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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-17
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ROMANCE AND MURDER.
HOW "a Family Quarrel Revealed a
Murder OfI7 Years Ago.

At Morsanton, n. c., during a quar-
rel between Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bird. the
wife, in her passion, blurted out
statement which has caused her hus-
bands arrest for a murder committed
II years ago the victim being au eX-
federal soldier, Capt. Raphael Living
ston, said TO be from New York. The
developments disclose a romantic af-
fair with a tragic sequel. During the
war Capt. Livingston was confined
in the confederate prison at Salisbury.
He was good looking and intelligent,
and was seen by Rose Austin, the pref
ty daughter of the guard At the time
he was convalescent from a severe
fever and her woman's heart pitied
him. She gave him delicacies, and
the result was he formed friendship
for her which Tipeaed into love that
was returned. She dared not speak
to her father, and managed to effect
Livingston's escape. Before he left
for the federal lines he gave her a
ring and promised to return after the
war was over and claim her as his
bride. After the war was over Miss
Austin waited anxlously for her lover.
She wrote to New York, but could
hear nothing of him, and gave him
up for dead. She had declined sever
al advantageous offers in the mean
time. Among her most persistent
suitors was Alonzo Bird. He was
the favored one, but she could not
bring herself to agree to marry him.
In 1867 Captain Livingston appeared
in Salisbury, and he lost no time in
finding Miss Austin. Bird was told
that Livingston was her betrothed,
and he seemed to acquiecse. The
northerner was not in well-to do cir
cumstances, and therefore the we'd
ding could not take place at
once Suddenly Livingston dis
appeared and Miss Austin was made
to believe that he had desert
ed her. About a year after she
married Bird. Husband and wife did
not get on together. Yesterday after
quarreling with hia she stated that
Bird and two companions had muir
dered Livingston. and with the aid
of a colored boy buried the body in a
grove near by. The negro was at
once taken into custody and corrob-
GRATED Mrs. Birds story. All the par
ties were arrested this evening and
are now in jail at Wilkesboro The
matter causes intense excitement, as
the principals are prominent people
Mrs Bird is about 81 years of age and
very handsome.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-17
4 Chinese FniImre.
Wall Street News.


When a native of China doing bust
ness goes to the wall q Mandarin in
vestigates his affairs, and the result
is usually about as follows:
II find that your household expen-
ses have been S cents per day.
Alas oh mighty Mandarin, have
an exravagant family"
"Yeur rent has been 60 cents per
month. How dave you incur such
expense on your small capital2'
Il was in hopes times would i'm
prove"
And / find among your item OF
expense such thing. as opera tickets,
oysters for Sunday, and smoking TO-
bacco for your grandmother. No
wonder yeu have to shut up shop and
cause your creditors to mourn.
"Oh, mighty Mandarin show mercy
to an honest but unfortunate man.
Call yourself honest, when you
withdraw 20 cents of your capital to
buy your wife party dress' Come
to the temple Of justice. "
At the temple the creditors divide
up the assets, and each one is then
privileged to use a whip on the deb
tors bare back until he thinks he has
got 100 cents on the dollar.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-17
Fighting Weeds"
From the Cultivator

We meet frequently with this head
ing TO paragraphs in exchanges 1t
conveys a wrong lesson, as common.
ly used. Simple and quiet extermn-
alton is better. If weeds are allowed
to get a foot in height warfare is
then begun and carried on to an IN
definite length of time and the weeds
often come off victorious The usual
cause of this failure is in attempting
to cultivate too much land with a
small force. The result is an enor-
nous growth Of weeds, a choking and
diminution of the crop, and "a supply
of uoxious seeds to fill the soil and
last years. The weeds get entire pos
session in this way and the crops have
an unequal chance Hntll another plow-
ing checks them temporarily.
The remedy is a well arranged plan
for going over the ground once a week.
IN all hoed crops, sweeping the sur
face, killing all weeds before they
come 40. All this work is more than
paid for in the increased growth Of
the crops by this continued stirring
provided the right tools are employed
Take the corn crop for instance. The
pillow and the harrow viii prepare q
clean, mellow bed Of earth before
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-17
Cuban Troubles.

