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All Advertising is computed as Non pareil, 10 lines to an inch. Reading Matter Notices, First, Second and Fourth Pages, 36 cents per line. "Special Locals," Second Page, 15 cents per line. ading Matter Notices, Third Page, 30 cents per liao. ST. PAUL. WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1879. BFCAUSE Delaware is a small State it is no reason why Senator Blaine shonld abuse it. He ought to take one of his size. MR. HAYES early in his administration in veighed emphatically against bulldozing by tho Southern people. How does he like it now when applied by the stalwarts to him self? THE Chicago iVci06 trots out as a Presi dential ticket for 1880 E. B. Washburne, of Illinois, and George F. EdinundB, of Ver mont. If it should ever be nominated it would pass into history as the kangaroo ticket, with the whole strength in its hind legs. DADDY TAFT seems to have the best of the fight thus far in Ohio for the liepubli can nomination for governor. The old man was once a power in Ohio politics, and it looks V9ry mnoh as if he had got his second wind. We dislike to see an old gentleman of Daddy's parts put up for a target with the certainty of being hit, but ns he seems to ike the amusement, we have no right to complain. SELEBMAN has a hundred and thirty-eight millions of coin reserve for the redemption of legal tender notesforty per cent, of the whole amount outstanding, and says he can't get along with a less amount. Yet it ap pears thai for the five months past he has been called upon to redeem but little over four millions of dollars in coin. It seems to ns that the coin balance on hand is al together out of proportion to the demand upon it. THE Cincinnati Enquirer has evidently got it all planned to have Thurman and Sherman the respective nominees for Gov ernor this fall. The Enquirer is bound to have an Ohio man in the White House, even if it has to be a Republican. If Thurman and Sherman are the candidates for Gov ernor the one who is elected will have a good send-off for the Presidency, and if Thurman should happen to be defeated the Enquirer oould tell him that it was a l'ttle bit of retri bution because ho was not a dutiful nephew of his uncle when the eminent fog-horn was last before the public BEN BUTLEB, it is said, aspires to become the Democratic candidate for governor of Massachusetts next fall. The party doesn't fancy the idea of supporting him again, but prefer some man more in accord with the principles of the party. Ex-Gov. Gaston will probably carry off the nomination, but if he does it is hinted that Ben will devote his attention to fixing the legislature with a view to his election to the United States Senate. We are afraid Old Strabismus is doomed to disappointment. His political race has been run, and the most graceful thing he can do is to retire from the publio gaze. The blank space he would occupy is more acceptable to the vision than it would be if filled by his ponderous corporosity. EIGHT HOURS A DAY'S WORK. The Chicago socialists, who miscall them selves workingmen, spent last Sahbath in perfecting their organization and endeavor ing to induce the trades unions throughout the country to unite with them in a demand, to be made simultaneously on the 1th of July next, for a reduction of the hours of labor to eight in each day. They did not at the same time propose to submit to a pro portionate reduction in their pay, but in sisted that the prices now paid for ten hours' work should be paid for the reduced labor. The question of the injustice of the propositionof demanding a hundred dol lars for eighty dollars' worth of workwas not considered by the meetings, for the per sons injuriously affected by the proposed change are capitalists, and a socialist pro ceeds on the theory that justice is a one sided questionthe capitalists have no right to it. Wo predict that the pending effort of the socialists will prove a failure, for no re spectable body of workingmen will be found to give it their support. Neither will the employers submit to such an unreasonable demand. The men who sacrifice situations which return them a comfortable living and enter upon a strike that will inevitably re sult in their discomfiture, will have only themselves to blame if they are brought to want. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, and even if the demands of the strikers are ultimately successful, it would require years to compensate for the losses sustained during a strike that will be pro tracted and expensive for all concerned. A suggestion that, if adopted, would ob viate many of the difficulties that are con ployes, may bo offered. In all cases where such a thing is possible work should be paid according to the amount done instead of by the day. Such a plan is just both to the master and the workman. The one receives more pay for a good day's work than for a poor one, while the other pays only for the work accomplished. Piece-work is an in centive to industry and proficiency in any occupation. If it was in general use fewer disputes than now would occur, and both employers and employed would be better satisfied. A THREATENED REVOLUTION IN MEXICO. Mexico has been in profound peace for so long that its condition is becoming almost unbearable to the inhabitants. With the ex ception of a few local distnrbances that served only to aggravate tho people and whet their appetites for more, there has been no bloodshed worth mentioning since the in auguration of Diaz as President of the re public. Advices from that country, however, give reason for the belief that the Greasers are about to cast aside the lethargy that has for so long bound them, and indulge in a first-class civil war that will oreate a commo tion second only to the attempt of Maximil lian to establish a monarchy there. The term for which Diaz was elected to the Presidency will soon expire by constitu tional limitation. He is a candidate for re eleotion, but is opposed