The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-25
Miscellaneous Ne,Us Notes.

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Nearly 1000 immigrants landed in New
York on Monday.
Great damage to wheat by the army worm
is reported in Union county, Ill.
The strength of the independent republi-
cans in Pennsylvania is assuming alarming
proportions to the regulars.
The liabilities of Hixon e. Co., of Boston,
furniture and upholstery goods are s22312;
assets for unsecured creditors nominally
$4,000.
The golden wedding of Rev. Asa Billiard,
the Sunday school missionary, whose wife
is sister Of Henry Ward Beccher, was cele-
bratcd last evening at Cambridge, Mass.
The recent discovery of native copper
seventeen miles south of Laramie Wyom-
ing, is causing enormous excitement.
Choice specimens were sent to Denver, assay
ing So, 600 to the ton in silver.
Kate Chase Sprague, by the consent Of
her husband, has been allowed to take from
Canonchet her elegant wardrobe and several
large boxes of fine Silks velvcts and laccs
have been shipped to Washington.
Temperance workers III Palestine, Ind,
carried Oh the labor i'll the vineyard by blow
ing up John Hessner's saloon with dynamite
Hessner and his family occupied rooms over
the saloon, several of them being injured by
the demonstration of the gentle reformers.
Patrick Troy, coal dealer at Joliet, when
satisfied that death was near at hand, caused
priest and two friends to carry him out to a
shed. There he Embossed screw from Il
board and $500 in coin rolled forth. He
willed 81 900 and his house to his brother
James, who is in a lunatic asylum.
J. +. Wilson, mayor of Topeka, Kan, has
sworn out warrants against the edit
ors Of the Topeka Capital and Oskaloosa In
dependent charging them with criminal
libel. These papers have stated that mayor
Wilson had been picked out of the street gut
ter in IL state of beastly intoxication, and is
habitual drinker and drunkard. That few
years ago he was all honored and esteemed
man, but is now total wreck.
The following army orders were issued:
Leave of absence for five months is granted
Second Lieut.. Edward r.. Brown, Fifth az
tillery The following named medical Off
GERS will represent the medical department
ofthc army at the annual meeting of the
American Medical association, to be held at
st. Paul, Mimi, on the 9Th day of June
1882 Lieut. Col Glover Perrin, surgeon:
Capt. Phillip +. Harvey, assistant surgeon.
The superintendent of the general recruiting
service will cause twenty-six recruits to be
prepred and forwarded under proper charge
to Fort Brady, Mich, for assignment to the
Tenth infantry, as follows: Ten to Company
B. and sixteen to Company I.
Mrs. James H. Say of State Centre, Iowa,
starved herself to death at Sandwich, ILL.,
Some months ago she dreamed that she
would soon become the mother ofanother
son who would be inspired with the spirit of
prophesy and would manifest to the world
his title to be considered the direct agent of
the Most High. About month ago Mrs.
Say announced that her inspired infant
would make its appearance carly in June.
She also let it be known that further revela-
ton commanded her to abstain from food
until the time of it's birth. The young Eli
jall who was expected to develop into full
fiedged prophet before he was year old was
Ia myth. The event has caused profound
sensation. Mrs. Say, the victim of the delu-
sion, has always been regarded as most in
tclligent and worthy lady.