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tn the EdIfnr 1f The Tribune.
LAKE FORREST, H., Feb. 27.-pIcase stato III
THE TRIBUNE whrn tho Englsll tlrst bcGsn OPP
cra.lons III Afrlca, an obligu
". ", DlcKlNsoN,
The English captured tl,u capc of iood IIopo
Colony, ut the southern extremity Of Africa,
fra,n tho Dutch, IN 110j. II was thei, they be-
gan lller operations in Airira.-En,
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nationality 10 nave tIrfr Iarrl,nre ta,,rit In tie
n.hiio .vj,,tJs ,., H., ,,st J,oiinrn Il, u pnt uc
is, w. ,i' ~ e''eyo m ., sa 1T n,gn,s11nt "a H. pt Il
into practice ~ ruling psincsptc Ut action is1
this frce cauntry. 1Iecausc i!,e Hermats IN this
city nrr twiec ur thrice NJ numerous ~ tn! Scail.
t,Irayfn,a. ID durs mt reasonably fellow tint
they sIlati hc t,rIvilrrn,i npnnia tn in. tlc,ft-
t,n;,, ~ n.Mar at,,,."ti.i, ill., Ho,-.1 ~
utairn n,,rhi r. Nc; in tfis mot,cr snlclv acrord
ilI.. 10 true pedagogical au economical prfnci.
pc. nnh without regard TO national or politleal
parties. y, however. Tug eicrmane lnslst on
asnnsians uni fie otllcr natIonalitlcs Will bu
compelled to protest III more etlccfua manner.
- SCANDINAVIAN.
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~hca.o he"efs shatl Fhoy no f"inreh
Int" It's "ater.surpfr:
To he Editor n Tie Tribune.
CntCAGn, Feb nS.-Afistakcs have occurred
among nil neop,c and ut nil times. Int Ia t,r.
wia. + Ia n,ooto,,. ,,,,, q. ..,..,S .,,..s
~ ".ao 70 p,e.'ous u"'5 ~ a''e'.a' ~ ~" "usS
aEo I"'t''"issioh was sent 10 TINS city by the
eItlzens a!ong the ca,ln anl Illinois lIlYcr IN or.
der to ascertain tacnl.s by which the smell nud
pollutio,l Of ,hr-yotcr ca,,sc1 Lv ,cworc cop1d
t.. .,.,,.'a., ~ 49, "'1'su y, ee"aee s"''u
pe reausea or avo''led' llc"ce The Importance
OIL tie question To large population outside OF
this city. The Committee appointed to cxnminu
the 1nnitcr kay in their rcport:
The nearest rourcc If rccf ia ,o,,a t., ,,o ro,r
opntonct Of rpr. whcn liz sa,rn i, II ~ ~ i,,.
I'll to ruch degree "a tn render Il mnch irs.
offensive. The ncxt suu.cc OF relief, II II hopcu.
Will ht tho Fn'leron Avenue Conduit. II It IL
FOUND i .1a t,Iu North Branch can b. discharged
INC ilic !axo ih:oNsh ~; CONDUIT without conam.
natnE tnS S,xs ta .! ao s!ty Il VII very
,ce ,e civ tn ~, rr,,r,,ct ni ay nosal9Y m
mint ,,rnr Inn hcn "f tnc yonI r-nsh "nc 'son ~
like. ~ >'''
W.ho+ l,or-ori Aro mt so,,e of t,,oso ro,u,
,,oa a t,a a., .,Ts., o. sa' ' w. 'ese rune.
u'Ss "olsS t"aH iie os7Eact9 1"o years ago
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Memo, 1fcnp, TGisel, Ur1lnrss,t

s1cuo, ,rcpo, Te,,.,, uu,,1r,,..
m tht Ea,itar Of yTt 7r..vn,.
JOLIET Ill., Fan. w-,I1c great Canal Com
veltiob las met nnu lis work has been ilHisc1.
