Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-12-23
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.

NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY DECEMBER %. 1889.
In the libel suit of DR.. Bathrick against
the Detroit Post and Tribune the jury
rendered verdict of $500 for the plain
tiff. 1E
The President has accepted $50 miles
of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, 200
miles Of which is in Arizona, and fifty
miles in the Indian Territory.
WASHINGTON is astOnished at ru-
mors current that Justice of the Su-
preme Court lost several thousands in
gaming house, and only left the table
when the proprietor refused to further
honor his personal checks. o.F'
THE diligence of Congress this winter
is in notable contrast with its wonted
disposition to defer business from week
to week, and it's zeal in work and dis
inclination to lose time by adjournment
have become subjects of common COM
mendatiOn. I
The Supreme court of the United States
Monday morning rendered decision in
the political assessment case OF N. l.,
Curtis. The constitutiOnality of the law
under which Curtis was convicted is at
tirmed, and the petition for writ Of
'ilabeas corpus denied.
Through contracts will be made In
January, for the star mail service, over
$4,000 miles of routes, principally in the
West and South, for which not over 100
bids have been received. The depart
nent thinks the cause of the few bids Is
owing to the fact that not SO much mon
ey is in the business nOw as formerly.
"A RECENT writer. says that there are
two hundred and thirty-seven chances
of being murdered in Rome to one in
England. The latter country is said to
be freest from hOmicides Of any part OF
the world. There is only one murder TO
17sOOO inhabitants there, to $50 in
Rome. These are the two extremes, as
shown by statistics.
The Republican Senators held eau
Gus Saturday which was pretty general
ly attended. The object of the caucus
was to take into consideration the holi-
day recess and future action on the ad-
mission of Dakota. The caucus was OF
the opinion that ten days was holiday
enough, and that they ought to use their
best endeavors to secure the admission
of Dakota.
Al 4 meeting of the Geographical So
ciety in Paris, M. De Lesseps promised
that the Panama canal would be ready
to be opened in 1888. He described the
health of the employees as satisfactory,
and stated the rate of mortality in Pan
anna did not exceed that in France. The
fears that the canal would be liable TO
destruction by earthquakes are inbound
ed.
The Postmaster General has issued an
order, upon the report of the Postomce
inspectors throughout the country, de.
.claring over 24O marriage, birthday enc
co-opefative insurance companies fraud
nlent, and has sent circular letter con
tanning the names of such associations
to all postmasters, with instructions u
withhold money orders and registered
letters addressed to these parties.
GoDLovE s. ORTH,membersOf Congress
from the 9th Indiana district, died a
his home in Lafayette, at IL o'clocl
Saturday night. Mr.. Ortiz was born IL
Lebanon, Pa, April %, 1917, was educat
ed at Gettysburg college. He serve'
two terms in the Indiana state senate
and altogether seven terms in Congress
He was also United States minister t
Vienna during Grants administration.
THE Shipping Commission has com
pleted bill land reported the same t
Congress recommending some change
in the marine laws, which II adopte
will be of great benefit to our lax
marine. 1t abolishes all tonnage DUE
on American craft trading betwee
American ports and Canadian. Heret'
fore they have been obliged to pay a
annual tax of thirty cents per ton mea