The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-04-13


away. Mr.. Tilden jumped out, escaping with
cat injury.
The Court Of Appeals of New York having
recently decided that under State law, Boards
of Excise have no authority to grant licenses
to any person other than inn, tavern, or hotel
keepers 10 sell spirituous liquors, the temper
ance people are shout TO begin crusade against
the saloon keepers in New York city, and COM
pei them to shut up shop.
West.
Advices from the West report that Spotted
Tail is on his way back to the Indian agencies,
accompanied by Crazy Horse and his entire
force of 900 followers. These savages and
their hitherto implacable leader have agreed
to surrender and accept the Governments
terms of peace. The only hostile band of any
consequence remaining is that of Sitting Bull,
consisting of not more than 400 or 400 Indians,
force which the troops already in the field
will probably be able TO take care of.
Eight Winnebago Indians were drowned in
the Missouri river, near Dakota City, few
DAYS ago. -Four of them were on an island
hunting, and high water floated off their boat,
and four others who went to their assistance
were swamped in the floating ice.
south.
The Benders, of murderous fame in Kansas,
have been arrested again-this time in Craw-
ford county, Ark.
The Louisiana Commission arrived at New
Orleans on the 5th inst. On the same day
Gov. Packard published an open letter to the
President, complaining OF the nature of the
instructions issued to the Commissioners, in
that they do not direct inquiry into the ques-
ton as to who is the legal Governor of
Louisiana. He says: II am constrained
to think that your Excellency is in doubt upon
this point, as repeated requests for the recog-
milton of my Government have not yet been re-
sponded to, and confess that, havingreceived
several hundred more votes than some Of the
Republican Presidential electors, did not an
ticipate that my title would thus be put in
question. 1 earnestly urge that the investiga-
ton by the commission be not confined to the
narrow inquiry of how Nichols can be sustained
and Packard starved to death for lack of money
to support his Government" The Packard
Senate also adopted series of resolutions de-
nouncng the pledges Of Stanley Matthews and
Charles Foster for the withdrawal of troops
as corrupt and dishonorable bargain say
they are slow to believe President Hayes is
party to such bargain calling on the President
to furnish the assistance necessary to protect
against domestic violence and put down the
Nichols instruction etc.
The Presidents order for the withdrawal OF
the troops which had been stationed in the
Stale House at Columbia, s. c., since Decem
Der last, was carried into effect on Tuesday
the 10th inst. On the same day Chamberlain
issued proclamation, addressed 'To the Re
publicans of South Carolina, withdrawing from
all further contest for the Governorship ex
pressing himself " unwilling to prolong strug
gle which can only bring suffering to those who
engage in it." Chamberlain also surrendered
to Hampton all the books, records etc., in the
executive Office, thus yielding up everything
after which he gracefully stepped down ant
out, and Hampton quietly took possession.
The Grand Jury of Caroline county, Md.
has been instructed to indict Messrs. Bennett
and May, and all the participants in the due
fought by these gentlemen in that count,
some time ago.
| Extensive frauds on the revenue in the man
ufacture of tobacco are being unearthed il
North Carolina.