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VOL. n.
HUDDLESTON REDIVIVUS.
THE CASE MAKES A BRIEF APPEAR-
ANCE IN COURT.
The Custody or the ChildrenMrs. Hud
dleston Appears iu Court but He Is Ab-
sentThe Hearing Postponed Until Fri-
dayAnother Affidavit from Mrs. Hud
dleston--A Record of a Wretched Married
Life--"You Poor, Miserable Pup, What
God Ever Made Ton For, I Cannot See''
Denial of the Financial CharsesChrist*
mas FresentB Given After Christmas with
a Sentiment Thrown InCorroborating
Affidavits"Please, Papa, Don't Ever Hart
My Mamma Again"Minnie Huddle
ston's Charges Against Her Father-Inter
fering to Prevent ViolenceA Deplorable
Portrayal of Connubial Infelicity.
After several weeks of trial before the
public through the papers, the Hnddleston
divorce suit came up in one of its phases,
yesterday, before Judge Simons for some
kind of a legal adjustment. But it didn't
proceed further than a postponement until
Friday next at 10 A. M. The continuance
was granted because of the absence of Hon.
W. P. Clough, Mr. Lorenzo Allis' associate
in the defense.
Mrs. Hnddleston, accompanied by a coterie
of lady friends and her counsel, S. L, Fierce,
were in court. The defendant was absent,
but was represented by Mr. L. Allis.
The particular phase assumed by the case,
yesterday, came up on a motion for the
plaintiff to show cause why the temporary
custody of the little children in the contro
versy should not be awarded to the defend
ant.
To show why, the plaintiff, Mrs. Huddle
ston, submitted the following affidavits,which
besides doing service for the particular point
at issue, took occasion to give another ex
tended review of the whole unhappy diffi
culty:
State of Minnesota, county of fiamsey. Dis
trict court, Second Judicial District.
Helen M. Huddleston, against Thomas B.
Huddleston.
Helen M. Hnddleston being duly sworn, de
poses and says: I have read copies of affida
vits served upon my attorney in this action,
including that of the defendant. He Bays that
I left his bed, the night referred to, In Has
tings, to sleep with my sister. It is false. My
sister had been occupying the same room with
myself since my nurse, Mrs. Howit (and not
Mrs Giles, as be and Gent both have it, which
shows that their recollections of that time are
not very olear) left me one week before, in or
der to assist me in the care of Harmon, as 1
was not strong. He was, as I have before
stated in my reply, in a perfect passion of
tempsr that evening, and was very insulting
in his language both to my sister and myself,
and I determined that I should be unable to
endure his fits of temper and his unreasonable
domineering disposition any longer, having
akeady seen so much of it. In the morning he
came to our room, andfindingthe door closed,
kicked it open with great violence, and just
missed hitting Harmon's head, who was lying
on my lap near it. He had ordered my sister
to leave the house, and told her not to eat an
other meal in it, but when he saw that she was
going out to get her breakfast, he became very
much ashamed of himself and cooled down at
once, and acknowledged he had been in a fear
fnl passion, and seemed so penitent for what
ho had done, and made so many good promises
for the future, and said he was still willing I
should go for a visit one month later, as had
been already planned before. We quietly wait
ed, and at the appointed time, September 6,
nst one month after, and not a few days, as
he states, went home for a visit with his full
oonsent, leaving a good servant in charge, and
Minnie then fourteen years of age, and, Gent,
ten, in the care of their father. After I bad
been absent a week, the servant
left, and he, instead of procuring another as
he could easily have done, being tired of
housekeeping, took the children to the hotel for
their meals, but when he was ready to go East
himself soon procured a servant and left them
in her care entil our return. In regard to my
treatment of defendant my conscience is per
fectly olear. I have at all times tried my very
best to please him and keep him good natnred,
but without avail. He is naturally ill-natured,
and has a fiery temper which, instead of trying
to subdue, he has aggravated by allowing him
self to give way to it at all times, until now
he has no control whatever over his temper,
but was constantly exercising it over his wife
and family. He was very much given to call
ing us all names, and without the slightest
provocation, unless one asking for the common
necessaries of life could be considered snoh,
when he would usually tell me to ''go to the
Devil," but his favorite expression to me was
"you poor miserable pup, what God ever made
yon for, I cannot see," and this usually in the
presence of my children and servants. He had
no respeot whatever for my feelings or thoseof
any member of his family, but seemed to
think that he could treat them as dogs, cursing
and swearing at them and call them by the
vilest names, and then ezpeot them to look up
to him and smile and forget and forgive it all.
He was constantly telling us that he begrudged
ns every mouthful that we ate that we ought
to goout and work instead of banging on to
him. The little children stood in awe of him,
and would always avoid him when he was
cross. Indeed, they saw very little of him at
any time. He woald at times ask forthem a
few^minutes before their bed time, and if he
was'in a good humor play with them or read to
them for a short time, but he had no patience
with them, and never in the slightest way as
sisted in the care of them. If they remained
with him a little longer than he cared to have
them, or made a request which he did not care
to grant woe be to them, and they understood
it too. He never took them out, and would
become very angry if I requested him to take
them down town to purchase a pair of shoes,
or have Harmon's hair cut, etc.,
did not do anything in the way of assisting in
the oare of them, and would invariably refuse
and say, "that's yonr business, I can't and
wont be bothered with them."
His treatment of his older children has cer
tainly not been what it should have been.
Gent used to say that he dreaded coming in
when he knew his father was home, for it was
one continual scold and fault-finding and he
certainly has treated Minnie shamefully on a
great many occasions, beside humiliating her
in every possible way. I could enumerate
many occasions when he has abased her, and
for no earthly reason, only that he was rn one
of his fearful fits of temper. At one time she
carried a black eye for several days, the effect
of one of his outbursts of temper. In answer
to defendant's assertion that the children had
been kept from school since onr separation, I
would say that they have been receiving daily
instruction at home, and are progressing finely.
The defendant has been allowed the privilege
of seeing the children every day since our sep
aration at first he came regularly and took
them to walk on Third street daily, but it soon
became too much of a task, and for the last few
weeks he baa been to see them very little,
sometimes a weelc elapsing without his cominjr.
