The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-02
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
AT Toledo, Ohio. W. II. Cook. late po-
lice clerk Of that city. pleaded guilty to
cmbczzlement OF $1,000 OF the city's funds,
and was sentenced to five years in the PEN
itenttary and to pay u fine OF $4,000.
DR.. Isaac I. Nicholson has notified the
standing committee OF the Episcopal Diocese
OF milwaukee that he will accept the bisll-
Opric made vacant by the death CT Bishop
knight. DR. Nicholson Will be consccrated
In his own church in Philadelphia on Oct
Is There Is no doubt that his election will
be ratified by tho various standing COM
mittecs.
The Governor and Lieutenant Governor
of Massachusetts and their stats took part
in the exercises attending the graduating
programme at Harvard University. Chief
Justice Fuller was among the guests. Tho
degree OF Doctor OF Laws was conferred
upon Chief Justice Fuller John Randolph
Tucker and several others.
AT New York, the Hamburg American
Packet Company has issued instructions to
It's agents concerning ticket selling TO
emigrants. In addition to those excluded
under the law the company tells Its agents
not to sell tickets to any person "in SYM
pathy with the anarchists"
Uncle Jerry Rusk is just now the
busiest man In the whole Government. Il
Washington correspondent writes Blaine
Is at Bar Earbor nursing his govt. The
President himself is keen to get back to
Cape May. Foster is watching Ohio poll
tics. Proctor is waiting for that Senatorial
appointment from Vermont John Wanna
maker is lying awake nights fighting
Keystone fcas and railing at the Phila-
delphia Philistines who are badgering him.
Tracey IS preparing for his daughters
wed ling. and Noble and Miller are attend
ing to dreary routine. Uncle Jerry Rusk is
the only man in all the Government that IS
up and alive. He has got thirty microscop-
lists at work IN Chicago on the great Amcri-
can hog with view to preparing the latter
for a more cordial welcome abroad. He is
bursting balloons in the heavens to produ
rain. and now he has invented some kind
OF new grass which shall make the arid
deserts of the West blossom like the rose.
A new race-track to be known as tho
South Side Park. the old site of the Brother
hood base ball park, will be opened at st.
Louis. The purpose of the proprietors is to
have racing throughout the summer and
during the winter on such days as the
weather will permit.
Colonel II. c. Corbin. Assistant Adju-
tant General of the military department.
left Holbrook, A. T.. for keam's Canyon
with two troops of the Tenth Cavalry I'M
der command OF Major Mcclellan. At
keams Canyon the force will be joined by
two companies from Fort Wingate. also two
pieces OF artillery. 1t Is stated by Lieuten-
ant Britt that seventy of tho hostlcs or
more are In the Oribie village OF stone
buildings and are very defiant. 1t Is SAIL
to be Colonel Corbn's purpose to arrest the
ringleaders and medicine men and remove
them from their tribe. for time at least.
Tho recent reports of fighting are all false
Tho Canadian Government having COM
piled with the requirements of Secretary
Rusk's order imposing fifteen days
quarantine on all sheep and swine en-
tcring this country from Canada by itself.
and establishing a similar quarantine on
all sheep and swine imported into the
Dominion from Great Britain or the CONT
nent OF Europe, the Secretary has revoked
his order as affecting Canadian sheep and
swine. Sheep and swine may therefore be
imported into the United States from Cana
da. subject only to the regular inspection of
our veterinary officers. and 10 certificate
da in the case of impor animals. showing
them to have been duly quarantined there.
Words fail to convey an accurate idea
of the nature of the damage done at Chero-
kee. Iowa. Cherokee has in the last year
increlsel its population by Goo Many of
these are young people. employees and me-
chanics, with but limited supply of this
worlds goods. who have been saving to
build home. and have lost that home and
all their effects. Communication with the
city by rail is entirely destroyed. Nearly
the whole track to Lemars Is washed out.
TIE Mayor calls for help
! AT Wichita. Kan. sensational rumo1
is current to the effect that an attack was
| made upon the Sac and Fox Agency by an
! armed band of desperadoes. who are re-
| ported to have captured n large treasure
and to have made their escape with it. Ii
Is reported that the Indian traders, VIII,
/ have been doing big business with the Sac
/ and Fox Indians since the latter sold theii
! lands to the Government, were the heaviest
/ losers.
| The bodies OF nineteen sailors who were
! drowned in the great storm at Samoa were
buried at Mare Island with imposing Cere-
monies. The remains OF the nineteen mcr
were taken to the cemetery. seven in .nt
| hearsc and twelve on caisson constructed
of gun carriages. Atthe conclusion part
ing salute was fred over their graves. and
the last call sounded by hugles.
Tho Texas Supreme Court rendered a
| decision IN the famous railway case iron
Val Verde County. brought by Attorney
General NOW Governor) lIogg. and involv-
Ing the question whether the railroads are
entitled under the constitution Of 1867 t.
land grants on account of siding and switch
es. The State will recover over six million:
| OF acres to which patents have been i'm
properly issued.