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2Osop 0 QHobe. Official Paper of the City & County Milted and Published Every Day in the Tear iiTa R. PAUL GLOBE PEIKTIHO COMPANY, HO. IT WABABHAW BTEEBT, ST. PAUL. THE WEEKLY GLOBE. The TXKLT Globs Ik » mammoth sheet, ex&ctlj lomhtaOMTilxe of the Dally. It is Jutt the pai*»r for U? •wide. contataluK in addition to all the oorrmi ■A**eholM miscellany, agricultural matter, mar t«t»p«rti;etc. It is furnished to tingle •übscrl- Eari i»ill with 1* cent* added for prepayment of {SageT Subscriber, ahonld remit $1.16. Term* of Subscription for the Dally Glob©. By carrier (7 papers per week) 70 cents per month. By Miail (without Sunday edition), • papers per ' ««ek. 60 cents per month . mil (wit» Sunday edition), 7 papers per week. W pent* per ironta. ST. PAUL, TUESDAY. OCT. 18, 1881. THE DEiIOCRATIC STATE TICKET. Governor— R. W. JOHNSON, of Ramsey. lieut. Governor— E. P. BA.RNUM, of Steams. Auditor— R. LEHMICKE, of Washington. Bee. of State— A.. l. LAMBERTON.of Nicollet. Treasurer— F. RUSSELL, of Houston. Attorney General— G. N. BAXTER, of Rice. Railroad Commiesloner~B. S. COOK, of Steeie. Clerk of Supreme Court-J. J. THORNTON, of Watonwan. Justices of Supreme Court--. WM. MITCHELL, of Winona; GREENLEA.F CLARK, of Ram •ey; D. A. DICKENSON, of Blue Earth. Should David Davis become president the independent party would instantly be reinforced by 100,000 new men — the fed eral office holders. Senator David Davis should pause in his vaulting ambition to reflect that the higher the fence on which a man sits the greater the danger in case of a tumble. It seems to be the general conviction on this side of the Atlantic that the ar rest of Parnell and his compatriots will have the opposite effect to that contem plated by the British government. The mutations of politics within the past few months have brought many new men to the front and caused old ones, long since retired, to step forward. But nobody speaks of R« B. Hayes, of Ohio. Judging from the lifeless condition of the Republican campaign, the responses to Capt. Castle's appeal for "a voluntary contribution of $25 have not been nu merous. Volunteers are not always plenty — especially when there is a green back attachment. The support of Windom by the P. P. is bearing its usual fatal results. Lieut. Gov. Gilman adds to the complications by shieing his castor into the ring. If the Southern Minnesota politicians are so cowardly as to give Windom a clear fie d, it would be very appropriate for Hortiiern Minnesota to take the prize. Mr. Fowler, member of the British parliament travdino; in America, told a Chicago reporter that he had talkcd'with many people in the United States about Irish affairs, and found many of them "astounded" at the liberality of the Glad stone land act. It is to be hoped the shock will not be too great for the nerv ous systems of Mr. Fowler's American acquaintances. The fusillade on Dr. Bliss is stll kept up. A Cleveland correspondent of the Chicago Tribune has discovered that Bliss retained his place as physician in charge of the president by sharp practice, name ly, by representing to the cabinet that both the president and his wife de sired him to manage the case, and then reporting to the president and Mrs. Gar field that the cabinet desired him to act in that capacity. This story is very thin. It will be remembered that Mrs. Garfield was not only keenly and constantly on the alert, but displayed much firmness and determination at times in opposition to the physicians. Aside from this, it is ab surd to suppose that men like Blame and JlcVeah were wound around the thumb of Dr. Bliss. The existence of a corrupt ring in the Pension bureau has attracted general at tention to the subject of war pensions. A careful examination «f the record jus tifies belief that most extensive frauds have been committed. Naturally the pension list should diminish in numbers with the lapse of time. But it continues to grow larger. Last year 8,000 names were added, and this year the increase has been 25,000. Since the close of the war over $300,000,000 has been paid in pensions; in 1880 $60,000,000 was paid; the amount will probably be $90,000,000 this year, and next over $100,000,000. This would support a standing army of 100,000 men. There is a big leak some where and it cannot be stopped too soo«. There is nolikelihood, however, that it will be either exposed to view or plugged up until there is a change in the national administration. Defective telegraph service may be turned to some account atter all. The Chicago Times of Sunday was able to as sure its readers that though Prof King had never before been absent from the ground over twenty- four hours, and the carrying capacity of his balloon was but twentv four hours, there was no cause for ap prehension, even though he had then been gone about sixty hours. Its hope was based on the idea that he had drifted into Minnesota or Dakota where it said "the telegraph lines are down about half of the time, and when they are in condition it is sometimes impossi ble to get a message through ahead of the mails." As usual there have been numerous balloons seen in various parts of the country since the ascension, but none of them can surpass the sights which followed the Minneapolis venture. The balloon was expected to sail from Minneapolis Friday afternoon, and to wards night of that day it was distinctly seen near Dodge