Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-25
MTScELLINEOUS.

The amount of bullion in the Bank of
England decreased the past week e354OOO.
Several cases of yellow fever in the
Brooklyn, N. 7. navy yard have been report
ed.
Subscriptions to the United States, four
per cent loan, amounted, on the 10Th, to
A Paris dispatch of the 18th inst, says,
specie in the bank of France increased 676,
OOC francs during the past week.
A Constantinople telegram states that
there is reason to believe that peaceful settle
ment will he effected with Greece.
The Rocky Mountain Nesos at Denver,
Colorado, has changed hands, and will here
after be issued as Democratic paper.
A Washington telegram of the 18th
says, subscriptions that day to the new four
per cent loau. amountedto $1,l91,9O0.
The trustees Of the Jay Cook estate has
realized nearly S2OO0,OOO from claims due the
estate. A dividend is to be made on money
in hand.
The Paris and Vienna newspapers gen
orally comment favorably upon Lord Beacons-
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Berlin in the House of Lords.
The superintendent of the mint at San
Francisco states that since the first of July
SIS, 900 silver dollars have been exchanged al
that mint at par for gold coins,
The Bear Paw mountain gold excite
ment is taking many restless gold seekers
from Deadwood. A band of twenty men left
the other day for the new FL Dorado.
Gen. John McNeal is now engaged in re-
moving Chief Joseph's band of Nez Perces
prisoners from Fort Leavenworth to the In
dian Territory about Is miles south from Bax-
ter Springs, and adjoining the territory now
occupied by the Modocs.
A London telegram of July 9Th says:
10000 nail makers In 0ldhill, in Dun,ey, Row.
ley and Hales Owen district, have struck for
an advance Of thirty per cent. In wages. TO-.
900 more will join the strike at the end the
| week.
An Auburn, N. Y, telegram of the 18th
inst, gives q detailed account Of the Cor
nell. Harvard eight cared, fsshman ace. Cor
nell was victorious, and the classic youth were
Of course, put great ways ahead In their
studious pursuits.
1t is reported from London that Mr.
Gladstone, the leader of the Liberal party in
England, in late speech violently assailed
| the Berlin treaty, and called IN question the
| wisdom and the craftsmanship of Lord
Beaconsfeld, in asserting to it. Nevertheless
the populac were with Beaconsfrld.
The English steamer j. B. Walker was
to sail from the port of New Haven, Conn.,,
on the 18th inst. for Constantinople with
arms and ammunition for the Turkish govern
ment, She has on board 20, 600, 600 cartridges,
1900 rifes,6O0 sabre bayonets, and 10000
scabbards. The total value Of the cargo Is
81, O35, 900.
The great hear Of the week ending
Saturday, July 10th, greatly abated the day and
night, and the deaths from heat prostration'
had nearly ceased. Several hundreds in the
cities and country fell victims to sunstroke
Nearly TIVE hundred died in st. Louis alone.
But this was by far the most severely SUM-
struck city In the land.
The forring mill in Florence town.
ship, Goodhue county, Minnesota was destroy
ed by FIRE Thursday night, July 10. The mill
had four run CT stone, and was valued at
| S25O0O Insured for $4,000. Itwas rumored
that $11 900 in money was in the mill The
fire was the work of an inccndiary. Perhaps
burglars secured the money, and then burned
tho mill to cover up their crimes
Lord Braconsheld's appearance before
the British Parliament, July 18th, caused
great enthusiasm. He gave an account OF
his diplomatic action at the Berlin congress.
The object was to save Turkey from partition
as that would involve bloody wars. A diyis-
ion Of territory, q loss OF provinces, was not
partition. A government might save provin-
ces and should be pJwerful. Britain had lost
colonies. Austria had lost provinces, and
France was still powerful Government
though she had lost territory.