G MIPS MS. OFFICE—No. 6 Washington Avenne, epposite Nicollet honse. Office hours frow 6 a.m. to 10 o'clock p. m. MINNEAPOLIS CLOBELETS. The real estate transfers filed yesterday ag gregated $15,041. The Wolfe Tone rifles held a well attended meeting last evening. A re,-gular meeting of the Royal arcanium will be held this evening. The new first class Amoskeag fire engine will be tested on Thursday. College hospital reports having ministered to 1,225 patients up to date. The Arnes zouaves will hold a drill meeting in their armory this evening. The expressmen and draymen are still kicking about the hack ordinance. The undertakers of Minnesota meet here to-morrow to form a state association. The city posters held their regular weekly meeting yesterday with a fair attendance. Auditor Frank S. McDonald paid $5 yester day to Louis Dansford, of Richfield. for killing a wolf. Tiie mardi-gras to be given in Turner hall on Tuesday night of next week, will be an elaborate affair. The fire department extinguished a fire in its incipiency iv a small shed on Seventh street yesterday. While coasting yesterday, Arther Mabee, a 12 year old lad, ran into a team and suffered a broken right arm. The Crusaders will hold a regular meeting this evening, at which a large attendance of members is requested. The stockholders of the Athenamm will make aneither effort to hold an annual meet ing on Wednesday afternoon. Collections for the Ohio flood sufferers are being taken up in Minneapolis, and a neat sum has already been netted. The firemen's dance, given by hose No. 5 andH. and L. No. 3, will occur on Friday evening at Peterson's hall, South Washing ton aveaue. The week at the Comique was opened last night by a new company and to a full house. Manager Brown will receive his annual bene fit on Thursday night. On Sunday afternoon an elderly lady named Spofford, fell down stairs at her home at the East side, and received a broken right arm, besides other painful injuries. A new district telegraph system is being projected. It is not probable, however, that Minneapolis can maintain two good system. We have a satisfactory one now. The twelve new street cars just purchased by Thomas Lowry are nicely cushioned, and he promises that all the other cars shall be furnished with those comforts eventually. Charles Jordan was arrested yesterday a the instance of Martha Cooper,a girl 20 years of age, upon the charge of bastardy. The matter was settled in a marriage ceremony. S. A. Dalrymple, superintendent of the great Dalrymple Farming company, and J. H. Gifford, cashier, were in the city yester day, after making an extended eastern tour. E. L. Davenport, of the "Sam'l of Posen" party, is the scion of the late tragedian, whose name he bears, and a sister of the famous emotional ana society actress, Fanny Daven port. The Republicans of the Sixth ward have suggested the name of Charles Johnson to go into the caucUß as a candidate for alder man, conceding the office to the Scandiau avlans. Henry Longsworkh's house, near the fair grounds, was entered and ransacked by bur glar, on Sivnoay evening, while the family was at church- A nr»e containing $83 whs Btoi.n. The Hammerling family, who are suffering trichin-siß at the College hospital, were re piorted better yesterday. Morie Verheki, Mr. __".'- brother-in-law, is still considered in danger. Ma. Curtis, the great Hebrew impersonator, is a "high liver," always enjoying all Tiie luxuries which money can secure, yet he has banked a cool $100,000 from the profits of his great play. Clerk Davenport has 150 printed copies of the calendar of causes for the February gen eral term, which opens to-day. He will dis tribute them among the reporters and the legal fraternity. William Griffin and Thomas Shane, the brace of bums who, while under the debasing influence of "forty rods," insulted a lady on Main street, each paid fines in $7.50 in the uiuuicipal court yesterday. Andrew Dundcrat, the tough who created a disturbance in south Minneapolis, and freightened a woman out of her wits by drawing a huge knife and threatening to cut her heart out, was committed thirty days. The Literary and Social union of the Church of the Redeemer will give an enter tainnunt to-morrow evening, at which a paper will be read by Rev. Mr. Boynton on the characters and scenes in Dickens' "Old Curiosity Shop." While in the east recently Thos. Lowry purchased twelve elegant street cars from the John Stephenson company, of New York. They arrived in Minneapolis yesterday over the empire line, being only six days in transit. P. R. Bennett, the manager of the Opera house at, and also a jeweler of Urbana, Ohio, has been looking over our city the past few days, and has decided to remove to Minne apolis at once to embark in some commer cial business. The following couples received permits to wed yesterday: Fred E. Maxwell and