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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-18

rope dIec without speaking.
COMMERCIAL CRookEDNEss.
DETROIT. Dec. 16.--Wednesday A. G.
Harding, boot and shoe dealer at Allegan.
gave FIVE chattel mortgages on his stock,
aggregating $4,000. Yesterday the hold
ers OF the two largest mortgages took pos
session of most of Harding's bills for his
fall stock. not matured. and are to outside
parties. Within a few weeks Harding has
bought $4,000 worth Of real estate in his
wife's name.
SCALDED TO DEATH.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, Dec. 16.-This morn
ing an engine on the Cumber-
land Il Pennsylvania railroad blew out the
crown sheet, terribly scalding the engineer
Geo. Reilly, Frank Carafine and Henry
Miller. The two latter are not expected to
recover.
ARRESTED FOB FRAUD.
New York, Dec. 16.-George J. Rice,
president of the Utica, Ithaca & Elmira
railroad, was arrested here last night on
charge of over-issue of stock and embez-
element. It is said there is discrepancy
IN his accounts of from 100000 to $780,
600. The prisoner lives near Elmira.
MURDERER CAPTURED.
GREENvILLE, Miss, Dec. 16.-F. W. War
rem, charged with the murder of one Kings
ton, in Dunkin county, No., is captured,
for whom reward of $4,000 is offered.
HOTEL BURNED.
New YORK.. Dec. 16.-The Pavilion ho-
tel. Staten Island, burned tonight Loss
$4,000. Incendiary.
DROWNED.
KINGSTON, Ont, Dec. 16.-This afternoon
Robert Robinson, son of VIM. Robinson.
ex-member provincial parliament, and
John Spencer,son of Rev. W. Spencer, cler-
ical secretary, while skating broke through
the ice and were drowned.
HELD FOR MURDER.
LoUIsyILIE, Ky., Dec. 16.-Thomas Crit
tenden to-day had an examination trial on
the charge of killing Rose Mosley on
Wednesday at Anchorage. The state was
represented by Lee Woolfold, county at
torne:y. and the defense b Ma::3- ". z.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-18

AMERICAN SHIPPING.
Senator Conger's committee has evolved
certain amendments to the navigation
laws, which were reported to-day, and
which are expected, if enacted, to set the
American flag flying on every sea. If this
will not do it, nothing will short of hiring
the flag to float at so much per annum.
The most important sections abolish COR
sular fees and provide for drawback on
materials. One section provides that no
fee shall hereafter be charged by any con-
sular officer for amy certificate, manifest,
Or other official service to American YES
sells engaged in foreign trade, or to the
owners, officers, Or seamen of such vessels.
The section goes on to provide that con-
sular officers who are paid fees shall keep
an account of all such services
by them, and of the fees
they would have earned, and shall
be paid that amount out of
the treasury. Three other sections provide
that all articles and materials of foreign
production needed for the repair of vessels
engaged in the passenger trade, and the
trade between the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of the United States, and ali ship
stores, cordage, rigging, canvas, and all
coal required by such vessels shall be with
drawn from bonded warehouses, free; that
In case of vessels constructed in the United
States IN whole or in part of American ma
terials, the owners shall receive drawback
equal to the amount of duty that would
nave been collected on the American ma
'erials had they been imported: that on all |
:orejgn materials entering into the con-
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-18

