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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-03-03
STANZAS,
WRITTEN ON VISITING MY BIRrH-pLAcE.

WRITTEN ON VISITING MY BIRTH-PLACE.
We are scatter'd-we are scatter'd--
Though jolly band were we
Some sleep beneath the grave-sod,
And some are DER the sea
And Time hath wrought his changes
TN the few who yot remain;
The joyous band that once we were
We cannot be again
We are scatter'd-we are scatter'd l.
Upon the village green,
Where we play'd In boyish recklessness,
How few Of US are seen
And the hearts that beat SO lightly
In the JOy0usneSs OF youth
Some are criimbled In the sepulchre,
And some have lost their truth.
The bcautiful-the beautiful
Are faded from our track
We miss them and We mourn them,
But we cannot lure them back
For an iron sleep hath bound them
In its passionless embrace
We may weep-but cannot win them
From their dreary resting-place.
How mournfully-how mournfully--
The memory doth come
OF the thousand scenes Of happiness
Around our childhood's homo
y salutary sadness
Is brooding DER the heart.
As 10 dwells upon remcmbrances
From which IL will not part.
In InemOry--in memory
How fondly do we gaze
Upon the magic lOveliness
of ChildhoOd's flceting days
The sparkling cye-the thrilling tone
The smile upon its lips:
They all have gone but left q light
Which time cannot eclipse.
The happincss-the happiness
OF boyhoOd must depart;
Then comes the sense Of loneliness
Upon the stricken heart
We Will not, or we cannot fling
Its sadness from our breast
We cling to IL instinctively,
Wepant for its unrest
We are scatter'd-we are scatterd.
Yet may we meet again
In brighter and purer sphere.
Beyond the reach Of pain
Where the shadows of this lower world
Can never cloud the eye
Whom the mortal hath put brightly OH
Its immortality
William H. B,Irlsigb
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-03-03
Ma1niHcent Mansions.

Never were such magnificent and
costly structures in course of erection
at New York. The taste Of New
YOrk's rich men in the manner of
house decoration, outside as well as
inside, grows more luxurious every
year. Some are not satisfied with
American work or American material
but must have both from abroad
They actually insist upon having men
brought over from Europe to carve
the stone tracerieS and figures OH
their house.frOnts. a magnificent
building at the corner of Fifth ave-
nue. and Sixty-ninth street is making
very slow progress on this account.
Every figure must be cut by imported
workmen, and rs it takes time to get
men from the other side, and they
don't always suit when they come.
there is, of course, much delay with
the work. 1t is the same case with
the costly new Vanderbilt buildings.
The ornamental work must wait till
"artists'' from Europe are ready to
do it. In addition to the three Van
derbilt houses. there are now build.
ing on the avenue elegant mansions
for Robert Goelet, Ogden GOelet,
David Bows, II. r. Bishop, and one
of the Astor family besides. One of
the new palaces will have single
imported chimney piece that cost ST..
800, and is only a wooden one at that.
The Astor house is being built by
Mrs. w. w. Astor for her daughter,
Mrs. Roosevelt. The materials are
brown stone and brick, the basement
being Of uncut stone, and the lines Of
the front are very severe. The house
is 81 feet wide and about so feet deep.
The sculptor, st. Gaudens, will de.
sign the artistic details of the en-.
trance. The plan is that commonly
known as an English basement house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-03-03
The HPsr Mistress Of fHe White
House.


Many Omens point to sensible.
practical, yet brilliant administration
at the white house. Mrs. Garfield at
the time of her November visit here,
says a Washington letter, did not con
template the exclusion of wine from
the state dinners, and she is not 4
woman liable to change of purpose.
Whatever course she may assent to,
it will be her husbands policy, not
an insistence of her own, and she will
be conscientious in it's observance.
Foreseeing that many excellent total
abstinence ladies may he disappointed
1t is well to determine in advance to
Judge the new mistress of the white
house with broad and catholic JUS
tice. There is something touching
in the quiet gravity with which she
accepts her coming responsibilities.
No sign Of elation is visible in face
or manner. 1t is plain face, not "a
diant with joyous vitality. like Mrs.
Hayes, but it is face that betokens
to careful observer a deeper expe-
rience of life. She has won upon the
many here by her modest but firm
declination to have her photographs
exhibited for sale. If she will adj
here to this she will be accredited
with a delicacy and sensitiveness that
are a strong attraction in a woman
whose relations to the nation has
certain official character reflected
from her husbands high calling and
election. She is one of whom it is
not fulsome to say: I'm that stiffness
which most becomes woman, calm
and holy, thou sittest by the fireside
of her heart feeding its flames"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-03-03

