Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-07-03
STATE NEWS.

One case of sunstrOke in Port Huron
Saturday.
The population of Niles is about 4,30O
some 300 less than 10 years ago.
The official count of the censes enum-
orators fixes the population of Jackson
at 1921.
The university laboratory at Ann Ar
Dor is to be enlarged by the addition Of
one story.
New salt wells are being bored at Port
Austin, GrindstOne City, Bay City, Sagi-
nav and Midland.
Thus far the June sales of lumber in
the Saginaw valley have been better
than before for many years.
The sixth tax receipt for $500 was is
sued last Saturday by the state treas
urer for the business Of liquors in this
state by outsiders. 'sa
The Gale Manufacturing company,:Of
Albion, shippeda a large lot of their world
renowned plOws to South American pat
rOns few days ago.
The Diphtheria still RACES violently in
Isabella county. 1t is not confined to
any particular locality, but it seems to
be general in its sweep.
Over sixty teachers institutes will be
held in this state during the present
year, under the direction of the superin-
tendent of public instruction.
James Welch, the Detroit letter carrier
5outeHCod 10 year. IMprISOnmeot IN
the house of correction for stealing
money from letters, has been pardOned
by President Hayes.
Two little boys named MumfOrd were
caught in the shafting of Thomas & Co.'S
mill at Chase Friday morning, Of last
week and bOthwere badly torn to pieces.
One was instantly killed and the other
is not expected to live.
On the 25th of August James Hum
rey and Milo BOrdner, OF IOnia, are to
have match on a 4Oyef wager, one bet
ting $50 he can put more wheat through
a threshing machine i'm ten hours than
the other can.
Anti-Garfield talk from a Huron county
newspaper, Cerbdtim ct spellatim: Ills
Credit MObelier, Salary Grabbing record
goes to the heart of the better class OF
Republicans like poisoned StellettO."
Huron county is safe!
Gustay Zeigler, the speculative Lam
sing butcher who forged notes to the
amount of $500, has been unearthed at
Milwaukee by detective Abels, of Lam
sing. The fellow was sailing under the
alias of H. Baumgartner, and was having
jolly time.
There are 1900 insane persons in this
state, zoos of whom are In the Pontiac
and Kalamazoo asylums-twO institu-
tiOns which only rightfully have quar-
ters for 800. Figuring on this basis,
there is q demand made for another
asylum or the enlarging Of those already
built.
Harvey Murphy, states prison convict
sent from St. Joe county in April, 1873,
for larency, escaped Monday night. He
was employed outside in pumping out a
prison coal mine, and coming to the sur
face at 10 o'clock to light his pipe. ne
elected to 60 back to work. His time
would have expired in October.
Messrs, j. S. & D. G. Easement. Of
Painsville, Ohio has taken the contract
of building the branch of the Wabash r.
r. from Butler, Indiana, to Detroit, and
are to have the same completed by
December 10Th, next. This is the FAM
GUS Butler road which Detroit has been
i'm labor pains over for so long back.
Governor CrOswell has named the fol-
lowing gentlemen as Commissioners To
represent the State of Michigan ut the
Worlds Fair to be held in New York, in
1888: W. O. Hughart, of Grand Rapids.
and C. X. Backus, Detroit; Alternates, H.
C. Potter, of Saginaw. and ]. d. Hayes, Of
Detroit. They have to be confirmed by
President Hayes.
Antoine PatOritz, alias Antoine Peat
rice, one of the bold burglars who stole.
the safe of the Atlantic Mining company,
at HOuhtOn, recently, and then robbed it
of $4,000, has been arrested and $1,000
of the plunder found in his possession.
His partner in the job was one George
Gussell. Before they begun the job they
hired out to the company as miners, and
thus got the lay of the land.
A. F. GOodenOugh, editor of the Clare
Press, and the Rev. w. H. Ware have
formed a warm personal liking for each
other. The minister swears that he
would not believe the editor under oath.
and the editor through his paper declares
that he can prove the minister to be .
liar. 1t would seem as if it scare good
enough case to demand pistols and cOf-
fee for twO.-Bay City Tribune.
A Household Need.