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Minnesota State Gleanings.

Not foot of water-main or bydrant in Min
neapolis has frozen this winter.
Sheriff Hunter, of Lyon county accidentally
shot himself last week by discharsins 3 revolv-
er he was carrying in his pocket.
During the past year 1858 emigrants settled
in this state, more than double the number of
the year previous.
The amount of wheat in store in the Du.
lnth elevator is ,266 5000 bushels corn s, 900
bushels. There is room for about 25o,O00
bushels additional.
A meeting Of the people of Fairhaven has
been held TO consider granting right OF way
through the town 10 the st. Paul, Minneapolis
& Manitoba railway.
The wolves make night hidcous with their
bowling in kasota. They have become
bold that they go all throug gh the village, and
chase dogs to their hiding places.
The supreme court has decided that sher-
man Baumhag"r must vacate the Office OF
treasurer Of Scott county, and that Rudericls
O'Dowd is entitled to immediate possession OF
the office.
n compromise has been affected in the case
of the Martin county commissioners rs Hack
stt's bondsmen, whereby the county is to re.
c,lvc $4,000, the bondsmcn confessing judge
mcnt to that amount.
The census report OF manufactures Of 81.
Paul and saltwater have by some means failed
TO reach the census bureau at Washington ana
in consequence new census Of the commerce
Of those cities has been ordered.
The Canton, (Ohiol Car Company arc search
ing different portions of the State for euita
bic location for their works, and il is believed
that Mankato will be selected as the site. The
company employ about 800 men.
Sixty-four Of the Tracy people voluntarily
turned out and shov:lcd snow for four days
without compensation, upon promise of re-
the train that was started to them was ditched
near the Lamberton bridge, and before the
wreck could be cleared away the road was
again blockated by SNOW
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alton was badly interrupted. Several accidents

cation was badly interrupted. Several accidents
occurred from falling telegraph poles.
Captain Glass, Of the steamer James
town, has raided the illicit stills In: Alaska,
destroying over two hundred of them. Two
Russians and two whites have been sent to
Portland for trial for distilling hoockenoo.
Gov. Gear, Of Iowa, is making i,
thorough investigation, in various parts OF
the State as to the presence OF pleuro-pne,,-
monia among cattle and viii inaugurate meas
ures to stopit wherever it exists, if it can be
discovered.
Arrangements have been made fur
the erection Of a grain elevator ut Omaha
with 4 capacity Of GOO, 600 bushels, ut cost
of 100000, Of which amount the city sub.
scribes $4,000. The elevator will b. ready
for business in time for next seasons crop
The two eastern spans Of the stock
yards wagon bridge over the Missouri river at
Kansas City, fell into the river last week,
owing to washing away Of the abutments
caused by high water and the ice gorge.
Several persons were on the bridge at the time,
but all escaped injury.
Colonel llges sent two companies of
the 5th Infantry across Poplar river to tht
Yanctonais camp and forced the surrender OF
about one hundred hostile Sioux, who were
lurking among their rod relatives and living
on agency rations. The Chieftain Little AS
ssinbonc has been put in irons in the guard
house.
Crow King, Sitting Bulls Lieutcn-
ant, with 3l5 Of Sitting Bulls Indians, has
surrendered at Fort Buford. lie expresses
desire to 60 after Sitting Bull into Canada,
that he may induce that dusky warrior TO
make his peace with tho United States au.
thoritics. The latter are not in a great hurry
about the matter, believing that Sitting Bull
and his followers will bc soon out Of supplies
and quite willing to submit.
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CRIME AND CRIMINAL RECORD.

Two federal soldiers having recently
been shot dead in the streets Of Sun Angelo,
Texas, their comrades made raid aud fired
about indscriminatc1y, killing an unoffcnding
citizen.
4 controversy over some mining
property, at Lcadville, eliminated in pro-
longed fight between parties of guards num-
bcring, respectively, nine and eighteen mon, in
which one was killed and ono wounded.
The anti-horse thief association of
Illinois, recently made 4 raid Oh q gang Of
horse thieves near Bellvills, and captured four
men, twenty one horses, and several different
kinds of vehicles. Tho men arrested all con-
fcss their guilt.
The trial Of Carroll, a prisoner cllarg.
ed with the murder Of the Donnelly family at
Biddulph, Canada, resulted in his acquittal,
though the evidence was decidedly against him.
The prisoners, charged with the same offensc,
were then admitted to bail in the small SUM
Of $780,
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STATE DAIRY ASSOCIATION
The Annual Meeting at st. Paul.