Havana advices of April II, say that
serious accounts come from the interior
as to the movements of large parties Of
bandits, and government troops con
tinue to come in. Yesterday battal-
ion of regular troops were sent from
Havana 10 VuIta Arabia, and for a
few days the coast in the neighbor-
hood of Havana has been occupied by
detachment of troops The govern
ment is apparently waking UP to the
situation. Private accounts from San
Domingo say Cuban refugees there are
possessed Of large amounts OF money,
and are preparing orlanding in Cuba
M combination with parties here.
This viii probably cause extraordin-
airy movements Of the troops. The
government, in spite OF all these facts,
pretends TO ridicule all reports OF a
threatened invasion.
News has reached this city that the
minister of the colonies has made a
new loan of $4,000, 600 with the His
psno Colonial bank Of Barcelona, for
account OF the Cuban treasury, pledg-
ing in return the daily payment Of
SIS, 600 from the income OF the Cuban
custom houses.
The Cuban treasury will have to
pay per cent. commission on the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-17

loan, and an interest of % per cent.
per annum. This measure caused the
greatest indignation here and added
TO the state of profound alarm and
general discomfort prevailing, as the
loan is the contract made with the
same bank in 1880, and considered
one of the calamities which brought
about the present state of affairs. By
Virtue of former loan. through
which the Banco Hispano Colonial is
realizing an immense profit, the bur-
den of which Cuba alone has to bear.
The bank IS already receiving $33, 900
daily from the income of the Cuban
custom houses. A petition. which to-
bacco growers submitted to the home
government asking that urgent meas
ures be taken to remedy the evils
which they enumerated as de
structive to their industry, has been
virtually rejected. An answer from
government is that they would settle
none of the difficulties. A perfect
panic is raging in the markets. The
merchants in order TO sell their drafts
have to submit to large loss on the
current rates of exchange which is
continually declining. Some large
houses canpot sell their bills of ex-
change at any rate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-17

A correspondent Of the Boston Her
aid thinks that tho time has come
for Queen Victoria to abdicate
in favor Of the Prince of Wales
'She is, and has been" he says,
for many years only a fgurehead
to the nation, while he does
all the work goes among the
people, and interests himself in public
affairs, showing great public spirit
and liberal views on all occasions. As
a soldier, as huntsman, as a royal
parsonage and q true-hearted gentle
man and kind, generous man, the
Prince of Wales has to-day no superior
in an Great Britain. Ny views 81
him are now completely revolution
lied, for / see him every place / 20,
mingling with the people, and evez
lately prowling among the slums ia
order to improve the condition Of the
wretched London poor. Deeds, not
words, tell III mans life record, and
the rejucdees which once existed re-
gardiug him are bciRg battered down,
and that, too, by his oFn unostenta-
tious conduct. And his position IA
the country IS rather trying when one
reflects on It. For he Is not absolute
King while he has TO act King practi-
cally, as il is impossible for him 70
shine only a. quiet English gentle
man.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-17
Kissed ON the High Seas.
New York journal

Detective Gordon was slumbering
peacefully in his coy Office IN Castle
Garden a few days ago when loud
knock at the door awakened him.
Come in, he cried out, and the
the next moment the door was thrown
open and a wild eyed immigrant
stood before him
well, what do you want2' asked
Mr. Gordon.
81 want TO have the Right Hon.
Sands arrested
what for3n
"Well, I'll tell the story, answered
the man. My name is Henry AL
word Baldewick, and I've got very
handsome woman for a wife. She
has kept me in hot water ever since |
married her A few weeks ago ! de
termined to come to America think
ing my wife would do better in this
country
What did she do in this country ?
inquired Mr. Gordon.
"She was always flirting. We sail
ed from Liverpool on the steamship
Greece. On board the steamer | kept
careful watch over my wife. She ap.
peared to be doing first rate and ! had
no cause for complaint. | used to
wonder sometimes why she always
insisted on our retiring at such am
early hour Sometimes we would re
tire as early as 5 o'clock in the even.
ing. One night ! did not go to sleer
as early as usual, and was very much
surpTled when ! saw my wife leave
her couch, dress herself and go up ON
deck
"What did you DOR
81 followed her, and when got on
deck ] found my wife promenading
up and down on the arm Of fashion.
ably dressed gentleman. said moth
ing, but watched and watched. Saort.
ly afterwards they seated themselves
in a lonesome part Of the deck and
the gentleman kissed and Rugged her
repeatedly y
What steps did you take them
~ complained 10 the Captain, bat
the man who so basely stole my wfes
affections was the Right Honorable
Henry Sands. a brother OF Lord Sands,
the proudest nobleman in the English
peerage. He is very rich also, and
has an income Of about IL, 900 per
amman
The immigrants wife was then
brought forward, and she proved to
be plump good looking young WON.
an, with mischevous twinkle in her
light blue eyes She was told of the
charges made qgsinst her by her hus.
band, and admitted that the young
nobleman had kissed her on several
occasions during the voyage
Detective Gordon told the immi-
grant that he could not arrest the
nobeman for kissing his wife.
Mr. Sands Indignantly denies the
charges made.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-17
CRISIS IN MEXICO.
The stores Closed on Account of TIN {
Stamp Taxa Riot Feared.

