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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
Poisonous Leaves,
(From Land and Water,1

CFrom Land and Water.]
Some of our most admired flowers,
which we should least willingly Danish
from cultivation, are associated with
green leaves of a very poisonous char
acter. The narrow long leaves of the
daffodil act as an irritant poison; the
delicate compound leaves of laburnum
have narcotic and acrid juice which
causes purging, vomiting, and has not
unfrequently led to death. The narrow
leaves of the meadow saffron, or autumn
crocus, give rise to the utmost irritation
of the throat, thirst, dilated pupils, with
vomiting and purging. The dangerous
character of aconite, or monkshood
leaves, is doubtless we'll known, but
each generation of children requires in
struction to avoid above all things those
large, palm-shaped leaves, dark green
on the upper surface. Leaves of coarse
weeds provide an abundant quota of
danger, but frequently their strong
scent and bitter or nauseous taste give
timely warning against their being con-
sumed. OF all our British orders of
plants, perhaps the umbelliferous order
contributes the rankest and most wide.
spread elements Of danger. The tall
hemlock is everywhere known to be poi
sonous, and it is one of the most
abundant occupants of the hedge. A
peculiar "mousey" odor can generally
be recognized on squeezing the leaves,
which are deep green in color and trebly
compound, the small lobes being lanceo-
late and deeply cut. It is said that the
mousey smell can be detected in water
containing not more than fifty -thous-
andth part of the juice. Hemlock is
both an irritant to any sore place and
general narcotic poison, producing head
ache, imperfect vision, loss of power to
swallow, ana eAt1onoe drowsiness. with
complete paralysis of voluntary mdscl1.
and muscles OF. respiration. The water
dropwort, too, fourishing ditch plant;
the water hemlock, FOOLS parsley, must
be ranked among our most dangerous
poisonous plants, belonging to the um-
belliferous order. The FOOLS parsley
leaves are sometimes mistaken for genu-
ine parsley, but their nauseous odor and
darker leaves should prevent this. The
nightshade order is another, with dan
gerous and often extremely poisonous
leaves. Indeed, no nightshade can be
regarded as safe; while the deadly night
shade, with it's oval, uncut leaves, soft,
smooth and stalked, are in the highest
degree to be avoided. Henbane and
thornapple, again, with their large and
much-indented leaves, are conspicuous
members of the dangerous classes"
Holly leaves contain juice which is
both narcotic and acrid, causing vomit-
ing, pain and pureing. Even elder
leaves and privet leaves may produce
active and injurious irritation when
eaten. With regard to treatment in
cases of poisoning by leaves, if no doctor
is at hand, produce vomiting till all Of
Tending matter is expelled, and when
considerable sleepiness or drowsiness has
come on, give strong tea or coffee, and
again bring on vomiting; then stimulate
and rouse the brain in every possible
.,aodo
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
Corea's Isolation,

The ways Of the Coreans are peculiar.
Their great horror Of and the. precau-
tions taken against the outer barbarian
are in themselves q curiosity. They
have system Of sentinels all round the
coast, who report, by beacons 81 fire, to
the capital the approach Of any adven-
foEtunate from the fact that very few
Europeans land ii Corea unless after
going through tho ordeal Of shipwreck
But the last days Of Corea's exclusives
ness have arrived, and the opening up Of
the country tot foreign intercourse is soor
to be ACCOMPLISHED. I. s.zsss. +.s... .
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
THE TIMBER QUESTION.

