Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-08-20
NORTHERN TRIBUNE,
SATURDAY. AUGUST 90, 1881.
WIDE, WIDE WORLD.

Up to date 1924 n.les of new railroad
have been constructed IN this country
this year.
The process of subdiyiding the great
plantations of the south is going rapid
~ forward.
The city of Poughkeepsie was incOr-
porated in 1899, and of its ten mayors
six are still living.
On Saturday., 461 immigrants landed at
Castle Garden, New York, making total
of 1906 for the week.
Gen. Maxine Jarez, Nicaragua minis
ter, was found dead of heart disease, in
his room at Washington.
1t is estimated that there are 1868
miles of steel rails in the United States
which have cost $1S4,0OO,OO0.
At Rochester, N.Y., Thursday of last
week Maud s. beat her previous record,
making the new one 2:104.
Supervising inspector of steam vessels
reports 26S lives lost upon United States
steam vessels the past year.
The forthcoming report of the Agricul-
tural Department places the shortage
of wheat at 125, 100000 bushels.
The number of regular physicians in
the world is estimated at $4,000, of
whom $4,000 are in the United States.
During the past year. there were Ga feet
added to the Washington monument;
and there is stone enough on the ground
for 30 feet more.
Switzerland is suffering severely from
drouth. In several cantons the grass is
burned up and the live stock perishing
for lack of water.
A special agent of the Department of
State who was sent to South America to
advise relative to the establishment of a
line of steamers, is in favor thereof.
During the first six months of the
current year the Irish land league re-
ceived and expended $215O00, of which
$4,000 came from the United States.
Chicago is discussing the feasibility of
removing the Douglas monument from
its isolated position on Thirty-fifth
street to South Park, at cost of 3d.
600.
In making excavations for a public
garden in front of cathedral in the city
of Mexico, a column of an old cathedral
erected in the year 1926, was discov-
cred.
Edward Hanlon will cover Ross de-
post in the hands of the Boston Herald
editor, and will row him for $1,000 side
at place to be mutually agreed upon in
the first week of October.
The death is announced at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, of Stephen Butler, aged 90 years.
He was the son of Colonel ZebulOn But
Ter, who commanded the settlers at the
massacre of Wyoming in ITS.
Palestine, N. Y, is the richest village
of its size in the world. 1t has about
500 inhabitants, and over 30 Of these
are worth from 100000 to $20,OOO,OOO
while six have over $2OOOO,OOO.
Twenty-three thousand United States
mail bags, which had been doing duty
in Canada, have accumulated in the
New York since the Postmaster General
began making fuss about it.
Edison has obtained an injunction re-
straining Maxim from exhibiting his
electric light IN France, on the ground
that it is substantially the same as Edi
sons light and Is covered by his patents
The beers have declared that the Off
cial language in the Transvaal shall bt
Dutch, and that no other shall be allow
ed in the law courts. This places thu
English residents at serious disadvan
tage.
The "head tax" on immigrants il
finally going to the courts, the New
York commissioners having brought
suit against the steamship companies t.
recover $4,000 for the immigrants land
ed in June and July.
Over twenty alleged gold mines wer'
discovered last week in the State of New
York, and big silver mine was announ
ced in Vermont. 1t is well known tina
both gold and silver exist in small quaint
ties all along the Green Mountain range
as indeed they-do in almost every part 0
the country which is mountainous.
From Cairo it is learned that In