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The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
Interesting Scene in Texan Court.

Alright occurred in, the district courtroom
at Fort Worth, Texas, which came near re-
sulting fatally. Young Stevens was on
trial for the murder OF DR.. Wallace ut
Mansfield. Henry Furman, leading counsel
Tor the defense, became enbroiled in
controversy with County Attorney Bowlin
They finally came to blows. The court
room was quickly emptied. Both men,
were undoubtedly armed and each one
waiting for the other to draw: ) lii the
midst of this confusion Judge Beck
man leaped from the bench into the
arena, As he did SO Lawyer Weare,
who is associated with Bowen in
the prosecution, excitedly struck the
Judge a very severe blow under the ear,
The court was dazed for an instant, but be!
ing powerful man, Instantly recovered his
balance, and knocked Weare down. + Turn.
ing his attention to the principal combat
ants, who by this time had clinched, and
were chewing each others ears and cheeks,
the judge commanded the jury to arise and
!quell the riot At the same time the court
seized one Of the combatants, and two jury
men another, thus separating them. Fur
man and Bowlan were fined $50 each for
contempt, after which thetcourt immedi.
}ately adjourned. The court did not fine
Weare. .-7GIstf ~ IN 81 $40 S'2t3e'::s
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
The Half-Breed Prisoners.

4 A Regina special says: Forty prisoners,
including Maxine Lepine, Alexander Fish.
er, Phillip Garneau, Guardepuy Monkman,
and White Cap, under a strong escort OF
police, arrived from Batoche and Humboldt.
Accommodations in the guard room were
Insufficient, and the majority will be guard
ed in tents at the barracks: :Riel has wired
friends in Quebec asking them to apply
for trial IN the province OF Quebec, on
tice, besides saving expense. He spends a
great portion Of the time writing to his
family and toshis council. He still looks
detected but is reported to be hopeful. as to
the result. Riel will be tried for treason un.
der the English statues of Edward III. and
amendments, murder under the common
law, or treason and felony under 81 VIC,
chapter II, sections 2 and 8. sss.,is-
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25

Mr.. Cannon, controller Of the cur
.rency, has prepared tabular state
ment in relation to the issue ofnation.
al bank notes and their redemption.
From this it appears that the total
bank totes issued since the establish
ment Of the; national banking system
4tos May IS 81 $50, O26, 215. These
figures Of course, include the notes IS
sued from time to time in exchangefor
mutilated notes. The amount Of these
notes now outstanding is 1913, 424,-
423, 81 decrease Of S21, 942,75O since
June /, 1884. 81 NJ; Z, 5, 81
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
Reported Damage to Corn, !.

The advance sheets OF a report upon the
corn crop Of Illinois, soon to be issued by
the department OF agriculture, shows that
the area planted in corn is much larger
than last year, especially in wheataections.
Insects have damaged the growing corn ser
iously in many portions OF the state,& and
the cold, dry season has been ;unfayorable
for planting and growth. TN
Aspecialfro Parsons, Kans., says: There
is now making it's appearance in this vicin-
ity q scourge equal to the grasshopper.
Large fields OF corn standing on an average
OF eight inches high, looking fresh and green
in the morning, before night became wither-
ed and dead. Examination discloses on
each hill myriads OF worms, ranging from
an inch and a quarter down to one-eighth
Of an inch in length. 'f 9sst " 4 .fsSS.'Ef ~
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
The Folly Of Leaving Great For
tunes TO Chill dren.

New York Letter in the Utica Herald.
S@SIt is often q question with men Of
great wealth what to do with it. II
they leave IL for their children, it gen
orally proves their ruin. Here, for in /
estance. is grandson Of John J. Phelps
who has Just committed suiciae. I
remember John J. Phelps as a splendid
business man, who pursued wealth
with an intense greed and left q half
dozen millions. Such instances i meet
one at every turn in high life, and wealth
30 often proves only the rapid way to
ruin that the prospect is often painful.
In this connection may mention that
Fifth avenue now contains two vacant
houses side by side which recall ii
history; Of atdisting uished family, Ore
belongs (by pnrchase) to E. D. Morgan.
and the other has recently become lis
by inheritance It was occupied BY his
grandfather (the late sex- GoYernor),
and still later by his widow. i The
grandson closed up his establish
ment and started on q round the
globe voyage in his yacht, accompanied
by bis wife and a few friends, and DUR
ing his absence his grandmother died.
AS she had no other descendants, the
house is left in charge Of a liousek eep-
er. It is sad to think that SO noble
pair as the ex-governor and his wife are
gone never to return, and there is but
little consolation in the prospective use
to which their wealth will d ) devoted. I
With the exception Of q fewlegaoies, not
equal to one-twentieths Of the estate, it !;
all goes to the present E. D Morgan,
who on his return will find the splen-,
did houses awaiting him, and also few
millions of spending money. Alas, to
think thatiwhen % young man lis loaded
with money it il almost sure to sink !
him. While ] young Ned Morgan has
two elegant ifuynis| ca houses in the
center of fashion, there are, OH the other
hand 65, 600 homeless wretches withinsa
stones throw. Of them, who are glad to I
find lodgings at the station houses. Il
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
What p'r7ua' RH ! the Trout Streams.
General R. q. Sherman in, the American Ang-

