Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

SHOCKS or an earthquake were felt at
Havana, Jan. %.
On Monday Jan. 10 the Irish land
league association Of Chicago forwarded
81, 700 to Ireland.
The winter wheat acreage now sown
in Illinois is 2,668,826 Alarger acreage than
in any previous yerr.
The Dublin, Ireland, relief committee
have received from Washington ESQ and
from New York $1,000.
The performance In the Grand Opera
House, New York, Jan %, in aid of the Irish
famine relief fund netted $500
A large gang Of men are now at work
in Memphis perfec:ing sewerage. The force
will be increased to 800 by Feb. l.
The crops in Russia in 1879, are re-
ported to be short, and apprehensions Of dis
tress in several provinces are entertained.
Germans at Petersburg, Va, are max
ing liberal contributions towards a fund for
the relief of the sufferers in UPPER silesia.
Bishop Hendricken, of Providence
R. I. directs collections to be taken up on Sum-
day Feb. 1, in ali Catholic churches IN his do
SS0S Avn SAAS ASAGA VA NAAS PCOpAC Va Al
Advices from Rome OF Jan. %, state
that the yellow fever having disappeared
from the United States quarantine ON vessels
arriving from America has been abolished.
Adyices from Tucson, Arizona, of Jan.
90, states that Major harrow had a fight with
Victoria's Indians, Jan. 10, and that Lieut.
Frenc,. of the 9th cavelry was among the killed
Loss of the enemy unknown.
The government OF Mexico, has Or
dered the celebrated castle of Chapultepec to
be reftted for the reception of Gen. Grant and
party. The castle is about two miles from
the city, overlooking the entire Mexican val
ley and the City of Mexico. A house is also
being prepared in the city to enable the party
to alternate between the town and the coun-
try.
The Mark Lane Express says: The
farmers have made up good portion of their
time as regards wheat sowing, but since Wed
nesday renewed wintry weather has again
caused some check. The autumn sown grain
is terminating so slowly that in some districts
it is feared the seed has been destroyed by
recent frosts, but generally speaking it is
thought that the situation, if not equally
promising, offers few grounds of anxiety at
this early stage. The quality and condition of
home grown wheat offered in Mark Lane and
provincial markets is unimproved and millers
almost totally neglect samples and in the few
cases where decent samples are offered sales
are only practicable at decline of a shilling
per quarter, imports of foreign wheat are
again moderate, and have mostly gone into
the granary as the consumptive demand has
been very inanimate. Lack of confidence is
becoming apparent in trade. Stocks are in
ereasing, not only in London, but in MarseiNes
and in Bordeaux, while the quantity of wheat
anoat still exceeds 100000 and while the
further decline in New York augurs unfavor.
ably for the success of the American specula
tion for a rise. The presence Of important
stocks in French ports is sufficiently signifi-
cant, as the action of France was counted on
to relieve Great Britain of fair proportion
of the supply on passage. The rapid and
marked decline in maize of three skillings in
three weeks is owing to the scarcity of ship.
ments from America. According to present
appearances America has quite enough to do
to manage It's wheat so that there should be
plenty of time to recover the decline in maize
which was brought about principally by tim
idity. Arrivals at ports of call have been mod
crate There was fair business in wheat car
goes at decline of six pence to shilling per
quarter on red winter and spring American,
and'a shilling to shilling sixpence per quarter
on Ghirka description. Maize sold steadilyat
barely last weeks prices. Little demand for
wheat for shipments, though sellers were more
incl ind 10 h,ar, rJu r,irrr
moderate inquiry for maize and barley at a
decline OF 6Qu9 pence per quarter. Sales OF
English wheat last week 22,87l quarters at
46 shillings IL pence against .l4I quarters
at 38 shillings II pence. the corresponding
week the previous year. Imports into the
United Kingdom the week ending January
10th were 83b,1S7 Weights wheat, 216,84l
weights OF -four.