The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-16

dog-cholera Is causing considerable
damage to farmers In Champaign County.
Illinois, and m the vicinity of Easton, Pa.
Louis Ct. Shafer, proprietor Of two
billiard halls I'm baltimore, WAS run over and
killed by baltimore and Ohio train.
The extensive snuff factory of A. J.
Campbell 4 Co., in the suburbs of Petersburg,
Va, valued at sc, 600, was destroyed by fire.
At Livingston, Wis, the safe of John
Allen was broken into and robbed of money
and securities amounting to SEA. 1000.
Since Jan. the Union Pacific has
sold 4, 1884 acres of land. obtaining there
for $75l0,l 1853. against 1884 acres and
81, 744,2s2 for the corresponding period Of
1883.
Ex-Gov. st. John, Prohibition candi-
date, In letter just issued, declares that he
will not retire from the canvass.
The Prohibition State Central Com
mittee of Kansas have put L. II. Phillips at
the head OF their State ticket, in place OF A..
d. Jettmore, who declined the nomination
for Governor.
A brigade of the French army in
<AAhiSus ~ 10 ICpOItou, 10 W NC bcut w lOH-
quin to REINFORCE the army there.
Catania has been visited by another
earthquake, thirty persons being killed.
Spies report that the Mahdi is send
ing two large armies to attack Dongola-one
coming across the desert and the other along
the Nile. Native merchants state that Col.
Stewart is alive and at Khartoum.
Gen. Wslseley complains to the Brit
ish War Office that his advance has been par
alyzed by the failure of the commissarat and
transport service.
As result of consultations among
the English Conservatives it has been decid-
ed to reject the distribution scheme, to main.
tain opposition to the franchise bill. and try
to TO- ce dissolution of Parliament.
A duel between Lavier, editor of the
National Beige, Brussels and Gautier, OF the
Nationale, of Paris, was fought In Belgium,
the weapons being rapiers. Layier received
a serious wound In the breast.
Eleven pupils of the School of Agri-
culture at Bordeaux have died from the effects
of eating mushrooms gathered in wood
nsar by.
The International Electrical Exhibi-
ton at Philadelphia closed last week. The
net profits of the affair were about $50, 900.
The New Haven Morning Ne,Cs an
nounces that President Theodore woolsey
has resigned from Yale College, the reason
assigned being his advanced years.
Joe Buzzard and gang, the terror of
Pennsylvania towns, were released from
jail Mt Ephrata, and celebrated the event by
committing several daring robberies. They
were pursued, but escaped.
In the cholera infected districts of
Italy there were go fresh cases and 1877
deaths on the 18th inst. The spanish OGlcial
Gazette announces the cholera epidemic
ended in Spain.
The contest for the championship
between the base ball clubs composing the
National League has ended, and the Provi
dence Club will fly the pennant for the next
year. The following Is the record OF the
games won by the several clubs Provi-
dence, SO; Boston, ~; Buffalo, So; Chicago,
62; New York, SO; Philadelphia, 80;
Cleveland, 81; and Detroit %. The Metro
politan Club, of New York, has won the
championship of the American Association.
The record of the games won is as follows:
Metropolitan, 65; Louisville and Cincinnati,
more, "a; Athletic, 52 Toledo, Al; Brooklyn,
81; Pittsburgh, 81; indianapolis, 81; and
Virginia, 20.