The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-08
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Ex-Congressman Albright, of Mauch
Chunk, Pa, is dead.
Elisha Bliss, Jr, President of the
American Publishing Company, Hartford Ct,
IL dead
The famous Stevens battery, which
cost million or two dollars, has been sold Mt
auction in New York for $4,000.
A fire at Schuylerville, N. Y, de-
stroyed several stores, causing loss Of about
100000.
Edward Powers, aged 18, threw a
ragged piece of glass at John Blanchard at
Manchester, N. H., striking him in the neck,
severing the jugular vein, and causing almost
instant death.
Robinson, Lord & Co., of New York,
dealers in wooden and willow ware, have failed
for 100000.
A statue of Robert Burns has been I'M
yelled in Central Park New York
The Grand Jury at New York has in
aicted large number of newspaper publishers
for printing lottery advertisements.
In billiard match for the champion
ship of America and purse of $1,000, played
at New York by George +. Slosson and Jacob
Schaefer, tho former won by score Of 600
against 435.
A young man at Jersey City, who was
bitten by dog twelve years ago, has just died,
Of what the doctors pronounce hydrophobia.
West.
A horrible tragedy has been enacted
at Warsaw, Ind, the particulars of which are
furnished i'll the following telegram from that
place "George l.. Smith, formerly sewing
machine agent, went to the Jail, where he called
Miss Chaplin out, and deliberately shot her
twice, after which he shot himself, both
dying almost instantly. About q week
ago Smith, who is married man,
with family, and Miss Chaplin,
daughter of wealthy farmer, were
arrested for forgery, in which she
signed her fathers name to paper which
was afterward collected at the bank. She inn
plicated him, claiming it was through his direc-
ton that she did it. For this it is supposed he
did the rash act Rumor has it they were
shortly to be married, although he was mar
ried man"
A man named John Hicks, 80 years of
age, has just been received at the Jeffersonville
Qnd.) penitentiary on two-years' sentence
He has passed over fifty years of his long life
IN prison.
Mike McCoole, the once notorious
prize-fghter, was recently drowned in theMissis-
sippi river, by the sinking Of a steamboat upon
which he was employed as . roustabout
A dispatch from Portland, Ore, says
That shooting affair took place at Yakima
Oty, Wash. Ter, in which Dink splaun was
killed, John Splaun shot through both legs,
and David Carroll shot through the lungs and
not expected 10 hive.
Joseph Simpson, farm laborer at
Muncie, In'., frst cousin to Gen. Grant, their
mothers being sisters, was struck by lightning
and killed.
In some of the southern counties of
Kansas Spanish fever prevails to considerable
extent, and with generally fatal results, among
the cattle, and owners are in a state of trepida-
ton as well az in ignation over the matter.
Isaac Rittenhouse got drunk, drove
his family out dc ors, set fire to his house, near
Lcetonia. Ohio, and persisted in the flames.
Edward Cromwell was at work with
Nathan Lambdin i'm field owned by the latter
in Orange county, Ind. Cromwell was seized
with Chill followed by high fever. during
which no shot Lsslbdin in the neck and shout
ders and stabbed him in tho neck. Cromwell