The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

gress, made up of the wives Of senators,
representatives, and other officials, who !
will discuss aud pass upon matters of
etiquette and fix the rank Of the different
sets.
The opening out OF a sea route from
Athens 20 Corinth and 20 the Adriatic,
which NJ. ID Lesseps contemplates, in u
matter OF extreme Importance. IL may
alter the direction of much English
traffic. Oae OF the first results sntici-
pated is great increase in the import
auce of Corinth. IL is not allotted 10
every man 10 90 10 Corinth," was Ho-
races reflection, but NJ Lsssep's passage
through the isihmus will make the way
easy.
Mr.. PULEsroN, NJ. T., one of the
members Of the agricultural com.
mittee sent 20 Canada and the United
StStes 10y the British house of commons
to report on the relations OF American
griculture 10 the present agricultural
distress in Great Britain, sailed for
home. Previous 10 his departure
number of New York citizens present.
ed Mr. Puleston with = service of plate
~ an acknowledgment of his friendly
services 10 the country in the time OF
the civil war.
CALIFORNIA papers contain much in
formation about the grape culture In
tina; state. The -. Helena Sar says:
Last summer certain forty acre
tract, nineteen of which was in vines,
was offered for $4,000. Parties thought
it too high" The imeriodn Ga:site
reports: at is said that there are tons
al grapes rotting in the vineyard at
Westminster, the owners being con-
cientious temperance people, who would
rather see the fruit waste than sell il 10
winemake:s."
kEARNRY asks james &. Flood 10 lend
The California workmen enough money,
81 8 low rate Of interest, TO start wool
tn mill, to establish al industrial colony
on the lands owned by the the Nevada
bank in the San joaquin valley, and 20
help in the establishment OF lsundries
and other industrial institutions, which
shall sll be- closed TO Chinese workmen.
In other words, the demand is that
Flood shall divide his means up among
few seli.CoEsiituted leaders OF the
workingmCn; for that is what it would
-
GEEEhAL GRANT is reported TO have
received in addition TO the presents now
in the keeping OF Mr. Childs, gifts
enough TO I'LL eighteen dry goods boxes
which are now on their way across the
continent. TIE generals rooms ~ the
Continental hotel in Philadelphia are
pictuTrsQuely described "a ornamented
with - 900 worth OF hric-a.brac in the
shape Of vases and placlues and clocks.
His beistcSd is the one upon which the
Emperor Pedro repossd during his visit
10 Philadelphia. Oil painting'-not
chromos-auG flags cover the walls.
TIE reason thst the combined forces of
the two great states Of Peru and Bolivia
are not able to prevail agsins: the arms
of little Chill is evidently because of
the superiority Of the lstter's weapons.
While the former are very imperfectly
provided with arms, Chill has an army
brisi.ing with heavy krupp guns and
Initralleuses. The latter are Of the
Calling make ana were purchased in this
country. The Peruvian iron dad Huss.
car which louri he'd victorious for
time, proved 10 be utterly worthless as
compared with the heavily armed Chill.
ian war vesscls. The situation is beccm-
Ing 50 critical, with respect TO these belig-
erents, that startling news may be
expected daily.
An American physician, who has
given attention 70 the study Of alcohol
ism, said in the course Of an address re-
Gently delivered before q learned so
cie!y: There are constantly crowding
into our insane asy!ums pcrsons so to 50
years Of age, who in early life were
addicted TO the Use of alcoholic liquors,
but who had reformed, and for ten,
twenty or thirty years have never
touched drop. The injury which the
liquor did 10 their bodies seemed 10 have
all disappeared, being triumphed over
10y the full vigor of their manhood, but
when their natural force began 10 de-
crease, then the concealed mischief
showed Itself in insanity, clearly dem.
on-trating the injury TO their bodies was
of a permanent character"
4 HORRIBLE suspicion, which has long
been whispered about in Russia, is now
beginning 10 take shape in hints in news
papers outside the control of the Russian
police. 1. has been noted as very re-
markable that the Nihilists are frequent.
ly possessed Of information which could
be known only TO high official personages !;
that when money is wanted for certain
purposes it Is always forthcoming, and
that the ear himself has on more than
one occasion, shown distTust of members
of his own family? II is remarked upon
as strange that the Czarewitch, who WAS
10 have met his father AZ Moscow, waited
for him at 81. Petersburg; still more
strange that when the car did get 10
st. Petersburg the czarewitch was after
all not present to receive him. That the
heir apparent 70 Russia has slwrys
IaVoreu Inc rAnsIavist party, and that
ais tour through Europe was undertaken
COR the purpose of forming alliances
against any Teutonic league, il a matter
oi common gossip, but dispatch from
London Of date Dtcember 10th ssys The
report MAS not well founded.
AUSTRIAN newspapers report organ.
lied robberles OF most reckless and
asgrsnt Character throughout the Bos.
alan distric. Of Now Bazar. These dep-
relations have been of yearly occurrence
heretofore, but only now are the troops
Of civilized nation on the ground 10
witness and report the wild scenes, and
the attention OF other people been called
20 them. The population of Bosnia IL
largely occupied during the summer sea.
son in making lard and cheese for use