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PAGE'S DAY. HW C. K. DAVIS SUMS UP THE CASE Able and Eloquent ArgumentReview of the Law Applicable to Impeachment CourtsArticles One and Two Judicially Reviewed in a Caustic MannerThe .Senate Has a Brief Evening .Session to Consider Exorbitant FeesPage and Anli-Pageites in Attendance. As per adjournment of Saturday laat, the Senate Bitting as a court of impeachment for the trial of Judge Sherman Page, met at 6:30 o'clock yesterday morning. I being understood that Ex-Gov. C. K. Davis was to commence his summing up argument for the defense, nearly every Senator was promptly in his seat. The lobby and aisles of the chamber and the gallery were also crowded with specta tors, among whom were a large number of ex cursionists from Austin and Mower counties, made up of both friends of the prosecution and defense, the ladies of the party occupying seats along each side of the chamber, the par tisans upon opposite tides. I addition to these and the usual attendants, were a large number of members of the legal profession from this city, Minneapolis, and other portions of the State, mostly all of whom sat through both the forenoon and afternoon sessions, and following the speaker intently from begin ning to end. Of the legal fraternity thus in attendance were Judges Cornell and Berry, of the supreme court, Attorney General Wilson, Judge Wilkin, of the Ramsey county district court, Hon. C. M. Berry and Major O. B. Gould, Winona, Hon. J. V. Brower and D. Searles, St. Cloud, and many others whose names we do not now recall. Mr. Davis commenced his argument by say ing he was quite sure no one would accuse him of affectation when he entered upon conbideia tion of this case, with great distrust of his ability to do the matter justice. I ordinary trial cases an advocate felt that he stood upon ground surrounded by well established prece dent, and that he was addressing minds trained tc the judicial analyzation of the facts pre sented and the law governing them. This body is differently composedis a part ot the legis lative arm of the government, and is, to a cer tain extent, a law unto itself The articles of impeachment presented against the respondent have now, he said, have been fully heard upon the proof. All the facts now live in history. Friend and foe now stand together upon the same plane, awaiting the de cision of the Senate upon the facts as they have been presented governed by the the principles of law applicable to the case. I the proceed ings to this point the advocates have been jus tified in taking advantage of the liberties ac corded to forensic efforts in misleading and be fogging the minds of Senators. But in sum mins up this case xt would be his aim to deal fairlj with the testimony and to state the law correctly in its application to such facts, and if he should fall into or in doing this he would be thankful for having his errar pointed out. It is a seiious thing to be charged with a ciime, no matter how trivial. I the prosecu tion of offences there are certain rights be longing to the accused which the law does not give him, and which the law cannot take away. The law declares that a man shall bo consider ed innocent until proven guilty. But in this case, respondent is told by the managers he is to be tried for orimes not denned the stat utesfor habits of taste, manner of speech upon accusations which do not accuse, and which are not recognized by any judicial tri bunal of the land. However important this trial may be to respondent, it reaches far be yond and above him in its effectsin the pre cedent it establishes. On this point Mr. Davis said he did not speak for the respondent alone, but for the ju dicial office, upon which profaning hands had been so rudely laid. The occupant i the judi cial office becomes a legal monk. If he is assailed in his motives, he must bear it meekly, and if he mixes in the ordinary temporal affairs of thiB life, he is charged with prostituting his office for the gratification of his malice, or for favoritism. The judiciary is the embodied conscience of society. Th executive may go astray, the private citizen may violate the law, the embodied conscience of society as rep resented in the judiciary, is then biought to right the wrong# Disturb that embodied con science and chaos follows. But a short time ago when the country was in ablaze of excite ment, over the result of a Presidential election, where fraud was charged upon both the great parties, and revolution with all its bloody horrors was imminent, a judicial body was or ganized to declare the result of that election, -ind at once order and confidence was restored. Such being the purpose and the power of or dinary courts, how much more important the duty, how much greater the obligation devolv ing upon bodies of this character. From your decision there is no appeal. I is final, and if adverse the door of civil honors is forever closed againbt the accused. Hence the neces sityhence the obligation in the oath admin istered by the chief justicethat all personal prejudices and all partisan feelings, should be laid aside, and that in reaching a decision it should be predicated solely upon the law and the facts. Mr. Davis then took up and considered what constituted impeachable offenses under the constitution of the State. Our constitution, he paid, differed from the federal constitution, in the direction of limitations upon the powers of courts of impeachment, the necesity havinjr passed for conferung those extraordinary powers, and still claimed by the managers to be inherent to and possessed of courts of impeach ment. Under our constitution, the words 'crimes,misdemeanors and corrupt conduct in office," contemplates indictable offenses. A contrary construction was brought down from a diseased past, but it was rapidly passing away under the intelligence and Chriotianizing influences of the nineteenth centuiy. A revi val of this relic of barbarism was tried in the impeachment of President Johnson, and though he might run counter to the slumbering tense some the Senators, he would venture the assertion that when this genera tion shall have passed away, and the proceedings of that trial shall come to be read by our children, they will be set down as the most flagrantly unjust and unau thorized in the legislative history of the coun try. Not that he may not have gone astray. That was a matter of easy proof, proof found in almost every newspaper in the landbut that he should have been placed on trial for offenses unknown to any statute work. Th managers have seen fit to refer to the proceed ings i this trial as furnishing precedent for this body. But it was not what was done, but what was not done in this case that is most in instructive. There were eleven articles pie sented in the case. Te of those articles alleged violation of law, but the