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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-05
NEWS SUMMARY
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

CRIMES AND CRIMINALS
Charles L. Peterson of San Francisco,
was shot dead by Garrotcrs early on the
morning of Oct % near the Uuited States
mint The murderers escaped.
The grand jury of San Francisco have
found true bill of assault to murder against
Charles De Young of the Chronicle, based on
his shooting OF Rev. !. 8. Kallock. ,.
A Constantinople dispatch announces
that a band of Greek brigands, who have been
robbins and numbering in all tie villages sur
rounding Trecale, have been completely m.
initiated by company of soldiers. Twenty
five brigands were killed and several wounded
A dispatch from Belgrade says within
three hours drive Of Belgrade a band OF
fifty hishwaymcn hold the country. They
murder travellers, cxtort money from tho peas.
antry, defy the government and prevent the
tax gatherers from performing their functions
in that region.
On the morning ofOct., 30, at Sioux
City, Iowa, j. NJ. Cooley shot and almost In.
stantly killed Charles Terrier. The shooting
was done in self-defense, Terrier having
climbed in Cooley's wagon and attacked him
NOOlCy lOSo w tlIC SACllA OAASO AuU ouA
rendered himself, together with the corpse
which remained in the wagon.
CASUALTIES.
There was $4,000 fire at Manistec,
Mich. Oct. o.
There was 100000 fire at Chicago,
Nov. Q, and at Indianapolis a $4,000 fire on
the same day.
A telegram from Madrid, of Oct. 80,
says there have been heavy rains throughout
the entire country at Malaga Water spouta
Vera. In Almeria the river overtiowed and
flooded mines, throwing $500 men out Of
work. Twenty-oue persons were drowned
and thirty houses and five hundred thousand
pesetas worth OF ore carried away. At Cuevas
several lives were lost and one house des-
troyed. Marauders are taking advantage OF
these events to depredate on property. The
Saragossa and Barcelona railway is sub
merged for distance of sixteen kilometers.
A Especial from Grand Haven, Michigan,
states tho steamer Amazon. OF the Northwest
ern transportation company's line, for Grand
Haven, Mich, from Milwaukee, with about
fifty passengers and heavy load Of wheat
and other freight, struck the sand bar in the
entrance to the harbor there, while entering,
Oct. Is. She succeeded in backing OF return
ed few miles into the lake, and again at
tempted to entar, struck this bar and was
drawn around the end of the south pier and
ashore by the strong northwest wind, and row
lies Within a hundred feet of the pier, broad.
side to the sea, with the spray dashing over
her. The passengers we're taken ashore by tho
life saving corps The crew threw the cargo
overheard. The total loss on steamer and car
70 will be about $3.50 900.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-05

COunIy, NlluueSOld IL" lilies from the Guy
of Winona. 1t appears that the murderer ap
preached his victim stcalthily, rs she was sit
ting by tho kitchen fire reading her prayer
book, and struck ner senseless with club.
Surprising her dead, he began to search for
money. of which tho old lady had several hum
drcd dollars. How much he found is not known
but an empty pocket book. taken from tho old
lady's trunk, was found on the floor. After
searching oil the rooms he returned to the
kitchen, emptied the contents OF the kerosene
lamp upon the body Of his victim, set fire to it
and fled, locking the front door after him.
His intention was to conceal the crime by
burning the house; but it seems that the poor
old lady who was in her ninetieth year, was
restored to consciousness by the torture OF the
flames and CROPPED her way across the room to
the water pail, but was unable to quench the
fire, and finally crawled to the back door,
where che was found burned to a crisp. The
house, contrary to the design of the murderer,
did not take fire. The report that bloody
knife and axe were found in the room, and
that the dead hand OF the victim grasped q
mallet. is incorrect. A reward Of three hun
drcd dollars has been offered by Sheriff Dill
for apprehension Of the murderer. The de-
ceased has married daugtcr living at Money
Greek, und a son who lives near Harvard, Neb
The Mark Lane Express, in review of
tho British corn trade tho past week. says:
Field work has progressed satisfactorily, and
except in the latest districts the remainder OF
the crops have been gathered, and something
has been done towards winter sowing. The
conditions of the later cereals is deplorable,
and tho loss thereon heavy. Very lit 10 wheat
isyct ready to throsh. Roots fall far short
OF an average crop. Supplies Of English
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-19
The State Committee.

