The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-07-18

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Brooklyn Navy Yard has proved such bung-
ling Job that the vessel is less seaworthy than
when she entered the docks, in consequence
of which the search for the Polaris is indefi-
nitely postponed.
II is probable that the steamship City of
Washington will be foated and repaired. Had
she struck 200 yards farther to the left, on the
Little Gull Rock, her 700 souls would, beyond
a doubt, have followed the victims of the At
lantc. At the time of the disaster she was
running at the good rate of nine knots an
hour, notwithstanding dense fog prevailed,
and the Captain evidently had not the leas
idea of his whereabouts.
Poors Railroad Manual for 1884, just
issued at New York. gives some statistics that
possess considerable value in connection with
a subject of great present interest, being de-
tailed statement of the returns from 425 rail-
roads of the United States. These lines have
an aggregate length of nearly 10000 miles,
and cost over three billion of dollars 1t is
shown that the total earnings of all the rail
roads in the United States during the past
year were $4,000, 900, being more than the
receipts of the United States Treasury, and
the net earnings, s4S 900, 900, more than the
interest account of the Government.
A man named King made balloon ascen-
sion from Morristown VT, on the Fourth, and
when two miles up encountered snow-storm,
which covered his balloon an inch thick, and
sent it down rapidly. He descended i'll for
est, where he wandered about for 4S hours
without food He was finally discovered,
much exhausted from cold and hunger, but
otherwise uninjured.
Laura Keene is dying of consumption in
New York
The wrecked steamer City Of Washington
has broken in two and gone to pieces. The
officers and crew were on board at the time,
but escaped in small boats. One Of the pass
engers of the Inflated vessel publishes in the
New York papers five-column account of the
disaster, and says that it is due to the crim-
nal csreessness Of the Captain, who rushed
on through the fog day after day at full speed
although warned by passengers and subord
mates that he was going too far north. The
Canadian Government has ordered an invest-
CATION into the matter.
Frank Walworth is probably the most cheer
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wall. On donning his prison toys at Sing Sing
he laughingly remarked: - have gained
seven pounds in clothes since l came here.
! feel now like engaging in a baseball match.
An officer in the army told me the other day
that the only difference between this suit and
the West Point uniform is, that in one the
stripes around about, and in the other they
are up-and-down." He whiled away the time Of
the journey to prison by pleasant illusions to
events as they happened, and said Of the hand
cuffs which linked him TO Gillem, the wifs-mur-
derer, "They are the stdrchiest cuffs l ever
wore
Tom Scott has gone to Europe to place the
bonds of the Texas and Pacific railroad. to
settle the French claims against the Ell Psso
Company, and at the same time to vindicate
Gen. Fremont, the former official representa-
tive Of that company.
Utica Brooker, sister of Woodruff and Clafin,
died the other day in New York, from the
effects of long indulgence in Intoxicating
liquors.
All the Union Pacific stock which was faint
ed, directly or remotely by the Credit Mobl-
lier, has been posted in the New York Stock
Exchange as no longer negotiable, OH account
of the Credit Mobilier suits now in progress at
Hartford.
The dark mystery surrounding the murder
of Charles Goodrich, wealthy citizen Of
Brooklyn, who was found dead in his room on
the morning of the 22d of March last, has at
last been unraveled. He was MUIR
dered by Minnie Waltham, alias Kate
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living all the time within a few rods of the
house where the deed was committed,
while the detectives have been pro-
fessedly ransacking the whole country in
search of her. When arrested she made full
confession of her guilt, and gave a circumstan-
tial account of the killing, explaining many of
those curious features of the deed which gave
some color to the theory that Goodrich had
committed suicide. Although more than once
on the verge of starvation, the murderess had
kept sacred in her trunk the money and Jewels
she took from her paramour. Among these
articles was found the six-barreled revolver
with which the murder was done. and which
had, apparently, not been touched since
Three of its barrels were still loaded the 9TH
er three she had emptied into her lovers body
The only plea she makes for herself is, that
after living with her for long time, he wished
to throw her off, and that she could not bear.
So she "killed him for love-"
Rebecca w. Easterbrook, well-known
authoress, and contributor to Hdrper's Maya
zine, is dead
shocking tragedy was enacted recently at
Harmony, Pa. young man and woman who
were betrothed drove to the hotel in the place
and engaged a room. Shortly after shots
were heard in the room and on repairing
thther it was discovered that the man had
shot the woman through the head inflicting a
death wound, and then committed suicide by
shooting himself.
The steamer Tigress sailed from New York
in search of the Polaris survivors on Tuesday,
the 18th inst
Suit has been commenced at New York
against Duden, Freres q Co.. the lace inn
porters who are charged with having defraud-
ed the revenue.
1t charged that the steerage passengers by
the City of Washington received the most
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