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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18
ECCLESIASTICAL TRIALS.
No Lawyers Admitted.
From the Columbus (O.) Journal. Oct. Is,


The trial Of tho Rev. g. G. Tate, at Trim
ity Church, hos it's curious and almost
funny phases, III we'll as its most serious
characteristics. It was decided YESTERDAY
that lawyers should not be allowed to par
ticipate in the arguments or discussions.
The Church Advocate thought they would
confuse things, and that a lawyers wrangle
was not just the thing for the occasion and
place. This was pretty hard on the law
yers, but the heavy blow camo with the an
nouncement that the Court had decided
that they could not speak even on
legal questions. This was stun
ner. There was Judge Otis, one of
the best ecclesiastical lawyers in the
United States, just ready to tear
things to tatters. and Mr. Thomas Sparrow
of this city, aching to show up the case in
its proper light, and Judge Jones prepared
to drivethe High Church business into lit
tleness, and Gen. Mitchell, DESTROYS OF
clinching point or two, but the decision
spoiled everything. They fixed it, howev-
er. The advocates could speak and the
lawyers could keep them straight. Rev.
DR.. Thrall. in his argument for the respon-
dent, had Judge Otis OH one side and Mr.
Sparrow on the other. He was full of
points himself, but the two lawyers, having
nothing to do but to think, kept up his
stock in sort of inexhaustiblo way. II
the Reverend Doctor wandered ever so lit
tie Otis was ready with o strong idea, or
Sparrow with . vigorous stroke Mt the ene-
my. - - - =, .---..-.sy
In the same way Judge Jones and Gen j..
Mitchell watched and directed the Church
Advocate, and he not only spoke with his
own force but with their knowledge also.
While he was speaking Washburne, Otis.
Thrall, and Sparrow, counsel for Mr.. Tate,
were catching at points. DR.. Washburne
was to reply and he was receiving the ben
eft ofthe observations of the others. A
bright idea would strike Sparrow, and he
would dodge across to have Washburne
stick pin there. Otis would see a weak
point and he would slip up to suggets that.
Washburne hit heavy there. Thrall would
discover q break in the line where he could
''crush the thing" Zee.
And this jumping up and nervous whis-
pering on the part of lawyers was SO sug-
gestive of concentrated mischief that the
listener really expected the Advocate tosay
mos: anything and everything.
The Court evidently got more lawyer than
it would have had, had all the legal gen.
tlemep been allowed to speak.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18

"A most horrible, crime has Just been:
discovered, and an attempt to poison i
whole family has been .frus1r6ted:s A box
was sent to the family containing oranges
packed in sugar. Some slight punctures
in the fruit excited suspicion, and an anal
asys revealed the fact that the whole was
impregnated with strychnine. A table
spoonful of the sugar contained sufficient
Of the poison to cause death. It is thought
that this monstrous attempt at crime can
be traced to its source.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18
'sThere must be Some Mistake About INV
:. - Death"

We have been made acquainted with the
particulars Of the return to the land of the
living Of one who was supposed to have
long since passed down into the clark val
ley" Among those reported to have been
killed by the explosion of the steamer Mag
nolia, last spring, year ago, was one John
Harvey, q carpenter, who had previously
boarded at the house of very estimable
lady, on Seventeenth street. Now, this
lady had daughter, which is not very
extraordinary circumstance, and this daugE.
ter had accepted John Harvey as the one
with whom she was to travel through life
with, not . very strange circumstance
either, for John was very handsome fell
low.
The reception of the news of the terrible
manner of Johns exit from the earth by
being shot up great distance into the air
and coming down piece of Gfeless flesh,
was an awful blow to the afianced brides
nerves, and for q time it Was doubtful
whether she would survive the great LAGER
alton Of her heart. Time, however,
assuages the deepest grief, and the s'out of
sight of out the mind" process had 80
healed the wounds of poor Adde'S bosom
that three months since she agreed to be-
come the better half of another fellow, and
tAo AA1cIc6tAAA8 cScAV Wd0 AAou 1OC tu<3
fourth of next month. IL;
Judge of the surprise of the entire house.
hold, few mornings since. on seeing the
dead John come stalking into the house
just the same as if his absence had been
one of hours instead of years. Mother was
astonished and Addie was COMPOUNDED the
dead had come to life and no mistake
John. like true philosopher, when inform
ed of tho situation that had taken place
during his absence, said, ':of course he
could now have no claims, as his long alb
senceln the White Pine Gold Mines had,
undoubtedly, lost him all his rights. and
he would return alone to the West, even il
his heart were to break" t., -
This was too much for poor Addie, the
old feeling was paramount, and she quietly
told John he could stay, and the other fel-
low could go out into the cold world and
take his chances, and, like faithful lover,
he obeysd, and on tho fourth of next month
the wedding will take place as before ar
ranged, only John will be the groom in
stead of the other chap.
It was Johns misfortune to be passen-
ger on the Magnolia at the time of the acct
dent, but also his fortune to escape unin-
jured; and falling in with an old friend, the
two went to White Pine together, where he
had remained until. AZ above narrated, he
had returned to claim his long neglected,
long affianced bride.-Gn. Times.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18
Romance In Real Life.