CITY OF MEXICO, April To-day
the stamp tax on wines, liquors, can
ned and preserved goods, foreign glass
ware, fancy goods, jevelry, fine lard
ware. boots and hats went into effect
The merchants had previously ar
ranged not TO open their stores to bus
mess this morning, and all business
establishments, excepting some TWEEN
ty-Rve, mostly small, remained closed.
Want OF unanimity disconcerts the
grocerrmen. The majority Of the
merchants are firm Efforts at a com
promise between the merchants and
the president have failed The latter
insists on collecting the tax at all
hazards. There is some talk Of lining
the merchants for violating the spirit
of the law. Minister Morgan is I'M
able to protect the property .af Amer
cans against the enforcement Of the
decree. All business is suspended.
There is great anxiety, and a rot IS
feared
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-17
RACING WITH A WHIRLWIND.
How n Railway Train Outran n Hur-
ricnne Roaring ON Astcrn.

A remarkable and thrilling incident
of the recent storm was related TO a
reporter by a person who was travel
ing on the train when the incident
occurred. The train was speeding
along IN the direction of Liucolnville
when all ON board were startled by a
roaring sound that cauld be distinct
~ heard above the noise Of the train,
and on glancing back they saw an i'm.
menSe whirlwind tearing along the
railroad track, following directly be
hind the train ut a rapid rate. The
engineer was among the FIRST to see it,
and realizing what the circumstances
would be shosld the terrific wind
overtake the the train he pulled the
throttle wide open and an exciting
race begun The whlrlwind was not
more than 500 yards behind the train,
and the anxious passengers soon be-
came aware OF the painful fact that ii
was gradually gaining upon them.
There we're several ladies on the car,
and they cried and carried on at n
terrible rate, while the men danced
about the car in their excitement,
vainly yelling at the engineer to put
on moro steam.
The race was kept up IN this way
for two miles, when the train was
turning q curve in the road AS the
wind strHck the curve it left the rail
road track, speeding its way straight
on through the fields. At the time il
left the track it was not more than
500 yards behind the train 1t was a
thrilling race aud all the passengers
blessed that curve from the bottom OF
their hearts
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-17

England and Wales under existing
laws, is 2,632, 223; in Scotland, 322, :
967; IN Ireland, 22651l. AS above
stated, the passage of the new fran.
chise bill will increase the number of
electors in the United kingdom by
1900, 600.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-17

The most expensive book ever pub
lishes By a single individual is Lord
Kingsborough's Mexico. 1t has
seven volumes, with 900 colored IL
Illustrations, and cost $500. 000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-17

A Paris lady Of twenty has been in
a catalaptic state for nine months,
showing no sign Of life except regular
respiration.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-31
ONLY M'AFEE FROM DUBLIN.
King Humbert's Friend And Her
Majesty's Major Murray.
Accused Of Bigamv in Marrying Commodore
Meade's Daughter, the Countess Won
Glutechenbrecht-Said to be Shop
man.
1New York sun. 27th

