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The MISSOURI RIVER.

Hp<etal l!ispateA to 1'hs ch,eaao Tribune.
Sioux C1Tr. Nob., April a7.-Tho riyer continues
to fall rapidly above. II has fallen feet st lsan-
dali, ho.e, mud / At Yanktou since 'sst night.
rosched IL feet 10 iucloa, and Ia falling very
slowly pow.
, 1875-04-28

Ep& al DApateh to ThS tAjcauf 1FfbnnS.
Dra M11SIs, L.. April 27.-Tllo Hon. Samuel
Willatou, ths wealthy manufacturer, re-
Gently dtl.casod, = East Hampton. Mass.
bequeatht&l to S-s'-s College e80,000 to
epdom thsi pTAsldfa" s1lait Tls GAilleRe has
, 1875-04-28
FOREIGN.


LoSncH. April 27.--l'aul ]t1yton will mako u
hccord attempt to Rwisn nc:oss the Channel.
This time nc wilt fn.c- tic ~atcr 4: Care IFs-
nez. OH ile French co 1T. and Flah f1r Dortr.
Tho day appointed {or tho trial il Mag 81.
, 1875-04-28

New fonK, April 27.-po.cr smith, one Of
gane Of notorious vinius, knocked down Mrs.
bishop On Sixth avelua at mon yesterday, and
rubbed hor Of her, wallot containing $500, but
,uaa captured by policeman afsaF hard chase.
lie officer producing L.s rpyo!yus.
, 1875-04-28

TIE AE1:SDR HONORABLE.
sAx7AsoEn. April @27'.-TAs l@st act In the set
tlealen. Of tho Gustav sGai: will Go tho sa1.tng
by tho Spanish forsif'cation Mt Gtetar,a Of tho
German flag. Tho German 61untlron has gore
to Gucar,a, tl.e scoae Of tho outrage, to rccelva
the HAipte uglccd upon.
, 1875-04-28

1Srfrtai Dina.eA 70 p. Ch.eaoa 7Ta5an<.
R1oux CRY la. April H.-A man and horaa
uoro yesterday found dead, both having tcea
sllos, gu stink Crock about muas from lsmars-
CDroner Wuygius lett for the seouo In tho after
nom, aud tl,o mystery ~il be Investigated. 1t
iiusllf.
, 1875-04-28

Sptetaf Dispat:h h 7as Ctdeaao 1<tbsnA:
KAsEAs ClTf, No.. Aprll 27--ThB river Is nnw
16 feet above low watof mark, the highens
known for year, Tor thIs time ol year. The els.
yatons havo stoppea oporasl rus on account Of
high water, and {, ara are entertained t4ae soft.
on1 soaults will follow 1t tho food does not
Al2tn.
, 1875-04-28

Fpff'uI Dl9Nikch n 7H| L7'fdQ0 7f1o0Hk.
Sioux CiTr, H.. April 17..-To d serious &flray
this arlornoon John HonIerson haul Lis head
cut open with chair In the hands Ut Tom Hop
,iina, " ho kccra taoon on Socoud stscat. Hon
darsou y copilltlon II very low. llupkins "us ar
realcd.
, 1875-04-28

a VERY PERSONAL DIFFICULTY.
NEW ORLEANS, La.. April 27.-Lonis J. Lecte,
aged 10, shot a.nl kEllcl William J. Mollsr, aged
III, Ia personal difficulty.
, 1875-04-28

HAVE LEFT THE NATIONAL BOARD.
Nxw Yopx, April 27.-Four local fire insurance
companies have withdrawn from ths National
Nnsrd pf Updeswy,tsra aimee Saturday.
, 1875-04-28

THE GIG HORN MOUNTAINS,
Special ptsIasch to Ths Ea,eaao lF1aant.
s1oux Orr, H., April 27.-1lese IL company
being formed bore to start the 1ss OF MAY "
explore tho Liz uosu aIountalns-
, 1875-04-28

