., caused the death of Col. Elijah A. Mag fii -r, postal clerk, nophew of the exOoremor of Kentucky. The President of the Marquette, Ontonagon and Portage Road is credi ed With saving the lives of twenty-four mon ship-

wrecked off Marquette in a recent storm. Ho ordered tho railway track cleared of trains, and arpedod to the life-saving craw at Portage City to travel lid miles, with a special engine arid car, at tho greatest speed possible.