The clerical force of the Cooperative Life
and Accident insurance company, whose Of
fees are at III broadway, was increased in
the early part of this year by the addition of
tall, broad-shouldered 1rishman, with a full
black beard, rudy cheeks and hearty soci-
| able manner. He took care of the books OF
the company, and his fellow clerks were
proud OF him. He was known as Major Nigel
Murray, late OF her Majesty's service He
had military air, and the left lapel of his
tightly fitting coat was always adorned with a
small orange colOred button. He was in the
habit OF impressing strangers by pointing at
this button and saying:
'sAh! that was presented to me by King
Humbert of Italy, friend of mine It's an
Italian badge Of knighthood The King
gave it to himself
Then he would yawn and begin talking
about something else, which he could do
with good deal of ability. His reminiscent
ces of ferocious exploits and hairbreadth es-
capes in Italy and Algiers were githout end.
He made many friends, few of whom he
introduced to a tall, handsome woman whom
he represented at his wife. He was then liy-
ing in modest apartments in Harlem, and
this fact led his friends to believe that his
means were limited The majors friends
learned that his wife was the daughter of
Com modore Meade, L. S. N, and that she
had formerly been married to a German
count named Won Mutechen brecht.
In March last the major disappeared, and
his friends mourned for MIN. Active in
quiries were made for several DAYS without
success. The Sun printed on Aug. 16, de
patch from St Paul, reciting the arrest of the
major on a charge of bigamy preferred BY his
brother-iu law, William o. Lodge. Lodge.
SAID that the majors right name was
Thomas McAtee, and that while in St Paul
he had been known by the name of Gerald
\. Moore, a member OF the firm of Curtis &
Moore, dealers in notions. This somewhat
damped the ardor of the affections of Major
Murray's New York friends
Mr.. Lodge, the complainant against the
major is travelling agent, and lives at 13S
Bergen street, Brooklyn. Mrs. McAfee came
to this country from Dublin last June, and
went to live with her brother She was not
in last evening, but Mrs Lodge was.
''MeAfee Is no more OF major than YOU
are" said Mrs. Lodge to reporter .sHe
has never been in the army He is about
30 years of age, and for q number OF wears
was the manager of q music store in Dublin
Il was the branch Of an English store. He
was married to Miss Lodge in Dublin bv a
Catholic clergyman, in September 1880.
They had one child, which is still living He
lived with his wife about year and then
went to France-Paris, think. ! think he
went away after g defalcation in the store
which he had been managing. His wife has
not seen him since Shortly after this M
husband and came TO this country, and last
June MrAfee joined u.s. One day last March
mT husband met McAfes On jar street,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-31

Mr. Irvine is now close to seventy years.
His hair is white and he stoops a little, and
He has had peculiar and checkered life
was not born with q golden spoon in his
mouth; has found 1t pretty hard to even get
a silver one; 'has boxed the compass;" has
flown to ellis he knew not off, has fought
LIES battle tiercely; has been imposed upon,
and yet he is quiet philosophical, pleasant,
stepping carefully down the decline that
leads to the final end, and is quite willing
to cross the little bridge to the other shore
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-31

and after that he kept watch out for him,
intending to have him arrested for desertion
the next time he met him. Shortly after
this my husband learned that McAfee had
married again, and went to the majors Of
flee In New York. There he learned that
McAfee had married an American lady, who
had been Countess Mutchenbrecht, and was
the daughter of Commodore Meade. Then
my husband made search for McAfee, and
at last found that he had been employed in
Broadway office, but had disappeared. My
husbands business called him to St. Paul
about month ago, and who should he meet
in the street one day but McAfee and had
him arrested, and he's in prison now"
Mrs. Lodge said that McAfee's second wife
had gone to st, Paul with him and was
with him when he was arrested.
"They have had two Children" she said,
''only one of whom is living"
''Does Mrs. McAfee intend to press the
complaint against her husband?"
eyes, indeedn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-31
Rosabel Street, West side.
Hopkins Addition to St. Paul.
Summit Avenue North side.
Supposed owner and

