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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

A HORRIBLE suicide occurred in st.
Louis, on the morning of the 10th.
It appears that Henry Traske and his
wife, johanna, did not lead a very
happy life; they were continually
quarreling with each other; they had
both retired late on Friday evening;
at about 2 O'Clock on the morning in
question, Henry states that he was
awakened and found himself covered
all over with blood; their little
daughter who slept in the same bed,
was all bespattered with the crimson
gore. Henry was at once arrested, as
it was thought he had murdered his
wife; but after . srtict investigation
at the inquest. the corouers jury rem
dered a verdict Of suicide, and the
prisoner was discharged.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

:
PERHAPS 1t would be as we'll for
Mr.. Caley's Princeton friends to scru.
tinize the conduct of some of their
own politicians. before criticising Sher-
ourne county politicians too harshly.
= Elk Riper Star.
Yes. we will admit all that. Mr..
Galley received more than his party
vote in Mile Laos county-althoueh
some Of his Republican friends did
''play off" ~ him: but in Republican
Sherburne, where Houlton last wear
received 284 and Richardson 81 ma.
jority. 'M.jor' Fridley had 2 MAORI.
81. Had Mr.. Galley received anything
like his party vote in Shefburne
county, he would have been elected.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20
A MAN named Otto Montgomery. q

A MAN named Otto Montgomery. a
resident fist. Paul, got tired of liv-
ing, and at, or about Z O'Clock on
Tuesday morning attempted to COM
nit suicide by sending a bullet
throug h his head; the wound was not
fatal though. About half past eight
O'Clock in the evening, Montgomery's
son was attending his father, and
while walking across the room with a
lamp in his hand, suddenly tainted and
fell backwards on the floor; the lamp
exploded. setting fire to young Mont
gomery's clothing and also to the bed
on which the elder Montgomery was
lying. The son was awakened from
his stupor by the fire; he rushed out
on the street, his clothing all in a
blaze; it was some time before ne was
throw n down, and the flames extin.
gulsned with Duha1O robe; he was
then carried to a room in the St.
Paul House, and medical attendance
was at once procured; the doctors
think the injuries will result in his
death; in the meantime two fremen
had made their way into the room oc.
cupied by the father; he was found
lying in the bed, literally burned to
a crisp; the odors arising from the
burning of human flesh and kerosene
oil, almost suffocated the firemen. 1t
was horrible affair. The Montgom-
erys were in very destitute circum.
stances and the son says that was the
cause Of his father attempting suicide
in the morning.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20
Reaconsfield and His -

A Boston man and his daughter
were sitting on the front piazza. When
the father requested his daughter to
read him the evening paper.
''What shall read about1'' uuer-
led the Boston girl, as she opened tho
paper. sr.. e.,
Read the European news" re.
sponded the father. .,.r :
The Boston girl began: lit is ri
mored that Beaconsiield will not &C
cept the decoration Of the''-and
then she blushed a deep red, and
stopped.
'.proceei," said the father, after, d
pause. ... .@ 81,
Il cannot" returned the Boston
girl blushing still deeper.
'.Why not9'' queried the father 81
some surprise. -..
Because do not like to-" replied
the Boston girl painfully.
&'sNonsense, exclaimed the father.
STORMY: ''read the item, tell yoU''
2 The Boston girl caught up the pa.
per in desperation, stared at it in a
stony manner, attempted to speak.
and tainted dead away. .~..s.
When she had been restored and the
excitement had subsidized. the father
took the paper out behind the house.
turned to the dreadful item and read:
cit is rumored that Beacons6eld
will not accept the decoration Of the
garter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

DIsRAELI is not so much lionized
now as he was Immediately after the
treaty Of Berlin; the British public is
beginning to realize that the willy Rus
slams got the better of Disraeli and
Salisbury, and while England has de.
rived nothing but the fever stricken
island Of Cyprus. Russia has virtually
gaiRsd all she contendcd for. Then
again, Disraeli has refused to summon
Parliament to consider the India
question, and the near approaching
war With Afghanistan.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

