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The Greenville times., 1884-04-26
Tue Yazoo-lIis sIsslppi Leyce Board
Organized.

Especial Correspondent Of the Appeal. !
Austin, Tunica County April 10.
The duly accredited and quallh-
ed members Of the Board Of Levee
Commissioners for the Yazoo. Mis-
sissippi Delta Levee District, met
at Austin, in Tunica county Miss,
the domicilo of said board, on
Wednesday the 18th instant. The
attendance was full. There were
present for Desoto county, T. w.
White; for Coahoma, w. ii. Sto-
vail and j. +. Townsend; for Tu.
MICA, G. L. Robinson and G. G.
Crews; for Quitman, w. A. Tur.
ner; for Tallahatchie, y. w. Stur.
drvant; for Leiiore, I. s. Marye I;
for Yazoo d. s. Ricks; for Sun.
flower, J. VI. Heathman, and as the
commissioner on the part of the
Memphis and vicksburg railroad.
William McGehec, of Vicksburg.
Permanent organization was ef.
fected by the election Of T. w.
White, of Dcsoto, president, G. r.
Page, Of Coahoma, secretary, and
Thos. G.. Dabney chief engineer,
State Treasurer W. l.. Heming.
way, under the provisions of the
bill, is constituted ex ofllcio treas.
urer Of the board.
A Finance Committee was ap.
pointed composed Of Messrs.
White, Stovall, Ricks and Nc.
Gehee, which was empowered to
receive subscriptions for the bonds
authorized to be issued, from citi-
zens of the various counties ofthe
district, and instructed to canvass
the city of Memphis for a like pur-
pose, and on a call of the presi.
dent, TO proceed to New York City,
there 10 place the remainder os
said bonds not subscribed for, and
to arrange for the lithographing of
the same.
A committee composed Of
Messrs. Townsend, Stoyall, Me-
Gehee, Kicks and Robinson, with
the president as chairman, was ap-
pointed to 90 forward at the call
Of ils chairman, to confer with the
Mississippi: River Commission to
procure harmonious and joint ac-
tion on the part of both bodies in
the construction of levees. In
this connection the chief engineer
Of the board Is instructed, when
notified by the president, to pro-
ceed to the completion of a survey
Of the line of levec In the district
and make profile of the breaks
aud enlargements in the same, to-
gether with estimates of construc-
ton and repair preparatory to the
of levee work.
Committees we're appointed to
wait upon the Boards of Superyi-
sors of the counties of Coahoma,
Tunica and Desoto, 10 procure
suitable orders from each of said
boards, authorizing the former
liquidating levee commissioners to
transfer certain unexpended bal
aLces in their hands, now held for
the benefit of these counties, to
the credit of the Yayoo-M -Mississip-
pi Delta Leyee District, and re-
quiring said commissioners to pay
the same over to the treasurer of
said board. These orders will
bring into the hands of the board |
some $4,000 OF $4,000 in cash. 1t
is expected and will enable pre-
liminary work to begin so soon as
the waters recede.
The Greenville times., 1884-04-26

Gen. John b. Gordon announces
his intention of raising s1,OO0,OOO
for the Confederate Home at
Richmond. Virginia.
The Greenville times., 1884-04-26
he RlFsFaa Harbef esmmltleeand
tAe illsslsss.gg!..

/ Especial to The Times-Democrat.
Washington, April . 19.-The
committee viii recommend $1,000,
600, to be expended in improving
the river from Cairo to the head
Of the Passes. This snm, together
with the 81. 100000 already special.
" appropriated, viii enable a great
deal Of vauable work 10 be done.
The friends of the Mississippi
River here express themselves as
thoroughly satisfied with the &C.
tion Of the rivers and harboFs com.
mittee.
Washington, April 1s,-Repre-
sentatives Dockery, Buckner,
Bland, Burns, Graves, Cosgrove,
0'Seill and Alexander, ofthe Mis-
souri, delegation in Congress, made
arguments before the River and
Harbor Committee to-day in favor
of the appropriation of sl,O00,00O
for the improvement Of the Mis-
souri, river. Congressman from
Missouri. Kansas. Nebraska and
Western Iowa are to hold a meet
ing at an early day to secure uni
ted action on the bill creating a
Missouri river commission.
The Greenville times., 1884-04-26

Washington, April 2i.-General
Comstock Of the Mississippi river
commission, was before the house
committee on levees and improve
ment of the Mississippi river to-
day. He said II would pay the
government In a commercial sense
to invest s75,OOO,OO0 or 100000.
600 in improving the Mississippi.
lie had not offered the above sum
as an estimate, however. lie says
he was not prepared to- make an
estimate. The commission was
prepared to carry on tho work of
improving the river as rapidly as
congress appropriated the money.
The Greenville times., 1884-04-26

Washington, April 90. = The
House Commsrce Committee di.
rected a favorable report on Rep
resentative Graves's bill, authoriz-
ing the appointment of a Missouri
river commission.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27
Negro Voting i'm Tennessee.