When he first called for them they were averse
to going down to see him, and cried bitterly,
but upon being told they were not oirg to
leave their mamma, but should come back di
rectly, they finally contented. He was pre
pared with candy and money for them, and has
not failed onoe to give them money, candy or
presents of some kind, so that he has succeeded
in buying their affections to the degree oftheir
being glad to see him for what he brings them.
At home it was an unheard of thing for him to
bring them candy or presents of any kind, and
it made bim very angry to have May ask him
for five cents Harmon knew better than to
make such a request very often.
I have seen him fly into such passions about
the least thing, that it has always
made me very cautious at all times not to ag
gravate him but do all in my power to keep
things harmonious. His idea has always been
that he was king and all the rest of his family
slaves and to be treated as such. His tyran
nical, lordly manner were especially hard for
a wife to bear. Also his imperious orders, hut
they were generally obeyed. He has scarcely
entered the house for a year at least without
calling me to him, and at once beginning to
find fanlt and scold about something the
children had left a stick on the grass, or some*
thing had been done or not done of about the
same consequence, and BO matter what I was
doing, or what part of the house I was in, I
must drop everything and come and listen to
his complaints, and goat once and remedy the
fault. As for our meals, they were seasons of
torture, those that we were obliged to take
with him. Our breakfasts we always, until the
last month of my stay at home, had in
peace, for his was either served to him in bed,
or he took it at a much later hour and alone,
often taking it when our lunch was prepared.
I have often taken his breakfast to him myself
and at all hours in the forenoon, preferring to
do it in order to keep the servants from com
plaining so continually about having to keep
the breakfast table standing till noon. We
lunched at noon usually, but he seldom came
to his lunch until very late, sometimes two and
three o'clock, and often not at all. So after
years of waiting until all hours in the after
noon I finally, ont of justice to my children
and regard for my servants, had a regular hour
appointed for lunob, and when it was ready all
members of the household who were there par.
took. Then the table was always oleared of all
soiled dishes and nicely fixed and left for bim,
and would often remain BO until our dinner
tour, six o'clock, he, as 1 said before, often
not coming home to lunch at all. As for din
ner, we have often waited for him until
after the children's bed hour, and then
he not putting in an appearance, would
eat our dinner without him. I must acknowl
edge we were always glad of this opportunity,
for we always approached the dinner table with
fear and great dread, knowing from bitter ex
perience that it would be anything but a
pleasant meal, for he invariably made it a
point to find fault with everything on the
table and scold continually from the time we
sat down until we Jeft it, so much so that the
servants disliked to come in to wait upon the
table. I have never neglected my household
duties and have read very few books, especial
ly in the last three years, as I have not had
the time. Besides attending to my household
duties I have done all the sewing and mending
(wnioh was nearly enough to keep one person
busy) for my three children, Mr. H., the house
sewing and my own. In the last year I have
had the assistance of a seamstress fonr days,
which certainly has left me very little time for
fancy work. In reply to Gent's affidavit, I will
merely say that he was a very trying child to
get along with, and was nearly always en
couraged by hiB father in disobeying me, so
much so that for the last few years I have been
very careful about making any requests of
him that could possibly be refused. HiB father
taught him not to respect me, and often told
him in my presence not to pay any attention to
what I said. It is false that he or his father
mended their own clothes, for they never did.
I always attended to Mr. H's and Minnie to
her brothers'. I feel very confident that if my
treatment of Gent had not always been what it
should, his sister Minnie would have been the
first to resent it, but she never did, on the con
trary, she was constantly trying to make him
do differently.
Mr. H. was constantly in thehabit of coming
home under the influence of liquor and often
intoxicated. He kept very late hours, some
times not coming home until morning. He has
taken particular pains to get affidavits on that
point from people who had no possible
way of knowing anything of the
matter. Nearly all the gentlemen
are strictly temperance men themselves and
would never in any way be thrown with him at
such times. He was always very careful to
keep away from his office until he had recover
ed from the effects of the same, and generally
remained bed, greatly to the neglect of his
business. It was generally my habit to lie
awake at night until he came in, unless he re
mained out too late, and I certainly know that
he more often came in unsteady than other
wise. Onseveraloccasions he has come in near
six o'clock (onr dinner hour) and immediately
fallen asleep in the rocking chair, and on one
occasion it was impossible to awaken him for
dinner so that I was obliged to keep his dinner
until late in the evening for him. It is quite
remarkable Gent should know so much about
hiB night habits,as he was a~very sound sleeper,
it being almost impossible toawaken him as I
very well know by experience, having tried it
on several occasions when it was necessary for
some one to go to the door. I have on several
occasions asked him if he heard his father
come in at night and he wonId always reply
no, I never hear anything after I go to bed. I
could mention any quantity of occasions in
which Mr. H. allowed his temper to get the
better of him in fact, it was an almost daily
occurrence. He would fly into the greatest
passion about the least thing, and constant!}
before the little children, who would always
avoid him at such times and escape from the
room. They have often told me when I was
putting them in bed that they conld not eat
any dinner "papa was so cross." On one oc
casion last fall when his pap* was in a rage
about the grocery bill and bad in his anger
torn up the pass book and threatened me with
being kicked out, etc., if I ever dared to make
another bill, Harmon begged of me not to go
where his papa was after I had finished put
ting him to bed, as he was afraid he would hurt
me. They were constantly in the habit of see
ing exhibitions of his temper, snch as kicking
over the chair in the dining room if the wrong
one happened to be pnt at his place, and
throwing the cushion into the bath-tub full of
water because there did not happen to be a pin
on it, and throwing the match-safe out of the
window because it did not chance to be
just where he though it ought to be.
I did not leave the defendant's bed to sleep
with my Bister 'when she came to visit us in
1876 I had been sleeping with Minnie some
time before she came,and upon her arrival with
her daughter, or soon after, said daughter wish
ing to sleep with Minnie, I changed and went
to Bleep with my sister. I have before related
the facts as they are in regard to being kicked
out of bed, and Mr. H. and Gent's version of
the matter are false the poor child knew very
little of the affair any way, as he did not ap
pear upon the scene until I was leaving the
room, and then he was terribly frightened, so
much so that he followed me into Minnie's
room where he remained for along time before
daring to go to his own room again. He even
spent most of the time in the closet with the
door ready to pull too in case his father made
his appearance, and upon hearing a noise in the
closet he jumped as if he had been shot and
exclaimed, "Oh! I thought 'twaa papa coming!"