THERE is some talk Of stab!ishing|a
morning paper in Minneapolis. Mime.
.apolis should have an organ, but one
cannot help thinking that the people
of that city should be satisfied with
the Minneapolis end of the Pioneer
Press; It would be difficult matter
to find two more Jealous champions Of
Minneapolis interests, than Col. VIM.
King and his brother, Tom King.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

A man met Burlington boy walk
ing toward town on the Agency road,
eating an apple. '.llow many apples
have youe" asked the man. The boy
replied: "One-half as many apples as
Ihave eaten, added to twice as many
as am going to eat, less five that a
bigger boy took away from me, divid.
ed BY tvo.thirds Of the number /
dropped when I saw the dog. plus six
which ate on the fence before the
man saw me. will equal one. fifth Of
all ! tried to GET How many ap.
pies did he haves
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20
THE disnlav If faus re

The display Of flags, cannon, God .
dess' of Liberty, steamboats,. houses,
shearses. ROSTERS (crowing) and roost-
ers (puking,) in the two last numbers
OF the Benton county Press, is some.
thing appalling; all because the GAL
liant (sic) "Major" Fridley is elected
to the house, and Jonathan Simmons
to the senate. We shudder to con.
template what the result might have
been had the political harlot, Ignatius
Donnelly, been elected.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

81 The driye.well sharks are not going
ltoahaye as easy sailing as they have
had Anti -drive-well associations
have been formed at Harrington, Wi
11oua' and other places; the object Of
these associations, is to fight the
sharks in the United States Supreme
Court.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

We have noticed several little dogs
running about town with blue ribbons
around their necks. Are the little
dogs members Of the Blue Ribbon Band
in good standing and therefore emit
tied to wear the badge. or is it intend
ed as burlesquea The probability
is that several little dogs are little
pets, and wear the ribbons to enhance
their beauty and set off their charms
to greater adyantage.-Anoka Sun &
Republican.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

s The Official returns are as follows:
Berry, Rep.) So, 34l;; Mitchell, (Dem)
g. 746; Whitcomb. (ring Rep. $3.50;
Black. (Dem.) 1921; Nichols (Rep.
5s,s57;; O'Rrien, Dem.) 1851; Dun.
nell's (Rep.) majority in the lst dis
trict was 5.s6l; Pehler's Dem. ma !.
jority in the 2nd district was 1874;
Washburn's majority in the 3rd dis
,trict was 3,Ol6.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20
As will be seen by report of pr

AS will be seen. BY. report Of pro-
ceedings Of the members Of the Prince
ton & Anoka R. +. Co. at their meet
ing held here on Tuesday, published
in our local columns, . step has been
taken II the right direction; an assess
ment d $l,5oowas ordered to be lev.
led, and the executive committee was
directed to have . survey profile and
ESTES oteds lroute inside Al
once, BY some competent engineer.
This looks like business.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

The Northern Pacific R. r. Com
pany intend to extend their road 900
miles farther west, and advertises for
proposals for grading, bridging and
completing the road, ready for the SUI
perstructure, that distance. So says
Pioneer Press. IS, 45s,; 5 r.@
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

Bro. Dunn Of the Princeton Ur1os,
laments tearfully over the. downfall
and utter annihilation of the Republi,
can party in Mile Laos county. Mile
Laos and Anoka counties are evident
ly distressed by the same foul disease.
The symptoms are somewhat similar.
We are going to have a post morten,
examination providing the party actu-
ally becomes cold, cold corpse. and
would like to compare notes with you.
-Anoka Sun & Republican.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

HENRY PEHLER, the newly elected
congressman from the second district,
was "wined and dined'' by the high
toned St. Paul Democracy, on Tues
day evening.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

PRINCETON will have "a little rail
road Of her own long years before
the snort Of the iron horse will awak-
en- from their lethargy the inhabitants
Of the picturesque, but dead. town Of
Monticello. ;#
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

y. D. WAsABuRs is a forgiving sort
of a man; he informed one of his An.
Okla friends on the day after election,
I'VE will reward our friends and for.
give our enemies" There is more Of
the real christian spirit in Washburn
than in most men.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

