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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-26

when he heard Mr.. Brown say he had written
Dir. Doran to know when the committee were
coming out, and said that the reply
was, 1t was private; he said
the trustees had the KEYS, and
he did not think the committee could get
II without the keys. He had private business
to attend to and he was not going to stay round
and wait till they came.
THOMAS DOWNS SWORN
Said he heard Mr.. Couplin's testimony; the
scaHolding used at the church belonged to my
self and brother; we used scaffolding that was
used at the hospital, but we purchased it of
the committee, they having no further use for
1t, there was lumber, however, used by the
plasterer on the church; every post of it was re
turned to the hospital; purchased the scaffolding
early IN the spring of 1871; I was not the SUI
perlntendent at the hospital; that was nv
brother Harry; we bought the trestles at part
the worth of the lumber; it was hard wood
lum beI; there was no stone, not even a pound
used in the church from the hospital; we bought
and paid for 900 brick from the authorities of
the hospital and used them on the church; no
other material was used on the church from the
hospital.
The committee, after hearing this witness.
adjourned till o'clock tomorrow.
THAT CHURCH
Io'.i SoAASoF oIiuGIt eFOhS W SEVERAL mSn1-
bers of the Presbyterian church after the ad
iournment of the investigating committee.
They seem to feel keenly the insinuation which
had been thrown out, that their church was part
y built at the expense of the State. They
explained that fourteen thousand five hundred
dollars IN money was paid together with the
old building for the structure. They offered
to show your correspondent their books in
which full and complete detail of the expen-
ditures and the receipts of the building fund
were entire, but time being ofgreat importance
to him he was obliged to decline looking
over the accounts to another day.
He was satisfied, however that the rumor that
the congregation only raised six thousand
towards the building, was like many rumors,
only the birth Of scandal with envy for farther.
The man who it is said started, these tales him.
self acknowledges that he had not seen stone
or any other material from the hospital prop
erty used upon the sacred edifce.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-26
Third Dispatch.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

ST. PETER, March 25.-Atthe evening session
the first witness called was
NJ. KNEP,
watchman at the branch hospital. As be was
still employed, the committee decided to hear
him with closed DOORS The press and all
Others were accordingly requested to withdraw.
The examination of tins witness occupied up
wards of an hour, and from all your cores
pondent can CLEAN. he was one of the most
important.
JAMES DELANEY
called and sworn, said he lives in st. Peter; is
clerk at the postofice; was in barber shop
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-26
Second Disputch.


Especial Telegram to the Globe.
ST. PETER, March 25.-The committee re-
sumed their inquiry at o. clock P. NJ.
L. L1NQU1sT SWORN.
am twenty-four years old; am now p sew
ing machine agent; live at Red Wing; lived
formerly at st. Peter; employed ut the
branch hospital; was there from Feb. 10Th,
1877, to the 10th Of Feb, 1878; was attendant
upon the patients; sometimes I had twenty
six patients to attend; had three different
partners during the year; the meat most Of
the time, was very bad; could not eat it, and
many of the patients could not, it was hard
and tough, not from the cooking but
from the quality Of the meat; the patients had
all they could cat because they could not eat
much of it; it was badmost Of the time; tasted
like water and milk; the tea was equally bad;
the fault, it was too weak; drank it but very
seldom, because could not; know Mr.. Belts,
he was supervisor; he was harsh to the patients
generally, never speaking kindly to them;
commanded them to do things in harsh, over
bearing way; was rough in giving medicine;
often had to force their mouths open with a
plug; would use the plug more roughly
than necessary; the plug would
often be covered with blood,
blood; had upwards of 40 patients under my
care, but only 26 at the time; D. Emmerson was
one of them; Belts forced him to take medicine
with plug; had to force him in this way six
months; had generally to use the plug on him;
there was no use to use it SO often; if the plug
did not succeed there was pair Of iron tongs
that would be forced into the mouth, and by
screw the tongs were opened and
the jaws forced apart; he did not use
this instrument often; he would generally force
the plug down the throat till the patient opened
his mouths I did not complain, because knew
would lose my place, and at that time did
not want to lose it; have seen him give medi-
cine in this way many times; / have seen the
plug used on q patient named Young; both Of
these men were patients when left; they used
to strap them to chair; sometimes they would
take the medicine without the plug; it was only
when Belts would get mad that he would
force the plug into the mouth and draw blood;
he, Belts, was always quarreling; he was hard
to suit; If things were not wrong he would find
fault; didn't speak to us without scolding; If
he did not scold he would speak with a despis-
ing grin; did not complain, because l knew
it was no use; was told some who complained
were discharged; knew Mcdonald; did not
see him fed; never saw any patient fed by
force; I did not sec Mcdonald
when he died; / heard him
yell the day he died; the attendant told
me aboutit; he said Belts run the plug down
his throat SO that he could not swallow, and
the soup choked him to death; DR.. Bowers
was in attendance there; he was always kind
to the patients; there was great difference
between DR.. Bowers and Belts conduct. and
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15
Kent:

There have been showers all around us and not much rain, here There are frightful re- ports from adjoining towns. The shower of hail on Friday, the 9th inst, swept across from northwest to southeast and in sections it des- troyed crops entirely. In South Amenia crops were entirely destroyed on Skiff mountain, partially so. Tobacco was the most damaged: and, in South Kent. near the iron ore mine, a tornado destroyed new building recently erected by John Judd, and it has been said of a grove near there, that all which was left was the stumps and splinters. The mountain streams are quite low, and some are dry. Hay ing is nearly finished and the crop is large.
 -Rev. Dr. Oliver, of Nebraska City, off, ciated in St. Andrews church on the 4th inst
 t- Rev. MT. Cornelius B.. Smith, of New York city, officiated in St.Andrews Church on the 11th inst Rev. J. c. Sturges is off duty for short rest.
 r Several went from here on the excursion to New York on Friday last
 We are sorry to learn that the Kent Cot tage Seminary is closed for want of the right man in the right place to keep it open. The location is second to none, and why can't the right man step in and show the Kentites how to keep good school. .,....r ..
 We are told that rattlesnakes are numer- ous on the west side of the river See that you have boots on before you go there. ***
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15
Warren.

We had the heaviest thunder shower of the season last Friday afternoon, though we hear of little damage by lightning. The dwelling house of Geo. Dugan in the west part of the town was struck, the lightning passing down the chimney, tearing up the floor on which the family were sitting. All were shocked, though none were injured. It also struck the old button-ball tree in Mir. O. Swift's door-yard making winding passage downward, entering the ground near by, causing leak in a water pipe which supplies the family, and there dis appeared. a 5.... -.
 We hear of great damage in New Preston and shall look for graphic description from the ready pen of your N. P. correspondent.
 Among the numerous visitors intown who were at church, last Sabbath, we noticed our former townsman, MT. Frederick Carter, and wife, of Sharon, and Mr. and Mrs. Fry of Hoboken, who are visiting her father, Mir. Rufus Swift ,'
 Mrs. Edward Rouse and children, of Ter ryyille, are guests of Mir. Harly Perkins.
 Miss Hattie Booker has returned from her vacation, bringing her sisters, Mattie and Eva, to spend the remainder of theirs. @ ,-.
 -E. 6. Wells is down with inflammation of the bowels. a.
 David Parmelee is constantly failing X.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15


 California is the Fl Dorado of the lucky. rather than of the wise. Her millionaires. who were fortunate enough to get their first million; and then unscrupulons enough to heap more millions upon it, are about the coarsest- grain ed aristocracy ever seen in modern history. One excellent thing is the frail tenureby which they retain their enormous fortunes. Every now and then the man of millions suddenly tiwindles into the pauper. A late instance is that of Isaac Friedlander who diesfat San Francisco, recently, leaving small property and a $2O, 900 insurance policy. For twenty years he was the Wheat King of the. Pacific States, moving fully half the annual crop to port, even against granger opposition, and was at times worth his millions.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15

