The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-03-02

against Ambrose and his sureties amounting to
about $27 900. The surities get of by the
payment of $l5O,OOO. There is . small sum
in possession Of the court, feos collected by
paymentof judgments against him.
Tho Philadelphia election Of Wednesday
last, show decided victory for the citizens
committee, whose candidates were elected in
almost every ward. Ten democrats and two
republicans arc elected to tho select council
| and twenty three demccrats Snd nineteen ro
publicans to the common council Counting
| tho holdOver members, this result reduces tho
| republican ma jcrty in the select council to six
and in tho common council to twonty- three.
Browp (repub!ican) is elected police magistrate
0v 500 majority out Of 4 total vote OF H.
600 The ringsters were whclly defeated.
. Madame Christine Nilsson will receive the
hearty sympathy OF every people before whom
she ever sang in her great domestic ALL lotion
Her husband could not survive tho wreck Of
fortune and mind aud died in the insane hos
pital at Paris, Wednesday. Her loss, however,
will be the worlds gain for she will now sing
again.
Mr.. f. v Smalley, tho we'll known cor,o-
spoldent of the New York Tribune, was i'll tho
city. He has severed his connection with the
Tribune, and has connected himself with tho
Northern Pacific railroad. He was on his way
to San Francisco, but received kilograms i'll
Chicago compelling him TO rotnrn to New York
for few days.
The daughter ofa confederate colonel, living
near Murfreesboro, Tenn, at his dealh WAS
loft to the care of his old soldiers, a kind of
daughter Of tho regiment. She has loved not
wisely, but too we'll, is about to present the
regiment granddaughter, rs it were, and tho
veterans are i'll hot pursuit Of the betrsyer.
Two hundred and tifty-four entries, repre-
orado, Illinois, Michigan. Louisiana, Iowa, Ala
bans, Texas. Ohio, Mississippi, South Caro-
lima and the District OF Columbia, have beon re-
ceived for the stakes to DO run for at tho June
meeting Of the st. Louis Jockey club.
The Standard Oil company admits, in it's suit
to defend its refusal to pay taxes in PennsylSa-
mia, that it's dividend for seven years wero
over $40, 900, OCQ, and that it's assets asgre-
gate $50, OOO,OOn The question is whether
the state hiss power to tax tho ontiro capital
stock OF all interstate corporation.
Active arrangements are being made for tho
meeting at St. Louis, on May 10th, OF the So
ciety Of the Army OF Tennesse. Local COM
been appointed, and every effort will be mado
to make the coming meeting tho most brilliant
and successful one of the society.
A gentleman just arrived from the northern
portion of Wyoming, states that the Indians arc
running off stock and otherwise creating
trouble, although no one is known to have been
killed. 1t seems probable that the depreda-
tons will result in a clash with the military, as
the Indians are very obstinate.
The souls Of the stints of the Saline city are
stirred to their profoundest depths by the pro-
gress of anti-polygamy legislation, and the Gen
tiles arc glad. The petition business is being
pressed among the faithful, but it will be of no
avail
Gen. Josl,ua L, Chamberlain, president Of
Bowdoin college. has accepted the manage
ment of one OF the largest business enter
prises i'll Florida. He will rot sever his con-
nection with the college.
Rev. Samuel johnson, & laborer with Gar
rison and Phillips in the anti-slavery times,
died at Lawrence, Mass, aged sixty eight
years.
The Minnesota Dairymen will hold their
first convention at Rochester, March to 8 in
elusive.
Vanderbilt has established an asylum for
orphan girls at Long Island with twenty-six
beds.
AT Charleston, 8. c., Bishop Lynch Oath
olic> died Saturday morning last aged sixty
five