The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-05-12

then shot himself. Both were killed
instantly.
"A Frenchman named Tegne, in
Clarke county, Ohio, hung himself on
Saturday.
DIR. Chamberlain was shot and in.
stantly killed at Mason City, ILL.,, on the
Doth inst, by q. Case.
Percy A. Leonard, who murdered
DR.. Scanland, in Chicago, recently,
was discharged from custody on the
LIST inst, the grand jury failing to in
dict him.
In Los Angeles, near Tahosepac,
CAL, seven men were killed recently, by
some unknown parties, by eating poi
soned jerked beef which was hung up
on a line near a rancho in such a way Us
to attract their attention.
John Moran, an express driver, was
intoxicated and arrested recently, at st.
Joseph, Mo-, and gave bonds for his APP
pearance. He went to the stable to
feed his horse, and, as he did not re-
turn for some time, his wife went to
look for him, and found him hanging
by the neck dead.
A man deliberately jumped into
the river from the Newport ferry-boat
on Tuesday afternoon, and was drowned
The body has not been recovered. The
man was not known. He was middle
aged, and we'll dressed.
Casualties.
The hospital at San Andreas, Cal,
was burned on the 2d inst. Two lives
were lost.
"A German woman was terribly gored
by an OK, in the suburbs of st. Louis, on
Saturday, and died soon after.
Henry Gillette, an eight-year-old
son Of Mr.. Gillette, proprietor Of the
Birch House, at Cleveland, met with a
fatal accident on the ID inst, on the
Kinsman street railroad. He was rid
ing on the front platform, which is in
Arriving at his destination, the driver
undertook to lift him over the inclos-
ure to the ground, but whilst in the act
of doing so the horses started and the
man and child fell 10 the track and
were run over. The child died in half
an hour after the accident, and the
driver, whose name is Graham, is not
expected to live. Mr.. Gillette lost an
other son on the cars few years ago.
NIisce IlaneOus.
-Mahlon Williamson, retired dry
goods merchant of great wealth, died at
Philadelphia on the I'd inst.
j. G. Stillwell, President of the
First National Bank at Anderson, Ind
died suddenly, on the I'd inst, Of
apopleXy.
Robert Bonner, of New York, has
purchased at Lexington, KY, at high
price the colt, Mambrino BERTHE. that
trotted at Cincinnati last fall in 2:4l-
II seconds faster than ever made by any
other two year old.
"A warrant was issued from the
Treasury Department on the I'd inst. in
favor of the State of Connecticut, foi
Sl33,l95, to reimburse that State fol
money expended in equipping and for
warding volunteers to suppress the re
bellon.
AT sale of imported Jersey cattle
which took place at Philadelphia on the
Cd inst, hefers sold at prices ranging
from 1915 to $425 each. A three year
old cow brought $3.50. A Guernsey COW
sold for $500; another for 1890 Pig.
and boars from the Prince Consort's
show at Windsor, En- gland, sold at from
$50 to SEQ.
-Advices received here from Madi
son, Macoupin, and Jersey counties
Illinois, show that the wheat crop is il
a most promising condition and that tn,
harvest will be very early. From the
| southern counties we hear equally favor
able reports, and there is no doubt tn,
crops throughout the State will be un
usually heavy.
There is more whisky consumed il
the United States than is manufactured
according to the statement of the mum
Der of grain and molasses distilleries il
operation throughout the country ISSUED
from the revenue office on the I'd, which
shows that there are 303 grain distil
leris and molasses 1istilleries-an in
crease Of l9 over last year. The tota
spirit-producing capacity of stills i
2l6,354 gallons daily, and the supposed
consumption is 100000, or 1856 gal
Ions more than is manufactured. TIL,
distilleries for the year ending April SO
1871, produced 43, 1913 gallons more thar
during the past year.