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tho mail service to be special from Kindre0 a;
at Carlton, Carlton Co., MIMI, Fred w. Pine.
postmaster (the service to be from junction on
the route between junction and Superior City,
Wis); at Summit Lake. Lincoln Co, Wis, 81
mon German, postmaster.
Postmasters has been appointed a. follows:
Edward N. Perry at Hartford; Mrs. Mary E.
Thomas al Champion Mill and Samuel O:
Sheardown at Stockton Mimi. John Hill at
Lake View, Ia Henry A. Fox at Parkhurst,
D. T.; VIM. w. Simpson, at Dangley, Geo: Il.
Tapp ut Wauoousta, Edgar F. Wright at Mon
Edward Sawte]l at White Oak Spring, Wis.
breed, died at his home in Florence township.
Wsbasha county, on Friday last he did not
know how many years he had lived on earth,
but claimed to have been large boy when
Washington WAS first elected president He
was probably 100 years old, or more, when he
died
Senator A. A. Sargent the newly appointed
minister to Berlin, was given splendid banquet
and reception Thursday night at the Pacific
hotel, San Francisco, by a large number Of mer-
chants and professional men OF the city. Sew
eral hundred guests were present. including
resident consuls, vice consuls and leading rep
resentatives of other governments.
Messrs. H. Clark l. Co., proprietors of the
Clark's Forks town site, heretofore known AZ
in honor of the ex-president Of the Northern Pa
cifc. Billings is still largely interested in the
road, and is q member of the board Of direct
Ors.
The Coulson line Of the upper Missouri has
entered the ring for the season, and will send
out from Bismarck, D, T., two packets per
week, carrying passengers and freight for Fort
Benton and Helena, NJ. T., and the British pos
sessions.
Rosecrans rises to the emergency by charg-
ing Stanton with forgery. He resents the
charge of cawardice, and claims that he rode a
white charger in front Of Hamilton's division
at Iuka under rakine hre of grape and mus
kerry.
Small pox has broken out in virulent form
the court room. A regular stampede from the
court room followed the development Of the
cases below.
At Milwaukee Col. A. V. Fryer, who during
the rebellion was in command of q New York
regiment, was found dead in his bed-a case Of
supposed euioido. Poverty was the probable
incentive.
The governor of South Carolina has ordered
the attorney general to appear for the election
and other officers cited before the federal court
for the vioaltion of the election laws.
A resolution relating to DR.. Lamson, passed
at a meeting Of Americana, was forwarded the
secretary Of state for the home department Of
Minister Lowell.
Jay Gould has secured majority of the new
Mutual Union Telegraph company, and that
means it's absorption by the Western Union.
Senator Window of Minnesota, has become =
large stakeholder in the Bethesda Springs COM
pany at Waukesha, Wisconsin.
AtGalveston Hon. H. Ballinger, prominent
politician, died to-day from the effects OF vac
cination.
Billy Doyle, q we'll known gambler in tn Q
northwest, died in Omaha Jail in an epileptic
fit
Henry $. Lo9g Il is appointed postmaster
1t is reported that Bishop Bowman of the
NJ. E. church is dangerously i'll.
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Army Headquarters at San Antonio,
Texas,

Army Headquarters at San Antonio,
Texas.
Letters from "Gath."
So now this venerable center of three
civilizations Filibuster and
Americen-is bright with activ-
ity, and the most beautiful post I have ever
seen here for the headquarters of the de-
partment of Texas and the quartermaster's
depot for the Rio Grande frontier. The
late Quartermaster- General Meigs, who
will not have his equal for many year az
scholar, spirit of c;vlliz alton and executive
giant among quartermasters, had the good
taste to make this depot continue the arch
ltectural character of the Spanish and Mex
leans. It stands upon q noble elevation
three miles from San Antonio, in sight of
the city, and built of white gypsum quarried
here; the depot is nearly six hundred feet
square, q fort and magazine together, and
in the middle Of it's piaz rises high Ital-
ian tower, the whole reminding me at q dis
lance Of Certosa, Assist, or other great con-
vents Of the sixteenth century. This stone
structure, with its airy colonnades and
front of fifty windows in line, cost only
$4,000; would have said it cost $500, 900
against 81 ,000. 900 if uniformed about it.
There are fifteen residences of the same
stone in piece of land adjacent for the Of
fcers Of the department., just about being
occupied. These were built by Quarter
master Campbell. whose wife is General
Fred Dents daugbter-at cost of 1925,
900, or under $4,000 apiece. This also
was, to my experience, strong instance Of
the integrity and economy of the army SER
vice. General Angur's residence is as
elegant a villa exteriorily as can be seen at
Long Br inch or off Walnut Hills, yet it cost
only 81, 900. Here the American COM
mander toward Mexico will probably reside
for the ne1t halt q century.
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Fatal Fire at lie Sueur.

