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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12

government improve all Of the public domain
that is suitable for agricultural purposes, and
parcel it ont in homesteads of not over one
hundred and sixty acres; and that to this
amount of legal tender paper currency re-
deemable in specie at the option of the
holder, as greenbacks are now redeemed; LEI
any citizen of the United States, who
wished to do SO, take an improved home
stead aud become owner thereof by
living upon it and paying the gov
eminent the cost of his improvements; said
cost to be paid in annual installments at q
rate of not less than four per cent. of said
cost, until the governments claim is liqui-
dated; these annual installments to be made
in specie or its equivalent in currency, SC
the government will have specie to redeem
legal tenders issued to effect the improve,
ment.
This is truly benefcent scheme. Al
least SO it is regarded by its projectors, who
declare that sit will enable the poor of the
nation to establish a home of their Own, 6
thing they never can do unless some such
aid as herein proposed be given them. Il
will remind the civilized world of great
truth, needful to be remembered, but very
much in danger of being forgotten, namely
that governments exist for the people, the
whole people, and not the people for the
government
We see one fatal objection to the project
The government is asked to improve the
property-meaning to build houses and
break and fence the land-but there is nc
provision made in the proposed measure fol
transporting people to it, for maintaining
them while there, for cultivating the ground
or for paying the annual installments of foul
per cent. on the cost. Perhaps with pro
visions covering these points the scheme
may meet with public favor, for, if the gov
eminent is bound to &C into the business Of
supporting paupers it might as we'll under.
take the whole business. whole hog Oh
none" ought to be the motto.
Idiotic as this project appears to the gen
eral reader, there is no doubt but it will re-
ceive many supporters among men who
claim to be intelligent. 1t is of piece with
the communism of France and the social
ism of Germany. Asserting that govern
ments are established for the benefit of the
people, it proceeds to declare that the people
must be supported by the government. 1t is
the theory of the vagabond who, asserting
that the world owes him a living, proceeds
to extort it from those who are more indus
trious than himself. We are not afraid
however, that this theory will prevail. 1t is
at war with industry and aims to reduce the
whole people to the level of pauperism. The
memorial will not be heard of again unless
our Senators lose their common sense an6
become little else than dwelling idiots.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12

MR. PARNELL will be at st. Paul and
speak at the Opera House week after next.
The GLOBE is glad to be able to assure the
public, on good authority, that he is not
alone soliciting aid for the Irish Land
League, but will also receive subscriptions
for the direct aid of the suffering poor of
the island This will enable our people to
discriminate intelligently-to give what they
choose for the agitation of the land question,
ard to give whatever they may feel able to
give for the relief of the furnishing poor.
Though the two may be in a manner re-
lated to each other, there should be no
hesitation in contributing to the latter OBJ
iect,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12

The bill introduced into the House on
Tuesday by Mr.. Beltzhoover, of Pennsyl-
vania, removing the political disabilities from
ali persons engaged in the late war, ought to
pass. After the lapse of SO long time after
the close of the war there is neither rhyme
nor reason in denying the privileges of citi-
zenship to persons who, according to the
Republican construction of the laws, COM
mitted no crime. With the exception of
JEFF. Davis and Bob Toombs there are none
in the country who do not wish to be re-
garded as citizens. No special law of ex-
emption should be required from any other
parties.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12
Mr.. j. o. 4. Yard Explains.

To the Editor of the Globe.
ST. PAUL, Feb. II, 1SS0.-Owing to mis-
understanding of aportion of my communi-
cation published in the DAILY GLOBE on the
I'd inst, eriticising verdicts of Ramsey county
juries, many persons think I said that Ger
tain legal advertising patronage was extended
by tie Judge of the probate court The being
Democracy through my solicitation to the
Daily Daspatch in preference to the DAILY
GLOBE, his party organ and the official paper
of the county. In order to correct such an
impression, permit me to state, that at the
time the advertisements alluded to in my
communication were given me for publica
ton in the Dispatch. the DAILY GLOBE had
no existence. And feeling and believing,
afler the GLOBE, with three times the circu-
lation of the Dispatch, made its appearance,
that ito the victors belong the spoils,'
made 60 farther solicitstions for patronage
for the Dispatch from Judge OGorman and
received none. j. Q. A. WARD.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12
PAUPERIsH UNDER Federal PRO
LECTION.

