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VOLUME I.
HISTOEICAL.
Passing in Review
Fair
the Great State
1878.
SOMETHING BRILLIANT TO SEE,
As the 3Ii nil's Eye Trvaprses the Scenes
and Events of the Past Week.
The week just closed will ever be memorable
in the history of St. Paul, for the incidents of
the State fair crowded so fast upon each other
that those who have taken it upon themselves
to keep tiack of them have found time for
little else. We have had an exhibition of the
products of the farm and the manufactory un
rivalled in extent and completeness the dis
play of blooded horses and cattle has been of
wonderful variety find extraordinary numbers
sheep, swine and poultry, boasting a distin
guished lineage, have condes'ended to show
their good point", to the assembled multitudes
the President of the United States, attracted by
the promise of such an unusual display, has
journeyed from Washington to exhibit his title
to his office and Rarus, Edwin Forrest, Great
Eastern and other distinguished stars of the
turf have shone upon the grounds of the State
Agricultural societj, Sueh an aggregation of
attractions was probably never b( fore gathered
at any agricultural fair in the Northwest, if,
indeed, in the country.
As the management had taken such pains to
ossiue an attiactive exhibition, it was but fair
that the cleik of the weather should smile
upon thom. Peihaps there was a little too
much eolone in tho atmosphere for comfort,
but othciwise the weather was all that could be
desired. A good show being guaranteed, and
the skies beinir propitious, it was natural
that the people of the State of Minnesota and
of the States boidering upon her fertile acres
should come to ste. They came, they Baw, and
were satisfied. Ttiey came in coupks and in
troops, in companies and in armies. From
Monday morning till Saturday every convey
ance that gave piomise of landintr the occu
pants in St. Paul was crowded to suffocation,
and on Wednesday and Thiusduy especially the
trains and the boats wetc packed with a mass
of sweltering humanity, every soul bent upon
Boeing Rarus oi Hajes or dying in the attempt.
The engines puffed and groaned beneath their
loads tho wheels ot the ars squeaked and
protested, but linallj the throngs arrived, with
crushed clothing, wilted linen, but buoyant
spiiits. For the most part they came from the
farms and tlic ltlages oC Minnesota. The men
were a ha dy looking set, with well developed
muscles, broad should rs and chests and biawny
arms and hands. Not many came alone. If
they didn't bung then wives they broughttheir
sisteisor somebody else's sisters. The mid
dle-aged women weie browned and brawn tho
younger were roiy, bnght-ejed and modest.
They were all a little timid, Dut by clinging
closely to the arms of their escorts they finally
found coinage to walk the stieeta with the air
of tho oldobt inhabitants. They feasted their
eyes on the elegant Bilks, cassimeres, brocades
and laces displaced in the shop windows, emp
tied their poitmonais in the pui chase of tempt
ing articles ot wearing apparal, and sweetly
sighed foi mote. Then they went out to the fair
grounds. All of them saw Hayes or Rarus.
They seldom ha\ had an opportunity to see
a live President or a horse that can tiot his
mile in 2.13^. They also saw the pictures,
the pumpkins, the knitting work and the prize
pigs the iiuits and the vegetables tho cattle
and the agricultural machinery and alte" a
weary da plodding through the dnil and dht
of the fan grounds, partaking ot a lunch pro
fusely seasoned with sund, drinking a few
glasses ot lemonade01 lather watti, into
which a lemon hd been hastily immersed, they
seturned to the city pretty well worn out with
their unaccustomed exeteiso, but glad that
they had come. IE they could manage to get a
seat ot standing loom on a train returning
homeward, thej set out for then faims or their
cosy cottages if not. they patiently awaited
the moriow, and patiently submitted to a
night's umest an overcrowded hotel or
boiinling house.
It is piobable that ovei a hundred thousand
non-iehidentn visited St. Paul dnung the week.
For the most pait they were ot the class we
have desenbt d. They thionged the city morn
ing, noon and ight, and jet there was scaicely
a case of diunkenness, an I not a single cahe
of disorderly conduct or riot among them. They
wereashnea claes
of men and women physi
cally as can be gatheied in any State in the
Union they were observant, intelligent, cour
teous, orderly. Thej did not need the restrain
ing influence of the police, and the police felt
fiee to accord them the fieedom of tho streets,
conscious that they would do no wrong. St.
Paul is proud of her visitors.
It is worthy of mention that no pool selling
wa* allowed upon the groundb. Neither was
the presence ot any gambling device forgetting
the money of the unwaiy. In excluding these
by many considered indispensable accessoriea
to lacing meetings, the society undoubtedly
lost a few hundred dollars in money, but the
natisfaction of doing light and Betting a good
example ought to be, as it undoubtedly is,
most ample compens-ition for the loss,
JIEVIGW OF THE EXHIBITS.
Mercantile Building*
The ground floor ot this building embraces
an area of 10 500 square feet, and all fair week
it was densely packel with costly goods, repre
senting principally the mercantile and manu
factuiing interests of St. Paul and the Stole.
Tho displaj in dry goods, clothing, fancy dress
goods, jeweliy and china war with antique de
signs, were especially fine. In the ladies' de
partment of the annex were to be seen a grand
catalogue of fabrics, the work of delicate
hands and busy brains. Much of the needle
woik in this branch of the great fair was emi
nently worthy ot moie than a passing notice
it should have a place in history, and the fair
one who aie the authors of it deserve
a recoid on the scroll of honor.
Ingenious ciotchet work, costly laces,
charming lambiequins, log-cabin quilts older
than five generations, heir looms that had come
down lrom the days ot the Pilgiim fathers of
John Knox and Martin Luther, beautiful wor
sted slippers wrought with needle and inter
woven with silk and saim and gold thread, be
spangled with glittcung pearls, tidies of
most intricate woikmanship, and, in fact, a
thousand articles, enough if given in detail,
with each its little history appended, to fill a
volume. From early moining until the sun had
disappeared Wednesday and Thursday, this
building was densely thronged with an eager
and intensely interested multitude. Every
foot of available space was occupied, and as
the people
Wiggled in and wiggled out,
It left them still in doubt,
As to whether they were going in or coming out.
