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The Princeton union., 1879-04-16
CASUALTIES.

A $4,000 fire occurred at Toronto,
April 13.
April Is, Gen. Garibaldi was takeu in
a carriage to the Quirinal, and the King of
Italy conversed with him privately in the car
-iage for half an hour.
At New Orleans April 10, A. Foster
'Iliott resident secretary of the Liverpool
Ondon-Globe Insurance company and vice
corsul of Brazil, fell dead on the streets.
a tornado passed over a portion of st.
Louis county, Mo-, on the Sth inst. It first
appeared at Howell's ferry, on the Missouri
river, and Travelled due east to Hermansburg
abou' ten miles from St. Louis, where it's
force scenes to have been nearly expended.
Some half dozen houses were more or less
damaged outhouses blown down, chimneys
carried away and fences and other property
scattered about promisciously. but so for as
known no lives lost. The track of the storm
was eighteen miles long, half mile wide
There was not much rain but good deal of
very large hail. Heavy rain fell in st. Louis
accompanied by pretty high wind; evidently
the mild end of the above storm, but no dam.
age is repoited.
IN the CABINET meeting OF April II,
the Indian question came up for considera-
tion. The discussion took wide range, coy
ering the relations Of the Canadian govern
ment to our own in the event of a hostile
movement southwardly, of Sitting Bull and
his band; the habeas corpus Of Standing Bear
now in custody of Gen. Crook and incident
therets; fhe wisdom Of the policy of keeping
the northern Indians in southern latitude
against their wish if they were disposed to be
peaceful at the north. sec'y schurz took the
ground that to promote the best interests of
both whites and Indians it was necessary that
the Indians should be kept on their reservation
and out of the way of bad white men who
would incite or provoke them to acts of vio-
ience. No definite conclusion in relation to
any branch of the subject was reached,
The Princeton union., 1879-04-16
Personal IND POLITICAL.

N1toONdL dvD 1~OAlllCAL.
The Cabinet April II, decided to send
naval vessel to simoa.
Queen Victoria will visit the King and
Queen of italy at Monza.
The President has nominated Robert
f. Wilson, OF Pennsylvania, consul to Mos
cow
The Pope in a circular letter warmly
davocates allegiance to King Alfonso O
pain.
Gen. Dick Taylor of the confederate
army, son of the late Zachary Taylor, died in
New York city April 10.
Horace Maynard, United States Min.
lister to Turkey, sailed April 12 from Pbile.
delphia for Constantinople.
The Senate confirmed: Postmasters-
H. A. Desbrom. Atlantic Ia.; joseph F.
Grave, Nashua, Ia.; John Steen. Wahoo
Nebraska
The late Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte
by her will devised all real and personal prop
ertV to her grandsons Jerome Napoleon and
Charles Joseph Bonaparte.
A man in Minneapolis, Mimi, en-
ployed in the Zenith mill, at 2:3O A. M. April
Io, was caught in the machinery and had one
OF his arms torn from his body.
The President has nominated Georoe
8. Smith, Nebraska, surveyor general of
Nebraska; Azor A. Smith, postmaster at Lead
vile, and Thomas H. Dickinson, postmaster
at Vicksburg.
The Massachusetts House of Represen-
tatives has rejected the bill to secure woman
right to vote on municipal affairs in cities
and towns. The bill to give women the rioht
to vote for members of school boards nassed
In the house of commons at Ottawa
April 8, q member for British Columbia asked
cave to introduce a bill for the peaceablc
separation of British Columbia from Canada
No one seconding the motion the Speake,
ruled it out of order, and the matter was
dropped
6 The national executive committee o.
the colord emigration society have adopted {
resolution requesting the government to aid
through the quar- termaster's and commissar,
departments, the destitute colord emigrantl
The Princeton union., 1879-04-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK
GRIMES 4NH CRIMINALS

