Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-04-07

Capt. James Bennett. Jr. his been III
town several days this week. lie will
sail the tug J. W. Bennett the coming
year.
The Board of Registration for the vii
lage election is in session to-day. Those
who want TO vo.e had better ''lo0k a
little out"
Marshal Horne arrested yesterday. and
Justice Summons fined. man by the
name OF McGilvpry for drunkenness.
The fine and costs were Sc GO.
A Northern boat is all ready at De-
troit to start for the north the moment q
dispatch Il received from here that there
Is n prospect of getting through the
| straits.
With a few exceptions. tho ticket nom
mated yesterday far village officers. was
a reasonably good one. There will prob
ably. be opposition OH the unsatisfactory
nominations.
The dance af the Spencer House Iac'
night. for the benefit Of Prof. Corazzi
was well attended. ard : very pleasant
time enjoyed. Prot. Corazzi expects To
ave here in few ,lays.
The lands which have been advertised
for sale for the nOn-payment of village
taxes sold ut the council room this morn
ing. Some valuable property changed
hands for sm,ll consideration.
We understood that DIR. Burnett corr
templates establishing medical retreat
for invali,ls at this place. A better p0inr
conli not be srlec e |. AMI we trust the
report is true, and that il will be success
I'll.
Since the new police entered upon
TN ir duties, man does not have Il c!,ance
to enjoy a spree at al. A man name,l
DumOnt was lodged in the ''cooler" last
night. He was TO explain matters before
Justice s mmons this morning.
Word has been received that the case
of Hurd Bros. Us. S nfOrd f. BAker. in
the United States court. i'm Detroit. has
been decided in favor of ne plaintiffs. with
ju 'gment of $4,000 anl interest. This is
suit growing out of the title TO the
Humphrey dock property.
Would 1t not be I'm better taste for
Mr.. Justice Sutton to explain over hi
own signature some matters concerning
his official conduct to which the TRI-
BUNE has called his attention. rather
tan entrench himself behind the edi- |
tOrial 1--WE" OF Mr.. Brown, and make
charges against others. Public attention
cannot be diverted in this way.
The Free Press does not like our re-
port of the d 'mocratic CAUCUS last week.
and inrimaes that We had no reporter
there. In this they are mistaken. We
had a reporter present. aud we have the
We r,ls of several prominent Democrats
that correct report was made. The
files of the TRIBUNE will show that we
usually make correct reports of puplic
and that is more than the Free
Press can say.
Don Henderson. OF the Allegan Jour-
nal. is, we learn. can,li late for Public
Printer of the United States. If Don
was As well known in Che country at
large rs lie Is in Michigan he would sure
y get it. HI. commenced his editorial
career upon the New York Tribune un
Ter Horace Greeley. and whether he
earned how there. or whether it came
to him, we will not say. but he
Knows how 10 edit paper. He would
i'll the office he seeks well. and We hope
he will get it.
We admit that our reporter failed to
MENTION one i'm ident TRANSPORTING in the
Democratic caucus last week, which may
till be of some interest. When the eau
,us had reached the nomination OF JUS
ice of the Peace. Mr.. Sutton arose and
moved that the nomination be male by
exclamation. This. taken in connection
With the fact that he had the "slale" ar
angel with own name on as Justice.
vas a greater display OF -clrek" than We
ave ever before known in our political
experience. Objections being made to
his high handed attempt TO mlzzle any
opposition to him. ballot was taken
nd it was found that Mr.. Sutton lacked /,
onsiler bile of being the unanimous
hOice IF the caucus.
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