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The true northerner., 1883-06-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

The National Board of Health has
suspended all quarantines against small
pox
There will be no strike of iron-work-
ers at Pittsburgh A dispatch from that
city ays: ~The conference OF the iron man
ufacturers and Amalgamated Association
committees resulted in the manufacturers
signing last years scale of S. 30 per ton for
pudding. This action happily averts
strike. The manufacturers who
have all along persisted that they
would not pay more than S., and who were
supposed to have a solid front, give as
reason for their unexpected action that they
had positive information that a number of
Western mills had made arrangements TO
continue at the old scale, with the condition
that If the manufacturers here were sue
cessful the workmen would accept the
same wages; and, rather than submit TO see
ing their trade going to other places, de-
cided to pay the wages demanded by the
Amalgamated Association President Jarrett,
of the latter says the scale was signed un-
conditionally, and characterizes it as vic
tory without a battle" Intense satisfaction
is expressed on all sides over the settle
ment" This settlement applies to all the
iron mills in West Virginia, Youngstown and
Cleveland
The true northerner., 1883-06-08

A gathering of free traders at
Detroit was presided over by Hon David
A. Wells About seventy delegates were
present Mayor Thompson, who delivered
the welcoming address, urged the forma-
nation of an American Zollverein, COM
posed of the United States, Mexico and
the Canadas The adoption of such
union, he said, would result in freedom
of trade between the countries name d.
Mr. Wells delivered a lengthy address in
advocacy OF the policy of free trade.
Thomas G.. Shearman, of Brooklyn, and
Hon. William NJ. Springer, of Illinois, also
made speeches An address TO the people
of the United States was adopted, which,
after declaring the tariff question to be the
paramount issue in national politics, sets
forth the benefits that might be expected to
result to the country from the free-trade
policy David A. Wells was elected perma-
nent President, with an imposing list of
Vice Presidents
The business failures reported TO the
mercantile agency of r. G. Dun& Co. during
seven days ending June 2 numbered l5l as
against l5S the preceding week. The New
England States had 21; Middle Sta.es, 10;
Western, AZ Southern, 26; Pacific States and
Territories, 49, New York city, s; Canada
and provinces, %
Vice President Blanchard, of tn O
New York, Lake Erie and Western railroad
has been giving the English some cogent
reasons for the construction of the channel
tunnel, chief among which is the suggestion
that it might check the growing disposition
of American buyers to go TO the continent,
rather than deal, as formerly, through En-
glish houses
Advices from Oposura, Sonora, indi-
cate that the Apaches, learning of Gen.
Crooks advance had left their ranches in
the mountains and were seeking security in
the interior of Sonora The Mexican force
there was regarded as insufficient TO inter
cept them, and the opinion was expressed
that Crooks campaign was failure. 1t is
alleged that the General arranged no plan
of cooperation with the military author
tiles of Sonora, who have been entirely
ignorant of his intentions
The example of the iron manufac-
turers of Pittsburgh in signing the scale Of
1882 is being genera ~ followed in the Ohio
district, and there is now no probability of
any suspension of work at the rolling mills
that will materially reduce the production.
The Bay View mills, near Milwaukee,
closed last week, although the workmen
who number nearly 1,2o0.were willing TO
continue at the wages of the last contract
year. They will probably remain closed all
summer
The Universal Peace Union claims
the credit Of having induced the Irish Ma
tional League, lately organized at Philadel-
phia, to abandon the design of deluging the
British isles with gore, and adopt the more
agreeable plan of winning Ireland's indie
pendence by constitutional means
The true northerner., 1883-06-08
WESTERN.

