Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-12-10

SECRETARY LINCOLN earnestly endorses
Gen. Sherman's recommendation that
the United States army be increased to
q total of 10000.
For the year ending October 81, 1881
the excess of exports of merchandise
amounted to $217, 1858; excess of i'm
ports of coin and bullion, $69,931, 1888.
RUMoRED that the British minister
will call the attention of the United
States government to the violent utter
ances of certain Irish organs in this
country.
OVER the spot where Garfield stood
when shot by Guiteau, in the Baltimore
and Potomac depot at Washington, a
marble tablet has been placed as a
memorial of the dire event.
AS Riddlebereger has a majority of
Readjusters Of the Virginia legislature
pledged to him for senator, the Demo
Gratis propose to head him off by nomin-
ating negro to oppose him.
THE Naval Advisory Board, whose re-
port is made by Secretary Hunt, recon-
mended that thirty-eight new ships be
built for the navy within the next few
years, to cost about $30,OOO,OOO.
AMERICAN public health association in
session at Savannah, elected Prof. r. G.
Kedzie of the Michigan agricultural
college president for the ensuing year.
The association will meet at Indianapo-
lis in 1882.
In 1860, before the tariff decade, the
manufacture of iron in the country was
only 100000 tons. In 1880, under the
fOrstering of protective tariff, the iron
manufacture increased to 1885, 100 tons.
There is growth that means some
thing.
THE superintendent of the life saving
service asks for additional stations and
an increase of pay for keepers and crews.
His annual report shows much credita-
BILE work has been done. There are now
143 stations on the Atlantic coast, 6 on
the Pacific and thirty-fOur on the lakes.
The physicians who attended the late
President have refused to send their
bills to the financial agent of Mrs. Gar
field, but will submit them to Congress.
They have declined to take anything at
all for their services unless it comes out
of the government. Their bills will
amount to about $4,000.
BARCLAY, member of parliment, in
forms English farmers that American
agricultural competition is likely to
grow more intense and more trouble
some to them. The honorable gentle
man bases his opinion on observations
of our agricultural resources made
while travelling in the United States.
The earnest friends of silver are
somewhat set back by the recommends
tion, by Director of the Mint Burchard,
that the coinage Of silver dollars be
suspended as the 2OO,OOp,OOO silver dol
lars now in circulation will suffice for
the needs of the country. Mr.. Burchard
has heretofore been an advocate of I'M
limited coinage.
The report Of the supervising super
intendent of the United States life saw
ing service, just published, shows that
during the past year 1854 lives were
saved. SuccOr was afforded to 4O7 ship
wrecked persons, an average of LOGO
days relief, and 408 persons were brought
safely ashore by life-saving apparatus.
There is urgent need Of a much larger
appropriation to increase the usefulness
of the service.
The report of the bureau of statistics
shows that the imports into the United
States for nine months ending Septem-
Der 30,1881, were as follows: Value of
dutiable merchandise $34S, 237 1878; value
of merchandise free of duty, $148, 1856, 1863.
Total value of imported merchandise,
$497, 1854. The value of exports of
domestic merchandise for the same
period was 500, ILL, 527; balance in favor
OF the United States, $1O6,917,9S1.
No, Sir!
A Scotch minister once said no woman
could bear pain as well as a man. That
is not so. The fact is generally the
other way. Mrs. Edward Meyers, of