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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-13

The following explains itself sufficiently to
be perfectly understood by all taxpayers:
KALAMAZOO, February 5th, 1874.
s ". DuScoMBE, Esq.
Dor Sir:-This Is 20 certify that the
whole number OF suits commenced in the coun-
ties now composing the 9th Judicial Circuit Of
Michigan during the year 1878, was $40 as fol-
lows
Kalamazoo County ..................23 9
Van Buren, County. .................30 3
In pursuance with the provisions Of the
Statutes OF 1871, | have made the following ap-
portionm ent based upon the above showing
rs the share OF each OF said counties, to be
paid for Salary OF rhe Stenographer for the
year 1874, w;
Kalamazoo County 1881 81
Van Buren, County ..............S111S 0S
Total $4,000 90
Yours Truly
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-13

That Decatur article about the way job was
put up on stranger, in the attempt to sell him
a hotel property, appears in the Kalamazoo
Telegraph without credit this time. AS the De-
catur Republican disclalms its paternity. the
question now is, Does the Telegraph steal the
squib from the Lawton Tribune. or did the
Tribune steal 1t from the Telegraph three or
four weeks before the Teegrdph's local wrote
the thing up2
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-13

We learn FROM the Lansing Republican that
they are airing the old Capitol preparatory TO
the meeting OF the extra session. When the
Legislature gets together it should give several
things embodied in the work Of the Commits
SION an airing also. Several things smell
musty because Of high salary notions and dis
franchls.ng notions as to the Judges. 1t won't
do TO 60 back ON the people.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-13

Some practical joker dropped on a street in
Port Huron the other evening letter purport
ing to give the details OF plot for robbing
several leading business houses of that city,
and as consequence a large force OF we'll
armed merchants, clerks, chore boys, police
men, etc, stood guard all night. II the writer
was known, he probably wouldn't enjoy the
joke half as we'll as he does now.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-13

I. LoEHR, at Bloomingdale, ls agent for all
kinds Of farming implements.
Call at Wheaton's for your school Books.
Stationery, Pens, Pencils, &c, &c.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-13

II you want Cultivator, Plow, Drag, Double
Shovel Plow, or anything IN. that line, call on
T. Loehr.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-13

FoR so cents you can cure three or four cases
OF Ague with Austln's Ague Drops. For sale
by Kilburn & Hudson. 945t9
, 1874-08-10

I'd At Lansing is substantially tho ono On which
NO all o1poot to carry tho Gubornatorjal can
yaas this fall. From our standpoint, It aoomg
n!ghly probablo that tho Hon. John Cook will DO
",sa f1o candidato of tho Reformors Libefalg, and
=, vacancy, caused by tic death Of tho
aIi, noll. William stoddard who committed
o,o.oH; ovar In !, Mr; j., Geek Ind majority OF
usual Republican % majoTity ss a Sbout oooo.s Ills lis
Toh9pl'can n.,m ;s competitor was tho Hon tienry
Mr: oook in clio only history Of tho State, ~ was
rannyo m Sean9 o o. c and always
resident OF tho City OF uil1adaios md ~ ranha ~
among tho woallitont and most nubjc.anirita;3
cltizons Of TINT prosperous little clty If ho RI.
celvos tho united support OF tho Opposition Yor
nusn.no1, Ms 5g Suaheo TOT election aro very good
Democrat" .
Thoro Ia n groat deal Of norvonsnoaa orbibttc1
by tAe Republican rng-1eadoru In regard to what
S, 1ho dfnsngors nramga. "arp going to do about IT,
and toroaph orgyanlzation y r esos' sso resas nesT
- .,, a Important factor In tho result Of elections
The Hon. Horny Waldron, present moubor.
aas oloar field for tho Republican nomination
LOT 1t', Congfgss 10 this tho soconD district and
alar. anu regarded as sound on the currency
question, Balary-grab, otc. He Ia a membor Of
tho Ways md Means Committee, and IN anti-ia-
nasiontst lie Is very attentive to tho intorosts
Of bis constituents. I bolievo tho Opposition
haVo "a yet no candidate prominently men-
toned. ~4o"
We arc going to have grand barbecue and ]
Rlgnle o. tho drangerH, On the fairgrounds at
!AillBdaso, On the 18th inst. 4 general feld-lay
era." II
, 1874-08-10
THE INDIANS.


