The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-06-24

Broadway.
It is said that Trenor w. Park, the
late chief OF tho Panama railroad, is to found al
orphan asylum at Brattleboro, VT, with $780,
900, as q memorial to his wife.
An earthquake ut Newburyport, Mass,
very early on the morning of the 10th, must
have suggested the end OF the world to the citi-
zens. No sersus loss occurred.
William Hoffman, his brother Fred
erick and Christopher Brash were drowned in
Long Island sound by the upsetting Of boat.
West.
A Breckenridge (Col.) dispatch rays
that near that town four feet Of carbonates
have been struck at depth OF 100 feet The
ore assays 1875 ounces of silver and Eve ounces
Of gold to tho ton
Lee Chin, Chinaman in Cheyenne,
Wy. r., having been arrested for miscegena-
ton, he being married to a white woman, was
acquitted on the ground that the marriage was
considered legal in Colorado, where hc was mar
lied. His compatriots, however, declare that
Lee Chin has disgraced himself by marrying
MEXICAN" woman, and have cast him out"
Juan Monterea, of Taos, New Mexico,
killed Lem Gallager with hoe for interfering
in n fight with his mother lynching party
swung Monterea from the Court House railing
on the same evening.
Bob Ingersoil has struck it rich in his
investment in New Mexican mines.
The particulars of the recent great tor
nadoes in Northeastern Kansas, Northwestern
Missouri, and Central Iowa show that wher-
ever the cyclone struck the earth tho destruc-
ton of buildings, orchards, forests and grow
ing crops was complete. Many persons were
injured, bat only few killed, as far az can be
ascertained. Scores Of people lost their homes
and all their property. The terrific force and
destructive effects Of these tornadoes were
similar TO those which desolated the West
ern aud Southern localities Of former years.
Eight coal-heavers were drowned at
Cincinnati by the overturning Of skifY in the
middle OF the Ohio river.
The suspension bridge over the Allie
gheny river at Pittsburgh, which cost 100000
and was considered FIRE proof, took fire and
WAS damaged about $4,000.
Henry s. Lane, who died last week at
Charlottesville, Ind, at the age of 80 years,
represented that district in Congress in ls41,
aud was elected Governor at the outbreak Of
the war; but resigned the Office on being chosen
United States Senator.
On Hannibal and st. Joseph train,
near Chillicothe, Mo-, J. NJ. Kiser CONNER
cial traveller, of Quincy, was fired upon three
times by stranger, who then pulled the bell
cord stopped the train and leaped Off. The
first shot took effect in the shoulder and the
second in the right arm, inhicting mortal
wounds The assassin left valise which
showed that he was Col. Keith, Of Columbus,
Ohio, who is known to be insane.
Milton Yarberry, Town Marshal at
Albuquerque, N. NJ, gives the people some
thing to gossip over. About four months ago
he killed nephew Of ex Gov Brown, Of Ten
nessee. Last week he murdered q carpenter
employed in the railroad yards.
Some miscreant blew up the store of
Dr. Conkling, at Centerville, Cal, with giant
powder, uedTIN kuilllS tne OWueI.
South.
Ice-cream poisoned twelve persons in
cover.
A colored roustabout appeared before
Commissioner Lane at Monroe, La, and made
affidavit that Charles hancon, mate Of tn
steamboat d. Stein, killed three deck-hands
with brass knuckles aud buried their bodies I'M
der tree.
They have been having some excess
lively hot weather in the South. Many eases of
sunstroke occurred at New Orleans. At vicks-
burg the thermometer reached l01 in the
shade.
Highwaymen robbed the stage be-
tween Fayetteville and Alma, in Northern
Arkansas.
:, By the explosion of an oil lamp the
'Swepsou mills in Alamance county, N. g., was
set fire to and destroyed. The mill gave en-
ployment to 2O7 operatives, and was valued at
$500, 1000 Tho insurance was $4,000.
No less than two-th rds of the bust
ness portion OF Warrenton, N. c., has been
destroyed by fire. The estimated loss IL
$4,000.
Two stores and cotton warehouse
were burned at Greenvile. Ala, the loss being
$4,000.
In an aifrav at Marshall, Texas, Rob
ert Hill killed Isaac Verge. The former fed to
the canebrakes in Louisiana, where Sheriff's
posse riddled him with bullets on his refusal to
surrender.
A stage-coach on the San Antonio and
Laredo line was stopped the other night near
Rice Station, Texas, about twenty-five miles
from San Antonio, by highwayman, who
compelled two passengers to alight and assist
him to rob the mail bags.
Henry and Joseph Reimkemper, two