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A SUDDEN DEATH.

Death of the Hon. j. L. Lewis. of Mem
oota, Dakota County, yesterday---Brief
Sketch of His Life---His Standing in tho
Last House.
About O'Clock yesterday morning Hon.
j. u. Lewis, of Mendoza, was engaged in
mailing pickets on his hen house, and while
doing SO struck his left thumb with tho
hammer. The blow was not sufficient to
mash the thumb, or inf1ict other very serious
injury, but it caused him to desist, and, quit
ting his work, he e-entered his house. He
complained of not feeling just right, and
laying down, in two hours was dead-death.
1t IS unquestionable, resulting from disease
of the heart.
{. Lewis had been for some time. frail
and weakly and was generally considered to
be In bad health, attributble to weak lungs
and probably incipient consumption. He
was in the city on Thursday, and appeared
to be as we'll as usual. About a year ago. he
old miner, engaged in prospecting and gen
eral gold seeking, but met with no success.
and after spending several months there, re-
turned home. After his return, he engaged
in buying wheat for r Barden, which occu-
patton was of course suspended during the
late session of the Legislature, and resumed
after Its close and continued up to short
time previous to his death.
Mr.. Lewis was born in Otsego county,
New York, September 10th, 1922, and was
consequently in his seth year. When very
young, he moved with his parents to Jeffer-
son county, and thence to Otsego city. At
the age Of 33 years, he emigrated to Iowa,
where he engaged in farming for three years.
In 1859, when the Pixies Peak fever ragged
throughout the land, he caught the infection.
and started out to the region of fabulous
wealth. There he remained for three years.
when he returned and settled in Milwaukee,
Wis. In the spring of 1867, he came to
Minnesota, and located at MENDOZA,
where he entered into the business of buying
and selling grain. In 1872 he was nomi-
mated on the Democratic ticket and elected
to the Legislature of 1873, in which he served
very creditably. In 1877, upon his return
from the Black Hills, as above described, he
was nominated on the Peoples ticket for the
Legislature and elected by considerable
majority. During his term of service in the
last session, Mr.. Lewis while not taking
rank as leader, was yet highly respected
and was universally recognized as hores
and straightforward in his views. He wa
an answering opponent of all jobs and
questionable schemes, and leaned decided
ly in favor of the strictest economy in the
State government. Altogether, Mr.. Lewis
| record was an enviable one, and one which
reflects the highest credit upon him.
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ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

The general pipe line bill passed the New
York Senate yesterday. It grants the pipe
lines the same right of eminent domain
which railroad companies possess under the
general railroad act.
The New York assembly yesterday adopted
resolution favoring the introduction of the
Moffet liquor tax punch in the State. A
similar resolution was introduced in the
Massachusetts, Legislature to-day.
G. w. Gauthier's fish freezer at West Bay
City, Mich, was destroyed by fire last night
Loss $4,000 to $4,000; partly insured.
A fire at Green Bay, Wis, Thursday, to-
tally destroyed the planning mill and drying
house of the Oconto lumber company. Loss
$4,000 to 100000; only partially insured.
The New York Post says that the engage
ment of gold coin for shipment to Europe
to-day, now reaches million and quarter
dollars, and it is not impossible the amount
will swell to two millions.
0. F. Billiard, the member of the Penn
| sylvania House who embezzed certain build
ing association funds, and who escaped from
the custody of the sergeant-at-arms in Feb
ruary last, was yesterday morning expelled
| from the House.
| Bayard Taylor was banqueted at West.
chester, N. Y. last night.
Samuel Goodwin, colored, was hanged al
Live Oak, Fla, yesterday, in the presence OF
1000 people, for the murder of colored
man last year. He died without struggle
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
Dull DAY 1T THE NATIONAL C4P.
ITAL.
q Bill Appropriating $42O,0OO for War
Clatms-John Sherman's Resumption
Preparations Pronounced Inadequate
House Committee Agrees Upon the Pacif-
&c Railroad Pro Rata Scheme MiscelIa-
House of REPRESENTATIVES.

