The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-06-29
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Charles M. Walker, a journalist OF
indianapolis, has been appointed Chief
Clerk by Postmaster General Gresham.
The German Landtag has finally
passed the Ecclesiastical bill by vote of pa
to 10z
Lynch, alias Norman, the informer
who testified against the dynamite conspir-
ators, has been released from custody be-
cause of his services to the Government.
Queen Victoria, on arrival at Wind
sor from Balmoral, walked from the train
TO her carriage She has commanded Angel,
the artist, to make a life-size portrait, for
presentation to Emperor William.
A puppet theater at Dervio, a town
on the Lake of Como, took fire during per-
Torrance, and forty -seven persons per
ished, while twelve others were wounded
A terrible affray occurred at the Cur
ragh of Kildare, between a party of North
Mayo men and Dublin militiamen 1t
originated in a gambling dispute, during
which the Mayo men called the Dublin men
"Careys" and "Invincibles" Five men were
killed. The fight lasted over an hour, each
!
conflict was only quelled by the officers
threatening to fire upon the men
The land corporation of Ireland,
which was organized to purchase or occupy
farms from which tenants had been evicted,
has declared dividend of per cent and
its Chairman reports that tenants are re-
turning and paying rents.
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26 report that the river rose three inches
the preceding day. and was slowly coming
up The whole of the levee was submerged.
and in the lowest places the first floors of
the stores were covered with water varying
in depth from few inches to two feet Bust
ness on the river front was suspended ex-
cept in two or three doggeries, where a scat
fold had been built and whisky was still
dispensed for ) cents a drink. All the
railroads between Alton and st. Louis were
submerged, and seventy square miles of
fertile farms in the vicinity of Alton were
under water and as much more in st
Charles county, Mo. The loss was estimated
at not less than $4,000 Great suffering
was reported among the poorer farmers,
and the prominent people of the vicinity
had Joined in an appeal for aid. The Upper
Missouri river was rising slowly, and the dan
ger might be considered over were it not for
fears that the present flood be overtaken by
the regular June rise, when widespread
disaster would follow.
Rains overfowed the Big Nemaha
river in Nebraska to such a degree that
thousands of hogs and cattle were drowned,
inflicting loss of 100000
The Rev. Ben Il. Jenkins and his
brother have been held for trial for the muir
der of the Rev j. Lane Borden, at Mansfield,
La
The largest cotton-seed oil mill in
the world, located at Algiers, La, was struck
by lightning and totally destroyed. Five
firemen were slightly scalded by the explo-
sion of a tank The loss aggregates 81 ,0O0,-
600
Traizos. an editor in Bolivia, wrote
articles favoring peace. President Campero
ordered the police to bore his ears and dress
him in the coarse stuff worn by the Indians
Bohn's warehouse and factory and
Close Bros. planning mill, Lemars Iowa, was
burned Loss, 1000; insured for SD, 700.
The stallion George NJ. Patchen, Jr.,
for which $4,000 has been refused, broke
his left leg in box stall at Decatur, Ill.
Every effort will lie made to save the ami
NAL
The President has issued an execu-
tive order promulgating the changes made
in the internal-revenue collection districts
The order is to take effect July next, or as
soon thereafter as practicable The number
of districts is reduced from 126 to eighty
two, reduction of forty-four