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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-28
, The Missouri Bandits.

bfl Governor Crittenden, of Missouri, 2re-
Gently said of Unsuccessful, if question
able, wal, against the desperadoes in
that state:.. l.>,,; =
34tfAllthe James gang are either dead,
in prison or under the control Of the Of
ficials, with the exception of Frank
James, for whose arrest and conviction
there is still reward of $40 900 offered.
The Lewis brothers are in Jail awaiting
trial, and will certainly be convicted.
The Meyers gang are all dead or in PEN
itentiary, and the Mason gang-the
9Brookfeld bank robbers captured +,
tried and convicted, sentenced to TWEEN
ty-fve years imprisonment, each, and
placed in the peniiens:ary in less than
9oIie weekrafter the robbery OF the bank. =
The governor said he wished to, impress
the reporter with the fact that all these
gangs were not Missourians and wanted
the public to- knowgthef9 sames He said
that the Mason gang was from Indiana,
and was led by Frank Mason. who once
taught school near 'Terre Haute, where
he was well known; and that the Meyers
gang was from Illinois, s He thoughtth that
these men had been attracted to the
state by the successful raids of the James
| brothers, and the fact that, notwith-
standing the amount Of travel and traffic
over and through the state, they were
afforded protection and shelter by, its
comparatively settled condition,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-28

AS the two came tearing along, the goat
beating derisive defiance, and McWhirter
waving the hay-fork and calling on passers
by to "head off that 81, 900 bond" pedestri-
ans crawIed up on fences. and hack-drivers
drove into alleys until the procession passed.
over in tho a and
mad career, until at last the goat was cor
rallied ia stable
A butcher was sent for, and, under instruc-
tons from Mr.. McWhirter, killed the goat
Inside was found an assortment of clothes
pins, MANILA paperand hay but there was no
trace of the United States bonds.
McWhirter tried to speak emphatically,
bit emotion choked his utterance. He d.
rected the butcher to give the remains of the
goat to the poor, and went home in ha *,
TO find his pocket book and the bonds in the
pocket of another coat where he had left
them.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-28

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A eomiear case of jumping at conclusions
and of the consequences therof-is given by
the Galveston News. The editor says that
Thomas MeWhirter, of San Antonio owned
goat. One evening Mr.. McWhirter was
out in the yard feeding his cow. He had
taken off his coat and laidit Oh the fence.
In the pocket ofhis coat supposed was
q morocco pocket-book containing Govern
ment bonds to the amount Of two thousand
dollars. ''s A 11f
When he had attended 10 the wants of the
COW, and turned to get his.coat, he found that
garment lying in the mud.
The goat had pulled it off the fence and n ow,
stood balancing himself ON the roof of the
chicken-coop. AS he came within the range
of Mr.. McWhirter's vision, and of a rock that
the old man threw at him, he was in the act
of masticating what seemed to be the rem
mani OF a red morocco pocket book. Mr..
McWhirter concluded ut once that it was his
pocket-book, and that it contained his, two
thousand dollars. ,,'3g
As the awful and disastrous characterOfth the
misfortune Gawned on McWhirter, and he
fully realized that his two thousand dollars
were filed away in the digestive machinery
ola four-follar goat. he gave vent to his feel
| ings in a yell that sounded like the wall of a
pair of bagpipes leading funeral procession.
r.. With dismay in every feature and a three
| tined hay-fork in his hand, he gave bound
and went at full speed for the goat.
\ The goat decided not to wait for him, but
!, ran down the street, the irascibe old man,
coatless and hatless. in tUll cry in his wake
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-28
Speed and Fare Oh English Rail
LL.-- L-----L WayS.lL MH-- ~ III !

