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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18

HON. SAMUEL F. MILLER, justice of the
United States supreme court, halls from
Iowa, but is native Kentuckian, where he
practiced medicine: He was an active
whig politician, and there is story that he
made SO good an impression as debater
upon John j. Crittenden. that the old
statesman advised him to study law, re-
marking as he did so, "if you do shall ex-
pect to see YOU Oh the supreme bench Of
the United States before die" Young
Miller took the advice, went to Iowa, rose
to the head Of the bar Of the northwest, and,
in 1868, walked into Mr.. Crittenden's room
with his commission as one Of the justices.
He is bold thinker, original and resolute,
and Of decided opinions, but more tenn
perate, kindly and sincere man does moi
sit upon our great bench.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18
THE BALL LOCATED"
DR.. Hamilton Gives the Most Definite Idea
of the Location Of the Ball Yet Obtained.

DR.. Hamilton Gives the Most Definite Idea
ofthe Location Of the Ball Yet Obtained.
The general public has never thoroughly
understood the location Of the ball in the
body of the president, from the technical
accounts giving by the physicians, and this
DR.. Hamilton was asked to explain so that
it night be readily understood by everyone.
He said:
Medical terms are definite and exact, and
have nothing exactly corresponding to
them in ordinary language. will state it
as nearly as can, and it you are going to
quote me YOU may say this, simply: Tie
ball entered the body through the eleventh
rib, breaklngi it about four inches in front
of his spine. 1t was then turned down.
wards towards the hips inside Of the flesh
which composes the loins, but back to the
liver, kidneys and intestines, and probably
| now lies Just within the basin of bones
! constituting the pelvis, about five inches
above the groin.
| The doctor in his Willingness to explain
the course of the ball and its present Local
ton, placed his finger ut point a little above
/ the right seam Of his vest buckle belt as
the entrance point.
From that spot the course Of the ball was
downward, amongst and through the mus
cular part of the back and side. Irnow lies
in the right surface Of the body at a point
about parallel with the top Of an ordinary
trousers pocket and about an inch to the
left Of the edge of the upper part of the
hip bone, and about two inches below the
surface Immediately next to the rounded
]! top of the bone, on direct line from the
navel We believe the ball to be there,
and there is where some Of the physicians
we're almost positive they could feel it.
This is, however, only an opinion, although
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

The Chinese students in America are start
ing for home. Twenty two passed. through 0ma
ha on one uain. Que Of the reasons for this
action by The Chinese government was the re-
fusal on the part of the United States govern
ment to admit them to the naval school at An
napolis and the West Point Military academy
The Chinese government will hereafter send
it's students to Germany and England, where
military schools are not closed against them.
There are yet forty Chinese students at Har-
ward, twenty six at Yale, and the rest are divid-
ed between Cornell, Lafayette and Columbia,
all Of whom will soon start for home
There are two survivors Of the war of 1872
residing in the township Of Belle Paine, Scott
county, MINI. Samuel Truax, WHO is now
ninety three years of age, came to that town
ship in 1854 re is now visiting his son, who
resides at Mantoryille, MINI. MI. Truax made
application for pension about ten years ago
he is quite active for q man Of his age, and re-
tains his faculties remarkably we'll The other
is Francis Bliss, aged eighty nine, who resides
on land p.e-empted by him in the township
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18

The failure Of the south to turn the tide
of emigration from the west to that section,
is accounted for on the ground that the
movement of the people is always upon iso-
thermal lines--never across them. The
Europeans who would naturally seek the
south are the Spanish, Italians and South
ern French, and it is just these people that
the south do not want. Their efforts to in
duce settlement from Sweden, Norway,
Germany, and the Netherlands will fail be-
cause natural causes are against them. Of
the foreign population in this country, only
about one in sixty is out of the isotherm of
the place of his birth, and it is as much an
impossibility to change this fixed law in
man as it is in plants.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18

The provision of the constitution de-
claring that in case of the removal of the
president from Office, or of his death,
resignation, or inability to discharge the
duties of the said Office, the same shall de-
volve upon the vice president, has been
the subject of much public and private
discussion Of late, but the weight of opin-
ion is decidedly against notion that anything
ir the present condition of President Gar
field creates the disability provided for by
the constitution. Some of the indiscreet
friends of the vice president manifest an
Impotence in this matter that is anything
but creditable to them, while it is extremely
offensive to a vast majority of the Ameri-
can people.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18
OUR CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

