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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05
Only an Error.

The increased and burdensome post
age on transient newspapers, magazines,
books, etc, which has prevailed since
the stupid action of Congress last winter,
is on the fair route to adjustment. The
excessive postage seems to have been
fastened upon newspapers by an error,
the members of the Committee on APP
preparations which recommended the
new law to Congress now claiming that
they understood the increase to apply
only to merchandise. Gen. j. A. Gar.
field. the Chairman of that Committee,
thus expresses himself, and announces
his determination to move for the repeal
OF the obnoxious law at the opening OF
Congress.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

of Wards North Mill and fell into the
river, and probably would have been
drowned had he not been assisted out by
two men, who afterward took him into a
saloon and undressed him and put him
to bed, first giving him a drink or two.
They then left him, taking all Of his
clothes and his pocketbook, containing
"a or 50 in money. His entire wardrobe
consisted only Of bedquilt.
MICHIGAN postal affairs: Established
Seville, Gratiot county, William G..
Falkner, Postmaster. Discontinued
Whitewood, Wayne county; Yew, Wayne
county. Postmasters Approximations
ka, Kent county, James III. Luther;
County Line, Saginaw county, Patrick
Donahue; Fowlersville, Livingston
county, George l.. Fisher; Josco, Liv-
ingstOn county, Lafayette Peet; Ottawa
Station, Ottawa county, Lewis G. Hud.
son; Ransomville, Wayne county, S. II.
Seckner; Weston, Lenawee county,
Henry j. Lucas.
A YOUNG Detroit girl behaved rudely
to some of the younger pupils Mt one of
the public schools the other day, for
which bad conduct she was kept in one
of the rooms some time after school was
dismissed. When the girls mother
heard of the circumstances she ran to
the school and forcibly released her
daughter, after which both fell upon the
teacher and beat her so savagely that
she went into Mysteries. The ASSISTANTS
were arrested, and the mother fined go
and costs, with the alternative of thirty
days in the House of Correction. Judge
Harbaugh in passing sentence said
the only circumstance which induced
him to withhold exemplary punishment
was the fact that the defendant is
widow with family dependent upon her
for support that the community must
be given to understand that teachers in
the public schools, being responsible for
the instruction, government and disci-
pline of large numbers of children, must
be protected and sustained in the lawful
discharge of their duties and that per-
sons committing assaults upon them
would be most vigorously dealt with.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05
karakteristiks.

Frank Davis IL lifelong acquaint-
ance ov mine; l kant say he liz friend,
for he haz so mulch karacter, so volatile,
so contradictory, and, without being
kriminal, so very treacherous, that he
couldn't be tru friend to emmy man.
He liz what the world calls clever fell
low, and had managed to earn a very fair
reputation, without having one positive
vice or one positive virtew.
He haz good karakter for honesty,
which he haz earned by simply borrow
ing mummy ov all ov hiz acquaintance,
and allwuss promptly paying it when it
waZ due.
He liz fellow ov the most exalted am
bition, and ut the same time of the
gratest modesty; but hiz modesty IL
simply the result ov having found out
that he kant crafty hiz ambishun.
Hiz charity IL ov that kind that il
reddy to pity everybody, and help no.
boldly.
Without intending it, or even Sis
pekting it, he IL the most arrant hypo-
krit, and haz so much vanity in hiz ma
tur that rather than not brag on himself
at all, he will tell yu what a wicked cuss
he haz allwuss been.
Frank Davis haz got karakter enuff to
make dozen respectable saints and az
menny clever devils, if it could only be
sorted out.
Frank thinks he haz got CRATE deal
ov moral, az well az phisikal outrage,
and 1 think he haz, too; but it IL ov that
kind that must hav plenty of witnesses
-yu kant bet on it in the dark.
The CRATE trubble with Frank liz, he
don't kno himself-if he only knu hiz
own karakter fully, he might korrekt it.
Just in proporshun that man knows
his own failings, Just in that proporshun
thare IL a possibility, and almost GER
tainty, too, ov hiz improvement.-Josh
BILLINGS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

CONSIDERABLE amusement has been
caused in Ontario by the fact that the
Acknowledgement, Mr.. Mowatt, has CEN
sured severely local magistrate for
failing TO enforce an act of Parliament
which, as subsequent investigation
showed, had for some yeavs been re-
pealed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05
Fresh TOPICS.

