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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-18
ROCK ISLAND & MERCER CO., r. R.
Striking Head Lines

Are used to call attention the that this is an
advertisement of the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE &
ST. PAUL RAILWAY
Its EIGHT Trunk Lines traverse the best portions
of Northern Illinois, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA DA-
KoRA and Iowa.
Located directly its lines are the cities OF Chi
cago, Milwaukee, La Crosse, Wiuona, St Paul,
Minneapolis, Madison, Prairie du Chen, Mason
City, Sioux City Yankton, Albert Lea, Aberdeen
Dubuque Rock Island, Cedar Rapids and Council
Bluffs as well as innumerable other principal bus1
ness centres and favorite resorts and passengers
going West North South East are able to use the
CHICAGO MILWAUKEE s. ST. PAUL RAILwAR to the
best advantage.
Ticket offices everywhere are supplied with Myps
and Time Tables which detail the merits of the line
and agents stand ready to 0urnsh information and
sell tickets at cheapest rates the Chicago Mil
yankee & St. Paul Railway.
5 $. MERRILL A. V H. CARPENTER,
General Manager Gen Pass. s. Tiki Agt.
J. T. CLARK, GEO. H. HEAFFOhID,
Genl. Cupt ASS t Gen. FUSS Ag1-
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
Record of Fires and Casualties.

The town of Eyres, in Sumpter county,
Ala, was almost totally destroyed by fire
last Saturday night. The particulars, so far
as can be obtained, are as follows In the
afternoon crowd of drunken negroes be-
came very boisterous in the streets, Insulting
the citizens and tllreatining violence. The
white men banded together and drove the
turbulent crowd out of town. After night
fall the negroes returned and set fire to the
place. They were arrested.
Thomas A. Ducharme, well known boat
builder at Port Huron, Mich, was accident
ly drowned by the capsizing ola small boat
on the river at Sarnia yesterday morning.
Ducharme's sail and row boats found a mar
ket from Buffalo to Duluth He was con-
Sidered authority Oh the art of building small
crafts.
Several families in st. Paul were poisoned
last week from eating pork bologna sausages.
Several persons were in critical condition.
The dealer from whom the sausages were
procured does not know that anything dele
terious was in the meat
At Putnam, Conn, May 81, the Bugbee
block burned and the adjoining buildings
were badly damaged. Loss, 100000 partly
insured.
The Seymour Chair company's factory in
West Troy, n. Y, is burned. Loss, &c.
GOO; insurance, $4,000.
The union depot at Atkinson, Kas, was
damaged by fire to tho extent of$14,O0O.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
Grimes and Criminals.

George S. Stickles of Madison, Wis, who
mails to defraud the public by advertising
and selling cheap teas and numerous house.
hold gimcracks under I, promise Of S. day
and expenses, pleaded guilty in the United
States court and was fined SIS. Since he
was arrested last winter and went out on
bail he has received over 1000 letters with
money and money orders-all Of which he
turned over to the authorities as received to
be returned to the writer's. This was the
cause of his light sentence.
While +. Eastman, Massachusetts
farmer, was OH spree his little daughter,
secured his whisky bottle and gold ring. The
father threatened to kill the child and she
begged piteously for her life, saying "Pa,
don't kill me now am drunk; wait till I
get sOber' The Infatuated parent
death.
At Chicago, A. N. Hobbs, spcculator,
committed suicide by taking morphine The
deceased leaves a vito and family at Waupa-
ca, Wis Business troubles are supposed to
have been the incentive to suicide.
The safe in William Han rails store,
North Branch, Lapeer county, Mich, was
uilueu open duu pI,oU' takell NO clue 10
the thieves.
In Nevada township Andrew Peterson
hung himself last Saturday night, being
melancholy on account of selling his home
stead.
Jim Burncs, hand OH the railroad in the
Jim River (Dak.) Valley was killed in a
drunken row.
John Daniel Shea has been convicted at
st. Louis for numbering officer Doran.
Seven convicts on farm near organs,
Tex, escaped after overpowering the guards.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
Field Beans.

