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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC

III Ontv disks Its Rights and is Not a Sub
= t rs stdy Be0ger.
To the Editor Of the Herald:
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25, 1S78.-In a re-
print of recent article in the Herald find
the following: IF subsidy is granted to
the Texas Pacific one will also be given to
the Northern Pacific, and to the Atchison.
Topeka & Kansas, which is also to be con
tlnued to the Pacific. If the existingroad
is too powerful for the control of Congress.
what will be the case when it is reinforced
by three others as greedy and inscriptions
as itself, ana having common interest in
refusing TO pay back or account for the mill
lions of public money which they had flched
from the treasury under the pretence of
loan?''
The Northern Pacific has not asked for
subsidy, and am well assured it never will.
There is no reason why it should. The COM
pany considers itself able to bulld the road
with Its own resources, including the land
grant already made to it, and it asks no
more. The privilege of doing this and
thereby furnishing competing line to the
Pacific, is the only prayer the stockholders o
the reorganized Northern road have ever
made to Congress. These stockholders are
very numerous, and reside in almost. every
nelghborhood throughout the Onion. There
are l ,492 of them in your own State of New
York. and 2,4S2 in Pennsylvania They had
bought Northern Pacific bonds in open mar
ket. These were sub equently converted in
to preferred stock. and the money of these
stockholders, to the amount of over 81. OOO.-
700 cash, has gone into the. enterprise and
IS still there. As they desire now
only the privilege of completing a
national work, with their own credit and
capital, on the terms upon which they orig
inally invested, their proposition does not
seem unreasonable. l repeat, they seek no
subsidy, but only a limited guarantee against
confscation. They have merely petitioned
Congress that the grant, upon the faith of
which they invested their money, shall not
be resumed for a certain reasonable period
of time. Such resumption, under the cir
cumstances, would be most cruel and unjust.
and would serve no public good. It is in
credible that Congress can be induced to in
tiict so gross wrong upon such multitude
OF innocent persons, who in many instances
invested their entire estates upon the
strength of government encouragem So
just and reasonable, indeed. has their PRAYER
heretofore been regarded that it was granted
by the Senate at the last session without a
dissenting vote. Very respectfully,
CHAs. B. WRIaHT,
+ f. President Northern Pacific Railroad.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04

From the transfer unity Of purpose would
ensue, and doing away with tho evils conse-
Iquent upon tho present management. ethen
shows how this division Of authority badly af
fects the service. He adds: ssIt is believed
that we'll educated army officers could suporin-
tend the instruction Of Indians both in school
ing and agriculture, rs well al men whose
efforts have been mainly directed to enriching
an evidence Of this Gen. Marcy cites the
civilization given by army officers to the Kiowas
and Comanches at ST. Augustine, Fla. The letter
closes as follows: The conduct Of Indian
affairs under the existing system, after prac-
teal working Of twenty-nine years, has proved
immensely expensive, highly conductive to
fraud, and unsatisfactory to the Indians, pro-
voking them to hostilities that have cost the
lives Of many brave soldiers. When controlled
by the war department it was judicious, firm
and economical, and IN every respect accorded
With the Indians sense Of just and human
treatment
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04
4 Dismissed Suitor's Suicide,
Bridgeport Cor. New York Sun. !

