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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02

futures of men, not directly; but still
effectively, though indirectly. Of
course even the advocates of sun-spot
influence and the believers in planetary
power to generate sun-spOts would re-
Ject this prepOsterous inference. But
it finds acceptance among the ignorant;
and those rascals who are always on
the watch to find new ways of swindling
the public take advantage of the fact.
1t ought not to be necessary for me to
say word about the grim tidings an
nounced by the American professor
for they have not a particle of scientific
significance. But in SO far as such pre-
dictiOns (save the markD are based on
the idea that the planets influence the
suns philosophers, may say SO much
as this, that instead of the giant plan
cts, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Nep-
tune, being the chief solar disturbers,
even according to those students of
science who maintain this theory,
Veuns would be and is more powerful
than any OF those planets, and our earth
more powerful than the three outer
most of the giant planets. To see this
it is only necessary to remember that
the tide-raising power of a planet or
other orb Chat being the nature of the
influence assumed according to this
theory does not diminish as the square
TO the distance increases, but as the cube
of the distance increases. Thus, putting
Saturn's distance at only 9 instead of 81
Chat of the earth as unity, and the
mass of Saturn at 80 times the earth's,
Saturn's influence would be to the
earth's as 80 to the cube of 9, that Is as
80 to 729, or less than one-eighth of the
earth's. Jupiter would exceed the
earth's (rotghlyJ as 800 exceeds the
cube of 5, or as II exceeds 5; but would
be far less than that of Venus. Then,
again, the simple conjunctions and OPP
positions of the most effective planets
would be far more effective than the
perihelion passage of all the planets.
Since we survive the conjunctions OF
the earth and Venus, we are not likely
to perish even though the giant planets
should pass their perihelia at about the
same time, which, however, never has
happened within historic times, and
certainly will not happen for many CEN
turtles to come"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02
Taking the Census.

WASHINGTON, September IS.
The Superintendent of the Census
Bureau has issued circular in relation
to the Office of Enumeration under the
Censiis law, lii which the duties of that
office are defined, and other informa-
ton in regard to the discharge of these
duties is given. The duties in the main
are identical with those of Assistant
Marshal under the last three censuses,
but the provisions of the law regarding
the time and the size of the enumeration
districts make the Office differ widely
frolI the former. Under the old law
subdivisions were limited to 10000 in
habitants, while by the present law they
are limited to 1000, and will be gener-
ally confined to a single town where the
number may be even less. By the old
law, from June l to November l was
allowed for the enumeration, while I'M
der the present statute it is required to
be made in June, and in cities of more
than 10000 inhabitants in two weeks
from the first Monday in June. The
aggregate amount of compensation to
an enumerator cannot exceed 500, as
only one months time is allowed, and
the pay not to exceed 81 day.
1t is expected that enumeratOrs will
work in their own immediate locality,
knowing and known to most of those
they enumerate, without mourning trav-
cling expenses-in a majority of cases,
and that in many instances the work
can be done without materially inter-
fering with their other vocations, so
that a more competent class of emu
merators may be secured. Township
Assessors and other local officers,
Postmasters at small offices, etc., are
suggested as men likely to perform the
work faithfully and intelligently.
Country physicians within the circuit
of their usual practice would, it is
thought, often make excellent enumer-
ators. Their knowledge of vital con-
ditions, their appreciation of the inn
pOrtance of trustworthy statistics, to-
gether with their knowledge of the his
tory of families, would combine to
make returns alike of deaths and of the
living population from officers of this
class especially valuable. There would
also be the practical consideration that
men of this profession are as rule al
ready mounted, and their service in the
capacity of enumerators would involve
no expense whatever for outfit. School
masters have been found in England
among the best qualified enumerators.
Accustomed to keep lists and make re-
ports, almost uniformly accurate in ac-
counts, trained in punctuality and pre-
cision and accustomed to enforce them
upon others, the teacher, within his
school district, would generally do his
work rapidly, neatly and accurately.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02
An Ambulance for Accidents in New
York.

