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

TO visit your city again, shall at least meet one
aud all Of you elsewhere, and, IL it should not
be in this life, that it may be in the Better
Country"
The grain-speculation mania shows
no signs of abatement in Chicago.
Haverly's Mastodon Minstrels are at
his Chicago house during the present week,
and, as everywhere, the house can not hol the
crowds that attend This is probably the most
remunerative OF all Col. Havery's numerous
ventures in the amusement field, and he has
gathered together about all the minstrel talent
to be found in the country in one monster ag-
gregaton. The day of the old "nigger show"
is passed, and it now requires ability of high
order to become member of the Mastodons.
The mystery surrounding the fate of
Prof Wise and his companion, George I. Burr,
who left ST. Louis in balloon on the 9th of
September last, has been cleared away
by the discovery of the remains of
Mr.. Burr in Lake Michigan at Miller's
Station, Lake county, Ind. The balloon was
seen passing that point late ON the night of the
ascension, and it must have been wrecked soon
after reaching the water.
Since the opening of the Ute Indian
war thirty three whites have been slain, while
thirty nine savages have been made to bite the
dust
Special Agent Adams, who was sent
out by Secretary Schurz to meet the hostile
Utes, reports that he visited the camp of the
hostiles between Grand and Gunnison rivers
and that, after holding conference
with them, the captive women and children
were delivered to him without conditions
The captives were unframed, and had
not been subjected to any insult or
injury. The Indians desire peace, and claim
to have been forced into the outbreak. Gen.
Adams also reports that after leaving the hos
tiles country he met Indian runners who re-
ported their lookouts" had a fight, on the Goth
of October, with hunting party from Merritt's
camp, brought about accidentally by the scouts
firing on an Indian, IN which scout named
Hume, Lieut. Weir, and two other whites and
two Indians were killed The Indians claim
they were posted at thatplace merely to observe
the movements of the troops; that they did not
want to fight, and did not fight until Hume
killed one of their number.
Gen. Morrow, with a force of 800
soldiers is now in hot pursuit of the muir 1er-
Gus band of Indians who have been recently
committing masssacres and thefts in New
Mexico. band of Sioux is also reported to
be on the war-path in Dakota, and two COM
panies of the United States Eleventh Infantry
are now in pursuit of them. Gen. Merrtt's
force in Colorado is being reinforced, and, if
not prevented by heavy SHOWS, the probability
is that the murderers of Maj. Thornburgh and
Agent Meeker will be hunted down shortly
with vigor
Intelligence comes from the West of
a serious outbreak among Spotted Tails band
in Southwestern Dakota. 1t appears that a
warrior shot an employee of the agency, Henry
Young, the only excuse being because his
heart was bad from mourning his sis
ter's death. Agent Newell arrested him for
trial. That night the warriors fired on the
camp from surrounding heights till morning,
obliging the Agent to release the prisoner. On
obtaining his liberty he was presented with
thirty ponies and wife. The nearest troops
are Us miles distant.
The remains of w. s. Bodie, the
original dscoverer of the Bodie mining dis
trict, and who persisted in a snow-storm Nov.
IA, 1859, were discovered the other day about
mile southwest of the town of Bodie, Cal.
The Wabash railway, of Ohio, Indi-
ana and Illinois, and the st. Louis, Kansas City
and Northern railway, of Missouri, have been
consolidated, aad will hereafter be operated
under one corporation.
South.
The cotton crop of Alabama has been
seriously damaged by rain.
One night last week, q mob of 200
men rode into Martins burg Elliott county, KY,
overpowered the jailer, took two prisoners,
John W. Kendall and VIM. Mcmillan, to a tree
near by and hanged them until dead The men
hanged were known to belong to gang of out
laws. They also attempted to secure John
Cohn, a desperate character, living in town.
He managed to escape, but in doing so was
wounded IN the left shoulder and left limb.
The ninety eighth anniversary of the
surrender of CORVALLIS was celebrated in
spirited manner, on the 23d of October, by the
people Of Yorktown, Va, where the memorable
event transpired.
Yellow Jack has been vanquished by
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