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ready three bodies had been placed ON
the tower, and halfa hundred greedy
vultules had goraed themselves With
human. flesh, and were sitting stupid ~
sstiafed, lazily waiting for another Rhast-
~ meal. The ParseaS defend this mode
Of disposing Of the dead on sanitary
grounds. especially in large cities. and
look with diagust on other customs. But
give us the Bible method Of burisl, md
the grave for our departed, with the
dear old formula: Earth TO earth.
sshes 70 ashes, dust TO dust. Following
our Savior into the tomb, we have the
glad hope 0fa glorious resurrection
Corr. Troy, N. Y. Times.
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Tho Mormon Walk.Over.

Salt Lake Special: The general election
recently, being the first under the Edmunds'
law, was one OF the quietest ever held in
the territory. The Mormons aud GeDtiIes
had tickets Tor members OF the legislature,
territorial, county, and precinct Offices, but
there had been no campaigning IN or can.
wasting on the stump or in the press. The
Gentiles practically abstained from voting.
Their ticket was not seen Ut many precincts
until late in tho day. The fe1 returns al
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A COlOred Doctor of Mark.

DR.. T. s. P. Miller of New York is an
Observation-Disclosures with some white
blood in his veins. but not great deal.
He would pass for what Is called "col-
ored man" anywhere, and he must be
a pretty good doctor, as he has recently
been elected member of the Metropol.
itan Museum of Art, and he is the first
and only one of the race that predomin-
ates in him to receive tlis distinction.
This points him out as man of mark in
his profession. He was born slave In
Charleston, 8. c., in 1886; ran away to
the Union army az soon AZ he got 4
chance; served a colonel till the war
ended; came north and became Office
boy for doctor; went to school; read
medicine in the Doctors office; entered
the Howard university at Washington in
1871, and completed the course and got
his ''sheepskin" in 1874. He went to
New York and commenced practice az
physician and surgeon, and was cordial
" received by the members of his pro.
fession and built up profitable practice
among all classes and colOrs.
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Sunday night burgisn entered Brown 4
Sons hardware store 10 Grand Forks and
took goods to the value OF 3l25. s.
THE CASUALTY RECORD.

THE CASUALTY RECORD. I
At Huntsville, Ala, James, son Of e. r.
Matthews, city clerk, was instantly killed
BY the discharge of IN old army musket in
tho hands OF Blain. son Of the Rev. j. N.
Banister. The contents Of the Run-an old.
fashioned minie-ball -entered The back OF
young Matthew head. It 10 said that the
gun had remained loaded ever since the
war.
A freight train ran of an open switch FIVE
miles south OF Aassilion, Ohio, wrecked
the tram and killed Engineer Graham and
Fireman Wilson. Others were injured
though not fatally.
At Aanistee. Mich, recently, planning
mill Of Long, Hubbell & Newson and sever
al other buildings were burned. Los,
ga, 600; insurance, $4,000. -
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UTICA. n T.. Aug lO-Willism Henry o.
trsnder Wa hanged here at 1895 4 m to-day
Tor the murder Of his brother, George Lyman
UIstrander, Dec; 20. 1880, near Camden,
one to pray for him. Prayer Vas ofered. how
ever, after which Ostrander spoke three O,
tour minutes in , rambling manner. claiming
his innocence, saying he had not had faj1
trial and dsnouncing the people Of the county
lor hanging him He was frequently profane
and obscene, ending with an oath no bid.
But rs to hanging me you can do It LIE i.
Of no good to me-" Before his execution o..
'rander told hi9 spiritual adviser that he did
Tot forgive his relatives aud he would not n
"od to forgive him. -
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Northwestern Postal Changes

The following postmaster have been
commissioned:
Dakote-Horris Jones, Powell; Joseph
Lake.
Postoff1ces observation-disclosures: Wood
vile Grand, Forks county.
Postof1ice name changed-Minnesota !:
marlborough, Fillmore county to lanes
bor0.
Star services tsblished-Hinnesota: Day.
ton to railroad station, one and one halt
miles six times q week.
Star service changes-Montana: Virginia
City to Bozeman, from Sept. !, 1883; supply
creek.
3 Star servics disco ntinned-Montana: Vir-
ginia City to Ennis.
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TO obtain tho portraits Of the different At
toney generals of the stats from the first to
the preaadt Incumbent of that oAos. An
OF them are ALIVE excepting I. r. K.Oornell.
Attorney Gen6eal Hahn has received those
Of 0sn. g a. Berry Of Wi1ona, Tie lint Of
the list, and also that Of Attorney deners
crayon sketches. They are splendid like
neases and handsomely framed. The opin.
ions of all the different attorney generals of
the state down to the present time have
been collected, and will soon be issued to
tie public in printed lo1,l.
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A young II IN nsmed Hans Harneston
crossing the Van Buren, Street bridge, Chi
csgo, over the Chicago river on the 18th.
inst, broke N on ordinary conysssatiop bv
remsrktng: II might % we'll end It her. $
and plunged into the river. Two hours pre.
Geding an unknown man leaped from tho
Division street bridge into the river. The
dad bodies Of both Nsre reooyered. e
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Democratic State Committees

