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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-13
An Eminent "Old Cove. >

Sir James Paget, the eminent English
surgeon, when near his country house re-
Gently, witnessed a severe accident by
which a mans leg was broken. Sir
James helped the man into his cart and
proceeded to attend to his injuries. The
drivers companion ran to the local doc
tor and cried out: "Please, sir, Bill has
been and fallen out of the cart and got
bis leg broke; there's an old cove a-pul-
ling Of him about, but I can see he amt
up to much, so I wants you to come at
once, sir, COS Bills. very bad" The
doctor hurried to the spot and found that
the cold cove" was quite competent to
act in the emergency. Sir James had
made some rough sp]ints and used a
copy of the London Times to bind up
the leg. Criticism of medical skill as
often happens, came to grief, and Sir
James learned once more that fame has
it's limitations. T.. - -,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-13
Without An Owner.

There are two blocks ofsGunfinished
brick houses. on Sixteenth and French
Streets, Philadelphia, for which no
owner can be found. They are six in
runber, and were begun in 1875 for F.
r; Williams, but were abandoned after
S12, 900 had been expended. Since that
time they have been an eyesore to the
neighborhood, and have been an en-
larged playhouse tor all the children
thereabouts. The cellars are partly filed
with stagnant water, decaying carcasses,
and debris Of all kinds, and. the build
ings have become great nuisance.
They have changed owners several times
and the present owner not being ascer-
tainable, the board of health has or
dered the owner of the land to remove
them: r." 81. t..,.-,- -,..,,. -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-13

III MAx4tAA :-l Why BIZ ere YEP always beat
ing your doll? That isn't nice Elsie
Eyes, it iis.. !. + must beat tie doll,
Because + don t want papa 'toitell me as
lie alwayss tells' you, 'thssi I! am spelling
10y childrsns r f1ie0 essdae B!Gtte,.'o'rzs
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-13

.'~ Drr .usI1r1ox Of . soldier Of fortune
A soldier who has none-Fro"s the
French. r.> ..-,,irs a.. ,F4. -..F .s:- : =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-13

Pensions :-.. 61,s46, 1913 81
river and harbor improvements and
The naval establishment, including yes -
sels, machinery and Improvements at
nQFyyardo. l5,O34 V46 n
Miscellaneous expenditures, including
public. buildings, light houses and =:
collecting the revenue .......... "a, 539, 2s7 81
TIT 81: Columbia < sso,54s 81
Interest on the public debt. 1,077,2O6 Z!
Total ordinary expenditures. s251, 1891 ,439 s.
Leaving surplus revenue of $145, 81, i $40. II
which, with an amount drawn from the cash
making S166, 281. 505.55 was applied to the re-
demption Of bonds for the sinking fund, $50,
079, $50 Of fractional currency for the sinking
fund, SIS. 705, 553 Of the loan of July and Au.
gust, 1861, So, 81, 050 Of the loan of March,
1858, 81, Az, 900 OF the funded loan of1SS1,
Ss7, 20 Ct the loan Of 1852 q, 9 goo Of the
s !es 't & f'e iss; a s'so Sc az
of 1864, s7,4OO of 52O's of 1865, $4,000 Of
1O-4O's Of 1864, *254,55O of consos of 1865,
$50, $50 of conso]s of 1867, $408, $50 of consoIs
of 1868, S1O1, 400, 600 Of Oregon war debt,
1875, $50 of old demand compound interest and
other notes, $18,350; total $16o, 28l. SOP.
Tho excess of. exports over impMtA r mer-
chandse was $4,000, 693. This;exceN isslass
|
six years. 1880.
During the year there have been organized
III national banks. and of those institutions
there. are now in operation 2,269, q larger num-
Der than ever befoEe, The value OF. their notes
in active circulation On July l, 1882, was 1924,
657, 458. Il recommend to your attention the
secretaty's ieNk III respect to- thel ikeihood Of
"a serious contraction of this circulation and to
the modes by which that result may, in bis
iudpment. he ayerked.
The mass of accumulated coin has grown 80
great that the vault room at present available
for storage is scarcely sufficient to contlnSit.
It is not apparent why it is desirable TO con.
tinue this coinage now SO enormously id excess
Of the public demand. '' .'7';'I" .a''F
Ks to the silver certificates, III addition to the
grounds ,whichseemed last year to Justify their
retirement, may be mentioned. the effect which
is likely to ensue from the supply Of gold GER
ti6cates for whence issuance congress recently
made provision, and which areinow in inactive
circulation. :anrN+ r 'As,">9 80 < 's"as:s" :"
o. lnrespect to the coinage Of silver dollars
and retirement of silver certificates I have
ssen is othng t1stsr h eah e ;eean M
s ssar abs % a& tsfSsn sI3te{s3'
amounts Of silver dollars in circulation On No:
ss%Se ineiesss y ap %5 81 Ell III
LARS; but during the interval there had been, in
the whole number coined an mcrease Of 20,
ED0OGd6 Or the In, 100000 thus far ninted,
Little more than 81, zoo, 600 are in circulation
h You cannot fail to note with interest tbs die
cussion BY, the secretary ~ tonthe necessity ok
providing bytllegislation 40 some mode Of freeing
event that congress- fxils t6 reach an early
lasreement for the aiieducttiosn: Of taxston1.l
heartily approve the secretary's recommends
tion, IT immediate ana extensive reduction u
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-13

