The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-11-07


Thomas J. Jackson, of Albany, N. Y
was passenger on the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern'railway train that broke throng
the bridge at Ashtabula, Ohio, Dec. 20, 1871
BY that accidenthe received injuries from whic
he has never recovered. He sued the railroa
company, and an Albany jury has just awarde
him 81, 600 damages
Isador e. Helm, fur dealers, have mad,
an assignment at New York. Liabilities est
mated at abous 100000
West.
The Northwestern Transportation
Companys steamer Amazon, from Milwaukee
carrying twenty eight passengers and S75 ton
of flour, and sundries, struck ON
sand-bar while entering the harbo
of Grand Haven, Mich, on the morn
ing of the 18th ult She grounded
fast within hundred feet of the pier, ant
was placed completely at the mercy OF the
waves. At last accounts she was badly broken
but it was hoped she would be saved in dam.
aged condition. The passengers and crew were
all rescued and removed in the car of the life
saving station.
At meeting of the Chicago Division
of the American Paper-makers' Association,
held in Chicago Oct. 80, the price of print paper
was again advanced from 4 to / cent per
pound making the price of first-class paper
cents per pound at the mills. The limit of
credit was reduced from ninety to sixty days.
Mrs. and Miss Meeker and Mrs. Price
and her two children, late captives among the
Utes, have arrived in Denver Mrs Meeker lis
very feeble and i'll.
1t 10 stated that Gen. Edward Hatch,
Gen. Charles Adams, Special Agent, and Chief
Ouray have been appointed a commission t.
investigate the Ute outbreak.
Since the beginning of the Indian
troubles in New Mexico, in September, over
sixty white settlers have been murdered by the
savages.
Gen. Joe Hooker was buried in Gin
cinnati.
Marimus A. Mclean died in Chicago
last week from hydrophobia, produced from a
dog bite inflicted several months ago.
Chicago has phenomenon in the
shape of an honest and conscientious police
man. He found purse containing 81 100, and
straightway restored it to the owner. Where
o where is Barnum?
The San Francisco Grand Jury has
returned true bill against Charles De Young,
of the Chronicle, for assault with intent TO
murder De Young will be remembered as
the man who shot and nearly killed Rev. j. S.
Kalloch, some weeks ago.
Mrs. Lydia Young, the widow of Bill
Young, who was lynched at Luray Mo-, has
caused warrants to be issued for the arrest Of
all persons known to have been concerned in
her husbands sudden taking off.
Big Snake, Ponca Indian chief, and
brother of Standing Bear, was recently shot
and killed at the Ponca Agency while resisting
arrest.
Advices from Los Pinos, Col, chron-
cle the safe arrival there OF Gen. Adams and
Count Doenhoff, the peace commissioners who
negotiated the release of the Meeker family
They made narrow escape from being shot
when they came in sight of Merritt's COM
nand. They were mistaken for hostile In
lians, and the soldiers had covered them with |
heir rifles and were in the act of firing, when
he timely display of white flag averted the
calamity Adams reports to |
Secretary Schurz that he had another
ong council with White River Utes at |
irand river; that they are willing that /
he guilty parties be surrendered and pun
shed; that he has faith in Ourays ability to |
compel the surrender of those found to be |
,uiltv, and that in order to assure this he
Adams) recommends the appointment of a
commission of three Zone of the number to be
military officer) TO make thorough investigation
o find out the guilty and determine thei punish
nent Secretary Schurz approved the plan,
nd ordered Gen. Adams to go ahead. Gen.
dams telegraphs Secretary Schurz that Chief
'uray has ordered the White river Utes to
ONE to Uncompahgre, where commission is
} sit to investigate the White river massacre.
nd where those found guilty are to be sur
endered.
Gen. Grant arrived at Galena, Ill,
Is old home, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, thus
'mpleting his journey around the world. All
ong the route across the continent from San
rancisco the ex-President was accorded the
me hearty greetings which he met when fret
nding upon his native shores at the Golden
ate At Virginia City, Salt Lake, Omaha,
arlington, and other prominent points, stops
ere made for the purpose Of enabling the
'pulation to honor the distinguished traveller
Council Bluffs the General was taken
charge by Gov. Gear and delegation of
le Grand Army of the Republic, and the jour
" across the State Of Iowa was a continual I,
alton At Galena the Generals old friends {
ID neighbors, reinforced by large number
admirers from abroad, turned out and gave !
m royal reception. !
Maj. Morrow and his command, who ,
IRE sent out now month since in pursuit of l
Q Apache chief, Victoria, and his followers, 7
d who pursued them across the line to their I
ding place in Mexico, returned to Fort r
gard, N. NJ, little the worse for
ar, but full of life and spirit still.
PROV lost two men killed, and had two {
'unded Victoria's band scattered, and Nor
W, being 200 miles from his supplies aud two
VS. march from the line was compelled a
return. But the command underwent
ich hardship, at one time being seventy q
urs without water The command lost a @
AIT MANY animals