famous eleventh, cited especially by the managers, referred to breaches of decorum in his attacks upon Congress dur ing his frenzied "swinging around the circle." Articles two, three and ten were voted upon by the United States Senate, but the famous eleventh, after every allegation made in it had been Droved, and after most able argument in its support, was swept away without even be ing dignified toy taking a vote upon it There were, Mr. Davis said, grave historio reasons for the construction he gave to the law governing courts of impeachment. I the old days when liberty of conscience and action was struggling up the mists of ignorance and prejudice, bills of attainder and ex-post tacto laws went hand in hand with impeachment proceedings, and when the latter failed to do the work of rabid partisanship and malignant hate, then the former were called into play. As examples of this, Mr. Davis cited, among others, the case of Bishop Atterburj., a pillar of the church and state, accused, not provably, of improper relations with the -pretender. was im peached, but fearing the result of the trial, a bill of attaint was invoked, and he went to a foreign land to die among strangers. Lord Melville was impeached, but the House of Lords, referring the question to the judges, arid the response being that the charges against him did not constitute impeachable offenses, a bill of attainder was brought in and his head went to the block. Another case cited was that of Queen Caroline, accused of con tinuous adultery, a crime constituting treason. But it was shown that ner offense -was committed in a foreign land, and the question being submitted to the judgeB by the lords, they decided that the offenses were not impeachable under the J^Ui" y-vi-^L' statutes, and the ever ready bill of attainder was invoked, but for almost the first time, its power was broken down. Society had had enough of such proceedings, until now the constitution prohibited bills of attainder and ex post facto' proceedings, and' such trials were now conducted by those sworn to be governed by the law, and to render de cisions in accordance therewith. But the theory of the managers is, that a person can be tried for no violation of statute lawin fact, that bills of attainder and ex post facto law are still in force. I such be the be lief of the Senate, then let the pro ceedings be open, and above boardcall in the legislative power and pass judgment without reference to the facts and the law. But no. You are sworn to administer the law impartial ly. back to the law under which ou hold your seats. Place yourselves in the jury box listening to the charge of the judge, and con sider its import. Grave magistrates are em braced among youmen who have passed long years in administering law, but he ventured the assertion that never before had they heard a doctrine advanced so dangerous to society and so obnoxious to every sense of justice and decency. the constitution of the State, the govern ment is devolved upon the executive, legisla tive and judicial departments, each indepen dent of the other. Perfect independence is guaranteed each officer. The courts cannot in terfere with the legislative, with the executive, or the executive with either of the other co ordinate branches of the government, except in the manner provided by law and for offenses against that law. Each sits serene in his office hedged about and protected his rights by law which gives him existence. By that law your duties in an event like the present have been made judicial. Your legislative func tions have ceased, and you are to sit in judg ment as judges. Each one of you is to rise i his seat, and keeping in view your oath, pronounce as to the guilt or innocence of accused. The effect of your con duct does not stop here. I passes into prece dent, and may result in opening the doors to every local mob in the State desiring the down fall of a magistrate who may, perhaps, have ap plied the hand of the law somewhat too heavily. The managers have delighted in bringing the term, "corrupt conduct in office." A man may be corrupt in mony senses and still not be sub ject to impeachment. The term shorn of all sophistry means committing a wrong with wicked intent. A magistrate do ing a wrong, thinking he is doing right, is protected by the law. make him liable to punishment there must be the intent. It must be proven that he has wil fully violated the law, the same as the com monest criminal. In this connection Mr. Davis cited the Mulli gan and other trials by military commissions authorized by President Lincoln. She supreme court of the United States had since declared those commissions extra judicial and their pro ceedings void, ut no one thought of impeach ing President Lincoln for his act. Hi pro ceeding was taken from a sense of duty and for the public good as he conceived, and hence he was held guiltless. But if it is shown in this case that respond ent was right in his acts that in his charge to the grand jury in the Ingmundson matter, he was clearly within the law, as also in the other cases specified in the articles, he might be pos sessed of the malignity of a Jeffries, and yet he could not be impeached. There must be an actual violation of the law, and from an evil intent. This is not a court of error. I is not enough to show that the law has been miscon strued, but that it has been wickedly per verted. If the contrary -were the case, the history of judges would be little more than that of impeachment. In reaching conclusions there are also certain conclusions that must govern your action. First, there is that general supposition that all acts have been done innocently until the con trary is proven. Another is that safeguard erected about a person charged with crime, that such person is innocent until proven guilty, beyond a doubt, not only as to the act but as to the intent. One who is made a judge is not translated into a perfect being, ut he goes on the bench with the imperfec tions inherent in fallen humanity. But in this case that respondent has not adminis tered justice impartially his most bitter ene mies do not charge. N private suitor comes here with a complaint. HiB hands are as clean as an angel's so far as bribery is concerned. Such being the case, his counsel have the right to envelop him in the robes of a just judge, to ut forth the claim that he has performed the duties of his high office wisely and honestly, and to demand of his judges that justification so clearly his due. At this point, having spoken nearly two hours and a half, and concluded his intro duction upon the law as applicable to impeach ment proceedings, Mr. Davis suggested that a recess would be acceptable, whereupon, on motion ot Senator Pillsbury, the Senate went into secret session, and upon the doors being reopened, a recess was taken to 2:30 p. M. The Secret Session. The secret