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Morris tribune., 1882-11-02

the impe tative advice OF his physicians. His
sojourn in Holland and the south Of France
had so far improved him that he went to-
Paris with the intention of sailing for home
on the 18th inst. Mr.. Griffith was a mem
Der ofthe law firm of Griffith & Knight, the
oldest and most successful legal firm in
Iowa. He was engaged in the largest and
most important lawsuits in the history Of
the west. Mr.. Griffith leaves an estate val
ued at half million. He was celebrated
for great generosity and public spirit. At
the time of his death he was stockholder
in eight or ten prosperous business corpo-
rations of Dubuque. He was native of
Maryland and titty-three years of age. His
death will be widely and deeply mourned
for wherever known he was most highly
esteemed. During his absence in Europe
he was nominated by the democrats of his
district for representative in congress, but no
letter of acceptance being received from him
another candidate was put at the head of
the ticket
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02

The question of public health has at
tracted great attention for several years,
both at home and abroad, and the ad-
vance of sanitary science is remark
able. To the honor Of the medical pro-
fession it may be said that physicians
have been foremost in all things tending
to the prevention of disease. An idea
of what has already been accomplished
may be obtained from statistics found in
the address of the President of American
Health Association lately in session at
indianapolis. He said the death rate in
England had been decreased II per
cent in urban and ~ in rural districts.
The number who survive youthful life by
reaching the age of twenty has been in
creased 1916 per cent. during the last
year, while the number of those who
pass from twenty to thirty-fve years has
been increased 1872 per cent. in the
same period. Two hundred years ago
in England smallpox, when it
became prevalent, killed SO out
of every 1000, and 66.5 in Ger
is less than five in 1000. Sanitary science
has thus saved ninety-fve deaths in ev
cry 1000 in England. and sixty-six aid
one-half in Germany, and such a.visita-
ton as the black death in Europe would
never be known again until sanitary sci
ence became thing unknown. The
number of deaths by typhus had been
reduced in England more than hall, and
the same is true of many other diseases.
Indeed, it would, he said, come to the
belief of scientific and thoughtful men
that preventable sickness uhpreNented is
a crime against society, and that unpre-
vented is crime against God. Similar re-
suits had followed sanitary measures in
certain localities of the United State s,
and statistics and comparisons could not
be 80 readily made here as where they
had become systematized.
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02
Congressional Nominations.

John Hardy, den., Ninth New York dis
trict.
George V. Laurence, rep, Twenty fourth
Pennsylvania. The nomination was made
after three months deadlock.
Oscar Lapham, dem, First Rhode Island.
Abraham S. Hewitt dem, Tenth New
York (reneminated).
Reuben Noble, DEM, Twelfth Massachu-
sets.
J. NJ. Wheeler, dem., Second Rhode Is
land.
The First New York di trict republicans
have decided to make no nomina ion.
County democracy, sixth district, New
York, s. S. Cox.
Tanmany, Eighth district-John J. Ad-
ans.
Irving Hall, Eighth district-John J. Ad-
ans.
Tammany, Sixth DISTRICTS s. Cox.
Tammany, Eleventh districv-Orlando g.
Potter
Tammany, Seventh district-Willian Dor
scheimer.
Irving Hall, Fifth Observation-Disclosures Null
Ter.
John Keegan, German American, FIRST
New York district
Joseph G. Vale, CRIB, Nineteenth Pcnnsyl-
vania.
John H. Bagly, dem., Fifteenth New
York.
The Dakota county (Minn) citizens con-
vention at Pennington nominated for
Senafor-A. H. Truax of Hastings.
Representatives-E. c. Rogers of Mendoza,
T. c. ChiidS of Castle Rock. :
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02

The demand for the reduction of post
age is increasing and the subject
will doubtless be considerably dis
cussed during the coming session ofcon-
gress. 1t is said that the postmaster
general is rather of the opinion that the
government should avail itself of this OPP
portunity to reduce the rates of postage
on newspapers, believing the demand
for this reduction to be greater than the
demand tor the reduction of letter post
age The probability seems to be that
congress will be more willing to re-
duce letter postage than newspaper
postage A very decided tend
ency in the direction of the letter
postage reduction appeared at the last
session. It is believed that the loss in
revenue which would Immediately fol-
low a reduction in letter postage would
soon be made good by the increase in
this kind of mail matter resulting from
the reduction rate. The surest way for
the people to make their wishes known
and needed is to move in the matter
themselves. Petitions should be numer-
ously signed and addressed to congress,
and personal letters written to local
representatives. These are often more
effective than newspaper advocacy. The
old practice, so common years ago, of
petitioning congress seems to have be-
come almost obsolete. 1t was a good
practice and should be revived. In no
other way can the popular voice be
heard in the national capitol.
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02
THANKSGIVING.
A PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION.
WASHINGTON, Oct 26.-To- dav the following

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION.
WASHINGTON. Oct 26.-To-day the following
thanksgiving proclamation was issued:
BY the president of the United States of Amer
lea, proclamation in conformity with custom,
the annual observance of which is justly held in
honor by this people, !, Chester A. Arthur presi-
Thursday, the 3Oth day of November next, as a day
of public thanksgiving. The blessings demanding
our gratitude are numerous and various-for the
peace and amty which subsist between this repub-
lie and all nations of the world, for freedom from
internal dscord and violence for increasing friend
ship between the different nations of the
land bsry tSs ds so1i
of the people to our free institutions and their
cheerful obedience to mild laws, for the constantly
increasing strength of the republic while extend-
for improved means of internal communication and
increased facilities of intercourse with other ma
tons, for the general prevailing health of the
year, for the prosperity of all industries, lib
eral return for the mechanics toll affordng mar
ket for the abundant harvests of the husbandmar,
for the preservation of the national faith and
credit for wise and generous provisions to effect
the intellectual and moral education of our youth,
for the influence upon conscience of restraining and
religion and for the Toys Of hom
We should give thanks: Wherefore, I
do recommend that the day above
designated be observed throughout the country as
day of national thanksgiving and prayer, and that
tie people, ceasng from their daily labors and
meeting in accordance with their several forms of
worship, draw near to the throne or Almighty God,
offering to him praise aud gratitude for the mani
fold goodness which he has vouchsafed to rs, and
praying that his blessings and his merces may con-
tinue. And do further recommend that the day
thus appointed be made special occasion for deeds
of kindness aud charity to the suffering and needy,
SO that all who dwell within the land may rejoice
and be glad in this season of national THANKSGIVING
In witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States to be
affixed
Done at the city of Washington this 25th day of
October, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-two and of iudepend-
ence of the United States one hundred and
seventh [Signed,l CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
By the president,
FREDERICK T. FRELINGHUYsEN,
Secretary of State.
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02
Money has become closer than at any

MOHey MS U6UUIIIe VIVsoI VII''hR ''V any
eriod during the last year. and the
the rate of interest much higher. The
banks at the money centres are restrict
ing loans to regular customers and out
siders have to OBTAIN git-edged indorse-
ments for their paper, aud then it is not
always accepted. The vast business OPP
erations of the year, including railroad
building, starting of new enterprises,
other building operations, and deals in
real estate, and han ling the immense
crops, have absorbed vast amount Of
money-hence the scarcity at present.
Eventually, most of it will get back to
the capitalists, which have depleted to
be again distributed to borrowers.
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02

by Duluth now comes by Prince Arthur's
Landing and vessels return direct from there
without going to Duluth unless carrying
special cargo. Freight arrived il Winni-
peg being only six days in transit from
Toronto.
There have been melted at the Philadel-
phia mint $4,000 worth of silver three cent
pieces. The loss by the operation was $13,-
900, or little over half the appropriation
for that purpose for the ensuing year. The
OF issue of the silver three cent pieces was
750 instead of 900 fine. The coin melted up
will be minted into ten cent pieces
The st. Paul Harvester works have reor-
ganized with the following officers:
President-C. H. Bigelow.
Vice Presidential. L. Pilkinpton.
Secretary and Treasurer-C. d. Gilfillan.
Board of Directors-C. H. Bgelow, ID. M .
Sabin, c. D. Giltillan, w. r. Merriam, L. E.
Reed, H. L. Pilklngton, d. r. Noyes, E. NJ.
Deane
The Western Distillers association denid-
ed in Chicago, Thursday, in view of low
prices of high wines, to still further reduce
production 10 per cent. This puts distiller-
les to running at 30 per cent. of their full
capacity.
A postoffice has been established at Cho-
wen, Hennepin county, Mimi, with Will
liam S. Chowen postmaster. The office at
Polk City, Norman county, Mimi, has been
discontinued, mail to Calenso.
A Virginia crossroads postmaster, who
was assessed $40 by Boss Malone, enclosed
a $40 confederate note, for which Mahone's
postotfice department forcib,y bounced the
practicaljoking postmaster.
There is to be an advance off 1-2 cents per
hundred in lake freights to Buffalo, begin
ing Nov. /.
A seat in the New York stock exchange has
just been sold for $50, 900.
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02
West Point Hazing Defended.

