The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-08
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THE Albion print works, of COnshohOcOn,
having offices in Philadelphia and New York,
has suspended payment and made an assign
ment. The Albion company has capital of
S25O,OOO. the full capacity of the mill amOunt-
cd 70 l,i0),OJO yards pr month.
OVER 10000 barrels of apples were shipped
from New York city to European ports last
week, and from all ports of the country outside
of New York 1000 barrels more were sent.
The fail trade in Now York this season has
been, and still is, unusually active. 1t liz said
by some of the older merchants that they do
not remember u time within the past fifteen
years when orders were 80 pressing and nil-
mcrOus.
A wELL-KHowN comedian Louis J. Mestaycr,
died III New York on the Both ult.
The famous Stevens battery begun 81 years
ago, and still unfinished, was sold at HobOkeli,
n. j., on the Goth ult. for $4,000. II has cost
as it stands 81, 500, 00O and $500, 900 would Dc
necessary 10 complete II according To the orig
inal designs. The monster will now be dcmol-
ishcd for the material that is in it.
The professional four-uared race, three miles
with Il tuin, on Lake Maranacook, Me-, on the
10Th ult., was won by the Unions, of Portland;
time 10 minutes and 40 seconds. The profess
siOnal scullers race, same course, was won by j.
GandOur, of Toronto, IN 22 minutes aud 30 sec
onds, defeating Riley, Plaistcd, Lee aud Ten
Eyck. The professional double scull race, same
co rise. was won by Ten Eyck and Kennedy, de-
feating Ross and Davis and Lee and Gandour;
time OF winners 70 minutes, the fastest on rec
ord for double sculls.
The distemper among horses reported exist
ing in Boston has made its appearance in New
York city, and seems to Le the influenza which
was the incipient stage of the epizootic in 1873.
Ex-CoSGREssMAN ALBRIdHT died at Munich
Chunk, Pa, on the 2sth inst, of paralysis.
ELISHA l.. BLISS JR., president of the Ameri-
can Publishing company, died at Hartford,
| Conn, on the 18th inst, aged 81
The pope has named DIR. Michael Corrigan,
now bishop of Newark, to DC coadiutor of the
archbishop Of New York. with the right of sue
cession and with the title Of archbishop ia par
| thus, IN tideii,tn.
The upper portion of Plymouth Rock, that
has lain for 40 years in front of Pilgrim Hall,
Plymouth, Mass, and has been separated from
the original piece for log years, was on the 9th
| reunited with the main part Of the rock. The
removal took place quietly, with no public dem.
onstration. The separated piece now lies under
the canopy in its original position.
The bodies of all the victims Of the Jersey
City tunnel calamity have been recovered and
| buried by friends. The work was effected by
means of sinking caisson.
On the 9th of September four carrier pigeons
were liberated at indianapolis, Ind, n distance
of ESQ miles from their home in New York city,
| aud on the Goth one of them reached his coop.
This is the longest distance ever accomplished
| III this country.
ID. L. ARosEMENA, cashier Of the New York
associated press, and son of Don Justo Arose
mena, minister to the United States from
Colombia, died in New York city on the Goth.