Center in ths Southern part of the State. The ability to see it was the more remarkable from the fact that it did not start until the follow iug Monday. When it was finally off it was seen at 7 o'clock the same evening at Hastings, and at 9 p. m. at La Crosee* though at both of those hours it was safely anchored in a cow pasture three miles from its starting point. It is emi nently proper that a machine propelled by gas should generate so much of the article on earth while it makes its aerial flight. The fact that duelling if a relic of bar barism is very well evidenced by a little circumstance in ltiddleberger's attempt to vindicate his "honar" near Richmond, Va., last week. In the proper order of things he should have first fought with Richard F. Beinne,editor of the State, and then with Geo. D. Wise. The first fight was delayed because neither party had provided caps for their pistols, and before they could be secured, Beinne was arrested. One or two of the attempt ed shots between Wise and Riddleberger were abortive owing to the failure of the cap to explode. This use of percussion caps marks the old fogyism of dueling. It has not kept pice with modern im provements. When dueling was most popular in this country the pistol, with cartridge combining cap, powder and bullet in one, had not been invented. The improvements which have been made render it much easier than before to "twig your man," but those who are in that line have made no advancement. Percussion caps seem to be good enough for them, perhaps, because they are less deadly. If Riddleberger had only used the improved pistols, he might have got ten himself killed, and have thus blessed the whole country. If they must be bar barious enough to fight duels, the code should be revised to require the use of the most deadly weapons human ingen uity has been able to devise. When it is reasonably certain that both parties to a duel will be killed, very dead, there will be a good deal less desire to defend wounded "honah." LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP. There was a growing impression among members of the legislature in the city yester day that Windom will have a hard road to travel towards "his" seat in the Senate. There are no indications of any organized combination to prevent his election, and it is safe to say that there is none. The feature of the day was the positive announcement from an authoritative source that Lieut. Gov. Gilraan will be an active and persistent candi date for the position. He does not enter the field of his own desire, but in obedience to the wishes of a large number of Senators and Rep resentatives from the northern part of the state, who believe that that section has been ♦oo long neglected. Mr. Gilman has a good many firm friendts. who will stand by him through thick and thin. Though it has been an open secret for sev eral days past that Mr. Gilman would be a contestant for the seat now occupied by Gen. Edgerton but little public notice has been t:.ken of the fact. His friends have been at work quietly, however, and have received 6uch en couragement as to feel warranted in publicly announcing his candidacy. The fact that the Pioneer Press is his bitter foe is regarded as a strong point in his favor. As the legislators return from their homes and from intercourse with their constituents, 1 V v are even less communicative than before m the bond question. A few were met by Globe representatives last evening who were decidedly in favor of some measure of settlement, while heretofore they had been non-committal, but others who had been pre viously favorable to a settlement were re served in their expressions. As a whole, how ever, the vacation seems to have been favora ble to the cau6e of state honor .•'-.''.'■.''■ ■■ The present week will no doubt be a talka tive one, and there is no prospect of any deci sive results. But we shall see what we shall see. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. i Contiact Awarded for the Lafayette A Ve nue Bridge Approaches- Other Busl- MMa The board of public works met at 7 o'clock last evening, all the members present. Bids were opened and read for the grading of Lafayette avenue from Bruno street to Col lins street, as follows: Simor & Morton, $25,952.50; W. A. Van Slyke, $32,104 90. The contract was awarded Simor A Morton. No bids were received as advertised for Fifth street, from a point opposite the jail to Minnesota street, and the clerk was directed to readvertise for bids for the work. A number of estimates were approved and allowed for work under contract. • . The clerk was instructed to give the first assessment notice on Sibley street from Fourth street to Sibley street; on Rosabel street from Fourth to Fifth street; on Ramsey street, from Pleasant avenue to Mississippi street, and on Genessee street, from Buffalo to Mississippi street. The board took up the matter of the assess ment for grading Bluff street, from St. Peter to Robert street, and considered the subject at some length, but, without coming to any definite conclusion, abjourned. LAFAYETTE AYEKUB CROSSIXG. Contract for Grading the Street and Ap- proach'g Awarded. The board of public works last evenirfg let the contract to Simar A Morton for the grad ing of Lafayette avenue, from Bruno street to Collins street. This contract embraces a part of the improvement involving the filling up and bridging of Trout brook ravine, between the end of the