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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-11-27
POLITICAL.

A Lansing dispatch says that official
returns from all but Ave counties in Michi
gan, which are carefully estimated, give Re-
publican majorities as follows: Blaine, 4,450;
Alger, for Governor $500; balance of State
ticket, 1850. The Legislature is Republican
on joint ballot by TO 10 majority.
1t is claimed that Senator Ride
berger, of Virginia, who long ago left Ma
homes company, will hereafter march with
the Democratic forces
st. Johns vote in his own State is
ridculously small--a little over 5000 in a
total vote of over 10000
DIR. William Perry, of Exeter, N. H.,
the oldest living graduate Of Harvard, voted
for Cleveland.
A Housatonic, Mass, man wagered
his gravestone and lost His grave will be
unmarked.
Senator Cameron, of Wisconsin, is
not n candidate for reelection.
Senator Edmunds is said not only
TO contemplate the thought of Democratic
victory with equanimity, but actually to feel
happy in the belief chat he assisted in Blaine's
defeat.
Mr.. Carlisle will be a candidate for
reelection TO the Speakership. OF the re-
elected Democrats, 66 voted for Carlisle in
the caucus, 20 for Randall, and Is for Cox.
Blaine has 5000 more votes in New
York State than Garfield had, but Cleveland
increased Hancocks vote and his own in
1882 by $4,000
Under the present Vermont law a
citizen votes wherever he happens to be on
election day. Thus, Senator Edmunds, MAX
ing flying trip from Washington, deposited
his ballot at the first railroad station i'm Yer
mont, which happened to be bennington, in
stead of going on to his home, Burlington.
President-elect Cleveland, in an in
terview with n staff correspondent of the
Baltimore american, is represented as say
ing that in view of his small majority no
one man or faction OF men can claim to have
elected him, and that he accordingly owes
no enc man more than he owes another. He
further informed the correspondent that he
EXPECTED 10 be pretty busy at Washing
ton; but, abiding to the current talk of a
"cean sweep" remarked that no wasn't
much Of n chopper
At Chambersburg, Pa, Luther Cat
lin, over 100 years old, cast his twentieth
Presidential vote. A largo number OF citi-
zens, men of all parties. went out I'm car
riages TO the old gentlemans homo, some two
miles from town, and escorted him TO the
polls, headed by the Montrose Cornet Band.
In the eamo carriape with tho contapo II m
rode julius, his son, aged 20 years; Henry
Catlin, his grandson, aged 20 years; and
Charles Keeler, his greatgrandson, aged II
years. AL voted for Blaine.
1t is stated that the alleged shortage
OF the Republican National Committee
reached ses, 600, instead of the much larger
sum at first reported, and that Chairman
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SOUTHERN.

The strange disease reported as pre-
vailing In Virginia also exists in Kentucky
and West Virginia, where whole families
have been swept away, and thirty or more
new graves are seen in a small cemetery.
The people call 1t cholera, for want of n bet
ter name. and the malady upholes the dread
full title, victims upon being seized, sell
dom living longer than twenty-four hours.
II is said the scourge affected majorities in
some precincts at the recent election. Nu-
merous corpses have been left upburied, aud
the stencil from the decaying carcasses of
animals pollutes the air. Flour, corn, aud
meal are needed to succor the starving pop
ulation, and, unless rain falls, humiliation
may be anticipated.
The Comptroller Of Texas has just
com pleted the assessment lists, showing the
total tangible value of ali kinds of property
in the State TO be s6O3, 900, 0CO, which is an
increase OF $50, 900, 900 over last year. The
assessed value Of land is Sl05. 600 900; horses,
81, 154, 900; head of cattle, S6.517, C0o head of
sheep, S4,G91, oOO head of hogs, 81, 1903, 600.
Total value OF live stock, 500, 900, 900. The
increase of the taxable value of property in
Texas for the year 1888 over the year 1882
was 500, 900, 900, showing that the increase for
the present year falls s25, 600, 900 short Of the
previous years increase.
Acute typhoid-dysentery is the med
ical manic given to the fatal scourge which
has recently broken out in the western por-
tions of Virginia. One hundred and fifty
deaths have occurred in Wise County alone.
San Antonio Tex dispatch: Lieut.
Eggleston, who was ordered in pursuit of the
Apaches who raided Preside County, tele-
graphcd the result OF his scouting to Gen.
Stanley. Farmer Petty was shot three times
in the head, and his wife had been outraged
and murdered. Three children were found
butchered. The Indians were trailed to
where they crossed the Rio Grande into
Mexico. Eggleston gave up tho pursuit at
the river, as the reciprocal treaty for the
crossing of troops has expired
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FOREIGN.

