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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-03-10


THE Detroit Post says: s'The New
York Nation has not very lofty idea of
the Democratic party. 1t says that those
members of it who submitted themselves
and forced their followers to submit to
the decisions Of the tribunal will be en-
titled to the gratitude of the country as
long as it lasts. Why it should be such
a remarkable act to submit to the de-
cision of tribunal of ones own making,
which would not have been made, as it is
now confessed. if its present decision
had been foreseen, as to call for National
gratitude, it will puzzle honorable men
to understand. When naturally dis
honorable man suppresses his propensi-
ties and abstains from lying and cheat
ing, in spite of opportune temptation,
there might be cause for gratitude. If
a brigand should agree to play game
of cards and have the result decide
whether he robbed you or not, you would
naturally feel surprise resembling
gratitude if he kept his word, and proved
altogether better fellow than one might
expect; especially if he had expected to
win and resOrted to the cards to make
sure of it. But when honest business
men go into civilized court to have
their claims decided, what successful
party eyer felt grateful" to his antagon-
isr for paying up in accordance with the
order of the court? No one would ever
have thought OF talking about the graft
tude due the Republicans for their quiet
of the adverse verdict had
Judge Davis thrown it against them. 1t
was what is expected of an honorable,
decent party. But the Nation calls it
matter for National gratitude in the
Democrats. Honest and honorable Dem
ocrats will not relish this back-handed
compliment.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-03-10

EST Milton Gold
Ieweiry Com bina
son out. Consisting
of elegant watch
chain, ladies' hand
some breach, and
ear drops, pair ele-
can't gold stone
leeve buttons, set
piral studs, collar
button. heavy plain
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-03-10

business CARDS-All kinds of business
Office.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-03-10
PROOF.
WHAT Is NEEDED.
ROSToN. Feb. Ii. 1871.

BOSTON, Feb IL. 1871.
Dear About one wear iuce 1 found myself
in feeble condition from general debility. VEG
ETINE was strongly recommended 10 me by
Trend who had been much benefited 10y its use.
l procured the article. and after using several
bottles, was restored to health and discontinued
its vse. reel quite confident that there is no
medicine superior o ii for those complaints for
which 1t is especially prepared andwOuld cheer
fully recommend it to those who eel that they
need something to restore thel TO rerfect health.
=. Respectfully yours; U: l.; PEtILNGiLL,
CINCINNATI, Nov. 26, 1872.
Dear Sir-1he two bottles of VEGETINE fur
nished me 1y your agent, my wife has used with
great benefit
For a lonr time she has be n troubled with
dizziness and cOstivenees. These troubles are
now entirely removed by the use of VEGETIN E.
she:was also troubled with dyspepsia md gen.
THOS. GILMORE, 299X Walnut street.
FEEL Myself A NEW MAN.
NATICK, Mass, Jan. 1, 1872.
Mr.. III. e. Stevens:
Dear eir-Through the advice and earneet per-
suatlon of Rev. e. 5. Best, oil this place, have
been taking Vegetne for dyspepsia, OF which i
have suffered for years.
have used only two bottles and already feel
myself new man. Respectfully,
REPORT FROM A PRACTICAL CHEMIST AND AfoTEE-
cAsY.
BoSToN, Jan. ], 1874.
Dear Sir-This "a to certify that l have sold at
retail l54H dozen ESP botles) of your Vegetine
AprlI Il, 1870. and truly say that 1t has
given the best satisfaction of any remedy for the
complaints for which 1t IS recommended that /
ever sod. Scarcely day passes without some
of d customers testrfyIng to it's merits on them /
se'es or their friends l am perfectly cognIzant
of several cases of ScrofuousTumors being cured
by Vegetine alone in this vicinity.
Very respectfully yours, Al GILMAN,
46S Broadway.
To II. B. Stevens, Esq.
Prepared by III, II. Steve1as, B0S-
tom, Mass.
vegetine is Sold by all Druggists.
CUISINES CARDS-All kinds of business
ID cards printed at low prices at the TRIBUsE
Office.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-03-10

