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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-24
ADVERSE TO NEW YORK.
Gotham Will Hardly Secure
Recount.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The house
committee on The census held a meeting
this morning and adopted the report
prepared by Representative Sherman,
of New York, adverse to the claims Of
New York city for a recount Of
the population of that city, and ordered
the resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Flower, providing for re-
count to be reported TO the house with
a recommendation that it do not pass.
Representative Washington, OF Tenne-
see Democrat, was the only member TO
vote against the action of the majority
of the committee. The report Of Mr..
Sherman finds that New York city has
not made out its case.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-24
A New Passenger Train.

Special 70 the GIODe.
WINoNA, Feb. 23.-A new train is to
be run on the Chicago & Northwestern
road between Winona and La Crosse
every afternoon, Sunday excepted, COM
mencing March 2. leaving La Crosse at
l :45 p, III. and arriving at Winona at
3:05 .. M, and returning it will leave
as an accommodation to the passengers
of the afternoon Green Bay train, to
make connections from Maj shland,
Wis, with La Crosse as well as Winona.
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Strike at Pullman.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Tbe Pullman
company has annouced a reduction in
the price of putting freight cars to-
gether from sl2 to $40. The men en-
gagged in this branch of work 10 the
number of $50 have quit work. They
have offered a compromise at Sl1 per
car which the company has refused, and
has given notice that unless the men
return to work at once their places will
be filled.
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any attack upon the private character
of any citizen with intent to injure his
credit or standing in public; or to pub
Iicly charge any citizen with unlawful
practices in private affairs shall be
deemed guilty Of felony, and fined not
less than $1,000, and confined in the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-24
A New Hospital.

Special to the Globe.
RED WING. Feb. 23.-The Red Wing
Hospital society has been organized by
the ladies of the city, to maintain hos
pital here, with the following offic ers:
dents, Mrs. L. 3. Sheldon, Mrs. e. j. f.
Smith; treasurer. Mrs. T. K. Simmons;
secretary, Miss Helon Graham.
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Presidential Nominations.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-The senate
in executive session has confirmed the
following nomination: Surveyor OF
customs, Jonas NJ. Cleland, at Sioux
City, 10. The nomination of Charles
Foster TO be secretary of the treasury
was laid before the senate and referred,
in the usual course, to the committee on
finance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-24
Union Pacific Wreck.

PORTLAND, Or, Feb. 23.-News has
been received that wreck occurred on
the Union Pacific, near Cascade Rocks.
1t is reported that one employe was
killed and several persons seriously in
jured. The railroad officials deny that
any one was killed. A wrecking train
has been sent to the scene of the wreck.
The train was west-bound, and about
six hours behind time. When rounding
a curve at high rate of speed trestle
gave way, throwing several passenger
coaches and the mail car off the track.
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Layoroni a Lunatic.

BUTTE. Mont, Feb. 23.-Last night
Stephen Lavoroni. while delirous with
pneumonia in an Italian boarding
house, attacked the proprietor, Felice,
with a cleaver, woun ding him probably
fatally. After attempting to kill an
other man who was also lying sick,
Lavoroni tried to cut his own throat.
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East Elkfort Fire-swept.

DUBUQUE. To-. Feb. 23.-East Elkfort.
village of 400 inhabitants IN Clayton
county, was swept by q disastrous fire
yesterday. The fire broke out at noon in
Schrupf's general store, which was
burned to the ground, together with the
postoffice, the German hotel, FIaherty's
~ NON, two other store buildings and
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Mrs. Patrick Burns Dead.

Special to the GLOBE.
MONTGOMERY, Mimi, Feb. 23.-Mrs.
Patrick Burns Sr.. of Erintown, died
this morning at the advanced age of
fifty-nine years. She, together with her
husband, settled in Rice county in the
early days. The remains will be en-
tered in Shieldsville Wednesday.
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Movements of Steamships.

HAyRE-Arrived; La Gascogne, from New
York.
New YoRK-Arrived: Aurania from Liv-
erpool; Bohemian, from Hamburg; Island,
from Copenhagen.
LoNDoN-Arf1ved: Montana, &fom Balti-
more. Sighted; Morayia. f. u NAw w
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Theater Burned,

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 23.-Fire at
5:45 this morning totally destroyed the
Peoples theater. and badly damaged
the Journal newspaper Office, l.. Frit-
ish, tailor, and came near burning the
st. George hotel, opposite the theater.
Total loss probably reached 100000.
Insurance will aggregate about $4,000.
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LYNCHED FOR CAUSE.
A Negro Strung up to Limb in
Virginia.

