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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.

1t is reported that George S. Seward,
Minister to China, in view of the renewal of the
impeachment proceeding against him, will re-
sign his mission.
TIE Secretary of the Treasury has
decided that the act exempting quinine from
duty, which took effect July l, did not affect i'm
portations made before that date
An Associated Press telegram from
Washington says: GA circular has been pre-
pared by the Attorney General, setting forth
that the Judicial Appropriation act for the
present fiscal year itemizes all court expend-
lures The different items are quo
ted, and directions given to Marshals to
make their acquisitions in accordance there
with. The circular cautions these officers
against applying money received for one grade
of service to that of another grade. Judging
from information received at the Department OF
Justice up to date, the United States Marshals
intend TO proceed with the duties of their Offices
and undoubtedly anticipate reimbursement by
Congress "
A statement has been issued by the
War Department giving the number of men fur
nished the Union army by each State and Ter
ritory and the District of Columbia, from April
Is, 1861, to the close Of the war Of the Re-
bellion. 1t shows that the total number OF
volunteers was 2,6iS, 961, distributed rs fol
lows:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-18
Drawing the Color Line.

Several colored men have complained
to us about the formation of society in
this city whose membership is to be
composed of mulattoes exclusively. No
black man need apply. They also
charge that the black children are ostra-
cised and often refused admittance into
society by mulatto children under in
structions from their parents. The Rev.
MIR. Thomas, last Sunday night, made
mention of the matter as the starting
point for evil, and division among the
colored race of this city. About FIVE
years ago the same subject agitated the
colored people In this city, and at times
they would meet, quarrel and fight over
1t on the public streets.-JackSonu
(Ftd. Union.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-18
MISCELLANEOUS oLEANINas.

Additional advices from Mexico an
nounce that the Mexican war-vessel Libertad,
the crew of which mutinied, returned to Vera
Cruz on the 3)th of June and surrendered.
There were several dead bodies and prisoners
on board, some Of the crew having made a
counter revolt at sea.
Burned: The Variety Iron Works,
the planning mill of ]. T. Denham, and several
adjacent buildings, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Loss, 100000; Louis Cooks carriage factory,
in Cincinnati, Ohio, loss $50, 600; Wall & Wit
ters' extensive livery stables at Denver, Col,
loss not stated.
Grain in sight in the States and
Canada: Wheat 13,4S9OOO bushels; corn,
IL, $4,000 bushels; oats, 2,02S,0 600 bushels;
rye, 436, 600 bushels; barley. $4,000 bushels.
James Gordon Benefits Arctic ex-
ploring yacht Jeanette sailed from San Fran
cisco for the ice-bound regions of the far
north on the Sth of July.
Memphis dispatches express fears
that the negroes, in removing to Kansas, have
taken or are taking with them infected bag
gage, from which presidential fevers may be
developed.
A Washington special TO the Chicago
Tribune says: "a gentleman here who re-
ceived letter by the last steamer from one of
the persons accompanying Gen. Grants party,
says that the report recently started that Gen.
Grant does not intend to return to this country
until next spring must certainly be a mistake,
for in this letter the announcement was posi-
lively made that lie expected to return about
Sept III next"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-18
Business Affairs.

A careless business man is morally
unsound. Show me man who never
pays his notes when they are due, and
WHO shuns the payment of his bills
when it Is possible, and does both
things as habit, and shall see man
whose moral character is, beyond all
question, bad. We have had illustrious
examples of this lack of business exact
ness We have had great men whose
business habits were simply scandalous
who never paid their, bills unless
urged and worried, and who expended
for their personal qualification every
cent of money they could lay their
hands upon. These delinquencies
have been apologized for as among the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-18
To provide for filing vacancies in the Office
Of Chief of Engineers, United States army.

