The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-09-29
News OF The WEEK.
AMERICAN ITEMS.
IEn.t.


representatives of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton, the 81 80 scale was signed
Burglars, with powerful lever, tore
the stone-work from the vault OF c. f.
Smith d Co, manufacturers OF iewelry ut
North Attleboro, Mass, and carried away
goods and materials valued at $4,000
A trestle-work belonging to the West
Branch railway at WilkesbaIre, Pa gave way
while twenty seven loaded gondolas wero
standing upon it, Six men were carried
down fifteen feet, two OF them receiving
fatal injuries
Somebody in Wall street has written
letter declaring that Jay Gould has retired
from active manipulation of the market ~
he is worth sl0O, 000, 600, and is about 10 take
the Presidency OF the Western Union Tele-
graph Company.
In the United States Circuit Court
at Buffalo. John g. Bigelow filed q petition
for q writ on habeas corpus in sergt Masons
case, setting forth the non jurisdiction OF
the court-martial to try Mason for breach
OF the civil peace, the llegality of the ORDER
by which Mason was assigned TO guard duty
cate General Swain OF the findings OF The
tribunal by which Mason was tried and con
victed The petition was granted by Judge
Coke.
Part Of the Stewart store at the COR
ner of Broadway and Ninth street, New York,
viii be occupied by wholesale dry goods
firm in which two sons OF Judge Hilton are
Al, 4 ~ tha
building will be used for retail trade by the
former superintendent of the house.
In the Fourth avenue tunnel in New
York New Haven train was delayed by an
accident, when Harlem train crashed into
the dark chamber at a high rate OF speed
Two persons were killed and nineteen in
jured
Six leading milliners of New York
arrived home by the steamship France. A
hint having been received by cable, the Gus
toms detectives found on the person OF one
woman silks and laces valued at - francs,
while another carried dutiable goods TO the
amount OF $500 francs
On wager of 500, a Swiss residing
at Stone Creek, Ohio, carried a barrel of
Hour thee miles in ftty-fve minutes
West.
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, returned
home the other day, after six weeks alb
sence in Europe, and was accorded big
public reception His arrival was signalzed
by the booming of cannon and the firing OF
rockets, and he was escorted to his home by
long procession.
Farmer Harden and son, living near
Columbus, Ind, fired on trio who were
robbng their melon patch, and Thomas Kel-
~ was instantly killed.
The new comet was seen on the 18th
OF September from Mount Tamelpais,
on the Pacific Coast by Prof Da-
wilson, OF the Coast Survey The
director of Warner Observatory, ut Roches-
ter is in receipt of messages from all sec
tions OF the American continent, claiming
the honor f discovering the visitor
The Army of the Cumberland held its
annual reunion in Milwaukee, and was
largely attended Gen Sheridan presided at
the business meeting. Gen Grosvenor, Of
Ohio delivered the annual Grafton and ex-
Gov. Cox, of Ohio, delivered a eulogy on
Garfield. a feature of the reunion was the
gathering OK 100 members of the Iron Brig
ode to whom Gen Gibbon read an original
poem and Miss Aubrey presented a silk
guidon. Speeches were made by Gems
Bragg and Fairchld
The National Association of Burial
Case Manufacturers held their annual meet
ing at Cleveland Ohio, and the National Dis
tillers' Association met at Cincinnati.
a party of Creek Indians who are OPP
posed TO the results of the late election in
their nation, are killing and driving out the
adherents of Gov. Curtin.
Two blocks of business houses at SUI
sanville Cal. were burned, causing loss
est mated at $4,000
South.
Oklahoma Payne and eleven of his
followers were taken by rail from Fort Reno
to Fort Smith, under the escort of Lieut.
Taylor of the Ninth cavalry. Payne refused
to go overland through Indian Territory, for
fear of being put TO death by the reds On
reaching Henrietta, Tex, he obtained n writ
OF habeas corpus from the District Court,
but the Lieutenant refused to recognize it.
nndan order for the arrest OF the latter was
Issued. The prisoners were packed in a cur
and guarded until the train left, the Lieu
tenant defying tho courtS
Presiding Elder Dye, of the Searcy
Nrk) district, met Editor Mccall, of the
Record, on the street in that city and knocked
him down and pummeled him, because OF a
bitter article by Mccall against prohibition.
Jack Chapman, colored, was executed
Mt Bellevue, Louisiana for the murder Of
John Williams
Oklahoma Payne and his followers,
who had been brought prisoners to'Fort
Smith, were released by the United States
Court
The demented daughter Of James
Cleveland poisoned the whole family of six,
except her mother at Nashville, Tenn, by
putting strychnine in the coffee. NJ Cleve-
land has died, ana one or the daughters In in
aprecarious condition.
At Hot Springs, Ark, in on affray