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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-13

"A letter received In New Orleans on the LIST,
from Judge Charles ]. Merrill, dated Colfax,
Grant Parish, October q, gives the details Of
horrible outrages alleged to have been perpe-
trated BY the Metropolitan police Of New Or
leans (sent there by Lieutenant Governor An
tome Dunning, In the absence of Governor
Kelloggl or at their instigation. The Judge
says it was believed there that Dunning had
sent the Metropolitan forces up there to give
the negroes chance for revenge, and it was
reported that Colonel De Klyne had said, at Q
colored ball, that now the negroes could do as
they pleased, as they were under the protec-
ton Of his soldiers.
Ex-Acting Mayor Cicallo, of Memphis (who
officiated during the illness of Mayor Johnson)
has been accused of drawing supplies contri-
buted for the yellow-fever sufferers, on the
pretense that they were for widow lady, and
then appropriating them to his own use. A
dispatch Of the I'd says he had admitted the
facts charged, but would shield himself in the
law giving power to the Mayor to control the
distribution Of the supplies. On learning that
the matter would be made public, Cicallo
took an armful of ill-gotten articles to the
lady's house, and offered them to her, but she
refused to take them.
A Selma, Ala, telegram Of the Sd announces
that quarantine restrictions against all points
had been removed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-13
An Arabian Fable.

An Arabian fable narrates that an evil
genius became enamored of the beautiful
daughter of bashaw of Bagdad. Finding
her affections engaged, and that she
would not listen to another wooer, the
genius resolved to revenge himself upon
the maiden by mastering the soul of her
lover. Having done so, he told her he
would remove the malignant possession
only on condition that she would give
him her heart. She promised. The low
er was restored, and the wicked spirit
demanded the fulfillment Of her word.
She answered, 81 would yield you my
heart If had it, but have it not. One
cannot give what one does not have. It
Is another's keeping; it belongs to the
man adore. Ask him for it. If he will
surrender 1t, my compact shall be pre-
served. If he refuse, you have no redress,
for you cannot twice possess the same soul
and your allegiance to Amaimon COM
pels you to abide by any covenant you
may make with mortals."
The genius saw that he was foiled,
and roaring with impotent rage, disap-
peared.
The daughter of the bashaw was very
woman. She was . tactician. Woman
by her tact, has always been able to con-
troll her brother, and exercise the spirit Of
evil. The eastern tale IL as true to-day
- when It was written. Give woman
half . chance with the devil, say the
Spaniards and the devil will be outwitted.
The Argument of Eden does mot disprove
the aphofism. Il was Ewes curiosity, not
Sasan's cunning, which undid her. Her
most dangerous foe was within. Re.
Heved OF that, she would have caiOled the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-13
Habits Of the Oyster.

In q conversation with q prominent
oyster packer, says the Baltimore Anseri-
can, some curious and interesting features
of the oyster trade were related. As 10
well known, the habits of this bivalve are
an entire mystery; what 1t eats and how
it lives are questions not yet understood.
The spawn Of the oyster floats around
with the action of the waves and tide,
and adheres to whatever it may come into
contact with. Oysters taken from q rocky
bed are of superior quality; those taken
from . soft bottom are.comparatively poor
in quality. Thousands Of ''poor Innocent
oysters die annually from resting ON soft
bottom, q fact which should arouse the
sympathies of all tender-hearted people.
The weight Of the oyster, q it gradually
natures, sinks it beneath the surface; and
as soon as it is covered with sediment, or
mud, it dies. Many people suppose that.
the oyster really eats, and kind-hearted
people, buying oysters In the shell, some
times throw corn meal over them, think
ing to feed them. The peculiar noise en-
anating from them has been supposed to
be produced by feeding. All shell-fsh at
times have their shells open, and when
touched will instantly close them. The
noise thus produced has been mistaken
for masticstion, when, in reality, it 10
from fright.
Most Of the dealers in raw oysters dur
ing the summer months transact their
business at Fair Haven, Conn whittier
large beds of Baltimore oysters have been
transplanted. The beds are 90 arranged
that ON the receding Of the salt water
tide, fresh water from . small stream Gov
ers the oysters; 1t 10 said that this fattens
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-13
Remarkable Patchwork.

