The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-19
DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.

1t is reported that the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern Railroad will pay no damages
on account OF death, injuries, or the loss of
baggage at Ashtabula, unless forced to do 80
by the stern mandate of law. The company,
it is said, do not propose to become responsible
for anything, since the accident was ''an act
OF God" and as the railroad could not control
the action of the atmosphere upon the bridge,
it could not, therefore, be held liable for loss
OF. time, doctors bills or burned clothes.
a fire 1T Edenburg, Pa, last week, destroyed
twenty-five buildings in the business center
OF tive town. Loss, 100000. Scranton Pa,
and st. GATHERINGS, Ontario, were visited by
destructive confagrations on the same day.
Losses, $780, 900 and $3.50, 900, respectively.
Mr.. Samuel Morris and his oldest child aged
IL years, were recently burned to death at
Burlington, n. j.. by the burning OF the family
mansion.
The Central Hotel, at Long Branch has
been destroyed by fire. Loss, $40, 900.
w. r. Barton, the cashier OF the National
Bank of Fishbill, N. Y, is defaulter to
large amount, estimate at over $40, 900.
Ether Shepley, United States Senator from
Maine from 1888 to 1886, died last week, aged
81. He was father of Gen. Shepley, Military
Governor Of Louisiana during the war.
West.
In January 1872, the st. Louis Democrat
made serious charge against Rev. Stuart
Robinson, of Louisville KY. namely, that he
(Robinson) was implicated in plan to intro
duce yellow fever infected clothing into
Northern cities during the war. lRobnson sued
the proprietors of the Democrat for libel, and
the case has just been brought to close at
st. Louis the defendants confessing judgment
in the sum of $780, and agreeing to pay
plaintiffs attorney fees and all costs of the
suit.
Tree-plantlng has been carried on extensive
ly in Minnesota during the past year, over
10000, 900 cuttings having been set out.
The latest monthly bulletin OF the Illinois
Department of Agriculture reports an alarm
ing increase OF hog cholera and Canada thistles
in the State.
California has been suffering from the effects
of an unprecedented drought. Up to the 18th
OF January not drop Of rain had fallen in the
region of San Francisco for a period OF sixty
days.
The loss OF property at Cincinnati by the re-
cent break up of ice in the Ohio river is esti-
mated at between $500, 900 and $4OO, 900, which
falls principally upon the coal dealers. About
eighty loaded and $50 empty barges were sunk
Oh carried away from the landings.
A fire at Winons Mimi, last week, destroyed
$4,000 worth of property.
telegram from Tongue River cantonment
says that five prominent Sioux chiefs APP
preached the post with flag Of truce. When
within few hundred yards of the post, and
before their approach was known to single
officer or soldier of the garrison, they we're
bounced upon and killed. by the Crow scouts
who belong to the post. Gen. Miles was in
dignant beyond measure at the bloody tragedy,
both on account Of It's atrocity and by reason
OF the possible Importance OF their mission.
south.
In the Packard Legislature, at New Orleans,
on the 10th inst, a resolution was intro