The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-05-16

the handsome wife of Charles W. Scofeld,
formerly broker in good circumstances
After supper the woman invited Hatch 10 her
apartments, but her husband became violent
and for time Hatch was concealed in a room
His body was found in the yard OF the prem
ises the following morning. and the coroner's
Jury rendered n verdict that he had been
killed by falling from a window while trying
10 escape from Scofeld The police at first
suspected that Scofield had thrown Hatch
from the window. The victim was a married
man 80 years of age. The affair produced a
great sensation in New York
AT Buffalo n. Y. Hiram +. Everest and
Charles M. Everest OF the Vacuum Oil Com
pany of Rochester, under conviction for con-
spiracy to IMPURE trade and commerce 10y at
tempting to blow up the Buffalo Lubricating
Oil Works in 1881, were fined $3.50 each by
Judge Haight in the Supreme Court II. +.
Everest's fine was Immediately paid
The eighth day of the Twenty-fifth Gen.
eral Conference of the Methodist Church
opened at New York, with Bishop Mallalieu
presiding DIR. Wilder, OF Illinois, offered
resolution calling for a general election in
1890 to settle the question in regard to the ad-
mission of women as delegates. The motion
was voted down. The Rev. DR.. Gray of
williamsport, Pa, offered resolution pro-
viding that the Bishops shall be appointed to
contiguous districts rather than 10 be sent,
as now, to different parts of the country.
After considerable discussion the resolution
was referred to a special committee to con-
slider.
AFTER experimenting with imported preach
ers Plymouth Church has decided TO fill the
pulpit of tho late Henry Ward Beecher with
an American. Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, who
for some time past has been serving with
marked success as temporary supply, has
been chosen the permanent pastor of Plym-
outh Church, and has signifed his intention
to accept
The high-license bill passed by the New
York Legislature has been vetoed by Gov
ernor Hill
As SUCCESSOR TO DR. Moffatt (resignedN,
the Rev. George T. Purves, of Pittsburgh,
has been elected to tho chair Of ecclesiastical
history in Princeton Seminary
ROSCOE Combines will has been probated
at Utica, n Y II bequeathes all his prop
erty to his wife and heirs, and making his
wife sole executrix.
CASHIER IL f. ROYCE, of the Willmantic
Conn Savings Institute, has been arrested
on an indictment containing twenty-ti five
counts, alleging misuse of deposits, false en-
tres. the appropriation of $4,000, and the
suppression Of certain credit accounts The
loss to the bank has been paid from the re-
serve fund, AMI it is now asserted that the
institution is sound
HUGO MUELLER, an unsuccessful stock
broker, was found dead in bed at his home IN
Brooklyn, with partially flied phial of NOR
phne 10y his side 1t is believed he commit
ted su eide Mueller's widow is a cousin of
the executed anarchist August Spies.
An explosion of natural gas in ST Pauls
Episcopal Cathedral at Buffalo caused fire
which speedily destroyed the building. The
loss is about s25l, 600, while the insurance Is
less than $50, 600 Many other explosions of
natural gas also occurred throughout the
city, and for time created CONSERVATION.
Fremen and others were wounded, but none
seriously
IL the Methodist General Conference, at
New York, the Rev. G. y. Powers, Of Keo-
kuk. Iowa, handed in a memorial on civil
service reform, demanding that the confer
ence shall so lesisiate upon the selection of
delegates as to restrict Office seeking and de-
clarIng that evil service reform is needed in
church, 90 the tendency is toward Office
seeking by members, who fall to the common
level of politicians in seeking office. The
memorial wac referred TO the Committee on
the State Of the Church.
TEE Congregational Association of Ohio,
which has just closed its session at Akron,
passed resolutions severely censuring the
policy Of the Government in interfering with
mission schools in the matter OF teaching
Indians in the vernacular, and indicating al
intention TO Apply to the Supreme Coul
for an injunction in case the interference