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ir -tas MINNESOTA NEWS. FLHNNFSOTA LEGISLATURE. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14. SENATE—Mr. Powers presented hia protest against the proposed "adjustment of the repu diated State bondqi issrtieuii* 1858 in aid of the railroads of Minnesota. lie Ranted it entered on the journal, but Mr. Pillsbury thought the proper time to enter the protest on the journal was when the bill to adjust the railroad bondf came up on its final passage. In the meantime, he moved that 1,000 copies of the paper be printed, whichwaB adopted,, and there the pro test rests for the present After along debate, the senate rather com mitted itself against the bill to have the State assessed by counties, instead of by townships. A considerable number of house bills were passed, and the list of new bills was consider ably increased. HOUSE—Metin the evening but there was no quorum, and so na business was done. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15. SENATE—The day was given up in the senate to hearing arguments in the contested election case of Kennedjrvs. Campbell, alter which Mr. W. M. Campbell was permitted to retain his seat by'a Tinaniinous vote of a full senate. George P. Potter of Houston county, and Frank Belfoy of Litchfield, appeared as counsel for Kennedy," aud Walker Blaine of St. Paul, and S. Plumtey of 'Litchfield, for Campbell. Sir. Blaine is a son of James G. Blaine, and attracted considerable attention. His plea was brief, concise, and gracefully made. Mr. C. F. Buck proposes to see to it that tel egraph companies shall transact their business without discrimination, and with the utmost dispatch, or take the consequences. If Mr. Howard's bill becomes a law, savings institutions can pay their depositors 4 per cent, interest The senators and representatives are formally invited to attend a reception at Market hall which is tendered them by the citizens of St. Paul. HOUSE—Morning, afternoon and evening sessions were held, and large amount of busi ness disposed of. Mrs. Matilda Fletcher's bill providing for industrial expositions in public schools was defeated. Among the bills passed were the following: Amending statutes of 1878 relating to dis bursements in criminal actions. To authorize the adoption of a child. To secure to the United States jurisdiction over the site for a postoffice in Minneapolis. Authorizing the village of Benson, Swift county, to issue bonds for a bridge. To incorporate the village of Elk River. To amend the charter of New Ulm. Some discussion took place in regard to the bill relating to evidence upon trial of indict ments. The bill is so drawn as to permit the written evidence of a deceased witness in the case of Frank Lawlor, convicted of a murder in Winona, tlnis giving him the benefit of a new trial The debate was principally among the lawyers, some holding that it was a dangerous innovation on the liaws of evidence, and others claiming that it was but a matter of simple just ice and mercy to give the criminal the benefit of ail possibilities to prove his innoceiace. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUABY 1G. SENATE—Senator Milo White introduced a bill which raises the salary of the state superin tendent of public instruction from $2,500 to $3,000 a year. This was intended as an in ducement to Prof. Tousley to accept that posi tion. Mr. Peterson introduced into* the senate a memorial to congress asking for the restoration of an income tax. The memorial sees with alarm the growth of immense individual for tunes, and the only remedy for the danger that is threatened to our institutions from this source is believed to be a progressive income tax, un der which the tax will be increased in propor tion to the size of the income. Resolutions of sympathy for Ireland were unanimously adopted. The Winona & St. Peter railroad and branches are now practically consolidated. The state don't want those portraits of the ex-governors, which is to be regretted, for they are life-like pictures, and the artist has been out of his pay for six years. HOUSE—Denny introduced a bill to ratify the award of the State prison contract to Seymour, Sabin & Co. The bill allowing wo men to vote on liquor questions was defeated by a vote of 51 ayes to 52 nays. The bill lacked three votes of enough to pass it. The lobbies and the galleries were filled to overflowing, a large number of ladies occupy ing seats on the floor of the house, around the lobbies, and by the side of the members' desks, giving quite a bright and attractive appearance to the assembly. No doubt the auditors were greatly disappointed in not hearing some fine speeches, but little argument was brought for ward