The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-28
NEWS SUM MARY.
The East,

The Liberal Republicans of New Hampshire
have nominated Samuel Il. Mason for Cover
nor.
Phelps, Dodge q Co., of New York have
offered to compromise their custom-house
frauds by the payment into the Treasury of
S27l, 900.
John Gaffney was executed at Buffalo, n. y,
on Friday, Feb IA, for the murder of Patrick
Fahay.
The cash value of Mr.. Greeley's estate has
been appraised at $4,000.
Edward S. Stokes, the slayer of James Fisk
Jr., who was to have been hung at New York
on the 2sth of February, has obtained stay
of proceedings, and WILL in all probability, be
granted new trial
Robert Emmett, son of Thomas Adds En-
met. the Irish patriot, and nephew of the cele-
brated Robert Emmett, died at New Rochelle
n. Y. recently. The deceased was long an en-
inent member of the New York bar.
The projected New York illustrated evening
paper. the Daily Graphic, will be issued
March Is,
The West.
Commodore J. =. McKinstry, of the navy
DIED at Detroit last week. hBcu %.
Edmund Trowbridge, a leading Detroit
merchant, is dead.
1t is stated that an unusually large number
of polygamous marriages are taking place III
Utah. One man with six wives married girl
OF 10 at Salt Lake the other day.
Gen. Crook is vigorously prosecuting this
war against the Apaches in Arizona. He has
L; a
the campaign. He says he will fight them till
they sue for peace.
The Governor Of Iowa offers a reward Of
$500 for the apprehension of Alva Cham
bers the murderer of Charles Kendall, of
Green county.
A Salt Lake newspaper job office is threat
ened with suit for publishing obscene litera-
ture, in having printed to order, in pamphlet
form some of the sermons of Brigham Young
The offensive matter, the cerb0ttm language
of the Prophet, is incredibly vile.
The Grand Jury at Jacksonville, Oregon, has
indicted q number of Capt. Jacks Modoc war
riors for murder.
The tribulation Of the Mormon leaders, i'll
view of the possibility of decisive Congress
sional action against their peculiar institution,
is becoming daily more manifest, and their re-
moval from Utah is being seriously discussed.
1t is ntimated that negotiations have been re-
newed for the exclusive possession of one of
the Sandwich Islands.
A Salt Lake dispatch states that agents of
the priesthood are circulating for signature
a petition to Congress for the appointment of
a commission to visit Utah and investigate the
matters at issue between the Gentiles and Nor
mons. The object is understood solely to
stave off legislation till better arrangements
can be made to defeat the Government effort
TO enforce the laws.
Mrs. L. j. Sutherland, of French Grove, H.,
was recently choked TO death by rabbit bone.
The South.
A dreadful accident occurred recently near
Richmond, Va A temporary trestle-work
across two of the pillars of bridge in process
of construction across the James river gave
way, precipitasing party of fifteen workmen
into the river. Nine we're rescued, the re-
manning six being either drowned or killed
Two hours before two other workmen were
drowned while attempting to reach the bridge
in a boat.
Two companies of Choctaw Indians recently
went on hunt for horse thieves, captured
sixteen, and, after holding a council of war,
shot six of them.
The steamboat Henry A. Jones' from Hous-
ton for Galveston, with cargo of 446 bales
cotton was destroyed by fire on the morning
of February 15 in Galveston Bay. Twenty-one
lives were lost among them were the captain,
first and second clerks, first engineer. cooper
The survivors, twenty-seven in number. were
taken to Galveston by the steamer Henry
Forbes.
Washington.
1t is announced that Minister Nelson is to be
recalled from Mexico. He will be substituted
by Col. Foster. of Indiana.
A large number of witnesses have arrived
from Kansas to testify in the Pomeroy case
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections have reported that the election of
Senator Caldwell, of Kansas was invalid. but
they do not report in favor of expulsion. be-
lieving that he was in some sense the victim of
sharpers.
1t is stated that President Grant, Southern
tour will be of the greatest significance TO the
people of that section. The President con-
templates starting on the Goth of March. and
expects TO be accompanied by nearly all of his
Cabinet, besides many distinguished gentle
men-Senators, members of Congress. and
others. Richmond Va, will be the first stop
ping place 1t is the Presidents purpose TO
make this the initial movement in his next
Administration in his attempt to harmonic
the people Of the North and South. He will
look into the condition Of the South socially
and the local government of the States to be
visited At Richmond and other places
along the line of his visit preparations are
being made to give him an enthusiastic recep-
ton.
Foreign.
Miss Rothschild was married in London with
religious ceremonies notwithstanding the OPP
position Of the Ritualists. to the Hon. Eliot
Yorke. son of the Earl Of Hardevicke.
M. Pardonnet. the Kansas emigrant agent,
was prohibited by the French Government
from lccturing in Belfort.
Dispatches from Madrid Of the 18th of Feb
ruary give the following resume Of the situa-
ton in the capital and provinces of the newly
born Republic at that date:
The abdcaton and declarations Of the
Republic have been disseminated throughout
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