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Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21
Foreign Items.

A vessel which was about to discharge
q cargo of one hundred and fifty barrels of gun
powder at Crete has been captured by Turk
ish war vessels.
President Mcmahon has sent message
to the French Senate announcing his deter
mination to dissolve the Chamber of Deputies,
and requesting the Senate to concur.
The Spanish Government has released
the persons who were recently arrested, the
provincial Populations becoming security for
their good behavior. Several republicans
have been arrested in different parts OF
Ginpuzeo.
1t is reported that parsonage of high
position has directly inquired of the Holy See
how it would look upon Bonapartist move
ment in France. On it's reply more or less
energetic system of agitation would depend,
but the Vatican has made no sign.
The French minister of instruction has
decided that any student participating in any
political m anifestation shall be Immediately
expelled from college. It is stated the gov
eminent will declare its readiness to discuss
the Interpolation to be brought forward by M.
Gambetta at the re-opening of the chamber.
The Left has decided that the republican SEN
ators shall abstain from voting on the ques-
ton of dissolution, SO as to leave the entire
responsibility to the government.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21
How the Oyster Builds His Shell.
From Frank Rochland's Letters.

From Frank Rochland's Letters.
The body of an oyster is poor thing,
apparently not able of doing anything at
all, yet what marvellous house an oyster
builds around his delicate frame! When
the oyster is first born he is very simple,
delicate dot, as it were, and yet he is born
with his two shells upon him. For some
unknown reason he always fixes himself
on his round shell; and being once fixed
he begins to grow, but he only grows in
summer. Inspect an oyster closely, and
it will be seen that it is marked with dis
tinct lines. As the rings we observe in
the section of the trunk of tree denote
years of growth, so does the making of an
oyster tell us how many he has passed in
his "bed" at the bottom of the sea. Sup
pose an oyster was born on June Is 1870,
he would go on growing up to the first
line we see we'll marked; he would then
stop for the winter.
In the summer of 1871 he would more
than double his size; in 1872 he would
add to his house. In 1878 and 1874 he
would again go on building, till he was
dredged up in the middle of his work in
1875, when he would be five and half
years old. The way in which an oyster
builds his shell is pretty sight. l have
watched it frequently. The beard or
fringe of an oyster is not only his breath
ing organ, but his feeding organ also, by
which he conveys the food to his COM
plicated mouth with his four lips. When
the warm, calm days of June come, the
oyster opens his shell, and, by means
of the fringe, begins building an addi-
tional story to his house. This he does
by depositing very fine particles of car
Donate of lime, till they at last form a
substance as thin as silver paper and ex-
ceedingly fragile; then he adds more and
more, till at last the new shell is at least
as hard as the old shell. When oysters
are growing in their shells they must be
handled very carefully, as the new growth
of shell will cut like broken glass, and
wound on the finger from an oyster shell
is often very troublesome.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

:. untless as the chills with which their own
Icver-ridden citizens annually suffer. We
have borne all these patiently and the new
north west has grown in wealth and numbers
far beyond our expectations. Our growth
our products, the bro ad wheat fields Of Min
nesota sown to-day for crop Of forty million
bushels, the unequalled health of our climate
these overcide all that can be invented against
us or forged in favor of rival States. We who
have been here twenty and thirty years know
that the cruelest wrong, the greatest injury
done us is by misrepresenting our climate and
We have facts at hand to crush out these mis-
representations. A single fact to which you
can all attest broad, robust double breasted
fact that strikes these falsehoods right
between the eyes, fact that is known
to US and should be known of men wherever
the map of this continent finds it's way or the
question of climate is thoughtof-a fact that
is OF itself, single handed and alone, If properly
handled, the best immigration document ever
issued, or tina tever will be issued. The
fact is this: hundreds, even thousands,
OF thrifty farmers, who have lived
for the past twenty and thirty years
have sold their good farms to newcomers, and
gone three hundred miles further north into
upper Minnesota, to open new homes. OF
those who thus change their location, ten go
North for one that goes South. Our climate
has no terrors for them. They have tried it
daily see, long trains of white-covered wagons
loaded with well to do immigrants passing
from points south of us to points away up
north, and into the very jaws Of the hopper re-
gion. They have done well on our soil, and
with increasing means and increasing FAM
| lilies, they go to Northern Minnesota where
they get larger tracts at lower prices on which
to rear the scores of healthy children we see
along with each train. 1t is estimated that a
full hundred such teams cross the Minnesota
river daily, bound North and West, and with
these thousands of robust boys and girls, in
this healthy country, we need not fear that
population will fall off in the regions directly
| tributary to this city-or rather the cities Of
st. Paul and Minneapolis, which nearly touch
each other and should and will be one, con-
shutting the city or rather the metropolis OF
the new Northwest. We are about through
with the 'hoppers, but let'any man look at our
broad acres and our hardy husbandmen and
he will see that we can let the poor devils
have all they can eat and still spare enough
to feed half the continent. / have known this
country long and well. I have seen it man
and boy until am bald and gray, and know
something of other States but l would not
give Minnesota for all of them.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

