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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12
What One Big Man Thinks Of Another.
From Beecher's Last Sundays Sermon.

No generous heart loves to speak Of
faults, but when look at the moving ideas
of Beaconsfeld's life-the line of his liter
ature, the line of his craftsmanship. the line
of his inspiration ask myself, What new
truth has he discovered, what old truth has
he left burning brighter than it WASP What
more heroic ideal has he attained in human
life, what advance in human society," What
single good quality has lie made more re-
splendent, noble and desirable by the whole
human race? His is one Of those names
that, like o pyrotechnic display, burns
brilliantly for the admiration Of the crowd.
When the wheel ceases to revolve it goes
out; it is forgotten. His life is ended; his
power is ended and he leaves nothing be-
hind him but the name-the name!
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

TYPHOID fever is raging in st. Peters
burg, small -pox in Vienna and Paris, diph-
liberia in Berlin and throughout Prussia,
the small -pox had gained fresh strength in
London, typhoid and material fevers are
doing good service for their grisly master in
the seaport towns of Great Britain, while
the plague has appeared in its old hunting
ground Baodad
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

Mr.. William L. Carpenter, in writing of
q visit to the Falls of Niagara this winter,
heartily sympathizes with the impression
which the sound of the mighty rush of
water made upon Mr.. Schuyler, who thus
concluded an article in Scribner's: ST
have only spoken Of the pitch and rhythm
of Niagara. What is the quality of its toner
Divine! There is no other word for tone
made and fashioned by the infinite God. I
repeat, there is no roar at all-it is the
sublimest music upon earth"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

One of the arguments used to defend
polygamy is the alleged excess of females
in the United States: but it appears by the
last census that the exact number of males
in excess of females in the United States
is S9S, 29S But of the males 105,717 are
Chinese. SO that poIygam"us gun is spiked.
The customs of old bible times and the bo-
gus revelations to Joe Smith constitute all
the sanction that can be found for the
beastly practice and such sanction does not
amount to anything whatever.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

THE Toronto Globe admits that the
Canadian people have great admiration fo1
the United States. 1t rema1 ks:-''It can
not be concealed there is no use in con-
cealing the truth-that many of our people
think the American Republic better than
our Dominion, because it is republican
country. 1t has a charm for them. As
the poor American slaves used to watch the
northern star when signing for liberty prior
to 1860, and wended their way by circuit
Gus routes to Canada, SO the people of Eu-
rope and many of our people are attracted
by the fame, the glory, the free intercourse,
Us they think-the free life of the great
Republic"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

THE papers have drly chronicled the
rent year, and all the speculations deduced
therefr9m; the most extraordinary of
the planetary phenomena occurs in the
month of June, around which much inter
est is centered 1t is then that all the plan
cts except Uranus AID the Earth will be so
arranged on their respective orbits as to be
on the same side of the Sun, the Earth be-
ing on the opposite side and Uranus occu-
pying central and neutral position. Per-
haps those who have placed faith in Moth
er Shipton's prophecy will conclude, after
this crisis shall have passed, that their is
no special danger of the earth going to
pieces during the present generation at least.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

Strikes in Every Quarter for Higher Wages
5 Strikes are reported among the printers and
painters of Milwaukee,; the cabinet makers of
Detroit: the street railroad drivers everywhere;
the spinners at Fall River; miners in Penn
sylvania; bakers in New York. breakmen and
switchmen on most of the railroads; the ship
laborers at St John; stone-cutters of Phila-
delphia; clerks of Chicago; miners in Ohio. etc.
etc. The strikes this year have generally been
successful Business has been good, employ
ers have made great deal of money and work
men generally are simply asking fair share
of the profits of their labor
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12
NEWS SUMMARY.
RAILROADS..

RA1lIRoADS.
A. H. Bode. c. F. Hatch and NJ. P. Hawkins 8
have left for Fort Dodge and Forest City to
conclude the arrangements for the consolida-
ton of the St. Paul & Duluth, the Fort Dodge
and Forest City, the Minneapolis 4 st. Louis,
and the Minnesota 4 Iowa Southern railways.
Three surveying parties have been started
out by the officers of the Manitoba company
Two of them are to run the line from Durbin
northwest fifty or sixty miles. The other
party will go the same distance west from Kin
dred, which means, perhaps, a reaching out
ultimately to jamestown, D. T. Surveys will
also be made some fifty miles northwest from
Grand Forks.
General anager Hill of the st. Paul, Min
neapolis 4 Manitoba, has party of surveyors
at Kindred, running line west between the
Northern Pacific and its Fargo Southwestern
branch. Messrs. Langdon & Co., have con-
tract to build rs miles north from Casselton
to intersect the Grand Forks branch near Devils
Lake Langdon & Co., also have contract to
build 75 miles north from Grand Forks, eN-
tending the Fargo line of the company, which
is to be pushed to Winnepeg and become the
main line. Constructing Engineer Delano viii
have 400 men at work on the Fargo Southwest
ern branch this week.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

Mr.. ROBERT j. HIT, the new assistant
secretary of State. who has recently return
ed from Europe, says that Portugal is al
most republic; the institutions are liber-
allied to the last degree: the government is
inexpensive; the royal family very popular,
and the Portuguese Il happy and busy peo-
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12
Scientific Scintilations.

The London correspondent of the Man
chester Examiner, writing on April /, says:
ga large portion of the city is Illuminated
by the electric light, and the effect is so
satisfactory that the Common Council will
doubtless be urged to adopt the light per-
manently. Three systems are to be tried
the Brush, the Siemens, and the Loutine-
but only the two first are in operation this
evening, the other not being ready. The
city is to pay g1,410 for the year to the
brush company for 80 lamps, So, $50 for
the Loutine, and g3, ,720 for the Siemens,
the light of which is extremely powerful.
M. Jassens has found solid basis Of
fact for what has commonly been ascribed
to optical illusion. What is called ''the new
moon in the arms of the old" is truth, as
Jassens has shown by producing photo
graph Of the "earth-shine" on the moon
when three days old. The so-called con-
tinents and tseas" Of our satellite are easily
perceived and pretty well defined in JAS
sens achievement.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12
Honesty in Biography.

The tendency Of modern literature is to
cover everything and everybody with .
whitewash. The writer's of modern criti-
cal biography seem to be like those discov-
erers Of mural paintings in the old italian
notwithstanding off the whitewash SO
that we may know the real colors that
come from the brush of Raphael or Cor
rigio. Now a bit of color from Mr.. Car
lyle describing the real men and women
that he saw with his own eyes and read
with his own heart is of value to the truth
full history valuable when they
were as famous as Charles Lamb, John
Stuart Mill and Harriet Martineau.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

REV T. De WITT TALMAGE, of New
York was more successful in the revival
counts more than 500 converts, and 300 of
the number have become members of Tai
IMAGES Tabernacle Church; while Beecher's
genius and pathos and prayers brought only
n very few into the fold of which he is the
c1,er1iop
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12
CURRENT EVENTS.

At tue late election st. Paul voted to have a
High School edifce to cost $4,000. 1t will
be erected this year.
Prof Chandler reports the New York board
of health that oleomargarine is superior in all
respects to poorer grades of dairy butter sold
there; that there is nothing Objectionable either
in material or its manufacture, and there is
nothing unwholesome in oleomargarine
Some months since a story was published
concerning a mountain of silver found in
Alaska The captain of q whaler, who has
just returned from Behring Strait says: They
made an examination of the mine which seemed
the crater of an extinct volcano They dug a
hole about sixty feet deep, and discovered an
apparently inexhaustble supply of ore,, the
body of which cut as readily as lead or silver.
Specimens brought to the city assayed as high
as SO, ,OOO, and not lower than So, 900 per ton
of silver
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

FIELD Marshal Benedek, of the Austrian
Army, died the other day. A writer says
he was great soldier, and would have won
the battle of Solferino if he had not been
bothered by the Emperor and the usual
brood of grand dukes fastened upon imper
ial armies; he lost the battle of Sadowa
which was CALAMITY fought, from the results
of the superior organization and numbers
OF the Prussians, and their early experiment
with the needle gun, while the Austrians
had nothing but muzzle- leaders.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

IT is reported from Russia and not denied
that the grand Duke Nicholas has been SEN
fenced to confinement for life for proved
completely with nihilism. The trial was
secret and the testimony against him has
not been disclosed
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12
I'd Class.
1st. Glass.
Caging the STAR Mail Thieves.

