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SENATE, Dec. $50 much Of

SENATE, Dec. $50 much of the
Presidents message as relates to civil service
reform was referred to q select committee.
Vice President presented communication
from the Secretary of War in reference to buy
ing from their heirs the correspondence of the
confederate Generals Gregg and Polk. Notice
was given by several senators to call up
certain bills on Monday and Tuesday next.
Among them Senator Randolph announced
that on Monday, he would ask the Senate to
consider the bill for the relief Of Fitz John
Porter. After some other business of no pub
lie importance the Senate adjourned till Mon
day next. S Y 80
House, Dec. "a tortification appro-
priation bill was presented and recommend
ed. a bill repeating the tax on bank checks,
medicines. friction matches, etc., was present.
ed and referred. "A sharp coloquy occurred
between Messrs. Wood and Conger, when the
joint resolution of the Senate, in reference to
counting the electoral vote was taken up,
when Mr.. McLane spoke at length in reply to
Mr.; Robson. Mr.. Laphams spoke in reply,
and the entire remainder of the days session
was occupied in debating the subject, and
pending further debate the House adjourned
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
The British Ministry

The members who ex-oficio constitute
the Cabinet are the Prime Minister Cor
First Lord Of the Treasury, the Lord
High Chancellor, the Lord President of
the Council, the Lord Priyy Seal, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secre-
tary Of State for Foreign Affairs, the
Secretary of State for Home Depart.
.ment, the Secretary of State for Colo
MES, the Secretary of State for War.
the Secretary Of State for India, the
First Lordsof the Admiralty, the Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade, and some
times the Chancellor Of the Duchy Of
Lancaster, the First Commissioned Of
Works, the President of the Local Gov
eminent Board, the Postmaster General
and the Chief Secretary for Ireland
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
Oil Explosion.

A telegram from Hunters Point, Long
Island, of Dec. 9, says: Great excitement was
caused this afternoon by the explosion of a
still at the Brooklyn oil refinery on Newtown
creek. The surrounding neighborhood was
greatly shaken up and thousands were attract
to the spot. Windows were broken at long
distances and pedestrians lifted from their feet
by the force of the shock. Fortunately no one
was injured, but the damage to the property
is very great. 1tr=1rsxsaf
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
The Christiancy Divorce Case !.

The divorce proceedings in the case Of
-IsaacsP: Christianey, e1.U.~s. Senator from
Michigan and present minister to Peru.
against his wife Lillian NJ Christiancy, came
to an abrupt termination at Washington, D.
c., the I'd. The. charges Of incontinuency
against Mrs. Christiancy, upon which the ac-
ton for divorce was commenced, was based
upon the allegation of VIM. q. Holschuk, q
clerk at the Saint James hotel, Washington,
to the effect that Mrs. Christiancy had visited
the hotel and occupied apartments with a,
man registering as Mr.. e. Giro, Mrs. Christi
lancy being registered as Mrs. E. Giro. Upon
the case being called and holschuk being con-
fronted with Mrs. Christiancy, he testified she
was not the lady who visited the hotel with
Giro. Upon this statement the prosecution
was suspended, to be, it is believed, finally
withdrawn r.. ,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
Great Fire at Niles CITY.

A dispatch from Bismarck of Dec, 6,
says fire involving loss OF $4,000, occu-
red at Miles City yesterday, resulting in the
destruction of the Union hotel, silverman's
saloon and Silyerbarg's store, and slight dam
age to Norris Cohn's new clothing house.
The Vincent & Mack theater, q theatrical
combination, lost their entire wardrobe by
the burning of the hotel and barely escaped
with their lives The city would undoubt-
eddy be in ashes had there been south wind
blowing at the time s+-., .r
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
SENATE, Dec. 1O..-Not in session

HOUSE, Dec. 1O.--Mr. Hubbell from
the committee on appropriations, reported
the pension appropriation bill. Ordered
printed and recommitted. It appropriates
$4S, 900 for payment OF army pensions;
$4,000 for payment of navy pensions; $780,
and $26 600 for payment of salaries, ttc. Mr..
Herbert, Of Alabama, from the committee on
the judiciary reported back the bill allowing
marshals and deputiesto take bonds in certain
cases. Referred Mr.. Bucknel called up the
question Of privilege, the Senate concurrent
The House refused tosconsider the resolution,
and went into committee of the whole on the
printed calendar. at 2:3O the committee rose
and several bills Of q private nature were
passed. The speaker laid before the House
the French chamber of deputies, relative to
an exchange of documents. Referred. Ad-
journed till Monday. z - #
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
Retirement of Gen. Ord.

