The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-12-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

The bank Of Nevada, at Virginia, New,
has suspended because, Of too much mining
stock.
Pluro Pneumonia has broken out
among the cattle in Hayerhill, New Hamp-
shire.
The Southern Bell Telephone and Tel-
eKraph company, with capital Of one million
dollars, has been Incorporated In Now York
city.
w. ]. Paillar & Co. dealers in musical
instruments In New York, Is accused Of de-
frauding the custom house OF $4,000 on
duties.
Colored emigrants from Goldsborough,
N. c. 100 In number passed through Peters
burg Va Dec, ID, enroute for Indiana. Other
parties are now on the way.
A correspondent at Bucharest tole-
graphs that Roun,ania jaurna]s state that
Hon. John A. Kasson, United States minister
to Vienna, has been ordered by his govern
mcnt to negotiate commercial treaty be-
tween the Uuited States and Roumania.
Fowler Bros. Of Chicago, pork packers,
discharged 1000 hands in their packing and
DUNN oANS DSSNAoC SHCJ AuoAolCN Suai uO
nOn.unlOn men should work with them. Other
h0uses are running but with few hands. The
whole number Of workmen Idle is estimated
at from 5000 to SOO0.
A Berlin correspondent states that the
Russian ambassadors abroad have received
circulars purporting to issue from the revol,,.
tionary committee, threatening that II the en-
bassadors do not represent 70 the c.ar that the
country wants constitution the czar will be
removed from the throne.
The employees of the Chicago packing
house to the number Of about 1000 men, held
meeting Dec. 10, and decided to strike at
O'Clock in the evening. The packers assert
their readiness to remove their business
elsewhere rather than to submit to the de-
mands Of the strikers. A number OF tho
houses did not buy any hogs yesterday.
In letter from Berlin, of Dec. "a,
from Professor Nordenskjold, the Arctic OK.
plorer to the Russian geographical society, he
advocates the establishment of regular navi.
gatlon line to the mouth of the river Jenisei
Siberia. He even believes that the mouth Of
tho river Lena may be regularly reached from
Russia and America. With view to this
end he proposes the establishment of lifeboat
md hospital stations on the Siberian shores.
The Mark Lare Ezpress says: Great
distress has prevailed In agricultural districts
owing to the severity OF the weather. which il
now, however, somewhat ameliorated. Work
has been almost at standstill and crops suf.
fered severely from the frost Some of the land
intended for wheat is still uusown. Young
wheat has scarcely begun to show itself In
England, but on the continent the appear.
ance Of growing crops is very satisfactory
The condition Of English wheat sent 70
market was somewhat better. but deliveries
are small, and Notwithstanding its defective
condition many samples have been advanced
shilling. Feeding also showed IN upward
tendency. Foreign importatlons still continue
liberal, last weeks arrivals In London and Liy
erpool being over $4,000 quarters, but despite
these imports the tone here Las been unaues
tionably improved. There has been some de.
sire to speculate In wheat, but business fos
consumption Is chiefly confined to the imme
diate wants OF country millers, others not wish
ing to increase their stock before the holidays
Large American arrivals prevents advance In
American wheat. Russian, however, had ris
On shilling In consequence Of the closing o.
the Baltic. Great confidence Is felt In the
course Of prices after Christmas, In conse
quence Of scarcity. A good business wa.
| done In maixe 1t from six pence
to shilling improvements In prices
Arrivals Ut ports Of call have been moderate
There has been better demand for wheat
! on coast, and the latest prices show an ad
vance q from ono shilling and six pence Il
two shillings per quarter, but the armnee,
Of sellers rather checked the demand. A,
the close there was an improved demand 70,
maize At from six to nine pence advance
There was little direct business In forvardlne
wheat either for red winter OF spring, owina
to high American quotations, bat there was ,
good demand for California and Oregon
which advanced shilling per quarter. Mais,
in better request. Barley quiet but steady
Sales Of English wheat last week, II Ioos quar-
ten, at ~ 9dpsr quarter against sl,9os quar-
| tern. n ~ lOd. the correepo ndinr veah Ia.