Newspaper Page Text
Y:' *3*S9 tobite the iust. lim 'emintno Offlcei-Beeker's Threats, ihiogto^i Dispatch the Cleveland Leader, is LucSy Horton, a fair and dashing ette.jwell known in local society, threatened to throttle the treasury department. She hua spoken and writ ten the mandate. It is that sfie must be, given a clerkship or Secretary Folger and Appointment Clerk Butler must bite the dust.' Lucy is not without a history, and her Record is written in blood. She is probably 25 years of age, hence she cannot be classed as unsophisticated, aad has been a resident of this city for iveral years. A very few years ago she fire (A a slug of lead into the'body of tfSa son |of Senator Morgan of Alabama leftjhiin for dead. She said? the man had seduced, and betrayed 8le is tall, slender, rather vivac an# good-looking. It is said she can love- with a fervor seldom equalled, and hate with a vengeance worthy ofa pirate. Six months or more after, the smoke from the field wbeie she shot young Morgan having cleared away, she ap plied for a position in the treasury de partment. She made her apulication'in peifeoTi, and was accompanied, it is said, Ingersoll, Representative Shel- leiDarger oi Pennsylvania, and other id and reputable people, who urced '•secretary to give her a place. The |ople who recommended her were ived by her pleasant promises. As Bqan as Secretary Forger heard her name he bluntly refused to help her. But the old gentleman was soon out nianeuvered by ardent friends. She wteff given a position as a "sub" for three months uuder another name than Lucy Horton, and at the expiration of that lp she succeeded in securing another i.e months' lease of life. It was dur the last quaite? that she displayed a ritnottobe courted by the saints, ,rebv a prominent clerk in the de merft-wu8 transferred from one di vision to another and came near losing his official head. Appointing Clerk But ler, discovering Lucy's unenvied quali ties, refused to help her to another term at the end of her la?t employment. Again her old desire for blood returned. She coldly entered Mr But er's room in tie department a few days ago and in formed him that unless he reinstated her she would shoot him, und Secretary Fol "•r, too, remarking with emphasis, "and won't miss my aim, either^,".- £l which r. Butler assumed she meant itnmedi- W. work, and tie-replied that he would ottreqjfti&ras others had if she ever 'tempted to shoot him, but would re llv with the same effect as though she were a masculine. Lucy left Mr. But ler's room with her anger unsoothed Returning to her home, she indited a note to Mr. Butler, and ^threatened his life if he did not give her a place at once, and essayed the same fate to Secretary Folger. Not hearing from her note she wrote again.and again. The others were ofthesame purport as the first, "A clerkship of your lives, Messrs. Butler a$d Folger." Mr. Butler informed Sec Folger of the woman's threats, IfcWopbrtedto him her dangerous char acter, but did not say to the secretary that his life was also threatened. On Thursday Miss-Horton entered the of fice of the appointment clerk. She was calm and her Jface bloodless. She was penitent. She is subject to hysterics, and after begging to ue received back she was seized with an hysterical spasm and enacted a scene that would put out pathos its very self. But Mr. Butler, to save bis honor, could not take her back, and refused flatly to do so. She came again yesterday, and again to-day. Her visits werelong, probably of two or three hours' duration. This afternoon she re peated her threat that she will shoot Mr Butler and the secretary, and those who know her say she does not talk so for pastime. Since she has grown so de monstrative, Congressmen Shellenbar ger, Mr. Ingersoll, and other influential friends, have abandoned her. IHE SUN AMD MOON. What Man Says Who Is Constantly Gazing at the Heavenly Bodies. "Has your observation of the sun spots shown you any laws or system governing then,?".) asked a Boston Herald reporter oi the tejescope man" on Boston common I "I oan't say that it has, except that ••i-tiiey-always, make their appearance on the western edge of i&e sun and pass acress ihe disk, leaving it at the eastern edge, There are two courses for this passage, one north and one south of the sun's eqnator. They are never nearer the equator than thirty degree? or nearer the poles than tb.e airne distance, se that their tracks are pret ty regular. Besides this, I