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The true northerner., 1879-05-09

Default having been made In the conditions
OF q certain mortgage, whereby the power
therein contained TO sell has become operative
executed by Philip Strong, OF Pine Grove
Michigan, to John Beddo, of Bloomingdale
Michigan, bearing date the sixth day Of April
in the year one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-slx and recorded in the Office OF the
Register OF Deeds For the County OF Van
Buren in SAID State OF Michigan, on the tenth
day OF April eighteen hundred and seventy
six, in Liber 16 of mortgages, on page ten
which said mortgage was duly assigned on the
twentieth day OF January, eighteen hundred
and seventy mine, bv Elizabeth Beddo, admin
istratrix or the estate or John Beddo, deceased
TO Jason \. Sheldon. which said assignment was
duly recorded on the twenty first day OF March
eighteen hundred and seventy-nne, In said
Registers Office, in Liber eighteen OF mort
cages on page five hundred and thirty EIGHT
upon which said mortgage there is claimed to
be due and unpaid, at the date OF this notice
the sum OF two hundred dollars for principal
and sixty cents for interest from the sixth day
of April eighteen hundred and seventy-nine
and the further sum OF fifty-four dollars fol
the interest that became due on said mortgage
on the first day OF November, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-eight, and no suit or pro-
ceedngs at law having been instituted TO re-
cover any part thereof, Notice is therefore
hereby gwen, that on Saturday, the nineteenth
day OF July, eighteen hundred and seventy
nine, at ten o'clock I'D the forenoon shall sci
at public auction, to the highest bidder, at tbe
front door OF the Van Buren, County Circuit
Court House, in the village of Paw Paw, the
premises described in said mortgage, or sc
much thereof as shall be necessary to satisfy
the said amounts due on said mortgage foI
the principal and interest, and legal costs to-
gether with the attorney fee Of thirty dollars
covenanted for therein that is to say the fol-
lowing piece or parcel Of land, situated in Van
Buren, COUNTY, IN the State of Michigan, VIZ
The south half Of the northwest fractional
quarter, OF section number thirty -one in town
ship number one south, OF range number thir-
teen west, containing ffty-six acres more OF
less 1257t13f11f
Dated, Paw Paw, April 18th, 1879
II a. JASON A. SHELDON.
Assignee Of Mortgagee.
The true northerner., 1879-05-09

The Detroit News of the Sd INST, says: An
unusual and almost unprecedented thing took
place in Washington yesterday. The demo-
Gratis held caucuses in both houses and not a
syllable OF the proceedings has been discovered
by the newspaper men Of the capital, who are
thus forever dsgraced in the eyes OF their pro-
fession throughout the country. All sorts Of
surmises are made regarding the result, the
most confident one being the assertion that the
house caucus rejected and recommitted the
report Of the joint steering committee, whose
purport we explained yesterday. This should
be taken with erain of salt. II 1t be true, it
would mean fight, and the majority Of the
democrats know too well on which side their
bread is buttered to engage in one at the pros
ent juncture. 1t is possible they are trying
rather to reconcile differences OF opinion as to
how they can back down with most dignity, or
that the cooler heads are purposely protracting
the proceedings TO give the hotter heads time
to undergo loss Of temperature.
The true northerner., 1879-05-09

HILLsDAIE, Mich, May 5.-On Saturday
night.a fire broke out in E. G. Campbell's plan.
ing mill, and that properly, valued at $4,000
was entirely destroyed and there is said to be
no insurance. The flames spread furiously
and the widest alarm prevailed, and it was
thought necessary to ask for aid from Cold
water, Jonesville and Adrian. There were 10
buildings burned before the fire was subdued
The house Of Mr.. j. Grosvenor was burned
Alhs's carriage shop, DR.. Welper's house. two
houses owned by Mrs. A. Cook, and several
others.
The total loss is not yet known and bat little
insurance is reported.
PHILADELPHIA, May "a meeting of prom
inent citizens, at which Mayor Stokely presided
was held in the mayors Office for the purpose
OF inaugurating the movement for the relief of
colored deope who are emigrating from the
south to tho west. 1t was resolved TO appoint
committee Of 20 to solicit aid, with Edward
Mcpherson as chairman. Among the com
mittee are ex-Gov. Hartranft, A. j. DrexeI
John w. Forney, Geo. H. Baker and Wayne
McVeigh.
A brides wedding trousseau was seIzed by q
deputy sheriff at Adrian the other day, Just al
she was leaving the city.
The true northerner., 1879-05-09

