Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-13

Between Straitsville and NeIsOnville,
on the Columbus, Hooking Valley and
Toledo road, a party of men burned three
bridges Thursday morning. At Murray
| City some men threw bombs from the
hillside which exploded.
Ensign Harlow. of the Greedy relief
ship Tketis, has had the skin of a polar
bear which he shot in the arctic regions
mounted, and will place 1t on exhibition
at New Orleans. He has presented it
to Mrs. A. l.. Mason, of Providence, r. /.
Murray City, Ohio, was attacked by
miners Thursday night, the band dis
charging tins filled with dynamite and
giant powder. The Sheriff and railway
officials have asked Governor HOadly to
send militia because OF the burning of
bridges in Hooking County.
The Democracy growled so over "the
intimidation of United States marshals''
in the October election in Ohio that the
people concluded to run the November
election in that state without them. As
a result the Republican majority was
three times as large. This is hard, but
1t is fact.
When the drill struck the granite in
boring an artesian well near Atlanta,
Ga, the dull thud of the pOnderOus in
strument could be distinctly heard at
Charleston, ten miles away. A ledge of
rocks of the same formation crops out in
the town, which transmits the sound of
the falling drill.
The damage by the high tide at Que
bee last week is placed at $780,
600. Towns along the st. Lawrence have
suffered severely, docks have been car
ried away and boats and other vessels
wrecked, the losses mounting into the
| thousands. In some places the people
are suffering from cold and hunger.
The most perfect and comprehensive
application Of electricity in lighting
ships of war has been attained on board
the British irenclad Colossus by the use
of the Anglo American Brush system.
The most remote parts of the vessel are
Illuminated, incandescent lamps being
| used below decks and three powerful
search lights and incandescent yard-arm
lights above.
The recently published sensational
case of Miss Sallle Ragsdale, of Meridi.
an, Miss, whose father, an influential
| citizen, placed her in an insane asylum
| at Oxford, o., to keep her from lover,
and endeav0red to pursue tie same
course with his wife to secure control of
| 100000 legacy, has had happy issue.
The father has been routed and the
young couple were married.
The total vote of Chicago on the Presi-
dency was: Blaine, 50,2l1; Cleyeland,
| 1881; Butler. SIG; st. John, 465; total
| 99,0S3. For Governor: 0glesby, 1853
Harrison, so, 135; Hobs, 405; Harper, 179
An examination of the votes for other
candidates shows that Cleveland polIed
| the strength of his party, and that the
Presidential vote fairly represents the
city in its political complexion. 1t will
be observed that the Republican MAORI
| ty over the combined opposition was l..
| 739.
The oldest tree on earth. so far as any
one knows, is said to be the "Bo" tree in
the sacred city of Amarpoora, Burmah.
1t was planted in 288 b. c., and is ac-
cOrdiDgly 2171 years old. Its great age
| is proved by historic documents, accord
| ing to Sir James Emerson Tennett, who
says: "TO it kings have even dedicated
their dOminiOns, in testimony of belief
that it is branch of the identical fig
| tree under which Buddha reclined at
| Urumelya when he underwent his apOth-
esis."