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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-03-28

FOREIGN NEWS.

Ex-President Grant is travelling in
India.
Many avalanches have recently oc-
CURED in the Austrian Tyrol At Bleiburg ton
houses were crushed, forty persons killed,
eighteen seriously injured, and fifteen missing.
A cable dispatch from Pesth, in Hun
gary, says that l2O, 900 persons were rendered
homeless by the recent overflow Of the river
Thesis, that s. 300 houses were sweptaway, and
1900 persons drowned
A dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica, re-
ports that the British steamer Bolivar, plying be-
tween Liverpool and st. Thomas, came in col
Hsion with the Hayden steamer Michael The
latter sank, and sixty persons were drowned
A dispatch from Calcutta says the
origin of the trouble between the Burmese and
the British residents at Mandalay Is that the
latter protect and refuse to deliver up to
slaughter two of the royal Princes and their
families who have taken refuge at the Resi-
dency. The King of Burmah. who Is said to
be mad with drink, urged by fanatics and the
reactionary party, threatens to force tho Resi-
dency.
The Wigan Rolling Mills, one of the
largest manufacturing concerns in Ian
cashire, England, has suspended payment
Pinto, the Portuguese African ex-
plorer, has succeeded in making his way across
the dark continent He telegraphs to London
Il struggled with hunger, thirst, natives, floods
and drought 1 have saved all my papers,
twenty geographical charts, many topograph-
ical maps, three volumes Of notes, meteorolog-
ical studies, drawings, and diary Of complete
explorations of the Upper Zambesi, with seven
ty-two cataracts."
Herr Anderson, the celebrated chess
player, is dead
The Emperor of Germany has just
celebrated his SD birthday.
One hundred and twenty more
French Communists are to be pardoned
The Swiss State Council, by vote
of twenty seven to fifteen, has resolved to re-
store capital punishment in Switzerland.
A cable dispatch reports that the
French floating battery Arrogante sunk off the
Mediterranean coast OF France. Forty-seven
of her crew were lost.
nc tADtllStb VI tlC Il IChCh lAtCi
tional Exposition were 600 francs; the
receipts amounted to &c, 100000 frAns1
BY a vote of $40 to 131, the French
Chamber of Deputies has resolved in favor of
an amendment to the constitution providing for
the transfer of the seat Of Government from
Versailles to Paris.
Tranquility reigns in Afghanistan,
and Yakoob Kahn, rophew Of the late Shere
Ali, has been proclaimed Ameer
A st. Petersm rg dispatch says "a
fresh case of plague has appeared at Wetli-
anka- Gen. Meko'f has returned to Wetli-
anka, where il has been decided TO burn sixty
seven houses, valued ut 1915 rubles. The
Minister Of the Inter ior has ordered the Gov
ernors of the various provinces to cooperate
vigilantly against the spread Of tho epidemic
during the spring"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-03-28

John M. Morton, son of the late SEN
ator Morton, who has been special agent IN
charge of Government interests In Alaska, has
been appointed Consul at Honolulu, Sandwich
islands
The President has appointed Clar-
ence King Director Of the Geological and Geo
graphical Survey, and Gen. Francis A. Walker
Superintendent Of the forthcoming census
1t is said that the Southern members
Of Congress will insist on the passage Of bill
providing for national quarantine, some such
bin as that which passed the Senate last session,
and was defeated in the House.
1t is reported tNat ex-Congressman
Rainey, the ablest col red man that ever sat in
Congress, is likely TO DO appointed Third
Auditor.
Federal appointments: John b. Ham
ilton, of Illinois, 10 - Supervising Surgeon Of
the United States Y~'"i. Marine nervice; ].
p Kidder, Associa'. Justice Of the Supreme
Court Of Dakota Territory; John NJ Wilson, Of
Ohio, Consul at Par WA.
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Garden Talks-The Onion.
DEL RRY, Ill.

