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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23

LEo ANp MAINE SLAsHEE E-Mr. j. W.
Thompson. i'm the Nlioe Har Br'sdrs
Nonthiy for November says In % recent
issue Of the Spirit NJ me Times. Old Sub
subscriber, Cumberland. Md. makes iuqui-
ries concerning Leo, and in reply the Npirt
SAYS he was owned In Montana, 10 last
accounts, We were led 10 make the same
statement in our History Of Maine Bred
Horses, page l3s. Mr. Walter b. Nutter.
Of Cape Elizabeth Depot. who has been
engaged for several year, In iumberinS iu
PENNSYLVANIA informs IL that wc have been
doing the owners of Leo an injustice.
though unintentionaliy, and that Leo i>
still owned and kept for service iu Clear
field Co., Pa. Leo /, an own brother 90
Maine SlaSher. - well known In this state.
aud we will take this opportunity 20 say
that although the second dam of Slasher
and Leo has ut times been claimed 20 be by
Cid Eaton. and at other times 90 Dee by
Withercll. careful investigation by Gen.
Tilton establishes the fact that the pedisre"
Of the mare in question is unknown.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23

NEW SUBMARINE NE-sFL.-An English
clergyman. the Rev Nr. Garrct OF Man
chester. seems % have lefl the peaceful
calling OF the ministry for the more war
like life of an inventor of submarine war
implements. Some time since he was able
70 remain under water for some hours I'D
an invention of his own, which claims 10
allow Of life being sustained in small
shut-up space for long periods OF time. ir
has lately launched at Liverpool small
vessel OF 80 tons, fitted with an engine oi
novel construction. The motive power by
which it is driven is a secret. as we'll -
the means used for purifying the breath.
With this vessel which it Is claimed is
able to move about under water for long
distances without being exposed TO shot
and she'll, it is proposed 10 carry dispatches
and torpedoes The invention, II sue
cess, promises 10 make naval warfare more
dangerous than ever.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30
Chivairy in Politics.

In former times there was a generosity, a
noblcncss, chivalry common In party poll
tics which has now become extremely rare.
Then 1t was customary for taH leading men
10 hold their personal ambition in strict
subordination to the preferences OF the
party. Where there were rival candidates
FOR nomination, when one had been
selected the others felt bound in good faith
to go In and do all in their power to pro-
mote his election. And even in the strfcs
for nomination II more generous, forbear-
ing, and harmonious spirit was manifested
than we are accustomed to Of late.
In reference to the next Democratic nomi-
cations for Governor OF this State and for
President OF the United States, n bitterness
OF personal feeling is already apparent
which augurs i'll for the success Of the
party.
Cannot the old generous and chivalrlc
state Of feeling be restored, and men once
moro manifest a disposition to forcgo per-
sonal preferences, and especially To sacrl-
flee personal antipathies, for the public
good
II the Democrats present a divided and
distracted front, they will invite and insure
defcat
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30
The New Campaign Agains, Indians.

As the Indians on the Canada border will
not move TO attack the troops the troops
are moving TO attack the Indians.
The expeditionary column which has
taken the field during the past week, north
OF the Missouri, includes all the forces that
can be spared from Forts Keogh and Custer.
to be Joined within day or two by $50 re-
cruits from Bismarck. More troops are al
ready between the Missouri and the Canada
border than ever were there before and they
are commanded by Gen. NELSON A. MILES
Colonel OF the Fifth Infantry, OF unsurpassed
renown among Indian fighters.
The reasons assigned for this formidable
movement are that SITTING BULL, II con-
templating raid, must be frightened Off (;
that the Poplar Creek agent complains that
"our own Indians are greatly annoyed by
the presence OF 30 many Of SITTING BULLS
band across the line" finally, that the In
dams Of the old Fort Peck Agency have all
quilted the agency, mounted and armed.
1t is not improbable that II the troops go
in search OF hostile Indians they will find
some. Should they march far enough, hunt
long enough and act vigorously enough,
thoy may at least be able to turn friends
into foes. But 1t does not follow that this
expedition is needed Ia order TO prevent or
TO prepare for war.
SITTING BULL has now been the bugbear
OF tho border upward OF thirty months.
In all that period reports OF his intent TO
attack the settlements have been contin-
p7ia l,-epFcat on this side OF the limo, and
| have As continually been contradicted on
the other. Major WALSH OF the Northwest
Mounted Police, on the faith OF SITTING
BULLS own promises, has repeatedly de-
clared that the sioux chief would live at
peace. and his words have invariably hith-
erto turned out correct. Nevertheless, a
corps of observation is TO be sent out against
SITTING BULL. as though he had shown
] himself bent on war. The latest news was
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30
Cattle Disease In Central New York.