by Gen. Trevino, the leading spirit of the army, who declares that he intends to preside over the destinies of the nation for the next term, whatever the hazard or the cost. He has a grievance against Diaz, and claims that the northern states of Mexico have not been fairly treated by the ruling executive. He has a power, too, which he is using, the same power that the Republican party of this country pro poses to use to maintain its ascendancythe army. He has already commenced concen trating large numbers of troops in the north, all of them thoroughly armed with Reming ton rifles, and all fully committed to his cause. He boldly proclaims that he will await the result of the election like a patri otic citizen, but if the decision at the polls is adverse to his claims he will march upon the capital and convince the people that they made a mistake. If worse shonld come to worse, he will declare the secession of the seven northern states from the rest of the country, and there establish an antocracy. Trevino is probably the strongest man in the country aside from Diaz. He has the earnest support of the entire army, officers and men, and has secured the friendship of the poorer classes by denouncing Diaz for toadying to the aristocracy, and of the church party by promising to restore the power of the ecclesiastical party in the state, which had been destroyed, practically, since Diaz attained authority. Then, too, he has made a good point against the present in cumbent by denouncing him as friendly to the United States, and as it is apart of the religion of every true Maxican to cordially hate the Gringos, he has risen greatly in their estimation. He appears to be deter mined to carry his point, and with the auxil iaries at his command he stands a splendid chance of success. When the revolution breaks out, as it cer tainly is bound to do, the Mexican people will be truly happy. Nothing, except, per haps, a chance to steal a lot of cattle from Americans, affords them such keen delight as a fight among themselves. They dote on revolutions as a negro does on a melon patch. They will endure hunger, thirst and all manner of privation just for the privi lege of chasing some of their fellow country men across the country or being themselves ohased with a hail of bullets whistling about their ears. They think more of the oppor tunity of sending a bullet through an en emy's body and running off with his horse than they do of a goc square meal, and we are glad they are soon to be gratified. In Mexican wars, however, the casualties are generally light, for the Greaser is almost as poor a marksman aB a Chicago policeman, and misses oftener than he hits. But even if the mortality was greater the world would not be apt to mourn, for the race is no credit to humanity, and the sooner it exterminates itself the better it will be for civilization. ARMY 13TIQUETIE. Military discipline is somewhat queer when viewed by civilians. It is so queer that civilians can hardly comprehend it. This observation is brought out by the re port that comes by authority from Wash ington that the recent court martial that tried Gen. Hazen for cowardice on com plaint of Gen. Stanley is to be re-convened at .Governor's Island for the purpose of passing censure upon the latter. The mem bers of the court were satisfied, as were all those who heard the testimony, that there was a great deal of trnth in the charge, yet the evidence was not conclusive enough to warrant a conviction. Under these circum stances the court did not deem it necessary to censure the accuser although acquitting the accused. But it appears that such a course was required by military etiquette, and therefore the court has been re-con vened. It seems to nsbut of course we do not claim to be au fait in matters of military etiquettethat the proceeding noted is en tirely unnecessary. It was proved by Gen. Hazen's own testimony that he strayed from his command during the battle of Shilob, and traveled about in the woods for six or seven hours in search of his lost comrades. He finally turned up in another corps, several miles in the rear of his own, and narrowly escaped a drum-head court martial for de sertion. His excuses for becoming separat ed from his command were so ludicrous that the gravity of the court was completely up set, and there was not a member of it but believed that the most arrant cowardice lay at the bottom of the "accident." Still the evi dence was not conclusive enough to warrant a conviction, and therefore the person who brought the charge, on evidence sufficient to convict him morally before the whole country, is to be censured for his conduct. There is a good deal of humbug about military etiquette. It exacts ontward re spect for men who are not deserving of it. Under pretense that the discipline of the army requires mutual respect between of ficers the regulations forbid one officer from exposing the fraudulent character of another's pretences to the respect .of his as sociates or the community at large under penalty of publio censure. Great is eti quette, especially as practiced in the army Women Quarreling for the $10 Certificates. NEW YOBH, May 20.The rush of women and children to purchase $10 refunding certificates I at the postoffice to-day was greater than on any previous day. They stood in line three deep. The men's line was very nearly as long, and much more orderly. There were frequent quarrels between the women, and a posse of policemen was necessary to preserve order. Funeral of Asa Packer. MAUCH CHUNK, Pa,, May 20,The funeral of Judge Asa Packer took place to-day. The cere monies were of the simplest character. All business places were closed and flags at half mast. Minister White has sailed, and it is to be hoped that the country will not be kept in painful suspense with reference to a Life of Goethe a great while longer. THE CITY GOVERNMENT. A TERRIBLE VOLUME OV BUSINESS TRANSACTED YESTERDAY. The New CommitteesThe Bank Syndi cate Not a SuccessOne