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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-19

visited relatives IN st. Paul and is now
with others in Chicago, writes of her
experiences in the last great snow storm
as follows:
"Almost two weeks ago, before leaving
your hospitable hearthstone, I went to our
friend Webster to find how he defined the word
blizzard and, not being fully satisfied with It's
derivation, ! carried IN my soul sort of
longing to see one In its very sense. After em.
barking In one Of your choicest, Pullman
sleepers, which had come through on time
from Chicago to St. Paul that morning, we
proceeded with its usual speed some seventy
miles to Eau Claire. At sunset Old Sol
shone warmly and bright and we promised
fast with the loved ones IN Chicago next
morning. But as the curtain Of the night
was being folded about Us We looked forth
from the comfortable car and beheld driving
snow storm. Reaching Mcmillan, for tea,
there came on the wires the pleasing announce.
ment, "a blizzard ahead! Showing all day;
worst of the season in Chicago and all the In
tervening towns.n And when we reached
Elroy, at slow careful pace, we found it ex.
night and next day and night, with driving
snow storm beating upon our car, and when
we went forth to our meals men were EN-.
ployed shoveling paths. Everything was done
for our comfort by the excellent landlord at
the Elroy station, serving his meals in the
most acceptable manner. And what is still
more commendable and noteworthy is that the
officers of this Northwestern road went
through the long train of cars announcing
that meals should be served to all those who
lacked means by this extremity at their ex-
pense Our excellent and worthy Conductor
Van Buskirk and Porter George were untir-
ing in their attentions for our peace and vel.
fare.
cat 5 o'clock Saturday morning we were
awakened with the glad tidings that the snow
plows had cleared the track as far as Baraboo,
to the cars from Chicago, which had arrived
well 11ed with patient fellow travellers that
must take back track, as everything was
closed for the season! AtsBaraboo we re-
manned until 10 at night, with every necessity
supplied, and then parted with our faithful
Van Buskirk, whom we would highly CON-
mend to the travelling public, and thence NOV
reaching Chicago for the Sabbath. The Sab
bath morn church bells pealed forth their
music upon our ears, to which we could not
respond, hoping the snow plows (ive in num-
ber) would clear the track and we should dance
along In time for evening service in Chicago.
However, the announcement went through the
car that 500 men and five plows were doing
their utmost to excavate the thirty feet of
snow in the deep cuts and patience must
possess our souls. And there we sat, chanting
the hymns of David, and offering up thanks
giving in our hearts, while so many through
out the kingdom were nestled by their own
cheerful firesides little dreaming of the full
meaning of that word blizzard About 10
o'clock we moved forward slowly but safely,
and at the break of day landed on this side of
Jordan, locking out upon the rough and
tempest-tossed country of Chicago. And here
We are, waiting for the singing Of the robins"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-19
Discrimination against Minnesota Me'
chants in Freight Ren,0red.

