Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-02-07

ing the probability of importing grain
from America the coming spring to sup
ply Russian demands. 1t has been
generation since there was such wide
spread failure in Russian crops as last
year.
WHILE the mildness of the winter thus
far In this latitude excites much sur
prise, cable dispatch from Geneva an
nOunces that Lake Zurich and the River
Arne are frozen over. In the past eighty
years the lake has been but three times
before covered with ice.
A DISPATCH from Mount Washington
say there was last Sunday the greatest
change In the weather ever known on
that mountain in the same length of
time. The thermometer at noon being
10 above. and at o'clock inTthe evening
q deg. below zero; wind SO miles per
hour.
THE health of the Pope, according to
cable dispatches, is in precariOus con-
ditiOn, and no small anxiety is express
ed as to the result. His malady is not
stated, but is vaguely indicated by the
symptoms mentioned in the dispatches,
and which are such as would indicate
nervous exhaustion and possibility of
paralysis.
THE IOnia Sentinel has interviewed IS
of its vicinity on the Presi-
Dental question. Of these 80 are for
Sherman, IS for Blaine. Is for Grant, 8
for Washburnc, for Hayes, 2 for Gar.
field. The above represents first
choice" as second choice" 10 are for
for Blaine, for Grant, for
Washburne, and 6 for Garfield.
A WASHINGTON dispatch states that
the House Subcommittee on Ways and
Means, to which the Aldrich direct i'm
port bill was referred. is disposed to re-
port favOrably upon it. The bill is de-
signed to remove hindrances to the Iii
rect import trade of Chicago and other
western cities. There ought to- be no
hesitancy about the passage of such a
measure.
THE Fusion conspiracy in Maine was
practically ended Thursday of last week.
Seven of the twelve Fusion Senators ac-
tually elected took seats in the Republi
can Senate, and twenty-five of the sixty
Fusion representatives elected took seats
in the House. where several others had
previously appeared. The members who
depended only on GarcelOn's certificates,
of course, are left out in the cold.
PETITINO5 for general bankrupt law
are being sent to Congress from the
larger cities, and bill for that purpose
has been referred to subcommittee of
the House Judiciary committee. A men,
Der of the committee says they are tax
ing formal notice of the matter, as they
do of all subjects referred to them, but
he has no idea that a new bankrupt law
will even be reported this session.
THE public debt statement for. Janu-
airy shows reduction of the debt of be-
tweeni 100000 and 100000. The
revenues are constantly increasing, es-
pecially the customs branch. There is
on the part of Congress,
however, to appropriate lavishly, or else
the debt during the current year could
be reduced from 100000 to So, 100000.
Such at least is the opinion of prominent
Treasury officials.
THE subcommittee of the Senate Com
mittee on Railroads, which has in charge
the bill to extend the time for cOmplet-
ing the Northern Pacific Railroad will
recommend the passage Of "a bill providing
that six years time from the passage of
the act be given to the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company for the completion of
its main line and branch, provided that
the company shall open its land to set
tiers for $3.50 per acre. 1t is believed
the bill will pass.
A NAN giving the name of 7. T. Lloyd
recently called upon the business men
Of Grand Rapids, taking subscriptions
for what he called LlOyd's map guides,
a periodical which he claimed was pub
lished by Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago.
He received many subscribers; price 50
per year; giving his receipt for the same.
They have learned that that firm is pub
fishing no such work, and Lloyd is a
swindler. He is described as thick set,
gray full beard, gray hair, dark COM
plexion, and about 80 years old,
THE Senate committee on apprOpria-
lions recommend an increased appropri-
alton for heavy guns for sea coast fOrti-
ficatiOns. This accOrds with the action
of the House naval committee, which
recommends creating new navy and
arming it with heavy modern guns.
Either report, if adopted, will help build
up the manufacture of heavy modern
artillery. and both together will tend to