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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-01
OCTOBER.

Elections were held in Ohio. West Virginia,
and Georgia, the Republicans carrying Ohio,
and the Democrats the other two States.
Gen. VIM. A. Throop prominent citizen or
Detroit, committed suicide by shooting him
self through the head. Near sullivan, Ind,
shot was fired into the railway car occupied
by Gov. John p. St John. the Prohibition
candidate for President. The Governor of
Kansas issued proclamation prohibiting
the introduction of Jersey cattle. At a pa-
tional convention OF "Drummers," at Louis
vile, Joseph Mu .hatton was nominated for
President OF the United States, and Y. Il.
Col Ter, of Ohio, for Vice President. The
pacing horse Johnston made mile
In H:06A, at Chicago. Gen. Valen-
tine Baker restored to his rank in
the British army. Rumors of the early
marriage OF President Arthur. John McCul-
Tough, the eminent tragedian, loses his mind
and breaks down while playing upon the
stage Of McVicker's Theater, Chicago. The
Mexican war veterans held their annual re-
union at ST. Louis The Russian Government
closed the University of KEN for year and
arrested l6S students because OF their Mill
istic connections. The contest for the base
ball championship of the United States ended
in favor of the Providence Club. The British
Government annexes the southern shores of
New Guinea and the adjacent islands Hon.
Justin s. Morrill, reelected United States
Senator from Vermont. Nathaniel Mitchell,
lynched at La rosse, Wis, for the murder of
Frank A.Burton President of Republican
marching club. william H. Vanderbilt gives
$500, 900 as a building fund to the New York
College of Physicians and Surgeons. Arthur
orion, the 'Tichborne claimant" released
from prison. The Pope affrms eight new
cardinals. Sir Moses Montefore, the He
brew philanthropst, celebrated his Tooth
birthday on the 9th of the month. The Ohio
Supreme Court declared the Scott liquor tax
statute unconstitutional. Great popular
demonstration in London In favor of the
Nsal i'm, - fha Of ord rnl
art and his party massacred by Arabs in the
Soudan. Liberals successful at the Parla-
mentary election in Holland. William
Jones, who attempted to kill GuiteAu, the
assassin, acquitted ut Washington. A po-
litical riot at New Iberia, La, resulted in
the killing of eighteen men.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-01
DECEMBER.

Congress assembled in annual session on
Monday, the first day of the month. The
Worlds Exposition at New Orleans was
opened on the 10th, to continue until the LIST
of June. The electors chosen by the people
on Nov. met at the various State capitals
Dec. B. and cast their votes for President
and Vice President. James l.. Pugh re-
elected United States Senator from Alabama.
ght between Americans and Mexicans
over a copper mine in Sonora, several being
killed on both sides. Gen. Porfirio DiaZ en-
tiers upon his second term as President of
the Republic of Mexico Deadly ARRAY be-
tween Digs and Watkins, editors of rival
newspapers at Vienna, Mo-, in which Diggs
is killed. Official announcement made of the
complete cessation of cholera in France. Mr..
Gladstone introduces his redistribution bill
In the British House of Commons. \ coolie
riot in the Island of Trinidad; the coolies
fired upon and Atty of them wounded. The
French Parliament enacts a law abolishing
public executions in that country. The Brit
ish Parliament passes new suffrage bill,
comforting franchise on 2,000,000 citizens.
The Georgia Legislature passed resolution
authorizing the Clerk of the House to employ
women TO perform clerical work A railway
train stopped and the passengers robbed by
bandits near Little Rock, Ark. The great
national monument was practically compile
ted on the 9th OF the month. Wade Hamp-
ton reelected u. S. Senator from South Car
DINA. Attempt to blow up London bridge
with dynamite. Severe earthquake shocks
startle the people of New Hampshire.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-01
MARCH.

One hundred and fifty four lives lost by an
explosion in a coliery ut Pocahontas, Va.
Thirteen people buried by n snow avalanche
in Utah. Fifteen people killed by a similar
accident in Colorado. The ship Bombay
founders at sea, and the crew OF nineteen
perish
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-01

"A large number Of Italian hborers are
quartered for the winter at Sault Ste. Marie.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-01
FEBRUARY.

