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Morris tribune., 1883-07-14
oy. Ben, Butler was refused the de

Gov. Ben. Butler was refused the de-
gree of L. L. D.. by Harvard university,
which immemorial custom was always
sanctioned as one of the honors which
the governor of the state was entitled to.
The general was somewhat incensed,
but cooled off and had his revenge. He
attended the commencement at Cam
bridge, escorted as usual by the Boston
Lancers, and at the grand dinner of the
alumni he made speech that charmed
all listeners, and won enthusiastic ap-
plause His bitterest enemies were con-
founded and not little disgraced by
the outcome of their petty spite.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14
; General Jackson's Sword.

When jackson made his last will one
item Of it bequeathed his adopted son the
sword which had been presented to him by
the state of Tennessee for his services in
the army. The adopted SON lwho took the
old hero's name after his adoption) was o
nephew Of General Jackson's wife, and
first cousin to Andrew J. Donelson, the
generals private secretary and fdctotum.
The sword bore an inscription to the effect
that it should never be drawn save in de-
Tense Of and for the perpetuity Of the Fed
eral Union. The gentleman to whom the
sword was bequeathed died before the
war, and it is the tradition in Tennessee
that the son to whom he left the sword in
question was killed at Chickamauga, fight
ing against the Union, with the sword on
his thigh. No doubt If Old Hickory could
have been present ON the bloody field he
would have exclaimed: eServed him right,
by the Eternal"
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14
PITH OF THEsNEWS.
HAsHINGTON NEHs NOTES.

The department of justice has received
further information from Jefferson. Texas,
relative to the assassination of Judge Haugh.
the main witness for the gove-nm ent in the
pending cases for violation of the election
laws. Written threats have been made by
the defendants in tn; Sc cases. to the effect
that they will not be prosecuted by the gov
eminent; that when they go into court
they will 60 armed, and if trial should re-
suit in conviction, they will kill the court
and everybody connected with it.
The decision of Solicitor General Phillips,
which is approved by the attorney general,
does not seem to alarm the whisky dealers
to any great extent. The gist of the opin.
ion is that If whisky is exported in good
faith and afterward returned to this country
it will not be liable to duty. Only when it
is sent abroad with the intention of having
it returned can the tax be collected. The
average person will naturally see in this a
large opportunity for fraud and deceit on
the part of the dealers.
Attorney General Brewster has received a
telegram from Edward Guthridge, United
States attorney, dated Mineola, Tex, saying
that Charles Houghn, late county judge of
Marion county, Tex, and principal wit
ness in the Marion county election cases,
was murdered on the Sd inst, as supposed
by parties indicted in the United States
court. The attorney general instructed
Gutheridge to examine carefully and re-
port fully upon the circumstances of the
murder.
Assay authorities give the relative value
of various dollars as follows: The Ameri-
can trade dollar contains of silver 400
grains, the Spanish and the Mexican dol
lar Alt 1917 grains, the japanese 416
grains, and our standard dollar 4122 grains.
Silver bullion is worth so lie pence per
ounce, making the silver value of the trade
dollar "a 52-100 cents and the standard dol
lar "a $500 cents.
AS the result of conference with Secre-
tary Teller Chief Moses agreed to surren-
der the reservation in Washington Territory
and settled with his people on Colville res,
ervation adjoining. Chief Tomaskat, who
represents the Indians now on Colville res
ervation, was present at the conference and
agreed to receive Moses and his people.
Commissioner Evans acknowledged his
mistake in the appointment of Agent Hor-
ton at Boston. The inference drawn from
his silence, that the report of Mr. Slack was
not Just what Evans desired, was the cor
rect one. In the face of this report, there
was nothing lett but to request Horton to
step down and out.
The president has approved the sentence
of the court martial of Commander Horace
E. Mullan. of the Lost Aseulot, and he has
been dismissed from service from the 9th of
July.
The president has appointed John n.
Livingston United States Marshal of South
Carolina vice Absalom Blythe, resigned.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14
Visions OF Elysium at New York.
From the N w York Sun.

The fame of the hanging gardens of
Babylon has lived through the ages.
What an extraordinary scheme it would
be 10 have one under the Brooklyn
bridget Or perhaps it would be better
to have a couple, with q space left be-
tween, midway of the bridge, for the
convenient passage of tall masted ships,
Two hanging beer gardens, SO placed,
would assure the fortune of any publ
can who might succeed in obtaining
permission for their establishment.
The bridge, when completed, will
be a wonderful spectacle, especially at
night. From certain positions. such as
the track ofthe South Ferry. for instance
almost its entire stretch of one mile will
be visible, and the electric lights, close
" dottihg it, will stand out against the
sky at night in vast bow Of splendid
fire. To sit beneath it in well appoin-
ted hanging beer garden, to hear the
rush of travel overhead, to be famed by
unhindered breezes from the bay, and
to mark the sweep of masts and sails
and cordage past the open windows
would be to experience combination
of sensations at once remarkable and
not very likely to be afforded in precise
" the manner named.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14
Illinois Lyncbine Affair.

A Cairo dispatch says: Wilson Howard,
who killed John Kahn on an excursion
train at Mound City, was taken from the
Pulaski county Jail at Mound City, by a
party of about thirty men, dragged about
fifty yards and suspended to limb of a
tree. He had Teen shot two or three times
previous to beipg hung, and was probably
dead before strung up. The body was en-
tirely stripped of clothing. He fought des-
perately, but it was of no avail. Sheriff
Grain had the body cut down as soon as
possible after he got there, but life
was extinct. Howard bore bad reputation,
while Kane, the murdered man, was gener-
ally esteemed among his railroad associates
and acquaintance.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

Other railroads should be quick to fol-
low in the footsteps of the Erie road in
adopting a patent automatic coupler for
freight cars, so that the brakeman may
no longer endanger life and limb by
standing between the cars while
coupling. The railroads have thus far
gone on the theory that men were plen-
ty and the number of manned men to
be seen shows how terrible the result
has been. 1t was an important feature
of the recent exposition at Chicago, that
while every means was taken for insur-
ing the safety and ease of passengers,
little had been accomplished in securing
the safety of brakeman in coupling
freight cars.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

The esthetic people of Massachuse it's,
to the number of six hundred, have
signed a petition for the pardon of an
aristocratic forger, who was sentenced
to the penitentiary fol- twelve years and
has already served four. The chief, and,
indeed the only point urged in favor of
the pardon is, that he sis of highly sem
sitive nature, we'll educated and before
his sentence, occupied a high social po-
sition. He is so extremely sensitive
that he has suffered ten times the pun
ishment which could be suffered by an
ordinary criminal" Here is new wrin-
kle, and it remains to be seen whether
old Ben Butler will take to it kindly.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14
Postal Changes.

The following postoffices have been es-
tablished: Dakota-Perton, Miner county;
Minnesota Edgewood, Blue Earth county;
Wisconsin-York, Jackson county. Post
Offices name and site changed: Dakota
Grain, Griggs county, to Picket. Postof'
fees name changed: Iowa-Clemons Grove,
Marshall county, to Clemens; Fifteen Mile
Grove, Tama county, to Fifteen Mile; How
ard Center, Howard county, to Howard;
Page Center, Page county, to Page; Taylor
Station to Taylor. Nebraska-Rundlett,
Hall county, to Loyal. Wisconsin-Potter's
mills, Calumet county, to Potter; Standard
Grove, Iowa county, to Standard.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

An immigrant can take 100 acres for a
PIE ,mptic claim, 100 for tree claim,
and 100 for q homestead claim-in all, $50
acres of land. Before he can secure his
title, however. the land must be sur
veyed and put into market by the Gov
eminent, with protection for the rights
of squatters. The settlers far outran the
surveys, so that now an immigrant, to
secure good land, must become squat
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14
An Elopement and Double Suicide.