street car track and Gen. Beck er's residence, in connection with the St. Paul A Manitoba Railroad company, which is to erect a very fine iron bridge over the railroad tracks, being part of the general plan agreed upon between the city and the railroad companies, for ap proaches to and bridges over that rayiue at different points. The improvement is one of the most important contracted by the city this year, The contract calls for completion of the work by the first of October next. Sudden Death of TVm IS. Dlx. ' His many friends in St. Paul ■were shocked yesterday on learning of the sudden d.'ath of Mr. W. B. Dix, for t'.vo years past secretary of the eastern division of the St. Paul & Sioux city railroad company. Mr. Dix had been at his accustomed duties on Saturday, in bis usual health and spirits, and passed an hour or two down town on Sunday. Yesterday morning he complained of rheumatic pains, and Dr. Owens prescribed for him, but did not consider his symptoms at all dangerous. A little before noon Dr. Stone was called in, and found Mr. Dix in paroxysms of pain. He did ail in his power to relieve him, but without avail, and in the course of half an hour he died, the disease having reached his heart. The sum mons came so suddenly that those about him were not prepared for death. He had been cheerfnl all the morning, and though suffering occasional 6pasins of pain did not realise that he was in any danger. His life passed away in an instant. His young wife, to whom he was married only last June, was rendered frantic with grief. Mr. Dix has been residing with Dr. Owens at 14 1 Eleventh street foi several months past. He was a man of temperate habits, was highiy esteemed by all who knew him, and his death will be sincerely deplored. He was 41 years of age, and has resided in St. Paul a little over two years. Tom Tucket, of West Louisville, a faro dealer, was killed Saturday night at Heron's sa'oon in Owensboro, Kj. It cannot be learned who did the killing. THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1881 THE ST. PAUL BANKS. »■ me Valuable and Suggestive Figures Showing the Increase in Business Over , Last Tear. Stcretary Fogg presented the following statistics relative to the banking business of the city, to the Chamber of Oomaerce yesterday . The figures will t>e found of great interest and value-marking, as they do the wealth and progress of St. Paul. B2BOUBOXS. io«l. loan 1 88 14 $ 26 9 20 other 64 I 1 I $ $ 18,110 94 '$ ''ffiS { X Overdrafts No 41 rFU,t™ton,l 71,,01743's 639.60.90$ 31866 8 15,00( 6,171.654 49 Fund- 8 KfiOOfiO 3,861,177 43$ 77 8 .■■ 8 ;; l^.^ 16257098' ... 36 19 17 . $ of 60 141,283 63 oi Saving 168 202 00 11 | ... 41.462 I _ - - 00 $10773^29^ $To 57$ 54 £ JNo tSo returns. $w773ir29~3r $$$64 $2^ Ollii.UHi). I. • Loul&tisn. •■'■>i'.' ; / 1W.1.0 ■*■ .-.'• - _ ' g! 1* 3 000 90 77 51,113 Merchants £ D,■■ I" ' " 1241147 16 300,000 1 g .. - In. _■.:... Totals. ■ fata 161 19 25,650 £ $3.6397333 18 • $250,000 First ' 5 Ji^'ilVf^ ! !.'!.".! !! I 000 1 M*™" $700 00 .' KJ 14 000 77 200,000 Merchants 5 M^on.,.". 3 . 4,519,848 11,112.(174 * 26 1241147 . • 027 300,000 I§B 16 20,000 • C RedlßcoiuiU g 800 Increase. 1881. Co tIH , $1,000,000 11.' $700 00 &M $< .87 . 200,000 Heoond £•< , (id 4,519,848 11 3 . ... , 260,000 ... 1,000,000 National 1600000 00 4,000 :,...: Ko-dlßcoiuila B S 1525 60 Co. . Tot $6,171,654 $ $67,41167 180 — $1,000,000 lr3t f^ 51780 ' 7 . 001 • 200,000 " ToUI * 171 ° £ . ... 1,000,000 National i + + $4,448,887 . Co. 300,000 of i!.." g S^*.T3sTo29^B4 $20,000 $11,112,07* I*s ,25.860 17 , 171466 ! ' +$ 64 $630,000 $2,625,550 34' B t 1,150,000 + The drying np of the salt marshes on Ro anoke Island and along the North Carolina coast has caused unprecedented sickness. SWINDLER N AIMED. A Fugitive from Crookston, Named Mal- com McCasklll, iv Custody. Fugitives from justice generally have bad luck when they strike St. Paul. So thinks Malcolm McCaskill, »t least. McCaskill has been operating up north, in ways that are de cidedly crooked, if all is as charged. His last operations were at Crookston, where he suc ceeded in obtaining $800 under false pretenses, and then lit out. The lighting out occurred Thursday, and Friday a message came over the wires from thd sheriff of Pope county to Sheriff Ritcher describing the fugi tive stating the crime with which he was charged, and requesting that he be looked after. Detective Bressette was notified of the message and has since been on the watch for his man. Yesterd.iy he got a pointer that McCaskill; was in the city, and notifying offi cer Rouleau, business commenced with the result of discovering and arresting McCaskill at the Manitoba house, lower Third street about 5 o'clock last evening. McCaskill is a guest of Sheriff Richtr r while awaiting the arrival of the sheriff of Pope county. Robbrd » Koabifflce, A short time ago some persons entered the postofflce at Preston, Fillmore county, and blew open the safe. They procured but little plunder, but the affair created a good deal of excitement in the little village. Two men named Richard P k . Rodgers and Joseph A. Clark, were arresested f r the crime by the local authorities, but on ihe evening after their arrest made their escape. They had hardly got a good start toward freedom when they were nabbed by Detective A. B. Spurling, of Chicago, by whom they were brought to St. Paul. They were arraigned before Com missioner Cardoza yesterday, who