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Connecticut western news., 1879-05-21
In She Olden Time.

With the removal of Temple Bar, the old decayed gateway to the city of Lon- don, Childs & Co.,, the oldest banking house in London, vacated the old, cramped, uneven rooms over the gate way which they had occupied for over two centuries at $1OO (E2O) year, and moved to an adjoining building many tons of old ledgers and account books, of all sorts and sizes, in which are methodi- cally arranged the cash transactions of the bank with Nell Gwynne, King Will liam H., and his Queen Mary, and other notable persons, the transactions with Oliver Cromwell being lost. The history of Childs's bank is full of TO- nance. Hogarth has immortalized the run on it in 1889, when Sarah, after wards Duchess of Marlborough, took all the gold she could rake together among her friends, packed it in coach, and brought it down to "the sign of the marygold at Temple Bar" to help the partners. Then in the next century there was the runaway marriage of the Earl of Westmoreland with old Childs's daughter. Suppose you were in love with girl, MT. Childs,'' said his lord ship in an easy tone at the dinner table, and her father was not likely to be brought to terms, what would you do ?" "Why, run away with her, of course." The Earl did this with Miss Sarah Anne Childs that very night. Childs hotly pursued, and Lord Westmoreland find
 ing him close behind, stood up in the postchaise and shot the leading horse in Childs's team, causing spill and ena- bling him to reach Gretna Green and have the ceremony performed before the incensed father could come up.
Connecticut western news., 1879-05-21
An Old Case Recalled.

The Geneseo correspondent of the Buffalo Courier recites a case that re- gently came up there which recalls to him the history of a similar one in this locality many years ago. "It seems," says the writer, "that large open boat had been tied up close to the wharf at Charlotte. Some hay was lying about on it. This tempted young bull, who had broken from an adjoining field, to board the boat and help himself. While thus engaged, the boat, by some means, broke from its mooring and hoated away, carrying the bull with it out to sea. The owner, finding his bull gone, traced him on board the defendants boat and brought an action of trover for the conversion of the animal. Having proved these facts, the plaintiff rested, and the late Charles M. Lee, distin- guished member of the Rochester bar, proceeded to open the case for the de- fence. "GentIemen of the jury" said he, "this is very important case in deed, very-but fortunately it will not present long array of evidence. In fact there are only two questions in it for your consideration. Upon these this whole case turns. Having settled these you will easily arrive at verdict. These great questions are Did the boat run away with the bull, or did the bull run away with the boat? We shall contend, gentlemen, that the bull ran away with the boat, therefore the plain tiff cannot recover" The jury found with MT. Lee, that the bull did run away with the boat, and the defendant had verdict"
Connecticut western news., 1879-05-21
A Dreadful Death.

A heartrending affair occurred at Peekskill, N. Y. Miss Hattie Britton lived with her parents, both invalids, on Hadden street. At about ten o'clock she went down stairs after something for her mother, when she was taken with a fit and dropped the kerosene lamp, ln- stantly setting fire to her clothes. From the traces of fire on the carpet, 1t IS evl- dent that when she recovered herself she ran across the room several times, and then, maddened by the pain, burst open the door and ran for the house of the nearest neighbor, strewing the path with pieces of burnt cloth and flesh. She gained the top step of the house, ano sank with every piece of clothing burned from her body. She lived only abou
 four hours after, suffering the mos dreadful agony.
Connecticut western news., 1879-05-21
FADING.

watched in the glad spring-tide When buds were bursting forth, The girl who shoul6 have been my bride, The fairest gem of cath
 She faded like the tender leaves When the frosty wind is north. watched her when the golden haze Jay soft on bank and brae, And in the summer of her days She faded fast away
 The roses disd from out her cheeks Like sunsets flush Tn May. At last, when Autumn's withered leaves Lay sere upon the ground The swallows long had left the caves, And night was closing round
 Her soul departed ere the dawn, And her angel home she found. When earth lay heath the early snow, I stood beside her grave The funeral chant rang sad and slow Throughout the ancient nave
 I nlourned, but owned that God was just When He took back the soul He gave!
Connecticut western news., 1879-05-21

dim, and whose voice was quiet, like woman's, said:
 "Twenty lengths was the judge's yer dict, Redgy-twenty lengths. And the Cup is for you, my boy. And whenever you think your father is getting out of bounds, as you may think hereafter, show him that goblet, and remind him of what he went through when it was Won by the Light of the Moon."
Connecticut western news., 1879-05-21
IT. ia a oraat roistoka to aI1onoao Eh

Tt is a great mistake to suppose that man is the only order of creation that is compelled to be economical and to pay up what he owes. Every intelligent early riser has noticed that even the grass of the field has something that is dew on it every morning, while the hap py birds that float in the air have their own little bills to look after as we'll as we.
Connecticut western news., 1879-05-21
LIPS, BE STILL.

