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CINCINNATI, O., july 8.-The boiler Of thc
sscau, 1ourtng-mtll at Curllsle, Ky, owned BY
Rogers d. Uastiant exploded this morning,
throwing thu engineer. James Summers, 0
!istance OF forty feet, 1nangllng Linn terribly.
lle died III two hours. Loss to mill aud ma
chtncry about &, GU.
, 1879-07-09
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.


GRAND 1tAr1Ds, Mich, Juty 8.-A farmos
namci Trumb1c, living in on interior town Of
Grand Traverse County, got his gun, on the 9Th.
TO elloot a chicken for dinner. when the ham,
Incr cuught, mml 1t was discharged In Ills face,
killing him instantly. llo leaYcs wife and
three chureu.
, 1879-07-09

NEW YonK, July S.-A short tinae ago M'nc.
Berger was sentenced to twelve !rars in tho
Bta.e Prison Tar causing tue death, hY na!psat.
tlce, OF Cora samnlIs, md to-day her acconl-
pltco, Frank tiosgrove, was sentenced to fur
years IN tho State Prison.
, 1879-07-09

itcn settled. Jl,dgo FitshuElf of The ChanccrF
t.",sst IN setting asidc tho issue, dccfeed l~rc
has tlcrer been any marriage soiemnxesi t'etwcen
deceased ami hta former slave, nu,t further de-
ceeet', ~ conhent Of the heirs, tint tho former
sIavn ctamauts receive one-fourth oE the pro.
cccdl Of the estate,
, 1879-07-09
AST'IISNtA.
II NFK Z 4 AkE E}Ft
clpkctQi lAspdftA to 1hs Irf1HHA

riptetal Dfepdfch to TAs 7rt1YrA
EI01N, ILL.,, July S.-alnrttn Garfield, un Ia.
mate Of this Insane Asylum, uged 40, died yes.
tcrllny Of asph,xia. Drccaaed wns formerly
UnItt,t States Marshal IN Massachusetts, aud
thu body wus rclnorcd to Chicago for burial.
, 1879-07-09

HAD l{UH3.


HFfFE11 UTtdfch 70 IkS 1176HHs.
AILwAuknE, Wis, July S.-A Eaug Of toS.
burglars was bruken up III tho Third Ward By
the police tonight. Une Of The r!,EieadcFs Of
the gung, named John GRADY, aged Il years. llas
been arrested, aud others will bu brought la bc-
fors daylight.
, 1879-07-09