session was for the consideration of certain bills presented by Sergeant-at-arms Anderson, judged by the committee to be extravagant, and one of Mr. Ingmundson, for fees in which a claim was made for double services. Upon the doors being closed, the finance com mittee made a report entirely exonorating Mr. Ingmundson, the double charge being a mis take, for which Mr. Ingmundson was not re sponsible. I the case of Mr. Anderson, the committee reported that while the bill as rendered was based upon the fees allowed for such services in ordinary legal proceedings, they were considered exorbitant, and that therefore the bill had been reduced. The ac tion of the committee was fully endorsed. Afternoon Session. Assembled for the afternoon session, Gov. Davis resumed his argument, saying that he had practically completed his preliminary re marks when the recess was taken. did not think he overestimated tne claim he had made that this was a judicial body, and that he was finally convinced that with this principle firm ly established, the case con Id be left with the Senate in perfect safety. For, if the Senate had no power to palss a bill of attaint, but was simply sitting as judges to decide without fear or favor, then the las remaining piop upon which this case rests passes away. But in cases of this character, no duty is performed until it is fully performed, and he would fall short of his duty to himself, his client, and the Senate, did he not follow the conclusions of law in their application to the testimony. The first article charged the respondent with misdemeanor in office in refusing a trial to Mollison, indicted for libel upon respondent. The charge is three fold, the first two going up on the assumption that respondent had a legal right to try Mollison, denied him such trial, and the third was that he refused to secure another judge to try the case. The provision of the con stitution which gives accused a speedy trial, means reasonable speed, not that all other business must stop for his benefit. Further more, this right belongs wholly to defendant, and he can waive it if he desires, and when he allows it to go over by his own act, he in fact waives his right. I is a striking and uncon tradicted fact that during all the period this Mollison case was pending, he never made a demand for his statutory rights. It was also his privilege to move for a dismis sal of the indictment, but he never availed himself of this privilege, during all the time he claims to have been harassed and abused by this respondent. Again, he could have applied for a change of venue, but he declined to avail himself of the right. These facts disproved the charge that respondent refused Mollison a speedy trial as contemplated by the law. Mr. Davis then argued that Judge Page was disqualified from tryingthe Mollison case, from the fact that he was the party alleged to have been injured and of having a direct interest in the result, and that if he had attempted to have tried it he would then have committed an im peachable offense. Sis simple duty was, the indictment having been found, to use all due diligence to secure another judge to sit in his place. On this point, Mr. Davis refuted em phatically the assertion of the managers that judges could be detailed from dis tricts outside those adjoining his dis trict. There were three judges that Judge Page could legally call upon to assist him The testimony showed that he used every reas onable effort to secure the services of those judges, and that he did finally so secure the at tendance of Judge Mitchell. Mr. Davis then went on and reviewed the testimony upon this article at length, from. which he argued that it was shown by the tes timo ny that Judge Page had no part in procur ing Mollison's indictment that his conduct was just and irreproachable, and without any evidence of malice, and that he used all possi ble diligence to secure him that trial, he him self was prohibited by the statutes from try ing, and concluded with the assertion that the charge was false in fact and in lawin short were wicked lies from beginning to end, Mr. Davis then took up the Riley article, in Lid^Si&^SiiS^ aw "i^3- Jrtr.i&s!L which official misconduct is charged against Judge Page, in conspiring to prevent the pay ment to Riley of fees legally earnedi com* menced his review of this point by reasserting his proposition that official conduct in the meaning of the law meant corrupt conduct in office, and that there fore, Judge Page having visited the board of commissioners, as a private citizen, that part of the charge necessarily falls to the ground. then took up the legal propositions involved in the service of the subpoenas, arguing that the defendants had no right under our statutes to such service an issue not having been formed, and that in no event, was Riley enti tled to fees, the expense of such service be longing to defendants unless otherwise ordered by the court. Riley's bill lacked the further element of legality, from the fact that it had not been taxed by the court. The indictments in these cases grew out of a not in Austin, which, though often mentioned, the Senate had solemnly resolved it would know nothing about. Three persons were in dicted for offenses committed at that time. The parties were arrested, put in a demurrer, and while this demurrer was pending, and without the authority of the court, issued sub poenas for witnesses. How many witnesses were subpcenaed for the State, God only knows, the record not showing, but the ungodly Riley subpoenaed ninety, among whom were the de fendant's counsel and himself, and it was not fair to suppose the great and good Hall had allowed himself to be outdone by his sub ordinate. An all this before an issue had been formed. Such is the transaction in all its original, unvarnished cussedness. And be cause Judge Page knew a thief when he Raw him, and blocked his game, this honorable Senate is asked to impeach him. But the acts themselves, not being particu larly out of the way, it was necessary to show malice, and so French is brought on the stand to show that in March, 1875, Judge Page used harsh language against Riley, incorporating into this proceeding for that pur pose, an occurrence that happened the January preceding, and before the Riley bill had been originated. Judge Page in his testimony upon this point located this occurrence at the January session, prece ding. I this he was sustained by an abun dance of unimpeachable testimony. This fact is not so important to itself, but it illustrates the malice of the entire proceedings. Continuing, Mr. Davis read from the reports of the House judiciary committee, fixing the time of the occurrence in January, and charged that the managers, in predicating the article as of an occurrence in March, made themselves accessories to the fact in the attempt to thus deceive the