For some years the minor farm crops
have not received the attention that
was their due. Among these may he
classed the bean. Containing large
amount of nitrogen they are better fitted
to take the place Of meat than any other
vegetable product. The crop natures
in less than three months from the time
of planting, and requires no expensive
implements to plant or harvest They
can be planted when other field crops
are out of the way, any time from the
first to the middle of June. Ifprices do
not suit the producer they can be held
over to a more favorable market. A rich
soil is not required, though fair to good
is desirable. Three pecks ofseed to the
acre will suffice, provided the beans are
planted in hills and drills. In a drill
plant two to two and half feet apart,
and cultivator can be brought into play
to do the necessary work of keeping
them clear Of weeds. Never disturb
them when the dew is on them or they
are wet, or rust is liable to follow. The
last crop brought from S. to 81 per bush
Ell and failed to supply the home demand.
Large quantities have been shipped here
from abroad
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
Guiteau'S Horrible Phantom.

A Washington paper gives the following
picture of Guitcau's breaking down: 'Gui-
teau realizes that time is not waiting, and
that every succeeding day hastens him near
er the time when the sentence of the law will
be executed. The cheerful dcmeanor and
hopeful expression which have character
lied him throughout, have vanished. The
familiar air or bravado is gone, and in it.
stead the ashen hue of terror has appeared
A few nights since he retired to his prison
cot about 10 o'clock, and i'll less than half
an hour he awokc in the most startle man
ner and looking wildly around he ex-
claimed, his voice trembling with excite
lnent:
"'I see horrible p!lantoms before me!
What shall do? My poor brain reels! OH
why did assasSinate him?'"
lit took some time to pacify the assassin,
and when he became quiet he calmly said:
Don't mind what said. l was dream
ing. We all dream at times, ! am no COW.
ard, nor am ] afraid to die, but it is not
possible that President Arthur is going to
permit them to hang me- after what did to
redeem the republican party. If he repricves
me or conm,ltes my sentence, the hoodlulns
will howl, but the respectable clement Of So
ciety will stand by him and endorse his &C
ton
"Having relieved his mind Oh that score,
he again retired to his cot, but only to find
troubled Sleep"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
AN OHIO SENSATION.
The Pond Liquor Law Pronounced
Unconstitutional by the Supreme
Enprrf

The Pond Liquor Law Pronounced
Unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court.
The supreme court of Ohio pronounced
the Pond Liquor Iaw-which is the princi-
pal issue ofthe forthcoming election-uncon-
stitutional, for the reason that it was in af-
feet no license. The law has been complied
with by some. Thosethat paid tax to county
treasurers may possibly recover, but that
paid into the state treasury cannot possibly
be gotten out except by special act of the
legislature, and about 81 900 has been paid
in The law went into effect May l, but
till June was given the first year for COM
pliance. The decision has created quite a
Stir among politicians. The substance of the
decision is as follows:
First-The constitutionality of a statute
depends upon its operation and ef-
feet and not upon the form it may lie made to
assume.
Second-A license is permission, granted
by sure and competent authority to all act
which, without such permission would be
illegal
Third-Thc act of April S, 1882, entitled
"An act to more etfectually provide against the
evils resulting from the traffic in Intoxicating
liquors." Q879 Ohio laws, 66) which requires
every person engaged or engaging in such
traffic to pay specified sum Of money an
nually and execute a bond as those required,
and also provided that ''every person who
shall engage or continue III such traffic with
out having executed the bond or after his
bonds shall have been adjudged forfeited,
shall he deemed guilty Of misdelncanor,"
is in its opinion and effect license within
the inhibition of the section of the coustitu-
ton which provides that "no license in in
toxicating liquors shall hereafter be granted
in this state"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08

The star-route thieves begin at last to
realize that neither their position nor
their money, stolen from the govern
ment, can save them trial. They fully
expected that by a free use of the money
they had stolen from the government
they could bride the press, corrupt pub
lie opinion, purchase judges and jurors,
and battle all attempts to bring them to
justice. But they made mistake in
their low estimate Of public morality.
The scurrility Of their Washington or
CANS created nothing but disgust, and
the entire press Of the country outside
of Washington joined in denunciation of
the rascally crowd and their methods.
With the exception of the characterless
organs of the ring in Washington, not
paper in the land has raised a voice in
their behalf. At the same time, the
fact begins to penetrate their thick hides
that their money will not buy Washing
ton judges and jurics, if it will Washing
ton newspaper. Attorney General Brew
Ster said the other day: II wish to no.
tlfy the defense that it 'is my intention
TO be present, whenever my duties will
allow, when these cases come up." 1t
would have been more satisfactory if he
had omitted the reservation, for he has
no duty which, in the public estimation,
IS of greater importance than that of fore
Ing the trial of these thieves.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
bonded period BILL the former charging the
latter with having made a bargain with the
linnnr men which the latter denied mo-

