The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-10-07

forcing the departments order prohibit
ing the delivery OF letters to local lot
terry company.
J. 3. YEaGLEY and Noah w. Parker.
candidates of the Indiana greenbackers for
secretary of state and state senator. re-
spectively, have withdrawn from the ma
tional ticket, and will work with the dem
ocrats.
A PRIZE was offered at the La Porte.
Ind, fair for the mother presenting the
largest number of children. Mrs. John
Line took the premium with nine, the
ninth being born on the grounds few
hours before the award was made.
THE chief of the New York fire depart
ment who has visited all the theatres in
Chicago, says several of them are simply
man-traps, having no adequate means of
exit in the event of a panic.
In their public utterances about the
Canada Pacific syndicate Sir John Mac
donald and Mr. Mcintyre, member of
the new company, do not agree. The forn-
er SAYS that American capital is interest
ed while the latter declares that it is
not.
A SPECIAL dispatch to the n. Y. Free
mans Journal announces that the pope has
named DR.. Michael Corrigan, now bishop
of New York, to be the co-adjuster of the
arch bishop of New York, with the right
of succession and with the title of arch
bishop in rartibus IN fdelium.
A MOVEMENT is on foot for the CONSOLE
dation, under one management, of the
eight fast freight lines running over the
| New York Central, and ramitylng the en-
| tire rail system of the northwest. The
scheme has the sanction of Mr.. ". H.
| Vanderbilt.
| AN English stock company has secured
about a hundred thousand acres of good
land in the province of Quebec, and is con-
| fdent of colonizing thereon a large num-
Der of English and Scotch farmers. One
of the objects of the scheme is to counter
act the political influence of the French
Canadians.
! The Tribune's Topeka, Kansas special
says that Gov. st. John, on the 29th inst,
on request of the county attorney of La
belle county, has issued requisiton for
the Bender family. 1t is not known on
what state the requisition is made, but the
governor declares his belief that no mis-
take has been made this time, and that
the Blenders have really been found.
S1RJoHN MCDONALD says the syndicate
which is to take charge of the Canada Pa
citic railroad engages to complete the line
| Ill Icll years. VII leaving NkucUcS lc HlOu-
estly told deputation of citizens that he
had done more for them than they had for
him, for he had given them railroad
which would in time make their city the
second port in America, while they had
given him nothing
! LIEUT.. SCHwATKA and party, who sailed
from New York two years ago to discover
the remains of Sir John Franklin and his
Arctic expedition, have arrived at New
Bedford. Their long journey was not as
successful as might have been wished, but
it was not altogether fruitless. They have
obtained many relics of Franklin's party,
made numerous charts which will be of
great value to future explorers. and dem
onstrated that white men can adapt
maux in making long journeys in the polar
regions.
A DISPATCH from Des Moines, Ia, says:
Levi johnson, of Norton county, Kan, is
here soliciting aid for the people in Phil
lips, Sherman, Decatur, Sheridan, Raw
Inns and other counties. In Norton
county, 800 people are in absolute want
of food. The wheat crop in all these
counties failed, and in June was plowed
up and planted with corn, which, when it
He gives a sad story of want and suffer-
weeks but wheat bran. Another family
had nothing for three weeks but corn
meal. He says the local papers of the
state suppress these facts, as it will injure
the state. A public meeting was called
there on the 24th inst, to procure supplies
for these people.