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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-16
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record of the Week


New York insurance companies have
discovered that they are being defrauded
through healthy persons being insured and
collections made upon the death OF sickly
citizens In their names, and that in other
cases bodies are dressed In the clothing OF
insured persons, identified and claims then
presented.
For a stake of five hundred dollars
and the doublescun championship of the
United States, Gaudaur and Hosmer Will row
Courtney and Conley three-mie race, be-
tween Aug. IA and "a, probably on the Charles
River course at Boston.
A Boston damsel found q fully de-
veloped canary bird in the center of a boiled
potato, at which the savants OF the Hub are
profoundly mystihed.
Geo. X. Chase, prominent broker
at New York. was arrested for fraudulent
transactions involving Sl0S, 600. Chase gave
bail in $4,000.
A landslide occurred on what is
known as Cherry Mountain in. New Hamp-
shire. At Owls Head a strip of forest two
miles long and some rods in width was swept
TO the base of the mountain. No lives were
lost, though one man was seriously injured.
Advices from Mount McGregor, N.
V, arc to the effect that General Grants
condition is not improving. He sleeps
reasonably well, but appears TO be growing
steadily weaker. Statements published in
Chicago and elsewhere that Mrs. Grant and
Mark Twain are sharers in the proceeds of Il
bust OF the General, Karl Gerhardt being
the sculptor, are false, and have caused pain
10 the Generals family.
Petroleum has been Struck in Sar-
atoga County, New York, at a depth Of 100
feet, the flow from the we'll being copious.
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ish the railway commission: corporations
should be required to accept lows citizen
SHIP. and keep their litigation In the State
courts; the Governor is denounced for the
''bayonot' removal OF Auditor brown; the
tenn perance law should be fully enforced.
The President has appointed William
X. Meade. of Arizona, to be United States
Marshal for that Territory; Joseph L. Nor
gan, of South Carolina, 10 be Secretary OF
Legation at the City of Mexico; Wills G.
Clark to be Collector OF Customs for the
port of Mobile. Ala; Frederick Gcrkcr TO
be Collector OF Internal Revenue for the
First District OF Pennsylvania, vice William
Pollock, suspended; and the following Pros
idential Postmasters: A. II. Waller, at Tus
carora. Nevada; Edwin S. Smith, at South
Haven. Mich; John O'Donnell at MITCHELL
John Pepper, at poscobel Wis; Adclph
Piening, at Manitowoc, Wis; Joseph Van
nahme, at East St. Louis, ILL.,; ID. A. Spli-
van, at Spring Valley, Mimi; BENJAMIN
Harrison, at Paiatka, Fla; Mary NJ. Force,
at Selma, Ohio; John G. Wise, ut Mankato,
Mimi, vice L. Punt suspended; William f..
Avera, at Camden, Ark, VICE II. A. Mellin,
suspended; c. S. Stoy, at Butler, Ind. vice
Miss Ida Carpenter, suspended; Eli w.
Brown, at Columbia City, Ind, vice j. w.
Baker, suspended Jonah i. Howe, at Tru-
mansburgh. N. Y, vice ID. s. Briggs, sus-
peuded Robert w. speer. at Denver. Col,
vice Robert Morris, suspended: Michael w.
Ryan, at Medford, Wis.,, vice S. ii. Keller,
suspended
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numerous houses were blown down or un-
rooted. Tobacco shops ut Edgerton and
stougbton were RACED, u number OF horsoa
and cattle being killed. A cyclone affected
great dansse ia the Vicinity OF Allegsn.
Mich. and funncl-shaped 'whirlor" near
Monticello, MIMI, shattered buildings and
tore mp the prairie IN spots- many persons
making narrow escapes with their lives.
Striking mill employees to the mum
Der of 1000 paraded the streets of East sasi
nav, Mich, and compelled several OF the
mills to stop running, but offered no violence
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The President has appointed the fol-
lowing Postmasters. The suspensions in
one or two cases were for personal miscon-
duct and unfitness, and the others for parti-
sanship
r. p Pullman, at Eureka Springs. Ark;
Frank w. Havill, AZ Mount Carmel, Wabash
County, Ill. Annie Brennock, at Dunlap Iowa;
John w Pence, at Anderson, Ind; Charles II
Reed, at Corinth, Miss. Alexander NJ. Dick at
view, Tex; Leslie e. Brooks, at Mobile, Ala.
vice J. l.. Slaughter suspended; Samuel
Thomas nnSmpsGn Ct Brmi9sDs A S vice
W Mcmillan, at Mount Sterling, Brown
coTn5y W,sw vice Jacob fTendcn
Iowa, vice George Philips. sn e Squire
L. Major, at Shelbyville, Ind. vice A. p. Bone.
suspended: William Keough, at Fort Wayne.
Hale, at Peru. Ind. vice George ID. Reed. sus-
pended; james ii. Mcconnell, at Dodge City,
Kan, vice N. Il. Klane, suspended; Frank E.
suspended: James Russell. at Marquette, Mich,
Ryan, at sauit Ste: Marie, Mich, vice William
canada, Mich. vice Il. T.. barnes. suspended;
James II. Gee. at Norway, Mich, vice l.. J. KIM
ball, suspended; Joshua $. Palmer. at Portland.
Me-, vice q. III. Barker, suspended; Timothy
= =. j sank S., su,Psnded; c. i. Forbes,
dali, suspended; Samuel 9. Hoage. at Napo-
leon. o., vice l.. w. Randall, suspended; Jepths
NJ. Fowlkes. at Memphis. Tenn, vice j. H.
Smith, suspended: l.. ID. Palmer at Yaukton
Dakota, vice w. 3. Bowen, suspended; Charles
w. Button, at Lynchburg, Va, vice r.. w p
Morris, suspended; William Herbert, at Alex
andria, Va. vice ID. A. Windsor. suspended
Pennsylvania Republicans, in State
convention assembled at Harrisburg, nomi-
mated Col. Matthew s. Quay for State Treas
urer on the first ballot
The Iowa Greenbackers, in conven-
ton at Dies Moines, nominated f. II. Gillette,
of Polk County, for Lieutenant Governor,
and f. w. Moore, OF Davis County, for Su-
perintendent OF Public instruction, leaving
the other places on the ticket to be filled by
the Democrats. The resolutions adopted re-
affirm the Indianapolis platform OF 1884: pro-
test against the continuous encroachments
of monopoies, and declare the inability OF the
old parties to meet this question; the middle
men who borrow money cheap and lend 1t at
heavy interest TO Western farmers are de-
nounced and the system permitting such
spoliation should be reformed: the reserve
in the National Treasury should be released.
rs ruin has followed this boarding: the ex-
pulslen OF settlers from Oklahoma IL de-
nounced; the next Legislature IL called on TO
pass the Cassatt coal.screcn bill, and TO abol-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-16

