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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-21
OPENING IND DESCRIPTION OF
THE CORCORAN ART GALLERY
Special Correspondence Toleio Commercial.
Washington, Jan. %, 1874.
HISTORY OF THE GALLERY.

HISTORY OF THE GALLERY.
Mr.. William w. Corcoran, a
wealthy gentleman ot this city, has
given to the people the magnificent
building on the corner of Seven
teeuth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., almost opposite the White
House, to be used exclusively as
Gallery of Art In it is a gallery OF
beautiful paintings, another of stat
uary, another devoted to figures in
bronze by Bayre of Paris. There
is also a department, in the center
of which is a large table laden with
line engravings, sketches in India
ink, and other choice bits Of art.
The building was erected before
the war, but, Mr., Corcoran being
Southern sympathIzer, it was appro-
priated for Government uses. The
rents thus accruing amounted to
Sl75,0 900, which, with the building
aud the entire art collection Mr..
Corcoran has presented to the city
Mr.. CorcOran, a gentleman of the
old school, courteous, cultured and
refined, has been In more ways than
this a public benefactor. The Lou
isa Asylum" home for old ladies
was built and endowed by him, and
his name has been prominent in
other enterprises for the good OF the
city.
Yesterday the Gallery was form
ally opened, and the invitations for
both morning and evening were
generally accepted. The President
with large party visited it in the
morning. In the evening the gal
lery had all the appearance of an
official Iecee. The Republican
Court was in attendance, irrespec-
tive of color-a brilliant assemblage,
comprising the wit, beauty and Dig
nifty of official circles.
DESCRIPTION.
In the main gallery are nearly 100
paintings, many Of them rare, and
selected so as to show the work of
a great variety of artists. Only in
two or three instances are there two
paintings by the same artist.
Facing the entrance is a fine full
length portrait Of the muni4icent do
nor, Mr.. Corcoran, painted in 1857
by Chas. L. Elliott.
X
In the Gallery of Statuary is
Powers Greek Slave, the original
statue. There is also a bust of
Shakespeare, II Penseroso, by
Rhinehart, and Bacchante, by Jalt.
In the halls below are many Curl
Gus and beautiful articles of yertu,
many Roman dining utensils, beau
titul vases, bronzes and pictures.
The thanks Of the nation are due
Mr. Corcoran for his noble enter
prise.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-21

on the Missouri, six miles below
Bismarck, scouts the idea that that
country is not suitable for agricul-
tural purposes. And well he may,
for he has spent % years there, and
now has eighty head of mules and
horses, sixty head of cattle, and
twenty-five head Of hogs; and for
years has been engaged successfully
in agricultural pursuits in that re-
gion. Yesterday | met DR.. G. E.
Rogers, who was surgeon Of the ex-
pedition, which went to the Yellow
stone with Rosser in 1872. He not
only confirms Gen. Custar's view
Of the produetiveress of the conn
try, but stated, as remarkable fact,
that, though suffering with catarrh
when he entered on the expedition,
three weeks afterwards all traces of
the disease bad disappeared. This
exciting surprise, he made eXamina
ton among this command and fail
ed to find a single case of the dis
ease. The DR.. is now located in
Minneapolis and | refer to him for
confirmation Of my statement.
As to irrigation, we heard the
same claim put forth as to the plains
ofKansas, now acknowledged as pro
ductive as the lands in the rich bot
toms along eastern rivers, Many
people believed the stories concern
ing the necessity for irrigation in
" drouthy Kansas" and many will
believe the stories concerning
"Drouthy Dakota" As for myself,
| know better, and another season
will give abundant proof to sustain
my position, in addition to that
which [ have already cited.
The General wisely advises men
holding the bonds OF the Northern
Pacific to exchange them for lands,
mentioning the Red River Valley
and lands east of there in Minnesota,
and if they do it they will not be
disappointed, but | insist there are
better lands in the Sheyenne Valley,
and in the valleys of the James and
Missouri rivers than can be found
east of the Red river, while other
lands in Dakota on the Northern
Pacific railroad, except about so
miles between the James aud Mis-
souri, rivers, are as good as the
lands between Sibley, Iowa, and
Sioux City, or the average lands in
Kansas. G. A. LoUNsBERRY,
Editor Bismarck Tribune.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-21
TERMS
THE DYKE AND CANAL az MADE
WISCONSIN MOVES.

