The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-10-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Tho East


Much excitement prevails in Buffalo, N. Y,
over the arrest Of forty students of a medical
college who were found in the act Of dissect-
ing four corpses which had been missed from
a cemetery. The students were released on
parole to appear when required.
Tho West.
The annual report Of President Keep, of
the Northwestern railroad, has been pub
lished. The gross earnings for the year end
ing May 81, 1874, were S15,63i, 936 81 net
profits for the year, 81, 1855, 0S1.65
The fire-plugs in the business portion of
Chicago were thoroughly tested few days
ago, and the fact was developed that the
water supply was exceedingly deficient.
O'Leary, the Chicago pedestrian, has just
accomplished, in st. Louis, one Of the most
extraordinary undertakings on record
namely, a walk of 200 miles in SO hours and
20 minutes. The last so miles were accom-
plished in hours and 80 minutes.
The Chicago papers of the 9th inst. (the
anniversary of the great fire) contain review
of the building operations in that city for the
past year, from which it appears that 1889
brick and stone structures were erected at an
aggregate cost of $40, 694, 200.
Died, at Woodstock ILL.,, Oct 8, Mrs. Ellen
Quinlin, aged 102 years.
The insurance question still agitates Chi
cago.
The Western railroads are about to abolish
the custom of making excursion rates.
According to reports in the State Auditor
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hogs in Illinois.
grand jury In Salt Lake has indicted one
of it's own number for lascivious cohabita-
tion. The man under indictment has five
wives. One Of his daughters is the principal
witness for the prosecution.
Hon. s. A. Irwin, Collector of internal
Revenue for the Chicago district, died OF
paralysis last week, aged AZ years.
Gen. Mackenzie, during a recent raid
against the Indians in Northern Texas SUI
prised FIVE camps of Cheyennes, on Jute
creek, near Red river. The troops destroyed
over 100 lodges and their entire outfit, and
captured ,424 horses and mules, Of which
1,04S were at once killed. The bodies Of -four
Indians were brought in. One soldier was
killed and one wounded. Gen. Mackenzie, at
last accounts was in hot pursuit Of the re-
treating savages.
Near Colborn, Tippecanoe county, Ind, re-
Gently, a man named Clawson was instantly
killed by the bursting of boiler attached to
steam threshing machine. A number OF
other persons were more or less injured.
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Another stage robbery is reported from
Texas. The biigands claimed to be the same
party that robbed the Hot Springs stages and
the Gad's Hill train.
Hon. Bland Ballard, of the United States
District Court for the district Of Kentucky,
delivered a remarkable charge to the grand
jury at the opening Of the court in Louisville,
last week, instructing them that the United
States Court has no Jurisdiction in Kentucky
to punish Ku-Klux outrages under the En-
forcement act.
Sixteen Petersburg Va.) election judges
have been indicted for violating the Enforce
ment act.
A dispatch from Brownsville, Texas, says
"The organization of bandits to invade Texas
has been partially suspended on account OF
high water on this side and the almost i'm
passable condition of the country. Informa-
ton received from undoubted sources states
that the plan Of operations is to strike the
detachment of troops stationed to prevent
the crossing of stolen CATTLE and then murder
and rob generally. Gen. Cortina heads the
movement. The people on this side are or
ganizing to defend themselves. The military
are in possession of the facts, and are on the
alert. Mounted men are held ready to move
at short notice"