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first placing his revolver under his pillow,
which was his usual custom. Afterwards
rising on his elbow he examined the instru-
ment to seeif it was in working order, when
it was accidentally discharged, the ball en-
tering the corner of his eye and passing
through tne brain lodging against the upper
of the Hedges family, who are heirs of a
supposed vast estate in Edglani, and who
recently had = conference here with other
relatives concerning the same. His oldest
brother waa killed by Indians in Colorado
sixteen years ago, and another was accident
ly killed in Dakota by the discharge of q
gun four years ago. The weapon that sent
forth the fatal bullet was accidently dis
charged while In Hedges hand last winter,
the bullet striking stove, on the other side
Of which his father sat.
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sc. French, . cynical and wealthy
bachelor, whose death occurred recently,
dedicated the proceeds of valuable
farm in Cow, Oregon, to bo used for the
erection of6 oeaool tor young ladies.
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Postoface Changes During tho Week
Ending Oct. Z, 1882.

Postofhce Changes During the Week
Ending Oct ., 1882.
MINNESOTA.
Discontinued Cass county,
Paxton, Redwood county, Russell, Henne.
pin county.
Postinasters Appointed d-Bloomington,
Hennepil. county, Hector NJ. Chadwick;
COrrcll. Big Stone county, William Alerakle;
Fort Smelling, Hcnnepin county, Victor
Robertson; lona, Murray county, Martin
McDonncll; JudsOn, Blue Earth county.
William r. Jones; North Branch Station.
Chisago county, William W. Singleton;
Silver Lake, Mcleod coun ty John Totusl,uk
WISCONSIN.
observation-disclosures, Outagamie county;
Lilly Bay, Door county; Minor, Door coun-
ty; Trenton, Pierce county.
Postmasters AppOinted-Clifton, Monroe
county, George A. Iii 'keman; Fairchild,
Vernon county, Matthew Monti; Hurricane
Grove, Grant county, James Andrew; Ran
geline, Manitow0c county, Charles Wagner;
Eichland City, Richland county, d. =. Mich
ols; Rudd's Mills, Monroe county, Fenner
Il. Bement.
tablished-Campbell, Polk county; Ezra
NJ. Campbell, postmaster; Cottonwood, Lee
county, John W: Middaugll, postmaster;
Portsmouth, Shelby county, George Wal
ters, postmaster.
Observation-Disclosures. Appanoss coun-
ty.
Name Changei-Tibbottvllc, Shelby
county, to Irwin.
Postn,astcrs sAppointcd-Big Spring, War.
rem county, Lemansa +. Sears; Enterprise,
Black Hawk county, II. NJ. Ashley; Let's;
Louisa county, e. J. Hall; Rock, Cerro
Go'do county, John i. Hasglesb'rgcr; Scott,
Floyd county, Allen Cutes; Watkins, Ben
ton county, Qttor Geissler; Witter, Kcokuk
county, +. NJ. Witter.
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School Fund and Apportionment
Appended are tho school apportionments a,
allotted from 1863 to 1882 inclusive, with the num-
Der Of scholars and the amount given to each;
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Congregations OF September.

Fire did most disastrous work during the
month of September last. The New York
Commercial bulletin, emitting all fires in
its record where the reported loss was less
than $4,000 finds that mention has been
made Of l23 fires, the losses by which aggre-
gate sc, 2O5, 600. 1t is safe to assume that the
smaller fires and those which have not been
recorded will add at least $l,3O0, 600 to the
above, and so make a grand total of 81, 5OO,
coo as the cost Of the nations ash heap.
During the five years, 1s77-1Ss1, the average
loss by fire in September in the United
States and Canada has been S5,9j0,O0O, the
figures of each year being as follows, &C.
cording to the Chronicles tables: September,
1881, Sc, 433, 500; September 1880, $.9i4, 900;
September, 1879, $5,6l4, 100; September 1873,
s4,55s, 800; September, 1877, s., 1893, 800. 1t
will be seen therefore. that the fire waste of
last month was 81, 500 600 above the average,
or in the ratio of % per cent. increase, taking
the five years together.
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s"rs'.s. sa$ :; 's. nsss A. : Appropriation

