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Year: 1879

The Board of Managers OF the Produce Exchange
met yesterday and received communication from
the special committee appointed by tho grain trade
Monday last to secure the defeat Of the cental
SYSTEM calling attention to certain points. First 10
In claimed that tho trade has hitherto made its
rules subject to the approval OF the Board and.
ond, that the rules passed by the grain trade at .
meeting held september TO- which were subsequently,
adopted by the Board, not legal. because the
railroad companies have not assented TO the inn
portant amendments In said rules conforming
them tn the GENITAL SYSTEM They also represent thas
they not rules of the Exchange. not having been
posted ten days as required by the bylaws In view
of these points the committee request the Board OF
Managers to postpone posting rules regulating trade
In grain by the GENITAL and also that the Committee
Grain be instructed to permit the ''calls" to be
conducte upon the basis of the rules In force


The Board decided to refor the whole matter to the
Comm ttce on Trade.


The managers claim that they had posted the rules
adopted by the grain trade september 20. but nsd
them taken down after granting the request OF snas
trade to postpone tho date for tho ccntai system 20
20 into effect until January 1850. They intend 70
post them ten days previous the latter date. They
also state that tho railroad companies Will readily
conform to tho GENITAL II requested to do 90.
Year: 1879

In our school days we used to come
home for our holidays in ripper years we
come home when they are over. Yet it
is, after all, question whether we do
not enjoy the return to the domestic
roof as much in the latter as in the for
mer. A great part of the pleasure of
going away undoubtedly lies in the an
ticipation of getting back again to our
old haunts and habits. We take four
holidays as a kind of annual sherry an d
bitters, to give us appetites for our ordi-
nary modes of life ; and perhaps there is
no morning during our absence SO thor
oughly welcome to us as that of the day
on which we set out for town once
more. Everything at home has ac-
quired some fresh charm during our alb
sence. The servants, though they do
not belong to particularly grateful
race, are glad to see US back again. The
old rooms that we were so heartily tired
Of before we left have now a charming
freshness about them and the little
sanctum with its books, papers and
pipes, seems paradise after hotel coffee
rooms and seaside libraries.
Year: 1879

X very sad affair occurred n our county just before ehistmas, Mr. Jo White a sou of Z- R. White of Alba ny township and nephew of Saerit White went 60 Emmett. and in return ing home his horse got away from him leaving him in Carouse bottom he became lost and the weather being extremely cold he rsmaiaed in it for two days when he was found but was 50 nearly frozen that he died from the effects of sit. He was married about q year agoto Miss Mattie Baily of this place. We sincerely sympa- thize with the bereaysdfamiiy ia their sad afi1ictioas. Prescott Dispatch.
Year: 1879

We are thoroughly in earnest in the desire to get all our people to do more reading and thinking for themselves. IL is the only way in which the masses can protect themselves from imposi- tfons. from deeeptions and from hum bugs. IL is the only way in which they can retain and secure their Hber- ties :-to read and think for themselves. But what, says one, would you have us reads We would have you read FIRST, YOUR OWN HOME PAPER. 1t is your home paper that feels for your interests. and that furnishes you such informa- ton as most intimately effects your in terests. But, says our ordinary fault finder, you don't give us reading matter enough. Don't wes We'll, we give you far more than you can get out of any book which costs you the same sum of money. We give you far more than we could possibly give you if all men supported the press just IS you do. But we are not going to find fault, for We have had q very good support in dear old Pope county. We are now going to make you an offer to meet this objection of not euough reading. It is this;

 To every man or woman who will send us his or her name with the price of our paper in cash, (sl-5ol within the next Sixty Days, we will send our paper one year, and in addition, will send free of all cost. for twelve months, an excellent monthly paper called the Farmers Review, published at Chicago, Illinois.

 The Review is q hanesomely printed. I6-page folio, and has all the depart ments which any nrst ciass agrieultural journal ought to have, all edited ably and industriouslv. The article extraes- ed from it and reproduced in to-day's DEMOCRAT is a specimen of the kind of literature you will get from it. Besiies it gives full prices current and market reviews.

