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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-17
Foreign Notes.

LIVINGSTONE, the African explorer,
has been gone just six years.
A SYSTEM of storm signals is to be es-
tablished in the West Indies.
FREEnAsoNs count in their organiza.
ton every prime minister in Europe.
MANATE, the rich Australian, is dead !;
he once sent to London an order for a
ton of books to fit up a library at his
colonial home.
IT is stated that when sick persons in
Metz have no hopes Of recovery, they
cause themselves to be conveyed across
the frontier in order to die on French
soil
The deposit of rock salt reported to
is corroborated. 1t is the first of the
kind discovered in Australia, and very
valuable.
THE Austrian Embassy, Belgrave
square, London, is one of the hand
soonest in the city, and Count Beust one
of the most esteemed and popular am
bassadors.
The German papers report the death
of NJ. Hanselt, farmer, who in 1850
conveyed Kinkel and Carl Schurz un-
der cover of darkness, across the Prus.
sian frontier.
The new paper money which has APP.
peared in Paris is printed in blue ink
on fine tissue parchment paper, and is
issued by the Societe Generate for
small payments of one, two and five
francs.
ENGLAND manages TO get along with
killing one passenger in 1885, 300 on
her railroads; France, one in 1855, 555 I;
Belgium, one in 1851 ,S04 Baden, one
in 1914 ,977 Prussia, one in 81 AL ,4SS.
Those who are about to travel in Europe
will see by this that it is much safer TO
do it in Prussia.
A CURIOUS lunatic made his appear
ance, few days ago, in the Luxem-
bourg Gardens, in Paris, and, before an
excited audience, commenced tearing
up bank notes, each for one thousand
francs, with a remorseless indifference.
Before he could be checked in his de
structive little game he had torn up
thirty of the notes.
The German Freemasons have re-
solved to found a German lodge in
Metz The Emperor has given his
sanction to the act. The lodge will be
called "The Temple of Peace :" the
formal opening will be celebrated on
April 8. Councillor Brandenberg, chief
of the Lotharingain Department of
Works, has been elected Master.
AT Jacksonville, H., in 1882, at
muster OF volunteers for the Black
hawk war, Judge Samuel Woods Dor
rowed a picayune of Col. Sam. Math
ews to buy apples. The other day the
two men met in the Morgan county
courthouse, and Woods paid Mathews
the picayune, with interest for forty
years. The debt was discharged with a
one-dollar note.
RUSSIA is about to inaugurate a new
system of taxation. Hitherto, only
persons liable to military service have
been liable TO taxation, so that the no.
bles and the Government officials have
shifted all burdens of the sort on the
peasantry and the manual laborers.
This extraordinarily unfair discrimina.
ton is to be done away with. Taxation
will hereafter be universal, and mill
tary service very nearly so.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-17
Utah Jack.


Jack Halyard was a jolly tar,
who loved "A rowing life;
IN every storm he found port,
In every port wife.
A farmer he was bred on land.
And lived like any loId;
But when he shipped and went 10 sea
lie had 10 live on board.
lie liked plain dealing all his life,
But when he plOwed the main
he found his work, as we'll as board.
Were both deal too plain.
The use Of ropes, of sails and shrouds.
of masts and ribs and knees,
Like latitude and longitude.
lie mastered by degrees.
lie made an observation once
The captain said was true;
lie reckoned" he was lying still
When they were lying to.
But he resolved one day to quit
The briny deep tor life,
And never more 10 go 10 sea,
Except 10 see his wife.
But ohich wife he should anchor to
For life was not so plain.
He had ga" in Portugal.
Another one in Spain.
Another duck" in Turkey dwelt-
lie did not like her rig.
He didn't care fig for her,
Her figure was so big.
Though Fatima was fat. yet she
Was sweet as any flower;
Jacks taste inclined the other way,
TO lean-like Pisa's tower.
He roamed through Italy 10 Rome;
Nice girl took his fancy,
Then he took in two Sicilys."
And them he left for Nancy.
And so. to cut his true loves not"
This Mormon harum-scarum
Collected cA his wives, and went
To Utah with his harem.
Like Lots one wife. should "Utah's lot
Look back and turn to salt.
With such a lot as his. the price
Would make a summersault;
And "Sal " would then be very dear
At any price at all
Saltpetre could not save the saints"
Should such thing befall.
For women. whether salt or flesh,
The "Church's" pillars are;
And Salt Lake saints would let il slide
Without more fresh ones there.
Editors Drdlcer, an H5rper's Md0ozine for Ma
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-17

A CurSAMAN in California, unable to
speak a word of english, who was ac-
cused of receiving stolen goods, and was
hung up to make him confess from
whom he obtained them, has been made
permanently insane by the outrage.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
Draughting at the City Hall.

