Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-04-01
WIDE, WIDE WORLD.

Miss Phoebe COzzens, the suffragist,
wants the President to make her one of
the Utah reorganiZers.
Seven European steamships arrived
Wednesday OF last week and landed
1880 immigranbat Castle Garden.
John Bright will do himself the honor
of writing preface to the English edi-
ton of Fred. Douglass's autobiography.
The Postofflce committee has decided
to Recommend postal card with flap
which can be licked down over the mes
sage.
In the United States Senate bill has
been introduced for the admission of
Washington territory into the Union as
a state.
At Hayre, France, a life-boat, while
attempting to rescue the crew of ship
in distress was capsized and her crew of
nine men drowned.
The Chinese government has about
concluded to send so of the recalled stu
dents back to Hartford for the compile
tiOn of their education.
The 1000 strikers at Lawrence, Mass.
throw out of employment 5000 other
work people, and the gloom of that town
recalls the panic in 1857.
The race for the Liverpool Spring Cup
was won Saturday by the American-bred
horse Wallenstein. Valor was second,
and Dreamland bad third.
Richmond, Va, was visited by a$500,-
600 fire Sunday. One life was lost and
several persons were injured. Several
tobacco factories were destroyed.
Appropriation bills are being matur-
ed in committee so rapidly that it is
hoped they all will be ready for report
to the House on or before the first of
May.
Investigation as to assets tends to show
that the public debt of Canada is con-
siderbly larger than it was given by the
financial minister. 1t is now said that
January / it amounted to $l54,0S5,910.
Secretary of War Lincoln has issued
Especial order discbarging Cadet Whit
taker from the military academy, on
the accommodation of the academy
board, because of deficiency in studies.
Two hundred and eighty thousand
dollars is to be granted by the Canadian
Parliament to complete the dredging
and deepening of the ship channel to 25
feet between Montreal and Quebec.
Guiteau has received an offer from a
st. Louis man named Cook for his old
clothes. He is offered 5000 for the suit
he wore when he snOt the President, AMI
$3.50 for the clothes he wore through
the trial.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher made
vigorous onslaught on the Chinese bill
and the Congressman who voted for it II
sermon to his Brooklyn congregation
last Sunday, who rapturOusly applaudet
his sentiments.
LIE ldItSb duNlCtS lIOm washington
are to the effect that the new Public
Printer will be Rounds, of Illinois, O
Turler of Michigan, and the new Score
tary of the Interior will be Senator Tel
Ter or somebody else.
They are at work on dictionary il
England which will take 1000 quart
pages, or four and half times the siz
of Webster's dictionary. The first par
letter A, will require 400 pages, ant
will be ready this year.
The Senate Committee on the Improve
ment of the Mississippi and Tributarie
has agreed up bill apprOpriating 81
100000 for the Mississippi and 81 10000
for the Missouri river, to be expende
under the direction Of the Secretary
War, in accordance with the plans of tn
Mississippi River improvement Con
mission. Part Of the appropriation ft
the Mississippi is to be made immediate
ly available in order to repair as quickl
as possible some of the damage by I'll
recent floods.
You needn't laugh because I'm small
For being big, sir, isn't all.