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a nicely dressed gentleman applied for a
marriage license at Dover. Tenn, last week.
but when he spoke the ladys name, the polite
county Clerk suggested that If it was all tho
same to him. he would perfer that he should
name some other party, as the one mentioned
had become his wife the previous evening.
The illinois Farmers pay but lite attention
to the logic OF the Inter Ocean newspaper
They act as though they thought it might be
good for that paper, but not for the Farmers,
and consequently do not intend to take any
stock in it at present. We believe the Inter
Ocean man did not get TO be Treasurer Of the
United States as reward for starting that
Journal
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Probate Order-State OF Michigan.
County OF Van Buren,. So. At session of the
Probate Court, for the County OF Van Buren,
holden at the Probate Office III the village OF
Paw Paw, on Monday the twenty-first day of
July. IN tue year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-three; present, Geo. w. Lawtop,
Judge or Probate. In the matter OF the estate
OF Eugene Bltely, deceased. On reading and
filling the petition, duly verified, OF Selma
Bltely, widow OF said deceased. praying THAI
administration Of said estate may be granted TO
herself or to some other suitable person /:
thereupon il is ordered, that Monday. the
eighteenth day of August, 1873 at ten o'clock
IN the forenoon, be assigned for the hearing OF
said petition, aid that the heirs at law OF said
deceased, and all other persons interested in
said estate. are required to appear at session
OF said Court, then 70 be holden at the PROBATE
office, in the village OF Paw Paw, and show
cause, II any there be. why the PRAYER Of the
petitioner should not bot be granted and it Is
further ordered, that said petitioner give notice
70 the persons interested In ssid estate of the
pendency OF said petition and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy Of this order to be
published IN the TRUE NoRTHERNER, a news
paper printed and circulating in SAID county OF
Van Buren,, for three successive weeks. at
least. previous TO SAID day OF hearing.
GEO. W. LAYTON. Judge OF Probate.
CA true copy,)
Gro. W. LAwroN, Judge Of Probate 956t3
PrObDtc Order.-State of Michigan
County OF Van Buren,, IS: At session of the
Probate Court, for the county of Van Buren,,
holden Mt the Probate Office in the village of
Paw Paw, on Monday, the twenty fret day of
July, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy three, Present George W. Lawtop.
Judge OF Probate. In the matter OF the estate
OF Hannah l.. Passage, deceased. On reading
and filing the petition duly verified. of Orar
w. Rowland, IN behalf Of the heirs OF SAID de-
ceased, praying that administration of said es-
tate may be granted to Lyman X. Holmes. or
10 some other suitable person. Thereupon il
Is ordered that Monday, the eight eenth day of
August, 1873. at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
be assigned for the hearing OF said petion'
and that the heirs at law OF SAID deceased. and
ana all other persons interested In said estate
are required to appear ut n session OF said
court, then to DO holden at the Probate office
IN the village OF Paw. Paw. and show cause. n
any there be, why the prayer OF the petioner
should not be granted: And 1t is further Order
60, that SAID petitioner give notice TO the person
interested IN said estate, of the tendency OF sad
peuon, ana the hearing thereof. by causing a
copy or this order TO be published in tine Trne
Nortnerner, newspaper printed and circllla-
/ ting IN said county of Van Buren. for three
successive weeks, at least previous to said dav
of hearing. eSets ''9
A true copy.
Geo. W. Lawton, Judge OF PROBATE.
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SPEC ,IAl.

sll persons indebted to MISS r. Munger, OF
the News Depot, will please call and settle
their accounts before the 18th inst.
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The Grand Rapids Cheap Transportation
probably barren OF results. Looking at the
thing from our standpoint, 1t seems to have
been gotten up and run by Mark d. WILDER. OF
Allegan, and Geo. M. Dewey, Of Hastings, two
monstrous political adventurous the first of
whom settled at Allegan for the express pur-
pose OF finding his way into Congress-he did
find his way into the State Senate from that
county, and was the author Of the report on
the Detroit Park Bill, which was unworthy the
ability OF school boy In the intermediate de-
partment Of any respectable grammar school
and the latter like Biicawber, waiting for some
thing to turn up by which he will be able to
benefit himself. Out upon such mountebanks.
