The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-02
4EVlS ! ! Y I 9FEHF : DAY, 3 Y J !,
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Nesvs from Washt,sgt0,a.

such Sworthy officers as Gen. Hunt and Gen.
Getty to retire with the rank 81 brigadier
general. They both could have been given
this rank and the honor they soWell deserved
without delaying" the nromotion ofs Gen.
MacKenzte fore fqligeera ID Al. s51 =. ~s;;
Foreman Dickson of the star route Jury
was arrested Saturday morning He was
arraigned in the police court and gave
bonds in the sum OF $1,000 to appear.
Counsel for Dickson asked for an early tri-
sal and Judge 4aell said he would take The
ease In order; beginhing with that tsof Payne
Tuesday next. SDuriny colloquy between
counsel, Smith, Tor Dickson, commented in
rather severe terms upon Bowens absence
to which Gov. Wells replied If his client
wanted him he had but to swear out war.
rant against him in Philadelphia; that the
statutes provided for such cases. Smith
here in vain to have Bowen brought to
Washington.
A communication hos been received by
||'the secretary 81. lie sirtAsuEI from tie late
SUPERVISING Aichiteqt Nuflt, il sx,lkeh he
FORMALLY resigns the position ofsuperintehd'
ent Of construction of the public buildings
/ in course Of erection at Chicago, Philadel.
phia, New York, Cincinnati and St. Louis,
claiming that he has never been removed,
and consequently should be regarded az IN
Office up to the date of his resignation. In
reply, Mr.. Mullet has been Informed BY the
secretary that his connection with the de.
partment has not been recognized since 1877
'rhe report of the surgeon general Of TIC
army sho ows that, among the white troops
the total" number Of cases of all kinds or
the sick list the past year was "a, $50, being
at the rate OF 1870 per 900 of the mean
strength. Among the colored troops the
nuMber was 4,098, or lS,l0 per 1000 of the
! mean strength. There were ZIG deaths
| among the white troops, rs among the col,
ored and 8 among the Indian troops.
t. Treasurer Gilfllan saya that $40, ,000, 600 o.
the last call of bonds have come in, and
that the surplus revenue in the treasury il
more than sufficient to meet this call anG
| the one made Wednesday. These calls viii
leave but S110, 100000 Of the continued {
per cents. out. and the surplus will serve tc
pay these off ip aix Of seven months.
| a new decision favorable to pension
claimants has been recently made. Here
| totore the pensioner heirs of q missing mar
| had to prove death or reasonable presump
| ton. The department has ruled that the
common law established the presumption O
death q fter seven years, so the heirs of .
| man missing in action are entitled to pen
sion without proofof death,
The postofice department decides tia
the hepriVilege accorded publishers of secont
class matter, to print upon the wrappers O
! periodicals the request if the same be no
called for in @ limited time it may be deliv
cred to any one Of the class of PERSONAL
| named, cannot be extended to sendefs o
| third-class matters.
| . President Arthur, since bis return, ha
spoken quite freely as to the subject O
! campaign funds, and has dfecountenancet
| any attempts to obtain from governme en-
! employees any except voluntary contribu
| tions.
Neavs or the Ryizs'O0tts.
The earnings Of the Chicago & Northwest
ern road were, from June l, to date: Passer
gers $685. 863-increase, $475,5o0; freight
7,011, 515-decrease, $531, ,27o; express, $14s,
058-increase, $2l, ITO; mails, $3.50, ,867-de
! crease, $34, ,848; miscellaneous, $780, 286; In.
crease, S41, 1858. Totals, $9,031, ,58s. decrease
/ $27, 1854.
The earnings of the st. Paul Il Oman,
| increased $36, 418 last week; Northwestern
$66, 100; Manitoba, 1000; Northern Pacific
$35, ,26l.
Record Of Fires 0,ez CxsuQItiess
| Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin is confined
to his home in Oshkosh BY injuries of g. ser
ious nature received ten days ago when b
| was thrown down an embankment through
the upsetting Of his carriage in the nigh
time. The injuries are internal and Of
dangerous character. It is thought, how
ever, that the senator will pull through al
right. At the instigation of Mr.. Sawyer tn
intelligence Of the accident was kept out O
print, and thus the knowledge of the occur
renee has been confined to a few intimat
friends until now
An official dispatch from Manila, date
the 2lst inst, states that the tyhoon destroy
ed all wooden and thatched houses and cal
ried away the iron and tiled roofs Of Others
Sixty thousand families are homeless. Tn
barracks, hospitals, government offices an
factories are destroyed. The loss of life
however, is small. Malcean aud Boaluerl
were also devasted. Communication is IL
Island of Duzon.
Twenty guests at the Potter hors. Wei
ster, Iowa, partook Of headcheese, and al
are i'll from poisoning-a number critically
Members of the families of Station Agen
Hibbard, DR.. Kimball, druggist, and Nc
Clure, harness maker, may die. The afai
is being investigated.
shepardF F. Knapp, asou :of the million
aire carpet dealer of New York, went fish
ing in small boat on the Hudson river
A watchman saw him spring to his feet
clutch at his throat and pitch forward int,
the water, never to rise again
The lithographing and printing establish
ment Of August Cast & CO. St. Louis wa
damaged by fire Thursday morning abou
$25, 600. The stock is valued at $50, 600, AM
insured at $4,000.
The Grou1of lumber yards burned at 81
Petersburg were the most extensive il
Europe ! ! ! !
Ca'i,nes ana Criminals.
| In the Ford; trial at Plattsburg, Mo, i
lseems to be generally understood that non
Of the Ja"aeses will appear, and the opinio,
prevails that an agreement was effected
between the attorneys Of Bob Ford and thos
| VIZ JoIlcS IlS9IIt VI GllGIll were u
appear In Bpb's case, the J. erds, in, turn, stc
| be bemiseing when Frank was on TRIAL Mrs
| Bolton, in her testimony, divulged fac
that cOntradi0ts Frank James assertion tha
he had not been in that state Tor four years
In l.er testimony she said he had visited
their place several times daring the yea
1881. If this should be established in his
| trial it will materially assist the prosecution
with the Winston and Blue Cut robberies
r Henry Erpelding, driving near Minnese
ia City, was accosted by an armed ghway
man, who stopped the teara and demanded
Mr., Erpeldipg's money, cokerl'g him with
d revolver. As he appreciated to receive his
plumber, Mr.. Erpelding administered an as
founding kick to the would-be robber
knocking him over backward. Mr.. Erpeld-
ing at once whipped up his horses and got
out of range and when he turned around,
after getting at safe distance, the scoundrel
was still prone upon the earth.
Forged drafts and~"bank checks are he.
oomming very frequent; andit is disco 'ered
that in nearly every case the internal reve'
nue. stamp is imprinted first ons blank
sheet and the name of the bank printed at.
terward. IT. appears that the, company
which has the coptracts for printing these
stamps is in the habit Of printing them on
either blank or printed sheet according to