Love thinks no ill,
 Then lips be still The bitter word let it remain unspoken;
 Though it seem hard,
 Yet thy reward ---. That love shall give whose law thou has not broken!
 Love suffers long;
 Then heart be strong Dealing to others as thy Lord to thee; Who SOW His seed,
 Blest in their deed, Shall in its season, the bright harvest see
Connecticut western news., 1879-05-21

Miss Construction Whalebone, aint, powder, and so forth.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
CONWAY COOPED.

a Noted Minnesota Counte rfeiter and
Horse Thief Jugsed-Old Frank Conway
Found Guilty of Countcrfeiting at Spring.
field, Ill.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
SPRINGFIELD ILL.,, Feb. 1.-Old Frank Con-
way, of Elysian, Minnesota, was convicted
here to-day of counterfeiting under the name
of Levi Logan, alias T.. G. Laboree.
HISTORICAL.
The above information will be good news to
all law-abiding Minnesotians. Old Frank Con-
LIE Sueur county, as the head of gang of
counterfeiters and horse thieves Under the
leadership of Conway the gang conducted a
fourishing business, with little or no inter
ference from the authorities. In 1874 how
ever, If onr memory serves us
right. old Conway was arrested, with
the proofs of his counterfeiting operations
in his possession, upon which he was tried,
convicted, and sentenced to the penitentiary.
Immediately upon the PRONUNCIATION of the
sentence, his counsel, Hon. Amos Coggswell, APP
piled to the supreme court for new trial. The
grounds of this application are not now entire
ly clear but they were sufficiently well pre-
scented to induce the court to grant the pray er,
with the proviso that Conway's sentence should
be suspended in the interval, Conway at the
same time being allowed to go at liberty on
bail acceptable to the court. The bail bond
was prepared and presented. The court looked
it over and declared it satisfactory.
1t was satisfactory to Conway. Minnesota
was getting too hot for him and he struck
out for other fields to work. In due time the
day designated for the trial arrived, but
Conway was non est. A re-examination of his
bail bond showed that instrument to be worth
less. which left the State out a convicted coun.
terfeiter and the sum named as security fol
his appearance.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
YariQua proceaaes conneCtad with harrel. kino.

scene, ten Of the elder pupils being engaged in the
various processes connected with barrel making.
After the new building had been inspected and
dinner served, the girls work rooms were visited,
when the visitors and pupils repaired to the school
room, where the most interesting events of the day
were enacted. The younger pupils, who had been
but few months under instructions, were first
brought out, and by means of signs other than the
deaf and dumb alaphabet-for they have not master
ed that-were given to understand a few elemental
ideas, which they quickly transcribed to the states.
They appeared to grasp the ideas with extraordinary
rapldity, and with nervous quickness, as If they
would pass from their minds, wrote them down.
Then more advanced pupils were brought forward
and asked questions in geography
and other studies which they answered
with great readiness, although ;, some
ture the facial illustration of the various mental
emotions-love, hate, fear, hope, anger, etc., by
pretty little miss Of fifteen summers. Again there
was humorous iustratration of the first lessons in
skating by Of the lads, which was SO true to the
life that the entire audience was convulsed with up
roarous laughter. REGULATIONS Of poems in the sign
language followed, translated by Miss Noyes, the
daughter Of the superintendent, which created the
greatest wonderment among the spectators and ellie
tied warm applause. The exercises closed by the
recitation of the Lords prayer in the sign language
In very touching and devout manner by little girl
of years. The visitors all well pleased with the
days entertainment and returned to st. Paul in ex-
cellent spirits.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
milwaukee Produce Market.

MINIATURES, FED. J.
FLoUR-steady and in fair demand,
GRAIN-Wheat opened firm and 10 lower, and
closed steady; No. hard 96Hc; No. l, clio; No. q,
s6Ac; February $3.50; March 87bc; May 92Ac;
No. 8, 7lAo; No. 4, 62hc; rejected SAC. Corn
steadier and in moderate demand; No. 2, 1890.
Oats steady; No. 2, l9Ac. Rye steady: No. l, 42hc
Barley dull and nominal; No. 2, 75@76c; March
1910.
PROvISIONS-Qui but firm. Mess pork quiet;
new $3.50. Lard, prime steam $6.45.
HOGS-Live, less firm and nominal at S3.S5O3 &c.
Dressed hogs steady at 400.
RECEIPTS-8,877 barrels -four; Al, $50 bushels
wheat.
sHIPMENTs-12,246 barrels flour; 80, 400 bushels
yuho
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
OWATONNA.
Sudden Death OF An Old CitiZen--NIiss
Hathaway Held--Niiscellaneous.

