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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-02-22
Minnesota Legislature.

A Number of unimportant bills were
introduced in the House on the 18th, and re-
tered to appropriate committees. Senate
bills were passed to incorporate the village OF
Plainview empowering to city council OF
0watonna to aid the public library; amend
ing the charters Of Shakopee, and Albert
ties to issue bonds amending the laws relat-
ing to legal process and relating to appoint
ment of guardians. The Senate bill to pay
the l.. S. Il NJ. railroad company for certain
stumpage was defeated. House bills were
passed authorizing the issue Of bonds in Pope,
Carver and Wright counties for the removal
organization Of new counties, and pro.
viding for legal service upon non-res-
ident land owners. The railroad commit
tee presented compromise bill regarding Va.
rious interests in the St. P. Il P. extension
lines. The bill contains the following pro-
visions: AL frinchises in question are for
teited to the State; the bondholders shall have
first right to construct either line and take its
franchises; but must file their acceptance by
May first, and must give security to complete
the road from Melrose to Alexandria in one
year from date of fsuch notice, and from Alex
andria to Fergus Falls in two years, and to
Glyndon in three years the line from Crooks
ton to st. Vincent must be commenced June
LIST 1877, and completed without delay. In
the offer is available to others who may COM
ply with the terms. The bill repeals the Gil
man bill Of last winter.
A joint resolution was presented in
the Senate, on the 18th, returning the thanks
OF the State to Manning and Wheeler and
other citizens Of Northfield, tor their heroic
conduct in repelling the gang of robbers.
Senate bills were passed, among others. tor
posting up constitutional amendments on
election day; reducing the test OF kerosene to
ITO degrees; for ascertaining the feasibility
OF making an ins ane asylum Of one OF the Nor.
NAL School buildings; to require county treas
urers to visit townships to collect taxes only
when ordered by the commissioners; appeal.
say Of executions: House Bills passed
tor the incorporation OF religious bod
les; abating tax penalties in grass
hopper counties; relating to sheriff'e
deeds; preventing killing deer in Morrison
county; for the discharge of INDECENT persons
in Jail; regulating the construction of bitches.
In committee Of the whole the grasshopper
bounty bill was under discussion, but final
action not taken. The committee on state
railroad bonds reported two bills to the Senate,
one to devote the 6oo.ooo acres of internal i'm :
with the b0ndholders.
In the House the bill for the repeal
of the Inebriate Asylum act was reported
back from the committee by majority and
minority recommendations. The bills intro
duced were; for uniformity and the free use Of
text books; for repeating the law Tor Publish
ing session laws in the newspapers; abolish
ing the Offices of insurance Commissioners,
Adjutant General and Railroad Commissioner.
Senate bills were passed appropriating 1000
to pay reward tor the capture Of the robbers,
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RECORD OF THE NEWS.
Review Of the Markets, !,

Gold remains at the quotation of
the past two weeks-sl.05x, and will prob
ably experience no change in the market un-
til the settlement Of the Presidential question.
In mercantile circles good spring trade is
anticipated by the wholesale dealers, keeping
prices we'll up in all staple articles. Cotton
goods are constantly advancing, standard
lines being quoted X cent higher than at our
last report. Ginghams have advanced cent
per yard.
The wheat market is good in the West, but
badly demoralized in the East at least buy
ers are. The majority OF large operators in
Chicago and Milwaukee are handling the
grain much as they would Goals Of freehold
ing it only sufficiently long to transfer it to a
proper place. The prices peid at latest ad-
vices were as follows for No. ?: New York,
Sl.49-last week Sl.4l; Chicago, el.a2-last
week si.29; Milwaukee,; 9l.35-last week
Sl.33. In St. Paul and Minneapolis the
price has ruled steady at sl.ao for No. l sl.-
S6 for No. 2; and $1.20 for No. 3. Reports
from country buyers are that there is con-
siderable wheat in the hands of the farmers,
but the bulk of it Is owned by parties who are
able to carry it, aud it will not be sold until
after the spring seeding is completed, and the
grasshopper problem is settled. Nearly all
are expecting higher prices for their grain than
is now current
St. Paul dealers in furs are paying S@10c
for rats; Sc for kits, 75c@e1. .25 for mink, 50c@
SLIGO for coon, 5oc@s1. 80 tor red fox, s2@s3. so
for cross, $l@t3 for timber wolf and 76c@S1. 80
for prairie, but they were not anxious to Sc
cure stock.
Apples are firmly held at $3.50 " bbl. for
sound, good selections, and stocksare running
low. Oranges are higher and advancing in
New York; held here at $500. Lemons, $6.50
with tendency to higher prices. Stocks Of
oranges and lemons are ample, and sales
large.
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Failure of the Penikese School.

