Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1885 — LATER NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

LATER NEWS ITEMS.

There is a short crop of winter wheat In the southern provinces of Russia, and the prospects for spring wheat are poor througuout the empire. Bavaria’s King has been squandering more money of late In various ways, an? his long-suffering subjects now want hita deposed. The report of the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics ju6t issued shows that the number of immigrants arrived in the United States during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1885, was 387,821, being 122,013 less than the immigration during the preceding fiscal year, and 401,171 less than during tho year ending June £O, 1882, the year of the greatest immigration.’ A proclamation of quarantine against cattle from Illinois and other States has been issued by Gov. Dawes, of Nebraska. Gen. Sheridan has been instructed by the Secretary of War to take such measures as may be necessary to open and keep open, for the passage of cattle and other purposes of interstate commerce, the trails and highways leading into and from Indian Territory. The only son of Mrs. Paran Stevens, a leader of New York society, died at Newport. Barnum’s elephant Albert, which killed his keeper, was taken to the Keene (N. H.) suburbs and shot, thirty-three members of a militia company firing at the beast at the same time. The remains will be sent to the Smithsonian Institution at Washington. In the recent battle between the Colombian revolutionists under Gen. Camargo and the Government forces the losses e> ceeded five hundred on each side. The in surgents will, it is thought, confine the!' operations to the Magdalena River and the interior. Political matters on tho Isthmcs are settled and good order prevails. Yellow fever is epidemic at Aspinwall and all over tho Isthmus. The crews of the American vessels are much enervated by the climate. The weather was very hot throughout the country last week, the thermometer registering lrom 90 to 100 degrees in the shade. Many prostrations from heat were reported. The works of the Wells & French Car and Bridge Company, Chicago, were almost totally destroyed by lire. The blaze started in the paint room and quickly spread to the car shops and blacksmith shop, consuming twenty-four completed freight cars and twenty-five others in process of construction, besides a large quantity of seasoned hardwood lumber. The loss is estimated at $175,000, pretty well covered by insurance. Near Douglas, Kan., Mi. and Mrs. Jay Carman, the former’s mother, Mrs. Jas. Carman, and Mr. and Mrs. Koats, were drowned while toiding the Walnut River in wagons. New York telegram: “John Roach’s assets are said to be about $4,000,000. His liabilities have not been ascertained, but it is thought he will be able to pay them in full, and have a handsome fortune left. His legal representatives will soon have a conference with Secretary Whitney, after which it is probable that he may resume business. All his employes have been paid in full. Only a sufficient force will be retained at his yards to fulfill existing contracts.”