The timber supply of the country is
far from exhausted, and tho census show
how much marketable timber there was
left on May 81, 1880. Even in the
three northern states of New England
something is left and something new
growing. According to the Forestry
Bulletin, Nos, Is and 16, just issued,
Maine had 5000 million feet of spruce,
board measure. left, while Vermont had
755 million feet, and New HAMPSHIRE
1,5lO million feet; making for the three
states total of !, 1865 million feet, while
the cut for the year ended May 81, 1880,
amounted to 853, 2s1, 900 feet. OF the
original white pine, Maine has but 475
million feet left, while Vermont and New
Hampshire are denuded, and all three
states Try to depend on second growth.
But all these states have denuded large
portions entirely and devote them to
agriculture, and only Maine has any
virgin forest-a small district at the
headwaters of the Alequash River. Yet
even to-day the northern half of New
England might give joy to the forester.
The forest resources of the south and ex-
treme west have hardly been touched,
and those Of the south are practically
inexhaustible. The cry of the middle
states for more forests, then, is not the
cry of the country, but of particular Sec
tions. all of which would produce less
were they placed in charge of modern
foresters. Indeed, the problem resem-
bles that of our farmers. Our farmers
have exhausted much soil, as our tim.
bermen have destroyed many vast for
ests. Yet, as the case stands, it is far
from desperate, and it will be in high
y satisfactory condition if the older
states will follow Massachusetts in tho
proper care OF planting and preserving
forests wherever they are needed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
Prohibition i'm Iowa.

A proclamation declaring the result of the
late election on the adoption of the prohibition
amendment to the constitution has been issued
amendment was 155, 1876 and against the same
125,677, being majority for adoption of
29, 759. The amendment cannot go into effect
until it is ratified by the legislature which
meets year from January next. The tenn
perance people are considerably chagrinned by
the discovery Of this necessary constitutional
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02

all these millions every year? On the
other hand, is there any easier, better,
wiser, cheaper way Of adding 800, ,0OO,- :
600 to the common veal and the COM
mon wealth than by putting some brake
on the carelessness that is costing the
country just that much money every
year? Is it creditable to a wide-awake
people that all this loss and waste
should occur, when, if we were really
wide awake, it certainly need and would
not Occnr?" ,.~..eEf r.:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
Fatal Explosion.

On the afternoon of the 9th, John Sauber,
the powder-man at Rice & Co. s quarrles near
Chicago, carelessly used an iron cold-chisel and
mallet in opening a keg of powder. The keg
exploded, blowing Sauber distance of thirty
yards, rendering him blind and badly burning
his body. A few seconds afterwards the mag
azinecontainin thousand pounds of giant pow
wrecking derricks and buildings and destroying
windows for distance of two miles. No lives
were lost. Sauber having been driven over a
knoll by the first explosion. which doubtless
saved his life. He is in pitiable state, how
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02

shows through what exciting and adven-
turous times he has passed. Beneath
retreating forehead, two bluish-gray
eyes gaze at one in istless way, ex-
pressing nothing that passes in the
mind. A prominent nose, somewhat
full, is buried in grayish mustache,
which completely hides the mouth. The
cheek is shrouded in whiskers, closely
trimmed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
KILLED by Indians.

A large party of Indians attacked a wagon
train near Clifton, N. NJ, on the 25th, killing
two men. The enraged teamsters dragged a
wounded man into their camp and when the
Guaynas, Sonora, advices state that the In.
dians attacked the whites at Cunieral, killing
twenty Of them. They are now massacreing
and depredating in the neighboring country.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
MurderOus Deeds,

