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The Mineral argus., 1884-12-18

S,otsne EaUs 4 Cnur d'Alene railroad COM
NM was considered and amendments adopted
iorhidding the conpanys e~onso1aauol Nun
other railroad companies or TO Ouii9 oI@nones'
The letter from Gen. Grant, read III lHe Sou-
ate. declining. under any circumstances, 10 ac-
cent n IN ension from the United States, Is com,
mended by all his friends. The latter, as wen
as the general himself, feel that he Is lustly en-
titled t5 be placed on the retired list with the
rank of general. which he bore at the time ne
resigned his commission to accept the presl-
dency.
HoUsE-Two more bills were presented IN
relation to the currency. One, by Mr.. Warner
nroyides that whenever the national bank cur
rencv falls below s3O,3OO,0OO, United States
notes shall be issued in sufficient amount to
maintain its volume of paper currency, IN
Guiding the greenbacks now outstanding', az
s~6jOOOO.OO0. The object aimed at by TINS Dll
i 10 maintain the national bank Circulation at
$50 COO OQ. Mr.. Buckner introduced his Dhlto
suspend silver dollar coinage for three years,
and authorizing the appointment OF a colnmls-
sioner To confer with the commissioners TO De
appointed by leading European nations.
Bills were introduced to open to homestead
settlements certain portions of the Indian ter
ritorv. TO prevent contraction of the currency
for a constitutional amendment providing that
treaties shall he made by and with the consent
of the house as we'll as the senate; to increase
the number of lighthouse districts on the
Mississippi river. The discussion of the inter
state commerce bill was resumed
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
washington News.

Mrs. Bacon Of Toledo, Cleveland's sister, de
MES an alleged interview concerning the future
management of the White House.
Congressman washburn has appointed Henry
Il Alexander of Minneapolis a cadet at West
Point in compliance with the recommendation
of the examining board, and has m VIII
liam p. Chrissenger alternate.
II is the opinion of a number of members Of
tho house committee on naval affairs that no
action will be taken by tie committee on the
recent recommendation OF ofhclals OF the navy
department for appropriations for new yosseis
for the navy.
A citizens committee Of Yellowstone county,
Mont, forwarded to Hon. Henry l. Dawes,
United States senator and chairman Of the
commission to treat with the Grow Indians, a
protest against leasing any portion ofthe Crow
reservation to the Colorado syndicate: The
protest is ifty-one feet long, with closely
written signatures.
Charges have been filed in the Indian Office
against Agent S. J. Armstrong of the Grow res
e~rvation. Montana. A Mr.. Mcdonald charges
him with the improper use of his position to
compel the Crows to enter into a lease with
John f. Blake and j. G.. Wilson as trustees for
a syndicate of cattlemen, whereby the greater
portion of the Grow reservation Is leased for
ten years at one cent an acre.
Potofices established: Dakota-Duchanan,
Emmons county; H~oven-Potter county.
Iowa-Graceville, Guthrie county. Minnesota
Rogers, Hennepin county Postofices dis
continued: Iowa-Bethel, Marion county; mail
10 Tracy. Postmasters Commissioned-Leshe
Strong, Bancroft, Wis. @. q. Mulhken, Dry
Woods, Wis. u. A.. Goodwin, Buchanan, Dak
Barbara Howen, Hoven, Oak. j. b. Gulles,
Graceville, Iowa; d. II. Hawkins, Rogers,
Mimi.
The following nominations were presented
to the Senate, Thursday: OTIS r. g. Clarke,
Rhode Island, cOmmissioner Of pensions
Calvin B. Wicker, Indiana, first deputy COM
missioner of PENSIONS; Noah p. Loveridge,
second deputy commissioner OF pensions
Luther Harrison, Pennsylvania, assistant com
missioner general land Offices; George u
Anderson, New York, Indian inspectors JOIN
f. BRYANT, Georgia, United States marshal fel
the Northern district of Georgia; stephen r
Wilson, Pennsylvania, associate justice OF Tn
supreme court of New Mexico: commissioner
for Alaska, John G. Brady, Alaska, TO reside
at Sitka; George p. Ihric, Pennsylvania, to re
side at Wrangel; Chester Seeber, California
to reside at Onalaska. The president also sen
in the names of a large number of persons ap
pointed during the recess to various position
In the army and as registers of land ohces an
Indian agents.
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Garrett and Lincoln.

