The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-08-04
DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.

East.
James Nolan's shoddy MILL in Philadelphia
was burned last week. Two women jumped
from third-story window to escape the flames
and were instantly killed. Another one was
frightfully burned, and will probably die.
Jay Cooke q Co. have been discharged from
bankruptcy by Judge Cadwallader of the
United States District Court at Philadelphia.
West.
The death Of L. p Richardson, a cores
pondent OF the Springfield (Mass.) Republican,
is announced from Cheyenne. The body was
found about 100 miles north of Fort Laramie,
scalped and riddled with bullets.
A policeman, named Koenig, was shot and
killed by burglars whom he was attempting to
arrest in Chicago, few days ago.
The extensive steel works which have been
in process of erection by the Vulcan Iron Works
Company for some time past at South St. Louis
were completed last week. These works are
for the exclusive manufacture Of Bessemer steel
rails are the largest in the country, cost some
100000 and have large orders to fill.
We learn from the st. Paul Pioneer that the
grasshoppers are causing terrible devastation
in tho northwestern, western and southwestern
borders OF Minnesota. The Pioneer says
1.-The greater part of tho region west Of and
including Jackson county to Eastern Dakota,
and south through Northwestern Iowa, is COW
erod with the devo1ring hosts and our reports
indicate that the entire crops of the region are
being swept away, and that many Of the dis
couraged settlers are temporarily leaving. We
record the sad fact as matter of news, which
it would be useless folly to attempt to con-
ceal, for it might as well be understood now
that the Northwestern states have got to fight
these grasshoppers to the death, and to get rid
of them at any cost or they will make desert
Of the whole region west Of Lake Michigan
before many years"
Capt. j. S. Poland, of the Sixth Infsntry, has
forwarded to Gen. Ruggles, from Standing
Rock Agency, very interesting account Of
Clusters last fight, as told by some Sioux In
dams who were IN the battle. Their account
is as follows: The hostiles were celebrating
their greatest of religious festivals the sun
dance, when runners brought news Of the APP
proach of cavalry. The dance was suspended
and general rush followed mistaken by Gus
ter perhaps for retreat, for the horses, equip
ments, and arms. Maj. Reno first attacked the
village at the south end and across the Little
Big Horn. Their narrative OF Renos operations
comedies with the published account. How he
was quickly confronted and surrounded how he
dismounted, rallied in the timber, remounted,
and cut his way back over the ford and up the
bluffs with considerable loss, and the continue
ton of the fight for some little time, when
runners arrived from the north end Of the
village or camp with the news that the cavalry
had attacked the north end, some three or four
miles distant. The Indians about Reno had
not before this the slightest intimation Of
fighting at any other point. force large
enough to prevent Reno from assuming the
offensive was left, and the surplus available
force followed to the other end Of the camp,
where finding the Indians successfully driv-
ing Custer before them, instead of uniting
with them. they separated into two parties
and moved around the TANKS Of his
cavalry. They report that Custer crossed the
river, but only succeeded in reaching the edge
of tho Indian camp. After he was driven to
the bluffs the fight lasted perhaps an hour.
A small number OF cavalry broke through the
line Of Indians in their rear, and escaped, but
we're overtaken within distance Of five or six
miles and ali killed. After the battle the squaws
entered the field to plumber and mutilate the
dead General rejoicing was INDUCED in, and |
A distribution of arms and ammunition hurried !
ly made. Then the attack on Reno was Wig !
orously renewed. Up to this attack the Indians
had lost comparatively few men, but now they
say their most serious loss took place. They |
give no idea Of nun bers, bIt lay there were !