The Conservative State Committee met op
Thursday last in Richmond and took deci'
ded action upon the State-debt question.
Bedford heartily approves its course, and
will endorse it at the polls. The time hao
come to speak plainly. THERE'S no place IN
the party for men who array themselves
against it's principles and policy. The com
mittee has turned nobody out. The mozart
ers, without waiting for the action OF Inc
last General Assembly, read themselves ou'
and made a complete organization outside
the party. The State Committee has Simply
done its duty in recognizing this state OF
things.
We are rejoiced that vigorous canvass
is to be made. 1t will do good TO instruct
the people fully about this debt question
There is not the slightest danger OF repu'
diation or further "agitation when once
the masses are informed of the monstrous
plans proposed by the selfish demagogueS
who are seeking to rule or ruin. Let every
State canvasser be beard from at prominent
points, and let the county committees scno
out their best speakers to every votlEg-pre'
cinct. The result to be obtained is worth
the sacrifice OF time and money required
The State has lost thousands In money BY
this wicked agitation and far more in repu'
tation. The impudent attack OF the amol
tious and selfish politicians who are tramp
ing the State will arouse all the manhood OF
the party, and we will have campaign
short, sharp, and decisive. We shall be
troubled no more with stupid rant about
our burdens and our sovereign right to be
dishonest and treacherous. The statesman
ship which impedes all honest Legislation
will be at 4 discount and we can in peace
and quiet carry out the wise settlement OF
the debt. A brighter future is before us il
we will grasp it. The time and ability OF
our leading men can be devoted to no bet
ter work than enlightening and forming
public opinion so that the sort OF agitation
which has disgraced US for eight years shall
not be possible during the lifetime OF this
generation at least. One united, hearty,
enthusiastic effort in behalf OF the honor OF
the State. the prosperity Of the State, is al
that is needed to secure complete victory
Bedford Star,
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Well Done,

We;are glad that the State Committee OF
the Conservative party has accepted the
gauge OF ,bgttle thrown down by the, Malone
HoEarters. The Mozarters last winter met
in convention in the Mozart Hall, in Rich
mond, and organized their party. They APP
pointed their State and county. committees,
aad published their address. This summer
their speakers have been actively canvassin 2
the State In favor OF their party. During
all this time they have not invited or called
a convention 0e' meeting OF The Conserve
tive party for cs6peration. But have pro
lceeded to eanyasss the State. in defiance Of
the Conservative organization, aader their
own separate organiz cation. gThlseourse has
been done, az we are justified in believing,
In pnrsuapoe or d deliberate purpose to disor-
ganize the Conservative party, to east aside
lis accustomed leaders, and build up a new
party upon the ruins Of t he graad old party,
ander thel leadership of Malone, Paul,
Fuikersnh, and Massey. This :coutSe has
been ndicated by their public. speakers for
more than twelve months, when they de-
cared that the mission of the C0nserEatiye
6arty had ended. The State COMMITTEES OF
the party would have been grossly dereiiet
In duty had It. natgmet nnd taken the steps
which It hiss done. Il has done well. The
Conservative, party Will maintain ITS organ.
izatioD and prestige In the State ane win g.
great yictor5 over the Hahoneises. e e:
We Shsil hare an ear nest and :actiyelsssn-
vans from nov; INIT the IA q eleet ion.-3 Ads-
|otfesvRtc sssoafai; 3; tss
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-19
The Mozart ASitatOrs.

