The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-02-13
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Ahopr $4,000, 600 having been squandeed
on its hig bridge, New York now begins 10
query whether II viii ever be safe to cross IT,
Tux new constitution Of California abolishes
grand iuries AMI partially does away with trials
Ivy jury. Tho man on trial may elect whether
his case shall SO 10 magistrate or Jury.
WHEN the United States man-of-war Trenton
vas named, the citizens Of Trenton presented
the crew library. In return, five Of tho crew
impaired 70 Trenton few days ago, soon after
the arrival At the port Of Philadelphia Of tho
vessel, and presented to the city picture Of the
Trenton, painted in Naples by an eminent artist
ThE bones of Clusters comrades who fell with
him ON the fatal field of the Little Rig Horn
still lie bleaching above ground. Lieutenant
Wheelan, of tho second cavalry, Is now en-
deavoring 10 secure q congressional appropria-
ton FOR the erection of tomb on the field, into
which the remains Of the brave soldiers nav be
gathered.
IHE inquistivc should commit the following
facts TO memory; The first locomotive trip
over the Albany and S,henectadyrailroad with O
passenger train was August 0, 1881. The engine
used was the dewitt Clinton" built at West
FONT foundry. The first experiment In the use
Of locomotives In America was made in 1870,
the second in 1880, and the actual and continued
use OF them commenced in 1891, nearly con-
temporary with their uSe in England.
THE fund organized for the purpose Of erect
me monument in France 10 the memory of IA.
late Prince Imperial is now closed, the contribu-
tons having amounted 10 100000 francS-a
sum that is deemed sufficient. baron IIaussman
has obtained the consent Of tho committee, ~
which lac is president, To the erection Of q memo
rial chapel ON some suitable site between the
Arc de 1romphe and the lnyslides. The chapel
will be erected in the midst Of q garden.
AMONG all the cities Of Italy suffering from
famine and misery this winter Rome bears
heaviest burden. The trade Of the city has de-
ehned since the overthrow ~ the pope's govern
ment, and the taxes arc a hunlro(i-fold what
they were. They wcrc almost nominal under
the pope, rs the whole world contributed Ia en-
nch the city. Large capitalists from Turin and
Milan have monopolzed What has been left Of
the trade once possessed by Roman merchants.
A Nkw mon bridge is 10 IL Luit across the
Harlem river at Eighth avenue, New York, the
bridge 10 he used for the railroads connecting
with the elevated railroads. II is said that the
structure, with Its approaches will bc 500 feet
long. The central draw will be 900 feet in
length-the longest douhlc-track draw in the
world. The bridge viii b. twenty-Six feet in
width from center 10 center Of truss, and the
sstimated cost is ahont S2,000,00a Work On
the new bridge is To he begun at oncr
FEARS of an ice famine IN New York city are
evidently now wei founded. The ice crnpa-
MES ART gathering ice frum the coves aud small
hays on each shore ~ the Hudson river, having
giving up all hope Of getting il from the main
channel Nearly third of the heavy ice crop
az last year Is still in the houses along the river,
and IL not likely that the metropolitan puhlis
viii suffer more Inconvenience than q slight ill.,
crease III the cost 81 the luxury noxt summer.
The Maine ice crop Is good, though not excel
lent.
GOVERNOR Sr. JoIrS ESTIMATES that sixteen
thousand eolored refugees have arrived In Kan
sGs since last April They are still coming at
the rate Of about two hundred weekly, and he
looks for many thousands to arrive during the
present year. As a class, these refugees have
been sober, industrious and well behaved; hut
twelve thousand Of them have have had 10 be
helped 10 employment and homes by the relief
association, which is nov very shnrt IL funds
though It has from THREE TO five hundred people
Ia feed daily.
IT is stated that the Western Uuiun Telegraph
company has begun to substitute dyanmo-clec-
tric machines for batteries in its New York Office
These VII consume coal, Instead Of zinc aud
acid, in generating the currents used in trle-
graphing; twelve tons 81 machinery viii ~
place at the New York Office alone seyenty-two
tons Of battery cells. The substitution has
been achieved by the use Of several Iicmen's
machines, connected i'll series, and having their
field magnets excited by eurreat supplied by
single dynamo machine.
CAPTAIN HuTaAIE, whose expedition under
Captain Tyson had to return nom the Arctic
regions year or more ago because congress
failed 10 give it financial backing has finally
succeeded IN getting the HOUSE naval committee
10 report fayorably ON his scheme. The plan Is
10 detail nifty persons from the government SER
vice, Who art 10 be carried a. fan north a. pos
sible, and left there for three years, with ship
To carry them supplies annually, Part of the
projected expedition is 10 consist Of scientists,
Who art TO remain at the camp recording polar
phenomenal, while the rest, aided by Esqui-
maux and their Aedges, shall try to reach the
POLE.
THERE are fiIy-Six justices Of the peaee in
New Haven, owing 10 the fact that new ones are
made al every election and old ones continue III
Office. The trials held before them ART farcical,
according 10 the Hartford Post which says:
NEARLY every young member Of the Tar has his
iaycrite justice, before he brings all his suits,
aud il is expected that tie justice will render de-
cisions favorable 20 Lis FREUD anu legal patron
In some cases there is a mutual understanding
whereby two lawyers, wiIo are both justices Of
the peace, Interchange their fayols for their
mutual benefit. The poor clients have thus to
depend upon appeals to the higher courts in or
der to set fair Judgements"
Tux Intelligence Of the average coroners
jury has often been commented upon, Tut il ia
seldom that jnrylman of any Kind gives utter
anee 10 such sentiments Us those Of man sum
moned on jury at the Worcestershire assizes,
reccntly, who refused Ia take the oath to render
a verdict according to the evidence, and insisted
on substituting the words, " Aoeor,iing TO the
Word of Cob" When questioned ~ to Why he
could not return verdict according TO the evil
denoe. Us the law required, hc said; ~ can
only be guided by the Word of God" The
chairman said il lac could not decide upon =
case in accordance with the evidence and the
dictates VI common sciisr, Le was not Iii 10 b.
intrusted with the interests and liberties If his
fellow-citixens, and he had better rvtirv. The
juyman then left the box.
Tax GNIAic has q picture representing q
mountain range that shows tho lGoportionato
size Of the wheat markets 81 the world. Tie
largest mountain is entitled England, aud the
figures show that in 1879 that country imported
ll2,000, 600 bushels of wheat, Germany comes
next with SG,OOO,000 bushels Of wheat; France
follows with 2s,0O0, 900 and Belgium with 9OOO,-
200. From Now York were exported CO, ISL, 9O5
bushels; Chicago comes next with IS 925, SEQ;
baltimore with ~, ls2, Gl2; Milwaukee with 2i,-
las, 76s; Philadelphia with l7,67s, $40; st. Louis
with ld,S62,057, and Toledo with iS,aSO,G 02
and Detroit comes next with l2, 1885, 4OS bushels
al wheat After this city comes Montreal with
over 9,000,000 bushels; Boston With nearly g.
900, 900; New Orleans With about 1850, 900,
Cleveland and Portland with over loco, 900
bushels each.