The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-07
The Bogus Mrs. 8. s. Harris,

The Bogus Mrs. 8. s. Harris.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin has the fol-
lowing: It Is proven conclusiyely by tele.
grams Of inquiry that have Of late been sent
over the country, that the Mrs. 8. s. Harris,
the alleged author Of Rutledge,' reported in
recent newspaper dispatches to have been
killed in q runaway accident at st. Paul, is
the adventures who, seven years since, under
the name of Sarah J. Y. Van Viet, was sen.
fenced to Waupun prison from this city, for
having raised from IS to $500, and passed at
Mtchelps bank in this city, check thathad
been drawn by Andrew Mitchell. The term
given her at Waupun for her offense was
two years but she was pardoned and released
before the expiration of the time The wo-
man proved herself to be successful conf
dence operator to the last; and the St. Paul
people and newspapers have for week past
been deeply exercised in their work Of IN.
raveling her recent mysterious doings there,
and proving whom Of the good people OF
Minnesota have been duped by her wiles and
and how seriously they have been duped.
Foul Outrage.
A. Leavenworth, Kansas, dispatch Of
Sept. 2e, has the following: At West Gray
son, small town in Missouri, near this city
q terrible outrage was committed upon the
person of Mrs. VIM, q young married WON
an, by an unknown man. Mrs. VIM lives q
mile and half from Grayson, and had been
there to do some trading When she returned
home at her gate, on alighting from her
horse, an unknown man jumped from behind
some bushes where he had been hiding,
seized her and accomplished his purpose, ST.
ter his poor victim had been exhausted by a
most desperate struggle to prevent the terri
Die deed. The scoundrel fed and Mrs VIM
some time after remounted her horse, rode
to Grayson and told her sad story. II half an
hour seventy men were in the saddle and
united in searching the country for the vii.
lain, but at last accounts he had not been
captured. Suspicion attaches itself to astrang.
er who had been seen loafng around Gray
son several days, and there is such strong
feeling that this man is captured, the most
trivial circumstances against him will un-
doubleday cause him to be lynched, as but a
short time ago at Platte City, near Grayson,
negro confined in jail for raping white WON.
en-, was taken from the Jail and hanged.
Public Lands.
Commissioner Williamson of the Gen
eral Land Office at Washington in his annual
report recommends considerable increase
both in the force OF the Office and in the sal.
aries of some of his assistants. Men of legal
education and mature judgment can't be pro.
cured for the salaries allowed at present There
were surveyed during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1880, 1e,599,25s acres Of public lands.
and 652.15 acres of private land claims. The
great increase of 725 ,347 acres is attributed to
the operation of the act of March 8, 1879, which
led to great increase in the number of ap.
plications by private individuals for public
surveys.
Disposals of public lands during the year
..,..s Acres,
Cash entries. ................... .85O,74
Homestead entries. {, O45, $40
Timber culture entries. ............2 3,ls4
Agricultural college 4crip. ........ I,26e
Locations with military county land
. "oAAoAto 80. -. .S6, o2a
Swamp lands patented to States. :. 8, 757 ,SSs
Lands certified for railroad purposes. .l57 ,357
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