The Minnesota Dairymen's Associa.
tion met in annual session at St. Paul
on February 4, and although the at
tendance was light, the meeting was
of considerable interest to those pres.
ent.
The association adopted the follow.
ing as alist of premiums to be award
ed in future:
Class A. Dairy Butter-First premium, Is;
second; -: thfrda;; -eses--- ----
Class B. Creamery Butter-First premium,
Is; second, g.
Class c, Best Method Of Raising Cream
First premium, S. second, $.
Class D, Best Cheese-First premium, IS;
second 81; third, 81.
Glass E, Best Butter Maker-First premium,
g.; second, g; third 81.
Premiums were awarded as follows
by the Committee appointed for that
purpose:
On churns-Third premium No. 2, Beck, s.
Second premium No 8, A. Tidbu1l, g.
First premium No. l, s. Elkins, 81.
On the best method of raising cream-First
creamery, IS.
On ter-worker-First premium No. 1,
John E. Putnam, on Reid's butter worker, g.
On butter-First premium No. 2, VIM.
Fowler, s.
Second premium No. 4, S. Eikins, g.
Third premium No. /, j. G. Bass, &.
Mrs. Alice Hale, of Cottage Grove.
Washington county, read a very able
paper on the dairy and its products,
for which the association rendered a
vote Of thanks. Acting on the sug.
gestions contained in the article
lively discussion ensued, participated
in by several members.
Mr.. LeVesconte, of Hastings, read
paper relating to the different modes
of setting milk. and explained the pro-
cess known as the Cooley system as
one in which we strain in deep cans.
and put them entirely under water;
reduce the temperature to forty five
or fifty degrees, and in the course of q
few hours we have the cream separat-
cd from the milk. Mr.. J.. also read 4
portion of an article by Prof. Arnold
on the influence of "air Oh milk" and
quoted from the LONDON Milk Journal.
citing instances where milk that has
stood short time in the presence of
persons sick with typhoid fever he
came infected with the disease.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year:
President--William Fowler Of Washington
county.
First Vice President-J. 6. B.ss Of Shake
pee, and LIE Vesconte of Hastings.
Secretary-Wymam Elliot of Minneapolis.
Treasurer-John E. Putnam Of Big Lake.
Sl:rburne county.
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MISCELLANEOUS NENvS.

Three hundred Indians from New
Mexico have invaded the state Of chihuahua,
creating panic among the Grcasers.
Argument in the Cadet Whitaker
court martial has been closed, and decision
Preserved. The evidence generally inclined to
the belief that the injuries sustained by Whit
takcr were self inflicted and not so serious as
at first represented.
Under her right to dover. Mrs.
Watson, wife of the late astronomcr, will re-
ccivc $4,000 besides s., 900 life insurance.
The professors mother will receive an annuity Y
Of *200
Arrangements have been made for
II race between Maud s, 81. Julien and the
noted "sidc- wheeler, Sorrcl Dan, best three
in five in harness, at Chicago, for $2,5oo a
side, -, ,00O added by the Chicago Driving Park.
and $500 more for beating the fastest time
On record.
The number Of immigrants arriving
in the Cuited States during the month of Jan
uary was 1924, and for the seven months
ending January 81, 220,60s. The numbers
from the different countries are: Canada,
S39; England aud Wales, 34,22!9s 81 2!9s Ireland,
%, ,::,G5; Scotland, 1906; China, 3,2l3; and all
either countries ,G3,345.
From a late report Of the auditor of
railroad accounts it seems there remain un.
used by reason of non-coustruction of rail
roads, for which grants wcrr made, the follow.
ing lands; Northern Pacific, 27,5O0, 900 acres !:
California & Oregon, 1881 ,GS2 Atlantic Il
Pacific, Is e0S, so; Southern Pacific 4,757 ,S24
Texas 4 Pacific, I2,O00,0 ,00O The Atlantic Il
Pacific AMI Texas Il Pacific arc vigorously
pushing forward their work.
The severity Of the recent snow
storm is beyond al previous experiences, aud
stamps the present winter one that will in
future be alluded to as il comparison. In the
west and northwest the SNOW has rendered
travel almost impossible, while at the East and
South the flooded streams have bccu the source
OF vast damage t" property. At Mountain
Lake, Ninn., Oh the l4th, a passenger train OF,
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
Railroad. had been showed in for twelve davs.
There were about forty people Oh the train,
and great suffering and Inconvenience to the
passengers was the consequence. On all lines
OF travel between st. Paul and Chicago, the
trains have been delayed, and in many instan-
ccs abandon cd altogether. At milwaukee,,
on Feb. :, twenty inchc, of SHOW fell, and all
business suspended. The propeller City of
Ludngton, plying between Milwaukee and
the eastern shore Of Lake Michigan, expert
enccd an Arctic frecze-uy, being fastened In the
drift ice for seventeen days, and then could
not make the harbor at Milwaukee owing to
large fields of ice.
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FOREIGN.
Thirty.fiye thousand miners

