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Total number votes cast, 756.
Necessary to . oAoice, S70.
Grant. 306; Blaine. -; ehssmau, s; Wash-
burne, 8; GaI6ed. 500.

Miss Wilson wished, and was about to
join the Baptists of st. Louis. She made
an attempt to reach the officiating minis.
ter breast deep in the water, but her cork
leg was seized with unwonted activity.
Miss Wilson knew nothing of the law OF
specific g1avity, and was not to blame.
She was suddenly reversed in the water.
The minister teelingly righted her up,
and observing the grinnine Of the specta'
tors at the solemn scene, asked Miss Will
please not to do that again. But he was
innocently ignorant of the cause of tho
disturbance OF her equilibrium. He
gently led the maiden out, when with
wild shrek she fell backward, and her
lively leg shot out of the water. The
minister made half . dozen efforts, but
could not keep the convert right end up
long enough to baptise her. At length
she told hlm Of her trouble, and he called
for = weight to ballast her. Tho specta-
tors ded percipitate1y to give vent to their
feelings. Miss Wilson mp topped ashore
indignant and amazed, and went and
joined the Prssbytsrians.
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Hired Dresses.

To what shifts will women resort who
are really fond of dress In our large
cities it is quite customary for ladies to
hire costumes in which to attend balls.
"We have various kinds of customers, -
said one of these costumers. "Some-
times lady from another city, staying
at hotel, wants to 60 to ball, and she
comes to me. Some of my customers
are ladies who tend stores. They don't
go to big balls often, but when they do
60 they want to 60 right, and they save
their money for It. White satin brings
the highest price; then white silk, and
then light corn color. The easier the
dirt and the stains come on 'em, tho
more we get. The blue and the green
don't bring so much, and the slate color
and dark red we hire out cheap. Dress.
makers never hire out dresses, but Sec
ond-hand dealers dc. They buy them
of rich ladies who get tired Of them.
The dresses cost high price when they
are new, and the ladies won't be seen in
them more than two or three times, and
when they sell them they let them 60
cheap. As rule, they come back to u,
in good order; and, as they are all well
made, and we obtain O good price for
them, the business pays very well."
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resorted TO, and when wa was called no quo
rumwas 1eit in the House. The House took
. recess till Monday.
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION,

The ,,n roll Of ,l.4 states was called and National
The roll Of States was then called for the
President By the convention. '
Mr.. Joy, Of Michigan, took the platform
and presented the name Of James G.. Blaine.
Mr.: Conkling presented the name OF U. 8.
EFF. Drake, Of Minnesota, presented tho
name Of VIM: Window.
Mr.. Garfield presented the name OF sher:
man, and Mr.. Billings, Of Vermont, presented
the name OF Edmunds.
Mr.. Cassidy. Of Wisconsin, presented the
name OF Washburne.
June 7th the convention commenced
to ballot Immediately aftcr convening, con-
suming the entire day and evening without
reaching q nomination. Twenty eight ballots
were had without any substantial change.
At 10 O'Clock p. m. the convention adjourned
Grant 1o7, Blaine e7o, Sherman SO, Edwards
81, Window 10. Washburne s. Garfield 2.
Chicago, June Tho sixth day OF
;he National Convention was opened persusnt
% adjournment Earnest and anxious eau
assfng had taken place during the night, with
view OF breaking the deadlock in tho ballot
would inure to their benefit. The usual cheer
ing occurred when General Garfield and Logan
and Senator CeDkling entered tho convention.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Thomas, OF the
Centenary Methodist church. Tho 10th ballot
was taken ssfollows: Grant sos Blaine as, Sher.
man 116, Washburr IS, Window Z, GARFIELD q
On the 36th ballot the stampede commenced
Tor Garfield and he had SO votes. Grant 313,
Blain l67, Sherman 10l, Window l, Washburn
q. On.the S6th ballot, the stampede OF tho
Blake men and all others except tho Grant
men took place, and Garfield was nominated
- follows: Garfield 397. Grant 3ll, Blaine a.
Senator Conkling moved that the nomination
DO made unanimous. Carried amid tho wild:
est scene Of excitement and cheering. Tho
convention adjourned to s p. IN. to nominate
= candidate for vice president. The conven-
ton assembled at that hour, and . vote Was
taken as follows: Chester A. Arthur, OF New
York, 46S, Washburn, 1S3, the rest scattering.
30 Arthur was declared the nominee for vice
President, and on the sixth day of ito session
Its work being completed, it adjourned.
The First Ballet Of the Republican National
rnnvnnf}Om n nAAot1
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Hojl Storm at Nto,sp Ctr.

