The true northerner., 1875-01-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

Beeoher, has been reversed by the Appellate
Court.
Mr.. French, Chairman OF the Legislative
Committee on Reservoirs, visited Hayden
vile, Mass, last week, to ascertain the cause
of the late disaster there. His verdict was
faulty engineering, faulty material, and faulty
building, and that the dam was not wide
enough, the stone not suitable, and the grout-
ing not good enough.
After four years of estrangem ent and en-
nifty and efforts to avoid encountering each
other in q final conflict, Henry Ward Beecher
and Theodore Tilton have at length met face
to face, the great trial having commenced at
Brooklyn, in the City Court, before Judge
Nelson, Jan. 8. Three jurors were chosen.
The West.
Charley Ross has been found again-this
time at Black River Falls, Wis.
John Goodman, the murderer of the Hay
wood family several months ago, was hanged
at Ottawa, Ohio, on the S0th ult., after con
Tossing his crime on the scaffold.
John Murphy was executed at Carson, Ne
vada, on the same day, for the murder OF j..
II. McCollum.
party OF Indians, belonging to Spotted
Tails band report gang Of twenty-one min
ers encamped in the Black Hills. They were
not molested, but the fact of their intrusion
reported to Indian Agent Howard.
Two notorious horse-thieves and murder
ers. named Fox and George Alexander, were
: killed last week near Ocmulgee, Indian Ter
ritory, by Detective York, of Springfield, and
another notorious outlaw, named Kirch
West, was mortally wounded.
The Dakota Legislature has passed law
forbieding the lovying or collection OF taxes
in aid Of railroads or corporations.
Considerable excitement has been caused in
San Francisco by the fact that the proprietors
OF The Cornell watch factory have deter
mined to employ Chinese in all departments
Seventy operatives from Chicago have pro-
tested, and several have been discharged.
An explosion in coal mine, near Evanston
Wyoming recently, resulted i'll the death OF
eight persons.
A dispatch from Tucson, Arizona, says thai
very rich gold mines have been discovered ii
Sonora, on the San Miguel river.
The old feud between the Ross and Down
ing factious in the Indian Territory ha,
broken out afresh and serious disturbances
are reported among our semi-civilized neigh
bors. A bloody fight has already taken place
near Chouteau, Cherokes Nation, resulting il
the killing and wsunding of dozen or 80 OF
both sides. A dispatch from Vinita, datet
Jan. /, states l. armed men were threatening
an attack on that town, and bloody times arr
expected.
Capt. z. B. Ward, of Detroit, one of tht
leading capitalists of the West, died o
apoplexy or the I'd inst. He was largely in
terested in the iron manufacturing interest
of the West, and has probably contributes
moro to their development than any othe
individual in the entire country. He was
years old. His estate is valued at So 900, 900
A letter from the Red Cloud Agency state
that Col. Henry, with a company of the g.
cavalry, left that post on the Goth of Decem
ber, for the eastern slopes of the Blac
Hills, to drive out invading miners.
Chicago wholesale grocers are somewha
agitated over the sudden disappearance o
Roe Bcothers, extensive dealers in groceries
The members of the firm. consisting of tw
brothers. have gone to Canada carrying wit
them about a1Os, 600. Their debts amoun
to double that sum.
f. L. Roberts telegraphs from the India
Territory that the Associated Press report
of the troubles in that region have bee
greatly exaggerated Ihe only affray, h
says, was caused by an attempt to introduc
whisky by Indane, near Prices Creek, ant
their attempted arrest by the Cherokee
Sheriff and his posse. Two men were kille
and two wounded. No threats or move
were made to molest parties or trains at an
station on the railroad.
ChicSgo elevators, as per official figures
contained on the 9Th inst. 2,379 ,992 bushel
of wheat, 1921 ,401 bushels of corn, 4S6. II
buahels OF oats, %, 179 bushels OF rye, ant
333, 72S bushels of barley, making grant
total Of s,506,s71 bushels, against 4,O34, Sc
bushels the previous week, and 1926, go
bushels at the same period last year.
The South.
Z. L. Jewell, the editor Of the New Orleans
Bulletin, waa, on the 29th ult., charged will
being about 10 fght duel and commit
breach of ths peace. He was bailed in S5 900
This will not prevent meeting in Alabama
If Warmoth is released.
Ex-Gov. Warmoth has undergone an ex-
animation at New Orleans for the killing o.
Byerly of the Bulletin, and been discharged
on the ground sf justifable homicide.
Messrs. Foster, Potter and Phelps, the
Congressional subcommittee appointed tC
investigate the Affairs of Louisiana, are nov
in New Orleans taking testimony.
The police Of New Orleans refuse to dc
militia duty to the extent of carrying mus
kets to defesd the State House against the
White Lesguers.
The Congressional committee to invest
gate tho Vieksburg troubles are on tho
ground, taking testimony.
The Warmoth-Jewell duel is off by agree.
ment of friends of the parties.
whole family, consisting OF Richard
Borum, his wife, two children, and a negro
boy, we're m1rdsred a few days ago in Lee
county, Miss, and their bodies consumed
with the building.
Washington.
william A. Potter, q son of Bishop Potter.
and brother Of Hen. Clarkson N. Potter. of
New York, has accepted the effice OF Super.
vsing Architect Of the Treasury. vice Mul.
lett, resigned.
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