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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22
LOCAL MARKETS.
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GAZETTE OFFICE, FORT WORTH ~, ~


c,zrrrr OFFICE, Font WORTH, TEX,
Sept u, 1885.
The following was paid Yesterday Good ma
ding, SIC; strict mddling, So; mlddling slc'
low mlddlng, 81. Nothing under the last Gas ;
siAeation was received Against these prices
arc the quotations for corresponding grades
for the same date last year 9lc, &c &C. slc
owing 10 the fact that this city now enjoys as
good transportation rates as any point W 'ne
state. cotton men VIII pay the very hishea'
prices, and expect to handle grea' ueai ., sn'
-. stanlr ON account Of the backward dc
,o,onment OF the crop and the bearish tenden'
-. y, no market up to date receipts have as ye'
heen light. The Farmers alliance organization
in many parts, has resolved to act in eoneei, ,
IN the matter OF dlsposing OF their cotton ana
members OF the order viii bring their bales 70
thar market where the most advantages are
offered them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22
On CHANGE.
, market Was Characterized
!" !. activity Yesterday-Cotton
Was Higher.
-. In Room-Eiee Gave an Up
~ ~ ..v.uent TO the wheat Mark
- corn Lower-The Figures
FINANCIAL.
HIr1


.s,,o the Gazette
s,.' yoRg. sept. 2i.--Raiiroad bonds strong
~ s Houston \ Texas closing prices,
y asked; Texas Pacific, ~ bid, lei
$3.50 n. Of land grants $4,000. The heavy
$50 ~ kansas Il Texas were based on
isi''a's, oos in the southwest, particularly
y my rhich have already begun TO tell on
smlngs Of the road.
ycRK, Sept. 2l.-Goyernment bonds
s,na arm. .ao,., =, 90
s.,octerlzed the opening at the stock
The first prices were generally from
ilaus .ont above the final figures of satur-
al ~, market was well supplied with ru-
4 or,ble TO future advance, including
-, that the 81 Paul directors would
scck declare dividend OF J
cent. on common stock
~, division of at least per cent. OF
.,y.s,y most active stocks the highest
afteen were made at the opening aud
n IN. recedcd to !. After midday sell
cement was started, which continued
,othc evening, resulting in decline of
al ner cent. Inc uNVhHp was N"N'hNN ~
"A s.i,bborhood of o'clock and q slight rally
IA when the market became steady and
4 I'm most cases to ! above the lowest
Il iilons Of the day,
81 Nh Information obtained from what is con
4 ,',,dln.ldc sources there is some doubt this
n .,og A. to the harmonious action of the
sarrofthe presidents of the trunk lines to-
,ow The problems to be settled are diff
Ia m,sdcompllcated, and 1t Is alleged that de-
n "A. viii be made by some of the companies
81 S,b Inc others cannot possibly grant. Prcsi
!, Garrett of the Baltimore Ohio,
"A 4, arrived from Europe yesterday, declined
m IN regard to the matter this evening.
4 x, .ales to day were 256,9cO shares.
MONEY MARKET.
N yru YORK, Sept, 2l.--Moncy on call easy ~
If y per cent, closing at II; prime mercantile
M ~ l95c foreign exchange, owing to
,,5h Of com. bills, quotations have ad'
E,sei to so for sixty days and sol Tor de-
STOCKS.
III wv YORK, Sept. q. 1.-The following were the
&sasl closing quotations at the New lorh
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22
Chicago.
-.

|Ninlrr AhObIALs
|asssa ILL.,, sept. Authorization and
al nn, pened steady at 10 higher, sold on
brras quickly advancing lie from IN
sis,ss' nuctuated and closed lchigher than
|4aT;,s, quotations; September SD SIC,
ss,s.s n; October, 50 d S3ic, closingat sisc;
asS,tr., =, as5sc, closing at s5Hc.
\ ~ ilisss closing ad9e under SATURDAYS
september 4laa42lc, closing az &c;
A - closing at 3alc.
't-n PROVISIONS.
"a ,Sglet and firm; cash aud October
al ~, ~ November closed s. 50.
( So Na,s, and steady; cash 50 25; October
ma sssmber IS Ia
4, NV, ~ steady dry salt shoulders ~ %
no - SOFAS s2li short clear 70 lVe
tli,, AFTERNOON HOARD.
~ nchanged.
F''A and lard unchanged.
,osers. LIVE STOCK.
Aseelpts, 5000; shipments siVe'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22
s,.n,e Dry Goods.

