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Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE COX:
Articles Adopted by the House of Representa-
tives Of Minnesota.


The board Of managers appointed by the
against Judge E. ST. Julien Cox Of the ninth ju-
dicial district, and to prosecute
the same before the senate consists of
Messrs. Hicks, chairman, Smith, Collins,
Goald, Dunn, Ives and Putnam, and they are
agreed unanimously upon the articles present
ed to the house of REPRESENTATIVES and adsp-
ted. The first article charges with great
deal of legal verbiage, that Cox was drunk On
the bench in Martin county in February 1878
to the great disgrace of the administration of
public justice, and to the evil example of per-
sons in Office; by reason whereof, he, the said
st. Julien Cox, was then and there guilty of
nrisbehavior in Office and of crimes and mis-
demeanors in Office. All the others are exactly
the same, the places and dates only excepted,
save the fifth, thirteenth, seventeenth, eight
eenth, ninteenth and twentieth.
The fifth charges him with certifying and ap-
proving certain case in a certain action which
had Heretofore been tried before him as such
Judge, in which one Albrisht was plaintiff and
one Long, defendent (Repition Of article L.
The thirteenth charges him with being so
drunk in Nlcollet county, that he failed to
hold an appointed term in Brown county,
Seventeenth Charges him with drunken
ness at sdivers and sundry other times"
Eighteenth-Hsbitual drunkenness and mis-
behavior in Office.
Observation-Disclosures him with demeaning
himself in lewd and disgraceful manner, re-
sorting to house of ill-tame, kept for the
purpose of prostitution, in company with a
prostitute whose name is unknown to the house
of representatives, and did then and there
lewdly and lasciviously co-habit and associate
with said woman, whereby he was guilty, ETC., y,
etc.
Twentieth consists of general charge of lewd-
ness aud consortng with harlots, etc., to the
manifest injury of the morals of the youth and
good citizens Of the state of Minnesota, and dis
grace Of the administration of justice, and is
guilty Of misbehavior in Office and misdemean-
or in Office.
A resolution was adopted that the board of
managers be authorized to appear at the bar
of the senate ahd prosecute the articles pre-
ferred, that said board be vested with al the
powers of the house, whether the house be in
session or not, and that said board be empow-
cred to send for necessary persons and papers,
and also to pay the managers $40 each per day
du,ing the trial, which is to begin about Jan. L.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
Lake Ontario Falling Steadily.

No little concern is felt by persons in
terested in the harbor accommodations of
Lake Ontario by reason Of the assured fact
that the level of the lake has fallen steadily,
and in marked degree, for many years.
The records have been aceurateiy kept.
and leave no room for doubt MANY
wharfs in many ports were formerly access
sible to vessels which cannot now come
near them. The entrance to the harbor of
Toronto has been kept open only by means
OF thorough dredging, and now, when rock
bottom has been reached, there is scarcely
enough water to float the largest of the
vessels which seek to pass. Various ex-
plantations for the subsistence of the water
have been offered, but none Of them seem
to be adequate.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24

IN New YORK the Legislature will not
choose United States Senator, that bus
mess having been attended to by the re-
publicans before they went out of power.
The advantage to the democrats, as they
suppose, will lie in having the power to
reapportion the congressional districts of
the State after Congress shall have passed
the appotionment act. But then there is
Gov. Cornell. with his little veto, which
may be interposed against them, and a
deadlock looming up, in case of disagree
ment. Altogether the situation does not
preseutpecuiar advantages for either party.
It may be regarded as stand-off.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24

THERE is nothing mean or miserly in the
way public officials in New York are COM
pensated. The civil justices, or police
magistrates get 200 year, sit only two or
three days week and are allowed to prac-
tise law beside; common pleas judges and all
of similar rank get from SIS, 900 to SIS, ,O9O;
members of the council are paid 1000,
and all other salaries of city officials are in
proportion. The only excuse offered for
such extravaganee is the very poor one,
that large per cent. of the salaries of each
is absorbe by election expanses
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24

