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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17


New Orleans Special 10th Paul Morphy, the
world renowned chess player, was this evening
found dead in a bath tub at his residence. He
had been taking his daily bath, and it is sup
posed was seized with fit, for when his family,
alarmed at his long stay, entered his room, he
was found face down in the water dead He
had been drowned Morphy was forty-sev-
en- years of age, but looked older.
continually muttering to himself On every
bright day he walked on Canal and other prom
inent streets, always choosing routes most fire.
quented by ladies. In late years he never
played chess. Sometimes he was induced by
friends to seat himself at the board, but in the
the pieces, rise, and start off to attend 'sthat
great case," which was his mania. That he
had not forgotten his cunning at chess is evil
denced by the fact that during the recent visit
of Steinitz to this city, he carefully followed the
games of that player as they were reported by
the players, and criticised their moves.
Paul Charles Morphy, born at New Orleans,
June %, 1887, was lawyer. His grandfather
was q native of Madrid, Spain, and his father
was an associate of Edward Livingston and for
some years attorney general of Louisiana. At
ten years of age Paul was taught the moves
Of chess by his father. In two years he had
vanquished all the amateur players Of New
Orleans. In 1850 he entered St Josephs col
lege; in 1885, law school; in 1857, was admit
ted to the bar. In the latter year he defeated
all the best players in the United States at q
chess congress in New York. Returning to
New Orleans, Morphy challenged the chess
players Of the United States to play him at the
odds of Q pawn and move. 1t was never &C
copied In 1858 he visited England and France,
defeating Loewenthal, Staunton, Harriwitz,
Adolph Anderson, Riverre, Laroche, Journod
and Devincke.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

At the opening of health exhibition
in London, Sir, James Paget made an
address in which he stated that the av-
erage time of sickness among males
during the working years (from Is to
65) was 1,314 weeks-that is, q small
fraction more than nine days each in
each year-and in females it was q small
fraction more. The result was that
among males there was loss of 8 ,692,-
sos weeks work in every year, and
among females loss of 1859, 761
weeks. Thus we might believe that
the whole population between Is and
IS years old did in each year 20, OO0, 900
weeks work less than they might do If
it were not for sickness. No one who
lived among the sick could doubt that q
very large proportion Of the sickness
and loss of work which he saw might
have saen prevented, Or could doubt
that IN every succeeding generation
larger proportion Sill might be averted
If only ali men would strive that IL
be 20. OF the infectieps fevers, small
pox might be rendered harmless by
complete and careful vaccination. Ty-
phus and typhoid, scarlet fever and
msasles, might with proper guards
against infection Be- conAnod within
very narrow limits. So, probably,
night whoeping cough and diphtheeia.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

On the cali OF states the Following were an
nounced as members Of the national committees
Alabama, Henry G. Semple; Arkansas, g. ".
Fordyce: California, NJ r Tarpey; Colorado,
M s. Waiter; Connecticut, W: =; Barnuin; Iowa
Samuel Pasco; Georgia, Patrick Walsh; Illinois,
s. Corning Judd; Indiana, Austin y Brown;
Iowa, M M Hall; Kansas, G. W. Blair; Ken
tucky, Henry Y. McHenry; Louisiana, B z
Jonas; Maine, Edmund Wilson; Maryland, A.
P. German; Michigan, Don N. Dickinson;
Minnesota, p. H. Kelly; Missouri, John g.
Prather; Mississippi, 9. A Johnson Nebraska,
James G. Boyd; Nevada, Dennis E. Mccarthy;
Carolina, NJ W. Ransom; Ohio, W. W. Arm
strong; Rhode Island, j. B. Barnaby; South
Carolina, Francis W. Dawson; Tennessee,
Robert s Looney; Texas. Q; 7: Holt: Yer
mont, Hon. B. B. Smalley; Virginia, yyhn 8.
Barber; West Virginia, Louis Baker; Wiscon-
sin, william F. Villas; Arizona, W. K Mead;
District of Columbia, William Dickson; Idaho,
John Haby; Dakota, NJ H. Day; Utah, J. B.
Roseborough; Montana, W. j. McCormic;
Washington Territory, ]. A Kuhn; New
Mexico mot announced); Wyoming, n f.
Post
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

