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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
The Southern Drummer.

The travelling salesman, or drummer"
is one of the chief features of the
mercantile business of the South
at present. do not think
l travelled an hour by railway,
while in the Southern States, without the
company of at least one of these men,
nor stopped at any railroad hotel with
out meeting one; and usually there were
several of them present at such places at
the same time. 1t must be said that
most of these young men are kind and
obliging to their fellew-travelers,-to
everybody, indeed; and the uncomplain.
the miserable fare of Southe n
eating-houses and hotels may
claim degree of respect, though they
are commonly treated better than any
body else on the read. (The clerk
of the pretentious railroad hotel at Mont
gomery, Alabama, added fifty per cent.
to my bill when he learned that was
not a adrummer.) 1 was interested in OBJ
serving and studying this class of young
men, and in learning how they regard
ed their own life and occupation. There
are few elderly men, of excellent char
acter, on the road, but most of them are
young, and are somewhat peculiar.
Many of them regard themselves as the
real merchants and principal business
men of the country, and speak of the
houses which employ them as if theythe
merchants in the cities) were mere sub
ordinates, or agents employed by the
drummers to put up and forward the
goods sold on the road. heard many
discussions among these travelling sales
men of the various methods by which
they could so conduct business as to
bring the principal profit to their own
pockets. They speak of the trade as
theirs, and not that of the houses they
represent, and often talk of the amount
of business which they control, frequent
ly threatening to "carry the trade over
to another house." They always have
the best rooms, and the best of every
thing at the hotels, and when several OF
them meet at the same house they are
apt to have "little suppers" together.
They are usually extremely hospitable
on such occasions, and often invited me
to join them, but l always begged to be
excused. A good deal of wine is con-
sumed at these suppers. 1t is part Of
as they explained to me. At jackson,
Mississippi, arriving late at night at the
hotel, l found myself in q merry COM
pany of drummers, who greeted me
with effusive cordiality and offers of un-
limited hoipitality. The leaders explained
that they were "all as drunk as the
devil, but g-g-goo-GooD-natured. An
we're JUS as glad to see you's if you
were sober" The travelling salesman
method of doing business seemed to me
clumsy and costly, and the older men on
the road sS in the South @ say they 90 not se.
many years in its present proportions.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
Prof. King of Philadelphia, the dis

Prof. King of Philadelphia, the dis
tinguished aeronaut who made an abor-
tive attempt last fall to sail in the air
from Minneapolis to the eastern coast.
is constructing very large balloon with
the idea of making an attempt to cross
the Atlantic. The balloon will have a
capacity of 100000 cubic feet of gas and
attached to it 5000 feet of rope. 1t is to
cost $50, 900. He still adheres to the
theory so fully expounded last fail that
there is great atmospheric tendency
eastward. He believes that balloon
kept at 1900 or 5000 feet above the
earth, started from the United States,
would eventually reach Europe. The
balloon is to be allowed an elevation of
1,5O0 or2,0O0 feet. When the sun shines
and the gas is expanded the balloon
cannot ascend to any much greater ,ele-
vation because of the weight of the adj
ditional rope, and when the gas con-
tracts on account the cold the descend
ing rope, being buoyed by the water,
would relieve the balloon of so much
weight. BY this simple contrivance the
Lair ship wonld be kept at almost any
uniform elevation, and the eastward
movement would carry the balloon
.cross the ocean. Prof. King is very
anguine, enthusiastic sort of q fellow.
md Is undoubtedly sincere in his belief
hat he can cross the Atlantic in bal
yon.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08

sist her in case Of iceberrgs, which are re-
ported in the course of the incoming
steamer.
A dispatch from Cairo says: The British
government has ordered four men-of-war
and gumboat to proceed from Snda bay to
Alexandria
Mr.. Sargent, the new United States min
lister to Berlin, was received Friday by the
crown prince and princess.
The emperor invited Bislliark to act sp3ii-
sor for his great grandson, the infant son OF
Prince William of Prussia.
The khedive declined to entertain the pro-
posal for a ministerial combination under
Ragheb Pasha.
Jacob We'll, the alleged New York forger,
will be taken from Cork to London for extra
Clition.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08