SUDDENLY loud-toned bell, audible
throughout the building, strikes four,
alo the gates are opened for white
ambulance, which a moment later is
pulled up before the main entrance.
"Surgical," a voice mutters half un-
consciously behind us, and looking
round we see patient. "Four strokes
for surgical, three for medical" he ex-
plains; and it is by the bell that the
ward attendants are forewarned of the
nature of ambulance cases.
The ambulance is used in nearly all
cases of street accidents, some cases of
disease and many cases of violent in
ebriety. 1t can be summoned by tele-
graph from any police station, or from
any alarm box of the fire department,
by tapping the Morse key twenty times
and sounding the box number. 1t is
familiar in all localities and at all hours
"a covered wagon with a neatly uni
formed surgeon sitting behind. Over
sixteen hundred cases are attended by
the ambulances of Bellevue in year,
and two surgeons are constantly en-
ployed in the service, responding to
calls day and night. The alarm is re-
ceived in the telegraph office on the
first floor of the hospital, and thence
transmitted simultaneously to the sta
bles and the room of the surgeons,
where it is annunciated by nine resonant
strokes on small gong. No matter
how active the doctor is, the vehicle is
usually at the door before he is at the
bottom of the stairs, and he has to
spring for his seat behind as it rolls out
of the hospital yard. 1t is constructed
on plan to minimize pain in carrying
sufferer to the hospital for permanent
treatment, and the surgeon has with
him instruments and appliances for Civ
ing temporary alienation, such as splint-
ing and binding a fracture, or sewing up
wound.
When we reach the yard spring
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02

mattress moving on castor wheels has
been withdrawn from the bottom of the
ambulance, and placed in a slanting
position between the tail-board and the
ground. Under the patient, who is
covered with blankets, and over the
mattress, is canvas stretcher with
tubes along the sides, into which the
attendants insert long poles, and "the
case'' is thus carried to a cot or into the
surgery without any necessary exertion
or moving on his part. The ambulance
surgeon is brisk, business-like young
man, and having transferred the case
to the house surgeon who is now re-
spossible for it, and given a few par
ticulars to the clerk, he bounds up
stairs to wait for another call.-Good
CO2QDQ2aV,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02
Professor PrOctOr's Views on the Influ.
ence Of Planetary Movements.

81 HAVE received so many letters"
says Mr.. r. A. Proctor, the English as
trOnomer, in late number of the New
castle England) Daily Chronicle, ''ask-
ing me what truth there may be in the
announcement that terrible troubles
are to be brought upon the earth by the
planetary movements between 1880 and
1887, that suppose there really must
be certain considerable section of the
people of this country who really be-
lieve in these preposterous predictions.
Whether the American professor
who announces these coming troubles
is in any way related to the New York
astrologer who wants money for calcu-
lating the planets, do not know. But
certainly they play into each others
hands. To say the truth, as the Atse-
,s0yuns recently pointed out, astrology
has been looking up of late mischiev-
Gus result of the theories which have
been recently propounded respecting
the influence of sun-spots on the
weather, commerce and other matters
theories VIGOROUSLY propounded in
the first instance in order to obtain
money from Government for certain
greedy scientists, who were to watch
the sun for us, and promised all man
ner of good things when once the
money had been advanced. 1 do not
think the Government is very likely to
waste any money over such expert
ments, and, indeed, the Physical OBJ
servatory advocates have latterly been
far less noisy than of yore, feeling, per-
haps, that they had shown their hand
somewhat prematurely. But much mis-
chief of another kind has resulted. Be-
cause these persons, and some who in
nocently enough had joined them, as
sert that sun-spots affect terrestrial re-
lations in certain definite and ascertain
able ways (for which statement there is
not particle of valid proof, and be-
cause it is supposed that the planets
affect the sun-spots (for which sup
position also there is no evidence
whatever, but very strong evidence
against it), we are to believe that, after
ali, the old astrologers were right, and
the planets influence the fates and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02
THE MARKETS.

