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Morris tribune., 1882-08-17
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MINNESOTA NEWS.
The Crops of Minnesota.

Mr.. F. 8. Christensen, Commissioner of
statistics of Minnesota publishes the follow
ing statements ofthe acreage and yield ofthe
principal cereals of the state for the year
1881, and also the acreage for 1882, as COM
piled by him from official returns made to
the statistical bureau.
The totai acreage of wheat for 1881, as
given in the table below, is 2.S79,2 ,265 acres
and the acreage ofthe same cereal for 1882
is 2,56s, ,697 acres showing decrease of 3O9,-
1873 acres.
The crop for 1881 is reported to be $685.
562 bushels, which gives an average yield
per acre for the state of IL 35 bushels.
The average yield per acre for the state of
the principal cereals was, for 1881: Oats,
1920 bushels; corn, 1892 bushels; barley,
20.9s bushels. And the increase in acreage
for 1882 is: Oats 664 per cent; corn, ST.
SO per cent, and barley, Sc SO per cent.
Regarding the prospects for the present
year, he says the outlook could not be bet
ter. From every part of the state comes the
most favorable reports, and the harvest now
in progress, gives promise of an abundant
yield in almost every product raised in the
state.
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17
Jim Cummings, formerly pal of Jesse
James is confined in the insane asylum in
Kansas
Mfsceilaueous News Notes.

Miscellaneous Ne,Ds Notes.
1t is authoritatively denied that guar
dian was appointed for the widow ofC. c.
Washburn for the purpose of establishing
her dover right in the estate, but for the
purpose of curing legal defect in the will,
and to interpret the instrument under the
Wisconsin statutes.
The Minnesotas achieved the distinction
of coming in third in the four-oared race at
the Northwestern regatta at Detroit. The
they weakened and lost their grip, while
the Wyandottes pulled in ahead of them on
the home stretch
The army of the Cumberland of the north
west, through its officers in Chicago, is pre-
pairing for a reunion in Milwaukee on the
10Th and Goth inst. Invitations have been
extended to a number of prominent confed-
crates who entertained the society at Chat
tanooga last year.
Two Philadelphia brokers got deeply in
terested in matching pennies, from which
they changed to nickles and then to dollars
When enc had lost 81 $50 his opponent gave
| him three chances to double or quit. The
Bradstreets Journal furnishes the follow
| ing: There were ninety failures in the
United States reported to Bradstreets dur
ing the last week, ten less than the proceed
ing week and twenty. one more than in the
corresponding week of last year.
DIR. Mudd, who spent several years as q
prisoner at that delightful retreat, Dry Tor
tugas, because of completely in the Lincoln
| assassination, now wants the government to
pay him for doctoring prisoners while there.
Company A of Minneapolis, Capt. Harri-
rison, have accepted an invitation to attend
the tournament at Dubuque on the 18th
and Adjutant General Hawley has also re-
ceived an invitation and will probably go.
Ten thousand bushels of red winter wheat
lately purchased by tthe Winona Mill CON-
| pany at Kansas City, is now arriving at their
mill and the work of manufacturing winter
wheat -four commenced on Saturday last.
The widow of the man who was murdered
with his own wooden leg in the bridewell at
Chicago has taken out testers of administra-
| ton, giving bond for $1,000, and will sue
| the city for damages.
st. Paul had $500 over after entertaining
| the national Medical Association, and this
sum was equally divided between the Pro.
| testant and Catholic orphan asylums.
F. E. Mum, an extensive butter and
| cheese manufacturer at Belvidere, Ill., has
| failed, with liabilities of upward S15, 900 and
| no assets.
New York merchants are making active
| preparations for the reception Of surplus
grain there. the elevators being already full
Every wholesale grocer in Philadelphia
has been notified of an advance in the price
| of matches from 25 cents to S1.50 per gross.
| This has been the coolest and healthiest
summer ever known in New Orleans, the
| highest temperature thus far being 92 deg.
The Lake City guards, of Madison, Wis,
| will make st. Paul visit on the 22d inst,
| and remain three days.
Since March l, Chicago packers have used
l,225, 900 hogs against l, 7O7, 600 for the same
| period last year.
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17
Serious Railroad Accident

An accident occurred late Thursday night
on the Minneapolis and st. Louis railroad
near Waseca which in many respects was
parallel to the recent accident on the Mani.
toba line near Atwater. A construction
train, while backing at high rate of speed,
jumped the track and ditched the caboose
in which there were about sixty workmen.
Forty of these were wounded, three of them
probably fatally, as follows: Thomas Mad
den, conclusion of the brain; has been un-
conscious since the accident and his recoy-
cry is doubtful. A Swede name
unknown, dangerously wounded in
the head and chest recovery
doubtful; Frank Hodvig, scalp torn off and
q wound six by eight inches in the interior
part of his head. The rest are more or less
badly injured. though able to be about.
The accident is supposed to have been
caused by broken or defective rail, but it
is charged that the train was at the time of
accident being run at high rate of speed.
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17
The Work Of an Earthquake.
From Galegnanis.