The Northern Pacific r. r, aid the
St. Paul & Pacific r. r. have effected.
a compromise. There will be no.
west side railroad, unless Bro. Perrine,
of the Monticello Times, builds il,
himself. s..s i..s4ss 4sess..s.eees ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

VIZ have received the last number
Of Rounds Printers Cabinet; it IS
worth all the publications of the sort
and they are legion that have
come to this Office during the last six
months. - 5,.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

Reuben Mayo's horse.--the ose
that G. H. Rines levied on--was sold
in front OF the court hoase, on Mot.
day forenoon, to l.. Steadman, for S9c.
The bidding was quite spirited.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

STEWARDS corpse has not yet been
recovered, although the New York
police and detectives are making ex.
traordinary efforts to find the hiding.
place; the $4,000 reward is what
they are after.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

GENTLEMEN, members of the Prince.
ton & Anoka R. R. Co., the people Of
this county are clamoring for informa.
ton in regard to railroad matters.
Dispel their ignorance at once.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

Minneapolis men do not feel resy'
good over the leasing of the st. Paul
& Pacific branch line to the Northern
Pacific r. R. Co. For Information u
to how the compromise was brought
about see leading merchants Of St.
Paul.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

JIM BLAINE, of Maine, is talked of as
the probable Republican candidate for.
the presidency in 1880.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

Coop news for the lumbermen;-
Globe says that everything is in read
mess for the construction Of the boom
on the Mississippi, below Minneapolis.
and that the project is an assured sue
cess. 49, p" b.as.' UP. Il
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

MAJoR'' FRlDIEY's majority Is re-.
duced too. By the time the vote il
officially canvassed, perhaps his ma
jolity will have dwindled down to
nothing. !
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

B-W. A. Smith il our authorized
agent at Spencer Brook. Those who are
owing us can settle with Mr. Smith, and
those wishing to renew their subscriptions
can do SO through him. II.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

This time it is a boy, and D. A. ca.
ley don't care if Fridley has beatep
him for the Legislature. Both mother
and child are progressing finely.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

WHERE are all those vast resources
that were backing that west side
railroad? .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

Mr.. George Mahoney is fast recos.
ering his health again; he is out walk
ing around. every day now.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

THE elections are all over, let by
cones be by-gones, but remember
your friends and do not forget your
enemies, -. sr&sa
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

SUBTRACT 76 from 85,. Bro. Wood,
and then you will have the gallant
Majors majority correct.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

BOB lNGERsoLL wants to see Blaine
occupy the presidential chair.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

o. P. Whitcomb is reelected State
Auditor BY a large majority, though
considerably below the rest Of the
ticket, showing, not. that he is as he.
claims, an ''honest and fearless public
servant, : but that large majority Of
the Republican party wonld vote for
the devil Il he was on the straight
ticket.--Hrdsnerd Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

Second hand pork barrels for sale
ut D. H. Murray's.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

In figuring up the returns last week we
made some mistakes. This table is cor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

wAll legal advertisements must be paid
for invariably before affidavit OF publica-
ton will be furnished. No deviation from
this rule hereafter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20
Senator. Representative.

In the town of Brainerd there were &C
votes returned for VIM. Fridley. ...G.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-20

Bro Dunn thinks the party IN hi.
county has gone whore Joe Wheelock
consigned it; TO the dcmnition bow
ows.--IJlk Riiver Nsws.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-03
ENGLAND.
DISCUSSION OVER THE BERLIN
TREATY.