Bank Kicks Over tlte Traces and Offers Four Per Cent, for DepositsReports of City OfficesA Host of Street ImprovementsChanges In Fire DepartmentSome Printing Bills Equal- izedMore Police WantedA Coach for SewallEvening Meetings of Council. The city council met in icgular session yes terday afternoon, President Rhodes in the chair. COMMUNICATIONS, TRTITIONS, ETC. The council began business with a considera tion of petitions, etc., which were offered by tho wholesale. Among the important ones were the following, with their disposition: Alice Cavanaagh renewed her claim for damages in widening University avenue. Referred to the committee on streets. E. G. Belote asked per mission to tap the Ninth Btreet sewer, from No. 73 Wacouta Btreet. Granted. Thomas L. Kerr, of Lake Como, petitioned for protection from disorderly characters resorting to Lake Como on Sundays. Referred to the committee on police. STANDING COMMITTEES FOB 1879. The president of the council announced the following standing committees for 1879: Ways and MeansSmith, Graco and Griggs. Claims and AccountsGriggs, Allen, Grace, O'Connor, Minna and Brennan. Fire DepartmentGrace, Brennau, Allen, Sanborn, O'Connor and Minea. Streets, Sewers and BridgesDowlan, Smith, Bell, O'Connor, Minea and Brennan. TaxesKittson, Bell and Griggs. PrintingAllen, Brennan and Bell. PoliceDowlan, Allen, Sanborn, Grace and Mr. President. LicenseBell, Smith and Kittson. Publio Buildings, City Property and Markets O'Connor, Allen and'Bell. Ordinances and Public AccountsSanborn, Grace and Smith. Gas and WaterAllen, Minea and Brennan. ParksSmith, O'Connor, Bell, Dowlan, Minea and Sanborn. WorkhouseAllen, Bell, Smith and Minea. HealthSmith, Dowlan, Allen and Kittson. MOBE PETITIONS. Resuming the regular order of business a pe tition was read from Wm. Dawson and others asking that the streets in Soheffer's addition south of Fort street be vacated to accommo date the St. Paul & Sioux City railroad com pany's shops referred to the aldermen of the Fourth ward. The Farmers & Mechanics bank submitted a communication together with a bond of $35,000 for the deposit of city funds at 4 per cent. interest thereon. Referred to the committee on ways and means. Louis Touctaette and others petition for the open ng of streets in the Sixth ward unlawfully obstructed by fences referred to alderman Sixth ward, chief of police, and city engineer, with power to act. Edward Langevin and oth ers ask that the Sixth ward be excluded from the city impounding ordinance. Referred to committee on ordinances. THE SHOBT LINE BAILKOAD. The short line road to Minneapolis came up for consideration again. The contract granting the right of way across Fort street, etc., was submitted and referred to the city attorney for report. A SYNDICATE. A communication was read from F. Willius and all the other bankers excepting the Farmers' and Mechanics bank, stating that hereafter the banks will only pay 3 per cent, instead of 4 per cent, as heretofore, for all city deposits of funds. Alderman Dowlan wanted 11 know if this was a ring business. He understood there was something of that kind about the court house, and he didn't propose to have any such imposition put upon the city. He believed the city could better itself by adver tising for bids for rates of interest on city de posits. Aid. Smith explained that the bankers had formed a combination to take deposits only at 3 per cent, interest. Aid. Griggs stated that the Farmers' & Me chanics' bank had filed a bond to take deposits at 4 per cent. Mr. Marray remarked that he thought the pool about bnrsted, anyway. A banker had told him he'd have a sufficient bond in by the next meeting. Aid. Sanborn moved its reference to the ways and means committee, and that said commit tee be authorized to advertise for bids for tak ing the city funds. Carried. TBAMPS. D. W. Ingcrsoll and others ask protection fiom tramps. Referred to committee on police. THE CITS HOSPITAL. A communication from B. Michael, Thomas Grace, and Wm. Freeman, setting forth inade quate accomodations at the city hospital, was referred to committee on public buildings, for consultation with the county commissioners. MOBE PETITIONS. Henry M. Rice and others petition for the grading of Rice street from Bianca street to city limits. Referred to committee on streets. Charles A. Morrill and others asked for the use of fire alarm telegraph poles for stretching a privat line. Referred to committee on fire department. G. G. Burner's claim for dam ages caused by falling through a defective sidewalk on Fort street, was referred to com mittee on claims. CITY OFFICEB8' BEFOBTS. The city treasurer reported the street pay rolls for April to amount to $1,466.49. Re ferred to city comptroller. The city clerk reported the collection of $41.69 for market rent during April. Referred as above. From the same, a report of moneys collected for licenses to date, as follows: Liquor $15,600 00 Vehicle 810 00 Miscellaneous 1,355 00 Butcher 300 00 Beer 735 00 Dog tax 241 00 Total $19,051 00 Referred to city comptroller. Pound Master Mitchell reported $21.50 col lected as round fines during April. Referred RB above. THE BOARD OF PDBLIO WOBKS. A communication was submitted in refer ence to grading Ninth and Tenth streets, and surfacing the same with gravel. The board favored the use of cedar blocks, while the council recommended surfacing with gravel. The board declined to act under the recommendation of the council, unless the usual order was passed. The board thought the streets should be permanently improved, and if the wealthy citizens there didn't wish it now, the board believed the streets should be left just as they are. On motion of Aid. Sanborn, Aid. Dowlan, Allen and Sanborn were appointed by the president to confer with the board of public works regarding the matter. FIFTH WABD SEWEBAOE. The board submitted a plan for Bewerage in the Fifth ward, which was referred to the com. mittee on streets,*Fifth ward aldermen, city engineer, and