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The Morning herald., 1878-11-16
DELAWARE AVENUE BAPTIST

Owing to the wide spread interest
awakened on the subject of the Second
Coming as evidenced by the gro.t multitut
at the church last Lords day evening, the
pastor Rev. I. M. Haldeman will, on next
Lords day evening, preach upon the distiDc
tion between "the Rapture and Revelation u
Extra seats will be provided and strangers
especially cared for.
The Morning herald., 1878-11-16
AT HARLAN'S.

Work at the ship yards of the Harlan g.
Hollipgsworth Company is not so brisk as
It was some time ago. The new steamer
Virginia which is to ply between Baltimore
and Norfolk IL nearly completed and will
soon 20 on her trial trip. , .ts If 4
The Morning herald., 1878-11-16
Y. M. G. A.

The usual weekly Bible Glass of the
Young Mems Christian Association will
meet In their rooms this evening, at 7.30
O'Clock, for the study of the international
Sunday school lesson. Prof. WIN. A. Rey :
nolds will conduct the meeting. All the
friends of the association are cordially in
vited l..,..
The Morning herald., 1878-11-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
M. 3. r. A.

Mr.. Il. W. Morrow presided at the meets
ing of the Moral Suasion Reform Associs-
tlon last evening, addresses were made by
Messrs. Burton, Crawford, stinson, Sam
mons, Tustin and Rev. J. Williams, Presi-
dent of the Wesleyan Female College. Solos
were sung by Fl. and 4. Stevens and E. Z.
Hill. Miss Ida Lummis read selection.
The attendance was larger than usual.
The Morning herald., 1878-11-16
BUSY.

United States Marshal McMullin has
been full and running over with business
and looks as though his term Of Office was =
prosperous one. This we are pleased to
learn. aaG .t.r BM
The Morning herald., 1878-11-16
LIBERAL LEAGUE.

To- morrow morning the League will cor-
sidsr the question Of "needed reforms, ani
who are the reformers." To be opened ~
DR.. Welch. Public are invited. Ten min@
utes given to any one to discuss the quess
tiOI. s, .. .........N tfl.'
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A KIND VISIT.

The pupils Of the Visitation Convent on
Delaware avenue near Harrison street,
visited the Home for Aged Women on
Thursday last, and sang and played on the
piano for the old ladies. They promise to
make occasional visits hereafter.
The Morning herald., 1878-11-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY

The Sunday school ofWest Presbyterian
church will celebrate their tenth anniversary
on Sunday afternoon,
The Morning herald., 1878-11-16
PERSONAL. q

State Senator Ray of Newark and Gen. J.
K. Burnite, late President of the Kent
county Levy Court, were in the city ysstsr-
day.
The Morning herald., 1878-11-16
ONE VAGRANT.

Last evening Mayor Almond stationed
John Collins in New Castle jail for go days.
ysgrapsy was the cause Of It.
The Morning herald., 1878-11-16

GESTOE-1n the 18th inst, Robert Geston
aged 70 years.
The relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend his funeral from his late
residence near Black bird, this afternoon al
o'clock.
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as you will, use all manner Of means
to cover your designs. just SO long as
we are ruled as we have been. Just SO
long will labor go begging.
Can 1t be the love OF office that makes
so many of our petty officers and flee
seekers cling to the moniel power,
when it is painfully evident that we
are drifting to destruction ;it 4 fear
fully rapid rate!
That reminds us Of an article the
other day iii one of our st Paul daily
papers; it was headed '.a good chance
for tramps;;' and it went on to show
how two young men had bought a
farm for 5000 in Dodge county and
what large crops they had raised. etc
etc.
Fancy ''tranps' buying Il farm on
time and waiting for year to raise
something to eat.
Verify, the breed of fools never will
he extinct
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bers in the House and ask them to
either kill the bill in that body or ma
terially amend it. The most deserv-
ing men in the state of legislative
aid, encouragement and protection,
are the men whose industry and en-
terprise have turned the wilderness
into a garden. 1t is safe to say that
three-fOurths of the men who raised
last years magnificent crop of forty
million bushels Of wheat were debt
ors, with their farms mortgaged.
Shall we legislate in the interest Of
these men. or in the interest of other
classes. however worthy personally,
who simply hold the relation to socie-
tv which the bed-bug holds to the
bedstead:- they find in it a place of
shelter where they can suck and sleep
in safety.
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THE BUNGTOWN LETTERS,
The End OF all Things.
The Last Man.
Terrible News from Bungtown.
Th: President Called on for TROOPS.
The Last Man.