don't see that hey" have any laws, though it is verylnter eating to watch their changes. By means of the micrometer, a delicate appliance that is placed under the lens in tne eye-piece, |we aro enabled to measure the diameter of these spots by comparison with the known I diameter of the sun's disk. The average I s'ze is from 12,OQO to 18,000 miles. The largest I have ever seen crossed the sun last year. It was in April, and there were two of.them, one 35,000 miles in diameter and the other 30,600. They occupied thirteen days in crussing—.that is about the average ime, as the passage ranges from twelve to |feen days. Nothing more was seen until October of the same year, when there ap peared what was evidently one of the same pair that I had seen six months before. At all events, it was of the same size and shape, Jind, having made careful observation oi "both. I couldn't he# believing they were the same. I had also seen at different times cavities that could be looked into you look into the cavity of a cup, and .again I have seen clearly defined conical peaks." •3)o these forms change rapidlyf" •*Not so rapidly as to be perceptible, un ites* one were to stand for a long time at the glass. In a few hours, however, the difference becomes very marked, and ten or twelve hours show great changes. In one case I was matching what appeared a per fectly biack spot, when I saw a light film begin to form at the edge and stretch to ward the center. It passed the center and extended two-thirds ot the way across to the opposite side from which it started. Then it began to retreat, having reached what I estimated to be a distance of nine thousand miles from the starting point, and in Bwe hours from the time it began to form it wholly disappeared. This intense and rap id action not commonly observed. From last October last June several spots of thi medium tfee were seen. On the 17th of JtfnVthere ap^ared a cluster of thirteen srio'.g. Looking for them the next day I Hand that they Sad been consolidated into ap small and beautiful snot wltb a Jenumbra around it. From that time up 4&lK^dnday the display was varied from J.y to day, sometimes showing four grsat fast era at once, and sometimes separating |to single spots. During the last, week of ne and the last week in July the largest ot of the series were seen, being very ing and narrow. On July 18th I counted forty-one spots, and fr several days the Jiumber remained about the same. It is |iot unusual to see what appear to be cavi ties, wi'h filmy bridges across them." "Are your, Observations of the sky at finigbt equally as interesting?" I Well, I keep a pret.y olose watch for nn 1 usual movements. Just now there is noth- In especially to bs observed, except the ivoon. The fixed stars, looked at through the telescope, appear very much as they do to the nakedr%e. I have seen some inter sting thingsVl Inpiter, eepec'ally in the changing oolorljf' its belts, having eb* served five at oil thing the people and lor myself l", tbe more I look ie. The moon is a wowy of looking at, |it more interesting dead body." e" |p HIS FIRST HIGH HAT. I met hira in the crowded street— 'Twaa on a Sabbath mom— And on the gentle breezes] sweet, Repentant, erring man to greet. ifw The sound of bells was bo ne. He passed me with averted eyes And stony downcast face His mien was cold, his look was shy, His vision bore a crimson-dye, And he quickened his tardy pace. What was it, you ask, that made him so? Ah! I can tell you that— It was not coldness yon know, Bu^ woe, dear reader, mental woe He had on his first high hat. —Puck. TRAINING PUGILISTS How It Is Done—The Diet and, tbe Exercise—Tne Prize -Fighter's Or deal. An old trainer of pugilists thus ex plained his manner of operations to a Louisville Commercial reporter.: The very first thing to bo done is to BtuJy the constitution of the subject i' he is delicately constituted the training course must be adopted to his strength, and even if he is a strong, healthy and tough man, care must be taken not to overstrain him. My first active work is to put my man upon a course of mild purgatives. This treatment expels poisonous humors, soft ens the internal fats, and renders the system susceptible to the regular train ing which follows as soon as the subject has been thoroughly cleaned out. Tbe next resort is to out-door exercise such as walking and running, succeeded by heavy sweats if necessary to get rid of superflrous flesh and, when the man is