About ten years ago young man named
Quackenbush left his home in Warwick
Orange county, with drove of cattle for
/ New York city. He arrived at his destina-
,tion; sold his cattle, and from that time up
to last Saturday his relatives lost all trace
of him. On Saturday man of about 80
years arrived at Warwick, bringing intelli-
genee of the missing young man. It seems
that Quackenbush was robbed in New York
city after selling his cattle, and in despera-
ton at his loss he shipped for California.
He went to tho mines and formed an asso-
citation with two young men to care for each
other in sickness and during life, and to
shegeeaoh others fortune in case of death.
When the gold fever broke out in Australia
tho trio went thither, and labored togeth-
eysvith sucOess,a Last year, however, Mr..
ulckenbushp Associates died, and as their
hefr, under tho agreement, he found him
self possessed of about $35, 200. He de-
termined to return to his early home, and,
gathering up his treasures, sailed for Liv-
erpoeL There he was taken sick and died
last spring. The aged messenger referred
to was stopping at the same house with,Mr.
Quackenbush, and az he intended to como
to this country as soon a. he could arrange
his affairs, to him was entrusted the duty
of informing the relatives of Mr.. Quacken-
bush. in Warwick. He was received there
at first with suspicion; but he produced
satisfactory references, and the family have
taken steps to recover the fortune which
awaits them in England. Z
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18
very great

, Professor Bdehm, one of the first ply
sicians in Berlin, is said to be on tho point
of death. In performing q dissection in
presence of tho students, he accidentally
pricked his finger with the scalpol, and
neglected to cauterize the puncture. Two
days otter his hand swclled to an enorm'
GUS size, and all the resources OF art were
unavailing.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18

The GAsoPHANER-An invention that
may develop into something of great value
is that of an English chemist, designed to
show the existence of malarious gases. A
piece of fused boracic acid, the size of q
walnut, is heated to redness in chlorine
The mass is then blown the same as com
mon glass into bulb, and the ''gasophaner"
ia ready for use. When first made the bulb
il perfectly clear, but on being brought in
to contact with carbonie acid gas it be-
comes clouded with light blue film, CIV
ing an opal lustre. BY gentle reheating the
Aim passes away. So great il the delicacy
of the gasophaner that the breath of child
or healthy person, breathed on the bulb,
can be detected from that of a person ex-
haling more carbonic acid. When held
over solution of sulphur the bulb becomes
pitted as with smallpox.
"A Belgian weekly paper, the Flandern,
issues the following peculiar notice.; "Clois-
ter scandals belong so essentially to true
reflex of the times, that Journal cannot
pass them by. But it would DO impossible
Tor weekly paper to communicate all these
stories; besides, . respectable journal must
set itself against violating the moral feel
Tags OF its readers, especially the female
and younger portion. Taking these con.
siderations into account, the editor has de-
termined to publish weekly an especial
supplement for men,' which will also con-
thin much in the language of Rome it
sell. and thus for o very small circle of
readers"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18
Summary Legal Proceedings.
The Central Californian SAWS: ~

