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B. MITCHELL, EDITOR.
Thursday, March 18,1875.
THE next meeting of the National
Educational Association will be held
at Minneapolis, in August.
MINNEAPOLIS wants a new sus
pension bridge, and is fighting as to
whether it shall be a two-track struc
ture, costing $130,000 to $150,000, or
a four-track, costing $250,000.
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A DEMOCRATIC paper, the Chaska
Herald, makes the sensible suggestion
that party prejudices be thrown aside
this year and both parties nominate
Judge Qilflllan for Chief Justice.
LAST Thursday Caleb Cushing,
our Minister at Madrid, presented his
credentials to little Alfonso, told the
lad to be good and keep his nose clean,
and the American boys shouldn't hurt
him.
PRESIDENT Grant has sent strict
orders for the employment of such
military force as may be necessary to
check the Black Hills expedition
now organizing at Yankton and Sioux
City.
SPAIN pays $80,000 for the Virgin
ius affair, being at the rate of $2,500
in gold for each of the crew slain,
without regard to color, and a higher
rate for each officer. This is better
than was obtained by Great Britain.
O N Thursday, after paying into
Court at Salt Lake $3,000 for Ann
'Liza's attorney's fees in her little di
vorce suit against him, and $25 fine
for not having done it sooner, Brig
ham Young went to jail for twenty
five hours for contempt of Court.
IN hit first speech in the United
States Senate, made Friday, Senator
Christiancy, of Michigan, opposed
the admission of Finchback as Sena
tor from Louisiana. He absolved
the President from censure for th*
course affairs had taken in Louisiana.
THE Pennsylvania railroad has re
duced the fare from Baltimore to
Pittsburgh $5 to Cincinnati $6 to
Indianapolis $7 to Louisville $8
to St. Louis $10. It is the very best
line from the West to the East, and
has long been a lavorite with Minne
sotians.
THIS State didn't have that little
storm all to herself. Wisconsin, Ne
braska, Ohio, Iowa, Utah and even
Mississippi and South Carolina caught
it bad. Railroads were blockaded,
bridges were swept away, and in Mis
sisippi four persons were killed and in
South Carolina two.
A SMALL gathering of politicians,
to fame unknown, was held at Cleve
land last week. They sat two days
on the questions of the day and finally
hatched out a new party, which is to
nominate a President and Vice-Pres
ident when the time comes, and run
him on the greenback issue.
As a reward of merit for his servi
ces in the last Legislature, the peo
ple of Pleasant Hill, Winona county,
have elected their late Representative,
the Hon. C. B. Sinclair, Constable of
his native village. He deserved the
promotion. If he behaves well the peo
ple should continue him as Constable
and keep him out of the Legislature
and other bad places.
A LAW passed by the last Con
gress allows Indians who abandon
their tribal relations to acquire home
steads under the provisions of the
general Homestead Law. This is one
of the most sensible movements the
government has yet made in its deal
ings with the Indians, especially those
peaceably disposed. If any are in
clined to give up their roving, lazy
habits and earn their bread by tilling
the soil, let every reasonable induce
ment be held out to them to do so.
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MINNESOTA'S appointments have
kicked up quite a bobbery in Wash
ington. The President recognised
Col. King's right to control the ap-tail,
pointments in this District, and Dr.
Keith istobe retained as Postmaster
at Minneapolis. Dr. Day is to be
Postmaster at St. Paul, although it is
•aid the President and Postmaster
Geueral were anxious to have Mr.
Wheeloek retained, but Senator Mc
Millan insisted upon the change.—
Gen. James H. Baker is to be Sur
veyor General vice Dana E. King re
signed. O. Brown has been con
firmed Postmaster at Mankato F.
Graves at Red Wing, and A. E.
Meigs at Austin.
THERE is certainly one individual
who is an enthusiastic admirer of the
Representative from this District
Mr. C. A. Gilman, in an article in
last week's Press, endorses himself as
MA
carefel, shrewd and judicious leg
Msfttoc" was "careful" enough
to secure ibe passage of a bill dividing
this school district, which is looked
upon by nine-tenths ai the people of
the city as an outrage he was
/'shrewd" enough to keep back until
the last hours of the session railroad
trills with "jobs" in them, which the
Senate incontinently knocked in the
head and he was "judicious" enough
to come home and abuse Senator Cap
tor for not beiua: a subservient tool of
.. his. A brilliant record, surely!
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A Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald undertook, ott*
Sabbath of last week, to interview
Senator McMillan, of this State, as to
his political views, and the result is
reported as follows:
"Senator McMillan, of Minnesota, said
he did not know what the custom was in
Washington, but until he was more demor
alised than at present he should decline to
be interviewed on Sunday by anybody."
