Morris tribune., 1880-12-02
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

During October 81 ,312 emigrants land
ed in the United States.
Snow fell in Kentucky, Arkansas and
other Southern States, the 18th.
Loaded teams crossed the Mississippi
river on the ice below La Crosse, on the 29nd.
St. Louis has slelghing for Thanksgiv-
ing. River ice is so thick that it is being har-
vested for ice houses.
The public produce exchange of Chica
go, managed by A. Lorning, failed the 22d,
with liabilities Of over f$100,O0O --..
The old Colony railroad of Massachu-
setts has resolved to employ no one who
takes intoxicating liquor as a beverage.
The gross earnings Of the st. Paul 6
Duluth railroad last year were $603 443 So, up
on which the Company paid State tax OF
$1S.1O3 %. "
For the week ending Nov. 90, there
were distributed 422,997 standard silver dol
lars against s4s, ,4s2 for the corresponding
week of 1879:
Thanksgiving day was very generally
observedin the leading cities and smaller
towns OF the country, and places Of business
were closed.
The first regular train over the Wis
consin and Minnesota road left ST. Paul for
Milwaukee via Chippewa Falls ana Abbots-
ford, Monday, the 2snd.
Judge Louis J. Breckenridge, of Louis
vile KY. has been-appointed supreme treasur-
er of the Knights of Honor to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of r. A. Osmer.
Sixth Auditor McGrew, in his annua
report, speaking of the accounts of the post
Office department, says: Ac- cunts of the post
Office department, numbering over 100000, in
volving 00,00O, 600, have been promptly set
tied, collections made and liabilities paid with
loss so light as to bescarcely appreciable
Never since the organization of the govern
ment have the accounts of the postofice de-
partment been in so satisfactory a condition
as at the present time.
Telegrams OF the 23rd: Ice formed as
far south as Catskill, N. Y, and boats had
hard time reaching Albany. The Delaware
river was frozen over ar Berdentown, N. j.,
the ice being heavier than for the three years
past From Reading, Pa, the report is that
the schuYlkill and Union canals were closed,
the Schuylkill river nearly frozen over, and
great many boats caught in the ice. At Dan
vile, Va, the night was the coolest expert
enced for years. A Detroit advice reported
the closing of Lake st. Clair, the suddenness
of the ice embargo catching large feet of
loaded vessels throughout the chain of lakes
There were seventy -four bound from Buffalo
| to Chicago, frozen up in different points in
Lake Erie; twenty-eight from Chicago to
Buffalo are in st. Clair river or in Lake Huron,
and twenty-one laden vessels from Eseanaba
bound for Lake Erie ports.
A meeting of creditors of N. B. Har-
wood & Co, dry goods merchants, Minneapo-
lis, whose failure occurred two weeks since,
was held Saturday the Goth, at which, it is
stated 100000 of liabilities was represented.
While, not going into details, Mr.. Harwood's
attorney made statement giving the assets
of the firm at s9142t409, goods and paper
figured at par value, and the liabilities, $780,
O4l.36. Another meeting of creditors is to be
held in New York soon. Mr.. Harwood speak.
ing OF the failure, said to the meetisg: II
may have done wrong, gentlemen, but it was
an error OF judgement i shall accept COM
promise If possible; If eannot shall make a
complete assignment for the benefit my
creditors. want the meeting in New York
to be held at the earliest moment possible. ]
want to- go ahead in some shape, and not have
thirty years ofmy life complete failure"