Here is something remarkable. A
woman in New Haven was recently berefl
of her scalp by the idiosyncracies of a
shaft and belt. The doctors saw that to
remedy the evil they would have to have re.
course to transplanting, and SO they actual.
~ succeeded in getting a sufficient mum.
Der of pieces from other peoples heads to
give this unfortunate woman . new scalp.
We hope those New Haven doctors used
more discretion than did he who attended
q man named Finlay, who met with a
similar accident in Oriskany, N. Y, some
thirteen years ago. Bits of scalps from
seventeen different persons were secured
by this doctor and adroitly stitched to the
head of Mr.. Finlay. When it was done,
people came miles to see Finlay's head,
and Finlay himself, with his checker.
board Uranium, was the happiest man in
Oriskany. But when the capillary glands
got in working order, and the hair COM
menced to grow, the top of that mans
head presented the most extraordinary
spectacle on record. The doctor, who
was about half the time in liquor, had
consulted expedicncy rather than judg.
ment, and secured that new scalp with.
out any reference to future DEVELOPMENTS.
We never saw anything like it. Here was
q tuft of yellow hair, and next to it a bit
of black, and then flame of red, and a
little like silk, and more like tow, with
brown hair, and gray hair, and sandy
hair, and cream colored hair scattered
over his entire skull. And what mad
man that Finlay was, and nobody could
blame him. He would stand up against
the barn for an hour at time, and sob
and swear. 1t was very fortunate that the
doctor was dead. He went off two weeks
before, with blue ague, which is a mild
sort of disease. Finlay kept his hair cut
short, but that didn't make any difference.
Then he tried dyes, but they only made
matters worse. Then he got a wig, and
this covered up the deformity; but some
times at church he would get asleep, and
the wig would fall off and make the chill.
dren cry. Once at the county fair he fell
asleep and the wig dropped off, and the
committee on domestic goods, when they
came around, stood in front of Finlay's
head for some five minutes, in wrapt de.
light. They then Immediately decided
that it was the most ingenious piece of
patchwork in the list, and never discov-
cred the mistake until they attempted to
pin the premium card to it. At that Fin
lay awoke, and knocked down the chair.
man of the committee and chased the 9TH
ers out of the building. We hope those
New Haven doctors have been more par
ticular, as it is not q subject to trifle with.
Nescs.
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General News Summary.



The Ute delegation had final interview
ut Washington on the eth, when the Brunot
Treaty was acquiesced In, and the Ute Chiefs
promised that the Utes now In New Mexico,
some 500 or GOO in number, should be moved
to the Los Penas Reservation, IN Colorado.
The Utes were 10th to consent to this arrange
ment, but the Commissioner assured them
If they did not move to Colorado the Govern
ment would compel them to do 90.
The Civil Service Board announced on the
S0th that examinations will begin in Cincin-
natl ON the 10th of November and in st. Louis
on the 18th of November. Applications should
he sent to Washington to the head of some de-
partment, and those from Cincinnati should
reach there by the Sth of November and those
from st. Louis by the 18th.
Recent advices from Washington state that
estimates for the legislative branch Of the
Government had all been prepared, and show
an increase over those Of any previous year.
This is accounted for by the fact that the pay
of members aud Senators now is more than
heretofore. The estimates for salaries of Sen
ators for the fiscal year ending June 50, 1874,
are $555, 900, and for the pay of officers and
employees of the Senate, $144, 600; for contin-
gent expenses, $l99, 200; for salaries Of men,
bers of the House, $4,000, 600; for salaries of
officers and employees, $2lS, 600; contingent ex-
penses. $685., 900. Another cause Of the in
crease is that the number Of members of the
House now is 292 instead of 242, as under the
old apportionment
The forthcoming report Of the Land Office
Department at Washington for the last fiscal
year shows the disposal Of Is, 0S0, COS acres of
the public lands, as compared with II, S64 .975
the previous year-an increase Of Lies, 6Sl
acres. The cash receipts were s., 40S, SIS. The
principal items in this account are COS, $50
acres certified to railroads, S,79S, $40 acres to
homesteads; 1,626, 266 acres in cash sales, and
65s, 446 acres located with Agricultural College
scrip.
The public Reinstatement for November Is as
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-13
Success with Sheep.

