The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-03-02

schooner F. e. Mcdonald, dated ON the west
coast Of Africa. Capt. Kane relates that on
his outward voyage from Boston he fell in
with the wreck of the British bark Marie,
having ON board two survivors of the
crew Of fourteen men, the others having
persisted from exposure and famine. The two
men were taken ON board the schooner, but one
died within four hours. From the sole sur
vivor 1t was ascertained that the bark was bound
from Doboy, Ga, TO Belfast, Ireland that she
sprung aleak in gale and filled with water so
il was impossible to save any provisions or fresh
water. They soon began TO die of starvation,
and as soon as one died the rest subsisted
upon the dead body, and so on, until
only two were left. The survivor, James Nc
Laughlin, belongs to Belfast, Ireland, and says
that only small portions of the bodies could be
eaten. No one was killed, but the moment one
died the survivors cut the throat of deceased
and drank the blood, and then divided the heart
and brains. 1t was thirty-two days from the
time of the disaster until the wreck was sighted,
and during all that time the crew had not a
drop of water or other food than the bodies Of
their dead shipmates.
In the opening session of the German Parlia-
ment, last week, King William expressed the
confident belief that there will be no disturb
ance Of the peace of Europe on account Of the
Eastern question.
Adelina Patti, the world-renowned prima
donna, has applied for divorce from her hus-
band, the worthless and penniless Marquis OF
Caux-
Spain has granted amnesty TO Carlst refugees
The Anglo-American Cable Company has re-
duoed the tariff on messages over its line to on,
shilling sterling per word.
The whole Government machinery of Novi
Scotia has been wiped out of existence by tn,
discovery that the great seal of the province il
use was the one rendered worthless by the
Queens command nine years ago. 1t has beer
therefore decided that all legislation, none,
grants, marriage licenses, and in fact every
thing done by Government authority, sine,
1868, was null and void. Imperial legislation i
necessary to set the matter right, and the Hall
fax people are naturally full of excitement.
Baltimore papers announce the sudden dealt
of Gen. Andrew Denison, for the past eigh
years Postmaster of that city,
A Brownsville (Texas) dispatch announce
the arrest at Matamoras of the Mexican Gen
eral, Cortinas, and his incarceration in the mill
tary prison. 1t is thought he wall be court
martialed and shot for disobeying an orde
from Diaz to present himself at the City o
Mexico.
Another dramatic temple has gone up il
smoke. Fox's American Theater, in Phila
delphia, with a seating capacity of 5000
caught fire early on the morning Of Feb. 25
and was speedily reduced to ashes.
The officer in charge of the Naval Observs
tory, at Washington, has received telegrar
from the Astronomer Royal, at Greenwich, re
questing that watch be kept on the suns dis
on March 81, % and 90, for the transit of
small planet.
The total amount of grain in the Unite
States and Canadas is as follows: Wheat
11,0SS,6 27 bushels; corn, Hot, 124 bushels
oats 3,073, AGO bushels barley, 1866, 40
bushels rye, 1,073,O2 bushels. In Chicag
elevators there is $500, $40 bushels of grain
against 6,2S9,620 bushels at this period las
year.