The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-08-17

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they changed to nickles and then to dollars
him three chances. to double or quit. The
result was a loss of $l2, 600 in three matches
Bradstreet's Journal furnishes the follow
ing: There were ninety failures in the
United States reported to Bradstreet's dur
ing the last week, ten less than the proceed
ing week and twenty. one more than in the
corresponding week of last year.
DR.. Mudd, who spent several years as q
prisoner at that delightful retreat, Dry Tor
tugas, because of completely in the Lincoln
assassination, now wants. the government to
pay him for doctoring prisoners while there.
Company A of Minneapolis, Capt Harri-
rison, have accepted an invitation to attend
the tournament at Dubuque on the 28th
and Adjutant General Hawley has also re-
ceived an invitation and will probably go.
Ten thousand bushels of red winter wheat
lately purchased by the Winona Mill COM
pany at Kansas City, is now arriving at their
mill and the work of manufacturing winter
wheat flour commenced on Saturday last.
The widow of the man who was murdered
with his own wooden leg III the bridewell at
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ton, giving bond for SO, 600. and will sue
the city for damages.
F. E. Mum, All extensive butter and
cheese manufacturer at Belvidere, Ill.,, has
failed, with liabilities Of upward SIS, 600 and
no assets.
New York merchants are making active
preparations for the reception of surplus
grain there. the elevators being already full.
Every Wholesale grocer in Philadelphia
has been notified Of an advance in the price
Of matches from rs cents to $3.50 per gross.
This has been the coolest and healthiest
summer ever known in New Orleans, the
highest temperature thus far being 80 deg.
The Lake City guards, Of Madison, Wis,
will make St. Paul visit on the 22d inst,
and remain three days.
Personal ana 11NlersonaI.
1t appears from the documents of suit
now pending in the supreme court Of New
York that the Rev. DR.. Stephen H. Tying,
Jr., formerly pastor of the church of the
Holy Trinity, was for year before he left
the pulpit speculator in Wall street, buy
ing and selling various railway stocks and
securities on margins through his broker.
Some of the ventures proved disastrous, and
he is sued for balance of $5,O55 which he
refuses to pay. The case has thus far been
conducted with great secrecy and will doubt
less be sent to referee, as it involves the
review of a running account.
Senator Logan in conversation with q
friend a few days ago said the use of his
name as candidate for the presidency was
wholly unauthorized; that he was not a can
didate and did not expect to be, and did not
care to have his name banded about in this
manner. The story that he was fixing things
for 1884 was utterly untrue and he had never
as muchas intimated to any human being that
he intended or had desire to be a eandi-
date two years hence. He wants to be let
alone.
Charles S. Westcott, the inventor of the
type casting and setting machine, died on
Saturday in Baltimore. In 1880 he became
the proprietor of printing office in New
York, and patented several articles of small
value, but in 1870 perfected his type setting
machine. He spent all his money and con-
siderable borrowed funds on this undertak-
ing.
Senator Mcmillan left for Pittsburg Tues
day night en- route for home. Representa-
tive Strait and Dunnell start for home
Wednesday night. Mr.. Washburn is in New
York and will probably 60 west soon. Sen
ator Window will remain in Washington
for few days.
A Saratoga dispatch announces the death
Of VIM. NJ. Levy, associate justice of the SUI
preme court OF Louisiana, and formerly
member of congress from the fourth Louis:
lana district.
! HOn. PROCTOR Knott retlres at the close of
this congress, and will be q candidate for the
Democratic nomination for governor of
Kentucky
f. d. 'Wallingford. of Cincinnati, jumped
from the bluff at St. Paul and was killed.
From FO2'eiNN Lands.
1t is understood that the two new PROV
inces to be established beween Manitoba and
the Rocky mountains are to he organized
Immediately. The province of Qu'Appelle
is to extend from Manitoba to the third prin-
cipal meridian with its capital on the Pile
of Bones creek on the main line of the Ca
madam Pacific between Qu'AppelIc and the
Rockies, will have it's capital at the rail
road crossing of the South Saskatchewan,
where it is expected all important military
post will be established.
Smalley London Cablegram: George Jacob
month, returning in November. He pro-
poses, meantime, to collect material for
book to promote emigration, supplying
practical in formation about different parts
of America. He has grant for this obi ect
from the treasury. He will be Mr.. Inger-
soils guest at his seas ide cottage on his ar
rival.
Stephen ]. Nlearey, the well-known Irish
agitator, was arrested early Friday morning
at Ennis, Ireland. He had Just arrived at
Ennis his native place, when he was taken
into custody by the police He left New
York for Ireland about two weeks ago. Pre-
vious to his departure his friends advised
him not to go where he would be liable to
arrest.
BY the accidental explosion of a barrel of
gnnpowder in bridesmaids shop in Gro
demo, Russia almost all the children in the
school house, who were Jews, were killed.
A large number of bodies were taken from
the ruins. The windows and doors of the
church and other buildings in the neighbour
hood were damaged
The Thames rowing club at last accepts
the challenge of the Hillsdales, and the ath-
letic Americans will have the coveted op-
portunities of spreading themselves on the
Thames course. Should they pull in be-
hind the Englishmen, the Hillsdales will
probably come home like Bo Peeps sheep.
Mai. Gen. Graham will take command of
the British brigade at Ramleh.
Remedy for Defective Legislation.
The National Bar association, lately in
session at Saratoga, adopted the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That this association recon-
mends the passage by the legislatures of the
several states and territories of an act relat-
ing to the Acknowledgements of instruments
affecting real estate as prepared by the asso-
CATION.
Resolved, That in view of the frequent oc-
currence of cases of irregular and fraudu-
lent practices in the conduct of salts for d.
vOrce invO1vino the ah1lse Of DrOcoss Of