Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-12-21

SnOwden, the postmaster at Philadel- !
phia, has been offered the Dictatorship !
of the United States Mint. but is waiting
till the person he desires to be his sue
cessor is selected before accepting.
ATTORNEY GENERAL SCHOONMAKER,
of New York, declares that the question
raised as to the legality OF the next Leg
islature in that state will not admit of dis
cussion. The duty of making an APP
as the duty of making an appropriation.
The failure of the last Legislature TO re-
apportion the state was simply a neglect
of duty, anu has no bearing OH the leg
islalion Of the next Legislature.
1T is claimed by members Of the Com
mittee on The Reorganization of the army
that the repeal of section 1918. Revised
Statutes, which forbid the appointment
in the army OF any person who served in
the Confederate cause will not under the
new bill open the door to the appoint
ment of Confederate officers to any grade
except chat Of Second Lieutenant, and to
that only through graduation at the mil
litary academy or by promotion from the
ranks.
The Ottawa Free Press publishes
prophecy current in the Gateneau Dis
trict, that King will sit upon the throne
of Canada before the year $780, This
prophecy Is said TO have been found in
cave, written on a bit of paper, beside a
skeleton, in 1871. But the present growl-
ing and grumbling in the Dominion
against "court orders and court cere.
monies does not indicate very enthusi-
astic reception for a King and throne in
the near future.
THE bill for the payment of invalid
and other pensions for the next fiscal
year, as it passed the House, appropri-
ates s29, 100000, being s 25O,0OO less than
the amount estimated, and $500 less
than the appropriation for the present
| fiscal year. The bill contains a provi-
sion that any uneXpended balance from
| former appropriations may be expended
| tor similar objects in the present bill.
Tie bill, as reported, was in precise ac-
cordance with the estimates, but,.it
having been found that there was an unex-
pended balance, the Committee on APP
preparations accordingly prepared sub
stitu.e for that bill, making all apparent
| reduction, as above noted.
Mr.. Burnside, from the joint select
committee to prepare plan for the re-
organization Of the army, submitted
report. accompanied by a bill and numer-
Gus documents bearing on the subject.
The bill, entitled, "a bill to reduce and
organize the army of the United States,
and to make rules for its government
and regulation" was placed OH the Cal
ender, and it was ordered that all the
papers be printed. 1t provides that the
general officers shall be reduced to six,
namely, two Major Generals and four
Brigadier Generals for permanent or
ganization, instead of eleven, as ut pres,
ent, the reduction to take place by cas-
ualities: that the present organization
shall consist Of not more than $4,000 en-
listed men, exclusive of signal soldiers.
WASHINGTON dispatches state that the
Senate Committee of Elections, to whom
was referred the contest of Mr.. COrbin.
Republican. for the seat in the Sena' e
now held by NJ. c. Butler, Democrat.
of South Carolina, growing Out of the
election troubles of 1875, and involving
the question as to which of the two
bodies then claiming to be the State Leg
islatI re was the legal legislature, have
made up their report, showing that NJ
G. Butler was never legally elected to
the Senate, whether Corbin was Or not;
and that, either is entitled to the seat,
Corbin is, as he was elected by the only
legislature having any good claim to he
considered the legal legislature at the
date of the elections; and, therefore, Cor
bin is entitled to the seat. If this report
is sustained by The Senate-and it is said
to be very strong one bo:h as to the
law and the facts-Butler will lose the
seat and Corbin will gain it. The D. m
ocra:s will. of course, make determin-
ed opposition to this action, which threat.
ems TO reduce their expect ed majority
in the next session OF the Senate.
FRANCIS MURPHY, the Temperance
apostle, was in Wall street. New York.
one afternoon last week. He began to
talk temperance to the brokers in the
Stock Exchange. but Chairman Ives
ruled him out of order. Subsequently,
Murphy was lifted upon \ marble slab
covering one of the steam heaters at the