In tho southern annex, where were estab
lished the president and secretary's offices, a
wbnl of business revolved all the week. The
giead head centei was there and from there
radiated the spirit that moved the diurnal ma
chine and kept the clock-work in order. Who
ever thinks it a small matter to manage for one
week as great an enterprise as this has been,
let him shoulder the lesponsibility and go
through the ordeal. An ordinary business head
would rome out thinner than a shingle. To
give a careful and detailed description of the
various exhibits and the business done in this
great building during the past week would re
quire more than the space of the largest news
paper in the land.
Mechanics' Hall.
In this building all the heavy clattering was
done. It was clatter, clatter, all the week.
Forepaugh & Tarbox kept up a horrible din
with their boot and shoe manufacturing. There
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was one machine like a trip hammer it ham
mered the pegs into the soles, and hammered
daylights out of everything it went at. Then
there were three or four other shoemaking ma
chines, all driven by steam, and trying to see
which could make the most noise. And the
shoemakers themselvesof which there were
fifteen or twentywere running by steam
physical steam. They wore blue shirts
like the sailors, and wore sailor caps
with white bands around them like
sailors tooor Turks. They were
either shoemakers, sailors, or some other coun
trymen. At any rate they turned out the boots
and shoes like magic. Piles upon piles, they
stacked them up all the week, not only by the
hundred pairs, but by the thousands. Off in
another corner, that great manufacturing
establishment, Auerbach, Finch, Culbertson
& Co., were operating one branch of their en
terprise. A lot of sewing machines were hum
ming away to the tune of busy lines, run by
steam, and managed by a bevy of young ladies.
Steam threshing machines have become an
every day occurrence, but steam sewing ma
chines are not as common, consequently, these
attracted great attentionor rrore likely,
the young ladies that engineered them.
Many & young man would stop and wish in
his heart he had one of themnot the machine,
but one of the beautiful harps with a thousand
stringsto take with him out West on his new
farm. We might go on and speak of the
hydraulic engines that were driven by steam,
and the larger engine put up by the St. Paul
Foundry Manufacturing company that fur
nished the power for driving all the machinery.
Taken together, this department presented a
fair representation of the leading manufactur
ing industries of St. Paul. The heavy iron
machinery houses were likewise well repre
sented. Its floor area is 5,000 square feet, and
the goods manufactured there during the week
amountd to several thousand dollars in value.
Hardware Hall.
All the available space was occupied in this
building, and more would have been but for a
lack of capacity. The floor surface is 8,500
square feet and it was literally covered with
magnificent displays of hardware goods. The
exhibits were not large with one or two excep
tions, but they were select and highly attractive.
There were two displays of stoves that elicited
many compliments. In cutlery and similar
hardware goods the showing was very good. Of
course all who went through one building went
through them all consequently. Hardware
hall received its full quota of visitors, and was
packed to its utmost even when
some of the larger buildings were
not as full. The exhibits were handsomely
arranged, and the various articles should to
the best possible advantage many a good house
wife looked with longing eyes upon some of
those elegant stoves and turned away and wept
she had not the money. In one of the spaces
stood a cook-stove solitary and alone. It was
a hay burner and the proprietor said it needed
no one to tell its story, it spoke for itself. Ten
pounds of pressed hay would feed it for half a
day and furnish heat enough for all ordinary
purposes. The hay presB was by its side and
the two together looked practical and will
without doubt do all that is claimed for them.
Floral Hall.
To the ladies, and even many gentlemen,
this building was a great attraction. In the
department were represented much of the more
delicate flora of Minnesota, and the arrange
ment of the displays were at once unique and
captivating. Long rows of the most beautiful
flowers, variegated and profuse, caught the eye
and riveted the attention. Fruit of almost
every variety known to this latitude greeted the
throne, on every hand rich and golden grains
and grasses, laurel wreaths and rare exotics
were arranged in all their native glory. Of
Minnesota apples alone there were 2,000 plates,
a large catalogue of grapes, Minnesota peaches
and other native fiuits. Truly Minne
sota is a fruit State, and her flowers
and grains and grasses are unrivaled. To the
florists and fruit growers ahd to the manag
ers of the hall We are indebted for the atti act
ive displays that graced Floral hall and elicit
ed well-merited compliments from thousands
It would be superfluous to attempt a detailed
sketch of all the exhibits that shed their radi
ance in th's hall. Area of floor 6,500 square
feet.
Art Gallery.
In this department were two branches, one
contained pictures, geological cabinets, speci
mens of the taxidermist's art and other curi
osities, merely for exhibition, while the
other paintings and penmanship, and photo
graphic specimens and o*her pictures and beau
tiful things in the Jine o?
competion for prizes. In the
two apartments there were several hundied en
tries, and some of the paintings were rare
gems of ait. Some of them were older than
any man Uving, and two or three vener
able pictures date their origin back to the me
dieval ages. Taken individually ot collective
ly, these exhibits were really more than an
average, and some of them were masterpieces
of art. Under the direction of R. C. Munger,
the supeiintendent, and his assistant, Mr.
Chase, they were arranged and properly grouped
so that there was nothing lost in display. The
facial expression of many of the portraits
seemed true to nature, and the
crayon and India ink drawings were
many of them charming pieces of skill.
The floors to Art hall have an area of a little
more than 2,000 square feet, the walls are tight
ly sealed up and painted, and between the floor
and ceiling the distance is. about fifteen feet
Agricultural Hall*
This building has floor capacity of 4,000 feet.
The display of agricultural products it con
tained ltpft no doubt of the marvelous capabili
ties of the soil of Minnesota. These exhibits
would certainly add to the worth of
anj country. They are the v'rtties
by which a country is Judged. Minne
sota needs no high Hounding laudation,
she has demonstrated to the world her wealth
of soil and the mighty possibilities of her
future are an assured fact. Nature has given
to our State the latent e^ments of a mighty
development. We arcbut jttst tstep^ringlightly
yet with the tread *f a,n empire across the
threshold into the bounding future. We have
only fairly begun to wake up industry and
stud theBe hitherto solitary rivers with marts
and cities and dot these boundless prairies
with human habitations. Judging the future
by the past, where will the next three decades
leave ns? But this is not Agricultural hall, so
we will hurry on with that department. In this
building were four or five large exhibits, all
alike commendable and each complete
in its details. Of course it would be difficult
for a casual observer to pick out of the won
derful cataloge that which was first and best.
Wheat, oats, corn, barley, rye, flax, hemp, cane,
gieat pumpkins, squashes, melons, potatoes
and tomatoes, cabbage as large as a bushel bas
ket, peas, beans and other products made up
the grand aggregate that opened the eyes of
the vast multitude that thronged the apart
ment fair week.