on either side, the fight being made almost entirely on technicalities of ruling and in en deavors to out-general each other in complicat ing the matter. A large number of new bills were introduced, the only one of geueral interest provides for an increase of the salary of the state superintend ent of public schools to $3,000. THUBSDAY, FEBRUARY 17. SENATE—The attempt to improve and sim plify the school text book law has temporarily failed. Peterson's tree culture bill has been recom mended to pass. Mr. Daniel Buck has introduced a bill for regulating the railroad companies, which prom ises to pass. Mr. Powers has recalled the bill from the house which authorizes the publication of the geological and naturaLhistory of the state, for the reason that the first volume is likely to cost ten times as much as was at first supposed. Mr. Kennedy, the contestant of Mr. Campbell's seat, has applied for mileage and per diem. The senate in executive session confirmed the following appointments of the governor. Fish Commissioners—Daniel Cameron of Houston county, from the First congressional district, reappointed: W. W. Sweeney of Good hue county, reappointed Robert O. Sweeney of Ramsey county, reappointed. Director of the Minnesota Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute—T. B. Clement of Rice county, reappointed. Trustee of' the Minnesota Hospital for In sane—-E. S. Brown, appointed to fill the vacan cy caused by the resignation of Loren Fletcher. State Board of Health—Dr. W. H. Leonard of Hennepin county, and Dr. Franklin Staples of Winona county, reappointed. Commissioners to examine the Minnesota hospital for insane, under the provisions of the act of the legislature, relating to. the removal of insane and imbecile persons:Dr. W. H. Leonard of Hennefun, Dr. C. H. Boardman of Ramsey, Dr. G. Westen Wood of Rice county,— all reappointed.' HOUSE—The speaker appointed Messrs. Sa bin, Slieardown and Tharlson as house mem bers of the committee to consider matters con nected with the national exposition of 1883. The following bills weire passed: To provide for the next election in the town of Clinton,Fill more county relating to the public schools of Brainerd, Grew Wing county amending the charter of Mantorville, Dodge cditaty to au thorize the town of Taylor's Fallptp issue bonds for a bridge to incorporate city of Waseca amending and incorporating village of Detroit relating to party walls. Members are satisfied that they can't get -through with their business in less than sixty days, and they are tiying: to exclude Sundays from the count, but they can't do it—that has been tried before and failed. The Irish sympathy resolutions appeared and were endorsed. The day was given up to work jn the h«qse, all funny business being dispensed with. FRIDAY, FEBRUABY: 18. SENATE—The senate discussed the railroad bonds bilj yesterday, and gave signs that is in favor of adjusting the claims of the bondholders. Mr. Pillsbury has introduced a new and im proved bill, and its friends promise to stand by & to the end. The insane asylum investigating committee attribute the fire at St. Peter to the •^eBssasiif insane man, Ben Husselton, and exonerate the officers and employes from blame. Mr. Rice's high school bill paBsed the Senate, but it will fare worse in the hotise. The Little Fills and Dakota swamp land grant now awaits the gov ernors's approval, its passage/through the sen ate having been made Iby the Accessary twenty one votes. HOUSE—The whole day was passed in com mittee of the whole, and considered about sixty bills. The bill providing for the confinement of minors convicted of criminal acts in the state reform school, at the expense of the state, was indefinitely postponed. The judiciary commit tee reported back the bill ratifying the contract between the state and Seymour, Sabin & Co., without expressing an opinion. The attempt to reconsider the vote whereby the bill permitting women to exercise the right of suffrage on liquor questions was lost, was unsuccessful, the vote standing 37 in favor to 56 against. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19. SENATE—Senator ilfillan, of Hennepin coun ty introduced a bill entitled "a bill to provide for the compromise aud settlement of certain disputed claims against the state, and to apply the proceeds of the internal improvement lands of tnc state in full satisfaction thereof." The whole question comes up as a special order on Monday. The committee on finance reported in favor of making an additional appropriation to the three normal schools: $2,000 to the Winona and $3,000 each to tne Mankato and St. Cloud schools. The senate, in committee of the whole, voted down a proposition to amend the house bill which increases the salary of the district judges from $2,500 to $3,500 by fixing the salary at $3,000. HOUSE—A routine day, devoted to business. Nothing of particular interest, except a report made in regard to tho normal schools fby the finance committee, and the passage of the fol lowing senate bills: amending statutes relating .to the withdrawal of members of insurance companies relating to the formation of mining companies to authorize St. Louis county to is sue bonds for road fund to locate a State road from Alexandria, in Douglas county, to Her man, in Grant county to incorporate town of Bluewood, Pipestone county providing for a dam across Red lake legalizing acts nf com missioners of Murray county to incorporate village of Brown's Valley incorporating village of Vermillion, Dakota county prescribing time for holding court in Ninth judicial district re lating to salaries of county officers in Otter Tail county: regulating payment of salary of attor ney of Twelfth judicial district Minnesota News by Telegraph a,ul Mail. James W. Wright of Mankota, has received a patent for a new heating stove. Col. Freeman, of the Tremont House at Has tings, died on last Wednesday night Maj. Halstead's exploded steamer, Mary, is being rebuilt at Lake Minnetonka. The price of wheat in the Minneapolis market has notbeen changed since December 21, 1880. The policy of the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance company on the burned Palace hotel, Buffalo, is for $3,000. Chas. H. Blanchard, formerly of Winona, Minn., and postmaster for four years, died last Tuesday of disease of the heart Dr. D. F. Powell of Lanesboro, has been ap pointed examining pension surgeon for Fillmore county,in place of Dr. Twitchell, of Chatfield. Ed. A. Henderson has resigned his position on the city department of the Minneapolis Tribune, and withdrawn from the service of that paper. Rev. C. C. Salter, who accepted some weeks since the call to become pastor of the Congre gational church, writes that he expects to be in Duluth by the second Sunday in April. A man in Minneapolis has been arrested and fined for selling villainous whiskey under the name of Tolu Rock and Rye. Minneapolis mo rality revolted at such a desecration of a popu lar remedial agent. Mr. M. J. Severance of Mankato has at last decided to take up his residence in St. Paul, and, in furtherance of this change, he has formed a law partnership with W. P. Warner of Si. Paul, and the firm name will be Warner & Severance. A letter has been received in Minneapolis, from a gentleman at Havana, who writes that he saw Harwood there, at the office of the American consul, recently, obtaining passports under the name of "Adams," for a trip to South America. Mrs. Wm. McFarlane of Sauk Centre, but who was a former resident of Minneapolis, has been granted aback pension amounting to $1, 333, and $8 a month during the remainder of her life. Her husband served in the United States army for twenty-oxe years. A board of trade has been organized at Albert Lea, and the following officers elected for one year: President, H. D. Brown vice president, W. P. Sergeant secretary, C- W. Ballard treasurer, C. M. Hewitt. The organization starts out with a membership of over sixty. Gen. LeDuc has written a letter to Mr. J. F. Porter of Trout Brook sugar works, giving an analysis of his sugar, a barrel of which was lately shipped to Washington,' showing that the crude sugar contains ninety-three per cent, of pure refined sugar. W. B. Boyden, a traveling man for Burgess & Manley at Minneapolis, who eloped sometime ago with $300 to $500 of the firm's green backs and a variety woman named Neoskaleta— an Indian maiden from Ireland—was arrested in Chicago and brought back to Minneapolis. The Minnesota Missionary, for February, contains, among other interesting church mat ters, a. letter from Bishop Whipple, now at Maitland, Florida. The letter is to' the clergy and congregation, and full of that brotherly love, which iB the bishop's chief characteristic. Mr. Thomas L. Slaid, of thetirm of Buxton & Slaid, of Owatonna, died Saturday evening of spinal meningitis, after a brief sickness. De ceased was quite a young man, and very highly respected by all who knew hiin. He was mar ried only atiout four months ago to a daughter of Hon. "H. M. Hastings. Mrs. Emeline Converse of Bear Valley, Waba sha county, has just been granted a pension, on account of the death of her son, Charles S. Converse, of company K, eighth-Illinois infant rv, who was killed in the battle of Fort Don aldson in 1862. The arrearage amounts to $1,800. The many friends of ex-Gov. Miller will be glad to learn that he is in a fair way of recovery from his present sicknes. By