New YORK, September 22.-F1our-
White Wheat Extra, s475@5.25. Wheat
No. 2, Chicago Spring, s1.14@L1411z; No. 2,
Milwaukee, s1.14@1.14L. Oats-Western
Mixed, 36@3sc. Corn Western Mixed,
51s4@52c. Pork-Mess, s9.OO@9O5. Lard
$780, Cattle - Sc. 75@1O.5O for Common
to Extra. sheep-s35O@5.5O Hogs-s337k
@43O.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa.-Cattle - Best,
s5.OO@5.121a; Fair to Good, s4.3O@4s5. Hogs
Workers, s36O93.SO; Philadelphia, $3.50
@3s5. Sheep-$3.OO@425
BALTIMORE, Cattle-Best Quail
ity, s5.OO@5.121s; Medium, s325a425
Hogs Good, s4.5O@55O. sheep-Good
$3.OO@425.
CHICAGO-Wheat-No. Spring
closed at s1Oa@1.oH cash; sl.OsA@
1.O31s for October; s1.O54@1.O515 for
November. Corn closed at 37s4@377sc
for No. 2, cash; 3S4@3sssc for Oc-
tober; 37}s@371c for November. Oats
No. 2, 26@261sc, cash; seller October, 261s
@365sc; for November, 27aas500271sc. Rye--No.
2, 5S5sc. Barley-No. 2, cash, 7S@7S4c. Mess
Pork-S9O O@9.O5, cash. Lard SO 1905. Tx,
cash. Butter-Good to Fancy, 1S@25c. Eggs
-15616c. Cattle-Extra Beeves, $4,000
Sis; Choice, S4.4O947O; Good, s4OO@14.25 ;
Medium Grades, s3.OO@375; Butchers
Stock, s24O@2.75; Stock Cattle, s2.25@2 90.
HOgs-Good to Choice, $3.00@3.65. Sheep
Poor to Choice, S25O(0i.25.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02
Some Particulars Of the Cabul Mas.
SAcre.
SIMLA, India. Septemr,e,

S1MLA, luOla, september III.
One of the troopers of Major Cavag-
na-i's escort arrived at Lundi Khotal
yesterday. He says that the roof of
the British residency at Cabul was COM
manded by other houses, and was
consequently untenable by the besieged,
who made a trench outside. At about
one o'clock in the afternoon on the day
of the massacre Major Cavagnari re-
ceived wound from ricOcheting
bullet in his forehead. Mr.. Jenkyns,
Major Cavagnari's assistant, who ar
rived at the residency during the attack,
wrote to the Ameer for help, and the
Ameer's reply was, "God will. I am
making arrangements" A previous
request for aid from Major Cavagnari
had met with the same reply. Mr..
Jenkyns wrote again when Major
Cavagnari was wounded, but the bearer
Of the letter was cut to pieces by the
mutineers.
The trooper then started, but was dis
armed and imprisoned. He succeeded
in escaping at daybreak on the 4th of
September, and visited the residency,
where he saw the corpse of Lieutenant
Hamilton, commanding the escort of
the British mission, lying across a
mountain gun. He says that Mr.. Jen-
kyns was with person called Yahyah
Kahn, and was, therefore, presumably
alive.
The escaped trooper saw no troops
on the road from Cabul to Jelalabad
and Dakka, and, so far as he knew,
none were coming. A comrade who
was confined in Cabul informed him
that Lieutenant Hamilton shot three of
the mutineers with his revolver, and
killed two with his saber.
DR.. Kelley, who was connected with
the mission, was lying dead inside the
residency.
Major Cavagnari was in a room
which was burnt, and which had fallen
in. His body had not been found.
Three native officers of the guides were
burned to death near the residency.
The grass-cutters were in safety.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02
THE NEW WORLD.