STRUCK The WHCN1 MHN,
1T. Jonn. n. H., April 27.-3r. +. Camrnesl
merchant, having been knocked down by sttik-
Inn labuYers, tho merchants aud city authorities
otier re- I'D Of eU, Coz for tho offender.
, 1875-04-28

CouNcII pLur'R, H.. April 27.-1ohn Hoait
was this evening arrested by Policeman jack
aou, churged wilh tho murdor Of John Dolau, =
AvOCa.
, 1875-04-28

Amount of receipts After tetuctiug "bs!ance ~ |
Treasury Alril i. 1874" "tr.asfors,' "sbste,nsns
soss ,sst's ~ H Sat 81 asss
uoaa," wate. fund" = uai.eellaneous reealls." and
warrants on Treasurer" not included in re11r4 Tor
appropriations, $',Il9,30f7
ABSTRACT VI EKFkkDITUAE2
, 1875-04-28

LAss1Sa, Mich. April a7,.~S. 8. Walker and
u. II. Cutcheon. Republican, haya about $4,000
majority, according to tia returns seut to tho
Secretary OF State.
, 1875-04-28


VII. '.r ipans t+...+.......... 3:.4f;.ttst.,
III the Hit xlc7dc'f appropriations, Esout u,1N
.ras appropriated iet 3r. the last Aeal year, having
$t,.vs,AH uurxftutlei for the year Ihs{ -. Tho
,o,lnt rxl endfa for tho ytas l67i-5 Is s40.avis.
The nmnaIt eolc fcl TIM TAI warrants vi tia fauss
scar 10 April 1s7'. fi13G3.G8 miscellaneous
reus;rs IL, .uaa. i5, Vi, ,plug Expenditure to tie
L.noant Of SlE)1,s,.0! III al7aaco of cJt!o,ltous.
which is aont tlu, more than thr w4cl. Gin1rpt 0E
certificates n 1uasbtcinet. outstanding. -lHtiya os
tb. Il .itf i ,ste,y and Eu1r Fund Ab<,sU ntntio.td
1in r,u.rieice Of thu last ytar an exceptionally
lard one jnc c3cft tons and aitenlel will u:r,lr
i:calt;e. from dstcets II our serenne iart whsth
II2yrs Ivt va NAV .rc,, on tbs rotlertiou cf .lora
uan enough to pay on there certificates. during the
rs,tca. earlrncr. hesi..cs considerable amount
towar.l ru.rrut est er1c:.
Ample puwer exsts .lnl,r the city chsrtss to orrow
1su,ty Ia nlsIcilauu Il t.s lnll .eiau Of The
ic IL ei;r,n aud clrar, ban. hJ thu Mayor
Comptroller, With the sAlictou Of Tie Finance Com.
u.:tise.
eery,l n:lar sho Incorporation act Or amendment
IL y,tcI On Apr ~ l53 aud also iu tho reln:urlue-
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pLtATjSu L1AH1LtTIKa. .
Certificates Of In1ett,ann1 n11,
Ain.unt o!slnlod " Peoples Gss-Lisat q
uuk1 1tsanpauy.-...."-f..
attscallausou4 Vouchers lt.ulds ana .at @a'
ssW9rf.nla on thu Treasurer !" IN hsnd.....
"WnErznts nn the rEsxsursf In su*1sns3..
6usprnss AIcaaht, ht,~.s....-..".".
Total aoatsas doht,....,...... .-......."&
, 1875-04-28

WATKN NoAxA:
ineludo lands, buildings. ~atoF.
pio4.. tAnnuls, Csltt, {s4,ulltx
e.Isi11A, TIA 3sIl3afY. ttt.:
thIs osttu4ntc ID Hlo AG4uA1
rn.&: depreciation Il att*ei "
tnct~1Eol sAlu0 Ut lA1u And
iun p}pc.,......,. .......,....
1NGET FuXp4
Cnrslst Of tRnnty,twp Cnicatu
iur cont ScHcysGr binds,
held IL All tave4.i.so-.t fUf III
"JnLatn4n lsner f,.n1 ".,...&
EIty ut LAiS. 60 I pef 1xHt GER.
tiiepfp., hu.d III an tnv1tt-
n,ua. lus tho "JuI4t.sa7 barr
Fund ,..,.,,,,..,.....,
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Coniptrollcrs Report for the Last
Fiscal Year.


