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This ballot showed a: loss to Window Of
had 20. His vote on the last of Fridays
ballots was fifty: Saturday Gotzian and
Merriam voted for Cole, Baarnaas voted for
Farmer, and Comstook was paired with
Doran. Baker was present. and Thayer
voted for Window. billson, LETT Kindred
and went to Davis and Samp son voted for.
Hubbard, vice Dunnell. A second ballot
resulted precisely a. did the first, Represen-
tatives Boardman and Spaulding resembling
their votes tor Window after the roll had
been called,
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NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

NEWS OF THE RAILROA DS.
A brokon rail caused serious accident
on the Midland branch of the Chicago e.
Northwestern railway, twelve miles north
Of Clinton, Iowa, last night. A long train
Olive stock passed safely over the break,
but the last car, loaded with merchandise,
and the pay car went down twenty loot
embankment, killing the rear brakeman, E..
L. Clark, and injuring Conductor D. W.
Richardson. Nineteen passengers wers all
more or less bruised, but none seriously.
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Senate, Saturday, January 80.

Bills approaching $500 for bridge
in Otter Tail and $500 for another
in Swift were introduced; also one amend
ing the act allowing St. Paul to purchse tho
franchise Of tho st. Paul Water company.
The latter was passed under suspension of
the rules. - '"
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F,.iduu. J171ax07.u 10.

SENArE.-Mr. Harrison from the CON-
mittee on territories, reported bill author
izing the county to Yankton, Dak.. to issue
bonds. He said the majority Of the COM
mittee were satisfied of the desire on the
part of the Poop of that country to have
such legislation as will enable them to re-
fund their debt and get rid of the tint of re-
pudiation. He would ask the senate to con-
slider the bill at an early day.
Mr.. Garland gave notice that three men,
bers of the committee disapproved the bill
and would oppose its passage most strenu-
ously.
Mr.. Hale presented Frye's credentials Of
reelection.
After debate on the postage reduction
clause of the postofice bill. the tariff bill
came up and Consumed the remainder Of
the day.
=. Tue discussion finally developed into a
debate upon the labor question.
HousH-Mr. Moore introduced q joint
resolution proposing constitutional amend
ment enabling congress to prevent repudia-
ton in any State.
The day was mostly devoted to the pri-
vate calender
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The Roche House at Grand Rapids, Wis.
was burned on Sunday. Loss $4,000.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES

u NLxtAL W. w. MITES.
The 101st anniversary Of the birth Of Dan
lei Webster was celebrated by the Webster
Historical society of Boston, by dinner
Thursday evening. A large number were
present. The invited guests numbered
about 200 prominent gentlemen, but many
of them were unable to be present. The
special report of the committee on permanent
organization recommends the security Of q
permanent endowment fund of 800, 900,
the income of which to be annually ex-
pendei in the publication of volu les con-
tanning selections from speeches touching
the past as we'll as select papers by distin-
guished expounders of the constitution;
these volumes to be judiciously distributed,
mainly where their teachings affect the ris
ing 6 neration of statesmen.
A perspect of one of the proposed hotels
in the Yellowstone park is now on exhibi-
ton in the Office of the assistant secretary of
the interior. The building will be three
ssories high and contain 200 rooms. The
company claim that they will complete the
hotel by the first of June, and that they will
finish another by the LIST of July:
The sons of Clark Mills the sculptor, are
seeking in the courts to secure q revocation
of their dead fathers will, which bequeathed
his estate to his third wife and Miss Eva
Mills, an adopted daughter. The estate is
valued at $50, 600, and the able lawyers will
be the real bebe6ciaries of the will.
A desperate battle occurred recently near
Tchuantepec, between the Seventh battalion
and the Tehauntepec Indians. The Indians
lost eighty men killed and many wounded.
The troops lost fifty men killed, among
them their lieutenant colonel. The Indians
were routed.
At the reunion of the Second Minnesota in
St. Paul Al were present. GEN.. w. Bishop
was elected president and George w. 6hu-
cation. The boys had a grand time at Gen.
Bishops residence in the evening.
Near La Poy, Mexico, has been found the
largest pearl the world has ever seen. 1t is
of light color, and oval form, one inch in
length and three-quarters Of an inch thick
at its shortest diameter, and OF surprising
luster. The owner values it at $4,000.
An aggravated damage suit has been insti.
tuted at Council Bluffs, wherein Nellie
Driscoll of Milwaukee sues the Pullman
company, alleging that she was SO grossly
insulted by porter that she was forced to
leave the car to protect herself
Mrs. Da Pont- of New Orleans has the Or
iginal parchment draft of the constitution
of the Confederate states, which she desires
to sell to the United States government for
$50, 600. - 20 ~
The cold weather was not confined to
Minnesota and the northwest but prevailed
throughout the country. At Chicago the
mercury WAS q below zero. -
The failure Of William Damer, Wholesale
boots and shoes, of Toronto, yesterday.
caused much surprise. The liabilities are
$75, 600, and the assets s: 600.
In an unclaimed box in the New York ex-
prep office has been found the body OF a
girl about fourteen years old, handsome
blonde.
Rssdjuster Gov. Cameron Of Virginia ssys
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Totals. .....144 IA 143 1z3
Window lost on the first ballot from th
last ballot Thursday, Senator Billson who
voted for G. F. Kindred, and Senator Nc
Laugh lin, who voted for G. E. Cole.
The changes in the I'd ballot we're 0roetsch,
Window TO Hubbard. Mortenson, Wilson
to Cole. TorSerson, Window to s. 9. Com
stock.
In the third ballot the changes were Baar
mass, Window to Farmer; Emery excused
from att enhance; Mcnamara, Hubbard to
Cole; Torgerson, Comstock to Window;
White Window to Cole.
On the fourth ballot the changes were Dill
ley, Wilson to Farmer; Mortenson, COL to
Wilson; Thayer, Window to Farmer, and
White, Cole to Wilson.
On Saturday, Goth, there we've two ballots
in the legislature for senator, both resulting
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the face Of It fair, it took the land from the
operations of the grant. The case has been
called up by Mr. strait at different times,
and he has endeavored to secure an early
6ecisinp
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-01-25