a. Cambridge boy after weeks
absence in the country wrote to his
mother: Il got here all right and l
forgot to write before; it is Il nice
place to have fun. \ Teller and |
went out in Il boat and the boat tip
ped over and man got me out add |
was SO full of water ] didn't know
nothin' for good long while. The
other boy has got to he buried after
they find him. His mother come from
Chelsea and she cries all the time.
A horse kicked Inc over and / have
got to have some money to pay II doe
tor for fixing my head. We are going
to set an old barn OH fire tonight and
/ should smile if we don't have bully
fun. | lost my watch and am very
sorry. shall bring home some mud
tuIkles and shall bring home u tame
woodchuck if l can get EN- in my
trunk
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-03-03
IL the Indian Ecer the AgOress0r?

Everybody admits that in the great
majority of the wars that have arisen
between whites and Indians, the
whites have been the aggressors.
This is a shameful fact, a sin that
this nation ought to confess with the
deepest humiliation and to atone for
by the most ample reparation. The
fact is as certain rs it is shameful.
No fact Of our national history is
more firmly established. Take such
testimony as this:
A committee of the United States
Senate, after an investigation extend.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-03-03
Recovering Burned Money.

The American Express Company
had several safes in the cars which
were burned at the recent railroad
disaster at Tiega Centre, n. Y, on
the Odd nit. The Company did not
open the safes,--as they contained,
among other things, paper money,
that if burned would he destroyed
beyond all hope of redemption if care.
lessly handled,-bnt sent them to
Washington to be opened in the base
ment of the Treasury by the experts
from the redemption division of the
Treasurer's office. In the burnt mass
were found jewelry, including a lot
OF diamonds and watches, gold and
silver coin. legal.tender notes. nation.
al bank notes, Government coupons,
and railroad bonds. The coin was
melted in all manner of shapes. The
iewelry, except the diamonds, is
worthless. The burned legal.tender
notes were black mass, with slight
crevices on the sides. showing the
separation of note from note. The
scaly and brittle remains were separ.
ated with great care. The experts,
by examination, were enabled to iden-
tify the notes, together with their
respective numbers. They will he
replaced by new notes. One young
lady is busy on the coupons, and has
identified number of 5 per cent.
coupons representing $500 each, and
4 l-2 per cent. coupons representing
$ll.75 each. These will also be re.
deemed. Such is the experiences with
which, apparently, nothing but black
brittle masses are handled that it is
very likely that every note, coupon,
and bond that was burned will he
separated aud identified.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-03-03

BY THEODORE BACON.

