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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-29

eve can take off third at least with
one fire, andthen rush in on them, and
he loekedppto jenkins nodded
appr8yipgly. "a !. s8 @
In|hurriad Whispers the plan Of at
tack vas regulated, each having an In
dian assigned tohis rifle, Dnring this
briet pause every heart trembled, lest
the accidental cracking of g twig, /or a
tone spoken unadvisedly above wins
per, should attract the attention OF the
savages. Suddenly, before all was ar
ranged, one Of them sprang to MS 1eet'
and looked suspiciousiy in the direction
Of the little party. At the same instant,
another sprang towards the prisoners
and with eyes fixed on the thlcket Where
the pursuers lay, held the tomahaWk
above the startled girl, as if to strike the
instant any demonstration of hostility
should appear.
The children chung to their sister,
side with stifled cries. The moment
wa, cricical. The proximity of the pur~
covery would Immediately result. 10
wait until each. man had his victim as
signed to him might prove rulnous, to
fire premature might prove equally SO.
But Leper forgot every consideration IN
the peril of Mary, and, almost at the In
slant when the occurrences we have re-
lated were taking place, took aim ut the
savage standing over his betrothed, and
tired. The Indian fell dead. 1mmedi'
atelva yell rang through the forest, he
sayages leaping to their arms, a few
dashing toward the sthicket, others
rushed on the prisoners. and Others
and these were the most sagacious, re-
treating behind trees. But with that
whoop a dozen rifles rang on the air
and half score Of the assailed fell to
the earth, while The borderers. break;
in q through the thicket with uplitteo
knives and tomahawk, came to the res
cue. A wild hand to hand conflict en-
>ued, in which nothing could be seen ex
cept the figures of the conbatants roll
! ing together among the whirllng leaves,
nothing heard but angry shouts,, and
| the groans of the wounded and dying
In a few minutes the borderers were
victorious.
Leper mad been the first to enter the
field. The instant he fired, tlngins
down his rifle, be leaped from his hid
ing-place, and rushed to MAry's side
u.u>.u. uu.y OF her safe y. ~ "as veil
| ~ WAS so prompt. Two stalWart Saw
.es dashed at her with swinging uoma-
naws, but the knife of Leper found the
cart OF one, and the other fell stunned
" a blow from the butt end OF tn
ather's rifle, who folio we'd his intended
ION step or two behind. A seconds
ieIay would have been too late.
Fortunately none oft he a-saiiants were
,iIed, though several were serious,
Wounded. The sulde.l :ss Of the ATTACK
nay account for the comparative lmmu
.ity which they enjoyed. -.
| How shall we describe the gratitude
md with when the father kisses
lis rescued children? How shall W.
Ii tue rapture with which Lepe
e as.,ed his atiianced bride to his bosom
We ieel our incap city for the task, an
ilop the veil over emotions too holy
! or exposure.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-29
Railroad News.

It is reliably stated that negotiations have
been completed by which the Buffalo, New
York & PHILADELPHIA and West Shore rail-
roads will be made part of rev trunk
line. The Buffalo is to join the Andrews
road at Newcastlesnd run thence to Akron.
From therea railroad Of sixty-6xe miles
will be built to Chicago Junction to join
the Baltimore & Ohio. There the New Eng
lsnd business of the latter road will be de.
livered for shipment ever tue above named
roads. The part of the line to be built is to
be put under construction at once. All the
railroads have devoted pr cent. of the
gross New England business toward the in
terest on the bonds Of the Buffalo, New
York & Philade' rhia and West Shore roads.
The St. Paul & Northern Pacific Railway
company paid out last week over $1OO, 900
IN account Of building its line between Sank
Rapids and Minneapolis.
A.E Davis, of the local treasurer's Of
fee OF the Northern Pacific, has resigned
to accept position with Portland bank.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-29
Sergeant Mason Pardoned.