Special Telegram to the Globe.
OwAroNNA, Feb. John Barney, an old cit
izen of this place, died very suddenly early
yesterday morning. He retired Thursday even
ing apparently as we'll as usual. At about 5
A. NJ. his wife says she was awakened by a
strange sound issuing from his side of the bed.
She spoke to him, but he made no reply. She
then jumped up and lit lamp, but before she
could call physician he expired.
The examination Of Miss Hathaway, charged
with larceny of household goods from the resi-
slence of Mrs. J. J. Aiken. came to close yes
terday morning, she being held in bonds of
500 for appearance at next term of the dis
triet court
Simon Downie, prominent business man of
this place, who for the past seven weeks has
been very i'll with d:phtheria, is recovering
slowly.
Work has again commenced On the artesian
we'll, and is progressing finely.
The Forbes Dramatic company presented
Black Diamonds to large and appreciative
audience at the Opera House last evening.
Two deaths from diphtheria this week. No
new cases for q number of days. The proba-
bility is that it has about had its run.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
Released by Habeas Corpus.

W1NoNA, Mimi, Feb. 1.-The habeas corpus in
the case of Batteman and Clark, of st. Charles,
in Jail here for refusing to pay q dog tax was
argued to-day before Judge Mitchell, and the
men were discharged from custody. The decis-
ion was made on the ground that no authority
was shown in the commitment giving the
justice power to imprison. 1t is understood
the parties will bring suit for damages for un-
lawful imprisonment.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
From Sunday Edition.

The following matter on this page appeared
in Sundays edition. The reason for this 'epub-
location is because our regular mail rate Of sub
sc,iption does not include the Sunday issue, and
comparatively fen in the country care to pay ectra
for the Sunday edition. ao1tch lies in the st. Paul
post office and goes out in the same mail acth the
Monday paper. The more important neecs, to
the erte,at Of t,ro or three columns. is therefore
repub1ished on Monday for the benefit Of country
subscribers ar1to do not see the SUNDAY GLOBE.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
Benteen Speaks Good Word for Reno

Benteen Speaks a Good Word for Reno.
CHICAGO, Feb. lin the Reno inquiry Col.
Benteen, third officer in command in the Gus
ter cam paign, gave his evidence, which was the
most favorable to Reno OF any yet elected.
He commended Renos generalship and cour-
age. He estimated the Indians as numbering
over e,000 although at that time he had not
believed them to exceed $500. Whenever a
head or hat was shown it drew volley from
the Indians
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
Associated Press Markets.
Chicago Produce Market.
FLoUR-steady and unchanged

FLOUR-Steady ana unchanged. =.
GRAIN-Wkeat quiet and firm shade higher;
No. Chicago spring s52sM.ss1sc February; soa4 6
March No. 5 Chicago TON 071c rejected $40. Corn
quiet but firm; So QD3l cash; 1880 March; 35ss c
@35H May. Oats fairly active and q shade higher
2Os cash 2oAc February; 2O9sc March; 23A @23A {
May. Rye steady and unchanged. Barley steady
and unchanged; $40.
PROvIsIONs-Por unsettled, but generally
higher; $9.40 cash; 9.52h @9.55 March; 1850
8 ON April. Lard fairly active and shade higher
6.35 cash; 64OO6.42h March; 6.50D6.52A April.
Bulk meats good demand and shade higher; $3.50
4.bU04.75. Dressed hogs, good demand and shade
higher; $3.75l14UO.
WHISKY-Steady; $1.04.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
CHANDELIERS CHANCE.

Business and a Seat in Congress for
Sale.
DETROIT, Fec. IA telegram from Lansing
tonight states Senator Christiancy arrived
there last night and called on Gov. Crosswel
to-day, but did not tender his resignation, and
is still in doubt whether he will accept the
Peruvian mission or not. He will not do so
unless he can arrange his business affairs at
LANSING satisfactorily,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
THE STATE PRISON.
OPENING OF THE LEGISLAT1YE IN.
TESTIGATION YESTERDAY.
Cruelty Question Considerable Straight
forward Story from q Former Guard In
the Prison-Coffey Repeats his Charges,
and the Ex-Cuard Confirms it in Many
Important Particulars.