James Funk, VIM. r. Carson and James
Blackman of Philadelphia have been arrested
for completely in the Star route frauds. Car
SOD was first arrested and placed in custody of
the United States marshal, then Blackman and
then Funk. Before Commissioner Gibbons the
men were held in $5, 600 each for examina-
ton. An examination of the book in the con-
tract Office showed that Blackmans address
was in care of George w. Gddings, cele-
brated factor of the ring, and pimp of ex-
Congressman Geo. McKibben, who is the rep
resentative in Washington Of the firm of Gill
mer Il Salisbury, one Of the largest ring firms.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

THE prospect for getting the seed wheat
into the ground in due season is more ia
vorable than could have been expected n
month ago. The sewers thus far have had
remarkable good fortune, which is to be
hoped will continue until another crop is
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12
CLIMATIC REASONS.

AbOrtive Efforts of w. ID. Washburn to Get
the Secretary Of the Interior to Modify
the Law for the Relief of Homesteailers
Following is the law under which the land
bureau is authorized to extend the time when
homestead settlers may commence residence
on land from which they have been driven BY
climatic reasons:
An act to amend section 2297 Of the revised stat
utes, relating to homestead entries
Be It enacted by the senate and house Of renre-
sentatves Of the United States of America in con-
gress assembled, That section numbered 2297. Of
title numbered 32, be amended by adding thereto
the following proviso namely: Provided, that
where there may be climatic reasons, the commis-
sioner of the general land Office may in his discre-
OF filing in which to commence his residence on
said land under such rules and regulations as he
may prescribe.
Approved March 3, 1881.
And the following are the instructions of the
commissioner which have proved as onerous to
settlers as If no law had been passed for their
relief at all, and which Hon. W. d. Washburn
Is now trying to get modified at the land de
partment so that new instructions NAV be
issued which will cover the entire
Northwest for this year IF he
succeeds It will relieve hundreds and
thousands Of bona fide homesteaders who have
been forced to leave their claims by the un-
paralleled SHOWS Of the past winter, and by the
floods which followed. Our Washington
specials represent hearing that the secretary
Of the interior has felt obliged to rule that the
act did not contemplate snow and water as
among the climatic reasons for giving settlers
an extension Of time II would be interest,"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12
The Great Flood Moving Southwark.

The waters of the upper Mississippi, Min ;
nesota and Missouri have partially subsided,
and people have returned to their homes and
ordinary avocatons; but further down the
Mississippi, at Alton and St Louis, the water
is over thirty feet above low water mark and
there are great apprebe Of a dire disaster.
The threatened portion of East St Louis, COM
monty called the island, is protected by only
the o. & M. embankment, which 100 men are
now hard at work upon day and night, and
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

THE clergy of eastern cities are protest
ing against Sunday School picnics, as they
are at present conducted. An Episcopal
bishop affirms that the custom is bringing
discredit upon good morals and professors
of religion.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12
Terms: $500 per Year in Advance.

