Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.

0ooAAoc AVN0A 40 AoSAlS S4OAoAIAy la WOrtu-
ington.
The ferries at Shakopee have not been
stopped by ice this winter.
The Norelty Press, heretofore published
to the city of Winons.
Wells, Faribault county, has fully
organized fire company, we'll differed and
equipped, and ready for any emergency,
night or day.
Pine Island, Goodhue county, has voted a
bonus of $4,000 in aid of the Rochester and
Norther Minnesota railway company by
majority of LIP.
During the fifteen years that the institution
for the deaf and dumb, and the blind has
been running in Faribault only one death
has occurred therein, and that was ac-
cidental
The common council of Faribault has de-
cided to amend the city charter so as to sub
NIT the question of license or no license to
the people. Another amendment provides
that aldermen are to be paid 1926 per an
mum.
A three year old daughter of Mike Mill
house, residing near Cannon Falls, backed up
against kettle of boiling I've, which had
just been set upon the floor to cool, and into
which she fells from the effects Of which she
expired.
Kasson, Dodge county, has received and
shipped during the present year, in ratio to
population, more tons of freight than any
other station on the Winona & St. Peter rail-
road, wheat constituting the principal article
of shipment.
The fire department of Red Wing numbers
191 men, the main apparatus consisting of
one steamer, one hand engine, one hose
cart, and one fire e1tinguisher truck. There
were, during 1877, eight fires in the city, in
volving loss of $7,175, on which was an
insurance of $4,325.
"Botton. Facts" Called F0r---The Tyulv
Good Brandt.
Minneapolis Tribune.
| Brandt failed to tell whether, when he
left the headquarters of the book agents, he
fell in with the representatives of Merrill,
and was offered fifty dollars better if he would
make scene in the House and expose the
bribery of the other side; and we are there
fore bound to believe that no such addi-
tional experience befell him; but the man
ner in which the Merrill partisans followed
up their advantage, demanding, as in the
exactly similar case of York and
Pomeroy in Kansas, that vote should
I Incl oIofI hol
wore very bad look. It argued perfect
knowledge of the situation on the part of
Merrill's managers, and readiness to profit
by the intense indignation that would natu-
rally follow the disgraceful exposure in the
House, which had a suspicious likeness to a
connected plot. as We are forced to suspect
this whole disreputable business was and is.
But whether this be SO or not, we trust that
| all the complications connected with this
text book abomination, will now be probed
to the bottom, and the people advised Of the
whole true inwardness of it's iniquity.
! We have had several derk intimations,
4 particularly from the Pioneer Press, of
the use of money in the manipulation of
legislation and in the bribery of sscheap
newspapers, - and now that an opportunity
is to be afforded for the exposure of their
Ubiquitous appliances, we expect the p. r.,
and all others possessed of information on
the subject, to come forward and promote
the cause of decency and good order by tel
ling what they know. Let us have the
sbottom facts" whether they affect the east
ern publishers or Merrill and his coadiutors,
the Appletons. Thus far in the history OF
this affair, the only hint at bribery which has
received anything like confederation
comes from Superintendent Burt
and seriously compromises Mr.,
Merrill, who told Mr.. Burt, in mysterious
whisper, that it would be decidedly to his
interest to favor his scheme in every posi-
bic way. But if the opponents of Merrill's
law have resorted to like tactics, which we
grayely fear may have been the case, We
trust the complexion of this bribery investi-
eating committee will insure their complete
j exposure and condemnation. We want to
see the Merrill abomination kicked out Of
the legislature, and not bought out and il
IS to all intelligent lockers on an inexpicable
4 mystery that this result has not long since
been reached.
We suppose the truly good Brandt, if hi
4 should learn of bare suspicion that his
neighbours wife was untrue to her VOWS
= would deem it his bounden duty to 90 to her
and # possible convince himself By persona
completely Of the truth of his dreadful sur
misses; and then he would stalk out under
the light of heaven and brand her as an out
east upon the evidence Of her surrender Il
his own seductive willingness! That is thu