The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-08-06
Miscellaneous News Notes.

Chicago had q great flooding recently.
The rainfall was sin inches in hours.
The New York Grant memorial commit
tee issues an appeal to tho country forcon-
tributiOns.
A Grant monument association is organ
lied at Springfield, ILL.,, with Senator Cullom
as president
PAUL & Hamilton, organ manufacturers
of Lancaster, Pc, have failed: Their liabil-
tiles arc $25, and assets considerably
less.
A monument to the memory OF Rebecce
Nourse, who was hanged for witehcraft
July 10, 1852, was dedicated at her old
home in Danvcrs, Mass.
A rumoris current in Chicago and Boston
railway circles that the Union Pacific has
offered $25, 60G, 900 for the Milwaukee & st.
Paul line between Omaha 9qd Chicago.
At a meeting OF colored citizens held near
Vicksburg it was resolved, on account OF
threats by white men, to go to some other
county ii>npt protected by land owners.
The expense attending Gen. Grants sick
ness was about $500 a day. One OF the
doctors received 81 OOa day: Mr.. }. Drexel
nnd George W. Childs have assumed all ex-
penses.
Congressman Horn says the East Saginaw
striktrs will have to giyeil before long. ne
estimates the log cut OF Minnesota, MICH.
gan and Wisconsin at rs per cent less than
last year.
The rumor that negotiations are pending
between the Milwaukee & St. Paul and the
Union Pacific for the sale OF the formers
Chicago & Omaha line to the latter is be-
h9vcd at Omaha.
Detective kehoe of Chicago was discharged
from custody at Quehac, the coroner's jury
having found that r. w. Kerr OF Stillwater,
Afinn, who was shot on an Inter-ColOpial
train, had committed suicide.
Buck Grant expressed the opinion re.
Gently that the development OF his fathers
cancer was brought about BY the eating of
a peach, the furry skin of which stuck in
his throat, causing the irritation.
carp" telegraphs to the Cleveland Leader
from Mount McGregor: "Parson Newman
is being somewhat criticised by the people
here outside Of the family for his evident de-
sire to make a series OF dramatic effects IN
which PEARSON Newmani is the leading actor"
During Grants illness at Mount Nc Oregon
he used 80, 500, received from various
sources, paying two debts, one due Charles
Wood Of Lansingbufg, who loaned him
81 900 after his financial troubles, and the
other to Minister Powers OF Mexico, who
left 81, 500 on Grants mantel piece after
he heard of the Grant & Ward failure.
In Wisconsin little spring wheat is raised.
Fhe weather has been hot and showery.
-Four counties report good weather, twenty
four hot and rainy and two very hot, with
local storms. In seventeen counties the
condition of the crop was favorable ep the
18th, in eight only fair, and in five very
poor. Six counties report damage from
chinoh bugs, twelve say the hot weather is
causing rust and blight, and sevensay no
damage of any kind. : ~ -
The New York custom house officials are
to be stirred UP An a manner that willmake
matters pretty lively for some Of them: A
SPECIAL commission has been appointed by
the secretary Of the treasury to investigate
the general adminis OF the custom1
service at New York. Two members Of tbs
commission have been DIRECTED to inquire
into the personal life OF varions deputy ap
| praisers, special agents, and other customs
officials, who, with rather meager salaries
are prominent property holders in that
city and Brooklyn.