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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14
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SENATE-A resolution was offered for joint
committee to investigate removals Of employees
of the two houses, and the reasons therefor.
bill for the relief of the American merchant,
maxine was reported from the committee Oh
commerce. Bills were introduced creating a
commission to investigate and report on the
progress made by the colored people since 1865
and dividing Minnesota into two judicial dis
tricts. (Mr. Sabin). Debate ensued on the
Greedy relief bill, Mr. Ingalls, sharply criticisine
the official action of the secretary of the navy
in the premises, and Mr. Hale defending the
secretary. The Mexican land grant titles bill
passed. Adjourned till Monday.
HoUsE-Reports were submitted in the con-
tested election cases of Manning VS.. Chalmers,
Mississippi; and Garrison, VS.. Mayo, Virginia.
In the first case peither claimant is awarded
the seat, and in the second the contested is IA
vored. The report of the committee on rules
was discussed and adopted. The naval appro-
priation bill was reported. A bill was intro
duced appropriating 0,0OO, 600 annually for
the common schools of the country. The bill
providing for the muster and pay of certain of
fcers and men of the volunteer service passed.
A committee to investigate the Keifer-Boynton
charges was announced. A joint resolution
was presented appropriating 100000 for suf-
ferers from the floods in Ohio, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia. Adjourned till the 18th
inst
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14

Mississippians feel very proud OF
their State Library in the Capitol at
jackson. 1t comprises $4,000 volumns,
which include the legal textbooks and
reports from all the States in the Union,
making collection which ranks third
in completeness in the whole country.
Only the law libraries in Washington
and New York take rank above that of
Mississippi. Besides the law books
there are the standard works in general
literature. The library is kept as in
viting as parlor, and is in charge of a
very intelligent woman. Mrs. Mary
Morancy, who is State Librarian. Old
lawyers say her knowledge of the con-
tents of the library is marvellous. They
consult her as they would an index for
what they want.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14
A Bad Newspaper Man.

Rockford, Ill, Special The papers in the
divorce suit of Laurie Porter vs. Robert P
Porter are now on file. The order of the court
gives Mrs Porter $4,000 and the custody OF
her two children. The entire sum has been
paid over to Mrs. Porter and she is free once
more and handsomely provided for. The
public think the sum paid was none too large.
The bill only alleges desertion, this being done,
it is said, to save the children modification
when they grow up. An evening paper says:
cit is generally believed that another woman
was at the bottom of the trouble, and that
while Porter lived in Chicago and wrote for the
Inter- Ocean he left his broken-hearted wife for
many long hours and spent the time with a
brilliant literary woman. Mrs. Porter finally
took her two children and came back to her
fathers home. 1t is reported that the literary
woman followed him to Washington, and some
say to EuroDen
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14
A Horrible Sensation.

A sensation has been created at Dayton, o.
by the discovery of the fact that Miss Hockwalt
young woman of high social connections, VIII,
was supposed died suddenly Jan. 20, was bur
led alive. The horrible truth was discovered
few days ago, and since then it has been TIN
talk of the city 1t is stated that when the cofil
was opened:it was discovered that the supposed
inanimate body had turned upon its right side
The hair of the head had been torn out in hand
fuls and the fingers had becu bitten from tn,
bones The body was reinforced and efforts
made to conceal the case, but there are thos,
who state that they saw the body and know thu
truth of the facts narrated.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14

An analysis of the vote in the house
IN the Fitz John Porter bill showed that
pnly rs votes were cast against it. Fiji
cen republicans voted for the bill
Nessrs. Bavne and Harmer of Pennsyl-
Fania; Stewart and Poland of Vermont;
Long, Lyman, Stone and Russell, of
Massachusetts,; Skinner and Ray, of
New York; Phelps of New Jersey 1.-TWO
other New Jersey republicans being
,aired; O'Hara, of North Carolina
he only colored member of the
he house, and York and Ladd,
II Nebraska. Quite a number of the
members lodged or were paired.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14

