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Morris tribune., 1882-09-14

Harper's Weekly, commenting upon
the proportions to which stock gambling
has attained, quotes the opinion of an
experienced and successful broker in
New York, who being recently asked
what proportion of the business of the
Stock Exchange was its legitimate bust
ness Of furnishing market for invest
ment in securities, answered that an es-
innate of 10000 shares day wuold un-
doubtedly be extravagant. At that time
the business of the Stock Exchange
amounted to 100000 shares day-a
business on which the brokerage alone
amounted to $150,000. And of this vast
business the legitimate nucleus, accord
ing to this expert, was only little more
than one and half per cent. During
the last few months the average business
of the Exchange has been 300, 900 shares
daily. At this rate the yearly business
would reach the great total of nine thou
sand millions, and supposing the invest
Inent demand to remain con-
stant at ten thousand shares daily, the
purely speculative demand represents
the nominal transfer of $S,7OO,OOO, 900,
ofwhich sum one-tenth is actually risked
on margin, and brokers'
commissions, to say nothing of losses.
to the amount of 22,5OO,OO9 annually.
That is to say, people are actually risk
ing money through the New York stock
exchange, in sheer gambling, at the rate
of eight hundred and seventy million
dollars--a year. These figures show how
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
Gen. Grants Cottage at Long
Branch.

The family sitting-room and parlor in
Gen. Grants cottage is a cheerful, not
over large room, opening on balcony
facing the sea with broad expanse of
lawn between it and the edge of the
bluff. The floor is of hard wood, inlaid
in mosaic pattern. Mrs. Grant has
lately had hang on the largest wall space
full-length portrait in pastilles of Gen.
Grant taken during the war. 1t is not a
very good likeness, but as Mrs. Grant
never allows any Of her husbands pic
lures which she owns to be thrown
aside, she has carefully preserved this
one and now gives it the place of honor
in this cottage, which belongs to her,
as she reminded her husband when he
asked her what she wanted with that old
picture in the parlor. Gen. Grant has
settled the cottage on his wife. There
is also a large crayon picture of Mrs.
Sartoris, taken when she was aNchild and
which is still good likeness. A por-
trait of Gen. Sheridan hangs in the same
room. Many of the curiosities Gen. and
Mrs. Grant collected in their trip around
the world are in this room. The floor is
covered with rugs brought from one of
the most celebrated places where such
are made in Asia.
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
Boston Bar Examinations.

1t is no easy task to be admitted to the
Suffolk bar. The examinations, con-
Quoted by a carefully selected board,
whose names-Messrs. Horatio G..
Parker, George O. Shattuck, John C.
Dodge, Robert NJ. Morse, jr., and r. d.
Smith-vouch at once for the thorough
ness of their work, cover nearly all de-
partments of the law. Three years of
study are expected of all candidates,
and any student must be exceptionally
gifted and unusually diligent who can
pass this examination in less time.
Printed papers are used and written
answersare required. The questions are
Chiefly practical; they are very search
ing and are sometimes too much for old
members of the bar themselves. \ stu
dent in a very busy office recently in
Quircd of one of the partners in regard
to the meaning of the maxim ode mel
ioribus damnis" saying that it had ap-
peared on recent examination paper,
and that it could not be found in Broom"
Nobody in the office could give satis-
factory answer. Then a note was de-
spatched to an old lawyer who had for
merly been on the examining commit
tee of the county, and his reply was:
"You have struck an old question of
5; he had some doubt about it him.
self. I think it means so and So"
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
THE DAYS DOINGS.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