The celebration at Burlington, on the
1st of June, of the fiftieth anniversary of the
settlement of Iowa passed off with all the
success its projectors could have expected
The principal speaker was Gen. A. c. Dodge,
whose address was followed with remarks
by the Hon. A c. Adams and q en- W. W
Belknap.
Frank Brown and John Anderson,
notorious desperadoes, undertook to run"
the town of Wota, Iowa threatening peace
able citizens and firing their revolvers. AS
they passed up the street, a public-spirited
citizen fired a load of buck shot into them.
Anderson has since died, and Brown cannot
recover.
A United States Deputy Marshal and
his posse, looking for criminals in the Chick
asaw country, Indian Territory, recently re
ported having encountered and killed three
desperadoes 1t transpires that, having
stumbled upon woman and two children
sleeping out of doors, they fired without
waiting to investigate further, killing the
children and wounding the mother, who
fed to her house. Thither the posse fol-
lowed her, and finding a third child. shot
him dead The story about the despeadoes
was invented to conceal their frightful
blunder.
A crowd of about 100 men assembled
at Winterset Iowa, shortly after midnight
of the 4th inst, and, being refused the Jail
keys, broke in with crowbars and sledgs
They then led out John Hammer, held for
the murder of William Newell, one year ago,
and hanged him TO a tree In the Court House
square While he was struggling one of the
mob shot him through the heart. The party
fired volley and escaped on horseback
There is but little excitement
Bismarck has been selected by the
Commission as the capital city of Dakota
There seemed to be magic in the name
This choice indicates that the proposition to
divide the Territory into two different States
has been postponed for several years
William Evans, banker at Oakdale,
Mimi, was drowned in Cedar Creek near
there, while attempting to rescue perishing
stock.
The will of the late Amasa Stone, of
Cleveland Ohio bequeaths 10 his wife the
homestead and the use of $500, 900 during
her life, and TO each of his daughters Mrs.
John Hay and Mrs Samuel Mather, 500 900.
the remainder of his estate being divided
between other relatives and various educa-
tional and charitable institutions
Reports from Council Bluffs say the
recent great rainfall and consequent flood
resulted in no loss OF life Several families
were driven from their homes and in some
instances lost all their household effects
Many bridges, including two stone struct-
ures, were wrecked, and the rear wall of
the Opera House, in process of erection, col
lapsed, and the side walls are in dangerous
condition The total loss is placed at
$500 COO
The true northerner., 1883-06-08

who killed another colored man because he
said sheep" to him, were hanged at Macon,
Ga Robert Henderson, a wife-murderer,
was executed at Oxford, N. G.
Col. Buckner II. Payne, who appears
to have combined in himself the attributes
of scholar, seer and sophist, has died in the
Davidson county (Tenn.) asylum for the
poor. at the age of 81 years He was once
wealthy, and won considerable notoriety by
his writings over the nom de plume of
sAriel"
- Mrs. Phil b. Thompson publishes a
statement in the Cincinnati papers to the
effect that Walter Davis, whom her husband
killed, was innocent of any wrong toward
her.
A six-days' walking match at Balti-
more was won by Hughes, @the lepper," who
closed with sos miles TO his credit Noremac
was second with $40 miles
Mormon missionaries are working
assiduously in North Carolina, and are
having considerable success among the more
ignorant class of the rural districts, and es-
pecially among the women The rites prac-
ticed by the missionaries are such as TO
prompt husbands jealous of their wives
good names TO go a-gunning for the former
The true northerner., 1883-06-08
WASHINGTON.

The condition of Hon. William ID.
jaw, says a Washington dispatch, is believed
to be more serious than at first supposed
DR. Agnew. of the quartette of physicians
who attended Garfield, has the case in
charge
The Secretary of the Treasury has
decided that the siOo,Oc0 appropriated for
the prevention of the spread of epidemic
diseases shall be disbursed by the Surgeon
General of the Marine Hospital Service.
The Interior Department is investi-
eating the charges against the management
of the Freedmen's Hospital
Sixteen thousand rejected models of
unpatentable inventions were sold the other
day for s7G2.
The public debt statement shows a
decrease since May of 1880, 47d
Congressman Murch has notified See
retary Folger that he will pay his own coun-
sci TO prosecute the charges against Archi-
tect Hill Crane Brothers, of Chicago, have
written to Mr.. Folger and Mr.. Murch, de
manding an investigation of Hills conduct
in regard to the bids for elevators in the
Chicago Government building
The new Postmaster General has
promulgated an order intended to compel
Postmasters of the first and second classes
to do what they can to earn their salaries,
such officials being required TO give their
time during business hours to the Govern
ment They are cautioned not to absent
themselves from their duties except upon
permission granted from the department on
written annlication
The true northerner., 1883-06-08
SOUTHERN.

