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A FRulTLESS ATTEMPT.

CINCINNATI, Feb. l2.-The Commercials Ur.
bana, O., special says while the Panhandle
train WAS taking water few miles west Of ths.
place last night the conductors attention VIII
attracted by some one attempting to uncouple
the engine and two forward cars from the bsl.
ance OF the train The conductor, on going On
the platform, was confronted by masked man
who attempted to stab him with butcherknifs,
The conductor pulled the bell-cord, and drew
revolver and fred ut the robbeE. who made hin
escape. Two other men we're seen, and it is
supposed they contemplated robbing the ez-
preeS-Car.
, 1876-02-13
rHF NEW LONDON BANK ROBBERY

New LONDON, Feb. 12-rhe anount Of mons,
recovered from Packer, Teller Of the National
Bank Of Commerce, is $3.50 short ot ths
amount stolen, but the bank is fully unidentified
for loss by mortgage security on Packezt
house. The robbery was not committed on Tues
day night, but Wednesday morning. The vault
has three doors, and no one OF the hank ohice11
can unlock them all. Packers door vas thf
outside one, and when he left the bank o.
Tuesday afternoon looked his door only. ltu
supposed be Was first ut the bank "Wednesday
morning. He pereistent1y asserts that he bud
no preconcerted purpose Of taking the money,
and the crime was the result Of sudden and
irresistible impulse bond for s1,5m
ia supposed to have appropriate
it, but he etout1y denies it. Sympathy fot
Packer is yeryyetrong on account OF his previous
excellent character, and in view OF the fsct thai
he has a young wife and two children. His aSa
is not over rs. He will be tried st the March
term of the Superior Court. His bail is t1ed Il
S., 600, which be will probably furnish.
THE muRDERous MOLLY MAeu1Res.
PorrsynE Pa, Feb. 12-The hearlng in TIT
habeas corpus cases Of the men recently arrested
for the murder OF Policemen Yost WIS begu1
this morning. The Court directed that the sys
dcnce in the caae should not be made pubEe.
The courtroom WAS thereupon cleared ot
all persons except counsel aud Tls-
nesses. Kerrigan. the accused murderer of
;. P. Jones, and whose confession implicated
the men now in prison. was brought hence from
the Alaucn Chunk jail 1t Is understood bis
testimony exposes the secrets OF tue Molly
Maguires. Thrungs OF people surrounded tha
Court-Houae, and considerable excitement pre-
vailed. One person was arrested, charged NTH
71tis
, 1876-02-13

llarit5 nes"een Ionuun ~. anu on1cago. ouss'ae
Of the CITY pfopet was tne RIeat metropons OF
London, extending as lar d. 11on h'ansson 70
ASde PaEh. -
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emnleSns n az to sneaP m ,at % nort;on %
government. ~ W epeah. auas ~ .tou eonp
ing more tnan nloeteen,sHen VI e9e p9pu-
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tne 9ueen auu uet ;ia ~ uGe ono nna
TOOK 10 az atos VI tov e4uAin nites aaa {, ,oooooo
people. 1ae poace 'oaoo 9oo nun1ulea. & auon .ns
speaker Maa snet ,u9J n1n ,at ~ nse T, Sosenueo
" LUZ Caoinots anu Fa.:: ~ tt ~ - 1 ~
Ine soao 1n n;ta pa W c1othaa os snnm1
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
A Good Appointment and an Important
Work.

Work.
State Swamp Land Commissioner Hav-
iland has just appointed Mr.. John Keep, of
Petoskey, Local Commissioner Of The Pc
toskey and Pressure Isle state road, vice
John Mckay. resigned This is a good
appointment, Mr.. Keep being we'll quail
fed for the position. He was assistant
engineer upon the preliminary survey of
the inland lakes Improvements, and made
many friends among those he met while
engaged in tina, work. This road will be
one of great advantage to this county. 1t
crosses the county from east to west on
the town line between "a and 30 north,
which is from two to three miles south of
Burt and Crooked lakes, and passes
through some of the best farming lands in
the county, which would be opened up
for immediate settlement by this road.
The settl rs upon this road will be in
easy communication with Cheboygan by
water as soon as the lake improvements
are completed, and the time is not far dis
tant w en- a road will be run south con-
nee ing with it, at or near its junction
with the Sturgeon river. We trust that
this road win now be pushed forward
with energy, as its early completion is a
matter of great Importance to this place.
Efforts will be made to secure the letting
of the contract at the meeting of the state
Board next Wednesday.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
A Necessary Improvement.

