The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-07


Garfield amounted to s334,679 on the 4th inst
ported the receipt OF So, 1877 for o monument to
President Garfield.
The reports heretofore sent East from
Arizona that the Indian troubles were about
over in that Territory seem to have been
little premature, as the following telegram
from Tucson, dated the Sd inst, would show:
cit seems that Gen. Wilcox did not .each the
Indians yesterday, but Col. Sanford, with
three companies, Capt. Demands, Lieuts.
Overton's and Glass, arrived on tho ground
about IL o'clock. The Indians outnum-
bered the soldiers and began the fight,
which continued after dark. The Indians
then continued their course south, crossing
Ariyapa valley, evidently trying to make
through to the Galuri mountains, but they
were headed off by forces sent ont from Will
cox. In the engagement one sergeant was
killed and six privates wounded. During the
night the Indians proceeded south about seven
miles, but failed to make the mountains, and
were overhauled near Huds ons ranch, on the
open plain, where the soldiers could
fight 10 advantage, and it is believed that
Nachez and his whole band Of Chi
riCahua Indians will be externinated or
taKen prisoners. Before reaching the point
where the battle took place yesterday, Nachez,
with his entire band attacked Bartolo Seminar
COS train near Cedar Springs, killing him and
Braulto Gomez. Sastenose Estrada, Demetrio
Carmelo and Julian Ria teamsters. One man
is missing. The herder escaped. Since yester-
aymornlng up TO this hour twelve citizens are
known to have been killed, and six others are
reported killed."
Orson Pratt, the ablest theologian in
the Mormon church, has just died at Salt
Lake, aged 10 years.
Mary Powers, the fat woman who
formerly travelled with Barnum's circus, died
at Danyille, Ind, few days ago.
Central Park, in Chicago, has been
rechristened, and will hereafter DO called Gar
field Park.
While Ralph Durbin and wife, and
dughter aged 10, and a Miss Buck, sister Of
Mrs. Durbin, and three small children were re-
turning from church, near Danyille Ohio, they
attempted to cross a stream subject to high
foods. Mrs. Durbin, Miss Durbin. and Miss
Buck were drowned. Mr.. Durbln got out by
his own effort, and MIR. James Shellenbarger
rescued the children.
The National Temperance Society's
Board of Managers have appealed to President
Arthur 10 use his influence to discourage the
national drinking customs, and thus to lessen
the great and threatening evil of intemper-
ance.
By contract recently executed, The
Pullman Company will equip the Northern Pa-
cifc road with its cosches and operate them on
joint account for fifteen years.
Some 200 postmasters will, it is al
legged, be implicated in the star-route frauds.
1t is now claimed that the sum en-
bezzled from the Government by Capt. How
gate amounts to 100000.
Coinage at the various pints for Sep
TENDER, 1854, 800, of which IL, 400 900 were in
standard dollars.
The Captain of the German schooner
Phoenix reports the discovery of new island
in the South Pacific ocean square mile in ex-
tent, and war vessels of three nations set out
llOui NuAisO w 'AANSctlHhto lhc Clei!ii.
The British commission appointed to
inquire into the Afghan campaign has discov-
cred gross corruption in the accounts Of quar-
tormasters and commissaries. Several infuen-
tial bankers have been arrested IN India.
The Sultan is interfering very actively
in Egyptian affairs. lie has sent three Com
mssioners TO thar country on various missions,
and las informed the Khediye that he has done
so, though lie mas not yet informed his Cabi-
net. The Sultan's interference may lead to
serious European complications.
The price of Confederate bonds in the
London market advanc d last week, it is said.
because Of r committee asking holders TO regis
ter the bonds, and this being taken to be pre-
lminary step to an appeal to some of the
Legislatures Of the Southern States for the
redemption of part of the bonds at least.
An attempt to wreck passenger
train was made near Hop, Ark. the scene OF
the recent robbery. Tie spikes were drawn
and the fisfbars removed at point only fifteen
feet from long trestlework. The result was
the ditching OF freight train.
Franklin j. Moses, formerly Governor
of South Carolina, wss locked up in the police
headquarters at New York for swindling Vim.
L. Hall out of S25