Virginia.
PETERSBURG, Va. Feb. 23.-The
negro Scott Bishop, who few days ago
assaulted and robbed Hugh Hammock,
near Blackstone, station on the Nor
folk SS1NeStern railroad. was lynched
this morning. Hammock died on Fri
day. and Bishop was arrested Saturday
night at Ridgeway. N. c., and brought
to Blackstone yesterday morning.
Every effort was made by the author
tiles to prevent violence being done to
the prisoner, but to no avail, and this
morning, about 4 o'clock, he was taken
from the officers. and hanged to the
limb of tree about half a mile from
Blackstone. The negro begged pitt
ousIy for his life, but the mob was deaf
to his entreaties. At 12 O'Clock to-day
Bishops body was still dangling from
the tree, and a coroner's jury was being
cummoupd
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Has Been Promoted.

Special to the Globe.
WINoNA, Feb. 49, Harry Hackett,
for six years manager of the L. G. Dun
& Co.'s commercial agency in Winona,
has accepted a position in the service of
the company, with headquarters at st.
Paul, and the Office here will be under
the management of N. d. Hitchcock,
the present manager of the La Crosse
agency
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"And So They Were Married"

Special to the Globe.
RED WING, Feb. 2S.-Miss Alice
Francisco, daughter of o. p. Francisco,
of Florence, was married at the home of
her father to DR.. FL. A. Holiday, of
Amery, Polk county. Wis. Rev. E. Ii.
Clark, rector of Christ church, officiat-
ing
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A Louisiana Vendetta.

HOMER. La, Feb. -23.-This afternoon
this place was thrown into fever of
excitement by the renewal of the Ram
sey-Foggle affair, i'll which William
Ramsey Jr. was almost instantly killed
and Hamp and Henry Foggle wounded.
The cause was an old family feud.
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Winono's New Bridge.

WINoNA, Feb. &c. G. Keepers, en-.
glneer of the Clinton Iron and Bridg @
company, addressed the city council
this evening elativer to. the prepare
ton of plans for the new high bridge.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-24
Choked by a Shaft.

Special to the Globe.
LITTLE FALLS, Minn.. Feb. 25.-This.
afternoon E. Mahan was caught in a
shaft at the Little Falls roller mill,
wound up and nearly choked to death.
His injuries are serious
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springfield stiII Lingers.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 23.-Very
few members of the legislature had re-
turned to the city this morning. In
JOINT assembly one ballot was taken. re-
sulting: Palmer, II; Streeter, 4; Ogles-
By, 2; Payson, ).
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-24

three dwellings. The total loss is about
$4,000 and the insurance half that
amount.
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Midnight.

The list of the dead now numbers 120.
EtOhn ellis was taken out this after
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
REDDING.

Emory Sanford spent Sunday in Beth
ell.
Burr Glover of Fonda, N. Y, and Will
liam Glover have visited Mrs M. Lyon.
Ernest Jennings from Deep River has
been guest of Emory Sanford.
Miss e. Roe from New York, sister of
Mrs Turney Sanford, is with her.
Mrs Kate Casey has visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs J. Carroll.
Christ church was handsomely decorat-
ed with clematis, Sunday, by j. Il. Greg
DRY.
j. C. Sanford has bought fine bay
horse.
1t is said Mrs G. Kelly has picked four
bushels of huckleberries for market.
Rev and Mrs Ebert Miller from Iowa
will, in a few days, be guests of Mr. and
Mrs j. S. Sanford.
William E. Raymond, agent for p. w.
Bates of the Norwalk marble works, has
taken orders for two heavy Quincy gran
tie sarcophagi from Mrs Lemuel and Mrs
Thomas Sanford. A heavy granite double
headstone has been sold for Joseph O.
Dikeman and wife of Wilton.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
SOUTHPORT.

