The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-05-29

Col. VIM. Spence, formerly United
Tennessee, who shot and killed his son-in-
law, Col. Edward S. Wheat. his successor. in
Nashville, March III last, was recently con-
victed of murder I'm the first degree. mo-
ton for a new trial was overruled last week,
Judge Allen sentencing Spence to be hanged
in tho jail-yard, July Is.
BY q railroad collision at Savannah,
seriously wounded.
The African Methodist Episcopal
Conference at New York fixed the salaries of
Bishops Mt $500 per annum.
H. A. Collier, n prominent Pittsburgh
attorney, has disappeared, aud with him
81. 900 received as assignee. He leaves nu-
merous private debts.
Adam Bravender, the President of
the suspended Erie Savings Bank, is now an
inmate of the county jail An angry mob
surrounded Bravender's house and threat
ened TO lynch him. As a measure of safety
he requested the authorities to put him In
Jail.
nOlilitS oIilutll, u NtW
merchant. killed himself by pistol shot.
The surplus in the Treasury now is
about Sl55, 200, 600. or this sum about S20,-
coo coo will be needed TO meet bond calls, but
il is expected that at the end of the fiscal year.
June 30, the surplus will be at least equal to
Treasury Department exceed the expendi-
OF 81, 200, 900 daily.
Three boilers in the sash factory Of
Carr, Ryder & Wheeler, at Dubuque, ex-
ploded the other day, killing five persons and
seriously woundng several others. The en-
glneer is said to have been running with but
little water.
The Baptist Missionary Union, at its
session in Detroit, voted to commence Chris
tiani1 ing work on the Congo River with the
expenditure of $50, 900 per annum.
There were thirteen deaths from yell
low fever in Havana last week.
A Cuban residing in New Orleans
has advices that Aguero has burned the
croIs and sugar-houses on seven large
plantations, and has been victorious in en-
counters with the Spanish troops.
William OBrien, member of the
English Parl amcnt, renews his charges
against French, the Chief of Government
Inspectors in Ireland, and Secretary Corn
wall, of the PostoiIice Department. He has
filed an aft davit detailing some of their al
legged testial crimes, and proposes to bring
them to justice, he says, at any cost.
Michael Davitt is being prevailed
upon to abandon his lecture-tour around the
world. and to remain at home for service in
the Irish cause.
1t is stated by the Pail Mall Gazette
that the Britt n Government has suggested
to the Sultan to send 1900 troops TO the
Soudan. landing them at Suakin. from whence
they should march to Khartoum 10 the relief
OF Gordon. After accomplishing so much, it
is provided that they should withdraw with
the Anglo Egyptian garrisons in the Soudan.
TIE bill restoring Alfred Hopkins 10 the
rank Of captain in the navy gave rise to long
debate in the House on May u. Hopkins Is the
officer who left Pensacola without Il ave when
the yellow fever prevailed there, and dis
missed from the service. he bill was finally
passcu. MI. HdJcn, OF MlSbOurl, presChleu the
conference report on the bill TO establish a
Bureau of Animal Industry-the House con-
ferrees recommend con- urrence in ali the Senate
amendments. The amount of the appropriation
is 100000, and the jurisdiction of the Commits
sioner OF Agriculture is limit ed o such investi
gat on and such disinfection and quarant ne
measures as may be nece ssary to prevent the
spread OF contagious and infectious diseases
from one State or Territory into another The
Commissioner is prohibited from APP lying any
money toward paying for the animals IL was
found necessary TO slaughter In order 10 pre-
vent the spread of dis ase. The report was
agreed to. bill was passed to permit Lieut.
Reynolds, OF the navy, TO accept a decoration
from the Emperor OF Austria for saving eleven
lives The Senate was not in session.