Thirty-five people drowned by the break
ing of the ice at Thesis, Austria. Six chill
dren burned to death at Crockett, Texas.
Forty natives killed in West Africa by an ex-
plosion of gunpowder. A cyclone sweeps
over Georgia, Mississippi, and the Carolinas
killing upward of AGO people and destroying
a vast amount of property. Ten lives lost by
the laundering OF the bark Ada Barton, of
st. John, N. b. Six persons killed and eight
wounded by the fall of "A railroad train
through bridge near Indianapolis Ind.
Gasoline explosion in store in Alliance,
Ohio; eight persons killed. News from Co
runua, Spain, of the mixing of Spanish
vessel and the loss OF nineteen men.
Fifty fishermen on the Caspian Sea carried
out on the ice and drowned. The foods in
the Ohio River this month were the worst
ever known. AT Cincinnati the water was
over seventy feet deep. Among the dsas-
trous incidents was the fall OF large board
ing-house in Cincinnati, killing fourteen OF
the inmates. Nineteen miners killed by a
fire-damp explosion four miles from Union
town, Pa. Seventeen passengers killed by
the explosion of the boiler OF the steamer
Kotsai, from Hong Kong for Macao.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-01
A YEARS DISASTERS.
Record of the Notable Mishaps
involving the Destruction
of Human Life.
A Ghastly Catalogue of Accidents by
Flood and Field, on Land
and Water.
Sinking Ships, Colliding Trains, and
Exploding Mines the Chief
Causes OF Death.
JANUARY.

The long chapter of the years disasters
involving the destruction of human life
opened on the I'd day of January, when
twenty-seven men were killed by railway
collision at Toronto, Canada. The other ac
cidents during January which we have
thought worth recording are as follows:
Thirty-two nuns and pupils in the homan
Catholic Convent at Belleville, ILL.,, burned to
death. Seven men killed and twelve injured
by an explosion OF tre-damp in the Ferfay
coal mine at Arras, France. Two hundred
Chinese lost by the wreck of the steamer
Huai Tuen, from Shanghai for Hong Kong.
Railway train caught ire from oil on the
track, near Bradford, Pa, and eight per-
sons fatally burned. Eleven lives lost in a
coal-pit at Cwmamma, Wales, by the break
ing of a cage rope. Steamer City OF Column
bus from Boston for Savannah, wrecked In
Vineyard Sound; one hundred lives lost. A
family of eight persons burned to death In
Lenoir County, North Carolina. Bark
Emma and ten lives lost on the New
Jersey coast. Ten men killed by colliery
explosion in France, and dozen by SINH
lar accident in England. Ten men drowned
by the upsetting of raft at Carthage, Tenn.
Loss of three Gloucester fishing schooners,
with hfty-six men. Fifty-nine lives lost by
an explosion in a Colorado mine. The ship
Simla, with twenty souls, lost in the English
Channel, and a steamer goes down OH the
Welsh coast-the loss of life by the two dis
asters numbering thirty-six.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-01
JULY.

Steamer Amsterdam, of Netherlands and
American Navigation Company's line,
wrecked on Sable Island I'm fog;
three passengers lost. Twenty = four
miners killed by colliery ex-
plosion I'm British Columbia. Ten persons
drowned by the laundering of n schooner of
Beck's Beach, N. j. Twenty passengers
killed and forty seriously injured by rail
way accident near Manchester, England.
Five men killed by tho explosion of a loco
motive boiler at White Haven, Pa. Light
ming struck the farmhouse of Nathan Miller.
near Maryville, Kan. killing his four daugh-
tiers while asleep.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-01
NOVEMBER.