Another philantrophical scheme has
hiled. Ar. Anderson, Of New York, whose
renown has been based solely on the quality
OF his fne-cut tobacco, gave Prof. Agassiz
Penikese Island, in Buzzards Bay, on which
to found the Anderson School OF Natural His
tory. He put in the island at e100, 600 and
gave 4eo, 900 in bonds. The enthusiastic nat
uralist gratefully accepted it, and buildings
were put up and the school opened. But the
fund was hardly more than enough to nay
tor the houses necessary and to keep them in
order: Agassiz energy raised enough to pay
the deficiency. He died, Mr.. Anderson's
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AT HOME OR ABROAD, get DR.. J. II. McLean's
Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier,
recognized all over the World as the best ton.
ic, invigorator and purifier of the blood. For
an absolute necessity. Dir. J. H. Mclean, 3l4
Chestnut street, st. Louis.
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In the present state of alarm re-
garding the safety of theatres, the
ballet would seem to be an entertain
ment most likely to inspire confidence
among the spectators, judging from
the large amount Of hose displayed on
the stage.
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TIL Presidential Tribunal.

The argument in the Louisiana case
was opened by Senator Mol Donald and contin-
ued throughout the entire day on the 18th,
ana the electoral Commission adjourned un.
til the 14th with the debate incomple.
? The entire day was occupied on the
10Th with arguments before the Commission
in the Louisianacase. Senator Mcdonald and
representative jerks spoke in behalf of the
Democrats and Senator Howe and Represents
ative Hurlbut in behalf Of the Republicans.
AT the evening session Matt Carpenter spoke
SAID ne voted tor Hayes, and would do so
again, and that he did not appear tor Tilden,
but tor II, 900 legal voters In Louisiana who
had been distranchised by the Returning
Board. The evening session terminated with
carpenters speech incomplete. :.
The argument in the Louisiana case
was continued before the commission on the
18th. Matt Carpenter concluded and was fol-
lowed by Lyman Trumbull on behalf OF the
Democrats: Messrs. Stoughton and Shella-
nag berger spoke on behalf Of the Republicans;
the House committee which went to Louisiana
received but the commission refused.
The main argument in the Louisiana
case was concluded on the 15th, ,Evarts speak
ing tor the Republicans and Judge Campbell
tor the Democrats. The question OF admitting
evidence mas taken under advisement by the
commission, and additional argument may
ensue on that point.
At 5 p. m. on the 10th, the Commis.
sion threw open its doors and made public
that the following business had been transact
ed in secret session:
Mr.: Hoar offered the following:
Ordered, That evidence be not received.
Mr.. Abbott offered the following as a sub
stitute:
Resolved, That evidence be received to show
that so much Of the act of Louisiana establish
ing the returning board OF that State is unc0n-
stitutional, and the acts of said returning
board are void.
This was rejected by the following vote:
YEAs-Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field Hun
ton, Thurman, Payne-7.
Nays:-Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen,
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton Strong.-8.
Mr.. Abbott offered another substitute as
follows:
Rocoluo1 Tb0% nil 1,o
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were ughtened, and he refused
to help support it. The younger Professor
Agassiz, who had succeeded his father. made
one more effort, and offered to pay halt the
total expense if there were students enough
to pay the remainder. These were not forth
coming, and Mr.. Agassiz~ has given up the
island, which is really valueless. Mr.. Ander
sons gilt in cash amounted to little more than
S46, 600, and he had all theshonor. Professor
Agassiz gave all his collections to the muse
um, and his family, beside their time and tai
ents. have given to it without conditions over
a quarter OF a million OF money.
Mexico.
Brownsville, Feb. 7-Gen. Revueltas
and several subordinate officers are preparing
in evident haste to quit tNatamoras. 1t is un-:
derstood that they will CROSS the Rio Grande
and take steamer at Brazoo, Texas, for New
Orleans. Although Revueltas for weeks vast
has proclaimed he was acting by authority
of Diaz, it is now believed his pretended or
ders from Diaz were not genuine, and that at
ter plundering all the foreign merchants he
could his flight is to avoid General Canales,
who is said to be on.,the way to take command
of this frontier for the Diaz Government. It
is not known who will command until Canales
comes, but it is feared that Cardinas' banditti
will come in, and there is consequently great
excitement and apprehension among foreign
ers of their being again plundered.
Brutal Murder In Iowa.
A Fairfield, Iowa, special dispatch to the
Burlington Hawkeye, gives account OF an un-
provoked murder at Batavia Feb. 10th, and
great excitement in that section concerning
it. Theo. w. Hill, druggist, having closed
his place of business, was visited at his resi-
dence by three or tour men, who demanded
liquor from the drug store. Hill refused to
go with them, and one of them, with abusive
language, drew a revolver and fred several
shots, three taking effect. Hill was not ex-
pected to recover at last accounts John
Wright, one Of the crowd, has been arrested,
and is in Jail in default Of 81, 900 ball. Frank
Henry, who did the shooting, has not been
captured, although there is little reason to
doubtthat he will be soon.
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Attempted Assassination of Gov. Packard of
Louisiana.

