The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-04-10
NEWS OF THE Week.
The East.

twO-thlrds OF the tOWn-slAty-nlne buildings
i'm all. The fire originated in the Contra
Hotel and spread with such rapidity that many
of tho occupants were unable to escape and
ten or twelve lives were lost. The pecuniary
loss is estimated at $3.50 500.
The Philadelphia City Council have passed
by reclamation, the II, 900, 600 Centennial APP
preparation bill.
A very disastrous fire occurred last week at
Cohoes Albany county, N. Y, by which one
large knitting factory-the Tivoli-was en-
tirely, and another partially, consumed. A
thousand operatives were thrown out of en-
ployment. Loss, 100000.
The contest for the billiard championship,
played at New York last week between Albert
GARNER and Maurice DAILY, was won by the
former. Score, 900 to $50.
Beecher's congregation propose to erect a
new Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, to be the
largest in the world.
Three workmen in the Bisbee Chemical
Works, Hunters Point, N. Y, were recently
suffocated to death by gas.
Judge Edmonds, the well-known lawyer and
Spiritualist, died in New York last week
Gov Dix, in special message, urges the
New York Legislature to interpose to prevent
Congress from passing the proposed bill in
creasing the currency.
The New York Senate, with only three mega
tive votes, and the House unanimously, have
passed resolutions against expansion of the
currency.
boiler explosion at South Bethlehem, Pa
the other day, killed three persons and seri-
ousy injured a fourth.
The West.
An attempt was made at Hamilton, Ohio, a
few days ago, to kill the notorious Tom Nc
Gehan, the man whom Vallandigham was
defending when he met with his fatal acct
dent. Mcclellan was shot in the face and left
hip, and is dangerously wounded. The par
ties who did the shooting are unknown, and
no arrests have been made.
Michigan has 6S1 convicts in her State
Prison.
The Union Park Baptist Church of Chicago,
has dissolved it's pastoral relation with the
somewhat notorious Rev. Florence Mccarthy.
The dreaded trichinosis has made its APP
Fearance in some portions of Michigan. A
dispatch from Ann ArDor says "A man, his
wife and child came to the University Hos
the child died afterward. The parents returned
to Detroit and died there. man and his
wife died in Port Huron few days ago with
the disease, and their three children are not
expected to live. Several other cases are re.
ported In each instance the person attacked
has been a German, and the pork eaten was
uncooked"
The alleged "terrible tragedy" at Austin,
Nevada, in which five persons were reported
killed, telegraphed over the country on the
LIST inst, was an April fool hoax.
Wong Chin Foo was admitted to citizenship
in the Circuit Court at Grand Rapids, Mich,
the other day. He claims to be the first of
his nationality that has renowned allegiance
to the Chinese Empire.
Philo Carpenter and three other citizens of
Chicago have applied to the Illinois Secretary
of State for a certificate of organization for
1.-THE National Christian Association" the
object of which, as stated in the application,
is " to expose, Withstand and remove secret
societies-Freemasonr in particular, and
other Christian movements, in order to
save the churches of Christ from becoming
depraved to redeem the administration of
justice from perversion, and our Republican
Government from corruption"
The reports from the Indian agencies of the
far West are favorable to peace.
At San Francisco, a few days ago. man
named Condor entered the room of photo
grapher named Charles Kingsley and shot him
through the head, killing him instantly, and
then blew his own brains out Jealousy.
The law of Indiana which refuses to give
Al,
schools has been judicially declar I'd null and
void-that is, in no separate schools are
provided for the colored children.
Mr.. Dennison and Mr.. Downey, of Salinas
City, Cal, engaged in little pistol practice,
the other day, in the course OF which Denni-
son was shot thrc ugh the head. The account
states that he was taken to his room, and con-
tinued smoking cigar but died in few
minutes. Jealousy and an April-fool joke led
TO the fatal quarrel.
The Board of Trade of Chicago has declared
against initiation.
The South.
Only about $40, 900 drawn in the Louis
Vile lottery by the people of that city.
A commission of lunacy has adjudged Col.
James Mayo, the defaulting State Treasurer
of Virginia, to be insane, and ordered him to
be sent to an asylum for treatment
Three Choctaw Indians were executedat Fort
Smith, Ark, on the Sd of April, for murder.
one of them, Isaac Fillmore was mere
youth of sixteen years and manifested the
utmost unconcern about his fate. When asked
if he knew the name Of the man he murdered,
he replied with scowl, "Dogon if know the
name of tl.e man.
The deaths of three prominent citizens of
New Orleans are announced: 7. X. Finley,
aged 46 Charles Briggs, aged 70; and Col.
James wingfeld, aged AZ.
A fatal duel was recently fought at Bay st.
Louis, Miss, between Mr.. Aristide Benvenue,
well-known broker, and A. ID. Phillips, a
prominent lawyer, both of New Orleans. The
quarrel originated in courtroom, and was
caused by an insult offered to Phillips by Mrs.
Bienyenue. The latters husband took up the
quarrel and was Knocked down by the attor-
ney. a challenge passed, and the parties re-
paired to the field. Bienvenue was shot
through the heart at the first fire. The