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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-06-10

Iect of the telegraph operator, two trains came
into collision at full speed, and two brakemen
were killed and several persons badly injured.
A freight train on the Denver and
South Park road jumped the track near Buena
Vista, Col. The engineer, fireman and brake
man were instantly killed, while the conductor
had an ankle dslocated-
A whirlwind in Deadwood, Dakota,
killed one lady and severely injured three other
persons. Four houses we're destroyed, and
trees and telegraph poles torn up. Hailstones
fell for two hours, one measuring twenty-five
inches in circumference.
An important Indian conference was
held at Los Pinos Agency few days ago, where
nearly 1900 armed Utes assembled to meet the
Commissioners Chief Sapavansro was in
formed that the Government would enforce the
treaty placing his people on new reservation
Chief Shavano, in a towering passion, demand
ed TO know who signed such treaty, and de-
clared that he and Ouray's widow owned the
Uncompahgre valley. Agent Berry notified
five chiefs to accompany the commission to Sc
lect new home, the Utes having refused to
name committee.
South.
Fred Douglass, as part OF the decora-
ton ceremonies, delivered an historical Grafton
on John Brown at Harper's Ferry, Va. Quite
q number Of Confederates and old yirginians
gathered to hear him. Among the latter was
R. NJ T. Hunter, who was tue States Attorney
An attempt was made at Gainesville,
Texas, to arrest John Thompson for carrying
concealed weapons, when he turned upon his
pursuers and killed Deputy Sheriffs Charles
Meredith. L. Krilht and Samuel Meredith.
At frederick, Md, fine monument
was unveiled, at Mt. Olive Cemetery, over the
graves of the Confederate soldiers who fell
at Antietam and other battles fought in that
vicinity.
u. S. Grant has been elected President
of the Texas Western Narrow Gauge road and
active operations toward the Rio Grande will
be at once commenced.
The Supreme Court of Tennessee hns
rendered decision which makes the taxing dis
taict CT Memphis liable for $5,000,000 Of in
debtedness OF the defunct city, the process of
cohection peiiS through the eueta coui's ~
mandamus.
Hon. d. II. Key, Col. J. B. Cooke
and other Confederate officers of Tennessee
have effected an organization to receive the
Union Army Of the Cumberland in September
at Chattanooga. 1t is intended to have every
seeding State represented in the welcome by
distinguished soldiers.
Nearly all the money needed by the
Yorktown Association has been obtained, and
the work of constructing the building for the
accommodation OF visitors to the celebration
will soon be commenced.
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to be deifed in the future world. Their
devices to accomplish this are various:
One monk has fulfilled three years
vow of hermitage in a lonely hut at some
distance from the temple. Another sits
cross-legged in a tiny cell, coming out
only for his meals. They say he has
not spoken for three years and probably
never will again, the vow of perpetual
silence being especially pleasing &c
Buddha. Still another, even more will.
ing to suffer than his fellows, has offered
one of his fingers as a sacrifice, and pro-
poses to offer more, we are told. The
process is described "a follows: The
finger is wound with flax which has been
soaked in kerosene oil, and ON the end
is placed a lighted taper, which burns
slowly down, consuming the finger, and
the stump is finally cut off with a
pair of shears. China letter.
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MICHIGAN NEWS.

