The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-23

The large brewery of Herman Koehler,
in New York, has been partially burned, in
volving loss Of 100000.
The census returns show slight de-
crease in the population Of Vermont since 1870.
Maine has also decreased considerably in popu-
lation.
s. s. Rickley, President Of bank at
Columbus, Ohio, was shot and fatally wounded
by German mechanic named Eichenberg, to
whom he refused to pay an old debt The
murderer then shot himself through the head
aud died almost instantly.
Michigan has 1928, 191 acres under
wheat this year, against 1,6O1, ITO acres last
year. The crop is an average one, and the
Weld is estimated at from 33, 900, 900 to 5000,-
900 bushels.
Dispatches to the Chicago Times
from various localities in the Northwest show
that crops are generally in good condition
Wheat is poor in some localities, but unusually
fine in others, and the prospect is that the yield
will be fully an average one. Oats and corn
prOllllse we'll
The population of Chicago, according
to the new census, is officially declared to be
sos, sol, an increase OF more than 2OO, 900 in ten
years.
A fight is reported to have occurred
on the Little Missouri river, in Montana Terri
tory, between two companies of the Seventh
cavalry, Capt. Isley commanding, and body
of Sioux, in which the former sustained
heavy loss.
Capt Payne, the Indian Territory
squatter, and twenty-five of his followers have
been arrested by United States troops.
Near Hillsboro, No, while Andrew
Wilson, a farmer, was driving along the road,
accompanied by young lady named Schultz,
they were fired upon by some unknown person
concealed Ill the brush. A ball passed through
the upper part of Miss Schultz's chest, killing
her, then penetrated Wilson'S head, infiicting
mortal wound. No clew to the murderer.
Riclley, the Columbus Ohio Bank
President, who was shot at by an irate creditor,
is recovering, though he will lose the use of
both eyes.
Judge Stephen T. Logan, former
law partner of Abraham Lincoln, has just died
at Springfield, ILL.,, aged ST.
A man named Donnegan shot police
officer in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and was him
self shot to death i'll the Jail by mob of
masked men.
A Mrs. Frye, of Keokuk, insane and
locked up with her baby in the Jail at Fort
Madison, Iowa, for safe keeping, killed the
child by hanging it to the bed.
The Marshal of Bucyrus, Ohio, knocked
man, whom he had arrested, on the head and
placed him in cell. the next morning the
prisoner was dead.
Mrs. Calvin and her 17-year-old son
were killed by lightning in Sac county, Iowa.
A census enumerator at Decatur, ILL.,,
found a woman who had given birth to five
children in one year.
Gen. Grants apartments at Manitou
Springs, Col, were robbed of $500 in money
and jewelry.
Hon. Joseph Brinkenhoff, for many
years Judge of the Ohio Supreme Court, is
dead. He was the author of the original draft
of the Wimot proviso.
The Sioux Indians object to the Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad Company LAYING
tracks through their reservation. The savages
have driven the engineers and surveyors of the
road out of their country.
A serious accident occurred on the
Wabash railway, near Fort Wayne Ind
train of excursionists from indianapolis and
other Indiana towns, returning from Pu in
Bay, was ditched by broken rail. One pas
senger was killed outright three or four re-
ceived fatal injuriei, about dozen were seri-
GUS and some two dozen slightly wounded
The train was completely wreck d, and the
wonder is that more people were not killed.
George w. Weber, publisher of the
Springfield Qll.) Register, and George Baber.
late editor of the paper, INDUCED in street
fight the other day, in which Weber was seri-
ousy cut with knife in the hands of Baber,
while the latter was knocked down and badly
battered about the head and face.
South.
W. WClO lCCthtly ~ lChCu
by masked men near fernando, Miss Their
bodies were carved and mutilated in q horrible
manner.
Population of Southern cities, accord
ing to the new census returns New Orleans,
2l5, $50 Richmond, 60, 2i3 Nashville, 43, 453
Dallas, Tex, 33,466 Mobile. 29,OO0; Little
Rock, $1,000 Knoxville, Ten, 1928 and
Macon, Ga, 1865.
Mississippi has established land and
water guarantees against New Orleans.
The health authorities of New Orleans
say there is not case of yellow fever in that
city,
While Miss Terry, of Sulphur Springs,
Texas, was sleeping in bed, at night, she was
attacked by rabid polecat, which fastened It's
fangs into her check, and could not be re-
moved until its head was severed from its body.
The lady will probably die from the effects of
the poisonous bite.
The marriage of Miss BERTHE Ord,
daughter Of Gen. Ord, and Gen. Trcviuo, of
the Mexican army took place at San Antonio