Railroad Agricultural Building.
A description of the exhibits in this building
would be simply a repetition of those described
above. Its size is the same, and the products
it contains are alike. The railroad companies
made more showing displays. or
in other words, their exhibits
were perhaps more tastefully arranged. This
building was devoted almost exclusively to the
displays of three great railroad companies, the
Northern Pacific, St. Paul & Sioux City and
the St. Paul & Duluth. These products were
grown along the lines of their roads and fitly
represent the wonderful fertility of the soil in
those regions. To say they were all good would
not express it, they were more than man ever
saw before in any country. Wheat yielding
eighty Dushels per acre and weighing sixty-six
pounds to the bushel, and other products al
most equally as good. Of course, the eighty
bushel yield will be denied, but we have the
proof, and that is stronger than holy writ.
Dairy Building.
The floor of this department is 4,000 square
foet, like the two agricultural buildings. Here
was displayed the dairy and household pro
ducts of Bamsey connty and the State. Many
of the cheese and butter factories were rei
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sented in tbiB building, and in the line of
household products the showing was quite
large. Cheese, butter, eggs, honey, preserves,
pickles, jellies, and hundreds ot other articles
were largely exhibited,and every one apparently
perfect of its kind. Dairying is rapidly be
coming one of the great industries
of the State, and the fine dis
play of those articjes at the fair must
certainly convince the most skeptical that Min
nesota enjoys dairy advantages that few States
possess. The butter market has had depressing
influences on the manufacturer the past season,
but that does not detract from the merits of
the dairy advantages of the country, neither is
it any criterion of future prices.
The Poultry Display.
This building was thronged with all manner
and descriptions of domestic fowls, and some
that were not domesticated, for there were
eagles, wild geese, owls, heron, crane, swan,
and other wild fowl of both land and water.
The domestic birds were, many of them,
remarkably fine, and they were visited by
a large number of people. The building, al
though of reasonable size, was not of sufficient
capacity to hold more than two-thirds of the
birds that were at the show, so they were
cooped around on the outside. Conspicuous
among the lot were the great cochin chinas,
the shanghais, great brahmas, and other large
birds. Then the little bantams strutted around
as if they were as large as the best of them
carrier pigeons, turtle doves, mottled birds,
and birds of almost every kind.
Thurston & Bunnell's Building.
This great structure embraces a floor surface
of 10,400 square feet. It was devoted to an
exhibition of wagons, carriages, sleighs, sleds
and other goods in their line. It was certain
ly the most extensive private display on the
grounds. The building was open at the sides
but was roofed over, contained two omces and
was graced with a clean board floor. A large
number of people thronged through its spa
cious corridors and looked with astonishment
at the marvelous display.
The Kennel Club Building.
From the day of its opening the dog show
was an interesting feature of the exhibition. The
entries numbered 300 and the paid admissions
on Thursday numbered about 5,000. Price of
admission 10 cents. Larger exhibitions have
been known, but better blooded dogs were
never gathered together under one roof. The
floor capacity is 7,500 feet square, and the
space was all occupied. There were laige dogs
and small dogs, long-eared dogs and short
eared dogs, surly dogs and dogs full of levity,
thin dogs and thick dogs, stub-tailed dogs and
dogs with long, bushy appendages that wag
the dog instead of the dogs .wagging them,
barking dogs, whining dogs, howling dogs, and
still, sleepy-looking dogs that had to be stirred
with a sharp stick to get them up in short, it
was a dog-day there all the week.
TRACK SPORTS.
The Racine.
In any review of the racing at the
State fair, it should be borne in mind that this
is an agricultural rather than a horse racing as
sociation, and while the trials of speed daring
the week were not put forward as the com
manding feature of the exhibition, it was the
intention of the management to have them of
the very highest order of merit, and in every
way worthy the very large attendance expected
and realized by the results. To this end liberal
purses were offered in the different trotting
classes, in addition to which special contracts
were made with the most noted trotters of the
turf, including Rarus, Edwin Forrest,
Lulu and Great Eastern, without a doubt
the four fastest horses ol the present
time. Unfortunately for the society, the man
agement of the Northwestern exposition early
secured the formation of a trotting circuit, in
which, in addition to Minneapolis, was included
Dubuque, Kansab City, Mo., and Quincy, 111.,
all good trotting centres. By this arrangement
the State society was placed at a serious disad
vantage in securing the attendance of horses
for the legular racing programme, and had de
pendance been placed upon their sports for the
principal attractions,the exhibition would have
been a failure instead ot the success it was.
Looked at as a racing meeting alone, the dif
ferent trials and exhibitions of speed offered
during the week, were sufficient to have secured
general success,though there were some striking
failures. An especially weak point was the
running, in which the diffeient events were
mere hippodroming affairs. For this the society
is responsible_ the arr^,~cni?nt of pUroet
offering no inducements to horsemen to enter
and make up-and-up and for-blood races.
The time made in the different events was
slow, as trotting goes these days. This was not
the fault of the horses engaged, but the condi
tion of the track, which was very heavy and
slow. With judicious woik this might have
been largely remedied, but with the unexpected
rush of improvements of all kinds, increased
space, etc., etc., the last two weeks pieceding
the opening ot the fair, it is not surprising
some things were left undone which should
have been attended to.
The sooiety is under great obligations to
Hon. John L. Merriam, Major Ben Thompson,
Mr. John Farrington, Esq., and Mr. A. M. Rad
chff, who acted as judges of the racing during
the six days of the meeting. On the first day
Hon. Wm. McKusick, of Stillwater, acted as
starting judge the serond day that duty was
performed by Mr. Wilson, the well known
breeder of Cynthiana, Ky. the third day by
Hon. Morton S. Wilkinson. Of Wells and the
three last days by Mr. E. T. Archibald, o^ Dun
das. These gentlemen were very successful in
managing the races, performing tneir duties
without fear or favcr and with perfect fairness.
N"t a disturbance of any kind took place
upon the track, or in its immediate vicinity
nor did an accident occur to mar the pleasure
of the spoi
The decided features of the track sports were
the exhibitions of speed by Rarus, undoubtedly
the fastest horse upon the turf at the present
time, and Edwin Forrest, generally believed by
horsemen to be the coming champion. The
exhibition of Rarus was made Wednesday, one
of the hottest days of the season. The track,
owing to failure in the sprinkling arrange
ments, was covered with a thick coating of
dust, in addition to which several soft places
had been developed, too late to be remedied.