OVER 100 Danes have settled in Mont
calm county since Jan. /.
HOWARD CRY has thirty shingle-mills
Within radius OF ten miles.
The potato-bug has made its appear
ance in various parts of the State IN full
uniform.
A wAsHER-woMAN in Deerfeld, Lena.
wee county, claims to be first cousin to
Jay Gould.
The Ogemaw County Herald says
they have q mineral spring at West
Branch like unto the st. Louis one.
AN Indian fishing in Waiskai bay
fished up six barrels of pork which had
been lost in the bay last fall, but which
was uninjured.
HIRAM BLAIsDELL, formerly Bay
City attorney, is treasurer and secretary
of u Denver mining company, said to-
have 81 900, 600 capital.
The Reed City Clarion wants the VII
lage to buy the beautiful grove of beech
and maple trees in the rear of the school
building for public park.
ACCORDING to the Bay City Tribune;
there is a COW in that city which aver
ages thirty-two and half quarts Of milk
every twenty-four hours.
The Pontiac Wagon Company, capita.
S15, 900, has been started with a promise,
of good success. The company COM
prises many of the leading citizens.
Mrs. HENRY CoRGAN, at Redpocket,
in the Upper Peninsula, recently gave,
her baby part of a teaspoonful of CARROLL
ic acid by mistake, intending to admin
lister oil. The child died before morn
ing.
GRAFTON MALLORY, of Vestaburg,
Montcalm county, aged years, fell into
the lake, and Fred Cox, aged IL, reaching
for him, also fell in and was drowned.
George Cox also fell in, trying to save
the two. Mallory, it is thought, will not
recover.
Mr.. BADGER has shown us a very sin
gular hybrid. 1t was an orailge-lemon;
that is, perfect orange for one-half Of
the fruit in color and grain the other
half lemon, with all its characteristics.
-Rdtamazoo Telegraph.
VIM. SMITHERs, an employee In the
Mackinaw Company's mill at st. Ignace,
was shot and instantly killed, while
standing at window in the mill, by
some one outside. The machinery was.
instantly stopped. and great excitement
ensued.
RUSSELL HERvEY, of Adrian town.
ship, aged rs, was holding fence stake
which his son was driving with an iron
maui, when the head of the maui few
off and struck him on the temple, sever
ing an artery. His son held the artery
three hours with his thumb until sur
geon came to fix it.
The northern part of the State is in a
fair way to repeat, on a small scale, the
programme of 1871. Large tracts OF
woods are on fire, and much damage has
already been done to timber, fences and
buildings The woods are very dry and
the fire spreads rapidly. North of Far
well the fires are raging to such an ex-
tent as to threaten the destruction of
the railroad tracks. At Roscommon the
camp of j. Boyce was destroyed on
Sunday, together with logging slelghs,
camp equipage, tools, etc., causing a
loss of more than $1,000. Much dam
age has been done to standing pine, aud
more will occur unless rain comes soon.
-SdginaW Evening Netos
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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.


Coal-mlne agents held q meeting at
Philadelphia, and. to prevent over-production,
agreed to stop work in their mines six days in
this and three days in next month
The tug Jake Brands blew up off
Sandy Hook, N j., and the engineer was blown
overheard and drowned and his son fatally in
iured.
West.
A feud of long standing impelled Prof.
Charles stickney, of Denver, to kill M. T.
Champeau. Mrs. h. o. Devroe sprang between
the men and was unintentionally slain.
Three masked robbers entered store
at Nortonville, Kan, drew revolvers, and
forced those present to keep still while OIL, 200
was extracted from the safe.
Anti-prohibitionists in Kansas have
ingenious methods Of evading the new liquor
law. "Jug trains " are doing good business.
The friends Of temperance believe that the law
will eventually be entirely successful.
Evidence of the adaptability of the
waters Of Lake Michigan TO the successful
culture Of the California salmon has been fur
nished by the capture Of one Of these noble
hsh weighing twelve pounds in the lake of Co
da- Grove, Wis. Six years ago the experiment
OF salmon planting in Lake Michigan was made
by the Wisconsin Fish Commissioners, and
this Ia the first proof of the success of that ex-
pertinent.
A serious accident occurred on the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad four miles
west Of Cedar Rapids, L. Owing 10 the neg
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

