The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-02-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.


road.
Pears for the loss of the Tennessee
were increasing on the 10th. Many per-
sons had given her up.
The exact official returns from the
aew census of New York city foot up
s42, 956-a gain of 6,6l5 over the former
one.
Rev. II. w. Condit, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church of Oswego,
n. y, for the past forty years, died sud
denly on the 18th.
A dwelling hoase in Northampton,
Pa, WAS burned on the 10th. Two chill
dren persisted, and their mother was
seriously burned.
Henry Steinway, the founder and
head of the piano manufacturing firm
Of Steinway 4 Sons, died in New York
on the It'll inst, after lingering i'll
ness.
The general opinion in New York is
that the Tennessee has gone down with
all on board. The Word has so far
given up its correspondent, William
Henry Hurlbut, that it has prepared his
obituary.
The Rev. Thomas Farrell, a report
ed very exemplary priest, has been OK
PEELED from his church by Archbishop
McCloskey, on account of his expressed
sympathy with Italian freedom, and a
number of Catholic Irish are indignant
therat.
Alice Cary, the well-known poetcss
died in New York on the 18th, aged so
years. Miss Cary had been an invalid
many years, and the disease to which
she finally succumbed was her constant
companion for eighteen mouths, during
most Of which time her suffering was
very severe. In spite Of this, however,
heT contributions TO the press were fire.
quent containing no hint or flavor Of
illness
Mr.. A. M. McClelland has suddenly
disappeared from Omaha, and il is feared
has been mu, dered
Dies Moines, Iowa, had conhacra-
ton on the 7th. The total loss will foot
up ovct S;20,0Oe, with very little insu.
rance.
Tho Illinois Swine Breeders Asso.
citation are to have a convention and
grand annual exhibition III Chicago on
the 18th of next September.
On Sunday last there were three
spells" of thunder and lightning at
Springfield, Ill. The weather there is
reported quite spring. like, and no snow
On the ground.
The South.
Secretary Robson writes Repre-
sentative Sargent that there is no
ground for fear concerning the Ten
aessee.
"A st. Louis dispatch says that Gov.
Fletcher arrived there recently from
the Indian country, where he completed
treaty with the Shawnee and WAN
dotte Indians for the right of way for
railroad through their reservations.
This gives the road unobstructed right
Of way from the western border Of Mis-
souri, to the Colorado river.
Foreign.
1t is ascertained beyond doubt
that the result of the French elections
is triumph for the Conservatives.
1t has been ascertained that only
ninety eight lives were lost on the
French transport Lecerf, wrecked off
Cape La Hague.
"A telegram from Bombay says the
steamer General Outram, from Cochin,
bound to Bombay, foundered in cy-
clone in the Indian Ocean, and fifty.
three lives were lost.
Gen. Sickles telegraphs the State
Department that the negotiations for q
mixed commission to consider the
claims for injuries to the persons and
property Of American citizens, by the
Spanish authorities, during the insur-
rection in Cuba, have been concluded,
and that messenger is on his way with
correspondence.
On the 10Th, at noon, the Emperor
will enter Paris by train from Versailles,
taking horse at the Paris station, and
proceeding to the Tuileries, where he
will hold Court. The general officers Of
the army will then inspect the army of
Investment, which will march, with
bands playing and colors flying, along
the line already indicated. His Majesty
will then return to Versailles, and on
the two following days will revisit the
Tuieries, and then return to Germany.
If it is impossible to prepare the Tuile-
ries for the Emperors reception his
Majesty will put up at Champs Elyse.
All the troops before Paris have been
fully reinforced to the utmost war
strength.
AT preparatory sitting of the
French National Assembly on the 18th,
about 800 deputies were present. The
session was formally opened and secre-
taries appointed. In the Assembly, the
rules and other internal arrangements
of tho Chamber Of 1849 were adopted
The President read letter from Carl
baldi, in which the General declines the
seat in the Assembly offered him by
several departments. nj. Favre, for
himself and his colleagues at Bordeaux
and Paris, resigned the power confded
them az the Government Of the Ma
tional Defense. He stated that the