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The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17
ThEAOvEMKER ELECTlUNS.
Light VOTE In MinnesO'a -kepublican Majority
from $4,000 to O,OOO-Returna hom the
Other States.

Light Vote In Minnesota Republican Majority
,rnm $4,000 to 20,OOO-Returna flpm tho
Other States.
The vote In this state was unusually light
owing to bad weather and other causee, int the
general reeult 10 In no doubt. The following
republican ticket il elected by majority Of not
less than 5,uLO. and probably 10000:
Governor. ..LUCIUs F. HUBBARD
Lieutenant Governor. =. CHARLES A. GIL NAN
Secretary of State. FRED. Won BAUMBACH
State State Trea!surer......cAARLtS K1IIELS9N 1 1R son
Gierk Of the Supreme coart:::;:; s; q. NICHOLS
Of Se
DERBURG. w. MIL CHELL, D. A. DICKINSON
Judge GreenleAf G ark has oiled au uuex
pectedly large vote throughout the state, get
ting apparently the whole democratic vote, ex-
In Heunepin county The whole republican
ticket was elected by 10 o majority.
In Ramsey county Rice was elected county
treasurer by . fair ajority, Davenport CO, oner
by = large one, and Berkey for county oommis.
sioner, and the rest Of the republican ticket was
probably defeated:
Returns from the state came ia very slow
and it will be ut least q week before the vote
by counties can be given.
LA1ER-l;eturns received up TO Thurs-
day from about half the precincts show
q majority for Hubbard of o.
sc; Bradens.' % ,837, and vanderburg's,
IL, $50. This inc udes most Of the great re-
publican counties and those to be h. ard from
cannot fail to raise it to a point far abov, any
result that was anticipated, however, possibly
$4,000. The total vote for judge is sevt raj
thousand larger than the total vote for govern
or. This cannot all be accounted for by or
rors that have crept INTO the table. It must he
that Ju tge Clark has drawn votes from Mitchell
and Dickinson as WELL Valderburg The large
vote for Clark is one Of the curiosities Of the
election. III Nicollet county, for instance, he
has almost the entire vote. On the other hand,
he has scarcely any thing in Hennepin, Kan
liyohi and Mower
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17

ment disqualiAed him under tho constitution
from acting in judicial capacity aud he must
not assume n tx 'rolss the funo ions Of judge
OF the inth judicial distriot It seems that iu
the pre-s Of bu ,iness conssquent upon tho ex:
tra session, the law Of last winter which
changed the time Of the terms in St. Peter, aud
ixed the second Tues lay In Novemb iustead
Of the f1rs5 10 December, hsd escaped the gov
ernor's attention and he had not appointed
Judge from one Of the other districts to tako
the place OF Cox.
Gov. Piilsbury seconds the motion Of Preei-
dent Arthur tor general Thanksgiving on No.
vember "a.
The event Of MankatO social circles was The
golden wedding Of MIR. and Mrs George h X
field, which transpired one day last week.
Presents were numerous and the attendance
large. Fifty out OF the seventy-two relatives
in the state were present
Aon. Pennock Pusey, private secretary to
Gov. Pillsbury, has received from Senator
Windem handsomely bound volume contain
ing portraits of the most emine Mt members OF
the various cabinets, which, by Mr.. WINDOWS
direcuon will be given to the State Historical
society.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17
CURRENT NEWS,
RAnKOADa.

A. D. Vanhorn, we'll known in railroad cir
oles, committed suicide at Kansas City by tax
ing morphine.
From January to October l of The present
year there 10 q record OF 5,O34 mi es of new
road built, and an estimate of 6 per cent, ad-
ditionaj, which would make an actual milesge
s. 40 to October l. This, at the rate Of $685.
600 per mile for road and equipment would
have cost 81 ia, 100000.
Mr.: J. N. Dachain, timber inspector Of the
son International, spoke favoraby Of the
country throu III which the Duluth l. Winnepeg
railway will pass. He said that after getting
out of Duluth distance of twenty or thirty
miles, it is not difficult country through
which to build railway, and he is Of the opia-
ion that the Duluth l. Wiunepeg can pe 10 con-
structed as to be one Of the best paying roads,
locally, in the northwest, to say nothing OF the
through traffic it will secure when once it taps
the railway system Of the Manitoba at Emer-
eon.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17
Personalities.