The Medical News Of Philadelphia re-
lterates the earnest warning recently
given in the London Lancet against the
curse of chloral. The text of the warm
ing Is the case of the late artist-poet,
Dante Rossetti, who, suffering from in
somnia, sought chloral for relief, "only
TO experience greater evils in horrible
nervousness, irritability and depression
of the vegetative functions" The pc
eullar sensitiveness which he exhibited
IN his late years, his gradual withdrawal
from social circles and his entire surren-
der to melancholy, were the results of
chloral sleep. The News remarks that
physicians should be careful about pre-
scrlblng chloral for nervous and literary
persons suffering from wakefulness.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08

IN Great Britain there is monopoly
of lands in the hands of few individu-
ais. Late statistics show that 2, ia per-
sons own 3S,02S, pa acres, which is r.
OOO, 1000 acres more than the third part of
the whole area of Great Britain and Ire
land, or nearly one half the acreage of
the United Kingdom. AS fine contrast
there are in the United States and terri
tories 3,124, ,720 farms against ,747 ,9S9 in
1840. OF these nearly 1924, ,72O farms,
2,44O, ,2S1 are occupied by the owners,
21O,S are rented for fixed money rent
al, and 1854 are rented for shares of
produce. The most of these farms have
an acreage rangiug from twenty acres to
500, the greater portion. being between
twenty and 100 acres in extent. A
country's strength and prosperity, in
fact, largely depend upon the extent to
to which the land is owned and occupied
by the people. The land monopoly in
Great Britain is a curse to her, ahd is,
to-day, at the bottom of her domestic
troubles.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08

The new secretary of the Interior pro-
poses to disarm the Sioux Indians, and
asked the delegate of Dakota how to
do it. Mr.. Pettigrewn replied it would
be impossible to do this by force, with
out bringing on war with the Indians.
He thought it might be done, however,
by refusing to issue rations to those
Indians who came to the agency armed
and not allow them to kill by chsaing
and shooting the cattle issued to them,
thus rendering their arms useless. They
might then be more willing to give them
up. Secretary Teller has faith in the
civilizing influence of United States
troops among the Indians rather than
the reverse, AS the highest civilization
does not alone include the highest
personal morality, he is technically
right
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
Postoffice Changes During the WeeI
Ending May 81, 1882.

MINNESOTA.
Established-Boon Lake, Denville county,
Nelson H. Shafer, postmaster Buffalo Lake,
Renville county, John c. Reibe, postmaster;
Moland, Rice county, Peter Ludd, postmas-
ter.
Postmaster ppointed-Hadley, Murray
county, Herman Nelson.
WISCONSIN.
Established -Dickeysville, Grant county,
John A. Schmidt; postmaster; Harmony,
Marietta county, Franklin L. Murray, post
master.
Postmaster Appointed Charlesbtrg, Cal
umet county, John Bersch.
DAKOTA TERRITORY.
ablished-Broadland, Beadle county,
Cornelius Blount, postmaster; Blount,
Hughes county, Seth K. Price, postmaster;
Mardell; Griggs county, Theadore +. Kern,
postmaster.
Postmaster Appointed-Blue Lake, Day
county, Edwin r. Thompson.
IOWA.
stablshed-Laddsdale county, Charles
G. Ladd, postmaster; Percy, Marion county,
Israel Putnam, postmaster.
Dlscontinued-Stapleton, Chickasaw coun-
ty.
Names changed-Page City, Page county,
to Page Center; Polo, tppanoose county, to
Plano.
Postmasters appointed Gregg, Johnson
county, H. K Simonson; Havre, Washing
ton county, Frank Trebelcock; hardwood,
Lyon county, Mrs Hannah Frlcius; Oak
land, Pottawattamie county L. B. Robin
son; Victor. Iowa county, Joseph M. Blu
chanail.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08

