The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-08-22

The Iowa Farmers (GraDge.s) Convention,
which met at Des Moines on the 18th inststant.
adopted this among other resolutions:
- Resolved, That we demand general revi
siCn OF the present Tariff laws that shall JiUe
us free salt, Iron, Leather, Cotton and HO0ea
fabrics"
How docs this resolution square with resou-
tlon No. 3, passed by the Farmers Mass Con-
vention on the Fair Ground last Spring We
mean the meeting addressed by Senator Mark
ID. Wilbur, OF Allegan, in which he talked two
hours or more, and the burden OF his speech
was g Millions" and Billions" London"
Paris, and the Alps" and many other ro-
tund and sounding words and expressions.
Gentlemen, give us your views go that We
may not so astray on this Tariff question,
which seems to he SO great paradox to many
OF our people. Resolution No. demands
Wool Tariff and the Iowa resolution de-
mands :" Free Wooden fabrics" Do give US
your views, gentlemen, on the two horns Of
the dilemma
On Wednesday last the Antwerp Detective
Association tracked aud run down n cattle
thief, whose name Is Henry Russell, coIored
man, living IN the vicinity Of MattawaI. Ii
would seem that Russell has carried Oh the
business Of stealing cattle and disposjrg Of
them to the butchers Of Kalamazoo, for some
time 1t was but recently that suspicion vas
directed to Russell. The c. casional mysterious
disappearance of cattle from the premises OF
the owners OF which no track or clue could be
obtained, created the impression that some
adrot thief was the cause OF their disappear
ance. -Four bead of cattle had disappeared
from the farm of Robert Morrison, two IN
June last and two at later date, OF which 10
trace could be found. a Mr.. Kinney, living in
the edge Of Kalamazoo county, had lost m
like mysterious manner several head and
other persons at different points had met like
experiences.
On tuesday night last eight head OF cattle
disappeared from the arm Of VIM. : Ide, in
toe township Of Antwerp. Word was imme-
dlately sent to Joshua 7. Bangs, CHIEF OF the
Police OF the Antwerp Detective Association,
who at once espatched strong force IN pur-
! suit, and who spread out over tue country, and
/ before noon of Wednesday, Mr.. A. c. Glidden
came upon the thief. (who was driving the
cattle in the direction o: Kalamazoo.) about
! two miles south OF the village OF Oshtemo.
Russell lied to kalamazoo and took shelter
among his friends, while the cattle were secur-
ed Mr.. Bangs and some other members of
the Association Immediately applied to the
She riff OF Kalamazoo county with whose as
sstance Russell was soon followed TO his
covert, apprehended and lodged IN the Kala-
mazoo county jail. Mr.. Bangs had procured
the necessary warrant tor the arrest Of Iiu g.
SELL but the Sheriff, as we are Informed, pro
ticed little ruse, which smatters very strongly
OF sharp practice for the detention OF the thief
in bis own custody. II the matter comes out
ali right and Russell gets his just deserts, we
shall say nothing more about this latter matter,
but if Russell escapes punishment IN conse-
quence, we shall have word or 30 more to
say touching little episode that was enacted
in this case, in which butcher OF kalamazoo
was the convenient agent of the Sheriff.