! Fourteen shots were fired into the steamer
= Handy A. when ne she was approaching Portsmouth,
close to the river bank The pilot was COM
pelled to lie fiat Balls entered. the cabin and
one barely missed lady passenger The shots
also entered the engineers room No cause
can be assigned for the attack
A difficulty between Catholics and Profess
tants in Zilacuaro, Mexico, few days since re-
suited in the killing of three mon and one wo-
man, all of whom were Professionals. It is said
the row was caused by sone Protestant mis-
sionaries assailing the Catholic religion, more
than three-fourths of the population of the
town being of that faith.
man named David Adler, hailing from Mil-
waukee, was arrested at Manitowoc, on a war
rant sworn out by q Mr., Weaver, also of Mil
waukee, for a charge of bigamy. In default of
81, 600, Adler was committed to Jail to await
examination.
From all the reports received of the shooting
of Spotted Tail by Grow Dog, the case seems to
be one OF Eanton murder; Deep seated jeal-
ousy was doubtless the only provocation.
Nine dwelling houses were burgIarized in one
night at Des Moines.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18
SPOTTED TAIL.

Official Account of the Murder of Spotted
Tail at Rosebud Agency, on the Eve of His
Departure for Washington.
About noon of the 5th inst, Spotted Tail
reported at the agents Office to receive in
structions regarding his visit to Washing
ton, he having been selected as one of the
repre= entatives Of the Sioux nation at the
coming conference at the national capital.
He was urged to start at once, as letter
from the Indian Office directed him to re-
port to Agent Andras, Yankton agency, no
later than the 9th inst, as the delegation
from Pine Ridge agency was to reach Rose
bud on the evening of the 5th. Spotted
Tail concluded to wait till the next morn
ing and go with the Red Cloud delegation
to the Yankton agency. This arrangement
having been concluded, Spotted Tail de-
cided TO have talk with his people that af :
ternoon and receive an expression of their
views on subjects to come before the con-
ference. Bidding Lelar, the agent, good
bye, saying he would call at the office in
the evening to receive any further in
structions which might occur to that gen.
tleman, he left for the Indian village to
confer with his people.
An interview was held with the Indians.
Lucy Aho d VIZ tdlh dUU A0doG, duu Wuou Inc
council broke up he mounted his horse and
started homeward. The Indians were scat
tering in different directions, with the
noted chief somewhat in advance of the
others. he being the first out of the lodge.
After leaving the council lodge, Grow Dog
was seen approaching him. He had his
wife with him. he got out of his wagon
and was stopping down when Spotted Tail
rode up to him. He suddenly rose and
shot Spotted Tail through the left breast.
The chief fell from his horse, but rose to
his feet and made thee or four steps to-
ward Grow Dog, endeavoring to draw his
revolver. He then reeled and fell backward,
dead. Grow Dog jumped in his wagon
and drove off at full speed towards his
camp, some nine miles distant. The act
ing agent at once issued orders for the ar
rest of Grow Dog under paragraph in the
treaty of 1858, which renders him amend
able to the white mans law. In compliance
with these, Indian police accomplished the
arrest of Grow Dog, and he was sent to
Fort Niobrara to await trial for murder.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18

more than twenty years ago. He also is quite
active Tor one of his age, and is frequently
seen upon the streets.
. report Of the production of precious metals
IN California for the six months ending June
~, prepared BY John J. Valentine of the
Wells Fargo 4 Go. exrress, is as follows:
Gold, $9, 418,375; silver, $26S, 264. This
rate continued during the remainder of the
year would give the largest productions since
Gen. Grant has bought large and hand
some house on the north size Of Sixth street.
between Fifth and Madison avenues, New York
for which he paid $l9, OGO. It is understood
ne proposes to make this his future home
D. & J. Sadlier, Catholic book publishers. in
Barclay street, New York, have made an
assignment for the benefit Of their creditors to
J; w o,Sha1ghnessy, with preferred creditors
It is reported at Bradstreet's that Gilbert T.
French, dry goods, Buffalo, had judgments en-
tered against him for S35, S25, and that he
had made an assignment Liabilities, $50, 600.
On Thursday last the mercury at Des Moines
was at 1O2; at Minneapolis 1O6-and every
where else at very high figure.
Matthew Vassar, founder OF Vassar college.
died at POughkeepsie, New York
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18

