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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-10
Precious Stones at the Centennial.

Wandering northward through the Ger
man department one comes upon an i'm
mense mass of amber, in every stage from
rough pebbles to rosin; it is enough to
spoil ones enjoyment of everything made
of the exquisite substance, even the fantas-
tic little chandelier of the clear and cloud
ed amber in the Austrian section, which
might have been made for an Arch Ouch
ess' baby house. In the gross it looks like
great heap of chemicals in crude state,
with here and there bit of soap. It Is .
strong example of how apt precious things
are to lose their quality if seen in too great
quantity. One feels this constantly in
going through the Exhibition; as to ivory,
as to the malachite, and lapis- lazuli tables
of the Russian Observation-Disclosures the
great single block of rough malachite is
fne-even as to jewels; the unset, uncut
opals, sapphires, etc., might just as well
be any shining pebble one finds on beach
or in brook, the diadems and necklaces
might as we'll be stage ornaments. When
the costliness depends not on rarity in the
material but ON delicacy and perfection of
workmanship, this doubt and disgust do
not ensue; one does not weary of acres of
japanese 0iatu, and the countless folds Of
Brussels lace convey sense of the refine
ment and excess Of luxury which is by
some reconcile and complex process pleas
urable, and which the sight Of yard does
not produce. -August Atlantic. r.
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convex before, and suspended in the sub
stance Of the softer parts of the neck.
With this explanation, the general public,
who are not supposed to understand these
matters as all Intelligent newspaper men
and some physicians do, will appreciate
the young mans condition fully. In
view of the gravity of the case, a messen-
ger was at once dispatched for physi-
clan, and soon returned with DR.. Gaffney:
The doctor, upon learning the nature of
the case inserted his finger into the mouth
OF the young man, and replaced the bone.
Relief came quickly-too quickly, indeed,
for the doctor. The fellows gid mus
cles relaxed, and he closed his teeth on
the finger of his savior with telling effect,
decorating the flesh on each side of the
hand, just below the knuckle. Kennedy
improved steadily from that moment, and
at last accounts was in a fair way to
wholly recover in a short time. It is
quite probable that he will not care to re-
peat the experiment of sword-swallowing
in hurry.-Springfeld (IN.) Register.
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and he did the very best thing he could
under the circumstances. He fastened to
brook near at hand, and, dipping his can
in it, he dashed the contents in his BROTH
er's face and on his head. Seeing no sign
of returning consciousness, he again and
again returned to the brook and
bathed his brothers. head. At last
the truth dawned upon his young mind
that this was no ordinary case of faint.
ing. He had heard of sunstroke and its
fatal effects, and he knew that his brother
had been Frustrated by it. Almost wild
with alarm, he knew not what to do.
There was no help nigh, and he dare not
leave the sufferer to seek it. Naturally
self possessed and reasoning, he exerted
all his strength and took his brother in his
arms; and between carrying and dragging
him, reached the shade Of large tree
that was not far away. Here lying him
down he kept his head continually moist
with water, and taking his brothers. straw
hat, he alternated the time with tanning
and shouting for aid. The shades Of
! evening gathered around him, and still no
sign Of consciousness greeted his anxious
eyes. A little later the stricken lad moved
uneasily and moaned. Even this mani
festation of life was hailed with gladness
by the watcher. Later still, he did not
know how long, his ears were greeted
with the feeble utterance. "Where am
1" When informed, he attempted to
rally and walk, but was unable, and he
reluctantly made up his mind that they
must spend the night there. Then the
thought arose in their minds of the anxiety
of the mother and sister at home, but
there was no help for it, the elder was un-
able to walk, and he dared not trust his
brother alone in the darkness for fear he
would lose his way. They were therefore
obliged to spend the night there. Lying
down, they slept quietly until the first
gray streaks of dawn were visible in the
east. Arising, the elder brother found
himself able to walk, and securing their
baskets of berries that had cost them SO
dearly, they started homeward. When
about half way home they met their
mother and sister, who, having passed a
night of the widest anxiety and alarm,
had impatiently awaited the morning
| light and started forth on a search for the
wanderers. Their joy on meeting the
boys safe was unbounded On the return
home the story of the days adventures
was told, and the mother there and then
resolved that, come what would, berry
picking in the future must be abandoned
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-10
Population Of the United States.