The most important event OF the month
was the Presidential election, which occurred
on the 4th, after one of the hottest political
campaigns in the history of the country.
Grover Cleveland, the Democratic candidate,
was elected President of the United States
for four years. beginning on the Attn of
March next, receiving 2l9 electoral votes,
against 1S2 cast fer James g. Blaine, the
candidate of the Republican party. The ex-
element did not subside with the closing OF
the polls, as is usual, but was maintained
for several days on account of the closeness
of the vote in New York, many Republicans
claiming that the official count of the vote of
that State would elect Mr.. Blaine. The canvass
of the votes, which was not completed until
two weeks after the balloting, showed small
plurality for Mr.. Cleveland in New York. All
parties at once conceded that he was elected,
and the political excitement, which had been
wrought up to a high pitch. at once abated.
The Republicans were greatly incensed at the
part payed by Gov. John p. st. John, the
Prohibitionist candidate for President, in the
canvass, and the cold water leader was
hanged in eftgy in various parts of the
country Other notable occurrences OF the
month were as recorded below: The croft
ers on the island of Skye in an almost open
state of rebellion against the landed pro-
prietors. Cholera ragged in Paris, carrying of
many victims, and causing an exodus of
those who could conveniently leave. Hugh
McCulloch appointed Secretary of the Treas
ury. Eartnluake SHOCKS IN new Hampshire
and Canada. The National Monument at
Washington reached a height greater than
any structure in the world. The mare Maud
S. beat all records by trotting mile in 1:09A
at Lexington, Kentucky. The Legislature of
Jamaica voted solidly against annexation to
Canada. General w. S. Harvey, the veteran
soldier, causes sensation by marrying his
housekeeper. Indians make a raid into Pre-
sidio County, Texas, and murder a number
of settlers. An exploring party in British
Northwest Territory discover a lake of i'm
mense size, Astounding in Ash. Joseph e.
Brown reelected Senator from Georgia. NJ.
H. De Young, of the San Francisco Chronicle,
shot nv AdolDh Spreckels.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-01
AUGUST.

Steamer City of Merida burned at Ha-
vana; no lives lost. Transfer steamer
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-01
JUNE.

Eleven men drowned in a food, caused by
acloud-burst, In camp on Frenchman's Creek,
Colorado. Schooner Six Brothers and four
teen men lost of Newfoundland. Eleven
men drowned at Thompson's Falls, Montana.
News from Greenland Of the loss of
the Danish brig Elena and ten of her
crew. Two Americans and twelve Mexicans
killed In railroad accident in New La
redo. Several persons fatally injured
by the wreckng of train on the
Burlington and Missouri Railroad. Deaths
from lightning reported in New York,
Pennsylvania, ohio, and Wisconsin. Twenty
five persons killed by the break
ing of an engine axle on the Manchester and
Sheffield Railway, England. Forty persons
overwhelmed and drowned by waterspout
I'm Russian Turkestan. Fourteen men killed
by the premature explosion of a blast near
Tampico, Mexico. Thirty people killed by the
explosion of powder-mill I'm Italy. A bridge
across the river Vistula, in Germany, upon
which many people were standing, was swept
away by flood and twenty of them were
drowned. Six Italians drowned at Somers,
N. Y, by the upsetting OF a boat
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-01
APRIL.

The town of Oakville Ind, destroyed by a
cyclone, and five persons killed. Storms in
Alabama, Georgia and Pennsylvania cause
great destruction of property and kill some
twenty people. Five men killed at Port Ar
thur, Canada, by an explosion of dynamite.
Thirteen lives lost by the burning of a
steamer on the Chattahoochee River, in
Georgia. Loss of the steamer Daniel Stein
mann of Halifax; 124 people drowned.
Seven persons killed by railway
accident at Cisco, Tex. Eight men
lose their lives by a railroad accident
at Scranton, Pa. Five children burned to
death at Gadsden, Ala. Many people killed
and manned by a fire and panic in theater
at Bucharest. Fifteen lives lost by the wreck
of the Danish bark Alba, in the Shetland
Islands. Five persons drowned while boating
in the Hudson River, near Sing Sing. Col
lision in mid-ocean between steamer State of
Florida and bark Ponema. Both vessels lost
and 1875 persons drowned. More than forty
persons killed by the falling of train of
cars into the river near Ciudad Real, Spain.
French banker Paquebot run down and sunk
by Norwegian bark Venus; twelve men
drowned. Fourteen inmates of Van Buren,
County Poor House, near Hartford Mich,
burned 10 death. Explosion of powder mag
azine of San Antonio, near Havana; twenty
one persons killed and many wounded. Ex-
tensive forest fires in New York. New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania, burning several villages
and many square miles of timber land; a
number of persons persisted In the flames.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-01
MAY.