request, Dr. Muiiph^. visited' Worthingtonf9?. consultation with Dr. Barber the local physician. Dr. Mur phy says the governor is not paralyzed, his real trouble having been congestion of the brain. The patient is now doing well, with prospects of speedy convalescence and returning health. A Red Wing dispatch says: Another phase of the case of McLean, who was bound oyer for running away with Rev. Mr. Kinell's wife, has come to light The latter called upon the se ducer of his wife in the county jail and pre sented him a hymn book and bible and urged him to put- away things of this world, and, weeping upon his brother's neck, trusted they would meet in that world where there is neither marriages nor given in marriage. Mrs. H. D. Whipple of Le Sueur, who has been seriously afflicted with a lame hip for twelve years, "on Friday last discovered some thing protruding from her hip, which she took hold of and pulled out and to her great aston ishment found that she had drawn out one of the largest size sewing machine needles. Mrs. W. has no knowledge how the needle came there, but supposes she must have swallowed it A physician says this was the cause of her lameness.: The Messrs! Hendryx, proprietors of the Sauk Center Herald and Record, have brought suit in the district court against D. B. Mac donald of Melrose, Stearns county, for $2,000 damages, which they claim to have suffered in consequence of the latter having started anew paper in Melrose called the Record, in violation flgfECTIVS PIGS""! of a written agreement with themnot to do so at the time ,they bought the original Melrose Record from him. They also pray'for an in junction to suppress the publication of the new paper. :, At a meeting of the Irish land league in St. Paul, a communication from Michael Davitt was read, and also the following dispatch from Gov. Pillsbury to Charles Stewart Parnell: The Minnesota legislature has ^unanimously passed resolutions of sympathy with the Irish, nation,, and deprecating coercive measures. It appeared also that St Paul organized the First lanaleagne in America, and that Minnesota adopted t*,e first resolution of sympathy of Ireland of anv State in the Union. Capt. Geo. L. Tyler, second cavalry, is in St. Paul from Frederick, Md. He has recently had a sad experience. His present leave of absence from Fort Custer, Dakota, was obtained to en able him to reach the bedside of his mother in her last illness. Storms delayed him ten days in reaching tlie railroad, and when he did so, he learned by telegraph of his mother's death. On his arrival at Chicago he received another telegram that his father was also dead. J. F. Scofield, an old and respected citizen of Moms, Stevens county, received a telegram from Milbank, on the Hastings & Dakota rail road, Grant county, that his daughter Irene, who three years ago married William A. Cran dall, brother of the late John Crandall, who formerly kept the Benson house at Benson, had frozen to death^ Later intelligence from the neighbors is tkat she was found at a distance of only a rod or so from the house, with her child a few feet from her, both dead. She had marks of violence on her throat and body. Crandall said she had been gone two days. As he had beaten, abused and driven her out of the house while they were living near Moms, it is suspected that slie had taken her youngest child and fled, and he pursued and killed her. She was a verv quiet, affectionate nature, and he sullen and brutaL Fergus Falls, according to a recent telegram, has had some unsavory sensations. The dis patch says: Geo. Kincaid, a horse farrier, was arrested on a charge assault with intent to com mit rape, prferred by Annie Waters, aged about seventeen, who says that on the 13th of Jan uary, while riding* with the respondent about five miles from the village, he attacked her in the cutter. Both fell, lie continuing his assault for five minutes. She struggled for her liberty, and finally consented to marry him to save her Belf. Kincaid was examined before Justice Sawbr.dge and held in $500. Annie's brother was also arrested and examined on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm on Kincaid. It appears that last Wednesday Kin caid was at Waters' residence. Young Waters attacked him and put him off the premises. Waters was held in the sum of $200. One Champeau, who aspires to a place in the affec tions of the gentle Annie, met Kiucaid on the street, and gave him a severe drubbing, badly cutting his under hp. THE PUBLIC HEALTH. Meeting of a Sanitary Council at St. Paul— Higltly Important Subjects Discussed-The Contagious Nature of the Deadly Diphtheria Poison Proven by a Mass of Indisputable Testimony. A sanitary council, under the auspices of the State Board of Health