In it's article referring to the expenditure
in the City Surveyors office for the item of
draughting, the Picay,,le alleges the amount
of 1925 As as weekly average to be gross
ly excessive and unnecessary. The writer
evidently desired to create false impress
siOns, and with no intent to give the facts
in the case. Had he made an examination
of the work being done, and indispensable
in its character, he would have found that
these draughtsmen were engaged in reduc-
ing to practical survey the four drainage
districts of the city. This duty was here
tOfore devolved on three drainage boards,
With their superintendents, draughtsmen
and clerks, at an annual expenditure of
something near $4,000 each. The inefficient
and grossly superficial manner in which
their trust was discharged entailed vast
litigation and endless disputes upon the
city. They made no surveys, and no cor
rectnap of the districts, showing the char
.acter and amount of property. was ever
made. Everything about them was loose
careless and unreliable. 'l
To remedy these evils the work was given
t9'the City Surveyor. When entering upon
the discharge of the duties it entaiIed he
found it necessary to bring up the back
work of these drainage boards for some Fix
years, including survey and map of some
10000 squares of ground. Hence the neces-
sity of employing his present corps of
draughtsmen.f The records of the convey
ance Office had to be searched for the title
of each specific piece OF property, the dis
tricts had to be surveyed and each square
and lot of ground had to be mapped and de-
fined. The result of this labor, 50 far as it
has proceeded, shows complete and thor.
Ough analysis of the four drainage districts,
including Algiers, and this, too, at a greatly
reduced expense; for, while the cost Of this
work under the drainage boards reached
nearly $4,000 annually, under the City Sur
veyor it viii not exceed $4,000. Indeed,
the attorneys fees of the drainage boards
the last year of their administration ex-
ceeded s13, 3,OO0-mOre than viii be paid for
all the Surveyors draughtsmen.
Besides, when this work is completed it
will set at rest all Obligation respecting
Inc uTaludSS uI5UlLCLSs tauu"SdN6 Gu6 CITY ID6
vast expense it has heretofore incurred.
If the writer in the Pieaylne had chosen
to examine this work instead of writing
about it idly he would hare seen cause for
congratulation instead of censure. He
would have been afforded every facility.
for examination las he viii yet bel, and his
investigation aided in every way. The pub
Lie viii readily perceive from this state
ment the deliberate misrepresentation the
article in question occasions.
Some years ago the city contracted with
two surveyors, agreeing to pay them $4,000
for map and "cavastra, " or plan books of
the city, as it was then-tour districts.
They failed to complete the work. Butthe
maps and surveys now going on obyiates
the necessity. 1t does what the city then
contracted for in far more complete and
perfect system than was then designed.
The cost viii not be $4,000 This in itself
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
NEW YORK.
Arrivals - Specie Exports Indicted for
Libel-Grant and Greeley-DiscnssiOn
nv COlOred Ora

Arrivals Specie Exports Indicted for
Libel-Grant and GreeIey-DiscnssiO
by COIOred Orators.
New York, August 7.-Arriyed-Ham-
mOnia. Arrived out-Spain and Assyria.
Export.of specie to-day 100000.
The Tribune says the grand jury yester-
day presented an indictment against L.
jenkins Jennings, of the Times, for libel on
General Fitzpatrick.
Rev, II, H. Garnett, of Shiloh Colored
Presbyterian Church, and w. w. Saunders,
also cOlored, of Maryland, to-day signed a
document pledging themselves to q discus
sion of the its of Grant and Greeley, in
the Cooper Institute, Friday evening, or
whatever evening the hall can be secured.
Evening closed at 8. Sterling un-
settled. Gold llJls 0l15A. Governments
closed very dull. State bonds very firm.
New North Carolinas slightly off.
new fves ll2Es; sizes of 1881 1885;
five twenties of 1862 1865; 1864, 1853
1865, lI634; new 1858; 1867, 1855; 1863
1l519; ten-fOrties, 1923. Tennessees,
old 1885, new 1875; Virginias, old 44lb,
new 80; LOuisianas, skies 50,. new AZ,
levee skies 60, eigLts' 70 Alabama eights
81, fves SO; Georgia skies 73, sevens 81;
North. Carolinas, old 3i15, new 2l1z; South
CarOlinas "a, new 2S49 <- ~
Money steady, during the morning at 405
for call loans, but during the afternoon the
offerings of capital increased and business
was done at 3. At the close money on time
was in demand, and fof ninety days is
bid for currency and for all year, and also
for five months = gold is bid. In CONNER
oial paper there is very little doing owing
to the uncertainties surrounding the future
of the money market. Exchange unsettled
by high rates current for the
use of gold on time and slight changes for
tho use of gold in the daily settlements
usually current in first transactions in loan
market of Gold Room. Gold opened at
II53B-sOld down to l15B, closed steady at
II545 0115A. Loans 1.64 for use, to 5 for
carrying. Governments opened steady on
second call. Skies of 1881 fell off a; FIVE
twenties Of 1868 steady, and during the
morning the market was very dull.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
THE COURTS.
Eighth district Cnurt. :.