SCN-W Is IN II y ' EEc.
TIE Delegation, composed OF
Messrs. Geo. ". Perry, John I.
Smith, Victor Descimval, Isaac I.
Moore, and Richard Relf-appoint-
ed by very large meeting of the
citizens of Superior, the proceedings
of which we published in our last
weeks issue-appaared at Madison
to represent our views as to the Du-
luth dyke and canal nuisances, and
to ask the Legislature to take early
steps to abate them.
The Legislative Committee on
State affairs, having the matter un-
der consideration, first heard Ex-
Governor W Wasbburn, who made an
elaborate statement in vindication
of his so-called compromise; after
which the Superior delegation had
a hearing.
Mr.. Perry made very able state
ment as to the great damage done
10 Superior harbor, and appealed to
the Committee to recommend the
Legislature to take such steps, as to
them may seem best, to undo what
has been done and to direct the
Governor to institute proceedings to
close the canal and remove the dyke.
His statement made decided i'm
preston on the Committee, and
Governor Washburn was unable to
weaken bis position.
We regret not having space to
publish the very conclusive argu-
ments Of both Messrs. Perry and
Moore as reported by the Madison
Democrat-may DO so in our next
weeks issue. Suffice it to say every
one of the delegation faithfully rep
resented our case at Madison, for
which they have the thanks and ap-
probation of this community.
The result is, the adoption unani-
mously, by the Wisconsin Legisla-
ture, Of resolution authorizing and
directing Gov. Taylor to commence
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What a Republican Journal says Of
His Message.
His Words Courageous and Truth
ful."
From the y, Y. Erening Post (Republican)

from the y. \. Etenlng Post (kepubilcan.l
So long as the grangers elect ex-
ecutive officers who have intelli-
gence enough to understand the
rights of the people and the duties
of public men, and the boldness to
express them, as they appear to have
done in Wisconsin, we by no means
regret their success. Governor
Taylor, of that State, in his inau-
gural address, said:
The farming population of our State are
far removed from the centres of political
power. Their occupation, thus far, has been
wholly individualized Unlike great monied
interests which are organized and cohesive,
they are never found in the Hobbies Of our
Legislature. Ihey employ no attorneys to
iufest your presence and to corrupt the foun-
tains of law They seek no private avenues
to the public treasury They ask no special
enactments for the benefit of the few at the
expense of she many. They enter into no
combination for the subversion of the princi-
Piles of mutual justice and equality between
man and man. Submissive to the stern de-
cree which compels them TO lives of hard but
cheerful toll, they trust alone 10 the fidelity
of their sworn representatives To violate
this confidence, and permit the workingmen
OF our State to become the prey of the pro-
fesSional sharper an spokesman of the Hobbies,
would not merely be a technical violation Of
our oath of Office, but surrender of every
honorable attribute Of our manhood
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GEN. R0sSER rs. GEN HAzEE, As

~ THE ". f. COUNlHl.
In refutation Of the statements of
Gen. Hazen, that the country along
the line of the Northern Pacific rail
road is too cold and dry, and the
lands worthless, Gen Thos. L. Ros-
ser states to a reporter of the Min
neapolis Tribune that Gen. Hazen
is very "peculiar" man; vain, os-
tentatious and fond of notoriety, and
consequently scrIbbIes a great deal
for the papers. Sometimes his
theme is the wanton and cruel waste
Gf the Buffalo on the plains by recl1-
less hunters; sometimes this desire
is INDUCED in, at the expense Of the
staff corps of the army. He says
Gen. HaZen has never seen an acre
of the country traversed by the Nor
thern Pacific between the Missouri
and Yellowstone rivers, and knows
nothing Of what he is talking about.
Cen Rosser danonnces fine talk
ahont the intense cold as the merest
bosb-TT : so1diars sA,vino, in that
raoion ara clad IN ,racisaIv the same
manner as those in Texas, Florida
and Tonisiana The Indians live II,
state OF hostility towards the gov
ernment alone the line of the n. p.
and in Dakota and Montana: and
subsist on the abundance Of game
which the country supports during
winter and their ponies have moth
mo in the wav Of food provided in
summer for winter use, but live up
on the pickings Of the Hazsa desert.
Atno time dnrino last winter was
there snow enonob for sIeiobino be-
t,roo, Tor,osto,I-, ord Ris,,orcI-
which are separated by li5 miles OF
prairie; and in an experience of
ln' 9e ears III ''I'S 'o""'' > "e"'
kosser has noticed an abundance OF
- ~, -, ~ 80 - ''''S 'N- P
poses Inc Veh' oelleNeS ''la1 ma
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-21
MEMORIAL

