The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-02-10


guilty parent.
The statement which has been GO
ing the rounds of the papers, that pc
tition against woman suffrage has been
received at Washington, bearing the
signatures of 426 lady students ofNthe
Illinois Normal University, is un-
founded.
A telegram from San Francisco
states that Deery won the game in the
Deery-Dion match of billiards, scoring
500, actual count, in the one hundred
and thirty-fourth inning, against Dion's
479. "The former grew cool, the latter
excited, to the surprise of everybody"
Tremendous excitement followed the
result. Deery's largest run was 81 T;
Dion's, AZ.
Hitherto the japanese Government
has prohibited the raising of swine as
impure but recently it decided that it
was advisable to encourage the produc-
ton Of pork as an article Of food, re-
moved the prohibition, and sent agents
to California by the last steamer to
purchase stock on Government account.
The steamer for Yokohama carries 300
live hogs the brig Perry Edwards, 500
the ship st. Joseph, 200 more.
"A terrible calamity occurred at
Braidwood, H., the coal-mining town
south of Wilmington, on the night of
the 18th instant. The house of William
Grower took fire, and before the discov.
cry was made, the flames had gained
great Roadway. There were in the house
Mr.. Grower, his wife and three children,
and eleven miners who boarded with
them All of the inmates escaped eX-
cept two of she children and young
Englshman named William Reynolds,
who persisted. Reynolds lost his life in
his efforts to rescue the children. Ten
of the rest of the inmates were badly
burned, and all lost their clothes and
valuables.
The assembling of the Conference
has been postponed in consequence of
the illness of Earl Granville.
Prince Frederick Charles has com.
municated the stipulations of the armis-
tice TO Gen. Chanzy, and asks whether
he regards them binding on him.
Gen. Manteuffel encloses the army of
Bourbaki on the Swiss frontier. He
overlook the retreating French west of
Pontailleur, and captured Chaperi and
Sambrecourt, with 5000 prisoners and
six pieces Of artillery.
The Empress denies that she had
signed the agreement which Bismarck
claims to have. The Empress is de
pressed and distressed at the news from
Paris.
There was a terrible collision in
the tunnel, Thursday, between two
trains, one carrying German recruits for
guards and the other French prisoners.
Many prisoners were killed and large
number injured. The collision was ac.
cidental.
A London dispatch of the oath says
the Conference has again adjourned for
one week. \ resolution to cOnfine the
discussion to the consideration of the
question of the treaty of Paris was
adopted. The Conference is regarded
as a farce.
1t is stated from London that Ma
poleon feels confident of the restoration
of his dynasty, if not of reascending the
throne himself. At any rate, it is stated
that Germany will give to France gov
eminent, and demand that the French
shall abide Ivy it.
Letters from Paris, by balloon, state
that the Council of Defense, on the af-
ternoon of the Dist, after the sortie, ac-
cepted the resignation of Trochu, and
replaced Admirals Sosset and Laroni-
riere. Trochu remains Civil Governor.
Lehoe is succeeded by Lorain.
The Liberals condemn Bismarck.
and not Favre, for delaying peace. A
Democratic organ says: "There is no
necessity to prick the vanquished with
pins. The Chancellor's last note may
encourage another sortie, and if it costs
dozen German lives it will be too
expensive fee for another classical dis
patch
Immense quantities of provisions
have been forwarded to Paris. Great
efforts are being made to restore the
railway. The scissors line will be re-
paired In forty eight hours, and the
direct route in eight days. All the
rivers and railroads have been opened
for transportation of food to Paris. The
Prussians are driving cattle into the city
to feed the inhabitants Bismarck has
notified the British Foreign Office that
the Dieppe line alone is at present avail
able for the transportation of provisions
to Paris, but that until sufficient sup
plies can be received, the Germans will
share their stores with the citizens.
The London Times has the follow
ing special dispatch, dated Versailles,
Jan. "a: Jules Favre is here. He pro-
poses the capitulation of the soldiers
and garrison with the honors of war
The terms are not deemed admissible
The attack on st. Denis and the disaster
of the 10th mainly led to the resolution
to ask for terms. The arrangement of
the terms of surrender will take time.
The French demands are by far too
large. The Times, in leader, says that
if Favre refuses unconditional surren-
der, and will not end the whole war on
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