Hon. Joseph Furber died at his residence at
Cottage Grove Washington Co. Mimi, Thurs
day, aged seventy years. Mr.. Furber was born
IN New Hampshire in 1913, and came to Mime
sofa in 1S47, locating at Cottage Grove, being
among the early settlers Of this, the first agri-
cultural locality settled within the boundary Of
what is now the state Of Minnesota. He had
the distinguished honor of being the speaker
of the first territorial legislature organized in
1849, and speaker Of the last territorial legis-
lature in 1857. He was also a member of the
state legislature in 1858 He resided at Cot
tage Grove from the time he settled there un-
til his death, and was large and wealthy far
mer. He was q man Of strong intellect, sound
judgment and pure character, and was widely
known and respected by all From the time Of
its organization, he always affiliated with the
Republican party, and was one Of it's most
prominent supporters in the STATE His father
1S47, and his brother, s W. Furber; large
and wealthy farmer, still resides at that place.
He was charter member of the old settlers
society and was q regular attendant at it's
meetings from the time Of it's organization
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

The prohibitionists of the country as
semble on July %; and their convention
is the last, unless signs fail, that will
present this year candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice-President. Voting be-
gins soon after the period of national
nominating conventions is over, and the
series of impending state elections will
show to some extent the drift of popu-
lar feeling North and South. Alabama
votes for state officers on August A.;
Tennessee. on August Z; Arkansas, on
September, l; Vermont, on September
2; Maine, on September 8; Georgia, on
October 1, and Ohio and West Virginia,
on October IA. OF these States, Ohio,
Maine and West Virginia will naturally
attract the most attention as indicating
the rising or falling tide in the affairs
of candidates.
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The Empress Eugenie's Courtship. =.

Paris Letter in Boston Journal
There are some curious anecdotes
about Napoleon III in the Souvenirs
of Compiegne, recently published by
Sylvanecte, who appears to have been
one of the legitimist neighbors of the
emperor in the vicinity of Compeigne
forest. The same chronicler tells us
that Napoleon's fascination for Mademo-
iselle de Montijo, who afterward became
the Empress Eugene, dated from the
time when that sprightly beauty gave
him sharp horsewhipping. The en-
peror had invited Mademoiselle de
Montijo and her mother to Compiegne,
and showed them much attention
at hunting parties. one evening,
when the hunt came home late, Napo-
leon so enraged the beauty that she
caught up her riding whip and gave it
to him over his head and ears. This
soon brought about an explanation, and
in course of time came the famous let
ter in which Napoleon expressed his
desire to have Mademoiselle Eugene
to wife-a letter which the mother lost
no time in making public, and which
is now religiously preserved in the arch
ives of tho family at Madrid. Accord
ing to "Sylvanecte" the future Empress
WIS much prosecuted by Napoleon be-
fore he made her his proposal of mar
rage, and it is related that on one oc-
casion he was so enraged because she
would not grant him a rendezvous
asked for while they were out riding
that he put spurs to his horse and gal
loped away, leaving her TO find her way
home through the foreset as best she
could. The poor girl lost her way, and
did not reach the palace until 9 o'clock
in the evening, when all the guests and
the domestics were alarmed for her
safety.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

The Texas court of appeals has just
rendered decision which will attract
considerable attention. The jury in q
county court in the case of a prisoner
charged with theft were unable to
agree, and the Judge discharged them
without the consent of the attorney for
the defense. On the second trial the
prisoner refused to plead, on the ground
that he was once put in jeopardy for
the offense charged. The court over
ruled the objections, and the prisoner
was convicted. The Judgment of the
court of appeals is that the prisoners
objection on the second trial was we'll
taken. The decision of the lower court
was reversed and the prisoner liberated.
This point has been raised many times
before in other states and always over
ruled.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17
Record Of Casualties.

