The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-19

Mexico, mentions the killing of seven military
stock herders by war party, and rumor to
the effect that sixteen soldiers sent against the
savages have met death in a similar manner.
No particulars are given.
John Shillito, for many years the
leading dry-goods merchant of Cincinnati, is
dead. He leaves fortune estimated at 49,
100000
A serious drought prevails in New
Mexico. and many cattle and sheep are dying
for want of water.
A number of Mexican war veterans
met in Chicago last week, and had pleasant
reunion.
President Hayes and family, Secre-
airy Sherman, Gen. Sherman and Gen. Sheridan
have accepted an invitation to be the guests of
Gov. Cullom at Springfield, ILL.,, during the
State Fair, Sept 29-Oct /.
w. w. Keene, assistant cashier of
the Northwestern National Bank, of Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, is a defaulter to the amount of $780,
600. He acknowledges his guilt
Seven soldiers, under command Of a
sergeant, were recently sent out with herd
of sixty-four mules from the military post of
Ogocoliniente in Southern New Mexico, TO
allow the herd to Craze in the bottom lands
near the post While thus engaged they we're
swooped down upon by band of Coyetore
Apaches under chief known as Victoria, and
all murdered The Indians escaped with the
mules.
John b. Ramer, years old, died at
Cleveland, Ohio few days ago, from hydro
phoba, after having been sick for one day. He
was bitten several weeks ago.
South.
For the two days ending at o'clock
on the evening of Sept. 9, there were twenty
one deaths at Memphis from yellow fever,
forty-six new cases being reported to the Board
of Health in the same period.
A fight between two revenue officers
and q party Of illicit dstillers near Glasgow,
KY, resulted in the killing of two of the moon
sinners, and the wounding Of two others The
officers were unframed, although their clothes
were perforated by a number of bullets.
A strange disease has appeared in
Northwestern Georgia, which is fatal to all at
tackled. 1t appears to be kind of typhoid
fever, but it is much more fatal, and attacks
the young only. Fifty young men died in one
neighborhood a week. The disease battles
the skill of the physicians, and patients suffer
terribly.
There were fourteen deaths from
yellow fever in Memphis for the two days,
SAINT 1O11 and thirty fbrna xVpr
reported in the same time. New Orleans re-
ports no cases of fever since Sept. 3.
A committee of the Georgia Legis-
lature has reported in favor of the impeach-
ment of State Treasurer Renfro.
AT DeKalb, Miss, the jury in the
case of Henry ]. Gully, charged with the muir
der of Miss Cornela Chisolm, after a trial
lasting seven days, returned a verdict of not
guilty.
A Sioux Indian named Pocket was
executed at Hallettsville, Texas, in the pres
ence of 1000 spectators, for the murder of
Frank Edwards, a negro, in February, 1878.
He spoke from the gallows, warning young
men against drink, and babe all farewell.
Robert Lancaster was hung at Bates
vile, Ark, for the murder of Thomas John
son, in Stone county, Ark, Dec "A, 1877, at a
country frolic, while intoxicated. He asked the
Sheriff, after the ropo was adjusted, how he
felt The Sheriff's response was, Il feel worse,
expect, than you" Lancaster replied: "If
you feel as good as do, you are all right"
A man named Bales was sentenced
to be hanged at Athens, Ala, on the 18th inst,
but the case was appealed to the Supreme
Court, and the sentence was suspended.
Three thousand people assembled at Athens
on the 18th, broke into the Jail, and took Bales
half mile out of town for tho purpose of
hanging him, but no one would tie the knot.
The Sheriff then jumped into the wagon,
pistol in hand, and drove Bales back to town
and lodged him in jail. The crowd then slowly
dispersed.
On the 10Th and 18th of September
there were forty-four new cases of yellow fever
and eight deaths at Memphis. On the 14th,
however, there was gratifying falling of in
the mortality figures, but one death and four
new cases being reported on this day