The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-22

The insolvent list includes the names
OF Chester Rasby, miller ut Cortland. New
York. who owes s1lI,0l0, and J. ID. Gregg
Son. of the same place, whose debts aggre-
gate 100000. Thomas J. Maeall. a rubber
manufacturer, OF Reading, Massachusetts,
failed for lack OF SIS, 900 cash.
A popular subscription for the relief
of Gen. Grant Is suggested by tho Buffalo
Express, the contributions TO be In sums OF
not more than 81 and not less than one dime.
The Erprcss thinks that $l.O00,0 900 could be
quickly collected.
An emerald weighing over pound,
the largest ever discovered, has been found
in Muzo emerali mines at Boyaca, United
States OF Colombias
Civil war has broken out in the
United states of Colombia. A battle was
fought at Tunjs, the result being the defeat
of the federal forces and the killing OF their
commander, Gen. Montisfar. Outbreaks OF
desperate character have occurred In San
tander and Boyaca. The revolutionists seek
to overturn the liberal state governments
as preliminary to an effort to displace
President Nunez.
According to the annual report of
Department OF Agriculture at Washington,
the corn production of the country last year
was !, 795, 600, 900 bushels. OF wheat there
was 513 0Jo, 900 bushels, and of oats 5s3 00O,-
1000 bushels. These are the largest aggre-
gates ever recorded.
There were 445 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
week, and 81, 81, and 2l0 In the correspond
ing weeks OF 1894, 1883, and 1882, respectively.
About 81 per cent wero those OF small
traders whose capital was less than
SIS, coo. In the principal trades the fai-
ures were as follows: General stores.
70; grocers -; clothing and cloth, IS;
hardware and agricultira Implements, "a;
manufacturers, 20; liquors, 10; shoes, 49,;
dry goods, Is; jcwelry, IS; drugs, i; books
stationery and printing, IA; furniture. IL;
lumber and material. IL; tobacco and cigars.
l.; bakers and confectionars, 10; millinery,
o; produce and provisions, 8; hotels and res-
taurants, 2; fancy goods, @: grain and
millers, o; hats. 8; harness, 8; markets,
4: oarpenters and builders, 4; banks and
bankers, s; coal and wood g.; crockery, g.:
its weekly rov.ew, remarks: The general
commercial situation throu ybout the country
as reported by special kilograms from leading
trado-ccnters corroborates the Wow expressed
last week that, while there Is a feeling abroad
of greater confidence respecting the out
COX fer business, there is little apparent
basis therefor beyond the advance in the
price of wheat, which in turn is, of course.
the proximate cause In the gain in Indian
corn, oats. -four, and partially so for the
movement in hog products. As previously
| indicated, an Improvement due TO the spring
demand was not likely TO take place in the
staple. and mainly In feed products and dry
goods.
Nathaniel Mckay, formerly one of
the leading shipbuilders of the country, has
recently visited Panama He reports that
the Panama Canal is progressing amazingly,
and that In FIVE years It will be completed.
Laborers are being imported In large num-
bers from tho West Indies. and a quantity OF
machinery is being brought from Scotland to
assist in digging the canal after II has reached
wafer level. The deepest cut Is between 200
and 800 feet The earth excavated has to be
carried miles away. II will probably cost
soc, 00J, 600 to complete tho canal. Mr..
Mckay thinks that the Do Lssseps people
will have to take charge OF the cities along
/ tho limo