Five men killed at Waterford, n. V, by
the explosion OF a bleacher in strawboard
mill The French brig Senorine foundered
of the great banks OF Newfoundland, the
crew and passenp ers, numbering sixty-two,
perishng. The British ship Syria wrecked
on the Fiji Islands; seventy passengers, all
coolies, we're drowned. By collision between
freight and gravel trains on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, near Connellsville. Pa,
fourteen laborers were killed. Several shocks
of earthquake throughout the peninsula of
CyZicus, Asia Minor, several villages were
damaged; many houses were destroyed; and
200 persons killed. Nineteen lives lost by the
laundering of the ship Alantine of the Mag
dalen Islands. The bottom of the ferry boat
at st. Alberts, p. O., broke through, causing
the drowning OF seven persons. BY the
explosion of a boiler I'm the Whitney Marble
Works at Gouverneur N. Y, seven men were
killed. Ten women were blown to pieces and
two others wounded by an explosion of dyna-
mite at factory in Ayrshire, Scotland. Five
persons killed by boiler explosion at Du-
buque, Iowa.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-10

tion of navy, we need a thoroughly reorgan-
lied navy department. The fact that within
seventeen years more than SO, 900 has
been spent in construction repairs and equip
ment and armament OF vessels, and tue
further fact that instead or an
effective and creditable feet we
have only the discomfort ana apprehension
Of nation undefeuded by war vessel, added
to the disclosures now made, do not permit
us to doubt that every attempt to revive our
navy has thus far, tor the most part, been
misdirected, and all our efforts in that drec-
ton have been little better than blind crop
ings and expensive, aimless foiles. IN
questionably, if We are content with the
maintenance OF a navy department simply as
a 81 abby ornament to the government, CON
slant watchfulness may prevent some OF
THE SCANDAL AND ABUSE
which havo found their way into our prese Mt
organization and lis incurablb waste may be
reduced 10 the minimum, hat if we desire TO
build Ships for present usefulness, instead or
naval reminders Of the days that are past,
we must have department organized Tor
the work supplied with all the talent and in
geuutJy our country affords, prepared 10 take
advantage of the experience Of other nations,
SvstcmatiZed SO taal all efforts shall
unite and lead in one direction, and iully
uuhJlei with the conviction that war vessels,
igotigl new, are useless unless they combine
a.i tHal yhc ingenuity OF man has up To this
.tr or8Igut forth relating To their construc-
tou. earnestly recommend that portion of
roe sacrptary's report devoted to this sub
itrE ta t8o action Of congress, IN tue nope
ttut hi- suggestions tending 10 the reorEani-
zauaI ut has department may lie adopted as
the FIRST step toward the construction of our
NAVY.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-10
The Congressional library.

II is a source of considerable and not un-
natural discomfort that no adequate prcvis-
ion has yet been made for accommodating
the principal library OF the government OF
the vast collection OF books and pamphlets
gathered az the capitol, Numbering some
700 600, exclusive of manuscript maps and
the products of the graphic arts, also Of
great volume and value, only about 800. 600
volumes, or less than half of the collection,
are provided with shelf room. The others.
which are increasing at the rate OF
from $4,000 TO 10000 volumes "a year,
are not only inaccessible 10 the
public but are subject TO serious damage and
deterioration from other causes in their pres
ent situation
a consideration OF the fact that the library
OF the capitol has twice been destroyed or
damaged by fire, is daily increasing In value.
and its Importance as ii place of deposit of
books under the law relating to copyright,
make manifest the necessity Of prompt action
10 insure its proper accommodation and pro
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-10
LEGAE MATTERS.
Courts OvcrbHrdencd With Business
mud s.egiaIRtinn Necessnry.


THE report OF the attorney general contains
q history OF the conduct of the department of
justice during the last year and number OF
valuable suggestions a. to needed legislation,
ANA ] invite your careful attention To the
same Tue condition of business in the
courts of the United States is such that there
seems TO he an imperative necessity for
remedial legislation on the subject. Some of
these courts are so uverburdeued with pend
iur causes that the delays in determining
litigation amount often TO a denial of justice.
AMONG THE PLANS
suggested for relief is one submitted by the
attorney general Its main features are the
transfer Of all the original jurisdiction of the
circuit courts 70 the district courts and an
increase Of judges for the latter where neces-
sary. an addition OF Judges to the circuit
courts and constituting them exclusively
courts OF appeal and reasonably limiting APP
pcals thereto. Further restrictions are of
the right TO remove causes from the state to
federal courts. permitting appeals TO the SUI
prelue court from courts OF tue ID strict OF
t,olurntGa and tine territories. onlt in the
same cases a. they are allowed from state
courts. ami OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES an unnecessary
number of appeals from tnC circuit Court.
appr1ve the plan thus Outlined and recon-
mend the legislation necessary for its apph-
cation 10 our judicial system
The present mode of compromising United
States marshais and district ATTORNEYS should
i'm my opinion, he changed. They ar allowed
ta Charge against tbe government certain
fees Tor service their income being mt assured
b., the amoUut OF such fees within a fixed
limit as TO gheir annual aggregate. This Is
direct tnduCemcnt for them to make their
fees ia criminal eases as large as possible in
an effort TO reach the maximum sum permit
ted AS an entirely natural consequence un-
s,rupuIouS marshais are found encouraging
frivolous prosecutions, arfe-tln4 people on
petty charges OF crime aud transporting
tbatr IL distant places for examination and
trial for the purpose of earning milage
ana other fees. aud district attorneys use
lfsslv attend criminal examinations tar from
their places of residence for the EXPRESS pur-
r,-sa 81 swelling their accounts against the
government The actual expenses incurred
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-10

