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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
TwEED's OLD CLUB-HOUsE.
The Place Defended by Can,son-A STRANGE
Story.
New Haven Register.1


Story.
New Haven Register
The excitement ocoasioned by the recent at
tempt to burn the Morton house, Greenwich
has apparently died away SO far. as any general
manifestations of interest are concerned. But
this feeling of peace is not shared by the few
men who concerned in the Morton's pre-
servatlon. The hotel is really in state of
siege. As soon as early nightfall comes on the
numerous lanterns about the place are lighted,
the big lantern that turns on a swivel and can
be brought to bear GU any part of the water
is rugged, and the watchmen prepare them
selves for long nights vigil. Every kind of
preparation that can be conceived of has been
made. large bell hangs ready to boom out
the alarm at any minute; tanks of water, Bah
cock extinguishers, coils of hose and whole
regiment of pals and washtubs occupy every
nook and Granny of the veranda; ladders are
plenty. and couple of big dogs howl half the
night. There is even small brass cannon "a
six-pounder) loaded with blank charge and
ready to bang away at moments notice. The
strong body of watchmen in turn patrol the
long piazzas until morning, and whoever at
tempts to burn the hotel is likely to meet re-
markably warm reception. And yet there are
few who doubt that such an attempt will SOON
er or latter be made. There seems to be some
one WHO mas powerful mOGlVeS Tor desiring the
building destruction and who will stop at moth
ing that can give him success in this design.
Rumor says he is a member of the late Ameri-
Gus club, but only the widest theories are
thrown out in explanation of his motives.
The watchmen say that several attempts have
already been made to test the vigilance of tn cir
guard. Not long ago, on a very dark night,
when the thermometer was at zero, a boat with
muffled oars came through the darkness, 40
silently that it was not noticed until 1t neared
the rocks beneath the veranda. Watchmen i'm
mediately hailed it. There was no reply, and
the movable lantern was turned only in time to
reveal small skiff skimming swiftly away.
Again, one moonlight evening, when the lamps
were not lighted, several men were noticed
among the dead vines and underbrush in the
woods along the shore, but on further search
being made they could not be found. It is re-
ported that the insurance companies are so
frightened by the recent fire that they will, if
possible, cancel their risks on the building.
The policies are said to be of heavy amounts,
that on the building being set down at $4,000
and that on the furniture at $18,O 900.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
THE WHEAT TESTER.
Still Another Anti-Brass Kettle Project
Offered in the Senate.

Still Another Anti-Brass Kettle Project
Offered in the Senate.
The following is summary of the substitute
offered by Senator Mealey yesterday for the bill
previously introduced by him relative to the
grading of wheat:
Section makes the legal half-bushel
measure the lawful measure to be used in ascer-
tanning the number of pounds which wheat
will weigh per bushel, and of fixing such
grades as shall be established by the farmers
| board of trade.
Section two makes the grades established a
legal tender in fulfilling contracts to deliver
like grades of wheat.
Section three provides for the punishment of
cheating or falsely weighing farm products, or
in the weighing and grading of wheat, or who
shall use any other measure or device for fixing
the grade OF wheat as purchaser other than as
provided by this act, by fine of not less than
$50 nor more than 300, or by imprisonment in
the county Jail of not less than fifty nor more
than sixty days.
| Section four allows test of wheat with the
tWo-quart measure by consent of parties, and
requires the tester to be sealed, and to be filled
IN the manner prescribed by the farmers board
of trade.
Section five requires the farmers board of
trade to designate the manner of filling meas
ures In testing wheat, and to prescribe methods,
to require the sealing of all measures by the
seaier OF weights and measures, to fix and de-
termlne the grades of wheat to be in force
each year at their annual meeting in Septcm-
Der, and publish the same in circular, for the
use of grain dealers; prescribe the rules for
grading: and to name the methods and devices
for filling the halt-bushel and two quart meas
ure, If it's use is authorized.
Section six requires county attorneys to
prosecute persons violating the provisions of
this act at the expense of the county where the
ofense is committed.
Section seven requires fines to be applied to
the general expense fund of counties
Section eight requires the Governor to APP
point commission composed of three agricnl-
turists to carry out the provisions of this bill
for two years, or until the farmers board of
trade shall be organized.
Section nine makes this act take effect from
and after it's passage.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
Death of Mrs. Gen. ". A. German.

