Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-02-03

: NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1883.
THE state of Connecticut expended $4.'
966.45 last year in fish culture, and with
that money set loose 100000 shad, $685.
600 brook trout, 376,S76 salmon and 2'OSC
German carp.
BY decision of the Interior depart
ment an Indian woman married to a
white man and having children by him
is the head of the family, and entitled to
an allotment of land.
FOR the six months ending December
81, 1882, the value Of our exports exceed
ed the imports by $54,572,222, and for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882, the
excess was only $25,9O26S2.
The first shipment of southern grain
from southern port to foreign cOun-
try was made last week at Savannah,
Ca, where 10000 bushels of Tennessee
corn were loaded on the British steamer
Marco for Liverpool. Commerce in the
south is looking up. !jri Haan.,.
THE $685. manufacturing establish
ments of the United States have work
ing capital of so, 79O,272,6O6, pay $947.-
953, 795 annually to 2,738,S95 employees,
use materials to the amount Of $685.
S23,549, and turn out products to TIE
value of $5,399,579,191. 't -
In face of the vast quantity of snow
in this section, the following statement
seems rather out of place at this time OF
the year: Prairie fires are doing much
damage in Western aud Northwestern
Texas among the stock and slaughter
ranges, and large quantities of stacked
hay have been consumed. rr1H
GEN. WALKER resumes charge of the
census, and, if granted the necessary
money, he says he will bring the whole
business to close the current calendar
year. The expense of this census will
be about 81 cents per head population,
against cents in the ninth census. An
appropriation of 100000 will be enough
to complete the work. .va.u
FREDDY GEBHART, having gone back
to New York, it became necessary for
Manager Abby to start new advertising
dodge to keep up the interest in his Jer-
sey Lily. 1t came and was flashed upon
the country in the telegraphic announce
ment that two of Mrs. Langtry's trunks,
containing some of her best toggery and
valuable Jewels were missing. ....
THE emigrant commissioners at New
York assert that of the million or 80 i'm
migrants arriving in America last year
not one was brought over by an Ameri-
can vessel, and it is also stated to be a
fact that not bushel of grain exported
from New York last year was shipped in
an American bottom. 1t is lamentable
illustration of the decay of our carrying
trade. n
THE Secretary of the Interior has de-
cided not to ratify the leases of lands
which have been obtained in the Indian
territory, conveying large areas both
from Indians and from tribal councils.
The Standard Oil Company is one of the
sufferers by this decision, as are several
Western companies and associations
which have secured leases for pasturing
purposes. % .h
SENATORS BECK and ,Ioar have been
fiinging remarks at each other. Satur-
day the President pro tenn. said in re-
Spouse to complaint by Senator Hoar of
the dizziness of the tariff debate, "Why,
there is Senator Beck, who is constantly
on his feet, and does nothing but talk.
When does he give his intellect rest
wonder?" o"When he talks promptly
rejoined Senator Hoar.
DURING the war, while Sheridan was
making his raid through the Shenando-
all Valley, an old woman who kept toll
gate on the turnpike tried to collect toll
from the whole army, and became very
indignant at the jeers and shouts Of the