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MSmM' . .... - WMw WIWBm , J i . iin? - - . ; , -! . , . - ; - ; ' v JJ- ...!. GHEBOYG-AK SATURDAY; MAT 4. 1878. - - :--T z . z. .imjn WLjj.aj amijuniiMwim wiim miii i:--a-s.fgi-L-a".t'.i!J.ai THH WREKLY NORTHERN TRIBUNE. rcnusm-.D r.vi.uv saturdav cr 'Y. CHANDLER, ClIEBO YJAN, MICHIGAN. TERttS CF SUBSCRIPTION: e t-'vy, one ye.ir, - - i oo i 00 50 Oiio copy, oii uioii las, . -Ouc copy, turee luoiuli. - nr ALWAYS I ADVANCE. Subscri'.M-rs within Cheuoyirnn county will re ceive uieir papers irec iy lu.ul, ami Hiue living ouisitle the county will have, tueir posiac pre paid oy ti.c ijuuiisiicr. RATES OF ADVERTISING: One-hall iaoh suace, (sis lined Nonpareil or U'o3. lor one iii-eiiiii,-'5 tents ; one lucu space, for one insertion, an rents; ior cacti additional i.uli. one i user lion, 50 ceuid. Firxuiseiueiit i.iseuioua, or a larger space, linoea will iriven at the otlice. Local uiHic.es io cents per line lor tlic first in een loo, aa't 5 cents ct Hue fur cacti Bubseiiueul insertion. Carln in Business Directory, five lines or tin tier, Si per year; each aiditioual line tl per year Time Tables. G 1 RAND RAPIDS & INDIANA R. II. fhD C. R. & F. Vi. R. R. rns cisa, so7. i:, 13:7. GOIXG XORTH. Chi I I Ciu Xo 1 - x. "No 5 So 3' e m V M AM 17 IV t7 30 t -ZD ,0 ou; .0 4u! 4 ij 11 a li 00 f m 5 01 !11 .2 11 AM 5 3S I 12 33 ti 57 1 M 6 10 12.UjA 31 . 1 7 0 1 ti f 0 3 ia' 8 :'J 4 U 4 2.1 a -.o 4 o.". 5 it: a :m 5 aoj 5 t) is) l'J 6 W; ( ia 11 lu 40 ti 52 U 4vl o i 7 15 7?- - SI I 11 40 l 2a 1 35 7 4: F M 12 2:1 2 55 8 07 8 17 12 40 H Vji l 8 31 2 10 4 45j ojO W. 3 2'i V 15 r li I 7 2. 12 14 i !" 2M 1 21 J ,.40 12 00 a 2 2u ho a-- S 1 i. .. rr. i... i UichniiMitl .. Wiuuiieater.. Kidgeville Portland .. Decatur ar..... , tie.... k'U Wayne.l ,.le (ienil i.lviile- Lagrange . siiirie... WasiA L or...... V cii'iurir.... I r Kalamazoo' I le I'lainweU - M julietft.-..--- . ar U 1. li 1, ids1 I .le JIowarl City ll wat)i-lo.. Keel City uf rie V i l l ic - Traveretj Oil i-.i'sw'y GOIXG SOUTH, ;Ch& Su 2 No fi; No SNo 4 A M V M ltos'koy.. Waver Cny t'untuc Ki'ed City ar Ilec I Ci' v 'le jus Un.id-? . 0 20 t 3i .'Ml il2 02 .2. 7 .5; 1 ui ! 7 W 2 9. 9 ot 4 10 iU 5.") j 4 3'jSl 1' ! P M Howard Cil Uapi-ls ) dc. t: i i 8 4'J' j o-i 9 . ;i i !1 IS Monti Plh.... l'uiiu .veil.. Kaiaiu.iK !S 5 2 12 10 (Id 12 .'..' fli 3. 1 25 li 7 24 8 051 8 ! 9 Oo' ar.! ilo VicK-lur; Wasip, Y.L. croVj Sturgis I.araue KcndillviHe .. Wayne ar... de 1 11 44 p v 12 32; 9 5fi, 11 la il 50 2 20 15 A . t6 33 ! 7 29 .( 8 . I 9 C5 .'! 9 2S .110 35 I Decatur i .... J'ortlMid 1a liid-'.-vil.e ' I 01 de..:4 15; 5 1 Wiuchester 4 3 5 2-. Richmond 5 50it 32 Cincinna'i .. 8 50l 10 0 MOSTIETII AND ALLEGAN 1'IIANC'JI Train leave Monlietll 8 5v A v, and 3 10 M, arrive All.;an9 25 A M.a:v1 i 5 I'M Leave Alkj iii 11 30 A M and 4 50 F 31, arn Moiuielh 12 20 r M and 5 45 P M. DIKECT Tit A IN CONNECTION'S FOLLOWS: Vi3, 2, 3. 5 and 6, at Forr Wayne v.ith Fast ex t-s trains of the P, V W it Oliy, t-aal from Pit-burg-, ilarribuiir. lialti flioie, Washing on, Pail tdelphin and A'ew York. A'js. 1, 2 aad at Fort Wayne with express train on V.bajh railwa., to and from 4uincr, St. Louis. Kan.as City. nd Texa po uts. Ym 1 and 8 at Kalamazoo with Michigan Cen tral R K. to and from Chicago, and at Ree 1 City with F A i M Ry for LudiniLton. V. x f.nnpptsit D M Junction with I) M fi A at Grand RacUs with M. C K R for Detroit nd a t points east. Vos 1 2,3 and 4connectatRichmond with P'tts tu Cincinnati A St Loms U R to and from In diaaipolis,Louisville.St Loaisand a'l po:ntf!outh wst Vlso tor Dayton. Xenii. Columbus, &c. tDaily except Sundays. IDaily-1-Break.lat. D-Dinner. hSnpTMr - A. B. LELT, Gen. Passanger Agent. MayhsY Business College "TH3 MOSTPSSrSflTPOSSIBLS.' The U. S. Commission er's report classes Rneinrss iio., mn. thrt'nseful instituncn' or the Jountry. and says: "One of ihem-tne Mayhcw Jtusiness Colleae, Detr nt-conl-.icte l bv U ni. Ira Mavhew. fonnerly State .upennten-lerit ol Public InsTuction, deserves esDCCial mention. Ynnu. mn iip4inn a buMn. ss ediu ation will And the advantages here ofjred the most perfect possible." Centennial Pamphlets and circilars sent on application. 13 IRA MAYIIEYT, LL, I., TJetroIt, c QBDERi FOR PKINXING fOO. "Wedding, 33i3C3?ti:as Partis:, stc. Will reccire prompt attention. Satislaction irnaranieed. ddross, NORTllEttN TRIBUNE, Cheboy gan, MK.D. TpHOS. LAUNDY'S Stat3 llcnuns-ital llarbls Foot of Butler Street, V7crk; PORT HURON. ZIICUIOAN. Order6 for Monum ent and Head Stones, Tombs. O disks. Aceither in Nativeor Koreiirn Marble Scotch or Americdn Granite, or Freesrone.wi 1 be prompt ly attended to. Parties corresponding by mail will have ulans. desuns ami specifications nton sn'-'atione to Til j AS Lachdt, Port Huron, Vxh. 28-ly rr.i. I I r I : 1 1- JMfmTUEDM TDTDTTCT "niSSATISFlFn CHIPPEWA" - AOTEE cs- QUSHMAN HOUSE. " pet os key, men. D. J. Cushman, Proprietor. lVtoskry is a dfli-rhtful enmmf-r r-arrt Tlii. ha ample tacUitu s for the homeline accommoda tion of thoe meking this delightful climate for aim or recreation. SOaprly gPEXcra house. av.m. spexcer, rr.op'n, Tliis houfe i eituatei n-ar the dock, and commands a fine view of the lake. Splendid aeconiinotatjr.ns for summer vibitors. Good loom urn liberal rates. 4."Stf A BURNETT, THYSICIAN AXD DENTAL SURGEON. Ofllce, Marine City House, Cheboygan, Mich. 49tf Attorneys, "YATTS S. HUMPHREY, COUNSELLOR AT-LAW, noltf Cheboysran. Mich. Physicians. J li. PATTERSON,.; PHYSICIAN Al'D SUEG30N . Offic-at Farr & "WWa Drug Store. Ofiice noun 9 a. M. to 9 P. M. apiO.f 31. GEROW, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Office at City Drug Store, promptly attended. Professional calls notti pERRIN & BOWES, PHYSICIANS, SUROEONS, AC. Korncsopathic Pharmacy Main Sf ree'., Cheboygan, Mich'. Dr. Bowes is Examining Surgeon for iPcnzwns. Sprcia' attention given to Snrgerjnd disease peculiar to t emtles. !Ktcb78 Jieal Estate. ARMING l.AADS AND TOWN LOTS lor paie unit noi.bes to rt'nt bv ltolltt II. f ATI KltsOy, Cheboygiin. TDINE AND FARMING LANDS. L In ChebOjguD and adjoining 'counties for GEO. S FROST & CO.. GiiswolJ Street, Detroit. V.'e fc;i ri lnl in n'mmt evfry county in the ite. and in v )M;.n0id, Minnesota, Karsns. as and oihei ta ts. Un(m collections. "O EAL ES TATE AND COLLECTION XX AGENT. rpHEiinder!ned Is nrppurtd to act as eollertivfr, L lioal Msuiteami T:s Aoat lor ill uurtit diir- lii hci-v lfin. Niui-rosivluiits'w; o winli tLtdr lieul Kfate iuterhtsatteii'lud to.Taxcs looked after, etc in have it dune for a moderate compensation, by oiiiinuNiealiiia with nie. A number oldesiiable liouoes to rent. .WI LLA IMBi RT II ( LO M E W. 24 Cheboygan, Mich. Jieal Estate. rpURNER, SMITH & HUMPHREYS JL REAL ESTATE OFFICE CHEBOYGAN. MICH. 10,000 ACRES o Choice Hard Wood FARMING L A N D.S FOR SALE. PRICE, 3 TO $i0 PER ACRE. T3 S TO SUIT PU2CEASS2S. A small payment down and the balance in eaiy Installments. rnUFSE LAJVDSareall situated within area L sonable distance ol Cheboygan, and are among the btstin this section ot the state. It ischeapertobuy choice land near town, at a reasonable price, than to take I nferioilandefor nothing. no!7-tf Lands for Sale. About 7,000 Acres Of land, nitimted in towns3S, 1 and 2 west; 37, nil1! Ht- ar.. 1 2 w st: S5. 1 and 2 west; 34, 2 west; 34, 3 west. The aboj e described lands are all In Cheboygan County, And of easy access to roads and water, and will besold on the following terms: Small payment down, and the balance in three, four and five years. with interest at 7 oer cent ner annum. Forfuither particulars enquire of F. M. S AMMOXS, Cheboygan, Micb lCaprlm I 111 111 1 I I I I I 1 I U I I 1 I 111 I I VI I ! lCSWBWWIttBWBW wa--WBBaol 1 iiuxiiiiijiUV llllDUlUJ. : Official Paper of the County and Village. SATURDAY," 3IAY 4, 1ST8. - - Special 'fleeting f tas Card Sapor- Tisorv. THUI5SDAY.3IORNING. ) April 23, 187S, 1 o'clock. The Board of Siipervisnrs met ' pnr Pliant to a previous call. Roll e.llwl Present, Charles Bellant, of Beaurand : Thomas Jarmy, of Xuiula; E. A. Fauncc, of Tuscarora; John Dawson, ol Burt; William B. Ellis, of Inverness : James McKervey, of Duncan ; Jerry Jarvis. of Grant. John Barber, of Benton, absent Supervisor Ellis moved that Supervi sor E. A. Faunce be chairman pro teru. of the meeting. Carried. 