have mad 30 much enjoyment and such re-
newed strength and vigor from the care of a
small garden that want to tell my sisters what
l Lave done, and induce them, if possible, to
share my pleasure.
One or two hours each day of properly -di-
rected labor will insure bountiful supply of
vegetables and flowers for one family
The onion is my text to-day, and. if that
motto err sweet" vegetable were found oftener
on every table, there would be sweeter tempers
and fewer dyspeptics in the land.
From piece Of ground, eight by sixteen
feet, | raised over a barrel or onions. had
wbeelbarrow-load of well -decayed manure scat
tered OH the bed and spaded III. AS the boy
spaded 1 followed with u steel rake, mak-
ing the ground "a smooth as possible
We then took board six inches
wide and as long as the width OF the bed. With
the edge of this board we made u drill about an
inch deep at the end of the bed (by pressing
on the board slightly; next laid the board Hat
beside the drill, then turned il over once to
measure the distance to the next place for
drill, which should be thirteen i ches Made
this drill as the first, turned the board, then
drlls already made. Proceed in this way until
the entire bed Is planted, aud the bed will look
smooth, with no unsightly footsteps on il The
seeds should be put about an inch apart and
covered half an inch with the soil pressed gent
~ on them They should be planted Just as soon
as the ground can be work in the spring
For early use, get q quart of onion sets, and
fill one or two dr1lls in the bed, planting them
about two inches apart This method OF plant |
ing Is not inteCded for those having extensive |
gardens IL is for the family with bit of a |
garden, q rake and a spaIe. A hoe will be |
needed by-and- by, but shall talk to you of |
his some other time
Lettucc., radishee, beets, parsnips and spin
sch can be planted IN the same way Peas
must be planted about three inches deep; plant
wo Drills, then skip two They must have
more space than the smaller growing vegeta-
,les
Ali the vegetables have named should be
planted In April You will probably bs con-
cious of back before they are All planted,
row with your plans, and you will soon he de-
ighted with the work Do not work without
loves. An old pair Of dog-skins or kids will
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-03-28
POLITICAL POINTS.

Ex-Congressman Carter Harrison has
been nominated by the Democrats for Mayor of
Chicago.
A new Democratic morning paper,
called the Herald, has been started in Chicago.
1t is an eght-c column folio and is sold at 2
cents copy
The three Chairmanships of standing
committees accorded to the Republicans, viz ::
Revolutionary Claims Private Land Claims
and Engrossed Bills, have been assigned, in
accordance with the decision of the Republican
Senatorial caucus, to Messrs. Anthony, Ed
munds and Conkling, respectively. Western
Republican Senator's complain very much be-
cause all Of the Chairmanships to which they
were entitled were given to the East
The Rhode Island Republicans held
their State Convention last week All of the
present State officers were nominated for re-
election. The Democrats also met in conven-
ton and nominated Thomas w. Logan for Gov
ernor J. d. Bailey for Lieutenant Governor,
d. S. Baker, Jr., for Secretary of State, and c.
H. Page for Attorney General
The National Executive Committee
Of the National Greenback party has issued an
address to the people of the United States, in
which they state that no dependence is to be
placed on the professions of the avowed
friends to the cause; that the hope for
financial relief within old party lines
has been extinguished, and that they
have been, in several instances, misled
by nominees of the party and others who OBJ
tanned it's support 1t is only possible through
a new organization to found a party which
shall accomplish the desired end To succeed
uniform effort must be made and a position
bold, aggressive, independent and uncompro-
missing must be taken
Washington patches state that
"the Republican le"S-~s have become thor
oughly alarmed over he unqualified assertions
of leading Democrat hat, as a result of con-
ferences with the P~'sident and members of
the Cabinet, the Pras''o". would sign a modi-
fod bill repeating tbo lection laws"
A caucus of the Greenback members
Of the House was held at Washington last week,
at which the subject Of attaching political
measures or any foreign legislation to appro-
priation bills was generally discussed. There
was unanimous expression Of opposition to
this way Of legslating The Grecnbackers,
however, expressed themselves as being In favor
of oil measures proposed by the Democrats, ex-
cept the repeal of the law relating to Super
visors of Elections, which they are in favor of
In q modified form. They are opposed to tho
test oath for jurors and favor its repeal
They are also opposed to the use of troops
at the polls and to the Election laws which
authorize Federal Interference at the polls,
and favor their repeal, hut they ask that these
clauses be Introduced as separate
measures A conn '''ee of the caucus has
been appointed to draft financial measures to
present to Congress embodying all greenback
ideas
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A Fight with BOttle.NOsed Whales.