Ike Miller, notorious character, was shot
and instantly killed by Charles Miller (colored)
at Bardstown, Ky., on the 29th.
At late hour on the night of the Goth, Ed
saloon at Cleveland, O. The men were sepa-
rated but Glozier followed his comrade and
shot him dead
Au autopsy revealed the fact that Geo. K.
Proctor, prominent citizen OF Salem, Mass,
who was found in . dying condition at the foot
of stairway ct his residence; had been shot:
It was at first supposed that apople1y was the
cause of his sudden taking off. bullet had
entered the head just back of the left ear. The
affair is wrapped in mystery.
A between Mexicans occurred near Laredo,
Mexico, on the 9th. Pedro Gomez was shot
dead by some one in the crowd, and because
Pool Aguiltar complained that he did not have
fair play, he was shot also.
Deputy Sheriff McCulloch was killed by q
Mexican in Oldham County, Texas. A mob
pursued the murderer and lynched him.
Henry Weston was shot dead by Phillip Hun
ter at Manistee, Mich, on the night Of the 27th.
Weston had accepted situation which Hunter
had forfeited, hence the murder. .-.
Two horse thieves resisted arrest Of Haywood,
Dakota, on the aSth and we're killed by a
sheriff 3 posse. -. ~
John ONeiu, guard in the military prison
at Fort Leavenworth shot Provost Sergeant
John Henry on the 9th. He refuses to &C.
count for the murder.
A farmer named Jefferson was killed by q
blow from club in the hands of Rev. Harvey
Stearns at Fort Worth, Texas. The reverend
murderer was jailed. ...
Two widows named Campbell and Roark
former stabbed heropp0nent fatally.
James Qoggins killed his wife In st. Marks
hospital, Detroit, Mich, on the 26th, by stab.
bing her with pocket knife. The woman re-
fused to share the proceeds Of the sale Of some
property. -@'1
taken from jall at Hampton court house, Del,
ed, Our women must be protected"
Louis Sachs, prominent young San Fran.
ciscoan, killed his wife in fit of jealousy on the
25th. ,fs,s.s{ +&s -, ..@- -. 45j.s-s -.
A shocking case of murder came to light al
Freeport, Wayne County, Pa, on the night Of
the 25th. A young girl named Stearns, goaded
by horror-laden conscience, confessed that
aided by her sister, who has decamped, she
murdered her stepnother some time since and
concealed the body. One report says the vic
tim was poisoned and another that sharp in.
strument was driven into her breast.
On the night Of the 23d, William II. Reed, I
farmer in Gage County, Neb.. shot and killet
bis wife who had sought refuge fiom his bru
tahty Of q son-in-law's:
John Weber and William Carter quarrelet
over cards ct Monterey, Ky., when Carter "a
tally shot Weber. x....
At Lapeer, Mich, on the night Of the 2sd
! Elizabeth Smith, aged "a, poisoned her 2.yea
old grandson and then herself.
The mangled bodies Of six negroes wer,
found on rsilroad track near Meriden, Miss.
on the 24th. A colored man is under arres
and another is being hunted up. on strong sus
picion Of having murdered and robbed the mel
| and p1aCed the bodies On the track
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
Steamer Lost.

It is now stated the Russian steamer Moskva
was wrecked off Ras Hafun by the explosion of
. boiler: Over 200 people are reported to have
lost their lives by the calamity.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02

The steamboat Fanchon burst fue at New
Orleans; severely scalding eight men aud driv-
ing twenty deck hands into the river, where
most of them were doubtless drowned.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02

H"pOEt3E tzApROHutu1eHgs
Mark Il. Joslin, of Woodstock, ILL.,, has been
nominated by the President for assistant
secretary OF the interior.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
Work Of tho Flames.

. fire in New Orleans on the 30th destroyed
31b0, 900 worth Of property. 81. ,s5 .,s.5
! Michaels machine shop and the Granite
Mills adjoining were swept away BY fire 1T
Rochester, N. z, on the S0th. Loss $S8, 900. +
A FIRE at Hillsboro, Ark, DESTROYED sixteen
places Of buainess causing q loss Of 90, 900 or
more. g5 rs. s.5s.
Destructive forest fires are raging in South
ern New Jersey. Twenty miles Of pine and
cedar woods were burning on the 27th, and
31tA 900 worth Of timber has bean consumed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
A ChicaR0 Cardinal

A cable dispatch from London to-day states
that the Catholic Archbishop, Feehan, of Chi
cago, will be elected a cardinal at the next con-
sistory at Rome:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02

Cayendish's Assassins Captured.
A dispatch from st. Thomas, an island in the
Gulf of Guinea, dated the Oath says: "One of
the assassins Of Lord Frederick Cavendish has
been arrested in Puerto Cabello: He gives the
to Caracas"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
lmnortant Annnointuanf.

