The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-07-25

that the membership Of the local Oranges
numbers $4,000. The applications for char
ters to form new Oranges are 80 numerous
that the National Grange has been compelled
to send out additional agents to assist the
work of organization.
Postmaster-G General Creswell believes the
abolition Of the Thanking privilege will 30 in
crease the revenues of the Postoffice as to
make it elf.sustaining
In the Washington Police Court Hon. Caleb
Gushing has obtained judgment against Fer
nando Woods coachman for keeping a vicious
and troublesome dog. The owner of the noisy
canine was fined S25, and ordered to remove
or kill it,
The fact that Senator Conkling has recently
purchased large and elegant residence lot at
the capital is cited in confirmation of the ru-
NOR that the Chief Justiceship has been Of
fered to him.
1t is said the postal-card manufacturers are
losing money on their contract.
Foreign.
The German Government has invested All
additional 50, 600 in United States bonds,
making S12, OO0 600 in all.
The rinderpest has become 80 destructive in
Russia that Germany has forbidden all impor-
tatons of cattle from Russian ports.
1t is said Don Carlos will soon re-enter
Spain, and assume personal command of al
the Carlist forces in the field.
A matrimonial engagement is about to be
consummated between Prince Arthur of En-
gland, and Princess Thyra of Denmark.
The cholera is dying out in Europe.
Don Carlos has re-entered Spain, and issued
bombastic address to the insurgents.
The French Government has forbidden any
public reioicings on the occasion of the evacua-
ton of tie territory by the German troops.
The prelminaries of the treaty of alliance
between Germany and Italy are said to be con-
Guided and ready for exchange.
The recent earthquake in Italy was extra
ordinary. The solid earth seemed for a time
converted into liquid one, and houses were
tossed about like ships at sea. There were
fourteen movements, seven forward and seven
backward, each occupying second, as regular
as the beat of clock. Many persons were
killed at Bellimo, and many injured.
As last expedent for sitting the Canada
Pacific railway scandal, the Dominion Govern
ment has determined to prorogue the sitting OF
Parliament Immediately upon the presentation
of the report of the Investigating Committee.
The first act of Don Carlos after assuming
the command of his forces in Spain is a
commendable one. He has outlawed the Cure
of Santa Cruz, the priest whose diabolical
al. i,
Carlist cause.
Advantage has been taken of the Shsh's alb
sence by his undut,ful subject to excite
rebellion, which will compel his speedy return
to Persia.
The Khan of Khiva has signed convention
to pay to Russia 1000, 900 roubles indemnity
within ten years, in virtue of which he is con-
frmed on the throne.
A Buenos Ayres correspondent narrates the
particulars of the discovery, in province of
the Argentine Republic of a wonderful gold
mine, said to be the richest in the world.
One-half of the site of the mine has been sold,
according to the narrator, for 500, 900, 900.
Spanish items: An engagement of some
magnitude has taken place III the Province of
Barcelona, between the Republicans and Carl
lists resulting in the defeat of the insurgents.
The battle lasted eighteen hours, and the
number of killed and wounded was very large
on both sides-A new ministry has been
formed, with Nicolas Salmeron at the head
1t is reported that Don Carlos, at the head of
10000 men, is advancing on Bilboa.-A Re-
publican volunteer has shut himself up in the
powder magazine at Estella. and threatened
to blow it up rather than surrender to the
Carlists.
Samuel Wilberforce. ID. D., Bishop of
Winchester, and son of the great philan-
thropist, William Wherefore, fell from his
horse near London, recently and was killed.
He was riding with Earl Granville, from
Leatherhead to Lord Covers country-seat,
where Gladstone awaited him. The horse was
going at full speed when the Bishop fell. His
neck was broken, and death was nstantane-
Gus.
It turns out that the Government troops
were defeated at Ignalada, Spain, by the Carl
lists who sacked and burned the town.
The crews of number of Spanish men-of-
war have revolted, and the Government has
issued proclamation declaring them'pirates