The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-31


pany is purely mechanical, messages
being sent by simply turning a crank, and re-
quires no hahd-key operators. Perforated
paper is used in preparing messages for trans
mission, and they are received on strips similar
to the Morse system. Cheapness, az well as
rapidity, is the basis of merit in the aims OF
this new company, and, if successful, they
raphy.
The fall trade is unusually brisk in
the Eastern cities.
West.
A telegram from Los Pinos an
nounces that Gen. Adams, the Commissioner Of
the Interior Department to effect the release of
the women and children captured at White
River Agency, had reached Chief Ourays
house, and would Immediately proceed with an
escort of Utes to the camp of Douglas, the chief
who held the captives, which is about 100 miles
distant An Indian runner from that camp
brought the welcome intelligence that the cap
tives were safe and kindly treated.
A Tucson (Arizona) dispatch has the
following in regard to the Indian war in New
Mexico: Silver City letter says of the slaughter
on the 18th: ARRIVING at the scene of the
tragedy, we found sixteen persons dead. We
buried them. Five others are known to have
been killed We have found no Indians about.
1t is now believed that Victoria's band is trying
to go through by the Burro mountains to Mexi-
co. Col. Morrow says he has troops enough to
whip Victoria, but it will take two months to
do it, He needs couple Of light howitzers.
Volunteers are being raised at Mesilla and Las
Cruces In the fight on the 18th the Meslla
and Las Cruces company, numbering thirty,
were massacred by 100 Indians, only one man
Hicks) escaping"
The county jail at Breckenridge,
Mimi, was burned last week, and the only
prisoner, a colored man, was burned to death.
The ninth annual session of the
North American Bee-Keepers ASSOCIATION was
held at Chicago last week. There was large
attendance of delegates from different sections
of the country
A horrible tragedy was enacted at
Stringville a village near Cleveland, Ohio, one
night last week. young German named
Louis Mailer, in fit of passion drew revolver
and shot his father dead His mother, who in
terfered, was also MORALLY wounded, receiving
one shot in the head and two in the body The
fiend then directed his attention to young
brother, shooting him through the breast and
inficting a dangerous wound. The murderer
was arrested and confessed the crime, but says
he does not know why he didit
DR.. Kalloch, Mayor-elect of San
Francisco, was given a benefit and reception
combined, in that city, one day last week. AL
though the admission fee was 81, large hall
was packed and many were unable to gain en-
trance. He spoke in bitter strain of the at
tempt to assassinate him.
Gen. Lag. Noble, a prominent citi-
zen of In diana, died recently in Colorado
Criminal indictments have been re-
turned against the architect, builder and own
er of he grand stand at the Adrian Mich
Fair Grounds, the fall of which, some weeks
ago, killed and manned so many people.
Advices from Utah are to the effect
that the Uintah Ute and Snake Indians are on
the war-path, and that already some settlers on
the Ashley fork of the Green river have been
massacred.
Capt. P. d. Tyrrell, of the Govern
ment secret service, who has been in St Louis
off and on for several weeks past working up
counterfeiting case, has at last had his labors
rewarded by the capture of gang of seven
persons who are accused of counterfeitipg and
putting into circulation silver dollars and half
dollars
Gen. Grant arrived at Sacramento,
Cal, Oct o. and was accorded an enthusiastic
reception. He was escorted from the depot to
the Capitol by a procession numbering 1900
people, and spoke as follows: "Of all the
bestowed, all the honor con-
ft rred there has been nothing 40
grateful to my heart as the recer-
tons 1 have received at the hands of
the people here. I would not say what
has been done abroad. 1t has been all that
could be done for mortal, but it has not been
for me. 1t has been done for the people whom
/ see before me-for the people of great
country that is recognized abroad as one of the
greatest countries of the world. If we all,
every one of us, could see other countries as /
have seen them, we would make better citizens
or, at least, the average of our citizens would
be better" In the evening, Gen. and
Mrs Grant held reception in the Capitol and
shook hands with 5000 people The city was
and there were arches, fireworks,
calcium lights, and all that sort of thing On
the 2Id, the ex-President attended barbecue
and military review Of the veteran soldiers and
sailors, and dined with Senator Booth.
Advices frem the Cheyenne Indian
Agency, in Dakota Territory, report that large
numbers of Minneconjou Sioux have left the
and gone on the war-path.
News comes from New Mexico that
"victoria's band has divided, one party going
in the direction of the Florida mountains and
the other for the Burro mountains. Capt
Boyer has issued warning to all the settlers
on the upper ella to be on T. Q alert, az there
is great danger ahead Maj. Morrow is in hot
pursuit Of Victoria with 300 soldiers"
Gen. Grant babe farewell to San
Francisco and turned his face eastward on the
of Oct 20. The evening previous he
was rendered farewell banquet by the citizens
of San Francisco, and in reply to a toast by the
Mayor responded as follows: