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2 TBAMBWII NOTES. I THE ROCK ISLAXD ROAD SCIiVEYISG A if.VB to Si. PAUL. I The Depot Buildings to be Erected in West St. Panl-Retarn of Messrs. Oakes und Muir from the P«cilo—The Canadian PacificA Branch to Benton—General Personal Cos ip. Titf Rock Island in fit. Paul. (Special Telegram to the Globe. 1 NOBTHFIEI.D, Minn., Dec. Varjing reports respecting a railroad survey by the Chicago, Bock Island .£ Paoifio company, alias the Cannon Valley road, from Cas cade.ii distance of eight miles from North field, where, by effecting the proper survey they might gain entrance to St. Paul, has been quite current in business circles of late. Not, however, was anything cleaned •which was correct till roar representative called npon a certain official and was given these pointers: "Yes sir, the long talked of snivey has finally been permanently decides npon." Question —What is the real object of this company potting a line, bo to speak, side by side with the Milwaukee folks. Answer—Sir, to make a competing line direct from St. Paul to St. Louis. Question —Where do yon expect to go into St. Paul. Answer We do not go into St. Paul proper at all, bnt in lien ter minate in West St. Panl, where adequate buildings will be erected for Rtait for the northern terminus of the road. Question When do yon expect to com mence grading for the road? Answer— l have just received a letter from Mr. J. A. Davune, engineer of the surveying party which is now located at Empire, about fifteen miles from here, stating that within the past forty hours the survey hasi been chosen, that grade stakes are beiag driven coming this way, urmi 1 would' add that the probabilities are that work will be com menced the iirst of February to grade should tho weather boas tins then i?s it has been the past month. la answer (o my question where would the road go through the bluffs surrounding West St. Paul on the north, t'i;> gentleman said it is not exactly known jast at th'B time, but it •could either take the old Dodd road or the road leal ng irom the Dodd road some six miles from hat city leading through the main street Of West Hi. Paul. Return vj Uttesara, Oalcrs anil jtltiir. Yesterday moruiDg Vice President Oakef and Superintendent of Traffic Mair, of the Northern Pacific road, returned from the extreme western end of the road, after an absence from St. Paul of several weeks. Daring this trip they have passed over the entire road and carefully examined it with special reference to ascertaining with their own eyes the true condition of it, and both have come to the conclusion that it is a well constructed and well equipped road, and that in either respect there are few roads in the country that are superior to it, notwithstanding the haste with which the last part of it was finished. It is in all respect in excellent condition. It runs through a country most of which is fertile and capable of producing valuable crops, while a part of it is more suitable for grazing. The mining interests all along through the mountains, especially through Idaho, are offering great inducements for miners. One of tho most noted placer diggings at the present time is in what is called Gceur d'Aletie, w iei'o the minors &a fur back us 1861, reaped a golden harvest whera $150 per day was not considered a remarkable yield. This mnch talked of region is ■ situated southeast from liithdruia and distant about seventy-five miles, this bein,j at least twenty-seven miles nearer ih'in any other point on the line of tie No* hern Pa.«jse road. It i* very moun tainous aud badly broken country, and is now readied by a good wagon road from Rathdrntn to Fort Ctaac d'Alene, thence by the Mullen road to what is known a-* Evo lution, thence over the mountains to Beuvt Eagle and Pritchard creeks by trail. From Rath dram to Fort Ooeur d' Alene is twelve miles; twelve miles from there to Wolf liodge No. ii, or Bill Johnson's place; eighteen mile? to Old Goaur d' Alene Mis sion or Mnlt Hayden'n place, at the head of navigation on the Coenr d' Alene Tivei and sixty miles, by steamer, from Fort Coeur d' Met.' ; eight miles to Mud Prairie or Lewis & Gerard's pine-; sixteen miles to Evolution or Muster^on <£ Matheson's store; fifteen miles to Braver Greek and six miles to Pritchard and Bag!o Creeks. From Kaihdrum to the miues it is easy threu days' riding. Supplies are daily leaving here for the gold fields, being hauled to Evolution by . teams md paoked in from there, while others again, pack clour through. It is hard to estimate the p >pnlatioa at present on the different cricks but <ye would suppose about three hundred m -i. An express line has been established through to the mines by Qeo. McCabe, who delivers mail regularly. 11:0*1 pl.io deposits hive bean discov ered near Pritchard and Eagle creeks, and all aloa/ whertt ti- b*d roc's, ha* been nu oovered beautiful rich deposits have beea found. Throughout the whole country there ia a goal deal of excitement about the gold digging*, and crowd* of people are daily Hooking to the mines in the hope of übtataiug a shirs of the".• rich prodnotn of the earth. Bjth ar9 greatly pleased with the results of the trip, aud with th« amount of business tranaaoicd by the road. It is fully equal to what was expected and even more than was ex . pected. The Bt-nton Railroad Branch. A gentleman who has just returned from Helena, says the Benton I'ee>rd, reports that the people t 1 ere are much more san guine of a railiO'd to Ken on next year than wu are ourselves. He Bays one prom inent citizen told him that unless one of the roads already oonstruoted undertake* the task a company will be formed ii. Helena. The compauy will coaimsnoe the construction of a road a< any rate, and if they da not sell to tha Northern Pacific*, will push (he line on to connect with he Gadadiitn Pacific, which, it is understood, would baouly too tflad to have a line rea niu^ from the head of the Missouri through the splendid country butween her« and tho line. He also said that the hearty co operatiouof the enterprising oitizausof Fort 13-:.t.»i is relied on to help ih cobeine along. . Tuat can be easily s-eourt d, and if nothing more serious siaudsiu the wav the project will be successfully cai ried out. The Ci»adimr% faeifio Road. The strike, or lock out, oat! c Canadian Faoifio road still oontinuta, and it looks bow as though the railroad would a :o<-. Ed in running their road without the aid of the stribiu^ engineers. The malingers of the road have already commeaoed running trains. .A di-p*teh d-«ttd >he 16th, from Winnipeg s«ys th it throu^'i th - indomit abe will of Suporiutendrnt . E^an ihe Ginact ah *P iciiic is enabled to overjooio the t-ffcfliß of tie strike.' I'aj wheels are te^iniiiug to move r. ga'a»!j. . iLreo ex press trains left this morning, west, eas*, and south, with high "officials of the com pany at the lever. The \ inconvenience", to the public has been - comparatively insig nificant considering the: firm end;dtfiant stand of the engineers, who will not be taken back unless they sign an agreement with the company. , Newspapers express the belief that the strikers have been frozen out, as the '- compasy expect about twenty men from the sonth. The schedule of wages, published today, show that 134 engineers earned an average of over $130 during November, while some made over 200 a month. Egan says ■ the workshops will be reopened soan. Some of the strikers have already got sick ©f the busi ness, and have offered to return to work at the old rats of wages providing the com pany would agree to reinstate all the men. The railroad official* refused to do any thing of the kind, and the men went away evidently disappointed. Mail Notes. Col. Flournoy, of the lumber line is back again. Gen. Alexander, of the St. Paul &MaQi toba road, is back. Mr. Dodge, of the St. Paul & Dnlat'i road has returned. President Smith, of the £t. Paul & Da lath road has returned from the east. All the trains wore a littla late ob ao count of the weather but travel was so seriously interfered with. ] r. J. B. Cable, assistant superintendent o the Fergus Falls division of the St. Paul* Manitoba road, is in St. Paul. T. H. Dearborn, general western passen ger agent of the Baltimore & Ohio roa< with headquarters in Chicago, is in St PauL General traffic manager Clark, and as distant traffic manager Clark, of the Chi cago, St. Paul & Omaha, have gone to Chi cago. Trains on the Moorhead branch of th St. Paul & Manitoba will hereafter ru only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur days. , Rumors are circulating on the street tha J. J. Hill, of the St. Paul & Manitoba is anxious to tell his stock in the St. Pai <fc Duluth. The earnings of the St. Paul <fc Dalai] road for the second week in Dtcombai were $26,838.24, Hgainst 821,432.18, show ing an increase of 5,400.00. The train on the lowa . and Minnesot division of the Chicago, Milwaukee & 5! Paul road will leave St. Paul at 4:30 p. n hereafter and will run only to Owatoona. George W. Lilley has been appoints! traffic manager of tho Texas & St. Loui railway, but will continue to act as genet al passenger and freight agent for th pres.ni. The Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul roa< is prepared to receive freight for local de livery at Buffalo, by the Michigan Centra! the blockade oh the latter road haviuj bean raised. A freight agency has been established at Norwich, la., on the Ilamistou & She naudoah railroad. Freight shipments fo that point may be received without re quiring prepayment of charges hereafter C. H. Prescott, vice president and gen era! manager of the Oregon R-ii;w i Navigation company, accompanied Mr Oakes, of the Northern Pacific, on th.9 re turn of the latter from the Pacific coas and will go east with him. The North River Construction company has issued notice that tho $5,000,000 o West Shore bonds offered to its atockhold era have been subscribed for. This closes out the Just of the original issue of §50, 000,000 West Shore bonds. The train on the "Royal Route" was de layed five or six hours jesterday, botwoei Himmond and Roberts, abonl 30 milt! eas=t of tit. Paul. Tha detection wan oaa* ed by the parting of a freight train, liv damage of any consequence waa done. George P. Frick, general manager oi th« Baltimore & Ohio ■iiira id ooaipaay'a express and telegraph system, tt-x-t re signer! bis position, to take viT-icc J;irj*!irj 1. H« desired to davota more time to hi: extensive business iateresta ia Baltimore. His s>no?essor has not yet be«n named. Mr. Teasdale, of the Chicago, St. Pa* & Omaha road, Mr. Dtxou, of the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Pan!, Mr. Whittaker, o iha Albert Lea ruute, and Mr. Davis, o the St. Paul & Manitoba rund, v. :>.■■■, to Chicago ln»i week, to attend the meet ing of the ticket agents ia Li.it. city last Friday, have retarntd. J. W. Midgley has issued a circular stating that coal oil will b« charged for oi the basis of actual weight. If the oil if not weighed it will he charged for at the rite of 24,000 pounds per car, vrhsa bf-iiiw transported over the - Sonthvestern Ran wr»j' association, lowa Truufe Line aE?oiiiJ tion i\td Colorac^o 11 .flic association. A. C. Bird, grnera! freight ageut of lbs Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Panl road, has issued a circular to agents st&tir>£ es fol lows: Arrarjgameuts having beea com pleted at Piekering for the proper trans far of freight in less than car load?, you will hereafter, when forw-irriinjj firop*rty destined to points reached via that jauc tion, see that tha isame is properly routed und way-biiled "via Pickering." A meeting of pasßosger agents of sail road and transportation lines interested ia tho immigrant trsfilo from Caaadian points to points in the "northwest end 'Xliuito'jii, was to have t»oan heitl at tha Grand Pacific- hotel, Otyeugo. las* Friday, for the purpose of estabii«bisg ra'ua end divisions. euoh business for next sprits;* and euintr.er, but owing to ths absence of the representative of llid Gratd Track lines iv Canada no action ooold be taken. It was decided to hold another incsliag in Chicago January 15. ' rUlarH Fe*i{fnnlh* Frrxidmrt/nfthr O. <C T. C, and O. N. A" .V. Vo.'m. New Yobk, Dec. 17.— is officially an noci.ced that Honry Villard has resigned the ' presidency of the Oregon & Trans continental company, and Oregon Railway & Kavigttt in Co - and that W. Eudi cott, Jr., of A*atou, succeeds him us {.Tisi 'dentof the Ortgon & Transcontinental Co., and C. Jefi^ie ju Cooiid Preston, as president of the Oregon R ill way ,fe Ucivi >4auon Co. Oooliilge also enters Uie Ore goa & Trac6co;itiuetit»l board of dirto tjrs. The. fiSMijncd for the resig nation of Villard, is, he became impressed with iho couviatioa that it would not be proper for him to continue president of -11 me corapnnits aho?a manßu6Ejent ht hd3 heretofor« directed after the cocnple tiou of the , Northern Pacifio. Viiliird, some weeks ago, or^ently pressed Ecidicoci to accept thu presidency of tha Oregon & rriitsouuiitciital Co. Oregon Transcontli.mtil. . Nsw Yobs, Dec. 17.— 1t is stated on the street ma-, t> red Billings has severed his oanneotioQ wall ihe Oregon T/ansconti noui&l c )iii!i>iß.i, R il-t»n, of t: c Farmers' L? iv and 'i'rost cempanj, has been »i> pointed on the, Oregon '..'Trntseuuiioentat ii.Ti-'.ifciaiioD oompHL'j sfit^FabnandEudi cu.u lliu rise iv Urtgou Traufcoutiueutal «a«oa the &tgttmeat i!rit it ill mo* » Vets of U. t tern $22,000,000 and $27 000, --000 i/Y.i all liabilni-8 " Eicca the alleged THE ST. ?A TJL BAihl GLOBE. TUESDAY liOBNIJNG, D^ CE ftj iElt 18 1883. report started by the old bear clique who I have gone in for a turn cm the bnll side. I ... ' ' The West Shore. I [Special Telegram to tbe Globe.J H New Yobk, Deo. 17.— new trunk I railroad, which has been constructed from I New York city along the west side of the I Hudson river to Albany and thence di- M leotly west to Buffalo and. Niagara Falls, II to be a rival of the New York Central, and ■ to be known as the New York, West Shore ■ & Buffalo railroad, announces that it will II be formally opened for passenger and H freight business .on Jan. 1. It will have M close through connections - from Boston >H and Chicago. DASTARDLY ASS* O<LT.O<LT. A Ruffianly Tra»p -A'^^j, a LnveTiie Merchant for P»rp * Beß pf Robbery ac ,i Almost Sacoseds Kilting Him. • {Special to the Globo. I lajverse, Minn., Deo.—There is great fixciten?.«nt in this = place, to-day, over a partially successful attempt at murder and robbery. About dusk last night, as J. B. Shawver, stock buyer, of Laverne, entered his barn, En unknown ■ ruffian within dealt him a murderous blow on the head with a heavy iron barrelling him to the floor. The would-be murderer afterwards struck ■ him several terrible blows on the head with the iron, and took currency from his victim to tha ataoant of about $100 and fled. The blood from the wounds is spattered about the floor end on the walla of the barn. Mr. Shawvei'a wounds are dangerous, but it is thought, not fatal. Sheriff Gillham was promptly on the spot, and with the as sistance of the village police ia making every effort to find the criminal, but up to this hour, 2 o'clock p. m., ne has traded pursuit. JtAYlI> tRAS»IT TEL.EtiIti.VU, The OrjraHicatioD of a seiupany to a Line Frjjn St. l'*ul to CUlea<;t>— A New St. Paul Company— Tim Students' Chris tian Association. Articles of incorporation were filed with tbe ' secretary of state yesterday, of the Rapid Transit Telegraph company, for the c*n&tiuct:on, equipment and operation of cue or more telegraph or telephone Hue?, or both, from the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Btillwater to the cities of Milwaukee and Chicago, and from other points in the states and territories. The principal place of transacting business is to be at St. Paul, and the capital stock is placed at $500,000, in 5,000 shares of $100 each. The time of commencing business is Dec. 18, 1883, which i* to continue for fifty years. The highest amount of in debtedness is placed at 000,000. Trie names of the incorporators are Geo. W. Cross, Thomas 8. Loiz, VVru. H. Liuhti:er, Ralph W. Cavanaugh, of St. Paul; S. R. Stimßon, of Stillwater; El sin F. Bay ley, of Kenwood, 111., arid Jewell K. Philo, La Grange, 111. The first board of directors are George W. Cro?s, S. R. Stimson, Thomas S. J^o'a, Wm. H. Lightner, Ralph W. Cavauangh, Edwin F. Bnyley, and Jewell K. Pailo, with Geo. W. Cross, president; Ralph W. Cavanaugb, vice president and treasurer, and W. H. Light ner, secretary. Articles of incorporation were tilso filed yesterday vt the St. Paul Fuel company, to mine, buy, 8611, ship nad transport com), and to deal in fuel, brick, cemout, and other merchandise, at wholesale and retail. The amount of capital stock is placed at $150,000, divided into 1,800 s-hurts of $100 i; :u-i. The corporatioa commences busi ness Dec. 20, 1883, for a term of thirty jears, aud th»> highest amount of indebted ness is placed at $100,000. The inoorpo ritora are Charles Nichols, F. S/Michuln, --.Li A, A. Nichols, who are in ii.-st board of directors. ■ ' • . Articles of incorporation were also filed of the S«udeat»' OSirsistian association of the vniTersiky of Minnesota, with princi pal place of bueinees at Minneapolis, the object of which is to promote the moral Hud religiouH growth of its members by uj(-uti ■> of religions txtitei-es, to build them up in religious character, and to engage in Buo,bi other moral and religious work for the benefit of - its memb6ra and. others, bb it may dtom - proper. E»f>ry member must be a member of the University of Minnesota, mid in order to be elected must receive the votes of n;,e ihird of i.he active membership, ai;d can become an honorary member at the close of Im connection with ttsa aniTereitj. Any member of the faoalty of the university may al«o beccmo a member or hocorßry mi'mber by a Lwu-thiidi* vote ef the mem berehip, arid the association is to be for ever free from all f-eo'ariau and denomi nation control or influence. • The first board of directors are Prof. Jabfz Brooks, D. D., Prof. Chug. W. Bcnton, E!i Larpon, Curtis L Greenwood and Evorson R. Mc- Kinney. The first president is Nathan M. Biker; ?ice president, Ada M. Kieble; re curding eeorutarr, Jennie M. imj; cor rft'pOTicii:::: :-' ore'.ary. Ida V. Menn; treas a )r,EiroerE White. Th« regelar bUHi j ness • stings are to be holden on thi third Wednesday of each month, exrept in June, July ai. Acgust, and there is to b-; no capital fl took. Annsncal fee of $1 is to bo pnid by each member, and there is to bo no indebtedness in excess of 25 per cent, of the association's property. GiiIMES. MUSDESID HIS BUOTHKEIK-LAW. iiioaiQAH Citx, Ind.,N'iv. 17. —News has been received ot Vise murder.of Walter Br&tt, of Pine township, Porter county, on Saturday by Dnyion CUrk- Bratt was druuk and nbusiug his wi'e, who is Clark's eihter. Clark interfered, Bratt threatened htm and dark fired. Clark was taken to Valparaiso for trial. not LiNOIiED. Wheeling, W. Vu., Deo. 17. — Advices from Doddndge couuty say the people are indign: a that a false rep of the lyncL inj; of Big Bill Kinncy hits been given publicity. He was not harmed by the mob. IKCZNXX Tbot, N. V., Deo. 17.— old St Francis church, oocupied by the families of nonunion moulders employed in the M illraclo Iron works, was on tire twice vesteraay. It is supposed to be incendi ary. • Two laborers were assaulted this morning whil» going to wort. The oiiion moulders ara patrolling ih»« streets. FATAL, EUEGI^BT. Destes, Co!.. Dec. 17.— At Derange, Co!., earJy. this morning etveral burglars, hr;i'Jtd by a negro, named Big Ike, picked the look to the bniik of Duruiijjo. Tbe negro entered the building while the others remained outside. Three citizens, who were watching the back, having been notified of ■-':.3 intended robbery, started to capture the negro. la pas»iai< tfaroogh tho door the segro drew a revolver *•. d fired, killing Bruce . Hunt, a furniture dealer, a pi>n of ex Governor Huat. The robbers ail madu good their esc:i;je,tbongh shot at auveral' timed. Tne tjwu is wild with excitement and tha oitzeu3 urt- read> to shout down any robbers should they be found. ;.'■.". ■"• i~~ There is a Mormon community in Smith o.mntj,~Ttxa3. CHAMBBRO^COIMBRGB.I rhe Regular Meeting: of the Boa- ■ . '' _„ . rectcwß— An Invitation t<» the . . ' ■ , Uiver Convention-Disc • ■«»s»««PF« P.licy of t!i« «ov« n n ■ >ninti of the j,.- „'- , ■.■•,:■-•■' -.**il Towards the Kiver—The Market * . . ><S*se—Terr?. UotUt. tb^ch 63S, Si£>n * *** the board Of directors of . - im yjtx iof commerce jeeterday morn ing v>R a short one. THE MISSISSIPPI BIVEB. 'the following circular was received by the committee on Mississippi river, from the Merchants exchange, St. Log in, .'and presented to the board by Captain Bi&kely the chairman. On the lltb day of July, 1883, thero. was held in the city of Sf, Louis, a conference of delegates from the commercial bodies and larire cities in the Mississippi valley," to consider what steps were necessary to iinpre?? upon their representatives in con gress, the importance of sufficient ' appro priations for the- improvement of the Mississippi river and its navigable tribu taries. ~ River committee* ha d been previously created by the different exchange?, and delegates were sent from these, to this conference, fnlly authorized to take such action as to them seemed expedient. At the oonfereuce an executive coatmit tes on the improvement of the western waterways was formed, having. asiong its numbers representatives of nil portions of the valley, from St. Paul to New Orleans, tied from Council Bluffs to Piitsburg. Thus was assured for the first time in the history of this great subject, the united action of the Mississippi valley. - The conference authorized the calling of a river convention,' to be held in Wash ington, D. C, on the first Tuesday in February, 1884. To carry oat the ends and purposes of that conference, tha executive ooincaittee now issue their official call for the conven tion. The call is addressed to the people of ♦be Mis£is>i t >pi valley, and to those cam ujutiities -which are. in hearty sympathy with the objects to be obtained. In view of the msgnitQtie of the interests involv ei, and tha results to be accomplished, we cordially and earnestly iavite the commer cial bodies of the valley, and '. all those section of common country interested ia tie qit£t:ou of cheap transportation, to s;nd delegates to the convention. Ii ia aU important that those who are sent as delegates should fully comprehend the ne cessity of this action, and - possess ability ta represent the great interests at slake. The basis of representation in tin con ventiou will be os follows: Tea delegates at large from each state, and fire from each territory, to be appointed by the governor. From the commercial bodies, five delegates from each 100 members, said bodies to be entitled to at least five delegates. From each corporate city, where no exchange exists, three delegates, to be appointed by the mayor. The president, vies president of the United State?, members of the cabinet, senators and representatives in congress, and governors of states and territories are invited as guests of the convention, and will be assigned seals on the floor during its deliberations. By order of the executive committee. Mr. McClucg criticised with consider able severity the whole proceedings of the government, the conventions that kt>d been held in this matter, nod in short, everything connected with the efforts to improve the navigability of the river. His complaint was based on the general idea that the improvement of the navigation of th 9 river was neglocied, while appropria tions were being liber illy made for the Fox ana V. i»co<isiu rivers, the falls of fe'.. Anthony, and the reeervoire, etc. Capt. Blakeley denied this and railed it nothing but talk, and affirmed that it wss not thefact. Ou iheojntrarv he maintained th.it we had got our share of the appropriation, and 'that the Fum of $0 000,000 had beau expeuded on tha up per and lower Mississippi rivor since 1867, : Mr. >VilliH.m Los was glad to btar tbiß statement fruca Capt. BUkeiey. Uo had been led to believe that appropriations weie generAlly for the bmefit of the lum bar iateier.t-) and mils cwa»rs. lie woald be pleased to have Capt. B;ak' lev tell the board where all this in<,ney had batn ex pended. He tkui.ght wo hud no ;:c»reß«iiUitiT« in congress, Mid bed no one to look oat for the- interestfi of the river, and (hat something onghtto be dove to improve tbe navigation of the Mississippi between St. Paul and the lapids. I i reply to these statemeiita C«pt. Biakeley read a list of appropri<tU;>Es lor tt.a Upper AliP3iß=ippi since 1307, us found in the report of the United States engineer, covering the period between 1867 and Dec. 1, Ibß3 During tb.t time Qaiecj recrir?