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23
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February
Year
1872
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- Tho Bay City Chronkh wants the " Bay Couiities," with a populatioa of 100,000, constituted a Congressional district, allegingthat they will incrcaso fastor than any other district and reacli the full quota during tho decade. This may be, but wo doubt it. The samo argument was urged ten years ago, when Ilillsdale was tackcd on to tho First district and the Northern districts made correspondingly below the quota. But the First district provfid thcfalsoness of tbereasoning, and otstrippod in growth any othor district. - In the House, on Monday, a inajorty report was made from the Ku-Klux Committee, but the minority report was lot received, because it coniinentod anti reflected upon the previous legi.slation of Jongrcss and tho action of tho Prosidcnt. ieroafter tho minority in Congress is not o be permitted to disapproVo of any of iho acts of the majority or to assign aiiy roasons for such disapproval. Only one stop more is necessary : to require evory member to vote for any and all bilis proKMed by a Radioal cnuous or committoo, ' without a why or whorofore." - Tho Charlotte (Eaton Co.) Reptihlican lon't like the appointmeut of B. F. Graner to bo Collector of Intcrnul Revenue 'or this district, and unkindly alludos to lis political record. Tho liejmblicaii ought ;o know that Granger has shown " fruits meet for repentance," by running for Alderinau of his ward on the Republican icket, and by voting for Giant in 1868. And, besides that, it is botter to be a good officer than to have a Radical record unarnished, though the llepublimn may hink continued, persistent mdicalism ;he only qualification. - Tho London Post does not propose to ' trade back," like the boy worstod in wapping jack-knives. It saya: "Tho construction of the treaty, and of overyhing connected with it, has boen roferred y us, as by the government of tho L'ui;ed States, to a spocial tribunal, and wo, ike our opponents, musí be content to eave everything unreservedly in its ïandB." Sensible. - The Pittsburg Post says that tho 'pass " issued by the Ponusylvania Con;ral railroad to President Grant has the aortrait of " Ilis Excelloncy " on the jack, and this inscription on tho face : " This pass is to be taken up if used by any othor than tho above," the above being U. iS. Grant. Has tho President's pass been used too freely by the " Military ring ? " - In accepting the Domocratic nomination for Govoinor of Connncticut, - seo his capital letter in another column, - Hon. It. D. Hubbard " hits the buli's eye" when he says : " Tho way out should be, as in tho case of Tweed, with hue and cry into the criminal courts, and not with plaudits and honeyed commendations into tho embraces of tho Chief Executive," like Torn Murphy. - Sickles has been called home from Spain to lend tholight of his countonance to Granfc in his day of trial, and now report says that Washburne has leave of absonco, and is expected to harmonizo the ittle difficulties in tho Radical faraily, and placo Grant's foot on firm footingonce moro. But both will probably continuo x draw full pay, the samo as if on duty at Pnris and Madrid. - " Will Grant pardon Stokes ? " is the ïeading of a Vree Prent editorial. Adoptmg Patriok Henry'srulo of " judging tho "uture by the past " wo answer yes. He s wanted to holp run tho Republican ' masheen " down in Tennossoo, tho samo as bigamist Bowcn was in South Carolina. Bosides, pcculation upon tho treasury is but a venal offense in the eyea of ;ho endorser and backer of Leot & Co. - Our friend Don, of the Allegan Journul, goos for M brother - politically - of ;ho Three Bivers Reporter in right Hvoly stylo, calling hini " a snake in tho grasa,'1 ;hu "sycophantic parásito who holds the Three Rivers postoffice," etc. Oh, Don ! did you over road that beautiful little spolling book "pome," boginnin, 11 ret dogs deliglkt ti burk and bito ! " - Representativo Voorhoos, of Indiana, inving heard of tho new Supremo Couit deqision, thatgroenbucks really aro a legal ;ender and " good as gold," hus intro duced a bilí providing for tho payinent of ;he public debt therein. " Sauco for the ;oose is sauco for the gandor " is an articlo in the creed of Yoorhees. - Senator. Wilson is tho latest victim of misplaoed confidonco. He placed con fidenod in the announocrl dúterininatioi of Colfax to retiro to privato lifo, an consented to havo the noinination fo Vicu-1 'resident furued upon liim ; but now finds Colfax in the field 'and pittei against hiin. "- Late Louisiaua advices say tha Qrant has got to tlirow brothcr-in-law Casey overboard or Warmouth will thren the State against hiin. Good grucious has it como to such a pass, that a Prmi dent niay not provide for thoso of his owi housohold, a recognized aoriptural duty - And now comes a Washington ru mor that Col. Fornoy is to be made Post master-General in placo of Cresswel' Will supervising tlie niail-bags be mor condneive to " independent journalism than holding tho Collootorship at Phila delphia ? - Purson Brownlow was dono for b; Itepresentative Heek, of Kentucky, a few days ago. Speaker Blaine allowed fai play, despito tho Kadical calis to " order, and Beek gave the Parsou a handsom flaying. - Sinco tho adjournment of tho Buck ingham white-washing committee from New York to Washington thero has been no meeting. Porter and Baboock haven'! yet dotermined what to swear to. - Gov. Jamfis refuses to recognize the called sessiou of the Nebraska Legisla ture, so a Senator has beon arrested anc hábteu corpitsed into tho Supreme Court, to test tlie legality of tho cali. - A new civil rights bilí has been in troducod into tho House. It Iets down every bar, and, if lcgislation can do it will mako tho negro socially equal to the white man. - Under the heading of " Startlingfron MohíU" " the giving way of tho middle tendón in ono of the for-legs of the famous race horse Helmbold " is annouueed by telograph. - ■ Cari Schurz made a very eharp speech in tho Sonate on Tuesday, on the Sunmer French-Arms resolution. His talk was almost as plain as that of "Truthful James." - ïhe two branches of the national dobating school at Washington adjourned over from Wedncsday afternoon to Friday, to celébrate Washington's birthday. - Tho New York delegutes to the National Labor Convention have been instructed to voto for that man of a horny palm, Wendell Phillips, for President. r.' - A meeting of tho State Woman's Suffrage Associatioo is called to be held at Kfilamazoo, Thursday, March llth, at 10 o'clock A. 2Í. - Grant went to the recont Orphan Asylum Fair at Baltimoro, contributed 20, and accepted presents valuod at $70. His "head is lcvel." - Salem Towne, author of " Towno's Speller," once so familiar to American youth, died in Charlton, Mass., on Saturday last, agod 92. - Tho New York Court of Appeals has denicd Foater, the car-hook murderer, a new trial, and without exocutive clemeney he will stretch hemp. - Tho last span of tho Union Pacific railroad bridge at Omaha was completed on Monduy, aud trains conuuonced crossing on Tuosday. - Chas. Francis Adams, tho arbitrator on behalf of our government at Geneva, arrived at New York on "Wcdnesday. - Thos. A. Scott, of tho Peunsylvania Central Railroad, has been elocted President of tho Kansas Pacific Eailway. - Tho jury irapanneled to try the grand jury which indicted Stokes has not yot concluded its job. - Tho blockad 5 of the U. P. railroad is finally broken, and trains have arrived at either end. - Gen. Schcnck dined wiih Gladstone on Saturday last. A peaceful sign. - Sickles and Kilpatrick, a noblo pair, are to stunip New Hanipshire. - The trial of Mayor Hall is now set down for Monday next.

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