Jasper E. Sloan Of Clark Center, Oak, was
drowned in Rock river GAINESVILLE, Wis, while
bathing. His body was recovered. He was
twenty-one years of age and was attending
school
At Toledo, O., in four hours twelve acres,
containing twenty million feet of lumber, had
burned over. The losses are as follows:
Mitchell and Rowland Lumber company, $3.50,
coo; insured, $255, 600; Nelson, Holland & Co.,
loss $75, 600; fully insured; Kelly, $4,000;
fully insured; over $4,000 600 Of property
were jeopardized by the fire.
The painful discovery has been made that the
late W R Mcf4ill, president of the Cincinnati
& Eastern railroad, who came to his death by
falling from the door of baggage car to the
bottom of trestle near Winchester, has been
raising money by fraudulent practices. This
gives color to the theory that his death was a
suicide He had been in easy circumstances,
but since his connection with the railroad has
been much embarrassed
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

A paper in town of several thousand
inhabitants lately advertised for COM
potent boy to learn the printing bust
ness and only one boy responded. The
editor thinks that if the advertisement
had been for boy to become clerk
there would have been numerous re-
plies, and there is no doubt he is right
The incident is significant. It shows
that the prejudice against learning q
god trade $50. confined to the cities,
but is permeating the country, and that
the boys in villages and towns are grow
ing up to believe that it is more hon
orable to be q poorly paid clerk than a
skilled mechanic. Something is radi-
cally wrong when such theory is COM
ing into general acceptance.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

The Sultan of Morocco will not per-
NIT foreigners to acquire land in his
country. On it's becoming known to
him that an American resident was rent
ing lands for term of years, orders
were at once issued declaring that any
lease exceeding tho limit of twelve
months was to be considered invalid,
and further, when the Comte de Chav-
agnac, a French citizen who had pur-
chased cerain mountainous tracts in the
Riff county for mining purposes, endeav-
ored to visit his newly and surreptitous-
~ acquired estates, he was not allowed
to penetrate the district in which his
property is situated.
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p ersonal Paragraphs.

A new church in Cleveland, Ohio,
presented to the Wilson Avenue Pres
byterian Society by Mr.. Dan P. Eells,
was used for the first time on Sunday.
The land and the building cost about
$37 900. The formal dedicatory SER
vice have been postponed until the
fall. when Mr.. Eells is expected back
from Europe.
Lord Tennyson, who appears in his
old age not averse from explaining the
meaning of his words, has lately IA
vored an English correspondent with
light upon a dark passage in The Lady
of Shallott, Here is his communica-
ton: Little breezes dusk and shiv-
err may be taken to mean darken and
shiver-the light and shade playing up
on water in light that is fitful." Is it
not about time to start Tennyson
Society?
Lord Wolseley takes command of the
expeditionary force which starts for
Kharto UNI in the first week of August.
His old ieutenants, Sir Redvers Butler
and Sir Herbert Stewart, accompany
him, the former as second in command
Colonel Stewart will not be associated
with the duties he so ably carried out
in the Soudan, as the cavalry will be
under the command of Sir Drury Lowe
He will be!adjutant and quartermaster-
general. At the Service Clubs in Lon
don they are. anxiously looking out for
the official "tip,' as in the Tel-e l-Kebir
affair, of the number of days and hours
which will suffice to crush the Mahdi
and restore Gordon to his countrymen.
Gov. Robinson, of Massachusetts, at
a recent meeting of the State Medical
Society, gave his sentiments on the
women question. He said: "If a
woman can cure me, or any member of
my family, God bless her for doing so !
Why, who objects to woman joining a
fellow? If a woman wants to be fell
low with other fellows, let her do it..
One of the most noted locksmiths in
he country died in New York on Friday.
He was colored man of the name of
Henry r. Johnson. The son of free
parents, he was sold into slavery when
boy, but managed to escape and find
safe harborage in that city, where he
learned his trade. Johnson was instru-
mental in bringing many "cracksme n" in
to Justice, and was proverbial for his
honesty. He gave timely warning of
the Manhattan Bank robbery, but
his suspicious were secuted. johnson
worked in peculiar manner by sort
of instinct. Twirling the handle of the
combination lock, he knelt down and
listened intently, and after few repeti-
tions of this performance he was gen
orally able to form the combination
which would open the lock. He was
guided only by the click of the inner
machinery as the handle spun round.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

