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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-25
How 1t Was Done.

MANY persons have been amused and
mystified by the late Robert Heller's
second-sight performances. The trick
consisted in taking a watch, or other
article, from some person in the audi
ence, which Heller would hold in his
hand while blindfolded confederate at
a distance would describe everything
about it very infinitely, even to the
name of the maker, the number of the
watch, the number of Jewels, etc. All
this was very mystifying, and almost
compelled belief in c1airvoyance or
some magnetic power. But former
pupil and confederate of Heller has ex-
planned the whole matter in the Cincin-
natl Times. 1t consisted of an ingenious
alphabetical arrangement of short ques-
tiOns, the first letter of which repre-
scented an object or else another letter,
SO that by series of questions the
name of the object was spelled. In
short, the questions constituted sys-
tenn of Geographic ciphers by which
Heller could convey any information
and dictate any answer he desired to
his assistant. All that was necessary
was thorough mastery on both sides
OI Illc cipher tuu JIG Acy. IL Will Dc
remembered that Heller used to close
this exhibition by seating his confeder-
ate on a stool with his back to the au-
ence, throwing his handkerchief over
his head, and then have him describe
objects without any questions at all.
The assistant explains this part of the
performance: GAS soon as my back
was turned to the audience. and q large
silk handkerchief thrown over my head,
the stool on which l was seated, con-
tanning hollow leg, was placed direct
ly over hole in the stage. A rubber
pipe was passed up which connected
with tin tube running underneath the
stage to the back of the curtain. The
assistant saw through hole in the cur
tain all articles which were held up,
and conveyed the intelligence to me
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-25
INDUSTRIAL.

I HAVE frequently protested against
the London butchers buying American
meat and selling it as English meat and
at English prices. am told on very
good authority that there are not three
butchers in the West End who do not
practice this deceit. But it would ap-
pear that the butchers are not alone in
fault. understand that a considerable
portion of the beef that arrives from
America at Liverpool is sent up to
Scotland, and from there sent to the
metropolis as Scotch beef. All this
arises from the folly of the consumers,
who, instead of insisting on their butch
ers selling them American beef at it's
legitimate price, turn up their noses at
this excellent meat, and then smack
their lips over it when it is termed En-
glish, and paid for as English.
London Eng. Truth.
A GREAT business is going on this
year in the importation of iron from
Africa for use in American manufacto-
ries. The Philadelphia Times says that
the great reason for preferring African
iron to native ore is, of course, its
cheapness, but it has the further adj
vantage of being remarkably free from
phosphorus. This ore has been i'm
ported to some extent for two or three
years, but never in such quantities as
nOw-one authority estimating that
two hundred thousand tons will be
shipped to New York this year, and
half as much to Philadelphia, the latter
for use at the iron-works in Bethlehem
and Johnstown and by the Pennsylvania
Steel Company. Another notable feat
ure in the iron trade is the importation
of Bessemer pig, of which forty-fve
thousand tons are known to be under
contract for the United States. There
have been no impOrtatiOns of this sort
before since 1873.
AS THE GENITAL system of grain meas
urements is now attracting much atten-
ton, the following substitution of
standard quantities proposed by COM
mittee of the New York Produce Ex-
change may prove interesting: $4,000
centals" of grain other than oats, and
900 centals'' of oats for 5000
bushels" "a, 800 centals" for $1,000
bushels" of grain other than oats, and
SO, 200 centals" for 10000 bushels
Of oats; "ten One-hundredths' of q
cent for Zone quarter of a cent;
"2, 400 centals'' of wheat and 81, $50
centals" of oats for $4,000 bushels;'
"15 cents perennial" margin on wheat,
rye and barley, for 40 cents per BUSH
el;'' 40 cents per GENITAL" margin on
corn and oats, for SIS centsper bushel;'
twenty-One One-hundredths of l
cent per GENITAL" demurra0e for ssOne-
eighth of l cent per bushel;'' 81
centals per $50 centals'' for "12 BUSH
els per 1000 bushels;'' and the word
'centals' for the word "bushels''
wherever found. At. the calls of grain
offers to buy or sell shall be understood
to be in lots of 1890 centals of grain
other than oats, or $500 centals of oats.
The price shall be per GENITAL, and in
fractions of not less than 1O-1OO of a
cent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-25

through the pipe. None but large ar
ticles, such as hats, umbrellas, sticks,
etc., were taken, and as this always
closed the second-sight part of the per-
Torrance, it was clear to the mind of
all that it wasn't done by questions.
Indianapolis Journal.
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Whistling in England.