survivors of the ill-fated Jeanette, are on
their way home from the Lena country.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
MOFtuarYs

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John P. Laird, general superintendent of the
Florida Central road, died at Tallahassee of
.Bright's disease. :2z.s-s ...s,>
Mrs. Emma Young, queen of the gypsies,
died at Newark. O., where she was buried with
great ceremony. %>%..'.'
C. W. Wolf,:a wholesale millinery merchant
OF Milwaukee, was found dead in bed. He has
been great sufferer from asthma.
Aaron G. Burr, adopted son Of Aaron Burr,
died at New York city on the 26th. He was q
son Of Count Verdi de Lisle, and was born in
Paris in 1908. ls.zs, 49,. -
Uncle Seth Parmalee, one Of the Oldest set
tiers and noted characters Of Tazewell County,
II. died on the 9th, aged s6. He had lived
in the county forty seven years, and leaves
seventy-fve children and children's children.
John Church Hamilton, son Of Alexander
Hamilton, died at Long Branch, on the 25th,
aged 80 years. ~: e =. ..s,%.. =,
Edward Arthur Wellington, second baron Of
Keene, died ut London on the 25th. g.4i,sss.
Thomas Guardia, the president of the Cen
tral American Republic Of Costa Rica, is dead.
Geo. p. Marsh, United States minister to
Italy, died suddenly at Vallambrosa, on the
Gath. He was appointed minister BY President
Lincoln in 1851. !. =. q. So s5zzs +
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
A Fatal Row.
Steamboat EXPLOSION,

Fourteen persons were killed in fight on a
railway near Vienna, between peasants and
laborers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02

/ PRrs1psNr BARR1os, Of Guatemala,
now in Washington, has = Taco that
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.
HOnieward Bound, /,

Bad for the Crops.
A haii-storm in the Black Hills ruined two
ho1sand acres of growing grain.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
Minor MiShRDS.

During the temporary absence of Marie
Eppolteo from her appointments in New York
City on the 29th, q fire started and her two
children were burned to death. The mother
was so overcome by the calamity that she lies
in q critical condition.
While r. 8. Brown, Jr., railroad ticket
agent, was practicing target shooting with
rifle at Louisville, Ky., on the 3Oth., q ball
perforated an oaken plank and killed Anna Nc
Mahon, the 7;year-old daughter of a widow.
Three men who sat down on railroad track
near Jamestown, N. Y, on the 29th, were
struck by train. Two were killed outright
and the third severely injured.
At Newcomerstown, O., on the 9th, at
barn-raising,. Charles F. Davis and his son
Robert were killed by portion of the frame
falling on them.
Two men were killed and a third seriously in
jured by lightning at West Roxbury, Mass, on
the 27th.
= During sudden gale of Astoria, Oregon,
several fishing smacks capsized. Two lives
were lost.
A small dwelling near Grand Haven, Mich,
occupied by Mrs. N. Baker, her 2-year-old child,
and Mrs. Anderson, caught fire and was con-
sumed. The child was found walking outside
Of the burning structure, having evidently been
thrown from an upper story window. The
women were suffocated.
A sailboat capsized at Marquette, Mich, on
the 2sd inst, drowning A. W. Loveridge, Of
Saginaw. ..- ..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
SOCIETIES,

I.oo.r'
.,szsstu. The regular meetings Of Austin
Lodge, No. 10, are held in their han
every Tuesday evening. Odd Fellows
from other juri.dictions, whose bust
ness may lead them to Ausin, are cordially invited
to visit US. W. II, BULLOCK. 4. a.
A. DErTEL1AcH, Secretary.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02

NJ Rs- ., l. AMEs,
!Or tter Known Is MRS. ToPL1FF,) is back to
Ausun, to attend to all calls IS MIDWIFE dav or
night. She is the right woman in the right Mace.
tooms over sweningsoD + Johnson's store. p. O.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-09-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