TO SHOW the standing of the two
Presidential candidates, it is safe to say
that if new election had been necessary
Hayes would have been the unanimous
choice of his party, while the slippery
Tilden would have had to step aside for
some one who could show better record
for integrity of character.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-03-10

vegetine is Sold by all Druggists.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-03-10

DEMOCRATIC editors were never in so
much trouble. They have faced about so
many times that they don't know which
way to front. They blaze away with in
tent to hit some radical Republican, and
ten to one perforate the coat-tails of
some cherished friend, like Hewitt or
Randall. No wonder the poor fellows
are half crazed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

The State Board of Equalization, in addition
10 the other useless expense the concern involv.
g TO the state has had printed very volu.
minous and expensive report, containing be.
sides the usual elaborate tables Of assessments
and taxation throughout the state, n series of
rolOred maps, in which the counties to which
IA red and those in which deductions were
made in green. The table of railroad assess.
ments is also illustrated 10y graphic sketch
showing the proportiona,e length Of the rail
rDgds line Of the state As there is no power
anywhere TO correct the blunders or otherwise
change the work fine board, the question sug
sests itself, what is the good Of al this cNpen
rive printing
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

BiNEgrrr Lana national bankrupt law
ever was popular in this country. Three or
four attempt 10 enforce such law before the
rebellion resulted each time IN killing of Pc.
itically all who had any hand in getting it up.
One strong objection TO such law is the i'm.
possibility of adapting its provision, 10 the va.
wing circumstances of different sections Of
the country. But the conclusive objection
rises from Tie enormous expense it involves
ANY estate worth less than $4,000 or $1,000
Is almost sure 10 bc eaten up by expenses in
going through |. ;. bankrupt court, while .
senth Of the expense would take il through any
state insolvent court. The country will there
tJre hail with joy the adoption Of the bill in
reduced in congress The other day for the I'm
conditional repeal OF the present odious nation
Il bankrupt law.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17
A BIG BLAZE 7!
hld, Letter & Co.'S Mammoth Retail STORE
Goes up in Smoke.

The excitement in Chicago over the Cool
,ugh suicide had scarcely begun 10 cool OIL
hen the city had another sensation III ule NC
ruction BY fire of the large retail establish
hcnt OF Field. Letter L. Co. Few persons Wis
bing Chicago have failed to walk down to the
lorner of State and Washington streets ana
axe a look at this paatial and mammo'h ory
,oods cmporium. 1t was built Of iron ana
marble six stories in height, and covered nan
! block, and was filled from bottom 10 Top WIN
,lry goods gathered from all parts OF the W"rld
and worth millions in money.
The fire was discovered about O'CLOCK III
the evening, in the dcmistory at top OF the
floor entirely vacant, barred from
all the rest of the building by an iron door, so
that no one could enter it from below, or enter
inc through the roof could pass from IL 10 inc
stories below There were no fiues near Where
the fire broke out, and no match or lght had
been there for weeks, so that the conclusion IS
irresistible that the fire must have been started
by IN incendiary entering through the rool'
The tiremcn worked hard TO oontlne the IRE
10 the upper stories but all the windows were
closed with heavy iron shutters, SO That IL was
found impossible to get water through 'A'
windows into the upper stories.
Within an hour after the fire was discovered
the work was commenced OF removing th'
Goods from the building but by tins Tune inc
water was descending in floods from the
floors above, and of course most OF the good'
that were saved were badly damaged The
loss on goods thus damaged as well as wha
were burned outright, is estimated at SIjOUO
The insurance amounted to about Il million
so that if the insurance companies don
burst. the entire loss is covered
The building, which cost about SSOOO0'
and was probably still worth that, belonged tt
the Singer Sewing Machine Company, an'
was also partially insured but for just how
much is not stated About half million
would probably rebuild it.
The saddest part of the calamity is that
was attended with loss of life. Whilcanumbc
of fircmcn and others were on the top StOr,
the floor gave way and they were prccipitate'
down all the five stories to the cellar below
Among those who lost their life by the acct
dent were John O'Rourkc, pipeman of cngin
No. 6, Charles A. Dudley fireman, two citi
zens, names not known, and a fireman NAMED
Torpec, who is missing and supposed to b
buried somewhere in the debris Many 9th
ers were badly injured.
Field, Letter Il Co give notice that they vii
resume business within week and that al
their old employers will be retained.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