On the 11th and 18th of last month,
Siena, Italy, was visite by series of
alarming earthquake shocks. The SOL
diers were all turned out of the barracks,
and the people rushed out of the houses
on to the Liza for safety. The houses
rocked; the plaster came tumbling down
the chimneys. The shocks were repeat
ed, some strong, some weak, throughout
the day at intervals of o quarter to half
an hour. The bells were rung; the
thrice-holy Madonna del Vuoto was un-
covered. Some of the nobility, afraid of
their own houses, had their carriages
dragged on to the Liza and slept there
in the open air. At in the morning
there came shock as strong and terri
flying as if mine had been sprung un-
der the city. After that the force of the
conclusion decreased. As to the causes
of the phenomenon. there can be no
doubt, correspondent asserts, that it
was owing to the municipality having
Just put up two tablets to Garabaldi.
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17

The census figures show 246 cities hay
ing population of 10000 or more, and
as the one at the foot Of the list-Colum-
bia, S. C.-has only 40 over the 10000,
later corrections may carry the number
up to round 250. New York stands
43,7O0 short of million and quar- ter
New York, Philadelphia, and Brooklyn
stand at the head of the list, as in 1870;
st. Louis and Chicago, which stood fourth
and fifth in 1870, l3l0,S63 and 29S 81 }
shift positions, Chicago becoming fourth,
with 5O3,lS and st. Louis falling
back two places, with 950,5lS, while Bos-
ton slips from seventh place UP to fifth,
1862, $780, and Baltimore slips down one
place to the seventh, 3322,2l3D The
eighth place is held by Cincinnati as in
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17
Personal and IlHDefsOs,uL.

u
now pending in the supreme court of New
York that the Rev. DR.. Stephen H. Tying,
Jr., formerly pastor of the church of the
Holy Trinity, was for year before he left
the pulpit speculator in Wall street, buy
ing and selling various railway stocks and
securities on margins through his broker.
Some of the ventures proved disastrous, and
he is sued for balance of S5,055 which he
refuses to pay. The case has thus far been
conducted with great secrecy and will doubt
less be sent to a referee, as it involves the
review ofa running account.
Rear Admiral Daniel Stockton McDoug-
al, died at San Francisco of Bright's disease.
He was native of Ohio, from which state
he was appointed to the navy April l. 1928.
He was commissioned a rear admiral Aug.
"a, 1873, but never went to sea after that
date His sea service before that time, how
ever, amounted to twenty-four years, the
last cruise expiring in February, 1872.
Charles s. Westcott, the inventor of the
type casting and setting machine, died on
Saturday in Baltimore. In 1860 he became
the proprietor ofa printing office in New
York, and patented several articles of small
value, but in 1870 perfected his type setting
machine. He spent all his money and con-
siderable borrowed funds on this underrak-
ing.
Senator Mcmillan left for Pittsburg Tues
day night en- route for home. Representa-
tive Strait and Dunnell start for home
Wednesday night Mr.. Washburn is in New
York and will probably go west soon. Sen
ator Window will remain in Washington
for few days.
A Saratoga dispatch announces the death
Of VIM. NJ. Levy, associate justice of the srl-
preme court of Louisiana, and formerly
member of congress from the fourth Louis.
lana district.
Mrs. Talbot, wife of Bishop Talbot of the
Episcopal church, died at the residence ol
the bishop in Indianapolis, of typhoid fever
aged seventy-two years.
Hon. Proctor Knott retires at the close o
this congress, and will be candidate for the
Democratic nomination for governor O.
Kentucky.
The positive announcement is made that
President Arthur will visit Minnesota in
September.
E. D. Wallingford. OF Cincinnati, Jumped
from the bluff at st. Paul and was killed
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17
Remedy for Defective LEGISLATION.

