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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
How GrantWas Sent to West Point.
From the PHILADELPHIA Rccord.l


Gen. Grants mother sent him one day
to borrow some butter, runs the story,
and, as result, we have the hero of to.
day. It was noon, and the neighbor's
family were at dinner. Ulysses sat down
while the neighbours daughter went to
get the butter. AS he sat there he heard
the head of the house read letter from
the eldest son, who had gone to West
Point under appoin tment OF the congress-.
man from that district. The boy wrote
his father that he had failed to pass the
examination, and he wanted him to hear
the news first from himself. Ulysses knew
how to keep watch over his lips then bet
terthan he does now. He then asked Mrs.
Neighbors for the butter. took it home,
and went at once to the office of the CON:
gresaman. To him he said: {" Will you
give me. your next appointment at Yves
Pcint?" Well see about that when
it comes," said the congressman, in an
encouraging way. "Will you give me
the chance if Jack Neighbors fails p"
persisted young Grant. You never
would pass if Jack fails. 'Lysses,' said
the congressman. "Will you make me
the promise ?' insisted Grant. "Well,
yes" said the congressman, /" but it
won't do you any good. Grant had all
he wanted. Next day the congressman
heard of Jacks defeat, and shortly after
met Grant. Well, Ulysses, " he said,
"you got ahead of me, didn't you? But
I'll keepmy promise. And he did, and
the world which long ago forgot his
name will never forget his deed.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
SPORTING.

En1loTT, the former champion OF
England, easily defeated George Gaizel,
of New York, in three-mile boat race
with tarn) on The Passaic, at Newark,
Nj. ''.'
Moses WHAPP1E, of Troy, N. Y, the
veteran driver, is dead. A year ago
while in q race he was thrown from a
sulky and never recovered from the
shock.
A TRICYCLE. descent of Mount Wash
ington from the Summit House to the
Glenn House, was made on the l1th by a
Chicopee, Mass, man in fifty-fve min.
utes-distance eight miles. i...- Z
THE New York Yacht Club contended
on the 9th for the Goelet cup. The Mon
tauk won the race for schooners, the
Oracle for sloops. The yacht Arrow
lost overheard Peter Hansen, q Nor
wegian seaman.
DURING the rRce at Leicester, Eng,
recently, for the twenty mile bicycle
championship, F. Ward went mile,
the Goth, in 2m. 49s., the fastest pro-
fessional time on record. There was
but a yard difference between the win
ner and r. Howell, the second man.
A WAGER of 5000 side between Han
Ian, the oarsman, and man named
O'Brien, of Excelsior Lake, Minnetonka,
that the latter could not take Plaisted's s
shell deprived of outriggers and sit or
stand in it and paddle around one minute
without upsetting, was won by O'Brien,
who succeeded in managing the shell
both sitting aud standing.
A CROWD Of $4,000 people witnessed
the gloye-tight between Sullivan and
Slade at Madison Square Garden,
New York, on, the evening of the
9th. Both parties were liberally ap-
plauded on their appearance in the
ring, and after preliminary set-to
between lightweight pugilists, tie real
contest began. Slade was knocked out
of time in three rounds, receiving some
tremendous blows from the champion,
and being knocked off the stage. Sui.
livan said that the Maori was as good a
man as he had ever met in the ring.
The following table shows the stand
ing of the league clubs at the close of
the games on the lOth:.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
Riots In the Oid xyorla.

At Agram, on the 18th. mob attempted to
tear from the government Offices number of
notices printed in the Hungarian language. e,
which is offensive to the Croatians. The mill.
tary were called out and suppressed the riot
ing. The rioting was renewed on the 18th and
the notices destroyed, when the windows of
the government building were broken in.
Forty of the populace and six pslice were
wounded. The mob subsequently forced tie
jail and released the rioters.
mob Of 500 men attacked the Jewish quar-.
m tiers in the Prague on the night OF the 10Th.
The rioters were dispersed before doing much
harm. These frequent riots are causing much
alarm among the authorities in Austria and
the police and military authorities have been
ordered to crush with the utmost energy
every outbreak, however small.
A Suez dispatch of the 10th says: Two
thousand Bedouins attacked the sanitarium at
Pinkat and were repulsed with only tho loss Of
sixty killed. The soldiers defending the pls sc
lost seven men and the civilians FIVE. Pinhai
Is fifty miles from Suakin. town on the Red
Sea. The attack was melted by the false
prophet. It is reported that Suakin is also
threatened with attack.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23

