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large picture Of her, and had his pictnre en-
graved and copies sent to her. In all, he
had expended over 81 600 on Jenny Lind,
and soon found his money well nigh ex-
pended. Soon he heard of her marriage to
Goldschmidt in Boston. The anxiety, the
heart burnings that had rent his pastoral
breast for months, then eliminated in
severe mental shock, and his reason was de-
throned. He returned to his home on the
Hudson, and endeavored to raise money
wherewith to follow Mr. and Mrs. Gold
schmidt to Charleston, whittier they were
about to journey. He was unsuccessful at
first. but at length becoming possessed with
the notion that he had money in the King
ston Savings bank, he went there, drew a
check for $500, and presented it. It was
signed with his full name Strange to say, a
distant relative bearing the same name hap
| pened to have an account at the bank, and
| .sBoots'' signature was very similar. A
former teller of the bank, in conversation
with reporter for the Sun at Saugerties,
last week, said:
"He had no difficulty in identifying him
self as Tobias Steenberg. and through ex-
treme carelessness the check was paid. It
was sometime before the mistake was dis
covered. Then Boots was found, but he
had spent the money, and it being ascer-
tanned that he was nan comlo0s naentis, and
innocent of an intentional crime, nothing
was done about it, and the bank was held
responsible for its error.'' The story of the
check is still current in Kingston and its
environs.
With the money thus obtained "Boots'' re-
turned to New York, purchased hand Or
gan, and took the same steamship as did the
songstress and her husband. He set the
organ up in the cabin in front of her state,
room, and ground it by the hour. He con.
sidered this a serenade. It became nui
sance. "Boot's" mental condition become
known to the officers, and his organ was
locked up until Charleston was reached
''Boots' followed the newly married pai
from Charleston to Columbia, and thence tx
New Orleans. He ascertained the situation
of the room of the songstress, and thel
played in the street as near it as possible. Il
Charleston he played in the hallway of tn
hotel; but this was soon forbidden by th
proprietor.
After several months, "Boots' becam
thoroughly exhausted mentally and physi
cally, and found his way back to his hom
at Kingston. This was in 1851. Since the
he has wandered from town to town wit
: children at his heels He always treat
them kindly, and is favorite. He attend
nearly all the shows in the villages, and
:, invariably admitted free. In the Collins
: wood Opera House in Poughkeepsie espec
. ally he is favorite. He visited the center
J nial exhibition, travelling the entire distane
on foot. He attempted to make pstriot
speech from the platform erected for tt
opening exercises. He was thought by tt
police of Philadelphia to be intoxicated, ar
!. was roughly handled. Boots was frighte1
~ ed. He hurried home as fast as his lie,
), could take him, and he does not speak of IL
= centennial without trembling.
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A NEW pEArH-DEAL1NG MACHINE

The "Rit'e Battery" Whici Reduces De-
structiOn to q Fine 13f.
A gun, which promises to be the most ter
rible agent of destruction of modern times
is on exhibition at the Office of the patentees
and inventors, Francis E. Meyer and Freder-
ick Schultz, in New York. The "rife bat
tery,'' as it is called, is SO constructed as to
deliver it's fire either in right line or in
horizontal, radiating lines. The bar
rels, ranging i'll number from six
to twenty. are sufficiently far apart
to prevent heating from continuous
firing, and are fired successfully, instead of
simultaneously, at the rate of 10000 shots
an hour. A steel cover in front of the gun
ners protects them from the enemy's fire.
These guns may be fired continuously in one
fixed direction or from side to side, or the
battery may be made to vibrate laterally of
itself, at the discharge of each gun, thus
sweeping the field in front. The barrels
are about an inch apart, and at intervals,
where the guns are held by clasps, they are
inclosed within asbestos or some non-con-
ductor of heat.
The battery may be divided into the barrels
and the breech-lock or machinery by which
| whole resting on a turn table or pivot. The
balls are placed in a cartridge-receiyer al
right angles to and resting on the blocks
| At the right of this is crank, at the left
lever. BY pressing the lever in given direc
ton the block is forced up to the muzzle o
the gun, when an automatic lever called tn,
| ''fngers" takes hold of the cartridges ant
withdraws them from the receiver. Anothe
turn of the lever and the balls ar
forced into the muzzIes, and the batter,
| is loaded. Then the crank at the righ
is turned, and at every revolution a needle i
thrust forward and strikes a cartridge will
sufficient force to explode it. Again tn
lever on the left is turned, and the "fngers
advance and withdraw the spent cartridges
and the battery is again ready to be loaded
BY means of screw placed in the center o
the block the battery may be elevated or de
pressed at pleasure. The inventors are try
ing to have their guns adopted by the Eng
lish government. They claim that they wi
be especially effective in naval engagements
With toy model of the battery a bal wa
fired through an oak plank an il thick
4 ness at fifteen wards,
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Board of Public Works.

