Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1886 — GENERAL. [ARTICLE]

GENERAL.

The terms of a commercial treaty between the United States and Great Britain were some time since agreed upon by both parties, and the document is now under consideration by the Cabinet at Ottawa. It amicably settles the fisheries question, and deals largely with reciprocal trade with Canada. ' . ; Late information received at the Agri-

cultural Department in Washington regarding the condition of hogs is that in Illinois and Indiana cholera prevails generally, heavy losses from several counties being reported in the former State. In Ohio and Michigan the condition of the animals is fair. Ip some parts of Wisconsin and lowa farmers are afraid to keep hogs on account of cholera. Cholera, pinkeye, and measles are reported from Missouri, and in Nebraska the condition is considerably below an average. Kansas and Kentucky hogs are generally in good condition..,, In the Bay of St John, Newfoundland, the schooner Summerset cut the schooner Mary Ann, on which there were thirty-seven persons, in halves. Three men and one woman were drowned, and another passen?er was fatally injured... .Lieutenant lenn, of he is satisfied that Mayflower can beat his Vessel in any breeze in which she can carry her top-Sail. The Grand Commandery, Knights Templar, before concluding its conclave at St. Louis, decided to hold,the pert conclave at Washington the second week in October, 1889... .Tfae Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd-Fellows at their meeting at Boston selected the city of Columbus, Ohio, as the place for the permanent headquarters of the order. An audience large enough to fill McVicker's spacious theater from the frequently mentioned front row to the emergency chairs that burst forth from the rear walls greeted charming little Lotta with incessant rounds of laughter and applause, says the Chicago Daily Neus. This general favorite has the reputation of being the wealthiest lady in the profession, and the pleasant report is surely well grounded, since for years she has enjoyed phenomenal prosperity. Time sits lightly on her shapely shoulders, and treats most generously her agile frame. Nor is her success undeserved. She is as conscientious in her work to-day as she was when entering upon her career. The reward that has come to her is of a nature to prove that, despite the jests of the careless, there is genuine merit in what she does. Within the limits of her chosen line of endeavor she may be termed incomparable. This merry sprite, this tuneful little fairy, who manipulates with subtle sorcery our lachrymal glands and our cachinnatory organs, will glance on and sing on and keep us always laughing and weeping at her sweet will. She appeals to all alike—the young, the old, the grave, the gay, the rich, the poor, the lowly, the proud—all own the spell of little Lotta’s fascinations, and all surrender to it cheerfully. Her engagement at McVicker’s Theater lasts for another week. Charles A. Hand, a hotel-keeper at Sarnia, Ontario, has been arrested for plotting to blow up the residence of Liquor Inspector Palmer. In his possession was a cigar-box filled with dynamite cartridges. ....General Booth, of the Salvation Army, arrived at New York from England last week. He intends to make a general inspection of his forces in the United States. ,