The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-23


and interesting session of three days. reso-
luton asking Congress to make greenbacks a
for all dues to government and on
was postponed till next year. The
July returns to the Department Of Agriculture
we're unusually full, showing an improvement
of the cotton crop during June in all the Cot
ton States except Texas. The State averages
are as follows North Carolina 50, improved 3
per cent; South Carolina 80, improved 2 !;
Georgia 81, improved Florida 101, improved
7 Alabama 102, improved l ; Mississippi 1O3,
improved 3; Louisiana los, improved 10 I;
Texas 90, declined 8; Arkansas 104, improved
IA; Tennessee 100, improved 10.
Geo. N. Jackson Cashier in the Office of the
United States Revenue Collector for the Louis
vile (Ky.) district, was recently discovered to
be defaulter to the amount of $40, 000 and
in order to avoid arrest attempted to commit
suicide by taking arsenic.
Much excitement exists over the report of
the prevalence of yellow fever at Norfolk, Va,
and quarantine has been ordered against the
city.
Considerable excitement prevails in St. Louis
and vicinity over the arrest of Gen. Waddy
Thompson. He is one Of the Missouri Peni-
Tertiary lessees, and was arrested at Jefferson
City few days ago on requisition from the
Governor of Tennessee charging him with
demonstrating larceny and perjury. Between
Sheriffs lawyers and writs of habeas corpus the
General is tossed about like football and it il
probable ne will never reach Tennessee.
The reports of yellow fever at Norfolk, Va,
turn out to be untrue.
The Baltimore Board of Public Works has
sued the Baltimore american for libel and de-
mand $4,000 compensation for damage sus-
tanned.
The defalcation in the Internal Revenue Col
lectors Office at Louisville is found to reach the
very respectable sum of $4,000, instead OF
5000, as first reported.
At Columbia, S. c., the jury in the case OF
Parker, the defaulting State Treasurer, rem
dered verdict that $4,000 is tie amount OF
the deficit.
Washington.
Fisher, United States Attorney for the Dis
trct, has been removed.
England in August and the South in Novem-
Der, on his tour of inspection.
The counting of the money in Uncle SANS
vaults has been completed, and everything was
found o. X.
The Secretary of the Interior has appointed
Member of Congress-elect n. II. Van Worries
of Ohio Judge l. c. Parker, of Missouri and
Indian-Inspector Kemble, as a Commission to
visit the Osages and examine into their con-
dition.
Gen. II. II. Wells succeeds Fisher as United
States Attorney for the District of Columbia
The new State Department building has
been completed, and was occupied by Secretary
Fish last week.
The Postmaster-Gene is in earnest in his
proceedings against mail contractors who fail
in their obligations. Suits have been COM
menced against the bondsmen of over forty
contractors who failed to comply with the terms
of their contracts.
General.
Tens of thousands of people at Saratoga wit
messed the annual regatta of the college rowing
clubs and although tn prevailing anticipa-
ton at the Springs for day or two previously
was that Harvard or Yale Colleges would win,
the match resulted in victory for Cornell, the
Freshman and Senior crews of that university
carrying off the prizes for their respective
classes. The distance rowed over was three
miles, and the time of the winning crews was
JIG minutes $50 seconds for Seniors, and II
minutes 3214 seconds for the Freshmen.
Dispatches received from all parts of the
an unusually abundant harvest in corn, rye,
barley, oats and potatoes, with fair yield Of
wheat, while the yield of the grasses is said to
be enormous. The failures noted are in COM
paratively few and limited localities. large
of the crop is already harvested.
The July returns to the Department of Agri-
culture show that the acreage in corn is about
8 per cent. greater than last year. New En-
gland has reduced her acreage about IL Is per
cent, and the Pacific States about per cent
All the great corn-growing regions have in
creased their acreage, the Middle States 2 per
States 10, inland Southern States H. States
north of the Ohio z, States west of the Missile
sippi II. The condition of the crop is below
the average in the New England, Middle and
South Atlantic States, the minimum condition,
80 being in Rhode Island. Florida and Ala
bama are also below the average, but the other
Gulf States and inland Southern States are
above, the maximum, 112, being in Mississippi.
All other States, except Missouri, 103, are below
the average minimum condition. 49, being in
Wisconsin.
Political.
The Suffrage Committee of the Connecticut
has reported in favor of women
voting at Presidential elections.
President Grant has made the following in
ternal revenue appointments; Gaugers-
Thomas T. Davis Seventh Indiana District;
Enoch Stillwell First Missouri District; John
w. Lane, Second Kentucky. District; James Nc
Elroy, Seventeenth Pennsylvania District.
Observation-Disclosures w. Castro, Seventh In
LLAMA District.
Foreign.
Moody and Sankey are coming home in
August.
Heavy rains and floods are reported in En-
yland and Wales, causing much damage to
,rops.
Lambert Brothers & Scott, London coal mer-
hants have failed. Liabilities, $1,0O0,00O.
Tho Grant In defrav the expenses of the