The road running west upon the north
line of town 81, north, should be opened
out to the county line without delay.
The road starts out by the brick yard,
and is now open for a winter road, about
five or six miles along which there are
number of settlers. A small amount OF
work would make this good road for
summer or winter. Near the county
line there are a large number Of settlers
already clearing up their farms, while
more are coming. The writer of this
has received several letters from the SOL
diers' home in Dayton, Ohio, stating that
a large number of soldiers were coming
to locate in that vicinity. A large dele
cation arc also coming from the northern
part Of Indiana. Cheboygan should
have the trade Of these people, and this
would bring it. At present, if they
reach here, they must come from twenty
to twenty-five miles, or even more, while
this road would bring them from nine to
twelve miles, To the county line is
about twelve miles-about five miles of
this is already partially made, leaving
only seven miles to build The con-
struetion of this road is necessity to the
development of the western portion of
the country. If we expect this country
to grow we must assist in its development;
and there is no way to do this as well as
by constructing good roads.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
The Result.

'.Thcy 9. by chance the usual way
Their names were John Kranz and John
Schnenkenberger. They had been off in
the woods all winter, where for many q
long and dreary day they had worked
at telling the lofty pine.
They met in this village when they
came back. 1t was beautiful day. The
rays of the sun came down and warmed
them as they walked and talkeI.
Their conversation was i'm German,
which is generally known to be a very
hard language to speak unless the tongue
is loosened with lager. So they took a
little for sake Of friends and home. They
took too much. 1t lOOsened their tongues
and tangled their legs. They sang and
they danced, until the Sheriff fearing that
the peaceful citizens of the village might
be disturbed i'm their sllmber, gobbl.. d
them up, and that night the Jail fire was
lighted.
They were brought into court the next
morning. His Honor did not seem to be
in very good humor, and looking at them
sharply, said:
Guilty or not guilty?"
They did did not seem to comprehend
or if they did they made no reply.
"You were drunk last night. Was that
so?"
nix fer sta," wasithe reply.
Here was dilemma-but his Honor
was equal to the emergency. Looking
around to see if any one was taking no.
tice, he gently said
'Schnapps-schnapps-you knOw--last
night!n
"Yaw,r said one of the prisoners.
II thought So" said his Honor.
"Ich sprackcn NIGHT English" said the
prisoners.
'.He says he don't speak English" said
a BY stander.
'.Oh, he don't, don't he" said his Hon
or.
Nix come arouse" said the prisoner,
Yes, there will, too, said his Honor,
''twO dollars and half apiece will come
out, or go to JAIL" -er1 FgaE
And his Honor never took back what
he said. They went to Jail, but they
soon tired OF that kind OF life, paid their
fine and departed, sadder, if not wiser
men.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
A Valuable Invention.

Mr.. James A. r. McCallum, of the ma,
chine shops of Duncan City, has just in
vented, and is about having patented, a
device for perfectly gauging the cutting
Of lumber, to which we desire to call the
attention of saw mill owners throughout
the country and of Cheboygan in particu.
lar. The gauging of the cut of lumber
has heretofore been a source Of great
trouble to lumbermen, which those who
have examined into the merits of Mr.. Nc
Callum's Invention, thinks it will entirely
obviate.
The device introduced by Mr.. Mccall
lum, is simple within itself, acting upon
the principle of lever. There is attached
% the lever hand, underneath which are
two circular plates, both of which work
checked Immediately, if so desired, with
out any danger of their slipping or wear
ing, as is often the case, and which causes
great dissatisfaction. The p inciple that
this invention works upon, is that of a
vice, the circles referred to acting as the
jaws, in which a two angles which serve
as the grip, and being pressed down by
the setteI, lightens up on the setting wheel
There is also handle for throwing the
same out of gear, in order to allow the
setting wheel to run freely, on the car
riage being run back. We think that it
would be well for the saw mill owners OF
Cheboygan and vicinity to call upon Mr..
McCanum themselves and see the modus
operandi of the patent, two.of which have
been placed in the carriage Of the circular
in Thompson Smiths small mill at Dun
can, and which Mr.. McCallum was kind
enough t. show us, together with all its
workings, for which we tender our thanks,
feeling assured that the mill owners OF
Cheboygan would feel repaid by visiting
Duncan for this purpose
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
A Valuable Testimonial.


