The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-17
The West.

The west.
Charles L. Cist, an old and honorable citizen
of Cincinnati, has proved wolf in sleeps
clothing. He has disappeared, and it now
leaks ont that he has committed defalcations TO
the amount Of $4,000.
Another one OF the internal revenue thieves
Avery, the Treasury clerk-has been con-
victed at st. Louis. Joyce, his pal who was
sent up some time ago, ia said TO be writing a
novel in his cell in the Missouri Penitentiary, a
portion Of which will be devoted to the whisky
ring
Several Western lawyers have been impl-
sted in pension frauds.
The trials Of the Chicago whisky ring cases
will begin Jan. IL.
Gas costs "A per 1000 cubic feet in Des
Moines, Iowa, and the business men generally
have discarded it's use. Merchants say they
get better light from kerosene at Is cents a
night than they did from gas at S1.25. The
city il to be illuminated with kerosene instead
Of gas lamps.
The President having granted the request Of
Gen. o. Z. Babcock for court of inquiry into
the reports connecting him with the st. Louis
whisky ring, Gems. Sheridan, Hancock and
Terry were designated to compose the court.
They are now in session at Chicago.
terrible tragedy was enacted at Cleveland
the other day. A man named Alden, in a fit
of rage, murdered his wife and stepdaughter,
and MORALLY wounded Mrs. Benton, neigh
bor who interfered. The weapon used was
all ak.
Jasper d. Ward, United States Attorney
for the Northern District Of Illinois has re-
signed at the request Of Attorney
PerTepont.
There is no longer any doubt that Gen. Bah
cock. the private Secretary TO President Grant
has been indicted by the Federal Grand Jury
at St. Louis for completely in the whisky frauds.
The Indictment charges him with conspiring
with joyce, Mcdonald Avery and others TO
defraud the Treasury Of the United States.
The President, it is stated from Washington,
believes him innocent.
In view of the fact that Gen. Babcock has
been indicted by the st. Louis Grand Jury, the
Military Court of Inquiry which met at Chicago
last week to investigate the charges against
him decided to postpone its investigation until
either the trial by the Civil Court at st. Louis
shall have been had, or the War Department
shall instruct the military trial to proceed.
Minnesota is TO have State Inebriate
ASYLUM and the hquor-sellers will have to foot
the bill, the Supreme Court having recently
sustained the constitutionality Of the law I'M
posing tax for this purpose.
Burback and Reynolds two Of the indicted
Milwaukee whisky ring, have been convicted.
Various portions Of Nebraska experienced a
decided shock of earthquake on the morning
of the 18th inst
Hiram B. Snyder, witness in the Indianapo-
liz whisky ring trials, testified, the other day,
that in 1874 he had an interview with John
Bingham, who assured him that the ring was
perfectly safe that Babcock, the Presidents
private secretary. was in with them, and so
long as the present Administration continued
they would be protected, but when change is
made, then to look up and stand from under
The schooner Cornelius b. Windiate with a
cargo Of grain and a crew Of ton men, sailed
from Milwaukee for Buffalo on the oath ef No
vember, since which time nothing has been
heard OF her. There is scarcely doubt that
the vessei ana al on Doaru nave gone 10 tne
bottom Of Lake Michigan.
An underground distIlery for the manufact-
ure of crooked whisky has been discovered near
Pueblo, Colorado.
A stupendous land swindle has just been
unearthed in Southeastern Missouri, the par
ticulars Of which we find in the st. Louis
Times. 1t appears that deeds to lands in North
Arkansas and Southeastern Missouri have been
forged for some years past, and agencies for
this work we're established in Cincinnati, Pitts
burgh, Philadelphia, New York, and Manches-
ter, England. 1t is estimated that deeds to
over IL, OOO 900 acres of land have been forged
and disposed Of. the valuation being s25, 0OO,-
600 or $50 900, 600. Tho land operated upon is
owned by non-residents- and az the records
we're mostly destroyed during the civil war, the