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n Neav Court House at Fergus Fails.
Plans and specifications are in process of
preparation at Architect Bassford's Office
for new court house to be constructed at
Fergus Falls, Otter Tail county. The pro-
posed building will be modern Gothic in
style and will be constructed of brick, the
general features being in keeping with the
most modern and approved style of similar
public buildings. Among other public
buildings in course of erection in this
city, by the above named architect,
may be mentioned the new German -Ameri-
can, bank building, which is already under
headway on Third, near Robert street. The
building will be constructed of stone and
granite, at cost of $4,000, and when fin
ished will be one of the finest banking in
stitutions in the country. In addition to
having all the latest c0nveniences for con-
Quoting the banking business, it is proposed
to embody number of safety or deposit
vaults, which will be the introduction of an
entirely new feature in the banking inter-
ests of this city.
The contract for the erection of Shutte's
block, corner of Fourth and Wacuta streets,
has also been secured by this architect, and
work on the foundation was commenced
recently, the whole to be completad at as
early day as possible. The building will
be four stories high, and constructed of
brick, with stone trimmings, and when COM
pleted will be used as commission house.
In addition to the atove, Mr.. Bassford has
charge of the construction of the new Sher-
man house, detailed account of which has
already appeared in this paper. Among the
residence property, for which plans are now
hoir,r oro1 ho &1o
posed erection of twenty four dwelling houses
and a half dozen tenement houses, which
will be constructed as soon as the drawings
are cOmnlefad.
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dered, that the message of the President, just
received, be entered at length upon the jour
nal as required by the constitution Of the
United States, and that the House will to-mor-
row proceed to consider said message, and
thereafter to reconsider the bill making appro-
priations for the support of the army, for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1880, and that said
message be printed The order was adopted.
EADs MONEY.
The following bill passed: Appropriating the
requisite amount to pay J. D. Eads the sums
due for constructing jetties at the South Pass.
Amending the section of the revised statutes
prescribing penalty for conspiracy against
the United States.
TINE EXTENDED.
MIR. Washburn, from the committee on pub
lie lands, reported bill extending for two
years from October 7th, the time for the pay
ment of pre-emptions on certain public lands
in Minnesota. Passed.
KENTUCKY COURTS.
Mr.. Knott, chairman of the committee on
judiciary, reported a bill prescribing the time
for holding United States courts and district
courts in the district of Kentucky.
PUNISHMENT OF coNsPIRAToRs.
Mr.. Herbert from the committee on Judi
ciary, reported bill amending section 5,445
revised statutes. He explained that under
existing law the penalty for conspiring either
to commit an offense against or defraud the
United States was fine of not less than 81 900
or more than $4,000, and imprisonment for
not more than two years. As amended the
penalty would be a fine of not more than
$4,000 or imprisonment for not more than
two years, or both, at the discretion of the
court. The bill was passed.
DISEASED CATTLE.
Mr.. La Fevre, from the committee on agri-
culture, reported a bill to prevent the importa-
tion of diseased cattle and spread of infectious
diseases among domestic animals. Printed
and recommitted.
BULLION CERTIFICATES.
Mr.. Warner, from the committee on coinage,
weights and measures, reported a bill amend
ing certain sections Of the revised statutes re-
lating to coinage and coin bullion certificates.
He also reported resolution making the fore
going the special order for Saturday next and
from day to day till disposed of.
Mr.. Garfield suggested the resolution be
amended to prevent the bill interfering with
appropriations
Several Democrats-They are out of the
way.
A vote was taken, resulting, 1O3 yeas to l02
nays, the Speaker casting the deciding vote.
The yeas aud nays were ordered, pending
which the House djourned.
A Democratic caucus was announced to take
place at once.
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Ice inIake Erie.