WASHINGTON: March 29.-Mr. Singleton, from
the committee appropriations, reported a
bill appropriating $4,000 for delinquencies in
the miscellaneous fund of the House. Referred
Mr.. Eden, chairman of the committee on war
claims, reported back billappropriating 1920
600 for payment of claims reported allowed by
the commissioner of claims. Passed.
Mr.. Stephens, by request, introduced bill
to promote the general use Of the metric sys-
TEN. Referred.
The House then went into committee of the
whole; Mr.. Beebe in the chair on the private
calendar. The first bill ON the calendar was
one appropriating fifteen hundred dollars to
pay the Bartholomew county, Indiana, agricul-
tural society for the use and occupation of the
fair grounds for military purposes from Sep
tember, 1863 to june, 1865, and gave rise to
political discussion between Messrs. Conger,
Luttrell and Townsend. Finally the commit.
tee struck out the enacting clause of the bill.
On the committee rising that action was rati-
fed by the House.
Adjourned till Monday.
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Bishop Irelandps Last Lecture.
To the Editor Of the Globe:

To the Editor Of the Globe:
Bishop Ireland, in his last lecture, opened
a subject that has been the study of philoso-
ply for ages. He spoke of the difference
between objective and subjective truth,
making the application that the church is
objective truth, and that objective truth with
out the control of objective is simply indi-
vidual reason. The point was that man
has been commanded to believe in effective
truth, and has been furnished the naens of
knowing with certainty what it is
This is not only new argument, but one
presenting field of boundless interest AS
to its theological application, theologians
will make their disputations interesting
by developing this idea. But apart
from any particular system of the
ology, the subject of truth, both object
i've and subjective, in all the departments of
human knowledge and of human belief, is
one to challenge the attention of scholars
and students everywhere. It is one whose
discussion from a religious standpoint
would enlist the sympathy and chain the
attention, and improve the mind. We hone
the disputants will leave the region of bar.
rem facts, and give us more of the philosoph,
of religion. L1srESER.
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THAT CAVE OF GLOOM.

1t is Again the Subject of Police Attack.
with Brilliant Result.
Intelligence was received yesterday at po-
lice headquarters that Carver's cave was
again filed with tramps, though not the
same ones that were SO successfully
gobbled during the small hours of Thursday
morning last. Acting upon this information.
Capt Weber organized his forces last night
for another raid upon the tramps' paradise of
bed chamber. The party consisted of the
captain, Sergt. Clark, five patrolmen, and
that indispensable adjunct, GLOBE re-
porter.
The expedition left the corner of jackson
and Third streets at shout 1880 this morn
ing, taking up the line of march along lower
Third street at brisk walk. The first halt
was made at the old empty house just this
side OF Gilger's brewery, where the dark
lanterns were Lit. At this point, too. the
slRmbers of villainous cur on the hill side
were cut short, and he resented his disturb
ing by continuous barking
that would have woke the
dead, as it did the echoes far and near.
If all the wishes that were breathed, NUT
tered and felt, just at the time the internal
purp opened his yapping, are ever realized
that canine will yell in future climate
where he, in turn, will wish he never wore
hair.
Proceeding through the brewery yard, the
party silently waded through the deep sand
until the mouth of the cave was confronted
The cavern was found to be dimly lighted
and the expectations of profitable hau
filled every breast. A grand charge wa.
made, the slides of the dark lanterns were
suddenly shot back, casting brilliant glare
upon the wall of rock, the cave was entered
with sudden dash, when the discovery wa!
made-there was nobody there!
The fire, however, was burning brightly
plainly betoksning that the premises had
only been very recently vacated. The hill
side dog had proved more faithful and
vigilant sentry than the human guard
of Thursday morning. In view Of
the recent vacating, the force then
proceeded to the second cave, little furthe,
down on the banks of the Mississippi. Thi.
was also found to be empty of human
freight, as were the adjacent railroad sheds
The expedition then returned to the city, lik
the cows in the nursery rhyme, ''with thei
| tails behind them.''
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Resumption.