NOTES AND n II EW6.
BnoRT or FUNDS.
Free4at Dspa'ea to Tne Tribune.
WAsntsoToN, u. t.. July s.-The employees
Of the Post.O!1lce Department were seriously de-
faycla most critical period Of their annual work
BY tile exhaustion Of the mcaero appropriation
made last year for gas, md during the entire
month Of June, the last month Of the fiscal
Jcnr, they wcro unable ~ work At night, US 4
majority of:ttcm would otherwise have done, to
close up t]lcir annua accounts. Hitherto the
laws haze bccn such that the deficit Ia any
specific appropriation OF this 1dnd could he met
BY divcstine any surplus which might he left
from other appropriations for kindred objects,
but The Inst Congress made such diversion un-
lawful. During tho nontt, OF june number
Of the clerks furnished their own lamps.
nngEp1sG DISEASE.
Tho health Of Washington is In danger from
sewage lodged aiong its river front. This IS ow-
i,y to tlE gross neglect Of Congress at tho Inst
scssion to give thr necessary authority to remedy
tho evil. Urgent attempts were made TO secure
this, but tho Democrats were too busy vfping
out War-lcgslntion. There are deposits Of gar
baEc, nfght-eoil, and poisonous matter OF MI
sorts In the vicinity of tho Long 1}ridge, which
Is swept back along tic entire river front with
each tide. Passengers crossing the Long Bridge
in the tratns now arc compelled 10 close
the windows to prevent being sfckcncti,
nnd there Is already an epidemic amonE the
children Of South Washington. An attempt
wns 1nndo Inst year to euro tic evil by disn-
fcctants. but It was only partially successful,
Nothing eau be doEo until some better system
Of relieving the city Of Ills sewage Is devised.
Meanwhile the Capital Is constantly exposed to
discaso from this SOURCE
noeor '"Eo"te
LUZ Fepot'7 n'''cs' Oei"oe1at'c hc"spapefs a4e
inanstriously Circulating to the elect that tue
ClFli,fcFVlce order Dt the ffcsfdcnt 10 TO lc dis
regarded, arc untruthful. There Is no doubt that
some machine politicians hare been seeking late
II to secure Federal appointments OF, the bnsis
OF eomc ttadcs. md to have certain Democrats
removed nM Nepuolteahs appointed IN tl.c'r
steau; i ~ !. t"n De sta!u upon .ne autnoru5 o.
tnc 1'caluent t'Al HG nas ny intcnnon nth ol
noaaon1ns an nn " cFGn ntoontnE tnc S!sh.Sefsiee
order. lhe President said II he made nnv
cnnnGG IN ing osue! WnatcFe!, nc tHoMla sinp!y
II ~ aks II st.one nn' Uose 'hn'p'to5S 1'ah " no"
IS or WINS intchdea 10 oo-
SHERMAN.
There ia some comment among Washington
politicians at The fact TINT thu |Fesf!frhe Ios, Of
s1' Loulf, a Journal III WHICH secfetaf! scnusz
mas large 'ntercse, hnh ior a long time hn.!
g. tue hsaa Of It's cattora! column efter o.
Sec,ot9Ey sherman TO ,s MaF ha n Ssw M
event OIL Ills nomination ioF tue Presidency
THE MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION.
Gen. He'll Harrison, Of Indiana, a member Of
ulo Mles!es!npl river COMMISSION. WI mol. &C.
ucers m ~ t1.at I'M Examination. bn cone1l,s' to
ai,on1on his Inv nrortfco tn a,1cn'f ~ th,,
=. ,'t,ti"s IT thr CommtsStou. The T"aso, for lin
appointment Of Harrison on tic Commission is
said TO bs that l.e might net Us legal adYisory
mc,nbcr. Gen. Gilmore, al the Army Engineers,
IL tho s1,
, 1879-07-09

srertdl Dt7ssftA TO The Trtbune-
LAFAYETTE, Ind, july 8.-Thc examination
Of witnesses In the case Of Lewis baker, who
died from poison, was continued to-day. Quite
n large number OF witnesses were examined,
but nothing Indicated By whom or how the
poison vas giren. It scen,R TINT the deceased
TOOK qninsuc pill, dcstle i dose Of qu!nnc
and whisky taken at I1ott's drugstore, and also
TINT he drank with several different persons.
Most Of tic witnesses testified to knowledge
Of Daker's domestic troubles; learned from the
deceased personally that hc fcascd poison ut
home, and lad had Ills life threatened on 1nauy
occasions. John baker, Il brother OF the Dr.
ctnscd, testified TINT on the occasion of hs visit,
when they were smoking In the paglor. they
were ordered out OF the homo by Mrs. Baker in
d very Insulting ManBcr. Uuriu. tl.c aIterca.
tion Mrs BakeT threatened TO blow her lIus-
bands heart out lie plainly heard the clica Ut
a pistol nnd thinks she had 1t concealed unirr
her apron. lie and his brother hoth lclt the
house aml went to hotel. AMI lie SOON after
left The city. The Inst wurtis OF Ills brother
were, II an a ruined man." AZ the funeral
To-day John Baker MAS requested to net as
escort to Mrs. Baker, but positively refused,
AMI the Office WIS performed by another brother
from acdnlh, hio. The examination will he col,-
ttnncl tonorruw, when Mrs. Baker a,ni C!ar-
cnce Rakcv, sou OF tlh deceased by former
marriage, will bc EXAMINED by the Coroner.
, 1879-07-09
CRIME.
MATERIALS FOR A FIRE.