Tho AFNs.etl ralua Ut td4i
Ari per-nlal peotte.sy Inr
tho y-ar Iii ~h,...,.......,.
up II wniclI > 3:nnunt n lovJ IT
e:Ats'u"l fl.l nn.I4 m tho
q 'llar WAs s.lIA IL by tia att,tt1-
'aI;s ;ou2c!i. .snT. 9. 1874.
"4la1 t,......................
Tia amount Gttrr"tIt1itgt sHf
th3 ii.cai y~.s t.y ta7 Gtrr.s.
.t':tl Eua.Iell, Juuu ". 1851,
Nk%..,:,...........,.....
Thos4x 1sfY ti .g.......,,,..
tt..t1t taEseaii1.l.n.u4 r,LriiLs
to ap:1i !, !e1a. h,I'liestin u
psru..ht VI aI'pfn;ir.a iI1t,
Naf6.+ts.,s.s.t.
Nominal turp!a. otes Apnro.
J. sasi31a, sH.l.G: IL LII.
ci1n:cs, cFr1rs, And ut,s.c-
,nsnts ............,...........
" ttlr tHx Larry IT 3.iI,'1s,
vlc:e had stoan collected ~
Aprl! !, Is11i ......,..,.......
1IulsatsA AlItI93+. +.....,.,,,....
IsctnAtn!nz n b1 c c-,llcet>i...
l'fs.,'ctt. ,ililc 4nte4 II. Tho etlr
At cli) Ex1A.fa ii it.t4. ,,,....
Eos.1 uld e-fli,1cAsSs,,...,...
*Il:a fGr N1tcf Hf...........,
S-ate3 fJr E75EIA at1slIEl1a:s.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-28
Interesting Facts.

The organ of vision is considered the
most delicate organization of the human
frame: yet many who were born blind
have been enabled to see by surgical
operations, and the following is an inter-
esting fact concerning one of that class:
A youth had become thirteen years of
age, when his eyes were touched by a
surgeon. He thought scarlet the most
beautiful color; black was painful. He
fancsed every object touched him, and
he could not distinguish by sight what
he perfectly we'll knew by feeling; for
instance, the cat and dog. When his
second eye was touched, be remarked
that the objects were not so large in ap-
pearance to this as the one opened at
first. Pictures he considered only part
ly-colored surfaces, and miniature alb
Bolutely astonished him, seeming to him
like putting bushel into pint.
Stanley, the organist, and many blind
musicians have been the best performers
of their time; and schoolmistress in
England could discover that the boys
were playing in a distant corner of the
room instead of studying although per-
son using his eyes could not detect
the slightest sound. Prof. Sanderson,
who was blind, could, in a few moments,
tell how many persons were in a mixed
company, and of each sex. A blind
French lady could dance in figure
dances, sew and thread her own needle.
A blind man in Derbyshire, England, has
actually been surveyor and planner Of
roads, his ear guiding him as to distance
as accurately as the eye to others and the
late Justice Fielding, who was blind, on
walking into a room for the first time,
after speaking few words, said: This
room is twenty-five feet long, eighteen
wide and twelve HIGH" all of which was
revealed to him with accuracy through
the medium of the ear Verify" we are
fearfully and wonderfully made"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-28