 Re member this offer is for only 60 days, and you should send your names at once for this offer.
Year: 1879

The storm in its progress afforded
phenomenal spectacles, bringing to
the mind as it was seen approaching
the sand.storms of the great deserts.
Afar off it lifted great clouds of sand
far up the sky, underneath rain
clouds of ominous darkness. The
advance of the sand shower down
Main street was as if great fog.
bank had turned to earth and was
rolling down a close-shut valley.
whose hills were of brick. At four
hundred feet distant it was solid,
blottlng out the street behind it. 1t
was while this lasted that the
wind, as from all quarters of the
northern sky at once, wrought most
fiercely, swaying, twisting and tear
ing asunder trees, and driving light
things before it with such swiftness
that they could scarcely be distin-
guished. This sand shower lasted
some seven minutes before a drop of
rain came, and could be seen rushing
down the street as the water followed
above. Seen thus from behind, the
whirling, rolling movement OF the air.
currents was plainly diseernible.,
Then came the rain in tremendous.
dashes and drifts, with almost clear
spaces between; striking and harling
from the corners of the tall blocks
with living force, and flung among the
rocking tree-tops like mssses of heavy
mist, or as clouds look, blown down
the steep sides of forests when the
mountains echo to the thunder. The


lightning here shot but pale CLEANS
through the heavy gray waters--oniy


enough to increase the strangeness OF


the scene.
Year: 1879

undersigned takes this his thanks
the people Of Yankton particularly and to his many
throughout Dakota and Nebraska for the
patronage which has been bestowed upon the late firm Of
DUDLEY & HAWLEY through the many years in which
that firm has carried business in this city, and he now
desires call the attention Of these friends and that Of
the people generally the enlarged facilities exten
sive assortment and coodious which the late
firm had provided and which the of Dudley
& Hawley, possesses


In the line Hardware trade
Copper and Sheet Iron Ware claims
equal in all anything the north
west occupying three grand 25xlOO
tent.


In the future, application business, hopes
to the Hardware trade of the region which naturally b
utay to to this point centered here and shall
make it for the interest Of the people within this
chase their Hardware, Tnware Copper Sheet
Stoves, and all other articles in this line from


Yours gratefully and respectfully,


GEO. e. HAWIEY,


Union Block, Third st.
Year: 1879

To certain extent, fears arc cn tertained lest the supply of water for irrigation purposes the coming year, will not be adequate for the demand, should d greater area be sown. Whether these fears are well ground ed we know not, but as larger body of land is cultivated every year, the supply must of necessity be dimin- ished. There are several plans by which this difficulty may be obviated viz: by the concentration of water m one or two large canals, thus saving a great amount of wastage, and an- other by the diversion of crops. The growing of wheat and barley requires much more water than that of sugar cane, broom corn, cotton, flax and others that are equally as remunera- tive. Tic soil of this valley is pc culiarly adapted to the raising of cane, and a good harvest would be certain every year, and the same may be said of cotton and flax. A zen tleman, connected with a sugar re- finsry in San Francisco, who recent ly paid a visit to this place, gave it as his opinion that sugar cane could be grown here, equally as well as at the Sandwich Islands, and that it would hc one of the best industries of the country. In the event of a scarcity of water by the present source of sup ply, artesian wells will have to be bored, and other means resorted to. The formation of this valley i, well calculated for wells of this character, as the best authorities on this subject state that artesian water is found where high mountains are near al hand, and where the valley has q gradual descent. Several attempts have been made in the Territory foI striking artesian water but without success, owing no doubt to not con forming to the conditions of the land Proper precautions taken now to reg ulate the supply, will save an i'm mense amount of trouble and annoy ance in the future.
Year: 1879

General James Bomford was a marvel of personal strength in his younger days and while serving as captain in the Mexican war ''took down. q Mexican hully at Toluca. The bully entered store one day, and, while his hand was lying on the counter, Bomford, without saying word, took his place by his side and placed the point of his elbow on the back of the hand and pressed it as though it had been in a vice. The aatonished Mexican squIrmed and twisted in his efforts to extricatc his hand, but to no purpose, and he re signed himself to the position Bom- ford asked some trifling question of the keeper of the store and quietly Jeff. The bully was not seen in To luca again during the stay of our troops.
Year: 1879

