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ATUEsasAH, NAV ~. 1881.

Collector 434 90
Amt # warrants paid in by
Collector, 1890 lis l.
Amt received Of Collector on
the tax Of 1880 sos 49
amt OF hcei'ses OF 1880 a53 81
Aunt received Oh TAX 1873, cash 353 az
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This balance is wholly in cash, Us all
Warran or vouchers have been de-
Hyered 'p-it is distripn ed among
several funds, some of which is appro-
pria ed, o hers not.
Ihe above warrants and drafts so paid
by the Pa. ish Treasurer were delivered
to the Finance Committee aud Their re-
celpt given to said Treasurer therefor.
The Committee bring herewith all
the above mentioned warrants and
vouchers to be deli cred to the Police
jury Tor burning or destruction as they
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Morris tribune., 1881-10-20
RECORD OF CRIME,

Henry B. White, secretary Of the Shoe and
Leather Insurance company of Boston, is de-
faulter in the sum of 100000.
DR.. John Buchanan, of Philadelphia has
been sentenced to years Imprisonment and a
fine of $1,000 for selling bogus medical di-
plomas.
At Breno, Lawrence county, Ky, Bassett
Mclean killed John Arnold, well known
stock dealer, in resisting arrest Mclean was
shot to death by pursuers.
Atthe criminal court at Independence, Mo. :,
the attorneys for William Ryan, recently con-
vlcted of train robbery, made an amended mo-
lion for new trial, in which Gov. Crittenden
is charged with appearing in court on the last
day of the trial, with an armed posse, which
had the effect of prejudicing the jury.
Detective Bauer of the United States detec-
tive service, has arrived in Louisville with A.
NJ l. Taylor of Humphreys county. Tenn,
Newton H. McRae of Benton, and D. Hoffet of
Humphrey county, charged with counterfeit
ing coins. Bauer and assistant have been long
at work on the case and the men were persuad-
ed to visit Guthrie for the purpose of selling
coin. They are tough looking set ana among
the most desperate of all counterfeiters. These
arrests are the most imp portant that have been
made in years. 1t Is probable the gang will
now be entirely broken up.
At Waunakee, Wis, ten miles north of Madi-
son. on the Northwestern railway, the store
of Buhlman Bros. was entered via the back
door, and the safe rf1ed The burglars sue
ceeded not only in blowing open the safe but
in blowing the entire front of the store out in
the street The noise awoke two girls sleeping
above the store. One put her head out of the
window, for help, when one of the robbers
shouted, Pull in your head or III blow your
brains out" She continued to scream, and
quite crowd soon gathered. They came just
as the burglars were leaving, and the latter
pointing pistols ordered all TO stand back while
they made Il cir escape. No one dared molest
them. The burglars secured about So, 900 in
securities from the safe, besides quantity of
clothing.
Morris tribune., 1881-10-20
EXTRA-LEGISLATIVE ACTS.