chants in Freight RemOred.
A standing complaint with business
men here and at other points in the State,
since the Chicago g. Northwestern and
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroads
got control of rail lines leading into and
across the State, has been that these COM
panies Disseminated against them, both
in their freight tariffs and
in the classification of the same,
in favor of Milwaukee and
Chicago to such an extent as to virtually
destroy the trade of our wholesale mer-
chants in the section of country immedi-
ately tributary to their roads.
One feature of the discrimination prac-
ticed is that of changing the classification
of the same articles, when billed from
Chicago or Milwaukee, and from points
in Minnesota. For instance, sugar, mo-
lasses, and other like commodities of ne
cessity and daily consumption, would be
billed by the railroad companies from the
Lake Michigan markets as fourth class,
while the same articles shipped
by Minnesota merchant would
be billed third class, which
with the increased proportionate tariff
imposed for the shorter carriage. shut
our merchants out from competing with
Chicago aud Milwaukee houses in the
country traversed by these roads except
at loss.
The injustice was done until patience
ceased to be a virtue and the matter was
brought to the attention Of Railroad
Commissioner Marshall some two or
three months since, who at once opened
correspondence with the companies with
view to remedy if possible. The cor
respondence has been long drawn out,
not so much it would appear from an in
disposition of the companies to de
something, when actually confronted
with the complaints, as from the unwil-
lingness of either company to do any.
thing unless the other would take the
same position. Finally, however, the
two companies were brought to agree to
change the tariff by placing Minnesota
local shipments on the same basis as from
Chicago and Milwaukee, so far as clasif-
cation is concerned The change agreed
upon is announced in the letter below
from the traffic manager of the Chicago s.
Northwestern road to Gov. Marshall:
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN R'Y Co.,
OFFICE OF FREIGHT TRAFFIC MANAGER
CHICAGO, March 6,r1SS1.
DEAR sIR--Referring to my letter of JAN
uary 27th, advising that this company would
adopt the revised joint classification upon its
present traffic locally in Minnesota, as soon as
the table of rates could be adjusted under that
classification, / have the pleasure of handing
you herewith three copies of new local tariff
on Winona & st. Peter road and its branches,
taking effect March 3lst, and governed by the
revised classification, the same as in use in all
roads in Minnesota, unless it be the st. Paul s
Manitoba and Northern Pacific roads.
I regret the delay in issuing this tariff, but
such has been the pressure of Office work in
cident to the close of the year and the com.
mencement of another years business that it
was impossible to get it out sooner.
Yours truly, HENRY C. WICKER,
Freight Traffic Manager.
VIM. R. Marshall, Railroad Commissioner
State of Minnesota, st. Paul.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-19
van Filibuster Over the Officers.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The Democratic
Senator's have determined to resist an and all
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-19
MUCH MARRIED CANNON.
Interviewed, He Processes Confidence He
Will be Awarded His Seat in Congress.

CHEYENNE, Wy, March 1S.-The Leader
reports an interview with Cannon, the Nor
mon delegate to Congress. Cannon expresses
confidence in ultimate victory over Campbell.
He says all lawyers and Cengressmen in Wash
ington agree that he can't be kept out of the
seat. The idea was suggested that the next
House, being Republican, would keep him
out in the cold. He sa id he had most
to hope for from Republican
house. The Republicans abhorred the princi.
pie which sought to unseat him. As to Gov.
Murray's visit to Mentor several days before
the Inauguration, and the announcement that
Garfield endorsed Murray's action, Cannon
said he had 1t from good authority that
Garfield did not approve the giving of the GER
tifcate to Campbell
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-19
Blaine and the Fortune Bay Outrage

DtUtUe U7tW t7tc e O7 Vs''Ve ~ . 0e'e' "De0'
NEW YORK, March 1s..--A Washington
special says Secretary Blaine took up the
thread Of negotions with England respecting
the Fortune Bay outrages and others of like
character, where Evarts laid 1t down. During
the past few days he has been cabling almost
constantly with Lord Granville. AS a result,
the latter proposes that the whole matter be
referred, for decision, to Secretary Blaine and
Sir Edward Thornton, the British minister
here. If they disagree they are to name a
referee, whose decision shall be accepted as
final by the two governments. This PROPOSE
ton is now under consideration, and will
probably be accepted by our government.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-19
Colcred Bolt of the Cincinnati Republican
Ticket.

CINCINNATI, March 1S.-The Colored Mems
Protective club, at meeting tonight, ex-
pressed dissatisfaction because the Republicans
had given colored men no recognition on the
ticket nominated on Wednesday. They put in
nomination an independent ticket containing
only three of the Republican candidates,
namely: Police judge, clerk of the police
court and member of the board of public
works.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-19

Experiences In the Last Chicago Blizzard.
A lady of New York city who recently
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-19