The British House of Commons has
rejected the compensation bill, which sought
to extend the provisions of the land act to
the smaller towns.
Several mild cases of smallpox have
occurred among the British troops in the
Soudan.
The Nile expedition has been post
poned until spring on account of the rapid
falling OF the waters.
Queen Victoria has returned to Wind
sor Castle from Balmoral in excellent health
Henry M. Stanley, the African ex-
plorcr, has been appointed technical delegate
to the Congo conference for America.
The French commander in Tonquin
telegraphs the Chinese made vigorous at
tack on the French gunboats as they we're
proceeding along the River Claire, In which
one sailor was killed and eight wounded.
Rear-Admiral Livanius, Bismarck's
chief adviser in colonial matters, is prepar-
ing n bill advocating German colonization
on an extensive scale in Africa.
The Marquis of Salisbury has ex-
pressed himself as fairly we'll satisfied with
the Gladstone reapportionment bill. which
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-11-27
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record of tho Week
EASTERN.

Carriage hardware manufacturers
representing s4,oOo,oOo capital formed a
national association mt Meridcn. Conn.,, and
decided upon a pooling combination for
the restriction OF goods placed upon the
market.
A fire at Haverhill, Mass, destroyed
q hotel and several stores involving a total
loss OF about S25, 600. A girl was fatally in
jured In jumping from tho hotel windows,
and the inmates generally experienced very
narrow escapes
The Recorder of New York imposed
a fine or S100 and q sentence of thirty days
in the city prison upon Rev. William II.
Ramscar, superintendent of tho Home for
Children, for sending two young girls out TO
beg provisions.
The School Superintendent of Mas
sachusetts resolved at Boston in favor of
opening all the schools in the State for night
sessions, it being shown that 10000 persons
cannot read or write.
1t was decided at Boston business
mems conference TO ask Congress TO sus-
pend the act requiring the coinage of silver
dollars, to enact the bankruptcy bin passed
by the Senate at it's last session, and to pass
at an early date the bill TO carry into effect
the reciprocity treaty with Mexico.
An iron foundry and flint-glass works
at Pittsburgh and three cotton factories in
New England announce that a reduction of
10 per cent in wages will be made next
month, unless a material change in the mar
ket become visible. Most of the ingram car
pet mills at Philadelphia closed down, be-
cause the weavers refused 10 accept a re-
duct ton OF wages.
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Jones and Mr.. Elkins paid It QUITO their own
pockets and put the committee out of debt.
The official majority for Cleveland in
West Virginia is 4,2os
Complete returns from Michigan
show plurality for Blaine Of 2,s3e The st.
John vote 10 49, 1873.
Official vote of Minnesota: Blaine
Ill. sea; Cleveland. ,o,l44; st. John. 1891;
Butler, 1851.
1t is stated that the total amount of
Committee during the late campaign was
s333, 900, of which $4,000 was realized
through the popular campaign fund In sums
or less than 500.
The Postofice Department reports q
quite general tendency among postmasters to
keep back their receipts, as has heretofore
been the case on changes of administration.
The hint is sent out that they should not
arouse prejudice on the part of u Democratic
Postmaster General.
Forty-four counties in Dakota give
Clifford for Congress 10000 majority, with
thirty-fve counties to hear from. His ma
jority will reach 10000.
The official count for thirty-six cleo
tors in New York apparently shows varia,
ton of only l06 votes as between the names
borne on the Democratic ticket, and of but
"a votes as between those on the Republican
ticket. This Is in total of 1,125,0C9 votes
for the two tickets. The Democratic plural
ity as between the lowest on the Cleveland
ticket for electors and the highest on the
Blaine ticket is 1,O43. In the close vote of
California, four years ago, IL was found that
one Republican ecctor had been chosen;
and in New Jersey, in 1860, Lincoln obtained
a fractional part of the electoral vote. That
upon so large a ticket as ono containing
thirty-six names no serious break should
occur is somewhat remarkable.
Albany IN. " special The State
Board of Canvassers has completed its la
bors and adjourned. The proceedings
throughout the sessions were harmonious
and without ripple of excitement. No
questions arose that were not easily, prop
erly and satisfactorily settled. The tech
nical errors In several of the counties were
rectified by general consent, and the best OF
feeling prevailed among the members of the
board. The result as declared veriflcs the
official figures heretofore published, and
shows them TO have been remarkably accu-
rate. The footings of the tables are as fol-
lows:
Highest Democratic elector, Priest. $500. $685. l54
Highest Republican eector, Carson. So, 005
Lowest Democratic elector, Ottendorfcr. .563,Q43
Lowest Republican elector, Harris. SCI ,971
IiuidutN l,Of'
Highest Prohibition elector, Miller. ....... 25,0OG
Lowest Prohibition eector, Ellsworth -. 4,94S
Highest Butler elector O'Donnell ... 1900
Lowest Butler eiector, Campbell. ......... 1871
Official vote of North Carolina:
Cleveland, 1895; Blaine, 125, 0ss; st.
John, AS.
Returns to the Secretary of State
show the vote in Georgia to be: Cleveland,
9i,567; Blaine, 47,96i; Butter, 125; st.
To
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-11-27