III ~ teI.. fjss2SS RS Il / f.fs
The amenamen 10 the game laws
just passed BY the Legislature IRE ia to
apply 70 fhastrout sections only; They
were drawn BY John D. Collins, Of
Utica, and are valuable. They are de-.
signed to cut off the murderols prac.
tice Of catching for number that has so
depleted our trout streams. The bill
forbids the retention of any trout below
Six inches, and also the taking Of trout
from public waters to stock private
pondsa practice that has kept the
West Canada from Wilkinsons down
stripped for many years. P ublic houses
near trout streams are in the habit Of
getting up atrout suppers" for guests.
Two or three boys are started out in
the morning. They return in the
afternoon with 200 or 800 year or two
years old, which are fried to q crisp,
and each guest eats; twenty or thirty,
and thus the stock Of Il the stream is
destroyed in its infancy. I was told at
Q place in Essex County last fall that q
certain great and pious5 person, whose
name is withheld, ca,ne there eyeryj
summer, and wanted the first thing a
trout fry. Trout On the leo eight Or
nine inches long would not do. He
must go out himself and catch 100 or
more three to five inch fellows and have
them fried, These he gorged heads,
bones and all. This is the kind Of fish,
ing that defeats the purpose of artifi
;cial culture. II Il is the large trout that
should be taken not the small ones.
When q Hout reaches the weight Of
two pounds or over he will destroy more
Of his kind in 9 year than he can pro-
duce. b sisy5 & No. III
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
Personal Gossip.

Chauncey M. Depew is elected president OF
the New York Central. -
Charles A.. Dougherty, secretary OF the
legation OF Rome, is resident OF Philadel-
phia, and son OF Hon. Daniel Dougherty,
He is very young and has never been active
in politics. ~ .'sia g1-:t a;5i3i
Ex-senator James N. Nesmith died at his
country place, Derry, Polk County, Oregon.
MIR. Nesmith was a senator from Oregon
during the war and one ofthe most brilliant
members Of the upper branch OF congress in
those times. He became insane some years
ago, and Tor several months was confined
in an asylum. He was liberated a few
months since, the opinion of his friends and
physician being that his reason was restored.
William L. Alden, consul general at Rome,
is about forty years Of age, and a son OF
William Alden, formerly principal Of the
Albany normal school. He is o journalist
and at present o member OF the editorial
staff OF the New. York Times. He is highly
educated, and speaks italian fluently. He
has visited Italy twice and has written sew
eral newspaper and magazine articles on,
the religious and political affairs OF that.
kingdom, for which he received the Thanks
OF both Victor. Emanuel and the Vatican. III
Judge stallo OF Cincinnati, minister to
Italy, is an accomplished German scholar,
and is OF German extraction! His principal
work. 1.-THE Fundamental Conceps OF Mod,
ern Phpsics, published in the Internation-
al Scientific series, is q work Of the very
first class in, its department OF thought, it
treats especially the very abstruse subject
OF the relation Of the physical science to the
metaphysical fields OF thought, which it is
the aim OF his thesis to prove instead OF
everything, underlie all physics. His book
is anti-materialistic and though Judge
Stallo is rated a nationalist, and possibly
in some quarters an atheist, the effect q
his work is that OF criticism upon bold
materialism, and a return toward theism,
or at least toward the doctrine OF thesupre
macy OF metaphysical over physical forces.
1t is regarded by many critics as one OF the
ablest metaphysical and scientific works
hitherto written in America. Judge stallo,s
position as 9 lawyer and a iurist is an er
cellent one g: w j3.@ %!
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
w. III Chamb erlain, the Ohio staff

