The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-27
DISASTER ON LAKE ONTARIO.

| Cape Vincent, Nov II, with four tugs. three
| dredges and eight scows in tow for Buffalo.
During the night gale on Lake Ontario was
| encountered and three tugs and all the small
dredges and scows were lost. One tug was
picked up to-day and the Seymour arrived in
Sackett's harbor. The Seymour had fine wealth
etts harbor, when gale from the northwest
with heavy snow storm set in. The tug and
| tow got within five or six miles of Oswego,
when the lights were lost. The steamer en-
deayored to hold the feet until daylight, but
| the sea and gale scattered it Thir ty-one per
sons, including three women and one girl,
were drowned. Thirteen were saved, includ-
ing two women.
ANOTHER CONTINENTAL RAILWAY.
The N. Y. Eoening Post says an import
ant piece Of news was announced in Wall
street, Nov. 81, to the effect that the Atchison,
Topeka s. Santa Fe railroad, rich Boston
company, had completed arrangements with
the st. Louis & San Francisco railroad, in pur-
suance OF which the railroad is to be built
from Santa Fe to San Francisco under an old
charter of the Atlantic g. Pacific railroad This
charter is still valid and the land grant with
it conveys about 100000 acres. Bonds are
to be issued to the amount of $4,000 000 Sc
cured by these lands, and the road and guar
antee by the St. Louis & San Francisco and
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad. These
bonds have been placed already. The recent
heavy advances in st. Louis railroad securi-
ties are explained by the news Of this arrange
ment.
\ DISHONEST BANKER
Edward w. Palmer, late president OF
the Louisiana Savings bank at New Orleans,
has been again indicted for making false en-
tries in the books of Ae bank. with intent to
deceive stockholders and depositors as to the,
condition of the institution. The indictmen
charges Palmer with having, on the Both OF
December last, as president OF the bank, made
false entries in the books, dating them back to
the 18th of June, involving six notes aggregatc
ing s55,O0O. The notes, it is stated, had been
carried for years as part Of the assets OF the
bank. EARLY on the morning of June 3nth,
the bank failed. It is charged that Palmer
then made entries carrying the notes to profit
and loss, after which the notes were taken
| away, when in fact, notwithstanding they were
charged to profit aud loss they were still the
property of the bank, and ought to have been
kept in its custody. Two Of the notes, amount
ing to $2' 500, we're made by the firm of E. C.
Palmer & Co. Palmer was bailed in $1,000.
GEN. ROBERT ANDERSON.
At the session of the Society of the
Army of the Cumberland of Washington. Nov.
| 20, Gen. Sherman read letters from Mrs. E. B.
Anderson and her daughter, Eva, denying
| charges of disioyality against Gov. Robert
! Anderson and asking the society to take some
| action on the matter. Gen. Sherman then
offered the following resolution and it was
unanimously adopted:
! Resolved: That the heartfelt sympathy Of
the Society of the Army Of the Cumberland is
hereby rendered to the widow and daughter
of the first commander of the Army of the
Cumberland; that the society will ever bear
, in honorable memory his pure and noble
character and his heroic devotion to his
country, and that they ever regret his health
in 1861 prevented him from reaping the fruits
of his valor and courage il the cause of the
Union, and it will ever be remembered that
! the Army Of the Cumberland owes great
debt for the leadership Of Gen. Anderson, and
That nothing but poverty prevents them from
! erecting suitable testimonial over his hon
| ored grave at West Point. Gen. JEFF c. Davis
paid tribute to the patriotism and loyalty OF
Gen. Anderson. Nobody who had ever seen
that soldier at Fort Sumter wonld question
his loyalty. Columbia made no mistake
! when she had sent down Robert Anderson
ito let slip the dogs Of war;" (Cheers.)
/ ENGLISH MARKETS.
The Mark Lane Ezpress of Nov. 10
says: Except in few cases the harvest is nov
secured in England. In the Scotch upland:
cereal crops are still being harvested, mostly
in an unripe state. The Scotch harvest, how
ever, will probably be terminated in weel
or ten days. The farmers generally avail
themselves of the favorable weather for fielt
Operations. The recent uncontradicted esti
mate Of this years crop shows that it viii
DC necessary to import 5000, O0(
|quarters Of foreign wheat. Doubtless
with every allowance for possible exag
lgerations the crop is desperately bad
The Mark Lane and country markets hav,
been dull with liberal arrivals from abroad
Prices have fallen shilling for oil descrip
tons of wheat. There was not much pressur,
to sell, but the enormous visible supply i,
America and the uncertainty as to the actua
extent of the surplus available for expor
thence caused pretty general abstention o
buyers. Until something more definite j
known trade must feel its way cautiously. II
certain quarters strong opinion prevails tina
wheat will prove remunerative oven at pres
ent prices. Doubtless adechne of few shilling
will bring number Of speculative buyers
The arrivals at ports Of call have been large
Early in the week wheat off coast decline,
81 shillings for red winter for the continent
but subsequently prices rallied six pence to
shilling per quarter. Maize is in fair inquiry
principally on the continent, Barley recede