j. A Galveston telegram says The
Ne,cs' San Antonio special states that Gen.
E. o. G. Ord, upon notification OF his retire.
ment from the command of the department.
OF Texas and active army service, vacated his
Office at headquarters and ordered Assistant
Adjutant General Vincent to report to Gen,
Sheridan I'LL temporary commander appears.
AS his son. in-law, Gen. Trevinos, has bee
appointed minister Of war of Mexico, it :,
home of Gen. Ord $, % AlMisN ~ -t.tle :.
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owned by the NASSAU manufacturing COM
pany. zWhich furnishes steam power to q large
number Of manufacturers. The first alarm
Was given at O'Clock, and after working hard
until $50 the frewas pronounced out. It
broke out again soon after the fremen left,
ana the damage done by the second fire was
larger than the first Loss estimated at $780,
COO, distributed among number Of firms,
most of whom are insured. The chief en-.
gineer and several firemen were more or less
serIouslY injured
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
Little Mary and the Man With Long
lS4ua s5f.s.' 81, N0Se.E rst!8s fga' go

We heard very amusing anecdote
related OF a gentleman possessed of a
somewhat prominent proboscis being in
vited out to take tea with a handsome
young widow, having the small incu1n-
: brance Of 100000, and beautiful and
interesting little daughter of about 5
years Of age. This little girl-whom we
shall take the e liberty Of calling Mary :
although very much beloved by all who
knew her, had the habit Of speaking
aloud in company, and commenting on
each and every popularity that any
Of her mammals guests might have land
the charming widow. knowing the fact,
took little Mary aside on the afternoon
in question, and gave her lesson, some
what in the following manner: sal s.s
Mary, dear I have invited very
particular friend of mine to come and
take ten withgme this evening, and, as
he has rather a long nose, I wish to
warn you against speaking of it in his
presence He is the most sensitive upon
that point Of all subjects therefore, if
you allude to- it in his presence, you
shall most, assuredly be severely repri-
manded. But, on the other hand, If
you will sit up il your little chair and be
a. lady, you shalt have that beautiful.
frosted cake Ipurchased of the bakerthis,
morning" s,e. "a sraxs-- sEe.Ess44 g
), Little Mary made the requisite prom
ise, and was amusing herself with her.
abundant supply Of playthings when
Z the long nosed friend arrived The COM
:phments Of the day having been ex-l
changed, and the usual topics; of the
: time fully discussed, the widow, with
one of her blandest smiles, invited Mr..
2----I into the adjoining room to partake
Of the choicest dainties with which the
table was bountifuHy suppied.t Ashley.
were passing out, Of the room, leaving
little Mary to amuse herself as, best she,
could, the little cherub hastily inter-
copied them at the door, and, archly
looking up into the animated counte-
nance other mother, exclaimed:s ea
.es g Mother, dear, AIM it most time for
me to have my nice frosted cake for not
saying ANYTHING about this gentleman
long nose 2" $500.
The widow tainted, ana the long-nosed
gentleman is still d bachelors ;'NaG
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
Indian Atrocities.

= A Galveston, Texas, Ne,os special Of
Dec. ,, from Fort Stockton says: Persons just
in from San Ehzario report that "a Mexican
from Chihuahua brings appalling particulars
OF deyilmnfenrt done by the escaped and des-
perate remnant Of Victoria's band in the
neighborhood Of that town. In that section
from twenty to thirty men, women and
children are known to have been murdered
and mutilated in the, most horrible manner.
A detachment of ten returning with General
Terasses, after the abandonment Of Victoria's
camp, were attacked by about thirty IIndians
afew days ago, and only Terasses and one
man escaped 3st q. 80
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
Power Of Sylmpathv,