The GLOBE yesterday morning contained the
sad intelligence of the death of Emily Newing-
ton, wife of the late Gen. Willis A. German.
Mrs. German had been an invalid and great
sufferer for over a year, and her death, though
affective, has long been expected. She was the
youngest daughter Of James Newington, and was
born at Klngmer Park, Sussex county, England.
On the 9th of April, 1866, she was married to
Gen. German, being his secind wife. She oc-
cupied high social position in St. Paul, and
was the central figure of large circle. of
friends. The many friends of the late General
German, as well as those of his estimable wife,
now deceased, will always retain her in loving
remembrance.
The funeral will take place from Christ
church at 2. P. M. tomorrow (Thursday.)
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The March Meeting Held Yesterday and
the Usual Routine Business Trans
acted.

The March Meeting Held Yesterday and
the Usual Routine Business Trans
acted.
The regular monthly meeting of the county
commissioners was held yesterday, full board
in attendance. Petitions for $500 to repair the
Rice street road, $500 for the Lake Como and
Lake Phalen road, $4OO for the Alton road, $500
for the Fort Smelling and Johanna road, for the
location of a highway in the township of White
Bear and for the extension of Summit avenue,
all OF which was referred to the committee on
roads and bridges.
Communications were received asking abate-
ment of taxes by the St. Paul Harvester Works.
and from Frederick Zamnl, both of which were
referred to the committee on taxes.
Seven hundred dollars was appropriated to
the aims house and hospital.
The bond of Auditor 8. Lee Davis was sub
mitted and approved.
County Physician Mattocks addressed the
board on the necessity of having dividing par
titions in the upper corridor of the county
jail. The speaker said that the promiscuous
manner in which the male and female prison
ers associated was scandalous. The doings of
brazen strumpets and shiftless tramps were
becoming matter of public notoriety and.
IT not stopped, would occasion a scandal that
would involve the sheriff and everybody else
connected with the building. The speaker
urged the necessity of erecting partition
that would prevent the commingling of the
sexes. Referred to the committee on public
buildings with power to act
bill was submitted from Sheriff King en-
bodying an itemized statement of court fees,
ETC., for the month of February-amountine
to $409. Referred to the county attorney.
The sheriff's board bill, amounting to
$3A.44, was submitted and allowed.
communication was read from the legal
VOterR
asking for the location of a new school district.
consisting of sections l, 2, IL, -, east u of
section 10, and southeast u of section 5 in
Rose Town, and sections IS and SO in Mound q
View. After some discussion it was decided
that the committee on education, with Mr..
Renne, should meet at the house of julius
Bowers, in Rose Town. on the 18th inst, at 10
o clock A. M, and at the house of Mr.. Aureburg,
Mounds View, at 1 o'clock P. M. the same day,
to consider the proposed changes
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
A Bit of Unpleasantness,

Monday evening, Stees' block, on Seventh
street, between jackson and Sibley streets, was
the scene Of AMI unpleasantness Downstairs is
occupied by William Els as cigar store. Up
stairs is occupied by Miss or Mrs. Laura Moore
as her place of business and residence com
bined. She was holding a reception on the
evening mentioned. When her visitor or visit
found it no co. for the door was barred or fas-
tened against his going. Examination showed
that stick or piece Of wood had been adroitly
showed in over the latch so that, pull you never
so hard, the latch or latch string wouldn't do
It's duty. After some skillful manipulation
with knife and the prongs of fork. the
stick was extracted, and Miss Laura's
guest departed. She had suspicion that
Els had done the neat piece of work. She did
not verify her suspicious, but with woman's
impulse went into his store and charged him
with it. He denied the impeachment, and
then she told him he was liar, and backed
her assertions with other choice phraseology.
At least that's what Els says in a warrant he
swore out for Laura's arrest yesterday.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
PERSONAL.

