The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31


just died in tho HOSPITAL OF sing Sing prison.
While drying across the track OF the
Boston and Albany road, near Natick, Mass,
three men were instantly killed
A prominent banking firm in Boston
distributed to its clerks over $4,000 in Christ
mas gifts.
The Legislature of Vermont. which
has just adjourned, distinguished itself by
twenty-four. hour session.
James T. Owens, the famous wrestler,
died at Fairfield, Vt, of bronchial affection.
An explosion of nitro-gl in an
oil we'll, near Bradford, Pa, blew Albert NJ
gee into fragments, sending his heart anu
lungs 100 yards, and carried Thomas Perry
through the engine house.
jealous of the c,uesses bestowed by
his sister upon younger brother, Henry
Ostrander, OF West Camden, N. j., drew a ro-
volver and shot the latter dead.
Jerome b. Stillson, for many years
connected with the press of New York, is dead.
Rev. DIR. L. II. Chaplin, the we'll
known Universallst divine, has just died in New
York.
At Red Bank, N. j., two men persisted
in the snow-storm.
Hon. John Rowe, formerly Surveyor
General of Pennsylvania, has just died at
Chambersburg.
The Massachusetts Railroad Commits
sioners refuse to grant locations for elevated
railroads in Boston.
Three men were instantly killed by
boiler explosion in T. p. Dodge'S shoe factory,
at Newburyport, Mass.
james Knowles and George Owen
were drowned in tho canal at Holyoke, Mass,
while drunk.
A statue of Gen Phil Kearney was
unveiled at Military Park, New Jersey, last
week. Gems. Grant, Sherman aud Mcclellan
were present.
Jacob Gozel and his wife, who resided
near Allentown, Pa, were murdered i'll their
bed Christmas night. A bloody AK was found
in the apartment where the bodies lay, indi-
eating the instrument of the murder. Joseph
Snyder, a boarder was suspected of the crime,
and he was seized and lynched by an inful-
ated mob. He confessed his crime. He court
ed the daughter OF the Gozels, and, as they
did not encourage him, he determined 10 re-
move them
The Mormons are growing nervous
over the increasing opposition to their sect, and
have sent a strong lobby to Washington.
j. e. Ayers, n prominent citizen of
Sidney, Ohio, has been arrested for forging
school bonds representing large amount.
Rev. DR.. Hooper Crews is among the
dead. He joined the Kentucky Methodist Con-
ference in 1899. and devoted half century to
Christian work in the vicinity of Chicago.
The authorities Of San Francisco have
quietly shipped home fourteen Chinese lepers-
who will be taken from the steamer to the hos
pital at Canton
Frederick Billings, President OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, says work
wiz soon be commenced on an eastern extern
sion to terminate near Ashland, Wis.
The committee appointed last winter
by the Wisconsin Senate, to investigate the
Madison Insane Asylum, pronounces the whole
management reckless and extravagant.
The authorities of Caldwell, Kan,
have given Payne's raiders provisions and fol-
age for thirty days. They have adopted res
olution to remain there until an opportunity
shall arrive to cross the border, and they pro-
pose TO stick it out.
Mrs. Brown, on trial at Indianapolis
for the murder of her husband, is defended by
Mrs. Foster, of Clinton, Iowa.
Ed Huffman, a little boy at Reeds
vile, Ind, MORALLY wounded himself with
toy pistol.
The foundry of the Missouri Pacific
railway shops at Parsons, Kan, has been dc
stroyed by tire.
The Pacific fouring-mill, st. Louis,
has been destroyed by fire. Tho loss Is esti-
mated at 100000.
The earnings of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe road for 1880, which aggregate
over $500, 900, show the marvellous develop
ment in progress in the Southwest.
The st. Louis and San Francisco rail
road, which now terminates at vinita, il hur.
rying forward rails and ties into Indian Terri
tory, and expects to put thousand men at
work at an early date.
Ex-Gov. Il X. Scott, of South
Caro- ina, at present residing in Napoleon,
Ohio, shot and killed w. G. Drury, a young
drug clerk Of that town The latter was 10
have been married in few days. Scott fred
the fatal shot because Drury would not admit
him TO his room where his (Scott's) son was
lying in an intoxicated condition. The muir
derer was appointed Provisional Governor of
South Carolina by President Johnson, and was
afterward 1lected Governor.
At New Alexandria, Ohio, DIR. Schoo-
ley and a young dentist named Henry got into
fight Buckingham farmer, ilterfered,
when Schoo.ey drew a revolver and shot Buck
ingham in the head. Henry then took shovel
and beat Schooley over the head in a horrible
manner. 1t Id said both Buckingham and
S,hooley will die.
AT a Christmas festival in Socorro.
New Mexico, several Mexicans created dis
turbance, which was quelled by A. NJ Conk-
ling, editor of the Sun. Shortly afterward.
while Mr.. Conkhng and his wife were leaving
the church, Two Mexlcans seized HIM by the