Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-11-15
ofhciaI Paper ofthe County and Village
TOWN TALK.

rying freight on the inland route.
Ex-Collector Arthur, of New York city
is mentioned as the possible successor OF
the late Senator Chandler as Chairman
of the National Republican committee
Mr.. E. Nelson left on the inland route
Thursday morning for Chicago, to pur-
chase the winter supplies for the store
and numbering operations the coming
winter.
The peanut stand at Humphreys
dock was burglarized Wednesday night
as well as Humphreys warehouse. but
it was dry haul, the stock all having
been removed.
Smith Bros. have their. new hotel al
the head of Mullett Lake, up and enclos,
ed, and the floors are now being laid
the work of completing it will be push
ed as rapidly as the weather will per.
NIT.
In connection with the funeral OF
Michigan's lamented Senator, the coin
cidence was noted that on the same day
two years ago occurred the funeral Of
the other great stalwart, Senator Nor
ton.
There is now in the Treasury vaults IL
Washington the largest amount of silver
coin ever accumulated in this country
The total amount is over $40,OO0,0OO, Of
which $32,5OO,OOO are standard silver
dollars.
The weather was unfavOrable for Prof
Tice's grand meteoric display last Thurs
day night, the heavens being covered
with clouds so that if the exhibition
came off it was not visible in this por-
tion of the country.
The board of United States engineers
pointed to investigate and report upon
the practicability and desirability OF
bridging or tunneling the Detroit river
for railroad crossing at that point will
reasonable in Detroit next Tuesday.
w. s. Humphrey left via. the inland
route Thursday morning for Traverse
City, on legal business in connection
with the injunction restraining G. P.
Langdon from starting his feed million
Huron street which was to have been ar
gued yesterday before Judge Hatch.
Last Sunday fourteen large vessels
and an N. 7. propeller were in port at
the same time, with, probably, the
largest registered tonnage ever before in
this port at the same time. The tonnage
of the various crafts amounted to over
5000 tons, with carrying capacity, it is
estimated of from 10000 to 1900 tons.
Humphreys warehouse was entered
last Wednesday night and trunk there
in broke open, and the owner claims
that two shirts, coat and other arti-
cles were taken therefrOm. A satchel
was also cut open, the thief or thieves
cutting one side out with knife. 1t is
not known what was taken from the
satchel
The Detroit Evening News says: James
Mcmillan went to New York few days
ago to perfect negotiations in reference
to the building of the Marquette & Mack
mac railroad. In conversation with a
News reporter Monday morning he said
there was. every prospect that the road
would be constructed and trains run
ming by the spring of 1882.
The tug w. s. Carkin arrived last
Monday with ROys J. Cram, who receiv-
ed by telegram which awaited him here,
the sad intelligence of the death of one
of his children. The Carkin took him
around to PetOskey to take the Tuesday
morning train south, on his way to Buff
falO, to attend its burial. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cram have the sympathy of their numer-
GUS friends in this village in their
sad bereavement. N ~
Monday evening man stopped in
front of P. Barman's store and very de-
liberately took down an OvercOat and
placed it on the sidewalk and was pro-
ceeding to help himself to pair of
pants when he was discovered by Mr..
Barman's young son, who gave the
alarm, and the man decamped with the
pants and got away with them nOtwith-
standing lively chase. ~
The Marquette Mining Journal says:
'The engineers on the Detroit, Mackinac
& Marquette railroad, having made the
survey from this city to ChOcolay river,
left last week with full complement of
tents, provisions, etc., for more active
campaign in the field. 1t is understood
that the chief expects to have his sur
vey and profiles of the first 20 miles
ready to submit to the Board of Directors
on or before Nov. 15.'
The Eureka Base Ball club are arrang-
ing for ball to be given at the Town
Hall Thanksgiving night for the benefit
of the club. The members have been to
a considerable expense during the past
summer on different occasions, and as
they have been the means of affording our
citizens considerable amusement at diff
ferent times, they should give them a
good benefit ON this occasion. Posters
will be out the first of next week Civ
ing the particulars.
The Cheboygan Lumber company are
taking every precautiOn to avoid the
risk of fire. Their mill is covered with
an iron roof, the engine and boiler room
is constructed of brick, and will have a
brick or cement floor. The smoke stack
will rest on foundation of stone built
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