The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-07-25
WHOLE NO. 956
From the Detroit Post.

lrsILANTI, July a. 1878.
Ins morning, at l;30 o'clock, our citizens
we're alarmed by the cry q, tire. In a Few mo-
ments the streets were fuil Of ANXIOUS people,
ana the cry vas ''Where is the fire ?" IL was
soon found 70 proceed from TIE Methodist
Episcopal Church. Tue citizens vers soon up
On the ground, and a few moments OF earnest
work saved tho valuable property srom destruo-
ton The ire was clsesly tie wor. OF an in
cendlary. and few minutes Of DELAY in dis
covering the sane would have resulted in the
total loss 0: the building, and no doubt much
adjoining property. as there was quite q breeze
stirring at the time, and the residence or Lee
Hendricks vas Only rod or two nway. while
other residences were in close connection. The
wretch or wretches who undertook thus Internal
Job went al il in systematic manner. They
seiected back donr for their work. This door
led into smaIl room which was used al a
lecture room. By using two-inch augur they
bored four or five boles through the door.
Through these spertures they introduced rags
and paper. straw and other indammabe matter
well saturated with kerosene oil Thoy then
proceeded to fire the same, and closed up the
augur holes with wads of Grass 80 that no light
conld be seen from the outsde Mrs. Lee
Hendricks was the first to discover the fire,
but not until it had burned through the pamela
Of the door, The light then reflected through
the window aad upon the wall o; the bedroom
in which Mrs. II. wac sleeping and awakened
her. She aroused her husband, who instantly
gave the alarm and at once proceeded to throw
water upon tho fire.
The fire had already gained so much head
way, it had burned through the ceiling in some
places, had destroyed number Of seats, all the
carpet and other infammabe matter in the
room. The whole room will have TO be built
over new. The damage 10 the building will
be about 5000,
| There can only be one supposition as regards
tins nefarous plot, and that is that 1t results
from spirit of revenge, which 10 manifested
by the liquor sellors OF the town, Mayor snyder
being member Of the church Loud threats
have been going the rounds for many days,
such as deluglDg the city with fire, tarring and
featherlng those witnesses who appeared upon
The prosecution in the liquor suits, etc. These
threats were ment to lntimidate. aud the reform
movement as regard. the selling OF intoxica-
ting liquors.
Another dastardly outrage wss perpetrated
either upon Saturday or last night. This was
no less than the forcible entry OF tho offices OF
Justice Crane and tle City Clerk, Charles NJ
Woodruff, and the plundering Of the ssme Of
nearly all their contents, including all the city
records and papers, Justice Cranes docket a
large number Of chattel mortgages, stationery
books, etc. in fact everything tho scamps
could get their hands on. The loss OF the city
records will be deeply felt, as il comprises all
OF them for many years past No clue has AS
yet been obtained az to who the parties were
who laid aside all title to beng other than vii
lains of the lowest stamp. Men who viii re-
sort to robbery and incendiarisln would not
hesitate even to take life, and 10 man who
values bs hfe or property shoul1 tru-t either
in their hands.
On Friday evening the house Of NJ Wells,
on Prospect street, was attacked by "a mob and
every window and door was smashed in. No
personal violence was offered to any OF the IN
mates. Mr.. Wells was a witness for the pros
ecution of liquor suit IN thls town a few
days ago,
and a coffin was left in the mayors front yard
Al these outragcs proceed from tho liquor
element. such actions only serve 10 call down
the deepest ceusuro Of every law-abldlng cit-
zen. AL claims to manhood are lain aside by
any one who viii resort t. such measures as
these. The citizens are fully arouse TO the
emergency, and viii move forward in any Steps
that may be taken to punish tie miscreants
who have done this work.
Another Injustice comes to light IN he opera
ton of the new postal law as applied TO news
papers. The postage is no more on heavy
metropolitan journal which comes up TO the
limit of four ounces, that 1t is upon % light
country journal which weighs perhaps less than
two ounces The majority of city newspapers
will weigh moro than country newspapers, for
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