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

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1T is said that Hewitt, late chairman
of the Democratic committee, is not cast
down by Ewing's defeat, and only re-
grets that the majority was not twice as
large, as he wants all soft money Demo-
cratic leaders put out of the way at once
and forever.
WHILE in this land we are rejoicing at
our plenty, the distress in Hungary,
among the agricultural classes, is such
that it is feared the measures undertaken
for their relief by the government will
come too late to enable them to do their
fall planting in season. A cable dispatch
also reports that throughout the country
thousands of people are without money
with which to buy food.
The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics
reports that the value of exports from
the United States, of live animals Of all
kinds, increased from $,5,S44,653 during
the fiscal year of 1878 to $11, ,754
during 1879. OF the total exports of live
animals the last fiscal year IL per cent.
were sent to Great Britain. The value of
exports of cattle increased from 1885,
S1S during 1878 to ss,379, 200 in 1879.
AFIERcE tornado. accompanied by ex-
traordinary rain fall. swept through the
valleys OF the rivers Mundas and Segura,
in Spain, and was followed by most de-
structive foundations. The cable dis
patches announce that a vast amount of
property has been swept away, and that
there has also been great loss of life, no
less than one hundred and nine bodies
having already been recovered from the
waters. The rivers rose suddenly in the
night, carrying away houses and in
mates, and totally destroying four towns
and submerging others.
THE COrOner's jury has completed its
investigation into the causes of the
Michigan Central railroad horror at
jackson, and has returned a verdict Sc.
verely censuring the yard-master, who
ordered the switch engine upon the
track within ten minutes of the time
the express train was due. The jury,
In the verdict, also censures the switch
man in charge of the engine, and the
engineer of the switch engine. But
something more than censure is neces-
sary in the case. If these parties merit
the censure, they merit punishment for
manslaughter, and should be promptly
prosecuted.
WATTERSON in the Louisville Courier
says: The result ought to satisfy the
Democrats of the folly of equivocation.
1t shows conclusively that the "Ohio
idea," so-called is, and has always been,
a delusiOn and snare. Ewing was its
strongest expression; Thurman its most
respectable advocate. Both are retired.
One is beaten for Governor, and the 9TH
or loses his seat in the Senate. 1t is too
bad that such able and serviceable men
should be sacrificed to such a blunder.
Democrats have now nothing but New
York to look to. If we lose New York,
little less than a miracle will save us.
We may as well take matters as they are
and consider them from a practical
standpoint. We cannot afford to deceive
ourselves.
A VALUABLE chicken coop was discov-
cred by Messrs. Stewart & Co., of Balti-
more. After disposing Of the chickens.
two rolls of bills, containing $500, were
discovered. 1t is stated that these pack
ages were misplaced by careless ex-
press agent at Benwood, on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad; that during the
transfer of express matter by the agents
at that point, the agent coming east took
the packages, receipted for them, and
temporarily placed them on the coop. In
the hurry Of the moment they were for
gotten, and when the coop was moved
the two bundles of money fell inside.
The money was returned to the Balti-
more and Ohio Express company, and
the agent consigned to business for
which he was better adapted.
THERE is likely to be lively fight in
Congress over appropriations for the
POstoffice Department. The last session
were rather reckless in their legislation
as to the department increasing
the pay of carriers, and extending
the carrier system to every city
containing over 10000 inhabitants, or
having a crosse revenue of $4,000. The
effect Of these measures is to largely in
crease expenses. Owing to these and
other measures of like character, and
the vast growth of the Northwestern
states and territories, the estimates for
the next fiscal year will be short $4,000
OO0oyer the estimates for the previous
years. The result will likely be cut
ting down in salaries or curtailment
of service. The estimates of the amounts
that will be required for all branches of
the postal service during the next fiscal
year have been completed. They aggre-
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