A RELIGIOUS paper of New York has
made the discovery that the war depart
ment of the government is in the hands of
a religious ring controlled by the Catheli C
church through Mrs. General Sherman,
and that the control of appointments. pro-
motions and the general policy of that de-
partment has been wrestled from the pres
ident and secretary of war. The only evi-
dence offered in support of these auega-
tions, is that several catholics hold impor-
tant offices, which is hardly sufficient to
sustain them
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
A Beautiful Woman Outraged and Murdered

The body of Miss Ellen Kessener, in Engle-
wood, near Chicago, was found mutlated in the
most horrible and shocking manner. She was
young lady twenty years of age, highly edu-
Gated, brilliant and beautiful, and pupil at
the normal school. She retired at the usual
hour Tuesday evening, but afterwards arose,
complained of feeling i'll. and went out Her
body was found by two students shortly after,
secreted in the weeds, both arms and legs brok-
en-, the body cut and carved in several places
by knife, part of her hands and feet scattered
about the grass, and the head completely sew
cred, lying some distance of. The thighs and
abdomen we're also badly discolored, carrying
the impression that she had been outraged.
Two tramps suspected of the outrage and mur-
der are being pursued by the excited citizens
who are securing the country in every direction.
If found, there will be summary vengeance
to aEan
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24

CALIFORNIA hopes to see the time when
a train will be run from San Francisco to
Boston in four days and one hour-ninety-
seven hours-which would be but trifie
faster than the fastest train between New
York and Chicago, that makes the run of
912 miles in twenty-six hours. On the
lines between the Missouri river and San
Francisco, where the stations are far apart
and not many stops are made, rate of
speed touching forty miles an hour would
be sufficient to make the desired time
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
Hom,-By Oliver Wendell Holmes.

never saw a garment too fine for man
or maid; there never was chair too good
for cobbler or cooper or king to sit
in; never house too fine to shell
ter the human head. These elements about
us, the glorious sun. the imperial sun, are
not to good for the human race. Elegance
fits man.. But do we not value these tools
little more than they are worth and some
times mortgage house for the mahogany
we bring into it? I had rather eat my din
ner off the head Of barrel, or dress after
the fashion of John the Baptist in the Wild
erness, or sit on block all my life, than
consume all myself before got to q home,
and take so much pains with the outside
that the inside was as hollow as an empty
nut. Beauty is great thing, but beauty
Of garment, house, and furniture are taw-
dry ornaments compared with the domes-
tic love. All the elegance in the world will
not make home, and would give more
for spoonful of real hearty love than fol
whole shiploads of furniture and oil the
gorgeousness all the upholsterers in the
world can gather.
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Chicago has sixty-fve public schools
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
The Minnesota state Election.

The vote Of Minnesota at the late general
election will not be fully returned for some
days, perhaps a week. The vote for governor
is the only one full enough for footing, and
even in the some twenty counties are incom-
plete. The total vote for governor in the pre-
cincts returned is 9O,59S, of which Hubbard
has 81 ,094 and johnson 33, ,534. Hubbard'a
majority SO far is %, $50. In the much small
or number of precincts returned for the other
officers, Braden has 5O,712 votes to 29,-
763 for Lehmicke, and Vanderburg, 81, 1913
to 29, ,331 for Clark Fo the bond PROPOSE
ton 1S, $50 votes were cast in the precincts
reported to 2, 1895 against it. Probably there
are as many more unreported, but even If this
is the case the measure is lost for lack Of 9
majority of all the votes cast at the election.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
Controller Knox on National Banks.

Controller Knox of the treasury department,
closing lecture at Baltimore, said: The rapid
reduction of the pubic debt at the present time
indicates hereafter gradual reduction in the
circulation of the banks, but even if the public
debt should be rapidly paid the national bank
ing system need not be dissolved, for under tie
present laws the minimum amount of United
States bonds required to be kept on deposit in
the treasury by all banks as security for their
circulation is considerably less than $780,
600 600
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24

from Illinois, was generously treated to various
kinds Of spurious liquors by hospitable citi-
zens, Of Lake City, and that
it is now discovered that he was a
temperance detective. A number of citi-
zens are astonished by being summoned to ap-
pear before the grand jury at Wabasha to tes-
tify to what they know of violation of the no.
license law in Lake City. Light broke in upon
them as to the mission of Mr.. Hyde, who be-
came suddenly odious to them.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
Organizat on of the House.

