The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


The East.
Another Of the suits growing out of tn,
Nlton-Beecher scandal, the libel suit of Henri,
q. Bowen against the Brooklyn Daily Eagle
for $1,000 900 damages, came up in the Brooklyn
Court the other day, and was postponed to the
next term.
Mark NJ. Pomeroy, better known as Brick
Pomeroy, the editor Of the New York Democrat
has joined he noble army Of bankrupts. Hif
liabilities aggregate over $4,000. Assets, n't
Three laborers we're killed by collision on the
Panhandle Railroad near Dennison Station,
Pa, last week.
The New York tea trade is in sadly democrat
lied state, judging from the large number OF
failures recently announced in that line. Some
of the heaviest dealers in the city have gone to
the wall
A Philadelphia dispatch announces that
Charley Ross has been seen in Connecticut.
He was in charge of q woman at Thomaston,
and fully identified as the lost boy by brother
of Mr.. C. X. Ross. Before proper measures
could be aiken to detain the woman, however,
she and boy suddenly disappeared. Detec-
tives are now following her up.
John Clark was hung at Rochester, n. Y, on
the 10Th inst, for the murder of a policeman
i'll that city some months ago.
At Erie Pa, few days ago, Jacob Waba-
goans a German 60 years DID, in fit of anger
shot and mortally wounded his daughter Anna,
ard then committed suicide by blowing his
brains out.
Three miners were killed at Locustdale, Pa,
last week, by the accidental explosion of box
of powder.
Moody and Sankey held their last meeting in
Brooklyn on Friday, Nov. 10, and opened in
Philadelphia to an immense audience on Sun
day, the 21st.
Lodicia and Albert Fredenburg, mother and
son, have been sentenced to death at Her
kimer, N. Y, for the murder of Orlo Davis, in
June last.
Hon. Orris s. Ferry, United States Senator
from Connecticut, died at his home in Norwalk
in that State, on the 21st of November. His
disease was paralysis
The west.
A remarkable tragedy was recently enacted
at rural school house near Warrensburg, No.
Jerry Foster, colored Methodist preacher, be-.
came jealous Of Peter Hawkins, another colored
preacher, on the latter accepting an invitation
to feed the Mount Olive lambs. Foster went
to the window Of the house and seeing the
brethren listening enraptured ct Peters words
of wisdom, drew a revolver and fired. The
bullet missed the mark but fatally wounded
another man. A second ball had the same
result, and the congregation hurriedly dis
persed, while Foster escaped in the darkness.
The entire party engaged in the murder Of
the four Italians at Denver about month ago
have been arrested. 1t is believed they will all
be hanged-there are seven of them. Some Of
the band have confessed.
Henry Hallensheid and his wife have been
sentenced to death at Hermann, No.. for the
murder of their son-in-law in June last.
Brigham Young is out or Jail again, Chief
Justice White of Utah, having decided that
the order Of Judge Foreman committing him
for contempt was void. So Ann Eliza won't
get her alimony after all.
The great walking match between Edward
Payson Weston, of New York, and Daniel
OLeary, of Chicago, was concluded at the
Exposition building, in Chicago, on Saturday
evening, Nov. 20, and resulted in victory for
the Western man. The distance was 500
miles, OLeaIy completing his 500th mile in
142 hours and Is minutes, Weston.in the same
time having scored 45l miles. This is the
greatest pedestrian feat ever accomplished
by man, and justly entities OLeary to be
classed as the champion pedestrian of the
world.
Capt. A. II. Bogardus, the famous pigeon
shot, was tried in the Criminal Court of st.
Louis last week, for a violation of the law
against cruelty to animals, the offense charged
being that he shot certain pigeons in match.
He was convicted and fined $50.
1t is said that the whisky ring at Chicago is
quite as extensive as that at st. Louis, and
that the trials will make similar disclosures.
The trial of Gen. John Mcdonald ex-Super-
visor of Revenue, at st. Louis, has resulted in
his conviction, the jury returning verdict of
guilty upon each of the eight counts Of the in
dictment
The South.
The monument to Edgar Allan Poe at Balti-
more, was dedicated on the 18th inst. with i'm
posing ceremonies
The new City Hall of Louisville was serious
y damaged by fire last week.
1t is rumored that the New Orleans. Chicago
and st. Louis Railroad will shortly pass into
the hands of the Illinois Central Company.
which will give that road an unbroken line
from Chicago to New Orleans.
Things are becoming lively on both sides of
she Rio Grande River. Col. Terregas, of the
Mexican army, recently drove band Of In
dams across the river into Texas, killing
twenty-five Of them, and losing fifteen OF his
own men. The Indians are supposed to be
band driven by our troops into Mexican terri
tory A portion of the 8th United States Cav
airy have recently crossed into Mexico, near
Ednburg, in pursuit Of cattle thieves.
Henry Nicholson was executed at Coushatta,
La, on Friday, the 10th inst, for the murder
Of Marcus Young, apeddler.