The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-22

Sixteen thousand persons were given
free bread lunch at the New Orleans Elk po-
stion. They consumed twelve barrels of
-four. the gift OF Minneapolis firm.
Eighteen members of jury at Dali
las. Tex. published a card favoring State
law making the carrying of deadly weapons
n fcloay, punishable by Imprisonment in the
penitentiary.
The police at Antwerp have appre-
hendod the supposed murderer Of Police
Commissioner Rumpf.
Gen. Ignatieff has been appointed
Governor of Eastern Siberia.
The journalists have organized lot
terry scheme In Paris for the relief OF the
unemployed. The project provides for al
income OF 5000, 900 francs, and the chief prize
Is $4,000 francs in cash.
The Socialists have issued a mani
festo In which they claim that thoy will be
able to cast 100000 votes in Paris.
Henry George addressed large
meeting of the unemployed of London, and
was received with some enthusiasm.
ID. w. c. Carroll. boiler manufactur-
err, of Pittsburgh, made an assignment
Severe damage was caused at Wheel
ing. w. Va, by severe wind ana rain storm.
AT Buffalo telegraph wires were blown down.
The railway depot at Lockport, N. Y, was
demolished Ten miles of telegraph poles In
the vicinity OF Cincinnati were destroyed
From numerous points in the East severe
damage is reported.
Ten persons belonging to the Saliva
ton Army escaped punishment for obstruct-
ing the streets at Dayton, Ohio, by the fail
ure of jury to agree. The offenders testi-
fed that they would keep up their street
parades In defiance Of the civil authorities.
Norwich Conn special: A tremen-
dous sensation was caused here by couple
OF paragraphs in the morning newspapers
announcing q defalcation of Sl2j,00) by
Cashier james NJ. Mech and Assistant Cash
Ter Charles Webb, OF the old Merchants Ma
tional Bank, and william Routh, OF the She
tucket Bank.
The South Infirmary of the Insane
Asylum at Kankakee H.. caught fire at an
early hour in tho morning and was burned
to the ground. Seventeen Of the forty-fve
patients In the building pershed In the
flames. Among the dead was a brother OF
State Senator Hereley. of Chicago. The
scene at the fire IL described as a
horrible ono. The patients ran in aud out
OF the burning building with nothing on but
their night clothes, the temperature being
la degrees below zero. Many were badly
frozen and otherwise injured. One man ran
into the building three times after being res
cued, and finally persisted. The loss was
$4,000.
State Senator Moon introduced a
| concurrent resolution In the Michigan Legis-
lature calling upon Representatives In Con-
gress to secure appropriations for the
erection of postoaices In all cities in the State
having 10000 inhabitants, in order 10 give
employment to the great number OF laboring
men at present out Of work.
Congressman Springer's friends con-
hdently predict that he will be Secretary OF
the Interior in Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet.
Mr. FRYE. OF Maine, introduced a bill In
the Senate, Jan. IL. for the encouragement of the
merchant marine, and to promote postal
and commercial relations with foreign
| countries. The Chair laid the Interstate
| commerce bill before the Senate and after q
| long debate the Slater amendment, prohibit
| ing higher rates for short than for long hapls,
was defeated An amendment proposed by
Mr.. Allison was agreed To, Increasing the
| number of Commissioners from five TO nine
and providing that not more than five of
them shall belong 70 one political party. The
amendment provides that the Commissioners
shall be selected one from each OF the nine Ju-
dicial districts of the United States. In the
! House or Representatives Mr. Gibson rose TO q
| personal explanation and denied that he had un-
| favorablv criticised ex- Speaker Randall at the
| re,ens Wheeling conference. A resolution was
| adopted asking the Attorney General concern
! Ing the application of the Eight Hour law TO
| letter carriers.
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