contains several notifications Of the one
lately publhhed from COPY surreptitiously
obtained from the Queens printer. These
notifications arc mostly couoessSons to the
Conservatives.
The negotiations in London for the
settlement OF the dispute between France
and China have failed.
British troops are now arriving at
wady- Halfa, In the soudan. and rapidly de-
parting for the front. An advance beyond
Dongola il considered impossible for month.
Disease Is decimating Ell Mahdi's followers.
the daily mortality reaching 100.
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Political Notes.

GEN. ROBERT TooMBs voted Nov. for the
first time since the war.
DANIEL MANNING is looked upon as Cleye-
lands probable Postmaster General
1T Is estimated that Of the IL 900 Governments
employees In Washington at least 1000 are Dem
ocrats. Some OF these were appointed under
the civil service law
OPTICAL vote of Boston: Blaine. 2o.s2,:
Cleveland, 32.bI3; Butler, s.7ls; St. John, l,2sl.
Cleveiands plurality, l,74d. For Cove nor
Robinson, H,osl; Endicott. 2e,057: McCaferty.
3,7S3; seeiye. 977. Endicott's plurality. L07s.
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Depression in the sugar trade has re-
suited In the serious embarrassment of the
Belcher Sugar Refining Company OF st. Louis,
one of the Oldest and bestknown firms con-
nectod with the sugar interest in this coun-
try. It's total Indebtedness is reported at
265O.OOO
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Official vote Of North Carolina:
Cleveland, 1895; Blaine, 125, 06S; st.
John, AS.
Returns to the Secretary of State
show the vote in Georgia to be: Cleveland,
9i,567; Blaine, 47,96i; Butter, 125; st.
John, 1874.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-11-27
ELECTION EXPENSES.
The Republican National Committee Said
to BE I'm Debt
New York special to Chicago Tribune.l