He has alwayB stood in awe and great fear of
his father, and dreaded his coming home as
much as the rest of ns, and v.ould often remark
on the difference of his father's treatment to
him and that of other boys' fathers to them.
He was not in the habit, in fact, never didpun
ish his children as a reasonable person would
have done, but would fly at them in the most
terrible rage for simple things that he would
not considered as anything had he not been in
a passion, and at other times allow more seri
ous offenses of Gent's to pass by unnoticed.
For instance, ordering him away from the din
ner tanle one evening and driving him from
the house without his dinner because he had
failed to get some potatoes he had told him to
in time for said dinner. I have often remon
strated with Mr. H., in former times, upon the
bad example he was setting Gent, and the
temptation he was leading him into by such
free use of liquors in the house, but he would
reply that he supposed I begrudged them to
Gent, he did not, and was willing he should
have what he wanted of them, so I said no
more about it until last spring Mr. H. came
home the evening o Gent's and John Rica's
departure for the farm and remarked that Mr.rr
a friend of his, had given the boys a good send
off in the shape of a bottle of whisky, and
was very mnch astonished that I regretted it
and could not feel as thankful for it to his
friend as he didbut to the best of my belief
he did after a time look at it in something of
the same light as myself and write Gent that
hiB mother was grieved about the whisky.
In regard to amusements, they wereimpos
sible when Mr. H. was at home, forbe was so
cross and scolded so continually that it was
impossible for any member of the family to
remain in the room with him any length of
time, and when he did spend his evenings at
home one and another would gradually slip
away until he was left to scold the walls and
grumble to himself. At one time Gent and
myself became interested in back-gammon
and spent several evenings very pleasantly in
playing it until Mr. H. became so jealous of
our amusement that he soon put a stop to it by
accusingme of trying to win Gent's affections
from him by playing back-gammon with him.
I acknowledge to the presents of jewelry of
which he has given such a complete list, but
he has greatly overestimated their value, and
they were all unsolicited, and gave me very
little pleasure from tho fact that there were so
many other things I needed more but could
not get. They were seldom worn in his pres
ence for the reason that he never failed to
ridicule me for wearing "finery" as he termed
it, and remark upon his generosity in procur
ing them. It is true that he gave me a pair
of diamond earrings a few days after Christmas
of '77, with the remark (in presence of serv
ants) that I should have had them on Christ
mas day had I behaved myself. A gift pre
sented me in that manner naturally had very
little value to me, and I think I can safely say
I have never worn them over a dozen timeshe
did bring me a black silk dress walking suit,
seal skin eacque and muff, but nothing else
from Europe of any value, and his statement
that $500 of his expenses were spent in pres
ents for his family is false, and even if it had
been true he bought nothing but what we
had great need of not having had anything in
the way of dress for myself two years, and
have had nothing since, it being the only silk
dress he had ever bought for me during all our
married life with the exception of a summer
silk he bought some'five years before,and which
I never had been able to have made up.
I had supposed that his charge of drunkeness
and other similar improbable ones, could be
treated with the Bi.ent contempt which they
deserve, but it seems it is necessary to meet
him on every point. That and all other charges
made by him, which have not already been no
ticed, I most solemny deny. A sense of duty
to myself and children drives me to the dis
tasteful necessity of taking notice of that part
of my unhappy marital life touching a
subject which by common consent of
civilized people is expected to be
known only to husband and wife.
[The affidavit then proceeds to deny very
positively the disgusting charges made by Mr.
Huddleston relative to the mercenary charac
ter of bis wife. She alleges that his intem
perate habits and brutal conduct was tho rea
son she could not occupy the same room with
him.I
Matilda Johnson
An affidavit is presented from Matilda John
son, a former servant in the Huddleston
family, stating that she had signed a previous
affidayifc prepared by Mr. Huddleston, which
did not contain what she raid. She then pro
ceeds to detail the domestic troubles of the
family at' great length. Beferring to the ale
scene she says
I heard lond screaming. I went to the head
of the stairs and found it was the little chil
dren who were screaming they were greatly
scared his wife looked very pale, and one of
her ear rings was twisted around, and with
much trouble I took it out for her. That night
when his little daughter Mamie went to bed,
she spoke to her father about the way he treat
ed hermother, and said, "Please papa, don't
ever hurt my mamma again." She spoke of it
very often afterwards, and the act seemed to
remain on her mind, so much so that after
wards when I slept with her, for months after,
wards she would wake up in the night and talk
about it. At times his little son Harmon
would come from the dining room into the
kitchen and tell me he would have to eat in the
kitchen, his pa was so cross. Little Mary would
sometimes come to me and ask me to take her
up stairs because her papa was so cross. At
the time he pitched over the table she said to
me, "Every papa in town is good but ours."
He was very often quite cross, and on such oc
casions the little children and all the family
were afraid of him. On one time when Har
mon had done something to displease hiB
father, his father said to him, "You may thank
yuor God, if you have one, that you are not old
enough to get a licking. If you had been old
enough I would whip you. You are just like
your mother, you have ahead like an ox."
Minnie Huddleston.
The daughter of the defendant by MB first
wife makes an affidavit, from which we quote:
In regard to the second marriage of my
father, I can remember but little of the differ
ences that took place in Hastings, as they made
but little impression upon me then. But many
are the times, sinco we came to St. Paul, when
I was afraid to go to sleep at night for fear
something was going to happen to mamma,
when I have known him to be out of humor
and coula hear him scolding her.
At the time referred to before May was born
I was awakened by my mother's call. I went
to her Qoor and asked what I should do, being
very much frightened, as I was always when
my father was violent temper. I was or
dered from the room by my father, who shut
and locked both doors leading to the room.
The next morning mamma came to my room
before goingdown stairs and showed to me the
black and blue spots on her arm.