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
.'Bring us some straw" cried
CheEiey Baker
The straw was brought and packed
around the side of one of the boxes:
"a jug of water and some bread were
placed in corner of the box
Fetch hither the prisoners :" cried
Charley.
With remarkable alacrity the coun-
ty officers were dragged forward
struggling and bowling In jitfv
Charley Baker and lie Due had them
nicely packed in the box. like red-her-
rings. heads up; the lid was nailed
down; augur holes bored for ventila-
tlon and the box neatly directed.
''To the Mayor of Bungtown.-Mo
c. o. D. This side up with care
Glass. An express wagon bore the
precious freight to the depot.
'4entlemen, said Emery, 1--WE
have too many newspapers in Dakota
county. They breed dissension and
antagonisms. | move that we ship
Stet.
Yells of delight greeted this propo-
sition. A committee was appointed.
They soon returned carrying Steb on
shutter. They had found him
peacefully reposing in an alley. with
the beer keg for a pillow and the cat
fora body guard. Another box was
stuffed with straw and Steb. was ten
derry dumped into it. Some one put
in bag of crackers, and was about to
add Jug of water. when the kind
heart of Peter Flicker relented.
"oh no. gentlemens. said Peter,
''oh no Poor old >teb would die be-
fore he comes to Bungtown when YOU
gives him nuzzing but that nasty
stun; kicking the water jug;l here is
a keg Of peer: make him a present.
Poor old Steb. :"
The keg of beer was safely slowed
alongside OF the great journalist.
Here Teddy insisted that he must
examine >teb' pockets before his de-.
parture, that he feared Steb. was TAX
ing away with him. some of the
firm ) assets. He turned >teb's.
pockets inside out and revealed beer
spicket. two corks. some type. Ms.
article against Donnelly and nickel.
Teddy appropriated the last two ar,i.
cleS- ana was about 10 withdraw.
when Emery winked at O'Leary. and
IN Il tTice they had picked To-day IN
and thrust him bowling. into the box
with his unconscious partner.
What do vou think Of that, !
cried Emery, his eyes wet with tears
of laughter as he leaned over the side
of the box. and contemplated his inn
prisoned rivals with infinite delight.
The editor of the Ner Era saw his
opportunity: he seized Emerv's legs
and before you could say Jack Robin
son he was wedged in between To-day
and Steb.
O'Leary mounted the box and began
10 nail down the lid. shaking all over
with conyulsive laughter.
Let me help you," said that foxy
Englishman 'sOur Dan;" and in a mo-
ment he had pulled aside the board on
which the Colonel stood and let him
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WHAT DOES IT ALI. MEANT

