The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-06-11

James Mcdaniel, Texas stage
robber. who broke Jail at San Antonio, has
been sentenced 10 ninety nine years impris-
onment in the Chester (IlL) Penitentiary.
Mrs. j. Wonch was burned to de ath.
with her four children, at Barrie. Ont. Her
husband narrowly escaped.
Exchanges at the principal cities OF
the United States last week showed de-
crease as compared with the corresponding
in New York was 2i.5 per cent in Chicago
there was an increase OF Is. per cent.
The factory of Bcckerlie & Co., Dan
bury, Conn, was harmed, entailing n loss of
5000, GOA
w. L. Dsrrance, for eighteen years a
teller in tho Providence National Bank, was
arrested in that city. after confessing the
embezzlemnt OF $4,000.
William Henry, ex-business manager
of the New York Herald, proposes TO start
paper In opposition to the Herald and World,
and claims TO have $500, 900 OF the necessary
81 ZOO, 600 raised for the enterprise.
At New Bedford, Mass, confirmed
inebriate named Charles Foss killed a mer-
chant named Philip ID. Slocum and then took
his own life. Foss had requested his victir,
TO send him to Hudson's lay, and was en-
ragged by the delay to do so.
1t is persistently reported that Victor
Hugo before he died begged that priest
might be sent for, but that his relatives fiat
ly declined.
Sir Peter Lumsden, recently in
charge of the British section of the Afghan
Boundary Comm ission, has arrived in Lon
don.
General Wolseley is preparing a re-
port on charges against General Sir erald
Graham and General Mcneil for neglect of
duty and incompetency in the Soudan cam
paign. If the report is unfavorable there
will be an inquiry by a military commission.
The Princess of Wales is reported to
be endeavoring TO secure a meeting between
the Prince of Wales and the Car of Russia
with the view of establishing n permanent
peace between England and Russia.
The German press, apropos of the
dispute over the right OF the Duke OF Cum
oerand to succeed TO the government OF the
Grand Duchy of Brunswick, is advocating
the passage of n law excluding all foreign
princes from succeeding 10 the throne in any
of the German States.
Chicago notes: The police are wag-
ing war of determination against the
gamblers. Mayor Harrison, accompanied
by his family has gone TO the Hot Springs.
The real-estate transfers for the week aggre-
gated sl,O20,O59. The east-bound freie hit
shipments for the week were i3,OS3 tons
The death rate for May was largely in excess
OF what ii was year ago. The total deaths
were l,l36. The United States Grand
Jury has returned indictments against
witnesses in the Mackin Gallagher case,
who are charged with perjury. sun
day racing has been inaugurated at the Chi
cago Driving PARK, and the pulpit has d.
clared war against the dissertation. over
10000 people attended the opening game of
the National League baseball season be-
tween the Chicago and ST. Louis Clubs.
1t is claimed that the census of Far
go, Dakota, now partly completed, will show
population of lO,50J.
After the doctors had visited Gen.
Grant, Sunday afternoon. they said that, as
compared with week before, there was no
appreciate increase of the swelling on the
throat and no apparent increase of the can.
cerous trouble in the throat.