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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-17

The Providence Journal tells pathet-
70 story about a humble German citizen
of that place, saloon keeper, but re-
putable, quiet, law-sbiding and worthy
man, who died just as the glad Christ
mas set in. His family desired to give
him Christian burial, and requested one
minister after another to officiate at the
funeral, only to meet refusal after the
dead mans occupation was made known.
FINALLY one clergyman, after declining,
reluctantly consented to go when he was
promised that he should be taken to and
from the house ofmourning in carriage,
and eventually he reached the premises
where waiting company Of friends had
about come to the sad conclusion that in
all the city there was not s preacher oi
Christ's religion willing to say even 9
few words of cold formality over the re.
mains of poor saloon keeper. What &
contrast with the conduct of the Saviour
these clergymen profess to follow, whe
associated with publicans and sinners
exemplifying his divinity and clarifying
humanity by his tender compassion fol-
the unfortunate, the erring and ths
lowly'
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The Terms of Secretaries OF the
Senate.

The Office of Secretary of the Senate
ought not to be political one, though
I believe, Gen. McCook considers II
properly political Office. If you VIII
l. ok into the record you will find that
the Seuate-which Is permanent body
not subject to mere terms or expiratlons
like Congress-only had five Secretaries
before Mr.. Gornam came IN in the en-.
tir life of the government. The frst
Secretary, Mr.. Samuel A. Otis. was
member of the'last Continental Congress,
and stepped right into the place and held
the office continuously twenty five years
Then came Charles Cults, whom | sus-
pect bv his name to have been the an
cestor of Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas. he
served as Secretary eleven years, and
was also United States Senator. lie Wen'
off to Virginia and died theT9. BOD
these S .cretaries were from New Eng
land. The third, Walter Lowrle, served
eleven years, and had also been IN the
Senate Of the United States. he re-
sivned TO become Secretary OF the For.
eicn Missionar Society, and lived until
after the beginning of the rebellion In
New York City. Then came Asbury
Dickens, who came in, suspect. through
one of his family, who was member Oh
Congress. He was from North Carolina,
and he lived In off e until little after
the battle of Bull Run, having been al
most twenty-five years Secretary. John
W. Forney, who had been twice Clerk
of the House of Representatives., served
as Secretary seven years but resigned
Gorham then came in, and held the
place until few years Ro.-Gsshs In
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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retors for the Frat National Of Rochester,
bank were elected for the ensuing year:
Frances Cock, George Healy. John e. Cook,
Walter Hurllbut, cashier; F. e. Gooding,
assistant cashier.
At meeting Of the directors of the First
National bank of Morris D 8. Sutherland
was elected president and Charles W..
Rhone. cashier. The Office Of vice presl-
dent " g left vacant for the present: " y:
Spooner. 9. w. Rohne and D. r. Sutherland
were chosen membcrs of the board to pass
upon all paper to be discounted. AZ
meeting of the stock holders OF the First
National Bank OF Morris, the following
were elected directors: l.. G. Spooner, u.
r. Sutherland, G. w. Rohne and Samuel
Larson, all of Morn, Mimi, and James
Seeley of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
The Eastern Fish Packing company, st.
Paul, is financially troubled.
A fire in Brainerd destroyed the wagon
shop of l.. w. Bunneil and the paint .ahop
of u. L. Bennett Loss 81 600 on building
and 81 500 on contents; insurance $1,000.
The stockholders of the Farmers Nation
al Bank of O watonna elected the following
directors: G. F. Backus, D. Higtie, A. G.
Gutterson. l.. L. Bennett, ]. g. Backus, w
II. Willsey, and E. Freeman. The present
officers were reelected, ind dlvioehd OF
per cent. was declared.
Geo. Clapper's residence, town OF LIE Foy
| was totally destroyed by fire. Loss, 800
| Insured in Continental Tor $3.50.
Freeborn county offers bounty OF "a for
wolf scalps in addition to the So state
bounty.
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Minnesota State Prison Fire.

