The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

The telephone is being introduced IN
to Winona. y.
There are in store at Duluth 100000
bushels of wheat.
The yellow fever, has broken out in
several places in Brazil.
The No. 2 furnace at Phoenexville, Pa.
which has been idle five years is again in blast
The strength of the German army on a
peace footing is l7,227 officers, aud 40l $50
men.
The German press is making very par
ticular and extended reference to the distress
in Ireland
At Parnell and Dillon meeting in
New Haven, Conn, Jan. 20, $1,000 was raised
in the audience.
The winter wheat acreage now sown
in Illinois is 1865, 1926. larger acreage than
in any previous YER.
In Sioux City, Iowa, at a public meet
ing on the night of Jan. 80, 1922 were raised
for the Irish relief fund.
The first issue of Democratic CAM
paign paper appeared at springfeld,.lll, Feb. 1,
called the "Sledge Hammer"
A large gang OF men are now at work
in Memphis perfecting sewerage. The force
will be increased to 500 by Feb. 1.
At a meeting OF the western iron asso-
citation at Pittsburgh, Jan. 80 the price was
advanced to four cents per pound.
The value of the freight thrown over
board from the stranded steamer, Louisiana,
of New Orleans, is estimated at $4,000
The Lehigh coal exchange at Philadel-
phia, Jan go advanced the price OF furnace
coal 25 cts a ton. No change ia other kind of
coal
A Boston exodus committee is calling
for clothing and money to help colored people
to leave the South for other parts of the
country.
For the fourth time in the present cen.
! fury, Lake Zurich in. Switzerland, is frozen
over Lakes Lorat, Neufchatel and Rienne
| and the river are also frozen over.
A Cabul dispatch of Jan. 20 received at
London says: The ex-governor Jellalabad is
now within one days march of Ghusnee with
number of guns aud some Sepovs, and has
announced his intention to attack the British.
One of the main subjects to be present.
ed to the English Government for legislation
at the coming session of parliament will be g
bill for the abolition OF the law of primogeni
| ture and for simplifcatien of the transfer O.
! land.
1t is understood that the English Gov
eminent intends to give grant for the pur
pose of providing seed for small Irish farmers
An eminent Irish statesman estimates the los:
sustained by the failure of last years potato'
crop in Ireland at 4626OoO pounds.
The Gibraltar Guardian says the Moor:
at Fee, Morocco, have attacked the Jews
wounding several. They covered an old man
over seventy years of age with petroleum ant
burned him alive, amid shouts of joy. Two o
the wounded Jews are French subjects.
| A dispatch from Rome of Jan. 80 say
teleerams received there states Prince Bis
msrck aud the German crown prince hav'
agreed that i. is advisable to reestablish har
mony between the Roman church and Ger
many. It is not yet known whether Prince
i Frederick William will visit the Pope.
/ A Berlin dispatch of Jan. 9th, say
the National Zeitung abiding to Parnell'
tour i'll America, declares that it is disgrace
full act on the part of the home rulers to max
political capital out of their countrys distress
thus turning the necessities OF their starving
countrymen to account for party purposes.