operations OF tho SnvaEcs in avn.
ming.
Correspondence Of The CHICAGO 7ribuns.
LARAMIE Cry, Wyo. Ter. A,g. Ga white
man hamod johnson MAS killed near Ravliua.
Wyo. Tor, on tho LIST Of August, by tho Indians.
no belonged to hr. natch's having party, and
waa at work noar Pine Grove A1oadows. liz Lad
oeen out about miles from tho hnyfue canp.
repairing somo bad places In tho road lad com.
p1eted Lis work, md with two others. on a
wagon WAS returning to camp. Tho throo
nad gono about half q mile. and
Toro passing Bomo sage-brush OH tho right of
tho road. whom about fifteen Indians roao frnm,
baninu tho bruah, whero they had boon cnr.
Gealod, and inado a desperate attempt to cantmrc
lo t.ao horsos that woro drawing tho wagon,-hrine
WIN thofr rovolvcrs, at tho aame time. yorv
rapidly. hlr, johnson, Swodo, was hit inst
neiow tho centre Of liB right bronst, and 1od
without q groan. Ho catne near falling OF Tho
wagon. but waH caught by one OF tho mon, Tic
Ealsy hau only one gun and fow cartridges.
tno gun could not be got hold Of for some ilttloa
ta, limo, ana was fired but once. Tho body vas
oFtg},mIght t},Ig into NawiuB on tho Same iny.
1ao 1ntilanB succeeded In Stealing two horBea
ana mule belonging to tho Aay-cuttor and thon
aihappoaTed nmoug tho hills. On tho MONDAY
rlovlous 1ouf mnles wero stolen from a traveller
m4ao mEo was returning from Oregon to tho Eastern
Anothor pnrty OF Indians was seen an Er;d.p
last. north Of st. Mary'a Station. by a N MN WIZ
Was out trying to capture two wild horges nnn1
tho North Pluto River. Uo had s1ccooiad ~
oilVlhB ono OF tho hursea across tho Btrenm.
Wnen seven Indians rode up ut full ralin1 ami
drove tho horse OF. a""Se "A1
, 1874-08-10
CUSTER'S EXPEDITION.
Gold Discovered III Abundance Among
tho Black llilis.
A Glowing Description Of tho Country
Traversed,

NEW YonK, Ang 0-Tho Tribune correspond
Ont With tho Black Hills Expedition aonls tie
following by ercclal scout to 1t. Laratnto:
lid. Qna. Big Hills Exr's, 816 ktttKs q, +, or1
HAnHKY'a pEAH, b, Il, A,1H, q 1874. I
1ho country which tho oxuedltio1i Inns tray.
ereod has proved to bo ono of tic most fertile
ahu a noaatnul sections 10 tho United Btatos. In
dtcstions OF gold wore tllscovoroi about
.'nu.s wook ago, ana within two dnya It's
presence In sufficient squantitios abundsntiy
20 repay working has boon established beyond .
uonos. How large NJ area tho gold section COW
org cannot DO determined without further oYplo~
ration, but tho geological CHARACTERISTICS Of tho
om9unsry. 90 re roHearclloH Of our proBpootore and
ell tho Indications point to va1nabio fields. 30
lnaf, wo havo obtained surface gold alopo.
unr minors hope got to find q good
quartz lend. Tho expiration Of tho Sioux Sioux
sfeaty VIII open to settlement a boautifuI
and htghly-productivo area Of country. hitborto
entirely unknown. Grass, water, aud timhor
Of Of several yariotios aro found in ABUNDANCE, md
all or o1cellont quality; small fruits abound ::
for oattlo-raislng or agricultural purpoaos. Whijo
sho gconory Is lovely beyond description. Tha
1ora is tllo most garted aud exubornnt Of any
section this side Of California. III this rosnont
!, 7 ts now Florida It may provo to be- now
alaoraao. Tho command Is Iii good health, and
explorations aro boing rapidly conducted.
, 1874-08-10

