The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-05-13
GENERAL. NOTES.

hon. JOHN ROBBINS, eX.member OF
congress OF Pennsylvania, died in Phlla.
de!phia, on the 28th; aged ~ years.
GOVERNOR CORNELL of New Y ork has
returned to the senate without approval
The bill taxing foreign bank capital in
the state.
w. T. RUMBERGER, one of the riot
bribers of the Pennsylvania legislature,
recently sentenced to prison for one year,
has lost his reason on account of his
conviction and sentence.
A NEW YORK dispatch of MAY 3rd,
says Postmaster James has been ordered
to pay into court $4,000 damages,
claimed for using, unauthorized, pat
ent cancelling stamp.
A NEW YORK dispatch OF April 3Oth
says six ocean steamers arrived here to-
day with 1856 immigrants from all parts
Of Europe. The total arrivals of immi-
grants for April reach 46,118, the largest
number that ever arrived at Castle Gar
den in single month:
The California republican state con-
venti0n completed its labors on the
morning of the 30th. A full delegation
was elected to represent the state in the
national convention to be held in Chicago
and the delegation was instructed to vote
as unit for Blaine.
AT a meeting of the directors of the
Pennsy vania railway held in Philadel-
phia, May 1st., a semi-annual dividend
of per cent. was declared. The res.
ignation of Col. Thos. Scott aspresident of
the road was received and referred to a
committee. Ill health is assigned as
the cause Of his resignation.
A CHICAGO dispatch states that DR.. A.
A. Demars, who has been attending
small pox patients is down with tn e
disease. The physicians wife and
daughter are expected to follow. The
rush in all directions for vaccination
seems to increase and sufficient supply
Of vaccine matter cannot be pro.
cured. 1t is estimated that about 1000
"poi' ts' are being used in the city daily,
and twice that number could be if it
were possible to get them.
AN essay was read by Mr.. Ford, may.
or of Elgin, Ill, before the Northwestern
Dairymens association at its meeting in
Indianapolis, on the LIST inst, on the
milk producing industry of the United
States, which gave the following fig
ures: It is estimated that there are over
$4,000 QUO milk COWS in the country, re.
quiring the annual product Of 81, 00o, 0o0
acres Of land for feed, giving employ.
ment to $50 600 men, and requiring the
labor of 966 600 horses.
AN order passed by the Ottawa privy
council prohibits the importation or in.
PRODUCTION into the provinces of Ontario,
Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
and Prince Edwards Island of neat cat
tie and swine from the United States.
American cattle and swine are, however,
permitted to enter Canada in bond at the
ports of Sarnia, Windsor, and Amherts-
burg, to be conveyed under surveillance
and strict rules of isolation through
Canadian territory to the American from
tier at Rouse's point, st. Armand sta
ton, Island Pond, the suspension bridge
(N'agaraD and the International bridge,
Fort Erie, but no such transit shall be
allowed unless an agreement between
the minister of agriculture and the rail-
way company interested in and conduct
ing such transit has been communicated
to the collector of customs of each of
said ports or sta tons.