Added to these draw backs, the air was full of
dust, making breathing at times a difficult
matter even when at rest. Under these circum
stances the three heats of Rarus in 2:20, 2 tl6
and 2.163^ waB really a remarkable per
formance, equal, it is claimed by
Mr. Splann, to any previous perforrm
ance of the noble animal. Certain
it is, Mr. Splan did all in his power to give the
35,000 people present as good an exhibition of
speed as ever seei on any track. This fact was
evident from the distressed condition of the
horse after the completion of the race, he show
ing greater latigue than after his great and un
equalled 2:13) mile at Hartford. In making
his contract with the society, Mr. Splan prom
ised his horse should do his best, and the
writer, who saw the horse at Rochester, N. Y.,
and at Milwaukee, Wis., is satisfied Mr. Splan
did his best to comply with his contract to the
letter, and that with the same exertion put
forth on a good day and good track, the Hartford
performance would have been equalled. Mr.
Splan's gentlemanlyand straightforward dealing
throughout with the society, his courteous
treatment to the thousands of visitors to the
stable of the horse while upon the St. Paul
grounds, and his voluntary exhibitions of the
horse, was worthy the man and deserves the
public acknowledgment here made.
The exhibition trot between Great Eastern
under saddle and Edwin Forrest, the coming
wonder, to harness, was a severe disappoint
ment, but the fault waB not with the horses or
the gentleman controlling them, Mr. Chas. S.
Green. This trial took place on Thursday, the
President's day. As on the day previons, the
weather was fearfully hot, and the track was in
the same unsatisfactory condition. The first
disappointment was in Mr. Green's in
ability to secure an accomplished rider
for Great Eastern, both Mr. Dan. Mace
and Budd Doble disappointing him, but with
all these drawbacks a very fast un
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second better than the first of Rarus. Brought
up for the second mile Mr. Green sent the horse
from the wire and the first half, decidedly the
slowest of the course was made in 1:07%, or at
the rate of a mile in 2:14%. While going at
this great gait, and steady as a clock, the horse
stepped in a soft place, wrenched his shoe
loose, finally casting it, cutting MB quarter
badly and necessitating his withdrawal upon
the conclusion of the heat. The mile was made
in 2:19.
The most remarkable speed exhibition of
the week took place Friday in the race for
three-year-old colts owned in the State. The
race had four starters: Great Western, owned
by J. H. Burnham, of Milwaukee Fly, driven
by H. Adams, of Owatonna Rochester, or
Silas Wright, ovraed by I. Simonds, of Roche=
ter, and Madame Goldsmith, owned by De
Graff & Hopkins, Janesville. Fly and Roches
ter appeared in the breeder's colt stakes race,
which came off Tuesday, the latter winning
with ease in two sti aighi heats in 2:59% and
2:56. Madame Goldsmith is a recent
purchase of DeGraff & Hopkins, and
appeared in the race just off from a rail trip
from Kentucky and without preparation. The
wonder, though, was the colt Great Western, he
winning in two straight heats, the first in
2:52% in which Madame Goldsmith was dis
tanced, and the second in 2:47% distancing Fly
and Rochester, both heats being trotted with
out a skip, and without the colt being urged-to
his speed. He is by Tramp Dexter, he by Old
Tramp and he by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, is
not quite three years old, and had been driven
but th rty-three times previous to this per
formance. Mr. Sanford, who broke the colt
and has developed his speed, claims that he is
the fastest 3-year-old yet produceda claim
justified by his performance.
Of the regular trottiug programme there were
several very interesting events. One of them
was the free for all for Minnesota stallions, in
which the starters were De Graff and Hopkins
Alexander, St. Germaine's Fearnaught, and
Veazies' Capt. Herod. The meeting of the
two first named horses had been anxiously
looked forward to by Minnesota horsemen,
among whom there was much diversity of
opinion as to which was the speediest horse.
When the horses appeared for the start it was
evident Fearnaught was in much the best con
dition for a heavy track. Still the friends of
Alexander thought he had sufficient foot to
make up for his lack of preparation. But such
did not prove the case, for while trotting the
fastest heat in the race, the second, in 2:28%,
he allowed the first and third to be taken from
him by Fearnaught, the first in 2:30% and the
last in 2:29.
Another interesting race was in the 2:22 class,
in which Green's Dame Trot and Wolford Z,
driven by John Splan, had a most exciting con
test, Wolford finally winning, taking the
first, second and fouith heats, Trot getting the
third. Beside Trot and Woldford Z, Badger
Girl and Kitty Cook were in the race, but the
interest all centered on the two first named.
They fought each heat stubbornly and so close
ly that the winner was doubtful up to the very
finish, in the remarkable good time, consider
ing the condition of the track, of 2:25, 2:25%,
2:25%, 2:24.
Still another exciting race waB that between
St. Germain's Fearnaught and Marion H., a
little bay mare owned by S. J. Dunbar, of La
Crosse, in the 2:33 class. Both the horses were
driven to win, but the mare had too much foot
for Fearnaught, and though beaten in the first
heat walked off with the other three with com
parative ease. Time, 2:31%, 2:33, 2:31%,
2:33%. With a good track all the heats would
have been better than 2:30.
Probably as promising a horse as trotted in
any of the races of the week, was Billy Boy,
owned by Mr. Stout, president of the Dubuque
Trotting association. He is a gelding, light bay
and black points, about sixteen hands, six
years old, and sound as a dollar. He trotted
the first day in the 2-38 class, winning with
commanding ease in 2:39,2-37 and 2:36. He
again appeared Saturday in the 2:43 class, with
the speedy and steady Mambrino Prince as his
competitor, Billy Boy winning by taking the
first, third, and fourth heats, Prince the sec
ond, trotting the round in 2:45,2:41,2.37%,
and 2:43.
The free for all, in which the famous mare
Lulu appeared, was trotted in.a down-pour of
rain and upon a slippeiy track, so that visi
tors were disappointed in seeing an exhibition
of her wonderful speed.
The hurdle racing, drag hunts, and cross
country sports of the English gentlemen of
the Fairmont Hunt, was an interesting feature
of the week's sport, and will long be pleasantly
remembered by visitors.