Supposed owner and
description.
L Carpenter. Commencing on line of Sum-
NIT Avenue, at point 48 # W from intersec.
ton of Summit Avenue with w line of Port
land Avenue as described in agreement be-
tween w Carpenter and W S Wright, dated
January 10, 1872, and recorded December 8,
1878; thence SW'ly along N line of Summit
Avenue, SO IT; thence NV at right angles with
Summit Avenue, 100 3-12 1T to S line of Port
land Avenue; thence on line of Portland
Avenue 123 4-12 IT. thence at right angles
with Summit Avenue, 116 2-12 TT to beginning,
being part of block 90, Woodland Park Addi-
ton to st Paul.
E W Winter. Commencing on the My line of
Summit Avenue at SW corner OF land conveyed
by W Wright to Breckenridge;
thence Nelly along NW'ly line
of Summit Avenue 125 TT; thence at right angles
to Summit Avenue NW'ly to S line of Portland
Avenue thence W along Portland Avenue so TT;
thence SLY at right angles TO said Portland
Avenue 81 1T to point 80 TT from Ely line Of
this tract and $50 # from N line of said Sum-
NIT Avenue; thence ySE'ly to Summit Avenue
at point 80 it from beginning; thence 10
beginning; being part of block co. Woodland
Park Addition to st Paul.
j A Wheelock. Commencing at Sc corner of lot
g Driscoll's Subdivision of part of block 20,
Woodland Park Addition to st Paul; thence
Nelly along My line of Summit Avenue IS It;
thence My at right angles with Summit Ave-
$50 IT; thence Nelly along W line of land
heretofore sold by Marshall to E W Winter,
So feet to line of Portland Avenue; thence
W along line of Portland Avenue to NE
corner Of said Subdivision; thenceto beginning,
being part of block 20, Woodland Park Ad-
dition to ST. Paul.
Driscoll's Subdivision of part Of Block 90, Wood
land Park Addition to st. Paul.
Supposed owner and
description. Lot.
j A Wheelock, Except Culbertson's part )....
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-31
An End to Bone Scrapinr.

Edward shepherd, of Harrisburg, H., says:
Having received SO much benefit from Electric
Bitters, feel it my duty 70 let suffering human
ity know it. Have had running sore on my
leg for eight years; my doctors told me would
have TO have the bone scrSped or leg amputated
used, instead, three bottles OF Electric Bitters
and seven boxes BuCklens Aruica Salve, and nv
leg Is now ss1nd and well.
Electric Bitters are sold 81 fifty cents bottle
snd BueSlen's Arnica SSlve At sc per box BY
LAmbse j. BethIne.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-31
Sidewalk Assessment.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug, 25, 1884.

The Board of Public Works in and for the cor
poration of the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, will
meet at their office in said city at p. m. on the
9Th day of September, A. d. 1884, to make an
assessment of benefits, costs and expenses aris-
ing from the construction, repairing and relaying
sidewalks IN said city under contract of Geo. W.
Reese estimate No. 81 for term beginning April
/, 1854, and ending November /, 1884, on the
property hereinafter described fronting on said
walks and benefited thereby, amounting in the
aggregate to 4,S97.48.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-31
PEN PICTURES
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA.

tS51-Dr. T. T. Mann-Coming to st. Paul
"A Funny Event-Other Incidents OF
His Life-A Dry Land Eel-Married-The
Goodhue Estate-Persona1 qualities
Joseph Ford, Senior-First House at
Northiield-Mr. Ford Personally
George Irvine-First Leather Store In
Saint Paul-Real Estate-George as He Is
William H. Shelly-Indian Outbreak
A Narrow Escape-Shelly Himself-Then
and Now.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-31
SALTWATER NEWS.
THE GLOBE AT SALTWATER.

The GLOBE has established permanent Office
in the city of Saltwater, in charge of Mr.. Peter
Begg, who takes the management of the business
interests Of the paper, its city circulation, cor
espondence, etc. Communications of local news
and all matter for publication may be left at the
saltwater GLOBE Office, 10 Main street, Excel
sior block, up stairs, or may be addressed to
Peter Begg, P. o. box 1884. and will receive
prompt attention.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-31

VA q
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-31
"0UR LITTLE BOY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Stebbins, Belchertown,
Mass, write: Our little boy was terribly afflicted
with Scrofula, Salt Rheum, and Erysipeas ever
since he was born, and nothing we could give him
helped him until we tried CUTICURA REMEDIES,
which gradually cured him, until he is now as
fair as any child