A sensation was caused at Baltimore
by an exchange OF bows between Char es J.
Bonaparte, grandson OF Madame Patterson
Bonaparte, and Charles Rhodes, both attor-
neys. Bonapartc was severely punished,
but Rhodes escaped with slight injury. Aft
er tie fight mutual explanations were made,
and the gentlemen parted on friendly terms.
A mob at Grenada, Miss, took Felix
Williams from the sheriff, and then going to
the county jail took out Perry Met hristiau,
after which both men were conveyed 10 the
suburbs and hanged 20 the same limb. The
victims had murdered peddler year ago.
An investigation ordered by the Gov
ernor OF South Carolina develops shocking
condition OF affairs in the convict camps OF
that State, the prisoners having been sys-
tematcally overworked, underfcd, and cruel
ly punished. The next Legislature viii prob
ably abolish the system of farming out con.
uicts TO railroad companies and mining oper-
ators.
The mob which lynched the two ne
groes at Grenada, Mississippi, completed it's
work by taking BARLEY James from his home
and hanging him 10 n tree and killing John
Campbell, for whom similar fate had been
reserved, but who was on his guard and re-
fused 10 be taken alive.
Prof. Barnard, of the Vanderbilt
University observatory, Of Nashville, has
discovered a small comet, having daily mo-
ton of SO minutes southwest.
Thirty thousand cattle which were
being driven north from Texas have been
stopped on the neutral strip"
The New Orleans Board of Health
officially denies that there is any yellow fe-
yer in that city.
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The Utah Insult.
-.
The INDIGNATION over the Mormon act

The indignation over the Mormon act of
placing the flag at half-mast continues un-
abated. Excited groups of Gentiles dis
cusse the affair all day. An old veteran
stood in front of heCity Hall looking at
the trailing flag, while tears streamed from
his eyes. Shaking his fist at the Mormon
policeman guarding TO see the flag was not
raised. he exclaimed: How long, o Lord,
how long!" and declared he would leave the
nest of treason within forty eight hours.
Horace Eldredge. President of the Deseret
National Bank. the United States depos-
tory here, says half mast was the proper
place for the flag. as I'VE have not more
than half our rights" The Deseret Ne1rs,
the church organ. fully justifies the half
masting of the flag in a fve-co,umn ediio-
rial, conclusiyely showing it was under
church authority, and claiming it was right
to do it because liberty was dead in Utah.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-16
Terrific Explosion.