The Mozart-Hall agitators are very lndig.
nant that the State Central Committee OF
the Conservative party should have voted
thirteen to two for organizing anew the
Conservative party, making an active can
yass of the State, and turning all those out
OF the party who are not willing to support
the nominees OF the party and its organiza-
ton. We like you NIGHTLY, gentlemen,
but when it comes to such pass rs matters
were last fall, to find you and your
press arrayed against every Conservative
nominee in the State save one, we think 1t
is infinitely better that we should separate
in peace and harmony il we can, forclbly II
we must. Agitators and dissenters have
been tolerated in our ranks until they nave
become unbearable, and necessity forces US
TO purge our organization Of all such. We
have loved you, but we must part, or you
must promise better things for the future.
An open enemy is much preferable to one
in our ranks, and will do us less harm, and
we can calculate on his strength and capa-
city to better advantage.
You virtually left us last winter when
YOU went into the MozartHall convention,
eschewing US, organizing yourselves for
work and fight, appointing your state ana
county committees, leaving US out IN the
cold to fret over the unhappy turn things
were taking. We know you spout about
tile SO, but then please remember there was
only 80, and that they saw the error OF
their way, and have been whipped back
into ranks long ago. Come back AS they
did, and we will receive you with open
arms.-Pearisburg firginian.
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A well-known liberal clergyman relates
that, lately talking to some youngsters or
the coming vacation, and diversing into the
necessity of kindness to animals, ne Incl
dcntally remarked: "Boys arc often cruel tt
frogs and toads. remember, when boy, OF
Tickedly filling mp toad with flre-cFackeis
and then lighting the slow match. ne
was Mortified TO see this remark received
with the liveliest emotions OF interest ana
delight, and utterly proStrated as he passed.
out at hearing one urchin say to another
ceilings, that's new note. Won't we have
fun blowing up the buII-paddlcs down IN
the medder?"
Baseball, it will be remembered by old
settlers, is a game played by eighteen per-
sons wearing shirts and drawers. They
scatter around the field and try to catch
cannon ball covered with raw-hlde. The
game is to get people to pay two shlllingS
10 come inside the fence.-MtludAEee ouH'
As a party OF gentlemen and ladies were
climbing to the top of a high church-toWerr,
one hot dav, gentleman remarked: " This
is rather a spiral flight Of steps," To which
lady rcioined, " Yes, perspirai "-and she
wiped her brow as she spoke.
Only ten foreigners are honored by tombs
in Westminster Abbey. They are awful
particular about who is laid ut rest there
But let them keep their old tombs. II they'd
offer to let us be buried there to-lnorro"
we wouldn't accept.-B0ston Post.
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The Lines Drawn.

Tho State Committee have nobly done
their duty 10 drawing the lines, defending
the organization. and defining the principles
of the Conservative party. The resolutions
were passed by a majority OF Is to 2.
The only dissentients were Messrs. Gro.
ner and Wise. Groner!-wbat name, ana
how appropriate to the mischief.makers
who see all solid ground steadily slipping
from under their feet, and grieve and grodn
rs they realize how soon their occupation
will be gone. They groan, but the people
rejoice. The people have reason to rejoice.
The debt settlement greatly relieves
their burdens. Let them see to it that
the settlement is fully executed, as we
believe they will, and in place OF paying
AT PA, 600 to two thirds Of the creditors,
leaving the other third unpaid, and the In
terest on the unpaid bonds accommodating
from wear to year, they will have to raise
only 5000, 900, in order to pay full Interest
on the whole debt and place all the credl-
tors of the State on the same footing. AS
they have for years paid the larger sum
without an increase of taxation, 1t is idle, it
is utterly absurd, to pretend that it will re-
uuire an increase Of taxation to pay the
smaller sum. The defeat of the recent set
Element would leave the old funding bill OF
1871 in full operation. Under It's operation,
while the S1,214,000 would be paid to the
coupon bondhoIders. the public schools
would continue to suffer seriously, as they
have suffered for several years. Under the
operation of the new settlement, Auditor
TAYLOR, after making a careful estimate OF
all the ordinary expenses OF the Govern
mcnt, says: sit is confidently expected
that the revenues will be abundantiy sufh'
cient to pay the expenses shown in the esti-
mate, and pay as well achateUer may De
found due to The schools" The schools
will no longer have to be robbed to pay the
ordinary expenses of the government.
The new settlement, without any increase
of taxation, will pay all the creditors their
interest, pay the ordinary expenses OF the
government, and pay to the schools the
money that belongs to them. 1t will also
give repose to the people, promote the cause
OF immigration and all the material interests
Of the State. What better settlement can
be asked or hoped for?', Where, then, is
there any just ground for agitation? No
such ground exists, and it is the plain duty
of the people to sit down upon the agitators
and give them speedy quietus. This we
are confident they will do. Let the battle
rage, and " damned be him that first cries,
Hold, enough" -.....,.. ....
The address Of the State Committee to
the people Of the State is paper in all
respects worthy Of the great cause OF Virgil
MIA Conservatism. 1t should be read, pom
dered, and acted upon by every true Con-
seryatlve OF the state.-HotJar Record.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-19

