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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19

men by birth and education, not a few
Of them being by blood ties alliel to
the oldest families in the Kingdom. In
deed, I am told one is the lineal de-
scendant of a King, and as that Mon
arch through this descendant proolaims
ireland as their domain,I will not for
a moment stop to dispute the pedigree
of d" the pretender." Ingood company
the giant labored and lived and died,
for giants cannot carry their heightened
sweetness long drawn out beyond the
period allotted to man generally any
more than dwarf. When the giant
of the Bank of England added up his
last figures and balanced his accounts
with this world his clerkly compan-
ions sought to shroud him in the leaves
of the ledger of their esteem and bury
him beneath the tree l mentioned in
the precincts of the bank he loved so
well. There, in this yerdant oasis of
the commercial desert, his financial
spirit is continually rcjoiced by the tin
kle of gold and the eyer-moving mill
ions, not q farthing of which he can
now reckon on.-Lomton Cor. Balti-
more SIN.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19
The Decimal System Of Notation.

TEN is, theoretically, ill-suited for
the radix of system of notation, be-
cause it permits of only one dissection.
The half of it is five, an odd number.
1t is also incapable of any other divis-
ion. 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 are dec
imal in any one of their subdivisions.
In all departments of trade the current
prices have been derived from the proc
ess of successive halvings. The shop
man reckons by halves, quarters,
eighths. sixteenths and thirty -seconds,
and not by fifths or tenths. The yard
stick is divided in its practical use into
halves. quarters, eighths, ETC., by sue
cessive bisections. Even the sixteenth
of a unit is more commonly used IN
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19

covery to the Rochester Democrat, Mr..
Swift says: about one minute after
totality two stars caught my eye, about
three degrees, by estimation, south
west of the sun. saw them twice and
attempted third observation, but q
small cloud o5scured the locality. The
stars were both of fifth magnitude and
but one is on the chart of the heavens.
This star l recognized as Theta in Can
Ger. The two stars were about eight
minutes apart. There is no such con-
figuration of stars in the constellation
of Cancer. have no doubt that the
unknown star is an intra-Mercurial
planet, and am slso inclined to believe
that there may be llore than one such
planet. ''-Scicntift american.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19
A Giant Buried In the Bank OF En-
gland.

THERE are only four streets, I am
told, in all London whence verdure is
not to be seen; that is to say, all the
some growing green trees or shrubs.
This is rather startling when you come
to think of the hundreds of acres of
houses and narrow streets this great
city of cities presents to the view Of the
visitor. Take "the Old Lady of
Threadneedle street," as the citizens
disrcspectfully term the venerable and
mighty Bank of England. Within its
strong walls is a garden, even a deli
cate fountain and big tree-indeed,
two trees-and some numerous plants.
Fresh and attractive, they stand out in
charming contrast, smiling at busy
business, and listening to the ever tan
talizing clink of gold. This garden is
more beautiful and attractive than any
I have seen in many towns in America
"a land of trees! You survey this
emerald spot, studded with floral ru-
bies and adorned with petalled tur-
quoise, and you look around at the to-
paz fringe of guinea-gold. and exclaim,
"NO garden in the world is SO richly
envirOned.' Millions Of money per
month pass around this garden. Be-
meath that tallest tree there is story.
It is brief. Allow me to tell it for the
first time in print. Some years ago the
bank had a clerk whose height meas
ured nearly seven feet two inches. He
was a marvel in more ways than one.
He could add up l don't know how
many columns OF figures at one time
multiplication simultaneously, and look
upon "vulgar fractions" disdainfully.
In a word, he was a big figure. Ma
ture has given to big men gentle dispo-
sitions.
This figurative giant was most anna
BILE and general favorite. The clerks
in the Bank Of England are all gentle
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19
Important Notification Respecting
Forfeited Railroad Lands.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.
A circular of instructions has been
issued by the Commissioner of the Cen
eral Land Office, under the recent de-
cision of the Secretary of the Interior
in the Dudymott case, and is addressed
to Registers and Receivers of the United
States District Land Offices. The Cora
missioner's instructions apply only to
lands granted by the act of July l,
1862, as amended by the act of July 2,
1864, and the act of March 3, 1869, au-
thorizing the transfer of q part of the
grant to the Union Pacific Railway
Company. The instructions say:
Where any person shall apply to file pre-emp-
ton declaratOry statement tor tract or tracts
not exceeding quarter section within the limits
OF such grant. and where the entire road shall
have been completed for more than three years,
such applicant will be required " show that he
or she is duly qualified rs pre-emptor. There
ally received and the proper note thereof Aade.
You will Immediately thereafter call upon the
proper officer OF the railroad company for state
been sold PRIOR to the date of the application t.
file q declaratOry statement thereof. If the
company shall report that the land had been
and the name Of the person or persons to whom
sold, and give description Of the deed or in
strument of conveyance. I'm recep pit of such re
port you will reject the application to file de
claratOry statement, subject to appeal to this
office. If the company shall state That the land
mad not been 90 sold, you will receive the declar
atory statement. and upon the applicant show
ing at the proper time a full compliance with til.
requirements of the Presumption laws, permi
laymt mt at entry at 81. rs per acre.
Following is the list of companies
whose grants are clearly under or sub
ject to the terms Of the act of July l,
1862, with the date of completion o,
such roads, as appears from the record
of the Department.: Union Pacifi.
Railroad, completed July Is. 1869
Kansas Pacific Railway, completed Oct.
10, 1872; Union Pacific, Central Branch.
completed Jan. 20, 1872; Denver Pacific
Railroad, completed May 2, 1879; Sioux
City & Pacific, completed March 2,
1869; Central Pacific Railroad, com.
pleted July 10, 1869; Western Pacific
Railroad, completed Jan. Fl. 1870. go
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19

