The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-11
Miscellaneous News Items.

miscellaneous News Items.
The weather review for December 1883, at
st. Paul shows q slight departure in the
mean temperature for the past eleven De-
eembers. The mean temperature last
month was 1873 dsglees, aud the versge for
the past eleven months was 10 6 degrecs.
Warmer months OF December were had in
1875, 1877, and 1881. The Defenders of
1873, 1874, 1878 and 1882 were slightly cool
er, while those OF 1876, 1879 and 1850 were
decidedly colder. Tue 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 Yorkfor
the year ending Nov. 80, 1888, of domestic
animals and fresh meats are as fellows:
Beeves, So. 675 head. value. SO, 769. 602: sheep
and lambs, 24,447 head, value, $2l0, 386;
hogs, Sc head. value, 81 749; horses, $40
head, value, 1851, 751; mules, 1854 head,
value, 1898, 661; dressed beet, 1851, 1868
pounds. value, IS. 928, 308; mutton, 1851, 289
pounds, value, $23O,267.
Minnesota has pledged an attendance of
800 teachers at the National Teachers con-
~yention, soon to assemble at Madison, Wis.
This iS the greatest number pledged by any
state in the Uuion, considering population
and the number of teachers. 1t is half as
many as has been pledged by ali OF New
England n as many as Ohio, Illinois or
Iowa, which have much larger populations
and a greater number of teachers.
The democratic members of the Ohio Leg
islature caucused for officers the 9th inst,
resulting: Senate-Elmer White, Defiance
county, president pro tenn; O.. n. Valland.
ingham, Montgomery, Clerk: Charles Neg
lev. sergeant-at-arms. House-A. d, Marsh,
speaker; David Fisher. Hard n, CLERK; J. M.
Penister, Ross, seTgeant.at at arms. This is
the slate of the Payne men.
The first biennial report of the Iowa state
auditor under the recent law, making June
30 instead of Oct. J. the end 2f the fiscal pc.
Rod, has been made. The total receipts
were So 6T7, 812.14, including a balance OF
$178. SOL, "a on hand Oct. /, 1851. The dis
bursements for the same period were 81, $685.
307 "a. During the past two years the pub
lie debt has been paid in full, u the state
has the satisfaction of beginning the new
wear without creditors and with a comfort
able balance of $171, 504.90 in her treasury.
Putnam Il Phelps of Boston have assigned
all their Joint and separate estates for the
benefit of their creditors. liabilities, $275.-
II UUOs dc5Ctcy RG&-.OOOg GOADAobAbH " R~AoOh
property IN and about the tannery, tunen-
numbered real estate and tannery build. q
At Santa Fe in the case of the Palo Cattle
company against ex-senator Dorsey, the
chief Justice has dissolved the receivership,
obtained by Mr.. Dorsey and returned the
property and business to the company,
The case involved $500, 600 worth OF prop
erty, and was closely contested.
The failure OF Dietrich& Co., wholesale
bag and ranyas manufactures, Gan Fran
cisco. Is announced. Liabilitieo, 1876.
900; assets, $3.50 0c. They owe in New
York.
Al soldier named Kesth was shot Az
killed by a guard named Uhluyer at For
Keogb. the I'd inst. Kesth resisted on'
sentry, aud was shot by the one on the mex
post.
w. f. Phelps 81 Co., Of Elmwood, Ill.
operators in coal mines and machine shops
have made nm assignment. Liabilities, $40,
900; assets Of an equal amount.
Tie people around New Iberia. L., n
ioice over Joe Jeiierson's new Angus ant
Holstein cattle, and everybody Is going 4
have his stock improved.