The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-25
WESTERN.

Christopher Mann celebrated his
10th birthday Sept. 10, near independence,
Mo. He is the father of twenty-eight chill
dren, and has always used tobacco and
whisky, but never wore spectacles.
n. G. Thompson, who for twenty
FIVE years has been one of the leaders in
business circles at Rockford, ILL.,, has sus-
pended payment at his banking house, but
claims that the manufacturing company
bearing his name will tie in no way involved.
His liabilities are said to be fully $3.50, 600.
He holds large amounts OF notes given by
farmers for agricultural implements, his as
sets being estimated at Ssl5,0O0.
The Jersey herd of j. O. Bailey, near
Peoria, ILL.,, have been attacked with peuro-
pneumonia. A bull worth $4,000 was killed.
An old man who reached Cleveland
the other day drove at once to the residence
Of Mrs Garfield, on Prospect street, and
twice endeavored to secure admission by in
curing for Mrs. Fifer. For hours afterward
he kept close watch on the house, and when
this grew tiresome Mrs. Garfield caused his
arrest a revolver was found on his person.
and he was sent to jail for contempt in re-
fusing TO answer questions in the Police
Court
Five of the Cleveland co. Judges
met last week to hear arguments in the case
brought by the Cleveland llquor-dealers to
prevent the County Treasurer from collect
ing the liquor tax under the Scott law until
its constitutionaiity had been passed upon by
the State Supreme Court. The Judges failed
to agree. The Iiquor-dealers' attorney then
took non-suit and Immediately appealed to
the Supreme Court
An industrial school for Indians, with
accommodations for 400 pupils has been
opened at Lawrence, Kan.
A fire originating in Moore's planning
mill on High street, Detroit, spread to Grand
River avenue, destroying the Reed block and
other property valued ut 100000
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., Presi-
dent of the Union Pacific Road, reports that
for the year ending June 80 the surplus in
come of the company amounted TO BE- per
cent. on the capital stock The fixed charges
Of the system are S793, 900 per month.
A train on the Indiana, Bloomington
and Western Road, en- route for Peoria, was
thrown from the track near Farmer City,
Illinois, by broken rail. Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks was passenger, but escaped un-
harmed. Eigh. pereous were so seriously
injured as TO be helpless, while several others
received bruises.
The steamer Daeotah sunk in the
Missouri River near Providence. She was
valued at ga, eco.
At the annual meeting of the stock
h0Siers Of the Northern Pacific Road, net
eapniags Of %, Az, s2e were reported. The
capital stock y ssS,sO7geee, and the funded
de6t e4o. e9s, 200. The unsold lands east of
the Missouri River amount to 4,079,955 acres,
which are dedicated to the extinguishment
of preferred stock.
A La Crosse wis., newspaper init
IN ates that the damage to wheat by rust is
very serious, and that grain has been sold nj
certain points on the basis of ~ and 30 cents
per bushel. Elevator men complain of work
ing in the cars, the wscat smells 30 badly.
In the Blaine Sentinel libel suit at
Indianapolis the defendants On Sept. Is filed
a bill Of discovery. After reciting alleged
facts previous 10 Mr.. Blaine's marriage,
they claim that no record was
made of the marriage; that the
officiating minister has been dead for
years, and that as Blaine is himself
cognizant Of all the occurrences. and as It
win be necessary for them to prove Illicit in
tercourse with the person to whom he was
subsequently married TO Justify the publica-
uon complained of, they demand that the
plaintiff answer ths interrogatories previous
" prcpounded; that tho proceedings be
stayed until answer is made; or, n no reply