On the 18th of last May, as Prof. Pagan
was entering the university building at
Palermo in order to lecture to his class,
he was met on the stairs by very fair
Sicilian maiden of eighteen summers who
drew a revolver and shot him dead. She
then coolly went down, gave herself up to
an officer, remarking that He took my
honor and took his life; let us proceed
to the judges Office" Pagan had aban-
doned htr. and was on the point of con-
tracing nuptials with another woman.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21
MISREPRESENTATION CORRECTED.
stubborn Facts Relative to the CIlmat
of the North West.


of the North West.
Last Monday the st. Paul Chamber of
Commerce had an interesting discussion
upon the Hopper question and Immi-
grafton. Governor Marshall, Hon. E. F.
Drake and others, spoke of the fine pros
poets for big crop in the State. They
had been over many counties, and from
every quarter came the most cheering
statements. They all regretted the ex-
aggerated accounts published over the
country as to the grasshoppers in Mime
sofa.
Col. Hewitt followed in few remarks
that set forth one prominent fact which
should have circulation wide as these
stories and especially wide and prominent
as have been published the exaggerated
stories about the severity of our climate.
He said:
agree with the gentlemen who have just
spoken, that this hopper business has been
sufficiently advertised. lis about time new
song was put in our mouths and 1t can be
done truthfully, and honestly We have for
twenty years again and again, had to bear
with stories published wide cast to our pref
udice. States east and south of us have on
every occasion exaggerated our little troubles
until those seeking homes here have had to
fight their way to our state. This applies
especially to the stories told of our cold. eli
mates-upon this point their inventions are as
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21
SUMMARY OF GENERAL NEWS.

Crimes, Criminals and Accidents.
Tweed's friends are much discouraged
and think he win have to pay very high price
for his freedom.
Sometimes the defender of his marital
rights is punished. Ralph Welten (colored)
was hung at Marion, Ark, on the 18th, tor
killing his wife's seducer
Sitting Bull is said to be in the British
Possessions near the Wood Mountains. He
has 1000 warriors with him, and refuses all
peace overtures from the United States.
Robert Kicker, clerk in the quarter
master generals office in Washington, thrash
ed his wife's kittens, whereupon she uprooted
his tomato vines. Kicker then settled the fuss
by blowing out his brains, and was thus nobly
revenged.
-Four men were killed and eighteen
more or less seriously wounded by a collision
Of an excursion with an express train near
Point of Rocks, Md, on the 18th. The killed
were all from Frederick City and included
Charles H. Kiefer, the editor of the Eramieer.
The preliminary examination of the
four villains who attempted to wreck train
on the st. Louis & San Francisco railroad, for
purposes of plumber, near Woodland station,
Mo-, some nights ago, has been completed and
all the prisoners were committed to Springfield
Jail to await the action of the grand jury. Bail
was refused. They will no doubt be indicted
for murder in the first degree, and have a
speedy trial.
Friday the 18th was bright day in
the hangmans calendar. Henry Adams was
hung at Dayton, Ohio for numbering soldier
in Feb. 1876. At New Orleans Adnian Eveque,
colored, was hung for shooting another colored
man at ball. Geo. Morris, paid the penalty
for killing his mistress. Joaquin Florence
was executed for similar crime. At Newman,
Ga, Stephen Brinkley was hung for the MUIR
der of his wife four years ago. His brother
spent $4,000 to save him but in vain.
In St. Louis, on the 18th inst, we'll
dressed man went to pawn shop and select
ing pistol of large caliber, asked the propri-
etor to load it for him. The pawnbroker, sup
posing he intended to purchase it, did SO and
handed it back, when he suddenly placed the
muzzle to his right temple, and before move
ment could be made to stay the act discharged
the weapon, sending bali clear through his
head. He fell to the floor unconscious. He
was removed to the city dispensary, and died
in about an hour. The man was stranger in
the city and had nothing on his person by
which he could be identified.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

