The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-17

catastrophe say il was the most appalling mo-
ment OF their lives. Not sign or vestige of
the vessel was seen afterward. The schooner
Mayes was also in danger OF laundering. II
required the constant attention and the utmost
energy of the officers and men to keep her
before the wind and to attend to navigating
her. The Equinox was commanded by Capt.
Dwight Scott, of Cleveland. There were
twenty-five persons on board, including two
passengers, daughter and granddaughter of
Capt. Scott both of them young ladies'.
Next to the loss of the propeller Equinox,
the most serons disaster caused by the recent
the propeller Mendoza, of Big Point Saube.
The number Of persons on board the propeller
previous to the disaster was twenty, including
officers, passengers, and crew. OF this num-
Der only seven were saved by taking to the
boats, and after remaining on the lake for
twenty-nine hours, were picked up by the
schooner Addie, of Manitowoc, and were taken
to that port. The remaining thirteen went
down with the vessel
The South.
The bank of 4. b. Hancock x Co., at Green
ville KY, was recently entered by burglars and
robbed of $34, AGO.
JEFF Davis delivered an address before the
Agricultural Society at DE Soto. Mo-, on the
8th of September.
The officers of the secret service recently
made a raid upon gang of counterfeiters at
Decatur, Ala, and captured eleven of the num-
Der. The prisoners are men of prominence in
that locality, being wealthy farmers and land
owners. The operations of the gang were ex-
tensive, for owing to their well-known "re-
speciality they were not suspected OF manu-
featuring or showing 1.-the queer
The Supreme Court of West Virginia has
decided that the act removing the capital from
Charleston to Wheeling is constitutional and
valid.
Cincinnati dispatch says the people of the
Southwest are not altogether satisfied with the
fast mail arrangements They charge Post
MASTER General Jewell with discriminating
against their section of the country in favor of
Chicago and the West.
A dispatch from Nashville, Tenn, says five
more counterfeiters have been arrested at Tus-
caloosa, Ala. A basketful of spurious money
was also captured.
Washington.
In accordance with the request of the press,
it has been decided to hold the sessions Of the
commission to investigate the charges made by
Prof. Marsh in public.
General.
The Governor of Mississippi, Adebert Ames,
telegraphed TO President Grant, on the 9TH
inst, regarding the alleged domestic violence
in Kinds and Yazoo counties, and inquiring il
his proclamation of December last was still in
force, and stating If it was not, he would at
once make formal application for Federal a'd
in accordance with the provisions of the Consti-
tuition. The President replied that the pro-
clamation of Decemberwas not in force. Gov.
Ames then Immediately telegraphed that do
mestic violence prevails in various parts OF the
State beyond the power of the State authorities
to suppress, and made formal application for
such aid from the Federal government may
be necessary to restore peace to the State and
protect its citizens.
A Washington dispatch says gang of Italians
has gone West, for the purpose of passing of
a lot of well-executed counterfeit notes on the
First National Bank, Of Philadelphia. Look
out for them.
The American Pathological Society has just
held an interesting session at Chicago A large
number of delegates were present from all
parts of the country.
The recent storm on the lakes caused serious
loss to shipping in the vicinity of Chicago,
and number of disasters are reported. Seven
vessels were stranded and one sunk off that
city. The loss of life was fortunately very
small, compared to the number of ship
wrecks.
Cable rates from New York to England and
France have been reduced to one shilling per
word.
Ron. Henry L. Blow, a wealthy and promi-
nent citizen of ST. Eouis, ex-Member of Con-
gress and ex-Minister to Venezuela, died last
week at Saratoga aged s5 years.
The single scull race for the championship of
the world between Morris and Coulter, at Pitts.
burgh last week, resulted in a victory for the
former.
Cable rates between the United States and !
the United Kingdom have been reduced to one |
shilling per word
The lightn.ng mail train from New York to !
Chicago over the Pennsylvania railroad, has
running, and is making the sched-
lle time.
Two hundred more Russian Mennonites have |
arrived, bound for Dakota.
1t is reported that rich silver-bearing dis
.rict-one of the richest in the world i'll natu-
raj indications-has been discovered in Alaska.
teller in the Bank of Commerce, of Mon
real, has absconded with $50, 900 of the banks |
funds
President Grant has returned to Washington. |
Carl Schurz has arrived home from Europe.
The National Association of Lumbermen met |
in Chicago last week. j. G.. Thorpe, of Wis
sonsin, presided.
The great stallion race for the championship |
Of the United States and Canada and purse Of
$4,000 at Mystic Park, Boston, was won by
Thomas Jefferson. Time, 2:2G 2:2516 2:26.
Political.
The New York Republican State Convention
at Saratoga on the Sth Of September
and nominated the following ticket: Secretary