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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-30
He Caught the Train.

Ihere Is Weu-knOWn gentleman Of
this city, says the Cincinnati Times,
who does business in Aurora, Ind. His
place of business and residence are con-
nected by telephone. He has been in
the habit of returning every evening
on the o'clock train, or, when press
of work detained him, of telephoning
his faithful better-half to that effect.
This arrangement was eminently salts
factory until recently. It isn't so now,
and this is the why and wherefore:
A few days ago Head 1--WE call him
Head because that is long way from
his name) called up his wife, and in a
troubled tone informed her through the
telephone with microphone attach
ment-that he was absolutely overload
ed with business, and wouldn't be able
to leave until the late train.
"Very well, DEAR" she replied; "come
as soon as you can
just as he received this message, a
friend sitting in the Office started up
and remarked:
Hello, Head; there 90 the Misses
Blank that promised to introduce you
to-"
"That's sop said Head; "call them
in; 1 would like to know them"
A moment later and the ladies we're
introduced, and the overworked Bene-
dict was bowling, smiling and getting
off little neat speeches something like
this:
II am really delighted to meet you,
ladies'. It is so refreshing to have such
pleasant society in our dusty, musty
office. The time has been hanging so
YEARLY on om hands we have abso-
lutely nothing to do.
Here the telephone bell began to
jingle.
well, what is it," impatiently asked
Mr.. Head.
Then sweet voice, in which were
blended mild anger and sad reproach,
softly murmured over the wire from the
city thirty miles away:
My dear, couldn't you catch that
5-o'clock train, if you we're to try?"
The unhappy young man had been
talking in too close proximity to the
microphone.
,- Witty Retort.
Critics have classified Wirt's "Life of
Patrick Henry" amorg the brillian4
romances of biography. The distin-
guished author, while writing the Life"
found himself bothered. The facts
were few, and even such az he had COL
lected we're of doubtful authenticity.
He therefore called in the aid of his i'm
agination, and wrote one of the most
entertaining and unreliable of biog-
raphies.
On certain occasion Writ and Dan
iel Webster we're opposed to each other
in the trial of a case. One of Webster's
witnesses gave such testimony as would
be likely, unless it was contradicted or
impeached, to settle the case against
Wirt's client. On beginning the cross
examination, Writ assumed a manner
expressive of increduity, and asked the
witness:
"Pray, Mr.. K, have you ever read
Baron Munchausen p" referring to
work noted for it's improbable stories.
Before the witness had time to reply,
Mr.. Webster rose and said, II beg par
don for interrupting you, Mr.. Writ, but
there is one question I forgot to ask the
witness"
"Ask it now, sir" answered Writ, in
the blandest manner.
!"Sir," said Webster, in his most SOL
emn style, shave you ever read Wirt's
Life of Patrick Henry?'"
The court, jury and spectators burst
into loud laughter, in which Writ
joined. Webster won the case.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-30

A WOMAN was told to @make oath" in
a New Haven court. She blushingly
said Damn it, and protested against
the rigor of legal necessity.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-30

CERvANTEs has said, EVERY one is
son of his own works" This1 makes
the great Krupp a son of a gun.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-30

"Bnd," I said, "who taught you to be
so honest?"
"Why, miss, I GO to Sunday.school,
and I'm gwine to the University. Pm
bound to be honest. -Salmday-scho
Times
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-30

GRANT has shaken hands with more
than twenty-five heads of governments.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-30
Do Monkeys Swim?

was always under the impression
that they did not like wetting their fur
or hair, but at Sangur, Central India,
when I was stationed there, I had lit
tie monkey that was exceedingly fond
of swimming and diving. One day, on
taking him to the pond at the bottom of
my compound, he jumped off my shout
der and dived Qike a man) into the
water, which was three or four feet deep;
he had his chain on at the time, and
when he dived in the chain caught in
some grass or root at the bottom and
kept the monkey down; he was just
able to come to the top of the water.
Feeling his chain had caught, he dived
down, undid the chain, and continued
to swim with the chain in his hand. He
swan just like man. as far as I could
see from the motions of his arms.
Several of my brother officers came to
see him swimming, of which he was
very fond, swimming very quietly, and
cunningly trying to catch the frogs that
lay floating on the top of the water
Land and Water.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-30

