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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16
Immigration.

Recently published statistics have
shown that, in the Middle and Western
States alone, there are still over 1885,
600, 900 acres more of unimproved than
improved land and it is calculated that
these States, with only one-half of these
unimproved lands settled in the same
ratio as the average of the present Guilt
waited parts OF the country, would give
population equal to nearly 100, 900, 600
souls. The constant influx of bone and
muscle from the Old World will, sooner
or later convert what is little better
than barren wastes, or mere pastural
lands, into teeming farms, towns and
cities, forming new commonwealth
along the route of fixed parallels, and
now and then DETECTING northwardlv or
southwardly. By means of immigra-
ton, cities of hundreds of thousands of
inhabitants, and large towns and popu-
lous villages, will exist that are now not
even dreamed of; while the amalgama-
ton of the Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Ten
tonic, Scandinavian and Monaghan will
result In new and distinctively Ameri-
can race-more vigorous, more enter
prlsing and cosmopolitan than our
boosted Anglo-Saxon. Since 1920 we
have had immigrants from not fewer
than seventy-four sections of the globe.
Even Malta, India, Syria, Persia, Cape
of Good Hope, Guiana, Australia, the
Society Islands, Corsica and Iceland
have contributed their quota, and Par
aguay has sent its solitary alien. Re-
specting the occupations of the vast
number of immigrants, dating, say, from
1920, the number of laborers has in
creased from 10,2S0 to nearly 700,O
from 1861 to 1873, and farmers and me-
chanics in like ratio. During this
long period we have also had added to
the population about 10000 artists,
1000 lawyers and 500 actors. -Apple-
tons Journal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16
Congressional Library.

The congressional library consisted
on December l of 25S, 1852 volumes, and
about AZ, 900 pamphlets. OF this aggre-
gate the law department of the hberay
contains Al, 100 volumes. At the cor
responding date of 1872, the library
contained 246,345 volumes, thus show
ing an increase during the year of H.
407 volumes. AS the law requires the
deposit of two copies of each publication
protected by copyright, the actual num-
berof separate articles received, exclud-
ing duplicates, was 1873, of which
there were 3, lat volumes of books, and
2,543 periodicals. The whole number
of copyrights, entered during the year
ending December l, 1873, was To-
352, and the amount paid into
the Treasury by the Librarian dur
ing the same time, on account of
copyright fees, was $l3, 404 30. The
collection of the English county histo-
ries, for which special appropriation
was made in the last Congress, has been
successfully proceeded with, and all but
seven out of the forty counties of En-
gland are now represented in the IL
brary, besides many of the town histo-
ries, and the local histories and genoa
logies of Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Increasing accommodations for books is
demanded, as the alcoves and shelves
are overlooking with accumulated
literary treasures.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16
The Pure Juice OF the Tomato.

"One evening last week." says
Utica paper, "the members OF club
room distant about ten miles from this
city were making arrangements to re-
ceiye some distinguished guests from
abroad. Now the wine-cellar of the club
contains wine good enough for all or
binary occasions. But this reception
was something extraordinary, and the
regular vintage vas not considered nice
enough to tickle the palates OF the
guests. 1t might do to commence with,
but something unusually fine should be
opened to top off with. The members
were in quandary, until one of them
happened to recollect that in his father
in-laws cellar was some very fine sherry,
sent from Europe by his uncle. He
would wait until the folks were off to
meeting that evening, and then go and
get n bottle of that sherry. But did
he know in what part of the cellar the
wine wasp Certainly he could lay
his hand on those bottles OF wine even
in the dark. That settled the matter
and the club was happy. Evening came,
the guests arrived, and the folks went
to meeting. The man who knew all
HDOllJ L0t Wlut WCllb W Vic NtiiesA Va MS
father-in-l law, found some carefully
corked bottles in one corner of the same
and brought one away. The regular
clud wine was served, and then, as the
party was about breaking up, the presi-
dent of the club arose and remarked
that before the assemblage dispersed he
wished them to try some very fine old
sherry, which was only brought ont on
unusual occasions. Thereupon the
man who knew all about it produced the
bottle containing the choice mixture.
The guests gathered around the presi-
dent with glasses in their hands. After
some difficulty the bottle was uncorked.
Bowling graciously to a colonel in the
party, the president asked him to hold
out his glass. He did so. The presi-
dent lifted up the bottle. No wine came
out. He lifted the bottle still more.
Still no wine. He turned the bottle up
side down, when slowly out of the bot
tie flowed some-tomato catsup.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16
Bear.ShoOting Extraordinary.

