Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-02-10
THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD.
Paris has 1,936.73S inhabitants.
The leUal davis work in Switzerland /

Paris has 1,936.73S inhabitants.
The legal days work in Switzerland is
now IL hours.
"Victoria Imperatrix'' will hereafter be
substituted for Victoria Rigina" on coins
for India.
"Boss" Kelly, New York's new comp
s'oller, is making every effort to reduce
the city debt.
The bill in favor of female suffrage re-
ceived II votes in the Dominion Parlia-
ment last week.
The Methodists have organized sec
ond conference in India. 1t inclcudes
Bombay and Calcutta.
Thirteen lines of railways centre at
Chaplain Junction, near London, $50
trains from them daily.
The New York state Senate has passed
unanimously resolution favOring the
speedy resumption of specie payments.
Queen Victoria's annual revenue from
her Lancaster estates is about G35, 900.
Last year she contributed one pound ster-
ling for the poor fund there.
A convention of Indiana, MAYORS was
'f>AN GU VII tuC OlcU uitss dllO
the LIST inst. They were co9itating upon
the best means of making themselves
councils and nOninal executive officers.
The will of the late Arunah Hunting
ton. OF Banford,P. O., a native OF Ver-
mont leaves $202,0 as Il fund for the
benefit OF the common schools of that
state. 4~r tnr
The Indiana Senate has adopted reso-
luton asking Gov. Williams to confer
with the governors of adjoining states as
TO the appointment OF railroad commits
sioners to secure just and uniform rail
road legislation. 81 8e $500
The probability is that the immense
Texas Pacific and Central Pacific grand
combination scheme has failed for this
session. The bill is at the foot of the
calendar and cannot be reached except
under suspension of the rules.
The proposition is revived to construct
ship canal across France from the Eng
The purpose is to allow ships going to
India to cross France, and thus avoid the
journey around the bay of Biscay and the
straits of Gibralter
The corners jury in the case Of the
Brooklyn theater calamity have returned
a verdict. They say that of the 21S vic
tins of the fire two were burned to death
and the remainder suffocated. There are
numerous suggestions for the prevention
of fires in the future.
The House committee on appropria-
tons will. in the legislative and eXecu-
tive appropriation bill, fix $4,000 as the
salary of the President, and accompany
it with a provision repeating the section
of the revised statutes which increases
the salary to $4,000.
Notwithstanding all the aid given to
new railways, the surplus distribution
and all other expenditures. the Ontario
government is able to show a surplus of
S4,S13,2O2 on the 3lst of December last.
which reflects great credit upon the abil-
ity and care with which the government
bus managed financial affairs.
The Kansas Senatorial election result
ed. on the 18th ballot, i'm the choice of
Col. Plumb, the vote standing, Plumb,
50; Low, GO. Col. Plumb is printer,
and formerly published the Emporia
News. He came to Kansas from Zanes-
vile. Ohio, in 1857, at 10 years of age.
He is now President of National bank
at Emporia. and is reported to be worth
100000, which he has made by SD ecula-
ton and the practice of law