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Daily globe., 1879-05-18

Congress to this post leadership business.
AS both branches are Democratic, there is
hope that something can be accomplished.
They should inaugurate an investigation
into the favoritism or worse which exists in
the disposal of the post traderships, and
above all they should compel free trade,
which is one of the cardinal principles of
Democracy. It is due the business COM
munity, and it is especially due the soldiers
who are feeced by these exclusive
privileges, that some action should be
taken in this matter. The post
leadership should be absolutely abolished
and the whole matter left open to competi-
tion like any other business. Instead OF
giving one man the monopoly of the trading
at post, enabling him to charge his own
prices, any one who wishes should have the
privilege of trading. There should be as
much freedom as in any other branch Of
private business, and Congress will do ar
excellent work if it throws open the door fo1
conducting the business as legitimate mat
| ter. 1t is time the sale of exclusive trading
privileges was wiped out.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
A B.4D BLAZE.

Two Dwellings Consumed Yesterday Fore
noon---The Losses Heavy, With But
Light Insurance.
About 11:3O o'clock, yesterday, Chief
Strong got notice by word of mouth that
there was fire out somewhere on Park
avenue. He hastened at once in that direc-
dispatching the hook and ladder
company to the locality. When he
mounted St. Anthony hill, he
found out the exact locality of the fire to be
at or near the corner of Grand and Avon
avenues Arriving there he found two
story frame in full blaze and another, dis
tant about ten feet from the first, already
scorched, and soon thereafter added its
blaze to the other.
The first house belonged to, and was oc-
cupied by j. r. Parsons; the second was
owned by Z. E. Yerxse, of Fargo, and was
occupied by j. b. Bucknell. Both houses
we're entirely consumed. They were located
away out on Grand avenue, beyond water
limits, and no means were at hand to save
them. Fortunately, extraordinary work on
the part of neighbors succeeded in saving
the furniture and other conte nts of both the
houses, with comparatively little damage.
Some time after Chief Strong got on the
ground, somebody turned in an alarm from
box Z, at Seven Corners, about two
miles away, and got three engines
out. But whsn they got to the corner of
Third street and Summit avenue, word
reached them to turn back as the fire was
out; so it was, as both houses were burnt
up.
Parsons house was valued at $4,000, and
was insured for 81 900. The other was val
ued at the same amount, and was insured
for $1,000. The fire originated
in the Persons house, up stairs in bed
room, from defective chimney. When dis
covered. it was under good headway and
there being no water at hand, it soon got
beyond control. Even had the engineer
been given the alarm, when first COM
municated to Chief Strong, the dwellings
could not have been saved, as both were
located at great distance beyond the
water mains, and there were no cisterns in
the near vicinity ef either house.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
The Attempt to swindle Creditors.

Yesterday new developments happened in
the Morris case of mercantile crookedness,
which the GLOBE has twice mentioned be-
fore. Charles Infeld and M. Wezton, who
attempted to spirit away the goods, we're
made to come to another settlement. It
seems that these two were
very plausible in Milwaukee,
and SO managed that they readily got credit
not buying any great amount at any one
place. They thus victimized Bradley &
Metcalf, Landauer & Co., Mendelsohn &
Tail, Newhauer & sons and Strahl, Ellsworth
u Brant, to the amount of $2.52S,7O. The
goods were shipped to Morris. and Infeld
did only one day legitimate business
before he began to ship off the
goods. Somehow, the creditors got wind of
the maneuvre, and dispatched Mr.. M. I.
Mendelsohn here to work up the matter and
stop the shipments of goods. How Infeld
was caught and made to come down has al
ready been stated. Yesterday Mr.. Mendel-
sohn induced Infield to further settle, and
to do this he had to part with
his watch and chain. So far, all the
creditors have been saved, and Infield is
out every cent. Mendelsohn begun his
| work on the 18th, inst, and he had got it
in vigorously for his employers and much
to lntield's discontinue in every respect.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18

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same legislature to prescribe the social or
race qualifications !?
Whatever result the pending case WILL
have, it is not likely to have great effect
upon our social system. Taste will con-
tinue to govern men and women in the for
nation Of matrimonial alliances. Yet such
nisalliances as occasionally take place de-
serve to be frowned upon both by the law
and by society. The latter is really the
most powerful agent of the two. Social
ostracism has more terrors for both men ano
women than prison bars, and as long as II
remains as at present, when both white ano
colored people shut their doors IN the races
of the parties to such matches, we need no.
expect them to increase greatly in mum
hora
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
The Pedestrian Match

