Morris tribune., 1881-09-08

The report of a serious grain blockade in
Baltimore is due to the fact that the elevators
there are all full and thousands of loaded grain
cars standing on the tracks. There arc 9,S73,-
124 bushels of grain held in warehouses at
port against 5,425,OS6 at the SINE time last
year.
One hundred and twenty-eight cars of wheat,
aggregating about go, 900 bushels, were un-
loaded at the million bt1shel elevator at Duluth
in eight hours. This is the heaviest days work
yet done at any elevator in Duluth. The rush
of wheat is enormous Between fifty or sixty
cars a day arrive at elevator B.
dispatch from Santa Fe says Gov Sheldon
has returned and has issued an address an
nouncing his intention to at once organize and
arm Independent companies in the exposed
territory, so that in the event of an outbreak
strong force can bemobiized to act in conjunc-
ton with the infantry for aggressive as well as
defensive operations. Such policy will GER
tainly prevent such raid as recently occurred.
Prof, Ludwig Kumlien, formerly connected
with the Smithsonian institute, and who was
the naturalist on the Howgate Arctic expedi-
ton, is resident of Milwaukee, having lately
married Milwaukee woman. He says that
the vessel in which they sailed on the Arctic
and that on the return of the expedition 1t was
sold, and Capt. Howgate pocketed the money.
Intelligence from the vice regal party, JUS
received, is that change of route has been de-
termined upon, and that instead of returning
across the plains to Winnipeg the party will
pated, will be reached on the 26th of September
thence preceding to Omaha via the Union
Pacific on the 29th, to st. Paul on the 30th,
and reaching Winnipeg on October l.
Wisconsin had one of it's periodical scares
Monday about an apparently trifing disturb
ance at the Menominee Indian agency, near
Shawano The Indians apparently became a
little excited over one of their dances, and the
agent and his daughter, tie only white people
there, got frightened. They called upon the
military for aid, and before Gov. Smith could
call out the militia. Gen. Sheridan had ordered
company from Fort Smelling to the scene of
action.
| An Indiana polls, Indiana, dispatch says:
| There will be a fair yield of corn in northern
Indiana, but the central and southern portions
of the state will not reaizs half crop. The
pasturage is fairly burned up There has only
been about one and three fourths inches of
rain fall since June. The drouth is unpre-
| er than for twelve years. There has been a
large amount of farm property destroyed by
fires kindled by sparks from locomotives.
A special from Fort Yates denies the recent
statement that the Indians there are uneasy or
discontented. All the lately surrendered hos
that it is to their interest to adopt the ways of
civilization. 1t is claimed from Father Steph-
en-, agent at Standing Rock, that Sitting Bull
came to him a few days ago for an assignment
of land upon which to start farming and de-
clared that he wanted henceforth to live at
peace with the whites and after their mode of
ife.
| Dispatches from all parts of the province of
Ontario respecting the weather and crops show
| that an unusually protracted drought exists al
most everywhere, causing much loss, and great
inconvenience. Pastures have suffered, the
root crop is more or less endangered and the
dairy products diminished in the western coun-
ties. Particularly has Indian corn suffered se-
verely. Pactures have been dried up and
burnt brown. The earth is baked and streams
and wells either entirely dry or fast drying up.
| Farmers in many instances obliged to drive
their cattle for miles to be watered, or bring
water supplies in barrels long distances. Bush
| fires also are widely prevalent and doing much
| damage.