We redouble our exertions, and the
whales, finally yielding, follow their
wounded companion and fling them
selves on the shore, where they lie,
wallowing in the shallow water. With
a cry of triumph, which is borne back
from the women who stand on the cliff,
all the boats are rowed for the shore,
each striving to be the first to COM
mence the fight. With final cheer the
men drive the boats in among the fish,
lean out, and begin to strike right and
left.
/ threw away the lance and attacked
the nearest with my long hunting knife;
Selling hold of the monsters fins, in
spite of its struggles, l plunged the
knife repeatedly into its heart. It's ex-
ertions and plunges were incessant, fire.
quently lifting me off my feet and
throwing me under the water. man
AGED to hold on, and kept striking
till, with a supreme effort, it turned
ON its back. Similar encounters were
going on all about me; with wild cries
and oaths the men struck and hewed at
the whales as if infuriatod, regardless
of bruises and the waves that swept over
them every moment. While recovering
my breath and looking out for another
prize. / received tremendous blow
from the tail of one behind me. L was
stunned for moment, and, on recover
ing, found had been placed in one of
the boats. Quite satisfied with my ex-
ertions, 1 sat still and watched the
strange combat, already closing, as the
poor, stupid fish, ignorant of their
strength, fell easy victims to their de-
termined enemies. The sight was
strange and striking. The cloudless
sun was shining on the waves of the bay,
which was of magnificent blue, except
over large patch dyed red with blood.
Here each wave showed a streak of
crimson, as it washed over the glisten-
ing bodies that had lately swum lords of
the deep. Behind narrow beach rose
the steep cliff, down which were running
the women and children, their shrill
cries rising above the shouts of the men
and the roar of the waves. Gradually
the tumult ceased, except where a whale
in the last throes wrapped itself in a
cloud of bloody spray and deluged the
men who stood by watching.
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A Growing Dog.

There is a curiosity at the little vii
lage of Brandon, North Texas. in the
shape of a growing dog. The animal
has generally made his couch in the
chicken house, directly under the.
roost. 1t seems that the dog had be-
come SO accustomed to the periodical
nocturnal growing of his friends, the
roosters, that, through sheer imitation,
he has got to growing as regularly az
they. At the midnight Growing the
canine begins with his feathered fellow
dodgers, and crows as long as any of
them; and so accurate an imitation does.
he make of it that his master, Mr..
Brandon, though standing right over
him, cannot tell his growing from real
cocks. The perfection of the dog in
his new role is quite astonishing.--St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
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ton desired BY the dominant party In Con-
gross should ~ Effected by the passage Of . sep
arate measure or by Tho incorporation Of the
repeating clauses in Appropriation bills. II was
detvrmiued, after . disctsston that the latter
question considered was whether tho political por-
TONS OF the Appropriation bills should now 10
passed In the same terms In which they were passed
at the last session, or whether the repeating clauses
In regard to the Federal Election laws should be
modified SO as to repeal only those sections
which authorize tho appointment OF Chief
Supervisors and Deputy Marshals for elections TO-
on supervisors, thus continuing the authorization
for tho appointment OF two Supervisors of different
politics To serve in testimonial capacity at each
poll as witnesses OF the count Of votes. After an
exhaustive discussion, II was decided to recon-
mend tho adoption Of Q modified proposition.
Tho joint INJECTING also considered whether
tho legislation ot the present session DO strictly
confined to the Appropriation bills, Including the
measures above indie ted or whether general bust
ness should be transacted ny either house when
not engaged On an Appropriation bill. decided
majority favored the restriction to the Appropria
ton bills. and tho enactment OF what u known
tho yellow Fever hill"
Tho Senate was the scene of long and warm
political debate the oath, over the resolution of
Mr.. Wallace (Dsmocrat 10 proceed to the election
Of officers Of the Senate. Tho Republicans opposed
the removal of the old officers, and charged the
Democrats, in pursuing such q course, with Q NO.
lation of precedent and custom as old
the Senate itself. The Democrats urged
| the removal of the old officers because
T, they had made themselves unusually conspicuous
psrtisans while the Republican party held sway
in the Senate particular stress being laid upon the
of George 9. Corham, the old Secretary of the
| Senate. circular signed by him during the cam
| pagn of 1878 was produced by the Democrats.
| This circular stated that 1t IL almost certain
| that the next Senate will be Democratic, y
and asserts that, foremost among the schemes of
that party Is the mention to attempt the revolu-
tonary expulsion from his office of the President
| The Democrats during the debate, pronounced the
circular false in every particular and held that any
| man guilty of signing his name to 1t was unht TO
| be Secretary of the SeUate. The Republi'
| cans defended Gorham, and claimed that the
then existant facts justified the Issuing of the cir
cular. Alter q five hours debate. participated in
| by Messrs. Anthony. Hamln. Wallace, Conking
Bayard, Beck. voorhees,, Blaine and Eaton. the
| Wallace resolution WAS adopted by strict party
vote, and all of the Democratic caucus nominations
| for officers of the Senate were elected.--Tht
House was not in session.
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Not n BOOk.Judge.