Its glory was numbered. It's :ncnlhess were
wcipIrti IN t),c bmJaurcs nuf f,u,D, wou,tu,,
AMI tb. erc,t cr,o,mmcn,s If t,,r c,n,t a.a -
.>"' ~. ~. ~ ea"a' NV ~
" als'aea hcsweeh !ne canal Conafs!orcFs
and the railroad Stockholders Our visions Of
tic prcut river palaees or The atIssjssipni md of
,l,e Missouri. nud If I'm urrnt wht,,.nt,,o.
's.......ss., s H.. 1.. '1e'
'nesfcERcss". con1'hcsceot 'nc 'fteat I.aKeH ol
America passing Rlo,lg over III" ErGat rrafrfes Of
1llinnla; OF The great shoals nf lake trout md
ylitc1sh swnrtntnr down through The brirnt.
n,Irc ,yo,cts nf n,r prsnIa,nc. .,d 1t,Inota f,v'
~ ,,o .uoa, r,,.ar't.s-a a' .,,, '"on .,.,, ~" Nv,
e'si ol lne e'eat r"cr'1aFEcs hltea Win Inc
rr.Nduets Of the Iron mines of Missouri md Of
Lake Superior laying down their loads nt cur
now Idle blast FURNACES: of thn rrcot ro,tou
tor, ories ~ t,lcd with b,mv ,ntnrcrs and weorsr.
.aeio.es'"ue" w." p.sy eu,".csS a'N. "ea'ees'
running W the stupcHdous Water pow
cr even NJ OUR VeFY uoorai OF the
londcrous iron e~'sf-hrlu9cs RpannInE
me GREAT canal OF INC t.reat loads Of Michigan
!tlflincr hh't!G lts way {*ltEnnt tralsilipfnent)
10 lIc GEeaL Mcstest river totfi's, anu ihe great
l0ad3 VI Joliet H'ht Lcmolt marble nut lin'c.
sto!le gong aWity 10 oh!lu great monuments Q!
!ntasro Ersatn,,css on inc 1Ah'erlrGn plans ol
brcntstufTs tu fcel the hungry millions Of
New England and OF Europc,-all have
sMuLstcu rs midsummer nights dream;
nnl we Iy.ye still left The stern reality
Of Idle furnaces, Of undcyciopcd stonc q,,Ar-
rcs. uf iltthy and polluted river filled with
srwcragc, OF d tlecaylnt. ibtnnl commercial.
nlarnc, iii oil idlH ami hungry population, OF
i,tlacwel'a f!led With tratnp., df ucutenilarcs
crowded with criminals, VI silnrsgngcd homes
mil fnrnls. oi high taxes, anil emily puckrt-
hopks. We llaye utl tl.cse tlings lett, bit they
don't console us uuch.
The leading officials mud businessmen Of our
county were tclectc,l rs mc,nbcrs Of thr great
State Cannl Convention, hut very few Vi them
wrsu patriotic enough, to nttrna. while tl,o
Canal Commissioners, railroad merretrles, n,u,
mlllnwnyrs packed {hu Conyentlnu With their
fricntls a.sl t!1c trie friends of improved water
tya,tsuortulton wcro outntlmberc.l, md tic re-
mort uf its truo friends In The CotuiUittcc ,nil
t,u thu table. Meanwhile tho LeEslut1ru is
nscd 10 t!oTnte $naU, 900 to furnish salaries for
sl,e,l siuct,,rcs n,d Incompetent managers M rs
have already sclu1drled tuI,sll,e III ,jnlIars
Of thc c:nui funds, and ijjtij liz rnfrrrs of
railroad Stockholders to il,c iietrInmnt nI thr,ay.
ridtlrn farmers 1,pl ruterprisin. ,i,izcs uf In,
Slatv ut illinois, W. may look fnrward nny III
iluy Get thu money appropyiott,i) 10 ses ncSt
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Mrs. swisal,rlnt md MIR. Tontecozt.

CHICAGO. Fub. 27.-strs. Swlsshclu's attack
on DR.. pcAtccost In last Sundays TnlnuAR IL
not worth answering. II persons like Mrs. i.
will wt,fuper aud cry ut everything denied
turn, Which ttlrY. think they ought to have,
why, ll,rte Is no tleIp tor It; 1friinrSs IN TIM
realizing teass Of their duty both 10 tiod anil
nau. l., MouAT.