The Sash, Door and Blind Shop Of
the Northwestern Car Company,
Burned at saltwater.
At about 10 o'clock Thursday night the
7th fire W discovered inside the prison
wall iu the sash door and bind shop. and
almost instantly swept through the whole
building, embracing pattern, hard wood and
wagon shops rand boiler room: The 4 ames
then swept ov-r the engine, blacksmith aEd
cooper shops and all were consumed
and total loss. By strenuous eH)rts OF the
fire de pal tment the building clntalnlng 8.
large amount Of valuable mouldlDgs ana
manufactured lumber was saved; also the
ironclad building containing patterns OF all
castings. The ceilrooms were not injured,
and the prisoners ali rem aimed IN their cells.
The other buildings within were saved
the machine paint and boiler shops ana
foundry. The fire was under contfol AZ
The state loss on buildings and Northwest
ern Manufacturing & Car company on
stock are all covered by insurance The
building burned was owned by the state.
The fire caught in the wood working shops
of the penitentiary lying west OF the engine
and boiler room cooper shop, black
smith shop and bolt room, and
started in the glazing room
The portions des troyed are the new shops
erected in 1882. The inspectors for the
State have insurance on the shops AID all
buildings to the amount of $4,000. When
the fire burst out and showed its magnitude
the warden and his assistants chained the
ccnvicts together in gangs and called out
the State militia, who responded undel
Capt. Merry, fifty strong. The convicts
were very docile and no stampede occurred
There was no occasion for removing the
convicts from the building, and nothing
was done save to take the men out OF tn
| cells and chain them. Warder
Reed and Deputy Warden Hall wer
cool and msnaged the men excellently
The Northwestern Manufacturing d Ca
| company owned some OF the machiner!
and the stock on hand. Their loss will foo
| up between $125,OOO and $4,000, abou
| helf covered by insurance. The total los
| by the fire on everything is estimated q
| about $50, 900; insurance, O.OO0 to s$lOo'
| 600.
The contract for the Office work OF IN
| First National bank of st. Paul was in the
hands of the Northwestern company anc
I.the loss on this alone will be S. 900.
| The assurance Of the state on the pertlor
burned is about $12, 900. The loss by tn
state on the portion OF the penlte ntlsr
burned will foot up about $4,000.
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Cardinal McCloskcy's Golden Ju.
bilee

The fitch anniversary Of the ordi1iS'
ton of Cardinal McCiukey was celebrated
Saturday, 18th, at the Cathedral, with all the
pomp and circumstance of most joyous
festivals of the church. The great building
was thronged with the clergy and laity.
Within the chancel were Arch bishop Cor.
rigan, the cardinals coadtutor, Bisnop
Laughlln, Conroy, Spauiding, McNaae;
Ryan, Wigger, O'Farrel, McNeirney, and
Wadhams, and about $50 priests. IN tne
body of the church were also some 2oO cier-
gymen, with many prominent cltizens.
The cardinal did not appear within the
chalscel until after the communion, when
he entered IN company With Mgrs. Quinn
and Preston, and attended by his private
secretary, Father Farley. He showed
marked signs of feebleness in his gait, Dut
pronounced the benediction in clear tones.
When the mass was concluded Blsnop
Laughlin stepped to the cartinal's chair
and read an address 0.the bishops OF tAe
Province. Mgr. Quinn read On sddress on
behalf of the clergy of the diocese. Broth
er Justin, of the provincial order OF Cnrlst-
ian Brothers, spoke for his society. he
vas followed by John e Develin on behalf
of the laity. The cardinal, in reply to ex-
pressions of respect and affection OF the
bishops, priests brothers and people, re-
ferred to the time when he was IN 'uli
health, and remarked Upon the unusual
length OF time Providence had permitted
him to work in the fold. He said that nal
success bad attended his efforts must be at
| tributed to the good will, zeal and generous
| cooperation of the clergy and laity.
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SURVEYOR GENERALS REPORT.