ST. PAUL, Oct 3-Hon Charles A, Gilman,
President Of the Senate-Sir: In response to
information in reference to the State railroad
bonds, have to inform you that 1888 bonds have
been secured under the provisions Of the adjust
ment of the last session. and the holders OF 21Z
bonds have signfed their willingness to accept the
terms offered if the adjustment shoQld be consum-
mated and new bonds issued
The State holds fifteen bonds and l have been
notified of the loss of fifteen making 0S0 traced
to ownership. leaving 95 unaccounted for, large
part of which, il is quite probable. are lost or de-
stroyed.
Whether the agreements for settlement now in
my hands are binding or not l cannot say, but
am satisfied from my correspondence with the par
ties, that they all ready and willing to carry out
the proposed settlement on their part II made at
once.
1t will require on the 1st day of December
I1,SS2,44o of new bonds to settle for the 1850
bonds in hand and reported Whether per
cent bond will be accepted by the bondholders, I
do not know,
They have agreed to accept 5 per cent bond,
or money on the basis of the proposed adjustment,
and if a per cent. bond can be negotiated at par,
of course they can be satisfied by the issue of 4
ger cent bond; and If D per cent. bond should be
Issued and it could be sold at premium which is
probable then the State would save the amount Of
whatever premium might be realized. Assuming
that one-half the bonds not heard from may ulti
mately be presented. the amount required to COM
Dlete the settlement would reach S4,o0O,OO0.
If the proceeds of the internal Improvement lands
should be applied TO the payment of these bonds,
100000 might be used Immediately, thus reduc-
ing the debt to S3,7000 000 and this amount would
be reduced from the same source about 100000
each year. until the internal improvement lands
all sold and contracts paid.
If per cent bonds should be accepted, the an
nual interest would amount TO Sl4S,000 the first
year and $4,000 less each succeeding year.
According to the provisions of the adjustment act
the interest is to be paid from the proceeds of taxes
upon gross earnings of railroad companies, which
increasing at the rate of $60 900 per year; the
amount received in 1870 being $209, 464, in 1850,
$2S4,4S0, and for this year, SS29, 400. If the in
terest should be met by direct taxat on, it would
rSQuire an increase of the State tax one-half Of
mill for each year, which rate would be decreased
thereafter the assessed valuation of the State in
creased and the principal of the debt decreased.
Very respectfully, o. P. WHITCoNB,
Auditor of State.
Morris tribune., 1881-10-20
FIRES AND OTHER CAS- ALTIEs,

At Eau Claire, Wisconsin. the west wall of the
Chappell & Co. block occupied by the Free
Press company as a composing room, fell in de-
mollshlng type, presses, etc. Eight employees
narrowly escaped with their lives Loss to the
Free Press company $500, and building
$1,000.
Al Kokomo, Colorado, fire caused by the
explosion of lamp, recently, spread till it
consumed every house in the town but twenty,
destroyed property worth $4OO. 900 and rem
dered eighty families homeless. Explosions
in several powder stores and an abundance of
free whis y for the mob added to the lurid hor-
ror of the scene.
The factory fire in Philadelphia, on last
Wednesday night, was the most frightful dis
aster of the kind lately recorded Escape from
the upper floors was cut off almost as soon as
the fire broke out, and thirty or forty people
were either burned to death or crushed by leap
ing from the top of story building to the
ground There were forty-five persons in the
building. Twenty bodies have been found and
it is thought at least ten moro bodies are in the
ruins.
A spsn of horses was seen in the back water
in Rot ert's creek, three miles north of st. Pc
ter. The horses, harness and wagon were
pulled ashore. The horses were dead Search
was made, and the dead body of man was
found, which proved to be Gottlieb Corr of
Sibley county. He was in town with one of his
neighbors, and they were both intoxicated
when they left town. and the impression pre-
walls that both were drowned, though but one
body has been recovered
Morris tribune., 1881-10-20

THE largest cotton planter in the world
is Col. W. c. Richardson of Mississippi,
whose crop is II, 500 bales. He has accu-
mulated fortune estimated at ten millions
of dollars. He does not carry on the busi-
ness IN the slip shod way of olden time, but
every process for the culture or handling of
cotton is gone through with on his place,
and every particle of the product except
the stalk, is made to yield him its ultimate
profit. He has the fields in which he grows
the crop, the factories in which he makes
the fertilizers in which it is grown, the seed
oil mills in which the seed are manipula-
ted and oil made, yarn mills in which the
fiber is spun into thread, and factory with
10000 spindles, in which the thread is made
into cloth. He has the process for making
the bulk of the seed1nto cake for stock feed,
after it has been through the oil mills, and
processes for burning the hulls, from the
ashes of which fertilizers are made.
Morris tribune., 1881-10-20
CURRENT NEWS.
RAILROADS.

