The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
MISCELLANEOUS oLEANINos.

MISCELLANEOUS 0LEANIN0S.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad Com
psny has leased the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroad
The fifty fourth annual meeting of tho
Home Missionary Society Was held last week
in Nov York. Yearly rcccipts 5000, o53 ex-
penses. s2s4,il4. There are 1852 ministers In
the employ OF the society. Rev. Theodore d.
wooissy vas reelected President.
The clearing house reports from twen-
~ Of the chief citics of the country show that
tho exchanges for tho inst week in May were
the lsrgcst on record.
The fifty-seventh anniversary of the
American Sunday-School Union was celebrated
at Central Music Hall, Chicago. May IL. There
was large and interested audionce.l eloquent
addresses were delivered by the Rev. Or. John
Hall, Of New York, and othors.
The gross earnings for April, 1881,
OF farty-tw0 railroads amount to sl2, 2s5, 4a4.
For the saihs month last year they were So, 3d.
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The brewers Of the United States, who
were In convention at Chicago last week, re-
SOLVED to fight all prohibitory legislation and
interference tc the bitter end. With that view
they will hAvs 4 test case under the Kansas
proEihltory Law taken to the Supreme Court
for adjudication.
The United Brethren Of Christ are
holding their eighteenth qusdreunial session
n Lisbon, Iowa. The denomination has
- tln mn nj a d . ,.hnrchae
A compromise has br"n IL cted be-
tween the Willard and Billinis interests, by
which the control of tho Nortbon, Pacific rail-
road passes into the hand. of Henry Willard,
President Of tho Oregon Navisat. Company
American silk manufacture was very
profitable last year, and several new factories
will lie started.
The lumber trade is very active in all
parts Of the country.
Property valued at $50, 900 was swept
away By the burning Of the Northwestern
freight sheds At Hamilton, Ont
Secretary Blaine recently sent the
Chief Of the Bureau Of stati.tias 10 Chicago
and Cincinnati to investigate the hog question
for the beuett Of the European market. His
report shows beyond doubt that the American
hsg /. the best Of its hind. and that tho reports
relative to cholera and trichina are gross e1ag-
gsrations.
Leonard's boiler-works, at London,
Ont, have been destroyed by fire. The loss is
100000.
The annual report Of the Michigan
Central railway shows that the road enjoyed
prosperous year. Tho gross earnings ware
81, 74s.
Burned: The First National Bank,
Tsylors drug store, and other buildings 1t
Ottumwa, Iowa, loss $3.50, 900 the works Of the
Alta Mining Company, at wckes, Mont, loss
$500, 900 Hafrner's soap factory, at Buffalo,
N. Y, loss $4,000.
A mad dog In the streets Of Spring
Hin, n. e.. bit seven children. three men and
one woman.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad Com
pany has leased the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroad.
Zen. Lionel A. Sheldon, who il named
o. Governor OF Now Mexico, was an officer In
tho Union army, and at tho close Of the war he
settled In New Orleans. He was elected to
Congress three times successfully from
one Of tho districts VI that city, He Is
q personal friend Of the President. Gen,
Low Wallace, now Governor Of New Mexico
goes to Paraguay and Uruguay as Minister.
William L. Chandler has been up
pointed Solicitor General Of the Treasury.
Solicitor General Phillips declines the
Jndgeship of the Court Of Claims, to which ho
was appointed by the President.
A Washington telegram to the Chica-
go Tribune says "thcre has boon q great doal
Of speculation AZ to what course the Secretary
Of the Treasury will take to provide for tho pay
ment OF tho bonds which become rcdcemablo
IN May and July, In case an extra session OF
Congress IL not called for the purpose Of pass.
ing a Funding bill. 1t Ia nmOred that
Secretary Window has. among other
projects, considered that Of using money
in the treasury TO buy, BIO 70
the LIST Of next December, $3.50, OO0, 900 Of O.
percent bonds. II has also been asserted that
this plan embraces the idea that il will be prao
ticable to avoid tho necessity Of Issuing tho
sI04, 100000 Of 4-per-oent. bonds. There il
some reason 10 believe that project like that |
above outlined has boon taken into considers
lion, but nothing is known regarding the prob
ability that IL will be adopted.
The President has nominated Robert |
r. Hit, OF Illinois, TO DO Assistant Secretary
If State.
A Washington dispatch says that "per-
mission is finally given to announce the fact
hat it has been decided by the Cabinet not to
all an extra session. This decision is subject
o the reservation that, il circumstances shall
eem to make it necessary, Congress may be
convened in the early fall, but there will be no
unmer session."
The President withdrew the nomina-
ion OF Adam Bldcau to be Charge d'Affaires
o Denmark. AZ the honor was positively do
lined.
President GarHeld's wife, mother and
hree younger children will bic to Mentor on
he approach Of warm weather, and the Chief
expects to take long summer vaca-
ion on his farm.
For the expedition in search Of the
eannette the Naval Board Of Inquiry recon-
lends the detail Of five officers and thirty-ivs
len.
friends OF Attorney General MacVeagh
Wy that II William 4. Chandler Ii confirmed as
solicitor General the former will decline to as
Qsp him any court 9usinssS a. he has author !