To the Senate and House Of Representatives
of the United States, the Memorial of the
Legislature of Wisconsin respectfully rep
reseitS:
First. That from personal explorations and
ascertained levels the fact is settled that a
feasible navigable water route may be easily
attainable at but moderate expense, between
the Mississippi river and St. Croix lake and
river. by way of its northern branches, con
Meeting with either the Nemadji river, Bois
Brule, OF with a stream entering Lake Supa-
rior at or near Ashland, or by all Of these
routes
Second, The partial surveys already made
establish the fact that the ordinary level of
Lake st. Croix is only about sixty feet above
that of Lake Superior; that the river Saint
Croix. above its falls, flows for long distances
in a channel almost level, its chief descents
being from one terrace to another; that its
northern branches interlace with those of
streams flowing to Superior, taking their rise,
indeed in the same lakes and marsh grounds,
the divide or crest being a lucurtrine region,
and not, as has been generally supposed,
mountainous that the highest laudlevel
known s five hundred and sixtysix feet
above Lake Superior. while the sum Of river
descent i not believed to exceed much if
any three hundred feet that the river
branches on the route have direction near
Iv north and south, with permanent supply
of water rarely or never affected by floods,
with bold banks, generally cut through the
drift formation that they pass through a
timbered region. where material of all kinds
can be had almost without cost, for the con-
struction of dams to create slack water for
locks and other needed improvements, and
that nature has nearly completed the chan
mel, leaving only for man to clear it and put
il in order for use.
Third, That the direct distance from the
falls Of the St Croix TO Superior IS only
about eighty-four miles, and the river dis
tance will not much exceed one hundred
miles that a canal 70 connect these streams
cannot exceed five miles, and it is believed
would not exceed one mile, and that by
dredging across the marsh divide, or into
some open lake upon the crest IN order TO
establish a river connection
Fourth. That this Improvement once
made, would be open to navigation as early
and as many days yearly as the straits OF
Nackinaw or the canal at Sau't 81. Marie; /;
that Il would save to all OF northern Niscon-
sin All urper Minnesota a distance Of about
five hunared miles in transportation OF sur
nms products 10 the great lakes, compared
with the route Of the Fox and Wisconsin river
Improvement, and open cheap route Iof
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-21

BELOW We print Memorial OF
the Wisconsin Legislature to Con
gress, asking an appropriation for
the construction Of a canal from St.
Croix Lake to Lake Superior. This
memorial shows the Importance and
feasibility Of this new and cheap
route for transportation between
the west aud east. The Minnesota
Legislature is about to pass a like
memorial, and it is hoped that Con
gress may take favorable action,
looking to The speedy construction
of the canal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-21
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF LANDS
SOLD FOR TAKES SEPT. 5. 1871.

OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERk
Superior, Nov. 2Sth, 1873. I
The following pieces OF land having been sold by
the County Treasurer Of the County Douglas on the
9th day of September ls7l for the Interest and
charges OF the year 1870 Therefore notice IL hereby
gwen that unless said lands redeemed fr M said
sale or before the
FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER A. D. 1874,
they Will be conveyed to the respective purchasers or
assignees, according TO law. The amount of taxes
interest and charges calculated up to the last dav Of
redemption is Bet opposite to each piece respectively
RICH'D RELF, County Clerk
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d. GEO, MORRISON,
ReoISter OF Deeds.
TOWN CLERK.

oTAR r Y PU UBLIC-
AND COMMISSIONER FOR MINNESOTA.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-21
ORI,HERN P1UIFIC LINE.
The Letter of Gen. Hazen, Reviewed
by Col Lounsberry.