about this subject. If the Democratic party
should come into power it ought to purify
the service by making thorough and radi-
cal change of oAiceholders, except soldiers
who'ha served their country and been in
jured in its service.
Mr.. Brown offered an amendment to the
pending amendment of Mr.. Allison re-
ducing the term of Office of the commits
sionors from six to four years. Lost.
Yeas %; nays 24.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
Plumb. Maxey and Jones, of Florida.
Mr. Sherman said one of his first acts al
secretary of the treasury was reducing the
force 800 in number and also reducing the
pay to rates which the same kind of SER
vice commanded in private employment,
and the result was that 100000 appropri-
ated for that bureau by congress, was
returned to the treasury. As secretary of
the treasury he had done his best to bring
the force down to a proper standard. and if
there were any supernumeraries now he did
not know it. AS to civil service reform, he
favored three provisions: first, taking away
of power to select employees by favoritism
and the passage of law that the admis-
sion to service should be secured by com
Po'AIi'o oAdmAudtlOuS open 10 all; second.
the prohibition of removals except for
cause; third, the prohibition of political
assessments without interfering with the
right of officials to contribute volun-
tarily for legitimate political pur-
poses. Removals without cause would
be very rarely made if the pressure of
senators and representatives for appoint
ments in the executive departments were
stopped, and therefore he would vote again
as be had voted years ago, for a law pro-
hlbiting such interference by members of
congress. AS an executive officer he had
felt keenly such interference.
Mr.. Window confirmed what Mr. Sher.
man had said about the departments. He
was tired of hearing that the executive
departments were reeking with corruption.
1t was not true.
Mr. Cockerell moved to adjourn. Lost.
Mr.. Cockerell said this senate, which was
now so virtuous that it refused to adiou n
at 8 o'clock Saturday. was made up of the
same senators as at the last session, and
he read from the journal to show that in
the first part of that session the gentlemen
now so eager for reform had favored early
Mr.. Edmunds, the pope of
the senate, (laughter) having moved on the
frs. day to saioura at ECO, and
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-05
Jimmy Brown Tells an s'Old, Old
Story"

We've had a most awful time in our
house. There have been ever so many
srobberles in town, and everybody has
been almost afraid to go to bed.
The robbers broke into old DR.. Smith 8
house one night. DR.. Smith is one of
those doctors that don't give any medi-
cine except cold water, and he heard
the robbers and came down stairs in his
,nightgown. with a big umbrella in his
hand, and said: If you don't leave
this minute I'll shoot you.'' And the
robbers they said: soho! that umbrel-
la isn't loaded" and they took him and
tied his hands and feet, and put a mus
.tard plaster over his mouth. so that he
couldn't yell, and then they filled the
washtub with water and made him sit
down in it. and told him that now he d
know how it was himself, and went
away and left him, and he nearly froze
to death before morning.
Father wasn't bit afraid of the rob-
bers, but he said he d fix something so
that he would wake up if they got in
the house. So he put coal-scuttle full
of coal about halfway up the stairs, and
tied string across the upper hall Just
at the head Of the stairs. He said that
! if robber tried to come up stairs he
would upset the coal-scuttle, and make
q tremendous noise. and that if he did
happen not to upset it, he would GER
ta'nly fall over the string at the top of
szhe stairs. He told us that if we heard
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-05
The Potato Scarcity.

Notwithstanding the fact that there is
a promise of An excellent potato crop
this year all over the country the prices
of potatoes are higher now than they
have been for years During the past
week there was an advance of nearly
one hundred per cent. over the prices
asked the week before, and potatoes
that brought four dollars a barrel at
wholesale now sell for seven dollars, and
even more. The fact that large quanti-
ties of potatoes are now brought to New
York from Long Island does not seem in
any way to affect the price. The incon-
.sistency between the receipts of potatoes
from all points and the prices they bring
has given rise to the suspicion that there
is a strong speculative interest in pota-
toes that has succeeded in creating a
corner. The suspicion has not been di-
unfinished by a rumor to the effect that
thousands of dollars worth of potatoes
have been thrown into the North and
East Rivers by interested persons. Mr..
John Sutherland among others, is
strongly inclined to give credence to
this rumor, and even goes so far as to
say he knows it to be true, and Mr..
Sutherland is not apt to speak without
book Dock Commissioner Vanderpoel,
when asked about the dumping Of pota-
toes in the river and bay, said that such
a thing could scarcely be done without
the Dock Department knowledge of
the fact; and the Commissioners had not
been notified that potatoes had been
thrown into the waters of the harbor.
Heabelieved, therefore, the rumor was
without foundation. But he could give
no other reason for his belief.
Many produce dealers were visited by
the reporter. None of them were in
clined to admit that there was any truth
in the report that potatoes had been
wilfully destroyed for the sake Of Gre
ating a corner in the market They
said that it would be next to impossible
to bring the market up much higher
than it now is. Last seasons drought
was especially severe upon food staples.
Fortunately, however, Europe had
raised surplus of the vegetables the
supply of which failed in the United
States. and large shipments were at
once made and continued during the
fall and winter. Nearly all kinds of
vegetables. including cabbages, turnips,
beets and caulitlowers, came over, but
the most useful and important were
'beans and potatoes. The Following is a
statement of the monthly imports of po-
'tatoes from October, 1881, and of ar
rivals till June l, 1882:
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-05
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