The Kennebec (Me.) Journal of the
10th publishes official returns from the entire
State with the exception Of twenty small
towns and plantations, with the following re-
suit Davis (Rep.), 6s,O12; Smith Green
back, 47,0ss; Garcelon Dem.), 2l,1S1.
Davis plurality over the Greenback ticket is,
according to these figures, 2O,9a4, and over
the Democratic ticket, 1881. The returns
from the remaining towns will not essentially
change the result. Davis will lack a thousand
votes of having a majority over both COM
petitors.
The monthly report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, issued on the 18th,
shows the general average of the cotton crop
to be eighty-fve, against ninety-one the
month previous The average condition Of
corn in the whole country on the LIST was
ninety-fve, against ninety-three in August.
The tobacco crop averaged eighty-seven, an
advance Of ten per cent. over August, and of
six per cent. over the condition of the crop at
the same time last year.
The Louisiana State Republican
Convention has been called to meet in New
Orleans on the third Monday in October.
CHARLES GLASS, colored man, was
hanged in the County Jail at Cairo, ILL.,, on
the 10Th, for the murder of Carter Newman,
also colored, in Cairo on the 23d day of March
last.
THE State Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb at Delavan, Wis, was burned to
the ground on the morning of the 10th. The
fire originated in the cupOla. The buildings
cost *25O,OOO.
The whole western part of the City
Of Hastings, in Nebraska, was destroyed by
fire on the 10Th. Loss. $l5OOOO
The Commercial Exchange of Phila-
delphia have recently, By a vote of ninety
four to sixty-four, adopted the GENITAL system
as the basis for the purchase and sale of grain,
-four and seeds, TO take effect January !, $780,
The Quarter-Centennial celebration
of the settlement of Kansas was held at Law
renee on the 10Th, and was magnificent sue
cess. 1t is estimated that %, 600 people were
in attendance. The Governor and most of
the State officers were present and partici-
pated in the ceremonies. The leading address
was BY Rev. Edward Everett Hale, of Boston.
The Massachusetts Republican State
Convention met at Worcester on the 10th,
and organized by slecting Alexander H. Bull
lock permanent Chairman. John d. Long
was nominated for Governor; Byron Weston
for Lieutenant-Governor; George Marston
for Attorney -General; G. r. Ladd for Audi
tor; H. B. Pierce for Secretary of State; C.
Endicott for Treasurer and Receiver. The
resolutions adopted affirm the doctrine that
the United States is Nation, and
declare that while local self-government on
all matters which belong to the States must be
fully recognized, the National Government
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02

Teacher, to boy who has to be cor
rected frequently" Can you tell me
where the Blue Ridge is?" Boy rub
bling his shoulder)-" No, but l can
tell where the black-and-blue ridge is. !"
He is treated more dangerously than
ever now.-Ciecinmat Saturday NiQht
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02

AT funeral service in Slawson las
week, the minister, in his remarks, was
dwelling upon the loss to the husband
of the deceased, when that worthy
spoke up: Never mind me. just
throw you heft on the corpse" Dan
bury NesOs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02

If the coal tonnage is kept up for the
last four months at the average of the
first eight, the production of the calen-
dar year would be twenty-five million
TONS
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02

He had an authenticated girl and
promised to take her out riding. She
met him at the door when he drove up,
and he exclaimed, "Hello! Readyf''
She misunderstood him; and they don't
speak now. Thus slang makes another
slap at loves young dream. Philade,,-
f'tia Sunday Item.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02

1T is proposed to convert Manches-
ter, England, into seaport for the
largest steamers, at cost of &c.,
100000.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02

There is only one thing that is
more terrible than to say mean thing
and that is to do one.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02

beats the world''--a tramp
Philadelphia Item.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02

Stands to reason--a woman.-CAs-
cGgo Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02

Va tnC VIiOuSdHuS VI waiting pCODlC WHO udU
assembled to do honor to the occasion. At
night the streets were illuminated by electric
lights, and the distinguished guests were
escorted to their rooms in the Palace
Hotel, accompanied by an immense concourse
of people. The Mayor delivered welcoming
address, to which the ex-Presiient made a
brief response.
The Washington Post of the 21st
claims to have had an interview with Mrs.
Kate Chase Sprague, at her home in that city,
and represents her as declaring it to be her
intention to remain in Washington with her
children, where she team be quiet and wait
until her wrongs are righted.' She SAYS she
has been charged with all manner of misdo.
ings, OF which she is totally innocent.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of recent
date says the Secretary of War had completed
his estimates for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1881. They aggregate $40M3,2lS being q
reduction of $3i4, 500 over the estimates made
for the current fiscal year. The original csti
mates submitted by the heads Of Bureaus az
grcgatcd $54, 1874, 5iS, but they were reduced
by the Secretary to the sum named.
PRESIDENT HAYES and party reached
Chicago on the evening of the ed, where they
met with a cordial reception.
A NASHVILLE Tenn. dispatch of the
ed says cheap excursion rates having beer
extended to St. Louis, Kansas City and To
peka, Kan, one hundred negroes left that
night for Kansas, and more would follow the
next day.
A CONVENTION of Free Thinkers re.
Gently held at Chautauqua, N. Y, unanimous
ly Endorsed the platform which was adopted b,
the Liberal Leagucrs at Cincinnati.
SAN FRANCISCO dispatches of the 22d
state that General Grant will visit Oregon
during the first week in October, and expect.
to arrive at Virginia City, New, on his journe,
East, about the 10th of the same month.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-12
An Ugly King.

