Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-23

were in the St Paul market Saturday, Octo-
Der 18th.
October 18th there were two inches of
snow on the hills at Poplar Greek, Dakota
Territory.
A party of French agriculturalists
dren have left Havre for Texas.
There was strong upward movement
in corn, wheat and provisions at Chicago,
October, Is, and Charles E. King, commits
sion dealer, failed, with $4,000 liabilities.
On the 18th of October sheriff McKen-
zie, of Bismarck, D. T., was over at. Mandan,
ousting parties from land recently declared
by judge Barnes, as belonging to che rail-
road.
In consequence of the rise in bread
stuffs it is reported to be doubtful If Germany
will begin the levying of new duties on grain
by the LIST of January, 1880, as provided by the
tariff bill which passed the reichstag in July
last.
A London telegram of Oct. II says the
excitement in the tin and iron trade continues
A further advance of one TO three pounds per
! ton for sheets was noticed. There was no fur
Their advance In Glasgow In the pig iron
trade, warranted quoted at Cos 10d and SIS
asked.
A special of Oct. 16, from Silver City,
New Mexico, says Indians have been commit.
ting terrible depredations in the Rio Grande
valley and southeast of Fort Cummings for
several days past. The people of Caliento
have been besieged and fighting since Satur
day and appeal for aid.
From the Ute Indian country it is re
ported that the White river women, children
money and papers are safe with Mrs. Meekel
All will be sent to Rawlins, Wyoming Terri
tory, as soon as practicable. Some employees
are believed to be alive. Soldiers have beer
reinforced. Provisions and water plenty
White river.
500 tenants of the Marquis of Sligo
and Earl of Lucan met near Westport, coun
ty Mayo, ireland. lately, and solemnly pledged
themselves to pay no rent until reduction
should be granted, proportionate to the grea
fall of prices of all kinds of agricultural pro
duce Notice was posted at Warren Point
county Down, that any man coming into tn,
county to pay more than FL an acre for LAM
may bring his coffin with him.
The estimates of amounts that will b.
required for all branches of the postal servic
during the next fiscal year have been compile
ted. They aggregate $39920OOO, agains
, which it is estimated the postal revenues wi
amount to $32,2i0,OOO leaving deficit of 81
10000 to be met by Congressional appropris
ton. The appropriations for current fiscs
year aggregated $6,45S,S76.
The London Daily Neaos of Oct. IA say
, if gold continues to leave England and F. anc
as it has lately, it will soon become necessar
to consider the possibility of measures to sto
; the outflow. 1t will be time for England I
: consider what action to take when the Frenc
f authorities make move by directly or ind
rectly raising the premium on gold to such
point that the whole evidence of the Unite
States demand is thrown on this country.
The Austrian and Hungarian govern
ments have accepted the war estimates fe
the maintenance of the imperial army at a
effective force of 100000 men for the next tie
years. The Hungarian government has sui
mitted with this estimate a statement shov
| ing that when military systems now in pro-
: ress are completed Italy will have 2OOO0 OK
soldiers, France now has 1,Sl600O, and
1892 will have 2,723,O0O, and Russia alread
disposes of 2.3S9,OOO soldiers, while Austr
= | Hungary has l,l9S000.