The following dispatch has inst
Deen received here by President
Hayes, from the governor of Missou.
ri:
10 the President ofMe United States:
Send me two batteries of artillery
ana four regiments of infantry. A
terrible outbreak has occurred at
Bungtown. Yesterday four car loads
OF large boxes arrived there. Groans
ana shrleks were heard to issue from
the cars, and when the citizens broke
| open the cars they found the boxes
filled with half starved men. They
let them out and fed them. The way
they gOrgcd and drank was terrible
to behold. 1t would have been better
! II they had fed them in the boxes and
| whiskied them through straws, and
| shipped them further south, for as
soon as they were liberated they rush.
ed for the court house and took DOS
session of the county offices. They
| are led by ng-legged lunatic who
says he is Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture and talks wildly about tea-belt.
One of them, great fat fellow, was
supposed to be dead; he was taken
from box containing beer keg.
The charitable Bungtowners put him
in pine coffin and were carrying him
to the town cemetery when they
CHANGED TO pass the open door of a
saloon, whereupon the dead man kick
ed the lid off the coffin, jumped ont,
charged the funeral procession with
having robbed him Of nickel, and
Knocked down the pail bearers.
The confusion is terrible. They are
ravaging the whole country. Not a
chicken or asucking pig is left within
iive miles. 1t was at first supposed to
be ''labor outbreak" but it is evil
dent none OF these men ever did a
day work in his life. Then it was
feared that they were Ku-Kluq, but
they are from the north, and seem to
be insane on the subject Of holding Of
tee. There has not been such an ir-
ruption since the GOths descended on
home. l have proclaimed martial
law ana called out the militia. For
heaven sake send ns the help re-
CURED or all Missouri is ruined
zen. Sheridan telegraphs in reply:
Hold the fort: / am coming"
PRESIDENT Hayes telegraphs:
"Ihe troops are sent. Blaine is at
the bottom Of this. See if you can't
refer the matter TO an eight by seven
electoral commission. That will fix
them
simon Cameron telegraphs:
is Mrs. Oliver with themi Ii 30.
secure my love letters"
John Sherman telegraphs:
This IS one Of the results of the
silver agitation. What will Europe
say nowi'
The governor of Minnesota tele-
graphs:
"For Gods sake don't let them
come back
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$40 acres; William Barrett, an old
settler of Spring Lake has 24O acres:
Edward Barrett, his brother, has 100
acres: Mr.. Cavanaugh of Hastings
100 acres; Dennis Tracy, the popular
blacksmith of Hastings, 800 acres;
Thomas Miles, formerly of Inver
Grove, 240 acres; Mr.. Cronin of Hast
lngs 100 acres and Mr.. Stores of the
same place 100 more. All these gen
tlemen intend to move upon their
lands and open up farms this spring.
! think it safe to say that not less
than ten thousand acres of land Will
be broken this year within ten miles
of this station: for the names l have
given are only Il small part Of those
who have secured@ land near here.
They represent only two colonies who
have settled in gone neighborhood.
west of the depot.
But l would say to parties seeking
homes to visit this place; they will
ind the country all they could desire;
the land is high and rolling, black
top soil with clay sub-soil.
Mr.. John Louis Donnelly will re-
ply to all letters. enclosing stamp.
which may be sent him by parties de-
string government land. The rail
road land is pretty nearly all taken up:
but there is still an abundance of
magnificent land for actual settlers
under the homestead, preemption or
tree-culture acts.
Respectfully yours.
IIAToP
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last winter has been productive OF
great good. 1t has stopped the loan.
ing of money at rates above twelv e
per cent. alll it has thereby, during
the past Year, saved the people hun
dredS OF thousands Of dollars, which
would otherwise have been dragged
ont Of them by the sharks.
The last legislature also passed an
other law which, us we understand it .
was greatly in the interest of the peo-
pie; we refer to the law requiring the
holders OF mortgages to fOreclOse
them by an action in court. instead of
by IN advertisement in newspaper.
THIS tar has 0cted Us stay TAR. In
many cases the mortgagee has taken
uSurlouS interest; in some cases all
the balance claimed to be now dine on
the mortgage represents usury: hence
the mortgage does not desire to go in
to court to foreclose. knowing very
we'll that the debtor can set up the de-
fence of uSury. and that he can only
collect what is due him under the laws
OF the state. This stoppage of fore
closures is a boon to the debtors. and
as the debtors are mainly the farmers,
the producing class, it is blessing to
the whole state: for it enables the
debtore to raise another crop and get
out Of thei. straits But. as the old
adage has il, what is one man 5
meat is another man $ poison: and
while the debtors should rejoice at
this state of things the publishers of
the country newspapers are deprived
of their chief source of revenue. and
hence are bowling against the law.
This Is natural enough. The usurers
also do not like it. Their want law
under which they can clap an adver-
