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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-28
A LUNATIC,s FREAK.
CrasetS by the Death of has Bet,otF.ed, a
Utica Youth Digs his Grace and Sleeps

IN IL. Il
Utica Herald.
A very romantic and sad case has come
under the observance of a reporter of the
Herald, of which "a former wen-known
young Utican is the hero. During the war
one of the members of our regiments went
away from Utica, leaving behind him an
Irish girl whom beloved very passionately,
and they expected to be married. While he
was gone, or soon after his return, his be-
trothed was taken sick and died. This af-
mans head, and has eventually permanently
affected his mind. He was educated
in our public schools, and, we believe. grad
uated from the Utica Free academy. He
was bright, smart, active, neat tidy and tenn
perate in his habits, and favorite with all
his companions. Hts brother was and is
now an officer of high standing in the regu-
lar army, and this young man so perfected
himself in his studies that he easily COM
manded a position as teacher in some of the
neighboring country towns. Now all the
young mans habits are changed. Shortly
after the death of his betrothed he became
addicted to drinking. During the winter
months he controlled his appetite so that he
could retain his position as teacher, but his
employers noted that at all times
he appeared sad and melanchol-
ly. When the school was dis
missed for the summer vacation he returned
to Utica, but would not remain at the home
of his friends. He drank steadily, keeping
inebriated the majority of the time, but dis
turbed no one. This has been his career for
four or five years. This summer his case
has taken new turn. No one could dis
cover where he slept at night OF obtained his
meals in the day time. The untidy condi-
ton of his clothing led some of his friends
to believe that he found rest in barn or out
of doors. Recently it has been discovered
that he has dug grave in secluded spot in
Silver Spring Glen. The other day parties
wandering in the glen heard singing, and,
upon quietly investigating, found the young
man sitting by the side of the grave upon
a rude box, apparently Indifferent to all sur
roundings. Hymns were sung, and prayers
were said attentively, accompanied BY sobs
and tears. A second visit to the place when
the young man was absent. disclosed the
! fact that the box used as seat was of match
boards and constructed in the form of a
rude coffin, just large enough to receive the
body of the young man. It was lowered
into the pit or grave and covered with grass
and underbrush. The young man now
makes this spot his retreat the greater por-
tion of the time. People pass and repass
him at frequent intervals, but he pays no
attention to them. The death of his be-
trothed has robbed him of his brain, and
he finds no happiness except in solitude.
Suicide or dangerous insanity will probably
follow.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-28
81 THE AIAN-EATER" OF EEL RIVER.
4 Humboldt County Man Encounters u
sasT Formidable Rirer Monster. FH

ssv Formidable Rirer Monster, .e~fs9 fea
Eureka Times.
G. D. Schumacher, of Garberville, has had
the good orbad luck to have seen the "man-
eater of Eel river, and sends the following
report to- the. Tunes AS some Of your
readers ,aEassomewhat interested in the big
snake in the south fork of Eel river, I will
give you some facts for which I will vouch
myself. The snake is not snake, as re-
ported. but an animal somewhat similar. I
have seen it, have fought it.,
and conquered. As I have seen it
and watched it at close range, I will
give you a'correct description, or as near as
L can. 1t you or your readers can imagine
you see aScrocodile, an alligator, lizard
or a water dog, you can form as good an
idea of its looks as 1 can. It is between
eight and nine feet long, the head is about
seven inches broad, the body increasing
slightly about four feet back: the back is
oval, belly flat, color white; the back is
about the color Of water-dog with dark
spots all over. For about three and half
feet from the head back the tail begins and
forms round, and the end is without point
and looks as If it was cut off, leaves the butt
from one and a half to two inches across.
The end of the tail is yellow for about
two and a half feet, with dark rings around
it. The two web feet, close behind
the head, the legs about three inches long:
the head is seven inches across and shaped
like frogs; black eyes as large as 25 cent
pieces. The animal, whatever it is, moves
like an alligator or crocodile. Last Satur-
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-28

until three or four thousand people blackened
the edges Of the precipice. a large search
ing party had failed to recover the body up
to 1890 o'clock last night. The affair
created the greatest sensation of anything
that has happened in Paterson in long
time
, 1878-04-27

