The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-14
NEWS OF The WEEK.
AMERICAN ITEMS.

Company ana the commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, the Dauphin County Court has decided
that the company is only liable to taxation on
that amount OF its property owned by residents
Of the State.
A fire originating in the Town Hall
at Hopkinton, Mass, nearly destroyed the
business section, causing q total loss of $780,,
0O0
At Pittsburgh the refinery of the
Standard Oil Company took fire and was de-
stroyed. involving loss of s175,OOO.
Eight iewelry manufacturing firms
were burned out at Attleboro, Mass. Loss,
$150,000.
The Connecticut House of Represent
atives passed a resolution indorsing President
Arthur's veto OF the Anti-Chinese bill
Charitable ladies in New York have
undertaken to establish q cheap and decent
lodging house down town for poor women.
The Harmony mills, at Cohoes, N. Y,
which sustain Is, 600 people, have announced a
reduction of 10 per cent. in wages strike is
possible in consequence.
The New York Senate has passed the
resolution in favor of submitting constitu-
tional amendment to the people making the
canals free by vote Of ~ to 10. AS the same
resolution had already passed the House this
important measure will now go before the peo-
pie.
Adam Nj. Dundore, late County Treas
urer at Reading. Pa, proves to be defaulter
to the amount of $4,000.
West.
Rev. DIR. Max Lilienthal, of Cincin-
natl, celebrated Jewish Rabbi, has passed
away, leaving an honored name.
An express messenger on Fort
Wayne train heard strange noises at night from
large box billed for Philadelphia When he
pried of the top, out stepped an old man
named Jerry McAuley who had been shipped
from Chicago, in the most economical man
ner.
The Western Iron Association met at
Pittsburgh, and decided to reaffirm the card
rate Of $3.50.
The Chicago clothing house which
engaged Sergt. Mason as a salesman has also
hired Betty" the wife,
The trial of John Bugler and Creed
Chapman for participation in the Blue Cut
train robbery, came to a sudden and entirely
unexpected termination, at Independence, Mo.
When court convened in the afternoon, and
while the defense was preparing to close their
case, Prosecuting Attorney Wallace stated that
during his visit TO st. Joe, he had
learned certain facts that convinced him
that Bugler, as well as the rest OF the Crackers
Neck boys were innocent OF the charges, and
he would therefore ask dismissal of the iu-
dictments This statement was like thunder
bolt from clear sky, and for several moments
the court, the jury attorneys and everybody
else were perfectly paralyzed with astonish-
ment. After being discharged the jury took a
vote upon the case and unanimous verdict Of
guilty was agreed upon, which shows how mar
row was the escape of the parties. Land made
a new confession, in which he said that his
former statements were false. He will be
proceeded against for perjury.
The body of Wood Hite, one of the
gang of Missouri bandits, has been found
buried in spring near Richmond, No., owing
to revelations since the killing OF Jesse James.
Dick Little and Robert Ford are supposed to
have been the perpetrators of the murder.
A tornado at Highland, Mich, on the
Flint and Pere Marquette road, blew down
residence and killed Mr.. Crandall and one child
and Mrs. Henry Taylor, and injured a little
daughter OF Mr.. Crandall
Flames swept away st. Xavier's
Church, Cincinnati, which cost nearly 5000, 900.
II. III. Creme, laborer in st. Louis,
formerly private soldier in the Sixth infantry,
caused the police to arrest poor old tramp on
charge OF being the infamous John Bender, Of
Cherryvale. The unfortunate man gives his
name as Jacob Bales and says he lived at
Uniontown, Kan, for twenty years
The Ford brothers, who killed Jesse
James, have been threatened with the vendetta
by the banditti of Missouri and Tennessee.
The anti-polygamous Mormons held
general synod at independence, Mo-, which was
presided over by Joseph Smith, Jr., son of the
false prophet Of Nauvoo, Ill.
By the explosion of the boiler of
towing steamer near Brownsville, Mimi, sew
eral persons were killed or drowned and
large number of the crew injured.
Howard Newland, of Viola, Iowa,
while being taken to the insane asylum by his
wife, sprang out Of q car window near Marion,
and lost both feet.
Samuel Gibson, who was County
Treasurer at Muncie, Ind, went ont OF Office
defaulter for GA, 22O, most OF which is said
to have gone into the hands Of Chicago grain
brokers.
A corporation has been formed at
Leavenworth to build hotel costing 300, 900.
A Kansas City dispatch says: "Ths
State Of Kansas, throughout its length and
breadth, has been visited by heavy and greatly
needed rains, unfortunately accompanied, how
ever, In some sections by storms reviving the
recollections Of the great cyclone of May 80,
1879, though not nearly so destructive A we'll
defined cyclone started on the evening of tho
9th, south Of Kansas river, first making itself
felt in Stafford county, one Of the new and
sparsely-settled counties. The little town of
Stafford Center, OF few houses, was damaged,
but it is not known exactly TO what extent The
storm proceeded, as is usual, from southwest TO
northeast, crossing the Atchison, Topeka and