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N N ES|S
9 V ID RI A X d s
v. D. VASHBUR1
THE BRIDE GIVER.
REPORT HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE,
Which Literally Flags Bill Washburn
Alive.
SOME OF THE CORRUPTION
Which the Committee EIucidate in Re
viewing the Testimony.
BR' Berry TRACED DIRECTLY
To the Office aud Person of Mr.. WASH
DETAIL OF THE PURCHASES
Show ng the Corrupt Use of Money in
304 Cases.
SCATHING REVIEW OF EVIDENCE
Which Fastens the Corruption on the
Washburn Titman.
THE INTIM!D ALTON PRACTiCED
Which Secured the Votes of the Mime
ap0lis W0rl,iRgmem.
THOSE NUMBERED BALLOTS
Which We're Marked in Defiance of Law
Thrown Out.
\ RESUME OF THE RETURNS
Which Gives Donnelly Majority
of 230.
A VERY PRETTY PEN PICTURE
OF WashbHrnism in the Third Minnesota
District.
THE CONCLUDING RESOLUTIONS
Declare that Washburn is Not ana that
Domelly is Entitled to the Seat.
A FULL COPY OF THE REPORT
Presented to the State of Minnesota by
the "GlObe."
NOW COME TO THE FRONT
And Support the Damnable Corruption
IL
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BRIDES OFFERED.

BRIDES OFFERED.
Cases 'otc1e brides accre offered but not accepted;
or, 'Ol,ere if accepted, the party dribed claims
that he UOted for DOnnel1U
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ing 1t will not be less than $-.
"The committee deem it proper in thus
speaking to Republicans, to remind them of
the importance of the impending csmpaign.
That to United States Senate is to be Dem
ocratie fter the 4th of March, 1879, is
very nearly certain. In view of this, the
election of Democratic House of Represen-
tatives would precipitate upon the country
dangerous burdens. Among these schemes
is the intention to attempt the revolutionary
expulsion of the President from his Office,
the payment of the rebel claims and war
debt, the payment of the full value of all
emancipated slaves, and the unlimited issue
of irredeemable paper currency, in place of
the present redeemable paper money, which
was issued by authority of Republican
Congress, and by the came party has been
sustained, thereby preserving the natio nal
honor and credit.
sPlease remit at once" etc.
SMALL FRY BRIDES.
johnson admits, Up. 42), that copies OF
this circular was sent out to about fifty per
sons, and that money was received in reply,
but he refuses to state WHO it was sent to,
and he does not remember what amount Was
received in response to this appeal.
Louis Kundson. of Minneapolis, testiies,
(p. 161, printed testimony, that he was paid
five dollars by his employers, Barnard &
Cope, active Republicans, to work for Wash
burn. He worked and voted for him. His
fellow-workman, Louis Paulson, did the
same kind of work, and also received five
dollars; he, Paulson, saw it paid.
John G. Oleson, testi6es, Up. 92), that
VIM Chase asked him to vote for Washburn.
He paid him SO to work at the polls for
Washburn, and he did 80 work and vote.
This VIM. Chase was the same party who in
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(lu OGs Idul)s WaSuUuIu LOIO I'LL
che expected the committees would take
some interest in him.; "that Mr.. Barden,"
(the same party mentioned by Flaherty,)
"was on some committee" and he gave him
letter of introduction to Mr.. Barden; the
letter stated that Werrick was his, Wash
burns, friend. Witness presented Wash
burns letter to Barden; forgets what con-
versation took place; but the cofimittee,
presumably the committee OF which Barden
was member,) asked him to hire two men
to work at the polls. He received $30-$1O
for himself and 500 to hire two men. He
hired Oluf Larson and Julius Bjornstad, and
paid them $40 each. He worked for the
whole Republican ticket. Prior to seeing
Washburn and being paid this $50, he had
not been supporting Washburn, Up. BY; the
men Larson and Bjornstad we're paid to
work for the whole Republican ticket. Lar
son, Up. 81, is called and admits the receipt
of $40 from Werrick, to work for the
straight Republican ticket; he did so work
and voted fer Washburn. Bjornstad, p. 2D,
testifies to same effect; he worked for the
whole Republican ticket; received $1aarom
Werrick; he claims to have voted for Don
nelly.
o. B. Wergedahl, Up. 2O, of st Paul, tes-
titles that Werriclz told him he wanted him
to work for the Republican ticket; and sid
that he, Werrick, saw Washburn twice in
Minneapolis, and that Washburn sent him,
Werrick, to Barden, and told him that he,
Washburn, CHAD GIVEN MONEY TO BARDEN TO
SPEND IN ST.. PAUL FOR HIS ELECTION" He
wanted Wergedahl to work for Washburn,
and told him he had got money for Born
stad; witness refused to work and vote for
Washburn.