A writer in the Cincinnati Gazette de-
fendsthe custom of hazing at West Point.
on the ground that war Is hard, stern
affair, and absolutely demands that the
officer shall be a good fighting animal.
The writer remarks: Gin the opinion of
most army officers nothing is more cal
culated to try the military fitness of
man than this same hazing. The older
cadets seem to have peculiar instinct,
as sc on as they see an entering cadet,
whether he has the requisite qualities
for brave, stern fighter, and by the
time they have put him through the
course of hazing (where he is under fire,
as it were), they have reached positive
conclusions on the subject. Any young
man who really has the stern, bulldog
quality necessary for a fighter, laughs at
the idea of hazing, and the question of
its existence in the institution never
disturbs for amoment his desire to enter.
1t is only the pale, cowardiy youths who
are deferred by thoughts of hazing from
attempting the course, and Of course,
these are the very ones which, out Of
mere economy to their country, should
be cod out"
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02

The November number of the North
American Review contains an article
entitled the "Pretensions of Journal
ISM" written by Mr.. George 7. Rider
an Episcopal clergyman living in Con-
necticut, which is severe ar
fragment of many of the
daily sensational papers, not only
for their arrogant pretensions, but for
grosser faults and abuses of functions
and misconceptions of duty. There will
be fierce replies and denials, but if it
does anything towards purifying the
daily newspapers, and making them
more trust worthy sources of informa-
ton it will do good. The patience OF the
most charitable readers has become
wearied of reading in almost every issue
what they have been accustomed to find
it discredited the mex day.
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02

ton to the farm of her father. about three miles
from that plaos. He found the girl at work
in the field, and told her to
come into town and cook for
him. She replied she must first consult her
mother and started for the house. When
about a quarter Of mile from the house
Thurber jumped from the buggy and violently
attacked her by throwing her on the ground.
He failed the accomplish his design, as the
mother and the men in the field cav
the affair and ran to her assistance. Conductor
Burbank, when interviewed as to the condition
of his wife, was too agitated to make further
reply than that the case was as bed as could be.
Her throat was swollen from the choking re-
ceived, and her eyes, face and breast are
gone to ST. Paul to receive treatment
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02
A Doctors Suicide at Yankton.

A Yankton (Dak.), dispatch says: Sever
al months ago DR.. J. H. Gore, aged about
thirty-fve came to Yankton, bringing with
him wife and two small children. Little
is known of their antecedents save the we'll
authenticated report that DIR. Gore ran
through 81 900 in drinking and gambling at
Sioux City just before coming to Yankton.
When he came here his family was destitute.
They rented cottage nd bought few ar
ticles of the cheapest kind of furniture. The
husband who continued drinking and gam
bling made but little Roadway in his profess
sion and his family suffered want. To make
matters worse, Mrs. Gore was taken sick
several weeks ago from miscarriage, and
is vet confined to her bed. Had it not been,
for charity she and her children would long
ago have starved to death. Her husband
has been drunk nearly all the time lately,
and last night he broke into DIR. Wander
hule's drug store and committed suicide by
taking laudanum. He was discovered this
morning before life was quite extinct. 1t is
supposed that he had taken six ounces of
the poison.
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02
Crimes and Criminals.

