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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19
PLUNDERING TRAMPs.
Mike Flaherty Gives Them Drubbins
and Secures His Property.

Mike Flaherty Gives Them a Drubbing
and Secures His Property.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon
couple of tramps happened to pass along
Valley street, and seeing that it was wash
day at the house of Michael Flaherty and
that a tempting array of billed shirts were
suspended from the clothes line they jump
ed The fence, loosened the clothes pins and
made off with half dozen of the garments
They were seen by the inmates of the house,
but as there happened to be nobody at home
physically competent to wrestle with the
couple young lad followed them up. They
went down to vacant house near the Lake
Superior depot under the bluff, where they
proceeded to disrobe themselves and ex-
change their soiled garments for
those more presentable which they
had accumulated at Mr.. Flaherty's.
The lad returned home and found his big
brother Mike, who repaired with him to the
den of thieves mentioned. An attack was
made upon the tramps, who had been rein
forced by one, and one of the party pretty
badly used by the hard-6sted Mike. By the
aid of some neighbors the capture was eff
fected of two Of. the knights; the pounded
one escaping. The captives were marched
| in triumph toward the station by the impro
vised vigilance committee, and were met
midway by Capt. Clark, who gave legality to
the arrest by taking the pair in charge.
Subsequently Officer Mullins arrested
| a we'll known thief and tramp named
Hughes, and later Officer De Cofsey run in
two others of the same genus. About 10
o'clock last evening Officer De Corsey ran
across fellow with both eyes badly bunged
up, whom he took to be tramp and con-
Quoted him to the cooler. 1t turned up that
his optical ornaments had been given him
by Mr.. Flaherty in the early afternoon Skin
mish, and he was properly booked. So siz
of the genus were entered as destined for
| the stOna-Dile
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19
Dane County, Wis, Democratic Non.ina.
tons.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

MADISON, Wis, Sept. 18.-The Democrats of
this county in convention to-day, placed in
nomination the following ticket: Sheriff,
James Stewart; county clerk, Thos. G. Coyne;
county treasurer, Chas. Hendricks; clerk of
court, W. A. Cornwall; register of deeds, Ole
T. Halum; district attorney, w. 81. Rogers;
surveyor, John Douglass; coroner, John Aries.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19
LIFE SAVING SERVICE.
A Season of Severe Marine Disasters Prom
ised, and Vigilance and Courage Urged
Upon the Force.

upon the Force.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-S. J. Kimball, gener-
al superintendent of the life saving service,
has addressed circular to district superin-
tendents telling them that the season most
prolific of marine disasters is rapidly approach.
ing and promises to be severe, and adds
Never has there been a time when the coast
SO needed guard of absolute fidelity and ser
vice at wrecks most staunch and of splendid
performance. 1t is a year of ordeal for per
haps the noblest public establishment in the
world. For these reasons district superin.
tendents are urged to know no qualification 70,
keepers or surf men but his professional skill
and fidelity to duty and his courage upon occa-
sions which try men,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19
BARKIs is wILLIN'.

Matt Carpenter Can't Resist the Appeal,
and Will be a Senatorial Candidate.
signed by over 5000 citizens of Milwaukee,
| asking him to be candidate for the United
States Senate, Hon. Matt H. Carpenter has re-
piled, stating that if elected to the position he
would regard it as his duty to accept.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19
Weather To-day.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 49, A. M.-Indications
for the lake region, increasing warmer north
east TO southwest winds, falling barometer,
partly cloudy weather. local rains, possibly de-
veloping into storm in the upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19

Is: The two Houses met in convention at noon
for the election of Senator, a majority of the
members in each House voting for Slater,
whereupon the president of the convention an
nounced the election of J. 81. Slater to the
United States Senate for six years. commence
ing the 4th of March next.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19
Amendment.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-President Hayes has
appointed Geo. w. Watson receiver of public
money for the district of lands subject to sale
at Topeka, Kan, vice 81. Kelly, Resigned.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19
Tri-State Fair.