W. y Chamberlain the Ohio statis-
atician, in May estimated the general
wheat crop at 800, 600, 900 bushels.
His June estimate is 27o, 900, 900, and
he says further: The wheat failure
is the most disastrous for twenty
years, and there is no use denyingit, or
letting the public down gently to the
knowledge oft" With all these dismal
estimates and pred Lotions the markets
do not seem to. sympa thize at present
to any great extent, but higher prices
raust Inevitably result from the di-
unfinished. yield. 53.s
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25

Bartholdi, the sculptor, has given
the following statement Of the exact
dimensions Of the Statue Of Liberty;
From bottom Of plinth to the top Of
torch, 151.1 feet; heighthi Of bottom.
foundation Of PEDESTAL above low
water mark, 10 fest; height of foundar.
ton mass, 52.1o feet; height Of pedes-
tai proper, 80 feet; total height 6f top
of torch above mean low-water mark
3O5.l2 feet He alphabetically denies
the story that the statue was original.
u intended for Egypt. if.;5 'f:E.. n
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
Bought q wife and Baby.

Henry lSauerbier, wife and baby arrived
at Cleveland from Logan, Ohio, and put up
at q hotel. The next day a burly Irish
man, also from Logan, put in an appear
ance, and had a conference with Sauerbier.
The result OF the meeting was the sale OF
sauerbier's wife and baby to Mcfarland.
The price paid was 500, Sauerbier
hung out at first and wanted more
money, but Mcfarland refused to raise
his bid. On the 18th, Mcfarland, the
woman and the infant returned 5 to
Logan, while Sauerbicr took q train for
Chicago. The deal was genuine one and Is
youched for by the landlord OF the hotel
who heard the trade talked over, and saw
the written agreement. 3';:jt 5lSs5
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
a1isoelianoous News Notes,

~
In both houses Of the New Hampshire,
legislature, voting separately, Blair received
q majority ot votes for senator.
The fashionable flower at Newport this
seasons the daisy Of the rare pink, red and
crimson, carefully cultivated Varieties d
The yield ~ wheat in California, it Il. ex-l
pected, WIN not exceed %, 600, 900 bushels,
or three:sevsnths Of last years. crop. The
probabili ties are that next years acreage
viii show q large decrease. SF
Tho Star publishes q letter rom Spencer
II Bayard, secretary Of .the Smithsonian
institution; Who corimends that all water
Tor drinking purposes unless known to BE-
pure be boiled Tor q half hour. HSsays that
he believes this COURSE would have diverted
tho epidemic at RI ymouth, Pa.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25

a In two or three states whose legisla-
lures have been in session nearly sir
months, theres:is bitter complaint Of
5extraVagant and useless expenditures
and Of unless legislation generally.
The people in these states, are eagerly
demanding either biennial or limited
sessions, as a partial remedy. q.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
Gen. Grant Removed from No York.

Gen. Grant Removed from NC1 York.
Gen. Grant has made the journey from
New York to Mount McGregorir niety, and
80 lar as the present is concerted the trip
had no apparent effect upon his condition.
Mount McGregor, is on the mountains,
twelve miles from Saratoga. He occupies
there cottage rendered by Drexel the bank
er. It is considered a very healthy loca-
ton.
The journey to McGregor was very fatigu
ing. A dispatch says thatwhen Gen. Grant
left his house in 9; New York he made no
effort to Lift his iest at all as he crossed the
sidewalk, but shuffled along as if it required
great strength to move at all, and leaned
heavily upon the thick cane he always car
ries. Speed was the main object Of the en-
gineer and he sent the train rattling at q
mile-a-minute rate almost Immediately.
As the train passed Gen. Grant made an
effort to speak to DR.. Douglass, who was at
his side, but failed. He seemed disappoint-
ed when he found that he could not be I'M
derstood. He closed his eyes and laid back
in his chair as motionless as II he was dead
until Saratoga was reached. The shout OF
the crowd in the station aroused him as the
train entered and proceeded slowly up to
where the Mount McGregor train was wait
ing for him.
Gen. Grant stepped from the car unaided,
and declining assistance, grasped the iron
railing OF the other, and pulled himself on
to the platform. The journey up the twelve
miles OF mountain road was the most ia
tiguing, part of the whole trip. 1t was easy
to see, however. that he was beginning to
feel distressed, especially as the heat was
intense. He showed no disposition, how
ever, to let Others know of his trouble,
and when the train finally stopped at
Mount McGregor station he walked
bravely up the incline toward the
house for q hundred feet or more, when he
had to give up and seat himself in chair.
DR.. Douglass, remained the entire evening
with Gen. Grant, who despite fatigue, was
wakeiul until 10 o'clock. His throat was
then painted with cocoaine, and he settled
for the night. DR.. Douglas retired to an ad-
joining room, though he has rooms at the
hotel, and the nurse was left to watch with
the general. y
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
HORRIBLE Confession of a Young Girl.