William FL. Reynolds has entered suit in
this court, praying that rule nisi do issue,
directed to b. +. Flanders, Mayor, John S.
Walton, L. T. Delassize, Alfred Shaw, F.
G. Remick, John COckrem, II. BonzanO and
James Lewis, Administrators of the city of
New Orleansy directing them to show cause
why writ of mandamus should not issue
commanding them not to adiudicate until
they advertise in q clear, unam biguOus Ian
guage the proposals for the manufacture,
construction and erection of machinery for
the waterwOrks of the city, and the i'm
prOvement and extension, so that those
skilled in the construction of such machin-
cry can knowingly estimate.
Mr.. Reynolds alleges that the advertise
ment for proposals published by the city
was so vague, indefinite and ambiguous
that no person could estimate the price;
that the advertisement does not set forth
neither the quantity or the quality to be
manufactured; that it was impossible to
form correct opinion of the work to be
done.
Sylvester Bennett fled proposal to do
the work for $500,000 the petitioner states
that the contract would have been adjudi-
Gated to him at the last session of the COun-
Gil, had not judicial proceedings been re-
sorted to. Messrs. Whitney and Goldman
are the attorneys in the case, which has
been fixed for the fourteenth instant.
The motion to reinstate the rule to dis
miss the appeal in the Bronson HOlbrook
matter was discharged yesterday. Judge
Dibble held that as the rule TO dismiss the
appeal was under adVisement, it could not
properly be reinstated; but, after decision,
the remedy could be applied. Judge Emer-
son had turned the case over, and he would
look into it. r .,..r
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
FOREIGN.
Liverpool ATTivaIs-Great COfIagFatiOn in
Russia-RepOrCed Gold Discoveries in
Ireland.

Russia-RepOrted Gold Discoveries in
Ireland.
LIVERPOOL, August 7.-Arrived-Darien,
from Savannah.
ST. PETERSBURG, August IA dispatch
from Neshin-NovgOrOd states that a great
cOnfagratiOn is now raging in that city.
The fire broke out IN that quarter of the
place where the annual fair is being held,
and has already destroyed a great quantity
of valuable goods.
LONDON, August There is some excite
ment throughout Ireland over the report
that gold has been discovered near the town
of Kinsale.
LONDON, August IA dispatch from
Geneva says the Alabama claims arbitra-
tton court, at its session. yesterday, was en-
gagged in hearing arguments of both British
and American counsel in relation to the
case of the cruiser Shenandoah, which case,
it is understood, is now closed Although
the day appOihted for the reassembling of
the court is Thursday, it is possible it may
not meet again before next week
Parliament will be prorOgUed on Satur-
day next at ten o'clock.
Mr.. Lutter, editor of the Anglo-American,
entertained Stanley, the Herald cores
pOndent at dinner, given at the Junior
United Service Club tonight. General
Sherman, Minister Clrtin, Mr.. Moran, sec
retary Of the American Legation and many
representatives from here and in America
were present Pleasant speeches were
made and Stanley was warmly congratu-
lrted on his perseverance and success.
MADRID, August 7.---The Cabinet has sub
mitted to the King series of regulations
for the abolition Of slavery in the Spanish
dOminiOns.
BERLIN, August THE Pr0gi1tciGl Corre-
spoHdence considers the approaching meet
ing OF the Emperors Of Germany, Russia
and Austria as a guarantee of peace for
Europe. It adds that it is the purpose of
Germany to maintain and strengthen the
bonds between Austria and Russia, for
whose friendship she prepared the way,
MADRID, August 7.-Phe Carlist prisoners
taken during the late insurrection have
been sent to the Canariea
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
WHOLE NUMBER 1888.
graphs President Grant this morning that
North Carolina has elected q Republican

