The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-09-20
PAW PAW. MICHIGAN.
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East.

Stanley's real name IL John Rowland ana tnat
he is native of Denbigh, North Wales.
Senator Sumner sailed from Boston for
Europe last week.
A whole family, consisting of five persons,
while crossing the track of the Long Island
On. " railroad in a carriage, recently, were
run over by train and instantly killed.
Nearly ten thousand German immigrants
arrived at New York during August.
Slgnor Mario, the celebrated tenor, arrived
at New York the other day.
The exact number of lives lost by the sink
ing of the steamer Metis, in Long Island
Sound. can never be ascertained. Thirty
bodies have been recovered, and fifteen TO
twenty persons remain as yet unaccounted
for.
Over quarter of million dollars worth Of
property was destroyed by the recent destruc-
tive fire at Erie, Pa.
John Gregory Smith having resigned the
Presidency of the Northern Pacific railroad,
George w. Cass, of Pennsylvania, has been
elected to succeed him.
Aiken, the New York policeman who was de-
tected in the act Of committing a burglary
while patroling his beat, and who confessed
to a series of similar crimes, has been SEN
fenced to twenty years in the Penitentary.
A New Haven, Ct, brute the other day
Drained his wife and child with an axe, and
then cut his throat from ear to ear. Rum and
jealousy mpeed him TO the horried deed
Patrick Morrissey was executed at Buffalo,
last week, for the unnaternal crime of numbering
his mother. The culprit read a confession on
the scaffold, acknowledging his guilt, at
tributed it to rum, and warned those present
to beware of intoxicating drinks and shun
evil associates,
Dr. Schoeppe has just been acquitted on
his second trial, at Carlisle, Pa, of the charge
of numbering Miss Steinnecke. The first trial
resulted in conviction and death sentence.
In Portland, Me-, the other day, an infant
child of Mrs. Herrick lost its life by cat
sucking its breath while sleeping.
Bill Forester, the suspected murderer of
Mr.. Nathan, the New York banker, some
three years ago, was arrested in Washington
last week.
The New York Tribune, referring to Senator
Summers departure for Europe, says his ill
ness, while serious, is not reported as danger
Gus. Among the incidents of his injuries in
1856 was an inflammation of the spinal cord the
effect of blows on the head. Ont of this grew
an abnormal affection of the heart, which re
ours with overwork and is only cured by rest
and by restoration of general health"
John V. Gerlach was found drowned at
Philadelphia, the other day. He leaves four
disconsolate widows to mourn his death.
The Board of Education at Hunters Point
Long Island, has ordered the Bible to be read IN
the public schools every morning. children
whose parents object to the Bible to be allow
ed to remain from school until after the read
ing.
The General Council Of the International
Society will hereafter have its headquarters in
New York city, and Karl Max, the most prom
inent among the International leaders, will
henceforth reside in that city,
The feeling is strong among the New York
detectives and reporters that Forester, re-
Gently arrested at Washington, is the real
murderer of Benjamin Nathan, and that chain
of evidence will be worked up that cannot but
result in his conviction.
The statue of Sir Walter Scott. designed for
Central Park, has arrived at New York.
The West.
A son of Isaac Estow, of Homer, Mich, died
the other day, after one days illness, from
the effects of rattlesnake bite received
year ago, which never affected him before.
Mrs. Kent, of Canton, Ohio, killed her child,
recently, and then destroyed her own life by
drowning.
The number of deaths in Chicago for tho
week ending Sept l was 299-a decrease of So
over the preceding week.
The San Franciscans are beginning to seri-
ously doubt the commences of the reported
diamond discoveries in Arizona
AT Oshkosh, WIS, last week. an old man
OF 65, named Stevenson, murdered his wife
by shooting, and then cut his own throat.
A collision occurred recently between two
passenger trains on the Lake Erie division of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, near indie
pendence, OHIO, resulting in the death of five
persons and the wounding of twenty-eight.
several of whom will probably die of their in
juries.
An ARRAY occurred last week in Virginia City.
Cass county, ILL.,, between C. F. Direnbacher.
Circuit Clerk, and Mr.. Edward Milsted in
WHICH the ldtteI IeCelNGu d mortal wound from
pistol shot.
Moses W. Field, Republican candidate for
Congress, has sued the Detroit Union for 525,-
900 worth of SANDER
report comes from the Indian Territory
that two rival factions of the Greek Indians
had fight recently in which seven were kill
ed and large number wounded. The diff
Guilty, it is said grew out of the election of
negro Chief of the nation by one of the fac
tions.
Great excitement has been produced in
Salt Lake upon the reported discovery that
the entire soil of Farm valley. near that city,
is auriferous averaging $40 per ton. The
journal says the whole section of land is rich
with precious metals.
Mr.. l.. b. Drew died at San Francisco, few
DAYS since, from the effects Of cancer rro-
duced by friend pinching his arm eighteen
months ago. He had submitted to three am
putations without avail.
The news from the West is full OF accounts
of Indian depredations A Sioux City tele-