{22O,AO,7~ -
146,497,595 45
4,753,140 CT
s,956,7s4 As
840,554 SO
7s6,271 ~
1913; 4,80l 90
e,O",SoS ~
go. 314,959 s.
4,116,ess %
5,705,243 %
2o5,2so,6s6 90
1,715,l76. Al
338,AA,543 20
siOa525,25O %
u the same
.$ls,O42,3e6 AZ
1,387,586 10
1,736,74s,W
6l,8H,193s@
~ ~ - '-%s.sa a
4s,s7o,494 10
!. 15,os2,Ae Is
q 80 ~
-. 34,539,2s7 so
,:cs,sso,As 81 |
71,077,2O!6 10
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-13

Customs. $50. .S...........
Int rnal revenue. ...........
Sales of public lands. ............ =.
Tax on circulation and deposits OF
national banks. ............
Repayment of interest by Pacific
: Railroad Companies. ..............
Sinking fund for Pacific Railroad
I Companies. ..............
Customs, fees, fines, penalties, etc. s..
Fees consular, letters patent and
lauus. ....ssssss..
Proceeds of sales of government
property. .................
Profits on coinage, bullion deposits
and assays. ...!..
Indian trust fund.
Deposits by individuals for survey
ing public lands.
Revenues of the District of Column
D1a.... .......... ..............
Miscellaneous sources. ..............
Total ordinary receipts. .........
The ordinary expenditures; +
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-13

/
ture or conversion Of any heavy cannon, but
the secretary expresses the hope that authority
and means to begin that important work will
soon be provided.
invite the attention of congress to the pro-
prlety of making more adequate provisions for
afforded by the act of 1906, which Is still upon
! the statute books. The matter has already
been the subject of discussion in the senate and
bill which seeks to SUPPLY the deficiencies of
existing laws is now upon its calendar.
The secretary of war calls attention to the
fact that an embarrassment has grown out of
she recent act Of congress making the retire
| age of "a, with the act of 1878, which is still
| il! force, which limits to 400 the number of
those who can be retired for disability or upon
their own application. The two acts when con-
strued together seem to forbid the relieving
even for absolute incapacity Of officers Yh9 DC
save u such timd al there chance to Re tes9
Ethan 100 nSmes On the fetired list. NhSre are
snow 420. 1t is.aet likely that congress intended
this result and concur with the secretary that
! the law ought to be amended.
The grounds that induced me to withhold
| my signature from the bill entitled, an act
Emaking appropriations for the construction, le-
pair and preservation of certain works ON
rivers and harbors, which became law near
the close of your last session, prompt me to ex-
! press the hope that no similar measure will be
deemed sEs sa' a ssn Of Of
lsdpened to q seriouas obtchan ssed itieat TO that
Ts s% in wss I'D rs tsst
the greater poFtioA-ods he sanR-appsopsia
1or the various items specified in that act re-
mains unexpended OF the new works which
! it authorized, expenses have been incurred
upon two only, for which the total sppropria-
ton was S21O,0 The present available
balance is disclosed by the following tables:
Amount Of appropriation by act Of Au-
gust p 1882. ,7sss75
IL, 1852. -. .......:............ 10000
amount Of appropriation for payments
to J. B. Esds.. IN ....s.......... S0Aroo
'' 's: IF; :: w :3::9
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-13