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curriculum Of our public schools, ho only show
cd hitnsclf utterly iEnDTant mud tncnpaole ~
pcslagor,,c, anil entirely unworthy Of Ills nfllcc
as n member II! t.lr Board OF Education.
Ihc t}erma! lanRunEe Ia t!nc 'abRua0e, hhd
0f considerable practical value to bttsincsa peo-
sary "A thorough ktluwlctlGe ut the EhG';Ah'
We nrc, however, hv no means compelled 10 Tor.
gut our tnotIEcr IuEgungcs because ftcs arc mol
Taught In ilc public schools. II We care to pre-
serve them, VIC l,nyc ample opportunity 10 dn 70
ntsdc NJ the public scllools, Aul VIC AliIhl not
tnx otf1cr pe0ple In order to preserve orr o"i!
particular language for onr children MOST oI
Scandinavian IanRltage, though It lus never
Deen taught lit the public schools; but they cnf'
real. ami talk, and even write EDEIIs!l, too.
The learning Of foreign anEuaEcs Is entirely .
prlYnte nlfa[r, anil tlIr Scandinavian. or Anlcrt-
caf,, Of ]rslI children wllu want to learn ihvn
ought to Ito So outside OF il,c public SCHOOLS,
aiMs nj n moro mature aye, when they shall lIave
sufficiently mastered tito thl1tYs that hfe OF
ninre Importance tn themselves.
as IL the right ri the Germans or any other
nationality to have their language tauQht In the
public *gUulF, we do not believe In It; nEtl VIC
do not helscvo lint thu 1nlgni-Is-right pttnc!oit
ought II ha Imported aud allowed to lle brought
lto practice ~ n ruling psinesptc Ut action ~
this freG country. 1Iccausc lIn Germans IN this
city iFc twice ur thrice rs numerous ~ the Srail.
tinavfaus. IL dues nut reasonably follow that
they shall be privileged people 70 the dclr!-
mcnt of O'hrr uatDnaltics. Jlle Board of Ed
htatipn might IT. act in this matter Eulelv arcord-
l1l. 10 true pedagogical anl economical prni.
plca ntit without regard tn national ur political
parties. II, however, The ticrmaus tnsist on
making this question political issue. the Scnll-
dsnnsians n,nt tht ut1lcr natfonnt;t[cs will bu
compelled to protest III more cfcctuat manner.
HCASTtHAyfkN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-18
NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary Of Events Domestic And
Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

DAVID G.. HUMPHREY, since 1871 one
Of the judges of the supreme court OF
the District of Columbia. died on the
18th inst.
A WASHINGTON dispatch dated July
18th says the total value Of stamps,
stamped envelopes and postal cards for
the fiscal year just ended is $29, 639, $50,
an increase over last year Of 1871 1866.
There were issued 221 ,707 900 postal
cards, an increase Of more than ten per
cent.
A WASHINGTON telegram of July
11tb says the secretary Of the
treasury requests the holders Of
10:40 called bonds TO forward them 10
that department as soon rs possible.
He says that il will be physically impos-
sible to redeem them promptly, on the
18Th and 21st inst; a large amount of
them are due.
A DISPATCH OF July 18th says the fol-
lowing il list of vacancies now exist
ing ut West Point which are to be filled
by appointment upon recommendation
of members Of congress from their re-
spectivc districts: Illinois, eighth; In
diana, fourth; Iowa, sixth. The fol-
lowing vacancies will occur in 1880:
Illinois. second, and tenth; Minnesota,
third; Wisconsin, foLrth and seventh.
