The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25

The East.

The East.
A hotel and nine stores in Bangor, Me-,
were burned on the 10th inst
A large portion of the town OF Forest City,
Ark, has been destroyed by fire.
The losses by the Boston fire are set down
at $3.50, 900; insurance about $4,000.
Mayor stokely and other officials of Phila-
delphia have received anonymous letters from
unemployed workmen threatening assassina-
ton unless their demands for work and pay
are complied with.
MIR. and Mrs. Nelson Holmes, OF Philadel-
phia, who have for some months been exhibit
ing materialized spirit purporting to be that
of Katie King" who lived in London over
200 years ago, have been exposed rs frauds
and swindlers, and Robert Dale Owen and DIR.
Childs, two leading Spiritualists Of Philadel-
phia, have united in denouncing them.
Commander William b. Cushing removed
few days ago to the Government Insane
Hospital, is dead. He was a native Of Chau-
tauqua county, N Y, and WAS appointed to
the navy in 1857.
Hayden, Gore & Co.. new dam at Hayden
vile, Mass, gave way one morning last week,
and the water demolished every object in its
course. The ice was covered with skaters at
the time. 1t is not known that any lives were
lost.
The West.
According to the Cincinnati Price Current
good commercial authority-the total number
OF hogs packed at 279 interior points in the
West, up to the 10th Of December, was l, 19O-
goo head, against 1,0s7,000 last year. The
average weights indicate falling of of about
81 pounds per head from last season. The
packing at the six principal cities is given at
100000 to date, against 2,07o 900 last year.
The Price Current estimates that the total
packing this season will aggregate 3, 400, 900
head, against 5, ESQ, 900 last season.
Hon. J. y. Rice, Representative in Congress
from the First Illinois district, died at Norfolk,
Va, last week.
The Governor Of Kansas telegraphs to the
Chicago Tribune that 10000 people in the
Western counties OF the State will need aid
this winter.
The Unepapa band of Sioux Indians are
up in arms and threaten bloody war il their
chief, Rain in the Face" now in irons at
Fort Lincoln for the murder of the member
of the Yellowstone expedition of 1873, is not
released
Fifteen men were killed and a number Of
others wounded at Angelica, Wis, on the 2lst
inst, by boiler explosion in the mill of j. B.
Laird & Co.
The South.
The Champion cotton press in Charleston
S. c., was recently destroyed by fire. Loss
525O.O00
The Mississippi Legislature met in extra
session on the 18th inst. Gov. Ames sent in
message claiming that the disturbed condition
OF affairs was brought about by the violence
OF white men, but makes no recommendation
TO the Legislature.
The mxed-schools question is a source of
much discord in New Orleans The students
of one of the boys high schools marched in a
body, the other day, to one Of the girls high
schools, and demanded the removal therefrom
of all the colored pupils, threatening to use
force il necessary. The colored girls promptly
and quietly left the building, and the boys
returned to their own school. The same day
serious row occurred at another school be-
tween white and black pupils, resulting in
several bruised heads and scratched faces
Washington.
The Civil Rights bill, as amended and re-
ported to the House by the Judiciary Commit
tee, excludes negroes from equal rights in
cemeteries or in public schools where as good
provisions can be made for them separately
Gen. Butler will urge it's passage at an early
day. 1t can be reported at any time and
pressed through by a majority vote, which it
is thought it can receive.
The House Railway Committee has agreed
10 report in favor of Gen. Hurlbut's bill to
aid in the construction Of row-guage rail-
road between the East ana West.
Kalakaua was formally received by both
houses Of Congress on the 18th inst, and at
tended reception at the Executive Mansion.
The House Committee on Railroads and
Canals has agreed to recommend the passage
OF bill authorizing the construction of the
Hennepin ship-canal, to extend from Chicago
to the Mississippi river. 1t is proposed that
the canal shall cost $4,000, 900, and the COM
mittee recommend that 81, 900, 600 be appro-
priated by Congress for tho work at this ses-
sion.
Irwin, the man who djsbursed the Pacific
Mail corruption fund in 1872 has acknowl-
edged that he spent SIS, 900 in securing the
subsidy. but refuses to give the names Of the
persons who received it.
Jefferson Rives, one OF the proprietors Of
the Congressional Globe, died suddenly Of \
apoplHy, on the Goth of December
The President and Mrs. Grant gave state
dinner to Kalakaua on Tuesday last The
King and his suite and a large number Of dis
tinguiehed ladies and gentlemen were in at
tendance.
The Mint Director estimates the stock OF
specie in the country at S166, 900, 600, and the
annual production at SIC, 900, 900.
Political.
The announcement comes from Washington
that the long contemplated reorganization of
the Federal offices in the South is about to be
pfO effect