The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-12-25

MS time IN the penltentlary at seven
years.
GENERAL NOTES..
| The demonstration in homer of Gen
Grant in Philadelphia on the 10th inst. :,
was exceedingly fine in all its details.
THE public schools of Petersburg, Va,
ceased for one month on the 18th inst,
the state not having contributed its full
quota OF funds.
The bark Monrovia sailed from New
York for Liberia on the 18th inst with
Is eolored emigrants.
GEN. GRANTS reception in ttsburg,
Pa, on the 18th inst, was attended with
great demonstrations of welcome on the
part of the citizens.
ONE Hundred colored emigrants from
Goldsboro, N. g., arrived at Petersburg
Va, Dec. l6 en- route for Washington,
from whence they 20 to Indiana.
Gen Notes
| MRS. HENRY FULLERTON committed
suicide in Boonsboro, Iowa, Dec. 10Th,
by swallowing concentrated I've, and
afterward cutting her throat with a
razor, while laboring un4er fit of tenn
porary insanity. She leaves a babe but
a few months old.
| CAPT. Sw1MM, Of the schooner Laura
Bruce, reported upon his arrival at Hal
flax, Dec. 18th, that when he was sailing
in the vicinity of a supposed uninhab
tied island of the West Indies, he was
chased by piratical craft and only es-
capped being overhauled by superior
speed.
THE Judges appointed to pass upon
the great dairy expo ition at New York,
Canada took the first prize on cheese and
Wisconsin the second. Wisconsin took
the first prize on butter and Illinois the
second.
Col. FEB WARD, lessee of the Arkan-
sas state penitentiary, says a Little Rock
telegram Of the 18th, has closed a con-
tract for the construction Of the Little
Rock and Pine Bluff railroad. Work
will begin at one. and four hundred coz
victs will be employed. The road is to
be completed and in operation July 1st,
1880.
THERE has been severe storm in the
Red river country for two days, the Their
mometer falling very low, says telegram
of Dec. 10th. Reports from different
points indicate from rs to 40 degrees be-
low zero. A Breckenridge special TO the
Pioneer Press, says two children of VIM.
Owens were frozen to death, and two
men, H. G.. Stordert and James Nolan,
are missing, supposed to be lost in the
storm and frozen.
SAYS an Ogden. Utah, diapatch of Dec.
18th: Josephine Taylor, aged %, daugh-
ter of the president of the Mormon
chu, ch, attempted to escape from Utah
and her fathers harem, yesterday. She
got on the Uni IN Pacific train, but hav-
ing no ticket or money, was put off at
the first station east. She endeavored to
get the agent at Uintah to secrete her,
but he refused, and her fathers friends
being notified, she was taken back to
Salt Lake today.
The body of a young man, who is sup
posed to have lived in the vicinity of
New York city, was cremated at Wash
of the remains refused to give any par
ticulars of the case, even declining to
divulge the name. They say they were
mans dying wishes in keeping the affair
as quiet as possible. The body reached
Washington at II o'clock in the morning,
accompanied by two men, and was al
once taken to the crematOry, where ii
was almost Immediately placed in the
retort. The process of incarceration was
completed in about three hours, after
which the two men got into carriage
and drove away. A telegram was sent
to one of the New York papers with a
view of ascertaining the name of the
lyoung man, but nothing could be learn
ed respecting him. It is very mystic.
rious affair as it stands.
THE republican national committee
met in Washington Dec. 18th for the
purpose Of choosing chairman in place
of the late Senator Chandler, and to select
a time and place for holding the next
Republican national convention. A
temporary organization was effected by
he election of Elihu Enos as chairman
and r. G. Mccormick secretary. The
designations of Cornell, of New York,
and E. F. Noyes, of Ohio, were accepted
md Thomas E. Plat and w. G. Cooper
respectively appointed to I'LL the
vacancies. Only one vote for chairman
of the national committee was
taken which resulted as follows
Whole number of votes AZ; nee
essary 10. a choice, %. Donald
Cameron, (Pa) received %; Averill,
(Minn) 10; blank l., Thomas B. Keogh,
of North Carolina, was chosen secretary
of the committee in place of Mr.. McCor.
mick who declined to serve longer. The
committee then proceeded to vote upon a
place for holding the national conyen-
lion. The especial claims of Chicago,
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Saratoga and
Philadelphia, were urged. The choice
fell upon Chicago, the vote standing,
Chicago "a, Saratoga IA, Cincinnati 2,
Indianapolis g. The time for holding
the national convention was fixed for