Sarah L. Dodge, Edward Good and Margaret Flem ing, Henry Jorerenson and Carrie C. Larson, Wm McCourt and Charlotte A. Dolk, Charles L. Jordan and Martha Wade. The prohibition central committee held a meeting yesteryay ana upon March 6 as the date for holding their city convention when a full ticket will be placed in the field' They reject with just indignation all over tures of the Republican party toward a union upon certain conditions. The Standard Barrell company has decided not to rebuild the shops recently destroyed by fire in South Minneapolis. Trouble was experienced in settling with the insurance companies, who at first proposed to replace the buildings but they have since concluded that they would save by simply paying the loss in money. Mayor Ames left for Chicago yesterday to attend the reception tendered the Alumni of Rush Medical college by the faculty. He will respond to the toast, "The doctor as a citizen," and it can be safely predicted that the doctor will spice facts with entertaining facetiae. The affair will be held in the Grand Pacific house this evening. The annual police ball will occur in Turner hall this evening. There have been sold only about 600 tickets. Last year the sale reached upwards of 1,000. Hard times has occasioned the difference. The mayor will not be in at tendance, as he has gone to Chicago. The proceeds of the ball will go to establish a po licemen's widows and orphans fund. The new first class Amoskeag steam fire engine has arrived, and has been placed in the Twelfth street house temporarily. As soon as tested and examined it will be placed in the Sixth avenue engine house (No. 1). The engine is so heavy that it has to be placed where it may be driven on paved streets. Sixth avenue south will, therefore, probably be paved this summer, so far as Third or Fourth street. The annual meeting of the Hennepin County Bible society was held at the Henne pin avenue M. E. church last evening. The report showing the labor performed in the secretary's department during the past year, was read, giving the total amount coltected at $727.23 and the value of books distributed $873.81. Of the families visited during the year fully ten per cent, were found without Bibles. The following officers of the society for the ensuing T .a* were elected; Presi dent, W. H. Tenney; Vice President, Joseph H. Johnson; Secretary, H. C. Galbraith; Treasurer, C. T. Whitall; Executive Com mittee, Prof. S. Oftedal, Judge A. H. Young, 8. A. Harris, W. W. Wales, F. C. Ball, Rev. G. Turnstad, L. W. Campbell. The city council will hold a regular meet ing on Wednesday evening, but it is not probable that the building ordinance will be given a second reading then, from its great length. It would preclude the transaction of other important business. Hence it is likely that an adjourned session will be held soon for the purpose of passing the ordinance. The importance of getting the ordinance in to operation before the building season sets in will spur the aldermen to immediate ac tion, MINNEAPOLIS PERSONALS. C. A. Nimocks has returned from tbe south. Maj. Camp and wife will soon leave for Washington. James McMakin is confined to his house by a severe attack of cold. Gus Reese left yesterday for a six weeks' trip to Boston and New York, thence leaving for Cincinnati to rejoin his wife who will re turn with him. Mr. Terrence Connolly, superintendent of the Hennepin county poor farm, informeel a Globe representative yesterday that under no consideration would he permit a dissect ing room in connection with the undertak ing establishment on Second street north, of which he has recently become a member. He yesterday caused the students of the Minneapolis school of medicine to vacate the premises. THE BOARI> OF TRADE. Proceedings of Yesterday's Meeting — Tlic Merchant Marine, Improving the Navy Discussed—An Imperfect Freight Line — "So Politics in the \l'arh Commission. Vice President presided at the weekly meeting of the board of trade yesterday. The session was largely attended and proved un usually lively. Capt. Whitney, from the committee to whom had been referred the matter of the Villard resolution submitted to the board by- Mr. Griswold, presented the following which was adopted: A COMPLIMENT TO VILLARD. Resolved, That we have heard with deep regret of the misfortunes which have lately overtaken the Hon. Henry Villard, resulting iv his loss of health, as well as pecuniary dif ficulties, and that we most sincerely sympa thize with him in his great trials. Resolved, That, recognizing his wonderful energy, his self-sacrifice, honesty of purpose, and purity of character, we rejoice that the ordeal through which he has passed, has left his honor and reputation unsullied, while the work which he has accomplished in uniting the great northwest to the Atlantic and Pa cific oceans has more than compensated