The Northern Pacific Railroad company has
reached Powder river and has but thirty -oue
miles to make to enter Miles City, the metropo-
lis of the Yellowstone valley.
The Chicago 4 Northwestern railway has
Just issued circular to agents and connecting
lines informing them that the northern Pacific
can now receive shipments of freight for Miles
City via Glendive.
at Wythville, Va, Henry Crackett was shot
dead by Charles Jones. Crackett presumed
upon an old acquaintance, and addressed Mrs.
Jones famiiarly. She informed her husband,
and the shooting followed.
substantial rumor comes from San Fran
cisco to the effect that Mr. Willard, or the Ore
gon Steamship 4 Navigation company, which
is another name for that energetic operator,
has purchased certain California railroads, Civ
him direct connection between Portland and
San Francisco.
A special to the Little Rock Gazette from the
end of the Texas & Pacific track says the road
is now completed and in operation at point
145 miles east of Ell Paso and 492 miles west
of Dallas, in the Lympha mountains, 1900
feet above the sea level and 1920 feet higher
than Dallas. About twelve miles of track lay
ing in the average every week, at which rate Ell
Paso will be reached before January |, 1882.
On the lat of january, 1882, through passen-
ger trains will be put on between St Louis and
San Francisco and all points in Colorado and
Oregon.
Morris tribune., 1881-10-20

York on Tuesday last, and are the recipients of
many private and official courtesies. The Ger
man officers are Col Ardt Won Steuben, seven
ty-ninth regiment; Richard Won Steuben, over
seer of the imperial first; Frederic Won Steu-
ben, captain of the fourth imperial guards;
Eugene Won Steuben, Ninety eighth infantry;
Lieut. Kuno Won Steuben, thirty ninth,
Lieut. Berndt Won Steuben, twenty second, and
Lieut.. Anton Won Steuben, Twenty-ninth in
fantry.
St Paul and Minneapolis division No. 40 of
the order Of raih Dad conductors, passed re-
solution inviting the grand division of this Or
der, in grand session assembled IN the city of
Buffalo, N. Y, last week, to hold it's next ses-
sion in St Paul. and the honorable mayors and
city authorities of the twin cities-St Paul and
Minneapolis-ioined in extending to the order
of railway conductors the courtesies and hos
pitalies of the cities and citizens and cordially
invited the grand division to hold its next grand
session III St. Paul, which triumphantly pre-
vailed, although there were preponderating
preferences for other points, owing to senior
claims, etc. On the arrival Of the documents,
which were ably presented by thatefficient rep
resentative Col. J. A. Mitchell, it was readily
approved and accepted, and ST. Paul, Mimi,
was chosen for the next (15th) annual session
of the grand division in 1882.
Morris tribune., 1881-10-20