prints standard prints. noyelues, nc ~
coch icc fancy, 5lc RlehmnSnd ofsney'
Sic; berkshire fancy. 9e llama, hsmaPOfts fancy.
&C. uaTifoTd faney BIC Lodi fancy, ilei Ch mar
ser OAK fancy 4ic; Auburn fancy osg Tr Kew
Cheeks. 6lc; simpson black 80 sphlnA ~ Bsy
red, 6lc Vienna oil, Tlci shelby toog ~, Ham
ZION fancy. sic; Aian's fancy, ole stees h's "
fancy. SIC; Windsor, 5lc; liolton ians'i, .nS,'
Marion fancy, &c; Arnold, 5ici DuhAiA i'"''
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22

&c; Feuwlck medium, dc. Iiariel fancy. slcg
Maneheter fancy, SIC, 1ivou shrting. ale.
Merimac shirtlngs. SCI Utica shirtinga. 70
Mlen : shlrtings, ttc; Slater solids, Ole, nnr.
ham solids. tlc berlin solid c0lors. Nc; nar,
clay purple, &C; Aliens double pink hic. Al
Ton fancy, &C.; star and Crescent turkey red
print, We; Nlohe turkey red print, &c, frank
I'm turkey red. &c; Washington fancy OH
prints, &c; Washington fancy oil blue prints
sc simpson solid Black 6; simpson silver
Gray, q; Montgomery fancy, a Belmont fancy.
VI; Berwick fancy, 4, Concstoga light. B:
Ccnesioga blues, 81 Contcstoga satin. y
Heavy Brown Shcetlng--Atlanta a 4 a., SIC;
J, &C., Black Hawk, eic, Root { &c
Pocassct G, SIC; sterling. SO; Consideration,
g. DAYTON Z, &c Rutland g, eE Utica
"a y, va i9SSsgS'; q; Glendale, q ADMISSION
we, ~ Lawrence, I. L. 81, Tam O'Shantcr. q
Powhatian a. 81 Chapman "a. 81, Kentucky
No. y Belfast Il, 60, 6; Rose Valley 90, q;
Bleach Cottons-n olmesyillc a., SIC: signal
~, lci our Reliance, alc, Full Value, 70.
~ hlicsson g Hope ile, farwell, ne, nasey,
lonsdale cambria lie; Chapman y, 4. Amory
-, 81 AndroscoggIn l., n blackstone A \. Z,
hlackstone y \, \ cabot -, u naunttess
~, 81 Gold Medal a.. 4, Lonsdale 81 inches
u Knights cambria "A.
Wide Brown sheellug-lo.t lowell, lsc
1914 Pembroke, 10; 1914 Monadnock, loo
10. 4 Lancaster, 10; 1914 Peppeicn, ~
Wide Blcached Shcetiug.--l0.4 Lowell. 600;
30 Pembroke. go; l0t Pembroke, 81; Ca Penn.
broke, Ky % Suinnebarry'si 1914 Peppereh,
Colored bucks-Patuxcnt, 10 OF, l8c; Patux.
ent 9 %, he; Monlauk y SIC; boston, 5 o.,
lie Everett n ID, drab, lie; Potomac {, loci
Tick-Amoskcag a C A, lslc; Cords A c T.,
l2lci Cords, fancy, lac; standard =. iici
Ocean, sic; Lewiston, lie, Cornwall II, SIC
Cornwall A, lee; whittenton 800, l9lc, whit
\ enton TIT, fancy, l0Aci Brighton Fancy, 90 ;
: IIta1,,..l So. 4. 49,.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22
Coffee.

