The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-01

held at Cleveland, Ohio, nominated Neal
Dow, of Maine, for president, and A. H.
Thompson, of Ohio, for.vice-president.
MORE than hundred people are sick at
North Adams, Mass. from the effects of
impure water. The illness is in the form
of dysentary, and battles the skill of ply
sicians.
A PROPOSITION is under consideration at
Canadian light infantry on visit to Lon
don and Paris The estimated cost is $780,
600.
HASLAN, the oarsman. who was defeated
the other day, has been directed by his
physician to take absolute rest for several
months.
FAVORABLE weather last week materially
improved crop prospects in England: Al
though the wheat plant is reported thin In
some places, there are sanguine hopes of {,
fair average yield.
SEVERAL strikes are reported in the
English iron districts. The miners de-
mand more wages, but the iron masters re-
fuse to pay any more, saying that the state
of trade will not permit it.
A LOCUST plague has inflicted enormous
damages in that portion of Asiatic Turkey
lying south of the Caucasian Mountains.
Over 20, 600 men are employed in endeav-
oring to destroy them.
In the Providence boat-race. on the 18th
inst, Hanlan was badly beaten. Ross
came in the winner. Boyd, the English
Ian gave up half mile from the finish,
owing to stitch in his side
THE supreme court of indianapolis, has
decided against the constitutional amend
ments adopted at the late special election.
The effect Of this is to continue Indiana as
an October state, as regards the matter of
state elections.
\ DEPUTY coroner thought he detected
signs of life III the body of an infant
which had been placed in the morgue at
New York, and, resorting to ratifcial res
piration, the little one was soon restored
to consciousness 1t is now in the nursery
of the public hospital, and doing we'll.
THE state greenback convention of COL
orado, nominated Rev. A. J Chittenden,
for governor, Albert Campbell for lieuten-
ant governor, G. w. King for secretary of
state John H. Picket for treasurer, and L.
T. Hollingsworth for attorney general.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing Dennis
Kearney.
On the 18th inst. the Indiana republican
convention placed the following ticket in
nomination.: For governor, A. G.. Porter;
for lieut. governor, Thos. Hanna; for
judge of the supreme court, third district,
Byron X: Elliot; for judge of the supreme
court, fifth district, VIM. A. Woods; for
secretary Of state, E. II. Wolf; for stat
treasurer, Roswell S. Hill; for attorney
general, d. P. Baldwin; for reporter of
the supreme court, Francis NJ. Dice; for
clerk of the supreme court, Daniel Boyce;
for superintendent of public instruction,
J. NJ. Bloss.
The Oldest inhabitants of Dubuque and
Prairie du Chen never saw flood like
that now raging in the Mississippi at those
places. Dubuque reports the water twen-
ty-three feet above low-water mark and
fourteen inches above the high-water mark
Of 1870. All the mills and machine shops
are submerged, and many lumberyards arc
afoat. At Prairie du Chen all railroads
are under water, and no newspaper mails
have been received for more than a week.
The cemetery at Davenport has been flood
ed and several collins washed away.