W. H. Bradbury, deputy warden Of the
MISUNDERSTANDING at Jefferson City, on
Monday shot a convict named Martin Keg-
ner. The latter while at work in the shoe
shop became obstreperous and the guard
tried to quiet him, whereupon he advanced
upon Bradbury, brandishing a short knife.
The latter then drew his revolver wounding
the convict in the abdomen The physician
says kegner cannot recover. He was sent
up from st. Louis last spring for four years,
for burglary.
Linus Palmer, who has been on trial at
Pierre, Dakota, during the past week for the
murder of James L. H. Ward on Thanks
giving last, was acquitted late Saturday
night. Col. Parker of Deadwood, assisted
by Col. Ordway of this city, appeared for the
defense. Col. Parker's plea was one of the
finest ever delivered in the west. Alexan-
dria Fidler, who was Jointly indicted with
Palmer, was defended by the same attorneys
and released this morning on his own rec
ogniZance.
Advic,s from Christian county, in South
west Missouri, say Daniel Stephenson, a
young son of a widow lady, was enticed or
fore from his home recently by two men,
Bill Wilson and A. ]. Inman, and murdered
in cold blood by the roadside. His head
was crushed with a wagon stake. No cause
is assigned for the deed. A posse enraged
citizens is securing the woods for the muir
derers.
At Bloomington, Ill.,, A prisoner named
Wilson threw quantity of sawdust from .
spitsoon in the face, of jailer Huston, and
seized him while partially blinded. Two
prisoners, Adney and Satellite, escaped.
McHugh, an eccentric desperate, strange
ly rescued the j4iler, who pursued Adney
on horseback and captured him after firing
four times without effect. Sutclife is still
at large
John Hopkins, Oh trial in Maryland for
murder, tried to marry the only witness for
the prosecution so she could not testify
against him, but his scheme was nipped in
the bud by sharp minister.
James Leighton Gilmore will be hanged
in Deadwood Nov. Z, the president having
refused to commute his sentence
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02

During the first seventy-fve years of
the republic only Sl,oO6, SAG acres ofpub-
lie land were granted to states for inter
nal improvements, but from 1881 to 1875
no less than 1913, OOO, 900 acres were given
to railways. Let what remains of the
public lands be carefully guarded, that
it may be distributed among tillers of
the soil
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02
The Outstanding Government Bonds.

The amount of outstar. ding United States
bonds redeemable at the option of the gov
eminent, including the 5 per cents con-
tinued at IL per cent and those converted
into per cents is about $3.50, 600, 600. AS
Stunning that these bonds will be called in at
the rate of $3.50 0,000 per month, in less
than three years all the outstanding redeem
able bonds of the government will have been
called for payment. When this times ar
rives, if the receipts of the government con-
tinue as large as they are at present, there
will be no alternative for the government
but to buy Alp per cents in the open mar
ket, unless, of course, holders voluntarily
surrender bonds of that issue. These bonds
aggregating $3.50 000, 900, can not i,e called at
the option of the government not being re-
dcemable until 1891.
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02
Queen Victoria has definitely decided
10 visit the south of France.

The tax levy tor Milwaukee the coming
season will be $2,0S9, 059.
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02
From Foreign Lands.

jennings London cable: Although there
has been very fair harvest in this country
generally, trade continues very stagnant in
all the chief branches. Accounts from the
iron and cotton districts are especially bad.
and two other heavy failures in Stafford
shire are reported AS is usually the case
when trouble of this sort is going on, several
strikes are said to be in process of prepara-
ton of the coal trade. 1t was confidently
supposed that good crops, which have at
last rewarded our long-suffering farmers,
would restore activity to the manufacturing
districts, but the people are now beginning
to see that there are other causes at work to
EnglaRd's disadvantage besides agricultural
depression.
Prof Tyndall unveiled the statue on the
Thames embankment at Chelsia. At the
conclusion of the long address Prof.
Tyndall expressed wish that memorial
should be raised to Ralph Waldo Emerson,
the loftiest purest and most penetrating
spirit that ever shone in American litera-
ture, and lifelong friend of Carlisle The Dali
lyaTelegraph in an editorial says: Prof Tyn-
| dali closely touched English sentiment when
he expressed the wish that the Thames en-
bankment could contain a companion men,
orial to Emerson. The honor could he
| paid to no more distinguished American
| man Ofletters.
Consul Peixato reports to the state de-
pagtmeut from Lyons that the business of
TINT city has suffered very materially re-
| Gently owing to the, Anglo-Egyptian war.
he says there would have been considerable
embarrassment but for the fact that the
United States took from Lyons during June,
July and August about 81, 900, 900 worth of
merchandise, or nearly 81 600 900 more than
for the same period of the previouS!year.
The English are making a good deal of
fuss about admitting a memorial bust of
Longiellow to Westminster Abbey. The
| dead poets real friends will not press the
matter. An honor shared with the son OF
Louis Napoleon is not SO precious as to be
| clamored for.
Maj. R. W. Petriken, assistant chief en-
gineer of Gould's Mexican and Oriental rail-
| way, was murdered by Indians in the noun
| tains near Chihuahua.
Baker Pacha has been appointed COM
mander of the Egyptian army.
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02

