The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-05-21
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FRESH TOPICS.
GEORGE b. MCCLELLAN has Just been
pardoned out of the Illinois Penitentiary
by Gov. Beveridge.
The foreman of Mississippi grand
jury recently had his pocket picked of
$50 by another juror while they were
preparing indictments against thieves.
The New York Tribune editorial
rooms are on the ninth floor, and when
man comes round to the author of an
article he is told that the elevator is
broken. By the time he reaches the
sanctum he can be foored with a pen
holder.
A KANSAS paper says that Indians
used to eat dogs, snakes, buzzards, crows
-entrails and all-and thought them
good; but now, when the government is
giving them beef, if it is not up to stall
feed, they want to scalp some one. There
is something in the argument.
Con. ID. r. ANTHONY, the editor of the
Leavenworth Times, and Postmaster of
that city, who was recently shot and
dangerously wounded by the. editor of a
rival paper, has been prominent leader
of the Republican party of Kansas ever
since its organization. He was brother
of Miss Susan b. Anthony.
The discussion as to whether horses
and other animals reason on not has been
revived in st. Louis, where it has been
decided by committee of experts that
horse owned by gentleman in that city
is afflicted with "mental alteration.
The next the public will hear there Will
be an outbreak of emotional insanity"
among dogs.
Do BOSTON women chew tobacco
That's the question. Rev. Mr.. Lathrop
has declared it fact before the Womens
Temperance Union of that city. He not
only makes this charge, but, generalizing
a little, claims that he can get ten men to
leave off chewing where he can induce
one woman to say that she will never
more use "tine cut" or "sweet navy"
Can such things be?
EX-SENATOR CARL ScHURz was TO have
sailed for Europe in the ill-starred steam
ship Schiller, the Captain being an old
friend of his. lie was detained in New
York, however, to attend the dinner
given in his honor at Delmonico's, and
he left in the Pomerania, two days after
the sailing of the Schiller. 1t is stated
that passeng ave up his cabin III the
Pomerania to him and took another in
the Schiller.
Mr.. LOVE. the new Chief Justice CT
Utah, has rendered a decision in the
Ann Eliza Brigham Young divorce suit
that will warm the heart of that prime
old criminal, Brigham Young, and make
easy the latter days of this Latter Day
Saint, as nothing else could. He has
reversed and annulled the action of his
predecessor, ex-Chief Justice Mexican,
in the case, and declines to compel the
Mormon leader to pay alimony to his
divorced wife.
KENTUCKY has her centennial this year
One hundred years ago Richard Hender-
son purchased from the Indians all Ken
lucky south of Kentucky river. One
hundred years ago Daniel Boone survey
ed it for him. One hundred years ago
Boone completed the fort at Boones-
borough, Madison county. One hundred
years ago his wife and daughter (sweet
"boons" to HIM came as the first women
to Kentucky, and one hundred years ago
the first sermon was preached at Big
Spring, in HarTodsburg, Kentucky.
LIEUTENANT KYLE, of the army, has
delivered at Fort Leavenworth about
seventy of the hostile Indians who have
of late years been engaged in forays and
massacres in the region of the Indian
Territory. These natives are hard set
and have managed to crown their diabol
ical deeds by securing the death of the
friendly Indian Chief, Kicking Bird
who delivered them over to the troops
He was poisoned by a squaw, and died
May at Fort Sill, victim to Indian
cunning and revenge. What will be
done with the captive Indians will be de
termined by trial.
Mr.. S. H. LONG, Chicago merchant,