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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23
IL. Little Summer Island.
"Only Poor Pauper whom Nobody
OWns.O
From the New York Herald.


Fifteen days ago poor foreigner-an
Italian, who could not speak our Ian
guage-applied, in company with an in
terpreter, to DR.. Cescarini. of the Board
Of Health, to be sent to the hospital, as
he had been unable to work then, and
for long time previous, having suffered
with chronic dysentery.
He told the doctor his pitiful story
that he lived at % Marion street, sup.
ported and prolonged existence by con-
tributions from his w.countrymen,
who were almost as poor as himself;
that he was i'll, without money, without
home, without friends. His wretched
condition and his supplicating story
convinced the doctor that he was telling
the truth. DR.. Ceccarini, seeing that
this man must Immediately have medi.
cal attendance and nourishment to sus.
tain life, Immediately wrote to George
Kellock, Superintendent Of the Outdoor
Poor, that "thes bearer was an old
Italian, resident of New York a year
and half, dangerously i'll with dysen-
terry, poor, without friends or home, and
begged as a special favor not to delay in
sending the bearer to the hospital"
The poor man, with q companion, de.
livered the letter to Mr.. Kellock, and
was informed that they could not give
him pass to the hospital because he
had not been long enough in this coun-
try. From Eleventh street and Third
avenue he was sent to Castle Garden to
the Commissioner of Emigration. On
applying there to be sent to the Emf.
grant Hospital on Wards leland he was
asked the name Of the vessel he came
to this country in; on being unable to
tell he was informed that they could
not render him any assistance so from
the Battery he dragged himself back TO
the damp, dingy basement, where he
lay down on the pallet of straw, and
shared with his room-mates the refuse
from the swill, ash, and garbage recepta-
cles which line the curbstones Of the
street. This kept body and soul to.
gether until Monday = orning. AS soon
as life had departed from his emaciated
frame the inmates Of the same room
notified DR.. Ceccarini, who gave q certi
ficate of death; and those who would
not aid and assist him when living were
obliged to take care Of his body wher
dead. His remains were committed &c
the clay Of Pottcr's Field.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23
COlfax Oh the Presidency.

Vice President Colfax has written let
ter to the editor of the Indianapolis Jour.
nal in which, after noticing o telegram
from indianapolis to the effect that a
concerted effort was being made to Sc
cure for him the Republican nomination
for President, he says:
" No such effort is being made any,
where by my wish or authority. Pub
licity and privately, in speeches and in
letters, | have invariably declared my
self in favor Of President Grants
denomination, as well to those not
friendly to it as to those who were, and
have SO written to every friend in
Indiana who asked my opinion. When
the ticket of Grant and Colfax was
elected, in 1868, | determined there
should be no alienation between them
growing out of the distribution of
Presidential patronage, in regard to
which | resolved not to obtrude, or
from any lack of friendship or good
will on my part, and | am glad to state
that this was most cordially reciprocal
ted by the President, so that there has
never been the slightest disturbance of
our most desirable personal and polti-
cal relations, nor can any discord In the
party be traced TO any real or even pre-.
tended antagonism between us. | feel
deeply the obligation | am under to the
Republicans of Indiana and the nation.
for their long continued confidence.
And political duty TO party whose
record for the last ten years is the no.
blest ever made by any party, in any
country or any age, induce me TO say
that, if the National Convention deem
it wisest to nominate me for the office
now hold, / would accept but my in
terest in the continued ascendancy o.
Republicanism is far greater than any
personal consideration, and if the Con
vention prefers some one else for tn,
Vice Presidency,-and there are many
| ab,er and worthier,-no man in th,
United States shall exceed me in tn,
cordially and earnestness with which
shall support him. / am not candi
date for the Presidential nomination
being just as decidedly as ever in favo
of President Grant nomination, ant
hope our Convention on the Odd will 81
declare unanimously. l beg, for tn,
sake of harmony politically, and I,
save me personally from the suspicio,
of bad faith toward one with whom m
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23
Mr.. Greeley Not n BOlter.