Whereupon the Herald, iu an edi
torial on "Christian Statesmen," at
tempts to be severe and succeeds only
in" being silly. We know of no rea
son why a public man should be com
pelled, at any and all times, to submit
to the questionings of newspaper cor
respondents, and be bored
tofindoutintended
what he thinks about this and what
his opinions are on that subject, and
very especially on the Sabbath. The
country would be none the worse for
having more "Christian Statesmen"
like Senator McMillan—men who, no
matter what the circumstances or sur
roundings, have sufficient moral cour
age and strength of character to bring
their actions up to their professions.
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CANADA'S LIBERAL RAILWAT POLICY
Mr. James W. Taylor, American
Consul at Winnipeg, furnishes the St.
Paul Pioneer with a statement of the
proposed expenditures to be made by
the Canadian government for theproval
fiscal year 1875-6 upon the Canadian
Pacific Railway. The total, amount
is $6,250,000, of which $106,000 is
for grading 48 miles of the Pembina
Branch, under the' existing White
head contract, the Premier announc
ing that the remaining 32 miles would
be graded and the rails laid as soon
as the St. Cloud and St. Vincent
Branch should be completed from
Glyndon to the international frontier.
The liberality of these appropria
tions by the Canadian Parliament is
rendered the more striking when
placed in comparison with the parsi
monious and narrow policy of our
own government in the matter of
securing additional transportation
facilities. The present great want oi
this country is better and cheaper
outlets for the immense surplus of
products seeking markets, and in con
sidering this want Congress has been
strangely niggardly and short-sighted.
The injustice of this is especially felt
by the West, whose people saw Con
gress place upon them, at its last ses
sion, by anew tax bill, a burden oi
millions of dollars for the sole benefit
of Eastern manufactures, while it de
nied much that was needed and gave
what little it did give grudgingly
toward opening up new transporta
tion routes or improving such as we
now have. In proportion to their
resources, the United States could do
in this matter, for their own people,
ten-fold what Canada is doing for an
outlying province, and with greater
ease. It can only be hoped that, in
the course of time, our Congress may
learn wisdom from the Dominion
Parliament.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made
by the S Paul, Mankato and Still
water Associations—forming, as
theproverbially
St. Paul Dispatch puts it, the "Min
nesota Quadrilateral" (?)—for tbe
opening of the sporting season of
1875. The three Associations com
bine in offering purses amounting to
16,000 for three races—the first to
be held at Mankato, June loth and
16th the second at Stillwater, Juue
22d, 23d and 24th the third at St.
Paul, June 30th, July 1st and Ju
ly 2d.
ILLIBERAL LEGISLATION.
It would seem as though Members of
Congress, nettled by thedeserved strict
ures madeby thepresson many of their
acts,were determined to venttheir petty
spite upon newspapers whenever oppor
tunity offered. A year ago a law was
passed compelling publishers to pre
pay postage on their publications,
thus requiring them to do for the
government what its own officials had
failed in doing—collect its postage.
Under this law publishers had either
to add the amount of the postage to
the price of subscription or pay it out
of their own pockets, and in the form
er case to make good the failure oi
any subscriber to remit the postage.
They had to assume all the risk the
government took none. They are re
quired, also, to pay postage on their
exchanges. These provisions of the
law were generally submitted to with
tolerably good grace, as it was urged
that they were demanded by the ne
cessities of the Post-office Department
and the condition of the treasury, and
newspaper publishers are, as a class,
patriotic and self-deny
ing. A slight sugar-coating was giv
en the bill by abolishing the franking
privilege, thus placing Members of
Congress on a level with every other
citizen in the matter of paying post
age-
But, at Its last session, Congress
rubbed off the sugar-coating by re
storing the franking privilege,' at
least in part, and gave the newspaper
publishers another cut by doubling,
the postage on transieut papers, proof
sheets, posters and all matter includ
ed in the third class, which, in
de-President
is as follows: •-•:,•
"All pamphlets, occasional publications,
ines, hand bills,
i, prospectuses,
proof-wheels, cor
rected proof-sheets, maps, prints, engrav
ings, blanks, flexible patterns, articles of
merchandise, sample cards, phonographic
paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
and wrappers, cards, plain add ornamental
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and ncions."
paper, phonographic representations of dil
lerent types seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots
The price, which bad been one cent
lor every two ounces, was made one
cent per ounce. This increase will be
felt not only by publishers and print
ers, but by every person who sends
a paper or a magazine to a friend, or
who sends small packages to be
carried in the mails, The increase is
said to have been secured through the
lobby influence, as it is directly in the
interests of, the express companies,
from whose exorbitant charges the
law asit previously stood had afforded
much relief. **.
It wHl take Congress a long time
to "get even" with the press in this
way. In order to pass the bill, the
Republican majority had to violate
two pledges made in the last national
platform of the party—one demand
ing the entire repeal of Jhe franking
privilege and one to secure cheaper
postage for the people.
THE Black Hills fever rages at
Mankato and Litchfield.
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*0R*ArsCH50LS.
We take the following extracts
from an able and well-considered ar
ticle on the above subject in the Lake
city loader:
"There is no doubt but the State
blundered a few years ago and legis
lated at least ten years ahead of her
real necessities, in establishing the two
additional Normal Schools, besides
the one at Winona but we do net
regard that as a sufficient reason to
justify the disposition so apparent in
the last two Legislatures to cripple
and impair, if not abolish them entire
ly, by refusing to grant them needed
aid and sustenance that they may the
more efficiently do the work they are
to perform in educating
teachers for our public schools. In
common with others, we regretted to
see the vote of our respected Senator
recorded with the opponents of these
schools.
"The plea of their expense, so often
urged, is no justification for seeking
to abolish them. An intelligent citi
zenship, and a citizenship seeking ev
ery means to attain intelligence in its
best forms, is not apt to weigh the
value of educational privileges in the
same scale with questions of a stinted
economy. Normal schools have been
thoroughly tried and.the fact that
they have had for years the entire ap
of the best educators of
therule
land as directly tending tb develop
and improve the central feature of
our educational system—THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL—is sufficient for all practical
purposes, and should hide paltry con
siderations affecting their welfare from
sight and hearing.
"We do not think' our citizens have
any sympathy with the raid that has
been made for the last two years on
the Normal Schools—a fact we have
noted on previous occasions when
the question was before the Legisla
ture."
No. 3 of Peters' Household Melo
dies contains four songs with choruses,
two ballads and an Easter anthem,
the whole being offered for 50 cents.
THE convention between Spain and
the United States for the settlement
of the Virginius affair was signed at
Madrid on the 5th hut., and will be
ratified Thursday.
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THE Voce Di Verta, of Rome, says
the Pope confers the cardinal's hat on
Archbishop McCloskey, not only on
account of the personal merits of that
prelate, but because the holy see is
desirous of honoring the Catholics of
America, and of marking progress of
Catholicism in the United States.
THE Senate committee on Foreign
Relations Thursday reported. the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, with an
amendment providing that permis
sion shall not be given to any other
nation to acquire another naval or
coasting station within these islands,
and recommended its ratification.
THE total number of hogs packed
in the West from November 1st to
March 1st is about 5,500,000, against
a total last season of 5,446,200 The
States in which there has been an in
crease in numbers are Illinois, Iowa
and Kentucky. Chicago packed this
year 1,690,248 against 1,520,024 last
season.
IN Illinois the Civil Damage law is
constantly made .the basis for suits
against saloon keepers, and in nearly
all cases with success. A liquor deal
er in Amboy, in that State, has just
been compelled to pay $2,000 to the
widow of a drunkard who was killed
in his saloon. The same law is oper
ative in New York and other States.
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PAKT V. of McDivitt, Campbell
& Co.'s New York pamphlet
edition ofthe proceedings inthe Tilton
Beecher trial brings the case up to
the close of the testimony taken by
the plaintiff, and makes with the pre
ceding parts, a volume of 800 pages.
Thi part has a portrait of Judge
Fullerton, of Tilton's counsel.
THE President Thursday issued an
order to the heads of several depart
ments instructing those officerstorec
ognize the present Government of
Arkansas as being valid and in unob
structed operation. President Grant
thus promptly adopts the course so
often hinted at in his messages, call-,
ing upon Congress for authority to
act in these matters.
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THE 4th of March, 1876, comes
on: Sunday, and as Grant's term. ex
pires on the-4th, and the inaugural
of his successor, will not take place un
til Monday, the 5th, the presiding
officer pro tern, of the Senate will be
for twenty four hours. The
precedent was established in the
case of James K. Polk, and David
Atchison, of Missouri, the then Pres
ident of the Senate pro tem., became
that day President of the United
States,—Chicago Tribune,
As President Grant's successor will
not be inaugurated until March 4th,
1877, we do not see what sort of dif
ference all this makes, anyhow. As
we figure it, the 4th of March, 1877,
will come on. Saturday, the same day
as the 4th of March, 1876, which is
leap year.
ONE of the best-edited, best printed
and in every way the most interest
ing religious papers in the country, so
far as our information goes, is
thethe
Chicago Interior. Although pub
lished as an organ of the Presbyterian
denomination, its articles are catholic
in spirit and its columns arc kept re
markably free from .'that narrowness
and intolerance so often found hi sec
tarian papers, The Rev. C.
Thompson has recently become asso
ciated with Dr. Fatten as co-editor,
and the two, representing sentiments
in the denomination which at tiroes
have not been in perfect harmony,
will work together for the common
good. We heartily commend the Inte
rior ia those desiring a first-class fami
ly paper and especially a denomina-
mOTARIWI.
—A number of the towns in the
State voted "no license" at the late
town meetings.
—Witchman A Blakely, leading
merchants at Red Wing, have closed
out their stock and intend going to
Texas.
