The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-21

The East.

There Ia no dimnution in the attendance at
the Moody and Sankey revival meetings at
Philadelphia
Capt Josiah Briggs of Coxsackie, n. Y. with
his wife and two children, were drowned in the
Hudson River one night last week. They were
returning from church, the mother and chill
dren on a hand-sled, which the Captain was
propelling across the river. The ice gave way,
and the whole family were precipitated into the
stream.
Joseph Lapage, the perpetrator OF one OF the
most horrible murders ever known-that of the
village beauty, Josie Langmaid, who was way
laid while on her way to school at Suncook, n.
H., and the discovery of whose frightfully mu-
tiated remains and the intense thrill OF horror
which the event produced throughout the coun-
try are vet fresh in mind-has been found
guilty of murder in tho first degree, and SEN
fenced to be hanged at the expiration OF a term
OF one year in the State Prison at Concord
Another hitch has occurred in the arrange
ments for a Mutual Council to decide the dis
pute between Mrs. Moulton and Plymouth
Church, and the Council will not convene The
churches of Drs. Storrs and Buddington had ac-
cepted Mrs. Moultons invitation to act in the
Council, but their assent is now withdrawn in
consequence OF the extraordinary action Of
Plymouth Church in protesting against their
participation on the ground of confirmed
enmity.
Maine is once again the scene of terrific
onslaught against the cohorts of the Demon
Rum. The temperance reformers are holding
meetings all over the State and the enforce
ment Of the Liquor law is prosecuted with ey-
traordinary vigor.
Moody and Sankey Lave closed their Phila-
delphia campaign, and will now, after little
rest, pitch their tent in New York city.
The West.
J. X. Hallowell, well-known citizen of
Kansas City, No.. was fatally wounded, few
nights ago, by the accidental discharge OF
pistol which he had placed under his pillow
upon retiring.
st. Louis offers her new and commodious
Merchants Exchange Hall for the use of the
Democratic and Republican National Conven-
tons if they will meet in that city.
The tree-planters of Minnesota have organ
lied themselves into the minnesota Forestry
Association, and fixed the first Tuesday in May
for Arbor Day.
The repeal of the Potter law in Wisconsin is
recommended in the message of Gov Luding-
ton, who SAYS that the effect of the law has
been to impair the credit of the State, and urges
the necessity of a careful and thorough revision
of the existing enactments on this subject.
The Milwaukee Grand Jury has returned
eight indictments in the whisky cases.
The Overland Monthly magazine, Of San
Francisco, is dead.
lawyer named Douglass and man named
Cole have been convicted at Chicago of con-
spiracy to obtain fraudulent divorce for Cole
from his wife, and sentenced to three years in
the Penitentiary.
A large number Of the Chicago distillers in.
dicted for connection with crooked whisky
operations, came into court the other day and
pleaded goilty.
The new Centennial mine near Laramie City,
W. T., is genuine bonanza. The gold assays
300 fine in gold and sc in silver. The quartz
assays SAG, 1854 per ton in gold, and S271.49
per ton in silver, being total OF SAT O51. SO per
ton of 2, 900 pounds.
Miners are constantly leaving Fort Pierre for
the Black Hills, and are meeting with no OBJ
struction by the military, and the location Of
the route is 30 far south that they have nothing
to fear from Indians.
The man Davis, who murdered the landlord
Whyland on Thanksgiving Day, in Chicago,
was arraigned in the Criminal Court of that
city last week. He plead guilty to the charge
of manslaughter and was sentenced to twenty
one years Imprisonment in the pententiary.
The war on the revenue robbers has been
reopened with vigor at st. Louis. Arthur
Gunther, ex-Revenue Agent has been con-
victed of accepting brides while in Office. 1t is
expected that other convictions will rapidly
follow.
The Iowa State Horticultural Society met at
Des Moines last week, and exhibited the finest
display Of apples ever seen in the West, there
being 275 varieties. Prof. McAfee exhibited
160 varieties of Iowa wood and Prof Fox
eleven cases of Iowa geological specimens.
Two hundred and fifty varieties Of apples were
prepared in wax for the Centennial, and Iowa
will be first on the ground
Political.
The President has appointed Charles L.
Bovine, Pension Agent at Cincinnati, and John
c. Myers, of Nebraska, Consul General at
Shanghai, China.
The New Hampshire Democratic State Con-
vention met at Concord last week and nomi-
mated Daniel Marcy for Governor and Thomas
Dinsmore for Railroad Commissioner,
The National Republican Convention Of 1876
will be held in Cincinnati on Wednesday, June
IA. In the National Republican Executive
Committee at Washington a stubborn three
cornered fight was maintained between the
friends of Philadelphia, Cincinnati and CHI
cago, which finally resulted in favor Of Cincin-
natl.
The friends Of Senator Morton, says Wash
ington correspondent, claim that the selection
of Cincinnati as the place for holding the Ma
tional Republican Convention is victory for
him, and greatly enhances his Presidential
prospects. Blaine's friends are openly denounc-
ing tie Indiana Senator for going into the Ma
tional Committee meeting and making three
speeches in favor Of Cincinnati, or, as the
Blaineites claim, in favor of himself.
Gov. Kellogg refuses to issue credentials TO
j. T. Edstis who was recently elected Senator