Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-10

eiapSc before IL can erd. humanity ana
civilization have been vindicated i'm the
prompt action Of the British people to
and corporations, churches and beneyo
lent individuals have given literally.
The Mansion House fund" alone has
reached The sum of e3SS.000.
FRIENDS of Governor Packard inow in
Washington assert eight members of the
Packard Legislature were paid $4,000 to
90 over and take seats in the Nichols
House. They do not assert that this
bribery was known to the commission
that went to Louisiana, but claim to have
all the evidence necessary to sustain the
accusations, and furnish the names of
those who will testify to them.
THE vacant sest i'm the House belong
iEg to the Third Missouri district ought
to be occupied by the Republican claim
ant, Mr.. Metcalfe. within few days.
The contest against him is based upon
an outrageous falsifying OF Il precint re-
turn by some of the St. Louis officials;
but he has at last made his title good by
n protracted litigation which has just
ended in finding in his favor by. the
highest court of his state.
TIE President seems to have decided
to cut the COrdian knot of Mr.. Evarts'
snarl with the Pennsylvania delegation.
On Tuesday of last week he sent TO the
Senate the name of John Welsh, of Phil
adelphia, for the English mission. Mr..
Welsh is successful merchant of long
prominence, but such national reputation
as he possesses was due to his financial
presidency of the Centennial Exhibition.
Outside of Pennsylvania the appointment
will be regarded as a fairly satisfactory
one; inside of that state disturbance is
probably impending.
WHEN Mukhtar Ghazi concentrated
his forces to meet the Russians advance
OIL Erzeroum. last summer, he chose Has
san Kaleb and Delibaba. At the latter
place he gained brilliant victory over
the Russians, and it was thought he
would again make stand there. But
the prompt Russian advance has cOmpell-
ell the Turkish commander TO give up
the key to the old line of defense of Err.
zeroum. His retreat to last defensive
line would indicate that the Russians |
were OH his front i'm overwhelming force, |
and that their advance had been more
rapid than anticipated.
EWING has got his bill to repeal the
resumption act into net from which it
will be difficult to extricate it. 1t is his
own fault, however, or rather his
misfortune, because Encouragement
brought:the difficulty about. lie has
modified his views considerably, to APP
pease those who are not willing to sweep
the free-banking clause out of existence,
and has adopted Forts substitute, which
repeats the time clause only. The test
vote showed 40 members in favor of re-
peal to 107 against. Should it pass the
House it does not follow that the act will
be repealed. 1t is not likely that the
Senate will concur in the repeal of any
portion of it. In case is should. i'm all
probability it would be vetoed by the
President. 1t would seem to be the ut
most folly now that the currency of the
country has appreciated so near par to
repeal the act and place the country back
where it was when the resumption act
was passed.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE SEW
ARD has furnished the Committee OIL
Foreign Affairs of the House an estimate
of the appropriations necessary for the
proper representation OF this country
at tine Paris exhibition next year. The
estimate provides for Il Commissioner
General, who shall serve until the af-
fairs are completed and the reports sub
mitted to Congress. for a salary of $4,000,
to cover the whole length of time; also
ten commissioners at salaries Of $1,000
each, ont of which they are to pay heir
personal and travelling expenses. 1t is
estimated that the work of preparation
in this country will cost $4,000. For Of
flee rent, clerk hire, carriage, ETC., in
France $10,000is estimated. The same
amount for freight, labor, watchmen,
and the necessary work of preparation
for the exhibition s2O,cOO for the COL
lection and shipment of exhibits in this
country, and $4,000 for contingent cx-
penses. The entire amount asked for is
only $4,000. 1t is expecteda naval
vessel will transport the exhibits from
New York TO llavre aud return.