Lynchburg, Va, was visited by a
conhagration in which a large amount of
property in the business part of the city
was destroyed The loss is estimated at
s40O,OOo Five men were killed by the fall
ing out of the walls of one of the burning
buildings
James L. Rapier, Revenue Collector
of the Montgomery ALA district, and for
merly member of Congress- is dead
Mormon missionaries in Western
North Carolina have made many proselytes
who we're baptized into their new faith with
shocking orgies Public indignation has
been aroused, and some lynchings are not
improbable
John Barley, negro, who murdered
a freedman for dollar. and Harry wimbush
The true northerner., 1883-06-08
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

pitched on the Lake shore, at Chicago, and
in which one performance had been given,
was set on fire by sparks from locomotive
and almost completely destroyed, together
with all the seats Fortunately the animals
were all saved. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
L. j. Sheahy, one of the jurors in the
Guiteau case, has become so violently i'll
that his family have been compelled TO send
him TO an asylum for confinement He be-
lieved that Guiteau was insane, and reluct-
antly consented to a verdict sending him to
the scaffold. Since the HANGING he has
brooded over the matter until finally his
reason gave way.
The Pennsylvania Senate has passed
a bill to abolish the contract system in pris-
ons and reformatory institutions 1t also
passed a measure designed to prohibit po-
litical assessments.
A Washington dispatch says the sol
diers are getting ready for a systematic move
ment upon the next Congress, with the view
of securing another increase of their pensions
and other legislation in their behalf. Fran
els A. Osborn, the President of the United
States Manned Soldiers League, whose head
circulars calling for contributions to in
fluence Legislation in their interest
The indications are, says Washing
ton correspondent, that the British Govern
ment has given up its efforts to eXtradite
Sheridan, Walsh and lyman.
Secretary Chandler has denied the
equest of the cadet-engineer corps to be
recognized as in the navy till the Supreme
Court or Congress passes upon the question
of their status The Secretary says he is
acting in conformity to the evident inten-
tion of Congress to reduce the stop -heavi-
ness" of the navy
Count Won Moltke's recent tour to
Italy is believed in France to have been un-
dertaken for the purpose of determining the
best route for an invasion of Southern
France.
Expatriation is to be the reward of
the informers in the Phoenix Park murder
trials James Carey has objected, but the
shall leave the country.
Davltt, Healy and Quinn, the Irish
agitators, have been released from Kilmain-
ham Jail, where they have been confined for
four months on account of utterances con-
strued by the British Government TO be
seditious
In letter explaining his withdrawal
from the Parnellite party, McCoan, member
of Parliament for Wicklow, alleges that the
policy of his late associates is communism
and rebellion thinly yelled.
The Grafton Iron Company, of Lee
tonia, has failed, with 5000, ,0OJ liabilities
A trapeze performer named William
lie Hare, received fatal injuries by falling
twenty feet upon the stage of an Indianapo-
lis variety theater last evening
The Grand Jury at Austin has in
dicted forty members of the Texas Legis-
lature for gambling A number of those so
caught left the money with counsel to pay
the minimum fine rather than go to trial
Some one entered the County Clerks office
the other night and stole all the indictments,
including those against the Legislators
The true northerner., 1883-06-08
A SLAUGHTER-pEA.
Frightful Disaster at the New
York End Of the Brook
lyn Bridge.
Men. Women, and Children Smothered.
to Death or Trampled Under Foot.