A prominent citizen of Tennessee was
in Cincinnati recently, and gentleman
asked him how the voting was managed
in his state; whether whites and blacks
veted together. He said they voted hour
about; first the whites for an hour. then
the negroes. He said the first negro who
offered his vote would be challenged,
and the second, and the third, andindeed
all. so that no more than half dozen
wOnld be able to get their votes in dur
ing the hour. By this means most of the
negroes were practically disfra nehised
under color Of scrupalous observance Of
law.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27
Probate Order.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, |
County of ChebOygan.


At session Of the Probate Court for said
county, held at the Probate Office, in the vii
lage Of Cheboygan, on the twelfth day of No
vember, in the year one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty-four.
Present-Edwin z. Perkins, Judge Of Pro-
bate.
In the matter of the estate of William K.
Dodge, deceased
On reading and filing the petition, duly veri-
fed, of William X. Dodge, Jr., praying among
other things that Mrs. Melissa p. Dodge, David
Stuart Dodge and William K. Dodge may be
appointed eXecutrix and executors OF said es-
tate, and that such other and further order and
proceedings may be had in the premises as may
be required by the statutes in such case made
and provided.
Thereupon it is ordered that Friday, the
nineteenth day of December next, at ten o.
clock in the forenoon, be assigned for the
hearing of said petition, and that the heirs at
law OF said deceased and all other persons In
terested in said estate, are required to appear
at session OF said court, then to be holden In
the Probate Office, in the village Of Cheboygan,
and show cause, IL any there be, why the
prayer OF the petitioner should not be granted.
And 1t is further ordered that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said es-
tate Of the tendency Of said petition, and the
hearing thereof, by causing a copy OF this Or
der to be published in the Northern Tribune, q
newspaper printed and circulated In said coun-
ty, three successive weeks previous to said day
OF hearing.
"a true copy Judge Of Probate.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT REED CITY, NJ


Notice is hereby given that the following
named settlers have filed notice of their in
tention to make communication proof in sup
port of their claims, and that said proof will be
made before lhe Register and Receiver u. S.
Land Office at Reed City, Mich. on December
10th, 1884, viz: Richard Vosper, homestead
Island Bots Blanc, Macknaw County. He
names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land, viz: John G. Blanchard, Jr,, of Che
boygan o, Edward Stevenson, of Cheboygan
y o, Hampton e. Stevenson, of Cheboygan p
o, Martin Brant, of Cheboygan p o.
Benjamin Yosper, homestead entry No. s,644,
for the lots No. 2and3, section /, in Island
Bots Blanc. Mackinaw county, and names the
following witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon and cultivation of said tract,
VIZ: John u. blanchard, Jr of Cheboygan
o, and Edward Stevenson, of Cheboygan o,
and Hampton L Stevenson, of Cheboygan Z o,
and Martin Brant OF Cheboygan Pc.
John G. Blanchard .Jr., homestead entry No.
S6f7 for the lot No. 4, section |, in Island Bots
lowing witnesses to prove his continuous resi-
dence upon and cultivation Of said tract, viz:
Richard vosper, of Cheboygan 20, Benjamin
son of Cheboygan ., and Martin Brant, of
Cheboygan = o.
Edward Stevenson, homestead entry No. g.
$50, for the lot Noe, section 20, in Island Bots
Blame, Mackinaw county, and names the fol-
lowing witnesses to prove his continuous resi-
dence upon and cultivation of said tract, viz:
Richard Vosper. of Cheboygan ., aud Benja-
min Vosper, OF Cheboygan o, and John c.
Blanchard, Jr Of Cheboygan o, and Felix d
Sweeney of CheboyganPO.
Hampton E. Stevenson, homestead entry No.
s,5SS, for the lots and g. section o, in Island
Bots Blanc, Macknaw county, and names the
following witnesses to prove bis continuous
residence upon and cultivation of said tract,
viz: Felix b.. Sweeney, Cheboygan =. o.,
John O. Blanchard, Jr., Cheboyaan z. o.,
Benjamin Vosper, Cheboygan p. o.. Richard
Vosper,1 ChcboygBn p. o., all OF Mack
NAV county Mich.
Felix b. Sweeney, homestead entry No. $685.
for the lot No. !, section @, and lot No, 8, sec
ton 4, in Island Bots B'anc, Maoxlnaw county,
and names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said tract, viz: John @. Blanchard ,Jr., Ed
ward Stevenson, Benjamin Vosper, Richard
Vosper, all of Mackinaw county. Mich.
NATHANIEL CLARK.
Register.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27

