The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-10-13
FOREIGN FLASHES.

Major General schofield was present at the
banquet in Paris given by the Prefect OF Lii
moges to the foreign officers attending the au-
tumn maneuvres Of the Twelfth Army Corps,
and responded to toast to the heads of the
states ana nations represented.
The Irish bishops in resolutions adopted by
them at Maynooth college, say they exl ect their
focks to avail themselves Of the advantages of
the lana act and urge tenant farmers to use the
means provided in the act and every other
means in their power to improve the condition
Of laborers.
In London, At the Congregational union OF
England and Wales letter was read from Rev
Dr. Hopkins, chairman of the American board
of commissioners for foreign missions, who ls
now in Paris, expr ssing strong fraternal feel
ing for the union d abiding to English sym
pathy in the casean President Garfield.
Patrick Egan has arrived Dublin from
Paris and visited s'suspects'' The Clara Nor
ris land league has resolved not to pay rent
until the land commissioners have decided their
test CAGES. Arrangements have been made to
build wooden houses for all tenants evlcted.
In the meantime the authorities have instructed
the police to closely watch the movements Of
Redpath.
A dispatch from Petersburg. Natal, an
nounces that orders to stop all movements of
troops have been renewed, and that Gen. Sir
Evelyn Wood will stop transports to eimons
Bay. 1t is believed in military circles that the
correspondent doubts this and is convinced
that the Dutch throughout South Africa will
consider their claims.
London cablegram: Fears are entertained,
both here and at Paris, of closely approach
ing financial crash. Bankers and moneyed
men here now admit the feeling of alarm, whose
existence their course has already indicated.
There seems to be no prospect of an early stop
page of the flow of gold to America. Bankers
are prophesying still higher rates OF discount,
and believe that the export OF gold will be
greatly Increased rather than diminished, and
vance from time to time in the Bank Of Eng
land discount rate.
Postofice Changes
MINNESOTA.
Observation-Disclosures, Polk county: Charles A.
Scott county. West Albany. Wabasha county.
Miss Emma F. Carr: De Gran, Swift county; E
W. Conmy. Forest Lake, Washington county; W.
J. Simmons Gentily,- Polk county; Ale! Beau
tilda Larsen. Janesyille, Waseca county; John A.
Henry Maystown. Scott county: : Alois Selb. Ro-
lette' Polk county: 1rne Ernest I; Walker:
Established-Day.. Clarke county, Daniel O.
Webb postmaster; Quar-, Clark county. Gilbert
Olsen postmaster; Rangene. Manitowoc county,
Edward Voge, postmaster.
Poslmasters Appoiuted-Allen's Grove. Walworth
county, Hattie 4. Hall; Morley, Lincoln county,
Mrs. Lydia E; Lloyd; Shu!lsburgh, Lafayette
comfy. J.. II. Cook: Waucosta, Fond du Lac
county, John TTentlage.
IOWA.
Discoutnued-Green Bay, Clark county; Seaton.
Fayetse county.
Names Changed-Commerce Mills, Polk county.
to Commerce; Reed, Madison county, to Ego.
Postmasters Appointed -Cotonville, Jackson
county. Jos. Hunter sr: Hardin City. Clayton
county, L. A. Bellows; Hesperian, Webster county,
A: w. Aseyer: Howard Center. Howald county,
Henry l.. Wilber: Linn Grove, Bucna Vista county,
J. p. Davis: Lnana, Clayton county, A. NJ Bronen:
w oodstock, Wright county, Eliza +. Middleton,
DAKOTA.
..Esta5'ishe6-E,nery, Hanson county, Patrick 81.
Mcdonald, postmaster.
Observation-Disclosures, Pennington county:
Herman, Lake county: Langdon. Miner county.
Name Changed-Carton, Barnes county, to
Oriska.
Postmas,ers Appointed-Ashton, Sphinx county,
1pa Bowman: Centennial Park, Lawrence county,
Samuel Soystcr: Orange. Grand Forks county.
George Hughes: Quincy, Trail county, George w.
Pratt; Spiritwood, Stutsman county, w. A. Tiden