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KIMBALL PUBLISHING CO., Publisher*.
KIMBALL,
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DAKOTA
The sportsmen of some of the cities
VillagM have rather overdone the
ff-'' hmlntitfi of restricting the public from
zL}, hunting wild fowls and animals. The
Qf pirn law* in some of the states, whose
provisions are most stringent, have been
.declared anooastitational by the United
^W^i BliiteSr ^auHa, and many others would
probably share the same fate if con-
-sr*, The movements from Boston and New
York in favor of
a
bankrupt law are for­
midable. The friends of that measure,
however, are net very enthusiastic as to
•access, on account ot tbe very marked
opposition to any bankruptcy bill mani
fated in the South and West, where there
is
a
lingering opposition to the interfer
ence of the national government in set
tling the private matters of citixens.
In discussing the matter of our over
flawing national treasury—filled to its
repletion by taxes coming from the peo
ple—a Chicago paper strikes this re
sounding key-note.: "The best way to
dispose of the surplus revenue problem
is not to have
-a
surplus revenue. Let
the taxes abide in the pockets of the peo
ple. -Surplus revenae implies superbui
ty of schemes for its bestowal. Where
tbebody is there tkeeapleB shall be gath
ered. The demagogue has his scheme,
the subsidy hunter wants his slice, tbe
patriot begs bis reward, tbe star route
contractors cry for more. There is no
«couomy, no justice, no sense in rais
ing a revenue larger then the needs of
the government."
The pensioning business is likely to at
tract considerable attention this winter
in congress. from the fact that next
season wil bring the presidential elec
tion, and politicians and parties are anx
ions to secure votes in every direction
Senator Logan ot Illinois has introduced
bill into the senate providing that
every person entering the service of the
•country -during the late war, either in
*rmy or navy, and honorably discharged
tberelroui, for any period of service lees
than one year, is entitled to eighty acies
-of .public land, either for himself or
beiir. and lor services between one and
two years, 130 acres, and over twoyears'
service 25U acres. This lull is only a be
ginning, There are only half a dozen
-other bills on hand to deplete the treuB
ury of every dollar of surplus revenue
-aud prevent any reduction of taxation
—-all for the ostensible benefit of those
•hoare now -recipients of generous pen
sions.
While there is no danger of a patuc
*nd general crash or anything like such
-a stagnation as has occurred at various
intervals, the -business of the country
has been declining for some .time, if
we may judge from -the volume of ex
changes. During the four weeks ending
Xbursdity week, the total amount of ex
changes outside of stock speculations
-shows a decline of over.21 percent, when
-compared with the corresponding peri
-od in 1882, and the total amo.unt lor tbe
last week of the four shows a decline of
over 22 per cent. This shows a shrink
.age in -volume, of legitimate busi
neM-of front 10 to 15 per cent., after
t&properallowances for the de
-J .. -cline in prices. At the same time the
bank reserves have gained largely,
•another indication that tnoney is notde
mandedin active busintss. Tnere is a
•fiood deal of timidity .among capitalists
and in business circles, but thiB will pass
•away when sufficient time has elapsed
to show that the partial stagnation is
..... .not -likely to lea| to a panicky condition
pf attairs. Next spring may not open as
.briskly as this year or last, but business
is likely to .be tairly good.
-Boston "society" paper has made
tbe appalling discovery that Henry
'Ward JBeecher lately ate -with his knife
in thatoity. Acotemporary says: "What
if he does? is it more -a breach of good
•manners to use a knife than to watch
your neighbor while -eating and tattle
.about-him?" But it appears that Beech
-er is iti the,habit of committing another
outrage on,the customs of 'society* and
what-is even worse has the -hardihood
•to defend it. When .his teaor coffee is
i- too hot -to drink he ,pours it into the
^saucer, -and cools it there, as he was
learned .to do in childhood. He
•ays: "Coffee caps in houses-where the
'the secret of making good coffee is
..known,-should be likeithe human heart,
..large and-deep, and in such cases the
beverage .will, like true affection, cool
^very slowly. Hence, one who does not
vwishtto wait.till the meal-is over before
in in of it it in is
^saucer or drink it hot. or wait and drink
ilt after breakfast, and all-because of the
Abeurd jiotion-that it is not GOOD SDBD
.nera to pour coffee into your saucer.
Heaatime, endowed with courage and
.antted-with piinaiple, I rejoice in pour
,Ngferththe fragrant liquid into ea
*,_ppaeiH»a aaucer, end, before the wonder
ejNa», to raise the beverage to my
Up«. Superstition.isjebuked." It will
.do/OK,U .great a .man as Beecber to
condemn the knife,-or -use it as he
iBlease^ aad to coolhis tea in a saucer,
'Ont a despotic conventionality must not
'be dishonored by the-wtevish masses.
continue to-be more numei
ons than generally anticipated. But
libey are the result of advenwres, of un
^wise risks, too ncuch btuine$jpn too lit
'tie capital, etc., and not of general finao
-^tial depression or to anycotlapse In the
i^nancial oonditiocs of the country. It
is,this:feelmg that inspires -confidence
ithat\ all will yet tie well—
ithat.^o .panic .can posilbly arise from
9reaent .conditions. In all .tbe pertur
tiatSans of business tihere is not tue
Wsst signof a panic. ®fae occasional bus
teess failures now takiag place are to
•otne of the .best tananciert
"-cleaning .out process," which is al
soreto ooote after several years ol
Hash times tad oyer-specshttion. Tooee
^no ireatBM too much into speculation
of tUair (estimate bwineas, and
vbo extead their credit* for the
expanding their business be
y«d safe limits, aud fenced to tha wall,
while careful and conservative men sur
vive. A bettor and healthier era of fcaa
uses and flnauce is predicted as soon as
^jirwwSr"11
proce,,",hiai
CONDENSED NEWS.
ntnuton News Notes.
Gsn. Slocum anticipates comparatively
little trouble in securing the passage of a
bill for the relief of Fits John Porter, whinh
he will introduce shortly. He and den.
Porter have had assuranoes from several
eastern rtpubllcan members tbst they will
vote for the bill, and Qen. Porter's friends
xprct 16 get a better vote la the senate
then they had last winter.