Letter from an American. o. n0iiE'aT
90 English railways are certainly notslow
in point Of speed. An average rate Of
thirty-6ve miles Jan hour is, exceedingly
common, and forty milesran hour is not
at all rare: From london to Glasgow is
4O6 miles, and the time is ten hours,
which gives an average speed of over
forty and one7half miles an hour. From
London to Liverpool is 2O2,smiles, and
the time is usually five hours, little
more than forty miles an hour. The,
Irish Mail makes the distance of 264
miles to Holyhead: sWalesy attain average
speed of a4little ioyen forty miles. TIE,
Southeastern goes from London TO Dow
er, seventy six milf At tie rate of for-t
ty-three miles Ian Thottr The o Great
7 Western intakes you 10 l.Bristol, lis miles
at the rate Of fortyrtiye miles an M hour;
distance to Swindorn,s iseventy-sevens
miles, q at the u rauea ofie overo fifty,
thre, miles, ami hour. n The n fomous
Flying, ,dutchman'''i also of the great
western, makes the entire distance to
Exeter 1914 miles, at an average speed of
| forty-five and a half miles, an hour. The
actual speed ofthe last, IA named train is
over sixty miles, and these are, not ex-
ceptional rims but are taken from the
tinief tables by which they are run every
adayI9T OF iadslGm oil 10 Yitf -9tlI tz.,r
tFaresar not low ascompared with the
American regular rates. They may be
generally stated at FIVE, three and one-
half and two cents per mile, for first,
second ana third classes frrespeetively.
However, these figures need some ex-
PLANTATION. Local rats are never below
the rates named. For long distances.
c Gnsn th ares yery sr a,
above four 'centsie ,a1irrmile, land
second -elass fares, a. little oyer three
cents, Third-class fares, for long, or
short distances, are always Slightly above
two cents. Where thdreare no compet-
ing lines, for long distances are often
/ above the rates, first named, Two hum
[ dred miles must be called a. long dis
| lance in SO small a country asthis. From
London to Glasgow the fares are $l4.10,
fz$l2 and So for the three classes respec-
lively, which giyea3.6, 2.7 and 20 cents
per mile. To Bristol the frst-class rate
| is nearly four and half cents a mile,
I and to Salisbury over live cents. Eng
lishmen will oftenrtell you that their
first class cars n are, more luxul I
! ous.and comfortable than ours. 7 see
no reasonito believe such IAN assertion,
unless the mere matter ofgreat. privacy
is to be considered, On great advantage.
We may as well admit q general use Of
several classes, of cars on American, rail.
ways, for the llman palace cars, SO
commonly used on the chief roads, are
the real frst-class, while the so-Galled
j ord olo.a.+ B,,4+ ha oo1aon no,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-28
.AMeeting-House 200 YearsAgo.,

Uneasy girls and mischievous boys
think it hard that they should be COM
PEELED to remain quiet during the aone
hour and half of the modern Church
service. Their complaints may be mod
Grated by reading thesfollowing descrip.
ton of church services in New England
300 years ago, when the prayer was al
most an hour long, and all stood: I ~
On foot, on horseback, singly, Or on
piiiiofs (seme of, the. old women land
little children In oxscarts perhaps) j they
come. Some tie their beasts toerthe
Epalings, Others under ihonsels they have
had leave to build near by. Entering
! the meeting-h house they take there al
slotted places-alI the married men and
women, the elderly people, ndcivifand
military dignitaries in the seats andrews
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-28
DON'T TAKE 1T TO HEART
There's many a trouble
Would break like bubble,
A b l. r. 7 4. 4

There's many trouble
Would break like bubble,
And into the waters of Lethe depart,
Did not we rehearse it,
And tenderly nurse it, rrssaas,s,ss,.s.a
And give it permanent place in the heart,
There's many sorrow
,s.. ..,,,, Would vanish tomorrow,
Were we not unwilling to furnish the wings
So sadly intruding .JEatii
la.1 And quietly brooding, g.,
1t matches out all sorts of horrible things.
.ay..N sI.. /.
,a.,ae How welcome the seeming
'-''.'' 'Of1ooks that are beaming, stA
Whether ones wealthy or WEATHER ones
r,,, u,.,,c,,Jf ., poor;
~ ''',''' Eyes bright as berry, L tsH
Cheeks red as cherry, Yalgo1s
The groan and the curse of the heart-ache
can cure. 'u L'# VI
A.t,i ~ yahG8H 10 nWoj
=; ne. RESOLVED to be merry,
- -" All worry to ferry Ell a Il
Across the famed waters that bid US forget it,
=, =, And no longer fearful
o." "' But happy and cheerful, , IL
We feel life has much that's worth living for
vet
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-28

