The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-07-26
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East.

New York What disposition the Government
will make of her is not yet stated.
The much mooted question of the Erie man.
agement has been finally settled by the cleo
ton of p. II. Watson, of Ohio President, and
Gen. Devin, of New York, Vlce-President.
They are in the interest of the English stock
holders.
An explosion in the iron works at Quaker
town. Pa, July 8, killed three persons and
seriously injured several others.
The daily New York Standard has suspended
publication. This makes about 100 daily jour
mails started and suspended in New York within
a quarter of century, after precarious ex-
istence. The capital sunk III them has not
been less than S25, 100000.
The great trot at Fleetwood Park, New York,
on July 8, between Goldsmith Maid, Lucy,
Henry and American Girl was won by the Girl
in three straight heats. Time-2:21 2:l9l9,
2:24. After the second heat, Goldsmith Maid
was allowed TO withdraw. on the claim that she
had cut her quarter. Sporting men, however,
generally contend that the Maid was beaten on
her merits, the slight crack in her heel on
which she was withdrawn being regarded as
mere subterfuge. The time made is the best
ever accomplished over the Fleetwood course,
and good judges claim that, considering the
track, it equals the best of Goldsmith Maids
performances.
The new directory of the Erie railroad are
going TO inaugurate some healthy reforms in
the management of their road. Their first
move will be to cut off the Fisk and Gould
side-shows, the oil companies car-building
companies, and other concerns that have been
sucking Eries life-blood. The opera-house
and the Twenty-third street Office are to be
sold, and the company will go back to Its less
eretentious Office at the foot of Duane street
where It's real business has always been
done.
The large brewery firms of Windenmayer
Sons and Philip Brock, of Newark, y. j., are
reported to have failed The Liabilities of the
former are $3.50, 600; of the latter, $3.50, 900.
Patrick Morrissey has been convicted, at
Buffalo, of murder in the first degree. for
killing his mother.
James Burns has been tried at New York on
the charge of murder, for killing John Halo
ran, and acquitted on the ground of insanity.
The prisoner was Immediately committed to a
lunatic asylum
David Paul Brown, the eminent Philadelphia
lawyer is dead.
An earthquake shock was sensibly felt in
various portions Of Eastern New York on the
18th of July.
Andrew C. Clark convicted of rape, was
hanged at Newcastle, Del. July II.
fire IN East Boston, July II, destroyed
$4,000 worth of property.
Contrary to general expectation, the Orange
mems parade in New York, on the 18th of July,
was unattended by the slightest disturbance.
About 400 we're in the procession, and were
escorted by police force of nearly 1000.
The alarming prevalence of amall-pox in
Paterson, n. j., has led to the closing of the
public schools.
Hon. Il. Gratz Brown was Frustrated by
sudden and dangerous attack Of cholera NOR
bus, at New York, on July II. and for a time
serious apprehensions were entertained as to
the result. The illness was only temporary,
however, lasting but a few hours.
The deaths in New York for the week end
ng July IS numbered ,O5G, against ! 1863 the
preceding week.
daring robbery was perpetrated at TX
bridge, Mass, July Is. gang of burglars
entered the residence OF bank cashier at
O'Clock in the morning, bound and gagged the
family and compelled the officer to ACCOMPANY
them to the bank, open the vaults and deliver
to them the funds of the institution. some
$4,000
The trial of Edward S. Stokes was concluded
at New York on July 10, and the case com
mitted to the jury. After celebrating "a
hours they announced that they were unable
to agree. They stood nine for murder in the
first degree. one for mansaughter in the third
degree and two for acquittal.
A new Federal census of New York CITY has
been ordered.
The property Of the Staten Island Ferry
Company New York; is about to be sold at
sherf's sale, to satisfy the claims OF parties
who recovered judgments for damages inflicted
by the explosion of the ferry-boat westfield.
Three thousand natives of Alsace and Lor-
raine formed in procession in New York, on
July Is, and, preceded by music, marched in
body to the Office OF the French Consul, where
they signed papers Of allegiance to France
The Stokes jury, at New York, after deb-
Grating for forty-eight hours without reaching
a verdict, we're discharged on July Is. At the
time Of their dismissal the jury stood seven
for murder in the fret degree and five for man.
slaughter in the third degree.
VIM. Woodruff the veteran horse trainer
and driver, died in Boston, July Is.
The West.
fearful tragedy was enacted near Celna
Mercer county, Ohio, on the 9th of July. Two
men, named Jacob Kimuel and Alexander
Mcleod, and youth, brother of Kimmel, had
been guilty of violating and subsequently
numbering girl of fourteen years of age, liv-
ing in Celina, and we're in Jail awaiting trial.
A mob of between two and three thousand
people gathered at the Jail, overpowered the
Sheriff, forced the doors, took the three prs-
oners out Of town and hanged two of them,
but. through the interposition of the brother
Of the murdered girl, the youths life was
spared and he was returned to prison. When
the two men we're being hung, farmer re-
siding about two hundred yards from the