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A person in Florida who desires to
open saloon must Erst obtain the writ
ten consent of two-thirds of the regis
tered voters in the precinct in which the
saloon is to be opened, and obtain IL
cense from the city, county, State, and
United States, costing in all 5000. In
one of the county seats, the saloons,
some time ago, were clos ed for two
months, for want of funds and the nec-
essaryencour agement of the voters.
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LESS DEATHS; MORE BIRTHS.

Statistical Account of the Birth and Death
Rates in Minnesota for tho Year 1888
Comparisons With 1882.
Commissioner OF, Statistics Nordin has pre-
pared the appended table, by counties, of
births and deaths in Minnesota during the
year 1883. Comparison with the figures Of
the previous year show an increase in births
Of some five thousand, and decrease IN
deaths of about one thousand 1--WE hundred
The totals for the two years are as fol-
lows: Births, 1882. 27, ,5O4; 1883. 32.111.
Deaths, 1852, 12,39S; 1888, lO,704 The
tables are as follows:
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Assurance has been given, on the au.
thority Of the government engineer,
that the Canadian Pacific Railway will
be completed by November l, 1885.
The company's engineer promises that
the work will be done month or two
earlier. Perhaps it would be safe to
say that by the end of next year the
road will be open from Montreal 10 the
Pacific ocean, distance of 2,S95 miles,
of which 1895 have been already built
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Columbus Wells, carpenter committed sui
eide at Minneapolis by taking strychnine
At Minneapolis Won Hessen and Smith, al
legged to have robbed Andrew Berg Of $500
were held to bail
A daring attempt was made by incendiaries
to burn the city hall of Atlanta, Ga, which
contains records involving &c, ,OO0, 900
L D. Richardson, Chicagoan, commission
or of the Ohio river pool, was robbed in hotel
at Indianapolis, Of money and valuables to the
amount Of ,O00
The second mate and boatswain Of the ship
J. F. Chapman, from San Francisco, have been
arrested at Liverpool on char ye Of causing
the death Of seaman named Jansen.
Edward Cuttings, aged twenty Ave years, was
sentenced at Baltimore to the penitentiary for
FIVE years for arson, and died the same night
at Z O'Clock. Cuttings was carried by two
sheriffs into the court room, and he had to be
supported while Judge Phelps sentenced him
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Nevada has proved to be q rotten
borough. It's populations is steadily
dwindling. The Carson CNev.) Tribune
estimates that there are now not more
than $4,000 voters in the State. In
1880 the total vote was 1851. Only
one county has 8, 900 voters, and of all
the others only three have voting
population in excess of 1000 each.
One county Is credited with 200 voters
only, and there are five counties whose
combined vote will not exceed $500,
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Robert Morris. formerly Of Kentucky, was
recently, in New York, crowned the 'poet lau-
reate" Of Freemasonry.
Leave Of absence six months, on . surgeons
certificate of disability, with permission to
leave the department of Dakota, is granted
Capt Louis q. Sanger, Seventeenth infantry
''Mrs. Howgate, the wife Of the fugitive,
says Washington telegram to the Boston
here, and Miss Ida Howgate, his clever daughter
is an instructor in q military academy at
Cleveland"
Rev. T. B. Fuller, bishop Of Niagara, died
Wednesday morning. Several days ago he ac-
:identally ran three-cornered file into his
hand. At first the wound did not give much
trouble, but in q day or two after 1t festered
and gangrened. Blood poison set in, from the
effects Of which he died
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The papers abound in cabinets for
President Cleveland, but es yet only
