The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-12

pany OF that name, with a capital Of 900
600, 600, to construct and operate railroad
with four or more tracks from New York cit,
it's main line at such point as may be foun'
best to reach said cities, with the right to ex
tend its road from Chicago to any point on tn
Mississippi river about st. Louis. The roa(
is to be commenced within two years and fin
ished within twelve years from the enactmen
of the bill. The rates for the transportation
of passengers aud freight are to be fixed by
commission, composed of three persons, to b,
appointed by the President, one person by the
Governor of the State through which the roaC
shall pass, and three persons by the corpora
ton, but the charges shall not exceed II
cents per bushel of grain by the carload
bulk freight, and 36 cents per barrel Of floul
from Chicago or St. Louis to Jersey City. The
names Of the proposed incorporators are left
blank.
POLITICAL.
Senator Brownlow, OF Tennessee, has come
out strongly against the Civil Rights bill.
The New Hampshire Legislature has elected
james n. NesIOH boNeIhOl lOT tne ensulnt
year.
A San Francisco dispatch of the 4th inst
says: Returns from the Oregon election 80
far give Williams, Republican, for Congress,
4,O7S LaDow Republican, 3, 72l Davenport,
Independent, 2,900 Talman, for Governor,
4,554 Grover, 4,19t Campbell, 3,462. Seven
counties to hear from.
The majority of Grover DemocraD over
Talman, for Governor of Oregon. is 400.
The Republicans of the Twenty-second Dis
trict of Pennsylvania have renominated Gen.
James S. Regley for Congress.
Appointments by the President; W. C.
Whitson, Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of Idaho; Roger S. Greene, Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court of Washington
Territory; Charles II. Webb, United States
Attorney for the Western District of Wiscon-
sin Franklin w. Okeley, United States Mar
shall for the Western District of Wisconsin
Luman Norton Judd, Register Of the Land
Office of Dakota.
General.
The National Congress of Brewers was in
session at Boston last week. The President,
Henry Claussen, in his address stated that
500, 500 barrels of fermented liquors were
brewed in this country during the year which
ended on the 30th of June, 1873; that $780,
910, 1913 we're invested in beer breweries (;
SIG, 7O7, 1913 in Warehouses; S44,554, 100 in
barley lands /; 81, sos, $50 in hop-lands, making
a grand total of 1852, 776, 696. The increase
in the consumption of beer is put at 1000, 900
barrels.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterians
adjourned at st. Louis on the Sd inst. Cleve-
land was decided upon as the place for the
meeting of the next Assembly.
The sessions Of the American Institute of
Homeopathy commenced at Niagara Falls on
the 9th inst. DR.. Youlin, President Of the
Institute, in his address, stated that France
has 1000 homeopathic practitioners, Ger
many 500, Great Britain AGO. Italy 200 and tho
United States nearly 5000.
Foreign.
The French Assembly on the 4th inst.
passed the General Electoral bill to its second
reading by majority of 70. This is practi-
cally the same bill upon which the DeBroglie
Cabinet was defeated. 1t DISTINGUISHES large
numbers Of citizens, particularly those be
tween the ages of 81 AM 25, and as the
men of France are inclined toward
this is deemed blow at re-
publican institutions.
A cable telegram conveys the highly i'm.
portant intelligence that the Duchess Of
position at Court has been set
tied. She is to be called Her Royal Imperial
Or Imperial Royal Highness, and is to rank
next to the Princess of Wales, except when
.he Princess Royal, the Crown Princess of
Prussia, happens to visit England"
The Carlists are exceedingly active in
spain.
A licensing bill has passed the British House
# Commons by vote af 1Gl to 1876. 1t fixes
he hours for opening and closing saloons at
o'clock in the morning and at 1920 at night
n London in towns having over 2, 500 popu-
alton from o'clock in the morning to IL
o'clock in the evening, and in towns with a
ess number of people from 6 o'clock in the
corning to 10 o'clock in the evening
revolutionary movement is probable i'll
Iexico.
Don Carlos the Spanish pretender, has is
ued decree authorizing the provinces now
coupled by his forces to elect members of
he Council which is to personally attend him
4 Spain.
The Left Center in the French Assembly |
as adopted platform calling for definite
of republic or dissolution of
he Assembly. There are no hopes of an
lliance between the Right Center and the !
eft Center.
Paris telegran of the 9th inst. says |
The feeling at Versailles is gloomy. The |
roposal for dissolution of the Assembly /
as been signed by 125 Deputies who have
opes of securing in addition the signatures
( 1875 members forming the Left Center. A |
lotion for dissolution will be presented at |
ne earliest opportunity. The Left Center
determined to have settlement of the
uestion of republic or dissolution before
ne August adjournment"
All the European powers have agreed to
end delegates to an international Conference
Vienna, which is to consider measures to
revent the spread of cholera.
Paris papers publish a letter written by the
ishop of Laradas giving particulars of the