The stake money for the walking match,
to commence tomorrow evening, has been
deposited at the Merchants, and all the pre-
liminaries are fully arranged. The track
will be laid in the Opera house in ample
time for the start, which is to take place at
8 O'Clock tomorrow evening. Both of the
contestants, Sullivan and Griffin, are in ex-
cellent trim, and each is confident of win
ming. The match, as our readers are aware.
is for $3.50 side, go-as-you-please, for
twenty-seven hours, and the man who covers
the greatest number of miles in that time
will rake in the pot. It will, no doubt, call
out large number of spectators, for Pc
destrianism in St. Paul is still novelty.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18

AN advertisement of leading railroad, ac-
companied bya map, starts out with the as
sertion that "a man unacquainted with the
geography of this country, will see by exam
lining this map, that the blank railroad is
the great connecting link between the East
and the West" The spot where St. Paul
stands is designated on the map as "Ram-
sey." We are inclined to the belief that ga
man unacquainted with the geography of
this country can be found not far from the
office of the railroad company that publishes
the map
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
Mlss,icip0L Court.
Before Judge Flint. !

The City VS.. F. A. Pierce; nuisance. Fine etc.,
1875, paid and defendant discharged
The City VS.. Richard Nolan; assault and bat
terry Acquitted and discharged.
The City vs.. Louis Chapman; vagrancy. Con-
tinued until 8 A. NJ. tomorrow.
The City VS.. Honora Flaherty; nuisance. Con-
tinued until A. NJ. tomorrow.
The City VS.. Charles Lewis, GeorgesGrubb,
John Allen and William Parker; vagrancy.
Ordered to leave town, and execution of SEN
tence stayed for forty-eight hours
The City VS.. Michael Heron; drunkenness.
Committed for four days.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18

NEXT to the bridge and Shaw's gardens,
all loyal St. Louisans worship Capt. Eads.
The newspapers never weary of chanting his
praises, nor do the people weary of blowing
his bugle. The reason for all this worship
is that Eads has succeeded in bleeding the
general government more extensively than
any other man in the country, and as it is as
necessary tor resident of st. Louis to have
somebody to worship as it is for Hottentot
to have string of beads, the gallant captain
has been selected as the fittest idol.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
Il QUESTION OF MISCEGEN4TION.

Il QUESTION OF INTERPRETATION,
A question of considerable interest is now
pending before the courts in Virginia, in
Volvlng very questionable right-that of
ntermarriage between persons of the eau
casslan and African race. The laws of that
State forbid such alliances, but a couple of
residents of the commonwealth, negro and
White woman, undertook to evade the laws
by going to the District of Columbia, where
they were married in due form. Returning
to Virginia they were arrested, and after trial
were condemned to imprisonment for five
years. An appeal was taken to the supreme
court of the State, which affirmed the iudg-
ment of the lower tribunal, and from this
decision an appeal has been taken to the
United States court.
1t would seem as if no laws were necessary
on such subject, but that the question of
taste should be allowed to decide it. Yet
there is disposition among some people to
violate both taste and decency, and perhaps
laws are necessary to restrain them. There
can be no community of feeling between a
black and white person, or between any
pair OF different races. Certainly no bene fit
arises from such marriages. The issue of
such marriages do not distinguish themselves
for superior intellectual ability or for ex.
ceptlonal physical force. They are, per-
haps, an improvement upon the African,
but in them the qualities that mark the su-
perlority of the Caucasian are diminished
IN proportionate degree. A few crazy
tools few years ago warmly advocated mis-
cegenatlon as means of staying the decay
OF the American race, but none of them had
the hardihood to set the examn,o
ana as consequence the agitation
soon died out In the case at issue, how.
ever, the moral, philosophic and reformator1
features will be kept out of sight, and the
only issue raised will be political one-the
right of person to do as he pleases-to ex
ercise the privileges granted to him by tn,
constitution of life, liberty and the pursui
of happiness. If he can show that he wa
In pursuit of happiness when he married
woman of different race, perhaps he ma,
be acquitted, but in the case mentioned tn,
question will arise as to the power of tn
State to prescribe qualifications for mar
riage. The qualification as to age. which
upon the statute books of every State. ha
been tacitly agreed to as binding by court
and by public sentiment, and if it is in th
power of a legislature to prescribe the AGE
of the contracting parties to marriage
why is it not equally competent for th
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
Man Killed at shaknnee