very large and fleshy, the occasional use of hot baths should be combined with the original medication. There is nothing so good as these hot baths to cool feverish blood and open the pores that give ventilation to the inter-orgaus. Without this cleansing and reducing pro cess has been thoroughly done, all sub sequent efforts of the trainer will be of no account. As an example of a day's regular train ing, I get my man up early in the morn ing, allowing him nothing but a glass of sherry with an egg in it before breakfast, and start him out for a three mile walk at a moderate gait, thus bracing his nerves and giving him the benefit of the fresh morning air. Returning, a break fast is taken, consisting of gruel, a nice lean mutton chop, dry toast without, butter, boiled eggs and a cup of tea. He is now permitted to lounge or saunter about for an hour or so, then dresses in extra clothing and starts out for a "sweat." He is walked oat about seven miles at a strong gait, and back again at a very fast gait. On our return, instead of giving him hot gin or other stimula ing drinks, as some trainers are in the habit of doing I generally resort to a bowl of chamomile tea. Then stripping him to the buff, I rub his body until it is thoroughly dry and his skin is in a glow, and givejhim a cold shower bath, follow ing it up with a cold plunge bath con taining rock salt and vinegar, rubbing him from head to foot with a sponge while he is still in the bath. This has a curative effect upon all chafes and bruises resulting from his exercise, and at the same time hardens the flesh, When my man comes outof his bath I wipe him perfectly dry and hand-rub him vigorously all over the body, and allow him to lie down with a light sheet over him until his nerves .become quiet after this violent exercise, then I get him up, and clad in clean linen and comfortable clothing, he walks leisurely around until the dinner hour. If he feels very thirsty I generally allow him to take a glass of ola ale. At dinner the fare consists of beefsteak cooked as rare as his apDetite and digestion can manage, dry toast, boiled eggs, and other articles of food net calculated to relax or purge. After dinner I take him out Tor a walk oi twelve miles or so, dressed in light cloth ing, and we go at a good sharp walk not so rapidly however, as to get up exces sive sweating. Returning, I set him to work at the dumb bells for a quarter of an hour, then to fight the "bag" for half an hour, using gioves if training for a glove fight. To cultivate quickness of action he is exercised at fighting the "bladder," and uses light dumb bells. Occasionally we take a row in a boat where the location admits of such exer cise, or play at foot-ball, or any other proper athletic exercise as time allows. Then comes supper—tea, mutton-chop, dry toast and eggs, with other articles as allowed at dinner, but these extra dish es are not permitted according to the fancy of the man under training fan in telligent ^trainer I will watch these as sharply as any physician does the diet oi a very sick patient, and what I know to be improper food I rule out peremptor ily. After supper we take a leisurely stroll of two or three miles and back, and this constitutes the end of his day's work and he is ready to retire for the night. About an hour before going to bed I allow a bottle of Bass' ale and a bit of dry toast. Once in bed he re ceives a thorough liand-rubbing, and is disturbed no more until morning. ThiB program is repeated daily until the {natch in view takes place, unless, as sometimes happens, a man becomes feverish or off his feed, when the heav ier work has to be suspended for a time. A trainer's business is chiefly to get his man thoroughly sound, physically Of course I sometimes put on the gloves with my man, but he is supposed to un derstand the munly art before he comes under my care. Whatever defects I ma/,, observe in his "form" it is my duty to correct by proper instruction, but nothing beyond tbat. The trainer must keep the party con stantly under his eye, asleep or awake, as he is responsible to the backers far his man's conduct and condition. In this country I have trained a large number of good men, among whom were Abe Hicken and Harry, his brother, and Johnny Moore. Abe Hicken was the light weight champion of the world when he cnmc uuder iny care. His con test was with Pete McGuire, who fought Chandler, of California., for $1,0JO a side and the light weight