3Ir. Faunce taking the chair, Charles Bt-llant movexl that William B. Ellis he the Chairman of the Board ot Supervi sors for the coming year. Seconded and unanimously carried. The minutes of the special mei-tins of the Board of Supervisors held May 5ili, 1877, was read by lha Clerk, by request. Supervisor E. A. Faunce offered a res olution to call on the Couniy Treasurer of this county lor a brief statement of the finances of the county, which was done, and the Deputy County Treasurer asked the Board to wait until afternoon of that day. Granted. Then the Board took recfsrf until half-past one o'clock p. M.. at which time, met again, with lull BomV (except John Barber). William A. Maul: by. Deputy County Treasurer, reported that there was about 337 00 on hand, county fund. A mo tion voted requesting the Chairman io appoint three persons of the Board as cr.mmittee to examine the general bills and accounts agaiust the county which was carried. The Chairman then ap pointed E. A. Faunce, John Dawson ami Charles Bellant as committee Io ex amine the several bills and accounts against the couniy, then the Board ad journed until to-morrow morning, at li o'clock, for the report of said committee. Friday Mokxing, 11 o'clock. Board met. Roll called; all present ex cept John Barber. The Committee on Bills and Accounts eported and asked to.be discharged. which was done. The Board then look recess until halt- .ist one o'clock. P. M. At hall-pastne o'clock the Board met; all proseut except Super; isor Barber. The following hills nd accounts were audited and allowed s i t commanded by the Ccmmittie on Bills and Accounts, as follows : 5 E Gallagher A McDonald. $ 2 25 t 1 75 S 10 62 00 haiirv Stevenson 4 70 A Paoiiin, Deputy bliriff. 71 00 Joseph Aliair, Coder Sheriff...... 57 30 35 90 20 00 Arthur M Geiow 65 10 The People.wiin's.Lucy Douglass 4 50 3 60 tieorge 1 nquette, EStiena... . 355 39 341 92 Auurew exer, stationery 13 55 13 55 The People, witu's, Agnes Uoin 4 34 4 34 5 35 7 00 3 R5 3 87 ilenry itoliius 62 00 M Lathiop 19 00 The People, witnV, J St. Germain 9 15 " " Mrs et Urmain 3 87 ' " Isidore Caise... 162 1 62 A P Newton 6 53 6 53 JP Sutton. JP 14 11 14 11 13 50 3 10 4 8) 6 01 F M Hammous 13 59 Win S Penman ...... 4 90 John Dawson.............................. 4 80 r M Sammons.... 6 01 Mrs J B Vincent 12 50 t.J McDonald, surveyor's compass 40 no The People, witn's. Chas Bellant.. 75 75 10 00 (.hast! Utishmau 50 00 arrcn Finn- 7 00 6 20 3 00 Joseph Enos 3 50 As yo'cd Jerry Jnrvis, Snpervisor. 6 84 6 84 ,1 cmes McKervey. ...... 6 24 6 24 13 20 8 40 E A Faunce, " 10 20 hn Dawson, " ...... 8 40 Charles Bellant, " ...... 6 48 6 48 Thomas Jai my. " 10 80 10 80 Wm B Ellis, births and deaths... 10 34 10 34 'Recommended not to be paid. tLnid over to annual meeting of Board The following resolution was offered by Supervisor E. A. Faunce Resolved, That no bills be audited for payment bv this Board after the final ad journment of this meeting, until the an niial meeting m October next. Carried. The Board then adjourned sine die. William B. Ellis, Chairman. 31edardMetivier. Clerk. An Astonishing- Tact. A large proportion of the American people are to-day dying from the effects of dyspepsia or disordered liver. The result of these diseases upon the masses of intelligent and valuable people is mos alarming, making lite actually a burden instead ot a constant existence of enjov ment and usefulness as it vtight to be. There is no good reason for this. If you will only throw aside prejudice and skepticism, take, the odvic-e of druggists and your Iriends. smd iry one bottle of Green's August Ffoue -. Your speedy reliei is certain. Millions of bottles of this medicine has been given away to try its virtues, with satisfactory results in every case. You can buy a sample bottle tor 10 cents to try. Three doses will relieve the worse case. Positively sold by all druggists on the western con tinent. For 6ale by Farr & Weed and A. M. Gerow. nov3 John Dugan. arrested in Cincinnati, is believed to be the noted European forger who murdered Mrs. Ltdia Chapman in London. The Besidents of that County think the Railroad aJDelu-.. sion and a Snare. They want the State Land the the Market either through the "R3" road Company or State. ' ' 1 ' 1 ; . Sault Ste. Makie, April;4!?, Correspondence of the Nobther Ti3csb. No one outside of this county ca real ize the intense feeling which.piey&res the county regarding the action of the Legis lature anOJstatc authorities in withdraw ing from market the state lands in Chip pewa county for the benefitjof the Mar quette & Mackinac railroad. To make mote clear tho real cause of satisfac tion, I will s.ate that a largeff roportion of the best tanning lands adjacent to the Siult are state swamp lands. I would not convey the idea