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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10
General News Items.

The liabilities of the Marsh Binder Manufac-
turing company assigned at Sycamore, I'LL will
amount to $3OOOOU
H. c. Shack son of Vice Admiral Shack of
the navy, has been arrested in Philadelphia for
DESERVING his young wife.
'' Maria s. Markham, after fourteen years of
waiting has obtained divorce from Arthur T,
Markham, known rs the actor Frank Mordaunt
Mrs. Markham's maiden name was Evans. She
married the actor in Chicago in 1862 She, had
just left school
The failures for six months ended July 1,
! 1884, are,reported by:R G, Dun & Co. to num-
Der $50, compare with 4,61 for the first six
months of 1888. Tho liabilities of the first
half foot up to the enormous sum of IA, Co.,
900, compared with $50, COG, 600 for the same
period, or nearly double. I
=. Under q pew invention of Paula Cour of
Copenhagen, seventystwo messages haze been
$ent oversohe wire, at one time, between Bos-
ton and Providence" Speed of Transmission
varies with the number of operators. Six men
can use the wire, and each send thirty-five
. words minute, but if twelve should use it the
speed would be reduced to twenty words. If
Z seventy -two operators should use it, the speed
would be reduced to even below that Of q very
slow Morse operator.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10
Foreign Flashes.

In the hOlse Of commons Labouchere gave
notice That he intended, in view of the pros
poets that the lords would reject tire franchise
bill, to ask whether Gladstone would create q
number Of radical peers to overcome the ad-
verse majority =. -; ~
tits rumored that 1900 Arabs attacked and
captured. Debbeh| by assault 1t is said that
were killed. The nludir of Dongola and .
number of officers huge gone in the direction
of Le5beh, with what object is not known
London Truth says that Nine de Kalomine,
Countess Won RomroD il to receive her annui-
ty of 81, 900 a year from the grand duke Of
Hesse, even if she contracts another marriage.
The grand duke contemplates ablicating in IA
vor Of his Son, Prince Ernest, who is not yet
sixteen. - 49, = r. ~ 5#ss ? -.
Z It is reported. that negotiations are on foot
between England and France regarding the
Dutch succession. Granville favors Holland
and Belgium being united under the rule of
ever, having a separate parliament and sep
arste administration, and allowing Germanyfo
annex the grad duchy Of L,lxell elII
France is not disposed to sanction TIT
Z; In the house of commons Long 3
Fitzmaurice, the under foreign secss }. -
nouuced that the whereabouts of ShaaG3 ks
Englishman reported captured by r.
Kansas and held for ransom had MOI I -
covered The fall Of Debbeh and W
/ said had not been confirmed.
sgmeDt had protested against Eng
arriving at Spanish ports being gu
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10
Monthly Report In National FiNances.

The government fiscal year closed on the
3Oth of June, and the public debt statement
shows reduction of $1O1, 600, 600, against
reduction Of $13s, 600, 600 during the previous
year ending June 80, 1885, An examination of
the interest bearing debt shows, however, that
the actual reduction during the year has been
manent annual saving in the interest account
of over three and quarter million.
The gold coin and gold bullion found is now
nearly $2O5, OOO, 600, an increase since June Of
about IS, OOO, GOO. While, however, this fund
shows an increase of s., 000, 900 for the month,
owned by the treasury Of s., 300, 600. The out
standing gold certificates having increased
since June $12, COX, 600; the amount of these
certificates now outstanding is over $70, Co.,
600, and the amount Of gold in the
treasury not covered by certificates in $133,-
729, 914 The number Of silver dollars now on
hand is $135, $50, 16-an increase of nearly
$3, coo, 600 for the month and since July l. 1883,
of $2S, 646, 8Y. The amount Of silver certifi-
Gates outstanding, is $50, 40 COO, thus leaving
certificates over $39, OOO, OUO-an increase sincb
June of nearly 100000
The amount of bonds now held to secure ma
fonal bank circulation is 1884, 000, 600, against
$685., OOO, 600 one year ago, thus showing with
drawal of bank circulation for the year of about
$34S, 900 600, against 1898 G0o, COO for the pre-
ceding year-a difference Of $56, OOO, 900 in round
numbers. During tho discussion of the tariff
bill in congress it was estimated that the pas
sage Of the revenue bill then pending would
work are reduction Of about s4Goooo per an
as shown by figures reported to the treasury
department is few thousand short of $42,-
OOQ, 600, the reduction in customs having been
$4,000, Oo0 and internal revenue, 423, 100000
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10
Rail and River News.

Work will begin at once on the jamestown
:. : Northern branch Of the Northern Pacific.
III the grading is finished to Minnewaukan,
md the iron is laid to within twenty-five miles
I, that point
Tho management Of the Milwaukee l. st.
:'aul have made an appointment to fill the
lace made vacant by the death of H. c. Atkins.
\, j. Earling, long known as one Of the most
popular as we'll as one Of the ablest officials Of
'ae road, received the appointment. Earnings
'ltle will be assistant general superintendent,
. nd he will have charge ST the following: Chi
ago Milwaukee division, Chicago & Colncil
,5luffs division, La Crosse division, Prairie du
chen division, Wisconsin Valley division, and
and Mineral Point division. Beside this ap-
bointment the following others were made: 8,
j. Callen to be superintendent of the Prairie
"u CHEN 4 Mineral Point division, with Office
It milwaukee,. The Chicago and Council Bluffs
divisions in Illinois and Iowa will hereafter be
operated as one division, and R. B. Campbell
Las been appointed superintendent Of the
same, with Office at Marion, Iowa. The jur-
iedcton Of l. 3. Boardsley, assistant super
intendent Of the Chicago 4 Council Bluffs di-
vision, is extended over the entire division.
W. T. Beechann, formerly or ssryice agent of
the road, has been appointed assistant super-
.lntendent OF the Hastings 4 Dakots division
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10
Diplomatic and Other Changes.

recent Washington Special Telegram Says:
There has been considerable shifting around
in the diplomatic service. Congressman
Kasson of Iowa goes to Germany to see if he
can get along with the great chancellor, and
takes with him natural aptitude and long
experience in diplomacy Ex-Attorney Gen.
eral Taft is transferred from Austria to
Russia and John NJ Francis, of the Troy
Times, 10 promoted from Portugal to Austria.
M Francis would have been sent to st.
Petersburg but for the fact that New
York already has one frst-class
mission. Lewis Richmond of Rhode
Island goes to Portugal in the place of
Mr.. Francis The appointments for Alaska
were also made to-day, and Andrew T. Lewis
OF Cannon's district, Illinois, is make clerk
of tho court. Frank sperry, who is private
secretary to the secretary of the treasury. is
appointed one of the Justices for Dakota and
Leonard Smith of Iowa is the other: This is
a great disappointment to Delegate Ray
mond, who earnestly urged George P. Elan
merry and George II. Hand, who were well en-
dorsed by the bars of their respective dis
trictsI George Turner of Alabama is made
associate Justice of Washington Territory.
He was the chairman of the Alabama dele
cation to the Chicago convention.
In tho long list of the appointments sent
to the senate to-day there is one which Gre
ates considerable amusement, tn at of Frank
Sperry, to be associate Justice of Dakoka
Sperry is young man of about twenty -hve
years, but his youthful face and diminutive
stature make him appear as q mere boy He
has delicate little mutton-chop side whiskers,
which look as though they were the first at.
tempts at sprouting q beard. He is alto
gether very insignificant looking youth
He was admitted to practice at the New
York bar two or three years ago, but through
the influence of George Bliss was appointed
private secretary to Secretary Folger. Con-
sequently he has had no experience in the
practice of the law. It is said that he has
been very faithful to the wishes of George
Bliss, and that he has regularly reported to
Bliss tho private movements of Folger
There does not appear to be any objection to
the young gentleman aside from his youth
and inexperience. The appointments of
Kasson, Kent and Francis are gener-
ally commended. Seward Smith,
who has been appointed as
sociate Justice of Dakota. is lawyer of Des-
Moines, with practice Of twenty years He
is said to be man of ability and high stand
ing at the bar. MI: Byers, who has been ap-
pointed consul general at Rome, has been
for several years consul at Zurich, switzer-
land, and his nomination is a deserved pro-
motion. Byers is the author of tho song
@Sherman's March to tho Sea-" The
president has appointed John Jarrett
of Pittsburg. president of the Amalgamated
association, as the head of the labor bureau
of the interior department., recently created
by congress. John A. Rea, register of the
land Office at Bismarck, has been reap
pointed
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10
! Nan with Elsven Wives.

