Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-12-18

DAN FRANCISCO SUBSCRIPTIONS TO the
De Lesseps interoceanic canal project
are reported to amount to million dol
lars.
SENATOR BLAINE has prepared a bill
which he will introduce in few days
fixing the rate Of letter postage at two
cents.
THE Hoosac tunnel is to be illuminat-
ed by electric lights. If the experiment
proves successful they will be perma-
nently continued.
SECRETARY THOMPSON has made con-
tract with New York lumberman to
furnish the Navy Department stick of
oak timber. ninety feet long and five
feet square.
In the st. 10 Missouri District the GER
tificate of election has at last been
awarded to Ford, the Republican-Green-
hacker candidate. His entire majority
footed up just two votes.
The Republicans control every north
ern Legislature, except that Of Nevada
This fact may lead Democratic congress-
men to conclude that reapportiOnment
bill is not necessary this winter.
THREE Virginia election judges have
been indicted by the United States grand
jury at Richmond for refusing the votes
Of colored men who presented pOll-tax
receipts which the Judges held to be ille-
gally issued.
FIFTEEN Democratic members Of the
House of Representatives are absent
without leave, and i'm consequence it is
impossible for the Democracy to pass
any strict party mea: u-e, and cannot
even elect the caucus nominee for Post
master.
MCCOOK's bill to place General Grant
on the army retired list with the rank
and pay of General of the Army was i'll
trOduced in the house Wednesday of last
week. 1t is reported some of the south
ern extremists Democrats are disposed
to oppose it.
Mr. CONGER's vigilance prevented the
final passage by the house on "Wednesday
of last week of bill permitting an ex-
Confederate officer named Haskell to be
appointed lieutenant i'm the regular
army, under the false guise of bill to
remove political disabilities.
/ ARRANGEMENTS are being made fOr
representation of the volunteer militia
from every state in the Union at the in
auguration of President-elect Garfield
For the first time since the war the pee.
pie of the southern states will take al,
active part in the ceremonies on inau-
gllratiOn day.
Two PHYSICIANS i'm Toledo murd, I
trial were asked whether the wount.c,
which they had already described. Were
the cause of death. They refused to al
swer, on the ground that snch would e
expert testimony; for which they would
receive no compensation. Judge Rouse
sustained them.
A LONDON music dealer has just pub
lished galOp that is pronounced charm
ing by everybody. Louise Campbell
appears on the title page as the name of
the author, who is none other than the
royal wife of the Marquis of Lorne, Gov
ernor General of Canada, whose family
name is Campbell.
CANADA is not likely to be annexed to
the United States very soon. AS fast as
people decide in favor of it they simply
annex themselves by immigration, while
the anti anneXatiOnists stay at home
1t is stated that about a quarter of a
million people year are now becoming
annexatiOnists in this peaceful way.
THE House Commerce committee has
adopted two rules informally. One is
that the river and harbor appropriations
this year will be considered by the full
committee, and not by the members OF
the subcommittee. Another is that
delegations in the interest of the various
appropriations will not be given hear.
ing. but congressman will be heard in
behalf Of their respective districts.
The distribution OF power in the new
house, according to Edward Mcpherson
who is good authority, will give the
straight Republicans majority Of one
over all. On most, though not all ques-
tons they will have the support of seven
Greenbackcrs of Republican leanings
and probably hummer, of the Schuylkil
district, and Smith, of the Brooklyn dis
trict.
WITHOUT counting the vote of Stew
art Democrat candidate, in legislativ,
district in which the count is said Il
have resulted in a tie, the Democrati,
majority on joint ballot in the Tennessee
General Assembly will be three. Their,
is SO much bitterness of feeling, however
between the "readjuster" and. deb
paying" factions of the Democrat party
that it is by no means impossible tina
the Republicans should elect a Unitet