RIO DE JANERIo, Sept 2l.-Codcc-R
llrsts 1850 rlcs per 10 kios; good second $3.50
ries; receipts during the week $1,000 bags; pur.
chascs for United States 10000 bags; clcarances
for United States $1,000 bags; stock 3sl 600 bags.
SANTOS, sept 2l,--Coiiee--Recelpts during
week $4,000 bags; purchases for United states
1900 bagsi clearances for Unite0 States, 10000
bags; stock 2l0 600 bugs
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22
81. Louis.
PRODUCE.

tl9uls, Sept. 2l.-Flour-Strong and fairly
y, but unchanged.
IeaN-unsettled and weak early, but ad-
% 10 later under fear of European com
suols, and closed &c to lie above saturday :
.lsd cash eOd9lc; october 90iG9lic, clos
Il NC November 93l 69iac, closing at 94lc
saOcT @id9Gic, closing at 96lc.
The continued fine Gather weakened
Il 5a1y options, but new crop months were
~ NO mixed cash 4la4llc; september,
vaoDer, SslG3S5c; year, S3ic; May, Soia
s ss;m but very slow; Noe mixed cash
NHle; May, 29c
" heal-Dull, 81 s5dl 30.
'ssay-steady; 81 0s.
r., PROVISIONS
w M WIN fair consumptivc demand
50 y.
" si NS,caisslong clear, IS co.. short rib, 50 so;
s'9a.Long clear, SO 2Od6 %; short rib,
~ Si short clear, 50 5OdG 62l.
H.. AFTERNOON HOARD.
W Easy but not lower.
4 A,a. LIVE STOCK.
receipts 100; shipments 50Oi SLOW
\, except for top grades, which at'
Native shipping steers 81 25d5 70; Col.
u 50G5 % :, butcher steers - ooa
Il ~. ~ ullutchering stuff 81 25G3 oOi grass
n NJ, :, tgdS 80; Indian 81 50d4,
sls,. ;s. shade better and active, " IoG4 Az
~ : Receipts, 500; shipments 1900
= a s a best grades firm and wanted; com
u y medium, S2d2 60; good 10 choice, Y Z
4 Ambs, g 5Oa4.
ia
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22

sironEeri shipping steers, 81 aOaG 90. siockers
ana feeders, q 5oaa % cows bulls and mixed.
y a0as % through Texas cattle stronger al
\. , vVasV western rangers firm; natives aud
tered Texans, $ s5atOa
80 J0d4 40.
sheep - Receipts. 1000; natives, - coat 90
western, s. 30aB 80, Texans, 81 DOaS 90
The Drover's journal Liverpool cable quotes
pest American cattle IL higher. at lac dressed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22
Llquors aud cigars.

whlsky--Rectlned 81 iOal 30, ~ per proof
sour mash, two year old, ~ 00d iOi three
year old, 81 9Oa2 20; fancy extra old whisky
a O0d5 20.
Wines--Ciaret, case 81 50aio 90, rs per quail.
IT'S catawba per gallon, p0c94l 30 port " 2Dd
800; sherry, per gallon, 81 20dS O1i Madeira,
per gallon, 81 OOQ5 20; white wine, In case, ~ "
Ale--stoek ale, per dozen, 81 0Od2 25 port
per dozen, ~ O0a2 70.
Cigars-Domesiic, SO O0aS5 20; Key West
S35 0Oa 100 % imported, $50 DOal5O o..
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22

GALVESTON, TEX, Sept 2l.-spot closed
Cross receipts 5l42 bales. sales SO bales
exports none shipments coaslwise' 4U5o; Stock
% .00g "a. Lou.
p,iddiing Ole: middIing 9sc; good middling PIC.
futures opened dull but steady, ruled quiet
and steadv, closing dun to points higher ,
September unchanged.
,lnfnl sales. 1000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22
Grain ana Produce.

whcat--Choice, No. /, roc No ?, CSC No. s. eoc !;
oats, l6alOc; barley, S0dSc; rye, So6i0c :
wagon, s. O0dI 90 per tom bale hay, - 90
ali 90; bran, COO per 100; chops, 81 25iper 100.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22
Groceries.