George Darwin, son of the late Charles r.
Darwin, the evolutionist, has been elected
professor of astronomy and experimental
philosophy Of Cambridge university.
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At the three vegetarian restaurants
in London an average of l $50 dinners
are served daily. - : - 4 !.

Maine must be an easy state to get I'M.
married IN. Last year 900 divorces
were granted, or one t. every ten mar.
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A Homestead Decision.

Washington Dispatch to the st. Louis
Globe Democrat: In the case of the home
stead entry of Mrs. Graham on lands
claimed by the Hastings & Dakota railway
the commissioner of the general land Office
has awarded the land to the former. The
case has been taken no on appeal and is
now before the secretary. 1t is understood
that the decision has already been writ
ten and is favorable to the settler and against
the railroad company. The attorneys for
the road have asked for q delay Of the de-
olson to produce an additional argument.
A law was passed during the war allowing .
man in the army to make IN entry while
the service, with the idea that the land
should be occupied by some member of bis
made, while Graham was in the service.
The grant to the road was also n,ade in
1896: The company claim that a. the land
bad never been occupied by any member OF
the Grsh.m family at that time the land
would inure to the grant. It il held, on the
other hand, the fling being legal, and upon
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-01-25
THE CRIMINaL RECORD.

Richfield Springs. n. Y, was Mortified
and shocked on Friday by the discovery of
triple tragedy about S p. M. when Harvey
Layton, his wife and mother-in-law, were
all found dead. The former was found
hanging by the neck in the cellar of his
house, and Il g two women lying on the
floor above with bloody pool about the
head of each. 1t is quite certain that the
murderer had Immediately hanged himself.
On Saturday night vigilantes proceeded to
Thompson's River, Montana. and cleared
the place of roughs. They then went for
ward to Sand Point, where they found two
Others, nicknamed Dick, the barber and
Ohio Dan. They hung them on separate
trees.
Mrs. Emma Stillwell, of Ohio, who re-
Gently confessed to having murdered sew
eral members of her family, died recently,
reiterating with her latest breath the charges
she had preferred against herself.
Messra Pike, Dodge and Wood, of Lubec,
Me-, have been convicted Of smuggling.
One of the parties is deacon in Baptist
church. They had defrauded the govern
ment out of $4,000.
John n. Moore, ferrymaster in the EN-
ploy ofthe New York Ferry company, has
been arrested on charge of embezzling
about $40,0O0 from the company.
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. memorial for lock and dam Ut the foot
Of Big Stone lake; renewing tho privileges
and grant of the Anoka & Princeton rail-
way; to amend thu act in relation to the
foreclosure of mortgages; for the preserv.
alton Of life and the protection OF tray.
elers.
The speaker appointed Representative
Cole Collins, Merriam and Brown commit
tee on the TART o: the house, to investigate
the status Of the general land grants.
Messrs BOardman, Carson Child, J. e.
Johnson, NJ, Bobleter, Wells, Cullen and
Demeules were appointed a committee to
investigate the charges of bribery.
sesaate, Monday, January 20.
A bill allowing St. Paul to borrow $780,
900 for enla.ging and improving the water
works was passed. G. D. Gilhllan introduced
bill to punish negligent railway employees,
officers or agents.
The remainder of the session was taken
up in discussing the bill for the repeal OFT the
law licensing dogs which was reported favor
able for passage, aud of the constitutional
amendment and bill to prevent giving Of
aid to railway or other corporations
House, Monday, January 20.
Bills were introduced abolishing poll tax;
relating to discharge of attachments on real