Tho drop in 1877 to 1862 from 215. 1877 OF
the number of scholars in 1876 ia explained by the
fact that until the former year the apportionment
was based on the number Of people in the State be-
tween five and twenty years of age. aud after
The following table shows the growth of the
permanent school fund from 1863 to 1881 inclu.
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able season for crops. The average yield of
wheat is thirty-two bushels per acre. The
largest yield is 1O4 bushels threshed from
two acres: Oats averaged forty four bushels.
Barley, thirty-6ve, roots from $50 to 500
bushels, and peas twenty five bushels. OF
potatoes, the yield is phenoininal, the aver
age per acre being 274 bushels; the largest
yield reported being 400 bushels, raised on
half an acre sod of first breaking. The hay
crop is heavy. An enormous area Of new
land was broken this season. The rapid ex-
tention Of settlement calls for more railroads.
to get the crops 70 market.
The agent of the state of Virginia
will demand the distribution Of
100000 pro rata among states that
composed the Union in 1886. In that
year congress directed that the surplus reye-
nues then in the treasury be distributed
among the several states. The money was
to be paid in allotments; three allotments
were paid, but payment of the last, which
amounts to 50, ,OO0, 600, was postponed by con-
gressional act.
Gen. Crook has issued instructions to mil
itary officers in his department looking to
the gradual establishment of civil govern.
ment amongst the reservation Indians. He
finds among the Indians much distrust OF
whites, particularly of soldiers, and urges
upon officers the necessity Of strict justice
in all their dealings with Indians, promis-
ing that they will be held to strict account
of their acts.
The celebration Of the centennial anniver-
sary of Daniel Webster's birth at Mansfield,
Mass, recently, was quite an event even in
the history of that old commonwealth. The
president not only graccd the occasion will,
his presence, but addressed himself most
reverently to an eulogy of the distinguished
dead in the good taste that has characterized
all of his public utterances.
The Western Nail association reaffirmed
the card rate of $40. Trade is improving.
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$500 side and the heavy weight cham
pionship, George Rookie writes that he will
fight Elliot for 81 600 aside and the cham
pionship of America.
: Oscar Wilde VAS arrested At st. Johns, n.
B., yesterday, 1t the instance of the Young
Mems Christian association, on the ground
of breach of contract Oscar settled the case
by paying 500. --..-.-.
United States Consul Taylor has been made
life and honorary member of Winnepeg His
torical and Literary Society, in consideration
Of valuable services rendered it in the north
west.
Hon. J. T. Updegraff, reelected to con-
9res from the Seventeenth Ohio district,
Tuesday, IL much better and viii doubtless
recover.
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Named for Congress.

A. L. 1nman, dem., Eighth Michigan dis
trict.
Charles L. Mitchell, dem., Second Con-
necticut.
FB. Brewer, rep, Third New York.
Montgomery Blair, dem., Sixth Mary
land
Francis NJ. Kimmel, dem., Eigheentt-
Pennsylvania.
- Lowering, dem.;, Sixth Masachu-
setts
Thomas Burke, dcm., Washington Ter
ritory.
Leopold Moore, dcnl., Fifth Massachu
sets (renOninatCd)
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Personal anil Iu,2,crsO,,tzl.