About 8 o'clock yesterday morniug . ter
ribls hail storm occurred ct Sioux City, by
which, It fs reported, Ill tho glass was broken
On tho west and north aides Of every house in
the city. The glass was also all broken
out from the west aides OF osboose cars aud
passenger coaches standing on tho railway
tracks. AZ tho windows OF tho cars are made
Of strong plate glass in oompar atively small
sheets, the force OF the storm and size Of the
bail atones may be imagined a. terrific, and
Just1fylng expectations Of hearing of greater
disasters than glass breaking, although the
storm IL understood to have been confined to
Sioux City and its neighborhood. The size
OF tho hail stones may be judged from =
report sent In by IN operator at Le Mars to
tho edect that the conductor of tho morning
tain out from Sioux City, as his train was
about leaving, three hours after the storm,
scooped up bucket full of hail in chunks
which averaged q large a. hens eggs. The
shade trees In Sioux City were 'enuded of
leaves and II 10 feared that all fruit in tho
track Of the storm was destroyed. The hail
came with torrents Of rain, which flooded
The streets aud tore up wooden sidewalks.
Further particulars were not obtainable on
account Of tho telegraph lines in that direo-
ton being almost constantly interrupted by
local storms.
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Sc. Paul Daily Globe, June II.
3h 0ToDS,

L zAs 0reps.
8 Chs Weathe1 conditions which have pre-
vailsd here for now nearly two weeks, and
have been reported at times from over D
large part Of Minnesota and tho adjacent
aeates and territory, arc beginning to create
some unsasiness In business orioles most do.
pendeot upon good crops. Bot, after care
feltnquiry yesterday ~ 70 weather and
crop indications In oil directions tho G1opr
4 eatiadsd that there Ia % yet no serious
Gnqe Tor unsasiness. The storms, though Of
froquent occurrence, have been generally
local, and though In some limited districts
the crops have been damaged,
in all parts Of Minnesota, moth.
ern Wiscousin, northern Iowa, and
Dakota-with few and small exceptions the
young crops are looking better than ever
befoEe at this time OF year. Some wheat
fields in Oimsted county, and others of the
southeastern counties Of the State, have been
deluged With rain until the owners fear that
their grain has been water killed. But not
ono In ten OF the fields In that part Of the
State can have been thus submerged. In
tho southwestern part OF the State there has
been good deal Of rain, and rain indioa-
tions still prevailed yesterday, but tho crop
indications are generally very favorable.
The same may be said Of tho lower
and middle Mlnnesota valley. In
the upper Minnesota valley and in
tho western border counties it 10 claimed
that NO more rain has fallen than was need
ed and tho crops are said to be growing
anely. The same may be said Of the upper
Aiasissfppi country and al the central part
Of tho State. Concerning the extreme
northwestern part Of tho State and of the
Red river country in Manitoba, theze were
reports some time ago Of overdows that
threatened to damage crops. Later advioes
40 70 tho effect that there have been no
overdows Of tho cultivated lands, but tho
lowest lands Of that region arc submerged
aud tho uplands are said to be very Wet.
Yet the wheat crop Of that region IL growing
spaeudidly and keeps ito brilliant color. OF
Northezn Dakota, near tho Rcd rive1
valley tho Same may be said, while west there
has not been IN excessive rainfall. In abort,
while all over this State, and probably ali
over the northwest, there has been good
deal Of rain, in some limited sections too
much rain, and hero and thore narrow strips
Of country where storms or floods have dam
aged crops, tho general condition Of crops
Il moro than usually favorable. And it may
b we'll to bear in mind, while tho rain and
storm season lasts. that oil damages will be
reported, but little be said about the un-
injured crops.
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RS0er D1vtsio,e Land Slides.