! Eleven wives is the number Of women:
that Peter Tatrp claims he was married
to, and Of these five have been found
living and we'll, each mourning the loss
Of the husband. The other half -dozen
will, no doubt be found within short
time. Tatro was sentenced in the
United States district court, on Monday,
under the name of John A. Moore, and
sent to the Eastern Penitentiary for two
years and fined $500. He was charged
with having personatsd apension agent
and forging pensioners name to a
voucher. The man is fifty-three years
of age, and native of Franklin county,
N. Y. He is agreeable in manners and
his ways were SO enhancing that within
ten years five women had consented
to become his wife after
brief courtships. The gay deceiver
appeared at Brockport, N. Y, in 1873,
and after brief wooing made Miss
Ella Webb his wife, giving his name as
j. Stone. The honeymoon was not over
before the man began adesperate hirta-
ton with widow named Parsons of
Candor, N. Y, and in month he de-
serted the Brockport wife and made
Mrs. Parsons Mrs. Sheldon Burleigh.
In few months he tired of this female,
and early one morning he took train
for the West. He concluded to stop off
at South Bend, Ind, and, under. the
name of FL. G. Pomeroy, proclaimed
.b;ro.o1fo TIc;toa 0+o&os bro,,o.+ NJ.
shall. The mans manners made him a
favorite, and, in the goodness of his
heart, he offered to prosecute number
of doubtful pension claims always tax
ing care to obtain small fee. While
engaged in this business he married
Miss Mason. But his wi ckedestex-
plot was at Wabash, Ind. In 1873,
under the name Of J. W. jerks,
he became acquainted with Miss M. G.
Stewart. Like her pr edecessors,
she in turn became the wife of the vii
lain. He induced her to dispose of q
farm for ST. 800 and HE with him to his
mansion in California. At Chicago he
obtained possession Of her money, and
left her at hotel penniless. In 1879
the oily-tongued scamp made his ap-
pearance in Allegheny county, and, un-
der the name of John Hoax, was con-
victed of grand larceny. He served
three years for this crime. As soon as
he, was released from the work house
he resumed his swindling career and
was found in Cumberland, Nd, acting
as special examiner of pensions, Civ
ing the name of A. G.. Webb. Here he
won the heart of Mrs. J. P. Anderson,
a widow. He was detected at Cumber-
land in his swindling and fled to Mari
ettea, where he was arrested. He pro-
cured sums of money varying from 81
to $50 from numerous persons and lived
in clover. Among his other names
were James Thompson, j. Thomas,
Rev. John Tiff and Col. Bates. Phila.
delphia Record.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10
Some time since Miss Lizzie Newma

Some time since Miss Lizzie Newman
stopped in a doorway on Second street,
Louisville, during shower. A pleas
ant-voiced lady noticed her standing
there and invited her up stairs. Miss
Newman took advantage of the offer.
Up stairs she met William Crittenden,
man who had lost both eyes while
herding cattle on the plains of Texas.
Crittenden thought it would be pleasant
to court the girl. and make love to her
desperately. What he said jokingly,
she understood in hard earnest. Be-
fore they separated Crittenden had
changed his mind, and asked the girl
seriously to marry him: She accepted
the offer, and on the next night at 9
o'clock the two were united by Justice
John Gosnell.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10
EsuEfasnalties Of the Wa6.
foes.Y flre sc PeuEsaux,..su,r-r.s.,ss..ss -;