Wrong Impressions Corrected-FaLse Co,,c2,e-
SionS-G Gen. Hazeo of tie Linz Gen. Gus
tar vs. Gen. Hazen-Escel5eat Country Vest
ofhe Red and Missouri Rjpers, de-, dc.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-21

This is the truth so plainly ex-
pressed that nobody can misunder-
stand it, and we wish it could be
embodied in authoritative instruc-
tions to the present Congress. II as
q fact that one protected m0nopoist
has more poacer ia Congress than q
achOle district Of ugriculterists or
mechanics. While the monopolist
has his salaried agent constantly in
Washington to look after his inter
ests, the purely industrial classes
hare no guardians e,rcept OCCASION
ally q tfaithtt" member Of Congress.
The courageous and truthful
words Of Governor Taylor are in
keeping with the current tendencies
Of public opinion, and it is another
good sign that the grangers have
organized a system Of forcing mem
bers of Congress to give an account
of their opinions and their steward
ship. To make our Legislators ac-
countablc to the public which they
are supposed to serve, is to insure
us against much Of that corrupt Job
bing which has so largely charac-
terized the legislation of the last
few years.
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Legal advertisements charged at the rates prescrib
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Special notices 10 per line fot esch insertion
Transient advertisements must be paid for In ad-
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tinGed until ordered cut, and charged accordingly
No proof Of legal a6vertisensnsf furnished until the
advertisement is paid for
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-04-09
Mnrder of "a Innocenia.

Professor Chandler, in a recent leo
ture in New York on health and health
laws, went into q comprehensive e1piae
nation Of Tho duration Of human lifes
and the causes leading 70 the premature
cessation of life through the want Of
urcper guppiy Of cir and water. Even
under the raost favorable circumstances
the organism wears out. II IL is used
II should last. on an average, three score
and ten years. but it does not. DR.:
Piayfair, as shown IN the stesisticH OF
Liverpool, found in the case oI the gen
trv-(he best fed, clothed and housed
that the average duration Of life was
forsy-three years; IN the cases Of the
trsdesmen. niueteen years and labor
ers. sixteen. tha average being only
twenty years That II. the human or
eanism Is 50 poorly protected against
causes Of death that i averages 70 sns-
tain itself only twenty yearp- IN study
fnQ sanitary questions, one of the nrst
r,oinis il to get a. the facts, and Tor this
reason what are called vital statistics
are carefully collected, calculated and
studied. Ia order 20 ascertain the facts
souneoted With death and disease.
ia 1882 the number Of deaths ia NeS
York was over 81. coo IN 8 population Of
i OeO. 600. or, As L IS ttchicaily spoken
I1fahs Al alAA
i11porfant to know how this death rate
= distributed among the ages, g Il ts
the first point IN determining bow 70
prevent death, and We end 70 our horror
That neariy-oEe half the deaths ere Of
children less than Eve years old show
fnr- fF,st the causes leading 70 this great
600, rate Sre depsndeut not 50 much
on tia action of 5eEsous thenaselges aa
81 those Who should eaFs for them-
Betueea the ages Of Tvs ana tEenty
IIs per cent. more die, - that before
reaching manhood g sPex cent. Of our
pop1latisn dies. Fo< the remaining
period L Is Distributed more equally
from twenty 70 twenty-five about 8 per
cent. from twenty. i've 20 thirty, 2 per
cent. from thirty 10 thirty-hye, aO9ah
3 per cent from fifirty-tiye = lol'f
3 little over rer cent. rom toL.y -
fcrfy-fRe, litfle lees than p99t - 1-.1,, :, =
forty -gs 70 hft5, per 60 -',-' 4 81 -
~ u iifty-dge, the :. =
from fffT-dve 70 sky. islllal s--sy
=, ee~srfv. about 2 end irone EeFenty
=. ,--sventy-6ze, little over . Peg ocns;
iI,,eT, fds number falls or u facss al
f,,.f pez cent dia before sfiey reaSh
-, srs q three score and sen- v Ilile
- T.lerlalfiy ia New TarAia fIl J, ev0,
-. I.eva resstzn 10 believe tb11 under
- -. sircuuaat z1ces tho Enefstaole
,oorfafitv slsonld not Be 1seee. shan II
h 001: that tho mortality i nearly
double what i might be h every hing
We could do we're done % damlHiah y.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-04-09
RHYMING ROMANCE.
a Prosaie Narrative thnt AI8Eht be Da-
verse-f1led.