down the gu1let. During this time the
throat was completely stopped, 90 that
respiration was absolutely checked. Be-
fore swallowing its victim the pine
snake does not lubricate 1t, Is is the
habit with some others of the family.
The remarkable capacity of abstinence
from food which pertains to serpents
was shown by one Of those in DR.. Lock.
woods possession, which did not swal-
low morsel for an entire year.
In producing the below for which the
pine,snake Is particularly distinguished,
it fills the thorax, and. sometimes its
whole length, with air, which it expels
with blowing noise like the roar of a
bull, and described as truly fearful,
formidable sound. While pouring out
the volume of air which occasions the
sound, the snake is said by some to emit
q powerful and offensive odor; but
whether this comes from the mouth has
not been determined. Z
In casting off its skin, DR.. Lockwood
observed that the snake occupied about
thirty-five minutes. The process of exu-
Walton begins at the snout, where the
old skin, which is at the time very soft
and moist, first breaks. The movement
of the snake during the event is like that
OF crawling out of q tubular case. There
is no friction against any outward OBJ
ject. The snake simply creeps out of its
old and WORKOUT skin"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-28
Approaching the Sun.

NEW YORK. Jan. II.
The World publishes a cable dispatch
from London, saying the first tentative
computations made at Greenwich of data
obtained from observations of the recent
transit OF Venus have yielded results
somewhat different from what was ex-
pected. Four calculations, made indie
pendently, give the suns parallax as
being respectively 906 seconds, 945 Sec
onds, 925 seconds and 900 seconds, the
mean being 924 seconds. The computa-
tons were made by Prof. o. Heinrich, Phi.
D., of University College; Mr. Frederick
Guthrie, of the Royal School of Mines
and Arts; and Messrs. Dunkin and Ellis,
Greenwich. No calculations have vet
been completed at Kew Observatory.
The computations as given were made
only upon basis of moments of external
and internal contacts, as reported from
different points of observation, and may
be considerably modified when photo
graphic and microscopic measurements
are taken into account.
Based on this dispatch, the World re-
marks, on the authority of an American
| astronomer: " To say that the suns par
| allax has been ascertained to lie 924 Sec
onds is to say that the sun is distant from
us about 22,323 semi-diameters of the
earth, or 50 ,443, 726 miles. This is $685.
274 miles less than the distance made
out by Encke from observations of the
last transit, and 5000, 900 or 4, 900 900 less
than the results obtained by more recent
measurements. If this ratio were con-
slant, we should require LAO years to
| overcome the entire distance and fall
into the sun. But as it is certain that
our centripetal motion would be vastly
accelerated continually as we got closer
within the sphere of the suns attraction,
unless his force should be proportion
] ately decreased or his volume reduced,
it. is also probable that we should consume
| very much less time than is above given
in making the tremendous journey"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-28
A Relic Of the Eighth Century.

A curiosity in the possession of M. s.
Mephan, of this city, is deserving of
more than passing Observation. The
article in question is specimen Of the
kind of safe used 1900 years
ago. For centuries it laid in a monas-
terry, and when feudalism became a
thing of the past it came into the hands
of a German baronial family, who hand
ed it down from father to son until it
found its way to the New World, and
the heart of the Mississippi Valley. A
safe-but not the cumbrous, heavy, thick
walled articles now used, only q circular
iron bolt made of iron strips welded to-
gether, about foot long, and perhaps
half foot in diameter, looking alto
gether somewhat like cove-oyster bar
rel. The great curiosity about it is the
lock, which is masterpiece in its way,
and burglar proof, a. it was found q few
days ago, when, the key being mislaid,
it defied all attempts to pick it, even
from expert femakers. Four springs
are connected with the lock, and al
though the box may be taken apart it
can only be put together again with each
screw in the place assigned for it. It is
supposed to have been hung up in q
monastery, and to have been in its day a
sort of poor box, q slit in the top show
ing where the coins should be put in.
It was placed in Mr.. Mepham's hands by
Mrs. NJ Huff, in whose family the box
has been for over 200 years. A Latin in
scription on the top gives probably q
clew to it's origin, but could not be de-
ciphered by the Republican reporter ex-
cept the words "A. ID. 722.-St. Louis
ReDwbltedD.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-28
Persia Since the Shah's Return.