held them in $1,000 bail each, in default of which they were committed for trial. An Encouraging Report. Mr. Charles E. Burt. clerk in the office of the state superintendent of instruction, re turned from a visit of nearly a week to his farm in the northern portion of Big Stone county. Mr. Burt reports that there has been nothing approaching the rain fall in that sec tion as in and about St. Paul, in fact not enough to seriously inconvenience fall farm work, which is nearly or quite as well ad vanced as in ordinary years. The yield of wheat in the northern section of Big Stone is fairly satisfactory, the average being about fifteen bushels to the acre, of good quality. THE COURTS. United States Circuit Court. [Before Judge Nelson.] The Consolidated Middlings Purifier Com pany vs. Absolem R. Guilder. On trial. Supretne Court— October Term. Court met at 2p. m. All the Judges pres ent. Jacob W. Bass, respondent vs. Thomas Veltmir. Submitted on briefs. N. F. Schwarz, administrator 4ft Jacob Ja cobi, deceased, appellant vs. Samuel Judd and J. H. Reaney, respondents. Argued and sub mitted. Frank J. Davis and R. R. ©dell were ad mitted to practice on certificates from New York. They are located in Minneapolis. Adjourned to 9:30 this morning. Opinions. The State, ex rel. The Minnesota Railway Construction Company, relators, Town of Lake in Wabashaw county, respondents. Syllabus — When a proceeding in mandamus was pending in this court on and before the 17th day of March, 1881, in which there was and now is an issue of fact not finally heard or determined, the defendant under the second proviso of chapter 40, laws 1881, is entitled (upon the request of his attorney) to have the n cord therein transmitted to the district court of the county in which he resides. For such purposes a town is to be taken as residing in the county of which it is a part. The record to be transmitted consists of the original papers in the proceeding, together with certified copies or transcripts of such proceedings in this court as are not evidenced by original papers. The record in the case will be transmitted to the district court of Wabashaw county. Bbrrt, J. Eunice Farnham, James A. Lovejoy and Ash ley C. Morrill, partners as Farnham A Lovejoy, appellants, vs. Alfred N. Trussell, James A. Kennedy and Carrie Kennedy, re spondents. Syllabus— The plaintiffs claim d that cer tain lands were conveyed by defendant, X, to one G, and by G to X's wife, in fraud as plain tiffs as X's creditors. The evidence reasonably tending to show that X purchased the land for his wife and so her agent; that the cash payment for the same as well as two deferred payments were made with her money and sep erate property; that X was indebted to his wife in a sum considerably exceeding the un paid portion of the purchase money for which X had given his note; that the title was origi nally tuken in X's name without his wife's knowledge or consent, and that the convey aace from Kto G was made for the purpose expressly understood and agreed upon between X and his wife; that G should convey to her so that the title should come into her name, in pursuance of and to carry out the design of the original purchase. Held. That this was sufficient to warrant the trial court in finding in effect that the conveyances were not fraudulent as respects the plaintiffs, and that this action which was brought to subject the land to their execution against X, should b e dismissed. Order denying new trial affirmed. Berry, J. District Court. [Before Judge Brill.] State of Minnesota vs. Herbert O'Neil; larceny from a shop. Plea of not guilty withdrawn and plea of guilty entered, and committed for sentence. State of Minnesota vs. Allen McDonald; lar ceny from a shop. Plea of not guilty with drawn and plea of guilty to taking property to the value of $19. Continued for sentence. State of Minnesota vs. W. H. Mansfield; obtaining money by false pretence. Bail for feited by non-appearance. State of Minnesota vs. John Leddy; petty larceny. Sentenced to jail for three months. State of Minnesota vs. Peter Mason; larceny, submitted to the jury who returned a verdict guilty and the prisoner was committed for sentence. I'robate Court. [Before Judge O'Gorman.] Estate of Grace A. Ritchie. License to sell real estate at private or public sale. Con tinued till Thursday. Estate of Patrick Burke. Account of ex ecutor and assignment of estate. Continued til! Thursday. Eastate of Lauriston Hall. Examination of administrator and account. Continued till Thursday. Estate of Joseph Bittinger. Proofs of will submitted. Continued till Thursday. Estate of Nathaniel Barber. Administrator's bond filed and approved and letters of admin is!ration with will annexed issued. Municipal Court. [Before Judge Burr.] CRIMINAL. JFrank Connors; larceny. Fine of $20 or twenty days in jail. Committed. Michael Gallagher; drank. Fine of $5 or five days in jail. Paid, Stacy McCabe; drunk. Fine of $10 or ten days in jail. Committed. John O'Neil; drunk. Fine of $5, paid. John Fan-ell; drunk. Fine of $5 or five days in jail. Committed. John Horan; drunk and disorderly. Dis charged. Samuel Taylor; drunk. Discharged. Mannheimer Bros; obstructing streets with building material. Continued to Oct. 19. Thomas Jefferson; disorderly conduct. Dis charged. CIVIL busin kss. •' J. A. Flint vs. Building Society. Action for services. . On trial. "■ T ' ' Lead and iron pipe pumps at Kenny & Hud