Another land bill, to be introduced, has
been prepared by Mr. MoAdoo of Mew
Jersey. He proposes bereatter that It shall
be impossible for foreign noblemen, cap
i'alista sad corporation to become exten
sive landed proprietors in the new states
and territories, but that all the lands here
after shall be reserved for ths benefit of
actual settlers.
3 POstoffices discontinued: lows—Canby,
Adsir oounty, mail to Cassy. Postoffice
site changed Minnesots—Wheeling Rioe
oonnty. three mites north. Special service
dlzoontinncd: Dakota—Hsonafird, Irom
Dec. St. Postmasters commissioned: Wil
lU'u G. Jsmes, Miner, Dsk. Martin Albert
son, Lindstsd, Wis.
Onngicssmsn Davis of Illinois will intro
duos a bllf proposing an amendment to the
corstitutlon which will permit the pwi
drnt to veto items in sn appropriation bill
also, a bill to place Col. John E. Smith on
the retired list, with the rank of brigadier
general.
Gen. Sloeum will soon introduce in tbe
house a Wil for the relief of Fits John Por
ter similar to that introduced by Gen.
Sewell
in the senate, and will take an early oppor
tunity to make a speech lu its support.
Ths secretary of tbe treasury has author
ised the payment, without rebate, of bonds
embraced ia tbe 12S1 oall, maturing on the
15th inst payment to be made in erder of
presentation.
R. W, Austin of Tennessee has resigned
ths position of assistant dool keeper
tbe houae to accept a special gency in the
treasury department.
The controller has antboriaed tbe Ex
change National bank of Hastiass. Nebr
to begin business, with acapi al oi $100,1*00.
Coinage at the min's in November $5,
824,910, of which $2,35),000 were silver dol
a
News of the Railroads.
A number of Milwaukee & St. Paul of
ficials are at Mitchell estimating the cosi
and considering the feasibility of eitenr-ing
theroad to Scotland, Dak., and also to
Grao.1 View, Douglas county.
The St. Paul & Duluth company have
donated the $200 received from the St. Pun I
Ideals for fare to and from Duluth on the
occasion of their entertainment there, to St.
Luke's hospital.
General News items.
Frank E1 wards, a contractor at Agate
Bay, came to Duluth on the 5th and re
mained until the 7th when he left osten
sibly for tbe purpose of vis tin? the Dnluth
and Iron Sang* farm, a short distance from
Dnluth. Since leaving there nothing set-m?
to have beeo beard ot him and his triends
at Agate Bay fear that he «uust have met.
with some kind of foul play. When be left
the St. Louis hotel it is thought that lie
had somewhere between $500 and $900.
Mrs. Linda W. Slaughter, Bismarck's
early poetess aad author, of "the doctor's
wlfs," Bismarck's firat school teacher and
for several years postmistress, has been
granted a dlvorco from her husband, Dr. B.
F. Siaugbtei. Both occupied prominent
positions in tbe early history of Bismarck,
and the doctor at one time represented the
district in the territorial oouacil.
Schedules in assfgnment for the benefit of
creditors has been mads by Levi "Bros. &
Co., clothiers, of New York to Solomon H.
Kohafited, Their liabilities are $2,470,639,
nominal assets, $1,940,642 actual, *1,721,
242: contingent liabilities, $739,855. Hen
ry Herriaian is a creditor to the amount of
20.687. Ibere are unknown holders ol
notes to the amou. of about $1,162,000.
There were 516 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's Journal
during the week ending tbe 8th, fourteen
more than the preceding week, one less than
the corresponding week of 1882, and seven
ty-seven more than the same week in 1881.
A bont 70 per cent of the failures ware those
smsll traders whoss capital was under
|o,000.
E. 0. Brown of Chicago has brought a
suit against the New York Graphic Publish
ing Company to recover $25,000 claimed
due for services as Washington agent of the
company since 1879. An attachment was
issued on the ground that it was a foreign
corporation, deriving its charter from the
Canadian government.
The statement of the condition of the Cul
ver, JV^e & Hoyne failure in Chicago is as
follows: Total liabilities, $753,425 paid by
sale of stock, fixtures and lease, $77,127.88
psper since taken up, $74,450.15 liabilities
unpaid, $266,675 51.
In scuffling with a young printer at Dan
ville, Ky., tbe office devil pulled his clothes
off somewhat, revealing tbe faot that'the
printer w«s a handsome girl.
The Boston city vote complete for mayor
gives Martin 27,446 O'Brien 25,939. Mar
tin is a democrat but ran on a citizen's tick
et.
At Ishpeming, Mich., Lesser fe Wisolzky,
clothiers, have made an assignment. Lia
bilities $40,000.
Pennsylvania's treasury received last year
$6,775,430, one-third of which was taxes on
corpo- liens.
New Lisbon, Ohio, hss a hairy wild man.
Two hunters .recently were put to flight by
him.
The official vote in Massachusetts gave
160,492 lor JRofaiuson, a plurality of 9,854.
It is discovered that by a recent law in
Miaisti convicts saay tntify in courts.
One K*w ?orl: S-m shianed100,000 trade
dollars jn tne Less ng the 5th.
Emerson & Brsoke, Chippewa Falls
clothiers, suspended for $18,009.
Buffalo's water shpmenta of coal this
season were $1,2X7,200.
Yankee Doodle was played in Beecher's
cknreh Thanksgiving.
Chicago Germans are going to build a
$68j008 emigrant house.
Doings ofCnitiaiiiala.'
Ac intoxfeated individual la a gallery at
the Aicidemy of Musio, Chicago, the 11th
last., cet up tbe ory of fire and tbe large
audience surged toward the exit doors. In
eonscqaence the manager had the exit on
'be main .floor closed, aad by his effort aad
the help.of those on tbe stage succeeded in
assuring tbe audience. Tht galleries emp
tied without any serlo a mishaps occur
iar. The man who raised the disturbance
fa trader arrest.
Be ports from Fields' still h-use on the
Cumberland river, Ky., say that last week
onr men becaate drunk there and engaged
in a fUht. W. H. Fields separated them
and ordered the party to leave, which they
refnaed to do. Fields then draw a pistol ard
•hot-Hot them. Matt Knifbt was killed
instantlv, Jesaie Might died next day, and
¥/. Day and Joan Jenkins cannot live
Kielda escaped.
