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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
A Years Operations of the Natioaal Treat
ury.

A Years Operations of the National Treas
ury.
The June debt statement, issued July
closes the accounts OF the government for
the fiscal year ended June 20. The. de-
crease in the debt reported
in round numbers, $65, 5OO,Guv. Large as
this sum appears, it is far below that for
either of the five preceding years. the aver
age for which was nearly SIG, 100000.
An examination of the column OF interest
bearing debt shows that the reduction for
the past year was but $50, $50, while
the reduction in the debt on which
interest has ceased was SIS, 100000. The
cash balance now held in excess OF that held
one year ago, added to the actual reduction,
makes the reduction reported in this state
ment. There has been no change in the fig
ures of the bonded debt since November
last, no call for three per cent. bonds hav-
ing been made since that date. When the last
call for bonds was made the treasury bal
ance was $144, 100000.
The available balance on hand is the larg-
est ever held by the treasury, compared
with Jan. /, 1879, when specie payment
was resumed. 1t shows anincrease Of $780,
100000; and the gold fund not covered by
outstanding certificates was then only
Sill, 900, OOO,whereas tits now over $780,
100000. According to the new form OF
statement adopted by Treasurer Jourdan,
after deducting all outstanding liabilities,
500, 900, 900 for reserve and $50, 100000
for unavailable assets, the net balance is
nearly $41, 100000.
During the year there has been decrease
in the amount OF bonds held by the treasury
to redeem national bank notes OF $22, OOO,-
900, the amount now held for this purpose
being 1912, 100000. The aggregate receipts
for the twelve months show falling off of
S26,OOO,0OO compared with the preceding
twelve months, OF which loss SD, 0OO, 900
comes from customs and 50, 600, 600 from
internal revenue. The expenditures for the
year just closed also compare unfavorably
with those for the preceding year, being in
excess OF the latter SIS, 100000.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09

Another milestone has been passed
in the progress of the suits against
Archbishop Purcell of Cincinnati. The
United States circuit court has affirm
ed the decision of the district court,
which was that the archbishop did not
own the churches, but held them in
trust, and that the trust property
could not be held for the archbishop's
personal debts; but that where the
money of the creditors could betraced
into any particular church that prop
erty can be taken. This decision yields
the creditors very little money, and
they Will take the case to the United
States supreme court for final decision
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
News from Northwest Territory.

ABattleford, N W. T., Special Telegram OF
July 5says:-Col. A. T. Williams, command
ing the Midland battalion, died while on
the steamer Northwest yesterday morning
The body was brought here packed in ice
and under the escort OF Lieut.: Reed and SIX
men will be sent to Swift Current across
country, and thence east by rail: "A inns
posing military funeral was held here TO-
day. His loss is felt by every one, as Col.
Williams was beloved by ALL. His disease
was inflammation OF the brain, and he was
sick but four days, Three minutes alter
Col. Williams died Sergeant Primes OF the
Sixty fifth died also on the Northwest, He
will be buried here. News has reached Mid
dlcton OF the capture OF Big Bear and one
other lodge OF his camp by Gagnon and the
police near Carlton this afternoon. More
Indians are expected in, and it is evident
that the whole outbreak has fizzled. The
steamers crossed to Queens Own to-day
and they will go east and be In Prince Al
bert early this week. Col. Otter Will prob
ably command at Battleford. battery
and part OF G school taking the garrison.
3 batter vent to Prince Albert overland.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
A Wonderful Texan WaJersp0ut.

San Antonio telegram: Near Walden,
$50 miles west OF San Antonio, an east
bound freight train was struck by a water
spout. The engineer saw the waterspoout
approaching, bounding along like rubber
bali, tearing up the earth and uprooting all
in it's way. He reversed the train to avoid
the waterspout, whose course was circuit
Gus, with the column inclined and a rotary
motion. just before the waterspous reach
ed the line OF the road it changed it's course
and bounded along parallel to the track WITH
the waterspout burst, dcluging the engineer,
fireman and brakeman, wi+o abandoned the
train and climbed some trees 20 ,vZoid a
wave OF water fully eight feet high ;sHAE
about 100 feet wide. The locomotive and
fourteen cars were raised bodily and car
ried nearly 200 feet from the track, while
the road was completely obliterated. No
one was hurt. The extent Of The damage
has not yet been ascertained,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09

