The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-02
Tn, South.

Six persons, consisting of one man and five
women, all colored, while rowing in skin in
Hills Lake. near Little Rock Ark, few days
ago we're drowned by the capsizing of the
boat.
special dispatch to the Chicago Inter
ocean from Brownsville, Texas, states that the
United States troops have recently been rein
forced, and that detachments of cavalry are
constantly securing the country in search
of Mexican raiders, many of whom are
still on this side Of the Rio Grande
committing depredatons and outraging de-
fenseless women. The fact that our troops are
taking the offensive iustifies the belief that
conflicts with Cortina's bandits will occur when
it would not be surprising if the latter were
followed across the river, and hostilites be-
tween Mexico and the United States commenced
in earnest.
An entire block of business houses was re-
Gently burned at Mckinney, Texas. Loss So
900.
A dispatch from Key West, Fla, states that
the yellow fever is an epidemic at that place.
Washington.
900 additional postal money-order offices.
The Secretary of the Treasury gives notice
that the following 500 bonds of 1862 will be
paid at the Treasury Sept. "a 1875, and thatin
terest on them will cease on that day; Coupon
bonds, known as the fourth series, act of Feb.
%, 1862, dated May 1, 1862, as follows Cou-
pom bonds of $50, from No. II, 001 to II, 700
III. No 20 No
Ga, 500, both inclusive $500, from No. 81, 90l
to No. a. 900, both inclusive $1,000, from No.
81 sol to SO, 900 both inclusive total, $500, 00O.
Judge Spence, Assistant Acknowledgement
for the Postoffice Department, has decided that
Postmasters are liable on their bond for losses
of government property passing through their
Postoffices.
Secretary Bristow says that the decision is
final to stop all work on the Chicago Custom
House.
The rate on registered letters has been in
creased by Postmaster General Jewell from
to 10 cents because the former rate did not
pay expenses.
The Assistant Treasurer at New York has
been directed by Secretary Bristow to sell
Il, 900, 900 in gold coin on each Thursday i'll
July, or IS, 000 600 in all.
1t is asserted in prominent official circles that
the prosecution of Illicit distlers will probably
be failure, owing to mismanagement.
CeneraI.
st. Johns Day was very generally celebrated
throughout the country by the Masonic frater-
nifty.
poIIrIcaI.
The California Independent State Convention
met in Sacramento last week, and nominated
the following ticket Governor, Gen. Bidwell
Leutenant-G Governor, Romullo Pacheco Sec
rotary of State, w. Roush Comptroller Lauren
Z. Crane Treasurer, f. Baehr; Attorney-Gen-
eral, p. yanclif Surveyor General, E. Twichell;
Clerk of Supreme Court, Paul Morrill, Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, ]. ". Quinn.
The Democrats of Iowa met in State Conven-
ton at Des Moines on the Oath of June and
nominated the following ticket: For Governor,
Sheppard Letter Lieutenant Governor L. b
Woodward ; Judge of the Supreme Court, w.
j. Knight Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion A. r. Wright.
Vice-President Wilson has published a long
letter in reply to the recent adverse critici ms
upon him which have appeared in the Republic
can press in reference to his doings and utter
ances on his recent tour.
The New York Prohibitionsts met in convea-
ton at Syracuse, last week, and adopted series
Of strong prohibition resolutions. The follow
ing ticket was put in the field Secretary of
State, G. d., Duzenbury Comptroller, Arson A.
Hopkins Treasurer Stephen b. Ayers State
Engineer and Surveyor, Geo. A. Dudley; Canal
Commissioner Ira ID. Bell; State Prison In
spector John b. Glib; Attorney General, Eli
Il. Marsh.
Foreign.
The German government is preparing Par
liamentarY measure prohibiting public RELIGIONS