Articles of incorporation of the St Paul Base
Ball association were filed in the register Of
deeds Office They set forth that the object OF
the association is to maintain and operate a
public park in St Paul. in which shall be played
the game Of base ball and other games. The
articles bind the association for ten years. The
capital stock is $4,000, divided into 400 shares
of $25 each, and the highest Indebtedness al
owed is $4,000.
Edwin Chapman, president of the Rocheste,
Manufacturing company, writes from Portland,
Ore, that gold mine in which he is largly in
terested, near that place, has struck thick bed
of mineral in paying quantities. Mr. Chap
mans house, with its contents was demolished
in the August cyclone, his mother was killed,
his wife is still confined to her bee from the
effect of her injuries, and his machine shops
were laid fiat ON the ground. He writes thal
he has struck turning point in his luck, which
of late has seemed to be against him.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14

Eighty thousand dozen eggs were re-
,eived in New York the other day by a
steamer from Germany, and one dealer
says the scarcity was so great in the
New York market that all sold at once
1t high prices. And now it is seriously
proposed to lay tariff on German eggs.
That foreign eggs should be sold in
New York or any where else in this
broad land, shows that things are out
IF joint. In New York eggs, a week
IL two ago, were from twenty-five to
fifty cents dozen, but are lower now
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14
A Desperate Minnesota Lunatic.

Brainerd, Special Telegram.-A messenger,
just arrived from Nicholson for surgeon,
reports fatal shooting affair at Ami Goulds
ranch the Sth inst. A lumberman in Goulds
employ loaded a shot gun after dinner and
meeting Miss Minnie Loche, the sister OF
Gould's wife, deliberately shot her in the left
side, breaking her left arm He then started
down the road and meeting Gould and hired
man with load of hay, fired two shots at
them without effect, they having covered them
selves in the hay. After passing them he re-
blowing his brains out and of course produc-
ing instant death No cause is assigned by the
messenger, who is unable to give the suicides
name, but says he was insane.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14

Henry Irving has not amassed any
great fortune, though he has earned and
still earns large salaries. According to
Mr.. Joseph Hatton: HE is too devoted
a promoter of art, too generous man to
ever be very rich. He is simple in his
tastes and habits, but enjoys terrapin
canvas back duck, and good cigar, and
when hotel proprietor recently tried
to palm off on him an ordinary duck fol
his favorite dish it made him furious.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14
A Startling Mining Episode.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Special: The borough Of
Hazelton, in the lower part of this county, a
city of 5000 inhabitants, was thrown into a
fearful state of excitement by the caving in of
an entire square in the central part of the Dor
ough. The drop was about three feet, caused
by the giving way of the timbers in the Sugar
Loaf colliery underneath. Three of four
houses including hotel, were entirely wrecked,
while numbers of others were more or less in
jured The residence of Master Mechanic
Clark, of the Lehigh Valley railroad shops,
was utterly demolished. Fortunately, no lives
we're sacrificed nor anybody injured 1t is re-
ported that grave apprehensions exist in Hazel
ton concerning further settling of the
surface. This is the first time the town is
known to have suffered from cavein directly
in it's business center.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14

HoUsE-A resolution declaring vacant the
positions of committee stenographers and pro-
viding another method for their employment
was adopted The rules of the house were
considered, and during the debate Weller of
Iowa assailed the Republican party ana the
national banking system, and Mr. Bedford
made reply. An amendment for committee
on woman suffrage was voted down by almost
party vote.
Mr.. Wakefield of Minnesota has presented in
the house of representatives the petition of 200
citizens of Southern Minnesota, asking con-
gress for full investigation of the facts in con-
nection with the grant of land made by con-
gress to Minnesota to aid in the construction of
the Southern Minnesota railway, and for the
forfeiture of so much of the grant as has not
been earned in the time limited by law.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14
Ferdinand Wachtel, now singing tie