TOLEDO, Sept. 1S.-Eight thousand people
visited the tri-State fair to-day. Large addi-
tions to the attraction we're made to-day by ex-
hibits that had been delayed by extension of
time at other fairs. The prominent feature
to-day was the cattle display, embracing herds
of Herefords, Jerseys and Short Horns, SUI
perb exhibit in all classes. The first race was
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19
GRANGER JOYS.
EXHIBITED IN THEIR ANNUIL FIR
GATHERINGS.

The Second Day of the Olmsted County
Fair Success-Capt. Bogardus and Son
Astonish and Please by Marvellous Feats
of Marksmanship-Sights to Be Seen at
Lake City-Agricultural Horse Trots at
Toledo and Columbus, O.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19

Forty Thousand people attended the races at
Kansas City yesterday. John Splan trotted
Wolford a. half mile in 1:l0. Lulu and
Rarus trot to-day.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19
Ohio State Fair.

COLUMBUS, O., Sept 18.-The State fair
closed to-day with small attendance. The
total receipts have been something over $780,
900, which will leave the State board of asri-
culture about 81, 900 behind IN their accounts.
In the trial to-day for horses who never beat
three minutes, $3.50 purse, there were six
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19
English Prizes Brought Home by an
American Lad.

New YORK, Sept. 1s.-The boy, s. Braden, of
Indianapolis, who carried off all the honors of
the English ship Worcester, arrived here yester-
day. He has the gold medals and other prizes
presented by the Queen. He starts for Indian
apolis tomorrow.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19
OreOOa, Senate

SAN Francisco, Sept. IS. salem, Ore, Sept.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19
pr11,nrps sw1Nn1En

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1S-Advices from Licking
ton, Mo-, say Mr.. Taylor, of the firm of Taylor
& Reid large contractors on the extension of
the Chicago & Alton aailroad, disappeared be-
tween Saturday night and Monday morning,
with several Thousand dollars which it was ex-
pected he would pay to his laborers Monday,
they not having been paid for two months.
Taylors chief clerk is also said to have left for
parts unknown
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19
RAILROAD RACKET.

The Receivership Business Growing to be
Great Evil in the Opinion OF Judge
Baxter-Long Pending Case Ended
Builders Swfnd1ed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
The Decimal System Gf Notation.
POnnlar Scinncn Mcnthlv

Ten is, theoretically, ill-suited for the
radix of a system Of notation, because
it permits of only one dissection. The
half of it is five, an odd number. 1t
also is incapable of any other division.
On account of these defects the system
is i'll adapted to the operations of the
shop and the market. Although our
calculations are universally made in
the decimal system, none of our tables
of weights and measures arc decimal
in any one of their subdivisions. In
all departments of trade the current
prices have been derived from the pro-
cess of successive halyings. The shop
man reckons by halves, quarters,
eighths, sixteenths, and thirty-soconds,
and not by fiGths or tenths. The yard
stick is divided III its practical use into
halves, quarters, eighths, etc, by sue
cessiye bisections. Even the sixteenth
of a unit is more commonly used in
trade than the tenth. In the stock ex-
change, shares change in price by
eighths Of dollar, and not by tenths.
Even with our decimal system of mon
ey, we require coins for half and quar-
ter of dollar for practical use in
trading Almost the entire price-list of
our stores advances and recedes by
these fractions of a unit formed by sue
cessive bisections.
The attempt by the French to compel
the use of the decimal system shows the
difficulty of such an undertaking. Pop
ular necessities compelled the introduc-
ton of binal divisions. The prices of
their money and stock markets are still
frequently quoted in quarters and
eighths. The attempt to divide time
decimally was failure. After trying
to give to their decimal neurology
universal application, they have been
compelled to modify it in many of their
weights and measures. From the in
herent defects of ten-scale, all attempts
to introduce an international decimal
system of weights and measures have
met with strong opposition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

against the further denomination of
silver is overwhelming. The Influence
of the conference is deemed important
for the future of silver.
The European delegates adopted
resolutions thanking the United States
for bringing about an exchange of opin-
ion on the important monetary ques-
tlons, also stating that in view of the
divergence of opinion which has been
manifested, and the impossibility of
even states having q double standard
making any engagement referring to
the unlimited mintage of silver, there is
no ground for discussing the question
of any international ratio between the
two metals
RuscOni, of Italy, stated that the con-
ference had not deciced that ratio be-
tween gold and silver was impossible,
and as under the French law ONLY slight
fluctuations occurred, so a bi-metaIlic
treaty between France, England and
the United States, might fx d perma-
nent ratio.
The Belgian and Swiss delegates held
a double standard impracticable.
Goschen of England, considered a
universal gold standard inconyenient
and dangerous, but he also considered
All international ratio of value between
the two metals impossible.
The London Times Paris correspond
ent says: "The American delegates
seem to have dispelled the idea that the
Bland bill was designed to the prejudice
of bondholders, or that the conference
originated in selEinterested motives"
AMERICAN GENIUS.
Among the awards to American ex-
hibitors announced by cable kilograms
August 29th, is the Diploma of Honor
to the United States Government Print
ing Office. In a private correspond
ence received from Paris anticipating
this diploma, it is stated that the word
ing of this instrument recognizes in the
specimens of engraving and printing
exhibited by our treasury department
the highest degree of perfection at
tanned IN the preparation of govern
ment securities. Among the COM
petitOrs for honorable distinction in this
art in the Paris exhibition is the bureau
of engraving and printing which exc
cutes the work IN these arts for the gov
ernment OF France. 1t is admitted, so
says the correspondent, by competent
Judges who have inspected the speci-
mems in the exhibition, that the engrav-
ing and printing executed-by our bureau
in Washington surpasses in excellence
of art any other work of that character
in the world. In connection with this
it may be stated as fact that the en-
craving and printing companies in New
York and Washington have for a num-
Der of years been doing the like work
for several foreign governments, the
latter recognizing the excellence of the
engraving and printing executed in the
United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
The Best Standing Jumps on Record.

Some time since George w. ,HamiI-
ton, of Fredonia, n. Y, issued a chal-
lenge for standing, broad and high
jump for 5000 aside. J. limerick, of
Ypsilanti, Mich, accepted the def, and
the match came off in Buffalo on Thurs
day, August s. Moses McAllister and
D. A. Slaight were the judges, George
Bellanton, referee, and George B. Col
bath, stakeholder. The Buffalo base
ball grounds were selected for the con-
test The Buffalo Star says:
j. limerick is a medium-sized man,
and one of the last to pick out for an
athlete. George Hamilton is about 5
feet inches in height, weighs about
125 pounds, and is a wiry little fellow.
The first jump was made by limerick,
who cleared Is feet. Hamilton then,
with great ease, jumped Is feet q
inches. limerick now strained himself
for a final effort, and with a bound he
left Is feet I04 inches behind him, beat
ing the best jump on record by 81
inches. Hamilton did not look wCr-
ried or frightened a bit, and, picking up
his eighteen-pound weights, he merely
raised them above his head, gave tre-
mendous spring into the air and cleared
II feet Z inch.
This beats the records all hollow, the
best previous being that of Joseph
Greaves, Woodpark Grounds, Bardsley,
Eng, September Is, 1875. who using
113-pound dumb-bells, clearing Is feet
Z inches-the best previous American
record having been that of A. S.
Thompson, San Francisco, Cal, who on
November, 25, 1875, cleared 13 feet 50
inches, using 14-pound dumb-bells.-
I'mf, Field and Farm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

secretary Of state, as required by law.
When the index is completed the
work viii be ready for the public.
but must first receive the sanction of
congress before it can be issued. Pub
lie Printer Deirees declares that tue
greatest feat in the history of tvpogra-
ply was performed at the government
printing Office just at the close of the
last session IN connection with this vol
ume of statutes. Boutweil's manu-
script had been approved by Secretary
Evarts. and was referred during the
closing hours of the session to the SEN
ate committee on the revision of laws.
of which Senator Christiancy is chair
man, and 1t was thought best to have
few copies printed, so that the commit
tee might examine them at their leisure
during the recess of congress. The
manuscript was given to the printers
Wednesday morning, and on Saturday
evening at 6 o'clock a huge octave vol
unle Of 1,400 pages, printed, stitched
and bound in full calf, was delivered to
every member of the committee. The
government printing office is the only
institution in the world where this fea
could have been performed.
THE 69TH CALL FOR 5.20's.
\ Washington dispatch of the 9th
says the treasury department to-day
issued the sixty-ninth call for the re-
demption Of the $50 bonds of 'G5, con-
soils of go. The call is for $5,O0O,00O
coupon and registered bonds. Interest
ceases on the s26th of November next,
when the principal and interest will be
paid. Description of the bonds: Cou-
pom bonds dated July l, 1865, namely,
$40, No. 73,G01 to No. $4,000, both IN
elusive; 800, No. 132,001 to No. 1885,
600, both inclusive; $500, No. 92,001 to
$4,000, both inclusive; $1,000, No. 49,
001 to No. $4,000 both inclusive. To-
tai coupons. $2,50000O.
Registered bonds, redeemable at the
pleasure Of the United States, after the
1st Of July, 1870, as follows: 800, No.
1881 to $4,000. both inclusive; $500,
No. 11,151 to 11,200, both inclusive;
81, 900, No. 37,501 to No. $4,000, both
inclusive; $4,000, No. l., ,401 to No. H.
600, both inclusive; $4,000, No. q, ,801
to No. 22,550, both inclusive. Total
registered, $2,5OO000. Aggregate, So
100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
Not for good year and day
Can other causes pass this wa,

THE people of Leslie county, Ken
lucky, have held an election on the
prohibition question and made the fol-
lowing return to the secretary of state:
"The commonwealth of Kentucky, Les
lie Co. Set we the undersigned sheriffs
of the Aug election 1873 held in said
county do hereby certify that the sails
of malt ickurs voted on at the Aug
elections held 5th day of Aug 1873 for
or against the sales of malt ickers the
word for 1t was duly elected at said
election given under our hands this the
Sth day of August 1873. Please direct
commitions to Cut Shin Leslie Co Ken
tucky."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

THE air-brake has been successfully
tried on freight train at the Veta Pass,
on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad.
On a down grade of 211 feet to the mile
the experiment was made with train
OF twelve fiat cars loaded with green
lumber and weighing nearly two hun
dred tons. The train was running at a
good rate of speed, but by the applica-
ton Of the brake was stopped short in
distance of 40 feet in twenty-five sec
onds, and with the throttle of the engine
wide open. The air at Veta Pass only
sustains column of mercury of twenty
one inches, so that the pumps of the
brake had to compress the air through
nine-thirtieths of the strike 10 get air oi
the same density as the pumps take in
at the sea level.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
Three Missing Vessels.

The ship Voyager and the sailing yes
sels Three Sisters and Anna L. have been
out of port for several months and are
supposed to be lost. The Voyager sailed
from New York for Bristol on Febru-
ary Z in command of Captain Larrabee,
and should have reached her destina-
ton in thirty days. She was owned by
Chase Brothers, of this city, and was
valued at $4,000. She was partially
insured. The Three Sisters sailed from
Pensacola to Apalachicola, and the
Anna L., from New Orleans to Queens
town.-NeU York World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
How Long Will the Fever Last.
emphis Appeal Aug. q


Two physicians of experience, inter-
viewed yesterday, gave it as their opin-
ion that the disease, while it might he
confined to few cases, would spread in
a northeasterly direction so long as 1t
could find food, and that we might as
we'll make up our minds to bear with
the pest until the first black frost. The
" American Encyclopedia" says, on the
contrary, that the limit of the life of
yellow fever is within sixty days, frost
or no frost, but that frost will kill it.
This statement seems to be borne out
by the experience of both Cuba and
Rio de Janeiro. In the former, in the
months of December and January, 690
and s min. is the mean thermometrical
average, and III summer it seldom rises
above $50 or $50 and its depression in
winter as low as 500 to $50 min. is
rare. At48" we usually have here, in
Memphis, a slight frost; but for kill
ing black frost we have to wait for a de-
cline to 800, which sometimes, with us,
does not come until late in December.
In Rio Janeiro the mean temperature,
as observed through thirty years, was
730; the maximum in the hottest
month (Decemter) was 89f0, minimum,
ZOE, mean 790; in July (the coldest
month"; maximum 100, minimum 66o,
mean 1879. In both Cuba and Rio
they never have frost, and yet the
vomita (the worst and most aggravated
form of yellow fever runs its course in
both places, and ceases, for long inter
walls to be epidemic, or to occasion any
anxiety even to strangers. 1t would
seem from this that we may net have
to wait for frost especially if the vigor-
Gus disinfectant measures of the board
of health are kept up, the healthy peo-
pie still in the infected district are
promptly removed, and our sanitary
raOrlatIOnS are strictly enfnrcnd
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
FOREIGN NEWS.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN HUNGARY.

