The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-04-19
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East.

Hiram Weeks, OF st. Johnsbury, Vt, lately
bank Director, has absconded with S43, 900 of
trust and borrowed funds.
s. Angler Chace, treasurer Of the Union Mills
Fall River, Mass, is a defaulter to the amount
of s4sO, ZOO.
The visit OF the Secretary of the Treasury to
New York has resulted in arrangements with
the members Of the late loan syndicate by
which the latter engage TO take ESQ, 600, 900 Of
the AZ per cent. bonds, the proceeds of which
are to be devoted to preparation for the re-
sumption Of specie payments on the LIST of jan
uary next. The syndicate are to pay for the
bonds 1011f in gold and accrued interest. They
take $40, 900, 900 at once, and $4,000, 900 per
month for the remainder Of the year. In the
meantime the sale of the per cents. will be
continued under the existing arrangements, the
proceeds being devoted to the redemption Of
the $40 bonds.
William NJ. Tweed, the bold ruler of the New
York Tammany ring, is dead. He breathed his
last in Ludlow street Jail, in the presence Of
his physician, his son-in-law Mr. Douglass, and
a few friends. His death was caused by COM
plication Of disorders. His last words were:
have tried to do some good. II / have not
had good luck, am not afraid to die. / be-
ieve the guardian angels will protect me.
Tweed was IS years old.
s. Angler Chace, the defaulting Treasurer Of
the Union Mills, Fall River, Mass. has been
committed to prison, in default of $500, 900
pail.
There were eleven business failures in New
York on Monday, April Is, the total liabilities
being over $500, 900.
The Plymouth Church scandal has again
been revived, as the appended letters show:
Mr.. Ira b. Wheeler:
Ny DEAR SIR: few weeks since, after long
months Of mental anguish, told, as you know, a
few friends whom had bitterly deceived that the
charge brought by my husband OF adultery between
myself and Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was true,
and that the lie had lived well the last four
years had become intoeratle to me-
That statement 1 solemnly reafhrm,
and leave the truth with God, TO whom also I COM
init myself, my children, and all who must suffer-
know full well the explanation that will be sought
Wy many for this acknowledgements desire to re-
tn, n to my husband, insanity, malice-everything
save the true and only one, my quickened con-
science and sense Of what Is due to the cause Of
truth and justice. During all the complications OF
these years you have been my confidential friend,
and, therefore, address this letter to YOU author
iEing and requesting you 70 it's publication.
ELIzABKrH X. Triton.
BRooxLrs, April Is, 1873.
The foregoing elicits the following explicit
denial from the Plymouth pastor
wAvxRLy, N. Y, April is, 1873.
To the Editor Of the New York Tribune:
confront Mrs. Tiltons confession with an expli-
cit and absolute denial The testimony TO her own
innocence and to mine, which for four years she
had made TO hundreds in private and in public, be-
fore the court, in writing, and orally, declare to
be true, and the allegations now made in contradio-
ton Of her uniform, solemn and unvarying state
ments hitherto made, utterly deny. declare her
10 be innocent Of the great transgression.
HKsRs WARD BkKoHKn.
West.
II. r. McIntire, President OF the First Ma
tional Bank Of Lake City, and Vice President
of the First National Bank OF Colorado Strings.