\ CHICAGO Correspondence OF the world says
As people who have heretofore enjoyed the
benefit OF " free passes on the railroads begin
10 understand that the free pass" has been
abolished in good faith, and that the several
companies concerned in the agreement are
strictly abiding by their terms of the agreement
they cease to maze application FOR renewal
of the old favors, 1t is said that the Eastern
lines will doubtless join on the LIST OF January
the pass reform movement which the Western
railroads have 90 success fully begun, 1t has
been decided in the cas- OF clergymen who
have been given free passel that their haf-faIe
permits will be allowed 10 idn until Their time
expires, but that none VIII be renewed or re-
issuod hereafter.
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Chancery Sale.-In pursuance an

thancerN Sa1e.-ln pursuance and
by virtue Of decree made in the Circuit Court
for the county OF Van Buren,, in Chancery, in
certain cause therein pending, in which Reu-
ben j. Myers, 10 complainant, and Henry Is
mon, Edwin Martin. Erastus Z. Warren and
George Gay are defendants, bearing date the
9th day OF July, A. D. 1872. l shall sell at pub
lie sale to the highest bidder, on Saturday. the
Goth day OF July 1878. at IL o'clock noon of
said day, at the front door OF the Court House.
in the village of Paw Paw, in said county OF
Van Buren,, the following described real e.
tate to-wit: All those certain pieces or par
cells OF land situate IN the county OF Van Bu-
rem aud state OF Michigan, and known and
described as the southwest quarter "a OF
the southwest quarter % OF section twenty
two (22), and the northwest quarter(1D OF
section twenty-seven CD. All in township
one % south, range fourteen Q4D West.
Dated June 9th 1873. 950t7
JOHN j. SHERMAN,
Circuit Court Commissioner
BALcH. SMILEY & BALcH Compl'ts Solicitors.
Taken Ep.-At my farm two and one
half miles west OF Paw Paw village on tho
territorial road. on saturday morning. June
18th, 1873. one stray mare Of dark bay color
six or seven years old, weighing about ton
hundred lbs, and has a scar on the right hind
foot caused by scratches. The owner is here
by requested to pay costs and take her away.
June %, 1878. 952tSs
ALBERT HARRISON.
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The following is an abstract from the pen of
a young lady graduate of Biddeford, Me-, High
School. on the absorbing question OF "What
Shall do to Live?" "The lords OF creation
have been compared to sturdy oaks, and we to
the vines that cling to and Irvine around them |;
but this metaphor, If ever pertinent, to use a
slang phrase, has long since played out We
have all heard of the $4,000 oakless vines in
Massachusetts, to say nothing of the uncounted
thousands in MAN, and there are too many
oaks that can scarcely support themselves. to
to cay nothing OF their supporting anything
else. 1 much perfer life Of activity
and honora Bile exertion, and believe the world
owes me living if can earn it, and expect
it on no other condition"
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j. ii. Freeman. Esq, has removed lis lum-
Der Office from the railroad grounds, on the
west side OF Kalamazoo street, to the east side
OF the street nearly opposite to the place where
1t formerly stood.
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The Benton Harbor Palladium says: The
Young lady who runs the kissing machine In a
certain second story front window might make
1t pay to charge an admission fee to her show.