Charles L. Jef&r?s, a wealthy manufac
turer at Jamestown, If. Y., has been arrest
ed on a charge of s-aon, B»1 Clore Isn
arrested, made affidavit that Jefferds hired
Mred hlmvlf iwd tha other two men to fii
tha building, which was iniarad tor $19,000
siving them 160 and pemwtton to reinore
W
J%i
lounges and mattresses!before Betting fire to
tbe building.
At Ripoo, Wis., S«th R. Lyon, boot and
shoe dealer, whose failure was reported a
few days ago. has committed suicide. He
was kn»ck«-d down and robbed a (ew years
ago, sustaining severe injuries and it is
thought that this trouble, comint in con
nection with business reverses, unsettled bis
brain and led to the rasb set.
A reform movement has been inaugu
rated by the enmity officers against gam
blers afcd houses of pro»titutiou at Pittstiure,
Pa. Information was made rtcnutly
against five proprietors of prominent houtra,
who were arrested nd gave bail. It is the
intention to prosecute all until all are ilriven
from the city.
D»vid Brooks, a bard character known
as "Bull)" Brooks, was arrested at White
Pigeon, Mich., on suspicion of bavin.? mur
dered Mrs. Ca barine Beard of that place,
who was found dead in bed Aug. 13. The
evidence is claimed to be strung against
him.
Bev. John W. Owen Bache, rector of
Grace church, Harlem, N. Y,, while walk
ing on Pity firat street near Fourh avenue
was icrasped about the neck bv SOIUM one
from behind end cbked so he could make
outcry, and was roobe-i of about $2,006.
Ell Frank, the clothing merchant of
Kushville, 111., who was shot by Elsie
Block, a rival merchant, rn the night
tbe 29 b, is dead. The Blocks, father and
s«-n, are both in jail on the charge of mur
der.
Ben Brown, a colored waiter at Water
bury, Ct., haa been arrested for robbii
the E'dririge mansion at Norfolk, Ct., last
snmmer $5,000 worth of diamonds and
{400 in gold coius.
Thecase of Ira C. Bellows who went from
Mandan to New York to give himsell up on
a charge of emhessling water lunds, is set
for trlBl Jao. 14
Rongbs Moned Mrs. Langtry's car as it
passed through Connflaville, Pa., recently.
No person was itiju-ed.
The Casualty Record.
The five-story Vuildings 48 t« 50 Federal
street, Boston, owne-1 bv B. Board man &
Co., were budly damaged by fire. Tle
prinoip-il ocoup«nts, the Standard
BUK
Company, were insured. The 'lost ol ihe
b»g couipaNy will be abint $75 OJO in
surance $37,000 A lot ot ba niaki-it ma
hint-ry was destroyed. It is the only oLe
in the country.
The store of Bigel»w fc Gibbs, at Salmi,
Iowa, was burned on the 6th inst., with its
contents LOBS on stock, T6 000 on build
ing. $2 OJO insurance, $B,500. four thou
sand bushels of corn an«l scales valued ut
$600 «tra destrojed.
The Red river (Tex.) coast line stfamer
Alexandria was sunk recently with a cargo
of 1.000 baits of cotton and 150 bin-els of
oil. Tho bo and cargo will prohaMy be
stvc.l. The boat was valued at $12,000 aud
insured for $S,000.
Plstt Bailey of North 8ilem, N. Y„Hwas
knocked down and hurt by one of Gen.
Grant's Arab an stailions in possession of
S. Grant, jr. The latter is sued lor dam
ages.
A fire at Providence, E. I., recently dam
aged the stock ofMcManus, ITaire & Doolin
dry goods, $200,00 insured. Tne firm
failed on the afternoon of the 6 for $130,
000.
Mount Hickory Boiling mill was discov
ered to bi on fire in the engine room, an
despite tho effirta made, was totally de
stroyed. LOBS, $200,000.
Andrew Dunn, a section foreman on the
Northern Pacific, was run over and cut in
pieces by a train near Miles City.
A body wnshed ashore at Pigeon River,
discovered bv Indians, is thonght to bejthat
of Cast. DelCay of the Manistee.
Jehn Telliekel dropped dead at his sis
ter's wedding in Bloomington, 111., on the
night of the 7th.
The Covey blook, at Marlboro, Mass.,
was burned. Loss $30,000 fully insured.
The gale of Nov. 12 drowned sixty-eight
of the Gloucester fishermen.
From the Old World.
The crown prince of Germany, with his
suite, started for Seville, incognito. King
Alfonso, the cabinet m'nisters, the diplo
matic body, and other notables, took leave
of the prince at tbe depot, where the king
and prince embraced and kissed each other.
The prince will proceed irom Genoa to
Rome, where he will visit with the pope.
The British secretary of state for foreign
affairs, at a liberal meeting, referred to at
tacks formerly directed against the govern
ment on account ol the Alabama claims set
tlement, and said he believed that conven
tion one of the highest trinmphs of diplo
macy.
Sir Richard Paul Amphlett, formerly
membel- of parliament, is dead, aged seven
ty-fonr years.
Personal Gossip.
Miss Nellie Cooley, aged twenty-two, dis
appeared from the residence of her relative,
Nathan Rutter, one of the most prominent
business men of Wilkesbarre, Pa., under
circumstances which leave no doubt that
she has committed suicide. She is the
daughter of De Witt Coaley ot St. Paul,
Minn., but has lived with the family ot Mr.
Rutter far many years and has slwsys been
regarded almost as one *f his own children.
Some ten or twelve years ago her mother
committed suicide by cutting her throat
aad since that tragic occurrence, which
made a deep impression upon Miss Cooley,
the latter has been subject to fits of despon
dency
Frank Hard of Ohio said: "I do not
think any general tarifi revenue will be
brought foi ward, but we will ask| for free
salt, free sugar, tree lumber, free barbed
wire and free copper. Mv preference is for
single bills,but I do not how know the matter
will be arranged. I ahall introduce a bill
for free wool at the earliest opportunity.