Rev DR. Seward of Nolwalk, who sup
piled the pulpit during the Winter, when
Rev and Mrs Holman were South,
preached again in the Congregational
church, Sunday.
Rev Mr. Holman and family started ON
their vacation trip, last week. Their
furniture has been stored with friends in
the village, pending the completion of
the repairs and alterations on the par
sonage.
The Mary Elizabeth secured a fair load
of onions and potatoes for her second
trip, Monday.
Capt B. Wilson of the S. A. Falconer
has been shipping several cars of onions
from the freight depot.
Repairs and alterations are to be at
once made in the Congregational parson-
age. New walls are to put on, the house
decorated and freshened. new timbers
supplied wherever needed; in short, a
complete renovation. The house is to
be ready to occupy, if possible, when Mr.
ISbuEuS lEODI Ills fdCdblOu.
New carpetings and cushions are to
be put into the Congregational church,
at cost of several hundred dollars.
Wheeler & Furniss have done work for
Mrs Gookin, S. c. Sherwood, Francis
Jelliff. and others, besides large contracts
for Mrs Rockwell and J. F. Dingee.
Mrs G. L. Burr of Brooklyn has visit
ed G. A. Banks and family and other
friends.
George E. Burr of Brooklyn and cous-
in, John Burr, have sailed for Europe.
Grovensteen & Sons are to paint Dea
Lacey's tenant house white.
Friends from New York have visited
Mr. and Mrs Simon C. Sherwood.
G. A. Banks entertained G. L. Burr of
Brooklyn, Sunday.
Misses Florence and Lottie Burr, who
have been in Pittsfield, were expected at
Arthur Banks's, this week.
Capt Elwood of the Mary Elizabeth re-
ports white onions worth Sc, reds Sd to
So.
Miss Edith Burr of Brooklyn has visit
ed at Elihu Taylor's.
A neat and substantial fence has been
put up by the railroad between its prop
erty and land owned by Simon Banks.
The fence is nearly 500 feet in length and
it is doubtful if a retaining wall will be
needed. The land of Mr. Banks projects
into the property of the railroad, an adj
ditional strip Al feet in width having
been bought by the road on either side
Of Mr. Banksss land
1t is stated on good authority that
what are known as the Light and Sey-
mour committees, appointed under the
supervision Of Lawyers Seymour and
Light to appraise the value Of property
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31

at Sipperley's mill, repairing damages
at the forebay caused by the freshet, last
Winter.
Susan M, daughter of Leyerett Ill.
White, was buried, Tuesday, from the
home of her grandfather, Rev Messrs
Mckenzie and Coley officiating.
Contractor Charles z. Chapman will
soon finish his work at the cellar of
"Breakwater,' the Southport mansion
of E. S. Hand and will then probably re-
turn to work on the railroad.
E. n. Sipperley has orders for % driv-
en- wells.
Miss Jennie Robinson of Danbury Wis
it's Mrs Frederick Morehouse.
Charles Fable proposes to give up the
furniture business and devote his entire
time to undertaking. He expects to oc
cupy one of the new stores in the new
Toquet block, on the east side of the riv
er as soon as it is done.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
sTRATFIELD.

George Warren has sold his favorite
mare Nellie to William Bennett.
Albert Knapp, whose horses ran and
demolished his moving machine, has a
new improved Walter A. Wood moving
machine.
T.. G.. Wilson has harvested his oats,
which he thinks the best crop he ever
raised.
Walter Cornell has bought Deering
mower, which he thinks will take the
prize over all other machines.
DR. Lynch, who was injured at the
Bridgeport hospital by sulphuric acid,
preached In the Baptist church for four
years.
b. b. Meeker is "a model farmer. He
is improving his farm by carting manure
from large livery stable in Bridgeport.
Two and three teams are on the road
nearly every day.
James II. Seeley has put an addition to
his extensive chicken house.
y. S. Brakeman, whose garden was al
ways a model, was nearly ruined By the
dry weather.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
GREENFIELD HILL.

