The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-03-24

VIM: p. Frye, of Maine, has been
ected to the United States Senate, for the
,expired term made vacant by the resigna-
on of Senator Blaine. This is the last va
ncy in the Senate to be filled.
Suicide Of a Maniac.
The crazy man, James Tolen, who
Tiled his wife and attempted the life of his
usiness partner, at Marine, Mimi, last week,
ung himself at the asylum at st. Peter,
hither he was sent few days ago.
Our Por'; abroad.
Minister Noyes cables that the
rench government has agreed that all pork
oaded upon ships before the passage of the
rench decree concerning pork imported from
he United States shall be admitted into France
ubject only to such inspection and with as
tile delay as such examination permits.
IN Old CLAIM Settled.
On introducing the claims of Joseph
lymer, of Missouri, for transporting army
upplies, Senator Thomas II. Benton told him
hat he would ultimately spend fortune on
he case. Last week Mr.. Clymer was paid
1885, and after expanding over $40 900 and
lany years of time to secure it.
Tie Worlds Fair.
Ex-President Grant has rendered
is resignation as President of the Worlds
air Commission, owing, it is said, to failure
+ the people to take proper interest in the
fair. The contributions are not sufficient to
insure success, and it is thought the intended
EXPOSITION will be abanded. Gen. Grant will
cave for Mexico about April 1st.
Wheat on the Mississippi.
The tow boat Jay Gould left St.
Louis last week with a feet OF barges contain.
ng 2Sl 900 bushels of bulk corn, and $4,000
bushels of bulk wheat, equal to $4,000 tons,
Tor New Orleans, to be transhipped there 70,
Europe. Others will follow, and the trans
portation problem in the Mississippi valley
seems, i'll a measure, to have been solved.
S,cept by a Tornado.
A tornado passed over consider
,ble part of Southwestern Missouri, &C
by rain and hail. At Galena, Kan.
t demolished some fifteen buildings, mortal.
two persons, and severely injured
,ix others. The large tabernacle was com
pletely destroyed. Several buildings ar
blown down at Joplin.
Fatal Steamboat Explosion.
The tow boat John Means, of tn,
New Orleans transportation company, explod
ed her boilers at Osceolo, Ark, on March Is
and Immediately sunk out of sight. She cal
ried crew of twenty-six men, four of whom
were killed, and several others badly injured
The body of one OF the tircmen was found in
field six hundred feet from the place of explo
sion.
Death Of Maj. Gen. Upton.
Brevet Maj. Gen. Emery Upton, U
S. A., committed suicide at San Francisco, 0
March Is, by shooting himself through til
head, some time during the previous nigh
AS tactician Gen. Upton was acknowledge
the most expert officer in the army, Will
his we'll known bravery on many BATTLEFIELD
was the cause of no less than ten separa1
He was born at New York
1910, and graduated from West Point, in 1856
Steamer Burned.
The steamer Howard was burne
to the water's edge at St. Louis, on March 1
She had on board a large number of passe
gers, all of whom were safely landed. On tn
steamer the Grand Duke Alexis went fro
Cairo to New Orleans, and it is regarded
singular that she should have been destroy
on the same day rs the illustrious faith
was assassinated. The Howard was Il
about 5000 tons burden.
Il Huge Conspiracy.
Robert L. Lindsay, a we'll know
lawyer and investigator of titles, of
Louis, has been arrested, on the charge
conipiracy to defraud the government out
lands by uttering false deeds under fraudule
titles. These operations appear to have
tended over long period Of years, co
meucing prior to 1859, and it is estimated tt
from three to four millions acres of lands
| Wayne, Butler, Shannon, Ripley, Gregg
Carter, Reynolds, Dent, Iron and other co,
! ties of southeastern Missouri, are involved
| Senator Malone's Politics.
| The question of the attitude
Senator Malone as regards his politi
affiliations has been practically settled by
action in the Senate, on the motion of
organization of the Senate Con- mittees,
several other minor matters, he having vo
each time with the Republicans. On
floor of the Senate he denied having b
elected by the Democrats, claiming to bew
is known rs Re-adjuster, but it is evld
that he will act on most matters with
Republicans in return for which it is stated
will be allowed to name the Sergeant-at-Al
of the Senate.
4reMged at Last.
Information of a most sensatlo
tragedy occurring on the North fork OF
) Red River, which brought vengeance TO
crime committed fifteen years ago, states
| man named Peter Cook, formerly from
sissippl, with three drunken associates Wis
the house of Tony Pine, disguised as I'm
States cavalrymen in 1866, robbed him
81, 900, ravlshed lady relative and fled.
, saw neither of the party again until
e Friday, when he and two herders came u
= Cook among some freighters. Calling
h by name and with terrible oaths, Pine
7. four balls into Cooks body, killing