The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-24

amounting to from $500, 900 to Il, 000, 900 day.
DIR. Emil Bessel, in his examination by the
Secretary of the Navy, detailed infinitely tho
symptoms of Capt. Halls illness, and said he
had no doubt whatever that he died natural
death.
Sir Edward Thornton, the British Minister at
Washington, will ofliciate as umpire for the
Mixed Commission to settle the claims be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
The Department of Agriculture reports that
the condition of the cotton crop has fallen of
from 80 to 49, since the first week in Septcm-
ber The season must be Of average length,
and comparatively favorable for picking, to
insure a crop equal to that Of last year
A Washington correspondent says Senator
Carpenters friends are confident that he will
make a successful defense Of the Long
Branch scandal in which his name has been so
prominent.
1t is stated that the Treasury Department
will take no action with regard to the redis-
tributon clause of the act of 1860, but will wait
for Congress to consider the question, which
involves the withdrawal OF 1915, 600, 900 national
bank currency from the Eastern banks and it's
tranfer to Western and Southern banks, in
order to equalize the capital Of the country
The testimony taken in the Polaris investi-
CATION very conclusively establishes the fact
that Capt. Hall died of paralysis. The whole
party, according to the evidence, partook OF
the same coffee Of which Capt. Hall drank
and without feeling any ill effects from it.
A Washington dispatch states that the
Treasury Department is making not only every
possible effort to prevent a further encroach-
ment upon the legal-tender reserve of S44,-
900, 000 but has gone farther, and actually re-
stored the amount which it has taken from
| that source.
1t is announced by Washington CORE
spondent that bill has been prepared by
Minnesota gentlemen for presentation early
the coming session, providing for the United
States guaranteeing the interest on the bonds
of the Northern Pacific railway.
ForolEn.
The Bazaine trial increases in interest as
it progresses. A stronger case is being made
out against the Marshal than was believed
possible, and it is said he and his friends are
growing less confident in their tone and
| manner.
Paris dispatch states that since the late
elections many wavering Deputies have de-
clared in favor Of the Republic.
| Advices from Pekin state that thirty-seveu
Chinese villages we're recently swept away by
the overflow of the river Yang-Tino, causing
an immense destruction of human and animal
| life.
Intelligence has reached New York that the
Cuban insurgents have captured and
sacked the town OF Santa Cruz del Sur. The
most important result of this victory is the
capture of 600 rifles and GO, 900 cartridges.
Edmund About and NJ. Herve, of Paris
have been fined 200 francs each for fighting a
duel.
The sale of the Steele has been forbidden in
the streets of Paris.
A telegram from Paris announces that the
Monarchical parties have come to an absolute
agreement that Chambord has made con-
cessions which are satisfactory to the Liberal
Monarchists, and the following will be sub
mitted at the opening of the Assembly: The
proclamation of a hereditary constitutional
monarchy, the King promising liberty of con-
science and equality before the law as the
right of all.
the Count do Chambord and the monarchical
party in the French Assembly, gives the fol-
lowing additional points Of the programme to
be proclaimed at the opening of the session:
The eligibility of all persons to civil employ
ment; universal suffrage; tho reasonable
liberty of the press, and the tri-color to be
maintained as the flag of France.
John Bright has been reelected to the
British Parliament without opposition.
Private advices from the French settlement
CT st. Pierre give information of the assassi-
nation Of Mons. dc We're, the first Bishop of
that diocese. The Bishop was murdered in
the sacrsty Of the chapel of st. Jean de Dieu,
having been stabbed in the heart and lungs
while at prayer. A cousin of the murdered
prelate il accused OF the awful crime.
Ten persons were recently killed at Valpa-
raise, South America by falling wall, during
the progress OF fire.
King William and Prince Bismarck have
been visiting Franz Joseph Of Austria.
A Paris dispatch states that the Republicans
are working with great activity and energy to
counteract the designs Of the Monarchists.
Theirs speaks confidently of the result
Two OF the lnsurSenI Vessels at CartaSena
recently came into collision, and one of them
was sunk and the whole crew lost
The wife of Pore Hyacnthe has given birth
to a son.
The Dutch have sent out another expedition
to make a second attempt to overcome the
Atchinese The army consists of $4,000 men,
and is well provided with war steamers and
artillery.
The Instransigente fleet has escaped from
the harbor of Cartagena, and, at last accounts,
was in the harbor of Valencia, one of the
wealthiest and largest commercial cities Of
Spain. The commander of the fleet demanded
both money and provision from the inhabitants
of the city, which they refused whereupon he
threatened to lombard the city; but tho
British, French and Italian squadrons, which
had closely followed the Spanard, demanded
that he should give 90 hours notice before
firing shot, and in the face of such odds
against him, he prudently dessted
The Jesuits have been again notified by the
Italian Government to vacate their establish
ments in Rome, and quit the Eternal City for
ever.
Rev. DIR. Candlish, the great Scotch preach