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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
A Human Monster.

A short time after the ship lilo Quilted
Callao, Peru, the Captain discovered two
stowaways on board and put them in
irons. During the following night a
Chilian, who had hung his hammock in
the quarter of the ship where the pris-
oners were, accused one of them of hav-
ing stolen his food. The accused ex-
planned that this was impossible, as his
chain prevented his reaching it, where
upon the monster of CHILEAN struck
him down, and deliberately proceeded to
cut off his head and throw it into the
water. He then wished to dispatch the
trunk after it, but was prevented by it's
being attached by an iron ring fixed to
the bridge by chain. Whereupon he
hacked away at it and cast it piecemeal
into the sea. The other stowaway was
meanwhile in such an agony of terror
that he did not cry out. The assassin
was placed in the hands of the authori-
ties at Iquique.
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Answers TO Correspondents.

Eureka Politician.-You had better re-
main where you are. AS rule meaner
men are elected to Office in Eureka than
In Elko county.
Policeman-.It is always better to ar
rest and disarm q man before beating
him over the head with six-shooter.
1t is safer and more systematic, and it is
the rule generally adopted by the police
in the large cities.
Subscriber. 1t makes no particular
difference whether you pay your sub
scription or not 1t doesn't cost any
thing to speak of to run newspaper in
Tuscarora, and we can always realize
enough for personal expenses by dispos-
ing of our exchanges to proprietors of
Chinese wash houses for wrapping paper.
Chesterfield Shying spittoon
through a mirror is regarded as a gross
breach of hurdy-house etiquette. At a
select hcrdy ball the recognized full
dress for gentleman is stiff brimmed
hat and a whistler
Amelia, Elko.-First pare your corn
carefully with carpenters drawing
knife. Cut out the crown of felt hat
and spread on the inner surface a thick
coat of Hucks a. Lambert's axle grease.
Use this as plaster, and in few days
you easily pry out the loosened roots
with crowbar.-Tuscdrora (NeV.
Times Review.
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"Reminiscences or Lincoln.

Having been informed that Mr.. Jesse
Baker, of Crane creek, lived near Old
Salem when our assassinated President
"kept store" in that ancient burg, pill
grimed to Uncle Jesse's commodious
residence, some weeks ago, ana found a
rich mine of historical wealth. After
stating my errand, the venerable octo-
genarian cast his eyes on large por-
trait of Abraham Lincoln, which deco
rated the parlor, and proceeded to re-
late, among others, the following !:
"When Lincoln first came to Salem the
people didn't like him very well, for he
was terrible uncouth youngster, but
they got to like him mighty smart short
ly after. He was the honestest store
keeper they ever had on the Sangamon.
He was great fellow to joke, and was
eternally a-studying some book. My
father and couple other old settlers
made up some money to buy some law
books for him. L often bet with young
Lincoln on horse-races and turkey
shooting, but, whenever he lost, I Of
fered him the money, but he said :
No, no, Jesse; yon won the money
honestly, and 1 don't take it back.
Lincoln was a great friend of the Rut-
ledge family. He took great liking TO
Annie, and she never kept com pany with
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.