Washington, Special. The president to-
day pardoned Sergeant John A. Mason, of
Battery II, Second artillery, o. 8 A., SEN
fenced to imprisonment tor eisht years in
the Albany penitentiary for attempting to
murder the assassin Guiteau. Mason was
tried before general court martial at tho
arsenal in this city In Nuve.nber, 1881, the
president of the court being Lieut.. Col.
Miner, of the Tenth infantry, and was
sentenced to be dishonorably discharged
from the service, with forfeiture of. all pay
and allowance dne or to become due, and
imprisonment Us above stated. With large
subscriptions for the benefit of his family
were united numerous petitions to the pres
taent for the complete pardon of Mason
and his restoration to the army. Thcsa De
titions were brought in large numbers from
every section of the country. ~ ~
The whole number of signatures to the
petitions was more than 2 00O, O9O. Mason's
family, -comprising ''Betty and the baby"
are now living III Glendale. Orange county.
Va, in comparative Il. independence from the
amounts that we're subscribed throughout
the country for their maintenance after
Mason was sent to prison. While Mason's
ofense is looked upon % one OF tie highest
Of military crimes, thxt of sworn guard
stacking q defenseless prisoner, most milf
tary men sympatbize wits him, and feel
that he has had sufficient punishment for
his crime. .
The report that the OF Ter abolishine the
Fond du Lac internal revenue district has
been resctnded 10 pronounced to 30 without
foundation BY th commissioner Of int.rnsl
revenue. 4-5xf ss.-2 81 VA
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-29
MARRIAGEA La MODE.

sssss4efs~ go -%
rob, swilt thou take this form so spare,
This powdered face aid frizzled hair,
To be thy welded wife; .s$sgsa
And keep her Tree from Tabor vile,
Lest she her dainty fingers soil
And dress her up in gayest style
As long as thou hast jife?"
"IWiAIns's7
"And wilt thou take these stocks and bonds
This brownstone front, these diamonds.
To be thy husband deal?
And wilt thou il this carriage ride,
And DER his lot ~ home preside,
Or be divorced while vet bride,
Or ere single Year,"
II. will"
"Then pronounce you man and wife;
And with what I've together joined,
The next best man may run away
Whenever he . chance can 6nd."
The Judge.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-29
The N. r. Twenty Million Mortgages.
he long anticipated and bitterly COLI
teated passage of the resolution authorizing

The N. p. Twenty Million Mortgages.
be long anticipated and bitterly COLI
tested passage of the resolution authorizing
the Issue of the 500, ono, 600 second mogtgagc
OF the Noftbern Pacific Railroad company,
which has agitated Wall street for the past
month, has ut last taken place. The 20th
the stockholders meeting was held at the
compsny's Office. The attendance was
larger than at any previous meeting $751;
428 shares being represented. The Hon.
L.: D. NJ Sweat Of Portland, NE, IN old
stockholder, presided and James B. Viii.
liams, George Follett and Winthrop Smith.
of Philadelphia, acted in the. capacity
of inspectors Of the election. Every
thing seemed to be perfectly Harmonious
The chairman stated that at the time
of closing of the books on Oct. 20, the to
tai number of shares of preferred stock was
Alb 587. When the veto was counted it was
found THAI 352 628 shares were in favor of
the bond issue, and ouly sixty-three agains,
it. All the available vote had beea cast,
about 2, 200 out Of 600 stockholders, the
others being small holders scattered
throughout the country. Every holder of
500 shares or over except one voted in fa-
vor of the bonds. Mr.. Willard was present
curing the meeting. as were l.. J. Drexel,
August Belmont, D. P. Morgan and other
prominent bankers. !. P. errepont Morgan
represented most of the proxies.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-29
STATE NEWS CONDENSED 81 J.
BIENNIAL ELECTt,NS AFTER 1884.

section 8. Article .. of the State C'nstit"-
ton Amended so that b email e eottons
Will DO Legally = Vote Of 74's76 to
24.359. >-.~..~{ Sass3.sss,
rrsm the Pioneer Press, Oath.
The official canvass of the votes on che amend
ment to Sec. 5, Art s, Of the constitution took
place yesterday afternoon at the Office OF the
secretary Of state, in the PR fence Of the gov
ernor, attorney general, state auditor. secre-
tary of state. and Chief Justice Gil6llan The
canvass was completed in little more than an
hour and showed the amendment to be carried
by majority Of 5O.O16 votes. This am"nd-
ment ia the ono which adds section to Art ",
providing that after November, 1884, State
Elections shall be held biennally. The vote on
he other amendments will be- canvas.ed in the
arly part OF Janua y, special enactments pro,
viLirg FIR yesterdays count on the special
section referred to. The vote by counties was
- follows: rr
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-29
Talk of People.