THERE is much less whistling among
farmers men than forty or fifty years
ago, and less singing also. When l
was boy, most of the men sang at
pillow and with their teams. Their voices
borne over the hills by the breeze were
one of the charms of country ramble.
They mostly sang love songs or senti-
mental ditties. I remember "The Mis-
tletoe Bough'' was great favorite with
one of my fathers men. Some time
ago remarked to the rector of neigh
boring parish how very seldom 1 heard
men singing at the pillow compared to
when was boy. He replied: That
is because you were bred among the
hills, and now live in a flat country;
men don't sing in flat countries" felt
this was correct. Milkmaids sang to
their COWS, without which it was be-
lieved they would not "give their milk
down." If you meet country girl
and ask her. "Where are
you going to, my pretty maid?'' you
can never say the eply was "A milk
ing, SIR" for maids no longer milk, but
leave it to be done by men called
"garthmen." At the "clippins'' all
the men were expected to sing, but
those who could not might whistle, as l
have heard them more than once. Like
milkmaids, "clippins'' have all VAN
ished. Those kindly gatherings, where
the master and his neighbors and his
men all made merry together, have all
gone, and we have steam plows and
reaping machines and laborers' unions
instead. Although there is yet more
singing and whistling in billy than in
fiat countries, it is certain that farmers
men neither sing nor whistle half as
much as they used to do. As far back
as remember, our middle classes con-
sidered whistling vulgar Gas boys were
not allowed to whistle). 1t is possible
the laborers have now got to thinking
SO, too. Railway trips, and more ready
access to towns, are bringing every
thing to dead level, and gradually eff
facing the old-fashioned country ways.
and Queries.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-25

The editor of the Methodist advocates
the election of colored Bishops. "Were
we young man" he says, eve should
reckon it an honor to be ordained by q
Bishop whose face showed that Meth
odism does not stop at race lines.''
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-25

MACHINERY has been put up at Fer
nandina, Fla, to experiment in making
paper from palmetto fiber.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-25

A MAN with demoralized appetite
for drink can never get enough without
taking too much.-N. O. Rcayune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-25

The demand for rails continues to
exceed the supply, and most manufac-
turers are unwilling to take orders even
for some months ahead. A railroad
manager, after vainly attempting to
buy five hundred tons for immediate
use, at last accounts was trying to bor-
row them from some other road.-Chi-
cago Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-25

He says he lost his money in Chicago wheat
deals.
A REUNION of the prisoners of war
during the rebellion will be held at Toledo,
Ohio, on the LIST and I'd of October next.
AMRs. BONEsTEEL, of Fort Scott, Kan,
gave her two children morphine on the 18th
and they died. She then tried to hang herself,
but was discovered and cut down before life
was extinct. She had been deserted by her
husband.
The printed report of the Commits
sioner of Education for 1877 shows the in
come for all the States and Territories IVY
Oming not included) to be $S6, 1896 1866; ex-
penditures (Wyoming not included) $50, 233,-
45S School population for thirty-eight States
and Territories, IA, ,74S; number of nor
NAL schools, 152, with 1889 instructors, 81, OS2
pupils and Z, 763 graduates, of whom 1874 are
teaching. Ohio reports the greatest number
of normal schoOls-fourtecn.
ERNEST Won SCHoENlNG, of Brook
Ign, in q swimming match at New York a
few days ago, won the championship of
America and 1900 Captain Webb, of En-
gland, and Daily, Of California, were his COM
petitOrs.
A LITTLE seven-year-old boy died Of
hydrophobia in Philadelphia, a few days ago,
the result of bites by dog inflicted about
two months before.
The Grand Lodge of the United
States of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows began its fifty-fifth annual session at
Baltimore on the 18th, John Behannon,
Grand Sire, presiding. The report of the con-
dition Of the Order at the present time is as
follows: Number of Grand Lodges, 50; Sub
ordinate Lodges, 6,975; Grand Encampments,
80; Subordinate Encampments, S6S; Lodge
limitations, $3.50; Lodge members, ~, 29l;
Encampment members, S2,40S; total relief,
e,54O, 4O5; total revenue, a, 266 1856; decrease,
$l56,O65.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-17
PHlLADELPHlA MARKETS.
watnaat Ia


