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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12

WE publish this morning statement of
the grain product of Minnesota for the wear
1873, and the average of that and the pres
emit year, compiled from official sources by
Hon. John P. jacobson, Assistant Secretary
Of State and Commissioner of Statistics.
The product of wheat last year amounted to
29,265,99O bushels, from total acreage
under cultivation Of 2,36S,556. Last wear
the average yield was light and the quality
for the most part inferior. This year there
has been an increase in the area in wheat of
3o7 ,44O acres, or 1886 per cent. The aver
age yield IN 1873 was but 1896 bushels per
acre; this year the average yield will exceed
that OF last year by at least three to four
bushels per acre. Estimating the average
yield at sixteen bushels per acre, it is seen
that the total product of wheat in Minne-
sofa will reach tho enormous amount If
44,O96,l66 bushels. This wheat. too. will
be OF far better quality than that of Last
year, almost the entire crop grading No. 1
or No. 2, but small fraction falling under
those grades. It will thus be seen that there
IS no danger of a famine in this State. for
we have enough for our own use besides
thirty five millions of bushels to snare to
feed the famishing millions Of Europe.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12

HE editor of the Rochester Union, who
is chairman of the New York Democratic
Central committee, laughs at those who fear
disastrous split in the party in that State.
He says:
Superficial observers and those who give
little thought or attention to party matters
may imagine, from the very lively discussion
by the Democratic press of preliminary action
in the coming cam paign, that there are serious
obstacles in the way of the union and harm ny
OF the Democratic party. They could not be
more mistaken with reference to the Democrat
io situation. True, the talk is very free, in
some cases acrimonious. and occasionally in
Judicious. But these little word skirmishes
only serve to arouse the rank and file and
make them eager for the battle with the com
mon enemy when the contest opens in earnest
We trust that this prediction will be veri
fed by the results, for nothing could be
more disastrous than a split at such time as
this.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12
Counterfeiters "a Duranoe.

Yesterday U. s. Marshal McLaren and
Major Mcllrath had a sudden summons to
farlbault. They started for the depot to
obey the summons, but before they got there
GLOBE representative interposed his COR
poreal. General McLaren scattered as it
were, but Major McIlrath was surround
90, SO to speak. These officials
were called to Faribault to take into Gus
Iooy three counterfeiters arrested there last
Saturday by the local authorities. The par
Ties IN durance are Frank Elliott and Henry
and Marion Blair, all residing in the vicinity
of Zumbrota.
Inc name of Zumbrota led to the recol-
lection that last February, 22d, gang Of
coante. letters, the Jarrett brothers, were
extradited from that locality. Was there
any connection between the old and this new
g,ng? Major Mc[lrath imp arted the iDfor-
morton that for some time the neighborhood
OF Farlbault has been fooded more or less
with spurious coin. He has made
several trips to the locality and
from inquiry he learned that
the bogus money seemed to Come always
from one direction, that of Zumbrota. Evi-
GENTLY mint was in full blast over there,
and the major made it his business to have
certain parties shad Iwed. The result of his
plansls made known in the announcement
OF Eli It'll and the Blairs' arrest.
Ihese men are strongly suspected
OF coming the base nickel and are known to
have passed it. They belong to gang who
are making it lucrative in showing the queer
down around Faribault and throughout
southern Minnesota.
Elliot and partners will be brought to the
city to-day and be arraigned before United
States Commissioner Cardozo for examina-
ton.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12
BOARD or PUEBLO WoRKs.
Assessments and Confirmation Notice
Ordered-New Improvements RECON-
mended-Misc

