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

belligerents, though confronting each
other, are actually separated by the
island of Grand Jotte The Communist
losses yesterday were very heavy. 1t is
stated the National Guards are greatly
discouraged by their suffering and
losses. Immense quantities of ammu-
milton have been discovered in the eel
lars in the Avenue du Trocodoro."
The tactics of the Spaniards in Cuba
are to be changed. Valmaseda intends TO
confine the war to one section of the
country. He proposes to drive the insur-
gents out of certain Jurisdictions, then
follow them and force them into sub
mission. Valmaseda will remain in the
Jurisdictions OF Santie Spiritus and
Moruhn, until the establishment of q
military Gordon. which will make the
passage of the insurgents from the East
ern Department impossible. Gen. Cebol-
limo will assume command.
Crime.
Joseph Hess, a shoemaker, of the
Fourth Ward, at Milwaukee, Wis, COM
mitted suicide on Monday by cutting
his throat. Cause, poor health.
VIM. Marsh, who was engineer of
the Belle Of Alton when she burned.
recently, at New Orleans, was arrested
on Monday. charged with setting fire to
the boat, and left for New Orleans in
charge Of the officers
The n. Y. Trib,mc'S Washington
! special telegraphs that intelligence is
just received from South Carolina, that
on Saturday night a party of disguised
men rode to the house of Robert Mel
ton, an elderly Union man of Southern
birth, living on little farm near Old
Shore Chesterfield county, and called
him to come out, when he appeared at
the door, accompanied 10y his wife and
daughter. All three were Immediately
shot. The wife was instantly killed.
Melton was fatally, and his daughter
dangerously, wounded Melton was a
collector Of delinquent taxes.
Rev. DR.. Charles NAM and Henry
Martin have been arrested and brought
before Commissioner Davenport, at New
York, charged with having acted in
completely with Henry NJ. Karples, pre-
viously arrested, in preparing, and pre-
senting for payment, forged claims for
bounty money and back pay. 1t Is UNI
derstood that their mode of operation
was TO obtain lists Of names of deceased
or living discharged soldiers who had
not presented their claims for bounty
money or back pay, and then make out
bogus claims in such soldiers names.
Nanz claims to be doctor of divinity,
and asserts his innocence of the charge
Casualties.
Richard Noble of Lone Rock,
Wis, was killed at Dodgeville while as
cending shaft in the lead diggings.
He leaves wife and two children.
James Yaw, an Irish laborer, was
struck on the head by a stone thrown
| by negro schoolboy. on last Wednes
day afternoon, and died from the effect
Of the blow Monday.
"A little boy, about 10 years of age,
named Powers, was run over by freight
train at Ev nston, H., on Friday, and
killed.
R. T. Buck. brakeman on the At
lantic and Great Western Railroad, fell
beneath the cars, while coupling. and
was killed, at Redwood, Ohio, on Fri
day.
Two daughters ten and twelve
years old Of John Mcnamara, of Col
linsville, Conn, failed to return home
on Wednesday night. after being sent
out on an GRAND. Thursday morning
the river was dragged, and their bodies,
with that of Michael Glynn, a laborer,
were found. 1t is supposed they fell
from the foot-board bridge into the wa.
ter, and Glynn lost his life in trying to
save them.
A little boy named James Kelly,
five years of age. came TO his death III a
horrible manner, at Chicago, on Friday.
The little fellow went out into the yard
to play, shortly after dinner, and, not
having been seen up to five o'clock. his
parents became alarmed for his safety
Search was made for him, and they were
! mortified to find the body of their boy
in the privy vault, where he had fallen
and suffocated to death.
The IndiGns attacked the San Pedro
settlement, near Camp Grant, New
Mexico, on the Goth inst, and killed
Alexander Mckenzie, II. c. Long, Owen
Chaplin, and Edgar Inter; wounded
Nicholas rapey, and stole lot of stock,
arms and ammunition. This settlement,
which has existed six years, will be
abandoned at once. Numerous other
outrages are reported. Ration tickets
issued at the reservation at Camp Grant
were found on Indians killed during
the recent raids. The Indians appear
to be supplied with Government arms
and ammunition.
Miscellaneous.
Rev. William Bell, a Universalst
clergyman for over fifty years, died, on
the Dist, at Boston, aged. 70.
A young lady Of Newark. n. j., is
now dying OF cancer, caused by bite
on the lip by pet dog, nearly two years
since.
Margaret Nolan, of Kings county.
n. Y, was on Friday awarded $4,000
damages for the killing of her husband
| by the fall of the roof of the Novelty
Iron Works.
"A comparative statement of the ex-
penses of collecting the revenue for
u