for the cost incurred, in the direct benefits which have already accrued to the country at large, and of which the Northern Pacific railroad must soon be the recipient. Resolved, That we sincerely trust that Mr. Villard will soon be restored to health, feel ing assureel that success, with him, will be but a matter of time. IMPROVING TnE NAVY. Capt. O. S. Merriman reported back the matter of the chamber of commerce memo rial to congress for an increase in the Uni*ed States navy, and offered a lengthy set of res olutions, recommending strengthcuintc the navy, and the report also reviewed the statis tics of other nations, comparing the same with that of the United States. The report was adopted and 200 copies ordered printed in pamphlet form. A MERCHANT MARINE. Capt. Merriman further stated that he con sidered the questiou of a merchant's marine one of vital importance to our connty, and recommended that the committee on com merce submit a report on the same. The two questions elicited a spirited and lenghty discussion, and the suggestions of Capt. Merriman were adopted. Mr. Dale, of Dale, Barnes, Morse & Co., called the attention of the board to the fact that the freight facilities between Minneap olis and Duluth were so imperfect that the Duluth merchants found it to their advan tage to make their purchases in Chicago in stead of Minneapolis. He stated that it usu ally required about ten day's time to ship goods from Minneapolis to Duluth, although the distance is only 150 miles. The question was given a thorough discus sion, and then referred to the committee on the jobbing trade and railroads. PAR& POLITICS. The following resolution, submitted by J. Newtou Hind, was adopted: Resolved, That it is the sense of this board that public policy and the best interests of the park system demand that the manage ment of this important department of city affairs be as far removed as possible from party politics, and to this end we respectfully urge upon the party conventions that the se lection of the new board of commissioners be delegated to committees for mutual con ference in much the same manner as has ob tained in the selection of candidates for elec tion to positions on the board of education. Resolved, further, That a copy of this res olution be transmitted by the secretary to the several party conventions when they shall meet. The board adjourned after transacting fur ther unimportant business. Satn'l of Posen. Last evening the Grand was packed to standing room, and the vast audience was delighted by a clever presentation of the neatest comedy drama ever seen in this city. "Sam'l of Posen" has hitherto only been played in the larger cities of the east, but Mr. Curtis is now speculating in western cities. Yet he is not a stranger to Minne apolis. A number of years ago he visited us with Milton Nobles, and in his Hebrew character made a decided hit. But in his new life picture of the commercial drummer, " Samuel Plastrick," he has opportunities which Milton Nobles' plays could not afford. It is a play with an interesting plot,sparkling dialogue, witty sayings, and exciting situa tions. Mr. Curtis was repeatedly called before the curtain during the evening. His support is exceptionally good, and of his company E. L. Davenport, J. L. Morgan, M'lle Albina de Mar, and Miss Josie Wilmere were the best. The dif ficult French role of M'lle Celeste, the adven turess, was admirably played by M'lle Albina de Mar, but the Sam/1 of Mr. Curtis was the centre of attraction. Same bill to-night and Wednesday night. The City Pastors. At the regular meeting of the city pastors yesterday Dr. Hovey occupied the chair. The publication of Sunday newspapers was again brought up for discussion, and several of the clergymen were loud in their indigna tion because their polite request had been disregarded in the matter of publishing church" notices in the Sunday issue. Dr. Campbell declared he has always found God's work progressing just as well when no church advertisements appeared in the secu lar daily press. A motion was then offered that no church notices be inserted in the napers at all, but Rev. Torrey moved an amendment that the whole matter be laid on the table, which was carried. Rev. D. E. Wells then read his paper on the moral and religious character of George Washington, in which he paid a grand tribute to the "Father of his country." The topic on next Monday will be "The personal and social study of the Bible," by Rev. E. Campbell, and Rev. W. W. Pratt was appointed to conduct religious services at the College hospital on Sunday next. Tousley's "New Departure. Among the new rules enacted by the au tocratic ex-consul of Trieste for the govern ment of the public schools is one that will not gain him much popularity with the moth ers of the pupils or with cultured ladies who therefore visit the schools to witness the methods employed in teaching "the young idea." The other day a lady teacher from Chicago who is spending a few days with friends in this city visited one of the schools out of curiosity to witness the "new mettiods" ©J teactung, on the Euro THE ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBE. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 19, 1884. pean plan, as introduced hy Prof. Tonsley. Imagine her surprise when she was informed in a curt way by the lady principal that visi tors are not to be admitted to the schools ex cept once a month, and that she had come on the wrong day. The lady immediately left the building, wondering toknow whether the superintendent had borrowed this very un republican rule from the public schools in the kaiser's dominions. The fact is that many parents whose children attend the public schools of Minneapolis are rather forcible In their comments on Tousley's "new departure." Their children are now told not to eat onions, though they are per mitted to have lunches during school hours, iv fact to have regular picnics, the profe3«mr having also borrowed that innovation from the schools of Austria and Germany. The parents say that this erratic pedagogue will be likely to dictate what lunches the children bring to school and that in all probability he will issue an arbitrary edict that the pupils must eat pretzels and bologna sausage, these being favorite articles of diet with the pupils of the European schools which he visited while acting as con sul. Tousley's popularity is on the wane with with the teachers, pupils and mothers of Min neapolis for causing such an absurd rule as the exclusion of visitors to be enforced. FALSE IMPRISONMENT. Martin Dahl Sues Sergeant McKiernan for 92,000 damages. Yesterday Martin Dahl filed in the district court a complaint against Sergeant McKier nan, in which he demands $2,000 of the of ficer feir wounding his feelings and causing him great mental and bodily injury for im prisoning him in the city lockup on the night of Feb. 11. Mr. Dahl alleges that on the night afore said as he was wending his way homeward he was attacked near the intersection of Fourth street south and Riverside avenue, by one Potwell. In the scuffle with his assailant he lost his cap, and forthwith he rushed to the South side police station to acquaint the officers of what had happened. Sergeant McKiernan detailed two officers to the scene of strife, where they arrested two men and brought them to the station, the plaintiff accompanying them. He further alleges that the de fendant, with intent to annoy anel disgrace him compelled him to mount the "patrol wagon," which was sent rattling through the public streets to the city lockup, where the plaintiff was immured in a dark, dirty and unhealthy cell, there to remain until 9 o'clock next morning. The sergeant says that Dahl was intoxi cated when he applied for aid at the station, and that he arrest ed both Dahl and his assailant, Potwell for being drunk and disorderly. As for Dahl's being disgraced in consequence of being driven in the patrol wagon through the streets at the hour of midnight, the sergeant thinks his feelings are supersensitive, as every respectable citizen was in his domicile asleep at that hour of night, and no one was on the streets, unless some nocturnal vaga bonds and the officers and reporters who were watching them. THE COURTS. District Court. NEW CASES AND PAPERS FILED. M. J. Neahe & Co. vs. Daniel F. Smith; transcript of docket from Swift county filed and docketed. Smith & Roberts vs. J. A. Morse; tran script for municipal court filed and docketed and execution issued to sheriff. Peterson »te Johnson vs. Lewis Swenson; judgment roll filed and execution issued to sheriff. J. L. Parker vs. M. J. Broderick et al.; writ of attachment issued. Torger Torgerson vs. Eliana Torgerson; note of issue filed and cause placed on spec ial term calendar. Martin Dahl vs. Peter McKiernan; com plaint filed. Probate Court. [Before Judge feland. | Estate of Martin Knobel, deceased; invent ory filed and allowed. Estate of Charles G. Ford, deceased; order of letters made. Estate of Franois Martinean, eleceased; hearing on settlement and distribution set for March 17. Estate of Elisha 11. Day, deceased; order for letters made. Estate of Ole A. Helsem, deceased; same. Estate of Michael McAulille, deceased! same. Estate of David Lyke, deceased; will ad mitted and order for executor's bond made. Estate of Martha W. Ware, deceased; or der allowing final account and decree of dis tribution made. Guardianship of the Redfield minors; order allowing guardian's account made. Guardianship of Julia E. Cleator, insane; letters issued toWm. Cleator. Estate of Ellen E. Drake, deceased; de cree of distribution maele. Estate of Emma Scherf, deceased; petition for letters filed; hearing March 17. The Armory Fair. The military fair in Armory hall opened last evening with a fair attendance of the elite of the city. All the booths were finished in an elaborately artistic manner, and the various stands in charge of the ladies were beautifully decorated and heavily laden with fancy articles of every conceiva ble description. The ladies were arrayed in beautiful costumes, and vied with one an other in beauty. It was truly a gathering of fair women auel brave men, and the reporter could not avoid thinking of the night before Waterloo so powerfully depicted by the in comparable poet, Byron. Danz' band was in attendance eliscoursing ravishing airs to the great delight of the audience. At 8:45 Major Naylor stepped to the front of the fine stage at the end of the hall, and said he had great pleasure in opening the armory fair by introducing Col. Hicks, who hardly needed any introduction from him. Col. Hicks, on coming forward, was re ceived with hearty applause. The colonel said when invited by the committee to deliver an address before this brilliant assemblage he promised to speak for only ten or fifteen minutes. The National guards were the volunteer Amer ican soldiers. They were the legitimate off springs of the free American government. In every struggle that freedom had waged against tyranny the volunteers had invaria bly and always been on the side of liberty. Every man in the state from the age of eighteen to forty-five was eligible for the militia service and in time of trouble or invasion when his services are needed he is in readiness to to be on hand. The National Guards are the first volunteer soldiers of America and are entitled to the pride, honor and admir ation of every citizen. All the glory of America has been won by the volunteer soldiers. At Concord and Lexington, in the suppression of the whisky insurrection of 1794, in the war ot 1812, in the Mexican war and the war of secession the volunteer soldiers did their duty. The militiamen of Minnesota are the legit imate descendants of those who fought the battles of the late rebellion, the counterpart of the same men who twenty years ago left their homes to preserve the Union and free the slaves. He was happy to say, and felt exceedingly proud that the duty the National Guards were called upon to perform at Stillwater was well done and that they had proved themselves no holiday soldiers. It was asked by some, why were not the regular soldiers stationed at Fort Snelling called upon in that emer gency? We are not a people who consign such duties to a standing army. This is a government bj the people, of the people and for the pftiple and it was more in accordance with Republican feeling that the volunteer soldiers of Minnesota be assigned to do the work. It was as much the province of men of mind and thought to execute the law as to make the law. The National Guards are more than mere militia. He compli mented the ladies of Minneapolis for de vising with their cunning hands the orna mental works he saw in the hall. In con clusion, he said the National Guards of Min nesota will never surrender except to the lovely ladies who are contributing so much to make the fair a success. The colonel was vehemently applauded. Sir Henry Elliot, G. C. 8., English minis ter at Vienna, has returned to that city after a somewhat protracted absence and resumed his official duties. DAKOTA WiNA. News Gleanings and Points Specially Collected and Forwarded by Tele graph to the Daily Globe. [Fargo Special Telegrams, Feb. 18, to the St Paul Globe.] Tlte Hudson Ray Outlet. There is much difference of opinion as tc the value and practicability of the proposed Hudson Bay outlet to market. This from the Pembina Express probably is the best presen tation of the feasibility of the thing: There are records to prove that seven hundred and fifty voyages have been made by that route with very few losses, and this without the protection affocded by a system of light houses. But the testimony of Prof. Bell is the most satisfactory. He was twenty five years on the Geological survey, and spent six years on the banks of Hudson's bay. His testimony is clear and positive as to the practicability" of the route. So is that of all others who have traveled in that region, so far as heard from yet. Mr. Geo. S. McTavish, of Pembina, spent 14 years in the vicinity of Hudson's bay, and he is emphatic in the belief that a good har bor may be had, free from ice at least four months in the year, and as far as Hudson's straits are concerned Jie believes they are navigable every month in the year. So far as we can learn, men of experience and ob servation in the matter are believers in the practicability of the route, while the doubters and cavillers seem to know very little about it, having probably based their conclusions on the obsolete descriptions and haphazard isothermal lines fouud in antequated