The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-09-03


zie, daughter of w. s. Chapman, a wealthy
California landowner, il announced.
A storm in Arizona destroyed the mil
itary buildings at Fort Mojave, killed three
soldiers, and wounded several others.
Three railroad men received fatal in
juries by being run over by the cars at Toledo.
The steamer Marine City was burned
OH Lake Huron, near Altoona, Mich, on the af-
ternoon of the goth ult. The vessel was on
the return trip from Mackinaw to Detroit, with
a full load of passengers, and when off Stur-
geon point fire was discovered in the hold. The
flames spread with such rapidity that all
effort to save the vessel was quickly abandoned,
and officers and crew applied themselves to the
work of rescuing those on board. The tug Vul-
can, which was near, and the crew of The life
saving station rendered prompt assistance in
rescuing passengers and crew. Five of the pas
scngers are reported missing, and are probably
lost.
A dispatch from the West chronicles
the death of Ouray, the famous Ute chief. He
died of Bright's disease of the kidneys, after a
long and painful illness.
A four weeks engagement will be
played at McVicker's, in Chicago, commencing
next week. by Denman Thompson, in his per-
sonaton of Joshua Whitcomb. Mr.. Thompson
has won national reputation in the part-the
finest piece of character acting now upon the
American stage. About the only acquisition of
Importance in the company since the last APP
pearance in Chicago has been the engagement
of Miss Alice Stewart, young lady said to pos
sess an unusually good soprano voice. Last
year Mr.. Thompson played the most successful
four weeks engagement ever in Chicago and
he will no doubt duplicate it now.
The new bridge of the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy railroad, spanning the Mis-
souri, river at Portsmouth, Neb., has been COM
peted, tested and pronounced safe and salts
factory. 1t cost 100000.
j. S. Morgan, proprietor OF job
printing establishment in Cincinnati, went to
see lady at Cleveland, who held his note for
$4,000, had an unsatisfactory interview with
her, and finally seized revolver, and shot him
self dead in her presence.
Gen. Grant has declined the Presi-
dency of the Las Vegas Mining Company.
Hon. Robert McClelland, Ex-Governor
of Michigan, and Secretary of the Interior dur
ing President Pierces administration, has just
died at his home in Detroit, aged 6S years.
Wyoming Territory's population is
shown by the census returns to be 1900.
A man at Manchester, Ohio, killed
his wife and child by putting poison in their
coffee, and then made an unsuccessful attempt
to kill himself. His neighbors completed the
job by hanging the scoundrel TO tree.
South.
There were two hangings in Texas on
Friday, Aug. 81. The victims were Allen
Wright, of Dallas, and Lynchfeld Burks, of
Waco. Roland Rucker was to have been
hanged at Palestine but when the executioners
called for him they found him dead in his cell.
Near Cochran, Ga, four white men
broke down the door of colored mans cabin
and fired a volley into the hut. The occupant
seized gun and, with one well-directed shot,
killed two of his assailants in their tracks. A
Coroncr's jury very appropriately rendered
verdict of justifable homicide.
The trial of James III. Arnold for the
murder of his brother-in-law, Hon. Henry Lit
tie has just been concluded at Nlchoasville,
KY, and resulted in a verdict of acquittal, on
the ground of self-defense. An exciting cpl
sode occurred near the close of the trial. Sen
ator Voorhees,, of Indiana, counsel for the
prisoner, had a sharp alter tation with States
Attorney Bronston. The spectators grew
excited, and Arnold's brother attempted to kill
the public prosecutor with revolver. After
scene of wild excitement, the would-be assassin
was dsarmed, and nobody was hurt. Suisse
quently, but on the same day, he was indicted
by the Grand Jury, tried. convicted and
sentenced to one year in the penltentiary,
and to pay a fine of $1,000.