special meeting of the board of public
works was held yesterday afternoon, at
which were present Messrs. H. M. Rice and
III. II. Timme.
Bids were opened for the grading of Selby
avenue, between Summit and Western ave-
nues, which were as follows:
Thomas Fox. Observation-Disclosures. $500 90
John Clonan. ...................... 800 ~
Beyer q Lux. S36 UU
y. III. Lean. 399 bO
Charles Heubner. r.................... l ,165 40
The first named, as the lowest bidder, was
awarded the contract.
Proposals for the construction of sewer
on Summit avenue, from St. Peter street to
Rice street, were also received, as under:
j. Il. O'Brien .....................$ $50 90
| j. NJ Evenson. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 996 90
Mullen & Warren. en.................... 200 90
In the matter of widening jackson street,
the city engineer reported plan of the
lands to be condemned: The board recon-
mended to the city council that the improve
ment was proper and necessary, and
that property enough could be as.
sessed to pay therefor. The re-
port to the council also specified
the agreement being entered into between
| the city and the owners of land fronting the
| improvement. From this it would appear
that portion of Mr.. Hale's property is to
stand for four years, and the balance for ten
years. If, however, any of the buildings
should, meanwhile, be destroyed by fire or
otherwise, the city is to have Immediate
possession of sufficient land for the widening
of the street.
The Strengthening of Cedar street, between
Ninth and Tenth, was estimated in COST by
the city engineer at $4,000, and the i'm
provement was recommended by the board
to the city council.
A communication was received from James
Starkey, the contractor of the st. Peter and
Tenth street sewer, wherein he asked for an
extension of time. The letter was endorsed
by the city engineer to the effect that no in
convenience OF expense arose from the con-
tinuance of the time beyond the cost OF
supervision, and that he had already notified
the contractor to increase his laboring force.
The communication was ordered to be
| fiIo1
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The Bankrupt Law.

This law was repealed at the last session of
Congress, the repeal to take effect on the
1st day of September next, so far as the
commencement of new business is concerned.
Any insolvent debtor who has been honest
in his intentions and practices, can avail
himself of the benefits of that law to get a
discharge from his debts by filing his petit
tion and schedules before the first day of
September.
An erroneous impression prevails to a
great extent to the effect that bankrupt's
effects must be equal to thirty per cent. of
his Indebtedness to enable him to get dis
charge.
This is true to giving him discharge
without favor from his creditors, but if one
fourth in number representing one-third in
value of those who prove their claims against
his estate will sign consent for his dis
charge, he is entitled to it without reference
to the amount of his assets.
More than three-fourths of all the volun-
tary applications that have been filed in the
court during the last two years have been fill
ed with the expectation that they would get
sufficient consent from creditors to procure
their discharge without regard to their assets,
and we are not aware that any of them have
thus far been disappointed. Discharges are
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Is There a Niger in the Fence.

The construction of the piers of the Fort
Smelling bridge was awarded yesterday to a
Milwaukee firm. The work is to be done by
Dec. 1st and for each day longer which is used
the contractor is to pay forfeit of $500. This
looks fair on the face and looks as though it
would be quite incentive to complete
the work, but it is also provided
that the engineer can suspend work any day or
days when he thinks the weather unfavorable.
If the engineer has ava,n side for the contract
or he can suspend work ION account of the
weather." There are a good many curious
things in the specifications for this job which
may have due ventilation.
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To All Whom it May Concern.