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Mr.. CHARLES FOSTER. NJ. c. from Ohio, resis-
ted the 'back-pay" with his vote IN the House
at all stages and then drew it for the purpose
Of turning over to the school funds OF his DIS
trict. He did this promptly, and announced
his determination before the strength OF the
popular Indignation III regard TO this matter
had fairly manifested itself. He has since
changed his plan Of proceeding, and in pub
shed address 70 his constituents says:
II then believed, and do yet belive, that this
course was right and proper, and that you
would 80 regard it. Blu; having no pride OF
opinion as to the method Of dIsposing Of the
amount due me (about 81 ,2G0,) and as a change
OF method to the one which now seems TO be
the well-settled judgment Of the people in
wolves no sacrifice OF principles cheeriuiiy
acqulesce and conform to the wishes OF my
people, and have already taken the necessary
steps TO have 1t covered into the Treasury OF
the United States"
The general verdict will be. "a sensible and
an honest man"
ScBIBNERs FoR AUaUsr.
| dletown, is begun in ScRIBNER's for August
The strong bits Of characterize ton, and quick,
mastery touches OF pathos, which we find in
these opening pages, show that the hand OF
the performances has not forgot its cunning.
DIR. Hollands Arthur Bonnicastle is continued,
the accompanying picture, by Miss Hallock,
illustrating the scene Of the destruction OF the
will. There is in the same number a bright
sketch entitled Fred Trovers Little Iron Clad
by j. I. Trowbridge. The illustrated papers
are on Nantucket, Normandy Picturesque
Mount Shasta, and The Campus Stone. Johr
Burroughs, good authoity on birds, writes
about The Blue-Brd; Fitz- Edward Hall con
tributes an interesting article on Pandits; II
III. tells about My Day IN the Wilderness Mrs
Plunkett gossips of Modern Hotels, and ]
Esten Cooke about My Knee-Buckles. NIr
Blauvelts leading essay on Modern Skepticisn
Will doubtless attract the attention Of the relig
ious press. Among the poetic contribution
are L. G. Stedman, John Hay, and Georg,
Macdonald.
DIR. Hollands Topics Of tho Time are entitled
The Morals of Journalism, Reply to man,
Letters, and The Liquor Interest In The Oh
Cabinet We find The Flaw in the Jewel, Ne
a Traveller on the Road, and A Sewer wen
Forth to Sow. Home and Society treats o
Dinner Giving. The Abuse of Apptite, Th,
Habit Of Reading, Ready-Nlade Garments, an,
The Fashion in Jewelry. The other depart
mepts are a. varied az uiual.
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AGENTS Wanted.


We ask our friends who have unsettled &C.
counts to call AZ The OLD stand without delay,
or costs will certainly DO made. 9li
Mu1s BRos.
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The Hartford Coura,lt edited by ex-Gover-
nor Joseph r. Hawley, concludes an article on
the gubernatorial campaign, as follows:
There is Massachusetts that thinks Butler
smart and brave, and sort OF bully boy, that
is creditable to be put in high places. There is
another Massachusetts, of infinite pride in it's
rich traditions of geod service in the cause of
the worlds better future, that points to q long
line or governors and statesmen. and passes
stern Judgment upon Butler and upon all intel
hgent men who pretend to believe in him.
We have abundant faith in the real Massachu-
setts, the good Old Massachusetts, the school
books taught Us to honor. She always gets
now"
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We have received the Premium List OF the
coming exhibition OF the consolidated State
Agricultural Society, in which we find the fol-
lowing Van Buren, county men and women who
hold positions as officers or committeeman, to
wit: +. NJ. Manning, member OF the executive
committee, George W. Lawton, Jay r. Monroe,
George Dubois, j. r Buell., John Mosier, Hon.
]. J. Woodman, Mrs. A. Van Auken. and
7. W. Melchor.
The following named persons are officers and
members of the State Pomelogcal Society from
this county VIZ A. Smith Dyclman, President.
W. II. Gregory. one OF the Vice Presidents,
A. c. Glidden, Columbus Engle, II. f. Bidwell.
c. II. Wigglesworth, and Mrs. II. G. Lottrop,
as members of viewing committees
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The first volume OF the Session Laws OF 1878,
is printed, bound and ready for distribution. It
is an octave volume OF 761 pages-nearly 200
pages more than is contained in the first vol
ume of the Laws OF either 1869 or 1S71-and
contains 1879 acts, % Joint Resolutions and Is
Concurrent Resolutions, beside the State Treas
urers Annual Report for 1872. Two Of the
acts contained IN this volume are very long and
relate to the chsrteripg Of Cities and Villages.