THERE are sixteen Irish peers and a
similar number of British peers who
can trace their descent in an unbroken
line from the Plantagenets.
, 1879-01-23

criminal b,tsincss t11at may be bronRht be1ofo
It. Any man who l,hs been t.epslcSeti NJ flls
rights by srason OF \ verdict II, the lower court
would. Il Innnccnt, certainly rrefcr To carry hs
case direct to tho tribunal Of Int rea.rt III. ,
have the matte passcd on there Any intesn'ehi.
ntc or sutstInry court would be rctortcd TO only
by thn.c phoucstretl u secure delay for the eaks
Of dc!av, n,nl they are nc7cr the tn1itTent ones.
The moment tint Il bcconlcs generally known
that tr Appellate Court has thrown II: hosptta.
lite doors open Wide for thr reception Of anpenls
If, criminal caEts, everr person who Is conyctct!
On tln North Nc will have he cnse carried there,
nrn1 viii use The time w'tct he Eans By III. appeal
au, in js}Iuu nian. for The securing Ut a Jury
That viii ncqnit him. The result Wilt BE- IN Ut.
ter decentralization Of Tim administration OF
criminal Justice. 1he most Ecaltris u Judges,
md tl,r n,t.st faithful Of Btntes Attorness The
most honcst Of iptirs, cannot sta,"l up a4ainst
der tim ncw rcri,nct wilt BECOME the paradise o
criminals, where any man who can asenl or rot
enough 10 yet fcw hundred dollars will t'e
sure of worrying out Justice anl ACQUIRING ultI-
mate release.
, 1879-01-23
ThH Militia i.anxeniIut..

Tho Militia Convention has completed Its work
at Now York, md voted to hold thu next meet
lug At bt LOUIS, Sept. 80. 1t adopted = res"lu-
ttnn that tho militia shonll be divided into tw'
Classes, the actiyr to constitute u national nf
state Euarl a1ul thu inactEyu an enrolled reserve;
that every a1lc-bodicd male citizen in the yarl.
Gus states between IL and Is, except as r1cnipt-
ed by law, should eomposo such militia; that
the first class should 6e first called out whr,,
necessary, but lust the sccond class should nat
70 into service e1ccut during war, riot, u ltsuf-
r.. t|0n; that carh Stain should 10 entitled tn
receive ail for 7D3 uniformed commissioned o!'l-
cers aIA men for each Congregational repre-
sentative. This draft OF a Law was also a'ioot-
cd: "rhat tic President Of the UnIted States
shall appoint board Of seven ofncera--two VI
the United StateA nrsly anl liye from the hcttse
militia of the Eastern. Middle, Southern, alsl
l4rt:tc 1t tatcs-foF The purpose of selecting suit
able pattern OF ca.npatgn dress and equipment
for tls active tui!lti. Tbs Chairman Of the
duIcgalcs reported the number of uniformed
srooi,s In the respective stasrs ~ follows: New
York, 1880; Pennsylvania. i0,oo0; Ohm,
s,%1; Ioxa, $, 500; Ma..scha.stt.. +.AO:
s.us!. Cnrol!na, 4,Wo; New JERSEY,
AJxl; North CaroltnA, a,760; Connecticut,
a,5uO; Missouri, 800; Lout.!snz, 400; 5llchi-
Ran, a,ooO; Rhode Island a0o; California,
a,0o0; ynEuia, l,..a0; Vermont, 73l
, 1879-01-23

