The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-22

United States Senator from Connecticut has
been confirmed by the Legislature of that
State, he receiving l6 votes out Of 20 in the
Senate and 1872 out of 227 in the House.
workingmen's meeting was held in st.
Paul, Mimi, on the evening OF May 10, which
was addressed by Gov. Davis, who spoke at
length against initiating the currency and in
favor OF speedy return to specie payment.
General.
Admiral Franklin Buchanan, late OF the Con-
federate navy, and for many years distin-
| tinguished officer of the United States navy,
died on the 18th inst, aged "a.
Prohibition seems to be meeting with con-
tinued drawbacks throughout the country
In Massachusetts the State Senate has re-
pealed the State Police law, which virtually
repeats the Temperance law. In Cincinnati,
as some Of the crusaders were praying in
| front of saloon, a mob OF nearly 400 men
crowded around, sweeping the Mayor who was
present, and ladies into the gutter, and utter
ing yells of 'Kill the Mayor, no is in league
with the women" The crusaders are working
against odds in Fort Wayne, Ind, in the mat
ter Of prosecution, etc.
Weston failed to complete his 500-mile walk,
giving up on the 430th mile.
Mr. Bakers new steam canalboat City of
New York, competing for the 100000 State
prize made the trip from New York to Buffalo
in six days and a half, all told, and about five
and a half days running !me This is the
fastest time on record for canalboat
Thomas Lowman recently completed a
tramp from philadelphia to Montreal, Canada
distance If 665 miles, in II days, fraction
over 80 miles per day.
Foreign.
The Car Of Russia arrived in England on
the 18th. He was received with much pomp
by the authorities, and with every display of
enthusiasm by the populace. He will remain
in England for several days.
During dense fog the bark Arethusa,
from Smyrna to Malta, was run down on the
eth of April by the steamer Cingalese, from
except the first and second mates who were
picked up by passing steamer
The new Spanish Ministry is announced.
Aside from Zabala and Sagasta, none of the
heads Of departments are known to any great
extent out of Spain.
The National Assembly OF France have re-
elected NJ. Buffet President, and all the Vice
Presidents of the late session.
The French official Journal contains note
of warming to agricultural laborers workmen
and others against the attempts Of unautho-
rized agents to induce them to emigrate to
America, and recommends them to obtain in
formation at the prefectues before signing
emigration agreements.
In reply to one o: his visitors from America,
the Pope is reported to have animadverted
severely on the Governments of Mexico and
Guatemala, for permitting the bitter persecu-
tons Of the church in those countries.
The Queen gave state banquet on the
14th to the Car of Russia and the Grand
Duke Alexis. The Prince and Princess of
Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh,
and other members of the royal family, and
Mcssrs. bldustOHo anu DlsIdcll, Will all VIC
members of the Cabinet, were present.
The Epocd Of Madrid, Spain, publishes
long letter from Gen. Burriel defending his
course in the Virginius affair.
A special from Spain 10 the London Times
reports that Gen. Manuel de la Concha has
received orders to hold 5000 troops
in readiness to march to Madrid.
At last accounts Gen. Concha was
advancing with 10000 men on the town of
Valmaseds, twenty miles southwest of Bill
bao, with the intention of driving the Carl
lists into Navarro.
The Duke de Broglie accepts the challenge
of the Left and the extreme Right of the
French Assembly on the Electoral bill, and
will make his motion to its immediate dis
cussion capital question.
Nine Ristori has closed an engagement
with an American manager for a series of
fifty representations in the United States, to
begin in March next.
The Augsburg Gazette says that the arrest
of the Russian Grand Duke Nicholas was not
due to political causes.
Mr.. Bourke, Under Secretary for the For
eign Department, stated in the British House
of Commons that tho Government of Guate-
mala had offered full indemnity and repara-
tian for the outrage on Vice-Consul Magee.
A long and protracted debate occurred in
the British Parliament on the propriety of
granting leave of absence to Capt. Tyner, one
of the Railway Inspectors of the Board of
Trade, to visit America, to investigate the
affairs of the Erie railway.
The Car of Russia is meeting with Gu
thusiastic receptions on his travels through
England.
The Chester races closed on the 18TH
The great Chester stakes were won by An
bred Cambuslang, second The Tester
third.
The news from France is exciting and
political disturbances are threatened. In the
Assembly the Duke de Brogie brought for
ward a measure for the creation OF new
chamber to be called the " Grand Council"
the members of which are to receive no salary.
The Extreme Right in the Assembly have re-
jected all proposals of the Cabinet for a COM
promise OH the Electoral law, and the same