that th?y are in real ity swamp lands, for.they are .not'but on ihe other hand, are very choice agricul tural lands. The small quantity of agri cultural lands in this vicinity are being rapiillylaken up by settlers." iThe, tide of eminigratiou which has in the past two years started towards this county is truly surprising. A largo proportion of these emmigraiits are irom Cr.na;la, and, as a cl Si, they are well to do people Hundreds have come here this spiing looking tor a new home. Th?y cannot secure laud,althoiigh there arc thousands upon thousands of acres of this state land within easy access of this place. I had hardly got my feet planted squarely on the dock, when I landed here a few days ago, before a friend, an old and promii:e:il clt'zen of the county, hardly waiting to pass the uual courtesies, accosted me in language some what as follows : 'Well, what reliable news have you regarding the railroad ?" "I hiviMione,'' I .replied, .further than has appeared in tie Northern TuibUNE from time to lime. The latest news bt th jroa;id co?t, ha.3 ippe trcd there, but per sonally, I hive very lit: le f.ith in the sue cess of the present company, as you h ave probably observed in articles from mv pen in that paper." "Is-there any wav'we can get some of be stale lands in the market? There ire hundreds of people moving Into this county. Ihev want to, purchase these ands. Jla iy come, look at them, and wh-u they find that they can't be bought h'.'y go away in -disgust, and find a horn elsewhere. The injury, present and con sequential, that is thus iullictedupou this county is bevond estimate. If it could be bought it would bring five huu dred people to the county before fali. It is a shame that these lands should be thus withheld from the market, and con sequently from settlement and improve ment for the beuefif'of ajrailroad which at best barely'passes through the coun ty, and if built would do us no good." lie spoke feelingly. Ol course I could do nothing f-lse but admit that the case was unfortunate. Neither could I giyc him any encouragement of immediate re-i lief, except that the railroad should be commenced and the lands ithus thrown upon the market. The onlv way that I could see, was to wait patiently and ask relief trom the uext Legislature. "We asked it of the last Legislature," he replied, "and nothing came of it." I passed on, and meeting another friend, when occurred almost the iden tical conversation again, and so on with nearly everyone I met. The afternoon alter iny arrival, a number of citizens called at my room, and the bur den of their conversation was the rail road and these lauds. There is much talk ol going upon them and running the risk ot securiug a title Irom either the railroad company or state. If tilis course is pursued it may end in serious litiga tion. You have 110 idea of the intense feeling there is here upon the subject, and it is growing day by day. It is not because they oppose the road, although it could not be expected that they would become very enthusiastic over it, consid ering the couise it runs, but it is because they want the huids, that they may take advantage 01 tne ernmhrrauon taut is coming this way. Tne state cisnuo: sell the lands, the railroad company cannot sell the lauds. No railroad, no lands. Hundred of em migrant leaving the country where they wish to settle because they cannot get them. Is it any wonder that dissatistac tion exists? W. C. , Primary School moneys. The annual aporLionmeiit of the pri mary school interest fund will soon be completed by the superintendent of pub lic instruction. The whole number of children in the state of school age (5 to 20 years inclusive) is 413,021, and the total amount apportioned is 234,460.50, or 50 cents to each child. ' Last year the whole number of Thildreti 453,536, and the amount apportioned was 211,055.06, or 45 cents to e:;ch child. An increase in the amount of chilJreu over st year ot 10 3S5and in the amount'apportioned of $23,404,84, the number ot children and amounts apportioned Cheboygan, Macki naw and Chippewa counties are as fol lows. No. of Children. l,2:o 5 29 S68 Amount Cheboygan Mackinaw .... Chippe-va........, I S35 (tO 264 60 434 OU Six hundred horses left Montreal one day last week for England. Thi Section as a Farming: Country Cbeboygrnti nud its Advantages us veevred by an Outsider." The following extracts