Senate by lugging in, at the insti gation of French, and to gratify his petty malice, an occurrence entirely oieign to that specified in the article. Mr. Davis then followed the case through its every step up to the time when the French Kinsman stipulation was presented to Judge Page, when, in pursuance of his duty to pro tect the State and the treasury, he demanded that the clause protecting the interests of the county were corruptly stipulated away, by which act, Mr. Davis said, the miserable little steal sunk into the grave and the clods fell over it. And for this defense of the treasury the Senate was asked to impeach Judge Page, and foiever disqualify him from holding office. Hon. Mr. Davis announced that he had com pleted the consideration of the second article, and at his suggestion the Senate adjourned. TEMPERANCE UNION. The Kifirhtli Annual Convention to Meet To ay. The eighth annual convention of the Catho lic T. A. Union of Minnesota meets in St Paul to-day. Delegates to the number of nearly 200 will arrive on morning trains, and assemble at 9:30 at the rooms of the Academia on Waba shaw street thence proceed to the Cathedral, where solemn high mass will be sung at 10 o'clock, and sermon delivered by Bishop Ire land. A 2 p. M. convention meets in school house, corner Seventh and St. Peter streets. A 6:30 in the evening, a temperance parade will take place. The committee of arrangements have adopted the following programme for the evenine of the 26th. The St. Paul societies in regalia will assem ble at 6:30 p. M. at the Cathedral, their light resting on Sixth street, and then proceed to the railroad depot to receive visiting societies. Th procession will there be formed in the follow ing order, viz Escort of Police. Temperance Band. Visiting Societies. Minneapolis, Father Mathew. Minneapolis, Crusaders. Minneapolis, St. Anthony's. Minneapolis, St Maiy's. Stillwater, Father Mathew. Stillwater, Crusaders. Hastings, Father Mathew. Rosemount, St. Joseph's. Inver Grove, St. Patrick's. Anoka, Father Mathew. ST. PAUL SOCIETIES. Father Mathew. St. Joseph's. Cadets. Great Western Band. Knights of St. Paul. Officers of the Union. Delegates to the Convention. LINE OF MARCH. Op Jackson and Seventh streets to Waba shaw, down Wabashaw to Sixth, up Sixth and Seventh to Seven Corners, down Third and Wabashaw to Opera House. Entertainment in Opera House consisting of addresses, songs, &c. Sons of Hermann at Lake City. As heretofore noted in the GLO BE a delega tion of the Sons of Hermann_of this city and Minneapolis, which included the grand officers, left here on Monday last for Lake City forth purpose of establishing there a new lodge of the order at that place. The party arrived duly, was met at the depot by the Lake City band and marched to the hall lately erected for the Sons, where the formalities were com menced at 4 P. M. The lodge is styled Schiller lodge, No. 7, and starts out with a charter membership of sixteen, all of whom are promi nent Germans of Lake City. The following are the officers: Anthony Krall, president Raymond Hanisch, vice presi dent Hermann Seba, secretary and John W. Schmidt, treasurer. Th new hall was for mally dedicated after the installation cere monies by the visiting brethren, and a grand banquet followed, given by the wives and daugters of the members of the new lodge, who had also decorated the hall most tastefully. Mr. George Benz, of this city, the grand presi dent of the State, was presented with a mag nificent wreath of flowers, which he wore across his shoulder during the ceremonies. The St Paul and Minneapolis Sons, who numbered eighteen, returned yesterday morning with their hearts and mouths filled with the praise of the generous hospitality of their reception and entertainment at Lake City. The Reading Tournament. The so-called "reading tournamen t" at the Opera House last night was attended by a very large audience, who attested their pleasure by continued applause and repeated encores. Th three ladies who gave the entertainment have discovered the knack of carrying away an audi ence, although neither of th em can be called an elocutionist in any sense, and Miss Couthoui, who pleases the most, is most deficient in this respect. Her lines in nearly every instance, last night, were faulty in the extreme, and yet she delighted in the extreme her listening hearers. The secret of her great success is her versatility and inborn humor and naivete. Sh has natural genius very high order, and she should study elocution if she would reach the highest pinnacle of her ambitionand she can do it Miss White's weakest performance was the trial scene from Henry VD1., which was wholly beyond her, and her "Ho the Old Horse Won the Bet,," -was a shadowy imita tion of Miss Couthoui. Th performance, on the whole, waB excellent, and worth thrice the money charged. Monroe Sheire Heard From. The long-continued and deepening anxiety of the immediate relatives and friends of M. Sheire, who so suddenly and mysteriously dis appeared as far back as March last, has been at length relieved. Mrs. Sheire has received a let ter of recent date from him in his temporary mountain home in Washington Territory. A GLO BE representative called upon that lady last evening and was informed by her that Mr. Sheire had written her and said his health wag largely improved, a^jd that he should shortly return. wrote in quitejan encouraging and hopeful Btrain, and expressed himself as intending to join his family as soon as his health -was more fully recovered and assured. Mrs. Sheire, as was natural enough, seemed to be much delighted with the assurance the letter afforded of her husband's safety and probable early return. THE ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBE WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 26,1878. CITY GLOBULES. Fancy fair at Music hall this afternoon. Sir James Whitman's entertainment at Ma sonic hall this evening. Money on account of State taxes is coming in quite freely to the State treasury. The new school house being erected in the Sixth ward will be completed by next Septem ber. The county statistics are coming in a per fect deluge upon the State statician, Hon J. P. Jacobson. David Cowan was yesterday apportioned five days on the stons pile by Judge Flint for a fit of drunkenness. No. 2 engine house, on Wacouta street, has been whitewashed throughout, and looks as bright as a new pin. I is confidently expected that the Hudson & River Falls railroad will be ironed and in running order within the next thirty days. Tenth street, for the space of one block west of Broadway, is torn up and impassible to teams by reason of constructing the new sewer. to 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, 663 dog licenses had been issued for the current year, of which only 44 were for canines of the female persuasion. Thirteen buggies were