Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-16
WIDE. WIDE WORLD.

years.
All parts of the country apply for per-
mission to contribute to the Mrs. Garfield
fund.
The Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern railroad brought to Chicago during
May and June 5000 emigrants.
An average of 1000 postal-cards reach
the Dead-letter Office each day that have
been mailed without an address.
The wheat crop of the state of Ohio
will be about 100000 bushels; that is
about n per cent of last years crop.
J.R. Keene has presented 5000 francs
to the poor of Paris out of his winnings
by the race for the Grand Prize, Paris.
A French company with $1O,OOOOOO
capital has been formed in Paris to de-
velop the mining resources of Canada.
Bismarck has become alarmed at the
unprecedented emigration from Ger
many, and has deputed agents to discov-
or the cause and cure.
Violent storms were experienced in the
south Friday of last week, and at Deca-
tur, Ala, four persons were killed and
eight injured by lightning.
Eighty-four thousand people have petit
toned the British house of commons in
favor of closing public houses on Sunday.
The old world moves forward.
The Attorney General decides that coin
may be deposited by national banks for
the redemption Of circulation, and that
the treasury may pay out the same.
Chauncey M. Depew has withdrawn
from the Albany contest. The caucus
nominated Warner Miller for the long
term and B. S. Lapham for the short
term.
At the celebration of the 4th at Har-
risOnville, Mo-, about 500 persons were
poisoned by drinking lemonade made of
acid. Six died and 100 others are dan
gerOusly i'll and may die.
Ex-senator Conkling has written to
the Attorney General suggesting that
the would-be murderer Guiteau should
be meted punishment proportionate to
the position of his victim.
General Walker will propose to the
skilled assistants in the Census Bureau
. that they work all summer for nothing
and trust to the sense of justice of Con-
gress to repay them at the next session.
JudgeButler of the U. s. district court
has denied the motion of the government
to prosecute parties who fail to perform
''star-route" contracts. The defendants
not being accounting officers, judgement
could not be entered for the government.
The Baptist Publication Society last
year received $421,137, and issued 509,-
100000 pages of printed matter. The
Baptist foreign missions received $313,-
774 and the home missions $235032, an
increase of nearly One-third over last
year.
At special meeting of the New York
Chamber of Commerce it was decided, as
testimonial of appreciation for the noble
character of President Garfield, to raise
the sum of $25OOOO, to be invested in
United States bonds, for the benefit of
Mrs. Garfield and her children.
A short time since two young ladies
near Camberwell were accOsted by a
gypsy woman, who told them that for a
shilling each she would show them their
husbands faces in pail of water, which
being brought, they exclaimed, 1--WE only
see our own facesw "Well," said the old
woman, "those faces will be your hus-
bands when you are married."
The Hon. Robert Toombs, who was
Secretary of State of the Confederate
government, in recent interview ex-
planned the reason why Confederate cur
rency was so plenty. He says the Secre-
tary of the Treasury had it printed by
the colored men who were running the
presses all day for the government, he
allowed them to print off quantity of
money for themselves. This is sug-
gestion of value to the Greenbackers, in
case that party should ever be revived.
The example of the western states in
encouraging tree-planting has been fol
lowed by Massachusetts, and more lately
by Connecticut. The last named state
gives to every person who will plant and
care for trees along any highway an