.,.~ri01 fM,,,t.I =. ~ +. :.
CINCINNATI, o., July "a tt,r,tch fron,
uunt;nn1on. ". Va, vrc. t,or.,,,,.r. ~. a.. 49,
rest Of a negro for o,,em,,cd raa. anI I'm
nreparatfon, of mn,, frr i,,,r,,.'. ps' ~" It,, -,
mI,,n,rt,t tonight. Thr nct,ro ,sn., ~ " ~
IT,, =. ,,,n,,. ,xan,. "s'o' ""oas na'nu -
"o,t ''sI. a.'As "een aEo n..aeRea fiIc WIG
OF isaac Settle prominent citizen of Fnyette
County, who was nbsent from homc. She re-
sistcd until ain hcro,nn ,,ncrre,}or, n,,L L.
.,'.ss.,s., s n o">v"se''us' s,.s III" was
o'sco'e1co he'esa' noo'' a'tc!t hS'hd hfl
gagged, her col1ar-bonc broken. her
tongue almost wrouchcd frun her
, 1879-07-09
PRICE 5!E GENTS.

md. utter orf e = That tht absent Witnesses be
nned, nd]euf S9 Q court unu1 morning.
80 AvfDsON.
a. = spatca to me 1riaans
FoRr kas, Ju1y GA. yeas since
Davidson kifleu ~man In auuarrci overs woman
At picnic. lie fs to bo hung tomorrow. vain
attetnpt4 70 ret pnrlon hava bonn made. spccial
trains will be run 10 t7arcnsbutg Ju1Y y.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-04
Corn as Fuel.
nary men

The american -Agriculturist says
"Some journals whose conductors know
very little about corn-growing and other
things in the West, make their annual
cutlery in regard to the extensive con-
sumption of corn for fuel, which they
consider great and inexcusable waste.
Suppose the Nebraska or Minnesota
farmers were to sell two tons of corn
for Sc, and buy a half n ton of coal for
the money, and the corn was at once
taken to the distillcry and turned into
whisky, would this be any better? The
farmer would probably have to make
journeys of ten or twenty miles each
with his loads, and be out of pocket at
least Sc by the trade. The fact is, corn
is an excellent fuel, and although it may
seem at first sight to be wrong to burn
up an article of food, vet it is but d
mere sentiment which overlooks the
fact. that to warm ones self by fire, and
to do the same by the consumption Of
food, are in the end precisely similar in
effect. Ii more warmth can be procured
by consuming in a stove a dollars worth
of corn than a dollars worth Of coal, il
is legitimate use Of the corn
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-04

city. whence no went north, ostensibly
to Now York to attend medical lectures.
His wife and father followed and over
took him here, and he promised to re.
turn in six weeks, and was allowed to
proceed.
These facts were given by Mrs. Ar.
thur herself, modest Young woman,
who says her husband was led astray by
drink, and will soon return to her.
Both men were deacons in the Camp
bellite or Christian church, and the
letters, etc, written in the strange in
trigue, were given to tho local minister,
who burned them, but repeated the
above agreements from memory.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-04

MIS-. PaETISGrox declares that she
does not wish to vote. as she fears she
couldn't stand the electrical franchise.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-04

THE small boy of to-day doesn't look
up to George Washington and Benja-
min Franklin as examples. No, he
thinks his big brother, who lights CT
gar in the house, goes out any time, and
returns when he feels like il, is good
enough example for him.
A WESTERN judge is reported TO have
thus addresseda person convicted before
him. prior to passing sentence: Prison
er at the bar. Providence has given you
a good degree Of health and strength,
instead Of which yoa go about the coun-
try stealing ducks
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-04
ANECDOTES OF WEBSTER.

