The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-28
NEWS Of THE WEEK.
AMERICAN ITEMS.

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The trial of the Malley boys and
Blanche Douglas for the murder Of Jennie
Cramer was commenced at Now Haven on the
18th OF April
Charles Francis Adams, since his ad-
venture with the bunko men, has given entire
control of his business affairs to his son, John
Quincy Adams
A cyclone which ravaged the north
ern portion of Fayette county, Pa, killed three
persons, fatally injured six others, and des-
troyed property valued at nearly $780, 900.
The Governor of Maine has appointed
Nathan Cleaves for Justice Of the Supreme
Court, in place Of Artemus Libby.
The Rhode Island General Assembly
has elected George NJ. Carpenter Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court to take the place
OF the late Judge Potter.
Gen. w. l.. Burt died at Saratoga OF
paralysis. He was President Of tho Hoosac
Tunnel road and one Of the most active rail-
road builders in the country. He graduated a.
Harvard, was Judge Advocate General Of Mas
sachusetts under Gov. Andrew, and Postmas-
ter of Boston under President Grant.
Rev. Ralph Fothergill, Methodist
pastor of Fall River Mass, died Of smallpox,
leaving four children i'll with the same disease.
He would permit neither himself nor his family
to be vaccnated.
A Chicago firm was fined 500 and
costs for manufacturing spurious Worcester
shire sauce.
Crop reports from Minnesota and Da-
kota show seeding we'll begun In most sections.
Col. Ozro J. Dodds, of Cincinnati, ex-
member of Congress from Ohio, is dead.
Six inches of snow fell in the region
of Marquette, Mich, on the 10Th of April.
Denver, Col, has big sensation in
suit for separate maintenance, which has been
instituted by Mrs. ii. A. W. Tabor against her
husband, Lieut.. Gov. Tabor, OF Colorado.
The Legislature of Missouri has been
convened in extra session for the purpose Of
redistricting the State
Arizona advices report an Indian out
break at San Carlos agency. Chief Shreve,
four bucks and thirty squaws and children left
the reservation. John Sterling chief OF the
Indian police, was killed. Chief Laco, with
thirty bucks Warm Spring Indians), also left
the reservation
There is a fine prospect for winter
wheat in Wisconsin.
Twenty-one counties III Kansas re-
port crop prospects unsurpassed. Grass was
never so promising. and cattle and sheep
passed through the winter well
Capt Robert Baldwin, the Oldest
steamboat man on the Ohio river, died at New
Albany, Ind.
The annual report of the Santa Fe
road shows gross earnings of s12, 5S4, sos and
net income Of 81, 546,6S2. There were three
cash dividends OF 81 per cent, and surplus
remains of 81, 1901.
Gov. Tabor and others have sold the
Henriette mine at Leadville to party OF
French and English capitalists for 81, 500, 900.
The city of st. Louis was visited by
terrific rain-storm, 1856 inches of water falling
In two hours. The main sewer OF the city,
known az Mill Greek sewer, became choked
with debris, tho surface gave way in several
places, and territory of thirty blocks OF tho
with six feet of water rendering nearly 400
houses uninhabitable and causing damage
of perhaps S25o,OOo.
A tornado swept through the streets
of Cairo, Iii. The colored Methodist Church
and four other buildings were blown down. the
gasometer and five loaded freight cars were
overturned, and ten or more houses were I'M
rooted.
A destructive fire visited Lake City,
MINI. The flames destroyed five solid squares
Of business buildings, leaving only three rows
of buildings standing in the business portion OF
the town. The loss is roughly put at s4OO, 900
and the insurance Mt 100000.
Flames broke out in 'Depere, Wis,
and ragged furiously among the wooden build
ings until sixty were burned, on which tho loss
is estimated at $4,000. Hollander lying in
the stupor of drunkenness persisted.
Ohios new Sunday closing law went
into effect Sunday the 22d of April Nearly all
the saloons in Cleveland remained closed
throughout the day The President Of the
Protective League was arrested for keeping his
place open. Every liquor shop in Toledo and
Ooiuihpus bnut up NJ HhunlSnt On oaCuroay,
and gave thorough obedience to the law. In
Cincinnati about third Of the saloons kept
open.
Crop reports given by the Chicago
Tribune from largo number Of localities in
the West present an almost uniformly graf
flying and favorable showing. In the spring.
wheat regions of Minnesota, Dakota, wiscon-
sin, Iowa and Nebraska, seeding was begun,
and is being pushed forward as actively as the
weather will permit In Kansas highly en-
encouraging outlook is reported, and the ad-
vices from Illinois points indicate that no very
serious injury to winter wheat has resulted
from the recent frosts.
South.
Capt. John w. Cannon, veteran
Mississippi steamboat man, and owner Of the
famous steamer Robert L. Lee, died ct Lexing-
ton, KY, aged Ga
The prospects for fine crops in Ar
kansas and Texas were never so favorable -
this seasOn.