Z In the columns of our CONTEMPORARIES
we regularly meet with the widest and
most unreasonable guesses regarding the
present number of our population. It
Is often stated as low as 10000 600,
and never higher than As 900, 600. The
former figures amount to lampoon
on the truth, for they indicate that
the increment of our people has
been less than SOC, 600 during ok years,
or hardly so much as our numerical pro.
gress between 1890 and 1880, when ten
years gave us an augmentation of 3,227,.
567 inhabitants. Although the last decade
contained four years of war exceedingly
destructive Of life, as well as largely re-
pressive of foreign immigration, the peo-
pie increased z, liz, $50. Even at the rate
of increase between 1850 and 1870, which
was 2.060S15 per cent. annually, our pop
ulation would have reached over 40, OOO,-
600 four years ago. At that percentage of
growth the procession of numbers would
have been as follows 80, 352 ,9S7 in 1871;
40, ,979 in 1872; 1881 1854 in 1873;
Al ,S36, 446 in 1874; A., SOS, 617 in 1876; and
43, 578 $50 in 1876. But those figures are
certainly much too small. During the last
five calendar years 1,740,9O5 foreign i'm
migrants came to the United States,
against 500 1927 during the first five years
of the last decade, besides which we have
had no great war to thin out our numbers.
It is reasonable, therefore, to suppose that
our people are augmenting at least as
rapidly as the annual rate between 1850
and 1860, which was 300O646 per cent.
exactly. On that basis of increase our
population on the LIST day of -1ane in
as follows: 80, 80 ,o7$ in 1871; 40, s7s,eO7
in 1872; 2,245, 10 in 1873; 1850, 756 in
1874; A, S96,745 in 1875; and 46, 284, 344
in 1876. Continuing the calculation for
the remaining years of the decade, we have
these results: 47,714, 800 in 1877; $780,
525 in 1873; so, 100, 100 in 1879, and 52,-
277, 059 in 1880. These approximations
are based upon deductive personalities
which are both reasonable and strong;
they steer clear of the mere guess work Of
the day, which is SO slovenly unsatisfac-
tory and misleading; and, in the absence
of an actual count Of the people, they pos
sess enough of the likelihood Of accuracy
to answer all practical purposes. For the
computation Of per caDitG of currency, or
of imports, or of exports, or of taxation,
and the like, our figures will prove useful.
Last year we showed that our population
must then have reached about forty five
millions; and the argument by which we
supported our conclusion was regarded in
the East as settling the point, so that our
estimate was there widely adopted by the
press. But twelve months have elapsed
since then. We have been growing in
numbers during that time. 1t is now
necessary to put the figures, dating at
June 1, 1876, at 46, 2S4, 544. AT the pres
ent moment, when we have passed some
forty days beyond that date, it is probable
that the increase amounts to about III, 1000
more.-CAicaqo Inter- Ocean.
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Ex.SOlicitOr Wilson's Statement.

Bluford Wilson, ex-Solicitor of the United
States Treasury, was before the House Com
mittee on the whisky trials in St. Louis, on
the 9th ult., and gave in detail his knowl-
edge in regard to the late whisky prosecu-
tions in the West, and particularly in regard
to the connection of Babcock with them
Wilson said that there was no lack of CO.
operation on the part of the President in the
whisky cases generally, until Babcock be-
came involved, when a GOODNESS between the
White House and the Treasury Department
arose. He also testified that, in conversa-
ton with Gen. Horace Porter, soon after
the discovery that the "Sylph" telegram was
in Babcock's handwriting, Porter gave an
explanation of the dispatch to the effect that
1t related to mOvem.n of certain parties
going to st. Louis on bridge business, and
said that the signature arose from the fact of
there being certain woman who had
given the President much trouble, and
whom Mcdonald had been requested by
Babcock to get away from Washington, be-
cause she had been annoying the President.