•Our Michigan men were elected on the Iree
lumber and salt issue. Seven-tenths of the
people of Louisiana want free sugar, and I
do not approve of the giving ot bounties."
Tbe name of Joho C. New is being men
tioned for tbe vacant chairmanship ofthe
republicsn national committee. Secretary
Chandler is objected to because he is in the
cabinet and tho western m* mbers do not
favor going to New England for a man.
Mrs. Tilton is not in want, as gossip said
lately. Her husband gives her $1,200 a
year, and her family increases this amount
while she earns something by teaching
music.
Kev. George W. Nolly, a well-known
Methodist minister, died at Ashland, Va.,
recently, aged eighty years. He had been
over filty years in the ministry.
James D. Warren, proprietor of the Buf
falo Commercial Advertiser, is shortly tore
tire from active business, leaving his news
paper property to his two sons.
Secretary Lincoln's income as a lawyer at
Chicago, before going into Garfield's cabi
net was $16 000 a year. He still retains bis
interest in the firm.
Richard Doyle, the English artist, is dead
Ke was born in London in 1828, and first
attracted attention by designs in Punch.
The oody of Gen. Moore, consul at Cal
Ido, haa been ordered sent home to Deca
iaur, III., he died of yellow fever.
The Des Moines State Register will pub
lish a letter from Hon. John A Ksason,
declining re-election to congress.
Heat. Daneohower ia soon to marry a
daughter of ex.Speaker Sloan, ofthe New
York legislature.
2 John Sherman is $20JGOO richer by means
oft is year's spec alations, I
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3EPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Senator MB! I'cti-il liaii man of
tho Republican Na'Ional Commit
ice. Wlnoli iti-c)(V"N lip .ii Chicago.
June 3, us 1'ince and Date ul the
National Convention.
Tbe R«pubiicao National Committee met
at Washington on Wednesday. Ail the
states and territories were represented.
First In tbe order of proceedings was the
election ot chairman to
.succeed thu late- Gov.
Jewell, and this subject ws dis
posed ol shortly alter the com
mitioe was called together. It was
shown that be was the only man
whom it Beemed possible to hit upon as ab
Boiuirly ree from old lactional acr-emtnis,
aud iue only c.Huiuittee who could be
elected to he place witaouta contest, which
it was deaired to avoid. This having been
settled, tbe programme was carried out by
placing Uhatiee ill the chair temporarily,
a"d then eiecliiig babiu iwrmanem cbair
-n. be being natuej oy Mr. Eikiub. l'ma
was done unanimously, and Sabin pre
sided over the deiiuerations oi the day, mid
will continue to manage tne business ol the
cowuii.iee aud cjnveution. Outak.ng the
chair, '. Babiu id:
Whue He* p.y sensible to the distinguished
courtesy yuc have comerre~i, I aw doubt
leas, as much surprised as tne country at
large will beat the announcement your
choice, but being pressed by all parties ir.
the lerest and claim ol jieaceanU huruio
ny 1 kCCept what ia rather a disiaatelul posi
tion mil time. I trust, uowever, tne work
ot this committee will be characterised ny
the same uuaiuuii .y with which I n^ve
bee-, elected and at the next election re
publican president by a like uuanimous
voie ol the wbule country. inplause.]
Gen. John 0. New oB'ercu a resolution,
which was adopted, providing that a com
mittee ot five- should bit appointed by the
chairman to have complete charge ol tne
conve iiion, of whicu committee tue presi
dent aud se:retary should be .ne uOers.
Ii wa- also needed to have tne dist ict
conventions within ninety days of tue con
vention the date of which was rixed as
Juu- 3.
he place for holding the convention ex
cited a good deal of interest. Gentlemen
were in ord in lavor of I'mJadripnia, In
dianapolis, York, Chatuquj, eic, but
Chicago wou on the firet balloi as follows:
Cut -ago
'2G I
Saratoga
Ciuciuumu la I Phiiadelpuia 1
Chicago was Orel -no the place ofthe next
R'iubiican Cjiiv i.j-i.
THE CALL.
The following nas uuo(,ted:
A llepublicau nauoiiHl c-invention will
meet i.i Chicago, 111., Tuts lay. June 3, 188-1,
at 10 o'c'.ocS noo- for Uie iiuminut oa of
cu uidates to be supported lor president
anil vice president at the next election. Re
publican Uc ors ot the several states, aud
ail other voters without regard to past po
litical diflerences, who are in favor ol ele
vating and liinilying American labor ex
tend II »nd prunioti liouie industry, giv
ii free popular education to the masses of
people, ucLUtiug Iree suffrage and honest
counuue oi ballots, tHi-ctum protecting
all oilman rignts in very section of the
omiuon country, and who uesire to pro
mote irien.ny leeling and permanent har
mo throughout the land by securing a
na ioual gov. riuueBi pledge to these objtoU
anj pr ncipies, are cordia !y invitod to send
for each state loar delegates at large, for
k»ch congressional district two delegates,
aud for each representative at large two del
egates.
Tne call is signed by all tho members of
the convention. Mr. Chandler offered the
following, which was unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved, that tha committee views with
regret and indignation the recent a mpts
to suppies^btmian rights, destroy free tul
trage an-l honest counting of ballots in vari
ous S.ates, by methods foreigu to humanity
and civilizt.ioa. A^-un-it the prevalence
of suon method* the Republican party
sta ida irrevocably pledged, and we extend
our sympaihy to ail tuffeiers from tuch
in&timimies, aad pUdge our earnest un
conditional support and right hand of lei
lowsbip to all mtn, all organization* what
ever may be in past political action, who
now unreservedly coiuinit themselves to an
organ zft effort to secure free education,
free suffrage and protection of life and
property of all citizc-ns, without regard to
race, color, political op nion or voie.
The committee at 11 o'clock adjourned to
meet at the Grind Pacific hotel, Chicago
the 31st of May, 18S4.
Mr. Krye of Maine then submitted his
proposition for the new basis of representa
tion in the next convention which was dis
cussed at aroat leagth by various niaainera.
Logan argued that the resolution p-oposed
was not such as the committee had power to
act upon. He was willing to defer it to the
next national committee, for that was
body that had the right to considpr it.
