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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-03
Moody Wasn't Always :, Good MN

MOODY Wasn't Always n Good m,u
New York Correspondence Chicago Tines.]
1t seems that the great revivalist-
Moody, vas not always the same GOOD
man he is at present, but his virtue ia
now all the more deserving of nra;se. as
from what now. comes to licht once ,non
t'mesMr. Moody seems to have over
come one OF the worst Of human curses.
that of drunkenness. The story GOES
and it appears TO be corroborated bv
those who saw him at the time, that IL
yearsaag Mr.. Moody was driver an tho
line Of the Jersey City and Bergen horse
railroad, but that after serving there
short time his continual inebrietv was
finally the cause of his being DISCHARGED.
lie was known by car conductors aIon-
the line for the almost: helpless condition
ne would getin At times and the hab;tu-
ally booty nature of his life.
"a reporter called to-day at the stables
otfthe company to ascertain what facts
there were in this singular story of the
regeneration of the great evangelical re-
l'glonlst. The superintendent Of the
company Is not the same as he who acted
at the time of the alleged moral turpi.
tudc OF Moody, but if h; were the same.
there would not be much probability of
his remembering one name or one face
among the thousands who have passed
before him in the meanwhile.
The assistant said he had heard the
subject spokcnsof among The conductors
and drivers, and some,of them had talk
ed OF picture of the present Mr.. Moody
being identical with that, of the man who
was employed on the line and discharged
for inc briefly.
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"A Curious Condolences.

AN ex-neutenant Oh the United StQteSl
navy, referring to the alleged murdc
Harriet Lane by Henry, Wainwright II
the Whitechapel road writes as follows
ia the london Times: ARRIVING blt
very recently from Anaerica,z=#s l. = vas
startled il reading q hal. torh aatl4j' MID.
lated copy Of the Times the nam ed J sasDf
sHarriets Zane and INV ainwright ! names la
50 familli toSthe American publ gstfat
genera tionsaWill come and I'D ere they
sSwiIbe fofgdtton. Two years ~ prior TO
THE out breakof the civil war IN: America
vessel was launched from one of the
government dockyards, designed for ser.
vice as q revenue cruiser and government
yacht, and was christened the Harriet
Lane. Upon the arrival of the prince of
Wales in America the government
assigned the Harriet Lane as the vessel
especially selected to carry the prince and
his suite in his tour of
observation, The vessel .+as*, had
been named in honor of Miss
Harriet Lane, the niece Of. President
Buchanan, and ut that time mistress Of
the white house. It was the steamer
Harriet Lane that carried the prince from
Washington to Mount Vernon, on the
Potomac, the grave of George Washing
ION. at the outbreak Of the war the
Harriet Lane was turned over tothe navy
department for service, and she participa-
ted in several ENGAGEMENTS on the coast;
took part In the battle of sd atteras4.and
also at the bombardments Of the forts on
the Mississippi. below New Orleans,
serving in the latter engagements as flag.
ship Of Commodore Portcr's division in
Admiral Farragut's feet. Subs: quent|y
the Harriet Lane was ordered to the
Texas coast, and Commander Wainwright
was appointed to her command. While
lying at anchor in one Of the barbors Of
the Texas coast, in company with the
war steamer Fort jackson, on the night
of the LIST of January 1868, she was sur
rounded by fleet of confederate
steamers, protected by cotton bales.
The confederate steamers were said to
have between four and five thousand
men on them. Commander Wainwright
refused to surrender, and the conceder.
atcs, after some hard fighting, succeeded
in carrying the Harriet Lane
by the board, and her decks witnessed
fierce and terrible hand.to-h hand encoun-
ter. Blood ran from her scuppers like
water. Commander. Wainwright and
nearly all the officers and crew of the
Harriet Lane were killed in defending
the vessel. At early dawn her flag was
hauled down by the confederates and
their own substituted in lieu of it. She
was never again seen as a United States
CRUISER .-,.
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THE NEWS RECORD
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