The German-American population
of San Francisco and the adjacent
towns surrounding San Francisco Bay
is estimated at 10000, with 900
throughout California, Oregon, WASH
ington Territory, Nevada and Arizona,
making total population on the Pa.
citic Coast of 10000.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19

AN English lady who, in defiance
Of the law, married the brother of her
dead husband, is in the habit of allud-
ing to her first spouse as - her poor
brother~in,lgw." So says the London
World
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19

Somebody writes to a weekly paper
for recipe to prevent chair from COM
ing out" The writer cant be bald
headed man, for, if SO, he would desire
to know how to make it come out
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19

The pedagogical plate-passer in
the White Mountains is surpassed in
the Chicago restaurant. While a Gus
toner was expressing his views some
what strongly to waiter, the proPrie-
tor, stepping up, remarked: "Don't
talk to him that way. He used to be
Governor of Oregon, and such treat
ment naturally hurts his feelings"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19

I'm reply to "Claribel," corre-
pondent, the Boston Globe says: "Your
essay is at hand, but we cannot use it
until we are more definitely advised.
Your nom de plume suggests red hair.
and we cannot permit any red-haired
women to write essays for our columns
on domestic Happiness"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19
Price of NapoleOn's Chapeau.

THERE are queer things sold at that
vast auction mart, the. Hotel Drovot-
everything, in fact, from the diamonds
of a Queen down to the basket and hook
of rag-picker; but surely one of the
queerest lots that was ever offered
there was put up a few days ago in the
shape of one of the celebrated cooked
hats of the First Napoleon. TWAS said
to be the one that he wore during his
Russian campaign, and documents
were offered with the hat to prove its au-
thenticity. But respecting that l be-
lieve there is no doubt. It comes in a
direct line from the great man, having
been given by him to his valet. This
valet died in the course of Nature and
bequeathed the precious relic to his son.
That son paid the debt to Nature only
the other day and his heirs sent the his
tOric hat to auction. Some twenty-six
years ago another of these hats, which
had formerly been in the possession of
the painter, David, was ssld at auction
and brought after brisk competition,
$3.50. Now, behold the decadence of
the Napoleonic legend! There was a
very scant attendance at the sale the
other day. One bid. only was made
and that was by the painter, Armand
Dumaresq. So the hat was knocked
down to him for $35, just s. beyond
the price at which it was to be bid in
for the family. Truly Imperial relics
are at discount. There used to be
one of these cooked hats exhibited in
the Musee des Souverains at the Lou
vre. in company with the historic gray
overcoat, and there is still another,
am told, in the Museum at Turin. But
S35 for k petit clapeGu! Behold the
blighting influence of the Second EN-
pire and of Sedan.-Paris Cor. BATH
more Gazette.
The Jes0ish Messenger remarks that
when Richard Ceur de Lion conquered
Cyprus in III he gave orders that no
Jew should be present at the ceremony
which completed the conquest; and
that now, eight centuries afterward.
England has to thank BENJAMIN
D;sraeli for it's new possession,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19

"A certain breadth of statement is
permissible in one who sees things
through magnifying drops of grief, but
the man must have had a previous habit
of conscious exaggeration who relates
that when his powder-mill blew up the
mortgage on it came down uninjured in
a corn field and had to be paid, while
the insurance, falling into the sea, was
lost.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19