this question is, that the advo-
Gates of protection are almost
invariably the promoters of
cooley labor. Under the spe-
cious guise of encouraging home
industry, they would shut our
ports against competition with
manufacturers, and open them to
the importation of cheap labor
ers to compete with the free la
Dor of the country. We hold to
the doctrine that any restriction
upon trade and commerce is in
consistent with free government;
that every citizen has a natural
and inalienable right to dispose
of the results of his labor as he
chooses; to buy and sell when
and where he can do so at the
best advantage to himself. The
only protection to home industry
which is legitimately within the
power of government is to pro-
hibit the importation of cooley
laborers.
, 1878-04-27

The full text of the law of
Congress allowing persons char
ged with crime to testify in their
own behalf, which law is now in
force in the courts here, is enti-
tied can &et to make persons
charged with crimes and often
oes competent witnesses in the
United States and Territorial
Courts" 1t enacts "that IN the
trial of all indictments, infor-
nations, complaints, and other
proceedings against persons
charged with the commission of
crimes, offences and misdemean-
ors in the United States Courts,
Territorial courts and courts
martial and courts of inquiry, in
any State or Territory, includ-
ing the District Of Columbia, the
person SO charged shall, at his
own request, but not otherwise,
be a competent witness. And
his failure to make such request
shall not create any presump-
ton against him." The act was
approved March 16, 1878.
, 1878-04-27

ATTEMPTED Yesterday
afternoon Officer Turner found .
man lying on the sidewalk at the
corner of Front and Main streets.
suffering, apparently. great physi-
cal pain. On being asked by the
officer what allied him, the person
said he had taken sfrychnine, with
suicidal intent. Not being able to
walk. the officer called q passing
hack. and placing the man in it, Or
dered the driver to 60 with all haste
to the city Jail. This was done, but
SO active was the poison working,
that by the time the police station
was reached the young man was in
convulsions. He was assisted from
the vehicle and taken into the large
cell and DR.. Glass hastily summon
cd. A powerful emetic was admin
istsred. which soon emptied the
would be suicides stomach. An an
tidote for the poison was then given
him. and the effect of the fatal drug
neutralized as far ~ possible. He
soon grew much easier, and early
last evening was able to walk about
without assistance. He gave his
name to Capt. Kelly as Marion
Moore, and says he lives in Lewis
county, w. T. Moore informed the
oifcer and physician that he has u
brother and sister residing in that
county, also . brother and sister liv-
ing in California. When asked his
reason for attempting to destroy
himself, Moore was reticent; but
when pressed. he said he had been
sick for some time, Vas without
means and had grown weary of the
burden of life. A bottle labled
strychnine was found in his posses
sion. He appears to be about 81
years of age. and is rather prepos
sessing in appearance. Death must
have soon followed had he not re-
ceived prompt medical attention.
Moore was considered beyond dan
ger last evening. He came to this
city Saturday from his home, so he
informed the officer. er.-Oregonian.
, 1878-04-27

The Addison Society of Chi
cago is composed of young men
who expect to go into. literary
pursuits: just for practice, they
started a little newspaper called
The Bazoo. In the first number
an unpopular member was called
a thief, and now the editors have
a real libel suit on hand.
It is stated on good authority
that Whitby, in Yorkshire, de-
rives a revenue OF net less than
S250,0OO a year from jet. Some
times the receipts have been
nearly double that sum They
vary with the caprice of fashion.
Some interesting experiments
with dynamite as an agent in
rural matters have lately been
made at Lord Lyttelton's seat in
England, where tho huge roots
of old trees were very success
fully blown cut of the ground.
The recent subterranean disturbances
in Nebraska are regarded as the result
of chemical rather than volcanic sction.
The peculiar soil, becoming soaked
with water. forms a sulphuric acid.
which attacks the slkaline carbonates,
creating heat and internal rumblings.
President Diaz IS gaining in
popularity throughout Mexico,
being regarded the ablest ruler
that republic has had since the
death of Repito Juarez.
, 1878-04-27