convened in the State Capitol at St. Paul on the 16 th inst, for a two day's session. The council was composed of most of the leading alopathic physicians of of St Paul and Minneapolis, with a number from other sections, and some leading clergy men and other citizens, and the proceedings were under the general direction of Dr. Hewitt of Red Wing, president of the state board of health, and other officers of that organization. Gov. Pillsbury called the oouncil to order, and the proceedings were opened by prayer by the Rev. Dr. Thomas. The governor then wel comed the gentlemen of the council in a short address, and then introduced Right Rev. Bishop Ireland of the Catholic church, who read an able paper on "The Relations of Clergymen to Public Hygiene." As to the practical work which clergymen can do toward the promotion of hygiene, the bishop suggested the following points: First—The clergymen will do well to explain tohi3 flock, the importance for them of the rules of hygiene and their dutv to study and observe them. Second—He should see that the rules are duly observed within buildings under his own con trol, churches and school liouseB. Third—In instances of death from contagious diseases, he should prevent public funerals. Fourth—In his visits to his parislioners, es pecially the poor, he ought to call their atention to this subject of hygiene and notice whatever defects may be observable iu and around their dwellings. A word from in the right di rection will work wonders. Fifth—As a leaedr of thought, and one who by his profession is obliged to labor for the good of others, he should be first among those who labor by the formation of boards of health and other sanitary organizations to improve the public health. Such organizations do good, es pecially in smaller communities, villages and country settlements. The subject of Bishop Ireland's paper was discussed by Rev. Dr. Thomas, Rev. D.R. Breed, Rev. Dr. Dana, Rev. Mr. Barnes, and also by the medical gentlemen, in which it was agreed that physicians and clergymen should work to gether to inculcate correct sanitary ideas among the people. Dr. Hewitt read a paper on volunteer sanitary associations, showing how the citizens of our cities, towns and vil lages may, by organization, aid in the dif fusion of sanitary knowledge, study the sanita ry needs of their own homes and houses, increase their protection from preventable disease, and stimulate and aid the work of boards of health. This was discussed at some length by doctors and clergymen. Bishop Ireland thought it ad visible to adopt resolutions regarding the forma tion of voluntary sanitary associations in small places. There were always a few intelligent men in a community who would take interest in such movements. After some discussion he offered the following, which was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the council urge upon com munities the organization of voluntary sanitary associations, to co-operate with the local and state boards of health. EX-GOT. Gilman presided at the evening ses sion, and Ex-Gov. Davis read a thoughtful pa per an "Hygeine of Crime," in which he said that among the questions pressing for solution are few more practical in their character than this one, which demands from lawyer and physician their best efforts to ascertain the boundary line which divides wicked aud pun-, ishabletrangression? from those acts which are as truly the rusults of disease as the struggles of a mad man in his bonds. Mr. J. H. Noyes, superintendent of the Insti tution at Faribault for the deaf, dumb and blind, gave some facts showing, the riemarkable health of the inmates, and attributing the same to regular habits, abundant and wholesome food, pure water, plenty of sleep in comfortable, we'i ventilated, sunny rooms, and daily exercise in the open air. Petter Riheldoffer,' of the State Reform School, Stated some remarkable fits in re gard to the health of that institution, there hav mg been but two deaths Sinoe its establishment, and scarcely any sickness and .attributing the cause to careful sanitary regulations. Dr. C. H. Boardman, read a paper on cottage hospitals for the insane, which was fully dis cussed. A number of interesting facts and fig ures were brought out, the general drift of which seemed to be adverse to thfe cottage plan. On Thursday Ex-Gov. Marshall called the sanitary council to order,and the exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. D. R. Breed After some discussion in regard to tho powers and duties of health officers. Dr. Hewitt thought boards of health should be permanent aud independent, constantl lyook-, iug after' sewerage, water supply'and nuisances. Their office ivas to prevent disease, not to