CRIMES ANE CRIMINALS.
There have been serious riots in col
ry villages in Durham, England.
1t is reported Irom Wichita, April 9th
that the Cheyenne Indians are on the war
path.
Sixteen gamblers were arrested on
grand jury indictments at St. Louis Mo.
April 10.
An incendiary fire in Coffeyville, Miss,
April 8, destroyed the greater portion OF the
busin ess part of the town.
A dispatch from Berlin says 1000
Nihilists have been arrested at Charkoff.
The seventies do not seem to intimidate the
censpirators.
1t is reported from Ottawa that Indians
al Lapele liver have seized the government
stores there, not from any rebellious design
but probably from hunger.
At Washington, D. G., April 18th
8. uisa Wallace, colored, convicted of the
Naurder of her infant child in April 1878 was
'zsotenced to be hing Juue 20.
At East St. Louis, April 10, Mrs Har:
riet Cornwall was arrested on charge of
poisoning ner uuSOauu, auu oOuu N. OcVu1oIi,
her alleged paramount, is also in custody.
April II an attempt to rob mail
stage coach near Sioux Falls, Dakota terri-
tory was made. The robbery was prevented
by posse Of post Office officials, who over
powered the robber.
Gov. Hoyt, Of PENNSYLVANIA, April 8, is
ued warrants for the execution, June 5, of
Iimrod Spittenhower, for the murder OF John
lewergoll, at Lebanon; and Peter Swingler,
solored, for the murder of John Anderson, at
hambersburg.
A San Jose dispatch gives a brief &C
count of tragedy in the foothills near that
city. Four members of family were horri-
bly, mutilated by an ak or similar weapon.
The mother of the family is missing. 1t is
not known whether she is killed or escaped
to the woods. The family lived in seclusion
in rough habitation. Nothing is known of
them previous to coming here few months
ago. There is no clue to the perpetrator, and
no motive is assigned for the deed. The
family had no property to excite cupidity.
The Princeton union., 1879-04-16

Among the articles now embroidered
in colcfs, are, in addition to the table,
linen and under-garments, as already
menti2ned, tea'sets adorned with gar
lands Of flowers. Pillow-shams are also
worked in this way. The tea-sets are of
plain linen, fringed out on either side of
the taple-cloth and napkin. A little
above tie fringe is handsome blue, red
or ecru1 embroidery in open work.
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arriving at st. Louis or other points on the
Mississipni


Mississippi.
A letter from the cardinal vicar is pub
lished complaining bitterly of the existence in
Rome of Protestant schools supported chiefly
by foreign mon,y. t announces that the
Pope has appointed a vigilance committee to
increase and improve the Catholic schools.
and appeals to the nobility and clergy to sub.
scribe for their support
A letter of the Pope to Cardinal Vicar
is published, in which the Pope announces
that as the success of the movement for in
creasing and improving Catholic schools will
greatly depend upon his pecuniary means, he
proposes to contribute annually as large an
amount OF money as his private means will
permit, and as the conservation of the faith in
Rome is connected with the interest of Catho
lies, he will also devote to the Roman schools
as much of Peters pence as the needs of the
church will permit
The Princeton union., 1879-04-16
State Millers' Associatioa


/. Pursuant to call the State MilIers' Assoo;.
lion met at the Nicollet House in M,nneonoI;.
.l npin o. Inc meeting was called to order hv
Ine fresldent w. P. Brown. The secretarv;s
~ oleasurer reports were read. After some
P5ellnInary business the meeting proceeded to
auopO constitution section by section for the
PURPOSE, PURPOSE OF forming legal organization for
mutual benefit and protection.''
AFTER lengthy discussion, the FOLLOWING waa
Inc undersigned, millers engaged in the man.
fracture OF flour and meal in the state of
minnesota, hereby associate ourselves topether
as the Minnesota Millers' State Association y
~ ~ we purposes OF mutual benefit and protec-
t Iion IN tnelr said business. And thev do. each
oy ms signature hereto affixed, agree to be sew
erally bound by these articles of agreement.
l. Inc officers of this association shall he a
president, two vice presidents, and secretary
ani1 ana treasurer. The last two Offices NAV be
Icy, netu py tne same person. There shall be an
executive committee, composed of three mem
pers IN all, the president of the association
neing ex-officio member of the committees
All these officers shall be elected at the annual
meetlng OF the association for the term of one
duly elected. 0'ooe0sois arc
q; The annual meeting of the association
snail be held on the second Tuesday in April in
eaen year, at such place as the executive COM
m1ttee shall designate, and special meet,npa
may be called at any time by the president or
executive committee.
1t further provides that members of this as.
soc!at!on shall be members of the national as
soclatlon; that the executive committee shall
represent the whole organization in patent
suits; that the initiation fee should be SIS for
each member; that the association shall con-
| tlnue for ten years.
The names of the present officers were read.
ana the secretary was instructed to cast the
vote OF the association for the present officers
for another year.
The following officers were reelected: Presi,
gent, ": T. Brown, Red Wing; vice president,
u: A. White, Hokah; secretery, F. B. Mills
minneapolis; treasurer, J. a. Christian, Min
neapolls. Executive committee A. Chris
tan, Minneapolis; E. l.. Baker, Red Wing: ".
d; Dunwoody, Minneapolis.
The secretary, F. B. Mills, was allowed $500
Tor his services for the past year, and the ex-
ecutlVe ommittee was authorized to fix his
salary Tor the ensuing year.
-, a committee consisting of F. L. Hinkle l..
Fletcher and c. F. Hobart, was appointed to
draft set of bylaws.
Ihe following were appointed committee
to attend the National Millers' association.
which meets at Chicago on May 18th: J. A.
christian, y. l.. Baker, L. Fletcher. F. c.. Me-
Clure and Il. D. Brown.
The Princeton union., 1879-04-16