either side of all the streets, into which
water is pumped from the Mississippi and
kept running at al hours, underground
drainage being impracticable on account
of the swampy character of the ground.
Memphis adopted the underground pipes,
at heavy cost, and the change in the con-
dition of the atmosphere is the subject Of
immediate notice to travellers who visited
that cityin former days. Both of these
cities indulge in the pleasing hope that
they have seen the last of epidemics, such
as threatened to depopulate them years
ago,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18
Obituary..

Hon. T. g. Mcclure, prominent citizen
of st. Cloud, Mimi, died on the 18th. He
had been i'll for over year.
Stuben Butler, aged ninety two years, the
Oldest citizen of Wilkesbarre, Pa, died on
the 18th. He was the son of Col. Butler,
who commanded the settlers at the massa-
ere Of Wyoming in ITS. He was also the
editor Of the Wyoming Herald, the first pa
per established in Luzerne county.
Ex-Congressman Origen s. Seymour,
formerly chief justice Of the supreme court
of Connecticut, died at Litchfeld.
Hon. o. H. Browning, Of Quincy, ILL.,,
died on the 18th. He was often member
of the legislature, was representative and
senator in congress, attorney general of the
United States, and secretary Of the interior.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18

VENEoR says we may expectagreat change
in the weather about the time the new COM
ct is in perihelion. This will occur on the
Goth of the present month. From the 18th
to the Goth, instead Of being burnt up as
many expect, we shall be nearly frozen by
frosts and strong, cold northerly winds.
Here will be fair test Of Vennor's pros
pective soul. The predictions of this year
have thus far proved tolerably accurate,
and all competitors in that line have sub
sided.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18
Mr.. Blaine at Home.

The London World has added to its
senes of Celebrities at Home, sketch of
Mr.. Blaine, from which, though it contains
nothing very new, tie following may be
quoted: "Mr. Secretary Blaine's house is
incontestably the most popular in Wash
ington. On Wednesday afternoon
days in Washington when, during the ses-
sion of congress- the wives Of cabinet
ministers and those of foreign ambassadors
receive-there is no house in the American
capital SO crowded. Whatever the weather,
however thin the attendance in other draw
ing-rooms, there is always a throng at Mr..
Blaine's. Nor is this due to the importance
of his present position as secretary of state.
1t was the same when in congress, whether
as member or speaker of the house; it was
the same when he was in the senate; it
would be the same if Mr.. Blaine were not
in politics. People 60 there because they
like Mr.. Blaine and all his family, which
consists of his intellectualand ladyllke wife;
kinswoman of brilliant reputation in
PLANE of Gail Hamilton, and six fine and
promising children. In the examination Of
the drawing rooms at Mr.. Blaine's we find,
among other valuable possessions,
one very interesting picture-a large
canvas by Sir Peter Lely, representing
Charles II. and his Court. It is signed,
with the date 1858. It was painted by ST r
Peter for Lord Baltimore, and was bought
by Mr.. Blain for sum Of comparative I'M
importance at the sale of the Calvert estate ),
Riverdale, Nd, few years ago. There
is not an art gallery in Europe, public or
private, which would not be enriched by
this large historical picture, full of por-
traits, and executed in Lely's most delicate,
and yet most animated style. Near at hand,
on pedestal, stands fine ife-sized bust
Of MIR. Blame, as good likeness of the
statesman as could perhaps be obtained in
this form of man, the charm of whose
features lie principally in their mobility
and ever changing play. Portraits Of men
Of letters abound here. Dickens, Thack-
cry, Disraei, Washington Irving, Haw-
thorn and many others gaze down from the
walls, principally in the last suite of draw
ing rooms-the one in which the premier
sits Of morning before going to the de-
partment of state, examining such letters
rs imperatively demand his attention at
home. Routine correspondence is carried
on by secretaries in vast room at the
top Of the house and is an enormous and
never ceasing task.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18

