, 1878-04-27
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Tie san Francisco Workingmen have
commenced making plans with reference
to the coming constitutional convention
campaign
\ New York paper has given new and
correct readin. of an cid saying, as fol-
lows: Az honest man is the most lone
some work of God
John NuSent, AZ one time editor of
San Francisco Herald, and in his day 4
power in tie land, is employed in writing
pen AID ink sketches for The Argonu,;i.
Thurman and Conkling are poor men.
Spencer, Of Alabama, IS rich. The former
have brains, and the latter check. Fl
nancially, the last is by far the best paying
investment.
kearney. the san Francisco agitator,
has made ut least Que convert Secretary
Thompson has given orders to our war
ships in the South Pacific to seize all
American vessels engaged IN the coolle
trade.
\ correspondent of the Orggonidn urges
his readers to watch and he sober.
Around here ii takes all the time of the
average whiskey hammer to watch for 4
chance 10 get drink There is no diif-
Guilty about watching to be sober.
Senator EdmuE,s, ri Vermont. when
referring TO Judge Deady, invariably
terms Oregons great Jud"e, Us Judge
Daddy In a matter like this We should
think q senator would endeavor to be cor
rect.
Safe robberies are becoming very COM
mon in some portions Of Oregon. As the
bankrupt law viii soon be repealed we see
no necessity for this condition Of affairs.
\ man then can carry oa business with or
without Il safe, just as he deems proper.
Ex-con"ressman Vance, of Ohio, who
disappeared from his home several weeks
ago in company with Il far haired damsel,
has turned up in San Francisco insane.
His tgave!iin. companion is well both IN
body and mind, and while she has money
to loan, Vance is financially ruined,
One Of the recent county conventions
IN Oregon, resolved that s. self preserva-
ton was the first law of nature. To car
~ ont this idea the delegates nominated
themselves for III the Offices 10 be filed
They knew what they wanted and were
not afraid to say So
The man who stole Tilden's overcoat
has been arrested. The man who stole
the presidency stil! continues to occupy
the white house. The overcoat chap goes
to the penijentiary. They are, therefore,
both supported at the expense OF the
people.
The Biac, Hill country has reached that
state of e,viilszstion that usually marks a
country on the high road TO prosperity
The Jurors claim thai they are oft times
unable to resist the brIhes offered them.
We have known countries where they
did not resist at all, but Ike Oliver Twist
cIamored for more.
- Thomas Henry Clay Sn.ith, from Ohio,
rs a matter of course, recently appoint
nlent clerk of the treasury department,
has been confirmed Il paynlastcr III the
ARMY. MIR Smith Is sixty-i:ve years OF
age, and his presence in the army Is high
" gratifying, as the military organization
of this country is sadly III need of youth
full yiSor.
Mark Hopkins, The treasurer and brains
Of the Central Pacific railroad, who died
chiIaless. leaving fifteen millions, Wore
shabbvclothes, dug lis Own garden, picked
up bits Of old ron when he saw them,
worked until two clock III the morning,
wrote more on a page than most business
men put on sheets, and paid So month
rent. His adopted son Tim is at college.
Bishop Andrews, of the New York
Methodist Conference, probably Tor the
reason that tiley are NOT eligible as candl-
dates for congress, las decided that the
licensing Of women as preachers IS against
the doctrines Of Wesley. The dlsapPcInt-
ed advocates OF the new departure have
taken an appeal TO the general conference
Of he Methodists of the whole country
in 1880.
The Chicago Tines, one OF the very
best, and at the same time very worst
papers published in this country, advises
all To obtain as much land as possible,
Gust what they are dom. near Dayton-)
II says that three generations hence the
transfers Of improved lands wIll be as rare
as honest congressman are to-day. Real
estate, real estate viii, at least, be found
to be II tie United States, as I. Is IN
Great Britain. the most satisfactory, safe,
and government controlling thing which
citizen may possess
General James Shields, who has been
| the subject Of 5" much turmoil IN con
oress. was born III Tyrone, Ireland, 1910;
came 10 this country in 1926; settled IN
Illinois: studied Law was legislator and
i,5ae . WAS made By Polk commissioner
~ the General land Office; was made Briga-
der general for the Mexican war ; was
| sbnt tbrouah the lungs, bat recovered !;
fn,gbt at Chepultepec bareheaded and IN
b;s Shirt sleeves, without Il horse WIS
again wounded; rescued from outrage
| Iadr and her daughter in the night -time
hy a secret and disobedient sally; became
! senatorfroln Illinois Was afterward beaten
bv LYMAN Trumbull ; went to Minnesota;
vas as a farmer, elected therefrom 10 the
senate Of the United States as democrat;
became Brigadier general IN the Union
army succeeded Lander drove out Stone
wall Jackson while Fremont was pursuing
Jackson through the Shenandoah, both
federal generals being victims Of a war
depar,ment; was nominated for Major
General, but was not confirmed, and re-
moved 10 farm III Missouri, where he
has since liked on pension raised from
S3f to $50 a month. He is FIVE feet eight
inches tail; has swarthy face and dark
hair; speaks Auently, and is little WIS.,
ionary, enthusiastic and adventurous.
Nor TO BE lNTIMIDaTEp--A wild Texan
boarded the train at Fort Worth for Dallas.
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