The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-03

GrOl. James "A. watson, WHO 80 aDly
filed the chair of astronomy in the University
OF Wisconsin, and formerly Director of the
observatory at Michigan University, died at
Madison, last week, OF illness contracted while
making his astronomical observations.
Mrs. Anna Coleman, the wife OF q
farmer living near Jonesboro, Ind, was literal
lv torn to pieces bv vicious bull.
Alpheus S. Foote, of La Crosse, Wis,
former partner OF "Brick" Pomerov in the
publication and conduct OF the La Crosse DEM
ocrat, has been sent to the Wisconsin peniten-
tiarv for five years for forgery.
Two men were killed and three dam
gerously wounded at New York, by falling
through the Harlem railroad bridge.
The first legal execution in Arizona
took place Nov. 26 at Phoenix, where Demetrio
Domingues II years of age, was hanged for
the murder of Mr.. Thomas.
Five Colorado miners, tramping over
the Continental divide, were swept down in an
immense snowslide, two being killed.
Mr.. Robinson, Lieutenant Governor
of Colorado, was shot and dangerously wound
ed by guard placed over mine Of which he
was the principal owner, near Leadville.
A man named Baasham has for some
months lain in Jail at Kansas City on suspicion
of being one Of the robbers of a train at Glen
dale, Mo-, in October, 1879. At his trial, few
days ago, he pleaded guilty, giving the details
of the crime and the names Of six men who
perpetrated it. On his confession, two men,
ulal nj hava haa oil a.
Independence, No., for q share in the enter
prise.
George Moore, his son and another
man we're killed, and four other men severely
injured, by the explosion of boiler at Char
lotte, Mich.
Several cases of trichina, caused by
eating uncooked pork, have occurred in Chi
cago.
The late Prof. Watson bequeaths all
of his property, valued at 100000 to the Ma
tonal Academy of Sciences. He leaves only
S3, 900 for the support of his wife,
Mrs. Mary Dillon, who was born in
Limerick in 1869, has just died at Logansport,
Ind.
Leavitt's English Opera Burlesque
Company remain for a second week at Haver-
ly's, in Chicago, the bill being changed. The
local papers are enthusiastic in praise of this
troupe, which, they say, contains material
enough for two full companies-one in opera
and the other in burlesque. The present week
Is announced the grand spectacular buresque
Carmen, introducing the Hessian lady cS-
dot tba ha1 OF nd ba lonu
able bull fight.
Lieut.. Gov. Robinson, of Colorado,
who was shot by the guards he had set over the
mining property at his camp near Leadville, has
died of his wounds.
Charles A. Hall, lawyer of st. Louis,
has been sentenced to one years imprisonment
in the United States Circuit Court of that city
for counterfeiting
A Louisville negro died of lockjaw,
caused by wound in his heel from nail in
his shoe.
The mistake of cook at Kingston,
Tenn, who used arsenic for soda, has caused
five Deaths and thirty more of large party
were dangerously i'll at last accounts.
Charles Brown, of Marble Hall, Va,
and young man clerking for him were found
murdered in bed in the store, their bodies be-
ing horribly mutilated.
Twelve hundred miles of the South
ern Pacific railway have been completed,
bringing its rails to the Rio Menbres. The
Texas Pacific. which will make a junction at
Ell Paso, has been extended $50 miles west Of
Fort Worth. Early in 1881 the new route will
be open to the P acific coast.
The County Election Commissioners,
the Chairman of the Democratic County Com
mittee and the Chairman Of the Democratic
District Committee. were arrested last week at
Vicksburg, Miss. by order of United States
Judge Hill, for violation of the national cleo
ton laws.
Hawley, who, hidden in ambush, shot
dead his neighbor Hayes, because of an an
Gent feud, after being married to his paramour
in order to legitimize their offspring, and MAX
ing the usual religious professions, was hanged
at Salem, Va, Nov rs.
Gen. George b. Crittenden, of Ken
lucky, prominent officer in the Confederate
army during the civil war, is dead.
An aged citizen of Laurinburg, n. c.,
tied two little grandchildren close to the fire.
place and went out to pick cotton. The cloth
ing OF the infants took fire, and they perisi ed
almost before his eyes.