The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-02-05
WESTERN.

Receipts of the rail and river lines
last year than in 1883, while shipments fell
eli 10, 225 tons.
President Taylor and several other
leading Mormons have returned to Salt Lake
from an inspection of the church colonies in
Arizona and Mexico. Missionaries have for
several years been at work among the Indians
of Northern Mexico.
Horses and cattle persisted by thous-
ands during the storms that prevailed re-
Gently in Eastern Oregon and Washington
Territory. A large number of people were
also frozen to death, and many others are
still missing.
The outbuildings of the Insane Hos
Pital at Indianapolis, valued at $4,000, were
burned. There were LOO patients in the
main building, none of whom were injured.
Franklin j. Moses, formerly Gov
ernor of South Carolina, last week shed
term of three months in the Detroit House
of Correction for obtaining money under
false pretenses. He was at once arrested by
q Boston officer TO stand trial in that city on
an indictment for swindling Col. 7. w. Hig-
ginson and several professors Of Harvard
University.
Four unknown men broke into the
postoice at Huntington, Ind. Night Mar
shal Max Baumgartner shot one of the burg
lars through the body, killing him instantly.
Baumgartner was dangerously wounded by
pistolball. The three remaining thieves
n hnrsa eli nd nada hot
cape.
Dispatches from the West state that
Couch's boomer colony In Oklahoma have
decided to leave the Territory, and will go to
the nearest point on the Kansas line, accom-
panied by troops. Re-enforcenents for the
boomers from Coheyville Kan, have turned
back, and troops will be sent to intercept the
men coming from wichita.
A passenger train on the st. Paul
Road was thrown from the track at Albany,
H., but no lives were lost.
The Sheriff at Freeport, ILL.,, closed
the dry-goods store Of p. G. Seaman on judg-
mepts aggregating $4,000.
At Winterset, Iowa, after suffering
from poverty, Mrs. Mary Dooley poisoned
herself and her son and daughter. Only the
latter survived the effects OF the drug.
Suit has been entered at Cleveland,
Ohio. against Mrs. James A. Garfield for
$4,000 by woman named Tanner, who
claims that she was run over and seriously
injured by Mrs. Garfeld's carriage.
w. II. Fertich, Superintendent of
Schools at shelbyville, Ind, recently made a
rule that tardy pupils must wait outside the
door for some minutes. girl Of years,
named Kitchener. very nearly froze her feet
on account of the regulation, and her father
has brought suit for 81, 600 damages.
William Bates, famer, living near
Lapeer. Mich, was kicked in the head by q
colt which he was breaking. and killed.
1t has been discovered at San Fran.
cisco that lying-in hospitals-and in some
cases the mothers-have been selling illegiti
mate female children to Chinese spectators
who ship them to China, where they are kept
until IL years old, and then sold 70 rich
Celestials for large sums. -Four white babies
have already been found in possession OF
females in Chinese brotheis.
Capt. Couch, III. III. Stafford, George
W. Brown, and Col. $. T.. Wilcox, leaders oil
the Oklahoma boomers, were arrested at Ar
kansas City for conspiracy and rebellion
against the United States Government
Con- Hatch contemplates but ding number
of forts IN Indian Territory, and will leave
troops at Salt Fork in anticipation OF
another colonizing expedition by the Okla
homa boomers. The General says that the
boomers at saltwater we're starved out.
Thcy did not give up until hunger compelled
them to surrender. At the time OF tho