Three special trains bringing immi-
grants and their goods have arrived here
in the last twelve hours, over the Eastern
division Of the St. Paul & Omaha line.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin says: "It is
stated that T. F. Oakes, general manager
of the Oregon Railway and Navigation
company, will remove from San Francisco
to St. Paul, and will assume the general
management of the Northern Pacific rail-
way"
Three coaches loaded with immigrants
and ten carloads of their goods, were for
warded from here for Fargo last night,
over the Northern Pacific railroad.
Twelve coaches, filled with immigrants,
and twenty eight carloads of their goods,
bound for Winnipeg, were received from
the Omaha Line during the night, to be
forwarded over the st. Paul & Manitoba
road to Winnipeg.
Digging out the snow covered railroads
is hard work The Hastings s. Dakota is
open to Olivia, but unless long warm
rain comes it will be long time before
the road is cleared to Ortonville.
The Milwaukee lines to Mason City are
open again but remain closed beyond that
place.
Bismarck dispatches of yesterday stat
ed that people were still crossing the Mis-
souri, at Mandan on foot, over the ice
floating al flood tide. From Fort Lin
coin to Sibley Island the river was clear
but the ice held firm below the island and
above the fort.
So far as could be ascertained by the
newspaper reporters the Northern Pacific
directors at their meeting in New York
Thursday took no action looking to a
change in the management or policy of
the company; and if any action was had
it may not be known until the contem-
plated change is to take effect.
The st. Paul division and Blue Earth
branch of the Chicago, St. Paul s. Oma.
ha line were open yesterday and passen.
ger trains ran on time to st. James and
Blue Earth City. Superintendent
Gear had a large force of men
engaged in clearing out the yard at st.
James and putting the snow and ice COW
cred cars in order for use. He telegraphs
that he is astonished at the amount of
snow which had to be moved and at the
quantity which still covers all that region
of country. From Madelia to St. James,
the opening of the road after the storm
of last week required the Eremoval of
four to eleven feet of snow the whole dis
tance-as if it had been one cut of eleven
miles long.
On the Sioux City division 400 men
were at work yesterday shoveling away
the snow and picking out the ice which,
on the western part of the division, is
found at thesbottom of each snow filled
cut, and as many more men will be put on
to-day as can be employed. The job is
tedious one and it is hardly possible for
the road to be opened under week unless
sun and rain give great assistance
The Minneapolis s. St. Louis road is
again open and in regular operation.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1881-02-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[ From Our Regular Correspondent. ]

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. u, 1880.
The principal event of the week was
the counting of the electoral vote at a
Joint session of both houses of Congress,
which was held in the Hall of Represen-
tatives. With the exception that here
and there in the aisles and between the
seats were seen the U. S. Senators, there
was nothing to indicate that anything
unusual was transpiring. The proceeds
ings were opened with prayer by the
Chaplain, and shortly afterwards it was
announced that the Vice President and
Senate had arrived. Vice President
Wheeler took his seat on the right side
of Speaker Randall, and having called
the Assembly to order stated that the
electoral vote would be counted and APP
pointed Messrs. Thurman and HamlIn
on the part of the Senate and Messrs.
House and Crowley on the part of the
House to act as tellers. These gentle>
clerks desk the Vice President said IL
open the package purportlng to contain
the certificates Of election of the State of
Alabama, and hand the certificate to be
reported. This he repeated in the case1
of each State, and the certificate having
been read he announced the number of
votes which had been cast and for whom.
The entire list of States having been gone
through Senator Thurman announced
that James A. Garfield of the State of
Ohio had received 2I4 votes and Winfield
S. Hancock of Pennsylvania had received
155 votes. Senator Thurman made a
similar statement regarding the vote for
Vice President, to which Senator Conks
ling responded with an emphatic Hgood"
The Vice President then announced that
the business for which the two houses
had assembled was completed and that
the Senate would return to the Chamber.
That is about the whole of the proceeds
ings which mark SO important an event
in the political history Of the country.
The Patent Office, which by law is
compelled to be self sustaining in its |
operations, continues to make good
showing, both financially and as reflects
ing the ingenuity and inventive powers
of the American people. The annual
report for 1880 aggregates the receipts |
for the year at $749, 1886; total expendi~
ture, $538,865; leaving a balance of 4
$2l0S20. The total amount to the
credit of the patent fund to January /,
1881, was 81 1881, 63I ,626. The effort to
divert this money to the educational fund, /
however meritorious in some respects,
would be an injustice to the inventors of |
the country which should not be allowed. |
Il would be far better, indeed, to pass |
law lessening the patent fees as an adds +
tional encouragement to invention, for
no man OF intelligence can fail to under-
stand that American inventions have
been among the most civilszing and
wealth producing factors of the age.
The preparations here for the inaugus
ration display are now rapidly passing
out Of proposals and talk into labor and
material, and every street which inter.
escts Pennsylvania avenue, from the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1881-02-18

