The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-30
Washington.


meeting, at which all the Ministers were pres
ent except BellInap and returned to Long
Branch the same afternoon.
At a recent meeting of the Cabinet the Gu
ban question was discussed, and il is author-
tatively announced that the United States will
no longer maintain a strict neutrality, but
accede belligerent rights at least to the strug-
sing patriots.
Secretary Fish has received information that
an association Of counterfeiters, with their
headquarters at Barcelona Spain, are prepar-
ing to issue in this city $12 OOOO 900 in counter
felt notes of the Bank Of England and Bank of
France.
The President has appointed ex-Gov. Wells,
of Virginia, to succeed Fisher as Attorney for
the District Of Columbia.
Commissioner Watts, OF the Agricultural
Department, in an interview with a correspon-
dent the other day, stated that the late reports
concerning the harvest of fall wheat justified
him in saying that doubtless rs Fer cent of
full crop would be realized, when 65 per cent.
has really been anticipated. He thinks the
spring crop will prove a full one. He is not
confident about flush market making low
prices. He says that he has often seen the
contrary, where wheat would advance very
steadily upon flush market. He says the
scanty harvests in Franco, Germany, and
/ England this year will do much to keep up
good price for cur home wheat.
curious story has been raked up among
the old accounts in the War Department show
ing how clerical error had tragic result.
An officer during the war was wrongfully
charged with defalcation amounting TO
Il, GOO, and, being unable to readily demons
trate his innocence, he committed suicide
There has been small steal in the Treasury
Department-only a thousand dollars-but it
occurred among the girls who are engaged i'll
counting the packages sent for redemption by
the banks, and has consequently created good
deal of a futter.
Avery the indicted Chief Clerk of the Tres
ury Department, has been dismissed.
James Gillfllan succeeds Avery as Chief
Clerk of the Treasury Department
The late defalcation in the Treasury Depart
ment, attributed to theft by some of the female
employees, has been found to be mistake and
the missing $1,000 turns up all right.
War Department from prominent army officers
complaining of gross frauds upon Indians by
their agents.
General.
Chewers Of "the weed" will take comfort in
the announcement by the Department of Agri-
culture that the tobacco crop promises heavy
yield.
A cable telegram announces the stranding,
on the English coast, of the steamer Abbots-
ford, of the American line, Philadelphia. All
the passengers and portion Of the cargo were
saved
1t is now highly probable that n stop will be
put to the cattle-stealing operations of Mexi-
can bandits. The United States government
has purchased the steamer Planter which
draws only four feet of water, and is arming
and manning her for service on the Rio
Grande Other steamers of a similar char
acter will be purchased and fitted out for the
same purpose.
Four millions of silver, it is stated by
Washington telegram, will be coined at the
several minis before the close of August, and
the Treasury Department promises that hard
money shall shortly take the place of bank notes
and greenbacks.
A London telegram announces the death, at
the age Of Ga years, Of Isaac NJ. Singer, the in
ventor of the Singer sewing machine.
The Postmaster-General has decided to put
on fast mail train between Chicago and New
York. 1t is the intention to make the run be-
tween the two cities in twenty-four hours,
a gain of twelve hours over the present time.
Political.
A call has been issued in Indiana for con-
vention to meet at Richmond, on August u to
form new party sympathizing with the prin-
ciples of the Cleveland National Convention.
The Connecticut House of Representatives
has indefinitely postponed, by vote of 1O2 to
50, the proposition to give women the right
to vote in Presidential elections.
The Democratic State Convention of Mary
land, in session at Baltimore last week, NOM
mated John L. Carroll for Governor and Levin
Woodford for Comptroller of the Treasury
Hon. l.. @. G. Lamar has been nominated for
Congress in Mississippi
Foreign.
London firm that recently failed for sew
eral millions has got into trouble It's men,
bers have been arrested and sent to Newgate
for trial on the charge of obtaining about a
million by false pretenses. English courts do
not appear to treat big thieves with as much
consideration rs do American jursts.
Reports of the floods in England Represent
the damage done as immense. In many sec
tons not only the growing crops, but those
crops already harvested have been DESTROYED
The returns of the agriculturists there will be
exceedingly small and the English people will
have to depend to great extent upon the
American markets for supply of breadstufrs
Happily we are in condition to supply all
their wants, and there need be no suffering on
account Of a scarcity.
Alexander and William Collie, of a London
firm which recently suspended, have been ar
raigned, charged with putting ahoat IS, 600, 600
of bogus paper ON the market. The London
and Westminster Bank loses 81, 500 900 by these
fraudulent bills.
There was lively scene in the British House
Of Commons the other day, during the discus
sion Of the Shipping bill. Mr.. Plimsol, the