Com Ochiltree in New York Tribune.
TIE last time met Mr.. Garrett was
In the private loge of Minister Morton
at the Grand Opera in Paris. He was
accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Garrett,
and was in an excellent reminiscent
humor. I remember he told me he was
present when Andrew johnson pro-
posed the peremptory arrest OF Gener-
ais Robert E. Lee, j. E. Johnston and
other confederate leaders. He spoke
of the way in which Gen. Grant refused
to be a party to such a proceeding. he
said it was the only time he had ever
seen Grants equanimity disturbed, that
his ewes literally blazed with fire, and
that he informed Mr.. Johnson that any
attempt TO interfere with the status OF
these southern generals as arranged by
him would cause his instant resignation
as general-in-chief of the army. Mr.
Carrot said that Gen. Grant PAID
high compliment to the ability, honor
and bravery of Generals Lee and john
ston. and their armies, and said that he
would not be made a party to humlllat'
them or break faith with them. he &C
COMMANDED Mr.. Lincoln to the battle o.
Antietam on the day after the battle
He said that Mr.. Lincoln visited thu
wounded of both armies in the lmpro
vised hospitals, and he would never for
oct a scene that occurred between HIN
and a young soldier from North Caroh
ma whose wound was pronounced NOR
tai by the physician accompanying tn
party. Mr.. Lincoln put his arm unde,
H. mock of the poor boy and talket
with him of his mother AMI sisters a
home until. said Mr.. Garrett, the tear
welled up from his great heart N lei
upon the wondering, upturned race o
the dying confederate.
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Crimes and Criminals.

The sentence Of Second Lieut. Charles A.
Churchill, Fifth infantry, has been mitigated
Deacon Terry, who eloped with the parsons
wife from Mortified, l. l., did the fair thing
in providing for his wife.
Sheriff Day Of Mount Sterling, KY, has ar
rested seven men charged with being members
Of the band of regulators who a few days ago
killed J. J. Hughes, in Rowan county.
Michael Cannon, a farmer four miles from
Missoula. Mont, was found dead in his house
from a pistol ball He was kneeling at a char
aud a Colts army pistol was lying On the bed
Arlington, N. Y, Louis willet, aged eight
sen. was convicted of the murder Of Edwin
Kelland and sentenced to be hanged Jan. y.
Willet killed Kelland while asleep and robbed
the body.
Dock Cheatham, aged fifty, was found dead
in bed at his home in Washington county, KY,
with seven bullet holes in his body. He had
been on bad terms with his family and 1t Is
supposed that some of them murdered HIM.
A Newport ~pawnbroker gave an unknown
young man SO on a satchel. Not returning,
the pawnbroker opened the bag and found
checks and papers worth Sl,0OO, which had
been stolen from a New YORK hrm, 10 Whlch
they were returned.
John Brewster, aged sixteen, son Of the post
master at Midland, Mich, was taken to detroit
On a charge of robbing the mails. He pleaded
guilty and was remanded to jail to await SEN
fence. The stealing was caused by his lnfatua-
lion with a young girl with whom he ran off,
but dropped her at East Saginaw.
Two boys of party of five were arrested re-
Gently at Worcester, Mass, for burglary and
larceny. All aged about twelve years. They
had a shelter built in the woods, with revolvers,
slungshots, etc, and proposed to harden them
selves this winter by exposure as a preparation
for next MINER campaign against the ln-
dams.
At White Plains, N. Y, James II. Peck has
begun an action against his uncle, Jared v
Peck, to recover z 1900, the amount of the
legacy of Mary P. Peck out of the estate o.
John A. Merritt Dec. IA, 1888, Mary p. Peel
was burned to death. Jared claims Mary as.
signed him her interest in the legacy. fol
$4,000.
A man giving his name as Obec, together
with a woman with whom he was living as hh
wife, was arrested and jailed at Chippew'
Falls last Thursday, on complaint of the
woman's husband, who claims the parties raj
AWAY from Michigan, and that the woman il
his wife. On the arrival ofa requisition from
that state they will be taken back for trial.
The federal grand jury in Chicago, returned
IN indictment agains;B. T. O. Hubbard, an,
in default of bail he was committed to Jail
Hubbard was cashier of the First Nationa
Bank of Monmouth, Ill, which failed las
spring for about $4,000 600. The charge is tina
he embezzled orlosti in speculation about 1916,
BOO.
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Personal Newr Mntaa