The POWERS OF the General government.
The case of the Pensacola Telegraph
Company against the Western Union
Telegraph Company, recently decided
by the Supreme Court of the United
States, contains some wholesome doc
trine in relation to the powers of the
General Government over the internal
commerce of the country, as will be seen
from the following extracts from the
opinion of the court, delivered by Chief
Justice Waite:
Congress has power 'to regulate
commerce with foreign nations and
among the several States CART /, sec. 8,
par. 81, and to establish postoffices and
post-roads.' I'd, par. ~ The consti-
tuition of the United States, and the
laws made in pursuance thereof, are the
supreme law of the land. Cart. 6, par.
q A law of Congress, made in pursu-
ance of the constitution, suspends or
overrides all State statutes with which it
is in conflict.
"Since the case of Gibbons VS.. Ogden
@ Wheat, y it has never been doubted
that commercial intercourse is an ele-
ment of commerce which comes within
the regulating power of Congress. Post
offices and post-roads are established to
facilitate the transmission of intelli-
gence. Both commerce and the postal
service are placed within the power of
Congress-, because, being national in
their operations, they should be under
the protecting care OF the National Gov
ernment
1.-THE powers thus granted are not
confined to the instrumentalities of COM
merce, or the postal service known or in
use when the constitution was adopted,
but they keep pace with the progress of
the country and adapt themselves to the
new developments of time and circum-
stances. They extend from the horse
with its rider to TIE stage coach, from
the sailing vessel to the steamboat, from
the coach and the steamboat to the rail-
road, and from the railroad to the tele-
graph, as these new agencies are success
sively brought into use to meet the de-
mands OF increasing population and
wealth. They were intended for the
government of the business TO which
they relate, st all times and under all
circumstances. AS they were intrusted
to the General Government for the good
of the nation, it is not only the right but
the duty of Congress to see to it that in
tercourse among the States and the
transmission of intelligence are not OBJ
structed or unnecessarily incumbered by
State legislation.
"The Government of the United
States, within the scope of it's powers,
operates upon every foot of territory I'M
der its jurisdiction. 1t legislates for the
whole nation, and is not embarrassed by
State lines. Its peculiar duty is to pro-
tect one part of the country from en-
croachments by another upon the ma
tional rights which belong to all"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
Fashion Notes.

Bunting braids are in dark colors,
with white edges; the light-mixed mo-
hair braids have acanthus patterns in re-
lief; these will take the place of jacquard
galloons.
Small buttons are used in preference
to large ones; the mosaic inlaid pearl,
French horn inlaid with pearl, rose pearl
engraved, and vegetable ivory in diff
ferent colors, are all small in size; there
is also great rage for small gilt but
tons.
Several of the spring wraps are in
camel's -hair, in biche and mastic shades;
they either tie in front or are cut in cir
GUAR shape, and tie with bows of rib
bon; they have one seam in the back,
and are simply trimmed with fringe of
the same color.
Children's dress coats of fine muslin
are worn over light blue or pink silk;
they have narrow founces of needle
work headed by insertion; the insertions
are set up the front with bows of narrow
ribbon. Little caps are to match with
rosettes OF fringed silk.
Narrow watered ribbons are much
used this season. Rosettes are made of
ends of this narrow ribbon, cut into
sharp swallow points. and these rosettes
are mixed in with flowers in wreaths, or
with leaves; dark red, with wreaths of
ivy leaves; or white watered rosettes,
with garlands of fern leaves, on white
evening dresses.
The bonnet shapes are all to be quite
close this year, and very large bows of
watered ribbon, in the Alsatian style,
are worn on black bonnets; these are
also much enlivened by wings of hum
ming birds set in rows, or humming-
birds en- brochette; even Brazilian
beetles are impaled on skewers, and BE-
cured by little gold chains. which may
or may not be attached to their legs.
Brides wear tulle wells, but for spring
the floral decorations are diversified; foi
youthful bride clematis and orange
blossoms, or lilies of the valley and
clematis, are mixed; for maturer brides
orange flowers and jessamine and SPRINGS
are combined; the sweet-pea blossom il
also much used, and is made into
fringes for bridal dresses, as well at
lilies of the valley, headed by bands Of
Aowpra
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Mrs. Partington on Education.

For my part can't deceive what on
airth education is coming to. When l
was young. if gal only understood the
rules Of distraction, provision, multiply
ing and replenishing, and the common
denominator, and knew all about the
rivers and their obituaries, the covenants
and their dormitories, the provinces and
the umpires, they had edication enough.
But now they have to study botsomy,
algebay, and have to demonstrate sup
positions about the sycophants or cir
custangents and diagnosis of parallel
grams, to say nothing of oxhides,
asheads, cowsticks and obtruse TRAN
gles." And here the old lady was so
confused with the TECHNICAL names that
she was forced to stop.
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Holler to Him to Tie His Dog.

He lives in the "Western District. I"
Yesterday he called ut the House to see
Gen. Vance. He modestly communica-
ted his wishes to the Doorkeeper.
Have you card, sir?" he gruffly
growled. Cards." he said, thought
fully, mechanically running his hand in
the rear pockets of his coat "No, sir,
I don't carry EN-" "Where are you
from2" inquired the d. k. "North Car
olina," was the prompt answer. "Well,
how do they do in North Carolina when
people go a-visiting ?" "Why. they
ride up to fellows fence and heller to
him to tie his dog, and they gets down
and goes IT," was the laconic reply.
The Doorkeeper Immediately dispatched
page to Mr.. Vance. He found that
his supposed verdant constituent had
got the best of House Doorkeeper.
Washington Cor. Raleigh (N. CO. OBJ
cpg.1,pr
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England and Her Neighbors.

