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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08
Suicidal Congressman.

Washington specisl:-Representative vii.
liam H Culbertson of Kentucky shot himself
ct his room at the National hotel Wednesday,
and is lying in critical condition. Officer
Farrar was standing ct the corner of Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, when five
pistol shots in quick SUCCESSION rang out, ap-
parently from the window over his head. and
he rushed into the hotel, telling Officer Lamb.
who no met on the way, TO come along.
as some one had probably shot himself.
Tho clerks had not heard the firing
and the officers passed through the lobby un-
noticed and ran upstairs to where they had
heard tho firing As they were looking for
the room, the key turned in the door Of No
y. and Representative Culbertson stood before
them with pistol in his hand aud dripping
with blood. The first thing he said on seeing
the officers was: "Tm afraid haven't done
it, boys, I want to though, and will
Two shots wore found to have taken effect
IN the back of the head just below tho base
Of tho brain, both balls going through both
walls Of the skull.
The member from Kentucky is supplying
campaign ammunition to the st John party
by furnishing tho lawful example," His wife
was here with him during the session, but went
homo Immediately after The adjournment. Then
Mr.. Culbertson went down to Cape MAY, and
there he has been having protracted spree
He returned to Washington few days AGO.
and has been staying very quietly at tho M
tionsl hotel, trying to sober up Mr. Culbert-
son is . republican, and the fact that he was
elected in q Kentucky district is good evidence
Of his popularity. He is about forty-fiv years
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III .
A recent number q Dssesipavs America eoa
tains ths following valuable article o. govern.
on Of DakotA dnos ~ organisaHon oe ~
territory; 'sWiltam Jayns, 1851 %; Nswsou
Edmunds, ls6Soe; Andrew J. Fsulk 10000;
John A Burbank, 1soe-7A; John L Pennington
1s74-7S; William A. Howard, 1850 n. q.
Ordway was appointed In 1850, and his term
expired Hay a, 1854, but he held on I'll ths
appointment Of Gilbert A Pierce, Of Illinois,
June %, 1884 OF the ex- governors Ill survive
except Hon. William A. Howard, whose men,
highest esteem Of any citiscn Of do tori
tory. has ever had He was great In ability,
wise BY the best experience, and lofty In
character ~ he was Arm In action. He went 70
Dakota to end life Of usefulness, In forming
Z a. great community upon The best b:sis. and q
every relation. Ex-0ov. Edmunds romans Q
cid1ed Of Yankton, successful banker and
business min, and esteemed In al the councils
Of the people. He has served In several posi-
tons under the United States, and particularly
ans in negotiating important treaties. Ex-
Governors Faux and Pennington remain 10
Yankt0n In successful business
Among the secretaries Of the territory, H.
& L sgink, who died in 1850; General
September, 1873; and Hon George a. Hand,
who longest held that place and remains !
citizen Of the territory, were held in high e..
TEEN for their services and character; - II
the present incumbent Hon James H. Teller.
The chief justices have been Philemon
Bliss, now In Missouri; Asa Bartlett, now In
Kansas; George W. French, how in Maine;
Peter @ Shannon, now resident in Dakota, and
General a. ]. Edgerton, the present incumbent,
who was Late United States Senator from tho
State Of Minnesota
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A Change in Church sittings.

Philadelphia Enquirer.
A modern idea for making sinners
comfortable when they go to church is
advanced by q New York dealer in
church decorations and furnishings.
It is to have single chairs, such as are
used in theatres, substituted for pews
in our houses of worship. They are
already in use in the gallery of the
Collegiate Reformed Dutch church in
New York. He says in advocacy Of
his plan: Chair backs are more sRrees.
BILE to the eye than the staight lines Of
q pew back; they prevent crowding;
each chair has book rack, a foot rack
and a foot rest, and some have places
for canes, umbrellas and parasols;
they give better cash returns than pews.
Many who do not want whole pews
hesitate about hiring parts Of pews.
When church is seated with chairs
each member of the family hires q seat.
Single men and woman hire seats. Al
matter of actual experience churches
that have substituted chairs for peNs
hsye obtained permanent increases Of
income from the sittings Of from 60 to
90 per cent. That means, of course.
greatly increased attendance. People
who desire 70 BE- very exclusive hire an
entire row % seats.s
f y -
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In Evslyns Diary the following %.
ours, referring 70 . Dutchwoman who
lived in the seventeenth century: sTo-
ward tho end Of AngustI returned 70
HARLEM. They showed ~ . cottage
where they told usdwelt . woman Who
had been married to h9 twenty-fifkh
husband, and being now . widow, was
prohibited TO marry in fufure, yet Il
could not be proved that 80 had ever
made away with any Of her husbands,
though the suspicion hsd brought her
divers times to trouble. "-Exery Sat
urday.
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General News Items