Assessments and Confirmation Notices
Ordered-New improvements Recon-.
Observation-Disclosures
The board of public works met yesterday
forenoon, President Becker in the chair,
Present, Messrs. Timme and Harrington.
The matter of the assessment for grading
Bates avenue was taken up, and the clerk
was instructed to give the usual confirmation
notices.
The contract for constructing the Franklin
street steps, awarded to Mr.. Moline, was re.
TERED to the attorney, with instructions to
draw up contract.
The matter of grading Fifth street, be-
tween Maria aud Maple avenues, was referred
to the engineer for plans and estimates .ot
cost.
The contract for grading an alley in block
~, st. Paul Lroper, awarded to M. B. Far
rell, was referred to the attorney for the
necessary papers.
The contract for the construction of sew
ers on Kittson and other streets, awarded to
Contractor Mullin and reconsidered at the
last meeting of the council, was ordered
placed on file.
The matter of constructing sewer on
College avenue between st. Peter and Rice
streets, was referred to the engineer for
plans end estimates of cost.
The confirmation of the assessment for
grading Rice street was then taken up and
wing to division of sentiment the ques-
Ion was productive of an animated discus
sion, Gen. Baker being in favor of assessing
the street for the improvement, while the re-
naming members were disposed to assess
the property AUDITING the improvement. On
motion the clerk was instructed to give the
ess s'meut as last stated.
The following reports on necessary i'm
prlvements were received from the council,
and referred to the engineer for plans and
estimates of cost: For the construction of
q sewer on Thirteenth street. from jackson
to Broadway streets; for new sewers on
Klttson and other streets in lower town,
emptying into Trout Brook; for the contin
uatlon of the Minnesota street sewer for q
sidewalk on Decatur street for new Gull
vert across Fort street near Jefferson street,
and for culvert across the Dodd road.
The council orders recon- sending the
opening of Iglehart street, and regarding
the assessments OF damages and bt nefts for
change of grade on Harriet, now ST. Peter
street, were referred to the committee on as
sessments.
The clerk was instructed to give the con-
hrmation notices on the assessment for the
Summia avenue sewer. The matter of i'm
proving an alley in block 81, St. Paul proper,
was taken up, and the clerk was instructed
to advertise for bids when onehalf the con-
tract price is paid for.
A resolution was adopted authorizing an
increase of force to insure the speedy COM
pletlon of the contracts for grading Como,
Western avenues and Mackubin street.
The propriety of widening Tilton street
at the junction of Rice street was then taken
up for consideration, and after discussion,
the engineer was directed to draw up map
taking certain lands from both sides of the
street.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock next Friday.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12
FORT SMELLING BRIDGE
The Route Over Che kiver-Many Minor
Details.

The Route Over Che kiver-Many Minor
Details.
The bridge commission met in adiourne d
session, yesterday afternoon. Mayor Daw-
son In the chair. Present-Messrs. KNAPP
hide, Lindeke and Cochran. The location
of the road from the United States reserva-
ton to the road running to the Bloomington
ferry was first taken up for consideration,
and Messrs. Mahoney and Hannah, the la :
ter being the chairman OF the board of SUI
pervisors of Bloomington, gave an express
sion of views concerning the location of the
new road. MIR. Franklin Steele, of Minne-
apolis, an extensive owner of property in the
vicinity of the proposed road, was also in
attendance.
The views of the supervisors were heard
in the matter, and after thorough discussion
of the several routes it was decided that af-
ter the course over the reservation had been
agreed upon the members of the com mission
should visit the proposed route of the new
road and determine its location that wav.
A conversation ensued with Mr.. Steele, con.
corning the value of that gentleman's prop
erty to be taken for the road leading to the
bridge. consideration of 800 was of
fered for the property, but owing to DIFF
ference of opinion concerning it's value be-
tween the commission and Mr.. Steele, the
subject was laid over for future considera-
ton.
The county attorney was instructed to
draw up deed of land on another portion of
the property over which the commission had
been given the right of way. A letter
was read from the iron inspector, concern
ing certain tests to be made on the super
structure of the bridge, the inspectors action
having been already approved by the United
States engineer. The letter was endorsed
and placed on file.
The engineers expense account for July,
amounting to $4,000, was submitted and
allowed.
The commission were informed that, if
agreeable, Gen. Terry would accompany the
engineer to the Fort for the purpose of de-
Gliding on what course the road should take
through the military reservation, and it was
so decided. AdiOnrnad
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12