school atlases. There has also been a good deal of extrav agant guessing by those opposed to this scheme as to the obstacles in the way of building a railway to Hudson's bay. To set this matter clear the company announce that they have plans and field notes cover ing the entire route, made by competent engineers, and that a careful estimate fixes the probable cost of building and equipping the road at $20,000 a mile. It is well known however, by those familiar with the country that there are no formidable engineering difficulties to contend wilh, so that the ex pense of constructing the road is not to be thought of seriously, considering the im men.e advantages that would accrue. Court Affairs. Among the matters in the district court to day were the following: Fred Schwan, con victed at the last term of stealing wheat, was discharged from custody, as he turned states evidence, and on his testimony a confeder ate named Baker, who was acquitted at the last term, has been convicted and sent to the penitentiary. August Schrink and Jas. Feltman pleaded guity to cutting timber on government land and were fined $5 and one hour in jail. Win. E. Finch, the late post master at Ellendale, Dickey county, charged with taking a letter from the mail and destroying it pleaded guilty. Sentence differed. Little Fischer alias Peter Farewell, etc., was convicted by jury of smuggling. Improving Transportation. Assistant General Manager Odell, Capt. Wrenshall, engineer of the track, and others passed west this morning, aud stated that their object was to inspect the water supply of the eastern division. It is ample at pres ent, but they are arranging to put on a fast passenger and express through train in the spring. They did not state how much the schedule would be increased, but that the time on the Northern Pacific will be much the shortest of any of the transcontinental lines. A Good Appointment. It is understood that D. R. Taylor, late superintendeut of the Missouri division of the Northeln Pacific, has been appointed superinenndent of the Fargo Southern, to take effect March 1. The selection is regard ed as an excellent one. A Blizzard. The only genuine blizzard of the winter and oue of the severest of several years, is blowing to-night, much to the annoyance of railroad trains which are all delayed by it. The most violent storm known is reported from Jamestown. Dakota <£- Montana News. The German Lutherans and Swedish Lutherans have formed a church organiza tion at Jamestown. Belknap, the nearest railroad point to the Coeur d'Alene mines, is 233 miles from He lena and 525 miles from Portland. There are on the assessment rolls in He lena, 119 town lots, valued at from $14 to $250, for which no owner can be found. Jamestown is furnishing instruction to a cornet band, which is to give its services on all public occasions and furnish open air con certs during the summer. The Oriental Order of Humility held a con vention in Mitchell the past week, and in connection with it a street parade, banquet, dance, and a big time generally. The Jamestown Alert has just entered up on its fourth year. It is conducted with ability and keeps Bquarely to the front of Dakota journalism. Its prosperity is earned. Of the thirty-two lodges of Good Templars in Dakota, it is said that the north has but one. One of the papers think the people of the north are so temperate that temperance lodges are not needed. It is reported that Prof. Demars, a citizen of Fargo,has been appointed judge of probate in Kittson county, Minn., to fill a vacancy. He is said to be capable and clever, and his friends are glad to learn of his appointment. A call is issued signed by sixty-six persons scattered over north Dakota, for a conven tion of the citizens of north Dakota who are in favor of the prohibition of the liquor traf fic, to be held in the Methodist church in Fargo, March 4, next, to consult as to the best means of furthering the object named. Hon. S. C. Palmer, who is named so pos itively in connection with the vacant judge ship, last week filed a homestead and tree claim at Devils Lake, and intimated that he intended to occupy them and raise wheat. It will be inconvenient for him to be on the circuit in South Dakota and live on a claim in the north. J. B. Welcome, the original pioneer news paperman of Moorhead, is credited with the conduct of the Moorhead department of the Broadaxe, which is announced to be in the last stages of accouchment. The rumers of its combination with the Republican are probably due to the fact that most of its staff is believed to be taken from the Republican. There is a good deal of apprehension felt in Stutsman county that the spring floods will carry away the bridges on the James, as the grouud is said to be frozen to an unusual depth, throwing up the piles from four inches to a foot. It is said that the snow is unusual