N. B. Ufford, Winona, at the Metropolitan.
VIM. Stephens, Montreal at the Merchants.
d. Houlton, ESQ.,, Elk River, at the Mer-
chants.
G. 81. slocum, editor of the Blue Earth City
Post, is in the city.
W. D. Hurlbut, Rochester, and the account
ant in the st. Peter asylum Investigation, who
adheres to the oldjtruism that figures won't
lie, - is at the Metropolitan.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
Removal.

John Pfster has removed his jewelly store to
10l East Seventh street, next door to his old
stand. His stock Of fine jewelry, watches
clocks, silver ware, etc., will be sold at greatly
reduced prices, and finer assortment il not r.
be found in the city.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
Election Row in New York.

KINGSTON, N. Y, March AT the polls to-
day ringmen assaulted several taxpayers, and
strong efforts were made to keep all who wished
that ticket defeated from the polls. The sher-
iff, finding his deputies would not keep order,
called on the military, and company was or
dered under arms. Great excitement, poll
broken and board gone away.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
Relief for the Poor.

An adjourned meeting of the executive COM
mittee for the Society for the Relief of the
Poor was held yesterday afternoon, MIR. W. l..
Wilson in the chair. Present: Mrs. DR.. Muir
ply, Mrs. Eligible, Rev. Mr.. Mitchell and Rev.
W. G. Ganett
The meeting was called to order at o'clock,
when the members of the committee exchanged
views at to the best method of conducting the
relief work of the society.
Rev. MIR. Ganett moved that all dis
trict visitors be furnished with application
blanks. with instructions to fill out and return
promptly to the central Office blank for every
case helped by them, adding whatever is neces-
sary to make it complete record. Carried.
Mrs. Higbie moved that each district visitor
be requested to make at the quarterly meeting
condensed report of the work for the quarter.
Carried.
1t was moved and carried that the executive
committee meet the first Tuesday of each
month at o'clock.
1t was moved that Mr.. Chase be instructed to
invite the presidents of other charitable insti-
tutions in the city to attend the quarterly meet
ing OF the society. Carried.
After further discussion of minor details
the committee adjourned.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05

Leonard Walker was killed, Customs Officer
Quinn fatally injured, and q number Of per-
sons fatally wounded yesterday at North Troy,
w.. by the verandA at the postoface being
broken down by the weight Of snow.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
w. B. GREENE,
Private Signal Corps. U. s. A.
r0.DAv

WASHINGTON, March 81 A. M.-Indications
for the upper lake region, upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys winds shifting to
easterly and southeriy, with partly cloudy
weather; in the northern portions light rain or
snow, and during the day falling barometer and
rising temperature.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
Keokuk Northern Line Boats Burned at
4slsE Alton. 80

The telegraphic Information reached the city
last night, that the steamers Lake Superior
and Dubuque. of the Keokuk northern line
had just been burned at Alton. Both boats
were in winter quarters there, and belonged
to Commodore Davidson. No insurance is re-
ported the statement being that the company
carried it's own risks. The loss ia severe one.
and particularly 40 at this season Of the wear
on the approach Of the opening Of navigation,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.

OFFICE OF OBSERVATION, SIGNAL, Comps. d. a. A.
INGERsoLL BLOCK THIRD STREET,
ST. PAUL, MINI.
Observations taken at the same moment Of
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05

Probate Court.
Before Judge o. German.
In the matter of the estate of Stephen De-
meyer. deceased; argument on widows petition
for partition. Submitted and taken under adj
visement.
In the matter of the estate of John Moylan,
deceased; petition filed for letters of admins
tration. Order made for hearing April 4th at
10 A. NJ.
In the matter of the insanity of John Rolls;
information of insanity filed.
In the matter of the estate of Henry Funke,
deceased; Henry Funke, Jr., appointed admin
istrator.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
Municipal Court.
before Judge Flint. !

