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i ft''- ywiiwuiiminl I itr i i |W ij^ i Daily (Kobe. 11Y H. P. HAI.L, NO. 17 WABA&UAW STUEET, ST. PAUL. Official Paper ofthe City of St. Paul Terms or SubHcrlptiou for the Daily Olobo By carrier (7 papers per week) 70 cents per month. liy mail (without Sunday edition) 6 papers per week, 10 cents per month. Uy mail (with Sunday edition) 7 paper* per week, 7 ceuts per month. XJrtK SUNDAY UliUUe. By mail the SUNDAY GLOBS will be one dollar pei year. THE WiSEKLf GLOB2-. The TTKEKIIT GLOBS is a mammoth sheet, exsctb 4 tabid the ilze of the Dally. It 1* Just the ptpei jr the 9reade,oonta!nln in addition to all the currem buws, ohice miscellany, agricultural matter, market reports, Ac. It la furniBhod to single subscriber* at |1.00 per year. Pontage prepaid by the publisher on all editions All uai] snhncrlptionR payable invariably In advance Dally Ulobe Advertising States. Fourth Page 5 cents per line every insertion. Third Page 6 cents per line for the first week. All tausequeut insertions 3 cents per line. Display Advertising (on Fourth Page only) doublt at jve rates. All Advertising is computed Kon pireli, 10 lines to au inch. Heading Matter Notices, First, Second and Fourth fsgea, U5 cents per tine. '*6tsc*al Locals," Second Page, 15 cents per liae adin Matter Notices, Third Page, 20 cents per line. Toe GLOBE offers no yearly space, but proposes tt charge by the lino for the space occupied, and th* charge for the last day will be the same as forth flrnt, no matter how many Insertions are made Bates are nxed exceedingly low, and no charge lh made for chauges, 4s it is preferable to have new matter every day if possible. HT. PACU.. SvrUKDAY. 1EC 14 1S7X THE commander of the foitress of Alt MusjuJ, recently cipiaroJ by the Anglo-Tn dun troop?, is unfortunate. It was bad enough to be beaten in the first engagsineni of the war, but be blown from the can non's mouth will diabtle33 have a disoourag ing effect on his ambition. THE House has deteimined on a two weeks' recs33 for the holidays. That bod\ has accomplished so much already that the public interests will not be injured by reason of thevacition, but unless the Senate shah bestir itself duiing the next week, it will find itself h^palessly behindhand in the work ol the sees on. CONKLTXQ i3 char.ed with rudeness in pay ing no att ntion to the debate in the Senate on the Sjuthorn question. He sat making extracts from a yellow-covered book and appeared to hear notning whatever of what was i eing said. He evidently did not care to show that his competitor for the Presi dential nomination was getting the best ol him. IT announced on authority that Devens has recon* idered his determination to retire from the cabinet, and will probably remain till the close of Mr. Hayes' term. He prub ably realizes that he hag already betn smircaeJ as badly a? ha cm be by two years' farther service in mmufacturing political outrages, and will make thj mjst of a Lad bargain. THE adaptability of the negro for the suffrage was shown in Augusta, Georgia, a few dsys ago, where there was an election foi the selection of a site for a new irkei house. The Chronicle, of that city, a pipei that has always supported the Republican candidates for office, asserts that the votes oi colored men were openly sold at the polls to the highest biddjv. THE lynchers of the West have improved upon the old plan of a noose and a strong limb tor violators of the law. A party oi herders in Custer county, Nebraska, took two murderers from the custody of the sher iff the other day and burned them at the etake. While their offense probably merited death, the horrible manner of their taking off will cause a shudder lo pass over the whole country. "LITTLE drop3 of water, little grains ol sand, make the mighty ocean and the beau teous land." Theiefore we are led not to despise the day of small things. We art aimoat as thankful that the House has saved the comparatively small sum of $5,500 in the pension bill as if a laTger Bum was cov ered. The pension bill does not allow oi any considerable reductions, as every debt of that nature must be met promptly and fall STBANGKR things have happened than the reported insurrection at Cabul against the Ameer, and the invitation from an envoy o1 the insurgents to the British commander foi assistance to form a new government. If tht rumor should prove to be true, the Anglo Afghan war may be considered at an end and England will have gained more than she has at any time demanded. In the forma tion of a new government, however, Eng land will probably consult the other powert concerned, notably Russia. TUB people of Minneapolis are becoming fierce to tax their overburdened city to Iht exterikof from a quarter to half a million to build narrow gauge railroads. We Lope they will do this St. Paul being the great rail road center of the State, none of the roadt can afford to halt at Minneapolis per manently, and if Minneapolis will only go to tho expense of building theee roads out into the State, the companies themselves will then be able to extend their lines to St. Paul, where all the railroads in the State center. We will thus have the benefit of additional roada without expense to this city. BILL KING'S paper has been very reticent during the week past relative to the interest St. Paul has in certain railroad develop ments. It did actually all the name of this city to appear twice, in one issue, on the editorial page, but a cold shiver went through the whole concern lest it might of fend a Minneapolis subscriber. Under such circumstances, having proven disloyal to St Paul all the week, it is important that Bill King's St. Paul subordinates thould become vigorous in private, and show great zeal for St. Paul privately, where it will not reach the ears of Minneapolis subscribers That will round off the week in good style. THE raturn of Prince Gortschakoff to the management of the liussian foreign office, indicates a discontinuance of the policy in augurated during the brief inoumbenoy of Count Sohonvaioff. His return may mean Kor "fSH that a more vigorous policy i3 to be