wc take from the editorial correspondence of the Michigan Farmer of April 25th which contains two letters occupying over three columns of the paper, over two of which are devoted to Chcbovga.11 and its urroundinga.. The first letter bears date April 14th. After describing the trip from' Dei roii on ihe Fount dd' City, the editor mvs: The fog kept us from arriving at Che- oygan before halt past ten. This place quite a vdlng; 91 ome Importance, and as soo:i as the Jackson. Lansing & Saginaw railroad is completed, will at once rise to the disrnity ot a city. Be hind it are lands of the most desirable description for settlement by farmers, and with a temperature more even and milder than'that ot more southern coun ties, ihe vegetation and the trees are far advanced as we found them in Washtenaw County list week. The port of Chebovgin is easily entered, and ad mitted the rouutnu City with a dr.iitof water equal to thirteen feet. Here we are at the Spencer House, a very good hotel, kept by Mr. Spencer, a mon attentive and rruciotis bonaace, ind ready at all time? to furnish correct intelligence to the travellers who resort here tor business, and waitinii the arrival of every boat, with some of the old eager ness with which ve havft seen otteu and often about h:df a century ago the old stage coach welcomed as it rattled up with a splurch to the hostelry at which it was to stop for the night. With Caps, John McKay we made a short excursion into the country. Here we found h piece of land that was being worked into a farm by Mr. Nelson and which had been cleared of stumps and turned over for the first lime. This soil struck us as peculiarly promising. We noticed it particularly as cropping out every where as tl:e subsoil of the country. It is a reddish brown in color, has the texture of a loamy clay, cracks whe.i ex posed to ihu atmosphere and crumbles when burnt. It is ri-jh apt) ire itly in lime and is filled to some extent with a grirtj- gravel, that renders it liirht to w.rk. It is evidently a rich, strong soil that will bear a good deal of rough treat ment, and ought to make generous re turns to Ihe skillful cultivator. We were shown by Mr. McDonald some spring wheat, a sample of a crop that yielded 73 bushels Irom two acres; samples of peas, bean-', potatoes and corn were presented to us. Close to the City ol" Cheboygan Mr. McDonald had a farm of some extent, which had a large dairy and where he was keeping a general fr.rrn stock, amongst which we noticed somo good black faced s'ie p. Along the Cheboygan for fiu;ht or ten miles up to tho lakes, there are a series ot splendid farms that will compare in beauty cf location and strengi.i ot soil with any in the State. In climate the past season it has been even more temperate in this upper eoun try than at Detroit. At Cheboygan there had not been a day in wldeh a sleigh could be run, while at Detroit there had been quite a period during whieh snow fell in quantities to afford a good run for sleighs. There are but few orchards planted here as yet. but where there are any fruit treos the buds show no injury from change ot temperature. Generally we might say thai vegetation was about from six to ten days slower than oa the best cultivated farms along the line of the central and southern railroads W say, "best cultivated," for cultivation would alone make that differeuc- in the soil, as the effects of draining, manuring and the working the soil. Here at Cheboy gan we see the soil only just begins H be stirred on the sun ace, ami the cold, dead, sour earth that has been lyinq; undisturb ed for ages, has not yet had time to be sweetened by the tempering effects of winter or summer winds, or by the cheery influence of the light and heat of the summer sun. This advantage must not be unconsidered when comparing districts that have been op-ued up for half a century to the ameliorating influ ences of cnltivatatiou. and those sections which Lave only been cleared partially for some three to five years. Cheboygan itself has oil the air of a business town, and its position is so favorable that it canuo be otherwise than one of the most important commer cial cities ol the district by which lc is surrounded. If possesses the only har bor along that coast, that is accessible Io large stoamers'with a draft of water of 12 or 13 feet. The Fountain City ctme up to the docks here without any