Last Thursday morning fro was discovered
in the bakery Of Frank Erlhoff at LIE Sueur,
Mimi and spread rapidly until Frank
Erlhof's saloon and boarding house. Krankee's
saloon, the furniture establishment of Erihoff
& Co., ant' aframe building owned by Frank
Barnard were consumed. T wo girls, one
named Fislbaum of Sibley county, were en-
p]oyed in Erlhoff's boarding house Miss
Fishbaum was burned to death, but her COM
panion in the same room saved berself by
jumping from window. Many of the board
ers barely escaped in their night clothes.
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Marrying Beautiful Armenian.

AAVAA eAAo OAAk0t9O 1 ALAO6s
A few years ago the Bombay Herald
made trip through Asiatic Turkey and
wrote very readable and instructive book
about what he had heard and saw. In it
he described the Armenian women as the
perfection of female beauty. grace, lowell
ness, and virtue. He declared that they
combined eve rything that was EXCELLENT in
female person and character to be found in
oil parts of thu world. A rich money lend
er residing in Constantinople, Bekian by
name, resolved to marry oae of the women
who had been lauded so highly in the
volume he had been reading. He sought
the society of Armenian people and soon
found girl of the race that exactly suited
his fancy. She was beautiful as imagina-
ton could picture. Her name was not
pretty-it was Margaretta Amassin-but he
did not care for that, as he resolved to
change it as soon as he could get permis-
sion. And as her father had no income
except derived from an Office that paid
small salary and afforded no stealing. this
was easy to do. Madam was an excellent
housekeeper and showed great love for
literary work. In looking over her writ
ings one day to find some pleasant reading
to admire, he discovered letter ready for
the post. It Was addressed to her very dear
cousin, whom she desired to kill Mr.. Be-
sian that they might obtain his property and
live together in happiness. Soon after he
received letter purporting to be signed by
five refugees, which demanded that he
carry thousand pounds on o given day
and deposit it at certain place in forest.
Failure to comply with this modest request
was death. Mr.. Bekian did not 90 out
with the money. His loving wife, how
ever, left the house and did not r, urn
The matter was reported to the authorities,
who, caring nothing for sentiment or true
love, condemned the two cousins to
long term Of hard labor. Mr.. Bekan does
not read any more books of travel. He re-.
CARDS them as unreliable rs novels
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collision with the Royal Mail oompany's steamer
Douro, from Brazil, off Cape Nnisterre, Spain,
The steamer Hidalgo rescued seventeen per-
sons from the Douro and sixty-seven from the
Yerurso Bat and landed them at Oorunna.
Thirty of the crew of the Yerurac
Bat, including the captain and pilot, we're
drowned Thirty five Of the Douro's passen-
gers were saved. Number drowned unknown.
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Republican Executive Committee.

The republican congressional committee en-
larged it's executive committee to dfteen at the
meeting Monday night, and named - the ex-
ecutive the following gentlemen: Reprenenta-
tive Hubbell Of Michigan, Senator Hale OF
Maine, Senator Allison OF Iowa, Senator Aldrich
OF Rhode Island, Representatives Robson Of
New Jersey, Hiscock Of New York. Fisher Of
Pennsylvania, Davis OF Illinois, Ryan Of Kan
sas, Mckinley Of Ohio, Calkins Of Indiana,
Washburn of Minnesota, Page of Califsrnia,
Van Horn Of Missouri, Hobbs Of North Carroll
na, and Houk of Tennessee MIR. Hubbe]l was
re- elected chairman without material oppoxi.
ton.
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Proposed Reduction of Internal Revenue.