one name is mentioned, that of Senator
Thomas Bayard-which is sure te stand
for one member-probably In the posi-
tion of Secretary efthe Treasury.
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1lasOol1aneous News Notes.
Secretary Hart reports $244, ,583 expended on
Minnesota paupers during the past year.
The indebtedness of W. l. Dickey & Co.,
of Minneapolis is III, 900; assets, $l5,240
.iker Co., oil dealers, has assigned to Samuel
Powers.
Else Banker of Peekskill, N Y, aged eighty
five. surprised his children by bringing home
q bride, formerly Widow Dunscomb, aged
forty five.
Committees from St Paul and Minneapolis
have agreed upon site for Union Fairs, mid
way between the two cities, and accessible with
all the railroads
The report of the state salt inspector shows
the salt product of Michigan for the year end
ing Nov. 30, 1884, was ., ,252 175 barrels-she
largest in the history Of the salt manufacture
n the state.
AtBuffalo, N. Y, Riegel Robinson, clothiers,
made general assignment to George Rosen-
berger Of Rochester Liabilities, &12O, COO
stock and assets foot mp $10O, ,0000; preferred
claims, @54, 600.
The alatial residence Of GeorgeO Buchanan
It Louisville was recently the scene Of an auc-
tion sale Of furniture in the interest Of the
trust company, while the unfortunate family
still occupy rooms IN the house. M
Notwithstanding the general complaint Of
nard times, and the talk concerning depression
in trade, no loss than 8S1 new business con-
Germs have come into existence in St Paul
during 1884 Tho number for 1883 was SOB
The woman, Margaret Porter, whose skele-
ton was supposed TO have been found In cleft
of rock near Bellsire, Ohio, has turned up
alive. She left home mysteriously twenty
years ago, and has lived - domestic ever
since.
Richard Bracken, IN Irish Nstionalist living
1t Philadelphia, who recently inherited nearly
one million dollars by the death of m uncle il
Brazil, has contributed 900 600 sto be scientif
heart Of England
; The Duluth land oflco, since the gold excite
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Northern Pacific earnings for the second
week in December were $l9S, Isl, an increase
as compared with last years corresponding
week.
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Colorado was admitted to the Union
August l, 1876. Its population, as Civ
en- by the United States census OF 1880
8 194. 1877,
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The burning Of the Catholic orphan asylum
at Brooklyn Thursday night proves to have
been more terrible affair than at first report
ed Search brought to light no less than thir-
teen bodies Of children burned to death, and it
ls thought that more remain In the ruins.
Hundreds Of children In the asylum were
tenderly protected against an harm, except
that which could hsve been easily guarded
againt-fire There was very large water
hydrsnt in the yard with four butts, but there
WAS no hose in or about the building nor any
other means Of extinguishing fire, 80 what be.
gun in trivial accident ended in an awful
tragedy. The great trouble the fremen had
to encounter wss the manssrd roof on the en-
tire main structure, built of wood, allowing
free access to the flames It acted simply % .
dua All efforts Of the hremen wore futile in
their attempts to combat the flames The gates
were also looked and young mon Of the neigh
borhood who saw the 6re drst had to burst
open the gates with rsmming iron before
they could get in
The upper stories Of the asylum were divided
into dormitoyies by stud and lath partition
wallis The flooring and wainscoting were OF Z
yellow pine, and the space between the ceiling
and slate roof was not filed in, 80 that the firt
rapidly made its way along the upper hoor
There were no dividing walls Of brick at sny
point on thus door.
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MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
POINTS ABOUT THE -PAUPERS.