J. t. Mollere recently resigned clerk
ship in the sixth auditors office of th,
treasury in order to aid the Nationa
republican congressional committee ir
collecting 2 per cent. assessments upon the
employees of the executive departments
Mollere was to be allowed percentage on
collections made by him as bis compensation
He applied to Secretary Folger for per
mission to canvass the treasury departments
but was informed that the secretary did moi
sanction such proceedings. He made 8
similar application to the chief of a division
of the trea ,ury, and was again refused He
was not disheartened, however, and went
through the building ON his mission
without the countenance of the Sc,
cretary.
1t is reported that Mr.. Folger will, on Sept
20, bid for bonds to the amount of $41,-
600, 900 for account ofthe sinking fund. All
sorts of government bonds, without regard
to date ofissue will be taken and paid on
presentation. This simply means that to
the $42, ,OOO,0 900 disbursements already an
nounced by the treasury to be made on or
before the 1st of October, Sl1, ,000, 600 will be
added.
Acting Secretary Of the Treasury French
decided not to act on the question whether
a certificate is required of Chinese travelling
from one point to another in this country
on a through ticket and who may stop in
Canada en- route, but to leave all such ques-
tions to the discretion of the custom
officers to act according to law.
Surgeon General Wales has been advised
that metallic burial caskets intended for the
use of Lieutenant Commander DeLong and
companions. will on Saturday be placed on
board the Otranto, which sails for New
York Saturday. 1t is expected the remains
will arrive in this country the middle of
December.
The Gen. Sturgis row is not ended by any
means. 1t is intimated that the effect Of the
revocation of the order for his dismissal will
be to renew the fight between himself and
the soldiers home commissioners and to
make it necessary for one or the other to
get out of Washington.
Attorney General Brewster turned Inger-
soils comparison OF Mary Magdaline and
Mrs. Dorsey's devotion against the great in
tidel orator by citing the fact that Ingersoll
had publicly proclaimed his disbelief in the
scriptural story of Mary.
The statement is made apparently with
considerable feeling that the quarterly divi-
dends of / 81 per cent. on the preferred stock
of the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha have not been earned from the busi-
hess of the road.
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.

The whole of the Dublin police force,
numbering SS3 men, have left the service
and forwarded a memorial to the chief sec
retary Offering to return to duty if the au-
thorities will reinstate the men who were re-
leved from duty. The authorities are in
the meantime, greatly disturbed as to what
action to take. The question of whether
substitutes shall be received from the ranks
OF the secret political organizations has been
submitted to the law officers for an opinion
The question of accepting the arrangement
is also under advisement. Another propo-
sitiOn is to meet the immediate demand for
police sevice by calling on the London po-
lice. While these eXpedients were under
consideration the mob thronged the streets
and the military was called into requisiton.
AT last accounts there was a prospect of
compromise.
The London Times says: 1t is thought
that Gen. Wolseley does not require
the third division. The government is de
termined to strengthen his hands by send
ing him three battalions Of infantry, so that
Gen. Wood may be set free without leaving
garrison of less than 5000 men at Alexan-
dria. The reserve detail of $50 men from
each regiment which is at the front with
Gen. WOlseley, will also be formed at Alex
andrla and large depot Of thousand re-
serve men will be formed to replace these as
they are drafted to the front to supply cas-
ualties. The general result of these meas
nres will be that Gen. Wolselev will have
%, 900 men on the main line of operations
besides the garrison of Alexandria and the
Indian contingent.
Arabi Bey is making feint on the Brit
ish flank and demonstration in the rear, and
General Wolseley is showing signs of bring
ing on a general engagen ent and closing
out his stock of "rebels'' on hand before the
sultan makes up his mind whether he will
agree to the terms of the military conference
proposed by Lord Dufferin.
Madame Santa Cruz de Ovdeo, the "dia-
mond widow" has married Baron Bodo Won
Gleimer of Prussia, the ceremony being per-
formed in Trinity church, Newport, on
Wednesday. The bride was the daughter of
Lieut.. Bartlett U. S. A. whose marriage to
a rich Cuban caused sensation some years
ago.
Advice to the National board of health
from Yokohama, Japan state that for the
two weeks ended Aug. 10 there were Gil new
cases OF cholera and 345 deaths. Since the
commencement of the epidemic there have
been 2,193 cases, and 1 1862 deaths. At Toxic
and Oskara the disease is equally virulent.
An official report places the number OF
agrarian outrages in Ireland during August
at 1865, including one murder, ten cases cf
intimidation and eighty-three cases of send
ing threatening letters.
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14

A Kansas gentleman, described as
oDe of its ''most prominent citizens is
at the east, soliciting aid for the colored
refugees in Kansas, who arrived there
during the period of what was called the
exodus from the southern states few
years ago. According to his accounts
they are in Il wretched condition. He
estimates that the immigrants numbered
about sixty thousand, of whom five
thousand returned to their homes in
the south, while of the remainder, about
ten thousand are in state of miserable
destitution, and some literally
starving. The county poor houses
in Kansas are closed against the suffer-
ers, and the agent alleges that contri-
buttons from the east are necessary to
keep those people from dying dreadful
deaths during the coming winter. East
ern people are becoming very much an
noyed by continued appeals from Kan
sas for aid to all sorts of objects, and can
not in this case, understand why state
that is rich and has just harvested the
largest crop on record, cannot save from
starvation the people whom they
have invited to come among them.
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
A Partisan Character,

