The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30
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n report CONES lTOul w dSulHBtOii, S'ilu
to be based on tnr authority OF a gentleman
who has had an interview with the President
to the effect that the names of ex-senator Sar-
gent, of California, and William +. Chondl r,
of New Hampshire. have been fully decided
upon for the positions, respectively, Of Secre-
tary of the Interior and Secretary of the Navy.
The only hitch in this programme that
is likely to occur it is said, is the intense re-
pugnance of Gen. Grant to Chandler, whom
he looks upon as the leader of the forces which
prevented bis nomination at Chicago, and to
whose appointment as a member OF the Cabinet
he is bitterly opposed.
1t is said that in diplomatic CORE
spondonce shortly to be published there Is
certain dispatch sent to our Minister
to China (AngeD which will probably create
some uniavorable comment on OK Secretary
Blaine. This dispatch has reference to certain
OF the differences between CHINA and Japan, In
which Gen. Grant had hand. Mr.. Blaine, IN
his dispatch 10 Angel, said that Grant was at
the time merely private citizen, r,veling for
his own pleasure and In his private capacity,
and with no more power to represent the Gov
eminent than any other private CT izen.
Secretary Folger refused to have the
department clerks paid for December at
Christmas, contrary to the usual custom. He
found an express prohibition in the Revised
Statutes.
Last week there was important prog
ress in the Guiteau trial. 1t has been abun-
dainty shown 10y gentlemen or the highest
qualifications lat, while Guiteau Is man of
irregular mind, and possibly so deranged that
il would have been wise 10 have secluded him
from society, he still knows the nature and
consequences of homicide, and Is responsible
for his acts before the laws. BY his own con-
fession he is sane now The public has settled
down to the belief that convection on the
charge OF murder in the first degree is only
matter of time, and interest in the case has
visibly decreased.
BY collision in Queenstown harbor
between steamer and bark the latter was
sunk and nine of her crew were drowned.
Owing to the influence CT an Arab
rebel chief three of the largest tribes in
Southern Tunis stu hold out against the
French.
A plot was discovered for assassinating
the Gar In Karavanian street, which it was
! expected he would traverse while he was pro-
ceeding from the palace to the Michael Riding
school on the occasion OF the recent fete of St
George. II is said that nothing could have
saved the life. of the Gar had he taken the
route he was expected to pursue.
A CHASTITY panic horror occurred in
the CITY of Warsaw, in Poland, on Christmas
day. While high mass was being celebrated in
the Church of the Holy Cross a thief was
caught picking pockets, and in order to make
his escape, the wretch cried "Fire J. In the
terrible panic that ensued many persons were
crushed and mangled, and thirty have died Of
their injuries. Tho thief being Jew, intense
Indignation was excited against that race in
the neighborhood of tue church, and num-
Der of Jewish houses and shops were attacked
and Quilted by en- excited mob, and it became
necessary 10 call out tho military to suppress
the riot
Edmund G. Heffeld, foreman of pillow
factory at Louisville, killed his wife as she lay
asleep by cutting open the large veins IN hor
arms.
Peter Herring and two sons, in cross
ing tho river at lock No. 8, CharlestowD, w.
Va, were swept over and drowned
Helenwood, q Tennessee mining town,
was the scene of family row, in which six men
were shot, rhree OF whom are dead.
Details of fearful atrocity are re-
ceived from Ashland, Ky. Two daughters,
aged IA and II respectively, and a son of J. W.
Gibbons were lf1 at home at night white their
father and mother went out 10 pay u visit,
when the house was entered by unknown iends,
who first outraged the girls, killed their brother
as he attempted to give the alarm, Glove the
skulls OF all three with q Ratchet, saturated
their clothing with oil, aud then set the honse
on fire, Burning IL to the ground. There Is no
clew to the perpetrators Of the awful crime, but
IL il 10 be hoped that the offcr of reward Of
81, 900 will lead to their detection.