BUFFALO, April 30.-Five propellers started
from here to-day bound fer the upper lakes,
but were only able to get about three miles out,
owing to the accumulation of ice, which ex-
tends above Erie. Four steam barges, in tow,
bound for this port are near point Rhino,
unable to make further headway. The wind
is blowing southwest and very cold. Tugs
were sent out to assist incoming craft, but
were unable to get through the ice.
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BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Unsuccessful Attempt to Hold Meeting
Last Night.
The board of education got together to
the number of five, last night, after waiting
for over three quarters of an hour for quo
rum. Inspector Benz was called to the chair,
and on motion of Inspector Shelter the board
adjourned until to-day at 8 o'clock P. M. All
the members present concurred in the i'm
portance of a quorum being present to-day,
as the school teachers pay-rolls for April
must be allowed to meet the payment an
nounced for Saturday forenoon. The teach
ers' pay-rolls, officers salaries and janitors'
e. oS f.l1
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Decision in tie Kentucky Lottery Cases

Decision in tie Kentucky Lottery Cases.
LOUISVILLE, April 30.-Judge Jackson, in
the circuit court, to-day rendered a lengthy
decision in the lottery cases which have been
pending before that court for year or more
The opinion is to the effect that the granting
under which Murray, Miller g. Co. claim to
operate is illegal, and the managers of the
same were fined $500 each. The venders of
tickets in this lottery were also fined $500
each.a The court held further that the city of
Frankfort was by act authorized to raise $780,
COO by means of lottery, which grant has
not been exhausted, and that Simmons, Dick
son s. Co. and the Commonwealth Distribution
company were the owners of that grant and
they had legal right to their lotteries. The
indictments against them were dismissed.
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Tennessee State Debt.

NASHVILLE April 30.-The committee ap-
pointed by the Governor to 60 to New York to
secure acceptance by the Tennessee bondhold-
ers of the fifty cents per cent. compromise
proposed by the legislature, made a report to
the Governor to-day, announcing that two
thirds of the States creditors will accept the
proposition. It is understood that Gov. Marks
will issue proclamation tomorrow calling an
election by the people to ratify the PROPOSE
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WINNIPEG:
Another Line of Railroad Promised by the
Government.

Another Line of Railroad Promised by the
Government.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
WINNIPEG, April 30.-A dispatch from the
Winnipeg delegation, at Ottawa, state that the
government will build a railway from the
Winnipeg Northwestern to join the Canadian
Pacific, the city to build bridge over the
river here. Winnipeg will then have two rail-
roads, one northwest and one southwest. The
city is jubilant over the prospect. 1t is prob
able that the construction of the main road
of the Canadian Pacific to the proposed
junction with the Winnipeg branch will be left
in allegiance at present.
Immigrants still pouring into the city
every day, most of whom remain in the coun-
try
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Daeid Davis' Boom.
iPhiladelphia Times.7

Senator David Davis is just now the VIC
tim of wild Presidential boom. In the
West the Chicago Times is in for him head
over-heels; in New York the anti -Tilden pa
pers are about unanimous in the opinion that
the ponderous Senator is exactly the man to
oppose Grant with on the issue of the civil
law against the sword, while to the independ-
ent Boston Herald it appears to-day that
tsthe nomination of David Davis is the one
chance which the Democrats have for success
next year." In these times almost every
public man has his bo I'M.
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The High School.
To the Editor of the Globe:a

10 the Ed1COr OF Lne OlODe:s
ST. PAUL, April 29.-Why should the peo-
pie vote to tax themselves for High school
building? Its benefits are necessarily limit
ed to those who are able to pay for what is
called "the higher education" am daily
questioned on this subject and wish to sug-
gest the query, whether it is not one de-
manding thorough editorial from q com.
petent pen? People are also inquiring why
there has not, as yet, been no mention Of
this certainly important matter by the press? ?
Suppose you initiate the discussion of there
is two sides to the subject. A CITIZEN
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THE GREAT STRUGGLE.
FOE THE PEOPLE AND AGAINST CEN.
YR.iLISM.

Fhe Democratic Majority Promptly Accept
the Observation-Disclosures and Unani-
NOUS Action-The Veto Message to be
Voted Upon To-Day Without Debate
Further Action Submitted to the Caucus
Committee of the Two Houses-Bin
Granting an Extension of Time to Min
nesota Pre- e-Emptors Passed by the House
Miscellaneous Congress and General
Capital News.
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Echoes of the Tet0

