Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-02-04
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1882.
WIDE, WIDE WO RID.

Strawberries that cost 81 a quart were
served the otl.er day at New York din
ner party.
The Cleveland fund for the Garfield
monument seems to stick Just this side
of 100000.
There are over 100000 sOutherners in
New York city who have located there
since the war.
Gen. Sherman will be 81 years old
February s, but he cannot be retired as
his position lives and dies with him.
The Canadians of Boston are organic
ing an annexation association, having
the union of Canada with the states for
its mission.
The POstOf1ice Committee of Congress
has reported in favor of apprOpriating
$43,639,3O0 for expenses for the next
fiscal year.
The Chamber of Commerce of Bis
mark, Dak., voted $4,000 toward adver-
Using the vast wheat lands of the Mis-
souri, slope. .ffs
A poor woman with two sons living
in Greensburg, Pa has fallen heir to
100000 by the death of brother-in-
law in Sweden.
Gen. Hancock has been consulting
with Democratic leaders i'm Washington
and is charged with presidential fever
that is as violent as was that of 1880.
Wild beasts are thinning flocks and
herds of Mariana grazers to such an
extent that the settlers offer heavy
bounty for the killing of coyotes, noun
tain lions, and bears.
1t is shown by the reports Of the Bu-
reau of Statistics that 100000 ponds of
arsenic are annually imported into
America. What becomes of it is mat
ter worth investigating.
The war footing of the German army
has been established by the budget of
1882 at 100000 men. In the event of a
war, the number could be doubled at
twenty-fOur hours notice by telegraph.
France and Italy have hitherto pro-
duced sugar only from the beet root
The sugar cane has lately been intro
duced iH both countries, and its rapid
growth threatens the beet root indus
try.
Cigar manufacturers want reduc-
ton of the tax on cigars from SO to SIS
per thousand. Their representatives ad-
dressed the Internal Revenue committee
and the Ways and Means committee to
that effect.
Cincinnati, after using for an indef-
mite period water which is about 30 per
cent. mud, is trying to make up its
mind to spend six millions for. pure
water to be brought from point 10
miles up the Ohio river.
During recent frolic with her child
rem, the Princess of Wales found her
dress had taken fire from the CRATE, and
it was with the greatest difficulty that
she was saved from death. As it was,
one arm was injured and her eyebrows
singed.
Scoville and Warden Croker arranged
that Guiteau should not be interviewed
nor have written communication with
the outside world only through Scoville
for a week. Scoville says Guiteau's
egotism will sustain him until sentenced
that then he will 60 to pieces.
The COroner's jury in the Spuyten
Duyvill disaster have rendered verdict
holding the train officials of the Chicago
express, as we'll as the officers of the
New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad company, guilty of causing thu
death of the late Senator Wagner.
The Rev. DIR. Simeon Parmlee, of Os
wegO, celebrated his centennial birthday
Jan. 10Th. He has been Congregations
minister 70 years, his first installation
taking place in barn at WestfOrd, vt.
where he was to have salary of $25(
which his congregation couldn't pa!
him.
A New York paper figures out that II
a train of wagons was loaded with tn
gold and silver now stored at the sub
treasury in that city, each wagon bear
ing a ton of the preciouf metals, and tn
nose of the horse drawing each wager
touching the tailboard of the preceding
wagon, the caravan would extend frou
Albany to Troy.
An old and uunlI-knnun citiznn o.