The National Bar association, lately in
session at Saratoga, adopted the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That this association recon-
msnds the passage by the legislatures of the
several states and territories of an act relat-
ing to the7 acknowledgements of instruments
affecting real estate as prepared by the asso-
ciatlon.
Resolved, That in view of the frequent oc-
currence Of cases of irregular and fraudu-
lent practices in the conduct of salts for di-
vorce, involving the abuse of process OF
courts, breach of professional OBJ
legations and connivance at actual crime, 10.
cal councils of the association and several
state and local bar associations be respect
fully requested, so far as possible, to expose
such irregularities and frauds, and secure the
punishment of fall parties concerned in them.
Resolved, That the several local bar as
sociations be requested to advocate the en-
actment, in their respective states of sta
t1te of which the following is draft
Resolved, That in view Of the glowing
evil of hasty and ill-constituted legislation
and of defective phraseology in statute law,
the association recommends the adoption
by the several states Of permanent sy stem
by which the important duty of revising and
maturing acts introduced in legislatures shall
be entrusted to competent officers, either by
the creation of special commissions or COM
mittees of revision, or by devolving the duty
upon the attorney general OF the state.
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17
NesUs of the RIilrOdtts.

At Winona lively bit of track laying was
done by the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad on Sunday. A force of thirty men
began work shortly after midnight on Satur-
day, and by half past 8 o'clock on Sunday
afternoon they had extended the track dis
tance of 1,5OO feet down Third street to
Olmstead street, which is just within the
precincts of the lumber yard of Messrs. You
mans Bros. & Hodgins, who are thus afford
ed shipping facilities over both the st. Paul
and the Northwestern lines.
Last Friday the last rail was laid that COM
pleted the Northern Pacific railroad between
st. Paul and the crossing of the Yellowstone
river opposite Billings, Montana. Inas-
much as the bridge is not finished trains
cannot enter the town yet, and will not be
able until next Thursday. There was great
rejoicing among the citizens over the arri-
val Of the construction train, and the event
was duly celebrated.
1t is announced that $s, 500, 900 of the
$40, 900, 600 Canadian Pacific railway bonds
have been taken up. The duke of Man.
chester company took $5,OO0,0OO $3.50, 600
were taken up in Toronto. The remaining
S3,OO0,O0O were disposed of in Canada.
The receip pts of the Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway for the first week in August were
$341 900; decrease of $4,000
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17
Following are Post-office Changes Of
Recent Date.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
Established: Beauford, Blue Earth coun-
ty, Leander F. Finley postmaster; Crom-
well, Carlton county, Gustav Bong post
master; Goodhue, Goodhue county, Frank
Davy postmaster.
bault county, Mrs. Ellen P. Raymond; Gull
drum, Morrison county, John ]. Mckee;
Nawsos, Jackson county, Mrs. R. II. Wade
At Marysburg, lie Sueur county, thir-
teen-year-old son of John thinner was
caught ih the sickle of the reaper, his left
arm cut Off, and one Of the sickle guards
penetrated the boys breast, killing him
instantly.
John Kenna, OF the town of Tava, Swift
county, was sufocated in his well, Tuesday
morning, by foul air. He was going down
upon a rope after bucket, and lost con-
sciousness when about ten feet from the
surface Of the ground and fell seventy feet
more to the bottom, where his body Is yet.
Another man, tied to rope, went down ten
feet and tainted when drawn up. chick
en- let down sixty feet and drawn up at once
was dead when it came to the surface.
DR.. McComb, of Rush city. accompanied
by DR.. W. L. Irwin, visited the region in
fected by small pox and found five cases of
the most violent form, all confined to one
family named Lund in the town of ofStamfield,
Isanti county, aoout nine miles north of
C mbridge. Mrs. Lund lost two children
last week by the disease and DR.. McComb
reports those now stricken with it as prob
ably past recovery. A local board of health
has been organized at Cambridge. Mr..
Lund's house has been quarantined and all
the inhabitants are being vaccinated.
Charles Hansel, in Jail al Albert Lea, will
be sent back to Iowa on a requisition from
Gov. Sherman. Hansel stole a horse in
johnson county, Iowa. and was captured in
FIeeborn county, MINI.
Fred Horn and William Stoppe, of Hay
Creek, Goodhue county, who were so bad
ly hurt by the reaper accident at the farm
of the former, August I, have since died
from the injuries received. Horn was about
forty years old and leaves a wife and two
children IN good circumstances. Stoppe,
his brother-in-law, also leaves a wife and
two children.
Tuesday afternoon two-year-old daugh-
ter of Jonas Berg of Atwater had her hand
cut off and skull fractured by locomotive
while playing on the track.
Capt Alf. Brooks, of Winona, captain of
company C. Second battalion, has been
elected major of that battalion.
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17
New Public Buildings