Pee Weber Is the Democratic & ate
Central Committeeman for White Pine
County. A goo'i selection.
A. c. Cleveland and Thomas Rob-
inson are the members OF the Repub.
lican State Central Com mittee for this
county.
Last week we published the Repnb.
lican platform. and on our outside
this week will he found the Demo.
cratic. Yon pays your money and
takes your choice.
The officers of the Republican State
Central Committee are: C G. Steven.
son as Chairman, J. Minor TAYLOR as
Secretary, and ". w. Hobart, Treas
urer.
The Eureka papers are reaping a
perfect harvest from political an.
nouncement. Nine aspirants for
for County Com missioners are out i'm
the Lea Ter.
Now they are accusing the young
Washoe statesman Of being n ,.ratu
printer We never heard ANYTHING
of 1t for all the years that have nassed.
Bnt then Powning was not running
for Congress.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-09-16
Too Fresh.

Col. Jerry Moore, OF Elko county,
renounced his allegiance to the Re-
publican party, last Spring. immedi-
ately after the Presidents veto OF the
Chinese bill, and went over to the
Democratic camp. At the recent
Democratic County Convention in Ell
ko he was q candidate for a county
office, and failing in that went 10 Eu-
reka and asked the nomination for
Lieutenant Governor. Very prop
erly, the Colonel was .'sat down" on
in both cases. He is decidedly too
fresh.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-09-16

The printers got In their work pref
ty we'll In the late s ate Conventions.
four OF them having received nomi-
nations for important Offices: j. &.
Harlo. Republican. and A. J. Me-
Carthy. Democrat. for State Printer;
r. l.. Ham, Democrat, for Clerk of
the Ssspreute Court. and J. NJ. Doriner,
Republican, for Secretary OF State.
al good snd competent men,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-09-16
Tn. star Route T.iaI

Some sensational developments
were made in the Star route trial Ia
week. Judge Wylie, In charging the
Jury, said he had learned that the
members of the jury had been APP
preached in a dis graceful way In an
attempt to influence their action. He
had learned this by positive and di-
rect information a week ago, and adj
vised the jurymen TO say nothing, a.
he did not want to stop the ase, but
la the last twenty-four hours these
wolves that surrounded the jury had
become fie.rcer and boiler, and upon
hearing Of an attempt more brazen
and villainous than the others, he
felt such Indignation that he nearly
ad vised the jurors to shoot down such
a man on the spot He adjured the
jurymen to spurn such men, and not
to submit to such outrages, and said
an investigation would follow the trial.
Judge Wylie declined to name the
iurymen whose virtue had been tried,
but SAID there were four of them.
At 10 minutes past 10 o'clock Mon
day morning the jury entered the
Courtroom, and through their foreman
reported to the Court that they had
reached a conclusion ne TO fonr of the
defendants, but stood rs on Saturday
as to the others, being unable to agree
AS to the n. The Court declined to
receive lie verdict, and took u recess
until 2 p. NJ.
At 2:O5 O'Clock tte jury entered,
and through the foreInen reported
that they we're unable to agree. The
Court stated that it had come to the
conclusion to accept their partial ver-
diet. The roll of defen laifts was
called, and all answered "here." The
jury then rendered averdfct oil arquit-
tai as TO Turner and Peek, and guilty
as ~ N1iHoI diiO tcIuClA AZ " iut
others they were unable II agree
One OF the jurors says that On the f.
nal ballot tie vote ms to Brady was 10
for conviction and 2 for acquittal.
The vote as to ). w. Dorsey vas 8
for conviction and 3 for acquittal.
The vote as TO J. w. Dorsey was 10
for conviction and 2 for acquittal.
On the objection Of Merrick that Peck
had not been arraigned, and conse-
quently could not b indicated in the
verdict, the foreman repeated the re-
port as Ia the othefs, but lef1 out the
name OF Peek. The jury were then
dischargei, AID HencNle and VIII
lianls for Minor and Rerlell, D
lively. moved for arrest of Judgment
and for a new trial.