The Memphis Avalanche says that,
Judge Lynch's heavy docket is now north
of Dixon's and Mason line. Since jan
nary last he has executed sixteen alleged
criminals in the southern states, nine
teen in the northern states and six in
the frontier states. In Kansas, Ohio,
Indiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and
Minnesota, States where the ordinary
courts are supposed to mete out justice,
Judge Lynch has condemned eight per-
sons during the period mentioned"
This is a bad record, both north and
south, and Neither having much
advantage,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08

The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany is now operating ,351 miles of
road. The increase since January 1881 =,
is $50 miles. The length of the gap be-
tween the completed divisions east and
west is now only 593 miles. 1t is ex-
pected that by Jan. l, 1883 the road will
be finished to Bozeman, Montana, at
the base of the Rocky mountains. This
point is 200 miles distant from the pres
ent end of the track. On the western
division the line will be built from the
present terminus to the mouth of the
Little Black Foot river. 1t is estimated
that400 miles of track will be completed
this year. If this is accomplished there
will only be 1872 miles to bit completed in
1883 to form continuous railroad line
from Superior, Wis, ST. Paul and Min
neapolis to Portland, Oregon. In 1884
summer excursions from the east and
the valley of the Mississippi to the "far
west where rolls the Oregon" will be all
Ntle rage.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
The Tidal Wave of Immigrants.

New York City Cor. Philadelphia Led
ger: "Put it down thirty thousand at
the very least" said Superintendent
Jackson, at Castle Garden, recently, in
response to question as to how many
of our foreign relations would be regis
tered this week. Thus far" he went
on to say, twenty thousand have arrived
since Sunday night, and that is the big
gest four days contribution in the his
tory of the port. Between now and Sat-
urday night we expect nine more steam
ers, including the mammoth City of
Rome, and the vessel agents tell us that
these will bring at least ten thousand
steerage passengers" The arrivals to-
day were from Hamburg, Bremen. Glas-
cow, Havre and the Mediterranean ports,
and among the trades represented are
tailors, shirt-makers, hatters, carpen-
ters, cabinet-makers, wheelwrights,
blacksmiths, farmers, masons, plaster
ers and laborers. The shirtmakers, who
come from Havre, say that they have
been earning at home less than five
francs week. The wheelwrights and
blacksmiths are from Bremen. They
report business in their line very slack
there, aud one of their number tells me
there are at least twenty thousand work
men idle in and. around Bremen who
would gladly emigrate to this country il
they could only obtain the means; the
best Wheelright can not earn more than
| 81 .25 a day, while the wages of black.
smiths, 6undrymen and horseshoers dc
not average more than ST.. Many farm
| hands and laborers come from Glasgow
| and all of them are bound west, having
prepaid tickets to Illinois, Iowa, Mime
sofa, &c. The present pay of the Scotch
| found. The Alexandria, from Gibraltar
brings several hundred Italians, who
are said to be railroad builders; they
are said to be very poor, with no money
or any worldly goods, save the clothes
they have on their backs.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
From Foreign La,sess.

Sexton, member of parliament for Sligo,
addressing his constituents, referred to the
alien clauses of the repression bill, and ex,
pressed doubt whether the relations of. Eng
land and the United States are SO friendly
and that it is advisable for the former to try
to embitter them still further.
Mr.. Studdart of st. Paul is finding the
way of the transgressor hard enough The
New York Life and Dawson's bank together
has squeezed more than $4,000 out ofhim
in the way of mortgages and bills of sale.
The grand jury has not yet shown any inter-
est in his case, however.
Sir Hugh Allen will send out the Sarnia-
tian to meet Princess Loniss's steamer to as
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
NEWS OF THE DAY,
Neos from JTashingto,s.