Intelligence of an unfortunate railroad ac-
cident at Shakopee, on Friday last, reached
this city yesterday. The unfortunate victim
was man named James Clark, a former
employe at the Shakopee railroad shops.
While riding in g freight train, Friday, Mr..
Clark lost his balance, falling under the car
wheels, resultin g in the loss Of his right leg,
in addition to which serious injuries were
sustained about the arms. It was found
necessary to amputate the leg above the
knee, in despite of which the sufferer expired
on Friday evening. The deceased was an
industrious, sober man, and his untimely
death is lamented by all who knew him.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
SOMETHING FOR CONGRESS TO REG
ULATE,


UL4TE.
1t transpired yesterday that the post
leadership at the new post about to be erect
ed on Milk river had been awarded to a rep-
resentative of Mr.. A. H. Wilder, of this city.
What made the matter peculiar was that the
same gentleman already has similar trading
privileges at Fort Custer and Fort
keogh. This concentration of three post
tradershlps in one person smacks
of the Belknap regime, when there was a
whack-up with the secretary-the blame for
which was shifted upon dead wife. In any
event it is exceedingly strange that any such
monopoly should be allowed. We do not
blame Mr.. Wilder for securing all the post
traderships in the country if he can do so
honorably, but the system which makes
such things possible ought to be abolished.
The GLOBE would call the attention of
Daily globe., 1879-05-18

The epidemic of strawberry festivals has
broken out in the land. The man who
fancies that he can satisfy his appetite for
the luscious fruit with dollar bill, will be
surprised to find how few can be made to
cover plate under the dextrous menipula-
tions of the pretty waiter girls who gather
in the stamps for the good of the church.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18

The plague of dogs is still upon st. Paul,
Notwithstanding the order issued two weeks
since for the slaughter of unlicensed ours.
Is our chief of police doing his duty? 1t
doesn't look like it.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18

BLAINE, in his address to the New York
chamber of commerce, complained that the
country had built too many railroads some
where they were not needed. Probably the
Fort Smith & Little Rock is one of the
railroads which he considers superhuous.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18

ARE decedents becoming more sane than
formerly, or are their heirs becoming less
rapacious? Nearly a month has passed since
suit to break rich mans will has been COM
menced. There is evidently something
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
Base Ball Yesterday.
Chicago 3, Providence 1.
cleveland 3, Syracuse II.
Cincinnati 7, Boston 4.
Spring Review of the Boat Club.

Spring Review of the Boat Club.
The annual spring review of the Mime
sofa boat club took place in the river front
ing Raspberry Island yesterday afternoon, a
large number of active and honory members
being in attendance. The exceptionally fine
weather, added to the superior nature Of the
enjoyment, conspired to draw out large
number of ladies, who adorned the boat
house verandah with their presence, which
was also occupied by the Great Western
band, the members of which furnished music
for the occasion while the bridge and ad-
joining banks were crowded with spectators.
The formal review took placesa o'clock
in the presence of the president, vice presi-
dent, and members of the club, the muster
consisting of six single sculls, two double
sculls, manned by eighteen members of the
club AS viewed from the boat house, the
scene presented was decidedly animated and
attractive, all the oarsmen appearing to
splendid advantage, while the sculls looked
decidedly handsome.
The review was followed by number of
trials at speed, after which two oar scrub
race took place between Messrs. Hyndman
and Butler on the one hand, and Messrs.
Getty and Rundlett on the other. The race
was for a distance of two miles, and was won
by about stretch by Messrs. Getty and
Rundlett, in IA minutes and 81 seconds, Mr..
G. D. O'Brien officiating as timer. The
party dispersed, at Z o'clock, highly pleased
with the afternoons enjoyment.
minneapolis Red,setien of Teachers salar-
ies.
To the Editor of the Globe.
Can not Mr.. or Mrs. Minneapolitan ex-
press his or her great indignation on the
subject without insulting some one? If not,
kitchen and shop girls will consider it a
pleasure to give him or her one lesson.
KITCHEN SHOP GIRLS.
Cn Prrrpcp1rrc. Iou II IInmorda of
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
Ease Ball.