1OulSlduH.
An attempt was made, on the 18th.
to assassinate Governor Packard, of Louisiana,
in the executive Office. The statement given
of an eyewitness, given shortly after the &C.
currence, is that two men, one Of them w. H.
Weldon, and slim, one-armed man called
at the door of the State Capitol and asked to
see Mr.. Packard. There was some demur
about admitting them, when one proclaimed
himself to be an ex-tederal officer, and the
other a discharged soldier. They were
brought to the head OF the stairs The name
Of Joseph Huttle was sent in, but the one
armed man declined to enter Weldon
reached the executive Office, where he found
Mr.. Packard seated at his desk, talking to
Judge Boarman, who occupied chair on his
right. Weldon sat down in vacant chair
Immediately on Mr.. Packard's LETT, and after
an instant somewhat sharply asked, "When
can see you?" Packard turned around and
found pistol aimed at his head He imme-
diately struck it down, and the weapon was
discharged, the ball striking him in the right
knee cap and ipfiicting aslight wound. Pack
ard Immediately dealt the man blow with
his fist, striking him between the eyes and
knocking him down. Several persons in the
room drew their pistols and fired, wounding
the would-be assassin. but not fatally. The
man who tried to kill Packard says his name
is William Henry Weldon, and his home is
in Ohio. With regard to his attempt to kill
Packard, he says that there were four others
with him, who were to have assisted him in
the undertaking but that upon reaching the
door of the State House they refused to 80 in,
and left him to carry out the intended plan of
assassination alone.
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VIM. II. Sidle, son of II. G. Sidle,
president OF the First National Bank OF Mime
apolir, was fatally wounded by a girl named
Kate Noonan, on Friday evening, the 10th in
that city. The girl claims to bear the relation
of discarded mistress or victim of the wound
ed man, and has heretofore instituted pro-
ceedings against W. G. Sidle and others, to
recover damages for alleged false imprison-
ment. The shooting occurred in the vicin-
ity of the Nicollet House. The young man was
assisted into the Office OF the Gas Light Com
pany, but was subsequently removed into the
Nicollet House where he could be made COM
Portable as possible while the surgeons (sev-
eral OF whom were present) were examining
the wound, which seems to have been pro-
duced by ball from pistol of small calibre
At first the wound was not thought to be IA
tai, but a change Tor the worse occurred at a
late hour in the evening, and he died before 12
The woman was at once arrested, and after
reaching the lookup she informed Chief
Munger that she had shot Will Sidle, and
thrown the revolver away, and stated where
it might be found She further asked the
Chief it Sidle had been badly hurt, and when
informed that his wound was dangerous she
expressed strong desire to see him, and
wished the return Of the pistol, SO that she
could kill herself This demand could not be
complied with, of course. During the eve-
ming up to late hour she appeared greatly
excited, her condition bordering on insanity.
In the opinions of the police authorities, it is
quite evident from her action and statements,
both prior and suhSeuuent to the shooting
that this terrible, bloody erisode on the
streets was nothing more than the active exc
cution OF plan formed months ago, and that
the arrest upon which the action tor false inn
prisonment is based was a judicious move
ment and thoroughly detcnsible, no matter
from what point it may be considered. After
the shooting she frankly assumed the respon-
sibility for the crime, and expressed an evi-
dently sincere desire to destroy her own life
and thus remove her shame and her revenge,
and blot out from her own sight at least what
must ever remain pititul story.
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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-01-11