Mr. Green, with his stable of horses, includ
ing Edwin Forrest, Lulu, Great Eastern and
Dame Trot, leaves for Dubuque this morning,
and on through the Western circuit to Chicago,
where one of the most impoitant meetings of
the year is to be held the first week in October.
Mr. Green expresses himself highly pleased
witn nis visit to Minnesota, and is
especially enthusiastic in his recognition
of the honorable and gentlemanly treatment
received from the officers of the society, and his
very cordial reception by the people of St. Paul
generally. Sir. ?ree transports his very val
uable string of horses in his own private car,
which is fitted up with every convenience for
the comfort and safety of his horsed.
Of the other horses going to Dubuque from
here, Billy Boy and Badger Girl will be given
quarters in Mr. Green's car.
Mr. John Splan, managing rfarus, w&s in the
City yesterday, to pay good-bye to his St. Paul
friends. Mr. Splan laughs heartily over the
tempest in a tea pot raised by members of the
Minneapolis press. He leaves for Dubuque
with his horses this morning.
%Vonderful Shooting.
Among the most attractive feature's df the
week were the daily exhibitions of skill by the
great rival shots, Dr. Carver and Capt. Bogar
dus, the first named the champion rifle and
the latter the cnampion wing shot of the
woild. The rivalry existing between the two
men led each to do his best on his every ap
pearance, so that the shooting was undoubtedly
much better than it would have been had
either been the sole attraction in this line.
Capt. Bogardus gave his most brilliant ex
hibition Wednesday, when he shattered 500
glass balls sprung irom two traps,
in iwenty-five minutes, fifteen seconds, his
best performance as to time in his life. There
was a great deal more variety to the shooting
of Dr. Carver, and it is undoubted he was the
favorite with the great body of visitors. Prob
ably his best shooting was done Saturday, when
he broke, using a Henry rifle, 100 glass balls
thrown in the air, in four minutes, thirty-two
seconds. He also gave a fine exhibition of
trap shooting, using a Parker shot-gun, with
double trap, breaking 110 balls without a miss.
Both men did splendid shooting, fully justify
ing their right to wear thfe title of champion
in their specialties and with their favorite
weapon.
OTH ER MATTERS.
The Presidential Visit.
live
Of course a State fair without
President of the United Statas would be a
failure, and hence, as this one was to be a suc
cess, the management proceeded to obtain
Rutherford. The enterprise of George Finch,
president of the State Fair association, knew
no bounds, and the greater the contract the
greater energy and skill he displayed. When
he made his movement Hayes surrendered
at discretion and came. He reached St. Paul
early Thursday morning and breakfasted
with Senator Ramsey. The city had put on
her holiday attire, and Third street especially
made a gorgeous display. One of the largest
processions ever seen in the city escorted the
Presidential party to the special fair train at
11 A. M. Thursday, but there was a strange lack
of enthusiasm everywhere. What little en
thusiasm there was seemed to be for Mrs. Hayes
rather than Rutherford. Having furnished the
papers with advance printed copies of his
speech, he proceeded to deliver altogether an
other document, and the GLOBE, with character
istic enterprise, published both speeches.
After a trip to Fargo on the Northern Pacific
the President returned to St. Paul, and like
the "truly good" attended divine service twice
yesterday, as elsewhere recorded. The troupe
leave thiB morning at 10 o'clock to fill an en
gagement at the Wisconsin fair at Madison,
where they will begin to show to-morrow.
^Wfo-
ized the appointment of as many special police
as the mayor and chief of police shonld deem
necessary to preserve order. Thirty-nine extra
men were appointed under such authority and
duly invested with the emblems of authority.
With the thirty men who compose the
regul ir police force they were enabled to pre
serve the best of order. Fourteen specials and
three regulars were assigned to the fair grounds
under command of Sergeant Welch. They did
good service in preventing disturbance, remov
ing those who had become overcome by the
heat or the whisky from the grounds,
and nabbing the few pickpockets who
had come there thinking to reap
a rich harvest. The cases of drunkenness and
disorderly conduct were but few, fortunately,
and no attempt was made to bring Buch sin
ners to the city lock-up. They were simply
placed where they could inflict no annoyance
upon the attendants upon the faircast out
of the gates of the fair. About half a dozen
men were arrested on suspicion of being en
gaged in unlawful practices, but no proof
being found against them they were released.
Half a dozen others were arrested, and evi
dences of the crooked craft being found upon
them they were held to await trial. The total
arrests at the fair grounds numbered fifteen.
In looking after the pickpockets detective
Bresett did some efficient work.
In the city the chief duty imposed upon the
police was to watch the outgoing and incoming
trains to see that none of the visitors were vic
timized. To prevent pocket-picking was an
impossibility, and even a force five times the
number on duty could not have accomplished
that result. But whatever was possible was
done. Quite a number of professionals were
detected by Capt. Clark, Detective Bresett
and their aids and promptly shipped off to
other fields. Several were caught the act of
railing leathers and consigned to the cooler.
Altogether about forty-five prisoners were
booked at the police station during the week,
all but about a dozen for petty offenses.
Although the police regulations were excel
lent, and too much praise cannot be bestowed
upon Chief Weber and his efficient assistants,
Capt. Clark, Sergeant Welch and Detective
Bresett. Few disturbances occurred, there
were no robberies, and considering the crowd
the instances of pocket-picking were very
few.
Suggestions for 1870.
It is presumed that the State fair at St. Paul
is to become a regular institution. The success
of the exhibition just closed demonstrates that
St. Paul is the place above all others at which
to make display of the products of the North
Star State. The grounds are commodious and
well adapted for the purpose. But there are a
few things lacking which the experience of the
past week will enable the management of the
Agricultural society to remedy b-fore the next
exhibition shall be held, and as the GLOBE be
lieves in the policy of striking while the iron
is hot, it will make a fewTsuggestions which, if
acted npon, will add greatly to the success of
all future fairs.
In the first place, better means of access to
the grounds mnBt be obtained Although the
St. Paul & Pacific Railroad company did all in
their power to accommodate the crowds, the
passengers were subjected to great incon
venience in reaching the city, especially towards
the close of the day. The private carriages,
omnibuses, wagons, and in fact all conceivable
conveyances were taxed to their utmost to con
vey passengers to and from the grounds, and
even then many hundreds were obliged to de
pend upon nature's means of locomotion in
order to reach their houses or hotels. As a part
of its remarks under this head, the GLOBE will
insist that the management take the necessary
steps to prevent all extortions such as weie
practised to some extent by hackmen and om
nibus-drivers on Wednesdav and Thursday.
