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

East.
Under the inspiration of Mrs. Ballou,
the evangelist, the authorities of North Ben
nington, VT, quietly raided seven saloons,
splitting all their liquors in the streets.
The Bostonians are going into the
worlds fair business with earnest energy. A
circular is to be sent out to prominent mer-
chants and manufacturers and subscription
books are to be opened in few days.
At the Home for Aged Women in Bos-
ton, Mrs. Emma W. SHELTON passed away at
nearly l04 years Of age.
A furious snow-storm ragged III parts
OF New York and throughout the New England
States, on the 9Th inst. A foot of snow fell in
the northern part of st. Lawrence county, New
Hudson. The Catskills were covered with
snow. Eight inches fell in Northeastern On
tario.
The collapse of the Mechanics Nation
al Bank at Newark served to develop the fact
that Harry B. Marchbank retired from cor
responding clerkship, two years ago. with a
deficit of 1000 in his accounts. He is in the
custody of Deputy Marshal
The Eagle dock, in Hoboken, N. j.,
caught fire and was destroyed, with two full
cargoes of merchandise and several barges and
lighters The loss is estimated at $500, 1000.
The Minnesota House of Representa-
tives passed the Senate bill for the adjustment
of the old bonded debt by vote OF II to 80.
Rough estimates of the damage caused
by the recent flood along the Mississippi river,
between Keokuk, Iowa, and Louisiana, Mo-,
place the total at 90, $4,000.
Gov. Cullom has issued a proclama-
ton prohibiting the importation of cattle into
Illinois from ten counties Of Pennsylvania,
thirteen counties of New Jersey, FIVE counties
of Maryland, three of New York, one of Con-
necticut and one Of Delaware, unless accom-
panied by certificate of health signed by a
duly-authorized veterinary surgeon. Gov Gull
lom gives as his reason for the proclamation
his belief that pleuro-pneumonia exists in the
districts herein named.
Mrs. Garfield has removed to Oleve-
land, where she viii occupy for the winter one
nue.. Her health is excellent Mrs. Garfield
went to Painesvillc last week and took out let
tiers Of administration, the bondsmen being
Revenue Collector Streator and Postmaster
Sherwin, of Cleveland. The main property is
the house at Washington and the farm at Men
tor. The life insurance of $4,000 has been
equally divided between the widow and family.
Snow fell at various points throughout
the Northwest on the Sd of November.
The Minnesota House of Representa-
tives has adopted articles of impeachment
against Judge Cox, and appointed committee
Of five to present charges
Apaches are depredating in the Satu-
npa district of Sonora, where they killed five
men, two women and child.
r. X. Scott, Ex-Governor of South
Carolina, was tried at Napoleon, Ohio, for the
murder of Warren G. Drury, and acquitted.
A divorce granted to Mrs. Anton
Stein, of Iowa City, was speedily followed by a
triple tragedy. The discarded husband killed
bis former partner with butcher knife; in
Hicted fatal wounds on the throat of her moth
er, and ended his own life by poison Stein
was Polish adventurer, and was at one time
connected with a German newspaper in Chi
oago.
The guard at the grave of President
Garfield has been reduced to q non-commis-
stoned officer and ten men, who are camping IN
the cemetery.
Col. Watson B. Smith, Clerk of the
United States Court at Omaha, was found dead
in his Office, having been shot by
some unknown assassin. Col. Smith
was strong temperance man, had taken
an active part in enforcing the High-Li-
cense law and the Sunday Closing law, and had
thus incurred the enmlty of the liquor men,
he had received a number Of letters threaten
ing him with death if he persisted in his oppo-
sition to the liquor traffic, and it is thought that
he was murdered because he did not heed the
threats. The murder has caused great indig-
nation among the respectable people of Omaha
and throughout Nebraska, where Col. Smith
was well and favorably known.
South.
A missionary Bishop of the Mormon
church has made 125 converts in Southern vir-
ginia, who will soon leave for Utah.
About 100 white and colored citizens
of Greenwood, s. c., lynched a negro named
Robert Williams for an assault on a white girl.
Similar justic was meted out to color ed citi-
zen near Manchester, Tenn.
POLITICAL POINTS.
Secretary Blaine is credited with say
ing that he believes that President Arthur's