Henry E. Childs, the educated twenty
year old son of wealthy Hartford ply
stefan, is under arrest for setting fire to
four buildings, at different times. He has
for year been the leader of gang Of
young men who robbed and burned in
East Hartford, to an extent that dumb
founded the citizens. His motives seem
have been pure deviltry, for he had no
lack Of money and realized very little
from his crimes. One of the structures
set on fire was church. He confessed
that the party, when arrested, had planned
to kill and rob merchant. The proof
that led to his detection was the imprint
of his corduroy trousers where he had
fallen in a ploughed field, while running
away from a fire that he had kindled.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

A clergyman who was travelling stopped
at a hotel frequented by wags and jokers.
The guests used all their artillery of wit
upon him without eliciting remark.
The clergyman ate his dinner quietly, APP
parently without observing the gibes
and sneers of This neighbors. One of them,
at last, in despair at his forbearance, said
to him: We'll, wonder at your patience.
Have you not heard all that has been said
to you?" ooh! yes; but am used to it.
Do you know who I am2n "No, SIR"
We'll, will inform you. am chaplain
of lunatic asylum. Such remarks have
no effect upon me-"
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21
Latest Markets.
MILWAUKEE.

GRAIN-Wheat, No. 2, $1.511<; seller July
$1-521S; seller August, $1.36; No. 8, $1.36
Corn, No. 2, 44111c. Oats, No. 2, 381Sc. Rye,
No. 69c. Barley, No. soc; No. 5, Ale.
CHICAGO.
FLoUR-Minnesota extras $7.75@950; west
ern de. $6.75@$850; Minnesota patent SO .0O
@11.00; winter extras $8.50@10.5O.
GRAIN-Wheat, No 2 Chicago spring 81. 49L
cash; $1.47H@1. an seller July; $1.29L seller
August. Corn, 4514c cash; 46c seller July;
cash; S714c seller July. Rye, 66c. Barley, s.
@60c.
PRov1sIoNs-Pork $12.85 cash and seller
July; $12.75 seller August. Lard, $3.50 cash
$S.8215@8.85 seller July; $8.92115 seller August
Bulk meats, shoulders, 433Sc: short rib, &C;
clear rib, 65kc.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

An effort is being made to establish in
San Francisco the business of preparing
the skins of the fur seal for market. There
is an annual passage through the city of
10000 of these skins, which are sent to
London for preparation, and after nearly
year many are brought back. The
average extra expense of having the work
done in London is estimated to be fifty
per cent. English purchasers pay $40
each for raw skins, and charge $40 for
the prepared ones. 1t is said by those
familiar with the business that the work
can be skillfully and proftably carried on
in this country.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

During seven years Charles Eichorm,
of Cincinnati, was supported by his wife,
who worked hard to do it. Recently she
told him that she was tired of that kind
of thing, and that he must earn his own
living. He was in excellent health, and
had trade; but he had been so long used
to idleness that Mrs. Eichorm's resolution
was a great shock to him. The poor
fellows feelings were hurt, too, and he
went into the yard and hanged himself.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

On the day of Barney Williams funer-
al two of his friends, who had travelled
all the way from Cincinnati to be pres
ent at the ceremonies, arrived in this city,
Hurrying to St. Stephens Church, they
found the edifce so crowded that it was
impossible to gain access; but instead of
yielding to feeling of disappointment
very natural under the circumstances, one
of them, thinking only of his dear friend,
exclaimed: "Ah, if Barney were alive to-
day, how delighted he would be to know
that his last house was such full one p
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

One of the officers at the Westminster
County Court in England was assaulted
by a well-dressed man in the court room
the other day. He said that he had been
insulted by the official, and had resented
the injury, but the Judge sentenced him
to Jail for week. The prisoners father
subsequently came into court, and asked
for mitigation of the sentence on the
ground that his son had been in America,
and had imbibed American ideas, which
he had imported with him. The Judge
discharged the young man after an apol-
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

A man on West Hill has brought peace
into his family circle forever. Last week
he moved into new house, containing
bay-window, and twenty-three closets,
and he bought his wife nine miles of
clothes. lines, cord of clothes-line props,
and and 124 dozen clothes-pins. And
the angels just come down and sit around
on the side fence and envy that woman's
perfect happiness.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

The Car and his eldest son, the heil
apparent, have no fixed allowance of pay
They take what is necessary for their ex-
penses out, of the rents of the crown do
mains and out of the treasury, the sums
taken from the latter being termed Gin
IDENTITIES" All the other members of the
imperial household have their allowances
regularly fixed, and are not permitted to
90 beyond the limit.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

- A church in Berlin made of paper is
octagonal without any circular within.
The material is made waterproof by sat
urating it with yitriol, lime water, whey,
and the white of eggs. The building
has fine relief work on the outside, and
papier-mache statues adorn the interior.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21
The will of Nicholas Marshall of Oyster

The will of Nicholas Marshall of Oyster
Bay, L. l., is contested before the Surro-
gate on the ground of a peculiar insanity
in the testator. In 1874 he saw Donold-
sons balloon pass over his farm, and in
sisted that it was the devil. His reason
is said to have been dethroned from that
hour. Twice he attempted to commit
suicide, and he finally succeededin hang
ing himself.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

A Pittsburgh guardian of the poor who
celebrated Decoration Day by taking his
whole family and about a dozen friends
to the city Poor House, at the expense of
the taxpayers, was compelled by his as
sociates in the Board to refund $199s
the amount thus illegitimately expended,
and now his resignation is accepted.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21
ground

Public opinion in Germany is thus re-
Elected in a conversation between two
good burghers of Berlin, taken from a
Berlin paper: First Burgher-"So we
are likely to have another war with
France2" Second Burgher-" Let US
pray they may thrash US, so that they may
he as moor we aren --e--.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

Whole trenches of bones have been dis
covered on the plantation of Sheriff Black
at Middle Sound, s. c. Some Of the
skulls are in fine state of preservation,
and from their shape, as well as the pres
ence Of various implements, it is thought
the'spot was an ancient Indian burying
c,rolnd
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21
miscellaneous.

The consolidated pension Office at Illi-
nois, win be located at Springfield.
Kansas City and vicinity is suffering
from heavy flood in the Missouri.
California is having heated term, the
thermometer ranging from 95 to 115 in the
shade.
The National Millers Association has
been in session at Buffalo, C. A. Pillsbury Of
Minnesota, is one Of the vice Presidents.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21
INTERESTING CURRENT TOPICS.

Virginians claim that since the whip
ping post was re-established most of the
jails have been emptied, petty crimes have
almost ceased, and Migrants are seen no
more in the streets. Z
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

Fishing continues to be the popular
source of amusements. :. Five barrels Of
pigeons and 1900 live ones were shipped from
Northfield recently.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21

Sixty transfers of real estate have been
recorded since January 1st. !. Madelia has
Gently by being thrown from a buggy. the
horse taking fright and running down hilI
-. "A stage line runs direct from Winnehapo
City to st. James, carrying mail and passen.
gers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-16
Personal.

