Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-30
CONDENSED NEWS.

Only 5 55-lOO per cent. of the United
States bonds are owned In the southern
states. a.
The railroad ticket war continues. All
the trunk lines are now selling tickets to
Chicago from New York at 50.
| Senator Robertson will enter upon his
duties as collector of the port Of New
York the first Monday in August.
In 1912 the United States produced
only 100000 tons of coal, while last
year about 10000 900 tons were produced.
The Arctic steamship Alliance, which
has been engaged in search of the jean
nette, arrived at Hammerfest, Norway,
Monday. All we'll.
The comptroller of the treasury has
decided that an officer drawing a salary
from the government cannot also draw
pay as discussing officer.
Stark County, Ohio, which has one de-
faulting treasurer in state prison, has
just discovered deficit Of $11 200 in the
accounts OF his successor.
The Chicago Tribune mentions ex-Sena-
tor COnkling as a possible successor to
Justice Clifford or Justice Hunt on the
United States supreme bench.
California has on hand the largest
amount of wheat ever carried over, 1t
being placed by the San Francisco pro-
duce exchange In excess of twelve mil
lion centals.
In the year 1900 the population of the
United States was only One-third that of
Great Britain. After the lapse of 80
years the British population is only
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The greatest blessings come in dis
guise. A Mississippi planter had 10
acres of poor cotton washed away, and
the water cut into hill and revealed
an old churn with 5000 in gold in it.
There are 80, 222 generals in Venezuela,
and the present president has been very
economical in his commissions, too, for
he has issued only $1,000. The rest Of
the inhabitants are women and chill
dren.
Lillian Smith, New York girl, only
ten years old, gave an exhibition of skill
in rifle shooting in which she rivalled
DR.. Carver, breaking her balls in forty
seconds, and forty-six out of fifty thrown
in the air.
The last discovered comet has been OBJ
served in Washington and it is said that
in about week it will be visible to the
naked eye early in morning and evening.
1t called comet &C." being the third dis
covered this year.
A cabelgram received at st. Paul,
Mimi, Monday, reports the arrival at
Glasgow of consignment of Minnesota
wheat, via the Barge Line and New
Orleans, in good condition. Other con-
signments will follow.
A Havana dispatch states that two en-
plOyes of the Spanish Bank of Cuba, at
Matanzas, assisted by two accOmplices,
chartered the steamer Alicante, and left
port with 100000 specie, which they
embezzled from the bank.
A landslide near the mouth of the
Walnut hills tunnel, at Cincinnati, at
1920 Wednesday evening of last week,
imprisoned thirty wOrkmen. All were
rescued, but it was thought one would
die, and several others were seriously
injured.
Fred Douglass urges his cOlOred friends
in Virginia to support the Malone ticket,
saying that If the Readjusters will give
his race fair shake in jury-bOx, in the
knOwledge-bOx Gree schOOls) and at the
ballot-bOx, he is willing to trust them
with the cash-bOx.
Atwenty-fve cent divorce case has been
commenced in an Iowa Circuit Court.
The aggrieved party says that her hus-
band bought some candy and, instead Of
giving it to her as dutiful husband, he
gave 1t to another lady. Therefore she
applies for divorce.
Twenty-Five thousand people attended
the Chicago races Saturday. Lucy won
the $1,000. pacing race; best time for
her 2:18. Donaldson won the 2:27 race;
best time 2:244. Maud S., in her at
tempt to beat her record of 2.10R only
succeeded in making Eli.
One pleasant feature of the recent
bond statement Is the very small amount
of them. $27,S94,350, held in foreign
countries. This is decided improve
ment over the condition of affairs from
1866 to 1874, when it was estimated that
the foreign holding was not less than
$600,O00,000, which was constantly drain
ing the country of gold in discharge of
interest.