Representative Shallenberger of Pennsyl-
vania, chairman of the house committee on
public buildings and grounds, has furnished
congress and the country with very in
teresting statement as to the extent and char
acter of legislation during the late session.
He says the passage of the Fort Wayne bill
during the closing hours of the session is
probably the end of legislation of this char
acter for this congress. Provision was made
for the construction of thirty-three public
buildings in different parts of the country.
When completed these buildings will cost
the government $5, 775, 600. The immediate
appropriations made for the purchase of
sites and beginning the work of building
amount in the aggregate to 50, 732, 900. In
addition to this, $3,624, 600 were appropri-
ated for continuing work on buildings al
ready begun. The construction of thirty
six buildings was authorized by previous
congresses and is in progress.
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17

couId poast OF the superior staying
power of the north with the
fact of that marvellous defence before
him exceeds in assurance the tradition
al government mule. The truth would
seem to be that in mere soldierly quail
tiles the men of the sections are very
fairly balanced The south has better
general preparation for camp life, while
the north has more ingenuity, and is
better able to supply deficiencies of
equipment and the like. The north has
more intelligence, but the south has
more homogeneity.
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17
From F0reiO,. Lands.

1t is understood that the two new PROV
inces to be established beween Manitoba and
the Rocky mountains are to be organized
Immediately The province of Qu'Appelle
is to extend from Manitoba to the third prin-
cipal meridian with its capital on the Pile
of Bones creek on the main line of the Ca
madam Pacific between Qu'Appelle and the
Rockies, will have it's capital at the rail-
road crossing of the South Saskatchewan,
where it is expected an important military
post will be established.
Smalley London Cablegram: George Jacob
Holyoak goes to America at the end of next
month, returning in November. He pro-
poses, meantime, to collect material for a
book to promote emigration, supplying
practical Information about different parts
OF America. He has grant for this object
from the treasury. He will be Mr.. Inger-
soils guest at his seaside cottage on his ar
rival.
Stephen ]. Mearey, the well-known Irish
agitator, was arrested early Friday morning
at Ennis, Ireland. He had Just arrived at
Ennis, his native place, when he was taken
into custody by the police He left New
York for Ireland about two weeks ago. Pre-
vious to his departure his friends advised
him not to go where he would be liable to
arrest.
The Parnelf branch of the Irish Land
league of Philadelphia unanimously voted
to send Arab Pasha the Parnell branch
share of the proceeds of an excursion under
the auspices of the Philadelphia league,
September 8. Other branches are. recon-
mended to follow their example.
Maj. Gen. Graham will take command of
the British brigade at Ramleh.
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17
HOW HE MADE 1T.

One sweltering day in hot July
A beer saloon he wandered by:
And finding that he was not seen,
He entered at the swinging screen:
And to rebuke the drinking men,
Whom he observed around him then,
He ordered, as he knew he'd oughter.
A glass ofpure, clear crystal water.
He set it down. "Ah, hal" said he,
"Cold water is the drink for mel"
And 80, to make it cold and nice,
He pounded in little ice.
Healthful and good, sliced very thin,
He dropped little lemon in.
And then he said: 'Sweets to the sweetp
And stirred some sugar in the treat.
To kind of brace the mixture ND
He dashed some bitters in the cup:
Then just lee-tle whiskey-well,
Say twenty lines of efnonpareil;"
And while he stirred it with spoon,
He sang, in gleeful tones, the tune:
water, cold water, pure and free
Water is the drink for mel"
He raised his head; loud, loud he laughed
And to the dregs the goblet quaffed.
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17

The Importance of using every means
to stamp out during the summer the
germs of smallpox, whenever and in
whatever form maintained, is illustrated
by the experience of Philadelphia,
where it was observed that if the dl-
sease was permitted TO continue during
summer, its ravages during the follow
ing winter were phenomenal. This is
a hint to certain localities in the north
west which were afflicted last summer
with this dreadful disease. Infected To-
calities can be thoroughly cleansed and
the germs of the disease etfectually de-
stroyed. While vaccination is held to
be the surest of all safeguards measures
of sanitation should not be neglected in
summer or winter.
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17
A Shocking Reaper Accident.

