Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-02-26
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.

Capital punishment: Harging by the
neck-of q pretty girl. Z
Capital punishment has been abolished
in Maine, and hard labor for life substi-
tutel.
A column of coal 100 feet high, trans
ported in sections from Tennessee, will be
exhibited at the Centennial.
Investigation proves that So illegal fees
have been charged at the Pittsburg els
tom house Oh every consignment made
from that port.
A substitute for India rubber has beer
discovered in Burmah, which in cheap
ness. durability, adaptability, general
utility and every other conceivable prop
eriy, is vastly superior to the original ar.
ticle.
: Among the Centennial curiosities will
be a ranoe II feet long, 24 inches wide
and 55 pounds weight, in which N H.
Bishop, of Medford Mass, made trip
from the Gulf of ST. Lawrence to the Gnlf
of Mexico-2,60O miles.
In Boston, the other day, prisoner in
testifying i'm his own behalf, solemnly
said: Gentlemen of the jury. 1 never
stole any Junk in my life. That isn't my
line. The dry goods business is my line .
Wishing to pay his friend a compliment,
gentlemen remarked: 4" hear you have
very industrious wife," "Yes," replied
the friend. with melancholy smile, she's
never idle; she's always finding some
thing for me to do"
At young ladies' seminary recently
during an examination in history, one OF
the not most promising pupils was inter.
rogated; Z" Mary. did Martin Luther die a
natural death:" "No,r was tile reply
he was excommunicated by bull"
Hon. Godlove S. Orth, Minister to Aus
tria. is on his way home, it is said, to look
after that Indiana governorship. He is
the man whose name, when in Congress,
extorted from the old lady who was fond
of hearing the debates. the inquiry as to
why the clerk always stopped when halt
through the calling of the roll to exclaim
"God love us on earth?"
Won Bnlow says he greatly admires a
delicate, well-formed ear. How will he
feel, when, for the first time, he sees the
st. Louis women unreefing. their ears,
spreading them out and bracing them up
with guy-ropes and center-poles Chi
cago Times. Or when he finds they can't
open the doors of the Chicago editorial
rooms till the proprietors fold their ears
up out of the way.-Dstroit News.
Some one has been writing up Wins
lows family record, and finds therein an
explanation of his crookedness. His
father, two brothers, a sister and three
brothers-in- were counterfciters OF
the most attrocious dye. One brother
committed suicide, another spent hall
his life i'm jail, a brother-in-law was hang.
ed for murder, and sister nair 'wly es-
capped suffering the same penalty as an
accomplice. Blood will tell. =
Kate Field recalls fresh incident o!
Arremus Wards visit to London, He
gave children's party, to which one OF
John Bright's sons was invited, and from
which the youth returned aglow with de
light. "Oh, papa" exclaimed the little
Bright, when asked by the great Brighl
whether he had enjoyed himself, 6 Sindeed
did, and Mr.. Browne gave me such a
nice name for you, papa." What wa:
that?" inquired the father. "Wby he
asked me how that gay and festive cuss,
the governor, was. ~ replied the Child.