The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-06
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
THE EAST.

PRESIDENT HAYES attended the commence
ment exercises at Harvard College, received
the degree of Ii. D., and was banqueted in
tie evening AT last the little financial bal
ance between the Centennial managers and the
Government has been settled and paid ND.
The Secretary Of the Treasury allowed the
board $4,000 paid special customs officers
during the opening days Of the Exposition,
and President Wech handed over $50. 600,
squaring the 81, 100000 which Congress voted
as loan when the Centennial managers were
sadly in need Of funds.
A COMMITTEE of the Connecticut Legislature
has made report to the State Insurance Com
missioner to the effect that there is an actual
deficit in the assets of the Charter Oak Life In
surance Company of over 80, 900, 000 and also
that there are questionable assets amounting
to over 81, 1885, 900. The steamer Lady of the
Lake exploded her boiler at Silver Lake, near
Plymouth, Mass, the other day. Six
persons were seriously, and perhaps fatal
ly, scalded and twelve less dangerously e..
All the compositors in the New York T,ibun
Office, eighty-two in number, struck in body
one night last week. The occasion of the
trouble was the posting of a notice in the Office
demanding reduction Of seven cents in the
price OF composition, and announcing that no
more "time copy" or double-price matter would
be allowed, and that work must be done by the
piece or time at the foremans option. The
compositors claim that they carnot earn liv-
ing under such conditions.
The Jews of New York city propose to build
a large hotel on Staten island. Eight hun
dred Mennonites arrived at New York the other
day from Russia, immigrating to escape the
CONSUMPTION. They Immediately left for vari-
GUS points in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and
Western Pennsylvania. 3. The boat-yace be-
tween the eight-oared crews of Yale and Har
pll on, ha Connecticut ~
at Springfield, Mass, resulted in victory for
Harvard by boat length and a half.
OAKLEY S. BARKER, a grandson of the late
Commodore Vanderbilt, has been arrested in
New York on a charge of larceny. Two men
were carried over the Falls of Niagara last
week. They were boating in the river, when
their craft got into the rapids. They jumped
out and endeavored to reach the shore by swim
ming, but the current being too strong they
were swept over the falls.
THE WEST.
THE coach from Deadwood was stopped
a few nights ago near Cheyenne river by five
masked men, who robbed the passengers Of
about 81, 1000, blew open the iron treasure box,
and carried off its contents. Several shots
were exchanged, one of which took effect in the
side of Hawley, the driver.
News from Idaho seems to define the posi-
ton of the Indians similar to that Of the
Modocs when they got into the lava-beds The
Nez Perces at last accounts, were strongly
posted on the Salmon river. and from the ma
ture of the country they can offer a long and
bloody resistance to any number of troops
brought against them. They seem to have
abandoned their raids, and are patiently await
ing fight.
GERMAN shoemaker living in Shelbyville,
To- Iol,o 10, 4 ~
insanity, killed his little 6-year-old daughter by
plunging pair of sharp-pointed scissors into
her breast while sleeping. He then rushed to
the river plunged i'll and dr owned himself 49,.
An entire family, consisting of four persons
Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Crosby and their
daughter and son, aged and 10 years respect
lively - were drowned near Hannibal,
Mo: few days ago. They were
driving across a swollen stream, when
the bridge gave away and precipitated them
into the water. The people of st. Louis are
agitating the project of a narrow-gauge rail-
road from that city to some point in Colorado.
Two LITTLE sons of J. +. Williams, promi-
nent citizen of Minnesota, were drowned few
days ago in Lake Como, near st. Paul, by the
upsetting of small boat. .Eph Holland
noted gambler of Cincinnati who some time
since pleaded guilty to procuring illegal Demo-
cratic votes at the last October election, has
been sentenced to thirteen months in the peni-
Tertiary.
ADvIcEs from the West report great excite
ment in the Bitter Root valley, in Western
Montana, caused by the attitude of the Nez
Perces Indians, who have been creating trouble
in Idaho. These gentle red men are threaten
ing the settlers of the valley, and the latter
have called on the Governor of the Territory
for aid Johann Gartner, OF Cincinnati, in a
fit of jealousy, murdered his wife, was arrested,
and hung himself i'll Jail.
ADvIcEs from the scene of the Indian
troubles in Idaho Territory state that Gen.
Howard, with detachment of troops, had
made reconnaissance to the scene Of Col. Per-
rvs late battle with the Indians, and found and
buried twenty-seven of the dead soldiers. which
leaves six bodies yet to be found. Those buried
were in such an advanced stage Of decomposi-
ton as to be unacceptable All arms and
equipments were taken by the Indians. Most
of the bodies were scalped. The murders thus
far asct rtained are one woman, two children
and fifteen men, i'll addition to thirty-three
soldiers of Col. Perry's command killed and
missing in the late fight The details of the
murders are horrible in the extreme.
terrible tornado passed over Morgan,
Johnson, Shelby, Rush, Henry and Wayne
counties. Ind, on the night Of the LIST inst,
which was attended with immense loss Of life
and property. We CLEAN the following par
ticulars of the calamity from the Indianapolis
Journal: smear Brooklyn, Morgan county,
the woods had every tree either torn up by the
roots or blown down. It's track was half
mile wide and fifteen miles in length The
wife OF J. S. Dressler was fatally injured, and
three others, names unknown, killed. Loss,
$4,000. The son of James Armstrong was
killed by falling tree. In Johnson county
the house of Mr.. Boummer, three
miles west Of Franklin, was blown down,
and the whole family, five in number, instantly
killed. Ten miles further west the house of
George Tresler was blown down, aud himself
and wife and three children killed, and re-
manning child fatally injured. A. NJ. Arm
strongs residence was destroyed, three chill
dren killed, and several members OF the family
severely injured. new church at Jolly was
torn to pieces, twelve killed an fifteen wound
ed. In this county farmers lose heavily An
immense number Of cattle were killed, fences
and barns destroyed, and timber uprooted. I'M
mense damage was done to crops and buildings.
In Shelby county Michael Meherlich was in
stantly killed, and Mrs. Reeker fatally injured
The storm passed over Rush and Henry
counties to Wayne, where it left the State
Charles Brown, of Richmond, was instantly
killed by falling tree, and q companion, w. j.
Hyatt, fatally injured" The tornado continued
its course through central Ohio, doing great
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