arrayed for sale on Fifth street, opposite the post office, yesterday, and attracted much attention from the work manship and cheapness. At police roll-call last evening, a platoon of twelve men under command of Sergeant Walsh, was detailed as an escort of the Catho lic Temperance Union procession, which will form at 6:30 p. M., to-day. Jerry Manning and Sylvester Montour pleaded guilty yesterday in the municipal court to disorderly conduct, the particulars of which were given in the GLO BE of yesterday morning. Each was sentenced to twenty days on the stone pile. The Western bound train over the Chicago, St. Paul & Minneapolis railroad, due in this city yesterday at 2:24 p. jr., did not arrive until 6:45 p. M., having been detained by a fire on the Chicago & Northwestern. N damage occured to the passengers or train. Yesterday afternoon, when the North Wis consin train bound for St. Paul had reached four miles this side of Clayton, Wis., the en gine and four cars were thrown from the track. No injury to the passengeis or employes en sued, and a force of .men weie sent out to clear the wreck and track. The "pool lines" to Milwaukee and Chicago, in their determination to crush out the Duluth route, have reduced rates on flour to Chicago and Milwaukee to 25 cents per barrel, being only one-half the rate charged during the win ter months. West bound rates, we are told, are on the same basis. A miserable cripple, in a hopeless and help less state of intoxication, was found yesterday morning by Officer Galvin, lying upon the lower Jackson street sidewalk. A truck was procured, and the helpless drunkard was con veyed to the station, to await Judge Mint's investigation this morning. There arrived yesterday, from Milwaukee, a complete complement of non-unionist compos itors for the Volkzettung, and the management now trusts and believes that the daily and weekly editions of that journal will henceforth proceed undisturbed by strikes or other un pleasantness. A. J. Wampler, Dr. Leasure, and Joe Ham aker returned yesterday from a two days' fish ing smack at Forest Lake "loaded to the guards" with the wiggling, shining trophies of their prowess with the rod and line. Th popular druggist says if the fish had been half as plenty as the mosquitos they could have taken a car load. The latest additions to the rogues' gallery at police headquarters are the pnotographs of Red Edwards, the safe cracksman, and his pal who were recently bounced out of the city. The photographs were taken in Minneapolis and Edwards did his best when sitting to dis figure his portrait by contracting his eyelids, ut nobody can mistake him. Complaint is made that large numbers of men and boys are in the habit of bathing in the river just opposite the city and on the island, in full view of all who pass over the bridge and to the great annoyance of ladies. Remonstrances have only provoked additional exposures of the most odious character. Th police will do well to look into the matter. Jo hn Ullman, a German residing on Stewart street, was drowned on Monday afternoon near Banholzer's brewery, while catching drift wood in the river. A companion who was with him at the time, gallantly jump ed into the river to attempt his rescue, and came near loosing his own life in the endeavor. Ullman left a widow, but no children, in deep poverty. The body has not yet been recovered. Chief of Police Weber returned yesterday from Hutchinson, McLeod county, of which and its surroundings, he gives a glowin ac count. On Sunday last, the Adventists of Hutchinson and vicinity assembled, in a beau tifully situated and arranged camp on the banks of Crow river, to the number of fully 6,000.^ I the afternoon, 140 persons were bap tised in the river, the task occupying five elders for some hours. A half drunken hoodlum, claiming to hail from New Orleans, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer Gibbons at the corner of Third and Jackson streets, where he was insult ing the passers by. On the way to the station, the rough was extremely troublesome and in sulting to the officer, at whom he struck, and he was not landed in his cell until the police man had given him a thorough taste of what an aroused St. Paul police officer is capable. There arrived, last evening, over the Chicago, St. Paul & Minneapolis railroad, a batch of 78 recruits for frontier posts, who will be sta tioned at Fort Snelling until forwarded. The squad came too late tor transportation by rail, and Cook, the omnib us man, was applied to, and in twenty minutes the soldiers were on their way out of the city to the fort. Such ce lerity is certainly most creditable to Mr. Cook's management and enterprise. At 9 o'clock last night, the house of steamer No. 1, on St. Peter street, was completely filled by a party of ladies and gentlemen of the Mower county excursion, numbering at least fifty. The object of the visit was to see the horses rush forth when the 9 o'clock fire alarm test was sounded, and for the deletation of the visitors, the gong was sounded a second time, to which the horses handsomely responded, to the great delight and admiration of the on lookers. This being the season of big fish stories, we have one from a party consisting of Mr. N. Bailey and several prominent Centre City gents Messrs. W. Winter, Broderich and E H. Cornelius, of this city, which they claim is the biggest catch yet reported this season. Chisago Lake, near Taylors Falls, was the scene of operations, and in a less time than is best to mention hooked near six hundred pounds. The boys did catch an enormous amount of fish, and are in high praise of the fun gained from it, not forgetting the Turkish baths at the lake. Messrs. Leaman & Johnson, the celebrated boat-builders of White Bear, have on their "ways" a beautiful modeled sailing boat, which they are building for A. Christian, of Minneapolis. The lines of this splendid model are superior to anything attempted in this sec tion of the country. Sh will doubtless Bit upon the waters of Minnetonkaher destina tion, as buoyantly and gracefully as a sea bird. The whole construction of the Carrie, for beauty and workmanship, redounds to the credit of Messrs. Leam an & Johnson. The Sunday school in connection with the House of Hope church went out to Lake Elmo yesterday on a grand picnic. I required nine passenger coaches to convey the excursion, which numbered over 600 persons, old and young. The day did not prove quite as favor able as mixht be desired, as showers fell at in tervals, but as there is plenty of shelter at the lake, the party completely escaped a drench ing. The return train arrived at about 5:30 o'clock last evening, after a most enjoyable day, considering the untoward nature of the weather. James Duffy, -whose shoulder was dislocated on Sunday evening, by the overturning of a bus on the way from Lake Como, is progres sing