The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-04-17
NEWS OF THE Week.
The East.

The Democrats in the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature have agreed in caucus to oppose any
appropriation for the Centennial until the Re-
publicans concede fair apportionment bill
for the city Of Philadelphia.
terrible explosion occurred at Pattenburg,
~ j.. last week. Five steam boilers burst
simultaneously, instantly killing four persons.
band of robbers Qtalians) stopped pas
senger train on Staten Islannd, N Y, a few
nights ago, and got possession Of the " cash
oox." The whole gang were subsequently
captured and are now in Jail.
A dispatch from st. Johns, Newfoundland,
announces that by the explosion of the boiler
of the steamer Tigress, Of the late Polaris ex-
petition, two Of the engineers and twenty of
the crew were killed
Heavy fires are raging in several coal mines
OF the Wyoming region of Pennsylvania.
These fires have been in progress over three
months, and upward of 5000, 900 has already
been expended in efforts to extinguish the
flames vast quantities of water have been
CURED into the mines without any apparent
feet, and the company has now determined
abandon the water-cure, and try the ex-
pertinent of subduing the fire with steam.
Some ugly jobbery has been unearthed in
connection with the building of the new Capt.
tol at Albany N. Y. Among other items $50
per l 600 has been paid for bricklaying while
private builders charge only SIS
Wilamsport, Pa, has been visited by
disastrous conhagration. An immense guam
tity of lumber, several saw and planning mills,
and fifteen other buildings were burned, in
yoIvinO q loss Of baIf million do1lora
Mayor Havemeyer, Of New York, has writ
ten letter to the State Senate Committee on
Commerce protesting against the construc-
ton of the East River bridge as "entirely i'm
practicable"
The ron-workers in the Lehigh Schuykill
and neighboring regions of Pennsylvania
having lately been refused an increase of
wages to the rates obtaining before the panic
have struck. 1t is estimated that 10000 or
$4,000 men are in the combination.
The West.
The convention called by the Detroit Cham /
Der of Commerce to take into consideration the |
proposed bridging of Detroit river for the ac-
commodation of railroad travel and which met
in that city last week, was largely attended,
embracing representatives from nearly every
city in the State having business relations
with Detroit. After rather acrimonious de-
bate, resolutions were adopted declaring that
the producing interests of the State demanded
the construction OF a railway bridge at or near
Detroit, and instructing the Michigan delega-
ton in Congress to favor such project. This
is a victory for the railroad interests, and the
shippers claim that the convention was packed
by the Michigan Central railroad with a view
to such action.
Kenosha, Wis., visited by terrific gale
on the evening OF the Sth inst. Several fish
ing-smacks went out in the morning and were
homeward bound when the gale struck them,
about three miles from the shore, capsizng
two of them. All the men on board, eight in
number, were drowned.
The village of Hobart, Ind, has been the
scene of lively chicken dispute" between
Chicago and Louisville. After eleven battles
had been fought, of which Chicago won six,
the main was withdrawn and the bets declared
of, the Chicago representative claiming that
his bird had been poisoned
Seven fishermen were drowned at Chicago,
the other day, by tho capsizing of fishing
smack.
The ubiquitous Bender, the Kansas butcher,
has just been arrested for tho ninety-ninth
time. The event occurred in Salt Lake City.
The Chicago Clearing House Association
protests against further increase OF the cur
rency.
The Michigan State Woman's Suffrage Con-
vention will be held in Lansing on May 6.
Gov. Bagley has presented to the boys of the
Reform School, at Detroit a box of balls
and clubs. with an appropriate caution to
dodge hot ball in making first base.
The Supreme Court of Michigan has granted
the petition of the homeopathic requesting that
cause be shown why two professors not
appointed in the State University.
A dispatch from San Diego says that Lieut.
Bacbe had attacked an Apache camp in the
Penal mountains, in Arizona, and killed
twenty-five warriors and captured about fifty
women.
A correspondent Of the Cheyenne Leader
states that the United States Indian Peace
Commissioners have returned from interviews
with the chiefs Spotted Tail and Red Cloud,
without having accomplished anything. They
refused to consent to the removal Of the
agencies, and Spotted Tail wants his words
written down "this time " to the effect that
he has been "pestered 80 much by these flies
from the Great Father that he won't talk to
them any more"
In the Ohio House of Representatives bill
has been introduced to amend the code of
civil procedure so as to exempt editors and
proprietors of newspapers from testifying as
to the identity Of persons from whom they
recaiva communications
The total destruction by fire of the Wiscon-
sin Blind Asylum building, at GAINESVILLE, is
announced The loss is about $3.50, 900.
Tho South.
The water has broken through the Mssis-
sppi levee near Thibodeaux, La, and many
plantations are flooded.
Valuable gold deposits have been discovered
on the north fork of the Ouachita river in
Southern Arkansas.
stage-coach carrying the mail and eleven
passengers was recently stopped by three
highwaymen between Austin and San Antonio,
Texas. They cut the front horses out, took
all the DaesenQera' rnonav and iauaIr,, I,rol,a /