A Comparlson >Rstwesn Fxtravaganc md
Economy = Expsnditares in Minnesota
couNtics with More Than $4,000 Popula.
ton. .-
Secretary Hart has prepared the following in.
teresting table Of average expenditures for pau
travAgsnt counties. Although. local pirrum.
stances may be m exHuse N aonnc counties, as
rule aA sAQeuditafe OF over 80 cents per capits
of popnNation may be considered extravagant
plies q probable niggardliness. The tables are
as follows:
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Caring for Sick Paupers.

Secretary Hart has completed his statistics
of the expense of hospital care of paupers.
Goodhue and Ramsey alone have county hospi-
tails. The latter is good institution, and &C
commodated last year daily average Of thirty
eight patients at an average cost OF $5 81 Per
week, including medical attendance. The
Goodhue county hospital is just opened:
Minneapolis city patients are cared for at
five different hospitals, St Barnabas,
College, Sisters, Homeopathic and North
western Last year the city had an aver
age of thirty two, patients. at an average
Bf IS. 80 per Week, besides ttiedicM attendance
furnished by the city physician Washington
county pays the saltwater hospital a gross
sum Of sl65 per month for board and care of all
county patients The county furnishes tnedi-
cal attendance St Louis county pays 81 day
for board and care of each patient at st. Luke's
hospital, Duluth, the county providing medl-
cal attendance, but not undertaking TO pay
more than s5e per month for any one patient
Clay county pays 81 day, and Cottonwood
and some other counties Is cents.
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The cotton crop of Egypt is one Of the larg-
est ever raised, and will probably exceed g..
25O, 600 cantarA
The bishop Of Meath has been elected Arch,
bishop Of Dublin In place of Archbishof
Trench, resigned.
his reported that louis Kossuth, tho Hun
Earian patriot, has died at Turin, where he has
lived the past twenty years.
Sir John Macdonald opposes an imperial alli-
1ace between England, Canada and Australia;
Also annexation to the United States.
The pope has written letter to Cardinal
Parrochi, strongly denouncing the divorce bill
now in Italian chambers.
The Pail Mall Gazette, commencing on ths
proposed Nicaragua treaty, says Granville op-
posed the attempt of Secretary Blaine 70 arnyl
the Clayton -Bulwer treaty, and it - hardly
likely that Granville Will assent to the proposa.
new. The 81 james Gazette SAYS the powers
how assembled at Berlin lave obviously stake
in the proposed Nicaraguan canal and they are
likely to cooperate with England to oppose
the project In that case they would find .
strong auxiliary force opposing America
which would make it difficult for that country
to carry out the project.
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A Fatal Recogllition.

At8o'clock last Thursday evening fartne.
named Harrington, living tws miles fron
Geneva, Ohio, was called to the door BY .
kneck, and opening it, was confronted by !
masked man, who sighted along the barrel Of
4 revolver and demanded, 81 want your mon
ss." Harrington took a small sum from hip
pockets and handed it to to the robber, who
took it and cried, sIhat is not all l want the
balance" At that moment the handkerchief
fell from his eyes, and Mrs. Harrington, stand
ing near exclaimed, "Oh, l know him" ''You
do, do you?,' shouted the ,rtfiap. Take that
then p and be fred, the killet going through
her shoulder She ran out of the house
to neighbor's for help, returning
with friends. Evidences of desperate strug-
gle were found in the house, and Harrington
lay dead on the floor with bullet hole in hla
forehead Mrs. Harrington recognized the
murderer ~ 4 fellow named Teck, who lived
two miles from the farm. Citizens are scour-
ing the country for him. Lewis Webster has
been arrested on a,charge for numbering Perry
Harrington He was the man recognized by Mrs.
Harrington, but whose name was first gwen az
Peck. The prisoner is dissspated young fel'
low, belonging to respectable family.
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Extreme cold weather and strong winds were
reported Friday night from oil patts in New
England At Mount Washington thS ,.weaths,
/. The most severe sinsSs, Is7& The mercury
Is frpssn, but the ,m,nimuM Registered by the
spirit. thermometer il ~ below zero and still
falling. "A northwest hurricane, with an est.
mats velocity Of over one hundred miles an
hour, prevailed 1t is impossible to obtain the
exact velocity, % the thermometer Is blowr
away. and cannot be replaced until the wealth.
or moderates. In Boston the thermometer
registerod5 1-2 deg. below zero at IL. The
velocity Of the wind is eleven miles an hour
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mont began, hAa been / scehe Of the greatest
interest Most Of fhe time for .tthe. last few
dAys it has been Allied with men Of all classes
md modes OF life, examining maps, locating
lands and buying thems cr taking up home
steaaA
: Congregational ministers In Chicago are
taking measures to prohibit the ''opsn aud
shameless, theatrical iadvertismartss IN that
city Immodest and. indsreft pictures, they
deolare,yNks displayed in show windows, on
tsncsE, walls and bill boards, appealing to tho
basest passions Of al classes
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Counties spending more Counties spending less
than SOC per capita of than l2c per capita Of
population. ~ population
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Village iaoor3oration, Law unoonstitu'
honai.

