The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-08-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

When the ofic ers went to the New York
Tombs, the other day, to escort Yves Allen, a
noted desperate, to his future quarters at
Auburn State Prison, he quietly told them he
preferred the Tombs fare to that of Auburn,
and significantly pointed to a can of nitro
glycerine lying beside him. At last accounts
Yves still occupied his little cell unmolested.
Nearly 2000 900 immigrants have arrived at
New York since the 1st day of January.
The Government bonded warehouse in
Greenwich street. New York, was partially
destroyed by fire on the 30th ult. Loss about
half a million.
Newark, N. j., was visited last week by
terrific rain-storm, flooding the streets and
inflicting damage to the amount Of $4,000
AT Philadelphia, the other evening, Ed
ward Schusterreiter murdered his wife by
cutting her throat, and then ended his own
life by taking poison. They were two months
married. Jealousy was the cause
Unlucky Boston has been visited by an
other serious conhagration, involving a less of
$500, 900.
vice-President Wilson is rapidly recovering
his health.
John A. Belts, Brooklyn real estate agent
has failed for 600, 00O
man named Schmech, his wife and child,
were killed on Long Island, the other day,
while attempting to cross a track in front of
train.
Three persons were killed, and another seri-
ously injured by collision on the Allegheny
Valley railroad, near Cunningham, Pa, on the
LIST inst
Three hundred men have been enrolled at
New York for service in Cuba against tho
Spaniards.
Ben Butler is said to be preparing an elabo-
rate defense Of the back-pay.
prize-fght between the bruisers Chambers
and Seddons occurred in the vicinity Of Brook
lyn, n. Y, last Sunday, resulting in victory
for the former. Fourteen rounds were fought.
Four men were killed and two wounded by
an explosion in a coal mine at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, on the 4th inst.
A horrible accident occurred at Butler, Pa,
few days ago. Three men were in a well
boring for oil, when suddenly vein was
struck, tn estream of oil shooting hundred
feet in the air Scarcely had it spouted above
the surface when the fluid took fire, sending
blaze high into the heavens. The three
unfortunate men in the we'll were, of course
when recovered, presenting horrible, shrv-
eled mass.
The west.
The Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad Com
pany have been ordered by United States
Judge Hopkins to cease their bodybuilding
operations at La Cosse, Wis, until tho slut in
volving their right to do so is decided.
The new census of Iowa shows the popula-
ton of the State to be about 10000
Three persons were fatally, and seven So
riously, burned by the explosion of a furnace
in the Chicago North Side Rolling Mills, on
the Goth ult.
The damage by the recent fire in the Iowa |
State Penitentiary, at Fort Madison, will
reach $780, 900. The State loses $4,000, and |
the contractors $4,000.
A Washington dispatch says: 1.-The question
of the fate of the Modoc murderers, lately
tried by a court martial in California. is at
last put to rest by semi-of1icial authority. dis
patches announcing that the military commits
sion appointed to try them has awarded the
full penalty of the law, and, except in case Of
Executive interference, the sentence of death
by shooting will be carried into effect as soon
as it shall be approved by the President. All
of those charged with the capital offense have
been found guilty. The sentence of the court
martial was unanimous. There are many facts
in connection with this case of interest to the
public which will shortly be divulged. L. is
thought however, by army officials Of high
rank that the findings of the court will be
promptly ndorsed."
Gen. Stanleys expedition has reached the
Yellowstone river in safety.
The following telegram from San Francisco
is commended to those who labor under the
delusion that slavery and the slave-block are
things Of the past twenty-five Chinese
females, brought by steamer yesterday from
Hong Kong, we're sold at public auction to-
day in the Chinese quarters. Young girls
brought as high as $3.50 each middle-aged
and old women from 500 to 5000 EACH"
Deaths in Chicago for the week ending July
80, 352-a decrease of II from the previous
week. No sign of cholera in the city.
The Liberal-D Democratic State Convention of
Ohio nominated Judge Isaac C. Collins for
Governor Two hundred delegates, represent
ing forty out of the Lightweight counties of
the State, were in attendance.
Considerable excitement mas been caused in
San Francisco by the discovery of the exist
ence of a secret Chinese society for the prose-
cution of the traffic in Chinese women, sold
for lives Of prostitution. Quite an extensive
traffic of this kind has been carried on young
girls being sold at prices ranging from 800 to
S4o0. Several members of this infamous or
ganization have been arrested.
Des Moines dispatch says: 1t is now
known that two of the participants in the re-
cent railroad robbery were George Isaacs and
a man named East. They have been residents
of Taylor county, Iowa. for several years, and
are well acquainted with the country through
which the robbers made their escape. They
are desperate characters, and it is believed
that they are secreted in a large scope of un-
derbrush and timber in that county.
Crop reports from Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Northern Iowa are very encouraging
The farmers Of Kansas, at their recent State
Convention at Lawrence-called to reorganize
their State Grange-censured the action of
the State Board of Agriculture for encourage
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