assumed in relation to Afghan affairs, or may he nee e38ary in order to conclude the pending ne gotiations with Turkey on the basis origin ally proposed by the treaty of San Stefano. It is not probable, however, that the prince will long remain in the active service of the i-zar, as his great age and physical infirmi ties incapacitate him from performing the arduous duties that devolve upon the office. REPRESENTATIVE WOOD is after Johnny Davenport, one of the United State3 com missioners for New York. Daring the late election, thousands of citizens of New York were arrested at his order because they at tempted to vote on naturalization papers is sued in 18G8, which papers he, in hi3 om nipotence, declared to be illegal. He acted as chief supervisor of elections, and accord ing to the language of Mr. Wood's resolu tion, '-was guilty of an illegal, unjust and oppressive exercise of pretended authority in causing the arrest, dstention and imprison ment of citizens innocent of offense, by which he deprived them of the right to vote and subjected them to indignity, insult and intimidation without .varrant of law or jus tification, which arrests have been declared illegal by a United States judge." No such flagrant outrage upon the rights of citizens has ever boen committed this country, North or South, and we trust the House will take proper measures to punish the offender. A RUINOUS POLICY. The pernicious effects of the pending vuseless agitation of tho Southern question ire more far-reaching than appear upon the surface. Not only does ic tend towards un settling the political condition of the South, but it repels enterprise and block3 the way of capital that would otherwise seek an in vestment in that section. Thus it happens that those who are so persistent in agitation political purposes are atriking a blow at the material prosperity of the South from which recovery, if it come? at all, wili neses anl be slow and tedious. If it was true, as charged, that life and property are unsafe at the South by reason of the political condition of the people, there might be some excuse for the idical po iti cians and newspapers continuing their ti rades. But the fact is that nowhere in the country are the rights of the people more generally respactel and protected than they ire at the South. That outrages are commit ted there doo3 not admit of a doubt, but they are no more numerous and differ in no decree from the outrages that are committed upon life and proparty in every part of the coun try. In every community th9re are danger ous charasters who do not respect the rights of others, but they are as scarce in the South is they are at the North, and when detested tnd convicted they are punished with as ex treme rigor as in any other section. As an illustration of the injury that is be ing done by the political agitation so long maintained in Congress, on the stump and in the newspapers, a Washington corres pondent relates that the agent of one of the principal German steamship lines has been in that city looking about to asc&itain in what part of the country his oompauy could purchase suitable ship timber. His object was to purchase lar^e tracts of land and open extensive works for preparing all kinds of ship timber. Ha was advised to go to Vlabama, where there was an abundance of Mmber of the quality needed, and where both rail and water transportation were all chat could b9 desired, while the lauds could be purchased at reasonable figures. He re plied that on no account could hi3 company b9 induced to invest a dollar in the South or en a man there that, while he personally had no doubt, from inquiries which he had made, that he could go into Alabama and in vest in lands and get timber without mo lestation, it would ba impo33tbie for him to convince his company, and it would be very difficult for them to procure men at home who were acquainted with the exact wants of the company to agree to come over and go into the Southern States. In reply to the issurances that Alabama was free from all oolitical disturbances, he said that whilo he supposed it to be true, nevertheless the be lief had become so general in Europe that the Southern States were in an unsettled condition, that the rights of person and oroperty, especially of those who were not natives, were so constantly disregarded as to render it impossible to induce capitalists to trust either their money or tho representa tives of their interests in any part of the South. He said of late this feeling had rapidly increased among European capital ists. Perhaps, if the effects of this persistent igitation of the politicians could be confined 'o this country, where people have the op portunity of informing themselvos of the facts, and generally know the falsity of the iccusations against the Southern people, we night have no cause to comp'ain. But we see that the discussions are having their legitimate effect abroad in preventing the investment of capital that would aid in de veloping the resources of the country and place the ople in the front rank as a com mercial and manufacturing region. The shortsightedness of the policy is too appar ent to require comment. It is not only male volent but suicidal. Capitalists in Europe cannot conceivsjpf a political degradation that will induce a party to enter upon a cru sade against one section of the country, ma liciously perverting t'je truth, manufacturing outrages, maligning a whole people, merely for political effect in another section. Hap pily for them they are strangers to ssch political prostitution, but unhappily for the 3outh they are influenced by the cries of the demagogues at the North as far as to refuse to use their means towards the development of a region fertile in resources, rich in agri cultural products, united and^ peaceful, and as,prosperous as a people can be who have incurred the enmity of their fellow country men by engaging in a line of independent political action. Mr. Hayes, Mr. Blaine, Mr. Edmunds and all others who have of late been endeav oring to stir up sectional strife, know full well that the people ofthe South [are well disposed towards all