In the case of the Pacific Mail Steam.
ship Company VS.. the United States the Court
of Cairns awarded the company damages
amounting to S29l.1 The suit was for
money due for mail service, and the company
sued for 81, 100000.
There were issued during the month
of May s3,342,070 worth of naional-hans
notes, and there wore surrendered and de-
stroyed S1,745,919. The net increase OF
national-bank note circulation for the year
ending May 80 has been So ZIG, $50.
The circulation of the standard silver
dollar from the treasury vaults has practically
stopped altogether. During the fall and early
winter there was quite demand for this coin
for the purpose OF moving the crops That
demand stopped when the crop movement was
over. Since the LIST of January last there has
been no call for silver. All the dollars that
have been coined since that date remain in the
sreasury. Further than this, the silver in cir
The amount outstanding has steadily de-
creased. Coinage at the rate of q little over
$4,000, 900 month goes steadily on.
Coinage in May, ST., 223, $50, of which
81, 800, 600 were in silver dollars.
President Garfield promises to attend
the Atlanta Exposition in November.
Col. William A. Cook has been COM
missioned Special Assistant Attorney General,
and will have charge Of the prosecution of the
star-reute ringsters.
Facts developed by the investigation
into the star route frauds caused Secretary
Window to request the designations of Sixth
Auditor McGrew and his deputy, Lilley.
BY reducing and discontinuinga num-
Der OF supertiuous star-route and steamboat
mail-service lines the country was saved last
month the handsome sum of e445,5
The resignation of First Assistant
Postmaster General Tyner has been in the hands
Of the President for some weeks. but not
accepted. Tyner is not now acting. and is said
TO be unwilling to do further duty in that place
The President has appointed William
Gouverneur Morris, of New Jersey, Collector Of
Customs for the District Of Alaska, and Angus
tus Brosins, Of Pennsylvania, Agent at the
Niobrara Agency, Eeb.
The following is the public-debt state
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The central idea of Buddhism seems
to be that Of buying merit, or gaining
the favor of the gods by meritorious
deeds and suffering for their sake, and
those who torture their bodies or suffer
special privations hope nv so doing to
store up large quantities Of merit or even
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His Little Mistake.

Merimee, in his Letters to Panizzi, >"
tells good story of Mrs Caroline Nor
ton and Lord Suffolk, whom she had
bantered at q charity fair to purchase
some triAe at an exorbitant price.
Don't you know" said his Lordship,
defending himself feebly, ''that 1 am
the prodigal son?"
"No," was the answer; 81 thought
you were the fatted calf. %
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AT THE CAPITAL.

slowly Winding up Busincss-Addi-
tiOnaI Asylum tO be n3uiIt-Ftnal
Passage Of the BruIe River Btii-
Training school at the NOrmal-The
Tax Conn lnisston-POlice lBill-Sun-
hries-
National Republican., 1881-12-13
A oALLowAY COUNTY, RoMANoE.
!. 70, ,ovo hro,,on mv toart vivian -

sYou have broken my heart, Vivian"
II was n fair haired girl who spoke these words,
md Ms they came from her lips Vivian Mahoney,
the young man to whom they were addressed,
leaned tcnderly over Fcrida Peterson and str0ve
10 kiss away the tears that were yelling up III her
beautiful, dreamy, brown eyes.
&C. do not blame you" she continued, In broken
10 look upon, and when her warm kisses melt
upon your lips II Is not stnnge that you forget al
else but that she would gladly be your wife and
that her father owns q coal yard. But love you
with mad, deathless passion that Will burn out
my life In the intensity Of It's flame. You nave
won my Scandinavian affections unwittlngly, but
you have won them oil the same. In tle years
that are 10 come, Vivian, when your children arc
playing ut your knee and life seems ike inlr
dream you win sometimes think Of me
sometimes let tender Thought ne u,
girl that knew no happiness so great as to
hear your voice and see The glenn Of the matinee
tickets in your vest pockctY Tell nc lhls, ana
when the leaves have turned brown under the
blighting touch of autumn's chilly hand ana
shall have been put away forever in the little
dell beyond the meadow, you Will lead to the nltaI
q happy bride and never know the sorrow have
felt"
"By yon bright moon swear" said Vivian
taking another kiss on the fly, "thatyour memory
shall ever be cnShrined In my heart Though my
life be one of tempest and storm, or n succession
ofsunny days, shall always remember that you
TO imprint another kiss ON the rosy lips upheld y
his when II dull thua was heard at the rear OF MS
pants. and Vivian lay senseless on the sidewalk.
, Old Mr.. Peterson had opened the trout door nnd
adjourned the meetng.-EfOm "OD me IRON
Steps" bV COloneJ0e Rickcg.
National Republican., 1881-12-13
New yorI. aenernI Market.