The city cannot afford to have its reputation
injured by such petty swindling, audit devolves
upon the fair management to take such steps
as shall effectually prevent it in the future.
Before another fair that much talked of
"air and hour line" road to Minneapolis should
be constructed. But for the downright mean
ness of real estate owners we would have had
that line the present year, and the fair travel
would almost have paid for its construction.
Better water facilities are needed. The sup
ply at the grounds was so limited that on at
least two days the wells were exhausted before
the middle of the afternoon, and people were
obliged to go thirsty or patronize the beer
booths. Then, the grounds should be sprinkled
thoroughly. The dust up to Friday was almost
suffocating, and visitors suffered no slight in
convenience in consequence. The grounds
ought to be sprinkled two or three times a
day, and the roads approaching should also
undergo a thorough wetting down. The ex
pense would be amply repaid by the increased
satisfaction given to visitors, and the comfort
of all concerned. Water enough should be
convenient of access for drinking andablution
ary purposes, and the management will be
short-sighted if it does not see that it is pro
vided.
There must be more space for the dining
halls and more foodr folr the hungry.
people were obliged to go dmnerleso o"n account
of their in*.^i]}fcy
eac
tQ
mnn.^miiii i .it
tables orMany be
cause of the exhaustion oi the supply of food.
A man with a well-contented stomach CZn en
joy an exhibition
ni a horse-race far better,
and go home With a better opinion of the town
in which Be was fed, than one compelled to
plod about with hutiger gnawing at his vitals.
The citizens of St. Paul mttst provide better
sleeping accommodatiens. Our hotels are
ample for ordinary occasions, but not for such
a rush as we have had within the past eight
days. If we have no increased hotel facilities
by next year barracks for the accommodation
of visitors must be erected, so that all who
come can at least have where to lay their
heads.
Other matters in which improvement cafl be
made will snggest themselves to the manage
ent. Those noted above are the crying ne
cessities of the occasion, and the GLOBE sug
gests them now for the purpose of giving the
powers that be abundant time to prepare for
1879.
Defeat of a Small Body of Bannock In
dians.
CAMP STAMBURGH, Wyoming, Sept. 8 A
Shoshone chief. Washakie, who came into Camp
Brown Friday, reports a fight Sept. 5th on
Clark's Fork between a detachment of troops
and Crow Indians and about twenty lodges of
hostile Bannocks. The Bannocks were defeat
ed, their chief and their squaws and children
and a large number of horses being captured.
One soldier, a citizen and a Crow scoot were
killed and one soldier wounded, and many of
the Bannocks killed.
Thanks to Senator Matthews.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 8.A large and enthusi
astic meeting of the friends of Edward O.
Meagher Condon, was held in this city, and
a series of reso'utions adopted reciting that ef
forts for his relief are a matter of historical
pride to those who took an active part in pro
curing his liberation from a British prison,
and without deducting from others due credit
for their share in the work, return special
thanks to Senator Matthews for his personal
exertion to procure Condon's release
Incendlary Fire of a Fever Stricken Resi
dence.
NEW OBLEANS," Sept. 8.The store of Wung
Cung, No. 176 O'Neil street, took fire to-day.
Mrs. Brown, residing upstairs, husband and
four children sick with fever, escaped by going
over to Tapez's, next door. Damage, 85,000 to
stock and house. Joe Cheat and John Lee, two
clerks, were arrested charged from information
received with setting fire to the store.
Weather To-Day.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.Indications for the
upper lake region and upper Mississippi valley:
Cloudy, rainy weather, warm southerly, veer
ing to colder northwest winds, and rising, pre
ceded in the east portions by falling barometer.
LS'"5^ollce Regulations.
The police regulations, both in the city and BOSTON,
on the fair grouds, were as thorough as could I (Maud Hilton), actress, died to-day at Hyde
be desired. The common counoil had author- Park of consumption.
Tannery Burned.
DETBorr, Sept. 8.This evening the Detroit
Leather company's tannery was destroyed by
fire. Loss unknown, though heavy. Insurance
$80,000.
Death of an Actress.
Sept. 8.Mrs. Frank Wbicher
THE PLAGUE.
STRIDE OF THE "SWAMP AN6XZ"
THROUGH THE SOUTH.
Additional Details of the Terrible Fever
VisitationAn Appeal from the Nation's
Capital for Organized Aid to Relieve the
Tenible DistressBusiness Paralyzed and
Discharged Workingmen Dying of Star
vation as Well as DiseaseThe Fearful
Fifty Days Yet to Come.
HICKMAN, KY.
[Special Telegram to the Globe.]
HICKMAN, Ky., Sept. 8.There have been
twenty-eight deaths from yellow fever up to
date, and five citizens are lying sick. There is
a scarcity of food and no nurses can be ob
tained. Help is greatly needed at Griffin, near
here, seventeen persons having died.
AFLOAT.
|Special Telegram to the Globe.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 8.The steamer City of
Vicksburg was stopped here to-day, two deaths
having occurred on her passage up. The pas
sengers bound East and North, to the number
of over 100, were allowed to land on condition
that they at once took trains tor their destina
tions.
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENTS.
[Special Telegram to the Globe.]
CHICAOO, Sept. 8.An entertainment was
given here yesterday at the Central driving
park for the benefit of the yellow fever suffer
ers, at which Bodine gave an exhibition, trot
ting the first quarter in 85J seconds, and the
fourth in 34% seconds. The matinee given by
Tony Denier to-day for the same good object
was a success. The new Chicago theater was
crowded in every part,and Humpty Dumpty was
played to an immense audience.
CHDBCH CONTBIBUTIOX8.
[Western Associated Press.]
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 8.The Congregational
Ocean Grove this morning contributed $600
foi relief of fever sufferers, and this amount
will be sent to the Howard association at Mem
phis. The guests at Asbury park and Lake
view made up a purse for the same purpose.
NEWPORT, R. I., Sept. 8.Liberal collections
were taken up in the churches to-day for the
fever sufferers. Boxes have ben placed in va
rious parts of the city to receive contributions.
