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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-08
THE DRY-DoCK PROJECT.

BY reference to the proceedings of the
Improvement Association it will be seen
that proposition has been received from
some Detroit capitalits, under the lead of
Major c. NJ. Terrell, to put dry-dock at
this place. 1t will be seen that the pro-
position is definite one. The company
is to be organized with 100000 capital,
provided certain privileges are granted
by our citizens. Nothing excessive is
asked of us. Indeed the requirements
are very small considering the advanta-
ges to be derived. The action taken by
the Improvement Association shows that
in the sense of the principle business
men and property holders i'm the place,
there would be no difficulty il, meeting
the requirements. The writer has taken
pains To converse with many who are in
terested in the prosperity of the place,
and finds nothing to lead to any different
opinion. 1t would seem, then, that il
this proposed company means business,
and we have no reason to suppose that
they.do not that we have reasonable
degree of assurance that we shall 500
have dry-doch in process of cOnstruc-
ton at this. place. Major Terrell pro
poses to build the dock upon the princi-
pie noticed in the TRIBUNE a few weeks
since; using the water from the dam tc
flood the dock instead of filling from the
lake, and pumping out. There are some
differences OF opinion as to the advisa-
bility of this proposed plan, but this, we
consider, is matter that directly con
Germs the builders Of the dock. The re.
suit to be gained is the same in either
case, and it can make no difference to u:
whether the dock be built upon one prin-
eiple or another. -''VsA2s'
Now that the inland navigation is as
sured, or as near certainty as can BE-
before the contracts are made for doing
the work, We think, now, the most i'm
portant local Improvement to work fol
is to secure the speedy completion of a
dry-doek: We think we are speaking
within bounds when we say that dry
deck in operation here, will cause $780,
600 annually to be expended in this place
and increase the population not less than
one thousand within two years. 1t will
add an impetus to the growth and bust.
ness Of Cheboygan, which will effect ia
yorably every business, and increase in
value every dollars worth of property il
the place.v ne 80 ~. 5t4f e
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-08
OBITUARIES FOR 1915.

The most important deaths of the year
I'm foreign countries have been those of
Espartero, the Spanish statesman and
soldier; Ledru-Rollin, the French So
calist and politician Charles Kingsley,
the English author and clergyman; Sir
Charles Lyell, the great Eng ish geolo-
gist; Lady Jane Franklin, widow of Sir
John Franklin, the lost arctic explorer !;
Heinrich G. E. Ewald, the German. theo-
logan, historian, and political reformer;
Hans Christian Andersen of Denmark,
the wonderful story writer; Ferdinand |,
Iex-Emperor of Austria; and Toung-t chi,
Emperor of China, only nineteen years
old, who governed more human beings
than any other ruler of the present day.
Among the prominent Americans de-
ceased have been Henry Wilson, Vice
President of the United States; Andrew
johnson, ex-Prcsident and United States
Senator; Orris S. Ferry of Connecticut,
United States Senator, and w. A. Buck
ingham of tho same state, Ex-Governor
and United States Senator; Ira Harris of
New York, exhibited States Senator;
Gen. Frank p. Blair, Jr.. of Missouri, a
Union soldier, but Democratic candidate
for Vice President in 1858; ex-Gov. VIM.
A. Graham of North Carolina, Wing can
didate for Vice President in 1852; Henry
L. Blow of Missouri, eX-COngressman;
w. A. Richardson of Illinois ex-Con-
gressmai: Amasa Waller of Massachu-
sets, ex-Congressman and political econ
omist Thomas Jencks of Rhode Island,
ex-Congressman and civil-service reform,
er; Samuel Hooper of Boston, ex-Con-
gresham; John Hickman of Pennsylva-
mia. eX-Congressman; Horace Binney of
Philadelphia, ex-Congressman, and very
celebrated lawyer, aged ninety
five years; Jesse d. Bright, of
Indiana, expelled from the u. s.
Senate in 1862 for treasOable cor
respOndence; John c. Breckenridge, of
Kentucky. ex-yice President of the
United States, candidate for President in
1860, and General in the Rebel army;
Geo +. Trask, of Massachusetts,, the anti
tobacco apostle; S. r. Wells, of New
York, professor of pfrenology; Samuel
G.. Drake, of Boston, historian and anti
qiariaa: Isaac NJ. Singer, the sewing-ma-
chine millionaire and husband of seven
women at one time, who left twenty
eight children TO share his prop
erty; Frederic Hudson, journalist,
formerly of the New York Her
aid; Charles G. 'Finney, the great
revivalist preacher and formerly president
of Oberlin College; John Harper, senior
member of the great publishing firm of
Harper Sc Bros; and among the
least i'll value to mankind, though most
enviel by mankind, VIM. b. Astor,
of New York, the richest man in this
country. @ f @4s3
The list of deaths in Michigan shows
Eber B. Ward, Of Detroit, the million
aire, who left vast property for heirs
to quarrel over and lawyers to consume
Marsh Giddings, of Kalamazoo, Governor
Of the territory of New Mexico; Edward
G. Morton, of Monroe, prominent editor
and useful legislator and the funny man,
Mortimer Thompson, known as "Doe-
sticks" who made his first good hit in
journalism OH the old Detroit Advertiser.
Lansing Republican,. er
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-08


