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

diamonds exhibited by the parties who claim
to have discovered the great American Col
conda, were in reality purchased of them
and taken to America for the purpose of ere
atiug diamond fever, and in this way largely
increasing the tide of emigration TO the Terri
tory
Several cotton operators in Lancashire,
England, have failed in consequence of specu-
lations in cotton adoat.
The bronze statue of Walter Scott, con-
structed in Edinburgh for Central Park, New
York, is on its way to this country.
The cholera is raging in India and the NOR
tally is said to be frightful
The foot and mou tn disease is increasing to
an alarming extent among the English cattle.
The Bazaine trial. now progressing in Paris,
has brought to light suspicious correspondence
between the accused and the Germans, written
| prior to the surrender Of Metz.
Several London jewelers. rise to remark that
| they have sold diamonds in the rough to Cali
fornians, who represented themselves as
Pacific railway contractors.
Gen. Sherman is on his way home.
Dawson, the geographer and traveller. who
has recently returned to London from Zanzi-
bar, reports having been in communication
with DR.. Livingstone.
The cholera has broken out, in a malignant
form, III Western Russia.
If the news from Cuba is to be relied upon,
the patriot cause is on the high road to sue
cess, and the hold of Spain on the Island is
weakening in corresponding ratio A
Havana correspondent writes that the revolu-
ton is progressing with gigantic strides that
Gen. Alver, the inhuman butcher who spares
neither women no. children, had been dis
astrously defeated by Agramonte that the
SpaniaIds had sustained damaging defeat
near Puerto Principe; and that the patriots
were never so well prepared for an offensive
warfare az at the present time.
telegraph line between Nagsski and
Yokohama, Japan, 600 miles, has been COM
pleted.
The difficulty between Japan and China
concerning he Corean question threatens to
result in war.
The policemen who killed the eleven men
at Yeddo have been convicted and shot
Stanley has been presented by Queen Vic
toria with gold snuff-box, accompanied by a
letter of thanks for his discovery of DR..
Livingstone.
Five more Communists are shortly to be
executed at Paris.
Advces from Mexico state that Diaz refuses
the profered amnesty, and has fled to the
mountains, from whence he will probably
find his way to California.
Pere Hyacinthe prints long letter in the
Paris papers, announcing and defending his
approaching marriage
The irrepressible Don Carlos is reported to
be preparing for another descent into the
northern provinces of Spain, and President
Theirs has issued an order for the arrest of
the valiant Carst chieftaip if found on the
Spanish frontier.
The st. Petersburg press intimate that the
imperial conference at Berlin is intended to
remove the last French hope of revenge by
an alliance with Russia
The Congress of the International Society,
at the Hague, was largely attended, includ-
ing representatives from America.
The London Telegraph prints dispatch
stating that the King of Abyssinia had issued
all ultimatum orerding the Egyptian army
of invasion to retire. The latter, however,
continued their advance and several Abyssin-
ian chieftains had submitted to the invaders
The Savage Club Of London, recently gave
a grand dinner to Mr.. Stanley.
Aud still the bloody work goes bravely on.
Two more French Communists have been sem
fenced to death.
Samuel Bswles, of the Springfield (Mass.)
Republican,, recently gave dinner to the Ala
bama Arbitrators, at his hotel in Geneva.
Advlces from Bombay confirm the reports of
cholera raging i'll many parts of India.
great demonstration is proposed in Dub
lin against the occupation of Rome by the
Italian Government.
The payment of the installment of 500, 0O0,- |
600 francs of the German war indemnity has
already been fully effected by France.