A WASHINGTON special Of July 10th,
says the following new money.order
Offices have been established; In Hi
nois, Bear Mound, Brown Mill, Che
banse, Clement, Coultersville, Danforth
Station, Edinburgh Elliott, Ellsworth,
Lawn Ridge, New Mark, New Holland,
Uruda, Robinson, Sidney, Sadours,
Sharn. Tentapolis, Maynesville, Wei
lington, Wright's Grove, Yates City.
in Iowa, Arcadia, Carlisle, Clayton,
Canwa, Drcin, Gamer. Gilman, Gid
den, Grand Junction, Hillsdale, Ham
erton. Milburn, Redield, Rverton,
Rockwell, sac City, Scarborough,
Stony City, Unionyille, Waukee, and
William.
SAYS Washington special OF July
llth; Tho special agents Of the treas
ury nre actively ut work on the charges
Of differentiation in the innovations
Of silks, and have already accomplished
n great deal. II appears to be n fact
that, under the assignment system,
Americans have been driven entirely
out of market, and that al the silks are
brought TO this country by foreign
manufacturers, through assignments to
their agents. An American merchant
cannot 90 to France or Switzerland
and buy yard of silk, or even ascer-
thin Whit tho selling price would be in
kind of goods he wants he will buy i'll
New York of the agent of the manu-
facturers, who will fix the price. The
special agency force has succeeded in
discovering several marked cases Of UNI
LIBERALIZATION, and already compelled
the manufacturers assigneos to add
vance invoices to the aggregate amount,
this summer of $4,000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-18
CASUALTIES.

A TERRIFIC wind and rain storm
swept over Ohio July 18th.
TEN white and five colored persons
died of sun stroke in Charleston, 5. c.,
July u.
A TERRIFIC storm swept vernorthorn
Ohio, southern Michigan, Indiana and
through that latitude July 1lth.
Ar Wilkcsbarre, Pa, July 18th Aug.
Holker. engineer, and Ed. Knull, fire.
men were killed by misplaced switch
throwing the engine down an embank-
ment.
The thermometer reached 100 de-
grees in st. Louis July 10th, and four
persons we're sunstruck. Tho only fatal
case was That OF Rudolph Flanglcber,
who came from Milwaukee.
A FULTON, Ill.,, special of July 18th
says IL 7-year.ola daughter Of j. G. Pea
body, ~ commission man of Chicago,
visiting here with her mother, was
drowned III cistern yesterday morning,
whilo tho family were NJ breakfast.
A DARLINGTON, Wis, telegram of
July 18th says Louis Nodolf, farmer
in Belmont township, cutting hay with
n moving machine. this afternoon, ram
over his son, 10 years old, cutting OIL
both legs below tho knees.
An Evansville, Ind, yesterday, says u
dispatch Of July 18th. Mrs. DR.. j. W.,
Irwin, bride Of only seven weeks,
committed suicide. Her husband is u
prominent physician and the awful
blow was koenly felt, It ~ thought
Mrs. Irwin was temporarily insane.
A HOLLAND, Mich, dispatch Of July
10Th, says This forenoon. during il
thunderstorm, Albertus Hacksema, liy-
ing four miles east of this place, took
shelter in barn with his daughter. On
opening the door TO RIM home, the
daughter Martha, aged ~, was struck
by lightning and killed instantly. No
marks were visible on her body.
A WlNoNA dispatch Of July 10th says
Sherwood Crook, u son of Rev, Dr,
Crook, Of this city, n boy L. years old,
was drowned while bathing in the river
last night, being carried by the swift
current under " raft. His body, which
has just been recovered, will be sent to
GAINESVILLE, o., for interment.
A PALMYRA, Wis, special If July 18th
says one Of the Oldest settlers OF the
place, Mrs. Margaret +. Mccarthy, aged
70 years, was walking ON the track
near the switch west OF this station,
yesterday morning, when the pilot OF
the Monroe express, then due, struck
and hurled her from the track, causing
instant death.
a BArluoNE special Of the 18th
inst. says: The explosion OF n
boiler i'll the box factory OF Adams
Il Silzer, Law street, demolished the
boiler house, n three story adjoining
and the rear wall Of the factory, wreck.
ing the contents; portion Of the boiler
fell two squares away. Aug. Silgor, one
Of the proprietors, and Henry unrich,
the engineer, we're killed.