nar'i, GLOBELETS. Boston Post: The state of Illinois has a home for inebriates. It is called Chicago. If Auanias had lived in these days he would have passed for a simple, guileless old man. It looks as though David Davis had con cluded he never could get the Democratic nomi nation for president. A million dollars' worth of gold bullion was deposited for coinage at the San Francisco mint one day last week. A deposit of iron sufficient to run half a dozen big furnaces a thousand years, has been discovered near Williamson, Va. Detroit Free Press: Guiteau thinks a plea of insanity will be weak in his case. On this point, at least, he agrees with the masses. Australia, too, is sending gold to America. A vessel arrived at San Francisco from Syd ney last week with $900,000 of the precious coin. "A Christian" writes to the New York Sun demanding for Guiteau a hell heated ten thousand times hotter than it is wont to be heated. Gen. Daniel Pratt says: "There are a great many words used injudiciously and unguard edly." Wonder if the general has been calling anybody a liar. A Chicago man had a streak of awful hard luck. His wife eloped and his dog got licked in a fight the same afternoon. He swears he'll slay the dog that whipped his canine. Theßosten home for intemperate women is doing a good work. During the last three years 374 women have entered the home, most of whom are now leading sober indus trious and respectable lives. A young man of San Antonio, Tex., frac tured hi 6 jawbone so completely the other day that his attending physicians drilled holes through the bones and bound them back into place by means of thread wire. The supervisors of Rockbridge county, Vir ginia, have requested the distillers to suspend operations, in order that the short crop of grain in the country may be used for food in stead of being turned into whisky. Some men always look on the bright side of things. Gallagher came in the other day chuckling over having made $250. He had just lost $250 playing faro, but his friends as sured him the experience was worth $500. Who shall succeed Dr. Holland as editor of the Century Magazine is an interesting ques tion. If a purely literary man is to be chosen, probably no one better udapted for the position than B. C. Stedman could be found in New York. Base ball circles are now agitating the ques tion of ten men and ten innings. It is thought that with ten innings a game can be prolonged until after dark, and thus give the umpire a chance to escape. — [Philadelphia News. O'Donovan Rossa, 'speaking of Faye, charged with betraying the fenian cause, says: "There are Pontius Pilates in every little band of apostles." Rossa knows nearly enough about the scriptures to be tried for heresy in Chicago. The Milwaukee tug captains are accused of allowing a vessel to be wrecked and the crew drowned off the bay of Milwaukee, when they might have saved her by a little trouble and no great danger. The matter will likely be investigated. The Boston Advertiser makes the excellent suggestion that it would be a good thing for somebody to establish a professorship of phys ical culture at one of the colleges for young women. Nothing could be better for the mothers of the future, and consequently for the prospects of the American race . The shearing of the 97,000 head of sheep on the Callaghan ranch, in La Salle county, Tex as, has been delayed by the mortality among the Mexican shearers. Seventeen men died in a few days and the remainder stampeded. The cause of death is said to have been the too free use of mutton, the hands not being accus tomed to it. Philadelphia people are great sticklers for etiquette and propriety and are very particular as to whom they associate with. And when a Philadelphia lady was asked by a clergyman if she wanted to go to heaven she said: "Well, I don't quite now. Is it considered the correct thiug? Will there be good so. ciety there's 1 " A sad case of bereavement occurred in At lanta, Ga. A daughter of a widow lady died and was taken to Augusta for interment. While absent another of her children died. Tuis one was also taken to the same place for burial by the grandmother, and ere she re turned a third child was stricken down and died in a few hours. Editor Watterson gives this unique defini tion of stalwartism: It is not, except in title, an exclusive Republican possession. There are stalwarts in every party. Borne are honest and some are not, but all are intolerant, in consistent, illogical and perverse, obstructing the march of ideas and corrupting the foun tains of popular thought. Item from Gunnison, Col.: "'Arizona Jack,' one of the type of dime novel heroes that are entirely too common out west, at tempted to 'run the town,' and is now run ning a small lot in the cemetery." That's just the way with some communities. They'll buck right against a man and thwart him in his endeavors to become famous. Two covered wagon loads of movers arrived at San Antonio, Texas, the other day. The occupants were two Irish widows with their children. They had come all their way from Dcs Moines, la., and had been on the way six month?. One of the widows naively gave her reason for moving to Texas as because she wanted to get her sons away from the wicked ness and corruptions of the great cities. Some of the railroad companies are awaking to the fact that a better lighting of their coaches at night is in order. Some of the new cars on the Boston & Maine