To provide for filing vacancies in the Office
Of Chief of Engineers, United States army
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
A joint resolution relating To the organization
Of the National Board of Health.
Concerning records of mixed international
tribunals on file in the Department OF State
Accepting from Prof. Edward FontaiDe, OF
Louisiana, certain maps snd drawings iliustrat-
ing plans for river improvements.
To authorize the printing OF portrait OF
the late Prof. Joseph Henry, to accompany the
memorial volume.
Authorizing the Public Printer to bind in cloth
certain volumes OF sailing directions for tn
United Stat photographic Office.
To pay Prof. Peter Collier for services ar
chemist in the prosecution of evasions OF duties
on sugar.
10 repeal certain clauses in the Sundrv Civil
Appropriation act, approved March 3, 1879.
Authorizing the completion of the foundation
of the Washington monument.
To print 300 copies OF the final report OF
the United States Cenfeni ial Commission upon
the International Exhibition aud CENTENNIAL
celebration of 1876.
Authorizing the appointment of a commission
to lease a building for a cry pOstoffice III the
city OF Washington, ID. @.
| Authorize the Secretary of the Navy to.
place vessels'a and hulks mt the disro of Com
missioners of Quarantine or other proper per-
Sons at the ports of the United States.
Fixing the date on which the pay of the COM
|
OF Representatives, who are paid during the
session only, shall begin for this session.
| In relation TO the international exhibitions to'
be held at Sydney and Melbourne, Austria la, in
| 1879 and 1880
| Relating TO a bridge across the Detroit river
at or near Detroit Mich
| Directing monument to be erected to mark
the birthplace Of George Washington.
| To provide t6r the purchase OF the electro
| type plates of the final reports Of the Cenen-
NAL Commission upon the Centennial Exhibi
ton 1876
Donating granite blocks 10 Mower Post, Grand
Army of the Republic of New Orleans La.
|, Authorizing survey of the Mississippi river
near Lake Concordia, Louisiana, and Cowpen
bend, Mississippi
To supply Congress with Heyrs united
! States Import Duties
To pay L. H. Fitzhugh FOR services during
the Forty fourth Congress
To pay employees of the House OF Represent
atlves borne on the annual roll one mcnth's ex-
| ira pay.
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JUL lIdicu Will Iuc COIItSpt
cd of 1878, were as follows:
A Senatorial Incident.

Even distinguished Senator is not
always sure-tongued in his foreign pro-
nunciatlon. Three Spanish names oc.
CURED in resolution Senator Conk.
ling was pressing the other day, and he
avoided using them. "WIll the Sena.
tor state who the men are?" said Sena.
tor Herman mischievously. Il did not
catch the names" 1T is possible,
said Senator Conkling, with dignifed
caution, that if my colleague would
look at the resolution itself he could
not catch the names, but" although
very familiar" to him, and while he as
sured the Senate he could readily
pronounce them," Senator ConkGng as
urbanely declined to give them.
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eccentricities of genius. or as the un-
mindfulness of small affairs which natur-
ally attends all greatness of intellect
and intellectual effort; but the world
has been too easy with them altogether.
No matter how many amiable and
praiseworthy traits of character such
men possessed, they were dishonest and
Enthusiastically in their business rela-
tons, and that simple fact condemns
them. l am ready to believe any bad OF
a man who habitually neglects to fulfil
his business obligations. Such mar
is certainly rotten at heart, and does
not deserve respect.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-18
CURRENT CURIOSITIES.

