The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-22

Tho East.

NEWS OF THE week.
Tho East
The City Of Toxic, the sister iron steamship
to the City Pekin, was successfully launched
mt Chester on the Delaware, IA miles from
Philadelphia, Pa, on the 18th inst These are
the two largest vessels in tho world next to
the Great Eastern.
The eighth annual meeting of the National
Encampment of the Grand Army of the Re
public was held at Harrisburg, Pa, on the
18th inst. Chas Devens, of Massachusetts,
was chosen Commander-in-Chief and Chicago
selected as the next place of meeting.
The Massachusetts, Legislature has ap-
pointed committee to examine and report
upon the late Mill river disaster, with view
TO extending the necessary aid. Measures OF
relief have also been taken in Boston.
Gov. Dix, of New York, has decided to call
an extra torn of the Kings Comfy Court OF
Oyer and Terminer, for the purpose Of trying
the indicted officials of Brooklyn.
jury at Lewiston, Me-, has returned a
verdict of guilty in the case Of DIR. Peleg B..
Trask, charged with manslaughter. for caus-
negligence.
New York city is discussing the temperance
question with ardor, Die Lewis being there to
help.
The Connecticut Legislature voted $4,000
in aid of the sufferers by the flood in Massa-
chusetts, and enough was contributed from
all sources TO meet the needs of the desti-
tute.
The General Council of the Reformed Epis-
copal Church, in session at Brooklyn, closed
its proceedings on the 18th, having perfected
ritual and adopted regulations for the gov
eminent Of the church. 1t was resolved to
hold the next annual council of the church in
Christ Church, Chicago, on the second We'd
nesday in May, 1875.
The West.
Reports from Bismarck state that on We'd
nesday last battle took place between the
Sioux and Gros Ventres, at Knife river, 70
miles above Bismarck on the west bank of the
Missouri. The battle lasted about half day,
when the Gros Ventures party retreated, and
were holly pursued by the Others. Chas.
Weaver was murdered by the Sioux near Fort
Berthold on the 18th inst. Preparations are
being made at Fort Abraham Lincoln, near
Bismarck, to pursue the Indians.
game of baseball at Chicago on the 18th
between the Chicago Club and the Athletics
of Philadelphia, was won by the former.
Score. to O..
At Cairo, Ill. on the 14th inst, deck-hand
on the steamer James Howard refused to
obey an order of the mate, and the boat was
landed to put him ashore. About twelve Of
the crew refused to allow their companion to
be put off. fight ensued III which the mate,
carpenter and one OF the engineers were
wounded, After a struggle, the mutineers
were driven into the hold of the boat and the
hatch closed.
The working session of the Prison Reform
Congress began their labors in st. Louis, Mo-,
on the morning of the 18th inst, and after
devoting nearly two. hours to fiibustering
discussion and debate on preliminaries con-
nected with the organization, elected Hon.
Richard Vaux, of Pennsylvania, President
Tiburcio Yasquez, the bandit and outlaw,
for a long time the terror of the southern por-
tion of California, was captured on the l4th
inst. near Los Angeles
McCook, is in progress at Yankton, Dakota.
An incendiary fire at Champaign, H., de-
stroyed the colored Baptist church; loss,
81 400.
mortgage execute ed by the Pan Handle
Railroad company to Joseph Bacon and Albert
Hewson for So, 000,0 900 was filed for record at
the Recorders Office at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, re-
Gently. 1t is dated April 1, 1873, and is the
second mortgage on the property of the COM
pany.
Attorney General Sloan, of Wisconsin, has
asked leave to file an information against rail-
roadsnot conforming to the new Railroad law,
in An action of quo acdrrdnto. An answer
is expected in the June term of court, begin
ming June 2.
William L. Pollock, who was arrested for
robbing the postohice at Brownsville. Neb
last winter, has been sentenced to one years
Imprisonment at hard labor in the peniten-
tiary at Fort Madison Iowa.
Several mysterious child-murders have re-
Gently been committed in Detroit Mich.
which puzzle the authorities.
Two prisoners confined in the United States
jail at Iankton, ID. T., escaped on the night
of the 10th inst. They noticed that the taller
came through the outside door and left it
unlocked, when they rushed out locking the |
door after them, and quickly walked away. !
One Of them, VIM. Sharp, was confined on a
charge Of perjury in land case at Sioux
Falls. The other, McFlanigan, was indicted
for demonstrating.
Tho bulkhead of Gardner DAM in Upper |
Wolf river, Shawano county, Wis, gave way
recently, while nine men were engaged rails
ing the gates. Four men were instantly |
killed, and others badly injured.
The semi-annual session Of the Grand En-
campment of Indiana Odd-Fellows occurred |
at indianapolis, May 10. Statistics Number
of encampments, 12l number of members,
5,152; resources Of the encampments, $780, |
09776 expenses, including relief and charity, |
$9,661.S6; receipts of the Grand Encamp-
ment, S147, 0S7 balance in treasury, S2l5, SAB. |
Total assets Of the encampments, S727, 343.
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