New York special to Chicago Tribunel
There were rumors to-day that the Republj-
can National Committee is heavily in debt and
has not penny in the treasury to meet it's
obligations. 1t Is said that this money, due to
many persons, includes arrearages for rent
printing, music, uniforms, torches banners and
other paraphernalia of the campaign, aud siro
includes money advanced by individuals for
missionary work in the interior of this State
No members of the Republican National Com
mittee could be found to-night in order to
throw light on the story about their bankrupt
condition. The rumors are freely circu lated
however, and no Republicans could be discover
ed who denied them. Dwight Lawrence stated
Tonight that the committee was $4,000 in
debt -
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-17

day and furnished collation. in good old
fashioned style.
A picnic and reunion Of the school in dis
trict No. was held on Saturday afternoon
and a good time was enjoye ed by ALL The
teacher, Miss Parmelee. was present with
friends from Wallingford.
Rev. Mr.. Osborne, of Branford, occupied
the pulpit of the Congregational church on
Sunday in exchange with Mr.. Reynolds and
was much liked by the people. His sermons
were forcible and earne st. Mr. Osborne was
also present and led the service in the even
ing, which was nnusuali5 solemn and inter
esting.
Various attractions are announced for the
straw berry festival on Tuesday evening:
among them four kinds of Ice cream, tiny
buttonhols bouquets, &c The ladies willing
to assist in the preparations requested to
be at the lecture room early on Tuesday af-
| ternoon.
A pleasant, cool day was appreciated by
| the church full of people which gathered on
| Saturday afternoon to attend the memorial
| services in honor of the dead soldiers. The
| church was dreped with emblems appropriate
| to the occasion and decorated with flowers
| which display was exceedingly good consid-
| ering the circumstances, as nearly all the
| flowers were killed by the frost large
delegation of Arthur Dutton post, G. A. r.
| of Wallingford, were present with thrilling
martial music, which seemed to stir the very
hearts of the ex-soldiers, forcibly reminding
| them of other days and far different scenes.
The large a1dience gave close attention to
| Colonel A. H. Fem, of Winsted, while he
| spoke in very earnest, able manner and
| pictured scenes which made many eyes
lnoisten The music was of unusual merit,
the several solos being rendered with excel
len: taste, and the words could be distinctly
understood, which was appreciated. Elliott
Ives presided at the organ and che whole ar
rangement of music was under his supervi-
sion. Ex-soldiers and others from North
ford assisted in the exercises. Many were il
attendance from Hamden, New Haven an6
Wallingford. At the cemetery the prescribed
ritual of the G. A, Il. was carried out anG
gave good satisfaction. The graves of thu
soldiers resting there were strewn will
flowers.
collation. consisting of cake, cracker
and cheese, lemonade and ice cream wa
spread in Lnsley's Hall to which all repaired
after the closing services at the cemetery AM
did justice to the occasion.
The number of sweet potato plants set GU
this year by William Warner was sever
thousand instead of seven hundred as b.
some inadvertence wassaid on Saturday.
June Is.
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1inantid
A Market Without Fredericksburg
Battling Between Bulls ind Bears
The Latter Come Out On Top