Samuel S. Burdett of Washington,
D. c., just elected Commandments
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
was born in Leicestershire, England,
in 1886, emigrated to Ohio in lS48,
studied at Oberlin College, became a
lawyer, served three years in the late
war, and reached the rank Of Captain;
was a Presidential Elector from Iowa
III 1864; represented Missouri in the
Forty-tirst Congress, andlater WAS ap-
pointed Commissioner OF the General
Land Office il Washington. tits said
that Mr.. Burde+t owes his new posi-
ton to the fact that lis influence in
behalf Of pensioners has heretofore
been very great and that it will con-
rin,,e to be exercised in an authorlta~
tive manner.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
THE NEWS RIZED.
Louis Riel Pleads for Marcy.

A letter has just been received by DR.. Fis-
= of Quebec from Louis Riel. After speak
iAg OF his ready SUI render, his chance to es-
cape if he wishes TO do SO, he says he was
in the United States laboring to create fu-
ture for himself, when he was invited
among the half-breeds to assist them in petit
tioning the government. He worked peace
fully until the time when arms were taken
up. He says also that he never dreamed of
war, but by intrigue and forged letters a
complication OF affairs WAS brought about
by interested parties. He desired
to return to the United States,
but the people would not listen to
him. On March 18 they were proceeding
to st. Laurent to celebrate the feast of St.
Joseph, and had to pass St. Antoine en-
route, when they learned that 500 police
men were coming by forced marches to dis
perse them and kill their leaders. When the
halfbreeds learned this they stopped their
wagons and made an arrest Of an Indian
agent They also made one or two other
arrests. Riel says he was not present when
these arrests were made, but he was mott
fled, and when he went to the place he
found the people had decided to take up
arms in their defense. In twenty-four hours
the whole population were in arms. He
concludes by asking not to be treated like
a murderer, and not to be chained before
the jury have pronounced upon his case:
and feels confident they will not find him
guilty. He says his Incarceration is telling
upon his health, Notwithstanding the kind
attention of his jailers.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
At the late meeting Of the American

At the late meeting OF the American
society OF civil engineers, q paper was
read on the Preservation of Forests"
IN which it was said the supply ofwhite
pine in the United States is certain to
be exhausted at the end ofthe century
ald probably in Canada, also, of
Southern pines at the present rate OF
consumption. There is stated to be
$50 years. supply of spruce and hem-
lock east OF the Mississippi. There is
probably twenty five years. supply OF
hard wood. The supply OF black wal
nut and ash israpidly exhausting. The
supplies of other kinds of woods are,
however, SO abundant that famine
cannot be predicted. When tree-plant-
ing is intelligently undertaken, in re-
.,lops where timber is scarce, 8 tar re-
turn IL made on the investment,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
Planetary Events of July.

July is not unfruitful in planetary eve hts,
says the Providence journal. .Jupit or and
Venus, the most brilliant members OF the
suns family, are both invisible in the west,
Jupiter travelling west ward and Venus east
ward. Thcy;re approaching each other SO
rapidly that, though at the beginning Of
the month Jupiter sets two hours later han
Venus, at its close there are but fifteen
minutes difference in the lime Of their set
! ting. Mercury, though invisible, follows
swiftly on the track II his more .listin-
guiSi",l fellow planets. l';1~Sin" Venus ana
nearly nvrrtahi.'" Jupiter. t'gtII.ts comes
in for his SI,;,r,' 81 at ttntun, both MrI~urv
and N"uus passing near his ,l,l,;.In Sat
urn treats us almost to an nrruI.tinn
making an ;,ppuISr to E':, Grlninrrun.
Our fair ncighbnr, the moon, "Si'le follow.
ing her usual round, kindly occuHs AI,lrfr,
ran on the Sth. and hides Uranus from
sight on the 10th, for the pleasure OF oh.
servers further SOUTH
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09

y The officers of the French ships of
war IN New York, have been over
whelmed with generous hospitality.
In addition 70 numerous private en-
tertainments at The homes of the mer-
chant princes, and at the clubs, they
attended a grand banquet at belmont
co.'s and listened to a long speech frona
Senator Evnrts, were taken to the
camps of the Seventh regiment, and
shown everything OF interest about the
city. The Frenchmen were delighted
were profuse in warm acknowledge
,nents Of the greatness and goodness
OF the Americans.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
General News.

