The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-08

Those on ooted up $S4,46 600 en-
velopes valued at Ior more than double
those 90 81 any in the history Of the
department. The entire acquisitions ior the
day for postage etaI1ps, stamped envelopes
and postal cards ma ounted to $751; $50, includ-
ed which were ssl 500 postal cards.
New YorlS TEL gram: tt ID antici pated
that this year see the greatest l irnrrnui.
grafton to thiss aasNndtrYNof Mernonites that
has yet taken place. Some time ago d ukase
was given out by Gar Of Russia that Men
nonities were be- exemptea from military
service until aSsS0 AM this Is the Mennonltes
last year or exemption from military life n,
Russia, multitudes al them are preparing d
come to America sls,h ey are selling Off their
stock and pnrellasi & tickets for this country
II IL OK pectea that NJ least fifteen thousand
Menronites Win land III Castle Garden before
May next E Hmm Us ID ~
# a cable telegram Of Jan Sd, from
Dublin, says Gen. Grant arrived in that citv.
on the morning VII that day accompanied ly
Gen. Moves, United States minister to France.
The ex- dent mi as naet BY the lord mayor J,
but there was no public demonstration. The
general was presented with the freedom of
the city and later VI sitcd places of interest.
In reply to the lori mayors er t.ry
epcech presenting slEe freedom Of the ely,
taen. Grant said that no. ceremony had given
him such satisfaction as the present ono Hs
was prond OF belon sing to a country contain.
ing SO many Irishmen, subsequently, two
| hundred guests sat down to banquet given
in honor Gen. Grant, II
At Charleston 81. Q, at 8 O'clock on the
morning OF Jan. I. the large cotton Press and
ware house Of the Union Cotton Press com
pany was destroyed BY fire, together with TO-
III bales Of cotton, The property contained
four cotton presses with q capacity Of press
ing about 1880 bales Of cotton per diem ana
storage room for oyer1O,0DO bales. Only two
presses were running. The buildings and
presses were valued q at about 100000: in
| sured for 100000. The loss Oh cotton is esti.
mated at S475, 1000; tho Insurance amounts to
s472,750. The fire was the work OF an incen
diary. man was hailed by a Waterman a
few moments before the Are was discovered
! running from the p1acfsWhere the IRE started
Ihe Watchman shot at him, but he escaped
| a. full and comprehensive review of the
| produce trade Of hIilwaa1e for 1873, compared
with former years, as to the receipts of wheat
! -four and coarse grain, show a very consider.
able increase over the two preceding years
while the receipts and manufacture Of -four
i aggregates larger amount this year than
ever before The live stock tables show an
unprecedented increasein business done, the
receipts Olive hogs being nearly double, and
| those Of cattle a third larger than last year.
The receipts Of cheese reached the enormous
aggregate Of 13,26300O pounds, an increase OF
nearly 50000,000 pounds over 1877 The re-
,cepts Of Wheatwere2 81, 100000 bushels. Flour
/. 52266 900 barrels. Shipments OF -four, $500.
600 barrels.
Reports from all the leading cities in
the Union are the same5as to resumption on
JAN LIST. It was accomplished without any
extraordinary, manifestation, quiet reigned,
| business was not disturbed, it maintained its
previous dullness, but little gold was called
for, and paper beingsas good as gold was gen.
| orally preferred as less cum bersome. A New
York telegram Of Jan. "a, says, Gen. Hill
house, United States su treasurer, states that
sumption, SONAR NJ sf his Office
! was concerned had been attended by a most
gratifying success, and that there appeared to
be no demand for payments of coin there in
| exchange tor paper, such calls being very in.
significant. Up to2 O'Clock the treasury had
received over 100000 in gold, in exchange
for which was issued legal tenders and certif-
| Gates OF deposit, while on the other hand it is
estimated that the disbursements of coin
would not amount to over $4,000.
The jury in the case Of William w.
Murphy, who has been on trial for several
days at st. James, for shooting Samuel
Ash at Madelia last August, brought in q YER
dict New Years day of manslaughter in the
fourth degree. He was indicted for murder
in the first degree. The jury were out Is
hours. At one time the jury stood nine for
absolute acquittal, and three for the crime as
charged in the Indictment, and they finally
compromised on the verdict stated abave.
The penalty for murder in the fourth degree
is imprisonment in the State prison for two
years; or imprisonment in the county jail not
exceeding one year; or by a fine not exceed
ing 81, 1000, or both such fine and imprison-
ment. 1t will be remembered that Ash had
made imp; oper proposals to three little girls,
one Of whom was three year old daughter
of Murphy Murphy pursued the young man,
and found him in the custody of the Sheriff,
and claimed that his gun was accidentally
discharged. The case has produced great eg
element The Judge postponed sentence
until Feb. sth, when the exceptions taken
will be considered h
DISASTROUS FIRE In CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Jan. At $50 this afternoon
fire was discovered in the Honore block, cor
mar E1narhor11 and ATarna ctrnnfc