dfticulfy, though these visits were her first to this place, The objective point for the Northern terminus of the Jackson Lansing &. Sagi naw railroad, now working lis way northward, is of necessity this place Here also is a line of communication by river and inland lakes that rivcs the command of the business ot the rich, fer tile and attract ive lands of all that part ot Michigan which has heretofore been lying idle for want of settlers, and. the afrriculiurai richness and resources 01 which are just beginning to be under stood. Then again, Chebovgan com mands a lanre lumbering interest. Here within a mile or two is Duncan City. 0:1 banks of a river and bay. which has been made by the energy anil business tore sight ot Mr. Thompson Smith. The docks, the mills, the arrangement of the buildings and structures for the accmo d dion of the vast lumber interests, the tenement houses for the use of the work men all bespeak a comprehensive and judicious foresight that elicited our admi ral iou. Wo were pointed out one firm In Che boygan that during the last season had done a business of 125,000 in furnishing supplies for the interior of this part of the State. Cheboygan must also be the point where tbe trade with all that sec tion of country around the Straits, rich in lumber and agricultural resources, must for many years resort lor snpDlies lor the fisheries. the lumber canips and the farms. There is ihe coast of the Lower Peninsula from Presque Isle to Mackinaw Point, and of the upper Peninsula from Detour to Point Sc. Ignace. whose people must necessarily resort to Cheboyuiin just as soon as the great northern ' line has a depot here, that must immediately add to the importance of this point as a commercial centre, and build it up dur ing the next ten years on a very sure and firm basis. We came up to look over the agricultural resources of this part of the State, rather than its commercial ; but the facts were forced upon our atten tion, as necessary to give a fair compre hension of the future value of the agri ciwtund lands which are new being placed upon the market and offered to settlers. " Wherever we went there, were marks of the healthiness of the cllinate, and the can-aity lor n;-o faction in the soil. which were mtue n.a i'iicsL by ihe opec- f ings that b;.d already bee:; inade, cr wer-1 111 process of clearing and had already raised some crops, Of course there are as yet v.') live stock introduced. The horses, the oxen, and even the beef cat tle all ki)nie from other sections ; yet here is growing by immigration a population that muse call loudly for supplies, and which will be a valuable home market fur ali the. surplus live stock, whether of cattle, sheep, or swine, that can be grown during the next twenty years. These Cheboygan lands are not level ot maraliy, but show a large proportion of high dry rolling lands that etretch away to the south and west, and cannot be otherwise than productive when cleared. The ' hardwood timber pre vailed 1:1 very direction, and there are sdreudy here on the banks of the river and on the shores of the lakes openings that must in a lew years make farms that will compete in productiveness with any part of the state. This was the re sult ot the first glance over thi3 region, as it struck us from tho agricultural point of view. Afterwards we were afforded a more thorough and extended opportunity to see the country, and it will be seen by our "Notes by the way" in the future, that our first impressions were more than confirmed. Lumber, Illative to the Sagiuaw market the Republican says; Messrs. Geo. F. Williams & Bros.. have sold all the lumber that they now have on tiifir docks and have not nov one foot ot lumber unsold. We are crcd.bly informed that within the past three weeks they have sold nearly 0, 000.003 feet, and are now engaged in sawing out a bill of 300 M. The aver age price received by them was $6, $12 and 23. The demand for lumber, owing no doubt to a shortage ot the log crop, is goo !, and it is expected that the price will materially advance, but how much we arc r.nprcD'U'cd to state. Quire a number of buyers from the East era and also from thi Western market have ts-j:i in the city during the last week. ' ' , The state of the Chicago market for Saturday last is thus given in. the Tribune: The wholesale market was more active and lower Piece stuff (green) was