The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-03-12

In four townships or Logan county. III,
bonds were voted long ago in AID or railroad.
The road was built. Then the towns refused
to pay. The matter weot through the United
States courts, aud the towns were told that
they must pay. The citizens replied that they
would not The obligation. with interest,
amounts now to $sS5,000. The courts have
directed the entry OF taxes to meet ths debt
on the county records, and the collectors are
demanding them independently OF the taxes
voted. The tax payers have held a public
meeting and declared that tney ale opposed
to the payment Of said railway bonds ard win
resist their payment to the last ditch.v
The Indianapolis Leader, the organ Of the
colored republicans Of I9dans, an bly-edlted
paper, belieyesit iniudicious to noninate Grant.
It sepslbly remarks on the subject OF the third /,
term that. +" However widely men may differ
as 10 the real merit Of tie objection, all must
admit that it has weight with thousands OF he
purest republicans throughout the land, who S.
support Is absolnta.y essential % suscess az
the polls"
You can't be a DEMOCRAT without believing
II the rights Of Secession and Notification,
aud there's no use fooling. (Mss.4
states (Dem).
: 1t may not be wise - in the TO. to for
get that there are few native-born American
cinzens,' and those who are earnest Republs-
cans, too, who are most resolntely opposed to
third-term Presidency. We can count up
scores upon scores Of just such native born
American" Republicans on every hand. Iu
this city and county they are numbered by
hundreds. In Iowa at large they could be
numbered by thousands. Daily, too, these
Numbers find ncrease.-Davenport (Ts.) Ca
zette (Rep).
Unless something now unforeseen shall occur
to populsrize the third-term movement, the
nomination OF Gen. Grant at Chicago will be
an impossiblity. The action of the Illinois
Republican State Committee in postpcning the
State Convention until May 1S--only two weeks
before the meeting OF the National Conyen-
tion--hss SO hopelessly cisarranged the plans
OF the third-termers that nothing short Of q
political miracle can set them strxigh; agalr.--
Baltimore American (Rep).
There have been five military Presidents OF
the United States Two of them Harrison
and Taylor--died before they had tune to show
their ability as civil rulers. The other three
; were Washington. Jackson and Grant. The
first added poihpg to his great reputation as
; soldier and patriot by his civf administrs- :
!, ton. The second debauchsd the Civil Service,
r ana lef' posteriiy legacy Of corruption The
! third is Justly admired and loved by millions
4 OF his countrymen; but many think he was
not a successful President. aud comp ritiyelY
ew.vish TO see him romnstea FOR :hIrd-
term Chicago Trbane.
h, In Indiana farmers who signed notes for 3lo 70
pay for hay forks are finding that the decimal
was1 there, and their notes ara at the banks
! for 81 900 instead. t
!, Two women have Just sold ont their drug
4 business st Fenton, winch they have prosecnt-
cd for 23 years.
The daughter Of the wealthy Senator Sharon
= ls admiringly described as nkuos s,dveef
!, childliks fsce and gentle : llnnen, I'd q
|. dressing with ,he greatest np'icty, entirely
8 without jevelfy.
n The New York vomays exchange employ
four salsswonea and bsox r'spsr'.