Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
MISCEILANEOCS

| unsatisfactory.
A heavy snowstorm was raging in the
Black Hills Feb. 3.
A large incendiary fire occurred in
Boston. Mass. Feb. 2.
Snow fell to the depth OF several in
ches in Richmond, Va.Feb. 2.
Feb. 8, the heaviest snow storm of the
season was raging at Halifax, N. s..
A Portsmouth, N. II. telegram says the
| fishing feet has been heard from and all are
safe.
The steamer Frisia, just arrived at
New York, from Europe, brought IS, 200, 900 in
gold coin.
1t is announced that Holland and
Greece have recognized the independence of
| Rowmania.
The college of the Propaganda at Rome
will give seven thousand lire to the relief Of
| Irish distress
It is reported that the Russian Gov
ton to Nihilism.
Montenegro has ordered 100000 car
tridges from Austria, a portion of which have
| already been delivered.
QuakertOwn, Pa, stone works have
conceded an advance of wages of Is per cent
ana the strike is over.
Total coinage of the United States
mint during January was $8576500, of which
| 600 were silver dollars
Reports from the secretary OF war
showing the number of men available in this
country for military duty to be 6,5l6,75s.
The congregationalists of Winsna,
Mimi, have raised s22,6OO of the $4,000 fund
to be used for building new church edifce
The London morning journals agree
that Irish and Afghan affairs will receive a
large amount of attention at the present sess
ion of parliment
IA Dublin dispatch Of Feb. s. says re-
lief measures have already had beneficial
effect A more hopeful spirit is growing up
among the people.
The editor of the New York Spirit of
the Times has contributed $1,000 to the Her
aids Irish relief fund, and makes stirring
| appeal in behalf of Ireland.
Bishop Sweeney, of St. John, N. B. di-
rected that collections be taken up in the Cath
Ole churches in his diocese, Sunday, Feb. 9th,
in aid of the distress in Ireland.
at Bombay subscriptions have been
made in aid of Irish distress. One native
banking firm subscribed alOOO. The com.
mittee consists of both Europeans and natives.
The American demand for iron is rails
ing Unprecedented cativity in Great Britain,
| Four vessels loaded with iron 600 tons of pig
iron and sails, sailed from Leish for New
York, Feb, 4, and ID vessels are at present
chartered to oad iron for American ports.
Advices from st. Petersburg of Feb. 2,
state that the minister of the interior has de-
prived the Golos of the right of inserting ad-
vertisements for the present month for pub
fishing an article suggesting that the three
bishops iDcarcerated at Lusdal had been for
gotten by tie government.
About 90 colored refugees from the
South, including four women and three in
fants, reached New York City Feb. 2.
The Russian police having proved so
very inefficient in the prolonged struggle with
the Nihilists number Of German police have
been summoned from the Baltic province of
the empire.
New York advlces of Feb. 3 reported
a great snow along the eastern coast, and
great damage and loss OF lives. Although but
three or four inches of snow fell on level the
wind drifted it from the roofs OF houses and
from exposed cross streets, and in many places
| the snow was packed foot or more deep,
| The snow was so hne and fell so fast naviga-
ton on the rivers was very difficult, the veil
of snow forming as great barrier as heavy
fog. The storm increased in violence and the
wind rose to perfect gale. Just before day.
| light the wind. which was from the north
west, reached the greatest velocity, forty
eight miles an hour. It blew at this rate from
S till $40 o'clock, and the ferry boats and 9th.
er crafts in the rivers and bay were tossed
about roughly. The night on the sound was
a wild one, and pilots Of sound steamers say
the wind was fiercer than any they had ex-
perienced for q long time. But all the boats
got through safely, though somewhat behind
time, and the waves was very rough. making
some Of the passengers seasick. Railroad
trains were somewhat delayed. The snow is
rapidly disappearing from the streets, rain
converting 1t into mud and making walking
abominable. In the vicinity of Poughkeepsie
the wind blew a hurricane. Great damage
was done at Long Branch. Serious damage
was done at Long Island by the high tide. A
| brakeman on the Hudson river road was blown
from the train at Englishville, N.