WASHINGTON, March pa report has been
submitted to the House committee on banking
and currency by the subcommittee consisting
OF Chittenden and Ewing which recently
visited New York for the purpose of ascertain
ing the present condition of the sub-treasury
in that city with regard to the amount of gold
held there belonging to the United States gov
eminent and to others, and with the view of
comforting with certain financial gentlemen re-
garding the practicabillity of the proposed re-
sumption of specie payments on January
1st next. The following are the sub
stantial points Of the report. The
bankers were of opinion that resumption
at the earliest possible moment was not only
consistent with the public welfare, but was Of
the greatest Importance to the best prosperity
of the country. Also that resumption on the
first of January, 1879, might be made practical
and safe if adequate measures should be
adopted; but all who expressed themselves on
the subject were agreed that the plans of the
secretary of the treasury were inadequate and
that if he should make an attempt to resume on
the first of January, under such circumstances
as are likely to exist at that time, the attempt
would most probably fail. They were of
opinion that the reconciliation of silver had
seriously interfered with the probabilities of
resumption at the time fixed.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-30
DIVIDED COUNSELS.

The Bus and Hack Men Again in Conncil
Last Evening, but Fail to Agree Upon a
Single POint-The Irrepressible Conflict
Between the Two Interests.
A meeting of the bus and hack men took
place last evening in the Office of Webb's
livery stable, on Washington and Fifth
streets. Some twenty-five or thirty were
present, including, among others, Messrs.
Berkey, Webb, Judd, Burke, Lunkenheimer,
Overpeck, Cook, and Mckinney. Captain
Berkey presided, and Mr.. Webb acted as
secretary.
The object of the meeting was to agree
upon an increase of the present fares and to
adjust the same upon basis which would
prove satisfactory to the different interests
involved.
A great diversity of opinion was mani
tested from the outset, and it soon became
apparent that an agreement was altogether
improbable, if not impossible. A PROPOSE
ton was made to leave bus fares
as now regulated by ordinance, and
to increase carriage fares from depots, &C.,
to fifty cents. This was strenuously opposed
by the hackmen, who wanted sbus rates raised
to correspond with carriage fares. sug-
gestion was then made that petition be
presented to the common council to so mod
ify the ordinance as to allow buses to charge
fifty cents to and from the depots, but this,
it was urged, would be merely loves labor
lost, as the council would be sure to refuse
the request. So the idea was abandoned.
An effort was next made to agree upon a
scale of rates for the rounds for funerals,
and for calling parties. For the first $500
was named as the proper digger; for the
second $500, and for the third $500 for
half day and evening. This, however
came no Aearer meeting the case than the
others, and had to be abandoned. In behalf
of the bus men Messrs. Cook, Webb ano
Berkey were the principal spokesman, while
Messrs. Burke and Lunkenheimer cham
pioned the interests of the hackmen.
MIR. Burke, from the outset, insisted upor
the application of the proposed scale to al
classes of vehicles, and refused to enter into
and arrangement which did not place boil
classes upon an equal basis. Con
siderable talk was INDUCED in
but the more they talked, tn
greater grew the points of difference betwee,
them, aud finally the meeting talked itsel
into thin air, and thus died, for the present
at least, all symptoms of an organized effor
to increase fares in st. Panl.
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An Honest Man is the NobIest Subscriber
of the "Dispatch."

An Honest Man is the Noblest Subscriber
of the dispatch
The loss of this pocket book was advertised
in the want column of last nights Dispatch,
and the honest man who found it was only ex-
employing the common characteristic OF Dis
patch readers by promptly returning the prop
erty as soon as he read in our columns that it
had been lost.-Dispatch.
''Now the cream of this joke lies in the
application of it, to further quote the
Dispatch. The facts Of this I" honest man.
finding the purse are as follows Swede
and companion saw the lady drop the
portemonaie, and one picked it up, but never
offered to return the property. The
"honest'' twain proceeding to low dive of
a boarding house, the "honest'' men quar-
relied over their cups, and the Swede
departed in anger for another tavern to STAY.
During the quarrel, the fact of finding
the pocket-book was divuIged in the land
lords hearing, who, irate at losing an .:hon-
est guest, informed the police. Officer
Clouse was sent to hunt the matter up. and
| yanked the "honest" Swede up to police
headquarters. There this "honest'' citizen
of foreign extraction, who could scarcely un-
derstand a word of English, confessed.
| through Oncer Clouse as Interpreter,
that he, "honest'' Swede, had spent portion
of the contents of the purse-how much is
not yet positively known. Then the "hon
est finder, having the fear of Capt Fl. Weber
before his eyes, pulled out his wallet, in
which was 500 bill, and disgorged the
amount he said he had used.
If the Dispatch has any more honest -
readers who see other people drop wallets,
then appropriate them, then expend their
contents, then not understanding English
read Dispatch advertisements, and return
the rified property by reason thereof, why
the Dispatch had better trot them out But
then, that kind of "honest'' folks is the
only class perusing the Dispatch in any
case.
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Metric Meus,x,.e.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The bill introduced
in the House to-day by Mr.. Stephens author
ICES the use of a modified metric system and
the continued use of any system now permit
ted by law is not prohibited. The true intent
and meaning of the act being not to enforce
any particular system but to provide for pub
lie convenience by adoption to its circum-
stancs and exigences, The following are the
metric tables as proposed by the bill:
Measure of length: 100 hairs make nail;
100 nails make a metre; 1000 metres make a
kile.
Measure of surface: 10000 square metres
make great acre.
Measure of bulk and capacity 100 drops
make spoon; 100 spoons make quart; 100
quartz make a cask
Measures Of weights 100 seeds make a coin;
100 coins make nut; 100 nuts make a bipound
or bip; 1000 bips make a ton.
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FORT SMELLING BRIDGE.
First Meeting of the Commission yester
day.

