The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-30

at the time. HIS body was not recovered, and
it is said that the remains of those who go over
the American falls never are found
West.
Jay Gould has bought the st. Joseph
NO. railroad bridge over the Missouri river
for s6OO,O as private speculation. Every
railroad car on the several roads crossing it
will have to pay him from 81 to S.
Reports to the Chicago Inter Ocean
from several places in the Northwest indicate
that winter wheat promises well except
In Kansas; that spring wheat occupies
large acreage and is improving; that the corn
crop bids fair to DO the largest ever known
that less oats have been sown and the crop Is
backward; that the prospects for rye are not
very flattering; that of barley there is an aver
age acreage, and that the hay crop will be
light.
A murderer named Orlando Cassler
was hanged at Seward, Neb, on tho Goth of
May.
At Terre Haute, Ind, a negro, named
Nelson, has been sentenced to the penitentiary
one year and fined 81 900 for marrying white
woman.
John Jones, the leading colored citi-
zen Of Chicago, is dead. He was an old resi-
had held important public trusts, and was
greatly respected by all classes.
The jewelry store of Eugene Jaccard
Co., in St Louis, Mo-, was robbed of over
$4,000 worth of iewelry few nights ago.
A barn containing a collection of wild
animals belonging to p NJ. French, the circus
manager, was burned down at Detroit, few
nights ago, and quite a number of the beasts
persisted in the flames The gigantic per-
forming elephant, Sultan, five large
performing lions, wo California lions, an ibex,
three kangaroos, one tiger, one zebra that had
been trained to trot in harness, a sacred COW
and her sacred calf, and Rocky mountain big
horned deer, were burned, besides an extensive
collection of stuffed animals. The scene dur
ing the fire battles description. Two of the
lions fell upon each other and fought desperate
ly, and the cries and struggles of the other
imprisoned brutes was pitiful to witness.
The statement made by the Assignee
regarding the affairs of Archbishop Purcell
shows the total amount of claims to be s3,697,-
65l, and the assets of all kinds 81, 1S1 ,566, Of
which s4lS, 536 are scheduled either AZ doubt
full or worthless, 80 that there remains only
s700,0O0 out of which to pay the cost of hqui-
dation and administration. and distribute divi-
dends.
At Kewakum, Wis, a shocking MUIR
der was perpetrated, few DAYS ago. by crazy
farmer named Altenhofer. He beat the brains
out of a 6-weeks-old child by knocking Its
head against the wall and cutting ts scalp open
with picture frame. He then carried the dead
infant two miles to priest, and acknowledged
his crime.
j. Phil Krieger, Jr, cashier of the
collapsed Broadway Savings Bank, St Louis,
has been arrested on criminal charge of NAL
feasance in Office or embezzling funds from
the bank.
A fire at Dallas, Ore, last week,
burned $500, 900 worth of property.
In Chicago, the other day, boy went
on top of Haverly's Theater building to recover
a baseball that had lodged on the roof. He |
lost his footing and fell to the earth, distance
of seventy feet He was instantly killed, being
crushed to pulp
South.
Buford, the murderer of Judge Eli
ott at Frankfort, KY, has obtained change of
venue to Owen county, and the trial has been
set for the second Tuesday of July
The people of New Orleans are MAX
ing giant efforts to put their city in yellow
fever proof condition. They have provided for
the daily flushing of the cutters with river
water, through the whole length of the city
Steam pumps are to be provided for the pur-
pose; street-sweeping machines are to be intro
duced, and boats prepared for the transporta-
ton of filth to a safe distance down the river.
Near Odenton, Nd, few miles from
Washington city, last week, John Stinchcomb,
aged g. shot and killed his brother Lewis, aged
s., and then shot himself The two quarreled
about division of property
Great excitement prevails in Northern
Texas over the discovery of silver at Brown
wood, 100 miles southwest of Dallas. The
assay Of ore proves that the vein is very rich
one. specimen Of 100 grains Of ore contained
40 per cent of silver. daily paper has been
started, claims are being located, and hundreds
Of people are rushing there.
Six persons were recently drowned
n the Calcasieu river, near Lake Charles, La,
~ the capsizing of small steamboat
Advices from the silver-mining region
n Montgomery county, near Hot Springs Ark,
re to the effect that rich ore, near the surface,
has been discovered in many places, covering
N area Of several miles. California, Nevada
md Colorado miners now there concur in say
ng that the prospect is very good So says a
little Rock telegram