Death OF an Eminent Iowa Lawyer.
A cablegram announces the death of Hon.
J. M. Griffith of Dubuque in Paris. Mr..
Griffith Left Aug. 1, for rest in Europe by
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02
Miscellaneous .NeaUs Notes.

The freight blockade at Prince Arthur's
Landing is raised; freight for Winnipeg is
coming right through. On the Thunder
bay section rolling stock has been largely
increased SO as to accommodate all traffic.
Freight for Winnipeg instead Of coming
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02
NeaUs of the Railroads.

The earnings of the Chicago g. Northwest
ern road were, from June 1, to date: Passer-
gers So, 519, S63-increase s475, 500; freight,
81, oil, 515-decrease, 1851, 276; express, $780,
crease, 81, 563. Totals, So, O31, 5SS. decrease,
$27, 1884.
The earnings of the St. Paul & Omaha
increased $50, 41S last week. Northwestern,
s66, 100; Manitoba, 1000; Northern Pacific,
$35, 261.
The earnings of the Chicago Milwaukee
& ST. Paul from Jan. 1, to Oct. Is, were $15,-
125, 900; increase 81, 044, 264.
Morris tribune., 1882-11-02
Record of Fires and Casualties.

RecO7'G OF Fires ana CUStE0ttSeSs
An official dispatch from Manila, dated
the Dist inst, states that the tyhoon destroy
ed all wooden and matched houses and car
ried away the iron and tiled roofs of Others
Sixty thousand families are homeless. The
barracks, hospitals, government offices and
factories are destroyed. The loss of life,
however, is small. Malcean and Bo1luern
were also devasted. Communication is in
terrupted between Manila and towns on the
Island of Duzon
The lithographing and printing establish
ment of August CAST G. Co. st, Louis was
damaged by fire Thursday morning about
$4,000. The stock is valued at 500, 900, and
insured at $4,000.
A fire in Butte, Mont, on Monday of
last week, burned the Palace restaurant, in
ficting loss of 81, 800. During the fire a
thief stole 1,500 worth of diamonds from
DR.. Robert Todd.
The Gromoff lumber yards burned at st
Petersburg were the most extensive in
Europe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-09-27
Overhead Fire Escapes.

A correspondent suggests as hre es-
cape a passway of iron along and above
the roofs of houses; passing through
the more lofty buildings if need be, or
d,yerCing to the right or left, so as to
bridge over connect all the houss $
of a block, thus securing an easy and
safe passage from any house to those
adjacent. as well for the convenience of
firemen as for the escape of those wko
are beset by fire. The construction OF
these iron passes, he says, could be
fairly compulsory to owners, and they
need be by no means Of an unsightly
appearance. When wished, they could
be elegantly constructed to conform to
the general architecture of the building
by or through which ii passes, and this
would hold good with regard to the
means by which each house was con-
nected with this proposedpassway. he
is aware that there are dis advantages
which at once crop up-apparentd danger
from burglars, and so on-but there l.
no good without its modicum of evil
and this weakness of his plans, h,
thinks, could be overcome and guarded
against.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-09-27
"Chaikin. Down.

A Massachusetts, man has invented a
new way of ''cha!king down" the debts
due him. One of his creditors is dea-
con who drives tie stage, and who,
much to his discomfort, Is daily asked
by the passengers to tell them what the
sentences mean that they see displayed
ON the fences as they ride along: "Ly-
ing lips are an abomiDation to the Lord ;
but they that deal truly are His de-
light :" "Do not say that you have
paid debt when you have not paid the
interest on 1t ;" ''Oyer 81 600 due and
not paid YETI" and so forth. The day
after the deacon talked in the prayer
meeting about brotherly loye lie saw
chalked on the fences Give US more
brotheriy love and pay your debts.
Let brotherly love prevail-but pay
your debts" These are black-bOar.
exercises not Included III the nternatio
nal Sunday School lessons.