The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

The East.
The smallpox prevails to some
what alarming extent in various parts
of New York, as well as in Brooklyn
and Hoboken.
Henry Benweiken and wife, Ger
mans, had desperate quarrel, recently,
on Oak street, New York, and were SO
remorseful afterward that she swallowed
laudanum and he cut his throat with
razor. She may recover, but he will
probably die.
The West.
Jas. G. Gould, California pioneer,
died at San Francisco, recently.
Hon. A. p. Davis, a prominent citi-
zen of Genesee county, Mich, for the
last twenty years, died at Fenton re-
Gently. He had been a member of the
State Senate, a leading lawyer, and an
active Republican politician.
Capt. d. II. Mcbride, one of the
Oldest and most popular steamboat COM
manders on the lakes, and who COM
handed the splendid steamer Detroit
for many years, died at Milwaukee re-
Gently
A brutal murder was committed at
Richmond, Allegan county, Mich, re-
Gently. A man named OBrien was
called out Of tavern, murdered, and
the body burned, with a shanty, short
distance from the tavern.
Recently, the wife of w. w. Leath-
ers, of indianapolis, died, and when the
news of her demise was communicated
to Mr.. feathers mother, in Morgan
county, she was stricken with paralysis,
and died in few minutes.
Two more murders have been COM
mitted at Richmond, Allegan county,
Mich, the scene Of the horrible murder
which occurred there recently. On
Thursday night an unknown man was
killed by unknown parties, and on Fri
day night the body of another I'M
known man, apparently a laborer, was
found in the road three miles north of
the settlement, a fearful cash in the
thigh severing the arteries. There is
no clue to his murderers. The town is
whisky-cursed, which is probably the
source Of those and other horrors.
A lad named Logan broke away
from schoolmistress who was punish
ing him, at Nauvoo, H., three week
ago, and was captured and brought
back by another boy named Charles
Yates, at the teachers request. This
interference by Yates so enraged an
older brother of Logans, that he de-
clared he would be revenged. On Fri
day last the two boys met at the school
house, when Logan attacked Yates and
stabbed him twice, inhicting wounds Of
which the latter died. Logan then fled,
and has not yet been arrested.
The South.
"A man named John Long was
stabbed to death in a saloon at Louis
vile, KY, on Monday night.
e. NJ. Yerger, who killed Col. Crane
at the South some time since, died at
Memphis on the 9th inst
At Meridian, Miss, on Monday,
while Justice Bramlette was trying a
negro for riotous conduct at a fire on
Saturday, disturbance occurred in the
| courtroom, and a negro named Tyler
shot Bramlette, killing him instantly.
Tyler and two other negroes were then
killed by the citizens.
Washington.
The rumors about Akerman's with
drawal from the Cabinet are renewed.
1t is believed that this will occur at an
early day.
1t is believed that if the session
continues for week Mr.. Sumner will
deliver the speech on which he has been
80 long engaged, criticising the Presi-
dents foreign policy.
Among the bills which failed to
pass the House during the late session
was one from the Senate relieving be-
tween 5000 and 5000 Southern citizens
from legal and political disabilities inn
posed by the Fourteenth amendment.
Foreign.
Napoleon is hourly expected at
Chiselhurst, which is still the abode OF
Eugene.
"A London dispatch declares Napo-
leon has no prospect whatever, and will
probably take up his residence in this
country.
An extensive organized emigration
from the coded provinces wi occur i'm
medately. Large bodies of Alsacians
will emigrate to America.
A corps of 10000 French soldiers
from the provinces is now marching into
Paris, where it will replace the troops oil
the line and Mobile Guards, who com
mence to leave the capital on Monday
"A serious quarrel occurred at An
gers, Maine-e Loire, between number
of Bretons and Franc-Tireurs. The
Bretons were praying in the Champ dc
Mars when the Franc-Tireurs Knocked
them and pelted them with horse dung
The Bretons charged them, killing three
and wounding great many.
Reinforcement to the garrison o
Paris, from Chanzy's army, are steadily
arriving. The spring fever is prevalent
There have been at least a dozen case,
of Englishmen being insulted. The
state of Paris is very alarming. Tn,
mob is better armed than at any time
in the history of France. There wa
no demonstration against the Grown
Prince.
The London Times publishes dis