Lorain, Ohio, Planning and lumber companys
works burned Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
Edward Bruce, who was to have been hung
Friday morning at Washington, D. c., had his
sentence commuted to imprisonment for life.
W. L Lamb, of the firm of Charles Sherwood
& Co., proprietors Of the Buckeye tobacco
works, Toledo, was shot by burglar, and will
probably die.
W. L. Lamb, q member Of the firm Of
Charles Sherwood 4 Co., proprietors of the
Buckeye tobacco works, Toledo, was shot by q
burglar recently, and viii probably die Lamb
had seized the burglar and was trying to over
power him when he fired, the ball entering the
left breast, just missing the heart, and pierced
the lower lobe of the left lung.
At Warrensburg, Mo-, Friday morning, Billy
and Charley Hamilton assembled the scaffold to
be executed for the murder of Carl Steible, q
young man who was killed by them in q brutal
manner, for his money last March. Hamilton
is an ahas, Bily's real name being Ed Altman
and Charleys is Walskey. A crowd of 10000
were in attendance. On the scaffold both men
declared themselves innocent and accused each
other of the crime.
At Bozeman, Mon, George Woodson, q col
ored man, entered the LAclede barroom, and
walking up to G. W. McWilliams, formerly
Northern Pacific baggagemaster who was seat
ed in chair, and hauled of and hit him two
or three stunning blows in the face. He then
ran out on the sidewalk As soon as McWil-
iams recovered from the force Of the assault
he made his way to the door, and seeing Wood
son standing on the walk he drew his revolver
and fired twice. Woodson fell seriously
wounded
Atadvices from Cottonwood, Meagher county,
Montana, report lively fight on July 4th, ct
Lewiston, seven miles from Cottonwood, in
which three men were killed Two despera-
does known as s'Rattlesnake Jake, the terror of
the west" and q partner named O'Fallon at
tempted to clean out the town, the row COM
mencing with some half-breeds. Both des-
peradoes were filed full Of cold lead and killed,
one being shot nine times before he stopped
shooting. O'Fallon, after being shot, through
with Winchester fell from his horse, and
then raised himself, took deliberate aim and
fatally shot . man named Smith, recently from
0allatin.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17
A New England Meteorological So

A New England Meteorological So
ciety has been organized with headquar-
tiers in Boston. One of its aims is to
expand the capabilities of scientific
knowledge of the weather, SO that
changes of temperature and the ap-
proach of storms may be foretold with
greater accuracy and at longer time
before their coming. As every one who
desires, and can be of even the least
practical aid to the society, is eligible to
its membership, there is little doubt
that its workers will soon number hum
dreds, and that a good deal of valuable
information will be evolved, that is not
to be expected from the government sig
nal service as at present conducted.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

The number of persons in the United
States dying at an advanced age is slowly
but surely increasing. Among the
causes assigned are greater care in san
itation, decrease of privations and more
general protection against inclement
weather, and increasing opportunities
for social amusement, intercourse and
rooroofsop
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

ST.. PAuL-Wheat, No. / hard, 94(0$1. 90:
No. /, $40; No. 2 hard. SSc; No. 2, 75c.
Corn. No 2. 48c. No. 3. 46(D46c.
Oats. No. 2 mixed, Csc; No. mixed &c:
No. white 3Oc. No 8 white, CSC.
Barley, No. 2. Soc No. extra, 45c. No. 8,
4Oc
Bald Hay, wild, sz5o@sa so; timothy. % 50
Eggs, 1611@17c
MILWAUKEE Wheat, No 2, 61<o
Corn. No. 2. SOC.
Oats, No. 2, 30@31c.
Bye No. 1. Coo
Barley. No. 2. SIC.
Mess Pork, 4l6.50
Lard. 47.46
Butter, choice creamery, 10000; fair 70
good, 17@18c; best dairy, 14@15c
Eggs, D@l6c
oncAoo. Wheat, No Chicago spring. so,s
Corn. 491f@5okc
Oats. 2611@20c.
Bye. Gle
Barley. 02@64c.
Flax Seed. 3L6O0415L
Pork, 92l. 0O@90O0
sass:r; sss:$:.,. a1aalsss, dairy. l4ale1s
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

