The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


lehem, Pa, are PROSTATE with smallpox,
and the Board OF Health ordered the burning
Of forty tar-barrels in the streets
DIR. John p. Gray, Superintendent of
the Lunatic Asylum at Utica, N. Y, while read
ing in his Office, was shot through the left
cheek by an assassin, who escaped in the dark
ness after firing twice at his parsuers. Henry
Remshaw, full-hedged lunatic, armed with
four revolvers, knife, and a number OF other
formidable weapons, surrendered himself at the
fail as an ambassador from heaven sent to kill
the doctor. DIR. Gray will be remembered as
one of the leading expert witnesses in the
Guiteau trial
Hon. Zachariah Allen, long one OF the
leading men of Providence r. l., died while
sitting in his chair, aged 81.
A heavy short interest in quinine has
developed in New York, the market being vir-
tually controlled by asyndicate having its head
quarters at London and Amsterdam.
Smallpox is spreading through Lee
high and Berks counties i'll Pennsylvania.
After having blown open the postoflice
safe at Needham, Mass, robbers set three
buildings ON fire, destroying property valued at
$4,000.
james Fox, blacksmith's helper in
Troy, after driving in the head of barrel with
his list, issued challenge to John l. Sullivan
to fight for &, 500 within six months.
In the case of the man Armstrong,
killed during the labor disturbances at Omaha,
the Coroner's jury decided that he came to his
death at the hands of soldiers in the faithful
discharge Of their duties. All the labor unions
turned out in procession at the funeral, and
much feeling was manifested.
Gordon Lord, of Lisbon, ILL.,, is su p
posed to have murdered his wife and hidden
her corpse. he killed an adopted child with
an ak, and then made way with himself.
A bill for the restoration of capital
punishment was defeated by close vote in the
Wisconsin Assembly.
The Union Pacific railroad began
war of determination among its conductors,
many of the Oldest men on the line being sum-
marily discharged.
A convention of Illinois farmers to
protest against railway irregularities was held
at Springfield, March 10. About 100 delegates,
mostly farmers above so years old, were in
attendance. Resolutions were adopted in favor
OF the enforcement of the existing railroad
laws, condemning the giving OF passes, decar-
ng that the II abroad and Warehouse Commits
sion would fail in its duty unless it gave the
people passenger rate of 2 cents per mile and
freight rates as low as the lowest, and up
braiding the commission for acting as servants
or the railroads rather than Of the people
At Omaha the Grand Jury have found
indictments against twenty of the leaders of
the labor riots. Walsh, the President Of the
Labor Union, WAS arrested and held for trial
Two deputy sheriffs of Milwaukee,
armed with an attachment, threw the cashier
at the Academy of Music over a steam heater
and grabbed the funds belonging to the Alice
Oates company. Judge Small happened to be
present, and secured the return of tho money.
The Simms Automatic Car Company,
Of Columbus, Ohio, has made an assignment to
cover Liabilities of $4,000. The court direct
ed that the works be kept in operation.
The Legislature of Iowa, on the last
day of its session, adopted joint resolution
asking for the unconditional pardon of Sergt.
Mason.
Gov. Crittenden, of Missouri, has adj
vertised to sell the Hannibal and st. Joe road
in October, at the door of the Court House in
ST. Louis, ali efforts toward compromise having
failed.
At Genoa, New. great avalanche of
I,,r oil t.
John Mott, telegraph operator and
station agent at Glendale No.. has been ar
rested on charge of participating in the Chi
cago and Alton express robbery at Blue Cut,
Sept. z. 1881.
South
Ex-Mayor Thurmond, of Dallas,
Tex, was shot dead in the County Courtroom
by Robert e. Cowart prominent attorney
The Coroner's jury found verdict of self
defense.
Robbers fired the house of Josiah
Hodges, near Llsno Tex, and Mrs. Benson
and two grandchildren were burned to death
-Four school children were burned to
death in the Indian Territory, near Fort Smith,
Ark, by the burning of q mission school.
The Secretary of War estimates that
about $1,000 persons have been rendered des-
ttute by the overflow of the Mississippi and it's
tributaries. or these &c. 600 are accredited to
the State Of Mississippi, 10000 to Arkansas
and rs, 900 TO Louisiana. It is believed that the
necessity for relief will continue from thirty to
sixty days.
a clerk in the mint of New Orleans
gave to a stranger a negotiable receipt for
els, 900 for two brass bricks with a thin cover
ing of gold.
An Englishman named @. d. Owens
nearly killed young lady of Tampa, Fla, with
knife. The citizens took him from Jail and
lynched HIM in full view of the United States
Court. The Mayor and Sheriff had protested,
and Lieut.. Davis had ordered out the garrison,
but too late.
POLITICAL POINTS.