1.-The first and only town-clock in the state
j of Florida surmounts the new, court house
at Tampa. ~ aid
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-28

below, according to rule; the unmarried
of both sexes in the galleries, with
high paling between them, the boys
under Is on the pulpit and gallery stairs,
if the latter are not yet removed to the
tower; otherwise in "hind seats" or
corner pews in the gallerles-always
with tything men, ''to keep them from
playing or sleeping" The younger
children on little benches in the aisles
by the side of the pews or seats, into
which they often creep to shuddle round
the mothers foot,stove. Those who are
too young to sit alone are in little cages
in the pews close to their mothers. The
negroes, slaves or free,-every town
has several of both, are on wall-benches
in the gallerY-men and women apart,
OF course; in the upper one, II there are
two tiers or galleries; or perhaps their
two I,quser crannies opening upon the
gallery from the tower. These are two
square pews built for them at the head
ofeach staircase in the tower, from which
they are entered. They are sufficiently
elevated above the gallery pews to be
very conspicuous from below. They are
arehed over the top, illustrated in front
and so arranged as to prevent any COM
munication with the other seats in the
gallery. The boys call them the '".swal-
lows nests Very near the. pulpit on
either side sit the aged deaf-the men
on the right, the women on the left; adj
Joining the pulpit in front, the elders, if
there be any; a step lower down, the
two deacons in their respective seats.
The most elderly man of most distin-
guished birth or service in the commun-
ity is, honored with a seat, at the, com
elders and deacons, facing the congre
CATION. About the doorways the guard
is seated, each man with his. bandoleer
slung over his shoulders his match:lock
close at hand. There is rustic at the
door. 1t is the minister? .No--two, con-
stables leading in culprit! He wears a
white paper cap on which his sin is writ
ten, and is placed conspicuously on the
stoolof repentance. e.. 3..nu-.-lt ~
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-28

A grove Of eighteen banana trees, eigh-l
teen months old, lis bearing good fruit at
tWaynesboro, Ga. II al4d 5at.aea
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-28

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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-28

Samuel Royal climbed tree after coon,
near ,,es ghattano Tenn but, falling, was
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-28

2sfalq "a" 94od&af4 qa5..r.8 s Il Is las
az y fa'uIUI ~ RI sJ3si.y3gs So,
National Republican., 1882-12-12
The post-Omce Appropriation.

The appropriations committee worked sew
eral hours upon the post-otice appropriation
bill yesterday and completed it for presenta-
tion tomorrow, if possible. The principal
items which occupied the time of the commit
tee were those providing for expenses of let
ter-carriers and the special service. AS the
bill stands it provides that the carrier service
may be extended to ten or twelve new cities
during the year 1854 the cities to have popu-
latiou of 10000, or revenue from its post-oiiice
of 10000, and the service to be furnished at
the discretion of the postmaster-general. The
bill, as changed, appropriates $i3,94s, ,520 and
reduces the amount for star-routes S2,250,000.
This is the largest item of reduction, and with
the amount cut off in dropping the special SER
vice, $60O,O00, makes the total amount appro-
priated $695, $50 less than for the fiscal year OF
1888. BY special order the bill was regarded
the same as if reported yesterday, and copies
ordered printed
National Republican., 1882-12-12
PrciutIIcel .Iudues.

The district court BILL introduced in til @
house yesterday by Mr.. Hazeton, provides that
if any party to any cause pending in the cir
cult court in the criminal court, or any term
of the supreme court ofthe District of Colum-
bia or in any proceedings therein, shall, at
any time before the trial or hearing of such
cause or proceeding, make or file any affidavit
therein, that he or she believes that the judge
holding such court or term Of said court, is so
preiudiced that such party cannot have fair
and impartial trial or Judgment, the said
judge shall not hear or try said cause or pro-
ceeding, and the same shall be theroupon
postponed until another judge of said court
shall be assigned by the general term to held
said term or court or to try or hear said,
cause or hearing. Provided, that if said
party is absent or a corporation, the agent or
attorney may make affidavit.
A further provision is that no cause or pro-
cecding shall be postponed more than twice
on account of such prejudice.
National Republican., 1882-12-12
ASSURANCES FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
MIR. Perry Belmont OH Canals.

The minority report made to the house yes
terday by Mr.. Perry Belmont was an elaborate
setting forth of his own views upon the bill
to incorporate the maritime canal company OF
Nicaragua. He reviews at length the Clay.
tonBulWcr treaty and all other treaties bear.
ing upon the subject, as well as much CORE
spondencc at the State department, and, among
other conclusions arrives at the belief that
the treaty provisions are so confused and
doubtful in meaning as now construed, that
the United States, the greatest nation on this
side of the Atlantic, cannot afford to take any
step that might be considered as encroaching
upon any rights of the Spanish-speaking re.
publics of Central and South America in cer4
tain future contingencies.
National Republican., 1882-12-12
OCCUPYING CLAIMANT.
-S------
From the West Inuies.

