The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-10-19

following officers: Grand hlgh priest, Wllllahl
J. Hahn, Lake City; Deputy high priest, E.
E.: Mcdonald, Minneapolis; grand king
Blinn Converse, St. James; grand scribe. Ma
than Kingsley, Chattield; grand treasurer,
Solon Armstrong, Minneapolis; grand secre-
lain, J z. Pond, St. Paul; grand captain,
Tobias L. Rice, Winnebago City; grand prin.
cipal sojourner of the host, J. P. Durfee,
Worthington; grand royal arch captain, W
+. DiCkenson. Redwood Falls; grand mas
ter third veil. John Fern, Kasson; grand
master second veil, Benedict T. Lewis, Wa
SEGA; grand master, first veil, A. Braden-
burg, Fergus Falls.
Julia Ward Howe has been chosen presi.
dent of the Association for the Advancement
of Women Among the vice presidents are
Charlotte Pierce of Pennsylvania, Finetie s.
Seelie of Ohio, Julia Holmes Smith, NJ: D.,
Of Illinois, Martha n Mckay of Indiana,
Laura Clay of kentucky, Rebecca n. Haz-
ard of Missouri, NJ. r. Rlynde of Wisconsin,
Julia NJ. Hunting of Iowa, Aida Caverry,
N. D., of Colorado, Lucinda H. Stone OF
Michigan, Clara B. Colby Of Nebraska, Vir-
ginia +. Mcrwin Of Louisiana, Clara Con-
way of Tennessee. Sarah B. Sterns, Minneso-
Ia. Kate Garnett Wells Of Massachusetts
was elected secretary, and Henrietta l.. L.
Walcott treasurer.
Specials from Manitoba and all crop Sec
tons in the British northwest report favor
able season for crops. The average yield OF
wheat is thirty-two bushels per acre. The
largest yield is 1O4 bushels threshed from
two acres. Oats averaged forty four bushels.
Barley, thirty five, roots from 25O to 500
bushels and peas twenty-five bushels. Of
potatoes, the yield is phenominal, the aver
age per acre being 274 bushels, the largest
yield reported being 400 bushels, raised on
half all acre sod of first breaking. The hay
crop is heavy. An enormous area Of new
tention of settlement calls for more railroads
to get the crops to market.
The agent of the state of Virginia
will demand the distribution of
$9,0oO,0Oo pro rata among states that
composed the Union in 1886. In that
year congress directed that the surplus reve-
nues then in the treasury be distributed
among the several states. The money was
to be paid in allotments; three allotments
were paid, but payment of the last, which
amounts to S, ,0Oo, 900, was postponed by con-
greSsional act.
Con. Crook has issued instructions to mil
itary officers in his department looking to
the gradual establishment Of civil govern
ment amongst the reservation Indians. He
finds among the Indians much distrust OF
whites, particularly of soldiers, and urges
upon officers the necessity of strict Justice
in all their dealings with Inlians, promis-
ing that they will be held to, strict account
of their acts.
The celebration of the centennial anniver-
sary of Daniel Webster's birth at Mansfield,
Mass, recently, was quite an event even in
the history of that old commonwealth. The
president not only graced the occasion with
his presence, but addressed himself most
reverently to All eulogy Of the distinguished
dead in the good taste that has characterized
all of his public utterances.
At a meeting of the New Orleans presby-
terry, after long and animated discussion,
an address was adopted protesting against
the action of the last general assembly in re.
gard to the establishment Of friendly inter
course with the Presbyterian church, in &C.
corda.ce with the action of the latter body
at the general assembly at Springfield, Ill.
The officials Of the medical museum have
taken the trouble to deny the sensational
story that Griteau's skull had been stolen,
and the skull of a southwestern Indian sub
stituted for it.
The grand sire of the Grand Lodge Of ODD
Fellows of Florida has issued an appeal fol
aid for sufferers by yellow fever i'll that
state.
The Tilden income tax suit has been dis
missed, and no further proceedings thereon
will beheld in the United States supreme
court.
Bradstrect reports 125 failures last week,
only an increase of four over the previous
week.
The Western Nail association reaffirmed
the card rate of S3.4O. Trade is improving