pie for all salutary purposes, The oasnal
vlsltOr to West Point would never dream
that anything had occurred to disturb the
smooth and even tenor of cadet life. On
tne surface everything appears serene as
usual, but misery and murmuring are in the
hearts of the members of the third class.
Inese entered the academy year ago, and
supposed that after an experience of twelve
months they had acquired the traditio ial
privilege OF amusing themselves at the ex.
pense of the 1plebes," or newly admitted
cadets.
Since the foundation of the academy the
practlce OF "hazing" has been in vogue.
The cadets defend it on the grounds that it
Is more or lass necessary as a means of
breaking fresh hands into proper observ-
ance OF the military discipline of the insti
tuition. The splebes" are looked upon as so
many green young colts, with little or moth
ing OF the reasoning faculty, and whose sense
OF obedience can only be thoroughly awak-
ened by physical torture. This consists of
pulling them out of bed at unreasonable
hours, ducking them with pals of water
while all NAKED and shivering, padding them
with shlngle or any other convenient i'm
plement, and various other forms of annoy.
ance OF purely wanton and cruel character.
It takes a wide stretch of Imagination to sup
pose that his course of probation makes the
boys of the fourth class any better or more
manly, but, as it has been accepted as COM
paratively immemorial custom, and COM
mends itself to the natural tendency
of youth toward enjoying the in
Fiction of physical pain on others
than themselves, it will hardly be relin-
quished. despite the severe measures of the
government. In fact, the commandant of
the post does rot expect that the court mar
tlal ne has ordered will extirpate the practice
OF "hazing," and he rather inclines to the
belief that it will continue to be carried on
so long as human nature is constituted az it
IS. Gen. Schotield has an idea that the habit
is physiological transmission from remote
and barbarous ancestors, who delighted after
battle in torturing their prisoners to death.
The general has addressed himself earnestly
to the task Of removing this reproach to the
acad envy, and has certainly gone further, and
achieved more definite success than any of
his predecessors.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12
DISGRACED CADETS.

YOa,aO Men Who Wili Not Learn. Obedience
S,e'',nsarsty Dismissed from West Point.
A correspondent telegraphs from West
Point: The official order from Washington
dismissing six cadets of the third class for
the offense Of .shazing,'' was received by mail
to-day by Gen. Schofeld, superintendent Of
the academy. Geographic notification Of
the Presidents decision was forwarded on
Saturday evening.
The names of. the dismissed cadets, who
will probably leave to morrow, are William
2. Stone, Arkansas, Is years old Edgar s.
Walker, Missouri, 81 Walter Allen, Missis.
sippi. 81; William @. Langfitt, Ohio. 20:
James A. Goodin, Kentucky. ls, and Henry
M. Sherman, Michigan, 10 years. There
were altogether sixteen cadets OF the third
class placed under arrest, and ten remain to
be tried by court-martial. It is not Thought
that the trials will result in any further dis
missals. IS
The expulsion Of six men at one time ID
an uncommon occurrence, and makes what
is considered sufficiently impressive cram
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12
SimOn,on-Campbell.

A very quiet and unos .entatious wedding
took place at the House of Hope, yesterday
at O'Clock P. NJ. The high contracting par
ties were DR.. I'd. Simonton and Mrs. E.
N. Campbell, the ceremony being performed
by the Rev. Mr.. Simonton, brother of the
groom. Few invitations, and those only to
intimate friends, had been ssued, and IN
consequence the public was not in attend
ance. Promptly at o'clock the bridal
party arrived, and without the ceremony of
nshers the church doors were opened, and
the bride and bridegroom elect took position
at the church rail. The Rev Mr.. Simonton
pronounced the words which made the twain
one in an impressive and feeling manner.
SO soon as the ceremony was over, DR.. and
Mrs. Simonton retired, going out of the
church by the right aisle, and accompanied
IN procession by two little lads, son and
nephew of DIR. Simonton.
The bride wore handsome stone colored
silk cut en- train, deliberately trimmed. A
white bonnet adorned her we'll poised head,
with lace ties or strings, white gloves, and
wreath of lace about her throat completed
the tout en- sena6le.
The groom was en- regle in the customary
dress suit.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12
THE NEW DEPARTURE As TO POLYG-
AHY.