Prescott Lawrence and family of New
farm.
Inch and quarter pipe has been laid
from the tank in the tower of the new
windmill at Verna farm to the vegetable
garden and partly through it, almost 500
feet being put down under careful SUI
pervision of George McKeel, employe
of Wheeler C Cook, Bridgeport. There
will be three MIGRANTS, from which hose
will keep the garden green.
The family of Rev George w. Banks
are spending the Summer here and Rev
Mr. Banks himself is expected soon.g He
is to preach in the church, the first Sum
day in August.
Frank S. Banks and wife expect to
leave for California in August or early
in September. They will go by the way
of the Isthmus Of Panama.
At least two of the notable people who
spend part of their time in Greenfield
have said that in all their travels, which
have extended over all parts of the world,
nothing to compare with the beauties of
Greenfield Hill as a place of Sarnmer resi-
dence.
A meeting at the school house in Deer
field district, Saturday night, to discuss
the choice of teacher.
For several days after the attack of
Miss Murray's dogs on the servant of Mr.
Bronson, the dogs were kept chained.
The new iron fence at Verna farm is
being put up, J. G. Grove of Norwalk
having charge Of the work.
A lecture is to be given in the Congre-
gational church, Friday evening of this
week.
The fence in front of Mrs G. r. Brad
1ey's has been painted.
The family of Harry Hull picniced at
Fairfield beach, Tuesday, holding clam
bake and family reunion.
John Brush and wife Of Danbury have
visited Sherwood Banks of Banks North
district.
Miss Ada Belle Burr has been engaged
to teach the school in Banks North dis
trict,
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
PLATTSVILLE.

Mrs c. III. Bright and daughters Allie
and Nellie visit friends in New Jersey for
a week.
John Seeley has been home from Bath
Beach for a few days.
Mrs d. M. Reynolds of Bridgeport,
daughter and friend attended the Dairy
Maids drill at Sport Hill.
Mrs M. A. Bright has been in Bridge
port to care for III. McKenzie's mother.
Mrs and Miss Nellie Bachelor of East
End have been with L. N. Reynolds for
a. week.
L. B. Gregory is keeping bachelors
hall, while his housekeeper, Mrs Banks,
visits her granddaughter, Mrs Jennings.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
NICHOLS.

Rev Edward Curtis and wife have been
at his fathers home.
Mrs Edward Nothnagle of Bridgeport
has been with her mother, Mrs George
Amber.
Thorp and Bennett are painting house
for Mr. Thompson, on the Bridgeport
road.
The sociable at the Methodist church,
on the evening of the 23d, was we'll at
tended.
Charles E. Holly died, July %, at the
residence of his brother-in-law, DR. Stark
weather. He was a resident of Stamford
and had been town clerk for II years.
Mr. Holly was 65 years of age. His re-
mains were taken to Stamford, Monday
morning and inferred on Tuesday after
noon.
Mrs Seery has been quite sick.
Rev George Fountain is boarding at
William Cooper's.
A large number from this village en-
joyed a days outing at Oak grove, Mil
ford beach, Tuesday.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
GREEN'S FARMS.

Under the experienced supervision of
George E. Thomas, the walls of the new
dwelling for Charles Sooysmith are al
ready above the height of the second
floor. The work is being done in thor
oughly workmanlike manner and will
be solid and substantial. Mr. Thomas,
who is a practical engineer, has been
with Mr. Sooysmith for 10 years. He is
hurrying the work that he may be pre-
pared to leave if called West to supervise
bridge work for Sooysmith & Co.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
HUNTINGTON.

Huntington has been pluming itself
for one of the biggest celebrations on
record, this week Thursday evening, with
music by Elias Howe, Jr, G. A. r. band,
fireworks, music and a general hurrah
boys to celebrate the dropping of the case
against the young men who rang the
church bells ON the night before the
Fourth. If stormy, Thursday night, the
eagle will scream, Friday night.
New officers, S. of T.:
Worthy Patriarch, Mrs Arson II. Smith
w. A, Miss Jennie E. Parker
Recording scribe, Miss Jessie ID. Smith,
A. r. s., Henry Frawley.
Financial Scribe, Miss Nellie Smith.
Treasurer Lewis Thompson.
Chaplain, Mrs Crandall.
Conductor. George Graves.
A. c., James Fair.
Sentinel, Thomas Quick.
The retiring patriarch, Mrs Emeline
Allen, the Oldest in Connecticut, has so
we'll filled her position as to merit the
praise and good will of the entire divis-
ion.
Mrs Seymour Beardsley is engaged te
teach the Center school.
st. Paul's Sunday school is to picnic a
Parlor Rock in August with Trinity
Newtown, being invited by Rev George
Linsley, rector.
The most substantial tricycle. in West
ern Connecticut may be seen at Sidney
Russell Laborie's, specimen of his owl
ingenious handiwork. The builder spre
fers wood to aluminium.
Lyman Clinton has gone to Ansonia.
The Congregational Sunday school de
cided, last Sunday, to picnic at Parlo
Rock and appointed committee to Sc
cure date.
William Bedell was here, over Sunday
: with his parents.
Services, next Sunday afternoon, a
Isnglass school house at 80 p m.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
WHITE HILLS.

