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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03

For the week ending Jan. 81, 1882,
the reports indicate that tonsilitis, in
termittent fever, membranous Group and
rheumatism considerably increased, and
scarlet fever, erysipelas, Inflammation of
the bowels and cerebro-spinal meningitis
considerably decreased in area of preva.
lence.
Gases of smallpox were reported as
follows: Twelve at Leesburg, In Prai-
RE Roads township, Kalamazoo county,
Jan. 10; six at Geneva, Van Buren,
county, Jan. Is, believed to have been
brought from Chicago seven (convales-
cent? at Bay City, Jan. % two (new) at
Grand Rapids, Jan. % two at Detroit,
Jan. % one "a tramp from Grand Rap
ids) at Marshall, Jan. 81 I; one new at
Monroe, Jan. 16; also in Menominee
county, Jan. %, and ct Escanaba, Delta
county, for the week ending Jan. IA.
HENRY b. BAKER,
Secretary.
LANSING, Mich. Jan. "a. 1891
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The report of the census will make n
work OF 10000 pages, embraced i'll a
dozen volumes. The census report of
ten years ago was only little over one
fifth as large, and represented only
about one-fiftieth the labor. while the
expense was only trife less. The
value of these reports, however, depends
considerably upon the promptness with
which they are issued. The bulletins
which have been given to the public
from time 10 time have been of great
value, and really contained the cream
of the milking, but it is now nearly two
years since the population was taken,
and the volume relating 10 it has not
yet left the press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03
OlliinarI.

Hon. Carkson n. Potter died at New York
on the 23d OF January. He was born In
schenectady, n. Y, in 1926, and graduated Il
Union College (of which his grandfather, Rev.
Eliphalet Mott, was President, and his father.
Bisbop Alonzo Potter, Vice Presidency in 1912,
and year later graduated ma civil engineer
that State studied law, and WAS admitted 10
tho bar. In 1Si7 be started his career "a a
lawyer Ia New York city, identified with num-
her Of prominent cases. In 1868 he was
elected to the Forty-iirst Congress. He was
reelected TO tho Forty-sccond. Forty-tbird and
Forty ifth Congresses
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03

ALLEN DoDwoRTH, the teacher of
dancing to aristocratic New Workers, is
an old gentleman of fine figure, with
snowy-white hair and beard, sharply
cut features, bright black eyes, and the
courtly manner of the old-school gentle
man. He has travelled all over the
world, picking up not only much gem
eral information, but suggestions for
new compositions in the national dances
of different countries for example, the
german, which was originated and car
ried to perfection in Poland, and which
he introduced here. He has amassed a
great deal of money, and his residence
on Fifth avenue is one of the largest
that thoroughfare boasts, covering four
lots, of substantial brown stone, and
very handsomely furnished. One story
of his residence is used for a dancing
academy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03

VIRGINIA CITY (Nev.) Enterprise :.
James Rowe, the man who was blown
up ut the Forman shaft and lost both
his arms and his eyesight, is still blown
nightly III imagination. He yesterday
told Dr. Weber that he felt that he was
getting good deal better. Said he :
Now L am obliged to die once per
night, whereas few days ago l had to
be killed twice or three times nightly.
What he meant was that nightly it APP
peared to him that the explosion again
occurred, and that he was knocked
senseless by the flying fragments of
rock. Tho doctor says this is thing
that gives great deal of trouble to all
patients who have been hurt by caves
or explosions. 1t often prevents them
from sleeping. No sooner do they be-
gin to doze than the cave comes and
the explosion occurs, and they awake
with start and cry out"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03
bow. Without this animal the lap
lander would be in deplorable condit-
ion.
LIVING ON HUMAN FLESH.
Horrible Details Of the Crimes os
Beck with, OF Afford, Mass.