An elegant cane, made altogether Of
Michigan materials, has been presented to
Mr.. Stephen 8. Cobb, Railroad Commits
sioner of Michigan, by the members of the
Legislative excursion party of 1875, as a
recognition of the monner in which he ar.
ranged their journey to the Upper PENN
sul4 and the manner in which he consult
ed their comfort. The stick is of highly
polished birds-eye maple, the curved han.
die of solid silver, ornamented with lake
Superior agate, The lower part of the stem
being adorned with native COZ
per, silver quartz a. beautiful
colored stones from Lake Su-
perior. The iron ferrule is from the Re.
public mine,gthe silver from Silver Islet
the copper from Calumet and Hecla. APP.
propriate correspondence on the subject
passed between Messrs. VIM L. Webbtr,
j. W. Ransom and w. ]. Baxter, the COM
mittee, and Mr.. Cobb.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25

'sTowsern is dead.
There is no weeping, or wailing, or
knashing of teeth. =
Joy, instead, reigneth in the land.
And this was how it came about.
Another man had the bottom of his
pants torn by that dog. -
That man was tive"
A VOW of revenge was Immediately
vowed.
We sought out Sab" Gle is our sex
Devil" now)
ave will furnish the pistol if you will
shoot that dog"
"Is it loaded 2" asked CAB"
"Of course it is. This is no job set
up on you.' ..
"All right" said CAB" ."hand over
your shooter. I'll fix him.
We met the owner Of the dog.
He is larger man than we are. We
said to him:. a.e .
"We have entered into solemn COM
pact with the devil William"
'All right; have wanted him killed
for some time"
All this was in the early part of the
week.
That dog has been shot at every day
since.
Sometimes twice day.
CAB" says the dog lodged.
We guess he did. Everybody knows
that lodging was the dogs best forte.
He was never kicked or hit with a
stone.
The end came yesterday.
But what an ignominious death!
He tried the lodging game again.
1t did not work this time, for the
owner of the dog came along, and tied a
rope around his neck.
The next shot was successful, and all
that was mortal of poor "Towser" lay
cold in death, at the feet of the de-
strOyer!
Everybody that passes that house now
gives thanks to Sab"
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
The National Park Gazette.

This; is the name Of new paper that hes
just been established at Mackinaw. 1t Is
published by c. j. Hunt & Co. and edi-
ted by w. Chandler, all of whom are
connected with the TRIBUNE office. In
appearance the Gazette is almost equal to
the TRIBUNE. and We think that the cit
liens of Mackmaw have just reason to be
proud of the initial number. The man.
agement of the TRIBUNE is sufficient
guarantee that anything undertaken by
the projectors. will be made a success.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
Favorable Prospects.

A letter from Angus Mckay gives the
gratifying intelligence that the prospects
are exceedingly favorable for making
something out of the patent Car coupling
arrangement. Mr.. Mckay is in Port HUI
ron, where he is experimenting the con-
struction of some full sized couplers, and
when completed they will be practically
tested upon some Of. the roads centering
at that place. Those interested in the in
vention have no doubt about the result of
the test, and think they will have no
trouble in getting them adopted by some
of the leading roads, when they have once
been seen in practical operation.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
Nearly q Serious Accident.

Yesterday afternoon the little son of
Morris Wertheimer, met with a very
painful, if not a serious, accident. The
little fellow was playing in the kitchen
where the girl was at work. having pail
of hot water standing on the floor. He
stepped backward, and sat down in it,
which tipped the pail over, spilling the
hot water over him. DR.. Perrin was i'm.
mediately summoned and applied the
proper remedies so soon, that this morn
ing the little fellow is very comfortable.
One hip and side was quite badly scalded.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
A Corn Suit.

