The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-12

From the Detroit Post we clip the following
about matters and things In Michigan forty
years ago;
"A copy OF the Detroit Journal and Adj
Uertiser OF April 2. 1885, now before us, affords
some items OF interest 1t gives the proceed
| ipgs of the Anti-Masonlc Convention held in
Ann Arbor, and the letter of the Central Com
| mittee to William Woodbridge announcing to
him his nomination for Congress. This letter
| is as follows
DETROIT, March Is, 1888.
VIM. WOODBRIDGE: SIR-In compliance with
| resolution OF the Republican Anti-Masopic
| Convention for the Territory, assembled at
| Ann Arbor on the 31st inst we have the honor.
as your committee, respectfully to commuui-
| cate that You have been unanimously selected
| by that convention as the Anti Masonic candi-
| date for delegate to Congress at the approach
| ing election. Shonld it comfort with your sense
! OF duty to accept this nomination YOU will
please to signify the same as early as your con-
venlence may permit. that the committee may
| announce to their fellow-citizens the intelli-
gence. The Anti-Masons ~ Michigan, in the
| selection OF a candidate f'nm their number,
while opposing all secret societies and striving
| to maintain the supremacy OF the laws. ask not
| OF HIM as delegate to represent the interests OF
| any party as such. but those OF the country,
| without exclusive favor to any, or section
partiahty. Signed by the committee,
| Il. Il. BRO ~ MING,
| II. V DISBR0W,
| p. DAVIS, JG
In somewhat lengthy reply Mr.. Wood
| bridge accepts the nomination, not. as he eays
on account Of personal ambition, but because
he holds " that the community has right to
the best services of every citizen, whether IN
tho most humole or the most elevated sphere
OF action. for the advance of the public good
large share Of the paper is taken up with
the official publication Of the laws OF the Ter
rtory, and among them we find an act to or
ganize the township OF Dearborn approved
March 3, 1888. 1t provides that the first town
ship meeting shall be holden at the house of
Conrad Ten Eyck, on the first Monday Of April
next succeeding. similar act OF week later
late organizes the township OF Salem, aud
! provides that the fret meeting shall be held at
the school-house near Jacob T.. Bullock's. In
the proceedings OF the Legislative Council we
find that bills were brought in to locate the
seat Of justice in the county OF Iowa" and fol
a charter to construct railroad from Port
Lawrence TO Kalamazoo.
D An extract is given from the comments o!
0 the Columbia Telescope on the action OF the
/ South Carolina Convention, in which it ~ fire,
e the Southern heart" in the following language
t g This little State in the mere panoply o
Q courage and high principles has fooled tn,
e staggering slant OF the Union. Thirty thou
sand Carolinians have not ONLY awed the vii,
We-t into respect, compelled Pennsylvania
stohul' 20 something like sense. New Yorl
: corruption INTO something like decency Yanke,
Q rapacity into a sort OF image OF honesty" etc
: An advertisement, signed by John A. ant
u Robert A. KNEE. offers tor sale 1900 or Al
! lots IN the Furnishing town Of Chicago. oppo
f site to Fort Dearborn, at ,ho mouth of th
o Chicago ENer, on Lake Michigan. Thew w.
% be sold low to thVse WhC ~ 49, ,nemseiye
l. to build"
/ One column of the paper is taken I'D with
D. bank note table giving the discount in NJ,
~ York on the bank bills which principally circu
:, lated in the Territory. Those OF the Bank O
W Michigan and Farmers and Mechanics Bank
y the only Michigan bills in tho list, are quoted a
d. one per cent.
| oVhh W. "hoOh Wns tueu sueTlu an0 JON
Winder was clerk OF the Supreme Court
Among the Advertisements we recognize tn
re names Of but Jew who are present residents @
10 Detroit The cards Of A. ID. Fraser and Gee
I'd E. Hand, attorneys. appear. Henry II. Lero
20 gave notice that be was ready to do all y
u carpenter and joiner work that he coulS
g. @. Hur!but was in the saddiery, p, less sn
d. truuk-making business. Garry pencer, mel
We chant tailor, announces tho ocerpt Of splendi
a assortment Of cloths and gents furni'
goods. III. ha'locs did whole "a Iets
c. business in Ieidy-made ~ .lg IN 1.-The gei
"a part OF the new lr-' Ouilding erected by Nj
"a Conant. IN uerson avenue" c. @. Trov
bridge was cashier OF the Bank of Michigan