The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-11-04
NEWS OF The WEEK.


New Haven, and charged with the murder OF
Jennie e. Cramer jointly with the Malleys.
For some weeks she had lain in jail for per-
jury.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has
withdrawn from the editorial management Of
the Christian Union.
Pink-eye and pleuro-pneumonia are
all the rage among the cattle and horses in
Philadelphia and vicinity.
The temperature on Mount Washing
ton was degrees below zero.
Fire destroyed the large dry-goods
store Of Weschler Abrsham, in Brooklyn,
N. Y. involving loss of $25O,000.
At Graham, near Dallas, Texas, the
hanging of man drew an audience Of thou
sands of people, who came from miles around
with their lunch baskets, as if for picnic.
Allen johnson, cofored, was hanged
at Charlotte, N. c., for the murder of blind
negro, named Crump. for q few cents.
The safe in the grocery store of Abra-
ham Greenwood, at Hutton, Pa, was blown
open and robbed Of $4,000.
Ezra P. Cook and wife, old people of
Bellows Falls VT, were found dead in their
house. The husband was evidently poisoned
by his wife, who then killed herself with q
knife. She had been partially insane.
AS the Treasurer of Beaver county,
Pa, Mr. William Dawson, was opening his safe,
the other morning, he was knocked down by
two unknown men, who took from the safe
$50 OF the county funds. The robbers had
during the night concealed themselves in the
court in which the safe was situated.
1t stormed at intervals last week at
New York, and then there was a copious rain,
which will probably have the OBJECT of averting
the water famine. There is prospect that
the New Workers may be enabled to take baths
without going to Brooklyn and that the saloon
keepers can take down the placards advising
customers to use water moderately.
West
Gen. A. B. Nettleton has become sole
owner of the Tribune, of Minneapolis, and
David Blakely takes charge Of the Minneapolis
Office of the Pioneer-PreSS.
Jacob Kit died at Wabash, Ind, aged
102 years. He was born in Yorktown, Pa.
The Mississippi River Improvement
Convention commenced its session in st. Louis
on the Goth ult. Mr.. Michael McEnnis. Presi-
dent of the Merchants Exchange and of the
local Executive Committee, called the meeting
to order, and, after the call had been read,
delivered the opening address. In it he elo-
quently stated the need Of united action and
of energetic measures to induce the Govern
ment to improve the great river, not in parts
but as whole and at one and the same time.
The September fires in Huron and
sanilac counties, Michigan, burned out 2O53
families, comprising 1854 individuals, and
their loss of property is estimated at ~ $685.
0S1. The losses on churches, schools, manu-
featuring establishments, etc., are estimated
at 1920, OOO The aid received in money and in
goods aggregates $i,005,632.
Four cowboys for several days made
themselves obnoxious at Tombstone, Arizona.
The City Marshal demanded their arms, when
a street battle commenced, in which three of
the ruffians were killed and the other wounded
in the shoulder.
The Fire Relief Commission OF Nfichi-
gan had ON hand, on the 2Sth ult., $175, 600,
with liabilities of $4,000. 1t was believed that
$3.50, 600 would tide the unfortunates over TO
May.
The Peoria Qll) Sugar Refinery has
been destroyed by fire. The fire started in the
drying-room. wooden structure at the corner
of the main building, which was seven-story
brick, and in one hour the entire pile was
mass Of ruins. Loss $500, ZOO. Two hundred
and fifty men were thrown out of employment.
The steamer Jennie Gilchrist, stern
wheel packet, left for LeClaire, fifteen miles
above Davenport, Iowa, with twenty-eight per-
heavily loaded with freight, and was strug-
Cling hard against the current When
about sixty rods above the draw Of
the Government bridge at Daven-
port, for some reason unknown,
her engine refused to work. The boat imme-
diately swung around and drifted helplessly
against the bridge, was careened, filed with
water, and the lights extinguished. The ter
rible screams Of the passengers attracted the
attention Of the guard at the draw-bridge, who
sounded the dfAtress-signal. Skifs were inn
mediately sent oct, and succeeded in picking
up several passengers and the crew. Six or
seven persons are known to have found a watery
grave.
Six fremen at Danville, H., have
been arrested for incendiarism, extending over
three months, their evident object being the
creation of paid department..
Safe-blowers took nearly 50, 1000 from
the store Of Brill & Connolly, at Lockport, Ind,
and set fire to the building to conceal their
crime.
The wreck of the steamer Jennie Gill
christ 1oated down the Mississippi to Buffalo,
and lodged against q tree The corpse Of Will
lam Wendt, of Cordovs, was found in the cab
In. The body of Mrs. Mary J. Camp was re-
covered twelve miles below Davenport. O. f.
johnson, of Moline, H., and John Mccall, Of
LIE Claire, Iowa, are known to have persisted
making thirteen victims.
Secretary Window is said to have
proposed to President Garfield at Long Branch
the week before the latter was shot, plan of
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