The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-11-01
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East.

James Anthony troude, the Engllsn nlsto-
rian, was banquetei at New York the other
day. Mr. Froude explained that the object OF
his visit to this country was to contribute to
the formation of public opinion in this coun-
try regarding the relations between England
and Ireland.
Conyers, the recently appointed colored
midshipman, is having about as bad 4 time OF
il at the Annapolis Naval Academy as Cadet
Smith did at West Point. On last Friday
night, when the midshipmen were in line
marching from the lower part of the grounds
to their quarters, an attack was made on Con-
yers by some score of middies, who kicked
and cuffed him unceremoniously. cadet
officer rushed in with a drawn sword among
the crowd that had gathered about the UNI
fortunate cadet and stopped the attack. The
Presidents attention has been called TO this
matter, and he las promised that all the
parties engaged in the affair shall be dis
missed.
A throwing match between baseball players
took place at Brooklyn n Y, the other day.
Hatfield, of the Mutual Club, threw the ball
1873 yards, foot, inches, winning the first
prize. Leonard, of the Boston Club threw
119 yards, foot, 10 inches, and Harry Wright,
of the same club, III yards, 1 foot, inch.
Ben Butler has been renominated for Con-
gress by the Republicans of the Sixth Massa-
chusetts District.
The will of the late William II. Seward is a
clear, succinct document, singularly free
from legal technicalities, and written entirely
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home al Auburn to his three sons. His other
property he divides into four equal shares
among his sons, Augustus, Frederick, and
William, and his adopted daughter, Olive
Risley Seward. The property amounts to
about 100000.
II is reported that James Gordon Bennett
will soon commence issuing a German edition
or the New York Herald.
Mr.. Bonoughs, well-known New York
hotel keeper, formerly proprietor of the
Continental Hotel at Long Branch, and lat
terly of tine Everett House, New York. has
eloped to Europe with Ella Wesner male
character vocalist and variety actress. He
leaves wife and family and numerous credi.
tors to mourn his fight.
Ground has been broken on the new Con-
nectcut State House at Hartford.
Snow to the depth of four inches fell on
the Penobsco; river. in Maine, on the 18th of
October
The horse disease which has been raging in
Canada has broken ont in New York, and
causes much alarm among horse owners.
New York merchants report the trade with
the South greater this autumn than at any
time since the war.
The Canada horse epidemic is prevailing to
an alarming extent among the horses of
Buffalo.
The total vote of Pennsylvania, at the Octo-
Der election was 659, 600. and does not vary
much from the vote of 1865
In the baseball tournament at New York.
the Athletic Club, of Philadelphia, carried of
the first prize, = 500 the Boston Club the
second prize Il, 200; and the Mutual Club, of
New York, the third piize, 81, 900. The Ath-
letics won four games, the Bostons three
games, and the Mutuals one game.
Arrangements are making in New York for
a public debate between James Anthony
FrouGe and Father Burke on the Irish ques-
ton.
The following in the official vote of Penn
sylvania at the October election, as compared
with that in October. 1865:
For auditor General. For GoUeruor
HaTtrantt. Rep,.tl SIS Hartrauu, Rep......3ji,3yS
Boyle' Dem''''''"'s'l ''o' BuckaIew, Lib-il7.e i3
Rep. MAJORITY o,t77 Rep. mojority...... 3j.5I5
There are twenty murderers confined in the
New York Tombs.
The Cambria Iron Company's rolling-mills
at Johnstown, Pa, resumed work just one
week after their destruction by fire.
The West.
The stockholders Of the new Merchants
Exchange at st. Louis have authorized the
issue of s1,OOO,OOO twenty-year bonds for the
construction of the projected edifce.
Mrs. Alger of Grand Mound, Iowa. recently
committed suicide by hanging herself to a
door-knob with a bed-sheet.
A petition for a mechanics lien on Potter
Palmer's great ee-mlion-dollar hotel. at
Chicago has been filed in the Superior Court
of that city by the contractor and builder of
the structure. The Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance Company has mortgage Of ST.
OO0.O on the property. and the plaintiff
prays that said company be made party de-
PENDANT, and that the land and buildings be
sold for the payment of the sum Of $50. 900
due TO plaintiff.
The great trot between Goldsmith Maid.
and the California horse Occident, for purse
of sic, 600, at Sacramento. on the 10Th Of
October, was witnessed by crowd of over
ten thousand people, and created an immense
sensation The race was won by the Maid
easily, in three straight heats Time, 2;2OI5
2:2013, 2:22. The result was a sore dsar-
pointment to the Californians. as they had
fondly hoped their fayorite morse would wrest
from Goldsmith Maid her well-earned need of
queen Of the turf" Occident is sorrel
geldlng, about nine years Of age. who served
his time in a vegetable wagon. and was I'M
known to the public until purchased 10y ex-
Gov. Leland Stanford President of the Gem
tral Pacific Railroad Company. and trained by
James Eof, well-known horseman
James Oval met his friend Michael Con-
nors, at Grand Tower, H.. the other day. and
IN shaking hands the latter hurt boil which
Oval had on his hand From tbia trivial