The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-11-20


The Postmaster General denies that he IA
YOURS an increase in the rates Of postage. He
IL annoyed at tho largo deficiencies in the de-
partment, which are increasing every year.
but thinks the present rates Of postage will
be sufficient IL he is permitted to retrench in
several directions. Ho needs legislation to
enable him to reduce the cost OF TRANSPORTATION,
and in order to bring about other reforms in
the depart ment. II this is refused he says
the cost Of the mail service will, in few
years, be grievous burden.
Congressman Charles Hayes, Of Alabama,
has been arrested for assaulting Mr.. White,
correspondent Of the New York Tribune.
A special dispatch to Chicago paper has
the following: The President has made up
his mind to take decided stand in favor of
the resumption of specie payments in his an
nual message. 1t is understood that he will
| recommend Congress to perfect legislation
for specie resumption, and favor specially
some date, several years hence on which the
government should resume. He does not
suggest any plan of his own, but believes that
legislation can be devised by which the gov
eminent can resume in 1876
., Political.
The Pomeroy bribery trial has begun in
Buckingham, Kansas. The recollections OF
Pomeroy, so far as the alleged bribery is con-
cerned, are uncertain and treacherous, but he
does remember something discredtable to
Senator Ingalls, and promises to bring it out
in this trial.
The new Legislature of Wisconsin, just
elected, will have Republican majority OF 32
on joint ballot. The Republican majority on
the State ticket will be about 5000
The General Assembly of Arkansas has met
under the new Constitution. Both houses
effected permanent organization, and met the
| next day in joint session to receive the Gov
ernor's message. The Speaker of the House
then declared the result of the recent cleo
ton, and the newly-eected State officers were
| installed
The Hon. Jeremiah s. Black and the Hon.
Charles r. Buckalew are the men chiefly
| spoken Of by Pennsylvania Democrats as
candidates for Senator Scott's seat.
One Of the oddities of the late election is
that Massachusetts, elects a Democratic Gov
ernor, while South Carolina elects to the same
| Office Republican, imported from Massa-
chusetts at that II the spirits OF the departed
keep track Of earthly affairs, and keep up old
associations, Webster. Calhoun, Sumner and
Brooks must have experienced thrilling sem
sations after the elections.
Hon. 4. b. Washburne is proposed by a Mil
waukee paper as the next Republican candi-
date for the Presidency.
A special dispatch from Washington to
leading Western Opposition paper states that
there is great want Of harmony between Presi-
denf Grant and some Of the Republican lead
ers. 1t turns out that the prime cause Of
some OF the existing differences is the deter.
mination which Grant has expressed to adhere
rigidly to the civil-service rules in making APP
pointments to and removals from office. He
distinctly intimated that where an officer was
honest and efficient, he did not think he
should be removed for having voted the OPP
position ticket. This is quite the reverse of
what the politicians have been representing
The Congressional delegation from Wiscon-
sin in the next House will stand five Repub-
licans and three Democrats. Democratic
gain of one.
A new candidate for the Minnesota Senator
ship appears in Hon. John s. Pillsbury who
has strong support in the northern counties
OF the State.
The New York Tribune considers Andrew
Johnson's chances of being elected Senator
from Tennessee as being first class.
The Cook County (Chicago) Canvassing
Board, which has been hearing arguments
Farwell and LeMoyne, for Congress, has come
to final decision giving the certificate to Mr..
Farwell, Republican, whose official majority
in the entire district is 1856.
The Democrats are making arrangements
to contest the election OF Strait. the Repub-
lican for Congress in the second district Of
Minnesota. They claim that Cox is elected
by not less than 100, stating that the vote of
a small county called Monongalia, which is
strongly Republican, should have been count
ed in the third district instead of the second.
Straits friends, however, claim that the
county was consolidated with Kandiyohi,
which is in the second district, by Gov. Aus
tin four years ago.
A New York Herald special dispatch from
Now orleans says the ITeslQeLC OF the L0ulsl-
ana Returning Board has official knowledge
that additional Federal troops have been or
dered to New Orleans 1t is intimated from
the same source that in Congressional dis
tricts where informalites are disclosed no
certificates will be granted, leaving the gov
eminent to order new election.
Speaker Blaine has written letter to the
Portland Press in response to a paragraph
mentioning him as possible candidate for
Senator, in which he decidedly states he
should under no circumstances accept the
Senatorshp.
Washingt on special to the Chicago Times
gives the particulars of the bad feeling exist
ing between Postmaster General Jewell and
Senator Logan. The Senator charges that
Mr.. Jewell docs not distribute the govern
ment patronage fairly among the Chicago
Republican papers, besides removing some Of
Mr.. Logan's friends who held minor offices,
and threatens to oppose the Generals con-
frmation in the Senate.
Sunset Cox is in Washington, and is said to
be working hard for the Speakership OF the