The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
Failures Of Six Months.

Failures Of Six Months.
The mercantile failures for the past six
| months are reported by r. G. Dun & Co.
as &, OO4, against $50 for the first six
| months, 1884. In liabilities, however,
! there is a marked deminution, the amount
being for the first half of 1885 $74,OOO,.
900, as against 1924, 100000 in the first
six months of 1884. The fact is dwelt upon
that an increase in failures of less than
500, among traders now over one million,
is not surprising, while their diminishing
| Importance is shown by the low aggregate,
and the average of liabilities is commented
upon as indicating more favorable con.
| dition Of things than existed this time last
year.
THE attorney general has made the fol-
lowing appointments in the department. OF
| justice to fill vacancies caused by removals.:
Frank Strong OF the District of Columbia,
| to be general agent at compensation OF
$40 day; Leigh Chalmers OF Texas and J.
Monroe Heiskell OF Maryland to be exami-
| ners at So day, and D. A. Fisher OF Ohio
| to be an examiner at Sc day; Edward
w. Watson OF Mississippi and H. j. May of
Indiana to be assistant attorneys, So, 900
per annum; Benjamin Wilson of West Vir-
ginia, L. Cochran of New Jersey and T. P.
Devices OF Pennsylvania to be assistant at
torneys at 50, 500 per annum, and Felix
'Brannegan OF New York to be assistant at
torney at $4,000 per annum. These ap'
| pointments have taken effect.
Mr.. Leowltz, a we'll known nurseryman OF
| Ohio, has been authorized by the COM
| missioner of agriculture to procurein Russia
such seeds OF timber trees, hardy ornament
| al tree plants and fruit trees as in his
| opinion may be acclimated and made to
thrive in the exposed regions Of our North
western states and territories. Peaches,
plums, apples and other fruits OF excellent
" quality, and in many varieties and many
| kinds OF woods, flourish upon the steppes
| ofRussia under conditions OfexpOsure which
prove disastrous to the indigenous fruit and
forest growth of America. The department
pays simply the expenses OF collection and
freight.
| The president made the following appoint
ments: United States Marshals-Martin
T. Mcmahon, Southern district of New
York; William L. Cabel Northern district
of Texas; James NJ. Leddell OF Missouri,
Northern district OF Mississippi. Attorneys
of the United States-William Dorsheimer,
Southern district OF New York; Robert 8.
Shields, Northerns district OF Ohio; Charles
B. Pearce, Northern district OF Texas.
Benjamin o. Jonas, collector ofcustoms for
the district of New Orleans; William Rock
| hill OF Maryland, secretary OF the legation
of the United States to China; Charles Den
by, Jr., of Indiana, second secretary OF the
legation OF the United States to China.
| Lord Arthur William Hill, member Of
| parliament for Down, Ireland, and control
lerin an election speech at Down, is the first
member of the present government who has
yet given any intimation regarding the pol
icy Of the government in relation to Irish
| off 70
Gently proposed bill for the renewal OF the
crimes act, and said: Such measures were
in his opinion, needless, as the ordinary
| laws were sufficiently ample for the govern
ment OF Ireland. The present land act was
failure, and he would support the land
purchase bill, which the liberal government
had proposed.
The following members of the new cabinet
have been reelected to parliament: Right
Hon. David Plunkett, first commissioner
of works, and Mr.. Holiness the new attor-
ney general for Ireland, for Dublin UNIVERSE
| ty. There was no contest in either case.
Sir Michael E. Hicks-B eack, chancellor Of
the exchequer; Hon. Edward Stanhope,
vice president OF the council; Henry Chaplin,
chancellor OF the Duchy OF Lancaster; Sir
Richard Asheton Cross, secretary for the
home department.
The ACCOUNTS OF the coast survey for the
portion of the last fiscal year which are
now before First Auditor Chenowith, have
been suspended by that official, pending
| the completion OF certain Investigations
which he has see on foot. The Discovering
thus far made are said to indicate thab
there have been many unnecessary eXpen-
| ditures, and that in certain branches OF the
bureau great extravaganza prevailed.
The election frauds in Chicago for partic-
ipation in which j. G. Mackin has been
twice convicted were perpetrated in Chica-
90 during the election OF last November.
The returns were so doctored as to make
it appear that Brand, the Democratic cam
didate for state senator, had been elected,
whereas the votes had given Lcman, his
Republican competitor, a majority. The
legislature gave Leman his seat.
The United States commissioner OF pen
sions has reappointeq the following special
examiners for One year: G. 3. lockwood,
Minnesota; 8. W, McElderry, Iowa, and N.
l.. Paris OF Illinois. The following special
examiners were not reappointed: G. F..
Nichols Connecticut; H. O. Reeve, Iowa.;
H. A. Richards, Wisconsin. The commits
sions Of all these special inspectors have ex.
pired.
The annual report of the commissioners OF
pensions will state that at the present rate
of increase in pensions granted the amount
necessary for the ensuing year will be $50,
900, 0O0in excess OF that paid out the last
year; during the year just closed, the
amnunf was nearly $G0,0O0,OO0. The
commissioner estimates that pext year
$50, 100000 will be required.
Twenty clerks in the classified service Of
the treasury department will be dropped
from the rolls, and the force in the offices
of the commissioner OF internal revenue and
OF the register were reduced by transfer to
other offices. The former loses about
thirty clerks and the latter twenty. The
changes In the registers office were Que to a
reduced appropriation.
William Somerville OF Illinois, chief OF the
internal revenue bureau, has resigned, and
Frank M. Thorn, OF Erie county, N. Y, has
been selected as his successor. The vacan-
cy in the Office OF chiof 81 the customs a.
vision, caused by the resignation OF II. B..
James, it is said will be filled by the pro-
chief.
Under the reimbursement OF postmasters'
salaries, which has just been completed,
there will be a saving OF sos, 900 during the
next fiscal year. For the year beginning
July, 1884, $3,828,7 700 was required for
the salaries Of postmasters; but for the
year beginning July /, 1885, only So, $780,
300 viii be enough to 60 around:
Lieut.. Storey, OF the Alaska exploring ex-
petition reports to the navy department
OF the arrival Of himself and party at Him
link, Onalaska, June 6. He says the past
winter was severe, and that the Behring sea
was never before seen with such heavy ice.
The lieutenant will 60 northward as fast as
the ice will permit.
A terrible row occurred in Powell United
Brethren church west OF Findlay, Ohio,
during Sunday school. Trouble arose over
the election OF an organist, and knives were
drawn in the struggle which followed. A
tragedy was narrowly avoided, but there
still exists O. bitter feud which may result
in serious trouble. " :
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