Mr.. Greeley has always been fractions,
" q sheep that did not love the fold"
He turned against Mr.. Seward when the
party rs whole was for him; he tried
his best to prevent the denomination of
President Lincoln; he opposed the
nomination of Gen. Grant, preferring
Chief. Justice Chase and if we were to
90 back to old Wing times, we should
find that he was furiously indignant
over Gen. Harrison's nomination, and
was with difficulty reconciled to the
leadership Of Gems. Taylor and Scott.
The first nomination of Lincoln pleased
him only because his motto then was
I" anybody to beat Seward Horace
Greeley is now a veteran, yet in all our
list of Presidents during his day, not
one has been his first choice. Not only
so, but there has not been single Adj
ministration which has pleased him.
He has, in fact, been less bitter against
Grant than against any Of his predeces-
sors during his entire journalistic
career. Coupled with this fault finding
record is the fact that he always wheels
in line when once the party contest be-
gins. We recall no exception, except
in unimportant local campaigns. If it
suits Mr. Greeley's idea Of independent
journalism to oppose to-day what he ex.
poets to support Tomorrow he is at lib.
erty to do so. This is free country.
If he wants his name 10 be synonym
for contradiction and qualification, that
is his privilege. The Republican Party
in his own State has been often defeated
in consequence of his course, but in the
nation at large il has never been weak.
ened by it, at least to any appreciate
extent. Not only can Lis oleventh-hour
service always be counted upon with
absolute certainty, but he seems to be
all the heartier in his Endorsement Of a
nomination from having opposed it in
advance.-Chicago Eve'ing Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23
A Brave Little Fellow.

While a dozen or more boys at Hol-
land Patent, Oneida county, were en-
gagged playing "hide and SEEK" Satur-
day evening, little Johnny, son of j. I.
Thomas, while running over vacant
lot seeking hiding place, and while
accidentally passing over an open well
covered with snow drift, broke
through and fell to the bottom. The
we'll is about fifteen feet deep, and has a
depth of water Of five to six feet His
own version, which he freely gives, is
most strange. He says when he fell
into an old cellar of which he knew !;
but upon being submerged in water,
imagined that he was in creek or
pond, and was greatly confused as he
he felt the water closing over his head
but realized that he was rapidly rising
until his head was above the water. He
then reached out his hands and could,
with ease, sustain himself in this posi-
ton and breathe-his hands clinging to
the walls, all but his head still sub
merged. Here he began his reconnois.
ance Of the surroundings and chances
of escape, and came to the conclusion,
though in total darkness, that he was in
well, and at once began the perilous
ascent. The we'll is of usual size, and
has too large circumference for the
little ones spread of limb to enable
him to adopt the usual method of bracing
from opposite sides of the circle, and he
was obliged TO use a portion only of the
circle, Tor the purpose of making the
slow and dangerous ascent. He says he
"climbed as if he was going up lad.
der,n and after he had made consider
able progress he reached point where
he could find no place in the wall for
his feet and hands, and nearly despaired
in view of again falling into the dreaded
depths. Here, as he expressed it in his
own more fitting speech, the love Of life
home and kindred came to his rescue
which, together with little rest, en-
abled him to make more vigorous exer
tons, finally bringing him to the sur
face in safety and entirely uninjured
During all this time he had not beer
missed by his mates, and the first init
nation of his perilous adventure wa
narrated by himself at home, whithe
he had at once repaired, distance o
some eighty yards, minus his cap, which
was fished out of the well the mex
morning. His escape is regarded by al
az most marvellous, when in addition t,
the conditions that have been stated, j
is seen that he was obliged to emerg
through the small aperture in the sno,
drift through which he had fallen, quit
a distance above the surface of the well
-Utica Observer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23
From the Independent.

Alexander Hamilton, one of the
brightest stars OF the Revolutionary age,
was a member of the Convention that
drafted the Constitution of the United
States. He was one Of the writer's of
those memorable letters published soon
after the adjournment of the Conven-
ton, and designed to explain the pro-
visions OF the Constitution and commend
it to the confidence of the people.
Number seventy-two of the Federalist,
written by Alexander Hamilton, con.
tains his views sir regard to the re-
eligibility of the President" The con.
clusion to which he came, after canvass
ing tie whole question, is expressed in
the following words "There is an ex-
cess of refinement in the idea of dis
aiding the people to continue in office
men who had entitled themselves, in
their opinion, to appreciation and con-
tldence, the advantages of which are at
best speculative and are overbalanced
by disadvantages far more certain and
decisive"
For this opinion he gives five reason,
which we state as follows, without their
amplification by the author:
Il. oHo III SIltCt OI the exclusion
namely, from reeligibility) would be
diminution of the inducements to good
behavior.
80. Another i'll effect of the exclusion
would be the temptation to sordid views,
to peculation, and in some instances to
usurpation.
80. A third i'll effect Of the exclusion
would be the depriving the community
of the advantage of the experience
gained by the Chief Magistrate in the
exercise of the office.
"a. A fourth i'll effect Of the exclusion
would be the banishing men from sta
tons in which, in certain emergencies
of the State, their presence might be of
the greatest moment to the public in
terest or safety.
"5. A fifth i'll effect Of the exclusion
would be that it would operate as q
constitutional Introduction OF stability in
the Administration.
These points are expanded and
brought out in their full force with the
mastery ability and statesmanlike logic
for which Alexander Hamilton was so
distinguished. Those Of our readers
who feel an interest in this question,
and can conveniently turn to the
FederaliSt, will receive no harm by perus-
ing this letter from the pen of one of
the profoundest thinkers of any age.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23
Political Notes.