THERE were two chickens Matched
from the same egg, at Cumberland, KY.
a few weeks ago. Both are living and
doing we'll.
A CHILD was born in Queens county,
Canada, a short time ago, with bears
head, the rest of the body being per
fectly natural. The mother was at
Fredericton with her offspring during
the visit of Barnum's exhibition, and
the veteran Snowman, hearing of the
curiosity, attempted to purchase it, but
nothing would induce the woman to
part with her child.
AN English physician relates that on
the 18th of February his wife, after mix
ing some corn meal for feeding the
fowls, missed her wedding ring from her
finger, and after fruitless search gave
it up for lost. On the 9Th of April,
while eating an egg at breakfast she
felt the eggspoon CRATE against some
thing hard at the bottom of the egg be-
low the yelk, and on further investiga-
ton found the lost ring firmly fixed by
membranous adhesions to the bottom
of the egg. The egg was of extra.large
size, and was laid the day before.
THE Mexico (Mo.) Ledqer relates the
following: "On the Odd day of last
May, Daniel Corker. of South Mexico,
died, as it was thought, in rather poor
circumstances. b. r. Cauthorn was
appointed administrator of the estate,
and few days since, M. Y. Duncan and
j. j. Steele, as appraisers, visited the
house of Corker to invoice the property
of the deceased. After going over
various cid notes, ETC., etc., they were
about to leave when they saw an old
leather trunk in the corner, which they
kicked open more out of curl osity than
with the expectation of finding any
thing valuable in it. When will wonders
cease? In that trunk was nearly $780,
900 in old. rusty coin and musty bank
notes. The coins and notes all bear an
old date, showing that Corker did not
believe in banking his money, but
harded it up"
WE clip the following from the Tai
lahassee FOridiar: "We are informed
that gentleman residing in Wakulla
county, by the name of Cox, who is cul-
tivating small farm, upon arising one
morning last week was surprised to find
that during the night his residence had
been changed from region where water
could not be seen and was situated on
the border of lake. When he retired
the evening before his house was far
away from any pond, lake or river, but
upon going out next morning his sur
prise can be imagined when, instead of
his garden, an immense sink, fifty or
sixty yards square, filed with water,
running up within eighteen or twenty
feet of his residence, met his gaze.
During the night this transformation
occurred, leaving not even vestige OF
the tallest pine trees which were stand
ing in their full majesty only twelve
hours before. These sinks, however,
are not infrequent in that county. II
has only been short time since that a
sink occurred near Lavender's mill,
more remarkable than the one alluded
to above, in that it occurred upon the
very top of a hill-one of the highest
points of land in that county. Will
not some one explain these occur
rences2"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-18

Of several shrewd Ohio politicians and their
subsequent conferences with Secretary Sher-
man, and the announcement that they intend to
conduct from this time forward an active cam
psign to secure for Mr. Sherman the next Re-
publican nomination for President has had the
effect to stir up the friends Of Gen. Grant and
Senator Blaine. The adherents of Secretary
Sherman declare that they intend TO carry on
al aggressive campaign, and claim that they
are rapidly gaining ground in the West and
North -
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Immigration.

The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics
furnishes the following information, de-
rived from official returns, in regard to
immigration into the port of New York :
There arrived at the port of New
York during the month of May, 1879,
II ,567 passengers, 8,1U9 of whom were
immigrants. During corresponding
period of 1878 the total number of pas
sengers arriving at the port was 1921
of whom 1928 were immigrants. Of
the total arrivals at the port during the
month of May, 1879, there we're: From
England, 2,533; Ireland, 3,142; Ger
many, APO; Sweden, 2,4O1; Norway,
l,O5S; all other countries, 4,455. Ar
rivals at the port of New York during
the twelve months ending May 81, 1879,
as compared with the corresponding
period of 1873 were nc follows.
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His Argument.

Wild Jim, Kansas desperate, thus
argued in justification OF his latest
murder: He'd a shot me if / hadn't a
shot him. Do you expect man to
take a risk when he's got shootin' iron
in his grip? l didn't care about his
dyin', but sure pop didn't want to die
myself. Mebbe he wouldn't shot me,
after all, but hadn't no call to wait and
see. In the present disorganized state
of society in Kansas, 'talnt DO man IS
duty TO s'pose another mans intentions
isgood."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-18

The troops furnished by the Southern States
were. with the exception of those of Louisiana,
nearly all white. Florida furnished one regi-
ment of cavalry Alabama one white regiment,
Mississippi one battalion, and North Carolina
two regiments of cavalry.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-18
DOMESTIC INTELLIaENOE.