NATIONAL APPEAL.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.The following appeal
was issued to-day: To the Chamber of Com
merce and the Charitable of the Chief Cities
of the Union: The cry of anguish from strick
en cities and people of the South has been
answered by a noble burst of chanty from the
people and cities of the country. Contribu
tions great and small have been extended to the
sufferers. The secretary of war has generously
extended the aid of the government to the poor
and needy of the pest-ridden cities, but great
as has been the charity, the necessity is yet
greater, and sums subscribed are yet inade
quate to I he wants of the suffering. New Or
leans, Vicksburg and Memphis, as well as in
the smaller towns of Holly Spring*, Gren
ada, Port Gibson, Canton, Greenville,
Browneville, Baton Rouge, and Delhi, all busi
ness is suspended. It is estimated that in the
suspension of business on the Mississippi
Rivet, south of Memphis, over fifty steamboats
are laid up, their crews are dibcharged, the
longshoremen and gangs of stevedores, and
other laborers who were engaged in receiving
and discharging freight, are vnthotrt employ
ment. Four great lines of railroad are par
alyzed, and their eruplo) cs are all idle. Nearly
every place of business in the cities or towns
where the fever prevails are closed, and their
employes discharged. These employes are poor
and dependent on their labor for support. It
is estimated that of these unemployed men
there are in New Orleans 15,000. Memphis
8,000, Vicksburg 2,000, and rfmailler towns
2,000, making a total of 27,000 discharged
workingmen, most of whom are heads of fam
ilies, and represent a total populatitn of not
less than 108,000 in actual and desolate want.
These people have no means to get away from
the pest-ridden cities, for them there is no
labor, no wages, no bread, nothing but death
or starvation. This condition must last at
least tor fifty days, for there will
be no stay of the pestilence
or resumption of business until frost. Aver
aging the support of each individual at twenty
cents per day, wMch is ten cents less than the
cost of the army ration, f"r fifty day's support
of the suffering and destitute will cost S 1,080,-
000, and this for subsistence alone. Nothing
for medicines, clothing and proper sustenence
for the sick and burial of the dead has been
taken in account in this calculation. It has
occurred io the undersigned that a compre
hensive system of relief should be at once in
augurated to avoid the appalling disasters
which will sicken and shock humanity
when to the awful destruction of the plague
are added horrors of famine. We suggest that
in each of the great cities ot the Union a cen
tral depot for the reception of supplies be at
once opened, where cofltribatlons of provis
ions, tea, coffee, wJnes. medicines and clothing
may be sent. The lines of transportation over
both land and water have volunteered to trans
port supplies to the sticken cities free of
charge. Let New Orleans, whicn is mo^t ac
cessible by sea and land and which has more
facilities for transportation, be constituted a
central depot for the reception of supplies,
which can be forwarded to the Howard and
Peabody associations of that city as
fast as collected. Let Vicksburg, Memphis
and smaller towns that are affected, send to
New Orleans their agents to aid in receiving,
distributing and forwarding pro rata supplies
to the respective towns and cities to which they
are destined.
We appeal to the chambers of commerce of
great cities to inaugurate th*1
movement forth
with. We appeal to the charitable and good
we appeal to ministers at God for their influ
ence with their congregations. Even the small
est donations of provisions, money or medi
cines will be acceptable charities. The men
who compose the Howard association, and Pea
body association, and Young Men's Christian
Association, are guarantees that all charities
donated will be properly and honestly applied.
In the name oi onr common country and
kindred humanity we invoke for our stricken,
dying and starving people the charity of those
whose homes and loved ones are secure from
the pestilence that walketh in darkne=s and
the destruction that waBteth at noonday.
(Signed) E. JOHN ELIS, Louisiana,
R. L. GIBSON. Alabama,
WM. A. MCCABBOL, Miss.
CYBUS BUSSEV,
Pres't New Orleans Chamber of Commerce.
CATBO.
CATBO, Sept. 8.Dr. Ranch, president of the
State board of health, before MB departure to
day, stated there was no yellow fever here, and
every precaution possible had been taken to
prevent its introduction. The following was
received this afternoon: "Hickman, Ky., Sept.
8.Dr. W. Demming, Cairo: Telegraph op
erator down with fever. This disease is yellow
fever beyond a question. Fifty or more sick or
convalescing. Some will die. About 60 whites
and 150 blacks are in town. The worst is over.
The physicians here can control the disease.
Guard your quarantine. Yon will save your
people. (Signed) Luke P. Blackburn."
The steamer Helena passed up from Natchez
without passengers. All well.
HUMILIATION AND PBAYEB.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 8.Gov. Bishop has issued
the following, dated Columbus, 0., Sept. 7th:
WHEREAS, A large portion of our country is
afflicted with a terrible plague which is weep
ing away hundreds of our fellow citizens in
the South and rendering desolate many house
holds and
WHEREAS, Human, science and human efforts
have proved unavailing in stopping the
progress of the devastating scourge, and the
only hope in this hour of extremity is in the
intervention of Almighty God, who has prom
ised to answer prayers addressed to Him in the
hour of need
Now therefore, I, Richard M. Bishop, Govern-
NUMBER
or of the State of Ohio, recommend that on
Friday, the 13th day of September, all Christ
ian people in the State of Ohio assemble in
their respective houses of worship and offer up
their united prayers to God to check the dread
ful plague which is afflicting the Southern
States, and that He in His infinite .goodness
will restore health, peace and prosperity to the
houses and homes which have been called on
to mourn the loss of friends and relatives.
(Signed) RICHARD M. BISHOP,
Governor of the State of Ohio.
The Telegraphers' Relief association of this
city has collected from trat fraternity $600 for
the benefit of their brethren in the South who
may be stricken with yellow fever.
INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 8.Contributions from
Odd Fellows' lodges throughout the State re
ceived at the office of the grand secretary, in
this city, to the present date, amount to
$2,209.10: $500 was sent to Mississippi, $700 to
New Orleans and $300 on Saturday, the 7th, to
Memphis, making a total of $1,300 sent South
during the past week for the benefit of yellow
fever sufferers.
ABCOLA.
ABCOLA, 111., Sept. 8.Services at all th
churches in the city were suspended to-night
and a mass meeting held in Metropolitan hall.
At the close $126 were subscribed and paid in
for the yellow fever relief fund. To be added
to this sum is $52 ^Hized from the perform
ance of the Amateur association on Saturday
night, making a total of $180. A committee of
ladies and gentlemen were appointed to solicit
money and other donations in this town and
adjoining country, and through their exertions
the snm will be largely increased. Areola will
not be outdone in that kind of sympathy which
reaches the pocket.
GREENVILLE.