CINCINNATI, O., Aug. CA conflict and con-
fusion Ut. statemonts hayo, up to tic present
characterized the reports Of tie number OF mr..
SONS lost By tho steamer Pat 1ogors calamity
Ct Aurora. At the proaent today, Capt.% % Dania}
Mortou. who il, at Tho sce,!o Of tho tic
wreck Buporiutonding tho rocoyorv n
bodies, says that forty-ilyo layo been
recovered, Of whom tlttoon llavo not boop oloariy
Identified such hayo behn accurately described
buried, ind tho grayos n.arkol for Tho Lonoflt Of
friends ,'t ;. seeking thoal; Two oshers,-jaok
man n1 Of tho boat,-la not yot been recovered,
This nnkos forty-soyen known to 10 lost,
1t is barely possible that tho lst may run throoc
or four moro, hnt not probable. Illo work Of
wrookitg .continuea. Tho sato OF tue steamer
haa bosn found but tho paaae,.gor-liat evidently
Las boon burned: Tho difficulty heretofore il,
making MI o1aot llat Of the lost way owing
to tho fact that tho bodies layo boon pickcti
up on both the kentucky aud lnla1la ghoros.
for 10 miles along tho riyor. Many Of them
hAve not boon identitlod. and many, therefore.
hay0 "a boon counted twice. causing tho loss to
30 b., reported aa liEll ~ sixty persons
The towhoae Sum nobprts. Which blew lin
a,.d bnrnod last Friday on (iuyan sIoals, ooca-
Stoned tho loss Of thrao lyoa. Al Of tLo WouuJ.
cd will 1ocoypr. "~"'N'9e
, 1874-08-10
4 Chinese I'htlosophor.

An article III Co'nhW on tho writings of tho
Chinese PHILOSOPHER, Loih-tnzo, WHO lived In tie
fourth oai century p c. quotes tits story from tho
ancleut sago: stupid couutrymali, 90 years
Of age: had his dwelling on tho northorn nlope
900 cuhits high. Ono day lo was struck with
tho thought that road to tho south va. emi-
nently desirable; 80 he called ha family TO-
gother, and proposed to loyoI tho preoirjcoa an,
mako . road through to tho southern wators
Ills wife demonstrated, hinting that tho Old
uan'a strength would not auitlco to demolish
hi'locli, lot alono those great mo,lntaiua, Dut
the old nan was not dauntoa; and, leading On
LIS son and grandson. tho ttlroe Of them beean
to pstk and ttig and to carry away the stunca
and earth IN baskots, and al old widow eent i'cp
summon tl4oy toilel away, and aftor 4 wholo
year seemed to bo whore they began. A shrawd
old grsyhoasd moctcd their slow l,rorrean hmt
tho eturld co!lntry,nan replied, with a IT'LL:
Your heart Ia not 10 Intelligent as tlat Of tIs
w'dow's :, fooho child. Although I am Old ani
sl!n'i w, dc, have son, and Ao las q SON: tLoso
wi hay9 ; Children and grandchildren Ay pos
tesi1ty ts WILL 50 Oh multiplying without onl, aul
alla mountain will not grow bigger. What is to
,'oyent our loyoling it3'" Would tint tho nj
m aoeor1ies OF modern philosophers had always lnif
10 admirable, mud portinont, aud cloar u iaorall
, 1874-08-10
Death OF tic Original tArkansnu
TEuYHIHr.ft