AT the annual meeting of the American
Bankers association at Niagara Falls, pa
pers were read on government finance by
Secretary Window; and on banking and
currency by John J. Knox. Mr.. WINDOWS
paper shows that the annual saving in in
terest in his refunding operations thus far
will amount to $40, 100000 i'll round num-
bers. After October 1, when the present
refunding scheme will have been complet-
ed, another saving Of nearly $4,000, 900 will
have been made, total reduction of in
terest charges IN seven months of $15,370,-
085
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18
HIS BIG TALK.
Address of Big Indian Chief When Invited
to take q Walk.

Address OF a Big Indian Chief When Invited
to take Walk.
From the LARAMIE City Boomerang
When the white father starts the music
we waltz to it. We have been asked to
irrigate the country here and hoe corn like
the white man. Our hearts are heavy. and
we cannot promote the string bean. We
will do what is right, but we cannot work
The Indian cannot hunt the potato bug
when the deer and antelope are ripe. He
cannot dig post holes in the hot sun when
the chance calls upon him to go forth into
the forest. Here, where We have roamed
through the tail grass and hunted the deer
and buffalo, the paleface asks us to dig
irrigation bitches and plough the green
earth with rebe!lious mule. Here, where
our war cry has been answered back by the
giant hills, we are told to whack bulls and
join the church. They come to us and
tell us to go to school and wear pants
They ask US to learn the language and
60 to congress. They send
men to us who want us to learn to
spell and wear suspenders. We cannot do
this. We are used to the ways of our peo-
pie. Our customs are as old as the uni
verse. We scratch our backs against the
mountain pine as my people did y thousand
years ago. We cannot change. We can
leave our land, but we cannot change our
socks every spring and dc, as the white man
does. We can go away from our homes
and live in strange land, but we cannot
wear open backed shirts and lead in pray
er. Warriors, we will go to the land our
white father has given. us. We will take
our squaws and our yellow dogs, our wig
vans and our fleas. We will go to our new
home beyond the river now, and when the
autumn comes We will take o bridal tour
back to this country. W will construct a
holocaust, whatever thai is, and spatter
the intellectual faculties of the ranchers all
over the country. This is all. am done.
I have made my remarks. 1 have twittersd
nv tWit. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18
JackOsn's Manners.
A Talk with the painter Healy in the Boston
Journal

LAX VAIN tne kalnter dealy ID tne b0stOn
Journal
I was agreeably surprised in the CONVEX
sational faculties of Andrew jackson; his
manners, too, were entirely different from
what had supposed. had in some man
ner unfortunately gathered the impression
that he was coarse, bullying aort Of man;
and ] was indeed surprised to find that his
manners were more like those of the late
Duke of Sutherland than like those Of q
frontier politician. He was extremely
courteous, and may be classed as a SPLEEN
did sitter. After had finished painting
his portrait at the hermitage, near Nashville.
the family aaked me to make copy Of it
when returned to Paris, but I said, a
copy is always copy. :" So I asked the old
man to let me paint him again from the
life. He consented, and I spent many
pleasant and profitable hours in his society.
I remember well the intense vehemence
of manner with which. after had related
q circumstance about myself and the neces-
sity Of telling an unpleasant untruth on the
occasion, he said, shaking his head with
great violence, Always tell the truth, Mr..
Healy!''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18
A Vrginian's Proud Record.
m the Norfolk, IVA Landmark.

From the Norfolk, (Va.) Landmark.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Carter was on visit to
the city yesterday, and gave friend the
following brief but interesting history Of
his life: Il was born at Lambeth's Point.
Princess Anne county, in the year 1890, and
am now a resident of that place; have been
fourteen Of which are now living. The gss
Of my living children range from l to 81
years. can do mans work, although
81 years old, and can carry $50 pounds with
ease. recollect distinctly the war Of 1912.
l cast my first vote in 1928 for Gen. Jack
son, the democratic candidate for president,
aud walked from Baltimore to Annapolis to
vote. have followed the sea for thiity
years, and am now in excellent health. !"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18
Scientific.

