The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-06-25
DiscOuraging Irish Emigration.

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late deprdcates extensive Irish Immigration
Tie bishop says;
For two-thitds OF the people who lenv
trelind as e,tiigtants TO A,fierica. the chang
Helms ii misfortune and hardship Of a mos
terrible kind. beside Il novel degra ton NOR
appalling, IN tic gttat cities of the cas-
Irish newcomers sink daily until t:lcy be
come the scum OF the popuat ioi, withou
money and without friends. In this con
diton they are compelled to do the hard
est and most mental labor and from thi
position they can seldom rise. , II they &c
west their prospects are scarcely am bet
| ter. In the west there is, OF course, land il
abundance, but this land must now be pur
chased, and the Irish emigrant has NJ
money"
In commenting on the surprising decara
tions made in the interview, the Journa
expresses the hope that the statements
inlay save niany Irishmen from misery ano
ruin beyond the Atlantic:
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Among the appointments made recently
by the president were William A. Day o
Illinois to be second auditor of the treasury
vice Ferris, resigned by request, and Her
man g: Weber to be marshal for the
southsfn district OF illinois: The other
appointments tiade, wefs; Robert w
= DttFkS,. COlecUOT OF Internal revenue loT tlIe
district 81 Missiissippi s, T }! Hayward
of the United States at Kanagwii, Japan;
William B. Fleming of Kentucky, associate
Justice Of the supreme court ofMexico. Mr.
F'eihhiua is q lawyer Of Louisville. He has
served several terms in the legislature. and
was an elector at large in the last presidon
tial election. He was an applicant for the
United States district attorneship OF Ken
lucky, but was defeated by j. c. Wyekliffe
Three hard characters who robbed a
store at Black Earth, Wis, few nights
ago were tracked by armed citizens to a
| railroad cut near Cross Plains and sudden
" bounced Upon and ordered to hold up
! their hands. The robbers obeyed prompt.
ly but while they were being disarlned and
relieved OF their booty, two OF their COM
| panions suddenly appeared ON the scene
| and ordered UP, the. hands Of the captors.
! The citizens were forced, to comply with the
order, and after, paying tribute to the ex-
tent OF whatever valuabes and arms they
had about their persons, and were allowed
to depart.
At Indianapolis Frank Whitney and
Charles Daniels, convicted burglars, were
arraigned in the criminal court recently.
When Judge Norton asked Whitney if he
| had anything to say why sentence should
his feet, abused the court with a volley of
| profanity; then, tearing away from the
baiff, hurled Il pair OF handouts at the
| Judge. The missile passed over the judges
head, SCATTERING a heavy glass. Whitney
turned fiercely upon the police, and was
severely beaten before subdued:
At Sharon, Pa, Thomas oday, aged
forty-eight, was shot and killed by his son
John, aged twenty-one.
Word has been received from the depart
ment Of state announcing that the appoint
ment of Senator Carl Jonas of Wisconsin
must be revoked, the Austrian government
Directing to the appointment. When a
young man, student at Prague, Sena tor
Jonas liberal views excited the ire of the
Austrian government to such an extent that
time has failed to erase the memories ofthe
fancied wrong.
1t is suspected that Secretary Manning
has decided to ask for the resignation oil
Fifth Auditor D. S. Alexander on July l. 1t
is also tl1tttored that Mr.. Alexander's sue.
cessor will be a weIi-kiOwn Minnesota DEM
ocrat, who has srrved twice in the legisla-
ture and been attorney for his county sew
eral times A. w. Stiles of Minnesota has
been promoted to 81, 200 clerkship in the
sixth auditors Office.
w. H. Humphrey postmaster at Iroquois,
Oak, has resigned. He says: | would
state as the reason that / am and have
been an offensive partisan, and prefer resig-
nation to removal. Furthermore can get
along without a postoffice, and feel quite
confident the department will manage in
some way to get along without me.
Link Banks, leader OF the outlaws in
Whitesbury Ky, entered James H. Frazier e
store, and, drawing his revolver, said to Mr..
Frazier that they would settle accounts.
Mr.. Frazier, u 1aw-abiding citizen, put his
own construction on Banks action and
shot him dead. 1t is said that Banks had
killed three men this year.
The Davenport wooden mill burned at a
loss OF $4,000.
At large convention OF farmers at New
Richmond, Wis, Senator John c. Spooncr
delivered an address. "He took advanced
grounds on the transportation and millers
alliance questions, taking the position that
the railroads were common carriers who
enjoyed especial privileges, that pooling and
discriminating against or in favor of one
person or place should be prohibited by
law, and that all persons and places should
be treated the same as to the elevator and
mill men. The farmers are much pleased
with the position taken by Wisconsin, jun
ior senator.
George A. Pyers, convicted in Baltimore
of wife beating, received fifteen lashes at the
hands of the sheriff. He is the first white
man whipped in Maryland for that offense.
Two months ago J. A. Beardley, Jr., an
alleged member Of the board OF trade OF
Boston, struck Milwaukee and put up at
the Plankinton. He was a dashing fellow,
and created considerable attention. espec-
tally among the weaker sex. He found &C
cess to some of the best families, and was
very attentive to a young lady OF social
prominence. Recently he was arrested for
burglary. He beat several hotels, and at
one of them broke open the trunks of other
boarders and stole money and clothes.
The rumor that Gen. Merritt is to be re-
lieved from duty at West Point is denied.
The broken roof-stone OF the Washington
monument was placed in position without
difficulty. Ropes were stretched around the
top OF the monument and by driving wedges
between them and the solid masonry and
gently tapping the broken stone with a maui
it was pressed into place and fitted nicely.
AnexE Egyptian officer in Campbell county,
Va, was Tilted by Miss Annie Harris just
after he gave her $115 and silk dress.
Immediately he brought suit in court for
the money, and as the girl was about to 60
to Jail she married him.
II. d. Morrow, secretary and treasurer OF
the Wilmington Del.) board Of education,
disappeared few days ago after receiving
1, city check for 81 900, with which to pay
off the teachers. His accounts are straight
Fire broke out in the Davenport, Iowa,
wooden mill recently and the entire interior
of the building was destroyed. The entire
fire department was called out but to no
avail. The loss is variously estimated at
from SAP 900 to $45, 900; it is supposed to
have been fired be vengeful employee
There were ITO failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
week against 1877 in the preceding week.