most convenient and perfectly fair measur
1or weighing, and the half -bushel cumbersome
ana It's use impracticable. That we regard the
G,caled s;oea STACY filler open to grave objec-
wheat in the imperfectly cleaned condition IN
WI wn!cn IL usually comes from the farmer. and
an instrument principally designed to benefit
p;Ientees pas and scale manufacturers; but we
WIN use 1t in obedience to law and wait for the
abolition. 'oe1y "e"ano lts
On motion of Mr., Barden tho ro,,o.. ,,..
adopted, and the committe was discbarned ""'
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
nointaa moSlon OF Mr. McIlrath, the president ap-
stltqtlon @ and bylaws to be reported at the % en-
Barden, st. Paul, 's' Dulutn;
The Princeton union., 1879-04-16
A CHIEF WITHOUT CASTE

o'te,n0 butt No Longer 4ble to Influence
Has 1rs6e-DentaI by the Canadian Of
1icials Of HIS Reported Preparations for
The Princeton union., 1879-04-16
The W0reno,xse,,ae,, o.,


AFTER the adjournment of the meeting +ba
wa WWarenousemen got together informally. Messrs
van Diusen, Barden, Pratt, Sterrett. Bovden
% uarglu and others formed the party. They,
d;son" dGsolved upon nothing in formal way, but
using "the sealed half-bushel measnren IL
receiving and storing grain. The unanimous
verdict was not to use it. All agreed to %
rlgnI aiong just as they were doing, and not
mine tne requirement to use the measure. IF
any farmer wanted it used, he would be denied
QUO ulvlege and if he didn't like it, he could
~ elseWhere with his wheat. It was remarked
that by an act of the legislature in 1s6e an
iron roma! nait bushel measure and scales were re-
CURED But who of the party had them in the
wa warehouse. 70 this pointed question. on1v
ia' mr. fratt replied in the affirmative. That old
,a, ,aw 4ao oeen ignored and there was no reason
way Such seemed to be the idea or bnna "ne salne
orally entertained. VI nope gen.
The Princeton union., 1879-04-16
Afternoon Session.


