The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-15

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The Secretary Of War will not order
a court-martiai for the trial OF Lieut.. GAR
Iinaton on the charges preferred by Gen.
Hazcn.
The Texas Congressional delegation
are asking for an appropriation of $1,000, 900
or tho Galveston harbor, which they pro-
pose 70 improve under the plan submitted by
Capt. Eads.
According to the annual estimate
made by Director Burchard of the United
States Mint the total amount OF gold coin In
circulation In the United States is S563, 2l8,-
613. The total amount of silver coin Is S26l,-
0l,GS9 The total net increase of silver and
gold coin is estimatoi ut S13.296, 7ea. The
amount of gold used In the arts is placed at
s4,s75,O0O.
An effort will be made by the Execu
tive Committee ON Improvement Of Western
Waters TO induce Congress to appropriate
S., 600 900 for the Mississippi River instead of
the less than 50, 900, 900 proposed. The COM
mittee consists of representatives OF various
commercial organizations interested In the
Improvement of Western waterways.
The latest report regarding Gen.
Grant is that he Is suffering from a swelling
of the tongue that threatens to develop into
q cancer. IL will DO remembered that the
late Senator Hill, of Georgia, suffered from
this terrible malady.
w. III. Vanderbilt, having yielded to
the request OF Gen. Grant, bought in
all the real estate, war relics and works of
art mortgaged to him by the General, and
presented the entire lst to Mrs. Grant, with
the condition that on tho death of the Gener-
al all articles of historical value shall become
the property of the nation, TO be in preserva-
ton at Washington.
Orders have been issued by the Brit
ish Government for the immediate construc-
ton of six new cruisers.
A messenger reached Khartoum Dec.
% with letter from Woiseley 10 Gordon,
but on tho return trip was captured and
robbed OF all his papers except note an
nouncing the safety CT the garrison.
An amusing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
was made in Dublin at meeting held TO ad-
vocate the closing OF public houses Sunday.
A considerable mum ber OF those present were
opposed to Sunday closing. These persons
were all provided with pocket whisky TASKS,
and, while appauding each point made by
the speakers, raised the TASKS repeatedly to
their lips. The moral conveyed was that the
closing of the public houses would lead TO
private tippling. The oonstables refused to
eject the whisky-drinkers.
THE naval appropriation bill, amounting
to s6.i2O.l65, reported by the Appropriation
Committee making provision for the six months
ending juno 80 was passed by the House of
Representatives on the 10th inst. The House
then went into committee of the whole on the
consular and di ilomatic appropriations bill.
MIR. Iownshend, in brief remarks upon the con-
sular service, attributed the present business de-
preston to overproduction and favored the OPEN
Ing up of the markets OF southern nations to
the surplus production of this country These
markets could be secured by the formation OF
commercial alliances with those nations which
would give the manufactures OF the United States
an advantage over the manufactures OF Europe.
From the similarity OF their institutions to
those of the United States, II they could be
disabused OF the idea that the United
States wanted to conquer their political
soveregnties. the countries OF Central and
South America would Join with us in seek
ing to build mp the welfare OF the American
continent and develop its resources Mr.. Rob-
inson. OF New York, said the pending measure
was one to enable Americans abroad TO make
fools of themselves and forget their American
ism. He was oppose TO appropriating money
TO pamper a lot Of incurable snobs. There was
no use for American Ministers abrold exc pit TO
degrade their Government He did not want
Democratic snob to succeed the Republican
snob lLowelll. Let DIR. Burchard be ap-
pointed to succeed Lowell. He was man
to express ideas, and a fair representative
of democratic Americanism. The wonder
full speech of Mr.. Burchard had not
turned a single vote from Blaine to Cleveland:
In the course of his Congressional career he had
said many things which had been called foolish
by the snobs and dudes that ran the American
prees, but ali his actions had been prompted by
love for American institutions. 1t would always
be his pride and pleasure to be able to state TO
his children and his ohildren's children that
while a member Of the House he had stood up for
American principles against the communicating
influence of foreign aristocracy.