An ingenious Vermonter has invented
a lazy man churn. The machine is ad-
iusted to a wagon, and all man has to
do is to drive down for the mail, and
when he gets back the butter has come.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

The Buffalo Express says: elf all the
gold in the world were welded into one
solid cubic block, one side of the cube
would measure only twenty-three feet.
1t isn't much of lump, to be sure, but
we should like to play with it a day OF
two."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

MooDY and Sankey are making the
dry bones of sin rattle in wicked Brook
lyn. Nearly all the prominent preach
~ers of the city attend the meetings,
Beecher being one of the few exceptions.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

A CALCUTTA merchant, worth million
dollars, enlisted as a private soldier in
the garrison at Governors Island, New
York, the other day. Alcohol.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

w. PERKINS, an English pedestrian,
recently performed the extraordinary
and never before accomplished feat OF
walking eight miles in SO minutes sec
onds. His quickest mile was the first
one, in 6.46, and the slowest, the sixth,
i'll 1852. The first four miles were ac-
complished in 2S minutes and SO seconds.
Perkins is young fellow of %, weigh
ing 1872 pounds, and 8! feet tall.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

"MURDER will out" A man named
Alexander, % years of age, blind and
infrm, has just been convicted of muir
der in the first degree, for killing man
in Red River county, Ark, twenty-five
Years ago.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

HERE is another eronaut who has mar
rowly escaped death while making an as
cension to please the spectators at a
county fair. The affair happened at
Owensboro, Ky, and the eronaut's name
is Prof. Atkinson. The balloon took
fire and was burned when several hun
dred feet high. Atkinson was precipi-
tated to the earth, and miraculously es-
capped death, though badly hurt.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

A SQUARE of ground in Galv eston,
Texas, which few weeks ago was held
at $50, is now a worthless sand
heap.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

HERBERT II. BANCROFT has just given
the finishing touches to his extensive
work, the Native Races of the Pacific
States, upon which he has been engaged
for fifteen years. 1t embraces five large
volumes, of about 1000 pages each.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

A SINGULAR fatality has befallen the
.Congressmen-elect from the Fourth Dis
trict of Tennessee. In August of last
year John W. Head was elected to rep
resent the district, and died before TAX
ing his seat. 5. M. Fite was chosen to
fill the vacancy, and now death has
marked him for his own. If this rate
of Congressional mortality continues in
that district, the seat will soon go beg
ging for an occupant.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

Urn CABEUTH, the editor of the Vine
land On. j. Independent. who was shot
by Charles X. Lands, on the 10Th of
last March, and who has carried bullet
in his brain ever since, died the other
day. He had already accepted from
Lands sum Of money in satisfaction
of any and al claims on account of the
shooting, but this fact will not operate
as bar to criminal prosecution.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

DIR. II. q. WILLIAMS, while under the
influence Of liquor at Bethany. La,
a few days ago, placed bottle upon his
head and insisted on one of his COM
panions shooting at it. Cicero Steph-
ems did so, and poor DIR. Williams
fell, remarking that it was bad shot
and he was killed, but did not blame
anybody.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

| loaded revolver. Inc WIG WIS eAhullll
ing the weapon, when, in some unac
countable manner, it was discharged
and the bullet lodged in the brain Of hel
husband, producing almost instant death.
The poor bride was rendered frantic by
the terrible accident, and it is feared will
lose her reason.
AMONG the latest engineering projects
is proposition to flood the Desert of
Sahara by opening channel from the
Atlantic Ocean, and turning it into an
inland sea. And now comes gentle
man who suggests that this project for
utilizing the Desert of Sahara will throw
the earth off its present balance Just
how serious disturbance there will be
can be ascertained, he says, upon finding
the actual length and depth of the des-
ert. Meanwhile, he leaves room for the
imagination to picture the earth tum-
bling through space and seriously inter-
fering with the equilibrium of the other
inhabited planets of the universe.
DIR. b. +. SHERMAN and Mr.. Samuel
Parker, of Macon, Mo-, have INDUCED
in their last tipple. They called at a
drug store in neighborihg village, the
other day, and asked for something
good to drink" The proprietor told
them he had something good" and
produced a bottle, from which they both
took good draught, and, thanking the
vender of pills, walked out. Before they
had proceeded ten rods from the store
Sherman and Parker both fell dead. An
analysis of the contents of the bottle re-
vealed q mixture of whisky and hydro
cyanic acid, the deadly poison being in
such proportion that sixty drops of the
compound was sufficient to- produce
death. The drug store man is puzzled
to know how the deadly drug got into
the bottle. Altogether it is mysterious
and inexplicable case, and sad warning
W tiPPieIS.
In recent issue of the New York
Herald we find long and interesting
letter from DR.. Isaac 1. Hayes, the we'll
known Arctic explorer. DR.. Hayes ex-
presses his belief in the existence of an
open Polar Sea, and regrets that the
Pandora, which has just returned to En-
gland, did not winter there, and renew
the search for the records of Sir John
Franklin's expedition in the spring. He
believes this could only be accomplished
by passing the winter there and pursu-
ing the search in the spring with sleds.
He says he believes now, as he has al
ways believed since his first voyage there,
that in the vicinity of the pole there is
an open navigable sea in summer, that it
may be reached by ship or boat by way
of Smiths Sound, and that the North
Pole is within the reach of any nation
that will think it worth while to spend
money enough to get to it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