The City VS.. Louis Manke and John Hood !;
disorderly conduct. Committed to Jail for
seven days.
The City VS.. Frank Hood; disorderly conduct.
Acquitted and discharged.
The State VS.. Gunda Swanson; petit larceny.
Committed to reform school.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
The People of Missouri liant the La,cs,
Kansas City JOnrna1

kansas City Journal.
The question of printing the general session
laws of Missouri in the newspapers through
out the State is being quite freely agitated,
and many God arg uments are made in favor
OF the prop osiiion. There can be no doubt
that the dense ignorance of the people regard
ing the laws under which they live, would be
in . great measure removed, and the state
benefited by a thorough circulation Of author
lied texts of the laws of general nature passed
at each session.
Verdict Rendered.
1t is the unanimous verdict of all Judges of
good living that Scett's rs cent dinners are
8 uperior in quality and quantity to any res
taurant dinner in this city.
Attention Knights of Pythias.
All members Of Champion lodge are request
ed to attend our regular meeting this (Wednes-
day. evening at 7:30 O clock sharp for work in
first and third rank. Members of other lodges
and visiting brothers are cordially invited.
w. w. DEWEY, K. r. & s. pro tenn.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
FIVE CENTS A LINE
The GLOBE Want and EnploY.
mGlt Bureau.

Advertisements in this column are published
at five cents line each insertion, but in
order to prove the efficiency Of the GLOBE az
an advertising medium, and also to aid the
unemployed, we will publish for twenty-five
cents, a three-line advertisement, of situa.
tions Wanted, Situations offered, Boarding,
Lost, Found, &C., and continue the advertise.
ment until the object sought for is accom-
plished. For twenty-five cents, the man out
OF work can advertise for situation until he
finds one.
Each line over the three, to cost five cents
per line each insertion.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, do hereby associate
poratng under the provisions of Title one a. of
Chapter thrty-four go of the General Statutes of
the State of Minnesota and the amendments thereto
and to that end do hereby adopt the following
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
Verdict Rendered
DIED.

DIED,
dORMAN-On Monday, March Sd, at 8 P. NJ,
Emily Newington, wife of the late Gen. W. A. Cor
man.
Funeral will take place from Christ's Church, on
Thursday, at P. M.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
CITY COUNCIL.

The March Meeting-Reports of City OFF,
cers-Condition of City Legislation.
The first meeting for March of the city coun-
Gil was held yesterday afternoon. The city
treasurer submitted his report, from Jan. 1st
to March LIST, showing $6s,4ss.19 receipts and
S4s,ss0.4l disbursements, with balance of
$19, 657.7S on hand.
THE CITY CLERKS REPORT.
From the city clerk, showing the number Of
licenses issued to date, as follows:
Liquor J,lUU w
Beer. ...................... 420 90
DuIcueT. 1Uu w
miscellaneous. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 44U w
THE POOR FOLKS.
Almshouse and hospital directors report the
expenses as follows, for February:
Hospital. ........................ .$S4S 80
Almshouse. ...................... 293 A
IoOi .....'. ..... .......'.' GAO w
The same was referred to the CITY comptrol-
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
THE COURTS.
District Court.
Before Judge Brill.
YYnv yurr.-~

Wilson Rogers VS.. John E. O'Brien; action
arising from breach of contract. Case on trial,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
FI.V CENTS A LINE

y 000 ACRES choice farm lands, early selec-
l9UUV hons, convenient to railroad stations,
prime wheat lands or natural meadows, as you may
prefer in tracts of 100 to $40 acres inKsndyohi Chip
pewa, Pope and Stevens counties, for sale by
LEONARD B. HODGES, ST. Paul, MINI. 31-d&w
DOR SALE-Ten acres improved farming land
u near Lake Como, ready for crop in spring.
Terms easy, apply to g. W. ROBERTSON, 96 East
Third street. q.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05