A curious Partisan type, Henri Delaage,
died recently at the age of tifty-seven.
Delaage was the author of several strange
and mystic books. For nearly forty
years he lived in the same room in a
furnished hotel in the Rue Duphot. His
daily life never varied. About noon he
would breakfast on cup of coffee and a
cigar. read the papers, and loaf until din
ner time. He was the close friend of the
journalist Henri de Pene, at whose table
his place was laid every night. After
dinner he used to fit from theater to
theatre, collecting all the greenroom gos.
sip he could find. At midnight he COM
municated the results of his harvest to
De Pene, accompanied him to his doors
and then went to bed himself. Delaage's
sole preoccupation in life was to be ac-
quainted with everybody; he knew the
history of every noted parsonage in all
the spheres of the Partisan world. 1t
used to be reported that after the Revo-
luton of 1S4S he had fortune of 10000
francs, which he converted into twenty
franc pieces and placed in box. When
he needed a louisa rare phenomenon
he took one from this pile Delaage
was the grandson of the famous chemist
Chaptal, founder of the college of that
name.
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
STAR ROUTE RASCALS.
Judge Wylie Creates Sensation in
the Star Route Trial by Disclosing
Attempted Bribery.

Judge Wy1ie Creates Sensation in
the Star Route Trial by Disclosing
Attempted Bribery.
On Thursday last, just after the close of
the arguments Judge .Wylie threw bomb
shell among the spectators and interested
parties with the following statement:
As this is time severed from the regula ar
proceedings of the trial, will use it to say
something off matter that has been brought
to my attention. Several members of the
jury have come to me with information
that they have been approached with propo-
sitions most manifestly of a corrupt
had had of the Ss kind, 'i''ea and severeI
more-I cannot call them intimations
either; they are square and direct information
given to me privately-for the purpose of
asking what they should do, have come to
me since. My advice to the members of the
jury was to say nothing about it. The
court did not then want to interrupt the
course of the trial and the argument. This
thing was grown, and within the last
twenty-four hours it seems these wolves
who are around this jury have become fierce
and more determined. l felt such in.
dignation that l felt almost like advising
the members of the jury who spoke
to ME to shoot the man on the spot.
Villainy of this sort, scollndrelism
of that degree, deserves no mercy. 1
do not know in what interest these sugges-
| tions have been r'ade. I do not wish to
| consider that now; but l wish to advise the
jury to repel with scorn and indignation any
base attempt of this character upon their
virtue and integrity. The insult is of the
very last intensity, and do hope that when
we get through this trial fairly we may have
il formation enough to enable the court to
lay its hands upon these men who have ap-
preached you in this way. 1 have called at
| tention to this matter with another
this kind. The officers of the
law will do their duty and ferret out these
scoundrels. Give them no quarter. Spurn
them with the end of your toe There are
no leaser vermin that infest the earth, and
the insult to you is that they suppose you
are just as base, just as low as they are. No
man would allow q whisper of that kind
without spurning it with intensest scorn, if
he goes no further 1 donot advise violence
of any kind, bnt next to an insult given to
mans wife is an insult of this kind to Jury
man. His honor should be as carefully and
sacredly guarded as the honor of his WIFE
Having said this as a collateral matter. we
will now take recess.
Foreman Dickson of the jury stated prior
to leaving the box that as soon as the case
was ended he would lay some additional
facts before the court upon which he desired
prompt action. The scene in the court room
when these two announcements were made
battles description, the consul for the accused
alleged bribery. Ali sorts of rumors were
soon afoat one that as high as 5000 had
been offered to the juryman who stood out
against convieting the defendants.
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14

