The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-03-29
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,
WASHINGTON, Mar. 2, 1883.

Editor Herald:
The ways and means committee of the
house have practically completed the con-
sideration of the Mills tariff bill, that is
the democratic majority of that COM
mittee have done so, for the republican
minority have not been allowed chance
to take any part in its consideration.
Everything was cut and dried before the
full committee knew anything about it,
The bill is substantially the same as
when first submitted, and is likely to be
reported to the house before this letter is
in type. But it will never pass the house
in it's present shape.
The senate committee on pensions have
reported favOrably a bill giving the wild
ow Of Gen. Fitzpatrick pension of 500
month.
Senator Sherman has introduced bill
granting arrears of pensions to all per-
sons who now receive pensions for
wounds resulting in total or partial
loss of a limb or permanent shortening
of a leg or an arm, from the date of re-
ceivirg such wounds or from the date of
discharge from the army, at the rate pro-
vided by their pension certificates. 1t
also provides that all now receiving a
pension for gunshot wounds resulting in
the permanent shortening of an arm or
leg shall hereafter receive a pension of
forty-fve dollars a month.
Congress got a big scare on Wednesday
During a thunder storm, the first of the
season, the capitol was struck by light
ming, creating quite a panic. Fortunate
ly the damage done was not serious
The telegraph instruments in both the
house and senate galleries were destroyed
the electric lights throughout the build
ing were put out, and a horse was killed
at the door of the senate wing.
Senator Cullom of Illinois, has written,
in answer to a newspaper article, a man
ly, straightforward letter, in which he
says he does not expect to be nominated
for president, but ifhe should be he would
not decline.
Senator Blair of New Hampshire, is a
man of very generous impulses and he
often makes mistakes, of which he is him
self convinced as soon as he gets an op-
portunity to calmly consider the matter
He made mistake of this sort when he
introduced in the senate bill providing
that whenever persons who were not
loyal to the Union during the war shall
be appointed to Office in the civil service,
those who served in the navy or army of
the so-called confederate states, and are
suffering from wounds or other disabili-
ties shall be given the preference Mr..
Blair said he had proof that the veterans
were being njustly Disseminated against
hence this effort in their behalf The SEN
ator's meaning was undoubtedly good,
but his bill received the condemnation of
the republican senator's generally.
Try St. Patrcks Pills and compare their eff
feet with any other kind made. They contain
the good properties Of the older preparations
in the market combined with the most valua-
BILE medicines discovered in modern times. AS
cathartic and liver pill, St. Hatrick's aae per-
fiction. Sold by N. NJ Freeman, also G. Mel
son and Co., Osalis.
REAL EsTATE-The following recent
transfers of property in western Stearns
are from the records in the office of the
register of deeds:
Vinet A. Whipple to r. E. Lamb for
w lt2 blk L In Lake View add to
sh phsrd i. Sheldon and wife to An '!1o
drew J Smith for WI mel sec "a I26r3O 400
Heirs of Alfred Howell 10 John II.
Eunching for WI ne! sec 30 126 r So 525
Pacific Land Company to Peter and
John P. Walin for IL blk in Belgrade, $50
Peter P. QuIstberg and wife to c. o
Heigvam for Its and blk A of Quist-
berg add to Belgrade 60
Martha 6. Severens and hush to X G.
Johnson for NV 50Xl5 1T blk % Robbins
and Men0enhall'S, add to Sank Centre. 200
A. G. Whitney to Peter Bertram for
NJ Sc. sec t l23r 81 800
g D Howell ct al to II Enuching for
WI mel sec 30 l26 r 80 q. 1000
Sohn P Breitbach to Franz Watzka
and Peter Bertram for nwt sec % tl2t r34 700
Martin Heisler and wife to Michael
Lukanitsch for nj of sec tI23 + 80: $1,000
+. II. Siaty and wife to H Quade for
saine4 sec lit 125 "a. 1900
Quistberg and wife to Anne ROM
ness for 1t bit in Qustberg's add
to Belgrade. 80