The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-11
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

The steamer Golddust, bound up the
Mississippi river from Vlcksburg to st. Louis,
exploded her boilers within 200 yards after
leaving the wharf at Hickman, KY. killing sew
euteen persons outright and wounding forty
eight, many of whom cannot survive. The
boat took fire Immediately after the explosion
and burned to the waters edge.
The President and some members of
the Cabinet, Washington dispatch reports,
have planned an excursion on the Tallapoosa
to the navy yards along the Atlantic coast.
Postmaster General Howe is TO spend several
weeks in Wi-consin. Secretary Lincoln. on ac-
count of the death Of his mother, has aban-
doned his trip with Gen. Sheridan through the
Yellowstone, and will take vacat on at Rye
Beach. Attorney General Brewster and Secre-
tary Frenghuysen will rusticate at Long
Branch and Cape May.
Bright's disease swept off Rear Adj
miral David s. McDougall, at San Francisco.
The wife of Bishop Talbot died in In
disnapohs, at the age of ~ years.
The revised return of the Indiana
wheat crop show it 10 be the largest ever raised
by any State in he Union-47, Zoo, 900 bushels
being the figure stated.
The earnings of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway Company for the last
fiscal year amounted to s23, 6s5 100; profits,
S5,37s, OOO
Two Philadelphia brokers got deeply
interested in matching pennies, from which
they changed TO nickels and th.on to dollars.
When one had lost 81, 800 his opponent gave
him three chances to double or quit. The re-
suit was loss Of SO. 600 in hree matches
Sections of the New England States.
New York and Penny lvania were visited by
terrific thunder and rain storms Lightning
struck and demolished churches, residences
and barns, and severely shocked many citizens
The loss from all sources is very heavy.
A conhagration broke out at Gardner,
Me-. in planning mill, and was only stayed
when property valued at 100000 had been
destroyed. About twenty acres we're burned
over, including all the factories on the lower
dam. Two lives are reported to have been lost
Eighty square kilometers of crops
were destroyed by conhagration in Russian
Caucasus province.
An event unknown for 200 years was
the presentation at the Court OF St James OF
Archbishop Lynch, Of Toronto, as preate Of
the Roman Catholic church.
Severe storms, accompanied by light
ming, are reported III the East. At Stamford,
Ct, lightning struck Ia several places, ard in
conse quence the Presbyterian Church, two resi-
dences and a hat factory were destroyed by FIRE.
-Four men were killed and three badly
injured. At Scranton, Pa, the Court House
was struck at Easton, Pa. two buildings we're
struck; at Harrisburg, Pa, two barus at
Long Branch, N. j., summer house, and a
policeman fatally injured by the electric
current and in numerous other places loss OF
life and property is repor ed The Climber
land valley in Pennsylvania and Mary land suf-
fered greatly from terrific storm Of wind and
rain. The city OF Chamborsburg, Pa, was lit
orally nund tied.
A fire at Gardner, Me-, swept away
$1,000 wor h OF manufacturing property.
Joseph Doelger. who began TO brew
lager beer in New York at the outbreak Of the
war, died Of paralysis, leaving 81, 900 to h,
hsirs
A Montgomery (Als.) dispatch says
The election for Governor. Secretary OF Stat,
Attorney General. superintendent OF Educa-
ton, Treasurer, Auditor and members Of the