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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-31
The Heat In Arizona.

An Eastern gentleman engaged in min
ing in Arizona writes as follows: 1.-The
weather is hot beyond relief. Never,
think, less than ninety degrees in the
shade, and from that up to 12O. degrees.
There is no lumber in the country, and all
the building has to be done with cotton
wood poles, and hauled five miles on
iackasses to the mine. In addition, l
have had to pack water five miles, as we
have had no rain, and the tanks at the
mine are exhausted. Wehave now killed
three rattlesnakes in the house, besides
any quantity of scorpions, etc. In Open
ing my trunk l was stung in the finger by
a scorpion. l bound poultice of onions
and tobacco on the wound and drank three
full pints of whisky. 1t made me very
drunk, and think killed the other poison,
although my whole hand and arm was
numb for day or two. 1t is pretty
hard country, three men have already died
of thirst near here. My last letters were
sent here from the - Mine (only four
teen miles distant by an old Scotchman.
The letters did not arrive, andwe searched
for HIM and found him dead only four
miles from camp. He was stripped and
his nails were worn from his hands by
scratching in the sand for water. We
have sent out twice and brought in men
who were crazy and blind and speech
less from thirst. The sun is terribly hot,
and the rocks so hot that they blister the
flesh if touched" @' ATE
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-31
Romance of the Diamond Field.

Chap. L." This, then, Miss Bangs, is.
your final answers lrrevocably so,'
was the proud reply.
Chap. II.-They made pretty picture
standing in the doorway of her fathers
he, the Captain of the Melon
Stealers, tall and strong in limb, and the
hero of his little first base in many a hot
contested game. She, the fair (lau ghter of
the banker who had wagered the entire
assets of the bank and the deposits Of
many poor man on the return game be-
tween the Moth Eradicators and the home
club on the following day. Our hcro's
answer came hot and quick: Then
cried he, to-morrow's setting sun will
shine upon the beggar daughter of II
ruined man. 1t rests with me to throw
the game on which your proud fathers
wealth is staked. You have toni ght set
tied your own fate. So be it, Good
night and turning himself seven times
round on his heel, at the same time boring
a large hole in the hall carpet, Nose Fitz
Allen was gone.
Chap. III.-Prominent among the i'm
mense crowd assembled on the grounds is
the pale face of Amelia Bangs. The Moth
Eradicators are at the bat on the last half
of the ninth inning, with two men out
and one man on the third, and the score
stands So to So. evil that man get ~
is the breathless question which pcrvades
the scene. Nose Fitz Allen, standing on
the first base, mutters, Now for revenge!
Now do give the thing away! Ah!' and
his face was distorted with passion like
mud ball dried in the sun. "Two strikcsn'
yells the umpire. The batter must hit it
next time. He does hit it, and fly
mounts and descends beautifully to Nose
"Take it, Mose,'' goes out from the Threats
of Banker Bangs and hundreds of his
friends. I" Not if Nose is thoroughly ac-
quainted with himself" is his low re-
spouse, and the ball passes through his
hands and the man on third goes home.
Score, 81 to So.
Chap. IV.-Two months later finds
Amelia Bangs taking in plain sewing, her
father the janitor of the Oil Exchange,
and Nose, though somewhat troubled in
mind, still takes his beer.-OI City Der
rick. E.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-31
A Scrap Book for the SchO0l.rOOm.

