The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-03-23
ALL SORTS.

Six HUNDRED railroad passes have thus
far been given this year to the 280 mem
bers of the Massachusetts, Legislature.
THE State tax in Maine is only third
of a cent on dollar OF assessed vaiua-
ton, or about sixth of l per cent. ON
real value.
UTENSILS made of glass toughened by
the recently invented process are coming
extensively into use in this country and
in England.
THE frigate Delaware lies imbedded
in about ten feet of mud at the Brook
lyn navy yard No attempt has been
made to raise her.
Pound parties for the benefit of the
poor are now in order. Fifteen of the
ounces go to the party and the other
ounce to the poor.
Forty years ago the average daily
number Of pins made in England for
home use and export was 20, 900, 600.
Now it is $4,000, ,000
THE He'll Gate improvement has not
yet been of any benefit to New York
shipping, on account OF lack of funds to
complete the work.
GAMBLERS in Virginia City have pre-
sented petition to the Legislature to
prevent mans wages from being at
tached for a saloon bill OF over IS.
THE wealthy citizens of Boston are to
be massacred, and their property divided
among the people, unless a society of
radical reformers have resolved in vain.
THE English Society for the Preven-
ton of Cruelty to Animals obtained duY-
/ N. n -.
does not include convictions obtained hy
the police.
THE French Government asks for an
appropriation of 80, 400, 900 for public
instruction in 1878. For 1877 there was
appropriated SO, 900, and for 1876,
81, 800, 0O0
THE town of Harrison, Me-, contains.
among many other natural curiosities,
mineral spring in which the temperature
of the water never varies Upon the
hottest day of summer, or the coolest
day of winter, thermometer lowered
into its waters will indicate exactly 46
deg. above zero.
THERE have been received from 400
banks and bankers all over the country
$l2, ,602. 06 for the benefit of the family
of the late Mr.. Haywood, the cashier of
the bank at Northtield, Mimi, who was
killed by the Younger brothers in Sep
tember last. To this sum the Northtieh
bank added 1000.
A SINGULAR suicide recently occurred
in Drowana, Australia A Greek who
had become insane by reason of poverty
and misfortune poured q quantity Of
molten lead down his throat He died
nf
lead nearly half pound i'll weight was
taken from his stomach.
A STEAM ice-boat, constructed by Mr..
Mower, of Arcola, Mimi, has been doing
a good business on the st. Croix river
this winter. The boat has q fine cabin
for passengers who prefer such warm
quarters to an open cutter. The boat
has an iron wheel filled with spurs, is
moved on runners of steel, and propelled
by steam.
RUTLAND, VT, expects TO become an
important mining center. One man
there thinks he had found coal ; another
knows where there is iron, and third
has gold mine on the Bald mountain,
which he stealthily visits at night, care
fully concealing his tracks. Specimens
of the gold ore sent to Boston for assay
are said to be very rich.
Two YOUNG men in Cooke county,
Tenn, stole girl apiece and were leav-
ing the vicinity, when the girls fathers
came upon them with revolvers, and took
their daughters from them. The kidnap-
pers Immediately opened fire upon the
parents, who replied in like manner
Some twenty shots were exchanged, when
the Sheriff appeared and arrested the
boys.
STATE SENATOR FRANK STEWART has
introduced bill into the Nevada Legis-
lature for the prevention of cruelty to
women. IT provides that women-beaters
shall be tied to n stone post erected for
the purpose, wearing placard on their
! breasts marked Woman-beater, or
"Wife- beater," as the case may be, and
further punished by imprisonment and
fine.
Two BOYS in San Francisco resolved to
become robbers of the Claude Duval
kind. They began by breaking into q
store and stealing $3.50, with which they
bought horse, guns, and n camping out
fit. Loading themselves and their goods
on the horse, they took to the road, in
tending to undertake daring highway
robberies. They made their first at
tempt on a stage coach, were captured,
and are now in Jail.
IT is a question whether the huge
obelisk given by the Egyptian Govern
ment TO England will be removed to the
Thames embanlzment or broken mp for
building purposes. The answer should
be prompt if the monument is to be-
saved. It's heiroglyphics are in only toll
erable preservation, but they are of the
best period. A leading shipping finn
Alexandria offer to put it up upon the
Thames embankment for f10,006. The
obelsk in the Place de la Concorde. at
Paris, cost eight times that sum.