A Portuguese living at Texas Bar,
near the mouth of Indian creek, was
aroused from his peaceful slumbers on
the night of the 18th by connection
among his porkers. He went out and
found his dog barking at the foot of
pine tree, and, on looking up, discov-
cred something sitting among the
branches, about fifty feet from the
ground. He had no arms but shot
gun, which was loaded at the time with
fine shot. With that, however, he
blazed away in the dark, and had the
satisfaction of seeing his game come
tumbling to the ground, when it proved
to be black bear, weighing 300 pounds.
1t is hardly probable he was mortally
hurt by the shot f; it is more likely that
the pain he felt on being peppered"
by the fine shot made him lose his hold,
and the fall from such great height
killed him. The Portuguese cut piece
from the bear and offered it to the dog,
which smelt of it and walked away,
whereupon the man concluded the car
cass unfit for eating for he would eat
nothing his dog wouldn't" Others,
however, were not quite so fastidious
and Nieman. having bought the bear
for So, took off the hide and about 100
pounds of fat, and distributed the bear
steaks among his Douglas City friends.
Trinity Ter. Journal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16
TRANSPORTATION.
A Bil Regulating Passenger and Freight
Charges Agreed To ny the Railroad
Committee OF the National House Of

A Bill Regulating Passenger and Freight
Charges Agreed to ny the Railroad
Committee OF the National House Of
Representatives.
Washington dan. 81 Cor. New York Tribune.l
The House Committee on Railways
and Canals, Mr.. McCrary, Of Iowa,
Chairman, has been hard ut work dur
ing the recess upon the various fea-
lures of the transportation question
submitted to it by the House. To-day
it agreed upon bill, which is the first
response from a standing committee OF
the House of Representative to the de-
mands of the farmers. The bill pro-
vides as follows:
Section first declares that each and
every line of railroad in the Union shall
be regarded as employed in commerce
among the several States.
Section second provides that no such
company, corporation, or person ope-
rating line of railroad shall charge,
collect, demand, or receive more than Il
fair and reasonable rate of toll or com
pensation for the transportation of pas
sengers or freight, to be fixed as here
matter provided. Corporations or per-
sons violating the law shall be held
liable for extortion.
Section third provides for the APP
pointment by the President, by and
with the consent of the Senate, of II
board of railroad commissioners, one to
be chosen from each of the judicial
circuits of the United States. Such
commissioners are prohibited from be-
ing interested in any manner in the
stock or property of any transportation
company.
Section fourth fixes compensation
for such commissioners at $4,000 each
per annum, with necessary travelling ex-
penses.
Section fifth, which comprises the
main features of the bill, is as fol-
lows:
SEC. 5. Said board of railroad COM
missioners shall institute a thorough
investigation and inquiry into the rates
OF toll and compensation charged for
transporting freight and passengers
over such lines of railroad as are here
in described and designated, and into
the reasonableness thereof and shall,
as soon as practicable after such inves-
tigation and inquiry, prepare for the
owners or operators of such lines, ex-
cept such as may be omitted, as herein
after provided, schedule of reasonable
maximum rates of charges for the trans
portation of passengers and freight and
cars on or over said lines. Said com
missioners may, from time to time, and
as often as circumstances may require,
change and revise said schedules.
The remainder of the bill provides for
the machinery by which the provisions
of section 3 shall be carried out, pre-
scribes penalties, places of meeting,
appointment of secretary, etc.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16
Spanish BOmbast.
From the Havana Diario.l