day.
A meeting Of the Fort Smelling bridge
commissioners took place in the county
auditors officer yesterday afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock. All were present as follows: Viii
liam Dawson, William Lindeke, Thomas
Cochran, Joseph Thornton and Rudolph
Knapheide. An organization was effected
by the election of William Dawson as chair
man and Thomas Cochran as secretary of
the board.
letter was read from Congressman j. II.
Stewart, in which he stated that upon adyis-
ing with the Attorney General, he thought it
better to ask lands of the government, and
that he had accordingly prepared bill for
the appropriation of 500 acres of the Fort
Smelling reservation instead of money He
| would wait to hear from the commissioners
and citizens of ST. Paul what is thought best,
and then act accordingly.
On motion of Mr.. Lindeke, the secretary
was instructed to request Senator Mcmillan
and Representative Stewart to secure
| the passage of law Of Congress
appropriating $4,000 towards the building
of said bridge, or in lieu thereof. to donate
500 acres of the Fort Smelling reservation for
that purpose.
The law was read and the meeting adj
| journed to meet at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning, for formal organization, and also
to visit the site of the bridge at 2 o'clock the
same afternoon.
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u AMOUR PROPRE.'
ENGLIND'S DILEMMA rs SEEN BY
GEN. IGNATIEFF.

Having Violated the Treaty She is Now
Playing a Bluff Game--But Russia Watch
full and Her Troops Will Remain at Con-
--ISnatieff Reported With Meeting but
Poor Success in Vienna--Efforts to Find a
Middle Course as Compromise for Eng
land and Russia---DiscussiOn of the
Queens Order Set for April 4th, and the
Budget April Sth--Gladstone to Demand
an Explanation for Breaking or the Con-
gress by EngIand---Gen. NIeikof De-
mands Withdrawal Fleet, which LayarL,
by Authority. Refuses.
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Courtney and Trickett to Row.

AUBURN, N. Y, March 29.---Jas. Punch, back
or of Trickett, the Australian oarsman, having
notified Courtney that Trickett would row
him for FL 900 side and f3O0 expenses, a
conference of Courtney's hackers was held
here to-day and the terms accepted. The
following dispatch was cabled Immediately:
Auburn, N. Y, March 29.-Jas. Punch,
Sidney, Australia. Race accepted, 91,OOO a
side and f3OO allowed Trickett for expenses.
Water to be named by
(Signed) CHAs. E. COURTNEY
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J03leril7e

This thriving town, 1l6 miles west CT
Winona. on the Winona & st. Peter rail-
road, and 20 miles east of Mankato, is
Economically situated, and presents pleas
ing appearance to the tourist. It is located
at the foot of the beautiful lake Elysian,
whose scenery is unsurpassed by any of our
western inland lakes. Its western margin is
bordered by that belt of timber known as
the big woods, which extends north and
south through almost the entire State
GAINESVILLE is -eminently railroad town
Prior to the building Of this line $3.50
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RelierinO a .Bondsnnnn.

