Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-10-25

praise OF Captain Dodge and MS cOlOred
troops. General Pope has issued Especial
order i'm commentator of them. There
is disposition to give the cOlored
brother chance. He made a good step
forward when he laid down the hoe and
took gun. go
ADvICES from New York represent that
Tilden is greatly discouraged by the
Ohio disaster, and regards the outlook
for the National Democracy next year
as far from promising. This gives fresh
impetus to the rumors there that he will
come out in formal letter and decline
to be considered as Presidential candi-
date. tH;
GOLD continues to accumulate, and
the Treasury Department is now paying
it out literally on salaries to employees.
The rate of the payments in coin is 10
per cent in silver and about 40 per cent
in gold. The banks at Washington pay
out gold on checks constantly. but there
is no demand for it, the great majority
of the people preferring paper. On gen.
eral pay day, the last of the month, about
100000 in gold will be paid out there in
salaries.
GOVERNOR GEARS majority, in Iowa,
over al! his competitors will be $4,000
His majority over Trimble, Democrat,
will be about $4,000, and over Campbell.
Greenbacker, about 10000. The total
poll of the state will be about 21S,OOO,
of which Gear gets $4,000, Trimble u.s.
600, Campbell $4,000, DUNCAN 5000. The
Legislative gains will give the Repub-
licans twenty-seven Of the twenty-nine
Senators to be elected. In the House the
Republicans elect eighty of the 100 men,
berS.
THE papers announce the engagement
of U. S. Grant, Jr., and Miss Jennie Flood. |
daughter of the richest man on the Pa
cific coast. Miss Flood is about "a years
old. has dark brown, luxuriant hair, blue |
eyes, full face, beautiful teeth, and tall, |
handsome form. With the exception of
a brother, who has been in feeble health |
from childhood. she is an only child. |
She was educated in convent, and is |
said to be an accomplished, amiable, |
practicable noble girl.
PRESIDENT GREW Saturday received |
the committee on the FrancO-American |
treaty of commerce, and listened to the
address of one of its members urging
such action by the French government
as would be deemed necessary by our
Congress as preliminary to reciprocity.
President Grevy stated that the govern
ment felt the greatest desire to renew
relations with the United
States, and promised 10 cooperate with
the committee to bring about that re-
suit.
A MEETING of the commissioners to es-
tablish a separate school for the blind
was held at Flint on Thursday of last
week. All the members were present,
Ex-Governor John j. Bagley, T.
s. Applegate of Adrian, and Townsend
North of Vassar. An organization took
place by choosing Townsend North as
Governor Bagley as treasurer,
and Mr.. Applegate as secretary. 1t was
decided to make no temporary arrange
ments for the blind, but to retain them
in the institution at Flint until next
year, when a separate building will be
erected. Another meeting Of the COM
mission was to take place at Detroit last
Tuesday. .F.;e4. -idi H. 4ss In |
z-- usa-- faE a,.l.-t ..s-rs |
THE New York fire commissioners dis
charged fireman because he refused to
pay $16 toward buying billiard table,
when he doesn't know how to play bill
lizards, and he has begun suit in the
courts to test the question whether a
fireman can be discharged for not play
ing billiards, or for not paying for a bill
lord fohIo Tho fro eom m ccionarc have |