The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-12-26

Henry Ward Beecher, in q recent
lecture, described the American Bible Society
version Of the King James Bible "a full Of err
rorA
Two brick houses fell recently at
Wilmington, Del, and two men were killed,
several others being injured
Stones shoddy mill at Bennington,
Vt, was destroyed by fire the other day, and
the proprietor and one of his workmen had to
rush through the flames to get out of the mill.
Stone was 30 severely burned that he died soon
afterward. The others were badly burned.
When Mrs. Stone was informed Of the death of
her husband she became frantic with grief, and
has since become raving maniac.
West, Bradley & Cory's corset and
suspender factory, in New York. burned the
other night The loss amounted to about
100000.
At Mount Holly, N. j., the dwelling
of Matthew Gleason, a laboring man, has been
totally destroyed by fire, his three little chill
dren perishing in the flames.
West.
Louis Trumbull, his two sons and
two other persons, were killed at Collinsville,
Ind, by the explosion Of the boiler of saw
mill.
Mrs. Sol. Barney, of Spencerville, Ind,
was awakened by the presence of two burglars
in her room. She opened fire on them, and
they returned it, until thirteen shots had been
exchanged. They then fled, leaving traces of
blood after them. One ball passed through
Mrs. Barney's night dress.
A fire at Bismarck, d. T., destroyed
large portion of the business part Of the city.
The loss is about $4,000.
The smelling works at Omaha, Neb.,
have been partially destroyed by fire. Loss
estimated at $4,000
Charles III. Cakes, who was suffers
clerk at Fort Dearborn (Chicago) in 1921, died
few days ago, at st. Paul, aged rs years.
An explosion of nitro-glycerine on
the Canada Pacific, near Ratportage, Winnipeg,
killed four men and wounded three.
A schooner, supposed to be the Mary
D. Pomeroy, from Crescent City to San Fran
cisco, has been sighted bottom up of Point
Reeves. There we're on board eight officers and
seamen and twelve passengers, all of whom are
supposed to be lost.
Gen. Adams, of the Ute Commission,
has just arrived at Denver He thinks the
twelve selected indians will be delivered, when
they will be taken to Fort Leavenworth and
tried. and the ones found guilty will be hung.
The Wisconsin State Board of Chair
ties, after investigating the Milwaukee House
of Correction, find the charges OF cruelty and
improper dieting sustained, and recommend
change in the management Of the institution.
The destruction by fire of some of
Bests brewery buildings in Milwaukee entailed
a loss estimated at s315, 200, with an insurance
of s2OS.OO0
William Mckee, senior proprietor of
the st. Louis Globe Democrat, is dead.
Ouray informs Gen. Hatch that the
guilty Utes have at last concluded to surrender.
with the exception of Jack. Jack is implaca-
BILE, and thinks Of joining Sitting Bull.
South.
The negro exodus from Texas to
Kansas continues
Numerous cases of grave-robbery have
caused intense excitement in Georgia. Three
medical colleges were searched, and several
norpses in various stages of dissection, but all
were discovered
Four Southern murderers were ex-
on Friday, Dec. 19-three in Vir-
3inia and one in Georgia.
Mary A. Murray was removed from
position in the Baltimore postoffice, and has
brought suit against Postmaster Tyler, claim |
ng $4,000 damages, forlassault.
Houston, Texas, is without money or |
'redit, and heavily in debt All the city Of |
icers have resigned, and tn prisoners in the |
all are unguarded The liabilities of the mu-
1icipality amount to about 100000
The steamboat Maggie Barker, laden
With 1, 100 bales Of cotton. burned at the wharf
II Mobile, Ala, few days ago, the loss aggre-
,atng $4,000.
Two negro murderers were Iynched
n Russell county, Ala, recently, by q Inob
opposed Of whites and blacks.