—The furniture warehouse of Bliss
& Dole, at Minneapolis, was burned
Thursday morning. The origin of
the fire is not known. Loss, $10,600
insurance, $6,300.
—A little son of G. W. Nichols, of
Warsaw, Rice county, was so badly
scalded by a dipper of hot water be
ing accidentally thrown on him that
his life is despaired of.
—Col. John L. Merriam, of S
Paul, is reported to have secured the
carrying of the United States mails
between Vicksburg and New Orleans
during the coming year.
—The Boston Elevator at Lake
City, was destroyed by fire Friday
morning at 3 o'clock. The origin of
the fire not known. The building
was worth $30,000 insured for $10,
500. There was seventy-five thous
and bushels of wheat in store, which
was mostly insured.
—The Farmer's Union thinks wheat
has touched the bottom figure, and
that prices will now continually
better. The crop of 1874 is es
timated at 20,000,000 bushels, of
which one-half has been marketed.
At present prices, several millions
of da-liars will come to the State this
spring, which must give quite an im
petus to all kinds of business.
—The Anoka Union says that the
shooting of Wm. H. Kosterman, at
Cambridge, Isanta county, by Con
stable Smith (reported in last week's
paper) was justifiable. Kosterman
resisted to the utmost, the bystanders
refusing to assist the officer. Smith
finally got Kosterman down, and
with one hand on his throat, drew
his revolver with the other, and
threatened to shoot him unless he
yielded and came along with him.
Kosterman affected to acquiesce, and
was allowed to get up, when he sprang
round behind the counter and retreat
ed to the further end, partially be
hind a desk which stood upon the
counter, reached under the desk, say
ing at the same time "damn you, I'll
fix you." Thinking he was reaching
for his revolver, and that his own
life was at stake, Smith fired upon
him, the ball taking effect in Koster
man's breast. The wounded man
lived but a few minutes. Smith gave
himself up. Kosterman was a des
perate character.
It now appears certain that there
will be no Spanish treaty agreed up
on at this session of the Senate, as
the draft prepared by Minister Cush
ing is not acceptable to the Alfonso
Government.
THE National Fire Insurance
Company, of Philadelphia closed its
doors Friday. The officers have re
solvedtosuspend business for a few
days, and will examine into the situa
tion with a view of ascertaining its
exact condition.
ANYWAY, there is this comfort in
the New Hampshire election. If it
was not a reaction, it was at least a
^'stand-off." The Democratic action
must cease before the Republican re
action can begin. It is something to
reach a stage of equilibrium.
GEN. SHERMAN says that parties
and expeditions, so far as is possible,
will be prevented from going into the
Black Hills country, and as soon as
the weather permits troops will be
sent to bring out the party now
there. Miners who undertake to
make their fortunes among the Black
Hills will find it a hard road to
travel.
THE new Captain-General of Cuba,
Count Valmaseda, arrived at Havana
Thursday, and, being accompanied by
a reinforcement of 1,000 Spanish
troops was well received. Soon after
his arrival, he called together a num
ber of the wealthiest citizens, and re
quested them to advance 100,000
poundstopay the expense of bring
ing reinforcements from Spain. The
sum required was immediately sub
scribed. It is stated on trustworthy
authority that Valmaseda has inform
ed the officers of Havana volunteers
that their men will soon- be needed
for temporary service in the field.
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—Mrs. Swisshelm is rather erratic
on a good many subjects, but in a re
cent letter she hits the nail squarely
on the head: "When I was publish
in a paper," she says, "I never em
ployed man, woman, boy, beast or
machine because he, or she or it want
ed the work, but always because the
work wanted them." This is thegomery,
whole philosophy of successful labor,
and the reason why intelligent em
ployers always decline that class of
persons who look to influence and
friends to find them a position.—
Missouri Democrat.
—Since the defeat of the bill for
the equalization of bounties, certain
Democratic papers have been attempt
ingtomake a little capital out of it
for their party. Their plan istoraise
cry of "Poor soldier," and to
charge the President with treachery to
his old comrades because he had de
terminedtoveto the bill in case it
should pass the Senate. The truth is,
aside from the merits of the bill, the
Democrats can have no claim on the
of the soldiers. Every
Democratic Senator voted against it
None the less do we rejoice that the
President vetoed the hill, and that a
sufficient number of Republican Sen
ator! voted against ittoinsure its de
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L.gratitude
Brigham Yoting returned home
from the penitentiary with an escort
offcieadiT
Best Prints,
Good Prints,
Lancaster Ginghams,
Good Ginghams,
Good Linen Crash.
Heavy Brown Duck,
Good Cotton Flannels,
Heavy Woolen Shirting Flannels,
Minnesota Plaid Shirting Flannels,
Grey Woolen Flannels,
LATK NEWS ITEMS.
—The losses by the recent fire at
Port au Prince amounted to $2,000,
000.
—Gen. Sherman's diary istobe
published immediately, instead of be
ing withheld until after his death.