for this class of goods is to be judged eof by
Withdrawals of similar goods, the tax paid
during the past few years on the stock new on
hand is equal to six years consumption. To
nostpone. payment of the tax on this stock un-
til its Withdrawal is required by the demands
of trade, q movement has been set on foot
for its expectation and transportation and stor-
age in custom bonded warehouses. This is en-.
tirely practicable under existing laws, and it
becomes question whether 1t would not be
better to afford by legislation the relief sought
tobe obtained by this indirect means.
ii EXTENSION OF THE BONDED PERIOD j, '''''
tor reasonable time need not impair the &C.
curits of the Igovernnaent for its taxes and
would in no manner tend to reduce the income
of the government from this source Of reve-
nue., which has up to this period resulted from
the natural laws of trade and the demand {or
distilled spirits. BY, this means expenses OF
transportation both ways and custom house
CHARGES abroad will be saved. l;!!f pti} "a. il.
/ t affords me great pleasure to report tho
supremacy OF the laws for the collection OF m
ternal revenue has been established IN Oil parts
of the, country TO n,aintsin this favorable
condition of things AMI prevent the recurrence
81 frauds, it win be necessary TO continue; the
i system Of careful? policing which has brqqght
about ems 1esels e. .i,lirf,r t..03 ~ LISA. .
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-13

commerce to foreign bottoms. This subject ia
one of the utmost Importance to the national
welfare. The methods of reyiying American
States 1fiag on; the s'oceail': carrying
trade should receive the immediate ,.at.
tention: Of. congress-. We have mechanical
skin and abundant material for. the. rnanufac-
ture Of modern iron, steamships IN fair compe;
tition, with our commercial rivals. Our ,disad,
vantage in building ships is the greater cost OF
labor and sailing them, higher taxes and
greater interest on capital, while the ocean
midable Competitors; these obstacles shouid in
some way be overcome and for our rapid COM
munioation With foreign lands ave, should not
continue to depend wholly on vessels built in
the yards of other countries and sailing under
foreign flags. With noaU. g: steamera OH the
principal ocean lines. or tor any foreign, ports,
our facilities for extending our commerce are
greatly restricted, while the nations which build
the ships and carry mail and passeqgers obtain
t the5sRy ad ec4SfpeoS ns ye lneeasne
y.a!ThsEPestSmcs Depastinemtay sl.u
Tbs report .of the. postmaster general gives
depsftment; a1d cGn4SiHs many ysiusbie jdat bi
and ACCOMMODATING suggestions which canpot
fail to be. II interest. The inforpation which
it affords that the receipts Tor the fiscal veal
have exceeded the 1expendi ttnes must be very
gratifBing to .eOngreaq and TO- the people fef the
particular Attention, refer to his stionl
in reference Notwithstanding OF changing the
present basis for fxipg, salaries and allowances,
Of extending the money order system, Of en-.
largng the functions :Of spostSI testablishnapt,
So d - bring under its edhtrol the telegraph
system Of the country, fhohgh ,faom this Last
and most important Recommendation l. mus]
withhold my concurrence. sJ.i 4,H ~ ,.5....:,
were int,ed9osd into tie b9ase ii 1rspfslensa .
9vss ,foz IL rsducti9n Of letter; pbstags tb the
fate n 4 1snts Dir half- ouncs. r hsS4 fiyya5ru
much study and reflection to- sthi5 subject and
,4m thoroughly persuaded that Stch q, rsduo
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-13

ton would be far to the best interests of the
public. It has been the policy of the govern
ment from its foundation to defray al far "A
possible the expenes of carrying the malls bv
direct tax in the form of postage. IL has
never been claimed, however, that this service
ought to be productive of net revenue. As
has been stated already, the report Of the post
master general shows that there
is now q very considerable surplus
in his department and that henceforttl
the receipts are likely to increase in q much
greater ratio than the necessary expenditure.
Unless some change is made in the existing
avs, the profits Of the postal service will in a
very few years swell the revenues of the gov
eminent many millions of dollars. The time
seems suspicious, therefore, for some reduc-
ton in the rates asn Of postage: In what shan
iation which has been had upon the subject
during the last thirty years, disoloses that do
mestic letters constitute the only class of mail
matter which has never been ia
vored by q substantial reduction of
rates. am convinced that the burden of
maintaining the service falls most unequally
upon that class and that more than any other,
relief may be extended without detriment to
other public interests, will be discovered upon
reviewing the results of former reductions.
Immediately prior to the act of 1845 the postage
upon letter composed of a single sheet was as
follows: If conveyed 30 miles or less, cents;
between 80 and 80 miles, 10 cents; between 80
and $50 miles, 1915 cents, between $50 and 400
miles, 1891; over 400 miles, rs cents. BY the
act of l845 the postage upon a single letter
conveyed for any distance under 800
miles was fixed at s cents, and for TO
any greater distance at 10 cents.
By the act of 1851, it was provided that sim
gle letter if prepaid should be carried any dis
tance not exceeding 800 miles for three cents
and any greater distance for six cents. 1t will
be noticed that both of these reductions were
of a radical character and relatively quite az
important as that now proposed. In each case
there ensued temporary loss of revenue
but sudden and large influx of bust
ness which substantially paid that LOST
in three years. Unless the experience
of past legislation in this country and else
where goes for naught, it may be safely pre-
dicted that the stimulus of 30 per cent. re-
duction in tax for carriage would at once in
crease the number of letters consigned to the
mails, the advantages of secrecy would lead to
a very general substitution of sealed packets
for postal cards and open circulars, and il
divers other ways the volume of first class mat
ter would be enormously augmented. Suct
increase amounted in England in the first veal
after the adoption of penny postage to more
than 1875 per cent. As a result careful
oetiooo%o no 1o%o;1o ~ xuIio1, ooppof ha,l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-01
FRAGMENTS OF WESTERN NEWS.
SUICIDE OF A SAILOR.