Clayton opposed the plan, aud Magee
moved that the whole matter be referred to
the next national convention. Maeee's
motion was finally agreed to—yeas 25, nays
18.
The plan was finally referred to the con
vention by a decisive vote, so that the ratio
of delegates and the sise of the next con
vention rsmsina as it was. Senator Logan
proposed a resolution, making it mandato
ry upon the districts to hold their conven
tions separately and within the several dis
tricts. By the action of the committee at
the last meeting, it was left optional with
the iiiatricts either to hold their conventions
for the selection of delegates separately, or
to separate at the State conventions and do
their business at tho same place. The
Southern members ofthe committee object
ed to Senator Logan's resolutions to strike
out the optional feature, saying that in
many districts thby had no organizations
and could not hold sepai ate meetings. It
being evident that tbe proposition could
not pass. Senator Logan withdrew it.
Washington Special:—The election of
Senator Sabin as chairman gives universal
satisfaction, owing to the confidence felt
by all in his personal fairness and his busi
ntss-like politics. He said that the honor
was unexpected and unsought. He had de
olin d, thinking it wiser to take some older
member but his colleagues be ieve other
wise aBd be had yielded when it was
known that he was the unanimous choice.
He had been in tavor of Blaine in 1880, but
had no candidate, as yet, for 1884. He was
not insensible to the compliment to
himself and to Minnesots, and should
do all in bis power to accomplish
the most good for his party, with perfect
fairness to all aspirants tor the presidential
honor. Mr. Sabin is one of the youngest
men in the senate, being but forty years of
age. and is, in addition one of the new
members ot that body, but is already con
sidered one of its most promising men. He
has been a delegato to every national con
vention since he went to Minnesota, name
ly those of 1872, 1876 and 1880, having gone
to tha state ii 1871. Iu 1872 he was in favor
oi Grant's nomination, and in 1876 and in
1880 favored Blaine, although obliged to
cast the Minnesota vote at Chicago for
Windom.
The Mormons Alarmed.
The Salt Lake Herald,a Mormon journal,
owned by John T. Caine, Mormon delegate
to ennrrees and etbere, says of tfee presi
dent's Utiih recommendatiou:
This most sweeping measure that has
ever been proposed for Utah Is full of evil
possibilities whloh become probabilities
wben we reflect upon tbe persons who
would likely have the enlorcemeut of the
same. When Arthur recommends the
adoption of such an extraordinary measure
for dealing with Monmons, it is evident
that he contemplates vigorous uction in the
event of oongress uniting hands and giving
bim full swing according to his ambitions
inclination. However, we do nat appre
hend tbe occurrence of anything serious or
radical immediately. True, Arthur has
gone farther than his predecessors in the
matter but if we take tbe trouble to recall
events of tbe past dozan years, we will un
derstand that the Anti-Mormon slorm
throughout the land is not more violent
than storms that broke out previous to the
assembling of congress within the recolleo
lion of people in this generation.
The question is being discussed all over
the Territory and tbe church leaden are
ogiixted.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Thursday, liccctiibrr fl
SENATE —Mr. I..galls introduced a bill to
repaa1 the pre-emption and timber culture
laws, and amnd tbe homestead laws,
Mr. Cameron (Wis.) te restore to the
market certain lun-la of the [Jailed St tes in
Minnesota and Wisconsin, and authorize
their sale subj ct to righ1 of fl a wage. These
are lands witudrawn from sMe in 1880 aud
1881 with the idea that they would be re
quired for u-e in the construction and main
tenance of dams, reaervoi*s,c c. proposed to
be erected for the improvement of the Mis
sissippi river. They are by this bill
rnaae subject to private e-jtrv
and sale at $1.25 per acre.
By Mr. Morgan, proposing an amendmeut
to tbe constitution by which the president
will have power to disapprove any item in
an appropriation for rivers and harbors
while approving other items. A Urge
number ol minor bills were introduced.
HOUSE—Mr. McCoid took the oath of
office and 'be house adjourned until Mon
day 10th Jist., to allow the speaker time to
prepare the committees.
Monday, December 10.
FEXATE Mr. Cameron of Wisconsin in
troduced a bill regulating elections for
members of congress.
A resolution of Mr. Yoorhees was agreed
to authorizing the committee on military
affairs to inquire into the expediency of
purchasing encamp-uent grou --Is occupied
by the revolutionary army at V.ill»y Forge
lor a national park. He also offered the
following which he asked to have printed:
Resolved, That in the judgment of the
eenate, the public debt is not a public
blessin and auy measure of financial pol
icy looking to the perpetuation of tbe pres
ent interest bearing national debt for pur
poses of national bank ng or any other ac
count meets the disapproval ol this body,
and should b» view- tl with alarm by tax
payers of the II lited 8tates
Hot sic.—An immense number of bilis was
Introduced, the following beim the princi
pilotie.: R^pialiug ths pre-emption aud
limber culture laws: amending the home
stead law: prevanting uudue discrimination
in railway transportation declaring forlt-it
ed land grants to the Northern Pac'fic,
H.m«hton & Ontonagon, North Wisconsin,
St. Vincent extension aud Brainer.l branch,
Hasting*, & Dekotaand other railroad com
panies appropriating JO 080,000 foi
ssissippi riv-r improveuieut es
tablishing maximum raUs of fare
on the Union Pacific and Central Pacitic
railways abolishing the p-is'.agiof secood
class matter and rsdu:ing-Irop letter pja.
age to one cent putting salt and agricultur
al implements on the free list regarding the
presidential eaccea'-iiii for a oiv.l rights
amendment to the constitution appropria
ting $25,000,000 annually lor common
schools, for a postal telegraph prohibi
ting special legislation a prohibition
amendment to the constitution: re
lieving the merchant marine
repealing internal revenue laws limiting
the disposal of public agricultural lands
to actual settlers granting women suflrage
repealing the silver dollar coinace am re
moving taxes on national bamt circulation
and fixing tne amount of such circulation.
The call of states v»as not. finished. A. reso
lution was adopted calling the attention of
the president to the case ot Patrick O'Don
uel.