quoted "lie and oOc lower, and common inch 50c and 75 j off. The offerings were about 25 cargoes, and more expected. The market is weakening on account of the heavy n.ins, which have raised the rivers in the woods, and set at rest all fears about getting the logs out. The advices from the North are that the streams contain plenty of water and the ogs are coming out rapidly, heveral saies were made Saturday at 9 and $10 for comnaon inch and S 50 and S 75 for piece stuff, the outside tor the Ludington cur. Shingles were quiet at 2 10 and 2 25, and choice have lately fetched 82 35, Lath were steady at 1 37). Good lumber continues scarce. No sales 1 were ma!e public. At the yards the ales continue he:ivv, the demaiul, as heretofore, being principally from the Southwest. In tact, the trade with Illinois and conthruous counties of the neighboring States, it may be said, is to come, ihe tarmers m these localities have not yet complete I their field work, uid the bad roads have kept tnem out of the market. The stormy weather has h id the effect of reducing the shipments during the pst week, ana put dealers be hind in filling their oruers. jrrices are irregular. The Inter Coean of Tuesday says: About thirty-three cargoes comprised the supply on s tie this morning and the general 'qualify was ot a fair average, well suited to the requirements of the trade. There was a good attendance of buyers, but thev seemed inclined to hold off for lower prices, in view ot the larger receipts, but holders were firm in their views and refused to grant any conces sions. The sales were made on the basis of the following current priee3 : Common inch, 0.50 ana $10.00 ; medium, $11 and.$ll.50; nocho'.ca on the market. Green joist and scantling. 3.75 and 9, and drv, 0.25. Shingles, 2.10 and 2.25. Lath, S1.37W. The cargo otthe schooner Duncan City, from Thompson Smith, sold last Monday 121 Chicago tor $13 per M. A careful canvass shows 135 votes ibi Wood's tariff b.ll and. 156 against it. Two Monti eal rioters have been sen fnced to five years each in the peniten tiary. The House committee has agreed up on a bill creating the territory of Oklo hama. Mrs. Peter Keeler, ol Corersvill.3. Ind., gave birth to live boys ou Thursday of last week. The late "William Orton held a policy for 20,000 in the Northwestern Life, of Milwaukee. Gen. Sheridan has been sued for 400. 000 for confiscation of propertyin Louisi ana during the war of the rebellion. Over 6.000 persons have applied for pensions as survivors of the war of 1812. If paid pensions theyiwill draw 6.000, 000. Dr. Stephen n. Tyng, sr., Sunday, preached his farewell sermon as a rector of St. Georo-e's Protestant Episcopal church. New York, AtJMilford. Mass., Sun-lay. Father Cud deby denounced the Hibernians to a large crowd. But they refused to be governed- by church relations. A telegram from Paris dated list Mon day says a hundred thousand foreigners had already reached there to witness the onening ot the exhibition on Wednesday, The prices of living had advanced, but not 10 the extent that was teared. The exhibition will not be 111 full trim nnMl the beginning of June. The English, American, frwiss and uutcn sections are most advanced. NO. 43 . UTATF. NETTS. A Flint baby swallowed a 25 cent piece. Unfortunately it was acounterfelt and wont pass. The honest fishermen of Lake Mich igan make, smoked halibut of the big lake sturgeon. " ' S. Fairchild, of Charlotte, is 63 years of age and can turu hand springs as a circus acrobat. The burned Genespe paper mill, at riint, will be set In operation again as soon asposf io'.e. . j There are now more than 700 insaue persons in the Kalamazoo asylum for the insane at present. George Roah, of Flint, died Friday last weei of the look-jaw superinduced by hU boot rubbing his foot. The Ann Arbor town hall Is to have a 1,C00 clock in its tower. . It is one of the -Seth Thomas" make. The Free and Accepted Masons of Michig m have declared tho saloon busi ness incompatible with Masonry. East Saginaw voted on a free bridge loan Monday. The f vote was in the affirmative by ever 1.300 majority. Bay City business men propose to pave the way to Uuiouville, 22 miles the pavement to be eight feet wide. Aihm Oliver, of Kalam tzoo, a well known lanscape gardener, will have thtf job of beautifying the Capitol grounds- at L tnsiug. , , . . At the last election a Hancock man