-d $15,000, Hannibal $48, --t)oo,Galena |GG,COO, »boy» St. An then y $ 70, --000, Minnesota river 117,000; re^erv<iits $525,000; D«s ■ Moicea 332 0(!O, Fart M idis-oa |14,000, iSauscatine $17,000, A(ej audria |10,tO0, Louieiana $10. --000, St. Anthony Falls $600,00), Cfcippewii river §48/KH), R.-d River of tbe North, $103,000, Alton $33,000, Dabuqne $41,000, Gnttenberg $8,000, Rock Island rpi^ $1,166,000; total, $2,026000. Be tureen the rapids srd Illinois river $450, --000, St. Paul to'Dea Moiae^ rapids §700, --000. In 1882 the river between St. Paul and Das Moines rapids rb<s»;v»-rl §830 000 in two eppropria ions. F oa6r. I- is to thn moutti $5,200,000. The sum of $1,970, --000 wa« expended on the ohfcßjiei proper above the mouth of the Illinois river. Af ter reading the above lie argutii that all these appropriations on the Hiseitsrippi and its tribataries aided. the uavigatiou of 'he main river. He. explniwetl about the rrs^rvoir3 ia the - upper country, and said that the water reserved in the «B9r voirs would not be pent dawn ti!l Acyust, when the water in ih» river is low. Mr. Murray wanted tokuowif th.3tstaie m-iit -371.H to be found in the law or if it was to be taken for granted. Cap». Blakeley could not pay it was in the law, bat the w»:er was not held for the benefit of the mill owners or log men. Mr. MeCiong argued that the river be tween St. Pan! and the rapids, notwith standing all Copt. Blakeley e&id, is neglect rd, and 'hat the fact that it is neglected is proved by tha a:ats-msrjt road by Capt. Blak<jJ*"y. -Appropriations are made fur everything else t-xct-pt that part of the river between St. Paul , aad the laDids. lie argcel that we oaiht to talk and keep talking t:ll the improvements in th« nnvi^ation of the river between the points nscifcd are made. The matter *>a^ finally referred back to she committee, with instructions' to call •he atteotioa of the cit; rathoritiea to the matter and se'eni ri^lPtTHte*. THE MAEK'i BUTJSB. Capf. Berki-y. u.aie a request of the board to p,jo ut Mr. D. R. Nojes chair man of the special. committee :on the mirket hoes?". Cap Berkey Slid he wou'd cneeifully act on tie; corn mi tee. but hi would prtfer to have Mr. Nojea acr-as 'vir.itaaa. The c.iGacii had go' the idea th>it be, (Cape. Barker) wai picking flaws wi'.h everjtr.ii/g it : id, arid he would pre fer to have Mr. Noye-i |»a; in hi- pliee. :/ Mr. Nu;e3 op(»ost-d ihn and desired that Capt. Berfcey. ehoold ■ on'inu- to act as chairman.. Ha had ■co aneuce in the market and had no doubt that if it wan properly handled it c niJ be rente I so as not to be a losing investment. Ths ~ re ,4«Bt of Capt. Berkey ; was complied with , 1 Mid Mr. Noyes was made chairman. The < committee now stands Noyes, Berkey and ! Castle. :.";. -■••! -, . TEBBA COTTA. I - C.-ipt. Barney handed a communication ; to the secretary to read, ' addressed to the ■ ' committee on manufacturers, by tho St. Paul clay works, in compliance, with a \ suggestion made by Mr. Hermann Grave: ; furnishing information' in regard to the manufacture of terra colt a. and the com munication was recommitted to the comm ittee for a report. Adjourned. . - . BOARD OP PCBLIC WORKS. Third Street to Be Graded from Broadway to Kittson—Protests Flowing In Affairs* Pavir ' Improvements— for the Wabaslia-nr Street Paviujr—Plains and Specifications for . Grading Seventh ' and Other Streets Approved At the regular meeting yesterday after noon all the members were 1 present bnt, Mr. Barrett, and the president being in chair the following business was transact ed: . . v . • In the matter of the assessment for grading Third . street, from Broadway to Kittaou street, the clerk was ordered to give confirmation notice. '- The matter of the assessment lor change of grade on Pleasant avenue, from Third street to Ramsey street, was adjourned to Dscember 31, and the assessment for grad ing Bedford street, from Minnehaha to North street, and Decatur street, from Bed ford to Prebie street, to December 24. In the matter of paving St. Peter street, from Third to Martin street, the subject was referred to the Third ward member to confer with property owners, protests hav | ing been received against ;tho paving for ! ! the present.. The matter of paving Broadway, from Third street to Mississippi street," and th& j latter street to Grove street, petitions hay- ! ing bean received i^aiust the same, was ■ laid over to December 24. Objections of Patrick Doherty to assess ment for grading Decatur street, and pro test of David B. Breed to grading of Third street, from Broadway to Kittson street, were placed on file. The matter of the assessment for grad ing Mac tin bin street from University ave nue to Charles street was adjourned to De cember 24. ■ iv ihe matter of the reassessment for p=iv:ng Wabashaw street from Third street to College avenue, the clerk was author ized to give the first notice. Amount to be reassessed on property owners $7,542, and en street car company $1,825. Estimates No. 1 and 2 for work clone on the St. Paul & Dalath railway viaduct in favor of Michael O'Brien of $936 and $6,664 were withdrawn and annulled. Sundry corrections and abateen 13 were ordered. Plans and specifications for gracing, etc., on Seventh and other streets were ap proved and the clerk ordered to advertise for bids to December 28, 1888, at 12 noon. The matter of grading Dakota avenue from the south end of the Wafonshnw street bridge to Gotffe street «nd Gotffe street from Dakota'avenue to Caroline strie', was 6eat to the council for a new order for a partial grade. Specifications for grading Forre.