The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-08-18

city, last Thursday morning, from paralysis Of
ths throat, by which he was starved to death.
His left side had been psralyzed for several
wars. ana he was badly crippled. Just two
weeks previously he partook OF hearty break
fast. and in few hours after his throat be-
came paralyzed. For nearly two weeks he had
lived without food or drink.
MAS1srEE people amusc themselves during
the hot weather with pedestrian matches. The
latest contest was between +. W. Dunlap, "a
six-footer," and Mrs. John Field, aged IT,
weight 10 pounds. Dunlap wagered to beat
Mrs. Field one mile in three-hours walk, and
came out ahead, having travelled fifteen and
one sixteenth miles to her fourteen in that
time Mrs. Field was dressed in short blue
dress, with glittering belt around her waist,
and her golden hair braided in long braid
which hung down her back
In reference to the appointment OF cadet
to the United States Military Academy at West
Point from the Second Congressional District
of Michigan, Representative wsldron gives no.
tice that competitive examination of the
young men Offering themselves will be held at
Hisdale, on Tuesday, Sept. II. The csndi-
date recommended by the examining board
will be nominated by Mr.. Waldron, and will be
required to report at West Point on the 18th Of
June next for examination by the officers of
the Academy.
| THE Chief Engineer of the Bay City Fire
Department Mr.. B. f. Rae has made his an
nual report, from which it appears that the de-
partment has been called out to forty fires
during the year ending July 81 and to twelve
burning chimneys and other alarms, making
fifty-two alarms in all. The total loss entailed
by fire for the year, 30 far as it can be ascer-
tanned, was s40,37i, on which there was an in
surance OF S17 1913. The department now
consists of four one-horse hose-carts carrying
5000 feet of hose, aud manned by paid com
panies, two steamers, one extra horse and
hose-cart, one hsnd-engine and three hand
hose-carts. The engineer points out the need
of hook.and-ladder apparatus, and recon-
mends the purchase Of one as soon as praeti-
cable.
A COLONY Of $50 German immigrants passed
over the Detroit and Milwaukee railroad yes
terday, a lat Detroit paper informs us, bound
for the northern counties on the Grand Rapids
and Indiana railroad In the party, and seem
ingy leader, WAS man named Carl Klink,
about As years old. While he gave directions
and was approached by his comrades for infor-
nation he Was dressed as plainly as any of
them, and helped to carry his share of the
chests, pots and kettles, and was in no way
man that an American would select as a CAPT.
talst. Still, in small black box plainly bound
with iron, he carried fortune in currency
amounting to over $4,000, while in leathern
bags which he carried i'll his pockets he had
nearly -, 900 in gold and silver. With a CAPT
tai like that, and the scores Of strong arms and
bodies which were presented, that colony will
undoubtedly benefit themselves and the State.
A LATE special from st. Louis, No., says
Perry Randolph, United States prisoner
sentenced Sept. 8, 1871, to ten years imprison-
ment for having in his possession counterfeit
money, was hardened yesterday by tho Presi-
dent and started for his home in Michigan
this morning. Randolph is an old man, and
is said to have stood we'll in the community.
where he resided, having large and interest
ing family. He was arrested in Kansas CITY
about the year 1863 having in his possession
s22, 900 in counterfeit money, and was let out
oil bail, which proved to be straw, and us sd by
the Secret Service men as stool-pigeon to
draw into the net the band supposed to be en-
gagged in distributing the queer. Not proving
a success in this particular, he was recaptured
and brought back to Jefferson City, and tried
for the offense and sentenced as above. The
evidence being that the prisoner had been suf-
fciently punished, and the officers of the
Court recommending it, pardon was granted
as stated"