The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-12
DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.

Few. Mr.. Lee has Just been tried by the Pres
oytery Of Newark, N. j., and found guilty Of
violating the scriptures for allowing woman
to preach in his pulpit.
The ong-anticipated death OF Cornelius
Vanderbilt, the great railway king occurred at
his residence in New York, on the 4th met.
re wac conscious to the last moment, and died
without a struggle. surrounded by his family.
The venerable invalid had been sinking for
several days. Cornelius Vanderbilt was born
on Staten island, May ~, 1874. His education
began business, buying boat, which
ne piled between the ferry Of his
neighborhoed and New York. Three
years later he married. he can hardly
ce said TO have rehnquished business until the
day Of his death Few men have begun man.
nood-life as early or maintained q hold upon
Inc activities Of the world 30 late as did Com
modore Vanderbilt He wac a gisnt. What
ever he did at all be did in a mastery way.
Mr.. Vanderbilt gave literally in certain direo-
TONS. his gift TO the Vanderbilt University in
Nashville. Tenn, being three quarters Of a
million dollars sum which has placed that
school upon a basis which should stand against
sil time.
Mr.. Blaine has been re- elected to the Senate
from Maine.
Michael Mulroy is the biggest fool in New
York city, by large majority The other
day he eesayed to thaw out some giantpowder
cartridges that had been frozen, and for this
purpose placed them before hot stove Re
sui; demolished building, ono person killed
I'd two dangerously injured Naturally enough
the fool was lucky enough to escape with n
light scorchiDg.
The last will and testament Of tho late Cor
belius Vanderbilt, dated jan 9. 1876, with a
codicil attached bearing date June 80, 1875,
bequeaths the bulk Of the immense estate to
his eldest son, William II. Vanderbilt. His
wife receives $500, 900 and the family mansion.
Numerous Congregational clergymen OF New
York and Brooklyn, who were displeased at
the manner in which the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher was carried on the shoulders OF the
old organization, have united in the formation
Of a new association The names Of DR.. Tsy-
lor, DR.. Budhgton, DR.. scadder, DIR. Hep
worth, and other eminent Congregational min
,sters Of the vicinage appear prominently in
the new movement
Already there is talk Of a contest over the
lste Comm odoJe vsn6erbilts will.
West.
JACK Mccall, the murderer Of Wild Bill, has
been sentenced to be hanged at Yankton, ID.
r, on the LIST OF March
Henry Creighton, of Fairfield county, Ohio,
was Last week murdered by his crazy wife.
Sbe skot him twice and cut his head of with
n ak
The Indiana Legislature organized on the
4th lost. The House elected Republican Off
Gers. The Independent Joined the Demo
Gratis IN the Senate and gained control of that
body.
Mr.. Window has been reelected TO the
United statee Senate from Minnesota
The most plausible OF the many theories
evolved to sccsnnt fer the Asbtsbula accident
is advanced By Mr.. J. r. Burchell, OF Chicago.
who was psssenger on the train and eseeped
with few elight bruises. He eays IL will be
emembered that the front engine did not
leave the track, that the Palatine fell nearly
square AMI the cars on either sido elsDted
toward this sleeper, and the last car ON the
Train stool almost on its end. All, with very
rev EXCEPTIONS, who were saved were in the
Paistine 1t not being broken or smashed az
were the others These facts Mr.. BuroheIl re-
-ss'us as conclusive evidence that the bridge