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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-03-11
An Old-Fashioned Courtship.

There is a beautiful old-fashioneo
wooing recorded in the journal of Eliz-
abeth Woodville, previous to her mar
riage with Lord Grey. This lady aft
erwards became the queen of Edward
w., and died in 1886. She describes
a certain blissful Monday on which
she first became acquainted with Lord
Grey. The lady rose at four in the
morning and helped Catherine, the
dairy-maid, to milk the cows. Then
she made q poultice for Rachel, an
other dairy-maid, and gave Robin O
penny to get a pill from the apotheca-
ry. At six o'clock she breakfasted
on q buttock of beef and beer, "a little
of the stalest." At seven o'clock she
rode a matter of six miles on a little
pony without saddle Or biidle At
ten O'Clock she dined, and thus runs
the entry in her diary: event
to dinner. John Grey, most
comely youth-but what is that
to me? A virtuous maiden should
always be under the direction
OF her parents. John Grey ate but
little and stole great many tender
looks at me- John Grey likes white
teeth; my teeth are of a pretty good
color, think, and my hair is as black
as jet, though / say it, and John, if l
mistake not, is of the same opinion"
At eleven o'clock she walked ira the
fields with the company John Grey
lifted her over every stiie, and twice
squeezed my hand with great We
l,ao 6
far mer's house was burned down.
John Grey proposed subscription on
the spot, gave "a himself. Never
saw him look so comely as at that
moment" says the lady in her diary.
Four o'clock saw her at prayers, and
Immediately afterward she fed the hogs
and poultry. At seven o'clock she
supped On baked goose-pie and pork,
roasted to rags" At nine O'Clock
she was in bed, and, having a good
digestion. she dreamed about her
lover instead of demons, which, ac-
cording to Fuseli, generally visit the
slumbers of the individual who in
dulges in a supper of pork. But how
quaint, peaceful and pastoral is the
last entry, dealing with this eventful
day in the journal. ''Nine O'Clock.
The company fast asleep. These late
hours very disagreeabIe. Said my
prayers a second time, John Grey
having distracted my thoughts too
much the first time. Fell asleep and
dreamed of John Grey" But little
did she dream in those quiet days Of
the troublous life which was before
her; how she would become Queen of
England, and die at last in confine-
ment at Southwark.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-03-11
NOT AT ALL ALARMED.

NEW YORK, Special Telegram, March L.
Marvin Hughitt, Of the Chicago l. North.
western railroad. said tonight that there
was no truth in the story recently printed
here that he had come East to pre-
vent adverse legislation in regard to
land grants of the Omaha road There
was no foundation whatever for such
q statement He js not all alarmed at the
present state OF affairs among the North
western roads, and ts inclined to think that
the war now going on will not be very
serious one
The representatives Of the roads running
west from Chicago will meet the executive
committee OF the trunk lines tomorrow.
The object OF the meeting IL to induc the
trunk lines to pro-rate on the Paclfic cut
rates Atpresent the trunk lines are dis
posed to insist ON an arbitrary
rate between eastern tidewarer
points and Chicago, but there ia
Q possibility that they may hually decide to
cooperate with the roads Of the Pacific coast
association in reduced rate. II they de-
eide to do this, then the Western roads Will
not attempt to take any Of the At
lantic ttdewater traffic, but will con.
nne themselves to interior points where
the arbitrary rate is not In force
This will throw the bulk Of the Pacific coast
business on the ssSunset' route and the Pa
Mflc Mail company, and may eventually
bring the Eastern trunk lines into the fight,
az there IL talk Of using the Chesapeake 4
Ohio as . tidewater outlet for the Hunting.
ton roada
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-03-11
The Coolest Man in the French
Army.

