The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-12-29

census returns, amounted TO 10l ,2Si,67S
pounds, including AZ ,920,647 from the North
western States....A private letter from San
Domingo says the two years lease Of the
Bay of SANTANA having expired, the United
States flag has been hauled down.
Foreign.
The French Assembly, at its session on
Tuesday, adopted, by vote OF 2S9 to 277,
the recommendation from the committee
having charge of the subject, for the aliena-
ton TO the state of the crown JEWELS.
Senior Moreno, the new Governor of Havana,
has begun the work of suppressing the
gambling houses......A Rio Janeiro letter
states that difficulty between the President
and Congress, arising from the attempted
appointment of the unpopular minister, oc-
Cured in the halls of Congress, in which
the people took part. Several were killed
and wounded. Many of the disaffected were
formerly with Lopez.
The British Foreign Office has sent in
structions to all its agents abroad to investi-
gate the organization of the various branches
of the International Society in the countries
to which they are respectively accredited,
and report thereon to the Governments.
The party of observers of the total eclipse of
the sun in the southern hemispheres, report
that the photographs OF the corona obtained
are perfect, and the result must be cOnclu-
sve of several points regarded by modern
astronomers as needing more thorough de-
monstration There is a rumor from Spain
that Ministerial crisis is approaehin,, and
that Il dissolution Of the Cortes is imminent.
.....Arrivals from the West Indies state that
vessels passing Turks Island have been
boarded from there with a request to bring
cargoes in free of duty, as the inhabitants
were starving......A special from st. Peters
burg states that on Wednesday, Czarovitch
Alexander, in q quarrel, assaulted Prince
Dercuss, the German Minister. Friends in
terfered, and the parties were separated.
The incident caused an excitement, al
though there is no reason to apprehend any
interruption of the good relations between
Russia and Germany, as the quarrel is be-
lieved to be wholly personal.
SHIP Tantallon Castle, from Calcutta,
saved, Dec. 5, Capt. Spot and eight men
from the American bark May Stetson, from
New York for Aspinwall, abandoned and
sinking. Late advces from Japan state
that the Mikado had expressed his willing
ness to open up the entire country TO foreign
intercourse. An embassy composed of the
Japenese Minister of Foreign Affairs, the
Prime Minister, Chief Of the Emperor's
Privy Council, Chief Minister of Public
Works, Chief Minister of Finance, and Vice
Minister of Foreign Affairs, had sailed from
Yokohama for San Francisco. They are ac-
companied by eight secretaries, twenty-one
officers of the second rank and twenty-one
young noblemen travelling for information.
They will proceed to Washington overland,
visit the principal cities of America,
thence to Europe, and around the world.
Minister belong accompanies them to
Washington. Charles Wolcott Brooks, the
japanese Consul at San Francisco, will ac-
company them around the world IA ma
ority of the French National Assembly are
still averse to the return to Paris. 1t is re-
ported that an arrangement is likely to be
effected under which the Executive depart
ments will take up quarters in Paris, while
the Assembly remains at Versailles.