VIM. Jones, resident Of Cleveland,
Ohio, unmarried, was killed on the afternoon
of the goth viii e engaged in coupling cars.
Charles Weston. the third Of the col
ored murderers Of Weisburg, the Jew peddler,
was convicted in New York, the goth, and sen-
fenced to pe hanged Dec. 18th, the same day
as his accomplices.
At Athens, Ohio, on the 10Th, the
house of q colored man took fire and burned
during the absence of himself and vile, three
young children perishing in the flames
S B. Davis, an old and well.known cit
izen of Milwaukee, was thrown from his wagon
while his horses were running away -turday.
the 10th, and Instantly killed.
O. S. Hubbard OF Omaha left that city
a month ago to collect some money due him.
in Sanders county, since which he has not
been heard from and his friends fear foul play.
A train of cars on the Lake Shore rail-
road, on the 9th, near Quincy, Mich, ran
into wagon containing man named Norton,
aged 81, and his mother, aged Is, killing both
instantly.
The floods in the vicinity Of Sheffield,
Erg., have done immense damage to property.
MANY collieries and iron works were flooded,
throwing thousands OF operatives temporarily
out Of employment.
Near Clayton, ILL.,, Mr.. Taylor, Thurs.
day morning, lay down behind log and imi-
tated the wild turkey call. His neighbor Worts
was also hunting turkeys and saw just enough
OF Taylor to shoot at. The latter was seriously
wounded.
A grand jury at Washington has for
some days been investigating the connection
Of Gen. Negley, late Congressman from. Pitts
burg, with the Witowski claim which was re-
Gently Struggled through the treasury and
paid.
Or. Lindcrman, director Of the mint,
estimates that by the Virginia City fire the
supply of gold bullion will be cut of to the ex
tent of one million per month for four mo aths,
and the supply Of silver bullion one and a
half million per month for the same length of
time.
The schooner La Sale, one Of the finest
vessels on the lakes, went ashore and was
wrecked It Two Rivers Point, Lake Michigan,
the night of the 25th. She had a cargo of co.
600 bushels of wheat, owned and shipped by
Chicago parties. She was valued at from $4O,-
900 to $5e,ooo. Vessel and cargo full insured.
Reuben P. Benton and j. D. Stick
land We're playing croquet recently in Titus
vile, Pa. Mr.. Strickland made a misplay and
Ietulantly threw the mallet after the tall, but
it caught in his coat sleeve, changing its di-.
rection 50 as to strike Mr. Benton in the tenn
pie, causing al, etfusion OF blool which re-
suited fatally in lew hours.
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"A Great Convenience,

Most Of our readers, at different times,
are in want of some book which is not to
be obtained in this place, and for want of
a good name to address conclude to do
without it. To all such we say that 7.
s.. White & Co., the most energetic and
entcrprising book and stationery dealers
in St. Paul, corner of Third and Minneso-
ia scrects, carry SPLENDID assortment
of the best reading matter, and will for
ward to any address, any book desired
sending to publishers for those not on
hand-upon receipt of price. All inform
alton in regard to books cheerfully given.
Correspon dents solicited. from Sunday
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GRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

A dozen Of the participants in the re-
cent fatal prize fight at Buzzy Woods, near
Bottom, have been held for trial.
The grand jury of Concord, c., has
indicted James La Page for the murder of
Josie Langmaid, Of Pembroke, Oct. 9TH.
The fur store Of Paul Lutz Of La
Crosse, was entered on the night Of the 10th,
and burglarized of urs to the value Of 81 200
Nelson Cool. for the murder Of Charles
Whipple, III Little Valley, N. Y, in. Marc
last, has been sentenced to he hanged Noyem-
Der 26th
John Dolan of New York, indicted for
the murder of James H. Noe, has been con-
victed, and sentenced to be hanged December
10th next. = = w.
He is young man, his name is Rowe,
and he is under arrest at Muncie, Ind, Tor
stealing coins of the value of rs cents from the
eyes of a corpse with which he was sitting up.
Mr.. Ed. Harvey, superintendent Of the
arge Smith farm near Paxton, ILL.,, has run
away with a young women OF Loda, leaving hi
own wife and TOUR children to take care OF
themselves. '|E
Mr.. Combs, Jr., who has figured at
Memphis, Tenn, since the war as claim
agent, has been sent to Jail in default OF 5000
bail, on the charge Of being a party in an at
tempt to defraud in bounty claims of colored
soldiers. :.: , ~ =
The evidence against La Page in the
Pembroke murder, is that he was at or near
the SPOT when Josie Langmaid was killed,
within ten minutes of the time she was last
seen alive; also that he chased another woman
through the same woods two days previous.
Thos. NJ. Judd Of Lee, mem Der Of the
Massachusetts, Legislature, the Republican
central committee, ETC., and one OF the most
prominent politicians of the State, has been
arrested for forging the endorsement of Eizar
Smith to note OF 81 ,O0O r-1-
At Hackettstcwn, N. j., Sunday morn.
in9, James Kicker shot and killed his two
SONS. aged six and ten, and shot at his wife,
but missed her. He then shot himself in the
head The wound is not serious. Kicker was
arrested Domestic trouble led to the crime.
Nathaniel Bowditch, who recently de-
serted young wife, has finally turned up as
q tirst-class bigamist, he having acknowledged
to having wife and two children at Burns
vile, Yancey county, N. c., for which he
he was arrested and lodged in jail. Before
the arrest he attempted suicide with lauda-
mum. ~
Major Edward A. Phalen, who was
appointed mail agent b tween Boston and
Bangor, five years ago, by General Butler, has
been arrested for robbing the mails. When
arrested % stolen letters were found in his
pockets. His robberies are believed to have
continued for along time and to cover large
sums of money.
At Warsaw, Ind, young man named
David Beckeutheimer, has been found guilty
OF murder and seintenced to the penitentiary
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James Freeman Clarke. Of Boston, in
his Biblical resea, ches, has discovered
the original infationist. He was the un-
just steward who contrived so that man
who owed hundred measures of oil
seemed to pay his debt with fifty.
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POLITICAL.