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ALL our readers may not be aware that In the
Upper Peninsular Of this state. that what Is
known as the Portage Lake and Lake superior
Ship Canal is now nearly completed, and Will
be opened for business in the course Of q
month or two. TIE work was commenced ten
years ago. The canal is about two and half
miles in length, one hundred feet wide, and
sixteen feet deep, and saves one hundred and
fifty miles OF dangerous navigation around
Keewenaw Point. The stockholders gets from
the Government four hundred thousand acres
of the public lands, which probably will prove
to be a clear bonus, as the tolls will pay good
per cest. on the investment.
Out in Kansas painness or speech seems to
be the fashion. The recent meeting of far
mers adopted the following:
Whereas, The Congress OF the United
states have perpetrated one OF the most out
rageous steals known TO the civilized world, In
the passage OF the retroactive salary bill and
- Whereas, ID. p. Lowe, our Congressman,
supported the bll
"Resolued, That we demand that he resign
his sest in Congress, that his place may be fill
ell by an honest man instead or a thief"
D to the last advices Mr.. Lowe had not lie
signed. and OF course he will not The chances
for men OF his sort in Washington are too at
tractive to be abandoned except upon compul-
sip
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The Shah OF Persia, whose name ia Nasser
ed Deem, and whose age is forty-four years, has
been making tour Of observation through
Europe, at a. cost, to his people, Of
twenty-five millions of dollars sum sufficient
to pay the Presidential salary of the United
States for the nice little period Of five hundred
years. There are but four millions and five
hundred thousand under his governments
population Of seven persons to the square
mile including cities and vilges. pretty
good tax that people must pay to support roy
atty.
FROM the Chicago papars, all outsiders are
informed that Messrs. Wooley, Grelling.
Hough, Lichtenburg and Welcb, members Of
the Detroit City Council, and Boogman, City
Clerk, were in Chicago few DAYS ago. The
object Of their mission could not be ascertained,
and the gentlemen themselves were unable to
state how they got there and why they went.
They probably bad been celebrating the 4th,
and making grand round" Of inspection OF
the saloons to see the kind of stuff the keepers
were supplying the Jubilant Detroiters with on
ia at Glorious dav.
, 1873-12-30
NOTES AND OPINION,

Tllo Sa.. Iraucipco .tN1 administration.
which ought to kllow what IL IL tulkiug about,
tieclaros Newton Booth ~ political onon,y," and
further ctasucteri2ca him nj ian Ayowad enemy
Of tho Republican, party, working opo,ly, not for
itH publication, but for It's overthrow" The
alta further predicts that Booth will tind himself
III alien i'll the Senate, between thu two old po-
litIcal parties which HOW huye, a,ul which, It
suys, n,,ht continue to haye, exclusive posses-
sion Of tho National councils" Tho .dha sln-
nouncos tho wrath Of thu Administration npol.
sixteen tnon WHO wero accounted Republicans,
hut who voted FOR Booth; and It udlH, "TI.e
ba.o remarks apply 10 tlass Donoorats VIM yotel
for Dooth." Do the conductors Of tie Albauy
Ereainy Journal. the Indianapolis Journal. the
illinois State ,}o,nai, arl other Administration
journals we might ,.atue, ever read tho San Fran-
cieoo -ilia'
1.-Two guotl ioxta from, tic leading Adminatsa-
ton orSan of tha Pacific ouast
Tha two Ill national lussles will aurysa tie traitors
Wh1 betrayed thtlu III thu Legislature " ln784 xnh
tl!yi,ce them tat ltrnla,unt puplInry IL mt tu u
l4ailal BY hutrasal If potcx lltctps.-ttta, Dtc.
rllv polttIcla,s al Washington may possibly eo,.lnu
to tLr.'W 0lHtaesca III tic way or nc [Ip0tll whuu,
tfIay regard IN y comnmn elIety aid n dangerous
rlyHt.-llt9, Dec. Il.