Most of our secular and religious
papers seek to give their readers the best
selections from their literature of the
present day. The magazines and weeklies
publish abstracts from the latest books,
while the newspapers Gull the choicest bits
from all departments of current literature,
A newspaper is generally of little value
after it is read, and is carelessly thrown
aside for waste paper. Scrap books have
ever been popular means to save selections
for future use. Like many others, we
have several of these books, and they
serve al admirable purpose. In teaching
we have continually used these scrap
books to illustrate various topics, but we
found them to be awkward affairs to carry
into the schOOl-room. We hit upon the
following plan, and found it much supe-
rior to Il bulky volume. We bought a
number of large, stout, official envelopes,
cut out capital letters or printed them in
one corner; also prepared number of
envelopes with the words chemistry, his
tory, language, poetry, ETC., written on
them. These envelopes were then ar
ranged in alphabetical order, put in box
OF the right size, and put on our table or
bookshelf for use. The usefulness of
this arrangement consists in the fact that
a scrap can be cut and put on file
without bottle of mucilage, and
whenever an article is needed for
use in the recitation-room it could be
found in a moment and carried in the
pocket without the bother of a ponderous
scrap book. One will be surprised at the
number of choice bits which can be culled
from almost every newspaper. The
Escurial was burned few years ago. All
the newspapers had condensed and inte-
resting accounts of this wonderful build
ing. This is clipped, filed, and is ready
for our history class. One of our best de-
scriptions of prairie was written by
Senator ingalls,, of Kansas, for a leading
magazine. The newspaper selection of
this article is ready for our geography
class. Last month we read full abstracts
from the English papers of the daring ex-
plorations of Lieut.. Cameron in the Wilds
of Africa. This took place only a year
ago, is fresh, interesting and up to the
times. The geography class will reach
Africa during June. The latest and best
poems by Longfellow, Whittier, ETC., are
reprinted in almost every paper. Take
these live, fresh items, choice bits of his
tory, latest poems, literary anecdotes, ETC.,
into the classroom. Call attention to this
and that point; suggest reading and more
research in this direction, recommend
such extracts from last weeks Grafton for
next weeks declarations, and it will
serve to quicken the diligent and stimu-
late the indolent.-A. r. Blaisdell, in
Neao England Educational Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-31
- 1t Altered the Case.

A Detroit Alderman, who is quite no.
torious for holding that citizens have no
rights which tie city is bound to care for
and respect was waited upon yesterday
by constituent, who passed the time of
alderman, suppose that an old swill-
cart driving past my-'' o'@ 1''' q 81
+ "Swill.carts are a necessary public
nuisance, and I.can't interfere with
them the, y interrupted the; Alderman. -,
Wen, hear me out, anyway. Suppose
an old swill-cart comes banging along,
the two boys on the seat in a fight, and
the horses run over MY nice lawn, bangs
into my FENCE and three barrels of sswilt
are upset at my, gate. Have i any re-
Not bit, sir, not 4 Bit Accidents
will happen in spite of ell precautions !"
The constituent didn't sesm to be great
~ cast down, but one reason why was be-
cause the swill had been, upset at the Al
derman's gate: When theofficial reached
home and saw the muss he, wasn't fifteen
seconds deciding that:
he "This is the grossest outrage of the
century, and, Ell abolish swill,cAfsy or die
in the harness !I- Detroit Free Press Oh
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General News Summary
FROM WASHINGTON.

A WASHINGTON special of the 10th says
the new four and a half per cent. loan for
$500 900, 900 will be brought out in short
time. There was great competition for the
control of it among foreign and domestic
bankers.
AN order was issued by the Secretary of
War on the 10th to Gen. Sherman, directing
him that, in pursuance of the preamble and
resolution passed by the House of Repre-
sentatives relative to the enforcement of the
right of suffrage under the Fifteenth Amend
ment, he should hold all the available forces
under his command not engaged in the
Indian war on the frontier, g in readiness to
be used upon call or requisition of the
proper legal authorities for protecting all
citizens, without distinction of race, color
or political opinion, in the exercise of
the right to vote as guaranteed by the
Fifteenth Amendment, and to assist in the
enforcement of certain, condign, and
effectual punishment upon all persons who
shall attempt by force, fraud, terror, in
timidation or otherwise to prevent the free
exercise of the right of suffrage as provided
by the law of the United States, and have
such force so distributed and stationed as to
be able to render prompt assistance in the
enforcement of law"
ORDERS have been issued from the War
Department for the recruiting of $500 adj
ditional men for the cavalry regiments. The
principal recruiting stations are at St. Louis,
Chicago, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Boston and
New York. Branch offices will be opened in
several Western cities, to secure the re-
quired number as soon as possible.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-31

