Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-08-21
THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD.

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A treaty of commerce between China
and Peru was ratified on the 7ih inst.
The New York Liberal Club is to take
official notice of The death of Hans Chris
tian Anderson. ss es
louisville has inagurated profession
al base ball club, with $4,000 capital, at
500 per SHIRE. -
The steamer York was burned to the
waters edge on Sunday morning at Mas
sena, New York. sl
Germany is about to consider the feas-
jbility of having an extfadition treaty
with the United States. .,.s-.a -
The government has prohibited sales,
in France of the Rt. Hon Mr.. Glad
stones writings against Papacy: s
AT Cumberland, Ind, Monday. Louis
Veatch, in quarrel, shot and Instantly
killed his brother-in-law, Melvin Murray.
Gems. Sherman and Slocum arrived at
Omaha, Sunday, on a tour of pleasure
and apublic reception was given them on
Monday.
The Hannibal and st. Joe Railroad has
cut the fair from AtchisOn 10. Chicago
down to So, and competing roads are fol-
lowing suit. .f,; -. s.s
An immense meeting in favor of ann
nesty for Fenian- convicts was held in
London on Sunday. Over 10000 persons
were present. re
EX-State Treasurer Parker, Of South
Carolina. who absconded after the dis
cOvely of his defalcation, has been cap
tuied at Camden.
4 Levi Stagg, a farmer living near
Johanna, O., while walking in q field near
bis house, Sunday, was struck by li91lttn-
ing and instantly killed.
Valentine Vail, painter. was killed in
stantly at Louisville, Monday, by falling
fiom the window of house while en-
gagged in hanging a SHUTTER.
A meeting Of citizens was held at the
Exposition building in Memphis, on Sat
urday night, to express regret at the
death of ex-President johnson. ~ Ga s,,s
Lieut.. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, left
Chicago ON the 18th for a visit, TO the
Pacific coast. He will probably arrive in
San Francisco about the 23d Instant Z
The floating debt of the Chicago, Dams
vile and Vincennes Railroad is $6.O00.-
600, besides $73S,149 due July 3lst and
unpaid; 159 miles are now in operation.
The camp meeting in Ohio is to be
continued another week. Sunday there
were fully 10000 pe.sons on the ground,
and good deal of interest was manifest
ed @
A dispatch from Gailinease, Ont, saws
| three children, while picking berries i'm
| the bush, were killed by bear. Only
| the feet aud arms Of one child can be
| found.
| During an alteration between some
drunken miners in Pittsburgh on Sattir-
day evening, one VIM. jerks, struck ID,
w. Thomas on the head with his fist. kill
ing him instlntly.
Sunday five roughs attempted forc:bly
to enter the house of respectable wom-
an named Mrs. Downs, at Point st.
Charles, Quebec Mrs. Downs fired into
the crowd, killing one man named Nee
han.
/ A Vigilance Committee has been or
ganized in Jackson county. ILL.,, to rid the
county Of the outlaws who iniest it. Two
of them, Montgomery Steains and VIM.
Flood, have been arrested by the COM
mittee.
A committee of the creditors of j. B.
Ford e Co.. Beecher;s publishers, recon-
mend the acceptance of thirty-five cents
on the dollar in twelve monthly install
ments. commencing December 10Th, with
interest. go 10 oa
| The annual reunion of the Society of :
| the Army of the Cumberland will be held
at Utica, New York, on the 10Th and 10th
Of September. A cordial Invitation is
extended to the members Of other army
societies to attend. Is
Russell Sherry was declared guilty by
.coroner's inquest at Louisville, Mon
day. of the murderof Joseph Roehering.
on Saturday last Roehering was en-,
deavoring to put Sherry to bed, when the
latter stabbed him.
The Missouri constitutional convention,
which has been prosecuting its labors
! in Jefferson Csty for the last two weeks.
has just adjourned. They hive adolfcd,
it is said, the broadest and most liberal
constitution extant. s 4 u r.
A dast,rdly attempt to wreck q train
on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad was
made OH. the 18th by. the, removal of a
rail. Fortunately, though several cars
were thrown from the track, no serious
damage was done. ssssfst \
The order for permitting the wives
and families of the Indian prisoners in
Florida to be forwarded to their hus-
bands and fathers embrace has been
counte,manded. as the squaws stoutly re-
fused TO accept The privilege.
At Pittsburgh, Monday. a fire in the
Phoenix Roll Works of James b. Young
81 Co., totally destroyed the building,
with large stock of patterns, and con-
siderably dariaged the machinery. Loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000 in foreign COM
panies.
In che wake of the failures comes q
thedvy forgery Hon. H T., Dessanles
Joint clerk of the crown at Montreal.
stole away last Saturday, leaving behind
him 100000 worth of dupes whose names
he had forged on the bank paper to that
amount. .-,s.... :, s-.ss,tk- .s-k
/ AT. New York, on Monday, on applica-
ton Of Mr.. Fairchild, assistant state at
torney, Judge Westbrook granted an or
der of attachment against Dennis, Belden
& Co., canal contractors, for $417, 900, and
an order OF arrest requiring. bail from
leach in S2OO,00O
The steamer Rothsav Castle, well.
known as successful blockade runner
Iduring the war for the Union, on enter
!: 800 excursiOnists on board, struck sunk
. en- snag and rapidly sank to the upper
decks. The passengers were taken off
tby tugs and landed safely. y -
The miners who have been driven out
of the Black Hills have held an indiona-
tion meeting. They are .cpnfident that
) the hills are very Eldorado of richness,
and it seems the Indian. owners are be-
ginning to think so too, as they are rails
: ing the price of their territory, besides
demanding remuneration for the gold a.
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