The President subsequently denied to Will
son the DRY told by Porter. Wilson testi-
fed that when he first heard this story from
Porter he believed it to be false, and he still
ined on the 2Sth, and gave in de-
tail his reasons for thinking the President
did not show the same sympathy with the
whisky prosecutions after as before the evil
dence tending to implica,e Gen. Babcock in
the frauds. The witness read several letters
and stated several conversations between
the officials and others, which letters and
cow, rsations had led him to the conclusion
stated. He testified that the annoyance
which it was said the woman "Sylph"
gave the President was by her ef-
forts to blackmail him in st. Louis.
Mr.. Wilson stated, in reply to a
question by one of the Committee, that he
attributed the differences between the Presi-
dent and himself to the fact that the former
believed Babcock 10 be innocent, and, so be-
lieving, he could not sympathize with the
prosecuting officers or with the Secretary and
witness in the part they took with reference
to Babcock's case. He further stated that
his own judgment was that whatever differ
ences arose between the Secretary and him
self on one side, and the President on the
other, were due on the Presidents part to
misconception of the motives and purposes
which actuated the Secretary and wit
ness, to transformation as to facts,
to willful and deliberate perversions
of facts to the President by scoun-
drels whom they were endeavoring to
bring to punishment, and their friends, for
the purpose of bringing about a disagree
ment between the President and the Secre-
tary, to create embarrassment to the prose-
cution, and, if possible, to defeat their pur-
pose,
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were passed authorixing an increase in the cav
airy force, mot more than 500 men to be enlisted
under the act; House bills to provide temporarily
tinue public printing in advance Of the regular ap-
preparation, until August TO- The Impeachment
trial was proceeded with. and the final
and an order was adopted that in voting
on the question Of guilt each Senator might
state his reasons for his vote, occupying not
. number o. bills were introduced aud referred.
The minority repor, of the Committee on Naval
A6.irs was rejected-yras 60, nays 1l5. Bills
various departments 70 August 10. message
was received from the President pointing ont
what he considered some Of the defects Of the
equste provision for some, and more at all for
other branches Of the public service, and stating
that he did not feel warranted in vetoing the bil
but deemed i. his duly TO show where the respon-
s,bility belonged for any endorsements caused
by its defects.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

1T was reported in Washington on the
Goth that two companies of the regular gar.
rison left Columbia, s. c., for Aiken, oppo.
site Hamburg, the scene of the recent dis.
turbances between the whites and negroes,
on the I'D, and would remain there all sum.
mer. This was done in obedience to the
orders of the War Department. Two com
panies had also been ordered to Hamburg.
The Louisiana Democratic State Conyen
ton, in session at New Orleans, on the 26th,
nominated Frank T. Nichols for Governor
and Wilt for Lieutenant-G overnor
Gen. MERRITT, under date of the 25th. tel
egraphed to military headquarters at Chica-
60 that he had arrived at Fort Fetterman.
and would leave the next day, expecting to
loln Gen. Crook by the LIST or I'd of August.
In the free-for-a trotting race at Cleye.
land on the 9th, Goldsmith Maid took the
first two heats in 2:151& and 2:I7H. The
stallion Smuggler won the remaining three
heats-the third, fourth and fifth-and the
race in the extraordinary time of 2:16H,
2:19N and 2:171a, Goldsmith Maid coming
in second.
THE Nebraska Republican State Conven-
ton is to be held at Lincoln on the 26th of
eptember.
GEN. NATHAN Corr is the Republican
candidate for Governor of West Virginia.
The first Prohibition State Convention in
Kentucky was held in Louisville ON the 9th.
Green Clay Smith, Prohibition candidate for
President, was present and made u speech.
A State Central Committee and Electors
were appointed, and the National platform
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

RAGUsA dispatches OF the 9th say Is, 900
Turks attacked the Montencgrins on the
Goth, near Podgoritza, and were repulsed
and driven back. Both sides suffered heavily
in killed and wounded.
Col. BAKER, the British officer who was
imprisoned for an assault on young lady
in a railway car, has been released, and has
accepted commission in the Turkish army.
A SEMLIN dispatch of the 2Sth says the
situation in Servia was becoming every hour
more critical. An anti-war faction had been
started by Prince Karageorgeovitch, which
was daily increasing and threatened to Sc
riously impede the warlike operations
against Turkey.
