The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-04-05
The West.


on Monday with a poker by her maniac
husband, died on Tuesday night......At
Lockland, o., on Sunday last, "a negro named
Barhyde beat his wifes brains out with an
ak, in fit of jealousy Madam Haines
shot and killed John +. Tindai. on Monday,
near Cannon City, Col.....Qu.te a swindle
has been perpetrated on farmers near Fort
Wayne, Ind, by sales of patent hay-forks,
on the double-note swinde system The
aggregate amount will reach $4,000. Efforts
are being made to arrest the rascals, but
thus far have been unsuccessful.
THE spotted fever has been raging at Lo-
gansport, Ind, for the past five weeks with
an average Of eight deaths daily. Business
is considerably affected .....A man lust re-
turned 10 Omaha from the Black Hills
characterizes the recent gold discovery SEN
sation as the worst sell he ever met. Ii is a
bogus excitement, designed to attract the
Immigration of such persons as must remain
there. Wood q Campbells planning mill
wilkins Marcellus's bolt factory. and
Bartlett's Touring mill, at Rockford were
destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. Loss
about $40, 000....The Ohio Falls Car Works
at Jehersonville, Ind, covering more than
five acres, We're burned on Wednesday after
noon. Loss over $500, 900 insurance about
$25O,OOO.
COMMITTEE of citizens Of New Albany.
Ind, waited on the officers of the Ohio Falls
Car Company on Thursday, and made them
tender Of $50, 900 in cash to locate their
works in that city,. The grocery store Of
Devoe & White, at Ripley, Ohio, was do
stroyed by fire on Thursday morning; also,
King ~ LegGetts hardware store adjoining.
Loss 100000; insurance IS 800.
The Missouri Democrat was sold at auction
at St. Louis on Friday, and was knocked
down to Mr.. Fishback, one of the former
proprietors, for $3.50, l00.... Governor Fair
child, Of Wisconsin, has written letter,
stating that the report of arbitration in the
matter Of the Fox River and Wisconsin I'm
proyement, as presented to Congress by the
Secretary OF War, will be accepted. Gov
ernor Falrchild Is now in Washington, anG
laboring earnestly in the int rests Of the
measure.-..JOhn O'Neil, charged with aid
ing in the robbery and murder of man
named Atkinson, some twelve miles from
Memphis, Tenn, last January, was arrested
IN ST. Louis on Friday Mr.. Allen
Hartung and son, Of Green township, Summit
county, were returning home from Akron,
Ohio, at the \. * 6. W. railroad crossing
their team became frightened and ran before
an approaching train. The son and both
horses were instantly killed. Mr.. Hartng
was seriously injured.
On Saturday n ght, in a saloon at Spring
field, H., Edward Duffy shot and killed
Henry stoy and wounded Edwin slat-
er, the saloon keeper. The murderer
scaped"..The Protection Life Insurance
Company, of Chicago, has commenced
libel suit against The Masonic Adrocatc, of
indianapolis, Ind, placing the damages at
Slo,VOO.....A young man about eighteen
years old, named Lewis Herted, committed
suicide at Garfield, Ohio, on Sunday by
hanging himself to a tree. disappointment
In love was the cause.
The South.
IHE warehouse Of c. Norman, of Shelby
vile, Tenn, was entered on Wednesday
ght by burglars. Michael Murphy, a
clerk, sleeping in the store, was stabbed to
death. The safe was subsequently blown
open and robbed of $500, and the house
Hv.B, l.