The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-15

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Patents, for libel, because that functionary
charged him with Matchmaking.
Secretary Richardson says he has not re-
signed and has not been requested to resign.
The court of inquiry into the frauds al
| legged to have been perpetrated by Gen. D. o..
| Howard has closed its labors and submitted its
findings to the President. 1t acquits him of
all intention of defrauding the Government.
| The House Committee on Postoiiices and
Postroads have agreed torecommend the enact
ment of a law which shall require prepayment
of postage on all newspapers and other printed
matter 1t will provide for the prepayment
of postage by the pound-probably at the
rate of two cents per pound for newspapers
and periodicals mailed regularly by publishers,
who can thus put up and prepay large pack
ages without the trouble Of separately stamp
ing publications destined for the same post
office.
II ia announced that tho Administration
has negotiated reciprocity treaty with
Canada.
A Washington dispatch of May IL says
''The receipts of internal revenue thus far for
the fiscal year are $50, 100000, leaving
Sl4.O OO, 900 to be received during the re-
mainder of this month and June to reach the
estimate made by the Commissioner OF
500, 900, 900 for the fiscal year ending with
June"
The bill introduced in the Senate by MIR.
Ramsey to aid the completion OF the Northern
Pacific railroad purposes that the government
shall guarantee $40, 900 in bonds for every
mile of the road constructed and equipped.
In return for this guarantee the bondholders
are willing to surrender the road already built
and to be built to the control of the general
Government until it shall have been reim-
bursed for its outlay. The bill provides that
the bonds of the road now outstanding shall
be exchangeable for the new per cent. guar
anteed bond.
Four convicts escaped from the Penitentla-
nv at Jeffersonville, Ind, few days ago.
They we're pursued and overtaken by the
guard and several citizens. A fierce fight en-
sued. the convicts resisting like demons. One
of them was killed and the other three cap
tured and returned to prison, one of them be-
ing dangerously wounded. G. Chamberlain,
one of the guards, was shot through the head
and killed.
The Railroad Commissioners of Wisconsin
have prepared table of rates Of freight on
all the roads in the State as prescribed by the
now law, and will shortly publish them and
prosecute any violations. This indicates that
the law. constitutional or otherwise, will be
enforced by the authorities unless declared in
valid by competent authority.
The bill agreed upon by the House Com
mittee on Postoffices, for the prepayment Of
postage matter, accords with the recommends
tons of the Postmaster General, and provides
that publishers may prepay the postage on
their publications by the pound, probably at
the rate of two cents pound. If
this law goes into effect, it will
simply be necessary to weigh each mail
edition of newspapers and periodicals in bulk,
and will compel publishers to charge their
subscribers in advance for the postage on
the matter which the latter receive. The
plan will reduce the rate very largely and
is aimed to simplify the business Of collec-
ton, which is now badly arranged, and diff
cult to execute.
The vote in the Howard court on the ques-
ton of General Towards responsibility for
the matters proven was az follows For de-
clarng him not sponsble-General Sher- |
man, General Meigs, Colonel REYNOLDS and
Colonel Miles. For holding him responsible
General Mcdowell, General Pope and Col.
Getty.
POLITICAL.
Andy Johnson recently addressed the peo-
pie of Nashville on the issues of the day"
He said he was in favor of bringing the Gov
nearer to the people, by giving them
the power of electing the President and United !
States Senators without the aid of Legislators
or electors"
General.
The competing lines of railway from Chicago |
to the East have advanced their rates of |
on freight five cents per humid
red pounds.
An agreement has been signed byrepresent-
atives Of the Chicago and Northwestern and
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Companies
to subscribe $4,000, 600 each for the compile
ton of the Canada Southern railroad Bond
holders of the road have pledged $4,000 900
for the same purpose.
The ice at Quebec, Canada, suddenly gave
way and commenced to move on the 9th of
May, causing tremendous damage to the ship
ping. The scene Oh the river is described az
the ice showing with force
aud rapidity, and crushing the vessels as if
made of lath. Long lists Of vessels which
have suffered are given, while the loss is
estimated at from 100000 to
81 900, 600.
The Erie railway has leased the Atlantic and
Great Western road for period of ninety-nine
years, at total rent of thirty per cent. of the
gross earnings.
The National Temperance Society held it's
annual meeting in New York last week. Will
lam L. Dodge was elected President. Eighty
eight Vice-Presidents were elected, among
them Vice-President Wilson, John b. Cough.
Henry Ward Beecher. Maj.-Gen. o. o. How
ard, the Hon. Schuyler Cofax, and General
Clinton Il. Fisk.
Foreign.
Spanish items Don Carlos will shortly
issue a new proclamation to his troops. Gen.
Concha has been appointed General-in- Chief
Of the Northern army. During the lombard
nent of Bilbao $50 citizens were killed and