John Mckay and George B. McAulay a
short time ago commenced suit against
VIM. Spencer for $45, which they claimed
he was owing them upon some corn which
Spencer took from one of the wrecks last
fall. The case came up before Justice
Sutton Tuesday, and judgement rendered
in favor of the plaintiffs, by default, for
the full amount claimed. Mr.. Spencer
Immediately appealed it to the Circuit
Court.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
A Large Fish.

A man named McGulpin, OF Mackinaw
a few days since, caught white fish which
weighed eighteen pounds, as it was taken
from the water, and fifteen pounds dressed
McGulpin Gains to have obtained quart
of oil from it's entrails. The fish was
brought over here on Thursday and sold
for seventy-five cents. This is the largest
white fish caught in this vicinity for some
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
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Ticket Office Closed.

Mr.. Huff, the travelling auditor of the
Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad, ar
rived in town Wednesday and closed the.
ticket Office Of the company at this place,
settled with the agent, and left the next
morning taking the unsold tickets with
him. He informed us that they were clos
ing up many of their outside ticket Offices:
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
THE NATIONAL PARK.
Act of COngres Under Which the Park
was Established.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Fof Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled; That
so much OF the Island of Mackinaw, in
the state of Michigan, as is now held by
the United States under military reserva-
ton or otherwise, excepting the Fort
MackinaW and so much of the present
reservation thereof as bounds it to the
south of the village of Mackinaw, and to
the west, north and east, at distance
| from the present fort flag staff of four
hundred yards.) hereby is reserved and
| withdrawn from settlement, occupancy,
or sale under the laws OF the United
States, and dedicated and set apart as =
National Public Park, or grounds, for
health, comfort and pleasure, for the ben
eft and enjoyment of the people; and all
persons who shall locate or settle upon
or occupy the same, or any part thereof,
except as herein provided. shall be con-
sidered trespassers and removed there
| from.
SEC. 2. That said public park shall be
under the exclusive control of the Secre-
tary of War, whose duty it shall be as soon
as practicable, t. make and publish such
rules and regulations as he may deem
necessary or proper for the care and man.
agement of the same. Such regulations
shall provide for the preservation from
injury, or spOilation of all timber, miner
al deposit, natural curiosities, or wonder
within said park, and their retention in
their natural condition.
| The Secretary may i'm his discretion,
grant leases for building purposes, of
small parcels of ground, at such places in
said park rs shall require the erection Of
hill .lott 90
itors, for terms not exceeding ten years;
all of the proceeds Of said leases, and all
other revenues derived from any source
connected with said park, to be expend-
ed, under his direction, III the manage
ment of the same, and iIrthe construc-
ton of roads and bride paths therein.
He shall provide against the wanton de-
struction of game or fish found within
said park and against their capture or de-
slruction for any purposes of use or prof.
it. He shall also cause all persons tres
passing upon the same, after the passage
of this act, to be removed therefrOm, and
generally shall be authorized to take all
such measures as shall be necessary or
proper to fully carry out the objects and
purposes of this act.
SEC. 3. That any part of the park here
| by created shall at all times be available
| for military purposes, either as a parade
or drill ground in time of peace, or for
complete occupation in time of war, or
whenever war is expected, and may al so
be used for the erection of any public
buildings Or works; Provided that no
person shall ever claim or receive of the
United States any damage on account Of
| future amendment or repeal of this &C +,
or the taking of said park, or any part
thereof, for public purposes or use.
Approved March Sd. 1875.
Unclaimed Letter List.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25

At the last meeting of the Council, it
will be remembered that the Recorder
was directed to advertise for and receive
proposals for lighting and caring for the
street lamps for one year from April 1st,
and also for building fence around the
lot belonging to the village. The pro-
posals were advertised for and special
meeting Of the Council was held on
Tuesday evening to consider the pro-
posals and award the contract. The fol-
lowing were the proposals for lighting
and caring for the lamps:
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25