WASHINGTON, D. G., August 15.-The
new form of brewers monthly returns
devised by the International revenue
bureau to ascertain the materials used
in the manufacture are now beginning
to come in for July. Several districts
in PennsylvaAia, Ohio, Wisconsin, and
Missouri have been heard from.
The statements made under oath show
very gratifying exhibit OF hon
est brewing, not single firm so far
acknowledging the use of any deleterl-
ous substance. The majority Of brew
ers use nothing but malt and hops;
Some add small percentage Of rice and
a few a little corn. From former re-
ports received it is known that glucose
or grape sugar is put in beer by
some brewers. curiosity among the
reports Is from Alaska, through the col
lector in Oregon. 1t will be news to
most people to learn that there is
brewery In that country, but the demand
for its product does not seem to be very
great, as there were but thirty barrels
of beer brewed there last year.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
fit lakes AN summer

The friends of w. w. johnson, of
Webster, Mass, hope to welcome him
home next October from an extraordinary
journey. MIR. Webster went to Califor-
mia three years ago, but becoming dis
satisfied with his surroundings decided
to return. He owned beautiful young
Jersey COW, which he intended to sail
before his departure, but th 9 man who was
to buy her tried to cheat him, and he de-
termined in his evaporation, to drive her
home to Massachusetts. He started on
June 1st. 1882, with horse and wagon
and the COW, which he shod to protect
her feet. AT Ogden he had to stop for
some important papers, but they were
delayed Sc long that he decided to 90
into winter quarters there. On the 18th
of last May he started again, and on
August I'd he arrived in Des Moines.
He is in excellent health and spirit. and
the cow is in perfect condition, but the
horse is e little the worse for wear.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
minor Mention. i,

Judge jeremiah Black, after an illness of
several weeks, died on the morning of the 18th
inst, at his home at York, Pa.
brakeman named Frank Dill, was killed on
the st. Paul Road, between the National Sol
diers' Home and Spring Meadow, near Mil
Vaukee, on The night of the 18th inst He
was knocked from the car while passing o
bridge and fell under the wheels
The engine and tender Of passenger train
on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad went
through an open drrw near Mobile on the 18th
lust. The fireman saved his life by Jumping
but the engineer, Edward Brown, was
drowned. By his heroism in staying at his
post, the train and passengers were saved. 8
Christ Nelson was drowned in the Menomo-
nee River, at Milwaukee, on the 18th inst,
while bathing.
Andrew q. Warren fell from a haystack
foundation, a distance Of three feet, on his
farm at Stanford, N. Y, on the 18th, and
broke his neck.
Moses James fell upon saw in mill in
Newberry County, &. c., on the 10th, and had
the top Of his head cut off. ~
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Com
pany has commenced the construction Of the
western extension Of the Hastings and Da-.
kota Division, frem Aberdeen.
Eight thousand weavers are on strike at
Ashton-under-Tyne, Eng. They want more
wages.
A fort. barrel oil well has been struck near
Canon City, Col.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
Terra Gotta Lumber.