Ferdinand Wachtel, now singing ten
or at Leipzig, is said to have provoked
the bitter jealousy of his father. The
latter, Theodore Wachtel, was mar
ried man, driving droschke, in Ham
burg, when he discovered his voice.
After his operate successes he left his
wife, or perhaps she left him, their two
children going with the mother One
Of those children is the tenor of Leip-
zig. The great singer, now the head
Of second family lives in Berlin.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14
The touching persistence with wb;c

The touching persistence with which
the late J, r. Green, the historian, la
bored in his. last days upon his book,
''The conquest of England" is chroni-
cled by his widow. "The pages" she
writes, (which now close il were the
last words ever written by his hand. i
have work to do that / know is good,
he said, when he heard that he had on
ly few days to live; L will try to win
but one week more to write some part
Of it down. As death drew near he
said, for the first time, Now ] am weary /;
can work no more,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14
Record Of Casualties.

Richard Campbell, millionaire paper man.
ufacturer OF New York City, committed suicide
on 1ard of the steamer Brittanic, which ar
rived in New York from Queensland on the 4th.
At Allentown, Pa, while liremen were work
ing on a fire in the factory of Krossmer &
Kinchper the walls fell outward, killing five
and seriously injuring eight firemen. The
names of the dead were: Charles Miller, Will
liam Lehr, David Clauss, Mahlon Biting, John
Handsche
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14

Ex-Judge Bleckley, of Georgia, lives
alone in little cabin on Screame1
Mountain, in Rabun county, Georgia.
Now and then shepherd looking for
lost sheep calls on him, and occasionally
the Judge runs down to Atlanta. 81
have the best of companions" he said
the other day. II have thirteen vol
umes of Herbert Spencer, three vol
umes of Gibbons Rome and nine vol
umes of Thoreau i read Spencer
when I want work, Gibbon when want
rest and Thoreau when 1 want recre-
alton" Il-health prompts the Judge
to seek mountain air.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14

SENATE. The bill for the suppression and
prevention of disease among domestic ami
mails was reported favorably. Bills were in
PRODUCED increasing the efficiency of the army
and Identifying Iowa under various acts re-
iating to swamp and overlooked lands
HoUsE.-Bills were introduced authorizing
the purchase of snug harbors for disabled
seamen, and for the establishment of a branch
soldiers home in western state. After the
presentation Of several resolutions of inquiry
the house passed to the consideration of the
pleuro- pneumonia bill, and strong opposi-
ton to the measure was shown it's opponents
arguing from the state rights standpoint
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14
After st. Louis had Experimental u

After st. Louis had Experimental un-
satisfactorily with wood, granite, and
other material for pavements, hun
dred public-spirited men contributed
$50 each toward fund to test fire.
brick for paving purposes. The test
was made in the busiest streets. A
committee of engineers and others have
lust reported that FREDERICK show all
The endurance of granite, and that they
make smoother, cleaner, and less
noisy street, and are more easily re-
paired and give better foothold to
horses that neither frost nor fire affects
them, and that they can be used at less
than half the cost Of granite,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14
Colonel Macomb Mason. whom Bake,

Colonel Macomb Mason, whom Baker
Pasha has appointed Governor of Mas
sowah, is a native of Virginia, and a
graduate of the United States Naval
Academy. He went with his State in
to the war, and since then has been in
the Egyptian service. He is an officer
of ability and resolution, with q long
training in African warfare, and entire
familiarity with the native tribes of the
Soudan.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14

Somebody in Washington told General
Sherman that great many people would
like to see him President, and the Gen.
eral, according to q more or less accurate
reporter, burst out with: "What an ass
I would be to take that--to give up the
good thing I've got for life for four years
of purgatory."
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14
Rewarding a Brave Man.