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN HUNGARY.
A Vienna special of the 2nd inst,
says: Later accounts from Mickality,
Hungary. state that over four hundred
corpses have already been recovered
and two hundred persons are still miss
ing at Erlan, about sixty-fve miles from
Pesth. The river Eyer broke through
the walls of the town and whole rows of
houses were demolished, and many per-
sons drowned.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN ENGLAND.
A London special of Sept 1st says:
An excursion train on the London,
Chatham d Dover railroad from Rams
gate, Broad Stairs and Margate crowd
ed with passengers. yesterday, near Sit
ting Bourne junction came in collision
with some freight cars while
the latter were switching off
the main line. The train
was running at an express speed and
was completely wrecked. Eight per-
sons were killed and thirty seriously in
jured.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CONFERANCE
A Paris dispatch of the 29th says:
The international monetary conference
has adjourned sine die. The American
delegation urged some positive action,
but only obtained the declaration form
ulated in the reply Of the European del
egates yesterday. A correspondent
summarizing the general result of the
conference says: THE existing COM
plications preclude the formation of a
monetary union. The English nego-
tiates pronounce the consequences of
German denomination disastrous.
Monometallism is advocated by only
three small states. The sentiment
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

A Scotch clergyman has pointed out
4 remarkable misprint occurring in al
editions Of Shakespeare works and
never before noticed, by which the bard
is made to say: Books in the running
brooks, sermons in stones, and good IN
everything" when what he really said
was undoabtedly "stones in the run
ming brooks, sermons in books, and
good III everything"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

HORACE II. DAY, who died at Man
chester, n. H., on Friday night, was one
Of the first manufacturers of vulcanized
rubber under the Goodyear patent and
for many years did a large and success
ful business at Great Darlington. Dur
ing the great controversy between Mr..
Goodyear and Mr.. Day, the late James
T. Brady was asked by one Of the law
yers in court how long the cause would
take. The witty lawyer wrote upon a
slip this couplet:
Not for good year and day
Can other causes pass this Mavm
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
King Alfonso and His Three Sisters.

Idfls LeIIer from MISS hooper
Queen Isabella and her son have been
exchanging some warmly afectionate
letters since the deth of poor little Queen
Mercedes. They read very well in the
papers, Nevertheless it is a well un-
derstood fact that the recent visits of
the kings young sisters there are three
of them) to Spain was arranged to get
them away from their royal mamma.
King Alfonso highly disapproves of the
style of carrying on adopted by Her
Most Christian majesty, and so, having
once got his sisters into Spain he persist
emily refused to let them return to the
maternal abode in Paris. And in so
doing he shows himself to be very
sensible young man, for Queen Isabel
Is not exactly the style of person that
one would choose to train up young
lady In the way that she should 60
These royal damsels are not at all
pretty, being thin and exceedingly sal
low, and their mother used to delight
in dressing them in pale blues and
greens, which certainly did not make
them look any better.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

COLLECTOR SMITH, of the New Orleans
custom house, has forbidden the use Of
liquors, and the practice of smoking by
his employees during business hours.
Would that this sensible action might
be followed in all public offices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

THE bankrupt act is no more but
the memory ofits substantial advantages
will linger in the minds of the assignees
foryears. Though cut short, the har-
vest was so plenty that the bankrupt
officers will have their hands full for a
long fine.