-Whilu tho Sun Francsco 4iA1 IL thsly sIleal;-
lug OF the Goulnltll ealsHe IT ''tEt two old ill.,
tunal partioB," tho Boston Post presents anotll-
or ylaw Of 1t, as illustrated now Vt Washington,
viz.
IL for sha pti4oarata. thsJ ass gxppt axAt b5 III
, 1873-12-30


Tho Indianapolis, Bloomington l. WcBtorn
Railroad Company is tl,o noxt to bo summoned
for invoBtigation. On tlio 10Th Of ;January
onTnlng, special town meeting will bo held at
bloomington, ut which tho officers Of tho roal
will DO calcd upon to plead to tho following
strong indictment: i. Tint tic cont Of Tic roatl
per milo iu too high. 9. That tho second mort
gago wa fratttlulontly isnuod. D.. That tho
President and Directors 1layo organizct II coal
mine Credit h1ohllior, similar to tho Barclay
coal mines ln tho Gilman, Clinton 4 Springfield
Company's operations. 1. Tint the Directors
1,ayo isa.tcd four or five milllonB of stock to
themselves without consideration. i. Tint tho
earnings Of the roatl havo boon fraululcntly and
Illegally applied. Q. That thoro Ia conspiracy
to got tho road out Of State control entirely. In
addition to these glnvo pointa Of investigation,
tho people Of Sauta Auun Township will hold
meeting, Jan. G, to consider tho expciioncy Of
onjoiiing tho collection Of tic tax for payments
of interest on tic construction bontla Issued by
tint township. If only ono or two Of tho countB
h, this strong indictment nre established, tho
Courts will llayo to atop in to tho dofenao Of tho
stockholders.
, 1873-12-30

LII THE TRIBUNE yesterday appeared tue au-
nnal exhibit Of the grain and provision trado Of
this city for 1873. The exhibit is marvellous
ovon to our own citizens. It must be ramcm-
bored TINT there was 4 partial failure Of tho
corn, oatR, md barley crops, and that during the
last two years human ingenuity has been ut
work to divert freights from Chicago, by carry
ing them across tho State and around tie city,
either to ports on Laho Erie, or directly to Now
York and Philadelphia. We haye labored also
under tho great dlsadvantago Of q shortage Of
carB on the part Of the various railroads to do
tho transportation asked Of thola. uad tlcro
been q suihciency in tho means Of transporta-
tion, the volume Of receipts would hive been
much greater. Tho receipts of flour aud grain
during 1879 hayo rcached tho enormous aggre-
gate Of e,5o0o00 ons. or as our statistician puts
it, "an ayclago Of 4.G5 tons every sleeping and
waking minute in tho year, including Sundays"
All this stuff has been received, warehoused,
and shipped, with eaao, safety, aud without de-
lay. Tho working machinery il made up of
fifteen elevators, and aeycral storohopses for
nour. Tho receipts aud shipments Of brcad-
Btuffa for three years compare as follows:
, 1873-12-30

Ihc tisuros for 1879 woro for tho twelve
months following tito iIro.
Tho great increase in tho yoar 1873 over that
Of 1879 was mainly duo to tho Increased receipts
in brcadsttlfrs md livestock una in nanufac-
turcs. Tho number Of hogs packed in the caleu-
dar year 1878 was, in round numbora, 1900, 900,
against 100000 the previous year.
Considering tho panio und tho general dis
turbnnco Of trade occurring in what is ordinarily
tho busiest season in this city, tile exhibit Of
Chicago compares fayorably with that Of past
years. and shows Tint the progress and growth
Of hor trade suffers no abatement, and TINT tho
confidence in her stability, gonelal throughout
the country, has not boen misplaced. Tint there
may be individual failures hero as elsewhere is
to bc expected, but TINT tho city has received
or is likely to recolyo, any check, is sufficiently
disprovod by tho exhibit Of 1873.
