Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-09-24
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER "a, 1881.
WIDE, WIDE WORLD.

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ed the art of printing 80 B. G.
Baron Hirsch, millionaire Hebrew,
has given $4,000 to enable Jews IN
Roumania to emigrate to the united
States.
The steamship Elbe has made the
fastest trip on record, from. Southamp-
ton to New York in days, % hours ana
z minutes.
By law, marriages In England must
take Mace before noon. The Archbishop |
is the only one who can legalize mar
rage at any hour.
The adjournment Of the Grand Jury at
Washington without the indictment OF
the star-route swindlers may have been
unavoidable, but it is a great disappoint-
ment.
The wharf at New Orleans will be
lighted by hundred electric lamps,
covering a distance of five miles. The
necessary machinery is now being put in
place.
The Rev. Father Campbell, Canon OF
st. Peters, Rome, has abjured the
Catholic faith, and embraced Meth0dism.
He says his decision was caused by the
hostility of the Pope.
Capt. w. Mican, of the steamer Both
MIA, has made 300 trips across the ocean,
travelled $4,000 miles over the Atlantic,
carried in those trips 10000 passengers,
and never lost person.
DR.. Lugenbeel, brother-in-law OF the
ex-minister has challenged Mr.. Christ
fancy to fight duel, which the latter
declined and he has sworn out a warrant
for the duelist's arrest.
The fires in the United States and
Canada footed up 100000 in damages
in August, and insurance companies
will think themselves lucky to get OIL
with $3O,OOO,OOO for the year.
1t is said that the Mississippi river is
cutting new channel for itself from
the mouth of the Red River, through the
Atchafalaya to the Gulf, endangering
New Orleans favorable position.
A mammoth tree cut down in Lewis
county, KY, recently, and believed to be
300 years old, produced 33,42O feet OF
lumber and twenty-five cords of fire wood.
1t was sixteen feet in diameter and 12O
feethigh. rs
BIB. Allen Of Reading, Pa, last winter
gave horse and sleigh for half the crop
of his neighbours peach orchard this
summer. There were two peaches, and
one of these went to Mr., Allen as pei
contract.
The Philadelphia Trades Journal says
that there are TWENTY-FIVE establishments
on the shore Of one county in Maine
where herring, prepared in cotton seed
oil, are put up in tin boxes bearing
French labels, and are sold as sardines
Submarine cables only last ten o.
twelve years. If a cable breaks in deel
water after it is ten years old, it is to-
weak to be lifted when mended. Their
are. at present, six wires between Am
erica and Europe, and it is announce
two more will be added.
The cotton spinners of England knov
how to treat corner in the market. Tn
mills have shut down because the ray
material is controlled by syndicate
that demands higher prices, and rattle
than comply they will let their spindle
stand idle till the new crop comes in.
DIR. william Warren Greene, a del,
cate TO the International Medical Col
press held in London recently, died o
the return voyage, and was buried
sea. DR.. Greene was graduate of tn
Ann Arbor Medical School. He has
son and daughter living at Ann Arbo
Friday morning of last week the roo
of Mr.. Christiancy at the National hot
in Washington was entered while he WI
at breakfast and jewelry worth $50
stolen. 1t belonged to an American La
who had married Peruvian, and W
entrusted to Mr.. Christiancy for sal
keeping. 1t is reported that he was
sponsible for its safe-keeping.
A. Madison, Wis.,, dispatch: Anumb
of papers in different parts of the Sta
having brought out the Hon. j. c. Gre
DRY, of this city, as Democratic cane
date for Governor, he says: II am We
,ruch oh1iUed tn them. bnt can't co