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Morris tribune., 1881-01-20
Railroad Progress in the United States.

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-The Railway Age, in its
forthcoming number, presen.sa q summary showing
the mage Of tracks actually laid down in the United
States during the year 1880. The footings are as
tonishing, showing that less than ,227 miles of
new track were laid down during the past twelve
months, at least 234 different lines These
figures are greater than any year since 1871, and
the mileage is greater by 81 per cent than that of
1879. The Age anticipates that final figures will
increase the grand total to 1900 miles, mileage
greater than has been constructed iu the United
States or any other country in any previous year.
The only State in which no work has been done is
Mississippi; the only Territories, Idaho, Wyoming
and Indian Territory, from which railways are kept
out, although eager to enter, and Alaska Another
year will see large additions in these Territories
Dakota leads the country with $50 miles Of new
track: Texas comes next, with 659: then Ohio,
with 525: New Mexico, 519: Iowa, AS: Colorado,
401: Nebraska, 3S5: Illinois and Kansas, $40
each. Total mileage in the United States, 80, 7o4
against 60, 2S3 in 1871 and 74,09S in 1875.
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20

80. An amendment was agreed to that before
any bonds or notes shall be issued under this
act, the secretary of the treasury shall pay, on
bonds maturing during 1881, all silver dollars
of 41212 grains, and all gold over and above
the $50, 600, 600 now held in the treasury for
redemption purposes.
THURSDAY, JAN. 16.
SENATE.-On motion of Mr.. Mcmillan, the
bill introduced by him for the payment of dam
ages which may be occasioned to Indians by the
construction of reservoirs on the upper Missis-
sippi and that the appropriation for the con-
struction of dam at Lake Winnebagoshish
shall be applied Immediately, passed. The army
bill was considered
HoUsE.-The funding bill was again discuss
ed. Mr.. Randalrs amendment, authorizing the
treasury to issue bonds in amount not exceed
ing $3.50, 600, 900, which shall bear interest
at the rate of 3 per cent redeemable at the op-
ton of the United States after two years, was
amended 30 as to read $4OO, ZOO, 900 of bonds
and $500, ,0OO, 900 of notes, and making the
bonds redeemable in one year and payable in
ten, and adopted-12S to 2 (Weaver and Gil
lette.) An amendment was offered imposing an
income tax, but the house adjourned before
taking action.
FRIDAY, JANUARY IA.
SENATE-A bill was introduced to pension
ex-presidents of the United States. The army
appropriation bill passed, as did also the mill
tary academy bill.
HousR-It being private bill day, no business
of public interest was DONE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15.
SENATE:-Not in session.
HoUsE:-The entire day was devoted to de-
bate on the funding bill, and one or two amend
ments were adopted. 1t will probably pass in a
few days substantially as reported.
Mr.. Bouck of Wisconsin offered bill in the
house providing for the division of Dakota and
the admission of the southern section as State.
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20
Civilization is not a Failure.

One of the great hardships of life among
poor married people, is the daily recurring
necessity of leaving warm bed on cold
winters morning and kindling the kitchen
fire. The duty involves an amount of self
denial and positive discomfort of which the
more fortunate classes, with servants and
we'll behaved base-burners, have but little
conception. Neither husband nor wife
need now trouble the other about the vexed
question as to who shall get up first; they
may both enjoy that singular luxury of a
fifteen minutes snooze after the hour when
they ought to be stirring. A Bloomfield,
N. j., man has invented clock connected
with an apparatus, at one end of which there
is match, sand-paper, and the kindlings
already laid; so that when the hour arrives
the blaze is started, the water begins to boil,
and, when it is hot enough for the coffee to
be poured in, shrill whistle sounds
whereat the conjugal pair rise up with tenn
pers unperturbed and find everything NICE
ly warm and ready. Civilization is not q
failure.
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20

council at Cadiz, Spain, is to be investigated,
since it has been developed that the appoint
ment was made on recommendation of Senator
Ferry, who is alleged to have desolated the
Cooper hearthstone by his Vaccinations.
Sara Bernhardt tainted on the stage in Chi
my deplorable fate!" The greater portion of
the audience believed the swoon to be part of
the play She soon recovered, and now there
are those who believe the scene was a clever
advertisement.
At Cleveland, G. M. MCCLELLAN & Co., extern
sive wholesale and retail dry goods merchants,
have entered suit against Leander Mcbride and
in alleging that the plaintiffs were in a failing
condition, and that H. B. Clafin of New York
was coming on to close them up.
JEFF Davis history of the war, intwo volumes,
is about finished and in proofs. The book will
be completed within ninety days The title will
be The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Gov
ernment. The first volume is almost entirely
causes that led to the war. The second volume
treats of the conduct of the war;
The marriage of Gov. v.-Elect Porter of Indi
ana to Miss Stone, sister of Gen. r. Stone and
daughter of a late prominent resident Of Chau-
tauqua county, took place Wednesday at the
residence Of Walter s. Gurnee, uncle of the
bride, in New York city. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. John Freeman of Lockport,
New York. The wedding was private and only
few of the relatives were present. among
whom were Albert and Annie Porter, son and
daughter of the bridegroom.
Capt. Samuel F. Painter, an old steamboat
man, died at his residence in st. Paul on the 9th.
At the time of his death Capt Painter was fifty
nine years old. He came to st. Paul from Cincin-
matt in 1856 and first acted as mate of the Itas-
ca. with Capt. David Whitten, which run between
St Paul and Prairie du Chen and Galena
Capt. Painter subsequently acted as captain of
the Keokuk and other steamboats, in the David
son ''White Collar" line between st. Paul and
points below. He was engaged in steamboating
on the Mississippi all the time after he came to
st. Paul till about eight years ago. when he
went to the Red River and engaged in the same
business till about two years ago.
James Redpath, at New York, before large
audience, on what he knew about "Boycotting," ="
6 We description of Ireland and of the oppre-
sive land tenure. He said Queen Victoria had
only given one days income to the relief of the
starving Irish during the late famine She was
an infamous woman, and ought to be branded
as such all over the globe. She should be hissed
into decency. He denounced Heepworth as a
funkey and coward, and said he toadied to that
infamous wretch the Duke of Edinburgh, and
then came back to America and tried to injure
the Irish cause through the agency of charity
| and pretended truth. The whole lecture was of
an exciting character, the speaker saying a
number of times that he approved of the shoot
ing of landlords.
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20
A CCIDENTs AND OTHER CASUALTIES

CCIDENTS AND OTHER CASUALTIES.
A fire at Little Rock, Ark, destroyed about
$780, 900 worth of property which was not
Insured
George Buellon, of Lucan, Canada, was in
stantly killed by the explosion of threshing
machine boiler.
The Temporary factory of the Asonia Watch
and Clock company, Brooklyn, burned. Loss
$40, 900; insurance $4,000.
Mrs G. C. Gally and Mrs E. o. Ellis, wives
of prominent men of Norwalk, Ohio, we're killed
by the collision of their sleigh with locomo-
tive
derwood, Ont was burned, and Mrs. Mclean
perished in the flames. Others were seriously
burned.
By the explosion of boiler in Heath's saw
mill at Houston, Wis, the engineer, a young
man named Whittier, the fireman, and Harry
Schultz the oiler, were instantly killed and bur
led under the debris
The dwelling of Timothy Covan, near Gar
thersburg, Md, was destroyed by fire, and Co.
thirteen years respectively, and an employe
named John Falby, forty five years of age, were
burned to death.
At Worcester, Mass, A large building, occu-
pied by E. T. Smith & Co., wholesale grocers,
Smith & Green, retail grocers the Worcester &
Nashua ra1lr0ad; WhltcomD Bros, boot manu-
facturers, &. n. Dean, hoe manufacturer, was
badly damaged by fire and water Loss, $4O,-
600.
By kerosene explosion at Read 6, Pa, the
clothing of three children was ignited from the
burning oil, and two of them, baby six months
old and Sallie Rothenberger, aged fourteen,
who had just called, were burned to death.
The remains have not yet been recovered. The
third, Mary Moses, aged eight, was rescued,
but is fatally burned David Maurer, board
or, was badly burned while trying to Save the
children
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20

tary and treasurer were read and adopted, and
many topics of interest to 6remen and others
were discussed. Section two of article two in
the by laws was amended so as to change the
day of annual meeting 10 the second Tuesday
after the first Monday in October, to which
time the association then adjourned.
The fifth annual meeting of the State Fire
mems Relief association was held at the same
place. The reports of the secretary and
treasurer were presented and adopted. The
total number of members received since the as
sociation was formed, five years ago, is 532;
total number of deaths, IA; dropped from the
roll, 232; present membership, 42S; amount
of payments ON the fourteen deaths, So, 600,
But two members have died within the past
year. claim of $419, on account of the
death of Henry Kramer, was allowed Four
teen applications for membership were referred
to the medical director-Dr. A. A. Ames OF
Minneapolis. The following officers were
elected to serve for the ensuing year. Presi-
dent, R. o. Strong; first vice president,
Fredericks; second vice president, j. M. Rosen-
berger: secretary, W. W. Bracket; treasurer,
Frank Brewer
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20