The reception to the president at Faneuil
| hall, Boston, Wednesday afternoon was at
tended by all immense throng. The prcs-
| dent vas introduced by Mayor Green and
spoke as follows: "You have my most sim
| cerc gratitude for your cordial and enthusi
| astic reception. krow we'll that these
| demonstrations with which the day has
been crowded do not proceed from p.ompt-
| ings of personal regard for me. They only
give voice to the unstintcd loyalty Of Boston
| and Massachusetts, to the government of the
United States. [Applause.] l know that
| they show the respect that citizens of this
| grand old commonwealth and this magnifi-
cent city have for the federal authority which
they themselves have helped to constitute,
and in this spirit | accept and thankiyOu
for your gracious greeting"
The following correspondence took place
between Henry Ward Beecher and Mr.. Amos
+. Larncd, Of Brooklyn, after the publica-
ton of MI. Beecher's sermon dcnouncing the
methods Of Judge Foiger's nomination.
"Dear Mr.. Beecher: YoE made all ass of
yourself Yesterday! AMOS +. LARNED."
Mr.. Beecher lost no time in replying to
this candid if uncornurtcous cpistle. He
said:
'Dear Sir The Lord saved you the trou-
BILE of making you an ass of yourself by
making you al lo5 at the beginning,
and his work stands sure.
HENRY WARD BEEcnER.
Gov. CrittendcD. of Mo, has withdrawn
and abrogate1 lh. proclamation issued by
him on the 26th Of July last, in which he
offered rewards for the arrest and conviction
of certain train robbers, he stating that the
chief actors in the said robberies are either
dead or in the custody Of laws of the state
Lieut. Gov. Charles p Johnson, leading
criminal lawyer Of St. Louis, will defend
James in any prosecution the state may
bring against him.
A marriage was solemnized Thursday at
the residence Of Admiral jenkins under
most romantic and pathetic circumstances.
It was that of his daughter and Lieut.. Con-
verse. who was shot in the head by the
Apachest his summer. The ball was too near
the brain, to be extracted, and he has lost
his eve and another surgical operation is to
be performed upon it which he urged must
not be before the marriage. The wedding
was as quiet as possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scovi)le are before the
Chicago courts with various bills, cross bills
etc, directed against each other and offend
ing the public with most scandalous counter
charges; Scarcely day passes without one
or the other appears in some new phase
in the courts Their bills arc generally OF
the least possible interest, and their q,larrels
are actively promo.e cd by oflicious outsiders.
In reply to James Elliott's Offer to fight
any man In the world for from $1,000 to
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The Ohio wheat crop, according to es-
Inmates based on returns of threshing
from all counties Of the State, amounts
to 5,7S7, ,Sl1 bushels, the yield per acre
being 1907.
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Nesus n the Railroads.

~>~SO~o
On the Atlanta division, East Tennessee,
Virginia e. Georgia railroad, passenger
came in collision with a freight train at
Coltenall station, twenty miles from Atlanta,
Engineer James n. Waters end Pilot John
Hobbs OH the passenger engine, were killed
and their bodies burned terribly.
The Rock Island road is Still giving "com-
missions" to its passengers Tor Chicago,
causing perccptiblc increase in its business
notwithstanding that less commissions"
are now paid than at the beginning
Record Of Fires 0st<l Casualties
In Spottsylvania county, last Friday ev-
ening, says the Richmond, (Va.), Whig,
Mrs. Ann Talley, aged 70 yea1s and in SEEM
ing robust health, informed her friends that
her time had come. aud SO impressed was
she with the idea that on Saturday morning
she arose at an early hour, washed dressed,
prepared herself for the anticipated event,
and proceeded to conk her breakfast and
while so engaged, with no previous warning.
dropped dead.
At Brainerd large bOartling-l,Ousc build
| ing belonging to the Northern Pacific rail-
| road company, and situated adjacent to its
shops, was burned last Friday The build
| ing was occupied by Mr.. Forsyth, who Sue
| ceeded in saving the greater part Of his
household goods. Nearly 200 employees of
| the company were housed in the building,
and the company will be incommodcd to
find place for their men. The loss is about
SC, 900.
! The Hudson river tunnel has been break
| ing dangerously again. Leaks have been
frequent and one larger than usual recently
got beyond the control ofthe workmcn. The
excavation is full Of water again, but for
t,lnately the laborers escaped with their
! lives by rctrcatirg to the air dock. Mr.
Haskin, the manager, takes risk which
other equally competent men have not felt
that they could bear.
| Hon. James l.. Denton, agent Of the Pea
! body fund, and superintendent of public in
s:ruction ofArkansas committed suicide at
Fayetteville, Ark, by jumping from a por-
tico Of the house Of Judge Gregg, his skull
being crushed. He was laboring under tenn
porary insanity caused by shortage in his
accounts with the fund in his charge
! The national board ofhealtl is informed
that there have been ! 800 cases of yellow
fever and 113 deaths in Pensacola IN to the
| 10th inst.
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From FO1'eiO3l Lands.

