The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-17

AMERICAN ITEMS.
East.

A hotel proprietor of Elberon, N. j.,
has forwarded to the Auditing Board a bill
for 81, i627 as for entertaining the Garfield
suite for fifteen days.
The people of New York State adopt
ed the free canal amendment ut tho recent
election
Diphtheria and scarlet fever are
causing great mortality among children Mt
Birdsboro, Pa
The mansion of Albert Bierstadt at
Irvington- on the Hudson, with it's wealth OF
paintings and relics, was burned. the loss
being estimated at $4,000 A hro at New
bern, n c., destroyed eight buildings, val
ued ut $500
During the absence from home OF
John Hepler, a farmer near Gratz-own,
Penn his residence took fire in the N ght>
His heroic wife rescued five children from
the flames, but on entering the burning
house for the fourth time she died with her
youngest child in her arms
A train on the Cuba extension OF the
Bradford Eldred and Cuba railroad, while
running at high rate of speed, was de-
rallied and thrown of the trestle near Clark
vile, Pa The engine, tender, bsggage-car
and two passenger cars were hurled into the
gorge thirty feet in depth James France,
engineer, Charles Sterressey fireman, and
the baggage G. master were killed Several
passengers were also killed A large num-
Der were seriously injured. The engineer
was trying to make up lost time.
West
An earthquake shock was felt at Lar
annie Oty, W. T., and points westward on
the evening Of the 9TH inst Plastering fell
from the walls of buildings at Rawlins and
other points
Josiah b. Smith and wife, of Santa
Ana, Cal, became insane on religious sub
jects, and murdered their young son 10y cut
ting his throat claiming that the sacrifice
was ordered by the Lord
William McComber murdered Mar
tin Wolf at Miller, D. T., and attempted to
hide his crime by burning the body When
AcComber was apprehended by the Sheriff
he drew a revolver and shot himself dead
South.
Four negroes, charged with robbery
and attempted murder, were taken from the
Vienna Ga) jail by n mob One escaped, an
other was given a chance tor his life, and the
9th two We're taken a short distance from
town and riddled with bullets.
Half the distillers OF Kentucky have
sgned an agreement to reduce the produc-
ton OF whisky for the next five years.
III III
fees, police stations, prison and in the streets
was turned OFT by the gas company, and the
entire city plunged into darkness Due and
unpaid gas bills are the cause.
Two negro murderers, Sam and Mill
Hodge, were hanged in large op space
IN the outskirts of Knoxville, Tenn. The
gal ows was of the primitive Fort "a cross
beam supported by two uprights-and the
men We're hanged from wagon which was
driven from under the gibbet, leaving The
condemned to strangle to death
Masked men fired the stable of Mr..
Bra denbury, living near Erin Ga, and
while the proprietor was trying to put out
the fire the incendiaries entered the resi-
dence, shot at Mrs. Brandenbury AMI her
niece, and carried of trunk containing
So, COO
In Frankfort, KY, negro tried to
pitch hay and smoke his pipe at the same
time The result was the destruction of
S., 600 worth of property
Amanda Watts, a Texan negress,
killed tho child OF another negroes through
revenge. Whom locked up child was born
to her, and she dashed the infants brains
out a. ainst the wal