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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-05
Horse Clipping.
From the New York Sun, ]


Sands, the circus proprietor, was the
first to clip horses in this country, in
1874. There was opposition to the
practice at first, but experience proved
that clipped horses escaped many mala-
dies to which the animal is subject,
such, for example, as the colds that are
taken from the cong+aling Of perspira-
ton under thick coat of hair. The
clipped horses does not perspire so
freely as the animal whose hair is suf-
fcred to grow; he is therefore, less
likely to catch cold after a heating
drive in freezing atmosphere. More.
over, the clipped horses skin is more
easily kept clean. This is the time of
clipping for the W inter, and at
many establishments in this city
the work is dope witN ma.
chimes under the pressure of extensive
patronage. A knife is made to revolve
over a comb, cutting off the hair evenly
as it projects above the teeth. Thus
rapidity and evenness Of clipping is Sc
cured, and there is no danger of cutting
the skin. A horse can be clipped in
this way with one machine in TWO or
three hours, but several machines may
be operated at once on the same animal,
thus greatly expediting the operation.
The price varies from SIS to So, and the
operation is usually repeated later in
the season. Horses used in running
races are not often clipped, because
they are not used in winter, and because
their fine coats are not benefited by
the shortening of the hair.
The custom of clipping is believed to
have originated in Wales, where rough.
coated ponies are in use. Thence it
spread to England and other countries.
The extent to which it is followed in
this country was shown OH the boule-
wards yesterday, where unclippcd
horses were exceptions among the hun.
dreds that dashed over the snow.
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ALABAMA,
The Use Made Of the lfations for the
Ovcrflowed--The Promises Made
to the Negroes Before Election by
the Carpet.Haggers.

The Congressional committee in Ala
bama has divided to hold examinations
simultaneously at Opelika and Mont
gomery. There were numerous witnes.
SEES as to outrages in Lee county. One
witness told Of army bacon, intended
for the sufferers from ovcrhows, which
was sent to the Opelika district, seven
ty miles away, anu was given in charge
Of the carpct-bagger candidates who
were not required to furnish proof as to
it's distribution; 5000 pounds was Civ
en- out at one negro meeting house in
payment for votes. Some negroes
swore they had bsen discharged for vot-
ing the Republican ticket, while Others
swore they had been beaten by Repub-
lican negroes, turned out Of their
churches and mistreated, for being DEM
ocrats. Others testified that before
the late election the Republi.
can candidates promised to divide
the white Democrats lands among
them, and the furniture and bedding,
and household property. The negro
witnesses all complained that none Of
their promises were kept. The general
run of testimony was to the effect that
no Republican meeting was disturbed
by Democrats, but that riots and rows
were frequent between Radical factions,
often terminating in bloodshed, and
once in death by pistol shot. 1t was
also proved by Republicans that every
case of murder on the docket here was
of negroes, for the murder Of negres
being some fifteen or twenty in the past
eighteen months. Also that every off,
cial in the county and the presiding
judges were Republicans. 1t was
proven that in two or three instances
in the late canvass few negroes were
kicked by some drunken Democrats.
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ssindskopt and His Co.ConaRirators
Sentenced. y
Especial Telegram to Chicago Times

Especial Telegram to Chicago Times
MADISON, Wis, Dec. 29.LThe noted
conspiracy case, in which Col. Bull, A.
S. Rogers, A. Mueller and Sam Kinds.
kopf were defendants, has ended. The
motion for a new trial was refused by
Judge Hopkins, of the United States
district court, to-day, when the de-.
PENDANTS, except Rogers--who turned
states evidence and went free-received
their respective sentences. Col. Bull
was fined $4,000, and imprisoned in the
Dane county Jail for six months; Muel-
Ter was fined $1,000, and imprisoned in
the same Jail for one day; Rindskopf
was fined $4,000 and the expense OF the
trial, and Imprisonment Of one day with
the United States marshal. Mueller's
Imprisonment would have been the same,
could he have raised the fine in the
time required. AS it is, he will prob
ably go to Jail until the sum is paid.
1t is likely, however, that he will serve
out the sentence; then take advantage
of the law which allows him
to serve short season
extra, and then swear he
cannot pay, and thus be freed. Col.
Bull will probably do likewise. Mr..
Rindskopf's case is different. He paid
his fine, and to all intents and purposes
was free. He repaired to his room at
the Park hotel, followed by a number
Of his counsel, and in few minutes
many of the prominent business men of
the city, some Of the State officers and
a vast number of his warm supporters
and admirers, gave his quarters call.
The gathering almost assumed the form
of an ovation. Sam was not allowed to
show his generous spirit, but his friends
called for champagne and other bever.
ages, and cigars without number, and
all who INDUCED had to take hand in.
Mr.. Rindkopf leaves for home to-mor-
row.
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A Chicken Within a Chicken.
from the Prairie Schooner.1