ly deep up north, and if it goes off rapidly an unusual flood will be expected. Among those recently indicted by the United States grand jury in connection with lan-' transactions is A. A. Allen, one of the prominent citizens of Jamestown, and a law yer of local note. The securities on his bond represent over a million dollars, aud almost the entire community would go on his bail. It is the local belief that the indictment is based on mere technicalities that involve no real criminality. It is alleged that Professor Crabbe, who is now writing up Minnesota towns for the Minneapolis Farmer, spent some days at Moorhead recently, and strolled over Fargo incognito, having' shaved off his hirsute ar rangements so far as his face was concerned. No one recognized him. He will be remem bered as the evening Call man, who came so near being mobbed for his attacks upon the Irish people. He would not be cordially re ceived in this city. To diversify the winter monotony it is re ported that the names of fifteen or more voters, at the late special election, are im properly on the voting list of that ward, and trouble is supposed to be on the docket for , the owners of such of them as may be shown to be Illegal voters. The object alleged is not to contest the election, but to induce more care in the exercise of this prerogative ' of the American citizen. The social circles a Jamestown have been r remarkably agitated the past week over a grand leap year masquerade given at the resi dence of Banker Lloyd Friday night. There were 250 or so present. One of the features of the evening was the auction of the masked men, who brought from 25 to 85 cents. The valuation placed upon them by the ladies could not be regarded as excessive. One bid off her own husband. There was a good deal or sport connected with it. . There are several thousand citizens of Dakota who will be willing to go to Washing ! ton and relieve Mr. Raymond without a draft. ■ There will be the liveliest sort of a fight over his succession. There are many of Ray mond's old friends in the north who are be coming dissatisfied with hi 3 course. They say that he gives the cold shoulder to all the measures in the interest of the north in or der to curry favor with the south, which has the votes to control the election. Some of the north Dakota journals severe ly criticise Delegate Raymond for his refusal to introduce the bill for a constitutional con vention. They insist that courtesy to the respectable portion of his constituents who favored the bill requireel that he should pre sent it, as It would not compromise him, nor debar him from opposing its passage. The gentleman is supposed to desire to be returned and in his attempt to stand on the fence in regard to controverted issues is likely to dissatisfy all parties. Billings Post: A "miner's inch," legal measure, is the quantity of water which will flow through an opening one inch square in the bottom or side of a vessel under a pres sure or head of four inches. This miner's inch has 24.06 cubic inches flow per "second —538.6 gallons per hour —12,924.4 gallons per 24 hours. Bozeman Chronicle, 14th inst: Cover d'Alene Mountain miners held a meeting last week, at which it was voted that the first Chinaman that ventured into the diggings should be hung, and not having sufficient rope on the ground to hang a man, a miner was immediately sent out on snow shoes to Trout Creek, where he purchased forty feet of the article and returned. Billings, Mon., is agitating the building of a railroad to the Bull mountains: A corre spondent says: "On every section of land in Bull Mountain there are 11,151,360 tons of coal, in one vein, all of first-class quality, no partings of dirt or slate, so that when one is burning it in a stove, there is no cliukintr- It burns down to clean ash, so that with a little shake of the grate the fire box is clean." The Duel County Advocate, anel some other papers in south Dakota, are trying to get up a boom for delegate Rayfnond for re election to congress next fall. The Advocate concludes an article with this: We of course are and always have been a consistent advocate of division and admis sion, but if we are to remain as a whole yet a little longer, and Dakota is to continue to have the one delegate in congress, then we say, let Hon. John B. Raymond be kept in for another term as a recognition of his faith ful services. He has shown his ability to do equal and fair justice to both divisions, and we see no good reason for a change at this status of the situation. The Larimore Leader says the new railroad from Mayville north through Larimore and up the Elk Valley is now an assured fact. Mr. C. Holt, the contractor who did the grading through that section two years ago. has been the main spoke in the wheel which has been rolling around among the farmers along the line securing the