the member of the board of pub lic works of that ward. From the same, a report against the grading of Sixth street, from Kittson to Olive street, which was referred as the previous report. From the same, a report awarding the con tract for grading Harriet street for $400. Con firmed. THE FIBE DEPABTMENT. A communication was submitted from Chief Strong, of the fire department, calling atten tion to the horrible condition of all the street crossings, and the danger of injury to fire apparatus therefrom. Aid. Dowlan called attention in this con nection to the street crossings on all streets I where the street ^railway was located. They were wretched and dangerous. He believed these necessary repairs should be made with out delay, and be charged up to the street rail way company. Referred to committee on streets, to report such street crossings as needed immediate repairs. Aid. Allen didn't believe in the above refer ence. All the committee on streets could do was to report these bad crossings. Everybody knewdthey werecgenerally 1 bad. After all,tthee boar of publi works would have to direc th THB ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBE, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1879. repairs, and he believed that the whole busi ness should go at once to the board. Tho reference to the committee on streets stood. The chief of the fire department reported the location of sixteen new hydrants on various streets in the city, which were duly confirmed, APPOINTMENTS, RESIGNATIONS, ETC. The chief of the fire department reported the following appointments, resignations, etc., in the fire department, which were duly con firmed ENGINE NO. 1. Henry Tube sing, engineer. Joseph Wilke, fireman. Joseph Schmidt, driver. Anton Francis, driver hose reel. ENGINE NO. 2. K. W. Hildebrand, engineer. James Mitchell, fireman. John Ryan, driver. James Dorain, driver hose reel. ENGINE NO. 3. F. Guion, engineer. P. Churchill, fireman. P. H. Smith, driver, Thos. Markley, driver hose reel ENGINE NO. 4. E. B. Birge, engineer. John Toomey, fireman. M. Imhoff, driver. H. Connors, driver hose reel. HOSE NO. 1. M. Bischi-ff, foreman. H. Meyerding, hoseman. C. Meyer, hoseman. H. Scharfbillig, hoseman. HOSE NO. 2. Jno. Jackson, foreman. Harry Goodsen, hoseman. Wm. Dwyer, hoseman. Danl. Sullivan, hoseman. HOSE NO. 3. Walter Conway, foreman. W. B. Robinson, hoseman. M. R. Murnanj, hoseman. M. Mattocks, hoseman. HOSE NO. 4. Chas. J. Hanft, foreman. Saml. Guion, hoseman. A. Martin, hoseman. James Sullivan, hoseman. HOOK AND LADDEB NO. 1. F. D. Hall, foreman. Harry Brady, ladderman. Geo. Brener, ladderman. E. Sohott, ladderman. Wm. Irvine, ladderman. H. Gillis, ladderman. TELEGRAPH DEPABTMENT. E. B. Birge, superintendent. The city comptroller submitted the usual number of audited claims, which were ordered paid. BONDED IN OFFICE. The committee on ways and means reported the approval of the following bonds, which were duly confirmed. W. P. Murray, city attorney, $5,000. Richard W. Johnson and Wm. Lee, sureties. T. A. Prendergast, city clerk, $5,000. John S. Prince and J. C. Prendergast, sureties. John W. Roche, city comptroller, $5,0u0, Norman W. Kittson and A. H. Wilder sureties. The bonds of Matt. Mueller and John Lin sted as constables were also confirmed. The committee on claims reported the usual lot of bills, which were referred to the city eemptroller to be audited, among which were the bills of judges of eleotion at $8 per head. A DIFFERENCE, AS IT WEBE. The committee on claims submitted sundry bills for the publication of election notices, the mayor's proclamation, etc., as follows: The Dispatch charged $18 the committee al lowed $12.48, the latter sum being what the same publication would have cost if published in the GLOBE. Volkszettung charged $33.75, allowed $26 26 VoVcszeitung again, $10 allowed $5.76. Dispatch,$3 allowed$1.60. Wanderei $7 allowed $5.44. The Dispatch, $38.72 allowed $28.15. Dispatch, again, $54.00 allowed, $39.68. In every in stance the firat figures exhibit the charge made by the Dispatch and the other named papers, while the second figures show what the same would have cost if published in the GLOBE. CEDAB STBEET GRADING. Bids were submitted and opened for the grading of Cedar stieet, from Exchange to Ninth street. Peter Pfeifer Agreed to do the work for the stone quarried, and would pay $125 for the privilege the award was made to him. FIBE CISTERNS. Bids were submitted and opened for the con struction of a cistern at the corner of Fifth street and Maria avenue, and two cisterns in the Sixth ward. Wm. Leonard & Co. were the lowest bidders, $997 for the cistern at the corner of Maria avenue and Fifth street, and $1,500 for the cisterns in the Sixth ward. Aid. Sanborn claimed that there was a mis take in the bids. All for the two cisterns were in amount $1,500, and these were on printed forms. He therefore moved the rejection of all bids, and that they be readvertised. City Attorney Murray explained that he was informed by a bidder there was no mistake in the bidders. The council limited the ex pense of the two cisterns in the Sixth ward to $1,500. The bids all proposed to construct them for that amount, but the bids all named the length or width of the cis terns which the bidders would construct for $1,500. Aid. Sanborn insisted upon the rejection of the bids, as he saw nothing in the advertise ment for bids making any statement as to how wide the cisterns were to be. Aid. Griggs moved to amend by referring all the bids to the committee appointed by the chair, together with the city engineer, for report as to which bid deserved the award. Carried. The council indulged in along discussion as to how the passage of the amendment left the question, whether it rejected the bids, etc. Then a discussion followed as to how deep, wide and long the cisterns in the Sixth ward could be made without touching water. The whole business was compromised and settled by a substitute from Aid. Bell referring