Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-07-02

people say they we've afraid, not OF tho
yeterans who fought theif battles. but o.
their own citizens; and ifsthey did not
resolve, and proelamats. and declare and
danOunce, all of Maine Tuuid be hero to
! enjoy the license Of an old fashioned
drunk. There fore the rOwdy West, which
manufactures more andsSdrinks less
whisky than any section Of lie Union,
5ocanie placated. BY ths way, whisky
and beer have been all dizzy as free as the
/ iiowers OF May, and at this writing but
| ore drunken man has been ran in, and
| be WIS from Canada.
JLIlNoIsANS IN COUNCIL.
It Ao'ci0ek the Council OF Admins
( lratiOn for the Department. Of Illinois,
J COM posed of Comrades Berry, Read, and
! Bennett met with the delegation and
/ prue 6Gd TO Gil tho vacancies, as is is
aap0tfui how the full list will report at
! the session tomorrow. will not con-
fuse your readers by sending names.
| pen the election of National Command
err, Major Burst, Register Of Grain III
Chicago, has Jhs lead. Ihs real issue is
b'-WeeD Pennsylvania, that has virtual
| is HGmed the Commander fer several
years, and The 81 -aJ West. Penn8ylPa-
Ria puts forward Gen. Burdcttg. OF
Washington, because he 10 an ex-Mem-
Der OF COngIe and an eX-Commissl0n
or OF the Land Office. BarGette's friends
claim that no will 30 valuable az lob
byist in pushing pension bills. Put that
kind of WORK would lie simply disErnc9-
ful and compromising TO the order. Gem
prgls Barnum and Reynolds. ofNew York
are also candidate, but with feeble
strength.
department COmmGRdar Berry, OF Il
liH0ls, 0x-OiYlci0 member Of the National
Council Of Administration, aud General
JOHN @. Black, of DaaYille, was unani-
lu0usly elected to the vacancy. ~
THE RECEPTION TO THE RATIONAL CON-
WANDER
OF tie Grand Army of the Republic was
given III the beautiful City Hall this
evening. Three thousand veterans, cit
i2eEs, and ladies were present. Govern
or ROble extended the inequalities Of
the state, including Neal Dow and Rev.
Barst0W's proclamation. 1t was one OF
those eloquent oratiOns which the school
boys OF New England have been recitng
for half century. After the Mayor OF
Portland had also extended his welcome
Commander R0untG responded He is
an uneducatsd man, was drummer
boy and lost leg at Mission Ridge. but
his fifteen minutes speech was thrilling
in effect and full of incident.
Governor Alger, OF Michigan, made
witty speech. burlesqusing the prohibit
ton action OF Neal Dow, ex-governor.
and One-armed Lucius Fairchild spoke
for Wisconsin.
The introduction of General SlOcum,
of New York, was the occasion of q per-
feet tornado of applause, which it took
some time to quiet; and then. evidently
by arrangement, C9neral Logan was
presented Applause, cheers by cheers.
and tigers and beating of drums were
the welcome John A. Logan received from |
the neighbors and friends Of James G, |
Blaine. General Logan's brief remarks
we're in the natNrS Of tribute TO the
character Of General Grant and were ap-
plauded at almost every sentence. He
Neal Dow and the Rev. Bur-
chard B9rst0w over the heads with a
stuffed club and the applause was sim
ply uncomfortable.
Ex-Governor Anthony, Of Kansas, fol-
lowed, and other popular speakers also
were called upon. The evening" was en-
joyaDle all Tho way through.
PHOCION.