Democratic leader said in Congress, on the
door OF the House of Representatives, in his
speech OF April Sd:
and those with whom stand identified are
willing to accept the issue. And more, we so
farther and admit that We are the ones who
make the Issue, and we are ready for you to
accept L. Planting ourselves on this broad
ground, we welcome the controversy.
If the gentleman from Ohio fGarfield is to
be excused for, certainly he cannot be justified,
for parading before this House the argumentum
in terrorem OF veto that is cut and dried to
be put upon a bill which has not yet passed,
and, II he is to be pardoned for warning the
House that the Executive branch OF the Gov
eminent VIII never yield its assent TO this
measure IN its present FORM ask whether
may not be warranted and justified in employ
ing equal candor IN assuring that gentleman
aud his associates that the dominant power IN
this Congress, the ruling clement in this body,
is also equally determined that, until Its just
demands, sanctioned by all laws. human and
divine, protected and hedged around by pre-
cedents without number, demanded by the
people OF this land without regard to section,
camored for not by the south alone, but IN
Philadelphia as well as in New Orleans, in San
Francisco and Boston as well as in Charleston
aud Savannah, are complied with, this side OF
the chamber which has demonstrated Its power,
never means to yield or surrender, unless this
Congress shall have died by virtue Of it's limita-
ton. Wild applause on Democrats side. A
principle cannot be compromised 1t may be
surrendered, but that can only be done by its
advocates giving proof to the world that they
are cravens and towards, and lack the courage
OF their own convictions We cannot yield,
aud we will not yield. Applause and sensa-
tion |. The issue is laid down, the gage Is of
battle is delivered Lift it when you please,
and we are willing to appeal to that sovereign
arbiter to which the gentleman from Ohio 30
handsomely alluded, the American people, to
decide between u.s. We intend to deny to the
President OF this Republic the right to exercise
such uncopstitutionai powers
do not mean to initiate the gentleman from
Ohio disclsim any authority to state what
others may do; but do mean to say tha. it 10
my deliberate conviction that there is not to be
found single man on this side Of the House
who will ever consent to abandon one jot or
tIttle Of the faith that is in him. lie could
not surrender if he would, and he would not,
ne begged the other side to believe, be coerced
by threats or intimidated by the party in power
We are plated on our convictions. There we
will stand He who dallies is bastard, and
lac who doubts is damned. Loud applause
The true northerner., 1879-05-09

Missouri Is considering law for the punish.
mont OF citizens who absent themselves from
the polls on election day.
The true northerner., 1879-05-09

The Lansing Republican, May I'd, says: The
state board Of canvassers on Thursday made
a determination of the result, according to the
official returns received from all the counties
Of the state excepting Isle Royal and Manltou.
The totals stand as follows:
The true northerner., 1879-05-09

