The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.
The town Of Apollo, Pa, has been almost en-
tirely destroyed by fire. Forty houses, inelud-
ing a number OF stores, were burned. The
loss is estimated at 1000 to $50 900. The
fire started 10y the explosion of kerosene
lamp.
A fresh contribution to the Brooklyn scan
dial is made by the New York Susa, which pub
fishes what purports 10 be some recenty-dis-
covered testimony. The statement is that, on
Dec. IA, 1870 two weeks before Frank Moulton
knew and confronted Mr.. Beecher with the
charge, Prof. Moses Colt Tyler, now OF the
Michigan University, was by Oliver Johnson
informed that Mr. Tilton had discovered the
crime between his wife and her pastor. Prof.
TYLER is said to have made known this fact,
and others corroborative in character, when
visiting New York on the % Of January 1876,
and to have intended to repeat them before
the mutual Council IL that body had not failed
to exist.
The New York Mercury is authority for the
statement that body Of representative Con-
gregatonalsts is about to be organized for the
purpose of investiga ting the Beecher scandal
unhampered by any side issues. 1t is stated
that this council will take the testimony of
every one having any knowledge of the al
legged scandal, including Susan b. Anthony,
Henry c. Bowen, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
others, and will do all in their power to probe
Al. L 4 A.
vindication or condemnation Of the Plymouth
pastor.
The magnificent residence of James Inger-
soil, the chairmaker of the Tweed ring, near
South Norwall,, Ct, was burned last week.
The loss is 500, 600; the insurance $50 900.
Boston Journalist named L. ID. Winslow
has developed into a first-class scoundrel. He
obtained upward of s5OO,OOO on forged paper
and has left for parts unknown.
The West.
The Supreme Court of Michigan has decided
that the Sunday Liquor law, enacted at the last
session of the Legislature, is constitutional.
Henry G. Kibbe, Secretary of several mining
companies, has absconded from San Francisco,
a defaulter to the amount of 100000.
The Minpesota Legislature has adopted q
resolution approving of the proposed transfer
Of the Indian Bureau to the War Department
(which should not be trammeed in its action
by any of those sectaran or humanitarian in
fuences which have recently been recognized
by the Government, to the prejudice of the
frontier settlements and of the country"
A letter from Maj. Harper, of the Sixth Cav
airy, at Camp Apache, Arizona, says the Indi
ans broke out at Camp Apache on the 10Th inst,
and Maj. Harper and his company were or
dered out Just in time to save the lives of Mag.
Ogilby, of the Eighth Infantry, and Lieut. Bal
ley. The troops charged the Indians, killing
Diablos brother, and wounding others The
Indians then attacked the garrison, but were
driven back to the hills.
A mob Of disguised men recently destroyed
he Office Of the Ne'cS and Press at Cimarron
New Mexico, and threw the type and material
nto the river.
The Southern Car Company, OF Jacksonville
Ind, has joined the innumerable caravan OF
bankrupts The liabilities amount to the trift
of half million dollars.
William Harlan, the only son of ex-senator
Francisco, whittier he had gone in search Of
health. He was "a years old.
Boyd, the notorious counterfeiter, has beer
tried end convicted in the United States Dis
riot Court at Chicago.
The Minnesota Legislature has voted So OOC
for the Centennial.
The trial of William Mckee, the journalist,
member of the St. Louis whisky ring, begar
in that city last week. 1t excites more nteres
there than any Of the previous trials.
Indiana hes 667, 763 children of school age
of whom, according to the census just published
only 4, 922 are illiterates. The State has SINUS
little school fund, stated at SO, 100, 49, and he
school property is valued at 80, so, 1888.
The National Poultry Association has jus
closed a most successful exhibition at the Elk
position building in Chicago. The display O
fancy poultry and fancy dogs is said to hav,
been the finest ever witnessed in the country
non-sectarian school bill is pending in til,
Iowa Legislature.
letter received at Helena, Mont, from
Fort Pease, on the Yellowstone River, SAYS
Sitting Bulls band of Sioux had attacked {
party near Fort Pease killing one man anC
wounding five others. Eight horses were also
killed. Another party of nine men were cut
off from the fort by Indians who numbered
several hundred. 1t was feared that the en-
tire garrison would be massacred unless speed
ly assisted.
There is fresh outbreak OF the Black Hill
gold fever at Bismarck and other frontier
towns.
The South.
fire at Nashville, Tenn, last week. do
stroyed five stores, involving loss Of $75, 600
White and Blifs, the evangelists, have com
menced revival in st. Louis.
An audacious robbery was recently perpe
trated on a bank at Comanche, Texas Three
men rode up TO the bank, hitched horses, and
entering the building, applied to the cashier t.
get some money changed. The latter turned
to the safe TO get the money, and in an instant
the three robbers were over the counter and
had their revolvers leveled on the cashier and
booiikeeper, no ono else being present. They
then went through the safe in quick style,
securing $4,000 after which they mounted
their horpeR and made thei~ a..eana no fore tba