Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-28


tien OF patriotic dead;
Therefore, I, Russell A. Alger, Governor of
Michigan, do call upon all citizens of the State
to express upon that occasion their grateful re-
menbrance of the services of our army and
navy.
And invite all comrades of the Grand Army
of the Republic all soldiers and sailors Of the
late war, the State Troops, and all civil socie-
ties, to do honor 10 the memory of those who
surrendered only to the last foe, by paradc1
and ceremonies appropriate to Decoration Day
r. CT Done at the Capitol this, the 10th
~ o. day Of May, 1885.
BY the Governor: RUSSELL A. ALGER.
II. A. CONANT, Secretary of State.
ssser-Ew
The Hon. s. S. Cox recently appointed
United States Minister to Turkey, quail
hed at the Department of State last Fri
day. He will leave New York for his
new post of duty about June IL.
LEADING Democrats Of the country ad-
init that the election Of Logan to the
United States Senate from Illinois, dis
pslls all their hopes of gaining control
of the Senate during Cleveland's ad-
ADMINISTRATION, and that is why they feel
80 bad over it.
PROPOSALS for Postoffics Department
envelopes show that on official envelopes
the lowest bid is about One-third the
price paid last year for the same en-
yeleps, while the lowest bid on register
ed envelopes is about 30 per cent less
than last years price. The total num-
Der of pOstOffice envelopes used last year
was over 100000.
A DEMOCRAT can manage to be pref
ty active partisan and yet not be "offen-
sive" to his bosses. Manning, Higgins,
Bayard, and men Of that class are not
likely to kick Democrats down stairs
for making Democratic speeches or per-
forming the honest work expected of Il
man of opinions. The offensive" only
comes in when Republicans indulge in
such things.
Upon receipt Of the intelligence of the
death of exSecretary FrelinghuysSn
Wednesday Of last week, Secretary
Bayard telegraphed Mrs. Frelinghuysen
as follows: "The President and his
Cabinet have just heard with deep SEN
sibilty of the death of your hon0red
husband. Accept from each and all of
us expressions Of sincere sympathy and
cOndOlense."
THERE Is a rumOr in the air to the eff
feet that A. p SwinfOrd. the newly ap-
pointed Governor Of Alaska, will take
unto himself a wife to console him dur
ing his exile. and settle down to home
life when no assumes the reiRs Of Gov
, eminent of our northern possessions.
Many who know SwinefOrd's character
istics seem to doubt the rUmOr and seek
confirmation before believing the rumor.
NEARLY 5000 applications have been
filed at the State Department. for the 3C0
consular places at the disposal Of the
President. These coysr all the positions,
from the Consulate General at London,
in the first case, to the seemingly most
Insignificant place in the service in tho
least of all. The. Democracy are lawful"
hungry for government pap" and are
willing to take anything in the shape of
an official position, no matter how In
significant the Office may be.
r. M. I. HUNTER, the new Collector of
Customs for the District Of Tappahan-
mock, Va, has had remarkable history.
Forty years ago he was speaker of the
House Of Representatives, and was sub
ssqusRtly elected to the United States
Senate, where he served for fourteen
years, until July 1861, when he was ex-
PEELED on the ground of participation in
the rebellion. He WAS Secretary Of
State Of the Confedsracy and q member
Of the Confederate Senate. He was aft
erward Treasurer of the State of Virgin
la, which Office he held until 1880, since
which time he has been living in retire
msnt on his small farm in Essex Csun-
ty. He Is now about seventy Eve years
of age. Ia 1860 he was candidate for
the Presidency before the Charleston
convention. The office to which he is
appointed pays $3.50 year with fees
and commissions amounting In all to
less than $1,000. Mr.. Hunter was very
much IMPOVERISHED by the war. and was
Amounted to thu Offico on hia own m
plicatiop.