Frank Lane, q young mechanic of this city,
shot himself in the head on Sunday evening,
after his dismissal by his sweetheart, Kittie
Martin. The latter is an attractive girl of
about twenty years of age, who works in a
paper bag factory. She and Lane became
acquainted about year ago, and May last
they became engaged. Lane, who had been
dissipated, suddenly abandoned his wild
ways, and was thereafter exemplary in his
habits. He was a devoted suitor, calling
upon the girl every evening, and seeking her
society at every opportunity. They were to
have bsen married on the 9Th of the present
month, but Lane had been out of employ
ment lately, and the wedding day was there
fore postponed to December 10th. On Sun
day afternoon he and Miss Martin went Oh
long walk together. In the evening Lane
called on her again at thu house Of James
Dunning, where she boards. Mr.. Cumming,
who was in the parlor with them until with
in ton minutes of the tragedy, noticed that
they were teasing and bantering each other
a great deal, but had no suspicion from their
manner that they were approaching q quarrel.
After he retired the quarrel became more
spirited, and Lane slapped Miss Martin in
the face. She says that she does not believe
that he did it in bad temper, but at any rate
the slap angered her into telling him that
if he struck her again it would be after they
were married. Then she told him that she
wanted nothing more to do with him, and to
emphasized her words she took off her en-
gagement ring and threw it in his face. Her
words and manner reused Lane to q sudden
frenzy. He is nervous and quick tempered,
and formed and executed his desperate pur-
pose before the girl realized what had hap
pened. When she tossed him to ring, he
stepped to the door and locked it. Then he
pulled out his pistol, and, dropping on his
knees at the girls feet, pointed the weapon
to his head and fred. AS he had often fooled
with the revolver before in Miss Martins
presence, she supposed he was only trying
to brighten her, until she heard the report
and saw him fall backward on the floor. The
elapsed before she could rise from the sofa
or utter a sound. Then her wild shrieks
quickly brought the family to her room and
policeman from the street. Lane was
alive, but unconscious. The ball had en-
tered the head just above the right temple,
and must gone through the brain nearly to
the opposite side of the skull, as the doctors
probed nearly five inches without finding it.
Lane was still alive this afternoon, but his
death is momentarily expected. He has not
rallied or spoken since he received the
wound. Miss Murtin was at Lanes bedside
this morning, nearly crazy with grief. She
was not in earnest when she threw back the
ring, and did not suppose that Frank took
his dismissal seriously, or really intended to
shoot himself. She even believes that he
dulled the trigger accidentally. /.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04

tender reserve required to be maintained IN
circulation ranged from per cent. for country
% to 20 per cent. for banks in the CITY Of
view l'. 1ork, with interest at per cent. per an
nun. Of $2lO, 800. 1876 in bank notes re-
celved for redemption, $50, 527, 900, Of 1926
per cs ae o., was received from the city Of Boston
o c;tu 20 or 81. 4s per cent, from the
tire redemptions having been received IF from
these two cities. = iion'
-, Under section 5,2l4 of the revised statutes
t tne,v nas Deen assessed and collected 5y the
Leisure e,easurer from national banks since 1854 at an
csnt zee o. me no. I'm more than onetent Of per
ton, $s9, III s7914 on deposits s4o gao a1i aa
and on capital. $685., 5000. re total
amount collected on the three items for the s;1
months ended June 30, 1878, was s3. 37s 25o ~
as follows: On circulation, 81, 49, III: on
deposits, 81, 622 s62.24; on capital S96e oos o.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04
A Similar Case.

Jack, near you've gone and done IT,
Les. Know; most fellows will:
went and tried it once myself. sir.
though you see, Pm sin gle still.
ana you met her-did you tell mes
Down at Newport, last july.
And resolved to ask the question
Alta soirce? So did /.
lsuppose you left the ballroom
With It's music and its light:
For they say loves flame is brightest
In the darkness of the night,
Well you walked along together
overhead the starlit sky.
ana I'll bet old man, confess it
You were frightened. So was
80 you strolled along the terrace.
Saw the summer moonlight pour
All its radiance on the waters
~. AS they rippled Off the shore;
LII at length you gathered courage.
When you saw that mono were nigh
Did YOU draw her close and tell her
That you loved her. So did |.
Well, I needn't ask you further,
-, AND Pm sure / wish JOY,
think I'll wander down and see Won
When your married-eh, nv bow
when the honeymoon is over
And you're settled down, wen try
What: The deuce you saw! Rejected
You rejected? So wasI!
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04
A Strange Storp.