lMcconnelsburg pa dispatch.l
A dynamite blast at the east end of Sid
ing Hill Tunnel, on the South Pennsyl-
vania Railway, caused the death OF John
O'Brien, heading boss; Christ Nice ormick,
and John White, colored. Four others
were seriously injured, two of whom, an
Italian and a negro, will probably die.
James McAInnus escaped miraculousiy, re-
ceiving, apparently the whole force of the
blast. He was covered from head to foot
with painful wounds, but notwithstanding
his condition, went into the tunnel and To-
Gated the position Of the men at the time of
the accident. VIM. Hunter was also badly
wounded. A gang of twenty five men had
just retired, otherwise the whole party
would have probably been killed. OBrien,
it is said, caused the premature discharge
by pounding down the explosive before the
arrival of the man that usually did the
firing.
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ship canal from tho Caspian Sea TO Michael's
Bay is under consideration at 81. Peters-
burg.
French dispatches from AMMAN say
that great nurnber OF the rebels have laid
down their arms under a promise OF am
nesty.
The French Chamber of Deputies
have revived an old law to encourage an In
crease In population. The law provides an
appropriation OF $4,000 to lie expended in
maintaining and educating every seventh
CHILD born in French families where the par
ents are In needy circumst ances.
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FOREIGN.

When M. Bessier entered his shop in
absence, and stumbled over the dead bodies
OF his wife and NJ. Caudray, an architect, he
fed from the scene a raving maniac, and
was taken I'm charge by the police. NJ. Caud-
ray and Madame Bessier were lovers. They
had quarreled, and after killing HIS mistress
NJ. Caudray had committed suicide. He leaves
a wife and children.
Fifteen persons were arrested in
BRUSSELS charged with being engaged in an
anarchist plot.
Earthquake shocks continue to be
felt in the Vale of Cashmere.
A Cairo dispatch says that unless &C
ton shall be taken by Sept. 1, Egypt will be
completely bankrupt.
London dispatches state that the
Pau MAI Gazette exposures continue tho
reigning sensation in London. .In answer
10 a question. the Home Secretary stated in
the House OF Commons that the police would
usc every execution to suppress the alleged
denominations and bring the perpetrators TO
justice. A number of responsible men, in
Guiding Cardinal Manning. have agreed to
examine tho evidence collected by the Ga
zcite, and report TO the public their conclu-
sions.''
The corporation of the city of Cork
rejected proposal TO present an address to
the Earl of Carnarvon, tho now viceroy OF
Ireland.
1t is reported that Prince Henry of
Beuss, now German Ambassador mt Vienna,
will take the Regency OF the Ducby OF
Brunswick.
A project for the construction of a
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-16
Bodies Taken from the Water.

PARSONS (kan.) dispatch.l
Reports from all points make the damage
by food very great The Neosho River is
FIVE feet higher than was ever known be-
fore. Many farmers who had their wheat
cut and in the shock report almost total
and cattle, and in many instances houses
and homes have been swept away, the
families barely escaping with their lives.
The loss of life has been greater than
usual. Three bodies at Parsons, three nc
Chanute. and three at Neosho have already
been found, and others are missing No
attempt has been made by the railroads to
cross the n eosho since the LIST inst.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-16
THE CHEROKEE STRIP.
Secretary Lamar Orders that Opposition
to the Use OF Regular Trails Cease.

washington dlsp3tch.I
The reported obstruction of the cattle.
trails through the Indian Territory by
settlers upon the Cherokee strip is engross-
ing the attention of the Secretary of the
Interior. In answer to complaints made
by drovers that they were not permitted to.
take cattle over the estab ished trails.
the Secretary telegraphed that no one had
right to obstruct them. Nevertheless.
it appears that officials of Federal courts,
whose jurisdiction extends over the Chero-
kee strip, have disregarded these kilograms
and persisted in excluding the Texan
cattle, under the act of May "a, 1884,
which forbids any person to dive cattle
on foot through any State or Territory,
knowing them to be infected with con-
tagious disease. Secretary Lamar has how
requested the Attorney General to instruct
the court officers TO cease their opposition TO.
those using the established trails, and to
refrain from interfering with the cattle
drovers while on the trails in the Indian
Territory.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-16
Tragic Death of Miss Bessie Hincks.
Il IL. L