John Bell, founder of the London
Belts Weekly Messenger, was, according
to Leigh Hunt (once its editor), the
first printer who confined the letter
"s' to its present shape and rejected
altogether the old f-like form.
jay Gould is as fond of flowers as
he is of railroads, and owns the largest
private conservatory in the United
States. 1t is on the grounds of his sum-
mer residence at Irvington, n. Y, is
400 feet long, with several wings OF
eighty feet each, and contains over
1000 varieties of plants most of which
were brought from Europe this year.
The grounds are 500 acres in extent,
and there are large flower and vegetable
gardens.
George Francis Train is living in
New York, where he is considered in
the light of a harmless lunatic. For
five years he has sat daily in Madison
Park bare-headed, surrounded BY chill
dren, whom he treats to candy and
playthings. He has not spoken to a
man for an entire year. His skin is very
dark from exposure. and his hair is as
white as snow. This man introduced
the American street railway in London
amid great opposition. Y. Times.
There is pathetic and poetical
story told about James Thomson, the
author of 1.-The City Of Dreadful Night"
In his youth he was in the British army,
and was betrothed to a beautiful girl,
from whom the demands of military life
temporarily separated him. One day
he received news of her slight illness,
and on the next came without further
warning the news of her sudden death.
The young poet fell senseless to the
ground, and for many weeks lay dan
geroLsly i'll. He rose reckless and de-
faint man, careless of life and fortune.
N Y Hsra{d
DR.. Nelson H. Cary, the father OF
Annie Louise Cary, had a musical fam
lily. Joseph Cary, his eldest son, was
a fine bass singer, and married mu-
stefan, Flora Barry, at one time we'll
known opera singer; William Cary. the
second son, was good singer; Marcia
Cary, now Mrs. j. C. Merrill, of Port
land, the next youngest child, was sup
posed to possess richer contralto than
her younger sister Annie. The next
daughter, Ellen Cary, was the only So
prano singer in the family. There then
came Samuel Cary, who had a good
bass voice. With the musical qualities
of the voice of the next younger child,
Annie Louise Cary, the public is well
acquainted. The youngest child, Ada
Cary, is about to become professional
singer.-Chicago tribune.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-05
The Governor Of Coney Island.

"The Son of his Father died in
New York on Sunday. His name was
Gilbert F. Davis, a retired wine mer-
chant. His father was a talented man
and an exceedingly pleasant com
panion. The son was chip of the old
block, and hence the title which was
given. The father was tea importer,
and subsequently a wine importer. In
1885 he became widely known as the
"Governor of Coney Island" by
reason of curious cartoon
which he designed and issued
as a burlesque on the land-specu-
lation mania which seized many
New Workers at that time. He got up
a burlesque map of Coney Island, which
represented the then barren sand-bed
which was to be the future watering
place, as a sort of town, and it was ac-
companied By a glowing prospectus set
ting forth the great field for fortune
gathering which the sand strip, under
proper management, was to become.
The map was prominently displayed.
created a great sensation. and resulted
in the author being sued by the land
spectators for malicious conspiracy
to ruin their business project.
When the case was called for trial,
however, the map was displayed in
court, the joke and clever satire on the
speculative fever of the day was at
once seen and appreciated and the case
was laughed out of court. Copies OF the
map were sent to China at the time, and
resulted in the next consignment OF tea
ordered by the firm in which Mr.. DAVIS
was interested coming to America WITH
the brand &c. c. l." stamped upon It,
This meant "Governor of Coney Isl.
and" and was tribute to Mr.. Davis
ingenuity. 7, HerQh.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-05
HUMOROUS.