In the town of Hay Creek, Goodhue coun-
ty, Minnesota, Fred Horn and his brother
in-law were hitching their team of three
horses to the harvester. The machine was
out of gear and standing on piece ofmowed
meadow. The horses started, and the broth
er-in-law, not thinking they would run
held on q moment, but seeing there would
be runaway tried to get out, he then being
in front of the platform, and had almost
succeeded when he fell and was caught in
the breast by the grain divider, and hung
thus, with his head extending downward
and one leg caught in the sickle guard. The
horses were, during this time, running at
full speed, and were brought to stand
by running into post. The grain
divider struck the post and was
drawn through the mans BODY, terribly
mangling it, the unfortunate man to all ap-
pearances being lifeless when picked up.
When Fred Horn saw the horses were going
to run he ran before them and grabbed the
most powerful one by the bride, but was
almost Immediately thrown to the side in
front of the platform with the other man,
who was then on the point of the divider.
Fred was thrown down and caught in the
muscles and bones of the back by the guards
and sickles, and when Mr.. Anderson picked
him up was in dying condition. Horn Is
q German, an old settler, man well liked,
and has q large family. The other was
young man, recently from the old country
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17

The growth of material wealth in the
United States is something marvellous.
There is nothing like it in the whole his
tory of mankind. A late publication
contains facts and figures from the pen
Of an English statistician, drawn from
the best authorities that are astonishing
to those who have only been possessed
of general information Two of the
principal factors of national power are
men and money. In ten years, popula
ton has increased in round numbers,
from 3S 100000 to 5O,OOO,OO0; wealth
from $3l ,000, 100000 to $4S 900 900, 900
and per inhabitant, from 1910 to $780,
In 1910 Great Britain possessed five
times the wealth owned by the
United States. and while the
wealth Of the former country has only
doubled within the past four decades. that
Of the latter has increased twelve fold.
. The growth of wealth in the decade just
ended is sufficient to buy up the whole
Austrian empire, or to pay for the aggre-
gate value of Italy, Holland, and Belgi-
um. Since 1870 the value of RAILWAYS has
increased at the rate of nearly one mil
lion dollars day, Sunday excepted. The
mileage of railway has increased from
5000 to $4,000; capital from s., 900 900,
600 to $5,OOO,OOO,OO0 and the rail-
way capital per inhabitant, from
$62 to $l04. Our agriculture, more than
anything else, shows the unprecedented
rise of industry in the United States in
one single generation. While the pop
ulation has only trebled since 1910, the
growth of the agricultural interest has
been fivefold, and whether we regard the
value of crops or of cattle, the per capita
is about double what it was about forty
years ago. The most remarkable in
crease has been in the manufacture of
iron and cotton. The former has in
creased from $4,000 to 100000 tons
in ten years while in the latter the
consumption of raw fibre
has risen from 100000 to
Oil 100000 pounds-that is, from II to
Is pounds per inhabitant While our
shipping interest declined from 5,354 600
tons in 1850 to ,213 900 tons in 1880, vet
our foreign trade has steadily increased.
The value of imports have doubled since
1880, and multiplied tenfold since 1910.
The exports have increased from So, ,OOO,-
100000 in 1870 to So, 900 900 600 in 1880;
and the total of imports and exports
from 1928, 100000 to 81, 500 900 600, Oh
from $22 to $50 for each iGhabitant.
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17
Terms: s2.oo per Year In Advance.

The tariff commission, in session at
Long Branch, is receiving vast amount
of information from manufacturers and
others interested in regard to the work
ings of the system. Producers and con-
sImers do not seem to have their side
adequately represented, but perhaps, that
will be attended to hereafter.
Morris tribune., 1882-08-17

Journalists are largely responsible for
the snobbery that prevails in the large
cities Ifs few dozen, at most, of sue
cessful traders and spectators or profess
sional men and thier families, are quar-
tered for few weeks on the shores of the
lakes, the bohemians are very apt to re-
mark that everybody is out of town."
Ifthere is concert, ''all the best peo-
pie" were there; a dressy party of very
ordinary people with plenty of money,
or pretense thereof, is always composed
ofthe elite ofthe city'-and so on through
all the record of social life. 1t is not
strange that persons SO often referred to
as the choicest flowers of civilization,
really think they are entitled to assume
superiority over their neighbors, when
really they are inferior in almost every
thing save the mere matter of money.