The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-16
NEWS OF the WEEK.
Tho East.

Inc llylnoutn Cnufcn congregation, AT
meeting the other day, voted unanimously to
raise the salary OF Henry Ward Beecher to
100000 year. He has heretofore been re-
ceiving $4,000.
Two heavy failures are announced from New
Haven, Ct. Tyler Frost & Co., wholesale
grocers and dealers in liquors liabilities be-
tween $3.50, 900 and 1900, 900; and w. ii. Brad
ley Il Co., carriage manufacturers liabilities
about 1925 900.
Frank D. Moulton has addressed letter TO
District Attorney Britton, of Brooklyn de-
manding trial on the indictment found
against him at the instance Of Mr.. Beecher last
summer
The thunder storm which passed over New
England last Saturday was an unusually severe
one. Several persons were killed and injured
by the lightning in different parts of Massachu-
sets, ana in Portland, Me- four churches were
set on fire and more or less damaged.
Bv the temporary suspension of the Atlantic
Cotton Mills, at Lawrence, Mass, L. 200 opera
tives are thrown out of employment.
All the business portion OF Portville, Catta-
raugus county, N. Y, except the depot and one
store, was destroyed by fire one day last week.
Loss, 500 600; insurance, 100000.
Edward Kelly, bridge Waterman, and his
wife and child, were run over by the cars at
Otsego, n. y, last week, the child alone escap-
ing death.
At Long Branch last week, Mrs. Algernon
Sartoris daughter Of President Grant, gave
birth to fine boy weighing 1917 pounds.
bold and startling robbery WAS committed
in New York. in broad daylight, last week. At
noon two well-dressed strangers obtained adj
mission to the house of Matthias NJ. Dancer, 80
West Eleventh street, by representing them
selves TO be Croton water-tax collectors. They
had no sooner entered than they seized Mrs.
Dancer, who was alone, bound, gagged, and
handcuffed her; then admitted five other con-
federates when all proceeded to ransack the
house from top to bottom. They obtained
100000 in Virginia State bonds, but overlooked
$4,000 New York Central securities. After
the departure of the robbers, Mrs. Dancer sue
ceeded in attracting the attention of passer-
by and she was rescued from her painful posi-
ton. The robbers escaped.
Logan Brothers, oil dealers of Pittsburgh,
have failed. Liabilities, s350,000.
While a party of Orangemen, with ladies
and children, were returning from celebrating
the Battle of the Boyne at picnic on the 18th
inst, they were attacked by a mob in the
streets of Lawrence Mass, and several of the
party severely injured. Word WAS sent to the
Mayor, who soon arrived at the scene of the
riot with a squad of police to protect the
Orangemen. The mob then made a furious
onslaught on the police and orangemen, with
a shower of bricks and stones and every one
of the party were hurt, excepting the Mayor,
some seriously. The police then opened fire
with revolvers on the rioters, who scattered
in every direction, several of their number
being more or less injured. No lives are re-
ported lost.
4 violent wind and rain storm passed over
Pittsburgh, Pa, and vicinity last week, unroof-
ing buildings uprootng trees, and doing great
damage to crops. Several persons were in
jured, one man fatally. The damage TO prop
erty Will amount to $500, 600.