Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1886 — GENERAL [ARTICLE]

GENERAL

The man who swindled the people of the City of Mexico by the sale of bogus Patti tickets is believed to be Charles Bourton, formerly a journalist in Paris. He Las been cajAured by Mexican detectives. A City of Mexico dispatch says: “It is generally believed here that diplomatic questions of grave importance will soon arise between the United States and Mexico, growing out of the position taken by President Cleveland against the right of Mexico to try Americans committing offenses against Mexican law while on American soil. The newspapers of ail shades of opinion stand by the government in this matter/ on the ground that ths principle is a round one, and approved by some of the most highly civilized nations of the world.” The average December prices of wheat, according to the National Department of Agriculture, is 69 cents—B cents below the value of the last crop, and 4J cents higher than 1884. The farm value of corn is 37 cents —4 cents higher than last year. The average condition of the wheat plant in Michigan is 97.100, against 95 last year. Live-stock are reported in a healthy condition. Ten per cent, of the potato crop in southern counties and five per cent, in the northern - counties has been destroyed by rot. The business failures during the week numbered for the United States 252, for Canada 22, a total of 274, against 242 the previous week. The increase noticeable is mainly in the Southern States, where the casualties are Jar above the average in number, if not in importance. Bradstreet’ « reports “wool weaker, prices yielding a little 'at the London sale. In goods the tone is generally strong, but foreign worsteds are offered at lower figures. The drug trade is growing inactive, without loss in prices. Prices harden in sugars, spices, tea, and canned goods. Sugar consumption has increased largely abioad.it is claimed, overtaking tho supple. Money is generally reported in good supply, though the demand is large. Collections geiierully are very satisfactory, except in some southern sections, nnd bank clearings continue less than last year in that section, a little larger on the whole in NewEngland, smaller at St. Lou’s, and about the same at Chicago, but greatly increased at many other 55'estern point’.” John L. Sullivan signalized his contempt for the English by tilling up with wine at a bar.q ret at s'ictoria. B. C.. calling the mayor who ; resided “a blanked old stiff,” and throwing all the Canadian money he possess d-sOrne Slit—info the sound befo;e re --embark in g for San Franeisco.