The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-21
NEWS SUM MARY.
The East.

New York has had another horrible double
murder Stephen Haas, a letter-carTier, quar-
relied with and murdered his mistress, Mrs.
Barbara Schaffer, and then cut his own throat.
Ii in stated that evidence has been obtained
showing that the frauds under the old New
York Board of Audit will amount to fully slO,-
O0o, OO0 Fresh frauds are continually coming
10 light.
The boiler of Woods rolling-mills, at Norris
town. Pa blew up on the Sd inst, killing eight
persons and wounding thirteen. more or less
dangerously.
John H. Selwyn, the well-known theatrical
manager, died at Philadelphia last week.
The Republicans of Connecticut have NOM
mated II. p. Haven for Governor.
Andrew Dalrymple living near Tidonte, Pa,
was clandestinely engaged in filling torpedo
with ntro-glycerine, the other day, when 1t
exploded blowing him to atoms, killing his
wife, and fatally injuring his children, who
were in an adjoining apartment.
Jacob Knoop, an eccentric German was
found dead in his room, in New York, the other
day. When discovered, his dog was feeding
on one of the legs, having eaten the flesh from
the rest of the body
Bay Company, at New York, the following
Executive Committee was appointed; Paul W.
Spofford, Chairman; Frederick Schuchardt, =.
l.. Nj. Barlow c. X. Garrison, Henry Clews,
II. W. Grass. Burton n. Harrison, counsel
for the company says that hundreds of letters
are received daily from parties DESTROYS to
emigrate to San Domingo
The City Council Of Philadelphia has passed
all ordinance making an appropriation of $780,
900 in aid of the Centennial Celebration.
bill for 81 600 900 il pending in the Pennsyl-
yania Legislature.
Old Joe Portland. the veteran circus clown,
died in New York last week of disease of the
brain.
Stokes is said to be growing demented, and
his hair is rapidly turning white.
In New York, the other day, William
Barker, aged l6. shot and killed John Schaef-
fer, aged TO-
Ex-Gov. Geary died suddenly at Harris
burg, Pa. on the Sth. While sitting at break
fast with his family, and in the act of helping
his little son. his head suddenly fell back, and
before his wife could get to his side he was
dead It is supposed heart disease or
apoplexy was the cause.
Near Titusville. Pa. last week. train was
iumbled into the river by broken rail, killing
three passengers and injuring some dozen
others
The West.
Minnesota papers are filled with the arrivals
OF persons reported az having frozen to death
by the great January storm 1t appears that
numerous parties supposed to have been lost
had simply taken refuge at some house, and
few days after the storm turned up all right.
1t il now thought that the loss Of life at the
utmost limit will not exceed thirty for the
entire State.
Chris Rafferty, who murdered Policeman
OMara, in Chicago last spring, has been con-
victed of murder and sentenced to be hung.
Work has been commenced on the western
end of the Texas Pacific railroad.
DIR. Phipps and a man named Hughes have
been arrested at Marvin, Iowa, for attempting
TO procure an abortion on the wife of the lat
ter, aged 16.
The robbers who stole SIS, 900 worth of
iewelry from New York man at the fremont
House, in Chicago, have been arrested in the
latter city.
Fred Douglass. who visited st. Paul to lee
ture last week, was denied admittance to either
of the frst-class hotels, and was the guest of
Hon. MILFORD L. Wilson
No little excitement has been produced at
Salt Lake by a report telegraphed there that
the President has determined to remove all
the troops from the Southern States, and sta
ton them in reasonable contguty to Utah.
Mrs. Schunk, of Peoria, ILL.,, was recently
gored to death by a mad COW.
McNulta, the Peoria wife-murderer, was
hung on Friday, Feb. T. On the same day
Leo Canman, the Chicago mail-robber, was
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment in the
Illinois Penitentary. Both made speeches
protesting their innocence
Henry W. Bigelow, an old, wealthy and re-
spected citizen of Chicago, committed suicide
recently by shooting himself through the
head.
Three persons were killed by the falling of
the old wall of the Ferguson House, at Kansas
City, Mo.
At Jefferson City, Mo- the other day. two
loving colored brothers. Charles and Joseph
Clark, got into an alteration, which was ended
by Charles drawing his little butcher-knife and
plunging it into Joseph's heart.
At Dodge City, Kansas, recently, vigilance
committee maze RAID on dance house and
ended the earthly career of two frontier des-
peradoes.
The South.
Trains are now running regularly becween
st. Louis and Little Rock, Ark. over the Cairo
and Fulton railroad.
The contemplated tour of the President
and his Cabinet through the South next
month is to be made the occasion, it is said
of numerous demonstrations in the larger
cities.
Washington.