It is not, perhaps, matter to excite eur-
prise that, even in this latter quarter of the
nineteenth century, all men are not wise.
We are not astonished, therefore, at almost
any absurdity that may make itself manifest
in the halls of Congress. But one of the
most visionary and absurd of all schemes of
recent presentation is one offered in the Sem
ate by Judge Davis, of Illinois, short time
ago. Fortunately Judge Davis is not sup
posed to be responsible fer the memorials
and petitions he offers, and as he is literally
endowed with common sense We do not in
any degree attribute to him the paternity of
the memorial which has given rise to the
foregoing remarks. The scheme proposed
by the signers of the document is that the
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12
HOIST INTO ETERNITY
Fearful Nitro Glycerine Explosion al
bradford, Pa.
Bradford Special, Feb. Q.

A Fearful Nitro Glycerine Explosion a
bradford, Pa.
Bradford Special, Feb. Q.
Another of those terrible accidents apt te
occur in the oil country happened this morn.
ing about o'clock at Corwin Center, small
station on the Kendall and Eldred railroad
five miles from Bradford. Two men of the
class known as "Moonlighters," or those en-.
gagged in the illicit torpedoing of oil wells
were driving team drawing sleigh, which
contained, besides themselves, 100 pounds
of nitro glycerine. AS they came along the
main road the sleigh went into deep rut
and began to overturn. One OIL the men.
James Feeney, seeing that the sleigh must
upset, jumped off and ran away. He had
not gone more than ten or twelve feet when
the terrible stuff exploded with fearful vio-
lence. Howard Tackeit, who remained in
the sleigh, was literally torn in fragments
The mangled and unsishtly trunk was
thrown fifty feet down the road by the force
of the explosion. The head was reduced to
pulp, and pieces of the legs, arms and body
we're strewn around for many yards.
Feeney Jared better than his companion.
In jumping from the vehicle he had fallen
into sort of ditch at the side of the road
and its sides had protected him. When
found he was covered with debris, but was
able to get up and walk to neighboring
house. His injuries were found to be mostly
internal, and it is thought must ultimately
cause death. His escape from instant ami
hllation was one of the most remarkable on
record. The sleigh was blown TO splinters,
and the pc horses-an exceptionally fine
span-were shockingly mangled, and died
instantly. A large hole, ten feet wide and
four or five deep, was made in the
road at the point where the explosion
occurred. curious phase of the &C
cident was that the two houses and
a barn belonging to Henry Dolloff
and Charles Sealey we're demolished by the
explosion. The formers house was tkirty
feet away, and was completely riddled. In
the house at the time were Mrs. Dolloff and
four children. Two of the children sus-
tanned severe but not fatal injuries. Sealey' g
residence was almost directly opposite the
spot where the explosion took place, and was
utterly shattered. Mrs. Sealey was alone in
the house, but Iniracuiously escaped with
only b few bruises. The ruins caught fire,
but the blaze was extinguished. Feeney was
brought this afternoon to Bradford, where
he resides, and nov lies in an unconcious
condition. He is aged about 80 and unmar-
ried. Tackett, aged %, WAS also unmarried.
He was the son of the late Rev. j. H. Tack
EFT, of Forrestville, n. Y, where his mother
still resides.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12

THE deficiency bill requested of Congress
this year amounts to $5,779,5 36. This is an
amount considerably less than last year, yet
it is altogether too large. Especially is it SO
branch of Uncle Sans business of which
even the postmaster general seems to know
nothing. 1t may not be possible to evade
the payment of the deficiencies that have
thus far accrued, but inquiry may show how
such deficiencies may be avoided in the fu-
ture. We trust that before the bill is al
lowed a thorough inquiry will be made and
all leaks with future result stopped.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Gathered by the Special Reporters Of tho
Daily Globe.
SALTWATER:

The calico hop at Maennerchor hall Tues
day night was largely attended.
Numerous parties at private residences
tuesday evening ushered in the Lenten
season.
DIR. h. Runge, formerly of this city, and
lately of Somerset, Wis, has again located
in this city.
The next entertainment ON the Opera
Hall books is John Dillon, Friday evening,
February 20. The play has not been an
nounced.
The many friends of James Root, engineer
on the upper road, will be painad to learn
that he is confined to the house with an az
gravated attack Of fever.
A. A. Fredericks is making arrangements
with Haverly's Chicago Church Choir to Wis.,
come about the Both of March.
N. w. Welsh, with force of men, has
commenced grading on the South Saltwater
branch of the Sioux City road. After the
branch is completed it will make it uncom-
Portable for the proposed Hastings & Still
water road, providing an attempt is ever
made to build said road.
Fl. G. Farmer picked up a white horse
Tuesday night that by its appearance had
served its allotted number of days of use
fuIness ana had been turned out by its OVID
er to make living for itself. Hank says
that he will sell him for 81 or trade him for
good yellow canine without teeth.
At the meeting of the Presbyterian church
congregation Tuesday, the pastors salary was
increased 5000. Considerable talk was made
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of increasing the seat
ing capacity of the church. and enlarging
the structure. This matter has been under
consideration for some years. A committee
consisting of Messrs. Sarjeat, May and Foyle
was appointed to decide on SOME plan, esti
mate the cost and report.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12

ferent denominations and members of the
bar will address the meeting. Seventeen
speakers have kindly rendered their services,
and a rousing and enthusiastic meeting is
looked for. Ageneral invitation is extended.
The object is certainly laudable one, and
should have the unanimous sanction and sup
port of the charitable public.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12

The recommendation of the minority of
the Senate committee on military affairs
that Gen. Fitz John Porter be again tried on
the charges preferred against him in 1862,
and the perjured testimony presented on his
first court martial be introduced as evidence,
ia simply absurd. His case has been fully
examined by board of review, and he has
been pronounced innocent of the charges
preferred against him Oh his first accusation.
He should be either restored to the rank
of which he was wrongfully deprived, or be
compelled to endure the obloquy that has
been his fate for the past seventeen years.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12

THE "Rev." Mr.. Cowley, the superintend-
ent of the Shepherds Fold at New York,
has been released on bail, two prominent di-
vines going on his bond. He has resigned
his charge, and his resignation has been ac-
oepted. The inmates of the institution are
to be congratulated that they are rid of his
protecting care, bat We see no reason for the
public to go wild with joy because of the re-
lease from prison OF such despicabie
wretch.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12
February 9, 1888.

ST.. LOUIS wants the next Democratic ma
tional convention, and is moving energeti-
cally to secure it. The city did nobly by the
one held there four years ago save in the
matter of hotel accommodations. The lack
of these may prove an insuperable objection
to the town.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12
Bonds offered for Redemption.

New YORK, Feb. 11.-Twenty-two propos-
ceived at the sub-treasury to-day, aggregat-
ing S11, 100000, in answer to Secretary
Sherman's circular offering TO bug 81 ,0O0.-
coo. The prices at which the bonds We're
offered ranged from 1O3'7O to 1O4 so for
skies of 1880; 1858 to LOG for SKIES of 1881:
and 1O31O to 103.S71s for fves of 1881.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12

The anniversary Of the death of Victor Ema-
nuel vas celebrated in the Pantheon at Rome,
on Jar IS. King Humbert visited the church
at : o'clock in the morning, before it was
thrown open to the public, and remained on his
knees over half an hour hardly able to control
his emotion.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12
Municipal Court.
Before Judge Flint. /

CRIMINAL.
The City vs.. Jerry SUI liyan; vagraucy, Com
mi!ted for IA days.
The City VS.. Michael Devin; vagrancy. Com
mitted for fourteen days
The City VS.. Michael Mungoven: larceny. De
PENDANT discharged.
The City VS.. Sarah Cotton; vagrancy. Com
mitted for seven days.
The City VS.. Michael Shank; larceny. Con-
tinued and defendant committed.
The City VS.. Thomas Scott; cruelty to ami
mails. Continued to February 18th, and de-
PENDANT released on his own recognizance.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12
FARIBAULT.1
MASS MEETING FOR IRELAND

