Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-26
CONDENSED NEW.

CONDENSED NEW.
The Hoosac tunnel has cost M;tssachu-
setts $1S,000,000.
The New York aquarium's new white
whale weighs $500 pounds.
New York had its first case of sun
stroke. for the season, OH May 10Th.
Russia has 22.O91 miles of railway, of
which S,767 belong to the state.
The Illinois Legislature has passed a
bill making silver coin legal tender for
all debts, public or private, III that state.
The electionsn Tipperary for member
of Parliament.sre .sresnlled: Gray, home
ruler. 1855; Casey. eX-Fenian prisoner,
13,44A
The Pope's health again excites un-
easiness. He is i'm good spirits. but grows
weaker daily. The many audiences he
has to give tell on him.
The Empire of Japan will be admitted
to the Central postal union June 1, and
the Empire of Brazil and Portuguese col
onies July 1.
Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas, Ne
braska, and Colorado are the only states
that have 10 laws for the prevention Of
cruelty to animals.
From April 1st to May 14th, the lumber
exports from Ottawa the United States
were three times larger than Tor the cor
responding period OF last year.
The postal commission starts May oath
to complete their Investigations in the
southern states. i'Ostmaster-G General
Key intends accompanying them.
The fugitive slave Slmms, concerning
whose arrest by Attorney General Devens
much has recently been said. is in Wash
ingtOn. an applicant for office. He halls
from Tennessee.
Last week Lhe position of solicitor oi
the treasury was extended to Gov
Cham berain, late of South Carolina, bu,
he declined it. Having made other and
better paying engagements.
The President. after examining the
charges and complaint against Gov.
Potts, Of Montana. and the answers there
to, has dismissed them. The attack was
purely personal in its origin.
The government land agent at Lake
Charles. La., has seized 10000 logs of gov
crnmeLt timber which certain parties
were preparing to ship to the West In
dies and other points. Ii is valued
at Sl50,000.
1t is said that Senator Christiancy's son
recently failel in an examination for a
clerkship in the patent office. This fact
OF itself ought to put down the ISLANDERS
that examination is simply an instrument
of tavoriiiSm.
Minister Washburne telegraphed last
| hot inf fol
the retirement of j ules Simon's ministry
and he expressed apprehension that seri
. Gus embarrasSments to President MacMa
hons government may result.
The annual production of zinc i'm the
world is about 10000 tons. OF this Bel
gium produces $4,000 tons; Germany, "a,
i 600; the United States. 1900; Spain. s.,
600; Franco. 2.006; England, 100000.
The New York Central g. Hudson
River railroad has been experimenting t,
see how Tonga locomotive can be rul
| economically without repairs, and find
! that one of its locomotives has run 1000,
miles in ii months without entering re
= pair shop.
Capt. Eads thinks that by applying hi
jetty scheme TO the Mississippi from
| Cairo TO the Gulf twenty-five feet c
, water can be secured all the year round
and lands liable to be submerged PLACED
I far above overflow, thus doing away witt
e the costly levee system.
$ The superintendent of the mounted re
crutiDg service has issued orders discon
: tinuing the recruiting rendezvous at BOS
; ton. New York. Chicago and Indianapo
! lis, in consequence of the general orle
!. from headquarters of the army to ceas
recruiting.
News from the upper Ottawa. in Cana
ia. is 10 the effect that nearly all tirnbe
s Oh the Ottawa and its tributaries ;bov
e Pembroke will certainly stick unles
y there is considerable rain within eight o
ten days. A large number of drives hav
been abandoned, and 700 or 800 me-
e thrown out Of employment.
The sea-serpents has been caught a
: last. At least. sea-monster having tn
+ characteristics of both fish and serpen
was recently surHdnded by small boat:
4 driven ashore. AMI shot. at Oban. Scot
G land. It-was l0l feet long and IL feet 1
: circumference ut the thickest par
!, Seventy able bodied Scotchmen swear {
the truth of this snake story, in all its lie
: tails.
Manufacturers Of arms are doinga live
I ly business with Turkey and Russi;
= The Russians have loaded their barks Il
New York each with 200 tons of bras
{ metals, 3.000,r0UFto 100000 car ridges
n and 5000 barrels of gunpowder. Tn
e value of each lot is supposed TO be $3.50
600. They have contracted TOR 100 ban
: relS Of powder. and have shipped 10000
pistols. Large Turkish orders are ais
! being fillel.