The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-11
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.


Gov. Fairbanks, Of Vermont, has reprieved
John p. Phair until April, 1879. Phair will be
remembered as the man who was lately 80
miraculously rescued from the gallows, an hour
or two before the hour set for his execution,
through a Boston merchants having read his
confession in a newspaper.
John I. DAILY, wealthy New Yorker, has
mysteriously disappeared.
The testimony brought out by the New York
State Senate Investigating Committee has
wiped away the cobwebs clinging around
Tweed's memory, and the old Boss" has
made supplemental statement, in which he
shows show political battles were won and
Legislative triumphs achieved" The statement
also shows how the accounts were "doctored"
in the interest Of the ring and the uses to
which their great corruption fund was put.
A carriage containing five persons was struck
by railroad train near Paterson, N. j., few
days ago. Three of the occupants were killed,
and the other two fatally injured.
The mystery surrounding the disappearance
of John L. DAILY, the New York millionaire, is a
mystery no longer. The body Of the missing
man was found the other day in the upper
story of an untenanted house on Long island
He had hung himself by knotting his silk hand
kerchief about his throat and fastening the
ends to his suspenders, which he threw over
the top of the door, shutting the door on them.
On the floor lay six-chamber revolver, with
one chamber discharged. 1t is thought the
unfortunate man was driven to suicide by finan-
cial troubles.
West.
The good people of Quincy are greatly exer-
cised at the discovery that body-snatchers have
been at work in their principal cemetery. Sew
eral graves have been robbed.
Gen. Crook, the famous Indian fighter, was
in Chicago last week, whittier he went to have
a consultation with Gen. Sheridan touching his
future dealings with the hostiles. Gen. Crook
reports that thus far 4, 400 Indians have sur
rendered at Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Agen-
cies. and expresses the opinion that the war in
the Department of the Platte is about over.
Sitting Bull is the only chief that has thus far
refused to come in and surrender, and Gen.
Crook thinks he and his small band will shortly
give in.
Tramps will find it TO their interest to steer
clear of Rockford, Ill The Council has passed
an ordinance compelling the arrest of able
bodied Migrants, and the working Of them in
gangs upon the Streets with ball and chain at
taehed to their ankles.
San Francisco dispatch says there is wild
oil excitement in the southern part of Calfor-
MA The hills of three counties-Los Angeles
Santa Barbara, and San Boneventura-are COW
cred with wild and eager men boring for oil and
locating claims. II is believed the product
will soon be sufficient to supply the whole
Pacific coast with oil.
Crazy Horse and his band of about 1900 hos
tile Indians have surrendered at Camp Robin
son, Neb.
Alarmed at the revelation Of the part borne
by the Mormon leaders in the Mountain Mead
ows massacre, the Saints are reported to be re-
1ving their military organizations all over
Utah Territory, with the object of being ready
to resist any attempt to arrest Brigham Young
in case he should be indicted.
The Ohio Legislature has adjourned after q
session of nearly thirty weeks.
south.
Internal-revenue officers in Georgia report
that illicit distillation has been renewed there
and the revenue officers are openly deied, and
that it will be impossible to collect the tax with
out military aid.
Three murderers were executed at Lowndes-
vile, S. c., ON Friday last. The sentences OF
seven others, under sentence of death for par
ticipation in the same crime, were committed tc
Imprisonment for life. They were all negroes