The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-14
DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.


In settling up the accounts Of Patrick Dona-
hue, proprietor of the Boston Pilot, who re-
Gently went into bankruptcy, the discovery is
made that he is large defaulter to trust funds
given to his charge by friends. who had IN
limited confidence in his integrity.
Another legal victory has been won by
Beecher over his assailants, his demurrer to
Houiton's suit for malicious prosecution having
been sustained by the Brooklyn court.
Cyrille Dion and A. p. Rudolphe played a
match game Of billiards in New York, the other
Gay, for the four-ball championship Of America
and 81, 900. Score Dion, ], 500 Rudolphe, 394.
Three persons were killed and one fatsllv
injured by the explosion Of steam boiler at
Binghamton, N. Y, last week.
A. T. Stewart, the largest dry goods merchant
IN America il not in the world, died at his
pslatial residence in New York on the 10th inst
Mr.. Stewart was native of Ireland, was seven
ty-three years old, and has resided in this
country since his youth. He leaves wife, but
no children, to inherit his colossal fortune, es-
timated all the way from twenty-five to sixty
millions of dollars. His disease was affection
Of the bladder, with which he had been afflicted
for several years.
sister of the famous guerrilla, Gen. John
Morgan, committed suicide in New York, las.
week, by taking laudanum.
A portion of the trestle- work Of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western railway, at the
Passaic river crossing, which is several hun
dred feet high, fell the other day, while a mum
Der Of men were employed in strengthening it.
Two men were killed, and three others injured
probably fatally.
West.
The. well-known firm of railroad contractors,
#. E. Canda e. Co., of Chicago. have failed
their liabilities are S722, 600.
Dispatches from Salt Lake City, Utah, give
the particulars of a tremendous explosion OF
powder that occurred in the suburbs of the
Mormon capital one day last week. On Arsenal
Hill was located four magazines in which were
stored vast amount of blasting powder. Two
boys were ont cunning for ducks, and it is sup
posed fred into one Of the magazines, causing
all of them to explode almost simultaneously, and
with frightful effect All over the city windows
we're shattered, doors blown from their hinges
chimneys blown down, and many buildings
badly injured. For short time boulders and
PEBBLES rained thick and fast, creating the
widest CONSERVATION. Two persons in the
city were killed outright, and many injured
seriouay. The two unlucky boys that caused
the explosion we're blown to atoms. The hand
Of one OF them was found clutching duck,
which was probably winged by the fatal shot
that igRited the magazine.
The Northern Pacific railroad is about to bid
DOR Black Hills travel, preparations being COM
pleted for opening and operating the road ms
far into the Northwest as Bismarck, ID. T, to
which point the track was finished twoor three
years ago, hut not stocked.
monster ant-Chinese mass meeting was
held at San Francisco one day last week. The
resolutions which we're adopted set forth the
evils flowing from Ohlnese immigration, urging
that local measnresof relief had been exhausted,
snd that the only resource remaining was an
appeal TO the treaty making power, and that a
delegation should be sent TO Washington to
present the question in full and urge imme-
diate action.
A double tragedy of unusual horror is re-
parted from st. Louis w. W. Jill, the pro-
Psetor OF a patent auger for well-boring,
ShAch has been advertised very extensively,
and from which he has realized large for
tune ruined young girl named Lulu Shane.
who lad been employed in his house in the
capacity OF chambermaid. Tho girls shame
coming 70 the knowledge of Sammy Shane. a
youog bro0her OF the girl. he armed himself
with revolver, and called at the residence Of
J'iz Upon tho latter making his appearance,
shsue shot him through the breast, INJECTING a