The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

Mrs. hennebsy, OF new torh, during a NJ OF
insanity, the other day, murdered her two little
children.
Fire insurance was not profitable in the year
OF the Boston fire. The President of the
Convention of Underwriters at New York says
that the companies of this country lost
sc, 800 366 in 1879. The total loss in the Bos-
ton fire was $40 900, 600, of which $50, 875, 343
has been borne by the insurance companies
Usury laws are not likely to last much longer
in New York State. The Grand Jury of New
York city, who learned the utter inutility of
the laws in the effort to enforce them, recon-
mended the Legislature to abolish them, and
this suggestion has resulted in the introduce
ton of bill for their repeal which has passed
the Senate by vote of II to II.
At Albany, N. Y, Collector Bailey has seized
% locomotives and 3S passenger and three
baggage cars of the New York Central and Hud-
River Railroad Company for non-payment of
taxes.
Albert W. Smith is under sentence of death
ut Springfield, Mass, fol- the murder OF
Charles ID. Sackett
Another enormous bank defalcation has
been brought to light i'll New York. f. IL.
Tainter, the Cashier of the Atlantic National
Bank, has been specializing with the funds OF
the institution for over five years, during
which time he has succeeded in squandering
over 5000, 00O Being hopelessly involved, he
delivered up the keys of the safes and vaults,
confessed his crime, and aided the Clearing
House Committee in investigating the affairs
of the bank, pointing out the evidences of his
crime with GOODNESS that was most extraor-
binary under the circumstances. Altogether,
f. l.. fainter il the most self-possessed rascal
in the annals of crime. The bank is hope
lessly bankrupt, and has been stricken from
the Clearing House list.
A heavy defalcation is reported in the New
York Postoffice.
The Purchasing Committee of the Board of
Indian Commissioners have just purchased in
New York $4,000 butcher-knives and 1900
skinning Lscalping Il knives for the noble red
men of the far West. A few thousand rifles,
revolvers and tomahawks will probably be
added to the list.
1t is rumored in New York that the Atlantic
and Great Western and Erie railroads are TO
be consolidated.
Carl Schurz sailed from New York for Eu-
rope last week.
The formidable league which was to have
been formed in New York for the enforcement
of the Eight-Hour law has assumed the
shape of secret session of twenty-seven
delegates from various trades-unions, which
resolved to do nothing until next year.
fainter, the defaulting cashier of the Allan
tic National Bank, of New York, has been con-
fined in Jail. He is a nephew, by marriage of
August Belmont.
The West.
party of four persons-William and Joseph
Falkngton, and John and Thomas Mitchell,
from hacoupin county, Ill.-were recently
murdered by Indians in Southwestern Kansas.
Cncinnati's manufactures last year amounted
to s143 600, 600, gain over the preceding year
of $500, 900.
The borax mines in Southern California are
being extensively worked, over 200 claims
having already been located. The first ship
ment of crude borax, $500 pounds, has just
been made.
report comes by way of Denison, Texas,
that Government train of eight wagons for
Fort Griffin had been captured by Indians 65
miles from Denison, and four of the eight
teamstcrs murdered.
One Of the Modoc squaws captured by Gen.
Gillem states that in the first fight an Indian
picked up shell and chewed the fuse, when
it exploded, blowing his head Off, emitting John
Schonchin in two, and killing another.
John J. Murphy has been hung at Stockton
Cal, for the murder of Patrick Murray, five
years ago.
general outbreak of Indians in Eastern
Oregon is threatened.
Business in San Francisco is seriously inter
rupted by the epizootic.
A terrible calamity happened at Otis, Ind,
few nights ago. The house Of a man named
Klees caught fire and burned so rapidly that
an old gentleman by the name of Kreist. with
his daughter, Mrs. Klees, and five children
were burned to death Mrs Klees could have
escaped alone, but went into another room en-
deavoring to save her children and was lost.
Mr.. Kreist was lying with broken leg per-
fectly helpless and could do nothing but await
his fate. Mr.. Klees and his brother-in-law,
Mr. Kreist, escaped, but were severely burned.
So great was the heat of the fire that the
bodies were burned to ashes, only few bones
being found.
Chicago had five suicides during the week
ending April %.
Arthur Arnold, aged 16, son of Hon. Isaac
N. Arnold, of Chicago was drowned in Rock
river, near Dixon, ILL.,, a few days ago, by the
capsizing of small sail boat.
The horses of the cavalry at the lava beds
are disabled by the epizootic. Without cavalry
the Modocs cannot be surrounded, and if they
break up into small, struggling bands, as it it
thought they will do, they cannot be pursued
until the horses recover
The City Council of Chicago has passed, an(
the Mayor approved, an ordinance requiring
all liquor ealoons to be closed at II o'clock il
the evening.
A report comes from Fort Garry, via To
ronto, that there has been severe fighting be
tween the United States troops and Blackfoo
Indians, and that large numbers Of the forme
were killed. 1t is feared that this is the be
ginning of general war with the Blackfoo
tribe, who number several thousand, and ar
we'll armed and equipped.
The stage between Hamilton and Phoebe
Nevada. was recently robbed by highwaymen
who killed the driver but did not modest tn
passengers.