LEAGUE GAMES FOR THE COMING WEEK.
At Chicago, goth, 3d. oath; Chicagos, vs.
Bostons.
At Buffalo, E20th, 22d, 24th Buffalos VS..
Syracuse.
At Cleveland, Goth. 22d, oath; Clevelands VS.
Torys.
At Cincinnati, Goth, 22d, 24th Cincinnati's
VS.. Providence.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18

WASHINGTON dispatch says that on the
morning after his reply to Senator Hill,
Zach Chandler found handsome and fra
grant boquet on his desk. If it was as fra
grant as his breath it must have perfumed the
whole Senate chamber.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18

V1TR1on throwing is becoming one of the
fine arts. It is generally practiced by maid.
ems who have been discarded by their lovers,
and the victim is always either the aforesaid
lover or the girl who ultimately succeeded in
winning his affections. It will be the proper
thing to establish in every female boarding
school chair of vitriol practice, and pro-
fciency in the art will entitle the miss to the
highest honors of graduation.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
Queen Esther.

The concluding presentation of the cantata
of Queen Esther drew large audience to the
Opera House last evening. All the partici-
pants acquitted themselves with great credit
and drew forth the most appreciated demon
strations of satisfaction. So enjoyable has the
brief season of sacred opera been that an effort
has been inaugurated with a view to securing
its repetition at an early day, while many citi
zens OF Minneapolis, who have heard it here,
are anxious that it be produced in that city
1t certainly deserves all the commendation it
has received.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18

airy, Judge Advocate.
No49-1st Lieutenant George;H. Roach, 18th
infantry, now on detached service at Fort Penn
bina, will be relieved from duty at that post b.
order, and will then proceed to join his COM
pany at Fort Yates.
Paragraph l, special orders No. 2l6, series of
1875, from headquarters Fort Smelling, is here
by countermanded.
Captain Henry J. Nowlan, 1st Lieutenant J.
W. Wilkinson, and I'd Lieutenant W. J. Nichol-
son, 7th cavalry, are hereby detailed as addi-
tional members of the general court-martial,
instituted by paragraph 2, special orders No.
a. current series. from these headquarters.
lst Lieutenant James NJ. Burns, 18th In
fantry, will report in person to the command
ing officer of Fort Smelling, to conduct to Fort
Sisseton such men for that post as may be at
the former station.
The headquarters 18th Infantry are hereby
transferred from Fort Totten to Fort Yates.
The regimental adjutant, noncommissioned
staff and band, will repair to the latter named
post.
Lieutenant Colonel VIM. P. Carlin, 18th In
fantry, will be relieved from temporary duty
in this city on the 10Th instant, and will repair
to Fort Yates and resume command of that
post.
No. so. First Sergeant, William Atkinson,
| Company 'A.' Eighteenth infantry, having
| reported at these headquarters il compliance
with paragraph 1, special orders No. II, cur:
rent series, from headquarters department of
the South, will report to the commanding Of
fcer at Fort Smelling, for duty, with detach-
ment of recruits for the Eighteenth infantry,
now under orders for that post.
Private, William W. Weller, general service
will report to Captain b. s. Howe, Seven.
teenth infantry, member of the guard foa
private Huntington, Company 3d." Seventh
cavalry, from this city to Governors Island
New York harbor. Upon being relieved al
New York by Captain Howe, Private Weller
will return to these headquarters The quar-.
termaster's department will furnish the neces
| sary transportation.
All the above orders are made official by
the signature of Col. George D. Ruggles, as
sstant ad iutant general
Daily globe., 1879-05-18

"PERsoNA1 explanations are becoming
too numerous in Congress. 1t generally
happens that explanations of that nature
make matters worse than they we're in the
first place. A lie is soonest killed by being
let alone.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
TWILIGHT At THE PARK.
The inauguration of the Season of 1870 at
IS. Rice Park.