Punic faith and American justice will
appear closely united in history, enjoy
ing the same unenviable celebrity. Pu-
mic faith was severely condemned by all
ancient peoples American ustice will
merit the name of iniquity among the
moderns.
The word "infamy rises to our lips
as applicable to the conduct of the
American Government officials. The
liberation of these prisoners makes it
appear as though they were innocent.
We can only answer that American JUS
tice is iniquity and perfdy. This is the
judgment which the signers of the
Washington protocol reserved. This
Judgment is bloody farce committed
against Spain before the eyes of human
ity. When an American war vessel
took a Confederate cruiser from Brazil,
the act was declared violation of the
rights of the latter Government, and the
return of the cruiser ordered. The
Americans sank her to avoid complying
with the duty of returning her. We
were told that Spain insisted on the re-
turn of the Virginius. Now we learn
of its loss. We believe the motives of
the United States for its action toward
Spain are the same as toward Brazil.
We believe, and we cannot do less than
call the act a low fraud The Madrid
Government was fully justified in the
demand for the return of the steamer
and prisoners, and it is now their una
voidable duty to demand the delivery of
the latter, turn them over to their cap
tors, and demand full satisfaction for
the fraud employed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16
The Only Child Saved from the Vile
du Hayre.

A Paris correspondent, speaking of
the Vile du Havre disaster, says: "Of
the fourteen young children on board,
only one was saved. AS she came to the
surface she instinctively caught at the
first object floating past, and said to
lady who hung to the other side, L
can't die, SO ! A willful, petted child,
she even now struggled against the gen.
eral fate. Her own story of the ship
wreck is shorter than many, but full of
pathos: There was a great crash, and
they call to come OH the other side !:
then 1 was in the water she does not
remember having gone down. and
chung to pair of steps. was getting
tired; very tired, but Miss - told me
to hold on, and / held on then boat
came and took us off. Idon't remember
going on board the big ship, but they
gave me some brandy; then / was
dreadfully sick, and they took off all my
clothes and put on me mans shirt.
and put me to bed She hugs her doll.
and looks up with her large blue eyes,
which never until now saddened. and
remembers and seems to mourn over the
fate of kitten which hoated past, and
she wished she could have saved. -
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16

WONDERS OF THE DEEP.-The sur
veying expedition engaged in obtaining
soundings with reference to laying the
Japan cable, have discovered two con-
siderable submarine mountains in the
bed of the Pacific, one of which has an
elevation above its surroundings of
1000 feet. A great deal of information
has been obtained respecting the cur
rents of that ocean. Among other facts
established is the demonstration that
the California coast current is part of
the great "Japan Circle Current"
which corresponds to the Gulf Stream
in the Atlantic.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16

The Illinois Senate has unanimously adopt
ed a resolution condemning the salary-grab,
and demanding it's repeal. The House adopt
ed similar resolution with only two dissent
ing votes.
The President has withdrawn the nomina-
tions of Messrs. Williams and Bristow az
Chief-Justice and Attorney General, respect
lively. The following is a copy Of Mr.. Will
Jams letter to the President requesting the
withdrawal of his name
To THE PREsIDEST-Sr: You were kind enough,
without my solicitation any knowledge on my
part that You contemplated such a thing, to nomi-
nate me for ChefJustice of the Supreme Court Of
the United States. Since that time the hood-gates
Of calumny in all directions have been opened upon
me my abilities have been disparaged. and my i'm
tegrity brought in question; and II seems TO me
that public opinion adverse TO my appointment
has been created, which might hereafter embarrass
your administration and perhaps impair my useful
ness upon the bench.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16

CALIFORNIA pays 81, 900, 900 a year for
jute sacking for her wheat. Most of it
comes from Scotland.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16

THE empire county of Iowa is Kos
suth. 1t contains 9S4 square miles.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-20

When he was fat he was very. very
fat, and when lie was lean. a skeleton. In
these two alternating conditions Of being
William DubuTy lived long time in Lon
con, England. Once, when he was lean.
he exhibited himself as . curiosity. But
success, strange as it may seem. spoiled his
business. He got money enough to pro
cure food with which to gorge himself. aud
soon he rounded with flesh the bones that
had been curiOusiy Obtrusive. Having
spent all his money, Dubury had no other
resource but to again become 4 skeleton.
Nature had made too many changes. how
ever, and when he reached the only state
III which he could live by the monetary
contributions or sight seers, he died from
exhaustion
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-20

