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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24
Mr., Aldrlch and His Bicycle,

Trowblidge IS one of great many
professional men hereabouts who are
trying to renew their muscular fibres
by exercise on the modern wheel.
Younger and more active men prefer
the greater celebrity of the bicycle and
enjoy the flavor of danger that goes
with the uncertain poise on two
wheels. Some of our clergymen, those
of the more liberal persuasions, suffer
no loss of dignity in hestriding the
spirited steed whose only fault Is an
occasional kick-up behind, and young
lawyers and doctors are thickly sprink-
led among the riders who may be met
any pleasant day on the sandpapered
roads about Boston. Mr.. AldNoh,
the editor of The atlantic Monthlu,
tells with much gusto of his attempt
to conquer the bicycle, and of the
amazing eccentricities that the beast
displayed at his attempted mounting.
The Atlantic editor is q brave though
modest young man, and the father
Of twins, but no man knows that ever
made q second attempt on the bioycle.
He is one of the fow who have given
up beaten on the first trial.-Boston
Letter.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24
Gen. Grant on the Trouble of 'Y6.

New York Special. good deal of at
tention has been attracted to the recent ar
ticle of George W. Childs of Philadelphia
about Gen. Grant. One point in particr-
lar has been the subject of widespread
comment. This was Mr.. Childs' declara.
ton that Gen. Grant was convinced that
MIR. 1ilden was elected. / had talk with
Col. Fred Grant upon the subject. He said
that he was with his father good deal dur
ing the winter of 1S76-77, and had in his
possession papers which threw light upon
Gen. Grants belief at that particular time
Col. Grant says he does not think that his
father was clearly of the opinion that Tilden
was entitled to the seat. He saws his ia ther
thought there was so much fraud on both
sides that the title OF either Hayes OF Til
den would have been clouded. He said:
think fathers idea was that there should
be new election. He was satisfied that
whatever result was accomplished there
would be a. very large number OF people
throughout the country dissatisfied and
disposed to look upon such result with
serious distrust. To avoid this my father
hoped to reach some sort OF compromise,
which would result in no election. Then the
secretary OF state would have been obliged
to give notice for ano ther election. My faith
er was not able to secure this result. The
electoral commission was second thought,
and was really a compromise.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24
Grimes and Criminals.

Howgate writes that he will return il
| promised speedy trial.
| DR.. John Buchanan, the notorious maker
| and vender OF bogus medical diplomas, is
| dying in Philadelphia.
At Jaysville, Ohio, George Vines, aged
| fifty who had Il grudge against Amaziah Jay,
| son OF wealthy farmer, met JAY, and
! after II brief quarrel, stabbed and killed
| him. Vines escaped arrest.
l.. c. Call, farmer living near Levermore,
| Cal, strangled his wife to death with his
hands, i'll the presence of his six-year old
daughter, and then attempted to commit
suicide by hang ing himself with II bale rope
to a bedpost.
A controversy between +. b, Murray,
editor of the Anderson Is. c. Intelligence,
and State Senator Moore eliminated in ~
personal rencontre in the streets. Each
fired about five times. Senator Moore
was slightly wounded in the right hip.
The difficulty originated in differences of
opinion on the prohibition question. which
led Murray to denounce in his paper, Sena-
tor Moore as a liar.
For several months Il fierce quarrel has
been going on between the negro roughs OF
Washington and the police. The former
bear II grudge against the blue coats since
the hanging OF the negro Langston, for the
killing of officer Fowler last year. A few
Sundays ago, Officer Sheehan killed negro,
Il notorious rutfian named Coleman, who
| attacked him and nearly succeeded in
shooting him with the officers revolver.
The coronor's jury agreed that Sheehan' $
revolver went oil accidentally and killed
Coleman. \ committee OF colored men
have now taken up the case, and has Shee-
han charged with murder. He is under
$4,000 bail. The negroes are raising funds
by subscription to hire counsel and secure
the conviction OF Sheehan.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24
Death of Jumbo, the Great Elephant.

