The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-24

| the arid lands within their borders the pro-
ceeds TO be devoted to the construction OF an
extensive system of irrigation. The memorial
also asks for the division OF the homestead
and presumption lands, 30 that they will be
more equitable in their character.
@. w. Mead General Manager of the North
, ern Pacific railroad, asserts positively that
work on the road will be begun and prosecuted
with vigor in the spring.
The Texas cattle fever is said to DO raging
in Daviess county, Mo.
; The American House, Minneapolis, Mimi,
has been destroyed by fire. One Of the guests
was burned to death.
The Chicago and Atlantic Railroad Company
has received notification by cable of the sale
in London of 50, 600, 900 worth of bonds of the
road.
The colored people Of the Indian Territory
have adopted a memorial to Congress asking
for equal rights in the Territory with the In
dams, and for the organization of Territorial
Government
The Hon. w. b. Williams has been nomi-
mated by the Republicans of the Fifth District
of Michigan for Congress, to succeed Wilder
b. Foster.
Winter has set in early in tho Far West
Eight inches Of snow fell in Wyoming and
Utah on the 18th of October and the Union
Pacific trains were delayed several hours
thereby.
The National Crop Reporter of Oct. IS,
states that additional reports indicate still
greater losses to the corn crop than have as
yet been established.
The Executive Committees of the State
Oranges in the Northwest held a meeting at
Keokuk Iowa, on the 10th and 18th of Octo-
Der. Their sessions were held with closed
doors, and only portion of their works. made
public. One of the resolutions adopted con-
templates an extensive system of agricultural
statistics, to be colated by town assessors and
tabulated by Commissioner of Statistics, at
the capital of each State for publication in
the papers.
Bakersfield, Kern county, Cal, was the
scene of bloody ARRAY on the day of the re-
cent election, in which three men were killed.
At Kalamazoo, Mich, few days ago.
colored man was caught in the machinery of
machine-shop and run around at the rate of
200 revolutions a minute, literally tearing him
to pieces. One foot was thrown through the
skylight, lodging on the roof.
One Kelly, his wife and grandchild were
burned to death in Toledo, the other day, by
the burning of the shanty in which they
| lived.
The Executive Committee of the Iowa
State Grange of Patrons of Husbandry have
decided to establish large reaper and mower
factory in Des NIoines.
fire in Madison, Wis, on the 18th OF
October, destroyed 100000 worth of prop
erty.
Cleveland and Buffalo were visited by a Sc
we're snow-storm on the goth of October.
terrible double tragedy was enacted at
New Bedford, Ind last week. A blacksmith,
named Christopher, having discovered his
wife in guilty relations with her paramour,
named Morrow flew into frenzy of madness,
stabbed his three children and then his wife.
Having finished this operation, he turned
upon Morrow and stabbed him. The latter
then wrested the knife from him and stabbed
Christopher killing him instantly. The un-
fortunate woman and one of the children will
also die
Tho South.
Dallas Texas, was recently visited by a
go, 600 fire.
Cloud, the oarsman who essayed to row
from Philadelphia to New Orleans, was found
dead in his boat, the other day, 112 miles
above the latter city.
The city of Louisville was greatly alarmed
few evenings ago by a terrific gas explosion
in the basement Of the City Hall, caused by
leaky gas-pipes. 1t is feared the foundations
of tho building are injured
% uIo ife
dead with a shotgun few days ago. He
charges her with infideity.
Three dollars and half pound is pretty
round figure TO pay for cotton, but such a
price was realized for bale of the staple at
Memphis the other day. The proceeds went
to the relief of the yellow fever sufferers.
The steamer Mary Z. Poe, from st. Louis
to New Orleans, was burned on the Mississippi
river, near Osceola. Ark, on the 18th of Octo- |
Der. Six or eight lives were lost.
The Old-School Presbyterian Synod of Mis-
souri, has decided, by vote Of As to 33, to re-
unite with the Southern General Assembly.
Washington.
The members of the Evangelical Alliance |
visited the capital on the 14th inst. and |
called on the President in a body Rev. DR.. |
Tiffany in behalf Of the delegates, addressed |
the President who, in response, spoke as fol- |
lows 1t affords me very great pleasure to |
welcome this Alliance to the capital of this
great nation which | feel is the freest of all |
nations to work out the problem of your mis-
sion" The members of the Alliance were |
then severaly introduced. After the core
mony Of Misunderstanding was gone through with, |
the Rev. Nashrayan Sheshadra, of Bombay, |
delivered a short speech, i'll which he ex-
pressed himself very much struck with |
what he had seen in this country, and especial |
ly with the reception the President had given |
him. The interview was brought to rather an
abrupt termination on account of the Presi-
dent being compelled to leave for Toledo, to
attend the soldiers reunion.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has an
nounced his determination to take no further |
action at present toward the replacement Of |
worn, mutilated and successfully counterfeit
ed notes Of national banks.
Martin f. Conway. who attempted to assas-
sinate Pomeroy, has been bailed. Conway, it