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

district, South Carolina, worked with
OvercOats on.
The Massachusetts Senate Monday
passed the bill abolishing che pOll-tax as
a psrquisits to voting.
The average number of people cross
ing the Brooklyn bridge is 10000 per
day, and 5000 vehicles.
Michael Pagan. for completely in the
Phoenix Park murders, was hanged at
Dublin Monday morning.
A silver mine in Lebanon county, Pa
on which $4,000 has been expended,
was sold at auction few days ago for
$40. EgEEik
The Kentucky Democratic platform is
not orthodox on free trade, and 1t Occa-
siOns alarm among the free trade Demo-
Gratis.
The Governor of New York lost his
Overcoat, and goodly number of people
their pOcketbOOks, at the great bridge
opening at Brooklyn. .h
The standard silver dollars coined at
the minis for the week ended May rs
were $4,000; for the corresponding pc
Rod last year, $l67,996. 49,, 4.
French experts themselves have pro-
nOunced some brands of the American
sparkling wines Of quality superior to
the best French article.
Benjamin Bunker, grandson of the
owner of Bunker Hill, where the famous
battle was fought. died Monday at Nor
witch, N. Y, aged SO years.
The ship Northampton, from New Or
leans for Liverpool, with 1880 bales of
cotton and $1,000 slaves, has been wreck
ed on the Marquesas Keys.
The graduates of McGill University,
Montreal, voted Monday, with one voice
in the negative, that women be admitted
to the privileges of the college.
Bismarck cOntemplates remOdeling the
constitution Of the German Empire, and
thinks the Federal government has the
power to abolish the Reichstag.
Jay Gould and. Gen. Grant and the
Mexican government have signed a con-
tract consolidating the Mexican South
ern and Mexican Oriental railroads.
Farrell, one of the infOrmers in the
trials of the Phoenix Park murderers,
has received $1,000 from the government,
and Michael Kavanagh, a carman, an
other infOrmer, 9250.
Din the fifth race at Louisville Monday
-three-quarters of a mile-Pearl Jen-
nings won in 1:134, beating the record,
which was IA, made by Barrett at Co.
ney Island three years ago.
The American Peace Society held its
session at Boston Monday, and elected
Premier Gladstone and General Grant
honorary members because of their con-
nection with the treaty of Washington.
Harvest prospects have improved in
England, but bread stuffs generally rule
dull and easier. The average sales of
domestic wheat last week were made at
As Sd lower than for the same period in
1882.
The contractors on one Of,the railroads
down East, finding it impossible to keep
track Of the Italian labOrers by their
unprOnOuncoable names, fell upon the
plan of numbering them. The lumber
of each Ia painted in plain figures on
the seat of his pantalo0ns.
Aunt Dinah," full blooded Ononda.
ga Indian 100 years old, died at Syracuse
the other day. She saw Washington in
1888 when he made his horseback tour
through eastern New York with Dewitt
Clinton. She was both Pagan and Chris
tian, and asked that both ceremonies be
performed at the grave.
James 4. Anderson. who was killed
last November, and the founder and first
editor of this paper, is in another world
his successor is in the Nevada insane
asylum, and the third and present un
fortunate is still battling with the world
flesh and the devil, lodging bullets and
soliciting advertisements (Aris.
Ne,us.
At Falmouth, Ind, last week, a lady
with baby in little carriage was talk
ing to another lady and letting down TIT
top of the carriage. The baby's finger
Law across the side and was cut entirely
off. The lady did not know it until sht
saw the bleeding finger on the sidewalk
at her feet. as the baby was asleep ant
did not cry.
While she was in Washington Mrs
Fair turned her level and fearless gaZt
upon things, and made no hesitancy a
expressing her opinion of the shallow
artificial and unnatural lives that TIT
society women of the capital led. Hel
disapprOval of Washington, and her ina
bility to see anything so fascinating in
its life or ways, made her a rara avis
among the giddy, giddy women of tina
world, and perfect enigma to their lit
tie Enthusiastically Democrat.
An enterprising citizen of Berlin ha.
inaugurated scheme for grand ex
cursiOn to the United States to give tn,
people of the fatherland an opportunity
, to get glimpse of their friends in thu
new republic. The excursion will star
in June, and will occupy ninety days
Already thousand people have signi
: fed their intention to take advantag,
of the cheap rates offered, and the pro
jectOrs expect to require the services o.
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