Buffalo Special to New York Times
About 8 o'clock this morning the naked body
of q man was found in the Niagara river, below
the falls near the spot where that of Mrs
Sadie Stewart was discovered. Subsequently
it was identified as that of DR.. E. H. HOWE of
Forestville, Chautauqua county, who had been
the family physician of the Stewards. He
leaves a wife and five children. When Mrs
Stewart left Silver Creek it was rumored that
che had eloped with Dr. HOWE. The relations
of the two had long been of such an openly in
innate character as to cause unpleasant
gossip among the people of Silver Greek,
and gave rise to frequent contentious
between Mrs. HOWE ard her husband
and Mr.. Stewart and his wife. A week ago the
doctor and Mrs. Huwie had q misunderstood
ing, to put it mildly, and he disappeared. 1t
was at that time that Mrs Stewart left here
Hawkins of this city, who knew of their rela-
tons, feared that matters had reached serious
climax, and while his Investigations did not
prove positively that DR.. HOWE had been in
Buffalo on that day, he succeeded in finding
that man answering the doctors description
in every particular had been seen at a hotel in
this city. and lowering about the boarding
house whore Mrs. Stewart was stoppin. ~itb
her brother What has now resulted seems to
give color to the prevailing opinion, that this is
the sequel to a sad tale of ruined homes and
wretchedness caused by illicit love. It is be-
lieved that the guilty pair, finding their mutual
secret discovered, were overtaken with remorse,
and resolving to end their days in tragic
manner, cast themselves into the waters of
the Niagara rapids, to be carried over the
falls to rest and oblivion. Mr.. Stewart, while
he has made every endeavor to hush the mat
ter up since the finding of his wife's body, does
not deny, but admits, that her conduct had led
to an open rupture between them, and he had
taken steps to procure a divorce since her dis
appearance last Thursday. He was devoted
and affectionate husband, and the develop
ments of the past forty eight hours have COM
pletely Frustrated him. The brother is greatly
overcome, and the aged parents of the dead
woman are nearly crazed with grief. They
greatly idolized their children, two daughters
and q son, and prided themselves greatly upon
the manner in which they had been brought
up, as we'll as the stainless character of the
family name Mrs HOWE has been left in az
almost penniless condition. The case creates
great excitement in Silver Creek. DR.. Howie
was about forty years of age.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

The total amount of land donated TO
our railways to secure the building of
those improvements exceeds the total
area of either the German Empire or of
Austro-Hungary, or three times that of
Great Britain and Ireland, or the COM
bined area of Pennsylvania, Ohio Indi
ana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Iowa, and Missouri.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14
GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

The supreme court of Minnesota sustains
the decision of the lower court in favor OF
O'Gorman in the O'Gorman-R Richter COR
tested Sheriff election case in a decision
which incidentally settles some general
principles of election law. It is held for
instance, that the votes for every candidate
should be counted separately, and that the
statutory provision for enveloping and seal
ing ballots is not literally imperative, the
intent of the law being only that due dill
gence shall be observed TO protect the ballots
from accident or fraud.
The only ten veterans of 1912 living in
New York city celebrated the Fourth with
dinaer at the Sturtevant houses. They
were: Abraham Daily, SO years; Charles
Combs, SO years; Edward N. Duryee, SO
years; Thomas Bauck, 50 years; N. Van
Name, 81 years; George Coyer; IS years,
Ihomaa McMegson, IS years; Henry Nor
ris, "a years; w. ]. Sune, 81 years, and W.
Lillinbridge s2 years.
Mrs. George Simpson of Core street,
Providence, r. l., mas an eight-year-old boy,
bright and intelligent, whose body is cover
ed with scales exactly like those of an ali
gator. at the time when the alligator sheds
his scales each year the scales on the boys
body drop off.
A five-foot vein of coal wasfeund recent
~ about a mile east of Lemars, Iowa, at a
depth of 376 feet. After passing through
twenty-five inches of coal the drill entered
fire clay and the work stopped. The coal
is pronounced of superior quality.
Correspondents of E. r. Bacon & Co.,
milwaukee, throughout Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Iowa, write that wheat and oats
are doing well and promise a large crop,
but corn and barley seem to have suffered
from the cold and wet.
M. s. Nichols & Co., the Chicago brokers
who recently failed, have sued twenty three
Watertown IN. " spectators for between
SAC. 600 and $50 600 margins which the firm
advanced to carry their accounts.
The sensation created by the exhuma-
ton of the wife of Matthias Wandra at New
Prague, has sabsided. The coroners jury
found that she came to her death about
Feb. % from causes unknown by them.
The exports of petroleum and petroleum
products from the United States for Nav,
1888. were 81 ,087, 399 gallons, valued at ST.
412. 128 E.-fE e
Capitalists in Cincinnati have formed
stock CON pany with $250,OO0 capital to start
q cattle ranch in Wyoming.
The late registry shows 2o4, 1896 voters in
Philadelphia.
The Soldiers Home at Bath, N, Y, will
be investigated.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

