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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

Mr.. LEWIS DAVID COHEN, Jewish
tradesman in London, declined to serve
on a Coroner's jury, on the ground that
he wac forbidden TO do so by the Jew
ish law. AS regards the descendants
Of Aaron, the High Priest, the twenty
fourth chapter of Leviticus says
Neither shall he enter into any house
where there is dead body" and Mr..
G hen said he was direct descendant
of Aaron. He was fined by the Coro-
ner, but appealed to the Court of
Quarter Sessions, where Mr.. Cohens
objection was defended 10y his chief
rabbi, who had himself declined to at
tend Thanksgiving in ST. Paul's over
the recovery of the Prince of Wales,
on the ground that dead bodies were
Inferred there. The Court RENTED
the fine aud excused the plaintiff from
future service on Coroners' iuries.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13
THE SECRET SERVICE.
Abstract of the Report of Chief Brooks.

Abstract of the Report of Chief Brooks.
James J. Brooks, Chief OF the Secret Service
Division OF the Treasury DcDar tment, reports
that during the fiscal year ended June 80, 1888,
376 arrests were made by agents of the service.
or this number ninety-one were convicted and
sl4,979. The counterfeit money captured and
secured during the year as follows: United
States treasury notes, SIS, 1856; National bank
notes, $l,1Ss: coin, $5,240; nickes, SOL; gold
bangles Limitation of the 81 gold coin, repre-
sentative value), 500: flash notes, represent
alive value, S6,452,3s1: gold trimmings, repre-
sentative value, $50; genuine money, So. The
total expenditures for transportation, incident
ais and services amounted to s66,4l5. In refer
ring TO the coinage of counterfeit coins, Mr..
Brooks says that during the past year only one
really dangerous counterfeit coin appeared that
of the standard dollar, which was almost identi-
cal with the genuine in weight, ring and appear
ance, yet having only about 80 pers cent. OF sill
YER He also SAYS: 1t Is matter for con9Tatu-
ulation, both with the public and is Office, that
for two years past there has not been put in cir
culation new counterfeit note"
Mr.. Brooks reports that in answer to his inter
rogatories recently submitted TO the various
national banks throughout the country, with a
view OF ascerlaining approximately the amount
of counterfeit money in existence, he has re-
ceived Az replies. showing that III the counter
felt money reported as rendered within two
years was divided by the ,447 banks, 10 would
be but 1926 to each. He says that, with terri
tory of 100000 OF square miles TO cover, the
present low condition of the manufacture and
circulation of counterfeit money Is remarkable
and speaks we'll for the intelligent skill, in-
dustry, and faithfulness OF the operatives OF
this service. Legislation necessary TO suppress
couuterfeiting of the obi legations OF foreign govS
ernments, for which there IL now law, Is
strongly recommended, and the report also rGes
that the manufacture and vending OF dies and
molds for making counterfeit coin be made Q
crima.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13
haplains i'm Army and Navy.

A chaplain in the navy cannot be less
than u nor more than 30 years of age
at the time of his appointment. Limits
of age of new appointees in the army
are not specified in the statute. The
President may retire chaplain uncon-
ditionally after forty years service, or
after he is 60 years of age. The Pres
ident is authorized, by and with the
consent of the Senate, to appoint thirty
post chaplains and chaplain for each
of the cavalry and two infantry regi-
ments of colored troops in the army,
and not to exceed twenty-four
chaplains in the navy. Chap
lains in the army have the rank Of
Captain of infantry, without command,
and are on the same footing with other
officers of the army as to terms of office,
retirement, and pensions. The pay of
an army chaplain is 81 800 year for
the first five years service, 81, $50 for
the next five years, 81, 500 for the next
five, 81 $50 for the next five, and 81, 100
after twenty years service. 1t should
be borne in mind that the duty of chap
lains of colored troops and of post
chaplains includes instruction of the
enlisted men in the common English
branches OF education. Ocean.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13
The National Drink of the Meyirans.