Meats looking up.
Meats--sagar. cured hams nlalge: sugar,
cured breakfast bacon l0ic; short clear bacon
dc; short clear dry salt lie.
Fish--Mackerel, ION kits, No. /, poe; No. 9,
soc; half. bbls No I, s. 80; No. ., - 90; dried
behring's per box, t0c cod fish, Glc,
Lard-Tierces, tic; son cans, 7lo con cans,
tic; Ion cans, sic; 5b cans, Slc; Sb cans, sic.
Tea-imperial, iOaGOc; gunpowder' 5oa7oc
DC; cut loaf, Slc graduated standard. SIC .
Louisiana graduated, -; standard A, So .
choice white, -; Louisiana second, 7lG7lc
Rice-Louislana, 5id7c, new.
salt--Coarse, Ia bags, 81 3Odl 20; fine, In bags
2ia6c ."A'' !" NAV "OOp O''''''' y w pockets
Blcarbonate, in kegs, a to SC; bicarb,
In cases. VI to &c; lump sal soda, In kegs 2ld
&c; granulated sal soda, In SON drums, &c.
Molasses-Choice Louisiana, So to 55c prime
isc; fair TO good, 35c; corn syrup, 35c.
Cofce--lio fair, 81 to Ice prime lol to lie /;
choice, III to l2c laguyra, l2Ic; Java, zoe ;
Golden Rio, l3ac; Pea Berry, l2l 10 he.
Pckles-2.gal pulls, mixed pickles, / So;
glass pints, 10; gloss quarts, / 10; glass hgal
. 90; glass Legal, 1 %; glass hex gall, 9 so.
Wrapping paper-Rag and straw, As to 75c.
Snuf-Garretts COZ, II Is per case, 2-oz.,
s.oz., 4 IS; dental COZ, 90; G.oz., 400.
Canned GOOds-Prices per dozen l1ne ap.
Piles, standard, u 81 peaches, standard 2 lbs,
= IS; 8 lbs, 81 25a2 80; seconds ? lbs, 81 so;
lbs. 81 10; tomatoes, standard, > lbs, u 90;
seconds, . lbs, -; 8 lbs, 81 - green corn,
81 l0Gl so; green peas, 81 30; goose6errics. 81 y
| al 20; raspDerrlcb 81 3OHl 81, oysters, full
weight, b., 81 IS; No., 81 10, light weight, /
H., 65c; ID, 81 20; salmon. ! H.. 81 55di 80; 9
| NJ, S.; mackercl, / r., Mcdsl %; sardlnes
/ American, 81 90 case: imported, Sl3 00dl4 X
| case; strawberries ~, 81 40; hlackberrics
| 81 SOi green CAGES 81 4O Eagle condensed
! milk, IS 80.
! Soaps 75a4 80 per case.
Baggng-Rb standard, lllc; I'm, lie
Ties-Arrow and Delta, | 50.
Four-Best patent 80 90 per 100 n ! patent
81 70 per 100 II third grade - 80 per 100 n
fourth grade, - 90 per 100 n. Corn meal
per bushel, DOC; Hominy and grits, pc
! Dbl, 81 so; Oatmeal, per half Dbl, 81 70
cracked wheat, per n, &c. Crackers; 4 soda,6c
xxx soda, &c; cream, slci ginger snaps, dc
lemon creams, &c
Sundrles-starch, &c Candles full boxes, l2lc
| halves -; quarters, -; stick candy 0alOlci fancy
10 to 8jC; rope, 81 basis, do cotton lsc. Herring
! imported, % per keg. l,alsins, layer, 3 30
| cider, crab apdle, 40ci Missouri, SOC. Vinegar
Is To 2Oc. Concentrated lyc, 10 to 4 90. Jugr
glazed. lie per gal Crooks, glazed, l0c pc
gal. Dried peaches s TO lGc. Indigo, 75c 10. Blue
Ing 30caSi 90 dozen. Colcman's mustard 81
| as 80 dozen. Maccaroni, imported, l5c n
| American. 75c box. Buckets, two hoops, II
dozen; well buckets 81 90 dozen. lirooms 81
as % dozen. brilliant oil, bbls, lTci Eupio
do. ne do 2-5 cases, - 90; brilliant, 90 cases
81 90; do, IL cases, So 81. Raking powders
/ bulk, 9dllC; 10 cans 81 I5d2 30.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22
Nm; / 10 9 points hlgher.
Now York.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2l,--Cotton-spot closed
steady,
middlinp aici middlng &c 3-l6c; good mid
ding lOso nlddllng fair 10 lj-lGc.
Sales 9T6 bales
Futures closed steady, Q to 4 points hlgher'
(. ,l,nr oh
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22