Washington kilograms say that lead
ing Democrats think they can postpone
their National Convention even until
August, and meanwhile let the Republi-
cans develop their plans fully.
Charles A. White, long leading
Democrat in Kennebec county, Maine,
candidate for State Senator, and
member of the National Democratic
Convention, has recently abandoned his
lifelong associates and joined the Re-
publican party.
The Springfield en- correspondent
of the Chicago Post thinks there is
hardly a doubt that Gov. Palmer is
about to abandon the Republican party
and 20 over to the Passivists, hoping to
receive heir nomination to the Presi-
dency.
One Of the Senators of Kansas accused
Of bribery in the election Of United
States Senator Caldwell has published
a card denouncing the charge, 80 far as
affects himself as UNANIMOUSLY and basely
false, and calling upon the slanderer to
come forward that there may be full
and searching investigation.
A citizen of Tennessee has written to
Washington that, in his locality, but a
single newspaper has printed the Presi-
dents message, while all of them are
filed with reckless denuncations of the
General Government. The writer ex-
presses the belief that should Demo
crat be elected President in 1872,
ne loyal men could remain IN Ten
nessee.
Senator Wilson'S friends claim for
him as candidate for the Vice. Presi-
dency, 1--WE know not on what author
ity,) the votes of Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Illinois, Virginia and Alabama, and
they now wish to hear from New Eng
land. Meanwhile there are no indi-
cations of ill-feeling between them
and Mr.. Cofax's friends Of advocat
ing the reelection of President Grant.
A copy of the bylaws Of Lodge of
the Order of American Crusaders, cap
tured by the United States authorities
in Mississippi, shows that there is a
widespread organization in the South,
under this name, which follows in the
track of the Ku.Klux- Khan, its chief
objects being to keep the blacks from
voting or owning land, and to prevent
"carpet-baggers" from holding office.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23
Prepared for q Fl0gging.

A youngster, who had been detected
by his father in the act of stealing some
fruit stored for winter consumption,
was angrily hidden to ego into the next
room and prepare himself for severe
fogging." Having finished the work
which he had in hand, the memorable
parent armed himself with stout
horsewhip, and went in search of the
culprit, whom he found ornamented
with hump at which Quasimodo him.
self would have shuddered. "What on
earth have you got on your back ?"
asked the wondering sire. "a leather
APRON" replied John, "three times
doubled. You told me to prepare for a
severe flogging, and I've done the best
I could ~
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23

render unintelligible the whispered
words of sympathy and affection that
we poured in under the kiss-me-
quick" hood that covered her curls.
Two mittens held our four hands, and
the few strong peppermint drops that
we had been boarding up for this occa-
sion were dull and tasteless compared
to the condensed extract of sweetness
that we daringly snatched from her
lips when crossing the bridge on our
way home. She said she had forgotten
that there were 30 many bridges on
that road" while we-well, gentle
reader, you cannot have forgotten how
the old thing worked in those days be-
fore the war.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23
An Expensive Brute.

J. r. Saunders, Scott county (Iowa)
farmer, lately purchased fine Poland
boar, whose chief characteristic seems
to have been ferocity. The Davenport
Gazette reports that on Wednesday night
he broke from his pen, invaded a stable
in which was a fine Morgan horse worth
between three and four hundred dol
lars. and two hundred dollar mule,
and killed them both. The next morn.
ing his swineship experienced the same
fate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23
A Mysterious Underground Lake.

There was published some time ago
an account of lake on the Exeter es-
tate, near Leesburg, Va, discovered by
laborers who were digging well there,
and had gone some eighty feet below
the surface. A descent was made to the
lake recently, and the water was found
to have disappeared from that part of it
into which the well opened, and the
place, from the imperfect light of burn
ing shavings, looked like an immense
chamber followed out of the solid rock.
A party has been formed, who, as soon
as the necessary torches can be OBJ
tanned, will make thorough explora.
ton Of this new wonder.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23

relations are and have always been so
cordial, that my name may not be men
toned by any one in our State Conven-
ton in opposition to General Grant,
whom | believe to be the first choice of
a very large majority of the Republi-
cans of the United States. Truly yours.
"ScHUYLER CoLFAx."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23
Darkness and SMALLPOX.

The London Lancet says: Ii pa
tent, in the beginning of the attack,
be put in room from which absolutely
all light is excluded save that Of can
die. the effect is to arrest the disease in
toe popular or vascular stage; the skin
between the vesicles is never inflamed
nor swollen the large scabs of matter
never form over the face; there is no
intense pain, and only triaing itching,
and the smell is either very slight or
altogether wanting.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23
Novel Fish Experiment.