wait for its appearancr. The evils. ,of the present system were worse, in the country than in cities. Reorganisation was necessary, and the remedy lay with the legislature. For the benefit of those ignorant of the law, he stated that: the. State board of health hau.the right to go anywhere and organize quarantine if the local boards re fused to act. Diphtheria was alarmingly on the increase, and iii' 1879, 10 per Cent, of the deaths in Minnesota occurred fr6m this1 one source. The people, and even the profession, were slow to understand that this terrible scourge was contagious. Dr. Staples of Winona, a member of the State Board read an elaborate paper on "Diph theria in Minnesota—Its. relation to Public Health and Sanitary Science," in which he stat ed that observation has established the follow ing facts: Diphtheria, not only in our own State, but iu nearly all the northern states of our country, is increasing, if not in the severity of individual cases and particular epidemics, certainly in general prevalence. The largest number of deaths from any one cause in the State of Min nesota during the year 1879, was from diph theria, being upwards of 13 per cent, of the whole number of deaths from all causes. The disease is, to a great extent at least, pre vcntablo by sanitary means. Diphtheria is a contagious and infectious dis ease. Good regulations, rigidly enforced, would render the chances for children to contract diphtheria far less than is the case at the pres ent time. Every intelligent person in the state should be so instructed and impressed that no one should be allowed to nurse cases of diphtheria and go directly from the infected house into the Ee resence of a family of children. There should no public funeral in case of death from diphtheria. The unsanitary conditions of air, water and food, which not only intensify zymotic disease, but are often the especial causes of the same, are iu a great measure remedial. Dr. Hewitt was happy to announce a paper by a county health officer—one wh® had made a gallant ngbt with diphtheria and crushed it out by the application of law. He introduced Dr. A. T. Conley of Cannon Falls, who read a very interesting account of the complete suc cess of proper sanitary measures under his directions, in stopping the spread of diphtheria. A discussion ensu' din which Dr. Staples said. The diphtheria poison was a heavy contagion, far more likely to be communicated in clothing than by the breath, and gave additional instan ces as to its retention in clothing and the walls of houses. He had no dou it, however, that it could be communicated by the breath. Mr. Schofield of Cannon Falls, a member of the sanitary committee, said in his town where there was the most filth there was but one case while the cleanliest and most refined people in the town suffered as much as those who were careless. The trouble was in free inter- com munication. In the co intry everybody knew everybody, and when .ny one was sick* every body in the neighborhood rushed in to see him—and in the country the disease is the worst. Quarantine was the thing. Dr. Wedge said diphtheria was the most te nacious poison known convalescent patients would communicate .the disease. Too much care could not be used. Rev. Dr. Thomas read a letter from Bishop Whipple, expressing warm sympathy and in terest in the work of the council, dwelling up on the sacredness of the body aB the temple of the soul, and invoking the divine blessing upon their labors. Thursday afternoon Chief Justice Gilfillan presided, and Rev. R. H. Sample of Minneapolis read a finely written paper on the "Hyegeine of the home." Special stress was laid upon clean liness of the person—keeping the pores open. Obstructions of these may occur as readily, or more so, in the case of those who live in luxu riant abodes as those who labor in shops and kitchens. Regular and thorough ablutions were urged, but too frequent cold baths dis couraged. The subject of ventilation was dwelt upon at length, and the deletireous effects of illuminating gas shown. Headache, neural gia, indigestion, cutaneous disorders, etc., were often due to this cause alone. The discussion upon diphtheria was resumed, and Dr. Berry of New Ulm gave some illustra tions of its contagiousness. The first was one of contagion from sleeping in a contaminated house the second resulting from one single case, in a Swedish settlement, where the Lu theran clergy regarded it as a dispensation of Providence, insisted upon holding public funer als. The consequence was that two-thirds of tho children in that settlement died. The Ger man and Norwegian clergy co-operated with the doctor in his efforts, and isolated their flocks, who almost wholly escaped the