The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06

foreign politics. He spoke for an hour, and,
ut the end, received vote Of confidence.
The address of Mr.. John Bright to his con-
stituents is published. 1t fully concurs in the
policy announced by Gladstone. Mr.. Arch
has been invited to stand for Parliament in
Birmingham. Daniel Grant has been nomi-
mated for Parliament by the Liberals, in
Marylebone.
The reported capture OF santander by the
Spanish Carlists is contradicted.
Lieut.. Gen. Henry j. French, of the British
army, and Lord ST John, of Bletzoe, are dead.
A report comes from Sorria, Spain, that
the Carlists burned causing the death of the
whole number.
The excitement over the Parliamentary cleo
ton in England is undated. Meetings have
been broken up and dispersed and candidates
mobbed in number of towns Joseph Arch
has declined the use of his name to the Bir-
mingham electors.
Field-Marshal Baron Won Goblenz, OF Aus
tria recently committed suicide in Zurich
Switzerland
The controversy between De la Marmora and
Bismarck regarding the cession of German
territory to France has produced a GOODNESS
between Germany and Italy.
Charles Kingsley has sailed for America,
where, of course, he will lecture.
In the forty-eight boroughs in England in
which elections had been held up to the I'd
inst. twenty Liberals and twenty-eight Con-
servatives were returned to Parliament. This
is a conservative gain of one member.
Advices from Cape Coast Castle state the
Ashantees have sued for peace.
The death of the Sultan of Acheen is an
nounced
At Lancashire, England while Liberal
meeting was in progress, the other day, in a
factory building, the floor gave way, precipi-
tating great mass of people to the story be-
low. Six were killed outright and many fatally
injured.
In Alsace, the french candidates for the
Reichstag have been elected by overwhelming
majorites.
The Cubans are practicing the lesson which
the Spanish taught them, of shooting prison
ers of war. A Col. Montaper, who has made
himself peculiarly odious to Cubans by his
brutalities to Cuban prisoners, was recently
captured by them, and at once shot by order
of Gen. Gomez. Some Spanish prisoners
taken near Puerto Principe were treated in the
same way.
Berlin dispatch states that Archbishop
Ledochowski has been arrested by order Of
the German Government, and sent to Frank
fort-on-the- Oder. where he will be i'm
prisoned.
The cholera has broken out in Buenos
Ayres.
Political.
Gen. S. B. Maxey has been elected to the
United States Senate from Texas.
The New York Tribune, of the 1st inst, an
in double-eaded editorial that it
is unwilling to give the alleged disclosures
publicity until their entire authenticity is
as the facts they allege will dis
grace and bring discredit on the American
people, and that thorough investigation
into their authenticity has been set on foot
and will soon determine the matter, pending
which they are withheld. 1t is surmised that
the papers referred to, if they really exist
have relation to the Pacific Mail subsidy
Jobs.
The Kansas Senatorial contest has been
ended by the election of eX-Gov. James NJ
Harvey.
The Democrats of Connecticut have re-
nominated unanimously the entire State ticket
# the last election, with Gov Ingerson at its
lead.
II. X. Bruce (colored) and II. r. Peace have |
been chosen United States Senators from Mis-
former for the long and the latter
or the short term.
The Grange.
The Executive Committee of the Illinois
State Grange has elected S. j. Frew, Of Aledo, |
State Purchasing Agent.
Dudley W. Adams Grand Master of the |
National Grange informs St. Louis reporter |
hat there are in the United States $4,000 or
carnations of the Patrons of Husbandry, and |
bout 1,0000 600 members.
There are 1900 Oranges in Missouri, with a
of over 5000
General.
The National Crop Reporter of the I'd inst.
contains estimates in relation to the percent
zee of the last crop eff corn remaining in the
# the number of stock hogs in the hands of
eeders on the same date, in comparison with
he quantity and number on hand the cores
bonding date in 1878. In relation to corn i'll
he States of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and
Wisconsin, which produced in 1873 upward of
|52, 000 600 bushels, the average amount on
land at the date named is estimated at frac-
ion less than 80 per cent. and the approx
nate quantity Of 100000 bushels. The
average consumption is very uniform in all
he States, being highest in Wsconsin-60 per
,ent. The estimates upon the stock of hogs
or the same States named above, and indicate
IN average falling Oft of q per cent. from the
number on hand year ago. The condition OF
he same is considerably below the average.
Returns from the Canadian Parliamentary
elections indicate that the Government will be
sustained on a test vote by fully SIS or 80 ma
ority in full House.