The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-01-09
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East.

East.
Chastine Cox, the murderer of Mrs.
Hull, has been denied new trial by the Su-
preme Court of New York
George Jones, known as the "Count
Johannes, )" very eccentric New York character,
is dead
During 1879 there were in New York
AGO failures, with liabilities amounting to &c.
1888
Parnell and Dillon, the Irish land
reform agitators, have arrived at New York
The annual statistics Of the trade of
Baltimore show an increase in the value of ex-
ports over 1878 of SIS, 000 The imports,
on the other hand, decreased s7,5S0,000 The
receipts of wheat increased Il, 500, 600 bushels,
and of corn 100000 bushels. The transac-
tons of the Clearing House show an increase
of S94,000,00O.
Bishop Gilbert Haven, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, died at his home in
Maiden, Mass, on the Sd inst. He had been
sick several weeks, primarily with neuralgia of
the stomach, but latterly of a complication of
diseases affecting all the vital organs. He was
born at Maiden in 1891, and was. therefore SO
years of age.
Charles Parnell, the Irish agitator,
spoke to an immense audience in Madison
Square Garden, New York city, on Sunday, Jan.
4 Mr. Parnell stated that his mission was
political as well as charitable. His answer to
the suggestion of certain well-meaning Ameri-
cans, that he should confine his efforts to So
Letting aims for the starving tenants, was that
the only hope of rescuing them from their
Indebtedness lies in destroying the land system
which brings iton.
A fearful explosion took place in the
converting room of the Celluloid Manufacturing
Company, at Newark, N. j., by which three men
were instantly killed, and two others so burned
that they cannot survive. The workmen were in
their accustomed places when, from some un-
known cause, mass Of celluloid, which is
highly -infammable material suddenly ex-
ploded, destroying the one-story brick building
with all its contents.
BY the burning of a German Turner
Hall in New York, few nights ago, four peo-
pie living in apartments above the hall were
leaping from the windows.
SOuth.
A fire at Paducah, KY, last week,
destroyed property valued at 100000 AT
Sherman, Texas the Opera House and an adj
joining building were burned. Loss, $4,000.
More than 100 colored emigrants
from Goldsboro, N. O., passed through Peters
burg, Va, last week, hound for Indianapolis.
The contract for the construction of
the Texas Pacific railroad from Fort Worth to
Ell Paso, distance of $50 miles, has been
signed
United States Senator Houston, of
Alabama, died lately at his home in Athens.
Young Mosby, son of Mosby of guer-
rilla fame, now Consul at Hong Kong, has
been indalging his fighting propensites, and
has just fought duel near Amherst Court
House, Va. His antagonist was a student
named Lee, from Louisiana. Nine shots were
fired, but neither party was hurt
A pleasant feature of Gen. Grants
tour through the South was his cordial recep-
tion by the people of the little city of Fernan-
dina, Fla. He was escorted by committee
headed by Gen. W. G. M. Davis, an officer in
the Confederate service, to the City Hall, which
had been nicely decorated with bunting and
semi-tropical plants. large crowd of citi-
zens principally colored, had assembled. Gen.
Davis delivered a speech of welcome, express
ing the hope that this visit would result in
further uniting the people Of all sections, and
stating that all the South held the General in
good esteem as their friend. In reply Gen.
Grant said:
GEN DAVIS AND CITIZENS OF FLoRrpA. IA
affords me great pleasure TO visit this State which
do now for the first time. am greatly pleased
with the little have seen % IL thus far and with
the cordiality of IT'S citizens, who have welcomed
me most warmly. I very glad to see you all.