The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-25

iningtou, died in this city, the other day, aged
100 years.
The failure at Philadelphia Of three houses
In the morocco aud goat-slin trade, and of the
manufacturing firm at Wilmington, Del, caused
excitement in the former city. The total liza
bilities are said to exceed $500, 900. Assets un-
known. 1t is rumored that two houses in the
same line at Newark, N. j., are also in
trouble.
The banking house Of Chestnut Dubois, at
Carlinville, ILL.,, has suspended.
A fire in the stock sheds Of Holman Fair
banks, at Terre Haute Ind, burned 237 head
Of cattle, and badly injured IT'S more. The
loss is about $25, 5000, fully covered by insur-
ance in fifteen companies.
A Salt Lake dispatch says: In November
a man named Rhoden was killed by the Ban
mock Indians at Ross Fork, Idaho. The In
dams have been threatening trouble since.
The murderer was captured, Jan. g. by Capt
| cambridge, commanding Fort Hall, since which
the Indians were more hostile than before.
| Col. John +. Smith, of the Fourteenth Infan-
| try, was sent TO Fort Hall some time ago to in
duce the surrender of the murderer, but was
unsuccessful. Maj. Hart, with three compan-
les Of the Fifth Cavalry, arrived at Ross Fork,
and, together with three companies Of the
Fourteenth Infantry, surrounded the encamp-
ment Of the Bannocks on Snake river and de-
handed their surrender, which they scceeded
to quietly. Fifty-hve bucks, some arms and
| $50 horses were taken.
Ex-Gov. Washburn, Of Wisconsin, has just
made a tender to the State Of mis- beautiful
residence property at Edgewood, two miles
from Madison, and valued at 100000, as the
site for an industrial school for girls.
A decision has been rendered by the Illinois
Supreme Court, in the long-litigated matter
involving the title TO Christ Episcopal Church,
Chicago, of which Rev. DIR. Cheney (now a
Reformed Episcopal Bishop was rector, and
which was claimed by Bishop whitehouse, on
account of Mr.. Cheneys heresy. The de-
cision fully sustains Mr.. Cheney.
A Pueblo (Col.) dispatch says: Zone of the
richest Of discoveries was made on the 18th
inst. at the Routa mines, short distance west
of this city. Mr.. Num- an old prospector,
struck a lode, the ore from which assays the
enormous sum of S12, 900 in gold and 81, 100 in
silver per ton. There is great excitement in
the camp, and everybody is rushing to the
scene Of the new discovery"
Mark M. Farmers private banking house at
Yankton, ID. T., has closed its doors. Liabili-
fully met by the assets.
AVirginia City (Nev) dispatch says the threat
ened hostilties at Atlanta and Justice mines
were stopped by the Miners Union, which
visited both mines in body and ordered the
miners to quit work on the disputed ground,
and disarmed and removed the hired fighters.
Assignee Brown, of the Bum estate, at
Springfield, H., has filed in the County
Court statement in detail OF the assets and
liabilities of Jacob Bunn's bank, etc. The liza
bilities are $4,000. Assets: Real estate,
s499, 900 bills receivable, personal property,
stocks, ETC., S416, 000 cash on hand SAP, 900 ;
total, 1888, 200. Estimating these last items
at 1926, 000 and deducting 100000 from the
realestate valuation, there will still be enough,
the assignee states, to pay the creditors rs
cents on the dollar.
htOoihCy oChCio 1CNCHs, dlbtl
with Secretary Sherman, has addressed a COM
municaton to Judge Bangs District Attorney
at Chicago, instructing him to proceed vigor
ously with the prosecution OF the cases in that
city, and obtain judgment.
south.
Trouble has again broken out in Kentucky
between "moonshiners" and United States Of
ficers-this time of a more serious nature than
ever before. The resistance they have offered
hitherto has been only when several officers
were trying to arrest them. In Wayne county
an armed force Of thirty officers and assist
ants was compelled to flee by illicit distilers
The Government posse caught six offenders
and lodged them safely in jail at Monticello
KY; but, on seeking for more, was driven off
as described-the leader, Storekeeper Logan,
being wounded and several horses shot from
under riders. The Marshal's posse consisted
of thirty men. The number OF the moon
sinners was unknown.
The death is reported of Hon. Wilson Primm,
of st. Louis Mo. He was for thirteen years
Judge of the st. Louis Criminal Court, and
had attained the age of 6S years.
The persons on the Louisiana Returning Board
were arraigned Jan. Is, in the Superior Grimm
al Court. The indictment was on the charge
Of forgery and altering the returns of Vernon
parish. Counsel made motion to quash the
indictment on the grounds that the proceed
ings were irregular. 1t was overuled without
argument The members of the board then
pleaded not guilty, and were admitted to bail
on the old bond. The day of the trial was not
fixed.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The ATTORNEY General in the matter of the