The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-03-15
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.


At St. Louis about year ago Mr.. Manton
bought from Huse, Loomis & Co., the old
steamboat Red Wing, which for number
of years did duty for the northern line on the
upper river. He sent it down to the docks,
and not long since the work of dismantling
her and converting cher into an immense
barge was entered upon. Upon ripping up
some planks in the hold they felt around in
the dark space between the inner and outer
shells of the hold, and drew out a number
of silver coins. This excited their curiosity,
and soon another plank was torn off and a
light brousht to bear. They discovered an
old cloth or sack, which was portly and
discover that it was filled with silver and
gold.
Army officers are very much chagrined
at the provision in the appropriation bill,
brow ing open the quartermaster's and
commissary bureaus to civilians. 1t seems
that they knew nothing about it until they
saw comments upon it in the press. Quar-
termaster General Ingalls, was commenting
upon it recently, with supreme disgust.
Speaking to gentlemen in civil life, he
said: ''You might be appointed now as my
successor. I don't see how such thing
0tc1 Cl0pL tu1Ou5A COu6IcSS.
The trustees of Trinity college, Hartford,
Conn.,, have elected Louis NJ. Cheesman, of
New York, to the vacant professorship of
physics. The resignation of Prof. Hol-
brooke, professor Of Latin language and
literature, was &C :epted, and Rev. Samuel
Hart was elected to fill the vacant chair.
The matter sent through the mails last
wear comprised 100000 ordinary letters.
II, SOC, 900 post cards, 2,45O,0OO registered
letters, 1880, 600 free letters, 1905, 600
newspapers, 7,186, 900 books. circulars, etc.,
and 1914 900 parcels. The receipts were
$2022, ,098; the expenses, 50, ass, 1856.
Insurance Commissioner Clarke of Massa-
chusetts failed to have his report ready on
March 8, and Gov. Butler issued an order
removing him. Clarke has not decided to
obey the order, but he better if he knows
Ben very well.
The tow boat Oakland and barges, which
left st. Louis for New Orleans, took out 109-
corn for export and 600 tons of freight for
other points, making total cargo of 1866
tons.
: In regard to Payne's new threat to invade
the Indian Territory, Mr.. Joslyn says that
the matter should be left to the Indians, and
that they should protect their land as con-
gress has taken no action upon the matter.
The Massachusetts State Homeopathic
Medical society petition the legislature for a
new insan asylum at a cost not exceeding
opathic physicians.
Bishop Ireland comes out ahead in the
Geraghty suit in Chicago, in which was in
volved real estate to the value of $4,000
given in trust for the diocese of st. Paul.
Col. Hyatt, principal of the Pennsylvania
Military academy, is on trial for cowhiding
and imprisoning one of his pupils, Thomas
Lowe. thirteen years old.
Boston, New York and Philadelphia men
invested in eighty-four bogus western silver
mines last year, throwing away something
like 5000, 600.
The Kansas legislature wound up with
the reading of q long original poem by one
of the clerks, of which 500 copies were Or
dered prin:ed.
The new Westminster Church at Mime
apolis, Presbyterian, which cost 800, ,0Ot,
was dedicated last Sunday.
Crop prospects in illinois are good tor the
season, The roads are dusty, and sowing
will begin next week.
The wife OF Digby V. Bell, actor, has
been granted q divorce, in New York, and
$500 year alimony.
4 The Maine senate by a vote of Is to 9
passed the bill making the punishment of
murder death.
Up to last Saturday the Duluth company
had logs to the amount of Il, SOC, 600 feet in
the water,
Twelve new life stations will be estab-
lished this season, four ofthem on the lakes