The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-07
DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.

A terrific boiler explosion occurred few
days ago in large hardware mandatory at
Newark, n ]. OF the large number of men
employed in the building two were killed out
right eight were seriously if not fatally
wounded, and few escaped without injury of
some kind.
The great dam which for two days had kept
the vivid contemplation Of death and destruc-
ton before many thousands Of people at Wor-
cester, Mass, broke early on the morning Of
Thursday, the 3Oth ult., and the mighty vol
ume Of water rushed down the valley with a
crash and roar that was heard for miles, and
sweeping mills, dwellings,, barns, fences and
everything before it. The amount of water
let loose by the breaking of the dam was
100000, 600 gallons. The damage inflicted can
not be accurately ascertained for some time
but it will probably amount to millions Of dol
lars. As the inhabitants of the valley had
been appraised of the impending danger, for
tunately there is no loss Of life to record.
Two men were killed and several seriously
wounded, a few days ago, at Providence, r. l..
by the explosion Of steam boiler. On the
same day four men met their death by the ex-
plosion of a locomotive boiler on the Tyrone
and Clearfeld railroad, near Sand Ridge, Pa.
In an effort to get up to prevailing altitude
OF public expectation, hotel charges and other
aspiring incidents of life in Philadelphia, the
tide in the Delaware succeeded, the other day.
in climbing eight feet higher than it had ever
reached before.
shocking domestic tragedy is reported
from Gardner, Me. A man named Isaac Pope
murdered his wife, who had just given birth to
child. and then killed himself.
Abraham r. Jackson, once a prominent,
wealthy and highly honored citizen Of Boston,
has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment
in the penitentiary. Jackson will be remem-
bered as the man whose extensive forgeries,
amounting to several thousand dollars caused
such sensation in the Hub some months ago.
West.
Several st. Louis aldermen have been in
dicted for bribery, perjury, etc.. and some Of
them are in a fair way to take up their resi-
dence behind the walls of the penitentiary.
An unsuspecting express clerk went to bed
in Akron, Ohio few nights ago, with the
surprised in the morning when he found the
key and s25, 600 in money missing.
Ex-Congressman and ex-Dist. Atty. Jasper
ID. Ward, of Chicago, has been indicted by the
United States Grand Jury for completely in the
whisky frauds.
The town OF Carlinviile, H., was startled the
other day by terrible domestic tragedy.
Thomas Tracy, in fit of rage. shot his wife
dead, Drained his daughter aged six years. with
the butt of the gun, and then committed sui
eide by cutting his throat.
barge loaded with 10, 900 bushels of grain
sunk in the Missouri river, at Boonville, one
day last week. There were ten color ed men
on board, six of whom were drowned.
The application OF W. o. Avery, one Of the
convicted whisky conspirators, for new trial,
has been denied by the Federal court at st.
Louis.
South.
Gov. Ames, of Mississippi, has resigned, and
is succeeded in the gubernatorial chair by j.
M. Stone, President of the State Senate. This
course ON the part Of Gov. Ames was the result
of q bargain with his political antagonists in
the Legislature, the consideration being that
the impeachment proceedings should be dis
missed. THIS was done immediately upon the
acceptance Of the resignation.
United States Senator s. B. Conover, Of Flor
ida, has been indicted by the Circuit court at
Tallahassee, in that State, on charge Of en-
bezzling $40, 900 of the Commonwealth funds.
He was arrested and gave bail in the sum of
$4,000. = Go