The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-10-15
LATER NEWS ITEMS.


The items of ginger ale" "lemon-
adc," and newspapers were stricken from
the expense account of the civil-service COM
mission by tho Secretary of the Treasury.
An earthquake shock was felt at
Petersburg, Richmond, staunton, and other
places in Virginia.
Everett j. Warning, colored, was adj
United TO the bar of Daltmore-the first
colored person ever admitted TO the practice
of law In Maryland.
Charles Wright and Jasper Owens
fought duel with knives in a cotton-feld in
Clark County, Arkansas, the latter being
mortally wounded. Wright who is well con.
nected, gave himself into custody.
1t is stated that Gen. Grant had
100000 worth of first-class railroad mort
gage bonds which were left for safe keep
ing in a vault where Ward kept his valua-
bles. After the failure it was found that the
securities had disappeared. and subsequently
Ward admitted he had sold them and made
away with the money.
Five residents of Buffalo, N. Y,
most of whom are connected with branch
of the Standard Oil Company, have been in
dicted for conspiracy to burn the lu bricatng
oil works at that city.
The performing elephant Empress,
now In winter quarters at Philadelphia,
killed her third man last week. striking him
twice with her trunk, crushing his chest
with a foot, and disemboweling him with a
tusk. The victim was Waterman named
Robert II. White.
Later returns from election districts
In France show the res ult 10 be less reaction
airy than ut first supposed. 1t is claimed
that the effect will be to make the govern
ment stronger than ever.
The fact that Mr.. Parnell in his
recent Wicklow speech praised Mr.. Glad
stone is accepted in England as evidence
that there is an understanding between the
two, and that Mr.. Gladstone may support
the former in some of his plans.
In fight with gloves, at Leadville,
between Burke and Glow, the latter the Col
orado champion, the result was a draw. The
former had agreed to knock the latter out In
four rounds, and not only failed but was
very severely punished.
Fifteen horses belonging to A. II.
Truman were killed under the direction of
the State Line Stock Commiss ion at Bush
nell, Ill. Four of them had the CHAMBERS,
and the others had been exposed to the con-
tagion. 1t is thought that the disease is now
stamped out so far as Illinois IS concerned.
w. M. Leeper, ex-candidate for Coun-
ty Treasurer. made an attack on Col. ID. II.
Anthony, of the Leavenworth Times, strik-
ing him with his fist and attempting to
strike second time with IL while tree, but
the interference of bystander averted
what might have been fatal blow.
The Department of Agriculture re-
ports at Washington that the yield of wheat
per acre for the area harvested Is 10h
bushels, and only on the area sown, which
was nearly 10000, 900 acres. The area
harvested will not exceed $1,000, 900 acres.
Corn-The indications point to yield of 26h
bushels per acre, which would give a
yield OF LOCO, 900, 600 bushels. Oats
The crop exceeds 6Oo,OOO,O0) bushels
Cotton-The condition of cotton has dropped
from SO to 7S per cent. The rye average is
l0.4 bushels, nearly bushels short of the
yield of 1884. The average yield of barley
will be about % bushels per acre. The con-
dition of potatoes has seriously declined on
account Of the prevalence OF rot in New
York, Michigan, and elsewhere. The decline
from Sept. l was IL points.
Gould promises the people of st.
Louis new union depot when satisfactory
arrangements for the Iron Mountain Road
shall have been made.
The net earnings of the Central Pa
ciHc for July wore 1915, ss2-an increase OF
s159,294 over the corresponding month of
last year.