Jumbo, the great elephant which Bar.
mum purchased in England for $500, 600,
Vas killed half q mile east OF st. Thomas,
Canada, having been run into by a freight
train while being led along the track by his
Keeper. Death enslied half an hour after
the accident. Jumbo was about twenty
one years OF age, and was born on the west
coast OF Africa. When baby he was cap
tured and taken to Paris and kept for four
years. He was purchased by and removed
to the grounds Of the Geological Society Of
London, Eng, in June, 1865. He was then
four feet ten inches in height and in poor
health. He improved rapidly under the
treatment OF Mr.. Scott. his keeper, and was
soon looked upon, owing to his great size
as a species OF the extinct mastodon. At
the age OF twelve years he was violently i'll,
and was thought by some to be dead, but
recovered. His favorite friends were chill
dren, and once he was carrying a load OF
children In the garden when little one got
in his path. The monster stopped, remov-
ed the child to one side with his trunk and
moved on. He arrived in the United
States in April, 1882, and has Travelled
ever since. Jumbo had not attained his
full growth at the time OF his death, but
was twelve feet high and weighed ten tons.
The length OF his trunk was ten feet.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24
Foreign GOSSIP.

| The whereabo OF Banker Brainerd are
| still a mystery, but he is thought to be in
| Winnipeg.
The London Post says that boycotting is
| practiced in Ireland to n greater extent
| than ever known before.
Twenty thousand men are on Il strike at
| the great cannon foundry of Sir William
| Armstrong al Newcastle on-Tyne.
| Great Britain and Ireland took 50, 5OO,-
| 900 worth of the S3,379.OOO worth OF
wheat exported from this country in July
| Mr.. Whelan, who was appointed consul to
| Fort Erie several weeks ago, has not yet
| been recognized by the Canadian govern
ment.
About 200 600 acres of land have been
| taken up by the croiters from Scotland in
| the Moosonian district OF the Northwest
| territory.
Riel's counsel have given notice OF appea
| from the Manitobian court to the queen 3
! priyy council i'll England. 1t is unders TODD
| that this will stay further proceedings at
Regina until the appeal shall have been
heard.
The president OF the 'Junta Gestora,"
Senor Conde de Casa More, sent by tele-
graph from Havana to the cardinal arch
bishop OF Toledo on the I'd inst, a second
remittance OF $4,000 in gold to be dis
lIlDutetl III fJlstteS Ny CHoleFd
American Register: The German cruiser
Bismarck may boast of having enlisted the
first German Africans into the imperial
army and navy. Four negroes, natives OF
CAMERON, offered to enter the service as
fouryear volunteer sailors, and were
promptly made to don the emperor s cloth.
The latest official returns of the Egyptian
debt shows that at the close of 1884 the re-
duction had been 81 ,4S5, 600 of the priv
ileged debt, and SIC, ,259, 900 OF the unified
debt; the total of the privileged debt at the
beginning OF the year being Sill ,664, 900,
and the unified debt being S279, 956, 600, or
a total Indebtedness of 1891 ,62O, 800.
The French Academy of Medicine discuss
ed the report OF Doctors Chantemesse and
Rummo on an anal ysis made by them of
DR.. Ferran S cholera vaccine matter. The
conclusion arrived at in the report which
was adopted by the academy, are that So
called vaccine matter cannot afford pro-
lection against cholera, and that skin in
lections produce no choleraic phenomena.
There is no longer any doubt of the fail
ure of the mission OF Sir Henry Drummond
Wolff the British special envoy to Turkey,
as it is announced that the Anglo Turkish
Joint occupation OF Egypt has been aban-
doned and that the porte will consider the
expedlency OF sending a commission to ac-
company Sir Henry to Egypt. 1t is gener-
not acceding to the terms offered by the
would forget her promises respecting the
Turkish alliance.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24
The nebagoshish Dams.
Following are the brief results OF the CT

Following are the brief results OF the con-
struction OF the Winnebagoshish, Leech
lake and Pokegama dams on the stage OF
water in the Mississippi river at different
points. The upper reservoir, it was stated,
was opened Aug. 1, and the Pokegama res
ervoir Aug. 15, the latter with discharge
Of 5000 cubic feet OF water per second.
There had been rise in the river since
that time: At Grand Rapids, four
miles below Pokegama, five feet; at
Aitkin, 169 miles, two and one-half
feet; at Crow Wing, 236 miles, two feet;
at Sauk Rapids, 295 miles, two feet. The
rise at st. Paul, from Aug. 1 to the present,
had been fifteen inches, and the average
stage OF water three feet. Only three reser-
voirs Eave been completed; the fourth, at
Pine river, when finished, is expected, in
conjunction with those now completed, to
assure at all times a navigable depth OF
water at st. Paul. The flow can be very
much increased when desired.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
Deputy Collectors of Internal Revenue.