THE LONDON TIMES ATTACKS GLADSTONE
A TORRENT OF BRILLIANT ORAToRY-
But TO WHAT DOES IT ALL AMOUNT
BEACoNsFIELD AND SALISBURY HoNoRED.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Times vehemently
attacks Gladstone this morning and says
Of his speech: The house OF commons
listens with bated breath for his contribu-
ton to the great controversy and for some
prophetic glimpse into the future. He
speaks two hours and half and occupies
seven columns of our space. He carries
his hearers irresi'tiby down torrent of
brilliant oratory, but when all is over and
We have time to breathe, to what does it all
amount. With few exceptions, to nothing
but prolonged invective against the present
ministry Scarcely anything they have
done or said escapes denunciation. They
have preferred sevitude to freedom: have
pretended TO defend public law and have
really betrayed it; have made a mad con-
yenton, violated existing treaties, brought
into question an important prerogative of
their own, discreditcd US abroad and weak
encd Us nj home. But who are those plenp-
otcntiarics whom he denounces with this
mcrccnary, unrclievcd ccnsure! They are
not merely Lords Beaconstield and Sails
bury; they are the representatives of Eng
land before Europe and the world. Their
work when ratified j, the work of England
They have not usurped power over I'M
willing people. Gladstone himself admits
that they command the approval Of the
mass of their countIymen. There are
other persons in the world besides Bcacons-
field and larger questions at stake than
thar OF the conduct of the ministry on
details Of prolonged negotiations. We
regret to sayit, but the whole tenor of Mr..
Gladstone's speech, as much by what it
contained as by what it omitted, was in.
consistent with craftsmanship or generous
patriotism, and he must proportionatelv
forfeit his claim to the attention of his
countrymen on this great issue"
HoNoRs FOR BEACONsFIEID AND SALISBURY.
Great preparations are making for civic
honors to Beaconsticld and Salisbury. On
Saturday they will he entertained at n ban
quet by the Lord mayor
\ dias has has been erected on the south
ern side Of Guild hall upon which stands
canopicd throne. Here will he seated the
lord mayor plenipotcntarics and chief off.
GERS of the corporation. There will be nc
commodation here for seventeen hundred
persons, includingfour hundred members of
parliament. In the fore court of Guild hall
Il spacious pavilion is being erected to seat
1000 persons, another 500 being accommo-
dated in the library. None of these can see
the ceremony but will view the guests as
they arrive. Lords Bcaconsfcd and Sails
bury are expected at Guild hall before J.
soon after which the ceremony Of the pre-
sentation Of the freedom of the city will !
he given. Temple bar is to be in some
sense reconstructed for the occasion. One
side remains, and on the other a wooden
model of demolished wall has been erected |
to be spanncd by q banner inscribed, peace
with Honor" After the ceremonial at
Guild hall, Lords Braconsicld and Sails |
bury will attend the lord mayors ministc-
rial banquet.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-03

and at whatever value may be agreed upon.
The United States trade dollar is also not
a legal tender and, therefore, has only
bullion value. All foreign coins and the
trade dollars arc purchased at the minis in
Philadelphia, San Francisco and Carson, and
the assay office at New York at the equiv.
aent OF the London rate for silver bullion
at the day of purchase, less one-half cent
OF fine silver contained. All silver coins so
purchased are melted and assayed and the
seller paid for the fine silver contained in
the standard silver dollars. The seller is
required to pay the express charges, both
ways. The deduction at the mint of one
half cent per ounce of fine silver contained
amounts to about -four mills on the dollar.
COIN FOR TAXES.
The commissioner Of internal revenue in n
circular states that trade dollars cannot be
received in payment Of taxes. He also SAYS
that the silver coins under one dollar are
legal-tender to the amount of five dollars,
This, he says, is understood to mean that
when the entire amount to be paid by the
taxpayers does not exceed five dollars il
can be paid in subsidiary coin, but if the
amount OF tax exceeds S. such silver can.
not he received except for the fractional
part of dollar involved in the payment.
lie further says that whenever gold coin is
received in payment OF taxes, great care
should he used 10 take none that appears To
be less than standard weight fixed by law.
EXTENT OF THE CIRCULATION OF MEXICAN
AND TRADE DOLLARS.
Few persons know the extent to which
the Mexican and trade dollars are in circu.
latlon. The president of an ice company
in New York city writes to the director Of
the mint that his company is taking in
$4,000 week in Mexican and trade dol
lars and subsidiary coin with which nothing
can be done. The banks say they have no
storage-room, Intrinsicaly his $4,000 is
worth but about $4,000 - making a
weekly loss of $4,000. The circular given
above shows the ice company man that he
can refuse the Mexican and trade dollars.
but that there is no relief from the subsidi-
airy coin. The house at the late session
passed bill providing that subsidiary coin
should be redeemed in sums of one hun
bred dollars and multiples thereof, but the
bill never came up for action in the senate.
In the west, especially in Kansas and Texas,
local banks went into speculations by buy
ing Mexican dollars at SO cents and paving
them out at 100 cents. Now that the stand
ard silver dollar is going into circulation,
these Mexican dollars are worth but their
intrinsic value, and they are coming back
on the banks, who cannot reject what they
have paid out. One bank in Omaha put
$4,000 into trade dollars at their intrinsic
value and started them into circulation. A
rival bank secured some standard dollars
and Immediately diminished the circua-
ton of the trade dollars.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-03
TIMETABLE.
Arrival and Departure of Trains.
CHURCHES.

