The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-05-15

Ex-senator Spencer, of Alabama, has
brought suit against Attorney General Brew
ster for false arrest. The action arises out
of the arrest of Spencer in Nevada on the
charge of contempt of court during the star
route trials. The damages are placed at
$4,000. Spencer modestly claims that his
arrest was for tho purpose of magnifying the
Importance Of tho star-route cases.
Hon. Butler b. Strong, a Repub-
lcan politician of westheld, Pennsylvania.
killed himself with a revolver because of III
health.
Barna S. Snow & Co., Wholesale
ish-dealers Boston, have failed. with liabii-
ties from Sl50,000 to $780,
Italy will support the demands of
France in the Egyptian conference as to the
question of international control.
Advices have been received at Cairo
showing that FL Mahd has sent ENJOYS to
Osman Digna directing him to capture Don
gola and then march into Upper Egypt.
1t is reported that an Anglo-Egyp-
tian expedition for the relief Of Gen. Gordon
will start for Khartoum about the middle of
bility of Gordon's speedy surrender, III
which case the proposed expedition would be
useless.
The friction between the German and
English fishermen In the North Sea is becom-
ing serious. Both powers have gunboats
constantly cruising TO keep the aggressive
fishermen in order, but the English have be-
come so bold in their defiance of the existing
regulations that the Germans are asking for
additional protection.
Notwithstanding the success of the
Conservative Monarohist party I'm the recent
elections in Spain. it is thought that the rev.
dictionary spirit is spreading. This is par
ticularly the case in Northern Spain, where
the conduct of Captain General Quesada has
given great offense to the soldiery and the
people, who have much sympathy with each
other.
The returns to the Department of
Agriculture estimate the wheat crop at $780,
000,O0 bushels. The May average is 81
against s31s fog the same month year ago.
A bronze statue of Chief Justice
Marshall, resting on a terraced stairway on
the west front OF the Capitol at Washington,
was unveiled by Chief Justice Waite, in pres
ence of a large assemblage.
c.. A. Van Norden, business man of
Atlanta, Ga, who was indicted for carrying
concealed weapons forfeited his bond and
hid beneath his house. When he grew tired
of his position, he killed himself with n re-
volver.
The Northwestern Manufacturing and
Car Company, of Saltwater, MIMI, of which
United States Senator Sabin is President.
has failed, with liabilities or about 81, 000, 900
and assets that will aggregate Si,000,000.
J. II. Townsend a. Co., millers, also suspend
ed, their Liabilities being estimated at $780,
600.
Serious riots occurred at Quincy, ILL.,,
growing out of the strike of the union stove
molders there and the attompt of the manu-
facturers to supply their places with non
union men. One of the non-unionists was
shot through the hand. The driver of the
wagon in which he rode was also wounded by
pistolball.
Congressman Blackburn said, in an
interview at Washington, that all tariff legis-
lation Is dead beyond hope OF resurrection
so far as this Con yress is concerned, and that
the hope of the reformers is in the National
Democratic Convention. "There," said Mr..
Blackburn, 1.-The issue will be made and
fought. We shall appeal from the oombina-
ton OF renegade Democrats and Republicans
in the House to the National Democratic
Convention, and from 1t to the people. This
session will he brought TO close before the
meeting of the Democratic convention. All
that the country expects us to do is to hurry
up the appropriation bills and go home"