The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06
The West.

There is much excitement at Aurora, Ind.
caused by the ravages Of trichina spiralis.
Seven or eight pei sons are said to be lying at
the point of death with the disease. An ex-
animation Of the pork Of which the afflicted
families had partaken revealed the fact that it
was literally alive with trichina.
A letter from Cheyenne mentions that " a
son of Lone Wolf was recently killed while
raiding in Texas. This news occasioned much
excitement among the Kiowas. Lone Wolf
showed his grief by cutting himself fright
fully with a knife. He killed his horses
and burned his wagon and lodge, with ali his
effects"
John Harper the ex-Collector Of Internal
Revenue at Springfield H., refuses to be
interviewed, and says he will make no state
ments till he goes on the witness stand, when
he will testify under oath. 1t is said, on
good authority, that he was offered $50, 600
by the Pekfn distillers to remain in Canada.
The Illinois Railroad Commissioners have
ordered suits to be commenced against the
Toledo, Wabash and Western railway and the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific for violation
OF law.
The Illinois Legislature having passed
law for compulsory education, other States
are considering the matter. A bill to compel
the attendance of children at school has been
introduced into the Iowa Senate
The jury in the case Of Coe, the murderer,
on trial at Palmyra. H., brought in a verdict
of guilty Of murder in the first degree On
the jury being polled, as the fourth name
was called, Coe tainted in his seat
Aurora. ILL.,, has bad lot Of boys. Re-
Gently the City Marshal made raid on the
rendezvous of the street Arabs, capturing 10
Of their number, and large quantity of
goods.
A number of lawless persons made an at
tack upon a passenger train on the Peoria,
Pekn and Jacksonville railroad, near Jack
sonville, H., recently, throwing brickbats and
other missiles through the windows, and in
juring several Of the passengers, after which
they made their escape through the woods.
A bill is pending before the Ohio Legislature
subjecting railroads to forfeits for extortion.
Under its provisions any person who has been
overcharged for passage or freight may mulct
the company for double the overcharge but
the company is never to forfeit less than 800.
In addition, the State may sue for forfeit
ranging from 500 to $1,000.
fire in Cleveland on the 30th ult de-
stroyed the wholesale wooden house of Kock,
Goldsmith IL Joseph, the saddlery establish
ment of George Worthington q Co., and the
clothing store of Adams d Goodwille. Total
loss about $780, 600.
The fifth trial of Mrs Glen, of Indian
apolis, for murder, is in progress at Lebanon,
Ind
The members Of the Order Of B'nai Birth |
have just finished six days session at Chi
cago. The Chicago Tribune has this compli- |
mentary ailusion to them: "A convention
has seldom been held in this city where quail
ties Of head and heart we're shown equal 10 |
those of these worthy Israelites From the |
first to the last, their deliberations have been |
in admirable taste, and it will he the Judgment |
of all who have watched them that they have
elevated their race as well as their order bv
their conduct"
most daring and successful robbery was |
committed on the Iron Mountain railroad. at
Gadshil Station, 120 miles south of st. Louis !
press which left the latter city at $3.50 a. m. !
approached Gadshill at 1850 p. m, it was sig
nailed to stop. The switch was turned. and
the train run on a side track. AS the train
stopped. Conductor Afford stepped of 10 as
certain what the matter was, when he was con-
fronted by man in mask, pistol placed to
his head and he marched of under guard.
The engineer, fireman. mail agent. express
messenger, and other train men were then
seized by five masked, heavily AIMED men and
also placed under guard. The robbers then
went through the entire train, took from the
passengers about q, 600 and a large amount
OF jewelry, from the Adams Express messen-
ger over $1,000, aud rihed the mail The
robbers then left in southern direction, and
after the release Of the train men the train
started southwark. The bandits offered no