The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-05

washington telegram, OCT. ~. the ex-
cess Of exports over imports Of merchandise
for the month ended Sept 30th. 1879, $2O. 620, !
O87; for the twelve months ended Sept 3Oth,
s256s46577 s n.
The Dominion (Canadian) government
received petition from the British Columbi-
ans praying that a clanse DO inserted in the
governments contracts for the construction
Of railroads in British Columbia, prohibiting
tho employment Of Chinese labor.
Tho annual meeting of the American
Missionary Association began its session in
Chicago. On the afternoon Of Oct. Is, in tho
First Congregational church 5000 delegates
were in attendance.
Cardinal Manning, Of England, has Or
dered general subscription among the Cath.
Ollie temperance organizations of Great Brit
ain for the relief of popular distress in the
South and West Of Ireland
The third biannual meeting of the
Evangelical Alliance OF the Uuitcd states
commenced its session at tho second Presby-
terrain church-in St Louis, Mo-, on the evening
of Oct %. Delegates were present from all
parts of the country.
The statement of receipts from inter-
nal revenue from July LIST to Sept 80, 1879, as
compared with the like period in 1873, shows
an increase Of $3O59 44s from collections on
spirits, a decrease OF 81, 422,276 from tobacco,
and an increase of $2S9, l9l from fermanented
liquors. -.-.
No new yellow fever cases or deaths
were reported at Memphis, Oct. 81. The com.
mitees OF safety have adjourned sine due. Since
the organization they have expended $40,O00
in maintaining people in camps and provid-
ing for the INDECENT poor of the city. Wealth
| er very cold.
President Hayes and family arrived in
Cleveland, g., Oct. Is, and in the evening at
tended the wedding of Eugene H. Ccwles. the
Washington correspondent of the Leader. Az
ter the wedding reception was given the
President by Col. John Hay, at his residence
in Euclid avenue.
A dispatch from Lcadville states that
Hon. James NJ. Cavanaugh, the first member
of Congress from Minnesota after her admis-
sion to the Union, and delegate to Congress
from Montana in 1860 and 1870, died Oct. 30
| Of erysipelas. He had gone there last Thurs
day from New York, where his family now re-
side.
At Macon, Ga. Oct. 20 the confeder-
ate monument was unveiled by most imposing
ceremonies, in the presence Of $4,000 people.
The military display was very fine. Col.
Thomas Hardeman, orator of the day, was in
troduced by Gov. Colquitt, and delivered
an eloquent and patriotic address, in which
he counseled peace and fraternity and the
burying of all animosities of the past 1t was
received with immense enthusiasm.
The annual report of quartcrmastcr
General Me:gs shows that the total expcndi-
lures of his department during tho last fiscal
year were $lO,75S 900. The department moved
during the year 59,117 persons, 4,92l beasts,
and 12O,453 tons of supplies from the SETTLE
ments to the military posts, many of them in
the far interior and ut the end of long lines of
communication. The cost of this transporta-
ton was $2,el5,96S. The Pacific RAILROADS
earned for government transportation $7o3, !:
O00.
Secretary Schurz, received dispatch,
Nov. 2, from special agent Adams that the
instructions of the department had been re-
ccivcd and would be fully carried out. Chief
Ouray has ordered the White River Utcs to
repair to Uncompahgre, where the commits
sion is to Set to investigate the White River
massacre, and where those found guilty are to
be surrendered. The dispatch was dated from
Alamosa, Gen. Adams having arrived there
this morning. He will proceed from that
point to Denver to take the testimony of the
Mcelzcr ladies and of Mrs. Price. Tie com
mission is to be ready for its work the 9Th
inst Gen. Adams reports his expression Of
confidence that tho demands of the govern.
ment will be complied with and satisfactory
settlement arrived at
A Madrid dispatch Of Nov. 2, says
since Thursday the principal railroad lines OF
Arragon, Catalonia and Ma Varre have been
interrupted by gales and foods, chiefly in the
valley OF Elbro, where tie water has risen sew
eral metres above the ordinary level and de.
stroyed the line between Saragossa and Gaia
lonia, for fifteen miles, flooded the valley OF
Tortosa, carried away houses, mills and
bridges. and caused damage to the extent Of
several million pisetas. In upper Arragon
near Huasear, the river Alicandre flooded sew.
cral villages, cut the railway embankment and
| carried away the iron bridge at Sariena. Tel
cgraphic communication is very irregular,
but tho governors Of Malaga and Almerit re.
! port the gale extended over the whole of Aus
tralia and caused very disastrous floods in the
rural districts, aud in the town of Malaga the
river Almanzora flooded its valley and de
stroyed forty houses. Sixty persons drowned
Ania Maria Krudcwich is the full
name of the old lady who was so brutally
murdered in her house on the night of Octo.
Der Goth, in the town of Wilson, Winona
county, Minnesota, few miles from the city
| Of Wlnona. 1t appears that the murderer ap
preached his victim stcalthily, rs she was sit
! ting by tho kitchen fire reading her prayer
| book, and struck ner senseless with q club
| Surprising her dead, he began to search for
| money. of which tho old lady had several hun.
drcd dollars. How much he found is not known
but an empty pocket book. taken from the old
! lady's trunk, was found on the floor. After
searching all the rooms he returned to the
kitchen, emptied the contents of the kerosene
lamp upon the body OF his victim, set fire to it
and fled, locking the front door after him
His intention was to conceal the crime nv