The true northerner., 1882-09-15
NEWS OF The WEEK.
AMERICAN ITEMS.
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Dysentery has become almost epi-
demic at Ashburnham, Mass, owing to the
impure condition of drinking water.
The safe of James Gallery, President
of the Pittsburgh and Western Railroad Com
pany, was blown open by cracksmen at
Allegheny, and CSC, 900 in securities and So
cash were carried off
A Young child of Henry B. Auchin-
Gloss. OF New York, Ia said to have died at
Newport OF Asiatic cholera
Eight bicyclists of Boston rode 100
miles over country roads in twelve hours
and thirty five minutes, deducting the time
taken for meals
Mrs. Burns, who was injured by Bar
NUNS elephant at Troy, n Y, some time
since, died the other day; and Mrs Langley
and the husband of Mrs. Burns, who were
also hurt by the infuriated pachyderm, are
diving man named Conlon, who was
thrown across the street by the elephant,
has brought suit for 5000 damages
President Arthur and party arrived
at Bar Harbor, Me-, on Sunday, the 10th
inst grand naval drill was given in the
harbor in honor of the President and Secre-
try Chandler
West.
Two carloads of sick Chinese railway
laborers from Texas arrived at Bakersfield,
Cal Several being in q dying condition,
rumors Of yellow fever were started and it
was found to be impossible to obtain Coro-
ner's Jury for q dead Celestial
At Minneapolis, Mimi, Judge New
comb, prominent citizen of St Louis was
induced to visit bunko shop and play away
$1,000 The victim subsequently captured
one OF the swindlers and held him until the
police arrived He proved to be the notori-
Gus Doc Baggs, and had considerable money
on his person
The wheat yield of Kansas for 1882
is 35, ,0O0, ,00s and the corn crop is estimated at
10000, 600 to 100, 600 900 bushels
While the military authorities con-
time to assert that the Northern Cheyennes
are engaged in peaceful hunting excursion,
the cattle men of Western Kansas are being
armed by the Adjutant General to protect
their herds
The Mormon priesthood have been
instructing their followers TO disobey the law
rulings of the Utah Commission. Bishops
have also been appointed to oversee the reg
istration of voters.
The Northern Cheyennes are said to
be making their way TO Pine Ridge agency,
Oak, on the advice of Dr. McGillcuddv,
with supplies insufficient to keep them from
raiding on settlers in Kansas and Colorado.
Troops have been sent out TO intercept
them
There is good authority for the state
ment that Frank James the Missouri bandit,
is being harbored by friends but a few miles
from Leavenworth-
A ten-mile equestrian race at Mime
apolis between Belle Cook and Little
Cricket" was won by the former. Time,
20:02. At Cleveland, ten-mile race between
the Misses Burke and Williams was won by
Miss Burke in 2l :lslS.
John Brown, Jr., found the skeleton of
his brother Watson in the rooms of the
Knights of Pythias at Martinsville, Ind,
identifying it by a bullet hole in the back
at North Elbn, n Y
In the United States Circuit Court at
Jefferson City, Mo, William z. Barnes and
Finis L. Johnston, County Judges of Cass
county, were committed to Jail by an order
of Judge Krekel for refusing TO make levy
on the county to satisfy Judgment obtained
against Cass county to pay the bonds and in
terest issued by Cass county in aid of the
Tebo and Neosho railroad
South.
A negro named Wade was hanged by
a mob at Union City, Tenn, for assaulting
white woman.
Western Texas has again been flood
ed by rains At Eagle Pass the greater part
of the business quarter was submerged
The resent heavy rains in Texas have
caused widespread destruction, the Concho
and Rio Grande rivers overfiowing their banks
and submerging miles of country
John Hurst, a fisherman living at Sec
retary Creek, Md, came home drunk,
whipped his S-year-old boy mercilessly, and
then seized the lad by the feet, and struck
HAH iSdu 'lluSO Jnt hilllng 0llH III
stanty.
There were twenty-five deaths from
yellow fever and 49G new cases at Browns
vile for the week ending with Saturday
night, and for the same period eight deaths
and thirty y-nine new cases at Pensacola
Dispatches from Laredo, Texas, re-
port the Rio Grande twenty two feet high
and still rising, submerging great part of
New Laredo on the opposite side of the
river. Many houses were being swept Off
The debris floating with waters indicated
great destruction of property further north.
Fifty deaths have recently occurred
from diphtherin in Pittsylvania county, Va
whole families having perished, and more
than 100 persons are now i'll with the dis
eGse.
A heavy storm prevailed on the South
Atlantic seaboard The wind attained ve-
locity of ffty-five miles an hour, and several
vessels were capsized and seamen drowned
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.
During the temporary absence of the
teller, the Merchants Bank at Winnipeg,
Manitoba WINS mysteriouslv robbed of