AL DES NOlNES, lOWA.
DEs MONIES, April 30.-A salute Of fourteen
guns, one for each of the original thirteen
States, and one for Iowa, was fired here to-day,
IN honor of President Hayes veto.
CAAIERoN's LEGISLATURE.
HARRISBURG, April so.-In the Senate, to-
day, the following resolution was introduced:
Resolyed, That if the House concur the gen
eral assembly of Pennsylvania gives hearty en-
dorsement to the Presidents veto of the revolu-
tionary riders attached to the army apprOpria-
tion bill, and hereby instructs the Senators,
and requests the members representing Penn
sylvania to sustain the course of President
Hayes upon Che measure, and any other calcu-
lated to assail the constitutional prerogatives
of any branch of government, or to open the
door to fraud in national elections.
A motion to refer was lost, IL ayes, 26 nays.
On the adoption of the resolution the yeas were
80 and nays -. strict party vote, except
three Greenbackers, two of whom voted with
the Democrats, and one with the Republicans
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MEMPHIS April 11.-A convention of repre-
sentatives from the State boards of health of
Michigan, Illinois, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas
and Kansas met this afternoon and effected
temporary organization by calling Gen. Cyrus
Bussey, Of New Orleans, to the chair. The OBJ
ject of the convention is to have concert of
action in preventing the introduction and
spread of yellow fever in the United States.
Without transacting further business the con-
veution adjourned till tomorrow.
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TIE necessity of full meeting of the
board this evening need not be enlarged
upon, in view of the above statement of sal
aries, which is needed by every individual
entitled to his or her monthly stipend, and
which each one cannot obtain unless quor-
um of the members of the board of educa-
ton can spare time from their private busl-
ness to attend to this public duty.
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House of Representatives.
THE VETO.

WASHINGTON, April 30.-1mmediately after
the reading of the journal the Speaker pre-
sented the veto message of the President, upon
the army appropriation bill, and it was read
by the clerk. On conclusion OF reading the
message, which consumed thirty-hve minutes,
MIR, Sparks offered the following order: 'sOr
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Kentucky Democrats 8.

LOUISVILLE, April s0.-The State Demo
cratic convention will assemble in this CITY
tomorrow for the purpose of nominating q
candidate for Governor and other officers. The
indications are that large crowd will bt
present.
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Ger1,lanaI.
THE Ex-QuEEN OF HANo,

THE EX-QUEEN OF HANOVER.
LONDON, April S0.-A Berlin dispatch says
the Berlin government have agreed to pay the
e1-queen of Hanover the value of her settle
ment and private property from the Guelph
fund, but adhere to the previous refusal to
permit her to reside in the Castle Morlenburg.
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THE TURF.
Speeding the Flyers at Nashville, Tenn
Bad Blunder by the Starting Judge.

NASHVILLE, April 3O.-Second days racing
over the Nashville blood association track.
Weather delightfully."- pleasant and track in
fast order. The attendance was very large, all
the stands being densely packed and the crowd
spread over the field inside the quarter stretch.
First race the ladies' stake. for two-year. old
fllies dash of half a mile $25 entrance fee
the association to add $3.50, the second horse
to have $50, fourteen entries, of which seven
faced the starter as follows: Darden'a Golden
Bug, Carter's Blondiva, Carter's Bye-and- Bye,
Childers' Sally, MacNicholls' Tipsey, Cottrelrs
Moderation and Newman's Brunette. The
race was won by Carter's Bye-and-Bye, full
sister to Bramble, after a close and exciting
race; time, 81 seconds.
Second race, the Nashville cup handicap, for
all ages, $50 entrance, half forfeit, the associ-
alton to add $500; dash 81 miles, the second
horse to have 800; sixteen nominations, of
which only King William, Charlie Howard and
Bell of Nelson came to the post. Charlie How
ard took the lead after going hundred yards.
and was never pushed, winning the race by
over distance from Belle of Nelson, second
King William bolted at the half mile post in
last half mile, and ran into the fence, knocking
it down and rolling himself over into the field,
and injured himself rather severely. Time,
4:1s115.
For the third race, association purse of $500,
$3.50 to the second, Sallie Polk Charlie Bush,
Bill Dillon, Babel Jim, Bell and Silver Maid
started. The first heat was won handily by Bill
Dillon, Silver Maid second and Sallie Polk third.
In the second heat the starter rang the bell for
the horses to come to the string. Sallie Polk
only responded to the call, the others tagging
back near the distance post. The drum was
tapped with her as the only starter, the others
not realizing the position until she was hun
dred yards away. The result was foregone
conclusion, Sallie Polk distancing all the rest
and winning. Time :4715.
There was much expression of dissatisfaction
among the audience at the course pursued by
the Judges. The race was awarded to Sallie
Polk. The decision in regard to bets and pools
was held ever and will be given tonight.
THE DECISION.
NASHVILLE April 3O.-ln the mile heat race
ran this afternoon in which Sallie Polk dis.
tanced the field on account of the other horses
not coming up at the hell tap, the judges to-
night decided all pools and bets and combina.
tions in the books off. 1t seems that the other
horses had been notified three separate times tc
come to the post, and that President franklin
adhered strictly to the rule which demands that
starts shall be after the lapse of twenty min.
utes between heats in race of that character.
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BllZnHl.in.
PROCLAMATION OF THE CzAR.