championship of America. Harry Hit-ken fought Camp bell for a similar money Btake, and Moore met Dougherty of Philadelphia for a $1,000 stake. I trained Tracey for his great walking-match at Chicago, when he beat O'Leary's best time by three miles and a quarter and had two hours to snare. There is a fact connected with his performance that shows what careful training will accom plish. When he entered upon his walk of six days and nights he weighed 194 pounds and at the finish weighed 160 pounds, while other contestants lost from twenty to thirty pounds each." Some one here asked the.trailer why it was regarded so necessary to train against fat and he replied. "Fat is death to a man's chances in any kind of an athletic contest. I have seen a fat gamecock of the best strain refuse to fight and fat bull-terriers drop over on their backs and howl at the approach of the adversary in better training. Take the race-course, a f«.t trottet will break into Hop in spite of all tbat can be done IOBO tbe race. But the same anima ood training will stay every time. It so with men." ..yHiljlMff* •v Prices Fifty Tears Ago. From the Cleveland (Ohio) Leader, Aug.'16 The appended letter was written by Mr John Stair 60 years ago to-day to his nephew, Th mas Stair, of London, Eng land. The letter was recently sent by Mr. Alfred Stair of Manchester, England son of Thomas Stair, to Mr. S. H. Curtiss, of this city. At the time the letter was written Mr Stair was teaching a private school in Newburg, but directly after moved into the city: County op Cutahga, Ohio, NBWBUHG,Aug. 16,18S3. My Dear Thomas: An opportunity offers of sending a few lines to yon by way of "cheapside," which I gladly em brace. You have thought it Btiange, perhaps that I have not written you be fore, but when I tell you that on every letter we send to England we have 25 to pay postage to New York, and 27 cents for every one we receive (if brought by private hand and posted at New York, 25 cents,) added to which the uncommon scarcity of money, yon will cease to be surprised. Frequently men who a»e possessed of .a good farm and considerable stock are weeks and months without a cent They barter, or as they call it,trade for almost everything and are so accustomed to it that they don't feel it, but it is par ticularly trying to foreigners who have not the means to do so, consequently their resources are soon drained, unless they have sufficient to purchase a farm, where, by hard work, they may soon supply nearly all their wants. Many raise all they eat, with few exceptions, such as tea, coffee, &c. They raise their own wool and flax, which is spun and woven by the women for clothing, so that a farmer is the most independent person this country, and any person with a small income may live well for one-third that they can in England. Before I give you the prices of a fe W things, I should tell you that our ac counts are kept by dollars (marked thus $) and cents. A dollar is equal to 8s. York or 100 cents. For large tur keys, 50 cents each, fowls, Is. or 121-2 cents each: roasting pigs. 25 cents each mutton, beef, veal, pork, &c, 4 cents per pound when bought by the quarter, 2 to 21-2 cen's per pound butter from 9 cents to Is. per pound cheese, 6 cents ser pound groceries, with the excep ion of tea, as dear as in England. Young Hyson, $1 per pound cows from $10 to $25 each horses from $30 to $1000 each clothing of all kinds is dear. So rou see this is the poor man's country, }Ut unless he has land, or can labor hard, a man with a family of small children stands but a poor chance. Situa tions for single men are very scarce, ex cept as bartenders at taverns,clerks, &c Shopmen are Detter off generally in the old country, with little more than their board and lodging. New York is quite overdone, so many stop there. We ar rived there the 1st of September, just as the cholera began to abate. Its'rav ages there, and indeed nearly all over the StateB, were very great. We were mercifully perserved all the way, al though at several times lodging under the same roof with it, but without know ing it at the time. There were cases in every town we passed through1 It has again broken out in the Southern States, and I expect will reach Cleveland, six miles from us, it being a place where so many immigrants land. It is a very in creasing place, and for the size of it, the prettiest town I have seen in America. Its situation on the lake is so command ing that it will soon be a place