Senator @. F. Buck of Winona, chairman
u the late Democratic State Convention.
rad consultation with number of the
leading democrats of this city and q few
others from different portions OF the STATE
recently, the result of which was tho A..
Continent, ." Of the following Democratic
Slate Central Committee.
' 10 s.Uosan'chAirman,A Laduet Dodge
=; s;;muo"n ,r F.: nea2her. Blue Earth.
Istar N.1.s, MGolElSon. Z. F. Macdonald, stearna
Clark, Washington IA. JTamhe1t,,n c N,cni,..
y, " Crooks. Ramsey II. We1I. Ti,,, m.coet'
WI. Whipple, Wirona. ri I. Hue. r!nam np.
u H. Foot. Hennepin. ". NJ. C.mnS. ne Haai
upon this committee will dsvolye the dn.
y OF naming candidate for the Office Of
' sovsrnsa e h the vacancy on the ticket
McNair, but the new candidste viu ~ =
announced for some days. - =
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PATHS BOUDOIR CAR.

A Magnificent Coach for the Ac.
Communications OF the Great Prima
Donna.
From the New York Times.
=. Three cars are being constructed in
Troy for the use of the Mapleson opera
company during the coming season.
One will be for the exclusive use of Nine.
Patti and Nicolini, replying 10 the re-
port that Patti would not be Mapleson'e
prima donna, the diva herself has sent q
dispatch saying: II am certainly poina
with Col. Mapleson; contradictory repol,
to the contrary" Count ZacharOff said
that the cars, which were designed by
Colonel Mann, an American inventor
were running on sixty lines in Europe
Ten other cars were to he constructed
besides those for Colonel Mapleson and
the company expected to have them in
service on four of the important lines BY
October |. The car for PATHS &C.
commodation will be called the Adeline
Patti. It will have dome roof and the
exterior will ie in dark blue and gold
Along one side will be run wide CORR.
dor. In the center will be spasioui
drawing-room. fitted with divans, ta
BILE, side-board aud other appointments
Adjoining on one side, will be PATHS
room and on the other Nicolini's and al
either extreme vii! be a room for PATHS
maid and Nicolini's valet. There will be
linen closets, lavatories and other rooms
besides. The car will be ventilated sim.
liar to that in use at the Madison Square
theatre, by which the temperature in
the heated term can be reduced ten de-
grees and heating apparatus designed
for the purpose is to be employed in
cold weather. The car will be uph0ls-
tered in satin, even to the walls them.
selves. according to designs prepared by
the upholsterer to the prince OF Waiel
in London. The car is to cost $55 600.
The other two cars will lie on the came
pattern as the service cars. There we'll
be corridor the full length, with bou
DORIS accommodating four perons each
Altogether there will be room for twenty
four persons in car: In every boudoir
will be couch on which person may
recline at length, and which at ni2ht
can be converted into the upper berth.
leading up to the berth. The walls are
to be covered with embossed leather,
heavily padded, which, in addition to
comfort, will afford protection to pas.
sengers in case of accident. The heat
ing and cooling apparatus will be used
in every car, and the exterior will be in
dark blue and gold. A peculiarly about
the cars will be the arrangement of the
berths, which will extend crosswise in
stead of lengthwise, and the motion will
not be felt nearly 80 much as in the or
binary palace car. The cost uf these
cars will be from So, 600 to $50, 900 each.
The Grand Duke Michael travelled over
Europe for four months IN boudoir car
costing $4,000.
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Albert Henning, mail carrier Of Omshs
hiss skipped out, abandoning his family and
leaving numerou creditors, and it is
rqmored that he q u. Cd With some woman
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The Case of Col. Ilees.