The Town Trustees have lately been experimenting with prison la bor. In consideration of the work they agreed to pay for the services of the guard. During the past week the prisoners have been engaged in clearing off fhe cemetery grounds and some $21 has been paid the guard at the rate of 8 per day. Previous to putting the prisoners to work some men had agreed to take the en- tire job for S24, so we don't think this will be a very profitable arrange ment for the town. Some of the prisoners who are taken out refuse to perform any labor, which accounts for so little being done. As reme- dy for this obstinacy we would sug- gest they be fed according to work done. Let them earn their bread by the sweat of their brow. Nc sweat, no bread.
Year: 1879

New York, July Gth.-The Tribune says: Senator Burnside defends his resolution respecting the Isthmus Canal, on the ground that while the North American continent below the Canada border will eventually be under the control of the United States, movement to establish this highway with European capital must be regarded, as in certain sense, an intrusion upon American territory.

 Senator Burnside informed Zri- 6uu1s reporter that his Isthmus Can al project was offered in good faith as timely warning to the European Powers, thSt whether the Canal be built by a foreign government or by individuals, it would antagonize our interests. When there is need of such a canal our Government can loan it's credit for it's construction We shall soon have three railroads across the Continent supplying ample facilities for transportation.

 Speaking of the DO: sible appoint ment of General Grant as the Presi- dent of the Intcr-Oceanic Canal, the Herdld thinks the General would not be caught by such q fiattering bait, and adds that LesSeps has fallen into q serious mistake if he thinks that little adroit tiattery can change tine settled purpose of the Government of the United States respecting for eign interference with the affairs of this continent.
Year: 1879

In our labors we are apt to be
immoderate. We work too fero-
ciously in nearly everything we un-
dertake, and live in hopes of en-
joying repose at some future day;
but if total repose were desirable or
attainable in this world of unrest,
where employment seems to be the
condition of content, the capacity
of enjoyment is gone when the
over-worked toiler reaches the limit
he has set to labor. The remain
der of his existence must be devoted
to patching up his invalid frame.
Let US be moderate in our labors as
in our pleasures, since to make
haste slowly is the true way of ac-
compGshing long, successful and
prosperous journey.
Year: 1879

The Rochester Union, in an editO-
rial, has expressed the hope that Hora-
ito Seymour may be induced to accept
the nomination for Governor of New
York next fall in the interest of
Democratic harmony.
Year: 1879

THE ABscoNDING MANAGER OF A PHILADELPHIA


THEATRE oUTwIrrED BY DETECTIVES


[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


PHILADELPHIA. Feb q. 1879.


Robert Fox. the proprietor OF the American Theatre
who has been fugitive from justice for some
weeks, was captured this morning. Fox gave Sun
day nights performance at his Variety Theatre which
he called rehearsal but the law is very strict here
concerning Sunday amusements, and the Mayor or
defed his immediate arrest Subsequently Fox in
dcted for keeping dsorderly house and maintaining
q nuisance and was held in $500 bail to answer.
After giving bail the manager disappeared and when
his case was called for trial he nowhere to be
found. bench warrant for his arrest issued,
but although Fox has been heard Of ut Atlantic City
and in different parts OF New Jersey the officers
have not been able to capture him until to-day. On
last Tuesday night the Chief OF Police learned that he
had arrived in the city. and sent men in
every direction to watch for his appearance
On that night the Chief had man stationed North
Broad street. where he believed Fox would start in
carriage for the country. and the carriage did stop
and take up stranger, but the stupid officer thought
it was another man. SO Mr.. Fox once more escaped.
Yesterday Detective Weyl and two others started
pursuit, and this morning found the manager at
Babes Mineral Spring Hotel, ut Willow Grove Mont
cille lady member OF his company. The detectives
dressed as seedy sportsmen out for .
days cunning. They completely deceived the willy
Fox to their identity and character. and aston
ished him very much by taking him into custody as
he came out from his hotel to take the air this
ing. Mr.. Fox brought to the city and taken be-
Judge Thayer, in the Court OF Quarter Sessions
this afternoon. He will spend the night at Moya-
mensing Prison. His counsel will demand his re-
lease on bail the morning. but the District Attor.
ney will oppose the motion the ground that Fox
has jumped his bail once and should not have an
other opportunity. Mr.. Fox says he away by ad-
Yice of counsel.
Year: 1879