Cairo dispatch: Arab Pasha believes his
life ia danger. There have been certain in
cidents which might demoralize the Circas.
slams guarding him. One Of the khedive's
entourase has been hsard to say: "He
would like to administer to Arab cup o
bad Coffee" and the khediye has remarked
that he and Arab could not live in the
same country. When the rebel prisoners
were delivered to the Egyptian authorities
the English insisted that they be allowed
legal assistance. The Egyptians contend
that this condition does not bind them to
permit the engagement of foreign counsel.
The question will he referred to the foreign
Office. The indictment against the rebel
chiefs contains three charges-trst, ins:i.
gatins z lnasascre; second, the burning OF
Alexandria; ,and, third, abusing a flag OF
truce. Alexandria dispatches: -Four ma
Dawanhour for murder. The sheikh
arrested Sunday 1T Tantah for attempting
to incite & massacre, received 100 lashes
and Will be kept in confinement
Large quantities OF arms have been seized at
Inath.
The preliminary inquiries thus far all
tend to support Arab Pasha's assertion that
the outrages perpetrated during the rebellion
were committed against his will. One of
the chief e1,nuchs Of the palaces entered the
cell of Abdul Gaffer, 4 political prisoner,
reused him from sleep, spat in his tace and
inflicted other indignities upon him. The
eunuch proceeded to A1abi Pasha's cell and
| acted in similar manner, but with greater
violence. Several officers are accused of
completely in these outrages. Correspond
ents accompanying the British army in the
Egyptian campaign will receive the dccora-
ton of the order Of Medjidich. Sir Charles
Wilson is satisfied of the impartiality of the
judges appointed. to try the rebel leaders.
According to adviccs from the interior, the
British occupation has produced little or no
impression
An account is published oftwo crematiol's,
the first which have taken place in England.
The bodies were those Of Lady Hanham,
and Mrs. Hanham, who died in Dorsetshire
in 1877 and 1876 respectively: They both
expressed the wish that their bodies should
be crematcd. Their bodies were kept in
| mortuary until preparations were complete.
Last Sunday the remains, enclosed in sub
stalitial cottns. were placed in furnace on
plates Of iron and fire brick and reduced to
ashes
The liberals of what was formerly the con-
stitucncy of Lambton, for Dominion elect
oral purposes, did honor to themselves and
Hon. Alexander Mackenzie, their former
representative, by presenting him, on Mon
day night, with purse containing IS, 500.
The wife ofthe Tichborne claimant. and mel
two children, are inmates ofa workhouse at
Southampton, Eng. She still persists in
calling herself Lady Tichborne, and her
name stands as sucn on the workhouse reg
lister.
Hall, the defaulting auditor of Newark.
N. J.. has lain in Jail at Hamilton, Ont, six
months, while extradition proceedings have
been in progress.
Typhoid fever is raging i'll Winnipeg, some
200 being stricken.
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Specials from Manitoba and all crop Sec
tons In the British northwest report favor.
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Minnesota News Notes,
Conferenee Appolntuneaes.


A COMPLETE LIST FOR NINNEsoTA
Following is full list Of the appointments
made by the Methodist conference as Owatonns:
ST. PAUL DISTRICT.
Samuel g. Smith. r. E., P;O., St Paul
Ct. Paul, First Church-Emory Miller.
:: st. Paul, Jackson StIeet-W. r. AarshAl
st. Paul. Grace Church-2 b. Warner.
s. Paul. Clinton Avenue-D. Morgan.
ST. Paul, City Mission-To b snpDlied
Cannon Falls-W. II. 6oulo.
Castle Rock-N. Sutton.
Duluth-J. NJ. Bull.
DuDd:s-W. s. Chase.
Farbault-T. c. Strineor.
Faribault Circuit-J. H. Akefa
Farmngton-D. F. Thompeo0.
Hamlno-G. s. 1nns.
Hastings-J.F F. Bebee.
Lake City-T. B. killiam.
Medford-W. II. Barkuloo.
Newport-Allen Follensbo.
Northheld-Lcwis Gilbert
Owatonna-J. II. DeWase
Reeds and Wabasha-To b supplied.
Red Wing-W. g. Matthew. T.
Red Wing Circuit-E. Tucker.
Stilwater-T. NcClavy.
Iaylor's Falls-To BE- supplied.
Zumbro Falls-ro bo supplied.
Hamline University-D. c. John. president. an
terly conference :.
}. Whlstler-Finapcia secretary Of Hamline uni
vors,ty. member OF Hamli0e univerpity
u Hobett-COnferonce Temperance agent, mem
Der OF kteu Wing QUARTERLY cOnfAPenca
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up king snd won. my luck is won
derful," he said. yes" said his adj
versary; land all the more wonderful
since have the four kings of the pack
in my pocketr' and the professor ofleg-
erdemain laid them on the table.
Il remember said the gentleman who
had travelled in Russia, ''being at a ball
given by the Empress to the late EN-
peror on his birthday. l was playing at
ecarte. when the Emperor, who was
wandering about, came behind me to
watch the game. My adversary and |
were both at four, and it was my deal.
Now said the Emperor, let us see
whether you can turn up the king |
dealt, and then held up the turn-up card,
observing: Your orders, sir, have been
obeycd.' A dozen times afterward the
Emperor asked me how managed it,
and he never would believe that it was
Il mere hazard and that l had taken the
chance of the card being king"
The Gar was as much astonished at
the result of his remark as the young
gentleman who, looking over a pretty
girls shoulder while She was playing
cards, observed: "What lovely handn'
''You may have it, if you want it,"
murmured she; and all the rest of the
evening he was wondering what her in
tentions were, Chambers Journal.
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A SD, 900 Smoke House.

