The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-30

Considerable excitement has been created
in Memphis over an order issued by the newly
elected Mayor and Police Board, discharging
nearly all the old and experienced police oili-
GERS and detectives, and appointing negroes in
their stead.
Washington.
The President has approved the Salary Re-
poal bill.
The famous speech delivered by Elliott (col-
ored) of South Carolina, in the House of
Representatives, turns out to be the produc-
ton of Mr.. Hoar, OF Massachusetts,.
Washington dispatch of the Esd says
1.-The postal telegraph scheme still occupies a
good portion of the time of the House Com
mittee on Postoffces. Mr.. orion has finally
concluded his argument against the scheme,
and it's friends will now take up the time of
the committee for a week or two
The Southern Pacific railroad wants the
Government to.guarantee the interest on it's
five per cent. bonds for thirty years. In re-
turn for this Endorsement, which is likely to
be as much mere matter of form as the
guarantee the Government gave the Union
Pacific, the Company promises the Treasury
a liberal per cent. on its gross earnings.
The Executive mansion has been thoroughly
renovated from top to bottom.
The burden of the testimony given by Off
GERS of the regular army before the House
Military Committee with regard to a reduction
of the army, has been uniformly against such
reduction.
Washington gaiety seems to have reached
its highest point. Every variety of entertain
ment and late hours prevail in the gay and
fashionable world.
Caleb Cushing is preparing to leave for
Madrid.
Lieut. Fred Grant will shortly lead to the
altar Miss Kittie, daughter of Henry ID.
Cooke.
JEFF Davis and Henry S. Foote have recently
been indulging in some very uncomplimentary
language toward each other through the
Washington papers, which, it is thought, will
lead to an affair of honor"
Appointments by the President Edwin NJ.
McCook, of Colorado, to be Governor of Colo
RADIO Territory John w. Jenkins, Of Yir-
ginia, to be Secretary of Colorado; 7. b.
Seabright, to be Surveyor of Colo
RADIO Albert G.. Colwell, of Ohio, to be Consul
at Anconia S. c. Kenigs, Postmaster at Kan
kakee, Ill.
The House Banking and Currency Commit
tee have agreed to add clause to the bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury,
from and after July, 1874, to issue monthly
600 Treasury notes, to be exchanged
for outstanding legal tenders, and to be re-
deemable in gold two years after date.
Foreign.
The SANTANA Bay Company has negotiated a
loan of $4,000, 900 in London.
NJ. Gambetta has been challenged to fight
duel by NJ. Haenjens, member of the French
Assembly.
The London Times publishes the substance
of a note from Prince Bismarck which holds
the French Government accountable for the
violence of the Ultramontane press in France.
London has just experienced another Of
those dense fogs 80 peculiar to that latitude.
According to Spanish official reports of the
engagement at Los Melones $50 Government
troops. under Col. Espanda, met !, 800 of the
insurgents and after severe fight of six
hours the Spaniards retreated, having four
officers and fifty privates wounded, Espanda
having his nose shot of. Private Cuban adj
advices say that Espanda had 200 men, only
$50 of whom escaped death, wounds or cap
ture.
London dispatch announces the death Of
Mdme. Parepa-Rosa, the celebrated cantatrice.
The Acheenese continue to make desperate
resistance to the occupation of their country
by the Dutch.
The Duke OF Edinburgh, Queen Vctoria's
second son. was married to the Grand Duchess
Maria, daughter of the Car, at st. Peters
bugh, on the Odd of January. The event was
the occasion of much rejoicing in England and
Russia, the festivities lasting several days.
Another of the Pacific Mail Company's
steamers has been lost-the Relief, "a, route
from Yokohama to Shanghai.
Spanish gunboat boarded the American
brig Margaret on Jan. 10, ten miles out from
Havana, and attempted to search her. The
Captain refused to open his matches, and
upon his arrival at Havana reported the cir
cumstance to ouI Consul. United States ADJ |
miral Scott was informed of it, and extorted |
an apology from the Spanish Admiral for the
outrage.
Mr.. Whalley, NJ. P, the champion of the
Tichborne claimant has been sent to prison
by Lord Chief-Justc Cockburn for contempt
of court.
The English Parliament has been dissolved
by the Queen, and new election ordered
Gladstone, in all address to his constituents
announcing his candidacy for reelection, gives
as the reason for this measure, that since the
defeat of the Government upon the Irish
higher education question, by concurrent eff
forts of the leader of the opposition and
Catholic prelacy in Ireland, the Government
has not been possessed Of sufficient authority
to carry out the great Legislative measures
The Pope is again reported i'll.
Advices from Spain confirm the reported
capture by the Carlists of Santander and Por-
tugalete.
Adam Black, the well-known Edinburgh
publisher died Jan. %, aged 81.
The chief stronghold of the Acheenese has
been captured by the Dutch.
The political situation in Great Britain is
growing decidedly interesting. Disraeli has
issued an address to his constituents in Buck
inghamshire, asking for reelection to Parlia-