At the time when Mrs. Folsom was visiting
us I was awakened by the commotion and got
to the door of my father's room to find him
violently abusing my mother, who was trying
to get away from him. Mrs. Folsom was then
trying to hold him and I went and helped her
while my mother went from the room. My
brother was in as great fear as any us, so
much so that he was afraid to go to his own
room. There were black and blue spots on my
mother's arm and one on her side, nearly
as large as my hand. She kept her room for
two or three days, and was not left alone a
minute during that time, she was in such fear.
In the "ale scene" we were all at dinner, my
father scolding and finding fault as usual.
Harmon turned to his mother and asked her a
question (X have forgotten now what it was)
to which she replied in a laughing manner,
upon which the glass of ale was thrown in her
face. That he asked her to "let hjtn eat his
dinner in peace" is false. She had not spoken
a word to him he was doing all the talking.
It was seldom that his family were allowed to
eat their dinner in peace. After throwing the
ale he went to her and pushed her over on to
the floor. I helped her up, after which he
canght hold of her again and got her up into
the corner with his hands on her throat. I used
all my strength in getting bim away from her.
My brother did say, "father, don't touch her,"
but father did touch her, and she did "need
my assistance" in getting from the room unin
jured. One of the'ear rings in her ear was
bent and twisted so that it was taken ont with
great difficulty.
On the 18th of August I entered the dining
room and found my father shaking my mother
by the hair. She had on a small false braid,
but her own hair (of which she has some) was
all down and every nairpm was bent don hie,
for I took them from her hair myself and re
marked it at the time.
The remainder of the affidavit is corrobora
tive of Mrs. Huddleston's relative to Mr.
Huddleston's intoxication, the giving of the
iewelry after Christmas, etc. She also states
that her father would clutch her by the throat
and box her ears when she displeased him.
Other Affidavits.
Affidavits were presented from Mary G.
Hollinshead, Ellen Hollinshead and Mrs.
Ellen Bice Hollinshead, who lived next door to
the Huddleston's, corroborating the statements
of Mrs. Huddleston. Mrs. Hollinshead quotes
abusive language which Mr. Huddleston used
towards his wife and daughter Minnie.
At Booth's,
Whitman's Fine Confections,
Whitman's Superfine Chocolates.
Whitman's French Nougat,
And the finest mixed Candy for 25 cents.
Gen s' Furnishing Goods.
A large stock to select from at cost. Suita
ble holiday presents at Assignee's private sale,
Opera Hat House, opposite Postoffice.
Fiano, Silverware and Furnitnre at auction
this morning. See want column.
J. M. WABNEB, Auctioneer.
You will find just what you want for Christ
mas gifts at John Pfister's, The Jeweler, 101
East Seventh Street.
Silk and Worsted Goods,
Never before sold so cheap, marked way
down, almost given away at the Stronse Bank
rupt Sale, corner Third and Wabashaw Streets.
Go to Gelst's
For your Bracelets, Rings and Pins.
ST. PAUL, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1879.
CITY GLOBULES.
No business transacted at the bridge com
mission meeting yesterday.
Yesterday was a genuine Minnesota winter
day, clear, cold and exhilerating.
The Normanna society will give a ball at
Pfeifer's hall on Friday evening, December 26.
The poultry exhibition closes this evening,
and those who have not attended should do so.
The engineer of No. 4 steamer will visit and
examine the fire hydrants throughout the city
to-day.
An action was commenced in the district
court yesterday by Bnben Overpeck against G.
Hanley and A. Fearsall to recover the sum of
$491.
P. B. L. Hardenberg vs. Peter Euhn is the
title of a suit commenced in the district court
on yesterday to recover an alleged indebted
ness of 9638.
Messrs. Grace and O'Connor, the committee
appointed to canvass the Third ward for sub
scriptions to the Irish relief fund, gathered in
yesterday $118.
A watch was found by one of the members
of thefiredepartment at the fire at 157 West
Third street on Saturday. The owner can get
it by calling at Chief: Strong's office.
Eriok Olson Lind, jthe supposed wife poison
er of Wright county, arrested on the 12th inst.,
was taken home for trial on yesterday, by
Deputy Sheriff Davis of that county.
The chamber of commerce session yesterday
was quite brief, and but little business was
transacted. The use of the chamber was grant
ed to the Editorial association for Jan. 28th.
The claims committee from the common
council will meet this afternoon at 3 o'clock,
and the committees on fire department and
streets will convene at 7:30 o'clock in the even
ing.
An order was filed by Judge Brill, on yester
day, appointing Warren Carpenter, Jr.. referee
in the case of Thomas H. Pitts against Holz
beimer & Severance, and Thomas Bowers, gar
nishee.
A meeting of the Firemens' Life association
will be held at Minneapolis to-day to finish up
the business of the year. The election of offi
cers will take place at the annual meeting of
the asBooiation, to be held at Hastings on Janu
ary 13.
A soldier, named^William Clark, was run in
by Coroner Stein, night before last, for creat
ing a bit of motion on Third street. He was
before Judge Flint, yesterday, a little the worse
for bug juice, and was turned over to the
United States authorities.
While enjoying a drive, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. James B. Power, land agent of the North
ern Pacific railroad company, lost a valuable
coon skin robe from bis cutter, whioh was
found by a cigar maker, and returned on yes
terday by acting Sergeant O'Keefe.
The Y. M. C. A. Were prevented from hold
ing their usual gospel meeting, last night,
at their parlors, owing to the gas going out on
them. Services will be held next Monday as
usual, and means will be taken to prevent a
reoccurrence of last night's catastrophe.
We regret being compelled to announce the
death of Frank W. Cole, the chief engineer of
the St. Paul & Duluth road. His illness*
which was qnite brief, terminated fatally
yesterday morning. He leaver, besides imme
diate relations, a large circle of friends to
mourn his loss.
Passengers in waiting at the Jackson street
depot, yesterday morning, were amused at the
antics of an apparently tame otter, which
escaped from itsowner and sought refuge under
the sidewalk. Diligent search was made for
the animal, and he was finally cajoled into cap
tivity by an extraordinary amouut of coaxing.
A woman giving her name as Mrs. Louis
Shellar, was arrested by Officer Bremer yester
day afternoon, charged with shoplifting. The
charge was made by W. D. Ingersoll, and the
woman when arrested had two pieces of calico
valued at ninety cents, in her basket. She
was allowed to go home, but will be brought
before Judge Flint this morning.
