The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-10-06

Chicago elevators, - per official returns
contain LOSS 792 bushels Of wheat co., S6
bushels of corn 2SS, 96l bushels Of oats; 1o3.-
s45 bushels Of rye. and 4eS, TAO bushels OF bar
ley, making q grand total Of 2, 4S6, $50 bushels,
against ATS, ia bushels one week ago, and
also. 725 bushels at this period last year.
Robert J. Golding, Collector and Assessor at
Salt Lake, Utah, has been arrested for embez-
cling large amount OF public funds.
Several weeks ago O reputation was made by
the Governor of Wisconsin upon the Governor
of Illinois for the surrender Of the body of
Mr.. W. F. Storey. editor Of the Chicago Times,
charged with the publication Of libel against
one Beck, the Milwaukee Chief Of Police. The
matter was referred by uov. Beveridse to At
torney General Edsall for an opinion "a to the
law In the case, and the latter has replied in q
letter TO the effect that the requisstion cannot
be lawfully complied with, for the reason that
Mr.. Storey was not in Wisconsin at the time
the alleged offense Was committed, and there
fore cannot be considered a fugitive from
justice.
The amusement outlook in Chicago is more
peculiar than at the beginning of any season
since the city laid claim to metropolitan taste
and experience. The efforts of the past toward
building up several houses for the drama have
now all condensed themselves to q single sub
stantial focus, and Mcvicker's Theater is the
only legitimate Thespian haunt in the city.
This veteran institution has outlived score
of years and double that number Of rivals, and
starts in for the season Of 1867 stronger and
better than ever.
The delay in carrying into effect the order
for disarming and dismounting the Indians at
Cheyenne Agency has resulted in the unpro-
voked murder Of the Rev. Mr.. Fennell, an
Episcopal missionary. He was shot through
the heart and head by Q fendish redskin who
had been confined In the guard-house for some
misdemeaner and had sworn to take revenge on
the first white man he met after his release.
The large and extensive establishment in
Toledo Ohio known as the Milburn Wagon
Works, was destroyed by fire last week.
Over 1000 finished wagons, besides a large
number Of unfinished ones, were burned.
The loss is about $4O0, 0OO on which there is
an insurance Of s135, 900. Several of the fire.
men narrowly escaped death from falling walls,
and one had an arm broken. This disaster
throws about $50 mon out Of employment.
The cause Of the fire is supposed to have been
spontaneous combustion.
A terrible explosion of q threshiug machine
boiler occurred in Marshall county, Ind, few
days ago. Thomas Jones, aged IL, WAS blown
100 feet. his clothes torn of, and himself in
stantly killed. Thomas Wort aged "a, band
cutter. died soon after he leaves q wife and
three children. William W. johnson, aged %.
was thrown 100 feet, and died. William
Hughes, aged S. WAS blown 10 feet, his right
leg broken. and his body badly scaldsc he will
probably die. David Logan's skull was fractured
and one of his arms broken. A number
of other persons were MANNED and bruised in
q shocking manner. The boiler was thrown
200 feet, striking the separator and going over
a stack twenty feet high in it's fight Frag-
ments Of iron and wood were scattered In
circuit of ITS feet.
A Bismarck special to the Chicago Times
says Sitting Bull, with 100 lodges, is now
located on the Little Missouri. The Indians
who came into Fort Peck, Fast Dog and high
Elk, say Sitting Bull is coming in there, and he
wants the Great Father to know that he does
not want any rations or favors of any kind.
He wants the agent and his family to go away
but wants the trader to stay and have plenty
Of ammunition. for which they have plenty of
greenbacks and American horses to pay. Sit
ting Bull wants the whites to let him alone and
he will not disturb them, but says if they are
determined to fight, the Indians can bring
$4,000 warriors against the soldiers next sea-
son. They say the Indians los. thrty-six killed
In the Custer engagement, and nearly 100, with
many wounded, in the battle with Reno"
Leland Stanford, President and Charles
Croker Vice President of the Central Pacific
railroad, have left San Francisco very suddenly
to avoid an examination in reference to bribing
members of the California Legislature.
Moody and Sankey opened their revival meet
ings in Chicago on Sunday, the LIST inst. Much
interest is being manifested, according to the
local papers, the large tabernacle constructed
for the purpose, and having seating capacity
of 8, 600, being filed each evening.
south.
A turf event of unusual interest took place
at Louisville, last week. The thoroughbred
racer, Ten Brock owned by old John Harper
ran four miles in the extraordinary time of
7:15H, beating Lexington's time seconds
and Fellowcrafts So. After the race the OK
travagant sum Of s12O, 900 was offered for the
successful horse and rejected.
Gen. Braxton Bragg recently dropped dead
Of heart disease, in tho streets Of Galveston.
Tex. He was 81 years Of age.
The people of Northern and Northwestern
Texas are experiencing the delights of grass
hopper invasio
special from San Antonio, Texas, to the |
Galveston Nesos. says = detachment Of Capt. |
McNelley's company, under Sergt. Armstrong, |
attacked party Of outlaws on Espanosa lake, |
near Eagle Pass, killed fve wounded one, and |
captured fifty horses and . large number Of |
cattle.
Capt r. H. Torbett Deputy United States |
Marshal, WAS recently shot and killed in Henry |
county, Tenn, by q crooked distiller named |
Giles whom he was attempting TO arrest. Tue
murderer escaped.
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