The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-28

was killed-some of them being shockingly
lacerated.
Judge Flippen, of Memphis, sentenced
three murderers 10 death on juno is.
The receipts from the saengerfest con
certs, at st. Louis, reached $50, 600. The re-
cepts for beer sold in the vicinity of tn,
hall were probably greatly in excess of thii
figure, as il is announced that one man
alone, who employed AZ bar-keepers, sold
one million glasses, or $4,000 worth.
The Agricultural Department reports an
increase in the cotton area in every South
ern State.
An approximate statement of receipts and
expenditures of the National Saengerfest al
st. Louis is as follows Subscription to the
building, $50, 900; receipts from concerts,
picnic, ETC., $4,000; total, $4,000. Elk.
pended on building, $50, 900 music, ST. ,OOOi
entertainment of singers, SIS 600 incidental
$4,000; total, $50 900.
Washington.
The negotiations in relation TO the Wash
ington Treaty still hang fire, and it is i'm
possible to predict the final result.
Senator Harlan has bought 8 half interest
in the Washington Chronicle, which, tele-
gram announces, " is to be brought into
closer relations with the Administration"
And now comes the announcement that
demand en- Spain for the release of DR..
Houard, as was stated day or two ago, but
that his release is daily expected.
The report of the House Committee on
Pacific Railroads shows the affairs OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company to be in
a sound and clear condition. There will be
in operation at the end of the year SIT
miles of the main line. In addition to the
portion already completed, there is now un-
der contract ,03l miles. Grading is pro-
crossing in Dakota and Washington Terri
tories. The company has plated and pre-
pared for market ,57S,S9O acres of its lands
ia Minnesota and Washington Territory.
1t is the policy of the company to sell its
lands cheap to actual settlers.
The Secretary of the Interior has APP
pointed a commission, consisting of Gen. B.
r. 0owan, John L. Delano and J.W. Wham,
to visit the hostile Indian tribes demonstrate
ing against the Union Pacific railroad.
The War Department is reinforcing all the
Southern forts with the latest improved
ordnance, while the Navy Department is
accommodating large supplies at all the naval
stations on the Sou hern and Gulf coasts.
So says a Washington telegram.
The War Department has ordered all avail
able troops to the plains, to look after the
hostile Indian tribes.
The smallpox is on the increase in Wash
ington.
The United States and Japan are negoiat-
ing a new commercial treaty.
The internal receipts for the fiscal year up
to June Is were over $25, 600 900.
The President and nearly all she Cabinet
officers attended the Boston Jubilee.
Foreign.
Canada has abolished the duty on tea and
cofiee-except when it is imported from the
United States
A bill will shortly be introduced in the
German Parliament expelling all Jesuits
from Germany.
Kaiser William is ready to deliver his de-
cision on the San Juan boundary question as
soon as requested.
Under the treaty giving Germany control
of the Luxembourg railways, that power
stipulates that it will never use the roads
for the transportation Of war munitions ex-
cept in time of peace
The boat with which the Cambridge crew
so badly scooped the Atalantas has been
carefully laid away in the Crystal Palace.
A London telegram announces that, so far
from the Persian famine being over, It is
even now worse than ever.
Theirs demeanor during the debate on
the French Army bill has greatly irritated
members of all parties IN the Assembly
Some of the deputies charge him openly
with all the arrogance of the first Ma
poleon.
If the New York Herald correspondent is
to be believed, the Car of Russia was very
cool in his demeanor toward Lieut.. Fred.
! Grant, on the occasion of the latter's recent
visit to Moscow. The autocrat did not shake
hands with the son of the American Presi-
dent. 1t is argued from this that Alexis
reception in Washington is not quite forgot
ten by the Car.
There is now no longer any doubt but that
DR.. Livingstone still lives. But the great
traveller refuses to leave Africa until he has
explored some more.
The vicinity of Prague, in Bohemia, has
been visited by great flood, involving an
appalling destruction Of life and property.
! Whole districts were inundated and villages
swept out of existence. Over 700 people are
reported drowned.
The cable announces the usual weekly
/" ministerial crisis" in Spain.
The Austrian polar expedition has sailed
! from Bremen.
Gen. Sherman was in Vienna on the 14th
inst.
The cholera has broken out in Southern
Russia.
Advices from Bagdad state that the Brit
ish mail steamship Cashmere was boarded
by pirates az Bassorah. The buccaneers
killed and wounded a number of persons on
board, and carried Off $1,000 rufees.