FLOUR. There was rather more inquiry.
Sales OF "a barrels. including Minnesota
Extra. AT fias75 Pennsylvania do do ut
2oaA 10; western do do at i6Ixa5 I2x and
Patent and other hi. h grades az s75O.
Rye Flour IL unchanged. We quote at
275a29O.
GKAIN.-Wheat meets with a fair de-
mand, but prices favor buyers. Sales of
80 600 bushels, including rejected at CSC aSi
rod, track and griaA depot, at O6; No. 2do
elevator, at 05A; amber, track and grain
depot, al O3A al o.; and do, elevator. at
WE Rye Is quiet ut G0c. for Southern;
o2c fur Western, and 55a56c for l'ennsyl
vanlR. tors is In good dena nd and hi9h-
er. sales Of 900 bushels, including re-.
Jented at i3ai4 &C.. steamer at I3ai3l. &c :
sail. mixed and yellow, track and grfan
depot. AT iil,ai5c; ard sail, elevator. al
i3tc; Jan; iiaiisc Fen; and AK March
Oals.-Choice white are firm; and other
KINDS are quiet. Sales of 5000 bushels. I'm :
cludlng white al 30aS3c and mixed nj asa
2sc. he receipts today were as follows.
lf'v OILS nonr, 5s.n00 bush. wheat. n 900
push corn, 1000 bush rpe, 9l0u bush oats
barley J bbls whisky.
whisky Wester iron. bound sold at
81 10 per gallon.
HAY AND sTRAw MARKET.-For the
week ending January II, ls.9.-Loads OF
ray, Ns; dc. do. Straw 50. Average pri ce
during the week. Prime Tin. othy IS 10 75
cts. per 100 lbs; Mixed, IS TO 6oc. per 100 lb
Straw, 6' TO 7oc. per 100 lbs.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-17
L. 5. COURT.
TIE CASE OF ROBERT LEwIs-THE JURY
FAILS To ACRE AFTER BEING our
TWENTY TWO HOURS.

TIE CASE OF ROBERT LEwIs-THE JURY
FAILS TO ACRE AFTER BEING OUT
TWENTY TWO HOURS.
la the l.. 5. ID strict Court, yesterday
mor'iug, the Gaze # Robert Lewis, Il
Eel Oh, for ling liquor without spec
ial tax, wa, continued.
TIE examination OF witnesses was
CO cluded shortly after the opening Of
Court, when the case was argued TN be-
half Of tn. Government by District At
torney Spruance, and by Geo. +. Fisher,
Es.x, on b half of the d. f-ndant. AT the
conclusion 4 the arguments the Judge
charged tie jury, and at II 80 o'clock
they ret red TO Their room To deliberate
upon verdict. This iuly remained out
until 10 o'clock this morning, having
been out twenty Two hours, when they
csme into Court and informed the Judge
that they could not agree upon a verdict,
whereupon they were discharged, and
also the defendant. A number Of ballots
were taken, which stood from the lfirst,
six for conviction and six for acqdit al.
After the Lewis jury had retired, there
being no further business, the General
Jury were discharged.
In the case of William Gallup, who
was found guilty by the jury on We'd
nesday, the motion Of Benjamin Niclds
Esq, for an arrest Of judgment, will be
argued about II month hence, meanwhile
the prisoner was released on giving bail
The daily gazette., 1879-01-17
sFIFTH EDITION.
THE LEGIsLATURE.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
DOVER, Jan. II.

DoNfht Jan IL
THE SENATE.
The Senate met at 10 o'clu ok.
MIR. Sharpl-y called up the supplement
to the act to Incorporate the Weceacoe
Hose Company, No 2, of Wilmington;
also the act 10 incorporate the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, each OF which were
read second time and ioierred.
The act authorizing the conveying of
GER am lands to aud by II. Switzer, an
alien was read and referred.
The bill regulating the sale Of the Re-
vised S atutcs was read ard referred.
The clerk was instructed TO furnis b
each member with copy Of vol IA, Del.
laws.
Adjourned ut 9.35 to meet on Monday
at o'clock, p. III.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Hou.e assembled at o o'clock, after
services by the Chaplain.
Mr.. Dean gave notice of an act to
amend chapter l45, vol. l3, Of the laws OF
Delaw ar, for the protection Of sheep.
Mr.. Ware presented a petition, signed
by $40 citizen, of Delaware, praying for
law for the suppression of intemper-
ance also a petition signed by 1T ladies,
praying for the same object They were
both real ami referred to the Committee
on Revised Statutes.
Mr. Collins moved that when the
House adjourn IL adjourn to meet OF
Monday afternoon NJ .hree o'clock. II
was so ordered. AT $40 The House ad
journ-d.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-17
An Early Robbery.

