The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-07-01

goods. An army of sixty Apaches invaded
Chihuahua Yellow fever is increasing In Vera
Cruz
j. r. Dodge, the Special Agent of the
Census Bureau for the collection OF agricuturai
statistics, issues report showing that the to-
bacco crop OF 1880 was 80 per cent greater than
the crop OF 1870, the amount produced in 1880
being 473, LOT 573 pounds, against 262, 1856 81
pounds in 1870. The crop in 1870 was below the
average, while that OF 1880 was fully up to hi
average. Fifteen States now produce as much
az all the States produced in 1870. Only four
States-Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Mas
sachusetts-produce less than they produced
in 1870. Kentucky, which ranks first az tobacco
State, produced SO per cent. of the whole crop.
Virginia ranks second, and Pennsylvania third
The average yield per acre has been 791 pounds
varying from 1859 pounds in Massachusetts, TO
All pounds III North Carolina. Illinois pro-
duced 8, 1856, 700 pounds, an average of 500 to
the acre.
The Chinese Government having re-
quested the services Of an experienced naval
officer to organize a marine corps on the same
plan as the marine corps OF the American navy,
First Lieut.. d. Pratt Manning has been given
permission to enter the Chinese service for
that purpose.
The Chicago and Rock Island Rail
way Company has declared the usual quarterly
dividend of IA per cent, payable Aug. l.
The earnings of this company increased the
first fortnight in June $4,000 over last year.
The astronomers all over the world
are excited over the sudden temperance Of
the brilliant comet Of 1872 in the north
eastern heavens.
Henry Willard announced TO meet
ing OF subscribers TO his Northern Pacific and
Oregon Company pool that he had united the
two companies lie proposed now 10 form 4
new company to be called the Oregon Trans
continental, with capital of 5O,OOO,OoO.
A great slaughter of soldiers on the
Moreles railway, in Mexico, occurred near the
village Of Mailpois, on the river San Antonio.
After the tram had been plunged into the water
by the destruction OF the bridge, consign-
ment of alcohol III froight-car took fire and
exploded. No less than thirteen officers and
1872 privates were killed by the fall or roasted
alive, while fifty others sustained serious inju-
ries The engineer and fireman were scalded
TO death. The road Is O narrow-gauge, was
built by native engineers, and had been opened
only O week
Out of $87, 900, 600 in foreign gold coin
received at New York from August to May, not
one piece was British The arrivals were mainly
French 20-frano pieces and German 20-mark
pieces, although Japanese yens were well rep
resented.
The international pigeon race was
flown from different parts of the United States
and Canada, the distance to their homes being
$50 miles the winners made that distance at
the rate of a mile in two minutes.
Later particulars of the Mexican rail
road accident add rather than detract from it,
horrors. Nearly $50 persons we're killed, and
forty dangerously wounded, only sixty es-
Gaping.
Americans are the largest consumers
of Japan tea. Out OF ID 2lO,O78 pounds ex-
ported from Hiogo alone in 1889, $3.50, 533 were
invoiced to New York, 2,422, 295 to Chicago
S0,9S0 to San Francisco, and only z, l67, III to
other countries
Buffalo reports the arrival OF the
largest tow of lumber from Michigan which
ever passed through the grea. lakes 1t con-
tanned 3,25O,0 feet