We are informed by Mr.. G. II. Rich
ardson, who lives near this place, that
his wife, while dressing chicken the
other day, discovered one of the great
est natural curiosities we have heard of
lately,--a chicken within q chicken.
Mr.. r. says that upon being called to
examine this strange freak of nature,
he found small sack about 2 l.2inches
long and l IL inches in diameter,
Joined to the chickens gizzard by
heshy neck or tube = half inch in
length. Upon cutting open the sack it
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was found to contain a chicken. which
in every way resembled a young chick
en- just before emerging from the egg
shell the head, neck, limbs and even
feathers were found, in partially de.
cayed condition. This is pretty
strong chicken story, but we have no
reason to doubt its truth.
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The Catholic Industrial School Real
Estate Observation-Disclosures Man
Gets q Lot.

Estate Distributicn.-Every Man
Gets a Lot.
The managers of this excellent and
deserving enterprise have most wisely
decided to change the original design
in the distribution Of the real estate
which is made for the benefit of the in
stitution named in the advertisement
on the first page, where full particulars
will be found. The idea is to reduce
the number of shares from 5000 to 1903,
and to increase the price of them to
1880 each, and as there are 1913 parcels Of
real estate to be disposed of, each share
holder must get one Of the parcels.
The wisdom Of this change will be az
parent when it is considered, as shown
by the canvass thus far, that many,
discovering the advantages Of the Lro-
ject, desire to and do purchase large
number of shares. while those who are
deslreus ofinvesting, and cannot afford
to purchase full share can easily form
clubs, and by paying a small amount
acquire chance Of becoming part own.
er in the grand $4,000 prize, or at
any rate, get nearly their money back
from the sale Of the real estate which
they are certain to draw. As the
scheme mow stands each share wiN
dra1o q prize. and the chance: of OBJ.
tanning one Of the grand prizes is in
creased in large proportion.
The Notwithstanding to the new ar
rangement, will be 5000 On or before
the first of March, and $50 in a year
from that time. The demand for the
shares throughout The State has been
considerable and the approval of the
new plan is very general. 1t is pleas
ant to observe that responsible parties
from distance have investigated the
project and inspected the property to
be distributed, and have universally &C.
knowledged that the scheme is the most
liberal and deserving ever offered to the
public. The change must recommend
itself to those who invest from purely
business motives, while those who par.
ticipate on other grounds cannot but be
pleased, as it will materially accelerate
the project, and give them an opportu.
nifty Of aiding the grand scheme in
more substantial manner, and of seeing
the Industrial school a reality within a
comparatively short time.
All the property mentioned in the
scheme is first.cass, and most cligibly
situated. The building up Of the
school and trades buildings will greatly
enhance the value Of the property in the
vicinity. In view of the facts connect.
cd with this enterprise, the managers
call upon all classes of our citizens to
make their investments as soon as pos
sible.
The property to be disposed of EN-.
braces one house and lot. $4,000; one
house and lot $4,000; 5.acre lot
$4,000; two 2 l-2 acre lots, $1,000
each; one lot $1,000; 10 lots $500
each l6 lots $3.50 each; SO lots at
from $3.50 to 1925 each; and the rest
at prices ranging from $3.50 upwards.
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SOUTHERN AFFAIRS.
Investigating at New Orleans and
ViCksburg.