We lay before our readers in this issue
the admirable resolutions adopted By our
State Central Committee at its recent meet
ing in the city OF Richmond. These reso-
buttons were adopted with great unanimlty
bv large body of men, chosen for their
wisdom and conservatism, and Will, we
doubt not, be approved by the great mass
OF our people. That many OF those SELL
STYLED Readjusters who heretofore have
been blindly following the reckless leader
shin of such men as Massey, Paul q 90.
will now hesitate to array themselves
against the Conservative party we nave no
doubt: but we confess that up to THIS Time
the course OF the leaders OF that political
faction has not inspired us WIN 1nucn
hone that they will act as wisely. we nave
not hesitated to critciSe the sincerity ana
wisdom OF these men, because 1t has all
along been very apparent that tncir only
natives IN apitating the debt question were
nnrclv personal and selfish, and our only
Surprise has been that the more intelligent
ri their followers have not perceived this.
surely it is time that the rank and file OF
that party, il there really is such party in
existence, were waking up TO an appre-
citation of the fact that they have no in
terest in whether or not General Ma
hone obtains, at the expense OF our
foreign bondholders, the revenge which he
imagines he owes them on the score OF his
deposition as president of the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad. 1t is time
that they were realizing the fact that Gene
raj Mahone's ambition for a seat in the
United States Senate is not the most impor-
tant question with which they have to deal,
but is a matter entirely personal to himself.
When these facts have been fully realized;
when the people once comprehend the
true meaning and import OF the term
reimbursement when they once under
stand how hollow have been the prom
ises and professions OF the advocates
of agitation, then will Virginia have
that rest and quiet which she so much
needs, and which every true citizen must
earnestly desire. The Conservative party,
through it's chosen representatives, has de-
clared with no uncertain sound what our
duty is, and il the noXious weed misnamed
readjustment has really taken root in our
soil, then it is full time that an effort were
being made to uproot 1t. The people should
be taught that II reimbursement means any
thing more than personal revenge and per-
sonal advancement, it means reputation:
When they have learned this lesson, ana
learn it they surely will, we shall near no
more from the so-called friends OF the peo-
ple.-Norhern. NecE Neus.
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3, II, tho Eebs.

4s.s. any body I'd this part of the Woria :
Injection OF the amount OF the aeDt o,
Virginia under the old funding DIN, US sIa.ad d
,tme and again by Mr. Massey in his orsl anu
rri1fed deliyerances to this people II your
memory is at fault we will give you tne sA.
aos aoures as nut down In black and Wni III
hss hat gentleman. Here they are: sos, i!9,-
al %. Not only Mr.. Massey, put ar r ..as
leading Readiusters, acknoW ledged s1e e.a.o
~ Yar@inia to be legally bound Tor tne POI.
lion OF the original debt set aFartior 49,
Tirsinia. with its interest, and they never
iaiied to urge this fact In order 10 lul.
uress, the people with the belle1 tnas
the debt never could be paid. NOV,
bT, the terms OF the McCulioch Dill, Ine
claim on Virginia. for one third OF Tue
or;ginal debt and its interest IS forever re.
leased. According to ReadIuster. ngures
snd seyerations, therefore, the debt OF the
state is reduced to that extent; ana MOI
o,iy,s so, but the interest on the REMAINDER
ia reduced one half. And yet these same :;
gentlemen have the hardihood to travei oil
oyer1 the State and tell the people that the
hast contract is more grinding than the frst'
| n Mr.. Massey's estimate OF tue dept ap'
| preached accuracy, The McCulloch bill mas
CERTAINLY cut it down to an extent tnal
oueht to send Joy to the hearts OF the
beayy-Iaden Taxpayers; always provided
tina. they desire or expect to pay the dep'
at all Charlottesville Chronicle.
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: x,rn.stlcany Drank.
lproyidsaes Journal, Pawtuctet Lstser.l

