The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-03

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They had a tidal wave at Saugatuck Allegan
county, the other day Of an unusual character
The water at the mouth Of the river rose one
foot eight inches above the average low water
summer level in 10 minutes and then fell two
feet below the average summer level in the
sho space OF eight minutes, making total
difference in the lake during the paroxysm of
agitation equal to three feet eight inches. The
current OF outflow was rated at ~ miles an hour
During this outflow of water the nited States
boom, in which the timber and piles Of the har-
boz works were secured, gave way and portions
OF the timber were carried into the lake. but
were afterwards secured. The water in the
river rose about IS inches at Saugatuck. stu
ated two and one half miles from the lake. dur
ing the time the wave occurred at the mouth.
The fishermen who have lived at the mouth of
this river for many years say they never before
observed such an agitation OF the water OF
Lake Michigan. SO says the Commercial.
You should have heard the children laugh !!
They were all going TO the brook for crosses.
and little Maggie Palmer was telling them
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ell during house-cleaning time. 1t appears he
had once been servant to a learned professor
and 90 had picked up any number OF big words
'Oh, girls! !" said Maggie you just ought to
have heard HIM When mama proposed TO
yelow-wash the kitchen walls he stood up
just like dandy and said
" Miss Palmer, marin, If YOU will allow me to
speak differentially about dis matter, white
wash would be APPROPRIATED as discoloration
Of smoke and multiTarious kitching gases is
more conspicuous on yelow-wash, marm'-
And when mama asked him what he would
charge for withdrawing the hall ceiling, he
made such bow and said:
Cant say circumstantially. marin. The
altitude OF my charge, marin, will depend on
the elevation OF the walls st Nicholas for
July.
SENATOR SARGENT Of California, last week
moved that the bill for organizing the Terri
tory OF Pembina be 80 amended as to provide
that the right to vote or hold Office IN the terri
tory should not be denied on account of race.
color, or SEX The motion led 10 debate on
the question Of female suffrage, in which Sen.
ators Sargent. Stewart, Flanagan. Carpenter.
and Ferry of Michigan participated and advo-
Gated womans right to the ballot. Senators
Merrimon, Edmunds, Bayard, and Morrill, of
Name opposed the motion, which was finally
rejected by vote OF 10 yeas to ~ nays
When nineteen senators vote for granting the
ballot to women and such gentlemen as Sena-
tors Morton, Carpenter and Sargent advocate
their right to the ballot it is entirely certain
that the cause has passed that point at which
it can be snuffed out by mere sneerlng. It has
acquired, at least, respectable standing in the
list Of proposed reforms. All things consider
ed, its progress for the last ten years has beer
!, exceedingly rapid. We have no doubt that in
another ten years it will have trumphed II
some Of the states. To-day the people Of
Michigan are earnestly discussing the question
which their votes will decide next fall. whethe,
woman's right to vote shall not be incorporated
into the fundamental law OF the state. Ths
Constitutional Convention of Ohio has decided
to make women eligible to all offices that are
filled by appointment. The Supreme Court Of
, Massachusetts has expressed the opinion that
by the rules OF common law, women are eligible
to the Office Of school commissioners. Tn,
numerous notifications of statute law In favo,
OF the rights of women which have occurred
within few years Enthusiastically show in wba
direction public sentiment is drifting. THIS
Ballot will come at last. 1t is only ouas,;o,
Of time.-N. Y. Independent.