Another big rain occurred along the Mis-
sfsspH Wednssday night and five land
sltiDss>- hleshsa ~ hallway between
Ettoe and Ninneiska. A oonsidsrs-
BE- Waahoat also occurred below
Wtno0a and another near Waoouta. Tho
Chicago passenger train due here at
6 4. Y. yesterday morning va stopped at
Lake City while the track before it was be-
Ing repaired, and did not arrive here until
nearly 4P. II. The train duo at 1:25 p. N.
Was held at La Crosse for several hours, but
probably arrived here last night. The train
out from st. Paul at sos Wednesday even
ing did not reach Winona until 10 A. N.
yesterday, and was stopped by the wash
out below that city, but probably went on BY
the North Wisconsin cut-o6 to La Crosse.
The train sent out yestsrday noon vent East
BY way of Hastings aud the l. II. division.
EaeeeEn mails were sent ont last night by
O., 81. p. & II. line, tho regular river divi-
don mail train being suspended. But unless
moro storms have occurred the river
division will be all right again to day.
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cut it," says the disap-
Dfsagreeable People.

If We could really pity disagreeable
people, we might bear with them better.
We have only commiseration for the
man who is born with club-feet, or CROSS
eyes, or st. Vitus' dance. We do not
blame and berate him that his efforts are
crippled by such disadvantages. But
comes into lie with 4 club. footed sense
Of peopriety, or cross-eyed judgment,
or IN epileptio temper.
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Too Fat to Kneel.

They were rehearsing play in which
the leading role was confded to an actor
who was inordinately fat. There was in
it one sensational scene in which the
actor, tempted to the commission of
crime, implored Heaven that he might
not yield to the temptation. Alas, at
the rehearsal it became evident that the
actor was too fat either to kneel or to
clasp his hands.
1--WE Il have to cut it, " says the disap-
pointed managerl
20, no." says the actor, cheerfully;
':rll make it all right. I'll attempt to
kneel, and then cry, with despairing
gesture, Iostl lost! My sin-seared
knees refuse their Office; I can no longer
pray"
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Railreads and telegraph Lines.

Except tho River division, along the
hill hides and over tho Eavines of
the river bank and Lake Pepin ahors, have
bean bus little damaged. The G., II. l. st.
p. line was ono night interrupted BY . part
OF the track, near tho Chippewa, being over
flowed, and trains on the st. p. d 8. O. and
sc. r., II. d II. roads, on ono or two
oooasions, have besn delayed for prudential
reasons while storms were prevailing. The
other roads, ~ believe, have been operated
without interruption or delay.
Tho Telegraph lines have been frequently
interrupted, and during last week wore pro-
vokingly inefficient.
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A maa was sent to market with Just
500, and was told to buy with it just
100 animals. He found that cows were
SO each, sheep 8, and pigs so cents.
How did he obey his instzuctions'
Ans.-He bought s cows, l sheep, and
"a pigs.
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RAGING ELEMENTS.
1A1 WINDS IND EHD WATERS ON
A. R10ULl1 EINERUW.

0e Damage to tho Crops Tsared-A Ter
$sabss Hail Storm at Sioux City-0rsas
'OanaGo Done-Laad Slides On the Hi.
waakso = 81. Paul Road-Trains Seriously
Dslaysd Near Wlaons and sp,rea-Bls,ts
@ffem the Nankaso Cyclone.
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AIen0 ths Atess1 CSiv Read.

Local storms have occurred nearly every
hour Of tho last forty eight at ono station OF
another On the Sc. Paul d Sioux City road,
but no damaging storm va reported. At
z. u. ysstsrday tho following weather re-
ports were can't In BY tho eompany's opera
tors a$ tho stations named:
Ls suem-O Oloudy and rainy.
Ottawa-Raining.
Misunderstanding.
st. James Cloudy and warm.
Wndom-Oloudy and warm; no rain.
Heron Lake Cloudy, warm. NO rain.
9ibley-Cloudy, NJ and warm.
-Cloady, vet and warm.
Sioux Oty-Cloudy and damp.
Blue Earth City-Rainlng little.
Sioux Fall-Cloudy and warm; has been
raining.
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Per'ons looking westward for home.
can procure full information concernir,,
the GARDEH SPoF Of Iowa and Mime
sofa, by subscribing for the Worthins.
ton ADVANCE, published 1t Worthington
Minnesota. Send $s for one year: s.,
Tor SIX months, and so cents for tsr<
months, to ADvAAcE, Worthinet.,,.
Mobiles county, Ninaesota.'' .
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ENGLISH Grain.