The Warehouses of Lansdowne, who
succeeds the Princess Louise as the first
lady in the Canadian Dominion, by vir-
tue of being the wife of the Governor
General, j: the youngest daughter of t!
present Duke of Abercorn. who claims
direct descent from the Stuarts, and who
is the ''living image" of the luckless
Charles I. 1t is said she is not by any
means a handsome woman, but she is
intensely aristocratic looking. She is one
British upper ten thousand" AS Lady
Hamilton, she resided with her father
during his occupancy of the Office of
viceroy of Ireland, where she WAS ex-
ceedingiy popular With the inner set OF
English officials.
A writer in the Washington Post wants
to set the public right in regard to the
Hon. Tom Ochiltree. the famous men,
Der from Texas. He is not rough or il.
literate. The writer says: "Few men
in the Forty-elghth Congress will have a
wider range of reading than Mr..
Ochlltree, nor the aptitude and
memory to make it available like flash
for purposes of argument or illustration.
He was born gentleman, comes OF good
stock, and represents the best
element in the Southwest. His
father, Judge Ochiltree, was in the
Cabinet of the little Texas republic,
where there was an atmosphere of re-
6nement and courtesy, as at Versailles
in the time of Louis XIV. The Hon.
Tom was guest at the White House in
Mr.. Buchanan's time, and no one pre-
sided there with more dignity than
"Old Buck"
Hon. James B. Campbell, distin-
guished citizen OF Charleston, S. c., died
in Washington last week. He was born
in Oxford Mass, in 1913, OF Scotch an
restry. md was graduated at Brown
University in the class with the late
Bishop Burgess Of Maine. Mr. Camp
DELL went to South Carolina IN 1928.
Mr.. Bartlett Coutts, husband of the
Baroness, is said ty one of the London
papers to be offered a position in the
diplomatic service OF England, and it is
thought he NAV possibly be connected
with the legation at Washington.
Gen. Carr is the first man who has
thrice been ected by the people to tn =
office of secretary of state in New York.
Among living men Horatio Seymour
and Allen G. Beach carried the state
three times, and Lucius Robinson four
times, but not successfully, nor for the
same office.
1t is said during the late Senator Ran
'aolph's term in the senate he gave all
his salary to charitable and benevolent
purposes. The money was dsbursed
principally by his wi e and daughters,
who had carte blanche from the senator
to use it as they saw uest for the benefit
Of others.
Many substantial citizens of New Ha
ven have ma known to Mayor Lewis
their earnest wish that the salvati IN
army shall go, or at least shall no long
er be allowe'i the use Of the Site House
steps and the public squares for their
services, or have permission to march
through the principal streets, to tn. ac-
compartment of lusty singing and the
beating of tambourines and drums.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-29
Gov. Ramsey on Polygamy.

Gov. Ramsey on Polygamy.
Ex- Gov. Ramsey of Minnesota was inter.
viewed while passing through Chicago East.
Said he:
I don't see why We shouldn't give Arthur
chance. He has done well aud reflected
credit upon himself. Why not nominate him,
and give him an opportunity to run for the
presidency7 y a.. "
Edmunds bill had proved fzzle, he
said: Dc .~' ~>s9-.
I can't see it in that light. 1t YVES not
aimed at Mormonism, but ct polygamy. It
was intended to distranchiset the polyamists
and that it accomplished. Now, the fact
that there were enough mon ogamists left to
60 to work and outvote the Gentle portion
Of the population il different matter and
needs some other remedy, il the American
people are Dissatisfied With To at coalition of
affairs. In regard 70 what should be done,
do not care tosexpress an opinion, because,
occupying as do quasi Judicial position
as 4 member ct the Utah commission, It
would benz bad taste for mo to show any
bias on this subject. Our work is ended
for the present, until another election comes
along. S IS S. s. ~ sf IS
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-29
EPIT0ME OF, THE, NEWS.
washington Gossfp. 3