tFrom the st. Louis Globe Democrat
This material, which has been widely
and favorably noticed by the eastern
press, is composed of two refuse mate
rails. Kaolinite, which is found in most
every section of the United States, and
always where fire clays, so called.
abound-a fat, cohesive clay compara
lively free from grit, and for this reason
OF little commercial value, on account of
its propensity to warp and twist in dry
ing and burning. The saw-dust best
fitted is that of coniferous timber, as
usually produced at the saw-mills, pine,
spruce or hemlock, ground and mixed
thoroughly together, by heavy machines
fitted for the purpose, in varying pro-
portions dependent upon the use for
which the product is afterward intended.
The clay and sawdust become mush,
which rapidly assumes form and firm.
ness OF texture by being pressed through
steel dies of various shapes under o
heavy steam pressure. Subsequently
dried, as are brick, in the open air, or
by artificial heat, the pressed slabs are
removed to the kilns or ovens, and fired
under heat not only high enough to
burn out the sawdust in the compound.
but to reduce the remaining honey.
combed product to q sufficiently arm
body to ring audibly under percussion.
The treatment under these several pro.
cesses described, has now reduced the
clay and sawdust mixture to a material
in appearance resembling brick. Closer
examination, however, shows it to be
very porous or cellular in texture, and
in weight lighter by half than its better
known relative. In fact brick filled
with air vesicles or blisters, in quantity
equal to half of its cubical area; but un-
like brick, Containing no sand in its
composition) can now be sawed, planed
or worked with edged tools, into any de-
scrlbed form as wood is worked; pune
turable by screws or nails, and holding
them with about the same tenacity as
soft pine or cottonwood. Owing to
these traits it has been termed terra
Gotta lumber, but iu the German LAM
gnage is known as Holstein or wood
stone.
A combination of many wonderful
qualities characterizes this new compo-
sition OF matter. II conducts poorly
sound, heat and electricity; possesses
molecular attraction in large degree,
mortar or cement adher;ng to walls of il
with great tenacity without the inter
yention of lathing. After immersion in
melted bitumen it is absolutely imper-
ivious to dampness. Without the btu
men water will pass through it with the
same facility as through sponge. It
will not contract under the fercest heat,
nor expand when gorged with 50 per
cent. OF its own weight Of water. Neither
acids nor gasses affect it, and when
plunged red hot into water no decompo-
sition ensues. In fact it is absolutely
,indestructible save to blow.
This indestructibility of material
which can beworked with common edged
tools, coupled with its lightness and
cheapness, are recommendations, which
must give it o warm corner in every
architects opinion, as his professional
scope will be greatly widened by its
adoption in his practice.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
English Firemen.

Americans will be amused at a the ex-
peditlon " with which an English fire.
engine responds to the call Of duty.
writes the London correspondent of the
New York Times. One day this week
the Prince and Princess of Wales and
several royalties of Germany witnessed
the drill of the metropolitan fire BRIGADE
at their headquarters, Southwark bridge
road. After inspecting the worksbops
engine house and stables, and witness
ing the effect OF continuous stream OF
water on ire curtain, the royal party
were conducted to the quadrangle. Here
10 steam engines, fully equipped, filed
IN; SIX OF them, after inspection, lighted
their fires for work. The other 10 then
went outside to join in gallop past later
on. During the getting up Of steam
very interesting exhibition of life. saving
apparatus was given, butir regard to ap.
pliauces it was exceedingly old fashioned
as compared with similar exercises in
New York. The American ladders were.
however, afterward shown, but only as
assistants in the delivery of wafer from
a great height. This work being over,
the royal party adjourned to the engine
room. An alarm OF g fire was given.
and the Standard reporter mentions with
evident satisfaction that within 80 and 81
minutes (aot seconds) respectively a
manual and steam fre-engine were dis.
patched. / have seen this done in four
or five seconds Qess, I think in Chicago,
and almost as quickly in New York.
where. however, the fire service is a tri.
tie inferior to that of the lake city. Men.
tioning the incidents of both services
here in London, have often raised q
laugh at my so-ealled +" Yankee exagger.
ations." When this manual and steara
engine got outside it was joined by the
the others, and l8 went galloping past
at fine rate, to the delight Of a great
crowd and the astonishnent of the royal
party. The machines were superb. no
doubt, and the men and horses magnifi.
cent specimens Of the most intelligent Of
animals, human and otherwise But in
a comparison Of the rapidity of movement
and drill with America Captain Shaw
and his men a e. not in il.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
A Generous Uncle.
lFrom the Bradford tEns., ob,erver.l

A somewhat noteworthy event took
place at Girlington Hotel, Girlington,
Monday night, June 25th, at a party
given by Mr.. Benjamin Hammond, Of
Walmer Villas, Bradford, in celebration
of his 10th birthday. The party con-
sisted OF about sixty OF Mr.. Hammond's
relatives, and thirty.two of these, who
are nephews and nieces of Mr.. Ham
mond, were presented, greatly to their
surprise and delight, with s74O each.
the total amount reaching s23, $50. 1t
has been c custom of Mr.. Hammond to
give an annual birthday party to his re-
latiyes, CT for them to entertain him, and
on several OF these occasions previously
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
A Typical Mexican Citv.