are finely lighted, and on the Boston & Albany from eight to ten brilliant lights are the rule. Hun dreds of suburban eyes have been almost ruined by attempting to read in the dim light afforded by two or three smoky lamps to a car. FARIBAULT. Bassett Jones, one of the senior students of Seabury hall, has been dangerously ill with typhoid fever, but his doctor thinks that he has now passed the crisis of the disease, and will soon be convalescent. Dr. and Mrs. Chase, who have both had a slight attack of diphtheria, and consequently kept themselves 6ecluded for nearly a month past, are now entirely recovered. Last Satur day thpy permitted their little daughter Ellen to come home, for the first time since the ap pearance of the disease. Tltr First Elective Sheriff of Ramsey County. To the Editor of the Globe. The Globe was misinformed in stating that George F. Brott was "the first elected sheriff of Ramsey county." The fir6t election for county officers of this county was held Nov. 26, 1849, a short time after the couity was created. The Minnesota Pioneer of Nov. 28 gave the official vote cast at mat election, and for sheriff it was as fol lows: St. Aathony. St. Paul. Totals. C.P. V. Lnll 17 172 189 Johnß. Irvine 33 60 93 Brisette 19 3 21 Please correct the error, [in justice to bia tory — and to Lull, who is part of history. H. F. M. YESTEBDAY'S MARKETS. St. Paul, Tuesday, Oct. 18. On the board of trade yesterday prices and transactions were as follows : Wheat— No. 1 hard, $1.36 bid; No. 2 do., $1.33; No. 3, $1.20; No. 4,«$1.10; rejected, $1.00. Corn— No. 2 offered at 66c; No. 3 at 63c. Oats— Offered: No. 2 white atSlc, No. 3 do., 48c, No. 2 mixed at 48c and No. 3 mixed at 47c. Bale, one car No. 2 mixed at 48c. Barley— No. 2, 92c bid; No. 3 extra, 85c; No. 3, 70c. Rye— No. 2, 92 c. Ground Feed— s26.oo bid; $26.50 asked. Corn Meal— s2s.so bid. BraH— Offered at $13.50. Baled Hay— sl6.so bid. Potatoes— 9oc bid. PKODUCE BUTER9* rRICEi. Bt. Paul buyers were yesterday offering for the products named as follows: Beef sides, per pound s*@ 5% Butter, gilt edge, perpound 30 @32 Butter, choice, in tubs 23 @28 Butter, medium to good 14 @16 Butter, shipping, fresh grass 10 @12 Butter, common 8 @10 Cheese, State factory, full cream 12 @15 Cranberries, per bushel $1.60@1.75 Dressed pork, per pound 73^@8 Eggs, per dozen, fresh receipts 22 @&5 Ginseng, dry,per pound $1.50@1.75 Hides, green 7H Hides, green salt 8x Hides, green calf 12 >i Hides, green kip 9 Hides, dry flint 14 Hides, dry salt 11 Lamb, per pound 11 Mutton, per pound 8 Onions, per bushel 75 @85 Potatoes, per bu 70 @75 Pelts, wool, estimated, per pound.. 30 Senega snake root 30 @35 Tallow, No. 1, per pound 7 Tallow, No. 2, per pound 6 Veal, per pound BX @ ( J Wool, unwashed, per pound 18 @22 Wool, washed 30 @32 SELLING PRICES. Apples, per barrel $4.00@5 00 Beans, hand picked nivy, per bu .. . $3.50 Cranberries, per hii-hel '$2.00 Concord grapes, per 1b 6@9 Esgs, per dozen, repacked 23 @24 New hops, per lb 28 (&30 Malt, per bu 1 25 "otatoes, per bushel 75@ 80 sweet potatoes, per barrel 4.5U@5.50 Spring cbicuens, per pair 35 @ 40 Old chickens, per pair 40 @ 50 Pork, per bbl $ 20.50@21 Kastern and. European Markets. New York, Oct. ' 17.— Money 5@6 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 5%@6% per cent. Sterling exchange, bankers' bills firm at $4.79%. Sight exchange, on demand, $4.83*. - ; ,l'k. : .j: ; > Governments advanced a per cent, for ex tended 6s and 5s and registered 4X s, and de clined % per cent, for registered 4s coupons; 4 M s and 4s unchanged. Bonds — Railroad bonds fairly active and generally firm; Boston, Hartford A Erie firsts, Texas Pacific (Rio Grande division) firsts and Erie consolidated bonds being moßt prominent in the dealings. State securities in light request. Stocks— Share speculation was alternately strong and heavy. There were short intervals of buoyancy, but the net result of the day's fluctuations was irregular but generally a little higher at closing than Saturday. Ineffectual efforts were made by the stockholders of the Elevated railroad companies to obtain injunc tions and prevent the consummation of the recent scheme of adjustment, but each ap plication was refused. Befere thi3 latter was known Manhattan Elevated stock fell to 38 from 42%. Adams' Express was quoted at 153, a rise of 12 per cent, since noon to-day and 15 per cent, since Saturday's closing prices. The transactions aggregated 448,000 6hares: Canada Southern 4,300; Chicago, Columbus A Indiana Central 3,700; Delaware A Hudson 2,700; Erie 13,000; Missouri, Kansas A Texas 15.000; Louisville A Nashville 4,700; Morris A Essex 13,000; Missouri Pacific 1,800; New Jersey Central 13,000; Northern Pacific 5,300; Ontario A Western 7,300; Central Pacific 12,000; Delaware, Lackawanna A Western 50,000; Denver A Rio Grande 45,000; Hannibal & St. Joe 1,100; Lake Shore 34,000; Michigtm •-entral 17,700; Memphis A Charleston 1,300; Chicago A Northwestern 8,400; New York Central 9.000; Ohio A Mississippi 2,700; Ohio Central 3,060; Pacific Mail 21,000; Philadelphia A Reading 7,000; St. Paul A Omaha 4,600; Union Pacific 19,000; Western Union Telegraph 25,000; Mobile A Ohio 3,000; Peoria, Decatur A Evansville 3,300; Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul 16,000; Texas Pacific 27,000; Wabash, St. Louis A Pacific 15,000; Metropolitan Elevated 7,700. MORNING QUOTATIONS. Rock Island 133 X M. &C. Ist pfd. . 