The stranger in Mexico is struck by
the prevalence on the tables Of bottles of
milky-looking fluid, resembling at sight
the absinthe and water common to the
Partisan boulevards. 1t is, however,
winter looking than that. This is the
pulque, the national drink, which is to
Mexico what lager beer is to Germany
and the United States. The stranger
usually begins by expressing the great
est disgust at the drink, and winds up
by becoming very fond of it in the
course of two or three weeks. / had
acquired liking for gose, the peculiar
local beer of Leipzig, during a long
stay in that city, and as pulque re-
sembles it very much in taste, though
not very much in appearance, took to
it at once. Both have the same sourish
mouSy and cucumber taste, but pulque
is sappy and slippery. 1t is very inno-
contrasting beverage, and one would
think it no more intoxicating than so
much milk, but in reality it is fully as
strong as the same quantity of lager beer.
1t is the favorite MONDAY drink, but il
will not keep until night. For this reason
it is blessing to Mexico, for the
lower classes, who drink nothing else,
cannot carouse after nightfall, when
they might become disorderly and dan
gerous.-Cor. Boston Herald.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13
JUSTICE.
The Report of Attorney General Brewster.


The annual report Of the Attorney General
opens with statement Of the business of the
Supreme court At the close OF the October
term, 1881, there remained undisposed of on
the appellate docket S36 causes AMI on the origi-
nal docket 8. The number Of causes docketed
at the October term, 1892, were 434, Of which
40 were on the appellate and IL on the original
docket, making the total number of causes on
the docket at that term 1915 OF which 1888
were on the appellate and IL on the original
docket. OF this number S74 were not dis
posed of, and OF these 500 were on the appellate
and 6 on the original docket. The number of
cases actually brought under consideration was
2s4, of which 1877 were argued orally and 81
submitted on printed arguments. OF the 800
cases on the appellate docket disposed OF 1876
were affirmed, 60 revised, 80 dismissed, 70 set
tied and dismissed under the ninth rule, dis
missed In vacation under the twenty eighth
rule, and In questions certified to the court
were answered.
The total number of causes disposed Of at the
October terme'ss2, in which the United States
Since the last report 772 suits, claiming up
ward OF 100000, have been brought against
the United States, OF which ten claiming 81, 256,
80 were brought on transmission by the
heads of departments under the act OF March 3.
1888. chapter 1l6. There have also been brought
fifty-one SUITS claiming sl62,l55.l7 against the
District of Columbia under the act OF June l6,
1880, as extended by the act Of March 3. 1888,
chapter 95
The aggregate amount of judgments rendered
In favor of the United States in civil suits during
the last year was Sl,735, S20.63, and the amount
actually collected on these judgments was
s1,l2s,s 49, while s53,957.33 was obtained dur
ing the year on judgments rendered in former
years for the United States, and 500 349. sc was
otherwise realized in civil suits.
The aggregate amount of fines, forfeitures and
penalties iml osed during the year in criminal
prosecutions was s30O.67s76, and the amount OF
these fines, forfeitures aud penalties collected
during the year was SOS, while $11 ,o5142 was
realized on fines, forfetures and penalties i'm
posed in former years.
The Attorney General urges the propriety OF
the concentration OF convicts sentenced by
United States courts In some one prison. The
condition of the several penal institutions un-
der Federal management Is reported to be In the
main satisfactory.
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prison at Jackson Nov. | was ISL; sentenced
during the month, %; recaptured Il. There
were % released on expiration Of sentence, g
by pardon and escaped. The number in
prison Nov. 80 was $40. OF those sentenced
during the month 3 came from the Detroit
Recorders Court, each from Newaygo and
Ottawa counties, . from Van Buren, and L
each from Saginaw, Hillsdale, Wayne, Oge-
NAV, Cass, Kalamazoo, Midland, Lenawee.
Eight of these were sentenced for burglary
: for larceny, 3 for forgery and l each for
murder in the second degree, robbery, as
sault with intent to outrage, receiving stolen
property and assault with intent to murder.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

INCREASING dissatisfaction shows it.
self in London at the supine conduct
of the great landlords. 1t is COM
planned that they do absolutely nothing
for the town from which they draw
their millions, and the same men, who
are liberal and public-spirited enough
in their country homes, seem to think
that their London property has nc
claims on them. The Duke of West
minister is by far the best of them, but
his property happens to be that which
least of al needs much doing to it,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