SPEAKING of the reduction of interest,
and the feint of capital in the last eight
years, the San Francisco Chronicle makes
comparison between the value of repre-
sentative stocks and bonds at the same
dates in 1872 and 1880 and finds that upon
an average the purchaser would realize
from 6 to 8 per cent. on his capital in 1872
and only from three and three-fourths to
four and three -fourths per cent. now. This
is a reduction of over 40 per cent. To put
it in other words, man dependent on in
vested capital alone for his support will have
to have to-day $4,000 to give him day
laborer's income of $400, whereas in 1872
he would derive S7OO from the same source.
On the other hand the day -laborer himself,
or the mechanic, or professional man, who
would once have derived substantial assist
ance from saving of three or four thou
sand has now got to double that sum to
leave an appreciable income to his family
after he has ceased TO earn.
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20

MAJOR MERRILL, of the Seventh caval-
~, who was last year in charge of troops in
protecting the Northern Pacific extensions,
says the road passes through much better
country than the other Pacific lines. The
latter have 200 acres of waste lands to one
on the Northern Pacific, throughout their
entire length. The soil of the country
from the Missouri river to within tea or fif-
teen miles of the Little Missouri river is as
fertile and fine as can be found anywhere.
The country will be the granary of the
world, and will raise greater amount of
wheat than ever known before in any other
section, and of the best quality, as indicated
by the productions of the Steele farm, which
last season graded 80 per cent. in No. l
hard. The Yellowstone valley is excellent
for agricultural purposes, and the land ap-
preaching the divide is the finest grazing
country IN the world.
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20

The remains of Lieut.. Irving of the
British ship, Terror, belonging to Sir John
Franklin's expedition to the arctic regions,
which were found by the American expedi
ton under Schevatka, were inferred with
naval honors last week at Edinburg, Scot
land. On reaching Edinburg the relics
were placed in an oak coffin with a brass
plate bearing the inscription Lieut.. John
Irving, R. N, born 1915, died 1S47- 40. p"
Great interest in the ceremony was mani
tested by the public. and many thousands
of people were in attendance.
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


grand jury of New Jersey recommends the
re-establishment of the whipping post for wife
beaters.
Andrew D.. White minister to Berlin, is one
of the latest sticks of cabinet timber suggested
to Gen. Garfield.
Gen. Grant has been rendered and accepted
the Presidency of the Worlds fair, to be held
in New York in 1883.
delegation Of colored people from South
Carolina called on Gen. Garfield Friday and
made him long address to which he made a
fitting response.
Supervisor Walker asks for $500, 900 ad-
ditional to complete the census. The work has
been extended to comprehend new fields, and
when completed will be worth all it cost
The president has nominated Charming Rich
ards United States attorney for the southern
district of Ohio, Alexander M. Bryson of Iowa
to be United States attorney for Idaho, and
Charles l.. Longley postmaster at Upton, La.
Mr.. Blaine is about to commence the erection
of new residence in Washington to cost $780,
OOO 1t is to be built on Scott circle, not far
from Don Cameron's new house, and he has al
ready obtained the plans from his architect and
builder
Sir Thomas and Lsdy Flora Hesketh, nee
Sharon, who left San Francisco recently for
New York in the special drawing room car, Cal
ifornia, have been invited to become guests of
- duo VuIc. AldsCS IL ohOy Coll uOiSA
their journey to Europe long enough to visit
Washington.
Col. Corbin, secretary of the Inauguration
committee, is fairly deluged with correspond
ence in relation to that event There will be
military companies present from every State in
the Union. From present indications there will
be 20, 900 men in line, and the procession will
be the largest and finest seen in Washington
since the review of Shermans army.
Nathan Goff, Jr., of West Virginia, was nom-
mated by the president as secretary of the navy.
resident of Clarksburg. He served through
| out the war on the Union side, and rose to the
| rank of brigadier general In 1872 he was
appointed to be United States district attorney
| for West Virginia, an Office which he still
holds. The nomination Of Gen. Golf was con-
| frmed by the Sentate.
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20
jay Gould's Mammoth Monopoly.