difficult to detect at that time the faintest
flutter of the heart. Still, startling as it
may seem, he was even then able to raise
his hands to his head, and at the request
of DR.. Pope clasped the hand of your
correspondent with tight grip. "Never
in all my experience said DR.. Pope,
"have seen such a phenomenon. When
a mans pulse ceases to beat he usually
dies, but Mr.. Kerr can lift his arms and
legs and talk at times in a loud voice."
Where the mysterious strength, the Won
derful tenacity, came from, is a problem
for the scientists to solve.
For long time Mr.. Kerr had been
satisfied that his end was near. To friends
who sought to cheer him by protesting to
see in his looks change for the better he
has simply replied: "No, I am not
better: I am worse I am not getting
WE'LL"
A few days before his death Mr. Kerr
had a conversation with his son, in the
course of which he said: " l have nothing
to leave you, my son, except my good
name. Guard it and your mothers honor
and live as have lived" He leaves a
very little of this worlds goods-not
enough to supply his family with a living.
In the conversation to which l have
alluded he further said: Pay all my
debts. if my estate will warrant it without
leaving your mother penniless. Other
wise pay what you can and then go to my
creditors and tell them the truth, and
pledge your honor to wipe out the in
debtedness.''
Michael G. Kerr, the deceased, was
born near Erie, in Crawford County, Pa,
on the 10th of March, 1897. His people
were modest farmers, whose ancestors had
come to this country from Ireland. Kerr
worked on his fathers farm until he was
sixteen. He then gained an opportunity
for a semi-collegiate course, and on grad
uating taught school for term. When
he had sufficient laid by in the way of
earnings he went to Louisville, KY,
where his fathers family had friends, if
not kinsmen. Here he pursued law
course in the college, meantime earning
his living by teaching. In 1915 he married
the daughter of one of his neighbOrs,
whom, with one son, he leaves. He at first
determined to settle in Kentucky, but
finally moved over to New Albany, across
the river from Louisville and established
himself in practice. He was sent to the
Indiana Legislature for two terms in 1856,
and was subsequently elected reporter of
the Supreme Court. He was first elected to
Congress in 1864, where, with the excep-
ton of one term, when he was defeated
for Congressman at Large, he has served
continuously ever since. He was elected
Speaker of the House on the organization
Of the present Forty fourth Congress.
Two sisters of the deceased live in Erie,
Pa. a brother died last winter in Pitts
burgh He leaves wife and one son, S.
B. Kerr, young man of twenty, who
began the study of law in Washington
last winter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-31
Speaker Kerr's Last Hours.

We CLEAN the following account of the
last hours of Speaker Kerr from a special
telegram to the Chicago Times:
For thirty-six hours he had frequently
recurring paroxysms of pain of the most
excruciating character. Latterly this pain
became so great that his means could be
heard in the adjoining rooms. This diff
Guilty DR.. Pope explains by saying that
the intestines had been almost entirely
wasted away. Indeed, the abdomen
rested finally upon the backbone, the
entire thickness through that part of the
body not being more than two inclms.
The anodynes prescribed by DR.. Pope
scarcely had the effect to materially miti-
gate the suferings of Mr.. Kerr, who often
begged that some opiate might be given
him by which he might be enabled to die
in peace. Wednesday night he rested
well, or at least suffered little pain, but last
night he scarcely closed his eyes. Shortly
after midnight, however, he dropped into q
quiet sleep. About two o'clock he awak-
ened in great fright, and staring wildly
at his attendant, whispered ,huskfly,
= What is the matter with me? Oh, God /!
] am suffering!'' The doctor and family
were at once summoned and everything
that medical skill and the sympathy Of
his loving and devoted friends could sug-
gest was DONE From that time he SEEM
ed to be marked by the hand of death.
His shortness of breath continued without
intermission,l alternating with frequent
paroxysms of suffocation. Several of
these during the afternoon were expected
to be final, and his friends were constant.
" by his bedside. Among these were the
Hon. s.. y. Cox, of New York; the Hon.
N. Blair, the Rev. Mr.. Harris, President
of the Female Seminary at Staunton, this
State; Mrs. Kerr, and her son,
and Kerr's two Secretaries. When
the summons came, they were tenn
porarily out Of the room. The tenacity
with which Mr.. Kerr held on to
life continues to be q surprise to every
one here. For more than an hour before
his death Mr.. Kerr's extremities were as
cold as marble, his pulse in wrist and arm
Anl n>k&~nlv onoSaA kAat md II ~vyoa
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-31

The Kentucky meat shower has been
rendered thoroughly insignificant by 4
shower In Duchess County, N. Y, where
it rained wild geese for several minutes.
One man-name, unhappily not given
picked up on his farm all the geese that
horse could haul, and is going into the
feather bed business. The fall was not
quito as mysterious as the Kentucky az
fair, for the geese were seen when the
storm struck them but it was much more
profitable.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-31
Death on the Stage.

