Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-04
MISCELLANEOUS,

the ensuing year 81 go per 1000 feel for gas
They have been paying 1926.
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 $7O3,-
400
The poet Longtellow'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 statcs.ships Constitution at Brook
Ign navy yard put in order for carrying sup
plies to Ireland.
In honor of Washington's birthday,
the American minister at Berlin, threw open
the rooms of the Legislature to brilliant An
glo-American tbrong.
The total amount of national bank
notes outstanding March l, 1880 was $s42, 214
500, not including the circulation of national
gold banks which amount to 81 ,426,l20
At cCnsistory at Rome, Feb. 81, the
Pope approved the appointment of Reverend
Mr.. Junier to be bishop of the diocese of Mis-
gually, which embraces Washington Territory
A Greek, claiming to be British sub
ject 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 800 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 2S7S,.
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season year ago.
The Hermann, New York, furniture
mandatory, whose cabinet makers are on q
strike for an increase of wages, decreased Feb
% to cease their factories. This action throws
about 400 workmen out of employment.
The Gar has appointed the members
and defined the powers of the commission Of
| bo MoliGoH il obi
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 1, 1880, was $17631617. Increase OF
legal tender notes deposited in the same peri
cd $685., 445.
Cannon, a 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 reviving the CON-
mittee of safety.
United States currency outstanding
March 1, 1880: Ola demand notes, SCI, 256; lie.
| gal tender notes, all issues, $346, 061, SIC one
year notes, $6,247, 525; two year coupon notes
of 1868, S23,S5O; compound interest notes
0,4SO; fractional currency, all issues, SIS,
6s2,35O Total, 1856, 7OS, 591.
The stormy weather interfered with
the Parnell demonstration at Davenport Iowa
Feb g. In the evening the opera house was
fairly filled. Parnell and the Highlander ad
dressed the meeting, and were followed by
prominent citizens. At the close of the meet
ing a collection was taken, gathering in ovel
500.
A large tenant right meeting was
held at Porotstown, county of Armah, Ireland
Feb. Is and was attacked by 5000 Orangemen
armed with bludgeons who stormed the plat
form and dispersed the meeting. Twenty
tenant Fighters were seriously injured. The
Orange party considered the meeting to be OF
seditious character.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad company yesterday purchased from
Virgins, Ferry & Co., the old depot grounds
of Ohio & Mississippi railroad in st. Louis
This property has a river frontage of six hun
dred feet, and will afford the Chicago, Burling
ton & Quincy road terminal facilities equal tc
any road running out of the city.
The irish agitators and Land League
reformers, Messrs. Parnen and Dillon, spent
Thursday, Feb. 26th in visiting Minnesota
They first halted at Winona, and made brie
stops at intermediate stations between thai
city and St. Paul. In the evening mammoth
meetings were held both at st. Paul and Min
neapolis, the speakers interchanging thei
time between the two cities. The st. Pau
meeting netted about SLIGO.
! It IL thought at the treasury depart,
ment that the total receipts from customs this
month will be nearly $l5,O0O,OOO and from in
ternai revenue $9OOOO00- Taking this as g
basis it is estimated the total customs receipt:
of the government for the fiscal year ending
June 80 next will be about $153,OOO, this max
ing the total income to the government, in
GLIDING receipts from miscellaneous sources
about $3O0OO0OO0. 1t is calculated at the de
partment that the total expenditures, includ
ing sinking fund and interest on the public
debt, will foot up to between $275, OOO,OO and
$278. 100000 This would leave profit to the
government of abont $25,O00,0OO.
ETH NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
j The National Democratic Committee
assembled in the city Of Washington in vii
lard,s House at 2 o'clock, Feb. %, to selec
the place and appoint the time for holding
the National Democratic convention to nome
nate candidate for President. Mr.. McHenry
of Kentucky moved that the convention bt
held on Tuesday, June %. Agreed to; as tc
the place Of holding the convention, severa
places were named and advocated
by Rthe members Of the committee. After
all had been heard Mr.. Campbell O
West Virginia, offered the following:
RESOLVED That we now proceed to ballot
for the place of holding the next national con