RETURNS from special inquiries sent to
three thousand wheat counties in the United
States, though more favorable than some
previous accounts, make sufficiently sorry
showing. The great wheat state of Illinois,
which usually ranks first, has declined
through the combined influence of Sc
we're winter, chinch- bugs and drought about
fifty six per cent. in her yield of last year.
Ohio drops off twenty five per cent, Mich
igan forty seven per cent, Missouri thirty
two per cent, and Iowa about thirty per
cent. Minnesota shows small falling off
and Nebraska slight increase of over last
year. Californias product, as compared
with last year, is also marked down. One
of the causes given is late spring. AL
though the wheat raised is the spring wheat
variety. it gets its growth during the winter,
and is almost ready for cutting when the
dry season begins in May. The same au-
thority makes the corn crop for this year
short about third of the yield which it
was reasonable to expect.
Morris tribune., 1881-10-20
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Gov. Ramsey and Congressman Washburn
have signified their acceptance of the position
of Minnesotas delegates to the Yorktown cele-
bration. Mr. Washburn has been for two
years member of the Yorktown congressional
committee.
There is great deal of unfavcrable COM
ment in army circles and out of them, over the
proposition to appoint Col. Rockwell quarter
master general over the heads of thirty-five
officers of superior rank in the quartermaster's
department.
AS the star route prosecutions go on there
will be a general wedding out of dishonest
postmasters in the far western states and ter
ritories. There are believed to be over 200
postmasters implicated in the star route frauds.
They have been paid, as were the postmasters
at Deadwood and Sidney, for certifying to the
performance of mail service which was never
performed
The supreme court of the United States con-
vened atnoon last Monday, with bare quorum,
consisting of Justices Miller, Bradley, Harlan,
Woods and Mathews Justice Field has not
yet returned from Europe. With the exception
of a few unimportant motions and three or
four admissions to the bar, the court transact
ed no business, and adjourned to make the
usual call upon the president
The latest gossip in official circles in Wash
lngton in regard to the retirements in the army
and navy is to the effect that Maj. Gen. Nc
tired, and that Gen. Terry will be promoted to
the vacancy; Quartermaster Gen. Meigs will
retire 10 be succeeded by Gen. Rucker; Rear
Admiral Rogers will be placed on the retired
list November IA, and Rear Admiral Howell
will also be retired on the Oath proximo.
Senator Edgerton of Minnesota has written
letter to Secretary Window, withdrawing
from the contest before the legislature in ia
vor of the latter. Senator Edgerton has been
troubled by the thought that the democrats in
their eagerness to break down the republican
majority, might raise a question about his right
to stay in the senate after the Minnesota legis-
lature has met He consulted with Senator
Edmunds upon the subject Senator Edmunds
said that the unbroken line of precedents in the
senate was in favor of all appointed senators
holding there seats until the day the legisla-
ture would have power to act. The Minnesota
legislature cannot elect senator until the Sec
ond Tuesday of its session is reached. 1t would
be also in accordance with precedents for Mr.
Edgerton to hold his place until Mr.. Window,
if reelected is sworn In as senator. Secre-
tary Window will go soon to Minnesota. His
resignation as secretary of the treasury has
been accepted by President Arthur.
Morris tribune., 1881-10-20

IT would seem that, short of political in
dependence of England, the Irish land bill
is destined to remedy the greatest evil that
affiicts that Ireland. The tenant has right
to have fair rent fixed by the county Judge,
the land commission, agreement with the
landlord or by the arbitration. The rent
once fixed, the tenant cannot be disturbed
for Is years. In the last of the Is years
the process can be repeated, 80 that practi-
cally the tenant and his heirs and assigns
hold in perpetuity SO long as they pay the
rent. The tenant can sell his holding for
whatever he can get for it, but the landlord
has the first right of purchase. The ten
ant who wishes to purchase his land out
and out can have the money advanced him
by the land commission. In the British
Isles Mr. Gladstone may be said to have
ga lized peacefulrevolution Of the French
French type. The advantages which the
peasant secured, by arms, the peasant OF
Ireland can accomplish through the courts.
There is way provided by which the land
lord can be wholly eliminated.
Morris tribune., 1881-10-20

A GEORGIA paper refers to the folly of
making farmers fence against their own
stock, by reference to figures in recent
census bulletin which shows that the cost
Of maintaining and repairing fences in
GeorgiA IN the year 1879, amounted to
81 ,S25 652; in Alabama 10 81 ,402, ,6t9. and
in South Carolina to S917 900. These fig
ures represent the annual tax that is levied
on account of fences. The fences cost
more than the state governments. The
value of the fences in Georgia is put at
S1S,256, ,25n. while the cattle, horses, mules,
sheep and swine of the state are not worth
the amount it costs to restrain them. The
problem of fencing In or fencing out" was
formerly great source of trouble in the
prairie states, but at last it was settled in a
common sense way which saved millions to
the farmers
Morris tribune., 1881-10-20
Advertising Rates
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AND
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First Class Facilities for Job Work
Legal Advertisements Must be Paid
for when Affidavit Is Given.
First Glass Facilities for Job Work
half simple woman, for bigamy, to eighteen

