The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK
The East.

The Commercial Warehouse Company, of
New York, has suspended Liabilities esti-
mated at $1,500,000. The stock Of the COM
pany is owned principally in Cuba.
j. b. Ford Co., publishers (not proprietary
of the Christian Union and 1.-THE Life of
Christ" are greatly embarrassed, and their
suspension is looked for.
The Trenton Banking Company OF Trenton
n j., which lost 100000 by the Jay Cooke
failure, loses 100000 by the suspension OF
Duncan, Sherman 4 Co.
A man named Miller was killed by his own
son at Brunswick, Me-, the other day. Miller
was engaged in the pleasant occupation OF
beating his wife, when the son interfered ana
shot him.
Mr.. Beechers hundred thousand dollar sala-
~ is good thing undoubtedly, but the Ply
mouth people do not appear to be willing to
fork over the amount. 1t has transpired that
not more than three thousand dollars Of the
amount has been subscribed, and that the con-
gregation will be obliged to look to outsiders
for the balance.
The bad-smelling Tilton-Beecher volcano
threatens TO burst forth again. Theodore Til
tons counsel have notified AIr. Beecher's law
yers that they will move for a new trial of the
case on the 1st of September.
There is lockout in all the mills OF Fall
River Mass, and 1000 operatives are idle.
The infants of New York City are dying at
the rate Of 100 day, chiefly from cholera in
fantum.
The New York Times prints statement to
the effect that Donaldson, the missing balloon
list is not dead, but is alive and well in 1Iichl-
gan. Little credence is placed in the story.
There is considerable excitement in the oil
regions of Pennsylvania over the discovery of
resh oil wells of large capacity.
The West.
freight train ON the Louisville, New Albany
and Chicago railroad went through a trestle
orty feet high, near Coverdale, Ind, on
Thursday, killing the engineer, conductor, and
head brakeman. The fireman had one leg and
one arm broken.
dispatch from Springfield, Mo-, states that
report has reached there that Col. Wm.. p.
Ross, principal chief Of the Cherokee Indians,
and candidate for re. election to that position,
had been assassinated near Fort Gibson, by
party of Downing men, his political opponents.
Col. BOudinot who WAS in the Territory, is said
to have fled north.
The report that Chief Ross, of the Cherokee
Nation, had been assassinated is denied.
In the Southern section of Illinois, known as
Egypt, during the month of July the extra
ordinary amount of nine and a half inches of
rain fell. The wheat crop will prove almost a
total failure, and corn, tobacco and hay have
been seriously damaged.
OLeary the Chicago pedestrian has failed
in second effort to walk $50 miles in 80 hours
Despite his failure however, he did some fine
walking. He walked his 80 miles in 0 hours
and 7 minutes and 100 miles in 20 hours and
ii minutes.
At Denver, Col, the other day, there was a
wrestling-match between two athletes named
Williams and McNIann. The latter was thrown
by Williams, whereupon desperate named
Cleveland who had bet heavily on McAIann
was 80 incensed at his losses that he drew his
revolver and shot him dead. The murderer
escaped.
The police of Chicago found the body of
Frederick Burger in the lake, which at first
they we're sure was the lost aeronaut Donald
son, and now they mourn the loss OF the
500 reward.
A bottle purporting to contain a card writ
ten by Newton S. Grimwood, Donaldsons asso-
cate in the recent disastrous balloon ascen-
sion from Chicago, was picked up on the beach
near that city, few days ago. Grimwoods
friends doubt its commences.
George L. Dunlap has been appointed and
confirmed City Marshal Of Chicago.
The South.
The st. Louis delegates to the Missouri Con-
stitutional Convention, now in session at JEFF
ferson City, have finally decided to recommend
aplan for the complete division and separation
of the city and county of st. Louis. The city
is to sustain the same relation toward the State
as a county, and to become the owner of all
penal and shalitable institutions and public
buildings within the extended limits, and to