Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-22
MIsCELLANEoUS.

All boats from the south have been
quarantinvd at Pittsburg
The yellow fever at Little Rock is re-
ported to be gradually dying out.
Work on the East River bridge, Brook
lyn, N. Y, has been suspended for want OF
appropriation, and 500 men discharged.
John Rand and George w. Cecil, bank
ers and brokers, New York, have gone into
bankruptcy. Liabilities 100000 assets
nominal. ~ s
By the active exertions of the author
tiles at Ottawa, with the cooperation of the
leaders of the warning organizations, order
has been restored. ~e.~, rs,-.
It definitely announced that new
bank with half million capitol will be open
for business in Kansas City, Missouri, about
the first of September. sA
| Tho ST. Louis Globe Democrat gives q
full account of the soldiers reunion, assembled
at Mt. Vernon, Ill August 18th. The number
present was estimated at 1900.
A Denver. Cal. telegram says that p of.
Watson feels sure, that during the late eclipse
| he discovered the planet Valcon south. OF
the sun about two degrees distant.
O'Leary finished at Boston, August
18th a walk of 400 miles, in 122 hours, and
had 20 minutes to spare. There was an i'm
mense crowd and I'm bounded enthusiasm.
The Western Associated Press met in
annual convention at Detroit Mich, August
A. The attendance was large and a great
desl of important business was transacted.
A Rome telegram of August, 10TH
says party of American exeursionists, mum
bering 26 ladies and A gentlemen from Bos
ton were admitted to- an audience by the
Pope. a4 e7assE ..s sfs ~
4 An uprising of Mohammedan fanatics
has occurred at Liono, Herzegovina. Tht
Turkish commandant was killed. The troop!
made common cause with the insurgents ani
marched with them on Skopli.
Advices from the west coast of Africs
say great mortality prevails there, particu
larry at Lagos, where Dearly quarter of thu
European population died of fever and dys
EMERY during the two months ending july
4th. ,sv.-~e sr.~.s.. -s.rr,-E es
Il Con stantinople aduces of August 18th
state that the embarkation of 10000 of thu
imperial guard of Russia had begun. Tht
withdrawal of the rest of the troops from Sal
Stefano and Galiipoli will fellow immedi
ately. ht aE1- "
The Russians will evacuate Adrianopl,
} within six weeks. They will evacuate Ezer
| cum and Beyazid upon the withdrawal of tn,
British fleet The czar has telegraphed tn,
sultan requesting him to order the evacuation
of Batoum.
Capt. John Camden left Memphis
August nth on tour throughout the North
west in the interest of his plan for secur
ing deep outlet of the Gulf and for thu
reclamation of the low lands along the Mis-
sissippi river. z- gr Z
A Toledo, o., telegram of August 12tl
says, nearly 1000 cars of wheat, aggregatinI
about 100000 bushels, were received at tina
!. point during the previous twenty -four hours
being the largest amount ever received Their
IN the same length of time.
The worlds congress of the Young Men
Christian Association which recently held !.
. session at Geneva, Switzerland, is regards
as entirely successful. One thousand dele
gates were in attendance from Americs
Belgim, England, France. Holland, Spain an
the Protestant contains of Switzerland.
A day light bank robbery occurred a
Anderson, Indiana, on the 10th inst. Tw
men entered the Exchange banking House c
Crin 6 Co, and while the cashier was maxim
change for one the other distracted $500
They escaped. Two suspected men were sui
sequently arrested on railroad train.