The SIN gives page to the remarkable
story Of Miss Mary j. Francher, who it says
has laid for thirteen years in Brooklyn much
of the time in trance like condition, with
feeble heart pulsation, sluggish and almost
imperceptible respiration. and the chill of
death upon her flesh. At times she has been
transformed into cheerful, vivaciovs, in
telligent, entertaining young woman, and
then relapsed into speechlessness, Blindness,
deafness, and entire paralysis of the senses.
She has developed most astonishing powers,
resembling second sight or c1airvoy-
ance, reading with ease the con-
tents of sealed letters. describing
articles in hidden packages, and perusing
books while absolutely blind. Sometimes
her powers are voluntary, at others they are
unconsciously exercised. So little nourish-
ment has she taken that it may be said she
lives without food. Shs is surrounded by
parsons of social standing and refinement,
and has always been exceedingly sensitive to
any public mention or knowledge of her con-
dition. She has ever repealed any effort to
couple her manifestations with those of
clairyoyants; has begged to be allowed to
live and die in the retirement of her
home, unmOlaSRd by strangers. and
accessible only to her friends. Clergy
men, physicians. men of letters, and of in
telligence have visited her. Among the
many who have taken a special interest in
her are the Rev. DR.. Duryea, pastor of the
Classon Avenue Presbyterian church: the
Rev. DR.. Van Dyck, Clinton Street Presby-
terrain church; Prot. G. E. West, Brooklyn
Heights seminary; the Rev. DR.. Prime, DR..
Robert Ormiston, D. Mirtchell and DIR.
Crane. Messrs. Speir, West and Parkhurst
have made voluminous memoranda of Miss
Faicher's physical and mental changes and
conditions. Miss Fancher herself has writ
ten, at great length, descriptions of her feel
ings and sensations.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04
Treasury Program Of Resumption.
! Washington Special (Nov. 25) to Chicago
- ,TE Tribune,

Washington Special Nov. 25) to Chicago
~ @ Tribune.
There certainly will be no trouble for the
business community outside of New York
to obtain all the silver they want for Gus
toms purposes. Arrangements will be made
tofurnish silver dollars to anybody through
the minis free of cost of Transportation.
They can be obtained at any sub treasury or
government depository. Silver certificates
can also be obtained, and greenbacks
Will be received for customs, so that
the government will maintain all
dollars at par throughout the coun-
try. Besides, said q treasury official, the
coin necessities of the government for re-
sumption purposes are not as great as they
are generally supposed. There are now NOM
inally outstanding 1916, GOO, 900 greenbacks.
10 meet this the government has in it's
vaults of coin absolutely available, deductine
al dues to private parties, $l4O, 100000.
There are also under control of the govern
ment at its repositories, which cannot be
presented for redemption, about 100000 =.
600 in greenbacks. The smallest estimate
OF the amount of greenbacks lost and
will not be presented is $4,000, 900.
making q total Of $26O,OOO,OOO. This leaves
the total sum to be provided for, not already
covered by the government, $50, 100000 in
greenbacks. There is no probability that
the $40, 100000 coin on hand will be ex-,
hausted, much less that there will be any ne
cessity to provide for the $3.50, 200, 900 not
now covered by coin in the treasury. Sup
pose that every inhabitant in the United
States for his own use. retains $50 legal ten
der, that would prevent any demands being
made upon the. treasury for the remaining
$S6, 100000. 3hsS q
AS the day for resumption approaches, the
treasury officials who know most about the
subject appear to have increased confidence
in the ability Of the government to resume.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04
THE ARMY.
ANNUAL REPORT OFTHE SECRET.lRY
OF VAR.

The report Of Geo. w. McCrary, secretary
Of war, has just been published. 1t contains
much matter Of interest to the public. We
make few extracts from the more import
ant portions of the document
THE ARMY.
1t appears from the report Of the general
Of the army that. according to the latest re-
turns, received Oct. Is, 1878, the strength of
the several arms Of the service was as fol-
lows: 5EM.-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04

Notwithstanding the improvement appar-
ent from this statement, the fact remains
that the crime of desertion is still alarming
" prevalent, and an evil of no ordinary
magnitude 1.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04

] It is often q more meritorious act foS
woman to allow something good to be
said of another woman than It would be
for her to say it herself.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04
Enlisted men.

NAAoAA SoUAA'. ~, (Ol
The report of the quartermaster general
and commissary general of subsistence, as
we'll as those of the general Of the army and
the department and division commanders,
all concur in showing that the army has
been we'll and economically subsisted and
clothed, while the character of the rank and
file has been materially improved. Great
care has been exercised in the selection of
recruits, and, as one of the gratifying IRE
suits, the number of assertions has been
considerably reduced, the total decrease be-
low the number last year being 93S. The
aggregate number of assertions during each
of the past six years has been as follows:
Aggregate number of desertions from the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04
BLACK HILLS JUSTICE.
THE FIRST CONVECTION FOR MUIR
DER SECURED IN THAT REGION.

The Killing of q Woman in a Brutal Man
ner-Martin s. Couk and His Paramount
Arrested-A Strong Chain of Evidence
Which Resulted In Couk's Conviction---
His Female Partner Still to Have Her
Trial---Joke on q st. Paul Travelling
Man. -. .0..-. u@ Ef#
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shaken all around, and while Mathes 90 4
fessed that Black Hills boys know how Is
crack q joke, he also admitted that they ap-
preciated the good name and character 81
honest but poor females, and would protect
them with alacrity. He says that he will
never again utter word slightingly Of any
girl.
A heavy snow storm is raging.
- 5s95 #sE#4 r., n w 5#5
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SENTENCED TO HANG,

SENTENUED TO HANG. ~37
DEADwooD, Nov. 80. M. Il. Couk, tried
and convicted OF the murder of Mrs. Min
ME Collson, August 25th last, was sentenced
this evening to be hung January 28th next.
The court scene was very affecting, the
judge completely breaking down in passing
the sentence. 5HS fpa5
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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-16

and the upper ones s inches This case
is made all walnut, and very neat, so as
to be we'll adapted for private libraries
and parlors. Price the same as the stand
ard
We sent and got one of the marble top
parlor cases. Of this case, the circular
says
"This cut represents the Parlor Case,
very popular tor boarders and families
that are crowded for room, and yet desire
the conveniences of center table and book
case. In the Parlor Case the shelves are
10 and inches high, the feet are also
lower, SO that the case all complete is but
30 inches high, or about the same as an
ordinary center table. The case is the
same diameter as the standard, viz %
inches square, but the top projects a lit
tie more and is therefore "a inches square
on the top, forming a very complete and
handsome certer table, and yet accommo,
dating 60 to so good sized books. They
are becoming very popular and selling
fast. The tops are finished with black
walnut, and also with handsome marble
the finish of both is good and the size ot
cases the same in both kinds The only
difference in cost consists of the marble
top, which is 81 more. In ordering please
oe particular W say WnaI KIM Ol Top.
John Danner, of Canton, Ohio, is pat
entee and manufacturer. James A. Star
key, at the Book Store. in Jackson, is
agent for this county. One of these ca
ses can be seen at Starkey's and we in
vite those who want one of the beautiful
parlor cases, to call at our residence, over
the First National Bank, and see our case
and how nicely it operates.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-16
Rome Was Not Built in a Day.
BY JESSIE HANNA.

It is easy, when laboring under the
inspiration, when cheered by the voice of
Hope, to begin great work, and to be-
gin it well; but it is hard to keep up the
spirit of unhagging zeal necessary for its
perfection, hard to work on, day after
day, under discouragements and trials,
when Hope has hid her face; hard to see
the work we have begun torn down by
ruthless hands as were the walls of Rome
by marauders and yet, keep on building
up anew with untiring hands until its
completion. The mind forms a concep-
tion. The conception slowly develops into
thought. That thought may hence be
the germ of poem, beautiful and tender,
that will move and touch the hearts of
thousands, or for deed that will quicken
the pulse of years. Or more practical, it
may be the spring of an invention that
will benefit all humanity. The concep-
ton produced by some outward form of
grace or power, or by some inward in
spiration, or by both, is but the work
work of moment, yet it is only through
unwearied patience, and untiring labor of
days and years, that it stands forth a
grown, living reality and makes its i'm
press upon the world.
There lies sleeping beauty in the
wondrous whiteness of the dumb block
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-16

A short time ago we noticed at Star
keys Book Store new style of book case,
and became quite interested in it. Every
lawyer should have one. In fact, it seems
to US that it is better adapted to a law
Office than to any other office or place
After practicing law for more than a
quarter of century, we know the incon-
venience of having to pile lot of books
for reference on desk or table. With
this revolving book case, your books are
never in the way, but you can sit with
your writing desk on your right hand,
and have your book case on your left, and
with the least effort in the world you can
turn it so that any book you desire, will
be at your left hand.
Here is an extract from circular is
sued by the manufacturer. 1t refers to
cuts, which, of course, we do not have:
ut is but short time since this popu-
lar Book Case has been introduced, and
yet over 1000 have already been Sold
All the public Offices in Washington, D.
c., have adopted them, and the same is
true of a number of State Capitols. Law
offices from Maine to California, are using
them. Ministers, Physicians, and Book
Dealers, are exultant in their praise.
They are adapted for reference books
in all offices, and also in private libraries
The article, as represented in the cut is
four square, % inches in diameter each
way, taking up no more room on the floor
than a chair They are made of ash and
trimmed with black walnut, finished in
good style so as to be nice piece of fur
niture in any office or room. The above
cut represents No. 4, which has four spa
ces, the lower space being II inches high
all others 10 inches The whole height
from floor to top of case feet inches.
From the floor to the bottom of iirst
shelf is IA inches. No. is the same
with the top space left off, and is feet
inches high to top of case. No. 2 is the
same diameter with the two upper spaces
left off, and is feet 6 inches high to top
of case No. 2 A is a smaller case than
the standard; it is but Is inches diane
ter, the Ibottom shelves 10 inches high,
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-16
From Minnesota.

A few days ago we received business
letter from our cousin, John Mackley, of
Spring Valley, Minnesota. After the
business part of the letter, he says:
"We are all well, thanks be to our
Kind Preserver, who has been so merci-
full to u.s. l had letter from one of the
family of my much esteemed and long
tried friend John Blake. Mrs. Blake is
dead, and Mr.. Blake has been, and still
is, much afflicted, having been confined
to his bed for year, with broken limb.
Then he had the lung fever, and for
many months had not been able to turn
himself in bed. Some of the family are
in Indiana, some in Illinois, some IN
Iowa, and some in Utah.
"The weather here continues very fine.
We never had so forward a spring.
Wheat and oats look WE'LL We have
planted some corn, som ething we never
did before this early in the season. A
letter from Kansas says crops are look
ing fine down there
"People complain some of hard times
here, but think without much cause.
Our paper says that last Thursday was
the busiest day ever known in Spring
Valley. Twelve thousand bushels OF
wheat were delivered and stored away in
our elevators and warehouses. Friday
the day previous, eight thousand bush
els were marketed. This was mostly at
81 per bushel. This probably was not
more than half what was marketed dur
ing the four preceding days. Not much
short of that amount has been coming in
| for weeks, and must continue for weeks
to come. The money must all be distrib
uted within less than ten miles of this
place, and most of it within five or six
miles. There are two other stations, one
eight and one ten miles, east and west ot
this place, on this road, and one fourteen
miles south, and one thirty miles north
on other railroads. So you see that
| Spring Valley, though busy little town
does not do all the business. One day 6
few weeks ago. 136 teams were counted
at one time on Broadway street. The
town contains about 400 inhabitants.
| May 8th-On the 22d April, wher
the thermometer was IS in jackson, i
was about 80 here. Last Saturday morn
ing at 5 o'clock it was 80, with ice incl
thick. The prospect for small fruits wa
very good Whether it is now killed O
not, do not know. JOHN MAoKLEY."