/ graphs President Grant this rnorninr tba4
| North carolina has elected Republican
ticket by 1000 to 1900 majority.
! First Dispateh.l
! WILMINGTON, N, c., August 7,-Unparal-
leled frauds have been discovered ia this
election. At one precinct IN Brunswick
| county an Official vote was annOuneeds.of
ninety three majority for Caldwell and
upon investigating the count it appears
| that there was so many Irregularities and
| frauds that the whole vote Of tie township
| is thrown out, This gives Merrimon. j MAJ
| jority of three in Brunswick There are
also other frauds which will give Merrimon
a great advantage on the official count The
Conservatives still consider the chances are
even, without calculating the gigantic
frauds
First Dispatch.1
RALEIGH, August z, s p. M.-The official
andpOsitlve returns are pretty well ia. the
western counties having been heard from.
except Ashe and Yancey. Caldwell "a
elected by about 1000 majority. The in
creased vote will amount to some 500 or
1000, The Conservatives claim that there
have been great frauds, and it is Thought
that the matter will be contested The
Radicals will hold a jubilee tomorrow
night The excitement has subsided and
the Conservatives receive thSnews of the
defeat quietly
NEW 4Ohk, august tine following
dispatches were. received here to-day:
RALEIGH, N. c., August z.
To General G H. Sharp:
It is now conceded by all parties that
Caldwell has carried the State BY about 500
majority. A. w. SHAFFER.
RALEIGH, N. c., August z.
To the Republican State Committee;
We have carried the State beyond the
shadow of doubt. The Conservatives an
give up'the fight. j. w. WARWICK.
Specials from Raleigh to the EUeniitg
Telegram say:
''Letters received by both parties this
morning from the western counties make
the election of Caldwell certain by small
majority. MerrimOn comedies the election
of Caldwell, The counties in the west yet
to be heard from, reported as giving Repub-
lican gains, virtually decides the contest
There is yet a chance for the election of
Hughes, Conservative Lieutenant Govern
or as Brogden, the Republican candidate,
runs far behind Caldwell. The Legislature
is close, Congressman, five Conservatives,
three, Republicans"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
THE Coal Elect Arriving.

A Cairo paper of the fourth instant an
nounces that several large towboats passed
down with an immense quantity of coal,
most of which will come to New Orleans.
We may add that the towboat Webster
arrived here Monday, with six coal boats
containing 10000 bushels of coal, and that
the towboat Smoky City arrived yesterday
with i75,O0O bushels of coal Neither of
these coal barges are reported by telegraph
as having passed Cairo.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
NORTH cRAoLINA

Further Election Returns - Confusion
Worse COnfeunded-Gigant Frauds
DiscOyered-Tw0 Governors Elected
NEW YORK, August "A special dispatch
from Raleigh to the Times says CaldWell ls
elected in North Carolina by l0eg majority
There are eight counties to hear from yet.
The HeraIas Raleigh dispatch claims that
the latest returns elect herrimon by 76l
majority according to Conservative count,
but adds that.it is absolutely impossible to
decide until the official vote is in.
The Tribune says the returns which it
haa this morning give Caldwell majority
Of 4O6, but it is not disposed to give up the
State on the present showing.
WksHmeToN, August 7.-Mr. Settle tele-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
WASHINGTON.

The Ku.KIux Prisoners at AIbany-Inyes.
tigatiOn of Their Condition.
WASHINGTON, August I'm accordance
with the letter of Mr.. Geritt Smith to the
President, asking for the release of certain
Ku-Klux prisoners now confined in the AL
bany penitentiary The Attorney General,
to whom the President referred the letter,
has requested Colonel Whitley, chief of the
government detective corps, to visit the in
stitution where the prisoners are confined
and make complete investigation into the
condition of the Ku-Klux prisoners and re-
port all the facts to the department.
The Spotted Tah and Sioux party leave
here on Saturday for St. Louis.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

ASSESSMENT NOTICE Nos 1O4; Jos AND
I06.-See special notice column Death of
Miguel Gandolfo,. C. w, Culbertson and II.
Tison, payable at the Office Of the Mutual
Aid and Benevolent Life Insurance Asso-
citation of Louisiana, No. 100 CarOndelet
street. Amount paid out on losses since
organization $3.50 426. -
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

Lieutenant A. w. Greeley, of. thesFifth
United States Cavalry, is in town, stopping
at the City Hotel. He is at present on duty
at the Signal Bureau at Washington with
"0ld Probabilities,D and is on the way
thither from an inspecting tour among the
signal stations at Indianola, Galveston and
elsewhere. Lieutenant. Greeley is one Of
she very few officers in the regular army
who were appointed from LOuisianas
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
POLITICAL GLRANINGs.