Wheh the French visitors, accompanied
by NJ. Outrey, Vi tied the state department.,
Secretary Blame showed them State papers
sent from france at various times to this
country, the value of autographs On which
Is estimated at $10U,UOO. Among them is
the treaty Of alliance signed by Louis XVI.
made between France and the United Colo
MES; also the letter written by Napoleon
announcing his approaching marriage to
Maj ia Louise, and that which he wrote an.
n,uuclng the birth of their son, king Of
Rome.
Mr. Talmage says that when there is q
peculiarly feeble child in the house the par
ents try TO make a preacher of him, and q
western paper thinks it a fine, bold. and no.
novel remark. Buckle put it somewhat in
this way: "When one has particularly
stupid child he either losses him in tho
arm yor hides him in church.
Mr.. Labouchere makes disclosure in
the Truth which perhaps accounts for the
Princess Louise's disinclination to return to
Canada. 1t seems that when the life OF
victoria's household, after the death of the
prince conso,t, was a very hum 1rum aft .ir,
Prince Leopold had for tutor very hand
some and accomplished young curate, the
Rev. Robinson Duckwo-th. The princess
soon found that his tastes and her own
were entirely congenial; and as there was
IN insurmouutable objection 10 their mar
riage, the queen arranged for union be-
tween the princess and the Marquis Of
LoIne.
Pere Hyacinthe has lately given for the
third time and before crowded audience
his discourse on President G. .r6eld. He
compared the e!igious tendencies Of the
two kepubllcs-America Christian, France
lnfdel-therein opposin ; the principles of
NJ. Paul Bert to those of Garfield. He was
interrupted by some one, which gave occs.
sion to telling reply. He was never more
eloquent. and carried his argument with
the un 'nimous applause of his audience.
Count Andrassy has his opinion of news
paper interviewers. Two years and half
ago New York Herald correspondent had
talk with him in Vienna which was printed
With the usual variations in the journals of
Paris, Pesth and Vienna. The count was of
course annoyed. On Saturday las. the
same correspondent tried to get sorae in
formation from him as to the object of
King Humbert's visit. The count declined.
He said: ~ III are the first journalist who
ever interviewed me, and that interview
shall be the last" What else he said the
Herald man does not report.
The remains of Emannal Swedenbora
are inferred under the old Swedish church
in Princes Square, London. This church
stands IN an old fashioned graveyard which
is furnished with irregularly placed quaint
old headstones. The sexton opens the
church for visitors when requested. The
vault of Swedenborg lies under the chan
Gel, and is covered with marble slab, in
soribed: In the vault beneath this church
are deposited the mortal remains of
Emanuel Swedenborg the Swedish philos-
o her and theologian. He was born IN
Stockholm, January 20, 1858, and died in
London. March 20. 1772, in his eighty fifth
year. This tablet is erected by one Of his
English admirers in the year 1857, by
special permission.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17

The old x-confederate, Jubal Early, is
not entirely destitute of humor of certain
kind though he is represented as full of fire
and vindictiveness. General John c.
Breckinridge, when he visited Minnesota
soon after the war, related the following
anecdote of Early, with whom he served in
tho Shenandoah valley. After they had
been defeated by Sheridan and were ay-
ing through the valley in full retreat, the
road became blocked with soldiers, cannon.
caissons, wagons, etc., and Early and
Breokinridge took parallel path and reie
tor some miles without much conversation.
each being absorbed with his own reflec-
tons, not Of the pleasantest character. At
last Gen. E,rly spoke, in his usual squeak
ing, querulous voice: "Gen-e-ral Breck.
in-ridge-what do You think now about our
rights in the territories?" The answer was
not given. but it is fair to presume that the
humor of Early rs pithy interregatory, reach
ing as it did the bottom Of the whole busi
ness. was more apparent some years after
than when it Was propounded.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17

As eastern paper finds some fault WITH
western farmers for not rushing their pro-
duce to market. From accounts Of freight
blockades on railroads and lack of cars,
one would think there had been something
OF ruth, and it would have been still
greater but for the unprecedented season
OF wet weather. But that paper attributes
the holding back of grain to the indepen-
dence OF the western farmers. who have,
during the few years last passed gained in
wealth so rapidly that their debts ore per-
fectly under control, or have been psid off
and are in such solid condition that they
are not obliged to push their grain or stock
upon the MARKET"
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17