Market Without Feature-sharP
Battling Between Bulls and Bears
The Latter Come Ont On Top.
NEW YoRK, June Is.
Ihere was nothing in stock SPECULATION to day thst
would cali for special cemme mt, the changes being
mainly attribu table to manipulation. The bulls and
GEARS both fought hard for supremacy and several
spirited contests took place be tween them the bears
eventually coming cut On top In the first half hour
lew OF tie leaders rapidly bid up by the bull,
enques who sucoe eded in forcing advance of to
IL per cent, the Liter in Union Pacific. On the
appe arance of this Improvement the bears raided
Northern Pacific, Louisville and Ma shvils and obe
prominent stocks, and dur ing the next hour and
half to lSO O'Clock succeeded in almost entirely vip
ina out the early advance From this to tie cl the
market was dull, weak and fev<rish aud dealings
wee ahsol utely teAtureleas the changes nsignh-
Gait. Union Pacific steadily ksld throughout
the Day not Withstar ding the revival of tina
the ROAD would soon go into the hands of receiver
A despatch from Washington stated that Secretary
Ieer had lot real tn, report of the expert examina
lion OF the books and that the Union Pacific ofci as
hsd protested against its reception because
fairness The sales to-day aggregated 2l70OO shares
The specialties were dull and featursless
Money loaned at per cent
Exchange closed firm at asa4 So Actual rates s5a
4o5A for sixty days, STATISTIC fot demand.
lOlosing prices reported private wires of
6oAHELL < SCRANTON. BANKERS aod SroAersl
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A HONG ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
from practicing physicians is very seldom
given to a proprietary article, yet this is
what G. A. Pelton, of Middletown, Conn,
has received
We the undersigned, physicians of Middle
town, have been made acquainted with the
formula from " hich the ''Kallocrine" is made
and consider it especially adapted for the
purposes for which it is recommended, viz:
for renewing, strengthening, and Identifying
the hair and in many instances Of restoI{Eg
gray hair to its original color. Signed,
F. WOODRUFF, Nj. D.
E B. NYE. M. D. NJ. G. HAZEN, NJ. D.
'Kallocrine' is sold by druggists at so
cents bottle. There is nothing that will do
in its place.
American Cough Drops Qiquid) is the ''oid
reliable" family remedy for all affections of
the head, throat and lungs. Keep it in the
house je5 eod8w2w
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-17

Skaters Wild Cherry Rock and Rye is su,
perior to all other preparations of Rock and
Rye or Wild Cherry for throat and lung af.
fections, and as a tonic for invalids. Try it,
and you will want more. For sale by fine
druggists, grocers and vine merchants.
iel2 stood
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-17

For seven years Aliens Brain Food has stood the
strongest tests to merits in curing
nervous debility and restoring lost powers to the
weakened generatve system and in instance has it
failed; test it, ST. for IS. At druggists by
mail from J.. H. Allen, 3I5 First avenue. New York
city. j12 ecd3t 1tw
Msnsman's PeproniZed Beef Tonic, the
only preparation of beef containing its entire nuri
tious properties. It contains bood-making force
reneVing and DEMONSTRATING properties invaluable
to Indigestion, DVSpsI STA, nervous prostra-
tion and all forms of general debility also in all en-
feebled conditions, whether the result Of exhaustion
nervous prostration ovrwork or acute disease, par
ticularly if resulting from pulmonary complaints
CasweI1 Hazard & Co., proprietors, New York. Sold
by druggists. m2 WYE
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4 BKAAEMAN TERRIBLE 7ALI.
In Willimantic yesterday Thomas Bray, q
brakeman, sick and insane. walked from his
room in the European House, fell from the
roof twenty feet to the pavement and was
killed. He was twenty-five years old and
belonged in Stamford.
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TO BE CONTINUED.
state Correspondence

Slight frost, kiEing some corr, on Saturday
night. Cold last night.
CRANKY Bible society annual meeting yes
terday. Sermon in the morning, addresses
in the afternoon in the Universalist church,
Rev. Lovelsnd pastor. The meeting was well
attended. This Bible society is auxiliary to
the American Bible society. June 16.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-17

Hear the foreman! The Jury have agreed
that Crosby's 5 minute cure is swift, sure
and harmless, and will alleviate all pain. All
druggists. is12 3teod1tw
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-17

Chicago Grain ana RrOwfsiOn Market.
Closing quotations Reported Private Wires
to Edwin Rowe & Co., Commission Mer-
chants, 400 New York Produce Exchange, New
York.
The following shows the quotations at 23O p. N :.
iOhieego tin1s) for the past three dayz:
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-17
PEARLS White G.yeerine

has a wonderful affinity for the skin. L
eradicates all the spots, freckIes and many
faults of the complexion and gives it a beau
tifuI appearance. It does not ipjure the
skin bat benefits it. Druggists keep it.
je1O stood
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Nnrfh Hnvem.

