The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-08-03
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
THE EAST.

npon between Commissioner Stedman, the
company's officers, and the investigating COM
mittee, representing the local insurance compa-
MES and policy-holders. The result Is that the
old management is completely wiped out. Ex-
Gov Jewell late Postmaster General, was
elected President of the reorganized company.
THE Lackawanna coal region of Pennsyl-
yania is one vast theater of idleness the strik-
ing miners having compelled total suspension
of work. both in the mines and on the railroads
that carry the coal product to market. Gov.
Hartranft has offered TO assist the Mayor of
Scranton in the enforcement of law and the
protection of life and property, but the Mayor
fears to avail himself of the help of the State
militia and declines to take the responsibility.
Serious trouble is anticipated.
HERBERT BLANCHARD of Savory, Mass, was
ordered to discontinue his visits to the daugh-
ter of E. Trask. He met the gentleman in
church last Sunday, shot him dead, fatally
wounding brother, and missed his third shot
at the woman.
THE WEST.
The extensive iron manufacturing establish
ment of A. b. Meeker e. Co., of Chicago, has
been compelled TO close up and go into bank
ruptcy A dispatch from Deadwood, in the
Black Hills, says: "Intense excitement pre-
walls throughout the city. Horsemen arriving
from the different towns and hayields in this
vicinity bring details of fresh murders and
outrages by the savages, who seem to have
broken loose from the agencies in large
numbers, and are infesting the country
in all directions. Up TO this hour
at least twenty murders have been
reported. Some of the killed are well-bnown
citizens of Deadwood, who went to the relief
of Lieut.. Lemly and the survey party. Nearly
every ranch along the Red Water and in the
Spearfish valley has been devastated
frr,,- t;,,,o of tho annual Wactorn foirc IL n
preaching. The Chicago Exposition will open
Aug. 30, and close Oct. Is. The Illinois State
Fair will open at Freeport, Sept. II, closing on
the 22d. Iowa State Fair, at Cedar Rapids,
Sept. II to o. Wisconsin State Fair at James
vile, Sept. 10 to IA Michigan, at Jackson,
Sept. IL TO q Minnesota, Sept. to 8; Ne
braska, at Lincoln, Sept. "a to %; st. Louis,
Oct. to 6; Ohio, at Columbus, Sept. 10 to
IA Indiana at Indianapolis Sept. "a to 90
According to the Chicago Times, the casualties
resulting from the riots in that city foot up as
follows: Eighteen rioters killed, 16 fatally and 16
seriously wounded l policeman killed and 10
wounded.
THE remains of Gen. G. A. Custer and COM
rades, which Col. Mike Sheridan was sent out
to the Yellowstone country to secure, arrived
at st. Paul last week, in charge of the United
States Express Company. They were closed
i'll neat caskets and directed as follows Gen.
"A. w.
Hamilton, Ont; Lieut.. Reilly Washington, ID.
c.; DR.. DeWolf, Norwalk, Ohio; and Col.
Thomas Custer, Lieut.. A. Il. Smith, Capt.
Yates, and Lieut.. Mcintosh, Fort Leavenworth.
In the southern portion of Minnesota large
bodies of tramps have been causing people
great annoyance and committing numerous
depredations. Recently body of 200 stopped
!rain near Lyle, in Mower county. Another
party entered the village of Leroy, and, enter
ing several stores, carried of such goods and
as many as they could.
The Chicago Tribune says: 3" From all parts
of the West the farmers send words of cheer
about the growing crops. Warm, dry weather
is rapidly ripening the spring wheat and oats,
both grains promising the finest yield for years,
and the same favorable conditions are enabling
the reapers to put i'll full time in the rye and
barley ready for harvest
DISPATCH from Portland, Ore. says Gen.
Howard is at present at Kamia awaiting the
arrival of Maj. Sanford. AS soon as that officer
joins him. Howard will take all his available
force and push vigorously after Joseph and
White Bird, who have already crossed Bitter
Root mountain by way of the Lolo trail. He
will go through to Missoula rapidly as his
command can move. He will have
in the neighborhood OF 500 men.
Another force under command of Gen.
Wheaton will leave Fort Lapwai, and, moving
north, pass through the Spokane country and
cross over into'Montana through Sahon pass. II
is confidently believed that this movement will
result in the capture OF the entire band OF
hosties."
GENERAL.
THE National Educational Association is to
hold its meeting for 1877 at Louisville, on the
14th, 18th and 10th of August. The pro-
gramme Of work laid out is very extensive and
interesting.
SITKA, which was recently abandoned by the
United States troops, is in sore distress on ac-
count of an Indian instruction somewhere IN
the icebergs. The San Francisco people pro-
test vigorously against the dispatch of rev.
enue cutter from that point, fearing another
hoodlum raid on the Chinese.
The thirty-seven Russian Protestants and
their children who were recommended by the
Gar to emigrate to this country instead OF
Brazil, where Dom Pedro desired them to go.
were shipped to their destination from New
York last week. The new colony is to be To-
Gated near Lincoln, Neb. Fifty carpenters
have just sailed from New York for Liverpool,
Eng. They go out under a years contract
with building firm in Manchester, and are to
receive shillings day.
WASHINGTON.
THE Treasury Department has issued the
fifty-third call for the redemption of 500
bonds Of 1865. The call is for so 200, 900 con-
soils of 1865 of which 80, 600, 900 are registered
and 100000 coupon bonds, principal and in
terest TO DO paid at the treasury on and after
the 9th of October next, and the interest will
cease on that day.
SECRETARY EvARrs left last week for his farm
in Vermont, to be absent month. He expects
the President to visit him in about two weeks.
The Hon. Joseph Segar, of Virginia, has
been appointed arbitrator on the part of the
United States before the United States and
Spanish commission organized in 1871 by viz
tue of the agreement of the two Governments
for the settlement of certain claims of citizens
in this country on account of wrongs and in
juries committed by the Spanish authorities in
Cuba.
POLITICAL.
THE Ohio Democracy met in convention at
Columbus on the 25th of July, 735 delegates
being in attendance. II. NJ. Bishop, Cincin-
natl merchant, was nominated for Governor on
the sixth ballot. The remainder of the ticket
rs as follows Lieutenant Governor. Jabez
w. Fitch ; Supreme Judge, J. w. Okey
Clerk Of the Supreme Court, II. j.