The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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Secretary Chandler said that the president
would appoint to the two vacant postmaster
ships in the navy, Messrs. Lavel of Louis
lana, son of a retired navy captain, and Kel-
logg Of Connecticut son of the ex-represen-
tativc. They did not, he said, have as much
political influence as some other candidates,
ever passed for admission to the grade, and
the president and he had agreed that their
appointments should be made OH this basis.
It is stated that the basis for the reported
resignation of Minister Lowell, is a'private
letter from him to friend in this country,
which has been shown to Secretary Freling-
husen, i'll which the minstcrstates his entire
willingness to resign if his retention will be
source of embarrassment to the admins
tratiOn.
Buchanan and Manning, contested cleo
ton case from the second district of Missis-
sppi, was considered by the subcommittee
and chairman Calkins' report in favor OF
permitting Manning to retain. his seat was
adopted. ill.,
The doctors of the army medical museum
have analysed the powder found in the bou-
quet which Mrs. Scoville took to Guiteau the
night before the hanging and pronounced 1t
| arsenic There was more than enough to
kill man.
Col. Corbin's friends are fighting against
| fate in their energetic efforts to prevent his
| Punishment from the shady retreats Of Wash
| ington to the arid plains and rugged noun
| tains of Arizona.
The tobacco manufacturers are more anx-
ious to secure reduction in their revenue
tax than the consumers are, for they would
reap the lions share of the profits.
The president has approved the act to en-
able national banking associations to extend
their corporate existence.
| The freshness of Commodore Shufeldt in
| his correspondence has. blocked the compile
| ion of the treaty with COrea.
Congress gives the country hope on
which to hang the delusion that it will adj
journ August l.
Judge Kelly says congress will adjourn by
! the 25th inst.
Record of Fires and Casualties
| The heaviest rain Of the season visited
Des Moines Saturday night It lasted less
than an hour but the fall was phenomenal.
The Locust street sewer, unable to carry the
| flood that poured into it, burst and Hooded
the streets. Several intercepting sewers in
process of building were washed out and
badly damaged. The basement Of the new
city hall in process of erection was flooded,
as were numerous cellars in various parts
| of town. Several foundation walls were de-
molished and considerable damage done.
A storm of wind and hail destroyed
1900 acres Of fine wheat barley, oats and rye
| which was just heading out and giving
promise of a phenomepally large yield in
the Black Hills.
Edward A. Richards of st. Panl, while
putting galvanized cornice Oh a building
so feet high, was thrown to the ground by
brick-work giving way, and it is feard fatal
ly injured.
At South Haven, Mich, O. R. Foote, O
the First National bank, and Miss Kittie Un
derwood of Aurora, ILL.,, were drowned by
the upsetting of a sail boat.
The fourteen-year-old son ofRev. jane
Campbell of Frankfort, Ind, became ell
tangled in trapcze. which stranglcd him tt
death.