B. It is acknowledged that most women
possess the quality of sympathy to a re-
markable extent. Mrs. Browning pos
sessed this gift lit vibrated on the chord
OF poetic expression in her. Jane Aus
. tin and Charlotte Bronte led retired
lives, but they had the power perpetual
~ to pass out of their circumscribed in
dlviduality to, that of others, and the
genius to retain and turn to account the
teeting impressions of their passing
contact with individuals. The darlings
and the ornaments Of society, are the
women who can throw themselves best,
into the. interest, of the moment; if to
this sensitive nature belongs a native
sincerity, conidenceis attracted, friend
ships are made and retained. Nine.
Recamire is, perhaps, the best type of
this gift Of social sympathy allied to a
certain reality of nature. She attracted
the best and most gifted of her time.
When age had marred her beauty, pow
erty succeeded wealth, and partial blind
ness rendered her infirm, her salon in
the Abbaye aux Bots was still the resort
of eminent men aid women Of the ne
Rod. She was not agwit, she was always
somewhat shy; but she had the wish to
win love rather than admiration, and
possessed the tact Of drawing out the
best gifts in others. She had the genius
Of friendship, her steadfastness could
not be shaken. Sympathy gives an an
gelic grace to virtue. % 8ge.a
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
school House, Burned.

About noon, Dec, 6, the school house
in District No. I, in shakopee, Mimi, was
discovered to be on fire, The flames rapidly
spread, and the building was soon destroyed.
With the exception Of few movable articles,
all the contents OF the building were consum.
ed. The loss will amount to about 5000.
The insurance is not known.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
IncendiarYiEires.

A Deadwood dispatch Of Dec. 8, says !;
A fire in Custer City this morning, destroyed
the principal hotel, store and the postof6ce
Loss, $4,000. The surrounding buildings were
greatly damaged. Six incendiary fires have
been discovered and extinguished in this city
the past fortnight. There seems to be a deter
mined effort to destroy the town.
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the NEWS IN BRIEF
Ross KlIey Ont.

John Kelly's term as comptroller of
the city of New York having expired, Mayor
Cooper the 10th appointed Allan Campbell to
the place, and the board Of aldermen prompt
~ confirmed the appointment, the anti-Tam-
many and Republican members voting to-
pether for confirmation. qN4yk
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
Broadway to be Lighted by ELECTRICITY.

A New York telegram Of Dec. g.
says: The Brush Electric Light company are
erecting iron pillars about a foot in diameter
and twenty feet high, one pillar to every
block, on Broadway, from Union square to
Thirtyfourth street, intended to support
the lamps, by which the company
proposes to light that portion of the city
Christmas eve. Each lamp will, lit is promised,
give 1900 candles power light, equal to about
100 gas lights, .sr... sas. ts..as.. ,-.s 81
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
A Horrible Death.

A man supposed to be Samuel Con-
nelly, who has relatives residing at or near
Plainview, Mimi, was run over at Eau Claire,
Wis, by the midnight passenger train the
night of the 10th, and met with horrible
death. Both legs and one arm were cut of,
his neck broken and face and body so dis
figured as to be almost unrecognizable.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16

tx A NEW ORLEANS minstrel show didn't
half pay expenses until an ,end-man got
up joke reviling citizen Of the town :
and then the citizen got to buying tick
cts to send friends there tohiss the Joke,
and SO supported the shows whole week.
This racket is patented by that end-man.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
Powder Explosion.

In Chicago, on the afternoon Of Dec.9
an explosion occurred at the Union lime
works on Nineteenth street, which resulted in
the death of John Maugh and the fatal injury
of Walter Hall. Both were employees The
explosion occurred in the pump house where
cartridges are made and was caused bp a key
of powder being touched by d spark. The
outbuildings were shattered as well as
windows for two blocks around the place. re-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
Tall Men,