leges, excellent laws, and full Pledged
municipal institutisns-wil have no
part in Congress and no part in the
choice Of President, but will be In help
less subsection to Congress in which
the balance OF power Is to be exercised
by the representatives of such mOnstrOs-
tiles of violence, ignorance and misgOv-
eminent as Mississippi, Alabama. South
Carolina, Louisiana and Arkansas.
Dakota has to-day more than half a
million people. Its population is double
that of Florida, nearly ten times that of
Nevada. almost twice that of New Hamp-
shire, three times that of Oregon, double
that of Rhode Island, nearly double that
OF Vermont, mere than three times that
OF Delaware, about equal to that Of Ne
braska, and about twice that of the "Cen-
teAnial State" of Colorado, Within two
years it will have Overtaken and sur
passed in population the states of Con-
nectieut, Maine and West Virginia, and
within five years it will have surpassed
several more. 1t is shocking outrage
to keep this lusty young giant in a con-
ditiOn of 'tutelage" any longer.
The division of Dakota is now gener-
ally admitted to be inevitable, even if
not in all respects desirable; but either
half has already an abundance of reas-
Ons for demanding admission. The two
Dakotas. and Washington Territory as
well, are entitled by every principle of
justice and by the whole theory and
practice of our institutions, to the dig
nifty and privileges of staten Ood.-Min-
neapOHs Tribune.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27
Renting Land on Shares.

As rule, farmers do not like to rent
land in high condition on shares. ard
the man who works land on shares al
most always pays too high rent for it,.
We have rarely seen farm that had
been rented on shares for several years
that was not badly run down." ItwOuld
seem, therefore, that there is something
radically long in the system.
The only farming that pays is good
farming. We mean by good farming,
draining when necessary, thorough cul-
tiyation, the destruction of weeds, saving
and applying manure or blowing under
green crops, and doing the work in good
season and in wOrkmanlike manner.
The man who hires land On shares pays
for it in labor. The more labor he puts
into the land the higher rent he pays
the less labor the less rent. This Is true
at least. so far as the tenant is concern
ed. He may put considerable labor into
the land without the owner getting any
benefit from it, owing to poor land or
poor judgment, or the failure Of the
crops FROM floods, drOuth. insects etc.
But if the tenant puts on the labor, he
pays the money which the labor repre-
sents, whether the owner gets it or not
In other words, the tenant assumes the
risk of poor seasons just as much as
though he paid money rent. He quickly
finds this out and sooner or later learns
that the less labor he puts on the less
risk he runs.-JOseDh Harris in Ameri-
can A griculturaI for Dec.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27
TO Whom it may Concern.

Notice is hereby given that certain steam
scow commonly called and known AS The
Floating Planning Mill, belonging to the port Of
Indian River, in this county, has been seized
for Cheboygan county upon complaint filed In
the said court by Thomas f. Hurst for an al
legged claim of seventy-six and 43 100 dollars
and labor performed by him in altering and
finishing said scow between the first day OF
April and the nth day Of september, 1884, at
and ali persons having an interest in said scow
are hereby cited to intervene for their interest
on the ed day Of November instant, and in de-
fault thereof said claim will be heard ex parte,
Dated November !, 1884
MEnARD METIVIER,
County Clerk.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27
Mortgage Sale.
First publication Nov. 20, 1884,

