Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

the latter place with Col. Tom Reynolds as
agent.
The steamer r. N. Rice burned at her
dock at Detroit She was splendid boat and
one of the line running from Detroit to Cleve-
land.
The United States will save 100000
nearly in rent by the completion of the new
state, war and navy department buildings in
Washington.
The Supreme Court of Arkansas has
decided that the act under which sixteen mil
lions of bonds were issued to aid railroads in
1869 is unconstitutional.
The sixth annual convention of the
Catholic total abstinence union of Ohio was
held at Sandusky on the 18th. About 60
delegates were present representing 80 socie-
ties.
Twenty thousand dollars worth of laces
were found in one day by Inspector Chapman
with three passengers-two women and one
MANN the steamship Herder, from Ham
burg.
The secretary of war and postmaster
general have written to the adjutant general
of the military division of the Missouri off,
cially recognizing the mail route from Fort
Pierre to the Black Hills.
American meat has been selling at three
pence per pound and six pence for the best
since Saturday, the 9th inst This is caused by
sudden heat. Private advices deny the re.
ported fall of water in the Mediterranean en-
trance of the Suez canal.
The Milwaukee daily News, the only
English Democratic paper there, was sold al
sherif's sale the morning of the 18th, to sat
isfy an execution for nine thousand dollars
1t was bought by the chief creditor, E. W.
Magoum, for seven thousand, four hundred
dollars. Publication will not be interrupted
Profs. Thomas, of Illinois, and Aughey
of Nebraska, just returned from an extended
tour through Nebraska, south of the Platte
say the grasshoppers have yet done no damage
and none need be apprehended, as they are
dying off rapidly. The efforts of the farmers
to kill with oil and tar have been great sue.
cess.
The books of the National treasury de-
partment show the total amount of one and
two dollar notes in circulation is $15,404,5 Sill
The amount of such notes in the treasurer's
Office and reserved for use is SO, 1S3,3S7. The
amount in the bureau of engraving and print
ing, prepared or nearly ready for delivery to
the treasury is $9,7O4,97s.
A New York dispatch says the Times
says more credits have been granted by our
leading banking houses so far this season to
travellers than for two or three years back.
As New York alone probably issues $45, 0OO,
600 of credits, the total amount of money
spent by our tourists in a season of four
months abroad my be set down at something
not less than $1OO,OOOO0O.
Prof. Cyrus Thomas of the United
Stetes chronological commission, accompan-
led by Prof Aughay of Nebraska, has arrived at
Omaha. After quite extensive examination
of the State in reference to the grasshoppers,
he states that although there are some in the
eastern tier of counties he is satisfied the
danger is over in Nebraska and that the loss
will be very small in the few counties where
they yet remain. Secrecy damaged field
can be seen anywhere in days travel.
The proposition for the settlement of
the Old Railroad Bond " question in accord
ance with the legislation of last winter, which
was submitted to vote of the people of the
State on the 18th inst, was defeated by an
overwhelming majority The vote cast was
unprecedentedly light, in view of the import
ance of the question submitted, and is doubt
less in great measure to be attributed to the
general apathy Of the people. Returns thus
far received indicate a very heavy majority
against the proposed plan of settlement
which, although the great majority of the
country precincts are unheard from, it may
not be amiss to set down at not less than five
to one. Most of the larger towns cast major
tiles in favor of the settlement, but these were
upon an extremely light VOTE In St. Paul
3,717 votes were cast, of which 2,217 were for
and 500 against the bonds. In Minneapolis
the majority was a little larger-796, which
will be slightly increased by one or two pre-
cincts yet unheard from In Saltwater the
vote stood 554 for and 1862 against. In st.
Cloud, 40 for and 2S1 against. In Albert Lea
81 for and 210 against. In Red Wing 252 for
and 1852 against. In Winona, 81 for and 96e
against. In Mankato, 219for and SIC against
and so on all through. AS above stated, the
general sentiment seems to have been adverse
to the proposed plan of settlement, and the
majority thus indicated will be at least five to
one.