Washington, Special: Judge Adv ste
Gen. Swain received the record of the
court martial in the case Of Lieut., Co .Ilges
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Hersey. Whittier 4 Wyman, hides and leather;
Wright, Wooster 4 Co.. wool; tho Auburndale
Watch company, manufacturers Of watches; VIM
B. Towle. president Of the Auburndale Watch COM
pany: tho Whippie Music company, and Charlie,
w. Clement. Wholesale boots and shoes, oil Of Bos-
ton Mass: Stein 4 Trough, -four mill. Pottsville,
COL: eeltz & Aentz. tailors. Washington. u. C. :
Cockraft 4 Black. manufacturers Of worsted yarns.
Philadelphia, Pa w. q. Nortbrop d Co.. clothing
Cleveland, o. Carl Lotz, cod. chicago. m.; Her
sey 4 Co.. tanners. Moose River. n Y: g. NJ
Blatchford 4 Co.. tanners, Glendale. N. T.; the
Frat National bank aud the Indiana Banking com
Danv IndiaDaDOis Ind
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Report ON tho First REGIMENT

From the of6aiAl report to the gevsrnof, Of
Capt. Gaines Lawson, on the First regiment
OF tho Minnesota guard, - inspected by him st
White Bear, the following extracts are taken:
The only troops encamped at White Bear were
commandi14-a fine tactitdan. and IN officer Of
great expesiencs In the national guards Of New
York, and one 10 every wsy q far g could jod9e
capable Of pesforHtug the duties Of htsomoe. The
company .dsiiis were quite Sood, with . tendency
AMONG the new companies to loss dist ansa. Five
companies have been erganized since thu Last an
nual'sucanDmeut. aud some Of them quite recently.
Some Of the companies Of this regiment present the
regiment were avsn an extra battalion difll. which
proved Of great benefit and before the encamp-
lpent was brokeA mp all showed marked improve
not remain longer. when al had been benefited BY
their stay In camp. The formal inspection Of tho
regiment was made BY COL Van Ceye of the Goy.
srnor's stan There were present 469 officers and
!eess-eenpsay.P: dspt Be.a-sea some men q
purchasing their own ammunition. The
atms Of the command wore. on the
armed With the. Springfield ride, calibe.
30. and tho remainder WITH the Springfield rife.
caber Is, some with aud some without tho safety
notch. All the companies have good armorisa.
This regiment !. oil uniformed alike, which adds
veil maintained. 0uaxA duty was well perfor med.
Ihese were two guard mounts daily. which gave
zach omceI and enlisted man An opportunity to b.
come familiar With guard duty: IL other words tie
twenty-fouf hours, which / consider an excellent
edea for aNeeka sncamppasnt. would respect
tully suggeos thae the same recommendation ~
BE- applied to thts regiment, except that which
eefers to armories
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The Wesl,s Failursl.

New YoRK, Special Telegram, Aug. TO-
Bradstreet's Journal furnishes the following:
There were 1853 failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreets during the past week.
thirteen more than the preceding week,
seventy three more than the same week In
1882 and sixty two more than tho same week
in 1881. Compared with the previous week:
No. OF In De-
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BIgalnist and Robber.

MEMPHIS, Special Telegram, Aug. lO-The
police tonight arrested J. b. Burdick on
the charge Of bigamy. He came to Memph,u
r'ont six months ago, and when arrested was
employed - telegraph operator. Buraick hss
l. wife living at Bcscobel, Wis, notwithstand-
ing which no married Mics Matte Thomas of
this city about ono month ago Bariick has
several aliases. among them that Of Bannett,
and when he frat came to Memphis he was
arrested for tho robbery OF gold watch from
John McCedderton Of Crookston, MINI. The
authorities there failed to como for Burdick,
and he was released. Taken altogether, he 10
= very tough citizen. Burdick, whom arrested
some months ago, claimed to have vito in
New York Tonight however, he denies
having been married to any one else than his
Memphis wifel
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RAILROAD NEWS NOTEs.

