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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1876-08-31

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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1876-08-31

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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1876-08-31
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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1876-08-31

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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

In the senate, on the 3lst, a bill was
introduced and referred to exempt all vessels
engaged in navigating the Mississippi river
and its tributaries above the port Of New Or
leans from entry and clearance. Also, to
amend an act of June %, 1874 for the relief
Of settlers on railroad lands. Mr.. Logan,
from the committee OH military affairs re-
ported favnrablv on senate bill to reduce the
number and increase the efficiency Of the
medical corps Of the United States army.
Placed on the calendar. Mr. Window pre-
scnted resolutions from the Minnesota lCgiS-
lature asking lor an appropriation for the
determination Of grasshoppers in the west,
for the benefit Of agriculture. Mr.. Morton
gave notice that as soon as the bill to pay the
interest on the 3.G5 bonds was disposed OF, he
would ask the senate to take up and dispose
Of the resolution submitted by him in regard
to the late election in Mississippi. Adjourned
In the senate, February lst, reports OF
committees were called for, when among
others Senator Sherman, from the committee
on finance, reported back the current resO
luton proposing common mint Of money
and accounts between the United States O
America, Great Britain and Ireland, will
reasons why it should he passed, and asked
that the whole matter be printed and recon
miltcd to the committee on finance. 1t wa
50 ordered. lie also reported from the SAINT
! committee favorably on the house bill to eX
| tend the time for stamping unstamped in
strumentS. Passed. The remainder of tn,
session was consumed in debate in cOmmttc,
of the whole on the bill to pay interest oI
District of Columbia bonds, and without
coming to a vote the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 2d, Senator Ali
son, from the committee on Indian affairs
reported back the senate bill to provide fo
the payment Of claims for Indian deprcda
tions, and asked that it he referred to the
committee on appropriations. 1t was so or
| dered. Nothing further Of impO0ance wa
done, the session being taken mp with th'
discussion Of the hill to pay the interest oI
the District OF Columbia bonds.
! In the senate, on the Sd, Mr. Hitchcock
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17
MISCELLANEOUS

All the leading coal companies have
agreed to suspend mining operations from
February to March II.
The Scottish national rifle association
has accepted the American challenge for the
championship of the world.
The Chicago Trbunc's crooked whisky
editor has made the discovery that the waste
beer from the saloons in that city is manipu.
lated in such way as to produce $500
gallons of excellent distilled spirits, and Of
course the government is dciraudcd out of
the 9O-cent tax.
The San Francisco Alta of the Sd inst.
says: "Durng the year 1879 the rail
brought us 7l,772 persons, and took away
20,S35, leaving gain Of ii,937. The sea
brought 33s27, took away 1859, leaving
81 ,235, total gain of G9172. One hundred
and eighty thousand five hundred and nine
ty.ninc arrivals in one year indicate Ger
tauly a growing interest in the Pacific states
and territories, particularly in California, for
she retains the most Of thcm. The net gain
to our population by excess of arrivals over
departures has been, during the past six
wears, 212, ,702 persons. Should we ever have
an enumeration of our populatiOn-whirh
has never vet been done, each census having
been very imperfect the state Will probably
shsw greater number of inhabitants than
has generally been supposed. The Chinese
immigration has been, during the past year,
1S,lll, and during the thirteen years last
past, ll9OS7. OF these !, iO6 were females
Special dispatches from Bismarck con
tain CLOWN" accounts from the Black Hills
4 party carrying the mail between Bismarck
wonderful reports Of the richness Of the
country. The report is vouchcd for as thor
oughly Trustworthy. Twelve hundred men
are now in that portion OF the Black Hills
through which Rapid creek runs. The aver
age diggngs are - per hour to each man,
and they saw Sl37 taken out in six hours 10y
four men. Next day the same force in the
same time took out SIP. California Joe, n
person of rcnoW II among the gold miners, saw
S3i taken out Of one pan, there being one
nugget worth $50. All Of the returning
party brought specimrnSo gold Of splendid
quality. They all agree in the statements re.
garding the beauty and richness of the coun.
try, and say Clusters report was not at all
exaggerated. a large party is preparing to
,l,rt fran Rigmnrrl, fnr tIIp IIilIg and ~ III
take large amount Of goods.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17
How English Druggists Make Money.