VACAASOuISs
The subcommittee of Congress-, con-
sisting of Messrs- Foster, Phelps and
Potter, appointed to investigate Louisi-
ana affairs have decided to confine their
inquiry to the acts of the returning
board and the White League. Mr..
Packard of New Orleans, testified that
he believed colored voters were jntimi-
dated, and, that a Republican State
government could not be maintained in
the South without protection of j. S.
troops. Mr.. White of New Orleans,
testified that $50 legal Conservative
voters were struck from the rcgistra-
ton list in his district, while hundreds
Of fraudulent registers of negroes were
retained, although promised to be taken
off. MIR. Knoblish of Lafoursh parish,
testified there was no intimidation in
his district, and the returning board
refused to throw out forty tickets
which were fraudulently stuffed in one
of the boxes; nevertheless the Conser-
vatives carried the parish by a small
majority. Mr.. Burke of New Orleans
testified to parties registering IN as
many as fourteen election districts, and
that but few of these were struck from
the rolls. The evident object of the
the committee is to investigate thor
oughly the recent election, beginning
with the registration and ending with
the returning board.
At Vicksburg both Congressional
and Legislative committee are inquir-
ing in to the recent disturbances. The
negroes had resolved to take no part in
the special election Of the 3lst of
successor to Sheriff Crosby, and so the
election Of the white candidate was
anticipated.
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Our readers will please notice the
prices of dry goods in St. Paul and
govern themselves accordingly. D. W
lngersoll & Co. are selling splendid
French Merinos at 75c worth Bl.25.
All wool Empress cloths SOC worth 75c,
and other dress goods in like proper.
ton. Also blankets and hannels at
still lower prices. They also retail all
domestic goods at about the price by
the bale at wholesale. Send your or
dcrs and get good goods at living prices.
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The means commonly resortcd to for
the cure Of these evils were aptly de-
scribed in the following language, by
Charles Francis Adams, Jr.. chairman
fthe Massachusetts Board of Railroad
Commissioners, in speech made in be-
half of that Board before the joint
standing legislative committee on rail-
ways last February. Mr.. Adams said :
The passage OF statute law is the natural
remedy t. which every American has re-
course in presence Of any matter calling for
reform. It is species of popular pc i ical
AS general rule, the remedy is found to
rather aggravate the disorder, than to re-
move its cause but faith is strong, and the
nine failures out OF ten trials do not
in this case greatly shake it.
An act Of Legislature is still our sovereign
specific. asa means of efficiently reeulat-
ing railroads and transportation by rail it has
:sisently in many countries, and in alt con-
1ceivable forms. So far as my investigations
have gone, it has uniformly failed They
.are still trying it in this country our Con-
gress and some forty State Legislatures turn
out more or less statutes every year to the
great benefit of the legal profession, but
with results small enough so far as the end
in view is concerned.
Three years ago our own Legislature
in it's revision of the then law providing
for the incorporation of railroad COM
panies enacted that companies should
be required to transport oil freight of:
fered for transportation at uniform
rates per mile, but when at the session
of 1874 the law was repealed, although
many of Of it's. essential and valuable
features were retained, this provision
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-16

Limestone (Ala) News. We are inform.
ed that the young gentlemen in and around
Mooresvilie, in this county, have DOTTED
their coats and determined to mabe a crop
with their own hands this year. A large
number of negroes have left this section OF
the country, and, labor becoming scarce,
these noble young gentlemen have deter
mined TO show all interested that they are
not dependent, thus evinciug a manly dis
position which we hope will be followed by
many Others who appear to think that la
Dor in the field is dishonorable, and who
now breathe out a useless life vainly trying
to make living at professions already
overstocked.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-16

False economy is to buy article simply
because it is cheap People forget to look the quail
ity Of the goods they purchase the manner in which
they are made up. etc, asking only, How muchf' In
the course of two, however, their eyes are
opened and they find that besides suffering the incon'
venience of wearing ill fitting, slop chop suits, the
actual outlay in cash is much greater than If they had
at fret made their purchases, inteigently and with
gooi taste of some responsible firm, such that OF
Pierson & Hews 10 and Is Camp street. These gentle
men have goods of all qualities Styles sizes etc. and
sell at as low rates it is possible 70: any doing
legitimate business to offer. They do not, however
make man believe that they will give him class
suit for third'class price, With them everythingi'
fair, square and aboveboard. Give them n call before
risking your money with any Cheap John humbug.
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Plus IL. on the Secret Societies.

The following brief, although dated Jan
nary 7, has just been addressed by his
Holiness Pope Plus TX. to the director of
the "Association of Reparation to the Most
Holy Trinity" which has been established
in France for the object of supplicatiDg
God for the extinction of the secret sOcie-
ties and the conversion of their members.
PIUs TX, PoPE.
Dear Son, Health and the Apostolic Bens
dietion For now q long while, almost,
indeed from the origin of the Masonic sect,
has the Holy See, which very clearly de-
tected it's malice, condemned it, and emit
ten it with repeated recommendations. 1t
distinctly foretold all the evils it could not
but bring upon religion and civil society.
In fact, this worthy daughter of Satan,
making god of man, and making every
one the supreme judge of his conduct, does,
in that fact itself, reject all authority, d.
vine and human, and, consequently, breaks
asunder the tie which holds together all
eociety.
The warnings of the Church have been
UNDECIDED and many even of those whose
duty it was to crush this monster have not
feared to encourage it, and 80 effectuaily,
that, at the present moment, no human
forces is able to struggle against it. 1t is
thus necessary, in order to tear up this pol
sonous root of the evils which are affecting
nations, and urging into the eternal abyss
souls which it wIthdraws from life and sal
walton, to have recourse to the Omnipotent.
OF his own strength he hurled from heaven
the true parent of this sect. OF his own
strength he is able now to make it disap
pear from the earth. We think, therefore,
that it behooves Va to recommend the plan
you have proposed for appeasing God, Of
Tended by this impous society, which, es-
pecally in its dens of secrecy, outrages
him with insults and blasphemies, aud for
supplicating, at the same time, q: our Lord
the destruction of this sect and the CONVEX
sion of those who belong TO it; and, for
that object, to form, with the consent o
ecclesiastical authority, a society whose
mem bers, If priests, shall unite in threes to
offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass To the
Holy Trinity and If laics, TO make, for
the same intention, and every day, three
com unions.
We rejoice to learn that this society
only just formed, has already become wide
ly extended. We trust that it will become
still more so, in order that by multiplying
the numbers of those who pray it may the
more speedily appease the anger Of God,
and obtain tue grace which we desire. 1t
is for this, most dear son, that we give you
lovingly, and to all who are associated with
you in this work, the Apostolic Benediction,
a token of celestial favor, and pledge of
our paterpaI affection.
Given at Rome, at St. Peters, the 9TH
January of the year 1873, OF our Pontifcate
the 29th.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-16