Fro4n tho Lttle Rock tArkA Rcuab,iean. Auo &.
r. rol,9y Yesterday afternoon at o'clock Col. s. @,
Ianlkuor died at Lis residence, hi tlis CITY.
Tlo following brief sketch Of his life viii In ~
interest to those who knew him, aud alao fo
taoao who, IN their daily contact with ta pen;al
old man. were not aware that his life was q mart
%sau6aw Traveller whoBo fame IL na inaonnrah;v
connected, with tho States naue as anythn9
im1erlBhable call bo.
SANFORD Claig Fau1kner was born in George
town, Scott County. Ky.,-the Bluegrass region
March 8, 1903, Lis rarontH bong Vlr,inlana
and at tlo time OF lis death was ii his 72d yosr
II. ~ us 26t1 year no removed to Arkansas, aot-
nig Ting In chicot County, on tho Mississippj r
10 came to Little Rock, and purchased n raS,.
doneo for bis family, ut the sar1o time rnnune
l,s ~ chtoot plantation, and one on tic Arknnaass
Nsor some distance below town. The CLcot
bclilon by tho Foderal troops under Con, Smith
ana Its owner has novor 8inco attemptel To in.
prove Or usc tho land. Col Faulkner waa IN
command Of tho arsenal at Lttle Rock from tho
removed rt hia ordnance stores. cto., to Tyler
Toxas. Here ho remained with lis fa1o;Iv ~,
two years, ard at tho cossation Of hostilitica ho
returned to Little Rock.
IL was during tho election oampairp Of 1870
When Ashley, scvier, Fulton, and Yoll were on
tho stump, that Col. Faulkner composed tho
tuno and story Of tho ArkanBaw Traveller nt,d
tie 4, origin Of both datea from night IN
suet Jest "uou tue TOUR persons named and tho
q aocoaaod stopped at d 1og-cabin in tho Boston
n n Mountains. sandy "wae made spokesman Of
tho horsepower to permit the i've to procure
nights lodging. ''AA'"
:, Upon tho return Of the camraigneys to Little
Roch, Is. ooi. Faulkner was proYniled upon to mar
Eate the experience OF tho purity ia the Boatnn
Mountains, at tho then fashionable drinkinn-
'aloon Of Littlo Rock, and aftorward at New o..
erna he waA ban1uotad, and ho repeated tho ox-
'eee!dtngly humorous md musical rominscence
he "Arkansaw Traveller" is a standard tina
3mong 3,.g Ill musicians III cyory country tho sun
, 1874-08-10
a Story OF tho lFkitl.Tkiynr ss1sustrr.

.,,, ~ JphA tnut" in tht Neto l0rk 1rfjuur
Whtla at uaydonyllo cannot resist tue temp
tauon OF telling you All al.ecloto conuoctol with
tue uool, which hoard from bright lntly
yestostny. It shows that thoro uro fow oyetlla
90 terrible as not to have some thread Of the
!ndlcrons interviewer with tl,onl. A brother Of
the Into doy Hayden WIS ut tho Wost on a visit
"hon nown arrived of Tho swift ruin Which had
s9nao upon the family village. III company with
lla danFhter 10 at once atarto1 fur homo. At
oAo 0! the atHlious n nowsl,aper was procured.
containing full particulara OF tho disastor.
lnttsng on hla apcctaolos, tue old gontloman
proceeded to read tho particulars aIo,1tl, with
TUG most, provoking doliboration, stopping to
weig!. aud turn over evory statement carefully
~ his mind as he went along. "Let mo haro
tho papor, fatller," begged tho young laiy. Iii
inpationco to know tho oxtent Of ttlo calamity.
mo, daughter, haye patience; will rcad It to
YOU" aaid tho old gentleman, aud Ao wont
slowly on. almost Bpolling out every word. AZ At
last ho camo to q statement which arroato1 his
attention: Observation-Disclosures -foundrv@
tloatot-away-on - the-tlooa a-alItl-wsa|!,c-
positcd = worry near - tho door~nto"naaa@
doy.- --1iayaon'a-ho This lle roaJ ovor
alnolty Of tue thing aud unable to ,nlo l. 'i T.,
lta tull length aud braatlth. "rhat menuu !, Ia
aal'l tinally, turning to AlR auditor to omnLas2c
lh y analysis BY SOLEMN foro,iuger, "thni ,n'a. =
'Aat 'aaf@ eAcf h III Anu Lizzy's trout sata'Sa
, 1874-08-10