BeeVes--Grass fed. 2le.
Cows-1sa2c.
Mutton-Choice, 50a2 PC.
stock cAttle--The prices IN stocA pe.Af thf3f|
according 10 locality where fAisep We A4sisi
diferent localities a. follows
panhandlc-sirieiiy first class Fehfii9fsi f-t
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22

head. sl2 0oal6 90; two year ODDS $40 ooaeO 90;
COWS and calves. $50 %,
Western ToXas--loarllngs, So GOALS 0Oi two
year olds, SIS 00dl6 90; cows and calves, SIS 90.
Central Texas-Yearlings 00ds %; two.
year olds, $40 0OGll 90; cows and calves, $40 %
ID III 90
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22

LIVERPOOL, Sept p, - Spot closed steady;
fair demand,
Ordinary II l6d good ordinary II led; low
midding 3 5lJd; middlng uplands 7'l6di
middllng orleans old.
Total sales 5000 bales American 300 bales.
Receipts, 400; Americana 400
Futures closed firm, point higher, Noyem'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22
Rev orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept, 2l.-spot closed
steady Ice higher.
Low ordinary 67.Sc; ordinary 77-sc; good
ordinary SIC low mlddlng &c; midding 9lci
Entnrcs steady. TO . points higher
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22
COTTON MARKETS.


ponro This This This Last
rohis' day. week. season. season.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-22

X. ID. nATEMAN.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-01
NoRTHSxEsTEKN NEWS.

When the American Bankers association
concluded its annual meeting at Chicago
about one hundred and fifty came up to st.
Paul and Minneapolis on an excursion,
where they were handsomely entertained
by their brother bankers, The general
sentiment Of these gentlemen was against
the further coinage of the standard silver
dollar
In view of the constitutional convention
in Dakota, political affairs are assuming
shape. The Republican territorial COM
mittee arranged fo2 an immediate meeting
while the chairman was at Sioux Falls and
it is thought the convention to nominate
State officers viii be held at Huron about
the mia.jie of October.
A recent incondiary attempt TO burn the
residence of William Wogler at Millbank,
d. T., resulted in the arrest of John H.
Noting Noting was sent to jail, and now
confesses that Henry. brother of William
Wogler, hired him to fire the hou: e. Both
brothers were arrested.
\ yoarg woman uamed Christine La
grange, committed suicide at Neenah, Wis,
"A few days ago and confessed before death
that she had been criminally assaulted by
John Kerwin young man with whom she
had kept company. Kelvin is in Jail.
George January. half breed, living at
Balsam Branch, thirty miles from St.
Croix Falls, Wis. shot and killed his uncle,
Joe January. The murder seems to have
been deliberate though the murderer claims
II was in self defense.
A notorious character named John Hutch
insoa, fatally stabbed Lanchie McLain at
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-01
Thc Judge Likes Base Ball.