A mysterious and fatal disease has broken
out In a herd Of cattN belonging to Aaron Bowen. a
farmer the town Of ncming Cuyuga County. Several
have already died. TIA symptoms sudden stoppage
OF milk refusal of the pma to eat followed by convul
sons and death in FROM six days after the first at
tack Several veterinary surgeons have been called,
some u whom think II pluerp pnc umonia, while others
unable ,ny what tie disease is There i singular
Circumstance connected with the case. Willie Bliss,
grandson Of Mr. Bowen who ass-tCd In iaktnL care u
the diseased cattle, and helped to skin thc. has been
taken suddenly aud violently 10 with pains the back
succeeded 10y ounvu-ons violent that has required
three or 10 hold him upon his bed. last &C
he under the influence OF oftncs, and his
recovery thought TO be hopeful The doctors don't
KNOW what tie matter with him but IL s believed that
the disease Of which the cattle died was communicated
to him This theory supported by the tact that others
who were also much around the animals have expert.
cnccd similar symptoms, though less severe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30

From time immcmorial II has been COM
mon for persons under sentence OF death to
become very religious before the arrival OF
the day Of execution. The exceptions TO
this rule-the number Of persons who have
died scofIcrs-havo been comparatively few.
Indeed, this has been an argument fire.
quently made use OF in favor OF capital
punishment. It has been defended MS q most
efficient means OF efrccting the conversion
and final salvation Of tho most abandoned
and the most hardened.
1t has happened, singularly enough, that
OF late the religious character OF murderers
has appeared at an earlier period in their
history. Thus in the fatal letter OF COVERT
BENNETT to Mrs SMITH, written in iail-the
letter which convicted them both-there are
devout and reverent references TO the Divine
protection on which she is assured they
may depend.
The mulatto Cox was noted as religious
person, and was actually attending church
when arrested In Boston. He processes n
great dislike Of rough and proiane company.
The case OF HILAIRE LATRIMoUILIE the
French Canadian, just convicted at Albany
OF the cruel murder OF maiden lady for tho
purpose OF robbery. furnishes another Illus
tration in point. AT n house where LATRI-
MoUILLE spent night, after tho murder, he
was observed at his evening and morning
devotions.
What do all these things proven
They go TO show that there may be a good
deal OF emotional plety without any fixed
and restraining principle. They do not
make at all against true religion, with
which ell crime is wholly Incompatible
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30

Three hundred boys have signed a petit
ton to tho Board OF Aldermen for leave to
explode their fire crackers and torpedoes in the
streets on the Fourth. and Alderman JAcoBUs
win present it tomorrow. One OF the boys ex-
planned to the Alderman the dilemma In which
they found themselves. II they fired on their
crackers in the back yard, they might set nre to
tho wood shed. and then the fremen would
come. and the hose would have TO be carried
through the hallway and that would be q
nuisance. But II they fired off their crackers
In the street. they ran the risk OF being ar
rested. He thought this pretty hard lines, and
we fancy those grown people who haven't for
gotten their own boyhood will agree with him.
OF course the pleasure OF the boys OF New
York Is not the only thing to be taken into con-
sideraton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30

IL would be preposterous to ascribe the
overwhelming victory OF the Harvard oarsmen
over Yale. on Friday. to any superior strength
or gymnastic training of Harvard students.
Tho Yale crew were fine and powerful lot; not
so fine and powerful as the Harvard eight. but
still. tho difference In physique could not ac-
count for the quarter mile and more of the vic
tory. The true explanation undoubtedly is
that the Harvard stroke is better than the Yale
stroke, the Harvard style than tho Yale style.
But II that be so-and tho experience OF many
successive years has attested this-there need
be no such one-sidedness in future contests.
Let Yale borrow q leaf out OF the tactics OF the
English oarsmen. who. finding that HASLAN,
Ross. and the Canadians are their masters In
tho AT OF rowing. quietly 20 to work and learn.
where they had fancied they could teach. BY
substituting the Harvard style II rowing for the
" fatal hang" Rs our New London correspond
ent expressed II. OF tho Yale style. the gain will
be great. At Harvard rowing has for many
years been the favorito athletic sport and the
special pride of the college. that In this par
ticular pastime the average skill is very high
there. Yet. more than once. and sometimes for
two or three successive years. other colleges
have been able to ion to equal or nearly equal
skill greater Drawn. and so have beaten Har-
ward. May not Yale have stalwart fellows to-
day who. though there passed by. would at
Harvard be picked out by keen eyes for a seat
in the university boat1
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30
BOrie's Extraordinary Circumnaviga-
ton.