As a country becomes settled, and es-,
peciallyin cities where ,greht 'numbsers
OF human beings are crowded into com
paratively a small place, men degenerate
ia height and the womenaaaes n oteonly
( roverbially shorter than mitfle counniry.
but they are less muscular. AS there
are thought to be exceptions to all
rules. there are both tall gentlemen and
ladies in all Cities. Amaiorityy Of the11 !
however, if traced ito sti,eiir birthplace.
will be found to have come from the
country. Kentucky and Tennessee pro-.
duce, the tallest-m In, the country. IA
young boy taken sfrom the city; whose
parents are below the usual height. and
/ reaIef ~ either ofsthoset States, would
probably quite overtop any Of his fam,
|. iy. The material abo1nds in the grams
and meats Of those splendid regions for
developing the bones. ..--..
! SstEhe RetagoHimt have lmg beeunles
DRAFTED for being the tallest race IN ex-
istence. Magellan's associates give their
sewerage stature eEAafaet i,zhaauu
I Comm dore Byron Z ldcefs TX
one below seven feet, and soind sfee9d2
ssfliat measure. NAt the Polar circles, es-
.pecial|y port,
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81 AGIRL only 8syears old was arrested
for drunkenness at Lowela so rcom-
plete the disgracefu1 picture, the police
let her lie ten hours insensible in cell
without attention.
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Heavy Fire !.

On the morning Of Dec. 8, the most
disastrous fire that has visited that city for
long time occurred IN Spring eau, Mass, in
: the heart'of ahemanufacturing portion of the
city. The fire was in large brick block
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16

4. -. :. WOMAN! Second only to the press
in the dissemina alton of the news, 2 was a
toast offered at q. printers festival lately.
It was meant for q compliment.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16

GOLD and silver ore, averaging re-
spectively 1928 and $98 to the ton, have
been discovered at Whitefeld, Me-.
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decreased in fullness by narrow band,

decreased in fullness by narrow band,
sandathence fell over her instepin short
fouice. The effect was immense. The
PRIME was more than delighted with It.
sandNpt only did Mrs. Wheeler fndher.
self Nheckmated at her own game, but.
as the wearing Of the additional garment
laklangtry at once becamSthe thing.
she is, Of course, obliged to adopt it, and
thus conceal what it had been her mo-
tive to SO subtly disclose. It has been
by such daring, and, at the same time,
shrewd acts as this that Mrs. Langtry
has become the ionneshe is, and, by the
continuous exercise of her audacious
wits, holds her OWL. as.she does.. Shepis
always equal to the occasion, and the
present instance is fainexample of what
she can do and not only be tolerated but
: followed. London letter. ~
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Fashionable Rivalry Carried TO Eek.
tEeneSs T..

fashionable Rivalry Carried to Eek.
tremes.
Every one knows there great rivalry
between Mrs. Langhy and Mrs. Wheeler
greater between them than any other
of the reigning beauties and that
whatever one can do; so as to ssscore'' off
the other is done by each. Mrs. Lang-
try is known .toEpossess very beautiful
arms, while Mrs. Wheeler's are thin and
scraggy. On the other hand, the re-
verse e1trenities Of Nh. Wheeler are
regarded BY those Who have seen them
as models Of shape and form, while Mrs.
Langtry, possessing fairly small feet
when b5en ehn,1see, can only boast Of
upward continuation of very pipe-stem
order. We'll, The season before last Mrs.
Langtry set the fashion of sleeveless.
ball dresses, and of course Mrs. Wheeler,
much to her detriment, had to, adopt the
style. But she set to work to think how
she would retaiate, and this is ,howshe
did it: AT the first ball she appeared at
last season she wore dress with avery
short skirt. The Prince admired it,
and, as matter of course, it became the
fashions But what was Mrs. Langtry to
do? She tried it once, but the effect, as
may be imagined, was disastrous. s.s
Then she set to work to cudge1 her
brains, and happy thought. at the
next ball, instead Of adding an inch or
two tosher drapenes, gas ashes Had first
Thought Of doing, she had actually taken
q reef IN her already short skirt. But
underneath appeared e pair Of q Ger tain
article Of ladies. lingerie, which, on the
present occasion, shall be otherwise I'M
mentionable, Of Knickerbocker cut, and
reaching to her ankles, where they were
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
NKilc. crew.