rproytdsucs Journal, Pawtucket Lstserl
The lights were out, the streets were Sill,
a,,d alt other presetees were silent tn the
nresence of the peaceful night. And ut
this time the soft but slightly unsteady
tread of q man was heard approaching the
station, He took chair near the door,
daugled his legs over the chairs arm, hung
his peaked bat on the toe of his boot, and
in low voice addressed the officer: l
was here year ago and listened to the song
OF your cricket under the mat there. and
want to hear it again. That cricket comes
into my life, exactly. He sings ana OIL DIS
green.coated comrades sing OF the Dying
summer. There are million OF tnese
little mourners under the leaves TO.
night, and they all have one song OF
pensive sadness. There is cricket IN my
heart. There used to be summer there. l
am sort of an old cricket myself. crawl
into the naturalformed grape grottoes on
the highway and sing my own sad song
there. Speaking Of cool, wild graperies re-
minds me that am Abirst. Say. Sergeant,
can't YOU send a sleuth messenger to the
Club OF the Purple Cluster and tell the
yinous triumvirate that are browning their
chaste and marvellous brows with beautiful
chaplets to send me, not an old Roman
punch even, nor Grecian amaranthe 1uep,
but tod, mere modern tod. Tell them
! am always with them, and often COM
muue when on my promiscuous pilgrimage
with their embottled-pardon me, mean
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. see their faces rapt
and purplDg with the blood Of the broken
hearted grape Of the Garter stream. But say,
Sergeant, my blood is turning into the chan
nels OF melancholy. This must not be. Here
are three coins. 1 put one into wine and the
world flushes up for me; second coin,
and own that block there, l am Mayor OF
Pawtucket, 81 walk on thrones y; a..third,
and hear rapturous music, float on fair
rivers, my old coat becomes as the garment
OF great ruler; / put my warm heart
against the cold marble Of the world, and |
warm itwith its generous glow. The world
is no longer marble tomb to me. 1t "Opens
and enchanting forms come forth and EN-.
brace me and bid me 60 on. The gates Oh
eternity open with majestic welcome TO
the man who deties fortune and dares 10
grandly live it out" but those are nor O.,
coins" said the officer, "they are buttons, +,
Well, buttons, so then let them be-ah
that song again, the song OF the cricket.
Officer, let ME sleep here under the mag
netism OF the mighty midnight heavens, ana
let the lady crickets sercnade me-"
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Address Of the State Conservative
Committee.

We devote much Of our space on the first
and second pages of this paper to the pub
lication of this address.
1t is very able document, and furnishes
much information in regard to tue State
debt. We regard it as very clear and for
chile statement relative to this much-agl-
tated question.
It is worthy of careful reading and pro-
per study; for every voter, and especially
every one who has the good OF the STATE al
heart, is deeply interested. II ever tnere
was a time for calm and sober reflection,
this is the time. 1t is by no means small
and uniniurious matter to rend 4 party tnat
has done so much to save the State from
ruin and degradation. 1t can be OF no aG-
vantage to keep the people in a feverlsh
state OF agitation continually. They need
rest and oI,iet, Making laws one year and
renealinp them the next is chlldren's play.
Settling debts Que year and repudiating the
settlements the next portends no good IN
any direction. $780,,
wholesale declarations, made by wlry poll
tic,ans. Let them weigh well whether they
can afford to endure another siege OF tur-
mou and agitation, and ask the question,
whether they can we'll afford further depre-
citation of their property. Let them not de-
pend on negatives, but demand something
positive. Let them understand what
their new situation is to be before they
leave their present one. Facts should
be demanded, instead Of bold declarations.
When man is sick he does not care about
hearing SO much about his bad condition !;
he wants a remedy. Infdelity assails the
Bible and the principles Of religion, but it
offers nothing better in the place OF these.
1t would be profitable to voters to read
and think more. and depend less, upon
BOLD, ideiant, illogical declarations OF pro-
fessional politicians Shenandoah Valley.
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We print this week, in part, the address
OF the State Executive Committee. Ihc
paper will stand on its own merits. IL IS
one OF the clearest addresses that ever came
from the ConSerI alive party. For these
reasons we request every reader OF the
Echo to study with care its contents, and
afterwards to stand by the party that has
done 80 much for our State and for tue
South. The opportunity is now at hand
when all Reldiusters. desiring to see fair
settlement Of the debt without necessary
increase OF taxation. have put their shout
ders to the wheel and are CALAMITY advanc-
ing the new bill Hundreds OF good men,
leaders in State politics. who favored the
Barbour bill-we might say all OF the adYo-
Gates save Paul, Riddlebcrger, and Parson
Massey-have adopted the present mode q;
the very best means Of settlement we EaYe
ever had Only few dissenting parties
can be heard throughout the State, anc
they wish to make cats paw OF the people
by riding upon their shoulders into office
Blue Ridge Echo.