The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17
MiscelIaneons News items.

The weather review fer December 1888, al
st. Paul shows a slight departure in the
mean temperature for the past eleven De-
eembers. 1he mean temperature last
month was 1913 deglees, and the versge fol
the past eleven months was 10 degrees.
Warmer months OF December were had in
1775, 1877. and 1881. The Defenders OF
1878, 1874, 1873 and 1882 were slightly cool
er, while those OF 1876, 1879 and 1850 were
decidedly colder. The average rainfall
during the past eleven Defenders was 1.26
inch, while the precipitation of last month
amounted to 1.56 inches.
The exports from the port of New York for
the year ending Nov. 30, 1888, of domestic
animals and fresh meats are as fellows:
Beeves, So, 675 head, value, Sc, 769, 602; sheep
and LAMBS, 24,447 head, value, $2I0, 3s6;
hoss, Sc head, value, 81 749; horses, 5I0
head, value, s161;751; mules, 1854 head,
value, $29S, 6e1; dressed beef, &c., 31, 1868
pounds, value, SIS 1928. 9Os; mutton, 1881, 2S9
pounds, value, $231,267.
Minnesota has pledged an attendance of
300 teachers at the National Teachers con-
v~ention, soon to assemble at Madison, Wis.
This is the greatest number pledged by any
state in the Union, considering population
and the number of teachers. 1t is bali as
many as has been pledged by all of New
England. and as many as Ohio, Illinois or
Iowa, which have much larger populations
and a greareT number of teachers.
The democratic members of the Ohio leg
islature caucused for officers the 9th inst,
resulting: S~enate-Eimer White, Defsnce
county, president pro tenn; C. N. Valland-
ingham, Montgomery, Clerk: Charles Neg
ley, sergeant-ot-arms. House-A. D. Marsh.
speaker; David Fisher, Hard.n CLERK; J. NJ.
Penlster, Ross, sergeant-at-arms. This is
the slate of the Payne men.
The first biennial report of the Iowa state
auditor n the recent law, making June
30 instead of Oct. 1 the end of the fiscal ne
ROD, has been made. The total receipts
were So 67zSl2.14, including a balance of
Sis, 661.74 on hand Oct. 1, 1851. The dis
oursemeDts for the same period were 50, &c.,
3OI24. During the past two years the pub
lie debt has been paid in full, and the state
has the satisfaction of beginning the new
year without creditors and with d comfort
able balance Of 1911, 504. 80 in her treasury.
Putnam & Phelps of Boston have assigned
all their joint and separate estates for the
benefit of their creditors. liabilities. $275
100; assets, $225. 600, consisting OF personal
property IN and about the tannery, unen-
numbered real estate ana %tannery build.
AT oanta re IN the case OF the Palo Cattle
company against ex-senator Dorsey, the
chief justice has dissolved the receiyership.
obtained by Mr.. Dorsey and returned the
property and business to the COMPANY.
The case involved $500, 900 worth OF prop.
erty, n was closely contested.
The failure of Dietrich & Co., wholesale
bag and canvas manufacturers, San Fran.
cisco, is announced. Liabilities. s376.-
600; assets, $34s,OOo. They owe in New
York.
A soldier named Kesth was shot and
killed by a guard named Uhluver at Fort
heogh, the I'd inst. Kesth resisted one
sentry, and was shot by the one on the next
post.
w. Z. Phelps & Co., of Elmwood, ILL.,.
operators in coal mines and machine sbops.
have made an assignment. Liabilities, $40,
OVO; assets ofan equal amount.
T1e people sround New Iberia, Is, re
ioice over Joe J~efferson's new Angus and
holstein cattle, and everybody Is going to
have his stock improved.