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VOL, V.
AMONG THE HORSED
{.This column will appear in the Globe every Mon
day morning Pertinent correspondence will be
thankfully received,' and should.be addressed to
Tubf Eoitoe, Globe office.! j «f
Mtnue«oia's Two Trotting Prlnc« Arthurs
—Breeding and Perfonn»ncr»— Changes
at Midway Park— Withdrawn From the
Track— Tho Northwestern Circult-^Mls-* '
1 eel ian co a* Note .
Hie northwestern Circuit.
* The general results of the Northwestern
trotting circuit, which came to a . close at
Minneapolis Wednesday last, have already been
summed up in theGLOBK. As before said, all
the meetings were more or less interfered with
by rain, while the Fargo association, after
spending $1,200 to $1,500, could not give
even one race. Minneapolis had the - best
weather, and one. of its days included the
Fourth, and that association probably took
in a few dollars more than its expenses, but
all the other associations lost money, the
Fargo association ' being the heaviest loser.
This is a rather discouraging inauguration of
a circuit, but from, the pluck, energy and
liberality shovn by the officers of the different
associations, we are of opinion that this one
failure will m-t operate to make them hesitate
to try again Liter in the season. * The horse
men in . atlecdanee have nothing
•but praise for the different mangements, (in
which the Globe universally joins) and will
be ready to meet them fully half way when
ever another programme shall be announced.
The meetings just closed have introduced to
the people of the northwest some of the
■finest horses in the country, and their fine ex
hibitions of speed, and the straight-forward
way in which all races were conducted, the
good order preserved, and the efforts of the
managements to please and satisfy their
patrons, cannot but operate to increase the
interest in the sport, and larger attendance
in the future. Success is yet in store for the
Northwestern circuit.
Midway Park Notes.
Mr. Henry Seeley, tlie well-known driver
and trainer, engaged at the Midway Park
etable so far this season, has felt constrained
to tender his resignation, other interests not
appearing to warrant his absence from the
state the length of time he would have to be
should he follow the 6tate through the east
ern circuit. Mr. Seeley is a good worker and
an experienced driver, and had most excellent
success with Yon Arnica, »o-So and Gem, the
two first named trotting better than ever be
fore at this season of the year, while Gem cut
her record down from 2:20 to 2:16)£ with the
greatest cage at Minneapolis last we^k.
For one, we should have been pleased to have
seen Mr. Seeley continued to pilot her for the
balance of the season, believing he wonld have
brought her out with a record but little, if
any, below that of Little Brown Jug.
Mr. Piercyßenn, in charge of the Midway
Park thoroughbreds, is to be transferred to
Mr. Kittson's recent purchase — the famtd
Erdenheim 6tock farm, the breeding place of
the renowned Iroquois and other noted per
formers on the running turf, near Phil
adelphia. In Mr. Kittson's purchase was
included the thoroughbred 6tock, some eighty
odd head, young and aged, including three
stallions, one by BonnieScotland, the two oth
ers by Leamington, the sire of Iroquois, and
many of the me st famous brood mares of the
country, including the great Maggie B. 8., a
famous racer herself in her time, and the dam
of Iroquois and other good performers.
Erdenlieim has been devoted to thoroughbred
breeding since the beautiful stretch of land
of which it is composed was devoted to stock
purposes, and it is" undoubtedly the purpose
of Com. Kittson to pursue a like course in the
future, and in due time, all orjjaearly all,
his thoroughbred stud will be congregated
there, while Midway Park will be given over
to the trotter. At first it was intended to
bend the string of five Mr. Benn had with him
to Chicago along with him to Erdenheim,
but owing to a scarcity of stibhng, owing
to 6ome improvements being made, the horses
were ordered back here from Chicago, Mr.
Benn, however, is very anxious to have them
go, so that their racing preparation can be
continued in readiness for the fall events, as
he feels confident that in three fillies, Bric-a-
Brae, Equity and imp. Lonely, there is the
making of three extra fine performers.
They were not started in any race, but in their
exercise gallop 6 they attracted great attention
from the experienced horsemen present, and
were pronounced among the very finest of the
youngsters on the ground. Dorothy Vernon
ran in three events at Chicago, against fields
of thirteen and fourteen of the best performers
coming up from the southern meetings, and
though she had had scarcely any work, she
was able to get a place in each race. These
performances satisfied Mr. Benn that her rac
ing qualities had been anderrated rather thm
overrated, and as she has been bred to Daliia
cardoch he is anxious she should liava a
chance to show her quality before she is
permanently retired. It is possible that these
views of Mr. Benn may still decide to send
these horses to Erdunheim. Mr. Benn will
probably leave for his new field of labor the
last of this week.
Fleming Girl and Sannie G, the former
entered through the Northwestern circuit in
the 2:32 class, and the latter at Minneapolis in
the 2:26 class, did so poorly that they were
not sent to Chicago with the balance of the
stable to fulfill their engagements. Fleming
Girl was badly ofi and exhibited but little of
that speed she should in her five-year-old
form. She was bred to Black
wood, Jr., before starting out on
the circuit, and her engage
ments were only made for the purpose of re
ducing her record into the :20'e, a feat she
showed herself capable of as a 5-year-old. She
has now been turned out to grass, but will bs
taken up soon and again put in training, ana
if she shows up well will again be entered in
races in Minnesota this fall, and then perma
nently retired to the siud, her one foal by Ar
nold indicating that she will be a valuable
dam. Sannie G. will be worked moderately
and if she improves will probably be given
another trial in public this fall.
Lady Rolfe (2:22^) has been bred to Black
wood, Jr., (2:22tf) a 6 a five-year-old,
and whatever the character of
her performance, at Chicago, or
wherever else she may be engaged during the
season, it is probable will be permanently re
tired at the close. Bhe will undoubtedly
make one of the grandest brood mares, and
coupled to Blaekwood, Jr., her produce ought
to be of fine 6ize and carriage and fast.