The undersigned, secretary of the German
Printing company, herewith gives due notice
to all who may still be indebted to that con-
cern, not to make any payment to the present
owners of the Volkszeituag.
The present owners of the material and fix
lures of the Volkszeitung establishment have
not bought the books and accounts from the
German Printing company, and any or all re-
ceipts given by them for moneys due to the
German Printing company previous to the day
Of sale, June H. 1878, will not be recognized
The law Will show that I am right.
GUSTAV LEUE
Sec. of the Germ. Pr Co.
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impeachment to Christianity.
ISt. James Journal. |

Beechsr lectured in st. Paul last week,
and the GLOBE states that the lecture was a
failure. His audience was small, and min
sters and leading church members were
conspicuously absent, which, the GLOBE
truly says, is to their credit. Beecher's re-
ception in st. Paul is but the shadow OF
coming events, when he shall step down and
out, and find his level. Beecher was
bright star in the Christian armament, but
he sinned, and to hold him up and make a
martyred saint of him is an impediment to
Christianity, and tends to degrade the teach
ings of the Bible.
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Municipal Court.
Before Associate Justice UBrien. |


CRIMINAL.
George Brown, John Mcclure, Peter Hughes,
Joseph Neimeyer and Thomas Brown; drunk.
Fined each So and S2.s5 costs. George and
Thomas Brown, John Mcclure and Peter
Hughes were committed for four days in de-
fault, and Neimeyer paid his fine and costs and
was discharged.
John O'Connor, Fred Stevens and Michael
Sweeny; disorderly. Fined $5 and $2 costs
each. Fine and costs paid and defendants dis
charged.
Xavier Bertrand; assault and battery. Fined
80 and $3.50 costs, which We're paid.
CIVIL.
Fergus Fahey VS.. Charles Harris; action fo,
attachment. Settled and dismissed.
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FORT SMELLING BRIDGE.
Contract for the Piers Awartled-A Mi
waukee Man Carries off the Prize.

Contract for the Piers Awarded-A Mil
waukee Man Carries off the Prize.
The bridge commissioners met yesterday
afternoon at the city hall for the purpose of
opening the bids for the construction of the
piers of the Fort Smelling bridge. The
specifications called for bids for, a. earth ex-
cavations per cubic yard; (2) rock excava-
tions; (3) dams; (4) timber for piles; (5) driv
ing piles (6) lumber; (O concrete; {0 lime
stone; (9) red sandstone; 10) granite; q y iron
dowels; 12) rip-rap; Q3) rip-rap, random.
The bids were also to give prices for corn-
pleting the wolk on Dec. 1st and June 1st.
Before the bids were opened it was re-
soved 'that it was the sense of the commits
sion that the bridge should be finished by
Dec l, and that the lowest bidder for De-
cember should be awarded the contract. -
In considering the bids only the lowest six
were worked out in detail and compared.
They were as follows:
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being granted every week now in that way,
and this, the general feeling among business
men, that such as have become insolvent
through bad luck or the depression of busi-
ness, should be again made free, that the
world may have the benefit of their exertions
in moving along.
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THE RIVER.
a depth of fou,

The Mississippi marked a depth of four
feet yesterday.
The Red Wing did not arrive until P. NJ.
last evening, having been detained by fog,
and departed at 8 P. M, having excellent
trips each way.
The Charlie Cheever is being cleaned and
painted, and is now scarcely recognizable.
The Clinton and Diamond 10 are due to:
morrow,
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Viii be at the State Fair.
From the Minneapolis Tribune.

Bogardus, the American riheman, who
had the bad taste to get himself defeated in
England the other day, has redeemed his
reputation by defeating the British champion,
and making the highest score on record--S4
birds out Of possible 100, at 80 yards rise
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Still Equalizing the Assessments.


The board of equalization yesterday morn
ing had under consideration the several pc
titions which had been presented and laid
over at various times since the board first
met.
In the following petitions the board de-
clined to accede to the requests preferred:
ID. D. Merrill, reduction of block 81, Day
tons addition, from $5,250 to $4,000.
A. Yoerg, reduction on brewery from
$4,000 to $4,000.
e. A. Pond, reduction of $1OO on lot z,
block 3, Vanderbergh's addition.
VIM. Funk, reduction of SS4, 900 on i'm
proyements and lots and 5, block 10, War
rem q Winslow's addition.
John Pigott, reduction on lot 4, block g.,
A. G. Fuler's addition, from $3.50 to $3.50.
Alex Harding, reduction from $400 to
5000 per lot ON lots 5, 6, and 8, Dayton s
addition.
John Dewey, for reduction of lots Is, 49,,
20, 27, 2S and 20, block 16, Dewey, Bars
& Kohree's addition, from $2474 to 81 1000.
The following reductions were made by
the board:
P. Il. Kelly & Co., personaD reduced to
the amount of last years assessment.
w. F. Dieter, improvements on lot 4,
block 6, Robert & Randalls addition; reduc-
ton made of $500.
d. and j. O'Connor, assessment of prop
erty in Mclean township; reduced from
S4,644 to $3.135 (old assessment)
Geo. W. Moore, for reduction on property
on Selby avenue, the whole block reduced
20 per cent, making it equal to the property
opposite.
Northeast d of northeast d of section S
foUnShin % raised ST 4HE
The board adjourned to Wednesday at II
A. M.
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The handsomest suite of bachelors quarters
in the city for rent, with furniture for sale at
a great bargain. House contains all the mod
ern conveniencies. Location most desirable.
Inquire at this office.
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District Court.