An inmate Of the Rochester asylum escaped
Sunday night, stripped himself OF his clo,hing,
and went up Fifth street, where he met Oscar
Rommel and struck at him. Oscar lodged the
blow and then caught the lunatic around the
arms and held him until he was secured, when
he was taken back to the asylum.
Col. W. 81. H., Taylor, s'ate librarian, has
received 2t3 holumes from The state library
Of Massachusetts,, among them supreme court
reports, report Of state officers from 1860 to
1873, educational reports, laws revised sat-
utes, and ten volumes Of Plymouth COLONY
rcords from 1852 to 1882, aud many other
works Of great value.
The governor, state anditor and attorney
general publish notice that under the aud
pursuant to the provisions Of the act prc viding
for the adjustment of certain alleged clsims
against the state, by which the officers named
above were constituted commission to con-
elder and pass upon the claims therein referred
to, . meeting will be held by the commissioners
to hear and consider such claims November
21, at 2 p. m. ct the market house in st. Paul
Gov. Pillsbnry, on Monday, received infor-
nation that z. st Julien Cox lad gone 10 St
Peter, from St Paul. With the purpose Of hold
ing court In the former place and immediately
notified tho impeachel judge that his impeach-
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17

AT the recent reception in Portland given
Mr.. Willard by the board OF trade, Capt. II.
Il. Go'ringe, OF the o. s. navy, spoke of
the plans for improving the navigation of
the Columbia, the COST of the same, and
OF shipments via Puget Sonnd. He adyo-
Gated the removal of the bals in the Colum-
eia river bv dredges the first cost of which
would be 100000, supplemented BY an
annual expenditure of $5O,oO0 Mr.. Cor
ringe had no faith in the Eads system of
jetties, and said if the channel as not
dredged the water will very soon be Just
what it was before the jetties were con-
atr1cted
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17

SINCE the recovery from the effects of
the panic of 1873, the surplus revenue of
the government has steadily increased until
it is estimated that it will reach the enor-
nous figure of $167 ZOO, 900 for the current
fiscal year. Last year it was over $780,
DOL. 900, and the receipts at the treasury
sirce the 1st Of July are so much in excess of
those for the sams period of that year, that
it is safe, in the opinion of the Washington
Star, to estimate an in crease Of fifty per
cent. in the surplus revenue. Since every
dollar comes from the pockets of the peo-
pie directly or indirectly, they should not
cease agitation for reduction of taxes.
An ove,aowing treasury always suggests
unWise expenditures.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17

THE cry OF a potato famine has occa-
sioned the importation of tons of tho gen.
ui1e Irish potato to New::York which are sold
from 81 so to $500 per barrel. They bear
q close resemblance to those raised in
America, but are of more solidity and 9th
erw'se preferable. The greater quantity of
these potatoes come from the North of Ire
land. 1t would appear that things are out
OF joint in this country, when potatoes can
be imported and sold at profit.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17
Gen, Grant in His Own Defence.

The New York Tribune lately published =
series of allegations against Gen. Grant, who
has come outin his own defence and denouncos
;hem AZ false and malicious. He says he has
not sought in any way to influence tho
president in the manner imputed to HIM; that
~ regards Mr.. Chaffee, the latter was POLITICAL
" hostile to him at ULieago and was never
'onsidered t'Grant man. and for- his ':inti
mate financial relations with him" "rhe fact
is" said the general. "l have never been nter-
cstes with him in any transaction to the extent
If q do lar" As to his wishing to have Blaine
out Of The cabinet, Gen. Grant says thst is
shout the only truthful item in the entire in
dictment He wishes him ont because he
believes he IL not fit man to be there. The
only arrangement # the diplomatic 90. vice that
be il aware 0: is an exyres ssed desire that tho
eastern missions should he filed with spe-
cial reference to the pror' otiou 0: our CONNER
cial Interests ia that quarter. It Mr. Young
was urged as minister TO Japan, it was wholly
in the interests OF the public, and the same mo-
tive is maintained in regard to Mr.. Bingham.
The iueinuation in regard to Mr.. Cramer, tho
general characterjz d as wholly baseless, and
the statement he has insisted that Garfield men
be put out, . denounced unqnallfiedly and
with unmstakable emphasis as IN unmitigated
falsehood. General Grant said that he was
not ignorant either Of the motives of bis accus-
srs or OF the source Of the,r iuspira ion, and he
ntima . | thatit might yet be duty to himself
and the president to publicly expose both.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17