Thirty-tive thousand miners are on
strike in Lancashire, England.
by an explosion in Whitfield colliery
England, seventeen men were imprisoned, and
have probably perishcd.
A fire on the Victoria docks Ut Lon
don, destroyed twelve grain laden bargce, two
large ships and several railroad cars-inhcting
q loss of E4OO, 900.
There has been 4 decrease in the
value OF the goods imported into England dur
ing the month Of January as compared with
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he corresponding week oflast year 81, 500, 600
md an increase in the value of the exports OF

Inc corresponding week OF last year ~; ;JOO, ,OO0
and an increase in the value of the exports ol
$:00,315.
In tho British house Of commons,
the home secretary announced that Davitt viii
not be subject to ordinary prison labor, but
must wear convicts dress...s. - -
J. G. Burnham, the Oldest American
merchant in Cuba, is dead. He had been III
Havana over fifty years, aud was ninety wears
old at the time Of his death. =
In the international pigeon shooting
match at nendon, England, between DR.. Car.
yer, Of California, and Scott, of England, for
ROO and the wor]a's championship, the
stake was Won by DR.. Carver with the follow:
ing result: Carver tt, Scott U.. >
a decree has been issued by: the
Sultan, authorizing loan from the people Of
Turkey Of about tl3,00O,OOO. The loan,
which is in the shape of forced one, will be
raised from persons subject to land-tax and
those subject to poll-tax and citizens OF
Constantinoplc.
The long talked Of marriage of the
Baroness Burdctte-C -Coutts, and VIM. Ashmcad
Bartlett. was consumatcd at London, on Feb,
lo. Sir Francis Burdettc gave away the bride,
VIII" is described as having presented re.
markably fine appearance. Previous to the
ceremony, Mr.. Bartlett, in accordance with the
will Of the Duchess of st. Albans, assumed
the name of Burdcttc -Coutts before his own
surname.
The news from the war III Trans
vaal is 10 the effect that the British have met
defeat at the hands Of The Bocrs, and that u,l-
less reinforcements reach them at once they
arc in danger Of utter nnnhilation. A recent
fight with the BOcrs resulted in the serious dc.
feat of the British forces, the entire command
escaping capture only by the friendly inter
ference of darkness, thereby stopping the pur-
suit. In the fight the British lost go killc.,
among them several prominc ut officers.
BY the arrival ut New York of u
steamer from Colono, the news of the fall of
Lima has ocen confirmed. The events leading
Immediately to tho surrender began Oh Jan,,.
ary Is, and after continuous fighting the city
capitulatcd On the 18th. During the engage
nlents around the city 5000 Peruvians aud
1000 Chilians were killed. On tho surrender,
forts, batteries and ships were blowu up to
prevent their falling into the hands of the
sictors. large portion Of the city was de-
stroyed by fire, together with large quantities
Of army supplies.
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The New Senate.

Following is list of members Of
the Senate Of the Forty seventh Con.
gress. Those names marked with an
asterisk are new members, while those
marked & have been reelected. Re.
publicans (S7) in Roman letters, Dem.
ocrats (3') in Italics, and Independent
III In SMALL CAPlTAIS.
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wheat. The House in committee OF the Whols
transacted large amount of business and
adjourned to Monday evening.
SENATE, FEB. L..
The Senate III Committee of the
duced by Mr.. Buck, and unanimously recon-.
mended it's passage. The bill is entitled San
act to prevent debtors from giving preference
to creditors, and to SECURE the equal distribi,-
tion of the property of debtors among their
creditors, and for the release of debts against
debtors" Among the bills passed are: Av-
thorizing the city of st. Paul to erect high
school building; and authorizing the widen
ing and extension of Fort street from the city
limits to Fort Smelling.
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DURING IN examination of black sey-
want in the catechism he was asked by
the clergyman what he was made of.
"W mud, nassa;" was The reply. On
being told he should cay "Of dust" he
answered, No, mass, it no do, no stick
togedder.
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A YOUNG man from tile country. hav-
ing married . city vocalist, proudly
wrote home that his wife was q first
class singer, with a remarkable voice.
g. In fact" he wrote, "she has mezzo-
soprano Of unusual power and compass. ~
Hismother immediately answered: "My
son, that is what Your Aunt Keziah died
of. She waited too long before she had
it operated on. Don't delay. Have it
cut ont at once"
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They were walking by the seaside,
and he sighed and she sighed; and she
was by his side, and he by her side. and
they were both beside themselves, be.
side being at the seaside, where she
sighed and he sighed.
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THE EAST.