Rev Mr. Mckinney will start on vaca-
ton, this week, to be gone until the first
Sunday in September. He will visit
friends in Western New York and will go
to Niagara before his return. There will
be no services in the church during his
absence.
VIII Bryant spent Sunday on the Hill
with his sister.
Fred Tomlinson of Bridgeport visited
his father, last week, and Mr. and Mrs
George Botsford are at Sound View.
Misses Abbie and Sadie Shelton enter
tain cousin from out of town.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
LONG HILL, HUNTINGTON.

Delos Platt is getting hay in Goshen.
Fred Somers has two live alligators
about two feet long, quite tame. Some
times the largest one will get out of the
water tank in which they are kept and
go quarter of mile to a brook toplay,
but always comes back in about four
hours. If both get out, they will not re-
turn. They were brought from Florida
nearly two years ago.
Eugene Crofut expects to cut his is
land, as hay is scarce.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
WESTON.

W AAAS = SANs
MIR and Mrs Arthur T.. Jones and fam
lily Of Rutherford, N. j., are guests of
Mrs G. A. Adams. Mrs Jones's youngest
child has been very sick, DIR Gorham at
tending.
While Miss e. K. Adams was in New
York, broken needle flew and two
pieces lodged in her eye. She was oblig-
ed to go to the hospital to have it operat-
ed on.
Frank Williams will spend few weeks
with his mother and brother at Miss Ell.
N. Adams's.
Miss Alice Gulick has returned from a
visit with Misses Davidson of Hunting
ton, L. /.
George Reed has moved to Norwalk.
Josie Moore, about six years old, who
drives E. W. Bradley's cows, was thrown
and poked by COW, last week Wednes-
day. Mr. Bradley beat the cow away. 1t
is supposed she thought the boy was af-
ter her calf. He escaped with slight in
juries.
Miss Leila Coley of Coleytown has
spent week with Edna Bradley.
Edna Bradley of Weston and Annie
Godfrey of Westport will spend the first
week in August with Mrs Homer c. God
frey, Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport.
Miss S. Rosencrans spent Sunday will
Miss Lille Budd.
j. Phillips has new horse a.,
Willie Coley of Norwalk visits Jane
Coley.
Eva Bedient visits her sister in MOI
walk.
Miss Fannie Seeley of Sport Hill is wit
her sister, Mrs G.. A. Sturges.
Among those taking part in the eXel
cises at the Sunday evening concert wer
Miss Helen Hill, Mrs G. A. Sturges, {
II. Gregory, A. c. Bradley, Misses Ev
Bedient, Edna C. Bradley, Hattie WY
man, Leila Coley. Addie Green, Agne
% and Mabel Casey, Ora Wilson, Maud Wi
liams, May Hamilton. Frank and Ere
Bennett, Frank Fitch. 1t is hoped thu
they will continue them every month, {
= the program was very interesting.
f. w. Platt of Hopewell spent Sunda
with II. X. Fitch.
Arthur Clark of Long Hill and Nil
; Addie Godfrey of Easton visited Mrs
T. Gregory, Sunday.
Miss Eta loungs of North Wilton
guest of Miss Annie Lockwood.
Friends from Ridgetield spent sunda
with Mrs Harriet Godfrey.
T. The number of manageable your
f ladies in Weston is rapidly diminishing
q Last week, one of them went out for
n ride with her best fellow and returne
G with Mrs before her name.
Mr. and Mrs John Lockwood took
II trip to New York, last week.
Miss May Middlebrook and broth
Il Chellis of Wilton are with their gran
g parents.
Mrs Harriet Godfrey has visited
Cannon.
Miss May Hill of Redding has be-
with her sister, Mrs w. P. Rowland.
Miss Mary Perry spent last week wi
;, Mrs Sanford of Redding.
r. X. Fitch has a new carriage, Il
# make of an Albany firm.
e Zion Hill NJ. E. church gave sociabl
last week Thursday evening, at the re-
- dence of Mrs G. B. Sturges.
It c. T. Gregory, wife and son have VI
tied his brother in Southport.
/, c. p. Coe of Bridgeport spent Sund;
t. with Matthew Buckley.