CUluuauuA \ale1lcO) Letter to Springfield {MaHa \
Union.]
Iarrived a few days ago, and am now
IN the engineering department. of the
Mexican Central Railroad, draughting, at
$3.50 a month in American money, equal
to $172.50 in Mexican silver and S1S6. 80
in Mexican paper. We are to receive
our pay in Mexican silver dollars, so
You may think Of me, about the middle
of July, going for my pay with wheel
barrow. 1t is hard for us to keep mon
'ey, because everything is high, and they
ask more than they expect to receive:
and, also, because one has o feeling
that money is worthless, and will bear
squandering. Exchange Of American
money is from ! to q per cent. It pays
to get Mexican dollars in the states at
rs cents and bring them back home.
where they are worth S5 cents. I have
just paid $5 in Mexican paper for poor
washbowl and pitcher of earthenware.
and S18 for single wood mattress.
Board is $50 per month and very poor.
Rooms are very hard to find. Every
thing is paid for in Mexican paper un-
less otherwise stated. #
There is no place to spend an evening
except sitting on the piazza. The band
plays twice week and everybody comes
out. The city is. well governed and
quiet. 1t is very warm daytimes, but
cool nights. All criminals arrested. ex-
cept those executed, are put to work
cleaning the streets under an armed
guard. The dirt is gathered into small
piles and man with wooden chop
ping tray and a piece of board gathers
it and carries it off in a tip-cart drawn
by mule. The country about the city
is desolate and barren in the extreme
and very little is raised except yegeta-
bles and fruit. The city was built from
the proceeds Of u silver mine near here,
but as the mine has been closed for
years I do not see what supports the in
habitants now. Boston capital is OPEN
ing the mine again.
The railroad is expected to be fin.
ished to the city of Mexico in little
over year, q distance of 800 or /, 900
miles. The Mexican postal system is
poor. The mail is dumped into box
and everybody helps himself. An
opera has beer in progress here and
was supposed to be fine, but it was
not equal to q variety show in the
states.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
Three, with an Axe,

A Cincinnati dispatch Of the 14th saws.
James Nixon, of Ludlow, Ky., is working
seventy men near Cumberland Falls, Tenn,
making ties for tho Cincinnati Southern Rail.
oad. On Sunday night, Chas. Slagel, one Of
Nixon's men, who slept in the same bunk with
lanes "a and John O'Dair and man named
Cialporne, arose after his companions we've
asleep, crushed their skulls with an axe rifled
their pockets OF about $50, and escaped.
Nl1en put his whole force in pursuit, and to-
day Slagel was captured near the place, and,
it is thought, will be lynched,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
burned to Dea,b.,

On the night Of the 18th inst, Ferdinand
sklenar, young Bohemian, living in q house
about mile north Of Racine, Wis, quarreled
with his mother, and left the house to sleep in
!ne barn. at about O'Clock the next morn
ing the barn iwas discovered to be on Are. bnt
before assistance could arrive the building
was consumed. The doorof the barn was fas7
tened on the outside with piece Of scantling
thereby preventing the Young mans escape,
and he perished in the flames. The mother is
supposed to be insane. She will be arrested,
as circumstances point strongly to her as the
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
Manual Labor Schools.
from the New York Tribune.]

Tuu uu t1e NeW futK Ifibune.J
l saw last week school of instruction
IN portion OF a vast cigar establishment
here, where between every two boys of
German origin sat a Spaniard from Gu
ba teaching them to fill and roll accord
ing to the Havana style, since the Ger
man-mnde cigars are distinguishable
from the more solicited imported cigars.
the manipulation having been different,
and some machinery being used here
like the mold, or the india rubber roller.
The boys are paid and receive prizes
and have library, and muss be the sons
Of cigssmskers. #
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.

}. F. King, trainmaster, was cut to pieces
the cars near Wheeling, W. Va, on the
I, ipuf
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23

was instituted. resulting in the finding OF her
body in the river the following morning. She
hsd cut up her gossamer CLOAK, placed some
stones in 1t, and tied them securely about her.
neck, then walked deliberately into the river
about thirty-fye feet from the bank, laid
aown and was drowned where the water was
only two and one-half feet deem. She was
niece and adopted daughter OF the late Senator
Crimes, OF Iowa, und has been married for ten
years. She has no children.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
DAKOTA.
Coal has been found 40miles north Of

