The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-05-26
CURRENT NEWS ITEMS.
The East.


been sentenced, at Hampstead, L. l.. to
the State Prison for life, for the murder
OF Garrett w. Nostrand last winter.
"A premature explosion occurred in
the Midland tunnel, in the Stawaugunk
Mountains, on the 18th, by which two
men were killed and four wounded.
1t is rumored in New York tina.
Vanderbilt has bought out the interest
of Jay Gould and Jim Fisk, Jr.. in the
Erie road, taking their took at the
market price and paying them bonus
of 100000.
The New York Daily Democrat,
which has just died after three years
existence, is reported to have sunk
Sl2O,O0O. 1t was begun by Brick Pom
eroy, who retired some time since after
heavy loss.
"A renewal of trouble in the Penn.
sylvania coal region is threatened. The
Union miners are determined to pre-.
vent, if possible, uon-society men from
going to work, and more scenes of VIC
lence and bloodshed are imminent. A
thousand Pennsylvania militia arrived
at Scranton on the 10th for the sup
preston of the mob
Henry Mortitt quarreled with his
wife, near Paterson, n. j :, on the 9th,
and left home late at night. Next
morning she swallowed laudanum and
died. When he heard of her suicide he
shot himself through the head and can
not survive. The Morftts have hereto
fore been quiet people, and the tragedy
has caused much excitement in the
neighborhood
The fruit crop of Southern Illinois
promises an abundant yield
A big rat hunt at Rosemond, Chris
tan county, H., recently, resulted in
the capture and killing of over 5000
rats.
The grasshoppers in great clouds
are destroying the crops in Los Angeles
county, Cal. They amount almost to
an Egyptian plague.
An army of caterpillars is on the
move through Southern Illinois, devour-
ing in its march leaves, buds and every
thing of succulent nature.
A company has been organized at
Fort Madison, Iowa, for the purpose of
building suspension bridge over the
Mississippi at that point; capital stock,
$l,200,000.
p. & r. Richardson's large lumber
warehouse, three miles from Aurora,
H., was completely demolished by a
whirlwind on the 10th. The lumber
was scattered in every direction.
The case of Lambdin P. Milligan
against Gen. A. p. Hovey and others-a
suit for 100000 for false arrest and i'm
prisonment-is now on trial in the
United States District Court at Indian
apolis, Ind.
Jonathan Feigley, farmer Of Clark
county, Ohio, aged 6S years, was found,
on the 10th, suspended by the neck in
pig sty. His mind had been affected,
lately, from a paralytic stroke.
The trial of Mcdonald Creek, at
Brookville, Ind, for the murder of
Thos. Harrison, near Lawrenceburg last
year, resulted in verdict Of guilty of
murder in the first degree, the prisoner
to hang.
The citizens of Tuscon, Arizona,
exasperated to frenzy by recent outrages
of the Indians, organized and marched
out the other day on mission of re-
venge. They dashed into an Indian
settlement, killed eighty-five Indians,
and took twenty-five Indian children
captives.
The south.
The Louis j. Dupre will case in
volving over 81 100000, has been tried
in Oglethorpe county, Ga, and the will
set aside. Alexander II. Stephens was
attorney for the will.
John Ryan, notorious desperate,
who murdered Miss Sarah Owen, near
Mayfield, KY, in 1868, and committed
number of daring robberies in South
ern Kentucky, about the same time,
has been arrested in Arkansas.
The body of Henry Romer, a citi
zen of Newport, KY, who disappeared
two months ago, was found in the Ohio
River, near Rising Stuff, Ind, few days
ago. The neck was broken and the
skull fractured, and there was long
cut on the arm. When he disappeared
it was supposed that he fell into the rivel
from skill.
On May 5th Lieutenant Fl. B. Cush
ing, and twenty men of the Third
Cavalry, were routed by Cocpeis, anot &c
Apache Chief, with $50 warriors, in the
Milestone Mountains, southeast o
Tucson Arizona. Cushing, who was one
of the most efficient officers in tn,
Territory, and Wn. II. Simpson, sol
der, were killed.
Sarah Johnson, of Williamson
Tenn, while attempting, some days ago
to separate two cocks that were fighting
was wounded in the arm by a spur. re
tanus ensued, and she died. Her hus
band, Claiborne Johnson, who was
consumptive, was so affected by hel
death that he commenced sinking rap
idly. and also died, and was buried a
the same time.
In Ashland, KY, Sunday, the I'll
inst, Rev. Mr.. Cummins was preaching
,,,bo, the Rev Mr. Hall aDpeared anf