Ex-QUEEN ISABELLA has left Paris for
Spain.
A LONDON dispatch of the 2sth says the
great powers had definitely decided to inter-
fere in Servo-Turkish affairs.
A TELEGRAM from Galatz reports that 70, 600
Tschenkessers in Caucasus have revolted
against the Russians.
DERvIsH PASTA, the Turkish commander
in Bosnia, has issued a proclamation pro-
hibiting quarter to Christians. Special tele-
grams to a Paris paper of the 3Oth ult. say
800 Christians had been tortured and drowned
in the villages of Pervan and Temar, twelve
women cut to pieces at Pavics, sixty chill
dren stoned to death at Rathlovo, $50 girls
murdered at Sokolovo, and 5000 Christians
massacred at Prigedorn.
A SEVERE engagement took place near
Urbizas, on the 10Th ult., between the Turks,
under Moukhtar Pasha, and the Servians.
The latter were victorious, capturing many
prisoners. The Turks who attacked the
Montenegrins on the 2Sth were completely
defeated.
SoDERHAMN, Sweden, has been recently
almost entirely destroyed by fire.
LONDON dispatches of the 3lst ult say the
Bashi-Bazourk atrocities had created in
tense excitement throughout Greece, and her
relations with Turkey were becoming very
serious. She had issued note to the Great
Powers, expressing fear that she would be
unable to prevent war with Turkey. A
Berlin telegram of the same date says the
Russian General Won Kaufman, the con-
queror of Khiva, had gone to the Servian
camp and would assume the command of
the Servian forces. Russia had decided to
withdraw her Envoy from Constantinople.
Widdin dispatch of the 3lst ult. says the
Turks entered Servia at Granada, on the
Goth, and were driving the enemy every
where before them.
THE London Times of the 3lst ult says
DR.. Butcher, Archbishop of Ireland, whose
death was reported on the 10Th, committed
suicide while delirious.
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2sth that Col. Wharton, United States Dis
trict Attorney for Kentucky, had been re
moved, and H. +. Finley had been appointed
as his successor
A CALL has been issued for the Democrat
ic State Convention of Colorado to meet at
Manitou on the 10Th of August.
A FEW days ago s,x-year-old daughter
OF Mrs. William Burge, of Mason City, Iowa,
during the absence at q neighbours Of her
mother, threw a quantity Of Kerosene oil
into the stove, with the usual terrible re-
suit, she being terribly and fatally burned.
A REPORT was published in the Chicago
and st. Louis papers Of the 10th ult. that
Gen. Crooks command had met with q ter
rible disaster in fight with the Indians.
The report proved unfounded.
THE Arkansas Republican State ticket,
nominated by the Convention in session at
Little Rock on the'2Sth ult., is headed by A.
W. Bishop for Governor, and w. L. Cope.
land (colored) for Secretary of State.
News was received at Fort Laramie on the
29th ult. that Crazy Bull, with thirty lodges,
was on the way to the Red Cloud Agency,
having deserted Sitting Bulls camp, being
tired Of the war and anxious to make a
treaty.
A SMALL party of men from the Black Hills
ported to have brought with them $500, 600
in gold dust. One of them, it is said, had
S75,0OO.
AT Salt Lake City on the s1st ult., Judge
Schaeffer rendered decision in the suit of
Ann Eliza rs. Brigham Young, to recover al
imony, the decision reducing the amount
made payable by the order of Judge Nc
Kean from $500 to SEQ per month, thus
diminishing the amount from $17,5OO to
$500, and giving the defendant thirty days
in which to pay the amount, and providing
in default of such payment that execution
shall issue against his property.
The Indian version of the Custer fight
agrees in its main features with the accounts
from other sources. It was announced on
the 3lst ult that all the cavalry on duty in
Southern Kansas, Texas and the Indian
Territory had been ordered to join Gen.
Terry or Gen. Crook.
JOHN LOUGHBORoUGH,. "A member of the
Arkansas State Senate from the Little Rock
District, was found dead in his house on the
afternoon of the S1st ult., shot through the
heart. Investigation developed the fact that
he had committed suicide.