Collector OF Internal Revenue Biermann
has appointed Hon. c. +. Buck of Winona
as deputy collector in the First internal
revenue division. vice w. q. Dye. Mr.
Buck is a prominent Democrat in his dis
trict, having served as state senator and in
active party politics for many years. The
collector states that Mr. Buck made no
application for the position, but at his
personal solicitation accepts the office.
r. u. I'll. Adams of Spring Valley, ap-
pointed deputy in the Second division, is a
job printer in that town. He was strongly
supported for the position by the Demo
Gratis OF his district, and is II personal
friend of the collector.
John Anderson of Albert Lea, the ap-
pCintee in the third division, vice \. :.
Wedge Is n lawyer and justice Of the peace
in that city. He was an applicant sor the
place and had Il strong backing from his
party. The collector states, in connection
with the appointme nj. that Mr. Anderson
would have been selected by him for the
place, even ii he had made no effort to Sc
cure it.
G. +. Johnson of Minneapolis the app
pointee for the Sixth district. vice Alfred
B. Hush, is the publisher of the Budstikken,
Al weekly Norwegian Democratic newspaper
in that city. This appointment also came
through the appreciation by the collector
ui has personal friend, ais tIe made the Setec-
tion without application on the part Of Mr..
Johnson.
Bertus Mueller OF st. Cloud who succeeds
George W. Benedict as deputy in the Sew
enth division, is German of excellent
character, we'll educated, and, as the col
lector says, We'll fitted for the duties OF
the position He was an applicant for
the office, and the choice OF majority OF
the party in Stearns county.
The new deputies will enter upon their
duties Sept 16. The collector says that
new deputies for what is known us the
Ramsey County" and the ''St. Paul di-
visions have been appointed and have their
commissions i'll their pockets but as both
choose to wait Il while before they qualify
and take their positions, he refuses to give
their names.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24
General News,

The knights OF labor in Montana threat
| en- to expel the Chinese.
The mayor OF Beverly, N. j., has ordered
every barber shop to be closed on Sundays.
A considerable portion of the immigra-
tion coming into Minnesota this fall is from
Ohio.
mysterious fire is discovered in J. NJ
| Bakers saloon, Anoka, but is put out, with
81 900 damage.
The glove fight between George La
Blanche and Pete Mccoy near Boston is a
desperate one, and is declared draw.
John Brooks of Blossburg, N. Y defeated
John s. Prince, the champion Of America,
in a twenty mile bicycle race at Bossburg
The Chicago Mail justifies the Wyoming
massacre on the ground that the Chinese
have introduced the horrible opium habit
in the territory.
The wife of George Orman, we'll known
printer OF Milwaukee, eloped with q car
driver. She was a young Jewess up to the
time OF meeting Orman.
1t is said that the Knights of Labor will
take a hand in forcing the Chinese out of
Wyoming Territory by threatening strike
on the Union Pacific.
Judge Hilton, OF A. T. Stewart estate
fame, has three sons, two Of whom are ex-
| actly alike in appearance. Each boy drives
a small trap at Saratoga, with magnificent
horses.
New York city has a Japanese bank con-
Quoted throughout by Japanese officials OF
great intelligence. 1t has a paid up capital
OF 3, 900, 900 yen go cents), and a reserva
fund OF COS, ,542 yen.
Work will be resumed on the Hudson river
tunnel at New York this fall after a long
suspension. About one and half million
dollars has already been spent on the work,
and two and one-fi fifth million dollars will be
| required to complete IT,
Information has been received from
Dewdney, lieutenant governor OF the North
west Territories, that Riel has been in
definitely respited. The lieutenant COVER
nor got instructions from Ottawa not to
proceed with the hanging until further
| orders. There is great exultation among
the French here and corresponding chagrin
among the English, whp clamor for Riel's
life
Gen. Logan's hook will be issued by q
publisher OF New York about Feb. /. The
title will be 1.-THE Great Conspiracy; Its
Origin and History" 1t IN q story OF how
the rebellion was brought about, beginning
with the time when the idea OF Southern
confederacy was born, and winding up with
the surrender OF Appomattox. 1t is not
political, and there are no personal rem
iniscences Of the war in it.
There Is great alarm at Butte, Montana.
concerning the land Office ruling about cut
ting timber on government mineral lands.
Unless revoked or modified, 200 mines.
five smelters and six silver mills will have
to close, and fully $50 houses in process oi
erection cannot be finished. At present
the freight business OF Butte is 9, 900 tons
daily, and the silver and copper product il
a 1,25O,OOO per month. The directory
census shows q population OF 10000
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24
Personal Mention,