BosroN, Mass, Jan. 80.
II is now believed that the murder OF Simon
A. vandercook, near the town OF Afford, this
State, few weeks ago was the resut OF tho
cannibalistic longings OF powerfully built man
Of fine personal appearance named Beckwith,
between IS aud co years Of age, and weighing
something over two hundred pounds. On tho
day wheil the constable and posse broke into
Beckwith's hut some sicKening sights we're
presented. In the stove were discovered
the head, feet aud one hand OF human body,
charred and blackened by fire. In an ad join
ing room was found the rest OF the body, the
trunk split through, several ribs split of, aud
the entrails taken out and lying in a basket
near by. Great slices OF flesh had been cut
from the arms and legs, and there were evil
dences of a CHASTITY and fendish purpose hav-
ing been completed.
The theory il, and il is said to be well founded,
that Beckwith is u cannibal. 1t is thought he
intended to eat portion OF Vandercook's body,
the liver Of the victim having been found in his
frying-pan and portion OF 1t gone The muir
derer had also, it il said, washed his victims
remains and otherwise prepared them for
sailing down In barrel, to serve for supply
OF food during the winter. That Beckwith's
stomach was not too fastidious for this sort Of
diet would seem to be implied by the remark Of
a stsge-driver that :" Beckwith ate one of
winter"
Some of the people OF Afford say they have
heard the murderer boast that he had eaten
human flesh In Australia, and that be could do
it again, il necessary. 1t IL called 10 mind that
an old lady, named Mrs. WHISKY Peck, went
berrying on the mountains in tho vicinity Of
Beckwiths cabin several years ago, and has
never since been seen. At the time Of her dis
appearance 100 men made search for her. Now
Beckwith's recent crime gives color to sus-
picion that he also murder this woman, and,
perhaps, ate portions OF her flesh.
When Beckwith was last in Great Darlington,
few weeks ago, he inquired Of one Of
the butchers whether the latter wished to pur-
chase some pork. When the cabin was reached,
soon after the murder. no pork other pro-
visions OF any account could be found, and tho
startling query now raised among those pos
sessed of vivid imaginations is whether he in
tended to cell human flesh as pork. Beckwiths
cabin has been burned. and it is reported that
there has been found beneath the rubbish d
subtcrraneau passage, in which il is thought
that the remains of 100 persons have been
burned.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03

w. II. VANDERBILT is suing ex-Sena.:
tor Barnum for 500, About nine years
ago Mr.. Barnum chartered car to carry
some freight from New York to Con-
necticut, and it was run upon side
track, after being unloaded, where it
has remained ever since-Mr. Barnum
holding that the New York Central Com
pany should come after its car.
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The New AppOrtiOnment.

WASHINGTON, JAN 80.
The House Committee on Census has virtual
" agreed TO increase the number of Represent
atives from the State of Illinois from twenty to
twantv-ore. which will make the total number
of Representatives $40 instead OF 3la,
as proposed by the McCord bill. The
apportionment to each State under the bill
is: Alabama 3, Arkansas s, California
5, Colorado 1, Connecticut 4, Delaware l,
Florids /, Georgia 10, Illinois II, Indiana 10,
Iowa II, Kansas 6, Kentucky IL, Louisiana 6,
Maine 4. MARYLAND 6, Massachusetts IL, Mlchi
gan Ii, Minnesota 5, Mississippi z, Missouri IA,
Nebraska 3, Nevada /, New Hampshire 2, New
Jersey T. New York "a, North Carolina 9, Ohio
Il, Oregon l. Pennsylvania TO- Texas 10, YER
mont a Virginia 10, West Virginia 4, Wiscon-
sin 3.
Washington correspondent says the APP
portionment bill agreed III on by the House COM
mttee sis cunningly contrived to obtain the
united support of the big States of New York,
Ponnsyvaiia, Ohio and Illinois, having a total
vote Of ninety-nine III the House. To this
number must be added Iowa with nine votes,
Massachusetts with eleven, Michigan with nine,
Kentucky with ton, Missouri with thirteen, In
diana with thirteen, Virginia with nine and
Georgia with nine, all OF which gain one mem
bor each, between 3O7 (Mr. Cox's number)
and $40, which is the number agreed
upon by the House committee. But
il is not conceivable that the $40 bill will get
through the Senate without amendment. 1t
depliyes Rhode Island, Florida and California
of a member each. The whole Democratic vote
will be cast against it in the Senate, aud the
Republican Senators from Rhode Island and
California will not agree TO it A not improba-
BILE solution OF the question is the passage OF
the present bIl with an amendment giving an
extra member each TO Rhode Island, Florida
and California"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03

