Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-05-25
STATE NEWS.

Three Ionians pail SIG 30 each for
county. contrary to- lrw.
At last accounts eight Indian skeletons
had been dug. out of the cellar of The new
Port Hdron fines Office.
Some cruel rascal entered Muskegon
barn one night last week and bathct
two valuable horses with acid
The Lansing Republican IN lkes out a
strong case against ex-Treasurer. Nor
rison of the o ldfellows-poor fellow.
Nothing like being warrfeJl in time. Al
clairvoyant has foretold that Greenville
is to be burned three years from next Au<
gust.
O;.e OF the wives of Chas Paine, of
Dowagiac. accused him OF bigamy, and
then weakened and begged for mercy
for him.
A young lady Of Miles has vindicatel
her honor, aud shown her muscular de-
velopment by horse whipping young
man of that city.
East Saginaw has closed contract
for building a free bridge across the
river with The Smith bridge company
of Tolelo for $l5, 1000.
When business gets dull Port Huron
merchant LET'S fox loose in the streets
and sets the town dogs after it. 1t makes
business brisk for while-for the fox at
least.
During severe wind storm on tho
20th a piece of board was hurled upon
boy named Emerson, at Harrisville,
and ne was seriously if not fatally in
jured.
A game and fish protertiotf club has
been organized ut Grand Ledge. and its
members propose that fish shutes shall
he put in the dams ut Grand Rapids as
the law directs.
The winter-green oil makers i'm this
state pay Is cents per cwt, for winter
green vines. and it is estimated that the
crop annu llly gathered amounts to
about 100000 pounds.
The Ludington bar have united in
requesting the Governor to appoint Mr..
c. G. Wing. of that city. to fill the va-
cancy occasioned by Judge Wheeler's
resignation until popular election can
be held next fall.
The Grand Rapids police have received
instructions to drive able boiled. healthy
men found turnlny hand-organs Af the
street. Only women and cripples will
be countenanced. The sudden increase
in the latter will be the next astonishcr.
"A pair of swallows having nc>ted Off
the steamer Burt while she was lying
idle. now make their home there despite
| the fact that she makes three trips a day
| between Saginaw and BY City. The
birds 90 ashore for food at either termt-
nj.
Pingree & Smith. of Detroit now en-
plOy 90 convic;s in the state prison at
Jacksan.and manufacture when all hands
are at work. 600 pairs of shoes per day.
They employ machinery for performing
all the different parts of the manufac
ture.
| The salt blocks in Huron county and
all along the Huron Like shore, are
starting up and two new wells have been
sunk at OScotia this season. one by Potts
& Co.. another by J. L. Woo'is & Co.,
both i'm the association and making go0u
lot of salt,
The handsome set of furniture exhibited
at the centennial by the makers, Nelson
Matter s. Co., of Grand Rapids, was pur.
chased by Philadelphian, who has
since failed and never baving paid for
the furniture it finds its way back 10
Grand Rapids. s
Judge Pratt has granted a change of
\ venue in the matter of the trial Of the
alleged Lenawee county gran stealers
and conspirators. The case goes to
Kalamazoo county. This would tend tu
show that :hey never gougcd any Kala-
mazoo county farmers at least.
II At the session of the Legislature Re-
preventative w. S. Turck introduced a
resolution calling upon the State Treasu-
rer to pay over certain moneys in his
hands arising from the sale OF swamp
lands to the counties to which they be-
long. The resolution was not adopted
,, however, but Mr. Turck's action had the
desired effect. viz: to call public at
tention to the fact that the State now
!, holds a large amount of mouey which
rightfully belongs to the counties In
3. which the swamp lands have been sold
e since 1858. In January last, in accor.
. dance with instructions from the Board
of Supervisors, County Treasurer Am
bier made demand upon the Auditor
General for the amount of this money
D due Gratiot county. but Gen Ely refused
I to draw his warrant on the State 1'reasu-
: rer ter the same. This action was antlc'
| ip tied. Prosecuting Attorney Whitney
e has now petitioned the Supreme Court
D for writ of mandamus. requiring the
Auditor General TO show cause why be
should not draw his warrant OH the
, State Treasurer for said money, which
: amounted TO S6.S34 "a on the lstof Janu.
: airy last. There is probably little doubt
q but the county will eventually get the
money. and the matter will be argued
before the Supreme Count in June.-Gru-
{ tiOt Journal.