the matter to a committee of three to report plans and specifications, if the engineer had determined upon any, and to report at the next meeting. Aid. Grace, Griggs and Dowlan were appointed such committee. MISCELLANEOUS. The board of public works was instructed to investigate the advisability of constructing a street along the levee in West St. Paul. By Aid. Smith. A resolution providing for guttering Nelson avenue. Carried. By Aid. Smith. A resolution providing for two street crossings on Nelson avenue. Car ried. By Aid. Smith. A resolution for the erection of a lamp at the terminus of the street railway on St. Anthony hill. Carried. The question fof a new lamp having thus arisen, every alderman wanted a lamp some where or anywhere. prevent a big accumu lation of these, Aid. Grace moved the reference of the whole business to the committee on gas, which prevailed. A resolution was passed allowing Christina Kernish a rebate of $20.40 in her saloon license. By Aid. MineaA resolution declaring the president of the council, Aid. Griggs, Grace and Allen be appointed to represent the city in the board of abatement during the year. Car ried. By Aid. DowlanResolution providing for sidewalks on Mississippi, Temperance and other streets. Carried. INCREASING THE POLICE FORCE Aid. Dowlan offered a resolution to increase the police force by the addition of five police men, and giving the mayor authority to make Buch appointments. Aid. Sanborn"Why?" Aid. Dowlan explained the need of the addi tional force. He contended they were needful. Aid. Grace moved the reference to the com mittee on police and the mayor for report. Carried. WHEN THE COUNCIL SHALL CONVENE. By Aid. Dowlan the following resolutions: Resolved, That the council shall hold regular sesions upon the first and third Tuesdays of every month, at 7:30 o'clock P. M., until the council shall otherwise direct. Carried. By Aid. O'ConnorA resolution providing for the construction of sidewalks on Seventh By Aid. SanbornA resolution providing hereafter that no claims shall be paid for bury ing dead cats. Carried. A BAROUCHE FOB THE CTTY ENGINEER. A resolution was offered allowing the city engineer to hire a livery team, to expedite work, at a sum not exceeding $75 for any one month. Aid. Dowlan didn't see the necessity of it. He had been up in the engineer's office lately, and he'd seen half a dozen or more men up there loafing about doing nothing. Aid. Grace favored the hiring of the team. He thought the team would obviate the em ployment of another engineer force, as the present oroo would be enabled to get about the city. Aid. Brennan thought if a team were bought it would be cheaper. Aid. Allen, Griggs and President Rhodes favored the hiring of the team. Aid. Dowlan wanted to know who fathered the resolution. Aid. Grace acknowledged the paternity of it. Aid. Dowlan moved the reference of the resolution to the committee on streets. Lost. The resolution then prevailed. MUSIC IN BICE PABK. By resolution the Great Western band was allowed the use of Rice Park for concert pur poses Saturday nights, the Great Union band being allowed the use of same Wednesday even ings. THE MARKET HOUSE. The council proceeded to open bids for the construction of tho new market house as fol lows: Krohmer & Son, paint and glaze, $2,850. Brink, Williams & Co. will do brick work) Red Wing brick, from first floor joists up wards, $18,800 with Red Wing common brick, $16,000 Portage brick outside, $17,200 with galvanized iron smoke stack and thimbles included. M. Sheire & Bro., labor and material for car pentering, painting, glazing, iron roofing, gal vanized iron work for $29,500, without modi fications, or will complete bnilding in all parts without modifications for $66,500. With modifications as suggested with absence of cut stone ornamentation, will erect building for $58,500. Brink Bros. & Co., Red Wing, will do all the brick work with Red Wing brick for $22,100, or common brick, $19,200. James Boyd, for brick and cut stone, brick work at bottom, first story ioist, outside walls of Portage selected brick, inside walls and backing good brick, Frontenac or KaBota cut stone, water table, back up, all galvanized iron work, $28,890. William Erd will build basement, do the ex cavations, sewerage, etc., for $15,875. Leonard & Sullivan will do excavation and masonry in basement without modification for $14,000. According to modified plans, for $11,248. James S. Burris will do all cnt stone and brick work from bottom of first floor joists for $22,050 according to modified plans, etc., for $18,050, or will build the whole structure for $68,060 according to modified plans, $58,515. On motion of Aid. Dowlan, the bids were re ferred to the special committee on markets. Carried. Adjourned. THB BAINS AND CROPS. Glowina Reports from All Parts of the State. Chatfield Democrat, May 17: The crops look splendid. Lanesboro Journal: The needed rains have come in abundance. Lake Superior News: The lumbermen are happy over the heavy rains. Madelia Times: Broad smiles play over the farmer's faces since the abundant rains have come. Renville Times,1, May 15: Heavy rain storm in this locality last Monday afternoon. More or less hail fell between this point and Redwood Falls. Marshfield Tribune: Our farmers have re ceived all the rain they wanted. Crops are looking splendid. The weather is nice enough for any body. Fairmont, Martin county, Sentinel: The rain came. The thunder rolled. The light ning flashed. And the farmer wears a pleasant smile once again. Mankato Review: Farmers report that wheat and. grass have grown more rapidly in the past week than in any two previous weeks since the opening of spring. Rochester Record and Union. May 16: Last Friday night it rained. The State of Minne sota took a benefit worth, in the aggregate, a million dollars any way. Detroit (Becker county) Record: Many showers. Fine weather. Trees are budding:. Wheat fields looking very green. Prospects for large and good crops are