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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-05
The Pigs start in Life.

From the Popular Science Monthly.1
The pig is an animal that has its wits
about it quite as soon after birth as the
chicken. l therefore selected it as a
subject Of observation. The following are
some of my observations: That vigor-
GUS young pigs get up and search for the
teat at once, or within one minute after
their enterance into the world; that if
removed several feet from their mother,
when aged only few minutes, they soon
find their way back to her, guided ap.
parently by the grunting she makes in
answer to their squeaking. In the case
l observed the old SOW rose in less than
all hour and half after pigging, and
went out to cat, the pigs ran about,
tried to eat various matters, followed
their mother out, and sucked
while she stood eating. One pig 1 put in
a bag the moment it was bern, and kept
it in the dark until it was seven hours old
when placed it outside the sly a dis
lance of ten feet from where the SOW lay
concealed inside the house. The pig
soon recognized the low grunting of its
mother, went along outside the sly strug-
Cling to get over the under or the lower
bar. AT the end of five minutes it sue.
ceeded in forcing itself throug under the
bar at one Of the few places where that
was possible. No sooner in than it went
without pause into the playhouse to its
mother, and was at once like the others
in its behaviour. Two little pigs I blind
folded at their birth. One of them
placed with it's mother at once; it soon
found the teat and began to suck. Six
hours later placed the other little dis.
lance from the SOW; it reached her in
half a minute; after going about rather
vaguely; in half minute more it found
the teat. Next day I found that one of
The two left with the mother, blindfo;ded,
had got the b inders off; the other was
quite blind, walked about freely, knock
ing against things. In the afternoon /
uncovered its eyes, and it went round
and round as if it had had sight, and
had suddenly lost it. In ten minutes it
was scarcely distingushable from one
that had had sight all along. When
placed on chair it knew the height to
require considering, went down on its
knees and lcaped down. When its eyes
had been unveiled twenty minutes
placed it and another twenty feet from
the sly. The two reached the mother
in. five minutes and at the same mo-
ment.
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of the burning of Mrs. Gordon and three chill
dren at Enterprise, Ind, Saturday. the 26th,
leads to a belief that the woman and her chill
dren were murdered by some one unknown,
and the bodies placed in the house and all
consumed for the purpose of concealing the
crime. The object Of the murder is supposed
to have been to gain possession ct SUM of
money Mrs. Gordon had in the house, the
price of the sale of 4 COW and some farming
implements. The barn was consumed, as
we'll as the house, and the two buildings were
situated so far apart chat it is believed that the
burning Of one would not have ignited the
other
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Intervention i'm Cuban Affairs.
Washington Telegram, 28th.1

1t is asserted in telegram from Lon
don that movement is on foot among
the great powers looking to intervention
in Cuban affairs. It is asserted in prom
inent circles that if there is near ad.
vent Of. European intervention in Cuba,
our government would inform such pow
ers as might CON bine for this purpose
that their course would be highly offens.
i've to the United States, as it would i'm
ply the design of controlling affairs in 10.
calities contiguous to this country, there
by injuriously affecting our commercial
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Wttovvski and SuEg Fort Steals.
washington Telegram, 5lst.1

washington Ielegram, 5lst.
The committee appointed to consider
the Witowski and Sugg Fort claims find,
in their report, that both claims are tic.
titious and fraudulent; that they have
passed through the Offices of the
third auditor and second
comptroller without such examina-
ton as the law requires; that the third
auditor and James f. Allen and George
Doolittle, clerks in his office, and the
second comptroller, his deputy, Curtis,
and John G. Wilson, clerk in his office,
had failed to give such claims proper
examination, and are therefore charge.
able with culpable negligence. The re.
port does not i,apute to any Of these Off
GERS, or any one connected with the de.
dartment, a corrupt or fraudulent or cor.
rupt purpose. The Secretary Of the
Treasury submitted the report to the
President this morning. and on his return
to the department, showed it to Messrs.
