Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-04-07
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! Ohly fourteen divorces have beer
granted i'm Dcleware i'm the past two
years.
| The internal revenue receipts for
March. 1877. We're Sa.25). .297, again t $S.-
293 2j2 Tor March. 1876.
The graves Of ex-Presidcnt Andrew
Johnson and wife are both unmarked.
save that they are cOverel by little
wooden sheds.
| Gov. CullOm. of Illinois. has decided
tn publish al! applications for pardOns,
with he names of ilie signers. This will
doubtless tend In make NEIL more careful
about signing applications.
The coinage OF the miiItS of the United
States during the month of March was
Gold, $5.S13.000; trade dollars. 1886. 900
silver change. fl.G7L0OO. Total number
of pieces strucn. S.3l5.650: total value in
gold and silver, $S,4I3,O0J.
1t is positively stated that Tilden has
| directed quo tCurrdntO proceedings to be
instituted against Hayes in the district
court ut Washington. 1t is said suit will
| he cOminelic Il aus soon ~ the troops ar,
| withdrawn from South Carolina.
Anthony Comst.ck. i'm the past five
l v
| ~ tons of obscene literature. l.6uU mega
stereotype plates for publishing obscene
bOoks. and has arrested 244 dealers i'm the
vile stuff.
The President has pardOned Capt. AL
! cxander Moore. Third cavalry. who was
sentenced TO SIX months susDefSiOu
from command and c0nfinemcnt to mi,
post tor cowartlice i'm an Indian fight.
This because OF a very fine record i'm the
war of the rebellion.
TO woman i'm search Of husband we
commend DR.. Myers. alias FiIlgraff. Adj
dress Peoria, III. He has married five
women since October 26. and Is thought
to have 30 wives in the United States.
Now they charge him with bigamy and
have him in bonds.
Six New York school ma'ams have
gone to Ruenos Ayres. South America.
| They each get $500 to pay their way
months leave of absence. and $500 To pay
the expense back. And an annual salary
OF $2.4G0 while they stay.
The March debt statement shows de-
crease Of Sl4.l07. LOG, sum much larger
than usual. owing to the cancellation and
destruction of the balance of five per
cent. bonds held in trust for the payment
OF awards made by tive court of commits
sioners OF Alabama claims.
| The Chicago tter-Ocean announces
that size. it started il has expended for
m .ciliDery. material, and running expen-
ses. 81 .633.54S.or IA little over $326.O00 per
annum-mOre than $1,000 for each work
ing day of the whole period. The Inter-
Ocean now claims be OH paying basis.
ami gives its gross income for the past
four mouths at sos. %.
Secretary ThOmpson's first case of dis
ciplne i'm the naval academy was that of
three cadets sentenced to dismissal for
lying. tie wrote them fatlIerly letter.
rnlarging Oh the wicke,lness of living i'm
general and dwelling on the special SIM
fulness OF those particular lies. but re-
scinding the order of iii imissal IA he
didn't want TO do sa painful "a thing rs
his first act. Said To have had fine ef-
iect on the school.
The melting snow and the fall of rain
has caused trouble IN Chicago. About
seven miles squere Of the southwestern
part of the city is flooded. The water
has risen i'm some cases into the floors uf
, the houses and folks travel on RATS.
There is great d mage done property
West nf West.'rn avenue and sonth of
Harrison street. The farms along the
Chicago & Alton railroad and De>plaines
canal suffer heavily. The canal has
broken in several places, and flooded the
lo~laDds for miles.