the best. St. James Journal: Reports from the vari ous towns in this county show the crops to be in excellent condition, and the farmers are feeling elated generally at the good prospects. Winnebago City Sun: The fine rains that we have had during the past week has been a great benefit to the crops. All kinds of grain are now very premising. Vegetation is grow ing rapidly. Jackson Republic, May 17: The rain came, Friday, it came Saturday, it came nearly every day, and now vegetation is jumping. Happy farmers, happy merchants, happy everybody, all on account of the rain. Rush City Post, May 16: More rain, more wet, has been the cry this week. The pro gramme has changed. Fannin? is at an end for the present. While the lumbermen are as happy as clams at highwatcr. Enough water has fallen to make good driving for the balance of the month at least. Owatonna Journal, May 16: Theheavy rains of Saturday and Sunday last have had a won derful effect not only upon the growing crops, but also upon the spirits of our farmers and merchants. They really feel good, and it i3 an unmistakable fact that all indications point to a lively business the coming season. Plainview News: There is now every reason to believe that the crop will at least be an av erage one. The apprehensions of drouth have all been driven away by a series of warm, heavy showers, during the last week, and every thing pertaining to vegetation is now growing in a manner that should make the farmer re joice. Spring Valley Videttc: About the heaviest rain of the season fell in these parts Tuesday afternoon last. It came down in torrents, and did a wonderful amount of good. The farmer feels 100 per cent, better Bince the rains of Fri day and Tuesday last. The crops look just splendidwouldn't want them to look more favorable. THE OHIO CAMPAIGN. Daddy Taft Seems to Have the Best of It in the Gubernatorial RaceFoster, Sher man and Garfield Antony the Possible Winners. A summary of the results of the Republi can county conventions held throughout Ohio yesterday shows that Taft is likely to lead the Gubernatorial candidates in the Cincinnati convention on the 28th of May. Not many of the delegations are instructed, but the preference of nearly all of them is known. The counties in Charles Foster's Congressional district, and many others in the northern part of the State, are enthu siastic for Foster. The Western reserve is apparently divided between Sherman, Gar field, Taft and Foster. The counties which include the cities of Columbus, Toledo, Zanesville and Chillicothe, most of the river counties and a considerable num ber of other counties in central and southern Ohio are strong for Taft. Sherman as a candidate figured bat little in the resolutions, but there is a strong undercurrent of feeling in his favor, and, if his name should be proposed in the convention with an assurance that he would accept, it is probable that he would be nom inated by acclamation. The same is true of Garfield, but there appears to be a general feeling that both these men are doing better work for the Republicans at the national capital than they could do at Columbus, and that neither one ought to be asked to make the race for Governor. The conventions were everywhere marked by the greatest en thusiasm. In almost every county were found Republicans who had been alienated from their party for years on various issues taking an active part in the pro ceedings, and promising hard work for the campaign. The resolutions, almost without exception, commend the President for his stand in opposition to the schemes of the nnlilfiers and revolutionists at Washington. In many counties resolutions complimentary to Secretary Sherman and his management of his|nnanoes were adopted. The speeches made showed universal good feeling in the party and entire confidence in the success of the ticket, whoever the convention may nominate. Evidences were plenty in the convention that the rural districts are feel ing keenly the disgrace brought upon the State by the shameful mismanagement cf the public institutions since they were re organized by the Democrats a year ago. MINNKSOTA NEWS. GLOBBXETS. The cheese factory of Winnebago City gets 3,000 pounds of milk a day. A thief made a futile attempt to break in to the postoffice at Jackson the other night. Limited portions of the State are reported to be afflicted with grasshoppers, but not to so destructive an extent as formerly. Rush City Post: The trains go loaded with lumbermen into the pineries, and as a general rale the lumbermen are loaded with whisky. Renville Times, May 15: The wind of last Friday night blew down and destroyed a new residence belonging to James Barkey. Fortunately, no one was injured, as the building was not occupied. Montevideo Ventilator: Lightning struck the barn of J. G. McCoy, in the town of Lourriston, in Chippewa county, on Satur day evening last, killing a valuable yoke of oxen stabled therein. The barn escaped de struction. On a late afternoon a fracas occurred at Rochester, when one parly drew a revolver in self-defense. That ended the quarrel, the as sailant retreated. Though the pistol was not loaded, and had a defective look, it answered all the needful purposes as a peacemaker. St. Louis Journal: A man in Martin county was arrested last week and fined 10 and costs for setting prairie fires, and in default of which was committed to the Bine Earth county jail for thirty days. A few such arrests in this county would be benefi oial. Glenwood Press: Long linos of teams with several yoke of oxen or spans of horses are continually passing through town. There are very few families with them, as most of them are not emigrants bat parties going west to break on their claims taken last summer. Fairmont Sentinel: At the rate building is going on at present, Fairmont will make a splendid showing in her this year's building statistics. There is quite a probability of a new town's springing np about midway be- I mires, tween Fairmont and