1t is likely they are going to have an
other Kentucky giant. Dero Edward
Chambers is only two aad-a-half years old,
pulls down 1tS pounds, and lives near Glas-
gov. Ky. If he was = breed of hogs he
would be success-surpasSing the Berk-
shire or Chester v hiJe: bat as he..is only a
boy baby, we do not see What particular
advantage he expects to reap by growing
so outlandlishly huge. His parents are
both small people, respectable, and poor,
and their boy has already become a heavy
cost. His appetite is expensive, and the
railroads and hotels won't harbor him at
half fare even at these years. It is awful
% think what he may grow to be. He can
walk, but Is not active on his feet, and his
parents are not strong enough to carry him.
There IS nothing left for him in life but a
corner somewhere in the show business.
lie can show calf eighteen Inches in cir
CUmicrenCe.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-20

\ MYSTERIOUS DEATH.-The village OF
St. Clar, Schuyllill county, Pa, is greatly
excited over the mysterious and sudden
death Of n man named Martin Nash
Thursday afternoon this man took = razor.
brush and cup and went into stable or
barn on his premises, it is presumed to
shave himself He WAS never seen again
IN life by any one willing to confess that
fact. Some time after he left his house.
some friends of his had occasion to enter
the barn. Here they found Nash in a sit
ting posture, dead, with cup, razor and
brush lying beside him. Dr. a. p. Carr
testified that he had made post mortem
examination Of the body. Upon the neck
was discolOred mark, as if made by =
rope. An examination of the room dis
closed the fact that a beam or rafter had
marks on it is caused by the friction of a
rope. After further search rope was
found In dog kennel some fifteen feet
from the body. The rope was made in
moose and fitted the marks on the neck
After hearing this testimony the jury ron
dered verdict that Nash came to his
death by hanging at his own hands or the
hands OF some unknown person or persons.
For prudential reasons, easily understood
by the public, We refrain from stating
what Is known or suspected in this case.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-20

~ extraordinary circumstance in the
history Of the country occurs OF the death
Of Air. Fillmore. Never before or since
the administration of jefferson hs. it hap
pc"ed that only one lerson wss alive, ex-
cePt the Incumbent who had filed the
Presidential oEice. Andrew johnson IS
now the only ez-Prcs5GeuC living; and
even he was not elected to that Office. but
came to it as Vice President on the assas-
sination oC NJ. Lincoln. While the young
- Adams, Jefferson. Madison. and aiCn-
roc were living. When Buchanan was
elected, Van Buren. Tyler. Pierce. and FL
more we're alive. When Lincoln was in
auGUrated Van Buren,, Tyler. Pierce. Fill
moreland Buchanan were living. Within
the past thirty seven years seven Presi-
dents have been elected besides Grant Il
is an extraordinary fact that not one OF the
even is BON ali We.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-20

TIE HORRIBLE REsULT OK CIRCUBsTAS-
TIAL EviDEE CE.-The Milford Dell Hsl7s
says that John Young, coIoTed, an old man
who died near FREDERICK, Kent county. last
Sunday morning, confessed just before his
death, 70 ore John Madison, colored attend
ant, that hc. Young, Was the man who
killed the old Peddler. for the murder Of
whom one Ed. parucI was convicted and
hung a few years ago II Dover. It viii be
remembered jhat the old peddler's body
was found in q mill pond horribly mangled
and showing every indication Of having
met 18th foul play. Circumstances point
Cd to the boy DarnelI and man named
William Loper, who we're arIaigued. L0-
per, succeeding in proving All aliJi. was &C
quilted. and the boy convicted and hung.
II this story Is true, and there seems no
reason to doubt it, 1t affords another Illus
tratiou OF the faliJiiiay Of ciIcunstantial
evidence, and the possibility Of hanging
the iuuUcsnt for the guilty.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-20