Spirit of the Times: At the Hastings,
(Minn.) meeting, June 14, the track was heavy
from recant rains, but the special exhibitions
of speed by Commodore Kittson's horses
were very creditable, Little Brown Jug paced
a half in 1:085^, the last quarter in 33 seconds;
So-So, driven by H. Seeley, a mile in 2.27,
beating Silverton, driven by McCarthy. On
repeating the trial, 80-89 broke, and Bilyerton
beat her in 2.29>£. The best performance of
the day was Fannie Witherspoon's heats, trot
terl in the rain: First, in 2:20; second, in 2:2B>£,
driven by McCarthy, for whom she is trotting
quite steadily."
Spirit of the Times: "Commodore Kitt
son's bay colt Heck, 3 years, by Lemingtonor
Reformer, from 6ister of Mercy, pulled up
very lame in the first race at Coney Island,
Tuesday, and it is feared that he has broken."
Should the fear here expressed prove
well founded, it would undoubtedly be a se
vere disappointment, as the colt was finely
developed, and promised to make hi 3 mark on
the turf. Bhould it be true, however, stud
service is left to him, in which his choice
breeding Bhould make him very valuable.
Commodore Kittson's eh. m. Mrs. Chub
by, 4-years, by Wanderer, son of
Lexington, dam Nannie McDowell,
running this season inthe colors of
Mr. Somerville, has been put to jumping, and
in her first effort at Coney Island Thursday
came in second in a field of five.
Minnesota's Tteo Trotting Prince Arthurs.
The presence m Minnesota this season of
two bay trotting geldings both called Prince
Arthur has caused some confusion among tLe
sportiDg journals of the East, 6ome thinking
there was but oce horse and others confound
ing the two. One of the Prince Ai thurs is
entered in the 2:45 class at Chicago, (to which
he has already been sent) and in the no record
class at Buffalo, in which class he made his
first public appearance this year at Minne
apolis, the last meeting of the Northwestern
circuit, and met with an easy de
feat, to the great disappointment and chagrin
of driver, owners and backers generally.
The other, Prince Arthur, has no engage
ments outside the state at the present time.
He it was that was entered in the 2:37 and
2:32 classes through the Northwestern circuit,
winning each race in straight heats with th*
greatest ease— having a dead heat with John
Thomas a* Hastings, and dropping a heat to
J. C. Oswald's eh. m. Flora Belle in 2:30 at
Minneapolis. The latter heat was lost by tLe
horse being sent off on a bad
break from which he did not
recover until the half was passed, and he was
fully a double distance out. The dead heat, it
is charged, was dropped to John Thomas, to
accommodate his driver, the position giving
Thomas second place.
This Prince Arthur is now owned by Hoa.
11. M. Hastings, a wealthy farmer of Lemond,
Steele county, seven miles from Owatonna
He was purchased by Mr. Hastings and H. L
Pratt, in December, 1878, of John Fisher,
Steuben county, N. V., for, it is reported,
$2,500. Mr. Fisher, in his bili of sale, repre
sented that the horse was bred in Oranee
county, New York, his sire being
Alden Goldsmith's great stallion,
Volunteer, dam a fast pacing mare with a
trial better than 2:33. We understand that^
Mr. Goldsmith has substantiated Mr. Fisher's
claim that the horse was sired by Volunteer.
He is a bright bay about 14^ hand 3 and
weighs about 860 when in trotting condition,
in which condition he is drawn very close. So
much so that his general appearance denotes
gauntness amounting to a want of sufficient
substance to make him a stayer. In 1879 he
was started in the 2:40 class at Mankato and
was distanced in the second heat, I
and the following week he was
easily beaten at Owatonna, the horse in both
cases breaking badly and apparently losing
heart. So disappointed was Mr. Pratt with
thu performances of the horse that he bantered
Mr. Hastings to buy his half, which that
gentleman finally did, and retireU him to his
farm, upon which he has a poor half mile
track, using him principally for his driving
animal. When work was crowding, however,
he was put on a seeder, and when work was
light he would be given a little track work.
This course of treatment was continued up to
this spring when he was again put into regu
lar training, and before leaving the
home farm to go through the
Northwestern circuit, he had shown his
owner a full mile in better than 2:19. He is v
nervous animal, very ambitious and a swift
ecoier. When he breaks he goes all to pieces
and indulges in every gait known to the
horse. His breaks, however, only occur from
his being held in check to get a scud off.
Once sent off level he was no!, known to break
throughout the circuit, and his trot is clean
and square. He wears a seventeen ounce
shoe and toe-weight forward— a weight that
causes him to strike the ground heavily, so
heavily that many horsemen tiiink
it to be only a question of a
very short time before he will break
down. It is also rumored he is not a good
feeder, but this is denied by Mr. Hastings,
who cays he eats his twelve quarts of oats and
two ot corn daily, and is always for more.
Probably his gaunt and drawn appearance has
something to do with the impression he is
not a good feeder. Certainly he went through
the Northwestern circuit, trotting two races
at each meeting, and though 6ome who fol
lowed the circuit through professe ' that he
was much more gaunt than when Lc started
in, the writer was unable to discover any ma
terial change in his appearance, nor could we
see that he went into his races at the last with
any less vim and determination to win
than he did at the first. Certain it is, he i 9 a
big little horse, a trotter, and a credit to his
sire, Volunteer.
The^other Prince Arthur— the one entered in
the no record class at Buffalo— was bred by
James R. Cooper, a well known citizen of
Detroit, Mich., and largely interested in
copper mining in the Lake Superior region.
He is 7-years old this spring, his sire, West
ern Fearnaught, dam also a pacing
mare, like the other Priace Arthur. He was
purchased by Hank Bmith and two other
gentlemen at Long Branch, this state. Early
last year he was driven by Mr. Smith on his
track at Long Branch and later in the season
on the Minneapolis track, where he was
entered in the 3:00 class at the fair
meeting, but the race not filling he did not
trot^ This spring he was placed in the hands
of Mr. A . E. Parker, a careful and experienced
reinsman, under whose tuition he developed
rapidly, showing repeats, with two of the
most competent timers in the 6tate, in 2:2S
and 2:26. He trots very light. When beat
en at Minneapolis it was just after a rain, when
the track was slippery and sticky, the latter
causing him to take considerable extra weight
and unsettling him. At least this is Mr. Par
ker's explanation of his poor performance.
He is certainly a very fine looking animal,
trots squarely and has shown speed. His de
feat has not destroyed the confidence of
his owners in him, and he has been
seat to Chicago, where he will undoubtedly
meet company that will fully try his metal as
a trotter, and, if he acts al! right, then on
to Buffalo.
Such are Minnesota's two trotting Prince
Arthurs. They appear to be good ones.
Miscellaneous.
Sorrel Dan, the noted pacer, record 2:14,
went lame at Cedar Rapids last week.
So-80's sister, foaled IS7B, by Woodford
Mambrino, is said to be a clipper. She is in
the 6table of Wm. McUracken, Lexington, Ky.
Mr. J. R. Keens's late shipment of nine
yearlings and 2-year old thoroughbreds, and
a trotting horse 6ent a friend, reached Eue
land without accident.
Spirit of the Turf, Chicago: "Col. Wm.
S. King — the king among showmen — is
still in the city working up specialties for his
Minneapolis meeting this fall.
Brandy Boy has been singularly unfortu
nate this year. He commenced the season in
the 2:35 class, and although having reduced
his record to 2:30* has not yet won a race.
At a fire at William E. Cooper's stables,
Jersey City, June 22, the trotter Tommy
Gates, 2:24, by the Moor, dam by Little John,
was burned to death. He was valued at $4,000.
"Veritas," in The Spirit, gives it as with
authority, that the pacer, Rowdy B»y, driven
by Dr Heard, is working in fine condition, and
that he will join the free-for-all pacing class at
Cleveland, O.
The last Spirit of the Times says that Com
modore Kittson's Blue Lodge, the speedy
daughter of Fellowcraft and Bonnie May, has
gone completely amiss, and has been given up
for the summer
The noted trotter Proteine died m Cincinnati
July 3. It is said that at one time her owner
refused $30,000 for her. She was by Black
wood out of Belle Brassfield's dam, Sally
Chorister, by Mambrino Chorister.
It is again reported that Mr. Robert Bonner
intends to let his bay gelding, Edwin Forrest,
essay some public trials over some good
track this season, in which event his driver,
J. Murphy, feels confident he will show 2:10,
or better.
Mr. Beth Nichols, of Hutchinson, McLeod
county, writes: Foaled June 22, bright bay
filly .white face and four white feet, by Cillona,
son of Belmont; first dam Promise by William
Daily
Welch, by Rysdyk; second dam Ophelia, by
Middleton, by Rysdyk.
Many of the horses in the trotting stables
in Kentucky, have b*en a3lieted with pick
eye this spring, among the sufferers being
Farce, the favorite for the 4 year old race, and
Code in both the 3 and i year old races at -
Chicago, Saturday of this week.
Among the brood mares recently purchased
by ex-Gov. Stanford, for the Palo Alto ranch,
California, is the b. m. Lula, foaled ISC3,
got by Alexander's Norman, dam by imparted
Uooton, record 2:15. The mare will be re
membered as one of the turf attractions at the
state fair in 1377, then in the stable of Charley
Green.
The Turf , Field and Farm suggests that the
$4,000 special prize offered by the board of
stewards of the grand circuit be free to all
horses, and those which have a record of 2:11
or better to pull a wagon, while the others
shall have the privilege of going to sulky. It
is also proposed to allow Little Brown Jug,
the pacer, to compete.
Catch fly, a six-yaar-old daughter of Admin
istrator and Cachuca, is said to have been
given three successive miles recently, the sec
ond and third of which were trotted in 2:16
and 2:15 \. The mare is the property of Col.
Pepper, of the Bouth Elkhorn stud, Frank
fort, Ky., and is entered in the 2:27 and- 2:30
classes at Chicago next week.
"Veritas" in The Spirit: "Knapsack"
McCarthy has been heard from in the far
Northwest, and reports that when
Commodore Kittson's string strikes
the gracd circuit he will have half a dozen
able to go in 2:20 or better, and if they do not
prove winning cards the commodore will buy
faster ones. 'Knapsack's' mare, Minnie R.,
has shown 2:21, and he is very sweet on her.' 1
Horsemen and breeders will find an an
nouncement in ths advertising columns that
may possibly interest them. Baron Hausman
second, whose services are to let, is one of the
finest representatives of the Percheron Nor
man family in the state. The Almont stallion
is a finely developed horse, showy in harness,
of good disposition, and a trotter, while for
stud purposes he must prove valuable to any
locality. Je can be bought cheap.
The famous old trotter General Butler who
made a record of 2:2l>£ away back in 1862, is
still in the land of the living. He recently as
tonished the spectators by trotting a half-mile
to top wagon over Fleetwood track in 1:14k
— a splendid performance for a 29 year-old
horse. He is credited in all with 46 heats in
2:30 or better, beating Lady Suffolk, Panic,
George Wilkes, Geo. M. Patchen, the great
Dexter, Goldsmith Maid and other noted per
formers.
Luke Blackburn, the famous son of Bonnie
Bcotlandand Nevada, by Lexington, has been
permanently retired from the turf, having
been sold to Gen. W. F. Harding, by whom
the horse ha 3 beeu sent to his Belle Mead
stock farm. As a 2-year he was not a success,
winning but one race out of thirteen in which
he started, but as a 3-year old in ISbO, com
mencing with Jerome Park, he won a series
of most brilliant victories, placing him in the
front rank of 3 year old performers. His
misfortune came in the Kentucky St. Ledger
at Louisville, which he won in his usual gal
lant style but from which he emerged dead
lame and from which he has never recovered.
