The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-23
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

Gov. Merriam. of Minnesota. instructed
the Attorney General to institute proceed
ings to wind up tho affairs of the American
Building and Loan Association OF St. Paul,
in case sufficient grounds for Il suit can be
found.
d. r. Anthony. editor of the Lcaven-
worth Times. was publicly horscwhipped
by William Fortcscue, the defeated Repub-
lcan candidate for Mayor. on account OF
sensational articles against the latter pub
lished during the campaign.
The steamship Garrick, from Santos,
has arrived at New York with two cases OF
yellow fever.
The Bureau OF Statistics reports that
the exports Of breadstutfs from the United
States during tho month of March last were
Sl2,3s2. 1870. against s15,11S 100 during the
same month OF the preceding year. During
the month of March last the exports of beef,
hog, and dairy products aggregated Sl2.
304.l5i. against Sl0.5G3653 during the Same
month of 1890.
Secretary RuS!l Issued an order disron-
tinuins the cattle quarantine at FL Paso
and Brownsville, Texas
The draft CT tho new commercial treaty
between Spain and the United States. look
ing To partial reciprocity Of trade with
Cuba, has bccu concluded at Madrid 1t is
understood that the treaty fixes very low
duties on flour and other articles import ed
from the United States into the Antilles.
General John ". Foster. the special A,neri-
can envoy who has negotiated the new
treaty, has left Madrid for home.
There is III the Treasury of the United
States ?21, DOC, 600 in subsidiary coin. pieces
OF the denomination Of 80 cents and less
While In the Treasury the subsidiary coin
is useless. If ii could be put in circulation
1t would facilitate business operations by
increasing t.e volume of available cur
rcnCy, and il would at the same time prove
more or less Of a safeguard against strin-
gency in the future
--Admirals Cihcrar,if and Walkers orders
to pro 'eed to Port-au- Prince. 1Iayti, with
their fleets are supp l~cd to have some con-
nectiou with the cherished plan of this
country TO obtain n coaling station at the
island OF st. Nicholas. France is also after
this location. The theory in naval circles
IS that our two fleets viii produce the de-
sired effect on Haytians to decide in favor
of the United States instead of France,
The committee Of banker, appointed by
the Government with instructions to exam
inc thoroughly into the various aspects OF
the financial situation In Brazil has rem
dcrcd it's report. This report says that
there is no danger, 50 far as Brazil Is con-
cerned, of commercial or financial crisis.
AT Knoxville, Tenn. a crowd became
Disguised with a circus performance and
tore the tent to pieces. Several persons
were niurcd aud the show was driven out
of town.
The closing hours of the Commercial
Congress at Kansas City were very turhu
lent, and several delegates withdrew on ac-
count of their dissatisfaction with the pro-
cccdinss.
The North German Lloyd steamer Full
da, with 92l stecrage passengers on board,
arrived at quarantine at New York, but
was detained, owing to a case Of smallpox
on board.
DR.. L. F. Niles and Miss Ellen Fa!bcrt,
of Springfield. Ohio, and Mr.. and Mrs. 6. G.
Cutler of st. Paris, fifteen miles distant.
were arrested charged with kidnapping the
two Niles children, four and six years old
respectively. who were stolen two weeks
ago DIR. Niles and his wife had separated.
and were fighting In court for the possess
sion of the children
The grip. like plague. is fairly devas-
tating the cities of New York and Brooklyn.
In the latter city GO, persons died during
seven days. This is the largest number of
people who ever died in Brooklyn In one
week. In New York the total number of
deaths for the same week was 1877, the
largest for any week this year