Widower Manton Marble, the we'll
known New York editor, and Widow A. Lom-
bard Williams, of Augusta, Me-, have formed a
life partnership. They have gone to Europe To
spend the honeymoon.
An explosion occurred last week at
divers powder mill, near Laurel Run station,
Pa William Whitehead, John McKeal and
James Burns were fatally, and Fred Steel and
William Kidney seriously, injured
The New Jersey Supreme Court has
affirmed the judgment in the case of Mrs Smith
and Cove Bennett, sentenced to be hanged at
Jersey City for the murder of Police Officer
Smith, the husband of Mrs. smith The case
now goes to the Court of Errors and Appeals
Postmaster General Key and family
are on pleasure tour through New England
Several Tennessee colonies are being
formed in the region of Lowell, Mass. They
will settle in East Tennessee.
West.
A Bismarck (Dakota) dispatch saws
the four Cheyenne Indians who wounded Sergt.
Kennedy. of the signal service, and killed a.
private accompanying him, were hanged in ac-
cordance with the sentence Of the court, at
Miles City.
The total number of deaths resulting
from the destruction of the orphan asylum at
vass, Goodbue county, Mimi, by the recent
storm, is thirteen.
The little town OF Fdgington, Rock
Island county, H., was the other day the scene
Of most horrible tragedy, brother planting
bullet in beloved ter temple and then
falling dead by her side from another bull
let cent hy his Own. hand. The parties
to the tragedy were Lee and Melinda j.
Robbins, the crest son and daughter OF
. wesithy farmer named W. W Robbins
A few weeks ago the young woman formed The
acquaintance of young man named Thomas
Richards, 70 whom she soon after became en-
gagged, contrary to the wishes Of the family,
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PoLITIC AL POINTS.
The WaaLinuto,

The Washington correspondent of the
Chicag" Journal telegraphs ar follows: rhe
arrival here within the past forty-eight hours
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TO PUT Carpet down, man should
be sarewd tack -tician.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-24
How the Chinese Secure a Psstor.

February 4th, is the day on which
the Chinese select one of their num-
ber to preside over their Joss houses.
The discharge of fireworks consti-
tutes an important factor in the days
observance. The manner Of proceed
ing is as follows: Tie two compa-
nies here are permitted to have each
d certain number of representatives,
and the fleetest and strongest men
are generally chosen. These dele
gates repair to vacant lot at the
rear of the Joss house. Il stipulated
number Of bombs, each one contain
ing metallic ring, are placed in
charge Of q committee to fire off these
bombs one at time. When the cx-
plosion takes place, the ring contain
cd in the bomb is sent dying in the
air. 1t is the desire Of the two fac
tions to have their respective dele
gates secure as many Of them US pos
sible. When the ring drops, there
is Il general scramble on the part Of
all duly authorized TO obtain possess
sion Of it. After the bombs have all
been fired tie two companies compare
notes, and the side having the larger
number Of rings is entitled to elect q
Joss equivalent 10 q minister of the
gospel with us) from among their
number.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-24
4 Practical Lesson.

A young man stood listlessly
watching some anglers on a river
bridge. He was poor and detected.
At last, approaching basket filled
with wholesome-looking fish, he sigh
ed:
"lf now had these I would be
happy. I could sell them at u fair
price and buy Inc food and lodging"
IL will give you just as many and
as good fish," said the owner, who
had CHANGED to ovcrhear his words,
'if you will do me trifling favor"
'What is it?" asked the other.
"Only to tend this line till l come
back ; wish TO go on a short cr-
rand"
The proposal was gladly accepted.
The old man was gone so long that
the young man began to get impati
ent: Meanwliie the hungry fish
snapped greedily Of the baited hook,
and the young map lost all his de-
preston in the excitement of pulling
them in; and when the owner of the
line returned he had caught large
number. Counting out from them as
many as were in the basket, and pre-
serting them to the young man, the
old fisherman said:
81 fulfill my promise from the fish
you have caught to teach you when
ever yon see others earning what you
need, TO waste no time in fruitless
wishing, but to cast line for your
self"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-24
A Lie.

The Indianapolis Journal says :
"The solid South is built on a foun-
dation of intolerance, persecution,
fraud, assassination and murder"
10 this speciman lie the Washing ton
Post replies as follows; "It is. In.
tolerance developed toward it and its
people by tae ruling class in the
North after it had been forced back
into the Union, which it wished 10
leave; persecution by the Republican
carpet-baggers sent by the North 10
seize the reins of power in it's various
State government and tyrannize over
the citizens; frauds committed on
the sacred rights of the ballot-box
within is borders, by ard in the in
terest Of those same Radical hell.
hounds, that grand result of which
we see in the presence in the White
House Of fraudulent President as
sassination and murder Of ConsLitu-
tional prerogaliye of State sove.
reignty and local self-government by
Federal troops ordered to the work
by Republican President"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-24
Chins.

