The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-31
NEWS OF The WEEK.
AMERICAN ITEMS.


The Massachusetts, Legislature passed
. bill permitting women to practice as attorneys
at-law.
BY the strike and lockout at the Pa
cifc mills, Lawrence Mass, there are stopped
1876, 900 cotton spindles, 25,50O worsted spin
dies, $500 looms and other machinery, throw
ing fully $500 employees out Of work.
The Grand Jury ut Newport, r. L,
found three indictments against William ii.
Durfee, leading merchant for forgeries ag-
gregating $4,000.
d. T. Lawson has successfully proved,
by his experiments with boiler explosions near
Pittsburgh, Pa, that they occur, not from low
water, but by sudden bursting of water into
steam
The tug-boat Henry c. Spratt ex-
ploded lis boiler at the Philadelphia wharf.
killing four men. George Scully. the Captain,
was blown over the housetops in Water street
Immediately following the explosion flames
broke out in all directions. Pier No. 8, occu-
pied as q passenger and freight station by the
Philadelphia and Atlantic City railroad, took
fire and was destroyed. The tug Ella, lying at
the wharf below, also took fire, and sank after
being well burned. Windows were shattered
in all directions for squares. Three dead
bodies were found in the street. The front of
the ferry-house building was blown out, and
the Waterman came near losing bis life The
loss is $4,000.
At combination sale OF trotting
horses in New York, 107 were sold at an aver
age price of S31663 each.
The Proctor House, at Kearsage
mountain, New Hampshire, valued at $751;
was swept away by flames.
Rear Admiral Gustavus II. Scott, on
the navy retired list, died in New York
Judge Nelson, of Brooklyn, decides
that, suitable schools having been established
for colored pupils, the latter cannot attend the
public schools provided for white children.
Four colored men were drowned by
the swapping Of boat near Layton's Station
Pa.
Sullivan, mill operative at Dedham,
near Boston, Mass, while intoxicated, brutally
murdered his wife with razor.
Five men were killed 10y an explosion
In mine at Wiikesbarre. Pa.
West
The body of Frank Saltwater was
found beside the railroad track near Tomb
stone, Arizona, riddled with rifle bullets
and buckshot. He was brother of the famous
scout, Texas Jack.
Barnes & McGill's elevator at Hawley,
Mimi, together with large amount of wheat,
were consumed by fire, involving a loss Of
s2O0.O
The Leavitt Street gational
Church, of Chicago has expelled f. c. Rosster,
by vote of 1903 to l, for making faces at the
pastor during services.
Ripon, Wis, has been visited by
disastrous fire, which destroyed all the build
ings on the west side OF the public square.
The loss is estimated at from $125,000 to
$150,000.
In an affray near Emmetsburg, Iowa,
Charles Comedian killed Fred Miller and COM
mitted suicide tragedy precisely similar
occurred at st. Helena, CAL, the parties beng
VIM. Cans and J. G. Weinberger.
The Wisconsin Legislature refused to
pass bill to restore capital punishment in the
State.
A loss of $4,000 was incurred at
Leavenworth by a four-dust explosion in the
Novelty mills. Five men were seriously burned.
The Minnesota Senate, sitting as
court of impeachment, found Judge f. st.
Julian Cox guilty OF drunkenness and conduct
unbecoming Judge, after trial lasting sew
eral weeks. The sentence is removal from
Office and disqualification for judicial Office for
three years.
A great meeting, attended by 1900
representative citizens from every section and
county Of Ohio was held at Columbus to urge
upon the Legislature the enactment of law
suppressing the Sunday whisky traffic.
W. p. Southworths extensive grocery
establishment, in Cleveland, and two adjoining
stores, were swept away by flames. Total loss
about 500, 900.
Grow Dog, the Indian chief who killed
Spotted Tail, has been convicted in the Federal
court at Deadwood, and sentenced to death.
The people of the Black Hills charge that the
result was reached by perjured testimony, and
they propose to appeal to the Supreme Court.
The st. Louis directory for 1882 con-
tains nearly $4,000 more names than its pre-
decessor.
Great excitement was caused at Col
umbus. Ohio, by the discovery of the attempt
to bride members of the Legislature to vote
away the canal at Cincinnati to railroad
company.
South.
Texas reports forty-one completed
railroads, with capital stock Of $247, 900, 600.
Elder Morgan, presiding elder OF the
Mormon church for the cotton States, has left
Chattanooga for Salt Lake with nearly 200 con-
verts.
The distressing condition of affairs in
the Southwest has caused the abandonment of
the project to celebrate the anniversary Of the
discovery of the mouth Of the Mississippi by
La Sale.
AT Richmond, Va, flames broke out
in the Petersburg railroad bridge, and tumbled
that structure into the river, extending to the
tobacco factories Of Il. NJ. Rutherford & Co.,
II. A. Patterson q Co., t. G. Williams & Co.,
the stemneries OF J. A. Hutchinson G. r. &
+. ID. Barksdale and Abom & Edwards, the