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

The state sou 400 dcItS VI lduu ld>t
month for $73,069.4S.
Some of Che peach trees in the Paw
Paw vicinity have been winter-killed.
1 1t is estimated that over 1000 Canadi-
ans have settled in TuscOla county during
the past year.
One thousand tons of steel rail are
daily expected for the Flint q Pere Mar
quette railway.
Minnie Tucker, of st. Louis, has sued
A. ii. Hart for $4,000 damages for breach
of promise of marriage.
Mrs. Mary T. LathrOp, well known
Michigan revivalist, is to begin a relig-
iOus work at Grand Rapids.
There were 1l3.115 barrels of saltmade
i'm Michigan during February-an un.
precedented amount for that time OF
year.
/ The people Of the Saginaw valley want
the next annual regatta OF the North
4 western rowing association held on the
Saginaw river.
James NJ. Turner, of Lansing, and we'll
known i'm ChebOygan, has purchased SIX
| fine brood mares i'm Canada for farm
stock purposes.
The Ladies' Library association OF Caro-
have opened public reading rooms, which
are well provided with the popular liter
ature Of the day.
A lumber camp run by negro crew Is
situated about nine miles from Farwell,
and it is said to be the only one OF that
complexion in Michigan.
The Grand Haven Herald says that not
bushel of grain has come across Lake
Michigan this winter, to go through the
elevators at that place and thence east.
The annual report of the Detroit, Lans-
ing 81 Northern railroad for 1879 shows
a total of $1,10S, ,932.65 earnings, or an
increase of $13S, S,S9S.75 over the previous
year.
The bill to improve the life saving
service, introduced in the House, author
ICES the establishment of station near
Grand Marais, Lake Superior and near
Pentwater. Lake Michigan.
John Cudihee, formerly of jackson,
but now policeman of Leadyille, COL,
had wrestleing match with Whelan,
the great California athlete, a few days
ago. Cudihee won in two strait falls.
The bar of Saginaw county have unit
ed in recommending Col. ID. W. c. Gage
to the vacant judgeship there, and he
has consented to the use of his name,
and Gov. CrOswell will doubtless appoint
him.
Mt. Clemens proposes to build the COM
ing season $4,000 Jail and court house,
a $4,000 hotel, a $4,000 church, a $14,-
600 addition to present hotel, and other
similar improvements footing up the
) splendid total of 100000.
Judge Chipman of the superior court,
, Detroit, has written to all the circuit
, Judges i'm the state, and to the recorder
of Grand Rapids, for statictics relative
. to the number and character OF the di-
vOrces granted during 1879.
The contract for deepening the river
leading from Manistee lake into Lake
Michigan has been let to Mr.. Cram, of
Saginaw, at Is cents per yard, the ex-
pense of which will be borne by subscrip-
tiOn on the part of Manistee lumbermen.
: Work will soon begin.
The MethOdists of Marshall lost their
church by mortgage last summer, but
have made the owner an offer for the
property which he has accepted, and
they again take possession. All the Mar
{ shall churches have become infected
with the debt-paying mania.
Since January the following named
companies have been admitted and are
duly authorized to do an insurance busi-
ness i'm this state: American fire, New
ark, n. j.; House, Boston, Mass;
Farragut fire, New Y6k; Fireman's,
,, Newark, n. j.; Great Western, New York;
,, Hamburg -Madgeburg, Hamburg, Ger
many; MetrOpOle, Paris, France; Norwich
Union, Norwich, England; Peoples fire,
New York; Phoenix assurance company,
London, England.-Lansing Republican.
The examination of COnant, who is
charged with firing the Mason house at
Big Rapids, was in progress last week.
l Owen Harrington swears that COnant
tried to hire him to fire the building,
and gives other testimony to show that
t COnant fired it himself and also planned
I to make other incendiary fires. Darius
). Heath, of Hastings, also swears that
COnant offered to hire him (Heath) to do
the Mason house job, Harrington has
been in prison once, and Heath is gam
= bier.
Bridgewater, Wastenaw county, was
/ little excited the other day over what
might have been serious affair. A Mr..
Brown of Jackson and Miss Hankee of
o River Basin were taking stroll down
the river. when they met man with
: shotgun, who subsequently shot at them
: from distance, few shot lodging i'm
Mr.. RS OvercOat and few more in Miss
/ HIS neck. The mans name is ascer-
tanned to be Green, and steps are taken
, to secure his arrest.
Judge Cooley took hold of the Lenawee
G circuit less than month ago. The cal
0 lendar was loaded with the accumula-
: tiOn of years business, civil and crimi-
nal, but he went at it with his wonder
, full power of work, and on Saturday the
court was adjourned till the 18th to give
the attorneys chance to catch their
: breath. Every case has been disposed of,
n where the parties were ready, and two
thirds of the whole docket is thus settled.
The remainder will be summarily put
l through with the next whirl which the
! judge will give it. So much for clear
head and hard work.
!. In the Calhoun circuit Daniel Cook,
t the man who stole the span of horses
from Mr.. OFT, near Albion, and Henry
. Monroe, also horse thief, were each
: sentenced to three years at Jackson.
: There was remarkable occurrence in
: connection with the latter. Judge
Hooker ascertained that he had great
: repugnance to going to IOnia, as is sup
posed because he has friends living near
there He accordingly sentenced him to
f Jackson for two years. After passing
n sentence, however, the judge remember
d ed that no prisoner could be sent to
It Jackson for less period than three
!, | years. Calling Monroe hack the ludUp