Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1885 — THE WEST. [ARTICLE]

THE WEST.

" TSi bSice of the Fruit Journal at Cobden. Ill:, was entirely destroyed by fire Aug. 17. Mbs. John Imleb was: attacked by a vicious bull near Lima, Ohio, and a young man named John Ilorring stopped to help her. when the animal turned and gored him in the groin, producing a gash from which the entrails protruded. There are but slight hopes of his recovery.... The supposed murderer of Arthur Preller, known as Maxwell, has been fully identified as H. M. Brooks, of Cheshire, England. He now protests his innocence, and say 3 that Preller’s death was caused by an overdose of morphine, which he frequently used to relieve insomnia. This will be Brooks’ defense at his trial.... H. A. Tretz, the absconding agent of the American Express Company and St. Paul Koad at New Albin, lowa, was captured after a chase of over two thousand miles by Route Agent Flynn, and was placed in jail at Wank on, lowa, in default of bail. ... .Eignt men were out fishing in the Illinois River about three miles above Peoria when lightning struck the boat, instantly killing three of the party, (lie names of two of whom are Schofield and Murphy. ....The Oklahoma “boomers” have dispersed in good faith, owing largely, it is said, to President Cleveland's proclamation ordering the cattle syndicates out of Indian Territory. Advices from Minneapolis, Minn., state that “the dullness in the flour market is rendered more intense by the decline in wheat Buyers are few and far between and fight hard for all sorts of concessions before placing the few small orders now received. The Eastern inquiry 7 is rather better, but the figures offered are below the views of millers. The rise in ocean freights has cut off the export demand.”... .From March 1 to date the total number of hogs packed in the We6t amounted to 3,365,000, against 2,825,000 for the same time last year, N, The Maumee Valley Monument Association was organized at Turkey-Foot Bock, twelve miles from Toledo, the site of the battle of Fallen Timbers, in which General Wayne won Ins decisive victory over the Indians of the Northwest. Congress will be asked for an appropriation to mark the historic ground vri’h suitable monuments... .The body of a richly dressed and beautiful girl, about twelve years Old, was found floating in the Ohio River near Louisville. A towel was bound around the head, with the ends drawn through the teeth and fastened into the month. There is no clew to the girl’s identity.

The Northwestern Lumber Dealer's’ Association met at St. Paul, with representatives from lowa,-^"lllinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Investigation revealed the fact that less lumber was left over this season than last, and rates were advanced $1 per 1,060 on all grades Parsofca (Kan.) special: Notwithstanding the many discouraging drawbacks the farmers have experienced this season, the outlook is brightening up a great deal. After careful inquiry and close observation, it is evident the value of the crop at least will equal that of last season... .The net earnings of the St Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad during the past year were $2,483,552. At the annual meetin, last week, the old officers were reelected. " - \ \ The Current, a literary periodical established in Chicago in 1883 by Edgar L. Wakeman, has suspended publication. Jn Springfield, HI., .L. S. Gardner, a confectioner, was arrested and locked up by Policeman Camp and Gall for beating his wife. He was liberated on paying his fine. . On being released he threatened to kill the policemen on sight. Procuring a revolver he started in search of the officers and on meeting them at onoe opened fire. Gall was e£ot in the right groin, the ball passing into the bowels. Camp was struck just above the heart. He fired in return and dropped dead. Gardiner fell about the same time with three bnllets in bis heart J. B. •‘Walknp, acting Mayor of Emporia, Kan., died from? arsenical poisoning. His wife, to whom he was married but one month ago, was arrested .v««rsuspicion of

having administered the poison, as it was shown that she had recently purchased quantities of arsenic and, strychnine, claiming that they were to be used in cosmetia preparations....“ Maxwell,” in jail at St Louis for the murder of Preller, has not vet been satisfactorily identified as Hugh Brooks, of England. The parents of Brooks say Maxwell’s description does not correspond with that of their boy, and W.'A. Shaw,of Philadelphia, says the same thing.... Dakota now has 415,664 inhabitants,. QT 300 per cent more than in 1880. J£ftims manufactures have increased in the same time to a still greater proportionate extent. ... wag visited by a severe wind and rain storm. Buildings'were unroofed, basements, were flooded, and considerable damage Was done. No lives were 105 t.... Two white passengers and an Indian are reported to have been killed by a wreck on the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad near Powell Station, Arizona... .Three more iron mills in the Mahoning Vaile.y signed the Amalgamated Association scale and started up last week. All the mills in the Valley are now in operation. ’