The retrcat;ng chin is indicative OF
the want Of attachment, and but little
ardor in love.
The chin in its length and breadth
indicates self-control, sclf-will, reso.
luton, decision, etc.
A narrow, square chin indicates
the desire for love, and is more com
mon among women.
The broad, square chin indicates
ardent love, combined with great
stcadfastness and permanence of af-
fection.
Carnivorous animals have the up
per jaw projecting, while those Of the
gramnivorous nature have the lower
jaw projecting.
In man with projecting upper jaw
will be found large destructivcncss
and love Of animal food; when the
lower jaw projects then the love for
vegetable food.
a pointed or round chin indicates
congenial love. A person with
such chin will have q "beau IDEAL
and will not be satisfied with real
men or women.
The indentcd cnin indicates a great
desire to be loved a hunger and
thirst for affection. When largo in
woman she may overstcp the bounds
of etiquette and may make love to
one that plcascs her.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-24
The Paper Borrowing Eiend.

A lady whose patience has been sore
ly tried by the class of people who al
ways borrow the weekly local pepper
instead Of buying one makes following
plant to a contemporary: (Which l
wish TO remark, and my language is
plain, at least Peter says it is, and
he ought TO know. Peter is my hus.
band, dear editors l want to ask q
question. Cannot something be done
to suppress the terrible nuisance, the
newspaper borrower! Here is field
for the philanthropist; field ripe for
the harvest, and one in which no man
has worked. Humanitarians 90 about
the streets looking up narrowing
objects of sympathy among the dogs
and horses, and / dare say many CT
them borrow the newspaper from
which they read the account Of their
prowess. Cannot society be organ
lied for the protection Of publishers
and subscribers against the ubiquit-
GUS and iniquitous creature?
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-24
Hon. Horatio Seymour.

He has been interviewed by re.
porter of the New York World in re.
gard to the Presidency, but unlike
Gen. Grant, on the Republican side,
the old Democratic veteran says : 81
have horror Of a scut1le for power
or place around the edges Of the
grave should feel like one Of the
figures in Holberi's dance Of dsath.''
OF course Mr.. Seynours friends
would be glad to see him nominated,
and in all PROBABILITY he would show
in the race more strength than any
other New Yorker, but in addition to
his feeble health, he would have to
bear upon his shoulders the weight
every defeated candidate bears. This
Of itself would likely influence q mum
ber of delegates to the National Con-
yention, and cause them to throw
their votes in favor Of another. Mr..
Seymour has always been admired by
large portion of the Southern De-
mocracy, but ut present we do not
think the majority sof tho Southern
States would prefer him. His honest
and frank expressions though, when
interviewed by this reporter of the
World, leaves little room for his
name to be placed before the nomina-
ting body when it assemblies. Whetl-
cr in public or in private life, TIora-
ito Seymour, of New York, will al
ways remain in possession Of the con.
lidence and respect of n large por~
ton of this Union, and when life
ceases TO exist the loss of an honest
man will be mourned.-Barnaucl!
Sentinel.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-24
Words of wisdom.

PERHAPS there ale few less happy
| than those who are ambitious without
industry who pant for the prize, but
will not run the race; thirst for
truth, but are.toQ slothful to draw il
from the well. q
The grand, and indeed only chra-
acter OF trute is the capability OF en-.
during tho test of universal experince
and coming unchanged out OF every
possible form Of fair discussion.
A great mind is like an elephant in
the ancient line Of battle, the best ally
ifyou can keep him in the ranks, frent-
lag the right way; but if lie turns
about he is the deadlicst foe and treads
his master underneath his feet.
One who is injured ought not to
return injury as the multitude think
for Gil no account can it DC right to
do injustice. Therefore it is not
right to return an injury, or to do
evil to any man, however we may
have suffered from him.
1t is hard thing to say, and many
al ardent temperament may be damp
encd by it, but it is nevertheless true,
that it is more honorable to make a
good pair of shoes than to write q
poor poem. If this fact could he en-
phasizcd some pcople would drop the
pen and take up the awl, and the
world would be better for the change.
Modesty is somewhat rare virtue,
and yet it is dangerous thing to
pretend TO possess qualities or abili-
ties which you meyer had. The adj
vice which Jerrold one day gave TO a
youth has meaning for most OF us
also. 1t was: "Young man, be ad
vised by me; don't take down the
shutters until there is something in
the window