RAILROAD NEWS NOTES.
The effort of Minnesota mille1s 1t Ohica.
go to secure favorable rates east on -four
and grain seems to be without results thus
far. The railroads hesitate to lower. the
rates while there ID an uncertainty in 10
gard 10 the volume Of this years crop.
The special rates desired are for wheat
bought In the Red nver valley, shipped to
Minneapolis and st. Paul, ground int -four,
winch 10 then shipped to the east. This is
called grinding in transit, and the rates OF
freight are estimated a. on through shin
ment. The suspicion that Duluth Is hay
ing the benefit of Notwithstanding rates.
which sends their Dakota and Minnesota
wheat to western New York to be ground.
results IN movement to secure reduction
between Minnesota and Chicago a. an of.
net.
At meeting ofthe board of directors of
the Minnesota Central railroad com pany,
held 10 st. Paul, the name of the orgsniza.
ton was changed to that Of Wisconsin.
Minnesota Pacific. The road runs from
Red Wing to Waterville, connecting there
With the Minneapolis Il st. Louis road. bv
which road it is now operated. Several
surveyors are now ont locating the line
westerly, an0 the work Of construction will
be resumed a. soon a. the surveys have been
completed. $50
Milwaukee special: The Minneapolis
millers, including Charles A. Pills bury, J.
A. Christian, w. H. Dunwoody and l..
Christian, met the representatives of all
northwestern railroads to readiust grain
rates, so % to meet the rates to the east via
Duluth, claiming that the difference is at
present 30 great that they must either get
lower transit rates or close down the mills.
No decision was reached.
At st. Adams. w.. President Brainerd of
the Transit company says the depositon
will not lose mulch. The last statement
showed 2, 100 depositors, with deposits of
$500, 0Oo: Several railroad men, Including
Gov. Fairbanks, held conference at Bar.
lows residence.
The last rail on the Omaha branch from
Eau Claire to Chippewa Falls was laid Sat-
urday evening, giving that company di .
rect route to Lake Superior. Monday next
the first train will be placed on the new
branch and run direct through.
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WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Aug. o.
Adjutant General Drum. who has just returned
from Western tour. says that he was present
with Secretary Lincoln much of the time
during his visit in Chicago and that tho mos,
patent personal and political influence was di.
rected upon the secretary to secure the restor-
alton Of Cadet Hartgan. who WAS appointed
from Illinois aud recently dismissed from the
academy at West Point The influence was such
as it might have been supposed, have secured
the immediate revocation Of the order, but i.
did not The secretary firmly, but courteously,
replied that he did not think Hartigan was
falsely accused at al. The superintendent Of
tho academy did not think 90, and he would
not. 80 long ~ he was secretary OF war, toler-
ate at tho academy the presence Of any cadet
who preferred hazing to obedience to its rulea
and disciplines. He therefore positively de-
clined to restore Hartigan.
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The Elections Of 1883
Following 10 complete list Of State elections
for the current wear:

Connecticut win elect November 6 one-half its
senate and ito fui! house Of representatives,
Democrat governor, to ali the yacsucy c.a.ed 6v
the death Of Alexander III. Stephona
Iowa will elect October 8 governor aud other
State Officers part of its senate. and ito full house
Kentucky elected Aug. 6 Democratic governor
and other State o65cers and legislature, and
voted upoE the question Of holding = convention to
Maryland will elect Nov. 6 governor and two
other State officers and legislature.
Massachusetts will elect November 8 governor
and other Slate officers and legislature.
Michigan elected April p Democratic Green
back supreme Judges and regents of the university
o. Minnesota will elect. Nov. 6. governor and other
the constitution Of the State. which provide ~ that
the general elections shall be held hereafter in No.
vembei 10 each even years ~ that the secretary of
serve two years and the state auditor four years,
clerk Of the supreme court and the judges Of the
Mississippi viii elect. Nov. G. its legislature.
Nebraska will elect, Nov: @. Justice Of the su
p1eme court and regents Of the State university.
OF its senate and its full house of Representatives
New York will elect. Nov. 6. secretary of state,
controller. treasurer: attorney general, engineer
aud vote upon q proposition to abolish contract
labor from tho State prisons.
Ohio vii! elect. Oct 8. governor aud other State
Officers and legislature. and vote upon three pro-
posed amendments to the constitution OF the State
which II and p regulate prohibit the sale of
toxicatng liquor and ~ reorganze the judiciary Of
the State.
Pennsylvania will elect, Nov. g, auditor genera
and state treasurer.
Rhode Island elected. April 4, Republican gov
ernor and other State officers and legislature
Texas will vote Aug. II. At q special election,
upon four proposed Amendments TO the constitu-
ton Of the State, which, first. relate to the sale of
public school lands second. limit the rate of State
third ID fhn i<,p,
of public tree school fund: and. fourth, fix the
terms Of the county courts.
Vermont adopted, March 8, two amendments to
the constitution Of the State making officers under
legislature. and providing for tho election by the
popular vote of secretary Of state and auditor
Of accounts on the general State ticket
its fnll
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PERSONAL NEWS NOTES.