ST. THOMAS Dec. 5.-Two shocks of earth
quake were felt here yesterday morning.
The Norwegian bark Da Capo, from Marti-
nique for st. Thomas, in ballast, struck on
Buck island during a squall on the night of
the Goth ultimo and sank Immediately. The
crew have arrived here.
The British brig Sydney A. jenkins, from
Brazil for Liverpool with cotton, arrived at
Martinique on the 1st instant dismasted and
in leaky condition.
A fire at Point-a-Pitre on the 30th ultimo
destroyed an unoccupied theater. The loss is
estimated at 100000 francs.
A dispatch from Barbados states that the
German frigate Olga, from Madeira with the
Prussian Prince Henry on board, arrived there
on the Sd instant, and sailed yesterday for St.
Thomas.
SANTo DOMINGO, Nov. 81. - President
Heureux left the capital on the 18th inst. to
qucll an insurrection headed by Gen. Car
tagena at Moca. Before his arrival the in
surrection had already been suppressed.
Peace now prevails everywhere in the repub-
lie. The republic of Hayti is quiet.
National Republican., 1882-12-12
Aouse thcn I'D 8:15l adionrned.
Rumrpd Ilis Hend ror Him,

"Iack" Gilbert, the former well known
journalist, and at present the basso of the
Emma Abbott opera company, has been
punching the head of the musical director
of the company, Mr., j. II. Rosewald. The
latter is the husband of Julie Rosewald, the
"ott-night" prima donna. According to the
York lPa.) DdiiV, Mr., ROscwald had found
fault with Mr.. Gilbert, saying that he sang
tooloud, drowning the voice of one of the lady
singers. Gilbert meeting Rosewad in the
office of the National hotel, said: "You have
been yilitying me for the last three months,
and now | will settle with you" Whereupon
he struck Ro'ewald in the face, knocking him
down and crushing his nose. As Roscwuld
rose Gilbert struck him Il second time. Mrs
Rosewald was so overcome that she tainted.
National Republican., 1882-12-12
Ruhiin lnnAtla

The bill introduced byMr. Stockslager, re-
pealing certain sections of the general statutes,
provides for the repeal of all pre-emption laws.
The commissioner of the land office recon-
mends this, and it has the concurrence of the
secretary of the interior. 1t is held by these
officials that entries may now be made under
the homestead act in all bona flde cases of pre-
emption. Another bill, also introduced by
Mr. Stockslager, provides that all laws author
izing sales of public lands be repealed, This
is for the purpose Of preventing spectators
from getting hold of lands that should be hus-
banded for actual settlers, in view Of the rate
at which the public land is being taken up,
and the constant influx of emigrauts. 1t does
not apply to the lands for timber, culture,
mining, stone, or desert lands.
National Republican., 1882-12-12
The spnnish Nntnrnllzntion cnse.

A meeting of the Spanish-American claims
commission was held at the State department,
at which all the members were present. Mr.,
Snydam submitted the case of Accosta y Fos-
ter, and it was set for argument tomorrow,
uralizaton, raised in the Buzzi case. That
question is now the subject of diplomatic cor
respondenco between the United States and
Spain, and until it is settled no cases in which
it is involved will be considered by the COM
missinm-
National Republican., 1882-12-12
a Serious Charge.

A strong effort is being made for the re-
moyal of Mr., Haines, collector of customs at
Brownsville Texas, and the deputy collector,
Mr.. Goodrich, which is mainly based ON a re-
port made by the solicitor of the treasury,
wherein they are charged with malfeasance
in Office, in having acted in collusion with
smugglers in defrauding the government, in
that they, knowingly permitted goods to be
smugged across the Rio Grande. Their
friends are pressing for their retention, and it
is stated that Representative Upton, of Texas,
and Reprcscntativc-olect Ochiltree have in
tcrestod themselves in their behalf. The see
retary Of the treasury now has the case under
consideration.
National Republican., 1882-12-12
Taxation OF Railway Grants,

The senate committee on public lands yes
tcrday discussed the Van Wyck bill relating
to the taxation of railway lands upon which
taxation has been evaded by the companies
refusing to take out patents for the grants
made by congress. At the meeting of the
committee next Monday substitute for the
bill, embracing its main features, but some-
what modified in scope, will probably be rec
commended to the senate A principal feature
of the substitute will probably be a clause
transferring to states the power to tax the un-
assessed lands. The measure is likely to en-
counter the opposition of the railway interest
from the first. The committee, however, is
unanimous in the opinion that it is matter
deserving immediate action by congress,
National Republican., 1882-12-12
The Democrats and tIle ClviI Service,

From expressions of leading democrats of
both houses, it may be stated that they will
antagonize any measure for the reform of the
civil service that embodies clause fixing the
tenure of Office for government employees.
They say that at the last session they were
willing to meet the republican majority half
way ON any proposition such as is now pre-
sented, but with the prospect of victery for
their party in the next national contest, they
do not propose to nail up the doors of the de-
partmcnts and cut Off their friends from any
chance for appointment under the govern
ment by lcgisatiug republican employees into
Olce for term of years.
National Republican., 1882-12-12
snriion,s Now .Ilnv.

