The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-28


was victim of Bright's disease is
now denied, and it is said he stands
the army of oflice.seekers like hero.
SENATORS INGALLS,, Mcmillan and
Garland have been appointed from
the judiciary committee to consider
the bankruptcy subject and to report
ut the next session.
BELvA LOCKWOOD, the female law
yer, wants to be Minister to Brazil.
We would naturally suppose that the
port appropriate for her mission
would be to Sheba or Shetucket.
IN order to accommodate foreigners
who hold American bonds, Secretary
Window will establish an Office in
London for convenience in substitute.
ing 81, per cent. bonds for 6's held
10y them.
THE Commissioner of Internal
Revenue has decided that money in
the custody of government, and be-
longing to Il citizen, is not subject to
levy and attachlSent in proceedings
instituted by State courts by creditors.
SOME silly paper has started the
report that Gen. Grants intentions OH
Mexico were of a belligerent nature
and that he was about to head an
army of conqu st instead of an army
of railroad builders. Very silly
rumor.
GEN. THOMAS j. BRADY is no
longer Second Assistant Postmaster
General. Fraud and speculation the
reported cause of his official decapi.
tation. If guilty, served him right,
and we guess he is guilty. Late de.
velopments indicate as much.
IT tranSpires that Judge Tourgee' S
FOOLS Errand" was not so foolish
after all. The sale of his book has
already reached 100000 volumes, the
profits OF which must amply pay fol
fooling around down in rebeldom for
i few years.
W. y. NJ. GRIER, the original Gar,
field delegate from Pennsylvania, who
persistently stuck to the ultimately
successful candidate, has been offered
Third Assistant Postmaster General,
but declines. He thinks the services
rendered entitled him to a better 20
Sition.
IT Is said that the streets of New
York are in such condition that chol
era Is already breeding, and fears art
entertained that Il regular pestilenct
will eLSue ere the warm season shall
be over. smaller cities should take
warning and guard against such pos
siblc calanitieS.
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It's settled. Eli Perkins write.
from st. Paul to the Chicago Trijua
that we are TO have IN immense croI
of wheat this season. 1t is comfort
ing TO get the reports of the statis
ticians SO early. The ante-haryes
and ante-seeding estimates are 80 re
liable. You know.
LIE Pioneer Press claims that tn,
great want of that city now is Repub
lican municipal officers. They are ol
the eve OF a city election there, an,
ii is claimed that COWS and pigs All,
Democratic voters have been above,
to roam the streets full too long anC
they should he fenced in as il were
II IS sad that Secretary kirkwooC
is worrying over his new duties al
ready and fairly growing poor 10y tn
opportunities of Office seekers in hi
department. He is big enough am
old enough and been in politics Ion.
enough to not let such little thing
wear upon his health and conscience
THERE Is one woman who til,
courts of Virginia even could no
make talk. 1t was a colored femal
named, Lucinda Fowlkes, and sh
was recently hanged at Meherren, il
that State, for the murder of he
husband, and would not implicate
man named Deans who was suppose,
to be her accomplish.
DEVELOPMENTS show that there j
something decidedly rotten in tn
star route mail service and immens
frauds have been committed. Post
master General James has inaugur
ated an investigation and is maxim,
1t uncomfortably warm for the de
partment attaches who have been in
terested in these populations.
WHITELAw REID will marry a Cal
Itornia millionaire's daughter earl
next month and go on q Europeal
tour. John Hay will edit the 7riJu,.
during the honeymoon trip of tn
chief editor. Reid is an old bachelo
of forty-four and our sympathy goe
out for the inexperienced family ma
IN his new business Of Juggling shawl
and toggery.
Gen. JOE LANE, of Oregon, VIII
was a candidate for Vice President o.
the ticket with John G. Breckenridge
III 1850, died last week at his home il
that State. He was born i'm NOrtl
Carolina in 1901, served gallantly il
the Mexican war, and in l848 was an
pointed Governor Of Oregon and af
forwards represented that State in tn
United States Senate.
THE venerable Simon Cameron
went down to Washington hoping {,
reconcile the President and Conklin,
IN the Robertson matter, but his tril
was futile. The President was in