The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-04

tho election of the democratic candidates by
increased majorities As far as heard from,
senators and representatives favorable to the
reelection of Hon. JasL B. Black to the United
States senate have been elected by full major
lis
Grain freights continue demoralized. The
railroad propellers are carrying about AL the
cargoes, End continue at about 1891 SIC on
corn and Il al asc on oats to Buffalo. The
through rate on wheat to New York is about q
cents, and tho through rate from Chicago via
New York to Liverpool IS cents.
Mr.. James Robb died at his residence in
Cheviot, Ohio, in his 6Sth year: He had lived
one time he was a banker in Cuba, at the head
Of the banking system of the Cuban govern
ment Later he was banker at Nymee. He
was largely interested III the Chicago i Alton
road.
The harvest in Indiana is about completed.
threshed. The yield, while not as large as last
year, will DO very good. The quality is much
better than the quantity. The extremely hot
gave corn big :sena off, and the prospects
are now that tie crop will be large one.
Miss Ella Cook. Of California, has challenged
Miss Lizzie " illiams, of Kansas. to contest
at long distance riding, aud the latter has accep-
ted the match to come off on the Kansas City
exposition course during the exposition, Sept
Ia, the distance to be ten miles, time thirty
minutes, neither lady to touch the ground, but
when changing to leap from one horse to the 9TH
or. The contest will be for So, 600.
The Helena Herald of the 10th instant on
nounces the arrival there on the previous day
of Gen. John Gibbon, Seventh infantry, in
company with Delegate Maginnis and Lieuten-
that formal reception will be rendered the
party by the citizens as mark of personal re-
gard and their high appreciation Of Gen. Glib
bon's service during the Nez Perces and other
Indian campaigns.
Col Hedges of Des Mcines belongs to a fam
! lily the members of which are very much exer-
cised over the possibility of obtsinipg big slice
from an English estate of $25, 100000 re-
Gently decreed them by the English court of
chancery. It appears that the property was
left, about 100 years ago, to the heirs of Joseph
Hedges who had emigrated to America, on the
| condition that it should not be divided until af-
ter one hundred years.
mans association held in st. Paul the follow
ing board Of directors was elected: J. H.
I4ovejoy, T.. b. Day and G. A. Kemp of Mime
apolis; j. P. Gribben of st. Paul; W. D. Hal,
Anoka; E. s. Brown and G. N. Nelson, Still
water; ": +: Bourne, Baronette, Wis, J.; K:
Lake; G. s. Davis, Eau Claire; f. D. Custer,
Humbird and n Foster, Fairchild.
Sitting Bull has q great antipathy to news
paper people. This antipathy he did not pos
sess until Frank Leslie published q cartoon of
him. He was represented as great bull sit
ting on his launches; Uncle Sam was repre-
sented as having his nose, to which was at
tached a long rope which he was yisourous:y
pulling, while number of soldiers where
emptying bag of beans in front of him and
motioning him to partake. This cartoon was
shown Sitting Bull some time since, and the
picture greatly incensed him. He accepted the
picture as literal representation Of what the
government would do with him, and has since
had great fear of members Of the press.