A man who lives in Albany, N. Y.
and whose business is THAT of a clerk,
said that he had lately built house that
cost him three thousand dollars. His
friends expressed their wonder that he
could afford to build so fine dwelling.
why" said he, THAT is my smoke
house,
Your smoke-house! What do you
mean?'
''Why, lmean that twenty-five wears
ago LETT off smoking, and | have put
the money sa, ed from smoking. with
interest, into my house. Hence | call
ii my smoke-house
Now, boys, we want YOU to think of
TINS when you are tempted to take your
first cigar. Think how much GOOD
might be done with the money YOU are
beginning to end in smoke. What
would you think OF a man who. to amusc
himself would light paper twenty-five
cents and watch ii burn? Is ANYMORE
sensible to take for your quarter a roll
OF dry leaves. light it, and then see it
smoker
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For Young Readers.
THE "BIRDIES SNUG NEST

THE " BRIDES" SNUG NEST
There was Il wee Darlington, dainty and fair
As ever IA golden-haired baby could be.
There was Il wee doggic with soft curly hair
And knever a doggie more cunning than he.
This baby and dOggie, So friendly were they,
That always together they were through the
day.
Together they breakfasted, dned, and took
Baby Grace at the table, and Snip at her
feet;
And the three-year-old mistress, so generous
That full half of her dainties her doggie
must eat;
And together the playmates grew healthy and
And the hours went by on hop, skip and
jump.
Now it happened that Oracle and doggie one
day
Grew tired and sleepy, and lay down to rest,
And played they were brides, safe hidden
In papas warm dressing-gown for snug
nest:
And soon on the nursery floor in heap
Lay those wonderful birds" all so soundiy
asleep.
The shadows were gathering all over the
When nurse came to look for her darling
once more.
Oh, the litter of playthings! She stopped in
the gloom
To gather the well-scattered toys from the
floor
a This, that and the other fast putting in place,
Thinking, meantime: "Why, where is my
dear little Grace"
Then, seeing the dressing-gown there in a
heap.
She raised it, and shook it right there in the
dark;
When out rolled the playmatcs awakened
from sleep.
One beginning to cry and the other to barlSl
While nursie jumped back with regular
scare
" The mischief is in the old thing, declare!'
Mary d. Brine, IN our Little ones.
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Many, too, who read this will have other
memories, of careless watchers who
dozed in easy chairs, leaving their
charge without requisite attention
through the long night hours who forgot
to make the patients cruel, or warm
her broth, while they helped themselves,
with noisy gathering of cups, and still
more noisy gathering of tongues
Country Gentkeman.
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Opening it eagerly. they found it fuII
of sugared nuts, burnt almonds and
candied dates, enough goodies to rive
Miss Rose the toothache for month II
she had eaten them all herself Berlin
Watson, IN I07tth'S Companion.
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The question "Will tar explode?''
whlTh came up before an Oedensburg.
N. L.: de ating society, was settled by
applyinga red-hot iron to barrel of the
article: The test and its accompanying
explosion will not be repeated.
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An engineer in the employ of the
Philadelphia company that is retaining
100000 acres of Florida lands says
That the ground so reclaimed will be
found most valuable for the cultivation
Of sugar cane, rice and tropical fruits. 80
PHit0dcipAi1 Press.
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A Colorado Sheriff undertook to ar
rest a cinnamon bear last spring and is
in bed yet.
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Samuel Kennedy was sent to the
Massachusetts State Prison for life on u
conviction of incrndiarism. He served
fifteen years with such good behavior
that the Governor released him, but
made Il full pardon conditional upon his
leading law-abidng life. But he did
not keep his pledge, and, on being
caught in burglary, has been returned
to prison, with noprospect OF ever again
being released. y, /. SIM