The committee on resolutions lhv its chair
man. Graves submitted the following report:
WHEREAS, The grain buyers and warehouse
men OF Minnesota are interested parties in the
questions which have been RECENTLY aoitated in
reference to grading and warehousing wheat
ana tnelr business has been directly affected
ah aho conslderaDly complicated by the action of
the State legislature and the Farmers Roard o &c
Trade recently established by law; and w.
WHEREAS We ght, in justice to ourselves
anu our friends, the farmers of Minnesota
WIN whom we have the most
5 ant1lia1e business relations, to meet together
anu cohsut as TO the new conditions thus in
troduced into those relations tn tho onJ 49,
we may be able to act intelligentlv and nn;tedo
~ IN securing that absolute necessitv of trade
perfect fairness to both buyer and seller. and
Inc maintenance of the honest rights of both
parties; and VI 'o'n
WHEREAS, We ought also to take measures
tor the dissemination of correct informat;on 90
to the effects of existing or proposed laws and
regulations, and the value and effect of the
new patent Inventions proposed to cure all the
evils arising from ignorance or dishonesty in
graalng, buying or selling wheat; therefore.
eS1 1Iesos0eo' e. Inat permanent organization be
formed, to be known as 1.-THE Minnesota Asso-
cation OF Grain Buyers and Warehouse Men,
LhaS She annual meeting of such association
snail be held on the first Tuesday of August in
each year, at st. Paul, and that COMMITTEES of
three be now appointed by the chairman, to
draft constitu tion and BY Laws for the asso-
cation, and report the same to the first annual
meeting, III August, 1879.
Ihat temporary organization
shall be effected at the present
time, by the election of a president vice
president and one person to serve as secretary
and treasurer, to hold office until the first rern
lar annual meeting.
Ihat any person or firm doing business as a
gram dealer or warehouseman in the State of
Minnesota may become member of the asso-
clatlon by the payment to the treasurer at ~
before the trst annual meeting of member
ship fee of five dollars, and subsequently, snb.
scrlDlng TO the constitution adopted.
fs'!her Resolyed, That there shonld he q
cordial and united endeavor to obev the laws of
the state In grading wheat and fair onnortu-
nlty given to test the merits and demer;ta of
the new system. N0nAoiA's u
,, Reso1ved. That we approve the action Of tho
Farmers Board of Trade in adoptinp the
grades of wheat as established at the ereat eat
v1t wheat markets of the world as the grades for
Resotued, That we nevertheless object to the
introduction of cumbersome, complicated a. and md
expensive machinery for grading. That we
peleve the two-quart measure or tester the
New-York tribune., 1879-01-13
OPERA IN BOSTON.

The Naplcson Company are now on the way
10 Chica-o the two weeks season ~ Boston ha'lig
closed " IN matinee performance of Lucia, Oh Sat
urdav Nine Gcrster and sig. CamrJ@ul have been
highly appreciated in Boston, and The merits Of rs
Galaasi. ~ which the critics NJ first seemed
Ia be hardly aware, were fully recognized al
rho end OF the season Miss UJUH Lot Ouly
made brilliant success IL Carmen but re
ceiyed from the Boston press the host cHiAusi-
astlc pl,s, for her H0rgherta The hue dramatic IN
stpct U. enables her 10 enter into tie -prt Of many
diverse characters the subject OF great dca! of mer
Ited .1,rDu.Hnl Nile Marie R6ze sang only Once-that
wos 81. jor,aG IN The Magic Flute" Cd winch occa-
sion MI. LIDO appeared az the QcfH Of the AgbL and
Mile Robia- wa, obliged 10 double nSMlnS as one
~ he ~. Lrn-neIs and also as one " the - otl
New-York tribune., 1879-01-13
F.ou. The N.,r York EreHHg Erpr'ss Dr'a.l

F.ou The N,Jr-yrrk EreHtHg ErfreSs benl' ,
If Mr. IiIdeu aud h!s agents actually Ted
to ulu. e"cturs ud returning officers ley thr ldcI DC
mn , q aHcs.luu ana hold the -Ill.y parles reslou
sibl. fcr hcr acts Everybody can sec thai the Rrpub
,i. have acr dishonest and dl~GIar'fu ptrl 10 Al-
t,loi, nu-iues, from tAc beginning They nave done
their utmost defeat the purposes ANA A4hdel the MOrh
,Ctc Potter Commit ana throw OF nm upon IT, lHtF
80 rc-urtrd o every possible cXp"dtnt Ia break the
force. u Ic Icyct OH. of the hrPAncdh fraud ara PCT
iuries Ans, f.ci..- AID "a Ut-stdHnE IL LOUISIANA ana
FLORIDA Thct nave pup ~hc scores o. alleged dispatches
In ncperWnIch Iupicatc den and his Personal dRrLl-
lam oo moi ia any way coAyIct the Democratic party or
l-r. Oh. AM. -i.lurs stic ACT. blt they have never
told low they got pOsessio ~ these lEtlm4"thS ul
,,1trhr- Tlrs have demanded that the Democrats
-uoua invest -a-c these cipher grams ana uiaLcu tcu
Tor NOT doing 30 Now Wneu Democrats ask Tor authority
10 make IA, desired lIycs -ailVn, Tie lsrly4td-9 '
pose iht whole prOCtcdn~ Ou tr!utlplc IHt" tuNIe'
admits o. Oaly one construction lhey know thai tht
my, sgtlun Wll daina-t tAeu mUIt tnan " WI ne L
tarn Conscious Oi gait, thcy shuu tAr lr Al Llat VIII
rtA.LI. IL IncIr NOMNIc Ilu-
New-York tribune., 1879-01-13
DAyY CROCKETT AT.NIBLO'S.