1t is given out in Wall street that
Gould and Vanderbilt are hereafter to work
together In the development of the southwest.
ern railroads and in the construction Of line
to the Mexican capital.
Il battle with gloves between two
we'll known brulsers, lasting fifty minutes, for
the worlds championship, was recently pas
time for the Gotham sporting fraternity.
Both men were badly punished, and one may
not recover.
Some time since the 69th regiment,
New York National Guard announced a pa
rade, &C., the proceeds to be given to the Jesuit
priests of the city, and state military authori-
ties have announced that all uses of armories
by religious sects or any religionists together
with paradcs Of the national guard for their
benefit are forbidden.
During the week ending February
l2, i2O, 495 silver dollars were circulated, as
against lSs,@7 the corresponding week of
1880. -Four million five hundred and ten
thousand dollars Of gold bullion were trans
ferrcd from tho New York assay Office to the
mint at Philadelphia for coinage into eagles
and half eagles. This is an aggregate of
Hcd'lS @N,VOO,oOV III SoIu tTansIeTTco 10 1Dc
Philadelphia mint this month.
Reports received from the cast and
principal river towns give accounts Of the
break up Of the ice in the rivers, and the COLI
sequent destruction of vessel property. At
Pittsburg (Pa.) the loss to the river feet will
be *lO0, 900, while at Harrisburg the Susquc-
hannah was several feet above its banks,
and had submerged the tracks Of Pennsylva-
MIA Central railroad for several miles to n
depth varying from ono to ten feet. The
Junitaa river has also overnowed and many
bridges have been carried away. Considerable
loss Of stock is reported. and many families
have be en- forced to leave their homes in the
valleys for shelter on higher ground. The
iron bridge over the Wabash river at Car
rollton, Ind, has been carried away, together
with one Of the piers. The bridge was 5OS feet
in len uth
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HOMES IN THE WEST.

Persons looking westward for homes
can procure full information concern.
Ing the GARDEN SPOT of Iowa and
Minnesota, by subscribing for the
Worthington ADVANCE, published at
Worthington, Minnesota. Send 81 for
one year, 81 for six months, and so
cents for three months, to "ADvANCE
Worthington, Mobiles County, Minn.'
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WASHINGTON.

1t is stated that President Hayes
has been in the habit during all his term, Of
drawing his salary in advance, in violation OF
law.
The Potomac river was on the larg-
est kind Of "boom" during several days
last week, and in consequence all the lower
portions Of the city of Washington were un-
der water. Pennsylvania Avenue was flooded
to depth varying from one to three feet.
The Washington Market, the Census Bureau
building, Ford's Theatre, and all that portion
of the city was inundated. The street cars
were swept from the tracks and abandoned,
Easements were flooded, and in many cases the
ground floors were covered, entailng consid-
cradle loss. Boats were brought into use on
many Of the principal streets. The ice gorged
the river for distance Of six miles, reaching
az far as Alexandria. Three spans Of the
Long Bridge were carried away by the force of
the Hood and the accumulated ice against It,
The electoral vote of the several
states was counted in the presence of the Sen.
ate and House OF Representatives on February
9, in the chamber of the latter branch. The
certificates were opened in the alphabetical
order OF the States by the vice president and
handed to the tellers, Senator's Thurman and
Hamln and Representatives House and Crow
ley, and by them read and the number Of votes
for the several candidates recorded, until Geor-
gia was reached, the vote of which having
been cast on the wrong side, the reading of
the certificate was postponed by the vice pres
ident till it was formally ascertaincd whether
it would change the result of the election.
Then the process was contin-
ucd till the votes were recorded and
counted and thu result was alphabetically an
nounced as being 214 for Garfield and Arthur,
and 155 for Hancock and English. i: the vote
OF Georgia were counted, or for Garfield and
Arthur 214, and for Hancock and English 144
if the vote Of Georgia was not counted, aud
that in either event Garfield had received
majority Of votes. Then the vice president
declared James A. Garfield duly elected presi-
dent, and Chester a. Arthur vice. president Of
the United States for four years from the 4th
Of March next
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NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

