The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-03
DOMESTIC INTELLI0ENCE.
East.

EaSt.
The heaviest snow-storm experienced
for eight years is reported m New York and
Canada.
The schooner Charlie Bell was
wrecked at Thumb Gap island, on the coast of
Maine, and four men lost
A boiler explosion at Troy, N. Y,
killed Alfred St Charles, water-tender, and
Thomas Gentleman, puddler. Fonr others
wore injured.
The Hebrews of New York have re-
jected the donations for Jewish charities made
by Judge Hilton on behalf of the widow Of the
late A. T. Stewart
New York papers announce that Van
derbilt, the railway king, has established an
ocean-freight line in connection with his Cen
trail railroad and branches. His ultimate pur-
pose is apparently to control the ocean freight
traffic His feet at present consists of fourteen
large iron screw freight steamships, brand new,
each of 1000 tons burden.
Ex-Gov. Stearns, of New Hampshire,
is dead.
BY the burning of barn at East
Orange, N. j., two young men were burned to
death.
An old woman and the watchman
attached to the Irving House, at New London,
CT
Three men are reported killed by an
explosion of the nitro glycerine works at Upper
Preakness, n J. The three men killed were
torn into fragments ard blown in every direc-
ton.
A brother of Benjamin Hunter, the
convicted Camden IN j. murderer, has asked
Gov. Mcclellan for special session of the Court
of Pardons, to consider the Communication of the
death sentence, on the ground that Benjamin is
of unsound mind.
West.
S. ID. Richards, who murdered Mrs.
HARRISON and her three children in Nebraska, a
short time ago, has been arrested at Steuben-
vile, Ohio. The monster has made full con-
fession of the murder of the HARRISON family,
and also acknowledges to three other murders,
all neighbors of his. He is a Quaker by birth
and religion.
At GAINESVILLE, Wis, Mrs. Malinda
Mack has been convicted of the murder Of her
husband and sentenced to the State Prison for
life
The ineipient Indian war in Oregon
has been stamped out, and Chief Moses and
several of his fellow-warriors have been ar
rested and placed in durance vile.
Mr.. Fred Arndt, of Milwaukee, was
the recipient of triple present ON Christmas
day, in the shape of three bouncing baby boys
from his wife.
At Cleveland, Ohio, the great bridge
across the Cuyahoga river, so long in process of
construction, connecting the east and west sides
of the city, has just been completed and dedi-
Gated to public use. Whereat the Clevelanders
rejoice with exceeding great joy.
The Tracy-Titus Opera Troupe is at
Mcvickers Theater during the week, giving the
comic opera called the @Bells of Corneville,"
which has been, heretofore known az "The
Chimes of Normandy" This company contains
a number of ell-known names to the operate
stage, and has made great success
in the East, where crowded houses have
pOOh ehO iuio. ihO PiihOipdl
Miss Catharine Lewis, Miss Laura Joyce, Mr.
Henry Peakes, Eugene Clark, Charles F. Lang,
NJ W. Nske, Antonio Ruff, Laura Clancy,
Emma Mettler. The chorus is good one, and
80 it is said is the orchestra The costumng
and scenery are new. The pima donna, Miss
Lewis, is sister of Miss Jeffreys-Lewis, the
actress.
Advices from Breathitt county, KY,
report that the new County Judge, Randall, has
had all the ringleaders of the Little faction ar
rested, which has produced CONSERVATION aud
dismay among those concerned in the late diff
culties, and that Breathitt is now one Of the
most peaceful counties in the State None of
the Strong party had been caught, but it was
the intention to arrest the leaders of that party
as fast as they could be found.
South.
At Marshall, Texas, the jury in the
case of the State against Abe Rothschild for the
murder of Bessie Moore brought in q verdict of
guilty of murder in the first degree. Defend
ants counsel gave notice of an appeal
In Fentress county, Tenn, forty-six
illicit distilIers have been arrested and bound
over to the United States Circuit Court and
illicit concerns valued at $1,000 have been
destroyed