First publication Nov. 20, 1884,
Whereas, default has been made in the con-
ditions OF certain mortgage made by Joseph
and State Of Michigan, to John Barnes, OF
Stonebahk, Waukesha county. Wisconsin,
dated April 18TH 1888, and recorded in the Of
flee OF the REGISTER of Deeds for the county of
Cheboygan, State of Michigan, on the 21st day
OF April A. ID. 1883, in Lber"D OF mortgages
on pages 597 and sos, and, Whereas it is pro-
vided in said mortgage that in case of non-pay-
ment of any interest at the time limited there
for then, after ten days, the whole amount Sc
cured by said mortgage shall become due and
payable, and whereas installments of interest
have been due and payable on said mortgage
and the note secured thereby for period of
more than ten days and have remained I'M
paid and in arrears for more than ten days,
and still remain unpaid.
There is, therefore, claimed to be due on said
mortgage. and the note secured thereby, at
the date of this notice principal and interest,
the sum of one hundred and fifteen dollars
and eighty-fve cents ($l15 $50, and an attor-
ney's fee of twenty-five dollars, provided for
in said mortgage, and no suit or proceedings
i'm law having been instituted to recover the
moneys secured by said Dortgage, or any part
thereof.
Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of
sale contained in said mortgage, and the stat
ute in such case made and provided, notice is
hereby giyen that on Tuesday the seventeenth
day OF February, A ID 1885, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, will be sold at public auction, to
the highest bidder, at the front door of the
Court House. in the village of Cheboygan, in
tue county VI Nncpoysan, mIcnigdn Wnat De-
ing the place where the Circuit Court or
Cheboygan county is holdenl the premises
described In said mortgage, or so much there
of as may be necessary to pay the amount due
on said mortgage with ten per cent interest
and all legal costs together with said attor-
ney's Zee of twenty-five dollars, the premises
being described in said mortgage as lots num-
Der ten and twelve i'm block number nine. i'm
what is known as II. Pattersons fifth addition
to the village of Cheboygan, according to a
plat thereof on file in the office of the Re gister
OF Deeds for said county of Cheboygan.
JOHN BARNES,
GEO. r. FROST, Mortgagee.
Attorney for Mo tRagee.
Dated Cheboygan, Nov. 10th, 1884.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27
The Admission of Dakota.

The forty-ninth Congress will not ex-
pire until March, 1887. There Is not
much probability that it will admit Da-
kOta, either whole or divided. The pres
ent Congress kept Dakota out in order to
deprive the Republicans of it's electoral
vote and Of its delegation in both houses
of Congress. There will be more reason
than ever for desiring to exclude Re-
publicans from the Senate, and Dakota
may expect to stay out in the cold until
an honest and decent party RECEIVERS con-
troll of the government in all its branch
eS.
BY that time curious spectacle will
be presented. A great commonwealth,
with population rapidly approaching a
million, and ranking above many old
states in wealth and Importance, with
absolutely the smallest per centage of
illiteracy of any community In the
world, with magnificent railroad sys-
TENS, hourishing cities, growing COL
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27
SheriH'S Sale.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, | .
hnhnyUon County
In the Circuit Court for he County of Cheboy


In the Circuit Court for The County of Cheboy-
gan.
Floyd e. Martin VS.. Martin Carrot.
BY virtue of an execution issued out of and
under the seal of said court, to me directed,
commanding me that Of the goods and chat
tells, and for want thereof, then of the lands
and tenements of the said Martin Carrot, de
PENDANT. cause to be made the sum Of three
hundred and forty-five dollars and seventy
seven cents l$34577-10O) damages and costs
awarded the said plaintiff in the above entitled
cause.
have this dav, for want of goods and chat
tells whereon to levy. levied upon the follow
ing described real estate, TO wit: The south
east quarter Use 1-D of the southwest
quarter tsw la of section thirty-two
(32, town thirty-ive 1851 north, range
three (3) west, Cheboygan county, Michigan.
Which said land shall sell to the highest bid
der, or so much thereof as shall satisfy the
said execution, and all the charges and dis
bursements necessary about the said sale, at
the front door of the Court House, in the. vii
lage of Cheboygan, in said County and state,
on the end day of January, A. u. 1885, at three
o'clock i'm the afternoon of said day
Dated Cheboygan, Nov. 20, 1884.
WIN. HARRINGTON,
VIM CLARK. JR., sheriff
Atty Tor Plaintiff
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
OonAu Of ChohOUHan

Notice is hereby given that by an order or
the Probate Court for the said county OF Che
bOygan. made on the fifteenth day OF Septem-
Der, A. ID. 1884, six months were allowed Tor
creditors to present their claims against the
estate of Tunis L. VanArsdale, late OF said
county, deceased, and that all creditors Of said
deceased are required to present their claims
to said Probate Court at the Probate Office, in
the village of Cheboygan, in said county of
CheboyRan, on or before the first day Of De-
cember, A. u. 1884, and that such claims will
be heard before said court on the sixth day of
December, A. ID. 1884, and on the sixteenth
day of March, A. ID, 1885, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon of each of those days.
EDWIN z. PERKINS,
Judge of Probate.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27
The Candidates Compared.