The floods have subsidized and it is found
that the damage is not half as much as an
ticipated, save in southwestern Dakota,
where reports did not exaggerate the disas-
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

A Major Mills, of the English army, has
given $40, 900 as permanent fund, the in
terest upon which is to be used for the 10
lief Of the poor of Montreal.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12
FRIDAY, MAY 6.
Freicht Rates from chicago Eastward

The general freight agents of the eastern
line met in Chicago and prepared the schedule
of rates in accord with Commissioner Fink's
latest circular announcing a change in the first
ard second class rates. The following rates
were decided upon from Chicago to take effect
Mopdov 9th
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

seventy-five men guarding with shot guns.
Should this embankment give way before the
on coming flood, over $500 people will be
rendered homeless
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

Is that cheese rich?" asked Bloggs of his
grocer. aYes," was the honest answer,
"There's millions in it,"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

launches landed the party, and lunch was serv-
ed. Secretary Lincoln, Gems. Sherman and
Sheridan and Vice President Arthur were of the
party.
The British admiralty has telegram from
Montevideo stating that the war sloop Dotterel
was blown up ON the 26th of April at Sandy
Point, Straits of Magellan. The cause of the
catastrophe is not known. Lieut. Stakes re-
mains at the scene of the disaster to ascertain
the cause of the explosion with the assistance
of divers. The commander, the paymaster, an
engineer, calker, sarpenter, and seven seamen
were saved. 1t is thought probable that great
loss of life has attended the disaster; The
Dotterel registered 1.137 tons, and had 900
horse power engines. The times announces
that the officers and crew of the Dotterel, num-
bered 156, all perished except eleven.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12
FIRES AND OTHER CASUALTIES.

James Oakley of Detroit was run over by
cars and instantly killed.
Morris Cheney and Daniel Abbott were
killed at Littleton, n. H., by the falling of a
building on them.
The body of John A. Gale, a dissolute tele-
grapher who has been missing since Saturday,
was found in the lake near Milwaukee. His
home was at Darien, Wis.
At Boston, fire in E. & T. Kings seven
story brick building, 400 to Alb Atlanta avenue,
occupied by number of firms, caused damage
of about $50, 900; partially insured.
The grain seeder mandatory of G. A. Viii
liams, at Lake Mills, near Watertown, Wis,
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $l5, 600; COW
cred by insurance in the Milwaukee Mechanics,
North American and Pennsylvania companies.
During the excitement attending the burning
of the Beckwith house at St Joseph, Mich, S.
3. Paige, wealthy lumberman of Oshkosh,
Wis, offered : 900 for the recovery of his
wife from the building, either dead or alive.
Assistant Fire Chief Rief imperiled his life in
recovering the remains from the fire, and now
Institutes suit to recover, Mr.. Paige declining
to fulfill his cOnyenant OF the contract
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12
RECORD OF CRIME.

DR.. Thomas of Chicago. whose trial for her
esy lately agltated the Methodist world, is eri-
ously i'll.
John H. Fink, retired flour merchant, who
made considerable money in western states
some years ago, committed suicide by hanging
in New York.
George Brooks and Scott Lave fought des-
perate duel with revolvers at Orbeston, Hacking
county, Ohio. Lave was mortally and Brooks
dangerously wounded. Both are young men
and have had a grudge some time.
Capt Fowler, druggist. at Grenada, Miss ,
was charging soda fountain, when the genera
tor exploded, fatally injuring DR.. Ray, lead
ing physician of the city, who died two hours
afterward. Capt. Fowler's injuries, it is also
thought, will prove fatal.
At Lewiston, Me-, skull, believed to be
that of the missing head of Mrs. Lowell was
found. headless skeleton identified as Mrs.
Lowell, was found near the same spot seven
years ago, and her husband, who was convict
ed of numbering her, is now in state prison.
At Shreveport, La, the motion for new
trial in the case of Mr. Thomas, convicted of
manslaughter for the killing of his brother-in-
law for seducing his daughter, was Withdrawn
and Thomas was sentenced to one hours I'M
prisonment in the penitentiary and the costs of
court petition signed by the judge, jury,
and nearly every citizen, has been forwarded
to the governor for imme liate pardon.
The coroner's inquest upon the body of Mrs.
Amanda Thompson, who died at Oxford, Kan
sas, very suddenly, has resulted in quite sen
sation The verdict of the jury is that she died
from oil of tansy taken for the purpose of pro-
curing an abortion, and that the drug was pro-
cured by VIM Fl. Richardson for that purpose,
ani administered to her BY Richardson or Mrs.
Clara J. Reid, with knowledge of its use.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

fng to know what Secretary Kirkwood regards
as climatic reasons, if snow and floods are not.
CIRCULAR INSTRUCTIONS UNDER ACT OF MARCH
g. 1881, .....
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-12

They Publish an Ante Election Letter from
President Garfield Easily Explained to be
Harmless.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-01-25
Obituary.

