The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-21

obtain for him q pardon from President
Grant, for which he (Williams) was to
receive $500. He WAS successful In
securing the pardon, but Mckee has re-
fused to pay more than 1900. Hence
the suit for $500.
That peace ON earth and goodwill
among men may be promptly estab-
hshed, the self-appointed "Twelve Apos-
ties" of the Mormon church have issued
a ukase to the effect that their right to
reign comes from Heaven, and that any
man who doubts it will be put to death.
OF the propriety of appointing these
men to rule and guard the destinies of
Mormonism there can be no doubt.
Most of them are under Indictment for
murder and other crimes.
ONE Of the leading Chinese merchants
of San Francisco has sailed for Hong
Kong, for the purpose of visiting the
provinces of China whence the principal
portion OF the emigration comes to the
Pacific coast. He is under instructions
from the Six Companies to advise the
people to stay at home, and to use all
possible means for the purpose of max
this advice effectual.
The sentence of Gambetta to three
francs, for his Lille speech, in Which he
said of MacMahon "sOumettre OF sc dc.
naettre"-" up or get out lis a
rather sharp reminder that republican
ism in France is of quality strangely
unlike ours, but very like the European
article of that name. The sentence is a
great convenience for the Government,
for it will take off MacMahon's hands
the exasperating duty of preventing
Gambetta from making speeches until
after the elections.
THE Texans complain that the Next
can officers on the Rio Grande are not
living up to their promise to cooperate
with the American forces in the pursuit
of raiders whom the latter drive back to
the border, but seem to connive at their
escape every time. The army officers
are represented to share this feeling,
and to regard the policy of following
marauders across the Rio Grande,
whether Mexican troops are on the other
side or not, as the only enc that will ac-
complish anything.
IT seems to be understood at Wash
ington that no appropriations will be
asked for at the approaching special SEES
sion of Congress, except for the pay of
the army and navy and to meet the ex-
penses of the Federal courts. These
seem to be imperative demands, and will
probably be promptly met. 1t is, how
ever, anticipated that the question of re-
ducing the army from 5000 to 10000
will be raised in connection with the ap-
preparation for that branch of the SER
vice.
The military authorities have deter
mined to make vigorous effort to ferret
out and arrest the trouble makers among
the Western Indians, who are at the
bottom of the periodical outbreaks, and
send them out of harms way, as prison
ers, to the Dry Tortugas, on the Florida
coast. 1t is alleged that the redskins
have greater dread of Dry Tortugas
than they have of death, and it is conf.
IDENTIFY believed tdat when they once find
out that this will henceforth be the pun
ishment to which every "bad Indian"
will be subjected, if captured, it will
have the effect to make them much more
circumspect as to their conduct.
DEFINITE information as to the fate of
men reported lost on what are known as
the Staked Plains has been received.
The New York Tribune publishes let
ter from Lieut.. Charles l.. Cooper relat-
ing the adventures of the thirty-one men
killed by Indians. They were
four days without water, and four men
and twenty-seven horses died from thirst.
The officers finally reached Double
lake, where they found six men of their
These started with filled can
teens to bring up the furnishing men,
and all alive at that time were brought
in. The story of the suferings and res
cue of the men forms thrilling chapter
in the history of border warfare.
THE story told of Sitting Bulls depart
ure from Canada is very touching. The
gentle savage had attended council
with the British officers in the neighbor-
hood, and afterward took part in scalp
dance. The scene recalled sweet recol-
lections of the happy days when he was
the hair of hundreds of Ameri-
cans, and he sighed as he thought how
long his scalping-knife had rusted in
gloriously in it's sheath. There was a
young half-breed in the company, a Do
minion Government scout, upon whose
plentiful shock of hair the great chiefs
eyes rested longingly. Some words ex-
cited the longing into an irresistible i'm
pulse, and Sitting Bulls revolver was
drawn and aimed. A
heartless Canadian officer sprung between
the two at this moment, and rudely said
to the noble exile, 81 want you to I'M
derstand that you cannot commit devil
tries here as you do in the United Stotes.
give you and your tribe five days to
leave this country. If you are not gone
then, will fight you. If you are ever
caught here again, or if you shoot this
man, will have you hanged" Sitting
Bull put up his weapon, packed up his
scalps and other jewelry, and sadly shook
She dust of inhospitable Canada from his
'eet next day.