Township. whom about half m,ls from I'm ,,,
iago, he mot monster black Bnnko lyIur n1one mo
tho roadside. When within q fow yartIa ~ '3e TX
fioptilo II made for him, and Mr. nbrlght hay.
aS nH,ds' nG'thng witt! which to defend 1insof, was
antl showed. fight. Aftor Knocking down it1hu, IT,,
snako several ts1est as It roso up In front uf him.
y T.. so6mod to 10 dcad, and ho ondoayorod % to
oanR It along With him, but tho aorpont soon re.
time. tho fight ths imo lated mtn',fos hrsHa
whon tho snake was again defeated, and lied to
. hol1uboring corn'field. wlere It was lost sluht
q. as y YEP abont getting dark According to
in a: 1Hpf1gnis ~ estimation, tho snake must bo at
t..e soerch was made for It tho following morning
but without aocooys Tho snake has hmm naa,'
th A. different times in the noighborhood With
sho !ase ."onsy or twenty-five years. 1ta hiding
plaoot tt Is thought has now boon discovered.
and party OF mon arc about to make q tlloroueh,
, 1874-08-10
WASHINGTON.
The White and C0lorcd Mixed School
system 10 Be Adopted.
General Complaints Against the New
Government Of the District,


THE SCHOOL poA1Ds CONSOLIDATED.
WASHINGTON, u. G., Aug. g.--Ilo District o
uoiu1npa commissioners. or ut least two o
sno1n, Meaars. Kotohain and Dennison, for Mr
DO" nes heon abaont for two wcols, last nigh
consolidated tho aohool Boards Of the Distrio
N -, such Wny aa to creato tho impression amono
~ oaasso8 Of cttizons that they intended to gu.
ais. .lu ,i, most obnoxious foatur OF tho Ciy
tights biil, viz' that authorizing nixod schools
nithof:o tho whito an oolorod schools lave boou
aepafato and governed By separate Doarila Of
l5nsteos. " tho orior iss,lod last nIglt tic
oaod 81 efo 70 5't 70 controlled b
H41ouglnaa 10 ia tho moHt prominent Of tic lattor.
| 70 anl his colorod colleagues, with nj
1eaet two of tho whito nppotntooB, who aro
hyGwod iss1N1 advocates OF mixed schools, will
insist Oh no distinction on account Of
race or color. Tho reault viii bo
that tho splendid school Bystem now In onorat;on
moro Will meet blow from which 1t cannot hopo
to recover for years. ~fe
Tho attacka upon tho District GoYornjnR COM
mission aro becoming moro humorous. i moro
serious complaint fs now u1ado that aftor having
haa their attention explicitly calod to tho alleged
tnrn ttp1opef nnnecesanry aud unlawful o9pondl-
Public Works, the new COMMISSIONER not
only do pot remedy those errors, but continuo
iarthor N tho samo Objectionable direction. Tho
commissioners aro also ceuHurcd because t11ov
90 not bold public meetingB, and Lieut.. Uoxia
plans. l~@AS 49,"
n,. CANDIDATES gon TIE PRESIDENCY.
=, Iho mania for naming so-calIod ayai]able oan-
dldatos for President md Vico~Proadont iu 187o
mas extonded to Washington City. Some onthupi-
astio individual got hlmsclf prominently into
prnas pFtns horo ona ,sP t9Pdsy, and to nda 70 tic
pemootatte candidate, for President nni dan NJ
jordan, for Vice-PreBident RArn nronnanl
, 1874-08-10