Where, in all history, can be found a
similar case? Blaine, a man who is
foremost as a writer, speaker, thinker OF
his cOuntrymeR, who has filled all the
positions of editor, legislator, congress
men, speaker, senator, secretary of state
and author as they were scarcely ever
filled before, and GrOyer Cleveland who
cannot speak, write or think, who has
almost jumped from. Sheriff tO,President.
If the American people like the picture
let them behold it. Mr.. Cleveland l be-
lieve is about AZ years old. He has al
ways lived within q days journey of
Washington, and yet he has never seen
Congress in session, he has never seen a
President, he has never seen one of the
great departments. and although a law
yer Ian alleged lawyer he has never
been in the Supreme Court room. Not
one of the three coordinate branches
of the government has he ever seen in
operation, But he has been sheriff
and "0f course he goes to church. Now
Cf most of the papers are to be believed)
he is coming here TO be President with
out knowing what the Government
means, or able to understand the mean
ing of the great questions that will
come before him. Well let him come.
Give him fair and even a generous
show, If be is found to be elected accord
ing to the present law, outrageous as it
is. If he should prove good President
and worthy of confidence, give him
another term. The country is of far more
consequence than individuals or parties.
But the whole thing is bitter and dan
gerous experiment. Blaine has been
tried in great and perilOus positions. He
has shown himself the greatest in all of
them. Cleveland is like changing a
cook, You can't tell what he is until he
has been tried.
1t always makes my enemies mad to
show my egOtism. Poor fools! They do
nOt know how to amuse mankind. They
think, when / express an honest opinion
or predictiOnU shall not do the latter
any mOre), that | do it from egOtism,
when in fact do it to earn my liberal
salary from the Press, which the editor
would not pay nae unless l instructed
Tor, if you like it better, amused) his
readers. have been generally, heartily
and Indignantly abused for criticising
Conkling, Grant, Arthur and all the
other Stalwarts What was the result?
Is there any readers of the Press who
can say to-day, in the glazing light of
events, that l was not right? Is not Mr..
COnklin glad of Mr., Blaine's defeat? Is
not Nj. Arthur the same, and MIR. Grant
and Mr. Brewster, and Mr.. Postmaster
General Frank HattOn and the whole
lot? What do we find? Grant did not
even take the trouble to register and
vote. Not one in Mr.. Arthur's Cabinet
said word in public in favor of Mr..
Blaine's election. Mr.. COnkling voted
a dummy ticket with his usual sneer.
Where is he to-day? The glad hireling
of the Democratic party to do what he
can to count out Mr. Blaine, who, in a
fair show, wOuld be found to be elected!
81 had rather be dog and bay the moon
than such Roman Philddelphi0 Press
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27
What a Change Means.

1t must be admitted that the political
regime under which Chicago has reach
ed such a wonderful degree of prosperity
and grandeur could not have been bad
one. If protection to American indus
tries were not good for the country at
large, neither Chicago nor the scores of
other places that within the last twenty
years have grown from insignificant vii
lagos to splendid cities would now be
what they are. 1t is worse than folly to
say that If any political regime, other
than that which we have had for twenty
years, had existed Chicago would be as
great as it is to-day. There are no doubt
many foolish enough to think so. or at
least to say they think 80. There may
be many foolish people in existence. but
there are few foolish enough to think
that if we had the free trade laws of five
and-twenty years ago Chicago would be
what it is now.
We Will venture to predict that if a
party comes into power that is pledged
to break down the tariff, Chicago and
every other city on this continent will
feel change for the worse. Even al
ready the chances of the free trade party
coming into power has been felt in this
city, and felt in an Enthusiastically disas-
trOus manner. The building trade has
been especially affacted. There are re-
ports current, which there is no reason
to doubt, that many capitalists who have
made heavy contracts for building have
rescinded them, solely on the grounds
that political change in the affairs Of
the country could only be disastrous to
business, and they prefer to keep their
money in their pockets rather than lay
it out on brick and mortar. If those
who have been howliAg for political
change" during the last few years get
1t, there seems every likelihood that they
will soon be bowling still louder for an
other change" to save them from the
disasters which their agregiOus folly
brought upon them.-Finerty's Citizen.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27

mia, Ohio Illinois and Kansas the total
Republican plurality in 1876 was 52,805;
in 1880 1t was 10000; in 1884 1t was
2OO.6S2' showing Republican gain each
Presidential contest.