Tile essential purpose " tle Silver hill
which passed the Huusr ~ Representatives
the other day is to Iav ttollar with ninety.
three cents, This viii enable every man who
owes any money ia cheat his creditor out of
seven cents on the dollar. But the misfortune
of il is tina, only those who are now in debt
can cheat their creditors by this means. Future
debtors can derive no advantage from its pro
visions Why don't the statesmen who have
~; up this bill devote their powerful intellcctS
to the construction of measure which will
cheat. not for II day, hut for all time ~ J.
Sun.
~ most of the heavy mortgage debts now
owing in the country were incurred when
grecnbacks were worth from II 10 Il per cent
less than gold, the creditor class ought Ia De
satisfied To get their pay in silver worth hut :
per cent less than gold, The trouble, however,
is, the reconciliation OF silver will effect no
sush result. Even David 4. Wells admits
that there is more danger OF silver going above
than remaining below gold. With our silver
in the proportion of IL Ia I for gold and tho
European proportion 49, 10 !, there is greater
danger, after the reconciliation of the dollar
of the daddics, of its taking Its immediate
flight to Europe than of iis staying here In su-
perabundance as a cheap money 10 enable
debtors 10 cheat their creditors with.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

The latest kink in cable dispatches about 'h'
war !, the usc ofthe Russi>n term 'frst' 10 or-
note distances. Hitherto, We have had the i'u>-
sian marchinss measured in miles; but now W"
are told that last week the Russians advanced
from Dubnk twoI vcrSts' nearer To Plevnd,
while in Armenia Mukhiar Pasha was pur
smell" six versts" and the Russian cavarly arr
now eighteen wrists from EIZcroum. This
i about As satisfactory 10 the general reader,>
10 have the distance measured by the cla>>ic
para>ang: hut it may help matters To say thai
the vcr,t is 1851 i;ct-Jhat j. about two thirds
OF q mile.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

The Illinois state Register remarks Of the
Stanley Matthews scheme of finance of Which
we published Il synopsis last week:
The whole scheme, when reduced to its ow-
est terms, makes the national treasury Mnk
ing house with paper circulation of $3.50 0O,
600, and with a redemption fund of 100000,
600 in coin. Provision is made for suspen(ing
specie payment and for restoring the redmp.
ton fund when it shall be impaired by service
II is a vast and comprehensive scheme, Bit If
the government Is to continue in the banking
business, perhaps il is no worse than the Incs-
cnt system.
There is among a certain class of polite ans
hydrophobic horror of the government en-
gaging in the banking business, and almost
any sensible financial scheme that may be pro
posed is readily placed under that ban. Iov
the issue by the government OF S3j1OO000O
ioftreasury notes and keeping them in circll;l
ton at par hy having always on hand a nn.
petent redemption fund or providing for their
redemption in low interest bonds at par With
gold, is no more engaging in the bankngbI
siness chat for private business man 70 bkt
care of his own paper. Issuing bills To cicI
late as money is no part "f the legitimate t,si
mess of Il bank It's business is 10 buy and elt
exchange, discount business paper, rcccivtle
posts OF business men for safe kecping T. b,
checked eut At convenience etc On the til.
er hau1 Il is the business of the government
To provide for the people Il safe and relibl,
currency, and as gold and silver alone dono
furnish such currency as the country neds
. the governments business is 10 supplement
them with Il paper currcFCy Is safe and Ria
:. bile ms coin.
\ We are not TO be understood as cndorinc
without reservation the Stanley MatthcwsIill
but we have seen no other scheme yet proposed
in congress that points 50 closely in the rgh
direction
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