Col. George Ward Nichols, president of
the College Of Music, Cincinnati, died ofcon-
sumption.
Claire Virginia Cramer, niece of Gen.
Grant, is married at New York to Alphonse
Bernhardt OF Paris.
The late Emery Storrs, in the Chicago
gambling cases and the Jere Dunn case, re-
ceived $4,000 and $500 respectively in
fees.
DIR. J. ii. Douglas, who has been with
Mrs. Grant and family since the death of
the general, has retufnedt to his practice in
New York. - - vi
Prot. II. A. Ward, of the Rochester On.
" university, has gone to st. Thomas,
Ont Hewil take the skin OF the elephant
Jumbo and stuff it for the Tufft college, OF
Massachusetts, to which it has been pre-
sented by p. T. Barnum.
Rev Benjamin F. Tufft, D. d., died at
Bangor, Me-, aged seventy-two years. He
VAS once president OF Genesee college, edi-
tor OF the Methodist book concern, author
of several works and United States CONSUL
to Stockholm in 1862 and acting minister.
Miss Dean OF Chicago, a daughter OF a
wealthy lumber merchant in that city, re-
sentlg began working for sixty cents q day
in the spinning mills in Rockford, Iii. Be-
fore leaving home her father told her if she
would work in one Of the factories hewould
give her dollar for every cent she earned
She is therefore earning $50 day.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24
At meeting OF the Woman,s Industrial

At q meeting OF the Woman's Industrial
league resolutions were adopted declaring
THE good OF the public and the health
OF the country demand that the Chinese
laundries shall 90; calling upon the admins.
tration to recommend congress to pass
such laws as will protect the industries OF
this country from the encroachments Of
these hsathen barbarians, and the commu.
nifty fsom the introduction by them OF that
hideous and loathsome disease known as
leprosy, which has been hitherto unknown
in our land, and denouncing Secretaries
Manning and Lamar for the embarrassment
given these Chinese laundrics in letting out
the washing OF the towels OF their depart
ments BY contract
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24

Others use, instead OF stars, a 3-n
dash; but the unprejudiced reader
must admit that IN either case the prac-
tice is ''snide."
1t is one of the modern innovations
originated by some literary dude whose
ideas do not flow smoothly, and he has
to take breath every few lines and lei
his ideas catch up while he makes
those marks with his pencil.
The compositors like it, of course, be-
cause it makes fat for them but what
would one of the old-time essayists like
Washington Irving or N. P. Willis
have said about it? They would have
remarked Fol de rolf
tt tt
Probably the more advanced OF
these 'litetary fellers' would not be
content to put their marks all in one
line, as above. but would have four IN
one line and two underneath, but they
look bad enough as they are.
sSSSSS
We don't know how the stvle of
paragraphing articles referred to
strikes the average reader, but 1t has
about the same effec: on yours truly
that it does to get fooled into reading
an interesting item which shows its
teeth toward the end as pat. med.
adv't.
1t is all right to separate different
items on various subjects under a gene
raj heading by three asterisks, a 3-m
dash, a ''pony" dash, or any other
device which Will not shock typograp-
hic propriety; but the "kick' is on
breaking up a well-wrltten article,
which hangs together like bunch of
bananas. by squeezing in the unneces-
sary marks, until the piece resembles
a link of sausage.
fTfTTF
The legitimate use of the star or
asterisk is: 1st, as reference mark,
=; End, to indicate an ellipsis or omis-
sion of word, words, phrase or sem
tence. e. *)Frequently used IN
giving extracts from speeches, when
it is desired to only present the most
salient points. Sd, to indicate lapse
of time, in which case whole line is
printed, thus:
An interegnum of anywhere from
one to fifty years is supposed to have
occurred here, during which the absent
lover has had all manner of strange
adventures, while the heroine has
waited patiently. hoping against hope
that he will yet return and everything
will be lovely.
*ftSIT
No good argument can be advanced
for the use OF these divisions of an
article; 1t is simply waste of time,
ink and paper, gives a sort of jerky
appearance, which is extremely dis
tasteful to the reader, and causes the
impression that the writer didn't
know when to stop.
*See any authority.
Peaks Sun.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24

