The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-08-17
FRESH PARAGRAPHS.

WIscoNsIN's Republican State Con-
vention is called to meet at Madison,
Sept. II, and the Democratic State Con-
vention at Fond du Lac, Sept. 26.
THE Canadian Labor Congress at its
session in Toronto, the other day, passed
resolutions advocating a protective tariff,
in view of the excessive importation OF
foreign manufactured goods '' -D9
THE iron furnaces out of blast in the
United States on July had capacity
one-third greater than those In blast, and
the latter were not worked to their full
capacity. The weekly capacity of the
furnaces In blast July was 40, 1872 tons,
and that of those out of blast was 63, 407
tons. fi ~ uoa
The convention of iron and steel work
ers, at Columbus, O., on the 7th inst,
indorsed the demand made by the rail
road employees for the restoration of the
late 10 per cent. reduction in wages and
modification of labor rules and orders
as just, and denounced every act tend
ing to violation of law and good order.
THE British Board of Trade has made
valuable comparison of the rates OF
duty imposed by the fourteen leading
countries upon leading British products.
The countries that have the highest
tariff taxes are in the United States,
Russia, Spain, and Portugal. The
tariff of the United States is the highest
of all.
THE election held in West Virginia on
the 7th inst, to determine the location of
the State capital, resulted in no choice,
as no point received a majority of the
votes cast. A second ballot will, there
fore, have to be taken in October, 1878,
the date of the next general State cleo
ton. Clarksburg and Charleston are the
competing cities. la
The official statistics show that in the
forty-seven years from 1920 to 1876, in
elusive, the population of this country
was increased 10,4S1, $40 by immigra-
ton. The highest point of this tide was
was reached in 1871, when the arrivals
numbered 49S, 1923. In the seven years
1870-'76, the immigration amounted to
1858, 761. During the latter period, the
increase of the population by births was
100000.
OLD BEN WADE has been heard from
again. According to the statement of q
person who has just interviewed him,
Wade says that he does not like the
Presidents Southern policy any better
now than he did last spring, but that he
does not propose to allow his hostility to
the Southern policy to shake his fidelity
to the Republican party, and that he
wants all Republicans to aid the party.
whatever they may think of the course of
the administration. 8o hib
THE colored people of Cincinnati held
a meeting, the other day, to discuss the
question of colonization in the West 1t
was resolved to form land and home
stead society, in order to procure cheap
homes and lands in the West or South
west, and to send out an agent to secure
a site and find out terms of purchase.
A resolution was adopted discouraging
emigration to Liberia as ruinous to life
and capital, and advising colored people
" to seek the fertile and healthy Western
or Southwestern States, where homes can
be had easily and cheaply."
THE Berlin (Prussia) correspondent of
the London Times asserts that Turkey
has recently notified the powers of her
willingness to treat for peace on the basis
Of Count Andrassy's reform note, but, in
view of the recent reverses to the Russian
arms in Bulgaria, both Germany and
Austria now hesitate to breach the sub
ject to the Russian Premier, Prince
Gortschakof The moment is deemed
inopportune for approaching the Russian
bear while he is growing over the
serious wounds inflicted by the Turks,
both in Bulgaria and Armenia.