of great importance, and tbe inhabitants are be ginning to nave a taste for the fine arts, so that a person who understood draw ing, music, &c, so as to teach it Well, might make money apace there. Me chanics of all discription meet with em ployment. Education in this country is conducted very differently to what it is in the old country. Each State is divided into townshipB of five miles square. Each township is again divided into districts, and each district has a school house. These are called district schoois, and are taught by a female in the summer and by a man in the winter. The former is paid about $6 per month, and board around at the houses of the different pupils, a week at each place. The male gets from $10 to $20 her month, according to the size of the school, and boards around. In many places they have select or pri vate schools. I have kept one here. We have much reason for thankful ness, all things considered, for amidst heavy trials of afflctions, dangers and privations we have been preserved in a wonderful manner, for which I desire to be truly thankful to my Heavenly Father,and would desire to trust him for the future. We are exceeding ly tried for want of cash. I have taken but little more than $5 in cash for edu cation since I have been in the country little more than a sovereign, (they fetch $4.76.) I must now bid adieu, and remain your affectionate uncle. J. Staib. F. H. StaufF of Lake City and Miss Helen Brown, daughter ot James Brown ol Min neiska were united in marriage by Rev. S'las Hazlett at the residence of the bride's par enta on Wednesday last. The St.. Paul directors are expected to de dare Si per ceut. dividend on the common stock. The eight months earning of the company show a gain of $2,200,000 over 1882. MINNEAPOLIS &.ST.L0UIS O •KD TH* "FAMOUS ALBERT LEA ROUTE." Tbe abore li correct map of the ALBERT LEA ROUTE, and its Immediate connection*. Through Tralna dally Trm ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS TO 0HICA00, wltturat change, connecting with all llnea EAST tutd 80UTHEA8T. The only lint running Through Cars betweem MINNEAPOLIS and DE8 MOINES, hwtu Through Trains between MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. LOUIS, connecting in Union Depot for ill Point* Sonth ud Southwest Cloee connection! made with St. P., If.ft M., N. P. and St. F. ft Dulotii BdlroKU, from ud to all points North ud North-Wot. KWWBMtl Pdilku Palxob sunrnci Cj.u on 11 night Tralna. Through Ticket*, ud bag gage checked to detonation. For time table*, rate oi vie, etc., call npon neareat Ticket Agent, or aedrai S. r. BOY®, Gen'l Tkt* A fin. A|% WtwapfH* rSLC WONDERFUL PROGRESS. TTf^T3Xp the beautiful and growing town attracting so much attention this JJJj seoson by settlers and capitalists, is in a very flourishing condi tion, and the MOST INVITING SPOT *n this fertile territory, known far and wide as the WEN WHEtT UND OF Hi! THE BEST IN ALL THE WORLD. Is the Oonnty Seat of Steele County, Containing the finest agricultural lands out of doors, and the purest water in the Northwest. It is situated just right to become a grand center of trade and travel, and the surrounding country is being rapidly placed under cultivation by the best class of farmers and citizens the country contains. The rich lands of the enterprising Red River Land Company Are in Steele County, and they offer to all purchasers the best possible induce ments, especially to those who buy for immediate improvement. They have W 30,000 ACRES Yet for sale, and some good government lands can still be obtained in the vicin ity, also some improved farms at very moderate prices. Oifers all the facilities of a modern city almost, as an inducement to those who wish to settle here daily trains, a large hotel, the electric light, first class store' in all lines, churches, schools, and good society, with an elevator and steam m? under construction, and depot and warehouse accommodations already ample all business demands. The GROWING BUSINESS Of the place demands the immediate establishment of new stores, shops, &ndu factories at once. V\ LOOK INTO IT. INVESTIGATE. GO AND SEE IT. For further information, maps, price-list of town lots and lands, land hunter's tickets at reduced rates, and all information of whatever nature, address the Red River Land Ccv Or, call on E. H. Steele, Secretary and Treasurer, Boston One Price CI Store, Minneapolis. Minn. HOP HOPE, D. T., or MINNEAPOLIS, Wll*" /gjiT' ev "tiSyC''