The Mark Lane Express of June Z,
says in consequence of showers the wheat
crop has gained strength, is growing rapidly
Atmarket on Monday, the first ears shown
were grown in Sussex from red winter Am
erican. Unless there is some unexpected
change harvest prospects is fairly promising.
The deliveries OF Englhh wheat at provincial
markets has been less than half those for the
corresponding week last year. They were ii.
20 very meagre At Mark Lane. Holders show
considerable armness, which prevented any
decline being caused by tie improved appear.
ance Of the growing crop. Imports of foreign
into London have been moderate. There was
an unusually small proportion Of American.
Arrivals Of Indian have begun, and assume in.
creased proportion, which bids fair to com.
pensate largely for the contracted Russian ex.
port. Business during the week was quiet
and prices for most descriptions unchanged
Red winter American improved, 6 pence per
quarter In consequence OF small offerings.
Relative to the announced intention Of the
American ring to force up the price Of red
winter before the end of June, the probability
trade has hitherto shown exit enc disinclina.
ton to American speculative fluctuations. Ar.
rivals at ports OF call have been very moder.
ate. The demand for wheat was less active
In consequence of favorable weather, and buy.
ers have supplied themselves freely. Both
red winters and No. spring declined slight
lY. The coast is nsw bare OF maize, the nom.
inal value being 26s Cd Buyers of wheat fol
shipment, despite lower offerings from Am
erica, continue very reserved. There Is q mod
crate demand for maize at about late rates
Sales of Engligh the week 27,676 quarters Al
4ts I'd, against 49,757 quarters at Ais I'd, fol
the same period last year. Imports into the
United Kingdom for the week ending May
%, 722,22l ewt. of wheat and ls0.18s cwt oi
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SSP0sA~S 3~3oB1o08 - 6&A0 0S0O0sJ
~ WnoAA, MINI, June 10-A daluge ;of
rain, accompanied By high wind, visitsd this
eeaaoo aad vicinity sboot 8 o'elsak this 4. Il.
Hho ooosn came from the Vest and lell in
binding ohoete, and With pesv5ous rains has
ha1da6od the ooa1tsy IN all dirsetiooG.
DWng - sooem q bolt Of ught1tng killod
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Murder and Suicide.

John Gempel Of New York on the
morning of June 10. beat his wife until he
thought her dead, then threw her out on the
stairs, bolted the room door, set the house on
fre and cut his throat FROM ear to eGr. The
firemen found him in bed enveloped In flames
and dragged him into the street, where he
died The woman's skull is fractured and
death is expected. Cause jealousy.
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Total whole number, 755.
Necessary to . choice. 378.
Grant, 904; Blain" :'4; Sherman IS; Ed
munds, "a; Window II: Washburn, 80.
The following 10 the final ballot, the thirtr
.ixth:
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VOLUME VIII.
SoldieFs' Reunion.


The great reunion at Milwaukee virtu-
ally closed June II, with memorial ceremon.
lee In camp in honor Of the dead of the Unio,
army. The ceremonies were presided over b,
Commander-in-chief Thomas, OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic, department OF Wiscon
Gin. The Grafton was delivered by Bisho,
General Fallows, Of Chicago. A poem, by
Miss Addie Ballou, OF San Francisco. VA
read. The ceremonies were largely attended,
and the closest attention was paid by the
audience. Gen. Grant left on the u O'Clock
noon train for Green bay, where he will spend
Sunday with Senator Howe. He visited the
Soldiers National Home. in the suburbs, in the
forenoon. The old Iron Brigade of Wisconsin
effected permanent organization at meet.
Ing this morning, and will henceiorth keep
up the association Of membership with occs.
sional reunions. Several individual regiments
have similarly organized associations. Thou.
sands Of ex-soldiers are leaving BY al trains,
and by tomorrow noon no noticeable numbe,
Will remain. During all the pressure of vast
numbers OF visitors, the city has been % or.
derly and devoid Of crime as In ordinary
times.
Great OIL Fire.
On the morning Of June II, lightning
struck 10000 barrel iron tank OF oil Of the
ridewater and Titusville Pa pipe line com.
pany, located on an eminence above Titus
Vile. The oil Immediately took fire and later
the fire communicated to another tank of the
same size owned by the same company. At
l O'Clock the burning oil overAowed and ran
down the hillside. consuming everything In
its course. The Octave refining and Acme
oil works, ono Of the largest re1inneries in the
world, Is now burning. The oil ran into Oil
creek and threatened destruction to . large
amount OF property in the city. Persons re-
siding in the neiehborhood, have, without
their household goods, gone to places of safe
ty. At O'Clock the fire was still increasing
having reached Franklin and Washington
streets. and threatened the destruction Of the
railroad bridge. The fire departments
from Cory, Oil City and also from War
rem are In the city in answer to telegram
from the mayor for aid, acting with the fire
department OF Htusville. At Z o'clock the
buildings on both sides of the street were
burning and about 100000 barrels Of oil.
There Is great excitement In the city, but the
business portion at this hour is believed to
be safe, being mostly composed Of brick
buildin0A
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High Water In the NissIss,ppl.

