The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-13

VI NO" A0Hpo0A1o UuN VCIuOAS 1OPOI0 q
very heavy storm. At Dover, N. A., it has
been showing all day and considerable delay
to trains occasioned. At Keene, N. H.. fifteen
inches Of snow fell and at Lebanon it has been
showing since last night Trains are block
AIDED, causing much delay. The storm is still
raging iercely. Other points report fall of
rom eight to twelve inches.
CRoOKEDNEss IN CHICAGO.
The grand jury at the United States
court at Chicago, have indicted Henry Greene
baum for violating the national banking
laws and Incorporating funds ETC., while
president of the defunct German National
bank Bail fixed at $15,O00 There's bitter
feeling against Stellauer Bros. by the credi-
tors. II is claimed that certain very crooked
transactions have been discovered; that the
Stellauers have drawn out $1,000 the past
two years, while Einstein of New York their
partner, has drawn only S. 600 annually. The
firm are trying to settle on the basis Of fifty
cents on the dollar, but it is not likely the
creditors will accept the figure.
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
WASHINGTON NOV. 6.-To the COM
rades of the Army of the Cumberland: The
committee having in charge arrangements for
the meeting of the society of the Army of the
Cumberland have addressed an invitation to
every comrade, whose postoffice address is
known, to be present at the reunion to be held
in this city the 10Th and 9th of this month,
on which occasion the monument of Gen.
George II. Thomrs will be unveiled and pre-
scented to the nation, but as the postofSce ad
dress of many of our comrades are not known
the committee send through the Associated
Press a cordial and earnest invitation to every
comrade to meet with us and aid in paying
our respects to the memory of our great CON-
mander, Gen. Thomas Signed by Gen. James
A. Garfield, Gen. Thomas s. Young and Gen.
Med. McCook, executive committee.
FUNERAL OF SENATOR CHANDLER.
A Detroit, Michigan, telegram of Nov
4, says, the indications are that the funeral of
the late Senator Chandler tomorrow will be
the most imposing held in this country since
that of President Lincoln. Many prominent
Republicans and men of distinction from all
parts Of the country will be present, among
them Senator Blaine, Don Cameron, Burnside,
Oglesby, Logan, Barrie and ex-senator Simon
Cameron, Secretary of the Senate Burch, Ser
gcant-at-Arms Bright, Governors Caswell of
Michigan, Cullom, of Illinois, Foster, of Ohio,
and Smith, of Wisconsin and the entire Michi-
gan delegation. numerous civic and military
companies and large numbers of citizens and
public officials from all parts of the State will
attend. The principal public and business
buildings will be draped with mourning.
RATIRNAn AccTnENT,
Between Hackensack, n. j., and New
York, on the morning Of Nov. 4, passenger
train composed of one engine and one coach
ran into the Hackensack river, the drawbridge
being open. There was about twenty passen.
gers in the coach. The bridge tender is ac-
eustomed to leave the draw open all night
and did not arrive in time to close. Many
were severely hurt. some perhaps fatally, and
one was killed outright. All the passengers
were business men going to the City, no Ia
dies were on board. The train was going at
the rate of fifteen miles an hour and did not
discover the alarm signal till too late to STOP
The engineer jumped on the bridge striking
his head, and dying in few minutes. His
neck was broken. The ethers escaped with
more or less fearful bruises The passenger
coach floated on the writer, and the passen-
gers were taken out through the windows and
roof by men in small boats
GEN. GRANT AT GALENA.
Gen. Grant arrived at Galena on the
afternoon Of Nov. s. The reception there at
his old home was one to remembered. The
greatest good will be characterized the meet
ing. As the train came in numerous salutes
were fired, and the vicinity of the station was
literally packed with enthusiastic and delight
ed people. Militia from Galena and neighbor-
ing towns were in line At the depota band
played "Auld Lang Syne" as Grant descended
the carriage steps with the mayor of Galena.
Gov. Cullom, Mrs. Grant and the rest Of the
party followed; procession was formed in
the following order: Police, Galena. Freeport
and Dubuque militia, old soldiers OF Galena,
Dubuque veteran corps, Gen. Grant and party
in carriages and distinguished citizens of Gal
| ena. Everw building was lavishly decorated
| and elaborate arches were erected in the sew.
eral streets. The procession made circuit
of the town. school children singing "America.'
| A formal greeting was extended by State Sena.
tor Mcclellan to which Gen. Grant replied.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
A terrible disaster occurred at Kansas
City, Mo-, on the afternoon of Nov Z, on the
corner of Second and Maine streets. The ex
tensive cracker and candy mandatory Of
Carrie s. Sons, occupying four brick buildings,
! tumbled down and was entirely consumed by
file. At the time tho accident occurred, 10Y
persons, mostly girls and boys from - to 20
years Of age, were at work in the factory, all
OF whom escaped alive except seven. The
cause of the accident cannot be fully de-
termined, but as an explosion occurred SIM
ultaneously with the fall Of the walls, it is