The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17
GENERAL NOTES.

HARVEST prospects in England are said
to be fairly promising.
CHALLEMEL la CoUR has been appoint
ed French minister to England.
THERE is revolution in Buenos Ayres,
and stage of siege has been declared.
An English liberal member of parlia-
ment has been unseated for having secur-
ed his election by bribery.
\ HURRICANE destroyed S75 900 worth of
property in Butler township, Scott county,
Iowa.
THE Hon. Stephen Cave, a prominent
ex-member of the British parliament and
writer on financial and commercial topics,
is dead.
The Pullman palace-car company has
commenced chancery suit against the
New York sleeping car company and Mr.
Wagner for infringement of patent, claim
ing 100000 damages.
CHIN Ian PIN, the Chinese ambassador
to the United States, has arrived in New
York from Europe. He refuses to express
an opinion on the anti-heathen plank in
the Chicago platform.
The Empress of Russia died when asleep.
The Imperial family were not present at
the dissolution, not being aware that death
was SO near. Saturday the remains we're
borne to the palace chapel in an open coffin
by the Gar and eighteen Grand Dukes.
Emma johnson, 12years old, daughter of
Robert johnson, of Wilkes, Mo-, died yes
terday from the effects of rattlesnake bite.
She was on her way to a neighbours house
barefooted, and passed through tobacco
patch. The snake without giving alarm,
rose and bit her leg. She reached home
and died in an hour.
+ REV. Mr.. BRowNELL, the newly appoint
ed pastor of the Oak Alley Presbyterian
church, at Pittsburgh, was not permitted
to preach in that edifce, last Sunday, the
Woodside faction barring his way to the
pulpit. This disgraceful contest has been
in progress for several months and appears
to be no nearer a settlement now than
ever.
AT a special meeting Of the representa-
tives of railroads in the general time
convention" at New York, on the 10th
inst, it was resolved that train should
start every day from Chicago at $3.50. P. NJ,
and arrive the next day in New York, by
the Pennsylvania. railroad, at 9:35 P. M,
and by the New York Central and Erie
roads at 10 P. NJ.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, of
Wisconsin, in session at Madison, elected
the following officers: Grand Master, R.
E. Davis, of Middleton; deputy Grand
Master, C. L. Deering, of Portage; Grand
Warden, L. w. Brigham, Of Lacrosse,
Grand secretary, L. B. Hills, of Madison;
Grand treasurer, David Alder, of Milwau-
kee. No further business that could be
made public was transacted.
The firm of Bull & Newton, owners of
the Humboldt Touring mill, of Minneapo-
lis, failed June 18th, with liabilities amount
ing to $l25,O0O, of which all but $4,000 is
held in that city, the larger part by the
Northwestern National bank, which is am
ply secured. An assignment was made to
G. H. Petit. Their failure dates back TO
the mill explosion, in which they were suf-
eerers, and the embarrassment which fol-
lowed in building their mill, and has been
aggravated of late by the general depres-
sion of business. The, assets exceed the
liabilities, and the firm expects to have a
surplus after paying all Indebtedness.
| The announcement is made from New
York of the suspension of Herman .Liss-
burger, of No. PSI Pearl street, with liza
bilities Of from $2,5O0,00O to 100000.
Herman Lissburger is a man IS years of
age, who was in business as an iron and
metal broker at 1926 Pearl street for a num-
Der of years, but about 1869 or 1870 retired.
Five years ago he rented the extensive
primises at PSI street, and began again in
the same business, under his own name,
but the business has been managed
throughout by his son, Lazarus Lissburger,
who held power of attorney, and was gen.
orally considered to be the real principal.
Since last November he has handled no
less than 40, 100000 tons of iron, most OF
which was purchased in England when
prices were high. When iron began to &c