A Washington dispatch says the republicans
will not have any difficulty in organizing the
house. Numerous democratic ..members de-
clare that they would not join in a movement
for fusion organization if it could succeed
Representative Manning of Mississippi said
that lie would not, and that he wanted the re-
publicans to take the organization because the
responsibility goes with it. There is promise
of an abundance of candidates for all subordi-
nate positions of the house. 1t is quite posi-
BILE that the election of speaker will largely in
fuence the disposition of chief clerk. If the
speakership goes to the west then an eastern
man will be made clerk, and vice versa.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24

THE impeachment of two judges of dis
trict courts in Minnesota, within brief
period, is unwarrantably attributed to the
low character of its judicial officers. This
is mistake. These prosecutions only show
the high standard required in Minnesota of
the Judiciary, and the determination that
every judge shall live up to it personally as
we'll as officially.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
The Ruff1anly Bay State TROOPERS.

The commission appointed to investigate the
published charges against the Ninth regiment,
Massachusetts,, on their recent trip to Yorktown
reports that much of the misconduct was sport
only, but often boisterous and carried to ex-
cess. Governor Long has issued a special Or
der to Col Strachan to ascertain and report
within thirty days the names of the culprits.
If they are not forthcoming the entire regiment
will be held responsible and be liable to such
action as the governor shall thereupon direct
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
Death of Prof. Allen Whitman.

Prof Allen Whitman, who for some time
past has been clerk in the Office of Public Ex
aminer Knox, died at his home in St Paul on
Monday. Whitman was born in East Bridge
water, Mass, in 1886. He graduated at Harv-
ard, and with such honor that, had it not been
for an unfortunate deafness with which he was
afflicted, 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 throughout the
state. He served as professor in North Caro-
lima college, and again as teacher in the high
school of Cleveland, o. He moved from the
latter state to Minnesota for his health ia 1872.
Gov. Davis appointed him one Of the grass
hopperc nmissioners, and at the gubernatori-
al conference in Omaha, held in 1875, he ac-
companied Gov. Pillsbury.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
CURRENT EVENTS.

MIN. f. Akselson, formerly of the st Paul
Nordvesten, has gone to Sweden, and will re-
turn in course of few months with a bride.
Mary Francis McVicker, wife of Edwin Booth,
died Sunday at the residence of her parents. The
remains were taken to Chicago for interment.
James L. Ridgely, of Baltimore, since 1S41
grand corresponding and recording secretary of
the grand lodge l. O. o. F. of the United States,
is dead.
Henry Highland Garnett. minister to Liberia,
was appropriately celebrated by the colored
people of New York.
Mrs. Johanna Mannheimer. mother of Mrs
[. Feodklnd, and Of Messrs Robert, Emil and
Jacob Mannheimer, of St Paul. died in Chica-
go on Wednesday at the age of 70.
The fine, new and elegant passenger station
of the St Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba road
at Fargo, was opened for business last Satur-
day. 1t cost in the neighborhood of So, 500
and is one of the best west of St. Paul.
Fifteen tons of gold coin we're distributed
among the bankers of Boston, owing to the re-
fusal of the Merchants bank of that city to
continue to act as custodian for the syndicate
formed at the commencement of resumption
The six healthiest cities of this country are
alleged by an eastern paper to be Knoxville,
New Haven, Portland, San Francisco, Cleve-
land, and Lawrence. The unhealthiest are
Charleston, Memphis, Lyon, New York and St
Louis.
The stockholders of the ST. Paul harvester
works have elected the old board of directors
as follows: E. NJ. Dean, C. B. Newcombe, W.
B Dean, c. q. Bigelow, l. E. Reed, d. L.
Pilkington, D. R. Noyes, Walter Mann, W. S.
Goodhue.
In accordance with instruction from the gen.
eral of the army, dated the 10th inst, Capt
W. E. Dougherty, Filst infantry, having been
relieved from duty as acting Indian agent at
Grow Greek agency, will proceed without de-
lay to join his company.
Mr. Ducon, cashier of the Corbin Banking
company of New York, says the concern would
not lose more than $500 or possibly 81, 200
by Tyner, the correspondent of the firm at
Albert Lea. The banking company has sent
on a special man to look out for its interests
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
Munificant Charitable Gifts.