Sherburn on Judge Campbell's land. The line of railroad from Tracy west is located by the way of Twin Lakes, in Cos ter township, and about a mile south of Rock lake, passing two or three miles south of Marshfield and touching Lake Benton about half way between Marshfield and Lake Benton postoffice. Loc qui Parle Independent: A little son of Mr. Arnold, 13 years of age, who re sides in township 118, range 46, while leading a horse tied the halter around his waist. The horse took fright and ran, drawing the little fellow after him. When released he was dead, his neck was broken. Mr. Jos. Bergher, of Bine Earth county, and a member of the Second Minnesota regiment, has had his pension increased from $30 to $50 per month, dating from the 1st of March, 1875. His back pay under this increase will amount to about $950, and he will also receive about $700 in addition to this under the arrears of pension act. This places him and his family in comfor table circumstances. In Christiania, Jaokson county, daring a storm the other night, lightning struck the new grout house of Mr. J. H. Ingalls, when both sides of the house fell outwards, leav ing the ends standing. The chamber floor fell, and though Mr. and Mrs. Ingalls were sleeping below and two boys upstairs, no one was inju.ed. The floor was caught on the bed posts or was suspended in some way, and Btill the whole family miraculously es caped. Winnebago City Sun While Mr. Frank Duncai son was moving his household goods to his new house the other day his little boy about five years old while walking behind the wagon with his grandfather, took hold of the end board and while swinging on it, bis foot somehow caught in the hind wheel of the wagon and before he could extricate it or the wagon could be stopped, his leg was drawn up against the box, breaking the thigh bone. Hastings New Era, May 20: Many emi grants have passed through the city the past week. Last Thursday a household passed through, and a girl, apparently about sweet sixteen, with the head of the family drove some cows behind the wagon. The girl coming near the sidewalk, ventured to step upon it, when pater familias called out, "Jane, get off o' there they'll fine you!" Jane immediately proceeded to the center of the street, exclaiming gleefully to one of the cows, "Go on there, Peggy, you old fool!" Mankato Review: From seventy-five to a hundred emigrant teams, moving westward, daily pass through our streets, often as many as six, eight and ten in a continuous line, ladened with famines and their goods and farming implements, and followed by droves of young cattle. Last week the nnmber was much the largest since the opening of spring, and for the coming two or three weeks we expect to see the number grow in like pro portions. It is a pleasing sight and one New York Dry Goods New TOBK. May90 Wool flannels continue in active demand and stocks greatly reduced in first hands. Cotton goods marketfirmand prices still advancing. Prints dull and ginghams quiet. Lawns in steady request. pontingB doing well, and dress goods in moderate demand. Heavy, fancy cassimeres, cheviots and wonted coatings in steady request by clothiers. A Port Huron, Mich., band gives 10 cent promenade concerts. Flinging a cur off a bridge cost a Lock port, N. Y., man $100 fine. John McCullough rode from Buffalo to Syra cuse in a locomotive cab. If a young lady wants a home of her own she will not a man-shun. Lightning fused telephone wire at Water bury, Ct., the other night. What the wild waves will be saying: $3 a day for a cubb-hole room. Manchester, Eag., ate a large', increase of American mutton last year. The Chinese merchants of Augusta, Ga., pay taxes with rare promptness. The return of the croquet season suggests that this is a wicked world. A Warrenton, Ga., hen killed a hawk that flow at her Bpring chickens. A Montgomery, N. Y., man sold his half of a Nevada bonanza for $260,000. A Georgia grand jury indicted a youth for carrying a concealed corkscrew. Michigan has had to get along this spring with one poor little thunder storm. A hunting expeditionhunting for straw berries in a hotel-made short-cake. A stone ax, possibly 2,000 years old, has been found mislaid under Nerwalk, Conn. Indianapolis workmen, cleaning out a cellar, found a bag of spurious Mexican coin. Boston girls take their knitting work to mornin lectures. It's a crotchet they have. The State of Georgia proposes to support public schools by taxing beer, whisky and dogs. Ezekiel Hayes, great grandfather of the Pres ident, was a successful mechanic in Connect icut. Four-of-a-Kind is an Indian chief. An Indian I always takes the name of something he ad- There is a rumor that Queen Victoria may visit the Dominion of Canada during the com ing season. Now that a paper called the Eye-Opener has been started, we may expect another called the Night-Cap. Mr. Dwyer, the hard hitter and successful prize-fighter, denies that he was trained by De Witt Talmage. The Canadian government has offered $10,000 for ten years, on certain conditions, to the first sugar factory. What will become of Carl Bchurz and several thousand Indian agents if Judge Dnndy's de cision is not vetoed? Somebody says Cetewayo's pride is broken. Has some disgusting coachman been running away with his daughter? The cotton mills at Wilkmsonville, Mass., have been compelled to stop some of their looms for want of help. A Detroit doctor says that people who pack off on excursions run more risk of death and disease than a soldier in the army. The President has signed the bill authoriz ing the secretary of the navy to enlist annual ly 750 boys, and for other purposes. By and by somebody will learn that cars loaded with nitro-glycerine can't be banged about like canal boat* loaded with salt. The price of a kiss feloniously abstracted from a married woman in Franklin, Indiana, has advanced to $20 children half peice. This country has now fifty-two Senators who are practicing lawyers, six who are merchants, twelve