Proposed Reduction OF Internal Revenue.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The house COM
mittee on ways and means has agreed upon q
bill to reduce internal revenue It repeats the
stamp tax on bank checks, drafts, orders and
vouchers; the tax on capital and deposits of
banks and bankers under section 34O8, re-
vised statutes, as amended; the tax on capital
and deposits Of national banks under section
5214, revised statutes mot including the
taxes on capital and deposits of said banks,
bankers and national banks for the current six
months. the period ending in case of national
banks the 3Oth of June, 1882, and in case of
other banks and bankers the 31st of May,
1882; and the tax on matches, perfumery,
medicinal preparations and other articles
imposed by schedule A. following section
3437, revised statutes.
From and after the LIST of May, 1882, rectiaers Of
distilled spirits shall pay special tax OF $40.
year. shall pay $40. Wholesale liquor Dealers
$50: retail liquor dealers. 81 dealers in maDufac-
tured tobacco, $24; all manufacturers Of tobacco,
Sc; manufacturers of cigars, Sc; wholesale dealers
in malt liquors. $36: retail dealers, SO; brewers,
$50; any person who manufactures less than 500
barrels per year, $50. Peddlers. Of tobacco. snuff
and cigars pay special taxes follows: First, ped
ders, 1rst-cass, $50; second, $15; third, 500:
fourth, $500. Manufacturers of stills pay $50
and $l2 for each still or worm for distilling made
1tetll uc1leIS III lea1 lOUdCCO paw duIA ~ SoiCs
additional for each dollar on the amount OF their
sales in excess of 81 900. On cigars of all descrip
tons made of tobacco or any substitute therefor,
sold or removed for consumption sale, shall he
paid by manufacturers So per thousand. On
cigarettes weighing more than three pounds to the
thousand, SIS per thousand.
Members of the committee say their action is
not in conflict with the decree Of the Republi-
can caucus, for that decree was against reduc-
ton of the tax on whisky end tobacco only.
The bill Of the committee makes total annual
reduction of $23, 100000 The reduction of
the special tax is So, 7OO,4O The reduc-
ton of the tax on checks, proprietary articles
and all articles in schedule$A, is esq.,
$50. The reduction on cigars and cigarettes
is So 66O 600
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-04-06
Fatal Fire at LIE Sueur.

Last Thursday morning fire was discovered
in the bakery Of Frank Erlhoff at LIE Sueur,
Mimi, and spread rapidly until Frank
Eho SIS saloon and boarding house. x'ankses
4 Co., ant aframe building owned by Frank
Barnard wero consumed. T NO girls, one
named Fishbsum of Sibley county, were en-
p]oyed in Erlhof's boarding house. Miss
Fishbaum was burned to death, but her CON-
panion in the same room saved berself by
ers barely escaped in their night clothes.
At Winona the republican city convention
Thursday evening endorsed the democratic
entire democratic ticket The republican ward
nominations sre as follows: Alderman, First
ward, ". M Hurlbut; Second ward, j. L.
Brink; Third ward. Geo. T. Flint; Fourth ward,
Fred. Bouman, Jr. School directors, First
ward, Wilson G. Brown; Second ward, N.
the democratic nominations were endorsed.
Gov Hubbard has committed the sentence Of
Daniel Gundy, now in the state prison, from a
life sentence to fifteen years, with an allowance
for good behavior Gundy was charged with
killing ono Joseph Stehle of St Anthony in
1870.
Judge Wilson has presented to the city coun-
Gil Of Winona, his report Of the first outcome Of
the suit against the Minnesota Construction
company for the recovery Of 800, 900 bonds
It was originally stipulated when Judge Wilson
undertook the case that If he won he should re-
oeive SIC, 900. 1u addition to this he defend
ed the three suits brought by Alexander Mitch
ell, Russell Sage and N. A. Cowdry, for which
his bill was $4,000. Some disbursements
brought the bill up to SIG, 269,75, which
was allowed. The total amount of judgement
together with interest amounts to 1882, 62O.-
81. In settlement Of this judgment bonds and
coupons were returned amounting to $685.
1875. 50, and cash to balance, $7,432,25.
At Carver, on Tuesday evening last, burglars
entered the store Of Morhbecker & Sheebsn
about 1 o'clock, forcing the front door. They
drilled hole in the door Of Hall safe, filling
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-04-06
Insurance FrauG ut NOrtIfield.

