The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-07-05


tools somewhere in the vicinity of the Gus
tom house, on June 20, and think they have
frustrated a scheme to rob the Government
depository.
BY the explosion of a boiler within the walls
Of the Ohio Penitentiary, at Columbus, on
June 81 about fifty convicts were more on less
iniured-some half dozen, il IL feared,
fatally.
Henry Ryan, aged 10, was drowned in the
river at Dubuque, Iowa, on June 10Th, while
bathing.
James Keagh, an old man of so years, hung
himself in Sangamon county, ILL.,, last week
The schooner Jamaica, bound from Milwau-
kee to Oswego. capszed and sunk in Lake
Huron, on June 20. The crew, with the eX-
cepton of the cook a woman. were saved.
At Big Rapids, Mich, on June 20, VIM. Nc
Gregor was caught in the machinery of mill
and torn TO pieces.
n. b. Latta a notorious counterfeiter. has
been convicted at Madison, Wis.
A San Francisco dispatch of June q says
"Dr. Z. Rogers. recently of Chicago, appeared
last night at the Womans Suffrage Conven-
ton. half his face shaved, the other half hav-
ing beard and whiskers. He announced that
he did it IN recognition of man being half wo-
man and half man. He was arrested and sent
to the insane asylum.
An explosion occurred during the progress
of a fire in liquor store in Chicago, on june
n. killing two patrolmen, and seriously in
juring two others.
A Young man named Ivins-a step-son Of
Hon. George IL. Williams, Attorney General of
the United States-has been arrested at Chi
cago for a $4,000 diamond robbery, committed
in Baltimore, some time ago.
Mrs. Gardner, bride of six weeks, commit
ted suicide at Milwaukee, by taking strychnine,
on June p.
Perry Liston, a young farmer living near
Bloomington, H., committed suicide last week,
by shooting himself three times through the
body.
4 corner in wheat, which a Chicago man
named Harding had been running, collapsed
last week. Harding mourns the loss of about
$500, 900.
Three persons-two physicians and pa
tent-were poisoned last week, in Wheatland,
by the blunder of druggist
The Supreme Court of Indiana has just de
sided that insanity is not sufficient cause for
divorce.
Mary McConkey, aged H. was killed at osh-
kosh, Wis, by being struck with piece Of the
clipper of shingle factory.
At Pleasant Hill, H., last week, James Ray
killed Pat McGuin, by shifting him with
beer-glass.
The wholesale dry goods store Of Joll &
Frank in Milwaukee, was struck by lightning
on the night Of June a, and entirely con-
sumed by fire. Loss, s125,0OO; insured for
$4,000.
The South.
Advices from the northern frontier of
Texas represent that the Indians, varlously
estimated at from 1000 to O,OOO, had made
an incursion into that State, and were over
running Young, Jack, Denton and Parker
counties The settlers were filed with con-
sternation and alarm, and were fleeing in
every direction. The Indians declare their
intention of marching to Huntsville, to lib
crate the chiefs Saboula and Big Tree, con-
fined in the pententiary there. Everything
indicates that big Indian war is at hand.
A Washington telegram announces that the
Secretary of the Interior has under advise
ment proposition submitted TO President
Grant by delegation of Texans for the con-
ciliation of these tribes depredating on the
Texas frontier-which is, in substance, that
the Government release one of the two
chieis-Saboula and Big Tree-now confined
in the Texas Penitentiary for life, and send
him among the tribes to negotiate terms q
peace-the Government to re tain the other
chief as a hostage. This plan Was proposed
by the Indians themselves, and it is prob
able it will be adopted.
An eight-hour league has been formed in
ST. Louis.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad
is finished, and trail are running to Neal
lister, los miles north of Sherman, and the
grading and masonry are completed thirty
miles further. Gamblers and desperadoes,
who had followed and given so much trouble
to the railroad men, have been efectually
driven away by the military.
A convention in the interest Of narrow
gauge railroads convened IN 81. LOUIS on
June 10, and was largely attended.
The Captain of steamer has been fined
by Baltimore court for refusing frst-class
accommodations to a colored passenger.
The bodies of us Confederate soldiers,
disinterred at Gettysburg, recently, were re-
inferred at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond,
Va, on June 20, amid most impressive and
solemn funeral ceremonies.
Logan II. Roots, United States Marshal
for the Western District of Arkansas, has
been suspended from Office for alleged NAL.
feasance
Greensboro, N. g., had a $4,000 fire on
June "a.
Christiana Thorp, aged %, while riding on
the dummy cars, at Baltimore, June %, had
her clothing ignited by spark from the en-
gine and the unfortunate woman was burned
to a crisp.
Washington.
The internal revenue officials say that the
increase of the whisky tax in the last three
years over the previous three years will foot
up nearly 100000 900.
The following item of interest to tobacco
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