The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-02-24

on the Chicago, St. Pau, Min
neapOlis g. Omaha railroad. The engineer and
fireman were slightly injured, but were able TO-
walk home. = Train- dispatcher Kemp: of ST
Paul was slsahurt, but not aeriously q -
CURRENfaEvENTs.
Samuel G. King, Dem.) has been elected
It is reported that~W. G.: Howels of the At
lantie Monthly has resigned, to accept the Swiss
mission. 80 80 .~ .5
Ex- Corporation Counsel Joseph F. Bonfield
of Chicago is dead. He was young lawyer of
great promise. !: ~:
A new+li of passenger and freight steamers,
will be established between Montreal and Cleve-
land next season ' ~ ~ >""- '-' ''e-'"e..r'-'-
The Forster resolution in favor of abolshing
westward canal tolls passed the New York sen
ate by decisive vote OF IS to ~.
The rapid telegraph company in New York
made an exhibition of speed, in which they
transmitted 500 words in thirty six seconds.
o The Wisconsin senate has passed bill to
prevent the manufacture and sale Of oleomar-
garine or butterne, unless properly stamped
and plainly labeled
The Bismarck city council, granted the priv
lege to Pittsburg firm to build water works
and operate them for twenty years, free from
municipal hindrance. 80.
u. The funeral services of Fernando Wood, took
place from his residence, and there was an i'm
mense crowd of prominent public men and citi-
zens of Washington present =,
8. T.. Beatty, an old resident of Lake City,
will locate at Millbank, D. T., this spring, and
engage in the sale there Of general merchandise
and agricultural implements.
Nearly $118,OOO is already subscribed
toward the new building of the Boston Young
Mems Chit Association, and as soon as
1915 900 is pledged work will be begun
The term of Office of the postinasters of the
following Offices expire March 16: Faribault,
Mimi, 81 900; Hastings, MINI. 81 900; Lake
City, Mimi. 1000; Manitowoc, Wis., ST. 900;
Jefferson, Wis, 1900 ......
Joshua Benson of Hoboken, who was valet
for the eccentric millionaire, Lewis, for a num-
Der of years, and obtained a verdict of $40, 900
against the executors of the will, had decision
rendered in his favor in the New Jersey SUI
preme court.
Jennie Smith, young white woman, and
Geo. W. Grun, q mulatto, were arrested at
Omaha, on telegram from Red Oak, Ia., where
they were married Monday night, but were
subsequently released, the authorities discon-
tinuing the prosecution.
Frederick Gunther, an old and well-known
business man, wholesale halter and furrier, for
twenty years past in business in Milwaukee,
made voluntary assignment for the benefit Of
his creditors Estimated assets, $5S, 900. His
liabilities are $75 900.
COL Ingerson indicates that he will go to Della
ware again to speak when he finds it expedieDt
to do SO. The colonel certainly thrives by his
way of putting his peculiar ideas. His Sunday
night talks here in Washington generally bring
him cool Thousand or so.
Dr. Hamburg, one of the characters of In
dianap0lis for over quarter of century, was
cremated at LIE Moline, Penn, a few days ago.
He lefta will which directs what disposition
shall be made of the ashes; but the document
has not yet been unsealed. Deceased also leaves
considerable property.
Francis M. Palmer, president of the National
$75, 900 of the Union tabernacle, Thirty fourth
street, near Eighth avenue, has dismissed the
pastor of that church, and now the entire con-
gregation have gone out with the pastor, Rev.
George J. Wingivo, and together they are look.
ing for another ediice wherein to worship.
A board of army officers consisting of Major
J. G. Breckenridge, assistant inspector general;
Capt f. w. Smith, Eighteenth infantry, aide
de-camp; Capt. G. l. Browning, Seventh in
fantry, chaplain, and G. G. Mullins, Twenty
fifth infantry, are in session for the purpose of
selecting list of text books suitable to be made
the established uniform series for all the post
schools of the army. The list will be confined
struction in common English branches
In the case of the Northern Packet company,
Judge Iindley, at St Louis, dismissed the con
tempt and recognized the right of possession Of
the receiver The new board, or Davidson in
terest, now ask the court to direct the receiver
to turn all the property over to the new board,
which in consideration offers to pay in cash all
the receivers expenses and all the debts Of the
company which have not already or will not
hereafter be amicably arranged with the COM
pany for the continuance of it's business.
Oshkosh, Wis, (where the boys have good
deal of fun,) has had sensational divorce case.
An action was commenced for divorce at the
March term of the Green LAKE circuit court by
Mrs. Emma C. Clark for divorce from Rev.
Ira D. Clark. The case was of a highly sensa-
tional character, the complaint setting forth in
sixty-two fo]ios, condition Of affairs SO revolt
ing as to be unfit for publication. The trial
went over until the January term, when the
divorce was granted. Mrs Clark, On the 9TH
of February, was married in New York city to
Mr.. J. @. A. Rollins, of Rollinsville; COL, pres
ident Of mining company with N capita a. Of
The divorced husband has now commenced an
action to set the divorce aside on the ground Of
The University of Chicago, endowed by
Stephen A. Douglas, has for some years been
in deep water, financially. In 1875 its trus-
tees borrowed Of the Union Mutual Insurance
company of Augusta, Me-, $3.50, 900 and exc,
never paid the mortgage, and have even allowed
interest to accumulate and compound, and the
principal and interest being some days over
due, they filed bill in the superior court to re-
strain the company from foreclosing under the
trust deed, claiming that the trustees never
had any power to mortgage the university prop
erty. The insurance company on the other
hand, filed bill in the United States court to
prevent the university authorities from inter-
fering with their proceedings in foreclosure.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
The senate judiciary committee again laid
aside the nominations Of Stanley Matthews and
Billings for judges, and Geo. H. Forster and
Jacobs for New York appointments. It looks
very squally for all these late nominations.
Thomas Washington, an aged celored minis
lei, at Detroit was arrested charged with perjury
in fraudulent pension case, recently tried in the
Elnited Statea court when his wife a white NO