Davv Crockett" which Nj. Frank Mayo
~ present playing At NiDo's Garden 10 play WITH
Which d. has identified FOR the past five or 'iA
years and as the hero Of which LIE does some
sery excellent work II belongs 10 class Of
plays OF somewhat melodramatic sort, with
stroDg favor Of the esodstncuve.y American dramas
with 20 ID deal Of the boSieknfe ana buffalo, rifle and
cedsk.n element-Of which We lately had another Ih-
stance this theatre, IN Across the Continent
attn longer sCoIn The JiDbeDamosay" They are more
remarkable FOR veness OF their situations than Tor
any literary skill IN construction, but they are
never dun. whatever else they may be. Ihey are
wholesome enough rule; this one certainly L.
Dabg Crockett IS not character which calls for any
great hneness of method in it, exponent IL requires
rather good physlque. nne voice and a Ger
easG which Mr. Mayo undoubtedly possesses.
lie gives capital picture Of the backwoods-
man; the back OOdsman rather he is IN the popular
fancy tnau lie in fact perhaps, just COopers
Jucas the typical Indian Of the popular imagination,
~ ~ all the Indian of real lle but still very charm
New-York tribune., 1879-01-13
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

John /. Owens will appear at the Park Thea
ire ncxt vcek,aot Caieb Fa0ner, in Tie Cricket
he Hearth"
General Tom Thumb and his wife, with
their troupe. now appearing each afternoon Al B.
a.c eacn evening o'clock in their lIughablc piece
The Mlschevous Monkey"
The Linga-ds will make their appearance
ihi~ evening ~ the Broadway Theatre Daizcls adap
ta'lln % " Les Tourcuamuault." q play wnicl
great Partisan success, ami which had a long
Miss Anna L. Dickinson will deliver new
ierrure whose title Platform and Stage" subject
on winch her eXer,ncas ought enable her 10 SPEAK
cn'erainingy. Caickernc Hall mex FRIDAY evening
Theodore Thomas Will conduct the second
concert the Bro oklvu Philharmonic society next sat
u"dry. Mrudeisspci'- Scu'cA syIppnOuv viii he per
iinej. The sOlOIss De MsCary and Mrs. julia
k;Vc-kMS.
For the third concert Of the Chickering
Hall symphony series, January % Mr. CarlDerg an
uoun,es Beethovels 4.h symphony. the Forest
scene from Wa-..r's " sic gfried." etc. Mr. Richard
H.bw Will play the new concerto by Brnli
Robinson CruSoe" has met with favor at
the PFrk Theatre ard vl bring the engagement OF the
ColviIe Company 30 prosperous close at the end Of
present week. Pretty scenery, bright dreses and
abundance fun The chief attractions Of ths bur
New-York tribune., 1879-01-13
TUO RICH CDTATRIES.