sold 81" reports many a CONVERSE
ton between town and country darkeys
which shows that they both possess no
small amount of native wit. And,
apropos of negro wit and sharpness,
heard tale the other day of Georgia
colored Trial-Justice which seemed to
me worth repeating. 1t appears that
white Democratic lawyer was called to
plead for one of his clients before this
ebony Justice, and, not fancying that
the negro had any mind of his own,
prophesied an easy victory for himself.
SO, when it came his turn to plead, he
sent to his library for very large ruu,-
Der of aw-books, and, arranging them
on the desk before him, began to search
them and to turn down leaves in each
one. When he had thus marked about
two dozen fat volumes, he began his
plea, and from time to time he would
pick up q book and begin reading an
immensely-long extract. The colored
Justice sat blinking, and showing evil
dent signs of distrust of his own ability
to comprehend, for half an hour, when
suddenly he said: "Mas'r John, is yo-
Is 20 gwine ter read in all dem books
dat away"
"Well, your Honor" answered the
lawyer, blandly, Il wished to call your
to large number of opinions
pertinent to the case"
"Mas'r john" continued tie sable
Trial-Justice, "'pcars like de mo- ye'
reads outen dem books de mo- clouded
like gifts in my min. Now, Mas'r
II 1ak III =
case on de equity an justice on it. So
Just leaf dem books alone, n come on |
At me-"
The lawyer did so, but, in telling the
story next day, he said: BLANK blank
MS equity and justice. The niger de-
,idcd the case dead against me after all"
Evidently the colored Justice was de-
'ermined not to be overawed by too CO.
oious use OF law-books.-Atlanta Cor.
Boston Journal.
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Foreign Rslations-Eaton (ChAirman,. john
ston, Morgan, Hill, Pendleton.
Commerce Gordon (ChAirman), Ransom,
Randolph, Hereford
Judiciary-Thurman Chairman, Mcdonald,
Bayard, Garland. Lamar, Davis Gll
Other Chairmanships are distributed - fol-
lows: Privileges and Elections, salisbury;
Military Affairs, Randolph; Naval Affairs. Nc
Pherson; Postoffices and Post-Rosds, Maxey;
Public Lands, Mcdonald; Indian Affairs, Coke;
Pensions, withers; Claims, Cockrell Manufact
ures, Grover; Agriculture, Johnston; District
of Columbia, Harris; Patents, Herman; Public
Buildings and Grounds. Jones, of Florida; Ter
ritories, Garland; Railroads, Ransom; Mines
and Mining, Hereford; Revision OF the Laws,
Wallace; Education and Labor, Bailey; Civil
Service and Retrenchment Butler; Printing,
whyte; Library, Voorhees,; Contingent Ex-
penses, Hill; Rules, Morgan: Enrolled Bills,
Vance.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
On TRANSPORTATION Routs to the Seaboard-
Senator Beck.
To Examine the Several Branches Of the Civil
Service-Senator Vest
To Take into Consideration the State OF the
Law Concerning Electoral Votes for President,
etc Senator Morgan
To Investigate the Treasury Department Ac-
counts-Senator Davis Nv. Va.).
On Census-Senator Pendleton-
On Epidemic Diseases-Senator Harris.
On Mississippi river-Senator LANAI.
[Note.-This replaces the select committee or
aLevees of the Mississippi river."l
REoRaANIzED.
The select committee into the alleged frauds
in the Late elections, commonly known as the
Teller Committee, il reorganized, with Wal.
lace as Chairman, and Bailey, Garland, Nc
Donald, and Herman as the other Democratic
members.
The select committees on the subject Of The
removal of the Northern Cheyennes to the In
dian Territory, and to inquire into all claims o.
United States citizens against Nicaragua, are X
be continued with the same memberships as O
present their respective Chairmen being Sen
ators Kirkwood and Hamlin.
The caucus left three Chsirmanships Of stand
ing committees to be filed by the Republicans
viz: those of the Committees on Public-Lan(
Claims, on Revolutionary Claims, and on En-
crossed Bills
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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.