Thirty and forty years ago the south
ern portion of this state was being rapidly
settled by emigration from all paris of
the eastern states. There seemed to be
a disease prevailing in those states called
the michigan fever People poured
into the state by thousands, and many
years did not clapse before the most de-
sirable government lands passed into the
possession: OF actual settlers, and. were
being rapidly transformed from wilder
ness to state of cultivation. The por-
tiOn Of the state over which the tide of
emigration took its way at that time
.ronly consisted of what is now known as
the two southern tier of counties of the
state. A person can scarcely realize
when travelling through that country in
the midst of farms in the highest state of
cultivation, with cities, towns and VIII
lagos every few miles, with evidences of
wealth and increasing prosperity on
every hand, that thirty and forty years
ago all that country was a wilderness
very similar to that which can be found
within the radius of this county.
: The improvements (which were made
IN that country for the first few.years
were made without the aid of railroads
: or water communication. The improve
ment Of the country brought the rail-
roads. 1t is very different with us. We
have water communication with all parts
of the country. There is now certainty
that our splendid inland country will be
opened by, the same means. We have
railroads coming to us, bringing devel-
opment with them, not waiting for the
development OF the country to render
them profitable. In many ways are
the advantages of this northern country
ltto-day superior to those of the southern
part of the state thirty and forty wears
ego. We can see what that period has
done for the country south of u.s. What
an We reasonably expect regarding this
country? ~ - - sa.'
IS In the year 1900, should we live to see
It. we expect to see Cheboygan and EN-.
met Counties I'm as high state of cult
yatiOn, and as wealthy as Kent County is
/, to-day. Yes, more than even that, for
these counties have many advantages
which Kent County or any other county
IN the southern part of the state never
had In Kent County twenty-five years
ago there were those people who would
believe nothing of the great future which
was looming up i'm the distance. In this
county to-day there is the same class of
{ people. There came to Kent County
twenty-five years ago many parties who
looked that county over and went back IT,
their EASTERN homes firmly Impressed
with the idea that allgthe' settlers there
were fools. and that they possessed all the
Wisdom in .foreseeing that that country
would never be of any value, nor would
it ever be improved. Within the past
year there have been men leaving Che
boygan County, as well as many other
parts of the northern country, with the
same opinion. This is an experience
through which all new countries have to
pass. The southern part of the state sur
yiyed it and thrived under it. We shall
not be an exception.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-08

PREsIDENTIAL. years are always pros
pesous years. Eighteen hundred and
seyenty-six promises to be unusually so
from the grand Centennial exhibition
which 1t embraces, the large number Of
foreigners that will Visit our shores, the
liberal expenditures Of money on the part
Of our own citizens. the reaction from the
business depression Of 1875. and a variety
Of other suuses, upon all of which the
business public are to-day congratulated,
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The ex-duke Of Modena, recently Gle.
ceased, left his two bellicose relatives
Don Carlos and King Alfonso, of Spain
100000 apiece, all Of which will proba.
bly, be spent in warning upon each other
Tie old duke might have done much bet
ter with his money.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-08