Affections Of the Eye, Ear, Throat. Lungs and
bronchial Tubes which in many cases accompany
: severe case Of Catarrh. The innamed and dis.
eased condition of the mucous membrane IL the
has been brought properly under the influence Of
the RADICAL CURE. perfect freedom from them
cannot be reasonably expected. d.
1t IN but three years since SANFOKD'S kADI.
CAL CURE was placed before the public. but IN
California, and is everywhere acknowledged BY
druggists and physicians to be the most succesaMi
ever compounded. The fact will be deemed OF
more importance when it is coupled with the state:
remedies Catarrh have been placed on sale. and
to-day. with one or two exceptions their names
Advertising may succeed in forcing a few sales.
but unless the remedy possess undoubted specifs
medical properties it Is absolutely certain to 1a
into merited obscurity.
, 1878-04-27

FIRST PRINCIPLEs.-The Pert
land Standard sneeringly re-
marks that the editor of the
DISPATCH has "got down to 1910
with his editorials" We would
like very much to see one Of our
modern Democratic editors get
as far back as that in the advo-
cacy of the principles upon
which the old Democratic party
was founded, Of which they now
appear to be utterly ignorant.
We were educated in the idea
that principles are unchanged
BILE, and to regard "history as
philosophy teaching by exam
ple." The only indication we
now have of what constitutes
Democratic principles is by ref
erence to the past, for we can
find nothing relating thereto in
modern Democratic papers edit
ed by men who regard politics
as simply device by which the
public offices are secured, and
who would scorn 20 profit by the
wisdom or the experience of the
past, looking upon the founders
Of our government and our reli-
gion as "old fogies," not up to
the "advanced ideas" Of the
present day.
, 1878-04-27

necessity; that there is not a
sufficient amount of coin in tho
country to meet it's necessities
as q circulating medium, and
that the only way in which pa
per money can maintain aetand- a
ard value is by making it con-
vertible into coin at the option
Of the holder. It is a very great
mistake to suppose that the re-
sumption Of specie payment
would necessitate the redemp-
tion Of all, or any considerable
portion of the greenbacks now
in circulation. For all purposes
Of domestic exchanges who
would not prefer Government
notes, redeemable in coin on
presentation, to gold or silver.
For all foreign exchanges gold
has ever been the only medium.
The so-called "National Banks
are an expensive and unneces-
sary burden to the people, with
:
out any constitutional author
ity. To the General Govern
ment exclusively belongs the
power to coin money and fix its
standard value. That standard
value can only be fixed and
maintained in a mixed currency,
by making the paper represent
ative convertible into coin value
when required. The plan pro-
posed by President Van Buren
and adopted by the Democratic
party under the name OF "Sub-
Treasury" was to issue treasury
notes equal to tho business de-
mands of the country, redeema-
BILE in coin and receivable for all
government dues. Under that
systcm the paper would always
be at par with gold and each
would bear it's proper relations
to tho demands of business with
out bringing on those periodical
financial crisis promoted by
bankers and moDey-changers for
their own purposes.
, 1878-04-27
The Monopoly Broken.


The Monopoly Broken.
The resistance made by Sena-
tor Mitchell, of Oregon, and Del
egate Jacobs to the exactions of
the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, for which they have
been roundly abused as enemies
Of the enterprise, has resulted
in the greatest good to the peo-
pie in breaking up the monopo-
ly of the public lands. The bill
reported by Mr.. Mitchell, from
the Committee on Railroads, in
which the Railroad Company has
been forced to acquiesce, re-
serves the lands to the use Of
the settlers, granting the pro-
ceeds of the sales alone to aid in
the construction of the railroad.
1t provides that where pre-emp-
ton and homestead claims were
initiated, or private entries and
locations were allowed, upon
lands embraced in the grant to
said company, prior to, the re-
ceipt of the orders Of withdraw
al at the respective district land
offices, the lands embraced in
such entry shall not be held as
within the grant to SAID COM
pany, and shall be patented to
the parties lawfully entering the
same, etc. Another section pro-
vides:
"That from and after the pas
sage Of this act the lands inclu-
ded in the grant aforesaid on
the whole of the then non-com-
pleted main line Of road, with
the exception of it's right Of way
and lands appurtenant thereto,
on either side thereof, necessary
to be used in the construction
and IN the operation of said
road or line, and that required
for depots, freight-houses, side
tracks, water-stations, w6arves,
and other purposes essential to
the operation Of said road or
line, shall be and remain open to
settlement and pre-emption in
quantities of not exceeding one
quarter section, or 160 acres,
under existing laws and regula-
tions respecting the disposal of
the public lands, and at the price
of So so per acre, such sales to
be made by the United States;
and the proceeds of the sales in
this section mentioned shall be
paid into the Treasury of the
United States, and by the Secre
tary of the Treasury set aside
to the credit of said Northern
Pacific Railroad. Company as a
separate fund; and the same
shall be by the Secretary Of the
Treasury, from time to time, in
vested in United States seeuri-
ties for the benefit of said COM
pany, which. securities shall be
sold, when required, and the pro-
ceeds of such sales shall be paid
over by the Secretary of the
Treasury to said Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company, its trus-
tees or assigns, without further.
legislation or appropriation, as
hereinafter provided, and not
otherwise: Provided, that iron
and coal lands and lands con-
tanning the precious metals,
granted to the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, shall not be
subject to pre-emption under the
provisions Of this act, but shall
be disposed of by the United
States, under the direction of
the Secretary of the Interior,
according to the general laws of
the United States applicable to
such lends, and the net proceeds
thereof paid into the treasury as
hereinbefore provided in refer
! ence to proceeds arising from
, 1878-04-27