Mr.. JOHN MAcKEY, who is the head Of
the famous California firm of Flood &
O'Brien, and who receives three-fifths of
the profits, was ten years ago mining
laborer in Virginia City. His income at
present is about $500 per month, or
more than $40, 900, 600 per annum. Mr..
Mackey is the most retiring and modest
of any OF California's millionaires.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

A BIG event is to happen in New York
on the centennial of American indepen-
dence. For the past six years workmen
have been engaged in tunneling under
the distractions in the harbor known as
He'll Gate, with view of blowing them
ND. The task of excavating has been
completed, and the work of preparing
for the grand blast is now going on. A
vast quantity of nitro-glycerine will be
placed in iron tubes in the excavation,
and the whole will be discharged stimuli
taneously, by means of battery, ON the
4th of July, 1876. 1t will be the biggest
4th of July gun ever heard in the land.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

IT is said that on various railroads, not
named, orders have been issued forbid
ding the assault and battery practiced by
train peddlers in discharging their wares
on passengers laps. The Pennsylvania
railroad issued orders of this kind some
time ago, and others which follow the
precedent viii earn the applause of a
much-abused travelling public.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

Col. ID. r. ANTHONY, the Kansas edi-
pr with pistol ball in his head, has re-
umed work on the Leavenworth Times,
with these remarks: "The surgeons
agree that we are now out of all imme-
.diate danger. Some think that the
aneurisno may be cured; others think it
will remain unchanged. All unite in adj
vising our return to business, being care
full TO avoid undue mental and physical
excitement. We wipe out from the past
memories of an unpleasant nature, and
are prepared to cooperate with all who
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

will work to advance the interests aud
promote the welfare of the human race. "
A HEART-RENDINa accident occurred mt
Winona, Mimi, the other day, by which
a young man named Troutman was shot
and killed by the discharge OF pistol in
the hands of his wife, to whom he had
been married but four days. The couple
had just arrived from Chicago, where
they had been united, and were unpack-
ing their luggage, among which was
loaded revolver. The wife was examin-
ing the weapon, when, in some unac-
countable manner, it was discharged,
and the bullet lodged in the brain of her
husband, producing almost instant death.
The poor bride was rendered frantic by
the terrible accident, and it is feared will
lose her reason.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-05

will work to advance the interests aud
promote the welfare of the human race. ;"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

VERGKNSEs-CnY ELECTION The Yer
gennes City election took place Tuesday
and was a long and tedious affair. The
Town Hall was packed full from morn til
night. Order was preserved in the hall
that was quite commendable until near
night. when there was spOuting and noise
enough. The election of the following Of
GERS was the result OF the day
Mayor-Wm. S. Hopkins.
Adermen-B. P. Young, Ahira Scoyell
VIM. NJ. Spooner, Geo. W. Ross.
Clerk-W. q. Sprague.
Common CouncIl-W. &. Sprague, Phiio
Bristol, Harry A. Ingham.
City Sherif-Chas. W. Rodgers
CoDstabe-Ezra Ii. Ian ion.
Listers-Ezra Ii. Landon. VIM. f. Green
Richard Muldoon.
Highway Suryeyors-Thomas Fish. +. D.,
Peter La lombard. n. D.
Sealer of Weights and Measures VIM
Crosby.
Sealer of Leather-Anthony Balduke.
Fence Viewers-Joseph j. Tobias. Henry
II. Smith.
Pound Responsibilities Lsporte
Sexton-Thomas Fish.
Superintendent of Schools - Geo. ".
Grsndey.
Town Grand Jurors-Geo r. Chapman.
Philo Bristol. Ahira Scovill.
Water Commissioners-EliB b. Hayes. Wan
II. Lang. Milton j. Graves
The following resolution was offered by
Geo. R. Chapman, and was passed unani-
mously:
Resolued, That the Water Comm IS oners he In
strueted ~ extend the main water pipes to the Ar
sensl GrUunds 10 he MADE available for use by
the Reform kchOol buildings at such time and Ia
such manner as the Trustees OF said school may de-
tsrmine.
There was considerable excitement in
town, Wednesday. and threats of arrest of
certain parties
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE.-Amos W. Eddy, a
widely known and much esteemed citizen of
Walden, attempted suicide on Saturday last
while in fit of insanity. caused by over
work and mental anxiety. On Friday, he
went with one of his daughters to Marsh
field. where he manifested such unmistak-
able symptoms Of insanity that his brother
m-law. who was going to Peacham on
business, persuaded him to go with him,
thinking perhaps it might divert his mind.
They remained at Peacham over night.
and on Saturday they started for his home
in Walden. When near the Heights, he
took out his dull Jacknife. and commenced
70 hack his throat. His brother-in-law
tried in vain to take away the knife. They
both jumped from the sleigh and had quite
. tussle in the snow. Help soon arrived.
and Mr.. Eddy tainted and was carried to
the home of Hiram Perkins, ESQ.,, which
Was near by. He is now in fair way of
recovery. The flow of blood from his neck,
though not very profuse, brought such a
telief to his brain that he now seems as sane
q ever.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