THOSE who enjoyed the Beecber dish
served up last summer now stand q
chance to get the same hash. only sea-
soned in different style; for Frank Moul-
ton has commenced civil suit against
Mr.. Beecher for $4,000 damages for
malicious prosecution. Mouiton claims
that Beecher pressed his suit so far as to
have him arrested and held to bail. The
suit is intended to fully clear up the scam
dal, as only one question will be at issue,
viz: the truth or falsity of Mouitons ale
CATION that Beecher had committed adul-
terry with Mrs. Tilton. Airx ~
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-08

A MOVEMENT is to be made in Congress
at the present Session for the carving of a
new territory out of Dakota. 1t will be
named Pembina. As it is. the population
OF Dakota is grouped along the extreme
northern and southern frontiers, all the
interior of the territory being wilder
ness. TO reach Yankton, the capital,
from the northern settlements, distance
of 1880 miles must be Travelled, and the
Inconvenience and expense of maintain
ing government over so scattered pop
ulation is very great. 1t is therefore pro-
posed to set off the northern half of the
territory as the territory of Pembina.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-08
WE NOTICE that the press of the con,

We NOTICE that the press of the coun-
try. quite extensivelG, issnot only demand
ing reduction i'm the rates of postage on
transient matter, but even calling for a
reduction in rates on matter sent from Of
fees of publication. There is no doubt
about Congress reducing. the rates on
transient printed matter from sixteen to
eight cents per pound, as it stood before
the raise made by the last Congress, but
the further reduction of rates to publish
ers has only recently been canvassed.
The present rate paid is two cents per
pound, and reduction to one cent is pro-
posed. While not prepared to complain
of the present rate we think the reduc-
ton quite reasonable and practicable.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-08

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS is assessed
on the tax rolls for 1886, 900. Hec afford
to be President without higgling about
the salary. td
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-08

A STRIKE has begun in Rockville, Con-
necticut, where there are 1900 operatives
i'm six large WOODEN mills and a silk mill.
The owners gave notice that they should
cut down Wages on january 1st.; but the
working people, of whom about one third
are women, did not wait for the blow.
They struck back by refusing to work on
December OATH The mill-owners say
they must either stop the mills or re-
duce expenses, rs they have made no prof.
its fora year past, and the prospects are
gloomy for the future. The operatives
say they cannot live on such scanty wages
as are offered them. 1t is the old, old
struggle between capital and labor, and
seems likely to be fought out with ruin
Gus consequences to both sides. If the
cooperative system should be adopted,
there would be harmony in good times;
but when panic comes and heavy losses
are suffered, would labor be willing and
able to bear the burden?
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-08

COMMODORE VANDERBILT has secured
the control of the Canada Southern rail
road and has been elected its President.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-25
EASTERN STATES,

PARNgg's LANDING, Pa, July 81 49,
About five o'clock last evening. Fight
ming struck and fired two receiving
tanks at Dixie station, on the IVES,
Pennsylvania railroad, containing about
loo barrels oil The tanks are the
property of Marcus Brownson. If Titus,
willie, and are used by connecting with
the Union Pipe Co. This morning an
other tank containing aboat -. 600 har-
rels situated about zoo feet from the
Burning tanks was fired by an explosion
which threw the burning oil over il.
The three tanks will be entirely con.
samed, and subjects the patrons Of the
line having balances with the company
to an assessment, which will b. sbou, 10
per cent
WASHINGTON. July - -Wiggipg,on;
10y authority of the House Committee
Oh Territories. has reported, favorable
on Lanes ball 10 annex WailN Walla
and ColambiS counties 10 the State Of
Oregon. provided majority Of tie
the yeters Of th,s. counties Sd elect.
The report argues that tho enactment Of
this bill would give Oregon the natural
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-25
Z U r o p Z

LoNpoS, July Elm the House OF
Commons this afternoon. sir Edward
Watkins asked the under secretary for
colonial department, if he could give
any information regarding the conflict
between L. :. troops aud the Sioux In
disns. many Of which tribe are British
subjects. AMI whether the origin Of the
conflict was not breach of treaty re-
garling the Indian reservation and sub
salaries which may provoke wiiespre al
antagonism between the Indians aud
whites on both American and British
territory. lie asks whether the ravcra,
men, proposes II tender it, ( .oi offices
IN the interes, Of the Indian subjects oi
Great Britain and of humanity.
ilowther replied that so far no infor
nation had been received and he could
express no opinion as 70 lis origin or
possible consequences; lac had no in
formation tending tn show that any
British subjects are concerned with
these event As At present advised the
government has no intention 20 inter.
fcre
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-25

