Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-24
CosDEasES NEWS.

Oh capt. EauS.
1t is reported at Ottawa that recruit
ing for the British Army will shortly b
commenced.
The celebrated castle Of Chapultepec
two miles from the City of Mexico, il
being refitted for Grants reception.
Major Morrow telegraphs that he whip
ped Victoria again on Saturday, and thai
Lieut.. French was killed in the fight.
The customs receipts for three days
last week aggregated over $2,250,000. ths
largest Of any three consecutive days IL
many years.
A final compromise has been reached
in the famous Lick estates OF California
The son gets $535,UO0 for withdrawing
all claims.
General managers of American roads
gave orders To English manufacturers
during December for 10000 tons Oh steel
and 10000 tons of iron rails.
In the City OF Mexico Norman apostles
are working energeticly i'll making
prOselyteS. They also publish a Mormon
organ, the Gazette Del DesertO.
Miss Sarah Stafford, the granddaugh-
ter of Paul Jones, who died at Trenton
vas buried Monday Of last week, with
che flag of the Bon Homme Richard on
the coffin. ~
A terrible fire at Toxic, Japan, Decem-
Der 10Th, laid waste miles of ground,
destroyed 1900 homes, rendered 50,OOO
persons homeless, destitute, and caused a
loss of 100 lives.
A sacrifcial service by Ira Stewast, a
religious fanatic at Castle Grove, Iowa,
was interrupted just in time TO save his
little daughter, whom he was about to
Slay on the altar.
There are said to be 35,000,0OO bushels
of grain at New York city awaiting ship
menT, while there are nearly 800 vessels
of various kinds in port. Nobody appears
ready to ship cargo, however.
Of 66 Democratic Pennsylvania papers
canvassed, only 10 are for Tilden; IL are
for Bayard, IL for Hancock, 9 for Sey-
mOur, and the others, like ArtemuS
Wards Snowman, haint got any prlncl-
pies.
Hanlan, the Oarsman, is having shell
constructed for sculling on the ice. 1t
will be run on skates, and the scullS will
be furnished with spikes. He expects
to be able to make mile in three min
uteS.
The case of Freeman. an Adventist,
who sacrificed his child, at POcasset,
Massachusetts,, last year, has not been
finally disposed of. Freeman'S friends
claim that the child will be miraculous
ly restored.
The Catholic colonization society of
the United States will open up its $4,000
acres of land in Greeley county, Neb., to
emigrants and cOlOnists, Feb. 10. The
association colony in Noble county, ,Minn.,
is reported a success.
Lindsay Muse, an aged cOlored man,
has for 52 years been dO0rkeeper of the
Secretary of the Navy's Office; and almost
every secretary, when leaving, has given
him an unsolicited autograph letter tes-
tIfylng to his faithful service.
The United States stands second among
che nations trading with France as to
imports, and fifth as to exports. Frances
exports To the United States are decided
y decreasing, while her imports from.
One same are rapidly increasing.
Tilden having said that Thurman and
3ayard put the electoral commission
through without his knowledge or ad-
vice, they retOrt that it was the schemt
and work of Dudly Field and Abe Hew-
4tt, Tllden's active and acknowledged
Lieutenant at that time.
The greatest suspension bridge in th,
world Is being erected over the Firth o..
fOrth in Scotland. 1t will have a cieaI
hight of $50 feet above high water ans.
sle two spans will be of 1900 feet each
The same engineer is building it VIII,
Quilt the illfated Tay bridge.
The new senator from Maryland, A. I.
German, when senate page attracts.
the notice of Stephen A. Douglass, whOSt
secretary and confidential friend he
eventually became, accompanying him
on his famous stumping tour against
Lincoln for the Illinois senatOrship.
A party of western capitalists, headed
by Col. ID. p. Dyer, st. Louis, purchased.
last Saturday, the Glass, the Pendary
and the ROngh and Ready No. 2 mines,
three of the richest deposits yet develop
the largest sale of mining property YET
made in Leadville.
Some years ago an American govern
ment ship found the ReSOlute, British
ship, abandoned in the Artic seas. 1t was
brought to this country, repaired and re-
turned to England. 1t was lately con-
demned, and the queen has ordered that
a combined writing-table, book shelves
ETC., should be made out Of the ships
timbers and sent to President Hayes.
Three mills belonging to the Miami
Powder company, at Old Town, three
miles from Xenia, O., blew up Monday
morning. Two men, Taggert and Carney
were blown to atoms. Ii was the most
terrific of any that have occurred there
$500 pounds having blown up. The
works had been in existence 30 years
and i'm that time "a persons lost their
lives by explosions therein.
A western lady owns a letter from hel
grandmother, in which the latter ex.
plains that the reason why she had time
for letter writing in the evening was
that cousin Grace Fletcher is trying tC
entertain young man by the name OF
Daniel Webster by playing checkers
Father and Uncle Chamberlain think
him young man of great promise, but
we girls think him awkward and rather
verdant." Y. Tribune.
Big snow storms and intense cold in
British Columbia and Washington terri
tory the first of last week. At Yale, B
c., the snow was 10 feet deep. At tn,
latter place and other towns of the evicin
ity many buildings have been crushed
by the weight of the snow. At Puyasal
Ezra Meeker lost his way and perishet
while on an errand of relief to desti
tute family, and Mr.. Mason was foun,
dead near TOlm station, standing erec
and showed in up to the waist.