LID W. W DEFAhIO ne AS 20 POLYG-
Amy.
The administration has announced that o
new and vigorous policy is about to be in
augurated with reference to polygamy. As
the first step all foreign governments have
been requested to forbid the emigration to
this country of recruits to Mormonlsm pro
cured there, with the intimation that, as the
practice of polygamy is crime under our
laws, they run the risk of being roughly
treated on their arrival on our shores. 1t is
also limited that proceedings will be at once
commenced in the courts of Utah against
the Polygamists there and every effort en-
ployed to secure conviction under the law of
1862.
1t is pretty nearly time that something
was done to obliterate this terrible blotch
upon our social system. For two decades
the growth of the Mormon church has been
more marked than ever before. The apostles
and missionaries have been unceasing in
their work for the cause, and in the manu-
featuring districts Of England, in Sweden
and Germany, they have succeeded in re-
cruiting thousands of followers and shipping
them to Salt Lake City. From various
parts of this country, too, converts are OBJ
tanned, but more quietly than in Europe,
and these are transported at the expense OF
the church to the city of the saints. All are
bound by solemn oath to adhere to the
church till death, and to defend it to any
extremity. The evil is monstrous one
and hitherto all efforts to abate it have
proved futile. After years of litigation the
supreme court of the United States only
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12
WINDOWS Observation-Disclosures.
IN Sacrificing HIS Wtfe's Relations for the
Good fthe Negroes
49,. 81 lGhicand n; On ]

IN Sacrificing Has Wtfe's Relations for the
Good ofthe Negroes.
LChicagd Times.]
The Indiana convention Of colored mon,
lately held at Terre Hante, appointed com
mlttees to invite exodusty .sniggers'' Of the
south to that State: There is an honest
ralghtforwardness in this course which has
nad no precedent in the dealings of profess
slonai and political philanthropists with the
exodus question. Mr.. Window, of Mime
sofa. lends his Senatorial influence in favor
OF general migration of southern blacks-
10 Kansas. In all his utterances he has been
curiously silent as to the advantages offered
ny MS own great State, with it's millions of
unoccupled acres of the finest wheat land
IN the world. The New England gentlemen
VINO thrive ~ mixing metropolitan in their
politics are loud in their invitations TO the
dissatisfied blacks to leave the Southland
go west. Not one of them dwells upon the
enthusiastic welcome which should await the
colored fugltives from oppression amo,.p
the descendants of the Pilgrims. The rea-
son for this peculiar bias in the benevolence
OF northern politicians may be easily guessed.
Mr.. Window. for instance, is not ignorant
that If his influence should induce the settle
ment OF thousand negroes in a
body in any part of Minnesota,
his political death-warrant would be signed
and executed. The people of that State,
IKE those OF New England, are sentimentally
enthusiastic in favor of equal rights for the
negroes, and all that sort of thing but what
they want Is to make the negro equal with
the white man, and to see him happily and
prosperously settled somewhere else, not
among themselves or in their own neighbor-
hood. Even the Washington darkies, who
have been holding meetings to express sym
pathy with their migrating brethren, have
been cautious not to say Come They Join
the Minnesota senator in commencing Kan
sas as the land of promise to which the wan
dering tribes should direct their steps. The
colored men of Indiana have set 8 better
example. They are willing to open their
own arms and doors to their friends from
the South. It is not likely that the invita-
ton will be very extensively echoed by the
heput lican politicians of the State-at least
by those of them who do not feel quite pre-
pared tor consignment to the political grave
yard tut there is an appearance of good
faith in it which has been Thus far lamenta-
bly, lacking in the general literature of the
exodus.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12
That Horse 1a,nde.