Now that the stimulation of death on
the stage is matter of every day CONVEX
sation, it may not be out of place to
glance at few of the many cases where
death, or at least its sudden approach, has
occurred on the stage, often from excess
of feeling, or the excitement in the, real
izatiOn of character.
Peg Wellington, acting Rosalind (May
8, 1850, became paralyzed on uttering
the words in the epilogue: cpd kiss as
many of you as had boards that pleased
me-"
+ More famous was tile case of John
Palmer, the actor. He had wife and
eight children, to whom he was much at.
,tached; but within short period OF time
Mrs. Palmer and favorite son both died,
and the shock greatly affected the unfor-
tunate widower's nervous system. On
Aug. 2, ITS, he was playing the princi-
pal role in BENJAMIN Thompson's transla-
ton of Kozbue's play, 1.-THE Stranger"
ut Liverpool, and in the fourth act he had
answered, II love her STILL" to the query
of Baron Stesnfort (WhitfielD respecting
his wife; and then, to the question as to
his children, he gave the reply, II left
them at small town hard by" but the
words, falteringly uttered, had scarcely
passed his lips when he fell dead at Whit
sfield's feet. We read in Doran's 'Their
Maiesty's Servants that to support the
theory Of some pious persons the story
was invented that Palmer was stricken
after uttering the quotation. There is
another and better woridr' Palmer,
the original Joseph Surface, was great
actor in his day. Atablet, inscribed with
his,last reputed words, has been erected to
his memory in the churchyard Of Walton
near Liverpool.
| { Another remarkable case Of the same
kind is that of Moliere. He. was acting
the sick man inS"The Malade lmagi'
naire,,' and oncthe fourth night of the run
he appeared weak and, ill. When he came
to the place where he was supposed t.
fall dead on the stage, he acted the par
So naturally that. even the audience be
came CHARMED. He was atpnce carried t.
his house in the Rue Richelieu, and before
his friands could besummoned he expired
in the arms Of two strange priests who
were lodging on the 60or above and who
were 6a3tily called il. u lis o
a striking case in point was that o.
Moody, thu, actor. He, was performing
Claudio ID y" Measure for Measure. >
When 1sa6sl9a commanded him TO prepare
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-31
THE EAST.

AT Portsmouth, n. H., on the 10Th, John
Sullivan was buried alive by the caving-in of
an old well. A large force Immediately went
to work to dig him out, and at midnight he
was extricated alive. He was buried under
forty feet of earth and stones.
THE whaling bark Catalpa arrived at
New York on the morning of the 10Th, from
New South Wales, with the Fenian prison
ers who escaped from that country some
time since. The names of the men are
Michael Harrington, Thomas Darragh,
James Wilson, Robert Cranston, Thomas
Henry Hassctt, John J. Breolin (alias Col
lins), Thomas Desmond (alias Johnson),
John King (alias jones', and Thomas Brcn-
nan (alias HalN. They met with a hearty
welcome at the hands of their fellow
patriots, who called upon them and escorted
them to the O'Donovan Rossa's Hotel.
SATURDAY, the 10Th, was the first day when
visitors were admitted to the Centennial En-
position at half-rate, or for twenty five cents.
The attendance on that day amounted to
over 10000 persons.
ANNOUNCEMENT was made on the 10Th of
the failure of Hon. Josiah Quincy, of Bos-
ton, Mass. His liabilities are stated at $780,
0oo and his assets at S220,000.
THE employees of the New York & New
Jersey Railroad struck on the 2lst, and traf-
&c on the road was suspended. Non-pay-
ment of wages for the past four months,
and the protesting Of notes given for the
previous four months wages, are said to be
the cause of the strike.
FLAGS on the city buildings in New York
and Brooklyn were displayed at half-mast
on the 2lst, out of respect to the memory of
the late NJ. c.. Kerr. The remains of the de-
ceased Speaker left Rockbridge Alum
Springs, on the evening of the 2lst, en- route
for the West ria Washington.
ALAwRENcE (Mass.) dispatch Of the 21st
says the Atlantic Mills will start up Sept. IA,
giving employment to 200 operatives
GOLD closed in New York on the 21st at
110s. The following were the closing quo
tations reproduce: No. 2 Chicago Spring
Wheat, 95@96c.; No. 2 Milwaukee, 96c
@e9c; Oats, Western and State, $40 421Sc.
Corn, Western Mixed, 52@571c; Pork,
Mess, s1S.25: Lard, 1920; Flour, good
to choice, s4.65@5.1O; White Wheat Extra,
s515@7.5O. Cattle, 911Oc for good to
extra. Sheep, 4@6c.
AT East Liberty, Pa, on the 21st cattle
brought: Best, $5.OO05. 25; medium, S45OM
AS; common, s40O@4.25. Hogs sold
Workers, s6.4O@650; Philadelphia, $4,000
6.75 Sheep brought s3.75@5.25, according
to quality.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-31
IN. r. Evangelist.

