The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
MISCELLANEOUS aLEANIN0s.

Sitting Bull has left Fort Qu'Appelle,
where no was negotiating for reserve on
Canadian territory. This was refused him, and
he finally decided to return to Wood mountain,
where he will consult his braves as to the ad-
visibility Of surrendering to the American au-
thorities.
Frederick Douglass has returned to
Washington from q trip to Wye river, Nd,
where he was raised a slave. The trip just
ended is the first time he has revisited the
scenes of his childhood for tifty-sir years.
George l. Seney, Of New York, has
given an additional go, 900 to the Wesleyan
Female Seminary Of Macon, Ola. This makes
$4,000 as that gentleman's contribution to the
institution in question. He gave $4,000 for
the building OF the seminary.
James r. Keene is credited with the
intention Of organizing a telegraph company
to send fac SMILES Of handwriting.
The Legislature of the Mexican State
of Vera Cruz offers reward of 100000 10
the inventor Of n preventive for yellow fever.
Hartmann, the leader of Nihilism, has
announced his intention Of starting for New
York Immediately.
Mexican dispatches state that a fight
occurred between Mexican soldiers and TWEEN
ty-iivs smugglers near Cerraloo, in which the
smuggers were defeated with loss OF their
goods. An army OF sixty Apsches invaded
Chihuahua Yellow fever il Increasing In Vera
Cruz
Edwin Booth cleared $1,000 as his
share Of the Othsllo engagement in London.
]. r. Dodge. the Special Agent of the
Census Bureau for the collection of agricultural
statistics, issues report showing that the to-
bacoo crop Of 1880 was 30 per cent. greater than
the crop Of 1870, the amount produced In 1880
being 49, 107, 578 pounds a. against 2G2 735, S4l
pounds In 1870. The crop In 1870 was below the
average, willis that Of 1880 was fully up to an
average. Fifteen States now produce as much
as all the States produced In 1870. Only four
states-M Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Mas
sachusetts produce less than they produced
In 1870. Kentucky, which ranks first as Tobacco,
State, produced SO per cent. Of the whole crop.
Virginia ranks second, and Pennsylvania third
The average yield per aors has been 73l pounds,
varying from ], 500 pounds IN Massachusetts 10
al pounds in North Carolina. Illinois pro-
duced {, 500, TOO pounds, an average Of 500 to
the acre.
The Chinese Government having re-
quested the services Of an experienced naval
officer TO organize Q marine corps on the same
plan as the marine corps Of the American navy
First Lieut. d. Pratt Manning has been given
permission to enter the Chinese service for
that purpose
The Chicago and Rock Island Rail-
way Company has declared the usual quarterly
dividend Of ~ per cent, payable Aug. 1.
The earnings Of this company increased the
first fortnight In June $50, 900 over last year.
The astronomers all over the world
are excited over the sudden Temperance Of
the brilliant "o0met Of 1912" in the north
eastern heavenA
Henry Willard announced to q meet.
ing of subscribers to his Northern Pacific and
Oregon Company pool that he had united the
two companies. He proposed now TO form
new company to b called tho Oregon Trans
continental, with capital Of >60. 1000, 900.