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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-13
AMERICUS LODGE.

No. 81 l. D. o. +. meets every Thursday evening
Nsk u. m Resultant and visiting Brothers are
cordially invited TO attend
A. l. REEVES,
s E REEVES N.G.
Secretary. 2Smoy-
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-13

AMASA JOHNSON.

NOTARY Public, Attorney, Counselor at Law,
n Authorized War Claim Agent, Plymouth, Ind,
Especial attention given to the settlement, of Es-
fxtee Couveyancng, and the collection of Soldiers
Claims for Pensions, Bounty, Back Pay, and all
other War Claims Office Michigan street, over
Buck & Toans Hardware Store. l34tfl
, 1874-06-03

A regular meeting Of the CAicago Photo
graphic Association will bo hold this evening at
their room, No. 1bs State ssrcet.
Tho Hannibal Zouavoa will hold their regular
monthly moetlng this evening at their hall, Oh
Clark street. north Of Harrison. Dualnopa OF
great importance Is to 10 traneaoted.
John Fitch, rocontly discharged from the
DrldoYet, ID not. md never hns boeu IN agent
OF tue Penn Mutual Insurance Company.
The monthly meeting OF the Board OF MN
ayers Of tho Iloms for the Frioudtass will 10
held At tia Homo a. 10 4. N. to-day.
Collector Irwin, Of this Revenue District, has
datsrmiued to prosecute all otfeudosa against the
revenue laws who hava fallod to pay their
licenses for tho proaont yeAr.
Miss Lillian e. Curtis. who is announced ~
actress poetcau, aud olooutIoniBt, Ia to glyo two
entertainments In tho AYda Park Town IInll
Wednesday aud Thuradny evenings Vt this wo5k.
The MONDAY prayer-noesing, now n its ssyon-
toenth year, vail 10 changea from tho Methodist
Church Block on and after Monday to the rooms
Of tho Young Mons Christian Association, No.
las Madison street.
All members Of Cosmopolitan I,oilgs No. G. X,
OF T., ars requested to be pulctuully ou laud
THU evening 1t their Castls Hall, corner Of La-
Hallo aud Adams Etroetu. Complete arrange.
neuts for the mntnoo Friday in ail al their
burial lot, and also to discuss the question Of
turning out On the Oath inst.
, 1874-06-03

rogrot Of humorous oroditors. Mr.. Trafton, who
Ind journalistic aspirations, antl wnH at ono
tinle Mi nttacfio Of tho 1intcs, is a liEh-sonod
youth, and managed tile Club M 1t It woro com-
|,uao,l OF l'oabodss, Astorn and 0t1arlH. lio ran
On d XIV York paper, bid Chicago atiior. .
After his departure tho Club booanlo dull and
ntup,d, mud slowly eyaporatod, until nothing III
Loft but itn indebtedness. Tile committeeman
inga; tiio bills woro not paid, mud tlls honorable
ul0tnbara lnyo at laat place1 It's affairs in tho
hands Of air. Charles Aboti to bs wound up. Tho
institution was Incorporated, and tnoso who no.
lonBod to 1t nro liahlo for what It owes; but
acknowledge that thoy woro monlbors; they
"rcsigncd" and .'llandod in thoir kcys some time
ago." soyoral OF tho goiltlcmon who llayo boon
dupod, ara got disposed to act fairly, and
sst,msfs ss1 %Sfs s a." ayr, ssy can n0rs 10 oeot sos
sixty, hayo boon, assessed $50 apiece, but only
sorno $500 hnn been collected. Tho sum duo Is
bctwoon 81 200 and 81 600, portion Of which is
owing for rant. Mr. EoVioker LAS aoizod SOME
theatre. Ho gnvo tho Club $500 low months
ago to "oxtond" fts operations, and they worc
extended to tho onl OF tho rore sooner than 'vaH
anticipated. The Secretary has In hin possession
about 6!'1 alips rcading "Two drinks, 10, "one
hnye forgotten nil aboat. especially Mr.. Trafton.
wllose inltiNls nro OIL slipa representing Sa0
worth Of liquors aud cigars, wholl tho generous
youth nluat havo uBod himsolf. Blncn he was
rnroly lnown to ensortain a friend, unlcss tho
1utter paid tho bills.
Tho reception OF IN Eastern journalist Is said
to lavo boon tho rock on Which tho Club waB
shattered; Tho oxpenBcs incurred on tho occa-
slon, amounting to $500. wero far beyond Its
nvnfiabo or contingent funds, nnd herco tho
frag1noutg Of tho Metropolitan are strown along
tho shore, md tho l,onoat members aro obliged
to 20 into their pockets to mlkc good the def
cioncy.
, 1874-06-03

At 1o:ao Il. M, Prof. William x. Nindc 1iseouraod
on "llon,ietcal Exorciuos," m interesting
trcatino oil l,onillos and sermons, with Hng..
gostiona AZ to tito host way OF preparing a,'d
doyoring them.
In tho afternoon tho qucnttnn II How Hall tho
Minister Koop up Ills Hndily lIonlth z" waH an
awored by DR.. G. L. Folton, OF Chicago, who
1nalo many senslblo suggoAtona rcntve to 1t.
qlont1y delivered l1 yIows nj to ''liow iIo Shall
Maintain n Vigorous intellectual Lifo," nntf was
followed by tho Hov. u. McChosl,ey also or Ohi-
cago, on tho question. How Shall Iio Maintain, n
Vigorous Spiritual Life? both Of whlcl a'l!lreas-
Of these clements 10 ministerial suocess, 10th
hero md in tile world to comic.
In tho evening tho Union again assembled, al
1850. In tho IL. i. Church, there to hear DR.. G..
II. Fowler, President OF tho Northwestern Uni
yoraily, deliver most excellent eernon a
"N[in,n!crlnl Success" In regard to which l,o ia
30 ominohtly qualified to npeali
, 1874-06-03

Some days ago provisional rule was made on
W. r. Windiatc, in tho suit by his wife against
him for divorce, to show cause, by yoasoraay
morning, why ho Should not pay tho intorost OIL
n trust dced for $6,o0o gtyon on the honao and
lot No. LOS Warron avenue, whore Mrs. Windiatc
resides. Yesterday being tho roturn day, tho
partica and attorneys wore in court, aud m
animated discussion WIS Ind nll tho foro-
noon. Mrs. Wludinto hlel m a1hdhyit ro-
stating tho principal facts ot tho case,
aud alleging agan thut her husband was in good
circumstances, that lie had repeatedly represent
Cd to hor that lio WIS worth e30,060. Besides
tho 100000 in the Northwestern Distillory,
and tho interest In tho Swanson Silver Smelling
Company. ho told bor that ho lad $40, 600 Of
toal estate on North Wells streot, an intcrost in
tho Richards Iron Works worth S11, 900, several
acroB OH Archor road, and tho Davis place, lots
on West Madison street. and Fallor:on
ayonuo, etc., besides stock in mining
and oil companies. Tho conclusion to bo
drawn from, nll this vas TINT DO was abunaantly
nplo to pay tho alimony, anu also tho interest on
the traat,doca In this opinion Judge Farwo1l
concnrred,. and mado tho rulo absolute tint
Wlnlato should pay the interest and ooats on
tho trust-doed to Ellen McNeAl.
, 1874-06-03
GENERAL NEWS.


| Oue hundred aud fourteen now menbers
| io;re,3 tho younf, Non,a chriet;an Asao,,n+;n,
! drrro tbo ,,,onti, of 1rn7,
4et1"s Wv 'AN0a%' - Ae"s'
The Coroner held an inquest yesterday morn
| ing On tho body Of Catloriue Z. McGratl. m in
font ~ ~ n,,ntta who, n,rortu ,;,,. =. H. no
n..:,sa, u'' nv "noao '.. ga'IAte 4'e y. ~ A'9
m,' D,,, >, s''e..1 o'"'.' :,
| ING monlnlY meo1ng OF tno managers OF tho
Hnlf-Orphan Asylum was hold yesterday. Dur
oil, leaving 100 in the Home. Tho expousos for
us..sa.. .cs1 - ~ ~, ns.-IN soao ow1A'" 'o'
NA5 "ofo @oe''io' @no 'no fees'Pt6 sas'.
A man by tho ua1uo Of John Torring1on mas
] caught between tho dock and tho propeller
Lowell at tile foot Of LnSal]e street, ycstor-
| reloased from his porilous position. aud taken
! to tho County Hospital, whoro his injuries To-
| coiyed medical attention.
Jui'or Folz wns ocounfod all os vo,terd,v in nm
effort to supstitute cloanlinsas anonr liz wards
tro1nced Gno hundred nnd },ftonn waro mnnned ~,
M viii, soen anJ ,Tatay and soo,n"5 snrn5;sed
At the transformation which resulted. Twenty
ono convicta will bo sent to Joliet by this n.or-
ing's train, and two will ontor aoryoo at the Ro-
form School, Pontao.
II, D. Wells 4 Co. desire to think tbsir 1nanv
lnriy those in tha sarno ino of h,,ai,,ess T., iii,
atnrk NJ air tanos. " nut I'nrc,, "n
tho f1rTn ~ mi ~ ordar. tho't snr}oa11 iis
nando ;ta o,stcn,"rs Ths t;ndnoa" - H.
'o,ora 3,,ni,e" Il ~ ta arn H., ~
s,d}i it.a,T ~ a. ~ i ,,,, III Iu ~ ~ "
received from those in tho sams business at To-
ledo. Cleveland, Syracuse, Buffalo. Lynn. Dos-
ton, otc. They MI have tho thinks Of tho firm.
Accoy]nr tn n No,y crlo.ns nansr. t,,a enter.
nrisnr ~ thas ntv sIo ,hnn ae ~
1nhl;sf' INA to nustan n wf,ch rsa" tsrongh
Instrumental Of bananas. oranaos. monIsevs nonri.
oysters iocvood otc.. are proniaod from thnra
unan mi ths ' nronnst,on witn favar or l1t, t1os
i,ayo to study IN wlore tho plas. n onostInn IN
~, ~ F 49,. aAo'S'. 49,
Iho alarm o. 1iro from l'ox NO. VII, as twenty
minutes paat O'Clock yostordhy morning, was
caused by tue d!Boosery OF 1lamos in throa,
htoEy frame building known a. tho Powell
House, on Milwaukee, avenue, beyond tho city
im1ts' Ihe establishment "aa oHuod ~ fowoH
iouas BY wellington Lipnard. Tic building IVA wss
, 1874-06-03
THTH cTrY HALL,

Ths City Collector rocoiysl, yesterday H46, 900
for unpaid ta1es aud $283 for iicanBes.
Yesterday nas another busy day With ths
Water Collector, Hs received $500 as unpaid
rents.
The Liosnbs Cnmmittes Of tho Common
Council Ia callaa for tomorrow afternoon At 3
sulock In the City Clerks otlice
Oity-Attorney Jamlesou WAS at the City Hall
yesterday ~ uaunl attending to bualnela, but
shortly after dinnor hs M&a takon u Rul re-
moved 10 hls rssldencs.
Ths City Treasurer yesterday paid ever $4,000
, 1874-06-03


Tho Graud and rotit Jurfes vera iupanoled
Tho Grand Jury consists Of John Gray ~ foro-
man, and J. z. Do Haven. 7. ". stcoio, Dornard
Flynn, Lyman Moore. H. Il. Phillips, Michael
Kelly, D. Mcdonald, John D. satohford, H. G.
Newell, J. i. Harvey, J. H. daakns, Patrick
Horan, ]. D. Rock, p. J. Lacey, @. oreaan, r.
4. Cook, Il. J. Healoy, Arthur Kayne, Jamoa ".
Constock, 7. Ryan, e. Hurburnh, and Z. Welan-
baum. The Jurors were aw0rn, and retired to
their rao&n.
Ths Court was engaged tho ol,tire day IN try
Ing oily oases Of Ao speolal Importance.
Tho caso Of Potter 8selnbargor for driving
lastcr than walk over bridge, wss Vailed. A
Jury waG waived. and, by agreement tho cAsa
nubtn.tcd TO Court. which dooldod the dsfondsns
guilty, aud nned him sa5.
THE roL1Ci. COUNTS.
John BrshcrlHn took change Ut yonuo yes
to-day from tho North hlle Police Court to that
OF Justice Cannon, n1,ers he will have 4 hsar-
i,.g Oh tuc cl!nrgs Of larosly,
Juusos Hardy was before Justics Kaufman
yesterday OH tbs charge Of M aHYault On tbs
porgon Of Elton Williams with inte:t to uolnlnit
i sapo. Tho caao wac continued till tho 9th inst,
in bonus OF $500.
Justice Kaufmsan disposed Of The following
, 1874-06-03
SUBURBAN NEWS,

Tbs Hyde Park Trustees held long sesslon
Monday evening, lasting till II p. H., with all
tho members present.
The following mntters vera placed on flo 20
titiou Ut r. 0ornall to opon south Chicago ava
nue., as 1t has already boen done; OF Clarke, Lay.
ton 4 Co. for opening Forty-sixth stross; bills
Of O. Knowltou and Tucker + shern.an for
araysliug, ~ there u NO evidence thst tho work
, 1874-06-03

oulation among tho molnborH Of tho Bar, which
has rocoiyot] the agnatul0of oYcry 1nan to whom
It Inns benn prcnontGd, anil which will noon bo
forwarded to Ottawa to rauotvo the nttontton of
tho Jndgoa Of tho Supremo Court. II III nothing
lcAs tlni petition, praying that about nix niot,
woHo nn1ncH nro EyOn, 1any hhyo tllotr authority
to praotlcc royoIsed In tho list aro included all
tho prominent divorce sllyskors, nsd tho rcAAons
for which tlloy alof1l DO oxpolioi1 nro sot forth
at length. Their Aisrep,ltnblo prnci1oos aro
stated, and Tho attlavis Of Hoyoral persons who
arc coSntzant Of tllom arn attRctotl. The
eupromo Court, 1t ii expected, will not promptly
in tAn lnattoT, md give thu accusod claanco to
explain. Tho paper hag already received tlo
signatures Of over 100 Of tho boat lawyers In
thu city, aud will bs Aont to Ottawa in u few
daya.
Tho expulsion Of tho Roy. DR.. Trowbridgo
from tho editorial roonaB OF The Interior, by order
Of Mr.. 9. II. Mccormick, lsnA greatly offended
tho New acllnol proabyterians, mud uomo Of tile
nltnlstors AFRO worry indignant. Tho latter l,ayo
used room, which was furnished wifi, chairs,
table, etc., hy tho lntes of tho different congro-
cations, Iii MeCormick's BLOCH, for tnaoting prr-
possa mud, II Mr.. Mccormick will not permit d
Now School tninfstnr to enter tue Interior of'lce,
it III presumed that Ao docs not wnnt lis bretlt-
ron to 60 into tho l,,listling. Nonco 1t Ia likely
tlat tho nninors will hold ioro rnoeti1tgH III
o{cCornlicl'B 1}loe;. 1nloou, ono nf Tho moro
prominent Of tho reverend gontiomcn vas looli-
lug for othet Ilariora yeBtel1ay anl, II Ao Ia
nuecaBsful, after nost Monday Mr MN'ariaick
will not be obliged to lon:,ne tolerate tho pres.
once IN his building Ut the men wose only sin
Was voting for tho ac,luittal of Prof. Swing.
, 1874-06-03

tic NEW aclln0I lr1HDyt8rlaNb, MID D0mD Of tile
nfnstolB AFRO very indignant. Tho lutlor layo
used 4 room, which was furnished with chairs,
cations, III Mccormick Bloeh, for maoting pnr-
posea; mud, If Dlr. Mccormick will not permit
Now School minister to enter tue Interior otce,
it III presumed TINT ho duos not want lis brott-
fen 70 60 'ilto lilo bti!hltnE Nonco, It II ERe!y
tiat tho nini1tors Will hold no tuoro MoetttgH tn
2ioCorn1scsn lNoc;:. 1n1oou, ono oF Tho moro
prominent Of tho reverend Ro.'tomcn was look
lug Tor otst ,l!lat'ora ySstellay, a r ho T.
nl,,,scsustn l,,, attcr neS, Monday MI. MsE'rncN
~1a not o. onnFen 10 lonoe solc:a,e tho rfoa.
once ~ his building of tue men wlsnse only Sin
WAS voting iof tho ac.lu'ttal az frol. swing.
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PERSONAL.
Ono Of tho Oldest and best-huown passenger
conductors In tho Wost. generally known az
r.onnt Jtorr;u NJ tho 1rarnil,,l 4 a. 1oyon1,
y. tae .s'.tu"a o'' "seopn
lAiie1u ooo"!no oe,a"soa ns' "1..'er aha eo'l-
nequontly resigned Ills position. Ito Roon ntter
loft falB home Mt Quincy to go On 4 farin on tho
Platto River, Of whiol, he waa part-ovnor. Hny-
inp been On tl,o firm about two weeku, ho srd-
ao,1r dfoonnn,rod and viii, h;,, mn ~ t,,o Lor
uoH' W. AI1 "!s1. A!.l ~ ~ s.o noi
ses. Iho morse was soon alter plokcu up near
Platto City In IN almost starved condition, but
no trace could DO found Of tho inaane Count
Nothing haa bsen heard of him
.,s.u ..tss,. ..,,.,, 49, IT.. w
un'l' Se7'elo"S' WHICH, Mi' Heu1y
Starring, tho danafas-Daggago Asols
Of tbs Chicago l. Burlington and Pittabrrgh t.
, 1874-06-03

EUWnfI NICEaba VnB [ocITnH m n }ftA fTnIon
strast statinn ia.t nxannc ID w, 1tna
r aantity of elothiE trn fa nniae Ma ~
nt,n az i59I % nh .ns uo'se s o.
Sf}oer DoneiIsom Ala In s;,au. H. ~ In, "''eo'
s' 'u Nv '"7'1''' Ao' A'1A'
H is alleged tilat ohapmau's restaurant on
devious OF monte meg. who ply their nefarious
occupation. Of swndling the unwary out OF
auut, money as thoy mny DO induced to venture.
on tho impossible chance offered Of winning,
SUNDAY lust man was dofraudod out OF $500 III
this dsning.hall, md yoHtortiay Granger con-
trlbntod $50 to tho troasury OF tho operators.
II Ia Etated TINT the victim, who waa
m elderly and unaophlstlcnted stranger,
, 1874-06-03

nnd Deer NJ Plotc W 10 AeIu hollo una III 1Nty
at John Derineor'a garden. Mr.. Wecklcr> >msdo
similar request verbally for religious associa
ton Of tho city desiring to picnic at tho samo
garden June 2i.
An ordinance Was adopted inssructtng Mr.
Greor, tho Collector, to make report to tho
County Collector, botweon Tho 0lh and 15ti,
days Of June, OF all lands In thu town delinquent
Oh special aaHeBHmauts.
Ordinances Wora adopted for tho following
hidaMalks On the east e!tlo OF Do8t ayouuo
throughout It's oatira leugth, Bao fost; OH tha
caHt side Of aaoina arenue, from Fullerton to
LiucolD ayonNoa; Oh tho north u!da OF Dunning
atroot from Halsted straot to lsAcino Avenue.
l. resolution MAS adopted inatructing she 6u-
poryinor to apply to tho County Commissioner
for al appropriation for tho construction Of An
iron hri.go over tho North Dranoa at Bclmont
ayonuo, in tho Tonn Of JaTersou, anl to rstluant
the Trustees Of that town to join In tho apph-
cation.
The School Trustees requested thu douat!on
Of 200 loatla Of nand taken from lvanhos avoaus
aud uBoh in ting up around tho Elg4-schpo'.
The request was E!antea. a.,
The proposal ot y. Il. Temple to clean ~
tho river, for 20 cemtS per rod mas accepted tue
work TO 10 lono under the supervision Of tho
Highway Commissioner,
Sir. sulzsr presented the profile drsHings Of
tlo survey at bhe!tleid sysuus, north OF Grace
iand. Tho survey was adopted, aud Mr. sulzer
authorized to receive bids for grading the
Tho polico report for tho month Of May was
adopted, showing twenty-oight arrestB made,
s186 in hnos inspoae1 els rsnanded, el7S col
TAo Hoard then aajonrnad to Monday, Junes
EVANSTON.
Tho 0arrslt Biblical Institute Theological
Union convened again to-day In the usual plaos,
and nrat listened to Prof. Il. @. Uunlnuck'a
" AAetQricsl olAsuiasstloa Of tue Scriptures"
The St. Cloud journal., 1874-05-21


ACCORDING to very full reports 10 the
Chicago Times of Saturday, the crops
in Illinois are good except on the vet
and ovsrfowed> districts. Indiana will
have 40 average yield, the recent warm
weather having brought forward the
winter wheat. The winter wheat in
Wisconsin was winter-kilIed, and there
will be but . light yield. Spring
wheat In that State is very backward.
Tho reports from Iowa are Of . gener.
ally favorable character, although in
places the gras'hoppers are doing con.
siderable damage. The spring in
Michigan has been backward, and 90
are tho crops. The reports from Min.
uesota ore pronounced to be "all good"
The St. Cloud journal., 1874-05-21

Young 0RAssHOPPERs have ap.
psared 10 countless myriads 10 the
southern and southwestern parts of the
Sssts, and have already commenced
eating the vegetation. If they remain
there will slim crops or none at all.
P. 8. A dispatch Of yesterday from
Worthlugton, states that the air is full
Of grasshoppers, leaving tho country
and going south.
The St. Cloud journal., 1874-05-21

The railroad companies Of this State
are engaged in setting out large quan.
titles Of trees on tho Prairie lands: siooe
tho lines Of their roads. Col. John g.
Stevens returned last week from the
Northern Pacific, along the line o1
which he has been engaged in planting
one hundred thousand cuttings of cot.
ton wood, ash and box elm, some Of
which are already up and growing fine.
ly. Hundreds of thousands of trees
are being planted along the track Of
the Sioux City road, to serve a. "snow
breaks,'
The St. Cloud journal., 1874-05-21
LATE NEWS ITEmS.


Weston failed to complete his SOC
mile walk, giving up on the 430th
"A Farmers' Mass Convention has
been called at indianapolis for June
10TH:
edward Everett Hale recently
read ono Of his now fairy stories to the
oonviots in the Massachusetts, State
+ Prison. So
An Indians Justice of tho Peace
.is said to have had 130 out Of his 1876
decisions reversed on srpeal. In the
other five cases the parties died before
they could appeal.
! The St. James Hotel, in New
York, was sold At suction . few days
since. The furniture, which cost
$150,000, brought $4,000. Outside
speoolasions brought the proprietor to
grief:
-Crematory Age-"O, ma! ma |!
Johspy's got tho urn and is spilling
pa's ashss over the floor r. 20, what
. naughty Johnny ! get the feather
dustsr, and sweep yonr poor father
right upv'
Tho Farmers and Mechanics Bank
Of Rochester, New York, Thos. Rains,
Manager, has closed its doors. The
failure Of heavy dry goods house q
few days ago is supposed to be tho
cause of the banks failure.
Tho House passed . bill on Mon.
day authorizing the President to issue
rations to tho sufferers by the food on
the Tcmbigbee, Warrior and Alabsm.
rivers. A previous bill authorized
similar action regarding sufferers by
the overflow Of The Mississippi. ,~,...g
The St. Cloud journal., 1874-05-21

Mrs. El'ina Jane Borehud, .
bride of less than two months, died
very suddenly at the home Of her
father, Matthias Winklem.u, At Glen.
eoe, on Monday Of last week. All tn.
symptoms showed poison, and The Cor:
oner's jory returned = verdict impli-
eating the husb.nd,,' although he W.
fifty miles sway atthe time Of hiI ~ife's
death) and he vas arrested. A :ehsmi.
cal 'o.ly'i: Of the .'en'eh Of The: d: !:
ceased discovered tho presence. Of
stryoheins IN considerable quantities.
Mn. Borghnd Va but fifteen years Of
ago when she was married, and if shs
had lived three months longer would
have beea . mother. Hsr last words
were: ''Do not b. frightened, moth.
ssr this is nothing ; ny baby IL dead, y
The St. Cloud journal., 1874-05-21
REsl0NED.

We ars Informed that Hon. q. l..
Gordon, Register OF the United States
Land O&ss st 81. Cloud, hes seot in
hn reeigpssion. Mr.. Gordon will take
hs'sf vacation from business, and gill
then zsaaas the practice of his pro-
fsssioa il this city. Mr.. G. il ono of
the mose successful criminal lswysrs In
The State, aud will undoubtedly soon
secure . h1gs prsstiee.
The St. Cloud journal., 1874-05-21

"A gentleman who hss just return
ed from . trip over tho Winons Il Sc.
Peter road, tells the Winon.. Rep.a;.
ca" that he cav thousands of. young
grssshoppers at M.r.halA, and heard
much complaint Of their appearance
between that place sed Sleepy Eye, Z
distance Of sixsy miles. They have
h.tchsd out BY tho millions, aad much
uneasiness 10 felt among the farmers
for the safety Of their crops, in view Of
the disasters whiok we're sntailed by
the grasshopper raid last yesr. It is
. matter Of no email concern to know
10 what direction tho hoppsn will hop
and where they will locate about tho
time the wheat gets high enough to be
injured by them.
The St. Cloud journal., 1874-05-21

00vHRNoR DAVIS addressed large
meeting of the workiugmen of St.
Paul on Monday evening, taking strong
grounds against Initiation Of the our.
'suey and favoriug IN early return TO
The time when . dollar win bs worth one
hundred cents.
The St. Cloud journal., 1874-05-21

-Oa'Wsdaesdsy svssiog W had
the pleasure off, call from. Go. ".
Nell, Esq., of Colsmbis, KY, who hid
bssa out on the Northern Pacific Rsil-
road, entering lands. Mr.. Nell in.
formed q that hs vas sgrssably dissp.
pointed ~ to the character Of the oouu.
try, finding, a. he did, large tracts Of
excellent farming lands, and purchased
several thousand acres near Fargo, on
the Red river, paying the Company
from IS to $6 per acre for tho sans.-
Superior Times. > ,4,,9a 4 a.
The St. Cloud journal., 1874-05-21

A WASHINGTON dispatch OF Friday
says tho Presideat unequivocally con-
dsmns the currency bill passed by tho
Senate. BE considered the bill u
originally reported by tho Finance
Committee = measure of compromise,
and though net such . measure =. hs
would wish had been passed to provid,
for specie payment, yet he would have
been willing to accept it - . oompro.
mise with the South and the. Wese.-
The amount Of the issue hs, looks upso
q stepping IN the wrong direction and
40 sttempt ON the part Of the initiation
Senators to claim BY = new demand
what he clearly refused to recognize in
his last veto message.
The St. Cloud journal., 1874-05-21

SENATOR WINDOW, Of Minnesota,
introduced on Thursday bill to estab!!
lish . Bureau of Internal Commerce, to
be attached to the Treasury Depart
ment, and b. under the direction of .
Commissioner Of Internal Commerce,
who shall be appointed BY the Presi.
dent and confirmed by the Senate.
The duties Of the bureau shall be to
gather, oollate, and annually report to
Congress statistics aud facts relating to
commerce among the States, and espee-
ially to railroads and their charges,
management, etc. The bill provides
that it shall be obligatory on al eorpor-
atoms to make annual report, to said
bsfeaa, giving information in detail on
those end cognste subjects.
The St. Cloud journal., 1874-05-21

CONNECTICUT elects, - successor 70
United States Senator Buckingham,
VIM. ". Eaton, lawyer Of Hartford,
and Democrat of the most viruleut
soppeEhssd type. Fo' the past eight.
cen years Connecticut hss been repre-.
ssnssd 10 the Ssnste by Republicans
only, snd the exchange 10 q sorry ono.
The St. Cloud journal., 1874-05-21

TIE Springfield CM.ss.) Republican
in noticing the bill for guaranteeing
the interest on Northern Paci6o bonds
says: :.
1--WE believe that the government runs
no risk Of loss under such IN arrangement.
Whether tho ISSUE Of bonds to tho amo, Mt
Of 81. 900 mile leaves any opportunity
for Credit Mobilisr to make money out
Of the construction might be . pertinent
question. But, - W have said before.
this 10 bad year for railroad aid"