1t is told of a prominent Wall street
broker that in his office he is found
stretched Mt his ease on a silken couch,
listening in dreamy way to an enter
tanning magazine article being read to
him by his lady amanuensis, while a
second lady clerk rocks softly to and
fro in a willow chair by the window,
and the mild sunlight casts .fitful shad-
ows upon the richly decorated walls. u
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

DIR. HENRY SCgLIEMANN, the digger
for the ruins OF Troy, is a naturalized
American, but has not been in this
country for fourteen years. MY wife
is q Greek" he said lately to caller in
Paris, land / now consider Athens my
home. have built house there, and,
though l retain my nationality as an
American, do not contemplate a re-
turn to the United States. Ny family
accompanied me to the Troad. built
half dozen frame houses for myself
and workmen. Our way of living al
this time was not at all different from
our wav of living in Athens, and that
is the same as everywhere else in
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

The Secretary of London bank re-
Gently got away with $4,000 of the
funds OF the institution, and the Di-
rectors, in circular to the sharehold-
ers, say: "The Board can only regret
that just at the close of what would
otherwise have been prosperous year
this incident should so badly prejudice
the result"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

COUNTESS DE LA ToRRE was recently
arraigned in a London court for main
tanning n cat nuisance, which, it was
charged, was injurious to health and OF
many years standing. The Countess
confessed she had five cats, and fed
some stray ones, and had also two dogs.
The Sanitary Inspector reported that
when the lady was summoned on the
last occasion she had eighteen cats and
nine dogs. The court dismissed the
complaint.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

JOHN SwINToN speaks as follows OF
Henry Willard: Il met him first dur
ing the war, in front of Richmond. He
was then newspaper correspondent
He was slender, bright-faced, long.
legged, eccentric young fellow then,
with as light purse as the other mem.
bers of his craft, but now, / believe,
though 1 have not seen him since then
he is o solid man, over middle age,
richer than CrIsus, and up to the neck
in huge undertakings. Poor Willard
barefoot boy of Germany, Colder
Spike of America.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

In Paris the ratio of suicide for every
million inhabitants averages yearly 400,
while in Naples it is only 81.
The ratio for other cities is given as fol-
lows: Stockholm, 1854; Copenhagen,
802; Vienna, 2S7; Brussels, 271; Dres-
den, 240; st. Petersburg, 206; Flor
ence, $50; Berlin, 10; New York. 144
Genoa, 1876; London, 81, and Rome, "A.
II is said that the majority of suicides
In New York are Germans.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

In New England alone last year there
were 22l persons killed by railroad
trains and 535 wounded. There were
many important battles during the late
war in which the ca ualities were less.
The principal causes of such n large
number of accidents are single lines of
track cross ng at grade and trackwalb-
ing by careless people,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

NEEDED repairs In the Saginaw free bridge
will cost $500.
The Flint Presbyterians talk of building u
$4,000 cathedral.
THERE are now 100 electric lamps in use
in business places In Bay City.
SUNDAY school work among the Saginaw
newsboys and bootblacks Is thriving.
No EFFORT is made at Flint TO enforce the
compulsory school law, IL is claimed.
KALAMAZOO has three lecture courses bid
ding for public patronage this winter.
Mrs. MCCAIN widely known as IA leading
spiritualist, died at Milford, aged % years.
THE Catholic union and the Young Mems
Catholic association, of Detroit, have been
consolidated.
ONE trader of Alpena has shipped l,23s
deer, that ne has purchased from the local
hunters, from that place this season.
A SAGINAW CITY clergyman says that by
the close of the present year hc viii have
soemnized between fifty and sixty marriages.
A PORT HURON man has been fined $40 and
costs for smoking in the opera-house and
Rtltlng WhtH an bOOh MS
cigar from him.
PETER PALAKovITZ,.a miner at the Osceola
mine, fell 500 feet down mine shaft, and,
strange TO say, was not killed, though he was
terribly bruised
SEVERAL vandals in the vicinity of Sher-
wood have been Strengthening a large number
OF fish in River lake recently by placing tor
pedoes in the water.
THE Owosso Weekly Preso tells this highly
seasoned story: Mr.. c. l.. Goodhue has an
apple tree on his premises which is undergo
ing a ransformation-he thinks it is petrif-
cation-and yet IL bore this season about two
bushels of fine fruit, the Northern Spy, speci-
mems of which we have at this Office. The
tree is an interesting subject for scientific
investigation
GEORGE ABBOTT, with comrade, went
coon hunting near Adrian. A coon was shot
from a tree and fell TO the ground. Abbott,
finding the animal not dead, struck il with
the stock of his gun. The piece was loaded,
and the blow exploded the charge, which
passed through Abbott's breast. He died in
n short time. He was an unmarried man,
about AZ years old, and veteran hunter.
THE shipment of salt from Bay City TO Chi
cago and Western points by rail, for this year
up to,and including November, was as follows:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