Nile. Grevy, the daughter of the
President Of the French republic, is
brave girl who, laresy to, sAmericanize
hersefin the face of an old and hitherto
unbroken Partisan custom. No re-
spectacle French woman goes; on the
street alone either a gentleman (relac-
tive, OF course,) or servant must &C
company her. A foreigner can defy
this rule with safety 1and every day you
meet English and American girls fby
themselves, but their nationality is SO
evident that it protects them where a
native would be rinsulted right and left.
But Mile. Grevy walks and rides alone,
much to the horror of the aristocrats,
and even Republican papers attack her
for infringing on long established Gus
toms. They. tell some very amusing
stories about the young slady,alld the
difficulty she encounters inp CARRYING out
her Americanism. It seems on a num-
Der Of occasions that Nile. Gresy, when
walking alone, has been accosted by her
too-gallant countrymen, but, instead of
losing her temper or being frightened,
she hands them a visiting card to en-,
force her statement as to her personality.
and then begins to harangue them on
the beauty and propriety of woman
walking unescortea, j and on the folly of
q MIN spresumingss fpr that reason That
she is not all she should be. ~ The nov
city Of this proceeding is rendered more.
striking because unparalleled in the an
nails Of French history.
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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
Murder,

Is A dispatch from Wadena, MINI, of
Dec. S, says News is received OF the brutal
murder Of Orth Henderickson,in Todd county
twelve Iailes southeast of here. Sunday
morning last he started deershunting with his
brother and they parted company in the
woods two miles from home. In about half
an hour three shots were heard, and when his
brother reached the spot he found Orth's dead
body with three rifle balls in it and a knife
plunged to the hilt through the body in vari.
GUS places. The brother followed the trail Of
the murderer six miles and lost il. Cause un-
known. L. ta.I D.. "sai tt'!' .-t.se'. tas So >
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Fire and Loss OF Life !.

At Oshkosh, Wis, on the evening Of
Dec. 8 the Beckwith House,a four story brick
building took fire and was entirely consumed
Loss, 100000, insurance, $1,000 on furniture
and $4,000 on building. Mrs. 8. B. Paight,
boarding in the hotel, was suffocated by smoke
and died. Her body was recovered. Mrs.
Charles E. Harlow, Visiting Mrs. Paight,
bravely jumped from the fourth story window
and escaped with bad burns Mollie Halloran,
waiter girl, is missing and believed to have
persisted. The fire originated from broken
kerosene lamp. Had the fire occurred in the
night the loss of life must have been frightful.
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Healthy WOlnIeae.

A writer urging the necessity of more
attention to physical culture notes as a
favorable sign the fact that the "pale
and interesting type of female beauty
is fast losing its popularity. and that
men of position and influence are de-
claring for the healthy standard of wom-
only. beauty, such as were ever recog-
,nized by Greece andsRome. This GER,
tainly is an important and happy change
i'm public6taste, and@ already the #efectss
OF 1t are to be detected in an improved
condition of feminine health, for II will
hardly be denied that on an average the
women OF to-day are physically superior
to what they were few years, AGO when
tight lacing and similar DESTROYING Gus!
toms prevailed. 4" S-'s ~ - ~ =
Young women take more exercise than
they formerly did. They ride and walk
more, and are more lin sthe Sopens air.
They have not the insane dread Of tie
suns rays which they once had. But
there is much room for Improvements
yet. Many homes are still presided
over by invalid wives and mothers who
furnish a. constant spectacle Of sadness
and misery to their friends, and. are
subject Of unlimited expense to their
husbands. In such homes the greatest
of all blessings that could be hoped for
would be, the health Of the mistress re-
stored; but often it is the one blessing
which never comes.
American homes, more than any other,
perhaps, in the world, have been sad
tdened bysickly women. If this shall he
SO no longer il will be a great blessing to
fthe nation. And the remedy is simple.
American men are as strong and healthy
as those OF other nations there is no
good reason why American women
should not be. All that is needed is
proper attention to- dress and exercise.
: Let women dress, as men do so that
their bodies shall not be squeezed and
pressed together, but have free room for
motion, and let them go out into the
air and sunshine, and exercise. their
bodies, and the race of American Women al &
will not become extinct, as it once
> Threatened TO do.soat y11 g9naH bA8
On the contrary, it will be improved,t
builtup and beautifed, and q, time will
shortly come when healthy man will
not have to hunt a whole country Over Is 8
find healthy wife. I'VE are on the right
track now sail that is needed Is to "a
ahead, and the results will soon be man.
TEST Women will die to be in fashiong
therefore let the fashion of female beauty
be vigor and strength, and all the ladies
in the land willhe swinging dumb,behs,s /
practising archery, riding on horseback,
and walking as for a wagergsbut they
will be in style.H / Il