The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-04-22
GENERAL. NOTES.


to the government to he very few. The
last batch gave themselves up on the 18th
inst. and were treated as prisoners of
war. :;
CHINESE troops have occupied Macao,
a dependency Of Portugal. Russia will
unite with that country in expelling
to do so, says news of 18th.
THE Swedish parliament rejected the
government army bill, and the ministry
has resigned in consequence. The
king, on the 18TH inst, intrusted Count
Anvil with the duty of forming another
cabinet.
PRESIDENT DIAz, at the opening of the
Mexican congress, referred in high terms
to the United States, and hoped for long
continued peace between the two repub-
lies, says dispatch of the 18th inst.
The Western Nail Association had
meeting at Pittsburg, on the 18th inst,
and agreed. unanimously, to further
suspension of two weeks; after discussing
the ACCESSIBILITY of reducing prices, it
was decided to maintain the present
rates. &T
OWING to dissatisfaction among some
employees on the Vulcan Steel works in
st. Louis regarding wages,t that company
closed part of the works on the 18th inst,
but will start them again soon under
new schedule prices.
The first woman in Albany, N. Y, to
vote, under the law, says q dispatch of
the 18th inst, for school board, was Kate
Stoneman. secretary of the Albany wo-
mans suffrage society, member of the
faculty of the state normal sch ool, and
sister of General Stoneman.
From the 4th to the 18th inst $500
persons left Bremen for England and the
United States. The emigrants come
from all parts OF Germany and include
many skilled workmen. This decided
increase of emigration is evidently con-
nected with the new army bill and en-
tails very serious loss upon the coun-
try.
A MILWAUKEE, dispatch Of April 14th
states, that W. w. Coleman of the Herr
aid, has filed the papers in suit against
w. E. Cramer of the Eoe,asng Wisconsin
for damage on account of certain things
published during the municipal cam
pagin. The claim is for $4,000.
The first vacancy in the new]y-elected
parliament says a dispatch of the 18th
inst, is caused by the death of Lord
Elcho's father. The son goes to the
upper Eouse as his fathers successor,
and vacancy Is thus created in Had
dingtonshire, Scotland. Lord Elcho is
tory, but the liberals expect to elect
his successor.
ASAN FRA, CISCO disnatch of the 18th
says that at five minutes past one the
heaviest shock from an earthquake felt
{1~ ~
tical. No damage is yet reported, al
though buildings were rocked so that
the motion was plainly visible. Nevada
block apparently swayed foot out of a
perpendicular.
The republican state convention of
Kentucky, met at Louisville, on the 18th
and selected delegation to represent the
state in the republican national conven-
ton to be held at Chicago. The dele.
gates chosen are all Grant men, and a
resolution was adopted by large ma
jority instructing for Grant.
The republican state convention of
Missouri met at Sedalia, on the 18th, to
select delegation to represent the state
in the Chicago national republican con.
vention. The delegation selected were
all for Grant and were instructed by res.
olution to vote as unit for Grant.
A PARTY named White and an
other party named Adams, both mem.
bers of Philadelphia fashionable socie-
ty, had quarrel on the 18th inst, A
challenge and q acceptance followed.
They met on the field of honor. Result,
as matter of course, no one killed, and
q restoration of old.time friendship. The
duelists probably copied the poet Moore
and the critic Jeffrey and loaded their
pistols with paper wads.
A DETROIT, Mich. dispatch of the 18th
says that the Tribune of that city made
arrangements, at the spring election for
a canvass of the preference of republican
voters on the presidency, by responsible
men whose pronounced preferences were
unknown to that paper. The returns
from 327 voting precincts scattered
throughout 60 counties, gives the follow
ing totals: Blaine, 21,642; Grant, 6,O97;
Sherman, 1875; Washburne, 790; Ed.
munds, 365; scattering, 1,773.
In the case of ex. Governor C. c. WASH
burn, of Wisconsin. VS.. the farmers Ins.
Co., Of Cincinnati, in the q. s. circuit
court, the jury, on the 18th, rendered
verdict for the full amount claimed and
interest. The suit was to recover 2,1O0.
the interest on the insurance on the flour
mill, at Minneapolis, which was de-
stroyed by fire, resulting from an explo-
sion, in May, 1878. The jury was out
only long enough to calculate the inter-
est. Five other cases against other de.
PENDANTS remain to be tried here.
MR.. PARNELLs election for Mayo
county over the clerical candidate.
Brown, completes his triumph over his
opponents in Ireland. The Wexford