, 1873-12-30

Tho Chicago produce markets. weso generally
frner yesterday, with largo aggregate Of trans-
actlons. Mess pork waa in active demand, and
4ogi5c per brl higher, closing at 51490 cash,
m a14.80 eellcr February. Lard was In good
request. aud 15@2oo per 100 !ts higher, closing
at aS.40 cash, md ss.75@s.8o seller Fobru-
airy. Meats wore quiet md 1G@1{o hlgAor At
5}]zG9b1'zc for shoulders, 05G@7o for fhort ribs
71s@711c for short clear. and s14@8No for groen
hams. Dressed hoga were quiet and easior, ut
e5.a5@G.00 per 100 lbs. ulghwines wcro more
acttvo and steaay ut 93c por gallon. Flour was
quiet and firm at s5.25@5.75 for good shipping
spring extras. Nhoat WAS actiyo and 1l@lo
higher, oloslng ut s1.1oI cash, e1.17 seller
January. and 91.2o]s seller Fobrungy. Corn
was actlvo, aud 1]a4c higher, closing ut 54}4o
seller January, aud 56ee4o solor February, Oats
woro in bette. demand, aud 10 higher. closing
ut $50 cash, and 0slo scllor January. R7o was
quiet and easier. at 77@77>1c. Darloy was dull
for No. 9, ut s1,s8, and stronger for No. 3. at
el.12@l.ls for good. Live hogs wore setivo At
, 1873-12-30

4 yoAr Ago the 1lou. Johu i. Fnrnaworth, of
tlIs Slate, wilo opposed tho Salary-G Grab law,
drew tho baok-pay aud divided 1t betweon tho
several countios Of lis district. The people OF
tluso eountios peromptusiiy refusud to receive
tho money OIL the ground that 1t wus stolon prop
erty, a,li one Of tho counties actually forwarded
its portion to tho Treasury Of tho United atates.
This Anme district composed Of the Counties OF
Doone, Winnebago, DoKslb, Kane. and a1o1Ionry,
Ia nov represented by dou. Stephen 4. Hurl-
hut, who, instead Of voting tor tho repeal of tho
act Of robbery, himself proposed TINT tho salary
Of the molnbors Of Congross should be incraaasd
from what it WIS year ago to tho sum Of 30, 600
year aul travelling expensos. II 1t
was, robbery year ago to receive
$500, instead Of $4,000 and mileage. Ii IL le4s
than robbery now to tako $4,000 aud personal
e1pousos9 Does tho robbory consist III tho
amount taAon, or In tho person vito takes iii
Farnswortl opposed and yotcl against tho Ill
croaAo in any form ho refused to tako tho
money when forwarded him; and the peor!u
agreed that II Was unclean because dishonest.
Hurlbut deliberately ptopoAas to pa5 h!luaelf
, 1873-12-30

3lr. Caleb Gushing, whom tho President Inns
appointed to succeed Gen. Sickles as Minister to
6nain, is credited with tho authoyehin Of NJ,
article in Washington paper, u:t.,';;'rf; ,ho
positions taken by Attornoy-Gencral E'ili:sms III
the VirgntuH matter. After deciding that the
Visginiua had no right to carry tue American
1lag, Mr. Williams took tho ground that the
flag, though unlawfully carried, still entitled
the vessel to immunity from interference by
Spain Or my other foreign Power. The urtiolo
which AIr. Gushing ig said to haye written holds
that tl's is tentamount to saving not TINT tho
flag protects tho ship. but that the mnek protects
tile malelactor. To insist upon 1t would 10 10
liconso piracy on tho high seas, provided tho
p'ratcB hoist tho American tlag when hard
pushed. Whether 1fr. Gushing wrote this article
or not, the position tskon i'll it ia perfectly
bound, md, II it is tho sentiment Of Mr. Cusla-
ing. it becomes evident tha. he ought to layo
been appointed to Con. Sioklos' place before
nov. He might have saved tho American poo
ple several millions of dollars, which have boeu
recklossly thrown away on the Navy.