Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-24

EDITORIAL NOTES.
JUDGE MELTON, one Of the counsel for
Congressman Smalls in the bribery case,
has given notice that'he will move an ar
rest of Judgment in both the cases of Car
dozo and Smalls.
The Senate has put back the number
of the army to its former figures, $4,000.
1t is not probable that the House will
lecefe. and there will be compromise
at $4,000 or something of that sort.
The official canvass Of the vote of
Pennsylvania shows that the Greenback
ticket i'm the state got over $4,000 votes.
If reports are to be believed there are al
most tramps and strikers enough in that
state to cast that vote
CdStCi IL vi SOiuC OtuSl'
struck Iowa and Nebraska Thursday of
last week, and shook them up at Omaha
and Council Bluffs ina way that they
have not been agitated since the great
question as to which town owned the
Union Pacific railroad.
THE ConstantinOple correspondent of
the New York Tribune reports a Turkish
General as saying that it is all up with
the Turks in the campaign i'll Asia unless
it SHOWS. But even the snow is better
ally for the Russians than for the Turks.
As Mr.. Emerson remarks-.to hardy ma
ture cold is genial and dear"
THE syndicate have given notice that
if silver is made unlimited legal tender,
all hopes of funding the four per cents.
must be given up. Senator Jones, of
Nevada, says he does not want to hear
what the bondholders have to say about
the silver bill. The views of the Nevada
mine owners are enough for him.
WHILE the New York cigar manufac-
turers are threatening to introduce
"Chinee cheap labor" to take the place
OF the striking cigar makers. the San
Francisco manufacturers intend discharg-
ing several Thousand Chinese and bring
ing whites from New York. 1t will be
an interesting spectacle-that of the
trains meeting each other.
The number of bills mostly privatej
introduced iutO the House of Represent
ative's already runs well up into 2OOc.
Congress was called together to pay what
was due the army and navy. 1t has been
in session tour weeks and has not yet
done what it was called together to do.
1t has been too busy holding the Presi-
dent responsible for not calling it to-
gether sooner.
THE case of Robert Smalls. the South
Carolina Congressman just convicted at
Columbia of receiving bride, is to be
brough; before the House at his request,
and will lead to interesting action. 1t is
urged that the House cannot expel
Smalls, rs it has been settled repeatedly
that an election to the House cOndones
all previous misdeedS, and Smals has
twice been chosen to the House since the
alleged corruption for which he was con-
victed. Smals is now absent without
leave, and is drawing no pay.
IT is reported from Rome that the Car
dinals will attempt TO keep the POpe's
death secret for at least "A hours, i'm Or
der to give them time to elect success
or before any interference on the part of
the different powers of Europe, or any
contest among the factions i'm which the
Sacred College is known to be divided,
shall complicate the work of choosing
Pho NonOs successor. 1t is said, howev-
er, that Victor Emmanuel has made ar
that will apprise him of the
expected event as soon as it occurs.
IT is difficult under any rule of civil
or uncivil service reform, to confirm the
Of Sanford to Belgium, es-
pecially, when it was notoriously said be-
fore the 18th Of March last that Sanford |
was in Washington dining with the
friends of both Hayes and Tilden with
view to this appointment, whichever
side won. But even graver charges in
with bis former mission are |
made. The President will have reason
to be pleased at the Senate's objection if |
his object is 10 appoint only tit men to
office.
THE French Assembly last week !
adopted M. Crews motion for COM
mittee of inquiry into the government S
method of conducting the election, by a
vote of 220 to 203. This shows Repub-
lican strength of three-ffths. THESE are
pretty decided odds for MacMahon to
fight against; but there is no predicting
what Hibernianized Frenchman will |
DO. It's rare combination for Obstina- |
CIV. recklessness, dramatic attitudinizing
and the utterance of vague phrases
about guarding the liberties OF the peo-
pie and maintaining order.