The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-11-06

ened by approaching foots cps, and Lick was
picked mp iRsensible.
A boiler explosion at the Vulcan Iron
Works. St.. Louis, caused the death OF three
mon.
Gov. Allen, of Ohio has designated the
Goth of November as a day of Thanksgiving
and prayer.
| Tho South
Twelve counties in Alabama report the
average increased cotton yield at 20 per cent;
twenty-four counties report decrease OF rs
per cent. The crops will be picked cleaner
and earlier than usual. Fifteen counties in
Missis sipp report an average decrease of 33
per cent. Lowndes county shows an increase
of rs per cent
An alteration took place in the streets OF
New Orleans last week, between Maj. Burke,
leader of the Conservative party, and Gov.
Kellogg, which had its origin in local politics.
Burke took umbrage on reading some letters
addressed to the press by Kellogg, in which
the Major was reflected upon, and when they
met the former drew a cowhide and struck
Kellogg several times. Pistols wero drawn
on both sides, and shots exchanged, but no
serious damage was done.
The great yinewood herd of short-horn
cattle, owned by b. B. Groom, of Winchester,
KY, was sold on the 29th ult., and is said to
have been the best large sale of Dur
hams ever made in the world. One hundred
head Of these fine bovines were disposed of
at an average of 5000 per head.
Gov. Leslie, Of Kentucky, has issued a
proclamation Offering an aggregate reward of
about $4,000 for the capture Of the masked
rufians who recently shot young negro girl
in Shelby county.
Hon. jeremiah White, one Of the owners of
the Houston County CTex.) Democrat, was
shot and killed by John ii. HubbErdss..last
! week.
New Orleans is in arrears to it's fire depart
ment for several months pay-$700, 000-and
| the fremen have threatened to strike on
Nov. Is, unless their demands for settlement
| are complied with.
Louisville, Ky, is shown to be the largest
market in the world for leaf tobacco. The
sales OF that product during the past twelve
months aggregate 60, $40 hogsheads, against
3,056 in the twelve months previous, the
total amount of sales being 81, 677,710.
Gen. Humphreys, the Chief Of the Engineer
Corps, has recommended an appropriation Of
800, 900 for the enlargement Of the Louisville
and Portland canal, according to the plans
heretofore reported.
Washington.
All the United States Treasury officers in
Texas, excepting one Collector of Customs
and one Collector Of Internal Revenue, have
been removed by the President. The follow
ing are the new appointees Gen. b. G..
Shields, Customs Collector at Galveston /;
Ridge Paschal, Customs Collector at Corpus
Christi Wesley Cgden, Customs Collector at
Indianola Gen. Malloy, Internal Revenue
Collector for the Jefferson Districts Robert
F. Campbell, Internal Revenue Collector for
the Austin District. None Of these men ap-
piled for the positions, and they are said to
be men of honesty and integrity. The Post
masters at Galveston and Houston have also
been removed and new men substituted.
The internal revenue receipts for the pres
ent fiscal year promise to exceed the esti-
mates of the Commissioner.
Judge Humphrey, who is presiding over
the court now engaged in trying tho safe
burglary conspirators warned the newspaper
reporters that they must make no comments
on the proceedings Of the court, for he had
the power to lock them up for contempt.
The War Department holds that retired
officer vacates his rank by accepting civil
office. II Gen. Meigs does not accept the
Russia mission he will probably be retired and
Gen. Ingalls, be made Quartermaster-Gene
Tba oio nj in, vol
unies containing all the debates of Congress
at the last session, has just been printed.
Secretary Bristow has had under considera-
ton for some time the question whether Fed
eral officeholders should be allowed to become
candidates for election for offices while they
held their positions.
Dockray, the American who was arrested
by the Spanish authorities in Cuba, writes
from Santanda, Spain, that he has been SEN
fenced to penal colony in Africa for term
Of ten years.
The attention of the Postmaster-G General
has been called to the fact that tho salaries
Of Postmasters in large towns and cities are
entirely out Of proportion to the work per-
formed.
The internal revenue receipts for the month
ending Oct. 81 were 80, 2O4, ST. for the Off.
cial year. $35, $50, 498.
Gen. Spinner will in his report renew some
of his old recommendations with respect to
the currency, and will have some new sugges
tons as to the means by which the ultimate
resumption of coin payments can be attained
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued q
call for s5,OOOOOO of coupon bonds, five
twenties, to be redeemed Feb. 3. at which
date the interest upon them will cease.
During the month Of October the public
debt was reduced 1851, 434 The following ii
the state ment in detail
DIX per cent. DOhus 81, lo2 1898
rive per cent. bonds. .............. 53s525, 2Ot
Total coin bonds 81 100 T08, 45C
Lawful money debt observation-disclosures 1467s, 0OC
Mstured debt Observation-Disclosures. 2O74S.g6l
Legal tender notes. $50 015, 26l
0ertncates OF deposit ................. b2626,oOO
FRACTIONAL currency ................. ~, Isl ,O24
N'in 0ereinca'es .'.'.'............ 22,OfO,fOO
Total without interest ...........s 5O4, s21, 500
Total debt. So 200 957, 100
io'a interest," ................. IS 3T,115,670