David Ker, in Harper's Magazine Tor March.
"The coolest man l ever knew was
old Victor de st. Hillaire, the colonel
of an infantry regiment that saw some
service in Algeria" said Col. Henri
Dubois, one of a party OF French Off
GERS who, having halted to take look
at Siam ON their way home from the
Tonquin war, had come to dine with
us on board of British gun-boat
which had somehow found its way up
the Mel Nam river.
"'ve known men," he continued,
"who managed to put on agreat show
of GOODNESS in time of danger, though
they were really very much excited;
but there was no putting on with St.
Hillaire-it came as natural to him as
eating his dinner. All his hair-breadth
escapes land he had had so many that
he could hardly count them himself)
had left him as cool as before, and it
really seemed as if dangers passed him
because he would not condescend to
notice that they were there at all.
Once his men mutinied, and two ol
them clapped their bayonets to his
breast as if to run him through; but
the colonel only smiled and said, as
quietly as ever, BE careful, my lads,
you might hurt me-
Now it happened that in Colonel
st. Hilaire's regiment there was pep
perry young sub-Lieutenant who was
as hot as the Colonel was cool. With
him it was always las you English
say) "a word and a blow, and the
blow first He had fought so many
duels that the soldiers used to
call him Sudden Death, and to say
that the best way to end the war
would be for him to challenge the
enemy's whole army, man by man.
Well, one day this Lieutenant had
committed some fault, for which the
Colonel gave him such a scolding that
the young fellows hot blood couldn't
bear it any longer. Quick as lightning
he whipped out a pistol and fired right
at St. Hilaire's face, SO close that the
muzzle almost touched him. But the
pistol missed fire, and the Colonel
said, quite cody, 'Forty-eight hours
arrest for not keeping your arms in
proper ORDER"
'And was that all the Lieutenant
got?" asked a dozen voices at once, in
undisguised amazement.
'"That was all; and l can tell you
that he thought it was quite enough
Ha! General, good evening. I was
just telling these gentlemen how you
once put me under arrest for not hav-
ing my pistols in working order"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-03-11
Personal Gossip.

Gen. Sherman makes a lengthy statement
in reply to Gen. Fry.
James G. Blaine's two daughters have
recently joined the Catholic church.
New York gossips are greatly exercised
over the marriage OF Howell Osborne and
Fay Templeton.
Joseph B. Clark, the oldest prosecuting
attorney in Southern Michigan, died at
Dowagiac. He had held many places OF
public trust.
Miss Agnes Pierce, whose engagement to
ex-Gov. John ID. Long OF Mass, is an
nounced was a lew years ago assistant in
the Melrose first grammer school.
Elder J. A. johnson dropped dead OF
apoplexy at Anamosa Iowa. He had just
returned from the South, where he made n
tour holding revival services, and was at
the residence OF Il friend when he died.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-03-11
Washington Gossip.

The nomination OF Benja min H. Greene
as surveyor general OF Montana was con-
sirmed.
The promotion OF Lieut.. Simps on, OF the
Third cavalry, is hung up by the war de-
partment.
A movement is on foot for the purchase
OF a residence in Washington to be present
ell to Mrs. Hancock.
Gen. Longstreet has gone to Washington
to try ard enforce settlement OF $4,000
claim against the government.
Commissioner Black creates dissatisfac.
ton among the pension clerks by promul-
eating a new rule regarding vacations.
The senate confirmed the nomination oil
William Maitland Sutton to be assista MT
United States treasurer at Cincinnati.
The New York senate passed the bill ceu-
ing to the United States jurisdiction over
the Drexel cottage at McGregor, in which
Gen. Grant died.
Secretary Whitney returned to Washing
ton from New York. He will make a state
ment in reference to his alleged connection
with the Broadway Surface railway job.
He claims that it was perfectly legitimate.
The friends OF the bill for the relief OF
settlers in the Des Moines river valley,
which has passed the senate and house,
lSar LU;lC TIE pFeSlCleIl NclC tuC
as the attorney general is understood to
be opposed to it, and there is a strong in
fiucnce against it.
Mr.. Day of Dakota, Democrat, and Mr..
Moody OF Dakota, Republican, and an al
legged senator-elect, have been pulling in
the same boat on the admission question.
They have given up hope of getting the
Harrison bill passed by the house at this
session, and are now preparing a bill for
the division OF Dakota on the forty-sixth
parallel without saying any thing about the
admission OF either hall as a state.
The following fourth-class postmasters
for Dakota were commissioned: Dakota
Annondale. Sphinx county, Lucy Sanderson,
vice Rosa Churchill. resigned; Conkling, Nc
Lean county, David Stewart viceJ. Heath,
removed Montrose, McCook county, D.
L. Semmons, vice II. E. Walker, removed;
Randolph, Brown county, j. Y. Morrow,
vice Kate L. Morrow, resigned; Weller, Nc
Lean county, Henry Cornell, vice Charles
Miller, removed.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-03-11
buildings are burned at Livingston, Mont
Loss $4,000.