who come among them with an honest purpose to abide with them and assist in buildin $ up their industries. It is but natural and proper that they should endeavor to keep aloof from those who come with the purpose of creating political dissen sions and retarding the progress of the coun try towards perfect unity. The feeling that is natural to mankind everywhere to protect themselves against their enemies, has a firm foothold among the people of the South, but fortunately they have no occasion to manifest it except by lawful mean?. We would advise the agitators, who are so bogy stirring up strife, to cease their base perver sions for a while. Let them act upon the professions they are so ready to make, and use one honest endeavor to bring about ]that harmony which th?y pretend to be fo anxious to see established, and we venture to predict that within a twelvemonth every ves tige of ill feeling between the sections, so far as the South is concerned, will have been wholly obliterated, and the people there will enter heartily into every plan whose purpose is the prosperity and pacification of the whole nation, North as well as South, East as well as West. CERTIFICATES Of DEBT. Secretary Sherman has suggested a plan for popularizing the national debt. It au thorizes and directs the secretary of the treasury to issue in exchange for lawful money of tho United States that may be presented for s^h exchange, certificates of the denomination of $10, bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum and con vertible into 4 per cent, bonds described in the refunding act, and the money received shall be applied only to the payment of 5 20 bonds in the mode prescribed by said act. If the issue of these interest-bearing certificates could be confined to those who are really seeking investment for small sums of money, with the intention of subsequently convert ing them into bonds of the United States, the plan would not only ba feasible but ad visable. But past experience shows that the issue of interest-bearing bonds or certificates of a less denomination than $30 does not pay. Instead of being kppt as an invest ment they invari&bly enter into and become a part ot the currency of the country, and from the fact that they bear interest they are mora valuable than greenbacks or na tional bank notes, and would be sought for to the injury and depreciation of the remain der of the currency. Then, too, capitalists would seek them for purposes of speculation, and the real purpose of their issue would be defeated. They would be apt to create an unhealthy inflation of the currency, variable in volu-ne at the caprice of the holders, who would mainly be composed of speculators, and thu3 uncertain monetaiy conditions would be produced that would have a ten dency to unsettle values in all lines of trade. One necessary condition of financial pros perity is stability both as to the volume and value of the currency in circulation. Some think that the present volume of our cur rency is not sufficiently large. This may be the case. But if it is to be increased we must have a definite understanding on the subject. A system must not be inaugurated that opens the way for largo fluctuations in the amount of available currency, nor must a currency be issued that would of necessity ba at a premium over the regular currency issues of the government. There are already too many opportunities for speculation in the money of the country, and we cannot afford to create more. Wo should rather seek to lessen the chances for speculation and to make our currency stable and unvarying in value, repreaentiug its face value in all com mercial transactions, no more nor no less. The fluctuations the money market during the past fifteen years have been the chief cause of our past distiess and of the uncer tainty of investments that, under ordinary circumstances, ought to be perfectly safe. While in a few instances the issue of cer tificates such as aie contemplated by the secretary might encourage habits of economy and popularize tho government bonds to a ceitain extent, we doubt if in the end their issue would prove beneficial. As we have said, the bulk oe the certificates would finrt their way into general circnlat-on, and would be seized upon by speculators either to create a stringency or an artificial freedom in the markets. It is no hardship to require investors to pay at least fifty dollars for a bond. That sum is as small as the govern ment can profitably issue, and few who have the] dtSDOsition to invest in such securities are unable to raise that amoimf. Besides, the larger sum is far more likely to be al lowed to remain in the bond than a smaller one. Our financial system, too, is sufficient ly complicated already without any new issues of obligations. We have already thiity-six different species of government bonds, exclusive of those issued in aid of railroads and for other private purposes, and to add to them would only add to the con fusion that already exists in the public mind. We can afford to let well fenough alone. Under the present circumstances the subscriptions to the four per cent, loan aie averaging over a million and a quarter daily. Before a year shall have passedunless we meet with some extraordinary and unex pected national disasterit is safe to say that a sufficient amount will have been taken to redee.n the whole amount of 5 20 bonds outstanding. Let us have done with tinker ing, for a time, a* least. ACHAT WITH GROESBECK. Some Expressions of Opinion by One of Our Silver Commissioners. New York Graphic Ex-Congressman W. S. Groesbeck is at the Everett House, having ju-t arrived from Eu rope, where, at* one of the commission to the monetary conference, he has shown Irs acumen knowledge of finance. Mr. Groesbeck, when visited by the writer, said he did not care to speak ot the monetary conference, as the le poit would be likely to be forthcoming in a short time. Ex-Governor Fen ton will pass the winter in Italy. The European commis sioners were in favor of the rules of the Latin Union, Mr. Groesbeck thought, and the action of Mr. Groschen, one of England's representa