vertisement into a newspaper and sell
man out in six weeks: and bv which.
II they see fit. they can overcharre the
debtor fifty or one hundred dollars,
knowing that if he attempts to stop
the sale he will have to take ont an
injunction, give bond. and possibly
tender the whole amount due. all of
which will cost him rs much as the
overcharge in the advertisement.
But between the editors and usurers
they have raised a clam II that threat
ems to restore the old law. What will
be the result ! The Fergus Falls
JourRal said the other day:
The effect of the present law is to
almost wholly stop foreclosures
two sales having been made in this
county since April last.
II the OLD law is restored there Will
be ut once 4 perfect Hood OF mortgage
foreclosures. Who will be benefited
by 1t The publishers and money.
lenders. Who will suffer The pro
ducing claSses-the working bees in
the hive. What is the pretence !
That the present law is expensive !
Well; reduce the expenses: bills are
now pending 10 cut down the fees of
the officers.
When the bill to restore the old law
came up in the senate. on Thursday
last. we moved to amend 10 permit
the debtor 10 come into court with an
affidavit setting forth his defence
II he had one. 10 the mortgage sale:
ana II he showed good defence ena.
oling the court TO stay the sale and
bring both parties before it TO try
the issue 50 raised. But the Senate
voted the amendment down: for what
reason 1t would be hard to say.
We would suggest to our readers
that If these views meet their approx
al, they correspond with their mem.
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Feb. l, 1873. :
Editor Init NonopoHst.
Knowing that good many of your
readers are interested in Stevens
county. and the growth of the from
tier, | write to say that on my visit
here | find everything looking very
encouraging for the future. The wea-
Their has been so mild and delightful
that the winter has not interfered
with the rush of laud-seekers. Their
name is legion; and although they
have taken up great quantities of land
large amounts yet await the next com
erS. The best feature of this immi-
grafton is the fact that nearly every
one that takes up land in this neigh
DOrnood proposes to open up farm
at once. The result will be that
more goods. groceries and lumber will
be sold at this little village next wear
than at any town of twice its age and
size IN the state: for to open up a
farm implies the purchase Of lumber
Tor house and barn and fencing; the
purchase of implements; the purchase
of food for the farmer and grain for
his teams. etc.
Take, for instance, the following
facts about one township, six miles
west of this station. viz. Township
l26. Range A, a fine body of land. 4
st. Paul colony of workingmen have
gone in and located together in this
township. Mr.. James NJ. Curtis of
the st Paul Harvester works has tax
EN- from the K. r. Co. the Y. - of
Sec. ID. together with Il homestead
and tree-clalm adjoining. lie will
break 100 acres this spring The
south half of the same section is TAX
en- by Charles Corning who will break
40 acres. Mr.. kenner has purchased
sections and 8 and will break 500
acres this spring. Mr.. Charles Moore
takes Sec. p and will break 100 acres.
Samuel Cook has Sec. :: will break
200 acres. DR.. Murdoch. Sec. 10:
will break 100 acres. Mr.. smith la 5
part of Sec. 10 and German. whose
name | did not learn the remainder
OF the section. each of these will
break about loo acres. Mr.. Warner.
sec. II and Mr.. Proetz Sec. Is break
also from - to 100 acres each. Two
gentlemen of the name of Mckenzie.
connected with the st. Paul Harvest
er works and Mr.. Mcintosh have
taken railroad lands in the same
township and will open farms this
spring. Mr.. keim of White Bear
Lake has taken land in the same town.
ship and Will break land also this
spring. These are only few of the
parties settling in this single town.
ship. and there are still some verv
fine homesteads to be secured. II is
easy to see that these people repre-
sent fine class Of immigrants and
that land Will rise rapidly in value
where they settle
Besides these. last fall Dakota
county colony settled near this vii
lage. have not the numbers of the
sections they selected. nor have the
names of all the colonists. give be.
iow.as TAR as | have learned them. the
names of the settlers and the amount
of land taken by each one:
Patrick Mahoney. wealthy farmer
OF Rosemount, has 1850 acres and
opens up a large farm next spring;
James Kane of Rosemount. BROTH,
er-in-law of Michael Conner Esq, has
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our readers Will be glad to see that
the amendments to the Merrill Text
book law passed the senate last week
after i terrific battle. We publish
elsewhere a s5enographic report of
our remarks on that occasion, taken
from the st. Paul Dispatch.
The bill is now in the House and
will probably reach 4 vote on Friday
next. It viii ne passed if the Book
Ring do not buy up considerable
number Of those now regarded rs
friends, 10 the law.
The people should write their mem
bers to stand firm. \ great effort is
being made to make it appear that the
lax i unpOUular
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IySnt the Offices. 81
Noss- saidaLR Due Sit means !
want the offices.