half simple woman, for bigamy, to eighteen
months.
One of the social events of the season at
Northfeld was the marriage on Tuesday of Mr..
A. W. Dampier, proprietor of the Archer
house, to Miss M. Augusta Riddell, daughter Of
Robert RiddeIl, The mempers of Orient en-
campment, 10. o. F.. escorted the couple
from the house to the church, where the cere-
monies were performed by Rev. G. r. Hair, in
the presence of large number of invited
friends.
Marvin & Cammack of Rochester are about
building and operating from four to ten cream
cries in Olmsted county. They will operate
their creamerles under a combination of the
American and Danish system They buy the
milk of the farmers and raise the cream them
selves, giving the milk back to the farmers af-
ter the cream has been taken of. They build
a creamery when they can obtain the milk from
$50 COWS, in no case taking the milk great
er distance than two and half miles
at Preston, Fillmore county, on last WedEes-
day night, the postoffice' was entered by bur-
glars by boring hole through the front door,
30 that they were enabled, by raising small
iron bar, to reach the bolt of the lock and throw
it back, thus effecting an easy entrance. They
blew open the safe, but got but little booty for
their risk. They took about So in silver and
two money order books and another book or
two of little value. The postmaster, Mr..
Loomis, had taken tho money, and about 5000
worth Of stamps to his residence the night be-
fore, after closing up the office. The burglars
either set the building on fire or se it caught
from some of the burning debris following the
explosion, az the building was observed to be
on fire in the morning Fortunately the flames
were extinguished before much damage was
done
Morris tribune., 1881-10-20
THE Hungarian gentlemen who are trav-

The Hungarian gentlemen who are trav-
cling in the United States, especially study
ing our agriculture, observe striking diff
ference between German and American
farmers in Kansas. They say the charac-
ter of farmer can be judged by the num-
Der of trees he has planted. They visited
American farms whose soil produced very
good grain, and on which the houses and
machinery were good, but trees were al
most wholly wanting, and the soil was not
fee from weeds, while the Germans had
permanent houses, more substantial stables
and had planted great many trees. which,
in the future, would be source of comfort
and wealth.
Morris tribune., 1881-10-20

MIR. VENNER, notwithstanding his previ-
GUS failures, tried his hand on October, as
prognosticator, thus: a general storm
period of seryerity is probable about the
18th and 10th of the present month in
southern and western sections of the United
States, and also in the upper alike region
and maritime provinces in Canada" If
the last half of the month is worse than the
first, 1t will be gloomy enough to provoke
suicides. 1t is'fair to assume from Mr.
Vennes's language that he expected good
weather up to the 18th or 18th; if this is so,
then he is out again as weather guesser
and ought to retire from the business.
Morris tribune., 1881-10-20

ONE of the amendments of the consti-
tuition proposed by the last Minnesota leg
islature, to be voted upon at the November
election, virtually extends the limit of reg
ular legislative sessions from sixty days to
ninety, and OF extra sessions from thirty
days to forty. 1t is provided that words
limiting the length of sessions shall be
stricken out, and that members may receive
$3.50 for regular session instead of $500,
the amount for sixty days at SIS per day;
and 5000 for an extra session instead of
$3.50 under the present limit of time. This
moans lengthening of sessions, for no.
body expects a legislature to adjourn sine
die until the limit of time or payis reached.
Morris tribune., 1881-10-20
Terms: 50 90 per Year In Advance.

THERE is some excitement in army cir
cles over an effort to promote Col Rcck-
well over thirty or forty other officers ahead
of him in the line of promotion, to the po-
sition of quartermaster general of the army
in place of General Meigs, who expects soon
to be retired. Beyond his acquaintance
with General Garfield, there seems to be no
reason why Col. Rockwell should have this
great advancement over efficient officers in
the same line of service