The Princeton union., 1880-03-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

the ensuing year 81 go per lOOO feel Tor gas
They have been paying 1925
The postoffice department has issued
an order cutting down the mail service aud
routes other than star to one trip week.
Owing to the unsettled state of affairs
in Burmah the strength of the British Garri-
son there will be maintained another year.
The Arkansas association OF Mexican
war veterans held its annual meeting Feb "a
and memoralized congress for pension bill.
The comptroller of the United States
treasury reports the amount OF additional cir
culation issued during February to be $685.
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The poet Longfellow's birthday ami
versary was observed in the public schools OF
Cincinnati, Feb 81, by reading from his works
by the pupils.
The secretary of the navy has ordered
the United statcsIships Constitution at Brook
lyn navy yard put in orcer for carrying sup
plies to Ireland.
| In honor of Washington's birthday,
I the American minister at Berlin, threw open
the rooms of the legislature to brilliant An
glo-American throng.
The total amount of national bank
notes outstanding March l, 1880 was $342,2l4,-
S65, not including the circulation of national
gold banks which amount to 81 ,426,l2O.
At consistory at Rome, Feb. 81, the
Pope approved the appointment of Reverend
Mr.. Junjer to be bishop of the diocese OF Mis-
gually, which embraces Washington Territory
A Greek, claiming to be British sub
iect has been arrested at Constantinople, with
| an Internal machine in his possession with
which he was to attempt the life Of the Sui
tan.
Two car loads of Cinnamon from San
Francisco passed through st. Louis Saturday
night, Feb. 81, en- route for Philadelphia and
New York A band Of 500 more will soon
follow
Two companies Of United States
troops have been sent from st. Louis to Cald-
well in Sumner county, Kansas, to assist in
preventing the contemplated invasion of the
Indian territory
| The regular winter packing season at
Chicago ended Saturday night Feb. %. The
number of hogs packed since Nov. l, is 257S-
600 against 2,943,115 for the corresponding
season year ago.
The Hermann, New York, furniture
manufactory, whose cabinet makers are on
strike for an increase Of wages, decreased Feb
% to cease their factories. This action throws
about 400 workmen out Of employment.
The Czar has appointed the members
and defined the powers of the commission of
the supreme control: Gen. Melil1otf is chief.
Prince Dondoukoff Korsaloff will succeed Gen.
Melikoff as as temporary governor general
The amount of legal tender notes on
deposit for the purpose of returning national
bank circulation during the year ending
March /, 1880, was $l763l,617. Increase of
legal tender notes deposited in the same peri
cd $685. AS
Cannon, sand lot orator in San Fran
cisco says, hereafter there will be less noise
made. but that it will be dangerous for those
who have refused to discharge Chinese work
men. Business men talk of reyiying the com
mittee of safety.
United States currency outstanding
March l, 1880: Ola demand notes, $61, ,256; le
gal tender notes. all issues, $346 1861 SIG one
year notes, pa, ,525; two year coupon notes
of 1863, s23 $50; compound interest notes
S25O, O,4SO; fractional currency, all issues, SIS,
632 $50. Total, 1866, ,70S,591.
The stormy weather interfe1ed with
the Parnall demonstration at Davenport lows
Feb. o. In the evening the opera house was
fairly filled. Parnel and the Highlander ad
dressed the meeting, and were followet by
prominent citizens. At the close of the NEE
ing collection was TAKEN gathering in ovel
800.
A large tenant right meeting wa.
held at Porotstown, county of Armah, Ireland
Feb Is and was attacked by 5000 Orangemer
armed with bludgeons who stormed the plat
form and dispersed the meeting. Twent,
tenant Fighters were seriously injured. The
Orange party considered the meeting to be o
seditious character.
The Chicago, Burlington g. Quinc.
!, Railroad company yesterday purchased from
Wiggins, Ferry & Co., the old depot ground
OF Ohio & Mississippi railroad in st. Louis
+ This property has river frontage of six hun
: dred feet, and will afford the Chicago, Burling
5 ton & Quincy road terminal facilities equal t
any road running out of the city.
The Irish agitators and Land Leagu
reformers, Messrs Parnsn and Dillon, spen
Thursday, Feb. Goth, in visiting Minnesota
. | Iney nrSC lalLeu at W luOud, anu uaOo VI IL
stops at intermediate stations between tina
T city and St. Paul In the evening mammot
s meetings were held both at st. Paul and Mir
neapolis, the speakers interchanging thei
D time between the two cities. The st. Pat
y meeting netted about $l.70O.
It is thought at the treasury depart
ment that the total receipts from customs thi
q month will be nearly $l5,O00,0OO and from il
G ternai revenue S9O0O,O00- Taking this as
e basis it is estimated the total customs receipt
of the government for the fiscal year endin
s June so next will be about $l5S, 900, this NAL
d ing the total income to the government, il
l cluding receipts from miscellaneous source
about $3OO,OOOOOO. It is calculated at the d
: partment that the total expenditures, inclu
o ing sinking fund and interest on the publ
b. debt, will foot up to between 1915, 100000 an
" s27s, 100000. This would leave profit to Il
government of abont s25,OO0,O00.
k The Mark Lane Express of Feb. Cd say
h Flowing and sowing have proceeded despi
lie the varirble weather alternating g!sunshine vii