There will be mass meeting OF tie citi-
zens of Faribault and vicinity, held at Hills
Opera House, on Friday evening, the 18th
inst, the object of which will be to raise
funds to assist in relieving the distress of the
suffering poor of Ireland. Ministers of diff
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12
ProbTfa EO,grS

Before Judge O'Gorman.
In the matter of the guardianship of Frank
Ellingsworth. Settlement of guardian filed,
and order made discharging guardian.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12
NOTICE TO READY PRINT CUSTOM
ERS

On account of the continued advance in the
price of white paper 1 hereby withdraw all
quotations or special offers made for ready
printed sheets, not accepted at this date
Hereafter my charges will be governed by the
price of white paper. No changes to those
on my list at present will be made without
ample notice.
II. P. HALL, Publisher.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12
District Court
Before Judge Brill.


JURY CASES.
D. d. Merrill VS.. tie city Of st. Paul. On
trial.
In the matter of the assessment of damages
for the taking of private property for the use
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
company by John harrington, Fl. NJ. smyth.
and George W. Moore. commissioners; appeal
from said com missiorers' decision by James
Stinson. Appeal dismissed, without cost to
either party.
E. W. Denton VS.. Fl. A. Castle. and E. W.
Denton VS.. the St. Paul Dispatch company.
Continued.
Tbs St. Paul & Duluth railroad company VS..
Mcintyre Rust & Kempt, defendants. and the
Mississippi Boom corporation, sarnishees. On
trial.
COURT CASES.
Before Judge Simons.
Andrew Oshwaldt VS.. j. Goldstein; replevin
suit to recover trunk. Ordered that property
be returned to plaintiff.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12
THE COUE Is.

United States Circuit Court.
Before Judge Nelson
A. S Elicit vs.. L. Hart. Argued, submit
ted and taken under Amusement.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12

| arranged the match liable to a punishment of
sixty blows. The marriage presents are, more
over, forfeited to the state. MIR. Brown, in
fact, may not marry Miss Brown. nor Miss
Jones be led to the altar by MIR. Jones.
The sheriff of Middesex county, Mass, died
recently, and the controversy to which of
the deputies. as the senior in office, should act
as sheriff ad interim, has been taken into
court. The odd thing about the fight is that
the contestants are not struggling for the posi-
ton, but against it; for 1T will yield no ad-
ditional profit, and whoever gets it will be
compelled to act as executioner next Friday.
The London Athenaeun, says that "the Duke
of Somerset, having some years ago abolished
Christianity, in his own opinion, in one small
volume, has now destroyed modern progress in
another. In Monarchy and Democracy the
Duke has investigated representative govern
ment, autocracy and pure democracy, and
found all bad. Unfortunately, he has no sys-
TEN OF his own to substitute, or even propose"
Mr.. Augustus Moves, of Hanwell, England
who died recently, was a singular kind of
claimant. His father professed to be the
dauphln who was imprisoned in the temple of
the French revolution, from which, in some
mysterious manner, he declared he had been
able to escape. The son believed firmly in the
legitimacy of his claim and some time ago
published book in which he attempted to es-
sablish it.
G.. Roskoff, the author of the "History Of
the Devil" has just published new work in
which he endeavors to refute Sir John Lub-
books thesis that there exist certain rude
tribes among which no trace of religious ideas
is to be found. The evidence collected in the
present work concerns systems of faith and
superstitions from all parts of the globe and
shows that the belief in sorcery and evil spirits
is nearly universal
c. E. BIydenburgh, the phenomenal young
marksman of the American rife team that car
ried off the prize q. Creedmoor in the Centen-
NAL match met with an unpleasant adventure
in Wyoming Territory one day last week. He
started to ride frvrn Rawlins mines to Chey-
enne, VIII en- snow storm swept over the plain
and the thermometer fell to thirty i've degrees
below zero. He was badly frOst-bitten. but.
after intense suffering, fortunate enough
to reach Laramie.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12