Finally, am selfish enough to hope,
in the interests of my country, that in
the approaching conference or congress
we may have, and may use, an oppor-
tunity to acquire the good will of some
body. By somebody mean some ma
ton, and not merely some government.
We have, l fear, for the moment pro-
foundly alienated, if not exasperated,
so, 000,0 600 of Russians. We have re-
PEELED, and, I fear, estranged, 90, 600, 900
of Christians in the Turkish empire.
We seem to have passed rapidly, and
not without cause, into like i'll odor
with its 20,000,000 of Mohammedans.
IL is not in France, Italy or Germany
that we have made any conquest OF af-
lection, to make up for such great de-
faults. Nor is it in Austria, where
every Slav is with the first 10000, 900,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
Grain Shipments.

"Gath," in one of his letters to the
Cincinnati Enquirer, says: Montreal
has seven elevators for steamships and
four for railway cars, their united storage
100000 bushels. There are eleven
floating elevators in Montreal harbor
which can handle altogether 80, 600 BUSH
els an hour; the barge OF vessel which
carries grain to Montreal stands all the
port and elevator duties. Boston, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore load their grain
directly from the railway wharves
into the ocean ship. At New York
lighters are used to transfer grain to
ships, which make an additional expense
of 81. 10 for every 100 bushels. Balti-
more has the advantage over New York
of S1.30 per ton of grain, and Philadel-
phia 81 10. Consequently Philadelphia
and Baltimore exported 100000 BUSH
els more than New York in 1877"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
SAD TRAGEDY.
The sister OF the United states Vice Consul
Mt Bucharest Assassinsted by Discarded

The sister OF tho United states Vice Consul
at Bucharest Assassinated by n Discarded
Lover.
The Bucharest (Roumania) CORE
spondent of the Edinburgh Scotsman
writes as follows:
"a sad tragedy has Just taken place
here. The sister of the American Vice
Consul, O gentleman well known and
much respected, has been cruelty ;nur-
dered by young man who fell in love
with her about three Yeas ago. Foi
various reasons the young lady's family
refused their consent to the match, al
though one marriage had already taken
place in the family-the lady's sister
being married to w. Stladecker, the
elder brother of the sutton. After some
stormy scenes it was resolved that young
Stladecker should go to Paris, where he
has been staying until the last two weeks
Returning to Bucharest, he found married
to another the lady whom he loved, and
at nee seemed to lose his reason. Go
ing into the room, few days after his
arrival, where the lady and her sister
were alone, he commenced upbraiding
her, and, scarcely waiting for an anewer,
plunged dagger into her breast. The
wound YVES mortal, and, with one shrek,
she fell to the floor, her sister trying to
shield her from the fury of her assassin,
who, unable to strike again to her heart
stabbed right and left into limbs and
body, it is said, screwing the dagger
round in the wounds he inflicted. Then,
his object accomplished, he rushed of
and tried to commit suicide by cutting
HIS throat with the dagger, breaking
it, however, and failing in the attempt
Help coming when too late, the pool
lady, who had been but four months
married and was only 26 years of age,
was laid upon couch. The murderer
was also secured and taken to hospital
and guarded by gendarme. During
the night he made an attempt to escape
which was frustrated, but on Tuesday
the 18th he committed suicide. Saying
he was unwell, he was allowed to leave
his chamber, followed by his sentinel
On entering o closet he drew the cord o.
his dressing-gown off, attached it knot
ted to beam above him, and ended hi
life 10y hanging himself. He made Nc
noise nor uttered sound, and was dis
covered dead when the door was opened
This has been a grievous blow to all the
relatives, who are Jews. DIR. Stern, the
lady's brother, is well known hero, boil
as filling the place of Consul for thu
United States, and by having translated
Shakspeare's Hamlet into the Rou
manian language.
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Poor Fremont.