The re,,oia Of NJ. S. Chandler, United states
,,,,vevor general of Mi1.!esota for the fiscal
vear ending June 30, 1883, has just been
issued. The surveys embraced in contracts
made under the appropriation Oh MaIon -
1881. have been completed with une eAcep,
zion of one township, and the pla.s anu III
Franscrips of field notes transmitted 70 the
General land office Under the appropriation III
If AUG, r, 1882, six contracts have been maa e
for the survey of about 6S miles OF standaId
lines. $50 miles Of township lines, ana the
subdivision OF 2l townships. Inc eAeGuo ~ u
of these surveys were greatly delayeo W tnr
deem snow and bad weather OF last winter
and spring The number OF townships sur
yeyed is &c; of plats made, 70 org
NAL &c commissioners and "a register
Mats total 70. There haye been
surveyed 50 miles, % chains, ana 80 hhks
of standard lines; 1916 miles, II chains, an. :
81 links of township lines, and "a mhes,
chains and 92 links OF township lines re,
surveyed; ,31g miles, II CHAINS, anu D. -
links Of section lines, anu 24U miles,
chains and 3a links of meander nneb; toEa
surveyed, 2,O2j miles. i CHAINS anu -
links. The total number OF acres sHFyf wy.
during the wear is 493, 53s. 69, lnak an
the total in the State UP to date Al, Iol,
1881 acres. The aggregate OF specla
deposits made by individuals for snrey cyl. y
nuh,ic lands for the year, is Tor neln W.. n
"a 128 -. and for Office work, T39z- Ac
companying the report are statements 60 y
f fSe sea ms year and contTsss charge
able to deposits. Minnesota was =!
signed $4,000 for the fiscal year re, end elna
June SO. 1882. and $4,000 for the yea
ending June 80, 1883. 1T is suggested ';,1 INA "a
| the best interests of the government VIII
| served bv a speedy survey of the timber land
in this State, and Aeir disposal at public, sale
The report further suggests that these lan n1
Ire exempted from the operations OF the prt
| emption and homestead laws, and lmmedlat
| action be taken by Congress for their disposi
| at an appraised valuation.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-17
nomentous question of

\. momentous question Of social
etiquette in Washington has at last been
decided. The wife of president, if
ne has wife, is conceded to be ''the
first lady of the land" taking preced-
ence on state occasions, of all others, the
wife of the vice-president being next in
succession. Now there is no president,
save the vice president elect, who is a
widower, and the question is,
who is the first lady!'
Some have contended that it
is the wife of secretary Of state and 9TH
crs, that il is the wife of the speaker Of
he house, but the question was settled Z,
however, and precedent esta blished on
New Years day by Mrs. Carlisle, wire of
the speaker of the house of representa-
tives, for she sailed into the grand re-
ception room upon the presidents arm
when the hour for the reception came
and took her place at his right, van
gushing the question of the Mrs. Sec
rotary of State forever. Far away from
the capital few can imagine how earn
cstly this question of etiquette has been
discussed TOR month by the hange rs
on, both male and female, of the govern
Dent machine; it completely usurped
for the time such minor topics
a5 the tariff, the currency, foreign
affairs, etc.
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The Casually Record.

