The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

Samuel T. Abbott, of Ossipee, N. H., re-
Gently murdered his wife by severing her head
with an ak. He then hung himself, but was
cut down before life was extinct, aud is now in
Jail.
The First National Bank of Pittston, Pa,
was entered by burglars, last week, and robbed
OF $40, 600 in bonds and money.
The Massasoit Mills at Falls River, Mass.
ave been destroyed by fire. Loss, s15OOOO.
The Beecher scandal has been suddenly
revived by the New York and Brooklyn Asso-
citation of Congregational Pastors. who have
appointed a committee to investigate the
charges against Mr.. Beecher.
II. b. Clafin q Co., the well-known New
York dry goods merchants, have been indicted
for smuggling silks.
Interest in Moody and Sankey's meetings in
Brooklyn is on the decline, and the attendance
is growing smaller each day.
Lewis G.. Phillips 4 Co., cap manufacturers
of New York, have failed for heavy amount.
At a business meeting of Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, last week. the names of Deacon
West and Mrs. Francis d. Moulton were dropped
from the roll of membership on the ground of
continued absence. Mrs. Moulton protested
through her counsel, Roger A. Pryor, stating
that her absence was an enforced one, caused
by the crime Of adultery committed by Henry
Ward Beecher, which she knew to be true
through confessions and other evidence. She
declared her disposition to discharge all the du-
ties devolvng on her as a member, that are
consistent with her knowledge of the adultery
of the pastor, and his false swearing with re-
gard to it.
The committee Of reverends charged with
investigating Beecher promise to do their work
thoroughly. They propose first to scutinize
closely the evidence brought out in the scan
dial trial, and then to search for new evidence.
The following are named rs the committee :
Rev. William NJ. Taylor, of the Broadway Tab
ernacle, New York Rev. DR.. VIM. Ives Bud
dington, of the Clinton Avenue Church. Brook
Ign; Rev. Profs. Parsons and Martin, of the
-Iew York Theological Seminary and Rev.
Charles II. Everest, of the Church of the Pu-
ritans Brooklyn.
The people of Saratoga county, n. Y. are
excited over the discovery of the defalcation
of Henry r. Mann, who has been the Treasurer
of the county for the last fifteen years. 1t
is known that the sum of his stealings will
reach $4,000, and may largely exceed that
amount.
The New York Order Of United lrishmen
Rediyivi has tried another one Of its members
for treason and condemned him 20 death. Pat
rick j. Walsh is the alleged traitor and makes
the third person condemned.
Haight, Halsey & Co., of New York heavy
importers of hatters' goods, have suspended.
Their liabilities are $3.50, 600.
The experiment Of running fast mail train
from New York to Pittsburgh was inaugurated
on the 9th inst, and would have been success
ful but for an accident that happened near
Philadelphia. Mr.. Douglas, Chief Engineer
OF the Pennsylvania railroad, who was superin-
tending the trip, leaned out of window so far
that his head struck post standing beside the
track. He was instantly killed. A stop was
made, when the train proceeded on its way,
making the run through to Pittsburgh in eleven
hours and thirty minutes. The locomotive
showed no signs of giving out and the officials
are confident that regular trips can be made as
rrnDosed