The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-05-19
CURRENT AFFAIRS.

4
EIGHT Virginia Democratic papers out
OF twenty declare for Gen. Hancock fol
President four for Mr.. Bayard.
THERE is movement among the New
Hampshire Republicans to send Edward
b. Rollins, of Concord, to the Senate
instead of Cragin.
The Kansas Republican Association
at Washington has formally declared its
preference for Senator Ingalls, as the
Republican candidate for Vice-president.
To ENCOURAGE tree-planting in the sew.
eral counties of Iowa, the Chicago and
Northwestern railway offers pass &c
Chicago and back for the farmer and his
wife in each county who during the yeai
plant and keep living the greatest mum,
Der of trees.
The present Spanish Minister of Fl
nance, Senior Salaverria, has made some.
thing like an effort to figure up the total
of the debt of his country, in order
principally, to show that it cannot be
paid. According to his statements, the
total is about 81, $50, 200, 900.
THE Germans have no idea of losing
Metz. A garrison of IL, 900 men is main,
tanned there, and the magazines Of
ammunition and stores are sufficient tc
maintain 40, 900 men for three years. To
the seven forts already in existence that
have been enlarged, four new ones have
been added.
THE National Reform League, with
headquarters in New York city, has
issued its address, signed for the most
part by gentlemen more eminent out OF
than in politics. The League proposes
to cast its influence in favor of civil
service reform and honest officials. In
the Presidential contest its sympathies
are at present understood to be with
Charles Francis Adams, though it is not
as yet bound to any candidate.
SILVER coin will soon be in common
circulation, and the little folks, who
have scarcely ever seen a genuine hall
dollar, will gaze at the bright pieces with
curious interest. No doubt the idea OF
silver coin is much pleasanter than OF
paper currency, but whether it will be as
convenient is questionable. However
glad people may be to see specie, it is
not 50 "handy" to carry around as less
weighty material. We fancy the old
fashioned purses will come into style
again.
TEXAS seems to be about the most
thriving of all the Southern States.
MISUNDERSTANDING, which has nearly
ceased in the older communities, is lively
in Texas. Three roads are now being
pushed ON. The International is pro-
crossing toward Austin, the capital the
Dallas and Wachita is buying forty miles
of iron the Tyler tap road has over
fifteen miles graded and forty seven
more under contract. A narrow gauge
road is also creeping down from the
north, and threatens to revolutionize the
methods of building. On the whole,
Texas is well of.
WARREN CHASE proposes that "the
10000 clergymen of the United States
meet at Philadelphia this Centennial
year, and decide by vote, as the old
councils did, just what is the word of
God, what it means, and which doctrine
is true and which false, full reports of
the debates and votes to be published
and in order that the work may be faith
fully done, all churches shall continue
the salaries of their preachers during
this council. Also, that until these
questions are settled, the people build
no more churches, employ no more
preachers, and pay no more pew rent,
as they may be sustaining error by do
ing so, and it ought to be known what
the truth is"
ONE of the most ingenious applications
of the anger is that of telling trees,
especially as practiced on the mammoth
growths peculiar to California. It is
stated that "the big tree," as it was
called, which grew in Calaveras county,
contained half million feet of inch
lumber, and was felled by five men
working twenty two and one-half days,
making 1921 days labor of this kind up
ON one tree. This tree measured ninety
two feet in circumference at its base,
according to statements which admit of
no question in respect to genuineness.
1t was not cut down with axes, but, as a
more practicable method, was bored
down with long pump augers, and the
wood remaining between the holes was
cut off with chisels on the ends of long
sticks.
OEChkIAhn II lSh . lebJtT W tlle OQlTRe
d'Affaires at London respecting the
Winslow extradition case, sets forth
clearly the position of our Government
Simply to abide by the provisions of the
treaty was all that the United States
claimed in Winslow's case. The treaty
does not provide that criminals given up
under it shall not be tried on any other
offense than the one which causes their
extradition. Nor has it been customary
either here or in England to place any
such restriction upon the trial of the
prisoner. Ali that there is to that view
of the subject at all binding, is an under
standing that the extradition shall be in
good faith for some crime, and not a
mere pretext to bring back a criminal.
Winslow, being fugitive from justice,
If returned to this country, could be tried
for any crime. Finally, the United
States cannot consent that Great Britain
should name course of procedure not
agreed upon in the treaty.