THERE have been indications for some
time, and from various quarters, that wool
is going to advance in price. The de-
mand appears to be heavy in England,
and this affects our own market. We
have watched the sheep and wool business
for twenty years, during which time there
were several panics, sheep being butch
cred for their pelts and tallow; buS i'm
mediately after prices rose, and then every
sheep was saved. Meanwhile, those who
kept on steadily, and sold at the going
prices, have done we'll; while those who
held wool over . year or 80 thereafter
were we'll paid. The truth is, there is no
better business, year after year, than that
Of sheep husbandry, and for the reason
that the increase of our population is 90
constant and great as to keep up steady
demand for all kinds of wooden fabrics.
As it has been in the past, 80 is it quite
certain to be in the future, and those who
have sheep may safely get more. But let
not inexperienced men rush In, for COM
plete knowledge is required and constant
attention. The best way to get good
flock of sheep is to raise them, because
there are but few chances to buy such
price. He who has good sheep knows it
thing, if he offers to sell sheep, they will
be culls. A beginner should buyla few
good American Merinos, say from twenty
70 fifty, and If they are really good-that
is, young and free from disease-there is
more increase and money in them than in
. flock of i've hundred culls, old, scabby,
and otherwise unsound. In fact, such
sheep are not worth the feed required to
winter them, and the best use to make of
them il to send them to the butcher, if
few sheep. painstaking man can learn
how to manage them o. fast - they
grow, being like some school-teachers,
who learn a. fast a. their scholars do. It
will take from three to i've years to learn
the sheep business, and BY that time The
hardly know Of an instance of young men
going blindly into the business with five
hundred head who have not lost their
whole investment-N. r. zrj1wms.
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How Oil Wells are Sunk.

The business of drilling wells has now
fallen almost entirely into the hands of
professional drillers. When man ora
company has decided upon q we'll, and
selected its site, the first step taken is to
put up derrick, or, as it is termed here,
a carpenters rig" This is framework,
made mostly of plank, from sixty five to
seventy-five feet high, about fourteen feet
square at the bottom, and running nearly
to a point at the top. The cost of der
rick is about $500. The tools used in
drilling are the bit, which is like any
other rock drill, but larger, being about
three feet in length; above that is the au-
ger stem then two chain links called the
lars" and above that the "sinker bar. !"
This is attached at the upper end to the
rope which passes over pulley at the top
OF the derrick, and thence down to a large
windlass outside of the derrick. Tie
drilling is done by steam engine with q
crank movement, which keeps the drill
at work day and night, a man standing
by in the derrick to give the tools more
rope at proper intervals, and to turn the
drill while it is operating. After the drill
has reduced certain quantity of rock to
sand, it is drawn from the well up into
the derrick, and the sand pump is lowered
and the sand is brought out. when the
drill is again inserted. The rope used
must be Of the very best quality, and in
digging deep wells 1t requires two ropes.
as the sand very soon cuts them out. The
expense is a very considerable one, being
500 for each rope. The tools for drilling
that are now used weigh 1900 pounds,
those that were first used weighing only
ninety pounds. A good set of drillers
will put we'll down in about sixty.five
working days, provided they have good
luck and no accidents; but it oftentimes
takes six months to reach the oil sand.
The rock in which the oil is found has
q very decided dip from the north to the
south, it being about sixteen feet to the
mile. In the old or northern part of the
oil region, it is found at depth of from
four to seven hundred feet, whereas the
new wells at Modoc are from fourteen to
seventeen hundred feet deep, the expense
of drilling one of the new wells being
nearly double that of one of the old ones.
The drillers generally know where they
are by the kind Of sand that they bring
out-Scientifc american.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-13

