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

Detroit has tax payer named Carl
grenOuS hiberderwindensOn.
The proposed state road from Alpena
to Gaylord is to be built at once.
Mollie Mccarthy and Ten brock will
race at Chicago on the 4th of July.
The general Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference South decided not to increase
the number of bishops.
Ground has been broken for the new
Flint opera house. 1t is to be 105x60
feet and one story high.
Delaware promises 100000 baskets of
peaches This summer. uHtOward frOsts to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
1t is reported that 600 Irishmen are
drilling ut Chasey n. Y. and that the
Fcni ms are making toward Canada.
Jonesville railr road ticket office mohey
till on Saturday, while the agent was at
dinner.
General Maceo, the Cuban and his fol-
lowers have surrendered. and MlceO has
gone to persuade Vicente Garcil to fol-
low suit.
The city assessors books show that
Detroit miintains G.394 dogs. The
Treasury will realize $7,6S6 from this
source of revenue.
Michigan Central cars are stradlle1
upon narrOw-oauge trucks and run
down over the Paw Paw narrow gauge
railroad and loaded.
Saginaw lumbermen are beginning to
T.. fala
munication between their mills and
their Offices in the city.
Since Sanilac county voted for the rail-
road loan one firm, Moss, Mills, G tige &
Co., of Davisvilla. have sold over 5000
acres of land in that county.
The customs commission i'm New York
finds goods from abroad invniced far be-
low their real value. thus defrauling the
government when they are not revalued.
| The village fathers of Paw Paw have
ordered the suppression CT all billiard
and pigeOn-hOle tables. under heavy
penalty. This suits the village fathers
but how aboat tho village sons.
At San Francisco. Saturday, John III.
Burk, on behalf of stockholders of the
consolidated Virgania mining company
brought suit against the managers of the
company. for $35, ,63'. .33S fraulu,ently ac-
quired.
In view of :, extensive tracts OF swamp
land, the OntOnagOn Miner urges thai
the upper peninsular should have rep-
resenrative of the Board of Control and
TO gain that representation suggest the
giving of the Secretaryship of State t,
the upper country.
Mr.. Shillito. the Treasurer of the Gin.
-cinnati Festival Association, states that
the receipts thus far given him foot al
$67.500. The railroad Offices yet to heal
from will increase this somewhat. The
total expenses will BE- an even $4,000.
1t is said that the reduction of the
army provided for by the army appro.
priatiOn bill will be made a poiiiica
issue. and will be opposed by the entire
Republican strength, and the Democrats
from Texas and California. Several
other Democrats will vote with the Re.
publicans against any reduction.
Secretary Sherman is now confident
that he will have $205, 100000 i'm coin on
hand January lst to begin resumption
with. There will then be S2S7 900, 900 OF
greenbacks in actual circulation and he
does not think that more than S102 600,
600 OF them will ever be presented fol
redemption.
The Grand Ripids Democrat says Kent
county would never have sent any prison
ers to tile Detroit house of correction if il
had b en- known what sort of company
they would have got into. Evidently il
was supposed that they were to be board.
ed at hotels and sent TO high-toned
churches every Sunday.
Bay City has tough one. and he's &
Greenbacker. too. He held a note o.
500 against poor nun, secured by
chattel mortgage. The money was no
paid when due. and the hold COIL eiItet
not 10 press it if he was piid $40 pei
mon in advance. and this sum was ac.
tnally paid. or at the rate of 120 per cent
That .ats all national bank mills out o.
sight.