disease. Dr. Davis of Mankato, thought much of the virulence of the plague at that.place was due to keepiug the schools open. It was the impres sion at first that the original cases were indi genous, but investigation showed it bad been transmitted from abroad. He, too, gave a num ber of instances to prove the contagiousness of the disease. President Folwell of the State university, thought universities could and should establish professorships of public health, and should do so before they establish medical colleges that by taking such action Minnesota would profiit far more than by setting up a one-horse medi cs 1 college. In the evening, there was a lecture by Prof. Dodd of the State university, on the adultera tion of food, Bishop Ireland presiding, who closed the session with a few remarks express ing his sense of the value of the work done by the council, and that body adjourned sine die. Scott Connty Treasurers Sentenced to Prison. Another chapter in the Scott county scandal has been closed by the sentence of the two de faulting county treasurers. Ex-County Treas urer John J. Ring was convicted at the last term of court of embezzling county funds. Sen tence was stayed that Ring might show cause for an appeal, giving bonds for his appearance. HoweveiV on Saturday further proceedings were set aside, Ring taken before Judge McDon ld, and sentenced to a term of two years and a half in the State prison and to pay a fine of $22,000. Herman Baunhager, his successor in the office of county treasurer, who was also convicted of official malfeasance, was sentenced to six months in the county jail, and to pay a fine of $250. Another point in these scandals was the arrest of County* Attorney-elect J. F. Taylor, 011 a charge of forgery. Taylor was already under bonds to appear, on a charge of attempting to bribe a juryman in the trial of one of the defaulting county treasurers, and his bondsmen on that case withdrew their surety upon his second arrest. Taylor is charged with forging three notes, which are in the bank, the parties whose names appear on the notes declar ing, tho signatures not theirs. Taylor waived examination on the latter charge. Death ot Capt. Win. Rhodes of St. Paul. Captain W m. Rhodes, an old and highly es teemed citizen of St Paul, and president of the common council, died last Monday morning, of pleuropneumonia, after an illness of only four days: His death prodnced a profound feeling of sadness among all classes of citizens. Capt Rhodes was born in Devonshire, England, Feb ruary 21,18.25, and came -to this country about 1843, and settled in West Virginia. He was engaged in business at Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1854 to 1858, and came to Minnesota in '59. since which lie has continuously made St Paul his home. He was connected with the business of Commodore William F. Davidson froim the time he came1 to Minnesota until his death. In St. Paul, he had for many years been identi fied with some of the largest'business interests, being ». director in the chamber of commerce, the Merchants' National bank and in the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance .company For many years he -has be6n alderman from 'the Fifth .ward, ahd-for,more than a year past lias i" been president of the. common council. Capt Rhodes had been afflicted with Blight's disease for the past ten years, and that it was consid-'' ered remarkable that he had not succumbed,to the malady, as any violent cold or other de rangement of the system sufficient to .impede., the action of the heart would have naturally led to fatal ttramic poisoning. EATING ONIONS. How Adverse Words Blew Across the Path True Love. Baltimore American. A couple of young girls living in 9 board ing-house on .Charles street played a mean trick the other night on another young and attractive maiden in the same house. They all had some cake and wine together, and in the unsuspecting one's glass was poured a small portion of tincture of asafetida, which as every one knows smells like a conglomeration of onions, bad eggs,, decay ed vegetables and a host of other things too numerous to mention. The prank-playing damsels knew that the unhappy maid's Charles Augustus called on Sunday, and they also knew that while she conld not detect the flavor of the asafetida in the fragrant wine, nevertheless it would produce to her aforesaid Charles Augustus the impression that she had been eating onions by the peck. Poor, pretty little un suspecting thing! She was radiant when she flew to the door and admitted the manly form of the object of her heart's affections' and she did not observe, as they were locked in a close embrace, that us his lips met liers, drawing a dimple in the back of her neck, that a look of wild, unutterable horror spread oyer his lineaments a dusky pallor. He cut the embrace short, and they went and took their places on the cozy tete-a-tete in the corner. Then she noticed that there was a fur off, troubled look in his eyes, and he shifted about uneasily, as if vaguely aware that something was the matter, but that he couldn't tell exactly what it was. She couldn't detect the oder which re sembled day before yesterday's fried onions, which was lingering dreamily around on the soft warm air. "Dearest," asked she shyly, "what is the matter?" "Nothing, sweetheart, nothing that is nothing, "answered he as his gaze flew swift ly from one object to another. 