The first manufacturer of buttons in
the United States was Samuel vii
liston. While he was dragging along
as a country storekeeper-his eyes
having failed him while studying fol-
the ministry-bis wife bethought her
that she could cover by hand the
wooden buttons of the time, and
THUS earn an honest penny. From
this the couple advanced in theil
ambition until they had perfected
machierery for covering buttons
the first employed for the purpose in
the United States. From this sprane
an immense factory, and then 9th
ers. His factories are still run
ming at Easthampton, coming
money for the proprietors, and
known to every dealer in buttons the
world over. He is now between &c
and so years of age, is worth five OF
six million dollars, and has given
100000 to Easthampton for a sem
mary and for churches, .S3OO.OO0 to
South Hadley Female Seminary,
and 100000 to Amherst College,
besydes lesser gifta
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Wide Awake for January,
1877

Christmas, in the superlative de-
gree. pervades the holiday number
of Wide Awake. Mrs. L. G. Wal
ton opens it with one of the lowell
est of this years Christmas poems.
Opposite is the frontispice, an en-
craving of Raphael's Sistine Mad
onna. Edgar Fawcett and Mrs. s.
NJ. B. Piatt are also represented
by holiday poems, "Christmas Faces"
and "About Magician. II. r. Hud-
son furnishes a funny Christmas
tale, "Two days before Christmas"
Margaret Eytinge's"What Happened
to the Baby" is still funnier. But the
''star" story is "Lill's Travels in
Santa Claus Land" It is magnifi-
Gently illustrated by A. R. Wand,
with scenes in Santa Claus Land,
Santa Claus and his Reindeer" ap-
pearing on one of the pages. Mrs.
Handy, of Richmond, Virginia, writes
about "a Confederate Christmas
Tree" while VIM. NJ. F. Round
opens his sChild Marian Abroad"
with Child Marian's jolly ''Christ-
mas on sbipboard." Sophie May'sse-
rial, "Quinnebasset Girls" opens
well. "Good for nothing Polly"
is growing in character, is still the
same good for nothing boy in his
daily practice. The Little Folks all
over the country are represented by
the letters which they have sent
with their dolls to the Doll Fair, as
Christmas gifts to the children in
the hospitals.
Only 80 90 per annum, free OF post
age. Ella Farman, editor. d.
Lothrop & Co., publishers, Boston,
Mass.
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The Democrats in the United
States Senate administered a meri
ted rebuke TO the Confeder. tie House,
the other day, by voting with the
Republicans against the theory oil
the House thit the ''twentv-second
i,int rule" was still in force. That
ioint rnle allowed either the House
N the Senate to throw ont the elect
)ral vote of a st tie. In 1873 Sen
ate committee reported the rule un-
constitutional and the Senate re-
fused to adopt it again Mt the last
session when it had been rea1apted
by the House. Chancellor Kent
ong ago expressed the opinion that
IN absence of Legislative provision
that is, in the absence ofa law passed
W both branches of the legislature
md signed by the President-the
President of the Senate counts the
Electoral vote AMI the members of the
House are only present as witnesses
aud to take action in case of there
being no choice made by the elector
al college.
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five members, with a good show Of
future prosperity. Yours &c.
EMERALD"
Penn To.