A CINCINNATI street-car company has
just given eleven conductors, who have
acted as such for one year, 500 each as
a reward for faithful and efficient serv-
ices, in accordance with contract made
between them and the company.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

The most important and valuable
stamp collection in the world belongs
to a son of the Duchess of Galliera.
Though it is yet incomplete. the stamps
alone have cost 100000.
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To CORRESPONDENCE.

AL communications for this paper should be accom-.
panied by the of the .uthor; not necessarily Ton
publication but evidence OF good faith tho par
Of the writer. Write only side Of the paper. BE
particularly careful IN giving and dates TO have
the letters and figures plain and distinct
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

EXPERIMENTS are in progress in Ohio
Tor turning palmetto leaves into paper
for news print. 1t was the material
used for Bank of England notes with
such secrecy for years.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

Europe. We did not get fresh beef
every day. as. there was no butchers
handy. / had to purchase my beef,
mutton and veal alive, and have it
slaughtered by one of my men. We
had also to bake our own bread, but on
the whole our life was European.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

CHICAGO has Chinese portrait paint
err. He has made such rapid strides in
his art since his Arrival in this country
that he can now paint portrait of one
of Chicago's leading citizens so that it
will quite as much resemble the origi-
nal as it will the artists grandfather.
All that is necessary to prevent it being
mistaken for Chinese Mandarin, is to
put the leading citizens name under
the portrait
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

AN anonymous ghost is worrying the MEM
bers of the st. Johns ladies' band by placing
notes under the doors of their domiciles. The
disreputable ghost feels its own insignincance
so keenly that it uses small "i'' speaking
I,f
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

DIGGINa out tarantulas and their
nests has become quite an industry in
Santa Barbara. Cal. The insects are
suffocated with gas, then stuffed, dried
and fastened to q card. The retail
eprice is 80 cents each, but many
hundreds are sold wholesale FOR % or
"a per dozen.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13
Health i'm Michigan.

Reports 10 the State Board Of Health, Lansing,
by observers of diseases in different parts OF the
State, show the principal diseases which caused
most sickness in Michigan, during the week
ending Dec. /, 1888, as follows-number of OBJ
servers heard from. A
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

TRAMPs are very troublesome and indc-
pendent at East Saginaw. They even tako
possession of houses and refuse to leave
until help is secsred TO effect n forciblc eject
mont
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13

A suNpAY-scHooL revival Is tearing up the
souls Of Saginaw ncwsboys aud bootblacks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-29
Fatal RAILROAD Accident.

Minneapolis, Mimi, 28.-Tri57
ltne'S Fargo special: About 5 80 this
morning the east bound passenger
train on the Northern Pacific, a few
miles east of Valley City, came in
collision with an engine which had
been helping up hill and was re-
turning, both running at full speed,
and both were badly wrecked, the
passenger engine being thrown from
the track, followed by the tender
and baggage car. The engineer of
the passenger train was badly in
jured and his fireman, T. Collins,
was caught between the boiler and
tender and wedged so tightly that
it required four hours to release
him, during which3Gime he was lit
orally roasted alive. Death did not
ensue until he was rescued and be.
ing taken to Valley City. The pas
sengers were shaken up but none
seriously injured. The blame is
attributed to the engineer of the
lone engine, as he knew the passen-
ger train was late and had the right
of way. The engineer and fireman
of the lone engine jumped and es-
capped with a few bruises.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-29
Fatal TeIescoping OF Trains.