While perfectly free from egotism, he
manifested a magnificent self-reliance
based on a Just estimate of his own
powers. 1t is well known that on the
night preceding his great reply to
Hayne, when the New EnglanderS IN
Washington were quaking with fear,
and when Edward Everett, to whom
Webster read over some Of the points
he intended to make, was doubling
whether their champion was aware oil
the magnitude of the occasion, Webster
slept soundly. Into half sheet of
paper. of which the brief consisted,
were condensed all the bolts OF this
marvellous reply. There is no doubt
that in one sense the orator had long
been prepared for the asszult which he
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-04

Mrs. Arthur was still ignorant of the
arrangement, and was to be approached.
Brown at once began to write her love-
letters of the most ardent description.
These were conveyed to her by her own
husband. She Indignantly destroyed
the missives, and did not speak of their
contents to Arthur. In few days she
observed that her photograph was re-
moved from her album and Mrs.
Browns inserted in its place. Then
she spoke to her husband and he told
her all, asking her consent to the ex-
change, and that she would accompany
DIR. Brown, who was well supplied with
this worlds goods, to another state.
She Indignantly refused. and when next
day he again insisted, and produced the
contract for her signature, she went to
her desk, took out a revolver, and told
him If he did not leave she would shoot
him and Brown. She then informed
her father, stern and fearless man,
who came TO Robartis Station at once.
Brown and his wife had fed, however,
and last Friday Arthur disposed Of his
drug store and fed in buggy to this
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-31
OUR MERCHANT PRINCES,
Who Have Brought the City Up to Its
Present Greatness.
COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE
Which Carriers in the Work Of 1879
and Presents Birds Eye View
for tho Favored Readers
of the "GlObe.'

The readers of the GLOBE this morning
will, we imagine, share with US in surprise
at the business exhibit for 1879, which ST.
Paul is able to present 1t is the first time
in the history Of st. Paul when anything
like comprehensive record has been at
tempted, and it has developed city of
greater proportion than even those most ia
miliar with the place supposed. While our
record is, as we say, comprehensive,
it is very far from being complete. In fact,
it is largely confined to commerce alone,
almost attention being given to manu-
features. That branch of industry is so
immense that it is Of necessity reserved for
future chapter. Tho review Of the rail
road system which centers at st. Paul will
be found of permanent value. If there was
any question relative to the future glance,
at the extent and progress of these lines
would settle all doubt. With sixteen
lines Of railroad pouring their vast trade
upon US, it is not surprising that we should
be obliged to grow to meet the demands
upon US. Tbere is no such thing as stand
ing still. From ten miles of railroad and ten
thousand inhabitants, we have advanced to
nearly three thousand miles aud over fifty
Thousand Inhabitants. This is the record of
seventeen years, aud is only the beginning Of
our progress. A faint idea of what is in store
for us can be formed by the review of 1879.
If one year can accomplish 80 much
the multiple will make st. Paul a city which
even the widest enthusiast cannot now fore
see.
We point with pleasure to the record OF
the merchants of st. Paul. No city in the
country can present better exhibit of en-
ergy sagacity and integrity in it's business
men, and the amount of their transactions
demonstrate the esteem in which they ore
held by the surrounding country.
In short we point to the whole record
presented one of which the city may well
be proud, and not the least reason for con.
graduation is the existence of such paper
as the GLOBE, which is enabled to supply it.
The record is made without occupying space
for self laudation. It is sufficient for the
GLOBE to present an epitome of the city
leaving its own individuality to merge in the
general whole.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-31
THE RAILROADS.

