Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

A general strike is expected among
the coal miners of Iowa and Illinois.
On account of the Indian troubles Sec
rotary Schurz will return Immediately to
Washington.
The treasury department at Washing
ton, Oct l, purchased $4,000 ounces Of silver
bullion for the mint at Philadelphia.
Coinage in the mint at Philadelphia
for the month ending September 30, silver dol
lars 81 ,SOSO50; numerous coins $147.37.
It is reported from st. Petersburg that
worth of gold and 1920 worth of silver will
be authorized.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: at has be-
come apparent that serious trouble is brew
ing in Ireland in consequence of the anti-rent
and nationalist questions"
The American literary bureau state
that the friends of Mr.. Redpath have not
heard of or from him since his disappearance
from Boston some time ago.
The spinners in the Reading, Pa, cot
ton factory struck for higher wages Oct, /;
The factory employed about 270 hands and is
closed on account of the strike.
The strike of the cabinet-makers in
| Cincinnati, of the journeymen trunkmakers in
| St Louis, of the moulders in the stove foundry
in Quincy, Ill, and of the cabinet-makers in
Louisville, KY, continues.
Nearly $8,OO0,O0O were paid out of the
treasury at Washington, during the month Of
September, on account of pension arrears
But for this, the decrease in the public debt
would have been about 100000.
At meeting of the Washington monu.
ment society, Oct 2, a letter was read from
Dom Pedro, Emperor Of Brazil, formally pre-
senting to the society the stones which he has
sent to this country, to be placed in the monu
ment.
The viceroy of India telegraphs tc
London, Sept. %, that cholera is prevalent only
on the route from Rawal Pindee to Jamrood
There had been few cases at Alimusjid. Al
the troops advance beyond Jamrood they lost
the cholera influence.
| A Sioux City telegram of Oct. 5 say
81 Indian children from Red Cloud and Spot
ted Tail agencies passed through ON their wa!
to school at Carlisle. Pa.--a venture Of the In
terror department. They were profusely dec
GRATED with bright blankets and paint
/ Up to September 80, at Salt Lake
Utah, the third district court had for severa
days been engaged in obtaining grand jury
All Mormons who believe polygamy revela
ton from God and superior to the acts of Con
gress have been excluded Eleven jurors hav
been obtained.
/ A Chippewa Falls, WIS.,, telegram o
i Oct 2, says the st. Paul Eastern Grand Trunl
railway have secured Col. N. Boardman, O
Fond du Lac, as chief engineer Col. Board
man arrived yesterday and has been over tn
lime to Cadott Falls, and pronounces it a yer.
feasible route He will locate twelve mile
next week, aud grading win soon commence
At Fall River, Mass, it was expected
that the manufacturers generally would com
mence Oct. to pay working spinners by tn
piece, and charging board instead of paying
them by the week and boarding them free, a
{ has been generally the custom during tn
strike. City free from disturbance past weel
except an assault on three working spinnert
last night, where assaulted party challenge
their assailants.
The First National Bank of New York
, and the Bank of Commerce had the time fo
their payment of their subscriptions to the
. per cent. loans extended to October 1s
, They sent number of bonds to Europ'
They have paid for all bonds delivered
them in this country, and win now make PAL
{ ment for those in London. The Office
London has closed and the treasury ager