The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

VI VIC Ndliiuu OOulueru runway, WDlci
started up before she had passed. He
body was badly mutilated.
AT Marquette, on Thursday of las
week, George Lowman was convicted o
murder i'll the second degree for killing
n woman at the Republic mine, las
spring. The jury ut the last term o
court disagreed. He was sentenced tC
seven years Imprisonment at Jackson.
AT Red Jacket, near Marquette, on
the 9th inst, Finlander, with an un-
pronouncable name, outraged and muir
dered little girl of eight years, named
Anna Switzer. At last accounts the in
furiated populace were hunting for the
scoundrel with the determination of
hanging him.
THE village of Mount Pleasant, Isa-
bella county. was visited by disastrous
conflagration on the morning of the
9TH inst, destroying II business build
ings and number of dwellings,. The
loss is estimated at 100000, and there
IS very little insurance.
CAssIUs M. JACKSON, a colorsd man
about 20 years of age, we are informed,
left George Wellington's, in the town of
! Springport, Jackson county, for Albion,
over year ago, and up to this time has
not arrived. IT'S said he had about 500
in money and note for $S5 against one
Charles Doak. His friends suspect foul
play.
DURING the month of July postotices
were established and discontinued in
this State as follows Esta6lished-
Forest Home, Antrim county Jordan,
Antrim county Geddes, Washtenaw
county. DiScOntinued-Gilford, Tus-
cola county; Forest City, Oceana county.
Name changed-Thon Apple Lake,
Barry county, to Meadville.
THE iron and other material for the
construction Of the division of the Chi
cago and Lake Huron railroad between
Flint and Vernon Junction, on the De-
ing deposited at the terminus, and track
laying will commence soon, when they
expect to lay mile day. George >.
Watrous has been appointed Superin-
tendent of Motive Power, and Stephen
Tinker Master Mechanic of the road
TUESDAY afternoon of last week three
convicts, named Charles Smith, Peter
O'Brien, and Thomas Mcqueen, escaped
from prison at Jackson by means of
splicing ladders and scaling the wall
the guard being absent Mt the time on
account of sickness. They We're discov-
cred by guard on another part of the
wall who fired upon them, but none of
the shots took effect. Pursuit was i'm
mediately made, and in a short time they
were all recaptured.
AT base ball match III Jackson, lSst
week, the third baseman got ball just
rs player was about to run into him on
the way to third base. Thinking to avoid
a collision, the baseman dropped on all
fours, intending to touch the runner as
he went over The latter sprang high
above the baseman, turned n somer-
sault in the air, and reached his base
without being touched. The local paper
which narrates this story does not pub
lish any certificates as to the moral char
acter of its reporter.
WHLE four or five little children
were playing in barn on Portland prai-
RE, Ingham county, one day Last week,
boy, years of age, named Robert
Shumway, discovered bottle contain
ing strychnine, used for poisoning go
pliers, and, ignorant of its deadly nature,
tasted it from childish curiosity and
asked his companions to do the same
Finding it not palatable they refused,
fortunately. In few moments the boy
was writhing in terrible agony, and
died within two hours.
Mr.. TRIP, of Liscomb, Marshall
county, has organized company for the
purpose Of constructing the Farmers
railroad. Work has already been com
menced, grading going on each way
from Liscomb The plan proposed, and
for which the grade is being made, is &c
construct road to b operated on
wooden rails until such time rs some
strong corporation can be found to iron
and operate it as regular railroad
The company have secured considerable
capital and have gone to work il
earnest.
A DETRoTT paper says the effect of the
new liquor law, requiring all deal
ers to take out licences and to give
bonds, has resulted in permanently
closing over $50 whisky dens of thc
baser sort in that city, and cleaned
liquors from the bill of fare at about 2O'
, beer saloons, who give it up becaus,
their principal business is beer selling
y and the tax on the sale of spirituou
liquors is too high to be profitable. 81
far rs the sale of whisky is concerned