NJ de Castro will be married to Mr.. Godwin's
daughter Anna, July 10, at Roslyn, l. /
Major J: E. D. Couzins, just appointed United
States marshal for the st Louis district, il
father Of Miss Couzins, thu. famous female suf-
fragist
Before her husbands death Mrs. O, A. Bab-
cocks reason had almost wholly returned
Her monomania from the time of her seizure
two years ago was that her husband was going
to get divorce from her.
Mrs. LAngtry took East with her hand
some Chinese boy Of thirteen, the son Of
merchant Of the Pacific coast, who has en-
trusted his heir to the actress to be educated
Mrs. LAngtry stops ct the Woodbine hotel
High Bridge, until the 20th, when she viii
sail for Europe.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

Charles F. Washburn, Senator in the Mime
nesota Legislature, died in Portland, Me-, on
the 18th. He was the second son of Hon.
Israel Washburn Of Maine, whom he much re-
sembled in stature and complexion He was
born in Maine and was educated in the common
schools and academies until he went to Tufts
college where he studied two years but did not
graduate He came to Minnesota, and to Min
neapolis in 1872, where his mother soon
after died. He was q sufferer from
rheumatism, and had been in delicate health
from boyhood. He went to California for q
time, but returned and established himself in
general merchandising in Herman, Grant
county, in this state. He was elected to the
house Of representatives from the thirty ninth
legislative district in 1880, and served during
the session of 1881 with creditto himself and
honor to his constituency. He was elected to
the senate the following year, and was men,
Der of the senate of 1888. His death will nee
essitate the election of successor, as his term
of Office had not expired.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

Official returns of the emigration from
the British isles during the six months
ended June 80, show that it was con-
siderably less than during the cores
ponding period of last year. The total
number of emigrants during the last
half year was 80, 276, against ia, 4SS in
the first half year of 1883. The emf
grafton to Canada has fallen off in a
more marked degree than the general
emigration, the number being only
19, 1876 this year, against ~, 846 in 1888.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

Ocean fares will come down in view Of the
cholera, say agents.
The Ettleheld ranch, in Texas, comprising
IL, 800 acres has been sold TO Hon. @. n. Rodg-
err, Of that state, for 10O, 572 cash.
Marion Engleskundt Beading Pa, left win
forbidding the burial Of mon anywhere near
her grave. She made small fortune collect
inG, repairing and making UMBRELLA But
male descendants get none Of it
From Ill paYts Of the Northwest the reports
concerning the crop outlet continue exceeding
" favorable. Thus fsr not single complaint
has been made BY the farmers, end unless the
unexpected happens most b0u2aful harvest
II assured
The daily product Of paper Of Holyofs,.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

1t is said that thousands of Ameri-
cans are fleeing homeward on account
of the cholera scare in Southern Eu-
rope, and that a large number of en-
gagements for berths on steamers
bound for Europe from New York have
been contaminated
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

The prospect for good crops in the
Northwest continues excellent in most
localities. The recent rains have done
a great deal of good in places where it
was most needed. No man knoweth
what may come hereafter, but the pres
ent is full of hope of at least good
average crop of all varieties.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

John r. Shaffer, secretary of the
Iowa state agricultural society, reports
the crop condition of the state as very
promising. His estimates of the prln-
cipal crops for this season, based on
township reports, as follows: Wheat,
81 900, 900 bushels; corn, 800, 600, 900
bushels; oats, $4,000, 900 bushels.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

Some years ago preacher was on his
rounds in one of the Georgia counties
below here and at the conclusion of his
sermon he called on Brother Smith"
to lead in prayer. Imagine the surprise
of the man of God when fifteen mem
all Smiths--fell on their knees and
commenced praying. -Hawkinsville
News.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

just as man succeeds in buying his
wife two or three of the biggest dia-
monds in the market the style changes.
A fashion item says: ''Tiny diamonds
are now the correct thing among ladies
who are supposed to set the STYLE" It
is very discouraging. -Norristown
Herald.