estate; amending the incorporation of Mount
Zion Hebrew association; prescribing the
manner Of drawing juries; prescribing pen
atty for disclosing the contents of q telegram.
Bills were passed, prescribing the punish
n.ent for setting fire to prairies and woods,
and several special acts. The Rahilly usury
bill was discussed in committee of the whole.
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- Mr.. Hannibal e. Harulin, son Of the
ex-yice president, has been admitted
70 the Bar OF Maine, and will become q
member Of the firm st Ellsworth.
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On Monday Jan. %. there was only one
ballot resulting as follows:
Necessary 10 a choice, IS.

Necessary 70 Choice, IS.
The only detection from Window was
Senator Goodrich, who voted for J. B. Wake
field. Senator Mclaughlin came back to
Window from Cole so that set everything
even. The light vote was on account of ab-
sentees who were paired with each other.
Mr.. Window arrived at ST. Paul in the even
ing and had earnest conversation with his
friends
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PERSONAL P1RAGEaEHS.

Eliza A. Anderson, of Washington, has Pc
toned congress for remuneration for two
slaves Frank and Jemima, who were freed
by the emancipation proclamation. The Pc
tition recites that under the act of April, 1862
abolishing slavery, commission was ap-
pointed to value the slaves liberated, and
pay the same to their owners. For this al
appropriation Of $4,000 was made. She
says she did not receive any remuneration.
the commission be authorized to ascertain
the value of said slaves, and that she be paid.
Frank Mordaunt well-known in connec-
ton with his play, Old Shipmates, is in
trouble in St. Louis on account of being too
Fascinating. His wife came on from New
York, got in possession of some letters from
female admirer of her husband, and being
extremely jealous, the usual sultry scenes
followed causing the star aud his indignant
better-half to seek quarters at three differ
ent hotels.
The captain of the Sultan. which ran
down the steamship Cimbria, who has been
criticised for not aiding the passengers of
the latter, explains, upon his arrival in
London, that his own ship was badly dam
aged and that he expected the Clmbria to
aid him, having no idea that the larger ves-
sci was seriously injured. 49,.
Fire Marshal Sexton of st. Louis wore
out valuable driving whip on profess
sional masher for insulting ladies on the
street. The business men of the city have
presented him with q new whip and
pledge themselves to keep him in stock to
the full supply ofthe demand.
The Hon. Francis Plunkett, who is re-
mem bered at Washington, and who mar
ried Miss Morgan, is NJ entioned as the prob
able English minister to the vatican If d.
plomatic relations are opened with the pope.
Herman Strauss, the heroic fireman who
rescued several of the servants from the New
hall house fire, received deserved testimo-
NAL from the Milwaukee chamber OF COM
lnerce.
T.S. Cowles, night editor of the Chicago
Tribune, will sever his connection with that
paper about the first of February, and be
succeeded by Mr.. Guy Magee.
Tuesday evening Mr.. Walter Robinson and
Miss Nellie Hess, members of the Ccrrinne
Merry Makers troupe, were married on the
stage of the New Haven Opera house.
E. s. Kirkwood, more generally known as
Missouri Bill, died from the effect OF can
Ger, at the Grand Union hotel. Benton,
Mont, OIL Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. James R. Keene, on Saturday, mort
gagged all his property in Newport. The
amount is SIS, 900, payable in two years.
Anna Eliza Bray, the distinguished au-
thoress, and Gen. Sir Richard England are
dead.
President John, of Hamline university,
has resigned for some unknown cause.
Representative. Shackelford of North
Carolina died recently.
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RECORD OF CASUALTIES.