-t street from Seventh to Oasa st.-ce 1, were approv ed and the clerk ordered to advertise tor bid?. The following were ordered to fro to the couacilin favor: Grading Banfil street from Seventh to Forbes street; paring Third street from Sibley street to Pleasant avenue, with cedar blocks and granite carbine; grading Mcßotl street from Seventh to Douglas street; paving Jackson street from Second to Third'street with cedar blocks and granite curbs. In tho matter of Dakota avenue grading the same was sent back to the council for a Dew order for a partial prude. : Tho msiter of grading Exchange street from Shorruan to Wilkin was pent to the eonnoil with a favorable report. Adjourned. , MONDAY'S GUI ST. Groaai! in tho MiiJ of th« Municipal Court Y«M«rday. All thit glitters is not gold, and the ewe of Thomas Stoker, arraigned in the police oourt yesterday on the charge of di«ord*r \S ooadact, was a verification of the old adage. Mary Giifer, a frowsy fwrnala of qnes iiouiible age and repute, was arraigned on the tama charge, both parties having been arrested at the American house under very extraordinary circamstancsa. The defoiid ant, Stoker, had he >hown np, would have been charged with a more serious olftnse, being nothing less than an attempted ns- FHtilt HUfl oatrtijjo on another female of very shaky repute, who had (he guy Lotha rio t'.rrtsied When the case was called j es tertiiiy defendant did not appear, and it wan RF-cerinined that he had jumped his baii of $25. As to the forlorn female related a very soaly story io the clerk and then took her departure, the trouble arisJEg, it appeared, from the fact that he had one to* many and they were boUi jealous of him. Miss Giifer, the woman urrested with Stoker, aud who was, no doubt, tha most insocent cno of the party was etnt up for thirty days. John and Hick Dion, the Canadian fro£ eat«rs, who raised perdition at the uaioo depot last Sunday were fined $10taeh aid they paid the scrip. An Account was given in yes!"»r<?aj's Glues of the attempted sau-ide of Ge-jr;;* Toad, who tiied to liaog himself' til for love, in the back yard of a Rice street boardi;^; house. Y«!Bt«rday itha poor wretck was before the court and ha looked quite chop/alien. The conr'e agkeri why he had attempted the rash act r,«d he said he couldn't raise means to pay hi a board bill and that he had become despondent. A quartette of shoemakers wero before the . ourt ob the charge of di»ord«rly - con duct.'.On Sunday evening they engaged id a. lieafed' disca^ion over th« German em- Dire, a keg of beer and the bristles oa the wax of a shoemaker's string. The affair was terribly mixed someho*-, but just the same they got into a fight end all con cerned were lodged in the cooler. Yea ttriay they were fined $15 or fifteen d<;ja each in the workhouse. James ; Colter, a dissipated youth of good connection?, • was arraigned on tha charge of obtaining groceries to the amount of $32 from the firm of Ware & Malcolm, the gcois having been obtained upon fraudulent representations. The hearing will take place to-day. .„.. BEVSSTH STIZ!:K* OflSllA IiOUSS. JLivorin.-.tt's CoTered Mie^trels— A I>ra-TJn~ Card. . Th« biagec; thin? that bag ccoup: ed the boards of the favjrito • ijon thea-eroa Seventh for some time is the Liverman Colored Miastrel company. Last evening the company appetr^-d for the first time, and played to a i,oo 1 boaee, which was de lightei with tha whole <-how— a pbow, by the way, <f" the. o!d-fa?hioned lollickin^ minstrel type. The company, upon the whole, is a B.'ong one, cr.n-i-ti- of ei^ht cisveread men and fifitea other' irooalißta and iustrnmfcutali.-iis, twenty, thrt-e in all. . Last ni^ht the singing was' f-qnal.to general miußtrel-y; ; the jokes tv<-rB fresh, original and ezoeedin^ly tnu ny; the clog »nd bre»k-duwn dances - *ers KO-d; the zouave drill is worth special nentioo. Other portions of an; unusually ii(j .prog me producing ■ convulsive laughter midvociferous- applause were the "Cornviile; review" .'•.; and "Every day life in Georgia." .'The latter was an ■ ex sellent'plantation; sketch, introducing camp meeting song?, and r dances. Tom Melntosh isa host in himself. The min strels will no doubt draw large houses during tho whole week;. ■ THE COURTS. . . . • : 17. ft. Circuit Court. [ Before Judges McCrury and NeleOß.] . D. M. Oeborn <fc Co., vs. Whitman & Brown; dismissed. Thomas Taylor -vs. McCormick Machine Co.; continued. • Thomas M. Ssxton vf. Traders Insurance company; same. A. S. Bliss vs. H. B. Plant; jury waived. . Samuel Potts vs. F. Prinz; same. AaltmaD, Taj lor & Co., vs. Peter Thorap son; continued. C. Hsnmingson ye. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad company; placed at foot of the : calendar. Louis Gross vs. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance company; motion for judgment denied, and continued: Chwles Peterson vs. H. A. Taylor; con tinned until after Jan. 1. . \Vm. D. Andrews et a!, vs. Royal D. Cane; decree in favor of defendant and appealec to the supreme court. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad company vs. L M. Stewart; decree of die missal. Supreme Court. j rricrdiiy'e BCFeion all the jasticei were present and the following business was transacted: Mngdaiena A. Blaketoan, appellant, vs. William Blakemau, respondent; argued by the appellant and respondent to submit on briefs during the present term. Eugene M. Wilson and James W. Law rence, partners as Wilson & Lawrence, vs. The Minneapolis & Northwestern Railroad company appellant; argued by appellant and submitted on briefs by respondent. Isabella A. Hall, appellant, vs. Israel F. Hall, John S. Hall, Julia A. Hall, his wife, G. H. McCorinick, L. J. McCormick, re spondents ;ths application for reargnement denied, and order staying proceedings dis charged.. In 187-1 find 1875 an appeal from the clerk's taxation for costs was takeu, and the hearing has. been set for argument Deo. 27 of this term. Adjourned to 9:30 to-day. C. Henry Barton, appellant, vs. John Kchulte and Sehulte, bi3 wife, re epondenis. Sjllabus—A contract for the assignment of a lease of real estate for a term of years is within the statute of frauds. Bat it is not necessary to allege that it was iv writing. It is sufficient to ullege a contract generally without stating whether it is in writing or not. In this case the complaint sufficiently alleged the contract generally and then added in substance that a memorandum of the contract was made io writing expressing the consideration, and signed by tho duly authorized agents cf the party sought to bo charged, but did not further allege ib.B contents of the mtmoranduua or the manner of its execution. Held, that while tJii-s allegation was un nectsssry, yet it did not so limit or qn^ln'y the proceeding hllej^'ians of the coai pliir.t as to show affirmatively that the written memorandum did not falfil iha re quirements of the statute. Ordered reversed. MiTcni.Lii, J. Walter.H. Sanborr, appellant vs. Lizzie Cooper, respondent c.nd John B. San bom and Walter 11. Sanborn, appellants vs. Lizzie Cooper, respondent-. Syllabus—Bsction 125 of the tax law of 1874 as nmhr.datl by c.'iapter 5, general Btatntes 1875. rends as (oliowe: "Such csrtifitt.ito (of sale) or the record 1 hereof shall in all cases be prima facio evidence that all requirements of the law in, leppeci to the sale h«va been complied with; and no 8&le ch»ll ba set asidw or helfl inValid units* tho pariy objsctin^ to the i-'mjj* shall bring his action to set r.«ide tnch oertificate or to test tho validito of Ba.-:h «ale within live >eais from tho date of gale." Held. Insepo»dent!y of any etatut* this certificate -wonld be inadmissible with out pro»f of the precedent acts necessary to clothe the auditor with authority to make the sale. Trim mutate makrs the certificate prima facie evidence liihat all the r<qnireineuta of the law in respect to the eale have been complied with," bat not of th« tas judg ment o/d6r which the sale purports to have bsen mndo. . Hente, such ojrtiSeate is not ri(!u-.i3 --nible without first introducing in evidence Bach jnd^rnent. This roie of evidence is not changed by tho fact that tho action has not been brought within five joars from tho date of fi:ile. Order reversed and new trial ordered is l#oth action?. MnwHßMij J. Henry Heamael, apf ellant, vs. Samuel A. Bsardsley, li. B'jarJsley and Andrew TUorsson, respondents. Syllabus—The absolute guarantor, upon the pama instrument of the payment cf a promissory note may be joined by do fendant in the same notion with the maker. Order sustaining the demurrer reversal!. Mitchell, J. District Court. CIVIL TZBM. [Dol'.re Judgo Willcic.i Mis?i«eippi ;'->n3 Rum River Boom corr pany vs. /no. S. Prince et al.; on trial befora a.6truok jnry. Adjourntid to 10 a. m. to-day. SPECIAL TEEM. [Before Judge Brill. ] De Forest L. Skinser et a!, vn. Geo. Powell el al.; order overruling demurrer filed. Wuiiieifinl Court. [Before Judge l>arr.] L. L'.lliberg, J. Stiilo aid Oie Hailsn, SnmkenseEß; fines $5 paid. P. Cfcaeka and J. Cuanell, same; com mitted for five daj«. T. Stoker, disorder!?; bail cf $25 for feited.' M^ry Gilfar, 83cafi;oommitted for thirty days. N. and J.D;on, drank and digarderly; fines of $10 paid. Goo. Snod, same; committee] for thirty days. S. & L. Denzer, same; committed for fif teen d.-.js. ■-, J. Friday find J. Sshwaizbach, sarae; Sc(-t< of $15 paid. J*b. C liter, oht'.icin^r goods under fa'se preitnsts; coLtinu&d net"! to-day. i rnl-ate C • rt. !B3for- J. d^e 'ArOiortj. ] ! ' Entste of Win L. Winiz-r, deceace^; the : jidge fcl!o«cd tho fo'.iowtßit claims in foil: A J. Stonp, Wei L•-, A. A. « tea, . Luaphr;, WHrr»-E, Jones & Bales, Ellen FMune{*au,E E R«>i.rr. rt. W. Lawion, Jj^mes O H^alji. A. H- C .vornW. 3. W. South". The c aim of Fred Curtis wa^di« allowed; A. H. ttim-ly •-■*- nllo«r«d $22 95, J. -VV. B-«tei §10 and J. D**ej $40. • Esf«teof Horace. T'orcp-on, deoeaced; ordf r made allowing acoouuts and caLceJ ijg boa's. the PUBLIC exaxisxlu. His Powers Not Absolute, t at Limitr-d T>y" Law the toe :«» Ti,ii»o of Other Offi clals. ; . • . Tho following opinion by Attorney Gen- • eral Hahu, in response to certain inquiries by the pnblio examicer, was sent to that official j esterdaj : Office os Attobhet Gkhehai,, St. Paul, Dec. 13,1883.— H0n. H. M. Knox, Publio Examiner.— Dear Sir: Yonr favor receiv ed. Yon my that "under the examiner act, see. 01, pp. 98, G. a. 1878, it is made ray first Jatj in respect to county officer* •to order and enforce a corieot and as far as practicable uniform syßlem of book keeping;' and for two sou reasons: First,, to afford a suitable check upon the mutual work of the oSoers; and Becond, to insure the thorough supervision and safety of the funds. la order to tStci this impor tant result and primary purpose of the office, the assistance of the attorney gen eral is provided (same section) to euforce obedience to instrriotions, and the exact-, tive authority may ba used . to suspend, summarily from offico. (See also chap. 21 and chap. 108, etc. 1, G. L. 1881.) The important end fought ha 3 l;t-en practically gained in a majority of the counties -without resort to the power con ferred by the above sections, but mining through the . statutes are provisions standing squarely in the way of auy orderly system of accounting, and these «re ylecd o? referred to by officers as sufficient reasons for neglect to comply with my instruciious." You fclso say that the uniform ?y?tem of bookkeiping proposed by jou '"rieete to introduce into county work what is the basis of all other systems of bookkeeping, viz: the daily entries of the transactions of the treasurer's office ■ (daily absolutely ia the larger counties ami approximately in all) co thaitbe ledgers in belK'anditor'g and treasurer's aflice shall show at rugt.t the treasurer's exact balance on haii:! as do tho books of any other well conducted business." In the way of tha aeoomplishmeat of this very desirable end, there are, as yoc say, supposed to be certain :rja!liic drascer, behind which some cf tho county auditor* have taken refuge and by reason of which th<-y peek to excuse themselves for non-compliance v:i>.h your proposed system. 