The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-30
GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF.


GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF.
8 A!ecoDservative :mate made by the
Northwestern Miller puts the daily capaci-
ty of the Minneapolis mills at 1890 bar
rels. A year ago at this date the CAPACITY
was estimated at 2l.25O barrels. The years
increase, therefore, is 5,41O. It is claimed
that these amounts more nearly represent
the real working figures than is usually the
case with statements of the kind. A study
OF these figures gives some interesting re-
suits. The number OF bushels of wheat re-
quired to make the $500 barrels of flour
per day wonld be 133, 3OO the transporta
tion Of which would take 266 cars, or a SOL
i'd tram . mile and three-quartcrs in length.
Besides the -four, the daily product of bread
stoff would be 400 tons, to haul bsth of
which wonld require 1928 cars and sixteen
locomotives, or more thad two miles of SOL
ID ID, train raj At an average price Of - per bar
rel for honr and 50 per ton for millstud,
the total daily production OF the mills
amounts TO Sill, 728, or nearly 81, OOO, 600
In the course of year.
Chicago Tribune: 1t is estimated that
within year there has been listed on the
New York stock exchange no less than
100000 was listed in one week before
the adjournment of the governing commit.
tee for the summer. The number of miles
of railre nd built in 1879 wae 4. 72l; in 1882,
1t was II. SOL. These built in the former
year were papered for $27O, OOO, 600 or $685.
600 mile; those of last years construction
brought 500, 600, 600 of bonds and stocks 10
swell the supply of Wall street, being owe
SCI, 600 q mile.
On the oath intelligence was received from
Fort Rnfori TO the effect that . party Of
Grosventre Indians, who ore camped nesr
the post, were raided by the Crees, who ran
Oh lot of stock. They were pursued by
t Grosyentres to the Little Muddy, 200
miles distant, where . fight ensued, in
which several were wOn:ded on both Sides
but the stock was not recovered. Lieuten-
ant Robinson, with a detachment of the
Seventh cavalry, is in pursuit of the thieves
Great excitement prevails at Fort Buford.
A collision occurred on the 26th inst. of
EddystOne light III the English channel be-
tween the French steamer St. Germain, from
Havre to New York, and the steamer
WOODBURY., from the east by way of the
Suez canal. The WOODBURY. immediately
sank. Eighteen of her crew were drowned.
The st German, dis abled, arrived at Ply.
mouth and landed the passengers saved from
the Woodbnln.
The Cincinnati produce exchange held q
meeting recently to consider the question OF
Inviting the National Butter, Cheese and
Eggs association to hold its annual session
this season lat Cincinnati. Members were
unanimously in favor of the plan, and it is
understood that the convention will assem-
BILE the first Tuesday following Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Two patrol wagons, q dozen policemen
and about 500 boys attempted to Jun down
three Texas steers which had escaped from
the stock yards to the open prairies south Of
the Third overturned buggy containing
three persons and made mad rush for a
little child, which, however, had miracn.
lons escape, and created other havoc l.efore
it was finally shot by q policeman.
H. L. BridFman, of Frank Leslie's illus
trated newspaper, writes the Northwestern
agent o: that publication that he expects on
the occasion of the laying of the last rail Of
the Northern Pacific to have one of the best
artists in the country to make the sketches
for the paper.
Larine Shaw, mate of the Juno, swan
NO0 yards through q heavy gale to fasten a
line to the schooner Jessie Har; while she
was aground on q stone pile at the Phlia-
delphia breakwster. He vii, get 81, 900 "a
salvage money.
At St. Catharines, Ont. Mr.. Wardell
fonnd a skull in lot of coal in tho hold of
the burned steamer Glen6nias. None of the
crew were missing ana the affair creates q
mystery.
The lower house of the Georgia ]egisa.
lature has adopted resolution instrnc-
ting the members OF congress from that state
to vote for postal telegraph service.
Building Inspector Esterbrook of New
York has forbidden the building of bow
windows projecting more than twelve
inches beyond the lot line.
The Bellbrook magnetic we'll, near Day.
ton, has been sold for $1,000 The we'll
was visited last Sunday by 5000 per-
sons.
Since last March about 4, 900 head of cat
tie have been bought mp in the region trib-
ntary to Waseca and shipped to Montana.
Clark & Edwards, printers of Chicago,
failed. Liabilities, $4,000; assets unknown.
Oil paintings worth s., 500 were seized on
the steamer Egypt at New York.
PERSONAL NEWS NOTES.
At a meeting of the American RaP AssO.