Some very disagrccahlc revelations n
to the manner in which physlclanN pre-
scriptlun. are made up are contained m
a report hv Mr.. Allen the borough
ANALYST, at Sheffield, giving the result oi
an experiment lately tried with the view
of testing the accuracy and honesty ot
DRUGGISTS. Various prescriptions, eaCh
Including full dose of some costly
remedy capable Of ready and accurate
estimation in a mixture, were presented
to certain druggists. A series of three
samples in which I2O grains OF lodlde ol
potassium were prescribed were found on
anaIyis to contain l22, TO and 10 grains
respectively. Of three samples which
should have contained III grains OF sui
phatc of Uuininc, one contained only >.
grains. Another sample, which should
have contained 10 grains ot 81 phatc oi
quininc, had but 50 grains. OF twelve
SAMPLES of clvccrinc only five were pure
and of the standard strength. Three
sampIcs of citric acid were found to con-
tain minute trace of lead. In short,
the result of the experiment was such as
to give Just ground for apprehension
that druggists arc not more troubled
with conscicnccs than groccrs, and that
the effect of tine poisons rctalled by the
latter is often enhanced instead ot re-
moved by the adulteratcd antldotes dis
pensed by the former.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17
The " Firc.Ouccn" Exposed.

An exciting scene took place at a SPir,
itualist mass meeting held at Rockford,
I'LL. The vocal speaking and character
reading by T.. V. Wilson, of Chicago,
had concluded, and the grand fire test by
the Chicago Fire Queen, Mrs. Suydam,
had commenced. Having bathed herself
in fire while under spirit influence she
sat down amid the applause of the inn
mcnse audience that crowded every por-
tion of the hall. DIR. j. Philips of Bel
videre, then arose and said he would re-
peat the test without any influence what
soever. This the doctor did amid the
cheers of the skeptics and the Kisses OF
the Spiritualists. Then Mr.. James Chal-
mers, of Rockford, arose and did likewise.
DIR. Dunn, of that city, who claim 70 he
Spiritualist of the better sort, cred
ten dollars to the Fire Queen if Sh, ould
hold her thumb in the flame OF :. imr
for forty seconds. \ number of other.
made the same ofer but the abashcd
Fire Queen" would not accept. Then
ensued metaphoroa Donnybrook, such
hs II rarely witnessed in public hall,
anu IN which large number took part
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17
CROOKED WHISKY.
IS N.,linr, ucErc, of the ~. LouiS Eirhc
lt,,n .,rnt s'DnN igIgI.


The most notable trial 50 far IN con
ncction with the whisky ring closed
last week, in 81. Louis, the Jury bring
ing in u verdict of guilty in the case oI
VIM. Mckee, senior proprietor "t the ST.
Louis GIobc- Democrat. \ different ycr.
diet was anticipated not only in 81,
Louis, but everywhere else, ON account
of the contradictory testimony of wit
ncs,cs for the prosecution; but it seems
the Jury. after making full allowance for
this, still considered the evidence of
Guilt strong enough to justify them in
arriving at the decision they did, which,
it was asccraincd in court, was a unani-
nous one. And then, too, the charge ol
the Judges Squintcd just Il triilc in the
interest Of the defendant, making the sit
uation apparently favorable for acquit-
tai, or at least hung jury. Conviction
in this case will strike terror into the
heart, of the cuIprits yet TO he tried
Maguirc and Babcock Apparently,
nothing can save them \ bricl history
Of the Mckee trial will be Of at least
passing interest.
4 Jury was found without delay, and
the prosecution opened with Il speech by
Col. Der, the district attorney. The
evidence already given in other cases,
showing the existence Of the conspiracy,
and the universal belief that Mckee was
A party to it. was then repeated, with
some few facts tending to prove his ac-
tive participation. The testimony OF
Fitzrnv, one Of the disbursing agents OF
the ring, that he paid money to Mckee
and was warned byhim to remember that
.sthi, was sacred thing" was followed
hv that of Engclkc, n rcctilicr, who
-worc that he once approached Mckee III
behalf of certain parties who demanded
To he allowed to run iruuduIcntly with
out payino tax; that Mckee promised
that hc wnud see the arrangement
carried out, and that it WI, done and til,
partics did run lraudulcntly. McGruc
at another time the disbur-cr, testillc'
that before he had given evidence to tn
Grand Jury Mckee came to him, AN
wanted such testimony given rs to say
him, but that he ,aid he should tell tn
l truth-ihat he had divided the profit
into five parts, and given two 10 JON
l.cavcnworth to bc delivered to MckC
/ for himself and Ford, the collector. \
| this poiut a desperate effort was made h
the defense to shut out a.l evidence ~
admissions made by the r0nspirato
tending to show Mr.. Mckee particiP
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17
EAST.