A GssIsso, Ill.,, special of July 18th
says fatal accident occurred ut Col
ona, ten miles west of here yesterday
morning Mr.. Horace Mitchell, freight
conductor on the Chicago, Rock island
and Pacific railroad, attempted 70 board
his train next to the engine, when his
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-18
CABLEGRAMS.

A DISPATCH 10 the London Times from
Calcutta, dated July Nth, reports that
the King Of Burmah has mastered II
persons.
THE London Post, under date of July
Nth, states that Prince Jerome Napo-
leon declined the invitation OF Empress
Eugenie to visit her after the funeral Of
the Primes Imperial.
A PARIS dispatch of July 14th says
two hundred persons are expected to
start from the Palantinate, i'll Bavaria,
in few days, for Utah, to join the
Mormons.
A LONDON cahlegram of July 18th
SAYS y torpedo boat attached to Admiral
Lazareh's fngate of Cronstadt was blown
up while at practice Wednesday last.
Five men were killed and fourteen
wounded, some fatally.
A TELEGRAM from Odessa July 18th
asserts that the transport which recent
~ left Odessa for Saghallen, with seven
hundred nihilists, lost two hundred
from disease III consequence of over
crowding, and landed Que hundred and
fifty Others III n dying condition.
A LONDON dispatch of July 18th says
the negotiations between Russia and the
United States relative to the fisheries
near Alaska have resulted i'll IN ar
rangcment by which vessels Of the
United States are allowed To fish in
Russian waters in return for the pay
meut of II money compensation.
THE funeral of the prince imperial
occurred at Chiselhurst July 18th. A
dispatch says that never before we're so
many representatives Of the royal fam
ly present rs gathered 70 participate III
that sad occasion. The remains were
fully identified. The ex.empress CON
trolled her grief with great composure
at the last. The military display was
extensive. Many French people We're
present and nearly all wore mourning
A PARIS dispatch Of July 18th says
Yesterday, i'll the hall ot the council
az state, III Paris, great excitement was
caused by the report Of four shots from
~ revolver, fired in quick succession, ut
the members OF the council who were
sitting on the bench. The shots were
fired by man who gives the name Of
Nerdalet and who, upon being arrested,
refused to give any explanation Of his
act. Fortunately. although the revolt
yer was loaded with bullets, no one was
hurt, and it is thought verdalet IS in.
sane.
A BERLIN cablegram Of July nth
SAYS il is understood that the second
oourt-martial relative to the iron-clad
Grosser. kurfurst has condemned sev-
eral OF the officers 70 two years arrest
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-18
JACK BARNES OF SPENCER.
4 Man Who Fought Battles the Entire
Length Of Erie Canal.
C.icA Letter % New \ ork sun.


There died al Forestport, Oneida
county. last week, the man who in the
early history of canal boating was wider
known and moro feared than any other
on the line OF the big ditch. Zack
Barnes, as everybody called him, lived
at Spencer Settlement, town Of West
moreland, three miles southeast of
Rome. which was 4 sort of rendez.
vous for canallers. He boated sum-
mers and boarded winters with his
brother James, who WAS 4 farmer.
lack was q splendid specimen of phys
ical perfection, standing six feet four
inches, with broad chest, swelling mus
Giles, and almost Roman mien. About
the year 1882 life on the Erie canal was
one of hard knocks and often brutal
adventure, so that the man who could
fell and drag out his antagonist in the
quickest and cleanest style was the
champion and a bigger man than if he
owned AL the boats on the Clinton
ditch" About this period, as all old
canallers will remember, that man was
lack Barnes. He was temperate, not
quarelSome, yet ready to give and take
on suitable provocation. BY saving
and industrious habits he accumulated
a little competence and bought n farm,
and engaged himself to a worthy and,
for that time, literally educated Oneida
county girl and they were to be mar
ried after the close of navigation in the
fall of 1884. During the summer of
that year, however, in a fight with Dan
iel Van Setback near New London,
Oneida county, Barnes killed Van
Setback. He went to Rome gave him.
self up to the sheriff, was tried for MUIR
der, defended by Joshua Spencer and
Henry A. Foster. since judges of the
supreme court, convicted of murder IN
the third degree, aud sentenced to pay
a fine of $1,000. His brother James
paid the fine, taking lacks farm and
leaving him penniless. This incident
changed the whole course of his life.