sales by pre-emption, and ap.
piled for thes benefit of said
Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, the same as proceeds aris-
ing from pre-emptions, as here
matter mentioned"
, 1878-04-27
Ofice- Dispatch Buildings, James Street.
Protective Tariff.

S~sssss
The nearest approach to the
revival of old principles as par
ty issues which we have seen in
any modern platform, is the re-
solution blythe Oregon Republi-
can Convention indicating the
policy of a protective tariff, ex-
pressed in the words: "That
while we are in favor of a reve-
nue. for the support Of the Geu-
eral Government by duties on
imports, sound policy requires
such adjustment of those duties
as to encourage the develop
ment of the industrial interests
Of the whole country" etc. This
is identically the tophistry
which has ever been used by the
advocates of protective tariffs:
"Protection to home industry"
encouragement to home manu-
facturerS" The practical work
ings and the logical results of
the system have been exempli-
fed by building up colossal for
tunes for manufacturers, by levy
ing contributions upon every
other class in community, the
poor per capita equal with the
rich. In times Of prosperity, it
gives employment to few thou
sand operatives who are thrown
out of employment and become
paupers during every season of
financial depression. The sys-
tenn of supporting the Govern
ment by the revenues derived
from duties upon imports more
than doubles the burdens of the
taxpayers. A more expensive
system Of collecting revenues,
with it's hordes OF spies and de-
tectives, could not possibly lie
invented. These burdens are
Immensely augmented by the
determinations against articles
of general consumption = the
wearing apparel of the laborers
and every implement Of indus
try Of the husbandman, mechan-
ie and artisan. Every import
duty upon articles Of general ne
cessity is moro than doubled in
the advance of the price of those
articles to consumers, as any one
can see by comparison in prices
before and after the duty is lev
led; or, for instance, the prices
between Victoria and any town
on this side of the line, for a suit
Of clothes for laboring man.
The laboring man who has con-
slant employment does very
we'll if he earns two dollars a
day; cut of this he may COM
fortably support a wife and four
children. Not less than one
third Of the amount will 60 for
store goods, all Of which are
subject to a tariff of not less
than % per cent, which will
make not less than 80 per cent.
vedvanee in prlee. On $500 pur-
chase, he pays not less than $50,
not ten per cent. of which finds
it's way into the public treasury,
but mainly goes to enriching
manufacturers and paying the
expenses Of collection. For ey-
cry million Of dollars paid into
the public treasury the people
are taxed not less than ten mil
lions under the protective tariff
system. This is simple fact
which every man Of ordinary
intelligence can see for himself.
Who profits by it? The iron
mongers of Pennsylvania and
Me cotton manufacturers of New
England are rolling in wealth,
while tens of thousands Ell their
operatives are starving, because
the times are dull and the sup
rly has outrun the demand.
Another suggestive phase of
, 1878-04-27
S. BAXTER & CO.
IMPORTERS AND
Commission Merchants,