Jessie and Fred Jacobs ia the northwest
district are putting up new barn to replace
the one destroyed by fire recently. They in
yited ali the neighbors TO the raising on FIJI
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Nex Essrl. &eH aaxan Il Eartfors

Ee% York New Haven IL Hartford
r. r. June 10, 1884.
TFEzsss leave Nax% B&~eb as Follows
FOB NET Y9RK-@3 sc, - 10 - 49, & IS, 50, 81 30
g ~. S 50. g 50, 10 40, 1900 noon Il 90 D. M.
way train to Stanford, Il q 80 50 80 a OF way
to stamford, thence EI. TO n. York;, IS on. ~,
7lo', Is milk train with pass. accommodations
stops at all stations except Glenbrook, Sound
Beach, Cos Cob. Harrison, Larchmont and Pei
?; nc Sundays, g SO. 4 1s soc 9. M, 90, 10,
%a IS p. n.
Warrington Night Express via Harlem
Rtver-Lesves at III so p. m. daily, stops at NIL
F6R R9sTON via SpRJEffFIELD--1 % night, 6 50,
90, y! oS 3 M e 1e, L. % 26 p Sundays e.
night IS 26 D. Ea
FOR MONTREAL via Conn. River aud @. V. R. R.
., II % a. M, g 26 p. m. daily except Sunday.
FOR BOSTON vfaNFW LONDON AND PROVIDFNOP
Up AZ. night, 10 26 q. m. fast express rs 10
newport Express, goes farther than Provi.
dencel, 4 10 p. NJ Fast Express Sundays "a As
For Boston via Hartford and Ny. d
e, EtR.-*2 so 3 10. daily.
Fer Hartford Springfield and MerfdeB.
c.s12 Is night. - O9 night 20 so e. NJ to Hart
ford,l So 40 10 IS, I'll 05, a. IA, 10 10 noon
Il lG II, SO Is Sc to Hartsord), Is Is, II p.
FOR xF sq T6gio - o. night g % p m no
10 So &. '3 LIE. u TO- co. IG o. m. f9 co e:
M train to Guilford goes farth cry Sundays
+12 As night
VIA B.& NJ. AIR LINE DIVISION for Middletovn
Wtutmsntic, &o.-Leave New Haven for all sta
tion& ut s 10 q. ~, SIS. 20 p. Connect at
MtGdletowE with Conn. Valley RI. and at Will
mantle with NY. Il n. F. and n. L, n RR,, q
Turnerv1lle with COLCHESTER BRANoH. Trains
arrive In New Haven af % a. H. %, 8 % I'm.
| -"Express trains.
| --tIOcal Express
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1cnrnxI arh gourier.
SINGLE COPIES TWO CENTS

DELIVERED By CARRIERS IN THE CRY, II
GENTS WEEK, AZ CENTS A MONTH, $500 A
YEAR. TIE SAME TERMS By MAIL.
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Why suffer with malaria? EmOry's Standard
Cure Pills infslible; never fail 30 cure the
most obstinate cases. purely vegetable; contain 60
quinine, mercury or poisons o; aGy kind; pleasant
to take sugar coated All druggists; % and so cts
iul2 eod3t 1tW
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The BEST

Hair restorative In the world Is HALLS
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the scalp, and stimulates the hair glands
to healthful action. 1t stops the falling of
the hair; prevents its turning gray; cures
badness, and restores youthful color and
freshness of appearance to heads already
white with age. The following are few
illustrations of what is done by
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-17
A Home Endorsement

ChaPPed Hands, Face, PIN pies, and rough
ness cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by Cas-
well, Hazard l. Co., New York. m2 Wy&F