The true northerner., 1872-01-26

base of operations for the Grand Dukes
hunt. Buffalo and other game are reported
! plentiful in the vicinity. IL is expected that
nearly 200 Indians will be collected.
The Nebraska Legislature has passed
a bill recalling the Constitutional Conven-
ton. This convention framed one constitu-
ton and adjourned sine die. The constitu-
ton was rejected by the people, and it is not
generally believed that they can legally re-
convene......The old Shippingsport bridge,
over the Illinois river, south of LaSalle, has
been torn down.....G Geo. Schuler, a jeweler
of Detroit, committed suicide on Friday by
shooting himself in the head during fit of
derangement.....W Whittemore Chadbourne,
prominent citizen of Hudson, H., was
lately run over and killed by a runa-
way team......M Mr.. Glover, the United States
District Attorney, has been instructed to
take the necessary proceedings for the con-
demnation of the land of the square on
which the old Chicago Postoffice stood, and
oilers for the sale of which were recently re-
ceived by the committee appointed by Mr..
Secretary Boutwell,, and reported as being
altogether too exorbtant. This action may
be taken as settling the question of the fu-
ture location of the government buildings in
that city. They will remain on the old
square.
Mrs. MARTINS, wife of the man who died
a few days ago at Cleveland, o., from trich-
na spiralis, also died from the same disease.
A boy, aged six, is in a critical condition.
The girl, aged four, il is believed, will re-
cover.... Terre Haute, Ind, has voted to
raise $l50.000 by taxation, TO aid the con-
struction of the Terre Haute and Southwes-
tern railroad. The extensive paper mills
at Ypsilant, Mich, belonging to Cornwell
10 I,,r, Col -Io,y
suran ce.....Gov. Palmer, of Illinois, has
signed the temperance bill lately passed by
the Legislature of that State. :; goes into
operation on July 1......A bill has passed
both Houses of the Montana Legislature,
for the removal of the capital to Deer
Lodge.....The new iron draw of the bridge
across the Mississippi, at Winona, was sue
cessfully swung on Saturday afternoon. 1t
is said to be one OF the longest draws in the
world, being 365 feet in length.
A MOB of between two and three thousand
men broke up meeting of the Common
Council of Chicago on Monday evening, taxi
ing possession of the rooms, breaking open
desks, destroying documents, ETC., while
those outside amused themselves by throw
ing kbats through the windows. Several
persons were injured, but none fatally. II is
a way they had of protesting against the ex-
tension OF the fire llmlts.....John Beaver,
who separated from his wife year ago, and
has since threatened her life several times,
executed the fendish deed at st. Cloud,
Mimi, on Saturday night. He went to her
house, drove the children out, seized his
wi fe by the hair, dragged her into back
room, and literally cut her head to pieces
with hatchet. When arrested he made no
resistance; said he had come there to kill
her, and had done it....A fire at Manches-
ter, Iowa, on Sunday night, damaged the
store and stock of Chas. Burnside to the ex-
tent of $1,000 or $4,000. Fully insured ...
At Piqua, o., on Monday morning, Fred.
Everett was caught between the cars when
coupling, and injured fatally, dying about IL
oclock.....A young son of Mr.. Stillman, near
Heyworth, H., while unloading wood on
Saturday, was accidentally struck on the
head with large pole, from the effects of
which he died in few minutes.