II the Editor Of The 7'rthstnt.
LENoNr, ILL.,, Jan. 2l.-1hc recent visit Of tho
County Commissioners to Lctnont to inquire
Into the system Of dispensing outdoor rellef
will not bc Of any benefit to the taxpayers Of
Cook County. 'l1ie testimony submitted to
them In regard 10 the class Of applicants for The
cou,ty's charity was false In manr particulars.
Fur lnAtutlce, Walkers man sia1dcn testified
tint nonc OF Walkers cmp!orcs stood In need
Of sny cllarity, IA Walkcr paid his worktncn
every mouth. All OF which WIS tissue OF lies.
for. iustca.l III paying regularly every month,
NuIkcr Ii now tu nrrcArs tu his W0skmeh fur
fur n,on.hs. AMI nearly two~sl!irds ui lis
Eourt-Ilo,lsc employees arc now i!vtnR On tlic
county, notwithstanding any statement tlslt
Walker or any ot tits ilircl,ngs may have maae
10 the contrary.
Hhuutd TA.nunH commissioner visit f.cmont
with ,hu tnn,e ubjeel iu view ~ tlIa County
Commissioners lnti the scsult Of his laforH set
forth Il, yuur Ah!e journal would certainly as
tonfst the Taxpayers Of Cook County.
JUSTICE.
, 1879-01-23
SUPREME COURT,

Special Disratth n 1As Tribune.
srH1N0FlrLp, ILL.,, Jan. Gin tho Suprcme
Court to-day petition for maniamus was t'led,
the CAUSE being The People CT rel. Henry Harms
vs E. r. c. Klokke, County Clerk, etc. Tha
papcts were sent tn tho eontcrcnce.room OF tho
Judges before they could be tcachcd BY tho re-
p0rtcrs.
The Supreme Court adjourned to-day until
Foo. 1.
, 1879-01-23
Keepinx Eaets Other !n Cunntenance.

Keeping Eaef, Other !A Cuuntenance.
10 ths Etiios VI J7x Tribune,
Cu;uAoo, inn. .!..-Pcrhaps tue best consola.
chacr.p they may feel In The election of a sal
ary.grabhcs to the United States 6euase Ia
afforded bY The cholce OF TooFhees by thc In
diana Democrats as their Senator. Thrte two
geu.ic,nrn. seyeraliy representing pretty mnrh
Inc eone clements IN thu two parties, wcrs
elected ub0ut the same time anl under pretty
ntllch the saltie snncllne rscssurG. Nhtu ihe
Er.,.ll,lI, All friends VI str. Lgan In the illinois
Legislature we're tt'n'gig tn: resolution rom
tlrl,,l,ilg Tic saiHrf-Erxb md excluding tfutsl
Senatorial honotr taoso xio nafttrtpatea there
III, thus Uc,nuvraite fricilt1s Ut Mr. VOORHEES, IN
til 1n,llana Legislature wcrc dung prcc!tsly ihe
sans thing. "Aonors nrp IVY ~ tn!s sx.emI.
a.'A Jastnleasion as nay bc Stalaste1 ,f.s ta,.l
sh.,ut "l.ooAs!" into tic rar. II
xyun'san' fa.htoa T. % tho RsruSiisan. @ es
ahou. baek & vnrkcesV' with equally sl1sstiss
lrg.s!o!,. Tl,e two gentlemen oeS.l3s about thu
hlt,r plane Ut s1atesslu'ss'ii, a'ni u ts 'ht GER
ta tt cir st.s as ay 'o9fs ~ s,c,, ovas. ~ \.
svt iu MI political debates. Perhaps voorhees,
eau tower 4ntuewnat loflses IL ILL., sty!e VI ofa.
tory, buk Logan, On tue utiicF haIht' CAN LAX
louder and r,ntt considerably longer sentvnces'
1t is prubabtu il.at ihs crinat!ohs at"t tecfli'
NATION. will bc about equally 1'ytded' aMi llls
country can stop its ssrs aud TT the battle 20
bEAyc!Y ou. D.
Judge BrAlweil In Defense Of the Appsalata
Court.
70 tst Ed1or al Tas TF!buns.
CHICAGO Jan. *2s.--la youris8us OF thla morn
| jou yuu publish communication sua editorial
concerning the ApJellats Court decisions fes
.jt1%A As,fr nnrtz
, 1879-01-23


