The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-03-13

The ground was paced of, and Colts five
shooters placed in the hands of the principals.
The word was given, "Peter, is you ready y
ayes, sab, responds Peter. "Moses, is you
ready?" "Yes, sah," quoth Moses. Then
they commenced shooting, and both parties
fired away until the last barrel was discharged.
The pistols we're reloaded, the principals re-
sumed their position, words Of command were
repeated. and firing recommended and was
continued until Blair fell to the ground shot
through both legs.
Great floods are reported in the Mississippi,
Arkansas, White and Red rivers.
Washington.
The House Committee on Railroads and
Canals unanimously agreed to report in favor
of the jetty system of opening the mouth OF
the Mississippi river, as proposed by Capt.
Eads, of st. Louis.
The new Homestead bill passed by Congress
contains some important features. 1t pro-
vides, among other things that whenever
lands granted for railroad purposes, or di-
rectly granted to a railway company are for
feted, they may be entered by settlers like
any other part of the public domain.
The Committee Of Ways and Means have
agreed upon a bill fixing the duty on import
ed still wines at 50 gallon, in casks This
will add II, 000 900 to the Treasury.
The President has appointed the following
Government Directors of the Union Pacific
railroad: James +. Wilson, Iowa j. II.
Willard, Nebraska; John G.. S. Harrison, In
diana; John A. Tibbctts, Connecticut and
Francis b. Brewer, New York.
The bill for the organization of the army,
as finally agreed upon by the House Military
Committee, makes a reduction of eight regi-
ments in all.
William E. Dodge of the firm of Phelps,
Dodge & Co., New York, detailed to the Ways
and Means Committee, the other day, an ac-
count of the seizure of the books of the firm
by jayne, the informer, last summer. For
technical differentiation of $1,000, for
fixture of 81, zoe. 900 was declared, and COM
promise Of $276, 600 was paid. This covered
period of five years business and total inn
portation of FAC, 900, 900. Mr.. Dodge, i'll recit-
ing the mental suffering of his firm, was COM
pletely overcome as were, also, several other
merchants present.
The inquiry into the conduct of the
ment Of the District of Columbia has at last
commenced.
A bill has been prepared by the House Com
mittee on Civil Service Reform, designed to
put an end to the system of allowing per-
quisites to various officers of the Government
1t provides that all compensation to public
officers shall be by salaries alone.
The Senate has passed, by avote of 26 to 81,
the bill for the appointment of a Commission
to investigate the liquor traffic of the country.
The bill provides for the appointment by the
President of Commission composed of five
persons, whose duties shall be to inquire into
the whole subject of the manufacture, sale
and drinking of spirituous and malt liquors,
and to report the result Of Neutrality-suspicious..
The sum of $40, 900 was voted to pay the ex
penses of the Commission.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
written letter to members of Congress,
showing that the aggregate amount of inter-
nal revenue collected from September, 1902
when the internal revenue laws first went
into effect-up to Feb. 3S, 1874 CAST month
estimated), is 81, 795, $4,000. OF this amount
there is due from late Collectors g, 525, 100,
for the recovery of which suits have been be-
gun.
The proposed extension of the patent of the
Tanner railroad-brake, which is now under
consideration by both Patent Commissioners
exctes attention on account of the vast pc
cuniary interests involved. The royalty"
claimed to date is $60OO0,000 The cost of
the brake to each railroad is 1856 per car. |
The result of this tax would increase fares
fifteen cents on every hundred miles of travel.
Political.
The California Legislature has passed bill
making women eligible to educational Offices.
The Grange.
The Executive Committee of the National
Grange of'Patrons Of Husbandry are matur-
ing plan for the formation Of statistical
bureau in connection with the National Grange
for the collection and dissemination of infor~
nation in regard to the condition of the crops
throughout the country. 1he new bureau
will he located at washington. Subordinate
,ranges win report direct to the State Grange
III Information of interest relating to crops,
md the different State Oranges will report by
telegraph to the Statistical Bureau of the or
Ter at Washington. The bureau will compile
md summarize these reports into a monthly
eport of the crops in all sections of the coun-
ry and will simultaneously transmit the re
,ort by telegraph monthly to all State Oranges,
which in turn will furnish it to every subordi-
late grange within their jurisdiction. The
will not be furnished to the press
or publication, it being intended exclusively
or the benefit of members of the order
The number of oranges in Wisconsin is re-
'orted by the Secretary Of the State Grange
o have increased to 39S. In January last
here were $40. When the organization of
hose that have applied for recognition is .
omplete there will be 43O oranges. :
General. /
Minister Schenck is here on three months
cave Of absence.
Caleb Gushing has sailed for Madrid.
The steamer Pennsylvania, on her recent !,
rip from Liverpool to Philadelphia, encoun- I
cred terrific hurricane. The Captain First a
nd Second officers and two sailors we're a
iashed overheard and lost.
Foreign. a
The recent successes of the insurrectionary r