The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-12-05
DOMESTIC INTELLI0ENOR.


The barns of the Eighth avenue
horse-car line, located at Eighth avenue and
Fiftieth street, New York, were burned last
week, over 100 horses perishing in the flames
One fireman was killed and three others seri-
ously injured by falling walls The loss is os-
timated at s25o,OOO.
The largest commercial transaction
ever accomplished by single individual in
America has just been contaminated in New
York. William II. Vanderbilt, for $25, GOO, 600
in crisp Government bonds, turned over to a
syndicate represented by Drexe, Morgan Il Co.
1000 shares of New York Central and Hudson
River railroad stock.
During the past year $50 fishermen
from Gloucester have been lost.
Edison says he has completed his
electric light, and will exhibit it fully at Christ
mas in Menlo Park
A fire on Market and Sixth streets,
Philadelphia, burned property valued at up
ward of half million dollars. Megarge Bros
and A. NJ Collins, Son & Co., paper dealers,
were the principal sufferers.
The trial of the desperate Currie,
who killed the actor Porter, at Marshall, Texas,
has been again postponed on account of the
non-appearance of important witnesses for the
prosecution.
A distressing story of double In
dian massacre comes from Ell Paso, in North
western Texas. party of fifteen men went
in pursuit of depredating savages, and fol-
lowed trail to the Camdeleria mountains.
where the Indians ambushed them, killing
all but one or two When the news
reached El Paso strong party organized and
started on the trail Arriving at the scene of
the massacre they commenced to bury the
dead. While thus employed they were fired
upon and eighteen killed.
A destructive tornado visited the
southeastern section of Louisville. Ky.. a few
days ago, d molishing and unroofing large
number of buildings.
A large force of armed moonshiners
surrounded sixteen revenue deputies near At
lanta, Ga, and delivered prisoner whom the
deputies had arrested.
West.
Advices from Los Pinos Agency to
Nov. 25 report that the late sChief Ouray has
miscalculated his power and cannot deliver the
murderers Of Meeker and Thornburgh il he
would. The situation at the agency is far
from enviable. Rumors of an impending at
tack prevail, and the building in which the
Commissioners and their escort lodge has been |
loopholed and provisioned"
A
mitted in Cass county, Ill. a few days ago. |
The victims were two German brothers named |
Eichenand, and the murderers John and Rob- |
ert Taylor, also brothers. 1t was Q cold |
blooded and unprovoked deed
Gen. Grant visited Dubuque, where
the whole populace turned out to welcome him,
on the 1st inst
Reports come from the West that the
Mormons are trying to incite the Ute Indians
to another uprising.
Chicago papers record the death of
Gen. Jefferson G. Davis, of the United States
army, which occurred at the Palmer House. in
that city. Gen Davis was a native of Clark
county, Ind, and was 81 years of age.
Ouray, the friendly Ute chieftain, has
finally succeeded in enticing the White river
savages into the agency at Los Pinos. They
arrived on the Let inst, all armed to the teeth
and were welcomed by the Peace Commission
ers and their escort, prepared in the same
manner against sudden attack.
AS the season approaches the holt
days it will always be noticed that Manager
Haverly, of the Chicago Theator manages to
secure Humpty Dumpty" for the delectation
of the little folks. With no departure from the
usual custom, that sprightly young gentleman
sits on the wall ct Haverly's every evening
his week. The Tony Denier troupe has the
particular Humpty now there, and no better
travels