The annual report of Admiral Portgs is
notablesfol its cfiticismof tbe.new srmored
ste-l cruisers, designed by the laval advis-
ory board, as being deficient in canvas, and
50 constructed as not to work under sail.
This in time o. war would he a atal defect,
as all coaling stations would be closed
against the United States, and in time OF
pesce naval vessels should cruise under sail
for the sake Of economy. The admiral BE-
lieves in the immediate construction of
large number of swift vessels with powerful
guns and thinks We could build twenty large
ship, in two years. ,,ss - .-s
The annual report of the chief of the life
saving service shows that at the end of the
last fiscal year the number of life savings
stations was 1874; number Of disasters to YES
sells in the field of life saving operations
dur1Dg the year, $40; OF 1892 persons on
board of these vessels, Oniv fifteen persisted,
aud OF more than $1,000 900 worth Of prop
erty in these ships, all cargoes, only ST.
500 600 was lost.
The secretary of the treasury has author
lied the payment, without rebate, of the 8
per cents embraced in the 122d call, on ma
turing Dec. 1. The amount outstanding is
about $13, $50 900. The secretary also an
thorizsd the payment of the 81 embraced in
the 124th call whenever presented for re-
demptioD, prior to maturity on Feb. 1, with
interest to the date of presentation.
Secretary Teller sustains the decision of
the commissioners of the land Office in n
fusing permission to certain citizens Of
Leadville to bring, suit in tine namesiof the
United States to vacate placer mineral pat
ents issued to Stevens, Letter and Others,
which are typical cases, titles upon which
q great part of the land in Leadville is
hell.
Ex-senator George E. Spencer, of Ala
bama, has beea arrested at Austin, New, by
order of Attorney General Brewster for con-
tempt of court in not appear ng in the Star
routec ses. Spencer denies eluding officers,
and has left with two deputy marshalls for
Washington.
Col. Hooker of Vermont is q candidate
for secretary of the senate; q d, with Ed
munds' backing, is likely to give German q
hard fight.
Justice Gray, although bachelor, keeps
house in Washington, with q full retinue
of servants brought on from Massachusetts.
The United States pays costs and discon-
tinues It's suit against Funk, the defaulting
star route contractor. r
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-29
The Romance of a Drunkard's
Life

Everyone who was here after the
war" says Washington correspondent,
knew George H. Butler. He was tue
Beau Brummel of Washington. During
the rebellion, Gen. Butter, who is his
uncle had him for staff officer, and az
terward he was making handsome liv.
ing here writing for the newspapers.
Finally he took to drinking some, and
Gen. Butler had President Grant send
him to Egypt as our consul-general. His
Egyptian experience ruined whatever
prospects he had. Every step there was
from bad to worse. He had to be sent
for, and has since fallen to be an army
wagon master, loater about town, until
he is now an ordinary vagrant, spending
half the time IN the workhouse and the
rest in begging for money to buy whis
key. Just now policeman is dragging
him by my window on his way to the
police station. A dozen years ago his
face was welcome in all the social cir cles
of Washington. Gen. Butler cast him
Ut some tine ago, and will do nothing
for him. Who do you think is the only
person on earth who still cares for that
besoted wretch? I will tell you. Acct
dentally, a few monthsago I met a sweet
loving lady. Her face, figure and man
ner were perfect. She looked to be ~
years old; they told me she was 40. She
was sparkling, witty and handsome, a
veritable actress. This is
her history: Twenty years
ago she met George Butler. They be-
came affianced. She loved him as only
such woman loves, but sitter time he
had some disgraceful sfair, with an ac'
tress, and she refused TO- marry him.
Offers Of MARI age camesto her, but she
said mo" to them all. Butler fell lower
and lower, but she still watched over
him. Scores of times he tried to re-
form, and she helped him, paid fines to
get him out Of the workhouse, bought
clothes, and even went where her very
soul shamed from entering, in order to
save him. Her friends protested, but
she was firm "Thera is too much good
IN him not to try to save him." she
responded to every such complaint
Herself earning living by giving les
sons In elOcuti0n, she spent for that
man more than on herself. And to- day.
q woman among tn ,usand in all tina.
makes Ter sex attractive, she is alone in
the world, because her love for this poor
tottering wreck is as hallowed as though
he had been worthy of her. There are
TRAGEDIES world which 7ever4
- failure of one of
stile other q saint.
y This man, stepped in
~ Futed, becomes al
me aspect because he
sta A Of the woman's
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-29
Miscellaneous News Items.