This testimony seems conclusive. Wash
burn had placed corruption funds in the
hands of r. Barden, and hA and johnson,
secretary of his committee, refer parties to
Barden for money; and Barden, or some
member of the committee, pays out money
to these parties; they pay in turn to others,
and all of them work at the polls for Wash
burns election.
Another st. Paul party, John Guiry (page
| 22), admits the receipt of $25 from q Re-
publican candidate for a local Office State
Senate) to work at the polls and peddle Re-
publican tickets. He pretends to have voted
for Donnelly.
LIoUIDATINa CHURCH DKBT.
Christian Heyer, Democratic German
farmer, of Alton, Washington county, testi-
fies Up. "a, printed testimony that he was
paid $40 by Warren Getchel, Republican
politician and particular friend Of the sit
ting member. Getchel asked him if he
could support Washburn. Witness said he
| would. Getchel said be was ga particular
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Tamsack River; at Two Rivers the voting
place was q boX-car, the ballot box was
candle box: there were no tickets there but
Washburn tickets. These so railroad men
lived in box cars and were moved forward as
the work progressed. They were all paid for
voting by tho railroad oompanyJ many of
them were Democrats. There were no houses
in sight at that place. and. of course no ref
dents of that locality.
This testimony establishes the fact that at
Crookston, Tamarack River, and Two Rivers.
there were 161 votes cast by railroad work
men, who were net residents of those locali-
ties, were there for temporary PURPOSE,
and were not entitled to vote; and that they
were all paid fer their votes; that they voted
for Washburn, and would not have voted if
they had not been paid.
Fo2GETFUL BRowER.
We have seen that J. V. Brewer, 70. 24l,
one of the United States land officers at Saint
Cloud, Mimi, was furnished with the letter
of Charles Berens to Washburn, in which
Berens offered to sell his vote to Washburn
for $50. 1t further appears that Brewer re-
celved from Washburn, or his committee,
money to visit Berens and to make a canvass
of certain counties; how much does not ap-
pear, as Brewers memory is very oblivious
of these details. Brewer admits, 20. 245),
that he left money at different places in Todd
and Morrison counties during his canvass for
Legitimate political PURPOSES" that he did
this in the interest of Mr.. Washburn; and he,
Washburn, knew he was working for him,
Up. 252), he visited five towns in Morrison
county. BE considers it perfectly legitimate
to hire Democrats t. work with their teams
in behalf of the Republican party. He hired
a number Of men in this way; he cannot re-
member how many; it may have been twenty
or one hundred; neither can he recollect
whether he spent $40 or $500 in this canvass
of Morrison and Todd counties. This testi-
mony shows that an agent of the sitting
member, acting at his request, with his
knowledge and by his authority, and fur
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queer as johnson had promised he would
see Cloutier. Baxter then took Clou
tier to the cfise Of Tie sitting member,
Washdurn, and they told him there that
johnson had just gone out. An hour after
wards Cloutier was in Christian & Deans
Office, when gentleman came in and told
him-that "Generdl WdshJurn, the sitting
member,l ao0nted to see me, [CLoutier,l at his
[ Washburn'sl office" Cloutier went to
Washburn's Office, and there met Charles
W. johnson and DR.. Keith, the postmaster
of Minneapolis, and the same party who
thanked Charles Berens for his offer to sell
his support to Washburn for $50. johnson
wanted Cloutier to go out and electioneer for
Washburn. Cloutier said he would do SO if
he was paid for his time and expenses.
Thereupon johnson told him to start out.
The next day johnson met Cloutier at the
postofice and paid him thirty dollars. The
following Wednesday Cloutier met johnson
again at Washburn's office. 81 told him
wanted some more money. He asked me
how much wanted, and told him wanted
twenty dollars. He, Mr.. Johnson,l acent
into the merit room and commenced talking
soiM Mr.. Washburn, 1.-THE sitting member.