Chicago Special: Mary Kleman, girl in
Jail here, who has heretofore asserted herin-
inocence Of the crime with which she is charg-
ed, that Of administering poison to the fam
lily OF Mrs. Michael Frerers, her sister, with
whom she has made her home for n short
time Mt Rosehill, has now confessed thatshe
is guilty, not only OF the attempt made up
on their lives, but OF causing the death OF her
mother, father and another sister in Du-
buque, Iowa; her mother in July fast year,
her sister Lena in August and her father
Michael in March OF this year. She assigns
no motives for her crimes other than she was
compelled to commit them, and is evident
ly insane.
Y The girl, when seen by reporter, lay in
her cell in very excited and hysteric con
. ibid I kill my father, my mother and
Lena2n said she, reiterating the questioner's
words, while her eyes were fixed on the
walls. Il couldn't help it! couldn't help
it! Something came to me and made me do
Soon.she broke into q passion Of tears.
always loved my mother, but she was
ailing and kept at my side and whispered
in my ears all day and in the night:
Let her sleep in peace. Let her lie in the
cool earth. So I bought the poison, and 1
gave her o little at time till she was gone.
I was very,sad. I loved her, except when
it came to me. Then when Lena came here
1t pointed its finger at her all the time. So
I gave her d little, too, till it was all over
when Twas taken sick. I didn't always re-
member, but had a medicine for my head
that brought my senses back, So when
spring came and Thought father WASH livery
well, I thought he'd like to go to rest with
mother. When came to my sister I got
another box OF poison. put it on my feet.
It stood on the pantry shelf. I couldn't
help putting it in the soup. I don't know
why Ibid it.. There is nothing here to tell
me why 1did it. Sometimes there isl
WAS it to get the m oney that would
come at your fathers deaf h?n E2 $3.50
No, no; hated that money. spent it
as fast as could. cannot tell why. viii,
they put rope on my neck now and hang
me? Send for a priest that may confess
my SINS must have this load away; and
don't leave me alone. am afraid to stay.
alone. y ,7sss5 15y..,,s4s,1
Then she flung herself on the cot, weeping
piteously, and the matron stole in bearing
a bottle OF chloral and a spoon. Presently
q minister came and passed into the girls
cell, EH;J -s esssl345',lgii7 h
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
The BartholdI Statue In New YORK.
The celebration in New York harbors Of
the arrival OF Bartholdi's Statue Of Liberty

3 o . ri
The celebration in New York harbor, OF
the arrival Of Bartholdi's Statue Of Liberty
was a grand affair, A, report says: The
scene in the harbor was one Of the liveliest
description; nearly every vessel waved the
tri-color and the stars and stripes. When
the vessels that were to escort tho French
steamer Isere, which brought over the
Statue to Bedloe's island arrived in the
lower bay the water was swarming with
craft, and as far as the eye could reach
there were vessels without number. Every
sort Of vessel had been pressed into service.
Soon volumes OF smoke were seen belching
forth from the tunnels OF the Isere, her pro-
peller began to revolve, and she was headed
in the direction OF Bedloe's island. The
French man. of-war La Fore headed the pro-
cession. Soon her gunners opened the sas
lutte Of honor by firing twenty-one guns in
sixty-one seconds. Hardly had the smoke
cleared away from her deck when the United
States man-of-war Omaha replied with q
broadside. Then the Alliance and the
Fort Wadsworth Numbered out salute as
the naval procession passed. Such a scene
as was then presented has rarely been wit
messed in the bay. One hundred steamers
and yachts, with flying flags and streamers,
crowded with people, followed the Isere.
The music OF dozen bands fioated over the
water, while the war ships Numbered and the
forts re-echoed with booming guns. The
guests on the Alliance shouted themselves
hoarse.
The French officers OF the Isere stood on
the quarter deck, bowling to the salutes
which they heard on every side. All the
way up the harbor, until the head OF the
procession had arrived off Bedloes island,
the shores of New Jersey and Long Island
resounded with the crash ofguns. Itseemed
like q battle at. sea. When the anchor OF
the Isere was at length lowered and had
obtained a firm grip, there was more
firing OF cannon, blowing OF whistles and
shouting Of people. Bedloe's Island
was crowded with spectators Men
had climbed up to the top OF the pedestal
and seated themselves on the huge stones
The Alliance, after a parting cheer to the
officers Of the Isere, proceeded on the way
to the Battery, and the party went ashore.
Over two hours after the reverberations OF
the last gun had been heard the boat bear
ing the members OF the American commit
tee and their guests, the, officers OF the
French navy, landed at the Battery. = The
mayor, aldermen, Gen. Shaler. and staff,
the police commissioners and other civic
dignitaries were in waiting, and as Admiral
Lacombe stepped on shore, the mayor
grasped him warmly by the hand.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
Washington News.