The New bridge connecting the cit es of
Ne York and Brooklyn, across East River,
has had its paptism OF blood 1t was the,
scene on Decoration day Of one of the most
singular and shocking accidents in the his
tory Of bridge disasters The narrowness of
the footway for passengers was the use OF
the catastrophe. There was crush a. the
steps of the New York approach 70 the
bridge and in the panic that followed some
fifteen people lost their lives, and many
others were bruised and cripp.ed in a
shocking manner The particulars OF the nor
ror are embraced in the following summary
OF the accounts telegraphed from New York:
The long line of people on 1901 on the center
walk OF the structure. going from and com
ing to this city, thickened, swelled, and
etopped in its mo ion, jus5 at the 81 airs
leading from the concrete roadway TO the
bridge proper Strong men ana feeble
women manic od and infancy were wedged
together in that fearful pressure of the
crowd which extended miles. one might
saw on either end of the line. 1t was re-
morseless fearful. stupid force that held lts
victims as immovable as the stone founda-
tions of the bridge itself. The stoppage
lasted nearly an hour, during Whch time
scores OF people tainted
TO relieve the lam some of the bridge Off
cials removed some of the iron pallng few
feet from the stairway on the New York
side. when, of course, those unfortunate
enough TO be near, ana weak and
fainting as they were, Immediately fell he'll
ter skelter, heels over head down on the
Jagged, gravelly road beneath, a mass OF
bruised. discolored human flesh. Scores
were trampled upon instantly, and TO STUN
BILE was to fall 10 death. Men were dragged
out of that heap of helpless humanity
with faces blue as indigo and the life
blood trickling out of their nostrils,
with children and women pale. dishevelled,
and dead The roadway on either side OF
the walk was strewed with dead and dying
a pitiable sight, and yet. IL is said, no efforts
were made by the bridge oIficlals TO stop the
people coming on the bridge. The dead and
diving were carried OF in wagons carts, etc,
improyised on the moment for service aud
it was a long time lefore the police arrived
AMI ANYTHING like order was restored or an
ambulance appeared
Meanwhile teams were rushing both ways
at full gallop over the roadways-why no
one could tell-threatening the limbs and
lives or those on foot who were attempting
to help the unfortunate victims. Men
shouted themselves horse TO clear the
way," and the wagons rafting over the
rough stones and men and women crying
in all direct ons made it a Bedlam indeed
Aparty of men in uniform did some service
at the spot as volunteer police to check the
vulgar and curious.
The dead and wounded were picked up as
speedily as possible and carried TO the hos
pital
When the approach was cleared at last it
was literally covered with articles of cloth
ing and personal property abandoned IN the
struggle
The true northerner., 1883-06-08
CIVIL SERVICE.
Commissioner Gregory Enthusiastic.
Washington disnatch. ]

Washington dspatch.l
The Civil Service Commissioners have re-
sumed' their work in Wa hington Dr. Greg
ory says that the different Commissioners
have been very successful in organizing
b. ards of examiners in all the cities They
have called upon Postmasters and Customs
Collec tors to designate for the work clerks
o. s. I'll lent cd .caG,on and of known
rrobity, and tLey have teen successful
in securing persons not only qualified
for these places but who are enthu siastic in
the work Mr.. Gregory says that, rs a mat
ter of fact, the postJf1ices in large cities are
conducted in great measure on civil-service
principles now. The Postmasters for the
most part, receive approp' iations for carry
ing on their Offices in bulk sums and are re-
quired to employ the best men they can at
the lowest prices. DR.. Gregory finds that
the persons engaged In the postoffices
and postal service are required to do
more laborious and exciting work
than those of any other de-
partment of the public service, and
receive less compensation He considers
their paw inadequate to the services rem
dered The system Of checks upon mistake ee
in the postoffice service he considers as ex-
ccllent, and says that the country generally
very little appreciates the efficiency and
value CT this branch of the service The
readiness with which the officials in the
leading cities everywhere co-operated with
the commission was very gra flying, and in
dtcates, DIR. Gregory thinks, the certain suc-
cess Of the civil-service system
The true northerner., 1883-06-08

Brotherhood at Waterford, Ireland, have
been arrested upon the charge Of conspiracy
TO murder.
The promoters of the Parnell fund
expect to raise f30, ,000
Much uneasiness exists in English
political circles over the aggressive policy
OF France in TOnquin, China, and Madagas-
car The Gladstone Government is some
what embarrassed over the radical move
ment in favor of reform in the London
municipal corporations and the land
agitation in Scotland, which continues to
spread
The true northerner., 1883-06-08
STORY OF TWO GEopoI. urncrs

We are sorry TO say that Judge Pate ac-
cepted challenge from ex-Judge Hawkins
TO try their luck in the stream after court
adjourned. Court closed after supper on
Wednesday night and on Thursday morning
at 3 o'clock, before il was good light, they
started to the creek They had only moder-
ate luck, but Judge Pate got beat When
their fish had been put on the strings and
they were ready TO start home. Judge Pate
was thinking how he could make it a draw
bet with Judge Hawkins and said. Judge
Hawkins, give me one of your fish and will
nave as many as you have NO." said
Judge Hawkins, you give me one of yours
and III have twice as many as you have
Now II you can tell how MANY fish each
Judge had, you can have one of Capt Mar
tins puzzles -Hackinsyiie Dispatch.
The true northerner., 1883-06-08
BuckWheat Cakes.