SUICIDE OF A SAILOR.
CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-Early this morning j.
Johnson sa,lor board tine incoming schooner Tenn
pest committed suci by hanging himself by the neck
over the side of the vessel.
THE CRIME AND FLIGHT OF A CASHIER
CHICAGO, Sept 30.-JOseph w. Carter, cash
Ter Of the +. W. Voorhees, Insurance Co., embe ezzed
81 800 and has fled. lie caught in wheat corner
lie ls supposed to be in Brooklyn.
TWO YOUNG MEN BURNED TO DEATH.
LEMONT, ILL.,, Sept. 30.-A boardln g-hOuse
occupied by quarrymen burned here at L O'Clock
this morning. Two young men, CoOVa and Green, failed
to escape, aud we're burned 20 crisp
PROHIBITION IN TOPEKA.
Topeka, Kan, Sept 29.-Ihe liquor shops
in tnis city all closed their doors to-day. The liquor
sellers make an unconditional surrender To the Citizens
Committee Of Fifty, agreeing to pay all costs of suits
bending i'm the courts aud discontinue business in good
faith.
SUICIDE OF DEsPoNDENT HUSBANDS. -
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. 3O.-At Jefferson
Springs. jefferson County, on Thursday night. p. L.
Dunn, whose wife had abandoned him, put the muzzle OF
pistol In his mouth and blew out his brains q. Wolfe,
OF Pine Bluff whose wife had repr0ached him for drunk
enness to-day shot himself with pistol and fell dead
at her feet.
TIL NATIONAL FARMERS CONGRESS.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30.-ln the National Farm
ers Congress to-day resolution 20 appoint committee
TO address the Tariff Commission passed II char
ac.erzes the present tariff unjust and burden to
the agricultural interests resOution was also passed
in favor of making tue Commissioner OF Agriculture "a
Cahin or onic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-01
RELEASE OF DWYER GRAY.

DUBLIN, Sept 30.-Judge Lawson to-day, at the
conclusion of tile session of the Commission Court,
ordered the release OF +. Dwyer Gray Oh the pay
ment of fine Of $500. Mr.. Grays
bail was remittcd. Nj. Justice Lawson, in or
derng the release pointed out tnat since Mr. Grays
Imprisonment a considerable change for the better
had taken place in the tone of his paper. The ffee-
rnaas journal. The Judge said the action taken by
himself and the law officers had been e1ectual In
preventing the course of justice from being I'M
peaed. The order of the Court in regard to Mr.
Gray's suretles was made to prevent any puOhca-
tions similar to the objectionable one from appear
ing hut IN the event of such publications hereafter,
the executive had the fall power necessary 10 deal
with them He was also, he added, not without
hope that a reaction would spring up against ,le
system of crime and outrage which had long dis
rIaped the COmtTX.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-01
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.