-Hanlan has won $50, OOOby his skill
with the oars. That is what we call
good scull9ship.
There was young lady of Gloucester,
Whose parents had hoped they had loucea-
But she came back one day
To th ,ir awful smay.
So they called her wicked impoucester.
boston Star.
Two brothers who were very sue
cessful dentists built large and hand
some house, the appearance of which
was thought to resemble a large molar
tooth. 1t was common remark: "See
what brothers can do when they pull
together! Chicago Tribune.
-" Edward, what do l hear-that
you have disobeyed your grandmother,
who told you just now not to Jump
down those steps?' "Grandma didn't
tell us not to, papa; she only came to
the door and said: L wouldn't jump
down those steps, boys and l
shouldn' think she would-an old lady
like hertz Y. Graphic.
Some modern time inventive genius
has devised a plan which is certain to
make a young lady pianist play smooth
ly. We have little machine known as
a stuffed-club, which, if properly used.
will prevent young pianists from play
ing at all, which is really the great de-
sideratum.-New Hauen Register.
but why did you leave her so
hastily?' asked a sympathizing friend
who was trying to console lover for
his separation from the object of his
idolatry. 80, it was sudden impulse..'
"What sort of an impulse?'' 81 don't
know exactly" returned the sufferer,
thoughtfully, but it must have been at
least No. 2.''-Brookiyn Eagle.
The present Paris fashion of carry
ing canes is to "hold the stick in the
middle stiffiy, with the elbows at an an
GLE" Some day it may be fashionable
in Paris to wear brains, and then those
fellows who introduced the hold
ing fashion, as well as it's followers. will
be badly left. 1t will be fashion they
are unable to adopt, for obvious reasons.
Herald.
Miss Nellie invited several of her
little friends to dine with her at two
O clock. Noticing the dainty appetite
of one of her juvenile guests, Miss
Nellie's mother urged her to partake
more freely OF the goodies provided.
"Thank you,'' replied the little one.
1--WE dine at six, and my luncheon is
always very light atfair.-Courier-
Journal
TO country parson, not more than
halfway round the world from Boston,
a rustic couple went to be married, ac-
companied by the aunt of the bride. an
elderly female, with sharp eyes and nose,
and general air OF intending to see that
everything was done duly and in order.
The aunt watched keenly during the
ceremony, nodding her head vigorously
at each emphatic word, and, at the con-
clusion, she rose theoretically to her
feet, saluted the newly-married couple
with business-like air. and then turned
briskly to the clergyman. MIR. M"
she said, 81 never met you before, but
know who you are, and must say
how beautiful and how grammatical you
have married them two Boston
Nou71er.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-05

Total. ......... 1O76,272 53,1s5 1,129.457
Arrivals of potatoes still continue
from Europe, but in greatly dimin-
ished quantity, only about 6,100 sacks
having been received during the past
month. In addition to this, the old
crop of American potatoes, which was
originally short, is now used up, and
there is not enough of the new crop to
supply the deficiency. These seem to
be the conditions that account for the
present high price of potatoes, and the
difficulty will be removed as soon as
large supplies of new potatoes begin to
accumulate. Until then it is safe to pre-
dict very high prices.
Mr.. William Gamble, prominent
produce dealer. said: There has been
no forced corner in potatoes, so far as l
know. The lack of supply could not be
helped. There were no potatoes to sup
ply the demand, and of course the
prices went up. So soon as the new
supply begins to come in you will see
tumble in prices. The crop is large
one, but it is late. I don't believe in
spectators throwing potatoes overheard
ito bull the market. Some time ago two
cargoes of spoiled potatoes Were
brought here, and the Board of Health
re used to allow them to be landed.
They were then dumped in the lower
bay. That may have given rise to this
.rumor. How else it originated I can
not say. You can take my word for it,
there has been no corner except such as
has been made by the lateness of the
new and the exhaustion of the old crop
. of potatoes. N Y. World.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-05
Our Young Readers.
SCRATCH FOR YOTRSEL YES.