Patrick Donahuc, bookseller and pub.
Usher Of the Boston Pilot, has suspended.
Liabilities, $3o0Oo0; assets, $2l5,OOO.
Winslow, the Boston fOrger, was an
army chaplain in the war, and afterwards
dealt in boots and shoes at Sedalia, NO.,
where he sometimes occupied the pulpit
The New York Commercial Advertiser
mentions formidable movement" Of the
French people of New York and Montreal to
Brazil. The people propose to settle in the
country adjacent to the headwaters of the
Amazon river, whore the Emperor Dom
Pedro has offered thirty.threc acres of land
to each actual settler, together with stock
and houses, rent free, until they can support
themselves
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17
Happy Accidents.

\ Limerick tohaccOnist, locking dole
fully at his poor ncighhors grouping
among the smouIdering ruins Of hi
burncd.out shop, noticed that some q
them, after trying the contents Of ccr
tain canstcrs, carefully loadcd thci,
waiNtcoat pockets from them, lie fol
lowed suit, and found that the snuff hao
come out Of the fiery ordeal very mncl
improved in pungcncy and aroma. Like
Il wise man, he said nothing, but took
another place, set upa lot OF ovens, and
before long Black Yard ~uull'-othcrNi-C
"lri4h BIackguard WIS all the rage
with lovers Of nasal Utilization, and in a
few years LundyGoot was n rich man,
owing to the accident he thought had
niuCd him.
4 would-hc alchcmist seeking to dis.
cover what mixtures Of carthS made the
strongest crucihlcS, found that one day
he had made porcelain. Instead OF
transmitting metals, rs he had iondly
hoped to do, l}ottgcr transmitted him
self: "as if he had been touched with 4
coniuror's wand, he was ON a. sudden
transformed from an aIchcmiot into 4
potter
\ Brighton stationcr took a fancy for
dressing his window with piles of writing
paper, rising gradually from the largest
to the smallest size in use, and to finish
his pyramids off nicely, he cut cards to
bring them to Il point Taking these
cards for dminutyc notc-papcr, lady
customers were continuallyw wanting some
of " that dear little paper, and the ,ta-
TONER found it advantageous to cut some
paper to the desired pattern. Rut then
there was no space for Addressing tn"
uotclctS when they were folded and
after much cogitation, he invented the
envelope, which he cut with the aid oi
metal plates made for the purpose. The
sale increased 50 rapidly that he wa uu
able to produce hiscnycIopcs fast enough
50 he commissioned Il dozen house, {,
make them for him, and thu, set going
an important branch Of the manuiactur
Ing stationery trade.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17
The Creeping of Rails.

The Creeping" Of railroad rails has
attracted some attention Of late, and
while we do not attempt to explain it,
we offer a point on the fact that, on lines
running north and south, the western
rail "crceps" faster than the eastern
rail-that is, this strange movement of
the rail toward the south is more marked
in one rail than in the other on the same
track. Furthermore, it has been noticed
that on such line the eastern rail wears
out the fastest. Both of these points we
think, can be explained from the motion
of the earth rs il turns from the west to-
ward the east Everything that has free
motion is dragged after the whirling
globe; every wind that blows and every
tide that moves feels the influence, and
our train going north or south is pulled
over toward the cast, and naturally
presses the eastern rail most heavily.
The western rail, being relieved of it,
share of weight, "crceps" more freely
and quickly. IT. is also noticed that the
wheels that run on the eastern rail wear
out the first, and we can but think this
earth motion is the true cause. The
practical side of this is that the eastern
rail and wheels should be stronger.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17