Lieut.. John J. Augur, u. 8, NJ, escaped
from the Bloomington. N. j., lunatic asy-
lum ON the 18th. TIE following morning
his BODY was found in the roadway. Death
was due to cold and exposure. The father
of the dead lieutenant is Gen. Augur, u. s.
A., in charge OF the military post at Fort
Leaven worth, Ka s. Lieutenant Augur
had been in the navy since 1870. He was
one OF the officers sent out on the expedi-
ton for the search of the Arctic exploring
steamer Jeanette. Hardships then effect
cd his mind. He had been off duty since
last summer, and was placed in the asylam
Dec. "a last.
A fire kroke out in Blunt Dakota, ON
the 10th, ninety miles west of Huron. il
started in the Murphy building on Main
street. occupied by Miss Binnie Preston ss
a = n, mSillhinary store and sg,t valts q Son
as y ssb y Tha5e n being no Nss
could be done to save property. The fire
spread rapidly, and in an hour $4,000
worth OF property was destroyed,
Fire on the morning Of the Sth inst. de.
stroyed the opera house block at Meadville
Pa. The cause is not known. The tots
loss is estimated at $500, 600. The love-
PoAe w 90 OSSuEAvN w O6ul6
Fowler. Mrs. George Porter and Ohm Por.
| ter, owners of the opera house, Jose 500, OOO
] insurance SAC, 900; other losses made up the
| $500, 900.
The Thorndike company's new cottor
mill AT Thorndike, Mass, was burned. c
Wilson, the company's agent, fell dead o
I heart disease while on the roof fighting th,
flames. Loss. $50, 900; insured,
A fire at Maysville, Ind. destroyed th
butcher shop of Dresbach u Potter, ha.e
ware. store ofO. Minch, bakery of Georg
james. and grocery of flames Weaver. Loss
$40, 900; partly insured.
| Henry O. Holmes and Mrs. Paul Sher
man left Sandy Neck, Miss, in skiff, re
Gently for Barnstable, and hav
failed to reach there. 1t is feared that boil
were drowned.
Matt Mattson was killed by falling tire,
in Stewart IL Gastin's lumber camp abov
Anoka, on FRIDAY the 18th.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-17
The New Ohio senator.

Tie democratic caucus Of members of the
legislature was held at Columbus Tuesday
night, on the 9Th inst:
The caucus Was secret one, and the bal.
lot Likewise. There were 50 members In
the caucus; necessary to nominate, AZ. Mr..
Henry B. P yne received 4s, Gen. Ward Is,
Senator Pendleton 15 and Hon. II. 8. Booth
and Geddes each /.
Mr.. Pendleton received his friends after
the caucus and thanked them for their sep.
port.
One hundred gums were fred at Csve-
land on reception of the news that Hon.
Henry Payne has been nominated for
United States senator
Henry Psyne was born in Hamilton
county, N. T.. Nov. 80. 1910. He was ed
ucated at Hamilton college, N. Y, studied
law under John G. Spencer Of Canadaigus;
vas admitted to the bar and began practice
in Col umbus Ohio. in 1884. He married q
daughter Of Nathan Perry, relative of
Commodore Perry, the hero Of Lake Erie,
and lives in the old Perry homestead on
Euclid avenue, Cleveland. He has been
in and out Of politics for forty years; was q
presidential elector on the Csss ticket in
l848; was the democratic candidate for the
United HtateS senate in the protracted con-
test Of 1851; was defeated by Chase for gov
ernor in 1867; led the Douglass action for
the Charleston convention In 1850, and was
chairman Of the committee ON resolutions,
3
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-17
NEWS OF THE STATE
GOV. Hubbard 8 Appointments.