bonded period bill, the former charging the
latter with having made a bargain with the
liquor men, which the latter denied. A mo-
ton by Mr.. Kelley to suspend the rules and
passing bill suspending All error III the re-
vised statutes relating to the duty OIL wearing
apparel, failed for want ofthe necessary two
thirds in the affirmative Mr.. Henderson
moved to make the Hcnnepin canal bill a
special order for June Is. Lost-l27 to &c.
An analysis of the vote shows that the states
of Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Louisiana,
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New
Hampshire, Nebraska, Oregon and Vermont
were solidly for the canal; all of the dele
gates from Illinois, Kansas and West Vir-
ginia lacked single vote Of being solid, and
Wisconsin and Indiana lacked two.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Washburn
authorizing the construction of a dam across
the Mississippi opposite St. Cloud. The bill
provides that the dam shall he provided
with suitable log-ways or chute for the pas
sage of logs and RATS oflogs and lumber.
Mr.. Strait offered a joint resolution au-
thorizing the secretary Of war to turn over to
the governor of Minnesota such tents, poles,
pins and camp equi lnments as he may re-
Quire for the use Of the militia and volun-
teer organizations oftllc state at their sum-
mer and fall encampncnts
Mr. Humphreys of Wisconsin introduced
bill in the house providing for the cree
ton of a public building at La Crosse.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
A New Railroad.

A meeting has bee, held and articles o:
incorporation drawn up for the st. Taul,
Minneapolis & Sea Coast railway, the name
decided on for a new road. The officers
chosen arc Hon. Alexander Ramsey, st.
Paul, president; Judge Thaycr, Clinton, Ia,
vice-prcsident; Gen. II. II. Sibley, st. Paul,
treasurer, and Capt. Judson N. Cross, Min
neapolis, secretary and attorney-thc capital
stock is fixed at $4,000 900. Gov Ram
sey states that a preliminary survey has
been made and the road would cross the
Iowa line in Mower county at a point 1o5
miles from st. Paul. Thence to Clinton the
distance is 1856 miles, SO that the total
length to the Mississippi, if the present sur
vey is followed, will be 29O miles. At Gin
ton connection will be secured with the
three great corporations, the Milwaukee g.
St. Paul, Chicago &; Northwestern and Chi
cago, Burlington e. Quincy, all ofwhich cen
ter there
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08

The manufacturing regions of the
county, and some other localities are
greatly disturbed by strikes of mechan-
les and ]aborers, produced by the pres
ent excessive cost Of living, more than
from any other cause. It is literally i'm
possible III many cases for workmen to
live decently. Whether strikes will
tend to remedy the difficulty or other
wise, there may be reasonable doubts.
AS coal men and iron men and many
other classes combine to raise the cost of
products, workmen may be accorded the
same right to increase the remuneration
for labor; but it must be admitted that
the recollection of the bloody riots at
P1ttsburg several years ago places them
at great disadvantage before the pub
lie. A great many people whose SYM
pathles are always with combined capi-
tai as against flesh and blood, and still
larger number who do not take the trou-
BILE to think for themselves, always
think such efforts to obtain living wages
almost as bad as conspiracy and rebel
hon against the powers that be. The
cry Of communism" is raised and the
poor workman comes to be regarded as
disturber of the peace and an enemy
OF society, for whom Cattling guns and
grape and connister, are the only respon-
ses to be given when he asks an increase
OF wages. "Put yourself in his place"
and humanity would be the gamer.
The idea of strikes is somewhat repul-
sive, but if it were not for strikes and the
fear ofstrikes, there would be no limit to
the cruel rapacity ofaggregated capital. An
isolated individual striker can be crushed
in moment. Large numbers united as
a single body, cannot be so easily dealt
with.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08