the California Farmers Mutual
FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION.
OFFER FOR SALE TO THE TRADE ONLY,
TENNENT'S ALE. Pin.s and Quarts.
BASS ALE :"
GUINNESS PORTER Pints and OTIS.
HENNESSEY BRANDY in Octaves,
and l. 2 and 3 star in case.
MARTELL BRANDY in Octaves. and
l., 2 and 8 star in case.
OTARD DUPUY BRANDY in Octaves
and casa.
CALIFORNIA GRAPE BRANDY in
SCOTCH WHISKY ir case and bulk.
IRISH " -
CHAMPAGNE
Chas. Fare. in pints and quarts.
Landsberger' California, Imperial
and Private Cuvee. in pts & qts.
SHERRY - Finest Old Golden, Old
Garvey and California in case and
bulk.
PORT = Imported and California in
case and bulk.
BOURBON WHISTLES - Hotaliuo's
genuine J. H. Cutter in case and
bulk; White House, Universal, Mil4
Ter. etc. etc.
TOBACCO = Plug, Granulated and
Long Cut.
CIGARS-The largest Stock and Best
Assortment on Puget Sound.
9 We are the only house in Wash
'ngton Territory shipping Furs direct
t" London, England, and are paying
the highest cash Dricss. novl6tf
, 1878-04-27

Each package Of SANFOED'S RADICAL CURE
contains DR.. SanfordS Improved Inhaling Tube,
with full directions for its use in all cases. Price
u 90. Sold by all wholesale and retail druggists and
dealers throughout the United States and Canadas.
WEEKS & POTTER. General Agents and Whole
sale Druggists, Boston, Mass.
, 1878-04-27

NAo - 80 eNcOAy OhoSCAASdo man
ing it lega! tender for all dues
and purchases" Upon this pre-
mise it is argued by the advo-
Gates of an inflated paper cur
rency that piece Of paper is
sued under the government
stamp and made a legal tender
in all business transactions, is
the equivalent of gold and sill
yer, without reference to its con-
vertibility or exchangeable quail
tiles. Mr.. NJ. S. Booth, in a let
ter TO the Oregonian advocating
this view, quotes the admission
Of Secretary Sherman that a pa
per currency is necessary to
supply the business demands of
the country, says:
eff currency or greenbacks are 50
necessary for the country. why re-
deem them? Why not leave them
in circulation, instead of calling
them in, and then having to issue
more. or their equivalent, in their
place :? Secretary Sherman said,
he did not believe that specie pay
ments could be maintained without
power to reissue United States
notes 7"
Now, without resorting 10 any
hypothetical illustrations as to
what might happen IN a case
which never has occurred, or as
to the possibilities in cases never
likely to occur, the common
sense view upon facts which ac
tually exist is, that the Govern
ment, having the exclusive right
to fix the standard of value upon
money, must make that stand
ard of such intrinsic value as to
conform to the standard recog-
nized by other nations with
whom we have commercial re-
lations, or it cannot be made
uniform. The stamp of the
Government upon a paper rep
rssentative Of a dollar, or the
enactment of Congress that the
same shall be a legal tender,
gives that paper no intrinsic
value or relation to an intrinsic
standard value other than that
given to it by the necessities and
fluctuations of trade. The legal
tender greenback dollar has at
times been only able to COM
mand thirty-three cents in coin.
1t is now nearly at par only for
the reason that it is convertible
into gold paying bonds. 1t is
this convertible quality that
alone gives it any intrinsic val
ne at homo or abroad. Redeem
the bonds in greenbacks not con-
vertible into coin, or coin pay
ing bonds, sand you would de-
stroy their value as circulat-
ing medium, and make them ut
terly worthless for foreign COM
merce. The money-changers, in
coin and bullion, would be COM
plete masters of the country,
making their own standards of
value. To call in all the green
backs, redeem them in coin and
destroy them, would be nearly
as calamitous, if it were practi-
cable because there is not coin
sufficient to carry on the bust
ness of the country, and it would
result in immense shrinkage Of
all property values and the de-
preston Of all industrial pur-
suits.
Nothing is more demonstrable
than than that a coin standard
Of value corresponding with that
Of other nations is a commercial