The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-09-13

Texas on account of the drought. Thousands
of cattle are said to be dying on the prairies
for want of water
The destruction of cotton by the worms in
Alabama is almost complete, and fears are en-
tertained of universal bankruptcy among the
planters In some sections the plants have
been thoroughly stripped of their foliage and
left ms bare az after heavy frost.
The testimony of Capt. Richard King, the
largest cattle raiser in Texas, before the Bor-
der Commission at Brownsville, strengthens
that heretofore obtained proving the Mexican
officials guilty of gross neglect of duty and of
completely in the outrages committed on that
frontier. He declares that the continued at
tempts on his life compel him to maint ain an
armed force for the protection of his life.
The annual statement of the trade and COM
merce of Memphis, Tenn, shows an increase
of 80 per cent. over last year. The popula-
ton is G0,000.
A young man named jewell visited the Jail
at Brentville, Va, recently, and deliberately
shot one James +. Clark, confined on a
charge of seducing JEWELS sister, young
girl of 16.
Bill Lucas and Ned Harris (colored) were
recently hanged at Columbia S. c., for muir
der. Owing to the ropes being improperly
adjusted, the culprts struggled horribly for
ten minutes in their desperate efforts to free
themselves.
The Pope county, Ark, troubles have bro
ken out with renewed violence. The County
MI Of Ia bau Ia
killed, and intense excitement prevails. The
Governor will probably place the county under
martial law.
Col. Blanton Duncan, the chief manipulation
of the Louisville movement had a set-to in
the Gait House, in that city, the other day,
with DR.. j. VI Keller, prominent Louisville
physician, in which the unteTified Bourbon
leader came off second best. AS only natures
weapons were used, no serious damage was
done. Only little notwithstanding
more.
Advices from Brownsville, Texas, give a IA
voraLle report of the progress that has been
made by the Commission sent there by our
Government to investigate the depredations
Of the Mexican marauders, and the thief
badgered people of that section express them
selves highly gratifed with the general results
of the investigation. Claims to the amount
of $4,000, 900 arc said to have been proved on
the part OF the sufferers.
Washington.
The original manuscript of the Declaration
of Independence, on file in the Patent Office,
is fast fading out, the signatures having be-
oil ofTooo1 Uoulinutnn'D
sion az commander-ln-chief of the colonial
forces is also in the sere and yellow leaf the
writing being almost iegible.
The proprietor of a rum mill in Washington
has beer fined 500 and deprived of his license
for refusing to sell liquor to a negro.
Secretary Fish, who is now preparing recent
Geneva correspondence for presentation at
the next Cabinet meeting says the awards
made in favor Of the United States are not so
large as he had reason to expect; still, he is
gratified with tie results Of the action of the
Geneva Board
The Interior Department recently sold at
auction all the unclaimed models in its posses
sion, application for patents for which had
been refused to the unlucly inventors. The
lllObtlS NtIc III ioAEs sOlu al INC
way from IS to 1925 per lot.
1t is now announced that President Grant
has reconsidered his determination to issue
pardons to certain parties confined in the
Albany Pententiary as Ku-Klux, until more
thorough examination can be had in their
cases.
The United States Marshal for the Western
oc Lao, L.. Il
Department of Justice not to seize goods in
transit for points beyond the Indian Territory
by railroad unless he shall be fully satisfied
that they are contraband.
The railway postal service of the country
was increased during the year ending June
80, 1872, 1877 miles. There were at that
time 81, All miles Of railroad mail service in |
operation.
The receipts from customs revenue during |
the month of August are estimated at
S25, 900. OO0-being the largest amount ever
received from that source in any one month.
Judge Lewis Dent, brother-in-law to Presi-
dent Grant, made a raid on the Office of the
Capital newspaper the other day, and assault
ed the managing editor, Henry Reed, with a
waning NohO, lhilNAAiib StliSo VI pam III
wounds on the scalp of that gentleman. The
affair grew out of the publication of an art-
Gle rejecting on the Dent family.
The following is the public debt statement
for the month of August:
Six per cent. bonds 81 1863. 952500
Five per cent. bonds...... 4l4.567 300
---e1,7 80. Go 500
Lawful money debts 22.663.O O1
Maturcd debt.......".... 6.l7O675
Legal tender notes.. 30o6.0S6l5
Fractional CURRENCY. 40,Sl930l
Coin ccrtifcates............ 2S,g6iS 800
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