Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-02-24
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY "a. 1888.
CONDENSED NEWS.

Virgins may not haye "a storm" but
he got up lots of wet in the Ohio Valley.
The monument at Yorktown, Va. is to
be built of Maine granite by Maine
company and to cost $66,827.
The immigration into this country for
January, 1888, was 1890, against lS,4S9
for the corresponding month of 1882.
A hurricane demolished the railroad
depot at ZOar, Mass, Monday, and did
much other damage in the neighbOr-
hood.
The hay crop of 1882 is estimated at
the value of $372,OOO,OOO. This exceeds
the cash value of the cotton crop by
$90,00OO00.
The coast survey have found hole in
the Atlantic near st. Thomas 1924 feet
deep. the lowest sounding yet reported
in that ocean.
A railroad ticket 20 years old was ten
dered and accepted recently on the Con-
sOlidated road, for ride between Hart
ford and Boston.
The dog law of Indiana, while it is
hard on the pups, pays for the sheep
killed, and piles 100000 per year into
the school fund.
The New York Democratic legislature
: has saved $2,5OO,00O on current state ex-
, penditures by reducing the school apprO-
priatiOn $2,350.OOO.
A persistent effort to get the internal
revenue bill through the House Monday
failed by vote of 81 to 1862, the Michi-
gan delegation voting aye.
The Cincinnati relief committee have
issued circular saying that they have
all the money they need for relieving
distress in neighbOring towns.
A Georgia grower cleared last year
$4,000 on 100 acres of watermelOns. In
seven counties 1t Is estimated that 1000
acres of melons will be planted this
year.
John K. Massv and John S. Wise,
from Richmond, Va, came to blows and
they were hauled up in the police court
for disturbing the peace.
A resolution introduced in Congress
Monday provides for distributing the
surplus in the United States treasury
among the states to pay state debts or
to apply for school purposes.
Very large claims are made upon the
United States Government by the Can
adian exporters of hay. 1t is claimed
double duty is paid through an error of
the United States customs officers.
The United States treasury officials
said there was no danger of anybody
taking the new five cent piece for IS, |
and while the words were warm on their |
lips found they had taken one for
IS themselves.
Gen. BrisbOn, who succeeded Gen. Gus
ter in the cavalry command after the |
battle of Little Big Horn, in which the |
latter was killed, has created q sensa-
ton by delivering at Billings, N. T., a
lecture on the battle, in which he assert
ed that the massacre of Custer and his |
men was useless sacrifice, brought on
by Clusters disObedience Of Gen. Terry's |
orders. Gen. Brisbin read documents to
prove his assertion.
Gen. Bingham introduced bill in the
House to readjust the salaries of post
masters under the two cent postage law.
1t proposes that the salaries of pOstmas-
tiers Of the first class shall be graduated
from $4,000 to $4,000, as the receipts of
their Offices vary from $4,000 to $1,000
900; second class salaries range from
$1,000 to $1,000. as the receipts vary
from $4,000 to $4,000; third class sala-
ries from $1,000 to $1,000, as the receipts
vary from $1,000 to $4,000; the fourth
class to be fixed upon basis of box
rents and cancelled stamps and stamps
sold,