Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-09-15
THE UNITED STATES.

lie SuIll VI YfO,OUU,OUU represents une
value of new buildings in New York city
this year.
The Century is about to publish extracts
from the private journal of Gen. Garfield
during his journey in Europe in 1867.
Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana, is senior
counsel for James Mutt in his approach
ing trial for the murder OF N. l.. Dukes.
The Democratic party is a good deal
like Keely's mOter. Just as it gets ready
to go, it doesn't go, and the stockholders
foot the bill.
crop in the northwest by heavy frost
entity the earliest on record.
Sorghum sugar making is an assured
success at Sterling, KS; 100000 pounds
! to be made this season. Will revolution
ize agriculture in Arkansas valley.
In accordance with an act of Congress
the President has issued a proclamation
stating that worlds cotton exhibition,
lasting five months, would begin in New
Orleans in December, 1884.
The citizens of Nashville, Tenn, gave
the widow of ex-President Polk a hand
some reception on her S0th birthday.
She is a well-preserved old lady, and
very popular with her neighbOrs.
The Chicago Times says the cattle
NEARLY quarter of million beef cattle
market within the past six weeks.
Members of the Salvation Army in
Philadelphia have turned themselves
loose as active politicians, and placarded
the city with posters reading: WANTED
10000 Christians to vote as they pray
Corn was somewhat injured throu Oh
| ont the Northwest by Sunday nights
| frost. All vegetables, vines, and fruit
were greatly damaged and the Wisc,n-
sin cranberry crop is reported to be ruin
ed.
At the recent annual reunion Of the
defenders" of Baltimore in 18l2-l4 only
SIX persons were present. They
ranged i'm age from 81 to Go years and
were so infrm they had to be brought to-
gether in carriages.
| Employees of the Bethlehem (Pa.) iron
company who refused TO return to work
after the strike are sueing for their full
wages due, claiming that under the law
no deductions can be made under the
cOmpany's truck" system.
Frank Switzer, a native of Canada
and deserter from U. S. cavalry
regiment. claims to have been pursued
and kidnapped on Canadian territory
near Port Walsh, by o. S. troops. The
Dominion government will investigate
Careful and learned lawyer that he was
Judge Black is said to have left will
which probably cannot be executed, and
such as he would not have drawn up for
cliant. In this he followed the example
of three England chancellOrs, each of
whom left an illegal will.
1t is said a farmer near Marshall, Ill.,
has steer whose hide recently kept SO
hot from disease that he could not rest
his hand upon the animal. Since then
the skin has entirely peeled off in large
strips, although the sufferer eats and
moves about as we'll as ever.
| 1.-THE Philadelphia Press prints seven
colin Interview with the late Jere Black
purpOrted to give the secret of the last
few months of Buchanans administra-
ton. 1t bears on jeff Davis and his fel.
low cOnspiratOrs and places Judge
Black in new light before the country.
Supt. Kimball reports the life-savine
service on the lakes first-class and equal
i'm all respects to the Atlantic coast SER
vice. His only recommendation fol
improvement is telephone communities
ton between the stations and points
from which speedy information of where
wrecks may be found.
Last Saturday while President Willard
was driving the golden spike in thu
! Northern Pacific railroad the blows Of
his silver sleGge hammer were repeated
i'm New York city on the telegraph in
strument. General officers of the rOat
gathered around the instrument, listen
ing to the strokes that told Of the com
pletiOn of great National highway.
A Washington bartender has confessed
Among other things he reveals the ia
yorite tipples of Senator'S and Congress
!, men who patrOnise his place. Here are
few: Ferry, of Michigan, sherry lin hi
ROOM; David Davis, sherry and whiske,
lin his ROOM; Coke, Bayard, Jonas, Vest
: Holman, Phil Cook, of Geergia.sugar ant
: whiskey, Jones. of Florida (big glass
t Lapham, Clark, Missouri, Van Horne
Edmonds, Anthony, Proctor Knott (Bour
bon), Page, of California, and George o
Oregon ,whiskey straight: Maxey of Texa
q lemonade Pendleton, whiskey and win
! drank at the bar standing, and in silenc
{ and all by himself); Armstrong, of Mis-
4 souri,, whisky and lemon, forty drops, Bee
' hot Scotch; "Cerro Gordo"Williams whis
ky tOddy.