PROCLAMATION OF THE CZAR.
ODESSA, April 30.-Adjutant General Obrut-
schoff passed through here to-day on his way
to Constantinople as bearer of letter from
the czar to the sultan and the proclamation of
the czar to the Bulgarians calling upon them
to abstain from disorders and conform to the
stlpulations of the treaty of Berlin.
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Scranton Coal Sales.

NEW YORK, April s0.-At the monthly sale of
100, 600 tons of Scranton coal to-dav the follow
ing prices were obtained: steamboat $2.0215a;
CRATE S2.05; egg $2.0715@s227.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
RECORD OF THE DAYS DEVILTRIES
AND MISHAPS.

Disastrous Fire in Suburb'of Montreal
Forty-two Buildings Destroyed and
Seventy Families Rendered Homeless-A
Raided by Thieves-The Cashier Shoots
Wild and Twenty-three Hundred Dollars
Got Away With-Sensational Testimony
Promised To-day in the Cox-Alston Muir
der Trial.
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Prof. Cook. State geologist of New Jersey,
has just returned from trip to Lower Cali
fornia, where he has spent the last months of
winter, md he reports that the thermometer in
March was 103 degrees.
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OVER THE OCEAN.
CABLEGRaMS OF GENERAL AND PO-
LITIC4L EVENTS.

Great Fire in the City of Orenburg, Russia
Over Half the Population Shelterless
and Suffering for Food-A Russian Village
Totally Destroyed by Flre-LOrillard's
"Uncas' Fails to Win the Two Thousand
Guineas Stakes-Political Movements at
the Various European Capitals.
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$164,946 %
THE POLICE FORCE,

IdE fOL1CE fOhCEs
The chief of police has been busily en-
gagged on his annual report. Figures and
facts from it have already been given to the
public. The report will be submitted at the
next regular meeting of the council. The
force during the month have been perform
ing their ordinary duties. The summer
drills began last Saturday, and will continue
each week, weather permitting, until cold
weather sets in. The total number of arrests
during the month were 1873, none for any
heinous offence. Lodgers to the number of
2l3 were accommodated at the station dur
ing the month, showing falling of 268 from
the previous month.
MUNICIPAL COURT.
At the municipal court 180 criminal cases
were docketed during the month. OF this
number "a were drunks, "a disorderlies, Z
assaults, cases of larceny, 3 embezzle-
ments, "a vagrants, abortion and 80 nui-
sances. From these cases $469.15 were COL
lected. The receipts from civil process
amounts to 800.
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THE KHEDTyE


Boston. April 30.-The civil damage bill
passed by the legislature which permits re-
covery of damages resulting from the sale of
liquors from owners of buildings where liquor
is sold, was signed by Gov. Talbot this after
noon.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.

OFFICE OF OBSERVATION, SIGNAL CORPS, q. s. A.
INaERsoLL BLOCK, THIRD STREET,
ST. PAUL, MIMI
Observations taken at the same moment of
a. e{o
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DAILY LOCAL MEANS.
Bar. Their. Rel. Hum. Wind. Weather.
30.115 52.2 44.3 SW. Fair.
Amount of rainfall. O.; maximum Their
mometer, 20; minimum thermometer, Sc.
w. B. GREENE,
Private, Signal Corps.
WEATHER TO-DAY.
WASHINGTON, May l, A. M.-Indications for
the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val
leys, northeast winds, clear partly cloudy
weather, stationary or higher temperature, and
rising barometer. For upper lake region.
diminishing, northerly winds, shifting to south
and east, with partly cloudy or clear weather,
rising, followed by stationary barometer and
lower temperature.
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Generals Sheridan and Terry at Yankto

YANKToN, April aO.-Gen. Sheridan and
Gen. Terry arrived tonight, on the steamer
Big Horn. from Bismarck.
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miscellaneous
SOUTH AMERICAN WARS.

