Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-03-05


quantities in Fremont County, Colorado.
Numbers of Pennsylvania oil men are on
the ground, and more are coming.
SECRETARY SHERMAN checked what
threatened to be very light squeeze in
the New York money market by ordering
the redemption on presentation of any of
the $25.OOO,OOO called bonds.
THE total area of lands available for
wheat culture in the United States is
not less than 470,OOO.OOO acres. Our en-
tire wheat crop of the past year would
not supply seed enough to SOW so vast an
area of wheat land.
1T is computed that Great Britain
derives an income of $29O,OOO,OOO year
from the private investments of her peo-
pie in foreign countries, which amounts
to about $75O,OOO,oOO. of which she has
$3.50, 100000 in American railroads.
The Columbus, Ohio. State Journal
makes the point that the "very men who
roundly abuse Gen. Grant for not saving
part of his salary while President. are
Safeguarding President Hayes because
he has managed to save part of his?'
WHEN the war broke out Gen. William
Newell, of Durham, Me-, aged sixty-two,
dyed his hair and whiskers black and
enlisted. When asked if he was not over
forty-five, he replied that was "a leetle,"
and was accepted; but when his rank and
age was known he was detailed to hos
pital duty. He died the other day, aged
eighty-twO.
A CURIOUS story comes from Coshocton
Ohio, OF young fellow, giving the name
of Frank Evans, who drove stage for a
year, voted for Hancock last fall, did all
that beardless youth might be expect
ed to do, and, on being arrested on a
charge of theft the other day turned out
to be woman. Who she is or what her
history is she refused to tell.
ADMIRAL BYTHEsEA, the distinguished
British naval officer, was found when an
infant, floating on the ocean dashed to a
bale of goods thrown from wreck, res
cued by ship Of war whose officers
adopted him. gave him the name he
bears, and sent him to naval school,
from which he went his first service on
the ship which had saved his life.
1T is confidently asserted that, what
ever may be the result as to the entire
organization of the Senate, George C.
Gorham, who so long held this Office I'M
der Republican rule, is almost certain
to be the Secretary. He will certainly
receive the vote of Senator Malone, who
is his personal friend. This seals the
fate of Birch, the present Secretary.
DIR. THEoBALD lately exhibited a beetle
at scientific meeting, giving these fig
ures to illustrate its physical strength:
Weight of beetle, two grains; weight
moved by it, 81 ounces 1920 times the
weight of the beetle. man of 100
pounds weight, endowed with the
strength of this insect, should therefore
be able to move $4,000 pounds, or near
ly 100 tons.
THE Detroit Post and Tribune pub
fishes figures to show that there have
been fewer arrests for drunkness and
crimes growing out of liquor-drinking
and street drunkenness in that city dur
ing five years past under the license law
than there was during the preceding five
years under a stringent prohibitory law
and this in spite Of the fact that the
population of the city has increased 40,
600 in the meantime.
THE influence of the moon on the tenn
perature was the subject of paper re-
Gently read to the French Meteorological
society, by M. Courdevache, giving the
result of eight years. observations at
Saint-Maur observatory. Comparing the
mean daily temperatures for the months
of March, April and May, he shows that
the temperature decreases until the
fourth day after new moon, rises to its
highest point on the 9Th ian average of
14.8 degrees), falls again until the 18th
day Ito ~ degrees), then rises Ito IA de
grees) until the 18th day, falls again I'M
til the twentieth or twenty-frst Ito 10
degrees), then rises with slight varia-
tions until the end of the lunar period.
Taking into account only the minima,
which are of especial interest On ac-
count of night frOsts, the moons influ-
ence is still more distinct. The highest
minimum mine degrees) occurs about
the sixth day, and the lowest (about
three degrees) on the twenty-frst. Thus,
according to M. Courdevache's research
es, night-frosts are most probable about
the twenty-first day of the moon.
THE preliminary report of the census
bureau upon silk manufacture, shows
that the articles of silk goods manufac-
tured in.this country are sewing silk,
machine twist, floss silk. dress goods,
satins, tie silks and scarfs, millinery
silks, handkerchiefs, ribbons, laces,
braids, buntings, fringes, dress trim
mings, cords, tassels, passementries, up
hOlstering, military trimmings and
coach laces, carriage trimmings and
mixed goods. The gross value of material