Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-23

NORTHERN TRIBUNE,
SATURDAY, JULY %. 1881.
THE winter was unusually severe in
the Arctic circle. At Spitzbergen the
ice Is not yet breaking up.
WASHINGTON special says: Ex-Sena-
tor COnkling expresses the opinion that
the Albany Legislature will elect Miller
and Lapham. He seems totally indiffer-
ent.
The tunnel under the seas from France
to England is to be completed in 10
years; and English papers are beginning
to express opinions as to possible in
yasion through the hole.
A CAREFUL examination Of the crimi-
nal code of the District of Columbia,
shows that the penalty for an assault
with intent to kill may be ten years. i'm
prisOnment and fine Of $1,000.
THERE is revival in the iron trade,
the only drawback to the output being
the excessive heat, which is beyond the
labOrers' endurance. Mills are sold six
months ahead for steel and three on
iron.
The Vicksburg Commercial, controlled
by Congressman Chalmers, is leading
the fight against the reelection of La
mar to the Senate. The opposing candi-
date is +. w. Barksdale, and he accuses
Lamar Of all sorts of political incOnsis-
tencies.
OHIO is terrible State for tangled
named politicians. They are always
HickenlOOper, SeasOngOOd, or something
Of that sort. This year the rallying cry
of the Democrats will be BOOkwalter and
victory.
ACCORDING to the census of 1870 there
were in the United States in that year
2O2 deaths by lightning, or twenty-five
more than by yellow fever. This year
the deaths by lightning show heavy
increase, many of the most remarkable
cases having been reported.
A SMALL, dilapidated box marked mo
value" addressed to jewelry firm in
Boston, and received in the last German
mail, was found to contain three cards,
on one of which were fastened three
diamonds, and on the others several
rubies and emeralds, the lot being worth
$500 or $4,000.
A TERRIBLE disease, known as the
Siberian plague, has appeared in st.
Petersburg, where it is spreading with
alarming rapidity. Horses are dying by
scores. and many persons are affected.
A want of efficient medical attendance,
and the fact that the peasants sell the
hides of the diseased animals, render the
local authorities helpless.
The Iowa grain crop reports show as
badly as those of Michigan. The aver
age spring wheat crop is estimated at ~
per cent, while the winter wheat is put
down at 55 per cent, and corn at n per
cent, with wire and cut worms at work
in various counties. The spring wheat
crop will be 100000 bushels less than
that of last year.
Two road agents stopped Japanese
travelling with team from Black Range
toward Tombstone, Arizona, robbed and
tied him to tree, then rode off with the
team. The Japanese escaped and notified
the authorities Of SicOrrO county. On
the 18th inst. sheriff's posse surprised
and killed both robbers near Engle
station. One robber was wounded 10
times.
The balance of trade in favor of this
country for the year ending June 30,
1881, was $171, 100000; the previous year
it was $92,OOOOO0. Our exports during
the year ending June 30 amounted in
value to $92300O0OO; the imports to
$752,OO0,000. The specie imported into
this country from abroad during the
year ending June 30 amounted to about
$1OO,OOO,0OO, gain of ST., 100000 over the
previous year.
A DISCUSSION is now going on in
Europe over the abolition of the death
penalty, and statistics which have
been recently compiled show that the
experiment, which has been thoroughly
tried in Switzerland and elsewhere, has
not demonstrated its success as proven
tive of crime. Wherever the penalty of
death has been abolished, or the pardon
of capital crime frequent. murders have
become more frequent and human life
made insecure.
THE unfavOrable weather in the spring
anriOuslv ininrpd tho great offs Mo cropc