The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-23


The Michigan Legislature Will convene in
special session the Sd Of March, next.
new and choice stock Of Groceries has Just
been received ct Miss Rbods Mungsr's
Hon. MoRRIsoS r. WAITE, OF Toledo. Ohio,
has been confirmed Chief Justice Of tho Uni
ted States.
Some OF the saloonists in Ypsilsnti have
concluded to quit the business, - the persist
ent effort Of the temperance people has made
the trade unpopular.
The State Salt Inspector has received very
handsome silver medal and diploma from the
manager Of the Cincinnati Exposition. awarded
to exhibitors Of Michigan salt.
From Grand Rapids dispatch, published in
the daily papers, we learn that the forger who
did the Grand Rapids experts in the Matteson
forgery case, 30 brown has been arrested.
Frank Leslie has ordered photographs OF
William McEwan and George Smith Of Bay
City, with view of giving an illustrated ac-
count of their adventures on the ice in the IL
J1tStrdted Nelos.
A Detroit colored man. in abiding to bis
trial for larceny SAID :" When de lawyer dat
Tended me made his speech, | made sure dat
was going to take my ole hat and walk right
out of dat cot room; but when de odder law
yer got up and commenced talking, L knowed
was do biggest rascal on top OF de earf.'
At the F. W. Baptist church, on the night OF
Sunday the 18th, new steel frame. double
brace umbrella was taken, and an umbrella
with a dogs head carved on the end Of the
handle was left in its place. The person who
made the mistake is notified that it can be cor
rected by leaving word at the Post Office.
On Sunday evening last, while an elderly
lady was returning to her home, only two blocks
from the TRUE NoRrHERNER Office, she was in
decently attacked by some ruffiisn, and' on a
much frequented part Of the street. Where
are our police, and what are we coming to If a
woman cannot pass along our street in the
early part Of the evening without being thus
attacked?
There appears to be no truth in the report
that DIR. Talmages ba ckers have bought up the
that any proposition looking to sale Of the
concern has been entertained by the owners Of
the paper The property is considered as too
valuable to be disposed OF for 80 small sum
as two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
number of the Supervisors attended the
masquerade as spectators on complimentary
tickets, bought and paid for by Sam. Holmes.
Some Of the members had never seen any thing
of the kind and thought they would like to
look on forlan hour, so Sam. procured the
passes for them at half a dollar piece, which
goes to show that Sam. likes to see everybody
have fun and enjoy themselves, if he don't lay
up cent
9. A. Harrison was the recipient on Tuesday
last of cage containing eighteen English
sparrows, the Gift Of friend in New York.
The birds were all dead when they arrived.
The cage in which they were shipped had been
too closely wrapped with paper, by which means
the birds had been suffocated. Had they ar
rlved in good condition and been turned loose,
as it was the intention to have done, it would
have made an important addition to the feath-
cred residents of our pleasant village.
4 Grange Convention was held in Kalamazoo
on Wednesday and Thursday, the 2lst and 22d
inst. Matters OF importance to the organize
ton, including politics, occupied the attention
OF the meeting, together with some matters Of
minor import. The organization 10 rapidly ex-
tending and new Oranges are being organized
almost every week, and altogether this new
brotherhood Of Tolers is destined to WELD a
power in the political affairs Of the country for
some time to come.
The Senate Bill restoring all salaries except
that Of the Executive and Justices Of the SUI
preme Court. to the rates existing before the
Salary-grab Law was passed, has become the
law Of the land. having received the signature
OF the President. 1t Will be remembered that
the House passed supplemental grab.law,
after giving few of the Representatives an
opportunity to make. or rather read carefully
worded and hgh-sounding speeches to be pub
lshed in the Congressional Record, and TO bt
sent out to their constituencies and the sub
seIvlent country PRESS evidently to AID IN re
election OF themselves. The Senate, it seems
met the question very squarely and cut thu
steal entirely off, except In the two cases men
toned \ law should now be passed requiring
Congressmen to return to the Treasury thei
ill-gotten plumber.
The Detroit Tribune tells the following. anC
as 1t illustrates some things that happened be
fore the particular occurrence therein mentioned
we reproduce it:
There NAV be-and again there may not b
"a good reason why some OF those who ar
employed in the engineering service OF tn
United States should not be commonly civil
For instance, humble individual applied ont
ciay last week at the headquarters OF the Light
house department in this city for Information
as 70 the number OF lighthouses in operation
ON the lakes, the number in process OF con
struction, aud the number and character o
those completed during the year. lie was re
ferred TO one Of the officers who was credte
with knowing all about 1t. But that officer
npon being applied to, shut up his knowledg
box with snap, aud proposed to keep it locke
until permit from Gen weltzel could be use
IA kew TO unlock IL. Gen. Weitzel upon bein
apphed TO was too busy to give the question
re thirty seconds required for Its consideration