This morning about 3 O'Clock the reSi-
dence Of Mr.. John =. Wells on Tenth
street near Madison, was entered by Two
burglars no eff cted An enterance by
bo'iug hole in one of the back do jrs,
and removing the lock. The robbers
were dsco.erd by Mr.. Wells, who was
awake in his loom. TIL. y carried a
light which Mr.. Wells noticed, and when
one of the thieves entered his room, he
jumped from his bed and asked the in
truder what he wanted. Receiving no
reply, he sta ted after the robber and as
he reached the foot of the stails both OF
the robbers disappeared In the darkness.
They succeeded, however, in ca rying Of
with them, new overcoat belonging To
Mr.. w., two silver napkin rings, marked
81 p. Wells, and Virginia c. Wells"
also soft felt hat. Who the robbers
were Mr.. Wells, has no means of know
ing
The daily gazette., 1879-01-17

Henry Diak fell from balloon into
Little Rock, from hight of thousand
feet.
The island of Saghalien is to be made
the Botany Bay Of condemned Russian
Nihilsts
The fashion plat's that come from
Paris are colorsd mostly in the prisons
by female convicts.
The fines levied by the Prussian court,
against Cardinal Ledochows1i, for in
fractions of the eccies iastical law. now
amount to $4,000
In British Guiana the authorities have
determined to adopt corporal punishment
as part of the sentenc1 in all cases of
razor cu.tI ing, which is fayorite mode of
revenge among the negroes of Barbadoes.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-17

NICrIMIzING \ MARYLAND DlsTIL-
LER.-The Philadelphia Times mentions
the arrest of VIM. Sharkley, a tavern
keeper, 730 Richmond ST., in that cits,
charge with conspiiing with +. IIora
10 cheat and detaaud Mr.. Outerbridge
Horsey, Frederick county, Md, out OF
five barrels Of whiskey. AT the examina-
ton Mr.. Horsey testified that he received
a letter November 20. 1875, heard 4" T.
Horan, -four and grain commission mer-
chant, No. 73O Richmond street" asking
the figure for five barrels of whiskey.
Finally barr ain was struck and the
whiskey was shipped TO Horan's address,
wi Ii bill and ten days draft forS Az ~,
but the draft came back with the not 'ce
that there was no one of that name 10
accept it. The drayman was found who
delivered the whlskey at No. $50 Rich
moud street, which proved to be a gros-
gerry, kept by Sharkey, whose wife made
contradictory statements III regards To
Horan's whereabouts. The drayman said
Sharkey paid himtor hauling the whiskey
and other testimony went 70 show tha,
Horan vas fictitious person. Sbarkey
was held in $l,50O bail to answer Mr.
Horsey charge, and an additional 81, SOC
for further hearing ON the 18th.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-17

Gordon Pasha, the Acknowledgement
OF the Egyptian Soudan, in the course of
the lat four months has seiz Il not te wrr
than thiriy-right slave caravans. The
punishment of death has been Inflicted
ON three slave dealers who were found
guilty. of mutildting their captives.
Nevertheless, Gordon admits thai he Is
yet far from being master of thocvil, and
thai many years will pass before abhor-
renee OF TIL, trade will have really pene-
trated ths masses. Gordon's most eff.
Client means for preventing the inporta.
ton OF slaves into the Egyptian Soudan
lies in the register which each Of the
provinces under him must keep of all
slaves in possessi on of the inhabitants
Every non-registered slave is declared a,
once and irrevocably fl ee.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-17
FrOsn W ashi ngsen.
PASSAGE OF The BAcKPAY PKxIoN

