The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-07-14
DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.


dispatch from Augusta, Me-. says Mr..
Blaine has now been home eight days. So far
there has been no special change in his case
The nervous prostration is still marked char
acterlstic. He Is not able to leave his room,
and is almost entirely confined to his bed. His
physician thinks it will be many weeks before
he will resume active work. An European trip
is strongly recommended as soon as his strength
is suficien
structure whereat millions of immigrants land
ing in New York have first set foot on the
shores of America, has been destroyed by fire.
West.
The city OF. Burlington, Iowa, was visited bys
terrific tornado on the night OF July 4. Thirty
nine buildings were riddled to pieces, and
scarcely house in the city escaped injury.
Three persons were killed and large number
of others more or less injured.
Twelve companies Of infantry-six from the
Department OF the Missouri and six from the
Department of the Lakes-have been sent to
reinforce Gen. TeTy.
Utah is organizing regiment of 1000 FROM
tiersmen to take part in the Indian campaign.
Jacob Rehm. the ringleader of the Chicago
whisky conspirators, has been sentenced to six
months in the county Jail, and to pay fine of
$4,000.
The feeling Of excitement and indignation
over the massacre Of Gen. Custer and his COM
rades is intense throughout the West. particu-
larry in the Territories, and thousands of men
are eager to organize for the punishment Of the
red devils. There is general feeling that the
Indians ought to be wiped out.
Crop reports from 23S points in Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee are
published in the Cincinnati Gazette. From
these reports it appears that the season thus
far has been very propitious for growing most
kinds Of grain, but just as the harvest ap-
proaches there is threatened disaster from con-
tinued rains, from all points except Tennessee
and Southern Kentucky. Fears of the de-
struction Of portion of the crops from this
cause are entertained. AS the crops now stand,
wheat promises yield of two-thirds oats, less
than an average crop: hay in abundance, but
rank and wee1y, and wheat suffering consider
ably from the ravages Of the weevil.
The Missouri railroad brigands, who have
some of their gang in Kentucky several months
ago, reappeared in public life few nights ago,
near Otterville, on the Missouri Pacific road.
train was stopped, the express safe captured
and opened and large amount OF cash Sc.
cured, with which the freebooters rode gaily
of, leaving the railroad men to get their en-
CINE out Of pile Of ties into which it plunged,
and the passengers-who were badly scared,
but not otherwise molested-to get to their
journeys end as best they might. The bandits
secured about SIS, 900 belonging TO the Adams
Express Company, and some "A, 900 from the
United States Company. The citizens Of the
neighborhood organized themselves into scout
ing parties, and at last accounts were in hot
pursuit Of the robbers.
Gen. Terrys official report adds nothing of
importance to what intelligence had already
been received concerning the fight at the Little
Horn. 1t confirms the previous reports as to
the disaster, and estimates the fighting force
Of the Indians at 2, 500, or about eight times
Clusters force. The latest advices from the
West indicate that the Indians have retreated,
dividing into two parties, one Of which was go
ing toward the Big Horn mountains, while the
trail Of the other was eastward.
The grasshoppers are disappearing from
Minnesota flying in northwestern direction.
The propeller st. Clair, from Duluth for
Ontonagon, was burned ON Lake Superior off
Fourteen Mile Point, on the 10th inst. The
FIRE caught in the hold, and in less than five
minutes the boat was enveloped in flames from
one end 70 the other. Owing to the rapidity
with which the flames spread but one boat was
launched Life-preservers we're brought on
deck, and all succeeded in putting one on,
when a rush was made for the yawl, which was
swamped six or seven times. The water was
very cold, and it was not long before all but
one of the passengers, sixteen in number, per-
ished, with ten Of the crew. When the boat
caught fire she was about FIVE miles from shore.
The Crow scout heretofore reported as hay
ing escaped massacre at the Custer charge
proves to be the only survivor Of that terrible
slaughter. He was in the fight, but escaped
TO the river, washed of his Crow paint, changed
the dress Of his hair, put on a Sioux blanket,
and charged with the Sioux, escaping, how
ever when an opportunity presented. He
says the Sioux completely enveloped Custer,
who killed his horses, using their remains for