Broadhead. Rutherford and Curtis, who
promptly agreed to tender their resigna.
tons. The report was also shown to the
three clerks above named, who will also
resign.
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Tragic Death of n Mississippi Dcs.
per2dO.
memphis Telegram, 81 ]

lMcupulS 4clcSTalus 81
The Ledger says on last Wednesday
evening w. Carroll Button was shot dead
at Randolph Landing, at the head of
Island 40, by some person unknown. A
rifle ball passed through his heart. and
he fell dead near the dwelling of John
Stinson, a fisherman and suspicious
character who lived with woman said to
be his wife. Stinson circulated report
that Button had been shot by the Hollis
boys, who resided in the neighborhood,
and with whom Button had quarreled
the day before, and that after he was
shot he reached Stinson's cabin and fell
dead. That night Stinson got up crowd
and made raid on the Hollis boys, firing
a number of balls into the dwelling of
one of them, but without killing or
wounding any one. Yesterday Stinson and
young Tom Button came to Memphis and
obtained a burial case, which they
took to Randolph Landing on the City of
Chester. On the way up Button began to
suspect that Stinson had killed his uncle,
but both being armed no hestilities took
place until the boat reached the landing,
where crowd had assembled. As it
was proven at an inquest had during Tom
Buttons absence that the Hollis boys
we're innocent and that Jack Stinson had
shot Button from the window of his cab
in, some one in the crowd cried out to
Tom Button that Stinson had killed his
uncle, whereupon Tom Button drew
pistol and commenced firing at Stinson,
who by this time was in charge of con.
stable Dick Gay and man named Prev
nsxu1 hat -
rapid succession by different parties, and
Jack Stinson was riddled with balls and
fell dead over the guard Of the boat. The
constable was shot in the arm, and Prev
rell badly wounded in the thigh. Stinson
was seen to assassinate Carroll Button,
and this was proven at the inquest. No
further particulars concerning the tragedy
could be learned.
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AZ Ing sale laSt week Dy the sheriff Of the
stock of William Matoon of Springfield,
Mass. his famous Devon bull Duke OF Hamp .
den, which has taken first prizes at the New
York and New England fairs, and for which
Mr.. NATION has refused 81 900, brought only
sos, and other prices were equally ruinous .
Reports Of pork packing operations for
the present season mp to date, at all points
throughout the country, shows approximately
5000, oov against 4,o0o, 900 hogs year ago.
Ohio interior ports show 10 to IL pounds de-
crease in weight. Indiana about the same as
last year. Illinois, 20 pounds increase. Iowa,
10 pounds increase. Missouri, IS pounds in
crease. Kansas and Nebraska, so pounds in
crease, and moderate increase in other sec.
tions
Mary McGregor. a girl sixteen years
old, who passed east through~Lincoln, Neb., a
few days ago, told there that her home is in
Connecticut. While visiting in New York
City she was enticed by woman into COW
cred carriage and driven to depnt where
were several girls. Theswoman was going to
take them to San Francisco bawdy houses, and
forced them to 60 with her. At Terrace, Utah,
she succeeded in escaping, and is now return
ing home.
On the Goth United States officials
seized eight liquor establishments in Chicago,
together with all the books and papers found
in the Offices at the time of the seizure. Those
seized were the rectiying establishments of
the Chicago alcohol works; the rectifying
house and distillery of Dickinson, Abel Il Co.;
Chicago alcohol works distillery; South
Branch distillery; William Ceoper's Black
Hawk distillery; Mattheis' distillery, and Kee-
ley & Kowin's rectifying house.
Secretary Chandler says his Depart.
ment has been much embarrassed in it's efforts
to ferret out the frauds in the pension service
by the premature publication of the move
ments made against the rings. and he is de-
termined in future to stop all such leaks. Pen
sion Agent Nevin, at Philadelphia was re-
moved, he says, because he was suspected of
furnishing a morning paper with details of
what special agents had done towards break
ing up the ring there, together with the names
of firms who were implicated in the transac-
tons.
