The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-11

The train was brought in by the fireman. m d
MIR. Van Wormer taken to the Hibbard House,
where he was attended by Dr. Chittock, WHO
found that his face was badly burned but lie
thinks his eyes will be saved"
The Bay City Tribune recently published
an interesting letter from the Ohio River
salt region which sets forth that the Ohio
River, Ohio and West Virginia and Kanawha
Companies will have three hundred thousand
barrels on hand April lat, 1876. The manufac-
'urers eiam 10 have made no money for two
years. The Ohio Association expires April LIST.
It will not be revived unless the Saginaw ,nan.
ufacturers form an organization. They ac-
knowledge that the Saginaw Valley manu:act-
turers are masters of the situation. and arc
willing to do anything to advance prices A
large number OF salt works are idle. and mora
are expected to cease operations at once
News from East Saginaw Of a recent date IL
to this effect "A marked change has taken
place in the lumber market during the past
two or three days, and prospects are being de-
cdedly brighter. The market has not only
taken jump on all the grades, but large
number Of buyers are in the field, and prices
are stiff. Within the past three days sales COW
ering upward of 100000 feet have been
made, at least one-third of which was for Chi
| cago ma jority of the sales have been made
at from So, so and $780, to $3.50, Eli and s3j
for culls, common and uppers, respectively.
The scarcity of snow and the prospective short
crop OF logs has brought about this result"
The Detroit ECenirg Nelcs publishes a sen
sational story to the effect that still another
Mrs. Capt. E. b. Ward is about to come to the
front and put in a claim for share of the
wealth left by the deceased millionaire. The
lady mentioned is resident of Sandusky, Ohio
is about 80 years Of age, and claims to have
been privately married to the Captain subse-
quent to the divorce from his first wife and
prior to his union with Miss Lyon 1t is stated
that at one time she was a member of the fam
lily OF the famous banker Jay Cooke, being an
adopted daughter of that gentleman The
strong point OF this lady's case il that she
claims to have the certificate of her marriage
to Capt. Ward in her possession that the officer
who performed the ceremony is still living. and
that the marriage is matter of record in one
of the northern counties Of Ohio. Also. that
she can bring numerous witnesses to testify
that they lived together as man and wife, and
that she has one child az the result of their
marriage.
Casualty-Destruction of Machinery.
Bagley Co.'S tobacco factory at Detroit was
the scene of an exciting event on the after
noon OF the LIST inst.,-an accident that for time
threatened to result in loss to life but happily
it was unaccompanied by the slightest injury to
n no rod
were in the establishment at the time. The
Free Press says: "A sudden sharp jar, a
crashing, crunching, tearing sound, and then
instant silence where but a moment before had
been the usual hum Of machinery were the first
and indeed the only warnings given that ca
lamity had befallen. Those who were on the
ground floor and on the floors above made
rush for the street, but before
they reached the doors the commotion had sub
sided, and the alarm which for an instant SEEM
cd likely to result in panic gave place to
inquiries as to what had happened.
The appearance of several persous from the
basement with the intelligence that the engine
g governor" belt had slipped off of the pulley
and created the most tremendous havoc among
the shafting furnished the explanation wanted.
Inc extent OF the damage was not at hrSt COM
pretended, but walk among the ruins shortly
afterward was sufficient to convince any one
who went with his eyes open that for DAYS to
come the immense mass of machinery will be
useless Huge iron shafts were torn from
their supports bent and twisted like willow
vithes and flung to the farthest end of the
building hangers were crushed and broken;
great cog wheels were rent asunder and
lurled to the floor with astonishing force. and
Inc woodwork, to which portions of the heavy
was attached, was splntered and
lived as though the place had been struck by
lightning. All this destruction was the work
If less than half minute, for the engineer, at
he instant he discovered the cause of the
rouble, shut off steam and thus prevented
what but for his nerve and presence of mind,
night, and in all likelihood would, have beena
till greater disaster. Fortunately the engine
vas not disturbed from its position, and what
seems almost providentia, no person received
he slightest hurt"