The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-03-21

place last week between The Cardinal and Arch
bishops OF PhlladelphiA. Boston end Baltimore
relative to the crisis IL, NE Affairs Of his Pur-
oeIls) diocese The conclusion arrived at by
the conference was that the whole Catholic
church in America should take mp the case Of
the Archbishop of Cincinnati, and proceed, by
regularly organized methods, to raise the
money necessary to pay his debts"
Kansas City, No., is petitioning to be
annexed TO Kansas
Archbishop Purcell has made per-
sonal assignment for the benefit Of his cred
itors.
Gen. Sheridan has gone to Camp
Robinson to investigate Indian affairs and to
select the site for a new military post on Snake
River, in Northern Nebraska
The Kansas Legislature adjourned
sine die last week. Nearly fifty members Of
tho House, 1t is understood, signed a petition
designed TO prevent United States Senator In
gals from taking his seat in the approaching
session of Congress.
The investigation of the affairs OF
Archbishop Purcell dscloses the fact that his
ss5,00O is secured by mortgage The assets.
In addition to the real estate which has been
assigned by the Archbishop's brother, have a
nominal value of $4S4,000
The Chicago Times prints detailed
crop reports from Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Illinois. Michigan,
Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Missouri which
show that the growing crops Of winter wheat
are, almost without exception, owing to heavy
snow, in fine condition In Ohio increased
acreage is reported, and the promised yield is
set down at 100000 bushels. In Indiana
the acreage is increased, and the yield is ex-
pected to be % per cent better than last year.
In Michigan q similar result is anticipated, and
in other regions the prospects are generally re-
ported above the average. The question of
blighted seed for a spring wheat crop is now
agitating several localities.
1t is reported, Mt Omaha, that Indians
from Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Agencies are
Strengthening great number of cattle along the
Niobrara river in Northern Nebraska, and sell
ing them to purchasers at the agencies. The
Indians are also setting numerous prairie fires,
and trouble is anticipated.
South.
The Sheriff of Douglass county, Mo-,
went with posse to the house Of one Shelf
Alsup to arrest him. Alsup resisted the pro-
cess, and fired number of shots, one of which
killed the Sheriff. Alsup and his little girl,
5 years old, wero then killed by the Sheriffs
posse and two other persons wounded.
An Atlanta (Ga) dispatch says that
the Office of the State Treasurer at the Capitol
was the scene of bloody tragedy the parties
being Col Robert A. Aston, member of the
Legislature, and Capt Ed Cox, of DeKalb county.
was shot in the right temple, the ball passing
through the brain. Cox was shot in the mouth
and through the left hand Alston is dead Cox
is not seriously hurt"
A tri-weekly fast-mail line is about to
be established by the Postofiioe Department
between St Louis and New Orleans on Missis-
sippi river boats
Large numbers of negroes have re-
Gently arrived In St Louis from Mississippi and
Louisiana, under tho impression that they
would be provided with means of subsistence
while there, and free transportation 10 Kansas,
where, on their arrival, they were to receive
lands from the Government money,
mules, plows, ETC. Many Of them are
destitute and unable to obtain employment.
BY whom or for what purpose these poor
blacks have been hoaxed In this manner, is
something the st Louis authorities have been
endeavoring to find out, but without success
a fire on Dryades street, New Or
leans, burned $4,000 worth Of property.
Hon. George Goldthwaite, formerly
United States Senator from Alabama, is dead.