Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1886 — GENERAL. [ARTICLE]

GENERAL.

Bandits are ravaging some sections of the island of Cuba. A Havana telegram says: “On Wednesday last a party of bandits under Romero called at the sugar plantation belonging to Senor Erancisco Pedroso. and demanded $10,006, declaring that if the money was not forthcoming they would burn the plantation. Senor Pedroso refused ‘ to give them wnat they asked. Four hours later fiames had destroyed not only the extensive and well-cultivated .cane-tields. but the factories. dwelling-houses, depots, great quantities of corn, lumber, plows, and nearly everything of value on the plantation. In the i rovinco of Oienfoegos a robber band under Nicolas Espinosa and his lieutenant, Malagas, have kidnaped Senor Baltasir de la Torriente, for whoseransom they demand $8,0lU). They also had Senor Luoieno Casanova an 1 the two sons of Ylr. Lombard. Bandits in the province of Santa Clara kidnaped the steward of the sugar estate “'Santa Lugurda.’ He was afterward ransomed for $5,500.” - There were 207 failures in the United States last week and th rty-five iu Canada. Special tejegrams to lirtu'sheei’s from leading trade centers throughout ti e couu try show a moderate gain in the volume of distribution in a few lines nf slaplA articles. noticeably ill dry goods. This is reported at Chicago, St., Louis, Peoria, Omaha, and Davenport. The primary cause is the arrival of cold weather, and seasonable goods are in more active demand. The total bauk dealings at thirty-one cities is' $1,096,936,096* against $1,030,998,687 last week. At Boston and New Y'ork dry goods jobbers report trade dull, but with no accumulation of stocks. A few additional makes of cotton have been advanced in price. Raw wood continues dull, though strousrer at the interior and abroad than at domestic seabord markets. ' / .'