PERSONAL NEWS NOTES.
On the morning of the S.h a gentleman
registered at the Merchants hotel as Thomas
Slidell Clarke, New York, and was shown
TO room. Mr.. Clarke had all the appear
ances of an invalid when he arrived, and
shortly after he went to his room he was
arrival he died. Mr.. Clarke was twenty.
nine years of age, and was an attorney in
New York city, but his home was with his
father at Yonkers, N. Y.
Deputy Auditor HUT OF Ramsey county,
MIMI, died the sth, of heart disease, with
which he has heen troubled for some time.
Mr.: Hult was thirty-seven years If age, q
native OF Sweden, and leaves wife and
two children. Mr.. HUT was a prominent
member of the Odd Fellows fraternity and
IT the Ancient Order of Units.' Workmen.
The widow will receive "a 900. 1900 from
each Of the above mentioned Orders.
Mr.. A. T. c. Pierson, accompanied by
Mrs Pierson, left st. Paul recently via
Omaha, to attend the grand encampm ent
of Knights remplar, of which he is past
grand captain general, in San Francisco.
of Royal Arch Masons of the United States
at Denver, Of which he is past general grand
king.
Rev. William Cole, q Baptist clergyman
of Lowell, Mass, left home fourteen months
ago with horse and buggy, and has just
returned from point some distance beyond
st. Paul, having driven in all over 3, 700
miles. Mr.. Cole is much interested in edu.
cational matters, and during his tourney
visited over 400 schools.
Henry Irving, At the dinner given in his
honor recently by the Rabe)ais club, said
that he had, in the course of his career.
acted in $40 parts of which he had played
only sixty-two in London.
DR.. Oliver s. Taylor of Auburn, N. Y.
the one surviving member ofthe Dartmouth
college class of 1903, is now in his Tooth
year of life, and enjoys perfect health of
mind and body.
Moses Whipple, the veteran driver of
Troy, N. Y, is dead. A year ago, while in
a race, he was thrown from his sulkv. and
never recovered from the shock.
G.. Il. Mccormick, the reaper manu.
facturer, has paid debt of $40. 900 on the
Presbyterian church of Rushfiel6, N. Y,
When Bishop Dwepger returned to Fort
Wayne, Ind, from Rome, he was met at the
depot by 5000 of his people.
Allan Arthur killed forty 6ne salmon in
his recent trip in Canada. The largest
weiphed fnrtv.five pouDds
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Not That Sort ola Man.


Washington Special: Gen. Meies, who has
charge Of the erection of the new pension
office building in Washington, is known to
have the cleanest of records, to be as tar
above bribery as any man ever was. The
president of the Boston Terra Gotta CON-
pany did not know the kind of a man Ben
Meigs is, but he does now. The company
has contract for furnishing material OF
that character, which is used i'm the new
pension building. The other day there ar
rived in car load ofterra Gotta, two large
handsome and costly lawn vases, intended
as . present to Gen, Meigs. The vases were
taken to Gen. Meigs' residence abont 6
clock one evening. As soon asthe wagon
stopped and he was told what it was all
about, there was some fun. Meies never
was much Of . hand ct holding back what
he wanted to say. he did not hold back
that evenin :: he talked warmly. He finallv
ordered the presents to be taken awav and
shipped back to Boston at the expense Of
the sender. This was done. Gen. Meigs
also wrote note to the president of the Ter.
"a Gotta company, which was as warm, il
the receiver can read it, as were'his remarka
when the vases were hauled to his resi-
dence.
National Park correspondence Helena In.
dependent: The hotel syndicates are work.
ing like beavers and are leaving nothing
nndone to accommodate tourists, a. we'll as
to seeing that hereafter there will be mo
trouble getting there. Their building is
:mmense-the largest, think. between San
Francisco, and st. Louis-and will astonish
Aelenaites, when they do drop down upon
H.. homo f3fkeR ~ al a. 10;
light. hot baths, and everything approach
ing the latest and best hotel in the states.
The railroads have been premature in their
announcements, for, although the hotel
was opened some few days ago il is really
not ready and will take tsn days to put it in
. condition to make peeple feel At home
and to afford them every luxury.
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a few months age . project was startsd