While Miss Bessie Hincls, daughter of
Gen. E. w. Hincks, was walking with a
friend on Brattle street, her dress caught
fro, it is supposed, from a smoldering fire.
cracker. Two gentlemen living near by
rushed to Miss Hincks assistance and man
aged to extinguish the flames, but not until
she was so burned that she died within a
few hours. Miss Hincks was 20 years old
and had just completed her first years
studies at Harvard annex. She was the
only daughter of Gen. L. w. Hincks, for
mercommandant of the National Soldiers
Home at Milwaukee, aud was known and
highly esteemed by large circle of friends
in that city. She graduated from the Mil
waukee Female College with high honors
In 1888
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The Cotton Crop.

The monthly report of the National Cot
ton Exchange says, concerning the growing
cotton crop: There have been no very wide
variations from the normal rainfall aud
temperature over the cotton belt.during the
month of June. and the condition of the
CROP. which was 81 at the close OF May. is
now advanced to 90, against 81 and IS for
the corresponding months OF last year.
The plant has progressed well, and has
gained some in point of growth and health-
fulness.
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!. Activity of tho Cheycnnes.
Wichita Kansas) telegram. J

Dispatches from Fort Reno and Darling
ton. the seat of the apprehended Indian
trouble, say that sixteen companies of SOL
diersare now upon the ground. The Indi-
ans, in speaking of the probability OF their
being disarmed by the Government, say they
will die before submitting TO that. as Il
would be death in either event. There IL
little doubt but white men have had n hand
in working the Indians up to their present
warlike attitude.
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ISan Francisco telegram

Harriet Moore. a middle-nged widow, has
commenced breach of promise suit, plac-
ing her damages at 1926, 900, against Moses
Hopkins. aged seventy. The defendan is
brother Of the late Mark Hopkins, The
railroad magnate, from whom he inherited
an estate estimated at Sc. 600, 600.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-16
A Mysterious Disappearance Cleared Up
[Cincinnatl tefcgram.l


Fifteen months ago Mr.. John Van, aged
forty eight. half brother of Marie Van, the
vocalist, drew eight thousand dollars from
the bank, carried it about his person sew
eial days, and then was suddenly missing.
Detectives were employed, but finding no
trace the family mourned him as foully
murdered. He was a prominent Mason.
Last Saturday an excursion of Mason visited
High bridge, over the Kentucky River. and
going to the Shaker village saw Mr.. John
there, member-of the community, which
he had joined after leaving Cincinnati,
turning his eight thousand dollars into the
village funds. There was cordial hand
shaking all around. Mr.. Van has always
been peculiar. He ran away from home
when ten years old and went to sea. where
he remained ten years, and then suddenly,
at the age of twenty, returned to his home
He is a confirmed Shaker now.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-16
GRAVE AND GAY.
An Interesting Batch Of Accidents
and Incidents. Tragedies
and Comedies;
And Exhibiting the Light, the Dark,
the Frivolous, and the Sober
Sides of Life.
Lynched by "a Mob.
tGirard tkan.) dispatch.1


At Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, a
girl fourteen years old, was waylaid. raw
ished, and terribly maltreated. John Law
renee. colored, seventeen years old, was
arrested for the crime and brought here and
lodged In Jail. When the train from Bax-
ter Springs reached here about twenty men
got Off near the station and scattered
through the town. Half an hour later a
number of armed men made a dash for the
Jail, broke down the iron door. took the
prisoner out, marched him up one of the
main streets, armed men surrounding and
keeping citizens from interfering. They
took him two blocks from the Jail, and
hanged him to the iafters of an unfinished
house. Then one of them, said to be the
father of the girl. emptied his revolver into
the body Members of the mob then
walked out of town and returned to their
homes.
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POLITICAL.

The President has appointed the fol-
lowing Postmasters. The suspensions in
one or two cases were for personal miscon-
duct and unatness, and the others for parti-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-01
BEADS TO THE FRONT.
They Will Play an Important Part in Fa
and Winter Dress.

They VIII Play an Important Part in Fall
and Winter Dress.
Beads seem likely to occupy more
important place than ever in the dress
of the future. Front breadths and
panels are exhibited beaded upon dark
satin and plush, in exquisite designs of
leaves shaded in natural colors, or in
rectangular patterns for the sides of
dresses, matching the straight cuffs and
collars still worn high against the
throat. Scale patterns, overlapping
like fish scales. are in high vogue; but
the ugly round, detached apple. melon
and cone designs are nowhere to be
seen; fortunate circumstance, for
they were most unbecoming, and the
despair of dressmakers. Beaded bod
ices, like scale arnor, are fitted like
Jerseys to the figure, but must be hand
wrought, and SO are very expensive.
They are considered great desider-
alum, and will doubtless appear in
colors during the coming winter sea-
son, though now they are confined to
white and black. Jerseys are exhibited
by an Antwerp house which show de-
cided novelty They are made in the
finest stockinette, in lovely dark shades
of wood brown, smoke, wine-color and
black. The shape perfectly outlines
the waist and springs smoothly and
with no abrupt termination over the
hips. The front crosses to the left and
the fastening is executed with small
oval buttons, made for the purpose and
formed of real stones set in gold, CATS
eve, onyx, cornelian and others.-Jen.
mn Jane, m Albany Argus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-01
A Pretty Window Ornament.

Something for plain window is a
'fernery, made by having table with
a box about four inches deep placed on
top. The table should be as long as the
window is wide and have nicely carved
legs. The box must be bored in several
places in the bottom. Different kinds of
ferns may be planted in sections, and
should include several species of maid
en-hair, besides some wild varieties.
For the center a collection of five pine
cones, piled up in pyramid form, and
fastened with wire, is pretty orna-
ment The cones must be wet and laid
in the sun until they open as wide as
possible. Then fill with rich earth, and
dampen enough to cause them to close.
Sow blue grass, timothy, white and red
clover and mustard seeds, and await re-
suits. When the mustard and clover
have grown sufficiently large they will
bloom, but the flowers will be delicate
in color and very small. The timothy
will grow tall, while the blue grass viii
be thick. A pretty addition to the ferns
is Wandering jew" slips placed in the
corners and along the edges, where
they should be allowed to droop nat
urally. thus completing very charm
ing ornament in green Good House
keeping.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-01
A HUB SENSATION.

a Promnent Boston Lawyer, Politician
and Society Man Proves to BE an Embez.
zier TO Large Amount-Fast Living Re-
sponsible for His Fall.
BOSTON, MASS, September 22.-Bos-
ton Is on the eve of startling sensation,
involving the reputation of one of her
most prominent lawyer politicians. Only
e lew days ago Henry M. Plummer,
treasurer of the Norway Plains Saving
sank, OF New Hampshire, made a motion
In the Supreme Court for the dish arment
OF Edward T. Browne, the disting uished
lawyer who, being at that time the Re.
publican leader of the State House OF
representatives, who SO ably opposed
Governor Butler in the famous
IeWksbury Alms-house scandal in 1888
AZ was charged that Browne had col.
lected nearly $50, 900 for the bank and
that under the plea that the case was
still pending, Bad put the bank officers
on from that time to this, until finally,
Wnen further concealment was impos.
sloIe, confessing that he had collected
the money, Incorporated it to his
own uses, and was unable to restore it,
Another similar case of misappropria.
ton on Brownies part came to light yes
terday. Atwell and Luce, of New York,
architects, were some time ago awarded
VIZ hASs ohu SSSouu pliLSS IOI plduS iOt
the new Boston Public Library. Atwell
took the first prize of $4,000, and Luce
the second prize of $4,000. They gave
Browne power of attorney to collect the
money. Some time thereafter Browne
sent $500 to each OF them.
Since this payment they have importuned
I'm vain for the balance. A few days ago
Browne sent word to Luce that if he
would come to Boston he would give him
the balance. Luce came to Boston yes.
terday and went direct to Brownies office,
where he found the Sheriff in charge.
Luce subsequently met Browne on the
street, and the latter said his bank
account had been attached and conse-
quently he could not pay the money. Since
that time Browne has suddenly disap-
peared. The street is alive with rumors
of corruption concerning him. 1t is al
legged that he met friend on the street,
burst into tears, and confessed that he
was ruined man, and that wine and
women had caused his downfall.
Browne is young man of fine person
al appearance. There is considerable
sympathy felt for him, and it is believed
that his ruin has resulted from moral
weakness and too great selfesteem, re-
sulting from flattery. He is a graduate
of Browne University,a fine orator,a bril-
liant debater. and three years ago was
prominently mentioned for Speaker of
the House.