Hon. Clinton w. Stanley, Of the N.u H.
SHIRE supreme bench, died suddenly.
Emory A Storrs fires this bit Of shakesna,r
at DR.. Burchard: sfMany a mans tono,,
shakes out his masters undoing."
Young George Simpson, whose finance. Mar,
E Willard of Washington. ran away with an.
other fellow, thinks he had a lucky escape.
II. Parsons Famman Of Boston, stockholde,
in New York Tribune and intimate friend q
Whitelaw Reid, dropped dead at Madison ave
nue. and Fifty-third street, New York.
Mr.. Robert J. Burdette has ended his twely,
years connection with the Burlington Hawk
eye, and will make his home permanently a
Ardmore, Pa
George S. Davis, pay inspector United States
navy, died recently in Brooklyn. He was ap.
pointed from Wisconsin in 1851. After the
capture ofNew Orleans he was given charge Of
the mint here.
Francis ID. Moulton died in New York city
Wednesday afternoon. He viii be remembered
as in connection with the Beecher scandal as
the ''mutual friend" Mr.. Moulton took an &C
tive part in the Butter campaign. He was a
member of the executive committee of the cat
tlemen's convocation in st Louis recently. For
several years he was president of the interna-
tional dairy fair association. He was forty
Mint years old.
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Rail and River Notes.
Casualties of the Week.

The house of A. NJ. Hurlbert of Sherman
township. B.ookiugs county, Oak, burned.
Mr.. Hurlbert rescued his wife and two,chlldren,
but a third child was burned to death IN spite
of his efforts.
At Stafford, n. H., a fearful explosion OF
dynamite and gunpowder occurred at the
house of Stephen Young. Eight persons were
injured and four will die. Nh. Young was hav-
ing q well dug. A nephew, Georges. Younger
Lowell. was showing how dynamite charges
should be used, when one exploded.
At Cooperstown, Griggs county, Oak, Mrs.
Pickett, wife Of Harry G. Pickett, cashier of
the bank of Cooperstown, accidentally shot
herself and died instantly. She was about
twenty-five years of age, and was from Fort
Atkinson, Wis. She leaves a little child three
weeks old.
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General News Items.

An exodus Of South Carolina negroes to An
kansas is taking place.
H P. Ferguson, tobacco dealer of Lynch
burg, Va, has made an assignment Liabilities
s. coo.
Henry Newman of San Francisco, dealer il
millinery goods, has failed. Liabilities, $780,
600; assets $4,000.
The vanderbilts, Goulds, Sloans and De
pews were conspicuous by their absence from
the Astor wedding, their blood not having
reached the requisite indigo tint
Hog cholera is destroying swine in the vicin.
ity of Wheeling, W. Va. Hogs in the vicinity
of Flatbush, n. Y, are dying at the rate Of
sixty a day.
The liabilities Of Hell Fletcher, wholesale no
tons, of Louisville, who has assigned, are $50.
600; assets, $4,000, The failure was forced
by the dullness of trade.
THERE'S a scheme on foot to procure a loar
Of 81, 600, 600 from the government TO aid in es-
tablishing an international agricultural exposl
ton to be held at Louisville, KY.
Roberts & Co, groceries and liquors, Of Au.
gusta, Ga, were sold out for a nominal consid
Grafton to Charles E. Staples. The stock is sub.
iect TO mortgages and claims of S71,OOO; nom
inal assets, S6o,OOO
Workmen employed in the American Iron
works, Pittsburg Jones & Laughlin'sl, between
eight hundred and one thousand in number.
who received notice of a reduction of 10 pei
cent in wages, to take effect on Monday, havt
decided to accept without opposition. Labor
ers at the Crescent Steel works, who were re
duced from s1.25 to 81. per day, have also &C
cepted.
The Mineral argus., 1884-12-18
BERNAL OSBORNE.
Some Stories an English Writer Tells of
the Genial Highlander.