—The Board of Brokers of San
Francisco have subscribed $10,000
for the relief of the Kansas and Ne
braska sufferers.
The creditors of Rose Bros.,
wholesale merchants of Chicago,
agree to accept the proposition of the
firm to pay 24 cents on the dollar.
—Wheatley, Williams & Co., sugar
refiners of New York, *ho failed for
$66,700, offer to settle with their cred
itors at fifty cents on the dollar in
payments to be made in one, two and
three years.
—Snow slides in the Big Cotton
wood Canon have been frequent of
late, and at present the Canon is im
passible at one place, the road being
covered to a depth of fifty feet for
nearly a mile.
—The hop-vines of the old Wis
consin yards have been killed by the
severe weather. There is some hope
for the new ones. The fall of snow,
on the first attack, was' too light to
preserve the old ones.
—The way that Southern saloon
keepers evade the Civil-Rights act
and keep out Sambo is to put up a
sign, "Drinks, $5, subjecttodiscount."
The discount for white men is $4.85
per drink.
—Boucicault has refused an offer of
$250,000 for the exclusive use of his
new piece, the "Shaughraun," for five
years, the author's services to be in-as
cluded. He is the most fortunate
playwright alive.
—Massachusetts has the mining
fever bad. A farmer who owns a
pasture near the Chipman and Boyn
ton mines holds it at $100,000 a year
ago he would have parted with it for
$300 or $400. Next year, perhaps
he will regret having been so stiff
about a little matter of that kind.
—The Berlin correspondent of the
Daily News reports that the German
Government is irritated at the con
duct of Spain in the Gustav affair,
and at the clerical leaning of King
Alfonso's Ministers. He adds: "This
feeling will find expression when the
new Spanish Ambassador presents his
credentials to the Emperor."
—A woman, unknown, called at
the house of Mr. Beckwith, George
town, Thursday, and on being refused
alms left shortly afer she met a lit
ttle niece of that gentleman having
in her arms his infant child six weeks
old she persuaded the girl to give it
to her, and sent her off to a store to
buy seme candy, since which time
neither the woman nor child has
been seen or heard of.
She was afterwards arrested in Bal
timore, with the child in her arms.
—Several negroes applied at the.
ticket office of the theatre at Mont
Ala., Thursday night to pur
chase tickets of admission to the
par-Winona,
quette to a minstrel performance, and
were refused. Afterwards Deputy
United States Marshal Randolph ar
rested the proprietors of the troupe,
upon complaint of four negroes, ibr
violation of the civil rights bill, who
gave bonds of $500 for appearance
Friday before the United States
Commissioner, The negroes who
made the application are well known
politicians, Two of them were de
feated for county offices at the last
election.
—Apropos of the Tyndall-Darwin
theories comes in one of Gen.
Schenck's latest stories that he told to
the wife of a British Cabinet officer,
who assured«him that "England
made America all that she is."
"Pardon, madam," said the General
"you remind me of an answer of the
Ohio Ia4 in his teens, who, attending
Sunday school for the first time, was
asked by his teacher, 'Who made
you?' 'Made me?' «Yes 'Why
God made me about so long (holding
his hands about ten inches apart,) but
I growed the rest.'"
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THE ST, PAUL PRESS.
DAILY, TKI-WEEKJLV and WBBKI.Y.
The PRESS is a Bepublican newspaper,
but hot a party organ in any sense incon
sistent with the supreme function of the
publicjournal as a fearless, and independ
ent censor of public men and measures.
THE ST. JPAXJI* DAILY PRKSS.
The publishers of the Pitas will spare
no eflbrts or expense to maintain its con
ceded position as the leading newspaper of
the northwest, outside of Chicago. The
enterprise and ability which hare made it
by far the most popular and successful news
paper in Minnesota, are pledged to place it
in the very front rank of American jour
nalism.
In addition to its local St. Paul news, it
maintain* local reporters at, and publishes
daily local news reports from, Minneapolis,
Stillwater, Duluth, Hastings, Red Wing,
and other cities, and employs cor
respondents in every city, village and tele
graph station in Minnesota, Northern Iowa,
Western Wesconsin, Dakota and Manitoba.
THE 8AINT PAUL TBI-WEEKLY PRESS
Embraces most of the contents of the
daily, and is a valuable substitute for the
latter in cases'where subscribers are sup
plied by a tri-weekly mail.
THE ST. PAUL WEEKLY PRESS.
Thisjournal, long a favorite with the
rural population of Minnesota, and having
a far wider circulation than any other
weekly, will end its fourteenth volume with
the close ofthe present year. The pub
lishers design to make it far more exclu
sively than ever before a family journal,
and to this end especial and careful atten
tion will be paid to its literary features.
The news of the week will be carefully
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ST. PAUL PRESS 00„
wis ••:. St.Taul.Minn.