The governor made the following appoint
ments on the 7th insti The public exam.
liner, Henry NJ. Knox; adiutart general
q. NJ. MacCarthy; military storekeeper,
Joseph Burger; regents OF the university,
John s Piilsb Try, Minneapolis; knute Mel
sen, Alexandria; embers of the state board
CT correction and chart iss, M. Meg. Dana.
st. Paul; y. n. Berry, WinoDa; member OF
the board OF directors Of the institute for
deaf, dumb and blind, 81. A. Wilson, Fari.
bauli; m mber OF the board of managers OF
the State reform school, @. ID. Petit, Mn
neapolis; members of the aoard OF trustees
of the hospital for the inasne, n. b. Strait.
Bhakopee; Burr deuel., Quincy; A. Barto,
Sank Center; inspector OF state prison, john
r. Eorrieh, Hastipgs members OF the state
board of health, ID. w. Hand; et. Paul; =.
N. Hewitt, Red Wing: V. Smith, Duluth;
G. Greenwood, Vasa; e. l. Davis. Mankato.
Members of state board Of equalization
First district, F. s. Christensen, Rush City;
Third, James q. Lawrence, Wabasha; Fifth,
N. B. Page, Mantorville; Seventh, James
Compton, Fergus Falls; Ninth, William
Rich, Marshal; Eleventh, Hugh Thompson,
Fisher. Fish commiss;oners-AR. q. Sweeny.
st. Paul; D. Cameron, La Crescent; NJ. W.
Sweeney, Red Wing. Inspectors OF boilers
M. w. Glenn, Minneapolis; Charles r.
Wager. st. Paul; David Swain, Saltwater
Board of auditors of the State Agricultural
eociety-N. P. Clsrksi St. Clond; John
Byers, Hastings. L. Cowding, Rochester.
Those designated vita an asterisk are new
officers; all others are reappointed.
Capt. @. M. MacCarthy was born OF Ir:sh
parents in Ont rio in 1916. He came to
the United States and st. Paul in 1870, after
having been admitted to the practicG Of law
at Osgood Hall, Toronto: In st: Pau
Capt. MacOarthy, after being admitted te
practice, first engaged III the publication O
| the Western Times. After five years as ar
editor be resumed the law, at which he ha'
remained ever since. Capt. MscCarthy
ssys he is Independent in polite, having
cast his first vote or Horace Greeley, ano
| has voted a mixed ticket ever si.ce. He
| supported Gov. Hubbard in last falls cleo
tiOf
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-17
Barbed Wire Manufacturers.

The manufacturers OF harbed fence wire,
embracing some twenty-five of the leading
factories in the Uaited States, have organ
ized themselves into an association to be
called the National Barb Fence company.
The factories represented in the new asso-
citation last year manufactured over 60 600
toms of barbed wire, worth over 5000 600.
The Freprsss Wire works of East Dubuque
IS included in the new association. The
nrices Of wire. and in fact the entire man,
sgsment Of all the e.. WORKS. Sas,a VII, III
directors. At meeting of the manufactur-
ers held in Chicago the following persons
ware put in nomination for directors, to
serve until March 4, 1884: A. B. Stone,
Chicago; James b. Oliver, Pittsburg; y: N.
Craadsll, Chicago; william Dillon S ste g
Burt. Dubuque, Iowa; Thomas McCosh,
Burlin gton, Iowa.
The following officers were elected: G. 9.
Burt. president; E. M. Crandail, vice presi.
dent; Lyman J. Gage, treasurer; 4. j.
Marsh, secretary.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-17
Sir Christopher Wern and the
Carpenter.

Philip Wood was a village carpenter,
who had deyel oped an uncommon skill
in wood carving, and had made some
striking figures for the adornment OF
his sweetheart's house, a lass above
himself in rank and fortune. In the
hope of improving his circumstances,
and thus lessening the disparity between
them. he went to London, where be
sought work in vain, until his store OF
money was reduced to- single guinea.
The huge dome of st. Paufs was then
rising above the smoke efLondon, fhii-
in Wood applied to the foreman for
work in carving the wood for the inter-
ior. Repulsed by him, he haunted the
place day after day, and at last be al
tracted the attention of the great SIR
Christopher Wren himself.
"What have you been used to carv-
ing?" asked the architect. The carpen-
ler in the extremity of his agitation,
could only stammer out:
"Troughs, your worship"
s.Troughs!" said Sir Christopher;
"then carve me asa spe cimen oil your
skill a SOW and pigsAit will lie some
thing in your line-and bring it to me
| this day week"
The poor fellow shrank away from the
| laughter of the workmen, and returned
] to his lodgingi in despair. But he had
| friend in his landady, who advised him
| to take Sir Christopher at bis word and
| carve the best sow and pigs he could In
the time allotted.
| With bis last guinea he bought block
| of pear-w wood, and by using his utmost
| diligence finished the work in time, and
took it under his apron to the appointed
place.
The architect was there, and beckoned
the trembling carpenter to approach.
Upon inspecting the beautiful work,
Sir Christopher said:
'I engage you, young man; attend my
office tomorrow"
| A few hours after, Sir Christopher
came to the carver and said:
"Mr. Addison wishes to keep your
carving, and requests me to give you ter
euineas for It," Then he added: u
fear I did you some injustice, but grea,
national work is entrusted to me, and II
is my solemn duty to mind that no par
of the work falls into inefficient hands
Mind and attend me tomorrow"
1t is pleasure to know that the young
arti-t did much of the carving of st
Pauls, and married the girl OF his heart
who could not have been sorry to change
such name as she had-Hannah Hay
bittie.
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A StaIWart Senator.
Washington Correspondence of the Phila'
delphia Record