The unsatisfactory condition of the lum-
Der market during the past season had a
marked effect on the production ofthe Mig
neapolis mills According to tabulated
statement the tota. production of lumber
'or 1883 was $50, 1876, 271 feet; Of shingles,
IS, 99l 800 and Of lat 81 929, 460. This
shows decrease of 81, 166 1886 of lumber,
and So 554 200 of shingles. The LATIN pro-
duction shows slight increase. As COM
pared however,. with the total cut of 1881,
the present season shows marked increase.
Gen. E. 8. Butts, president of the Vicks-
burg bank. appointed receiver by Chancel-
lor Cownan. filed bond of 800 600 and
took charge of the assets OF the Mississippi
Valley bank, at Vicksburg, recently. It is
stated that there is about $500 600 worth Of
discounted paper in the bank, which is per-
tectly good, the larger portion being accept.
ances of the merchants and business men of
Vicksburg.
The report of the treasury of Yale col.
leee for the year ended July 1883, show az
gregate invested funds in all deoartments
81, 1924 1923; increase since last report, ST.,
sos; expenses for the year, 332,827. The
funds are incOmmensurate with the grow
ing needs of tho university.
The Grey Nuns hospital, Ottawa, is to be
closed, owing to the alarming mortality in
it. Ont of $50 children admitted since DC
tober, 1879, GA or 81 per cext. died; out of
total of It's admitted last year, III or 81
per cert: died.
More than 5000 snakes were killed with
in mile of alls City, Neb., during the re-
cent ov-rflow. They were driven by the
water from the bottom lands. and swarmed
upon the railway entertainments.
The last tram Of Montana cattle delivered
In Chicago, averaged 1884 pounds to the
head, and was sold at the top prices OF
the season. The steers averaged Sc 25 per
100 pounds, and the rest IS q hundred.
Controller Knox's report show eight ma
tional banks organized in Minnesota last
year, having an aggregate capital of $2,91O
Quo, and circulation OF $185. 555.
Nearly Fl ty thousand tons of freight and
twenty four thousand people were carried
on the upper Mississippi last season.
The liabilities of Mende:ssobn, tue Mil
waukee clothier, are only about $40 600.
Mrs: Haywood, who shst herself at B4lti-
more, is in Michigan, at her mothers.
Cornell universitys property is IS, 1853. 1872
in productive real estate.
John Furray, postofice Inspector of Oma-
hs, has been removed.
Z Illinois battle flags are being gathered in
to 900 case.
The O tawa valley lumber cut this year is
800. COG, 900 feet.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-29
Crimes and Criminals.

Detective w. n. Owen of Louisville re-
turned to Nashville With Mrs. A. F. L ncks,
alias Rose Miller, Alas Myers, alias Flincks,
and expert diamond snapper and sne
thief. who victlmized jewellers in all the
principal cities OF se south, especially Lou
isville, Nashville, Atlanta and Charleston.
Her ame has been to examine q tray of
costly solitaire diamond rings, On the pre-
ext of purchasing Tor her daughter, swap
ping diamond ring for the best ring in the
box then leaving the store, promising to re-
turn and purchase on Nov. 1.
At New Providence, Tens. Mr.. Garrett. q
large tobacco buyer, was awakened by a
hOise, saw burgler at the wi ndow, rushed
into the hall aud got gun. Returning he
shot and killed the man entering che VIM
dow when he was attacked by oue inside,
and desperate scutf1e ensued for the pos
SESSION OF the gun. Finally Garrett and
wife put the rObber ut, and be escaped.
Mrs, Garrett ran mile to the nearest neigh
brr and gave an alarm. The other man
was found dead under the window.
A. R. Parks, the peddler, who elticed the
two Goodwin girls from their homes IN In
dependence, I1wa, and who subsequently
ravished them at !hotel in Warren,- ILL.,,
was tried q. Galena, ILL.,, on the 22d inst,
found guilty, and sentenced to the peni.en-
tiary for eight years.
In the Congdon murder case at East
Greenwich, R. L., on the 22d, after forty
three hours deliberations, the Jury re-
turned verdict of manslaughter with q
recommendation for mercy. The case has
excited the greatest interest of any criminal
trial in the state.
Lorenzo Woods, son of Judge Woods, Of
the Dixon, H., judicial district, committed
suicide at Albuquerque, N. M, recently,
by cutting his throat. He formerly tray
eled for he hardware house of Duncan,
Wyeth g. Co., Kansas City, and Hubbard,
Spencer & Co., Chicago.
Mrs. Barrow and Oscar E. Blaney, her
son-in-law, have been arrested at Ports
mouth, N. H., for the murder of Thomas E.
Blaney, who was shot ten days ago.
Frank James lie reported to he dying :of
consumption. He is also penniless, and
his cell is no longer richly furnished, as it
was year ago.
Peter G. Small, in Jail at Beveidere, MI.
for horse stealing, has gone without food
self to death.
Two robbers assaulted a German in
his room at Castleton, Oak, to get 81, 900 be
received that day, but he stood them off
successfully.
Mrs. Harvey McClintock, ofsp,ing6eld
Ohio, q beautiful society brunette, has
eIoped with Boston drummer named MI.
Ter.
A thieving Pole in the employ OF the Mil.
waukee road at Dubuque, succeeded in get.
ting away with 800 h.es.