Several well-known citizens have conceived
the idea of taking up a collection for the ac
commodating drivers on the Wabashaw street
car line, which will be given to the beneficiaries
on Christmas morning. Mr. Joseph McEey, of
the Boston clothing house, has charge of the
subscriptions, and all offerings will be received
at the headquarters rf the firm, on Third
street.
News was received at department headquar
ters, yesterday, that Major Thomas F. Barr,
judge advocate, lately ordered to duty in Sec
retary Ramsey's office in Washington, Would
arrive here next Monday, preparatory to mak
ing the permanent move to Washington. Major
Barr will remain here nntil the 10th prox. and
then depart with his family for his new sta
tion.
Yesterday, T. B. Huddleston vibrated, as it
were, in courts of law. In the forenoon he ap
peared in a State court as defendantmention
ed elsewhereand in the afternoon he assumed
the role of plaintiff in the United States cir
cuit court. His case aeainst the Northern Pa
cific Bailroad company was called up. As will
be remembered he brings suit to recover 1,500
for services rendered before the State legisla
ture in 1877. Under the suit, he not long ago
obtained a judgment for$700 or thereabouts,
but the judgment having been Bet aside, the
case came up yesterday for jury trial. 'Hon.
W. P. Clough appears for plaintiff, and Gen.
J. B. Sanborn forthe railroad company.
The annual renting of pews at Plymouth
church took place last night. The attendance
was not so large as gathered together last year,
and forthe matter ot that the pews were not
sold BO well. At 8 o'clock bids were asked for
first choice, etc., Mr. Sbandrew acting as auc
tioneer. Col. Griggs obtained the first choice,
which was awarded to him for $20, the price of
the pew selected being additional. The second
fell to H. M. Bart for $15, and the third to
Capt. Berkey for $10. Following this up to
and including the 13th choice, the price paid
was {5 each, from the thirteenth pew
torente
th
eighteenth, $4 was paid, after which the1
al varied from $3 to $2. The whole anioant
realized for choice was about $250, to which
should be added the price of the pews fixed by
the society.
Obituary.
LOTJSYILLB, Ky., Dec. 22.A. A. Gordon, af
ter along illnesB, died of consumption at the
Gait House, this morning. Gordon wasone of
the old citizens of Louisville. He was 'in bis
seventieth year, and was secretary and
treas
urer of Elizabethtown & Paducah road for Borne
time,
Only Two Bays Left
To select your Christmas gifts from the choice
and fashionable stock of Jewelry and Bilver
ware, Clocks, Bronzes, etc., at 71 East Third
Street, Max Wittelshofer's
You are sure to be suited in your Christmas
gift purchases, both in quality and price, at
John Pfister's, Tke Jeweler, 101 East Seventh
Street.
Auction, Auction, Auction.
Upright Piano, Upright Piano, Silverware,
Silverware, Furnitnre, Furniture. See want
column. J. M. WABNER, Auctioneer.
Beautiful Diamonds,
Single stones, and set in Rings and Pinst, Studs,
etc. Finest assortment at Max Wittelshofer's,
71 East Third Street.
If Yon Want Real Bargains,
Lose no time. Piles of seasonable Drjr Goods
for a little money, at the Btrouse Bankrupt
Sale, corner Third and Wabashaw Streets.
Everything in Holiday Candies can be found
at MacCarthy A Verplanck's, 104 Jackson street,jhwhatis mostappropriate,
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
COLORED MURDERERS IN GEORGIA
LYNCHED.
Losses and Insurance by the Best Brewery
FireNarrow Escape of Corset Makers
From CremationCounterfeiters Cap-
i
tared at ChicagoNew Orleans Bank Of.
fleers Indicted for FraudMiscellaneous.
MILWAUKEE BBJCWEBY FIBX.
MILWAUKEE, Deo. 22.The fire at Best's
brewery was confined to the building already
reported. About 300,000 bushels of grain
were in the elevators, all of which will be a
total loss. It is difficult to get a correct esti
mate of losses sustained. The grain in the
elevator is ruined for brewing purposes, that
portion not burned being damaged by water.
With the premise that the barley may be used
for feed, the loss on grain is put at $180,000.
Loss on buildings, office furniture and machin
ery at 9150,000, making a total of (330,000.
These are outside figures, given by the proprie
tors and cxpeits. Insurance men think the
loss will not reach $200,000. The insurance
policies are in the safe,which cannot be opened
for a day or two yet, but it is believed the
risks aggregate about $500,000.
The origin of thefireyet remains a mystery,
the only reasonable explanation of it was a re
sult of combustion in drying kilns, situated at
the baok of the office.
The following is the insnrance as far as can
be ascertained: Continental, New York, $7,500
Phoenix, Hartford, $5,000 National, Hartford,
$5,000 Lacaisse, Paris, $5,000 Commerce,
Albany, $3,500 Lycoming, Pittsburgh, $5,000
Meriden, Meriden, Conn., $5,000 Fanenil
Hall, Boston, $5,000 Mechanics' and Traders',
New York, $4,000 North German, Hamburg,
$5,000 Underwriters Association, New York,
$10,000 Watertown, Watertown, N. Y., $3,000
Westchester, N. Y., $4,000 St. Nicholas, New
York, $2,500 North British Mercantile, Lon
don, $10,000 Fireman's Fund, Cal., $2,500
Newark, New York, $5,000 New York City
company, $5,000 Hibbard & Vance agency,
divided into twelve companies, $70,000 Wm.
T. Durand agency, $55,000 B. M. Weil agenoy,
$65,000 H. Nichols agenoy, $10,000 Rochester
German, $5,000 German, Freeport, $5,000 C.
J. Cary agency, $55,000 Northwestern Nation
al, Milwaukee, $5,000 Traders', Chicago, $5,-
000 Milwaukee Mechanics' Mutual, Milwau
kee, $7,500 Commercial, Glasgow, $10,-000.
Total, $374,500.
BANE OFFICEBS INDICTED.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22.The grand jury, to
day, indicted the directors of the suspended
Louisiana Savings bank and Safe Deposit com
pany, Edward Connery/^sames Jackson and
Frederick Wing, for wrongfully and feloni
ously concealing facts, within their knowledge,
relative to the condition of the bank, with in
tent to deceive the publio, and signing and
submitting to the treasurer of state, for official
publication, a fraudulent report of the con
dition of the bank.