Monterey county boasts of q Justice, an
easy, good.natured genius, who has an Or
iginal way of doing things. The following
story is too good to be lost: Some time
since the Judge, whom we shall call c. =,
met W, member of the legal frater-
nifty, and the following dialogue ensued:
''W-," said the Justice, II wish to ask a
little advice. Some time ago Mexican
owed me q debt, and ascertaining that he
was about to leave, determined to bring
suit against him. There being no other
Justice in the district, brought action be-
fore myself We had no constable, and I
served the summons. The day of trial
came on, and as / knew allthe facts in the
case no witnesses were called. but rem.
dered judgment in my own iavcr for the debt
and costs. LIP the absence ofthe constable
levied upon what property the Mexican
had ordered to be sold. At the day of the
sale no one except myself attended, and I
bought the property. The proceeds were
insufficient to satisfy the Judgment and
seized the person of the Mexican aud placed
him at work making adobes for the balance.
After'the lapse Of q day or two, --!.:--
wished to hire the Mexican; therefore he
gave me his note for the balance still due,
and discharged the prisoner from Gus
tody. Now some of my neighbors think
that my proceedings were irregular. wish
to know your opinion" Satisfied with the
grave assurance that no proceedings could
be more Irregular" our judicial representa-
tive smilingly withdrew. 80,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18

A Coop MED1c1NE-The Telegraph,
published at Kenosha, Wis, says: 1T ia
not often that We say much in favor Of
Patent Medicines, because it is hard dis.
tinguishing between the humbug and the
really valuable medicine. But we 60 out
of our general custom to say that H0ot-
lands German Bitters is no humbug. We
have tried it, and We knowit to be almost
infallible in cases of indigestion, !disar-
rangement of the Liver, &c. It has cured
us Of the most obstinate case Of the Jaun-
dice, after every. other remedy had failed.
And in no less than half q dozen instances
where we have recommended it to our
friends for the same disease it has proved
alike efficacious; and we have yet to hear
of the case wherein it has failed. Hoof-
lond's German Bitters is entirely free from
all Alcoholic adlnixture."
"Hoofland's German Tonic in a combina-
ton of the Ingredients of the Bitters, with
pure Santa Cruz Rum, orange, anise, Nc..
making preparation Of rare medical value.
The Tonic il used for the same diseases,
rs the Bitters, in cases wh"re some Alco-
holic stimulus is necessary"
Tho cultivation of cotton in the East
Indies, it 10 asserted, has become more
popular among tho natives, who have dis
covered that it is more profitable to grow
Gotten ut twenty cents o pound, than ia
raise the millet grain for consumption al
home. The cotton exported from India in
1850 amounted in value TO $27, 500, 600; but
the crops for 1869, it is estimated, will
bring siOO, 749, 1875. The East India cotton
is short staple and decidedly inferior to that
grown in the United States; but greater
care in cultivation has been exercised, and
more attention paid to packing the bales
without the admixture of dirt.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18
Public Parks.

The following measurements of the great
pleasures grounds Of the United States and
Europe will be read with interest at this
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18

PREPARING GRAIN FOR .PANn1cAr1oN.4
French patentee proposes to manufacture
bread without any intermediate grinding
process. claiming that thereby all the nu-
t,iment contained in the grain Is retainsd,
and that while tho best processes at pres.
ent employed give one hundred and twelve
POM Of bread 10 one hundred of grain,
he can Increase the product fully thirty
three per cent, The wheat is first soaked
in water,, whereby all impurities and de-
fective'grain canbe removed. Tho charge
is then thrown into revolving cylinders
having rasp like projections on, tho inte-
rior, whereby the outside pellicle, which is
the coloring principle of the grain, - re-
moved. Two hundred parts Of ! iermented
liquor, made by mixing ten per cent. Of fer
mented dough with water at sixty-eight
degrees to every one hundred parts of the
grain, is added and allowed to work for
eight hours, when the mass is reduced to
paste by passing between rollers, is sailed
and knsaded and proceeded With as usual.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18
has been COMMUNICATING TIT:

