Stevens County tribune., 1879-12-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

McGovoran, Tucker & Co., of Montreal
lumber merchants, have failed, Liabilities
s25O,OO0
The land trouble agitation in Ireland
is increasing Reports from Dublin state
that people are arming themselves with rifles.
Thanksgiving day was very generally
observed throughout the country, by the sus-
pension of ordinary business, by church SER
vices, the gathering together Of families. and
various social festivals.
1t is reported at Montreal that the i'm
perial government is establishing a reserve
of 10000 men in Can ada, composed of militia
of the Dominion, for active service at home
and abroad as required.
Whaling vessels recently arrived from
the Arctic, report that whale men fear that the
New York Herald exploring vessel, Jeanette
may be frozen up in the Pock ice, in which
case they have little hopes Of the Vessel ever
getting out, though the crew may reach q
| place of safety.
The Atlantic and Great Western rail-
| O ad will be sold in Akron the 9Th of January,
under foreclosure proceedings. The date was
fixed Nov % in pursuance of private cable
grams announcing the completion of the or
ganization of a syndicate in London. The lia-
| bilities Of the road are about $70,O00,O00 1t
is expected that it will sell for about $10OC0,-
600.
A reception commemorative of the
] twenty fifth year OF his episcopacy was given
| the venerable Right Reverend Bishop Potter
in New York on the night of Nov. IS. The
congratulatory address of the evening was
| given by Hon. VIM. NJ. Eyarts. The Bishop
responded with emotion and deep feeling
A memorial gift, an exquisitly wrought solid
silver jewel casket, lined with gold was pre-
sented to. the Bishop by John Jay.
The Mark Lane E1press says: Forum
ately wheat sowing made fair progress before
the frost set in, and it viii proceed faster II
the weather ameliorates However, in some
districts it is feared future prospects are jeop.
ardized oy the badness of the seed wheat re.
ally good samples OF which are exceedingly
scarce. The operations in Scotland are more
backward, but If the weather remains propi.
tious for another fortnight a fair area will be
sown. The harvest is now completed in the
latter districts of Scotland. But the results
are very unsatisfactory. In England the home
cropis arriving more freely at the country
markets, but its condition continues unsatis
factory. Provincial trade was dull Wheat
declined shilling per quarter in many i'm
portant centres. In London. imports OF for
eign wheat we're again unusually heavy. sup
plies from Monday to Friday having been 4,
2S0 quarters. A large proportion OF impertf
were from Russia, and these may yet be pro
longed if the weather continues mild, as M
definite news Of the closing of the Baltic portl
. has heen received. The futufe course of pri
cse, howe er, depends on the action Of Amer
lea lon J. The gigantic visible supply fetter
} trade. OF course, the large imports now ar
: irving are considerably in excess Of the pres
: ent requirements, but Notwithstanding tn,
surface fuctuation the outlook for holders il
decidedly hopeful. The stoppage Of Russian
: supplies may probably turn the scale In th,
{ sellers favor. Very little business has beer
!, done during the week just past. Wheat for ex
) port was pressed for sale 10 avoid landing ex