SCHENECTADY, n. Y, Sept 3O.-The Demo-
cratic Convention OF XXth District to-day nominated
Edward Wempe, of Montgomery County for Congress.
Boston, Sept 30-The Democratic Congressional Con-
venton IVth District in this city last night NOM
mated Patrick A. Collins for Congress- This result was
not reached until 2:21 Il. Ill.,
HARRISBURG, Penn, Sept. 30.-Samue Barr was to-
day renominated for Congress by the Republicans OF the
XVIII District
yoRRIsTowS Penn, Sept. 30-E. L. Acker was to-day
nominated by rreGularly appointed conferces as the
Democratic candidate for COngrf in the With District
The regular conference will take place on Monday.
CHICAGO Sept. 3O.-A committee from the lid Con
gressional Democratic Convention called Mayor Har
rson this morning for his answer lie positively de-
cned the nomination rendered. The convention Will be
recOnvened on Monday.
READING, Penn. sept. 30.-Joshua Wright was to-day
nominated for Congress by the Greenbackers Of the
With District
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 30.-JOhn G. Ballentne was
nominated Congress O-day by tue Democrats OF the
YIIth District.
CHARLESTON, 8. G., Sept 30-Tne Republican Conven-
ton OF the I'D Congressional District at Aiken to-day
nominated f. NJ. BraytOn on the first ballot
The National Labor Greenbaek party Of the XlIth
Congressional District held convention yesterday at
White Plains and nominated for Congress Robert III.
BarthnlOmee, OF this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-01
DOINGS IN FOREIGN LANDS.

THE UNSETTLED CONDITION OF EGYPT.
sNGIIsH OPINION AS TO THE FUTURE of IN"
co,JvTRY-REvIEw OF THE TROOPS IN oA,H
THE COERCION ACT SUPERSEDED IN iRhlAND lN',,,
nwyrp GRAY RELEASED FROM PRlsoN-Mh'
LANGTRY CRITICISED. r,,r
The London cable letter to THE TRIBUNE
deals largely with Egyptian affairs Inc Eng
lish public is in absolute ignorance cohceluins
the plan of the resettlement OF Egypt Eonv,
mental critics argue at cross purposes WIN each
other Little desire for the annexation OF the
country is shown III England. Astonishmen'
IS expressed that the Ministry should have as
sented 70 the nomination of Baker Pasna W
he the head of the new gendarmerie' anu na,o w
matter will be brought up in Parliament .n'
operation of the Coercion ACT eAonco H. IT,
a.. II il tboueht that the release of Dwyer
crav G will not have good effect. MIS- MI
Ianetry's Tan Rosalind is severely criticised Inc
Brtsh troops in Cairo were reviewed yeSter-
day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-01
THE NEW FOOD FISH.
A SPECIMEN SENT TO THE NATIONAL YUsEUM-RE
sEMBLANCE TO THE NORWAY HADDoCK.

tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNE.l
WASHINGTON. Sept. 80" What about the new
food fish, discovered by Captain Collins the other
day while searching for tile fish Can you give me
its name and description of 1t ~ asked TRIBUNE
correspondent of Professor Goode, of the National
Museum.
VERY easily,r was the reply Several fine spec-
mems were received at the Smithsonian this morn
ing have not yet seen them, SO let us go and have
q look
The correspondent followed Professor Goode
through the cool basement of the Institution until
large refrigerator was reached. The Professor,
after looking into several compartments thrust MS
hand into one and drew out by the gllls beautiful
pink and brown notified fish Weighing perhaps two
pounds.
They tell us this fish is good eating and can
readily believe it; just feel its side and see how
firm 1t is" SAID the Professor
" Is II a new fish ~ asked the correspondent.
No" was the reply. In 1880 the tishawk IN
cruise of Newport to the edge of the Gulf Stream
caught the Young of this hsh IN great abundance
III 100 TO 100 fathUms of water However, none
of the adult fish was found at that tune"
Wha, is the name OF tins fish ~ the correspond
ent asked.
" 1t is the sebastes Dactyloptera," was the reply
" 1t is found in great abundance around the ala-
dera Islands, where 1t Is highly esteemed as food
fish. 1t IL there popularity known as the Catseye.
IL yOu want 10 describe 10 so that good many
people viii recognize the description, you may say
JGat it bears very close resemblance to the red
perch, OF Norway haddock, which Is so abundant
along the Maine coast"
~ hat is the average weight of fish Of this
kind ?" asked the correspondent.
Well, you may say from two to three and half
pounds"
Still standing by the refrigerator Professor Goode
pulled QUO o long fish generally known as the
English hake, ana SAID d" 1t Is matter OF some ln-
teresC to know that the young OF this FISH anu OF the
ono we have Just been talking about frequent the
same haunts and that the is true Of the adult
FISH"
Now" said the Professor. l wish you would
90 over to the Museum with me and look at some
cases which We are preparing for the International
Fishery Exhibition at London next spring"
In about half dozen cases specimens for the Ex-
hibltion were found already mounted. They are
maryels of good workmanship as well as OF cheap
ness Said the Professor: " We snail have about
forty such those you have seen. Before the
exhibit goes to London it will all be set up here III
the Museum so that our people may see and
qtudV n ~