i aaixed to real estate. The rsta OF
taxation in 1875. including 10th State
and county taxes, was 81 80 on the
$lO0-only three other counties In the
State having so low tax rate. There
were cultivated in 1873. 6s. l69 acres Of
land. whose main products were ILL.,
STA bushels Of wheat. $50, I91 bushels
of barley. 44,016 bushels Of oats. % 800
bushels Of corn. 26.l60 bushels of
beans. 6. 100 tons of potatoes. 1873 tons
of sweet potatoes. $50 bushels Of
onions. 22.310 tons Of hay. 243. 500
pounds Of hops, $500 tons Of sugar
bets. 1000 pounds Of cotton, 23l AS
pound. Of butter, 81 SEQ pounds OF
cheese. 32l .935 p ,ur ds of wool. 4. 80 lbs
IF honey. 5000 pounds Of peanuts II
had Of fruit tre,s. 9l,4l3 apple, l0s,-
$50 p@acb. II i0l apricot, 81, 900 pear,
SAL fig. - 100 plum. 6 9o7 cherry, g.
2!o n.crarnr. ; 6Ss q1ince. 40 i,mon,
81 rage Ill dive 1855 slmond.
$3.50 WI NJ. =, 1929 grspe vlne<.
OF domestic animals. rh,re- wsTa 6,2l6
horses. 1891 "a. cattle, 322 mules.
l36, .5| sheep > l. Angora or cashmere
goats. Th,rs are nineteen grist mills
AID seventy seven niles of mining
bitches.
The overland railway runs through
the heart of the county north and south
forty-six miles; the Sacramento Valley
/ Railroad traverses the northern portion
east and west twenty-six miles; the
Gait and lone railway passes over the
southern portion east aud west sixteen
miles. /. is traversed OH its west side
for it, whole length by the Sacramento
river. distance Of sixty eight miles.
by the meanders of the stream. The
American river courses through its
northern portion from east TO west, and
the Costumes runs through its southern
portion in like manner. Its topography
is diversified, being hilly on the east
and a plain IN all other directions. All
the soil is fertile, while large portions
adjacent to streams are exceedingly pro-
ductive. The foothills contain gold.
coal, granite, aid clay from which
terra Gotta ware Is made. The county
is noted for Its water power, its early
fruit, excellent potatoes and vegetables,
the latter growing all the year round.
its superior wine making vineyards, its
beet sugarie, and its choicc building
bricks. Whenever it shall be deemed
advisable to introduce an extensive
system of irrigation. there is an abuad-
ant supply of water i'll the American
and Costumes river, which commands
every rod of the SOIL 1t is surrounded
by the principal forests of California,
and is in the midst of her thus far dis
covered coal fields. The selling price
of land is from five to one hundred
dollars per acre, according to the quail
ity and location. Before the advent oil
the white man many tribes of Indians,
now extinct, resided near its water
courses on mounds erected to protect
them from overfiows. 1t contains one
city and ten villages. and is well sup.
piled with schools and churches.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-25

THE RAIIR,AD The
railroad smash-up which occurred one
mile north of ID rains station. Wednes
day. proved to be more serious than WAS
frs, supposed. While the south. bound
mail train was dashing along 1t the rate
Of % miles an hour. the axle of the ten
der suddenly gave way. Before the
engineer could bring his train TO halt,
several of the cars were ditched. and
were pretty badly damned up. Conduc-
tor Stroud was severely injured also
baggage master Conser. A lady pas
senger, Mrs. Philbrook, had her shout
der badly broken. and little son of
Mr.. Mart Taylor. had the bone Of one
arm fractured. We arc not in possess
ion of full particulars; bnt from all
that We can learn. the train was badly
wrecked. Mr.. Stroud's injuries are
reported 10 be of very serious
character. The car on which he was
standing, when the accident occurred.
was thrown down an embankment, and
turned bottom side up, and he was
assisted from the car with considerable
difficulty. His injuries appeared to be
of an Internal nature, and immediately
after the accident he threw up a large
quantity of blood At present Mr..
Stroud Is lying at Coms,ock's, his con
diIion not permitting of his removal to
this city. onc side appears 10 be
sankrn in. aid it is thought three OF
hi, ribs are broken besides other IN
juries. Mr. Stroud Is courteous gen
ileman aud faithful. efficient EN-
ploye Of the railroad company. lie has
host of warm friends, all Of whom
join in the earnest wish that his recov-
cry may be speedy. The injuries sus-
tanned by the other persons are no,
regarded "a serious. No blame i,
attached q ANY one Oregoniaa.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-25