018W "BtcE IN t00 0I0S1NS1ppl.
Ia Crosse special, June IL: The Mis-
slsslppl continues to rise, and is now within
i've Inches Of the highest ever known. A large
number Of ice houses aro damaged. and it is
reported that on the upper Mississi ppi 60,OOO
tons OF ice have been lost. Another rise is re.
ported in the Black river, which Is being OF
great injury to loggers, and = large number OF
bridges have been carried away.
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Election In OrexOn.

A dispatch from Portland, Oregon, Of
June 9, says AcGeorge. Republican IL elected
to Congress BY about eight hundred majority
and three Republican supreme judges BY A.
erage majorities OF over one thousand. The
Legislature Is doubtful, with chances In favor
Of the Republicans.
Dams Swept Away.
At the village Of Bloomer, IA miles
from Chippewa FALLS, Wis.,, ON the morning
OF June II two dams were washed out, carry.
three bridges. two barns, several small build.
mgs and also seriously damaging Smith,
Brooks & Macauley's SAW mill. Water over.
flowed the bank. There was three feet OF
water on Main street. The damage probab-
~ exceed 5000.
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Irilh Distress.

The lord mayor of Dublin has tsle-
eraphed the mayor Of every city In the United
States and Canada 40 follows: II regret to say
that funds are still needed for tho relief OF dls
tress In ireland: IA many districts tho pinch
IL nov equal TO ~ previous time: Tho dis.
:tss Il much. felt by farmerD, Who. dread the
wsrkhouse, but can got nothing else until
their crops come in. While deeply gazt.saal
for Generons contributions already received
I othelp asking further assistance for the
mansion house fnnd committee during thia
trying period. z.-..<s IL. E.. .......ss
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TY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY JJJNE: II 12Qo

. man named Kadrosky and seriously injured
another named Finstsr, at work in Yonman
Bros lumber yard. 9hs house Of John Roo
~: unroofed, many shade trees vere
broken down and much other damage doue.
Tho Winona d 1t. Peter railroad vest for
forty miles is badly washsd 20 that all trains
are suspended. The town Of Stockton, ten
miles, is badly flooded. The fun extent Of
tho damage cannot be learned 90 tho telo-
graph 70 down, but It ID not expected the
road can be operated under three days il in
. week. Tho train on tho Chicago, Mil
YANKEE d st. Paul, which loft st. Psul Last
night, reached here at 10 this 4. H., having
been delayed by washouts. Below this city.
near Homer, washout was encountered
which vii require at least twenty -four hours
TO repair and tho train Was run back here.
whore IL now 10, though expecting to start
ehead over tho Northwestern spur 70 L.
Crosse. Tho river IL rising fourteen inches
IN twenty -four hours and high old flood IL
promised and Isvery thing lools decidedly
blue.
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Paris advices of June 9th state that
the project departments in which Jesuit e.
tablishments are situated have been instruct
ed by tho minister Of interior respecting tho
DEGREES against unauthorized religious socie.
Ties. The projects must mako . clear dis
hnction between Jesuit and other unauthor.
lied orders. The Jesuits are not to be invit-
cd, like Others, to have themselves author
lied, but are ordered to dissolve, and on the
10Th of June each company of Jesuits must
evacuate the establishment it now occupies.
Tor teaching establishments However tho res
pite Is prolonged till the 3lst sf August: 9th
or unauthorized d orders will receive before tho
3Oth inst an official summons to declare
whether they intend submitting to the de-
crees. Several projects expressed the con-
viction that few orders would hand in their
status. The minister said he was Of the
same opinion, but he believed their would be
exceptions.