tives, was influenced by the policy of the home government. While abroad Mr. Groesbeck met General Grant for a Bhorfc time. The general and his chances for rcaomination are, he says, much discussed over there, Grant has many warm friends, owing in great part, Mr. Groesbeck thinks, to the fact that he is constant in his friendships. Senator Conklinsr, to-., he thinks, is strong in his respect. Mr. Groesbeck hardlv believes that the General will be renominated". "Haw do you regard resumption, Judge?" asked the writer. "The people seem too willing to give the re sumption law a fair trial, and no oostacles are likely to be throwj in its way. It remains to be seen whether the national banks an the na tional banking system will accord and harmon ize with resumption. Thus far, the people hare experienced only the benefits and few of the defects of that system. They are still here, in the East, at least, favor of "it. They have attacked the savings banks becaue they have suffered by them. It is extremelv difficult to attack a gigantic power, like "the national banks, en m-y.sse, but the time may come when it can be done in detail. The failure of the banks from time to time will cause the people to become dissatisfied with the system. Ex uno dhce omnes." 'Senator Thurman and Ex-Governor Hen dricks," Mr. Groesbeck added, "are both very popular in the West, and it is difficult to say which i" ahead in the Presidential race. Thur man is a man of fine intellect," he added. "What do you think of politics in this State, Judge Groesbeck?" '"It seems to me that the alliance of the Re publicans and Uemocrats will not be of long duration. Where taere is a divergence on so many points a concentration on one point is not likely to be a lasting one." Mr. Groesbeck inquired as to Mr. Tildea's prospects, and 6aid that hiB hand was apparent in the reoenfc election* in this city and State," THE ST, PAUL DAILY GLOBE, SATURDif MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1878. OFFICIAL CANVASS Ot the Tote for State Auditor, and Paying the Railroad Bonds. The official canvass was made, yesterday, of the vote for State Auditor and also the proposition for exchanging the internal im provement lands for the old State railroad bonds. In amending the constitution no provision was made for canvassing the votes for judge and clerk of the supreme court, and that will be done by th legislature, lhe secretary of state, Judges Gilfillau and Cornell, of the supreme bench, and District Judges Brill and Simons, made the canvass yesterday, as follows. The temperance vote for Stale auditor is included in the scatter ing: The Tote On the Bond Counties. Aitkin Anoka BecU Bentou Big Stone Blue Earth Bro*n Carlton Carver Uas Chippewa Chisago Cottonwood Crow Wing Dakota Dodge Douglas Faribault Fillmore Freeborn Grant Goodhue Hennepin Houston Isanti Jackson liana bee Kandiyohi Lake LJ,C qui Parle... Le Sueur Lincoln Ljon McLeod Martin Meeker Mi le Lac9 Morrison Mower Murray Nicollet Nobles Olmsted Otter Tail fine Pipestone Polk KiUon Pope Ramsey Itedwood Renville Rice Rock St. Louis Scott Sherburne Sibley Stearns Steele Steven3 SAift Todd Wabashaw Wadena Wat-eca Washington Watonwan Wilkin Winona. Wright Yellow Medicine. Aitkin 6 A '.oka 493 13ckf 540 nto 166 BigSt.ne 50 BlueFarth 1,639 Brown 764 Carlton 128 0 irver 776 Cass 22 Chippewa 356 Chisago 645 Clay 6-J7 Cottonwood 576 Crow Wing 104 Dakota 1,252 Dodge 1,291 Douglas 1,030 Faribault 1,150 Fillmore 2,244 Freeborn 1.687 Grant 333 Goodhue 2,474 Hennepin 5,171 Houston 1,517 Insanti 547 Jackson 511 Kanabec 107 Kandiyohi 682 Lake 29 Lao Qui Parle.. 383 Le Sueur 1,017 Lincoln 180 Lyon 571 McLeod 857 Martin 572 Meeker 779 MilleLacs 59 Morrison 244 Mower 1 375 Murray 319 Nicollet 827 Nobles 315 Olmsted 1,883 Otter Tail 1,302 Pine 157 Pipestone 71 Polk 806 Kittson 170 Pope 714 Ramsey 2.6S6 Redwood 413 Renville 676 Rice 1,849 Rock 665 St. Louis 423 S.ott 546 Sherburne 331 Sibley 660 Stearns 1,856 Steele .1,381 Stevens 309 Swift 656 Travers* Todd 281 Wabashaw 1,671 Wadena 139 Waseca 670 Washington 1.347 Watonwan 737 Wilkin 163 Winona 1825 Wiight 1,212 Yellow Medicine 555 Question. Yes. 3 465 74 44 55 483 766 32 241 No. 32 ISO 429 1U6 2 1,808 671 19 1,113 "83 145 115 302 1,748 357 89 118 62 S3 13 666 3,693 291 113 31 191 538 355 26 433 425 753 1,100 4,036 2,166 216 1,085 2,138 1,898 147 427 73 877 370 2 254 122 8 10 401 141 47 5 177 41 51 256 222 142 25 6 1 9 1,260 16 66 897 3tw 1,131 200 4i7 1,469 136 402 200 2,857 1,635 327 24 739 60 577 439 476 403 903 520 96 282 161 809 5,562 67 41 1,035 36 179 1,602 113 487 1,340 266 1.072 1,078 256 110 461 156 110 398 64 725 76") 419 195 1,566 102 19 400 464 35 1,284 635 146 1,034 3 42 139 125 54 206 1,452 568 150 587 301 270 8 10)1 3,301 1,223 118 34 28 66 315 83 34 1 27 i 7 4 7 2 23 58 8 9 1,766 273 38 62 1 1 655 54 132 65 12 2 57 4 1,546 21 90 891 192 163 212 543 491 49 469 101 1,182 313 197 18 33 737 683 27 105 48 20 89 11 3,617 72 332 1,198 152 539 1 212 1,701 202 940 2,214 91) 229 246 77 7 86 72 147 11 1,713 22 584 1,219 231 50 2.448 1,245 2 16 270 47 '398 2 1,987 Totals 60,059 40.119 6 049 Whitcomb's majority over all, 13,254. Whitcomb's majority over Black, 20,390. Travers sent direct to State auditor, not admitted. 