The wealth Of the two richest countries ot tu-
rope-Fa,ncr and the United Kingdom Of Great Britain
aud Ireaud-Als hreu the subject Of two very interest
ing pa.er recently published IN London the other
IL P4Iis. The French paper places tie value Of the
total public property of that nation al - 900 OOOOOo
which includes public high ways local public hui dn=s
institutions and the property ~ the =ate-hat Is the
palaces the ics Of the sevcra! ministries, with al
tner appurteuanc. and the navy. but not the recon-
,ructed war mate e TO which the author thiuEs II
hest 10 ve no Information. and not the palnirgs stat
nee and other objects OF IA the Louvre and else
where which Of course be valued The estimate
- 900 900 or private property in France total
i. gwen OF S43IIJ. 100000, which added to puDhc
propery gives A. the gross total OF the capital value o
all kinds OF French wealth public and private. si6lIV
400 900 against gross total for the United Kingdom OF
$4,000 900 OOO from which It appears that France IS
the richest county by $3.50 100000 Its noted IAat
tc w ue ot realty France far exceeds the YaIur IL
England while personally IN England s far more Vaiu
abe than In France. In discussing these figures me
>atrdav Rereic points tuat certain iiems-as the
vaur Of highways tSl 52J. 900 OOOiare given in the
French paper and not in the British while Il further
fUIrk- The French ngires arr exaggerated. II lhAr-
Main. however 10 add that when due allowance lOI rA
ggRrrstlon has been made II l. evident hAt rance Is
Itrf- this country IN wealth. IN Ihr As1 YEN
years ~ appears that the wealth Oi France has increased
- zoo 900 900 giving annual increase OF 9'aooop
600 so that war indemnity amounted 10 no more
than the savings OF slXtecn months TIE present ha
ioua debt France, great as y IS. hccorug 10 tI So
arr. Il only about onesrveth Of her rca Zed capita
might be doubled and yet would De pIoipfuoha4e
lighter the Englsh debt me ysAi Aief "Atefl"o
New-York tribune., 1879-01-13
term, were mingled IN comies IumOIe that KEEPS tho


Chief Justice Noah DIyIs IN a speech hled with hu-
and am l,ng auee tote. said: We are very iorti-
nate IN Eavns at thi. juuctrrc Mayor. el.csd @s he
choice people, and larry" degree irrespective
OF party man OF Integrity int g.n-, and "iPa' ny
ike Mr. Coorer. ", have been 'o-u una'" ~ "vaS al
as Es predecessors at least t-u my personal kn1 VI
edge. Mayors w.o d.yr ted % do tLer Gu i1hd L
believe from the bottom OF my hr4r., nat
there is IN the pebuc 0t'erS % ta!s city io-iav
an honest de- -uIa .f.ou 10 *. ne the laws for
the best U. .r-t- OF toe lu.Ar. up l4t'r.I
LIT them enier INTO gr crrus confluence aHd runa-
on, -rrhIug uiy Lcrt tEc cUmmun ~,
an' believe tury 20 D. tnrt DO h rit by me
puDic. AID look forward that Shlt has been cN-
pressed trrsey by Controller lY easily be- ac-
cumUli-urd u each really desire, thr d.. interests II
the community hops that such Is the earnest dc-ire
ut AL concern H. aud far it lies 10 our power iet
Us cooperate Old the hand. OF he servants wIo
ready subservc the best interest Oi the ctF,
believe they intend to do
The evening clo,,d vita songs and Tccitat0ns By
Me-srs. Marriott, BUrb biHA. Brooks and others.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-13
OPPOSITION IT, I'M FLASHING T0NrRElTY.

GLOUCESTER. Mass. Jan. I2.-At a meeting
of representative OF the sAinI interest hold Lere last
evening. memorial 10 Congress was adopted ca Ing
attention 20 tn runous condition OF the fisheries,
caused by thr fisheries provision, of the Treaty Of
Washington anu a.an- Tor thr ahrug1tiUu of aid Pp-
and fhc restoration OF up dut4.- t-u
previous 10 thu treaty. committee was pointed %
present the matter at WaShIf gtOu. DE cgAJes from
Portland We're present AZ the meeting.
PRovISCETOwN, Mas, Jan. IA Large meeting Of
citizens held here friday night, at wnieh res u
tons passed calling tor the aOrOgatiou Of Tao
fishery clause Uf the Washington Treaty..
New-York tribune., 1879-01-13
PICTURES 81 WHISTLER.

Among the pictures exhibited at the Cen
turv on saturday night remarkable portraits
in OIL q. tie artist Whistler one of them from his own
hand. There also portrait etching OF Whistler hy
hluS IT, ana pIoto pho copy was shown OF one o.
h.> works recently made famous. "A symphony ID
White" representing two female figures IN Wne drapery
acaiusttLe BACKGROUND IF a white wall Whenever these
works are placed on view under circumstances which
make criticism appropriate they will he sure TO attract