"Charity Bob" and "All ON Account
of Eliza, from "Billee Taylor" are the
general favorites. "Olivette" tunes
are in demand at New Orleans and Sa-
vannah. New Orleans is the best mar
ket for organs. The Italians, however,
have gone to work ON railroads, and the
colored men are taking hand. "Grand-
fathers Clock" is the favorite in the
West. "Sweet By-and-By," "Only an
Armor Bearer" and other Moody and
Sankey hymns, are all the go in Massa
chusetts, particularly in Boston. Among
the other popular tunes are 1.-The Dew
IFS March" from Won Suppe's operetta;
1.-THE Devil on Earth" and "Cradle
Empty, Baby's Cone" "a Violet from
Mothers Grave" and "Speak, Only
Speak"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03

The value of tile-drainage for farm
ing land can scarcely be over estimated.
A table just completed by the Indiana
State Bureau of Statistics. with view vi
ascertaining the benefits of tile-drainage.
shows that land which yielded an aver
age Of nine and one-half bushels of
wheat per acre for five years before
drainage yielded an average of nineteen
and one quarter bushels per acre for
five years after being drained. With
corn the increase was from thirty-one
bushels to seventy -four. During the
same period of time the number of cases
Of malarial sickness diminished from
l,S40 cases before to 400 cases after
drainage.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03
MICHIGAN NEWS.
Health i'm Michigan.

Reports to the State Board of Health,
Lansing, by fifty-three observers of dis
eases in different parts of the State, show
causes of sickness during the week end
ing Jan. 81, 1882, as follows:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03

In recent speech at the annual BAN
uuet of the Confederate veterans of the
Army of Northern Virginia, held in
New Orleans, JEFF Davis said "You
have written your record, you have done
your duty. The principles you then as
serted are as necessary for the preser-
vation OF the American Union as they
were when you struck for them. and the
existence of the best Government in the
world, the American Union, is still in
dissolubly bound up in the principles
for which you fought. Be still ever
ready to fight for this Union, as l would
be willing to unsheath my sword for 1T.
1 have no regrets for the past, fc in
wolves these principles. The a is
verbatim.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03

"GArH says that the noise, confu-
sion and tumult OF Congress would make
one think that no work could ever be
done. But "the work of the session
goes right on, AS in the steamships,
where some passengers are praying and
some sporting, some gambling and some
flirting, and there would appear in the
cabin no sense or progress; yet the en-
gineers and firemen and Captains on the
bridges are making the things go. This
is the advantage of having a Speaker.
He is the man on the bridge. Then the
committees about fifty in number, each
with its Chairman, and most of them
with little parlor hidden somewhere
about this Capitol-are like the cooks
on the ships who are pounding the meat,
working up the dough and getting the
meats ready to be eaten three or four
times "A day. The Speaker commands
the House; the clerks are like the fire
men, who keep up the fires and the
committees represent. the stewards and
coal-heavers, who provide the material
for fuel and food. Government is one
of those things that disappoints fearfully
the eye and the ear but, after its work
is done, it looks we'll and reads well.
People had better stay away from Wash
ington to keep their faith. Their un-
derstanding will be improved by coming
here, but knowledge is always at the ex-
pense of faith.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03
CHE Tnae Wurtheruer.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1882.

W. M. NELSON, OF Daviess county,
KY, has killed during the PAST year
IA squirrels, 160 raccoons, and twenty
wild turkeys in a small space of about
1000 acres in Panther Creek Flats.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03

FORTY years ago, when Mrs. Mowatt
was playing Juliet to q crowded house,
and she lay dead in the tomb, she con-
trived to ask Romeo low the scene was
going. Beautifully" he answered ;
1.-THE people down stairs have to put up
umbrellas to prevent being drowned by
the tears of those in the gallery"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03

ARArrLEsNAKe, measuring five inches
in diameter and eleven and half feet
in length, and having nireteen rattles,
was killed in Natchez, Miss, recently.
When shot the snake had large rabbit
IN its mouth.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03

EVERY one knows our exports of do
nestle provisions were smaller in guam
tity and greater in value last year than
the year before. The official figures just
published show the following facts: Our
exports of fresh beef last year aggregat-
ed SO, 1884, SS1 pounds, value 50, 300, 562 /;
in 1880, 90, 430, 066 pounds, value S.
95S, sos. New York and Boston divide
this trade Other exports were
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03