Minneapolis, Mimi, 2S.-This
morning a serious accident occurred
on the Minneapolis 81 st. Louis
road, about two miles beyond Sha-
kopee, at the foot of the steep grade
known as Shaska hill, by which four
men were killed. Two freights
were coming, into Shakopee, when
the rear portion of the first section
broke loose and ran into the other
section which was just rounding a
curve in the ascent of the hill &
portion of the forward freight tele.
scoped, and the engine and several
cars of the last freight were badly
wrecked, killing almost instantly
the engineer and fireman and 6
brakeman; also a man supposed tC
be cattle drover, whose body has
not yet been recovered. The bod!
win be brought to this city tonight
Almost a whole carload of cattle
were killed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-29
The Billiardists.

New York, 2S Jacob Schaefer,
the champion billiardist, arrived
from Chicago tonight. In regard
to the controversy with Slosson, he
says he will not forfeit his game
with Vignaux, as he is under bonds
to the amount of $4,000 to play the
game in Paris. lie says that Slos-
son did not challenge him regularly
for the Bake line emblem, and
therefore his challenge amounts to
nothing. Schaefer announces his
readiness to play Slosson for the
championship at the Balk line game
according to the rules, or for $4,000
a side, on his return from Taris. Ht
admits that he will either have tt
play Slosson or forfeit the emblem
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-29
The Arctic searchers.

Washington, 28.~-The secretary
of the navy has just received from
Commander Frank Wilds, of the
United States steamer Yantic, a full
report of the cruise of that vessel
up the Western coast of Greenland
last summer while serving in the
capacity of a reserve ship for the
Greeley relief expedition under the
command of Lieutenant Darlington.
The first part of the report, which
describes the voyage up Bafin's
Bay, is comparatively unimportant.
On the I'd of August the
Yantic arrived at Cary is
land, and here was found
a cairn containing the record left by
Lieutenant Darlington, stating that
the PrOteus had passed Cary island
July 21st, twelve days in advance of
the Yantic. After leaving another
record in the eairn, Commander
Wildes pushed on northward
through loose streams of ice, and on
the tGird of August reached Little~
ton island, where the cairn was dis
covered in which was found the
record left by Lieutenant Garling-
ton, announcing the wreck and
total loss Of the Proteus on
the 23d, giving a brief account of his
own immediate party. The Y antic
then ran down to Pandora Harbor,
where Commander Wildes discov-
cred another cairn containing let.
tiers from both Captain Pike AMI
Lieutenant Darlington, stating that
the whole expeditionary force of
the shipwrecked ProteuS 'hae
started southwark in small boats
hoping to meet the Yantic com
ing up or find the Swedish
steamer Sophia at Cape York
Commander Wildes, upon discov
ering these records, started
at once southwark in the track o.
the retreating boats, searching the
coast carefully for any trace of TIT
missing men. Finally, on Septem
Der goth, Commander Wildes foun(
Lieutenant Darlington and thu
Greeley relief party, and Captain
! Pike and the crew Of the PrOteas a
| Upper Navik, and on the same da
day sailed for ST. John. In con
GLIDING the report Commando
WEdes says: 81 earnestly repre-
sent to the department the inadYiss
bility of again sending a Yesse
north of Newfoundland, unles
built and equipped to encounte
heavy ice and provisioned an
clothed to stand the Arctic winter
Had the Yantic been of tn
description there was moth
ing to prevent my forcing
passage into the fort about Cal
,, York and remaining there, or {
maintaining our position till il
! moved off the shore. [ pu
posely put this vessel @
several occasions on the edg
|, of a pack to get some idea how 81
! would behave, aud the result WI
not encouraging. Damage to tt
> screw rudder and rudder post WI
greatly to be feared. All vesse
which cruise in these waters carr
heavy iron two-blade liftir
, screws as well as spare ruddeI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-29
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
Yellow Fever.

San Francisco, ga Bulletin
special from Guaymas, Mexico, re-
garding the extent of yellow fever
Oh the Mexican coast, says a uni
versal panic existed in Hermosillo.
On the 10th twelve deaths were re-
corded from 8 am. to 10 pm, with
large increase of new cases. 1t Is
estimated that 1000 people are down
with the fever. Seventy-fve per
cent, of the houses had one or more
sick. The heat was oppressive,
ranging from sc degrees to LOG de-
grees. In Guaymas the f3ver was
diminishing. There were only eight
deaths since the oath. No new cases
are reported. Other points visited
showed few cases, and generally OF
a mild form.