19 votes. TAX TINKERING. Action of the Board of Abatement Upon Applications for Abatement of Rectifica tion of Tax Levies. The board of abatement, composed of Mayor Dawson, County Auditor Davis and Aid. Griggs and Rhodes, met yesterday to take into consideration all applications for the abate ment of taxes, etc., as follows: Petition of J. J. McCardy. secretary board of education, asking for abatement on lots 7 and 8, Black, Dunwell & Spencer's addition. Abatement ordered and money to be re funded. A.Ames,abatement of $8 taxes on Armes' Isl and referred to county assessor and auditor. S. Mayall, $ 1AI on personal taxes referred to assessor. John Bell, on lot 4, block 34, in St. Paul proper, discrepancy in tax of '76 and '77 of $3 30 referred to the assessor. Sixth ward M. E. church, lot 8, in block 50. asking to be exempted from the payment of SI6, because tho same is church property re ferred to assessor and auditor with power to act. A. B. Oyster, asking abatement of personal tax? in amount $5X0 referred to the assessor. Anna M. Overman, requesting that she be exempted from payment of taxes for '73 '74 and '75, on lota 8, 9, 10 and 11, AahtonA Sherburne's addition, because of inability to pay owing to assessments for city improve ments referred to the auditor and assessor. Adam Hoffman, relief from personal taxes because he gets only enough to live on at his trade of barber, and his personal property does not exceed $100. lteferred to the assessor. B. Presley, asking abatement of $400 on '78 assessment on one acre in Fourth ward. Re ferred to assessor. C. Hitchcock, asking that tax money paid by him in 1876 and 1877 on a building on lot 5, block 10, Marshall's addition, because no house is there or ever has been. Referred to the as sessor. Jacob Danz asks abatement of $85 on perso nal property taxed in the Fourth ward, he not having property there. Referred to the asses sor. Christian F. G. Nieman, secretary of the Dan ish Evanpehcal Lntheran Emanuel Congrega tional church of St. Paul, asking that taxes against sajd cba-ch be abated, and same be ex empted from taxation because church property. Referred to the aspesor. Norman Wright calls attention to excessive valuation of certain property in Summit Park addition, Wright's adiition, St. Paul proper Referred :o the assessor. VV. P. Murray, asking abatement of tax on certain property on Como ovenue. owine to heavy assessment for city improvements. Re ferred to Aid. Griggs and the assessor. Martin Wengerdahl, asking tor abatement of $250 on lot 6, Irvine's addition. Referred to the assessor. W. A. Faddis, asking that the St. Paul Bus iness college be exempted from taxation. Not allowed. L. A. Talcott fttates he is taxed on 300 per sonal property should be on $150. Referred to the assessor and auditor. G. Weaver states he was assessed in 1877 on $900 pergonal property, but had left the city in 1876. Referred to the assessor. H. D. Schmidt stales that lots 27 and 28, in block 71, Dayton & Irvine's addition, is assess ed *400 in advance of previous year. Relerred to Aid. Griggs and the as-essor. 8t Luke's Hospital asks that tax of 1877 be abated, because a charitable institution. So ordered. Henry J. Peters and William Thornoson, ask ing to be relieved of special penalty imposed for delinquent tax of 1876. The relief was ordered. A. S Elfeldt. asking that tax on twenty-four acres be abated from $14 000 to $1) 800 tor 1877. The abatement was made that the same prop erty was assessed at that amount in 1875 and 1876. and tbis year at $12,000. So ordered. Adjourned. HOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Business Ground Ou at the Regular Weekly Meeting Yesterday. The board of public works held their usual weekly meeting, yesterday, at 12 o'clock M. PresentAll the members aud Clerk Gor man. COMMUNICATIONS, PETITION'S, ETC. Mr. J. F. O'Brien asked that the matter of Mary A. Mayall be postponed for a week, as parties to the interest were engaged in the United States circuit court. It was explained that the matter was yet in the hands of the city engineer tor report. Dr. Price offeied a protest against the grading of Willius street. He contended thift the as sessment was not equitable, in that all parties were assessed alike, while some were benefited and others were not. Gen. Becker explained that for the grading, all were assessed alike, but the surfacing, guttering, etc., was charged to the frontage. The work was done, and had to be paid for. The protest should have been presented before, as due notice of the improvement was given through the papers. uDo 2,263 625 58 26,311 45.669 Majority against the bonds 19,358 State Auditor. Whitcomb. Black. Page. Scafc'ng. 37 646 51 310 27 you read the papers, doctor," asked Mr Rice. 'I do probably more than I ought toas if anvone could get too much of a good thing but I never noticed this matter, as I never look at advertisements and no information was given to me of the proposed improve- ment." The matter was referred to Gen. Becker to examine aud report as to who was unable to pay the assessment. FHOM THE CITV ENGINEER. Estimate No. 12 in favor of Bayer & Lux for grading on Rice and Iglehart streets in $1,422, together with a report setting forth that al though the work was not finished, the con tractor was entitled to his pay because he had been delaj ed six weeks by the Rice street sew er and that theie was so little to be done, that a reservation of $200 would amply secure the city, instead of 15 per cent. It "was further stated that the city comptroller's action on the Ohio street estimate compelled him, the engineer, to accept the work or reserve 15 per cent of the contract. The engineer explained that he did not wish to accept the work, as it was not finished, and as some little work had to be done all along tht strepts, he could not speeify exactly where anj amount was to be expended. Mr. Rice held that amounts less or in excels of t- 15 per cent, had been withheld before, as in the University avenue case, alo Farring ton avenue cistern, and the remainder of esti mate paid to thi' contractor. The engineer stated that was so, but in this instance he could come to no agreement with the comptroller. He bad done so before, but was now inconsistent in declining to act as heretofore. The engineer was directed to consult with the comptroller and come to some agieement, the board agreeing to withhold $20 After an interval, the engineer returned with estimate No. 13, for $1,154.91the $200 de ductedwhich he stated the comptroller agreed to pay, etc. The estimate was allowed. WILLIUS STREET ASSESSMENT, A protest from E. Walton and C. H. Snittger and others was submitted against the assess ment for the grading of Willius street, on the grounds that the assessment was not distributed alony: the whole street, an exception being made of that part between Third and Fourth streets. Mr. Rice explained that portion could not be used just now, but when it was graded, etc., it would be distributed along the length of the street, and credit be given others