t",
The late heavy storm made Unnecessary
tor the stages to make several trips with
four horses. A large load was brought
through Sunday. - ~ $50
Some OF the river and lake shore steam
ers expected to start out from Dctl oft
last Monday. They did not start. The
fact is they now talk of going into win
ter quarters again. Tw7P
Since the last fall Of snow the cedar
post business has been exceedingly live
ly. 1t looked as though every farmer in
the vicinity was hauling posts.
Last weeks Alpena Pioneer criticises
the TRIBUNE for not giving the Detroit
Post "cridit" for an article published, and
i'm the same issue taktsthree or four items
from the TRIBUNE without credit. "Con-
sistency," &c.
A rumor is i'm circulation upon the
streets that Father DeCeuninck will re-
sign the passionate of the Catholic church
here, and another priest will be appoint
ed to fill the vacancy. We cannot vouch
for the truthfulness of the rumor.
Col. Stockbridge will come up as soon
as navigation opens to superintend the
early completion of the large mill at the
Point. 1t will not be long before Mack
nae county will boast of one of the largest
and best mills in Northern Michigan.
The suit of James Mallory against A.
p. Newton for $50 placed in his hands
as stakeholder, particulars of which
were given in the TRIBUNE week or so
since, was decided i'm favor of the
plaintiff. Mr.. Newton will probably pay
the amount after about six months stay
of judgment. So @D aAR9isfi
The ruuor published last week that
the wrecking tug Leviathan would prob
ably be stationed at Mackinaw the com
ing se,epn, does not seem to be well
fomd@. 4lstter received by. Charles
Farr from Capt. Kirkland gives quite
definite Information that she viii sbe
stati oned here.
The tug Eva English was sold last
Saturday morning, to satisfy an old
mortgage of s2,25O. She was bid in for
the owners of the mortgage for $500.
This clears the title of the boat of every
thing but admiralty liens, which the
present owners agree to assume. We
understand that parties in town are ne
gotiating for h 3 puschsss.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25

The proposal of Mr.. Crane being the
lowest was accepted. He had forgotten
i'm his bid to include the wicks, and the
Council allowed him So for them. and
contract entered into with him for $685.
so.
Three proposals for building the fence
was received as follows:
w Lindreman ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 80 per rod
v Stcttu Op ia
Davlu farreli..... i -
Mr.. Stevenson's bid being the lowest
the contract was awarded him.
There being no further business the
Council adjourned.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25

The taxes embraced within the provisions of
the law above quoted are the following, viz:
RcctHe w
Dealers retail LIQUOR. 25 70
Dealers wholesale Ito 10
Dealers in malt liquors, wholesale: 80 GO
Dealers i'm malt LIQUORS, RETAIL .......:.... 20 GO
Deaers in leaf 25 on
Retail dealers in leaf tobacco............ 500 70
And on sales of over ST. 0i, fifty. cents tor
every COLLAR in excess Of Si,F0.........
Dealers in manufactured tobacco........ 90
Manufacturers of stills.. so 90
And tor each still manufactured 20 90
And for each worm manufactured........ 20 90
Manufacturers OF tobacco. 10 90
Manufacturers of cl< are................. 10 GO
Peddlers of tobacco, first class tmOrc than
twO horses her animalsl... .....-.. so 90
Pendls rs OF tabac O, second class 1.-TWO
horses other animalsle ............... q 90
Peddiers of tobacco, third class lone hose
or other anImil) ................. 10 %
Pcddlers of tobacco. fourth oIa-s ton foot - =
or public conveyancel.. 10 90
Brewers of less than 500 barrels. so 90
Brewers of 800 barrels or more. 100 90
Any person. so liable, who shall fail to comply
with the foregoing requirements will be su jest
to severe penalties, .n
Perrons or firms liable to pay any OF the special
taxes named above must apply to s. 3. BAILEY.
CT llector of Internal Revenue at Grand Rapids.
Michigan, and nay tor aud procure the special
tax stamp or stamps they need, prior 10 May l,
LET'S, and without further notice l.es risf
d. ID. PRATT,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Once Of Internal Revenue, washington. d.
c., February !, 1876.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
May l, 1876, to april 80, 1877.

The Revised Statutes OF the United States,
Sections 32s2 80 ~ 1928, and 1913, require every
person engaged IN any business, avocation. or
employment which renders him liable to special
tax. to procure and place conspicuousy in his es-
tablishment or place of business stamp denot-
ing the payment Of sand special tax for the spe-
cial tax year beginnng MAY T. 1910; before COM
| H. = 2 +. q T