Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-11-13
STATE NEWS.


The Herald reports an East Saginaw
enthusiast who wagered his house and
lot Oh the result Of the electiors-and
LOST. e
The snow storm Saturday was so Sc
we're in Bay City that nearly all the mills
shut dOwa and the street cars also stop
ped r11nin at half past six.
tits very probable that Edwin S. Hos
Lirs, sec, et2iy of The last state senate,
and Daliel i. CfOssman,. clerk of 1.-THE
house, will again be selected Tor those
positions.
On Saturday night last, a freight train
on the ID. S. q I'll. G. +. r., became un-
coupled, and when the engine stopped at
Orion the detached section of 90 cars came
up. and in the crash that ensued four
cars were wrecked.
For period OF three weeks, during
the past season, the Michigan railroad
took on an average of 1900 packages
of peaches per Gay into Chicago. In the
berry season SC packages per day went
over the same route.
One night last week, at Joseph Dud-
geOn's lumber camp above Oscoda, q
horse kicked over lantern. setting fire
to the st: BILE. Twelve horses were burn
ed, also nine sets of harness, a large
quantity of hay, camp equipage, etc.
Niles has Democratic alderman who
has Republican wife. The day after
election she locked him in the house,
and would only let him out when he
consented to walk under Garfield flag.
this case of buldOzing was in Michigan,
not in Louisiana. Call out the troops!
The diphtheria has again got such a
foot-hold at Caro- that the people begin
to think seriously of exporting their
children, trusting them to the care of
frieuds in other places. There appears
to be something radically wrong about
the sanitary situation of that village.
The schools have been closed.
The scramble for the offices in and
around the next legislature goes wearily
on. Don Henderson, always eager to
help little, nominares Capt. Geo. Fow.
ler, of Lansing for Sergeant-at-arms of
Republican, has but one arm, and knows
all The places where tardy senators most
d0lurk.
The Greenback state committee
rushes into print with an address con-
tanning the startling information that
the Republican party was swept the
country, and that the Democratic party
has gone to pieces. The Greenbackers
propose to keep on kicking vigorously,
and confidently expect the Democrats
will all join their ranks now.
The Chippewa County News, of the 9Th,
says: Never since the $500" became a
village has there beel such an influx of
people as the past week has shown.
Every steamer landing at our docks has
left passengers by the wholesale, many
of them remaining in town, while others
preferred to tfudge through the mud to
st. IgDace, To try the railroad work.
After the canal closes Mr.. Barker's 81 20
per day will gladden. the hearts of many
more w0rkmen than he can accOmmO-
date now. Il. ,,ss.ef-
The local freight and passenger tariff
of the Detroit, AIackinaw & Marquette
railroad is printed and has peen approx
ed by the Detroit directors. The line is
now complete from Marquette to
Deert0n, "a distance of 20 miles, and
trains are already running. A consider
able amount of traffic in charcoal, coal,
brick, lime, cement, sand, lumber, lath
and cOrdwood is now awaiting transport
alton, and profitable business is an
ticipated from the start. The stations
are four in number, Marquette, ChOcOlay,
Sand River and Deerton, and passenger
fares will be at the legal rate Of five
cents mile