By the Will of Charles A. Norton of Hartford,
| Conn, Trinity college receives 1925, 200,
Hartford hospital $4,000, Christ Episcopal
| church 100000 and $50, 600 given to erect
der of the estate (S6OO,OOO is distributed
among the heirs
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Senator and Mrs. Window expect to occupy
their elegant new house about the LIST of De-
cember.
The report of the bureau of agriculture
shows falling off of 25 per cent. in the crop,
as compared with last year.
It is understood that an additional case of
embezzlement, amounting to $4,000, has
been found against Capt. Howgate, and the
matter will be laid before the grand jury.
Harrison Johnston Of Columbus. Miss,
through ex Secretary of the Treasury Bristow,
is asking for bill Of particulars from the gov
ernment in suit instituted against him to re-
cover nearly $2,OOO,OGO. 1t is claimed that
Johnston as treasury agent failed to account to
the department For great quantity Of cotton
seized.
On Monday last the president accepted At
torney General McVeagh's resignation. The
employees of the department called upon him
and made official farewells, and he turned the
department over to the charge Of Solicitor
General Phillips, who will be acting attorney
general until the appointment of q successor to
MacVeagh is made.
Judge Folger has taken possession of the Office
of secretary of the treasury. The oath was
administered by the notary Of the department.
After this formality was over Assistant Secre-
taries French and Upton introduced the heads
of the bureaus and Secretary Folger went
right to work signing the Official mail for the
day. Secretary Window was present when
Secretary Folger took possession.
There seems to be a growing impression that
Senator Malone may be rendered cabinet po-
sition, with view Of encouraging further risings
against the democracy in the south, but Senator
Blair, who is warm friend Of Malone, and has
talked with him great deal about his politi-
cal aspirations, says he does not believe Malone
would leave the senate with nearly full term
ahead of him to accept cabinet position.
The president issued an order, under the
tenure .of-office act, suspending o. A. Hadley,
postmaster at Little Rock, Ark, and directing
Inspector Cameron of the ST. Louis district to
take charge of the Office until the vacancy thus
created shall be filed by a new presidential ap-
pointment The order was based upon spe-
cial agents report, alleging that Hadley had
taken vouchers from clerks in his Office for
larger sumo than he paid them.
The controller of the currency in his annual
report will devote considerable space to sthe
Newark National bank failure, especially with
its relations to the responsibility Of directors.
He will take the position that the government
cannot stand bank examiner or policeman
at the door of every bank, and the law contem-
plates that the directors shall do their duty.
Some Of the comments upon the negligence OF
directors and their ignorance of the affairs OF
the bank will be quite severe.
Many wholesale dealers in four at the eas,
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
John Walters Tribute to America.

Mr.. John Walter, proprietor of the London
Times, who visited the Northwest last summer,
has arrived home, and speaking in Berkshire
desirable that there should be in all English
countries body of men able to advise their
neighhors who are about to go to America Any
Englishman going to America, who is a good
judge of land, and who is steady and indus
trious, might be certain Of becoming wealthy
and prosperous before he was fifty years old.
Before the close of the next century the United
States woold have apopulation of zoo, 900, 900
He wished more Englishman would go there.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24

HON. E. B. WAsHBURNE, late minister to
France has the utmost confidence in Gam
beta, andsthinks that he is not only able bu
patriotic, and will labor for the greatness and
prosperity of France. He also speaks well
of the new ministry as whole.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24

MASSEY" has returned from an European
trip, and he declares that the squalor. mis-
cry and helplessness of the poor people Of
Ireland exceed the power of words to de-
scribe, and that this condition is infinitely
worse than was that of the blacks of our
southern states during slavery.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
FIRES AND OTHER CASUALTIES.

