The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-11-06

The Chicago Savings Institution and
Trust Company has been put in the
hands Of a receiver. Liabilities, S60,-
600; assets, $4,000.
a new short route from Chicago TO
exas has inst been arranged by the
Chicago and Alton and the Iron
Mountain roads.
A Toledo agent for Texas lands ad-
dressed a public meeting of Morenci
citizens, but they failed to "enthuse''
over the tempting inducements.
A man named Samuel Ridenbere. who
forged notes and checks while selling
pumps aud windmills for a Nebraska
dealer year ago, has been captured
in San Francisco and taken back to
Lincoln.
Thos. Whitaker has been fined 81 900
for hbeling a man in the Gatling Gun,
n newspaper Of Pittsburg recently sus-
pended by the authorities. He has
served ont one sentence in the peni-
tentiary for perjury.
Mr.. Tilden states the entire truth
when he says he hasn't studied politics
during his absence. In his recent
speech he commenced precisely where
he left off just previous to his depar-
ture for Europe.
Petitions have been presented in the
House by Congressman Brentano, of
Chicago, favoring law to give pecu-
mary aid 20 poor men who desire to- go
on homesteads and have insufficient
means for starting. They are signed
by about 10000 workingmen Of Chi
cago.
Mayor Ely, OF New York, received an
appeal from the Mayor of Fernandina.
The appeal says 800 families must be
supported before business can be re-
sumed. They had on hand $500, and
they require $1,000 to keep the we'll
from starving and to supply the sick
with necesseries.
The appointment of Henry W. Hill
lard as minister TO Brazil is likely to
be revoked on account of the active
/ part he took in furthering the seces-
sion cause in the early part of war.
Some documents have been brought to
/ light giving unexpected testimony as to
what his interests were during the war.
A special from Fernandina saws: eve
are compelled TO furnish food to 500
families, business being entirely sus-
pended. There is no other way Of
keeping the people from starving, and
the people from starving, and no bet
ter times are probable until December
The total number of deaths to date
/ have been 81.
A revenue cutter arrived at Sitka on
| the 18th, Just in time to rescue the
/ place from the Indians, who were hold
/ ing drunken pow-wow, and had be-
gun to demolish the barricade about
/ the town. The whites were exceeding
\ ly alarmed. and consider that the time
/ ly arrival Of the vessel saved them from
slaughter at the hands OF the reckless
/ savages.
/ The price of American wheat in Great
Britain has experienced a slight decline
since the last report by the Mark Lane
Express, due chiefly to heavy arrivals
from Russia and TO heavy shipments
on tho way from American ports. The
total imports for the last Is weeks were
over 6.000, 600 quarters. Snow has set
IN NJ the north of Scotland and farmers
are hurrying up with their fall sowing.
Returns from "a leading railroads
show falling off thus far in the year,
as compared with last season. Two,
the Chicago & Northwestern and the
Milwaukee & st. Paul, made q hand
some increase this September as COM
pared with the previous one, but the
other roads had the most disastrous
month known for years. Only three
Of them paid dividends last year and
II had deficit.
The new committees in the house
will have four republicans to seven
democrats. They have not yet been
announced and Speaker Randall is re-
ported to say that he does not think
that the democrats will be pleased with
the selections he has made. The re-
publican members of the committees
are not all selected. There has been
considerable trouble over the selections
rs about 80 members are new and un-
known.
The Sitting Bull commission is con-
sidered by Secretary Schurz to have
been successful, although il did not
secure the return OF that savage. The
effort 10 call him back was undertaken
chiefly ont OF courtsey TO the Canadian
government, which wished 10 have him
induced 10 return il possible. He is
given TO understand that il he allows
bis bands of young men TO cross the
line and commit depredations, he will
get himself into trouble.
A certain class OF papers seem inclin-
ed TO contend that because one
ex-rebel has been appointed TO
high position, all the rest of the places
in the disposal of the Administration
should be bestowed upon ex-rebels
without protest. Possible there are
still living a few men who were loyal
TO the Government during the war, and
who are capable OF filing some Of these
Offices with credit 10 themselve and an
advantage 10 the country.
The regulars who have been station
ed at Wilkesbarre started to return to
TO their posts Wednesday. Two COM
panies 90 to Ft. Porter at Buffalo,
three 10 TT. Wayne. Detroit, two to TT.
Mackinaw, and two 10 Ft. Brady at
Sault st. Marie. Companies of the
Third and Fifth artillery go to south
ern points to-day. The mines at
Wilkesbarre are in operation, but the
Laucerne coal fields are liable TO be
come the fields OF trouble.
In the trial'o riot cases at Pittsburg,
Wednesday, A. Murray, aged 16, con-
victed OF having stolen property, fire.
arms and ammunition, in his possession,
was sentenced for three years, Toll
Gallaher, another of the rioters was
convicted Of receiving stolen goods,
and pleaded guilty 10 n charge OF larc-
eny, and sentenced TO n fine OF one
thousand dollars and six years in the
penitentiary. Gallaher was among
those who sacked the gun store Of Jas.
Brown on the night Of the riot
The Tribune says the report OF the
Chief Of the Bureau OF Statistics shows
that the total commerce Of the United
States for the nine months ending Sep
tembor 30th, in merchandise, was $780,
600. 900, an increase Of S5S, 900, 600 over
tho same period OF last year. The ex-
cess Of the export Of specie over the
import this year is 81, 800, 900. Last
wear il was s37, 500, 900. The balance
Of trade remains largely in favor Of the
United States. About fiye-eights OF
the foreign trade appears to have been
transacted through the port OF New
York