Bowditch, Skillings & Co., wholesale MILL
merry OF Boston, have failed.
At Dubuque Father Jean OF Lyons loses
his suit againgt Bishop Hennessy for sus
pending him from the priesthood.
tracted an immense crowd. The weather
was cool and cloudy. The Welter handi.
cap sweepstakes was captured by Comma.
aore Kittson's tilly Abba. The race was
one alia ape-eight miles, and six horses
ran.
B. S. Higley was made president OF the
Ohio state prohibition convention. The
following ticket was nominated: Governor.
Rev. A. B. Leonard; lieutenant governor.
fro?. ". G. Frost; supreme judge, Gideon
Stewart; treasurer, John H. Banner; at.
tolney general, A. =. Clesenger; board 0!
public works, J. S. Neville.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
The Criminal Calendar.

Charles Moore, who had been married re-
Gently, was killed by his wife, during a quar-
rel, with lawn hoe, at his home near
Charlotte, N. G.
The case Of Adolph B. spreckles, in San
Francisco, charged with assault with intent
to murder NJ. H. De Young, proprietor OF
the Chronicle, on trial several weeks past,
was given to the jury and they returned
verdict OF not guilty.
William Wright of bonneville, Ca, who
was quarrelling with his wife, suddenly
turned upon her and drove knife into her
back, which required the united effort OF
two men to withdraw. The woman father,
upon seeing his dead daughter, took his
shotgun and killed Wright.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
Shooting at Pipes.
I'M tho DptrOit Free PrasA

From the Detroit Free Press,
Soon after the boat left Vicksburg u
young man in swell suit brought out
= rl-handled revolver, and began
shooting at Coating objects on the bo'
som of the mighty Mississippi. His OBJ.
jsct seemed to be to show off, and, as
q knot OF passengers began to applaud
his shots, he grew what might be called
triumphantly reckless: The steamer
presently overlook a hatboat loaded
with hoop poles, bound for the New Or
leans market. The steersman, wearing
a. broad-brim.hat and red shirt, was 4
very prominent figure.
GIVE seen the day." remarked a pas
senger, "that I could put g bullet
throug h that chaps hat, and not harpa
a hair of his head"
MIcan do it myself" replied the
shooter.
81 doubt it, sir; doubt it very much.
IF you make that shot, you tan !tall
yourself the champion of the world"
What did the idiot do but haul of and
pop away! We saw the mans hand So
up to his ear, and it wasn't half min.
ute before his place was taken by a
SECOND man, and he was pulling off for
us in his s1,ae;sell boat. He was soon
alongside, and not a nan Of us moved
as he rushed up stairs with g. boWie
knife as long as the leg of a chair in
his mad right hand. The shooter was
whittier than chalk, but his sang froid
was the genuine article. Before the
man with the bleeding ear bad come
within ten feet of him he had q; $50
bill out of his wallet, and, taking a
step forward, he held it out, and said:
4sqrry to have troubled you, my dear
sir. Intended to leave it for you at
the next landing. T shet to break the
pipe in your mouth, put hit your ear.
This is my regular pricew7h@p f4@ 7i!a!E
Red Shirt hesitated-took the bill
scanned the figures on the corners
slowly put up his knife, and then turn
ed and left the steamer without hav'
ing said one single word to one OF us:
The nerve and money of the dude had
prevented that wicked knife from tast-
ing life blood.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
A Case of Leprosy I'm Wisconsin.

The Dane County Medical society held it's
annual meeting at Madison, Wis. EAnihter-
esting and unusual feature of the meeting
was the exhibition by DR.. Settlers of Slough
ton of a young Norwegian named Iverson
who was suffering from leprosy. The pa
tient presented horrible appearance, his
lace being bloated and covered with ugly
blotcheS. While red in color and strangely
unnatural, the skin was thick on the face,
hands and feet, and could bepricked severe
" without the patient feeling pain: The
disease developed in Ivorson two years ago,
being preceded by a rheumatic sensation.
The disease is hereditary in the Iverson
family, though previous to the present case
it had not developed for several generations.
sons case caused sensation not confined
to medical circles.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
FROM Washington.

The Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph COM
pany will put it's wires under ground in Wash
ington.
At West st. Paul John Wagner fatally
shoots Frank Peters in a fit OF Irritation
on the 4th.
Secretary Manning orders Owen Kellar to
be given his clerkship, and the civil service
commission is happy.
The Middleton property, near the soldier 8
home at Washington, has been bought for
the Roman Catholic university, for $780,
500.
Mr.. Cannon, controller OF the currency,
has called for report OF the condition OF
national banks at theclose OF business on
Jan. 1.
f. The secretary of the treasury has a{-
pointed Walter E. Girard assistant inspec>
TOR OF hulls at New York, vice B. F. Howell,
resigned.
A Democratic subordinate in the mar
shal's office at Washington has been re-
moved by the marshal for offensive par
tisanship.
| A brother of Vice President Wilson is g
| guide in the bureau of engraving and print
ing ab $l;:50 a day, but he is to be given a
| better place.
Thomas e. Nash OF Gentralia, Wis.,, has
department, to succeed G. M. Walker OF H.
diana, resigned.
The following appointments were made by
the president recently: Darius H. Ingra-
ham of Maine, to DO consul at Cadiz; James
Tanner Lee OF Maryland, to be secretary OF
legation to Austria Hungary; Nathan B.
Gatche1, appraiser OF mercha ndisein the dis
trict of Buffalo Creek, New York:
One of the female employees dropped from
the rolls in the bureau Of engraving and
printing made her appearance and demand.
ed. Immediate reinstatement. When told
that such a thtng was impossible she became
violently abusive, and threatened to blow
up the whole institution &n9d then kill her.
self. She was quietly talked to, and finally
prevailed upon to leave the building.
The agricultural department has issued
the following in relation to the coming crop
OF peaches: Fhe past winter has fully de-
monstrated the unfit ness the more north
ern ATTITUDES for peach growing. From the
upper Ohio valley and the lake states there
comes but one report. 1t tells OF trees all
dead, whole orchards even in the most shell
tered situations having succumbed to the
seyere freezing.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Minnesota State School for INDECENT
Children.

The commissioners to locate state
school for INDECENT children have decided by
q practically unanimous vote upon Owa-
tonna as the location. Although Ovation
ma has been the successful town in the COM
petition, the commissioners have not de-
cided which Of tho two sites offered by that
city is the most advantageous and avail
able for q location for the school. Site No.
l offered by Owatonna consists OF three adj
joining tracts-the old Rawson place
(eighty acres) and the Abbott and Fisher
tracts Cforty acres each), making one hun
bred and sixty acres in all. The site is To-
Gated about half a mile from the depot, on
the west side of the city, commanding a fine
view of the city and of the Straight river,
which runs by it. The old Rawson place
has upon it a residence and barn, and the
Abbott place two residences. One OF the
houses is worth $4,000 and the other two
81 500 each.
Site No. is on the east side of the town,
and consists of155 acres, including part
of the fair grounds and all the fair buildings.
It is within two blocks Of the public high
school building, and the grounds of the Bap-
fist academy adjoin it at the northwest
corner. Besides the fair grounds it en-
braces the Wilcox tract, seventy acres, the
Brennan tract, forty acres, and the Aiken
tract, ten acres. The Winona & St. Peter
HuU OulCUSO, MllWduhtt " L duA Gull
roads run along the northeastern corner OF
the grounds.
The commissioners are proceeding under
an act passed at last winters session OF the
legislature, entitled ''An act to establish
state public school for dependent and in
digent children" and appropriating the
sum of $4,000 for that purpose. The
school is to be neither OF the character Of
AN orphan asylum or of reform school.
The object OF the institution is clearly set
forth in section ~ OF the act, which is as
follows:
The object OF this act is to provide for
such children a temporary home onl y in
the school until homes can be procured for
them in good families The board OF d.
rectors is made the legal gardian Of all chill
dren who shall become inmates Of the school.
1t shall be the duty OF the board OF direc-
tors to use special diligence in providing
suitable homes for such children, and it is
auth orized to place them in such families,
on written contract, during minority, or
until eighteen years OF age, in the discretion
OF the board of directors; providing for
their education in the public schools where
they may reside; for teaching them some
useful occupation; for kind and proper
treatment as members OF the family where
placed; and for payment, on the termina-
ton of such contract to the board OF d.
rectors for the use of the child, any sum of
money that may be provided for in said
instrument.
There were some twenty ballOtings by
the committee before Owatonna was Sc
lected. Red Wing, Hastings, Pennington,
Albert Lea, Mortified and other points,
made handsome tenders OF sites, etc., but
none quite so generous as that OF Ovation
ma, which was accepted.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09

During the past year in Boston only
1918 licenses were granted for resale
of distilled liquors, as against 1, 535 in
the previous year. On the other hand,
the number of places licensed to sell
only malt liquors and wine rose from
So to 236. Thus, while the whole
number of saloons remains nearly as
large as before, the number in which
the milder kind of drinks is sold has
increased fOurfOld.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
Something More than Chin Music.