The legislative committee appointed to investigate
tho management of the State prison, at Saltwater
held its first session Saturday The first witness
sworn was W. D. Hanngan, of Minneapolis, former
guard in the prison. The following are extract.
from his testimony:
Know Pat. Cofey was treated badly; Cotfey wa.
employed In cleaning up about the cell room; knew
guards; do not know Of my own personal knowledge
what 1t was for occasion was kept there from
Thursday evening until Sunday without food; he
was in my charge part of tho time; he sent there
by the orders Of Deputy Warden Abe Hall; do not
know the reason for this treatment; Cofey after
croton oil had been applied to back; 1t was in the
middle of the summer of 1877; his back was quite
raw, the same as if it had been singed or burned
and the skin all peeled off fro the back of the neck
down; was the only time ever saw It: saw no one
put it on; saw him many times in the dungeons
while under my charge there was not q better be-
haved prisoner there; that he was being pun
ished all the time by the guards wanted him rein
stated in the cell room; thought he would do better;
was punished by being put in the dungeons; do not
know Of any acts Of INSTRUMENTATION; no one had a
better chance than myself; heard he did not
do enough work; the cause was not re-
be put into the dungeon; he was sentenced
TOR SIX years his conduct generally good; he was
under my charge, or where could see him, eighteen
room he was employed in carrying out night buck
ets and assisted IN feeding the prisoners; generally
saw him from - to 10 hours per day. he always acted
Se1ueLuduly ana noneStys on one occaSlOn
Cofey was kept in the dungeon three
days without food; had to raise him up and
carry him to his cell; it in the summer; officers
do not give the guards their reasons for punshing
prisoners: food was given him the night he was le-
leased; after such punishment prisoners gener-
ally left day or two in their cells; think should
have noticed him if he had been in his cell; several
prisoners were sent to the dungeons, but none of
them treated harshly; two cuts OF bread and
pint of water was the usual morning and evening
ration Of dungeon inmates; had received orders to
put prisoners in dungeons before; had gone to the
deputy warden and asked to give prisoners food !;
Cotfey was confined without food from Thursday
evening until Sunday evening; Borch, the guard
who had charge of Coffey when was not on duty,
said he Cofey) had nothing to eat or drink while he
duty; the coils have pint dish which is gen.
orally kept filled with water; the dungeons generally
have nothing in them: Hall strike Cofey in the
cell room; the offense committed outside; Hall
was in a passion; can't tell how hard he struck !;
judged it was hard blow.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
Other Wit7aesse8.

Inspector L. E. Reed and ex-Inspector J. S. Cleve
land were next called. Their testimony was to the
effect that in visiting the prison everything seemed
to be all right.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
DELI, DUNE AND BLIND.
A Legislative Visit to These Institutions on
Saturday,

The Senate and House committees on the institu-
ton for the deaf and dumb and the blind, accom-
panied by about fifty members of the legislature and
several guests, including number Of ladies, paid
their annual visit to the institution at Faribault Sat
urday.
ride by omnibuses to the old Faribault mansion,
where the asylum for the blind is located gave many
of the visitors their first view of blind asylum.
The pupils all at work at their several vocatons
bead work, bottoming chairs, and embroidery, a
few of the girls devoting themselves to and
machine sewing. They worked silently, answering
questions propounded to them only in sad whispers.
They worked deity enough, it is true, but more
with the air of persons performing a task
that was odious to them than with the cheer
fulness that usually characterizes the inmates Of
asyluns of different nature. They all professed
themselves we'll pleased with their treatment and
greatly attached to ther tutors and all the officers of
the institution. There air of neatness and
comfort about the dormitories, and all light and
we'll ventilated, the cots being pentifully supplied
with warm, clean and comfortable bedding.
The inspection of the rooms and the work of the
inmates being completed-and it may be said that
many Of the trinkes made by the afflicted children
were summoned to the school room,
where all the inmates, twenty-one in number,
we're assembled. Several exhibitions of reading
from books printed in raised letters given, fol
lowed by violin solo, excellenty rendered, by Will
liam H. Fernholz, of ST. Paul, one of the pupils.
song by two OF the girls followed, when Charles
Muller. of ST. Paul, played violin solo with exqus-
tie taste. "Noahs Ark" was sung by the two last
named lads. to the great amusement of the audience
and pupils, when the company took cOnveyances for
the building devoted to the care OF the deaf and
dumb.
TOUR THROUGH THE WORK SHOPS
connected with the institution was full of interest
the visitors In the boot and shoe shops found
about twenty lads and young men busiy sewing and
| pegeing away, with cheerful demeanor and bright
Intelligent faces. This shop turns out some excel
| lent work, both for ladies' and gents WEAR ant
supplies much Of that needed for the pupils. Th
| tailor shop overhead contained about dozen lad
| and three or four young ladies, all at work in tn
manufacture Of clothing, and some of the product
this establishment will compare favorably with tina
turned out by rst-class tailoring establishments any
much interest," for here deaf mutes found attend
ing to all the details Of printing newspapers, circular
and general job work with a degree of intelligenc
that need put devotee of the art preseryative t
the blush. At the cooper shop there bus
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
WASHINGTON.
Public Debt Statement-Chief Joseph and
the Indian Department Make n Land
Trade--NIiscellaneOus