The position in Ireland is critical, and
from present appearances it would seem
as though fright had taken the place of
fight. Parnell has gone to France and
there is talk Of him coming TO America.
The passage of the Coercion bill Is Gers
tain, the Government has made exten~
sive preparations to put down any dis,
turbances and there are a good many
men who may think discretion the bets
ter part of valor. The fact is that any
attempt to excite the Irish people to an
active resistance is the extreme of folly.
Perpetual protest is well enough, con-
tinual agitation after the O'Connell fashs
ion, but a war other than of words will
prove to be like the back action of "a gun,
sometimes more dangerous than the shot
from the muzzle. There was large
gathering in Hyde Park Sunday in OPP,
position to the policy of coercion.
Usually there ia more chatting than argu.
ment and more pugilism than earnest>
ness in the cause. Except to drive out
an unpopular and disturbing orator who
attempted to get up an opposition meet
ing, the gathering Sunday was large,
quiet and earnest; the speeches were by
Home Rule members of Parliament, and
were exceptionally able, and the pros
cession, which ended the demonstration,
was composed of men whose interest in
cause is calculated to aid it. Some Of
the notices and banners displayed
showed deep feeling, and the applause
and Kisses were literally and discrimin>
atingly bestowed. Sentinel.
Parnell has returned and taken his
seat in Parliament again. Victor Hugo
has promised to write manifesto in
favor of the Land League.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1881-02-18
The Legislature.
SENATE.

In the Senate. the general act for the
government of counties, after some sharp
debate between Senators Francis and
Sewell, was recommitted to special COM
mittee, appointed by the President, consis-
ting of Senators Francis, Deacon and
Gardiner
The bill requiring physicians to report
to the Board of Health monthly, in ordin-
airy cases, and daily in Infection or conta-
geous diseases, was lost.
The Governor nominated as Pilot Com
missioners, Robert Simonson and Thomas
s. Negus.
A bill was introduced appropriating
$50, 900 for the State Reform School.
Senator Hobart introduced bill grant
ing to any seven persons, four of whom
must be residents of the State, the power
to erect water works and supply the in
habitants of cities with water This bill,
it is claimed, threatens the entire system
of water works now in existence After
some important amendments the bill was
ordered to third reading
The Republicans held joint caucus, on
Tuesday afternoon, aud after fixing upon
Chas. A. Butts, as State Director of
Railroads, decided not to prolong the ses-
sion after March 2nd, and to get through
earlier if possible.
Bills were passed providing for the pub
fishing of the laws in pamphlet form.
Messrs Hobart, Deacon, Paxton, Sewell,
Martin and Youngblood voting no. The
next day the bill was recons1dered, after
eloquent and forcible speeches by Sena-
tors Youngblood aud Eewell in favor of
the newspapers and the bill is now prac-
tically killed.
Also an act providing thatcity officials
shall hold Office until their successors are
appointed and qualified; an act authoriz-
ing cities to construct drains and sewers,
and the joint resolution of sympathy with
the Beers in their war with England.
Senator Martin introduced bill estab-
fishing a Bureau of Vital Statistics,
and appropriating $4,000 tor current ex-
penses
The Senate bill, securing wages to en-
ployees, making wages first lien on the
product of the labor, came up on its Sec
ond reading.
The Governors vetoes were all sus-1
tanned.
The Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday
night, listened to long arguments on the.
local option business, several leading tenn
perance advocates being present
The bill fixing the salary of the Prose
cutor of the Pleas in the various counties
Of the State came up on its second read
ing.
Senator Youngblood held that the
Prosecutors are paid too high salary,
and attempted to amend the bill so as to
cut down the rate in counties of 10000 In
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1881-02-18
Administrators Sale of Land.