With the mercury up among the
nineties people are apt to forget that
few months will bring it down to the
neighborhood of zero, and that fuel is
good thing to have on hand when that
occurs. The fourth of July is the turn
ing point of the year. After that date it
will be we'll to look forward to winter
comfort
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

The bequest of Henry seybert endowing
chairof moral and intellectual philoso-
ply in the university of Pennsylvania, was
accompanied with request that the in
cumbent should alone or in connection
with a commission appointed by the uni
versity, investigate so-called modern spirit
ualism. In pursuance of this request the
trustees appointed the following commits
sion to act in conjunction with Prof. Pro-
vost Pepper, chairman, aud the Rev. w. G..
Fullerton; Prof. Leidy, Prof. Thompson
and Prof. George A. Roenig.
Guiteau's sister has brought another
action in the court at Chicago against her
divorced husband, George scoville, asking
that he be restrained from visiting her place
of abode and from defrauding her of her
property, and that he be compelled to con
tribute to her support and that of her child,
and to give her the assassin's effects. She
claims to have supported herself and dsugh-
ter by dressmaking and kept the other child
in boarding school.
In an answer filed in Chicago George
Scoville denies his ex-wife's charges of cru
city, and says that while he was concluding
the Guiteau trial, she ruined him and
broke up his home, and also accused her of
true Guiteau ingratitude and claims she is
mad.
William N. Jones died in Des Moines of
apoplexy, aged about sixty-fve. He went
to Iowa Territory in 1882, and was present
at the first Territorial election held at Bur-
lington in the same year. He had acquired
considerable means in the real estate bust
ness.
An old Minnesota soldier named Foote,
now resident of Knox vile, Tenn, re-
and further peusion during life OF $40 per
month. through the adjutant generals Of
flee recently.
Mr.. E. Stapleton, one of the oldest and
most influential citizens of Aurora, Stale
county, died at his home ofapoplexy. after
an illness OF twenty -four hours, and the re-
mains were inferred in Forest Hill GEM
etery.
Litta found pleasure in her real name,
Won Ellsner, but chose her nom de theater
when she made her debut in Paris ut the
Grand Opera house, in Difference to the
French hatred of anything German.
Speaker Keller to New York interview
er: Zen. Sherman, Old Tecumseh, viii, be
our next president. You can put that right
downs
Gen. PHI. Sibley continues to improve
much to the satisfaction of all who knew
his earliest of old settlers.
Mr.. Cross, in his biography of his late
wife, George Eliot will include her diary.
Judge James herman, died of paralysis,
It Beliefontsine, Ohio, aged seventy. /
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

quiet way OF niE, Wuli0 AAo od"
jaw would look even more determined
than ever: al wish you to understand
that Mrs. Grants wish is my wish. l
shall not discuss the matter. See that
her orders are carried out" Anil yet
the General was not hcnpeckec nus
band by any manner OF menus
White House Attendant, in Boston
Traveller.
The Decentralization of the stage.
It was formerly said that under the
old stock system of acting the men ana
women of the company grew up repu-
tably in the towns and bred children,
who in turn went upon the stage, ana
there was a certain local aristocracy OF
PLAYERS. All this has been br oxen up
by the star system concentrating in New
York City. Spectators get together the
pieces, and perhaps put them in charge
of some experienced acter, and they
know no place to rest the soles OF their
feet from the time they go out until
they retire again. Frequently the spec
ulator abandons his company III some
distant town, and they cannot pay their
board, and have to depend on some
mans charity to live and return, and
the price Of that charity none but actress
SEES fully know. There is still fascina-
ton about this life. Not long ago | saw
a lady very happily situated, yet with
passion for the stage. Aware of all its
slips and commissions, she still wanted
to play again. Indeed, in our time,
there is a thirst among many women
for career. Home is not enough for
them.
Nov and then some poor girl OF an
obscure family endeavors to get place
on the stage, and she has hardly made
her first appearance when some efficient,
insinuating scamp, perhaps on the
press, puts himself in the posi-
ton of her patron, writes her uD where
he has chance, and perhaps secures
her a place at another theater and
somewhat better parts to play. Then
he collects her salary, and half the time
spends it on himself; and sometimes
when she may have stopped it forges
an order to her manager to get 1t, and 90
remains the Old Man of the Sea on this
line, weighing her down, breaking Der
character while yet in youth, degrading
her and hers.
In the midst of these hard pictures of
the stage there are some bright places.
Virtue is not confined to any profession
or shut out from any. Yet domestic
virtue is so exceptional In the theatrical
line that it shines with the mild light OF
the planet on the thousands offorever
fixed stars which have lost their near
ness to the solar sun of virtue. A man
ager recently told me that it made no
differences in the receipts of his theatre
what the habits of his performers were.
I think he made a mistake. There is
still some pleasure in seeing noble com,
positions represented by undetermined
people. What joy can there be in see
ing some heroine portrayed by poor
little creature whose salary has been
stolen from some slugger or bully that Is
lurking at the stage door, "Gath" IN
the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

