Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-02

The Star Route trial brought Bob In
gersoll to confess that he prayed, at least
to the Angel Gabriel.
Miss Mary Kelly, clerk in Milwau-
kee dry goods store, died from poison in
hailed while handling green velvets.
Judah p. Benjamin, the fugitive rebel
of 1865, received $696,044 78 in the Is
years now ended, of practice at the Lon
don bar.
A Mr. P0selle, cOlOred man, who, died
a short time ago in the east, left for
tune of 100000. He made his money as
a barber.
The veterans in the Dayton Soldiers
Home are given fish dinner every Fri
day, and it takes 1000 pounds of fresh
fish to satisfy them.
Bartholdi, who made the great statute
of Liberty for New York Harbor, is at
work on the sculpturaOf lion 81 feet
long and "a feet high.
Louise ArmaindO defeated her male
companions in the Chicago bicycle race.
The score closed thus: ArmaindO S43
miles, Morgan $50, WOOdside 722.
The quantity of beer produced in the
United States last year averaged more
than fourteen gallons for every ,inhabit-
ant of the country, being 525,000,000 gal
Ions.
Twenty-seven million barrels of petrO-
leum are pumped from the wells every
year, and the world has been searched in
vain for market for this vast ocean of
mineral oil.
In Brooklyn, few days since, fifty
two thousand Sunday school children
were in procession. If all Sunday school
scholars were in line it would be an in
Vulnerable company.
The evening papers in London pub
lished statements Saturday that ODOn-
Ovan Rosa and Peter j. lyman Ono. 1')
were merely spies in the Irish camps in
America in England's pay.
In two hours Saturday forenoon the
Treasurer of Galveston, Texas, disposed
of 100000 5 per cent. bonds, the money
to be used to carry on harbOr improve
mehts until Congress meets.
In 1863 Dutchman erected sawmill
in England, but the hostility Of the work
men compelled its abandonment. More
than one hundred years elapsed before
second sawmill was put in operation in
England, and that was destroyed by
handsawyers.
In doesn't cost much to boost lord of
the church into a niche above himself.
Archbishop Benson was installed Pri-
mate of the Anglican Church for $780,
600. The church is coming more and
more into obedience of the divine injunc-
ton to sell and give to the poor.
FOrty-twO million dollars worth of i'm
ported goods were in bond May 1. A
much larger amount June 1. On this
account customs receipts have fallen off.
June the new sugar schedule went in
to effect, goods will begin to come out of
bond and customs receipts to increase.
The Deputy Commissioner of Internal
Revenue estimated the value of Outstand-
ing unused internal revenue stamps at
100000, instead of $50,G00,000 as report
ed. He estimates the value of tobacco
rebate claims at from 100000 to $1,000
600, instead of 100000 or 100000, as
reported.
paper steamboat for Plttsburg
company is almost completed by Lans-
ingburg, N. Y, firm. 1t is 20 feet long,
will seat 25 persons, and has a carrying
capacity of three tons. The sheathing
is solid body of paper three-eightbs Of
an inch thick. A bullet from distance
of four feet neither penetrated nor made
an abrasion in it.
In heaven, we are told, there is more
joy over one sinner that repenteth than
over ninety and nine who have never
gone astray. 1t is just the other way
here below. There is more joy over one
righteous man who goes astray than
over ninety and nine thousand who have
kept it up oil their lives Boston Tran
script.