Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-04-28
Miscellaneous News Notes.


1t is feared that low water will cut of the
supply OF logs to Mississippi river mills.
A long needed dry house is soon to be
built at Duluth in connection with the ele-
yators.
The saw mills in the Duluth district are
all in operation, and will soon be running
night and day.
The steamship La Bretagne which sailed
coo in gold consigned to Paris. OF this
S1,25O.OO0 goes to Lazard Frercs and
$500, 900 to Ladsnburg, Thailmann u Co.
The signal service reports the rainfall in
New Orleans for twenty-tour hours ending
at 6 81. m. April % ut seven and one half
inches. Heavy ra:nfhlls are reported IRON
along the Illinois Central railroad and
many washouts have occurred.
The governor OF Texas, Wyoming and
Missouri have had some correspondents in
regard to the cuttle.nen's trouble in Wy
onling in regard to the best means to pro-
tect the citizens Of those states threatened
by tho uprising OF the ''lustlers.n
Seven fires were reported ut Louisville,
Ky. on the night OF the 23d and it is evil
dent an incendinry il at work. The total
loss so far will not exceed $4,000. The
police are now at work, but it seems un-
likely that they will capture any body.
Heavy rains have again caused the Kas-
kaskia river III Illinois, to overflow, and at
Carlyle il il NOW four miles wide All the
bottom lands nre covered and much stock
has been lost. A man named Potts was
drowned while attempting to cross the riv.
er at Mascontah.
Seeding is now in active progress in the
vicinity Of Mortified, Mimi, and it is
probably TINT III two weeks the last grain
oiwheat will be under ground. Anexamilia-
ton of the winter wheat shows that
although considerably damaged it is still
better than was generally expected.
The Nova Scotia sailing schooner Dora
Steward, from Halifax Dee. 10, arrived at
Victoria, B. c., q few days ago for the pur-
pose Of Joining the scaling fleet. There is
great cxcitemsnt over the seizure at Town.
send OF the steamship Michigan with T0S
fivc.tael cans of opium on board. The
United States officials have been working
up the case for some days.
National Bank Examiner Gctchel! re-
fuses to make any statement for publica-
ton concerning the affairs OF the First
National Bank OF Grafton, Mass, which
chosen recently. 1t is generally believed
that Charles I. Linley, OF Boston. the
youthful president OF the bank, has become
entnngled in speculative ventures. There
is no hope OF saving the bank.
There is still about fifteen miles OF ice
stretching out at the Duluth end OF Lake
Superior. ton miles OF it fairly solid, but the
vessels are easily going through it. Ten
large steamships arrived on the 23d, and
half a dozen next morning while there were
fifty more on Lake Superior bound for Du-
futh. The fleet OF eight that left Duluth
the goth are all passed the Sault and well
down Lake Huron. About 100000
bushels of the IS. OOO,t 900 lying in Duluth
elevators is chartered to 60 forward and
will go out ns fast as vessels arrive. Most
OF those coming bring in coal, and the
docks, which are now more nearly empty
than for years, will soon be well flied.
Dr.. r. P. Sweeney, government fish com.
missioner OF the Northwest, is now camp
ing at Pike River, near Tower, MIMI, where
he expects to collect within the next three
| weeks at least 25,O0O,0nO wall eyed pike
eggs. These will be Matched in the large
government hatchery at Duluth during the
| coming session. At the hatchery over co.
| 100000 whitefish are now beng Matched
and are at once planted in Lake Superior
| About 100000 OF different varieties ol
| trout are also being planted. This hatch
| cry is, with one exception, the largest on
| the great lakes.