1ue uaJUfIty IUI tH5 HIBHebI I5puDIlcan OVer
the highest coalition candidate (Shearer over
Sanford) is $3.50 votes; and the majority for
the lowest republican over the lowest coalition
ist (Grosvenor over WhitIug) is 5,O17 votes.
This is the fairest method of reckoning returns
for the arrangement OF candidates. names on
the tickets is purely arbitrary and unlmportant.
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die, Come along-come ahead
1t seemed all the time as though
there We're two persons talking
resentiN | saw three men on
tie road they had their cloaks
across their breasts. Italian fash
'on. thought There are the
fellows who have been playipc
me these tricks | will a vou
out, and | took out the long
bIaded knife that | had and
made q lunge with it at one of
the fellows and stuck il into
him. When | came 10 | found
the blade OF my knife stuck into
a post 10 the depth of several
inches. then found a road and
walked along ii for some dis
lance vt length fatigue, and
heat. and thirst, and everything
else ovtrcgme me 10 such q de-
gree that | sank down. though
AT the same time | thouht 1t j.
death they will find me dead
tomorrow morning sat
down and was dropping off. COW
cred with mud and blood all
over my face and suit, when |
heard Dong. dong / listen
ed. anG heard ii strike twelve
O'Clock. | was full of lite again
Then thought it was another
delusiDn. Another clock struck
out. In minute was on my
feet. | could still see lights
but turned my head away, and
when they came to the side !
was looking at | turned to the
other. | walked into a little
village, and remember stepping
on the paving stones with my
feet with the india-rubber cover
ing. walked down that street
like a cat. Over the transom of
a door saw a light. | managed
70 open The door and stumble
inside. Ny dress was all covered
with mud. | held the paddle in
my hand. There were a lot of
fellows drinking and gambling.
Two made a rush for the win
dow. Others took up chairs and
benches to protect themselves,
thinking, probably, | vas the
devil himself. l was as much
astonished as they were. All
could say was 'Medico?'
AT last they came out with
me and took me to a hotel.
They threw pebbles at an upper
window and called out, 'Pietro,
come down stairs; here is a
Frenchman who wants to get in
Pietro came down stairs, looked
at me and shook his head as if
refusing me a loom. | remem-
Der counting these fellows. There
were twelve Of them, and | said,
the twelve apostles | called
for Vino and the twelve apos-
ties drank six litres. They
helped me to take my things off.
Steam came out | was getting
a little better. The hostess then
came down, and with her wo-
mans wit quickly saw that
was suffering from fever
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a SaNGUINE GRANT Mas