The President of the United States
expects to visit the Yellowstone Park in
August, if circumstances will permit.
1t will not do for him to get too far away
from telegraph communication with the
national capital, and the te legraph men
promise that the wires will reach the
Park before he arrives there.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14
Some characteristics Of Grant.

Grant loaned me money when I had
sickness in my family, and when I went
to pay it back to him, he looked up
over his papers and said: Never mind
it now; when you get $50, 600 year and
house rent I'll take it." Grant was very
particular about his orders. If one of
us disobeyed, he was sure to lose his
situation in hurry. And then again he
was very particular about Mrs. Grants
orders. It wouldn't do to argue any OF
her orders with the General. He sim
ply wouldn't listen. but would saw in that
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

G. r. Marvin, the oldest member of the
New York stock exchange, is dead,
Merry Anderson will open her London
engagement Sept l.
Bob Schenck appointed Crook to West
pnfuf
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

The Times correspondent at Dublin re-
wives the report that James Carey, the in
former, has left Ireland in disgu ise.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14
United Workmen in Litigation.

Waterloo, Iowa, Special Telegram, July
9.-The quo warranto proceedings instltu.
ted by the supreme lodge OF the Ancient
Order of United Workmen against the grand
lodge of that order, comes before the circuit
court which is in session now. The grand
lodge, it will be remembered, was suspend
ed by the supreme lodge, because of their
refusal to pay the relief assessments order
ed by that body. The grand lodge retained
its unity, and a new grand lodge, holding
allegiance to the supreme lodge, was form
ed The action pending is to establish
whether the old grand lodge has any right
to use the name and the paraphernalia Of
the order. The attorneys for the defense
were in the city to-day, and state
that their first action will be the filing
of motion asking for a more specific state
ment in regard to the place ofincoi poration
of the supreme lodge. 1t is claimed that
that body was incorporated in Kentucky,
and as such has no legal right to do bust.
ness in Iowa without conforming to the in
surance Laws of this state. The grand lodge
of Iowa has about $500 adherents in this
state, and the supreme lodge claims 1000
loyal members; but the officers ofthe grand
lodge only concede them about 600. The
attorneys for the plaintiff are Messrs. Lane
e. Rodgers of Davenport. and FL. e. Henien-
way of Cedar Falls. The defendants are
represented by I'll. B. Fouke of Dubuque, J.
D. Nichols of Stanton, J. ]. Tolerton of Ce-.
dar Falls, and Horace Boiss OF Waterloo.
The case will probably goit0 the supreme
court, no matter what the decision of the
lower cour may be. k@ q
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

There are $4,000 acres of watermelons
in Burke County, Georgia,
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

Since the passage of the pension law the
number of attorneys before the Office has in
creased from 4, 600 to 1000.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

s. P. Weller died at AitKin, by the result
OF an an accidental gunshot wound received
June "a
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

A man named Edmund was run over by
the cars at Granite Falls on the 9tu and
killed. fa8sst4f{sa
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

Richard Moore, br ak eman, was RI L
over and killed at Mankato.
Morris tribune., 1883-07-14

"My soul is Gods, but my heart is
yours" were the dying words of the
late Charley Backus, the minstrel, adj
dressed to his young wife.