The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-06-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

house OF II. Il. Clafiin x Co.. New York, have
been indicted for smuggling silk goods through
the Custom-House.
The Orangemen Of New York have decided
not to parade this year, and to honor King
William of glorious and pious memory by a
grand excursion and picnic July IL.
The international Typographical Union
closed its session at Boston by electing the
following officers: President Walter IL. Bell,
Philadelphia; First Vice-President, James
Harper, Montreal: Second vice-Presdent G.
F. Sheldon, Kansas City; Secretary and Treas
urer William A. Hutchinson, Chicago; Core
spending Secretary, w. S. Pride, Wilmington,
Del.
Charles c. Fuller, President, and ]. t.
MauIy, Treasurer, of the Chaplin Paper Com
pany of Norwich, Conn.,, have absconded, leav-
ing outstanding obligations estimated to amount
to $4,000, the greater part of which is be-
leved to be in forged notes.
The steam yacht Octavia built at Cleveland
in 1864, for T. w. Kennard, engineer of the At
lantc and Great Western railroad, is under sur
veillance at New York. suspected of being fit ed
out to aid the Cuban insurgents.
The Boston express train for New York ran
off the track near the latter city, last week, mar
rowly escaping destruction. Two parlor coaches
were overturned and number of passengers
quite severely bruised. Vice-President Wilson
was in the rear coach and escaped injury. Miss
Annie Louise Cary, the vocalist, was slightly
hurt. Ex-Speaker Blaine occupied a seat in the
first coach, and received slight injuries.
The long strike in the Pennsylvania regions
is ended, the miners having agreed to resume
work at the price offered by the mine owners at
the beginning of the strike.
The Court of Appeals, of the State of New
York, has set aside the sentence in the case of
Boss Tweed and ordered his discharge.
The West
The National Sportsmens Association held
their second annual convention at Cleveland,
Ohio, last week, with large attendance of
delegates. Hon. j. V. lie Moyne, of Chicago,
was elected President Of the association for the
ensuing year.
Gen. Sheridan has forbidden a lot of gold
hunters from entering the Big Horn country.
He says that territory is included in the Sioux
reservation under the treaty of 1869, and white
men will be prevented by the military from en-
tering it for any purpose whatever until the
treaty is abrogated.
Rev. DR.. Jacob S. Shipman, of Lexington
Ky., has been elected Episcopal Bishop of the
diocese of Fond du Lac, Wis.
Prof. Janney, of the government exploring
expedition in the Black Hills region, officially
reports that there is no gold there.
Bill King has given bail to apr ear for trial at
Washington on the charge of perjury.
Heavy frosts visited some portions of Central
and Western Michigan on the night of June 49,
doing considerable damage to growing crops.
1t has been decided that the new Custom
House at Chicago is insecure, and that no safe
foundation can be had without commencing on
piling. All the work of Mullet, therefore will
have to come down, and Architect Potter will
construct an entirely new building.
The lumber operatives of Chicago recently
threatened strike in consequence of reduc-
ton in their pay, bat better counsels prevailed,
and they very sensibly concluded they would
be cutting their own tn oats by such course
as a number of unemployed were ready to take
their places. They therefore continued to work
as usual at reduced rates.
The city of Quincy ILL.,, was recently visited
by tornado of unusual violence. Twenty
seven buildings were unroofed or totally de-
molished, and scarcely chimney was left
standing in the track of the cyclone. The pc
cuniary loss is estimated at upward of 800, OOO
Only one person was killed, though many mar
velous escapes are reported.
Tho South.
In the case of the editor of the Galveston
Netcs, arraigned for contempt of court in
charging the Judge with Partially in pending
case Judge MorTell decided that it was within
the province Of the press to criticise freely the
acts of the judiciary, and concluded with the
declaration that 1.-The publishers have unrestrict-
ed liberty to apply an epithet to the Judge of
the court without being in contempt for so do
ing.
The Maryland Democratic State Convention
TO nominate candidates for Governor, Comptrol-
Ter and Treasurer, is called to meet in Balti-
more, on Wednesday, July 81.
An atrocous murder was committed at Salem,
Rutherford county, Tenn, last week. VIM Jar
riett returned home from visit and found his
wife lying dead on the floor with cord drawn
tightly around her throat II is thought money
was the object Of the murder, as some was
found missing.
Washington.
AL the members Of the commission to treat
with the Sioux for the REIMBURSEMENT Of the
Black Hills, have been appointed. The COM
mission as constituted is as follows: Senators
Allison and Morrill,, Mr.. Comingo, member of |
Congress from Missouri, Bishop Haven the |
Rev. Mr.. Hinman, and the Hon. +. w. Palmer.
editor Of the Chicago Inter Ocean. All the |
members have signifed their acceptance except /
Senator Morrill, and Bishop Haven. The COM |
mission will rendezvous at Yankton about the
middle Of July, and will proceed thence to the
various Sioux agencies.
The Treasury Department has issued the |
new regulations relative to the examination ~
baggage of passengers from abroad. Every
passenger will be compelled TO make a sworn .
statement of the number of packages contained
in each package, and to specifically state whetb-
er there are any articles intended for use Of
other persons. Amy misrepresentation Of facts