1t is one of the customs of the Rus
sian carnival to eat buckwheat cakes in
great numbers. Rich and poor, high
and low, contrive for a whole week to
eat buckwheat cakes at least three times
a day. Butter, salt and fresh half-liquid
caviar are eaten with them. Bets are
made as to who can consume the great
est number, and there are instances
where an individual has eaten as many
as forty cakes as large as a saucer, at
one meal, helping them down with red
wine or hot tea.
The true northerner., 1883-06-08
NEWS CONDENSED.
Telegpaphic Summary
EASTERN.

Three railway laborers on the line of
the Philadelphia, Norristown and Phenix-
vile road, were fatally injured by bank
caving in upon them
Six men were drowned in Boston har-
bor by the capsizing of the yacht Skylark.
A crush and panic occurred on Dec
Grafton Day at the New York side of the new
Brooklyn bridge at the short flight of steps
leading to the main footway For some rea-
son those coming from Brooklyn halted near
this spot, but were pushed rapidly forward
TO the edge. Suddenly those in front were
precipitated downward and persons in the
rear were tumbled on the victims three or
four deep The cries, shrieks and means Of
the throng were appalling, and in the sSrug
gle the clothing of hundreds of persons
were torn to shreds Fifteen were killed and
hundreds were wounded
The new code of ethics, permitting
physicians to consult with practitioners of
any school of medicine, has been unani-
mously adopted by the New York Medical
Society.
BENJAMIN +. Butler has the distinc-
tion of being the first Governor of Massachu-
sets upon whom Harvard University has
not conferred the honorary degree of Doctor
of Laws Upon motion to comply with the
precedents the Trustees voted IL yeas TO ID
nays, refusing to bestow the title upon the
Governor, who, it had been alleged, intended
to refuse it had it been rendered to him.
Maud S. made her first trial to wagon
in Charter Oak Park, trotting the first mile
in 2:93l1, the next in 2:1S, and doing the last
half in :CG
Mrs. Susan f. Douglass, residing in
Cumberland county, Pa, cut the throat
of her three boys in her husbands absence,
and then killed herself She was temporari-
ly insane.
The Massachusetts, authorities have
stopped the running of Sunday trains on the
Housatonic railroad
The Chief of Police of New Haven,
CT, has notified the Salvation army that
they will be arrested if they sing in the
streets The Salvationist Captain says they
will not stop until ordered by the Mayor.
The true northerner., 1883-06-08
FEARFUL EXPLOSIONS.
Bursting OF Steam Gage Cock on .
Barge Probably Fatally Injuries
Five Men--ExplOsiOn OF
GunpOwder.
boston Telegram. J

IBoston Telegram.l
BosToN Mass, May 80
The steam-gage cock on board the steam
barge Andrew Noster burst this afternoon
on her way from the Point of Pines, severely
scalding John J. OLeary, of Boston, and
Edward Hart the engineer, who will prob
ably die Burt Mcnamara, Henry McCarty,
OF East Boston, and Andrew McIfityre were
also severely scalded, probably fatally.
dispatches From Quebec, Canada
A frightful accident occurred at Betchuan,
twenty miles below Point Esquimaux Four
teen men from the seal fishery were divid-
ing two kegs of gunpowder in one of their
houses One was smoking and a spark fell
into the powder The house was blown TO
atoms, and two men carried about 100 yards,
The entire party were badly burned, but
none were killed outright
The true northerner., 1883-06-08

SEA shells and crawfish are to be found on
The top Of Lookout mountain, in Arizona
The true northerner., 1883-06-08
WHAT WE OWE.
The June Official Debt Statement.

The following is recapitulation of the debt
statement issued on the 18th inst:
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-10

~ could md no remedy for my Kidney COM
p, ,iut and m, umatism." writes r A. b BUR-,
~ To pie Mil Flor Ia, unit l WAS cured bi
dney Wort" T. posture. inc deut to lumber
log, eau Of Mr.. Burr's oisCIders.