The draught in New England was
more serious than heretofore represent
ed. In the eastern part of Massachu-
sets and the adjacent portions of New
Hampshire and Maine they have been
without rain worth mentioning for over
ffty warm days, say since the 5th of Ju-
ly. Many farmres are feeding their cat
tie in their barns on their winter store
Of hay from the haylof. The field
crops are at a standstill, with half a
growth. Corn is failure Potatoes are
so small and so few-not half-size-that
they are now digging them for market
to realize on what there is of this crop.
The autumn feed, or aftermath, gives
no promise, and this may seriously af-
feet the Or ice of butter during the
coming winter.
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14

The most important case now under
adviSement in the supreme court of the
United States is the suit of the state of
New York against the state ofLouisiana,
TO enforce payment of the coupons of
the repudiated Louisiana bonds owned
by citizens of New York and assigned to
that state so that suit might be brought
on them. New Hampshire, and possi-
bly, other states have passed similar laws,
permitting assignments to be made to
them. From certain interlocutious be-
tween the counsel and judges, it appears
quite certain that the decision will be,
that Il state cannot be sued by proxy,
directly or indirectly, and that the as
signment of bonds to state for such q
purpose is invalid.
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14

It is announced that number of la
dies in Washington are organizing Sc
cret movement to collect information
concerning politicians who use their in
fuence to get improper female clerks
employed in the departments. 1t may
be taken for granted that the ladies en-
gagged ir this movement are respectable
and virtuous women, and that their in
fuence will only be used in favor of
proper persons. They will exert them
selves to learn the true character Of the
persons employed in departments,
and to protect responsibility ard
virtue. Many Politicians and Of
fcials of various sorts. are even
more annoyed than the female clerks at
this kind of espionage, and violently
protest against it. Possibly the move
ment may have good results, but in such
place as Washington it is not unlikely
that the Investigators may have an ulte-
rior object, viz, controlling appoint
ments or blackmailing.
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
RlIILROID REMBLLNGS.

The railroad officials who have made the
trips of observation from Chicago over
their lines into the northwest and south
west as nearly all of them have, concur in
glowing descriptions of the crops, their
size quality and good condition. There is
ton of these officials are usually reliable
for business reasons and their experience
is so great that subsequent developments
usually bear out their predictions. Agree
ing as they do with specials and press dis
patches except as to a few isolated localities,
the significance and Importance of the
reports become more striking and conclu-
sive.
The earnings of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul for the last week of August were
$500, 900, against 100000 for the same
period year ago. The earnings for the
month foot up "A, 545, 900, against s1,67s, 900
for the same time last year
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
Gen. Drum on Gen, Sturgis.

Adiutant General Drum, one of the COM
missioners of the soldiers home of " ashing-
ton, has been interviewed upon the action
of the secretary of war in revoking the order
transferring Gen. Sturgis from the home
to his regiment. In this interview he SAYS
some sharp things about the secretary of
war. In the course of his remarks Gen.
Drum says:
= The commissioners found it impossible
to get along harm oniously with Gen. Sturgis,
as he is untitled for the position he now
holds. told President Garfield that if he
hunted the army register through and
through he could not find another man so
utterly untitled for the place as was Sturgis
The fact If the business is, Senator Conger
went to the secretary and actually bulldozed
him into restoring Gen. Sturgis to the COM
mand of the home
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14

The old English act in regard to sui
cides were repealed at the last session
of parliament. BY the old law all the
goods and effects of the deceased were
forfeited to the crown. With such Sc
verify did the common law regard the
suicide that his property was not only
lost to him, but formerly an ignominous
burial followed the crime, and he was
inferred in the highway or at the inter
section of the ross-roads, with a stake
driven through his body. In point of
fact most of these penalties had been
eluded for many years by the usual ver-
dict of Temporary insanity"
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

Nels Christian, fifty years of age, laborer
employed atthe stone quarries of Mr. Henry
J. Willis, at Bluff siding, opposite Winona,
was instantly killed on Wednesday after
noon by falling over the ledge of bluff and
striking upon his head among the rocks
twenty feet below. He was widower
with no children surviving.
At Harrodsburg, KY, Jeff Robalds, a
wealthy farmer, was shot and killed by
Samuel Bolla, while visiting the latter's
brother. An old grudge was the cause.
The defalcations of Hunter, the rascally
Montreal notary, now amount to 1925, 900,
more than half which was obtained from
widows and orphans.
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
Congressional Nominations.