WASHINGTON March "a report was sub
mitted to the House to-day from the House
committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred
the petition of Pat. P. Marian, of st. Louis,
praying for relief from further liability to the
United States upon q judgment rendered
against him in the United States district court
upon two bonds executed by him as surety for
John Busby, Accompanying the report is a
bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury
to receive $5 as a full settlement with Marian
of all claims of the United States against him
upon judgments rendered.
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cleave to the roof of his mouth and his
tongue forget its cunning.
Where IS General Hubbard, Cush. Davis,
and at 'em!''
And where is Major Dyke? And where is
tnat famous stone near the Metropolitan,
concerning which the Major committed that
JOKE inner by far than any ever perpetrated
by Liberty Hall?
Oh that we but lived in the Sd district
70 take hand in the general shin-dig that
is bound to follow
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Good for. the ms.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The Senate Thurs
day, in executive session, refused to consent to
the nomination of Reynolds of Alabama, for
auditor of the treasury, and ex-Gov. Parsons,
of Alabama, for district attorney, of the
southern district of that State. Motions to re-
consider the debate on these cases were entered
by Senator Dawes in behalf of Parsons and by
senator Paddock IN behalf of Reynolds. The
effect of this action will be to hold these nom
nations in suspense and continue the present
incumbents in Office until motions for recon-
sidering are acted on, or the present session ex-
pires.
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Cu,,.e,.cu and Coin.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Although nothing
official can be obtained upon the subject the
indications are that the currency balance, as it
will be shown in the public debt statement to
be issued Monday next, will be less than
million dollars. The coin balance, including
coin certificates, will probably appear some.
where between $135, 100000 and $l4O ZOO, 900.
The amount of additional circulation issued to
national banks for March is 1851, $40. Legal
tender notes destroyed, 80 per cent. of the
same, or $769,3l2
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THE DUELLO.
Revived in virginia--Both the Combat
ants Killed--Murder and Suicide in
Iowa--Other Crimes.

Revived In yirginia--Both the Combat
ants Ki1led--Murder and Suicide in
Iowa--Other Crimes.
FATAL DUEL IN VIRGINIA.
CR1sF1ELD, Md, March 29.-At Eastvile,
Northampton county, Virginia, yesterday,
Sidney Pitts and A. P Thomas fought with
pistols to settle dispute. Two rounds were
fired by each, and as they stood only six feet
apart Pitts was killed, and Thomas received
a ball in the head from which he will prob
ably die.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
OTrUMwA, Ia, March 29.-Martin Burns.
farmer, drove into Chilacothe, near here,
this morning, put up his team, shouldered
an ak, walked to the place where George N.
Batin was laying the foundation of build
ing, without saying word struck him ter
rible blow on the head and ran away TWEEN
ty minutes later his body was found hanging
by the neck in the barn hare his horse We. e
quartered. Batin. who is a respected citizen,
cannot recover. Burns was bad man. The
parties had some dispute about fence lines
which is the only assignable cause for the
deed.
DISHONEST POSTMASTER.
SAN. FRANCISCO, March 29.-S. b. Ander-
son, postmaster at San Jose, arrested yester-
day by United States authorities, charged
with returning false vouchers to the post
Office department at Washington, and other
Irregularities, gave bail in $4,000.
MURDER IN IOWA.
MARsHALLTowN, March 29.-John Slough.
man, living in Minerva township, this coun.
ty, was murdered Wednesday night. His
body was terribly mangled and beaten, and
concealed under some fencing. Circum.
stances confirm the belief that his brother.
in-law, John Dakin, is guilty of the crime.
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A Mistaken Iudgment Rectified.

New YoRK, March 29.-Judgment for half
million dollars was entered against Albert
Crosby Individually in the suit of the city of
Chicago vs. Crosby and others, securities on
the bond to the city. treasurer, which was
entered in the county clerks Office Wednes-
day by default, was removed from the files
to-day. This was done on afidavits of
counsel for plaintiff that judgment was en-
tered by mistake.
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The Fender of Hell.
London World

A fact. A large wholesale ironmonger
from Sheffield was at Buxton a short time
ago, and walking over the fields on Sunday
afternoon with his little boy, the following
conversation took place: Son-"How big is
hell, father; as big as this feld:" Father
sYes, / am afraid bigger than this field"
Son-"Is it as big as these two fields togesh-
er, father?n Father-'Yes dear, as big as
these two fields, and am afraid as big as all
these three" pointing to another.) Son
81 say, father, would you not like the order
for the fender %