The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-04-10

die on the 9th of April, after passing bill
requiring majority of the males over twenty
one, and females over eighteen, in city, town
or township, to sign a petition for license &c
sell liquor before such license shall be issued
The Governor Immediately signed the bill
Washington.
According to the official debt statement for
April /, the national indebtedness was cur
tailed over 1000, 900 during the month OF
March. The following are the figures:
Six per cent. bonds. ,2l4 COB ioC
Total coin bonds. ....".N, 72S, COG, GOO
Lawful money debt. ...............".s l4,67s,oO0
NIatured debt. .......................s 6,s52,sO0
Legal tender notes ................. 3s2,075 1897
Certificates of deposit. ............... 5l,720OOO
Fractional CURRENCY, ........... 9,lU2,6GO
Coin certincates ..................... 5hOio,OOo
Total without interest. ............s 1924 497
Total debt. 80 265, 1881 1893
Total interest. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 29,G7oGGl
Cash in the Treasury, coln..........$ sG,12l 1919
Cash In the Treasury, currency. 4,526,45l
Special deposits held for the redemption
Of certificates of deposit, as provided
by Observation-Disclosures. 5l,72O 600
Total in the Treasury. 2,367 $3.50
Debt less cash in Treasury. .... 2,l52, 500 1928
Decrease during the month ........s 2,1s9, 1888
Bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad
Companies interest payable in lawful
money, principal outstanding. $500. G4,623,5l2
Interest accrued and not yet paid. .... 69,325
Interest paid 10y United States. 223S6,G 9l
Interest repaid by transportation of
mails, etc. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5,5Ol,367
Balance of interest paid by United
States. ......................... 1885 1923
A majority of the Senate Committee on
Postoflices have made report in favor of the
scheme to establish postal telegraphs, and an
nounced the early presentation of bill on the
subject, from which, they promise, would be
omitted all the Objectionable features of the
original bill which the committee has been
considering during the past three or four
months.
The House Committee on Territories, by
vote of six to one, have agreed to recommend
the passage of a bill for the admission of New
Mexico as n State in the Union
The Treasury Department has prepared IA
complete list as possible of casualties on the
great lakes of this country within the last ten
gNols, llOLh NhiNh ~ aFpNdin bh'b ~ tiob ~
Rod the number of vessels lost was 1927. The
loss of life amounted to 1,341 persons, and
the loss of property aggregated $27, 37O,O62.
A. G. Buell., Washington correspondent of
the st. Louis Republican and Detroit Free
Press, was arrested at the capital the other
day, on a charge of criminal libel, on war
rant sworn out by Senator Chandler, Of Mich
igan. He was bailed out, Dom Piatt becom-
ing his bondsman.
1t is given out that the Senate Committee
on Transportation will recommend ultimate
Government aid to the four principal schemes
of internal Improvement which have been
urged The Fort st. Philip canal; improve
ment of the Ohio river; enlarged means of
Accommodation between the great lakes,
and the Atlantic and Great Western or
James River and Kanawha canal. The
estimated cost of these improvements is
5100 600, 600:
The Centennial lobby is making determined
attack upon Congress.
The House Committee on War Claims have
reported bill paying the claims allowed by
the Commissioners Of Claims in their last an
nual report. The bill embraces ], LOG cases.
and appropriates $500, 900, or all average of
500 each. These claims are entirely for stores
and supplies taken by or furnished for the use
of the army during the late war.
Nominations by the President Moses Hal
lett, Chief-Justice of Colorado. Postmasters
john W. Allen, Cleveland James Felner,
Jacksonville, Ind; L. A. Trebon, Tecum-
seh Mich, George b. White, Mt. Vernon,
Ohio; Martin Melville, Delaware, Wis.
Political.
Following is a tabular statement of the
for United States Senator in the
Massachusetts, Legislature: