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uniting in large orders, paying cash. securing
cheaper transportation, and Diminishing a por-
ton OF the middlemon from their EMPLOY.
Denying that the grange il political organza-
ton in any partisan sense, it il yet an impera-
tive duty 10 educate it's members in our govern
mental policy because its financial support de-
wolves mainly upon the farmer. In their fifth
resolution they declare that the government in
nearly all departments has failed to comply with
the general demand for economy, and
emphatically insist upon retrenchment
in its administration of public af-
fairs. In the same resolution they
also declare: 1--WE believe that the cree
ton Of costly buildings by the public, chiefly
for fame and show il an unjustifable use of
our moneys = and protest against the contem-
plated appropriation for the centennial celebra-
ton at Philadelphia. The sixth resolution de-
clares the present tax laws of Michigan inequita-
bic, and asks for an amendmer. as regards
ortgaged premises. The seventh, eighth, and
ninth resolutions declare in favor of education
and an improved common-school system Of
settling difficulties between farmers by arbtra-
ton .and condemn the assignment of the in
telligent laborer to a lower social position
because he il a laborer.
THE Commissioner Of Railroads has sent
communication to the House stating that he
employs only one clerk, whose salary of $1,000
per annum is paid by the State The incidental
expenses of the Office from its organization to
Oct. l. 1874, period of eighteen months, have
been :745.94. The salary of the Commissioner
is 1000, and bill has already been submitted
which proposes to reduce the salary largely.
The Auditor General has informed the Senate
that the specific taxes received by the State from
life-insurance companies during the last fiscal
year amounted to $4,000. The whole law con-
corning the taxation Of insurance companies
will certainly be oyerhauled at this session.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DAVID THURsToN who was sent to the Peni-
Tertiary from Genesee county for twenty-five
years, was pardoned few days ago, after hav
ing served seventeen years. lie was pardoned
on account of good conduct and faithful care of
the sick last summer.
THE fruit prospect il not very encouraging.
Spring Lake reports THE peach buds are all
killed, and fears are entertained that many
trees are injured" Grand Haven: The
peach buds in this vicinity are all destroyed and
it is probable that many trees are injured"
Grand Rapids "Grape-vnes not laid down.
Peach and sweet cherry trees in this vicinity
are all killed
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was close by the platform at the time,
bowed an acknowledgment, and at once
replied: "The Attorney General is not a
member of this convention, but am J
Titles were dispensed with among the
laity for the rest of the afternoon.
EUROPE has armed to the teeth ostensi-
bly on the old maxim, eff you wish
peace. prepare for war" Over five
millions of armed men kept ready to
march night and day ought, therefore,
to be regarded as good bond of peace.
Highwaymen are always suspicious,
whatever the number of their knives and
pistols. Likewise the European nations,
far from forming one happy family
dwelling together in peace and brother
hood, pass their time in continual fear
of attack and battle. A Quaker or two,
with their admirable doctrines, might be
sent over to convert the French and
Germans to the ways in which they
should walk.
WASHINGTON dispatches state that the
owners of certain sewing-machine
patent, having failed to secure an in
dorsement of their application for renewal
from the House Committee, have en-
gagged the services of an experienced and
powerful lobby, well furnished with
"slush money!" and intend using all
necessary appliances to obtain favorable
Legislation from Congress. We hope
Congress viii stand by the report of its
committee and resolutely refuse, under
any pretext, to grant this extension. The
people of this coutry, particularly the
Woodworking sewing women, have paid
tribute long enough to these sewing
machine companies, and they have grown
rich enough. 1t is about time the price
of machines was brought down to rea-
sonable figure.
SO INTENSE is the interest in the Tilton-
Beecher matter that pools are sold in the
New York sporting club-rooms on the
issue of the trial, as on the result of a
horse-race. Every Saturday evening, at
Days sporting club-rooms, on Fifth
avenue, large numbers of these pools are
sold amid the utmost hilarity The ma
jority of purchasers evidently agree with
the majority of the public-that there
will be no definite result to the trial.
The " disagreement of the jury" is the
favorite against the field. which consists
of Beecher and Tilton-that is to say,
bets OF two to one that there will be a
disagreement Of the jury rather than that
either plaintiff or defendant will get a
verdict. In some of the pools the agree
ment has been Knocked down at $50 TO
$25 for the field, and 50 for verdict for
Tlton, and 81 for verdict for Beecher.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12

ALFONSO is DESTROYS of emulating the
ex-Prince Imperial of France. He wants
to undergo "baptism of fire " like the
latter, and consequently participates III
the operations of the troops now massed
againt the Carlists.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12

MISS ADA SWEET, the sweet little Pen
sion Agent at Chicago, receives the high
est salary paid to any female employee of
the government
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A GRANDSON of King George ~. of
England has turned up i'll Memphis.
His name is Francis Wallford White,
and he is a clerk in the Southern Express.
His father was son of the profigate
monarch by Mrs. Fitzherbcrt.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12

The late Emperor of China left forty
widows. One of them, Alute, has com
mitted suicide. She was first i'll rank,
and her departure from this world would
be deemed in that country only Il fit
tribute to the dead Emperor.
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The Reciprocity treaty is dead, the
United States Senate, in executive SEES
sion, having almost unanimously reject
ed il.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12

THE Secretary of War has furnished
Congress Il statement of the cost of the
Modoc war, which amounts in the aggre-
gate to little over SAL, 900. Now if it
cost the government $411, 900 to exter-
inmate the Modocs, how much would it
cost to exterminate all the Indiansl
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12

The Senate Committee on Territories
have reported favorably on the PROPOSE
ton 20 form Il new Territory, to be called
Pembina, and the measure will probably
pass both houses of Congress. The new
Territory cuts off the northern half of
Dakota, embraces 1000 square miles,
and has 10, 900 inhabitants.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12

CARLYLE and Tennyson evidently re-
gard themselves as beyond the reach of
any empty honors which the British
government can bestow upon them. The
former modestly declines to be a Grand
Cross of the Order of the Bath, and the
poet laureate refuses to be made Baro-
net. There's modesty for you.
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MICHIGAN NEWS.
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.

THT Ontonagon Miner gives detailed state
ment of the products of the iron and copper
mines of Lake Superior for the year 1874,
which We condense AZ follows, giving the total
production from each copper-minng district for
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12

IT turns out that all the ado recently
made about q reward being offered for a
mysterious book containing scandalous
memoirs Of George ". of England was
the sharp dodge of new York publish
er, to advertise a sensational work he has
i'll press. The well-planned trick was
successful, even the newspapers being
taken in by it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12

SENATOR WRIGHT, of Iowa, proposes
to enforce decency and sobriety among
Congressman during their sojourn at
Washington. With that view he has
introduced in the Senate bill to pro-
hibit the sale or manufacture of alcoholic
drinks in the District of Columbia, and
prescribing heavy penalties for violation
of the proposed law.
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was close by the platform at the time,
bowed an acknowledgment, and at once
replied: "The Attorney-General is not a
member of this convention, but 1 am J!
Titles were dispensed with among the
laity for the rest of the afternoon.
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DEATHS.

HUGH FINLAY. pioneer of 1894, died at his
residence, near Schoolcraft, "a few days ago. He
was the oldest settler on the prairie and his
funeral was largely attended by the old pioneers
in that part Of the State
THREE children in the family of f. II.
Brown, of Albion, died of diphtheria in one
week, and the mother is in a critical condition
from the same disease.
Miss MARTHA ROBERTS, the largest woman in
the State, died recently ather home near Nash
vile, Barry county, aged % years and weighing
400 pounds
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12

The Civil Rights bill, passed by the
House, goes to the Senate to be acted on
irrespective of the bill heretofore passed
by the latter body, and which now lodges
in the House. Owing to the great press
of public business, including the general
appropriation bills, and the short time
remaining of the session, it is doubtful
if the Senate will definitely act upon the
measure
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12

HoN. JAMES X. EDsAIL, Attorney Gen
eral of Illinois, who was delegate to the
Protestant Episcopal Convention recently
in session in Chicago, cleverly turned n
well-meant compliment passed in due
course of parliamentary etiquette on the
floor of that assembly. A member de
batting a knotty legal point, was "sure
tho Attoney-General was good authority
upon such topics. Mr.. Edsall, who
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Legal.

THE trial Of Dr. w. n. Keller, of Concord
for adultery charged to have been committed
with Mrs. Mary Kinney, ended at Jackson, after
ten days time had been consumed, by the jury
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RESISTANCE to the non-sectarian school
act, which went into operation some time
since in New Brunswick, has eliminated
in bloodshed, and further trouble is
feared. An attempt to enforce the act
was followed by riot at Caroquet, in
which several persons were slaughtered.
The military was called out, and troops
are now quartered in the sections where
the anti-school party has evinced the
most decided opposition TO the law.
There may be serious trouble yet.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12

DARroUR has just been annexed to
Egypt, and the Khedive is now looking
for more worlds to conquer. The new
province is fertile in tropical produc-
tons, and has large and valuable in
land commerce. It's inhabitants are a
mixture of Arabs and negroes. The
Sultan has hitherto been supreme, des-
potic, cruel, but devoted to the religion
of Mohammed
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12

The committee of the national Senate
10 which was referred Senator Wright's
bill, providing for reduction of 10 per
cent in the salaries of oil civil and mill
tary officers of the United States, for two
years from the LIST of next July, has made
a favorable report upon the measure. 1t
has little chance of adoption, however,
Ivy the present Congress, owing to the
shortness of the session.
The Republican journal., 1875-01-28

The message of Gov. Dingley, recon-
mending economy in public expenditures,
4 copy of which is published in the Jour
nal to day, is exciting public attention.
There is, we notice, a disposition in some
quarters to ridicule the message, as indi-
eating parsimonious spirit Incompatible
with the liberality Of a state government.
But we apprehend that the act of the ex-
ecutive will suffer very little from this
cause, for several reasons IN the first
place, it is Just and right The expenses
are too much, and taken with the interest
on the public debt, make taxation exces-
sively high. Ii the amount can be dimin-
ished, it should be done without DELAY. In
the next place the public service will not
suffer If those who now hold office shall
be dissatisfied with measures Of retrench-
ment, there are men plenty enough, able
enough and honest enough, who are ready
to take their places for what the state is
ready to pay. AID lastly, both political
parties are committed to reform and econ
omy, and no member of either can cayil
at executive recommendation or leoisla-
tive action looking to that cad.
Anything that contemplatcs Il closing OF
the avenues to the public treasury is al
ways unpopular at the capital. The streams
that fartilize the locality dow along those
highways. Therefore on Such occasions
an cutlery always comes from those who
toll not. neither do they SPIN but who ex~
pect that the ravens will fly direct from
the treasury with their daily q1ails and
mamma. This may always be expected.
But this army of patriots is not SO ntlmer-
Gus as noisy, nor so influential as hungry.
The Governor probably does not expect to
please them. But antagonistic to this class
are the people, upon whose hard-earned
wages the taxes are levied And they will
approve. Upon them he may lean, and
defy the GROWERS. Let the Governor CON
tlnue to urge economy.
The Republican journal., 1875-01-28

was the last person to 60 out Of the house,
and argued that Emerson might have re-
turned and gone into the north door of the
house, but there was only one track there,
which led from the building. and it was
known the husband went out from that
door in the morning to attend to his cat
tie, etc, at the barn, which fact dispelled
that idea
Sawycrhas persistently denied allknowl-
edge of the crime In jail he seems to en-
JOY himself He eats heartily, sleeps sound
~, and seems quite cheerful. 1t seems
that Sawyer has been for two years or
more, intimately acquainted with the de-
ceased in Lowell, and had given her u
good deal of attention, and the probablli-
ty is that he proposed to her and was OF
course rejected, and took this course to be
revenged. He will have preliminary
hearing next Wednesday, when further
developments may be expected.
The Republican journal., 1875-01-28

Moulton was still on the witness stand
in the Beecber trial at Jast .o,,,rt ,ndo,..
c..;,,,. ,.;..:,,
so'"s oi'' 'los'-eN' ''li''i''OLo"' lie SuS-
talns himself well. His testimony Is mere
| ly q repetition of the scan,lalous matters
which have boan ,rIIi.ba1 ,.oao,+or
,.;.. A..
9''~' VIC UNIV III SNe'CH u Moauay
proceedings, and view olthe court room
The questioning on Monday WAS REGARD
The Republican journal., 1875-01-28

New York, Jan. % The ice embargo
in the East River continued this morning.
the day terry boats from Brook yn varying
from one to two hours. The Wall street
ferry ceased running for several hours.
North River is also quite full and as far
down the bay as the eye can reach. No
water is visible at Sandy Hook. The ice
is piled between five and six feet thick
All the buoys in the lower bay have been
carried away some OF them having been
passed 40 miles out at sea. When the
field yesterday was broken clear from the
New York side it drove against the Brook
lyn shore with such force rs to pile tons OF
It on the piers. 1t is almost impossible
for vessels to sail through it and extreme
" dangerous for them to anchor in the
sound The ice is reported to be compar
ativelv light, impeding navigation but
very little. Great Inconvenience to bust
ness men has been caused by the stoppaee
of the Fulton, Wall Street and Hamilton
Ferries, the East River being covered with
masses OF ice. 1t is now solid from shore
to shore and men and boys are crossing on
the ice.
The Republican journal., 1875-01-28
Camden Items,

Mrs. John Rankins committed suicide at
Rockport on Friday last i'll the following
peculiar manner She loaded with pow
der and shot a gun which happened TO be
in the house. fastened a string to the trig
ger, tied the string to a post at the foot OF
the bed, then placing herself on the bed
and removing the clothing from her breast,
took hold of the barrel of the gun, point
ing it at her heart and drew the gun to-
wards her, discharging it and killing her
self, as il is supposed, almost instantly.
She had been appearing and talking queer
w for some little time, and left, we under
stand, some writing showing her intention
to take her life She leaves a husband and
three children. A nursing child was found
on the bed with her, and it is thought by
its hand having been burnt by the powder
that she may have intended its death with
her own. A coroner's inquest was held by
Gen. John ID Rust, and the verdict rem
dcred was that she came to her death by
suicide, while in tit OF temporary in
sanity.
The following she had written on the
register Of the family Bible
Read, Read this, and the so chapter of Isaiah
John, as | have been a true wife to you, be
good to these dear children, and bind up their
broken hearts, and lead them up TO the Lamb
of God. and turn your heart to God and live.
Remember the cure. L have plead in vain to be
carried where ! could suffer and die in peace,
but here is the cure.
A communication received from Senator
Cushing, to the effect that Director Dun
ming has obtained pledges of 100000 in
Bangor for the Bay and River Railroad,
has again revived our dropping spirits,
and we are expecting to have railroad ia
cilities "before great while" We have
been frequently reminded during the his
tory of the ups and downs of the Bay and
River Road Of what Pope says of the con-
dition of humanity:
Man never is, but always to be, best.v
Charles Sprague, the poet, died in
Boston last week, at the age Of 81
The Republican journal., 1875-01-28
The Ncxt u. s. Sonata.

The present senate is composed of 80
Administration Republicans and % Oppo-
sition menbers-4 Of the latter being Lib
erals, viz; Schurz OF Missouri Upton Of
Nebraska, Fenton of New York and Ham
ilton of Texas The terms of three of
these Liberals will expire 4th Of March
| next; two OF them, Schurz and Fenton,
have been replaced by Cockrell and her-
nan, both Democrats, and Upton by Pad
dock, administration republican. Hamil-
tons term will expire in two years. Be
sides the above. there have already been
elected to the senate Of the Forty fourth
| congress Newton Booth of California, In
dependent. in place of Hager, Democrat;
William w. Eaton, Democrat, of Connec-
ticut, in place of buckingham, Republi-
can; VIM. 7. White Of Maryland, Demo-
crat, in place of Hamilton, Democrat: b.
X. Bruce, Republican, (colored), of Mis-
slsslppi, in place of Ames, Republican; a.
q. Thurman, Democrat, Of Ohio, to sue
coed himself; S. b Maxey, Democrat, of
Texas, in place Of Flanagan, Republican :;
Geo. +. Edmunds, Republican, of Yer
mont, to succeed himself, and Robt. E.
Withers, Democrat, Of Virginia in place
Of Lewis, Republican. These changes
make a gain OF two for the Democrats,
and a loss of two Tor the Republicans.
RI,t tbn Of ftffna, D{b
pire on the 4th of March next also, and
the legislatures OF their states will shortly
elect their successors. Bayard, Democrat,
Of Delaware, will be succeeded by HIM
self or some other Democrat; Gilbert,
Republican, OF Florida. ought to be sue
ceeded by u Democrat, but it is said that
the Democratic majority in the legislature
Will trade of the senatorship for some
local consideration; Pratt, Republican,, of
Indiana, will be succeeded by a Democrat
Joseph + Mcdonald; uamlin, Repub-
llcan, OF Maine, will be succeeded by him
self; Washburn, Republican, of Massa-
chusetts, will be succeeded by Dawes
Chandler, Republican, of Michigan, will
be succeeded by Christiancy Ramsey, Re
publican, of Minnesota, will be succeeded
bya Republican sharon Republican, OF Ne
vada, has been elected TO succeed Stewart,
Republican Stockton, Democrat, of New
Jersey, will be succeeded by himself. or
some other Democrat; Scott, Republican,
OF Pennsylvania will be succeeded by a
Democrat, Wallace Sprague, Republican
OF Rhode Island will be succeeded by Re
publican; Brownlow, Republican, of Ten
nesse, will be succeeded by Democrat,
or by Andrew Johnson; Foreman, Repub-
llcan, of West Virginia, will be succeeded
by Democrat; Carpenter, Republican,
OF Wisconsin, will be succeeded by him
sell, or some ether Republican. These
changes make net gain of six for the OPP
position, and a loss of six for the Admin
lstration, SO that when the Forty fourth
congress meets, there will be in the SEN
ate Al Republicans and 30 Opposition
Notwithstanding the Administration
majority by II votes, but leaving it strong
enough to prevent the house from carry
ing out Democratic policy
The Republican journal., 1875-01-28