A Detroit attorney. according to the
Evening Journal, was good deal ex-
ercised yesterday over his inability to
transact certain legal business. 1t
seems that base bali Just now is sapping
considerable of the usefulness out OF
the vitals of at least one court in the
city. why, the other day. he
grieved, Il was trying to bring matters
to a crisis in legal matter in which !
was especially interested Just before
| reached the point at which | was try
ing to arrive, a man stuck his head in
at the door and the court at once left
me and moved its bench out into the
hall. ! felt little hurt, but comforted
myself with the reflection that the in
terruption was doubtless occasioned by
some very important legal business.
A few moments later | was wiser and
maddcr man. The chap who com
handed the ear of the court, as | could
never hope to do, was secretary of
the Detroit baseball club. OF course,
| was only lawyer, but | had to 90
out somewhere where it was quiet be-
fore could succeed in getting 4 salts
factory grip on my inferiority to the
man of fouls and bases. | tell you, sir,
this base ball business is rapidly revoly-
ing itself into a gigantic popular evil,
When il has no difficulty in diyerting
our courts from thcr legitimate chan
nelS of business, where can we expect
the line to bc drawn?'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-01
RECENT ApIniNTNEENTs.

The following fourth class pcstmasters
were appointed on the 23d:
Kenyon, J. r. Bulls, vice
Brusleter, resigned. Hokah, Levi T. Lyon,
vice Hargreaves, removed; Ashby, Frank
Hawkins, vice Melby, removed
Dakota-Noloken, Russell r Marsh, vice
Creagles, removed; Elk Point, james Fiau-
merry, vice Blair. resigned.
WiScousin-W automa, George II Walk
or. West Bend, Joseph OFT; Colby. Sam
uel J Shafcr; Star Prairie Ole Lake:
Waterloo. Emile JaniSch, Cataract, John
I. Scanlon: East MIDI eton. Mary Astill,
Mauche- ter Louis Yerke; Westby. John
Michalet Chaseburg, Thomas Parkun
Layei.e. ". " Rothburn.
The following fourth-class postmaster
we're appointed on the > h.
Minnesota-At Breckenridge, G. Z. Coon
Dakota-At Pingree, Herman Crannis.
Atweil Albert Gee; Tiffany, Henry E.
Gardner; Iarrabee, George J. Bacher
O'Deu FRANKIE Eorhis Scoville, Jonathan
Watkins: Pearl, Horace l.. Bureigh; Dean
AIouzo II Prunc.; East Pierre, Mrs. Mary
Ruben Gray, Robert IL Gray; Johnson
4. A. DeWolf; Willow Glen, William
Wear.
TIE following postmasters were appoint
ell on the 18th:
Niuueeota-Duluth, John Flynn, vice }
E Knowiton, suspended.
Decentralization, Barrett B. Bered;
Ncihart. Joseph c. Hussey, vice Macintosh
resigned; Bifou Hills, S Z. Wilson, vice
Lowe, resigned; Greenwood, Mrs. Emma
y Wood. vice Gordon, removed: Hawley
Mrs c Hawley, vice Hadden, failed tc
qualify.
Iowa Nashville, !. A. HALEY; DIN, w
A. Miller. Grand Mound. A. VI. Fitzgerald
Elv. Frank J. Wordshen; Lyons, Milton
II. Westbrook, vice I. r. Beers, suspended
.sconsin-Coleman. Nellie f. Marshallt
Ciark's Mills Richard W Burke; Valley
Junction. Miles b. Hubbard; Unity, +. H
Darling; Franklin, julius Bodenstall
Howard's Grove, August Saltzmier
New Prospect, Ellen MichaeIs
Kuapp. Peter l. Decker; Scott, G. A.
Iyler; Pul-ifer, Rasmus Johnson; Thiens
villo. Adolph Zimmerman; Little Chute
Joseph Leusc.
The following postmasters were appoint
cd on the 9th:
Wisconsin Prairie du Sac William 7
Kelsey: Lloyd. Samuel II. Doolittle; West
Lima. Darius Morrison; Vista Jonathan
Twirer: South Germantown, John F.
Schwalbach: Bloomer, John II. Weider;
juneau. Louis Houshton; Neasie, John
ORrien.
Minnesota Graceville, Richard 7. Grove
Redwood Falls, J. L. Thompson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-01