AT wonder" said blue-oyed Fanny,
How all the tiny buds know
Winter In gone aud spring IL here,
Waiting for them 10 growl
- ont you believe that the fairies
Whisper the news in tho ni2ht,
and, for love OF them. the blossoms
Open their eyes to the ight?"
ayes, little Fan-and the fairies
That wake al the early flowers
Are the br ght, warm April sunbcams,
And the gentle April shower5l"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03

JOHN TAYLOR, President of the Nor
mon church, has taken up his abode in
the Garde House, at Salt Lake City, the
magnificent structure which Brigham
Young built for his favorite Amelia. 1t
has been luxuriously furnished through
ont
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3 trade. Other exports were !:

The total value of the exports of provis-
ions, tallow, butter and cheese last year
was about $40, 600, 600 less than the val
ue of the same exports in 1880.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-03

ACCORDING to a New York hand-organ
maker, be puts the tunes into his organs
according TO the demand This year
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Number aud Per
Cent OF Obserr-
erS bg Whom
Each Disease Was
Reported.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-26
abroad.


Emmett will play the entire week at
Pittsburg, if he can keep sober.
The Salisbury Troubadours will bring
out their new piece, "Green Room Fun, u
in Boston, shortly.
Jay Rial has gone to San Francisco
with his s"Uncle Toms Cabin" It is a
new piece among the Chinese.
Marie Geistinger has closed very sue
cessful engagement on the Pacific coast.
She goes to Australia in September.
Capt. Otis Whitcomb, the original
Josh of the celebrated sJoshua Whit
comb" is dead. He was eighty seven
years old.
- Gilmore s. Whallen, managers of the
Indianapolis Opera house have sued the
Journal of that city for S25, 900, for stlic-
lures made in the paper.
Robson 6 Crane, the two dromlos, have
a misunderstanding with MIR. Ellsler.
manager of the Pittsburg opera house,
and the management refuse to rent the
house to them.
Miss Jessie Randolph and John 81.
Stewart, of McAully's Uncle Dan,l COM
pany are soon to be married. That COM
pany seem to be given to matr1mony, this
being the third marriage this season.
Rossi has managed to get started again,
having played an engagement at Phila-
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-26
Man Killed.

A laboriag man, a Bohemian, named Jacol
Hsrof, was killed last night, on the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul road, short line, neu
the Fort street crossing, by being run over 10y
the cars. Just precisely how the accident O :.
CURED it was difficult to learn as the Bo-
hemians are not good takers of English. Il
eeems the man was at work for some person
up In that locality that had q railroad con-
tract. The unfortunate man had finished
his days work, and with his little tin pail in
his hand was returning to his home.
On his way home he crossed the track and a
doing so was struck by the locomotive and
instantly killed. His head was horribly mt :
Hlated, and literally smashed so that they hal
to scoop up his brain and put it in pan.
The remains of the unfortunate maa were
put on the train and taken to the Union DC
pot, and Coroner Mccarthy went down and
removed them to tie undertaking rooms OF
Mccarthy & Donnelly, whsre they will b,
placed In casket. The brother Of the man
was presedt and gave evidence of great suffer.
ing. The deceased was Al years old, and
leaves family.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-26
CITY GLoBuLEs.

