The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-08-23
NEWS or THE RAILROADS.,

NEWS or THE RAILROADS..
John Kope, section boss on the Chicago,
Milwaukee, and St. Paul raflroAd was run |
over by hand.car hear fewahkee, Wis, i
leaves wife and two children, ono Ear. |
ried.
A horse was discovered in the railway |
bridge hear North Branch by three citizens,
who Sescued the equine, just in time |
to avert the vrecking of the approaching |
train.
Vice President Oakes, Of the Northern !
Pacific, says that the August earnings of |
the road will be at tho rate az &a ,UDO, 600 per
anMtam. |
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
W. B. Dunnel!, an architect of Minnea-
polls, has made drawings for the new |
Presbyterian college building, located at |
Albert Lea. The plan adopted consists of
group Of buildings, connected by arc des !
The main portion of the buildibM which |
will be commenced this season and com
pleted another year, will be Of brick, with /
stone trimmings, 50xi NO feet in size, three
will contain recitation-roonns, chapel and
dormitories, the latter te actomodate forty
persons. The design Is of Gothic architec- i
ture, and will be very attractive in appear
ance. st is intend ed to make this, inssita-
ton exclusively for yolng ladies'. It is we'll
located, and starts 'eht Gnder favorable
auspices.
a call fcE tne seventh annual congress- of
the National Liberal League, signed by T.
B. Wakeman, president: Elizur Wright,
vice president, and r. G: Leland, secretary,
is issued. 1t says:
All citizens of the United STATES who be-
lieve in the Fundamentals! principles Of our
republic, separation Of church and state, the
equality Of all citizens before the law without
d1stinbtlon of creed, race or sex; justice for
all priviledges and monoplies tor none, need
of universal secular education, free speech
and a free press as a basis eftAiversal suff-
rage are invited to Join the National liberal
league, and appear or be represented in its
seventh annual congress at Milwaukee, Wis.,.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21, %
and % next.
The convection at Buffalo of librarians,
after spirited disc(ssion, tabfed she res
olutions of the CO. mmittse on the abolition
of the book tariff, recting that. in the
opinion IF the association, the duties on
books and other printed matter imported
was anomalous, unnecessary aud unjust,
that memorial be seLt to congress on the
subject, and that the secretary request Ii
brarians to sign similar men lorial
James Finnegan, who has been quite g
prominent citizen of Neillsville. Wis, for Al
good many years. has been arrested by
Sheriff Meyers at Camp Douglas, Oh the
charge of adultery, the complaint being
m a 10 fofh IF No II
Babcock. The girl has also been arrested.
Finnegan gave $500 bail for his appearance.
The federal officers of Topeka, kans.,
claim to have advices that the Slade- Mitch
ell p ize-fght Is to be just across the Indian
Territory l,ne, south of Baxter Springs,
kanA. and that efforts are BENG .mAde to
have United States officers en aand to stop
it.
Alexander q Tans,g, of Chicago, sugar
retnsss, who did a business of ST.
GOO, 900 year, failed on the 18th. The
assets and liabilities have not yet been
disclosed. The failure vas occasioned bv
decline in prices.
Bradstreet's Journal furnishes the follow
ing: There were 174 failures in the United
States reported tp Bradstreet's during last
week, eight more than the corresponding
geek in 1882, and 100 more than the same
week in 1880.
The Royal Insurance company of Liver
pool took out permit recently. to build
nine. story office building on Jackson street,
Chicago, in close proximity to the new
chamber of commerce, to cost 100000.
For the week the entire number of immi-
grants arrived in New York was 1900,
against 1852 for the corresponding week
last year.
Gov. Blackburn of Kentucky has pardoned
845 criminsls during his administration.
Mrs. johnson of TOMS River, N. j., has
had triplets for the third time.
Seven thousand persons were present at
knight Templars' hall at San Francisco.
The fax acreage this year in Minnesota
has fallen of 7,641 acres.
CRIMES IND CRIMINALS.
At Austin, Tex. Lawrence Denman met
Rev. R. g. Sewell on the street, and draw.
ing A-caliber navy revolver, fred at the
minister four times, inflicting wounds which
caused death in a short time. The causes
leading to the shooting are of domestic
nature, but can only bo published on the tri-
al Of tn I case. No one blames Denman, and
yet Rev. Sewell is the victim of conspir.
acy.
On the 18th, the Red Rock Junction.S Sal
mon City, Mont, coach was stopped by two
masked men on the Montana side of the
main range and robbed. There we're no
"Red" Mcdonald, was held up and robbed
Of $3O-all the money be had with him.
Some weeks ago Patrick Lees store at
Grand Haven, Mich, was burglarized. The
Herald insinuated there was no burglary.
Afterward the burglars were .are arrested |
and the goods found. Lee has sued Kedzie |
& Kedzie, publishers of the Herald. claim
ing $4,000 damages for the libel.
Gov. McCutcheon of Montana, has Or
dered postponement IF the hanging of
Carl Adolphson, the murderer, who was to |
have been executed on the 18th inst. The |
date, as changed, is Feb. 7, next AdoIph- |
son spends his time with his Swedish Bible !
and minister.
The propeller Potomac, loaded with 49,.
600 bushels Of rye, from Chicago, struck
rock at Ahnapee and was beached. She |
DOW lies with twelve feet OF water in her |
hold. The cargo is an entire loss. The ves-
sci was insured for $4,000
Mr.. B. Freshman, clerk of NJ. A McLeon,
at Winnipeg, has skipped out, and his &C
counts are desperately short having
knocked down" from $500 to $500 q !
month during his employment by Mr.. |
McLeon.
: At Lexington, Mich, w. G. Farwood
married a colored girl recently, having
divorced wife and left his two children
with her. His neighbors tarred and feathered !
him, and drove him out of town.
Clayton, Iowa, produces high.toned bur-
glars. A $4,000 robbery has been traced to
a justice of the peace, an insurance agent
and general man about town.
Peter Smith Of Msysgille, o., was killed
by blow from billy in the hands of
Pres Lawson, one of his employees.
At Baltimore Mrs. E. J. Curry was
whipped to death with a rawhiae by her
husband. 10
RECORD. OF GASUALTIEs.
The night of the 18th inst., Wit.
nessed, the .total destruction byt
llre Of the car shops Of the United
States Rolling Stock company Of Chicaeo.
The origin Of the FIRE is profo mystery.
The loss cannot Be dednitsly stated. hut It {, !.