The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-10-30

This is what happened to party Of deer
One Of them, Ben Mitchell, while pursuing
path through a canebrake, observed a cane
shaking ahead Of him, and, thinking it was
caused by deer, fired the contents OF double
barreled shotgun, loaded with buck-shot, In
that direction. Hearing screams, he rushed
to the spot and found Thomas l.. Mosely, one
Of his companions, lying dead, shot through
the head David White, another, shot In the
head and MORALLY wounded, and third one,
s. w. johnson, severely wounded.
A New Orleans special says that the regis
try returns nov completed show that one in
three Of the whole population OF the city is
registered. While the Republicans charge
the Democracy with manufacturing 5000 il
legal naturalization papers, the Democrats
claim they have detected 5000 repeating
frauds. Kellogg estimates the total registry
of the State at 1000, with the negroes about
g. 900 ahead Of the whites.
Washington.
Ii is said that Acknowledgement Williams
has a laundering for the Russian mission.
A special dispatch to the Chicago Inter
Ocean states that the report of special agents
of the Treasury and Postofice Departments
upon Federal oflice-holders in Texas, will be
laid before the President, with recommend
alton in favor of the removal Of many of
them. 1t is alleged that the report duplicates
Senator Flanagan in corrupt practices in the
matter Of appointments.
The Committee on Ways and Means has
commenced revision OF the revenue laws,
80 that a bill embodying necessary amend
ments may be presented to Congress at its
next meeting.
Secretary Brstow is convinced that changes
ought to be made among certain Treal ury
officers in Texas, and this will be done at an
early day. The business, in some cases, has
been loosely transacted to the loss of customs
and internal revenue.
The President has recognized Christian A.
Jorgenson vice-Consul of Denmark for Iowa.
A project is on foot to fit out another ex-
petition to the North Pole, and it will prob
ably be vigorously pushed during the coming
winter. 1t is proposed to ask Congress for
an appropriation to build a vessel for the
purpose, to be differed and manned from the
navy. Inere are SAID TO De number OF
naval officers willing and anxious to volun-
teer in such an expedition.
The Comptroller of the Currency continues
to receive more currency from the banks sur
rendering their circulation than is called for
by those wishing to establish new banks.
Political.
1t has for many years been the custom of
the legal fraternity of Chicago to support a
brother member for almost any Office with
out regard to politics, the question Of ability
only being considered; but now that two very
able members of that profession have been
named for Congress from the South Division
of that city, compris& g the First Illinois dis
trict-B. f. Caulfeld on the Peoples Cor
Democratic) ticket, and Sidney Smith on the
Republican, sharp and interesting campaign
will follow.
George L. Edmunds has been reelected
United States Senator from Vermont.
We present below a statement Of the men,
bers of the next House of Representatives
already elected this year. compared politically
with the members elected two years ago: