The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-24
CURRENT EYESrS.

IL IL said MTs. eScGvisle Las mOrtgEgcd he]
property to secure funds for Guiteans defense
Theodore G. Weeks, tte Boston broker, ,is in
debted to the brrsted Pacific bank OF Boston
considerably over two millions Of dollars.
Winthrop is !he name @: a new town to b,
located on the line Of the:Milwankea & St. Lou
is railroad, west OF Gaylord, sibley county.
Mr.::N. F. Akseleon, formerly of the st. Pau
NcrdvesteE, has gone to Sweden, and vii ! re-
turn in course Of a few months with bride.
Mary Francis McVicke1, wife OF Edwin Booth
died Sunday 81 the residence Of her parents Til.
remains we're taken to Chicago for interment.
James L. Eidgeiy. Ct Baltimore, since 1s41
grand corresponding and recording secretary Of
the grand iodgeI. O. o. F. OF the United States
is dead.
The depaI iure for Liverpool of Rev. DR.
Henry Highland Garnett, minister to Liberia
was appropriately celebrated BY the colorej
people Of New York. -
Rev. DR.: Richard s. Storrs, OF Brooklyn, has
been presented with che"l, for f37 900 il
commemoration of his thirty five years' pastor
ate OF the church Of the Pilgrims.
Mrs Johanna Manufacturer, mother OF Airs
L. Heodklnd, and of Messrs. Robert, Emil and
Jacob Mannie!mer, Of St. Paul, died in Chi,a-
50 on Wednesday at the age Of TO
The fine, new ana elegant passenger station
Of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba road
at Fargo, was opened for business last Satur.
day. It cost in the neighborhood Of SO, 5Ou
and is one Of the best wesc Of st. Paul
Fifteen tons Of gold coin were distributed
among the bankers Of Boston, oTinss to the re-
fusai Of the Merchants bank of that city &c
continue to act as custodian for the syndicate
formed at the commencement Of resumption
The sig heaItI1iast cities of this country are
alleged by an eastern paper to be Knoxville
New Haven, Por'!snd, San Francisco, Cieve.
! land, ansl lawrence. Tho unhealtiieat art
Charleston, 1lemphis Lyon, New York and St.
Louis. b .s-s
The Etockholders Of the ST. Paul har7este,
works have elected the old board Of directors
as follows: E, N. Dean, G. B. Newcomte, "
3: Dean, G, Il. blgelow,g l. e. Reed, E; 1 1
Goolhhe. !
/, InssocorIance with instruction from Tie sen
ers; Of the army, dated the 10th inst, Capt
II. E. Dougherty, Flst infantry, having been
relieved from duty ag acting indian agent al
Grow Creek aSaDcy, will proceed without de-
Ley to join his company.
hlr. Dacon, cashier Of the gcorpin Banking
company of Now York, says the concern would
not lose more thsn $500 Or possibly $1,000
By Tyner, the correspondent Of tho firm Al
Albert Les, The banking company has sent
on q special man to look ont for its interests.
The official report Of breadstufls for Octo
ber has been issued from the bureau Of stats
tics, and the total shows a great falling of from
the last month, while the decline compared wit:
|; becorresponding month of 1850 is still more
marked. There is not 3 single item in the list,
embracing barley, Indian corn, corn meal, oats,
rye, wheat snd wheat -four that does not exhib-
it q marked aeciine when compared with The
business OF October, 1880, with the exception
Of oats. which domains abont the same.
: =, NEWS FROM wAsB1zGuox.
Senator snd Mrs. Windom expect to OCCUPY
their elegant new house about the 1st Of De-
cember.
l. The report of tho bureau Of Hgricunur<
ss compared with last year.
It is understood thas an additional csse Of
embe2zlement, amounting TO $40, ,OOG, has
been found Against Capt. Hewpate. and the
matter will be- laid before the grand jury.
From the tone of the Washington dispstche.
Mr.. Dunnell is making quiet but vigorous
canvass for spoakelship. he claims solid
delegation from Minnesota, with strong sup
port from Maine, and will rely On division and
diplomacy for the rest. &
Harrison Johnston OF Columbus. Mise.,
| through ex-secrelary OF the Treasury Bristow,
;s asking for = bill OF particulars from the gov.
ernment in q suit instituted against him to re.
cover nearly So, 100000. 1t is claimed tina,
Johnston as treasury agent failed to account td
tho department for a great quantity Of cotton
seized. sez $$7 81 p sS-
On Monday last the president accented it.
torney General McVea9h's resignation. The
employees of the department called upon him
and made official farewells, and he turned the
department, over to the charge of Solicitor
General Phillips, who will be acting attorney
general until tho appointment OF . successor "a
MacVeagh is made. T. S''f*' - E''. =
There is some ground for the belief that
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