The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
LATER WIS ITEMS.

Sheriff Waite, of Sherman county,
committed suicide.
John G. Parker, a st. Louis murder
er, was brought into court for trial In the
jury-room he shot his wife dead and inflicted
fatal injuries upon himself. 1t is believed
that the woman furnished the weapon.
A bridge over Ischua creek, in Penn
sylvania, on the Buffalo, New York and
Pennsylvania road, having been undermined
by the flood, gave way while a train was
crossing it Engineer Hall and Fireman
Briggs were drowned, and Conductor Love,
four passengers and the baggageman are
said to have lost their lives
The House Coinage Committee at
Washington instructed it's Chairman TO re
port against discontinuance of the manu-
facture of silver dollars, in favor of using
most of the coin now lying in the treasury
in payment of bonds, and for an appropria-
ton TO provide additional vault room.
In the matter of the burning of the
Newhall House, the Coroners jury reports
that the fire was set by some person un-
known; that there were not enough night
watchmen, and that the proprietors were
guilty of culpable negligence.
Over 100 firemen in Havana are re-
ported to have been injured by the burn
ing of stable and lumber yard
At Loughrea, County Galway, an in
quest was held on the remains of a man who
had starved TO death. A Poor law guar
dian testified that the case was only one of
many.
Two slight shocks of earthquake were
experienced the other day at wolfboro, n II
Walcott, the New York quail-eater,
finished his sixty birds in thirty days and
maintains that he can eat three each day for
sixty days
The act of the Legislature of New
York taxing steamship companies 81 for ev-
cry alien passenger landed has been decided
invalid by the United States Supreme Conrt.
Near Sidney. Ohio, freight and pas
senger train collided, resulting in the death
of four employees
TIE Senate made some progress with it,
Tariff bill on the 9Th inst, and finished tho
cotton schedule There were noticeable
features in the debate the speeches taking tho
widest range and covering all the essential
features of the bill. The Senate made consider
able reduction in the schedule below the recon-
mendations of the Finance Committee. A
joint resolution was introduced fol
the relief of sufferers by the reccn
floods in Germany. Mr.. Van Wyck offcrc
a resolution OF inquiry whether claim agents II
Washington are practicing eXtortion on soldier
widows and orphans In the House, Mr. Kelley
offered a resolution providing that the Tarin
bill should be taken from the committee OF tn
whole Feb. ~ and put upon its passage III
then proceeded To reiterate the charge that TN
Democrats intended 10 defeat the Tariff bill. Mr..
Morrison replied that the bill reported 10y
the Ways and Means Committee WIS
a sham int nded to forcstal any reduction ca
the tariff instead Of effccting what the people
demanded-its revision In such a manner ~ q
reduce taxes The resolution was rejcctcd-lE'
yeas to 2O2 nays. Bills were introduced To pre-
vent the issue of land patents to subsidized rail.
roads not completed within the specified time,
md TO promote commercial relations
with Central and South America. s
motion to suspend the rules and pass bill e
establish the Territory OF North Dakota failed OF
adoption bill to quiet the title of settlers on
Des Moines river lands passed Mr.. Can
non moved to suspend the rules and bring thu
Legislative Appropriation bill before the House.
but Ii was voted wn.