Several years ago man named CHARLES Still
Ter, representing himself to be life insurance
agent, came to Northfeld, Mimi, and induced
Jacob Diehl to take out certain life risk,
and payol him 5000 for the same. In shor.
time 1t was found that he was q fraud, and tis
whereabouts could not be learned until stol1
time ago, through the police he WAS traced to
st. Charles, where lie was arrested last weeA
and brought to Northfeld by the sheriff OF
examination. bnt owing to the complainant be-
ing very low with heart disease, the case was,
upon the advice Ut his physicians, continued
until Auril 5.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-04-06

Mary Ann Herman of Charlestown, Ind.
who starved herself for period of So days
which ended with her death Wednesday
week, took that course to end life which
had been distasteful ever since 1916 when,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-04-06
Minnesota Republican Congressional Dis
trict Commute te

tE1Ct COnnlI0 t6.
Ameeting OF the Minnesota Republican State
Central committee was held at the Office of ex-
Gov. G. X. Davis atSt Paul, last Thursday af-
ternocn, the principal business on hand being
the selection OF congressional district COM
mittees. The re- appO :tOnment of the state in
to new congressional districts rendered this ne
cessary, the State Central committee being also
senatorial districts, the re-apportionment CT
which has also lefteverything at odds and end j.,
politically speaking. The members OF the
State Central committee present were: c. X.
Davis, chairman; 7. A. Thatcher, II. A. Castle,
y. Il. Petit, B. y. Brewer, J. P. Wakefield, L.
v. Collins, Andrew Hopper, 0: 8: Reiehus, +.
g: Day, Geo. d. Johnston, and E. F. Bissell.
Mr. J. G. Lawrence being the only absentee.
The committees were then appointed or elect
ed as follows:
First District-D A. Morrison, Rochester,
chairman; William Potter, Houston; Clark
Chambers, Owatenna; Henry Cttristopherson,
Lanesboro; L, G.. Nelson, Kaason; E. B:
W. johnson, Albert Lea; G. D. Belden, Austin.
Second District-E. +. Freeman, MankAto,
chairman; G. W. Thompson, Wells; W. G..
Ward, Waseca; G. G. Case, LIE Sueur; W. L.
Coughlin, Nicollet; J. P. Kirby, sibley county;
John Swenson, Yellow Medicine; Col VIM.
Fiddes, Jackson; y. g. Yates, Watonwan and
Third District--Wm. Wilson, Scott, chair
man; Marcus Johnst n, Kandiyohi; J: @. Hill,
Chippewa; 81. Gronerud, Renville; Q. Il. Stro.
beck, Meeker; s. P. Jennison and J: A. That
cher, Goodhue; L. Nutting, Rice; Chas Hal
gren, Carver; Chas. A. Baker, Dakota; Liberty
Hall, Mcleod.
Fourth District-C h. Petit, Hennepin; james
MCCAIN, Anoka; 81. A. Castle and r. Blakely,
Ramsey; Z. D. Taylor. Washington; Frank q.
Pratt, Chisago; E. W. Cults, Wight; ". H.
Houlton, Sherbourne.
Fifth Distlict-George H. Johnston Of Becker,
chairman; O. B. Sleeper, Grow Wing; e: c..
Kendall, st. Louis; L. 4. Aaker, Douglas; E. p.
.Cor]i:s, Otter Tail; s. G.. Oomstock, Clay; A.
'Barto, Stesrns; F. g. futile, Big Stone; Paul
G. Sletten, Polk
1t WAS also recommended that in the SEN
atoriI districts comprising more than one
county the chairmen of the respective county
committees shall form the senatoli II committee,
the chairman from the senior county to ba
chairman Of tho senatoria! committee.
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6RInTE1