fAssA0E OF The BAcKPAY PEMION BILL.
WASH sGroN, Jan. l6-The Senate
this afternoon passed the House bill Of
last session 10 pay arrearages of pensions.
Thr bill Da-sed the II House by more than
two-thirds vote AMI tLis afternoon
there wcie only four votes a. ainst 1t in
the Senate. While tue bill is ne more
than a piece of buncombe, 1t Ia rather Sc
rious buhcombe, as IL Is extimatsi IT, wal
take over S20.OOO,0O0 out of tho treasury.
When the b II passed the ii ouse no ole
supposed that here were but four Sena-
tors who had the ierve TO htand ID
against II.
As the hill has passed both h 3uses by
such an overwhe ny vote the veto Of
the President would be Of no avail. 1t Is
said that some pensioners will receive as
large an amount of back pensions as s6,-
600, and that the average will be $500: A
pensioner put on the rolls to-day VIII re-
ceive under the bill hts full pension from
the time he was discharged, a period
which would run bA, k from Is To 10 YEAR
The question is where is the $4,000 goo
to come from? IL s not in the treasury
to spare, and members of Congrrs will
propably not be- inclined 10 levy addition
al taxes to meet the obligation.
THK CHOICE or PRESIDENTIAL KLEc-
TORS FEELING IN BOTH PARTIES RI
GARDING THK FEDERAL ELECTION
LAW.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Herald.
The movement in the Alabama Legs
lature To pass law making The Presi-
dental electors hereafter elected rot by
the popular vote but by the Legislature
/ after the manner which originally OBJ
| tanned IN many Of the States and up to
1861 in South Ca ohna, attracts much at
tention he,e. Democrats, at first blush,
think well of it ON the ground that II
would prevent not only the partisan in
terferrDce OF United States depsty mar
| shals and supervisors in the elections but
also all trouble with returning boards
bodies which have fallen INTO suspicion
with all decent people. Republicans sug-
gcst that the laws which give federal
supervision OF elections In which federal
| ofhcers are TO be returned would In such
case apply also to the election OF men,
beiS OF the State Legislature, and that
the lid II federal Interference would
Ie widen.d and no; dimi nished.
Here and there one finds republican
who ptudentIy desires To see all the red
eral election laws repealed while It is yet
time, and the best democrats would glad
ly join IN such movement, but 1t IL very
doubtful whether ma ority of the demo
| Gratis IN either House would now vote IL
repeal them. They see that these laws
give enormous power to the party which
has the Illustration of them, and the
selection of the deputy marshais and su
pervlsors. They have seen and felt the
effects of the gross misuse which the re-
publlcans, especially in the Soutl err
States and in the city Of New York, hav,
made Of these laws, and they have q
mind to take their own turn some day
with them. The republican polit clan
are fully aware of this danger to them
selves, and 1t is one of the causes of thci
desperate efforts to retain power.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-17
Congress Yesterday.

In the United States Senate yesterday,
a resolution was unanimously adopted to
admit Hon. George Bancroft to the privi-
leges of the floor of the Senate. Mr..
Window offered resolution looking
to the partial migration # colortd per-
sons from thosr Sta es where they are
defrauded of tho political rights into
such States and Territories as may desire
to receive them. The bill to grant ar
rears OF pensions was called up, debated
AID passed 10y " ote of A to 4; it will
require over SlS,000 900 to make the bill
operative. The bi having passed the
House, IL goes the President for his
ton.
In the Hou-e, the bill to facil
tats the refunding of { e national deb
was passed vii out division. Tn,
| House spent sevd raj hours in debate OF
on The bill organizing the Missis,ippI
river improvement ut commission, aftel
which further consider alton was post
poned until next Wednesday evening
| AT the evening session interesting mem
orial exercises in honor of the late Prof
| Henry, secretary of the Smithsonian In.
5 tuition, were held.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-17
SLEIGuING,

TIE last snow, although Lot as salts
factory as it might have been, turned out
some pretty fair sleighlng, which the for
tunate possessors OF sleigbing teams
quickly ava led themselves Of French
street was quite lively for awhile yester-
day aiterEoou, several fast sterpers being
made tu show their PAGES in the best
man. er b. their reckless drivers. The
livery st 'bles drove thriving business
as everything in the shape of sleigh
was eagerly hired
The daily gazette., 1879-01-17
Council and the inauguration

The City Committee to make arrange
ments for attending tie Inauguration OF
Goyernor-Elect Hall, at Dover, on Tues
day next, held meeting, last evening,
and appointed the necessary sub-commit-
tees. 1t is expec ell that the p. w. Il
b. Il. Il. Company will p ace a special
car at the disposal of the Council, which
Mayor will be Occupied by the Council
and other city officers, ard ynemters OF
the press. 1t is also suggested that the
four ex-Mayors = NJ ssrs. Whiteley,
Smms, Valentine and Maris-be invited
to accompany the Council. The com
mittee will hold another meeting to-mor-
row evening.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-17
Gov. Hampton and Washing
tons Day.
Charleston News Special.

j COLUMBIA, S. g., January 16.-It will
be very pleasant surprise to the people
of Charleston to know that the governor
will probably do them the honor to make
his first appearance in public, since his
accident, In that city on the 22d of Feb
ruary, in order to participate in the cele-
bration of Washington's birthday. The
invitation was rendered him by the Wash.
ington Light Infantry, and, as am in.
formed, has been accepted by the COVER
no conditional only upon the state OF
his health at the appointed time. If he
con innes to improve at the present rats
he will undoubtedly be able to acknow.
ledge the W. l.. LIS invitation in person
and thereby add new and abiding inter
est to the day they celebrate.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-17
Police Cases.

AT the police station, the following
ca>'s have been disposed of since the re-
port of yesterday
Albert Barr, for disorderly conduct, 50
and costs.
Sarah Jane Stewart, for assault and
battary on her sister Ellen, was required
TO pay costs.
Three drunks with the usual penalty OF
60 cents aud .ost-, completed the record