Tho school census gives Chicago go 1885
population.
The Bartholdi statue pedestal will be corner-
stoned August 5.
Twenty-Five Indiana jails are condemned by
Cyrus 81. Mccormick left an estate, asinven-
tory shows, worth 100000
Indiana has s, $50 inmates of asylums. OF
these, 60 are insane and 331 idiots.
Roberts Dergho of Grand Forks asks Chi
rago court to save his child from a prostitute
mother.
Coinage ct the Philadelphia mint in July,
1,O00O 600 silver dollars. No other silver coins
were turned out
John Kimpel, q St Louis carriage manufac-
turer, made an assignment Assets, s45.gl55.
Liabilities not stated
Allen 9. Goss, president and manager Of the
Driscoll Button Machine company, Boston, has
failed The company is not affected by the
failure.
There were PAL failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreet's during the past week.
: y compared with ss5 the preceding week, and
with 16h 105and rs respectively, in the cores
u.
%, m Increase of IL.
6utt In attachment has been filed in the
United States court at St Louis against Azel
B. Howard, by the Wheeler & Wilson Manufac-
turing company for $1,000, alleged to be due
the company by Howard The latter was for
meriy manager of the company at st Louis.
william Zimmerman, an American from
6an Francisco, has arranged with tho Mexican
government for the establishment of extensive
ostrich farms in the northern part of Mexico.
Tho government grants him q concession OF
1000 acres of land, well watered and ADAPTED
to ostrich farming, together with other special
privileges.
Agent McGillicuddy has ordered certain
Z persons to leave the Indian reservation at Pine
Ridge agency for various causes. Among the
number are b. G. Clifford squaw man; Dr. T,
a Bland, the self styled philanthropist hailinp
from Washington; Todd Randall, squaw man:
8e1idents of the reservation other than Ind;,
-.ans Of full blood harboring these parties will
also subject themselves to removal
Thomas Bell, wealthy capitalist, will bring
ss 1000 libel suit against tho San Francisco
Argus and Alta. These papers published n
story that Bell, who is seventy years old, de.
fred children, and set apart $4,000 for each
child BE has been married seventeen years
end has now seven children. The Alta alleges
thAt Ill the children were procured from n
fE0andling hospital, and states that another
Npgaan claims one Of tho twins born last
syeAE
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CONVICTION of Dyaanitsrs in England.


London Telegram:-The trial Of the dynami.
tiers at Warwick was concluded Aug. l. Nc
Donnell, who pleaded guilty to treason and fel.
ony, was released on bail to appear any time
if called upon James Egan was sentenced
to penal servitude for twenty years and
Daily for life. Daly's defense was very able,
He argued that nothing had been proved
against him except that he had borne an as.
sumed name, but the queen moved about
under an assumed name. Why had he not a.
good right. He asked for justice, not mer-
cy. He was gratified that he was on trial
before Englishmen. There was no clap-trap
as in Ireland. The prosecution, hesaid, failed
to t. show that he joined a plot coerce
the government DAILY denounced the detec-
tives and officials of Dublin castle The lat
ter, he said, had reduced Dublin to the con
dition of Sodom and Gomorrah He admit
ted having buried nitro -glvcerine in q garden,
and that he had explosives in his possession,
hut commended that this fact did not constitute
treason or felony. DAILY was arrested in Lon
don April TO- When seized he had two infer
nal machines in his orercoat pockets, two
more under his inside coat and another in his
breast pocket He is an American. Eagan
was arrested the same day at Birmingham %
the accomplish of DAILY and also on the charge
Of having explosives in his house. Eagan was
previously secretary of the Wolverhsmpton
branch Of the land league. The arrest Of Nc.
Donneu was effected about the same time
Eagan and DAILY were captured.
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Married on Her Dssth.1sa.