The Boston Post Publishing company has
transmitted to Lieut. Rhodes, of the United
States revenue cutter Dexter, check for 81, O53,
the amount raised as testimonial to his BRAY
cry in rescuing passengers from the wrecked
City of Columbus. In accepting the gift Lieut.
Rhodes suggests that he be allowed to distrib-
ute the fund among his brother officers and
crew. The request was acceded to by the
POST
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14

The excess of the value of exports
from the United States over imports of
merchandise for the month ended De-
sember 81, 1888, was $21, 500, 142; for
he six months ended December 81,
1888, the excess was Sol, 9SS, 665, and
for the twelve months ended December
81, 1883, $1OS,O71, 1854.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14

The latest alleged prospective bridegroom for
Ella Wheeler is Mr. Yorke Of New Yoyk city.
Ex-senator Christiancy appeared before the
Michigan supreme court this week for the first
time in years.
Leander Richardson asserts that Lotta viii
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14

Paine Bros. of Brainerd have made an assign
ment for the benefit of their creditors Their
liabilities are about &c. 600 and their assets
much larger.
Bandimal, who shot his wife and attempted
to kill himself. near Detroit and who escaped
from custody, has been recaptured and jailed
at Moorhead
The Farmers hotel at Currie was entirely con-
cumed by fire.
At North Union Township, brutal murder
occurred, the victim being an old man, sixty
years of age, named Alpheus Wilson, and the
murderer his son Frank The two had been
drinking together, and had quarrel, which
ended in the father ordering Frank to leave
home The latter complied, but in ten min
utes returned and called his father outside
The old man started for the door, but before
he could reach it Frank drew a revolver and
shot him dead
1t was rumored in Duluth, that an attempt
had been made by the dissatisfied laborers at
Agate Bay to lynch DR.. Richter. There could
not, of course, be any cause for such step,
except the ungovernable rage and hatred of a
lot of workmen, even if the story prove true
DR.. R. F. Sample, of Westminster church,
Minneapolis, has been granted leave of absence
for four months, and will leave the city in June
70 attend a council OF the presbyterian church
to be held at Belfast Ireland during the latter
part of that month. During his absence he will
visit Scotland and return to Minneapolis about
the middle of October
D. Cheney, one of the most prominent physi-
clans of Northern Minnesota, and prominent
member of the State Medical society, died sud
denly at Brainerd the 18th inst of conges-
ton of the lungs. He was an assistant surgeon
of the Army of the Potomac during the war, and
his remains were buried by Pap Thomas
post of the G. A. r.
Sheriff Connolly of Dakota has delivered to
Warden Reed, the following prisoners; Harry
Johnson, Larceny in a shop one year; George
Bendewelt, assault with dangerous weapon
with intent to do great bodily harm, one year;
Patrick WEIGH, Larceny, six months, an John
Roether, horse stealing, one year.
The Minneapolis Mutual Accident and Rail-
way Relief Association is said to be on its last
legs
Ferran was the name of the man who shot a
woman and killed himself in lumber camp
above Brainerd He was forty-six years old
and unmarried.
A bill will be introduced in the house by Mr.
Strait for the relief of T. p McElrath of st
Paul His claim is for money deposited by him
while land officer at Miles City, Mont The
fund out of which his claim should be paid is
exhausted, and special appropriation is
required
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14
Rail and River Notes.
The Criminal Calendar.

The Wisconsin Central has completed its sur
vey to Saltwater
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-04-24
CLOSE OF VOLUME V.

With this issue closes another year
of the life of the AVALANCHE, which
has been fairly prosperous. Many cir
cumstances have occurred adding to
the pleasure OF journalistic life. Many
of our friends have expressed their APP
probation of our efforts. and those
who have seen tt to criticise us have
been fair ia their assertions. We have
net endeavored TO run the paper in II
strong political groove, as most of our
readers get their political portion from
the metropolitan press, and ours there
fore need give but "A summary of it
We shall continue to try and make the
AVALANCHE live local paper, devot-
ed TO the interests of Grayling aud
Crawford county, giving especial at
tention to the development of our
manufacturing and agricultural resour-
ccs. We are adding to our Office faeil
tiles, and expect both in the paper and
job department to grow in excellence,
SO as TO merit the patronage which we
solicit
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-04-24
IN A CLOSE CORNER.