The London Truth says: AN enormous
congregation was attracted to St. Angus
tines, Kilburn, last Sunday, by the an-
nouncement from the ulpit that negro
priest would preach. And his was no ex-
aggeration, fol when the Rev. Mr.. Ponto
s oter II am not quite sure Of the spelling)
came in. a thrill passed through the crowd
at the sight Of real jet black gentleman
with all the true prognathous physiognamy
Of his race, and faultlessly attired. am
bound to say that he preached l.ost excel
lent sermon on Psalm 2, I will give the
chosen language, and with purity of in 4
tonation that would shame many Of our
Oxford curates. -
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17

MISS HELEN TAYLOR, the step daughter
OF John Stuart Mill, at q recent meeting
called Mr.. Gladstone "a bastard and mis-
creant;" whereupon the Cincinnati CON-
mercial is moved to say that Miss Helen
Taylor is one of the English ladies who are
too much emancipated. A woman who goes
about screechine at Gladstone as miscre-
ant, merely presents heroelf as an aggres.
sive public nuisance, no matter whose stey.
daughter she may be-"
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17

GENERAL apathy" prevailed at the No.
vember elections, owing to the lack Of i'm
portant issues. When matters of great
moment are at stake the people are apt to
be informed and to vote accordingly, but
they cannot be made to enthuse very much
over the fate of town constables and other
trivial officers
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17

A literary curiosity in twenty six differen
readings of Gray's well-known line, The
weary ploughman homeward plods his way,
has gone the rounds of tho newspaper
press; and dnow comes correspondent OF
the Washington Star, with one hundred and
thirty six (136) different readings of the
same line. all converting the same idea.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17
Minerals In Minnesota.

Neil Gillis Of Saltwater, MINI. :, an explorer
who spent several years in the pi ne and mineral
region Of north Wisconsin and M ichigan, some
tonagon county, on the line Of the Milwaukee,
Lake Shore and Western railway, which assays
so per cent lead AMI fifteen ounces Of silver
to tie ton. he and his associates, embracing
prominent capitalists Of Minnesota and Wis
oonein, have purchased fcrty acres from the
joining forties at ST. 900. Arrangements are
pending for the formation Of q syndicate Of
Milwaukee. Boston and saltwater capitalists for
the purpose of purchasing between 100 and
200 sections Of land in the vincinity. all Of
which is supposed to be rich 10 mineral. Mr..
Gillis estimates the valne Of tho first forty at
$lOO, 900.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17

MEETING of commissioners appointed
at Davenport in May to organize for effec-
tive work to secure assistance from con-
Rress for the construction of Hennepin
canal from the Mississippi to Chicago, was
held last week in Chicago, and it was de.
termined to organize and agitate for the
purpose of securing congressional aid. 1t
was stated at the meeting that the construc-
ton of this canal would effect saving of
$40, 1000. 600 year to producers.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17
What Senator Sherman Says Of the Next Ses-
sion Ot COnvIpAs

What Senator Sherman Says Of the Next Ses-
sion OF Congress-.
gentleman who has lately talked with Sen
ator Sherman, gives tho following as the sub
stance of some very pertinent comments by the
ex-senator upon working majorities iu con-
gress
I am sorry the republican party has not
good working majority in both houses, but We
must take the si'uation as We find it AID make
the best of it. Both houses are 30 evenly di.
vided between the parties that neither will bs
able to accomplish party measure if it's reso-
luteiy opposed by the other. There never was
. time when this condi ion of affairs worked
less injury. There is no pressing political
the next session are likely to b. the reduction
Of taxes, the revision Of the tariff, and hope
some good law regulating presidential elections
and appointments in the civil service. Al!
are likely TO be settled better by compromise
and concession than by caucus. AZ for night
essions, motions merely for delay, aud break
ing quorum. b, refusing to vote I hope there
yi!l be enongh Of INDEPENDENT men on both
diente. Lot the majority rule after full
chance for debate The de in the senate and
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17