"A E CORRESPONDENT Of the Edinburgh
Scotsman, writing from Russia, says:
"Nine.te ntbs Of this vast country pro.
dnees little slse than 6rewood,"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-31

q srsoE April 70, z58, 600 sbarrels Of oil
hlaneobesu Destroyed byaligataiug+in the
Pennsylvania oil region, .sl2
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-31

In the fiscal year ending on the S0th of
June S., 200, 937 so in gold has been coin
ed, $6 200, 500 in silver, and $500, $50 in
base metals, q total Of $16, 121 100
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-31

KANSAS expects to make $4,000 worth
Of silk this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-17
GRORGETOWN.

CLEARING TIN glns ms
en- pts are clearing Tie channel OF the PSto-
mac, near the AQRe iuct Bridge. There Is a
bed OF rock above the fish dock which is
shortly 20 ne worked upon aud removed
Perhaps we can get a little Hell Gate" ex-
ploslOn for the Centennial
"ALL's WELL THAT ESDs WELL The
Leesoe1o Mirror saws; A few weeks ago we
annOul ced the a rest in Georgetogn. by
Sherin Barrett, OF this county. OF Mr.. :. 7.
Underwood, aud his return To Loudoun. upon
criminal charge of seduction under pro-
mise OF marriage. The case was called at
the last term Of the County Court and CON
tlpued, The prisoner giving bail for Ms ar
pearspce. On Monday, at the present term
OF The court, the case was again called a
jury was empanneiled. aud a numher of Wit
nesses examined, prominent among whom
was the fair dulctns who sought the ven
geance OF the law Ia punish her truant lover
Alter several hours spent I'm listening 20 the
details OF case the Ike OF which is becom-
ing quite frequent "a our courts It's further
hearing was laid over until Tuesday morn
Ing, the accused being, in the meantime
committed "a jail When the case was once
more called III court n statement was made
10 the following effect; lin Iyeesburg. on
Tuesday morning. March II, 1876. IN the par
lor OF the jail. By Rev L T. Davis, Mr. :. T
Underwood and Annie Il. Cant ali of Lon.
cOun." The case gsS then dismissed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-17
District Estimates.
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS

CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
In reply to communication from the
House District Committee asking fer an es-
timate for the various charitable fnstitu-
lions for the fiscal year ending Jane 80, 1877,
the District Commissioners have sent the
estimates which have been made I'd by the
managers of such Institutions, with the
statement that "Rs we have no supervision
Of the Institutions, nor any Official connec-
hon with them, IL Is not possible for Us 20
make any explanatory statement of the
items making up the appropriations asked
For; nor hare we any data on which to base
An opinion as to the correctness of their
statements. Indeed, we can do no more than
10 send their answers as they have come TO
us"
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
AS TO the matter OF appropriationsfo for work
On streets, sewers, &c, for which you desire
IN estimate as 10 each street, &c, we have
Abe honor 10 send copy Of a communication
nom the engineer, with explanatory sche-
dulles, which, we trust, will give you all the
information necessary for your purpose.
The engineer, In his explanations of the con-
dition of the streets, des gnates ''bad," com
pletely worn out; ''passable," new pavement
required AT expiration of year; fair" some
repairs needed now and more may be neces-
sary, will not necessitate a new pavement;
every fair" very Slight repairs needed;
"goOd ~ as the term implies. Pavements be-
twCen car tracks are not included In the en-
gtneer's report, but he states that repairs are
much needed in all of them, and that the
railroad companies should be required TO re-
pair all that is needed Immediately. "The
quire TO be taken up and relaid in order to be
In good condition" "Round block pave
ments throughout the city are in very fair
and good condition"