He came back and handed me toenty DOL
lars"
The witness, Clout;er, states in his cross
examination that he was in favor of Mr..
Washburn in the first place; but it appears
by his examination in chief that he had
made up his mind to take no part in the cleo
ton, because he had been previously prom
ised brides which we're not paid; and there
upon he was paid $50 to convert him from
that position of neutrality and Indifference
into warm supporter of the sitting men,
Der. In other words, the payment of that
sum of money secured to Mr.. Washburn a
support and influence which he would not
have had without it. 1t is fair to presume
that if the vote and support of this merce-
nary politician could have been had without
the payment of the money, the $50 would
not have been paid.
The contract of bribery was made by the
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SOUTH AMERICA.
Yellow Fever.

MOSTEvIDEo, March 80 A letter dated
February 18th. says the corvette Marion has
arrived there from Rio Janerio. At the lat
ter place yellow fever was contracted. and on
arriving at Montevideo they had two officers
and nine men down. The Marion was
quarrantined at Floor Island and her whole
crew quartered in temporary wooden houses
and tents. DIR. Babin Of the Marion, is among
the sick. The assistant surgeon of the Wa
chuset has gone to care for the sick.
The Marion was to be thoroughly fumiga-
ted and disinfected. On the afternoon OF
February 2ith, Lieut.. John =. Wallace and
seaman Rogers died. The following officers
are reported down with the fever: Surgeon
BabiD, improving, and lately attacked; Lieut..
John L. Merrill. Midshipmcn Sears and
Wide, and passed Assistant Engineer Bros
naham, also 10 Of the crew, whose names were
not given.
Several cases have occurred on the mer.
chant ships arriving from Rio during the past
summer, but this Of the Marion is the most
serious Of any known during the past ten
years. Steamers Shenandoah and Wachu.
set are in the outer roads. All are well on
board
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LABOR TROUBLES.
Strike Mt COhOes. NY.

CoHoEs, March 80. Three thousand peo-
pie attended the mass meeting Of the Harmo-
ny mills strikers, last evening. The men
have logged determination, and concession
of their demanded rights is the only power to
move them. Committees were appointed to
visit the eastern manufacturing cities to So
licit aid. Suffering has already manifested
itself among the extreme poor, and the city
department is overwhelmed with applications
for relief. The strike has dcgenerated into
bitter strife and now the question is who will
hold out the longest.
The mill officers exhibit no signs of COM
promise. Both sides demand an uncondi-
tional surrender. 1t is rumored that the
mills have agents gathering families together.
The joint committee to-day decided to send
weavers to eastern cities, where work is
promised. The committee claim to have
5000 for that purpose and over 500 places to
fill. Those of the weavers who show the
least signs of weakness and great financial
distress will be first chosen. Several fam-
lies are now preparing to migrate.
Bricklayers' Strike.
LOWELL, Mass. March 80. The brick
layers have decided to quit work April LIST. if
$3.50 day is not paid. A mass meeting is
called for Tuesday next.
The LabOrers' Strike.
New ORLEANS. La, March 30. The labor
troubles in st. Johns parish continue.
Governor Wilt has ordered a battalion of
militia to the scene. The strikers interfere
with others who are willing to work and have
seized and whipped laborers who refused
to obey their commands. The strike in st.
Charles parish is ended.
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Art N useum.
WASHINGTON.
Army Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, March 80. The House Com
mittee on Appropriations unanimously agreed
upon an army appropriation of s26, 425 800
for the year ending June. 81, which is over
million less than the estimates.
Free List.
The House Ways and Means committee
decided to place upon the free list all manu-
featured paper. wood pulp, jute. manufactured
flax, straw and all other fibre and ibrous
plants fit for use in the manufacture of paper.
Tariff Duties.
The committee fixed the duty on the fol-
lowing articles at 10 per cent Flannels,
blankets, hats of wool, knit goods, balmorals.
wooden and worsted yarns and all manufac-
lures of every description composed wholly
or in part of worsted, hair OF Alpaca goat. or
other like animals.
Life Saving Service.
The life saving and revenue marine service
after the first of April will be under charge of
Assistant Secretary French.
Land Grants.