Mrs. Lille A. Wood, wife Of John
II. Wood Esq. OF Trenton, KY. died
of consumption on the End day of
January 1881, .Shc was the only
daughter Of Dabney o, and MaryE.
Day having been born on the 3rd of
February 1866. Baptized by Ed. s.
P. Forgey. While the writer had not
the pleasure OF an intimate personal
Acquaintance with tho deceased, her
exceptionally puro lie as christian,
wife, mother, sister and friend justi-
fies him In indiling these sincere lines
to her memory. We need not The
mockery of high sounding phrases in
speaking ofthc life aud character OF
Mrs. Wood. Her memory demands
simple, e,truihfulrecords and these only
will be grateful to the living. In-
deed, 1t seems. that simple record OF
the circumstances of her death. her
faith, her hope. her perfect resigna-
tion to tho will ofGod, would he o
sufficient record and illustration Of
life.
She bore all the suflerings attend
ant upou that dread disease without a
murmur, realizing, IL ever a mortal
did, that through all her trials she had
the mighty hand of God beneath her,
aud when the hour me,--terrible to
her loved ones, but Joyous to her,
for her to enter the dark valley, she
seemed almost transfgured. Calling
her kindred and friends 10 her bed.
side she implored them to "come 10
Jesus" and to "meet her again" and
bidding them to sing n would not
live always" she passed to the realms
of the blest, clapping her dying hands
Tor utter joy. This brief statement
OF the manner Of her death tells the
story of her life more beautifully
than any rem can do
Death came to her not 10 appall with
tearors but to crown with Joy unut.
terable q beautiful and lovely lite.
The leaves little daughter, Daisy
three years of age, and a noble hus
band for whom'many prayers will as
cend. The memory Of her gentle
christian life, Of her devotion TO al
that is pure and good will be q per
petual shield to HIM as he fights thu
battles of life alone, and may he b'
enabled oyermore to hear her voice
as she beckons with Invisible hant
from the shore where no death Is
pleading "come up higher" D.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-01-25
NORTH CHRISTIAN.

TITS almost an lmpossibility TO get
around in this vicinity at present, the
entire face of the country north OF the
Princeton road being literally one
continuous sheet OF slippery Ice, and
has been thus since December with
all exception off few days during
the deep snow OF the holidays. This
section seems not to have partaken of
the recent tllaw, and was only rend-
cred dangerous by 1t. The Prince
ton road however has been Of laic,
comparatively good but Is rapidly
breaking up.
Well, WE'LL We've seen your
Hiram at last, must confess that he
does look little formidable with his
cubic six; but although we involun-
tarily shuddered as we reverted to
the fate of Jonah, we escaped wilh-
out mastication, Hiram is taking
the proper steps 10 make a good sher-
III, and he ia creating quite a stam-
pede among the boys down the hol-
low, IN fact bids fair to freeze out
some of the late brides if lie does not
soon forbear.
We had the exouisite nleasure of
listening TO some of Iiopkinsville's
towering oratory or the evening of
with the nlastic Aow ofc,oononca
and well appointed wit Of NIL w
Downer, and in spite OF Mr.. II. +
Sites plianisms and centfipetsl reyo-
lutions, we were transported 10 the
aerial crests ofintellectua bliss. nut
sir, we can never forgive CIV, X.
NJ never. For betwixt his hypeb-
bolical irony and the appalling prox-
fmity of humiliation, we are hone
lessly done for. Nevertheless much
talent and learning was displayed by