The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-26

by the Towards. Their physicians and visitors
are daily abroad, seeking new victims for re-
lief They have one hundred and eighty nurses
on duty and are working under an expense of
about 800 per diem. The Masons, Odd-Fel-
lows, knights of Honor and other benevolent
associations are laboring hand-in-hand with the
Towards in the noble work of relieving the
sick and distressed
There were only three deaths from
yellow fever in Memphis during the two days
Sept. 2o-2l, twenty new cases being reported
in the same time.
Nashville negroes have taken up the
exodus where their Louisiana and Mississippi
brethren left of, and are travelling Kansas
ward by the train-load. One hundred left last
week for the promised Land, and many others
will follow.
The Wisconsin Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, at Delavan, was destroyed by fire last
week. With the exertons of the citizens of
Delavan all the property it contained was
saved, including the library, safe, and
the contents of all the rooms. The
session, with an attendance of 155 pupils, a
larger number than have ever.before been reg
istered. The first building was erected in
1854, intended to be wing to the main struc-
ture, erected in 1856. This supplied the needs
Of the State until 1867, when the west wing was
built The estimated cost Of the building is
s250,0OO, upon which there is no insurance, the
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for eight years.
Hastings, Neb., has been visited by
disastrous confagration. Two hotels, one
bank, one printing office, one elevator aud
nearly all the stores in the town were burned.
The loss is estimated at 100000; partly COW
cred by insurance.
Chicago elevators contain 1874, l02
bushels Of wheat, 3,O57, 1852 bushels of corn,
99,65S bushels of oats, lG5, 554 bushels Of rye,
and 136, ST. bushels of barley, making grand
total of 5,203, 500 bushels, against G.355, 81
bushels at this period last year.
Henry d. Adams, better known as
"Hank" Adams, one of the oldest and widest
known printers in the West, died in Chicago
few days ago, Of consumption, aged "a years.
He was for many years foreman of the Chicago
Evening Journal Office.
President Hayes and party journeyed
from Cleveland to Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. IL,
for the purpose OF attending reunion of the
Presidents old regiment Twenty-third Ohio
The reunion was held in grove near the town,
ard, after an address of welcome by DIR.
McCurdy, the President delivered a speech
Of considerable length, in which he
defended the financial policy of his admins
tration He was followed by Gen. Sherman in
one of his characteristic talks. after which the
party returned to Cleveland.
President Hayes went to Detroit
Sept. l6 He was present at the State Fair near
that city, and delivered lengthy speech, in
which he reviewed the commercial and indus
trial situation, and dwelt at some length on the
finances of the country. Gen. Sherman and
Zach Chandler also made speeches.
Gen. George B. Smith died at his
home in Madison, Wis, few days ago. Mr.
Smith was one of the most prominent oi liens
of the Badger State He has held many posi-
lions of trust and profit, and has been leading
lawyer and active politician for over thirty
years. He was 5G years old.
A serious Indian outbreak is reported
in New Mexico
doc" Middleton. the notorious Ne
braska desperate and horse thief, has been
sentenced to five years in the penitentarv.
Louis Guetig, who year ago muir
dered Mary McGlew, hotel waitress, because
she refused to marry him, was hanged at
Indianapolis Sept 10.
President Hayes and party ar
rived at Chicago, over the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern railroad, on the
evening of Sept ~. and were quartered
at the Grand Pacific Hotel. After private
reception and nights rest at that hostelry,
the distinguished party continued their journey
westward over the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy road.
A short engagement of ten per-
formances is being given at Haverly's in Chi
cago, by the king of tragedians, John McGul-
Tough, this week, opening with Jack Cade."
He presents very comprehensive repertoire
during the week, as follows @Virginius,"
"Othello, Hamlet, The Gladiator, -" Richie
ieu," Julius Caesar" Richard ILL.," Da-
mon and Pythias," and "The Honeymoon
The same strong company he had before, ex-
cept Mr.. Barron, support him, including John
A. Land and Miss Emma Stockman"
Michael Raus, of Macon City, Mo-,
while temporarily deranged, shot and killed his
wife and child, and then committed suicide
San Francisco dispatches announce
that Gen. Grant will visit Oregon during the
first week of October, and expects to arrive at
Virginia City, New, on his route East, about
the 10th day of the same month.
A terrible accident occurred in Lake
Michigan, just off Chicago, few days ago.
The tug-boat Charles W. Parker, while towing
a heavily laden barge into port, exploded her
boiler and sunk almost immediate
ly afterwards. Robert Leary, Captain
of the Inflated boat; William Burton, steward;
John Callaghan, eng neer, and John p. Rogers,
fireman, were blown into fragments by the ter
rife force of the explosion, not vestige of
their remains having been found. Henry Ma
guire, deck-hand, the only person
on board beside those mentioned, was blown
distance Of 200 feet, and, falling in the water,
was rescued in shockingly mangled condi-
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