The true northerner., 1871-04-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

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lished in Boston, with capital OF hall
a million.
TWENTY Y-FIvE thousand dollars worth
of liquors were seized in Boston on the
30th, by the State constabulary.
The twenty-third anniversary OF the
advent of modern Spiritualism was Gel
ebrrted in New York on the 3lst ult.
EY-SENAroR HOWARD, of Michigan,
was stricken with apoplexy at Detroit,
on the 3lst ult., and lies at the point
of death.
A CONVENTION is in session in the city
of New York for the purpose of consid.
ering the question of reduction OF
canal tolls.
EARL DE GREY and Lord Tenterden,
of the Joint High Commission, accom-
panied by Gen Schenck, visited the
Capitol on the 3lst ult., and spent some
time on the floor of the Senate.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says that
observant politicians express the
opinion that Logan will be Grants
most formidable competitor for the
presidential nomination next year. John
denies the soft impeachment.
WHEN the treble singers up to the
Union Church at East Linchiield Conn,
sing, "Shall we gather at the river 2"
says local reporter, a fellow would
think he had got hay rigging on top
of his head loaded with bobolinks.
The Lynn Mass shoemakers have
yatch, the hull of which is composed
entirely of old shoe boxes, the stays are
made of shoe bindings, and the sails of
split leather. They are naturally of
the opinion that "theres nothing like
leather" anyhow.
The West.
THREE dwellings were destroyed by
fire at Omaha on the Both.
A NEW national bank has been author
lied at Palo, ILL.,, with Il capital of sixty
thousand dollars.
HE Chicago White Stockings de
fcated the Excelsior Juniors, of New
Orleans, on the 31st ult, by score of
twenty nine to nothing.
HENRY WETzLER, aged ID years, was
struck by train and killed, yesterday,
while crossing the Chicago, Alton and
st. Louis railroad near Lemont, Ill.
The south.
IT is said there is only one church
bell i'll Charleston, S. c.. all the rest
/ having been melted up i'll the war times
for cannon.
A SENSATION story is gong the
rounds that the Swedes who emigrated
to Georgia lately are all dying Off On
the contrary, not a death, and but one
IL
since their arrival.
A son of H. Ill. Rickelman, of Gin
cinnati, four years old, took Prussic
acid from pitcher, while playing in
the operating room of photographer,
where his mother was visiting, and died
in few hours.
ADvICEs from Shanghae to the 18th
state that serious disturbances are ex-
pected in Japan. One of the Mikado's s
counselors had been assussinated, and
the act was known to have been purely
of political nature.
Casualties.
MACERs extensive barrel and heading
factory, and the lumber yard Of Van
Rensselaer,, at Seneca Falls, were burned
on the 3lst ult. Loss, $25, 900.
The pilot boat J. ID. Jones, while in
the act of boarding the steamship City
of Washington on the night of the 2Sth,
260 miles east of Sandy Hook, was run
into and sunk, the crew having barely
time to save their lives. The Jones
was valued at 5000.
Miscellaneous.
A NEW evening daily came out at Gin
cinnati yesterday, called the Evening
Post
DIVIDENDS are applied to keep the
policy in force in the Washington Life,
of New York
AN effort will be made to get an ap-
preparation through this session to pay
for the lease of SANTANA Bay.
The Senate, in executive session yes
terday, confirmed j. M. Wilson, o1
Missouri, Consul at Nuremberg
JUDGE BLATCHroRD has issued an in
junction restricting the Erie managers
from issuing new certificates of stock
on convertible bonds until further or
der of the court, under penalty of so,
600.
Foreign.
The new DEGREES issued by the Paris
Commune make the workmen wild
with delight.
J IT is reported from Rome that Car
dinal Antonelli has resigned the office
of Secretary of State in the Papal Cab
met
The London Standard has dispatcl
reporting that the Germans will occup,
Paris Immediately upon the downfall
of the Thiers Government.
The steamer Florida, which has beer
lying at Halifax, n. S., for some time
and which sailed on the 30th, ostcnsi
bly,, for st. Thomas, is suspected of be
ing fillibuster
The Gar has conferred upon Prime,
Gortschakoff and his heirs the Cross O
, the Legion of Honor, as a mark of sat
: isfaction at the settlement by TIN,
Prince of the Euxine question will
honor to Russia.
The Toronto Board of Trade has de
= cided to send no deputation to co-ope