At meeting of the board Of regents Of
reelected, but subsequent to the election
resolution was introduced changing the cleo
ton of the faculty. Instead of holding all
nual elections as heretofore the resolution Is
to the effect that elections hold good at the
pleasure ofthe board ofregents. A resolution
was also offered and adopted for the forma-
ton of a committee of these regents to be ap-
pointed by the president to investigate the af-
fairs of the university and report at subse-
quent meeting as to the general condition in
respect to discipline, ETC., and recommended
such reforms as may be requisite in the dl-
rection of efficiency and economy.
The following officers have been appoint
ed on the staff Of Gov. Hubbard, and will he
obeyed and respected accordingly; this order
to take effect June 1, 1882; Brig. Gen. A. G.
Hawley, adjutant general; Brig. Gen. H. c.
Hicks, judge advocate general; Brig. Gen.
James Hunter, quarter master general; Brig.
Gen: James A. Murphy, surgeon general; TT.
Rev. John Ireland, chaplain; Col. Z. NJ. Van
Cleye, inspector general; Maj. 0. 3. Could
aid-de-camp; Maj. A. Barto aid-de-camp.
BY order of L. +. Hubbard, governor and
commande--iE-chies
Prof. Hill, late Of Swede college, at st. Pc
ter, has left as missionary to Utah among the
Mormons. The Mormon elders have been
making most of their converts from the Swe-
dish people the last two years. Prof Hill is
sent by the Swedish Lutheran Synod to put
stop to their further converting Swedes to
Mormonism if possible. Prof Nelander Of
Omaha has been selected to fill the vacancy
in the college caused by Prof. Hills removal.
A dozen or more railroad millionaires
visited st. Paul last week. Another crowd
of parasites and funkies followed them
round. One or two hundred millions Of
dollars in the pockets of a dozen men showed
how abject a creature man is.
The Rev. \. p MontOn president. Of the
bethesda hospital, stated to the Southwest
ern Lutheran conference in convention
in st. Pau last week, that the Hon. q. u.
Gilfillan donated the said institution 81 900
New Tim is cursed with gang of pro-
fcssional burglars, who have rerpetrated nu
mcrU1lS small rObberjeS
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
Duluth Land District Frauds,

Gov. MarohalIs recent report on tho pre-
.nption frauds in the Duluth land district
OH in wholesale manner. It appears from
shows not only that there have been frauds.
but that they have been carried
his report that i'll the last year something like
700 pre-cnr,ion claims, covering over 100
acres each, had been made in that district, and
that Of these 100 claims, there We're only two
where the improvement required by law had
been made The claims seemed to have
been made by parties who, if they had
name, had no llabtation, and Immediately
upon completing the proofs, decided the lands
to the parties who had furnished the money.
Both the secretary of the interior and the
commissioner of the general land Office ex-
press a good deal of feeling with regard to
the matter, and will take the necessary steps
to remedy the abuse.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
Miscellaneous NeavS Notes,

Orders have been issued by Gen. Terry de-
failing one of the troops of the Seventh cav
airy, now at Fort Sisseton, D. r., for an ex-
petition to the big bend Of the Sheyenne
river-to scour the country and look after
the Indians who have been reported in that
vicinity. There has been some complaint
made to the authorities, and while no over
action on the part of the Indians against
any person is alleged, yet their presence has
caused considerable apprehension among
the settlers, which might possibly result in
veritable scare or panic. TO allay this ap-
prehension, and prevent any act Of violence
on the part of either the settlers or the
Indians, as we'll as to secure the return OF
the latter to their reservation, it has been
deemed best to dispatch troops to that sec
ton, and Troop c. Seventh U. s. cavalry,
Capt Henry Jackson commanding, has been
selected for the purpose. -
The tomb of Washington was beautifully
decorated on the goth ult under the su per-
vision of the regents of the Mount Vernon
association President Arthur sent an elab-
crate gift of cut flowers. The Garfield
memorial tablet in the ladies' waiting room
of the Baltimore & Potomac railroad depot,
Washington, marking the place where the
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
j. Lucky Postmaster.

