The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-02-01

II IN clrculhuou-
The Western iron manufacturers, held
meeting in Pittsburgh the other day. adopted
a resolution to Immediately restrict the manu-
facture Of iron.
The workingmen of California, In State Con-
vention at San Francisco last week, adopted
platform calling for restrictions and abolition
of Chinese cheap labor, and demanding that
land donated by the Government in furtherance
of the schemes of individuals and corporations
should revert to its lawful possessor to be held
for actual settlement.
DIR. Reynolds, the red-ribbon apostle, is
waging vigorous crusade against the cohorts
of alcohol in Chicago. Hundreds are joining
his standard at every meeting.
daring attempt to rob train on the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad was made
and frustrated at Kinsley, Kan, last week.
Five armed and masked men entered the sta
ton and captured A. Kincard, the night tele-
graph operator who was ordered to open the
safe. He refused to do 80, although his life
was threatened. The west-bound express
train arrived by this time, and the operator, by
a desperate effort, broke loose and ran to
hotel near by, arousing the inmates. volley
of pistol shots was fired into II, and, az the
train stopped, Conductor J. W. Mallory was
met by two of the robbers, who presented pis-
tolls to his head and ordered him into the bag
gage car. He stepped in and closed the door,
instantly starting the train by pulling the bell
cord Mallory and the baggage master then
armed themselves with carbines carried in the
car, and then stopped the train, after running
about mile from the station. They went
into the back coaches with arms, but found the
robbers not on the train, and that the passen-
gers had not been disturbed.
At Denver, Col, greenbacks are now held at
a premium for gold. The merchants Of Chi
cago are beginning to pay out gold as change
for greenbacks.
south.
The Supreme Court of South Carolina has
decided that Circuit Judges must be elected by
ballot instead Of viva voce. This decision
Gusts all the Circuit Judges elected prior to
1877 by the Republican Legislature, and re-
tains Kershaw and Wallace, elected last year
by the Democrats. II was a constitutional
question involving the construction Of the
word "ballot."
Judge Whitaker, OF the Superior Criminal
Court of New Orleans, has overruled the mo-
ton for the transfer OF the case of the members
of the Louisiana Returning Board to the United
States Circuit Court. The application and ar
guments of counsel were based chiefly upon the
fact that there was undue prejudice against
the accused and that they could not obtain
justice in q State court, the fact that in the
composition Of the jury negroes had been stu
diously excluded being strongly dwelt upon in
support of this claim.
This seasons cotton crop is estimated by
good authorities at 4, $50, 900 bales.
scheme is before Congress looking to in
creased fast-mail facilities for the South and
the establishment of direct communication
between Chicago and the seaboard at Charles
ton, s. c., via the projected Blue Ridge route.
The members of the late Louisiana Return
ing Board have been stirring up some excite
ment in New Orleans. They took refuge in the
United States Custom House in order to escape
arrest, United States Marshal WurZbnrger and
Deputy Collector Tomlinson assuming the re-
sponsibility of protecting them, detachment
Of marines being summoned from revenue
cutter for this purpose. Sheriff Houston went
to the Custom House and attempted to arrest
them, and was himself arrested by the United
States officers. He was taken before Judge
Billings, sitting in the United States Circuit
Court, but the latter decided that he had nothing
to do with the matter. District Attorney Og-
den telegraphed the facts to Washington, and
instructions were sent to the United States Off
Gals at New Orleans not to interfere with the
execution of the writs Of tho State courts.
The Returning Board men then quietly surren-
dered, and were held to bail in the sum Of
IS, 900 each.
1t is reported from Austin, Texas that in
the extreme western part Of Texas the Indians
are pillaging the stock ranches and running the
booty into Mexico, where it il openly sold. In
the Copate mountains party Of Texans were
recently surrounded by savages, and seven Of
them killed and many wounded.
Three members of the Louisiana Returning
Board-Anderson, Casanave and Kenner-were
arraigned in the Superior Court Of New
Orleans on the goth ult. Counsel for T. G.
Anderson filed motion for a change Of venue,
alleging he could not have a fair trial in this
parish. After argument Judge Whitaker stated
that the jury had been drawn in the most inn
partial manner, and was composed Of conscien-
tious, honest men, and Of unimpeachable char
acter. The court had said it would not be trihed
with, and, considering the motion for change
Of venue an attempt at delay, denies the same
The defense took bill of exceptions
The Attorney General renewed the motion for
a severance in the trial Of accused. He said
the State had wished to try the case versus
Wells first, but as he had not appeared, he
would move to call the case OF Thomas G. An
derson. The court granted the motion OF sew
erance, and the case Of the State Va. Thomas
c. Anderson was then considered, fixed FIR
trial, witnesses we're called, and the impaneiing
Of the jury proceeded with.