The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The Weiland canal will not be opened
till May 1.
Fifteen inches of snow fell in Derby,
Vermont, March "a
The cold winter weather has badly in
jured the grape vines in France
The widest snow storm of the season
was raging at Halifax, on the night of March
"a ~ ..... ..'-
Heavy wind, cold weather, and deep
snow reported throughout the New England
States, March "a. ......
A party of 70 children and 16 adults
sent by Whitelow Reid to homes in the West,
left New York March %. ...--s. .>#
Additional prisons are to be immedi-
ately constructed in Siberia owing to the in
influx of political prisoners: .--.
Good Friday was observed in Duluth,
by services in the churches, and the closing Of
banks and other business places.
In Cordova, Mexico, an Indian woman,
called Maria Pascuold, gave birth to six chill
dren, three boys and three girls.
A New York Post special of March 25,
says the strike in Harmon mill No. 3, has ex-
tended to all the mill spinners in the city.
Another secret printing establishment
has been discovered in st. Petersburg, and 16
compositors employed in it were arrested.
BY command of Queen Victoria a
stone cross has been erected on the spot where
the Prince Imperial lost his life in Zululand
Two parties of Indians had battle
near Alaska, Texas, on the Blue River, March
sides. ..;
Secretary Sherman directed March 4
that the assistant treasurer of New York pur-
chase for the sinking fund $2O0O0OO Of bonds
at the lowest rates offered. -s j.-....
An attempt to establish the whipping
post in Kentucky for the punishmen4 Of min.
or offences,whic had passed the lower House
OF the Legislature, was defeated. in the Senate
March "a. 49,
The March equinoctial storm seems to
be general. The telegraph wires east of C.eve
and O., March Is, were working badly.
There was heavy fall of snow in New Eng
lane, followed by snow over the lakes. II.
The directory of the city of St. Louis,
for the present year was issued March 81, and
contains 12O578 names, an increase OF 7,l2O
over last year and an increase of 1923 since
federal census of 1870. By the usual rates Of
people to name this gives the city popula.
ton of over $4,000. ..%
A council of 200 of the citizens Pro
teetive Union OF San Francisco on the night
of March "a nominated Is freeholders as can.
didates for the charter electisn, eight demo-
Gratis and seven Republicans 1t is expected
they will be endorsed by the Democratic and
Republican county conventions.
Advices from Galveston of March "a
say, that Gen. Grant has accepted an invita-
ton to visit San Antonio. Gen. Sheridan and
wife and Col. Fred Grant and wife leave direct
for Chicago, Friday. There is as liberal dis
play of bunting as on the 4th Of July and ey.
erywhere enthusiasm and excitement.
The striking splnners OF Harmony mills,
Cohoes, N. Y, were paid off March 26, the
company retaining two weeks earnings al
each man under the agreement requiring two
weeks notice Of quitting work. The right to
retain the money will be tested in the courts,
The strikers have beed ordered to vacatc the
company's houses and refused meals at the
cOmpanys boarding houses.
A special from Cat1letburg, KY, OF
Malcl 70, says; " thin the past ten days full,
ly twenty converts 10 Mormonsm have passed
through that place on their way to Utah.
They came from Lawrence county, Ky, where
for year past Mormon missionaries have
been at work. Among the converts was a
left her husband behind.
The Mark Lane Espress Of March %,
says: Weather has been cold but sunny.
Spring sowing has proceeded favorably, and
the agricultural situation may be regarded as
promising. There has been an advance of a
full shilling in home grown wheat both at
Mark Lane and in the country in consequence
of the supply having been unusually small
and millers operating more freely. The mark
ed diminution in supplies indicated the low
ebb to which the reserves of last years scanty
crop have fallen, rather than the disinclina-
ton of holders to part with their produce
Imports of foreign wheat continued moder-
ate. There has been an improved demand ut
an advance of six pence to shilling per quar-
ter. A good trade was done in all varieties, and
sales, although of q retail character, were
numerous. There has also been some cont.
mental inquiry the past five weeks, exceeding
"a 1000 quarters. The increased inquiry the
past fortnight is very Insignificant as the un-
usually favorable weather for agriculture
would in ordinary seasons, have justified the
millers in marking stocks down as close as
possible But the attitude of the American
ring is being watched with feverish anxiety
and unless unforeseen circumstances should
arise to weaken the strength which
America appears to possess, the time
cannot be far distant when the wants
of western Europe will cause rush to get in
at lower prices. Barley remains Gull, but all
other feeding stafs participated in the