The Cologne Gasetts states that the
Shah's visit to Europe has occasioned
many alterations in the external appear
ance Of the upper and middle classes in
Persia. Shoes are worn, the baggy
trousers are reduced, the chin Is shaven
--an innovation obnoxious to the ortho-
dox Mohammedans-the cap is not so
high, and the whole dress is mixture of
Armenian and European fashions. But
chairs are not adopted; they are used
only for European visitors, while the ma.
tives fold their legs on the cushion or
footstool. In religious matters the old
fanaticism is less frequently displayed,
and the missionaries enjoy great liberty.
The numerous Armenian Christians are
conscious of the protection of the Rus
sian Ambassador, and their influence is
materially increased by many of the for
eign residents marrying their daughters,
as European wives often 60 to Europe
and are q burden rather than q comfort
to their husbands, while the Armenian
women are not inferior in looks to their
English sisters. The old abuses in the
Government still exist. The army is a
real plague-spot. Only day laborers and
the poor are enrolled, the rich purchas-
ing exemption by presents to the officers.
Three marks a month are regularly paid
to the men, but all allowance for
clothes is curtailed; so that the soldier
in order to live is driven to plumber, in
which he only too gladly INDUCES in the
most brutal fashion. The tendency todis-
honesty is an ineradicable element of the
national character, and is only repressed
in Teheran under the immediate eye of
the Shah. There alone the lower classes
breathe freely, for they do not suffer from
the general tyranny of officials of all
grades, and the soldiers dare not invade
the houses and fields and take what they
please without payment. The famine
of 1874 has inflicted serious wounds on
the country. The English arbitrators
who traversed Seistan during the time
of the greatest distress to settle the
boundaries of Persia passed days with
out seeing child or hearing q song.
They estimated the mortality at !, soc, 0OO
more than a quarter of the population.
The railway projected by Baron Reuter-
is at standstill. 1t is hoped that an
equivalent will be found for it, as the
Shah is very anxious for improved com.
munications, and recently ordered sur
vey for horse railway from Teheran to
Schah Abdul Aim, while he has sum
moned postoffice officials from Austria
to organize postal service.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-28

The Memphis city editor who re
ceived lately an offer from young lady
to darn his stockings by weaving among
the meshes golden strands of her own
auburn curls" has been actually inspired
BY the occurrence and has put gen.
orally read heads over every one of his
articles since getting the note.
Everybody in Nevada admits the
evils of the open system of gambling as
there prscticed. 1t is not too much to
say that from q third to one-half the
earnings of the miners ON the Comstock
lode are squandered in the gambling
bells of Virginia City and Gold Hill.
Gambling saloons are open and kept rum
ming day and night throughout every
day in the year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-28
Miscellaneous.

When it comes down to shoveling the
snow off the sidewalks it is simply aston
ishing what an accurate knowledge of the
location of the line between him and his
neighbor the shoveler will betray. It
is sure to be drawn exactly where it be-
longs.
Miss Mulligan. of Buffalo, promised
the Sappho Hose Company, of Oxford, .
blue silk banner if each member would
abstain from intoxicating drink for .
year, and it has just been presented to
Them. It is inscribed: "Stand fast qult
ye, like men;" and they did "quit."
in Albany, q few nights ago, party
was given by Erastus Corning which cost
$1,000, and q statistical jenkins who was
aboard says the silks, laces and diamonds
present were valued ct $1,000, 600 while
the real estate and bonds represented
could not have been less than $2O,-
OO0, 600.
The Oregon Statesman says: "The
most heroic feat witnessed at the hre in
Salem was performed by Dan Murphy,
who picked up . 250-pound anvil and
carried it from Kelly's~ shop to the mid
die OF the street, with the remark that
he Vas bound to save something, The
anvil was;ssysd
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-28
The Pine.Snake.