'Jha first is suction 56, p-228, general statutes, IS7B. lamat a loss to see how thia section i^tfcr'err" in any way with section 9, chapter, 6, p-98. It pro- Tide.; for tie tax receipts, and the contents thereof which is to an given to tho tax payer, rind Epecitibs that d;:r>;! --c*te Btub3 shall ba kept by the treasurer, which stubs are to be returned to the cnuuty auditor at the end of each month, who is ta filo sad preserve the same, ''charging the treasurer with the amount thereof." Reading thin provision with se.:. 91, f.u pra, it eeems to mo that there is noliiiug inconsistent belwetu them. Ii" the public examiner, under the pow ers vetted in him by gee. 91, ha 3 pre scribed a uniform fystera of bookkeeping, in pursuance of which a daily charge to tho treasurer by the auditor of the amount of tax collected is made, then when such tax-stubs are returned by the treasurer r.o new charge is to be made. The stat'eia does not require such charging to be doc^i at that particular time and no other. If done before, the evident purpose and ob ject, of the law is as weil or better aocoaa i plisiiud as if done at that time. But eveu if there i^ any inconsistency, tho examiner act wee Approved March 12, while chap. 1, Irivs 1878; which includes fee. v.am Rp proved March 11, and the later law takes precedence. The second "hindrance," to which yon call ray uttention is see. 07, cliap. 11, p. ; 230, general statutes. It seems to me that thero is now do difJu ca'ty bo fff ns this faction is concerned, I'y chap. $ 3, general laws of 1<79, the treasurer is required to deposit with the auditor, on the day of redemption all or ders and warrants on tho treasury by him I redeemed, and the auditor At tho close of tho day, is to crtdit kha trea»orer with (he B*iir.e on his journal rind ledger. This sec tioa neossearily sape/ctMiPs Bection sixty -1 »jtpi. go far »> e tho matter of bookJiei'pinK ■ Is O n'-e ned, aid remov.s our of lha way I Kay »r»sibirij^ block which may have bc!'.-n i*»ro prior thereto. To yo lr third qu«rr, viz.: "Una tha<x amiiLisr Mr, ho employed to coritc"^ isiH*; legislation ia regard to account made since its passage," I muit answer it tan not. The legislature, on this ei:bjsct ia the euyrerue anthorhy, and to it, aid it alone, enact be nddrested all r.pplica'iocs for re drma on this account. Yourn tmly, [Sifeßad] WJ.I-l.ua. Attorney General. Anotber Iti*duc lon. Nkw Bib?o«d, Dec. 17.—The Mansfield mills gives notice that wages will i>o re el nct-d about 10 per cent, en the Ist Of Jaauiry. Cause of s'ailure. Want of confidence acoonnts (or ball of. tke businoKfl fnllareHof t»-<lay. A. E. V-'il'r.cs, B. 1 nod E. Zi/arnermKnn and K. ! arJe, t!.« drag pi"t3, am L'>t. liable t:> f.ii! for the '.v .nt <•! oon ii'i •n;:.j in Dr. Ltosa :;i>'.-i C!ou»h and Lniig Srr-i;;. Hegfiws avray >•- bottle free to nil whi. ara su&eringwith '-,'.>-■., ';'>:'!.■■, aatbma, ooa- Bmnption, acd all affiiciioaii of the ti> rant and longs. GAL. CTATK OF MINNEKOTA, COUNT? OF RAMSEY ! •J - "E. Tim Ktolo of Minnesota to "ranlc Haramorer, (!:> --fi.Tidant: ■you are hereby BtiTntnoced to bo and appear be foro the under ' i-.'. mi tho Justices of tin Pea< in and for tola cannty, on the 27th dayi Docom bi .. 1883, at 9 o'clock In the forenoon, a) my oflice No. 410 Wabatihaw -■;, In thee of St. I'mlL, in satd cbnnty. to answer to (sorgo F. Unhlos ;iikl ■ Henry F. Stock, partner: as Kubles & ;-•-■•-, la a i civil action. Should yea fnU to appear at, the time and place aforesaid, judgment will bo rendered against yon upon (he evidence ad'lucoil by said Knhle & Bt>jck, 'for snek smn ua they eball bhow themselves en titled to. Given under icy hand tii!-" i'Cth day of NovemTlxsr, a.d. 1883. H. v. HANirr, Justice of I'eaoe. James & Waskics, Plaintiffs nttfjmeys. ii V'*i- I 1•. STATE OF MINNESOTA—COTJNXT OF BAM i)o eey— In Pro'oato Court, epecla! term, No7f^> ber V; 1833. In tho matter of the «state of Christian Schiller, deceased. I On reading nnri filing tha peti'l^n of Conrad Rch'iiidt, ndministr.iiorof Iheestate o£ Christian I Schiller, deceased, represi-niiDg among other things, t* at lie baa fally admini sai eat tf, and praying that a time and place be fixed forez ! suniningaxd B}lowiDf{hii accoanto hi ndmlnis ; Won, end for hi* di charge as f-uch ariini i3trator; It iff ordered, latsa account bo> o:"imino !, r.nd petition heard, by the judge of this court, on Thursday, tho 30th '!; y of December, A. D. 1883, at ten o'clock a. m., lit Iko Piobate '■ ''". in t>aid ; cou tr. i And it is farther or:-: ed, ihst notice thereof be {riven to all perwmß interested, by i>ni.i. > Ing .-. ci'i>y of lhi? order lor three eoecosoive w.eksprior to FaH d y of heirm;', In 'ho Imily Gix>nE, a :.':-^« piper printed and |iub ::•!:' i *t Saint Paul, in eaid °i]y {ho Ciraxt, "VVM. I!. MoOKOBTT, [r.B. ] Judgo of PrcbuSe. Aiiest: Filsitk noKKT'T.-Tr.. Chirr. d •■. ae-4w Notice to Creditors. Stale of TvTiimeso-.a, County of. !;a;n«oy— In Pro bate ■ mrt. - Id the matter of the estate '.2 Cyrrn B. Wifjhtman, deceased: Notice is hereby given to all person* having el Urns and demands axmr" ■ the estate of Cyme B. wightman, late of the c- ma y of Bamsey in said 6tnte, deceased, that tht judge of Probate of B-»Id county, will hear, examine and adjust olaims and demands against Bald estate, at hi« oQco in Saint Piiui. in eaid county, on the fire* Monday of the month of Anil x. 1) l-.si. at 10 o'cl ick a. m., on that ?:x men hs fro n t>:( 10th day of December, 18X1. have been liu*ii.ed and allowed by said Probate Court for creditors to present thoir c.aim-. ■ " ' ■ - Dated this 101b day of December, A. D. I**B. ANN WIGHTMAN, AdTsinistr/.trixoltheEßtateofCyrns i*. WUniman, ductasaJ. tleclltuc-S^