The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-20
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PAW PAW. MICHIGAN.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

fifty cents OH the uOlldT. Ills Ioledeeh lneu
under the Bankruptcy law from further liza
bility, but they have issued circular to theil
creditors in which they promise not to shelter
themselves behind the law and pledge the pay
ment of their debts in full.
The remains of Minister Orr arrived at New
York last week.
A terrible explosion of fire damp occurred in
coal mine near Shamokin, Pa, on the 10tl
inst, by which fifteen or twenty miners lost
their lives. The disaster, as usual was caused
by carelessness, not having been inspect
ed for some time. Sixty-five men were
employed in the mine at the time the
explosion happened. Not being used
to black damp they thought it was blasting
powder that had been set on fire, and remain
ed in tho slope until almost overcome with
the damp, and then starting to come up, met
the body of the after-damp, and fell senseless.
The strong men managed to get out, however,
and gave the alarm to guide the others who
followed, but on reaching the top of the slope
they fell back, being completely overcome.
John Hays, outside boss, on hearing the
alarm, Immediately went to their rescue.
After proceeding about 500 yards, he fell
face downward in a pool of water, and was
drowned. Ten men were brought out dead,
and several others are missing.
Three brothers, named Lawrence were re-
Gently suffocated to death in a gasometer at
Eastport, Me-, two of them losing their lives
in the attempt to save that OF the third
brother.
Frank Walworth, the young man who muir
dered his father in New York, has been inicted
for murder in the first degree He will be tried
in a few days.
Nathan Britton, of Jersey City, while i'll a
drunken fit, shot and killed his hos ON friend,
John Adams, who was setting as peace-maker
between Britton and another man.
DIR, Lewis L. Meyers, of Middletown, n. Y,
while drunk, fatally stabbed his father in the
breast.
West, the Dover Del.) physician, charged
with killing, skinning and mutilating the negro
"Cooch" Turner, and then isetting fro to his
premises, has been acquitted on the ground
that the killing was done in self-defense. He
Will now be tried for arson.
Judge Fancher, of New York, has granted,
to Pauline Lucca a decree of absolute divorce
from her husband, Baron Won Rhaden, who is
shown to have been guilty of marital infdelity
in Berlin.
The counsel for young Walworth will set up
the plea of self-defense, the insanity dodge
being regarded by his shrewd lawyers as about
played out in New York.
The remains of the late Hon. James Orr,
former Minister to Russia, were buried last
week at New York with every mark of respect
President Grant was in attendance, acting
officially as chief mourner.
A great row was recently created among the
Chinese employed in the Beaver Falls (Pa.)
cutlery works, by the attempt on the part of
their employers to suppress gambling and
opium-eating among the Celestials. They
quit work and marched through the streets,
armed with knives and hatchets, and for a time
serious results were apprehended. They were
finally pacified, but many Of them will so back
to California, where opium and gambling can
be INDUCED to their hearts content.
At Hudson, n. H., II. Jewett, a rejected
sutor, shot Ella Wood, attempted to kill her
father, and then fatally shot himself.
The new Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York; is to cost a million and quarter
dollars.
Five persons were recently drowned in a
pond at Calais, VT, by the capsizing of a
boat.
A horrid tragedy was lately enacted in the
town of Thorndike, near Belfast, Ne. Almon
Gordon and his wife and child were found
murdered in bed, and suspicion points to a
brother of Gordon as the author of the foul
deed A dispute about piece of property is
said to have led to the murder.
The West.
The total earnings of the Chicago and
Northwestern railway during the year ending
June /, 1872, were s12, III, 1857, which ex-
ceeds the earnings of the previous year in the
sum of 81, 315, 1858.
The Mormons in Salt Lake are carrying on
a fierce crusade against the rum-sellers.
George Edmunds, of Steubenville Ohio,
bought 25-pound can Of gunpowder and
placed it in a cupboard While he and his
wife were absent from the house, his four
children, none over ten years OF age, found
tho can and set fire to it. The house was
blown to atoms, three of the children instant
ly killed, and the fourth injured beyond the
hope Of recovery.
A young man named Bickes, at Decatur
H., quarreled with his father while sitting at
the supper-table, and ended by shooting his
aged parent through the head. He then fired
ball into his own head. Neither are expect
ed to recover. Whisky did it.
Capt. Jack, in an interview with Gen. Davis
entered into long defense of his course
closing his speech with this statement
Bogus Charley and Schacknasty Jim killed
Gen. Candy. Allen David advised him 10 kill
Candy so he did it. am telling the truth
did not kill him; had it done but did not
do it. don't lie. Bring them in that saw u
want to face them. If had nv chains Off
would tell all the men who did thes. tbi,os
As an indication Of the strength of the farm
ers associations in Iowa, it may be noted that
Grange picnic at Mt. Pleasant was attended
by 10000 Patrons.
The Pitt River Indians have turned ovor 20
Gen. Davis eleven Modoc refugees. II is said
there are now but three or four OF the tribe a,
large.
III Gen. Davis had been lot alone Can't. lack
and his confederates would have been bapg.d
two or three weeks ago. Ropes and scafrold-
ing were ready, and the murderers had been
formally warned that they we're to e1piate their