buildings are burned at Livingston, Mont.
Loss $12,OO
A lady, said to be the sister OF the late
Gov. Seymour, is blown from Lake Shore
train, but is not killed.
f. w. Halls Opera house at Whitehall,
N. Y, and a number Of small buildings were
burned. Loss, $40. 900.
A large Touring mill belonging to Albert
koehler at Rickardsville, Iowa, was burn
ed. Loss, $4,000; assurances, $1,000.
Incendiarism is supposed to be the cause.
The Texas penitentiary at Riesk was burn
ed. The convicts worked maniully in aid
ing to extinquish the fire, and made no ef-
fort to escape. Loss, $4,000; insurance
unknown.
The blizzard caused great destruction to
property in the northern part OF Hudson
county, N. J. The gale scattered the glass
easements OF Ruperts greenhouse in Jersey
City in every direction, and the buildings,
which were nearly new, are nearly total
loss. The loss il $15, 900.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-03-11

burned at a loss OF 81 800.
The Marcus mill at Marcus burned. Loss,
1000; insurance, $4,000.
The Rtunswick hotel and two other
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-03-11
Tke Sm,1.
General News Condensed
Victoria Honors Mrs. Phelps.

Queen Victoria spontaneously paid q
great compliment to America, in receiving
Mrs. Phelps, wife OF the United States min
ster, in private audience at Windsor cas-
tie. Mrs. Phelps was accompanied by the
Earl and countess OF Rosebery. The party
were met at the Windsor station and con-
veyed to the castle by special court
carriages. The countess presented Mrs
Phelps in the amba ssadors room. The
queen received Mrs. Phelps most cordially,
and conversed with her some time. The
reception OF minister's wife privately by
the queen is almost phenomenal That
honor is due only to wives sofambassadors. OF
The honor was the more marked because
the queen will hold a drawing room short
". at which it is customary to present MIN
isters' wives to her. Mrs. Phelps was attired
in mourning. The party lunched at the cas-
tie. and was conveyed back to the station
in the same royal carriages, preceded by
gorgeous positions. Mr. Phelps did not ac-
company his wife, the official notice having
been given in court circles OF the presenta-
ion OF Mrs. Phelps.
The University Fails in its Suit Against
the Northern Pacific.
The decision so anxiously awaited Ill the
suit brought by the University OF Mime
sofa against the st. Paul Il Northern Pacific
Railway company has been filed. Judges
Young and koon OF Minneapolis have de-
r;ded in favor OF the railroad company,
while Judge Lochren files dissenting
opinion. The facts OF the case upon which
the decision is based are as follows:
May 30 the Northern Pacific company
fled Il petition for appointment OF COM
missioners to condemn right OF way over
lots 1, 5, 6, and Z, st. Anthony city. These
condemnation proceedings were opposed
by the university regents, but sustained by
the court. The regents then appealed to
the supreme court. The lower court, how
ever. was sustained. The university then
commenced action against the railroad
company alleging that the property pro-
posed to be used by them for railroad pur-
poses had been purchased by j. S. Pills
bury for the uses of the university. This
the defendants denied, holding that the
lots were the private property OF Mr.. Pills
bury, and that the university never owned
them.
The allegation OF the plaintiffs in regard
TO the great injury to the university that
the railroad would work, and also the
counter claims of the defendants, together
with the facts that appeared in the testi-
mony, are rehearsed by the court, after
which they make the following conclusions,
that the facts as found do not entitle plain
tiff to the relief prayed for her in the COM
plaint upon any OF the grounds therein as
signed, and it follows that the action must
be dismissed.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-03-11

The following are recent appointments Of
postmasters in Minnesota: Beaufort, Blue
Earth county, A. Fleming, vice Leander F.
Finley, resigned Bernadette, Mic.
ollct county, c. G.. Carson, vice G. Carson,
resigned; Deerfeld, Steele county, C. Yust,
vice A. G. Ruger, resigned; Heath, Pipestone
county, J. Hagan, vice c. Heath, resigned;
Homer, Winona county, g. Donenhour,
vice j. Donenhour; Kost, Chisago county,
3. a. English. vice Fred H. Kost, resigned;
Pelican Rapids. Otter Tail county, Theo.
dore Fraser, vice E. Blysberger, removed;
Round Lake, Marcus F, Bunger, vice A.
Tripp, resigned; Sioux Valley, jackson
county, C. +. Sawyer, vice G. M. Handy re-
signed: Sumter, Mcleod county, D. Mobiles,
vice Jeremiah Mobiles, resigned.
The storm which prevailed throughout
New England ON the 26th is reported rs
the severest OF the winter. In nsomesections
of New Hampshire and Vermont fifteen to
twenty-iour inches of snow have fallen, &C.
-companied by a furious wind which at
tanned velocity Of fifty to sixty-five miles
per hour. The roads in many places are
blockaded. Telegraph and telephone wires
are prostrated, and railroad travel 10 inn
peded. 1t was equally severe in Boston,
Hartford, New York, and along the coast
The Fort Pitt tannerv and stock at
Braddock, Pa, were burned recently. Loss;
$50, 900.
DR.. Louis Pauley OF Milwaukee. ex-coun-
ty physician, is accused by q girl Of being
the father OF her child. He saXeit 10 black.
mail.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-03