CIV: Paysley OF Illinois has been APP
pointed inspector Of surveys in the land Of
Judge J. B. Stallo OF Cincinnati is claimed
by his friends to have the bulge on the
italian mission. Il TG22f ss,5 55.tt
Mr.. Cleveland said that he should allow
himself to 60 q fishing up in the Adiron-
dacks, either in July or August. s}5 5 4sg5
Capt. H. L.sHowison, one OF thu, most ac-
complished officers OF the navy, IL to take
command Of thenew steel cruiser 'Atlanta''
on Ang. 1. 81; T,rs,it I, -. a. ~
Sunset Cox sold his house and contents
in Washingto for $50, 900 and cleared s1O.-
600 by the operation. He bought the prop
erty two years ago. ~, %. ;; ss,511
Business is crowding 80 in the post-ofice
(departmentsin Washington that another
building has been rented by thegovernment
Tor the money order branch. ~ =. .s.s5.ft ;
The postmaster at shingesland, N. Y,
has heroically advised the postoffice de-
tpartment that he is an Offensive partisan. .
and currently has rendered his resigna-
tion. 81 81 L. 49, 8t'TfI.
z, Ivy tS@guuuGI6toOu iolIftG e4-NOugre6Bman
George A: jerks Of Pennsylvania, who was
rendered the assistant secretaryship Of the
interior department, has decided to accept
the Office. Fs5S III ts:l ~ -
The services 81 The two OF the older chiefs
of divisions in the commissioner OF customs
bureau, Samuel Med Donald OF Ohio and AL
bert Miller OF Pennsyl yania, have been dis
pensed with. ; j, Il
T. 8. Christie, postmaster at Nyack, N.
Y, Was suspended recently because charge
able with knowledge OF a fraud perpetrated
upon the government while he was assist
ant postmaster. 5ss5.59
Z Indian Commissioner Atkins Is going on
q long "trip among the Indian agencies, and
tits believed that when he gets back to
Washingto ton q good many Indian agents
viii loose their places. Ss;5
The secretary Of the navy has decided to
order :lroilrt martial for the trial Of Gen.
Smith, nnd the, detail forthwith viii be an
nounced in o. few tlays. Gen. Smith Is the
chief Of the burea Of provisions and cloth
ing, and is charget 18th gross offences.
Attorney General I'd. and decided recent
~ that Indians could mot bel ostmaaters
because they were not citt jzeps. The gquaw.
men Of frontier good -ier-nots who marry
Indians, then raised the question whether
they could hold post ffices. Mr.. Garland
decided the matter. sqlawi men cen sts
postmasters.
There are ut present $50 special agents
ipf the pension bureau whose term o. Office
WI expire on June 80 next, but the III APP
preparation bill allows their reappoint-
ment Tor an other year nit reduce ZION oi
salary from 81 900 TO: 81 "A 90. These mp:
Sp9intments come under the civil service
rules and il is not probable that tho entire
number will be reapp ointed S s,Si
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
Iors uniyersity E1s,roil.ss. !,

On account u the special exercises in the
celebration Of the twenty fifth anniversary
Of tho reoreanizat ions Of the state uniyer.
sity at Iowa City, an unusually large nun.
Der q alumni and strangers were In attend
sance. Chancellor Ross ado dress to the law
class WAS on the subiec ..T he Law SCHOOL,
Il After dIscpsslng the three modes OF the
study Of law, ntlIhel u: alone, in the law 81.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25

Mr.. Phelps, thenew Minister to Eng
land made a pleasant speech at the
dinner given by the Lord Mayor of
London to her Majesty's judges. All
the papers commend it as being in ex-
5cellent taste. Mr.. Phelps is somewhat
distinguished as q speaker. ~ = ~