The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record Of the Week.
EASTERN.


Gov. Cleveland was assaulted in
the streets OF Albany by a man named
Boone, who, in connection with his wife, had
been expelled from the Executive Mansion
for creating disturbance.
Through carelessness almost crimi-
nal. the gas was left on In the vaults of tbs
Canal Bank, near Eimira, N. Y, the other
night. John Arnot, the President, with q
lighted candle IN his hand, threw open the
doors the next morning, and was blown
across the room against the counter receiv-
ing painful injuries. Every window In the
bank was blown OUT, even the Office door
being shattered.
Fire in Carthage and East Carthage
N. Y, destroyed zoo dwellings,, three
churches, the hotel, and opera house, an
academy and schoolhouse, and some mills
and factories, the loss being estimated at
s1,o00,O00 Numbers of people were rem
dered homeless, and but few houses are left
standing.
A fire at Pawtucket, r. l., destroyed
the lum ber-yar of j. II. Cottrell and several
adjacent buildings, causing a loss of 800, 0oo
Two fremen were seriously injured.
The cotton-mills at Fall River, Mass,
have shut down. 1t Is reported that 10000
people are out of employment there.
Assistance is asked for the people Of
Carthage, N. Y. rendered destitute by the
late fire. No lives wero lost, but a number
Of people were badly burned.
Freeman & Co., cotton brokers at
Boston, failed, owing $50, ooo-s27, 900 of
which is due TO one bank.
William p Halleck, Federal Super
visor of Elections in Brooklyn, was caught
In the act of removing from the Court House
two signal lanterns required as evidence in
suits involving 100000 for collision at sea.
He was jailed In default of $1,000 bail.
Boone, who assaulted Gov. Cleveland
in the str, cts of Albany, was examined by
three physicians. They found him sane, but
laboring under great nervous excitement.
Boone was arraigned in the Police Court and
discharged, Gov. Cleveland declining to pros
ecute the prisoner, who expressed sorrow for
what he had done.
Burglars invaded the Adams Express
Company's office at woonsocket, II. l., and
carried off $1,000 in bonds and coupons,
$4,000 in checks and notes, and 81, 900 In
bank bills.
; Copious rains have nearly extin-
guished the forest fires In Southern New
jersey, which still smolder in the under
brush. The damage will reach $3.50, 900.
Mr.. Mitchell Brewer drew pail of
water from his wei ut Woodbury., L. l.. and,
finding a green sediment ut the bottom of
the pail, investigated matters, and found a
package OF paris green in the we'll
Thirty-six indictments have been
found against Frank Patterson, theatrical
manager at Asbury Park, N. j., for
forgeries aggreeating $4,000.
At Philadelphia, Mrs. Annie Logan,
aged 2s years, killed her 3-year-old boy and
herself. She gave the little fellow lauda
mum, and took a quantity herself, aud then
turning on the gas, SO that its escape would
suGocate them laid down TO die. Letters by
her indicate that poverty and the desertion
of her husband led to the murder and
suicide.
A defective fue caused fire in the
wardens residence ado ng the penitentiary
at Pittsburg, which was damaged to the ex
tent of $4,000
~ The failure of S. Kopelowich Bros
g. Co., jewelers. at Syracuse, N. Y, with $40,
600 liabil ties, is announced.
Internal revenue officers at Boston
seized the fremont brewery for making false
returns, and arrested the proprietors.
A wrestling match at New York
Swiss style) tetween Fritz Gownerheim, 26'
pounds, and August Schmidt, 10, ended in {
draw. The former is known as the Swiss
giant, and the latter is champion Of Ger
many.
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