The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-01-22

York city Jan. 10. The chief mourners
were Mrs. Frank Leslie, Mrs. Leslie's
brother and wife, and Alfred Leslie. A
very large congregation was PRESENT.
SARA j. WARD, who was arrested for
shooting her mother, in Boston, was dis
charged Jan. 10th, the district attorney
stating that the shooting was accidental.
The case had attracted considerable at
tention from the peculiar circumstances
attending. Miss Wards plea was that
the deed was committed when she was
in state of sOmnambulism'
WALLACE r. WHITE, charged with
bribing two members of the fusion leg
islature in Maine, being summoned be-
fore committee to answer the charge
addressed letter to the committee, ] an.
Is, saying he should not appear before
any such tribunal, as he did not believe
1t was legally constituted. He further
said if the fusion legislature wished to
arrest him for contempt he should be
pleased to test the matter before the su-
preme court.
The biennial session of the territorial
legislature of Utah convened Jan: 10.
working for his reappointment, no mes:
a note to the body saying the governor
would communicate with them on his
return. Apostle Lorenzo Snow was
elected president of the council, and
Apostle Orson Pratt speaker of the
house. All the members are Mormons,
and all but six polygamists. !
WALLACE r. WHITE. of. Kennebec'
county, Maine, who was charged with
attempting to bride Thomas 3. Swami
and Moses Hartman, published an en-
phatic denial of the accusation j an 18th
He states in his denial that he "never of.
fered, paid or gave said Thomas B.
Swami or Moses Hartman, one dollar of
money, directly or indirectly for the pur-
pose of influencing their action or
votes, or for any other purpose. He
also stated that he should refuse to be in
5vestigated by the legislature, claiming
that he could not secure fair hearing
before such partial body. ::..s
. The inauguration of Gov. Charles
Foster, at Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 10, was
a grand affair. The crowd in attendance
was estimated at froma30, 600 to 10000.
The street parade of soldiers was fully a
mile long, and very grand, there being
fully 1900 soldiers in line, besides car
riages containing the state officers. A
company of Cleveland cavalry attracted
considerable attention. The Inaugural
ton took place in the rotunda Of the
state house, about a O'Clock. There was
such crowd present that Mr.. Fosters
address could only be heard by those on
the platform.
= IT was reported in Chicago Jan. 18th
that all the grain elevators in that city
were filed to their utmost capacity, and
that many railroads were refusing to re-
ceive further consignments. The reason
fer this state of affairs was attributed to
the fact the heavy grain syndicate repre-
sented by James r. Keene had forced
prices up so high in that city that grain
could no longer, be shipped either to
New York or Liverpool without loss.
Until there was radical improvement
in the foreign market, or until prices in
Chicago dropped twenty cents per bush.
Ell, there was little hope of any marked
improvement to the western situation.
In many sections the farmers were un-
able to dispose of their grain on account
of the inability of shippers to furnish
storage. s''' 49,.
A TOTAL eclipse of the sun occurred
on the Pacific coast Jan. IL. A Fresno,
California, dispatch of the 18th says: The
line of totality of the eclipse of the sun
passed ten miles north of this place. The
weather was perfectly clear. At fifteen
minutes to 3 the first contact was visible,
and at 1858 observations became total.
As the last ray Of the sun disappeared. a
carona of clear white light entirely en-
circling the moon flashed into view, to-
ward the out limit of the halo. Next
along the border Of the lower left third
of the moon appeared an irregular fringe
of brilliant, sparkling primitive
red and purple light, while at
the top of the moon was q yellow tri-
angle of light equal to the height of one
sixth the diameter of the disk. A sim
liar, but smaller triangle appeare d at the
center Of the right side, and from the
upper and lower right side projected
broad, faint rays. This appearance
lasted 81 seconds. The corona remained
9 few minutes longer. The sun disap-
peared behind the coast range before the
eclipse had entirely passed. During the
observation the horses off the party
showed signs, Of extreme uneasiness, and
the fowls OF the neigh boring ranches
sought their roosts. At Salinas, where
the eclipse was almost total, the Their
mometer fell eight degrees during total
.ity.
SIS Mrs. KATE CHASE SPRAaUE has rent
ed the house Ia Washing ton built BY
sen1alt6f Sargent, Of Cal il. g