favorably. On Monday morning, how-the ever, the joint became again misplaced, and he was put under chloroform to reduce the dislo cation, when it was discovered that he had sus tained a fracture of the neck of the scapula, which was obscured by the swelling, and the highly muscular development of the patient. Duffy's recovery will probably be slow. Den nis Byan, reported as injured internally by the same accident, proves to have not been "seri ously hurt, and is fast recovering. At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon seven miserable dogs, the result of the day's snatch ing of unlicensed canines, were penned up in a cage on the Market square, awaiting their tak ing away by a Minneapolis party, who has agreed to destroy th em for their luckless pelts. The dogs were an immense source of attraction to the omnipresent boy, and, ominously enough, were viewed with interest by some manufac turers of bologna sausages. Th poor brutes were imprisoned all night without food, and it would have been infinitely more humane to have drowned or otherwise destroyed them at once. The annual camp meetihg a Re Rock com mences to-day. Preparations have already been made for attendance by quite a large number, and the prospects are that the number present will equalif they do not exceed those of former years. The means of reaching the grounds this year will be more convenient than ever, as the Nellie Kent will make four trips daily each way, starting from St Paul at 9 A. M., 1 P. M., 4 P. M. and 7 p. M., and return ing from Red Rock at 10 A. M., 2 p. 5 p. ai. and 10 p. M. A will be gathered from the ad vertisement elsewhere published, on Sunday next two steamers will run to and from Red Rock, making hourly trips, commencing at 8 A. M. On Monday a couple of men hired a horse and buggy for a couple of hours from the livery establishment of C. Farmer, Still water. They were cautioned not to leave the city, as the horse had only recently come off a long drive, or to Btay beyond the time for which the rig was hired. But they disappeared from sight, if not from memory. Yesterdav, Mr. Farmer came to St. Paul, lodged a descrip tion of the missing property and the men with the police, and then proceeded to Minneapolis to put the authorities there on the watch. scarcely left the city when Officer Corsey saw the two men drive the missing rig into Flaherty's stable on Fourth street. Th prop erty was at once seized and the men arrested, and the police of Stillwater notified by tele graph. Officer McKusick, of the Stillwater force, came over and took the men to Still water, while Mr. Farmer was rejoicing on his return from Minneapolis in having his horse and buggy so quickly recovered. Funeral of Chas. Bazille. The funeral of Mr. Charles Bazille yesterday morning attracted unusual attention, from the fact of deceased being one of the oldest settlers in the State. The sad and solemn cortege left the late residence of deceased at half-past nine o'clock, in the following order: North Western Band. L' Union Francaise, (About 100 members with furled banners.) The hearse. Pall bearers: W. Murray, J, Olivier, John Genois, J. Villieum. Joseph Guion and Joseph Roberts. Four coaches with mourners. Fifty carriages, with friends and acquaintances of the family, and others. The procession proceeded at onee to the Church ot St. Louis, where it was met bv General Sibley, Judge Goodrich, Alderman Kitson, Hon. M. Rice, Edward Langevin, Benjamin Thompson and other prominent citi zens. The corpse, enclosed in a handsome black walnut casket, was taken into the chursh and a requiem was impressively celebrated over it. Father Payette delivered an eloquent and touching address, which brought tears to the eyes of the majority the congregation which crowded the little church. The address re called to the memory of the friends the early days of the city, and traced the life of deceased among them, speaking of him in his relations as a father, a brother, a citizen, a compatriot and a Christrian. After the solemn rules and ceremonies of the chuich were fulfilled the procession re-formed in similar order to that in which it entered, only the pioneer citizens joining and swelling the cortege by some five or six carriages. A the head of Rice street the band and the French society returned and the remainder' of the friends accompanied the corpse to its last and peaceful resting place in the Catholic cemetery. PERSONAL. Wyman Folsom, of Pine ver, is with Col. McNamara. Judge O. Stearns, of Duluth, is a guest of Col. McNamara. Mr. Jo hn Sax, of Stillwater, a large cigar manufacturer, was in the city yesterday. Capt. Clark left yesterday for Henderson, on a visit to his sister, who is lying dangerously ill at that village. Judge A. A. Harwood, of Austin, who knows all about the impeachment business, is regis tered at the Clarendon. Gen. Sa Harrimon, of Somerset, Wis., passed through the city last evening on his way to Duluth. The general was in such mighty haste to flank the eight Chippewas of Grautsburgh that he left his baggage behind him at Stillwater. The following delegates to the temperance convention are at Rogers' hotel: J. Slavin, vice president, Winona, Thos. M. Ryan, Anoka, P. Newcombe, L. A. Moore, Fountain M. T. Corbett, Northfield P. Geraghty, Austin Jas. Plurey, Jas. Kirby, Kennedy, Hazlewood. D. Murray, James Timbin, O'Leary, and Michael Crosby i re registered at the Clarendon, from Waterville. I is eminently befitting that, coming from a village so named, they are delegates to the State convention of Catholic temperance societies. Doyle, of Kilkenny, another of the delegates, is also registered at the Clarendon. Arrivals at the Cosmopolitan hotel yesterday: J. Eeeman. Austin Peter Hoerr, Mankato Peter Weinard, Minneapolis Stodtman, E Sickman, St. Louis Rev. Mr. Stub, Kenyon Stephen Mahoney, Minneapolis Martin Jenson, Beaver Falls S. J. Sanborn, Hamilton, Minn. Fred Falkner, Milwaukee Wm. Hammerly, Dubuque Fred Harley, Davenport. Edward Cornelius and Thos. G. Streiss guth, the former for some time and the latter for a long time connected with the wholesale grocery house of Messrs. Holl & Paar, left our saintly city yesterday afternoon to try their fortunes in new fields. They go to Arlington, Sibley county, Minn., engaging in the general merchandising business, and if the hearty well wishes of their many St. Paul friends is a cri terion their success is assured. Saint Paul has lost two energetic young men who are Bure to make the best of any undertaking. At the Metropolitan, R. A. Compton, J. T. Adams, and wife, Ne York R. C. Hunter, Milwaukee W. Losey, a Crosse N Webster, New York C. S. Campbell, Hastings George Hamburg, Austin Charles Miller, J. C. Sibley, Pennsylvania A. W. Kimball, Austin Miss Jessie Couthoui, Mis. Couthoui, Chicago Miss Hellen Mar White, Winona Miss Fannie Hollister, E Fisher. E A KiDg, Chicago