The true northerner., 1873-03-14
NEWS SUM M AIRY.
Tho East.


Il il said James Fisks estate il bankrupt
The Edwin Forrest estate has been appraised
at $500 900.
The Democrats OF the Second Congressional
District of Connecticut have nominated OK
Gov James L. English for Congress.
1t is rumored that Alden b. Stockwell, Presi-
dent of the Pacific Mail Company, and for
several years one Of the heaviest and boldost
operators on the New York Stock Exchange,
has failed to meet his contracts, and that his
failure il inevitable.
The celebrated Jumel will case will be ear
ried into the United States Supreme Court.
The widow Of James Fisk, Jr., has sued the
Credit Moblier for %, 600 shares of its stock.
The Supplysaled from New York for Trieste,
the other day, having Oh board cargo of every
variety Of American products and machineryfo for
the Vienna Exposition. The Guard isnow being
loaded at Brooklyn, and will rail in few days.
No American locomotives, billiard tables or
light carriages will be sent to the Exposition
America will appear to the greatest advantage
in the department OF fine arts.
4 committee of the constitutional Commits
sion of New York charged with the duty of
investigating the city, county and town debts
in the State have reported that these local
debts reach the enormous sum of S2li, ,000,000
exclusive of the State debt proper.
The West.
The Modoc Indians Of Oregon are ont of
provisions and clothes are tired of hostlities,
aud have intimated a desire to treat for
peace.
Samuel c. West, of Geneva, H., who has
Just been sentenced 10 life term of I'M
prisonment for murder, il 7S years old.
j. B. Mccormick, member of the cele-
brated reaper manufacturing firm, died at
Dayton, Ohio, recently, aged So
4 singular accident happened at q coal mine
near Des Moines, Iowa, last week miners
drill. four feet long and an inch in diameter
fell from the mouth of the shaft, aud struck
Benjamin Couch. 12S feet below. in the back at
the right of the spine. just above the hips,
and passing through his body came out near
the rectum The drill made terrible wound
but it was withdrawn by felow-workman at
Couchs request. Medical aid was summoned
at once, and the sufferer will probably recover.
The notorious Buffalo Bill was arrested
recently, at Usage, Kansas, for horse-stealiug.
At the time of his arrest he was lectuIiug on
Life on the Plains.
Six women have just received their diplomas
a. graduates of the Womans Hospital Medi-
cal College, Of Chicago.
A new line of ten frst-class propcllcrs il to
be engaged this year in the lake traffic between
Montreal aud Chicago.
The lower house of the Kansas Legislature
resolves that Pomeroy is unworthy the conf
dence and respect of the people Of the State.
George L. Wedgewood, the rascally school
superintendent of La Sale county H., was
arrested at Quincy, the other day.
Rafferty,, the Chicago murderer who has
been twice tried and sentenced to DEATH has
obtained SuperSededS. and will probably be
granted a new trial.
The troops in Arizona have had two more
encounters with the dusky Apaches, in which
twenty-five of the latter were sent to their
"happy hunting grounds Only one soldier
was killed.
Adyices from Arizona report Gen Crooks
army in excellent condition. Crook considers
the backbone of the Indian war broken. but
has no faith III Cochse's promises to keep the
peace.
The Chicago, Alton and ST. Louis railroad
has brought suit for $4,000 damages against
some Of the persons who detained ts trains in
the attempt TO ride for the legal fare of three
cents.
Adyices from Oregon report that there is
prospect of the peace negotiations with the
Modoc Indians coming to a favorable termina-
ton.
Capt Oscar c. Pratt, a well-knowu journal
ist, recently committed suicide at Omaha.