in amount of what they had already been assessed. In this connection the question arose as to whether "surfacing" a Btreet should be con sidered a part of the "grading," or "pavinj "guttering," etc., of the street. The matter went ver for a week. BEOUXAE BUSINESS. From the council, the confirmation of the board's award of contract to Wm. Densmore for the construction of sidewalks. Referred to city attorney to draw up contract. The board confirmed the assessment for grad ing Charles street from Rice to Dale street, and the clerk was directed to give the usual notice. In the matter of the assessment for con structing a sewer on Ninth street, from Robert to Jackson street, the clerk was directed to give the first assessment notice. ESTIMATES APPBOVED. The board approved the following estimates and bills: No. 1. Wabashaw street sewer, to J. M. Even son, $454.75. No. 3. Como avenue grading, to Mitchell Vin cent, $2,600.25. No 4. L'Orient street grading, to Michael Clonan, $193 54. Bill for nails, $14.40, to F. Knauft Thomas Hanley, horse shoeing, $6 37. In accordance with orders given by the board at its last meeting, the clerk submitted the as sespment rolls for all the changes of grade di rected ia the Fourth ward. The same were ap proved, and tbelelerk was directed to give the first assessment notice. The change of grade on Carroll street from Rice to Mackubin Btreet as passed for a eek. UNAUTHORIZED SIDEWALKS. President Rice called the attention of the board to the fact that when a sidewalk was or dered, many persons at once began and did build their own sidewalks. This was contrary to the ordinance.- He then read the ordinance entitled No. 70, passed June 5th, 1872, which said: All sidewalks which may be ordered by the common council shall be constructed under the superintendence of the city engineer, and to the satisfaction of the board of public workR. and shall be constructed of such materials and of such widths and on such line and grade as the board shall in each particular case de termine. Mr. Rice closed by stating that he hoped the GLOBE reporter would make notice of this, and that all persons would take notice, and desist from further violation of the ordinance. The Merchants' hotel alley was taken up, the board agreed upon an assessment for the open ing of the same, and gave the clerk directions to give the first, notice. Adjourned. THE HISTOBICAI. SOCIETY. Something More About an Event in the Last Meeting of the Executive Council, and an Error Corrected. To the Editor of the Globe. In your publication of what purports to be proceedings of the executive council of the Minnesota Historical Society, on Monday even ing, I am represented to have made motion to adjourn at the moment when Judge Good rich had commenced answering a question ad dressed to him by Col. Earl S. Goodrich.. The part of your report to which I particu larly object as directly personal to myself, and as untrue, i^ included in the following context "Col. E. S. Goodrich asked: "Isthat*paper the act of the incorporators, or your individual opinion?" Judge G."My individual opinion.but Gen. Sibley wants" Col. Robertson"I move we adjourn." Col. Goodrich'As one of the corporators, I regard the decision of the supreme court as final.' The mo+ion to adjourn was then carried." While as a member of the executive council, my sense of parliamentary decorum would always be sufficient to forbid and prevent any such attempt as your publication imports, to interpose or favor the interposition of a gag motion to "adjourn," so as to abridge the op portunities of Judge Goodrich for the expres sion of his opinions or objects and it is quite impossible that I should de-ire to gag any com munication or report of opinion, or of decision which might be offered, as endorsed by General Sibley. Toward that gentleman I conld not entertain any other sentiment than that of cordial friendship and piofound regard. *hich no di vergence of opinion about the legal Bta us of the Historical society could prejudice or di minish. And I may add, that I can sav with the confidence of famtliar knowledge, that all the other members of the executive council who hate heen partisans of the Old Historical society organization, 111 the recent conflict with the new organization, manifest on all occasions the same friendly and regardful sentiments. And what significantly emphasizes this esteem and appreciation of Gen. Sib ey, is the fact that their golden opinions of him have not been at all depreciated by the frequent and per-i-.tent use ot his name as lhe Shibboleth of Daitle again-t the Old storical society, and as a palladium and shield, from behind which to launch forth wordy missiles against the executive council, which, for more than a year past, have been hurled at its memoirs, as if they hid been already judicially conweied, as obdurate usurpers of the franchises, trust and property of the Minnesota Historical so ciety. Now, that this perplexity has been settled by our highest judicial authority, and all con troversy ended, (as was supposed,) between the opposing litigant side* of the Historical so ciety, we had hoped and expected to enjoy a generous and pleasing reunion, (nor do I be lieve that this xpectation will be disappointed wnich would be the harbinger of a new and brighter era of prosperity and usefulness foi the Minnesota Historical society. The promise of this most desired reconcilia tion and reunion was indeed he.alded by the presence at our Mondav evening meeting ot Col. Earl S. Goodrich," ohtof the -rporators" who pre=ented gifts of greit value fo- the li brary but, ut the moment when th .unci! had pressed through md fanibhed ic- order of busi ness, and was ready to adjourn with feeling of assured relief thit all was well, Judje Goodrich arose, regretfully, and infoimed the council that he had me remarks to make about the course that would he taken by "the corporators" in regard to the recent decision of the supreme court of the State, which remarks he made and then read irom manuscript what seemed to be prose ited as the status of "the corpoiators," all of which watt received silent ly, ot a wi.rd