MUBDEBEBS LYNCHED.
MACON, Ga., Dec. 22.Two Irish lads, Ed
ward Harvey and James McGee, peddlers of
dry goods, were murdered Friday night by
negroes near Jemigan, Russell county, Ala
bama, and the bodies were thrown into the
Chattahoochee river. The murder was dis
covered Saturday when two negroes were ar
rested. These confessed, implicating others.
A large crowd of whites and blacks assembled
Sunday at 4 P. M. and decided to hang the two
murderers. This was done forthwith.
TRAVELING SALESMAN KILLED.
PrrrsBDBGH. Dec. 22.8. Leopold, traveling
salesman fora Louisville, Ky., tobacco house,
was killed by the cars at the union depot this
city this forenoon. Deceased was en route for
New York, and was waiting on a train at the
time of the aocident.
A BAD FIBE.
NEW-YOBK, Dec. 22.The large corset and
suspender factory of West, Bradley & Gary,
at NOB. 227, 229, 231 and 233 West Twenty,
ninth street, was destroyed by fire to-night.
The flames staited in the basement. The en
tire building fell in less than an hour. Twenty
women vere in the building and barely es
caped with their lives. Four of them jumped
from the seventh story upon the roof of an ad
joining building, a distance of three stories,
and were seriously injured. Three tenements
adjoining were damaged by falling walls. Two
firemen wero severely injured. Entire loss
ab^ut $30,000 insurance not yet learned.
COUNTEBFEITEBS CAPTDBED.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.The police to-day made a
raid on 202 Washington street, where a number
of crooks bad been seen, and captured a gang
of counterfeiters headed by one Webster, and
a complete set of counterfeiters' plates, dies
and tools, together with one thousand dollars
of "coney" money. The police are very re
ticent regarding particulars, and altbongh the
capture war affected early this morning only
these facts are known to-night.
Steamboat Business of Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 22.Advance sheets of the
report of Col. S. D. Maxwell, superintendent
of the Chamber of Commerce, show that
notwithstanding unfavorable circumstances of
last year, such as yellow fever and ice, the
river interest has been fairly successful. Ice
suspended navigation, quarantine closed it
three months, still the number jf arrivals and
departures compares favorably with the pre
ceding year the arrivals in 1879 being 2,725
in 1878, 2,940. The Beamboa interests are
following the example of railroads, thus con
centrating the business in a less number of
boats, increasing the number of trips by the
same boats. Steamboats built here dnring the
year were ten, with an aggregate tonnage of
6,437 tons. Other crafts built swelled the ton
nage to 7,6^2.
A Watch Presentation.
The Christmas season appears to have be
gun in earnest. A GLOBE envoy dropped
into the immense wholesale grocery house of
F. H. Kelly & Co., yesterday, and was just in
time to witness an informal presentation
made by the head of the house to one of the
partners. Mr. Kelly presented Alfred Du
frenne with a magnificent gold watch, hunt
ing case and stem wilder. There was no
ceremony or nonsense about the pre
sentation. Like everything else about that
model establishment, it was done in a busi
ness way. Mr. Kelly Stated that it 'was a
mark of his esteem for the long continued,
unswerving integrity and fidelity manifested
by Mr, "Dufrenne, and this sentiment any
one familiar with the house can eridorse.
Always at his post, courteous and obliging to
every one, Mr. Dufrenne has become a com
ponent part and essential of the great house.
Mr. Kelly's liberality was most worthily be
stowed.
Sherwood Hough's GemBookstore is a casket
of rich and rare gems of Literature and Art,
from which may be culled the most acceptable
and useful Christmas gifts. Don't fail to drop
in at the corner of Third and Wabashaw
streets.
The Bush Continues
At the clearing out sale of the Strouse Bank
rupt Stock, and all are getting grand bargains,
corner Third and Wabashaw Streets.
The grandest reception is daily held at the
B. & 8. Co.'s store, 87 East Third Street. It
is the great center of attraction for Christmas
gift purchasers.
MixecTGandierof every variety, at bottom
prices, at MacCarthy & Verplanck's.
Diamonds! Diamonds!!
at Brown's, the Jeweler.
If }ou have any doubt as to what you want
for a Christmas gift, go at once to the B. & 8.
Co.'s, 87East Thud Street. You will And just
THE GLOBE HOROSCOPE.
As it Casts Its Light Upon the Chicago Mar
ket.
Special Telegram to the Globe.]
CHICAGO, Deo. 22.Gables strong onspot and
lower on cargoes. Our market is in a decided
unsatisfactory condition. The gamblers hava
no disposition to make new trades, and the
dealis wholly of a holiday character. At the
close, on the curb, wheat sold at 91.32% for
February.
Corn is stagnant, without any change of in
terest to note, May 46^o and January 48c. In
provisions the situation is unchanged. At the
yards the trade is not active, and entirely void
of animation, with very small fluctuations and
business. On the ourb pork sold at 113.40 lor
February. Lard sold after the board at $7.62#
for February. The dealers in provisions are in
a high mixed condition.
"THE BOHEMIAN GIRL."
The Opening of the Opera SeasonBalfe's
Romantic Opera Rendered in Good Style
A Company of Rare Excellence.
The opera of "The Bohemian Girl," as pre
sented at the Opera House, last evening, by the
Emma Abbott company, attracted a very large
and fashionable audience, and, judging by the
reception accorded it, gave excellent satisfac
tion. The announcement that Mrs. Zelda Be
gum, would not be able to appear, owing to a
severe attack of sickness, caused general regret
in the audience, but as it was announced that
Miss Pauline Maurel would assume her role,
there was soon a general acquiescence in the
inevitable.
