Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-03-13


in central Wisconsin has been ruined by
the alienation of freezing and thawing
weather the past winter.
FROM Paris is cabled the announce
ment that at the forthcoming celebra-
ton of the centennial anniversary Of
the surrender of Yorktown, France will
be represented by crack regiment and
fleet of war vessels.
AT the close of business last week there
was in the vaults of the Treasury, in
round numbers, thirty-seven millions in
standard silver dollars, twenty-one mil
lions i'm subsidiary silver coin, and one
hundred and fOrty-six millions in gold.
E.B. WAsHBURNE has written letter,
which has been published in the Inter-
Ocean, in which he says: 81 can, under
no circumstances or conditions. become
a candidate for President. General
Grant is my first. last, and only choice
QUEENSTOWN is crowded with people
who are preparing for emigration to
America. 1t is predicted that after
Easter there will be a universal rush in
Ireland for the United States. where
there is generally enough to eat, even
though the cream isn't thick and tough
enough to hang on hooks.
WHEN the Marshals' deficiency bill is
reported to the house, the political tur-
MOL Of the year will begin. 1t contains
the same rider which invited the Presi-
dents veto at the extra session, and, as
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treating from the stand which they then
took, renewal of the war of words is
certain.
The ''Scratchers" are evidently get
ing ready to come down gracefully.
Even George William Curtis is not so
bad as he tried to make people believe.
| He is opposed to Grant. but he saws the
question is whether we shall have Re-
publican President, and it would be the
height of impudence for Republicans to
cut adrift and declare that under no cir
cumstances would they vote for the ex
president.
THE governor of Virginia has vetoed
the Riddleberger bill. He says the title
of the act, "tO establish public credit" is
a misnomer. the object being really to
repudiate large part of the state debt.
He holds that people, by repeated acts of
the assembly and by the constitution
adopted i'm 1866, have acknowledged as
due the entire principal, more than $13,-
OOO,OC0 of which is now attempted to be
repudiated by this bill.
In Gov. GarcelOn's speech at Auburn,
Me-, Saturday night, before the election,
he said that if the voters believed he had
"fearlessly performed" his duty under
the law and the constitution he wanted
them to vote the Democratic ticket on
Monday: but if they did not so believe, then
they ought to vote the Republican tick
ct. They complied with his request and
gave Republican majority of 449. Last
year the Republican majority was Il.
The county undertaken at Indianapolis
having testified before the Voorhees, ne
gro exodus committee that, between
Nov. % and Jan. Is last, he had buried
about thirty of the refugees, an eXami-
showing that he inferred only eight,
most of them being small children. This
interesting official is the same one who
has been burying paupers eight or ten in
a grave, and charging the county full
rates for his services.
THE bank cases decided by the United
States supreme court are of great inter
est to business men. The Merchants
bank of Toledo, and the Commercial bank
of Cleveland, claimed that the state,
county, and city, tax assessors assessed
real estate at only One-third of its value,
but they assessed bank stocks at their
| full par value. The banks, therefore, re-
| fused to pay their taxes, and suit was
brought. The United States supreme
court sustained the banks. The spirit
of this decision covers apparently such
other property as the United States con-
stitutiOn. laws, and courts may deal
with.
The States rights doctrine is so firmly
imbedded in the minds of the cOnfede-
rate Democracy i'm Congress that they
are always upon the look out for fear
some bill might be passed which would
interfere with their pet theories. The
House having passed joint resolution
authorizing the officer having charge of
the geological survey to extend his ex-
animation into states, it looked like
an infringement of the sovereign rights
of states, so the committee concluded to
amend the bill and make it read: Eek
tend his examination into respective
states when so requested by the author
tiles thereof
CONTRARY to general expectations, the
House Committee on Elections did not
report last week upon the Washburn-
! DOnnelly Minnesota contested election
case. 1t is understood that the hitch is
because certain of the Democratic men,
bers cannot reconcile their cOnsciences
to the party programme for depriving
J Washburn of the seat to which he was
Justly elected. 1t is thought, however,
that the Democrats having any conscience
upon such matters are few, and that a
| little time was all that was necessary to
bring these few to see the strait the
the party is i'm to make such steal alb
sOlutely necessary.
Mr.. CONGER's bill for the improvement
and control of the harbOr of refuge at
Sand Beach, Lake Huron, was agreed to
by the Commerce committee last week.
1t directs the Secretary Of War to as
sumo control of the harbOr and to pre-
scribe such regulations for its govern
ment as he may deem necessary in the
interests of commerce. These regula-
lions he is to publish for ten days con-
secutiyely in one daily newspaper in
Detroit, Port Huron, Buffalo, Cleveland,
and Chicago. 1t provides FOR the appoint
ment of custodian at salary of not
exceeding $50 per month. 1t imposes
penalty of $50 or not more more than