The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-12
NEWS OF THE week.
AMERICAN ITEMS.

While cutting through high land to
open a street at Auburn, n c., three labor
ers were killed by the caving in of earth
Well-known capitalists have sub
scribed s5,0ooO0o TO build a railway from
New York to Hartford, to afford the New En-
gland road connection with the metropolis.
A package from Arizona, containing
over 100 loaded cartridges, was found in
mailbag in the New York postoffice
An accidental fire in the rolling mills
at Cohoes, N. Y, spread to the Pilot knitting
mill, and the factory of Powers & O'Brien.
The less is 1875, 600, and the number of per-
sons thrown out of employment is $50.
Ovington Bros china-ware house in
Brooklyn, N Y, was destroyed by fire. Loss
estimated at s25o,ooo
William A. Seaver, editor of "The
Drawer" in Hd,per's, died at Mount Yer
non, N. Y.
III. f. Gye claims to have been
robbed, on a train between New York and
Philadelphia, of $751; 600 worth of diamonds
belonging TO Nine. Albani, beside large
amount of his own personal property and
checks.
BY affirming verdict of 5000 obtained
by a widow against an insurance company,
the Supreme Court of Massachusetts has
established the right of an insured man to
walk on q railway track without violating
the conditions of his policy.
West.
In the County Court at Denver, by
lot bn otf
Dor was given divorce from the Lieutenant
Governor on the grounds of desertion, with
$3.50, 600 alimony
w. H. Hooper, formerly delegate in
Congress from Utah, died at Salt Lake City.
Seven stores and dwelling at Man
istee, Mich, valued at $4,000, were swept
away by fire.
The elevator of +. l.. Williams at
Keokuk, valued at 100000, was totally de-
stroyed by fire.
A numberr0f frame dwellings, an I'M
used elevator, the old passenger depot Of the
Hannibal and St Joseph railroad and several
box and fat cars were destroyed by fire at
st. Joseph, Mo. Loss, 100000
Two boilers in box factory at Mus
kegon, Mich, exploded, killing John Con-
nors, engineer, and his sons John and Fred,
aged IA and years; also seriously injuring
John Hawk and Silas Blodgett, who are not
expected to live The buildings, engine, etc,
are total loss, estimated at $4,000
st. Mary's Provincial School, at
Knoxville. ILL.,, the largest Episcopal institu-
ton for girls in the country, was destroyed
by fire, the loss being 100000 There were
sixty scholars and twelve teachers in the
building, and many reached the ground by
means of ladders Miss Gillette, of Buffalo,
had a leg broken, and Miss Hosford, of Du-
buque, was injured by a fall All wearing
apparel and books were burned
The shipment of -four from San Fran
cisco last year was 1000, 600 barrels
The Rev. John G.. Smith, pioneer of
Indiana Methodism, died at Indianapolis,
aged "A
A package of $1,000 sent by express
from the First National Bank of Indianapolis
to the Citizens Bank of Muncie upon being
opened was found to contain but five 81
bills and sufficient muslin cut to the size of
the currency 60 help the deception
Jay Gould has been chosen Director
In the Des Moines and Northwestern road,
and Is expected to make it broad gauge and
connect it with the Northern Pacific
Ex-senator John b. Henderson and
Ex-Congressman Don Morrison INDUCED in
q knock-down and hair pulling in q St
Louis courtroom Bystanders pulled them
apart before any serious damage was done.
Northern Ohio was considerably dis
turbed by an earthquake
South.
A fiat containing thirty convicts and
two guards was sunk on the Turkaseegee
river, in Jackson county, N. c. and nineteen
of the total number were drowned The
convicts were mostly negroes.
Flames which broke out in the furni-
ture store of Rosenbaum & Ties, at Pine
Bluff, Ark, swept onward until property
valued at sl25000 was destroyed
Plans are asked for building for the
cotton exposition at Louisville, to cover
thirteen acres
Isham Scott was executed at Paris,
Texas, for killing and robbing Joseph Speers
M. L. Polk, State Treasurer of Ten
nessee, is defaulter for s4o0,0 600 The State
Senate has ordered, as Folks bonds do not
cover that amount, that the Attorney Gen.
eral attach his property to cover the deficit
Polk whose whereabouts is unknown, Is a
nephew of the late President James K
Polk, and with his family occupied high
social position