s2S, COO - =
The pork slaughtering houssof ]. sad g Gch-
roth, in Cincinnati, was burned I0s1 ~
N0; insurance, $4,000 - @;s'z'
At WestGeld, N. Y, a fire burned the West
field house and three small stores. Loss, $50,
GOO; insurance, 81 300
Capt Dewitt c. Conkling, sixty years of age,
first cousin to ex-senator Conkling, was
drowned off Sag Harbor, L. L
While Patrick Connolly, shooter for tor
pedo company, was filling shell with nitro
glycerine, at Clarendon, Pa, it exploded, blow
ing Connolly into minute pieces.
William J. Hcaley, twenty one years of age,
breakman on the St. Paul road was killed
west of Milwaukee,. He lived with his parents
in that city.
The factory of the Revere Rubber company,
1T Chelsea, Mass. occupying three acres, was
burned, except three storehouses. It was run
ming to its full capacity, and employing 500
hands. Loss, s5M,WN; insurance, 500, OUO
Spontaneous combustion was the cause,
The gas house at tho Joliet (Ill pententiary
was burned to the ground. BY the most strenu-
GUS eXer'ions OH the part of the fire brigade at
tne ptHieul!iIE anu the Guy department. Cn6
iame5 were ayerted flOm the gasoline reser-
voir The pententiary for the present will be
lighted with candies and lamps.
The whole business portion of Port Perry,
Canada, is burned. the fire extended from
Akerman's saddlcry shop west, including the
Ontario bank Ross 4 Sons st.. re, Ling Maha-
oey place. tho Windsor hotel Wrights shoe
store, Alli$on's drug store, T. c. Foremans
store, Davis drug and cabinet store, Campbell
feed store, McCaw's jeweiry store, Davenport,
James & Co., Brown parish hardware, W.
Brock, and nearly to the postofice.
At Butte, Mon, on the 18th, Miss Floyd, one
IF the twenty milo equestriennes, was thrown
from hor horse near the close Of the tenth
mile, and seriously injured. But little hopes
Ire entertained of her recovery A terrible &C
cident also occurred on the race course About
i've hundred people were in the grand stand,
when the roof fell in and the foundation gave
away, prccipitating the people to the ground,
distance of twenty feet from the highest point
One boy was killed and dozen others serious
y wounded
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10
Death Of General Todlsbsn.

Death Of General Todlsben.
Gen: Francis Edward Todleben, the famous
Russian, engineer is dead Gen. Todleben was
one of the greatest engineers Of the age, He
was born IT Mitan, sCourand, May 20, 1918, cd
ucated at the school Of engineers in St Peters,
burg, and: after being employed in that de-.
Sllamyl from 1S48 to 1851, against the
Turks on the Danube in 1865 He planned
the fortifications Of Sabastapol in the Crimean
war, displaying great genius in the defense Of
that place. He was wounded on June 20, 1855
ing Nikolayet and Cronstadt In 1859 he be-
came chief Of engineering in the Russian war
Office, with the rank Of general His counsel
ana services were Of great benefit to the coun-
try duri1 the late Russo Turkish war He
published history of his defense of Sabasto-
pol, which was translated into several languages.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10
COMBINATIONS In Maine.

A late dispatch from Bangor says: Almost
all OF Northeast Maine is in flames. A dispatch
from Patten says the air is full of cinders and
ashes. The sun is obscured and the horizon is
limited by day, and night is made grand and
terrible by the distant roar of the great con-
One great fire has for weeks been sweeping
the country between the St. John and Aegosh
rivers. Another big blaze between Greenville
and the west branch of the Penobscot has been
burning for ten days. Last Sunday third
fire started on the Wassattaquoik, andis sweep,
ing the timber land north between townships 4
and The damage can hardly be reckoned.
The fires are fed BY the great tracts Of timber
blown down by the terrible gales of last fall.
Der then Frustrated have dried in the sun. and
are now at the mercy Of the flames. Unless rain
soon comes Names chief source of wealth
will be very seriously affected.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10
Rkin GanoAr

Mr.: W. H. Gilbert of Albany, Ca, under date
of May s, 1884, says: Mr.. Brooks near here
has an eating cancer on his face which had
nearly killed himl-every one thought he
would be dead in abort time as nothing
seemed to stop the ravages of the cancer He
commenced taking Swifts Specific two months
ago, and it has had wonderful effect on him.
He was yesterday so far recovered as to be out
at his work, and seems in fair way to get en-
tirely we'll
Treatise on Blood and Skin diseases mailed
free.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 8, Atlanta
Ga, 1859 W. 23d st., N. Y, and 1905 Chestnut St.
Phila
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10