DEXTER, Me-, Feb 6, 1879.
Important facts now appear in connection with the
Barron tragedy. The lamp that was found in the
vault made for burning kerosene and was with
out chimney. The vault is eleven feet long. six
feet wide and seven feet high. and those who first
entered it did not smell any odor of oil. gentle
man here states that he q man disappear In Ma
sonic Hall he ascending the stairs to the
bank to get check cashed There is o rumor
that the man has been found who sold Barron fiye
hundred dollar United States bond the DAY before the
tragedy gentleman who was with Barron on the
day of the tragedy states that he saw nothing un-
usual in his demeanor. Barrons physician says he
administered antidote for poison, without per-
ceptibe effect He further says that it is only the
developments which have been lately made that have
caused any doubts in his mind to the cause OF
"a deaf
Year: 1879

From Turf, Field and Farm of Feb. z, 1s79l


Last week We published modest looking para
graph, which has caused some sensation In the
world. It was mere announcement Of the fact that
Drs McEachran. Gadson ard Lockhart had per-
sonally inspected cattle Long Island. in New Jer
scy and Maryland. and that they had satisfied them
selves that pleuro-pneumonia had foothold
on the Atlantic coast. Previous to this
only vague whispers were heard about the
existence of the maady. The information we gave
the public official; in fact, Professor McEachran
had been commissioned by the Canadian government


to make the inspection, and he called to his assist
Drs. Lockhart and Gadson. In certain districts
OF New Jersey cattle purchased killed and dis
sected and cases of plcuro-pneumcnia thus plainly
houses which adjoin tho distillery OF GAN
Feischmann Co.. Long Island. and the
disease there found to exist in its worst form
They describe tho condition of the cows kept in
the miserable stables simply dsgracefil. Before
they had completed their examinations the stable
They retrcated in haste to avoid personal Violence
Professor McEachran went direct from New York to
Ottawa; where he made his report to the Governor
to England and hence the disturbed condition OF
affairs ON the other side of the Atlantic.
1t the unanimous opinion Of the three
veterinarians who conducted the inquiry that
the cattle from the West, which mainly exported,
are free from disease The chief danger to be appre
hcndcd Ii from the mixing on ship board of Long
Island or New Jersey animal with the herd direct
from the West. The government should take steps
to stamp out the plague in the fow infected localities
Unless 1t does this the mAlady is likely to spread
and seriously cripple the cattle growing en-.
terprises Of the country. Certainly England
will not continue to receive our live boz
vine exports II the federal authorities hcsi-
tate or refuse to act. Inspectors chosen from TIE
most competent Of qualified veterinary surgeons
should DO appointed to take charge Of tho business.
Give these inspectors the power to quarantine the
infected localities and TO slaughter tho diseased ami
mails and they will make short work OF the plague
Pleuro-pncumonia is now confined to such narrow
limits as to be easily controlled Once allow Il to yet
a foohold among the great herds of tho West and IL
will entail loss upon the country Of many millions
of dollars.
Year: 1879

sALMAGUND1 SKETCH CLUB EXHIBITION.
The private view Of the first annual exhibition oN
works of art in black and white of the Salmagundi
Sketch Club will take place at the Kurtz Gallery
the evening Of the 18th inst The exhibition will bo
open to the public from the following morning to
the eyeuiug of the 18th inst.
Year: 1879




The import Of American meat into this country is
assuming such large dimensions that IL is not sur
prising farmers begin to be somewhat anxious to
the future of the cattle trade Some information on
the subject which will be interesting not only
to them but to meat consumers generally.
was given at o dinner held q few days
ago at Glasgow by the butchers engaged
In the American meat trade. Tho chairman In
the course of his observations remarked that farm
ers might be assured that the coming summer and
autumn would be the worst they had to face with
America large freight contracts having been entered
into for the transport OF cattle into Britain So large
Year: 1879

TEXT OF THE LETTER FROM THE DOMINION
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE TO COMMISSIONER
LIE DUO.


WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 6. 1s7o.
The following is the full text of the letter received
by Commissioner LIE Due from the Minister of Agri-
culture Of Canada in relation to the visit Of Profess
sor McEachean and the prevalence Of cattle disease
In the United States:--


DEPARTMENT OF AGRrCCLTURE,(


OTTAWA. Canada, JAN 81. 1879.
SIR-Professor McEachoan, who had the honor to
have an interview with you while recently in Wash
ington. has reported to me the prevalence of the
parts of the United States. ut the same time
that q cable message from the agent Of this
department in Liverpool informed me Of the slaugh-
tering ON their debarkation ut that port of cargo
Of cattle afflicted with the same disease bought
in the United States. In view Of the very serious
the United States and Canada and of the present
and future Of the cattle trade with Great Britain
l have thought it my duty to inform you tha3
although such step is entered into with great deal
of reluctance our part, the Dominion gov
ernment is about to take measures to prevent
the introduction Of this fearful disease in
Canada and beg to be permitted to
request from You the Kindness of informing me Of
any measure adopted by your government for the
stamping out OF the said disease The interests of
the two countries being almost identical in the ques
ton, and both countries having been exempted from
the slaughtering clause Of the English Contagious
Diseases (animals) act of 1s7s. you will at
aware of each others action in 80 important
matter.


have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant


]. II. POPE. Minister of Agriculture
Year: 1879




Referring to the prohibition issued by the Cana
dian government against the importation of Ameri-
can CATTLE the Herald says:-It does not seem very
clear how prohibition is to serve our real interests.
1t apparently expected that while American cattle
are not to be brought into Canada cattle still
to be exported to England. That might be if we had


winter port and plenty of cattle. 1t is to be feared
that the American railways may take advantage
of this measure Of the Canadian government
to divert traffic permanently to their
lines to the loss of our shipping as well as our rail-
ways. This is to be deprecated because no one be-
eves that there is any cattle disease in the Western
States The taken by the British government
is probably dictated by the idea of trade protection
for farmers quite much by sanitary protection.
though the true reason cannot be avowed but we
shall avoid the injury that the prohibition does
to interests by imposing still more rigid prohi-
bition of our own. We should rather seek to
strengthen the natural opposition to prohibition by
showing the baselessness of the apprehension on
which it processes to be founded. We hardly think
it possible that it be maintained in the face of
the British cry for beef at reasonable prices"
Year: 1879

Washington, June Sit is stated


son what seems to be sufficient author
ity" that the president has rendered
to Gen. Chas. F. Manderson, of Ne
braska, the position of secretary of war,
to succeed Judge McCrary. Gen. Man
derson was born and educated in Phil
adelphia, and is a lawyer by profession,
but entered the army as lieutenant at
the outbreak OF the late rebellion. He
rapidly rose through successive grades
to colonelcy; was twice seriously
wounded, and was mustered out at the
close of the war as brevet brigadier
general. Most of his military service
was with the army of the Cumberland.
At the close of the war he removed to
Omaha, where he has since been ac-
lively engaged in the practice of his
profession. He is said to be man of
extensive reading, refined taste, and
brilliant conversationalist. 1t is also
stated that he enjoys high reputation
in the northwest for practical ability,
and that his appointment, if he accepts
the position, will be certain to give
satisfaction not only in that immediate
section but throughout the country, as
soon as his high qualifications shall be
tested by actual occupation of the
office
Year: 1879

Berlin, June 9.-The North German
Gazette states that the German foreign
office has received confirmation of the
reports of the destruction of the Ger
man mission station in Natal, and of
the i'll treatment of the missionary by
the British. Communications are still
proceeding with the British govern
ment OIL the subject.
Year: 1879

THE printers fear that a long time
will elapse before another wedding
event will cause them to be present.
ed with such an abundance of cake
as did that of Mr.. Will Ross and
Miss Minnie Crawford. Our miller
has commenced to complain, think
ing we'll not need any of his truck
for month to come.