Gilfillan, Minneapolis Henry G. Page, Fergus Falls R. Langdon, W. Tenney, G. Campbell, Minneapolis Levi Detteibach, A. Levi, Austin C. K. Davis, city Clem Clark and wife, A. A. Harwood, Aus- tinLo yd G. Harris, St. Louis Hon. M. Stone, Benson G. C. Moody, Yankton, Stanp, G. Beuzenberg, M. Haisler, Mil waukee O. S. Cahoon and lady, Lyndon, Vt. B. Smith, Austin Dr O. Bacon and lady, St. James Mrs. Wright, Austin. There were over a hundred arrivals at the Merchants yesterday and among them we note the following: Miss M. L- Brooks, Helena Mm Woolfolk, three children and nurse, Mrs. Bishop and child, R. K. Sherwin, Chicago S. C. Ketchura, New York Hinds, Shakopee: Mrs. Westrov er, Fergus Falls Mrs. Storen and Bon, W. Smith, Jr., Dodge Center Chas. R. Clatt, Hutchinson O. Bailey, Menomonie Chas. Swan, Sioux City Merrill, Milwaukee W. Houlton, Elk River A. Densmore, Chi cago N Sibly, El River S. Merritt, Lakeland C. M. Jones. Minneapolis R. Railey, Menominee Q. Farmer, Spring Valley Cook, W Jones, Austin M. Pratt, A. Pinkham, Blue Earth City E Baker. Chicago A Chase. Winnebago M. Mallon, Faribault S. Hawley, Chicago-, Sibley, C. Sibley, Pennsylvania Dr CD. Stanhope, Milwaukee A. White, and wife, Chicago Mist W. MoFarlan, Miss Emily Pratt, Biver Falls 0 Mountain, Mrs. Bennett, Chicago. Concert at the Opera Bouse family, Thursday evening. To-morrow evening, the McGibeny family at Opera House. O.^'TN BOUSE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD. The Benefit Concert at Music Hall Last Night. The concert given last evening at Music Hall by a number of ladies and gentlemen (princi pally Protestant) for the benefit of the House of the Good Shepherd, was one of the best of the season, and was financially a grand success as welL The chorus from "William Tell'* was ren dered with telling effect by Mrs. Col. Smith, Mrs. Gen. Ruggles, Mrs. Chas. Thompson, Mrs. Donnelly, Mrs. McGinnis, Misses Hayes and Haynes, Col.'Smith, Messrs. Buckalew, Pfcen Gordon Iemmick Mf 18a Geehan Merriam aenner withSeibert's full orchestra. Mrs. Chas. Thompson has a rich and pleasing alto voice, and it was heard to the fullest ad vantage in the Prayer from Stradella. Of course she was encored and she graciously re sponded, A very fine solo, "Moses in Egypt" (Thal- berg,) secured an encore for Mrs. Judge Good rich, and the same fate fell to Mrs. Ignatius Donnelly's solo, "The Skylark," but her encore song, "The Way to Paradise," was rendered with still finer effect. Mr. Buckalew's splendid mellow voice suited admirably Randegger's Gold Beater," and he bowed his acknowlegments for the encore given him. Mrs. Van Etten's cultured and artistic ren dering of an aria from Vadi brought down the house. Th echo by Mrs. Berry was also en cored vociferously. Mr. Maenner surpassed himself on La Belle Caprecciosa. We have never had the good fortune to hear him play half so well before. The whole concert, from the first number to the last, was most excellently rendered, and deserves repeating, and it is understood that the management will sue for another display of generosity at the hands of the entertainers, by repeating the concert at the Opera House at the close of the fair. HAMLINE UNIVERSITY. Election of OfficersAn Effort to Complete the Building The trustees of the Hamline University held their annual meeting yesterday afternoon in the basement of the Jackson street church. The president, Judge Bnll, called the meeting to order and the secretary, G. R. Creighton. read the minutes of the last meeting. The principal business brought before the meeting was the election of officers and trus tees to fill the vacancy of those whose term of service expires this year. The election result ed as follows: PresidentH. R. Brill. Tice PresidentsH. G. Harrison and W. S. Drew. TreasurerPascal Smith. SecretaryJ. R. Creighton. TrusteesH. R. Brill, M. G. Norton, W. S. Drew, Ross Nicols, A. B. Wilson. Considerable discussion took place upon the best way to prosecute the completion of the building and to raise funds for the purpose, all the board present expressing their opinion that e\ ery nerve should be exerted to insure its speedy completion, or, at least, to put the building into such a state as to enable them to open a school as early as possible. Finally, it was resolved to elect a committee whose busi ness should be to procure an agent, who shall take the field at the next conference and prose cute the completion of the building. O this committeeH. R. Brill. R. Creighton and J. F. Chaffee were elected to serve. There being no other business before the meeting, an ad journment was made till Fridav, September 20th, at 2 o'clock, at Rochester. RIVER RIPPLING8. During the twenty-four hours ending at noon yesterday the river declined one inch, and marked a depth of 3 feet 6 inches. The Belle of LaCrosse arrived at 10 A. M. yes terday, leaving at 4 p. ai. with excellent passen ger and freight lists in and out. The out pas senger list was even better than the incoming one, good as it was. The Alexander Mitchell will be due on Thursday and the Dubuque on Friday. The Aunt Betsey left for the St. Croix yes terday. The Diamond liner Josie is due at 8 A. SI, today, and will leave at 2 p. M., and will be the only boat of the day. During the continuance of the camp meet ings at Red Rock, commencing to-day, the Nel lie Kent will ply as a regular packet at hours elsewhere advertised. Owing to a contemplated change in our bus iness, we will, from this date, close out our en tire stock at and below cost for CASH. A. LINDEKE & Bno Soldiers' Additional Homesteads for sale by A MORTON, MOORE & Co., Pioneer Press building. AUCTION SALES. G'iTBEAT AUCTION SALE OF REAL E8TATE Griggs & Johnson, Real Estate Agents, Corner of Third and Cedar, will seU at public sale at 10 M., on Monday. July 1st, the followtng lots, blocks and parts of olocks on "Dayton's Bluff," St. Paul, viz: Lot 17,block 16, of Suburban Hills. Lot 7, block 3J, Lyman Dayton's Additioncorner lot near water trough by Franz Lambrecht's grocery store. All of block 3 of Lyman Dayton's Addition to Saint Paul. All of block 7 of same addition. All of block 16 of same addition. All of block 6 of same ad dition. AU of block 74 of same addition, just east of Mrs. Branch All of block 89 of same addition, between Hansom's and Asch'B blocks. The north 150 feet of west 271 feet of block 4, of name addition. East 7 feet of lot 24, block 18, of same addition. North 110 feet of block 51 of same addition. East 276 feet of south 150 feet of block 56 of same ad ditioncorner Maple avenue and Plum street, being southeast corner of the "Branch Block." All of block 61 of same addition, except what is taken bj the railroad. This last is front of the Godfrey Block the second below P. H. Kelly'sis on west side of Hoffman avenue, and is valuable property. Also lots 15 and 16 of Cottage Lots. Terms one-third Cd.sh, balance in 1 and 2 years. It is not nccessarj to say much of this propertyit IB in a Bection of the city that is rapidly filling up, where new houses are springing np every day, and where ALL THE PROP- ERTY EVER OFFFEBED WAS SOLD, and this will be all sold good faith, without regard to price. No one wanting to buy a lot or large grounds for a residence site, or to make an mvestment, will fail to attend this sale. Come with your own conveyances to my office, corner Third and Jackson, at 8 A. M. and 5 p. M., of the Friday and Saturday pre ceding the day of sale, and we'll go over in ex cursion parties and spy out the land. The sale will be made at my office, corner Third and Jackson streets, PRECISELY at 10, Monday, July 1st. 160-09 H. 8. FAIRCHILD, Auctioneer. WANTED. WA^nER. Man op strong boy to work a gar- W. Ransom, 73 Third street. 