The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-23
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

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Bob Jeter (colored) was hanged for
murder at spariaAburg. 5. c. He broke down
completely or the scaTold, and the scene was
pitiful
A letter from Sassakawa, Indian
Territory, gives an account OF the death there
of Mrs. Susanna Warren, probably the oldest
woman in the world She was born in Florida
i'll 1850, and was in her one hundred and
thirty-soventh year at the time of her death.
She leaves daughter ninety-scven years of
age and many grandchildren
Factor Jones and Dick Bullock, two
OF the four negroes who a few days ago muir
dered George Taafe, il the Choctaw Nation,
because he discovered them killing hls cattle,
were released on $40 bail, but were caught
by mob, taken to the scene of the murder,
and riddled with bullets, each rece wing not
less than forty shots. Sandy Smith and George
Moss, the other murderers, are in jail await
ing trial
Leading steamboatmen of New Or
leans agree III the opinion that no more large
boats with costly cab ns will be built for the
lower Mississippi trade
A quarry of fine malachite, $50 feet
in thickness, has been discovered ON the line
of the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad
The Louisiana Board of Liquidation
has arranged WITH two banks in New Orleans
TO take the accounts of the State and provide
for the payment of interest on her coasol-
dated debt
The annual report of the Irish Land
Commission shows that there la, been an ay-
erage reduction of n per cent in the price of
land, and that in Connaught the reduction
amounts to Is per cent
A large company of Kerry moon
lighters have been sentenced at Cork to
eighteen months Imprisonment
The Irish Executive has formally
proclaimed the anti-rent campaign The
funds of the league have been transferred to
France and rent moneys deposited with trus-
tees will be secretel
France, Germ any, Russia, and Tur-
key are declared by tho ,jOafHdi deS DcbatS,
Paris, TO be in accord OH the bulgarian mat
ter Presumably Austria has the benefit of
England's "moral support" as against the
four powers named.
Opinions are now considerably di-
v.ded as TO the pro poets OF a great European
war Bismarck, however, is determined that
Germany shall be prepared for the worst
Emperor William Is quoted as being DESTROYS
of peace, and it Is said, he has written the
Car asking his forbearance from any policy
that will precipitate European war
Mr.. DIBBLE, of South Carolina, in the House
OF Representatives, Dec is, asked unanimous
consent to put upon its passage bill appropri-
ating $500 600 for IL public building at Charles
ton, >. G. Mr. Hepbume objected on the ground
that in view of the recent experience OF that
city. this not the time To app rUpriate
$500 geo for the erection of II now On lding MIR.
Dibble remarked that If the bill not
passed the Government would have to
transact its business in the open air. The
House then went into committee OF the whole
on the Oklahoma bill. Pending action the
committee rose and the morning hour expired.
Instantly a hush fell over the House and the
noise in the galleries ceased. All eyes were
turned upon Mr.. Morrison who, arising III his
seat said Mr. Speaker, i move that the
House resolve itself into the committee of the
whole on the state of the Union for the purpose
OF considering revenue bills" Mr.. Mckinley, of
Ohio-And on that demand the yeas and nays.
During the roll-call absolute silence
reigned in the House, and many members, with
pencil in hand, were figuring up the vote.
Messrs. Morrison and Randall were appar-
emily among the least interested members,
each leaning back in his chair within few
feet Of each other while now and then pleas
ant remark was exchanged between them.
The m 1ton was lost-ycas 40, nays l5I. The
announcement was received with some APP
plause on the Republican side, but il
was quickly suppressed. The follow
ing Democrats voted against Mr. Nor
rison's motion: Messrs Bliss, Boyle, Camp
bell co., Curtin, Ermentrout, Foran, Gay,
Geddes, Greene, * j., Irion, Lawler, Lee
fevre, Martin, McAdoo, Merriman Muller, Ran
dali, Seney, Snowden, Spriggs, Stahlnecker, It.
Martin, Wallace. Ward Gll Warner co., and
wilkins The following Republicans vo+ed i'm
the ALTERNATIVES Hayden Nelson, Stone (Mass.),
Strait, Wakefield, and White Mimi