The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-02-03

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calaboose and surrendered himself up.
AT Aurora, Ill.,, little boy, whose
name is yet unknown, skated off the
ice into the river, short distance below
the east bridge, on Tuesday, and was
drowned. Search is being made for the
body.
Mayor Robert Hardness, of Delavan,
Walworth county, has been appointed
Judge of the Circuit Court of the First
Wisconsin Judicial Circuit, in place of
Judge Lyon, promoted to the Wisconsin
Supreme Court Bench.
Shipments of gold from Central
City, Cal, from three banking-houses to
| New York city, for 1870, amounted to
$l,2l0,625. The estimated product of
Gilpin county for the same period is
$l,S00,000.
The police of Terre Haute, Ind,
discovered the headquarters and place
of storage for the plumber of the gang
of burglars that has been operating there
lately. Three of the gang and con-
siderable quantity of stolen goods were
captured.
"A horrible affair occurred on the
Odd inst, at Peosta, place about ten
miles west of Dubuque, Iowa. A man
named Chas Hayes was killed by poison
administered by his wife, who put it into
his food which she brought to him in
the woods where he was engaged chop
ping.
After giving the matter thorough
test, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad Company are now placing upon
all their passenger trains the Westing-
house Air Brake, which is so constructed
| that the engineer can brake the entire
| train in one second of time and stop in
one trains length when running at a
rapid rate. Each car is provided with q
cylinder and brakes, applied by means
Of atmospheric pressure.
Jennie Mcintosh, whose parents
| live at Oskaloosa, Iowa, was up before
| Recorder Wilson for preliminary exam
| ination on charge of numbering her
! illegitimate child on the Goth of Deem
| Der. 1t will be remembered that the
dead infant was found on car seat Of
the Des Moines Valley railroad, wrapped
in two newspapers The woman's con
dition at the time of her arrest proved
her recently to have been delivered of
child, and during conversation with
DR.. Carpenter, of Keokuk, she admitted
the fact, stating that the child was born
| in privy in Keokuk-that it was alive
and breathed several times.
"A terrible calamity occurred at
Braidwood, Ill.,, the coal-mining town
south of Wilmington, on the night of
the 18th instant. The house of William
Grower took fire, and before the discov-
cry was made, the flames had gained
great Roadway. There were in the house
Mr.. Crowen his wife and three children,
and eleven miners who boarded with
them. All of the inmates escaped ex-
cept two of she children and young
Englishman named William Reynolds,
who persisted. Reynolds lost his life in
his efforts to rescue the children. Ten
of the rest of the inmates were badly
burned, and all lost their clothes and
valuables.
"A SRn Francisco dispatch says:
The volunteers from San Diego, who
went out to find the Indian depredators
in Jameuet Valley, returned, reporting
the finding of two, whom they disposed
Of 1t is feared that serious trouble may
arise from this action, as about 5000 In
dams are in the vicinity of the line be-
tween Upper and Lower California.
Last evening party of Indians at
tempted to stop the Los Angeles stage,
near old San Diego Lieut.. Cradelbough
and twenty soldiers were surprised at
tln ;vt, Enrfx, ,,i,,ac &c Dracoatf
Arizona, by hundred and fifty Indians.
They lost twenty-four horses. DR..
Steigers was shot in the shoulder, and
his arm had to be amputated. II.
Meyers was severely wounded. 1t is
supposed that several Apaches were
killed Subsequently Capts. Hawley
and Monahan overlook the Indians and
defeated them, killing several.
FOREIGN.
A French brig, with cargo of pro-
visions, was captured off Bordeaux, by
the German frigate August.
1t is believed in London that Gen.
! Bourbaki has gained victory, and
raised the siege Of Beaufort.
The following is special dispatch
10 tne LONDON tunes ERSAlLLES,
Jan. 17.-Bismarck has been i'll, but has
partially recovered"
"A London dispatch of the oath says
the Conference has again adjourned for
one week. A resolution to confine the
discussion to the consideration of the
question of the treaty of Paris was
adopted. The Conference is regarded
as farce.
The defeat Of the Prussians on Sun
day, at Dion, was complete. Ricciotti
Garibaldi destroyed the Sixty-first Prus-
sian Regiment. The French behaved
heroically. After the battle the Prus-
slams retreated toward Mesigny and Sa-
vigny-le-Sur.
1t is stated from London that Ma
poleon feels confident of the restoration
of his dynasty, if not of reascending the
throne himself. At any rate, it is stated
that Germany will give to France gov
eminent, and demand that the French
shall abide by it.
Letters from Paris, by balloon, state
that the Council of Defense on the af-