163 WANTED.A first class coat maker at SCHEF- ERS BROS., 40 East Third street. 163 WANTED.Hotel, A first class barber at the North western Glencoe, Minn. Good accom odation with barber chair, 162-68 WANTEDA A HILGER, Proprietor. situation by a gentleman who has had 20 years experience as an accountant. Will accept employment in any merchandizing hne or as traveler. Address, 81- ACCOUNTANT, Globe Office. FOE RENT. 1J10R JJiNT The mibstanlidl and comniodioua stoue hous" on \uunesota btreet near Fifth, formerlj, known as the St. Croix House. Suitable for a boarding house oi market hotel has a largo yard which could accommodate any number of teams attending the hay and wood market Apply to j2S-2t a w-3w E LAWGEVIN. GOOD DWELLING onFort street to rent and first class offices over Boston Clothing store for rent. At Hewitt's Real Estate Office. 163-165 TOidence RENT.The elegant and desirable family res- STo. 105 East Eighth street, containing fourteen rooms. There is Phalen water, gas and cistern in the house. To good tenant I wfll offer in ducements. B. PRESLEY, 72 Third street. 163-168 TO BENT.Furnished room on first floor. No. 14 East Fourth Street. 156* FARM TO BENT. FOall KENT.A Farm at Lake Como, comprising the Improved Land within limits of the so called Lake Como Park, lying north of the "Lake Johanna Road," together with the Buildings and other improvements situate thereon, the same being known. al thUeo Ayd place. By order of the Commit "f lt 113-tf by McOibeny WSSSSm*, I'^aftmttfiSlBS^i^^^i O'COIfNOB. ll it.Paul,June20th, 1878. City Clerk. STRAYED. STRAYED.From, the city and county hospital. St. Paul, Minn. on the 15th day of June, 1878, two cows. One is a small red cow with three notches in left ear, bag white the other, a large brown COW. white gtreak along back and tail, has short horns turned inwards. Anyrewardedby Informatiohaving regarding said ats^dH S the same 7^ff IBS AJftfSEMEKtS. Under the patronage of St. Paul and Ancient land mark Lodges of A. and A. M^ Brother Sir Junes Whitman, T., of Canada, wfll give the following PUBLIC READINGS A tonic Hall, on WeMa Evening. Jane 26tl, J^D^LZSSTOHs, 2 5 CENTS. PROGRAMME: The Building of the Ship LonjrfeUow Toby Tosspot Geo.C&fjr! Lord Chatham's Speech on the American War The WeU of St. Keyne The Village Blacksmith Hamlet's Advice to the Players Hamlet's Sohloque Advice to Emigrants Charge of the Light Brigade King Witloff Drinking Horn Wolsey's Farewell The Waif There will be appropriate music Southey Longfellow Shakespeare Shakespeare Anon Tennyson Longfellow Shakespeare Longfellow Th chair will wl be taken by Worehipful Master Brother Sir G. O Muler, at 8 P.M. Tickets for sale at Messrs. White, Stone Co.'s book store at J. Allen, Lambie & Co. and Wilte's drug stores the Merchants and Metropolitan Hotels and at the door STEAMBOATS. CAMP MEETING The Steamer Will Rim Between St. Paul ant Red Rock Camp Gronnfls, From Wednesday, June 26, to Thursday, July 4tb, Inchuhe, as follow s: Lea\e St. Paul. Leave Red Rock. 9:M) M., 1:00 p. M. 10:00 A. M., 2:00 p. M., 4: 00 P.M., 7:00 5:00P. M., 10:00 r. On Sundaj, June 30th, will run the MAGGIE RKAEY and NELLIE KENT Leading St. Paul and Red Rock ererv hour, com mencing at 8 o'clock A. M. Passage to Red Rock and return, 40 cents. One way, 25 cents. JS^Purchase Tickets at my office 160tf JOHN H. REANEY, Lower Levee. KeoM Nortl'n Lie Pacist Co, lfct78. 1878, SIDE WHEEL PASSENGER PACKETS FOR- St. Louis & Intermediate Points. Connecting with all Railroads for the East and South, willl are St. Paul Sunta. TiieMiajs. Ttorsdajs ami Friitos, t. 4= O'cloclt: ni. JOHN H.REAXY, Agent, Lvee, St. PiUll. 143-6mos BOOTS AND SHOES. GREAT CLOSING OUT SALE OF Boots and Shoes FOR THE NEXT 60 DAYS. At the old Reliable Boot and Shoe House oi Temme & Schnittger, 179 E. Seventh Street, St. Paul, Next to Hablghorst's Dry Goods store. 146-175 FUEL. WOOD & COAL. N. W. Fuel Co., St. Paul Offices: GRIGGS & JOHNSON, 29E. 3d Street. HILL, SAUNDTlTtS & AOKER, 112 E. 3d Street 37 (MTKACT W0BK. PAVING JACKSON STKEET OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PCBLIC Wonk CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINN.. June24 1878. Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Public Works in and for the corporation of the city of St. Paul, Minn., at their office in s-'id city, until 12 M. on. the feth day o JUIT. A. D. 1878, for the PAVING O JACKSON STREET FKOM THE CENTER O FOURTH STREET O SEVENTH STREET, iu tai city, with wood blocks and plank curb ing. Each bidder will furniBh specifications for his particular kind of pavement, which ^hall conform to the general plan and hpecifications on tile in the office of said Board. A bond with at least two sureties, in amm of at least 20 per cent, of the gross amount hid must accompany each bid. The said Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. H. M. BICE, Presides. Official- R. L. GOKMAN. Clerk Board of Public Works. 162-172 WMii and StraiiMeniai La fayette Avenue. OFFICE BOARD OF PUBL IC WORKS, CITY OF Sr PAUL, MINN., Jun 24, 187fc. Notice is hereby given that the assessment for the WIDENING AND STRAIGHTENING O LAFAYETTE AVENUE, BETWI riN BRUNO AND COLLINS STREETS. "lent wan duly confirmed by said Board on the 21t day of June, A. 1878. M. BICE, President Official: R. GORMAN, Clerk Board Public Works. 162- 4 WOB rr GRADING CHARLES STREET OFFICE OF THE BOARD O PUBLIC WORK*. Crnr OF S T. PAU L, MISS, June 24, 1878. Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Public Works, in and for the corporation the city of St PauL Minn., at their ofhtt said city, until 12 M. on the 8th day of Juh A 1878, for GRADING CHARLES STREET PROM RICE STREET TO DALE STREE'l, in said city, according to plans and specifica tions on file in the office of said Board. A bond with at least two sureties, in a sum of at least 20 per oent. of the gross amount bid most accompany each bid. The said Board reserves the right to reteet any or all bids. out Mai" 1 0 Clerk Board of Public Works. 162-172 ?^^&S^^Stfi?A*^*? HBSH