The EDINBURGH REVIEW for August con- tains: Marquess Wellesley's Indian Adminis- tration; The Remains of Edmund J. Arm strong Leckey's England in the Eighteenth Century; Origin and Wanderings of the Gyp- sies; Primitive Property and Modern Social ism; M. Doudan's Letters; Russia and Rou- mania; The Gold mines of Midian; Finlay's History of the SerVitude of Greece; The Con- stitution and the Crown.
 Leonard Scott Publishing Company, New York. $4 a year,
 A seizure of goods claimed to have been smuggled into this country was recently made under strange circumstances, at New London. The Collector had information that a number of dutiable articles had been sent to this coun . try on the School Ship St. Mary's. This yes sel arrived at New London on the Sd inst. twas at once boarded by revenue officers, and Com mander Phythian, who is in charge of the vessel, gave them statement regarding the property allegedt have been smuggled. He said that with the exception of box of gloves the articles were shipped by the officers of the United States ship Alliance, of the European station, temporarily at Lisbon. They consist. ed of elegant table cloths, costly gauge fab rics, mantles, ladies' garments, bronzes rings, carpets, wine &c., to the value of six or seveH thousand dollars. If it can be proven that ths officers of the Alliance shipped the goods with an intent to defraud the government they will probably suffer penalty beyond the usual one of confscation of the smuggled articles United States officers have been cashiered fol less,
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15
DOMESTIC.

Yellow fever is spreading in Mississippi, and over 100 cases are reported from Grenada. The Western creditors of Governor Bishop have agreed to accept 40 cents on the dollar. It is reported that the Government will take vigorous measures in the matter of Mexican raids.
 The Treasury is flooded with old claims for horses lost during the war.
 The collections of Internal Revenue during the last year were unusually large The strike in the Shamokin, Penn coal district is dying out.
 The Potter Committee met, Monday, but heard no testimony.
 The Democrats carried Alabama by 90,000 majority, without opposition.
 About 126 persons have died during the prevalence of yellow fever at New-Orleans. Four members of the Columbia College boat crew returned home, Saturday, and were enthusiastically received at a banquet, speech es were made by Congressman Hewitt and others.
 The South Carolina revenue cases will be tried as test cases.
 Secretary Thompson says he will not ask Congress for deficiency bill.
 Fridays storm did some damage at Rye Beach, N. H.,
 Congressman Blackburn predicts Mr. Thur mans election in 1880.
 The Indian war in the Northwest is practi- cally ended.
 Cashier Conant has been released on bail in Boston. The Bankers Association, at Saratoga, pass ed resolutions upholding resumption.
 II. H. Kimpton, South Carolina's ex-fnan- cial agent, was arrested in Westfeld, Mass, Wednesday, on requisition of Gov. Hampton.
 Fifteen persons were killed and wounded, Wednesday, in an accident on the Pan Han- dle Railroad
 |. The Republican Congressional Committee will aid Southern Independents.
 The Delaware Democratic Convention nom- mated John w.. Hall for Governor, and adopt ed a hard rd-money platform.
 The Louisiana Democratic platform calls for more greenbacks and the repeal of the Re- sumption Act. ...
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15
More Rarnumism.

The New Milford Gazette puts on look of injured innocence combined with virtuous in- dignatien because the Litchfield Enunirer sus- gests that Hon. Wm. H. Barnum is quietly plotting to ensure his own reelection to the U. s. Senate. Even it's democratic readers must have laughed uproariously behind the door af- ter being so seriously instructed by the Gazette as to Mr. Barnhm's lack of guile in political maneuvers, and his perspiring zeal in railroad
 mining and other interests with which he is, connected. s
 If our friend of the Gazette is a stranger to Connecticut politics, or even if he has passed his days in some quiet rural nook in a distant part of the State where the name of Mr. Bar mum, and his system of manipulating votes (wlile ostensibiy conferring with railroad mag mates, mining bosses, and furnace agents has not penetrated, he is excusable for his verdan- cy in thinking that MT. B. cannot find leisure to attend to the details necessary to further his political aims. No one in Litchf1eld County who has one eye and one ear left, and whose brain is only half paralyzed can be fooled by chaff of that kind. Mir. Barnum has the well earned reputation of being the wiliest politician in the State, if not in the country, and where he is well known, any attempt to impute to him indifference in political measures in which his personal ambition is concerned is worse than useless. He is as pregnant in political devices as a hurricane is in wind, and when he causes the report to be circulated by hisfriends that he is lying on his oars, that he designs retiring from the political arena. Sc, his op- ponents may rest assured that lightning is go- ing to strike somewhere, and that it's time to get out from under the trees There is no doubt that MT. Barnum intends to be his own successor in the Senate if he can put himself there, and that being granted, no poor deluded soul need imagine that he is not availing him. self of all the strategic moves which he can command to achieve success It will not do for his opponents to Hull themselves into in- action by rumors of his inactivity or they will assuredly wake up to find that he holds all the approaches and that escape from an uncondi- tional surrender is impossible It is for the people of this State to say whether they will be represented in the highest legislative body Tn the country by notorious political corrup- tionist or not. If they are indifferent about it, such result will be easily attained, but if they wish to defeat this schooner for political preference, and his horde of pliant tools they must go to work with a vim and be prepared to meet hlm in full force at every strategic point WOEcOtt0iJLe Re0Sster :. .. =.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15
STATE ITEMS.