ST. PAUL, THURSDAY. FEB. IL, 1880
The Phoenix herald., 1880-10-08

4 correspondent writes to the
San Francisco Bulletin. from Tue
son. very interesting letter, from
which we take the following:
The distance between Yuma
and the line between New Mexico
and Arizona, Is 3ss niles by the
track CT the Southern 5rcftic rail-
way. 7 wenly-two months ago not
a mile Of railroad was built in Ari-
IONA; now that 3S8 miles has trains
running over il. La January, 1870,
horses, mules and oxen constituted
the motive power over all thar dis
lance, and substantially over the
same ground. for the railway tray-
erses TIE old roadway much of the
route, and at 10 point is far from
it. y few years ago a member Of
prominent mercantile firm in Tue
son vas in the Legislature when
bill was pending to grant or secure
certain privileges to the railway
company. He was warned that Il
vote in its favor would seriously
damage Lis firm, they being largely
engaged fn freighting from Yuma
eastward, and between Tucson and
many points; that after the road
was completed their mules and
oxen and heavy wagons would be
next to worthless. l believe he
took the risk, voted for tue bill, and
nov he declares that tie firm has
not enough mules and oxen and big
wagons, and at present lie has au
order in St. Louis for more freight
wagons, and of course, must CORE
spending add mules and oxen. AL
though 3S6 miles of daily stage line
is nnw superseded by steam cars.
there seems to be no surplus of
stages and stage stock. New lines
have sprung up from tie railroad
at Maricopa, Casa Grande, Tucson,
Pantano, Benson, and at this very
lime must bejust put in operation
from Wilcox and San Simon. For
meIly there was not any sort of
stage line from Tucson TO Sonora.
Now two weekly lines run through
to Guaymas-one via Altar and |
the ether via Magdalena, both I
touching at Hermsillo, and a fri
weekly line from here to Niagda-
lena. And there are now several |
lines between newly developed min
ing camps. the termini of which are
not on the railroad. We have dis
pensed with freigh'ing. carrying
mails and passengers over 38s
niles by animal power, and have
Ise for more draughi animals and
lirt-road vehicles than ever before.
The Phoenix herald., 1880-10-08

A guide to Colorado. New Mexi
co and Arizona, published by
Rand. McNally & Co., Chicago
has been received from the house
of A. L. Bancroft & Co, San Fran
cisco. If its accounts of Colorado
and New Mexico are as incorrect
as that OF Arizona the book is
worthless as a guide, but is well
worth the price, % cents, for the
pictures it contains. 1t speaks of
our constant Indian troubles, gives
us FIVE instead of seven coun.ies-
emitting Pinal and Apache, places
the capital at Tucson instead of
Prescott, torgets TO say whether
Phoenix exists and omits all
our recent mining discoveries. In
fact its account is about five years
behind time. The above mentioned
firm is a live, wide awake house,
In their line, but as their work in
cludes nearly every county in the
Enited States their work is too
much, and they are liable to make
some mistakes. An account of a
country like Arizona. for to-day
would be totally incorrect twelve
months hence.
The Phoenix herald., 1880-10-08

roads. Then the overcrowded East
VIII send a strram of population III
this direction that will socn put in
to use every part OF available lard
in cur Wiley, and oar population
inside Of ten years viii number a
hundred thousand. Then will the
DAILY EvENIG HARALD contain
eight pages every day aud issue
four editions per day. Oar water
supply should be Increased and in
our opinion can be accomplished by
artesian wells. With a reasonable
amount of perseverance we think
artesian water can be struck in ny
part of our valiey-3O miles square
but the risk and expcnae is cor
sidered TOO great for one man to n
tempt it. and we would suggest al
appropriation BY our next LegiSIi
ture or the formation Of a joi:
stock company by some OF On
largest property holders. Til
plaza in PEoenix would be suit
able and a good place to make Il.
expe. imert. and with an active nj
ut the head of the movement
could be successfully CARRIED ou
and would lie of untold benefit
our valley.