The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-04

The East.

petrated upon the National Bank Of North
ampton, Mass. The residence of the cashier
was entered by masked burglars at midnight,
who took from him the keys of the vault. They
then repaired to the bank and helped them
selves to 500, 900. or course, much Of this is
not negotiable, so that it is difficult TO esti-
mate the real loss to the bank and depositors
The bank officers offer reward OF $500 FOR
the return OF the property and the conviction
of the burglars. The loss falls comparatively
light upon the bank, the greater part OF the
securities belonging to special depositors
Jonathan Earle, Treasurer OF the
Norfolk and New Brunswick Hosiery Com
pany, of New Brunswick, n. j., is de-
faulter to the amount of S142O 600. lie has
turned over all his property. Wall street spec
ulations led TO his downfall.
1t has been ascertained that f. ID. Winslow,
the Boston publisher, who recently robbed his
friends of large sums by means of forged
checks, sailed from New York for Rotterdam,
Holland. with which country we have no extra
dition treaty.
Later accounts of the Northampton Mass
bank robbery are to the effect that the total
amount of funds taken is at least 81, 900, 600,
the half of which il negotiable.
Four men, while filling lime kiln at Colum-
hi a, Pa, one day last week, were overcome by
gas and fell into the pit. Only one wac res
cued alive.
Among the failures reported from the East
are Pforsheimer, Dreyfres & Keller jewellers
OF New York, liabilities, $114, 900 John III.
Jockey, of Leominster, Mass, liabilities, 1913,
600 and Patrick Donahue, Boston book
seller, liabilities $500 600.
The village of Greenpoint, suburb of Brook
Ign, is agitated by amurder of unusual atrocity.
A man named Simmons, hammersmith in a
steel foundry, disappeared suddenly and mys-
teriously. The next day the head Of the miss
man was found in a ship-yard, wrapped up
newspaper. Detectives arrested man
named Kretz, at whose house Simmons had
been visiting. They found in the house a
trunk locked and nailed together so tightly
that it was opened with great difficulty.
In this they found packed the arms and legs Of
the murdered victim and in boiler they
found the trunk of the body. skinned and cut
up. The entrails had been removed and quick
lime put inside, so as to cause speedy decom-
position. Kretz then confessed to the murder,
and said he had done it because he had found
the victim in criminal intercourse with his wife,
Mrs. KretZ, however, denies this, and says that
her husband committed the horrible crime for
the purpose of robbery; that he first stupefed
his victim with liquor and then chopped his
head off with Ratchet.
The residence of David w. Skidmore, near
Deer Park, Long Island, n. Y, was destroyed
By fire last night, and all the occupants-Mr.
Skidmore Fleetweeks, an old man who had
lived with Skidmore many years, Mrs. Titus,
the housekseper, and her hCsband-were
burn ed to death.
The shocking murder of Simmons, in Brook
Ign, N. Y. is made more revolving if possible,
by the discovery of the missing portion of his
body in the swamps on the outskirts of that
city, where they were placed by the murderer
Kretz, and by him pointed out to the police
authorities.
The town of East Lyndon, Me-, was the other
day the scene of an unparalleled tragedy.
Silas Wilder, resident of that town, killed his
father ana mother, with an AK, and cut his
wife's throat. He then hung himself.
The West.
j. Esaias Warren, one of the largest real
estate operators in Chicago, has gone into
bankruptcy.
The Federal Grand Jury at Chicago has re.
turned several more indictments against the
whisky conspirators. Among the indicted are
Anthony C. Hesing, of tho Stats Zeiteag,
and Jacob Rehm late Chief Of Police.
The Ohio Legislature las repealed the cele-
brated Geghan law. about which there was so
much agitation last summer.
Ohio proposes, through the Legislature, to
make habitual drunkenness for one year a good
ground for divorce.
Another boy supposed to be Charley Ross
has turned up at Tiffin, Ohio.
Much damage has been caused along the
borders of the Ohio River by the recent heavy
food in that stream.
The trial of William Mckee, senior proprietor
OF the st. Louis Globe Democrat, on the charge
of completely in the enormous whisky frauds
has resulted in his conviction. The result was
wholly unexpected by Mckee and his friends
who had calculated confidently upon a verdict
of acquittal.
-Four notorious desperadoes and dealers in
illicit horse-fesh named Cox, Hutchinson, and
Jack and Ed Connaughty, were recently hung
by vigilants in Brooks County, Kansas
Fifteen convicted members OF the Indiana
whisky ring defrauders Of the revenue were
last week sentenced in the United States Court
at indianapolis OF them TO two years in
the Penitentlary and each to pay $1,000 fine ;
one to three years in the Penitentiary and to
pay II, 600 fine one TO one year in Jail and to
pay 81, 900 and five to six months in Jail and
to pay $500.
Washington.
1t is said the House Postofiice Committee
will recommend, as measure Of economy, the
abolition of the fast mail trains.
The House Appropriations Committee have
voted to reduce the Presidents salary to s25,-
900 year after March a. 1877.
The Grand Jury for the District Of Columbia
have returned indictments against ex-senator
and Assistant Treasurer Frederick A. Sawyer,
William T. Haines, Frank w. Brooks Phineas
ID. Roddy and William Ii. Barstow for con-
spiracy to defraud the Government of the
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