We are sorry to learn that the owner of the
b. m. Lucy N., (a St. Paul gentlemaii) who
acquitted herself so finely in her races in the
Northwestern circuit, has decided to with
draw her from the turf and use her for his
private driving, his purpose being to secure a
mate for a pole team. She had improved
very rapidly the short time she was in the
hands of Geo. Smith of Hastings, doing bet
ter than 2:30 in her race with Pedro at Minne
apolis, and had she been kept to work
throughout the season, would have reached a
mark better than 2:25. Beyond this fact, and
more important, is the fact that her owner is
a gentleman, and the presence of his mare ia
a race would be a guarantee that no job exist
fd. It is just euch men that are needed
upon the turf to elevate this popu
lar and exciting sport. In * this
connection, we desire to express the hop 2 that
the owner of Nettie G , another St. Paul gen
tleman, will not pursue the same course with
his very promising young animal, but rather
that he will increase his venture. He has
made a most excellent beginning, and he
ought to follow it up. Mr. Jerome McKen
ney, by whom the mare was tutored and driv
en, is deserving praise for his success in
bringing her out in 6uch good shape.
RAILROAD WAR.
A New Phase of the Norihiie'il Squabble—
Sharp Practice by the Mii-wrankeeCom
pan J'-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H
[Special Telegram to the Globe.]
Northfield, Minn., July 9.— The Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul men to-day took advan
tage of the fact that an injunction could not
ba legally obtained to restrain them on Sunday,
and have had a force of men hard at work all
day laying track, to get possession first of the
entrance to the 'dugway ' from this city. Part of
their survey has been abandoned, and the track
has been put down by eye. By filling in and
bridging in the swamp the company finds
plenty of room to get through this passage.
A number of citizens have advanced the idea
of collecting a mob m order to destroy the
work done to-day.
Some of the city couacil think that to-mor
row steps will be taken to tear up the track
laid to-day, on the ground that it is put across
the streets and obstructs the public highway.
Meanwhile the Cannon Valley officials ap
pear to be quiescent
NORTHFIELD.
Nobthfield, July S— The farmers of this
vicinity and surrounding county are making
preparations for a meeting in this city. The
following is the call.
"Farmers' association, grand rally at Lock
wood's hall, Saturday July 15, ISS2, at 1
o'clock. Let there be a full attendance of
those interested in the welfare of the town and
vicinity. Railroad matters will be discussed.
By order of committee."
Ha, ha! The mill gang are in hot water.
With the farmers on one hand and a com
peting line of railroad oa the other, it is well
nigh establ ished that thi- source from whene
all deeds of iuiquity have so long been fostered,
will at last have a checkmate. The quicker
the downfall the better.
Supreme Court.
In the matter of the petition of J. B Spen
cer and L. W. Searles, co-partneVs as Spencer &
Bearles, and others for a writ of wrtiorari to
the Hon. Martin J. Beveraßce, judge of the
district court of Blue Earth county, for the
review of proceedings in insolvency relating
to he estate of Francis J. Pierce.
The proceeding under section 2, Ch. 148,
laws of ISBI, for the appointment of a receiver
and the equal distribution of the assets of an
insolvent debtor, is in the nature of a judicial
investigation and is a special proceeding.
A fina' order directing 6uch receiver to dis
tribute the proceeds of the estate of the insol
vent equally atnone all bis creditors and set
tine aside the attaching and execution credit
ors, is appealable under Sub. 6, Ch. 8(5 of
general statutes.
Writ of Certiorari dismissed.
Vandekburg, J.
R*«peDioK.
Cleveland, 0. , July B.— The Amalgamated
association of iron and 6teel workers held a
6ecret meeting in Newburgh to-night and con
sidered the advisability of allowing the strikers
to return to work, and President Jarrett
was present, and, it is understood, that he
favored the plan. A number of wire drawers
were expecUd to resume work on Monday.
An attempt will be made by the Cleveland Roll
ing Mill company to start up its hard st^el
mill, Monday, should the union decide to allow
its members to resume their places. The mill
will doubtless start up on doable time.
.ST, PAUL, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 10. tm.
FRO* WASHINGTON,
Caucus.
»•* Wa9hix3TO3t, July B.— After adjournment
of. the house a Republican *; caucus was held,
only about fifty members being present. The
subjects to be discussed were the ; advisability,
of trying to settle " the 2 remaining 'election
cases this session and the'?- time of adjourn
ment. '."J\.[. ;-:. r " ;?**-S ; V- _- "'-VV ..'. :<
:J Owing to tl e small number ; present", it was
decided not to try to bind the' entire body of
Republican. . It was voted to ascertain how
long it would take to get a quorum,, if the
election cases were brought ■=■ up. As to " the
time of adjournment opinions varied too
much to get any idea of tb« prevailing senti
ment. ■-.',. .' '.* "V.--S,-- - - - • - ' .
.*■/-.*;-" ".--. •• Ne%e Indictments. ■ ' ,/ . .
Washington, July 9.— According ' to a
rumor to-night the cew indictment* in the star
route cases will include Th6s.J. T Brady, John
W. and ; Stephen Dorsey, prominent United
States senators, and John A- Walsh; and ' will
be based upon transactions connected with
Saulsbury contracts on Louieana . and Texas
routes. * It is also rumored that Walsh will
be used as a witness against the others. - .- '
... Somebody Lies.
. Washixgtox, July - if.— A Sunday paper
published an interview with Rev* Dr. Hicks,
in which he states that on the occasion of the
Guiteau autopsy he dismissed Drs. Sowers and
Hartigan because they interfered with Dr.
Lamb and delayed progress. ? Dr. • Hartigan
has sent to the press to-night a card, signed by
several surgeons present, stating that "neither
Dr. Sowers nor Dr. Hartigan • interposed' a
single objection, or uttered a word or retarded
in any way the progress of the autopsy."