The Inauguration of the Season of 1870 at
Rice Park.
The initial concert of the season by the
Great Western band IN Rice Park drew out
q large crowd yesterday evening. The
weather was particularly auspicious, and
Prof. Seibert, thus favored, repaid his large
audience with choice selections most admira-
bly, rendered. The programme was as fol-
lows:
THE PROGRAMME.
March, King Of the Ocean" ........: Schultz
Overture. 'Orpheus' ...............O .Offenbach
Fantasie, Joyful, Sorrowful" ...... Thomas
Waltz, ''On Wings of Love- . !. Keller Bella
Selection, Daughter of the Regiment. -.
Overture, 'sNabucco" Verdi
Galop, Not for Joe" Mott
While the band played, pedestrians, as
we'll as the rich in chaises, enjoyed them
selves. The scene was one of pleasure
bic activity. The park was literally crowd
ed, and the driveway around the park was
crowded with slowly moving and
handsome equipages. The sidewalk
had its quota of the populace taking in the
situation, with great uneasiness dividing
their attention between the people in the
park and the occupants of the carriages.
The soft charm of music hung over all, and
made the first concert of the season q
pleasant success in all respects.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
District Court.
Before Judge Wilkin. |


Before Judge Wilkin.
JURY CASES.
Case 70. Louis Fontain VS.. Basile Lon
droche. Verdict for defendant. and stay of
proceedings granted for twenty days.
Case 70. Alexander Wilson w. The Northern
Paclhc railroad company. On trial.
CRIMINAL ARRAGNMENT
Samuel Bean; indicted for larceny. Pleaded
not guilty.
Lawrence Fox; indicted for larceny. Pleaded
not guilty.
John Allen, indicted for assault with dan
gerous weapon. Pleaded not guilty.
Mary ). France; indicted for keeping house
OF lll-tame. Pleaded not guilty, and submits a
special plea to the charge-published elsewhere
IN full in to-days issue.
Matte Gale. Hattie Mcbride, Annie Oleson,
Kate Hutton and Pauline Bell, indicted for
keeping houses of ill-fame, pleaded as in the
previous case.
Case SO. In the matter of the appeal of J. A.
Bazille from order 1907 of the board of public
works, touching Bluff street assessment On
motion of City Attorney Murray, the case is
transferred from the jury calendar to the court
calenedar. Mr.. Warner, plaintiffs attorney,
tiled exceptions to the ruling
SPECIAL TERM CALENDAR.
Before Judge Simons.]
Mark Kaiser VS.. julius zahonyi; action on
lien. Continued to next general term.
A. Il. Capehart vs.. Harwood Iglehart; appli-
cation for final decree. Final decree signed.
Martin Delaney vs.. Robert A. Smith ct al;
order to show cause why a receiver should not
be appointed. Order granted and Albert Arm
strong appointed receiver.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18

They don't call it murderlin Chicago any
more. 1t is simply "another case of emo
tioual insanity"
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
THE COURTS.
United States District Court

Before Judge Nelson.
The United States VS.. John Cook; selling
liquor to Indians. Defendant sentenced to i'm
prlsonment for one day and payment of fine
Daily globe., 1879-05-18

ST. PETERSBURG, May l7.-Upwards of
eighty houses were destroyed at Irlit. The
inhabitants removed to the fields.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
The DGNjtes.

The above company, under the manage
ment of Mr.. J. 81. Haverly, of Haverly's
theater, Chicago, will appear at the Opera
House, Thursday, Friday and Saturday even
ings, and Saturday matinee. The below ex-
tract is a sufficient guarantee of their great
excellence:
Henry Waterson Editor of the Louisville
Ceu1ier-Jou77aal, in an editorial, speaking of
the Mckee Rankin DANTE company, uses the
following language:
The company with which Mr.. Haverly has
surrounded Mr.. Rankin, are the most powerful
OF any which have visited Louisville for many
years. and the drama itself is Enthusiastically the
first American play that has ever been written
worthy OF the name. Each and every character
is strongly defined, possessing distinctive quail
tiles, which, in the hands of any but true ar
tist, would utterly fail of proper representa-
tlon. 1t contains less blood ahd thunder than
Shakespeare's Richard Ill, and more real DO.
etry than his ''Romeo and Juliet" 70 be sure
1T IS poetry of a rougher kind, but it is of the
kind that goes straight to the heart There is
something truly grand in the love of Sandy fol
his wife, and the loving but ever fearful Billy
Piper, is character which, from the outset,
enllsts the warm sympathies of the audience
Mesty's Judge is beyond comparison the best
| bit OF character acting it has ever been our for
tune to witness. and that may be said of the
| company, and the Danites, on their return tc
| this city, will be greeted by the same overflow.
ing house as on this visit