The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-09-19
Foreign.


The cable reports another accident on the
Northeastern railway, of England. Three
persons killed and twenty injured.
A party of Mormon emigrants, who recently
arrived in. Paris OH their way to America, were
notified by the Project of Police that if they
attempted TO hold their religious exercises in
public they would be expelled from the city.
Further particulars of the great confagra-
ton in Havana have been received. The total
loss is variously estimated at from $3,000,00O
to SO, 600, 900. The insurance only amounts
to 1924, 900, nearly all in English companies.
Owing to the rapidity with which the flames
spread very little property was saved. In less
than three hours from the time the fire broke
out the entire square was a mass of ruins.
Upwards Of $500 people who occupied the
buildings are homeless, and nearly all have
lost everything. Great distress prevails
among them, and numerous subscriptions
have been started in the city for their relief
The cholera has broken out in Paris.
William of Germany will shortly pay a
friendly visit to Joseph Of Austria.
Salmeron, late President of Spain, has been
unanimously elected President Of the Cortes.
The German Government has invested
seventeen millions of the money taken from
France in United States five per cent. bonds.
Austria has sgnifed her desire to participate
in the American Centennial.
The cholera is increasing i'm France, Italy,
Russia and Germany.
Six persons were killed and thirty-two in
jured by a recent railway accident between
Madrid and vittoria, Spain.
The news from Spain gives rather an en-
couraging view of the prospects of Castelars
Government. 1t il believed that he will be
able to place large army in the field against
the Carlists, and that he will enter at once
upon an active and aggressive campaign.
There has been serious political riot at
Tralee, Ireland
Railway accidents are becoming alarmingly
frequent in England Three occurred in one
day recently.
Amendments have been made in the Japan
criminal law by which many ofrenses punish
able by death may be atoned for by imprison-
ment for life.
The drought in several provinces of China is
great, and threatens famine and pestilence of
the worst kind
Che-k-ang, a curious barbarous custom, has
been revived at Shanghai OH account of the
expected famine. Several men came before
the authorities and asked permission to pray
to God that the calamity be averted. If the
prayer is not answered within certain time,
they will suffer themselves to be burned alive
The applications were rejected
A serious riot in the Presidency Of Madras,
India, was suppressed by the troops-not,
however, before they had killed eight Of the
rioters.
The recent railway disaster in Spain was far
more serious than at first announced. Seven
teen passengers were killed, and seventy
wounded. Scarcely person on the train es-
capped injury.
A slave ship was lately captured in the Indian
ocean upon which there had been horrible suf-
ferng. Out Of 800 slaves taken on board, $50
had died of smallpox, and the remaining so
were Frustrated with tho disease.
verdun has been evacuated by the German
troops, and there is great rejoicing through
out France.
subscriptions in Havana for the relief of the
sufferers by the recent confagration amount
to $4,000