TWENTY thousand miles Of new railroads
are projected. They will absorb vast
amount of money without adequate returns
in the way of interest for some time. But
once built the railroads will remain and the
people will reap benefits therefrom, what
ever may become Of those who furnish the
mOOov
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17

hear from the total state vote il Long. 06, . 2;
Thompson, 43.5 8; Andrew. 10; Almv,
two Midd desex district
The following is tue rate Of R R.msey county
MIMI, OH governor and judges: Governor
l. F. Hubbard 2 34l, r. ". Jchnson 3, ,6S7
Judges of Sap. eme urt-Wm. Mitchell
$3.50, D. g. Die .euson 4 S4l, c. E. Wander
burg l. I.S48, Greanlesf Clark J, ,479.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17
MA1KMOMlSM.
What Some of the Leaders Say Of the Poou.
liar Institution.

What Some of the Leaders Say Of the Peuu-
liar Institution.
Captain John Codman's 'Round Trip"
Bishop Bulge. our kind entert liner, was
Scotchman, converted many years ago
from Presbyte eriaDism. as he said. to "a
saving know]edgc of the truth" His no.
,ion of the truth has gradually been en-
larged until he reached his present dignity,
and lest there should be any mistake in his
obeylng the spiritual command, that a per-
son of biz order shall be the husband of
one wife, he has provided himself with q
relay of two more, 50 that in the
case Of the death of No. /,
he may not be oisobedient for a mo-
nent.
"Ah, we'll, said he, they think ill of me
at home for changing my religion; but there
was my brother Aleck who took it most to
heart. He was on his way to California,
and turned off the road bit to see me. and
he got here he spent the whole evening in
lect'ring me, and then went to bed. In
the morning gave him the best breakfast
the country would afford-coffee and rolls,
trout. beef aud venison STEAK, and such
like. Poor Alex! he looked all over the
table. and then turning upon me- his sorrow.
ful face, blurted out, oh, Jamie, mon!
jamie, mon! did ever think it would come
to this? could hae forgiven ye a yer
po(eegamy. but hae ye glen up ger par
ritch?"
Meeting jolly old Bishop in one of the
outlying districts, he apologized that he had
only about forty children.
The lf-complacency of this pre1ate was
something of the sublime, as he continued.
NO, would not take such a woman if she
asked me to, as these others did"
DO You mean to say, Bishop" asked
my astonished wife. surveying the unctuous
pluralist, that these women ask for the
privilege of marrying your" Eyes. ma'sm,"
he replied, with some hesitation: three of
'em went for me straight, and the rest of
'em hung round Ritten me to ask EN-"
In this way did the earrulous old fellow
60 on until we were glad to be shown to
our room. We hid no reason to complain
of our bed and board, nor of the atte tions
Of No. s, who manifested her interest in
our welfare by shouting, as we left in the
wagon. to be driven by our host to the sta
ton after breakfasts look out now for
the bishop: after all what he said last night.
remember the more men have the more
they want. When a man has one wife he's
tolerably we'll satisfied; but when one gets
another he keeps going on, and there's no
knowing where he'll stop.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17
Death of Prot. Alien Whitman.

Prof. Allen Whitman, who for some time
past has been clerk in tho Office of Public Ex-
aminer Knox, died at his home in st. Paul on
Monday. Whitman was born in Est Bridge
water, Mass, in 1895. He graduated at Harv-
ard, and with such honor that, had it not been
for an unfortunate deafness with which he was
,flicted, ne would have been retained on the
alma mater. As classical scholar he had few
superiors in the country, aud his attainments
were recognized and admired thr ughout the
state. He served as professor in a North Caro-
ina college. and again as teacher in the high
school of Cleveland, O. He moved from the
latter state to Minnesota for his health il 1872
Gov Davis appointed him one of the grass
hopper commissioners, and at the enbernatori
al conference in Omaha, held in 1876, he ao-
companied Gov Pil sbury.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17
THE STATE REPUBLICANS.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. S.-The Republicans
have elected the candidate for state treasurer
in this State by about 10. 200 majority. Wolfe.
the independent candidate for treasurer, did
not poll as heavy . vote as was expected,
although, it will probably approximate sc, 600!
The vote in the State is light, and especially
80 in this city. One Independent cardi-
date for city commissioner, Krumbose, is un-
doubtedly, and perhaps two are, elected
in tho city The result OF the election is i'm
portant az it it develops the strength Of the
independent element in the State. In this city
lines both