A shocking case Of homicide occurred three
miles east OF Bloomsfeld Nelson county. Ken
lucky, in the killing of Joseph Holt, school
teacher, by Babe Hunter. Holt boarded at the
residence Of Hunter. Hunter was wbipping
his wife, when Holt interfered In the after
noon Hunter waylaid him while coming from
his schoo! house and shot him dead in his tracks.
Hunter fled, but has been captured.
Second Lieut.: John McMartin of the Twenty.
fifth infantry arrived in Saltwater last week
as follows: Edward Mack and Robert Lincoln,
convicted of conduct prejudjcial to the good
order and discipline of the army, and sentenced
to fifteen snd ten years respectively in the state
prison. The party consisted Of five persons,
all colored.
Polk Wells, arrested in Randolph, Wis, Feb
ruary 20, for robbing e bank at Rverton
last July, and stealing horses at Sidney, Iowa,
pleaded guilty to the lstter, and was sentenced
for ten years in the penitentiary The CASE
against him for bank robbery was continued to
the next term of the court, the district attorney
having neglected to get the case in shape for
trial.
Elk: Keeper Blodgott testified in Albany, ct the
inquiry into the abuses in Sing Sing prison, that
he resigned because he could not stand the evil
donces of brutality around him, and would not be
keeper there again for 81 900 per month, on
account Of bearing the meanings and wailings
OF the conyjcts being padded.
uulleau e8hlDlts much interest IN reading &C.
counts OF executions. He read tho reports of
the hangings of last Friday and remarking
that all died without showing fear, said: sTil
die without tlinching. too, if 1 am executed,
see. if don't" He insists, however, that he
will get new trial.
The car of Russia, on being apprized of the
muir Ter ofGen. Streilingkof ordered the two as
assins who were arrested to DO executed With
in two hours. They were accordingly hanged
at Odessa.
Ex-Gov. Moses Of South Carolina, whom an
ungenerous constituency had hoped was gath.
cred to the thieves reward, turns up as con-
fdence operator with number OF victims.
at Chapman Court house, Va, Doc Wright
WAS hanged on Friday for the marder Of Cole
Arthur in February, 1881. He declared his
innocence on the scaffoid
The whole population OF Franklin, Ind, is
beseiging Jail where man is confined for
outraging his three-year-old daughter.
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CASUALTIES.

Phantom Duncan estimates the area
OF the overhowed districts in the south
at32, 600, 600 acres, and $1,000 people will
be compelled to seek other lands and employ
ment. He says it will take SIC, 900, 900 to re-
ieve their necessities.
Jacob Heroff, poor Bohemian laborer in St.
Paul, was returning home Saturday night on
the railroad track, when a locomotive engine
came along and took his head clean off.
Virginia City IN. IT, Madisonian John Bartz
and Isaac Beattie were caved on and killed in
miaa on Quartz creek, Missouri county, week
before last
The waters are receding in Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee, and stillrisiug 10 Louis
lana. Sugar plantations are greatly damaged.
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Death of Gen. Stephen A. HurlDurt OF Illinois.
The editor of the New York World has been
notified by Mr.. Trescott that Gen. Hurlburt,
late United States minister to Peru, died sud
denly Of heart disease, Mar. %, at Lima. Gen.
Stephen A. Hurlburt was born in Charleston,
s. G., Nov. ~, 1915. He was thoroughly and
literally educated. He studied law and was
admitted to the bar in 1887. Shortly after
ward he removed to Illinois, settling
at Belvidere. He held various
local Offices and was somewhat distinguished
as member of congress-. At the
beginning of the war Hurlbut entered the
Union service, being appointed brigadier gen.
eral of volunteers from May ~, 1861. He
commanded the fourth division at Pittsburg
Landing and acquitted himself nobly. His
military bearing and personal bravery won for
bin promotion to be major general in 1928.
He was appointed Minister to Peru at the be-
ginning Of Garfield's administration.
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PITH OF THE NEWS.
RAILROADS.

new railroad project of great interest to
eastern lows apd Minnesota, and especially to
St Paul, has lately crystallized into business
running into St Paul with direct ST. Louis and
Chicago connections. The surveys have been
completed for the first section Of railroad pro-
jected to St. Paul, connecting with the Burling
ton road at some point near West Union, in Fay
cite county, Ia. This line Of road will pass
through the most densely populated as we'll as
the richest agricultural sections Of Iowa and
Minnesota. about midway between the river
road and the Austin branch Of tho Milwaukee 4
St. Paul road.
Col F. D. Underwood, superintendent Of
the Southern Minnesota division, of the Chica-
so Milwaukee St. Paul, is lying dangerously
sick st the Cameron hotel, La Crosse, the trOu-
bic being blood poisoning.
George Freeman, alias Sheeney George, has
been discharged at Chicago, having been &C
Quilted Of the charge of murder.