Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-04

STEAM JOB PRINTING OFFICE
in connection, where every description of book
and job printing is promptly executed.
CHEBOYGAN, MICH, DEC. A, 1884.
ONE thing is certain. If President
Cleveland marries all the girls to whom
he is reported engaged, he is going to
have one of the biggest bigamy cases on
record.
REGISTER BRUCE telegraphed to a
friend in Washington that the interview
recently published in the New York Her
aid, in which he is alleged to have seri
Ously criticised Mr.. Blaine's Augusta
speech, is utterly false, and that he held
no such Interview as that described.
CAPTAIN E. ID. ELLSWORTH father of
Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, who was
shot in Alexandria while tearing down
rebel flag at the beginning of the war,
still maintains in pasture in Mechan-
icsville the horse that belonged to his
son, which is now SO years old.
The cane which President Lincoln
carried on the night of his assassination
is now the property of Colonel W. H,
Harris. of Cleveland, who was with the
President on that fateful night. The
cane has bent top, dogs head Of ivory,
and narrow gold band on which is en-
graved, abraham Lincoln. 1865"
THERE are in the United States 50017
postoflices. OF this number 1923 are
filled by appointments Of the President,
and the remaining 1884 are filled by
the Postmaster General. The head of
this department for the incoming dd.
ministration will, il he feels disposed,
be able to find good many places for
the hungry Democrats.
CHICAGO EVENING JOURNAL: Mr.. Sam
uel j. Randall has laid down program
for the Democratic administration. One
feature of his scheme is that "useless Of
fees must be abolished" To expect or
demand that the Democratic party will
abolish any Offices, when they will not
have enough to satisfy one in ten of the
hungry horde who will pant for Office,
is the height Of nonsense and absurdity.
IT is announced that Gov. Cleveland
will present his resignation TO the leg
islature on January 6, with a message
reviewing his administration and advo-
eating certain policies; that Lieut. Coy.
Hill will take the Office as soon as Gov.
Cleveland's resignation is accepted, and
also present message to the legislature
and that Mr.. Cleveland will remain In
Albany as the guest Of Gov, Hill until he
goes to Washington to be iEaugurated
as President.
JOHN FEHRENBATCH, who has been
finally selected by President Arthur TO
be the chief of the bureau of labor sta
tistics, is machinist, and ten years ago
was President Of the machinists' and
blacksmiths' union, in which capacity
he engineered several strikes. In 1876
he became politician. He is reputed
to be man of shrewdness, tact and
steadily increasing education. He has
for eight years held the office of super
vising inspector of steamboats, in Cincin-
Rati
THE Rutland, VT, Herald appeared
last week printed on white paper
manufactured wholly from saw
dust. It claims to be the first
journal in the world to use this new pa
per. The paper is made by q new pro-
cess which makes it cheap and white.
1t If, however, too hard for general use
except for journals which use stereotype
plates. as it will rapidly wear the sur
face Of the type in its present condition,
though the manufacturers hope to find
way to soften it hereafter. 1t is tough
and does not readily tear. The manu-
facturer says it is from 30 to so per cent
cheaper than ordinary print paper.
To A gentleman who called on him
in New York General Logan said:
1.-THE question of the Acknowledgement
the eolored vote will not down. 1t has
beer rendered prominent above all