I feel disposed to give you few
items of news from this locality
There is neighborhood on Clear
Creek whose citizens have long felt
serious embarrassments and incon
v4nienoes on account of the great
distance which they have to send
their children to school. The house
holders of that section are at last
waking up to their interests, and
seeking to relieve themselves of their
emb ,rrassmans M IN TX some better
arrangements for the education Of
their children, Notices have been
postel calling meeting Of the elect
ors inc!u lei in the section proposed,
on SATURDAY., Jan. 18th, 1877, to
IN Ike preliminary arrangements to
form u new School District, out of
section of Penn and a section of
Liberty Fps, ana tnereDy give
Young Amerira" chance to receive
the rudiments of a primary educa-
ton.
The protracted meeting at Saman-
tha, which recently closed, was sue
cess. Qnite numuer of accessions
to the church, principally under the
influence of the Rev. Ferguson.
The protracted meeting at Auburn
Chapel has just closed. The mem
bers dill not work with the zeal and
energy that has heretofore charac,
terized them, with the exception of
few of the faithful ones, and there
being no revival the church, there
could not be much outside
OCCASIONAL.
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Supper given by Emerald
Lodge I. o. 0.
New PETERSBURG, Jan. 5, 1877.

New PETERSBURG, Jan D, 1871 D..
On last Saturday night, the Old
Fellows of Emerald Lodge, l. o. 0
F. at this place, met with their wives,
daughters and invited guests, at the
large School House, the only plare
in the village large enough to enter
tain the number expected.
At the appointed hour the upper
room in tue School House was filled
with members of our Lodge. and Of
Ringgold, Lafayette and Syringia
The table was spread with all the
good things the country affords, and
from all appearance the supper was
enjoyed by all. =
After supptr we were entertained
by ldresses on OiI Fellowship by
W. P Hughey, Esq, Bros. A. Gray.
W. Emery, and Jacob Jones, in some
ching of the Methodist class m..et
ing style, stating the personal bene-
it they hal experienced from the
order, AMI a I'm ,nisiling all who are
)lI Fellows to try AMI come Nearer
to it's principles.
One of the most laughahle Incl
lents of the evening WAS Bros Archy
Gray, J. w. Pearce and Jos. A. w
Sp trgur,acting the cbild's plly called
"Neighbor, Neighbor, how art thee?"
The whole room was convulse /
in laughter at the two old grey boards
and their junior, acting in such good
humor the p<h:ts OF children.
On the 18th inst. the following OF
ficers will be installed at Il public in-
stallation, to which all are invitel:
John n. Wallace, N. G.; r B Sui
tor, V. g.; ]. NJ. Hughey, r. S.; J.
Z. Spence, P. S. The names of the
other officers I did not learn. Aftel
the installation the Rev. DIR. Brice,
that much prosecuted secret, society
man, of Greenfield, will address us.
followed by Bro. St4rtzmtn of, the
same place. BotA of these gentle
nen have a wide reputation as orr
tors AMI Old Fellows, and 1 hav.
no doubt their addresses Will b
interesting to ali.
One of the good results of oul
Suppers and open installations is
that many persons, not members o.
the order, are induced to attend, and
after having our emhlems explained
to them, find out th It the only ''se
cret" We have is that of se;f-prote
ton to prevent imposition, and thai
we do not meet to plot against tn,
Government or the Church, for any
OLD Fellow will tell you that moth
ing political or sectlri Il" is discussed
within the walls of Lodge room
So we generally shave a fair count
by new initiations after these public
demonstrations.
We have good building, (hrick
all paid for, and count about SIXTY
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Senator Morton proposes a six
teenth amendment to the Constiiu-
ton, which seems to us to be great
Iy improved plan of electing a Pres
ident. The plan, in brief, is that the
candidate that receives the largest
number of votes in Stlte shall have
the vote of two Electors at Large.
md the one who carries elch Con
gressional district shall have the
electoral vote of the district. While
preserving the present representa-
ton of the respective States in the
choice of President, this plan would
render effective the direct vote OF
the people in each district. But
will the Democrats ever assent to a
plan which will prevent their carry
ing the electoral vote of New York
solid by frauds in three or four
city wards?