= &c. Latrobe, Democrat, was elected
mayor Of Baltimore on the 9th by 2,7al ma
jor,ty. -.
The vote in Iowa for Governor, official
from all but sixteen counties, show majority
for Kirkwood, Republican, OF 81, 6a6.
1t is reported from Washington that
Zach Chandler will soon make extensive
changes in the Interior Department, both on
personal and political grounds.
The sensation of the Louisville exposi.
ton was marriage in answer to the manage
merit tfering suit of clothes and license fees
to any couple accepting. Michael Ewing and
Lizzie Llewellyn accepted and the marriage
was solemnized Saturday night in a temple u
flowers especially erected for the occasion in
the presence OF 10,oo0lpeople.
United States Senator William A..
Wallace Of Penn ylvania, in speech at Pitts
'urgh on the 2lst. took the stand that the way
to reach resumption and the liquidation of the
pubic debt was to build up the Frustrated in
dustries OF the country by providing the peo-
pie with currency sufficient to meet the de-
mand of business and the establishment of
confidence.
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While San Francisco undertaken was
drawing the tape line over the corpse of a
Ch'nese woman, he was surprised to. see
her roll her eyes up at him. The SUR
rounding friends showed no surprise, but
SIMPLY said: f'She be deadeo by twelve:
O'clock .
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school superintendent, teachers, and all
'cthsssssin wsntHef miscellaneous Sunday
sschSIsahd colnmon school, books. They
also carry a large an,l'well se]ectedsstoc
'ol stationery, which; they arejobbing at
the lowest prices. Mall. orders from
}csasntry Pdealers will receivesspe cial aaind
pmpt attention. =. h s Ssss..ss $
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"A gentleman when making his will, add
ed a clause that his wife should re.marry
which he exclaimed. was to assure that
there should be one person at least daily
to deplore his DEATH ''.&:.i &: .>:j'- ~
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for life. Beckentheiner in July last induced
Susan Ingram to take ride with him, and
while absent treated her to Wise which con-
tanned Spanish fly to excite her passions. The
drug was too strong, throwing her into con-
vulsi2ns, in one Of which she dice: The. trial
lasteo two weeks and excited great interest. 7
Denver, Col. has been horriied by the
discovery on the %alst of the bodies Of four
Italians in tile cellar of an old house which q
short time before had been the head quarters
ct a band of strollers, eight Or ten number.
man named Uncle Joe and three bovs,yR Who
had formed with hima saloon band ipsO Denver.
They were evidently murdered byftheir com
rades, WHO have dissppeaaed, about three
weeks before the bodies were discovered. -
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A.Great,COn v ellience.


Most Of our readers, at different times,
are in want of some book which is not to
be obtained in this place. and for want OF
a good name to address, conclude to do
without it. To all such We say that 7. S.
White & Co., the most energetic and en-
|terprising book and stationery dealers in
St. Paul, corner of Third and Minnesota
streets, carry splendid assortment Of
the best reading matter, and will forward
to any address, any book desired-scnd-
ing to publishers for those not on hand
Upon receipt of price. All information in
regard to books cheerfully given. Cor
respondence solicited from Sunday school
|supe, intendents, teachers, and all others
in wantof miscellaneous Sunday school
and common school books. They also
carry large and we'll selected stock of
stationery, which they are jobbing at the
lowest prices. Mail orders from country
Dealers will receive special and prompt
attention. .u11l j. ~.
'When married" said ex. chancellor
Of the Exchequer Lowe, at a London din
ner party, Il declared with all my world
| ly goods thee endow,' although hadn't
shilling in the world.'' "But,' chimed
in the wife, '.you had your splendid tai
ents. y eyes, my dear; but you know l
didn't endow you with them," was the
right honorable gentleman's reply.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-13
NEW YORK.

New York, Feb. 12.-It is stated
that one railroad line running from
this city to Chicago has made con-
tracts to carry freight west at fifteen
cents a hundred pounds. a week
ago, at Saratoga, the combination
fixed the rate at one dollar per
hundred.
Owing to the ice in the East River,
which has cut off communication
between this city and Brooklyn, and
prevented Evarts reaching the latter
city, the Beecher trial was adjourned
till two o'clock.
The Adams Express Company has
declared the usual quarterly dividend
of two dollars per share.
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ILLINOIS

Chicago, Feb. 12.-The election of
c. w Jones, Senator from Florida,
was the result of a compromise be-
tween the Democrats and Republi-
cans. The final vote stood Jones,
40; Bisbce, Radical, 25; the rest
scattering. ......
The weather this morning is very
cold; the thermometer indicating
fourteen degrees below zero at six
a. m, and six degrees below at noon.
The high wind yesterday and last
night drifted the snow badly and
caused great delay on all the railroad
lines. The trains on seven different
roads were either unable to get in or
delayed several hours beyond their
regular time. The reports from all
parts of the west state that great, in
convenience is experienced on account
of the freezing of the water courses
and the scarcity of water for the
stock.
James T. Ely, the well known short
hand reporter, and at one time private
secretary to President Grant, died
here yesterday.
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MINNESOTA.

st. Paul, Feb. 12.-The vote in the
joint convention to-day stood: Ram
sey SO, gain of from yesterday,
Lochren 45, Davis 33. Another fruit
less caucus of Ramsey and Davis men
was held last night. The Press, Re
publican, says; The caucus has ad-
jOurned until Gabriel's trumpet blows
The Senatorial contest assumed a
new phase this afternoon. Gov Davis
sent letter to his friends withdraw
ing his name from the contest on
condition that Ramsey's name is
withdrawn. The friends of the latter
responded, and neither of the former
Republican contestants is now can
didate. No joint caucus was held and
no new nomination made. 1t is un-
dcrstood that everything is wide open,
and every Republican member of the
legislature is at liberty to vote to-
morrow for whomsoever he pleases.
The vote will be at least interesting
but not decisive. -Er
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Lake Railroad bill, Frelinghuscn said
ing this session had before them six
or seven bills providing for subsidies.
The committee had considered them
carefully, had heard arguments, and
had concluded that they would not
report on any of them favorabIy, to
the Senate. Many of the bills thu
treated, he said, had infinitely more
merit than the one under considera-
ton.
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|or1ca1 Dept; Cheyenne, Nyo,
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KENTUCKY

Louisville, Feb. IA petition
WAS tcIegraphed to the Kentucky
representatives in Congress, repre-
senting the unanimous sentiment of
the tobacco trade of Louisville, that
the imposition Of the proposed addi-
tional tax would be calamity to
this State as well as the entire
west.
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FOREIGN.

London, Feb. 12.-Edward Ken
dali, an American theatrical man.
ager, was accidentally poisoned
yesterday.
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WEST VIRGINIA.

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. 12.-The
vote for Senator yesterday, stood
Camden 81, Walker %, Price IS,
scattering 13.
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N. |. ANDREWS,

EiRE AND LIFE INSURANCE. RENTAL,
TO attend to the collection of Notes, Accounts
Rents, &c. Information given in regard 10
mining districts. location of ranches etc
Particular attention given 10 abstracts of land
titles
eouth Ii stcet. Laramie City
0r,-tv
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Berlin, Feb. 12.-The State Council
has determined to prohibit the i'm
portation of American potatoes.
The Republican journal., 1875-02-04

given Sometimes railroad man wants
information; sometimes patentee wants
his patent renewed; that is pretty hard
fight Laughter Then a broker wants
to know what the treasury is going to do
about certain measure; sometimes
banker is anxious about the financial
movements in congress, or merchant
about the tariff. All these things we do
constantly, and we do not make any
charge for them We keep up a certain
circle OF friends, and once in a while an
opportunity comes Of getting something
that Is OF real service, and lor which com
pensatlon IS due and proper. But the en-
terMnments are proportoned to the bus
mess OF the session. When the business
is good so are the entertainments, and
when the business is not good the enter
tainments are meager laughter Mr..
Irwin told me story Of a king of Spain
who was lost in the woods with his hunt
ing party. He ordered one of his attend
ants to climb a tree and see if there was
any building in sight The man saw a
chateau on the top of an adjacent hill. and
the king said Let US 90 there They
went and were received at the door OF the
chateau by the grandee with his head I'M
SDN6ltu he hllP dUUOulctu VINO he
was, and said the party wanted dinner
The family had dined an hour before. and
the servants had consumed every thing
that was left. The cook was sent for. and
said his majesty would be served in an
hours time. They had very pleasant
dinner and the king was rather surprised
at the taste displayed in some of the dish
es. After dinner, commenting the excel
Iehce OF the repast, he asked what it was
composed Of. Luckily it was not Friday,
The grandec sent for the cook, who came
in and said: Your majesty, no animal
has contributed its life to your dinner"
and he showed iilty-two pigs with their
ears all cut off. Said the king, "A man
who can make such a repast as that from
the ears OF fity-two pigs shall be made
governor OF a province" Laughter
Mr.. Nlblack-ls there not Il great deal
OF money wasted on good dinners?
NO MONEY WASTED ON COOP DINNERS
Witness-I do not think money is ever
wasted on good dinner. If a man dimes
badly he lorgets to say his prayers going
10 bed; but if he dimes well he feels like
saint. Laughter
The Chairman.We YOU aware Mr..
Benet. in point of fact had received So
600 instead Of 81 600?
Wimess-No; did not know amy
thing about it until saw it mentioned in
the papers 1t is quite right; he proba-
bly, did more work than | did. | was salts
fed with W hat GOT.
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consumers. The Centennial will show

consumers The Centennial will show
every product of foreign art and industry.
because no other market in the world for
exported goods has the capacity OF ours.
And we may rely with almost equal con-
tidence on a vast influx of foreign specta
tors Enlightened curiosity respecting
this country has been widely difused
since our great civil war The number OF
European visitors and tourists is constant
ly increasing, including scientists like
Tyndall, men of letters like Kingsley
and statesmen like Forster. There are
thousands and thousands who have been
intending to visit the United States at
some time who will prefer to postpone or
to hasten their visits and make them in a
year when they can both observe Presi-
dental election and examine the state OF
our arts and industries. The prospect OF
meeting many other Europeans of various
nationalities and citizens of all the South
American republics will be an added at
traction Moreover, there are hundreds OF
thousands of people in the Old World
who have relatives and other friends in
this country whom they would Ike to see,
that will prefer to make their visits in SO
I'remarksble year. The visitors to the
Centennial will probably be more than
double the number that have attended
any former exhibition of the kind, and
with such a prospect its managers will
incur no risk in making their prepara-
tons on the largest scale.
The Republican journal., 1875-02-04
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL
Failure of the Bay & River Railroad
Co. to Bottle up Belfast - At the
Mercy of the City Want to Com
promise. The MontvilIe Question.

Special dispatch to the Journal.
The hearing on the Belfast Bridge
question is going on this afternoon. Mayor
Brooks and S. L. Millikcn represent re-
monstrants. Jewett and Mcclellan appear
for the bridge. 1t is found that from lack
OF legal notice to parties interested the
bridge people have not Il leg to stand
upon. They are trying to compromise
by inserting in their charter a provision
to cross at foot Of Main street If the
city insist upon its rights the charter must
be postponed year
The committee has unanimously report
ed against the division Of Montville