Washington, July 9.— Owing to the inanf
ficicnt appropriatioas the national board of
health will close its statio&s on the line of im
migrant travel to the west. This action will
involve the suspension of the inland inspec*
tion of foreign immigrants for the discovery
and prevention of disease and its transmis
sion at ten stations, distributed on the trunk
lines of railway in the north, and inspection of
vessels arriving at our ports from yellow
fever ports abroad.
CRIMINAL
Complex .
Raleigh, N. C, July S.— Great ex
citement occurred at Slatersville, N. C,
on Saturday last. Ex-Congressman Wm.
T. Robbins made a political speech and
commented on the administration of Dr.
J. J. Mott, ex- revenue collector. On
Thursday Mr. L. Mott, son of Dr. Mott,
assaulted Robbins, injuring him
severely. From this sprang an
assault" by Mr. Stockton, revenue
collector, on Jas. Adam 3, state collector,
breaking Adams' arm. John E. Osborn,
a dry goods clerk, expressed indignation,
when C. A. Cooper, a brother of Thomas
Cooper, the present revenue collector,
abused Osborn. The latter drew a pijfol
and fired twice at Cooper, wounding mm
twice, painfully but not dangerously.
The matter is to be investigated in the
court.
CLIMAX REACHED.
Slatersville, N. C, July 9. — Mont.
Robbins, a sonjof Wm. M. Robbins, who
was violently assaulted by M. L. Mott
Saturday, went to Mount Mourne, in Ire
dell county, where Mott was living, to
avenge his father. The two men drew
pistols. Mott fired first and shot Robbins
in the mouth. Robbins then fired shoot
ing Mott in the breast and killing him.
Safe Buralaru.
Cairo, 111., July 9. — The large safe
belonging to F. M. McGee of New Burn
side, Johnson county;; lll., was blown
open about 3 o'clock ■ this morning and
$8,000 or $9,000 in checks, drafts, notes,
currency etc. , were stolen and tbere
is no clue to the perpetrators of the deed.
A reward of $1,000 has been Offered by
i Mr. McQee.
Blacklegs. .
PiTTSBUBaH, July Stephen Steleyg, Jacob
Howard and Wm. Johnston, supposed to be
confidence men who have been working Chi
cago, St. Louis, Detroit, and other western
cities pretty extensively, were arrested here to
night. Their mode of operation has been to
advertise for a partner with from $1,000 to
$3,000 capital to co into the business of mak
ing whalebone. They usually received a num
ber of responses, and, by plausible representa
tions, very frequently succeeded in bleeding
their victims thoroughly. '
Acquitted.
Cincinnati, July B.— Jno. Attrich, a saloon
keeper, was on trial to-day in the police court
for a violation of the law. The testimony of
the prosecution was to the effect that his sa
loon was open Sunday, June 25th, and that
beer was sold on the premises. The . defense
introduced no testimony, but in its argument
claims that the state's testimony showed that
the saloon was open for "cleaning. The jury
after two hours of deliberation returned a ver
dict of not guilty. k .v
Bloody Murder.
Chicago, July 9.— About 9 o'clock this
morning Joel Prescott, an old and respected
citizen, was found lying in the doorway in
the basement at the rear of his baking house
on Desplaines street with his brains beaten out
by some blunt instrument, probably a ham
mer, and his pockets turned inside out. He
wi<.B Rtill alive but died soon afterward. The
object was evidently robbery but the murder
er got nothing as it was sub
6equently discovered that he had placed
a considerable 6um of money and his watch in
a secret place known only to himself and son,
previous to going into the basement to close
up. Four persons have been arrested, but
there is apparently little evidence against
them. Two white men had blood-stains on
their clothes for which they gave apparently
consistent accounts. The other two are col
ored, one employed about the premises and the
other recently discharged.
Drunken Uxoricide.
Stkacusb. N. V., July 9.— At 5 o'clock this
afternoon James Hawks, a laborer, killed his
wife. Mrs. Hawk had purchased a pail of
beer in a saloon and was returning home
whe*u sh< met her husband, who was intoxi
cated. Hawks whipped out a jack knife and
without a work stabbed his wife to the heart.
He threw the knife away and staggered up the
street. Hawks, when informed that his wife
was dead, exclaimed, "I am d— d glad of it.
It is a good thing for me."
Kicking Compositor*.
Haktford, Conn., July 9.- --The com
positors of the three daily papers voted
to demand an increase from 30 to 35
cents per 1000 ems on the two evening
papers, the limes and Post, and from 35
to 40 cents per IKK) on the morning
paper, the Couranfy The new rate was
paid to-night by the publisher of the
Couran i under protest, and at a further
conference of the publishers of the three
papers to be held to-morrow it will be
decided. whether to accede to the de
mands of the compositors.
Wnllwr To-day.
Washington, July 9.— lndications for the
uoper Mississippi and Missouri valley: Partly
cloady weather, local rains, variable winds,
mostly southerly, stationary or higher tem
perature, stationary or lower pressure. '
(Rlnbe.
FOREGN NEWS.
EGYPT.
> , '■: BOVBARDMENT IMMINENT. .
C j Alexandria, July 9, 8 p. m.— Naval officers
made a recocnoisance and reported that they
saw Egyptians mounting heavy guns on Mara
bout Island, at the western side of, the en
trance of the harbor. Admiral Seymour is con
sequently preparing a proclamation to be pla
carded all over the city, charging the authori
ties with a breach of faith, demanding the sur
render of the fortifications within twelve hours
and warning the authorities that if they fail
to comply with this demand, ore will be
opened upon the forts after the expiration ? of
a further period of twenty-four hours. - The
British gunboat, Endor, is : stationed - outside
the harbor to guard the entrance.- Admiral
Seymour has gone - on - board I the , Invincible,
which will more into the outer harbor • along
side the Monarch. The Bittern now lies oppo
altetheßiis-el-tinpalace. • * - - ;
; ;. The ministry continue to declare their re
solve to resist. They have taken precautions
to insure the khedlve in vent of troops being
landed. -..--■•--..a._. ; • -. - ■
Arabi Pasha ■ was ; . formally ' summoned to
Constantinople by the sultan and - refused to
obey. Two aides-de-camp of the sultan have ,
left for Constantinople.accompanied by Ahmed
Ersed and Lebib Pasha, two members of the
mission of »■ Djrvisch : Pasha. The secret ne
gotiations are regarded as broken off. x v
. i The British man-of-war Dragon has arrived
from Suez. ' .; . » . • , .y ■
, After the remaining Englishmen have been
warned .to leave • Cairo, . the 1 German consul
issued a similar warning to the 160 Germans
still there. ■ .