Mrs. CLARK, 1Ol West Sixth street. will act as
III sick nurse. Strict attention paid day or night.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-03

aged by this demand to take up land and
raise wheat for Europe depends on 1t for
his living. He cannot change his products
when prices drop. He has enlisted for life.
The question therefore arises, what will be-
come of this vast food production when ma
ture smiles again upon the European hus-
bandman, when industry is resumed on the
fertile Balkan peninsula under more favora-
BILE conditions, when ustro-Hungary pours
her harvests into the market under the be-
nigu influence of political, commercial
and railroad alliance with Germany, and
when rains no longer ruin the crops OF
Great Britain. What will become of our
great stock of food products when the rest
of the world resumes its normal production
The basis of the prosperity of this country
is agricultural Nine-tenths of our exports
are agricultural staples, just as they come
from the farm or but slightly modified by
manufacture. Our agriculture depends on
prosperous foreign trade, and our manu-
features depend on prosperous agriculture,
because the market for our manufactures is
mostly domestic. Put wheat at Sl.25 in
New York-and the farmer has money to
spend, every wheel of industry huns and the
country booms with prosperity. Let the
country wake up next fall to find surplus
crop on its hands of 1OO,000,000 bushels of
cereals, and wheat goes back to seventy.five
cents in New York and business languishes."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-03
Alcohol and TOhaccO.

The evil effects resulting from indul.
gence in intoxicating drinks are visible and
undeniable; but who ever saw a drunkard
who was not also tobacco-user We have
heard of such cases, and so we have heard
of white blackbirds, but they are not often
seen. And since ninety-nine drunkards in
every hundred are also tobacco-users, who
can tell the precise injury that is wrought
by either of these poisons alone Is the
drunkard ruined in fortune His tobacco
has helped to ruin him. Is he wrecked in
health =? The deadly narcotic has contrib
uted to the result. Is he brutalized, stupe-
fed, debauched, besotted, filthy, vile, and
loathsome Tobacco has done its full share
towards producing all these dire conse-
quences. 1t is often said that smoking
leads to drinking. Wherever alcoholic
liquors are sold, there tobacco is at hand
aud who ever saw saloon or drinking-hole
that did not reek with the fumes of tobacco?
There is a reason for the mysterious connec-
ton which exists between these two enemies
Of man. They are like two shear-blades they
work against each other, and cut what gets be
tween them. They play into each others
hands. Alcohol stimulates, tobacco soothes
alcohol excites, tobacco benumbs alcohol
makes men frantic, tobacco Gains their agita-
Jiou. lOpacVo, peluS HdICOllc, utpreSSes
vital action. The man who has imbbed
strong drink till he has become excited lights
his cigar and puffs and smokes himself into
calmness; then seeking to rally from the
depression into which he has fallen, he calls
for another drink, and then puts quid of
tobacco in his mouth to subdue the nervous
excitement. So the alcohol lifts him up
and the tobacco presses him down. and be-
tween this upper and neither milestone the
man is ground to powder. Hence it will be
seen that one of the habits is the correlative
of the other. He who uses the tobacco be-
comes stupid and Graves stimulant; and
he who uses alcohol and becomes excited by
it feels the need of something to quiet his
irritated nature, and that sedative he finds
in tobacco. All tobacco users do not use
strong drink, but they especially are ex-
posed to this temptation, not by reason Of
the appetite for strong drink, which they
may have never felt, but by reason of a GER
tain vague and restless longing for some
thing that shall stimulate their faded ener-
gies and undo the benumbing work which
tobacco has done; and consequently many
men by the use of the narcotic are led to
crave the stimulant.-The Christian.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-03
Will our Present Prosperity be Per.
manent.

On this subject the Springfield Republican
offers some pertinent reflections. While the
resources of this country are really immense,
and one crisis does not usually follow
another so soon as would be the case if
hard times return next year, it is well to
consider all the circumstances, and to 60
slow, as the surest way not to get nipped.
Says the Springfield Republican "The
country at this moment seems to be highly
prosperous, but this prosperity largely de-
ponds on certain foreign conditions which
may change any year. For several years we
have gone on expanding our production of
agricultural staples to meet the demand Of
successive bad crops abroad. Foreign wars
bad seasons and the backwardness of Rus.
sian and other continental farmers, have con.
spired to throw the market of the world
into our hands. Our expectations Of bread
stuffs in 1868 amounted to s69000,0OO in
value; in 1870 (year ending June 3Oth) to
$2lO,0OO,00O, an increase, in other words, of
over three-fold. Now this vast production
Of cereals must be kept up. The farmer on
the western prairie who has been encour