Coal has been found 4Omiles north Of
Bismarck. aa IA --'l ll
A POST OFFICE has been established at,
Hoggart, Casa County. 35ss
THE ministers of Fargo and Moorhead
have formed an association.
A BANK and hotel are among the new
business enterprises of Hylimore. s
The residence of Delegate Raymond,
of Fargo, was burglarized recently.
THE Sioux Falls university will be en-
larged to accommodate 800 students, at
cost OF &25, COO. sa' ~ ls sss'2
The Duluth standard of grain inspec4
tion has been adopted by the commits
sioners of Dpkota.,
OVER 5000 people attended the laying
OF the corner stone Of the Masonic tenn
pie at Sioux Fallslast week. qI
POTTER County has 600 .inhnbitanta, +
while four months ago there were but
twenty-five people within its boundaries.
A FOURTEEN YEAR OLD sou of G. r.
Drewry, of South Brauch, didn't know
it was loaded, and will lose an arm in
consequence.
One of the conditions OF granting the
charter to the Pierre Street railway
company is that one mile Of track shall
be completed this year. Z
INKsTER, reported shot full of lead
north of Grand Forks, is alive and we'll,
having been seen by his, brother, who
gave him the first news Of his alleged
murder. ai5 es b ,ss.l Rr. SO
The assessment roll within the cor
porate limits Of the city of Aberdeen
shows a real estate valuation of $3.50, ,OOG,
and personal property to the amount of
$500, 900. i', gils1E4 So
0. F. LErcnER, the 5ischal ged receiver
OF the Mitchell land Office, was, given
public reception by enthusiastic citizens.
The next day he was arrested for crnslly
beating small boy.
TIE County treasurer of Beadle County
played it sharp on the commissioners,
who paid into his hands about $50, 900,
received from sale of court house bonds,
said treasurer making nearly 80, 900 by
the transactiop, as the law allows him
per cent. on all money paid into his
hands.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
Four Hundred Kegs of Pewdcr.

a dispatch from Lexington, Ky, of the
17tb, says: 1.-THE Mt. Sterling accommodation,
going to Lexington, IAN iuto the rear car Of a
train en- the Kentucky Central at Winchester
Crossing this morning. exploding 400 kegs Of
giant powder. The depot was wrecked and an
engine blown to atoms. Engineer Schuler has
not been found. Yardmaster Randall was
killed, and Conductor McMichael fatally in-
iured. Seven others are supposed to have
been killed. A full report has not yet been re-
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
France and china,

IT is affirmed that the bombardment of Hue
by the French was begun on tho 18th inst.
Admiral Heyron, minister of marine and of the
colonies, has ordered six gunboats to be CON
structed for Tonquin. He says that France
has informed the powers that any ships at
tempting to land arms in AMMAN will be liable
to seizure. The belief is that the warning is
principally leyelled at the large exports of arms
from American ports.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
Strictly LeraI Stranpu,,,,oy

Taylor Bank, colored, was hanged in the jail
yard at scottsboro, Ala, on the i7th inst. for
the murder Of man named Woods. He
claimed in his confession that the crime was
instigated by the wife OF his victim, who has
been sent to the penitentiary. Dena Casat
was swung of at Little Rock, Ark, for the
murder Of George Barnes. At tdranyille, S. O.,
Perry Cely, colored. was executed for the kill
ing of Perry Anderson, in April last.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
A AModern Det,nition.
(From tho Brooklyn Eagle, j

! " What do you understand by good
Samaritan ?" asked teacher alta Five
Points mission school Of q pupil recently
admitted. .3e
/" / spose," answered the gamin' "it's
one OF them fellers as comes foolin'
ronnd yer when yer hev the green apple
belly ache and wants ter kno~ if yer got
o Christshun mother. "a ss, -
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
Asphvxtntea.

), couple who registered al the West Side
Comherciol Hotel, Chicago, on tie night of
the 18th as Mr.. Crowley and wife, failed to re-
spond to the breakfast and iinner calls the fol.
lowing day, and the door of their room was
broken in. They were found in an unconscious
condition, the result of blowing out the gas.
The man died in short time, and the woman
cannot recover: TIE mans clothing was
marked Tracy"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
Trouble Ahend for Morocco.

A Gibraltar dispatch OF the 18th saws the
Italian envoy at Tangiers, Morocco, has low
cred the flag on the consulate and the inhabi-
tants are in consequence in state OF panic,
This hostile action on the part OF the envoy ia
on account OF the sultan Of Morocco not hay
ing yet yielded to the ultimatum OF Italy insist
ing upon the full payment of claims of Italian
subjects There is an Italian squadron in the
harbor in readiness to support the demands Of