Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-31

to November, on the same date as the
presidential election. This election will
put the Indiana men in training for the
great campaign of the year, though
party politics are not particularly involv-
ed in it.
THE House Committee on Railways
and Canals have agreed to report favor
ably the bill introduced by Representa-
tive Stone, of Michigan, providing for
the survey of a water route to connect
lakes Erie and Michigan and facilitate
water-tranpOrtation between the two
lakes. The Committee reduced the az
preparation from $4,000 to $1,000. This
is for Henry Willets ditch across the
Southern portion of the State and in our
opinion the survey will be the end of the
project.
TwENTY-ONE emigrants from North Car
DINA passed through Washington Thurs
day Of last week, by some means escaping
the vigilance of Voorhees, exodus commit
tee. They were on their way West, and left
by the Pennsylvania line, getting out of
the city before the Voorhees, committee
knew anything about it. As they were
all white, however, and presumably
Democrats, it is thought that the exodus
committee have no objection to their
going West, and growing up with the
country.
The Judiciary Committee Of the Senate
have agreed upon bill very nearly
similar to that of the House Judiciary
Committee, amending the laws in rela-
ton to the removal Of causes from State
to Federal courts. The bill, like that
pending in the House, puts corporations
on the same footing with individuals in
courts in states in which they do bust
ness, and takes away the right of cor
pOration to remove its cause to "a Federal
court for the simple reason that it is
chartered by the government.
GENERAL GRANT arrived at Havana
Thursday of last week, and was received
with the highest honOrs. The steamship
Admiral, on which he made the voyage,
was met at the entrance Of the harbOr
by government steamer having on
board the Civil Governor of Havana and
confidential Adjutant of Captain Gener-
al BiancO, lind number of staff officers.
The Inequalities of the city were tender
ed the General, and he was conducted to
the palace of the Captain General, where
apartments had been provided for him
during his stay in Havana.
GENERAL GEORGE, SenatOr-elect from
Mississippi, is the man who conducted
the rifle club and shotgun Democratic
campaign in Mississippi in 1875, by
which the state was by force wrested
from the hands of the Republicans. Soon
after the campaign closed he was reward
ed by being made Judge, and now he
is elevated to the Senate. In his cleo
ton, Senator Lamar receives rebuff, as
he used all his influence to procure the
election or General Walthall, of Grena-
da. Lamar interested himself very ac-
lively for Walthall, but all to no pur-
pose.
Ex-CONGREssMAN HEWITT attributes
the enormously increased demand for
iron and the sudden advances in the
price to the building of railroads in the
West, where he says, lines are spreading
their branches out in all directions, like
the octopus, toward the Pacific. He says
America is importing all the iron it can
get, but that the great number of Ameri-
can furnaces and mills closed will soon
be in operation again, when the market
will be eased, but prices will keep up
because the demand will be continued
as the country developes. Mr.. Hewitt
sees nothing to interrupt the present
prosperous times.
SOME time ago bill was introduced
in the House by Mr.. Covert, of New York
to remove the duty from iron ore, to re-
duce the duty on scrap iron, and to make
steel rails pay duty Of $40 instead of
$28 ton. This bill was prepared by
VIM. H. Vanderbilt and introduced at his
request. This bill has been Endorsed by
petitions signed by representatives of
the railroad interests and importers Of
iron and steel, asking its passage. DAN
lei ]. MOrell, and other active iron man
ufacturers, have been in Washington and
asked hearing on this bill, and the
Committee of Ways and Means has ap-
pointed the first Tuesday in February
for that purpose.
HAVANA has eclipsed all other places
in getting up demonstration in honor
Of Gen. Grant. Not being satisfied with
such ordinary ceremonies as has been
usually displayed, they greeted the Gen
eral with first class earthquake Friday
morning of last week, the first expe-
rienced since the settlement by the
Spanish. The shocks are reported to
have been quite severe, causing great
alarm, although lasting only two sec
onds. The atmospheric conditions fol-