Decisions filed by Judge Simons.
In the matter of the estate of Nathaniel Nc
Lean, deceased. Motion to dismiss appeal de-
MED
Henry O'Gorman, as judge Of probate of
Ramsey county, VS.. William Lindeke. De-
murrer to the complaint overruled.
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THE COURTS.
United States Commissioners Co,.,.

United States Commissioners Court.
Before Commissioner II. E. Mann.
Thomas Burns was arraigned before Com
missioner Mann yesterday, charged with pass
ing counterfeit fifty cent piece knowing it
to be such. In default of $500 bail defendan,
was committed to the county Jail to await
trial at the October term of the United States
district court.
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BATHING
Ladies' BATHING. Train.
Lake ELMO,

-ILAINIL ilIIINIO
Wednesday, August 9TH, 1873,
The ST. Paul, Saltwater & Tayor's Falls Railroad
will run of its popular bathing trains from st
Paul to Lake Elmo,
Exclusively for Ladies and Children,
leaving st. Paul at 3:45 p. M., returning leave the
lake at :53 s and arrive in ST. Paul at 40 p.
None but ladies and children and gentlemen ac-
companied by wife daughter will tie allowed
this train. Fare 80 cents for round trip; children
under Is half price. Tickets for sale on train only
This train will stop for passengers at ST. Paul &
Pacific Junction, a. Posts Side Track and at Har-
vester Works. There will be evening train
this day. 2D3-205
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Probate Court.
GBefore Judpe O,Gorman

Before Judge O'Gorman.
| Estate of frederick Horst; last will and testa-
ment and petition for probate Of same filed.
Order made for hearing proofs Of will Sept. Sd,
10A. NJ.
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FOR SALE.

NOR SALE-One of the finest residences in lower
l. town. Location and reighboihood unsurpassed.
Large lot 125 feet front. House has II rooms, hot
and cold water water closets, bath room, ard all mod
e'n convenences. Fine carriage house, stables, &c.
House and grounds in most perfect order. VIII be
sold for mach less than cost of improvements.
bargain for party wishing an elegant home.
1S5-tf COCHRAN & WALSH.
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FARM TO RENT.

JNOR ENT.-A Farm at Lake Como, comprising
II all the Improved Land withi2 limits the
called Lake Como Park, lying north of the "Iake
Johanna Road" together with the Buildings and
other improvements situate thereon the being
known as the Ayd place. By order of the Commit
tee on Public Parks, M. j. OCONN0R,
113-tf City Clerk
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Poor Rute That Don't VorAc Both Vays.
Wilkin County News.
The papers claim that Mrs. ri

IHe papers CIaI1H CuaG KTS. IHCOn IS cOn1-
ing out as a lecturess, and demand for the
sake of decency that she desist. Why not
demand the same thing of Henry Ward
Beecher? Seems as though he is bad as
the other.
Daily globe., 1878-08-06
THE VETS.
Continuing to Make Arrangements for the
Reunion in September.

