Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-18
WIDE WIDE WORLD.

Five inches Of snow at St. Louis Thurs
day of last week.
Nearly 1000 men in Jones 81 Laugh
Inns big iron mill, Pittsbnrg have ac-
cepted a reduction Of 10 per cent.
Officers of the mint at Philadelphia
report that attempts have been made
lately to palm off spurious bullion.
The various glass workers unions
throughout the country have subscribed
$4,000 to aid the prescription glass
blowers new on strike at Pittsburg.
A warrant is out for Assistant Post
master Melis, at Grand Rapids, accused
of violating the civil service laws during
the campaign by making compulsory as
sessmentS.
The citizens of Ottawa, Ont, have
signed memorial to the President elect
of the United States asking that Colonel
Robbins, the present United States Con-
sui there be retained in office under the
new regime.
st. John received in the ten leading
states of the South 1927 votes, as follows
Alabama, 610: Arkansas, 600; Delaware,
So; Florida, ~; Georgia, 1874; Louisiana,
1888; Mississippi, 900; North Carolina, 425
South Carolina, 600: Virginia, 143.
Soloman Eversall, The only ceNtenari-
an in Cincinnati died last week at the
age Of 101 years.
Two thousand car loads of exhibits
have been received at New Orleans for
the exhibition, which will open on time.
Daniel Reed a hearty old man. of Mad
isOn. Wis.,. will celebrate his 100 birth
day Dec. 10.
At recent carnival in Denver, Col.
all the guests appeared in costumes
made entirely OF paper.
There are rumOrs that within the next
three months the telegraph operators
will again try battle with the Western
Uni0n Company.
At Franklin, Tenn, an insane man
chased his wife through the streets on
horseback and to arrest him the officers
had to use a lass0.
Roland Kane, customs officer at Mon
treal. has earned reward of $4,000
from the United States Government for
giving information of diamonds and
jewelry brought to Montreal from Eng
land free, and then Struggled across the
border.
Julien T, Davies, receiver of the assets
OF Grant & Ward, says the firms liabili-
ties are $6,000,C00. The dividend will
not in any ease be more than so per cent
James d. Fish's estate will not pay his
liabilities. Young Grants liabilities
are very large and his assets almost
nothing.
Captain Frank E. Brownell is at pres
emit resident Of Cleveland, Ohio, and
has in his possession the identical gun
with which he killed Jackson, the muir
dersr of Colonel Ellsworth. He was a
sergeant at the time, but aftsrward be-
came a captain in the regular army. He
is now customs officer.
Twenty years ago a number of jolly
boys caught buzzard in Augusta, Ca,
and belled him. Shortly afterward the
identical buZzard was seen in New York
City, and has at short intervals been
turning up in different parts Of the cOun-
try ever since. His last appearance
was at Rome, Ga, last week. He still
carries the bell, and fills the air with
music, frightning the superstitlOus dar-
kies in that region.
The clock in Trinity church tower,
New York city. IS the heaviest in Ameri-
ca, 1t takes two men over an hour to
wind it up.
During the eleven months of the pres
ent year 81 ,280 immigrants have arrived
at Castle Garden as against 272477 dur
ing the corresponding period year ago
Only two women in the worlds history
have ever been honored by equestrian
statues, and curious to relate. Queen
Victoria is one of them. Fancy her Brit
anic Majesty on horseback,
Baltimore paper says that city alone
put up the past season l4,400,000 cans of
peaches, 100000 cans Of peas, 100000
cans Of string beans, 100000 cans OF
pears, 100000 Of Tomatoes and 1000.
600 cans Of fruits and also other vegeta-
bles.
Shipments of cattle over the Northern
Pacific road" according to the MinReap
oils Tribune of the 9th ult., "haye closed
for the season. The figures for 1884,
show notable increase in the cattle
business of the country, served by thu
Northern Pacific. Upward OF 1000 car
loads, or $4,000 head of cattle, have come
eastward to market from Montana an(
Western Dakota,