AAAIOAAA> vi C<1C u ILL 4 J. ALI1s
The total loss by reason OF the explosion
near West Berkeley, CAL, reaches 100000,
The giant powder works sustain a damage
of $50, 900, and the acid works at Judson &
Co., $40, 600. l. is impossible to ascertain
the exact loss of life, but it is estimated at
between thirty and forty. The explosion
occurred about 4 o'clock in the packing
house. in which about 200 pounds of pow
der was stored. 1t is not known whether
any one was killed by the first explosion or
not.
A fire broke out early this morning in
Bovles distillery, located at Pixies run,
near Belle Vernon, Pa, and before the
flames could be mastered the distillery,
warehouse and store-room, together with
&c, 600 gallons of whiskey, were destroyed.
Loss, $4,000. The building was insured
for $11 900.
A fire broke out In Corbett e. McLean's
wholesale grocery house at Portland, Ore.
gon, and destroyed the establishment The
stores of Knapp Burreil & Co., on the south,
and Fleischer. Mayer, & Co., on the north
were damaged by smoke and water. Corbett
& McLean's loss is $170, 900; insurance, $780,
coo.
The Roche House at Grand Rapids, Wis,
was burned on Sunday. Loss $4,000.
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Bills affecting the school district OF Still
water were passed; Senator Craig introduced
bill amending the statutes relating to
compensation of county auditors; Senator
Clark, one allowing villages to regulate
liquor licenses.
The bill relating 10 the reduction of tax
On sales Of public lands was re-referred to
the committee of the whole. On Senator
Williams bill forbidding loans or dona-
tons to corporations, committee re-
ported progress.
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Lars P. Larson, . swede, living on tho
north bank ofLake Geneva, was killed BY
the limb Of . tree falling and crushing his
skull. \. - -, Il TO- ..ss.:s
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MINNESOTA sENATORsHIP.

No Choice on the Separate Ballotings
OF the Two Houses.
On Wednesday, JAM, II, the two houses of
The Minnesota legislature bslloted separately
for the United States senator.
In the senate, after various names had
been placed in nomination, thesenators pro-
coal7o,1 m vote no Eol1oua.
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He,sse, Saturday, January 40 ~
Bills were introduced to amend an oct NJ
lating TO the Ramsey county aims ohouse;
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Minnesota horticultural Society.

Atthe annual meeting teld at Minneapolis
last week, the society proceeded to elect
officers for the ensuing year, and the follow
ing were elected:
President j. S. Harris, La Crescent.
Vice presidents. A. w. Sias, F. G. Gould,
Oscar Roost, G. W. Fuller, E. H. 8. Dart.
Sscretary-Ol;ver Gibbs, Lake City.
Treasurer. IT, Grimes, Minneapolis.
Executive Committee-J. NJ. Underwood.
Lake City; NJ. Pierce. Minneapolis; w. K.
Brimhali, St. Paul; 0. +. Brand, Fariba ult;
+. G. Gould, Excelsior.
Representatives to Mississippi Valley
Ho ticultural Society,". r. Grimes.
Delegates to Wisconsin State Horticulture
al Society -Oliver Gibbs, Jr., J. s. Harris.
Delegate to Iowa Association-E. Il. s.
Dart.
Entomologist-R. J. MendenhalL
Committee on seedling Apples-Prof Por-
ter, Minneapolis; G. w. Fuller, Litchfield;
s. NJ. Emery, Lake City; A. w. Lias, Roch-
ester; H. D. Eldridge, Excelsior.
The president was then instructed to ap.
point all the other committees, but as he was
absent the committees were disappointed.
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STATE LEGISLATURE.
Senate. Tuesdau. J0ssss01N 10.