The pine forests of Southern New Jer-
sey are inhabited by member of the
genus Ophidia (Pituophis nselanolenexs)
which is characterized by traits of Pc
culiar interest. The reptile wears suit
of the Dolly Warden pattern-the ground
being of delicate, creamy hue and the
snowy splashes sprinkled over it of
dark brown varying to bright chestnut.
1t is gay creature, and, sometimes at
tanning length of twelve feet and q
diameter of three or four inches, may be
regarded a. an ornamental feature of the
forests of quite notable account. It is
perfectly harmless, except to toads, birds
and other small animals which are the
serpent's natural prey; but it is irritable
in disposition and vents its displeasure
in an appalling below. The Rev. Sam
uel Lockwood, Phi. D., has cherished sew
eral specimens as household pets for q
number OF years and writes to the Nasu-
Tdlsst detailed account of their habits.
The eggs of the snake are as large as
those of an average bantam fowl.
Twelve were laid in two clusters of five
and seven respectively, one summer day.
by one of DR.. Lockwood's pets which
measured six feet in length and was az
large around as mans wrist. The eggs
in each cluster were agglutinated TO-
gether side by side. An attempt was
made to hatch them in . box of sand.
but without success.
The pine.snake drinks after the manner
OF the h0rse-laying its head upon the
water, letting the lower jaw fan below
the surface, and drawing tho LIQUID into
the mouth. The process is conducted
leieufelV On one occasion nr Tnck
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-28
Aphfdes.

Inc dpulueS, OF pA8ut-uCe, are among
the most wonderful of insects. They
are found upon almost all parts of plants,
even upon the roots, and many plants
Earbor q. sort peculiar only to itself.
They are very prolific, the naturalist
Reaumur proving that one individual in
five generations can become the progen:
itor of 6,O0O, COX, 900 of descendants.
Sometimes the young and tender ends of
plants are covered in an incredibly short
time with these insects, SO as to be liter
ally coated with them. The wingless in
dividuals consist only of females with
their young, while the winged males ap-
pear usually in the autumn, but some
times in the spring. The eggs are laid
near the leaf bud Of the plant upon which
they live, the parent insects dying soon
after. AS soon as these large families
are launched into the world they are
abundantly able to provide for them
selves. They at once plunge their long
beaks into the tender leaves and branch
es upon which they crowd, and here they
remain through their lives, leading .
gluttoRous existence. Their bodies are
short, oval and soft, and are pro-
vided with two short tubes, resem-
bling horns, situated on the hinder ex-
tremity of the body, from which is con.
stantly exuding minute drops of fluid
has seen this sticky, honey like fluid up
on her house plants when infested with
these insects. A good smoking with
tobacco will subdue them, after which
the plant should be we'll washed
and cleaned. l have examined these in.
sects through a good microscope Their
heads are small, with beaks long, eyes
globular, antenne long and tapering,
legs long and slender. The motions and
attitudes of these little creatures are
sometimes very funny. l have seen
them, upon being disturbed, hanging sus.
pended by their long beaks, kicking and
sprawling in the most comical fashion.
As they take in great quantities of sap
they would soon become gorged, were it
not for these little tubes or safety valves,
from which exudes the superabundant
fluid. This fluid may sometimes be seen
upon the leaves solidified into q solid
source of attraction to ants and other
this honey. We are often made aware
growing in the garden by seeing the
stalks and branches; and by close OBJ
servation will see this sweet fluid exud-
ed by the aphides is the cause of their
visits. The aphides are sometimes
called the ants mich cows, and some
ants treat them as domestic cattle, herd
ing them, and if danger approach take
them in their jaws to place of safety,
and the lice don't seem at all annoyed by
them. Some plant-lice live in the ground
and are called subterranesn aphides
Many persons have noticed among their
pet astors few that seemed dying with
out any visible cause; upon pulling them
up hundreds of little lice will be found
clustered together ON the roots. There
are many varieties, those infesting some
plants differing from those upon others.
Hrs. II. j. G., in Indiana Farmer.