Adverse and discoIlraging rs were
the circumstances in which Mr..
Hayes assumed the presidency, how
far have they altered for the acces-
sion Of Mr.. Garfield And how much
may this leader, who put on his armor
four years ago in doubt and danger
and dispute, boast himself in putting
it off, Rightly to compare the two
dates. in their political aspects, will
be to determine with approximate
accuracy the place to he occupied in
history by the administration
whose existence reaches from one
date to the other. 1t is true that the
post hob prepter hOc argument is too
apt to involve a fallacy. But if it is
the legitimate function of the chief
officer OF the nation to execute the
laws firmly yet reasonably. so that
peace and order may result from the
absence of discomfort; to collect and
disburse the revenues with efficiency
and economy; to manipulate the cur
rency (since the blunders Of foreign
legislation compel the executive to
NEEDLE with the currency in such
manner that it may increase in value
and stability; to manage the public
debt so that its principal may be
steadily diminished, and it's interest
charge reduced to a minimum, while
at the same time constantly grow
ing friendship and respect mark the
sentiments of foreign nations toward
this country, IL certainly is not unrea-
sonable, when all these facts are
found to exist in higher degree at
the close of an administrative term
than at it's beginning, to adjudge that
the administrative functions have
been well discharged.
To any man, entering in troublous
times upon the task of directing the
executive government of IA great MT
ton, it might well seem that four
years formed a sadly inadequate
period in which to correct ingrOwn
abuses; to purge and purify large
departments Of the public service
fallen into great disrepute, if not into
utter corruption; to re-establish order
and the dominion of law in vast
regions given over to lawless violence;
and to placate a sensitive and war
like population. sore with the chagrin
Of defeat, yet conscious of the great
political power restored to it by the
deliberate action Of its victorS. 1t
would seem that for any such man to
handicap himself with declaration
at the outset which barred the way to
a possible reelection was to condemn
his presidential career to il fate, at
least. of outlined reforms, of efforts
and attempts, Of beginnings without
completion. Judging, however, after
the event, one is forced to doubt
whether. with all the ability and in
tegrity which the outgoing president
has shown. his administration does
not owe some part of the success and
honor which have attended it to that
"self.denying ordinance which de
prived it of all ambition except to
achieve honor and success. Nor is
it too much to say that the argument
drawn from the presidential terms of
1869 to 1877, for constitutional pro-
hibition OF reelection. receives all
the confederation it could require
from the history of the administra-
ton from ls77-lssl, the first which
ever performed its work under the
influence of such a limitation.
Atlantic for March.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-03-03

The Japanese makes very curious
ana handsome kind of copper by
casting it under water, the metal be-
ing highly heated, and the water also
being hot. The result Is u beautiful
rose.colored tint, which Is not affected
by exposure to the atmospheric.
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WANTED-NURSE.

w IAN A GERMAN girl for general housework in sIsaiI A family. Apply at apps 3t+ 1so EAST GRAND STREET
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TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGS.

Sir Stafford Northcote will be appointed leader of the Tory party.
 The Ohio Greenbackers have called their State convention for the nomination of State officers to meet at Columbus, Wednesday, June 15.
 Base ball yesterday: At Troy, Troys p, Atlantics g. at New York, Providence 2, Metropolitans at Detroit, Detroits g, Ann Arbor University, o.
 A farmer named John Walker was shot and killed yesterday near Batavia, N. Y, by his hired man named Stokely because he re- fused to give his daughter in marriage to Stokely. The murderer was arrested.
 Cerebro-spinal meningitis is prevailing at CarroIlton, Ind, in an epidemic form. With in two weeks there have been twenty-five deaths from this cause, while there are still 8 large number Of cases requiring attention.
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MOVEMENTS OF sTEAMEIss

NEW YORK, April 27.-Sailed, the Denmark for London, the Bothnia for Liverpool, the Italia for Barrow, the St. Laurent for Havre Arrived, the Wyoming from Liverpool, the Niagara from Havana
 Philadelphia-Sailed, the British King for Liverpool,
 Havre-Saiigd, ths Suevia from Hamburg for New York.
 Glasgow-Arrived. the Anchoria from New York, the Waldensian from Boston.
 uthampton-Arrived, the General Wer- der from New York for Bremen.
 Bordeaux-Sailed, the Vile d' Alger for New York.
 Hsruburg = Arrived, the Wieland from New York.
 Queenstown-Sailed, the Celtic for Nsw York
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The Court Record.

