The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

Ir was recently discovered in the treasury de-
partment that after the breaking out Of the late
war tho New Orleans mint contained coinage
for several weeks, and about one million and
quarter of gold and silver Of different denomi-
nations We're coined from the bullion on hand
at tho time. II liz supposed the money fell into
the hands of the confcderacy and has all been
put into circulation. increasing the amount in
circulation just 30 much.
ABOUT $50 British farmers took passage in
the Teutonia, which left Liverpool on the I'D
inst. Their destination is Texas. where they
intend to settle and engage in embarrassing.
Many more British farmers will have To leave
England should the landlords refuse to make
large reductions IN rent, ~ the harvest has
been even worse than last year.
Texas il complaining Of 4 superabundance
Of rainy weather. II has now continued for
over two weeks, and the cotton CROP is suffering.
THE United States minister at rekin informs
the department Of state that the United States
consul at Hong Kong reports that during the
| quarter ending june 80, 1880, 5000 cmigrants
left Hong Kong for the United States, I'll which
seven were females and A boys.
PoRr TOWNSEND, Washington Territory,
dispatch says the steamer California arrived
there on the Goth inst, from Sitka, Alaska, the
18th inst. Special Agent Norris and Capt.
Beardslce, at the head of party Of marines,
visited the scaboard as far north IN 50 degrees,
interviewing leading Indian chiefs, cautioning
them against smuggling or maltrcating white
men. Three canoes Of Of British Columbia In
dams, from the Hudson Bay company's Fort
Simpson, visited the other grounds III Alaskan
waters and captured some ANIMALS, escaping
! with the booty. The Hoonah Indians told
Norris il the British Indians came again they
would kill them. About u thousand miners are
at Cassair. Two tribes OF Indians had u fight
at Portage bay. Several were killed and
wounded.
SECRETARY ScHURz says the Indians at num-
Der of points in the northwest are very indus
| trious and have n great deal of land under
fair state Of cultivation. At some points in the
Sioux reservation, where they raise considerable
wheat, the cultivation of the soil compares vary
| fayOrably with that OF the whites further east.
EVERY business house in the town of Column
Ina. BraZoria county, Texas, one Of tho Oldest
towns in that state was laid in ruins by fire, on
the 18th inst. Total loss Sl25,0O0.
In the Imperial mine, Virginia City, New, on
the 10th, the cable holding cage in which ten
men were seated broke, rrecipltating the miners
and cage distance Of 800 feet. Fourteen
hundred feet Of cable fell upon the unfortunate
men, all Of whom were killed except one. Fol-
lowing are the names of those killed: John
Roach, Patrick Murphy, Dick Rider, Thomas
| Meagher Matt Winnie, Joseph Hannahan. Will
liam Corbett, George Farnham, Jerry Sullivan.
Most of the bodies were terribly mangled.
Frank Smith was saved but suffers from i'll
| ternal injuries.
TERRIBLE explosion occurred on the 10th
inst, in the small wooden building occupied by
the Union Metallic Cartridge company, Bridge
port, Conn.,, M a Illuminating building, situated
some distance west of their main factory. At
the time of the explosion five persons We're ut
work IN the building and all are supposed to
| have been killed, AZ none have been seen since
and four bodies have been found. Following
are the names J. Sullivan aged Is; James
Tobin, aged II: Michael Dempsey, Jr., %; Viii
building was completely blown to atoms, the
debris being blown great distance.
A HONOLULU, Sandwich Island dispatch Of
| the 10Th inst. reports u serious disturbance
among the islanders because the king had exc
cuted comp feidt in the interest of one CELSIUS
Cmsar Moreno. n foreign adventurcr unfavor-
ably known in the United States. On Saturday,
the 18th inst, his majesty prorogued the
Legislative assembly, which had been in session
cighty-iiye days. Shorty after the Propagation
! each Of the ministers received an order To re-
sign his portfolio without delay. Tho people
become greatly excited, held II mass meeting
and denounced the king. Such was the indg-
nation OF the Hawaiians that troops and artil-
lery were placed on guard at the palace. King
Kalakaua, seeing the effect of his action ordered
Mereno to hand over his portfolio and notified
the public of the fact.
EIaHT thousand Albanians have occupied the
town and fortress of Ducigno, expelling two
battalions Of Turkish troops who formed the
garrison. RiZa Pasha, Turkish commander, not
having received instructions from the Porte to
oppose the Albanians by force, withdrew to
GOrZa.
JOHN RosE, laborer from Schuyler lake, in
crossing the railroad track at Ilerkimer, N. Y,
on the 18th inst, with his wife and babe in a
lumber wagon, was struck by an express train.
| Rose and the babe were killed, and the wife
badly hurt. Roses head was knocked from
his shoulders and found some distance beyond
the body.
MICHAEL JOyCE and John C. Berry, two sol
diers at the United States arsenal in Washing
ton, ID. g., were accidentally shot and killed
on the 18th inst, while handling Gatling gun.
THE Powell tool company's building at Cleve-
land, o., was injured to the extent of $50, 900 by
fire on the 18th inst.