The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-06-07

issue of $4,000, 900 consolidated mortgage
bonds was authorized. A psrt of these
bonds will be used to take up an outstand-
ing MORTGAGE of s., COX, 900.
GENERAL NEWS GOSSIP.
A powerful council of the bishops OF New
York. embracing those OF that state and
New Jersey, the bishops ofNewark, Albany,
Trenton, Rochester and other places was
called, but it has been postponed indefinite
", owing to the indisposition of Cardinal
~ been confused with plenary council.
The title of Cardinal does not make Cardi-
nal McCloskey the head of the church in
the United States. It makes him the head
of the Roman curia in the United States.
The archbishop of Baltimore remains hon.
AIRY primate of the church in America, and
all Communications from Rome to bishops
are sent through him. know this to be a
fact.
The annual meeting OF the American
Unitarian association was held at Boston,
recently. The report Of the board of direc-
tors shows that 81, 10000 was received for
general purposes during the year, besides
$23, Zoo in requests. Thirty-nine soci cites
have received aid from the treasury. The
treasurer's report shows total receipts the
past year to be 1892, LIP, and balance. after
paying all expenses, OIL 1882 Rev. Joseph
quarter of the faculty of the university of
the state were interested in the Unitarian
movement.
Amasa s.one's will is not yet on record
or accessible, but trustworthy information
is that he leaves 500. 900 to Adelbert col
lege, making his contribution to that insti-
tuition $500. 900. He leaves property valued
at 81, OO0, 900 to his widow, and the remain.
der of his fortune, variously estimated at
from Sc, 0o0, 600 to $4,000, 900, to his two
Mather. whose husbands are executors of
the estate.
At meeting at Springfield, Mo-, last
night, it was determined to hold grand
reunion of survivors Of the battle of Will
sons Greek, ON the old battle ground ten
miles west of Springfield, Aug. s, 10, and II
next. Survivors Of the battle OF both
Union and confederate armies will be in
vited.
The courts martial of Maj. J. r. WATSON
assembled at San Antonio, Texas, and adj
journed to June 6. to allow the attendance
of witnesses. Maj. WATSON had no chal-
lenge to make or counsel to introduce,
though Maj. Watkins, his particular friend,
was present.
Sunday trains on the Housatonic rail.
road were stopped yesterday by the Massa-
chusetts authorities. Clergymen of Berk-
shire county, Mass, presented a petition
against running of trains on Sunday, but
the railroad company disregarded them.
The First Baptist chur at Quincy Point,
int f,,c;o 1~xvn law,
attic who ran down the aisle and into the
piece of lead pipe in his hand. Six men,
after fierce struggle bound him.
Since the disclosures regarding the army
poker club the members of.that body are
credited with having deemed it wise to hold
no meetings for the present, at least until
everything is quiet again.
Capt. L. e. Philbrick, of Keene, N. H.,
has started with feet of twenty canoes on
q voyage of 400 miles down the Connecticut
river to Long Island sound.
A recent estimate sattes that New York
pswnbrokers have $500, 900 worth of pledges
ON hand.
F. OII11UEzo ANU -C1LIDIIVALS.
James H. Langley, alias Or. Langley,
alias Henry Langley, known throughout
the country as the king of Peter Funks was
arrested in Boston recently. For years he
has oeen operating in leading cities of the
east and west as a promoter of stock job
bling corporations organized on paper for
swindling purposes. One corporation is the
United States Construction & Investment
company; another is the Limited live
Stock Express company. During the last
Evn Cd rs IN
gus concerns. A Bostonian named Worrell,
was inveigled into one enterprise and lost
fully 100000. All of LaDgley's concerns
proved worthless. DR.. Langley is now in
jail under nominal bonds of 81 1000, which
will probably be increased to 100000.
John Anderson and Frank Brown, two
more OF what is known as gang ofCrooked
Creek COW boys, got into shooting ARRAY
at Wiota, Iowa, last Saturday night, and
both were fatally shot by an unknown per-
son. They were carried into q hotel and
physicians from Atlanta were summoned
by special train. Anderson died at $50
Sunday morning. At last account Brown
was alive, but as there are four bullets
through his body, he cannot recover. In
April last two others OF the same gang were
whom they were pursuing with revolvers.
John Baily, aged twenty-eight. and Har-
~ Wimbish, aged thirty, negroes, were
hanged Friday, at Macon, Georgia. Eight
thousand people were present, mostly ne.
groes. Baily murdered Pariah Tappan, an
old negro, last July, during dispute over
81. Wimbish killed Morgan Washington,
a negro, last June. Wimbish quarreled
'sheep," and he would shear him. WASH
ington said "sheep' and Wimbish killed
him.
Julius Butzen, teacher in St. Bridget's
school, Cleveland, was arrested for an assault
on pupil, James Mcmahon. Butzen pun
ished the lad year ago, and beat him so
child cripple for life. Hip disease ensued
and part of the thighbone was amputated.
George Lee, a woodmau, visited the home
in Duluth of Miss Mary Anderson, young
lady with whom he has been keeping COM
pany the past year, recently, and was re-
fused admittance. He then went to the
shoot her.
In the case of the Joliet Oily prison con-
vict, John Anderson, found dying from
knife wounds in his cell, the coroner's jury
found that he was murdered by his cell
mate, Michael Mooney, who had secretly
made knife from file to accomplish his
purpose.
Henry Curtis, the man who Murdered
Anthony Comfy at Chicago, is reported to
be in a very dangerous condition. His
wound shows little signs of healing, and it
is predicted by the hospital authorities that
he will not leave the hospital alive.
The negro Frazier. who is serving life
sentence lin the Indiana penitentiary for
completely in the Walton murder, has writ
ten so-called confession, in which he seeks
10 create sympathy for Mrs. Walton, who
is also serving life sentence.
A Galveston News San Antonio special
says Maj. WATSON, the army defaulting pay
master, in an elaborate address. 10 the court,
will plead guilty of embezziement of S., 400,
but resists the charge of embezzling SIS, 900
he is alleged to have lost.
MIS-. Susan E. Douglass. aged twenty
seven, of Cumberland county, Pa, during
the absence other husband, cut the throats
Of her three children (boys), and then kill.
ed herself. Insanity was the cause.
College students at Delaware, Ohio, put q
COW in President Payne's reception room,
and she destroyed $500 worth of books, fur
niture, cal pets and chandeliers. Thirty stu
dents will be dealt with for it. Is -
james Wilson of Chicago told the people
of Fort Wayne, Ina, Tuesday that he had
been pursued all the way from Idaho by
phantoms and shot himself to elude them.
John + ROsiePof Illinois WAC cOnyicfed