Professor Baird, United States Com
missioner of Fish and Fisheries, issues
circular as follows:
An alleged decrease within few
years past in the number Of the food
fishes of the sea coast and great lakes of
the United States, induced Congress, at
the session Of lS70-71, to order the APP.
pointment Of q commissioner to investi-
gate the subject, and report the facts in
the case, together with the supposed
causes and remedies, should the asser.
ton be substantiated. A satisfactory
solution Of the problem, however, re-
quires the cooperation of persons in
terested in the subject, especially in de.
termining the habits of the species
more accurately than at present possible;
such as their times and routes of migra-
ton, rate of growth, ACTORS during the
breeding the season, etc.
In connection with this inquiry, met
allie tags have recently been distributed
in large numbers to fishermen, at TWEEN
ty points around Lake Michigan, by
James w. Miner, Of Waukegan, Deputy
Commissioner, numbered to correspond
with the localities. These are attached
to the living fishes, which are then re-
leased and, when subsequently taken
at other places, the examination of the
number they bear will show, at least APP.
proxim&tely, the distance and route
traversed in the interval
Should any fish be captured in your
vicinity, having affixed the numbered
tag referred to, you will aid materially
the investigations in progress by enclos-
ing the tag, at the earliest possible mo-
ment, in an envelope directed to the
"Secretary of the Treasury, Washing
ton. ID. Co." Endorsed Enquiry Respect
ing Food Fishes" without affixing any
postage), and accompanied by informa-
ton as to the following points:
|. Name of fish.
2. Date and place of capture
3. Whether taken in pound net, gill
net, seine, or with line.
4. Number of the tag.
5. Name and address of correspond.
ents.
All communications will be promptly
acknowledged, and full credit be given
Tor cooperation in the report of the
Commissioner. SPENCER +. BAIRD,
United States Commissioner
The numbers represent the following
| places:
! !. Calumet, III. H. Little Summer Island
| 2. Waukegan, III. Mich.
| >. Racine. Wis., r. Beaver Island Mich
| 4. MILWAUKEE,, WIS. IL. Cheboygan, Mich
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The expedition sent out by the New
York Herald to find DR.. Livingstone,
and get advance news of his discoveries,
is likely to increase the wonderment of
the English journalists. 1t is altogether
the most remarkable example of new
paper enterprise in modern times.
Their Abysinian correspondent set out
from Bsgomoyo, near Zanzibar, with a
force consisting of 3 white men, % sol.
diers, a supernumeraries, SO pagazis or
carriers, in all ll3 persons, 81 donkeys
and 2 horses, and at last advices had
reached point 525 miles in theinterior.
Eight thousand dollars were expended
at the start, for cloth, beads and wire,
which constitutes the circulating me-
dunn or money Of Interior Africa.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23
The LiOn-Tamer's Death.

McCarty, the lion-tamer, met his
death in terrible manner, at Bolton,
England, as was narrated not long since.
But some particulars have been given
that furnish a key to the whole tragedy.
When he entered the cage for the last
time he was deeply under the influence
OF liquor; and it was the smell of his
potions, driving las the stuff always
does) the animals wild with rage, and
the difference in look with which he
had been wont to rule them, that occa-
stoned his speedy destruction. A drunk.
ard is not and can not be a brave man.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23

A YOUNG lady at Fond du Lac, Wis.,,
was married without shoes or stockings,
the other day, in accordance with an
old within that such an act would bring
GOOD luck.
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ing, and would have informed the
teacher had he not at that moment re.
ceived sumner in the shape of
phthisic," which occupied his mind to
the exclusion of all else, but which he
would have mastered had not a wad
of chewed paper struck him at that in
slant in the month, and so affected his
utterance as to lead the master to think
he had omitted one "h" and he sat
down swearing, and we had the salts
faction of seeing his ears slapped with q
piece of rubber for his profanity. There
were now five on the other side and six
on ours, when the teacher Of
the other school took the floor and we
saw that there was blood in his eye
the moment he said eve will now pro-
coed to spell Bible proper names"
This exercise soon thinned our ranks.
Four of the enemy and one of our forces
went down at one shot, on Nebuchad-
nezzar.n "Our girl' let 60 of our hand
and wilted on "Pharoah" before we
could inform her whether it commenced
with +. or p. and finally we keeled
over on the simple word Isaac, and the
champion was a small boy of ten years,
who was named after the son of Abra.
ham, and the only word which he could
spell was that with which he had won
that day.
But the sorrows and troubles of our
youthful days never lasted long, and we
had soon forgotten our defeat, in the
happiness of having the rosy checked
girl all to ourself in the back end of The
sleigh, and with three buffalo robes that
we had stolen to conceal our faces, and
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