The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-16


aggregate yield is hardly up to the average,
yet the quality is good. In Central Illinois the
wheat harvest, now in progress, will give fair
yield. The corn crop all over the Northwest
now promises TO be one of the largest that has
ever been raised"
The interest manifested in the National
camp meeting at Cedar Rapids Iowa. was very
great the average daily attendance being fully
| 10, 600 persons The weather was excellent.
The South.
A match game of billiards Of 500 points, for
Il, 900 and the championship of the West and
Southwest was played last week at New Orleans
between Henry Rhines, of Chicago, and Henry
Miller, of New Orleans the latter winning.
At large meeting recently held at Char
lottesvillc, Va, to consider whether or not that
State sborld repudiate her debt, a series of res
olutions denouncing reputation in the warmest
terms, were adopted with but one dissenting
vote.
There is trouble in the Indian Territory, a
Sheriff having killed wealthy farmer named
Jesse Foreman in attempting his arrest, the
latter resisting. Foreman, Il member of the
Cherokee nation, had previously killed an
Usage, and for this act his arrest was at
tempted. Foreman's friends are in pursuit of
the Sheriff.
On Sunday last, at Van Buren,, Ark, Willie
Bremen and Charles HALEY, two prominent
young men, went boat-riding with two young
ladies, when the boat capsized, and Drennen
and the two ladies were drowned.
Washington.
New and extensive frauds in connection with
the whisky ring are being made, and among
those indicted for conspiracy are G. w. Fish
back, late of the st. Louis Democrat; and
Messrs. Mckee and Houser Of the Globe
Democrat. w. o. Avery, Chief Clerk of the
Treasury at Washington; A. II. Holt Chief
Clerk in the Internal Revenue Bureau, arc inn
plicated.
Under the act of July 1S, 1874, providing
for the resumption of specie payments, the
Treasury Department has disposed of about
SIC, 600, 600 of bonds, known as the 5 per
cents, authorized by the act of July IA, 1870,
and with the proceeds has purchased about
! 80, 900, 600 in silver for the purpose of retir
ing fractional currency.
restraints upon the lady clerks in the Treasury
Department. An order has been issued pro-
hbiting visitors, and the ladies are not per-
mtted to leave their work during business
hours as they formerly spent much time gads
ding about the halls.
Treasurer New is getting fully established
in his new Office. He says he intends TO con-
! duct it for while ar if it were a bank, and
then resign the position. He accepted the
trust with great reluctance and is evidently
entering upon the discharge of it's duties with
the intention of managing this public Office
as if it were successful private business en-
terprise.
Reports just mailed by Third Assistant Post
master G eneral Barber show that l07, 616.000
postal cards were issued during the fiscal year
which ended June 30, against 81. 079, 600 issued
for the year which ended June 30, 1874. Tie
| increase il equivalent to about Is 1-G per cent,
which shows that the postal cards are growing
in popular favor as q means of inter-conmuni-
cation.
The value of the issue of ordinary postage
stamps during the year which ended June 30,
1875, was SIS, 271 479, an increase of 5000 237
over the previous year. The value of newspa-
| per and periodical postage stamps was 1915, 800;
of ordinary stamped envelopes and wrappers
S4.124,477, an increase of s242, 2S4 of postal
cards 81 O7G, 1GO of total issues for sale to the
! public, S24. 2SS 01S, an increase of $2,219, 794
over the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1874.
! The value of official postage stamps for the
fiscal year amounted to 1854, 970. %, a decrease
of $3.50 s74.9j since June so, 1874. The value
of official stamped envelopes was 1854 522. Is,
an increase of S106, 552 over the year 1874.
The Comptroller Of tie Currency requests
all national banks TO return for redemption
notes of the denomination OF IS on the follow
| ing banks: The First, Third and Traders Ma
tional Banks, Chicago First National Bank,
Paxton, H.. First National Bank, Canton, III.
The notes having been successfully counter
feited they are to be retired.
Ex-Gov. Fletcher, of Missouri, has agreed
TO serve on the special Indian Commission APP
pointed to investigate the charges made by
Prof. Marsh against the Indian Bureau.
The President has directed that the most
stringent measures be used to prevent people
from going to the Black Hills until the result
of the labor Of the commission to treat with
the Indians is known.
1t is proposed at Washington, in order TO
prevent the smuggling of valuable laces
through the mails, to make all Postmasters er
oficiO customs officers, with power to open
suspicious packages and confiscate their con-
tents if they shall be found to be contraband
An extraordinary council of Cabinet men,
bers was held at Washington the other day, in
which a long-standing claim against Venezuela
was under consideration, and it was decided
that the payment of our bill be insisted upon.
POLITICAL.
The Republican State Convention of Wiscon-
sin was held at Madison, on Wednesday, July
Z. The following ticket was placed in the
field For Governor, Harrison Ludington, of
Milwaukee Lieutenant Governor, II. T. Eaton
of Richland; Secretary of State Hans b.
Warner, of Pierce Treasurer, Henry Baetz
of Mauitouoc Attorna,,- n onaro1 Tob, - po,,