News has been received that by the practical
consolidation of the Western Union, American
Union and the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
companies, Jay Gould practically controls the
whole telegraph system of the country. There
is little doubt but that Gould and Vanderbilt
have been acting in concert in the buying move
ment although Gould is by far the largest buy
er, as he appears to have dictated the settle
ment 1t is understood that the combination
was effected on the basis of $50 600, 900 cap
ital for the new company, of which the Western
Union is to have $5S, ,OOO,O the American
Union 81 ), 600, 600, and the Atlantic and Pa
eifc 81, 100000. The present capital of the
Western Union is about $41 900, 900, of the
American Union 81 :, 900, 600, and of the At
lantic and Pacific $14, 100000 1t is learned
that the general plan of consolidation is as fol-
lows: The consolidated company is to retain
the title of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany with a capital of $50, 600, 900. The New
York Times says: Gould is the owner of nearly
all the American Union stock, and in exchange
for this he is now to receive stock of the con-
soldated company sufficient in quantity to help
him far on the road toward controlling indlvid-
ually the entire telegraph business of the coun-
try. The Western Union magnates, though
overreached, have not been losers by his man
ipulations. The general speculative public have
been the only victims, and the losses of many
have been exceedingly heavy.
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20
POLITICAL NOTES.

Allen Campbell who received the certificate
of election in Utah, received only 1857 votes,
while Apostle Cannon had 1S, 568
The legislatures of California and Nevada
perfected their senatorial work, and Messrs.
Miller and Fair are United States senators
elect.
Public opinion in Wisconsin seems to be set
Ting down that Philitus Sawyer will be the new
senator. His vote is placed by his friends from
SO to 50.
In the Maine legislature report that Harris
NJ. Plaisted, (greenbacker), received plurality
of all the votes cast for governor and was duly
elected, was accepted by both houses and the
President and speaker were requested to notify
Gov. Plaisted of the result.
In Tennessee, Hawkins, republican candidate
for Governor, received 1O3 ,964 votes; Wright,
State credit democrat 1878; Wilson, Low-tax
democrat, 81, 1873; Edwards, Greenbacker, s.
459; Hancock's vote was 12S, 191; Garfield
1915 Hawkins will probably be declared
governor elect
The senatorial election in Maine, suddenly
changed, by a committee of Frye's friends
waiting upon Hale and Internationally with
drawing Frye's name from the canvass, and
rendering their votes in CAUCUS to Hale This
insures the unanimous nomination in Repubi-
can caucus and election of Hale to the United
States senatorship
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20

The census office has at last furnished
an official statement of the population of
the principal cities and towns in the United
States, but it exhibits no essential variance
from unofficial reports previously given to
the public. The leading cities of Mime
sofa are set down as follows: Minneapolis
Sc, ,SS7; st. Paul Al .49S; Winona 0,20S.
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20

The absorption of the whole telegraph
system by Jay Gould has long been antici-
pated by the public, but is nevertheless a
sad blow to innocent investors in the tele-
graph stock who have contributed to the
Golfers of the mammoth capitalist. A few
more operations of this character will set
people to thinking whether means cannot
be devised to check a power that threatens
to absorb all the railroads, as it has the tel
egaphs of the country.
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20
Minnesota School of Forestry.

At recent meeting of the Board of Regents
of the State University, the following resolution,
offered by Regent Folwell, president of the
State University, was unanimously adopted: .p -
great and imminent practical interest to
large proportion of the people of the State; and
Whereas, Forestry is a recognized and ests b.
lished speciality of the college of agriculture,
Resolved, In order to a more extended devel
opement of this branch of the college, that the
professor of agriculture be and hereby is re-
quested to prepare for the use of this board
detailed plan whereby the essential advantages
of a separate and special school of forestry
may be offered in the agricultural college of
the university.
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20

THE aggregate debt of Massachusetts, on
the first of january, 1881, was $32, ,79s, AGA,
for the redemption of which the state has
81, ,235, 24S.29 in her sinking fund-leaving
the actual debt only $40, ,564 ,216.29. The
governor speaks of the abundance of money
seeking investment at the prese Mt low rates
of interest, as an embarrassment to the
management of the sinking funds.
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20

The late session of the South Carolina
Legislature lasted only p working days, but
it managed to add l73 new laws to the state
statutes, the most prominent of which were
aimed at the prevention of duelling and
carrying of concealed weapons. law for
the encouragement of immigration, by the
exemption of the real property of new set
tiers, up to 800, from taxation for five
years, was passed, and several other laws
tending to enhance the moral and material
prosperity of the state
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20
Standing Committees of the aouse.


