The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-09
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mittee, at Washington, examined ii. H. Shu-
feldt, President of the National Association of
Distillers and Liquor-Dealers. He testified
that he raised 81, 600 from distillers in Ken
lucky to secure the passage of bill to reduce
the whisky tax to so cents per gallon, none of
which has been used. He deemed the extern
sion Of the bonded period an absolute necessity
for distillers, as otherwise $4,000, 900 gallons
would in 1884 be unloaded on the market
Charles II. Reeds last effort in behalf
of the assassin Guiteau was an utter failure,
the District Judges at Washington refusing to
reopen the case for argument IL is said that
Guiteau continues to cherish hope. IL is ru-
mored Reed will wait until the day set for exc
cution before applying for writ of habeas
corpus to the Supreme Court, and thus delay
the execution.
A daring attempt was made to rob
train on the Missouri Pacific railroad near Dem
ton, Texas. A north-bound passenger train
was tagged and stopped in a deep cut, when
four masked men sprang into the mail car, and
were greeted with a lively volley. They then
started for the timber, and were botly pursued,
one of the robbers being shot. At Denton posse
was put on the trail, who soon discovered dead
raider. huge pile of logs was found at a point
few hundred yards from the place where
the train was stopped The dead robber was iden-
tilted as s. 7. Spelton. the son of a farmer liv-
ing fifty miles away. Another member of the
gang surrendered. His name is Joseph Carter,
and he has recently served two years in the
Texas penitentiary for theft He says the raid
was planned by the men still at large who are
strangers to him.
A distressing accident is reported from
Florida. In Orange county man and his wife
and twin children were drowned I'M email lake.
The accident was caused by horse becoming
frightened and running away.
For monuments to Garibaldi, the city
Of Verona appropriated 10000 francs, Genoa
subscribed 10000 francs, and Rome voted So
900 francs.
Michael Davitt, replying to pam
phlet issued by Arthur Arnold Foster (son of
the ex-Irish Secretary, which inveighs against
the methods employed by the Land League in
Ireland, answers that the document is put
forward as an instrument to engender hatred
and foster ill-wil between the two nations f; and
that it contains garbled reports of alleged in
cendiary speeches and acts.
At Butlerville, Lonoke county, Ark.
little girl named Annie Bridges, aged 10 years.
was outraged repeatedly by three negroes,
who left her and fled. The fiends were pur-
sued. overtaken and placed in Jail. mob
broke open the prison doors and hanged all
three of the negroes TO tree.
Bradstreet's advices from over a
thousand correspondents in the cotton-growing
regions show that the total acreage of cotton
planted this year is about 1924, 1876 acres.
which is per cent less than last years acre
age.
Several thousand influential Repub-
licans OF Maine united in requesting James q.
Blaine to be a candidate for Congressman-at-
Large. He replied that, while he cannot turn
aside from his private affairs, he will contribute
to the campaign his full share of labor.
The negro refugees in Kansas and the
West memorable Congress to appropriate
portion of the public domain for home for the
freedmen of the United States.
The event OF the week IN Chicago
dramatic circles has been the production, on
the boards of Mcvickers Theater, OF the new
play, entitled. 1.-THE House of Mauprat" This
is romantic work from the pen OF Mr.. William
Young, author of "Pendragon," and Mr.. John
G.. Wilson. 1t is drama with strong story,
which is vigorously treated. 1t has great human
interest, and is effectively provided with stua-
tons. 1t deals with the division of the Maui
pratt family, one part of which is courtly and
refined the other feudal and hslf-barbarous.-
Several important enterprises will distinguish
the summer months at Mcyicker's Theater.
Beside the production of "The House of
Mauprat," "Taken from life " and the "Squaro
Man. will be brought out, and Miss Margaret
Mather will make her debut, coming forward
as n tragic actress