The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-03

The only living descendant of George
ID. Prentice, is grandson of IA years of
age, who bears the same name. He is
now canvassing the South for his
grandfather's forthcoming book of
poems. q
Two BROTHERS named Bean, formerly
of Bangor, shielded in California last
month-one ON Monday, by hanging
the other the next morning, by cutting
his throat. Their father also died by his
own hand.
RATS that live in granqries are said by
professional rat-catcher not to be poi
sonous, while those that live on refuse
meat infict painful wounds. This is
another argument in favor of the vegeta'
rian theory.
THERE is homestead in Kennett
Township, Chester County, Pa, the
mansion house upon which is at least
$50 years old, and up whose broad chin
ney gas of anthracite coal never assembled
till within week.
"NEvER re.engage a man whom you
have once discharged, was Rothschild's
favorite maxim, "he will probably vince
at your resolve and endeavor to annoy
you, bTt the wisdom of your decision
can never be doubted"
The season of navigation on the Red
River of the North was 1877 days, during
which the freight transported amounted
to "a, 900, 900 tons, or double what it was
last season. Seven steame RS and fifteen
barges have been employed.
SOME people won't let well enough
alone. Take, for instance, the Jersey
City man who, having been sentenced to
n fine of So and costs, applied for re-
consideration of the case, and got three
months in the Penitentiary.
The coarse long hair from the neck of
an old chamois, if drawn between the
finger and thumb from the root to the
point, becomes positively electrified, but
If drawn in the reverse direction it be-
comes negatively electrified.
The habit of Boston dog was to put
his fore paws on people, and tables, and
other things, and sniff until he was salts
fed with his investigation. At last he
tried it ON loaded gun that stood in
corner, and now he has no nose with
which to sniff.
PoE's monument recalls the epitaph
written for the author of "Hudibras :"
While Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive
No generous patron would a dinner give
Behold him now, when dead and turned to DUST
Presented with monumental bust.
The poets fate is here in embem shown
He asked for bread and he received a stone.
THE great steamer Mary Bell has per-
Termed feat unrivaled in the steamboat
history of New Orleans. Arriving at 8
a. M, with 5000 bales OF cotton and 49,
600 bags of cotton seed, she discharged
cargo, reloaded with freight and started
up river at p. m. of the same day.
AN aggravated case of mishap is re-
ported from Oil City. A gentleman en-
tering machine shop there accidentally
fell into tank half full of mud and
water. He sank up to his hips in the
mud, but had just caught hold of the
top of the tank to pull himself out by
main strength, when workman, who
was near sighted. came along with
barrow full of dirt and dumped it on
him.
THE Russian Ministry of Justice has
given instructions to its sub-departments
that henceforth corporal punishment shall
be discontinued in its application to fe-
males sentenced TO deportation. Hith-
erto women have been punished the same
as men with knouts and rods. Hence
forth ten days of isolated confinement
are to count as an equivalent of a lash
with the knout, and two days a lash with
the rod.
The annual rate OF mortality, according
to recent weekly return in Calcutta,
was 81 T; Bombay, % Madras, 33 Paris,
% ; Brussels, 81 Amsterdam, "a Rot
terdam, 25 i; The Hague, 81; Copenha-
gen, 26 4; Christiania, IT: Berlin. 81 !:
Hamburg, % Breslau, 26 Munich. 40 |:
Vienna, 81 Buda-Pesth, 81 Rome. 81 (:
Naples, 80: Turin. Is /; Florence. % !:
Alexandria, AZ New York, 80 BROOKLYN
20 ; and Philadelphia, 20.
The recognition of the principle of
property in slaves during the eighteenth
century is strongly attested by deed
now In the possession of gentleman of
Hartford, by which Gen. Israel Put
nam, 4" for the consideration of one hmm.
dred pounds of old Tenor bills. does
hereby sell, grant or bargain to John
Payson, of Pomfret, in the County of
Windham, Ct, his heir and assigns. n
negro girl, aged about 16 years, named
Phillis, to serve him or them during her
natural lfe."
The statement that DR.. David Creel.
of Virginia, was the sole survivor of
the jury that acquitted Aaron Burr on
his trial for treason" is denied by Mrs.
j Theresa M. Blennerhassett, who states
thas the'Jary was composed of the fol-
lowing persons Edward Conington,
David Lambert, Richard L. Parker,
Hugh Mercer, Christopher Anthony,
Joseph Sheppard, Reuben Blakey, Ben
jamin Graves, Miles Bott, Henry f.
Coleman, John NJ. Sheppard, Richard
Curd. DR.. Creel was called as a Juror,
but rejected for prejudice and having
formed an opinion.