! There was a caucus of the CustOmhouse
people and number of delegates. to the
Campbell convention at'the corner of Cont
and Treme streets last night. The partiou-
lars could not be obtained, but we are in
formed that the delegates refused to enter
into any arrangement until the Liberal con-
| vention is heard from.
A suggestion was made that an attempt
be made to .oust General Campbell from the
chairmanship of the convention, but Lieu
tenant Governor Pinchback opposed the
proposition, denouncing it as unjust and
bound to fail No conclusions were arrived
at on any Of the questions discussed.
It is evident that the Custemhouse ring
will use money, patronage and severy in
fuence in their power to prevent the Camp
bell convention from ratifyjng any coalition
which may be offered by the Liberals, Sec
ing in such combination their inevitable
defeat. That their efforts will fail is as GER
tain as the Liberals act fairly and well.
Delegates to the regular Republican con
vention are arriving in the city very fast.
There will be full and representaYe gath
ering, large majority of the delegates be
ing colored men. The question. of an al
hance with the Liberals has been earnestly
|. discussed at headquarters, No. 16 Dryades
street, and we state but simple and easily
substantiated fact in announcing that the
delegates are determinedly opposed to any
coalition which does not place Governor
WarmOth at the head of the ticket.
Several delegations, composed. like that
from Catahoula, for instance, of staunch
supporters of his excellency, are instructed
to vote for union with the CustOmhouse
faction or to nominate straight-out ticket,
but they will doubtless support Governor
Warmoth on any ticket.
The leaders state without reserve that
Mr.. KellOgg's conditional resignation is in
the hands of the Packard committee, and
will be accepted. in favor of General Shell
don if the Campbell convention will nOmi- !
nate him. Also, that Mr.. Pinchback can
have the Lieutenant GOvernOrship and the
convention may select third place on the
ticket. This, of course, would necessitate
the Endorsement of the Philadelphia nomi-
nees. Il
Out of this complication no one can see a
way clearly until the Liberal convention
acts. For the adoption by it of a wise and /.
liberal policy, regardless of the passing
clamor Of interested parties, we have great
hopes.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

The island of Anticosti, in the Gulf of
st. Lawrence, is to be purchased by several
Chicago, Montreal and Quebec capitalists,
with capital of $2,OOO,O 900. They propose
to colonize it with emigrants from Norway
and Sweden, and go into the raising of
wheat, barley and potatoes.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
The remperRture.

The thermometer at LOlIis Frigerio's,
No. so Charities street yesterday stood as
follows: At sA. NJ, 840ii at p. NJ, $50; at
s P. NJ, $40, Lowest point during the
night Of August 6, 10.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

A miracle is reported at Cannamore, In
dia, where q fall of,manna is said to have
recently taken place. The celestial food
was gummy, hOney-like juice, sticking on
the leaves Of the trees and on the grass.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

Young oysters are said to know more
than their looks would indicate. They
dance, sing and chew something which
looks like tobacco, and are very happy
while in their little beds.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

Alfred B. Ely, who died last week in
Newton, Massachusetts, was the candidate
against Henry Wilson for United States
Senator in the Massachusetts Know Moth
ing Legislature of 1855. That Legislature
being unanimously Know Nothing, except
four votes, the election was made without
the interposition of a caucus, and Ely was
beaten BY only few votes.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

A recent letter from the Eternal City
says: Nearly everybody that can get away
has left Rome, and few living beings are
left there except monks, feas, priests, mos
quitoes, placemeR Of the Crown, and the
24O, 200 natives Of the place who never come
away"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

A movement is on foot to utilize the hides
of bufalOes killed on the plains by convert
ing them into~leather. Several bales of
hides have been sent to England, where
they have been successfully tanned, and
the leather, after being split, used for car;
riage tops or for patent leather. The profit
is said to be small, however.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

is a saving of $4,000 to the city by the
very work the Picayta,e condemns, and this
work includes two additional districts.