The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-10-01
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

A citizens meeting at Seattle, in
Washington Territory, adopted strong reso-
lutions In favor of the vigorous enforcement
of the Chinese restriction act, deploring the
presence of the Mongolians, and urging TIE
use of all lawful means for their removal.
Prof. Alex. Agassiz has been ten
dered the superintendency Of the coast and
geodetic survey, vice Professor Hilgard, re-
signed by request. Daniel o Finch of Des
Moines, has been appointed United States
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa.
The cotton crop of Arkansas has
been seriously damaged by unfavorable
weather. and will fall below that OF 1884.
A vein of ore has been struck in
Davidson County, Tenn, which yields so per
cent. of silver A company has been organ
lied TO develop it.
Robert Pierce, Boston manufact-
urer of felt goods, failed. He had Endorsed
for the willowdale Company, which recently
suspended, for $500, 900.
The Insurance Commissioner of Con-
ceiver for the Charter Oak Life Insurance
Company.
A receiver was appointed for the
Howe Sewing Machine Company on the APP
plication of the principal stockholders. The
secured debts amount to 5000, 900 and the I'M
secured to $50, 600. of which $4,000 is for
the pay of employees. The nominal assets
are 81, 10000.
The United States Circuit Court of
New York denied the application OF James
A. Hinckley for a writ OF quo warranto
against the National Civil Service Commits
sioners. The motion was an attempt to abol-
ish the commission on the ground that 1t
was unconstitutional.
James Il. Wilson's blind factory, in
Forty-second street, New York, was de-
stroyed by fire, involving loss of 100000,
with partial insurance. A fire broke out in
Schleipmann g. Spetlers brewery at Fair
Haven, Connecticut, and the building was
totally destroyed. The loss is $50, 600; partly
insured.
Near Xenia, Ohio, Mrs. Parsons
missed her fouryear-old daughter, after
having seen her playing in the yard.
Making search, she found the chifa's dead
and was eating her flesh. The dog had to
be killed before the child's body could be
recovered. The brute belonged to a neigh
Dor.
Eight thousand people attended the
Sam Jones camp-meeting at St. Joseph, Mo-,
Sunday.
James G. Pussy, the defaulting Chief
of tI.o
sentenced to eight years imprisonment.
At Cottonwood Point, Mo-, two far
mers quarreled. They clasped their left
hands and exchanged seven shots with revolt
vers held in their right Both were killed.
The Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail-
dend of 81 per cent. on its preferred stock
and of ga per cent on its common stock.
Judge Powers, of Provo, Utah, in
structed the Grand Jury that a separate in
dictment could be found for each day during
which polygamist had lived with more than
one wife since the passage of the Edmunds
act.
A serious riot occurred between riot
ers and non-union hands employed in
Laughlins mill, near Martins Ferry, Ohio.
A large party of men armed with shotguns
attacked the mill hands, and some hundreds
OF shots were exchanged between the forces.
A number of the hands were wounded. The
rioters retired after the conflict and their
losses, If any, are not reported.
A bill for the gradual abolition of
slavery has passed both houses of the Bra
lillian Parliament.
An estimate based upon abundant
data places the corn crop OF the country at
1878, $3.50, 900 bushels, an increase of 1s4,64o
bushels over the yield of last year.