CossTAXTixoi'Lß, July S— The Sultan
has rfjected the proposal of the
council of ministers to appoint delegates to a
conference. The Sultan In conversation com
plained of the want of friendship shown him
by England and the unjust suspicions and
erroneous interpellations placed on all his acts'
and also explained the injustice of the foreign
representatives at Alexandra, who to justify
their causing the departure of their country
men made unfounded statements regarding
their safety in Egypt.
The Sultan again invited Gen. Wallace,
United Btates minister, to the palace anJ con;
ferred with him a long time. The Sultan has
approved a contract Tor 200 of th». Cirdeau
torpedoes.
Penny Wise.
Alexandria, July J», Evening.— From the
Eteamer in the inner harbor soldiers are dis
tinctly eeen digging trenches and carrying
shot from one fort to another. The English
controller general and stan of the English
consulate go on board the ship to night.
Midnight — All the members of the consul
ate are now on board vessels in the harbor.
The English consul sent a notice to the other
consuls advising them to notify their coun
trymen to quit Alexandria within 21 hours.
PCMBHING PRISONERS.
The Revolt in the Masaachnaetis State
Prison Partially Quelled.
Concokd, Mass., July 9.— Everything
was quiet Saturday night and to-day at
the state prison. Early this forenoon
several of the leading spirits in the re
bellion were taken from strong rooms
and chained in the large mess room.
About 300 others were released from
their shackles and sent to their own
cells under promise of submission,
another squad of insubordinates were
marched past their comrads in the mess
room and placed in strong rooms a short
time and returned to their cells. At six
in the evening the warden ordered all
the prisoners into the chapel and de
livered an address to them telling them
that he regretted if some innocent per
sons had been punished, but discipline
must be maintained.
A convict uttered a derisive "Oh," but
was quickly hushed by those on either
side of him. The warden then informed
the men that -'yard priviliges" or two
hours liberty on holidays would never
again be allowed them. Other privileges
would be denied them unless they con
formed to prison regulations.
Their privileges were to be regulated
by theia conduct, He said he never
would permit such conduct as that of
last week again. When the officers no
tified him that the men were in proper
condition to work they would be put into
the slops. On this point the warden
would depend upon the statements
of his assistants. The men
with the exception voted kept
perfectly quiet during the speech and at
its close were returned to their cells and
locked in for the night. Several con
victs were overheard saying this after
noon that there would not be any shops
for them to work in soon, alluding,
doubtless, to future attempts at incen
diarism.
MINNESOTA NEWS,
The Register says: We notice that
wheat around Glencoe i 3 heading out
out finely and some fields are already in
the blow.
Hastings Union: The wheat and corn
crops at present promise bountiful re
turns for the husbandman. The weather
for the next two weeks will determine
whether or not these promisos shall be
realized.
Glencoe Register, July 6 : A boy by the
name of Dean was stricken down byfsun
stroke while at work cleaning a pile of
old brick for Sievers & Wachholz, last
Friday afternoon. He was perfectly un
conscious for a long time, but Dr. Miles
brought him out all right in a few hours.
New Ulm Review: While cleaning a
well the week before last Hogan Peter
son of St. Peter was killed by a bucket
falling on his head. A boy who was
drawing up and emptying the bucket
was the cause of the accident. The un
fortunate man lived only about thirty -six
hours after the accident.
A convention to discuss the question of
a canal whereby the Red Lake river and
Lake Superior can be connected by water,
has been appointed for August 15, and
will be held at Duluth. Judge Steams
and Messrs. Cash and Dowse are the com
mittee to prepare a circular of invitation
to be sent to boards of trade and indi
viduals in the states and Canada, inter
ested in the enterprise.
The Troy Press tells of a farmer who
tried a new remedy for potato bug 3 with
success. He procured a number of
boards and placed them here and there
among his potatoes, and on these boards
were placed raw potatoes sliced. At
noon on the first day of the experiment
he and his hired men found every piece
of potato covered with bugs. The men
killed this crop, and at night another
crop was killed, though not so large, and
in a week not a bu^ could be seen, and
hfs trouble with bugs after this was
comparatively small. In the spring, he
says, is the best time to attend to bugs,
as a spring bug, he understands, breeds
from 200 to 300 during the potato sea
son. He thinks it would be a good plan
to dip the piece of potato in Paris green,
as it would save the work of killing the
bugs.
LATER.
A Potato Bug Trap.
CITY GLOBULES.
A lawn sociable will be held at the home of
Mrs. S. W. Boyd on Tuesday evening, July
It, by the lades parsonage aid society of
Clinton Ay. M. E. church.
Hose was attached to the stand pipe leading
to the roof of the Gilfillan blo:k yesterday. It
remains permanently attached on the roof of
the building, ready for emergency.
Gen. Flower received a letter from St. Joe,
Missouri, a few days ago, saying that a party
of 150 desired to summer at Lake Oaakis, the
summer resort on the Manitobia road.
_ Yesterday a valuable horse belonging to Mr.
Gotzian fell dead on Sixth street near the
Clarendon. It had been* sick for some time
and in the hands of a veterinary surgeon.
This afternoon from 5 to 7 the Republican
primaries will be held for the purpose of
electing delegates to the Republican county
convention to be held in the old court house
in St. Paul at It. o'clock to-morrow morning.