Subscribers requested to take notice of the
date on the coored slips attached to the paper. 1t
is the only form Of receipt now used For instance
ID May a means that the subscription is paid that
date. When payment is made, the date will
be changed to correspond and SUBSCRIBERS ARE
REQUESTED TO SEE TIATTHEiR DATES ARE
CORRECT Subscribers in are requested to
forward the due
The Republican journal., 1875-01-28

Sheriff Torrey, Of Knox County, has
made the following deputy appointments
Thomas B. Gyose, Rockport; Isaac Carkin,
McLain's Mills; Cyrus r. Morton, Union.
New York is shipping tramps and
paupers to Boston, and Boston is sending
them back. 1t makes business good on the
transportation lines.
The Republican journal., 1875-01-28

SUBSCRIBERS desiring to have the address Of
papers changed, must state the Post Office to which
the paper has been sent well as the to which
ii is To 90.
The Republican journal., 1875-01-28

ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTORS and GUARDIANS
desiring their advertisements published in the Jour
mai will please state to the Court.
The Republican journal., 1875-01-28

The Camden Herald illustrates the
hen show with the picture of crow. Pos
sibly it has caws for such an atlront.
The Republican journal., 1875-01-28

REBATES & LOCKE, 81 Park Row, New York,
are authorized agents for procuring advertisements
for the } ouruu
The Republican journal., 1875-01-28
State Economy.

Rein sending money, state I'll IE POST OFFICE
to which the paper is sent.~Au
The Republican journal., 1875-01-28
Going Sunward.

Information has been received by the
New York World from Greenwich, Eng
land, where astronomers have been cal
culating the suns parallaX from the data
obtained in the observations made of the
recent transit of Venus. The mean of
four computations made by four different
mathematicians of distinction gives the
parallax at 9.24 seconds. Upon this result,
a distinguished astronomer in this country
suggests q suspicion that the earth is
gradually nearing the sun and at rate
which in 1440 years will drop it into its
fiery bosom and this may happen even
sooner than this, because the centripetal
motion of the earth would be vastly accel-
Grated as it gets closer within the sphere
of the SUMS attraction; and therefore its
approach would increase in rapidity, unless
the sun would graciously moderate its
| force or its volume should in some way be
| reduced
| We are told that to declare that the
suns parallax has been ascertained to be
924 seconds is to say that the sun is dis
tant from us about 22,323 semi-diameters
of the earth, or IS, 1926 miles This
is nearly 100000 miles less than the
distance made out by Encke from the OBJ
servations of the last transit, and ; 5000,
900 or 900 900 less than the results OBJ
tanned by more recent measurements. If
then we suppose that these observations
have all been correct we will have to con-
clude that the earth's radius vector is not
a constant quantity but is constantly CON
tracing Our astronomer gives us these
results OF different observations in the past