Geo, Mitsch received his commission yes
terday as second lieutenant of the iillen Light
Guards, Co. D, Second battalion
1t is understood that the Flying Dutchmsn
train will be changed in about week, ard
leave at Z O'Clock in the evening.
Adjutant General Van Cleve yesterday re-
ceived notice of the allowance of an invalid
pension claims, with arrearages OF sl,293.
Rev. Thomas Harrison, the great revivalist,
now in Cincinnati, where he is doing great
work, and meeting with remarkable success,
will soon be in st. Paul.
Articles of incorporation of the German
American bank of Hastings were filed with
the secretary of state yesterday Capital stock
900. Inc0rporators: John Barbaras, Chas.
M. Dittman, VIM. Il. Hayman, J. G. Petit
grew, herman Teszmann.
The trustees Of the Jackson street NJ. e.
church have decided to make certain neces-
sary repairs upon it amounting probably to
81, 600, and continue to occupy it for some
time to come, till they can see their way clear
to purchase lot aud build.
In circular to Adjutaut General Van CIeye.
Chas r. Braine, excel. of the Ninth reri-
ment N. g.. s. NJ IT., announces that he has
been placed IN charge Of the military depart
ment of the N. Y. World, and that he would
be pleased to receive copies of all orders per
tanning to the National Guard of Minnesota.
Luther r. and Arthur E Aldrich, partners
in the retail liquor bu siness at Benson, Swift
county. were before United States Commis-
sioner Cardcao yesterday, charged with failing
to take out the required special license, an d
waving examination. gave bonds for their
appearance for trial at the June term of the
United States district court at Winona.
The board of trade of st. Paul is to have
quite an important meeting at IL o'clock to-
morrow forenoon, to consider the matter of
new membership, and an advancement in the
amount OF membership fees to probably not
less than $3.50 for each member, all of which,
it is understood, looks to an ultimate arrange
ment for the erection of new and suitable
building fsr the board to do business in.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-26
.Iaczs Hauerta.a tortm,,e

The ST. Louis Republican thus gossips
about Jack Haverly, who was to have
sailed for Europe yesterday:
A well-known gentleman of this city who
returned from Chicago yesterday reports the
circulation of a rumor on the streets Of the
Lake city to the effect that j. H. Haverly, the
famous amusement man, has turned over all
his theatrical and minstrel enterprises to G.
II. Mcconnell, manager of the National print
ing company. It has been known
for some time that Mr.. Hav-
erly's health had become badly i'm
paired through the incessent worry and care of
his various enterprises and that his physician
had told him that unless he took a vacation
and relieved his mind entirely for time from
the weight of business matters, he would not
live two years longer. His friends say
that, acting upon this suggestion, he
has decided to give up bust
ness entirely and go to Europe, where he will
remain year or longer unless his health i'm
proves. There have been numerous rumors
ahoat regarding Mr.. Haverly's financial condi-
ton during the past yrar, ana many of these
point TO the conclusion that the condition of
his health was not the only cause for the trans
fer of his interests to Mr.. Mcconnell. While
his New York theatres-the Fifth Avenue,
Fourteenth Street and Niblo's Garden-as well
|
fer than ever before during the present season,
some of his other enterprises have not been
paying as well, and it is reported that his min
ing speculations have absorbed great deal
of money. Several weeks ago one of the
members of his Mastodon minstrel company
stated to a theatrical man in New Orleans
that the management was then three weeks
behind on salaries, state of affairs
he had never known before during his sew
eral years in Haverley's employ. This with
other rumors of like character, and the
statement made yesterday that Haverly had
been carrying an Indebtedness of $4,000
for the past year that he could
not meet and that the National
Printing company held his paper for about
$4,000, gives color to the report that
the transfer to Mr.. Mcconnell was necessary
moye to prevent a disastrous collapse. Be
this as it may, it is moderately certain that a
change of some kind has been made in Mr..
Haverly's business, which will be of consider
able interest in the amusement world.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-26
STILLWATER.

h The board of county commissioners have
adjourned until the second Tuesday in May
Mr.. John Kaest, who has been seriously III
for the last six months, is now in fair way
of recovering. he was attended by DR.. Wat
tier.
The Swedish Lutherans of the town of AT
ton and vicinity have decided to build church
the coming season. The building will be To-
Gated in the village of Alton.
The Democratic convention was held at the
court house on the evening of March %. P.
B. Smith received the nomination for the
Office of municipal Judge, the vote standing
IL for Smith, z for Netherway. c. B. Jack is
the nominee for special judge. The candi-
dates for aldermen are: First ward, George
Brown; Second ward, NJ. M Cluster; Third
ward, J. G. Nelson.
The Republicans held their convention at
the court house yesterday afternoon. Orris
e. Lee was nominated for the Office of mu-
nicipal judge and Hiram Caulkins as special.
j. D. McComb is the nominee for alderman in
the Second ward. No nominations have been
made for the First and Third wards. Il is re-
ported ]. g. Nelson declines the nomination
FOR alderman of the Third ward