right-of-way. He received instructions from the Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Paul company several days ago to hasten and close up his work at once. The right-of-way has been secured through nearly every quarter on the line, and Mr. Holt ex pects to have everything in apple pie order by the end of this week. Preparations are now being made to commence work as soon as the frost is out of the ground. The most intense excitement known in Fargo about a small matter has existed the past day or two over the issuance of an an onymous little sheet called the Moon, in distinction from one of the same size known as the Sun. It was filled entirely with sen sational paragraphs in regard to notable citi zens, showing a remarkable inside view of life in the metropolis. It was a mixture of wit, pungent hits and scandalous attacks, some of them of a libelous character and that will make trouble for the proprietors in case they are discovered. The papers were cir culated by boys and when the character of he thing began to be understood there was a rush for the little thing and the price went up. Many were sold at 25 cents, and it is said that $1.00 was offered for copies. It is believed that a full history of the perform ance will soon develop. The First National Bank of Helena, the first and oldest National bank in the Territo ry, has increased its capital and surplus to seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Captain John Smith, one of the best posted men in Montana, writes the Bozeman Chronicle from Rathdrum: We will have a good wagon road in from this point to the Cover d' Alene goldfields in twenty days, on which a span of horses can haul 2,500 pounds, and which high waters will not affect. I know whereof I speak. All news is the most encouraging from the mines. About 150 a day are going in from points east of here, and about fifty from this point. There are twenty-three pack and saddle trains working from Rathdrum to Eagle City; and from fifty to seventy-five sleighs and wagons go from here loaded every few days to Evolution, from whence goods are taken in on packs. Two steamboats will be finished and ready for business by March 15. These boats will convey supplies and passengers to within four miles en* Eagle City. The greatest evolu tion crossed by our wagon road will not ex ceed 1,500 feet. Quite a number of the north Dakota papers are making the most vehement attacks upon S. Newton Pettis, an early confederate of Colonel Plummer in Pennsylvania whom the colonel is said to be trying to boost into the gubernatorial chair of Dakota. Some of these editors claim to have had acquaintance with Pettis in Pennsylvania, and they say as vicious things of him as others do of Gov ernor Ordway. In their sweeping denun ciations they do not quite miss Plummer. In an article of more than a column in the Bathgate Sentinel of the past week, this pas sage is found: Pettis is a bad individual, but that Plummer of the Fargo Republican is worse. Plummer recently said (we have this on good authority) that if Pettis could be governor of Dakota and he its secretary that what they could not steal would not be worth taking. There is no doubt this does injus tice to Colonel Plummer. Honesty is his hobby, and it is understood that his sterling integrity has kept his pockets light. "Poor but honest," is said to be the epitaph he has selected for his tombstone. But there is the smallest possible danger for the appointment of Pettis as governor. ALBERT LEA. The barbers have concluded to close their shops on Sunday. G. O. Sunby is talking of renting his store to parties from New York city. During the county treasurer's tour through the country Mr. T. K. Ramsey has charge of the office. Company E has abandoned the projector build ing an armory this season. The boys will drill in Sergeant & Fuller's rink. Doc. Stacy is out with a $50 challenge to match his stallion Abdallah Clay against Mr. Clow's Peerless, half mile heats, best three in five. Owing to the stormy weather on last week's race day there were not many to take part "Peerless," owned by Mr. Clow, of Glenville, took the cake. The newspapers are discussing the Sunday closing of the barber shops. Those who wear full beards are perfectly willing the shops should close, while with those who do not it is other wise. The ladies of the Episcopal society will give a grand sheet and pillow case ball at McMillen's hall, on Thursday evening, Feb. 21. All are in vited to come, either with masks or without. Admittance, ten cents. Hall's Opera house is engaged by the following companies: Burnette Comical Tea party, just from the Crystal Palace, England, booked to ap pear March 28; Silas Robinson's Peerless Dramatic company for April 24. Wyman'a Musical Comedy company is also to appear in "Our Ger man Farmer." 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