The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-04-28

at Moore struck him a blow on the
side Of the head with cluo, fracturing
his skull, and causing his death in few
hours.
There was another heavy snow
storm along the Valley of the Platte on
the 18th inst, so that it was dangerous
for man or beast to be away from shell
ter. A dead body was found near Grand
Island Station, being that of soldier
from Fort Kearney, named Foley, who
had persisted in the storm of the 9th
and 10th. His body had been robbed
when found.
The coal miners of st. Clair county,
H., have suspended work, under the
apprehension that reduction of wages
was designed by the owners Of three
mines, furnishing over ninety per cent.
of the coal used in ST. Louis harbor and
city. The suspension took the owners
by surprise, and found them without
any stock on hand. The result is, there
fore, famine, and steamers bound to st.
Louis have been telegraphed to supply
themselves with coal at other points.
The most destructive fire that ever
visited the thriving city of Grand Rapids,
Mich, devastated the important bust
ness portion of the town Tuesday night.
Six large shops on the canal, ten brick
stores on the west side of Canal street,
three dwellings, and two barns fell a
prey to the devouring element. The
total loss is 100000. Two hundred
workmen were thrown out Of employ
ment, who also lost $1,000 worth Of their
own tools. Further details are not yet
known.
"A few nights ago, Daniel f. Hedder
was found dead at a house Of prostitu-
ton in Omaha, from the effects OF q
pistol shot through his heart From
evidence at the Coroner's inquest, ii APP
peared that he had committed suicide,
and such was the verdict; but Tuesday
night, Cora Clinton, an inmate, called
on an officer and acknowledged that
she shot him, and claims she did it at
| his request that she had attempted
suicide since, but failed. The facts in
| the case look as if she had un Justly
charged herself with the crime that she
might die by the law.
The South.
! "A man named John Van Orden
died at st. Louis. on Friday, from pis-
tol-shot he received a few days since
! from his father-in-law, John Irwin. The
cause of it was that Irwin found that
Van Orden had another wife living in
! New York at the time he married r.
wins daughter.
Gov. Ito, the Secretary Of Finance
of Japan. on Saturday visited the City
Hall at Washington, where he spent
some hours in witnessing the mode of
registering voters. He then repaired to
the Interior Department TO examine
into the working of the various branches
of the Government there located.
A man named J. II. Hooker, for
merly of Detroit, but recently from
Mississippi, was found hanging by the
neck. in his room, in the building COR
ner Fourth and Pine streets, st. Louis, on
the 18th inst. He had been dead some
time when found. Poverty seems to
have been the cause of the suicide.
The Baltimore boot and shoe manu-
facturers employ female operatives.
They have just discovered that the girls
have had in operation for good while
secret organization intended to keep
outsiders of their sex from getting en-
ployment. The result of the discovery
is-"one fell swoop'-by which the
organization are discharged bodily from
the employ of the manufacturers.
Another result is that the male opera
tors. 1000 in number, sided with the
weak vessels and " struck" Immediately
on receipt Of the news, and all the fac
tories in town are closed. Thus, as Cor
poral Nym says, things must be as they
may.
William II. Gray, of the firm OF
Gray u Painter, merchants, on the cor
ner of Seventh and Popular streets, ST.
Louis, while at the Pacific Railroad
Freight Depot, Tuesday evening, giving
directions about removing some hemp
consigned to him, got into a slight al
tercation with u drayman named John
Tracy. Shortly after, and while Gray
was directing the loading of the hemp
on his own wagon, Tracy stole up be-
hind him and dealt him a tremendous
blow with heavy dray pin, crushing
almost the entire back part of the head
oldN was iNiiioNtN w iiio
and died in couple of hours. Tracy
escaped, and has not yet been ar
rested.
Foreign.
-Rochefort writes boldly against the
Commune, denouncing Piatt and his set
as abominable tyrants, if not, as is prob
able, downright fools.
"A number of manufactures have
been arrested by order of the Commune
and their manufactures closed, in ordel
to force the workmen to join the Ma
tional Guard.
The price of fresh meat has beer
doubled, and preserved meat is Difficult
to obtain. A we'll known American
banker has offered to purchase the col
umn in the Place Vendome, and t.
transport it to Central Park, New York
The Church Saint Roche has beer
seized by the Nationals and the people
elected. A crowd collected, and a woman
denounced man attired in plar
clothes as priest. She was beaten ter
ribly. This is the first sign of reaction