His betrothed refused to marry him,
and soon sickened and died broken
hearted. lack himself vowed not 10
marry. and he did not. He began to
drink in order to drown the recollection
of the Rome swamp tragedy, and NJ
length became a wreck, and incapable
Of even following the canal" for i
living. The murder of Van Setback
always meyed on his mind, and was
the subject of his dreams and his raw
ings when drunk. Kindness to the
poor was one of his most prominent
traits. as with SO many of the rough
class TO which he belonged. Many in
cidents are related about him. He
wanted to help poor widow buy Il
COW. so he challenged the then cham
pion of that section to wrestle for $50.
lie threw the man, breaking his ankle,
and bought COW and Il barrel of flour
for the poor woman who was the object
Of this novel benefit performance. Old
boatmen will recall many incidents in
this mans strange career. lie was aged
about sixty.seven years at his death.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-18
CRIME.

ANTONIO GARCIA was hung Mt Corpus
Christi, Tex, July llth, for the murder
of Augustine tmallo, Sept. 9TH, 1875.
JonN DAVIS, colorrd, was hung at
Smithyillc, n. G., July 1lth, for the
murder Of Henry McDuilic, also col.
ored, last December.
AN Atlanta, Ga, dispatch of July 18th
says Neil Wibush, eolorcd, who at.
tempted rape ON young woman in
CLAYTON county last week, was taken
from the guards during the night and
hanged upon 4 tree.
4 Nsw YORK dispatch Of July l4.h
says JAS. q. Goldsmith, treasurer OF
Peru, Ind, has been arrested here on
the charge of being defaultcr.
A WARRENToN, Va, dispatch oil
the 10Th inst. says; Two ne.
groes, Jno. Williams, who murdered
Howard Holtzellaw, railroad agent and
telegraph operator 1T Warrenton juno
ton, III February last, and Winter
Payne, who killed m old negro named
jas. Adams, near Salem, hrqaier
county, in April, were hanged to-day in
the jail yard, IN the presence OF about
twenty-five persons, the new law re.
curing AL executions q take place III
private.
4 KNoxvllLE, Tenn, telegram d
the 1ith INST. says Iucius Weaver
eolored. who in May last committed
rape on Mrs. Howell, white lady,
near strawberry Plains, was arrested
Yesterday and taken to-day 20 Mrs
Howell's house, and fully identified BY
her. Tonight lie was taken ~ moi
Of one hundred men, carried half /
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-18
Life Among the Fall River Operatives.
Boston Herald.

They live in crowded and often cheer
less tenements, although the common
laws of health are not generally disre-
garded, and some of the homes are
beautitied with pictures, carpets and
flowers. Men, women and children
work together in the mills, and the
home is little more than lodging in
most cases. The wifes and mothers
are bound to q perpetual slavery. They
work as hard as anybody in the mill,
and, when the mill day is over, their
duties become terribly onerous. Upon
reaching home supper is to be
swallowed, and then, while the rest Of
the family find rest or recreation, all
there is of housekeeping is performed
by the wife, occasionally assisted by her
children if they are old enough. There
will be RIO time the next morning for
cooking breakfast, and il must be looked
out for over the night. Dinner is to be
taken to the mill, and its substantial
materials must be cooked during the
evening. While the kettle is bubbling,
or the ffving-pan sizzling, or the oven
baking, or all together are sending out
their heat, the washing Of the bed and
personal clothing for the household
may he performed, the Old mans
trousers mended, or the ehildren's
clothes made or repaired. Ii one Of
the brood is sick it may also receive at
tention at the same time. Tie wife
and mother tolls thus for her family,
living the life the like Of which no
southern slave ever dreamed about. In
temperance too commonly adds III s0r-
rows ID the rest.