The st. Peter Minnesota, Tribune says that
Mr.. John Weger, postmaster at kasota
Minnesota, has drawn the $780, coo prise in
the drawing Of May g. last, of the Louisiana
State Lottery at New Orleans. The money
has been paid in full, without discount, and
thus q man of old age and humble circum-
stances has come into q competence for his
declining years. Mr.. Weger was born in
Norway in 1892. He removed from that
country to New York III $780, whence he
came to Minnesota in 1861 enlisted i'll the army
Of the union, served out his term, and has
ever since the war resided at kasota. Last
winter he invested 81 90 in the Louisiana lot
terry, but drew nothing. III the last drawing
he invested 50 90, SO that OH all investment Of
$500 he has made $50, 600, and is made COM
Portable for the remainder of his life.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
Death Of Gen. GaribaIt1i.

Gen. Giuseppe Garibaldi the liberator OF
Italy, died at Japrera, on Friday, in the
presence of all the members of his family
Giuseppe Garibaldi was born in Nice, July
1907, and was educated for his fathers pro-
fession, that Of a mariner. On his second
voyage to Rome the condition of that city
deeply impressed him, and led him in
to those revolutionary views which governed
his subsequent life. His numerous CAM
paigns and battles and thrilling adventures
by food and field, in South America and
Europe, could scarcely he related il, less
space than volumc.' lie will be long re-
nelnbercd as a heroic figure of this age.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
From .FO1'eiNa1 Lands.

Smalley's London Special: Sundry
Irish members devoted the holidays to in
cendiary speeches in Ireland, where there
is no longer danger of arrest Re-
spending to the American appeal for har-
mony they profess to have confidence in Mr..
Parnell but they disown every moderate
counsel lately given by Mr.. Parnell in parlia-
ment. It is doubtful whether Mr.. Parnell is
able, as he is DESTROYS to prevent prolonged
obstruction to the prevention Of crime bill,
to which fresh Irish amendments arc daily
proposed. Mr.. Davy's attempt to exclude
treason from the crimes triable without a
nance to innovation and reverence for legal
presidents. The minority supporting him
consisted largely of English radicals.
sion of the first clause of the repression bill,
several Irish members expressed wish that
special commission courts be prccluded from
trying prisoners for treason in consequence
of words spoken or written in foreign
country. Harcourt, home secretary, insists
that British subjects who, in America or
elsewhere, .counselled all invasion of Eng
land or committed reasonable acts ought,
on coming within the jurisdiction of Eng
land, be made amenable for such coul>sels
or acts. The first clause was then passed in
committee, 22O to 80. Parnell in the dis
cussion denied that the Irish people synrpa-
thized with crime
Sexton, member Of parliament for Sligo,
addressing his constituents, referred to the
alien clauses Of the repression bill, aud ex-
pressed doubt whether the relations of Eng
land and the United States are 50 friendly
and that it is advisable for the former to try
to embitter them still further.
A romantic marriage is reported from
San Antonio Texas. Lieut.. Hewitt of the
Twenty -second infantry, was married Oh his
death bed to Miss katherine, daughter OF
Blanton Duncan, of Kentucky, who is ex-
pected to survive but few weeks.
The emperor invited Bismark to act spoll-
sor for his great-grandson, the infant son OF
Prince William Of Prussia.
Prince Henry, son of Crown Prince Fred
erick William, of Germany, will visit Amer
lea in October.
The khcdive declined to entertain the pro-
posal for ministerial combination under
Ragheb Pasha.
Jacob We'll, tho alleged New York forger,
will be taken from Cork to London for extra
(1itiOn
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08

Nennor predicts frosts on the 7th, Sth,
9Th and 26th of June; paste in your hat
and test and assigns us a very cold and
stormy autumn with an early setting III
ola severe winter, with heavy snowfalls
reaching to remote points south, the lat
ter half of the winter breaking into open
mildness with an advanced spring.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
CLinOcv;,S and bC Reservoirs.

Secretary Teller said the other day t" The
Minnesota delegation that from all the in
formation he could obtain from the war de-
substantial dissatisfaction among the Indians
except what had been occasioncd by ,ncdlc-
some whites and l,a!fbrecels lie feels sure
that whenever they receive the amount Of
award which was made by the commission,
they are reasonably we'll satisfied. The
award as he understands it, was very Eber-
likely to be done to their country. Still he
docs not propose to take any steps wl,atcv.
er in the matter until he shall receive a re-
port from the Inspector, who is probably al
ready OH the ground.