The story that John @. Fremont and
his family have been of late in actual
want of food has been circulated, but is
denied. BY entertaining lavishly and
maintaining social position beyond its
means, the family has, within the past
few years, been reduced from wealth to
very straitened circumstances. till in
January even the modest city residence
to which it went from a mansion In New
York and villa on the Hudson lad to
be abandoned-al all of its contents, even
to the pictures, being sold out by the
Sheriff. Mrs. Fremont, her daughter,
and an invalid son accepted the hospital
ity OF friends, while tue General went
to New Jersey in search of employment,
and obtained it, through the influence
of friends, after he had been literally
without iood for couple of days. This
is one version of the story. Another is
to the effect that, while there has been
no such imminent danger of starvation,
the family has been all winter. and is
even now, in positive want.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
BORDER BUTCHERY.
The Recent Raids by Mexicans Into Texas
-Twenty-fve Men and Fifteen Children
KiIled-Horrible Atrocities.

The Recent Raids by Mexioans Into Texas
twenty-five Men and Fifteen Children
Killed-Horribie Atrocities.
A letter from prominent citizen of
Corpus Christi, Tex, to Congressman
Schleicher, contains the following state
ments regarding the recent terrible and
outrageous murders committed in Webb.
Duval and surrounding counties OF
Texas by Mexicans in the garb of In
dians:
81 have lived in the counties of San
Patricio, Live Oak and Neuces for thirty
years, and have been through all the
troubles of the frontier. l have never
seen such wholesale slaughter. They
took little boys from 7 to II years old
and two men on horseback would hold
them up by their hands while the third
would take out their entrails. The men
they would shoot and take out their en-
trails. This WAS seen by women and
men who were hid in the brush, and we
found the bodies as it was told to us,
and in the manner stated. The killed
amounted to about twenty-five men and
fifteen children from 7 to IA years old.
This raid was made to get horses
for the Mexican army, and / am told
by good authority that all the raid
ers receive is the money they can
get with other valuables, and 81 head
for all the horses they bring safe over the
Rio Grande. think they must have
crossed over the river with about 500 OF
GOO head of saddle horses. There were
about forty-five of the raiders altogether
about twenty-six in the party that did the
killing, about ten in the one that was
below San Diego, and eight or ten in the
one that crossed above Eagle Pass,
When say 500 or 600 head of horses /
mean the number that was taken by the
party that did the killing. The party
that crossed the Rio Grande below Rio
Grande City had about $50 head o.
horses. do not know how many horses
they crossed above Eagle Pass. Now
how is it that the United States, as grea
a Government as it is, will allow sucl
work to go on? 1t looks as if sucl
wretches as committed these crime'
should be blotted out of existence. The,
should not be allowed to live. We have
the power to stop this raiding, and VIII!
not do it at once2 I cay, demand tina
these men be turned over in ten days
and in case of failure send troops owe
and get them, and take the who'll
country"
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and every Magyar with the second.
Where is oil this to stop? Neither in
personal nor in national life will self
glorifcation supply the place Of general
respect or feed the hunger OF the heart.
Rich and strong we are but no people
is rich enough or strong enough to dis
regard the priceless value of human
sympathies. At the close of the year,
should an account be taken, 1 trust we
may find at our command less meager
store of them than we have had ut its
beginning. -Giadstone's paper in the
Nineteenth Century.
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CauSe and Cure.

Two gentlemen were in Leavenworth,
Kan, several years ago, with $50 in
their pockets. They desired to get
money enough to go to California. They
went to separate hotels. One registered
as physician and advertised a remedy
for cholera. The other put up large
quantity of yeast powders into small
packages, with little croton oil in each,
and hired a boy to distribute them.
Soon family after family, affected by the
croton oil, felt what they believed were
symptoms of cholera. The sale of the
cholera remedy was enormous, and the
gamblers were enabled to go to Califor.
MIA. They now tell the story through
the Virginia City papers.-Leavenworth
appeal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.

