Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-02


For the twelve months ending July 81,
1885, the exports Of merchandise amount
ed to $3.50, 5j5, 400 and the imports to
$641, S52. 273.
Possofices established: Minnesota: Big
wood, Marshall county, Hans Il. Insdahl.
postmaster; HELEN, Marshall county, Hal
yer Halverson; Holt, Marshall county. Ole
G. Finberg Lonesome, Lyon county, Fred
Smith.
Judge Durham. first controller OF the
currency, is confined to his home by sick
nesn.
Money Is rapidly flowing into the treas
ury and another bond call is expected
within q few days.
The acting comptroller Of the currency
has authorized the National bank OF Roy
ersford. Pa, to begin business with u CAPT
tai OF 100000.
Special Agent A. NJ. Barney, OF the treas.
ury department is dead.
Canada has another scandal. The chief
OF fisheries deputy has collected $50, 600
fines paid by American cruisers, which he
has not accounted for.
Lord Mayor Sullivan presided over the
fortnightly meeting OF the National league
in Dublin. In his address he declared.
stones home rule bill as settlement OF
the controversy with England. OF course
lrishmen would not refuse whatever good
things the Tories might offer short OF Mr..
Gladstoue's proposed bene faction, but the
people Of Ireland would never be contented
un til they had IL parliament OF their own.
Postofiices discontinued Montana;
Fort Ellis, Gallatine county. Postmasters
commissioned Wisconsin,: Albany, j. Lit
tell; Rural, w. r. Quint. Dakota; Ludden,
II. +. Eaton. Minnesota; Hickory i. JET.
ferson; Kingston, VI. Murphy,
Attorney General Garland is troubled
with a bronchial affection.
A carriage containing Senator Evarts OF
New York. Charles C. Perkins OF Boston
and Miss Matthews, daughter OF Judge
Stanley Matthews OF Ohio. was overturned
at Windsor, VT. Mr.. Perkins was instant.
ly killed and Senator Evarts and Miss
Matthews severely bruised, though not
seriously injured
Aaron +. Leopold, oithe firm of Leopold
Il Austrian, who for number OF years
have been connected with the Lake Supe
rior Transportation company, Is reported
to be dangerously i'll at his residence in
Chicago.
Among the killed by railroad accident
Sam Landon. of the Ohio house, whose
home was at Maryyille.
Mayor Grace has appointed Gen. John
Newton United States commissioner of
public works, vice Squire removed. Ills
term OF office as commissioner OF public
works viii expire on May /, 1887. The
city officials are surprised at the prompt
action OF the governor.
Justice Stanley Matthews and mis- bride
will not return to this country until Octo-
Der.
Frank II. Campbell had been in the EN-.
ploy OF James Carruthers, who has an OIL
fee in the Exchange building. Chicago. He
called, and when everybody had left the
office except Mr.. Carruthers. he drew re-
volver and, placing the muzzle close to
that gentleman's head demanded that he
write him check for $3.50, and Mr.. Car
ruthers complied.
The Wisconsin Gas company made a
voluntary assignment to Epllriam Mariner.
The assets were placed at S125, 900; liabil'
tiles Sl1T,0o0.
Omaha figures out a population OF about
eighty thousand.
Natural gas has been discovered in north
ern Delaware county, Ohio.
One forty acre field in Dawson county,
Neb., yielded 1920 bushels OF wheat.
A Philadelphia firm will build bridge
across the Hudson at Poughkeepsie, n. Y, I
for $500, 600.
Louise Parker, who win make her debut /
at Wallaek's in New York, shortly. is an
Iowa girl, trained in the best Partisan
schools.
A certificate was filed at sanitary head |
quarters OF the death, at New York, OF /
Lillian Tichbourne, daughter of Sir Roger 1
Charles ID. Tichbourne, or Arthur Orion. 1
known in England as the claimant, and i
his wife, Lillian Rose Eneyer. In the GER |
tiiicate Sir Roger says he was born in Par
is and was married in March, 1885, in /
England.
Gen. J. S. Robinson is nominated for 1
secretary OF state by the Ohio Republicans. /
The Russian ministers OF war and marine /
have been summoned to st. Petersburg /
The black sec. fleet has been ordered TO be /
in readiness for n cruise. Several Russian |
companies have been ordered to /
troop transports.
The British corvette Diamond took pos.
session in the name OF the British crown Of |
the Kermadee islands, in the South Pacific |
ocean, on Ang. /.
The archbishop OF Lima, Peru, died re- /
GENTLY at an extreme old age.
The colossal monument to Victor Eman.
eGl unveiled at Genoa recently, is the work /
Of Barenghi, Milan sculptor. The monu- |
ment is the finest in Italy.
United States Marshal Pross OF Louisville /
resigned, the alleged reason being Difference
IS between him and United States District l
Judge Barr.
The Northern Pacific will have forty I
miles more OF the Cascade division finish !
ed and ready for government inspection 1
Oct l. This carries the line to the Ellen I
berg coal fields. and opens the market to |
300 TO 1000 tons OF coal per day.
Two 0leo dealers were fined $50 in Chi |
cago.
The closing down OF the Hecla works at !
Montana, will be the means OF
400 men out OF employment, aud !
besides viii distress every branch OF indus |
try in that section Of country.
Gen. Sir Redvers Butler, who has gone in /
bohalf OF the tory government in England !
to Ireland, TO diagnose the situation, is a |
fighting man, and was prominent in Wolse-
ley's Red river expedition years ago and |
in the Ashantee expedition and in Egypt. |
He was In Canada some years. The Irish |
are doubtless right in the be- |
lief that mischief is intended by Buffers |
visit to Ireland.
Mr.. johnson OF Kentucky, who succeeds !
Maj. Hunter as chief of the division Of ac- |
counts in the general land office has enter |
ed upon the discharge OF his duties.
The revenues OF the government have |
this month averaged about 81, 000, 900
day.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Stevenson has returned to Washington, |
and during the absence OF Col. Villas will he |
acting postmaster general
Secretary Bayard gives his private secre- |
tary, Bryan, $4,000 year.
Benjamin p. Davis, deputy fourth audi. |
tor OF the treasury, has resigned, having
been invited so to do.
United States Marshal Gross, OF Ken. |
lucky has resigned.
Admiral Porter is hard at work at Wash. |
ington, writing his book.
Postmasters commissioned: Dakota |
ii. McCord. Wisconsin-Beloit, |
c. Babbitt. Special service discontinued |
Dakota: Hillsview, Sutley, Mound City, |
from Aug. 81.
Revolutions in Bulgaria come quickly, |
suddenly and emphatically. The pro. |
visional government set up on Sunday, |
which was thoroughly Russianized body, |
was overthrow on the following Tues. |
day, and the people and large |
portion Of the army are calling for |
Prince Alexander 20 come back again The |
Russian press calls for Russia to step in |
and restore order" while the porte would |
like to do that and get back it's lost prov. |
inces, but dare not move, because il knows |
that such general uprising would ensue
on the Balkan peninsula that the doom oil |
the Ottoman power would be sealed.
two-year-old boy in Vermont was
drowned a few days ago in a barrel OF sour |
milk.
Nathaniel s. Bates, who murdered his |
wife at Haberstowp, Ind, March %, Mas !
executed at Richmond that state