The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-04-27
MIS- CELLANEoua

A Is G! osse speci4l gives sons 4tional &C.
count OF panic in the Ut j. hborhood of Noun-
tain, MinE., because of the ravages of disc Sc
called black diphtheria, which is very prevail
ant and fatal. The daughter of VIM. B lilies,
eighteen years old, died of this disease. In the
afternoon her mother, and at night the father
was dying. Several others are ill. Fountain
contains population of about 200 persons,
business men and mechanics who are depend
ent on the surrounding farming comm unity
The village is the first station on the line OF
| the Southern Minnesota division OF the Cnica-
20, Milwaukee, & st. Pau railroad, after ris-
ing from the Root river valley to the high
prairie land, and from the purity of the atmos-
phere, is among the last places that an cpl
demic of this character would be expected to
appear.
he bar association Of Philadelphia. forty
years ago, raised between S., 900 and So, 600
for erecting, in Washington, q statue to Chief
Justice Marshall. This fund with it's accumu
lations now amount to $4,000, and the asso-
citation offers to add to it the appropria1 ion of
$2O, 600 made by congress for the same pur-
pose. The committee to-day decided to accept
the proposition in favor of erecting the statue
In the park at the intersection of Pennsylvania
avenue and Seventh street.
Rev. I. q. Coer Of Rochester arrived from
New York last week, accompanied by thirty four
young Engllshmen from sixteen to twenty two
years OF age. They are all engaged to 20 on
rms and learn farming They are all from
the middle class and are fine looking body Of
men, They sign contract for one year. Their
wages are from 81 to Sc per month the first
four months, and from So to $l2 per month
for the last eight months. An English clergy
man accompanied them from England.
Orrin Haskell, young saloon keeper on the
st. Paul Duluth road, arrived in St. Paul on
friday after noon. He proceeded to Hamm's
brewery and pail a bill there of $40. Return
ing about O'clock he was ''held up" by two
thugs at the east end of the Seventh street
bridge and about 1915 taken. Mr.. Haskell
can give no description Of the men, as one put
his arm under his chin while the other went
through HIM.
The prohibitionists of Connecticut met in
state convention, and nominated tho following
ticket: Governor, Geo. 81. +. Rogers; ieuten-
seate,F 81. Sage; treasurer, Edward Tutt!e !;
controlier,C. A. Harrington. The platform is
extremely brief and directed purely to prohi-
bition.
Charles Robert Darwin, one of the most emil
nent scientists Of modern times, is dead. His
work on the Origin of Species and the Descent
OF Man are familiar to the student in many
by the scientific world, but his work will live
after bim.
Ohio is in q fearful frame of mind over some
recent and old cumptuary laws revived. The
''statoots" are entirely tee. binding for such
free and easy communities as Cincinnati, Cleve-
land, Columbus and Toledo, and revolution
and anarchy may be anticipated every Sum-
dry.
r The steamship 0it Of Sidney brought 70 Ban
men converts On route to Salt Lake. They are
mos " Danes and Norwegians, Msuy we're re-
fused passage from Auckland on account az
lack Of accommodations. :,