Judge Gray Of nhe United States supreme
Court sat on Guiteaus counsel, refusing to
grant writ OF habeas eorups.
Commissioner Raum has ordered count
of stamps at the offices of collectors
OF internal revenue, to be commenced
June IL.
The tonnage during May was 6,s77 400,
Including $500 double eagles, $4,000
eagles, 35G, 600 half eagles and . 262, 900 stan
dard silver dollars
Mr. Hubbell, chairman of the Republican
congressional committee, hes notified the
pages and other employees of the house, that
they have been assessed $l5 for campaign
purposes. AKA
Judge Wylie went upon the record in the
district court in Washington Thursday,
with the declaration that he would bring
the star route cases to close by July l, if he
had to sit up nights and hold courts on
Saturdays to accomplish it.
Corkhill prances into print to deny the
truth of the statement that Van Hise, the
New Jersey Calcroft, has been appointed to
the pleasant duty of working off Guiteau
Warden Crocker will superintend the job
and an unknown man will cut the rope.
The architect of the treasury reports to
headquarters that nothing can be done in
the way of working on the new Minneapolis
postottice this year, on account of the in
sutficiency of the appropriation; that the
cost of securing site will be greater than
was expected.
The japanese indemnity bill authorizes the
president to pay to the officers and crew OF
theWyoming $3.50, 600 of the Japanese indem.
nifty fund for their gallant and valuable
service in the harbOr of ShimOnOseki and
return to Japan 81, $4,000, being the sum
received, together with accrued interest up
on it.
AS soon as the house disposes of the pend
ing contested election case eana goes to the
transaction of other business, Delegates Pet
tigrew ana Maginnis will try to have day
fixed for the consideration of territorial legis-
lation. The bills they will call up will be
measures against which there can be little il
any objection. They will not ask to have
taken up the bill to admit Dakota or any
other territorial question involving politics.
The secretary of the treasury has issued a
circular calling the attention of custom of.
ficers to the provisions ofthe Chinese bill,
and directing them to take pains to carry
out carefully the same, SO as to prevent any
great cause for complaint He directs them
also to issue certificates to Chinese laborers
departing from the United States in accord
ance with the form furnished. If person
to whom certificate is given returns, it must
be taken and cancelled.
Senator Ferry to-day, reported favorably
from the committee on postotices and post
roads a bill introduced by him some time
since which provides that the postmaster
general may furnish to the public postal
card with a flexible flap or cover, adapted to
conceal the message, at cost of one cent,
including postage. The adoption of these
cards, it is thought, will increase rather than
diminish the postal revenues, and undoubt-
edly provea great convenience to the pub,
lie, especially to bankers, insurance and
other mercantile companies
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
Record of Fires and Casualties

Thomas A. Ducharme, well known boat
builder at Port Huron, Mich, was accident
ly drowned by the capsizing ofa 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 on the art of building small
crafts.
The loss by fire at Willows, California, is
estimated at about S $175,O0O. Nearly the
entire business portion of the town, including
all the hotels were consumed.
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, $76,.
600; insurance, $4,000.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
The Nfalley Trial.

In the Malley trial at New Haven, on
Saturday when the jurors were called there
was no response to the third nameD Daniel
Lovejoy of New Haven. Counsel said:
Mr.. Lovejoy does not answer to his name.
He has been taken i'll since the last session
of the court. do not know exactly what
his condition is, but understand that there
10 no reasonable prospect that he will be
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
Terms: So. 90 per rear In Advance.

The New York Times publishes special
information from thirty-five important
commercial centers in twenty-five differ
states, which show, as a whole, that the
business ofthe country is upon a sound
and promising basis. There is no cause
for earnest anxiety as to the immediate
future, OF course that depends largely
upon the crops and in certain 10
calities these are promising.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
First RegimentaI Reunion.

Comrades of the First Minnesota Regi-
ment association, our fourteenth annual re.
union will be held at St. James, Watonwan
county, on the 21st and 22d of June, 1882,
and the citizens of st. James will give us
cordial welcome and will do all in their
power to make this the best reunion we have
had. Comrades / most earnestly urge it
upon you to attend this reunion, for business
will come up before the next association
that ought to interest every member of the
old First.
Comrades, do not stay away if you do
not get cards of invitation. The only rea-
son that you do not get them is we do not
know your postoffice address. Reduced
rates on RAILROADS will be secured if possible,
The press of the state will please copy this
for the benefit of the members of the old
First regiment LANES CANNON President A.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
Death of Gen. Garibaldi.

