The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-06-09

Saturday, to fine of 81 900 each, and
six months imprisonment, for engaging
in prize fight.
On Wednesday, in Chicago, Pole
named Fibich attempted to shoot his
wife, from whom he was divorced, and
failing to carry out his design, he shot
and instantly killed himself.
Geo. Wolcott, the young man who
killed a soldier at Frankfort, KY, some
time since, and for whose arrest Gov.
Leslie offered $500 reward, had himself
arrested by friend, the other day, who
drew the reward and gave it to VOL
colt, who then turned the whole amount
over to the widow of his victim. VOL
colt was drunk when the killing oc-
cured.
Information from Douglass county,
Mo-, says the house of John Hatfield
was surrounded on the night of Mon
day, the 18th, by party of men who
fired several shots into it. After day
break Hatfield discovered two of his as.
sailants and shot and wounded them.
Subsequently Hatfield gave himself up,
and while being taken to the county
seat in charge of the officers, was over.
taken by several men and killed, his
body being riddled with balls.
ALI the money, except 81 900, stolen
from the Adams Express Company, at
Columbus, Ohio, has been recovered.
About $4,000 was surrendered in Chi
cago by Theodore Bradley, late a rail-
road conductor, who was placed under
arrest and $23.673 was buried in the
yard of George w. Bradley, in Column
bus, Ohio. The latter Bradley is one of
the men in the employ of the Adams
Express Company who was in the room
where the money had been taken from,
and who ostensibly had been chloro-
formed. He has been under suspicion
since the robbery, and is now under ar
rest. The case has been worked up by
tive Agency, Chicago, and Frederick
Lovejoy, Assistant Superintendent of
Adams Express Company, New York.
At Jacksonville, ILL.,, on Saturday
morning, John Buchin got into an al
tercation with his son Paul about where
some corn should be planted. The
young man insisted contrary to the old
mans desires, when the latter flew into
a rage, procured his shotgun, and fired
directly into the face of his son, badly
mutilating and killing him almost in
stantly. Buchin has been arrested, and
will have preliminary examination on
next Friday. Meanwhile he was com.
mitted to Jail. The plea of insanity will
probably be interposed, as the prisoner
received some severe injuries in his
head by wagon passing over it six
years ago, since when he has periodi
cally manifested signs of insanity. The
parties are Germans, the young man
being about % years old, yet lived
with his parents, and they had but
lately willed to him all Of their property
Casualties.
Nathaniel George, farmer at
Robbins Station, Pa, was thrown from
a wagon on the Goth, and instantly
killed.
George Spaight and A. Lodge, the
former sub-editor and the latter night
editor of the Gazette newspaper in
Montreal were drowned on the Goth
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boat was drawn into the rapids and
capsized.
e. ID. Pine, saloon keeper of Pana,
Ill.,, broke from his keepers last We'd
nesday, while in fit of dilirium trem-
ems, and was on Saturday found dead in
a field few miles from that place.
The tug B. B. Jones exploded her
boiler on Thursday, at Port Huron. Six
men were killed. The tug was blown
to atoms. 1t was worth $4,000.
"A Mrs. Troast, living on a farm
three miles northeast of Huntley, ILL.,,
was instantly killed by lightning on
Tuesday. Her abdomen was badly
torn, from which the bowels protruded.
Her husband, who was walking near
her, was struck at the same time, and
remained insensible for some time. The
bolt went through the rim Of his hat to
the ground, without touching any other
part Of his person.
"A heavy rain storm occurred al
Cincinnati on Tuesday. During the
storm, j. F. Forbus, well-known citi
zen, was struck by lightning, and in
stantly killed. Much damage was done
in the city from water.
On Tuesday, pleasure boat con
tanning six young men from Warren
vile, Ohio, swamped opposite Colts
farm, six miles east of Cleveland, and
about half mile from shore. Three
of them, who were unable to swim, were
drowned.
"A disastrous confagration occurred
at Mobile, Ala, on the 29th, in which
100000 worth of property was de
stroyed.
"A boiler in steam saw-mill at Sa
vannah, Davis county, Iowa, exploded &
few days since, and killed two men
badly injured third one, and com
pletely demolished the mill. 81,
sheep, a hundred yards away, were
killed by the fragments.
John and Patrick, children o
Patrick Mahoney, aged respectively five
and seven years, were drowned at TO
ledo, O., on Sunday afternoon, by falling
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