a SANGUINE GRANT Man
Col. Mosby, on leaving Wash
ington last night ell route for his
Chinese consulate sent a mes
sage to your correspondent that
he would return to Washington
on the An of March, 1881, TO be
present at the inauguration OF
Gen. Grant as President for a
third Washington cores
pondent Baltimore SIN.
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DYNAMITE Blows THREE MEN
OVER ONE HUNDRED ACREs.-An
explosion of dynamite occurred
in Patterson, y J., on the 9th
ut, at Rend Rock or Upper
Preakness Three men were at
work in the mixing house, and
it is supposed that in hurrying
up their Saturdays work they
over-heated the nitro-glycerine
and suddenly a terrific explo-
sion took place, completely pull
verizing the mixing house, and
not only killidg all three of the
men but scattering their remains
over a hundred acres of adjacent
ground in pieces weighing from
one ounce upwards. The force
of the explosion is literally in
describable, and the conclusion
disturbed the air for miles
around as if by the shock of an
earthquake. The works are the
same as those at which the ter
rife explosion took place July
1st, 1873, at which time the OF
erative3 were all at dinner and
escarel This is the fourth ex.
plosion at this mill. The pecu-
mary loss is small.
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1850 ~ u
ther Rhine. They did not wait
to investigate the matter but
made off. When the Captain
passed the little town of Sackin-
gen he doubtless woke up with
his horn the memories of Victor
Scheffel's immortal s'Trompeter, >
who first introduced trumpet
blowing as a fine art to the
jewellers in the castles on the
Upper Rhine.
1.-The course of the river" said
the Captain, ''was now along the
Black Forest. The Rhine is
here much narrower. The
scenery is weired and sombre,
and though the region is inter
esting it it is somewhat monoto-
nous. The people of the Sch
wartzwald are a dreamy and
superstitious race. They would
stand and look at me for a mo-
ment and then run. One cd
man who was catching drift
wood, stopped in a hurry when
he heard me halloo. He shaded
his hand with his eyes to look at
me and then jumped out of his
boat and ran, without waiting to
secure her. [ went on until eight
o'clock that evening. when |
reached the rapid current near
the bridge at Kehl. Then | got
out of the water, wishing to en-
ter Strasburg.
Il asked man how far it was.
He looked at me a second with q
scared expression and then broke
across the bridge as fast as he
could. | knocked at the door,
but the women who opened it
shut it In my face. [ then took
my suit off and wac finally recog
nized and taken to S%trasburg,
where the reporters were to meet
me for the journey down.
"We started from Strasburg
at five o'clock the next evening.
W. ran all that night. During
night [ got scared at a mill, and
we had, altogether, a deal of
trouble. The next day we got
to Worms, where we had a grand
reception. The whole place was
decorated in gala style. Gayly
decorated steamers came out in
the river with parties of ladies
and gentlemen, and the stream
was covered with small craft.
The Burgomaster was among
the number Of those who gave
us a welcome. He bought a sup
ply of Liebfraenmilch, and we
had to clink glasses and drink
to one another's good health and
success. The whole VOYAGE
said Captain Boyton, "was now
a continual fete." At almost
every place they passed the
Burgomaster came out with his
friends, and in such case, if he
did not bid them tread a meas
ure, he at least invited them to
drink one cup of wine, and that
wine always Of the brands for
which the Rhinegen is famous.
They ran all that night, the
Captain the while, as he said,
more afraid for the reporters
frail boat than for himself,
although he was in danger from
the fog. About three o'clock
they got into Mayence. He had
made the run from %Strasburg in
about thirty-six hours.
The party left Mayence on
Monday morning and continued
dropping down the river, which
from here down presents a very
thronged and lively appearance.
Perhaps few stretches Of river
could be found in the whole
world equal to that from May
ence to Cologne in the variety Of
its life and the multiplicity OF
it's associations. But Boyton
was too much bent on compel
ing his self-imposed task to think
of much besides the nature OF
the stream he was descending.
There was, of course, reception
oftor r~oooDtiop opo plooo hir or
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tuesday morning | expected IN
ID met at Piacenza. My agent
had been asked What time |
might lie expected there. He
did not know but said at two
O'Clock on Sunday. | aid not
arrive on Sunday. There were
some fifty thousand people as
sembled 10 see NE come in. and
at night they Were enraged and
burned the agent in effigv. On
Tuesday | arrived without any
one knowing of it. and | passed
on with a heavy heart. | knew
my strength was almost gone
and it almost broke nv heart
to think should fail. | vent
along working very slowly. Il
looked like snow. Suddenly |
heard a nalloo behind me. and.
looking back, | saw a young of
ticer coming in a boat pulled by
twenty pontoonerS. lie said,
You must get into the boat and
come back to the town. We
want you to dine with us |
said | could not do it. He asked
me what | wanted. said |
wanted some candles and some
thing to eat. A light is a great
comfort in a ride when you are
all alone. The officer said that
by the time | got TO 2 bend in a
the stream certain way ahead
the things should be ready. Ard
sure enough there they we're
a dish full o. eggs. some bread. a
bottle Barlo and lights. The
officer was the son of General
Pescetto, then Italian Minister
Of Marine. He had more in the
basket than | could get into the
boat. He accompanied me a
long way. / felt now, after a
feed and a good drink OF wine,
that | could 90 five times the
distance yet before me.
THE DREADFUL FEVER.
1t was very lonesome On the
river, but ] worked very hard
and everything seemed brighter.
At five O'Clock | saw two men
on shore. | was in great spirits,
and asked them how far it was
to Cremona. They said a long
way, and | padded on. Pres
emily blood a from my nose
and mouth, and | thought | had
broken a blood vessel | saw a
village on the bank, but was
afraid to work for fear OF hurt
ing myself. There was no vii
lage it was a mirage. 1t was
getting dark, AM was steering
very wild. | could see lights
brilliant, fierce light. | thought
there was something the matter
with ne. | hallooed the word,
..Soccorsor Once ! heard the
bark of a dog. Then the lights
began to shine again IN a fearful
manner. 1t was the tebbre del
fuoco. ! could see lights on the
bank, but instead ofgoing ahead
[ was making circles in the riv-
er and could not get on a shore.
At last | saw a steep wall of
mud, but could not land. Then
the lights would come again.
They looked like electric sparks,
and | imagined / had arrived at
Cremona. | shouted, Keep oft
the light-you are binding me-!
At last / got where there was a
low bank, and | remember
clambering up, dragging the
boat after me. | got on the
embankment, and could see
nothing but rice fields all
around. Then the lights fared
up again. could not tell where
they were coming from. At
last | knew the light was only
in my own eyes. | have a dis
tinct remembrance of everything
that happened, though half
crazy.
A THRILLING EPISODE.
& felt along the top Of the
embankment. imagined saw
a house. | thought | heard a
maj, hammering: it was my
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miscellaneous.
IN RUBBER SUIT.
Paul Boyton's Swimming Ad-
-or+,,res in the Old World.

