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

The Supreme court says the dog tax
law is constitutional.
For the week ending Saturday night,
the quantity Of lumber shipped from
Muskegon was over 10, 100000 feet.
Bears are reported as more mum erous
in Kalkaska county at the present time
than for several years past.
Beckett's circus went to pieces at
Marine City Thursday night. Part of it
was run over into Canada and the rest
is at st. Clair.
Allardt & Co., of Port Huron, have con-
tracted with eastern parties for 100000
acres of land in East Tennessee, near the
English colony of Rugby.
The greenbackers claim to have sold
2l,O00 tickets of admission to their Lam
sing meeting and to have had $3.50. left
after paying all expenses.
The residents of Rockville, transferred
from Saginaw to Bay county by the leg
islature, are going to celebrate the event
with a grand blowout July 26.
The Bay City Morning Call says:
100000 feet of lumber was shipped
from McGraw's mill last week, on sale
of 100000 made some time since.
A terrific storm of wind and rain visit
ed Adrian Tuesday about o'clock P. M.
Many trees were blown down and the
roof of one building was blown off.
The Muskegan reform club propose to
prosecute all the saloOn-keepers of that
place who kept open on the Fourth. Ten
complaints were made Friday morning.
The would-be Voscamp lynchers at
Grand Haven have waived examination
and given bail in the sum of $1,000 to
appear at the next term of the circuit
court for trial.
The extreme hot weather prevailing
makes it difficult for farmers in the
southern part of the state to procure
harvest hands, in some places double
wages were offered
Large numbers Of dead fish are seen
| in the Tittabawassee river and the cause
! of their death is mystery. They are
frequently seen throwing themselves two
or three feet out of water and then fall
back dead.
From all over the state come reports
of the awful heat of Saturday and it's
dire results. In many places all labor
had to be suspended, men and horses
were overcome by the suns rays and in
several cases fatal results ensued.
Marquette Mining journal: The total
sales of upper peninsula government
lands for the month of June, as reported
by the register of the land Office here,
amounted to 39,921 acres, 5,525 acres Of
which was sold to actual settlers.
AttOrney-General Van Ripper has given
an official opinion that married lady
has no right to stand as bOndsman on
liquor bond or other bond for her hus-
band. The township boards can also
compel bOndsmen to show how much
they are worth.
long, shaped like crawfish, has appear
ed in Waterloo, Jackson county. 1t eats
out the inside of potatoes, and then runs
into the ground as easily as If sharpened
for that purpose. As pOtatO-destrOyer
it discounts the Colorado pest.
A curious coincidence is found i'm the
fact that the nurse who attended the
President at the time of his birth died
about the hour the assassin attempted
his life. Her name was Mrs. Stewart G..
Gardner, and she died at the residence of
her son, A. ]. Gardner, in Mason Town.
ship, near DOwagiac, at the age Of 81
years.
Balance of cash in the state treasury,
July 2, was 81 1862 ,S50.47; receipts for the
week ending July 8 were $133,361.51; (;
payments for same time $58, 8,253.77; leav-
ing balance, July 8, 1881, Of $1,737,-
958.21, of which $590,0OO belong to the
sinking fund, $445, 5,012.OO are held in the
trust funds, and $702, ,946.21 are available
for general purposes.
Two convicts at the state prison at
Jackson named Marshall and Laughlin
made their escape on Friday, last week
while at work constructing line of
fence. Marshall came from Ingham
county, for larceny, and had about 18
months yet to serve. Laughlin is from
Oakland county and was incarcerated
; for a murderOus assault. Only eight
months of his sentence remain unex-
pired.
One of the severest rain storms of the
season visited Big Rapids Saturday even
! ing and Sunday. The streets were like
rivers. A heavy gale preceded the storm,
and did considerable damage. The new
school house and hotel block under pro-
cess of erection were partially blown
down and skill loot plate glass in q
saloon demolished; several farm build
ings were also damaged.