The anniversary Of the battle Of Tren-
ton, N. j., the 9th, was attended with good
"o"A VI on'nuS1@ouA Notwithstanding IL was
confined to citizens Of the place. About one
thousand persons engaged in it, in companies,
made up from citizens without uniforms, but
supplied with arms from the State arsenal.
Gen. Washington, Gems. Sullivan, Greene and
Meyer were all personated also Col. Rahl and
others OF the Hessians or British army. The
movement ofthe troops began at 8 o'clock, and
the fighting through the streets between the
contending armies reached its height about 10
o'clock. The surrender took place at Assun-
pink Greek, and was received with cheers. In
the afternoon there were addresses and a ban
Quet.
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and political interests, and for this rea
son, apart from other considerations, the
United States would continue to act in
the spirit of the Monroe doctrine.
The Remarkable History Of the Kill.
Ing Of Mrs. Boemser Of ST. Louis.
(St, Louis TELEGRAM OIL

The jury in the case of Charles F..
kring brought in verdict of guilty O.
murder in the first degree this afternoon.
The trial has developed one of the most
remarkable criminal cases on record.
Kring conceived All insane inlatuat,on for
a Mrs. Dora Boemser. the respecta bic
wife OF an honest German citizen, and
made love to her in the most impassioned
manner. He endeavored to persuade her
to elope with him and marry him. Mrs.
Boemser declined this proposal for the
reason that she already had a husband
and Kring wife. Upon her refusal he
threatened to slay her upon the first on.
portunity. Subsequently he wrote
her the most endearing letters, and
he told number of persons that
she was with child by him.
Last April he met her on the street, and
in excited terms demanded that she con-
sent to marry him. She replied that she
could not do so, as she already had hus-
band.' He Immediately drew pistol and
began to fire upon her. She fell fatally
wou1ded, and he then turned the pistol
upon himself, but it refused to fire. and
he thus failed in his purpose to commit
suicide. When arrested he freely adj
mitted his guilt; said he loved the woman
to distraction, and that she had promised
to marry him, but subsequently broke
her promise, and he was determined she
should never live with another, man. The
letters found upon his person were full of
passionate affection for Mrs. Boemser, and
averred that he intended to kill her and
himself all for love. Mrs. Boemser ling.
cred for few days and died. Before
dying, she gave birth to still born child,
the paternity of which Kring claimed and
still claims. A plea Of insanity was set
up by Kring's attorney, land it was thought
hardly probable that the jury would find
verdict Tor murder in the first degree,
and it is pretty general belief that he
was and is complete monomaniac in his
infatuation for his victim.
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GENERAL MATTERS.

The celebration of the birth of the Cen
tennial year Was very general throughout all
the larger cities of the Union.
The leading coal companies IN the wy
oming, Pa, region, have agreed upon a total
suspension OF operations for one month, to
take effect January LIST.
At the election held in Dakota and
Dixon counties, Neb., on the 9th, on the
question of issuing bonds to the Covingtou,
Columbus and Black Hills railroad company,
the bonds were voted by four-fiflhs majority.
Work on the road will begin at once.
The Congregational Church at Henry,
ILL.,, over which the Rev. MIR. Glendenning OF
the Mary Pomeroy scandal was called to pre-
side, has split into two. The first sermon to
the seceders' church was delivered by Rev. w.
E. Holyoke, aud his subject was, curiously
enough, "Character."
The golden drawing of the Louisiana
lottery took place on the 9th. The following
numbers drew the principal prizes: $50 won
$lO0, 0O0; 5000 drew s50,0uO; 2,249 dew
1000; 1876 drew $4,000; 2,9l8 and IS, 468
each IS 200, and the following, $500 each {:
76o, 1893, 5000, 1l,47o.