One day peasant woman took a bas,
ket of eggs to the house where the Royal
party was lodged. At the door she met
an individual who greeted her politely,
and ON finding out her errand carried the
basket to the kitchen, which done he re-
turned with handful of small coins.
Emboldened by SO much condescension,
the good woman mustered UP courage to
mention her great desire to set eyes on
the King, Victor Emmanuel. "Why,
that's mel" said the person with whom
she was speaking. She looked at him
scrutinizingly; then. after some seconds
of mute contemplation, she exclaimed
"Oh, never! you won'tget me to believe
that. Such sweet and beautiful woman
as the Queen would never have married a
man 81 beurt." The King (for it washe), !,
dismissed her with an extra piece OF
money, and proceeded in all haste to ask
some peasants what was the meaning Of
81 beurt. $50 ugly!" was the reply. Vic
tor Emmanuel related this small incident
with the greatest gusto.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-12

What Is Thought of the Southern
Railroad aud Ciu ucinsaii.
THE Central Georgia Weekly.

THE Central Georgia Weekly
The Cincinnati Southern Railroad will
soon be completed to Chattanooga, and
already we hear signs of great jubila-
ton, over what is destined to be great
trunk line of railway North and South.
Heretofore these trunk lines have princi-
pally been built East and West, and it
has caused the tide of emigration to fol
low, thereby building up the West and
Northwest, while the South remained at
a standstill. The road from Cincinnati
to Chattanooga will form grand trunk
line from Brunswick to Cincinnati.
Macon being on direct line will be
one of its best receiving and distributing
points, and if proper inducements are
held out, by Cincinnati merchants, may
turn the tide of trade, which now goes to
Philadelphia and New York, to Cincin-
matt. Especially would it be good policy
for our merchants to examine thorough
lv that market, not on y in regard to
prices upon Western produce, but the
fact that twenty-four hours would de-
liver purchases here, would add wonder
fully to the convenience and benefit of
our business interests. Smaller amounts
could be purchased and fresher stock
kept by being so close to aleading mar
ket.
There is no doubt but what Cincinnati
merchants will offer such inducements as
will command the trade of the South.
which lies on the line of her great South
em Road and it's tributaries. In fact she
is already preparing an excursion for
business men to visit her on the compile
tion of the road; and as that invitation
will probably extend to this city, it
would be well that as many of our mer-
chants as possible should arrange their
business so as to accept the pro1ered hos
pitality of the Queen City. The excur-
sion, we believe, is exclusively for the
mercantile class, and it is done that bust
ness men may know and learn at the out
set of the opening of this great Southern
thoroughfare the inducements the mer-
chant princes of Cincinnati and its great
manufacturing interests can offer in the
way of supplying our wants.
| We understand that through train
will be run to Chattanooga from Cincin-
natl in u hours, so that "a hours ride
would land us in the great city of the
Ohio. As paying investment the Gin
cinnati Southern Road will have no SUI
perior on the continent. 1t taps the
great system of Southern, Western and
Southwestern roads at Chattanooga. Al
Atlanta, South and Southeast, and al
this point all Southern, Southwestern
and Southeastern Georgia and Florida
Being Il short line it will concentrate tht
freight traffic of this Southern countr.
at its terminal point, Chattanooga, whils
as local road its immense coal and iron
fields lying contiguous, will give it, wher
developed, an immense amount of busi
ness. 1t will be grand success and a
no distant day will demand double
track.