The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-09-17

An express train on the indianapolis
and st. Louis railway was thrown from the
track on bridge thirty feet high, at st. Mary
Station, Ind, few nights ago. The conductor
was killed and several passengers were injured.
1t is thought the disaster was caused by tram
wreckers bent on robbery,
President Hayes and party arrived IN
San Francisco Sept 8, and received very cor
dial welcome. The city was handsomely deco
rated in their honor.
A Greek Indian was executed for
murder on the 9th inst, at Muscogee, Indian
Territory.
Dan Camery and Sam Shields de.
scended into silver mine, near Hannibal,
Mo-, too soon after blast, and while vacuum
still existed. They were dead when taken out.
A company has been formed at Tope-
ka, Kan, for invading the Indian Territory.
The Chicago Inter ocean prints re-
turns of the spring-wheat crop in 2l0 counties
of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska,
Kansas, Wisconsin, and Dakota. From
these returns it is computed that
the crop for the year is about $1,000, 900 BUSH
eles greater than in 1879 in the States and Ter
ritores named.
The wheat crop of Illinois this year is
the largest ever raised in the State. The total
yield is sc, 50S 800 bushels, of which So, sos
are winter wheat and 2,642, SOs spring wheat.
The Chicago Times states that several
enormous cracks have appeared in the walls of
the new City Hall, now in process of construc-
ton, indicating that it is settling very uneven
". Part of the structure is believed to be i'll a
dangerous condition.
A 156-hour race between men and
horses was brought to a conclusion at Chicago
last week. The first prize was taken by a
young man named Byrnes, the score at the
finish standing as follows: Men-Byrnes, 57S
miles Krohne, $50 Colston, 500 Schoch, 420
Jackson, 2O3. Horses-Betsy Baker, 56S miles
Rose of Texas, 545; Bathman's entry, 527
Crockett, 525.
Thomas Cornell and William Doyle,
of Chicago, assaulted each other with lighted
kerosene lamps. The lamps broke and deluged
them with burning oil. Both were horribly
burned, and one of them, Doyle, has since died.
Two old people named Purdy were
burned to death in their house at Austin, Mimi.
Hull, the defaulting and absconding
ex-Treasurer of Lucas county, Ohio, has re-
turned to Toledo, and will make good his deficit.
Adams, the defaulting ex-Postmaster
at Deadwood, Dakota. has been sentenced to
three years Imprisonment and to pay fine Of
$4,000.
A large block of buildings on North
Fourth street, between Washington and Chris
tie avenues, st. Louis, has been destroyed by
fire. The loss is about 100000.
South.
The loss of life and property caused
by the recent hurricane on the Florida coast
has been very great. Dispatches from St.
Augustine and other points state that the coast
ispiled high with wrecks. Some of the Inflated
vessels are 80 thoroughly destroyed that they
cannot be recognized
The first cargo of the new crop cot
ton, over 5000 bales, has been shipped from
Charleston to Liverpool.
The two candidates for Congress in
the Danvile (va.) district-Cabell, Democrat
and Stovall, Readjuster-lost their temper dur
ing joint debate, and fell to pummeling each
other with natures weapons. Outsiders taking
hand, the battle waxed fierce and bloody, and
did not terminate until both of the principals
had been removed from the field in sadly bat
tered condition.
The youngman De Jarnette, who killed
his sister at Danville, Va. because she was
leading life of shame, has been found guilty
Of murder in the first degree.
A fire at Louisville, KY, burned
Finer Brothers tobacco works. Loss, $780,
0O0
The Hon. Gustavus Henry, well known
over the Union as the "eagle orator of Ten
nessee," died lately at his home in GAINESVILLE,
Tenn, after lingering illness, aged rs years.
Active preparations are making at
Baltimore for grand celebration of the 150th
anniversary of the founding of the city. The
festival will commence Oct. IL, and continue
five days.
Dejarnette, the Danville (Va.) young
man who killed his sister some time ago. has
been sentenced to be hanged on the goth of
October.