The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
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James Mcdonnell and Charles Sharpe
were hanged at Mauch Chunk, Pa, on the 14th
inst, for the murder of George X. Smith, a
coal-operator, in 1863 A reprieve from Gov.
Hartranft arrived just thirty seconds after the
drop fell. The doomed men died protesting
their innocence
A fire on Broadway, New York, last
week, destroyed property valued at 81, 75O, 600.
The principal sufferers are Howard, Sanger q
Co., fancy goods; Naumberg, Kraus a. Lancer,
clothing, and Edwin Bates & Co, clothing. One
fireman was killed and several injured by fall
ing walls.
Martin Bergin was executed at Potts
vile, Pa, Jan. 16, for the murder of Patrick
Burns, coal-mine clerk, in April, 1870. This
makes the nineteenth Molly Mcguire who has
suffered death in Pennsylvania within few
years.
Mrs. Kate NJ. Cobb, of Norwich, Ct,
has been sentenced to imprisonment for life for
the murder of her husband
New York city was visited by another
very destructive fire on the evening of Jan. IL.
Worth street, from No. So to GO, was the scene
tween three and four millions of dollars worth
of property was destroyed, ry-goods importers
being the principal victims. One irm-van
valkenburg & Leavitt lose a million, and an
other Walkingshaw & Voight half that
amount
The wooden mill of John Brown &,
Sons, in Philadelphia, has been burned. Loss,
s25O,OO0
New York papers positively assert
that the remains of the late A. T. Stewart have
been delivered up to the family of the deceased,
in consideration of the payment of $4,000
West.
Five persons were killed and number
wounded by the explosion Of the Giant Powder
works, near San Francisco, Cal
The round-house and machine shops
of the Atchson and Nebraska railroad, at Atchi-
son, Kan, have been destroyed by fire. Loss
about 100000.
At Kearney, Neb., the wholesale MUIR
derer, s. d. Richards, the story of whose crimes
lately so shocked the public, has been convicted
and sentenced to be executed April 26
The massacre of thirty or forty Chey-
enne Indians, at Fort Robinson, the recapture
of fifty others, and the fight to the foothills of
the remainder of the band, has been heretofore
recorded in this column. Those who were lucky
enough to escape the bullets and sabers of
the relentless soldiery took refuge in
the bed Of the Indian creek and strongly
fortified themselves by throwing up
breastworks. Here they were besieged
for two days and nights, but on the third night
they silently stole away, and their pursuers. de-
cidedly crestfallen at the discovery that they
had been outgeneraled by the dusky warriors
as silently stole back to Camp Robinson The
casualties during this campaign were five SOL
diers killed and eight wounded; thirty two In
dams killed and about dozen wounded.
Richards, the Nebraska butcher, has
now confessed to the killing of twelve people Al
various times He talks of his approaching
execution as if il we're a marriage.
All the officers OF the recently-col
lapsed National Bank of Missouri, at St Louis
have been indicted and will be tried for embez
element
All the business portion of Aliens
vile, Ky, has been destroyed by fire.
A. Seligman, the well-known New
York banker, was recently robbed of $500 il
money and diamonds. on a train between New
Orleans and Louisville.
Information has been received in
Washington Of the arrest by warrant Of thu
State or municipal authorities of Alabama o.
United States District Attorney Mayer ant
United States Marshal Turner, the latter being
now in jail, and the former having been re
leased on writ of habeas corpus issued b,
United States District Judge Bruce. Thes,
officers were commanded by n State court Il
deliver before it certain balot-boxes and ballot
used at the November election, they being a
the time in question used by the Grand Jury o.
the United States Court, sitting at Montgomery
as evidence in certain cases therein pending OF
indictments for violation Of the Election laws o.
the United States. Mayer and Turner refused
to obey the mandate, hence their arrest.
POLITICAL POINTS.
The Nevada Legislature has reelected