The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-08-14
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

The Muskegon Base Ball Climb
Northwestern League) has disbanded.
Reports from Fargo, ID. IT,, state the
wheat crop is the largest ever known in that
part of the country.
Texas fever has swept away thirty
nine head OF cattle in one herd at Lemars,
Iowa. The State Veterinarian is on the
ground, and has established rigid quaran-
tine.
John b. Dawson, q clerk in the pen
sion bureau ut Washington, who died the
other day, weighed 43s pounds. His body has
been placed in grape arbor until coffin
can be manufactured.
Reports received at the Department
of Agriculture at Washington indicate that
the cotton crop will be larger than last year;
that the corn crop will be more abundant
than in any year since 1850; the tobacco crop
is quite promising; and the wheat crop will
be larger than at any time since 1877.
An iron firm of Louisville has sent
circulars throughout the country urging that
all furnaces be banked for four weeks, with
a hope of increasing prices.
BY the falling in of some walls dur
ing the progress of a fire at Catlettsburg,
others were seriously wounded. The damage
TO property amounted to $4,000.
At Arlington, Texas, II. A. Lindsay
entered the house of his step-father, James
A. Wright, and shot him dead in bed. Then
he killed his step-sister, Fannie, fired several
ineffective shots at his fleeing sister, and es-
capped to the woods. The cause for the
murders is a mystery.
Helena Montana dispatch: an ca
ger particulars are received of another
slaughter of horsetheves in the Musselshell
region, $50 miles northwest of here. last
week, by cowboys. While in pursuit of
stolen horses, log house was discovered in
the timber on the mountain-side. 1t was Sc
cretly watched n day or two, during which
time several small parties of men came and
went some by day, others by night. having
in their possession horses evidently
stolen. 1t becoming evident that it
was n rendezvous for horsethieves, the
cowboys congregated, and last Monday night
crawled up close to the house and attacked
fourteen hor e-thieves who were about the
premises at the time. Nine were killed and
five escaped. The cabin was fired and burned.
There never was period in the history of
this Territory when so much horse-thieving
was going on. The citizens are now deter
mined TO eTectually stop it. Fully fifty
thieves have been hanged o. shot within the
past month.
A severe shock of earthquake was
felt along the Atlantic coast on the afternoon
of the 10th inst, extending from Phiadel-
phia to Portland, Maine, and as far inland as
Cleveland. The shock lasted about ten
seconds and caused very serious alarm, par
ticularly in New York City. No serious
damage was done, though houses were badly
shaken and some ceilings were cracked. The
people in the tenementhouse districts were
almost frightened out of their wits, children
screamed, women tainted. and prayers and
imprecations were mingled. Before the
shock heavy, dark rain-clouds appeared in
the sky and there was rush of wind such as
usually precedes a heavy rainfall. 1t was
some hours before the people got over their
fright. Many nervous persons were pros
tratcd by the occurrence. second shock
was felt at several places.
In an interview at Saratoga the other
day, John Kelly is reported to have stated
that Cleveland did not represent the Demo-
cratic principles, but nevertheless the Tam
many organization would recognize the party
nominations, but would not make efforts to
secure their election. While not directly
boiling the ticket, the Tammanyites would
vote individually, and indications pointed to
the fact that Gen. Butler would receive a
large majority of their ballots. Mr.. Kelly
feels that Butler will play an important part
! in the pending election.
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