Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
CONDENSED NEWS.

Mrs. Belknap is said to have $l25,0O0
in bank.
Advices from Omaha report a great
rush of people to the Black Hills.
1t is estimated that there will be 10000
people in the Black Hills by May lst.
There are 25s, 1000 head of cattle in Kan
sas awaiting shipment to the eastern
markets.
The horses Springbok and Foster will
run four mile race at Sacramento,
April p. for $4,000.
The printers of New York are on a
strike in resistance to reduction OF wa
ges ten to twenty per cent.
1t is finally determined now that the
Irish rs well as the Scotch will send q
rifle team Of their own to Philadelphia.
George w. Tisdale, a Boston insurance
broker, has been arrested at Brighton.
and held at bail of $4,000, charged with
financial eccentricities of some sort.
1t is estimated that at least 81, 100000
600 has been lost to the government by
whisky frauds, which would indicate that
more than one guilty man has been al
lowed to escape.
Hugh Mulholland, mail agent of the
Richmond and Louisville route. has been
arrested at Louisville on a charge of rob-
bling the u. S. mail He was formerly a
surgeon in the army and United States
assessor.
That Spaniard, Senior Jose Holgardo
Cruces, who was said to have been kid
mapped last week in New York, was
found living under an assumed name at
the Eastern hotel, where he had been
comfortably ensconced all the time.
Special from st. Thomas, West In
dies. says Spanish gunboat has captured
the British steamer Octavius, laden with
arms and ammunition, north of St.
Thomas. The Octavius has been tOwed
to Porto Rico by the Spanish vessel.
At Olney, Ill, on Monday, 16-year-
old son of Hugh Gardner was caught on
the wrist-pin of a fiy-wheel shaft in a
grist mill, and hurled around until torn
to pieces. A few mangled handfulls of
blood and bones are all that was left of
the lad.
Attorney General Piefrepoint several
Gays ago sent a messenger to Canada to
bring Mr.. Marsh to Washington. The
Acknowledgement expects that Marsh
will soon be at the Capital. Terms of
safety have been offered to him that In
all probability will be acceded to.
The Irish savings banks last year in
creased their deposits, mainly the earn
ings of the middle and Iaboring classes,
about $4,9O0,OOO, and i'm ten years the in
crease has been $6O,3OO,OOO. In the post.
office savings bank the deposits increased
$35O,OOO. The Irish don't emigrate as
they once did: times are better at home.
Returns from all the towns and cities
in New Hampshire except two, Eaton
and Randolph, give Cheney 1903 plurali-
ty over Marcy, and 1921 majority over
all, the total vote being: Cheney, IL ,66S;
Marcy, 37,975; Kendall and scattering,
42O. Two towns are yet to be heard
from, which gave last year, Cheney 81.
Roberts 49,
Cincinnati has voted $6,000,000 more of
bonds TO build southern railroad, which
amount it is said will complete the work.
The reason for doing this is chiefly that
$lO,OOO,OO0 already voted and expended
will be dead loss unless the work is COM
pleted. The vote was very large for a
special election, and the majority for the
loan was nearly $4,000 in $4,000 cast.
The Governor General, of Canada, gets
$4S,666.66 year, besides his residence
and staff; the Premier gets $4,000, and
the II other Ministers $1,000 each the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Ontario, Que
bee, and Manitoba and the Northwestern
Territories, $4,000 each; those of Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick, and British Co
lumbia, $4,000 each, and the Lieutenant
Governor of Prince Edwards Island, 81
600; the Chief Justice of the Supreme
court has $4,000, and the five Justices,
$1,000 each.
The Opera house, at Springfield, ILL.,,
was burned Wednesday morning. 1t was
erected about ten years ago at cost of
$4,000, and was owned by Jacob Bum.
1t was totally destroyed and was unin-
sured. There were other losses a9gre-
eating about $4,000, partly covered by
insurance. Springfield is at present
without a city government. for lack OF
funds. For the same reason, the fire de-
partment had disbanded, and the efforts
10 put out the fire were merely voluntary,
and, of course, futile.