Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-18
MISCELLANEOUS.


The smallpox now prevailing in Paris
causes much alarm.
At Ottawa, Canada, $150,000 in silver
are to be issued in %, Is and 10 cent pieces
There was snow-storm in New York,
March 9, the wind at the time blowing gale.
Reports from Cuba indicate that the
sugar crop is about 40 per cent less than last
year.
Navigation is open on Lake Erie. A
boat arrived at Cleveland from Detroit, on
March 9.
The British revenues show this year a
yield of a2,195,OOO less than the estimates,
leaving defect of 93,356,OOO.
The Russian revolutionary committee
have published an address thanking the
French for refusing the extradition of Hart
man. ..
Navigation on the Hudson river, which
has been opened, was again suspended March
IA, by the increase of cold and the formation
of ice.
Miss Marie V. Gibson, of Winona, has
recovered verdict of $500 against the owner
November.
The committee of coinage and weights
and measures in the House of Representatives
have agreed to report favorably on Forts bill
to retire trade dollars.
At the charter election in Middletown,
N. Y, five women were elected members Of
the board of education over five men. Over
The total value of exports Of petroleum
and petroleum products for January, 1880, is
$3,52S,O7O; for January, 1879, $1,897, 802; fo1
seven months ending January 81, 1880, $26
Ola, 170, and for the same period, 1879, $25, 453
673.
The strike of the cigar-makers at Gin.
cinnati has now continued more than three
weeks, and 9th sides still remain firm. The
strikers are receiving aid from outside organi
cations, while the saloon keepers association
has refused to buy stock of manufacturers re.
fusing to employ union men. ...t.....
The London Standard of March s, coz
tains the following threat against the United
States, manifested purpose of enforcing the
Monroe doctrine as to the control of the pro-
jected Panama canal: This pretension the
British government is bound to watch, and il
necessary, tc resist. Nc more at Panama
than at the suez canal will the preponderat
ing influence of another power be allowed to
ay hands on the trade of England.
George Jones, of the New York Tunes
and Erastus Brooks. of the Express, made ar
guments, March IL, before the ways and means
committee for the removal OF the duty of the
Copper cent. imposed on wood pulp. They
claimed it was owing to the advance of from
90 to % per cent. in the price of pulp and .
combination of paper manufacturers, chiefly
in the West. that the price of paper had ad
vanced from 81 to cents per pound, the
price last year, TO 81 to 10 cents, now charged
| 1t was also claimed that it was combination
of paper-makers that forced the price of paper
to 26 and % cents per pound during the war
that had now caused the advance of above 6(
per cent, ard that If no restrictions were
placed on them they might force the price
even to war figures. The manufacturers pres
ent denied the existence of a combination tc
enhance the price, and claimed the advance
was entirely regulated by the law of supply
and demand.
ing February 1s, 776,l34 cwt. of wheat and
147,6S8 cwt. of -four.
Mayor Kalloch of San Francisco, has
issued the following proclamation. II deem II