the Genial Highlander.
Among the h ouses which he visited
vas that of Lord Panmure, In old Car
bhusian, says a writer in Temple Bar.
A story told by him in after life gives a
curious glimpse of the highland habits
fifty years ago. On coming out Of the
dining-room after dinner at Lord Pan
mure's, Bernal noticed two stalwart
hiohlanders in full costume. On in
uuirlng what they we're stationed there
for he was told hat they we're always
posted near to carry the guests up to
bed. Lady C--tells a story about
this time of Bernal's readiness. The
colonel and officers of the list regiment
we're lunching at Lord C--'s beau
tiful place neal Dundee. Bernals task
was to carve a pigeon pie. 1t happened
that the colonels name was Pigeon,
against whom Bernal had an old grudge.
Accordingly he at once turned to Mrs.
Pigeon, and offering to help her, re-
marked a~udaciously: do you like
Pigeon? Idon't."
Bernal Osborne had no respect for
rank per Sc, and he would have chafted
a duke with the same pleasure as q cos
termonger. Here is a terrific encoun-
ter which he had with a sneezing arch
bishop at Dublin castle during the
reign of Lord Carlisle. A lady whose
rendering of some of Moore's melodies
gave great satisfaction to the viceroy
was singing one of his particular favor
ites-"One Dear Smile"-while his ex-
%cellency sat listening at the piano be-
side her. Suddenly there was heard a
terrible fit of sneezing. Every one
looked up, and the cuiPr1t was dIscov-
cred to be no less a parsonage than
Archbishop Whately. The amous pre-
late had alws Us been notorious for his
unceremonious manners, and on the
present occasion he gave a further Illus
tration of them. Again and again was
the sneezing repeated, and as the arch
bishop was in close proximity to the
piano, and assisted his sneeZing efforts
with a large red silk handkerchief, the
situation became first painful and theI
ridiculous. Finally the fair songstress
was obliged to cease singing, and "On'
Dear Smile" was transformed into
very broad and irrepressible laugh
Bernal Osborne's musical sensitivenes'
was outraged to such an extent that h'
remarked in his most caustic manner
Il trust your grace's next sermon vii
not be cut short by a sternutator.
obligato of the same description, or yo1
will certainly blow the whole of you
congregation out of church. The arch
bishop was rather uncouth. Once goo'
DIR. Murray, when seated by him at tn
education board, felt something NOV
ing in his coat-pocket, which turne'
out to be DR.. Whately's foot!
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Rufus Hatch, the New York fnan-
cier, says he is not a bit of a bear, late
ly speaking of the situation, said
"There is two years supply of sugar on
hand, three years supply of petroleum,
two years supply of printed cloths and
pig iron, and relatively everything else
in proportion, down to clothes pins and
hair pins. There is an overproduction
of manufactured articles from one end
of the country to the other" Mr..
Hatch says there are a million of idle
people to-day. east of the Alleghanies-
and the one sequence to the whole stu
alton is-people must go west and cul-
tivate land. He seems to forget the
chance of over production at the west,
of agricultural products, with such a
vast influx of farmers, not to mention
the European hordes that seek desti-
nation and occupation. The WHOLE
matter will right itself after a while.
without extraordinary and doubtful
devices.
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cannibalism Pronounced Murder.
London Dispatch.

London Dispatch.
The case of Capt Dudley and the mate ofthe
wrecked yacht M%ignonette, who killed the boy
Parker TO keep themselves alive, and against
whom, on Nov. 6, a special verdict was foun6
in accordance with the facts, was heard by the
full bench Of the court Of appeal Lord Chief
Justice Coleridge, in ~pronouncing the decision
of the court, said all the judges agree that the
act of the prisoners amounted to murder ane
the conviction must be affirmed. The cour
will pass sentence Tuesday, thus giving the
prisoners time to move arrest of Judgment
The court ordered the prisoners to surrender
their bail The judges throughoutthe hearing
showed great horror for the act of which the
prisoners we're guilty and were unwilling tt
set a precedent which would allow such :
crime to be considered other than murder.
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The Remorse of a FOrger.

A stranger named N. S. Travis obtained
from spellman & Bro, Council Bluffs, Iowa. .
check for S5.35, which he raised to sS4 and en-
deavored to get it cashed, but was unsuccess.
full Being detected he escaped to Omaha, ano
Thursday afternoon Mr.. Specimen who was
looking for him, saw him come out OF a saloon
The moment that Travis saw Spelman nc
pulled out his pocket knife and plunged II
three times into his bowels, making sever
men, among whom were two policemen VINO
were looking for another party Ohcers Im,
mediately took TIC wounded man to jail WneiSs
he was attended. He nay recover. ne Sais
he used To be sheriff in one of the BLACK ~. III
his money and friends by gambling he attempt
ed to raise money by forging a check, ana ne
morse at his conduct led him to attempt SUI
eide
The Mineral argus., 1884-12-18

The territory of Washington announ-
,es its purpose 70 renew its claim for
admission into the Union of States. 1t
has no debt; on the contrary, its treas
ury shows a balance on hand of $780, 90,
while the property assessed within its
limits is estimated to be worth $50 ,500.-
600. The present population is said to
be $50, 900, which is perhaps an overes-
innate, as it was $4,000 in 1880. and the
fact that women vote in the Territory
renders it less easy to estimate popula-
ton from the number of ballots cast.
In every respect Dakota makes a much
better showing, but it is evident that
neither Dakota nor any other Territory
stands any chance of statehood this
year and that all talk to the contrary is
delusive.
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The full returns from West Virginia
show that she has adopted the constr
tutional amendment providing for hold
ing her state election in November in
stead of October. This leaves Ohio
the only October state so called, and
there is a very strong effort being made
in that state to secure the presenting to
the people for their approval a like
amendment, which, if adopted will
greatly modify the struggle for the
presidency, in various respects.
The Mineral argus., 1884-12-18