NEw York, Dec. 12.-Flour shade easier and dull
light export and very moderate local trade demand
sales 1900 barrels; No. g 80 0OGI 6 superiine West
aud state, ~ 2OGC5 TO- common to good extra do
OOGH co. good to choice do 50 1909 or choice white
wheat Western extra, 81 2Sgs - fancy do. ss 3lG9UG
common to good extra Ohio, s. 25GtS 25; common TO
choice extra ~. Louis, s5 0dg co. patent Minnesota
extra good to prime, - 0OdS in choice TO double
ira, - GDG9 NJ, closing dull; Southern flour dun aud
dropping; common to fair extra, - 1jg6 49, good to
choice do Al sOds 37is Corn lFGlsc lower, closing
duh and weak; ungradcd GGd7lc No. g. 6Sis a pl,ac;
No. 3 7O'4ogilc' No. white. l5Jli southern yellow,
1pylc, dock No. . December, 700 i0C closing at 1Uc.
Oais about sc lower and less active; No. B. 40.ac
Coffee dull and nOmlnally Unchanged Rio cargoes,
Sismiliic Sugar dull aud weak: centrifugal. low
test, Tec; China she; fair to good refining, IsgTSc;
reiinpd unchanged, rather better trade. Moasses
steadily held and moderate inquiry. Pork dull and
slightly In buyers favor; choice old mess SIS - ortl-
nary mess sH 25lrl7 We; old, els OOOpo ~ new do,
December. siT or January and February, s7 % Mid
dies duh and weak; long clear " D'ac; short clear
g16c long and short clear, DAamD4c. Lard 50p7tsc
lower and fairly active, closing weak; prime steam,
spot, ell 22+sdil 2f to arrive, Sl1 lI'a December
ell l7s; January Sli 3Oii 3; February, Sl ljdl 5O
March, sll 5j66ii co. April sll G7js@li 72ls; May,
Sl7Ismi So june sli s2's; city sieam Sll l2's; re-
fined Sll
National Republican., 1881-12-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Richard 8. Moore has been appointed postmaster
A movement is on foot TO establish q club In
Petersburg TO push the interests OF harbor improve
ments.
The colored people Of Portsmouth ore making
elaborate preparations to celebrate emancipation
Day, which occurs January 2. go. .
An cntorprlsing merchant Of Sperryvile, Rappa-
hammock County, has shipped from that place dur
ing the last three months 1000 bushels oil apples
10 Washington.
The Democratic members Of the common coun.
Gil Of Petersburg have agreed 10 nominate Colonel
+. IT, Archer TO succeed Colonel Cameron. who
will resign his office as mayor 10 be inaugurated
Governor January1
w. A. Davis, merchant, at Orleans, Pauquier
County, shotlIconidas Tripet, merchant, Mt the
same place through tho head on Sunday morning
Trlpleit lived one hour The difficulty originated
I'm n lawsuit and quarrel about turkeys.
Fredericksburg Papers complain that II affords
less material for their local columns than any out
side village IN the State. Nothing ever happens
there and IL Is the same staid, quiet, respectable
sleepy headed old borough that Il always wns.
Major J. II. Humphreys and Mr.. j. W, Sewel
sanitary engineers, who have been making es;i-
mates and taking observations rs to the probable
cost Of introducing the Waring system Of sewerage
Into Portsmouth, are approaching the end OF theii
labor.
Hundreds Of colored petfhe have failed to be
vacclnated In Richmond, trusting to the merits o
the bng of roots and other stuff sold them by some
gracecss sooundrel, and which they wear arounc
their necks, next their skin, vnlnly believing ina
II protects them from smallpox.
Over $50 men are ut work at Roanoke (nee Bii
Lick levellng the hills OF the new town, and III,
contractors nre advertising for more They drill
all day and blast oil night when there Is les
danger of accident though human slccpers In Thu
nelghborhood object to helatter arrangement
National Republican., 1881-12-13
nnl.lmnre ..en.rn, MARKET.

BAITIMoRE. Dec. l2-Flour steady Howard street
and Western superllne 81 50G5 OG do extra f5 25d
"a; do family, 20 G2d7 25 City Mills superine, - y
0p5 2I do extra IS j0d6 80; do nmy 81 51d1 10; dc
southern easier Western shade easier, closing dull
Southern white Csc; do yellow Gslsc; Western mixed
spot aud December, Osss s4l6lc: January. 7U4Ma05sc
February, 72limI2Sc. Oats, steady; souhern jOG5ic
Western white, 5i6l53c; do mixed i0GiOc pennsyl
vann, 51d SIC Hay quiet and easy; prime to choice
Pennsylvania md Maryland, sls 00ft2l 90 Provisions
steady and quiet; mess pork. slS 0g bulk meatsshou
ders and clear rib sides, packed, Ss(aa, C; bacon
shoulders, lac clear rib sides, llc hams, l3di9'lc
lard, refined, I2Ac. Butter firm; Western packed, rs
a iOc: roll 2Jngc. Eggs scarce and firm ut 2S602c
limed, &c. Coffee strong RO carsoes, ordinary "a
Air, 6AMlOnc Sugar quiet; SOFT, gsac. Whisky
easier at 81 l1Ggi l7.a. RecelptsFour 28li barrels
corn 5i,Sll bushels; oats 45is bushels. Sales-Corn
bushels.
National Republican., 1881-12-13
REAL ESTATE.
Tho OmeiaI Transfers as Recorded We
ferlny.

Tho Omcinl Trnnsfcrs ns Recorded Yes
terday.
Mr.. J. II. olmstead presents the following transac-
tons In real estafQrD the District yesterday,
ported to him byil ecorder OF Deeds;
CITY PROPERTY.
On New Hampshire avenue, between l. and NJ
streets part of lot II 10 feet by depth) square John
w Starr to George ]. Beanes, ~ no
On street north, corner of Twentysec0nd street
west lots l. and i07 feet inches by deptb), square
49, Mary J. Pairo TO NJ. Velinda Chapman, sS,3i7
on Pierce Place. between Fourteenth and fifteenth
streets west, subot lG6 iG feet inches by 30 feet)
square 200, Edward Boure to Aaron b. Grosh $3.50
on Eighth street west, between l. and NJ streets
north north part Of lot y go by 90 feet inches)
square i0l, Edward Medler to Charles Baum, $500.
ON South Capitol street, between o and L streets
SOUTH lot (5i feet inches by l75 feet inches)
square 70i Thomas A.Richards to William A. Rich
ards, $3.50.
ON South Capitol street, between o and p streets
SOUTH lots and (SS by l75 feet inchesl, square 70
Thomas A. Richards TO Alfred and William A. Rich
ards sGG7.
lot II us by 80 feet ~ nches) square 933, George W
Kline 10 Frederick A. Jackson, u 800.
National Republican., 1881-12-13
llO7 Penna. ave.

VISITORS, independently of
any intention to purchase, are in
vited to the establishment of
MIR. THEODORE Ii. STARR,
No. 2O6 Fifth avenue, Madison
Square, between 25th and Goth
streets, New York. The sales
rooms occupy three floors. The
first exhibits every variety of
Solid Silverware of unique designs,
Foreign and American Watches,
&c. The second comprises one of
the most extensive and complete
stocks i'm this country of Diamond
Jewelry, of original designs, finest
Solitaire, and critically matched
Diamonds, rare Pearls, Rubies,
Emeralds, Sapphircs, Catseyes,
and other precious stones, Gold
Jewelry, In novel designs, at close
prices. In the third is displayed a
choice collection Of Patent Key
less-Winding French Clocks (cOn-
trOlled by this house,, artistic
BrOnzes, Mantel Sets, Candel-
abras, &C., and decorative POr-
celaine Of the Royal Worcester,
MintOn, and other favOrite wares,
in Vases, Plaques, Jardinieres,
|
&c. no5sm
National Republican., 1881-12-13
pn,,,,,.In,,,n ,,,,Ic ,,r,,ct,

WEST PHILADELPHIA. Dec. l2-Cattle innctive
sales, 5000 head prime 6lion1c; good, 5la0d5sc me
dunn, ie@5ic common, 3tpi'4c. sheep active; sales
10000 head prime 5AmbAsc: good lAOnjC; medium
3si@i,sc common, 3aalac lambs, 4@7c Western
calves 515Js; milch calves. 66p0c Hogs active; sales
$50 head; prime, 9@9ac; good, s,sgsl4c medium so
National Republican., 1881-12-13
A,cxnnd,,, Gr,,n ,Inri,c,.

ALEXANDRIA. Dec. 12.-As usual on Monday. but
tue WINS uoo OF Snnnsu to-urs. a, ,un d
to but $50 bushels, and sales were made at q ~ 20
49, 30 for Fultz; 81 3g$ II for mixed 81 ii11 ~ fol
Lancaster. COrn-Br little offered 400 bushels o
white sold at 73c; no old offered. Rye-One small
lot brought 81 co. Oats-Sone reported. Country
produce firm at quotations.
National Republican., 1881-12-13
Three-day bills.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YoRK, Dec. i2.-Money loaned down between
6i aud Interest to per cent and closed at the latter
figure. Exchange was steady ut 4s0mfsOa for long
and iS3A@lsii4 for short sight Governments We're
steady and unchanged except for extended 6s, whch
were - higher and Is coupon, which were u lower.
slate bonds were In light request Rroad bonds were
irregular on q moderate volume OF business. Ihe
share speculation was quite active, but irregular and
unsettled during the day. The transactions aggre-
gated 22j 00O shares including Delaware laCkawanna
and Western, 1l,GO0; Denver and Rio Grnde, 1890
Eric, 600; Lake Shore, i2,ClO Louisville aud Nash
vile, 1000 Michigan Central, 100, New York Cen
tral, i390G Reading, OlOG st. Paul 1000 Texas Pa
chc, 1920; Wabash Pacific, 12,2O0 Western Union
tS3On ROblusOu Mining. an
National Republican., 1881-12-13
Iichir Co.. Cncn Reef Tonic.

"My patients derive marked and decided bene.
NJ from e." says Prof J. NJ Cnrnochsn. NJ D., Prof
Surgery, New York Medical College, For bad taste
in the mouth, bad breath, heartburn, pain in
stomach and bowels, fatuency, constipation
(symptoms of dyspepsia and broken down diges.
tiOn) Il Is isinvnluable Also valuable in hiousness
malaria, debility, monthly suffering, liver COM
plnlnls. md sick headnohe. BeMnre Of GOnntorieils
National Republican., 1881-12-13
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

stock ana Bond Quotntiona-BaItinio 10 ini ore
nnd New York Produce Markets.
The following report of the financial market yes
torday. together with the opening. highest, lowest
and closing quotations, furnished by the bank.
ing.house OF H. D. Cooke, jr., & Co.. i42o street
Washington. D. C.:
National Republican., 1881-12-13
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.

Mrs william Cox died at her residence, near the
old courthouse, yesterday, afler lingering ILL
ness
Mr. Nicholas Mumm, n well-known clgarmaker.
was stricken with paralysis for the third time at
his house, on King street, Saturday last, and died
yesterday morning.
Notices for n mass meeting OF the voters OF the
city at the old court house, In the Third Ward -
to- night, were read ont in nearly all of the col
ored churches Sunday night.
Mr. john Cowlng, who has been sick Mt his resi-
dence, on Alfred street. for some time past. but
who was thought to be much better, was taken
suddenly III yesterday, and is now in q very pre-
carious condition
An interesting meeting ofthe Woman's Christian
Temperance Union was held in the hall of the
Alexandria Reform Club yesterday afternoon nrc-
sided over by Mrs. Sarah Deetou, with Miss Ella
Herbert at the organ. Mrs Hall, of Baltimore
who WINS expected 10 be present, in consequence
ofthe inclemency Of the weather did not arrive.