To the Editor of the Globe.
Your article in yesterdays GLOBE under
the head of ga Horse Trade,'' is unjust to
one of the parties concerned, and your
reporter was evidently misinformed as to the
facts.
The writer, August LIST, sold to one Luske
a horse for $92.5O. Before purchasing Luske
had thoroughly tried the horse. and had sew
eral of his friends examine the animal.
Luske represented himself as man of prop
erty, and as having considerable money.
Upon such representations the writer took
his note for an unpaid balance of $3.50.
On Sunday last Luske came back and said
he liked the horse, only it was too small for
bis use. The writ then offered to exchange,
and give him larger horse, on payment of
$27.50 more, and showed him another horse
about noon on Sunday at the Washington
House stables. Luske said he wanted
to'try the second horse, and the writer told
him that they would 60 out after dinner and
give the horse fair test. While the writer
was at dinner, and without any authority,
Luske hitched up the horse and secretly took
him away from the stables. On the writer's
return from dinner he found the horse gone,
and Luske was found in saloon somewhat
'AVOAtCdCeuS duu Will Two pals IN the same
condition. This drunken trio commenced
to abuse the writer, and Luske made violent
threats and said he had the second horse and
would keep him and not pay cent more.
By the direction of the writer, who still
owned the horse, the animal was unhitched
and taken back to the stables. Afterwards,
and while in his own buggy, Luske threat
ened to cut the heart out of the writer,
and then and there he drew revalver to
protect himself-while in his own buggy on
the street. he did not rush upon Luske but
kept away f,om him.
It was the design of Luske to get the
second horse secretly away in order to de.
fraud the owner of the boot money.
The first horse was kept because Luske
said he would never pay the $3.50 note, and
further because of the information received
that Luske had misrepresented his financial
standing at the time of the purchase
Luske has succeeded in persuading the chief
of police to exceed his official duty and make
illegal arrest and constitute himself moral
lecturer, without consecration-which will
also be ventilated" in the courts.
Hoping you will do me the Justice of
publication, am JOHN GRAFT,
Dubuque Horse Dealer.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12
SALTWATER.

Our citizens cannot be too careful about
the security of their homes or places of bust
ness. They have been frequently warned of
this, especially during days of general public
amusement.
Many farmers are threshing their grain
from the shock. Many have not theirs vet
stacked, and even some have not finished
harvesting The damage, indeed, to this
class, and through them to the community,
must be large.
A special meeting of the city council was
convened yesterday afternoon to elect a city
clerk pro tenn. Mr.. E. A. Hopkins. the
present incumbent, who has faithfully per
formed the duties of that position for the
past three years, and to the entire satisfac-
ton OF the council, is about to 60 East for
months recreation among relatives aud
old-time friends. Orris E. Lee, from the
office of McCluer & Marsh, will perform the
duties of the position during his absence.
Last Saturday four sharp looking gents
entered the place, and after proper investi-
CATION our chief concluded, and SO politely
informed the intruders that their business
was probably not of such nature as to detain
them for any length of time, and they de.
parted forwith. One of them returned soon
after in complete change of clothing,
wearing hat and carrying cap in his
pockets, probably for certain emergencies
which might arise in the pursuit of his
avocation. He was locked up, and after a
night of incarceration, promised to 90 and
return no more.
fesl erday afternoon at $3.50 P. M. the Sc
verest wind, rain and hail storm that ever
visited this region fell upon our city. Its
duration was between ten and twelve minutes
only. and during this brief period the house
tops and streets were completely covered with
hallstones, many of them two inches in cir
conference. The methods OF measurement
were as various as the sizes of the stones were
numerous. ADJUST Rowe, in the express of
nee, got one nearly as large as the closed
hand. Others found them four and u
half inches in circumference, as large
as an egg, two ounces in weight, etc.
Street lamps and window panes were sadly
demolished in many places. On Main street
signs were torn down, streets and cellars
flowed with water, as in the case of two pre-
vlous storms this summer. The glass in
Loomis' photograph gallery is a total wreck.
The sign of the Chicago restaurant was car
ried off by the current in the direction of
that wicked city whence it came(?) Our
merchants, since the two previous freshets,
have been timld in using their cellars. SO
that very few, if any of them, suffered no
material damage. The new and wide gutter
near simonet's worked to pefection, carry
ing off all the water from the Nelson grade.
The Chestnut street sewer burst again in the
same old place, near the Minnesota house.
There were several bad washouts,-
including one on Third street OPP
posite Mrs. Cutters residence. The
fence between Mr.. Buffers and Mr..
Gray's residence was torn down and thrown
flat upon the sidewalk. The direction of
the storm was southeast Eand travelling very
rapi11v - - :"