The receipts of the firemen's \ library
past week were as follows: D. Ryan, news
depot, 558 Broadway, one bound volume, "The
Mysterious Islaad;'' John W. Willis, com
plete History of the United States, by Spencer
and Lossing; A Friend, forty-nine volumes of
miscellaneous works including the most pop
ular authors.* - ■
The St. Paalrifte club had a splendid time
.on the club grounds yesterday afternoon. The
weather was delightful and the members of
the club and their friends were out in force.
The shooting was more than ordinarily good.
The society badge,a presented by Messrs.
Macklett & Schtfl&r, was won by Paul Hauser,
Esq. The society prize of a beautiful silver
flower ' vase, which by a novel and unique
plan, i practically, or rather geometrically,
awarded it to the poorest shot, was won by
our old friend, P. J. Giesen. Science will tell
as w«ll as a clear eye and steady nerve. The
fact that , friend Giesen. won this equivocal
prize does not detract from his merit as a
marksman. • • • -.
PERSONAL. .
■ i Col. J. E. Tourtelotte, Gen. Sherman's
chief of • staff, and . formerly an old Minne
sotian, is in the city, with apartments at the
Ketropolitlan."
The following party of railroad men and
capitalists passed through St. Paul several
days ago to go out on the Northern Pacific.
Yesterday afternoon they returned to 8 1. Paul,
stopped long enourh to take supper at the
Merchants hotel, and then went on East:
Robert L. Belknap, treasurer Northern Pacific
railroad; Wm. H. Kane, Hon. N. M. Peterson,
Wm. E. Strong, Morris Post, W. D. Barbour,
Henry Remsen, Gen. Alex. S. Wells, of New
York.
Milk for Bright* Disease.
The efficacy of milk in the promotion
of health and the cure of disease in the
human body has been much written
about by medical- men, and its adminis
tration practiced by many of them. Still
we doubt if the vast benefits its use may
bestow are half |as well understood as
they should be.' Sweet milk, warm
from the cow, skimmed milk, sour milk,
butter milk, limed milk, each finds spe
cial recommendation for special j diseases
and each year, adds to the favorable de
velopments of the uses of all. y
-• Of late years; especially in the United
States, the prevalence of that terrible and
fatal disease known, as .I'Bright's . Disease
of the Kidneys" has frightfully increased.
Hardly a daily paper can be picked up
but it chronicles deaths by this disease.
It seems to attack all classes and both
sexes, youth, middle age and old age,
alike indiscriminately:. The curative
powers of much . advertised mineral
springs are invoked by the wealty, but
the grave seems to open the same, sooner
or later, for the victims of a well defined
case of Bright's disease. The papers
teem with advertisements of patent
medicines warranted to cure, and per
haps they do sometimes cure, but we fear
too often fail m thousands of cases that
do not reach the public.
But, as I the Medical and Surgical Re
porter, from which we take the follow
ing, says, it becomes a medical question
of paramount interest that we should
discover some potent method of combat
ing it:
"Some years since Card first called at
tention to the treatment of Bright's dis
ease by using a milk diet, and since
then Duncan, as well as many other
prominent physicians, have written on
this subject. We have ourselves seen
some remarkable results follow this
treatment, while Dr. S. Weir Mitchell,
of New York, is now quite an enthusi
ast on this subject. This method of
treating a formidible disease has received
a sufficiently distinguished indorsement
to recommend it seriously to our notice.
We would, therefore, ask all physicians
who read this article to try this method
of treatment, and to furnish us with their
experience, which we will publish. The
milk is used thoroughly skimmed and
entirely freed from butter. To procure
tke best results it has been advised that
the patient shall restrict himself abso
solutely to milk and continue the treat
ment for a l»ng time. If it disagrees
with the stomach, (as it will do in some
cases) Dr. Mitchell advises that the pa
tient be put to bed, and ' the treatment
commenced .with tab lespoonful doses, to
which lime water is added, until the
stomach tolerates the milk, when from
eight to ten pints daily should be taken,
and absolutely nothing else. The sanc
tion of such a distinguished physician as
Dr. Mitchell forces us to seriously con
sider the merits of this treatment, and
we trust to receive the experience of : all
readers of this journal who may have
cases of Bright's disease to treat:
■ In a late Baltimore paper ,c"The Day,"
we find the following regarding the' case
of Gen. Robert C. Schenck, as given by a
correspondent, which seems to point to
the efficacy of the milk treatment. The
correspondent says:
"Instead lof finding a very decrepit,
worn out, on his last legs old man, as he
had been pictured in the newspapers, I
found an aged man it's true — is over
70 years old— one whose physical ap
pearance gives assurance of some years
yet to enjoy this life. ; He said he had
been about given up some months ago as
incurable with Bright's disease of ~ the
kidneys, when some : one told him to use
skimmed milk a3 his only diet. He says;
'I tackled the skim milk, stuck to it, and
here lam almost 1 new man. I believe
the skimmed milk is a"- specific for
Bright's disease.'" v< .
y In any event the remedy is simple and
harmless. It 'is" inexpensive and at the
hands of all. . - . -; ,
Disappointed HillsdaltS.
, London, July 9.— The ; Metropolitan Ama
teur regatta committee and Moulsey regatta
committee decline the entry of th« Hillsdale
crew. The captain of the Hillsdaks informed
the Sportsman that the : crew are very " much
disappointed at the result of • their : visit, but
their chief concern is ac the * slight f thrown
upon * the Amateur Rowing • association >of
America. • • ' ' ;■■-■-■■ ■■/, -^: / -• :■.•.:;.. ■;;.
"It certainly is an elegant remedy for
all pains and aches," says Dr. S. Turner,
of tJbirreil's Ford, N. C, speaking of St.
Jacobs Oil.
NO. 191
CRAZY ASJ. LOON.
A DISQUBTLSQ HOCVMEST FROM
-.\ : MBS. SCOriLLB TO DH. UICKS.