Europe, WheIe H0
Il the principal rivers IN ms
nous matchmaking suit. The
allowing will be read with in
te.cst: ;,
after the Cork business
said CAPTAIN Paul Boyton, con
.;nuine the story Of his travels,
81 '.I' came across the Channel. +!
was in London, and one day l
wa" va told that there was an invi-
t,+;on for me to 90 before the
0 ,,l9 accordingly went over
tt'' the Isle of Wight. Early in
,hs morning General Ponsonby
n two Of the Queens ladies in
vaiting came to see me. "hen
thew we're about to go away !
I'D. "Well, ladies, you VIII
like a drink with me? One OF
.he ladies' was quite willing, but
Gaaeral Ponsonby would not
Seve it, lie afterwards came to
ma and explained. He said,
Those we're ladies ofhonor, and
f,r them to drink with you
would create a great scandal
went on board the Alberta.
The Duke of Leisingen, who was
the captain, took me down and
,nId me what to do. "When her
Majesty comes" said he, Just
lib into your dress and get
Though your evolutlons as
@uickiy as you can" Presently
tne Court party came on board.
looked around for the Queen,
but could not make her out: l
did not know what she would be
ike. | looked out Tor somebody
Ike the Queen in "Hamlet,,
with a long white cloak full OF
rad spots. The captain said
Vow. % through quick" Then
I saw a little woman in black
Tho seemed to be the center OF
fae party. so | thought that
must be the Queen. [ bowed
md said, Her Majesty?' She
lowed a little and smiled. l.
<aid. "Shall | take water now :
She smiled and bowed again; so
/ glided into the water, and did
he thing all up in a hurry. |
,'.ad a dress on under my appa-
:atus, and when | clambered on
,lock l quickly threw off my e
lress and came before her ma
sly again. She said, Il am
LEASED and astonished; it is very
wonderful" A young lady who
stood close by asked me a ques-
lion, to which [ answered Eyes
miss" Some of the ladies began
to laugh and the Queen smiled
u little. | did not know what
they were laughing at, but /
thought | had done something
wrong, so | said, "Your Majesty
must excuse me. | have never
been presented at Court before,
and | am not posted"
THE CHANNEL TRIPS.
Captain Boyton then came to
England, whence he made his
celebrated trip across the Chan
mel. The first time he left Dover
on the 10th of April, 1875, and
after remaining in the water ff-
teen hours and journeying a
distance offfty miles by reason
of tides he was obliged by the
representatives Of the press to
leave the water when but four
miles from Cape Grisnez. On
his second trip he fully accom-
pllshed his purpose ofswimming
from one shore tothe other. He
started from Cape Grisnez and
touched earth at the South Fore
land after a swim of twenty-four
hours.
After O summers work in
England and Germany the Cap
tam resolved to make a voyage
down the Rhine, from Basic to
cologne, a distance of 400 hum
Cred miles, He left Basic at
lve o'clock in the morning alone,
with his bugle and paddle. His
appearance In the river caused
no little FRIGHT to the nheasantry