PURSUANT to an order Of the Orphans
l. Court of the County of Morris, made
on the Eleventh day of October, A. D.,
1880, the subscriber, Administrator Of
George B. Van Fleet. deceased, will sell the
land and real estate of which said deceased
died seized, on
SATURDAY, the 10Th day of February,
A. d., 1881, between twelve O'Clock, noon.
and five O clock in the afternoon. on the
premises, situate III Morristown. Morris
County, New Jersey, which was conveyed
to the said George B. Van Fleet by Daniel
S. Mckee and Charlotte A. his wife, by
deed dated the 29th day OF March, A. d.,
1876, and recorded in the Morris County
Record of Deeds, in Book P 8, pages 338,
&C., which lot together with passage
way to the same, (which is also hereby con-
veyed), is in said deed described as fol-
lows, viz:
Beginning at the fourth corner of lot
conveyed to Stephen r. Mullen by Sher-
wood s. Atno and wife; thence runningtl)
along the southerly side of passageway
hereinafter described north eighty-four de-
grees and thirty~six minutes east forty
feet; thence (2) south eighteen degrees
east sixtysthree feet and seventy-eight one
hundredths of a foot to a point i'll the rear
line of the above mentioned deed thence
| 81 following the rear line of said lot south
eighty -one degrees and forty five minutes
west forty feet to Owen Degan's line
thence AZ along his line north seventeen
degrees and twenty -one minutes west sixty
six feet to the place Of beginning, contain
ing fifty-seyen thousandthsSof an acre CT
land. be the same more or less; together
with the use in common with James Paul
and others, of a passageway at least twen-
| tv feet wide, beginning on Bridge street at
the most northerly corner OF said Paul 8
lot, and extending along the line of said
Paul's lot and Corriell's lot, formerly Null
LENS, and this lot to Owen Degan's line
said passageway to be used as passageway
onlg and for no other purpose whatever.
! JULIUS A. DRAKE,
Administrator OF George B. Van Fleet, de-
ceased.
Morristown N. j., Dec. 18th. 1880.
5w~$8.80
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Morris Orphans Court,
OcToBRR l'ERM, 188O.

In the matter of the application of
Charles F. Axtell, administrator of ia
cob L. Axtell, deceased Rule to show
cause why there should not be a sale Of
lands.
Charles. f. Axtell, administrator of ia
cob T. Axtell, late of the County Of Morris,
deceased, having made and exhibited to
this Court, under oath, a just and true ac-
count of the personal estate and debts of
said deceased, as far as he has been able
to discover the same, by which it appears
that the personal estate of said deceased
is insufficient to pay all his just debts, and
stating that said deceased died seized of
lands, tenements. hereditaments and real
estate, situate in the County of Morris,
and praying the aid of the Court in the
premises. Therefore, it is ordered by the
Court, that all persons interested in the
lands, tenements. heredltaments and real
estate Of said deceased, do appear before
the Judges of this Court. at the Court
House IN Morristown. on Monday the
seventh day of March A D 1881. at the
honr Of ten o'clock IN the forenoon Of said
day, and show cause, if any they have. why
SO much Of the said lands, tenements. here
ditaments and real estate of said deceased
should not be sold as will be sufficient to
pay his debts.
A true copy from the minutes:
CHAS. A. CULLEN, Surrogate.
IA 6w-$6.00
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1881-02-18

The Trenton True american, of Feb.
18th, comments rather pointedly cons
corning letter published recently in
the Trenton Gazette, and alleged to have
been written by Mr.. VIM. E. Church,
of this city, in relation to fees for Office
holders, the abuses of the system, &c.
As rejoinder, the True american raps
Mr.. Church severely on the knuckles by
spreading before the public certain bills
of costs charged by the firm of which he
is member, and alleges they contain
items entered and charged for which the
said firm took pay from their clients
without having performed the services
itemized.
The fees referred to are statutory and
undoubtedly all right, and as arule. are
charged by all lawyers; which same is
considered correct and proper. But
when Mr.. Church, in his letter concerns
ing fees to Democratic Office holders
asked chow can any right thinking man
take fees for services never performed2'
did not, perhaps, consider how his ques'
ton was going to be answered by the
True american. Perhaps, again, he die
not consider the old adage concerning
theinternal arrangements of glass houses
with reference to stone throwing, &c.