yoste yo!as small and tho borry vorw ii"l,t ,,nt
Oatg considerably bo!ow avorago. on,,se,i m IN;
a1 snt'tn ;n %, Il an drought Corn potatoos aud
DESTROYED bvs se1oa TRUCK an fruit hive boon
hocatoad ifat region state that crops aro ruined by
uroueht anu BrasshopporB, and Bettlnrs onffnf
PATE .sulloring for the1nso1vos and atook I'D
tg tpn a9ftnra Mnter: The Government hhoull permit
snring Without loalng tlloir riglt under "is Tic
n;i s.;nith,mont!i non.rcsiaenco not Many farmers
I'LL aaYe to food thoir wheat to stock to koop
them until spring. " s>0f
ot Manhattan, Ia,sa Kan.. Aug o-No rain since 1st
i,. iaat M two weeks. Good crop Of oats and whoat,
put What corn escaped tito drought tic rraan.
inoppora 1avo tnkon, 30 thoro ia absolutely mono
~ f9n;t at''e S vicinity; They havo also oaton a tho
and vii not DO moro tifan inf a crop. Farmornn
aro diHposing of thor cattle a,l atouk Mt ruinona
prices to illinois and other buyers. stlll iry'
with Thermometer at 112. '
tho continued dry weathor, the corn crop Of m.
Iand, IN this locality, viii be total failure. aud
the bottom lands will not produce o half n
crop: Oats aro all harvested, and tho yioid las
@ Goen ~ 1air N in most instanceg tho ohnch-bug hay-
mado their appearance at several pointa In tb,a
county and 1t ts feared thsy will loave nothing
bollind tllonl.
AroH1soN. kas, Aug. 0.-Tho corn crop Ia
almost al total failure-ta1lug in tho torrftorv
l00 m1los VoBt 145 milea morrill, and o5 miIns
BY cxtromel hot woatbor, scarcity Of
a' [all,' g ena i,g grosshoppers ovor moro than ono
hsn ~ T. OF this scope the corn ID entirely oaton up
BY grasshoppcrs, leaving nothing but tic bsrpp
5laIks. Tho proHont condition Of tho oat cron.
:3aking. III tho Sumo range OF territory. ia MT
iattering, and, unloss tloro Is ran soon. viii be
,afoly 'at nnlf e. crop. Weather worry warm, with
ios +. sa W11lis' Ihornomotor at noon today, Ito ia
, 1874-08-10

FAmRo1sr, n. Y, Aug. 9.-saturlay was Chill
dron's Day at tl'e Sunday School AHao;sbly, and
an nnd1eneo Of 5000 people mot In tho auili-
Rev. ]. E. ostrauer. Of Now Joraoy. Ailrosspe a1le
wore delivered by Mrs. Willing, Of Illinois and
tho Rev. h1r. Crafts, Of Now Hampshire. FRANZ
beard gave tho children q caroaturo lecture
which was enthusiastically received by both old
aud young, In tho evening l,rof. W. Il. Pnrino
gave Q lecture OF Two hours on "8yria aud
Pascstno," illustrated by his panorama.
To-day has boon quiet, no boata boinR allowed
to land at tho docks. Tho Assembly was hold at
G. oll!et, Of Illinois. Ono thousand persons at-
tended this service, aud 1t was magnificent
succoss. Tho Rev. 3, Il. Ma1lIng, OF Canada,
prcachod at II o'clock. This afternoon 0 Plat.
1orm;,moeting ; WAS hold by the Roy. Isaao proat,
Pr. Chaplin. Of Wisconsin, and tho Hon. iii il. r
Haven, Of Connecticut. To.night sermon viii
be preached by the noy. ". @. iWa1ling.
, 1874-08-10

MEMPHIS. Tonn., Aug. 0.-About o'clock this
morning fire WAS discovered iu tho cellar Of tho
Wholesale dry-goods house Of ". II. Moore l.
Co., ID Union atroot. When discovered, tho llro
lad burned mp through the floor, destroying tic
oiHco aud largo amount Of gootla. Tho 1oss by
s5oooe "sS eoSerda y a. usaree a asss Il y" 99aS
about equally divided between tho Etua, Hart
ford, and phnnlx Companica, Tho goods OF
Allison Drotllors, Wholesale hardware dealers,
next door, wore also damagod by water to tue
oxtent Of 46, 900; Insured III local companies,
, 1874-08-10

MANSFIELD, O., Aug. 0.--About daylight this
morning, o Mug John Maguiro discovered burglar i.
nln room attempting to remove his pants from
Erappled with tho burglar. aud ii tic moloe tic
latter shot tho former, tho bnl passing thronrl,
hls lungs and producing, it lB thought, fatal
wound. Tho burglnr escaped, Bhoe!ess and hat-
is unknown ~ ''"o-' no
, 1874-08-10
Of 1norsc-Thiovos In ISnn.


