The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The Pope's health is again declared
unsatisfactory.
A heavy snowstorm was raging in the
! Black Hills Feb g.
Feb. 8, the heaviest snow storm of tho
season was raging at Halifax, Ms.
A Portsmouth, n. H. telegram says the
fishing fleet has been heard from and all are
| SAFE
The steamer Frisia, just arrived at
New York, from Europe, brought $S,2OO, 600 in
gold coin.
The college of the Propaganda at Rome
| will give seven thousand lire to the relief of
Irish distress
1t is reported that the Russian Gov
eminent is about to start q journal in opposi-
ton to Nihilism.
Quakertown, Pa, stone works have
conceded an advance of wages of Is per cent
and the strike is over.
Reports from the SECRETARY OF war
showing the number of men available in this
country for military duty to be 6,516,758.
The congregationalists of Winena,
Minn have raised sa2,5OO, OF the 5000 fund
to be used for building new church editice
IA Dublin dispatch of Feb. 8. 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.
At Bombay subscriptions have been
made in aid of Irish distress. One native
banking firm subscribed $1,000. 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 5UO0 tons of pig
iron and rails, sailed from Leish for New
York, Feb 4, and Il vessels are at present
chartered to 'oad iron for American ports.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-The Mark Lane Eg-
press says: Since the frost has again stop
ped all agricultural work and closed naviga-
ton, and seriously impeded the unloading
of vessels, whilst fogs have checked business,
growing wheat made no apparent progress
and in many fields it hasn't appeared above
ground. 1t is feared this renewal of frost
will bs severe trial on autumn sown grain.
A great deal Of land is yet unplowed.
THERE'S little alteration in the quantity or
condition of English grain sent to market,
which is still in damp and defective con-
dition. Owing to this fact aud the increased
pressure to sell on the part of farmers, there
was decline of % per quarter last Monday,
which has not since been recovered; nearly
all Influences now dominant in tho market
having remained on tha side of the buyers.
Imports have been on q tolerably liberal
scale for mldwinter, shipments from India
and southern Russia coming to hand pretty
freely. This excess of supply over demand,
coupled with the rapid fall of prices in
America, caused a decline of shilling per
quarter.
Business duriug the week has been
marked by good deal of indsosion, de
spite the inclination of holders in copse-
quence of the further increase in the visible
supply in America, to accept low
er prices. Buyers operated very cautiously
though American prices are now reduced to
level with those ruling in this country. A
: further reduction there is required, as with
out some margin of profit, importers can
scarcely be expected to operate. Feeding
stuffs quiet. The only noteworthy change
being an advance III maize of shilling per
quarter, owing to its decided scarcity on the
spot. Arrivals at ports of call have been
small. Although only moderate business
has been doce, red winter wheats have
shown rather frmer tendency. Gherkas
improved about shilling per quarter.
Maize with few transactions maintained
late rates. Wheat for shipment
was very inactive. Buyers seem quite indif-
ferent to the speculative fluctuations cabled
from America. Barley remains steady.
Maize attracts little attention. --..-
Sales of English wheat, last week, 39452,
quarters at As Sd per quar-
ter, against 1854 quarters
at 38s 4d, the corresponding week last year.
imports into the United Kingdom the week
ending January "a, 744,350 cwts. wheat,
288,6H cwts. -four.
New York advlces Of Feb. 3 reported
great snow along the eastern coast, and
great damage and loss OF lives. Although but
three or four inches of snow fell on a level the
wind drifted it from.th roofs Of houses and
| from exposed cross streets, and in many places
| the snow was packed a foot or more deep.
The snow was SO fine and fell so fast naviga.
ton on the rivers was very difficult, the veil
Vi SHOW lormluS as SfeaI palrler as ncaTy
| 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
till $50 O'clock and the ferry boats and 9TH
err 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 fercer than any they had ex.
perienced for a 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