or act interrupting him. The substance of what he said and read was understood to be that the real questionthe constitutunal questionthe obligation of con tracts question, was not properly before the sunreme court of the State, and that the whole case would yet have to go to the supreme court of the United States for fanal adjudication, etc. Having taken his seat, I moved an adjourn ment which was seconded, when Col. E. S. Goodrich intimated that be wished to a*k a question, whereupon I immediately withdiew the motion to adjourn. Then Col. Go dnch asked the question re ported by you. as above quotedand Judge Goodrich repliedand all this without the slightest interruption. No motion was made, as reporied in the GLOBE, to adjourn nor until the colloquy between Col. Goodrich and Judge todrich had closed, and silence again prevailed, when I arose, and remarking, (an I believed), that as no member of the council desired controversy with Judge Goodrich, I re newed my motion to adjourn which was car ried. How it happened, or by whom, I was mis-repot te1, 1 care not to know or enquire and would not have attempted to occupy your columns with this communication, had not a friend just suggested to me that jour re port of my motion to adjourn might appear to those ignorant of the facts, as an act of dis courtesy aimed at Gen. Sibley. Respectfully, St. Paul, Dec. 13. D. A. ROBERTS 3N. JUDGE IIOADLY. A Spicy Interview on Ohio PoliticsThe Candidates and the Platforms. [Columbus Democrat.J The Democrats destroying angel was roam ing around Saturday, seeking whom he might destroy, when he collided with tha* popular and well-known jurist and statesman, the Hon. George Hoadly, of Cincinnati. "Hello, judge. What doing here?" "Case in the supreme court. How are you? How's the Democrat?" "We are all first rate, thank you. Trie Demy- craCs doing better than any one expected, un der the circumstances. The doctor says it's the healthiest child for its age he ever saw." "Well, that's good," said the judge in his nervous style. "I see they are bringing you out as a candi date for governor next year. What say you?" "I am not the man." "Who is?" Do von want me to tell you who ought to be the Democratic candidate for governor next year?" "Yes, sir," said the man with a lead pencil. "Well, who do you think," asked the judge, turning the tables on the interviewer. 'T am afteT your opinion, judge." "Well, sir, we ought to nominate Allen G. Thurman." 'Why Thurman?" "Because he can get more votes than any other Democrat in Ohio. Because he has more at stake than any Democrat in Ohio. Because he is the only Democrat that can carry Ohio next fall. Because, if we expect to elect the next Pre-ident we must begin bv carrying Ohio. If we nominate Rice, Ward, or some other equally good man, it will drag into the contest all the jealousies of the next Senatorial contest, and may weaken our candidates in some lo calities. Thurman can lift the fight above these evilR." "But what if he should be beaten, judge?" "It can't hurt the Presidential prospects any worhe than if the Democrats lose Ohio without him at the head of the ticket. Nothiag ven tured nothing won! If he wants to be Presi dent he must take some risks. He has as much at stake as the party." "What platform "do you wish to put him on "Well, give us an old-fashioned Democratic platform, such as the strict construction of the constitution, as it is opposision to special privileges and in this comes the Democratic opposition to the privileges conferred by the national bank charters, and you know Thur man's attitude on the bank question will be harmony with this plank." "How would it do to pay some attention to State affairs in the next panvas?" "It would be an excellent idea, but you can't ignore national issues. The contest, owing to its importance, is bound to be conducted upon broader questions than State affairs alone. With such a platform and Thurman on it wc can carry Ohio. You know Hayes became President by carrying Ohio." "Judge, it is proposed to hold a grand Eighth of January revival here, at which all the lead ing Democrats are to be present and inter chinge views. What do you think of it? "An excellent idea. Get all the leaders here. Let them all express their views. It will help heal dissentions, harmonize conflicting views, and go much to strengthen the party." Tae destroying angel left him. Ah! he is the kind of a man to interview. He yields FO grace ful and parts so generously with his views. New York Dry Goods. NEW YOKK. Dec. 13 I he dry-goods trade continues quiet in nearly all aeiartment Cotton goods are in light demaud, ex cept cottonade, which are in moderate request by clothiers. Prims are ino\ing slowly: 8prague'rf fan cy are advanced & Uresa goads and ginghams are quiet. Spring woolens are iu moderate request. Xeoft^jtans we raUwmor active. AlsSSfe-"*. -*~A- STILLWATEE NEWS. THE STACK PRISON. Meetlnjrof the ln S pectr 8 heir Annual Report Prepared_T..e Inspectors Infer view Warden Reed-He Admits the Cro ton Oil Application to ConVy. The State prison inspectors held a meeting at the prison yesterday, the chief ibje being the preparation or consideration of their an nual report. Judge Butts had it mapped out, and presented it to the other inspectors for consideration, who approved it. The report presents a rosy view of the prison manage ment, setting forth that the insti tution 13 economically conducted, and that everything is in as eood condition as the means granted by the State will permit. The mspeUors very em phatically call upon the State for J30 0C0 to erect a stone wall on the two sides of the prison now adorned by a boaid fence. Thev al-o call for $600 to continue the water pines to the oooper shop to guard against fire. The repprt shows bnt three prisoners 111 the ho-pital at the piesent time, and that there was les punish ment inflicted upon the prisoners during the present ea than during any previous \ear. Tha inspectors interviewed Warde'n heed relative to the charges made against him by re leased convicts and others. Mr. Reed appeared to be especially sensitive upon the charge of having used protane