OwNRRs Of threshing machines which
do not have the tumblfng rod boxed, can
not sue for threading done by such ms
chine, and are liable for al injuries done
by such exposed tumbling rods. Eighty
three persons In Illinois have this wear
bean killed or maimed for LIE by nee.
lect Of The ct Of March 81, 1850. A few
more suits would make this class Of scci.
dents leos frequent,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-13

HeDt, iess casn IN Sl4l SSS 416
Bonds issued to Pacific Railroad Com.
panies, interest payable in lawful
money, principal outstanding. ...... A623,5 ST.
Interest accrued and not yet paid..... 92,47O
Interest paid by United States. 20447 a66
Interest repaid BY transportation Of
Balance Of interest paid by United '''''
STATES. ........................ 00,172
The Washington Star Of the Sd says
it had been asserted that the house of
Jay Cooke 4 Co., which borrowed from
the First National Bank of that city
nearly $500 1000, had since their failure
withdrawn 5000, 900 in railway bonds and de-
posted them with the Secretary of the Treas.
ury as security for 100000 advanced by the
Secretary few days before their failure.
The creditors Of the First National and jaw
Cooke 4 Co.'s Bank are complaining OF this,
saying they would like to know why the Gov
eminent should be preferred creditor. They
say If the Cookies have 500, 600 it belongs to
them, and the Government has no right to
deprive them Of their pro rata dividend.
The forthcoming annual report of the Di-
rector Of the Mint shows the total amount of
gold coined during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1873, to have been $35, 249, 337; Of
silver, S2,e45, 775. The total amount Of gold
in the country is set down at $135, 00O, 600; of
silver, Is, 100000. During the month of Octo-
Der last the gold coinage appropriated $14,-
100000, and since April last the coinage has
maintained steady increase.
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Foreign Intellieenco.

WV" w VIC uCpIu VI IuICc 10 seven lnCn09
was reported in various parts of Canada on the
10Th.
In letter to one of the delegation from the
Right which recently waited upon him, the
Count de Chambord claims the throne as his
right, and says he is the necessary pilot alone
that is capable Of guiding France into port
OF safety, because he has the mission of
authority. The letter was acknowledged by
the Monarchists to be fatal to their schemes
for restoration. At meeting of the Deputies
of the Left Center, on the 3Oth, q resolution
was adopted declaring that the time had ar.
rived tor giving up the provisional state, and
organizing conservative Republic.
A recent London dispatch states that the
trial of the Tichborne claimant had been 3D.
journed until November IL, when it was ex-
pected that important witnesses would have
arrived from America.
1t was reported In Paris on the 3lst that,
in consequence Of the position maintained bv
the Count de Chambord in his recent letter to
LIE Chesnelong, all hopes of the restoration
OF the Monarchy had been abandoned, It
was thought probable that the Conservative
Deputies would vote In favor of prolonging
the term Of Office of President MacMabon.
A Berlin. telegram Of the Let states that
Prince Bismarck had resolved to summon the
Catholic Bishops who refuse to comply with
the Government measures in relation to eccle-
siastios, to tender their designations.
News from Madrid ON the LIST was to the ef-
feet that President CASTELAR, was in, and not
able to leave his bed. A dispatch had been re.
ceived announcing the total defeat Of the Car.
lists under 1nstang, by National troops. The
insurgents ned In all directions.
The Paris Patsie Of the LIST anuounces that
the Cabinet had resolved to support the NO.
son for the prolongation Of tie tesu a, Rsafa,
dent MacNahon. N 81
The Bank Of England, On Tie 'lat aavsnce
its rate Of interest to eight per cent
Inc Vienna Exposition has been my
closed. The total number Of visitors to the
exhibition was about ESQ, 900.
Twenty persons were severely injured BY q
collision On the Midland Railway, England, On
the evening Of the Sd.
The East
Gold closed in New York on the "a n 1O7X
Grave approximations were felt ON the 26th
that the steamship Ismalia, which left New
York for Glasgow, Scotland, Q month before.
had been lost. There were NO tsdines OF her
since she left New York, and the opinion Il
Glasgow was that she had gone down.
The New York Board Of Aldermen have
donated $4,000 to the Memphis Relief Fund.
A New York dispatch Of the 2Bth ssyr
serious results Of the panic were being felt
along the Hudson River, and extensive brick.
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dom, as whole, the population Il one
person to every 1885 sousre v.rd. o or
ABOUT Coy persons TO the square mile.
George Manley, aged forty.one, died
the other day at Bolton, England, Of by.
drophobia. On June 4 he was bitten by
retriever, the flesh being torn from one
OF MS wrists. The dog was shot the same
Gay. Inc wound was dressed, and no
Ill effects were suffered from it until with
in the last few days. On Sunday, October
Q, Manley complained of feeling ill, and
the physician was sent for on the follow
ing morning. The sight of water caused
MN TO gasp, and drinking 1t brought on
spasms. The symptoms Of hydropkobia
afterward became even more marked, and
ne subsequently died of that disease.
"A company is organizing in London
for the purpose of working extensive fields
OF peat in the highlands of Scotland. 1t
is proposed to use the Clayton process,
by which the fiber Of the peat is thor.
oughly cut up, and converted into dense
pulp, which, when dry, becomes a solid
mass, as hard as oak. Condensed peat, it
is observed, is preferable to coal for many
industrial purposes. In particular, it is
found to be better suited for iron-smelt-
ing, owing to the absence of sulphur and
phosphorus, and also for use in the fur.
naces ofsteamers and locomotive engines,
on account of its superior heat generating
power. 1t Is also admirably suited for do.
nestle consumption, making beautiful
clear fire, free from smoke or any disagree.
able smell, and is, in point of cleanliness,
far superior to coal.
"A French paper gives q detailed &C.
count of the manufacture of false eyes in
Paris, from which curious fact appears
that the average sale per week, of eyes in.
tended for the human head amounts to
four hundred. One of the leading deal
ers in this article carries on the business
in saloon of great magnifcence. His
servant has but one eye, and this peculi-
arity is turned to good account for the
effect of any of the eyes wanted by Gus.
toners is conveniently tried in the unfor.
tunate servitor's head. The charge is
stated to be about So per eye. For the
poor there are secondhand visual organs,
which have been worn for time and ex.
changed for new ones. They are sold at
reduced prices, and quantities are sent off
to India and the Sandwich Islands. The
manufacture has been successfully intro.
troduced into England, and forms one OF
the curiosities of Birmingham industry.
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Miscellaneous.