Gen. Giuseppe Garibaldi, the liberator OF
Italy, died at Laprera, on Friday, in the
presence of all the members of his family.
Giuseppe Garbaldi was born in Nice Jily 4,
1907, and was educated for his fathers pro-
fession, that of 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 be related in less
space than volume. He will be long re-
membered as heroic figure of this age.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
A Dead Mason Refnsed Rides.

Father Roverdy, vicar general to the bishop
of Colorado, refused to allow the rites of the
Catholic church administered over the re-
mains of the late Don Miguel Oterea, q mil
lionaire and one of the foremost men in New
Mexico. The reason alleged was that Otereo
died Mason. A member of the Masonic
order, assisted by an Episcopal clergymen,
conducted the services.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08

abie to be out fYr the Present, but that there
view of all the circumstances and consult
ing with the other side, would suggest that
the court adjourn for one week from next
Tuesday.
The court thereupon adjourned to Tues
day the 18th inst
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
The Minnesota State University Row.

In the municipal court at Minneapolis,
on Monday last, the university cases were
brought up. In the case of President Fol-
well, the judge said that from the evidence
he was satisfied that a technical assault had
been committed but that he did not think
President Folwell had committed an inten-
tional assault and would therefore discharge
him. Prof. Moore, charged with assaulting
Asa Paine, and beating him over the head
and shoulders with a stick, withdrew the
plea of not guilty and entered plea of gull
ty. The court imposed fine of $25 or
thirty days in Jail. Prof. Pike, who shot
Paine, was held to the grand jury and th e
bonds for his appearance at that time were
placed at $500. Judge Cooley, in announc-
ing his judgement, said it was an extraordi-
nary case, but that. he should pass upon it the
same as he would were it case of assault
between two ditch diggers
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
Guiteau,s Horrible Phantom.

A Washington paper gives the following
picture of Guiteau'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 demeanor and
hopeful expression which have character
lied him throughout, have vanished. The
familiar air or bravado is gone, and in its
stead the ashen hue of terror has appeared.
few nights since he retired to his prison
cot about 10 o'clock, and in less than half
an hour he awoke in the most startled man
ner, and looking wildly around he e1-
claimed, bis voice trembling with excite
ment:
az see horrible phantoms before mel
What shall do? My poor brain reelsl Oh!
why ..id | assassinate him?'"
ut took some time to pacity the assassin,
and when he became quiet he calmly said:
Don't mind what l said. l was dream
ing. We all dream at times, am no cow
ard, nor am l afraid to die but it is not
possible that President Arthur is going to
permit them to hang Inc, after what did to
redeem the republican party. If he reprieves
me or commutes my sentence, the hoodlums
will howl, but the respectable element OF So
ciety will stand by him and endorse his &C
tiOn.'
Having relieved his mind on that score,
he again retired to his cot but only to find
troubled Sleep"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08
Chippewas and the Reservoirs.


Secretary. Teller said the other day to the
Minnesota delegation that from all the in
formation he could obtain from the war de-
partment and outside parties there was no
substantial dissatisfaction among the Indians
except what had been occasioned by medle-
some whites and half breeds. He feels sure
that whenever they receive the amount of
award which was made by the commission,
they are reasonably well satisfied The
award, as he understands it, was very liber-
al, and gave them really more than they
were entitled to on account of any damage
likely to be done to their country. Still he
does not propose to take any steps whatey-
er in the matter until he shall receive a re-
port from the inspector, who is probably al
ready on the ground.
The estate of Ovid Pinney, at Minneaps-
lis has at last been settled. The administrator
has $211 1881. Al in his hands, This sum will
be divided among eleven PERSONS several OF
whom are not mentioned in the will, but
will receive a share as by the agreement or
compromise made with them when the mat
ter was settled in the district court.
The largest fish there is any knowledge Of
as having been taken from our small lakes
is a large pickerel caught by Mr.. Chas
Sherman at White Bear Lake, near st Paul
1t weighed twenty-four and one-fourtl
pounds, and measured three feet and ten
inches in length.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-08

The poorhouse in the town of Gestham-
mer, Sweden, burned. Twenty persons per-
jshed,