The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-27


constitutionality Of the new Kansas Prohibition
tional Brewers Association.
A youth of 10, and two girls, aged ID
and IL years, were drowned In Coon river, near
Des Moines, Iowa, by the upsetting Of row.
boat
Three fishing boats were capsizcd at
the mouth OF the Columbia river, OF the coast
OF Oregon, and all tho occupants were
drowned
Robert A. Baker, q banker OF Fond
du Lac, Wis, has made an assignment to G.
100000 The City Treasurer kept $4,000 on
deposit in the institution
The Rock Island road is said to be
about to take revenge for the aggressiens of
ito rivals by building . branch from some
point near Des Moires northward through
Minnesota and Dakota 10 junction with the
Northern Pacific.
A horrible tragedy was enacted on
farm near Terrs Haute, Ind A well-to-do
young farmer named McPheeters had been sep
arated from his wife, whom he married in Feb
ruary, 1879. In the meantime the wife, who
Was living with her mother, Mrs. Blocksom,
had given birth to child. McPheeters called
at the house TO see 1t. He walked into the
room In which were sitting his wife, her sister,
Miss Belle Blocksom, and her mother. He was
ordered out OF the house, and said he would 60
as soon as he had seen his baby. His wife went
to the cradle to show him the child, little think
ing Of the terrible fate in store for her, and,
while in the act Of taking the little thing up,
McPheeters drew q revolver and fired. The
ball entered the right eye Of his wife,
causing instant death. She fell into
the cradle with the child in her arms and COM
pletely saturated it with her blood. The villain
then turned upon Miss Belle, and, uttering an
oath, fired at her. The ball entered the right
temple and penetrated the brain, causing death
in half-hour afte-. To complete the tragedy,
no then placed the revolver against his own
head and killed himself.
One of the Stockton gang, called
"Tommy, the Kid" was killed and thrown out
Of hack by Eskridge, another member Of the
band, while on spree at Amargo, New Mexico.
Three road-agents stopped coach
near Lake City, Col, shot Rio Grande rail-
wss engineer, and carried of the treasure pouch
and mail sacks.
The manufacture Of oleomargarine and
other oleaginous substances for butter has been
made Illegal by the Illinois Legislature, fine
of not less than S25 nor more than 5000 being
the penalty.
BY the caving Of the roof OF the
Golden Terra mine at Deadwood, two men
were instantly killed and eleven buried alive.
The latter were rescued with slight injuries.
Jefferson Davis, ex-President of the
Confederate States, was in Chicago the other
day. He had visited it previously when it was
o small French village.
Three Justices of Scotland county,
Mo-, have been sentenced to jail for three
months for contempt OF an order Of the Uni
ted States Circuit Court for Missouri.
Three burglars opened the safe in
the store Of J. G. Hanson, ut Center Junction,
Iowa, and carried away over $4,000 in cur
rency.
The only liquor saloon at Lompoc,
Cal, has been blown to atoms by large bomb,
as was its predecessor some time ago. The
place was settled by q temperance colony.
Following the ELECTROMAGNETIC
presentation of Hazel Kirks" at Mcvicker's
Chicago Theater, the "Acme Olvette Com
pany" appears. The Interpretation of the
charmingy-bright opera of "Olivette" by the
above company has proved revelation, so far
do they surpass any of their predecessors in
the acting and rendition of the music. No
such gathering of singers and actors has before
been seen in the opera. The principal roles
are assumed by Mr.. Henry Peakes, Mr.. Vim.
Carleton, Mr.. James Peakes, Mime. Selma
! Doloro, Miss Fanny Wentworth, Mr.. Jarvis
and Mr.. Olmi. The chorus is large and efrec-
| tive.
A terrible catastrophe occurred the
other evening at st. Joe, Mo. In cellar be-
meath saloon, frequented by colored men, 100
| barrels of Danforth's fluid ignited and wrecked
the building, in which large number Of per-
sons were assembled. The number of lives
lost is estimated, at this writing, as high as
twenty.
Billy Leroy and confederate calling
himself Sam Potter were taken to Del Norte,
Col. An hour after arrival the prisoners were
| lynched by citizens
South.
A fire on College and Church streets,
Nashville, Tenn, burned 100000 worth Of
property.
Capt. j. l.. Kouns, famous Southern
steamboat man, died at New Orleans Of heart
disease.
John Schmidt, of Richmond, Va, who
was given twenty lashcs for stealing bacon,
killed himself with laudanum because of the
disgrace.
From the South comes most cheering
words Of the prospect both of cotton and sugar
crops. The season was late and discouraging,
but the sne weather has brought everything
forward rapidly.
WASHINGTON NOTEs.