voted an order for one dollar's worth of pork, and presented a Democratic ticket to the pork dealer. Congresman Willits telegraphs to post-' - master Clark, ot Ann Arbor, that he will be confirmed by the Senate as postmaster for another term. The Olivet ghost was a scare-crow made by the railroad men in order that Battle Creek penny-a-liners could -'make a stake" last week. News from the Muskegon River an nounced that great damage "has been . done by the late rain3 in washing away . Didges, tlams. etc Miss Viola Rand, of maple grove, pnt a cartridge 011 a hot stove to see what It would do. She found out, and has , an extra hole in her lace now. . The Saglnawian issued a supplement this week that was just threw inches square. Lewis says "matter" that is up" must go in, if it breaks him. The Carrollton, Saginaw county, oar factory employs from 40 to 60 tneiu! and during the past year has turned out over 1,000.000 feet of finished oars. Col, John Atkinson, of Detroit, is writ ing a series of "Sketches of Port Huron, soldiers, which pre being published lu. the Port Huron Commerrcial. The union school-house at Cassopolis; , was burned last Monday night by an incendiary; loss 5.000; insurance in the Continental, New York, 3,000. The examination ot R. H. Morrison, -of Sturgis, the lleged Oddfellow defaul ter, was begin ul Lansing Tuesday. . It , promises io be a slow investigation. Delta. Eaton county contains a 14 year old lad 6 feet and 1 inch high; weighs 200 pounds, and is well built and propor tioned. His father is A. J. Hamilton. - The editor of the Cedar Springs Clip per offers to let his delinquent subscri bers pay him In work, at the rate of 2 per elay on the eight hours system at that. - Jesse Vamey an ex -alderm in of Big Rapids, dropped dead while plowing near his residence last Tuesday morning. A oplexy was the supposed cause of his death. A Michigan man. supposed to be Ste- pheu Mulder, ot Holland, is in New York and is asleep, lu fact he was asleep when first found by the police. and had slept souudly for several days. Prof. Cook, of the Agricultural Col lege, recommends pasturing the wheat in order to help on the descruction of the Hessian fly, as the eggs deposited ou the leaves would then be eaten and the crop benefited. : A Three Rivers trackmaster has a three-wheeled railway velocipede for which a speed of 2o to 3o miles In an hour is claimed. Two large wheels run ou one track, act, the other wheel servM to gieauy tue macuiue uy ruuniug ou toe) other track. Last week the Tittabawassee river wast on what the lumbermen call a wet, - j imboree." A big log jam above Mid- laud lammd the water back lor twenty miles, overflowing the lowlands, des troying fences, crops etc, and doing great damage. The Peninsular paper company, of YpsilantI, is talking of introducing electric lights into its mills. The system under consideration is that of a Cleve-. land firm. As the mills are run night and daj-, cheapness with safety and good light is the great desideratum. For over 20 years Port Austin. Huron, county, has each 6eason manufactured and sent abroad several million feet of lumber, but this trade is now ended, the last load having been shipped last week. The country haying beeu stripped of Its. pine, thrifty farmers are taking the place, of lumbermen 8 camps. The connection track at Monroe is be ing completed between the Canada Southern and Flint and Pere Marquette. railways, crossing the laKi snore and iuichigan southern tracK. aoout one mile north of Monroe. This will give the Flint and Pere raarquette two connect tioii3 at Toledo. There will be a 6ale on the 19 of June of the Michigan Lake Shore railroad, extending from Allegan to Muskegon with all th j p:operty of the roaJ, under a decree of tbe United States circuit courts. It is understood this sale will lead to the completion ot the road from Allegan to Battle Creek this season. ' The Ionia standard says: It is cur rently reported that M; J. J. Shearer, the assailant ot Conijresoinan Ellsworte, made the threat that he would sooner or later take the life of Mr W. W. Mitchell, ot the well known firm of Mitchell & Pratt of this city. That fellow appears to have an ambltioa ta dwell iu granite halls. It is paid that out of the three hundred drunkards who were induced to sign tne pledge during Moody's labors In Boston last year ten only have fallen away. ' J