Superior Court-Criminal side-Judges
 Park and Hovey-Sentence of Chip"
 Smith and Neuner.
 This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
 After the opening of the court State Att torney Doolittle concluded his argument in the case of State vs. Neuner, charged with rape on Marianna Klotz, of Meriden.
 Chief Justice Park then charged the jury. Be defined the law in such cases and reviewed the evidence at length. His charge was thought to be favorable to the prisoner. The jury retired about 11:2O, and an hour later returned On being asked if they had agreed upon verdict, the foreman replied that they had and announced the verdict as guilty"
 Colonel Wright at once gave notice of his intention to move for new trial. While this proposition was being considered the wife of the accused, who was present, seemed to be entirely broken down by the jury's de- cision and broke out into sobs.
 Judge Park said he was going away at 2 o'clock, and MT. Doolittle being absent he was sent for to hear what Colonel Wright had to say about new trial. When Mir Doolittle returned, Colonel Wright made the point that since by the statute regarding rape the penalty might be imprisonment either for life or for three years, the defense had right to all the privileges of the law. It might be for life. Therefore the defense had been entitled to challenge ten jurors, but had been stopped after their fourth challenge. Substantially the law has said We will not assume that you will go for three years or for life but so long as the statute stands as it does, the court has no right to cut down the privileges of the accused We claim that we have been tried by an unfair tribunal It becomes the court to order that this trial shall be set at naught.
 MT. Doolittle. in reply, said the statute was clear. '.For any offense for which the imprisonment may be less than life, the chal lenge may be four jurors.' The statute says the convict may be imprisoned for term less than life Certainly it might be for life He trusted it would not be forlss less but the law could not be otherwise understood than it had been. It might be impris- challenge of four jurors only had been proper.
 recess was ordered until two o'clock. At that hour the court opened, and Chief Justice Park proceeded to sentence Chip" Smith, found guilty of the murder of Chief of Police Hayes, of Ansonia. The Chief Justice briefly referred to the facts connected with the mur- der, attributing it to liquor, which he.sald
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PENNSYLVANIA.
e1tementAmong Liquor Deal.

Excitement Among Liquor Dealers.
 PrrTsBURe, April 27.-The $500 liquor H. cense bill which passed the Legislature has caused great excitement among the liquor men. Some say they will pay it, while oth- CTS say they will only pay $50, and if refused they will sell without license. It is ru- mored today that the liquor men will appeal to the Supreme Court and engage the ser vices of Ben Butler at salary of $5, 900 to fight it through There is great rejoicing among the temperance people over the resulk
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4a FOUR pleasant chambers, situated at 27p ii5 Elm street, with gas and water. Rent uaoter. lll ate. Inquire at 99s SLN ST
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YFNO LOAN in sums to suit on improved real estai I in city or vicinity. PETER MeQUAID.
 ap28 3t* Is Ho dley Building.
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Grand OnenfuR.

The grand opening of J. Johnson & Go. at their new store, No. 1O9 Church street. oc- cured last evening. In front of the store the American band discoursed splendid music and hundreds of people passed into the store and viewed the splendid stock of clothing that was exhibited. The firm will be ready for business to-day and their customers will find large assortment of seasonable clothing on their tables from which to select. Every visitor at the store last evening was given a handsome chromo.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-28

f6pr55enting the American committee of the Panama Canal company s6d Trsnor W. Park, president of the Panama Railroad compahy7;; an agreement for the sale of the Panama railroad to the Panama Canal company was substantially perfected. The price is report ed to be about $17,OOO, ,OOO. The stock 3umped to-day from 24O to 26O per share
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FOEG EGtLNFs &Ss49 31 ASYLUM STREET, House and Barn rent EAiia low to responsible party. Apply to l&aX VIM H. WHEELER, Boom IA, 298 Chapel Street, Phoenix Building
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WAS at the bottom of most cfilis He said the sentence was the laws, and not the courts, save as the organ of the law H5 then concluded as follows :
 'sYou sent Daniel '. Hayes to premature grave made his wife widow sad his chil- the fearful curse of intemperance, and clos ing by ordering that the prisoner be taken to the county jail and there confined by the sheriff until the fifth day of May, 1882, upon which day, between the hours of 10 a. m. and D. m, he De fsd Co some suitable place and there be hanged by the neck until dead;
 land may God Almighty have mercy On your soul
 Smith said not word nor seemed aware of what had been said. After the sentence he stood looking at the Chief Justice until Sheriff Byxbee touched his arm and led him into the prisoners pen.
 When Smith had been sentenced, Chief Justice Park sentenced Neuner, found guilty of rape. He said there were reasons why the extreme penalty of the law should not be inflicted, and he Accordingly sentenced him to seven years hard labor in she State prison. During the remainder of the afternoon Neuner sat in the prison pen apparently broken down under the severity of his sen- tence.
 After these sentences were pronounced Judge H6yey took the place of the Chief Jus tice on the bench.
 In the case of Robert Page (colored) charged with an assault on Charles Sweet (colored), in Guilford, January 10, 1881, the prisoner pleaded guilty and was sentenced to jail for thirty days, he having been in jail ' three months.
 The next cass taken up was that of State \ vs. Francis Noble, af Italian, of this city, who is charged with the seduction Of Julia Del cea, an Italian girl 16 years of age, who, 1t is alleged, he induced to go to house in Birm- ingham and there accomplished her ruin. The case occupied the attention of the court during the afternoon.
 Judge Hovey ordered the adjournment of the civil side of the Superior Court until May 10th, and an adjournment of the crim- ! inal side wss then taken until this morning at 10 o'clock.
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LOST, N this city, Monday last, Society Pin, marked N "A. L. A." he finder will be suitably rewarded on leaving the same at NO 19 BRO 4DWAY.
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anAccident to Sleepy Tom,

