Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-10-15
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1881.

MRS. GARFIELD has sent the Queen the
photograph of Gen. Garfield which her
majesty called for.
IT is now said that Postmaster Gener-
al James will remain in Office only until
the star route cases are disposed of.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has appointed o.
P. Clarke first deputy commissioner of
pensions, and c. B. Walker to be deputy
commissioner of pensions. These APP
pointments have been made to carry out
the intentions of President Garfield.
Ex-GOv. HILL of Vermont, at the Gar
field memorial services at Bennington,
stated that he had heard the announce
ment of the death of all the deceased
Presidents as they occurred, beginning
with Washington, and ending with Gar
field.
GEN. DAN TYLER of Connecticut is the
only one living Of a regiment of LOO
men, the first artillery, who welcomed
Lafayette to Yorktown in 1924. In 1861,
he started out as colonel of the LIST Con-
necticut volunteers. but was made gen.
eral of brigade which he commanded
at Manassas.
The dilemma as to where Guiteau shall
be tried is over, and the able lawyers
who have been discussing the question
can now have a rest. The Judges of the
courts of the District of Columbia have
been investigating the subject, and de-
clare that they will not entertain plea
against their jurisdiction.
VERNON Jerome has appointed
Benz. Vernon, of Detroit, who with Com
missioner of Insurance s. H. Roe and
Attorney-General VanRiper, will consti-
tute form of fire insurance policy to be
used by all companies doing business
in Michigan. This is in accordance
with act No. 149, laws of 1881.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD, the day before
he was shot, told a Cincinnati visitor
that Mr.. Blaine had scrupOusly remain
ed within the line of his duties, had not
interfered with any other department,
and that he alone was responsible for
acts, including RObertsOn's appointment
at New York, for which Mr.. Blaine had
been blamed.
THE discovery of a pension ring is re-
ported. 1t is declared that men lin the
pension office have been concerned in
the payment of fraudulent pensions, and
that an exposure will be made and the
guilty persons prosecuted. About 30
persons are supposed to be implicated,
and the amount of money involved is
said to reach into the millions.
In accordance with the request of the
several fire relief committees, Gov.JerOme
has appointed fire relief commission
of Michigan composed of ex-Gov. Henry
P. Baldwin, Messrs. Alexander H. Dey,
d. C. wildwood, Geo. C. Codd, and Fred
erick w. Swift of Detroit; Senator O. ID.
COnger of Port Huron, and Gen. c. 7.
Gorham of Marshall. All contributions
should be sent to the chairman, ex-Gov-
ernOr Baldwin, at Detroit.
THERE will be about 80 nominations
of postmasters at the coming special
session of the senate; of these about As
are of postmasters appointed by Presi-
dent Garfield after the adjournment of
the senate last summer. There are 81
postOffices which became presidential
the first of July because Of the increase
of receipts and % which became presi-
Dental the first of the present month.
Nominations for these will, it is suppOs-
ed, be sent in.
In Washington there was woman
sick unto death, and her husband left
her bedside to look at the President as
he lay in state in the rOtunda of the cap
itol. AS he passed the casket, he pluck
ed from Queen VictOria's wreath half
lOOsened flower that he knew was part
ly blown tube-rOse, which he took to his
wife and placed in water at her bedside.
When it blOssOmed out, the flower dis
closed the perfect form of dove in the
center. Having never heard of this kind
OF a flOwer-the Flower Of the Holy Spirit
the revelation seemed miraculous to
her, and the lady began to mend from
the moment she saw it, believing, she
said, that it was Christ's flower, sent
from the Presidents bier to save her.
Col. DUDLEY. commissioner of pen