The largest and most powerful pumping
engine ever built is employed in drainina
some OF the Comstock mining shafts in
Nevada. The engine occupies space IS
by 70 feet, and weighs between 200 and
3OO tons-increased by the underground
machinery to about 1000 tons in ali. II
accumulates water at 1 200 pounds pressure
10 the square inch, in a reservoir at tie
surface sixty feet high, thence conducted
BY pipe 2,40O feet to the bottom Of the
shaft. there operating pump which raises
the seepage water 800 feet to the Sutro tun-
mel, in which it is discharged water
which does the work returning to the sur
face BY another pipe. The system can be
extended to 1000 feet depth, or take water
from the mines half mile away, simply by
extending the pipes.
Concrete blocks for building, are now
made to present a fair and finished surface
on the exposed side, and thus gives to the
structure smooth and attractive appear
ance. The means by which this result is
accomplished consists simply in having q
smooth planed board for the face Of the
mould, painted, previously to commencing
the work, with mucilage of soap, and lin
ing inside with q finer concrete or mortar
as the work proceeds; in this way the mix
suA0 PAoSeu c4OSo W t0e lace DOArQ6 IS car
ried up with that contained in the body Of
the block, the whole forming one homo
geneous mass, and insuring that the setting
process of the whole mass shall progress
simultaneously. The extra cost involved
in this method is bat very slight, and the
facing is really, like the skin Of cast iron.
tho strongest portion of the block.
Aluminium is finer and better material
for telegraph wires than iron, and as con-
ductor is twice as good. It is very expen-
slve, however, but it is lately found that q
better wire can be made Of an alloy Of al
minimum and iron, which does not cost 80
much and is q better conducting medium.
Awell- known stagetick in the magic cabi-
net which represents simply small table
on which is head, apparently that of q
decapitated person, which moves its ewes
and talked. There are few persons who
understand this trick. The individual to
whom the head belongs, is seated under
the table. His body is hidden by two YER
teal glass mirrors fitted between the legs Of
the table at an angle of As degrees with the
two side walls, which coincide with that
portion of the wall visible in the rear Of the
cabinet. The illusion is perfect and only
q stone thrown between the legs Of the
table would unveil the mystery.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18
WEEKLY RECORD OF CASUALTIES,

On Friday evening the Atlantic Touring
mills, at Main and Plum streets, ST. Louis, Of
which George Balm, president Of the national
mlllers' association, is president and manager,
was struck by lightning and is now a mass Of
ruins. Scarcely brick or stone of the splen-
did structure remains. An explosion seems to
have instantly followed the stroke of light
ming. Nearly all Of the upper part of the mill
burst open and it's walls cracked from top to
bottom. The bolt han scarcely touched the
building when fire issued as by magic from
every part, and in half an hour the mill and it's
entire contents was completely destroyed.
Loss $4,000.
The national beard of health is daily receiv-
ing reports that confirm the rumors relative to
the virulency Of the yellow fever this year in
the West Indies and along the gulf of Mexico
It appears to be worse at Vera Cruz, where it is
embargo on travel
st Paurs church at Erie, Pa, was damaged
by fire 500 900 on the building and So, 600
on organ and furniture The building was in
sured for Sc, 900 each, in the London, London
& Lancashire, Liverpool, London & Globe and
Metropolitan Paris. The OF gan and furniture
were not insured.
The boiler Of q steam threashing machine, on
the farm OF Henry Young, near Columbia Ill,
juring five others. The only names of killed
yet reported are Fitzgerald White, Nathan
Brown and Alfred Arnold.
B. F. Hoag, an Illinois Central brakeman,
was killed at Fort Dodge. he was in the act
of coupling cars, when his foot was caught by
. wheel and his leg torn off. He leaves wife
living in Dubuque
J. w. Billings residence at East Saginaw,
Mich, burned. His father, Edward Billings,
was burned to death while endeavoring to save
property from the house.
A fire in the fortress at Puerto Plata, San
Domingo, on the 1Othof jury, resulted in the
loss of twenty five lives.
The Mclean Manufacturing company's mill
burned this morning. Loss, $50, 600 insur-
ance, $lS, 600.