The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-03-27

"Wm. Harris was passing band or women
with jug Of whisky, when they beset him
aud urged him to abandon it. He resisted
awhile and then drew the cork out OF the jug
aud handed it to Mrs. Connabe to be poured
} out, which being done, he dashed the jug on
} the ground aud broke it. Afterward he
signed the pledge and knelt in prayer with the
women.
Tho South.
A colored man named Andrew Harris, who
has been for a long time employed in driving
a mail express wagon in Richmond, Va, has
been arrested for robbing the mail-sacks of
valuable letters. The losses by these rob-
berries amount to upward of 100000
} The death of o. b. Hart, Governor of Flo
rida, is announced.
A fire in the corner of Church and College
streets, Nashville, the other day, destroyed
$780, 600 worth of property.
A dispatch from Salisbury, N. c., says;
The noises heard in Bald Mountain resemble
those heard in Mount Etna preparatory to a
volcanic eruption. Throughout the entire
county, and for distance of sixteen miles,
extending into the adjoining counties, these
sounds are not only heard, but the trembling
and vibration of the earth is perfectly felt.
No signs of fire or lava have yet been dis
covered"
The greatest CONSERVATION exists in the
vicinity Of Bald mountain N c., in conse-
quence of subterranean commissions. The
people for miles around assembled in a vacant
house and engaged in devotional exercises for
sixteen days and nights. About 100 made
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the meeting are represented as most peculiar
and wonderful.
Arkansas papers give the particulars Of the
killing of Hon. John N Fox, Judge Of the
Eleventh Judicial District, the slayer being j..
II. p. Aldridge, a practicing lawyer. The diff
Guilty grew out of some remarks to the muir
derer by the Judge while the latter was on
the bench. Aldridge stepped out of store,
armed with double-barreled shotgun, and
accosted Judge Fox who was passing along
the street, with the words, "Now, Judge
Fox" at the Same time firing on him. The
first shot took effect in his stomach. He
sank on the ground exclaming, Oh Lord,
am dead man." and after he had fallen
Aldrdge to make sure of his work, emptied
the other barrel at him, it taking effect in his
bowels. Death ensued shortly afterward.
Aldrdge surrendered himself to the Sheriff.
Mrs. William Scance, of Scott county, Ky,
while laborng under fit of temporary insan-
ity carved and mutilated her two children in n
frghtful manner and then cut her own throat.
The mother is dead, but the children may
recover.
Postmaster Clark, Of Galveston, is 'short"
in his accounts some $4,000, and wants to
resign.
The printers of New Orleans are on a strike
against reduction of the price of compost
ton from IS to 80 cents per 1000 ems.
The towboat Crescent City, from New Or
leans for st. Louis with tow of five freight
barges one fuel barge and a trading boat
laden with thirteen tons of sugar, blew up at
the foot of Montezuma Island, ten miles below
Memphis on the oath of March. Every part
OF the boat was blown to atoms, and she sank
in three minutes. The barges were consumed
by fire. The captain, mate, both pilots and
the Waterman, also, Mrs. Ostrander, the
cabin boy and three colored fremen were
killed outright, while Geo. Van HantOn,
Patrick Bacon. VIM Duncan and Peter Hall
were badly injured
Memphis dispatch says the Mississippi
river below Napoleon is higher than ever be-
fore known.
Chancellor Turner, of Selma, Ala, has de-
creed tho sale of the Selma Rome and Dalton
railroad and all the property of the company,
including 400. 600 acres of public land.
Washington.
The passage of the McCrary Transportation
bill by the House is reported as very doubt
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The President has appointed Miss Ada G.
Sweet, daughter of the late Gen. Benjamin j.
Sweet, Pension Agent at Chicago, vice David
Blakely removed.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, after carefully examining the docu-
ments bearing upon Gen. Van BIren's conduct
of the affairs of the Vienna Commission, has
unanimously reported in favor Of his confr-
nation to a Japanese port.
The report of the. House Committee, on
Banking and Currency concerning the failure
of Jay Cookies First National Bank attributes
the failure to direct, persistent and long
continued violation of the law. There is a
deficit of $40 600 in it's mutilated currency ac-
count, for which no plausible explanation can
be discovered. The Treasury barely escaped
a loss of S2S7 900. This money was obtained
from the Treasury by the sharp practice of
Jay Cook & Co.. 80 the report states, under an
obsolete Treasury regulation. The report
holds Secretary Richardson to no accountable
ity in the matter. The report is extremely
severe upon the entire Jay Cooke firm man
agement and censures them in unreserved
terms.
The Senate Finance Committee have finally
agreed upon compromise financial measure
The bill fixes the amount of greenback cir
culation at 1892, 900 OOO thus legalzing the re-
issue of that portion of the S44, 00O 900 legal
tender reserve which is now outstanding, and
making it part of the permanent circulation.
The amount that has been reissued and which
is now outstanding is something over s26, 600
O00 The bill also authorizes free banking on
the national banking system, but contains
requirement that legal tender notes shall be
retired from circulation proportion ately as
new national bank notes are issued.
The death is announced of Judge Dent, |