The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25

fDver-germs in Havana. where there were III
victims of the yellow pestilenoe Last week.
Information has recently been re-
ceived by the Treasury Department at Wash
ington, which shows that the entire coast of
Alaska, including the islands, and embracing
1900 miles of sea frontage, is vast reservoir
of fish. This report to the Treasury discloses
the existence of new store of wealth for
American industry This information is con-
tanned in q report from Special Agent Of
the Treasury Morris, who spent two years in
investigating the resources of Alaska.
From this report it is apparent that
as fine cod-fshery banks as exist
anywhere in the world lies along the
coast of Alaska, from the peninsula of Una
laska, through Norton's and Kotzebues Sounds
into Behring Straits, and that the fish in quality
and size are equal to those caught off the
banks of Newfoundland Capt. White, of the
United States revenue marine service, who was
on the Alaska waters last year, reports that he
sounded along the shores of Alaska for 700
miles, and found the entire length Goldfish
bank, with plenty of halibut
The growing crops, and the demands
for the same, continue to excite comment from
all sections of the country. The hot weather
and abundant rains. with the large acreage,
seem to indicate that the coming crop of corn
in the United States will be the 10 gest ever
gIown. There is good report of this crop
from nearly all sections. or wheat there is
more fear. In many sections of Iowa the chintz
bugz have done great damage. Storms of wind
and hail in other localities have seriously
injured the crops. And yet, Notwithstanding
all, if the weather is propitious for threshing
during the next month, a great crop will be
gathered.
The steamer State of Virginia, bound
from New York for Glasgow, was wrecked on
Sable island, l25 miles out from Halifax, N. s.,
during dense fog, on the night of
July Ii. The passengers and crew took
to the boats, one of which was
capsized in attempting to land The rest of
the passengers and crew were safely put ashore.
The Secretary of War, upon the rec
ommendation of Gen. Schofield, commanding
at West Point, has dismissed six cadets for haz-
ing.
A few days since Gen. Hazen wrote a
long letter to the War Department complaining
of Gen. Sherman's order promulgating the
proceedings Of the Stanley court martial, TAX
ing the ground that the reflections contained in
said order were unjust and uncalled for, as he
had not been under trial, and, in concluding,
requested an investigation into his conduct, ETC.
at the several engagements mentioned in the
Stanley trial The request has been refused by
Gen. Sherman, and Hazen, who is now at
Esteleville, Ohio, is ordered to join his regi-
ment now in Dakota.
A frightful accident occurred last
week at Point aux Trembles, twenty-one miles
from Quebec, Canada, caused by the overturn-
ing Of yacht. A party of fifteen put out from
the village, composed of people from Quebec
and Point aux Trembles, and about half an
hour afterward, when about the middle of the
river, were met by gale of wind which COM
pletely overturned the yacht, and of its occu-
pants eight sank to rise no more. The steamer
ST. Antoine which CHANGED TO be approaching,
quickly steamed to the spot, and, by putting
out her boats, succeeded in saving seven Of the
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| News was received in New York of
the total loss of the English screw-steamer
Burgos, in st. Mary's bay, during dense fog,
while going from Montreal, Canada, to Liver
pool. No lives lost
Jules Jacks house at COPYRIGHT, On
tario, was burned, few nights ago, and two
children persisted.