sons DEFENDING or apologixing for them said
they had no political xignifcance. Still the
fact remained that It was the opponents OF the
Democratic party that were killed, and the
sdserents of that party were the murdert "a.
his Dill was TO supply q method OF iIqulry
which would be removed from polit.cs. 1t
was referred to the judiciary committee.
The 4 imunds resolutions were then called
up aud Mr.. Ingalls, took the floor. Mr.. Logan
and Mr.. Harrison followed. G Mr.. Edmunds
closed the debate.
The question was then on Mr.. Van Wyck's
amendment providing that In cases OF con.
1-mations where removals had been made
they should be considered IN open session. and
That senator made q spec Oh In f1vJr OF the
amendment Mr.. Hoar raised the question
that the amendment was not In order The
president sustained tn point OF order and An
appeal to the senate was tabled.
A separate vote Was taken upon the Ed
munds resolutii rs, and the fl -st was passed by
a vote OF 80 10 26 The second resolution con
dsmuing the President for refusing TO
I1rnish inc senate with certain papers
declared necessary for its guidance In
confirming appointments was adopted by q
vote OF 3! 10 IS. The third resolution, declar-
Ing It 10 be the duty OF tic Senate to refuse
advice arc consent To the proposed II movals
OF officers, the documents In relation To the
misconduct OF whom are Withheld, was agreed
70 by a vote Of 30 to 20. Mr.. Gray raised the
poiat that the resolution changed The rules OF
The Senate, but the point WAS not sustained.
Messrs. Van Wick, R!ddleberger and Mitchell,
OF Oregon, voted with the Democratic.
The fourth resolution, condemning the re-
moval OF Union soldiers and putting la their
places men who never rendered military ser
vice Ia the country, was sgreed TO, tut one
negative being cast.
MIR. Morgan offered a resolution declaring
that nothing In the resolutions adopted should
be construed as a d. claration that the Attor-
ney-General Is liable 10 Impeachment, aud
TIL the Senate disclsimed any power to pun
ish him 10y imprisonment or otherwise. Laid
on the table.
The Senate then adjourned until Monday.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-03
Talking Business In His Sleep,

Florida Times Union: "The cook
stove at our house." said Msj. Fen
wick. "has been acting up ever since
the freeze, and | vas ordered to 90 to
George do Cottes' and have 3 load of
mixed wood split fine and sent up.
Well, you know the night we attended
the lodge meetingp That was the day.
| forgot all about it, and when | came
home to supper the madam asked me
about the chips and splinters. and l
owned up that business drove it out Of
my head, but as l would see DeCottes
that night would give him the order
and it would be sen up in the morn
ing. You know we we're detained at
tho lodge to a late hour. Next morn
ing at breakfast the madam told me it
was hardly worth while worrying over
the wood in my sleep, and begged me
not 'to be troubled about it. In my
sleepp' l said; why. what did / say in
my sleepp' More than once in your
dreams last night you cried out,
Here, give me- another dollars worth
of chips.o'"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-03
"A Pretty Tough Legislature"

Albany special to the New York
World: In the Senate Chamber at
Albany. last Monday evening, a laugh
able incident occurred in which Jimmy
Oliver, the lord Of Paradise Park, and
the white-haired chaplain of the Sen
ate were the actors. Jimmy has been
in Albany for the past few days, and
while here has managed to keep tho
page boys on the fly most of the time.
On Monday evening, just before tho
ooTvoning 81: the Senate, o!;-cr entered
the lobby, and handing tho chaplain,
who looks a little like a page-boy, a
letter, he said:
Say, Johnny, here. .ako this and
run down to the governors room and
leave it. Hustle along now, under
stand"
The chaplain Strengthened ljmself
up and said: Excuse me, sir-really
but ] have to make a pray yer"
Jimmy looked at him with open
mouth for n minute and then said:
"Well, I'll be blamed. So the page
boys this year are under the necessity
Of praying before they carry the mes
sages! Well we'll pretty tough
Legislature"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-03