Continuing to Make Arrangements for the
Reunion in September.
A meeting of the executive committee of
the Veteran Association of the State of Min
nesota was held last evening in the Office of
Griggs & Johnson, over which Ex-Gov.
Marshall presided.
An informal conversation took place, in
which it was determined that the annual
meeting of the association should be held
on Thursday, September 5. The day is to
be early signalized by the dis
charge of artillery at the capitol, the
fair grounds, and at the corner of Market
and Third streets. The headquarters in the
city will be at the capitol, which will be pen
from A. NJ. to II a. M, and between those
hours all ex soldiers or ex-sailors may enrol
themselves free of charge, and will be fur
nished with badges emitting them to gratis
admittance to the quarters at the State fair
grounds. The association will meet there in
tents specially provided, and banquet will
be served during the day.
In the evening a meeting will be held at
the Atheneum, before which Ex- Governor
Davis will deliver an address. Gems. Sher-
man, Sheridan and Hancock have been in
vited to be present, and it is more than like
ly that one or more of them will be present.
Col. Pfaender was added TO the committee
to have charge of the salute and Col. Albert
Scheffer was added to the committee on sub
scriptions.
1t is earnestly requested that all intending
participants will notify the secretary, Edward
Richards, of their coming, so that some es
innate may be made of the probable mum
ber to be in attendance. In this connection
it may be said that the feeling seems to bt
generally entertained by the veterans
throughout the State that the occasio.
should be more than usually marked by
gra d gathering, and it is confidently be
lieved that some 1,500 will be in attend
ance.
The committee adjourned until Monda,
evening next, at the chamber of commerce
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Soldiers Additional Homesteads for sale h,
MORTON, MOORE Co.,
Pioneer Press building.
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Evidence of Washburn,s Corruption.

Wadena Tribune Rep
The st. Paul GLOBE of the 10Th publishes
what is called collation. of charges, intend
ing to show how corruption was used in the
nomination of Gen. Washburn.
Daily globe., 1878-08-06
AUCTION SALES.


FNHE GRUSHES ESTATE AT AUCTION-I will
i sell on the premises On Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 10
o clock a. NJ, very desirable strip of ground on
Broadway. between Fourth and Fifth Streets SO feet
front and twenty Cos feet deep,
will also sell at Il 81 OF the day the prem
ises two very ue lots nearly opposite ths Lincoln
school, ono lot corner Fifth and Maple ayente, aud
one lot corner Third and Maple avenue IN Highland
addition to ST. Paul
will sell also one lot jerks street, being lot
of Tosevins subdivision of part of lot 93 of Hoyts
out-lots to ST. Paul.
All the above estate will be sold the ground
y opposite the Lincoln school, except the Broadway
property, and that VIII be sold on the premises.
2. L. KAVANAGH,
202 Commission Anctioneer.
VNHE AUCTION SALE of the Farmers Hotel" in
i West st. Paul is postponed to next Wednesday at
IL a. NJ. The house has "a rooms The barn is a
large and good one, with stone basement, and there
are lots. 1t is good point for hotel stock
change or dairy. Sale on the ground and posi-
tive Terms, one-half cash; balance ! or years.
H. S. FAIRCHILD,
Real Estate Agent-Opposite Merchants Hotel.
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ESTRhY.

GTRAYED-Came into my barn Tuesday morning,
y July 30, an old brown horse. Owner can have
him by calling, paying charges and taking him away.
202-2W +. ST. GERHAN.
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MONEY TO LOAN

% oapSy am now BHsPs5ss s6sd
applications CHAS. ETHERIDGE, st. Paul
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Brightest and Ne,rsiest.

Benton County Press.
The ST. Paul GLOBE is the brightest and
newsiest daily west of Chicago.
Daily globe., 1878-08-06

The monthly meeting Of the board Of health
was held yesterday afternoon at the City Hall.
The usual reports we're made, and two or three
small bills ordered paid. The report of John
Patterson, health inspector, was very full and
complete, giving the names and addresses of
194 persons who, by notification had been
made to abate nuisances, and twelve persons
who had been fined and compelled to abate
nuisances. The fines amounted to $4835.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-06-29

The Indian campaign iii Idaho seems to be
progressing favorabIy. The late attack by
Cap'n Bernard was undoubtedly success.
bernard addressed his men in a plucky little
speech and told them they could win the day.
They then charged upon the redskins The
assault resulted in many dead Indian Sar-
Geant Richmond had hand to hand fight
with Bear Skin chief, and slew him The
aavages have gone to point more than ten
miles distant from this battle field General
Howard and all available forces have been
moved MP in pursuit. The troops are in fine
condition and full of fight.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-06-29
No INDIAN PARADE. Says the ReryUe:

No INDIAN PARADE Says the KercWe:
In former years it has been customary to
include Indians in the Fourth of July process
sion, body of mounted Indians bringing up
the rear; but the Committee of Arrange
ments this year have decided to dispense with
this feature. This will be a great disappoint-
ment to the red men, who were looking for
ward to the fourth with anticipations of being
allowed to show themselves off in feathers
and paint in the procession. The Committee
will, however, appropriate money for the
purchase of carcase of beef for the Indians,
with which they can make merry and have a
Fourth of July celebration after their own
fashion.