The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-23
NEWS OF The WEEK.
AMERICAN ITEMS.


The creditors committee of the A. w.
Sprsgue estate have published a statement
showing the total liabilities to be $S,912, 872,
and the assets IS, 242, 4S1.
The Board of Trade of New York has
adopted resolutions favoring an appropriation
by Congress for the Hennepin canal
The cordage mandatory of John F.
Bailey & Co., covering square of ground in
Otsego street, Philadelphia, was swept away by
fire. The loss is estimated at 100000.
The frigate Constitution has been
finally put out OF commission at the Brooklyn
navy-yard.
The State Capital Mutual Relief As
ISOLATION Of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania grave
yard insurance company, has followed the
Southern Association in asking the court to
order its dissolution. During the past year it
has done business of over $15,000,000. The
Directors have been indicted for conspiracy
By the burning of the stores, Nos. IA,
16 and Is Crosby street, New York, A. & e.
Wallache, dry-goods Dealers lost $3.50, 600, and
Dessor Brothers & Co., clothiers, $4,000.
DIR. Hayes, thefamous Arctic explorer,
died suddenly in New York.
West.
Two men, James Walker and Thomas
Bogy, were killed and three others were wound
ed at Deadwood, Oak. Ter, by tho falling Of q
shelf Of cement in the Esmeralda.
The Indians in the Pembina mount
aims are said to be starving because their sup
plies are cut of by the quarantine regulations.
Richards Jennings, of Austin, New,
who killed John A. Barrett in cold blood, was
tax, n from Jail by party Of masked men, and
hung from the balcony.
The Garfield Monument Committee of
Cleveland announces that residents Of that city
have subscribed over $51, 900, and S25, 900 have
been forwarded from various sections Of the
country. The amount desired is $3.50, 000
Statistics show that the total number
OF families burned out by the terrible Michigan
fires last fall was ], 147. The insurance on
dwellings, barns stores and shops was $685.,
632. Amount of relief, including money, cloth
ing, agricultural implements, seed wheat, ETC.,
SO far, is placed at $500,000. The total loss is
stated at 81 SAG, 600, and there were destroyed
1913 dwellings, 100 stores and Offices, SO school
houses, 16 hotels, 8 churches and % saw mills.
Col. John L. Crisp, a well known poll
tician of Kansas City, who is known all over the
West, has been indicted by the Grand Jury for
stealing turkeys from a neighbor. Col. Crisp
claims the whole thing is plot Of his political
enemies to prejudice the case in Texas, where
he is under indictment for murder committed
during the war, the victim being soldier OF
Crisp's command. The affair causes q great
deal Of comment throughout the county.
Forty saloon-keepers of Omaha have
taken out licenses at $1,000 each under the
Slocomb law.
The Railroad Commissioners of Mis-
sour have sent letter to Manager Gault, of
the Wabash road, declaring the center span of
the st. Charles bridge unfit for the transport
tation Of passengers with reasonable safety,
and requiring its reconstruction Of wrought
mon or steel.
At Caldwell, Kan. several cowboys
raided the town, riding up and down the prin-
cipal streets-hooting, yelling and firing their
revolvers Unfortunately. They killed Mike
Meagher, ex-Mayor of the city and one of the
most intrepid men on the frontier The cit-
zens rallied, armed themselves and pursued
the desperadoes, killing two of them, the re-
mainder escaping into the Indian Territory
Two desperadoes by the name of Ed
Patton and fellow called ''Kokomo" Malley
got drunk in Independence, Col, and. riding
into the saloons, shooting at people, terrifying
the town and breaking mn things generally n
vigilance committee of twenty men organized
and marched into saloon which the despera-
does had taken possession of and riddled them
with bullets.
Near FL Paso, Texas, band of rob-
bers entered the express car Of Southern Pa
cifc train, disabled Messenger Barnard with
the butt of revolver, and took from his safe
ss,ooO in cash and sl2,o 900 in valuable prop
erty. Az the train slowed up at Rogers Station
the thieves dropped Of, and doubtless crossed
into Mexico.
Dallas, Texas, is hereafter to be the
headquarters of Gould's system of Texas rail-
roads.
An assignment has been made by r.
W. l.. Rasin a Co., manufacturers Of fertilizers
at Baltimore, whose liabilities are estimated at
e50o, 900. @. Hof heimer & Son, clothiers at
Norfolk, Va, have failed for $4,000.
A feud in Ashley county, Ark, cul-
minated in the assassination of Col. Edward
Files, prominent citizen.
The bodies of three Mexican thieves