The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-17

JULIA BERNARD, paSsable vocalist,
clever danseuse, and very pretty girl,
met with tragic death in Helena, Mon
tana, the other day. She was standing
against board while an actor was show
ing his dexterity in hedging her in by
hurting knives into the board. Six
knives had been stuck beneath each
arm, just above each shoulder, at each
side of the head, and one more was TO be
planted just above her head, but the aim
of the thrower was too low, the knife
penetrated the brain, and the girl sank
down to die on the stage. The actor is
under arrest.
The wide-awake George p. Rowell and
associates are prepared to receive files
of each and every newspaper in the
United States, directed to the Philadel
phia Postofiice. Their aim is to make a
complete showing of American newspa-
pers at the Centennial, where they are
erecting pavilion into which the pencil
showing fraternity will be welcomed and
made at home during the exhibition.
This is worthy scheme, and should re-
ceive the cooperation OF the press at
arge.
Nor long ago Hartford publishing
firm got out book of biographical
sketches, and now lawsuit discloses the
manner in which the regulations of
those who are Landed in it are manufact-
ured. Canvassers were sent to men
who hadior wanted prominence to bar
gain on the following terms : Each man
bound himself to pay the publishers one
third of cent per word in the notice of
him for every copy of TIN , book printed,
and eight cents for each engraving of his
portrait. The patrons were to furnish
the manuscript, and were unrestricted as
to self praise. A large number of men
signed contracts, and one of them was
Ex-Mayor Wightman, of Boston, who
has refused to pay, and has consequent
ly been sued.
WE CLEAN the following interesting
statistics of the whisky ring prosecutions
from the New York Herald True bills
have been found against 253 persons
OF these, 2 are Revenue Supervisors,
Collectors. 5 Deputy Collectors, Reve-
nue. Agents, rs Government Gaugers
and Storekeepers, 80 distillers, "a rec
tifers, 10 wholesale iquor-dealers, "a
miscellaneous" OF the II jury trials
to date, Ii have resulted in convictions,
8 in acquittals, in disagreement. No
less than 60 of the indicted have saved
trouble and expense by pleading guilty.
Property has been seized to the value of
81, $50, 724 the assessments upon distill-
ers for producing illicit spirits foot up
81, 59O,571 the suits already brought on
Gaugers' bonds call for $244, 900 more
total, 1896, 295. The sum actually COW
cred into the Treasury, up to date, is
S195,503.
The people of Fender County, n. c.,
have just been celebrating with much
enthusiasm The centennial of the battle
OF Moore's Creek. The supporters of
King George in that conflict were most
ly Scotchmen, who had been adherents
of the "bonnie" pretender, and had
emigrated to America after the defeat al
Culloden. They became staunch sup
porters of the House of Hanover, and
after the hostilities in New England, the
loyal Governor of North Carolina, seeing
that the Kings strength in that division
of the colonies lay with these people
issued proclamation concerning 81
most daring, horrid and unnatural re
bellion against the Kings Government,
and calling tor the support of all loya
men. The Americans were commanded
at the battle of Moore's Greek by Gen
James Moore. They numbered abou
1000, and there were about 500 TO
ries. About fifty of the Tories wer
killed or wounded, and many more wer
taken prisoners. The colonial troop
lost one man, and two of their men wer
\ wounded. After the battle the High
landers throughout the neighborhoo
were speedily disarmed and their leader
. imprisoned.