Nibbs went home az twelve. Twas unusually late
For him, and he made conjecture
That lone Mrs. N. would remain up and wait
His coming 70 give him lecture.
He entered the house and began an excuse,
But she was too angry TO liston,
And, turning upon him. she made rapid use
OF her tongue, while her eyes did Biisien'
he cringcd like culprit awaiting his DOOM
And while at the height OF her passion
He beat a retreat 20 the little bedroom
And planned 20 escape such iaahin.
He took ND bolster that lay on chair
And under the covers he rolled II,
Then. pulling his boots, he ascended the stair,
And left her 20 foolishly scold 1t.
She entered the room and she cuttingly said,
"You're cruel and false and unfeeiipg-
You know that You are. and you cover your head
Az If you were guilty OF stealingV
She put ont the light, and she scornfully lay
With her back TO the hulk without turning.
For fully two hours she scolded away;
But when she discovered next morning
The ghostiy deception she uttered 4 shrek,
And sweoned for an hour, and was sick for week
For what he had done he pretended to grieve-
He petted and talked to her sweetly-
And yet on the sly he would laugh In his sleeve
To think she was conquered completely.
Resaining her health she became very meek;
She murmured no moro when neglected.
Though he went at pleasure six nights In the week,
But he-ah, he little suspected
That there was a woman's resentment concealed
Away in her bosom's ripe kernel
That closet whose contents are never revealed
By any appearance external.
He came home one morning between two and three
Expecting TO find her a-weepng,
But, tip-toeng in, was distracted to see
couple apparently sleeping!
He turned up the light, and he turned tho air blue
With sulphurous language that woke her,
Declaring that since she had proven untrue
He'd slaughter the villain and choke her.
He roared His blood shall atone Cor the shamel
She pleaded "oh, don't kill my lover"
But, drawing his pistol, he took steady aim,
And " zip" went ball through the cover.
Returning the entering speeder of lead
Back into the hip-pocket holster,
He pulled down the blankets 10 find a man dead
And there lay the innocent bolster!
He fell on his knees-and from that day to this
The two have enjoyed connubial bliss.
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Poisoned.

A recent dispatch from Richmond,
Va, says: "Mrs. Annie Miller, farm
er's wife, at Elk Garden, in Russell
county, suspecting that her butter was
being stolen from her dairy, put poison
in few rolls. In selling some of the
butter to customer, Mr.. Thomas jack
son, she accidentally put in one of the
poisoned rolls. The consequence was
that, at breakfast next morning, Andrew,
Joseph and James jackson, brothers,
and lady guest, Miss Alice Gatewood,
ate of it and died shortly afterward. Sew.
eral others are lying dangerously i'll
from the effects of eating the poisoned
butter. An investigation will be had of
the iuly-deplorable affair.""
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17

EVERY applicant for liquor license
in Alabama is now. obliged to take an
oath that he will neither give nor sell
any kind of liquor to q minor, or person
of unsound mind, without permission
from parent or guardian.
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"HIs Faith in the People Never
Wavered" is to be one of the things re-
corded ON Andrew Johnson's monu-
ment
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-03


As q Woodward avenue car. having q
dozen passengers, was coming down
town yesterday. a long-uecked man who
hadn't smiled aimee the last California
earthquake. suddenly tried to throw up
= window, and at the same time called
out {:
"There'. q robin-there's ono OF the
beautiful Spring songsters y
Some rushed to the platform and 9th.
ers looked from the Windows. but they
could not see the bird. Finally one
man asked
"whors is it--what tree Is he on 2
"I guess 'taint robin. after all. re-
piled the strange man. Ms he drew in his
head. Come to look closer. see il Is
an old horse drawing half cord oi
stovs-wood on wagon -
The passengers thought they heard
the noise Of coffee mill at work. but
II was only the strangers way of laugh
ing down his throat.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-03

rnoN the French--A child at thu
thsster where they arc playing "Unel'
Toms Cabin" points out n certain
negro and elclaims. "0h. isn't h'
black he's blaeker than the others are.
EYES," replies Mr.. Prudhomme. "he'
probably in mourning"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-03

A GENTLEMAN suffering from the gout
was explaining to friend that his doc
tor did not permit him to eat swco,
potatoes. fruits. farinaceous vegetables,
ale, wine "well," exclaimed his
friend. '"why don't YOU Sc, another
dootor 2"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-03

Mr. pkAR. you're as good AZ gold. re-
marked Spilkins. as his little daughter
rushed down stairs TO him the other al
ternoon. "And, whats more" replied
the youthful Matilda. "1'm rapidly CON-
ing down to pa.