The standing committees of the house were
announced as follows:
Finance-Sanborn, Thompson ] Jr., Daniels,
Kniss, Van Hoesen, Dunn, Norrish
Judiciary-Hcks, Dunn. San5orn, Collins,
Searles, Mott, Hoyt, Gould, Smith, Baxter L. L. ;,
Wilson. :
Railroads-Sabin, Moore, Allen, Baldwin, Book
walter, Thompson ]. Jr., Post, Ives, Comstock,
Could Armstrong, Stone, Kendall, Griggs, Norrish.
Public Accounts and Expenditures-Dunn, Nc
Masters. Hall, Cults, huhn, Amundson, Calendar.
Public Lands-Putnam. Hoyt, Hayes, Dean,
Buckman, Baxter j., Moore, Braley, Boser, Peter
son A., Hawkins, Ives, McCracken, Gardner, Dona-
hue.
Federal Relations -Colquhoun, Bohland, Schmidt,
Linnell, Northness, Juleson, McAndrews.
Education-Danels, Mott, Denny, Sheardown,
Dodge, Hanscom, Chds.
Towns and Counties-Allen, Baxter j., Post,
Washburne, Andrus, Sampson, Calender.
Military Afaifs-Stedgee, Gould, Hicks, Zieske.
Flom, Burger, Thornton.
lncorporations-Stone, Baldwin, Colquhoun.
Sabin. Washburne, Cornish, Southland.
Indian Afairs-Plaisance, Redding, Sabin, But
terfeld. Peterson p. A., Huleback, burlington.
Morris tribune., 1881-01-20
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.


SENATE-Gen. Logan introduced bill to
place Gen. Grant on the retired army list 1t
provides that in recognition of the emenent
public services of Gen. Ulysses s. Grant, late of
the army and ex-president of the United States,
the president be authorized to appoint him, by
and with the advice and consent of the senate,
to the retired list, with the rank and full pay of
general of the army. The second section
authorizes the president when he shall consider
an emergency has arisen requiring the services
of Gen. Grant in active duty, to assign him to
any command commensurate with the rank of
general
Bills were alsointroduced to extend the frank
ing privilege; against official extortion, bribery
and coercion. The bill for the relief of Ben
Holiday was debated without action.
HoUsE-Bills were introduced prescribing
the terms of Office of civil officers of the United
States; declaring silver certificates to possess
the same legal tender quality as the coin for
which they were issued; to prevent extortion
from and bribery AID coercion by persons in
public service; to relieve the supreme court
States; to regulate commerce among States.
TUESDAY, JANUARY IL.
SENATE.-A bill was introduced reducing the
price of even-numbered sections of public land
on railroads to ST.. 75 per acre.
HoUsE.-A resolution was adopted for a Sc
lect committee Of five to investigate the alleged
abuse of the franking privilege. The Indian
bill was discussed, and the amendment ap-
propriating $40 900 to pay the expenses of
the Indian commission was adopted in commit
tee of the whole, but rejected in the house. The
bill passed.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. IL.
SENATE.-A long debate occurred on Senator
Logan's resolution to restore the franking pri-
| vilege. Logan explained that the resolution
was designed to cover only letters, ETC., sent
from the departments through the hands Of
| congressman to the people at large He said
that under the present law, while the depart
ment clerks could frank official business, this
privilege was denied to members of congress.
He sal. it had been done away with because Of
the dictation of q few newspapers and the activ-
ity of postmasters throughout the country in
getting up, under instructions Of the postmas-
ter general, petitions to congress for repeal
He desired to say this in answer to what had
been charged about the abuses of the privilege
having caused its abolition. No action was
| taken.
The army appropriation bill was also dis
| cussed without action.
/ House. refunding bill was discussed
Amendments fixing the rate Of interest on the
bonds and notes to be issued at 8 per cent
were agreed to; the former by note Of 1872 to