Philadelphia special:-The dying request Of
Miss Jennie Freeman, daughter Of Superintend.
ent Freeman, of the Pennsylvania Coal Com.
pany's works at Dunmore, was that her lover,
Edward Mucklow, might be brought to hei
bedside 30 that their marriage might take place
Thursday they were united in the presence oil
the brides father and sister Miss Freeman
vino is about twenty five years old, is the vic.
tim OF consumption, and had willed consider.
able property and stocks to Mucklow, who will
now be able to claim it with husband'e right
The scene at the bedside was very touching.
The bride was propped up with pillows Hel
eyes were bright and flashing, her cheeks tinged
with the hectic flush of the disease which had
wrecked herlife. The groom sobbed frequent
ly. She became unconscious shortly after the
ceremony, and her death is looked for at any
moment .
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The sssu.tiou IA DAKOTA.


The condition Of the wheat crop in Dakota
has not changed since the last report From
the latest reports it is learned that the damage
by the storms in the vicinity Of Tower City win
reach 10000 acres or total Of 100, bushels.
This will not effect the general crop and ia but
as drop in the bucket. A special from 81
Vincent says the farmers Of that section Of the
Red River valley are now prepared to harvest
their hay, which is very fine crop. Wheat
and oats are fine. Crops are far in advance Of
anything that has been seen for years, but will
not be ready to cut for three weeks vet Reports
Of crops from Rolette and Cavileer counties in
Dakota are very flattefing. A light frost visited
that locality Monday night and the night before,
In some cases its effects were quite visible, but
1t was not so severe as to injure wheat or
oatA
G. g Barnes, president of tho Northern
Pacific Elevator company, in an interview,
takes rather conservative view of the situa-
thinks that farmers should be prepared 70 ex-
pect low prices for their product He draws
his differences from the fact that advices from
the wheat fields, not only Of the Northwest, but
Of the country at large, place the average pros
Rectivs yield At an even higher aggregate
any accident should happen to the fast ripen-
ing grain, an accident that would have more
than . local influence on the situation.
there might be reason to expect fair
prices; but Mr.. Barnes does not
look for aught else than generous yield, and
ready in sight In the vicinity Of Fargo. he
says the crop will be fair, but out toward Bis
march, whore last year there was great def.
cheney, this year there will be big crop.
There is considerable trust in the wheat
along the Winona h St Peter road in Southern
Dakota. and snlnt in doing n great deal ~ doy,1
age in the vicinity Of Big Stone and Nilbank.
With these exceptions, the crop is doing quite
well Corn is progressing rapidly, and will
soon be out Of the way of drouth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08

Sko 8oeto9 Uo36 Oo012 3OS 92Y0. n
In April I commenced taking Burdock Blood
Bittsrs, and In July was curedby thiAmediaine
alone. Tho stomach and bowels ssemsd The
nrstsctsd upon, after which Tfapidly improved
Ny appetite returned, the terrible sick bad
ache left me, the hacking cough gradually
sbated, and from tho Arst bottle could alssp
wall at night
! do not think there Il case Of sick head
ache Burdock's Blood Bissess win mot cure,
(they cured my sister, Mrs.. Tho& J. Haley, Of
this city, Those who saw mo six months ego
consider my recovery mirscla Twas no lesa
sstonished, and shall b pleased to reply b I'll
letters Of inquiry concerning my easa
Ma ADELAIDE OBxs,
$40 Exchange 81, Bunalo,, n !.
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Personal News Notes.

