The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-08
aENERAI NEWS NOTES.

GENERAL NEWS NOTES..
The potsofices to which it is known that
the civil service law will apply at the out
set are the following: Albany, Baltimore,
Boston, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Detroit, indianapolis, Jersey City,
Kansas City, Louisville Milwaukee,, New
Orleans, New York. Philadelphia, Pittsburg
Providence Rochester, St. Louis, st. Paul,
San Francisco and Washington. There will
be perhaps few Others TO add to the list
when the new rosters are received from
the various Offices which are known to
exact number the department Is not sure.
Many Geographic Inquiries having come
from the east because of grossly exaggerated
accounts of loss of cattle sent hence in spec
ials, the Wyoming Stock Growers associa'
ton, the largest body of the kind in the
world, says officially through the president
aud executive council, that though the
storm has been unusually severe along the
Union Pacific railroad, it has been much
less on the ranges which lie north. The
cattle are in much better condition than
they have been for many years at this sea-
son.
A Buffalo dispatch says that the North
the carrying. next year, of $4,000 tons of
coal from Buffalo to Duluth. About 60, 900
ons will be carried by Cleveland craft, at
IS cents per ton, and 10000 tons by Buffalo
vessels, at 81 per ton. The rate is looked
upon as being low, as the indications are
exceedingly favorable for large shipments
Of coal next season. Only about 10000 tons
were shipped to Duluth last year, from Buf-
"a In az a ratio rn6or 81 nor ton
The Mormons seem to have taken courage
from the recent decisions of the supreme
court rebuking the federal law makers for
interference. They now take the ground
that congress has no right to pass any law
against plurality of wives, and claim that a
territory, in this respect, is on footing
with state. Judge J. S. Black, in behalf
of the MormOns, took this ground in an ar
gument before the house judiciary commit
tee. His speech was in writing, and bore
proofs of careful preparation.
A decree was rendered by Judge Nelson,
of the United States circuit court on the 3lst,
in the case of Thomas H. Garfield against
the Minneapolis Agricultural and Mechani-
cal association. The action was brought to
determine the plaintiff right to the property
known as the fair grounds in Minneapolis
and claimed by Bill King and Others. The
suit is decided in favor of plaintiff and tue
matter is referred to the master for an &C.
counting.
A railroad bill introduced in the Nebras-
ka senate fixes the passenger fare at cents,
and on roads running accommodation
trains, at 2 cents per mile. On freight for
car loads of 1000 pounds or less, consist
ing Of wheat rye, oats, corn, barley; fax,
broomcorn, potatoes, turnips or other grain
for the first thirty miles or less never to ex-
coed $40, and for each additional fifty miles,
or portion thereof, not to exceed IS.
The enrolment of pupils in the public
schools of st. Paul for January, 1883, was
5,367. In January of 1882 there were 4, 749
1881, 1882: 1880, 3,411; 1879. 1892. The in
crease is regarded with establishment by
school authorities. There have been 6697
pupils enrolled in the public schools since
the opening of the school year in Septem-
ter.
The estimate amount of logs that will be
cut and banked on the Muskegon, (Michi-
gan) river and tributaries, will not exceed 500
OOO, 900 feet, which, with the old logs IN the
river and booms, would foot up about $780,
0OO, 900 feet.
All the cadets quartered on the Santee at
Annapolis, save seven in solitary confine-
ment, were allowed to 60 to church yester-
day, according to custom. There have been
no new orders on the INSTRUMENTATION fince
Thursday.
An effort to repeal the felony clause in
the gambling law If St. Louis; made in
the Missouri legislature was defeated by
the decided vote of 81 to H..
Orders have been issued to Gen. Pope to
teke vigorous measures to prevent Capt.
Payne and his followers from invading the
Indian Territory.
The $1,000 roll Of greenbacks known as
the "sessions bribery fund" has, by vote of
the legislature, been covered into the New
York treasury.