A day or two since two rough looking
lamps. from over the lake. unceremonious-
" entered the residence of Dr. Ii. Crandall,
shis city. feigning illness, at first. but soon
made known the object of their visit by
demand for money. A messenger was sent
70 police headq uarters. and officer Lamora
vss soon On hand, and promptly removed
the fellows to sheriff Drew's quarters for
proper treatment They were subsequen
brought before Justice Hollenbeck, plead
guilty t. drunkenness. and fined. But as
their late financial operations had not
proved successful. they were minus the
vAsrevith to settle their bills. They were
1t Of. on condition that they Immediately
pas over to the other side. whence they
ssns. and they left. May they, or the likes
Of them. never return.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

THE WESTON lNFANTIcIDE.-The alleged
case of infanticide, which occurred recently
at Weston. eliminated on the I'D inst. in
the arrest of the supposed guilty party
Clifford lleselton, of Weston The exami-
nation commenced the next day, before JUS
tice j. Q. \. Cragin. acting as coroner.
The result was the cOmmittal of the res
pendent, to await the action of the grand
jury of Windsor county.
The principal evidence adduced was that
of the physicians, who recently made a
post mOrtem examination of the body OF
the child. Their testimony was that the
head OF the child had been punctured by
some sharp instrument the brain showing
an incIslOn downward from the open place
IN the skull some two and half inches in
length. which. all concur in stating, was
more than Sufficient to cause the death of
the child. How 1t came there. and that
too, without the knowledge of either of the
parents OF the child. was the all important
question. There was no TESTIMONY tending
to show that the father had ever threatened
to dispose 81 any further - additions TO his
family. although rumOr had II very cur
rent That lie had made such threats.
States attorney W. Ii. Walker conducted
the prosecution. John +. Dean, of Cayen-
dish, and j. q. Martin. of Londonderry,
were counsel for the respondent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02
TheIafe william Weston,

la the death of Hon. William Weston,
who died in Brooklyn. New York. on the
18Th instant. one has passed away whom
the older residents Of Burlington and Chit
tcnden County remember with sentiments
of respect and affection. For more than
thirty years, prior to 1850, Mr.. Weston re-
sided in Burlington. and was prominent
and useful citizen.
He was born in Reading, Mass, January
24,h, 1903 His father removing to Mon
treal soon afterwards, he lived there until
the formers death. about 1915, when he
went to Craftsbury, Vt, and was there en-
ployed in mercantile pursuits until 1877,
when he commenced the study of the law
with Hon. Augustus Young. Removing to
Burlington in 1929, he continued the study
Of his profession with Charles Adams.
Esq, and was shortly afterwards admitted
to the bar He took an active interest IN
the affairs of the town. was always present
at town meetings and filled numerous town
Offices, among them that of Selectman Tor
several years. He was for long time
Register of Probate for the District
of Chittenden, under the judgeship of
Hon. Charles Russell lie was also assist
ant-Secretary of the Senate for a few years,
and in 1899. 1916. 1911 and 1912 was Re
partor u: the Decisions of the Supreme
Court la 1850 and 1851 he was Senator
from Chittenden County. In all these
positions be was faithful and industrious
lie was an earnest anti-slavery Wing, so
long a. that party existed, and Republi-
can from the formation Of that organiza-
ton in 1854.
Mr. Weston was prominent among the
temperance men o. Burlington, and fire.
quently spoke at public meetings in behalf
of the temperance cause and of legislation
in its support lie was genial, public
spirited. and kin1-hearted, and no stain
ever rested upon his integrity.
He possessed a remarkable fund of
humorous anecdotes and an extraordinary
memory. rendering him very entertaining
in conversation. lie was very good law
yer. and always commanded a respectable
practice.
In 1850, he removed to New York City,
where he continued to practice law until
his death
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

Oliver johnson writes to the Montpelier
Jouraa! to deny that he is what il com
monty known US Free Thinker" and
corrects the statement that he ever lectured
Through the State" his lectures being
confined to a few places. lie says that in
spite of the change in his religious views
SINCE he Joined the Congregational Church
at Montpelier, he is still ian earnest and
sincere believer in the religion of Jesus
Christ. regarding it as the chief regenerat-
ing power of the world" lie has also tried
to lead Christian life.