at tte ctaltus that ats located betwrrn llrso aud
ttlc King. rlis kai.,e ,nlnrral-hc!t can be traced
fur distance II ten miles tuuth Il! tlr Eurai,
l!lolIgt, tltr1 mrs !rt'ni,leMt riattHs lora'rl
rrayt. the lila 1n.l,s .sul Great Eepule, which
ate s[tuatrtl sul,c twelve nilea .HGuth; they ara
both very promising claims; work enouch h;.s
been du,lr u, sart, Of tcsc, IN ihe way III snk-
large buiy Ut urr; I!r 'usu vt lie ore In thtSo
tnincs Is c.,ppts, s:rryn. fran 20 10 10 per cent
yjppcr and irou. S'ato s,<N silver per ton.
Southwest VI ll.r Pust, wllhin 1uar - ei9ht
miles, uro u nutni,er1! claims lsAulrl, but tiere
has been hut l9sit dune sn"a!dt developing airy
OF them uns!1seutly. Wurk Il being ptoseeut.d d
al this time On tour Or llsu ctaina In that VI
emily IT.: ore s gsnsra!ly Ii, Ss'st" 1 IN ,sr Har'
This Is callc'i luw..sa!r IRE: but, III my 0Jdi1'
it,,,, tho day u Heir At t,.nl warn these icl.rs
| viii be s,u,Lt alter IN preference ~ lhusc VI
higher gradr, tur tIry afc 9t''crally lnrGc, md
| IEltrt Il mineral wr't Htn! i1'FtLW.1t u iho
Post: but ha,r given satl!t'ent description
10 en,thls your Ecaiers - furlll soil'e istA vi
| the mineral resources ami Wr!th ot thas IuNe"
uatc ynanlty tt'tunnscr DlssiHt}.
i wura III rv..rcticu to
! THE AvEHs0E YIELD
Of the ore of the different mines and rlat,ns 1t
u hyft tlaye ss<,keu, for do nut desire to tis-
lend uuy 0nu. We have but few miucs Tho o1u
Vi whrh will YIELD Ut average over $au pet
ton, an.l many Ut Our lu!lra WI! Not average
oyrr $luU Ter tun: but ws ennsidcr The nass II
Luck who Is ll,e pxner of tntIe tho orc u
which will average flnl PR ton.
The average y,cli VI The orc of The Ercal
t,,,,stock lo1r, winch has astonlshtd thc wor!.l
1as never been ab,ye about tsa per son; a'
the great bulk OF that ose has been found bclo"
Eolustpxk ever pa!d frota the surface; whlls
hrru Ii, this district nearly zll this n,lneA !a
atnouut to anything ray from tho surface down
ibis 10 very ilIIuItant feature, ahtl well WORT
| r.f n1t E,tYk kRAk T1V in 10
| Further, we have very great AisantARes II
| eliuxt; oyer uiat u Nsyat!a ox my of tue Ter
, 1879-01-23

nase not e1a!"t''u .ne !aa1tSt ~ 'I,,, sn'sIa
enotixh 10 pron9unee ~ opaloh On sht !csas.tY
~ ts,s .nn!.et. l1g natural teGi"GMyot aGon's
u, however, 10 ehtarfo !ts 1nf1,ultpi1. ~ = u
tci,i1hst 80 nGeuea, tllat IL can hataly ~
eal!ea wrongful. Where 'hrte u y an,!nt
Ivy Goutt atHA5s tees !tse'i !Ha neh.
eht ~ y. any 1neeo eelsa,IlY
E19a. uGa ~ 10 s1 IN IaHor , Q! !ts eoueh,!nns
!at .!e enu1snte Inart Will ultimately actlae
o!vo;tts" ,',t nooouy klmMs' .,,,,
'!at ~ - ausp.'s9o =, 'oF u1ese peculiar UNI
eonE,G''GG !EM nest'anI s,',s
% IT,. hn!.!nnce n".*My Y phtucIlas' pre-
aule VIC ;'t'eha:nct ~. y" ,tto f!artltn hcs was
n!inn a, ~ " eo. ',.". .is 1....1'iu"ai. VIVA
,nv y +e' '"'" wan" "' """ W.
You don't think, then. That IL was a move TN
| thu 1,art Ut i.wyrr, to ~'
.,.rv u,t.,>r.. vo,. ruw rp.r~ux~xr,
| 80. .''".
40: tlot Haa,: uouna ""ether taat 'ach
entereA ,'ito aafpooy's "eau' ~ "as simply
3nnu1n!Tssntaa. 3n1!
| "stllt, u Viii ahaae puslneas, 9ou thlhkF
nm, antl'1thst"han,s. ~ w. country, ptoh-
ablY, tt WI amount ta Serf !titls, nnt heTc n
lhls county, W''ctS !!aa ttsl. 1oas. u alisaiy
uscfbusArncl, hn!! WhefG 1s,eta aEo nu,i'oess ~
Important ca~t'. II VIII, 'a4sc, eause ssr!nns
.lelaf. VI eour7r, III rase " asnun!a! ~ t!'e
l"H court, u Sots no hsase, LOT t's a'1 ean
, 1879-01-23


