The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02
NEWS OF The WEEK.
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENOE.


by the Ithica On. " Daily Journal with hav-
ing oonspred with Casey, saloonist, and Reed
Wholesale liquor dealer, to cause the crew to
be beaten in every race after the first one at
HenIey-on-Thames.
The fruit warehouse Warner a.
Merit. at Philadelphia, has been destroyed by
fire. The loss on the building, stock and ma
chinery is estimated at e225,000. Two en-
ployes were burned to death.
Mayor Grace has removed the Police
Commissioners OF New York on their conviction
Of failing to keep the streets clean.
Little Brown Jug astonished the crowd
on the Hartford track by pacing three consecu-
tive miles in 2ll4, 2:1lsl and 2l2]S.
At the Portland (Me.) soldiers and
sailors reunion there was a sham fsht between
Americans and their French allies and British,
which was witnessed by 10000 people.
Mueller's brewery, at Philadelphia,
was swept away by flames, the loss being
6O.OOO Several fremen were injured by .
falling cornice.
The failure is announced of Jackman
q O'Hara, manufacturers of cloaks and suits
Oh NeW lOIh CITY. luo iahuio wac uuo W tHo
losses of Jackman, the senior partner. on Wall
street.
The works of the Union Stove Com
pany at Everett, Mass, have been swept away
by fire. causing loss of $4,000.
Water has become so scarce in the
anthracite region of Pennsylvania that it has
been sold at rs cents per barrel. The output
Of coal has been greatly interfered with.
West
The insurance men of st. Louis are at
war with the fire department. claiming that by
the inefiiciency Of the latter they are paying
ont $50 per cent on premiums, while Chicago
disburses only 40 per cent.
Hon. w. H. Reagan, President of the
Indiana Board of Agriculture, who has recently
traversed the State, estimates the corn crop at
less than half that of last year.
Jesse Meharry, a pioneer who recently
died near Shawnee Mound, Ind. left funds to
be given to namesakes, at the rate of $25 each,
open to all corners for one year, the only condi-
ton being that the parents should be of good
moral character.
The Union Stock Yards, near Chicago,
has been visited by very destructive conha-
grafton. 1t was confined to the packing house
of j. G. Hatey, which was entirely consumed.
The loss will exceed $3.50, 900, the insurance be-
ing about 80 per cent
The Chicago Times prints exhaustive
reports from the chief corn centers Of the
Western States. The crop of Illinois promises
to be about three-fifths as large as last year.
The yield in Iowa, Missouri and Kansas will be
cut down from % to so per cent. by drought.
Sitting Bull and 1874 of his band are
still located near Fort Yates, and guard is
regularly detailed for duty at his camp.
From San Francisco comes the bold
announcement of fearful Indian horror-the
massacre of seventy people residing in Eureka,
N. NJ.
South.
Some time since Ben Blanton, ex-
Sheriff of Cook county. Tex, and desperate
man. met James Todd who had been witness
against him in lawsuit, and abused and in
suited him in a most outrageous manner. They
separated, each vowing TO meet the other for
final settlement. The men met few days
ago in the road, and both drew weapons and
fired. Todd was shot through the heart and
in the breast The top of Blanton's head was
blown of. Both men we're lying dead when
discovered.
Two negro murderers were taken from
Jail at Monroe, La. and lynched.
A feud of long standing resulted i'll an
ARRAY at Johnston s. c., in which J. W. Tim
norman was killed, and J. W. Buzzard and his
son seriously wounded, with double-barrcled
shot-guns
Forest fires are raging In Arkansas,
where no rain has fallen for ten weeks, and in
many sections trees are shedding their foliage
as if struck by frost.
BY the burning of John G. Alexan-
der's house at Carter's Creek, Tenn, five
colored children were cremated. Three colored
children were cremated at Boonville Miss, by
the burning of cabin.
At Forest City, Ark, Tate Wallace in
vited s. d. Apperson, City Marshal, 10 take a
cigar. While standing at the counter of ga
loon Apperson drew pistol and said, 81 be-
lieve III shoot YOU" Tate, thinking he was
TESTING, replied, "Shoot away" Apperson
fired, killing him instantly
A family of seven persons, living near
Kaufman. Texas, has been poisoned by eating
cooked peaches containing arsenic, and there is
little hope for the recovery of any Of the
party.
AT Plano, Texas, fire swept away if
ty-one buildings in two hours, causing loss
of 100000.
The hurricane at Charleston caused q
loss OF $4,000. A son OF Chancellor Lcse-
sue was swept from the sea-wall, and three
colored persons were drowned at Sullivan's
island.