The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-05
Major N. Wheniasked whether be was

Major N. wheniasked whether he was
seriously injured by the explosion of the
boiler OF the 81. Leonard steamer replied
"that ne was SO used to be blown up by
his wife, that a mere steamer had no
effect upon him."
According to the Miners Journal the
total production OF coal in the United
States for 1873 was 45,4l3, 800 tons,
of which 20 ,S2S, Jos tons were anthra-
cite, the amount being 1862, 179 tons
more than in 1872.
Henry Ward Beecher vas voted six
months leave of absence by his congre-
cation, his expenses to be paid for an
American tour, or a trip across the
ocean On being notified of the action
of his church he declined the tender, on
the grounds that he was in good work
ing trim and could get along with his
usual summers vacation.
The amount of taxes on railroads as.
sessed by the Governor and Council of
Maine is s105,039,33. Of this sum
fractions omitted) the Grand Trunk
pays S30,07S Boston and Maine, S26,
342 Maine Central, S23 ,464; Port
land, Saco, and Portsmouth, SD ,42S;
Dexter and Newport, S1,179 Portland
horse railroad, 1894 Portsmouth and
Great Falls, $50 st. Croix and Penob-
scot, $40.
The evidence Of a witness in "a life
insurance case involved in the blowing
up of steam boat is droll, just because
it is characteristic. The witness knew
the missing man and saw him on the
deck Of the steamship before the explo-
sion. When asked by the lawyer, what
was the last time you saw him. ne an
swered, "the very last time | ever set
eyes on him was when the biler burst,
and was going up | met him and the
smoke pipe coming down"
The Cunard Steamship Company have
recently added TO their line the steamer
Bothnia. She is $500 toGs burden, 425
feet in length, II feet 6 inches breadth
of beam, and 30 feet in depth. She has
two jaeketed cylinder engines of 600
horse power, has four decks, is barque
rugged, aud has eight boilers heated by
twenty four furnaces, with stowage
capacity, for 1000 tons of coal. She
can accommodate 800 first class and 600
thrd.class passengers. The Cunard
company now own a navy greater than
most of the maritime nations of.the world.
The present fleet consists of 40 steam.
ships with total tonnage o. 10000
tons and nearly $4,000 horse power, ex-
ceeding the feet OF the entire German
Empire.
We assume as fundamental PROPOSE
ton that it is the duty of every govern.
ment to establish a standard of value.
> The necessity ola standard is indeed uni.
versally acknowledged. Without it the
, transactions OF society would become i'm
possible. All measures, whether of ex.
} tent, or weight, or value, must have Ger.
tain proportions of that which they are
r intended to measure The unit of ex-
tent must have certain defuite length
: the unit of weight certain definite grav.
ity and the unit of value certain definite
value. These units multiplied or sub
divided, supply the standards by which
all measures are properly made. The
= selection, therefore, By the common con.
sent of all nations, of gold and silver as
r the unit of value was natural, or, more
Y correctly speaking, inevitable Fo;
d whatever definitions Of value politica
e economists may have given, they al.
: agree that gold and silver have more
= value in proportion to weight aud size
: and are less subject 20 loss By wear Of
r abrasion, than any other material capa'
I bic OF easy subdivision or impression
! and that their values change less anC
!, by slower degrees, through considerable,
=. periods of time, than that OF any Othel
= substance which could be used for thC
! same purpose. And these are qualities
v indispensable to the convenient use o.
It the standard reQuired.-L. s. Suprem'
1t Court Leyal fender Decision,
1t Of course not. Equal rights are no
d recognized in dividing the spoil, whe'
o raids are made upon the National Treas
t ury. Consequently when, i'll the House
l. Monday, it was proposed to amend thu
n bill giving aid to the sufferers BY tn
e Mississippi food, SO as to grant aid ais
W to the sufferers by the food in Massa
e chusetts, caused by the bursting of
. reservoir, the House promptly refused t.
y recognize Massachusetts sufferers by tn
. food as having any rights to relief. l
d the people of any part Of Michigan shout,
suffer by food, it is not at all likely tina
they could get any relief from Congress
This isn't favored section. Down Soutl
= Congressional charity at the peoples ex
pense may produce political effect
There are n LARGE number Of voters Il