House Committee on Public Lands, agreed
to report favorably a bill to grant lands to
Dakota, Montana, Arizona, Idaho, Wyoming
for university purposes.
Claims Allowed.
House Commute on Claims will recommend
the payment of $50, 600 to VIM. T. Smith and
others, for losses sustained in rescuing 900
seamen shipwrecked in the Arctic seas.
The Exodus.
The Senate Exodus committee examined
John G. Lewis. coiored, resident of Natchi-
toches parish La, and ex member of the Pack
ard legislature. He said the prime cause of
the exodus movement was the denial to
negroes of their political rights This. in COM
bination with unfair treatment by land owners
and merchants, drove the negroes away He
thought the movement had not stopped, and
gave his opinion that the election of demo-
ocratic President would create CONSERVATION
among the colored people of the south. Wit
ness admitted that bulldoxing commenced in
his State under republican administration.
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Good News from RIaa.rors-

The operatives of the Peppereil and Laeo-
MA cotton mills of Biddeford have been noti-
ned OF an advance in wages. The mule spin
ners get ten per cent. advance: the other
operatives from seven to ten per cent. Bid
deford has never known a strike of Importance
and operatives. although receiving exceeding
low wages the last few years, have patiently
waited for return of some of the cut downs.
Now as all of the mills here are exceedingly
prosperous, the managers are recognizing the
Just claims of their help 1t IS understood
that the Saco water power machine shop.
employing about five hundred men. and York
mill will soon follow the lead of the other
mills Every industry is prospecting here
now. Our shoe shops are running extra teams,
and one concern is building large shoe shop.
The new cooperative stove foundry is crowd
ed by orders, and Curriers' new engine and
machine shop is running night and day. An
other large three story building for iron and
wood manufacturing purposes is also to be
erected at once
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POLITICAL.
Republican Caucus.

WASHINGTON, March 80. The republican
members of the Senate held a caucus this
morning for the purpose of defining the party
line of action in the Senate, with regard to
the clause inserted by the House in the i'm.
mediate deficiency bill, by which it was pro
posed to amend the eletion law. concerning
the appointment of deputy marshals at
elections. After a general exchange of opin-
ions, the caucus unanimously decided that
the clause in questionhshould be opposed by
all republicans in te Senate, upon the
ground that it is p rideron an appropria-
ton bill, and that all attempts of the MAORI
ty to force legislatio by such means as shall
be resisted now as they were resisted ut the
extra session. The proceedings of the caucu $
occupied less than an hour.
Democratic Conventions.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 80. The democratic
convention to choose delegates to Cincinnati
will be held here June 9th, and for nomina-
ton of State officers August 4th.
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A reporter of the Journal visited the In
sane Hospital yesterday afternoon. The
roads in that direction are dry and in very
good condition. There are about $40 pa
tents confined in the hospital at present,
from all parts of the State. The rooms are
Kept as neat as wax, but very hot. There
a'e about $500 volumes in the library, to
Which the inmates have access. Many OF
them are extensive readers. and while away
the hours of their confinement with books.
large number of Gem puzzles have been
distributed among the patients who spend hours
trying to get the blocks into the proper posi-
IONS, just as people do outside. 1t IS SAID
that one of these puzzles put in the hands OF
the most violent lunatic will in short time
reduce him to a gibbering, helpless idiot
We cannot vouch for the truth of this, how
ever One of the peculiarities of the pa
"ents is their melancholy. Insane people
seldom laugh, but sit and brood over their
troubles. 1t is an interesting and, withal,
SAD place to spend an afternoon.
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CALIFORNIA.


| SAN Francisco, March so. At 1880 the
total vote cast was lS,S45, or about 5000
| short of the vote at the same hour last cleo
| ton. AT this rate, less than 5000 votes
will be polled. Owing TO = difference in the
tint of the paper, the character of the ballots
can be known as they lie in the boxes. Those
who have been on the watch claim that the
citizens union ticket is ahead, even in some
strong workingmen's precincts. There is not
much talk of scratching. An analysis Of the
vote up to 1880 shows that while strong citi-
zen wards are voting up to within one-eighth
TO one-sixth of their vote at the same hour
last September, the workingmen's precincts
are from one-quarter to one third behind.
The workingmen filed n protest against
the counting of ballots of the Citizens Union
on account of difference in tint, claiming
their own ballots are printed on legal paper
obtained from the Secretary of the State,
while the ballots of their opponents are ille-
gal.