ss I1a Vie Moderne amuses its readers
with one Of those visions Of tbs future
which have been in vogue ever since
science began to astonish the present
age with its marvellous performances.
This time it is electricity which fur
nlshes the substance of the dream. The
coal mines we're giving out and their use
was almost discontinued except for
manufacturers; gas had become extra
ordinarily dear. To take its place in
Paris an American-it is always the
Americans now who do wonderful as
we'll as eccentric things in France
had conceived the project of erecting a
tower $50 metres high on the open space
in front of Notre Dame, from whose
summit an enormous nickel-plated re-
fector 1877 metres in circumference
should shed down flood oflght over
all Paris that would simply abolish night.
On the column q dynamo was re-
quired merely to keep the gigantic car
bons at due distance from one an
other; at the base in great cellars were
1900 elements, each couple OF which
was to absorb daily four tons Of water
and 1900 Kilograms of acid. In six
months it was done, and Paris awaited
the first lighting with an interest
frightened by the news that three men,
who, during one of the experiments,
hap been in the focus, had been melted
and evaporated, and the American chief
engineer, Mr.. Allison, who was taking
spectroscopic observation, had been
fortunate enough to note the lines of
the human spectrum, or spectre. Their
expectations were not disappointed. A
food of light poured over the city, and
(unlike, we must say, any electric light
which we Americans have succeeded in
producing in our country it turned
round corners, entered the houses,
went up stairs, and lighted not merely
the parlors but the passage ways. But
now came difficulty. Paris always
keeps late hours, but it ends by going
to bed; those who amuse themselves
moderately seek home at midnight; ;.
those who try hard to enjoy life leave
off at three or four at the latest. But
why leave off at all in broad daylight,
or perhaps we should say, in broad
nightlight? And how could one sleep
without darkness? For few days
Paris was perplexed. It lost it's reck-
oning of time entirely, and at last it
was found necessary to fire a morning
and evening gun in every arrondisse-
ment to let the people know when the
change was made from artificial to nat
ural, and from natural to artificial.
The light cost for the city less than half
as much as all the private lights which
it displaced. Of course, gas stock went
down, down. lower than Union Pacific
has been going down here the last two
weeks. Madame Mackey, unwilling to
have anything so cheap in her house,
threw all her shares into the fire.
Many persons were ruined; but more
gained by being relieved from the cost
Of lighting, land the Lutetian race,
constantly bathed in living light, &C
quired force, beauty, an energy
worthy of the Homeric ages"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10

others than the Indian occupants upon lands
Improvements OF any value whatever there
on, In order that the homes and improve
ments of such Indians may be projected,
they. are directed to ascertain whether
any lands are occupied by Indian inhabitants,
and the locality Of their possession and i'm
entries or filing upon any such lands When
the fact 81 Indian occupancy is denied or doubt
full, the proper investigation will be ordered
prior to the allowance of adverse claims.
will be allowed within the region Of Indian SET
Elements until the surveys have been made and
the land occupied by Indians ascertained and
defined
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10
Missouri, Valley.

The coroner's jury vestigating the railroad
accident near. Shamokin, Pa, on the 29th ult,
by which three men were killed and several in
jured, have returned . verdict finding John
Eisenhart, conductor and John Bennett, engi-
.neer OF the freight train which collided with
the passenger train, were ignorant OF the rules
and are both responsible for the accident It
is not; known Whist action the district attOrney
will tAk
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10
xat1uxes in lsix Month. !. !.

The failures for six months ended July l.,
1884, are reported by r. G. rDun h Co. , to num-
Der $50, compare with 4,637s for che irsts six
months of 1883; The liabilities of the first
half foot up to the enormous sum of 14, OO0, GOO,
compared with sec, O00, 600 for the same period
tiles is directly traoeable by tie sgenes-to tho
recent panic, which mainly conferred III New
York city. The agency; claim that the legiti-
mate business of the country suffers no serious
result from these failures; that . condition of
preparedness for q panic has been reached,
fairly profitable demand for merchandfise, with
results more satisfactory than for the first six
months. = E.<
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-10

Last winter was afflicted by carbuncle,
followed by several boils an the back of my
neck. tried your remedies, and by keeping
the inflamed parts saturated with PapilloI
Skin cure, was entirely cured, The relief
obtained from the soreness and Inflammation
was immediate and effectual. have used the
Skin Cure upon styes, and found it the mos
satisfactory remedy for that trouble I eve,
tried; it gives immediate relief from infammar
ton of the eyelid, and effects speedy cure.
WALLACE DEWoLF,
Chicago, April 9TH, 1884 1874 Dearborn St