The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-03-12

she put on. NJ. H. Jewell, proprietor of the
Tribune, lost everything, including building
presses, engine, type, complete files Of paper,
and several hundred dollars worth of work
loss is estimated at $34, ,6Oo Insured for $15, ,7Oo
President Arthur orders q court martial to
try Gen Hazen for publicly criticising the Sec
retary of war anent the Greedy expedition
John Beard, farmer, fell into sugar ket-
tie, near Hazelton, Ind, March l, and was
| boiled to death in the sweet liquid
Ex-Gov. Patten died at his home near Flor
ence, North Alabama He was governor from
1855 until removed by the Federal restriction
avs of 1863
Gov. Sherman OF Iowa removes State Auditor
Brown from Office, and appoints J. W. Cattel
| in his stead Brown, however, refuses to
bulge
An examination Of the reports of the bureau
Of statistics on foreign immigration reveals
the fact that the number of Irish immigrants
arriving this year is significantly small com.
pared with previous years.
John O. A. Bean, general eastern passenge,
agent Of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
railroad, died suddenly in Boston of peritoni-
tbs. He was ono of the oldest and best known
railroad men in the country.
The increase in the price of pork in France
has caused great pressure to be brought upon
the government, through the chamber of depu-
| ties, to remove the embargo upon the impor-
tation of pork from America
Ameeting of the cabinet held Tuesday March
Sd, lasted two hours. All the members were
present The senate was devoted to clearing
up all official business requiring action during
the last present administration
Laura Niles, eighteen years old, of Alliance,
Ohio, entered suit for breech of promise
against Richard Smile, a rich farmer. She asks
| $1O, 600 damages. Smile has been courting the
girl for five years. He is forty years old.
Mrs. Eliza Blaine Walker, only sister of
James G. Blame, died at Baltimore Her bro
theirs, husband and daughters were with her
until she died. Archbishop Gibbons affiliated
at the funeual assisted by Rev. Father Curtis.
Gen. Grant joyfully reviewed the news of
the passage of tho bill for his benefit rode out
and was cheerful, but DR.. Douglas says: The
con dition of his throat is no better howe yer
and the progress of the disease has not been
! checked
| The only living sister Of Stonewall Jackson
| is Mrs. Laura j. Arnold now an inmate of DR..
Shepards sanitarium at Columbus, Ohio,
| where she has been for years. She is we'll
cared for by her sons, and has. mover been the
recipient of charity.
Commissioner Butterworth, of the patent Of
! fee, rendered his decision in the great tele-
| phone interference case of Bell vs.. Gray va.
| McDonough vs.. Vollker and others. He
| awarded priority of invention to Alexander
1 Graham Ro11 in all claiDna nj m
| At the Inauguration ball Mrs Sabin of Min
| nesota wore white satin and brocade with dia-
mond ornaments; Miss Murphy of st. Paul
pink and brocade, with lace trimmings: Mrs.
| Martin Maginnis of Montana white satin and
| trimmings of gold thread embroidery, with
| point lace trimmings.
| The report that DR.. Frank Powell white
! Beaver) was about to locate in St Paul was
mistake, on the contrary the doctor has discon-
| hnued his visits to Misunderstanding demon
strated by six months practice in that state
| that he is fully qualified to practice there
White Beaver has made La Crosse his per11a-
nent home
George A. Vincent alias Charles J. William
son, also having several other aliases, one of
| the most notorious of forgers and we'll known
on both sides OF the Atlantic, who was convict
ed in St Louis for attempting to cash forged
check for large amount on one Of the nation,
al banks of that city, was sent to the peniten-
tiary at Jetferaohdd for ten years. <s-s
Ageneral court martial e sass ordered; ,or ibe
5r'al or OF "".ya,cal Director Philip s. Wales, on
Charges preferred BY Secretary Chandler, of
I neglect Of duty in the administration Of the
Office - surgeon general of the navy and
1 chief Of the bureau Of medicine and surger y,
| formerly held by him, by which neglect it is
alleged, the voucher frauds of that bureau
were made possible
The senate struck out the clause in the leg:s-
lative, executive and judicial bill allowing the
| territory of Dakota to increase her council and
| assembly districts to twenty -four and forty
eight respectively. A conference and commit
teo is now considering the measure, and it ie
| said will recede and allow the claim to remain
The deficiency bill gives 81, 400 for deficiency
Tho garrison of Kassala, which has been de-
Tending the place . year, recently made a
sortie but was repulsed by the rebels with .
| loss Of % officers and $50 privates. According
to advices from Massowah, the garrison at
Kassala is reduced to an effective force of 600
men. The town is closely. besieged and the
garrison short of ammunition. The Egyptian
| troops are discontented The government at
Cairo has abandoned all hope Of relieving the
| town.
In accordance with the usual custom, the
members of the cabinet on Thursday placed
their designations IN the hands of President
Arthur. Benjamin Butterworth, commissioner
| Of patents, handed his resignation to Secretary
! Teller, who accepted it and complimented him
upon his energetic administration of the Office.
| Al the close Of business hours, the principal
! officers of the postofice department. assembled
in the postmaster generals room to take leave
| Of MI. Hatton, the retiring head Of the depart
ment He thanked them for their faithful dis
charge Of duty, and received from them in re-
turn expressions of their good will.
Gen. John G. Black of Illinois while attending
= meeting of the 37th Illinois at Chicago was
notified by Secretary Lamar of his appointment
! as commissioner Of pensions He telegraphed
! his acceptance. The occasion of the reunion of
the Thirty seventh Illinois veterans was tho an
| niversary of the battle of Pea RIDGE Ark Gen.
Black was wounded IN this battle, being shot
] through one arm, and at the Battle of Prairie
| Grove, later on, he was wounded in the other:
The regiment was mustered into service in Arl-
| gust, 1851, and mustered out in May, 1866. It
belonged to the army of the frontier and served
| most Of the early part of the war in Arkansas,
spending the latter years of its service in Tex
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The president-elect arrived here about 2
o'clock Tuesday morning by . special train
consisting Of two Pullman cars, and was &C