Some New York swindler advertised
for book-keepers. statesmen, porters and mel
applicants to enclose a three-eent stamp to in
sure answers. He received over 600 appli-
cations for places, answered none and pock-
eted over $l2U worth OF stamps.
The richest discovery in Victoria, Aus
tralia, was recently made in the Magdala shaft
at Pleasant Creek, where, at the unprecedent-
ed depth of !, 68l feet, a gold-bearing quartz
reef, assaying 10 cwt. per ton to the poorest
ore, was found, into which the shaft was sunk
ten feet and yet the bottom has not been
reached.
It is stated from London that the
American minister. in the name of our govern
ment, has addressed the British government
tor the purpose OF learning its views respecting
| a collective Intervention of European powers
with the object of putting stop to bloodshed
| in Cuba. The British government has deferred
answering definitely for the present.
The criticisms of the German papers Of
the Bremerhafen dynamite affair, declaring it
the result Of American civilization, resulted in
Il meeting of American citizens in Berlin on
the eth, at which resolutions wee adopt:
ed denouncing the act, and protesting
against the attempt to asperse the American
character by charging it to the fruits Of Amer
lean civilization.
| Tucson, Arizona, advices of the Goth
report that the revolu:ionists in Sonora have
gained considerable successes over the State
troops. Both parties while in Arizona re.
Trained from outrages and paid cash tor thei,
subsistence: Most of the Americans of Arizo-
ma sympathize with the revolutionists, consid.
ering them to represent the better classes O.
Sonora. ~ .~-5.* .
Auction sales continually dissipate the
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INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.
The recent shipments of beef to Europe
proved success and the enterprise is to he
continued
Ship Thompson, a rope walker, fell
from his rope in Alexandria, Va, the 3lst,
and was fatally injured.
Jack & Lowers Touring mill at Des
Moines, Iowa, burned on the MI ht Of the 18th.
Loss Sl4. 600; insured for $4,000.
During thunder storm at Memphis
ON the Goth, the house of James Vincent was
struck by lightning and both he and his wife
severely If not fatally injured.
St"thern Ohio was visited by disas.
trous wind and rain storms on the Goth. The
str cams We're raised to flood height, sweeping
away fences, outbuildings, tr ees, hay stack.
anu bridges. At Catawha, Clark county, q
new Methodist church was wrecked by the
wind
A fire at Winnepeg, Manitoba, the
morning OF the 9th, destroyed the c ty engine
mouse, together with the steam fire engine,
nose and other conte nts, the engineer and one
or TWO other persons sleeping in the building
barely escaping with their lives. Loss to the
city about s25,OO The city is now without
the slightest protection against fire.
"A family named Beale, living about ten
miles north OF indianapolis, have been lately
dangerously Injected with trichina from eating
pork tenderloin. A little girl Of the family
oiea and the others at last account were in
critical condition. In a piece of muscle from
the ch'id's body, not larger than pin head,
microscopic examination revealed twenty q
the tr'chlna, alive and Of mature growth.
further investigation into the matter
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PERSONAL MATTERS.

The Emperor of Brazil, who will visit
the United States in April next, will travel as
a private gentleman over most of the country,
and attend the Centennial du'ing the summer.
His daughter, the Princess Isabel, will act as
Regent during his absence.
Alexander Duncan. to whom was con.
veyed sundry pieces OF real estate valued at
$l50, 900 at the time Of the failure of Duncan,
Sherman & Co., has determined to place him
self on footing with the general creditors OF
the firm by re-conveying the property abso-
lutely to ex-Judge Shipm,n, assignee, for the
benefit Of the creditors.
The jury in the Bowen liDel suit against
the Brooklyn Eagle for $780, 90, found a ver-
dict tor 81 900. The two other cases for $780,
QUO each Of Mr.. Bowen against the Eagle will
be tried rext term. The, libel in this case,
consisted OF the publication of report that
Bowen's wife OH her deathbed, confessed to
having prostituted her person to Reecher.