The following Is syllabus Of decision Of
the Snpremecourt Of Minnesota: The State o,
Minnesota ex rel. F. W. Luly, respondent, vs..
Orlando Simons, respondent Syllabus: Chap
tor seventy three, General Laws 1889, provides
for the incorporation of villages upon petition
to the Judge of the district court may proceed
Q hear proof for or against the incorporation,
and take snoh evidence as it shall deem heces-
Barry, and that il the court after such hearing,
il satisfied .'that the lands embraced in such
petition Or any part thereof ought to be included
in said proposed village, and tina, the in.
terests of the inhabitants will be promoted
thereby it shall make all order declaring that
such territory, the boundaries Of which shall
be therein set forth by metes and bounds, and
which may be diminished or enlarged by such
court from the boundaries specified in the ap-
plication, as justice may require, shall be an
incorporated village" Held: That this act is
unconstitutional, for the reason that it assumes
to delegate legislation powers to the district
court, : tribunal not authorized under the con-
stitution to exercise such powers That writ
of prohibition will lie against judge of the dis
tri6t eBurt assuming to exercise such powers
Under this act Let the writissue.
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=, ounRfNS ExrEND1TuREs ~,r ,.
Current eFpanditnxesefOr panper SUPPORT IN
counties of MinnHsota reporting above $4,000
population, for the year ending September 30,
1884:
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that time. One was Geu years Jellor-
sons wife and in that period had six
children by him before she died in 1852.
It is said that she was much courted, and
two of Jefferson's rivals met on her
doorstep day OF two before the latters
eng agement. They heard sounds of
music within and soon found that JEFF
ferson was singing o love song to the
young widow while she played an ac-
compartment on the harp. They con-
cluded not to press their suit, and left
with their love untold.
Dolly Madison's parents were Virginia
Quakers, who freed their slaves and went
to Philadelphia to live. Here at nine
teen, Dolly, demure Quakeress, mar
ried John Todd, Quaker lawyer, who
died when she was twenty-three and
left her pretty widow. In less than y
wear she married again, and this time A
Mr.. Madison, who was q member ol
Congress. She was thirty y-seven years
old when her husband became Presi-
dent, just two years younger than Miss
Frelinghusyen is now.
Andrew jackson is the only other
President who marrieda a widow His
wife's first husbands name was Rob
ard's, and she was only sixteen years
old when she married him. Robard'
was jealous fellow and of an exceeding
ly ugly disposition. Rachel Robards
separ ated from him and got what boil
Jackson and she thought was valid di'
vorce before she was married to Jackson
She was about twenty-five years old a
this time. and the circumstance:
of their union created no general re
mark over the country. Nevertheless
almost forty years later during th'
campaign for the Presidency, the mat
Ter was dug up andit was charged tha
Jackson had married her before sh'
was legally divorced from Captain
sobards. The story is too long to re
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from the Coteaus, 25 miles southeast, was found
% mould, from which dog sitting on his
launches was produced. 1t resembles the IN.
clint idols of Egypt and shows evidence of great
age and perfect workmanship 1t is thought
to be the work of mound builders, and will be
sent to the Now Orleans exposition
The Northern Pacific bridge across st, Louis
bay, between Duluth and Superior, whom com
pleted will be one of the greatest railroad
ono mile in length, and will be composed o.
three Sections. The draw will be 346 fee
long, the fixed truss span 100 feet, and thu
pile bridging 4,29O feet making the tota
length A, ,698 feet
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A Chicago Irishman Makes His Way to Os-
man Dignas Camp.