WE MEANJUSTWHAT'WESAY, and will, for THIRTY DAYS MORE, offer full lines of FRESH, SEASONABLE (if possible) than tver before, both as regards exteasire Hock, tbe lowest market
GOODS, AT COST. LOOK AT OUR PRICES and you will be convinced that we MEAN BUSINESS: ^aes ear fiei. dirsctfrom first lmnde, both In this country and in Eu
Lonsdale Bleached Muslin, 12*c
Good yard-wide 10c
Good 3-4 .-» 7*farm
Extra Heavy yd-wide BrownMuslin, 12*c
Fine
Good
Gent' Knit Shirts & Drawers,
20c. Former Price,
33*Cx Former Price,
25c. Former Price,
YOUR GOODS NOW.
STEW A I
O N Sc A O
OLOTTBCIlSrCx-
j. PR0 2srbzizsrsK
_. Has now a luge and well selected Stock of all kinds of
Clothing, Gents' Furnishiiig Goods,
HATS AND CAPS,
Cloths and Cassimeres, Boys' and Youths' Clothing
TfrRTTlVKS, A E I N A S &xs.
All are invited to call and GET THE WORTH OF THEIR MONEY.
St. Cloud, Minn., May 26th, 1874.Schwartz
—It is a notable thing that the
Judges of England, with one or two
exceptions, unite in sustaining flog
ging as a punishment for offenses to
which it is now applied, and many of
them favor its extension to cases of
violent assault. There is certainly
more fitness in its application to the
last-named offenses than for petty
larceny. It is poor satisfaction, in
adequate punishment, and no deter
ment whatever to impose au insignifi
cant fine on a brute who has first in
sulted and then knocked down and
beaten a woman, or a man physically
weaker than himself. The aggravated
Cases of assault which occur every
day in English and American cities
fully account for the recommendation
that flogging be substituted for fine
a punishment, which has been
made by such men as Chief Justice
Cockburn and Justices Blackburn,
Mellor, and Lush. There is no other
punishment that would fully meet
the case of the ruffian who insulted
and struck a lady in a State street
horse-car a few nights since, with no
conductor or employe of the company
to defend her. At all events, it will
be interesting to note the influence
of flogging on this class of offenses if
it shall be applied in England.—Chi
cago Tribune.
CUSTOM WORK
done in the
LATEST STYLES,
and in the very best manner, at reasonable rates.
J. PRONDZDTSKI.
& Poechmann's Block, St. Germain Street
SPECIAL NOTICES.
THE CONFESSIONS OF AN INVALID,
Published as a warning and for the benefit of
Young Men »nd others who suffer from NERVOTJg
or—. .e
DEBILITY, LOSS OF
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supplyin.
thewawof Stif-Oure. Written:""on.
by wh..„:g
cured
himself after under
snd sent free on rece:
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NATHANIEL MAYF_
P. O. Box 153. BrooklvnVK.T.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Brainerd and St. Cloud
STAGE LINE.
Stages leave St. Cloud daily, (Mondays
excepted) at 5J A. M., arriving at Brainerd
at 7 p. M. Leave Brainerd (Mondays ex
cepted) at 5 A. M., arriving at St. Cloud at
7 p. M.
For passenger tickets, express rates, etc.,
call at S. H. Parsons &Co/s
ington avenue, St. Cloud.
marll-tf.
,' store, Wash-
CX H. HALL, Proprietor.
A BRAVE BOOK t!
"WHAT WOHAV
SHOULD KNOW."
A WomatCt Book about a Woman, by a Woman.
E DOTTY,)
The only work of the kind erer writtten by a
woman, ia a necessity in every household, its en
tire novelty and eminent practicalness create
an immense demand. Notwithstanding the
delicate subjects necessarily treated, it is written in
such a brave, pure style as will not offend the
most fastidious. Lady agents never have had such
an opportunity to make money and do good. Terms
and sample sheets mailed free on immediate appli
cation. J. S. GOODMAN, 93 Washington St., «Cni
cago, marl8-8w
"The Way to Wealth, If yon desire it. Is
as plain as the way to Market."—FRANKLIN.
AGENTS WANTED to Canvass in Steams and
adjoining counties
for the new book "STJCCEsJS IN BUSINESS," or
O N E country has money for ev
AHD frybody. Money in TRADE, in the
O MILL, in Mivn, on the FARM, in
TT the Garden, in Wheat, in Corn, in
TST41T1? v* gtook,iBPoultry. Thtobookshows
AAJ&JE, 1 1 how Business Men, Farmers,Work
ingmen. Young Men and Women, all may get, tarn,
Man and vie it. Just the book needed and will sell
ftjt. Address for circulars and terms, J. C.
f^?£Yikco^(8ucce8l,or,toZI«»w*McCuidy,)
180 W. Fourth St., Cincinnati, O. Fifth av
enue & Adams St., Chicago, Hi. 6*0 Olive
St., St. Louis, Mo. a
•Js. B.—THK Paoput's STAXDARD EMTIO* OV THB
HOLT BIBLE, published by us, is the finest, cheapest
and best. Agent* maks from *5 0 to S8 0 per
month selling it with other books, without extra
expense. marlS^w
Standard Safes.
