The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-25
CURRENT AFFAIRS.

has been obliged 70 have Dig chair
made expressly for him.
JOHN STEVENS, of Logansport, Ind,
deserves to be classed as the meanest
man in America. He inherited an estate
of 81, ZOO two years since and spent it
in riotous living, and now sues the trus-
tees for its value, alleging that he wasn't
of age when the property was turned
over to him.
The Cincinnati Gazette judges that
Mr.. Parton's marriage with his step
daughter was revolving, and not palliated
by the fact that Miss Eldredge was not
an inmate of Mr.. Partons household
during the lifetime of his first wife. 1t
further holds that, if the marriage be
ratified under the looser legislation of
other States, Parton cannot escape the
overwhelming censure OF public opinion.
New MEXICO is knocking for admis-
sion TO the Union. OF its 112, 900 in
habitants, less than 1000 are Americans
that is of the kind tound i'll the rest of
the country. OF the remainder, 88, 900
are Mexicans, with more or less of an adj
mixture of Indian blood, and %, 600 are
out-and. out red men. Seventy-five per
cent. of the population can neither read
nor write.
CIVIL service reform has been brought
down to fine point i'll Canada. About
a mouth ago the Premier abolished the
lunch hour, and compelled the clerks to
attend at their offices from 10 to 4,
whereupon they began taking their
luncheons with them and making coffee
in the offices with gas stoves. This has
provoked another circular to the effect
that gas is not furnished by the Govern
ment for cooking purposes.
WILLIAM p. Ross, pure-blood Chero-
kee Indian, has been appointed United
States Indian Agent from the five civil
lied tribes of the Indian Territory. His
nomination is now before the Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs for con-
tirmation. The appointment is meeting
with some dissatisfaction among mem
bers of the Cherokee tribe. and it is
claimed that Ross is the leader of a
troublesome faction in the Territory.
GEORGE LORD, of West Roxbury,
Mass, met his death the other day in a
most extraordinary manner. He got q
piece of meat in his throat, and was in a
fair way to choke to death, when a doc
tor pulled it out with his finger. Then a
current of air began to circulate between
the skin and flesh, putting the man up
even to his fingers and toes, and causing
him intense pain. He soon died, after
which his body resumed its normal size.
SENATOR LOGAN has written play en-
titled Adventures of Congressman, F"
for private representation. 1t was given
at Mrs. Rives' in Washington, recently,
and was pronounced by those present an
unqualified success. The play is merely
farce, illustrating the trials of a green
Congressman in Washington. The Sena-
tors success in this attempt has induced
him to make another, and he has now
ready for the stage drama of army life.
REvERDY JOHNSON lost the sight OF
one of his eyes years ago, when he was
training Edward Stanley to fight Henry
A. Wise, after row the two had had at
a race course. Stanley was practicing,
and his bullet, striking tree, glanced
, back, and hit his instructor in the eye,
, endangering his life, although it pre-
vented the duel. He has since had o
cataract on the other eye, and, although,
+ it was once successfully removed, it had
I partially reformed.
New York Bulletin finds, on careful in
quiry, that the Ways and Means Com
mittee are standing as follows on the
Morrison Tariff bill A.: In favor, Morri-
son, Hancock, Hill and Burchard; OPP
posed, Fernando Wood, Thomas, Chaplin,
Blaine, Kelley and Garfield. Thus, sly
are certainly opposed to the bill, in whole
or in part, and Mr.. Tucker, the doubt
full man, will be more apt to vote against
it than to vote for it.
The present value of the $15, 900, 200
o received from Great Britain to pay foi
o damages dore by the Alabama, Florids
Q and Shenandoah is, with accumulated
0 interest, II little short of $20,000,0 0D.
s The payments rendered by the Commits
sion to the 9th of December, 1875
e amounted to IS, 1876, S05. This has been
10 increased by subsequent awards, and the
10 total amount claimed, if awarded, will
70 not exceed 81 900, 900, leaving nearly
70 $9,000,000 for subsequent dispositiC H.
. . The Boston Journal is authority for the
" above statements.
O REPRESENTATIVE LYNDE, of Wisconsin
/. the other day presented in Congress The
O most remarkable petition of the session
/ signed by nearly one thousand names
1t was for the abolition of the offices OF
! President and Vice President of the
> United States, the Senate, the House o.
> Represen .atives, and the whole legisla
/ tive framework of the Government, the
9 same being obstacles in the path of fl ee
e dom and enlightenment. The petition
;. is curious specimen of literature, ant
- arose among sect of free-thinkers and
n communists in the West.
CoLIAYTEs, the Spanish Minister o
1t Foreign Affairs, has been trying his han,
Y at writing circulars, and with fair sue
1t cess for beginner. In memorandum
Is to Spanish representatives., sent as al
'r offset to Secretary Fish's note, and in
r tended for the enlightenment of the na
tons of Europe, very encouragin,
rs picture of affairs in Cuba is presente,
by the willy Minister, showing that G
D, groes, muiattoes, Chinese, and desertt +
form the bulk of the insurgent forces
y, which include not more than 800 whit
Cubans. With such rabble Spain car
d, not come to any terms, says Collantte
who curiously omits to state how il