Most intimately associated with the pros
perity of this city and indexes, as well as
promoters of the settlement of the State and
all the New Northwest are the trunk lines OF
the great railway system of which st. Paul
is the common center and headquarters.
These railroads, the St. Paul & Sioux City,
the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, the
Northern Pacific, the st. Paul & Duluth, the
Chicago, st. Paul & Minneapolis, the Chicago
& ST. Paul, the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul, and the Hastings & Dakota, with
their local connections, cover q
vast field of industrial operations
and greater field for industrial develop
ment. The constructors of most of them
have moved along with or ahead of the pio-
neer settlers Of the country. The enter
prise of their builders, struck down by the
storm of 1873, was the first to recover and
give promise of new era of progress and
prosperity. The renewal of railway con
struction in 1873, and the results of tho
year were more encouraging. 1t stimulated
enterprise In every quarter and set in motion
towards the unoccupied lands of Minnesota
and Dakota migratory influence which lie
attracting here the best classes of immi-
grants from the Eastern States, from the
British islands, and from Scandinavia and
Germany. This influence will gain strength
as the railway progress of the year 1879 be.
comes known.
BRIEF REVIEW.
viii present sketch of extraordinary activ-
lty and of grand results accomplished, some
OF which point Enthusiastically to yet greater
works to be undertaken. The tangled webs
OF conflicting claims and hopeless litigation
in which the original St. Paul and Pacif,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-31

west and southwest, and carries to the lake
extensive shipments of wheat and -four.
During the year 1879 the company has built
branch, miles, from Northern Pacific
Junction to Knife Falls, at which latter place
Brandenburg & Moore have a large saw mill.
and great pine region, heretofore closed, Is
made available to lumbermen. Ten miles
of roadway has been graded during the year
on the Taylors Falls branch, from Wyoming
to Center City, and the track will be laid and
the road opened by the LIST of July next.
The earnings of the company have increased
during the year SO that the gross receipts
for 1879 will be about $500, O00-more than
in any year since the road was built, even
when it was doing the business of the North
ern Pacific company. The lumber trade Of
the road is increasing rapidly and the favor
able present season promises to bring it up
to very great proportions.
IN ST. PAUL.
The management of this company, located
in and identified with St. Paul, are also Just
ly entitled to the favor of all St. Paul, for
this reason, that they buy abroad nothing of
equipment or supplies which can be made or
purchased here. It is their policy to spend
the money of the company, to that extent,
where it is earned, and in that they are en-
tirely endorsed by the stockholders. During
the year 1879 they have built about twenty
five new cars at the St. Paul shops and they
are building fifty more this winter-buying
the 400 wheels for them from the St. Paul
Foundry. All told, the company gives en-:
ployment to about 1000 men, and in its st.
Paul shops this winter has about 800 me-
chanics at work. On account of the increas-
ing terminal business, recent large additions
have been made to the company's depot
grounds in this city at an expense of about
$4,000.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-31
force Of the same, now about 200 mechanics,

force Of the same now about 200 mechanics,
will be largely increased. The company is
identified with st. Paul and is not
only ready to cooperate in all that
may be needed to confirm the
oomu. landing position of the city, but will
keep at least equal pace with the develop.
ment of the city and State in providing lib
eral terminal facilities which win add to the
commerce, manufactures, population and
wealth of the city.
THE NEW SHOPS.
Since the above was written authority has
been given for stating that the company has
acquired title to lands covering about one
mile of track frontage next beyond the pres
ent shops up to Rice street, giving total
frontage, less the new elevator grounds, of
one mile and a-half from tie Chicago juno
ton. On this newly purchased ground will
be built, during the year 1880, the new car
buildings and repair shops which are to
have frontage Of three thousand feet Tor
over half mile) and, when completed in
full, will be the largest works of the kind in
the Northwest. corresponding in extent and
the number of men employed with the great
operating business Of the cSmpany's two
long lines. The tracks along this frontage
arc slso to be Strengthened and the grade
materially improved. These facts are con-
irmatory of the closing sentence of the last
paragraph above. e..
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-31