No man in Michigan with spark of
reputation for truthfulness was ever
in so close n cornor as Prof. Samuel
DIckie. He claimed that his Jackson
speech was unsupported Ly the Detroit
Evening Journal, and now he is con-
fronted by Reporter Stokes and sever
al prominent members Of the Union
Party, who make affidavit that he did
charge Gov. Jerome with insincerity,
and that the Republican candidate
for governor had publicly said that he
could not and would not in dorSe the
Kalamazoo plank The Evening
Jorunal very truthfully says Prof
Dickic dug lis grave with his own
hands, and the wise thing for him to
do now is to crawl into the hole and
keep silent. Lansing Republican.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-04-24
\ JESSE JAMES SCHEME OF
WILD UPPER PENINSULA BOYS.

The pernicious effects of the class OF
literature, embracing the comm n
dim! novel, nicklelibrary, Police GA
zette, Peck's bal boy" etc, which
has a large circulation in this district
as elsewhere, was never better Illus
trated than by the expose tha. took
place in Hancock last week. A gang
of eight or ten youngsters, the oldes,
about Is, had formed - jesse James
gang" armed themselves with revol.
vers and knives, and were collecting
money to go west 10 join their brother
hood" or q" break outn i'm som. Of the
cowboy districts. Regular meeting
held at which the bows were drilled by
their chief, and at which ways were
proposed To get the means" to make
the intended trip tha greater part Of
the money was to be procured from
parents, although in one case burglary
or robbery was to be reSorted to. Mem
bers were TO TO be punished with death
for exposure and dire penalties were to
be inflicted for lighter offenses. One
punishment-theo one to which expos
ure is partly due-which was devised
for one of the gang that was late at
meetings, consisted in stripping the
lower part of the body and sitting the
offender in a pail of tarl This mark
was carried home and its impress left
in the bed occupied that night. The
/ mornings sun brought TO light some
of the goings and comings of the boy
who found an ''open confession
good for the soul'--which IN )st eife1t
ually broke up the gang embryo
bandits, although one or two of the
members threaten to shoot the Young
ster for "squealng What action
was taken by the parents of the boys
we know not, but it is safe TO say thai
in "A number OF cases il they had gone
they would have preferred 10 do theiI
riding in an upright position.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-04-24

April is forbiddlag month; a
period of change, storm. and having a
chill peculiar to itself. But the storm.
lest days are now past, and the bright
day on which the breath of Spring is
borne to the invalid, tlie aged. and the
children. have come at last There is
something pathetic in the spectacle of
those long housed, coming timidly
forth TO listen to the bluebirds and
robins, who always seize the first op-
portunity to sing and even try to sing
against the snow storm. Let US learn
from the birds and begin to sing be-
fore our troubles are entirely gone. 1t
would help us to bear them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-04-24

Gen. Joseph T.. Johnston, who ha
heretofore been reckoned a reliable
Virginia bourbon, is reported to be
showing signs of dissatisfaction with
his democratic compeers. Promising
that "it is shame for southern de-
mocracy to be led by the nose by such
arrogant braggarts as Morrison. Wat
terson and Carlisle, and that lit is
madness for the southern people to op-
pose protection particularly Virgin
ians," he goes on to say of the demo
cratic party: Its whole record is
marked with mistakes, and the sooner
its elements dissolve and unite with
other parties which have some princi-
piles i'm common the better IL will be
for our common country" If the Gen
eral is really under conviction as these
words indicate, his proper course is
after season of probation, to receive
a new political birth and be baptized
into the Republican party,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-04-24
SALT.

The application of salt as "A fertil-
ger is undergoing experiment. | sowed
ton on n ten acre field of oats this
spring, leaving a strip on one side un-
sown as n test The only advantage
discovered thus far was the exception
from dust while exposed to the strong
winds after the salt and seed were
sown. The salt was sown after har-
rowing. then another narrowing fol
lowed. and the oats and clover seed
drilled in; neighboring fields were Il
cloud of dust during every gale of
wind while that portion of mine sown
TO salt lay undisturbed although as bal
ly exposed as any field onthe farm. This
exemption attributed to the moisture
induced by the Application of salt.
which kept the surface from becoming
dry enough to be taken up by the
winds.