five legitimists, thrty.fvc Olleanists or con-
stitutionaists and about one hundred re.
publicans have been elected to the senate.
The most important features Of the elections
are the riumphs of the moderate republicans
in Paris, and the defeat OF the IionapartiSts
aud the failure of Mr. Buffet to secure his
election in the department Of the Seine ct
QiSc.
A report presenting the results of the
investigation into the lircmcrhaycn steam
ship explosion has been publishe Thy Bremen
authorities. According to his deposition
hls name was Vim. King Thomson. He was
born in Brooklyn in 1880, His parents, who
cmigratcd from Hamburg to America, are
now living in Virginia, Thomson was taken
prisoner when running the blockade during
the late war in the United States. lie cs'
capped and fled south, where he passed under
the name of Thomas. He mentioned MIDI
lcrs SkidmorC of New York, as an accom-
plicc, but made no reference 10 the other
accompIiccs. His wife supposed his name
was Alexander. He had tattoocd his arm.
There is no evidence he entered into rcla.
tions with underwriters, or plotted against
the safety Of vessels previous to 1873. Nor
is there any evidence except the insurance
of three thousand marks ON the barrel which
exploded that he insured any goods to be
.hinnnl lac ihr Nngrl ar Deutschland. Oh.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17
THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY.
4 Young LndS Relates Her Experience
WIN The Burglars.

Miss Matte c. White, of this city,
who was visiting in the family of Mr..
John WhittIcsy, the cashier orthc North.
amptOn bank, writes to her brother, Mr.
T.. IT, White, IN account Of her cX.
pcricncc with the burglars. She says;
About twelve o'clock, or little
after, five burglars entered our peaceful
home with all the violence that we have
often pictured to us through the papers,
and such rs is hard to believe, and can
only he realized through experience,
such as we have now had. The first in
timation Laura had Of what was going
ON was that a man was entering their
room, over the sitting room, and he had
a dark lantern in his hand, and immCdi-
alcly spran% to their bed, while both
screamed. Ihcy were then held 10y
their throats, two men then being there,
and at once handcuilcd and held down,
i had nNt been asleep over ten min
utcS, for heard the town clock strike
twelve, and at haIl,past twelve We were
all under their entire .suhicction, there
being a man or two men in my chamber
at once. The first knew a man entered
my room, and the dark lantern wakcncd
me, suppose. | screamed, thinking it
was John, and that the house was ON fire,
and ,prang out Of bed. He put me back
and chOkcd me, and then told me he
would treat me kindly if ! would keep
perfectly quiet. tie said ! was caught
You are all caught, and YOU may as
well give up He then told me must
get up. begged him to let me lie
there, but he said no. and pulled me
up and led me into the hall and then
handcullcd me. He then took me into
laura's room no, not quiet yet After
Getting nae into the hail he said would
take cold without more clothing, and !
told him | would take my death of cold
that way, and Inc led me back into my
room, when obtained more clothes, and
he took me with them. Very shortly
after Maria, AUNT Matte and her hus-
band walked in the same room, and the
gr was brought in with us. After they
had got us all in that room they made
Us all get up separately and dress.
"Of course we were rugged in each
others clothing, and some were half
dressed. They kept hurrying us up,
and we were all wonderfully possessed.
was very calm, and acted accordingly
They opened lis bureau drawer and
took out her handsome violet cloak and
handed it to her. saying, ! guess that is
what YOU want She put that on wlthhcr
haIroraI skirt, and then was fixed up,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17
The San Francisco Suicide.

The dcElcaliun aud suicide of IT, e.
Kihhc, secretary of the BclChcr mining
company. has caused great excitement
in san Francisco. He had been missing
for several days, and the fact that his
accounts were in an unsatisfactory con
ditiou had become nuiscd abroad, when
the lady at whose house he had lodgings
wa, tempted by curiosity to enter his
room and see whether he had not left
something valuable behind him. She
found his door locked, but cfiecting an
entrance from an adjoining room she was
Mortified to find his lifeless body on the
bed his face covered with blood, and a
small Dcrringer pistol lying near him. 1t
was subsequently ascertained that over
800, 900 of the assessment money OF the
New York mine and 100000 of the as
scssmcnt money of the Jackson mine had
been appropriated by him from time tC
time. With the money thus obtained
he had engaged in speculations that haC
failed. On II piece of paper was written
"Sword of Damoclcs over my head.
pIoddcd along blindiy and desperately
/ Not one to tell me by this or that. No
Il friend to help me. must carry my
load rs long as | could, and then g
under. talked with big men that knc"
of a "bonanza" in this or that; none
helped me with advice"
Mr.. Kihbc was native of t'onncctlcu'
and was lorty-nine years old. Tie wa,
Genial and pleasant in his manners, ana
WAS very popular. His wife and eldest
daughter are at present III farlS.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17
FOREIGN.