Frank Welch. Member of Congress
from Nebraska, died at Neigh, Neb., on the
night of the 4th, of apoplexy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19

the compulsory driving OF the people from
the city. To this end no rations were issued
except to persons who had sick ones in the
family. Camps will be formed outside the
infected section, and those expecting ratiOns
would be compelled to take up their residence
there until the disease should be dissipated.
The call for nurses was greater than could be
supplied.
There were ia new cases and eighty
seven deaths in New Orleans, ON the 9th. The
Peabody Association issued over 8 1000 ratiOns
on that day.
A Jackson (Miss.) telegram of the
9th says the fever had broken out at several
new points in that State, and that there was
no abatement ut Vicksburg, Holly Springs,
Port Gibson or Greenville.
Five members of Thomas Porter fam
lily, four miles above Cairo, ILL.,, on the Missis-
sippi River, were reported down with the
fever, ON the 9th.
A Vienna telegram of the 9th says
the Austrian troops in Bosnia number 2OO, 900
men.
A Berlin dispatch of the 9th says the
German Government had recently sent cir
cular to the signatories of the Berlin Treaty,
asking them to take common steps with a
view Of compelling the Porte to execute the
s.ipulations of the treaty. Austria, France
| and Russia had replied affirmatively.
The President was at Minneapolis,
! on the 9TH and 9Th, and made a pleasant
speech at the Fair Grounds. On the morning
! OF the 9Th he left St Paul to attend the State
Fair at Mad son. At Hastings and Red Wing,
Minn., he was well received, and both he and
| other distinguished men In his party responded
with brief speeches.
The Maine State election occurred.
ON the 9th. The returns, up to the morning
Of the 10th, indicated the non-electinn of a
Governor, Conner (Rep.) receiving the largest
vote, but not majority of all the votes cast.
One hundred and fifty towns give him 80, 3S7;
Smith (Denl), 81, 56l, and Garcelon Green
back), H955 The Republicans elected their
candidates for Congress in the First, Second
and Third Districts The Fourth and Fifth
| Districts were in some doubt, with the
chances in favor of t e Greenback candidates.
The Upper House of the Legislature would
probably BE- Republican; in the Assembly the
Democrats and Greenbackers would probably
have majority.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

The Russians have decided that the
army of occupation in Roumelia shall consist
of lO0, 600 men.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19

Numerous arrests have been made
in Constantinople, OF persons cOnspiring to
reinstate ex-Sultan Murad.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19

Ships arriving at Italian ports from
any part of the United States have been or
dered to he placed in quarantine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19

Orville Grant, brother of Gen. Grant
was. on the 4th, sent to the Insane Asylum, at
Morristown. J. His mind ran on immense
speeulatons, starting new business on gil
gantic scale, etc. He was sent to the As. lum
At the request of his friends and DIR. Morton.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-19

During the week ending Sept. Z,
National Fireman's Tournament was held in
Chicago. The Barnes Hose Company, of Bur-
lington, Vt, receive' a prize of $500. one
nickel slated hose-cart and the National
champion hose belt. Other first and second
prizes were awarded to companies from Illi-
nois, Michigan and Wisconsin. The attend
ance was very great. and large amount of
money prizes were awarded.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-05

CORN-Good supply and quiet. White 55@5Gc,
yellow 55N@5Gc #P hnshe
DATS-Are gu ct but steady at 34c y bushel.
BRAN-Is In light request and steady at 72}ke
HAY-Firm. Choice s17@l7 50, primo SIG p
BULK CORN-Tbere Is only q moderate In
uuiry at 45D46c for No. 2 mixed
WHEAT-Heceiptss small and demand light
at pA0a5c for Toxas and choice No. Western.
WHISKY Market quiet nnd steady We quote
choice Cincinnati 81 0s@l 90, fair to good West
ern 81 O5@1 OF. Louisiana 81 0501 OG.
. gUTTEhDull, New York creamery fine
Western dairy 12@lGe Y 1b.
OH EES Steady New York cream 11G12c,
Ohio factory 8Go9ho y ID.
POULTRY-Old chickens So 60 young 80 20
az =; ducks 1908 SO; geese 5000; turkeys 80
EGGs-Western 15Qp1sc: Louisiana 22@25o y
RIGE-Quiet Prime e@GHc good 5Ne fair
5h@5ac. ordinary ,5A@b3Sc, common 5@b1ac.
md No. 31abo T. ID:
BALT-M essrs. Jackson & Manson have kind.
" furnished us. with the following quotations:
Demand limited. Stock ample. Three cnrgoos
have arrived and are stored in bonded ware
at roc = sack afoat, and another on private
terms. We quote dealers rates from warehouse
at 77la@BOc y sack for coarse, 95c6Ds1 for fine.
Turks Island neglected: quoted nominaly at
each as in size.
FISH Msssrs. @. H Lawrence g. Go. have
obligingly furnished us with the following
price list for new fish: Mackerel, extra No. l.
mackerel No, 1-Bbls sI2. halves SO a. quarters
50 25, kits 81 25; mackerel No. 2-Bbls 80, halves
s5 2b, quarters 50 Is, its 81 10; maekerel No, 3,
- mackerel No. 8. medium-Bbls sc 50, halves
So 80, quarters 90. kits o5c: tnackere No. g.
small-Bbls So. halves % rs, quarters 81 75. kits
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-05
at an advance of 15@2go on thewholesale