OLYMPIA lTEMS.-M essrs. Finch and
Miller, late of the South Bay mill, have
rented Gen. Mckenny's saw mill, in
this city, and are now busy filling
orders -. AT the meeting of the City
Council. $500 We're appropriated to
open Sixth street 5000 were sppro-
pria,ed 20 cut down the north half of
Fourth street in the Third ward. aud
10 raise and repair the Swan,own
bridge. The Territorial Teachers
Convention meets in this place mex.
Wednesday, the Goth inst. As the
railroad and steamers carry teachers At
half fare the attendance should be large.
Capt +. L. Finch has sold the
South Bay Saw Mil property to Messrs
Foster * kewe. loggers The price paid
vas about - SO, The latter parties
have already begun repairing the dam
which was washed out on the lst inst.
the cost of which will Be over 1900
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-25
Tuesday, July 25, 1876.


The one paramount desideratum
Of the Puget Sound region, as COM
munity, at the present time, is a
system Of daily mails. The need has
long been felt, and the subject long
agitated, but the desired facilities
have not yet been furnished.
We have, it is true, mails three
times a week TO and from Olympia,
arriving Oh Monday and Thursday
mornings by the Annie Stewart, and
departing (of late) Monday and
Thursday nights, while the Aida
brings it down Friday night, and
takes it up Saturday morning. Be-
tween two or three Of the mill ports
on the opposite shore, as Freeport
and Blakely, we have daily connec-
ton by means Of the little steam fer
ries, which is a great convenience.
What we more especially need
though, is daily communication with
Tacoma, the terminus of the portage
railroad connecting with Oregon, and
with La Conner, Port Gamble, Port
Townsend, WILDLY Island, and Bel
Bingham Bay. The extensive and
rapidly developing agricultural and
mining districts on Bellingham Bay
and the Skaget, Swinomish and Moot
sack rivers, in particular, would be
greatly aided by more regular and
frequent communication with this
city, their natural market and trade
center, and with us the benefit would
be reciprocal and equal.
There are now on reasoua bic
calculation, 10000 people living on
or contiguous to the Sound. Though
scattered along the shores and di-
vided into numerous small separate
communities, such is the facility of
intercourse afforded by the waters Of
the Sound that an obseryant writer
has APPLY described the Sonnd COM
munities as constituting one long,
rambling town The establishment
of daily steam connection between
the several districts would effeetually
make good that description and bring
us all into such intimate relationship
as to obviate the disadvantages Of
distance. With so large constitu-
ency, so easily accommodated, it
ought not TO be difficult TO obtain SO
important n boon 1t would not be
necessary to have ocean steamships
or floating palaces such as plow the
Hudson or the Mississippi, to per-
form this service. All that is re-
quired is, in the conventional phrase
of the postoiiice department. Ger
tainty, security and celebrity" We
might also add, cheapness. To Sc
cure these results. probably small
boats would prove more convenient
and practicable for the purpose as
we'll as more profitable 10 the owners.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-25

NEW LAND BILL-The bill reported
by Booth, of California from the Senate
public lands committee. under the in
structions of Ssrgent's resolution to
carry into effect the proviso Of the Sd
section Of the Pacific Railroad act OF
1860. makes this proviso a condition
running with the grant. 1t also provi-
DIES that if any company refuses to con-
vey land TO any presumption settler at
81 % per acre, and such land is not
disposed of by a bona fidc sale within
three years from the completion of its
road, such settler shall have his remedy
in equity in the U. s. courts to compel
conveyance, and shall be entitled to
DANA ges if it is shown that the COM
pany has fradulently conveyed its lands
by deeds of trust, etc. for tho purpose
Of preventing the settler from acquir-
ing title The written report accompany
ing the bill. without attempting to fix
the exact dates at which the Pacific
railroads were respectively completed.
shows by the official statement of the
Secretary of the Interior Department
that all of them have been legally de-
clared completed more than three years
ago, it is therefore proper to supply q
remedy to enforce the law which is now
disregarded.