The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-01
The South.

The South.
Mrs. ELIZABETH DoUGHERTY was accident
ally shot and killed by her little grandson
at Paris, Ky, on Sunday Capt. james
Beggs, of Covington, late Deputy United
States Marshal, has been arrested and sent
to jail at Louisville, on account Of deficit
of about $4,000 in his accounts.
JOnN W. JENKINS, prominent Republican,
has been arrested by the Sergeant-at-Arms
of the Virginia House of Representatives,
for refusing to testify in the effort to ascer-
tain the character of certain lobby schemes.
DUEL was fought at Bay ST. Louis on
Thursday, between General A. S. Roden,
Chief of Police of New Orleans, and Hon.
House in the Louisiana Legislature. They
exchanged shots with rifles at sixty PAGES
without effect. The differences were then
amicably adjusted The Methodist Book
Concern at Nashville was destroyed by fire
on Thursday night. Loss 900 insured
for $5,000.....A destructive fire occurred
at Sharpsburg, Bath county, KY, on Tues
day, consuming the Presbyterian Church
and five of the best business houses in town
Three men were arrested, charged with
starting the fire, and ii was with difficulty
that the mob could be prevented from
hanging them.
On Saturday night a fire broke out in
Goodall's clearinghouse, on Main street,
Memphis, Tenn. Owing to the scarcity of
water the building and several adjoining
ones were damaged to the amount Of $l0,-
600; fully insured. Henrietta Conley, col
ored, employed in Goodall's, was alseep at
the time and was burned to death .....A Will
m nton N T. cnapia1 tbn To,
raided upon the town of Lumberton, and
carried off safe from the store of A. Ii. Nc
Leod, with $4,000 deposited by various par
ties for afe-keeping, there being no bank in
the town. Valuable papers were taken from
the sheriff's safe. A posse of police attempt
ed the capture of the thieves, but were too
weak.
HENRY Dorsey, aged l6 years, living four
miles south of Memphis, was accidentally
killed on Monday by the discharge of his
own gun, while attempting to shoot wild
cat.....All the courts in Memphis have been
compelled to adjourn, owing to the coal fam
inc.
Washington.
IT appears from official documents that the
number of steamers on the Atlantic coast
inspected in 1871 was 1,4IO. The value of
property destroyed nre, explosion, COLL
sion, and wreck, was 81 1924 900; lives lost,
3l9. Number of steamers inspected in
water flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, ,077
property destroyed, $l,414,OOO; lives lost,
695. Number of steamers inspected on the
lakes, $40; property destroyed, $496, 900 I;
lives lost, 1885, Number of steamers in
spected on the Pacific coast, 1S0 lives lost,
2O6. No statement of property destroyed.
THE Senate, in Executive session on
Thursday, confirmed the nomination of
Gratiot Washburne, son of Minister Wash
burne, as Assistant Secretary to the Lega-
ton to France, and also that of Samuel G..
Wingard, as United States Attorney for
Washington Territory.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, defends himself from
the fault found with him for the selection of
the Bigelow block for the Post Office site in
Chicago by asserting that the Government
saved 5000 900 thereby, and that he was re-
commended TO accept this bid by majority
of the members of the Illinois Congressional
delegation. With reference TO the govern
ment interest in the old site, it has been sug-
gested that it would serve for the location of
a new bonded warehouse.
WADE HAMPTON, NJ. G. Butler, and Ker-
shaw, of South Carolina, have reached
Washington, to ask for a hearing before the
Ku-Klux Committee, TO defend themselves
against the charge made in the Senate, that
they were in active sympathy with the Ku-
Klux in that State......T The Senate in execu-
tive session on Monday confirmed the nom
ination of Charles Hale, of Massachusetts,,
as Assistant Secretary of State.
Foreign.
TIE Right Hon. John Evelyn Dennison,
late Speaker Of the House Of Commons, is
gazetted as Viscount ossington. He APP