The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-01-20
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

The Mexican war veterans meet at Louisville
February 24th.
A Paris dispatch says Cardinal Rena Francois
Regimen, archbishop, is dead
The population of Vermont is 49,, 1856
166, SSS males and 49,, 1893 females
Harris N. Plaisted, governor of Maine, has
taken the oath of Office and delivered his mes
sage.
There are strong reasons for believing that
Senator Allison of Iowa will be Garfeld's secre-
ta1y of the treasury.
in point of age, the Oldest living man who has
been in either house of congress- He is ninety
seven years old.
Richard Breed, an old citizen of Massillon,
Ohio, was killed there while walking on the
tramway of the railroad company. He was too
deaf to hear the whistle.
The Merchants club of New York has ap-
pointed committee to go to Washington and
advocate the adoption of a new general
bankrupt law. The Lowell measure is favored.
Thomas C. Platt an adherent of Conkling,
has been nominated for United States senator
in New York by republicans His vote was 81
to 80 for Rogers, Wheeler, Crowley, Lapham
and Morton.
Lodge No. 4 of Masons of Fredericksburg, Va,
in which George Washington was initiated No.
vember 4, l742, has determined to erect a
Washington memorial Masonic temple The
proposal has received the approval of the grand
lodge of Virginia.
The Wisconsin Central railroad officials re-
ceived word of the capture at Glenbeulah, near
Fond du Lac of young Vanderhoof, another of
the train robbers engaged in the recent attempt
to ditch a train ON that road, and who waylaid
and robbed a brakeman who was sent back to
flag passenger train.
At a meeting of the Iowa State Agricultural
Society, the following officers were elected:
President W. Porter, Iowa City,
Vice President F. Brockway, Ainswcrth.
The secretary and treasurer were reelected:
W. T. Smith Of Oskaloosa, H. C. Wheeler of
Odebolt and Hon. R. c. Webb of Des Moines
were elected directors in place of the retiring
members.
Reports received from all sections of South
Carolina show great damage to the cotton and
rice crops from the protracted wet weather. 1t
estimates that of the cotton unpicked in Decem-
Der, one third has been totally lost, while the
remainder has been much damaged in quality.
What remains of the Sea island crop is rotting
in the fields. The rice harvest, owing mainly
to heavy weather, is one of the most unfortu-
nate on record.
A recent issue of the Turf, Field and Farm
Angeles, CAL, to trot his three ear-old Sweet
heart against any colt one year older for $780,
600. Col. John w. Conley of Chicago accepted
the challenge for $4,000, naming his four
year old colt Director, by Dicta tor the race to
be trotted over the track of the Chicago Driv-
ing park July 9th next, he allowing Mr.. Rose
81, 900 for expenses
The Pennsylvania senatorship is showed into
the legislature by the withdrawal Of over fifty
republicans who favor Galusha A. Grow. The
caucus was held, however, and Mr.. VIM. H.
Oliver jr., receiving 70 votes was declared the
nominee In the present condition of things it
is hard to tell who will be the choice Of the legis
lature The democrats are talking Grow, and
it looks az though some coalition would be form
ed with the anti-caucus republicans, unless a
compromise is made in that party.