lmguage and declared emphatically that he never bad used an oath in his life from hojhood up. "How about the application of croton oil?" queried one of the inspectors. The Warden slid in reply that the prisoner, Coffev, had sore eyes, made so, as they believed', bv his tampering with them, to avoid work. The ph\sieian ordered an application of ero'on oil to the back of his n-ck as a countei-trri tant, and it was applied by Deputy Hall. Tho Warden, in his reply, did not assume to know, personally, to what extent the oil was applied In response to further quene-, Warden Reed said he never talked to tho pnner in their cells. If he wanted to speak with them he had 'hem brought to his t.flice As he went amon" them, if any prisoner wished to opeak to him" all he had to do was to r.u--e his hand. Ho de nied having fed tho pri-onera poorly or treated them lur.hly. and said if lhe prisoners had led a more wretched txistence than he had, they had beense\erely pnnibhed. He never tilt so cure when he la_\ down at night that there would not be an attempt at outbreak or ret.cue and with nothing but a board fence on two sides of the prison th were in constant pen). If a fire bhould break out when the prisoners were at work, with all soits of imple ments in their hands, nearly the whole two hundred and fifty might stampede over the fence, and he felt as though he was In ing on a volcano. It was noticeable that the inspectors did not question Deputy Warden Hall, who is accused of the pnni lpal acts of cruelty. A\ ODD BLQUEST. One of the prisoners made an odd request of the inspectors. He said he had a chum whoso term expired nine days after his and hewanted to know if he could not work four da^s and a half over his time and his i-htim be thus al lowed to leave with him tour and ahalfdajs before his term expired lie was quiti- disap- pointed when informel that they had no au thority to grant his request. Meeting of the business men of the city, at the council rooms to-night. The Stillwater Mciscnger is to be said by the sheriff Dec. 24, at 9 A. M. The fall term of the public schools closes next Friday with a public examination. Five vagg, who were arrested Thursday night, were shipped to Hudson yesterday. The Library association hold their annual meeting at the library rooms this event-ig. The Literary and Dramatic club will re peat tho play "The Last Loai" Wednesday evening next. Carpeuteis are engaged erecting partitions, scats and a stage in tho old Armory hall, for its occupation by the Ma:nnerchor. Complaint was made 3ebterday and a war rant sworn out by chael Hunlej', Jr., against Michael Hanley, Sr., for cruelty aud ill treatment. The deer in the vicinity of Clayton must be of extraordinaiy size, or something 13 large, for Matt says he had a dead shot at one, his gun resting against a tiee, but when the animal got directly in line the thuuder of his hoofs shook the tree, and Malt missed his game. Which is it? Count Cowmiivion+rt. The following business was transa cted at the session of tho county commissioners, last evening: On motion, an abatement of $1.09, on nwl^, sec. 21, t. 30, r. 21, owned by Fred Loub. Tho railroad takes acre. Chas. Egeit made application for a new survey on Bu river road. On motion of Campbell, the same was ordered granted. On motion of Peterson, the following commit tee of three was appointed by tho chair to make and superintend such survey: Commis sioners Campbell, Cover and Mat hews. The petition of Thomas Hanley, et al., for change of road, which was passed at tho ses sion Nov. 6, was taken up and the commit tee reported adversely. lleport was adopted. The report of committee on the petition of Andrew Richmond was adopted by the board, all voting the affirmative. School petition of Frederick Schlee was taken up, accepted, and notices ordered given. Watson's petition for Ux title granted on lots in Lee's addition to Lakeland. On motion, it was ordered that fifty of the revised statutes be purchased for distribu tion to the various county and town officers, provided the county attorney approves the same. Bond of Thomas Leckey, court commiti sioner, accepted as to form and sureties. lleport of A. D. Itoe, county superinten dent of schools, accepted and placed on tile. On motion, it was ordered that Frederick Schlee be allowed $. per mouth for thiee months. Application of Johnalhan Huntley to pay 7 per cent on delinquent tax for 1875-70- '77. Granted. Charles Khoades made application for abatement on bis residence iu the city, and it was ordered that penalty and intereht bo abated, original lax to be paid in thirty days. The board counted the various orders and vouchers presented by the county auditor to be cancelled. County orders from Ojt. 1st to March 1st found correct. Jurors' and witnesses'orders found correct from Oct. 1st 1877, to March 1st, 1878. On motion it was ordered that the county treahurer be required to give notice to tax payers of tho county that he will receive taxes at his office. On motion Attelia Janilz was allowed the sum of $10 per month oat of the poor fund up to May, IS79. The resignation of Commissioner Peterson was tendered and accepred. It was ordered that the bill of Dr. W. Pratt, which was reduced at the last session of the board, be increased to $75, the audi tor t^ amend his rejords to that effect. Mrs. Wachmuth's poor allowance ieduced to $ 9 per month. Mrs. SJaughtery's allowance reduced to 5 per month. The chairman of the board and the audi tor were instructed to compaie the orders and vouchers which had been counted by the board, and cancel and destroy if found cor rect. Cleveland and Duluth Harbor. CLEVELAND. 0., Dec. 13.- A meeting of the heaviest capitalists and most prominent busi ness men, representing the iron ore and vessel interests of Cleveland, was held heic jc^terday the object of which was to promote influences.foBttad to secure the improvement of the harbor Duluth and hasten all such improvements to give our largest sized vesselst0.,b free, nninterruot- e1 navigation through the great lakes. Dele^ Jral hel UT meeti,D the 18t uut. were elected. 1 1 !***-*$- I ese^*J it! s fes."""1"1"* rf3~