The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

The steamer Remand struck rock in the
Lachine rapids, st. Lawrence river, few days
ago, and went to pieces. The passengers all
escaped.
A convention OF Jews, at which delegates
were present from leading cities of the United
States. was held in New York last week, and it
was resolved to encourage the emigration of
Roumanian Jews, who, it is alleged, are at
present subjected to bitter persecution.
Tweed's Broadway (New York; property,
consisting of five lots, has been sold under
foreclosure for $4s3, 600. Tweed paid 1926, 900
for it.
The New York Legislature has refused to re-
peal the usury laws.
A citizen of New York gave the United
States in his will half million dollars toward
the payment of the national debt, but
the courts of that State declare the bequest
invalid.
Stokes case has been taken to the Court
of Appeals on writ of error from the de-
cision Of the Supreme Court refusing him a
new trial.
prominent member of the Boston Board
of Brokers, a young man SO years old, who
been arrested for forgery. His method was
TO alter the figures of stock-certifcates, rails
ing certificates for one, two, and three shares,
to one hundred, two hundred, and three
hundred respectively. BY these operations
he has swindled various parties out Of
$500, 600.
The 376, 600 penny postal-cards sent to the
New York Postoflice were sold in two days
and another batch of 1000, 600 has been called
for by the Postmaster. Most Of those which
have appeared in the mails bear advertise
ments
Luigi Lusgnani was hung at Moristown.
N. j., on the 18th inst, for the murder of his
wife; and on the following day Michael Nixon
suffered like penalty in New York city for
the killing of Charles Pfeifer.
Rev. Dr. Benjamin II. Paddock has been
elected Episcopal Bishop for the diocese Of
Massachusetts.
George William Curtis, the editor Of Hd,per's
Weekly, and late member of tine Civil Service
Commission, is filling the pulpit of the Uni
tartan Church at New Brighton. Staten Island,
during the absence of the regular pastor.
The fifty-seventh anniversary of the Ameri-
can Bible Society was held in Philadelphia
last week. From an address made by Rev.
Dr. Fellows, of Madison, Wis, it appears that
there are 1900 auxiliary bodies in the United
States; that more than 30,000,000 Of Bibles
have been distributed through the agency of
the society, and it is now sending out daily
5000 Bibles.
In the match game of billiards at New York,
NJ n, 10
the championship of America, the former won
by 241 points.
Liquor is sold at S,4O3 places in New York
city.
Charles Francis Adams ill-judged exaltation
of Mr.. Seward at the expense of President
Lincoln, in his eulogy, has called forth another
protest. Montgomery Blair, who was Post
master-General under Mr.. Lincoln, says that
gross injustice has been done Mr.. Lincoln by
by Mr. Adams, and that Secretary Welles shares
the same opinion.
Serious charges are made by New York mer-
chants and shippers against Consul-Agent
Archibald, and petitions have been sent to the
London Board of Trade asking his recall.
negro barber named Jackson the other
day murdered his white mistress, in New York.
by beating her in a shocking manner with a
club.
1t is said Hon. William NJ. Evarts, while not
seeking the Chief Justiceship, would gladly
accept if it should be rendered him.
There seems to be some feeling in the North
ern Presbyterian Assembly, in session at Balt-
more, against the Board of Publication of the
Church. No such charges of dishonesty and
fraud are preferred against it as have made
the Methodist Book Concern an object of at
tention. 1t is accused only Of expanding the
church moneys and rendering no account
thereof-a course which, it is urged with
plausibility, no body of men, however respect
able, have right to pursue.
Cakes Ames left large requests for educa-
tlonal purposes.
An gronaut named Donaldson recently made
an ascension from Reading Pa, in balloon
made of brown paper, and landed safely.
Nearly eight thousand emigrants arrived at
New York from Europe in one day, recently
They were nearly all bound for the West.
Tho West.
There were in Chicago elevators, on the 18th
inst, S,764, 1913 bushels of grain, embracing
1,21S, 200 bushels of wheat, 5,499 S02 bushels
of corn 1,635,747 bushels of oats, 29O,94
bushels of rye and 49, 437 bushels of barley.
The st. Louis Congressional Convention
called to devise means for improving water
communications between st. Louis and the
East and South began its session OH the 18th
inst.
Five Indians recently attacked the house of
James Harrison, near Walla Walla, Oregon.
Harrison defended himself and his daughter,
and with hatchet knocked two down and
struggled with third, when the daughter
came to his rescue and knocked the Indian
down with an AK. The neighbors heard the
outcries and came to their relief. Three of the
Indians were arrested, two escaping.
Advices from the lava beds state that the
Modocs have secured another rocky fortress,
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