E n Kncx, the famous halter, is lying
quiteill at the Grand hotel in Paris.
Bishop Mclean Of Saskatchewan was pas
senger arriving in New York Tuesday on the
GallfA
Gen. John s Kuntz was given an enthusiasts
DC public reception in Tolcda, in honor Of his
election o. commander-in-ch chief of the g. A X
Thomas P. Cheney, superintendent OF the
New England division of the railway mail
service, has resigned, to take the pension
agency,at Concord, N. II.
The richest woman at Newport is the aged
maiden Miss Catharine Wolfe, who has 90, GOO, :
COO in New York real estate. She il paying
for the new spire on Grace church, New York.
Judge Pomeroy Jones, six feet tall, weight
$50 pounds, age ninety-five, Oldest resident OF
Oneida county, New York, voted for Madison,
and soldier of 1872, is dead at Westmoreland.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sattoris is at present Mt her
fathers Long Branch cottage, but will sail
next week for England foran indefinite period
She is described Us moro charming and viva
cious than ever.
John j. Lalo., known as prominent writer
on political economy, translator of "Roscher's
Political Economy" and editor of M encyclo-
p6ulA Oh tne same SuDJcct, mas peCOlue eQltOI
Of the Northwestern Chronicle.
Judge Treat, who was appointed to tho fed
erL bench in Missouri by President Pierce, is
visiting New York. He is tho grcat-great-
grandson of 1.-THE Pale Preacher described in
Hawthorne's ssTwice Told Tales"
: Allen Arthur was at Newport last summer,
and one morning saw girl carrying some
flowers. Mistaking her for fiower-girl, lto
called out: 81 say, you pretty girl, come here
and fix flower in my button-holo." The
young lady complied, and is now engaged
to him. She is Miss Katie Beach of New York.
Judge James NJ McKelyy died at his resi-
dence in st. Cloud last Thursday night, after a
sickness Of but q few days. He was born at
Pittsburg April ~, 1885 He studied law in
the Office Of 4. NJ. Marshall, in Pittsburg, and
was admitted to the bar in 1856 The fol-
lowing fall, 1857, he moved to St. Cloud
and established himself in his chosen
profession, the bar. He was married
ON the 14th day of April, 1861, to Miss Mar
gsret Darlington, Of ST Cloud, by whom he has
had six children. He was an officer of com
pany ], Seventh Regiment and was We nsn%asd at
sppointed ;-Sss me then newly created
pired he was elected to the position for seven
years, and was reelected in 1873 and 1880. In
Nay, 1888, he resigned and Gov. Hubbard APP
pointed judge L w. Collins to fill the vacancy.
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The 1ilb.as.d Dask.

Now, the duck is considered . par
icularly uninteresting and prosaio
animal. Yet venture to affirm that,
in point Of intelligence, social kindness
and sagacity, he is vastly superior to
the barn-door or any other cock or hen.
I have kept and closely watched
hundreds Of ducks;1 never saw them
fight with each other, nor ever knew .
duck the aggressor in . dispute with
some other kind Of fowl. But I have
witnessed some striking instances Of
charity and kindness in ducks. Let
one such case suffice: Among some
30 OF 60 head Of ducks and fowl I once
had . solitary little old bantam hen.
She became blind, or nearly 80, and
like other birds in that condition,
sGkulked" - it is called, i. e., kept By
herself In . dark, retired corner Of tho
fowl house, knowing instinctivsly
that her cruel and cowardly brethren
and sisters would persecute her to death
II zee appeared among them. Here she
might perhaps have starved but for the
constant and sympsthetio attentions Of
: duck. Twice daily, every day n long
a. the poor bantam lived, some three
weeks, this GOOD Samaritan in the form
Of . duck was observed to all her
capacious beak with from 20 TO 30
grains Of barley, with which she pro
ceeded TO the fowl house, and there de.
posted her store immediately in front
81 the bantam. Several memhers Of
my family q we'll - myself were
frequent Witnesses of this beautiful
Incident. Onemore anecdote is evidence
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08
would 10 1Eurdsr.r Arrest.a.

MsrshaIItoWll, Iowa, Special:-Jack Roy
nolds, who shot and dangerously wounded
Sheriff McCord July q, was brought in from
Council Bluffs at 8 O'Clock Wednesday morning
by sheriff's Barr, Stephens, Armstrong, Farrell,
johnson and Banks. A mob had gathered st
the depot but tho officers and prisoner werc
they were met by hack and swiftly driven 70
the jail, getting the desperate safely inside be-
fore the train got to the depot
Reynolds persisted in denying his identity,
whom he was told his safety from the crowd
o o. Z. depended on bis making clear breast
to be the man. He said, "If You're satisfied,
gentlemen, you'd better wait You NAV and
you're mistaken" Finally, however, he made 3
full confession, and gave an account Of the
shooting, and of his flight therefor.
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& n. b v: Gilbert Of Albany, Ga. under dass
has an eating cancer on his face which had
nearly killed him-everyone thought he would
be dead in short time e nothing seemed 70
stop the ravages Of the cancer. He CON-
menced taking swifts Specific two months
He was yesterday % far recovered - TO be
outat his work, and seems In fair way to get
entirely well.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
frea
THE swuT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 8, Atlanta
Go. l69 W. sd st., N. Y, and 1206 Chestnut
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Claimants under the acts Of June 8, to pro-
vide for the muster and pay of certain officers
and enlisted mon, and Of July s, 70 relieve
certain soldiers from the charge Of desertion,
eral for tho amendment of their records, and
having secured this, the second auditor Of the
treasury can take cognizance Of and act upon
Aclaims for pay. The intermedisHon Of claim
agent 10 unnecessary. .
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The Boston Transcript ventures this
remark: Find . box Of flowers grow
ing outside on window ledge in the
city business districts, and you viii gem
orally find lady cashier, book keeper
or waman employe Of some hind inside
behind IT," ,-,
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MARKET Reports.