Mont RIoGRANpE TROUBLES.-A sensation.
al dispatch cOmcs from San Antonio Ia the ci.
feet that g parry of Mcxicans, numbering near.
ly one hundred, pursued party Of thicving
Indians across the border into Texas, gave
them battle killed siN, captured Others and ne,
covered the stolen stock The Indians a,al
lett their reservation in New Mexico and gene
TO depredaiing in The vicinity of san Diego,
Mexico. Tins is giving version OF the Pres
idenis order To Gen. Ord on the priaciplc that
whats fat for the goose is lat ier the gander'
IL We have a right to pursue msrauding Ind
ans and grcasers across the border and punish
them on Mexican soil, why have they not +;
right 10 follow our Indians across the line and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

Mr., Lincoln was The subject of iccr- and TN
pleasant comment for selecting such noted
,impeton aS Beau Hickman as her iavoritc
escort; but Mrs Hayes i in danger of incur
ring something more serious than ridicule II
her selections generally are like that mention
cd below:
4 correspondent of the I,f,rf're,ta says
when the presidential party, in their southern
tour. appeared before thc audience al atlanta.
Mr. HAYES came escorted by one .. II. Joncs,
well known ia that city. II i asserted that
LONGS was one OF the murlerous gang who,
having capturcd the gallant Adams and his
Marty of nion scouts near Biz Shanter, Ga,
IN 1864. hung them - brutality at Atlanta. The
rome around the neck OF ADAMS being too long,
his feet came down Ia the ground and he stood
comparatively unhurt. The chivalric Jones
thereupon seized a spade, and digging the
earth away from under hS feet, chpkci The
Ihcroic Union soldier To death.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

TEXAS BATs.-No person who ever travelled
in Texas can have failed to notice the enor-
nous number of bats with which the country
is everywhere infested. We remember, years
ago, in visiting some OF the deserted old mis-
SION buildings around san Antonio, seeing
them filled by millions of bats. The great
arched ceilings were covered during the day
time to the depth of 4 foot or more, clinging Ia
each Others and Texas Is said to be full OF
caves along its streams equally crammed with
bats during the day, issuing out at night in
eiFul cloud masses. Now il is discovered mat
these cave, have been filled by these 'ats with
a deposit, amounting To millions Of TONS
taking in all the caves of the stRtc--in sir1r,
TO an ineXhauetiblc supply of IN aTticNc that
for icrtilizing purposes is 10y chesntcal analy-
SIS shown To he superior to and more valuable
than Peruvian guano. Texas may have no
gold mines, hut who knews that IN her bat
pes" she has not found a source of wealth
greater than if Sire hal all the gold mines Of
Golconda Australia or California.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

Judge Otis, the receiver of the defunct State
Savings Bank at Chicago has so far succeeded
in his examination Of the books and effects Of
the concern as to be able TO report its liabilities
at 1894 100 and its assets worth about Sl,21S-
III. After all, it must he mortiIying TO Spcn.
Ger 90 learn, from his safe eyrie in Paris that
in his hurry TO get away he left over a million
behind, most Of which, by a little careful man,
agemcnI, he might also have stolen
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

Here is another victim Of southern outrages.
Robert Smals, colored member Of the present
congress from South Carolina, has been con
victed Of felony by 4 court at Columbia, 5. c.,
for accepting bride Of $1,000 Willie state sen
ator for his vote in pushing through corrupt
scheme, and instead Of taking his seat in con
gress, is hustled of TO the penitcntiary
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

