The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-01
CURRENT EVENTS.

Last Sunday the mercury was at 1O6 at
Omaha.
Col: James G. Benton, ordinance department
United States army, died recently at Spring
field, Mass, of heart disease.
Mr.. A. Pomeroy, of the First Minnesota bat
terry boys, has been added to the list of pension
ers. he has already received an installm. Mt of
1888, being At the rate Of "a per month.
Chicago operators were in q great furry on
Monday over . report that the elevators vere
full OF hot wheat An examination was had
and it was found that some 8, 900 bushels were
out Of condition.
The trial of Senator Sessions on the charge
Of bribing Assemblyman Bradley during the
lase contest for Unitnd States senator's, is ex-
pected to begin September 18th. The attorney
will conduct the trial as provided by tho state
statutes.
A Cleveland dispatch from Hiram etates that
Mrs. Garfield, the presidents mother, is we'll,
although terribly worried over the news from
her son. The presidents son Harry sends her
at least two kilograms day, and other rel .tives
and friends of the family
The solemn and impressive ceremony of the
coneecration of the Rev. Kitian Fasch of St;
place Wednesday morning at Pho Mono college.
There was very large attendance of church
dignitaries present, there being no less than
eleven representatives of the -episcopate.
kilograms received at department headquar-
ters from the commanding officer at Fort AS
sinniboine, state that three companies, D, Z.
and K, of tho Eighteenth infantry, left the post
on the 21st instant to assist IN driving off the
Indians, who, some ten Gays ago, crossed the
line, and have been hunting buffalo aud COM
hitting depredations on tho American side
Agents cav that they have not tie remotest
idea when the freight war will end. Mr.. Van
derbilt's friends disbe]ieve that there is any
S>NrA Hnn$< OvN$ I'M II
prices fer freight in twelve, month or more.
They claim that Mr. Vanderbilt has $50. 600, :
GOO worth Of railroad property to protect. and
by low rates he Expects to strange tho new op.
position lines.
Intelligence from the vice regal party. lust
received, is thata change of route has been de-
elm!ned upon,. and that instead Of returning
proceedto Helena, NJ. r.. which, it is antici-
ated, viii be reached on Tie 2Gth of 8 ptem' . }.
thence proceeding to Omaha va the Unicn
Pacific on, the Goth, toSt. Paul on the 3Oth,
and reaching Winnipeg on October I.
Wisconsin had ono ofsits periodical scares
Monday about an apparently trifing disturb
shawano. The Indians apparently became >
little excited over one Of their dances, and the
agent and his daughter, The" only white people
there, got frightened. They called upon the
military for aid, and Eefore Gov. Smith could
call out the militia, Gen. SneflQan mad ordered
,mpany from Fort Selling to the scene Of
action.
Jay Goxld says: I have talked frequently
with many bankers and merchants who are &C.
quainted with Mr.: Arthur, and from these con-
versations am inclined to believe he will pur-
sue a conservative policy aud that he will make
an excellent executive officer. have no doubt
that Arthur will make some changes in the
cabinet It will be natural for him to appoint
some eastern man secretary Of the treasury if
he makes any change In that department The
great business of the treasury j. here 1t New
rome man here, familiar with business, should
be placed 1t the head Of the treasury.
The Yorktown centennial commission and
cit Gems Of Washington and Baltimore decided
to entertain their guests in Baltimore, October
10, IL and IL, and in Washington. October
10, II and Il. It expected there will be
twenty guests from the French government,
and that France will send over one OF two Of
herlarge war vesselA With troops. They will
&rIiye about the 9th Of October. The commit
to has decided to Issue Joint letters Of invita-
hen e ths FFepph eaest, inviting the~ u a.