tufcAoo, Jan. els there any way BY which
person can obtain rcbate on personal.nFop-
erty taxi My personal-popesty tar Is $s1a
Ny personal property would not sell for $500,
arl could replaco tt all With new for less than
st0O. Must submit to q tax Of 70 per cent or
more ou every dollar Of my propersyt Niw@
wealthy and MY property taxed In tho propor-
tton 1t now Is. would not pay II without m Or
der from thu court; hut. as am one Of thu
,o,rcr class, suppose must submit to II.
brsievu III "a, Inv d just 4,Hl reasonable amount
Of tax, alMl lf,nt eliecriu!ly. tou. Tle fault ol
unjust taxation j. lu The s,stGn, OF taxation.
Thc Asaessor sits In lhs otlcr a1'd malls 10
every uropeet y.lullIf 4 certain hauk, with tbs
rtniictt to nj! II nut mil return It 70 bis office.
II property hollcr /. nut IT The CITY h.nl fatls
thrtsugti no fault OF h!s, to tilt out aud return
ills Hank IN The Required ttmr, tho Asscssor
Without making any Inquiry. asscsses HIN what
IL Ia lIs rIuasuure tn di. Is III: Il PROPER wayt
slmtl! nut Tho Assesaor Or hIs deputy mako
personal cxululnation Ut all pt"pertyl
NEST SIDE TAXPAYER.
, 1879-01-23

late Court for the First District since ~ ORGAN
i.as,on In 1871, Is 2S5. Tie judgments below
have been reversetf and the cases rcmanded IN
20 cases. md affirmed In 133 cases. There arc
pending and under atlvlecment 81 CAGES. Only
q cases hare been appealed to the Supremo
Court In 1a5 OF tho cascs tho amount In con.
trorersy exceeded $l,oo0, giving the parties tho
right under the law to appeal to the Supreme
Court II tfeY felt 80 disposed. Tie number Of
chanccry cases WAS 48. Ut these, the Judgments
below wcre affirmed III IS and reversed In 18
cssce, leaving II chsDcery Gates pending AMI
under adv,stment. Only chanccry cases hare
been appealed 70 the supreme Court. We md
upon examination Of twentJ-three volumes Of
tl'r Illinois Repnrts, commencing with the slxt5.
third nm' ending with the e1Rhty-nfth, that
there arc 3tH reported cases, and that the npfn-
Iona delivered BY ttc Supreme Court reycrsS s:s
esscs md Affirm them IN 1.7is cases. This
shows that there has been greater
proportion Of cases re7er.ed By TIE
essf eo o s Ssu5 .r ssan r ~ Inv 1' cresRs 1GRsas he
Appellate Courts only requires opinions to be
wrttrn when the Judgment Of the courta below
are reversed. This accounta for the op'nlons
eeption being ca,cs nh,rs Tie judgments below
we're reverscd. Il fs . mistake To suppose that
al cases ca. bc taken from tho Appellate to the
supreme Court. In the great mas Ut cases
| 81 ,nH> tho judgment OF the Appellate Court
is final. The fnet tint on!y twenty.two cascs
nut Of the great number dlsposed of br the Ap-
pellate Court hare been appcaled to the BY.
IRENE Court shows that this Court Is uot only
relieving the Supreme Court, but Is working
satisfactorily TO The Bar
II Is wrong to suppose that q Judge IL In
con1rcfent because hall or nearly half bis
| Judgments appealed from are reversed. It
fhoud not be forgotten that but sfnaft pro-
porttt,n Of tie cases tried by our Cifcult and
| Superior Court Judges are appealed. The only
wonder Is that, pf the thousands theY try, more
hre not reveracd. JAMES D. BHADwELL~
The New York herald., 1879-02-25
THE prrry-THIRp STREET EXTENSION.

