The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

sprang off the Brooklyn bridge, went TO
Niagara last Sunday and leaped from the new
supervision bridge. He descended 100 feet In
four seconds, and escaped without injury
save the slight displacement of rib. After
sleeping half an hour he was able to dress
himself in street attire. When taken from the
water he remarked that he would not repeat
the jump for 81 100000.
A remarkable run of 2,413 makes
Pearl, of England, the champion spot-stroke
billiard player of the world
Thomas Stevens, who is making a
tour of the world on a bicycle, arrived at Hong
Kong, China, Oct 4 He was not permitted to
cross Aghanistan, so he took a steamer from
Calcutta TO Hong Kong. Prom the lattor place
he goes on his bicycle TO Canton, thence to
Shanghai, where he will take q steamer for
japan
About one hundred Cree Indians,
subjects of Canada, made their way to Fort
Benton, and asked for work, claiming to be
starving
A. b. Stickney, now building rail-
way in Minnesota claims to have purchased
land on Staten Island for docks, elevators,
and Stock Yards, TO avoid the lighterage
charges on European freight at the port of
New York Similar arrangements, it is said,
have been made at tho English port of OAR
row.
The knights of Labor at Chicago or
dered all their members to quit work at the
Stock Yards. The edict was obeyed by about
5000 men The packers held conference on
Sunday, and il was reported that they arrived
at the determination TO close their houses for
a month unless their employees returned TO
work. The strike is in direct contravention OF
the agreement made between the packers and
the accredited agent of the Richmond con-
vent.on, and is said to DO due TO the conduct
Of Master Workman Butler, who ordered
out the men after it was demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the Executive Board of the
Knights Of Labor that the packing firms could
not run their business on the eight-hour basis
Grand Master Workman Powderly disclaims
all responsibility for the strike. On the rep
resentation of Sheriff Hanchett, of Chicago,
that his deputies were unable to preserve or
der at the Stock Yards, Gov. Oglesby ordered
tho First and Second Regiments of Illinois
militia TO assemble at their armories ready for
active service.
Heavy snow-storms are reported
from various New York cities and other East
ern points
The first Confederate monument
ever erected at Gettysburg marks the position
of the Second Maryland Infantry, at the foot of
Culp's Hill, on the Confederate left The
L. Ill ~,
The white House." as the marble
mansion of the Stewards on Fifth avenue, New
York. is called, promises 10 be the objective
point of some very interesting litigation IN the
settlement of the estate Already there is o
well-founded rumor abroad that Mrs. Horace
Russell holds a decd of the property, and that
sho will produce it soon She is the daughter
of ex-Judge Hilton.
The United States revenue steamer
Manhattan, Lieutenant Commander Tozer
in command went to the bottom Off south
west ledge, two miles outside of New Haven
harbor, on the morning of the 7th inst At
the time tho vessel sank there was heavy
sea on with fierce gale blowing. twenty-five
lives arc supposed to be lost
George Thobe gives notice that he
will contest the seat in Congress for the Sixth
Kentucky District with Speaker Carlisle, on the
| ground that the returns were doctored in the
/ back counties.
j. I. Middleton & Co., cotton and
| grain commission, failed in Baltimore for
$4,000 p. Hanson, Hiss K Co.. furniture
manufacturers, same city, suspended Kern
good Bros, same city, failed with liabilities
Of s175, COO