In Chicago, on the Sit, Spring wheat, No.
2, closed at SS}5@ssNc. cash. Cash corn
closed at $3.50 for No. 2. Cash oats No. 2
sold at so@sOAc; September options
were sold at SOC. Rye No. 2, 55@55hc
Cash mess pork closed at $1S75
@1s.771a. Lard, slO.95@1O97x. Good to
choice beeves brought s4.6O@5.OO; medium
grades, s4.25@4. 40; butchers stock, g. 500
800; stock cattle, etc., $s.OO@3.75. Hogs
brought s6.3O@6 IS for good to choice.
Sheep sold at s3.Oo@4 Is for good to
choice.
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THE EAST.

THE banking firm of JAY Cooke & Co..
having gone through the bankruptcy court,
have been discharged, their creditors max
ing no objection.
JAMES NoLAN's shoddy mill, in Philadel
Pnla' was burned on the morning of the
Soth' lhree women in the upper part of
the mill at the time of the fire were fright
fully burned, and two of them jumping to
the ground from the third story were in
stantlv killed. The third got hold of rope,
py which she slid to the ground, but she
was so badly burned that the skin came off
from almost her entire body, and her recoy-
cry was doubtful. The mill, stock and ma
chinery were entirely destroyed, involving
heavy loss.
Boston telegram Of the 2Sth saws that
ex-Speaker Blaine was at Windham, Mass.
greatly improved in health, and that he
would soon be able to enter upon his public
duties.
GOLD closed in New York on the 31st, at
lls1s. The following were the closing quo
tations for produce: No. Chicago Spring
Wheat, 95c@s1O5; No. Milwaukee, 95
@lo7; Oats, Western Mixed, 2s@34c;
Corn, Western Mixed, 5 @56c; Pork,
Mess, $3.50; Lard, 114c; Flour, good
TO choice, s470@49O; White Wheat Extra,
s49597.25. Cattle, ss4@1O1lc for good to
extra. Sheep, 4A@5Tc.
AT East Liberty, Pa, on the 31st, cattle
brought: Best, s5.121s@5.4O; medium, g. 75@
$500; common, s4.OO@45O. Hogs sold
Workers, s6.9N@7Oo; Philadelphias, s7.1O@
7.s9. Sheep brought s4.oo@5.25, according
to quality.
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CONG RESsIONAL.

In the Senate, on the 25th, bills were
introduced and referred-to establish compe-
tent and non-partisan revenue corps; to amend
the revised statutes in regard to conspiracy. The
g. 1o74 and The section Of the revised statutes in
regard to straw bids, was passed. The Impeach-
ment trial was resumed, and Mr.. Carpenter be-
gun his argument for the defense. In the House.
It was ordered by unan nous consent, that the
reports Of the Committee on Naval Affairs
should be presented on the s6th. Resolu-
presented and referred, recting that Congress, BY
reason Of inadequate appropriations, had crippled
the Postoffce Department, and urgently request
ing CONGRESS 70 At once 60 iegsiate as to provide
was adopted directing the Secretary of War mot
to issue to the Northwestern Indians special
patent cartridges, which are required by the
arms used by them.
THE Impeachment lial was resumed in
the Senate, on the 18th, and Mr.. Carpenter con-
cluded his argument for the defense, and was fol
lowed by Manager Lord, who made the closing ar
House, the Senate bill authorizing the Secretary
OF the Interior to deposit certain Indian trust
funds in the United States Treasury. in lieu Of in
vestment was passed. The Virginia contested
election case of Plat a. Goode was discussed
THE death of Senator Caperton was an
nounced in the Senate, on the 9th, and com
mittee Of four Senators was appointed to accom-
pany the remains to HE late home in West vir-
ginia. Out Of respect 70 the memory Of the de-
ceased the Senate then adj ourned... In the House,
the senate bill appropsting 500 ZOO for the COM
pie ion OF the Washington Monument was passed.
with amendments, one Of which increases the
amount to $40 On, Announcement was made
Of the de tn OF Senator c perton, the usual reso-
lutions Of respect were adopted, and COMMITTEES
virginia. '-'--.'- = -
In the Senate, on the 2sth, new