The Fifty-thir street extension Of the Metropoli
tan IL" is to be opened to-day far Eighth ave.
nue.. The first Eighth avenue train will leave Rector
street at IL 80 A. M is expected that the increase
Of travel from the upper part Of Seventh. Eighth and
Ninth avenues and the cross streets In this vicinity
The New York herald., 1879-02-25
SLOW TRANSIT ON SUNDAY.

1--WE make three minutes difference in the trip
time between Sundays and week days." said the
starter of the Sixth Avenue Horse Car Company to .
HERALD reporter yesterday.
THAT is it requires three minutes longer to make
the trip on Sundays than is required during the
week. the reporter asked.
Exactly"
"Why is ths?
"ln order to accommodate the church people-t0
give them some time to get and off, After all. it
makes difference of only minute and . half each
way, and the ice disappears it will be OBJ
waited altogether"
From the Sixth avenue road the reporter went to
the depot of the Broadway and Seventh avenue
lines, where he learned that difference in time
was made between Sundays and week days. but
fewer cars were run ON Broadway on Sundays.
'We make difference in the schedule. however be-
cause in the afternoon and evening there il moro
travel than in the morning. On week days the
Seventh avenue cars begin to at i've o'clock and
Sundays not till haf-past six. This gives US
more cars in the evening with the usual number Of
trips Some of the roads make a difference in time
on Sundays. and it's wonder some OF the papers,
didn't get hold of it long ago. On the Sixth svenuo
road the horses almost creep along on Sundays"
.Is it TO accommodate churchgoing people?"
"No; it's to rest their horses You there's nO
rapid transit on Sunday. and people must ride. On
week days they make the quickest time possible 4
but on Sunday they go back to the time they usedA
to make before there was any rapid transit"
The New York herald., 1879-02-25
OFFICIAL EXTORTION.

COUNTY CLERK DELMAB, OF BROOKLYN, CHARGED
WITH ExAcTING ILLEGAL FEEs-A PETITION
TO GOVERNOR ROBINSON FOR HIS REMOVAL.
There has been submitted to Governor Robinson
petition charging extortion on the part of County
Clerk Delmsr. Of Kings County, and asking for his
removal, of which copy Is ~ foows:-
To His Excellency LucrUs RoBrNsoS, Governor of the
State of New York -
The petition OF William Beggs respectfully
showeth:-
sellor OF the New York Supreme Court residing at
No. 15S Lawrence street.. Brooklyn, and doing busi
ness ut No. 9S broadway, New York city.
2 That an action, wherein the petitioner was
plaintiff and James Armitage was defendant. was
lately pending in the County Court OF Kings county
having been brought there for trial by jury. ON
appeal from Justices court in the city Of Brooklyn
That in order to have same placed the calendar of
said County Court for trial petitioner obliged to
file in the Kings County Clerks Office q note Of
issue.
.. That upon filing same in October last, this Pc
titioner paid to- said County Clerk fee of seventy
Ave cents which he demanded OF the petitioner
4. That the not tried I'm November but
went "off the term and, In order to have II placed
the December calendar, second note of issue
came necessary and was fled by petitioner in said
Clerk y Office on 18th November last.
s. That filing said second note of issue a second
fee of seventy five cents demanded OF this petit
toner and paid by him to said CLERK; and that on
this occasion your petitioner stated to said Clerk or
his deputy (by way OF reInonstrance as protest
against a second payment). that ho had paid q tee of
seyenty-ve cents filing the first note OF ISSUE but
the Clerk replied that 1t mattercd not, that the fee
must be paid each time IL went on the calendar.
q. That owing TO pressure OF business the
Court In December, the again went "off the
term" and q third note Of issue became necessary
for January, and was filed by petitioner December
"A last, on which occaaion he paid to said County