BIGPORD & PASSMORE,
AGENTS FOB
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Minaesota, Dakota
AND
l&RIT SH -POBSE8810NS.
4LO Jatsksbii
SAINT FACT, mtam. vl7n86
A fCH^mJLLmi
The undersigned offers ibr sal* a Ko. 1
Jack, (formerly owned by W. Louden).
Is a large, powerful animal, perfectly
sound, six yean old, browncolor, andwith
out a superior in the State for.Stack. Will
be sold cheap for cash, or good real estate
Inquire of F. H. DAM.
St. Cloud, F#i. 24,1875. A Imo.
O S O N Sc O
lt»SB (LateofSraoRoaAirBiaaabir,)-1
JLn. E S to
WertThird Street, ST. FAU1V.
O
ST. PAUL
FOR
*.)*» «P# MSHKBtB .•. tm
D. D. Merrill & Co., 35 Third street.
Auerbaeh, Fineh Sohrffer, 114 and
Third «t
William Lea, 186 Third it
THOMAS ROBINSON,
John Gartner, 152 Third st
•tn„„t",j
Giesen ft Roosen, 218 Third st
Baauneat ft liter, 118 Third tl
fratJtelftCo., 98 Third st
BensftBeeht, 297 third st
li. As,
CT
Wo the undersigned, Jobbers, Wholesale Dealers and Manufacturers of St. Pool, won
most respectfully call the attention of our numerous friends throughout the North
west to the fact that we are determined, tbisyesr to offer even greater inducement*
rope, and relying on our location and excellent facilities for '.ho prompt shipment o*
goodito any point desired, we are enabled to offer inducement* superior to any other
market in the West. St. Paul in admitted to be tbe beat Westei Market for all kind
of products, and shippers will find it to their own advantage to make consign
ments to our Commission Merchants.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
8t Paal HarTeeter Works, 226 Third st. I 0. L. Sheldon, 69 and 70 Levee
Baker, Eenrick ft Co., cor Sibley and A Lejrde, (Agricultural Bngines)8
Levee. Sixth st
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS AMD STATIONERS.
Press Printing Co., Third st Oeisen & Booeen, 218 Third st
BOOKSELLERS AND 8TAT10NERS.
BOOTS AND 8HOES.
Forepaugh ft Tarbox, 66 Third st Johnson & Mason, 100 Third st
CARRIAGE MANUFACTURERS AND 1 EALEB8.
Quiobv ft Hsllowetl, 63 Robert st Henry Mills, 23 nnd 25 West Fifth st
Whnrton, 108 Jncksou st
CARPETS, OIL CLOTH8. WALL PAPER,
Jobs Mfttbcis, 240 nnd 248 Third st W. L. Anderson
O. Strong ft Go., (AN ENTIRE HEW STOCK)
CHINA, GLASS, AND QUE ENSWARE.
Craig & Larkin, 66 Third street. Pollock, Donaldson Ogdsn, 169 Third
.. CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY.
Strong, Haekett Chapin, 69 Third st I Chas E II»yo Co., 76 Third st
CheritraeftFarwells, 135 Third at A Buell, 6 East Seventh st
HATS AND CAPS
Gordon, 88 Robert st Wm Mason, 190 Third st
IRON, NAILS AND STEEL.
Niools ft Dana, 62 Third at Braden ft Brothers, 164 Third
LITHOGRAPHING AND ENGRAVING.
8t. Paal Lltho EngravingftPublishing Co A Read, eor Third and Jacksoa
RioeftCo., 115 Third street.
LUMBER COMPANIES AND DEALERS.
Anoka Lumber Co 288 Third at Pine County Lumber Co., 96 Third
PaineftCo. Junot 8 ft ft N and 145 Third st
MACHINERY, MILL AND RAILROAD SUPPLIES.
WoolseyftCo.,eor ThirdftJackson st
MILLINERY GOODS.
I OppenheimftCo., 69 Third hi! IU? I DuganftRunnette (Wholesale and Ret
I 21 Third st
NOTIONS, TOYS, &c.
E Randall. 171 Third st
PAPER BOX MANUFACTURERS
PAPER DEALERS.
Arerill, Russell ft Carpenter, 224 Third st D. D. Merrill & Co., 35 Third st.
PHOTOGRAPHIC STOCK, FRAMES, &c.
Zimmerman Bros., 216 Third st
PUMP8 AND PIPING.
Woolsey ft Co., oor Third and Jaoksin
SHOW CASES AND PICTURE FRAMES.
Chas. Bauer, 66 Robert street
SADDLERY AND SADDLERY HARDWARE.