Thomas Wilson, Dem, First Minnesota
district. E. 0. L. Spaulding, Rep, Sixth
Michigan (renominated).
A. NJ. Walfolk, Dem. Montana.
W. t. Price Pro, Eighth Wisconsin.
Ross J. Alexander, DEM, Seventeenth
Ohio.
Russell Errett, Rep, Twenty-Second Penn
sylI ania (renominated)
Thomas NJ. Bayne Rep, Twentythird
Pennsylvania (renominated).
c. c. Powing, Rep, Nevada.
Reuben Walman, Pro, First New Jersey.
Ed. T. Rowland, Gbk., Second New Jersey.
Luther R. Smith, Rep, First Alabama.
Henry Demas, Rep, Second Louisiana.
J. B. Campbell, G'bk First South Carolina
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
Fifth Minnesota District.

The democratic congressional convention
of the Eighth district was held at Fergus
Falls on the 7th.
The formal ballot was taken with
the following result.
E. p. Barnum.. ......50 Robert Miller. .13
r. G. Moore IA r. L. Frazee. IL
On motion of Mr.. Taizy the nomination
of Mr. Barnum was made unanimous. Mr..
Barnum, who was in the hall as delegate
from Stearns county, expressed his thanks.
Mr.. Frazee was in the convention, but re-
fused to allow his name to be used.
E. T. Barnum was born in Connecticut in
1881 and came to Hastings, Minnesota, in
1856. In 1857 he removed to Sank Center
and is now resident OF that place. He has
principally been engaged. in business
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
The Story of the Champion Liar.

The champion liar is now located in Ovid,
Mich, and tells of man there who, dis
gusted with the rain which was rotting his
wheat, seized large butcher knife and rush
ing into his field, said he wished he could
catch God and cut his throat for sending so
much rain. No sooner had he uttered these
blasphemous words than he stood rooted to
the spot, from which he has not since moved.
Two doctors from Flint tried to rescue him,
but they were frightened away by thunder
and lightning. The people ofthe communi-
ty round about are praying for his delivery,
but as vet without avail.
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
The Vermont Election

The latest returns from Vermont show
that 1O3 towns given Barstow, Republican,
1896, Eaton, Democrat, 6,951, Martin,
Greenbacker, and scattering, 49, Barstow's
majority over all, Ills. Forty eight
towns in the First congressional district give
Stewart (Rep.) 1892, Redington DEM
1,4S2, Kidder (Gbk.) and scattering 259;
Stewards majority over all, 4,951. Forty
one towns in the Second district give Poland
(Rep) 1888, Fletcher Democrat, 3,137;
Grant, 1,S16; Dunbar and scat tering, 579;
Poland's majority over all, 1,725. The
legislature will show a decreased republican
majority.
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14

According to q late census bulletin,
there were in 1850 1O,357 ,9Sl horses in
the United States, being an increase of
45 per cent. over the number Of 1870.
Illinois takes the lead, having over ,OOO,-
600; Texas comes next, with nearly SOO,-
600; Iowa follows, with 792, 900; Ohio has
7S6 600
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14

The number Of Americans going
abroad this year is estimated at thirty
thousand. Such has been the rush that
berthS on the best steamers have had to
be engaged 4 month or two ahead.
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

The daughter of Senator Window who
recently visited Mentor says: "Mrs. Gar
field and Mollie look lots better than when
we saw them last year, and, do you know
they talk about the general all the time, just
as if he We're alive and had gone somewhere
on visit,
: Rev. Alex. Recser of Mornelsdorf, Pa
has been arrested in a suit for So, 600 brought
by Lizzie Miller for breach of promise.
Lizzie has 400 sentimental letters to put in
evidence.
At the Nevada Democratic State conven-
ton at Eureka, Jewett w. Adams was nom
mated for governor and NJ. n. Stone for
justice of the supreme court.
EX-MayOr Otis NOrCrOss of Boston died
recently. ared seventy wo.
William Astor and John Astor are both
in i'll health
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14

ENTERPRISES He has filled almost all
the offices in the gift of his country
He was candidate for lieutenant governor
on the democratic ticket in 1881.
Morris tribune., 1882-09-14

the readiuster board and replaced by col
| ored teachers
Thirty thousand people were present at
the Grand Island, Neb., encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
For the year ending Sept 80, 1881, the
three New York State prisons earned So,
09435 over expenses.
The Arkansas state election resulted in the
usual democratic majority.