Col. Macomb and Major Hoffman ha We
gone to the lower rapids, at Keokuk, on
business.
Col. Fagler, of Rock Island Arsenal,
has gone east on business.
Lieut.. Ayers, of Rock Island Arsenal,
returned this morning from his visit to
friends in Wisconsin.
Charley S. Van Duyn and wife Former
ly Miss. Minnie Cropperl arrived at the
Harper House last evening on a visit to
relatives and friends in town.
Capt. Hawk, county clerk of Carol
county was at the Harper House last
evening. He was in AZ battles without
getting hit. but in the 43rd he lost his
right leg, He was with Sherman to the
Atlantic He is a pleasant and popular
gentleman and likes the Harper House
better than any place west of Chicago.
W. Z. Clifford, j. J. Davis, n. S. Bar
Der, and j Cone. all from Elmwood, thil
state, have been in the CITY for severa
days past, stopping at the Rock Isant
House, with view to induce our capitalist
to fit up the old wooden mill, building fo
the manufacture of THE New Era Gran
Cleaner" and other farm and mill ma
chlnery
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-16

men. The letter states that the farmers
there are asking for rain as well as the
lumbermen, and that the country is very
dry. A L. Pound & Co, OF Chippewa
Falls. who haye some 2o,0o0,oo0 feet OF
logs on the Chippewa, have just received
100000 feet, but this is the only lot OF
logs that has yet been run out. Shaw s
large mills at Chippewa Falls with ca
pacity Of 10000 900 feet annually. have
not done any saving at all this season,
and cannot get log, and the same is the
case with Ingram Il Co.'S mills with ca
pacity Of l50 600, 900 feet annually. A low
estimate places the amount of logs now on
| the Chippewa River at 250.000,000 feet
and of this vast quantity but 100000 feet
has been run down. All the rivers are
extremely low, and unless heavy rains
soon occur, the numbering business il
Wisconsin for the year will be an utter
failure.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-16
River News.

The Diamond Joe passed down yester-
day leaving twosbarges-or % car loads
If grain for the St. Louis road. She
came up again this morning, we'll loaded,
left for above, and will be down Friday.
The Clinton passed down, this morning,
and the Helen Mar up.
The Red Wing is expected up Saturday
and the Minneapolis down Friday.
The Dubuque is expected to leave win
ter quarters at Lacrosse tomorrow anC
arrive here on Saturday, bound for St
Louis.
The river has been falling slowly latel.
and is now 5, 4 above low water mark.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-16
POLICE COURT


Wednesday, May 16.-Last evening
john Bengston found man, who APP
peared to be pretty drunk, in the second
story Of his building, and he was handed
over to Policeman German, who took him
to the marshals Office On being searched
a case of optical instruments was found in
his pocket He stated then that he had
stolen them in order to be locked up in
jail where he could not get liquor-but
where he got them he could not tell He
was locked up in jail until this morning,
when he stated to Justice Hayden that he
was drunk yesterday in Davenport, and
did not know when he came to this city or
where he stole the instruments-didn t
remember where he had been from O.
| clock yesterday afternoon until he awoke
in Jail this morning. He gave his name
rs Frank Marshall and said his home was
in Clarence, Cedar county, Iowa, He con-
WINGED the officers that he was just what
| he admitted be was-a poor drunken fel
low. who could not resist the temptation
to drinking, and when drunk didn't know
what be was dong. He was released on
his promise to leave town, After leaving
the Justices office he returned and asked
if he would send him to Jail for to -day-
until he had thoroughly sobered off and
lost his appetite for liquor, as he was not
then strong enough to resist the tempta.
ton. He was advised to go-and he went
| Another one of the burglars who robbed
Mrs. Lucy Bickmores house near Milan
on the night of April Sd was captured al
Blue Grass, Scott county, Iowa, yesterday
afternoon, by Marshal Augustus Woods
of Milan. He was brought to this city
and, this morning, taken before Justice
Chopper. His name is Charles Watson, il
about 80 years of age, and lately worked
at one of the upper saw mills, in this city
He married a young woman, here, shor
time ago, named Evans. 1t was no
known that he was connected with thu
burglary until Henry Wilson, who pleat
guilty, in the circuit court the other day
turned states evidence to save his owl
bacon. aud gave him away" Wilson
told the circumstances of the burglary t,
Justice Chopper, and Marshal Woods testi
fed that Watson was In Milan and had
row on the night OF the village election
the night of the burglary Watson
was held under $500 bonds to await tn
action of the next grand jury-as he wa
not indicted by the last one. Failing t
procure security he was committed to jail
Another one of the burglars, Edward Bull
lock, has left the country.