Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-11-01

at Town Hall on Tuesday evening next
given by Prof. Sweet.
The balance of cash in the State Treas.
ury October IS was $596,275 80; receipts
for the week ending Oct. %, were $685.
554 Is; payments for same time $113,-
GIG 90; leaving a balance Oct. 25, 1879
of $5OS,21O 81; decrease for the week,
$S8,O64 SO.
The propeller Lowell brought in the
winters supply of gas light last night.
She landed 175 barrels of kerosene, which
she brought direct from Cleveland. Dep
uty Inspector Hamel is full of business
testing it to see whether or not it is ul
to the required standard.
The band boys have commenced work
erecting a skating rink on Humphreys
dock lot. The building will be 60 feet
by 120 and will be covered with a roof,
so that its patrons will be well protect
ed in stormy weather. We have no doubt
but the boys will be we'll patrOnized by
the lovers of the sport during the COM
ing winter.
Miss Donna C. Davis gave a Hollow
Fen party last night. which was largely
attended by her numerous friends among
the young people of our village. The
guests were requested to come arrayed
in ye style of their grandmOther's days.
Hollow cen games were INDUCED in,
and the sport was kept up until late
hour. Miss Donna knows how to enter
tain handsomely, and the party last
night was no exception. All had a hap
by time, and doubtless will long remem-
Der Hollow Fen of 1879.
Roughly Handled.
1t was the barque Arabia that the tug
Wood went after last week. She is
large three masted Canadian vessel, and
had cargo of corn for Kingston. She
arrived at Port Huron Sunday morning
in tow of the tug Wood, with her fore
and main masts broken off about 20 feet
above her decks, her wheel broken and
her bow spirit, jib-bOOm and
head-gear, She lowed down as far as
DunfOrd and Alverson's EdOck, where she
was lying having her rudder gear re-
paired. The captain says the accident
occurred Wednesday night of last week
near the straits. The spars were all
new ones, but the force of the squall was
too great for them and they snapped like
pipe stems, coming down with crash
and filling the deck with tangled mass
Of cordage, sails and broken timbers.
being unable to get any soundings, the
anchor was let 60 with Is fathOms of
chain and found holding ground in five
fathOms of water. They dragged their
anchor all day Thursday, being in danger
If going on the beach at any moment,
which, with the heavy sea running at
The time, would have been certain de-
'tructiOn. They managed to keep of.
however, until picked up by the tug and
brought in. The Arabia will not get
new spars at Port Huron, but will wait
Tor some propeller and tow through to
Port COlbOrne. Her grain is uninjured.
Railway Pestoffice Statistics.
The forthcoming report of the super
intendent of the railway mail service
will show that, during the last fiscal
year SO lines of railway pOstofices have
been operated over 17,349 kmiles of rail-
way, performing about $4,000 miles daily
service and nearly 100000 miles ser
vice annually. The aggregate number
Of miles of railroad mail service of all
kinds Including transportation not only
postal cars, but of closed pOuches) was
over 100000 miles, during the year.
The number of letters handled and dis
;ributed by employees of the railway
nail service on postal cars during IL
months was about 1,669.OOOOOO, besides
which there were nearly 9S0,OOO,OOO
showing an increase of about |
100000 pieces, or nearly 20 per cent
n the amount of work as compared