The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-05-21
The West.

The first general convention of the Reformed
Episcopal Church was held in Chicago last
week.
Judge Dillon, of the United States Circuit
Court, in decision rendered at Des Moines last
week, affirmed the validity of the Iowa Railroad
Tariff act of March %, 1873
The Western Unitarian churches have lust
held their annual conference at Chicago which
was largely attended.
The ninth annual reunion of the Grand
Army of the Republic, held in Chicago last
week, was the largest and most successful the
veterans have ever had.
Judge Dillon, Of the United States Circuit
Court, has decided that Council Bluffs is the
eastern terminus of the Union Pacific railroad
The Council Buffers are jubilant at their vic,
tory, while Omaha is correspondingly despoud-
ent.
The Western distillers whose establishments
were recently seized, have formed combina-
ton for the purpose of testing the consttu-
tionality Of the revenue laws that permit the
seizure of property in such a summary manner.
A party of Black Hills adventures, consist
ing of forty-two men and six wagons has been
to Fort Randall as prisoners to be held until
instructions are received concerning their treat
ment
The fears hitherto expressed of renewed
visitation of the grasshopper plague is verified
by accounts from various quarters. In Eastern
Kansas and Western Missouri n grasshopper
panic already prevails. The pests are already
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march, destroying everything green in their
way. The route hes in a northwestly direction,
and the only hope of the farmers is that the
grasshoppers may disappear in time to save the
cor,-crop. In several counties in Minnesota
the eggs are Matching fast and warm weather
is expected to bring with it renewal of last
years devastation and ruin.
James Lick, of San Francisco. has made
new trust deed, which, however seems to be
equally liberal with the one recently Cancelled.
Charles Pope, the eminent tragedian, is
playing an engagement at Mcvickers theater,
Chicago in the great historical drama of
a" Samson
The Governor of Missouri has issued his
proclamation calling upon the people to OBJ
serve Thursday, June g. as a day of fasting and
prayer, in order that they may obtain divine
protection from threatened grasshopper pest
Hence Intelligence reaches him from all
parts of the State that there is danger that
all the crops will be destroyed as in Kansas,
Nebraska, and Iowa last year. The Governor
thinks that only the interposition of Providence
can stay the threatened invasion.
Advices from Yank.on, Dakota, report that
Capt. Bates command has captured the John
Gordon Sioux City Black Hills party. They
were taken at the White river crossing, and
will return home via Yankton.
There comes from Usage, Kansas story Of
the state Of desperation to which the people of
that section have been brought by the grass
hopper pestilence. A party Of farmers, scorn-
ing concealment, boldly entered gristmill and
boldly helped themselves to sixty sacks of -four
saving that they had neither food nor money
and that they would not permit their families
to starve while food was within reach 1t is
said that the condition of the people is now
more critical than ever before.
Mr.. Potter, the Supervising Architect Of the
Treasury does not think that any portion of
the walls of the new Chicago Custom-House |
can be saved. The structure will have to be /
RACED to the ground.
Washington.
The Acknowledgement, in reference to an in
quiry from the Secretary Of War, gives his