The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-09-18

sideration OF claim under the act or June
IL, 1874 for a pension Of $50 per month,
alleging permanent and total disability, the
applicant must produce evidence showing con-
cusively that he requires the regular AID ana
attendance OF another person.
Gen. Cowan, Acting Secretary OF the In-
terror. has given his decision that tho Chero-
KEGS have the right to tax Texas cattle driven
across their reservation. and, in default or
payment, to seize the cattle and hold them for
taxes.
VIM. Burnett, of Boston, has been appoint
ed Supervising Inspector-General Of Steam
boats.
Political.
The Democrats OF Massachusetts, nominated
William CASTOR, OF Boston, for Governor, and
William s. Smith, of Springfield, for Lieu
tenant Governor heplatform favors specie
payments and the passage of a stringent
License law.
Colorado has returned Democratic Dele
gate to Congress for the first time in its his
tory. The candidates were Thomas M. Pat
terson, of Denver, formerly Of Crawfordsvlle
Ind, and Henry p. III. Bromwel Of Denver
formerly member of Congress from Illinois.
Patterson. the Democratic candidate, has
| !, 800 to 2, 900 majority.
The Michigan Reformers' Convention
treated the woman suffrage question as
dead and abandoned issue.
Prof. Daniel j. Pinckney of Ogle
county, has been nominated for Congress by
the Independent Reformers and the Democrats
of the Fifth Illinois district.
| Judge Poland has withdrawn his name from
the contest for Congress in the Second YER
mont district.
The Nebraska Independents have nominated
j. w. Davis, OF Douglas for Congressman j.
f. Gardner, of Richardson, for Governor; and
Henry Web, of Buffalo, for Secretary OF
State. The platform favors the resumption
of specie payments as soon as possible, as
also cheap transportation opposes further
land grants to railroads; favors reduction of
taxes and tariff for revenue is against the
patent monopoly and in favor of uniform
license law.
In the Nineteenth Ohio District the Re-
publicans opposed to Garfield have selected
Il. IL. Hurbut as their candidate for Con-
gress. Mr.. Hurlbut is Presiding Elder OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the West
ern Reserve. The Democrats Of the dis
trct have nominated DR.. d. b. Woods. of
Warren county.
Gov. Baxter has peremptorily declined the
nomination for Governor by the Democrats Of
Arkansas and Augustus Ii. Garland has been
chosen for the first place on the ticket Gar
land was member of the Confederate States
Congress.
The Michigan Democratic Convention met
recently, accepted the chief candidates of the
Reformers, and adopted their specie-payment
resolution with some changes. The Reform
ers were content with demanding an early re-
turn to specie, but the Democrats advocate al
immediate repeal of the Legal-Tender act, to
take effect not later than July 4, 1876.
Tie Reform State Convention Of Michigan
assembled at Jackson on the 9th inst. and
II, minated the following ticket: For Governor,
Henry Chamberlain Berrien county; Lieu
tenant-Governor j. w. Turner, Shiwassee !;
Secretary of State, Geo. III. House, Ingham :;
Treasurer, W. T. Hewitt, Calhoun Auditor
General, +. NJ Holloway, Hillsdale; Attorney
General T. McReynolds, Muskegon Commits
sioner of State Land Office, Chauncey
! w. Greene, Oakland; Superintendent
Of Public instruction, Duane Doty,
Wayne Member Board of Educa-
ton, Carol S. Frazer. st. Clair. The
Committee on Resolutions made majority and
minority reports. The majority report was
adopted advocating reduction Of the num-
Der and diminution of power Of officers under
the National Government; reduction OF
salaries to the extent that no fund can be
raised for political purposes from Office
holders that political opinion should not be
a reason for appointment to Office, nor ground
fer removal prohibition OF recommendation
to Office by any Senator or Representative in
Congress, and the election Of all Federal
officers by the people speedy return to hard
money! all banking, State and national,
should be free; a tariff for revenue ; just
and equitable system of taxation.
The Minnesota Republican State Conven-
ton met at Minneapolis on the 9th inst, and
nominated S. j. r. Mcmillan for Chef-Jus-
tice, and f. r. E. Cornell for Associate JUS
tice. The platform reafiirms the principles
and resolutions enunciated by the Republic
can party in it's last State and National Con-
the preservation of sound cur
rency against any ruinous imitation, inspired
by speculative interests, which may be hailed
as sure guarantee of the earliest possible
return to specie payments consistent with the
just right of the debtor and credit or classes
of the people.
The Democrats of Arkansas have re-nomi-
mated Elisha Baxter for Governor, and Hon.
E. II. English for Chief-Justice.
The Liberals" of New York met in con-
vention at Albany on the 9th inst. and, after
adopting platform of principles, adjourned
without making any nominations. The reso-
lutions declare that sound policy requires that
no President should be reelected, condemn
in strong terms the third-term principle and
demand a speedy return to specie pay
ments.
The Nebraska Democratic Convention met
at the State Capital on the 10th inst. and put
in nomination the following ticket For
Governor, A. TuxDury, Secretary of State,
John A. Shirley; Treasurer, Robert Jordan,
Congress, j. w. Savage. The resolutions de-
Gle I'm, To- NJ fha of