The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-09-13
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PAW PAW, MICHIGAN.
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East.

permitted the source of the city's water sup
ply to become the receptacle Of filth from the
cattle-yards, hog-pens and private dwellings.
The effects of the Staten Island Ferry Com
pany, of New York, were sold at auction, last
week. to George Law, for 1899, 000 The i'll
fated steamer Westheld brought $4,000.
Victoria Woodruff and Tennie G. Clatlin APP
peared in the New York Bankruptcy Court,
the other day, and deposed that they did not
own dollars worth of property.
A New York policemanw was recently arrested
IN the act of committing burglary, while
patroling his beat and confessed TO seventeen
burgaries within few months.
Four persons were killed at Tacony, Pa.
last week, by locomotive, while attempting
to cross the railroad track in a carriage.
At Philadelphia, few days ago, bridge
gave way beneath an oil train of 20 cars, and
shortly after a coal train of 80 cars came along
and was precipitated into the chasm The
whole mass then caught fire and was entirely
consumed, involving loss of $3.50, 900. For
tunately no lives were lost
The Federal Court Mt Providence. r. l.. has
adjudged the Cuban privateer Pioneer for
feited to the United States, and issued war
rant of sale.
The United States war frigate Yantic, which
left New York for the East India squadron
last week, las instructions to touch at Zapz-
bar, and take steps to suppress the slave
trade in that section,
Hon. Henry Wilson was knocked down by
runaway team, at Portland, Me-, the other
day, but escaped with few slight bruises.
The New York Sun prints fac Similes of
the letters Of Stanley to Noe and of Living
stone to Bennett, and they are wonderfully
alike.
The Mayor of Yeddo, Japan, sailed from
New York. last week, for home. He intends
introducing the municipal machinery of New
York into his metropolis
New York is agitated by three singular and
mysterious disappearances-in each case the
missing persons being married ladies of great
personal attraction, highly connected, and de-
voted to their families and husbands.
Helen Josephine Mansfeds furniture was
sold at auction in New York, the other day, and
attracted large crowd. The furniture and
trinkets, which originally cost $50, 900, realized
only $4,000.
The New York Herald vehemently denies
the imputations of fraud cast upon Stanley's
discovery of Livingstone, and gives the evil
dence of former correspondents of the great
explorer, who testify to their belief in the
genuneness of the letters purporting to come
from him.
Michael Sanford, of Madison. n j., while
beating his wife. was shot and killed by his
son Melvin, few days ago.
Francis w. Moroney, poor stone cutter of
New York city, has just fallen heir to an
estate valued at $500, COO, in county Clare.
Ireland.
The buffalo hunt by Indians. at Niagara
Falls, last week, commenced with war-dance
by the Indians -Four buffaloes were then
chased around the park the Indians firing
showers of arrows, many of which landed
among the crowd of spectators. A number
of roughs broke down the inclosure, when the
buTaloes were recaptured and housed for an
other exhibition.
by collision In Long Islapd Sound between
the steamer Metis. from New York for Provi-
dence, and an unknown sailing vessel, the
steamer was badly stove, and sunk immedi-
ately. causing the loss of nearly one hundred
lives The Inflated vessel had on board. in
GLIDING officers and crew, about $50 persons.
William Schaffer. recently of Chicago, who
lost his fortune by the great October fire.
committed suicide in Jersey City, few days
ago. A brother of the deceased DESTROYED
himself from the same cause, short time ago.
The attempt of the New York sun to prove
Stanley a fraud has signally failed. The
credibility of the HerdldS enterpIising CORE
spondent is still further fortified by the testi-
mony of Prof. E. Il. Stransicly, Recording
Secretary Of the American Geographical So
ciety, who has addressed letter to the Herald.
in which he says: u have compared the
original letter OF Dr. David Livingstone. adj
dressed to James Gordon Bennett, ESQ, Jr..
with an original letter of DIR. Livingstone.
dated River Shire, in Africa. Jan. 6. 1862. and
addressed to the President Of the American
Society, and do not hesitate to pronounce
the handwriting of those two letters to be
Identical
Hunters Point, L. l., has had another de-
structiye fire, involving loss of $500, 600
worth of property.
New York had 63S deaths for the week end
ing Sept. /.
Advices have been received at New York of
the burning of the steamship Bienville, en
route from that city to Aspinwall, with 127
persons on board, the most Of whom escaped
in boats and RATS, and were picked up by
passing vessels. One of the boats, with nine
persons on board, capsized, and all were
drowned. Thirty of the passengers remain as
yet unaccounted for-the majority Of whom,
it is feared, are lost.
Albert Tkake, a well-known base ball
player, and member OF the Brooklyn Allan
tic Club. was drowned the other day. at Fort
Hamilton, N. Y, while fishing.
The loss of life by the steamer Metis disas-
ter, IN Long Island Sound was not so great as
first reported, the number now being re-
duced to IS.
The reported loss of the yacht Dauntless
was New York Sua canard.
Manton Marble, of the New York World,
who has been heretofore reported hopelessly
i'll, is fast recovering. and will shortly resume