Miss Abbott's Arline is distinctive in many
respects. She infuses more of the emotional
in tho character than any other artiste upon
the lyric boards. On her first appearance she
made a very favorable impression by her ren
dering of the ever-popular melody, "I drejunt
that I dwelt in marble halls," which was sang
with fine expression. Miss Abbott was in line
Toiee, and lent an additional oharm to the
familiar lines. She received a deserved and
enthusiastic encore to whioh she graciously re
sponded. At the beginning of the third
act she substituted the charming song
of SulUvan, "Love Me Once Again," for the
ana in the libretto, to the great delight o the
audience. In this she displayed a wonderful
facility of expression and tenderness of feeling
that came in good play, without in the least
marring the symmetry of the opera or iuter
fering with its continuity. In the succeeding
concerted pieces the prima donna appeared to
excellent advantage, and won many tokens of
favoi. Since her last appearance here Miss
Abbott seems to have gained a better eon
trol of her voice, besides being aide
to judge her audience with a keener
perception, while there is an indescribable, in
crease in what might be called the fruity
quality of her tones that we have not before
noticed.
Mr. Tom Earl, the Thaddeus of the opera, is
a tenor possessing a full, resonant voice, tune
ful in every note. He was scarce appreciated
till he sang the song "When other lips," etc.,
at the conclusion of which he was compliment
ed with a perfect storm of applause, which
compelled a repetition, as did his concluding
effort, the well remembered rhapsody recount
ing his sacrifices for the sake of Poland. The
Count Arnheim of Mr. Wm. McDonald was a
correct and painstaking personation. His voice
is melodious, though in "The heart bowed
down" he proved somewhat deficient when
compared with others whom we have seen in
the same role.| Miss Maurel sustained the
part of the Gipsey Queen well, considering the
short preparation she had been able to make.
Her figure is commanding, and her presence
all that could be asked for such a character.
The chorus was light, and in this respect the
company might be materially improved.
This evening Gounod's opera of "Romeo and
Juliet," never before placed upon the stage in
this city, will be produced, with Miss Abbott
as Juliet and Mr. William Castle as Borneo,
the remainder of the cast being filled by the
best artists in the company. There will no
doubt be a crowded house.
NEW RAILROAD PROJECT.
Organlztt on of the Lake Soperlor & Red
River Valley Railroad Company.
A company bearing the above title has just
been organized at Crookston, and the official
publication of their articles is made elsewhere.
The capital stock is fixed at five million dol
lars, and the object is stated to be the survey
ing, locating, building and construction of a
single or-double track railroad, from the State
line between the State of Minnesota and the
State of Wisconsin, at some feasible point in
township No. 148 of range 15, west of the
fourth principal meridian, in a general north
westwardly direction, by the most feasible
route by the way of the mouth of the Olbquet
riverin St. Louis county. Lake Winnegoshisb,
Cass lake and Leach lake, in Cass and Itasca
counties, and Bed Lake Falls and Crookston,
in Polk county, or Bed Biver of the North, in
or near township No. 149 of range 49, ia said
county of Polk, Minnesota.
The names and places of residence of theper
sons forming such association for incorpora
tion, are Morris B. Brown, Thomas C. jfhap
leigh, Frank Ives, John Fredericb, Arthur
Yoernault, George Crocker, B.Ellsworth and
William M. Boss, of Polk county, Minnesota,
James Barclew and Irwin W. Gates, of the
county of Douglass, in the State of Wisconsin,
and Isaiah Gervais of Bed Lake Falls, Polk
county, ^Minnesota.
The line of the projected road runs through
the best pice region in the State and termi
nates in the Bed Biver Valley,which is an
agricultural district not surpassed in the en
tire country. The construction of snch a road
will be an immense aid in developing North
ern Minnesota.
Suneralof Wm. McKee.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22.The funeral of Wm.
McKee took place to-day. A great many promi
nent people as well as those in more humble
walks of life were present. Also several rela
tives of deceased from abroad. Two sets of
pall bearers served, one selected from the^heads
of departments in the Globe-Democrat estab
lishment, the other chosen from among old
friends of the family. Brief services! were
performed at the residence by Dr. H. Ganz, of
the First Presbyterian church, after which the
remains were borne to tne Bellefontaine ceme
tery, where the last rites were said and the
body laid away in its final resting place.
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN
Omos or OBSKBVATION, SIGNAL COUPS, TJ. S. A.
INOBBSOLL BLOCK, THTBD STBKBT,
ST. PAUL, Mum.
Observations taken at the same moment of
time at all stations.
Meteorological Becord, Dec. 22,1879,9:56 p. m.
Bar. Tber. Wind. Weather.
Breokenridge... 30.41 -10 W. Cloudy.
Duluth. 30.33 -2 SW. Hair.
Garry 30.41 -33 W. Clear.
Pembina 30.35 -35 W. Olear.
St. Paul 3088 -7 SW. Clear.
Yankton 30.41 -4 N. Fair.
DAILY LOCAL XBANS.
Bar. Tber. Bel. hum. Wind. Weather.
29.353 -2.5 64.0 W. Olear.
Amount of melted mow, .00y maximum
thermometer, 18 minimum thermometer, -7,
Belowzero.
0.8. M. Cora,
Sergeant Signal Corps, U. S. A.
WEATHBB TO-DAT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 231A. v.Indications
for lake region easterly and variable winds,
clear or partly cloudy, warmer weather, sta
tionery or slightly higher barometer. The dis
play of cautionary signals will be discontinued
on lakes on and after the 25th, except at Lud
ington, Milwaukee and Grand Haven. For
upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys:
stationary followed by falling barometer,
northeast to southeast winds, warmer cloudy
weather, and possibly snow or rain.
The finest Chocolates in the city at MacCar
thy & Yerplauok's.
In quality, purity and flavor, Bead's Gilt
Edge Tonic is unsurpassed. It has no equal.
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NO. 843
EUROPEAN EVENTS.
GENE RAX. AND POLITICAL
WORLD NEWS.
ParneU'sHopesFromHIsYiaitto America
Exciting Election Contest in England
Affairs In fghanlstanThe Cabinet
Troubles In FranceSevere Cold In
FranceMiscellaneous,
IRELAND.
FABNBLL'S eaoMisB.
LONDON, Deo. 22.Charles 8. Paraett, ad
dressing the crowd at Qneenstown yesterday,
said he hoped one of the results of his twiett to
the Darted States would be to show that the
hearts of Americans would beat warml* toward
Ireland. He-saidifMichael Davitt was pnt on
trial, or if repressive measureswere introduced
in the house of commons before the 1st of
March next, when he intended to return, he
would return immediately. AFGHANISTAN.
