Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-03-11
WIDE. WIDE WORLD.
st. Louis is making an effort to secure

OI. LOUIS is lildklHS all eHoIb W SeCure
mint.
1t will require 100000 to repair the
damaged Mississippi ie ees.
The Baptist minister al army in the
United States numb rs 1854, besides
the licentiates.
Winter wheat throughout Ohio, Indi
ana and Illinois is reported to be in
prosperous condition.
Strong earthquake shocks occurred
last Saturday around Bellinzona, in the
canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
The Baptists of the United States are
a large army numbering 2,336,O22, ac-
cOrding to the Year Book. just published.
Montreal has a family named Cote,
consisting of seven members, the young
est of whom OF is rs years old, the oldest
lO5.
The Utah legislature has taken pre-
liminary steps looking to the admission
of Utah as state; convention to meet
April 10.
Four hundred rifles have been discOv-
cred in connection with plot in Cata-
lonia, Spain, believed to be the property
of Carlists.
The anniversary of Robert Emmet's
birth was very generally celebrated last
Saturday throughout the United States
by Irish-American citizens.
From 1000 to 1900 Chinese are land
ed almost daily at San Francisco, and
the Pacific coast senators will press the
bill to prevent further immigration of
celestials.
The Chinese Government has just in
troduced the telegraph, and in order to
overcome the Chinese conservatism, they
have thrown open the lines to the pub
lie free for one month.
The 17-year-Old wife of the Chinese
minister at Washington is described as
picturesquely pretty. She is studying
English, occupying herself in her strict
retirement with this and her curious
lutte.
The final scores in the SIX days pedes-
train match at New York were as fol-
lows: Hazael, 600 miles and one lap;
Fitzgerald, 577 miles; Noremac, 555;
Hart, 542 and two laps; Hughes, 535;
Sullivan, 525.
Land Commissioner Walsh, of Texas
has discovered and frustrated big
scheme of Wisconsin and Michigan lum-
Der and mill men to acquire several mil.
lion acres Of pine lands in eastern Texas
at nominal prices.
The floods have rendered destitute 90,
600 people i'm Arkansas and 1900 in
Mississippi. The 100000 donated by
the general government will fall fal
short of what is necessary to care fol
those people until the waters subside.
Business failures in the United States
last week, 1877, slight increase over thu
number for the preceding week. Thu
general condition of trade has been af
fected unfavOrably by the devastating
floods, hazardous speculatiOns resulting
in losses and few unusually heavy col
lapses.
LAWYER SCOvILLE has abandoned tn
thankless Guiteau, and it is repOrte
that an attempt will be made to interes
General Butler in the business of savin
him from the gallOws. Mr.. ScOville ha
done his duty, and more than his dut.
and public sentiment will condemn an
resort to technicalities to place oil
stacles in the path Of justice.
Louisville, ILL.,, got up early one mOrl
ing and voted to issue bonds in aid of
railroad. This was done on the san
day that constitutional amendmeI
prohibiting such action was adopted
the popular vote Of the state. The 81
preme court decided that the vote on IL
bonds was taken before the vote on Il
amendment, and that the bonds, wer
consequently, valid.
Notwithstanding the great falling-c
in the cotton crop of 1881, it is moral
certain that the product of 1882 will
smaller yet. 1t is now believed in Ne
Orleans that the reduction from la
years yield will be fully 100000 bale
1t is understood that in the upland I
gion of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississi
pi, the farmers have determined to gi
mora attention IN food crona and loss