dublin has been communicating TIL
ems and De Murska in its peculiarly absurd
way. On Titiens's benefit; an Auditory
address was lowered down to her by a
string from the gallory, and tho audience
insisted on her readingIit to them; this DO
ing trick, as alleged, Of the obscure PEG
pie who prepared it and who arc mention
ed In the document as secretaries, &c, ar1d
thus get little cheap notoriety for them
selves. De Murska, one night after the on
ora, = Hold to sing ''rhe Last iSos6 Of Sum.
mer" before the excitable audience would
be quiet. The season Of opera lust closed
has been the MOST successful ever known in
Dublin. ~sict1 $50 ~ p
A NEW WAY TO GET AN OLD Horse Our
OF A WEI1.-A blind horse owned by An.
drew Smith, OF Genon, Cayuga county, N.
Y, fell into an old dry, deep well, q fen
days ago. After repeated but unsuccessful
efforts to get the animal upon terra firma
again, it was decided to bury him alive b1
filling up the we'll. Accordingly, two o,
three men with shovels commenced throw
ing in. dirt, and as itSfell around the horse.
legs he trod it down with his feet. TIL.
| mon continued to shovel, and The horse
continued to tread, working his way on thu
top, till the we'll was filled, when he came
forth from his living tomb, a wiser, if ne
| frightened horse. This now motive pow
or 80 unexpectedly brought to light, de
serves to be patented for the benefit Of I'M
| fortunate blind old horses.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18

The QUESTION OF RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION
IN ScHoo1s.-The Catholic Telegraph Of
the 4th contains the following: "From
the apostolic theory that the state had au-
thority to tax for education separated from
all religious influence, journalistic sup.
porters Of schools veered to the advocacy
Of religious instruction. It was transi-
ton that brought them into direct antag-
onism with the law, to sustain school
system that tramples upon the rights of
Catholics. That blindness has driven these.
defenders of common schools to the second
defeat. The first, chapter .: in this
school controversy is now closed. It ends
with the triumph of law. The second chap
ter will open with an agitation against the
law itself. in the name of justice and tho
right that both Professionals and Catholics
have to positive religious instruction in sep
arate schools. If the school laws be modi-
fed to secure UNCONVENTIONAL educate N
for all, Catholics will cheerfully pay, their
portion of the school fund. If this wise
amendment cannot be made, taxation for
school purposes must cease. Now that the
Bible has been excluded from the schools,
if professed Protestants have been sincere
in all that they have said in its favor, they
must agree with Catholics in the second
issue Of this question. Consistency will
make them our friends in the future"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18

The lances with which young ladies'
conquer-g-lances.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18

A THOUSAND LIVES SAVED. In the city Of
Bristol, England, theannual death-rate has
lately been reduced from twenty-eight to
twenty-five md i half per thousand of the
whole population; in other words, there
are fewer deaths by thousand in year
than formerly. The change is ascribed to
the action of health officer, Mr.. Davies,
who, aided, by four inspectors, has visited
every tenement court three times week,
examined every house and closet, disinfect-
ed every nuisance, and superintended the
clearing Of drains and the embarrassing OF
walls. Although great part of the popu-
lation live in these crowded courts, Mr.
Davies has succeeded in extirpating typhus
and other malignant fevers, and has thor
oughly interested the laboring people them
selves in his measures.
Is there any other field for benevolent
enterprises equal to this? Is there any 9TH
or form Of labor open to nnan:ip which the
Shi6h1stp bilant6ropic ambition oenld hope
dif3ectlY t0saVe' o Thousand lives year?
;YStf { attle af hese6ot3 and money an
pualy wssted inlhis city ii those charities
which create and encourage pauperism,
were inteilige nuy applied TO initiating Nj.
Davies, the saving Wdadd b6as much great
Or here aaNew York is larger than Tie city
Of Bristol, 4 $3.50; =.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18

WATERpROOFIN6 FABRICs.-A new way
for making fabrics impermeable to water
is announced in the European journals, the
operation being simple, but requiring care
to preserve tho material from injury during
its continuance. The cloth is first submit
ted to the action of moderately strong sui
phuric acid; the time of such action vary
Ing with the nature of the fabric, but never
exceeding two minutes. Athorough wash
ing follows, and when dried the material ia
ready for use. The action of tho acid is to
decompose the wool or cotton fbres into a
glutinous material, the gum filing up the
spaces between the threads, and thereby
preventing the passage Of water.
CEMENT FOR POLISHED STEEL Turkish
receipt has come to public notice for c.
ment used in fastening diamonds and pre-
cions stones to- metallic substances, which
is said to answer equally we'll for strongly
uniting polished steel surfaces, oven when
they are exposed to moisture. Dissolve
five or six pieces Of gum mastic, each about
tho size Of large pea, in as much alcohol
as will suffice to render it liquid. In an.
other vessel dissolve in brandy as much
isinglass previously softened in water) az
| will mako two-ounce phial of strong glue,
adding two small pieces of gum ammoni.
um, rubbed until dissolved. Mix tho whole
with heat and bottle for use.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18

A RARE FLowER.-We have from the
greenhouse of Col. Robt. Forsyth, 845
Prairie avenue, q specimen of q flower of
one of the most remarkable plants in the
country the only one Of the species in the
West, If not in the countryside .Philoles.
drum. Imagine an oblong, cream-colored,
open cup, springing from alarge stem, Wild
ening in the center and turning at the end
into a twist, such as is seen in some shells,
the whole of about eleven inches in length.
In this vessel, is an elongation of the stem,
of the length and size of an ear Of Yankee
corn, and looking not unlike it, which is
unsupported, except at its base, the whole
being one of the most remarkable speci-
mems of the floral world that we have ever
seen. Nh. Forsyth tells 10 that. the tree,
which il about eight feet in height, has
many Of these flowers, and that after the
bud becomes visible, whole year elapses
before it natures. Col Forsyth is lucky
in having SO rare specimen Chicago Post.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18

ana First Shows. Since lS41...ss,
The following will show the date when
The first SHOWS of the season fell, since
1874; as recorded by VIM. B. McRae. Esq,
Of BURLINGTON. Iowa: .
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18

Texts Of Scripture have often been IN
scribed upon coins. One OF the most re-
markable is on copper coin issued by
the. Papal government. on which are the
words, Va vo1is divitib,ts-"Wo to You
who are rich" When the greenbacks were
first issued by the United States. Mr..
Chase, then Secretary Of the Treasury, con-
sulated, among others, the President ofone
of the Philadelphia banks in regard to
placing some motto upon them-such, for
example. as has since been impression upon
the five.cent pieces-"1n God we TRUST -
After mentioning several scriptutal texts
that had occurred to him, the Secretary
asked our bankers opinion. Perhaps"
was the reply, the most appropriate would
be: "SllVer and gold have mono; butsuch
as have give thee" The project was
abandoned
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18

An explosion of gas occurred in the
shaft leading to the lake tunnel at Cleve.
land, on the LIST. Several men were severe
ly burned and otherwise injured. -. AH}i@
A young lady named Ella Berry, at
Galva, ILL.,, on the 5th, while sitting BY the
stove, ignited her clothes, and was 80 bad.
~ burned that she died IN two hours. ~:
Obituary.: - ":g. .
-George Peabody died at III O'Clock on
the night of the 4th at his residence in
London.
,-Mr.T!T. Shrieve, one of the wealthiest
men in Kentucky, died at Nashville on the
5th, aged "A. .
william Monty, ST., over 50 years Of age.
soldier of the war of 1912, died at Louis.
vile ON the I'd. ~
Hon. CHARLES A. Wicklide. ex-Post-
master General under President Tyler. died
in Howard county, Nd, at the residence of
his son-in-law, on Sunday evening last.
AQUEER CAsE-The Baden courts have
a queer case before them. The fsmalepro-
prietor of q well-known business house
received a proposition Of marriage by let
ter from fashionable physician Of Heidel-
berg, who wished secrecy for the time, az
his father opposed the union. A oozre-
spondencs was carried on, the lady bought
her rousseau, and the presumed lover sent
presents. At last it was announced that
the family opposition was removed, and
tho betrothed went to Heidelberg for in
PRODUCTION and marriage. Then it appear
ed that the whole thing was q hoax, the
letters forged, and the physician entirely
ignorant of the affair. Arejected lover of
the lady will have to make matters right
with the law for his joke.