"A lie mas no legs, out scandal has
wings.
"A great mans foolish sayings pass for
wise ones.
"A single fact is worth q shipload Of
argument.
"A young twig is easier twisted than
an old tree.
Adversely is easier borne than pros
perity forgot.
A smart reproof is better than =
smooth deceit.
"A man, like watch; is to be valued
for his goings.
Every cord of wood given to the poor
is recorded above.
"A great fortune, in the hands of .
fool, 10 great misfortune.
Complaints of drouth are rising in
dusty chorus all over the State Of Geor-
gia.
The floating debtof the Buffalo Gen.
eral Hospital ,00O-has been paid of
by subscription.
1t has now become q question as to
whether aphrenologist can tell what bar
rel contains by examining Its head.
The editor Of . Nevada newspaper
gives notice that he cannot be bribed
with five-cent cigar to write five-dollar
puff.
Miss Partington writes to her aunt
that the bridal wave, which the papers
talk 90 much about, has not touched that
town for six years. ~
One result of the panic has
proved that if the rich are often envied
there Is good luck sometimes In being in
dependently poor.
-Bloggy says he was knocked almost
fat the other day by suddenly rejecting
that nearly al the pretty girls are but in
cipient mOthers-in-law.
"A writer says: ut is not the drink
ing, but getting sober, that Is 20 terrible
in Z drunkard's lifeW why get sober ct
all, thenr says Swiggles.
General Custer listened to . lecture In
Duluth on how to save the Indians. He
said the doctrine was good for the inside
of . church, but no man could practice it
on the plains and save his hair.
There ID no such thing g Z mental
oflce, when you put . true man into It
A meuial Office Il an Office With . mean
man in Il; and It mikes no difference