GENERAL GRANTS physicians report hfs
disease In an almost stationary condition,
while his general health Is excellent. His
walks about the house and In the street cause
no fatigue, and b daily ride IN the park is .
great pleasure. Hotel proprietors at several
mountain resorts have extended invitations
TO the general to visit them.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24

There is enough old cotton on hand
in this country to give every man
eight new shirts and leave quite bit
for sheets and pillow-slips. Get your
order in before the rush begins
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24
Record of Casualties.

Jumbo, the $500, 900 elephant, Is killed
in railroad accident near st. Thomas,
Ont.
The engineer, Frank Watts, and Fireman
Fl. G. Burger, were instantly killed on the
Kentucky Central railroad.
fire broke out in the yards Of the South
ern Pump company atNashville, and con-
sumed 100000 feet of lumber and the
mill buildings. Loss estimated at over
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24

The discovery at San Francisco Of the
horrible practices OF the Chinese under the
very nose Of the authorities has created
loep and intense excitement.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24
Space Writing.

1t is considered quite chic and tony
now by some newspaper and magazine
writer's to separate the sentences of
their articles by three stars, thus:
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24
$500, 900; insurance, 500, 900, prinor ally
in foreign companeA.

Reports from the broom corn region
north of Mattoon, Ill.,, in Douglas county,
indicate great damage to the crop which Is
now just ready for harvesting. The dam
age is estimated at $500, 600, and Is caused
by Il rust resulting from the dampness i'll
the seeds.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24

Others use, instead of stars, a 3-m
dash; but the unprejudiced reader
must admit that IN either case the prac-
tice ia sssnida'' -
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-24

1t is one of the modern innovations
originated by some literary dude whose
ideas do not flow smoothly, and he has
to take breath every few lines and let
his ideas catch up while he makes
those marks with his pencil.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-30

e. D. Murphy's severe illness terminated
fatally last Friday afternoon. For % years
he had been a useful and public spirited citi.
zen Of Bellows Falls, while his long service
az newsman on the river line had given him
wide acquaintance. His funeral. which
took place on Sunday morning from the Ro
man Catholic church, was very largely at
tended, the band furnishing music in &C.
knowledgment Of his active interest in their
behalf Mr.. Murphy leaves wife and
mother.
The Wonian's Relief Corps have present.
ed E. II. StouRh,on post with u handsome silk
banner.
Thomas Quinley au employe of the
brewery company, was fatally hurt at Cold
River last Friday by getting pinched between
his wagon and car the door Of which he WAS
trying to open.
The special town meeting held on Tues.
day afternoon called out an attendance Of
800, aud it was voted 178 to 40 to build A
town house on the site owned by the town In
this village. John Robertson, Benz. Scofeld
j. b. Divoll, i. N. Read, Geo. X Russell
Wyman Flint and /. X. Warner we're chosen
a building committee. To defray the OK
ponse the town was authorized to issue $50
900 of bonds bearing not more than per
cent. interest.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-30
n.a,h Of Gon.rsI MCCLELLAN.

Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan died at his home in
Orange, n. j., at 3 o'clock on Thursday morn
ing Of neuralgia of the heart. He had not
been well for some time, and had suffered
from heart disease for several years. Gen.
Mcclellan was born in PhiladelphiA in 1926.
He was precocious as q scholar, leaving col
lege at 1G and West Point at 20. In the Mex
lean war he earned bTevsts as first lieutenant
and captain. When the war of the rebellion
broke out no promptly offered his services to
the government, and before many weeks had
gone by President Lincoln made him a major
general and sent him to drive the rebels from
West Virginia. Before the end of August he
was placed in command Of the Army Of the
Potomac and remained at its head until No
vember, 1862, having meantime conducted his
famous ''peninsular" campaign and fought
the battle of Antietam, repulsing Lee in his
first attempt TO invade the North, but failing
to follow up his victory by annihilating the
rebel army. 10 1864 he ran as presidential
candidate against Lincoln, and soon after
went 10 Europe. In 1877 he was elected gov
ernor of New Jersey. He was q man OF great
popularity in social life, and possessed a strong
hold over his personal friends.