Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-12-02

NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 2. 1882.
IT is believed now that Commissioner
Raum will recommend reduction of the
internal revenue to about $100,O00,O00
per annum.
TO STRENGTHEN the money market, the
government will accept unmstured
bonds In all calls at the rate Of 10000
600 per week. ~ ,--L 20
TWENTY-FIVE leading clearing houses
reported exchanges last week amount
ing to l$1, 553, 799,998, large increase
over the returns Of the previous week
and indicating commercial prosperity
throughout the country. >
SULLIVAN, the slugger, has finally kill
ed fool who attempted to win 81 900 by
standing up for fight of four rounds
with the champion. About three hun
dred persons witnessed the murder,
which occurred at variety theater In
Washington several days ago.
ONE would naturally suppose that a
majority Of 1900 would make the call
ing and election of candidate for Con-
gress sure; but the seat of Judge Peters,
of Kansas, is to be contested, albeit his
majority reached the figures named.
This champion contestant Is Green
hacker by the name of Wood.
A catalogue of articles accumulated
in the dead letter Office during the past
year is just issued, announcing the sale
thereof at public auction December 4th.
The articles consist of jewelry, toilet
goods, and every conceivable thing which
could be sent through the mails. The
list comprises more than 5000 packages.
THOMAS L. TULLOCH has been appoint
ed Postmaster at Washington, vice d. B.
Anger, removed. TullOch is native Of
New Hampshire, and occupied there at
one time the position of Secretary Of
State. During the campaign Of 1872 he
was the Secretary of the Congressional
committee, and for the past four or five
years he has been discussing officer in |
the general postoflice of that city.
EVERY Board of Trade in the Dominion
of Canada, it is said, will forward a petit
ton to Ottawa demanding that the Can
adian canals be made free. This indi-
Gates the spirit in which the business
men of Canada meet any movement in
this country looking to the control of
Western trade. The enlargement of the
Erie Canal was met by the improvement
of the Canadian canals, and the making
of the New York canals free is met by a
movement to abolish tolls in Canada.
THE formal opening of the southern
division of the Mexican Central Rail-
road, extending from the City Of Mexico
nOrthward to Guanajuat0, occurred last
week. The northern division of the
same road, extending from Ell Paso to
Chihuahua, was opened last September,
so that the road now touches the mining
districts on the nerth as we'll as on the
south. There are to be built some 600
miles of road to connect the southern
and northern divisions, and then there
will be continuous line of railway from
Chicago to the City Of Mexico.
The President, last Saturday afternoon
directed the removal of Ex-senator Spen-
Ger, government director of the Union
Pacific railroad, Chas. E. Henry, marshal
of the District of Columbia, d. B. Anger,
and M. M. Parker, postmaster and deputy
postmaster at Washington and M. d.
Helm, foreman of the Congressional Re-
cords. The action of the president is
based on written report land reccomen-
dation of Attorney General Brewster and
Col. George Bliss, showing complete evil
dence OF the open sympathy and cooper
alton between the above named govern
ment officials and defendants in the star
route trial. .ll.a' .r.:.
Attention Horse Owners