GRENVILLE, Miss., Sept. 8.Five deaths and
twenty new cases in the last twenty-four hoars.
Total deaths 42 total casas 150.
HARTFORD.
HARTFORD, Sept. 8.Subscriptions in this
city for yellow fever sufferers, $4,500.
AT SEA.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.The schooner Lookout,
arrived from Sagna, reports Commodore
Ti acelar, Steward George Rogers, first officer,
and Frank Peterrik, seaman, died of yellow
fever, and were buried at sea.
PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8.There will be bene
fits at all the theatres and places of amuse
ment in behalf of the yellow fever fund dur
ing the week. There is general regret that Col.
Welch, chairman of the relief committee,
should have been misunderstood in this matter
of benefits.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.In the Protestant,
churches to-day, collections were taken up and
prayers offered for the yellow fever sufferers.
Next Sunday collections will take place in the
Catholic churches.
OLD WORLD NEWS.
MEirpHis, Tenn., Sept. 8.Another sad day
with ou us passed, and near a hundred fresh
mounds are added to our cemeteries and the
potter's field. Total number ot interments r*v
ported up to 6 p. M. are seventy-one, with one
firm of undertakers to hear from, which will
make the deaths this day in the neighborhood
of 100. Only partial reports of new cases have
been made to-day. Physicians are BO pressed
for time that the majority prefer to violate
the ordinance requiring them to report
to neglecting the sick. Six resident physicians
leport ninety-six new cases, and it is safe to
assert near 200. Among those reported are
Rev. C. E. Slater, of the First Methodist
church, and A. M. Gave way, the volunteer tele
graph operator from Pittsburgh. Herbert S.
Laudrum, city editor of the Avalmrhi, has had
a relapse and is again down. Gen. Charles
Adamh, J. B. Fairess, Mrs. Dr. Thweal,
Martin Eyke. Hon. John Hoyue,
ex-mayor, and his wife, R. Dougherty, Philip
Erber, J. R. Hill, J. J. Sullivan, of Flaherty,
and SullivaD, undertakers, und W. 8.
Brooks, river editor of the Appeal, whose wf
died this morning. Among the deaths aie Wm.
L. Powell, 'ate editor and publisher of the
Southern Cathohr. Maj. J. C. Thial is dying.
A meeting of prominent members ot the How
ard association and citizens' relief committee,
was held this morning, at which it
was determined, as a means of
forcing many people to leave the city, no more
rations would be issued in the city to persons
not sick, but that camps would be established
at various points remote from the city, and
that those removing thither would be supplied
with food. A committee, consisting of Gen.
Luke E. Wright, Major J. H. Prestidge, C. G.
Fisher, A. D. Langstreet, ex
Mayor Jno. J. Johnson, and Dr. W. E. Rogers,
was appointed to carry out tho measure Rev.
L. S. Schuyler, of Holy Innocents church, Ho
boken, New York, has arriv
ed to supply the place of
the iate Rev. C. C. Parsons, rector of Grace
(Episcopal) church. A. F. C. Cook, of the
Howard association, died to-night. This makes
four of the membcrchip of twenty-one who
have died in the past week. Four more are
sick. Miss Emma Ruder, of Cincinnati, a vol
unteer nurse, was taken sick to-night also
Capt. A. T. Lacey. Drs. L. A. Bryan, W. A.
W. Fry and S. O. Young, of Houston, Texas,
Dr. Jas, E. McGrew. of Terre Haute, lnd., and
Dr. J. G. Orr, of Cincinnati, have arrived and
volunteered their services to the Howards.
The following telegram sent by Dr. Mitchell,
with the approval ot A. D. Langstaff, president
of the Howard association, explains tlw situa
tion to-night:
Chairman of Relief Committee, N. Y.:
The situation is terrible beyond description,
3,000 cases of fever. Out of forty physicians
eight have died. Those from the North sicken
in a few days and die. Not a provision house
open in the city. Only one hotel, the Peabody,
to feed the doctors and nurses. Want every
thing that a pestilence stricken, famishing and
impoverished people need. Only two drug
stores open. The Howards will open drng stores
MEEPHIS, Sept. 8.Rev. Dr. Dalsell, of
Shreveport, arrived here yesterday, and has
gone to work in place of the stricken clergy
men of the Epescopal church. He desires to
say to his brethren of the church that the suf
fering and destittffaon are frightful, and that
he shall be glad to act as their almoner in pro
viding for the poor and needy.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 8.New caaea 223,
deaths 81, weather cloudy and showery, fore
noon heavy rain afternoon maximum ther
mometer 85. Samuel K. Shepherd, son of W.
C. Shepherd, died to-day. Dr Broadus, of the
Howards, was taken down to-day. The wife of
Secretary Southmayd, of the Howard associa
tion, and five children ar taken down with
fever. The Howards to-day received the fol
lowing telegram, dated the 7th: Port Gibson
"Please send us five good colored femalo
nurses by rail to Vicksburg and
Grand Gulf with all dispatch
Let them be good ones. Great suffering, espec
ially among colored people. Seventy-nine
deaths to-day. Thanks for shipment of ice,
tea and crackers. Please send five casks of ice
by each packet.
(Signed) Jos. A. GAGE,
President Howard Association.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 8, 9:30 p. M.Y. M. C.
A.: New cases of fever fifty-two, total cases to
day 953. The secretary of St. Vincent ce Paul
makes a second appeal and begs other confer-j^
ences to advise their friends to forward any
contributions, either in money, food or cloth
ing. intended for distribution to the scourge
stricken poor looking to the society for help,
direct to Dr. F-meg^ 11. D., president.
NEW ORLE*HS,4$ip*. 8, filed-10 p. H.The
Howards report 472 new cases, including: sick
and destitute. S^IP^
FLAOTE HIS&*
PLAGUE MINE, Parish of Iverville, Sept 8.
To agent Associated Press We are in ths
midst of a raging pestilence. Of our physi
cians only one is on duty, Dr. Posdell, who re
ports to-day over 100 cases of fever under his
observation, all within the limits of our small
town. Up to date twenty-seven deaths have
occurred. Dr. D. D. Schurum is down. Fever
is on the increase. Business is suspended.
Our financial resources are insufficient to re
lieve many poor, and we are sadly in want.
Will not the country send as help? Our peo
ple are struggling nobly against the Bcourge
fiena. CHAS. O. LOWRIK, Mayor.
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