Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-04-30
CONDENSED NEWS.

There are 154 nominations pending in
the Senate.
Dalrymple, the Minnesota farmer, will
sow 10000 acres of wheat this spring.
Two thousand Irish emigrants sailed
from Cork to America within two days
last week.
1t is believed that anative wal in Trans
vaal is inevitable. English residents OF
all classes are leaving Pretoria,
A recent census of Cuba shows white
population of $4,000, cOlOred pOpula-
tion of 485, 1000, and Chinese $4,000.
Postmaster General James declares
that in the investigation of star-r0ute
mail contracts no guilty man shall
escape.
Willis Collins, of Georgetown, Col, has
invented new explosive which is said
to be more destructive than nitro
glycerine. r..r
The revenue receipts this month have
shown such marked increase that the
public debt will probably be reduced
about 100000.
Mrs. HobsOn, the fasting woman of
Wisconsin died after 10 days and four
hours abstentiOn from all nOurishing
food or liquid of any kind.
The wooden trade in England is very
much depressed, and several manufac-
turers of Bradford contemplate trans
porting their machinery to this country.
Thomas Sims, the fugitive slave who
created so much excitement in Boston
80 years ago, now holds place i'm the
attorney generals Office in Washing
ton.
As per order of the Secretary, national
bank notes can now be sent by express
to the United States Treasurer at Wash
ingtOn, for redemption, in sums of 81 600
or its multiple, without any cost to the
sender for expressage.
For 45 years Major Hawks led the choir
at Goshen, Mass, and never missed a
Sunday, though he became very old
and feeble; but last Sunday, as he was
taking his accustomed place in the gal
lery, he fell dead. aged 76.
The Mutual Union Telegraph Company
was opened last week from New York to
Washington City. Every wire on it has
been leased for period of years. Dur
ing the present summer this company
expects to tap every paying point in the
country. -
In view of the threatening state of af-
fairs at Tunis, the United States steam
ship Neipsic has been ordered to that
port to look after American interests.
The Galena has been ordered to look after
American interests in the waters of
Greece and Turkey.
'Gath" says: "New York is swarming
with emigrants of every nation. Iwent to
Castle Garden to-day, and saw people
from every country under the sun sleep
ing on the stones. The emigrant trains
are not adequate to carry the emigrants
West. The steamship companies are
chartering vessels all over the world and
putting them on the emigrant business
The secretary of the inteior has replied
to the circular issued by the Oklahoma
association, promising 160 acres of land
to every freedman locating on the public
lands in that part of the Indian territory,
to the effect that the circular Is un-
warranted, and every attempt to locate
on the lands unlawful and dangerous,
and will be resisted and punished by the
national authority. $500 ..ei +.
The current fiscal year will rank as
among the most prosperous that the
country has ever enjoyed. The revenue
receipts for the first nine months aggre-
gate $685., ,O06, 705, against $245.212,174
for the corresponding period in 1879 80.
The expenditures for the same period
were 500, 1853, AS against $212,459, ,225
the preceding year. The reduction in
interest on the public debt was about
$l2,OOO,OOO. Indications are that for the
full fiscal year that the surplus of receipts
over expenditures will be nearly $780,
100000, m