Resolutions were> adopted for . special
committee of seven to investigate alleged
bribery in senatorial contest, introduced by
Senator Doran, and for joint committee of
seven to investigate into alleged illegal ex-
emption from tax of lands granted railways,
and sold by them.
Senator Wheat's bill to reduce contract
rate of interest from 10 to per cent, was
definitely postponed, and Senator Castles, tc
reduce rate of interest on sales Of lands, REQ
Commended for passage by committee of the
whole.
House, Tuesday, January 10.
The judiciary committee reported back
the usury bid Of Mr.. Rahjlly, With
poned, but it was ordered printed and sent
+, committee Of the whole. The members
mileage was reported.
J; =. Child offered a resolution Of censqre
for Mr.. Dunnen for being absent from his
post of duty, which was indefinitely post
poned and expunged from the record. Bills
were introduced to regulate the carrying Of
Passen gers on railroads, amending the game
law and regulating the carrying of freight
on railroads.
The concurrent resolution offered by Judge
Wilson, and adopted by the house. after
stating the granting of lands to several rail.
way companies and that certain of said
lands have been exempted from taxation
until sold; goes on to say that it is tho duty
of tho railway company to report such sale
that the same may be taxed, and that it is
believed that some of such railroad COM
panies have made such sales and
not reported them, and hundreds of thous-
ands of acres are exempt which should be
taxed, being the property of private per-
sons.
A committee of three from the senate and
four from the house is called for to inves-
tigate this matter and report as soon as
practicable, stating the lands which are
held exempt and should be taxed.
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Monday, January 22.
0-~.-- NJ DI,..~A k.o-> -~~AI@n

SESArE.-Mr. Plumb from the public
lands committee reported bill to prevent
he unlawful occupation of public lands.
The tariff bill was debated and the ques-
ton of the preservation of our forests was
quite thoroughly canvassed.
An amendment was adopted putting
sawed lumber, lath, shingles and other
articles on the free list.
Senator Mcmillan ve-y strenuously OPP
posed the proposition which passed in the
senate, putting lumb on the free list in the
tariff bill.
Everybody in Washington wbo>represents
the interests Of tie lumbermen is very much
aroused over this action. and will use every
effort to prevent the final passage Of the pro-
vision.
None of the senators from Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Michigan, Minnesota
or Wisconsin could vote for bill contain
ing such proposition.
As it stands the measure has received a
very decided black I'VE. and is very sick
from The result OF the days punishment.
HousE-A joint resolution passed appro-
priating $500, 900 for continuing the work Of
the C. nsus bureau.
The naval appropriation bill then came
up, but the house adjourned before COM
pleting the first paragraph.
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Saturday, January 20.

SENATE.-The senate Tin Y disposed OF
the postofice appropriation bill, making
only two changes in the amounts appropri-
ated by the house.
There were $25. 900 added for steamboat
service, and $75, 900 for postofice clerk hire
throughout Che county-a total increase of
$10O, 09O, In which the concurrence Of thu
hou q will be asked.
The 2cent letter postage clause was adopt
ed, to 20 into effect July l, next. This is
six months earlier than provided in the
house bill.
The two houses will no doubt come to-
gether upon the time when the reduction
shall 60, into effect, SO that the country is
practically assured Of cheap letter postage
at no distant day.
In the course OF the debate, Messrs. Ed
munds and sherman came out squareIy in
favor Of a postal telegraph system uuder
the control of the government.
The tariff bill was considered until ad-
jou1nment.
The following nominations were sent to
the senate:
Calvin G. Shaw, postmaster at Vermillion,
Oak.
Thomas Dawson, of Colorado, United
States consul at Barrarquilla; George D.
Perkins, Of Iowa, United States marshal for
the northern district of Iowa; NJ. D. Con-
nell, of Iowa, United States attorney Of the
northern district of Iowa; John B. Hoyt,
associate justice of Washington Territory;
Samuel McCook, postmaster of Keokuk,
Iowa.
HousE-Nearlyt the entire day was devoted
to the naval appropriation bill, and several
members criticised the weak and defence
less condition Of tn: navy.
Mr.: Knott made an extremely humorous
speech, ridiculing naval officers, whom he
declared possessed of too much rank and
dignity to be of any use. He said:
1t some indiscreet secretary of the navy
should order chief engineer, a pay direct
or, or medical inspector tor duty on q
ship, the vessel would inevitably sink.
There was not craft afloat that could sus-
tain 50 much official di nifty. He gave no
tice of amendments he would offer looking
toward the duties of the marine corps offic-
ersbeing performed by line officers, toward
the gradual adjustment of the pay corps,
and reduction ofthe engineers corps. He
opposed various propositions Of the bill.
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IN JOINT CONVENTION.

There being no choice in the two DO die
voting separately, on Wednesday two
ballots were taken In joint convention with
the folio wing result: