Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-04
NORTHERN TRIBUNE
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1884 .
WIDE WIDE WORLD.

man in Buffalo by the name of Oven
is wholesale dealer in biscuit.
Colonel Lamont is to continue as the
private secretary of MIR. Cleveland.
A steamer from China brought Sc cases
of exhibits for the New Orleans fair.
Americans annually eat 40 pounds of
sugar and one gallon of m0lasses per
capita.
At recent church festival in Massa-
chusetts there were on the table % kinds
of pie and II varieties of pickles.
Minneapolis seems to have voted Of
tener" than st. Paul this year. Her bal
lots counted out 1882, while st. Paul
numbered only 1850.
A movement has begun by the eastern
pig iron association to organize gener-
al tariff club, to include every industry
in the country.
There are 1000 churches and $500 sa-
looms in London. This is about the pro-
portion business was done in Leadville
few years ago.
The women of Siam have petltioned
the King to take from their husbands
the right to pledge them in payment of
gambling debts.
The teachers of Cincinnati and vicini-
ty are making arrangements to attend
the New Orleans Exposition during the
coming Christmas holidays.
American representatives are negotia-
ting with the Canadian revenue authOri-
ties touching the expectation of whisky
held in bond in the United States.
1t is estimated that 100000 persons
left Paris during the cholera epidemic.
The people are now returning in great
numbers,
Heads Of department of the Michigan
Central road have been instructed to re-
duce the working force, because of the
decrease in traffic.
Queen Victoria, Wednesday of last
week, at Windsor Castle, invested Sir
John A. Macdonald, Premier of Canada,
with the Order of the Bath.
Eugene G. Austin, farmer near Atti-
ca. N. Y, has become crazed oyer the re-
suit of the election, and imagines he
will be made member of the new Cabi-
net.
The fishermen at Sequel, on the Pacific |
coast, caught shark 80 feet long in |
their seine, 1t is one Of the harmless |
op6Cl1S, Uu1 udo IL hfUutu ulk cuOuSu w |
take in lime barrel.
Twenty persons were indicted at LO-
gan, Ohio, for riot, attempted murder,
and arson, and seven Of them have been
arrested, They belong to the band who
have been committing Outrages in the
Valley.
West Virginia has adopted constitu-
tional amendment doing away with the
October elections, which leaves Ohio the
only state to vote month before the f.
nal contest in Presidential years.
Nevada man has herd of animals
4 cross between the buffalo and the
American cow. 1t is said the meat from
5hese hybrid cattle is excellent, and yarn
IS spun from their hair.
A good authority calculates that the
Xix leading nations OF Europe have
armies of about 100000 men,
with reserves which could be brought
ntO the field within three months of
lbsut 100000.
In the public schools Of Philadelphia
he pupils are now taught plain and
ancy sewing. Eleven teachers have al
'eady been selected at salary Of $500
zach year.
Indians are making it uncomfortable
or white men in Indian Territory: Two
whites were recently killed without
revocation, and the torch has been ap-
lied to much valuable property.
Cigar makers at New York will petit.
ion the United States Senate. to reject
hat clause of the Spanish-American
reaty permitting the importation of CT
,ars at SO per cent reduction from
resent tariff rates.
Tuesday night of last week the Kings
ounty On. W Denitentiary was broken
nt0 by burglars, who worked their way
nto the shoe shop, wrecked the safe, and
ook therefrOm $1,000. They then de-
'arted without attracting the attention
f the guards.
Mr.. Blaine was presented at Augusta
Wednesday of last week with a cane by
lev. A. Anderson, in the name Of st.
'atrick's Church of Cincinnati. The
cad is of beaten gold, In which is
rystal, encasing dove perehed upon
N olive branch.
Nicholas Shaffer, of the banking house
Peabody, Kidder & Co.. New York, was
n enthusiastic Blaine man, and paid a
oyel bet he lost by reason Of Clsyeland's
lection. Shaffer headed procession of
lOre than 5000 people, Justify grinding
way on hand organ. A chorus OF 700
vely brokers followed Shaffer through
road st. to the Treasury building, sing
ng to his music. Fourteen men with
election boxes marched with the organ
nd gathered in many dollars for the
artn0ldi statue fund.