The Kalmia mills, in Seymour, will not re. sume work. E
 Robert Wheelers house in North Stoning- ton was burned Thursday.
 The Plainville temperance hotel kept by Allderidge still prospers.
 Work has been resumed at the Union Fac tory and Lock company's factory in Norwalk.
 The Arlington horse railroad company of New Haven has ceased operations.
 The New London police made a raid on tramps, last week, and arrested fifteen.
 The Bristol spoon manufactory, which has stood idle for several weeks, has resumed oper- ati0ns. Hi' ts~- " ednesday in the Connecticut at Windsor Falls. @ ..s5. 4au 7.'-.-
 A son of Nicholas Carter of Spragne, five years old, was drowned on the 9th in the She- tucket.
 E Wallace & Sons, brass manufacturers, An- sonia, have discharged forty-five of their em- ployes. H b 1 e.1st s- Quincy Mcclure of Mystic had his $4OO team stolen form in front of the Baptist church Sunday evening.
 Joseph W. Hill, Yale '7S, of Westport, has gone to Portland, Oregon, to take charge of a grammar school A
 Alice Heller, the Naugatuck thief, has been taken tc jail in default of $500 bail imposed by justice Spencer. E3a 8
 A young man named Cutting rode F miles on velocipede in Westport on the 5th in six minutes. I
 George Flagg of Hartford, nineteen years old, was drowned last week, in Little river not far from Charter Oak park .
 Two tramps attacked Edward Clark of Westerly, last week, as he was driving, and robbed him of his watch and chain. l
 The water has been pumped out of the Gates gold and silver mine shaft in Stafford. and work will soon be resumed on small scale.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN

G1'e0t Bs9ttin.-W E. Forster refuses to be bound by the rules of the Liberal Association of Bradford, as regards nominations
 England has come to terms with the Dutch as to the annexation of New Guinea.
 The sentence on the Rev. MT. Mackonochie for ''ritualism," has been set aside Prince Louis Napoleon is to be married to the Princess Thyra, of Denmark. ..
 Captain Bogardus won, by one bird, in the pigeon shooting match with Aubrey Coventry.
 France. The International Monetary Con ference has held it's first session in Paris; M Leon Say was elected President; ex-Senator Fenton made the opening address,
 The FrancO-American conference has adopt ed the proposed treaty.
 Germsaaay. the Social candidate, has been elected at second ballot in Dresden.
 Prince Bismark and the Vatican are report ed to have come to terms
 Austria. The Austrians have advanced against Vranduk. 100, GOO men are in arms to oppose the occupation of Bosnia, but the in- surgents have been twice defeated
 The town of Travnik, on the River Verbas, has been occupied by the Austrians.
 Austrian troops have entered Mostar, Her. Zegovina.
 Suleiman Pasha is shut up in the fortress of lrebigne, Herzegovina, with 1,5O0 Asiatc troops.
 The Hungarian elections have resulted fa- vorably for the Government.
 The Porte has adopted a more conciliatory attitude toward Austria
 BuLgor5a. Turks will surrender the important positions at Varna to the Russians next week.
 It is stated that 47, ,OOO Rnssian troops are sick in Bulgaria.
 Rus@G.-A large portion of the City of Kars has been destroyed by an explosion.
 1wrkey. Porte promises very liberal concessions to Crete.
 India.-There is terrible distress in Cash mere.
 Canada.-Hanlon won the great boat race at Barrie, Ont. .. Cat5a Property embargoed during the in- surrection in Cuba, is being restored to the former owners Afrfco.-About one-fourth of the European population at Lagos, West Coast of Africa, died of disease in May and June
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15