P1TTsBURG, April 27.-The we'll known trotter Sleepy Tom" met with serious &C., cident to-day It will debar him from the track While being driven by his owner, Ed Calvin, he took fright at a locomotive and dashed down the street, breaking the sulkey to splinters and throwing Calvin out, cutting his head The horse was caught in 8 lumber yard and was so bruised and cut as scarcely to be able to walk
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THE OLD WORLD.
Russia.

Nicholas imprisoned for Life.
 PARIS, April 27.-A St. Petersburg letter to the Intranageant this. morning af6rms that the complicity of the Grand Duke Mich olas in the plots of the Nihilists having been made clear, he has been sentenced by decree of the Emperor to imprisonment for life.
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4 COMPETENT nurse, of msture age, to take sol A charge of two infants under tFFo years old. Alp ply between 10 g. m. and p. m, at
 apps 2t 2S7 YORK STREET
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stuck by |. Train.

HYDE PARK, April 27.-About 9:30 o'clock this evening Michael Lahey, painter, while intoxicated and walking on the New York and New England track, was struck by train. his left leg and one hand being shock ingly mutilated. He was found at this spot across the rails in such position that the next train would have cut of his head. His recovery is extremely doubtful.
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LOCAL NEWS.
\ RicYcle lrin.

Mrs. A. Marsden and Mir. J. H. Parish, of the New Haven Bicycle club, ran over to Stony Creek after four o'clock yesterday af- Landlord Frink's celebrated shell dinners The run over was made in one hour and if teen minutes. The road was found to be in very good condition, and the trip was so much enjoyed that it was determined to have a larger delegation from the club run over the same road at no distant day.
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&4A first class house, 10 fSoms with all the Eii improvements, 64 lafayette street near Prince k11Y street. Houso No. Sylvan avenue near Howard aveaUe, 10 rooms. modern improvements Rent moderate Real estate office, 49 Church street. rocsp 5, Hoad1ey building.
 ee25 4t* LF coMsToo%.
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$seA FFOM afsy l, one brick house of II rooupb E.ii situated about 12 minutes walk from Caey @.!H- Market also three rooms in another block, fer light housekeeping. Have sH modern conven- fences and will be rented 4tT Apply to B. Manville Co.,. carriage factory, 20 Wooster street, house
 a26 If TO WOOSTER SIT,
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NEW ENGLAND.
Massachusetts.
Drueaes Inv Iiouar DeaIers

Drugged by Liquor Dealers
 EAST WEYMOUTH, April 27.-Henry Kay, ae expressman aged 24, visited Boston Mon day on business with Peter White, 8 Wey- mouth congressman. During the day they drank in several saloons In the afternoon Kay was seized with violent fit of vomiting. He went to boarding house on South street, remaining in Boston that night. Tuesday morning his parents took him home, still in great pain, and this morning he died. The doctors pronounce it 8 case of poisoning and believe he was drugged in Boston saloons. White says that he was similarly affected but in a less degree.
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fRsTa PART of house. separate entrance eood KI1 rooms large closets, gas RnA water location
 ..h central and pleaeaI1s. Low to a small desire ble family Also brick house 77 Admiral street, mod ern convenlences, $20 per month. Also new house in Poplar street. desirable, $16 per month Also two or three rents to roons $9 to SIP per month As-
 2t IS Whites Building. 8e Church Street.
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*zA TW0 eenements State street. near Brad RSH Hey one of 5 and oneof rooms on first floor AsG and second floor. Also one tenement vs : rooms, corner State and Bradley, secenA h3or. h. quire at 80 Crown Street. HLOSON HALL