Said the first little chicken,
With Il queer little Squirn:
- wish | could find
4 fat little worm
Said the next little chicken,
W It'll an odd little shrug:
I" wish could find
4 fat little bug"
Said the third little chicken.
With a sharp little S4leIl:
/ wish | could tiul
Some nice yellow meal"
Said the fourth littlp chicken,
With u SIN I'll S RI OF grief:
"I wish could lin
\ green little leaf.
Said the fifth LITTLE chicken,
W tn | faint little moan:
wish coull find
\ wee gravel stone.
Now, see here" said the mother,
From the green garden patch,
If you want any breakfast
Just come here and scrltch!'
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-05

"A man residing in the suburbs of a
Kentucky town has found bed of re-.
markedly fine clay, and now he is I'M
decided as to whether he should start a
brick yard or shop for the maaufact-
ure of Partisan bon-bons.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-05
The Great Rivers Of the World,

The River Amazon is the greatest vol
ume of water flowing through any coun-
try of the world; but it is but 3, 900 miles
long. The Mississippi from Lake Itaska
to its junction with the Missouri is 2,616
miles long; from that point to the Gulf
is !, 1856 miles, total of 1902 miles; the
Missouri runs 1908 miles to join the
Mississippi. and, having had given to it
the length to the sea, is 4, 1874 miles long.
To the sacred river, the Nile, must be
given the credit of running through the
greatest stretch of country The Amer
lean Encyclopedia of 1875" from which
the previously quoted figures are taken,
says: cit is navigable, as far as the
district of Pazogle, about 1,50O miles
from the Mediterranean. Its approx
mate length throughout all its windings
from the limit of steam navigation above
Gondokoro is 5000 miles. The addi-
tional length to Lake Albert N*Yanza
can scarcely be less than 200 miles, and,
consequently, the river traverses dis
lance of about 4, 700 miles, or sos more
than the Missouri and Lower Mis- sissip-
pi."
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-05

The living skeleton of San Fran
cisco side show went out for walk on
arailroad track A locomotive knocked
him down and ran over him. He arose
and continued his walk. The four
inches between the cowcatcher and the
ties had been sufficient for his thinness.
He was incidentally well advertised. but
paid for it in bruises and scratches
=. Sun.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-05

-Hanlan has won SS0,O00by his skill
with the oars. That is what we call
good scullaship.
There was young lady of Gloucester,
tar.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1882-06-22

so we got leave from aunt to come and
meet him ourselves, Is she wasn't we'll
enough to 60 with us. He'seure to be
at st. Peters station when we get
there"
"And his eyes will be quite well
again-rm sure they willr' cries little
Katrina, eagerly. cdr Ulrich is so
cleaver. and he's cured so many peo-
pie, and papa's such friend of his,
I'm sure he'll cure him too.'
Il hope he will, indeed" says her
brother, earnestly. "Poor papa! it's
so horrid to see great strong man like
him led about just like baby, and not
able to read any stories, or watch his
flowers coming up so nicely, after tax
ing all that trouble with them! l aOIl
give a shout if he's really cured.'
"There's the station!' cried Theresa,
almost throwing herself through the
window in her eagerness, "and there s
a man standing on the platform all by
himself. Can that be papa?'
A whistle. clank, long creaking
grOan, and the train comes to stand
still. But almost before it has stopped,
the door flies open, and the next mo-
ment see the children hanging in a
cluster upon a tall. tine-looking man
with thick gray mustache, while three
voices shout, joyfully.
Papa! papa! you see?'
Eyes, dears, | see, thank Godr' says
the old soldier, fervently; "and when
the doctor was going to begin, laid
your portraits beside my chair, that they
might be the first thing saw"
There were not four happier people, 1
will answer for it, in all Austria that
day; and the remembrance of that meet
ing is still among the brightest of my
travelling recollections.-D ker.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1882-06-22
Squaring the Circle.

James Morton, Philadelphia mathe-
matician, claims to have solved the
problem known as "squaring the cir
cle." The solution of this problem of
finding the exact area of a circle has
occupied the attention of mathemati-
clans from time immemorial. Many
claimed to have performed it, but their
demonstrations have always failed to
stand the test. The nature of the prob
lem places it outside of the domain of
arithmetical calculation, but not
outstanding this admitted fact,
the ratio between diameter and
circumference has been carried
out to over six hundred decimal places.
So, by geometrical methods, Mr.. Nor
ton thinks he has accomplished the
quadrature of the circle. His solution,
put in the form of a proposition, is as
follows: 1.-The square of the diameter
of any circle is to its area as the perrin
eter of square described on the diam
eter of the circle is to its circumfer-
ence; or conversely, the area of any cir
Gle is to the square of its diameter as
the circumference of the circle is to the
perimeter Of a square described ON its
diameter"