The total vote of the city, except two
small outside precincts, is S0.661. The vote
of nearly all the wards are uniformly % per
cent. below the vote of last September.
The tenth, strong workingmcn's precinct,
has fallen somewhat short of that proportion,
and the twelfth, au equally strong citizens
ward, is little over. There seems to be a
general belief that the citizens union ticket
have elected all their candidates. although
the outlook is less favorable. reasoning from
the totals of various wards earlier in the day.
Much comment is excited by variation in
the ballot paper. Ii is known that men were
stationed at the polling places to take notes
of the color of ballots and persons voting
them, and the workingmen charge that the
citizens union put up the job purposely, to
enable them IN exercise surveillance over
voters. in violation of the election laws.
There seems 10 be good ground for contest
over the matter, and many hold that the bal
lots can DC thrown out, giving the election to
the workingmen.
The vote as counted at $50 Z. NJ, was as
follows: Citizens ticket. S.sil; Working
mems, 1862. Many precints have not yet
counted. The election has been very quiet.
Is, Is, IA.
George Mitchell, painter, was arrested
last night He became insane over the fifteen
puzzle and had covered the floor and walls
with figures in attempts to solve it.
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Mr.. ii. $. Cushing has sold his fish mar
ket, near the railroad bridge over Water
street, to Willard A. Davis & Co., who will
remove the store one door north. Mr.. Cush
ing formerly run a fish market for eight
Manchester, n. H., returning a year and a
half ago to resume business in Augusta. He
will remain in the employ of the new firm.
An orthodox horseshoe over the Intel of the
door of the store keeps witches away, and
nsures good luck to all who buy fish at this
sto re.
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"Itcms?" said the boss carpenter to our re-
porter, as the knight of the quill propound-
cd the customary interrogatory. Il haven't
any items; but Id like to have you say that
when a mans house is building, he never
thinks the carpenter puts in one-third enough
nails, and frequently, and with biting sarcasm
asks him if he doesn't think the house would
stand if he just simply leaned it up against
itself, and saved all the nails9 Then few
years aftcrward. when the same man tears
down his summer kitchen to build new
one he growls and scolds. and sarcasticaliy
wonders why that fellow didn't make the
house entirely of nails, and just put in enough
lumber to hold the nails together.'
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In view of their hasty visit to this city. the
conclave of ex-Councillors Fogg, Brown
and Chase at the Elm House Auburn, Mon
dav. seems to have been a more important
affair than first supposed Ex-Councillor
Fogg of Auburn engaged room for the day
and soon came in with Captain Chase of
Portland. Ex-Councillor Brown arrived on
the IL o'clock train. and was Immediately
shown to the room. After brief conference.
a messenger was sent in hot haste after ex-
Governor Garcelon. The Doctor soon came
over. and was closeted with his former coun-
cillors a short time. Soon after dinner the
conferees dispersed. Ex-Councillors Fogg
and Chase came to Augusta, Monday evening.
They were silent on the object of the consul
tation. and for wonder, did not allow any
thing pertaining to it to leak out. DIR. Garce-
Ion was called upon by a Lewiston Journal
reporter, Tuesday forenoon, but he progressed
that one of the gentlemen simply wished to see
him on a personal matter, and stated that he
had no knowledge of what took place in the
conference.
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When it is known that one of our dealers
alone has sold ten dozen of the notorious Is
puzzle, it will be apparent to every one that
our city officers should use every means in
their power to suppress this giant nuisance
We would suggest that any one convicted of
keeping the puzzle with intent to sell, be
dard This may seem needless cruelty, but
the mania is both contagious and destructive,
and harsh measures will be required to Grad
icate il.
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TEXAS.
General Grant.

HoUsToN, March 80. General Grant was
greeted by 10000 people on his arrival this
morning. procession escorted him to the
hotel. where reception was given in the
evening. At the banquet Grant responded to
a toast The speech was received with en-
thusiastic cheers.
GALVESTON. March 30. During Grants
reception at Houston last night. the gas was
tnrned off the street and lamps, and can
dies had to be used in the hall. Sunday
night. the guns to be used to fire salutes were
spiked. but the spikes were removed in time
for use. Five hundred dollars reward is Of
fered for the perpetrators.