East Grand Forks, on the night of the 28th
McLain went to the house of the Hutchin-
sons and Iroke open the door with the re-
suit stated.
The president has appointed Edward
A. Stevenson of Boise City, Idaho, to be
governor of the territory of Idaho, and
William B. Webb of Billings, Montana, to
be secretary of the territory of Montana
Commodore Kittson's famous mare, Fan
ME Witherspoon, has won new laurels by
making two miles on the Chicago track in
4 43, lowering of her record made at the
Minnesota State fair of two seconds.
A car of fourteen valuable cattle was
burned on the 23d, while en- route to the
Dakota territorial fair at Huron. They
belonged to the Cosgrove live stock com
pany OF lie Sueur.
There was disastrous fire in Minneapolis
on the night of the Goth new and fine row
of tenements opposite Central Park being
destroyed. The loss was $50, POO and insur-
auce $50, 400
Sixteen of the colored soldiers of the 25th
infantry are under arrest for the shooting
of a cowboy at Sturgis, D. T., on the Goth.
The evidence against four of them is con-
elusive.
Thomas w. Magill, who was recently con
victed of manslaughter at Bismarck, has
been sentenced to three years and one
month to the penitentiary.
The Republican territorial committee OF
Dakota has called convention to meet at
Huron ON the 2lst to nominate State off
GERS.
Brown & Treacy's job printing office
at st. Paul, was damaged by fire to the ex-
tent of $4,000 on the night of the 25th.
The Northern Pacific storage tanks at
Brainerd, Mimi, burned on the goth. Loss
50, Goo.
Byron Simpson, arailroad man was muir
dered at Green Bay, Wis, on the 2Sth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-01

Professor Tyndall, in a recent lecture
on electricity, produced the clothes of a
man who was taking refuge under a
tree when it was struck by lightning.
1t was foolish thing. he observed, to
go under tree during an electric storm,
unlass 2 person stood some distance
from the trunk. In this particular case,
however, the mans clothes were very
vet, and, though they were very much
torn. they formed a sufficiently good
conductor for the lightning and he
escaped with his life. Had his raiment
been dry he would inevitably have been
killed. Producing the mans boots,
the lecturer pointed out that the uppers
were tofn to pieces by the electric fluid
In its anxiety to reach the earth; but
the sole, into the construction Of which
iron largely entered in the shape OF
hob-nails, formed a good conductor
and was not hurt,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-01
THE OLD WORLD.

Austria is in q state of anxiety about at
fairs nearer 70 her borders than the Bu-
garian quarrel Advices are hourly re
ceived nj Vienna which show a dangerous
amount of activity and excitement on the
part Of both the people and the government
of SeI.yia Only a spark is necessary to set
Servia in a blaze, aud with sach fame in
The western half ofthe peninsula the likan
boundary question would become insiguif
cant. \ dispatch from Belgrade says that
twelve SgrviaE battalions have gone South
Traffic between Servia and Roumela has
been suspended Gen. Katargi has gone to
bucharest 20 negotiate for the cooperation
If Roamauia with Servia. Prince Alex
anderis hedging. He has telegraphed to
tie Car that he is willing to prove the
absence of personal ambition on his part by
ablicatiug Us throne in favor Of any one
the Car may name on certain conditions
These conditions are that the Russian Off
GERS now in the Bulgarian service shall
he allowed to remain, and that Russia shall
guarantee the new Bulgarian union.
Advices from Bucharest report that fight
ircoccuret on the 25th, near Alrianople, and
,Ea. during the engagement thirty Roume-
iians were killed aud 30 we're wounded
The Russian commaudant of the arsenal at
Rustchuk recently permitted ship laden
with arms and ammunition to call from
shat port osteusibly TO Antwerp, but really
Is Bourger TIE Turkish losses in the ten
DAYS fghtingat Djkove were 2o0 men. The
AIbanians lost LOO killed.
T-9;+o,. stead of the Pail Mall Gazette
Mrs. Jarrett, and several other members of