Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-01-10
grades have within ten days risen Is
to 40 cents, and other kinds Is to 20

cents.
Nearly all the republican candidates
kspeaker of the New York assembly
actively canvaSSing at Albany.
pOdore Roosevelt is endeavoring to
10 a combination in the interest of
lillian NJ. Evarts for the senator
ship.
The Illinois railway commission held
q meeting at Springfield Monday, to
hear arguments by officers of various
roads against a reduction in fright
rates, and to listen to petitions from
citizens against the continuance of dis
elimination.
Detectives at Grafton, West Vir-
ginia, ~ascertained that the recent
wrecking of a passenger train was the
work of Mrs. NJ. Blake. who sought
revenge for the arrest of her husband
on charge of robbing cars. She con-
fessed her crime.
William S. Denny, assistant post
master at Remus, Michigan, was ar
rested on New Years day for opening
registered letters. He promptly plead
ed guilty, when arraigned at Grand
Rapids, and was sentenced to n year
in the penitentiary.
George w. Childs of PHILADELPHIA.
states that $780, 600 could easily be
raised to saw General Grants prop
erty, but it would again be seized by
creditors of Grant & Ward. Measures
are certain to be taken to rescue the
generals personal trophies.
Mrs: Emma II. Wallace, hailing
from Chicago, has brought suit in New
York to recover One-thirtieth OF the
real estate held by Trinity church.
She offers to settle for $4,000, 600
cash. Her father. Cornelius D. Thorpe,
spent SEC. QUO in similar litigation.
The New Year reception held by
President Arthur is said to have been
the most notable of his series as to
style and numbers. Governor Cleve-
land stood at his desk for two hours
and shook hands with a vast multitude
OF people presented by his military
staff.
The Northwestern Travelling Mems
association, at a meeting held in Chi
cago, elected j. c. Miller president and
T. 8. Quincy secretary. There are
over 3,4N members, and during the
past year S14O.0 0 was discussed in
benefits, leaving about $4,000 in the
cash-box.
Joseph F. Tucker, who made a ma
tl?nal reputation during his connection
with the Illinois Central road, has been
offered the vice presidency of the Erie
company. Daniel NJ. Boynton, gen
eral agent in Chicago Of the Wisconsin
Central road, died OF hemorrhage Of
the brain.
The low prices prevailing for farm
products have brought about a marked
revival of mining in the Galena lead
region. Hundreds of farmers are
prospecting OF taking out ore in ILL
nois or Wisconsin,, and two train-loads
OF dry bore are daily shipped from
Highland.
Bishop Gilmour, Of Cleveland, some
months ago closed St. Prokop's b.
llemian church lor rebellious acts, and
placed watchmen in charge. Fifteen
women belonging to the congregation
Sunday attacked three policemen with
stones and clubs, regaining possession
OF the parsonage.
Captain J. P. Holm, who died in Dem
mark a few weeks agO, became we'll
known to the American public through
his confinement in a Massachusetts in
sane asylum at the request of his wife
and son. In his will the old man
ignored his family and left $1,000 for a
free library in Maiden.
D. L. Moody has opened revival
meetings at Richmond, Virginia, be-
ing rewarded with large congregations.
He denies that he ever cherished or
expressed sentiments as to Lee and
Jackson other than of high respect.
The charges originated with a citizen
OF Richmond named 4. D. Core.
w. II. Smyth, al army paymaster,
who recently disappeared from Savan-
nah with $500 of government funds,
L mazda hjQ Hnnparqn1o in Woohi1,rfor
Friday and paid up the deficiency, ex-
planning that he was on a spree Christ
mas and became lost to all conscious
ness. until he found himself in New
York.
Evelyn Wentworth, known as 1.-The
Russian countess" asked a police JUS
tlce in Buffalo for a warrant foE the
arrest Of c. c. Vandeventer, q Pfomi-
nent member of the board of trade,
claiming that they were married at
Niagara last September, and that he
is about to fee to Europe. Vandeven-
ter car not be found.
A prominent official at Washington
reports that five New York physicians
recently examined into the condition
of General Grant, and found him com
pletely broken down in body and re-
quiring absolute rest. D. B. Wesson.
Of Springfield, Massachusetts, has con-
tribuled 81 1000 toward the fund to res
cue the generals property.
A triangular block of iron, carefully
prepared to fit a switch frog, was on
Thursday forenoon placed by some
miscreant on the Baltimore and Ohio
track near Grafton, West Virginia.
The engine OF an approaching passen-
ger train was made to turn a sOmer-
sault, killing the engineer and fireman,
The mail agent and three passengers
were severely hurt.
A review of the iron trade, Just CON-
pleted by the secretary of the Ameri-
can Iron u Steel association, shows
that the demand for leading articles of
iron and steel during the year 1884 was
less than in 1883. Prices have fallen
enormously. with but little tendency to
recovery. Better days for the iron
manufacturer are not expected until
the condition OF the farmers improves.
Times are hard in Kansas. Corn is
selling as low as 10 cents a bushel, and
farm: rs arc using it for fuel. Trade is
dull and the banks have shut their
money up in their vaults. Millers re-
fuse to reduce the price of flour and
the railroads help to keep the country
poor by charging the same price for
taking grain to market as when wheat
was worth $l.o5 a bushel and corr was
bringing ~ to ~ cents.
A petition has been filed in the
United States Court at St. Louis ask
ing that the lease OF the Wabash to the
Iron Mountain road, dated April 8,
1883, the mortgage for $40, Ot0 .OOO made
to the Mercantile Trust company of
New York. and the guaranty Of the
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Mountain road be annnlled on the
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