The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16

The East.

court In allowing the convicted Tammany
thief, Genet, to escape.
revolving scene took place in the Hudson
county On. j. Jail, the other day, at the exc
cution Of Jacob Michela. After Michela had
been hanging about three minutes, and while
being lowered for the convenience of the
physicians, the knot slipped, and he fell
heavily to the ground. Rapidly as possible
the rope was readjusted and Michela war
again suspended, and after few commissions
was declared to be dead.
President Thompson has assured the engi-
neers that the Pennsylvania railroad will raise
their wages as soon as the financial crisis is
over.
Nine thousand coal miners at Pottsville, Pa,
have struck in consequence OF the proposal of
the operators to reduce their pay to 1926 a
day. 1t is thought there will be general and
prolonged strike.
Nearly the whole business portion of the
town of Natick, Mass has been destroyed by
fire. The loss is estimated at nearly 81 900, 900.
The west.
An awful catastrophe is reported from Tus-
cola county, Mich. The residence of Mr..
McMonigle caught fire during the night and
was destroyed, the whole family, consisting
of husband, wife and child, perishing
The st. Louis Globe has purchased the
iStdats-zeitlng, German paper for $40, 900.
The Globe, by this means, becomes member
of the Associated Press.
Last August the city of Portland Oregon,
was almost destroyed by an incendiary fire.
Suspicion rested on man named ST. Clair
and he has been closely watched. The other
night he was detected in an attempt to burn
the remaining portion of the city, and is now
under arrest.
A party of six men who went out from East
Saginaw, Mich, to search for two fishermen,
since rescued, that were carried away on an
ice-foe, are believed to have been drowned, az
their boat has been found bottom up near the
shore.
Resolutions have been introduced in both
Houses of the California Legislature request
ing Congress to put stop to Chinese immi-
grafton.
Ex-Treasurer David A. Gage, Of Chicago.
has been unanimously indicted by the Grand
Jury for the felonies Of perjury and embez-
element of the public funds.
The sentences Of Williams and Fefee (col-
ored), who were to have been hung at Pinck-
NEVILLE, Ill, Jan. 8, have been committed by
Gov. Be seridge to imprisonment for life
great calamity has overtaken the city of
Helena, Montana Territory. At $3.50 on the
morning of the 9th inst. fire broke out
in the Chinese quarter of the town and swept
away nearly the whole of the city. All the
hotels, banks, newspaper offices, and tele-
blowing, and nothing could stay the progress
of the flames.
The loss by the Helena (Montana Territory
fire is estimated at $5OOO0, upon which the
insurance was very light.
A fire at Sand Lake, Mich, on the 10th inst.
burned 800, 900 worth of lumber.
One man was killed and three injured by
collision on the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad, near Alton, Wis, on the 18th inst.
Bennett Peters, the original proprietor of
the well-known Red Jacket Btters, committed
suicide in Chicago few days ago. Four or
five years ago Peters was wealthy and in
fluential business man, but wine and women
had latterly reduced him to a condition of the
most .abject poverty and misery
A bill has been introduced into the Illinois
Legislature to prevent the watering of rail-
way or other stocks.
The South.
Hon. John b. Thompson, formerly United
States Senator from Kentucky, died at Har-
rodsburg. in that State last week.
Three Indians and one white man have been
sentenced to be hung at Fort Smith, Ark, on
the Sd of April, for murders committed in the
Indian country.
1t is alleged by Washington correspondent,
who derives his authority from a naval officer
at Key West, that it was understood among
naval officers there that the Virginius would
go to the bottom before reaching New York.
He states further that the meteorological
charts of the signal service were consulted so
as to ascertain the probability of storm
which would furnish an excuse for the sinking
of the vessel.
washington.
1t is announced that the House Committee
on Banking and Currency have agreed to in
vite the leading economists of the country to |
appear before them to give their views upon
the subject of the currency, and the means of |
bringing its value to higher standard, on the |
basis of the value of gold.
The President has nominated Gustav Il. |
Wahle for Postmaster at Cincinnati
The House Committee on Elections has de-
cided to remand the West Virginia Congress-
ional contest back to the State for a new cleo
ton.
Washington correspondents say the postal |
savings banks scheme has little strength in
Congress.
The House Committee on Banking and Cur
rency have determined to report against Mr..
Cresswells postal savings banks scheme.
The reply of the Secretary of the Treasury
TO Senator Windows resolution calling for in
formation as to the money expended for
public works railroads, canals and wagon
roads, shows that the total amount expended
for public works, from 1865 to 1873, was 51O3,
1874, sol. and the total for railroads, canals,
and vagon-roads, from 1889 to 1873, $780,
705, 1863. Total for both purposes, 1907 $685.
Gel. The total amounts expended in the
New England States for public works, from
1865 to 1873, were Maine, 5000, 500; New
Hampshire 81, 1885, 212; Vermont 52O9, 256
Massachusetts,, s6,O7l, 1877; Rhode Island,
$SS0,211; Connecticut, s677, 724. The
arnounta for tba laoJ;r,, Nyaatar,, Statoa dur-