Prosaic Narrative that Might be Ds-
verse-fned.
He was young, he was fair, and he
parted his hair, like the average beau,
in the middle; he was proud, he was
bold, but the truth must be told, he
played like fiend on the fiddle. Barr
ing this vice, he was everything nice,
and his heart was 50 loving and tender,
that he always turned pale when he trod
on the tail Of the cat lying down by the
fender. Ee elsrked in s store, and the
way that he tore of calico. leans and
brown sheeting, would have tiekIed a
calf, and made the brrte laugh in the
face of a quarterly meeting. BE cut
quite q dash with darling mustache.
which he learned to adore and cherish ;
Tor one girl had said, while she dropped
her proud head, that 'twould kill her
to see the thing perish. On Sunday
he'd search the straight road to the
church, unheeding the voice of the
scorner and demurely he sat, like a
young tabby cat, with the saints in the
amen corner. He sang like bird, and
his sweet voice was heard fairly ting
ging away at long meter; and We speak
but the truth, when we say that this
youth could outsing a hungry mos
quito.
She was young, she was fair, aud she
scrambled her hair like the average
belle of the city she was proud, but
not bold, yet the truth must be told,
the way she chewed wax was a pity.
Barring this vice, she was everything
nice, and the world admi ed her bustle;
and the Fayetteville boys, being ca med
by the noise, walked miles to hear it
rustic. She cut quite swell. did this
wax-chewing belle, and men hooked IN
crowds to meet her but she gave them
the shirk, for she loved the young clerk
who sang like hungry mosquito. So
she hemmed and she hRWed, and she
sighed and she Z" chawed, I" till her heart
and her jaws were broken then she
walked by his store, while he stood eft
the door awaiting some loving token,
She raised up her eyes with mock sur
prise, and tried to enact the scorner /;
but, to tell the truth, she griRned at
the youth who loved the amen corner.
They net alas what
came to pass, was soft and sweet and
precious I; they wooed, they cooed, he
talked, she chewed-O how they loved.
good gracious They had to part, he
rose to start, her grief cannot be painted !;
these are the facts she swallowed her
wax, then screamed, then chokec, then
tainted. Her ia appeared her beau,
quite scared, rushed out to get some
water the watchdog spied his tender
hide, and bit him where he ''oughter.' %
The ta,e is sad, the sequel stern-he
gave that girl the mitten.
She pined apace, her pretty face
looked tender and detected her father
kind, but somewhat blind, beheld her
and reflected. His income tax he spent
for wax-she smiled and called him
clever. She went to work, forgot that
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-04-09
A Rustic Dowager's Theatrical Ex-
l-.--.--. - periences.


a New York correspondent writes /:
Al fat and proper old dowager came to
this town lately from her villa up the
Hudson for the purpose of seeing the
new plays and players, and she asked
one of her bachelor acqaalntances to
accompany her IN making the round Of
the fashionable theatres. They Brst
visited that charming resort, the Union
Square theatre, saw the play of Led
Astray," the theme of which Is adul-
terry, and the proper old dowager was
interested. They next visited Booths
grandiose theatre, saw the great Ja-
nausohek IN the play of s. Chesney
World. !" the theme Of which Is adul-
terry, and the fat dowRger felt squeam-
ish over SO much Of il. They next Wis
tied Dalv's Fifth Avenue theatre. saw
the thrilling play Of Charity, !" the
theme of which is adultery, and the
proper old dowager got so nauseated
and disgusted with the whole adulter
GUS business that she declared she
could not tolerate any more OF the
plays now performed here before fash
ionable society. She told her bachelor
cavalier serVehte that she would try
one more theatre before flying from the
citv TO her home So last night they
visited the prettiest Of all our play
houses, where Che witty and wicked
opera boufFe of g Madame ADgot" was
performed in the French language, and
MademoisslIe Aimee played her lascsy-
ioua pranks, and another Maden'oi-
selle showed her stockings, and others
whiried about in their short dresses,
and where things were said IN French
more sienifcantly than they could be
ia English. and where aslulter which
in the previous plays resulted 10 re-
morse. was Taught as one OF the tine
arts. The fat and proper old dowager
was bamboozled, and is now anxious to
see merely the mensgerie end the negre
minstrsIs, and then get back to her
villa mp the Hudson.