The Irish standard., 1892-09-03
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
A FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEF
Gabriel Renville, Chief Of the Sisse-
ton Indians, gone to the Happy
Hunting Grounds.
MINNESOTA.

| MINNESOTA.
Rev. DR.. O'Gorman, OF the Catholic
University of Washington, ID. c., con-
| Quoted the retreat to the clergy at St.
Johns hospital, Winona, during the
past week.
The veterans surviving the War Of the
| Rebellion of the famous old I'd infantry
Minnesota volunteers, will hold grand
| reunion Of the battle of Chicamauga, in
St. Peter, on Friday and Saturday, Sept.
16 and II.
Hon. D. w. Lawler and Judge Meth
away will speak at Crookston on the
evening OF Sept. 6, the day on which the
Democrats of the district hold their con-
gressional convention. There will be a
torchlight procession, and the Demo
crafts of the county will turn out in full
force to do honor to the distinguished
visitors.
The 18th annual fair OF the Southern
Minnesota Fair Association will be
held at Rochester Sept. 18th to 18th.
The attractions for each day will be I'M
usually good. The exhibits in all de-
partments will be large. The racing at
fractions promise to be the best ever
seen in Minnesota. It is expected that
fnlly 200 trotting and pacing horses will
contest for the large purses offered.
Mrs. Murphy died at her home near
Graceville on Aug. ~, at the advanced
age OF 81 years, after an illness of a few
days. The deceased was highly respected
forher many tamiable qualities and leaves
one son and niece to mourn her de-
parture. The remains were inferred in
the ,Graceville cemetery after impressive
services at the Catholic church, and the
funeral was largely attended.
Mrs. Bridget Buckley, wife of Conduc-
tor John H. Buckley, died at her home
in Austin on Aug. IA after an illness
dating from the 4th day Of last March
The deceased leaves, besides the widower
1.-TWO daughters, aged ten and eight years,
her mother and three brothers. Hel
father died when she was twelve years o1
age. The remains were conveyed tt
Prairie du Chien, Wis, for interment
The afflicted husband and children have
the sincere sympathy of large circle o.
friends, and of railroad men with whom
he had associated.
Last Friday We were in Luverne ane
while there spent a pleasant half hou
with A. j. Daley, one of the leading
young attorneys of this section, says tht
Beaver Creek Magnet. Mr.. Daley wa
once resident Of Beaver Creek, and ,
business man here some years ago, ant
about the time the boom was subsldint
sold out his business interests ane
moved to Luverne to establish himsel
in the practice of law. His success has
been good, and with his energy and push
he will yet make an indelible mark on the
court records of Southwestern Mime
sofa. His practice continues to grow.
Says the Spring Valley Vidette: "Rev
Father Dwyer, the eloquent Catholic
priest, edited his congregation last Sab
bath morning in a sermon, the SALEM
points of which were "tears," and oul
Lords prophecy concerning the destruc
tion of Jerusalem. The eloquent Fathe1
discussed the office and province of tears
in pathetic and interesting manner, anc
enlarged upon the scope and the pro
priety Of crying. Christ had wept ove1
the sins Of Jerusalem, so we should weeI
over our sins. The illustrious examples
Of tears for sins we're given by the
speaker, showing great historical re-
search and aptitude. But the peroratio1
Of the sermon was it's chief ornament
the delineation and fnlfillment of the re
markable prophecy relating to the fall o1
Jerusalem. The Rev. Father showed hui
wide and historical knowledge depicting
the horrors of that terrible slaughter
The sermon will be duly remembered
4 The congregation was large and appre
ciatiye, and Rev. Father Dwyer has ad
ded another plume to his shining corone
I as pulpit orator and thinker"
! A special to the Globe from Prestol
| says that the excitement over the mira
culous picture Of the Holy Family in th
!. window Of the Catholic church at Can
ton is constantly increasing, and that th
] place has been visited by nearly te
Thousand persons during the past thre
weeks, some of whom 9carne from as e