The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-12-09
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

accounts.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The total funded debt of Ohio Nov. Ii
was e647ss05.
The public debt was reduced durin.
November $a,O36 O92.G III.
Snow fell in Kentucky, Arkansas ant
other Southern States, the Eth.
Snow to the depth Of ono inch at Bis
marck, u. r., Dec. =, being the first of the sea
son.
During November the United State
minis coined 4, 81, 200 gold, and $500, 600 sill
yer dollars.
Heavy snow, in places drifting badly
fell throughout the eastern and New England
States the LIST.
A severe shock Of earthquake was fel
in st. Pauls Bay, Quebec, at $50 sunda.
morning, Nov. %.
The railway construction in Wisconsin
during this year has amounted to 1854 miles
Of which 46 miles are narrow guage.
Gold to the amount of e75,0OO wa!
purchased in open market in London, Dec. l
for transmission to the United States.
The construction of the tempOrar,
bridge at Bismarck, over the Missouri river b,
the Northern Pacific railroad is nearly com
pleted.
There were nine ocean steamers due
at New York, Nov. %. Those arriving on thai
date reported very severe weather on thu
passage.
3 The Union Catholic Fair, at St. Paul
held at Market hall, came to close on til,
night of Nov. s0th, after season of over
week of magnificent success.
The weather, up to Dec. 2, at Bis
marck, D. T., !has not been colo enough t.
hinder work on the dyke that will confino tn,
channel at that point when finished.
) The rainy season has set in in Cali
fornia, and copious rain showers prevail
throughout the State. Great relief is felt; a.
much uneasiness began to be felt at the late
ness of the rains.
In the case of First Lieutenant Wallace
of the 18th infantry, sentenced 10 be dismissed
the sentence to forfeiture of rank and half
pay for year.
The European, Amcrlcan & Canadian
cable company is preparing to apply to the
Dominion government for an act of incorpora
ton. II promises an independent and com
deting cable line.
Chicago dealers are excited over the
bogus butter trade known as oleomargerine
They held meeting Dec. LIST, and rated fou,
hundred dollars to prosecute parties selling
the bogus butter, and asked the produce OK
change to cooperate in enforcing the law.
The Collector of customs at St. Paul
reports total Of $l,7S6,Oi collected for duties
etc., at that port during the month of Novem.
Der. Receipts at the internal revenue Office
st. Paul, for the same time were; Beer, rs.
6Sl; cigars and tobacco. 81, l60; special taxes
81 ,3O1; miscellaneous, 800; total, $l6,2s3. To-
tai for November, 1879, $l3O4S. Increase
$3,l94 :
The New York Chamber of Commerce
has adopted the following resolution: THAT
national bankrupt act for distribution Of in.
solvent estates, for encouragement of insol.
vency, will promote the general well being, by
confirming confidence in business transactions
and greatly increase Interstate trade"
The postmaster general has issued an
order raising the following fourth class post
offices to the grade of presidential offices, ,
from and after the first Of January next, with
increased salaries as stated: Murphysboro
1lls., ii 500, Sullivan, Ills, t1,lOO; Piedmont
W. Va. 9l,10O; Quinnandcc, Mich, 81, 500.
Some two hundred creditors of N. 3
Harwood, the broken dry goods merchant o.
Minneapolis, Mimi, held a meeting lin New
York city, the 3Oth, at which W. w. McNair
Harwood's attorney, made statement to the
effect that the legal title to all the property Of
the suspended firm was in the hands of the
assignee,subject to the judgments of preferred
creditors. but he was authorized to propose
to pay fifty cents on the dollarto all creditors
The creditors declined to accept this propo
sition, and appointed a committee Of five tc
make further investigation into the causes
for the failure, to report at the adjourned
meeting to be held December 10.
The divorce proceedings in the case
Of Isaac P. Christiancy, ex-U. s. Senator from
Michigan and present minister to Peru
against his wife, Lillian NJ Christancy, came
to an abrupt termination at Washington, d
c., the 2a. The charges Of incontinuency
against Mrs. Christia ncy, upon which the &C
ton for divorce was commenced, was based
upon the allegation of VIM. H. Holschuk 8
clerk at the Saint James hotel, Washington
to the effect that Mrs. Christiancy had visited
the hotel and occupied apartments with mat
registering as Mr.. E. Giro, Mrs. Christiancy
being registered as Mrs. E. Giro Upon thu
case being called and Holscauk being con
fronted with Mrs. Christiancy, he testified she
was not the lady who visited the hotel witt
Giro. Upon this statement the prosecution
was suspended, to be, it is believed, flnall,
withdrawn
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 1.-The following lis the public
debt statement for November:
Blk per cent bonds. .....S 2l3,52l,6 $50
Five per cent bonds. 700. l69,66lO5O
-Four and half per cents 2sO,OOOOOO
Four Dor cent bends 73U 4O4 40
Reminding certificates. 943,350
Navy pension fund . 100000
Total coin bonds. $500. 81, ese, $40, 4u
Matured debt 55,616085