The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-09-08
DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.

The fate OF Jesse Pomeroy, the Massachu-
sets boy murderer and mutilator, has at last
been settled. The Executive Council of the
State has voted 6 to 3, to commute his pun
ishnent to imprisonment for life.
A fatal prize-fght was fought at Pennsville,
N. j., a few days ago, between two Philadel-
phia blacksmiths named Weeden and Walker.
Seventy-six rounds were fought, at the end of
which Walker was knocked senseless He was
deserted by the crowd OF ruffians, and died
shortly after. His face presented CHASTITY
appearance being pounded out of all semblance
to humanity.
Encouraging reports are received of the
amieable adjustment of threatened difficulties
between the coal-miners and their employers.
In the anthracite region OF Pennsyl-
vsns, the miners have accepted the reduction
OF 10 per cent. resulting from the breakup Of
the coal-combination, and have gone to work at
the reduced rate. In the Southern Illinois
coal-heids the miners strike is practically at an
end and operations will be at once resumed.
James Weldon, one OF the principals in
the brutal and fatal pnze-fght at Pennsville
n. j., and James Somers, his hacker, were ar =.
rested in New York the other day, and re-
manded by "a police justice to await the ar
rival OF requisition from the Governor of
New Jersey.
The thieves who some time ago robbed the
office OF the Pennsylvania railroad at Prince
ton n. j., OF 100000 worth of tickets, have
been arrested.
Fifteen houses were destroyed by fire at
Mansfield, Pa, few days ago. Loss, $75, 900.
Toe International Medical Congress met in
Philadelphia last week. Prof. Gross delivered
the address of welcome, and was chosen Presi
dent. DIR. Flint of New York. made the CEN
tennial address.
William A. Thompson, prominent and re-
soected lawyer of Boston, recently committed
suicide by cutting his throat. Domestic Attic
ton and financial embarrass nent had clouded
his mind.
The other day, while number of men were
employed on barge fixing primers for the
final explosion of the mine that is to remove
the distractions in New York harbor known as
Hell Gate, premature explosion Of dynamite
occurred, by which three men we're instantly
killed and number of others seriously in
jured.
The freight depot Of Dayton Short-Line rail-
road, in Cincinnati, was destroyed by fire few
nights since. The loss on freight and build
ing is estimated at from $50, 600 to $3.50. 600. !
A. A. Jones, agent of Clark's pony express
tDeadwood City, arrived at Sidney, Neb., last
week. He says the Indians raided the road be-
tween Custer and Deadwood on Aug. 20, killed
weston Smith, a minister, and three miners
named Ike Brown, Pollins and Mason, carrying
on their stock. On Aug. 20 they made raid
on party five miles south of Custer CITY. and
kiiled James Kidd, Samuel Wallace, Jacob
weiily and Thompson. Jones reports the hills
full Of Indians.
-Four miners we're recently suffocated by foul
All IN mine near Central City, Col.
courier who left Gen. Crooks eamp AZ tho
mouth Of Powder river on the Goth OF August
arrived at Fort Fetterman few days soo
urlnslng the intelligence that the troops are on
.ne oian OF body Of hostiles estimated At from,
rVVV 10 10000. It is understood that tbese
lnusns are ON the verge OF starvation. and
S'O0h Is Following the trail with All possibls ,