a. 81. fAUL-Wheat No. ] hard, 13{0o6a
No. ], &c; No. hard. sc: No. g, 78cs
Corn, No. z, Sic: No. 8. 4G(04Sc.
=. Oats, No. 2 mixed, sc; No. 3 mixed. 28c!
No. 2white, &c.. No. white, 80
Barley, No. 2, SIC No. extra 48c. No 8.
Acc -'s' -
Rye. No. Q SIC
Bsled Hay, wild, $500; timothy, sl2oa
Eggs, 1Gt9l61Sc
MMwAU1EE-Wheat, No 2 6Ac
Corn, No. 2, SIC.
Oats. No. 2, white, ~.
Rye. No. ], 63Lc.
Barley, No. q, $50
Mess Pork, 416O0
Lard, $3.50
Butter, choice creamery, l7@lsc: f,sr "a
good, l69lSc: best DAIRY, 14@l5c
Eggs. i59l51c
o. gsasaacsAeo.-whsst No . Chicago spring,
Corn, 65@56c
Oats, 309Uhc
Rye, 621Sc.
Barley, N@66c
Flax Seed, S1.5294LSa
Pork, e16O0QS1500.
Lard, ez1h01a0
Butter, Creamery. l7@ls,, g; daiy, l4ea4,ta
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Sard A young man disappeared saoelly 1
IN days 6efors, and II WsS 6elisvsd ~ ISeS
wAs seducsd and IN their shAme b5A Killed
themselves
In Spencer township, Harrison county, Ind,
. gang Of twenty masked man, who belong 70
regularly organised band known - ths
sKnishts Of the Hickory Switch went to Tie
house Of Mrs sa!lie Upton, widow q mid
night and taking her from her bed, tied her 70
q tree near her residence and gave her most
cruel beating with hickory switohea The
wonlan's shrieks for mercy were heard .
quarter Of mile away. The occasion for
tho outrage was the fact that the woman Was
suspected Of being unchasta
During tho past three months number Of
horses have been poisoned near Taylorville,
warrick county, Ind, and areward was offered
for the detection Of the criminals John L
Bethel obtained evidence showing that the
guilty parties were John Ingram and Jacob
Spradley, who were arrested, with two daugh-
ters Of the lattcr Ingram gave bond and left
in which to leave. Wednesday morning Beth
ell was found dead in the streets Of Taylors-
vile, evidently murdered, aud it il thought the
crime was committed by either Ingram or
SpradlW.
A young man about twenty 1.-TWO years old en-
tered the foot-rule factory in Chicago Tuesday
afternoon and asked permission to use one Of
the fires. He was told to so ahead, and second
later the young man tore open . package and
exhibited an assortment of silver ware Of vsri-
GUS designs He hcaped big ladle full Of sill
melt them down. The factory hands became
suspicious, and called an officer, and the young
man was made prisoner. Between twenty
and thirty pounds Of silver was found on him
rolled up in ball. He was recognized "
Dave Winter, 3 noted housebreaker. Some OF
the articlcd wero recognized as having come
from tho residence Of II H. Shufeldt Of Geneva
Lake, and Charles Northrup of Racine, Wis,
whose houses were robbed few weeks since.
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aava Up - DIE.

Buffalo, N. T., Oct 2, 1852
had for2 years been troubled with terrible
sick headaches and horrible cough Nyskin
turned 70 yellowish hue. Isunered. TIE mast
excraJiisiiliX pain OF the bowels; snaall, dry,
irritating humors broke out over my 9aos; my
stomach would not retain the simplest food;
vomited great quantities. Of Offensive. grssnish
mucous.