The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.



reported rs very slim.
1t is said, by persons who claim to be we'll
posted. that the Beecher-Tlton suits have
been compromised.
The father of Charley Ross has offered q
reward Of $4,000, and no questions asked, for
the safe delivery of the child
The Hoosac tunnel has at length been fin
ished and turned over to the State Of Massa-
chusetts.
The venerable Congressman Croker, of the
Tenth District of Massachusetts,, died on the
9th of December. He was IS years old.
The venerable Gerrit Smith died suddenly
at the house Of one of his relatives, in New
York city, on the 18th Of December, whittier
he had gone to spend tho holidays. His dis
ease was a combined attack Of apoplexy and
paralysis. Mr.. Smith was in the 18th year OF
his age.
The West.
The amount of grain in store in Chicago on
Dec. % was: 1884, CSC bushels of wheat
1,056, 1874 bushels of corn, 365, 800 bushels OF
oats, 10 765 bushels of rye, and 81, 1913 bushels
of barley, making grand total Of 3,645, 92S
bushels against 2, $50, 52S bushels at the same
period last year.
There is no longer reason to doubt that a
party of miners has penetrated the Black Hills
regions. detachment Of troops sent out to
bring the trespassers homo has returned to
Fort Sully, and reported that trail was fol-
lowed clear across the reservation, but after
ward abandoned, as the rations Of the soldiers
began to fail.
Gen. Ord has dispatched another expedi-
ton to the Black Hills to expel the interlop-
ing gold prospectors.
The Chicago City Railroad Company which
has for some years been running its street
cars without conductors, thus compelling
passengers to mako change and put their fare
in boxes provided for the purpose, is now
meeting with some opposition from leading
citizens who systematically refuse to leave
their seats or pay their fares unless called
upon 80 to do by conductors or drivers. 1t
is expected that this action will res ult in the
abolition of bob-tail cars.
During the past year the receipts Of bread
stuifs and live stock at Chicago add up 2, $780,
152 barrels of flour, 1905 bushels of
grain, 1875, 407 dressed hogs, 1926, POI live
hogs 835, 59S cattle and 1888, 500 sheep. The
shipments for the same period foot up apis
15i barrels of -four, 70, 41O, 093 bushels of
grain, 1877, 564 dressed hogs, 2,2SS,4 21 live
hogs, $50, 476 cattle and 163, ATS sheep.
The Minnesota State Treasurer report for
the year ending Dec l shows balance on
band at the beginning Of the year OF S218,-
1913. The receipts for the year were 81, 112,-
S12, and the expenditures 81, 14S, 059. Balance
at the close of the year. 1888, l51. The ex-
penditures from the general fund were
S475,979
The South.
Forty-nine Conservative members of the
Mississippi Legislature have issued an adj
dress protesting against the call Of the Gov
ernor and Legislature for troops to be sent
to Warren county.
The Conservatives Of New Orleans have
issued another address to the people Of the
United States, in which they denounce their
present rulers as horde Of usurpers and
robbers :" claim that the action of the Re-
turning Board is illegal and unjust, and that
"the will of the constitutional majority is to
be ignored"
INV ORLEANS dispatch announces that
the Returning Board has adjourned, subject
to the call OF it's President. 1t is stated that
returns, as canvsssed by the Board, show
three Republican and three Democratic meG-
bers of Congress. The House is nearly if not
quite tie, as ex-Gov. Hahn and other Con-
servative Republicans will probably remain
neutral. The constitutional amendments are
declared carried by about ten thousand ma
ba how ~ ha Road how H.
lished reply to the Conservative Committee
in which they allege that in all cases whore
they have thrown out the returns Of parishes
the White-Leaguers have been guilty of in
timidating the voters, 80 that many Repub-
lican voters could not cast their ballots.
Where such intimidation was used they con-
sidered it their duty to throw out the returns,
but consider that the Conservatives alone
were to blame.
The St. Louis Times has again passt into
the hands of Stilson Hutchins, the original
founder of the paper.
Washington.
Vice-President Wilson has written letter
to the Senate stating that he cannot endure
the fatigue of presiding over that body, and
announcing that he will retire for the remain
der of the session. Senator Carpenter has
been reelected President pro tenn.
It is now thought that the Tax and Tariff
bill of the last session will never be passed, az
the conference committee cannot agree upon
it's provisions.
A subcommittee has been appointed by the
Committee on Ways and Means to cit in New
York during the recess and continue the Pa
cific Mail investigation.
The Congressional Committees appointed
TO investigate affairs in Mississippi and Ala
bama have entered upon their work in the
respective States.
1t is given out from Washington that East
ern members of Congress do not like the FL
nance bill rs it passed the Senate, and that
they will endeavor to amend it in the House.
They propose: 1. That the provision for the
substitution OF silver coin be stricken out
2. That the withdrawal of legal-tender notes
until the amount outstanding is $500, OOO, 600
should not be made contingent upon the
creation OF new banks and the issue OF new
bank notes. 3. That banking should not be
made free until the legal-tender circulation is
reduced to $500, O00, 000 or until after the