The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16
Co., Troy, N. Y, have been partially destroyed
by fire; loss, $4,000.

Co., Troy, N. Y, have been partially destroyed
by fire; loss, s75,00o
West.
The Government architects, con-
tractors and builders engaged In the construc-
ton Of the new Chicago Custom House were
that city, last week, for trial on an indictment
for conspiracy TO defraud the Government ont
Of sS50,0OO.
Crop reports from various portions OF
the Northwest are highly encouraging. The
prospects for q bountful harvest are exceed
ingly bright
DR.. Ezra Rose, of Palmyra, Ohio, in
vited his friend, Sylvester Garfield, TO try some
new liquor which he had Just received. BY
mistake they each drank about two ounces Of
aconite. The doctor died in few hours. Can
field is in precarious situation.
Mrs. Lightner, the wife of promi.
nent citizen Of Peoria, H., was killed by an
elevator accident at the fremont House, Chi
cago, few days ago.
The new constitution of California,
which was submitted to a vote of the people
on tho 9th inst. was adopted by about 5000
majority.
After q careful examination, COM
mittee Of physicians have pronounced Mark
Gray, the young man who shot at Edwin Booth
in Mcvicker's Theater, Chicago, crazy.
Mrs. Nancy Gray, pioneer Of 10
Daviess co unity, H., aged los years, on the LIST
Of January last, died at her residence in Galena
last week. She was native of County Cavan,
Ireland, and retained her full faculties almost
to the last
A fire in the lumber district" of
Chicago, located in the Southwestern part of
the city, destroyed lumber yard and planning
mill and number of frame dwellings. Loss
estimated at 100000.
The Office of the Detroit Post and
Tribune was damaged by fire, few nights
ago. to the extent of $4,000 or $4,000.
An election for judicial officers will
be held throughout Illinois, on Monday, June 2.
A horrible accident recently occurred
near Vandalia, Ill. Two young children of
Frank Carroll, a farmer, were playing together,
and went into a corn-crib in which were lot
of oorn-husks. By some means they set fire TO
the husks, and before it could be extinguished
they were horribly burned. One of them has
since died. The other is still living, but will
probably die OF its injuries
South.
The trial of Cox for the murder of
Col. Aston, at atlanta, Ga, resulted in YER
dict of guilty of murder in the first degree, &C
companied with q recommendation to mercy,
as provided under the new law of Georgia,
framed by Col Aston, himself. This recon-
mendation commutes the death sentence to i'm
prisonment for life.
Tom Jones and Henry Mcleod (both
colored) were hanged for murder in the pres
ence of s, 900 people at Appling, near Atlanta,
Ga, last Friday. Richard Lee, q negro bur
glar, was publicly hanged at Fayetteville, N. c.
He confessed his crime on the scaffold, and
said that he deserved death.
A fire at st. Louis, Mo-, last week,
burned out Gauss, Henicke & Co's wholesale
hat and cap store Qoss s75,O0O, Goldstein
Bros. wholesale dry goods house Qoss s75,O 00),
and A. Frankenthal & Sons wholesale notion
store loss 0.000). The loss in buildings was
5000, making total loss Of s2S5, 600.
The Louisiana Constitutional Con-
vention has adopted an article prohibiting the
General Assembly from contracting any debt
or liability on the part of the State except for
the purpose of repelling invasion or insurrec-
ton.
Some of the cases pending in the
United States Court of Alabama for violations
of the election laws in that State are to be con-
tinued on account of the anticipated injury to
crops should the farmers now be called into
court to testify.