delph1a RECORD
Senator Logan knocked his boxing
teacher down the other day. He has
been taking boxing lessons for some
time, and has grown more ana more
proficient. He is very strong mall
and as soon as ne masters the "Sclence"
VIII be dangerous. Logan is an expert
athlete-at least he was, and he would
be il il were not for an occasional twinge
oe rheumatism. AS it is, he delights III
outdoor sports of all sorts. He is an adj
mirable horseman and swordsman; he
knows how to handle shotgun, rifle,
and cannon, and he is one OF the best
pistol shcts in the country. He has the
handsomest dueling pistols III washing
ton. But he is the last man 10 Drag
of his strength or skill. When ne was
down at the Hot Springs OF Arh-
kansas last wear trying 70
throw off peculiarly severe attack or
rheumatism, he astonished the pistol ex-
nerts of that pistoling country. A dozen
young men were practicing from tine
piazza of the senator's hotel one AFTER
noon. at a bottle laid on the broad
crotch OF q distant tree. The bottle was
round. Unless it was hit plumply IN the
middle. it spun round and round ike
ton. The Young men were good snots,
Int every now and then they would miss
the somewhat difficult mark. Then the
invalid senator would chaff them. Pres.
entlv this irritated them to challenge
to Logan. Logan didn't seem anxious;
but after some good-natured chatting on
the part of the young men, he finally
said: well, I'll tell you fellows what
III do. There are twelve ofyou, and only
one OF ne; but I'll promise each OF you
a box of cigars every time you hit that
bottle, if you'll promise me box every
time hit it, "All right, they said,
chuckling over what they termed "a soft
snap" "I'll shoot first" said Logan,
| "and if I hit. I'm to shoot again and
again, until | miss" Thay bad no OBJ
| lection, SO the senator fired twelve con-
secutive shots, each time breaking the
bottle on the tree. while the. young mems
Ewes opened wider and wider. Want
anv inore?" asked Logan, after. the
twelfth shot. No." said one OF the
! young men, hesitatingly; Il guess not.
"You can send those twelve boxes OF
cigars to nv room whenever you're
ready, gentleman" remarked the SEN
ator. limping into the hotel There's
a knack about these things" said Lo-
Gan to friend, as he went In, 'snd
I've shot at round glass bottles %
fore"
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Canine Sagacity.

The Cologne journals tell curious
story of canine sagacity. Two dogs Of
the neighborhood, cross between st.
bernard and a large woody cody, feared
by all other dogs; the second was q
stranger. a small terrier, just slender
enough 10 get through the hole into the
rabbit house. The big dog, who on
other occasions never noticed his small
Ter comrades, had evidently come to an
understanding with his little friend
about the nocturnal rendezvous. The
big d % scratched away oil the grass and
the stones. dragged up the board COW
ering the entrance to the rabbit house,
and let the terrier Jump through Inc
hole. The latter returned in a few min
mtes with rabbit in his mouth, which
he presented to his great friend. and
both proceeded to devour their supper
undisturbed.