job at an advance of 15@25o on thewholesale
| rate.
GRTTB-supply moderate; demand light. and
tEas market dull. We quote st 50 25D3 80 large
store at SO 50GR3 rs y Dbl.
HOMINY-W Wholesale 30 0o@s 25; retail 30 So
RYE FLOUR Unchanged at 80 5000 rs.
CREAM AND PEARL MEAL-Demand light
and confined to small lots which are sold at
PORE-Marke ct uuet and steadier: round lots
quoted at ss 37ts. and small lots selling to the
trade at s8 90 Dealers quote mess at 5000 25 on
job lots out Of store. bales-2b bbls at So 371s
DRY SALT MEATS-The feeling Ia quiet and
prices easy. Old shoulders, loose and packed.
inquired after New packed are in fair demand
and sell moderately well in q iobbng waV hut
otherwise are quiet and easy ut 4tsc. Dealers
quote 14e advance on these prices
BACON-The demand Is limited and prices
easy. We quote shoulders ct 43.GQthc. clear rib
sides size. anu clear sides SIC. Dealers quote
&c higher than these figures.
LARD-The market is quiet. We quote
refined lard In tlerces at 6a07G and prime
steam Gla@Gs4. Kegs are held a611c higher
Dealers In their trade obtain m advance Of Mc
on these prices.
HAMS-A receiver reports 100 tierces sold in
the past three days, medium to small averages
at II la@12c. Ordinary or plain hams are quoted
at e091Ot Demand light and tone OF tie market
easy. Dealers obtain tho usual advance of 40
+ BREAKFAs 4 'BfACoN-rhe supply Is annie
for the demand, and the market Ia dull and
easy for choice goods at 5000; dealers are
charging a}$m8a for small lots
PAOKEhS' HOG Observation-Disclosures are
ceiling on orders In the Job trade ct Sc 5000 rs
prime: 81 rs for prime mess: 81 rs for rump
pork.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-05

". nyaraueze IL Co., q. L. Bright. Trans-
ferree. vs. Scott & Jackson and VIM. l.,
Jackson.
U7oURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR TUEpAR-
IL lsh Of Orleans. No. 24387-By yrtue Of a
writ Of herl facias against W. L.. jackson. to
me directed by the honorable the Fourth Dis
above entitled cause. will proceed to sell at
publ auction, at the Merchants and Auction
GERS . Exchange. Royal street. between Canal
rot Of Ibis city, on IS sATUKbAY fNt oyem Dls
1878. at 10 o'clock M, The following described
GRzkiTA IN PIECE OR PORTION OF
GRODND, together with all ana singular the
buildings and improvements, thereon, and
appurtenances thereof, and all the rights ways
servitudes. privileges and advantages there
unto belonging et or n anywise ,appertaining,
square bounded by Polymnia, Coliseum. Pryfa1
MIA and Euterpe streets. measuring eighty
i've ieet three inches one line front on Coli
feet nine inches six ana three quarters lines
in dep b. between parallel lines, and front on
polymn1a street; said portion Of ground form
streets; which portion Of ground is composed
Of the whole Of the lots Of ground designated by
the numbers seven, eight and nine, and part Of
iOtE numbers len and eleven, rs per plan drawn
by II. Moelhausen. architect on the fifth Of May
1886 deposited u the office Of Theo. Guyol
umG S' one s' handred t add fh res as p Ian
ng the n 5 5a Pr9peFy ran9 4 t2 he
j.
public in this city, on the eighteenth Of De-
cember. 1869
Seized In the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
THOMAS Fl. HANDY,
Civil hheriff Of this Parish Of Orleans.
ocR Is % 20 nO69
u. III. Henry VS.. Marie Rose Marshall and
her husband, J. y. Relin, In solldo.
U1IRSr JUSTICE COURT FOR THE PAR
a ish. Of Orleans, No 1854 - By virtue Of a
writ Of tleri f f1t i to mo directed by the
Peace in and for the parish If Orleans, / will
proceed to, soil ut public auction, ct the Mer-
chants and Auctionsers' Exchanges on Royal
street. between Customhouse and Canal streets
In the Second District Of this city, on hATUR-
DAY, November 30. 1878, at 70 O'Clock H.. the
THRE15 LOTS OF GkO5ULNDIo, in ia the Third
District nf this city, in the square bounded by
Frenchmen. Celestue, Union and Genius
streets, designated by numbers three, four and
i've, adjoining each other, and 1neasnring each
thirty feet front on Frenchmen street by one
hundred and twenty -seven feet eleven inches,
five lines in depth together with all the build
1ngs ana improvements thereon.
ALSO
A LOT OF GROUND in the Same district,
designated by number eight, in square number
sixty five, bounded by Celestine. Genius, Union
and FrenchInen streets, measuring fifty feet
eight inches front on Genius street BY one hun
dred and fifty feet in depth together with all
the buildings and improvements thereon.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the SPOT.
JOHN f. WOOD, Constable.
0c24 nos 10 10 % 40
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NOTICE..

