Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-05-05
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
WIDE WIDE WORLD,

Rlch deposit OF silver UlScOVereu near
GainsbOrO, Tenn.
Said that 1900 people in Galway, Ire
land, have applied for help to come to
this country.
Seven miles of the Panama canal will
be built for $7O00,O0O by d Lockwood,
New York contractor
The deepest coal mine in America is
at Pottsville, Pa. Coal is there brought
up from depth of 1876 feet.
Sullivan, ILL.,, voted mo license by
fifty-threc majority, the business men
deeming the saloon business detriment
to other business.
The eight Telegraph cables, between
the United States and Europe are capt.
talized at $64,O00,000. They cost $780,
600 each, or $20,0O0,O00 for all.
There is an excess of assets over liabil-
tiles in the u. 5. Treasury of little ris-
ing $l36,000,000. This is but about 3d.
100000 short of the 40 per cent reserve.
An extensive conflagratiOn occurred
in Delhi, India. Two thousand houses
were destroyed. and a great number of
families are left destitute and homeless.
The prohibitory amendment was de-
feated on the third reading In the Penn
sylyania House, but the Senate passed
to third reading the bill to prohibit
treating"
John Lilly, who lost his legs by an
accident OH the New York Central, and
sued the company, at the second trial of
the case at New York, was awarded $780,
600 damages.
Rattlesnake skins are much used in
Florida for ladies belts, and slippers also
are made Of the same material, the rat
ties serving aS ornaments thereon i'll
stead OF bows or tass ais.
America supplies the world with gOssa-
mer waterproof garments. One COM
pany in Boston, Mass, turns out 5000
garments day, and their drying tables
cover forty acres OF ground.
A severe snow storm prevailed in the
Mountainous districts of Colorado the
first of last week, trains were badly de-
layed. and every available snow plOw
was set at work to prevent complete
blockade.
France appropriates upward of $5,O00,-
600, annually TO the direct encourage
ment of agriculture by irrigation, drain
age, indemnities, teaching, model farms
and the fight against the enemies of
agriculture.
When General Spinner was asked by a
Florida man few days ago how old he
was and if he was in good health yet,
he said: Il am 81 years of age, still in
good health, and believe | can whip men
of my size yet"
Man." says Victor Hugo, was the
cOnundrum of the eighteenth century;
woman is the cOnundrum of the nine
tenth century," An editor adds: I'VE
can't guess her. but will never giyh her
up-nO, never" 49,
In Ohio the farmers have abandoned
the old plan of wocknIE uIt ,ip fo1.
tax. The roads are frpt in fsaiir by
contract, and the result IS nucli hotter
rOadways, really costing 40 m0r, ,uutpJ
than under the old system.
Assistant Secretary of the 'ir'aSurv
French, in speaking of the tariff bill
said it was evident that the government
would be involved in large number of
suits on account Of the doubtful mean
ing of some of the provisions of the bill.
The revenue department has shipped
to collectors throughout the country,
new denominations of revenue stamps
amounting to $30,000,000, to prepare for
the change in the revenue laws. The
stamps in the aggregate weighed Is
tons.
This country is en- Enthusiastically spoken
Of by an English visitor, as a land
where the reaper runs all sumner. De-
ginning in Texas in May, and some
times earlier, the harvest travels north
ward by steady marches, until it ends in
September in Northern Dakota and Min
nesOta.
A fearful explosion occurred at Key
stone cOlliery, near Ashland, Pa, Monday,
caused by a pillar sliding and forcing a
large volume of gas in contact with the
lamps of the miners. August Welcher,
Patrick Regain, and Anthony Jones were
instantly killed, and number of others
badly burned.
The Independent DanyilIe (Ky) Tri-
bune says: 1.-THE Democrats of Ken
lucky would get ALFRED angry, and
probably call us "a Northern liar if we
were to charge that they still believe i'm
African slavery. All the same their
state constitution, document they have
not amended, though they have been in
power since the close of the civil war,
fastens the charge upon them beyond
cavil." .,r
Mr.. L. B. Benton, of the type-founding
firm Of Benton, Waldo q Co., of Milwau-
kee, has invented type which as alleged.
promises to revOlutiOnize the type set
ting business. Each letter is multi
pie of certain unit of space, and correct
spacing in all classes of work is thus re-
duced to certainty. The facility with
which the type can be used will greatly
increase the amount of work performed