4 FRlCAN VI. E.-FOurtecnth street. hetwcen
"a Walnut and Cedar streets; services Sabbath II
a. m. and 30 p. m; Sunday School 30 p III.
CHRlsTIAN Eighteenth street; meeting Sab.
y bath 1879 p. m; preaching occasionally.
CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER-t Episcopal)
y Fourteenth street; Morning prayers (sabhathJ
lO:D a. m; evening prayers, 1;30 p. m; Sabbath
school u. m. Rev. st. j, Dillon.Lee, Rector.
ElRsT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
i Preaching a. lO:3O q. m, p m, and 40 p m.
sabbath school at 13O p. III. Rev. 7. J. Shores,
pastor
7 LUTHERAN Thirteenth street: services Sab.
II bath Il q. m, and T:3O p. m. Sunday school I.
N. Rev Duer-chner, pastor
NETHODIST-COr Eighth and Walnut streets
vi Preaching Sabbath 1890 A. III. and p. m
prayer meeting, Wednesday $50 y. M: Sunday
School, p IN. Rev. A. =. Morrison, pastor.
DRESBYTERIAN-E street: preaching on
i sabbath at 1890 a. m. and 1870 p. m; prayer
meeting Wednesday al t3O p. m; Sunday School
at 3 p. ri. Rev. b. Y. George pastor.
SECOND FREEWILL BAPTIST - Fifteenth
- street. between Walnut and Cedar streets; ser.
vices sabbath al 3 and 7:3O p. III.
CT JOSEPH s-(R Roman Catholcj Corner Gross
- and Walnut streets; services sabbath 1910 q.
m; sunday School at p. m; Nesp .f. p. m; ser
vices every day at ; ?. m.
CT. PATRICK Roman Catholic) Corner Ninth
- street aud Washington avenue; services Sab
bath aud ~ a. m; Nc-peT. p. III. Sunday School
p m; services every day at p, NJ. Rev. F. label
priest.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-03
NEW SERIES---NO. -
CUBA.

CONDITION OF AFFAIRS on THE ISLAND
COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET-DIsAsTRou
STORM.
New YoRK, August IA Havana letter
says that many emigrants returning to Cuba
are claiming protection of the government.
and difficult questions are rising between
persons who reclaim their former possess
slons and those who have credits against
them or are actual owners of the property.
These questions will have to be settled 6y
tribunal and will be an obstacle in the way
OF rapid reconstruction. 1t is decreed that
all government officers shall be regularly
paid hereafter, but at reduced rates, and
the clergy will be invited to reduce their
allowances.
Havana, August 1.-The provincial Gu
ban committee gave banquet last evening
IN honor OF Gen. Martinez Campos who was
accompanied by the highest government
ollclals There was much enthusiasm.
Nine vessels are reported lost and six
driven ashore ina storm on the southwestern
coast on the night of July 30. The steamer
City OF New York from New York has
arrived.