Guitean"-. Body Offered fur , Sale :to th» .
: Highest Bidder for Cash— A Demand : for /
all His Book*, Copyright* and Other Ef- 11
■p t ecU-Myst«r loa» Threat* " Against tke '.' "
. Stalwart* and the Deep Damnation eC
Golteau'a Taking Off to be f Fully Kx-[
'TheQaltean BiulneM Has Jos*
Began." ';-- ; ■' ■ ■:..■+*."> .--■"./
[Special Telegram to the Globe.]
Chicago, July 9.— The following was sent
by Mrs. Scoville to Washington to-day ;
Shkldok House, Chicago, July S.— Rev.
Dr. Hicks-Dear Bir : I hear horrible report*
as to the disposal of my poor brother's
body. I understood it wa3 to be left quietly
where it was buried until it should be
thought safe for us to remove it to a suitable
place for interment. The paper
which I signed said that we should
have the privilege (of removing the
body whenever we desired to do so. That
contract has been violated by the removal of
the body to the museum without my permis
sion. I, for one, care most decidedly as to
everything connected with his body, his wife
and his memory. I care nothing for the doc
tors' quarrel on the autopsy. Dr. Lamb's re
port is conclusive evidence of his insanity, but
aside from that, I can, if necessary, call
a witness who ;saw the autopsy and will
tell the truth aud who says there is not a
shadow of a doubt as to Guiteau's insanity, as
proved by what he saw at the autopsy. Of
course such evidence destroys the will, the.
donation of th> body, the book, copyright and
all.
I think I understand why the copyright was
wanted, why the notes of his last hours and
sayings were wanted, why the story of th«
poisoned pellets and the poisoned banquet
were started. Some people think
the Guiteau business is ended, but as the
shout went up from the crowd as the signal
announced that Chas. Guiteau was hanging is
mid air, I said, "The Guiteau business has
just begun. The Stalwarts have put their
foot in it." Whj? Because many people
believe that every official from the president
down knew he was as
CRAZY A3 A LOON.
It would have been cheaper for the Stalwarts
to have taken care of Guiteau.
Their purpose.as I understood it, was to allay
any suspicion of any complicity any where in
the murder of Garneld.
How have they succeeded? The course they
have taken has been the very one to arouae
suspicion. Now, Mr. Hicks, I appeal to you
to take such a course «as will protect the
president, and through him th<j stalwarts,
from any suspicion in the future. I should be
very sorry to have the Republican party
wrecked by a suspicion. My poor crazy
brother was just crazj- enough to take a hint
conveyed to him by artful politicians and to
carry it out successfully; just c-azy enough to
impart hii secret to one who would never be
suspected of being his confidant and who did
not himself realize the importance of what he
was told, but who conveyed it to one who did
realize the whole purport of the revelation,
especially when taken ia conjunction
with several letters conveyed secretly by this
same parson for the poor craiy man from his
cell to his sister. He took this way of post
ing her.
MURi)i:u wn.L out
and this came out after the poor fellow was
in glory. I have some letters from Charles
which I will very coon have published. I
have a mortgage of $500 overdue on my
household goods and I am negotiating with a
clothing finu to buy Charles' hat, etc., for
enough to meet the interest. Starvation and
want stare me in the face unless I can
realize sometuing from his effects.
The most important p»rt of his estate are the
copyright of his book and the market value of
his poor body. Nothing but dire necessity
induces me to th'nk of my brother's body as
an article of trailie, but as it has already been
descrateJ, I now offer what remains of his
mutilated body to the
HIOnEST BIDDER FOR CASH.
My feelings have been shocked beyond res
toration. Now I desire to have you sur
render to my legal representative in Washing
ton my brother's remains, copyrights and
everything left by him. Yours respectfully,
Frances M. Scovilli.
A New Bald.
Col. John S. Prince is in receipt of a
letter from a friend in Indiana, by which
it will be seen that there is trouble in the
camp, and tobacco must go. The follow
ing is the letter :
"I have been co overjoyed with our success
in lowa that I have not been able to keep up
my correspondence, and I write now chiefly to
inform jou that my exc* as of joy has not been
fatal and to bespeak your co-operatien in the
organization ot an anti-Killickinnick associa
tion, headquarters at St Paul. In this ele
vated duty, which we owe to progress and the
ace, we must etrive to lose sight of the fact
that two of our most intimate friends are the
chief offenders on this hemisphere in the use of
this deleterious drug. I allude to Gen. — —
and to Lawyer . There are all sorta
of chemicals and things in this pernicious
weed ajd few persons have been known to use
it for eighty or ninety years on a stretch with
out dying. These men must be reasoned with,
and we may make them converts to the new
movement and put them in the lecture field as
reformed Killickinnickers."
ftotect the Currants.
Germantown Telegraph: As the cur
rant is among the first fruits to ripen, it
is well to think of the remedies to secure
the crop. The insect— no rratter by what
name it is known— which destroys the
foliage so as to prevent the fruit from
ripening will now commence operations.
Its first appearance should be met with a
free dusting early in the morning when
the dew is upon the leaves, of hellebore;
or, in lieu of this, free sprinklings of the
bushes, when the Jdew has disappeared,
of whale oil soap and water, made quite
strong, say a pound and a half of the
soap, to three or four gallons of water;
or, in place of this, carbolic soap and wa
ter may answer equally well. This
fruit is too valuable to be allowed to be
destroyed for the sake of the little trou
ble ana expense involved in its preserva
tion.
An I hi rpi-rtnl Result.
Mr. Rice, at a meeting of the Western
New York Farmers' club, said farmers
often do things without thinking or con
sidering what the results may be. He
knew a man once who had a steam saw
mill, and a large pile of ashes and saw
dust had accumulated. He hired a
farmer to draw them away in winter,
who drew them on an old orchard,
spreading them tbree or four inches
thick. The orchard became very pro
ductive, and for seven years bore heavy
crops of very fair fruit.