Lowell Citizen: They were arguing
about the sinfulness OF using tobacco.
What would you think" said the
minister, impressively, sit you met an
angel coming down the street with a
cigar in his mouthP"
What" retorted the sinner, would
you think if you saw one in a plug hat
and a pair Of a NUTS coming up the
~streetp"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-03

"A bill introduced n the New York legisla.
ture provides for q commission to report upon
the most humane method OF II hlcting capital
pu ishment. 1t is understood they will rec
omnend electricity.
Even Dakota furnished voters to the cleo
ton at Glyndon, MIMI, the past week. They
were needed to vote for license, and they have
been arrested since their return to Dakota.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-03

Hog cholera is inf 1cting severe loss on the
farmers In Union county.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16
Fishing in China.

sThe first time l ever saw one Of those
fishing cormorants at work under the di-
rection of its Chinese master, l thought it
was one of the most amusing and at the
same time interesting sights imaginable" "
said Engineer George Dean, who had spent
number of years in China. 81 was walk
ing along the Min River one day soon after
arriving in China, and came to bamboo
float or raft moored to the pier Of bridge.
l noticed native squatting on the raft,
and saw what at first l thoug ght were a
number of ducks grouped at one end of it.
They were all faced toward the Chinaman,
and he was gazing steadily at them with
his hands on his knees. | stopped to see
what was going on. Suddenly the man
extended his right hand, palm upward, to-
ward one of the birds, which then saw
were not ducks, for the one the Chinaman
reached his hand to waddled as quickly as
it could toward him, and hoped in the
open palm. He stroked its feathers fondly,
rubbed his cheek along its neck, which he
kissed now and then, and talked to it in
| Chinese, evidently in endearing terms.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16

A clock, rivalling in mechanism the eel
ebrated Strasburg clock, has recently been
brought from Germany to New York, and
is now in a store in East Fourth street,
near the Bowery. 1t occupies space of
two hundred cubic feet; its weight, fifteen
hundred pounds, and it has two hundred
and sixty-fye wheels. 1t is kept in motion
BY one pendulum and twelve weights. OF
the latter the first is wound up every eight
days, and the last every two thousand years.
The dial plates indicate seconds, minutes,
hours, days, weeks, months, years and leap
year, from the year one to ten thousand.
There are besides 122 movable figures,
which appear at certain times, Among
them are representations of old Father
Time, the four ages of man, Death, the
guardian angel, the twelve apostles, the
seven heather deities, the twelve signs of
the four seasons of the year, the four phases
of the moon, the globe and incidents in the
life of Christ.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16

as that true ?" she whispered in her
most musical tones.
II swear it. Will you marry me, Ros-
allie ?"
"If-if we ever get out of the lift-I-
may"
"The lift love the lift p cried Bour-
chier, enthusiastically, ."why, but for it"
"I might have married Lord Rock
minister, she said, with an odd little laugh.
"You told me / was ambitious p
"Poor Rockminster and happy me p
laughed Bourchier
"In the meantime, sir, l insist on being
let out of this lift at once 1 object to be
kept hanging between earth and heaven
like Mohammed-or his coffin-I forget
which it was.'
Bourchier, of course, retorted that, far
from thinking himself in such position,
he considered that the lift was his heaven;
and that for his part he was perfectly happy
where he was.
"But am not" said Rosalie, with some
return-real or assumed-of her fears, cit
is almost as bad as the Black Hole of Cal
cutta."
Just then the lift gave violent lurch.
Mrs. 0rmskirk screamed and buried her
face in her handkerchief. Bourchier
jumped up and caught hold of the rope,
and in a moment the machine glided
smoothly upward.
"Come, Rosalie p said he, smiling, as
they stopped at the seventh floor. "A!rs
well that ends well. You have only been
a prisoner for one short half hour; | am
going to put on chains for life-chains of
roses, of course" he added hastily. "You
have had fright; l have won wife
thanks to that delightful institution, the
Lift p