Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-08-09
STATE NEWS.

Col. j. FL. Mclaughlin announces that
he has determined to quit the wrestling
arena forever. .s,9ggGrs-. l.. :.
Henry M. Sherman, of Michigan, is one
of the lads dismissed in disgrace from
West Point for the practice of hazing.
Michigan posts of the Grand Army of
the republic will go into encampment
on the 18th at Marble Lake, near Quincy,
Branch county. to l-7s1 3fl f2ia
An old darkey living in Niles, over 60
years of age, cut with cradle last week
~ acres of wheat in five days, receiving
therefore 81 per acre, =
Several accidents and fires from steam
threshers in different parts of the state
have already been reported since the
threshing season commenced.
The tramp nuisance in, the western
part OF the state increases, and the pa
pers in that section are filled with items
narrating their Outrages, great and
small. ~ Gas s1 aif s0,fi
The monthly inspection of salt shows
product of 232,O77 barrels for July.
Total to date for this year 994, 200 bar
rels, an increase over last year of 60193
barrels. i'i' 'tt . lhI
A. Chilson, the Battle Creek nursery
man, will Superintend the fruit show at
the coming state fair. Active prepara-
tiOns for said fair are now being made
at Detroit. ~,4
A special election held last Monday at
Holly to decide whether or not that vii
lage should have public water works
passed off very quietly. The measure
was carried by large majority.
The Adrian common council resolved
to give recess of four hours on Sum
days to such of the fire department as
wish to attend church. There is no visi-
BILE increase in church congregations
however.
LIE Metayer' Massilon, Baron de Gui-
chanville, a French capitalist and geOl-
Ogist, is looking over the Lake Superior
mining country, and if his report is IA
vOrable much French capital will find
its way there. ' ''l i4
The village of Au Sauble has. issued
$1,000 in bonds for the purpose of build
ing bridge over the river. They bear
8 per cent. interest and have been negO-
tiated by the Second national bank Of
Detroit at 1h per cent premium.
The special election for mayor at Pom
tiac had an unexpected result, the city
having chOsed Samuel H. Norton, Re-
publican, over Hitchcock, Democrat, by
nine majority. Last year the Democrats
had majority of 200 in that city.
At a meeting of the board of trustees
of the state institution for the deaf,
dumb and blind, at Flint, the question of
separating the blind from the other
scholars was discussed, and the change
will probably take place during the COM
ing school year. l1s 80
The little Bergy girl who was shot,
but not killed, by her mother, in the
town of Bovine, Kent county, about the
1st of July, is slowly recovering. Sever
al ounces. of brain came from the wound
in her head, and one side of her person
is entirely paralyzed. Her recovery is
regarded as almost miraculous.
Henry Barber, an old farmer residing
near Mt. Morris, is under arrest charged
with resisting officers who came to take
his wheat crop on a replevin writ Satur-
day. Barber appeared on the scene q
walking arsenal, armed with two shot
guns and three revOlvers, and speedily
routed the whole posse. Barber was for
merly very wealthy and noted through
out the county for his excentristies.
1t has finally been decided that the
cOnsecratiOn Of Rev. DR.. Samuel S. Har-
ris, of Chicago, as bishop of the diocese
of Michigan, will take place in st. Paul's
church, Detroit, on Wednesday, Septem-
ber IL. The cOnsecratOr for the occasion
will be Bishop Wilmer, of Alabama, and
the presenters will be Bishop Gillespie,
of the western Michigan diocese, and
Bishop McLaren, of Illinois. Bishop
Williams, of Connecticut. may preach
| the sermon,