The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-02
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Personal RoantS.
Nathan Thayer of Nathan, ThAyor l. Co.,
New York stock brokers, died
Ex-United States Senator Nesmith has become
insane, and has been placed in an asylum at
Portland, Or.
Reuben E. Springer has made an additional
gift Of $15, 600 to the College of music at Gin
cnnati
Col Clement l. Best, Fourth United States
artillery, who is commanding Fort Adams al
Newport, is announced to be engaged to Miss
Mary Tooker of New York. The wedding will
be celebrated this season.
Nuggets OF Foreign News.
Earl Spencer, lord lieutenant of Ireland, has
reduced the extra police tax assessed upon
Limerick, which the corporation of that city
refused to pay. He will insist upon the re-
duced amount being paid
Police seized the cattle Of several inhabi.
tants of Loughrea, and other districts of Ire
land, for refusing to pay the award the under
crimes act to relatives of persons murdered.
The cattle will be offered at public SALE Seri.
GUS trouble is feared
The Berlin Official Gazette publishes the en-
peror's reply to an address presented him by
Dusseldorf workmen, which expressed the
warmest thanks for his exertions in their well
fare. In response, the emperor says it has not
always been permitted him to reap any thanks
for his efforts in behalf of the people of his
country, to whose interests he has always de.
voted especial solicitude. He rejoices that in
this respect, his efforts have given satisfaction
to the wOrkingmen of Dusseldorf.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Morning News says y we'll known correspond.
ent of several newspapers of America has
eloped with the young wife of an English no.
Brussels, but scent was lost in that city, and
they are believed to have taken passage to
Colonies. The lady is stated to be one of the
most beautiful women in Europe, and the
elopement is considered very incomprehensi-
BILE by her relatives and friends. The journal
list is old enough to be the father of the lady.
The names have not been made public.
NJ. Anne, we'll known Orleanist, publishes
letter IN tho Paris Soleil, in which he declares
that the relations between France and England
are 80 strained that o rupture is imminent
Certainly the Frenchmen, and particularly the
best for the past few months to put the British
lion in rage. Pulled up by their easy sue
cesses in China, they have begun to think them.
selves great fighters after all. A fight with
England, however, would be rather different
affair from the present little rumpus in the
East, and they will do. well to curb their en-
thusiasm.
The state department has received an inter.
esting report for the United States consul Of
Genoa, regarding the cholera scourge, which
made its appearance the 22d Of August He
says: "When cholera was raging at Toulon an6
Marseilles, Spezzia was selected as place to
quarantine all Italian fugitives from those Cit
les. Those brought to Spezzia at the expense
of the Italian government were kept on board
The report here has not been contradicted that
afterwards refugees were allowed to take mat.
tresses and other bedding on shore and dispose
of them to the highest bidder Another report
was that many refugees escaped during the
night and took infected clothing with them.