Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-09-04

Inc Lansing fSepuOucdn names OleVe
Bingham for governor, 1870,
The wheat crop throughout the state is
said to be exceedingly good. - sl.sw
Wayne county has 23O- persons in her
poor-house and 81 in her insane asylum.
There are now 5s4 patients at the Mich
lgan Asylum for the Insane at Kalamazoo.
The clerical force in the Auditor Gen.
erals office, at Lansing, has been largely
reduced.
Two scandal cases wiifbe run through
the mill at the present session of court in
Mt Clemens. ~,
Chas. Allegor, brakesman, was killed
at Battle creek while coupling ears on
the 30th ult. - sl 81
The marshal of Bay City has resigned
on account of charges made against him
by the council. sv cob
A woman named Parsons. of Mar
quette, poisoned her tbree-year-old boy
on the 30th ult. F q 19-lH
The croquet tournament at Adrian on
the 2lst was success, and more will
probably follow.
The organization of Sunday lyceum
for the exchange Of free thought is being
made at Adrian. ~. !,
The village Of Blissfield, Lenawee coun-
~, celebrated its fiftieth anniversary of
settlement few days since. a..,
Monroe is laboring to secure the loca-
ton of glass factory at that place, with
some prospects Of success. asssf-,
Detroit has quiet Sundays under the
new liquor law, the saloons being closed,
and there being but few violations. sa
The new custom house building at Port
Huron has reached the third story and
now begins to bear an imposing appear
ance. ,Ta-s53 lna cst1 -
Two kerosene lamp explosions occurred
in Flint on the 18th uls. Neither were
fatal, although the victims were fearfully
burned. sts-s'7s
The new buildings of Hillsdale colleT
were accepted by the authorities on the
1Sth-precisely one year from the laying
Of the corner stone.
Geo. Lamparter, a well known butcher
of Grand Rapids, was found dead in the
river on the Goth ult. He is supposed to
have been murdered. tesss ,is.isf
| Jonesville supports a cotton and woolen
| factory, quite little bunch of inhabitants
and scandal, but has no fire engine. En-
forts are being made to 'sfre up si1oa
jackson is troubled with three pretty
waiter-g1rl saloons, and the police are
powerless to close them because there Is
no ordinance relative to suppressing such
plague-spots. ''7s
A magnificent mirage was seen at Vas
sar last week. The city of East Saginaw,
with its bridges, boats and Bancroft
house, could be seen Distinctly reflected
in the clouds.
S. Fl. Hurd, of Saginaw City, fell from
the third-story window of the Taylor
house Sunday, and was injured SO badly
as to cause his death. He was we'll
and favorably known in both the Sagi-
naws.
1t is said that the Flin'9and Pere Mar
quette railroad will contest the payment
OF all taxes which are advertised upon
supp 'ements. This will probably settle
the legality of this way of advertising the
TAX sale. ..ft -..f-.r
Van Herwynan, the Holland school
teacher, pleads guilty to the charge of
seducing his sister. and it now appears that
he is guilty Of the same crime with an
other sister. The sister will Immediately
be arrested. 81. i 9o.sIo
The Michigan Central officials staked
out the location at wenona, Aug. 1S, for
the car shops of the Detroit and Bay City
railroad and Saginaw division of their
road. The shops will. give employment
| to 800 men. .1ss ,z3a
Some Adrian ladies have swarnIed to-
gether in a society which admits no men
and bears the eggs-traordinary cog-no-
/ lucl vi VIC AACu OOSiCtys 1ACy uoSO AAOe
as yet settled on president but cackle-
ate to soon. s..ss -.
Michigan boat clubs have withdrawn
from the Northwestern Amateur Rowing
Association, and talk of taking measures
to form combination to 5e known as the
sAmateur Rowing Association of Michi-
gam" which is lot bad ideas 3a ~
Brick Pomeroy has been engaged to
speak, before the agricultural society of
Aliegan county, on The 2sth of September,
the last day Of the county fair. In HIS
letter Of acceptance he sars; "My talk
i Will be outside of politics-of interest to
the plow-holders, and especially the
young" A large crowd will no doubt be
in attendance. DsA 81 'l
| An attempt was made to poison fAr-
mer named Garrett Barry, in the town
of Talmadge, Ottawa county, by two men,
named Geo. Smith and VIM. Henderson.
Barry says that in April last Smith gave
him piece of fish, and during the time
it was being prepared for the table, a cat,
several hens, and, three valuable dogs
died from the effects of eating small
portion of it. He entered his complaint
Aug. is, and the men are under arrest.
Barry is an eccentric old gentleman who
lives all alone, and is supposed to be
wealthy.