The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-18
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
Cast.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has af-
firmed the sentence Of death passed upon the
"Mollie Maguires" Hester, Tully, McCue, and
Kehoe. Dennis, alias Buckeye Donnelly, an
other notorious "Mollie Mcguire, has been
of William Sanger, at Raven run, in Septem-
Der, 1875. He made a speech before his sem
tence, declaring his innocence of the crime.
The Great Darlington (MIass.) Savings Bank
has suspended, pending investigation by the
State Bank Commissioners. Its deposits are
$407, 900, and its total liabilities, $414,000.
Rev. DIR. J. C. Eccleston, of Trinity Church,
Newark, N. j., the Blshop-elect Of the Episco-
pal Diocese of West Virginia, has finally deter
mined to decline the Office rendered him.
John F. Henry, Curran q Co., one of the
largest firms in the patent and fancy medicine
business, has suspended payment The firm
has been reputed worth over 100000, but
much of this was in patent-medcine rights.
A heavy storm and gale occurred last week
on the coast of Maine, doing much damage.
At Camden trees and fences were Frustrated,
the damage in the village exceeding $4,000.
At Eastport forty chimneys were blown down,
and several small fshing-vessels went to pieces,
The schooner Nightingale is ashore in Broad
cove and full Of water At Oldtowp the
Two schooners put into Seal harbor and went
ashore on Norton's island. Several schooners
went ashore at Tenants harbor.
A dispatch from Lynn, Mass, says: "Near-
ly the whole city is on a strike, so far as the
shoe business is concerned. The firm Of G. s.
Sweetzer g. Co. drew up petition for the
workmen to sign, renouncing the Crispin or
ganization and Board Of Arbitration, or they
would throw off their belts. The workmen re-
piled defantly, and sent word to the Crispin
headquarters they were holding the fort >
The City Marshal has removed all the arms
from the armories. There are 189 shoe manu-
featuring firms in the city, and, if four-ffths
shut down, $500 or g. 200 people will be thrown
out of employment. The Crispins were en-
gagged all the forenoon getting out price-list,
their ultimatum, but it will now be unneces-
sary"
The Conway National Bank, at Conway,
Mass, has been destroyed by fire.
The State Savings Bank, at Trenton, N. j.,
has stopped payment.
1t is reported from New York that fire on
the steamship Hermann, during the trip from
Bremen, damaged the cargo $4,000. The crew
were working many hours before the fire was
extinguished, the passengers in the meantime
being greatly alarmed.
West.
Gen. John O'Neill, the well-known Fenan
leader, died at Omaha, Neb., few days ago, of
paralysis.
The Board Of Trade Of Chicago has adopted
memorial urging Congress to extend the time
for completing the Northern Pacific railroad.
ABannock City (Mont.) dispatch says 1.-THE
Bannock Indians are alarmingly aggressive.
Bands are roaming over the Beaver Head coun-
try, tearing down corrals and feeding farmers
hay to their horses. The people are moving
into Bannock from Horse prairie, fearing an
outbreak. Several companies of troops are
needed now at the head of Horse prairie, and
IL we don't get them Immediately our ranches
will be deserted and destrC yed."
The National Convention of the Brickayers'
Union assembled at Quincy, ILL.,, on the 14th
inst, Charles II ihl, Of Indiana, presiding.
south.
At Concord, Ky., recently, Deputy Sheriff
Ruggles, with posse, overlook the notorious
Underwood brothers, who had been stealing
horses from farmers and demanded their sur
render. The Underwoods Immediately fred at
the party, instantly killing Ruggles. The fire
was returned, wounding both outlaws. 1t is
thought the Underwoods would be lynched by
the excited farmers.
Heavy rains have caused another rise in the
Virginia rivers. The bridge over the Stanton
river, on the Richmond and Danville road, just
replaced, was again swept away, the third time
inside Of two months. An iron bridge over
the same river, on the Virginia and Midland
road, between Lynchburg and Danville was
also washed away. This bridge was destroyed
during the great food in November, aud but
recently replaced. The Roanoke river at Well |
don, N. O., is very high, and the water rising
six TO eight inches per hour. The railroad |
tridges at that point are threatened.