The explosion of a calcium light on the the
stage of the opera house at Troy, N. Y, caused
a stampede, in which several persons were in
jured.
A young Norwegian, named Gunden Midboa
was killed by fallen tree, about twenty miles
north of Grand Forks, Oak. He was quite
wealthy and was engaged to be married to a
young lady
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
Printing the New Bonds.

The Minnesota state auditor has gave out
the contract for printing the new State Railroad
bonds to the St Paul Lithographing, Engrav-
ing and Publishing company. There are to be
50, ,O0O,O 900 of the bonds in denominations of
$1,000 each, and each bond will have fifty
nine COUPONS
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
New County Seat of Lincoln County.

The citizens of Lincoln county, Minnesota.
have voted at the recent election to change the
county seat from Marshfield to Lake Benton,
under the act passed by the legislature The
governor has issued proclamation anneunc
ng the change
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
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attorneys of the northwest. His brother is one
of the supreme judges of the state
Denuty MarshaII Murdered in Iowa.

Deputy Marshall Murdered in Iowa,
Two notoriously villanous young men known
as the Merce boys stole all the potatoes from q
farmers field near Davis City. Warrants were
issued for the arrest and the marshal and his
deputy, of Davis City, attempted their capture,
when they shot their deputy dead, seriously and
probably fatally shot the marshal and wounded
woman who was bystander near. The des-
peradoes made their escape. Their capture is
quite certain
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
Terms: 81 90 per Year In Advance.

MINNESOTA has had two sessions of the
legislature this year, and the awful result
is nearly twenty-five hundred pages ofpaws,
general and special
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24

James Law has retired from the manage
ment Of tine Jewett house, Winona, to be sue
ceeded by Addison Winship. Mr.. Law will
take charge of hotel at Silver Cliff, Col.
It 10 reported that enc Hyde. claiming to be
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
A Compromise on Milling Patents.

A compromise hss been effected between the
National Miller's association and the George T.
Smith Middlings Purifier company, by which
the suits brought by the latter against the most
prominent millers of the county for an alleged
infringement OF what is known as the Cochrane
patents has been settled. The sub-executive
committee Of the National Miller's association
met G. Il. Knickerbocker of jackson. Mich,
representing the Middlings Purifier company,
and after lengthy discussion the compromise
was effected by the association paying the com-
pany $50, 900. The suits which the Purifier
company brought against the millels in the
country aggregated $36, 100000. This COM
promise puts au end to the trouble so far as
members of the National Mi.ler's association
are concerned, but those outside the associa-
tion will have to fight the matter in the courts.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24

II. v. Redville, Washington correspondent
Of the Cincinnati Commercial, is very low, and
his physicians say that they do not believe
he will ever rise from his bed again: He has
been IN failing health for over year, but has
grown rapidly worse within the last few weeks,
and has had several severe hemorrhages Of the
lungs, He is now 80 weak that he is unable to
speak, and it is doubtful If he will be able to
rally and survive more than q few weeks, and
possibly may not live many days.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
A Disgracea WISCONSIN Attorney.

MILWAUKEE, Nov 14.-Fnal disposition in
the ]. r. Orton case was had in the circuit court
this morning. At the appointed hour for Judge
Smalrs decision, Mr.. Orton having been ad-
judged guilty of unprofessional conduct in the
case so well known to the public, the court
room was filled with members Of the bar. In
his preliminary remarks Judge Small was very
severe, and condemned Mr.. Orton's practice,
as well as those of other members of the bar
not mentioned, in unmeasurcd> terms. His
address was bitter and pointed. At its conclu-
sion the following was entered: SIT is ordered
therefore and directed by the court that John J.
orton be aud he hereby is discharged forever
from the right practice in any way in the courts
of this state asan attorney, and that the name of
the said John j. Orton be stricken from the roll
of attorneysof this court, and the clerk of this
court is hereby directed to strike the name of the
said John J. Orton from the rollof attorneys of
this court" Mr.. Orton took the sentence coolly,
and ediately gave notice that he wouldappeai
to the supreme court, at the same time denying
several allegations made in the address by Judge
Small Ortonis one Of the oldest and best known