The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


PnBnix Park COLL ~, near tOttssille, fA., sev
eral m ners were badly injured.
A New York dispatch says the fund
for Mrs. Garfield has reached nearly 5000
At Asbury Park, N. j., the rooms OF
Capt. John Bo6nger and family, of st Louis,
were robbed OF $40, 900 worth of jewelry. Sew
eral other guests at the hotel were also robbed.
William G. Fargo, President of the
American Express Company and Mayor oil Buff
falo. died in that city, aged 6S years.
Robert Fryer, of New York, has
made mod, for an ocean steamer which will
be marine velocpede on three wheels, with
which he expects to gain two days in crossing
the Atlantic
Maud S. and the Vanderbilt family
were the particular attractions at the Buffalo
races. In the face Of strong wind, the mare
made one mile IN 2:1tM "a.
A Persian rejoicing in the name OF
Mohammed Bagairali, who has been engaged
in the jewelry business in New York for the
last Six years, has made application for natu-
ralization papers. He is the first Persian who
has applied for naturalization papers in this
country.
Nathan Orlando Greenfield, who muir
dered his wife in October, 1875, at Oswell, N.
Y, was executed at Syracuse on the 9th inst.
He chung to the claim that he was innocent.
He was three times tried for the offense, at q
cost 10 Oswego county of $4,000, and spent
nearly six years in prison under the shadow Of
the gslows.
The suit brought by Gen. Butler to
stop the sale of the Sprague estate has caused
the closing Of all its factories The temporary
injunction TO, bids payments to operatives
expenditures for the preservation Of property,
thus throwing 1900 men cut Of employment.
Orville Grant, brother of Gen. Grant,
died at Morris Plains, N. j., few days ago.
He was AZ years old.
Announcement is made of the death
Of Gen. Robert Patterson, who with the rank Of
Major General commanded n portion Of the
Union forces at Bull Run, on the 2lst Of July,
1861, and who was much blamed for DISPOSE
ton of his command that permitted rebel rein
forceme nts to reach the battlefield and decide
the day again the Union army.
At East Taunton, Mass, the large
nail and wire mills owned by the Old Colony
$500, coo, and several hundred men are thrown
cut OF employment.
Speculative insurance caused the muir
der of Joseph Miller, an old man Of Montgom-
cry, Pa, by his son Samuel The policies on
his lie aggregated 100000
West.
It is annou ced that Jay Gould has
stock-yards at East st, Louis, whose capital
stock is 81 ,25O,OC0
Intelligence has reached Denver from
Fort Craig that Apache Indians attacked The
Mitchell party Of ten Americans and twenty
six Mexcans out from Chloride CT Y on trail
in Red canon. The fight lasted until dark.
Three Indians were killed. Nine Mexicans and
Americans were wounded AM killed, with two
Missing. All their horses were taken by the
Indians.
Sitting Bull wants to go to Washing
ton, but the Indian Commission have no use for
him there, and he will therefore remain at
Standing Rock Agency.
San Francisco telegram reports the
arrival in that cIty from Mexico Of Ambrose
Lomprax, of Match toches. La. Lomprax was
with he party of surveyors that were attacked
by Apaches south of FL paso, Stlte of China
hua. and thirteen killed. He says he joined the
party the day before the attack. The night be-
fore the massacre he lost horse and II hired
boy, and thOuph he raw Indian signs. Next
day the party started on, and he fingered half
a mile behind. Wbcr the party among the
sand hills the fighting began. Lomprax SAYS
the party were well armed and brave men, but
had no leader ard did not know how TO fight
Indians. He tried to join the party but was
taken prisoner by the Indians, and would have
been kk but his lost Mexican boy appeared
and told the Indians nc was wealthy and could
be ran ,omed. He was secured and could not see
the fight. The surveyors fought desperately
against the Indians, who numbered forty-fve
or fortS-six, Of whom six were killed and nine
wounded. All the whites were k He'd, six of
them being dispatched while lying on the
field wounded. Lomprax says the Indians
were under command of Victoria, as he knew
that ch II very well by sight
A fire broke out in dance-house at
Truckee, New, at. an early hour in the morn
ing and spread rapidly, destroying every bust
htno hOuoc III piaNO ,AN' ~ thiSO, many
residences. The total loss Is estimated at
&35o, 900. Only about one-third of the loss is
Gov red hy insurance,-A fire in the lower part
of Deadwood, Oak, burned twenty-five build
ings, involving loss of 100000.
Bishop E. o. Haven, of the Methodist
church. died at Salem, Ore, aged 60 years.
The Mescalero Apaches who LETT their
reservation have crossed the Rio Grande near
San Jose. They killed two miners and herder
near San Marci, and fired upon a party of
thuty-six Mexicans and Americans who we're IN
pursuit of them.
Some California militia had sham
bat 10 at Grass valley, and Lost control Of them
selves in bayonet charge, several officers and
no less thsn twenty men being wounded by
bayonets and butts Of guns.
The Northwestern road, warned by
the experience Of last winter. has established
commodious coal stations along It's new lines in