PARIS Dec. i'm. Sardous new play
" Fedora" was produced tonight, with Bern
hardt in the title role 1t represents the
murder of the Princess Fedora's fiance by a
nihilist, and the subsequent romantic attach
ment of Fedora to the murderer, by whom
she is eventually killed. The excess of SEN
sationalism was toned down by Bernhardt'5
acting and the clcarness of the dialogue.
National Republican., 1882-12-12
Ocenm Steamer Ar,.irnIs.

New YORK, Dec. 11.-Orinoco, from Ber-
muda Salier, from Bremen Newport, from
Havana Peunland, from Antwerp; King
dom and Acton, from Mediterranean ports;
Picardie, from Mediterranean ports.
LONDON, Dec. I'D. Stenmnnn from
New York for Antwerp; Otrento, from Hull
for New York, disabled Greece, from New
York.
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec 11.-Hermann, from
Baltimore.
GLASGOW Dec. 11.--State of Pennsylvania,
from New York.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 11.-Sarmatian, from
Boston,
National Republican., 1882-12-12
A SiceI Rail n7,ry f,Iosee.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE very large steel
rail mill of the north Chicago rolling mill
company shut down to-day. This is under
stood to be owing partly to the quiet rail
market partly to doubt about tariff action in
congress, and partly because no definite
schedule of wages for next year has been
fixed The furnaces are still in operation.
The shutting down of this companys mill in
west Chicago was recenLlY announced.
National Republican., 1882-12-12
The Robbed Graveyard.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1l.-At u meeting Of
trustees of Lebanon cemetery, the scene of re-
cent depredations by graveyard ghouls, a
trustee made a statement denying the allega-
ton that iifty-two bodies had been buried in
one grave. The bodies were inferred in sep
aratc graves on large plot of UNDECIDED land
known as the homestead for tho use of persons
not owning lots.
National Republican., 1882-12-12
o. Course IIe,ll Fight.

Gen. Logan was asked yesterday what he
thought of the probability of the Fitz-John
Porter bill being taken up this week and
replied;
Il don't know. I shall oppose it as long as
/ live"
In response to the suggestion that the
friends of the measure would he strongly re-
inforced with Gen. Grants influence he
has no vote in the senate and / doubt if he
knows any more about the case than any one
else" DO. r. ..-.r
National Republican., 1882-12-12

the case. A short time before her arrest sho
was told her husband was unfaithful and she
openly accused two Bradford ladies of undue
familiarity with hiHn. She then came to Buff
lalo with view ofobtaining divorce and was
soon afterward committed to the asylum. 10
is alleged that there was crookodness in the
mnnnrr of hnr rnmmiInrmt.
National Republican., 1882-12-12

a hotel and all buildings necessary. for the
comfort and convenience for tourists, ostab-
li3h line of stages between the park aud tho
nearest railway station, build u telegraph limo
from the railway to the park, place yachts and
other pleasure boats on the waters of the park
and establish stores and trading stations for
the convenience of guests. The agreement
was made on the 1st and the contract on the
9Th of Septcmhrr. 1882.
National Republican., 1882-12-12
Business Failures.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, Dec. 1i.-A special
from Batesville, Arkansas, says that Sam
Guthrie & Co., of that place, and S. L, Guthrie
& Co.. of Franklin, have assigned for the bene-
fit of creditors. Assets $4,000; liabilities
stated at $4,000.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 1.-THE dry
goods firm of Lou Frankland & Co. to-day
made an assignment. The stock is estimated
to be worth $4,000. Liabilities, $4,000,
National Republican., 1882-12-12
Shot Dead,

VIcKsBURG, Miss, Dec. 11.-On Saturday
night aquarrel occurred at Il store on Smede's
dixie plantation, Dear creek, between Charles
Matthews, colored, and VIM. Fowler, white.
The latter had won money from the former
at cards and Matthews wanted it returned.
Being refused he drew q pistol, shot Fowler
dead and escaned