LONDON, March 27.-The Egyptian govern
ment is informed that an American Irishman,
name not known, started from Chicago, in JAN
uary last, to assist the Soudanese in their war
fare against the British troops. He sailed from
New York in January, and went from France
to Ceylon, where he remained some time, and
had several long interviews with Arab Pasha,
the exiled leader of the Egyptian uprising of
1882 He obtained credentials from Arab
Pasha commencing him to Ell Mahd and his fol-
lawers, and he has now made his way to the
camp of Osman Digna near Suakim."
The Coolies at Suakim have struck for higher
wages. 1t is feared they have been led to take
this stand through the influence of the rebels
Agents of the rebels have repeatedly cut the
telegraph wires The enemy have fear that
these connect with hidden mines.
1t is believed 5000 Turkish troops will be
sent to Suakim as soon as General Graham has
succeeded in crushing Osman Digna This will
enable England to withdraw the Guards from
Soudan and send them to India.
Some shots were fred by Arabs into the zeraba
last night, but without causalities. General
Graham will advance as soon as the transport
system is completed.
Advices from Kassala to the 9th inst, state
t, at the garrison is still resisting 1t is reported
that negotiations with view to an attempt to
relieve the garrison with the Italian troops at
Massowah, are in progress
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EXECUTION OF NEAL.
Hanging of the Last of the Ashland Mur-
derers, at Grayson, Ky.

GRAYsoN, March 27.-Wiliiam Neal, the last
of the Ashland murderers was brought here last
night from Mt Sterling, for execution. Large
crowds greeted him at each station. He was
firm and composed, and maintained his inno-
cence to all of the many who visited him. He
ordered eggs, bacon and coffee for supper, break
fast and dinner, and refused the attendance of
minister until this morning. At o'clock he was
taken to the gallows, where large crowd was
waiting to witness the execution. He
was escorted by one hundred guards, armed
with double barreled shotguns and pistols. Neal
ascended the scaffod with great composure. He
said:
II say to one and all that you all know this is
no place to tell a lie. stand here to-day to
suffer for a heinous crime which did not com
nit. and at one day my innocence will be estab.
lished beyond doubt | bid you one ~, and dan all
cent Into Thy hands commit my soul. am
innocent"
The last words were spoken just as the drop
fell. He was pronounced dead in ten minutes.
None of his relatives were present
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AN INSURANCE BREAK.
Trouble Between the Agents at Chicago-Re.
duction of Rates Predicted.

CHICAGO, March 27.-Trouble has arisen
among the insurance agencies here which threat
ems general cutting of established rates. There
are two insurance bodies here, known as the
Board of Fire Underwriters and the Exchange.
There has been strong rivalry, and the
exchange companies have been quoting
lower rates than the board companies
In addition, some agencies in the board were
charged with paying heavy brokerage and cut
ting rates by means of double header policies
and In other ways. A meeting of
the board was held today, at which
a resolution was passed to reduce
the rates outside the business district to the
basis of charges By the exchange companies and
allow brokerage. Thereupon a considerable
number Of the heavier companies represented in
the board. gave the necessary thirty days notice
OF withdrawal. Among them were the
tRoyal of England, the London and Lancashire,
the Insurance Company of North America the
/ Etua OF Hartford, the Commercial Union, and
the Guardian. 1t is understood that number
Of others viii follow within day or two. In
aurance men predict a general scramble for busi-
ness
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Obituary.

NEWARK, N. j.. March 27.-News has just
been received here of the death, in Florida, of l.
s. Hyatt, one Of the inventors of celluloid. He
was formerly connected with Illinois news
paper. and was once sheriff Of Henry county,
Illinois.
BALTIMORE, Nd, March 27.--Mother Louisa
Noel, superior general of the Oblate Sisters of
Providence (colored), died tonight at the con-
vent of the order, in this city, She was sixty
eight years of age to-day, and has been head of
the order for twenty nine years. She had been
member of the order for fifty years. Mother
Noel was born in Wilmington, Del. her parents
were natives of San Domingo.
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are verarm in denunciation of the Cabinets
Chinesslicy. Rochefort has an editorial IN
LIntra,eant on the debate in the Chamber OF
Deputielast evening, on the Interpolation
upon tlresent state of the Franco Chinese
war. Tarticle concludes with the following
words: sase to question Ministers, and invoke
the guilnes"
The aois says thirteen French officers were
killed abng- Dang. in Monday and Tuesdays
fight, aneclares that General Negriers's posi-
ton is eedingly precarious One hundred
and fortnousand Chinese troops are massed
on the htier not far distant. The Figaro
urges ththe French forces Immediately march
upon Con.