The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-16

city, and that their families number about 20,
600 persons, who are reduced TO great destitu-
ton. The relief societies are all overtaxed- and
the Council has asked the Legislature TO pass
law authorizing an appropriation of s1,00O,00
for repairing the downtown streets, now in bad
condition. in order to provide these men with
work.
West.
The farmers in the grasshopper counties Of
Iowa are narrowing the plowed lands to turn up
the grasshopper eggs to the sun, and are sowing
wheat.
The absence Of Gen Cook is sadly felt in Arr
IONA. The Apache Indians have again broken
loose, and are numbering and plundering the
settlers. Gov. Stafford has sent message to
the Territorial Legislature, recountng the dep
relations, dwelling on the inefficient manner in
which military operations are being conducted,
troops moving slowly with heavy trains, and
unable to reach the more mobile enerry, recon-
mends that the Legislature memorable the
Secretary of War, asking the appointment of
body of Indian scouts to operate with the
troops.
grand collegiate oratorieal contest will be
held at indianapolis on the 18th of March next.
R.T Taylor, the defaulting Cashier of the First
National Bank Of Franklin, Ind, who made
away with S125, 900 Of the insitution's funds,
turned up in Indianapolis the other day. Ike is
said to be insane.
The Supreme Court Of Utah Territory has ne
ssed new trial to John ID. Lee, the Mountain
Meadow murderer, and the lower court has been
ordeSed to fix new day for the execution.
Spotted TAIL Che chief of the Sioux nation,
left spotted Tail agency, last week. with
body-grard of 200 chosen warriors, On peace
mission to the northern hostiles. They pro-
pose to go directly to the Crazy-Horse village
and use every endeavor to bring aboCt sur
render on the terms offered by the Govern
ment
Mrs Caroline Lambert, Of Omaha, agad 101
years, while Lighting her pipe, the other day,
accidentally rignited her clothes and burned her.
self to death.
There is stored in Chicago elevators 3,4E2,-
391 bushels of wheat; 1852, 1913 bushels of
corn 675, 7s1 bushels of oats 256, 207 bushels
of rye, and 97S, 440 bushels of barley, making
grand total of T,975102 bushels against
5,538, 996 bushels at this period last year.
Gov. Hayes paid flying visit to Cincinnati
last week. he presided and made a brief
speech at the twelfth anniversary of the Chill
dren's Home, in that city
south.
Deputy United States Marshal Robertson, of
Soath Carolina, reports two men killed and sew
Grad wounded by iAlicit disillers raided on by
him without troops
The Treasurer of the state Of Tennessee has
boon directed, by resolution Of Che Legislature,
to suspend the payment Of interet on the State
bonded debt, which means reputation, for the
present at least
At a trial of an illicit distiller before a United
States Commissioner, in Henderson county, N.
C., last week, twenty armed men attacked the
court, fatally wounding Deputy Marshal In
he melee the distiller was also shot and mortal
y wounded.
There was a double execution at Port Tabacco.
Charles county, Nd, on the 9th inst The
victims were William Simpson and Martin
Henry, both negroes. Their crime was the
murder Of John W. Everett, clerk in a conn.