The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-12-08
PAW PAW. MICHIGAN.
NEWS SUMMARY.
Tho East.

Inc NEW loIk -hdt says III Is quite likely
that Gen. schenck will terminate his mission
to England, and accept a position in the
law office of the Northern Pacific Railroad,
which is understood to have been kept open
for him for SEINE time.
HENRY j. STEBBINs Yves on Wednesday
sworn in as Commissioner of the Depart
ment Of Public Parks, Of New York city,
vice " Boss" Tweed, resigned. Isaac w
England, publisher of the San, has been
appointed School Commissioner in the City
Department of Public instruction of New
York, and accepts......The passenger and
freight steamer City of London, running
between New York and Norwich, Conn, was
burned on Wednesday morning in the
Thames river. Three passengers and nine
of the crew were lost.
A PORTION of Olive street, in Scranton,
Penn, sunk several inches on Friday morn
ing, in consequence of the cave in oftbe Pine
brook shaft. Considerable excitement ex-
listed, as many houses were twisted out of
shape, their foundations having cracked
open 1.-THE Colonial Annexation Society,
composed of British colonlsts residing in the
United States, recently II ct in New York,
and passed resolutions III favor of anneXing,
and decided to communicate with the colo
nists Of Chicago, Buffalo, and ST. Louis, and
create cooperative organization.
Lock No. 2 at the Lockport, Miami and
Erie canal gave way on Saturday, both
walls falling in. 4 month will be required
to complete the reconstruction. Hon.
Loyal c. Kellogg, ex-Judge of the Supreme
Court of Vermont, died on Sunday morning.
Il. \ 20 CT.
Church, at Portsmouth,. n. H., was COM
pletely burnt Monday night, and the resi-
oence Of The priest was nearly consumed.
The loss is about $4,000
The West.
The Illinois Legislature has passed, with
scarcely dissenting vote, joint resolution
requesting Congress to remove the tax on
lumber."".The carriage OF VIM. Bruit, con
tanning his family, while crossing the
Ouichita River, at Rockport, Ark, on Tues
day, was turned over, and two Of his child
dren drowned..".Dr. Robert A. Christian,
Acting Assistant Surgeon United States
Army, shot and killed himself at Fort
Hayes, Kansas, on the 18TH inst Tempo
rary dependency is assigned as the cause of
the act.
y COLLISION occurred On Friday morning
on the Indianapolis and Bloomington and
Western railroad at Downs station, about
eight miles east of Bloomington, between
tn east and westward bound passenger
trains. Both engines were badly damaged.
One fireman had his thigh badly smashed,
bat was the onlyperson seriously hurt.
Ar Helena, Montana, the thermometer
has been down to 30 degrees below zero.
Many hunters, drovers, and others had per-
ished from the intense cold .... Nathaniel
Preston, an old resident, and for many years
prominent citizen of Terre Haute, Ind,
formerly cashier of the branch of the old
State Bank Of Indiana at that place, fell
dead on Tuesday afternoon, while walking
short distance from his residence.,.".On
Saturday night four prisoners escaped from
the jailor at Franklin, Ind, as he was TAX
ing in their supper. one, charged with
murder, was speedily recaptured. The
other three have not since been heard from.
.....A farmer named Dennison Miller, liv-
ing seven miles from Detroit, was murdered
in his house on Friday night by burglar.
lie was stabbed with a knife, and died inn
mediately. The murderer escaped....A little
son of James G. Speer, of Peoria, H., on
Saturday broke through the ice in the lake,
and was drowned
REPORTS from the Northern Pacific rail
road say the thermometer is down 10 90 and
IS degrees below zero, with heavy winds.
Trains are stopped by drifting snow, and
telegraph wires are broken in several places
by the severe cold 1.-THE Bedford, Ind,
graded school building burned down Friday
morning at o'clock. Loss, S27 900. The
cause of the fire is unknown. No insur-
Qnce.