Indications of a speedy eruption of
Mount Vcsuvius are steadily increasing.
Many Spanish families are fleeing to
France. The Carlists continue to shell San
Sebastian.
The French senate will include twcn-
ty.two radicals, sixteen irreconcilable Bona.
partists, seventy FuSionists, Legitimsts and
OrIeanists, j. e., Ministerialsts, and fourteen
Ultra Legitimists. This estimate includes
life senators already elected.
The London Times correspondent csti-
mate, that thirty.fve Bonapartists, thirty.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17

a, to the destiny OF the English Ian
guage, the myriads who speak it in Eu-
rope, America, Asia, Africa and Ocean
lea are fully aware of its capacity to be-
come the universal linguistic medium,
which may be realized by looking at the
map of North America, where the Eng
Iish idiom has, within twenty-five years,
spread from the Atlantic and Gulf of
Mexico. TO the Pacific and Behring's 5
straits and displaced the Spanish, Indian
and Russian dialects. Cuba, San Do
mingo, Mexico, Central America, the
Sandwich and Navigators' islands, are
feeling its influence and desire its sway :;
exclusive China and Japan seem to lean
more and more toward America and the
English language the Pacific. Thus
the tide OF empire is not only westward,
but also eastward. II meets and minglcs
in America.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17
NUMBER 40.
FACTS AND FANCIES.

TRANSPORTED for life. The man who
marrics happily.
MANY man has ruined his eycSight
sitting around in a bar-room looking for
work.
FIFTEEN million pinsarc manufactured
annually in the United states. And yet
men will get married.
"CouETsHIr is bliss" said an ardent
Young man. Yes, and matrimony is u
blister snarlcd An old bachelor.
TM married now" was the excuse
Chicago youth gave florist for not buy
ing IA many boqucts as in former years,
WUEN Il man dies nowadays worth
over - 900 goo the first question every
body asks is How many wives docs
he lcavcT
SWEETS 10 THE SWEET
'ris sweet 10 sit at cvcntido
Some wlliu' female form beside,
And loyc,likc purr and smoker,
Io feel, whatever dcviliNh arts
Nro ndrng other kindred hearts,
You two are growing thicker.
so CmNr,E bank has failed for five
hundred years, When the last failure
took place the officers heads were cut of
and flung in a corner with the other as.
sets.
\ GrNrllMAT, during conversation,
the other evening, politely informed
young lady that he was in a artichokc's
Office. He intended to say architects
office.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-17
Condition Of the American Iron Trade.

Statistics Of the pig iron trade for 1919
have been completed, and show a produc-
tion Of G2O, ~ tons less than the year
preceding, and reduction OF stock ON
hand amounting to lOO,i2l tons less
than at the close Ol the year before,
some new furnaces were blown in, but,
asa whole, almost u hundred fewer iuru-
anccS were in blast, which Of course ac-
counts for the reduced productions.
Nevertheless, the -alcs were still dullcr
than the year before rs is clear from the
fact that the amount of stock ON hand
was 50 little reduced hy all that rcduc-
ton of current products; and prices kept
Going down, down, down, despite the
GIVING up of many furnaces. 1t Is cstl-
mated thatat thccnd Of lST thcQuantity
Of pig iron in stock was 900, GEO tons,
and now it has fallen to 9OOOOO tons.
The consumption last year * estimated
| ut 2,2"S ,G96 tons, against 2,G@L5~ tons
| the wear before, 3,Ol2, S&3 tons the year
before that and 2,Si9,OiS the year before
| that. The Iron and Steel Eullctin pre-
scntiun and reviewing these figures, lugu-
briuIr,Iy say, that when it is considered
| that half Of the furnaces were out Oi
blast in 1879, that prices were 50 low that
much iron was sold at less than its cost ;
that the consumption Of pig-iron was
less than it had been in any one of the
three preceding years; that almost 900
GOO tons of pig iron were carried over
into 1876, ,nd that many failures or-
CURED among furnace owners IN 1919,
the year that has just closed may hc
cIl.scd among the most disastrous years
that the pig-ron trade of this country
has ever known. What is more, the
same authority see, little light ahead.