20 Panamat 190 do 2d pref'd.... 12 Fort Waynei . . .140 B. C. R. & N. . . . 75 Pittsburgh. 138 Alton &T. H. ... 51 Illinois Central.. 130% do preferred ... 90 C, B. A Q 155* Wab. St. L. &P. 49% Chicago <x Alt.. 128 do preferred. .. 90# do preferred. . .l3s Han. A 3t. Joe... 98 N. Y. Central.. . .139 do preferred... .114% Harlem 200 Iron Mountain Lakeßhore 119* St. L. AB. F 45* Canada South'n.. 60% do preferred.... 71 Mich. Central ... 90 do Ist pref'd . . ll'G Erie 45* C.St.L.&N.O. 78 do preferred. .. 88% Kansas A Texas. 42 Northwestern.... l24s Union Pacific. ..119^ do preferred... 135 Central Pacific 94% Mil. A St. Paul. . 109 Texas Pacific. . . 35* do preferred. ...l2o Northern Pacific. 39 Del.ALack 125% do preferred. .. 79 Morris A Essex.. l 23 L'ville A Nash.. 95* Delaware AH... 109 N. C. A St. L 84 N. J. Central 94* L. N. A. A Q.. .. 70 Reading 68)< Houston A Tex.. 91 Ohio A Miss .... 43 Denver AR. G . . 85j< do preferred... 104 St. Paul A Om'a. 42 Chesapeake A O. 29 do preferred. ..103% do Ist pref'd.. 41 8., P. A W 48* do 2d pref'd. . . 31 Memphis AC... 75 Mobile A Ohio.. 37% West. Union T... 87 Cleveland A Col.. ¥6* Pacific Mail 50 % C. C. AI. C 22^ Adams Express . 141 Ohio Central.... 28 Wells A Farg0.. .130 LakeErieA W... 46% American 9l# Peoria, D. A E. . . 42* United States.... 70% Ontario A West. 33 Quicksilver 12)* Ind. B. A West.. 44)4 do preierred... 57 ....No sales. iOfiered. fßid. *Ex. div. EVENING QUOTATIONS. GOVERNMENTS. Sixes extended.. 100% Fouis do 115% Fives do 100 Pacific 6s of 95...130 4^3 coupons STATE BONDS. La.consols 68tf Term. 6s, new. .. 69% Missouri 6s 110 Virginia 6s 33 St. Joe 108 Consols§ 80% Tenn.6sold 69 Deferred RAILROAD BONDS. C. P. Bonds, 15t.115 U.P. land grant.. 113 Erie seconds VB% Sinking fund.... 121 Lehigh & W 100^ Tex. P. grant 8.. 74% St. P. & S.C. 15t..109x do Rio G. div.. 9uk U. P. Bond3,lst..llG STOCKS. Adams Express..ls3 Norfolk &\Vpf.. 55W Alton &T. H... 52 Northern Pacific 3^ do preferred .. 91 % do preferred .. 79 x American f Ji Northwestern. ..123>$ 8., C. R. & N. .. 78 do preferred... l?A% Canada Bouth'n. 59% N. Y. Central.... l%av C, C. &I. C . . . 21 Ohio Central. ... 27 * Central Pacific.. 94* Ohio & Miss 4l>s Chesapeake & 0. 28 k do preferred . .110 do Ist pref'd.. 40 Ontario & West. 32 y t do 2d pref'd. .. 30# Pacific Mail 49* Chicago & AU...128 Panama 190 do preferred ..135 Peoria, D. &Et.. 41 C, B. & Q 154>£ Pittsburgh 139 C, St. L. <te N. O. 78 Reading ray, C, 8. ACleve... 50 Rotklsland 133 Cleveland & Col. 95 St. L. & 8. F 44 Delaware &H. .108% do preferred .. 71 Del. & Lack.... 124* do Ist pref'd.. llß Denver &R. G. . Si% Mil. A St. Paul. .108 ErieJ 44% do preferred.... l2l do preferred... 88 St. Paul & Man. 103 Foit Wayne ....138 St. Paul & Om'a 41% j Han. & St. Joe. . 97% do preferred... 102% do preferred... 1 14 x Texas Pacific ... 52 # Harlem 200 Union Pacific. ..ll9 Houston & Tex. 91 United Statrs ... 71 Illinois Central . .130* W., St. L. & P. . 499£ 1 lad., B. A Wart. 43* do preferred . . 90 ' Kansas A Texas. 40 * Wells A Fargo. ".lßß Lake Erie W. . 45 Western U. T.... 86% Lake Shore V. .. 119* East T.,V. A G.. 14% Louisville A N{.. 94% do preferred.. 26% ' L., N. A. & C.... 70 Caribou 2* M. A C Ist pfd. . 19* Central Arizona. 1% do 2dpref'd... 11 Excelsior ... 1* Memphis & C....75 Hooiestake 20 M i :h. Central . 89% Little Pitts 2% Missouri Pacific. 105 % Ontario ..'36 Me bile A 0hi0... Zl% Quicksilver... . . . 12% Morris A Essex- 7.23* do preferred . . -58 ■ N. C. A Bt. L. . . 84% Silver C1iff. ..... 4* N. J. Central ... 94% Standard 23 ....No sales. tOffered. tßid.*Ex. div. §E c. mat. coup. ||Ex. int. . H. DORAN'B REPORTS. The following quotations giving the range of the market* during the day were received by • M Dor an, commission merchant: Livkkpool, Oct. 17, 10 A. if.— Spot wheat firm. Cargoes firmer; 6d higher on red. Weather in England frosty. Mew York, Oct. 17. 12 m.— Wheat irreeu lar; Chicago 1.8831.40; Milwaukee 1.40@1.41. 12:30 p. m.— Spring quiet; No. 2 held at 1.41, I.Sl9 : bid; winter optiens firm; 1.51 bid for rail red. WHEAT. MILWAUKEE. CHICAGO. Nov. Dec. Nov. Dec. t:SO A.M. 138 139* 138* 140 i:45 " 1383^ 139^- 138 139)^ U':00 " m* 138^ .... 139 10:15 » 137^ 138^ 137^ 138 X 10:30 M . .... .... 137% 139 X 10:45 " 138 138% .... 139* 11:00 " 137^ 138 X H7jw 138 V 11:15 « 137^ 138« 137^ 138% 11:30 •• 137^ 138^ 187^ .... 11:45 " 137« 138^ 137* 138% 11:00 if 137>£ 138% 137& 138% li:15 P. M. 137>/ 138)^ 137>< . 138)4 U:3O '« 1373^ 138 1373^ 138« 1J:45 " 137 138 I.W 138% 1:00 m 137 Km % 137^ 138^ 3:00 Cl .... 137 138* 4:15 M 138* 138j^ ;... .... 2:30 " 137 1383^ .... 138% 2:45 " 137 X 138* .... .."." Wheat receipts in Chicago 45,308 bushels; shipments 17,670 bushels. Wheat receipts in Milwaukee 24,375 bushels; shipments 2,800 bushels. : Stock of wheat in Milwaukee 324,000 bushels. i CORN. Chicago. Chicago. i. si. Nov.- Dec. a.m Nov. Dec. 9:30 63 .... 11:45 .... 84 9:45 .... 64% 12:00 63 .... 10:00 62% 64 12:15 .... 63% 10:15 63* 64% 12:30 62% 64 11:00 62« 64 1:00 62* 63% 11:15 62* ' .... 2:30 62 V 11:30 63% 61x 2:45 62% 64. Corn receipts in Chicago 325,921 bushels; shipments 457,724 bushels. PORK. Chicago . Chicago. A. M. Nov. . Dec. f.m Nov. Dec. 10:30 -17.77% 17.90 1:00 17.67* 12:15 17.70 .... 2:30 17.55 .... LARD. Chicago. Chicago. a. m. Nov. Dec. p.m Nov. Dec. 10:15 11.87* .... 1:00 11.82* 10:45 .... 12.02* 2:15 U.SO 12.00 ASSOCIATED PRESS MARKETS. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. Flour dull and neglected. Wheat 6teady and firm; No. 2 hard nominal; No. 2 1.36*; October l.S6x; November 1.37* ;' December 1.3^; January 1.39* ; February 1.40 X ; March l-4l}£; No. 3 1.22; No. 4 and rejected nominal. Corn firmer; quiet; No. 2 61c. Oats lower; inactive; No. 2 41>£c. Rye weaker; No. 1 $1.04. Barley higher, No. 2 95^ c. Provisions higher; mess pork 17.80 cash and October; 18.85 January. Lard, prime steam 11.85 cash and October; 12.23 January. Live hogs quiet and unchanged; 5.85@6.55. Freights, wheat to Buffalo 2*c. Receipts, 12.250 barrels 3our; 24,575 bushels wheat; 28,260 bushels barley. Shipments, 11,041 barrels of flour; 2,800 bushels of wheat; 11,350 bushels of barley. Chicago, . Oct. 17.— Flour steady and unchanged. Wheat strong and higher; active; unsettled; No. 2 red winter 1.36; No. 2 Chicago spring I.3ts@l 36)f cash; 1.36* October; 1.81 jt November; 1.88%@1. 38 % December; 1.36@1.36)£ year; No. 3 Chicago spring 1.22; rejected 1.02; sales, No. 2 Chicago spring 1.37@1.38* November; I.BB* @1. 40 Decen? ber. Corn active, firm and higher; 61*@61% cash; 62 «c November; 64c December; 69}$c May; rejected 58 Me. Outs moderately active and higher;" 44@44^c cash; 44#c October; 44* @44 % c November; 45c December: 45@45# January, 48#c May.. Rye steady and un changed; $1.06." Barley steady and unchanged; 106)*. Flax seed unsettled; closed 1.44, the outside price. Pork active, firm and higher; 17 75 cash; 17.70 October and November; 17 90 (^17.95 December; 17.70 year; 18.70@18.72tf January. Lard active and a shade higher; 11.80 cash; 1180@11.82^ November; 11.92* @11.95 December; 12.17^(^12.20 January. Bulk me.its active firm and higher; shoulders 7.70; short ribs 9.40; do clear 9.25. Whisky steady and unchanged. Call board— Wheat easier; declined %c Corn easier, not quotahlv lower. Oats easier; not quotably lower. Provisions easier; not quotably lower. Receipts, 17,000 barrels flour; 45,000 bushels wheat; 326,000 bushels corn; 116,000 bushels oats: 12,100 bushels rye. 44,000 bushels barley. Shipments, 14,000. barrels flour;, 18,000 bushels wheat; 458,010 bushels corn; 55,000 bushels oats; 4,300 bushels rye; 27,000 bushels barley. Chicago, Oct. 17.— The Drover's Journal reports hog receipts 10,000; shipments 4,000; stronger: light 5c higher, 6.25@6.50; mixed packing to best heavy s@loe higher; paching 6 20®@6.70; choice heavy 6 80 @7.30; culls and grassers 3.50@5 50. Cattle, receipts 5,500; shipments 34,000; good to choice natives in active request and strongly held; 5.50@6.75; extra lots nominally 6.»0@7.25; common natives slow and weak; 4 C0@5.00; Texans and far west unchanged; through Texans 2.75@ 3 40; northern Texans 3.?»5@3.55; half breeds and natives 3.95Q4.65; Btocken and feeders 2.75; for native butchers' l2.oo<a4.oo. Sheep, receipts 5,000; shipments 3,000; 15(Sj*5c lower; offerings excessively thin; Nebraska an i Tex ans 2.50@3.00; Nebni6k;is 3 75(^4 00; fair to choice natives 4.00@4 75; pour lota 3.00@3.50; local butchers weak; very few good shipping. The Drover's Journal European cables report American cattle \%% @lßc cents. New York, Oct. 17.— Cotton quiet; 11^ @ll3i'c; futures steady. Flour dull; receipts 26,000 barrels: exports 1,800 barrels; superfine state and western $4.80@ 5.9j; common to good extra 5.80<&o.8U; good to choice 6.90@9.C0; white wheat ex tra 7.75@9.50; extra Ohio 6.50@8.75; St. Louis 6.00@9. 50; Minnesota patent process 8.00@9.57. Wheat opened l@l*c higher; closed dull; declining; receipts 218.000 bushels; exports 156,000 bushels; ungraded spring 1 28 01.39; N0. 3do 138; No. 2 do, 1.39@1.40; ungraded red 1.20@152><; No. 3 do 1.43® L43jf; N0.2 steamer do 1.43 * @1.44; No. 1 red 1.54 X; mixed winter 1.43& 1.43%; ungraded white 1.34tf ©1.48}^; No. 2 white 1.45@1.45J£; No. 1 do, sales 2,000 bushels at 1.47; No. 2 red , October, sales 88,000 bushels at 1.51®@1.52>^, closing at 1.51; November 6ales 440,000 bushels at 1.52*@t.53x, closing at 1.52^; December tales 880,000 bushels :at 1.55* Q1.57 V, closing at 1.55% ; January sales 208,01t •ushels at 1.58>^@1.59>j, closing at 1.58% @ 1.59. Corn opened X<gs%<i higher; closed with advance parti v lost; receipts 172,000 bushels; exports 26,000 bushels; ungraded 66 a'«l;<c; No. 3 tW@7o)sc; 6'teamer, No. 2 71@71Xc; No- 2 white 75.^c; yellow 73@74; ungraded white 73@74c; No. 9 October 7lc, closing at 7lc; November 71 «@72c, closing at 71% c; De-ember 73*@74Kc, closing at 1%4 c Oats Xc higher; closing weak; receipti 99,000 bushels; exports 645 bushels; western mixed 45@48c; white; do 50@55c. Coffee dull and easier; Rio cargoes quoted at 9@lo# . Sugar quiet and unchanged. Molasses quiet and unchanged. Rice quiet but steady. Eggs, western fresh quiet but steady; 24@24#c. Pork dull and weak; ". new mess quoted at 18.50@18.75. Lard weak; prime steam 12.07^ . Butter in good demand, for choice 15@37c. Cheese weak; B@l2j< c. New York, Oct. 17.— Dry goods market luiet and firm. Cotton goods otrong but ' exceptionally light supply. Choice dark pi into in good demand. Dreea goods in mod erate request. v Spring cashmeres and worsted coatings fairly active. Foreign - goods quiet steady. >„ Team For Sale bi » Bargain. . A splendid team of carriage horses is offered for sale at a great bargain. ;: Will be sold with harness, and rockavav carriage, .'making' a" complete outfit, or will sell the horses alone. Apply at E. Miller, sale stable, No. 20 We»i Fourth strMt^SfiriMnHBBHBBBJn