Something of a breeza was raised just be
fore adjournment, when Mr. Hewitt ol New
York asked unanimous consent to ijra
resolution asking the president to request
the E iglish Kov-rnment to delay tie execu
tion ot O'Donnell's sentence until
ihe facts in relation to his trial
could be inquired into, and it could be as
certained whether or not O'Dounell was an
American citizan, aud whether he had been
tried in accordance with English and inter
national law. The resolution was passed
without discussion and without disssiu.
Tuenilay, December 11-
SLNATI:.—9enator
Anthony was present
and t«olr the oath. Bills were introduced
promoting commercial relations between
tho United States and Mexico and Central
and South America, and determining pres
idential disability.
Senator McMillan introduced a bill for
public buildings at Winona and Duluth.
S mator Cameron ol Wisconsin introduced
a bill to provide for places of deposit and
distributor of public documents.
The president sent a large numb'r of
nominations to the senate mostly recess
appointments. Among them were:
tValter Evans, commissioner of internal
revenue Benjamin Buiterworth, commis
sioner of patents Albert
The senate confirmed Walter Q. Grwham
postmaster general.
The president has nominated William
Livingston, Jr., to be collector of customs
at Detroit, Mich.
HOUSE.—Bills and resolutions were in
troduced for a postal savings deposit branch
of the postoffice department enlarging the
powers and duties of the agricultural de
partment establishing a oureau of animal
industry and preventing the spread of cat
tle diseases making suear Iree o! duty call
ing on members of the cabinet for informs
tion concerning our relations with
Great Britain abrogating the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to purchase and
cancel 4 and 41 per cent, bonds instead of
calling in 3a establishing a board of inter
State commerce as a burean of the interior
department putting lumber for house,
fence and ship building on the free list re
organizing the legislative power of ah lor
feneralfixing
amnesty for the relief of Pitz John
'orter the postage an first class
matter at two cents per ounce estab
lishing the Territory of North Dakota ol
the admission of Utah and Arizona iuto
the Union regarding tbe duty ou wool re
tiring trade dollars limiting the coinage ol
silver dollais repealing internal revenus
laws civil rights amendments to the con
stitution: surpassing polygamv: increasi,
pensions of oile-armea ana one-legged sol
diers punishing violation of tbe election
laws regulating inter-State commerce,
transferring the Indian bureau to the war
department, for the election of Territorial
governors.
Delegate Raymond introduced a bill
to establish tne territory of Nonh Dakota
by dividing the recent terrritory ou the
lot ty-sixth parallel. He also introduced a
bill to provide two additional judges of the
federal court of Dakota,one for tne north and
another far the south part of the territory"
acaK tne Fort Randall and
also, a bill to vacate I....
guilty of the greatest immorality, aud cite
instances, if they did not give them $500,
have confessed that they were advised to ex
tort money from Ihe prifs's in this way by
Alderman Rudzinski, the Polish alderman,
who has Bince been charged with receiving
bribes, and by tbe father of the alderman.
The con lession has created a grrat stir in
Polish quarters, where the Rudzinekis are
strongly disliked.
mm
Parnell Banquetted at Dublin.
At the banquet to Parnell in Dublin tbe
room was crowded. Davltt, in response
to ths toast, Ireland a Nation, said that
led by Parnell they might believe them,
selves on tbe threshold of heralding .in the
Irish nation. Lord Mayor Dawaon read an
address to .Parnell. Parnell was cheered
several minutes. He referred to the forma
tion of tbe land league and in conclusion
said: With regard to the question of includ
in, Ireland in the extension of the fancbise,
onr position is a strong and winning one.
Whether Ireland is inc'uded or not wc
shall return aoout eighty members atthe
next election. Although our present pro
gress is slow, we add to the impetus
tiven to the Natianal cause in the days of
the greit League movement, we must be
palient if we wish to win. Coercion cannot
last forever. Certain it rests with Irishmen
to determine at the uext general election
whether a Liberal or Tory gort shall rule
England. This is our great force, that if
we cunnot rule ourselves we cau cause Eng
land to be ruled as we chooBe. We are
termined that this generation shall not
pass way until it has bfejueathed those
who come after us great rignt of uational
independence aud prosperity.
The close cl Parn ell's speech was greeted
with great cheering. Dawson pr sente
Parnell a check for £33 000 as a nation 1
tribute. The banquet was attended bv per
sons from all parts of Ireland and Great
Britain, as well as more distant places.
The followingcables are sell explanatory:
Dubl ii, Dec. Ii—Alexander Sullivan,
president of the lri*h national league of
America, Chicago.—Twelve hundred nation
alists, in a meeting honoring Paruell, greet
America and send thaLks for ner .sviwpxthy.
[nignedj
P.
U.
R.
A
Fort Rice military reservations.
Wednesday, December lti.
SKN.VTI:.—A
LONG discussion took place ot
the Binkit-g fnnd, participated in by Messrs.
Beak, Sherman and Plnmo. Mr. Wilson's
proposed civil rights amendment was de
bated by the author and Mr. Garland.
The following Bomications were made bv
the president:
Royal A. Johnson, New Yotjt. surveyor
general of Arizona Lawrence Welden, llli
uois, judee ofthe ouurt of claims John
Tauner, United 8tates marshal lor tne South
e:n district of Illinois.
Confirmations—Seth Ledyard Phelps en
voy extraordinary and minister plenipoten
tiary to Ptru William
W.
Tnom«T Jr
minister resident to Sweden and Norway
Henry White, Becond secretary of lega-ion!
Ljudoti Edwin Farley, collector or inter
nal revenue second diairict of Kentuckv
HVUSE—Not in session.
Curious Blackmailing Coufession.
Milwaukee, Special Telegram, Nov. 30.—
The two Polish blackmailers, Anton Pufal
ski and wife, who, a month ego, went to the
two Polish priests on the 8outh side and
ihrtateoed to publicly denounce them as
DAWHOH.
Chicago, III.. Dec. 11.—Lord Mayor Daw
son. Dublin: Irish-America m'uies Ireland,
re-echoes her cheers for Paraell, and will
oiver cease struggling with her lor liberty
until it is nchieved.
^Signed] Ai.EX Sri.LivAx.
lllg Fire in St. Paul.
Tuesday, at midnight, an alarm called
the entire department to quench a fire in
the five stnry presjed brick block of E. F.
Drake, Numbers 178 and 180 Eist Third
street, St. Paul. The fire caught in the low
rbastsmeur, and eit -.er in the engine room
or in the wine room of George \V. Ma
gee's placs which occupies nearly
ihe whole of tbe ground floor.
At 1:30 ifagee's restaurant, which, with the
nar at the lower corner, c-ccupies tieurly all
of the first (1 ior, was seen to be in Humes.
Ir was the handsomest restaurant west ot
New York, its fittings costing $3'},000.
Mrs. Mag»e, who was ou watch at mid
night, had just finished cannting the cush
and put in tbe safe wben she smellc the
smoke and immediately sent a waiter to
give the alarm. She t!-:eu warned the ten
rls and as many mens rvanls, who sleep
in the basement, aud they readily c3cupud,
vmie of them taking a !e'v of their eHeots,
though in tbe hurry but little salvage was
secured. There were some fifty tenants in
th6 building, which was completely gutted.
Maeee'd fittings cost him fully $. 0,000,
and his insurance amounted to but $13,U00.
K. F. Drake says his insurance is between
$50,000 and $60,000, but how much he can
not tell, neither can ho tell Lis loss.
At 2:50 o'clock the burning roof of
Ihe Dralte building fell in, forcing the
tltines through into the Ha/denbergh butlel
ing adjoining. The fire made rapid headway,
in spile of the efforts or tllo firemen,and in
side of fifteen minutes tne flumes reached the
upper floors and burst through the windows,
breaKing the glass as if struct by a heavy
instrument.
L. Hardenbergb & Co., leather and
findings.^lose $115 000, fully covered by in
surance in various companies.
Arthur, Warren & Abbott, notions and
furnishing goods occupying the second
flosr of the Hardenbergb building,lost their
c- mire stock, estimated in value at $50,000.
They are also fully covered by insurance
and will lose nothing. Less on Hardenbergh
building $40,000. The total lotses will
iiiuount to to'00,000.
AM
Wyman, treas­
urer of the Uuited States Martin S.
Chandler, surveyor general, Minnesota.
Collectors of internal revenue James H.
Stone, firat district of Michigan John W.
Bur-ette, fourth district of Iowa William
W. Carter, seve th district ol Iudiaua. Jacob
Wheeler, eighth district of Illinois Edwin
Farley, second district of Kentucky.
Interesting Patent. Suit.
An interesting cate, involving a very in
geuioua and economical device, has just
been decided by the courts, the particulars
of which will bear brief mention. Nelson
Lyon of Albany, N. Y., recovered judg
ment of $5,447.10 besides cost and interest,
against ti. T. Fisher & Co., in the United
Stales Circuit Couri. at Detroit, Mich., tor
an infringment of what is known to the
trade as Lyon's Patent Metallic HeelS iffen
er. This contrivance is '.neot the most use
ful of modern inventions, and has achieved
a remarkable sale -over three-quarters of a
million dollars worth, the testimony in the
present su showed having been disposed of
since the patent was granted, beiug a grand
total ot 273 478 pounds, or 3 8SS 000 pairs.
At oie time tbe Attorney General or the
United Stites declared the Lyon patent in
valid, simply on account of aa Informality
in the application, but this was afterward
corrcced by the Commissioner of Patents,
in accordance with a special act. of Congress
authorizing such irreciion. Fisher's mt-i
improvement consisted in elongating the
fcrew-hole fastening tha plate, and, as de
fendants they based their main dereioe in
tfing to show the special act of congress
was unconstitutional and that plaintiff's in
vention was not new. Action was com
menced in May, 1880, a perpetual injunc
tion was obtained in December following,
and the case was referred tc. a mister to as
certain the profits made by defendants and
the loss sustained by Mr. Lyon. The mas
ter reportal the sum as $3,384, but on motion
the court donbled the same, and directed
judgment to ba entered against defendants
tor such double damages, with interest from
the date of the master's report and costs.
Lake Superior Terrors ia December.
St. Ignace, Mich., Special: Capt. McAr
thur of the steamer Siberia, arrived here to
day and tells his experience «n Like Supe
rior in the gale ol Dec. 1. The steamer left
Duluth on the 29th ultimo with a cargo of
70,000 bushels of wheat consinged to Buf
falo. While abont forty miles this side of
Keweenaw Point on the
1st instant, she was
struck by a blinding snow storm. Sho was
headed to the storm tor a while until her
rudder wascarried away, wben she broached
to and was carried before the storm. The
seas were running mountains high. The
weather was intensely cold. Tie Biberia
lay in the trough ofthe sea for twelve hours
running Northeast, steering as best they
could ith an improvised apppar
atus, during which tier cabin
and life boats were carried away and her
hatches battered in. The next mornino
the storm moderated and they discovered
they were near the Michipocotton islands
in the northern rartof the lake. The boat
was run ID between tbe Islands, where she
weathered the storm. Tbe fires were,'put
ontsev-ra. times. The captain and crew
got in the fire hold, to keep Iro freezing
to death and, as it was, several ot them
bad their hands and feet frozen, and the
second mate, RobiiieoD, had bis aru. bro
ken It is estimated lhat of her cargo 50 009
bushels are badly damaged. The tug Beck
went to the assistance of ihe Siberia, and
tb-8.ultSt,..
Marie, where
she will lay up. S te is all iced up, sine] is
leaking badly. Thejoaptain estimates the loss
on the vessel at between $3,000 and $5,000,
The nearest public industrial school to
Ijew \ork city ia at Slug sing, wnere
tho youth committed to the warden's
care are taught how to cut out blottin'
P,"P" £,r »"e aa soles of waterproof
•bw?bs ilTe S8
PaPer*th67arU told-
MOKMON GAYliTY.
How the Yontiff Satuia l,oo~k aad Act
in Socioty.
Utah Correspondence of ihe New York 8un.
If oiie'wishcato see Mormon life in all
its primitiveness and simplicity, he
must not look for it in Salt Like City,
for there it is overshadowed by much of
the outside world. No, if you wish to
see the pure inner life of Mormonism
you must strike out into the country dis
tricts.
A few evenings ago I had the pleas
ure of attending a genuine danc!ng par
ty of the Latter Day Saints 'they don't
like to be culled Mormons). This was a
small town nestled away in tlio Wasatch
Mountains, about one hundred and fifty
miles south ofthe metrop-.lis of Utah.
The dance was held in wliatis culled the
Ward meeting-house, a stone building
used for general public purposes.
The hour for opeuing was 7 p. in. I
was there on time. Wnat first attracted
mv attention on entering was that the
ladies and gentlemen sat separately—
the men on the right and the ladies "en
the left. At the end of the hall was a
raised platform, upon which sat the
orchestra, which consisted of a first and
second violin and organ. The national
ity of those preeent "»as very distinct
and easily detected. The Scandinavian
element predominated, but thoie was a
sprinkling of English, Scolch, Irish,
Welsh, and Swiss, while the Ohio twang
and the Missourian's idee could also bo
heard. All had a happy and contented
look, there being no attemptat formality
but each appeared to feel as if he or she
was at home with members of their own
family.
When I arrived the dancing had not
yet commenced, and thero was quite a
buzz of conversation. Presently the
floor manager culled out: '"Please to
come to order! Brother Brown, will yon
open?" Immediately all was silence
aud every head bowed in reverence.
Brother Brown responded by walking
to the platform and offering a brief but
earnest extemporaneous prayer, in
which he asked tho Lord to be with
them during the time of their amuse
ment aud to keep all harm and wrong
doing from tlioso present.
The lloor manuger then gave a num
ber to each man who wished to dance,
when all bad numbers given them he
called out, "Numbers one to eight, take
your partners for acotillun!" There was
only Bpuec for two seta. Up stirted the
eight numbers and rushed across the
room and secured partners. There ws
no waiting for introductions, and now
they stood in readiness on the lloor,
falling into conversation with their ladies.
The music struck up, thy caller shouted
the figures, and the dancers started off
as if their lilo were at stake.
The Danes were rsmai ltably graceful
in their movements, and of course, there
was the usual quantum ol verdantyoutiia
who did not know what to do witti tbe it
legs. There were uiativ pretty, yes
handsome, faces among tiie lutr sex.
All were neat and clean, but no attempt
was made at show in dress, plain cotton
and woolen fabrics being the rule.
Some of the girl made a taint attempt
with simple ribbons and laces. Many
ofthe men did not appear to have made
any special evening toilet with the ex
ception of a liberal UHO ofsoa:) and water.
Others, again, were dressed in well
made, serviceable broad-cloth of home
manufacture.
I could not help but notice many of
the young men born and raised
in this mountain region. They
are perfect giants—hale, hearty,
and vigorous. Don't ever impute to
polygamy the cause of muscular decline
in man, for here I had ocular proof to
the contrary.
When the first dance was concluded
the gentleman escorted their pint lers to
their seats, and then retired to their
own. Then another batch of eight was
immediatelv c.dled for, and the fun was
repeated. Tho polka or walls, round
dancing, as it is sailed, is not by strict
rules, allowed, although a few on this
occasion were permitted during the
evening.
After several dances had been i.onc
through, some Scandinavian sisters sang
a charming song. This was followed by
an Englishman singing a comic song anil
r.n American reciting from (Shakespeare.
Then more dancing with occasional sing
ing till 12 o'clock wli "Come to order"
was called, and the assembly was dis
missed with prayer. All seemed happy
and contented with the evening's enter
tainment and hied at onc-j home, every
lady having an escort of father, brother,
husband, or beau.
During the whole of the evening the
only relreshuients that I paw or heard
of was pure water, although I was told
upon special occasions alight beer with
cako is handed around. Intoxicating
drinks are strictly prohibited. There is
no t-aloon within thirty miles ofthe town,
and even if a man smells of liquor he is
reprimanded.
These dances are not open for any
who may choose to attend, Imt who all
wish partake give their names in to
the bishop of the ward, ile haa power
to blackball, and he uses that power,
especially with outsiders and apos
tates.
By 1 o'clock all lighfs were out in the
town, and the only sounds to be heard
were the occasional baying of the watch
dogs and the lullaby oi tho canon
breeze.
fumpkin Pie.
These are the days of that glorious
American institution, pumpkin pie. The
hotel or restaurant pumpkin pie ia not
Simon-pure article. It has had
Ithe
many foreign airs added to it. It may
be good, and it may pass for what it ia
intended, but it can't hold a candle to
the pumpkin pie onr mothersand grand
mothers made. Just look at the differ
ence it the two brands. Mother's had a
nice short crust with an edge about an
innh deep and in this was plump rneas
ure of pumpkin ''pulp" mixed with nice
Iresh eggs, milk and just enough spice
to give it flavor. It was a picture of a
blooming, healthy pie. It makes a man's
mouth water to think of it Tho store
kind of pti pkin pie has a sort of sickly
second-cousin countenance and isscarce
over an inih thick, with a crust on the
bottom that almost breaks a tinner's
shears to cut it. As for taste,
that has to be imagined, as if, is
at^ort of go as-you-please flavor b-tw »en
tan-liark and linnamon. Then again,
loo store pies will be made out of an
ordinary twenty-cent pumpkin. Each
pic is cut in eight pieces about the
fize of two finders, which sell for five
cents each. This brings forty cents for
a pie, or $4) for the product of a pump
kin. Ttiat leaves the-tore-keeper $39.
b0 profit on his pumpkin, ami as the
crust is thin with shortening in it,
eighty cents ought to cover this cost,
leaving an even $:J9 profit on the tran
saction. A slice ofmo'her's pumpkin
pio the size oi your two hands that's
the regulation cut in homu-inade pie,
anu an inch and a im thick contains
"10re pie than a dozen store pies,
anu there ts no dauber of troub'e from
indigestion aft.-reating it. There -hould
be fome action taken by the LegUlaturu
to prevent the degeneration of this
great American institution—the pump
kin pie. this i-, not done, future gen
erations will read in hintory of a dish
now so higlil" priz -d by patriotic citi
zens and grieve to think that the build*
'ng of the pumpkin pin of their fore
father is a lost art.—[Peek's Sun.