The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-09-26

TENDER, caused the death of six miners, and
the wounding of many more.
Burlington, Iowa, was visited by disastrous
confagration on the goth of September. The
fire broke out in the heart of the city and swept
over two squares and half before 1t could be
checked. The loss is estimated at about $780,
0Os The heaviest losers were Gilbert, Hedge
q Co, lumber dealers, who lose about sl20OOO.
The Terre Haute Qnd) Iron and Nail Works
have been destroyed by fire. Loss, sl75,OO0;
insurance, $4,000.
The three grand arches Of the great bridge
at st. Louis, it is announced, will be completed
by the middle of December. The two center
sections of one Of the arches have just been
completed, thus demonstrating the feasibility
Of the original plan, and its success is regarded
as one of the greatest triumphs of engineer
ing skill the world has ever seen.
A singular and terrible shooting ARRAY
occrred at Independence, Mo-, last week. James
j. Chiles, a noted desperate, met Deputy
Marshal James Peacock on the street, and
slapped him in the face. A fight ensued, dur
ing which a pistol fell from Chiles' pocket.
which was picked up by hss son, IA years old,
who shot Peacock in the back inflictng dan
gerous wound. Peacock then shot Chiles
through the head, killing him. A SON of Pea
cock then shot young Chiles, wounding him
fatally. City Marshal Farrow, who then c1no
up 10 stop tho fight, vas slightly wounded in
the breast, but by whom 10 not known.
A daring and extensive plot to rob the In
dianapolis Exposition of diamonds and other
valuables has been discovered. 1t WAS ar
ranged that experienced burglars should be
placed near the cases containing an immense
amount of diamonds, jewelry and silverware
while confederates should cut the gas-pipe
which supplies the Exposition, and which
runs through an open common. In the dark
ness and confusion the raid was to be made
the cases smashed, and the valuables secured
Since the discovery of this plot the guards
have been strengthened, calcium lights pro-
vided, and all precautions taken to Illustrate
their design.
The South.
There has been great destruction of prop
erty along the Rio Grande, caused by the over
how The cotton crop is destroyed. telegraph
poles and railroad tracks washed away, the
mails stopped, and all communication with the
interior suspended
A railroad collision recently occurred near
Columbia, S. c., by which two persons were
killed, one mortally wounded, and two others
slightly injured.
The number of deaths from fever in
Shreveport is fearful to contemplate. The
4o1i hoG ocarco1r a tNraoa6opt in, al
In some instances whole families were swept
out of existence in the space of few days.
The Times Of Sept. 1e says Our stores are
ell closed and all our dwellings, turned into
hospitals. In fact, Shreveport is one great
hospital, one great charnel-house, and the
Times merely deatla-record. The number of
interments since the LIST of September sums
up 226. The number Of sick is variously esti-
mated at from 500 to COO.
A Shreveport Oa-) dispatch of the Goth
says there are less than 5000 people in the
town, 1000 of whom are either down with
fever or convalescing.
The yellow fever is rapidly abating at
Shreveport and Memphis.
series Of railroad accidents, resulting in
serious loss of life, occurred in Georgia, on
the Odd of September caused by heavy rain
storm washing away cUlverts. At Branchville |
a train ran into washed culvert, killing four
persons. Another train ran into culvert near |
Millen, and three persons were killed. All the |
killed were employers of the roads. Other |
accidents of minor nature are reported.
The dwelling of William Crouch, near
Williamstown, Ky, was burned few nights
ago, and his wife, two children, and an orphan
boy named Dunn persisted in the flames.
A terrific storm recently visited Tallahassee,
Fla, and vicinity. Many dwellings and gin
houses were blown down, and several lives
ost The towns of st. Marks and New
port were swept away, only two houses being
eft.
washington.
The condition of the United States Treasu-
" is pronounced by Treasury officials to be
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