E6hOONAA AMI xoVLAz1C4axs
Elk. Gov. Stephen Miller, Of Mime.
sofa, suffered a stroke Of paralysis. at Worth
ington on the night of Feb: II.
The items of expenses involved in
the Washburn.D Donnelly contested election
case foot up: Donnclly's bill 44,aaE,934 and
Washbtirn's, &3,337.l5.
Governor Murray is charged with
base motives in his denial OF certificate to
Delegate Cannon, Of Utah. In other words he
is accused Of being interested in mining with
Campbell, with Henry Wattcrson as a party.
1.-The ninetieth anniversary Of the
birth Of Peter Cooper, OF New York, was cclc-
brate l in that city on Feb. II. Mr.. Cooper him.
self celebrated the event by presenting to the
trustees Of Cooper institute his check for
100000.
Some of the Democratic leaders at
Washington arc ready to aid in retiring Gen.
cral Grant if 1t bc provided that he shall not
be called into active service in an emergency,
their idea being to keep him out of the polit-
ttcal field.
Galus1la a. Grow and Henry i.
Oliver, candidates Of the rival Republican fac
tions for United States Senator from Pcnnsyl-
vania, to succeed Senator Wallace, have with.
drawn from the contest, and selection is now
looked for Ofsomc one outside of those hereto
fore mentioned.
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THE SOUTH.

New Orleans (La.) WAS flooded last
week by the breaking of the lcvees in the
canal around the city. Several hundred
squares were under water, and large quantt-
tics Of property destroyed.
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Minnesota Railroad Bonds,

At meeting of the committee of
twenty appointed by the legislature to
consider the claims against tho State
on account Of the old Minnesota rail.
road bonds. it was resolved to accept
the proposition Of Mr.. Selah Chamber
lain, of Cleveland, and incorporate in
the bill to be reported all claims of
like character, including railway con.
structing. Every member of the CON-
mittee but one voted in the affirma-
tive on the proposition. Mr.. Cham.
berlain's proposition is to submit the
legal question Of the State s liability to
the supreme court. and in the event of
the liability of the state being affirmed,
to accept 50 per cent. of the claim in
the form of new per cent. thirty.
year bond, sinking fund to be Great
cd to meet the principal at maturity.
The State Prison Labor Contract.
The interest in the fight at St. Paul
over the recently let contract for
State Prison labor. to the firm Of Sey.
mour, Sabin g. Co.. Of Minneapolis, has
brcadened until it embraces the whole
question Of the employment of labor.
both penal and otherwise. 1t has been
charged that the contract for the con.
vict labor Of the state prison was let
to Seymour, S;.bin & Co. in violation of
law, as the bid of Messrs. Forepaugh &
TarbcK was the highest bid received,
and should have been let to that firm.
The matter has been made the subject
of legislative Investigation.
The question of letting prison labor
in any form has caused a meeting Of
workingmen to be held at St. Paul, at
at which the practice was severly con.
demmed, and a committee appointed
to bring the matter before the present
legislature.
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SENATE. Feb. 12.-Thc credentials
If Thos. {. Platt, scnator-clect from New
York, to succeed Senator Herman, and the
as senator elect, to succeed himself, were pre-.
ed and filed. The Joint resolution invits
i.y the cooperation Of foreign countries in
the worlds fair at New York in 1855 was
passed.
HOUSE, Feb. 1.-THE bill in rela.
ton to the importation Of raw material to be
used in the construction Of vessels in the
United States and engaged in foreign trade
passed. After discussion on several minor
matters, the House went into Committee vf
the Whole on the Harbor appropriation BILL
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NONE Of tho seats in the senate
chamber at Washington are ever re-
moved. When brok ell, as will some.
times happen, they are carefully re.
paired and returned. AS a rule the
seats now used by senator's have sur
vivcd generations Of users, and hardly
one is without its history.
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SLAVES of duty-Men who visit the
internal Office.