The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-11-08

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AUSTRALIA exports 100000 worth
of preserved meat annually.
FREDERICK KAPP, member of the
German Parliament, was formerly
New York attorney.
The fifteenth anniversary Of the we'd
ding of the King and Queen of Saxony
is 10 be celebrated on the DIST proXimo.
REPUBLICAN France continues to give
assurances Of tranquility and progress
by shooting batch OF Communists ev-
cry week or so.
REV. OLoF OLEsoN, recently executed
at Tromsoe, Norway, committed murder
to crafty his penchant for rare books
and manuscripts.
A NEW rifle has been submitted TO
President Theirs which possesses the
advantage that the cartridge to suit it
can be manufactured on the field OF
| battle.
IT is reported that two.thrds of the
| priests in Paris are ready to follow Hya.
cinthe's eXample-as soon as they can
| find the essential American widows,
with Slo,OOO apiece.
IT is said that the Pope's successor is
already agreed upon, and his obscure
name is announced. His claim is that
he is under big VOW to restore the Jes-
uits 10 their former power.
GERMANY claims that she will soon be
| independent OF America as regards
| petroleum. The crude material has
been recently discovered in Galica in
great abundance, and extensive prcpar.
atoms are making to hit it for market.
ABOUT 100 japanese students are EN-.
ployed 10y the government at y eddo to
simplify the Japanese alphabet, so as to
make their characters represent the
sounds Of the 90 European consonsntal
vowel utterances, as well as their native
sounds.
HENRI RoCHEFoRT has received the
large sum of $1,000 from London
publishing house for the English trans
lation of his History of the Second
Empire" The principal feature Of the
work is a detailed biography of the ex.
Empress Eugene previous TO her mar
riage to Napoleon III.
THE details Of the composition of the
French fleet have just been published,
and show that it consists of 704 vessels,
fully equipped, of which are iron
plated, and O. ships OF the reserve.
The marines compose force OF IS, AL
men. The amount allotted for new ves-
sells during the year lS72-13 is 22,000,-
900 francs.
The architect in charge Of the restora-
ton of the Cathedral of Strasburg has
Just published his report, the details of
which will be of universal interest. The
expense of restoring the masonry will
amount to 242,0O0 francs, and the re
pairs of the roof to 1871 900 francs; the
replacing Of the glass and the inside fit
tings will come to $4,000 francs, and
other accessory repairs TO %, 900 francs,
the whole amount being sos 900 francs,
or $4,000.
A New feature in European journal
ism is the number of new papers,
printed in English. which are beginning
to appear on the Continent. The Ger.
man Correspondent, printed in Berlin, and
devoted mainly 10 German political
news, Galignani and the AH-crica,, Regis.
ter, in Paris, and the ,SpiSS Times, in
Geneva, are already firmly established
and doing a good business. 1t is now
announced That new paper, printed
in English, will shortly be started at
Rome, to be called the Daily Ne1oS, and
to be conducted by an American.
IT is almost a certainty that the next
House of Commons will contain one
workingman, if not more. A large
district round Norfolk, inhabited chiefly
by miners and colliers, was included in
that borough by a late act. These men,
welding the voting powerof the borough,
have determined 10 be represented by a
man from among themselves, and have
chosen Mr.. Thomas Burt, Secretary Of
the Northumberland Miners Union,
as their candidate. tie seems TO be
fitted in an eminent degree for mem
Der of Parliament, being described as
clear, shrewd thinker born orator,
man of studied moderation but of in.
domitable resolution.
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