The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-11-20
Foreign Flashes.

Minister Ferry has received dispatches say.
| ing that Gen Gordon has been killed.
Irvings house in Bond street, Hammer
smith, was originally owned by Nell Gwynne,
purchased for her by Charles IL
Commissioner General Moorhead, Of the
New Orleans exposition, is in Ottawa, endeav-
oring. to get the dominion government to send
an exhibit
The German revenue for the year has de-
creased zoo, 600 marks and expenditures
! increased q, O0O,0 900 marks. The deficit will
be met by an increase in the matricular con-
| tributions of various German states.
! Louisa Denvy writes in London, that in
| consequence Of the injunction preventing the
publication of Lord Lyttons letters to his wife,
she will be compelled to rely on other and not
less forcible evidence to vindicate Lady Lytton.
Work continues with great activity upon the
Panama canal New contracts are being let,
and large number of men and quite quan-
| tity Of excavating material are arriving. 1t is
| said So, 600 men will be employed during the
season on forty-seven miles of work
The best Cabinet Rhine wine of the vintage
of 1865 is reserved especially for the imperial
table at Berlin. It is worth $3.50 bottle It
is made from grapes picked one by one out of
the Rhenish vineyards on account of their per-
lection
London is excited over brief dispatch from
Egypt, which lifts a great weight from the pub
lie mind. It runs as follows: "a message
just received here Cairo from authentic sour
ces states that Gen. Gordon was safe at Khar-
toum, with the bulk Of his forces, on tho 4th
inst" Further report Of Gordons long siege
is anxiously awaited
Australian advices state that the British
Commodore of the Australian station, in &C.
cordance with instructions from the British
government; given some time ago, had proceed
ed to New Guinea, and on the 9Th of November
proclaimed British protectorate over that
part of the island. The protectorate covers
east longitude andss includes islands adjacent
to Southern New Guinea Settlement in the
protectorate will not be permitted at present
1t is officially announced through the British
consulate that an International inventors ex.
hibition will be held in London in 1885, unde,
the patronage of the queen, the presidency Of
the prince of Wales and the management of an
executive council composed of eminent English
men. It will be opened in May at the royal
horticultural gardens, South Kensington, and
will remain open until the end of the year.
In order that American inventions may occupy
a prominent place in this universal exhibition,
the latest date for receiving applications for
space has been extended to Dec 81, 1884
The Dominion immigration returns for
October show ,718 arrivals in Canada, OF
whom 1918 were settlers and 400 passengers
going through Canada to the United States.
The total arrivals since the LIST of January we're
138 1850, of whom SO, $40 were settlers and ST.
876 passengers through to the United States.
Last year during the corresponding period the
total arrivals we're 2,1S5, of whom Il, $50
were arrivals of persons who settled in Can
ada, and IS, $50 were arrivals of persons pass
ing through Canada to the United States.