The Rural New Yorker says that
thirty shillings per quarter for wheat
in the English market, the price at
which 1t has been selling during the
past week, has a very depressing effect
on English agriculture. 1t is claimed
by the best authorities that the English
farmer cannot grow wheat less then 40
shilIings, except at a loss. AS a quar-
ter contains eight bushels, 40 shillings
are equivalent to $1.21 and 30 shillings
to about 81 cents per bushel. 1t is al
so claimed that India wen cannot pro
duce wheat to lay it down in English
markets as this latter price, except al
a ruinous loss; and If such prices con.
tinue, wheat growing will be abandoned
in that country. The Rural New
Yorker says the momentous question
with us is whether our farmers car
grow and market wheat at presen'
prices, but, believes it cannot be don,
by growing only from IL to 18 bushel
per acre, even on low priced and com
paratively new lands but believes it cal
be done by those farmers who hav
their lands in such a state of cultivation
and richness as to grow 80 or more bush
els per arce. But that paper does no
stop to consider the great cost of bring
ing land up to that condition, and S
leaves the question unsolved.
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The total assets of the United States
Treasury now amount to S519, $40, 249Y
being 500, $40, 431 more than thepreced-
ing year. And this Notwithstanding a
diminution of the revenues during the
year to the extent of $40, 767,7 12, as
compared with those of the preceding
year. The governments net expen-
ditures during the year were $244, l26.
244, being S21, 2S1 1893 less than those
of 1883. During the year $104. 1893, 625
of the treasury surplus was applied to
The reduction of the national debt.
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New York importers are said to be
worried by the efforts of European
houses to establish direct trade with
customers in the interior of this coun-
try. Drummers for British firms arc
noticed as far west as Minnesota and
Iowa making direct sales to firms which
formerly bought their foreign wares
through New York importers, and the
indications are that this effort to dodge
the New York middle men will grow
more and more extensive.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-04-21
Died Alone and Unattended.

At 10 o'clock last Saturday morning, a
young man, apparently in the last stages of
consumption, registered at the Sherman
house, as Pardon Williamson, Oregon. He
was assigned to room No. IS, and in the
afternoon he sent for Dr. Richey, who at
tended him, and prescribed for pulmonary
trouble. Nothing was thought Of the matter
until 10 o'clock yesterday morning, when
Dr. Richey called at the hotel to see his
patient. The latter, however, had gotten be-
doctor entered he was found dead. The
body was found in recumbent position
on the edge OF the bed, where he was sittin g
when Inc grim summons came. He died
alone, and had evidently arose in the night,
put on his pants and sat down on the bed,
when he fell backward and expired. His
death was due to consump ption, as the clerk
states that he was almost dead when he reg
istered.
He was about thirty years of age, and from
papers found in his pocket, he was on his
way from Hepner, Oregon, to Buffalo, N. Y,
where he was to meet Dr.. Pierce of that city.
A trunk check was found in his pocket and
SO in money. He also carried a ticket to
Buffalo
Coroner Dunn viewed the remains, and
had them sent to Leigh & Co.'S rooms, where
post mortem was held yesterday. Death
was found to have resulted from the cause
stated The body will be held until some
word is had from his friends.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-04-21
Young Mems Hebrew Association.

meeting was held yesterday afternoon
by the Jewish young men of this city, in the
basement of the Mount Zion temple, for the
purpose of organizing Young Mems He
brew association, with objects similar to the
great organization of that name in New
York. The meeting was very largely at
tended by young men of the very highest
social standing OF this city, each Of whom
displayed manifest interest in endeayoring
to found the society on a firm and substar-
tial basis. The following officers were elected
for term of one year: President, Charles
Klemer; vice president, Julius Bloom; treas
urer, I. Kahn; recording secretary, Il. Moss :;
financial secretary, P. Wechsler. The object
of the association is to bring the jew
ish young men of this city together in way
that will tend to their social and intellectual
advancement. Many new accessions will no
doubt occur at their next regular meeting, at
the same place, Sunday, May a. at 2:30 p. IN.