The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-09-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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special dispatch from Brooklyn to a
Western paper states that there are good
reasons for expecting split in Plymouth
Church. Indications to this effect are al
ready apparent. There is part Of the con-
gregation not satisfied with the report of the
committee on the present attitude Of Beecher
and the church. They say that Beecher can
not properly resume his ministration at the
time announced, the first Sunday in October,
30 long as the new charges against him re-
main unanswered and the Grim. con. suit is
undecided.
Misa Edna Dean Proctor has instituted two
libel suits, laying the damages at 100000 in
each case one against +. ID. Moulton, and
the other against the New York Daily
Grdphie. Miss Proctor is a lady Of about
forty-eight years, OF considerable literary tai
ents, and for many years was governess in
the family of Henry G. Bowen. Some years
ago she published small volume, entitled
Life-Thoughts of Henry Ward Beecher,"
from the sales of which she realized several
thousand dollars.
z. II. Barnurn was married, last week, to
the daughter Of John Fisk, Of Southwick,
England.
Billiard, who robbed the Boylston Bank, of
Boston, Mass, some years ago, has
been captured and made confession.
He says that Glover who was convicted as
accessory before the fact and sent to the
penitentiary for twelve years, was entirely
innocent Glover has already aerved four
years.
Five men recently entered the Wellsboro
Pa.) bank at night, gagged the President
and his family, and robbed the institution of
$4,000.
The West.
In the Supreme Court OF Wisconsin the
Injunction case brought by the Attorney
General and Railroad Commissioners to COM
pei the Chicago and Northwestern and Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway Com
panes to comply with the provisions Of the
Potter law the court has allowed the in
junction, but the Milwaukee and Prairie du
Chen division is excepted. President Keep
of the Northwestern, has been interviewed
by reporter, and makes the following state
ment: In anticipation Of the rendering of
the present decision, the service Of the road
has been greatly reduced of late. In the
shops the workmen now employed put in but
nine hours each day, and work five days in
the week Those now employed are retained
to do such repairing as is absolutely neces-
sary. We are not putting up any Lew rolling
stock, and are making no improvements, and
will not do so until our position is
hatA 1nGn Nv
of the United States. We will also
be obliged to reduce the num-
Der Of trains, and their speed, in proportion
to the reduction in rates. This action is not
taken in a spirit Of opposition, or to punish
anybody, but simply to make the earnings of
the line cover the running expenses. This
decision will put an end to all improvements
and stop the building Of any more roads in the
State, for long period at least. Should the
decision be sustained by the United States
Supreme Court, it is possible that all the roads
in the State will be operated to some extent,
but it would not be like the operation Of live
property, with some hopes Of returns, as has
been in the case in the past"
The Indians in the Southwest are becoming
troublesome. A Topeka special relates two
recent cases Of murder and scalping perpe-
trated by them, eight persons being killed and
horribly mutilated.
A change of some Importance has been
made in the management OF the Illinois Cen
teral railroad. President Newell retires
Wilson G.. Hunt, of New York, succeeds him
and James q. Clark, formerly general mana
ger Of the Erie road, becoming general man
ager.
The Illinois Southeastern railroad has been
sold, without power of redemption, to the
frst-mortgage bondholders. 1t brought
S500,0O0, nominal price.
The Diocesan Convention Of the Episcopal
Church Of Illinois, in session at Chicago last
week, elected Rev. George Fox Seymour, OF
New York. Bishop of the Diocese, in place Of
the late Bishop Whitehouse. DIR. s. is High
Churchman.
The Society Of the Army Of the Cumber-
land held its annual reunion at Columbus
Ohio, last week, and was largely attended.
At Madison, Wis, last week, Mrs. j. II.
Jacobs, Of st. Louis, was robbed of diamonds
valued at $4,000, by Mrs. Mary Secrecy and
her husband, servants who were arrested
convicted, and sentenced to the peniteDtiary
for three years each.
All of the Wisconsin railroads are preparing
to comply with tho Potter tariff law.
The marriage of COL Fred Grant. son of
the President, and Miss Honore of Chicago,
8 announced to take place in the latter city
on the goth of October. The bride is
daughter of II. II. Honore, a wealthy real
estate dealer, and sister Of Mrs. Potter
Palmer.
Various parts Of Iowa were visited by
destructive hurricane, accompanied by heavy
rain on the 18th inst. At Davenport, fences
in all parts of the city we're blown down, and
the market house unroofed Lumber in the
lumber yards was scattered profusey around
and broken up. The East Davenport engine
house was washed away with it's contents
part of the new Iigh-School building fell to
the ground hundreds Of trees were uprooted,
and cellars flooded. At Rock Island, ILL.,,
several buildings suffered material damage,
particularly the Presbyterian church. whore
the roof fell in, breaking down floors and
smashing the organ and pulpit. Within few