Public Debt statement-Chief Joseph and
the Indian Department Make Land
Observation-Disclosures
PUBLIC DEBT.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-The following is the
public debt statement for January:
Six per cent. bonds. ....S Csc, SS9,000
Five per cent. bonds .... 7O3,266,65O
Four and a half per cents 250,0OO.00O
Four per cent. bonds.... 33o,7oo,ooo
Total coin bonds ,954, 800, ESQ
Legal tenders rs MINIMUM: :''." s4s74s,osl
Certificates of deposit... 40,9i0,OOO
Fractional currency..... 16,O2l,495
Coin and silver certificates 20,l97.S90
Total without interest ........... S423, 1903, 400
Total debt ......................2 1855 81, 1856
Total interest. Observation-Disclosures. 23,O2a,6s9
Cash In the TreasuIy....S 5S2,45o,es5
Currency held for redemp-
ton Of fractional cur
Special deposits held for
redemption of certificates
OF deposit. 4o,'tpooV
Total in treasury .................S ss2, 45o.ee5
Debt less cash in treasury Feb i, 10 1885, 1870
Decrease during January. ........... 2,751,9SS
Decrease since June 80, 1878. 9,S907l1
Bonds issued to Pacific railroad compa-
MES, interest payable in lawful money
Principal outstanding .................. 64,6235l2
Interest accrued and not yet paid. $685. lit
Interest paid by the United States..... 4l,7637 45
mails. .................. 1o,eb7o2s
States. e 31,ne7l6
Subscriptions to per cent. loan since yesterdays
report s., 69l, 800.
/ Nearly all applying at treasury orinterest TAX
greenbacks in preference to gold.
The secretary of the treasury has made another
call for the redemption of 10000 900 Of $40 bonds
eonsols Of 1857, In equal proportions.
Registered aud coupon bond interest will cease
May LIST.
MAIL BIDS.
Nearly forty thousand bids have been receiv-
ed for carrying the mail in Missouri, Iowa.
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
month will be required for opening them and
making the awards.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
The President, members Of the cabinet,
foreign ministers and congressman, witnessed
the exhibition by Paul Boynton at the navy
yard His general plan of improvement of low
water navigation of the Mississippi river, be-
low the mouth of the OHIO river, contemplates
that the channel be reduced to the approx
mate width of $500 feet by means of dykes of
brush, ETC., and where the bed of the river is
found too hard to be worn away by the river
current, dredging in addition to reduction of
width will be resorted to. Congress will be
asked for appropriation Of six hundred
Thousand dollars for the improvement.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03

| &c depot, Minneapolis
Tickets and sleeping car berths secured st cit;
| ticket Office, No. Washington avenue Opposite
Nicolet Housed W. q. Teller, Ticket Agent, ahd a
st. Paul Pacific depot, Minneapol g. and at ll6 Eas
Th1rd street, st. Psnl Gro. q. RAzzAHD 1icke
| Agent. OHAS. r. HATCH. Can. Mau
A. n. Bonn. Gan .paa. Ap,t
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
Confirmation Of Assessments for Change Of Grade on Streets il
Fifth Ward,
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CRY OF ST.. PAUL. MIMI, Jan. 81, 1879. {

UFFTEO on RID FUBIIOW
Cry ST. JAMS
assessments benefits arising from change of
Of Of rsac
M. a
Gany)to g i shown
ontray,t the
the
assessed and the streets
Daytn's
Supposed owner Damage alice
5fofw
south226 eetof Of.