list Of voters the name of a man actually
guilty OF poygamy, ana while none of thai
class are holding Office, yet at the last cleo
lion in the territory all the officers elected,
except in one county, we're men who,
though not actually living in the
practice of polygamy, subscribe II
the doctrine of poIygaInous marriage as 4
Divine revelation and a law unto all. This il
| the strange spectacle presented by COM
munity protected by republican form of
government TO which they owe allegiance,
sustaining by their snttrages q principle and
belief which sets at naught their obligation
or absolute obedience to the law OF the land,
which lies at the foundation of republican
institutions. The strength, the perpetuity
and the destiny of the nation rest upon our
| homes, established by the law of God,
guarded by parental care, regulated by par
9ntal authority and sanetiied by parental
love.
These are not the homes of polygamy The
mothers of our land, who rule the nation, as
they would the characters and guide the ac-
tions of their sons, live according to God $
holy ordinance and each, secure and happy
in the exclusive love of the father of her
children, sheds the warm light OF true
womanhood unperverted ana unpoiuted upon
all within her pure ana wholesome family
circle. These are not the cherries, crushed
ana unwomAuly methods of polygany.
The fathers of our families are the best
citizens OF the republic. wife and children
are the sources OF PATRIOTISM ana eonjugal
and parental affection beget devotion TO
country. The man who undefiled with plural
marriage, Is surrounded in his single home
with his Wife and children, has stake in the
country which inspires him with respect tor
its laws and courage Tor its defense. These
are not the fathers OF POS gainous finn
lilies. There is no feature Of this praG-
tice, or the system which sanctions il,
which Ia moi opposed 10 all that IS
~ I'M hf4
no relaxation in the firm but Just execution OF
the law now in operation ana / should be
glad to approve suoh further discreet legis-
lation as will rid the country of this blot upon
its fair fame Since the people upholding
poygamY in the territories are reinforced by
immigration from other lands, ! recommend
that law be passed to prevent the imDorta-
ton Of MOrmnns miro The cOnntrY.
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I'm these transactions are also charged against
the government Thus the rights and freedom
of our citizens are outraged ana puDHe eA-
pendture increased, for the purpose or FUR
nishing public officials pretexts Tor lnefeas-
ing the measure of their compensation. /
think marshals and district attorneys should
be paid salaries, adjusted by rule which
will make them commensurate with Ihe serV-
ices fairly rendered In connection with TINS
subject desire TO suggest the adVlsaDlllty,h u
be found not obnoxious TO the CONSTITUTIONAL
objection of Investigation, that United States
commissioners be given power to try aud de-
termne certain violations of law within the
grade of misdemeanOrs. Such trials might he
made to depend upon the aOption of the ac-
cused. The multiplication of small and
TECHNICAL ogFENsEs,
especially under the provisions of our liz
ternal revenue laws, render some change in
our present system very desirable in the inr
terests of humanity rs well as economy. The
district courts are now crowded with petty
prosecutions involving punishment, in case
of conviction. of only slight tine, while the
parties accused are harrassed by an enforced
attendance upon courts held hundreds OF
miles from their homes. If poor and friend
less, they are obliged TO remain
in jail during months perhaps, that
elapse before session of the court
is held and are finally brought to trial sur
rounded by strangers ami with but little OPP
pOTtunlty for defense, In the meantime ire
quently the marshal has charged against the
government his fees Tor an arrest, the trans
portatiou of the accused aud the expense Of
the same, aud for sumnoung witnesses be-
fore a commissioner, a grand jury and
court. The witnesses have 20 be paid from
the public funds large fees and travelling eX-
peuses, and the commissioner ana district at
torney have also made their charges against
the government. This abuse in the admins-
tration of our criminal law should be re-
moved, and II the plan above suggested Is not