UB AJAKsCXOB.
LONDON, Deo. 22.A dlspatoh fromOandahar
says the news from Cabul excites neither sur
prise nor apprehension. The tribes of men
hitherto occupied in preparing landslor spring
crops are now free front JUbor for three
months and thuslong the excitement may con
tinue to last. No attempts ought to he made
before spring to do more than hold onr
positions. Gen. Stewart's command on the
whole line from Dadur to jCandhar. consists
of 9,075 effective men. The tribes along the
line are quiet.
GENERAL FOREIGN.
ABCTIO NAVIOATION.
BBBLTN, Dec. 32.In a letter from Prof.
Nordenskjold, the Arotio explorer to the Bus
sian gograprdoaloiety he advocates the es
tablishment of a regular navigation line to the
month of the river Jenisei, Siberia. He even
believes that the month of the river Lena may
be regularly reached from Russia and America.
With, a view to this end he proposes the estab
lishment of life boat and hospital stations on
the Siberian shores.
COLD IN FBANCK.
LONDON, Deo. 22.The fund started by the
Figaro newspaper, for the relief of the poor in
Paris, has reached VttjOQO francs. Severe
weather continues to prevail here. Several
deaths have occurred in the streets from cold
and privation. The Seine is passable at sev
eral points within thetsity.
THBKATXNIMO THX CZAB.
A Berlin correspondent states the Russian
ambassadors abroad have received circulars
purporting to issue from the revolutionary
committee, threatening that if the embassadors
do not represent to the czar that country wants
a constitution tbe-cur will be removed from
the throne.
NODANGIBOCS NMOHBOB8.
LONDON, Deo. 22.The Paris Tempt, discuss
ing John Blight's speech at the Potter ban
quet, says: "Bright's ideal is a state without
an army, and the American republier with
many of its soldiers redased to polioe duties is
his example of it. He seems to entirely for
get that the United States has no dangerous
neighbors.
ANKXCrriNO XLXCTION.
SHKFITELD, Dec. 22.Tke election for mem
ber of the house of commons, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Bight Hon. J/mn
Arthur Boebuck, an ardent supporter of the
foreign policy of Lord Beaeoasfield, took
place to-day. Samuel DanksWaddy, member
for Barnstable, who obtained'the Chiltern hun
dreds in orderto contest for Sfieffield, was the
liberal candidate, and Charles Hawart,. a wor
thy barrister, a cousin fttha.earl of Wbarn
cliffe, the ^conservative candidate. The poll
closed at fonr o'clock this evening. Public ex
citement hasseldom beenequalled. It is be
lieved 30,000^ut the-39,000 electors on the
register voted. Aged and infirm voters were
carried from their beds to the polling place.
There are large crowds of people in the streets
and it is evident that whenit becomes dark,a
small provocation will create a disturbance.
The respectable inhabitants desire *he mayor
to postpone the declaration of the result of the
election till morning.
Total vote polled was 27,646, Waddy, libe
ral, received 14,062, and Wortley, conservative,
13,584.
nSNOH CABINET.
PABIS, Deo. 22.President Grevy has not yet
accepted the resignation of the cabinet, and
De Freyeinet has not yet replied whether he
consents to form another.
mSOBLLANEOUS.
LoNDON.Deo. 22.The Lord Mayor's Mansion
House fund for relief of distress in Ireland
amounted last night to nearly t5,000.
Several Paris special correspondents concur
in the opinion that a cabinet formed by Leon
could not be a permanent one.
A Berlin dispatch says that the Bussian gov
ernment has imperatively demanded tha
Solavophite associations shall discontinue po
litical agitation.
A correspondent at Bucharest telegraphs that
Roumanian journals state that Hon. John A.
Kaeson, United Suites minister to Vienna, has
been ordefeoTby his -government to negotiate a
commercial treatv between the United States
and Boumania.
PERSONAL.
L. H. McKusick, Pine City, is at the Claren
don.
M. Conant, Esq., La Crosse, at the Mer
chants.
F. L. Hamer, Esq., Redwood Falls, at the
Merchants.
A. F. Clark, Milwaukee, is among the ar
rivals at the Clarendon.
Lieut. Gov. James B. Wakefield registered
at the Merchants last night.
Hon. C. F. Buck and Ira DeGraff, Esq., Wi
nona, registrred at the Merchants yesterday.
Deputy United- States Marshal George W.
Benedict, of Sauk Bapids, is at the Merchants.
Wm. OoibunFowen, GraniteCalls, enjoyed
the opera of the Bohemian Girl at the Opera
House last eteningi
At the Merchants: W. H. Officer, Willmar
Y. P. Kennedy, Litchfield A. S. Knight,
Taylor Falls L. L. Baxter, Chaska James W.
Strong, Nortbfield.
Mr. Henry Blakeley, general passenger agent
of the Northwestern express,,stagehand trans
portation company, with headquarters at Bis
marck, is visiting his parents, Capt. BusseU
Blakely and wife, fortbe holidays.
Mr. H. Stevensand wife, of the law firm of
Davis A Stevens, St. Albans, Vt., whose intend
edremoval to St. Paul was recently announced
in the GLOBB, reached the city yesterday. Mr.
Davis wm remain at St. Albans, closing up
the business of the firm, and will not leave for
St. Paul until after the close of the April term
of court Thefirmhave secured an office in
Cochran's new building, Wabashaw street.
OIBDXHEE, Me., Dec 23.About 209 citizens
held an indignation meeting this evening.
Besolntiona, denooDoe the action of the gov
ernor and council, call upon the Bepresenta
tives-elect to present themselves at the proper
time to perform their duties, promising them
full protection and safeguard and .warn all
persons who were not elected to count the cost
before attempting to constitute themselves
Senatorsor^Representatives.
The finest Bon-Bons, of every variety and
flavor, at-MacCarthy & Yerplanok's.
A Jewels, Jewels.
BriUiant and beautiful. Just received at P.
F. Egan A Co.'s, (Greenleafs,) 77 East Third
street. Elegant Christmas gifts.
Go to Gelst's
For the very finest Jewelry.
Beautiful Broazes
at Brown's, the Jeweler.
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