SOUTH AMERICAN WARS.
LONDON, April 30.-A dispatch. from Rome
says the Vatican has instructed its delegates to
Chilli Peru and Bolivia TO interpose their good
Offices with a view to ending the war, or at
least causing it to be waged with the least pos
sible cruelty.
ALPHoNso.
SEVILLE, April 30.-King Alphonso has ar
rived here to attend the funeral of Princess
Christina.
THE BULGARIAN ASSEMBLY.
T1RNovA, April 30.-In the assembly to-day
telegram from the emperor and empress of
Russia was received thanking the deputies for
the election of Prince Alexander. The assem-
bly, adjourned till reconvoked by the prince.
THE KHEDIvE.
LONDON, April 3O.-A telegram from Con-
stantinople states the khedives emissary has
informed the Porte that the khedive has re-
fused to assent to the appointment of foreign
ers as ministers of finance and public works,
but would make other concessions to meet the
wishes of France and England.
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Capt. ]. K. Arnold is visiting old time friends
in St. Paul, for the first time for several
months.
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PrlVate, signal Corps.
WEATHER TO-DAY.

All Lovers
OF ice cream and water ices will always find q
delicious article at Booths, Is Wabashaw street.
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France.
puR1JsHERs 1MpR1soNED-

:. PUBLISHERS IMPRISONED.
PARIS, April 3O.-The publishers of the Reno.
lutio,. rranca;se have been condemned to three
months imprisonment and pay fine of one
thousand francs for publishing letter Justify
ing the commune.
DEAD.
Gen. Felix Donay, inspector general of the
army, is dead.
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MONTHLY EXHIBITS.
What the Various Departments Did In
April.

What the Various Departments Did In
April.
The following are the monthly exhibits of
receipts, etc., by the several officers of de-
partments, city, county and federal, for the
month ending April 3Oth:
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Collector Bickel makes report of the fol-
lowing collections:
Special taxes. Sli,3b 5O
beer TAX. ........... O,O01 ~
Cigar and tobacco tax. 1856 90
Tax on spirits Observation-Disclosures. IS 60
Miscellaneous Observation-Disclosures. IA SO
Total. WI, ,0oU ol
The total amount exceeds by $4,000 the
amount collected in the corresponding month
of last year.
The business has been light for the past
month. The receipts on imports amounted
to $259.96. The deputy collectors report is
not fully prepared. The steamboat inspector
not having reported his collections, which,
however, are roughly estimated at $3.50,
making the total something over $500.
THE CITY TREASURER.
The city treasurer's exhibit for the month
ending April 3oth, is as follows:
Total receipts to May l.,
1879 9............... S254,417 40
Disbursements ......... 1914 IL
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THE BULGARIAN ASSEMBLY,

SEVILLE, April 30.-King Alphonso has ar
rived here to attend the funeral of Princess
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PERSONAL,

d. d. Johnson, Jr., Austin, at the Metropol-
itan.
Hon. James 9. Edison, Glencoe, at the Mer-
chants.
Major j. L. McIlrath is homo from an off
cial visit eastward.
kasson, Dodge county, is represented at the
Metropolitan, by Messrs. G. G. Nelson, VIM.
Wheeler and A. ]. Leach.
Major }. 6. Hamilton, Jamestown, Oak, is
at the Merchants on his return from looking
after matters of legislation of interest to his
section, pending ut Yankton.
Col. Platt B. Walker was in the city yester-
day for the first time since his return from
Washington, where he had the satisfaction Of
seeing the bill appropriating $4,000 for a
s!ulceway over st. Anthony falls pass the
House.
The following were among the arrivals at the
Metropolitan hotel yesterday: Robert Mason,
Wisconsin; M. SCHNEIDER, J. ID. Easton, New
York; George Il. Bowd, Meloni Tarble, Chicago
M. B. Chadwick, Mrs. Nj. A. Daley, Owatonna
A. J. Leach, l.. G. Nelson, w. W. Wheeler,
Kasson; r. G. Benton, w. P. Roberts, W. D.
Washburn, r. p. Russell, Minneapolis: r. G.
Judson, Pennington; H. Wilson, George Il.
Skinner, Faribault; Il. g. Jewett, Litchfeld;
Thomas I. Miller, Philadelphia; D. B. John
son AuSt;p