The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-02

Samuel E. Hartranft, father of Gov: Har-
tranft, at Morristown, Pa, died of pneumonia,
aged seventy-ive
Booth Winter, for many years salesman for
F. Bulb & Co., fur dealers and hatters of Detroit,
committed suicide by cutting open his jugular
vein.
The weekly reports of the Bank clearances,
shows that the general prosperity of the country
is greatly in excess Of the corresponding week
last year.
Gov. J. D. Williams of Indiana, died on Sat-
urday last His disease was Inflammation of
the bladder, with which he had been afflicted
for about fifteen years.
From all parts of the country the extreme
South as well as the North, accounts are receiv-
ed of extreme cold weather, the early closing of
lakes, streams and canals, and much suffering.
The Supreme court of the United States have
decided that passengers in Pullman cars who
sustain injuries must look to the railroads, and
not to the Pullman company, for remuneration.
The body of Mrs. Morse Noyes from Warren,
Pa, was cremated in the crematory, at WASH
ington, Pa, few days ago. Her husband,
brother and friend accompanied the remains.
One of the latest turf purchases by Pierre
Lorillard, is that of the stallion Mortimer, IA
nous in England and France as race-horse
an sire of race-horses Mortimer has arrived
in New York.
Sergeant O'Keefe of the Pixies Peak signal
station, who saw the seven hundred deer at one
time has discovered a volcano in the Rocky Noun
tains. OKeefe is an observer with eyes, and
brilliant imagination.
Gov. Smith of Wisconsin has appointed COL
J. E. McMann of Racine as member of the
board of regents of the State university, in the
place of J. B. Cassidy, appointed associate JUS
tice of the supreme court
S. s. Gregory, a prominent lawyer in Chicago,
son of the Hon: J. c. Gregory of Madison, was
recently married to Miss Janet Lappin, the
beautiful and accomplished daughter Of Mrs B.
L. Crom, at Grace church, Madison.
". A. Floyd, a talented actor of New York; D.
W. Lvigart a prominent lawyer of Buckyrus, O.,
Alfred Gather, superintendent of the western d.
vision of the Adams express, of Cincinnati, Gen.
A: 7. Brown, collector of customs at Erie, Pa,
died on Thanksgiving day.
A dispatch from Paris says the body of Hon.
Pascal Smith, merchant of St. Paul, Mimi, has
been found off the Marseilles coast. He arrived
at Marseilles, with his wife and son, on the Doth
inst. Next evening he was missed, and is be-
lieved to have drowned himself
W. F. Davidson has brought suit of fifty
thousand dollars against the Keokuk Northern
Line Packet company. The basis of the COM
modore's claim is stated as elven notes made
between December 10, 1879, and October Is
1880.
Richard J. Schivner, formerly agent for sew
eral cloth manufacturers of Manchester. Eng
land, committed suicide last Thursday in the
Office of the Bedford manufacturing company
in New York. Mr.. Schrivner was prominent
member of the Masonic fraternity, and his life
was insured for about SO, 600.
There is great and somewhat alarming
scarcity of coal in Chicago. The difficulty lies
in the fact that the early closing of navigation
on the lake has stopped many vessels bound for
that port coal laden, and that railroads are ut
terly unable to furnish cars to transport fuel
The freight blocade, which extends almost the
entire distance from Chicago to the seaboard,
on all lines is unprecedented and does not give
much hope of speedy relief from the present
dilemma.