From ths 1tFcka (Kan. ! Record.
John q. Davis, shorifr Of Sumner County.
with mno citizens as his posse chnsod party
OF horao-thleveH six days, having but two meals
anu roasted 1ack-rabbit to cot during tho wholo
horsos with wagon containing provisions; but
the thieves got los! in u,e saHd-AiNs. Immo-
diately upon their return to wellington tho SIlor-
III. With q posao OF 150 mon, beaegod Caldwell,
tieg. These Ind 4 preliminary examination. and
alt but throo we're discharged. The three men
held wore T.: D. Ilnsbrouck, ". D. BROOKS, and
mud hung. '"A
, 1874-08-10
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS,

New YonR. Aug. 0--Arriyod, steamship
Alnorica, from Bremen.
HAVANA, Aug. 0.-Iho German steamship Al.
gatla ran aground while ontoriug tho Ilarbor Of
Puorso Plata, antl will probably become wreoA.
LoNnoS. Ang. o.-Arriyod, steamship Ropub-
lie, from New York.
, 1874-08-10
Sailor Murdered gt Sen.

FAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 0.-Thomas Strong
mato o. tho ship Pride Of tho Port Which arrived
W yesterday from Boston, was arrested last nigLt
lol tno murdor OF sailor namod Antont
trooa to tho deck whom twelve days from San
, 1874-08-10

Correspondence or ThA Ch'cng0 TYiduNe,
JokEay1LLE: Allcl. Aug. 7-The lioform Conyel,-
ton held Ut Lansing wasono oferoatBig,itca1,ce
seny Lnessi eru6teans os.FoMs u of uniting
purity, dotormiuod to tako s.lc!, action prccu.ling
tho ragnlnr Democratic Convention III would in
tllcate thu conlnlon ground upon which tlo dr.
fclont intozokls must unite. Ih6plattogll 4lout
, 1874-08-10

p MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 9.-Last night, 4. q. 7.
par1on. oolored candidate for tho tegislaturo,
ton. on tho MomphiB i Louisville Naiiroad. by
aomo unknown person, which caused intense OK
citomont among. the negroes in tho vicinity.
quiet. N-A wac
, 1874-08-10

Montreal Luscs II Quarter Of q Million
Dollars,

MONTREAL. Ang. 0.-Tho most destructive fire
known in A[ontrcal for yoars broke out this
morning In Hondorson'a saw-1niil, on tue
cnnal bank. Tho fire lasted iiyo Aoura, aud
about 925o,000 worth Of property was
destroyed. One Hlo waa lost, Tho
fire orlginatod near tho onglno-rooln, aud
spread RAPIDLY acroaa tho Btroot to now flour
was destroyed Tic famos thoa communicated
to tho atoalnor York, Lutte tho Huron, partially
completed drodgo belonging to tho Harbor Com
1ntssionera, aud IN empty 6argo, tho Davis al
OF Witch wore destroyed. Forty piles of lunl-
ber were also burned.
, 1874-08-10

HUDSON, N. \, Aug. 0.-Jol,n Stanton Gould,
tla soloatfht, dlcl last night iu this city OF con.
geation Of tic lungs, In llla Cad year.
New YonK, A,g. U.-Jolln 7. Tully, we'll
known detect!yo of this qlty, died yesterday.
, 1874-08-10
Republican Primnry Meeting Of Is ock
!. lhluufaa

RooR LELAND, III, Aug. 8-The Ropublican
primary meeting in this county thiH aftornoon
1nd 1. evening rosnlted in q large majority for
Congress In tho Sixth District. l,oturns received
giVo him more than o-thirxls or tho dologatoa
to tho County Convention from, this county.
John D. uawloy, tho proBont Representative, las
not carried Single town as far na loard from.
The contest was alive and spirited aud tho re-
suit IL largely owing to tho wol-k.lown inlogutv
aud personal popularity Of Judge Lynlo.
, 1874-08-10

-, From Tho Aeat'.'.g ti!.) Eagls.
Last Thursday ovoning, al a young man
'aMtt Franklin Rnbr!gllt, was Oh Ills way from
Lila lasAeI's hol1o to Windsor Uaato. Windsor