OFFICE OF CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC j
Schools. !
New Orleans October 49, 1878.
The City Public Schools with the exception OF
the Madison and the Magnolia, boys, will
be opened on WEDNESDAY. November 6.
Teachers of the Public Schools, In the city
are requested to report in person. or by note, to
the undersigned, before the day Of opening
that provision may be- made to fiji temporary
vacancies. WIN. 0. ROGERS
Chief Superintendent Public Schools, New Or
leans. Cc3G VI
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MARK ETY., by TELEGRAPH.
By Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
EhnEmeRfiN.

Domestic,
New YonK. Nov 4, 12;15 Q. m.-Coffee Quiet;
sales 1el1 per City OF Rio; also ct Baltimore 2ooc
per HOIrnx 5000 per Camden. Mlds quiet sHles
1000 MarHcaiho. Jobhing lots of Rio. 131s@18
carRoes ordinary 12a@13. fnir 1914. good 1874
reilnpg fair to good fair 7}5@7s, prime X
Refined sugar easy: yellow es4Gp7A. extra 9 ~
@8'5, standard A sB off A 8s5Ge8ai. standard
crushed ga. do powdered 90, do graduated pa
@94, do crushed ga. Cotton easler; Mddling
o7-1G
~. m.-Coffee quiet. Refined sugar quiet
The, Orro Rennery has stopped: others only
working bali time.
Cn1cAGo Nov dry salt ments-short clear
4 60, short rib 40 Pork-$G 7omf Is November
her, SO January. Lpri-55o bid, 577@ asked
November 80 December, sales at 5873s@5.ao
January. Wheat opons 85?s November. 81 Do
cember Corn opens 30133ls December.
Union Stock Yards Estimated receipts OF
hogs for forty eight hours $4,000; Saturday
1923; shipped 4ot4: market opens moderately
generally on the market; light selling ut 81 9O0
a5. heavy mixed packing 81 B5@3. shipping $40
j.. Cattle-Estimated receipts 5000; market
$3.50 u. Whoat-sa2d asked December, 841s
January. COrn-"2I@32z6 October. 32h@32 q
December. Oas-1875I@12 November; 192s@19h
asked December, S. bid january. Lard-5 &c
asked peceu,,bar, = 30 bid Janunry. Call board
November will adjourn tomorrow,
Bacon ga. 4i5Ge5'5, Hams bail Cut meals
9, 4. 4h@4'a. Lnrd-5.so bid. rs asked e!a@7
ST. Louis, Nov. -Opening-Wheat s425 No
vamber, 1913 December. Corn-Nothing doing
ID. N -Wheat-Cash higher; options castor
No. red 50 la@85aa December, Sc 1a0eBG75 january
85@B52a cash; No. 3 red 814@82 cash Corn
easier: 4@3TS bid November; 31sS bid Decem-
Der and January. 3t4M3lB bid cash. Oats
ensier: 1874 November 2o}4N02Oz6 January, 1917
bid cash, Whisky unchanged, 81 o. Pork dull
OF innl In1I q nj no