Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-04-29
CONDENSED NEWS.

Inc census of Canada shows that H.
.703 natives live in the Dominion.
A clock made of paper is the latest
acquisition to the field of mechanical
ingenuity.
The Harmony Mills at Cohoes, N. Y,
are closed and $500 persons are out of
employment.
The court in banc" will hear argu-
ment on the Guiteau bill of exceptions
on the Sth prOx.
Secretary Teller believes that there
will be no serious difficulty in the set
Element with the Ute tribes.
The steamboats, on the Rhine are to
carry electric lights so that the night
passengers can see the scenery.
Congress passed bill Tuesday allow
ing Canadian farmers to pass, duty free,
grain to be ground in American mills.
The country uses over 300,OOO,OOO pos
tai cards year. This is million a
day, or several tons every twenty-fOur
hours.
Charles Kene, a worthless fellow, who
discovered the Yellowstone Park, re-
Gently committed suicide at Chamber
lain, ID. L.
Jumbo pays. Barnum's receipts for
six weeks at the Madison Square Garden,
New York, are reported at the enormous
sum of $425,00O.
The Mississippi River improvement
bill, apprOpriating $6,0J0,OO0 for that OBJ
Ject, was passed by viva vOce vote in
the Senate Tuesday.
A bill was introduced into the House
Monday which calls for the apprOpria-
tiOn of 81 100000 for the building of a
Presidential mansion.
Guiteau is getting nervous. He says
he dOsen't wanta Communication of SEN
tence-freedOm to travel and lecture, or
nothing, is what he wants.
| In the consideration of the Chinese
bill in in the Senate the clause which
prohibits the naturalization of Chinese
was retained by vote of 81 to 26.
Seven million dollars was the damage
by fire dnring March. The damage
from water in April will be four times
the amount. Both are good friends, ex-
cept when they get to be masters.
Horseshoe Canyon, A. T., was the
scene of a fight Sunday between Indians
and Indian scouts and trOups. The In
dians were repulsed, but the troups lost
seventeen men, eleven of whom were
whites.
Mrs. SOmmers, living near North
Georgetown, Tusearawas County, O.,
was shot thrice and fatally wounded by
a tramp, who was refused work on the
farm, Fifty men are securing woods
for the criminal, and will lynch him.
In the election cases in the house
Tuesday every man elected as Green
hacker or Independent voted with the
majority of the Republicans, and it may
be conceded that the elections commit
tee will be generally sustained by ma
jOrity of 10 30 IL.
Charlotte O'Neil of Buffalo, jagged If, said
to be insane, leaped over the cliffs near
Niagara Falls Friday. landed in tree,
and hackman named Metcalf rescued
her by descending the cliff 200 feet
sheer down by means of hackmen's lines
tied under his shoulders.
A crowd of men and boys charivaried
newly married couple at Manistee
Monday night. Some unknown parties
fired several shots into the crowd with
shotgun, wOunding three persons,
Charles Berkenhagen probably fatally.
No arrests have been made as the parties
who fred the shots could not be discov-
cred.
Edward Trickett, writing of his race
with llanlan to come off next Monday |
on the Thames, says: 81 think the odds
will be four to one against me, on ac-
count of HanlOn being such a favOrite,
but if you can get two to one it is worth |
taking. l am very well and L see no
reason why shall not continue so, and |
if do there is no four to one on Han
lam"
Hereafter Mr.. Johnson, of NOrthamp-
ton, Mass, will believe in dreams. He |
had contract for building church,
and the building was almost finished,
when, one night last week, he dreamed
that it was in flames. He jumped out of
bed, dressed himself hurriedly, and rush
ed over just in time to extinguish the
flames that were arising from pile of
oily cotton waste.
The men on the AuSable river log
boom struck for $40 per month and the
company at once discharged those who
did not want to work and Foreman CHS
holm sent below for men to fill the places
TINS made vacant. The new men came
up on the night boat and all is serene
again. Some of the strikers went back
to work at the old rates and the COM
pany has made no concessions.
Ex-senator Thurman has plenty of
time to observe events, and his long ex-
perience gives his opinions value. In
addition to this, the fact that he is a
Democrat gives his Judgment more
weight when he says: 'Tm surprised at
the ability President Arthur shows,
for supposed him merely a politician.
You won't see him make many mistakes,
and our folks will have get up early in
4 - n - h. |
in 1894