1t is reported from New York tina
Gov. Robinson has decided to remove the Cor
eners of the city, and that Mayor Cooper viii
prefer charges against Comptroller Kelly fol
Irregularities in his Office.
The Rhode Island House of Repre-
sentatives last week voted on the question OF
woman suffrage -twN7ty- five ayes to twenty one
noes-not the two-thir's majority necessary for
submitting an amendment of the constitution
10 the people.
j. 81 j. Tyrrell, of Boston, dealers in
hides. have suspended Liabilities. 100000.
West.
Rev. DIR. James De Koven, for the
past twenty years Dean Of Racine (Wis.) Col
lege, died at that place last week, aged about
50 years
A State convention Of colored men
of Wisconsin is to be held at Milwaukee, in
May, to discuss plans for colonizing themselves
in the far West
A committee has been appointed by
he lower house OF the Legislature of Missouri
to frame articles of impeachment against State
Treasurer Gates.
A letter to the public from Arch
bishop Purcell, of Cincinnati, explanatory of
his financial difficulties, has been published.
He relates the causes that led to his present
pecuniary embarrassment, gives in detail his ex-
penditures on behalf of the diocese, which he
says should have been borne by the members
Of the churches; recognizes the sympathy
shown him by both Catholics and Protestants,
and appeals for aid TO @those who feel for 9th
ers' woes"
An Omaha dispatch says "another
terrible prairie fire has occurred In Lincoln
county, Kan, burning the house and all the
property of Mr.. Montgomery, living on Bitter
creek, and doing much other damage A little
son of Mr.. Montgomery, 12 years old, persisted
IN the flames, aud Mr.. Montgomery and Isaac
Pfaff, a neighbor who attempted to save Mont
gomery, were badly burned and died in a few
hours"
Twelve persons, convicted of counter
feiting, we're last week sentenced TO various
terms in the penitentary at Joliet, Ill by
Judge Ballard. of the United States Court at
Louisville, Ky.
At Vicksburg, Miss, a bloody shoot
ing ARRAY occurred between Capt w. Y. Fftz
gerald, Capt w. II. Andrews and W. l.
Greene. Andrews and Greene wore killed al
most instantly, and Fitzgerald dangerously
wounded.
Dispatches from Lynchburg, Va,
state the Grand Jury of United States, Judge
Reeves Court, has indicted the following
named County Judges for refusing to recog
nize colored men In impaneling juries:
Hsythe, Of Cam bell; Henry, OF Amherst;
Simmons, OF Bobtown; Brown, of Nelson:
wharton, of Bedford; Griffin, Of Roanoke;
Parish, of Buckingham; Bowlcs, of Fluvauna
At the recent election in Louisiana,
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Putnam's Departure for Bunker Hill.

DR.. Frederick A. Putnam, grand
nephew of Gen. Israel Putnam of Revo-
lutionary fame, tells this story about
the General, which has never before
been made public:
1.-The General was about sitting down
to dinner in my grandfather's, his
brothers, house, when the first news
reached him that the British had
marched from Boston to attack the
Americans. There was roast chicken
smoking hot on the table when the
pounding of big drum was heard out
of doors. All hurried out, and darkey
was seen ceming down the street cry
ing, The British have left Boston to
tack the Americans Gen. Putnam's
horse, a big black fellow, that would
let no one ride him but his mas
ter, was ordered to the front of the
house. Putnam was urged to stay and
eat his dinner, but he replied that he
couldn't wait, he was off for Boston.
Then he grabbed one of the roast chick
ems from the table, pulled it apart by
the legs, and mounted his horse, gnaw-
ing the bones as he rode off for Bunker
Hill"
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MISCELLANEOUS oLEANINos.

Capt. Paul Boyton, the man-fsh, is
making fair progress in his long swim from
Pittsburgh to I'ew Orleans. He arrived at Gin
cinnsti last we sk, rested a few hours, and again
took to the water and proceeded on his nata-
toria journey.
In view of the belligerent attitude OF
Sitting Bull, the Eighteenth Infantry, Col
Rugcr, now at Atlsnta, Ga, will be sent with
all possible expedition to Bismarck
Col. Walsh, the commander of the
Canadian mounted police, reports that Sitting
Bull has 1900 warriors well armed and
equipped, and that an ugly and insubordinate
disposition is manifest among them.
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SENATE COMMITTEES.

The Chairmanships Of the leading
committees Of the United States Senate, as re-
constructed under Democratic auspices, are dis
tributed az follows:
STANDING COMMITTEES
The Democratic members Of the Ave principal
committees are:
Finance-Bsysrd Chairman, Wallace, Ker-
nan, Voorhees,, Beck.
Appropriations Davis Cw. vA) tChairman).
Wthers, Beck, Wallace, Eaton.
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A LARGE mushroom is said to have
forced it's way through twenty inches of
concrete, covered with thick LAYER of
asphalt, in the floor of the savings bank
department of the General Postoffice in
London.