AN gUNDENIABLg TRUTH. You deserve to suffer, and if you lead miserable unsatisfac- tory life in this beautiful world, it is entirely your own fault and there is only one excuse for you, = your unreasonable prediudice and skepticisnl, which has killed thousands. Personal Knowledge and common sense req soning will soon show you that Greens August Flower will cure you of Liver Complaint, or Dyspepsia with all it's miserable effects. such as sick headache, palpitation of the heart. sour stomach, habitual costiveness dizziness of the head, nervous prostration, low spirits, tEc. It's sales now reach every town on the Western Continent and not Druggist but will tell you of it's wonderful cures. You can buy a sam pie bottle for 10 cents. Three doses will re- lieve. you. Sold by A. S. Wright 6 Co.,, of Lttchfield
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15

LIVER IS KING.-The Liver is. the imperial organ of the whole human system, as it con- trols the life, health and happiness of man. When it is disturbed in it's proper action, all kinds of ailments are the natural result. The digestion of food, the movements of the heart and blood, the action of the brain and nervous system, are all immediately connected with the workings of the Liver. It has been success fully proved that Greens August Flower is unequalled in curing all persons afflicted with Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint, and all the nu- merous symptoms that result from an un- healthy condition of the Liver and Stomach. sample bottles to try, 10 cents Positively sold in all towns on the Western Continent. Three doses will prove that it is just what you want. Sold by A. s. Wright & Go.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15

PERpETUrTIEs. Attempts to cumulate enor- nous fortunes for posterity in another century. have almost invariably proved futile. The Thelusson will case in England was notable instance in point. Here large property was attempted to be withdrawn entirely from the use of the immediate heirs of the testater and allowed to accumulate for the benefit of re- mote descendants. The estate went into Chancery, which absorbed a good deal of if and the testator's design of founding several wealthy families in the future, at the exnense Of present heirs, entirely failed. One re. suit of this case was the passage of an act in the British parliament, about 1900. limiting the time for which property could be thus set accommodating to twenty-oae years. In 179O Benjamin Franklin left about SIC, 900 to each of the cities of Boston and Philadelphia
 to be loaned to young married mechanics at live per cent. interest. At the end of cen tury the accumulations of this legacy left to the latter place would have amounted to about $655, ,000 at the testator's estimate. Of this sum. $500, 900 were to be used for bring ihS water to the GUY, ana the remainder was to be put at interest for another century, at which time it was to reach tue enormous total of $20, 3O5, ,OOO, $15, GOO, 900 of which was to be given to the state. and the other quarter placed at the citys disposal. If the frugal Benjamin could have superintended the invest ments, there might have been better showing; but, as the trust now stands it amounts to but $55, 400; less than one tenth the sum ex- pecteL A large portion of this had been in vested in city securities. Reputable mcchan- ics may have had some good of Poor Richards money, but they often failed to repay the sums borrowed. The experience of Boston has been no better, and the whole affair shows how useless it is to attempt looking too far ,a- to the future.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15

Hayes has no sort of political tact. Here was an insurrection of Southern whiskey dis tillers, and 8 rebellion of Southern State au- thorities against the national, that might with a little ingenuity have been kept blazing till November, and which would have proved ex- tremely productive of anti Democratic North ern sentiment. But what does Hayes do but give the distillers rest from prosecutions which would have ruined them and kept the whole Southern country in turmoil, on prom ise of better behavior in future, which tbey will no doubt keep till after election. Then. too, his marshal in South Carolina has taken the prosecuted revenue officers from the State authorities. Nobody was hurt, and that griey- ance is as dead as Julius Cesar. Blaine in the presidential chair would have known how to make better use of much providential chances.