DR.. PAUL SCHOEPPK.--The Free Prose-,
German paper of Chicago, publishes Il
long and circumstantial narrative prOport-
ing to give the true history of the career
OF Or. i'vul Schoeppe, who gained wide
spread noLoYicty some four years ago IN
connection with the death of Miss Stein
whom SchoCppo was afIianced, and for
whose supposed murder he was arrested.
tried, convicted and sentenced. Subse-
quently, through extraordinary eXertions,
his friends and countrymen obtained
pardon. The Freie Presss claims to have
discovered that SchCcpFe was forced to
leave Germany on account Of rOUbiug his
patron, noblemar, Of large sums Of mon
ey, that his career il America has been 4
dishonest one, and that he has, since his
rel,aSc from the Pennsylvania prison, been
living in various western cities under the
false name Of the Count de Schulenberg.
and jhat while il Chicago lie succeeded by
means OF forged checks in swirdling the
German Relief and A:d Society ont Of
four hundred dollars, but succeeded in es-
Gaping punishment through The iuterc,s-
sion Of his father, who, under the name Of
ScL@pphn, is pastor Of a church ia Napier
vile, Illinois, aud profcssed to know the
pseudo Counts father in Germany. and
wi.S anxious for his sake to rescue his son.
NLHe in this city the pretended Count,
subsequent to his arrest for forgery. en-
joyed the acquaintance Of many Of the
best German citizens, Who, from his ap-
icarance a&d address, had no reason to
doubt the truth OF his claims.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-20

A MOTHER TRADES HER Son FOR DOG.
About y month ago German woman,
who WIS living at Mrs. Cookies, in the
Third Ward, took a fancy to a large New
foundland dog owned by the landlady, and
she offered to give one of her little boys
and So ''tO boot for The animal Mrs.
Cooke accepted the offer, and the little
Heinrich, who was about eight years of age,
was transferred to his new mother, and the
German woman took her dog and depart
ed we'll satisfed.
Thursday she returned and demanded
the little Heinrich back again. She said
the dog ate too much, and She couldn't af-
ford 10 keep him. But Mrs. Cooke would
neither take the dog nor refund the SIS,
preierring to keep the boy, who had be-
come very useful to her and loved her very
much. A war OF words ensued. and then
a fight, but neither conquered, and thew
had to be parted by policeman. Mother
Cooke still keeps her little boy, and she is
determined 20 do SO if the law will allow
her. Tho little Heinrich is indifferent as
to The result, but prefers to stay with
Mamma Cooke. ."-Ntl1auke Sentinel.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-20
~ hi!e tn lamp holds out to burn
The CElcst sinner may return"


TIE Harrisburg Patriot, in 2 re-
cent well written article on the uues-
ton now before tie Legislature rela-
tive to the local option law, its rcpeal
or its enforcement, makes the follow
ing remarks, which we think are
worthy of all consideration and viii
commend themselves to all the true
and sincere friends of temperance
throughout the State:
a license law framed in the Iight Of ex-
pericnce should embody the following
points First, bonds should be required
IN sum sufficiently large to take the traf-
nc out of the hands Of irresponsible and
vicious parties; second, venders should be
held strictly accountable for any damage
resulting from a violation of the duties i'm
posed 10y law, which duties should be clear
ly and mjnutely defined and third. the
sale OF adulterated liquors should bo pro-
hIolted entirely, and the proper enactment
make to carry the provision into effect
such law, properly framed and honestly
executed, will do more to promote the
cause OF temperance than all the prohihi-
tory laws ever devised. 1t will at the same
time relieve the liquor traffic of many of
the drawbacks and embarrassmeuts to
which it is subjected by continual Anita
tian and changeable legislation, ard give it
the stability Of a legitimate business. The
real fiieuds Of temperance are beginning
to see that their efforts to step the traffic
entirely 10y making it disreputable on the
part Of those engaged III il and injurious
TO It's patrons have net only failed Of their
object Jut have made matters infinitely
worse. The business will % carried on by
somebody, and the interests oi society de-
r2and that IL be placed as far as possible
III TIE hands Of reputable and RESPONSIBLE
men, who will conduct it under pr0pcr re-
strictions Ill the light of day. and not
driven to doggeIies aud out of the way
places where neither law nor public oui:i-
ion can reach it, and where, without yield
ing dollar OF revenue, it becomes the
source Of incalculsble cline and misery.
/ no bill reported does not meet Il single re-
qUiremcnt TO which we have alluded It
provides i'll brief way for the granting of
license &ad TapealI all laws, whether gem
eral or local, without imposing conditions
OF restraints Of any kind. 1t viii not liks-
~ have any support in the house, and we
have taken the occasion not so much to ex-
press cur views upon the Jill as to indicate
what we believe TO be the public sentiment
n relation 20 this important question"