Daily globe., 1878-07-20
MINNESOTA NEWS.

of prostrations by the heat.
Material is on the ground for building a
new city lookup in st. Charles.
a man in LIE Sueur county, is ready to
verify under oath that his corn grew three
feet in twentyfour hours.
John Mitchell, placed in jail at Winona
from Dodge county last week, made his es-
cape, and has not been recaptured.
The general verdict of sportsmen in this
section. says the Glencoe Register, is that
the prairie chicken crop will be immense this
year.
A. P. Wadleigh, of Plainview, Wabashaw
county, fell from the staging of new build
ing, getting a sprained ankle and other
bruises.
A lad broke one of his arms the other day
by falling from the outside stairway of
business block in st. Cloud. He was sliding
down the bannister.
For a few days last week Root river, Fill
more county, oyerfowed its banks. Some
farms were inundated, and considerable
damage done to farms and crops.
A number of the citizens of Rushford.
says the Star, have purchased breech- loading
guns and are nightly practicing on frogs,
but will soon turn their attention to tramps.
The Window Reporter of July 18th, says
g number of cattle were sunstruck last Sat
urday. Mr.. Kendall lost three oxen, and
Mr.. Barlow, COW. Other similar cases are
reported.
Charles Nichols, of st. Charles, received
severe wound few days since by being cut
with a scythe. The left arm was cut below
the elbow. The large artery of the arm was
completely severed.
On Friday of last week, July -, Bishop
Ireland, assisted by Father Cornelius of
Lanesboro, and Father Reardon of Chatfeld,
held service in the Catholic church at Rush
ford AMI confirmed thirty children.
A lady in Nicollet county saved her apple
crop this spring from early frosts by build
ing fire among her trees on the evening of
the frosts. The trees are laden with fruit
while those of her neighbors are barren.
A few days since the show case in the
Third avenue hotel, Worthington, was stolen
while the clerk was absent at the train, and
some ten or twelve dollars in money taken.
The show case was found in the stable.
A four-year- daughter of Peter Karn, of
st. Charles, fell the other day with an open
knife in her hand. The blade struck be-
meath one of her eyes, producing severe
wound. but fortunately not injuring the eye.
The Mankato Union of July 18th, says:
There is considerable enquiry on our streets
for harvest nds, the price of about So per
day being the figure most talked of, and it
looks now as if help would be scarce at that
figure.
Steele county has thirteen representatives
in the Saltwater institution. This does not
argue that Steele county has worse popu-
lation than other counties, but that the peo-
pie are more successful, perhaps, in detect
ing and convicting their rogues.
Mayor Fredenburg, Of Owatonna, last
week sent to the Governor for fifty rifles to
arm citizens, SO that thev may be prepared
to meet any invasion of the tramps. Other
points in southern Minnesota are to be sup
piled with rifles for the same purpose.
The large grain crop of this year has made
a glorious harvest for machine agents, SAYS
the st. Cloud Times. Every one of the deal
ers in this city have sold all the harvesters
they could get from the manufacturers, and
have ordors for more than they can de-
liver.
The other day dispatch was received by
the coroner of Steele county, from Blooming
Prairie, requesting him to come and hold an
inquest on the bodies Of man and woman
who had been killed by stroke of lightning
The coroner replied that it was unnecessary,
as their deaths were the result Of casualty.
The Mankato Union of July 10Th, says
that eight German families. twenty four per
sons in all, arrived in this city from Hart
ford, Connecticut, last Saturday evening.
They all brought letters of religious faith
and good standing, and were united to the
German Methodist church in this city Sun
day last.
A short time since Alonzo Fish, aged twen-
ty, was drowned in Jack creek, near Graham
Lakes, Mobiles county. He attempted to
cross with span of horses and wagon-the
water had risen, and the current was strong
The horses were drowned. The body was
recovered few hours after the drowning
and while MIR. L. Bower. the Worthingto11
undertaken, was caring for the body, he was
prostrated by sunstroke. but will recover.
Sunday, the 14th inst, part of suit OF
clothes and piece of soap was found on the
bank of the river in st. Cloud in front OF
DR.. Hartman's. The water is shallow, and
no one has been missed. A sister-in-law OF
Mat. Meohs, Jr., called on the city clerks
Office to examine the clothes. She believes
the shoes were Meohs. He left home on
Sunday evening, on account of domestic
troubles. and has not been heard of since
On the 18th inst the Caledonia Courie1
says Root river slid up OF her ear and took
a little frolic with the G. d. & NJ. railroad
bridge. Two passenger coaches went down
with the crash-the acheeks of stern men
blanched, women screamed, and every one
supposed that Ashtabuia was to be their fate
The crashing of timbers. the roar of the mad
waters, coupled with the wild EXPLANATIONS OF
frenzied, terror-stricken humanity, made
the situation perfectly awful to behold: and
above all this din could be heard the voices
of two little girls, who were going to see
their friends, unaccompanied, saying, ssSave
US! Oh, God save us! Oh, we will never
see papa again. Strong men flew to their
assistance, and clasping them to their bosoms
bore them throug the raging torrent, and
placed their trembling forms in safety on
the shore. Their prayer was answered.
A tramp visited a house in LIE Sueur, a
few evenings ago, and demanded supper
lodging and breakfast. He was accommo.
dated. After breakfast the gentlemanly
tramp gave the family a receipt for the New
York Herdtd for six months-of course the
Herald duly honors the orders of all the
tramps in the United States. The next day
another tramp called at a house and de
manded a meal. The lady of the house sci
before him a cold lunch. He Indignantly
demanded warm meal. The lady stepped
into another room and Immediately return.
ed with cooked revolver, and told the tramt
to ssgit'' or she would give him warm meal
He left.
schur='s 9uictcehed Conscience.
Hartford Times.
Mr.. Schurz, who claimed to be dealing ou
only the pure article in the reform line. ha6
a very sudden quickening of his conscience
about a month ago, after he had been told
in rather direct way. that Mr.. Hayes want