A formal acceptance has been received
from Pope Plus TX, of all invitation by the
centennial authorities, requesting his holiness
to give his recognition to the enterprise by a
contribution to the exhibition Of works Of art
AA~AAA sAO S~AiCly VI VIC VI 11Om Vic
workshops over which he has control. The
letters OF the Pope are couched in the warm
est terms Of friendship for the United States.
The suspension Of James A. Smith and
&. N. & J. A. Smith, WOODEN manufacturers of
Worcester, Mass, is announced. J. A. Smith
operated three mills in Cherry Valley. Leices-
ter, and one in that city, and in connection
with G. N. Smith, mill at Millbury, Mass,
and another at Granville, R. l. Liabilities
not known, but various]y estimated at from
$500, 900 to $500, 900. Assets unknown.
Dorence Atwater the young U. S. Con-
sui at the Society Islands, was married on the
9th of October last to the Princess Moctia,
daughter ofa native woman OF the Royal FAM
lily OF the Islands, who has equal right to rule
with Queen Pomare. The brides father was
an English Jew, a lawyer by prof ssion and
an able man. She is the handsomest and
wealthiest girl Of the South Sea islands, speaks
English and French fuently.
In recent divorce suit brought at San
Francisco by A. A. Bergstrom, against his wife
Anna G. Rergstrom, the plaintiff swore that
his wife was, prior to her marriage, the mis-.
tress of Charles XIV of Sweden and bore him Ia
son who now resides in New York and is about
II years old. 1t appearing that though Berg
strom discovered his wite's former history in
1862, he did not bring his action for divorce
until 1875, his application was refused.
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1T is not our fault" says Milwaukee
and the next time that one of those over.
grown rural roosters in . ball room reach
es down for our head and suggests that
some fellow has lost . rose bud out of
his button-hole, there will be trouble.
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December 3lst will be the centennial
anniversary Of Montgomery's unsuccess-
full attack on Quebec, during which the
intrepid commander lost his life. ,a-'G
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The house of Henry Starken, an in.
dustrious favmer of Laketown, Carver
county, was burned on the 18th mss.
The fire caught from the roof and was
not discovered in time to save any of the
contents-the family having barely time
to escape. Something over $50 bushels
Of wheat and $50 of oats were DESTROYED
along with the furniture, clothing, &c..
of the family. Loss 81, 200 with no in.
surance.
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Why He Stole an Umbrella.
rNour Vnpt~ C,r


George Smith, a young man of good
address, was arraigned in the General
Sessions, yesterday, upon an indictment
for larceny from the person. He pleaded
guilty Of petty larceny, and when asked
what he had to say about his sentence,
he answered.:
ssMay it please your Honor, have
something to say. Can be permitted to
make q statement? Judge Sutherland
told him to 60 o.. Well your honor
1.-THE prisoner continued l have been
out Of employment long time. and am
utterly destitute. Capt. Lowery for
several nights allowed me to sleep in his
station house. and I begged him to let me
sweep out or do odd jobs about there to
earn something to eat; but he couldn' t
do that for me. When had been with.
out food for three days, I asked him to
send me On the island, and he told me
that he couldn't do that unless I com.
mitted some crime or misdemcanor.
went desperately into the street, and
snatched cotton umbrella from lady.
and then waited till she had me arrested,
when I gave ner back the umbrella. ]
never was arrested before in my life. l
did this wrong thing because I didn't
want to starve in the streets, and I
thought it would end my getting where l
would be furnished food and shelter
without begging for it.
Several gentlemen in the court room
told Judge Sutherland that they had
good reason to bel eve that the prisoner
story was literally true. He was re.
manded to the Tombs, to give the Court
opportunity for further examination as to
the facts. So.
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THERE is more ley in this story, prob.
ably, than in any other gotten up in
many a day. A California paper an.
nounces the discovery Of a mine Of cas-
tile soap on the lands of Senator Jones.