The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-08-22
Ghe Grue Nurthrrner.
PAW PAW. MICHIGAN.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Iha East.

The success OF the proposed Centennial An
niversary in Philadelphia is endangered from
the rivalry of contending interests in Penn
sylvania. 1t is stated that the leading Com.
missionerships are filed by Pennsylvanians
who are suspected Of working for their own
interest and who have already excited tine
jealousy of some of their fellow-workers. II
il also feared that the scheme has been per-
fected upon too comprehensive plan, that
the sum of s15, OO0,0 900 will with difficulty be
raised.
Much excitement has been caused among
New York petroleum dealers by the heavy fall
in the prices of crude and refined oil. The
decline was produced by the discovery of eight
new wells in Pennsylvania, which are yielding
an average of 500 barrels per day.
Three men we're drowned at Pittsburgh, a
few days ago, by the sinking of a skiff.
George n. Saunders, 30 conspicuous on the
Confederate side during the rebellion, died
very suddenly in New York, last week, Of
heart disease.
Died, at Wilkesbarre, Pa, on the 18th inst,
Mrs. S. E. Yost, aged 1o5. She was native
of Germany and had smoked and drank beer
for the past century
President Grant was the guest of Speaker
Blaine during his visit to Augusta, Me.
Anna Dickinson denies the story that she is
going on the stage as an actress, or has ever
having thought Of such thing.
Portions of New York, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey were visited by destructive rain
storm on the 18th inst. Many miles of rail-
road track were washed away, or so covered
with land-slides or floods as to be almost inn
passable Pittsburgh reports that 80 violent a
rainfall has never before occurred there and
throughout the country bridges, culverts,
dams and roadways have been destroyed and
a great deal of private property devastated.
There is no truth in the report that large
number of New York Custom-House officials
had been removed for fraudulent practices.
Dispatches from New York represent that a
bitter conflict between gold spectators is be-
lieved to be imminent, that the gold clique is
manipulating the market for currency lock-
mp; and that a strong combination exists to
repeat the experiences of the memorable Black
Friday. The bears have urgently petitioned
the President to interfere.
A singular conflict between Federal and
State authorityis threatened in Massachusetts,.
1t seems that az soon as the part which the
Federal Government performs with reference
to the beer that is manufactured in that State
which is to tax it's completed, the State
Government performs its psrt-which is to
destroy it. The manufacturers feel that there
il something in this which is not strictly
equitable, and will therefore appeal to the au-
thorities at Washington either to be protected
against the State constabulary. or to be reim-
bursed az to taxes paid on beer destroyed I'M
der the State law.
The seventh annual reunion of the Army of
the Cumberland will be held in Pittsburgh on
the 18th and 18th of September.
The west.
Henry Page, recently an inmate of the St.
Joseph (Mo.) Poor-House, has fallen heir to
$50, 900 worth of real estate in the suburbs of
indianapolis.
1t is reported that cholera has broken out in
terrible form in Williamson county, ILL.,, on
the Illinois Central railroad.
A man believed to be old man Bender the
Kansas butcher, passed through Dubuque the
other day.
julius Meyer, Indian interpreter, returned
TO Omaha last week, from a visit to the Paw
nees He found the whole tribe in great
grief, the warriors painted black. One of the
chiefs said that the Sioux had burned Pawnee
babes on fires made of buffalo carcasses; that
tho pawnaas would mourn Till tho full nnoon
and nobody, not even the Government shall
prevent them. They are gathering their
friends, and say they can muster from 600 to
1000 men.
Col. Cobb, member of Congress from the
Wyandotte District Kansas, has sued r. X
Taylor, of the Wyandotte Gazette, for de-
famation Of character, claiming $4,000 dam
ages.
The first bale of cotton ever imported into
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, arrived there last week.
for the new knitting-factory which is now in
operation there.
The Iowa State Board of Equalization has
completed the valuation of the State, which is
1854, 1856, $50, including the railroad valuation
of SIS, $40, $685. This is an increase in the valu-
alton of 80, 49, 1876 over 1871.
Col. A. b. Durfee and Mr.. p. G.. Morgan,
two old. wealthy and respected citizens of
Atchison county, No. got into an alteration
at Rockport, a few days ago, which ended by
the former striking the latter on the head with
a notary seal, from the effects of which he
died in few hours.
Paine's saw mill and steam salt works at
Saginaw, Mich, were destroyed by fire last
week. Loss about $685. 900.
new witness in the famous Tichborne case
turns up at Springfield Ill. He was the real
Sir Rogers riding teacher and daily COM
panion when Sir Roger, then a young man,
was stationed with his regiment at Calm Bar
racks, Ireland, and feels sure he can tell
whether the claimant is what he pretends to
be. His name is John Crowley and he is a
well-known veterinary surgeon of Springfield,
and is vouched for as man of high character
and intelligence.
Quincy, ILL.,. has been greatly excited over
the arrest of several young men, sons of some
OF it's best known citizens, on charge that
they belonged to regularly organized band of
burglars and counterfeiters. An investigation
proved, however, that the police mistook a
little private club for a band Of desperadoes,
and apfurad LOT Of apnataur actors and