The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-12-19

| Federal Grand Jury, in that city, for violation
of the Civil Rights law, in refusing admission
to the theater of a colored man.
Sub Treasurer Hillhouse and the
bankers of New York are strongly urging the
removal of the mint from philadelphia to that
city.
Bed Rock, town of 200 inhabitants
in the oil region OF Pennsylvania, has been al
most totally destroyed by fire.
The Eastern railroads are advancing
the wages of their employees.
Hon. Amos Tuck, ex-member of Con-
gress from New Hampshire, is dead.
Stoughton Hall, one of the Harvard
College buildings, has been seriously damaged
by fire.
Gen. Grant left Chicago after a six
days. sojourn, on the morning Of Tuesday, 9th
inst, and journeyed to Indianapolis, where he
received a cordial reception AT Logansport
halt of an hour or so was made
to give the people an opportunity OF
paying their resp to the General lie was
escorted to one of the hotels, and mounted
upon flimsy platform that had been hastily
constructed OF course all the local celebrities
crowded OH the frail structure, and
the result was crash and fall, just
while the Mayor was in the midst
of "the greatest effort of his life 1.-THE deliv-
cry of long winded reception speech Gen.
Grant was precipitated couple of feet, but
coolly picked himself up, looked around to see
what had become of the man who was talking
to him, and grimIy remarked: swell, the plat
FORMS gone, what shall l stand onY' Forum
ately the fall was slight, and the Mayor at once
resumed.
The invasion of the Indian Territory
by squatters promises to be repeated in few
weeks, and the invading band seems likely this
time to be a larger one than that recently ex-
PEELED from the Territory by United States
troops. II is reported from st. Louis that, about
the first of February, nearly 1900 men will
start for the Territory in different parties, and
from different points.
The Grand Lodge of the Iowa State
Grange met at Des Moines last week. The
following officers were elected for the year:
Worthy Master, E. N. Gates, Jasper; Over
seer, j. K. Blackboard, Kossuth; Lecturer, ].
W. Murphy, Jasper; Chaplain. d. b. Clark,
Pottawattamie; Steward. It. A. Giaque; As
sistant Steward, Robert McCaul, Decatur |;
Treasurer, NJ. L. Devins, Polk; Secretary, w.
L. Carpenter, Blackhawk; Gate-Keeper, O. H.
A. Davis. Story.
The Adams Hatch Peace Commission
ended its sittings at Los Pinos, Col. last week.
1t recommends, among other things, that the
White River Agency be abolished and the
Utes of the agency be distributed between
Los Pinos and the Southern Agency; that the
loss of property occasioned by the outbreak be
paid for out of the Ute fund now on deposit at
Washington, and the portion of the reservation
formerly occupied by the White River Utes be
coded to the Government
Five Cinnamon were recently burned
to death at Lovelocks, New. They were drunk
with opium smoking
Cincinnati's reception to Gen. Grant,
though falling short of Chicago's demonstration
in the number of people participating and the
splendor of the appointments, was, according to
all accounts, a really creditable affair The re-
eepton at the big Music Hall, the entertain
ment at dinner of the General and Mrs. Grant
al the residence of Mr.. Washington Mclean,
and the banquet in the evening crowded the
day as full of attractions and compliments as
it could well hold.
Gen. Grant left Cincinnati on the
morning of Friday, the 18th inst, and jour
neyed to Columbus, Ohio, where he was ac-
81 hue tin no do ~
festivities winding up with grand banquet.
At II o'clock the General bid the Columbians
good-by, boarded train and sped
away toward the East. The city of
Pittsburgh was reached on the morning
of Saturday, the 18th, where another big recep
ton was rendered the distinguished traveller.
At Plattsmouth, Neb., uine railroad
laborers were buried beneath bank of earth
they were excavating Two were taken out
dead, and all the others were more or less
injured.
For the year ending on the 31st day
of October last, the enormous amount of 49,
10000 bushels of grain were received and in
spected at Chicago.
Here are two deaths from remarka-
BILE causes which we find recorded in the tele-
graphic columns of a daily contemporary as
occurring on the same day: In La Sale
county, ILL.,, a young man named Ables was
standing in front of his horse while the animal
was feeding The horse coughed and elected
kernel Of corn, which flew into Ables' wind
pipe, and he strangled to death before
relief could be afforded him. The other case
occurred near Kansas City, Mo-, and the instru-
ment of death was an aerolite which in fall
ing obliouely passed first through the branches
of tall maple tree, cutting them as though
it were cannon-ball, and then struck man
and passed through his body, and buried
itself in the ground two feet deep. The fear
full missile is described as being OF a rough
round shape, in size about like a wooden pail
and in substance a metal resembling iron
pyrites.
South.
Ex-President Grant arrived at Louis
vile, KY, on his travels, on the morning
Of the 10th inst, and was accorded an
enthusiastic reception. The city was gayly
decorated with bunting and notices, and in
the evening was brilliantly illuminated
The Governor of the State and the Mayor of
la. Of MI