The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-12

LATER NEWS ITEMS.

AWO COopSfsy WHllam ObIS anu
George Habits, navigated Niagara's whirl-
pool rapids in barrel-shaped boat The feat
was accomplished in the presence of 1900
people. landing was made at Queenstown
Canada, five miles from the starting place, the
Maid of the Mists dock. The voyage occu-
pied fifty-tive minutes. Potts and Hazlitt were
fatigued with the heat and excitement, and
bruised by being thrown against each other
The craft was unframed
The remains of the late Samuel j.
TIlden were laid to rest i'll the cemetery at
New Lebanon, New York, on Saturday, the 9th
inst Impressive funeral services were held
at the residence in Yonkers. Among the dis
tinguished persons present were President
Cleveland, Secretaries Manning, Whitney, and
Endicott Governor Hill, Congressman Ran
dali, Hewitt, and Morrison, General Schofeld,
Charles A. Dana, and others. The pall-bearers
were: Samuel J. Randall, John Bigelow, Dan
lei Manning, Smith ~ Weed, Charles A. Dana,
Dr. George L. Miller, William Allen Butler,
Daniel Magone, j. b. Trevor, DR. Charles L.
Simmons, and Aaron J. Vanderpoele
A large portion of Miles City, Mon
tana, was burned
The Indianapolis Journal has alb
sorbed the Times of the same city.
At meeting of the Central Labor
Union Of Chicago, it was stated that nearly
Sl4, 600 had been raised for the defense of the
anarchists, 81, 900 of the amount coming from
Poland
The town of Spencer, county seat of
a
communicated from the burning forests in
that and Clark Counties The loss will be up
ward of s2J0,OOO
The farmers of Clark County, Mis-
souri,, are much alarmed about malady APP
pearing among their cattle which is generally
fatal
The wheat crop of Minnesota will be
the finest i'll quality ever raised in that State,
and the yield will be almost as large as that
of last year Corn prospects in Minnesota
Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, and Kansas have been
materially improved by the recent rains, al
though in large sections the drought continues
and the crop will probably be a total failure.
In Indiana an average yield is anticipated.
The ravages of cholera in Yokohama
and Toxic, Japan, are appalling, the deaths in
the former city from the disease averaging
about fifty day. The weather is the hottest
experienced since 1871
The policy of Mr.. Gladstone's follow
ing, says London dispatch, is that until the
dissenting Liberals repent in dust and ashes,
and declare themselves ready to submit and
accept the leadership of Gladstone on Mr..
,lal f,;o ,lal,,
will be impossible
\ riot occurred at the Belfast ship
yard between the Orangemen and the Catho
lies, and number of men were 80 severely
hurt that they had TO be removed to hospitals
The Inspector General of the Irish constabu-
larry was ordered to proceed to the city to pre-
serve the peace, and the taverns were ordered
to close
Additional information has been re-
ceived anent the volcanic eruptlons in New
Zealand No further loss of life is reported,
but no human being approaches the volcanoes
Some of the cauldrons have boiled themselves
out, others are still steaming. A volcanic cone
thrown up in Lake Rotomahaua has attained
height of go feet
A volunteer battery of two guns and
forty mon was organized at Garden City, Kan,
IN view of possible hostilites with Mexico
La Fatrid, published at the City of Mexico,
says that while Secretary Bayard has pro-
ceoded somewhat hastily in the Cutting mat
ter he will undoubtedly admit that the Mexi
can Government has proceeded within the law
when he shall have obtained trustworthy in
formation of the facts. The paper attributes
the whole misunderstanding to the officious-
ness of Consul Brigham, and says he should
be removed