Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-09-29
THE UNITED STATES.

YORK custom mouse Monday.
There is nobody, says the Boston Tran
script, to fill Tom Thumbs place, unless
it be the National Greenback party.
The steamships Maine and Elbe
brought to New York Saturday, 100000
600 francs in gold, from Europe.
Aggie Hills counsel says he does not
vOuch for the authenticity of her mar
riage contract with Senator Sharon.
Hailstorm over Ohio Valley from Car
roltOn to Lawrence, Ind, Mondays; two
to four inches of hail, and crops ruined.
Sullivan, the pugilst, and Hanlan,
the Oarsman, will contest a 100-yard
running race for $1,000 side in few
weeks.
Plates for counterfeitrng $40 silver
certificates and $40 bark notes on the
Bank of Montreal have been captured at
Duluth.
The largest peach farms are in Mary
land. Col. Watkins has an orchard of
10000 peach trees, and Round Top farm
10000.
n The New York Herald uses over 500
Edison lamps, the Sun 90, the CONNER
cial Advertiser So, Mail and Express 40,
and Truth IL.
Tenth Virginia regiment veterans
with 300 citizens received 21S OF Gen.
Sheridan's veterans at HarrisOnburg
Va. Saturday.
West Shore & Ontario Terminal Com
pany bOrrows $12,000,000 for 40 years;
largest transaction eyer recorded in
New York county.
General Dorsey is not managing the
Republican campaign this year, but
General Harmony seems to suit Repub-
licans much better.
The very spot in Philadelphia where
Franklin drew the lightning down the
kite string is now brilliantly illuminat-
ed by homemade lightning.
z The receipts for the customs district
of Chicago the last fiscal year were ST.
969,112, being an increase of more than
$l,500,000 oyer those of the year before.
The new comet is approaching the
earth rapidly and will be visible to the
naked eye before Christmas. 1t is now
visible in good telescopes near Eta dra-
conis.
One hundred and twenty car loads Of
wheat were shipped over the Northern
Pacific road to Duluth Wednesday of last
week, and 279 car loads the day pre-
yious. (T
A Philadelphia dispatch states that
Judge Hoadly has entirely recovered
| from his recent illness, and will shortly
take an active part in the Ohio cam
paign.
The health officer at Cleveland has
discovered that the pink popcorn that is
sold at circuses and other places is poi
sonOus, because Of the aniline used in
the colOring process.
At Chicago the packing for the sum-
mer season is now about 1000 hogs in
excess of the returns last year to date
The increased weight would make the
excess equal to about 100000 hogs OF
last years weight.
The fastest train in the world is the
Flying Dutchman. between London and
Bristol, England, 1873 miles at 80 miles
an hour. The fastest in Canada, that
between, Ottawa and COteau, 78 miles,
5415 miles an hour. The fastest in the
United States, that between Philadel-
phia and New York, 90 miles, 49, miles
an hour. gsa s
About a year ago "a manufacturing
company in Willamette, Conn.,, gave
notice that after the expiration of IL
months no emplOye would be retained
i'm the mills who could not read and
write. Evening schools were established
The few who neglected,to learn to read
and write have received notice of their
Dismissal. 90 ~. ~
Louisa COlgrOve, an aged lady, was
| ho Ers0 In,o
house by order of the court. Inyestiga'
ton showed that she possessed a hand
some competency, and was sent to the
almshouse by relative, who has beer
enjoying her property. The officials a.
first refused to believe her story, think
ing she was insane, but it proved to bt
true.
In the next House Of Representative
there will be 325 members instead of the
293 of the last House. The Eastern
states have the 95 they had in the las
House, the Western states have 100 in
stead of 90; the Southern states have 121
instead Of 106. The Democrats will
have a mejOrity of GA, or twice the mum
her of new members. There will be 49,
Democrats in all. The East sends AZ
the West 81, and the South l01. 3rfF
The Ohio State Auditors statistics Of
the first years operation Of the Scot
liquor law show nearly 100000 col
lected since April, all of which goes t
the localities where collected. Their,
were 1861 different persons in The
state who paid the tax, S,042 paid 500,
each, and $3.50 paid 800 each. The
taxes assessed were 81 ,S3S,699 0S; penal
ties. $7,817 81; total $l,S46,517 05, o.
which only $50,397 II remains uncollect
ed. This was distributed by the various
municipalities in the following aggre
gate: Police funds, $685. 700 81; genera
revenue funds. $672, l24 Sc; county pool