on do.-do you,a cried Charley
and with that he gave the unsnspect-
ing author of 1.-THE tea-belt a belt over
the head and knocked him senseless.
Ire ne could recover he had him Sc
cure!y packed away and directed.
Hip! Hip! Hurrah - shouted
Charley,
l am monarch of all survey.
MY right there is none to dispute.
From the centre all down to the sea
am lord of the beast and the brute ),
The convention had resolved itself
into It's last analysis. Charley stood
alone in the deserted store. 4 mel
ancholy thought stole over him. He
felt like Campbell's last man. that
last survivor of the human race. who
snail, IN the final catastrophe, stand
amid the ruins Of the world:
The earth with age was wan;
he skeletons of nations We're
Around that lonely man.
Charley found himself into a process
sion. carrying banner, inscribed
with the platform of the People's
Party, as amended, II want the off,
ces; he beat a drum and blew a horn.
ut was his Own.) and marched solemn
ly to the depot behind the last draw
carrying the last of the convention.
l crawled down from nv high
perch on the top shelf and passed
forth from the silent and deserted
store. deeply impressed with the mu-
liability of human affairs and the
transitory nature of human greatness
ASTERIsK.
Note by the Editor Of the Amti-Mo-
mopolist.
Some time has necessarily ELAPSED
since we received the foregoing let.
ter, and just as we go to press the
following startling news reaches us
from Washington ID. c.
TROUBLE IN MISSOURI.
AN OUTBREAK AT BUNGTOWN.
THE PRESIDENT CALLED ON FOR
TROOPS.
GENERAL SHERMAN ORDERED TO THE
SCENE OF ACTION.
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The farmers Of Maine do not seem
to relish the shallow arguments Of the
men who have ruined the nation. and
now advise their victims in the cities
to 20 into the country. \ correspon-
dent OF Chase's Chronicle says:
I'VE frequently I'm the hard money
organs advice like this: Leave the
overcrowded cities and return TO the
farm. There YOU can have happy
home. Agriculture gives ample re-
ward 10 honest toll. etc.
Now ask man who has made farm
ing his business for 81 or Ii wears.
been rcckoned good farmer ana
tinancier. and has accumulated
property ami could realize Il margin
on his hired labor. how is it in these
days. Tie VIII tell Won that he can
not MAKE Il payto hire. He will tell
You he cannot pay his running eX-
penseS. whether he hires or not. The
farmer who sells a yoke Of fleet
cattle fer $40. aud takes the whole Of
il 10 pay his taxes. and remembers
that small pair OF steers used 10 pay
his tax. don't see much profit in
farming.
Under the existing state of things.
the country is overstocked with labor.
Able-hodied men. with their homes
IN the country are seeking labor in
vain. How would it he with the
surplus of humanity in the city We
of the country know how it would be.
The moment they drift back into the
country they are tramps. Disguise it
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Ben Butler has thrown one of his
bricks at Il Massachusetts, church con-
ference which sent up Il memorial
declaring that honesty was 4 part Of
religion and protesting against the
passage of the Bland silver bill. Mr.
Butler had read in connection with
the memorial the passage from the
second chapter of st. John. which de-
scribes Christ driving the money
changers from the temple and saying
to them, ''Makenot my fathers house
Il house of merchandise.
In the old Anti->layery struggle
preachers, YES and bishops. were
found. who argued. even in New Eng
land. that slavery WAS i "dirilte" in
stitution; and that the cry OF the slave
mother. sold away from husband and
children. was refreshing music in
the ears Of God Almighty.
No wonder the same kind OF crea-
lures now hold up their hands in be-
half OF the hulionists. Are the Gold
Bugs 4 divine institution too
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We call special attention to the
address of the chairman of the State
Central Committee of the Greenback
Party, don. Z. -iyres, which ap-
pears elsewhere in this issue. Its
recommendations are wise and timely.
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popular.

The amount Of deposits In the say
ings banks Of the United states is
estimated at 81 800 900 900. The to-
tai liabilities of the New England
savings banka. on the first Of October
amounted to SOL 1876 .S0l. and among
their assets were real estate mortga-
ges to the amount Of SIS. OFT, POI :.
At the same time the liabilities of the
New \ DIRK state savings banks.
amouted to sS35l ,S29,l37, Of which
Sll6I54,4 l4 are in real estate mort
cages.
WHY cannot those 81 ,50O, 900 900 of
saving s-fund-deposits be invested in
get clear of our dependence on the
monied aristocracy Of the old world
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:|':tII- a;slllcIlopoii5t.
IGN ATIUS DONNELLY. EDITOR.

We have received very int rest
ing letter from valued friend at
Long Lake which we Shall publish
next week with our comments.
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Now is the time to push the
work. Get subscribers 10 a green
back paper now, and You will have
greeilback votes next fall.
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! LETTER FROM THE From
TIER. INTEREST TING
PARTICULARS.

DoNNELLY Stevens Co. Mlnn.
Enh 1879 4