A diSpatch from Laredo, Texas, saws
Twenty shot, in rapid !!lcr~.inn We're:
heard in New Laredo r...ntI> II was gem
rr''lE known that JamrS T.. LnI"z M,ntnt
BIO. editor OF fine ll.rizrltr Il M,>ic:mI.,ln-r
published here hn! ynnr ;,rr.,Ss the. river
about shutdown to engage in mortal cow
bat with young Pedro Ar4uindtluui, c1,c
editor OF FL Bravo, published in New I.rr-
do. Mnntalbo was shot seven times and
died within two hours. Arsuind,lpui was
slightly wounded, once ucrnss he abdomen
and once through the right thigh. Mont alho
was assailed by several parties during he
fight. His rUlnuins were brought across
the river and were met by a large crowd.
The editors had been INDUCING in violent
personalities through the columns Of their
papers for several months.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09
Assignments of West Point Cadets.

The following is he assignment Of cadets,
with the rank of second lieuttnants, to
date from June II:
Joseph Il. knhn, William L. Craighill,
corps OF engineers; Willard A. Holbrook,
G. l.. Byrlm, First cavalry; Robert E. l..
Niche, Second cavalry; Robert A. Brown,
Frank A. Cock, Fourt tn cavalry; John NJ.
Carson, Jr., Fifth cavalry; l.. NJ. koeher,
Sixth cavalry; Phillip A. Bett"ns, j. W.
Benton, Ninth cavalry; Herbert 5. Whip
pie, Tenth cavalry; +. W. Hubbard, First
artillery; C. ID. NJ. Wilcox, A. +. Curtis, &.
+. Parker, Second artillery; j. ID. Barr-tte,
j. X. Cree Third artillery; j. CIV. Brooks,
Fourth artillery; {. u. Towslry, Second
infantry; II. S. Cole, H. +. Mc',oin, Third
infantry; A. II. Brown, Fourth infantry;
f. +. Gilman, Fifth infantry; 5. +. Smiley,
Eighth infantry; Frank u. w. Ramsey,
Ninth infantry; K. l.. Billiard, Tenth in
fantry; NJ }. O'Brien, William :. Bidl!-,
Jr., f. z. La~ton Thirteenth infantry; Il.
B. Buck, G.. !. Putnam, Sixteenth iniantry;
G. H. Muir, Seventeenth infantry; A. l..
Parmerter, Twenty -iirst infantry; ID. b.
DevOre, Twenty-third infantry; }. Little,
G. S. Cartwright, Tw,n' y-f.urth infantry;
William +. Martin, T"rIlt y-tifth infantry.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09

1t is argued that the best days OF
base ball are numbered, owing to the
policy of hiring men to "play" your
game. When men play for hire, and
are inspired by no local pride, thepos
sibilities of "funny work" are ever
nr+>sent. These are increased by the
rivalrlcs between "managers:
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09

In New Hampshire, there are 107,
526 males to l76; 4e5 females; in Wiz If
gina 745, 500 males to 766, 976 females,
and in Illinois 1,5s6,523 males to
l ,491, 348 females. Going farther
West the surplus of males is still
greater.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09

Railroad travel is reported very
light for the season. Pleasure seekers
are comparatively scarce, as we'll as
immigrants. The change from the tide
of eighteen months or two years ago is
remarkable. Hotel keepers, ofcourse,
suffer from cause, as we'll as other in
tereStS
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09

ia progrsssing steadily. There 10 disposi'
tion on tho generals part to economic his
strength, and there is lessened interest in
his literary work. Gen. Dent, Gen. Grants
brother-in-law, said to-day:
I am afraid the general will notlast many
days, To-day received information from
the family that the cancer had commenced
to inflame the jugular vein, and death is
question of few days, In the opinion OF his
doctors.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-09

"a breath of free western air and a
view of Lake Michigan" is the pre-
scription OF a Chicago paper for Gen.
Grant. It is unfortunate that the
physicians do not regard these things
as essential to his comfort and ulti-
mate recovery.