The true northerner., 1875-05-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

Chamber or Commerce recently the ticket
headed by Hon. George Opdyke was defeated
y. ID. Babcock receiving 167 votes to 100 for
opdyke. The annual dinner took place in the
evening, at which Hon. Fernando Wood made
the principal speech upon the future OF the
metropolis He spoke of the necessity FOR
cheap transportation, increased terminal Ia
cilities, low tolls, quick transit and diminished
taxation.
In the Tilton-Beecher trial, last week. the
court adjourned for three days, in order, 1t IL
said, to prevent Mrs. Woodruff giving III her
evidence. She had been subpenaed by TIA
prosecution, but both sides feared her, and she
was not called The trial will probably end by
the middle of July.
Sturtevant the tiend who some months ago
murdered two old men and their female house
keeper, at Plymouth, Mass, was hung on Fri
day the 7th inst.
In the Pennsylvania anthracite country the
awful reign of idleness continues, and the
news from that region from day to day is
freighted with the horror attendant upon sloth,
poverty, and passion. 1t is stated that the
owners of the largest mines in the district have
deliberately flooded their property, thus adding
months to the period of unproductiveness
which the scowling future proclaims.
The centennial celebration of the capture Of
Fort Tconderoga by Col. Ethan Allen, was cell
ebrated with spirit by the people of the village
and surrounding country.
The Philadelphia Press of the 18th inst. says
in its review of the wheat crop. reports from all
sections of Pennsylvania A careful survey
leads to the belief that not over half crop will
be gathered and even this amount depends
upon the continuance of dry weather.
The West.
At game OF base ball in st. Louis, on Thurs
day last, between the White Stockings, of Chi
cago, and the St. Louis club, the latter won by
a score of 10 to0
During last winter notorious woman, named
Mollie Prescott, of St. Louis, hired the Temple
Hall, to deliver lecture on the "Social Evil"
The owner of the hall, discovering her charac-
ter, refused the use of the premises, and re-
funded the rent money. The woman brought
suit for $1,000, and last week the court award
ed her so and costs.
An act of heroic bravery was performed by
George II. Price who had charge of the Adams
Express car which left Chicago on the night of
the 9th inst, by the Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne
railroad. Three masked robbers entered
the car near Lima, Ohio The foremost of
the rufiians pointed a pistol at Prices.
head and demanded the keys of
the safe. Almost at the same moment he fired
n shot at the messengers head, but the latter
had thrown up his left hand while reaching for
his pistol with his right, and the bullet struck
him in the forearm, infcting small wound,
and then, glancing struck him in the chin also
wounding him slightly in that spot. The as
sailant repeated his demand for the keys, and,
not getting them fired again before Price could
get ont his weapon. This time the ball went
clean through the messengers right shoulder,
and lodged in the side of the car. Before the
robber could fire third shot the wounded
messenger had gotten lis heavy pistol in hand,
and, taking deliberate aim, passed ball through
the brain of his assailant, and the latter fell
dead in his tracks without even struggle.
severe thunder storm passed over sections
of Illinois. Indiana and Ohio, Sunday, tho light
ming striking in many places, doing great dam
age. Taylor's Touring MILL near Springfield
Ohio. was burned, with loss of S17,0 i'll
surance, $4,000.
The Bender has again escaped, this time i'll
Arizona, and is going for Mexico it is thought
The new Custom House and Postoffce build
ing partly erected at Chicago will have TO be
torn down and rebuilt. A committee of experts
appointed to investigate the condition of the
structure, find walls very crooked and the
foundations insecure.
Government detectives have just nade q big
raid on the fraudulent whisky ring in st. Louis,
Chicago and Milwaukee. Irregularities in the
manufacture and sale of spirits in these locali-
ties have been suspected for long time, and
Secretary Brstow, after recent Investigations,
decided to summarily put stop to them. 1t
appears that the frauds practiced have been of
great magnitude, and extending over long
period of time. 1t is also stated that a large
number of internal revenue officers are impli-
Gated, either accessories TO the frauds or as
having been unattentive to duty.
During the week ending Saturday, the
10th of May, the condition of the wheat
IN $50 counties was reported to the Department |
of Agriculture. About 300 counties of the
valleys of the Ohio and Missouri are repre-
sented, which last year produced 10000, 900 |
bushels of winter wheat, or 60 per cent. of the |
product of seven States from Ohio to Kansas.
The average Of condition in these States is 63 |
per cent, indicating only ive-eighths of a full !
crop, il no improvement occurs-in Kentucky, |
75 per cent. Ohio 81 per cent; Michigan, SO
Indiana, 66; Illinois, 6S Missouri, So; Kan
sas, 81.
w. w. Embry, editor of the Lesvenworth
(Kan.) Appeal recently shot and killed Col
ID. Il. Anthony, editor of the Leavenworth |
Times.
Grasshoppers have appeared in mulitudinous
numbers in some portions of Kansas and Mis-
souri,. and the indications are that the devasta-
tons of last summer will not only be repeated,
but that new territory will be ravaged and
robbed of it's human sustenance.
The st. Louis Democrat has been sold to the
st. Louis Globe and the two papers consol-
dated The price paid was about 1856, 900.
One hundred men have left Kansas City for
the Black Hills, and 800 more are at Cheyenne
on their way to the same point.
The Grand Nav Musical Festival took place