Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-06-11

A F. Howard, collector Of customs at
Por,smoth, y. H., mar resigned In his letter
TO the secretary Of the treasury he says he h :
held the office since Dec. "A, IsS3 during whiek
tno he has sudeaq0rsd 70 faithfully discharge
~ du5les H6 then aida; [ have also during
all that tlme been Jealous member ~ the
Republican party and In every way possible
contributed % it, SUCCESS Consequently my
Offensive partIsanshlF can be established by
man Witnesses EwT twenty years | have aiSO
been q Arm believer In the old Jacksouian
doctrine. To the Vict0rs belong the spolls.
Consistency, therefore, compels me firmly 70
adhere % these principles and convictions IN
defeat as we'll a. in victory" Alpheus A.
Hanseomb was appointed his Successor
A beer manufacturers circular states chat
the present wheat acreage Of the United King.
dom il 10 per cent, and perhaps u per cent
beos last years, and that this short acreage,
combined with the backwardness o. the growth
81 the crop Itself, will cause deficiency in
this years prJdnct, a. compared with LAST
years, Of 10000 quarters. 1t y estimated
tia; the wheat erUp Of Germany Holland, and
Belgium viii be short this year ,5OD, eco quar-
ters, that OF Austria, Hungary, south Russia
and Spain. 10000 quarters, and that Of
France $4,000
Earl GranvJls's secretary writes to the Daily
News that il has been Incorrectly informed a.
20 the state Of the negotiations between Eng
land and Russia, which, the writer says, arc
still progressing The News says: Although
the negotiations are unfinished, il will be
found when the government ia able % publish
an official statement OF recent aud current pro
crcdIug- that our statement was Substantially
correct. The Negotiations are progressing gu
tte most tIIeadiy spirit on both sides, and are
approaching completion.
London Cable: A peculiar trial haa just
comnaenced at Denay, IN the North Of France
The dusliss De Keinel Is arraigned under the
singular accusation Of having, during a duel
fought with rapiers, caught the sword Of his
adversary, NJ Chapuis In his left hand by
the blade and held it while he lunged at Cha
puts with his own rapier. Chapuis died after
fOEr days Of great agony. De hlinol viii pos
sihly be convicted Of wilful murder, IL the
circumstances "A related can be substanuatsd
10 court The trial bids fair TO be most In
teresung 0na
Secretary Manning on May 10 addressed q
letter TO Collector Spaalding Of Chicago di-
recting his attention 10 the fact that he had
been absent from his post Of duty without
leave The secretary reminded the collector
that no was charged with important public du-
ties requiring his constant care and personal
supervision, and that he could not absent him
self from his office without Inconvenience to
She public SERVED, No reply has been received
from SpauldiHg.
Kari Blind, the German Tevolutionist, in
sending his card and q wreath Of immorteles
to he placed on tho coffin Of Victor Hugo,
writes. That which has Iatterly been apt 20
estrange Germans from Freuchmeu can not
restrain the feeling Of those who appreciate
genius"
The police are informed that two dynamIuer-
awe arrived IN England, and only await IA
yOraDle opportunity to carry out their de-
signs Notices have been sent b al police
s5atigus 10 arrest an Irish American who land
Ell IN England about the middle Of May, took
lodgings in London and remained there until
tHe StI Of May, when be suspiciously dIsa g.
FG4rsd With aaOth,r Irish American, for whom
rhe Police are also On the watch.
4 recent engagement that has taken place in
London Il that Of the rich, fair-hairsd Miss
Nyo~Iow 70 Lord Hopstowa; which with Miss
Lawrence, who Is shortly 70 be married 10 Lord
NsnaJies-Fgrngn, viii make three American
girls rho within the short space Of one month
~ 10 become British subiects
The pV5tgfiCe department. was informed By
telegraph that J. II Hrbbs, late postmaster at
L-wlstog, IdaEo. had retained book Of fifty
sHoaey order blanks, and managed to get SIS.
&. IA cash and run Od 10 Canada Two weeks
ago he wa removed and C. g. KFess appoint
ed IN hls place
The Princess Beatrice q a tall, light-hairsd.
saIl,er girl, not at al like her mother, and
much pretter than the other royal children
Size has tss many people have said IAN Amer
.Cau look" small, delicate features, a nose A
trills s.p-tatsd, Ike a flower and very 8Be
brown eyes, sweet red lips and luxurious
brown halr. ~
Minister Phelps first official act in England
was 10 attend the funeral Of Lieut. school at
Greenwich
A remarkable religious revival 10 reported
.oIR Atlanta, Ga, the result Of the recent ma
donAl \ NJ c. A convention there. st A late
meeting proposition was made 70 erect 1
sthrSo Y VI G A. building, and s65.UO was
subscribed on the spot Noted men IN busi
ness aud public life are being converted
The prssidsnshas appointed Isaac II. Nav.
nard, Of New York to be second comptroller o,
the treasury, vice W. W. Upton. OF Oregon. re-.
signed By request Judge Maynard Is a resi-.
dent Of Delhi, Delaware county, n Y, ADD Al
present hrsi deputy attorney general Of the
state
Postofices discontinued: Iowa Groveland.
Adair county; mail 70 GFeenfeld postrnas,ars
Comnlssloned-G. 3 Wiftsr Ida Grove. Iowa
X 4. austin, lama City, Iowa: c. Red Nen.
.shA, Wis, n IL EsignAn, Bangor, DaS.