'But there must be," said she leaning forward. "You are not yourself to-night. You have something on voui mind. "Tell me darling and she tried to gaze into his face, while he dodged her with a look in his eyes like a hunted wild beast. "My love, you are not well, said she, anx iously, as she wound her arms about his neck and drew his head about until their faces nearly touched. "Wh-h-hat is the matter?" and she tenderly sighed her soul into tears. "Oh, great Godfrey!" he groaned, as the fatal simoon struck him. "l'ou—that is, I —am not feeling very well." "But, dearest, you seemed all right when you came in," she persisted, lovingly, and then she sighed again, and he jumped like a goaded mule and kicked over a little table. "I know I did," said he, nervously pick ing up the poker and abstractedly putting it in his coat-tail pocket. "I know I did, but I'm awful bad now, I'm afraid I'll have to go," he continued, as she leaned over toward him again. "I think I am going to have the yellow fever." "Gracious, Charles," said she. "Can it be that you are ill?" "Yes," answered he, as he arose and ran the poker through his hail1 in an ill-direct .ed, agitated manner. Good-night, darling. Don't kiss me," he continued, shuddering, "you might catch the fatal scourge," and he burst out of the door and disappeared. The young girl, as she wandered distress ed and musing out of the room, next tackl ed a gruff old lodger, who, in pretty strong language, convinced her of the fact that she had been eating onions and she dis covered the joke by asking the same girls who had played the trick on her, in an agonizing tone of voice, if her breath was really perceptible. They exploded with ill-time levity, and then told her all. She says now she never will have any thing to do with them again as long as she lives, and as for Charles Agustus, well— How (Jueen Louise Kept Her Guest. It is related of Queen Louise of Prussia, mother of the present Emperor William, that one of her frequent visitors, a special friend of her husband, was an old general, called Kockeritz, This old soldier, after having dined with his royal friends, al ways manifested at a certain time a pecu liar nervousness and restlessness, as if wishing to depart while at other hours of the day he was always too glad to stay and have a friendly chat. But after dinner he always showed this great anxiety to get home. Louise was puzzled at the old man's strange behaviour, and resolved to find out the cause. She inade inquiries of his steward, who after a few questions, ex plained that the old general had indulged for so many years in the habit of smoking along pipe after dinner that now he could not possibly do without it. The next time the old gentleman came to dine, he exhib ited after the repast the same nervous rest lessness, and rose to take leave. Where-, upon Louise rose, too, and said: Wait a little, General: I want to show you some thing." She went into the next room. On her return, she held along pipe already filled, in one hand, and a burning wax-light in the other. Handing the pipe to the as tonished old man, and lighting the spill, she said: "There, old general, make your self comfortable this time you shall not desert lis." Lieut. .Commander of a Horse Car. From the Boston Courier. 1 A young lady from the country, who made last summer the acquaintance of a very fascinating naval officer, came to this city last week on a visit. While sitting at the window of the house where she was stop ping she saw a young man on the platform of ahorse car dressed in uniform, who took off his hat to her in the most approved fashion. It was the young man whom she had met at home during the warm weather, and who had so pleasantly beguiled the time with tales of sea adventure. .As he passed up and down several tidies during the day, she was at length impelled to ask her hostess why he was riding about so much instead of being aboard ship, and was horrified and mortified to learn that he was a horse car conductor and not a lieutenant commander