The Roman correspondent of the Boston
Globe makes the following severe com.
ments on the manners of some his country.
men in Rome
Some of the stories that are told, this sea.
son-and true stories, too--of incivility Of
Americans to the Pope, are almost beyond
belief. 1t seems impossible that people
should solicit the favor of being received By
any man in his own house, and then refuse
to conform to what etiquette, as they well
know beforehand, requires of them. All
question of religious respect aside, every.
body who applies for an audience at the
Vatican is made we'll aware that the black
dress is required, that gloves and bonnes
are not allowed, that when the Pope gives
his benedictiou or makes the circuit Of the
room, all should kneei, on one knee at
least and that if he offers his hand they
should couch that or his apostolic ring With
their lips. If they have any hesitation
about conforming to these particulars, they
have no business to go to the Vatican.
have heard, not only of ignorant, we'll
meaning stupids, from out of-the-way
places, who insisted on shaking hands with
the Pope as if he had been President,
but of party Il am ashamed to say that
they came from Boston), the whole Of
whom, under the irjuuctions of their lead
er,who is said to be IA deacon sin good and
regular standing" kept their seats when
the Pope came down the reception room
What would have been an insolence, even
In private house, was an objectionable
insult in this case, and the Pope turned
his back upon them without a word. And
since that day, it has been very difficult
for Americans not Catholics and personally
vouched for to obtain an audience.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-16

A NEW FIRM.-In another column will be
found the card of Messrs. VIM. II: Matthews Bro
general pr oduce and commission merchants Mr. w
H. Matthews was formerly of the wel.known firm of
Woods, Stay back Co. and has taken his brother
into partnership, and will continue business at the old
stand No II Poydras street They will restrict them.
selves 10 prompt busness and therefore, can sell
and guarantee that All their goods will be first class
Our country friends would do well to give them trial
ana be convinced that they win strictly attend to all
business entrusted to them
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-16

The CArroh5or, Ga, Times gives an ac-
count OF very thrilling accident which
occurred recently at the copper mines near
Villa RIGA. Several miners were engaged
in clearing out deep shaft by blasting.
Que of the men had placed lighted time
fuse in the blast hole, and was being drawn
out of the shaft by a windlass, when the
running gear suddenly got out of order and
refused to perform it's office. There the
man was suspended for several terrible
moments. His life hung upon a thread,
and another minutes delay would have
ended his existence but with great pres
ence of mind, he leaped to the bottom of
the shaft, distance of twenty feet, snatch
ing the Burning fuse from it's position,
aud thus escaped u catastrophe. He had
been literally within one minute of death.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-16

CoRsETs.-Our lady friends of the Fourtb
District would do well TO read the advertisement of NJ
Holman, $50 Magazine street. in which he inform.
them that he has large and varied stock of tho -,
Imported French cOrsets, which he is selling AZ bt
half their original price. These corsets he
to be perfect it or they will be exchanged He aI
has full line OF seasonable dry goods which he IL
selling at the Same deductions from original prices in
order to close out, desiring to change his busineas
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-16

Underground railroads or tunnels as the
means OF transit through populous cities
are becoming more and more recognized
as necessity AS the railroad system of the
country Is extended aud travel and traffic
Increased. The streets of our cities are
necessary to the uses aud convenience of
their inhabitants, for which they were
originally intended, and the safety of hui
man life also has to be secured by shutting
the steam railroads out of them as rapidly
as possible. The day is not far distant
when no such railroad will be allowed the
use of the much frequented streets Of cities
for the passage of their trains. Hence, we
see and hear of the opening of tunnels
from time to time in different of our chief
cities, by which the annoyance aud danger
of intruding railroad cars is no longer felt.
Among the latest achievements of this sort
Is the completion of the railroad tunnel un-
der Fourth avenue, New York city, which
was opened on Saturday, and COW all the
railroads leaving that city will have an I'M
derground outlet. The work has been t."
years i'll execution, and has cost several
millions of dollars.