During its construction period and up to
three years ago, this railroad was named the
West Wisconsin. It is two hundred miles
long, from st. Paul to Elroy in Wisconsin,
and is operated in connection with the Chi
cago & Northwestern company's railroads.
We believe that no other road of similar
length in all the country has had develop
ment of business for the last two years equal
to that of this road. Its gross earnings for
1878 exceeded those Of 1877 by over twenty
five per cent, and its gross earnings of 1879
have exceeded those of 1878 by over twenty
five per cent. The volume of this increased
business may be judged from the company's
additions of rolling stock. During the year
1879 it has purchased twelve new locomo-
tives from the Baldwin Locomotive Com
pany, makers of all the engines in use on
this road It has purchased and put into
the different color lines freight cars al fol-
lows: Red Line, 50 cars; Hoosao Tunnel
line, 20 cars; Blue Line, $50 cars; Erie &
North Shore, 100 cars, and Canada Southern,
100 cars. It has also put
into the Lumber Line $50 Of
the best cars ever built for that
business, thirty-three feet long, convenient
and secure for lumber handling and yet
adapted to general fright. The company
has also built, the past year, for its traffic
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-31
Chicago, MiIsca,skee & St. Paul.

Details of the operations of this great cor
poration of the Northwest, which owns and
operates three trunk lines in the State of
Minnesota, are not obtainable because the
company's headquarters are not here. But
it may be generally stated that it's traffic, as
appears from the monthly reports in railroad
journals, has greatly increased during tho
last year, and since July last has amounted
to monthly totals greater than the company
has ever before shown. This will apply par
ticularly to the Minnesota lines. During the
year the Hastings & Dakota line of this
company has been extended from Montevi-
deo to Ortonville the foot of Big Stone
lake, on the western border of the State-a
construction of forty -eight miles of new
line- The company entered upon the year
with its lines in first class condition and
maintains it. It has no project of extension
in which our readers are directly interested,
except that it will, when it can obtain per-
| mission to cross the territory now reserved
for the Sisseton Sioux, extend its Hastings
& Dakota division to the Dakota (called
! James) river and up the valley of that river
to jamestown, on the Northern Pacific. It
| is important to st. Paul that this division be
intimately associated with the commerce of
the city.
LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS.
The most extensive work in this vicinity
in which this company has engaged during
the past year is the building of the Short
Line from this city to Minneapolis. It ISIS
| most difficult undertaking, requiring extra
ordinary excavation and involving an outlay
of not less than $4,000 The grazing is
nearly completed for the double track, which
has lately been decided upon, an6 one track
is laid for construction purposes. When
completed, which it will be early during the
coming summer, 1t will be in every respect
first class road, shortening the time of transit
between Minneapolis and this city to about
twenty-five minutes, and afording, in Cross
I ing the beautiful bridge which is to span the
in all the West.
! During the latter part of the year this
company has been greatly charging its
freight yard in St. Paul by laying down ad-
ditional tracks to accommodate it's fast in
creasing LEGAL and transfer business.
This it has been compelled to do,
Notwithstanding its fixed purpose to provide
still larger and better freight accommoda-
tions on the lower levee, whenever the ground
can be obtained. The management hope to
obtain the ground so as to erect next summer
freight houses which in capacity and appear
ance will surpass any yet built in this State.
In association with the st. Paul & Sioux
City company, this company is about to build
a spur track over pile bridge to the new
stock yards.
| This company has lands for sale, tho
lands earned on its Hastings & Dakota
division having passed to tho construction
company or original owners of the line and
not being for sale here, while the State swamp
lands inuring to its other lines have not yet
been conveyed.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-31
The st. Paul d Dml,4tt.

This railroad has earned the gratitude of
St. Paul and southern and central Minnesota
by the relief and protection it has given in
opening to us the northern lake route. Its
principal items of traffic, other than in the
steadily increasing local trade are coal, lum-
Der, wheat and flour. It brings to st. Paul
the whole of the city's supply of hard coal
and large quantities of lumber for the local
market and for transfer to roads leading