Morehons ft Ware, 76 Robert st Schmidt ft Kiefsr, 89 Robert st
SAFE MANUFACTURERS.
American Steam Safe Co., CheritresA Far- Hall's Safe ft Lock C«., Chas E Maye
wells, Agents Co.. A genu
SEWING MACHINES—WHOLESALE AGENTS.
GroverftRaker Slewing Machine Co., 168 Ramon ft Noyes, Agents ••Singer," 1
Third st I Third st
Davis Sewing Machine Co., Geo. Mul- I Weed Sewing Machine Co., Jao
ford, Gen. Agt., 124 Jackson st field Manager. 338 Third st
Wison Shuttle and Excelsior, Parsons ft Wilcox State Agts., 48 W. Third street
WINES AND LIQUORS.
MINN.,
&c.
222 and 224 Third st
25 West Thi street.
W Tuohelt & Co., 6 East Third st A Holterfaoft Co., 92 TMrd
Fetsch Bros., 71 and 73 E. 3d street, Manufacturers of the celebrated "Bonne Bouch
Cigars, at 960, $70 and $90 per thousand. Send for samples.
CLOTHING.
Campbsll ft Bro., 112 Third st Pfankuch Co..99 Third st
COFFEE AND SPICE MILLS.
Mt 7Wt\J -U COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Clifford Maxfisld, 22 Jack SOB at I McNamara A Waldo, 42 Sibley strast,
MoCerdy* Ba»eh cor Casmer Pennsr. 14 Jackson st
W»AVaB81yk#*Co440 8ibleyat J. B. Boiie, 1« Jackson st
CONFECTIONERS
Miner McCarthy. 10 E Fourth at
COAL AND CARBON OIL.
SAUNDERS A HARBISON, Wholesale, 105 East 3d st.
COPPER AND BRASS WORKS
MoritE Walter, 87 Jackson st.
DOORS, 8ASH, BLINDS AND MOULDINGS.
DeCou Co., eor 6th and Jackson sts Braadborst, Mocllsr Cs., 6th
DRT GOODS.ftSmith,
116
FANCY GOODS, NOTI0N8.
N Harwood, 110 Third it Plechner Bros, 124 Third st.
Cam 129 and 131 Third at
CatheartftCa, (Wholesale and Rata
ENGtiAVING QN WOOD
FANCY AND HAIR GOODS.
FURNITURE.
Btees Brothers, eor Third and Minnesota sts
FTJBS, HIDES, WOOL, GINSENG, AC.
H. L. Young & Co., 16 Jackson st.
GKOCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Beaupre & Kelly, eor Third and 8ibley st Hott Parr, 37 Robert st
McQuillan Co., nor 3d and Sibley at Borup Jackson. 93 nod 95 Third
Monfert ft Co., (Fancy Groceries, Wholesale Retail,) 200 Third St 126 Jac*
15 Wabaahaw
pMtxtdy, LJOB* A C*., 96 Third et
Bowlin & McOeeaan 28 Sibley at
KieferftHeek. 84 Jacksoa rt
Retail Business of S Paul
We would advise parties visiting St Paul to sail upon the Merchants whose card
are given below before purchasing elsewhere. They are the meet ptonuaent dealer
their respective lines in the city, and keep always 00 hand large, fresh, seasenabl
ad well-hssorted sleeks, whioh. ther will sell at extremely lew prices.
DYER BROTHERS & HOWARD
l«34l Tlilrcl S St a
PIANOS, ORGANS,
Violins, Guitars, Accordeons, &c, Sheet Music and
Publications
AT
W O E & A I I E
.AJNTD
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Our stock is the finest, and prices and terms the most liberal, of anv house in tbe
Northwest.
Instruments sold on easy Monthly Payments, old ones
rtaltl^ln Exchange.
Buy your Piano or Organ of a reliable House, whose warrant for Five yeaas goe
with every instrument.
W O E S A E E A S I E
Complete, amd prices as low as any Eastern House.
DYER BROS, HOWARD,
yon visit 8t. Panl call at the
^fbt^^isrWhen
ox«oTi3:x3srca-
Ton can save money by baying clothing for youself or beys, at tbe Bostea detains
»ejlw »»™. House,
43^^S#ii?^Mrei -i|4 Ol Pfo.
St Paul Business College and Telegraphic Institute
Persona desirous that their sons should aoquire a thorough commercial education
should not fail to send them to the St. Panl Business College. The oldest and best in
the Northwest. Established in 1865, as one of the BryantftStraiten Chain ofColleges
and constantly increasing its facilities in every particular, until to-day, no school in
the country has a higher reputation for thorough training in the various departments
of mathesaaties. book-keeping, commercial law,ftc,all being in charge of a full corps
arable Inatrtotersin avery department. Per terms and information, addraai
*m PROF. W. A lABBlnVPmnol*
ST. PAUL ft MANKATO.
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