The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13

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rangements to execute seven or eight Of the
worst Of the Modocs, when he received an
order from Washington to hold the prisoners
Five more warriors, four squaws and three
children have been captured and brought into
camp. 1t is now believed that there is not
single Modoc Indian at large.
Toledo, Ohio, has been visited by destruc-
tive confagration, involving the loss Oh
$3.50 900 wsrth of property.
A young man named Speakman, living near
Webster City, Iowa, having been Tilted by the
idol of his heart, bought 75-cent pistol.
loaded it with buckshot, repaired to ms iovers
residence, and fred the contents OF one barrel
into her temple. He then shot himself three
times in the face. Both are severely, though
not fatally, injured.
Adyices from Arizona state that the Indian
agent at San Carlos. Maj. Larrabee, had some
difficulty with the Apaches and that they UNI
dertook to kill him with spears. He ran to
Lieut. Almy's tent, and Lieut.. Amy with six
soldiers, went to the agency with him. They
| went into Larrabee's tent and soon afterward
Larrsbee and Amy came out, Amy in advance,
when the Apaches fred on them. Almy re-
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Larrabee, untouched, retreated into the tent.
The Indians then fled to the mountains.
Judge William b. Thrall, Appointment citizen
of Ohio, and one of the oldest journalists in
the State, died recently at Columbus, aged rs.
The steamer Meteor was burned at Detroit
last week. The flames communicated to the
warehouse of Buckley q Co., which was
destroyed. Total loss about $125OOO.
Burlington, Iowa. has been visited by de-
structive confagration. The Lawrence House
and several stores were burned. Estimated
loss, $4,000.
A fire in Cincinnati, last week, destroyed
14OO barrels of coal oil, 25 freight cars, 3,OOO,-
900 feet of lumber, and II dwellings,. Loss,
$4,000.
The house of Mr.. Joseph Dalrymple, near
| Goshen, Ind, caught fire few days ago, and
was totally consumed The wife OF Mr..
Dalrymple, and daughter, aged 10 years,
and a son of ten were also burned to cinders.
letter from Tule Lake Peninsula dated
June g. says Soon after the arrival of the
Modoc prisoners at this camp. Gen. Davis sent
word to the settlers of the Tule Lake and the
Lost river country that he desired them to
| come ana tue <Ahohb
those who responded to the call were Mrs.
Boldly and her daughter, Mrs. Scheera, two
women who we're widowed by the Modocs. The
General assigned them a tent, and promised to
assist them in the recovery of their stolen
goods. This morning Hooka Jim and Steam
! boat Frank were taken to the tent occupied by
the women. Hooka jim was. identified by Mrs.
Boldly as one of the Indians concerned in the
massacre in question. The women here
became excited They lost all control
over their feelings, began crying, and
started in for desperate work. Mrs. Scheera
drew pistol and started for Steamboat Frank,
and Mrs. Boldly drew knife and dashed at
Hooka jim. Gen. Davis stepped in and Sc
cured both weapons. During the struggle the
General received a slight cut in the palm of
the hand and near the thumb. Hooka and
Steamboat stood like statues. Neither spoke
or offered to resist 1t gals Jack and his
comrades to see Hooka Jim and Frank travel
ing to and fro at will, and armed at that. He
does not understand the result of turning
States evidence. This afternoon he became
greatly excited, and gave vent to his rage in a
fiery Grafton. He rose in chains with Schon-
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recited his grievances. The purport of what
he said is told by Scar-faced Charley "He is
mad, says Charley, "to sec that white man
no serve all alike" While Jack was in his
peroration, his fellow captives were warming
in sympathy with him. The officer of the
guard came in and compelled him to desist.
There are now 131 Modocs under guard.
Gen. Schofeld has been instructed by tele-
graph to appoint military commission to try
the Modoc prisoners
The Illinois Central railroad will cancel ali
its freight contracts on the LIST of July that
company having determined to conform
strictly to the new Illinois railroad law.
waterspout in the Republican valley,
Neb. few days since, submerged the sol
diers' camp, drowning six men, 20 horses,
flooding the fields, drowning several settlers,
and washing houses away. Some soldiers
escaped by climbing trees until the water sub
sided
Gen. Davis has had an interview with Capt
Jack and Schonchin Jack denies having
killed Gen. Candy, and lays the blame Oh his
boys Schonchin tells the same story.
The South.
Virginia has had ten murders in two weeks.
John II. Fore, who some two years ago shot
and killed his brother-in-law, Munson Beach,
in st. Louis attempted to murder his divorced
wife the other day, by assaulting her with a
hatchet in the street. He is now in Jail play
ing the insanity dodge.
A band of desperadoes recently released all
the prisoners confined in the Waldo CTexas)
Jail.
The murderer of the two old ladies, Mrs.
Johns andAIrs. Doser, near Richmond Va, has
been arrested. He confesses to having beaten
their brains out with billet of wood. Rob-
berry was the motive.
The dispute over the Arkansas Governorship
has been settled for the present, by the SUI
preme Court deciding that it has no jurIsdic-
ton in the matter.
The cholera has appeared at Memphis in a
violent form.
Miss Leo Hudson, the well-known actress,
died last week in St. Louis, from the effects of
injuries received by the falling of her horse,
while playing "Mazeppa," on the 10th of
May.
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