who are farmers and six ex-editors. The Chinese are an imitative race. Here is Moy Jin-Kee, of New York, who becomes cos verted to Christianity, and then takes to steal ing. "Corneel" Vanderbilt has started for Europe. "Corneel," who is trying to pay his debts, is, we suppose, in search of the rest of his cred itors. One of the South Carolina emigrants to Li beria has returcd. He says nearly one-half of those who went out are dead, and the rest are anxious to get back. Georgia comes into the rtarket with the first new flour. A barrel of it was received in New York last Tuesday. The wheat was cut on May 2d and threshed the day after. The Afghanistan war is over, and the vice roy of India may resume his flirtations with the pretty female circus rider, the interruption of which was the saddest feature of the entire war. The Adventists have fixed July 11 as posi tively the last appearance of the world. TbiB really will put us very much about, as wc had planned a little fishing excursion about that time. Many of the Massachusetts woolen mann- wbich indicates the future greatness of our I facturers have contracted for a large amount of own and neighboring States. WISCONSIN NEWS. No demonstration is to be made ondeclora tion day in Racine. There are fifteen camps of Indians in and around Kilbourn City. There is not a vacant store or dwelling house in Black River Falls. A Rice Lake store sold over 8,000 pounds of tobacco to the Indians last year. Hon. Nelson Wheeler has been selected to deliver an oration at Devil's Lake next Fourth of July. On the 18th of June next eight young la dies and twenty young men will graduate at the State university. A 4-year-old son of David Williams, living near Palmyra, fell into a wind- mill water tank the other evening and was drowned. Alois Zurick, an inmate of the National Home for Soldiers, in Milwaukee,,died one day last week from the effects of an assault on him by tramps. The common council of Oconomowoo has resolved to purchase a steam fire engine, 1,000 feet of hose, and all the necessary com plements, for $4,300. The people are re joicing. A German named Fritz Graver, about 50 years of age, residing in the town of Otta wa, near Dousman's trout pond, suicided by hanging, Sunday afternoon. No cause is assigned for the rash deed. George La Blanc, of Wausau, mide his bed on the railroad one day last week, bat his slumbers were interrupted by the cow catcher of a locomotive, which pitched him off into the ditch. Two ribs were broken and his head and face badly braised. The other night at a charivari, in Racine, a boy was struck on the head with a brick bat and knocked senseless. It was thought he was dead at first, but on the application of restoratives he recovered. Another boy was struck with a club, but not seriously in jured. The recovery of Max. Apel, of Oshkosh, the youth who was accidentally shot in the abdomen, it is believed is not improbable. His case has attracted the attention of the medical fraternity, and the developments will be watched with interest.,, At Racine, the other night, the residence of Richard Hortnett was discovered to be on fire. The blaze was soon extinguished. Shortly after another house was set on fire, bat the flames were extinguished without serious damage. It is evident that incen daries are endeavoring to get in their work. goods months ahead. The Middlesex, Wash ington and Manchester mills are working np to their full capacity. Although not in Congress, General B. F. But ler intends to spend his winters in Washington. He will occupy his mansion on Capitol hill, which has been rented for some years to Sena tor Jones, of Nevada. In the race for the 2,000 guineas at Newmar ket, in which Uncas was engaged, a hare was started, and instead of making for the heath got in among the running horses and raced with them for a good spurt. Brazil sells about three-fourths of her coffee crop, or, in 1877, 1,800,000 bags, to the United States, for which we pay chiefly in gold, the gold balance paid in 1877 for Brazilian pro ducts amounting to $45,000,000. In North Worcestershire, England, snow fell on May 1, and theClent hills were covered with the fall. Vegetation is very backward, owing to the continuance of cold weather, and the season is several weeks behind the average. Homestead entries at the rate of twenty-five a day are now made at Prairie City land oKce, on the Little Saskatchewan, on the Canadian Northwestern railway. The settlers are nearly all farmers from the eastern provinces, and express themselves well pleased with the country. The writer of a letter in the London Timet* points out that an ounce of bread waited daily in each household in England and Wales means about 25,000,000 quartern loaves, the produce of 30,000 acres of wheat in a year while an ounce a week of meat wasted amounts to some 300,000 sheep. Elias Hampton was so particular in buying* revolver in a Buffalo store that the clerk in quired for what purpose he wanted it. "I am going to shoot my father-in-law and brother- in-law," he replied. The clerk thought he was joking, but he wasn't, for before night he had lodged a bullet in each of those relatives. It is proposed to build in the center of Paris, and on ground belonging to the state, a theater capable of accommodating four thousand per sons, and reviving the Theaters Italian and Lyrique under one roof. The estimated cost of the edifice is 4,000,000 francs, which amount will be forthcoming and the house completed in eight months, provided the government allows free use of the ground for thirty-six years. On Thanksgiving day, 1877, Charles McCros sen, a shoemaker of Davenport, while carous ing with Henry Kohl and John Daily, was struck on the head, from the effects of which blow he died. Daily was arrested at the time for the murder, but escaped from lack of proof. Last winter be was again indicted and liberated on bail. His trial was set for the morning of I he 14tb, but when the court met Daily was nowhere to be found. i I