Mr. Thomas Hazlc-rove, OF Oak Mills, lro't
IN thi> office. Yesterday, another Kansas
nrnllry. II consists Of "a castor bean stalk
y-bich measures nineteen ieej in hight ara
AZ the butt measures fifteen inches in cirCun!
ference The most ofthe leaves on the branche>
measure fifteen inches in width. This tree was
nlanted iE May last, and j. consequently only
six months old. Ii was ~ stout and strong
that Mr. H.. who weighs one hundred and fifty
pounds climbed ten feet high in - hranchc~.
HessEs' P,pt~.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

John Logan is not in Turkey but has been
discovered in Washington. The other day he
was heard to make a speech in support of the
administration no less beautiful than sentcn-
tious. He said II don't amount to row of
pIns with the government now" Logan de
serves foreign mission for such striking
tribute TO the governments good sense.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

The mayor Of Des Moines, Iowa, is an en-
Gel lent man and an excellent officer except that
ne is a victim of the rum disease, and once or
twice disgraccd himself by appearing in his
place IN the council chamber in a beastly
the council he rendered his resignation, to take
effect the next time he got drunk
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

punish them on Texas soil This Rio Grandc
business is becoming decidedly complicated
If HAYES wants war with Mexico, all he need
do is to let things on the border severely alone
for few months and the grcasers and Texas
rangers will soon get the thing to blazing
beautifully.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

Tie IicisJa,g HraJd says" Common Ia
borer, are now earning in this state and in
Louisiana from $50 to SO per month, yet we
are constantly hearing of starvation and strikes
in the north Laborers, come south.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

The army bill, as it passed the house, pro-
poses to limit the army to 10000 men, consist
ing of - cavalry and - infantry "asinAonss
The cavalry regiments alone are To be recruit
ed until full, the infantry to remain as they
are. This, according to an officers statement
in the IIn,eS would reorganize the army as
follows
Enlisted men of engineers, 200; enlisted
men ofOrdnancc, $50 ordnance sergeantS, Ia !;
sergeants 14S; hospital stewards,
200: West Point attachments, 200; recruiting
parties, POO; Indian scouts, 600; guard of mil
itary prison, "A; i've regiments of artillery,
400 signal service, 400; general service
clerks, 33G, making total of j,4l2 Now let
us take out 10000 for the cavalry, divided into
100 companies Of 100 men to the compay. Add
these to the number enumerated above, and
you have provided places for HAP out Of 20 :
900 men allowed This leaves IS regiments of
infantry numbering, all told, 2,5sS men. There
will be ten companies 10 the regiment, and
each company will consist of the astonishing
number of ten men! and there will be thirty
five officers to command each regiment Of 100
men, and the salaries Of these officers aggre-
gate S59,G 600. 1t will cost then, at the least cal
culation, 100000 annually to command each
squad Of 100 soldiers.
Congress had better attempt no more al the
extra session than to pass an appropriation
bill to pay arrearages due the army since last
July, and let the more important question Of
reorganization 90 over TO the regular session
That the house should have passed bill in
volving such tomfoolery as the above, is sim
ply disgracetul.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

Charley Ross iather. IN hi vain search Tor
he stolen 10y, has spent 100000, his cR;ire
Yort.snc and Is now travelling salesman for an
Eastern house He has msie 80 journeys in
search Of his lost child, and says he shall per
severe until il !. found or dies himself
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

On Friday OF last week The Episeopalans of
Springfield made unanimous oppression OF
heir preference for DR. Dekoven, Of Racine
Wis College, for Bishop Of the new Spring.
field diocc,e Il l. said that a more formal
expression is TO be made this weck. Dr De
Koven j. an able ecclesiastic oi v bat are Known
20 hirh church tendencies.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17

The whole Missouri Valley from lankton
to St Joseph was shook up' on Thursday by
q pretty lively earthquake. At Sioux City,
Omaha and other places buildings were badly
cracked though none were thrown down and
no casualties are reported.