The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-01
CURRENT EVENTS.


| on Thursday last.
Father Ulrich, pastor OF St Henry's Catholic
church at Cincinnati, died recently, { 5 e
It is said Mrs. Scoville has NOR tSaged her
| property to secure funds for Guitean's Defense
Archbishop Purcell Of Cincinnati. is gradually
| declining but his death is not expected imme-
diately.
DR.. Samuel A. Green, city physician of Bos-
! ton was nominated by tho republicans Of that
city for mayer.
| Mr.. Joseph g. Way, of St Paul, made an as
signment to Frank Keogh. The liabilities are
| about 81, 900.
The surviving ak Veterans who Witnessed
the evacuation of New York by the British OBJ
| served tie event BETTING the occasion Oh Fri
day last.
The largestreal estate transaction in bust
moss property vas cOnsumated at Miles city last
! week. Jos. Leighton of st. Paul investing $40
600 in choicest property.
1t il said that Gen. Keller of Ohio made the
| statement If he did not have stronger follow
| ing to begin with than all the other candidates
! he would withdraw from the race.
Samuel Hoard, ore Of the pioner settlers Of
| Chicago, died Friday night He was postmas-
| and has held many important positions.
Mary E. Conley has begun suit against the
directors Of the Mechanics National bank of
Newark for $22, 600 damages resulting from
| loss of her stock and assessments for its value
! On All Souls day the grave OF Marquis de
Lafayette in Picpus cemetery, Paris, was deo-
| Grated by American ladies. one Of whom
brought some earth from the Yorktown battle
| field for the purpose.
The First Congregational church iu Mime
a.olis is to have new pastor 1t 81, 900 per
annum; Mrs John 8. Pillsbury will donate
| new organ, and the salary of the choir has
! been fixed at 5000 per annum.
Tho excitement attending the suspension of
| the Danford bank of Dunnewell, Kansas, cul-
| minated to- day in gathering great crowd of
! creditors at the bank. MI. Bowers, cashier,
| promptly turned over the money, notes, etc.,
| to creditors, and satisfied all who called It is
| not yet known low heavy the loss lie.
Chicago elevators, as per official returns,
contain 770 POS bushels s9 Of wheat. 5947,
3G3, 900 bushels Of rye, and 3O2 ,553 bushels
of barley, making grand total of 10. 7O5, 1888
bushels of grain, against IL OPS, 346 week
ago, and 8, 212, &c 8 bushels at this period last
year.
There is considerable excitement in the old
circles Of Pennsylvania on account of an old oil
| well, which in former years produced five bar
rels day, starting up afreeh and flowing 400
barrels per day, after having been drilled sixty
feet deeper. The we'll is located near the in
sane asylum at Warren, Pa: A new well, esti-
! mated 1T 200 barrels, was also struck recently
Ill ul0 0ueIuel0 uo0Ac1s WHICH Aay Opcu up
some new oil territory.
= Gen. Charles W. Hill, an old and prominent
resident Of Toledo, Ohio, died last Friday
During the early part of the rebellion the gen
eral held command under Mcclellan in the dis
trict Of West Virginia After the war he served
as adjutant general of Ohio, under Gov. Todd
He was Jealous worker in the cause of educa-
ton. and was founder Of the present system OF
public schools in Toledo, and for twenty -one
years held tho position Of president Of the
board of education. \ p
j. B. Hoyt Of stamf.id Conn, a wealthy
! leather merchant whose interests are mainly
! in New Y ork, has given the Connecticut literary
insttution'of Suhield $40, 900 on condition
| that the whole endowment fund Of 800, 900
Is raised, or if not, Mr.. Heyt will give 81 for
every s that is raised. Martin J: Sheldon,
suffeld tobacco dealer, gives 81, 600, and
Capt. Morgan, Of Groton, Is, 900 while several
others give % aggregate of $e, 600 mcremak
ing grand total Of $35, 900, which was raised
within month wholly through the efforts Of
the Rev. J. R. 2stubbert, ono of ths trustees.
As regards the raising Of the 500, coo. Mr.:
stubbert says that the prospects are good, and
he is bound to do it i