The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-19
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The City Bank, of Jersey City, has
suspended on account of overdrafts by the
President, cashier and book-keeper to the
amount of the capital stock.
A shin-kicking match for $3.50 side
was fought at Camden, N. j., by coal
miner and a saloon keeper, the latter giving
up on the twenty third round
At Paramount, w. Va, Mrs. Hettie
Cunningham threw her young son from the
suspension bridge into the Monongahela
river, and leaped off herself Both tioated
over the dam, but were rescued and resusci-
tated
A sleigh containing three men was
struck by the Montreal express at Cohoesl
N Y, and all the occupants received fata
INJURIES
Near Ulysses, Neb., Mrs. Thompson,
while insane, put poison in the tea, and her
self, husband aud an adopted son died in a
short time
Near Mill Creek, Indian Territory,
Alexander Hamilton murdered his wife and
man named Smith and then committed
suicide.
John Cody, a Wisconsin veteran,
died at Manistee, Mich, after fasting l03
DAYS His disease was liberation of the
stomach, and during his fast he lost eighty
three pounds.
Sixteen millions of dollars were ex-
pended in building in Chicago in 1882. The
number of buildings erected was BIB
A severe shock of earthquake. lasting
about thirty seconds, was experienced on
the morning of the 18th in Missouri, Ken.
lucky and Southern Illinois, rousing people
from their sleep.
The Pennsylvania Company bought
at auction the Columbus Chicago and
Indiana Central road for Sl3, 100000.
The city of st. Louis has had SEN
sational case of abduction Miss Zelda Gar
rison, belonging TO wealthy and aristocrat-
ic family, was the victim. She was kept
concealed for aweek. The affair is wrapped
ia mystery
Philip Matthews, who murdered Anna
Geyer, his sweetheart, last May, was hanged
in the jail-yard at Belleville, Ill, on the 18th
inst The culprit said he was going straight
to heaven. Mr.. Geyer, father of the victim,
was indignant because the execution was
not made more public.
A broken rail threw n Wabash train
down an embankment near Olmstead, Ill
Five passengers were fatally injured and
nine others seriously. Two coaches were
consumed by fire.
1t is believed at Denver that the Bur-
lington road is soon to absorb the Rio Grande
lines.
s. h. Galloway, general manager of
the Grand Trunk road, has been elected
President of the Western Indiana Company.
Drunken Jake Sheehan, st. Louis
character, killed his son James, aged II, by
striking him heavy blow on the chest as he
lay in bed i'll.
The City of st. Louis had narrow
escape from repetition of the Newhall
House horror. The Planters House. made
famous by Dickens in his american Notes."
and at one time the largest hotel in this
country. caught fire at 4o'clock a. m, in
the store room, a wooden structure over
proper. Due warning was given the in
mates by the employees, and in a few min
utes scenes of the widest disorder were en-
acted, men, women and children making
their way from the building i'm semi-nude
state. The fire department promptly re-
sponded, and in short time had control of
the blaze, although it had extended across
the alley and effected 81, 600 worth of dam
age in Black, Tyler Co.'S auction ware
rooms Henry Blaney, 60 years old;
Carlo Rebole, and Dennis Repoate, all en-
ployes, lost their lives, and female servant,
Mary Kerns broke her ankle by jumping
The damage to the hotel property is about
$4,000
Flames broke out at Neenah, Wis,
and ragged until they destroyed eight bust
ness places, including a national bank and
the postoffice. The loss is estimated at
100000
Mr.. Greenbury l.. Fort, who repre-
sented the Eighth Congressional district Of
Illinois from 1873 to 1881, died suddenly at
his home in Lacon, Ill, from embolism Of
the brain.
f. ID. Mandt's carriage and wagon
works, at Stoughton, Wis, were consumed
by fire; causing loss of 800, on which
there is an insurance of $4,000
The house of Henry Pierce, near
Elk Point Dakota, caught fire while Pierce
was at barn some distance away, feeding
cattle Mrs Pierce tipped over lamp, and
the whole room was instantly enveloped in
flames She endeavored to save her two
children who were in bed, but tainted, and
Pierce arrived in time to drag her out, bad
ly burned The heoric father then made a
dash into the blazing building, and fought
madly toward the sleeping room, but was
forced to plunge out into the snow very
badly burned about the head and face Both
the children were burned to death.