Father BoRIE Of Philadelphia has been
having n lively time OF IL. lie read some
where that GEORGE WASHINGTON had de-
clned a third election as President warn
ing the country never to permit such q
thing to happen, on the ground that 1t
would endanger the existence Of the repub-
lie. Then BoRIE felt a sharp twinge in his
conscience, for IL occurred TO him that he
had heard a great deal OF that sort Of
thing among the old corruptionists and
toades who followed the heavy heels Of
Gen. GRANT through eight years Of wicked
rule. But what was he to do2 lie dearly
loved to doZe the afternoons away In his
quiet back parlor, and it was dreadful to
think Of exchanging his canvas back and
terrapin for Spanish garlic and Chinese dog.
But his country called and he went.
He traversed the earth from Paris to
Hong Kong, endeavorng to get word into
GRANTS ear against the proposed third
term. But he did not succeed. GRANT
smoked, and drank, and ratified with roy
atty and all the while grew more and more
enamured Of the third term. When poor
old Father BoRrE mildly suggested that
a man who should be elected three times
might be elected ten times or hold on for
good without tho ceremony Of further cleo
tions, GRANTS stolid features were moved
by faint but significant smile.
At length it dawned upon the ossifed
mind OF good old Father BoRIE that he was
| dragging his aged limbs around the world
to no purpose. The more he enlarged upon
the danger of Imperialism, from brushing
aside tho wholesome example OF WASHING
TON and the cherished traditions OF the
people, the more GRANT seemed TO enjoy tho
prospect. He saw that nothing but Divine
| Providence could prevent GRANT from run
ming II he could get anybody to vote foI
him, and Father BoRIE sailed away to Sa1
Francisco wiser man. But he is weak
about the head and Notwithstanding he has
made this extraordinary trip around the
world to prevent GRANT from running @
third time he thinks he will vote for him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30

To THE EDIToR OF THE SUS-ST: To give the
public an idea Of OF the peculiar duties often ex
pected Of American In navy Of today per-
init me offer the following incident which occurred
on our ship the other day:
one Of the crew OF one Of boats and better sailor
never swung In hammock while IN charge Of his boat
made some rihng "cuss word. being tempted by
the awkwardncss ~ one OF the green hands on the
the boat the ship he reported by the zap
tains daughter. who was passenger. aud charged win
having used prutane language. lie was iiuicdlAte "
ordered 10 the mast aud asked IL IL true lie
CURED who his accuscr was. ami when informed
acknowledged the TACT hut hoped his offence not
scriuus So much said to him that az length he
told the Captain that when be shipped lie supposed he
shipping American ..iar-O war. aud not an
sunday school aud that he know o regulation II the
by which he couid be- called to account by any
man or girl In the country. The Captain said that he
could have hs discharge by asking for it. which he did.
HOglcAsrLg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30
RAISING 4 CAMPAIGN FUND.
One Hundred Thousand Dollars TO he Wruna
from the Department Employees.

FTnnl Wf I'INRIaT1N IdNF
WASHINGTON, June 27.-At a secret meeting
here by some Of the most prominent OF the Republican
leaders for the purpose Of discussing the situation In
Ohio IL resolved that $1,000 should be raised Tor
the campaign in ohio by assessing the employees the
Government II also agreed that In view OF the fact
that the Democrats Congress were pressing bill In
the House making It penal offence to raise funds this
az once.
Already has this work been naugurated. The Treas
ury alone Is expected to yield F2aooo was informed
~ Of the employees yesterday that the room In
which he employed had yielded nearly $500, and
there but forty employees OF course these amounts
are checuy pad-iust checriuy the traveller de
vcrs his purse to the highwaymAn who stands with ps
to In hand demanding his money or his life In this
tits your money place for who will submit to
this robbery without open protest
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30

II would hardly be possible to imagine a
more atroclous crime than that Of which jury
In Albany County have just convicted tho grin
ming French Canadian convict. HuAIRE LAT
RIMoUmLE. As in tho HULL murder the OBJ
ject was plumber. Unlike Cox. however, lat
RIMoUrLLB was thief and Jail bird Of the most
confirmed type. His language and bearing be-
fore and during tho trial Indicated mind de-
PRAYED by long course OF crime from petty
pilferinRs to robbery. from robbery TO house
breaking. and finally to cruel murder After
he had killed his victim LATRTMoUILLE told one
OF his dlssoute companions that there wero
four men in the plot that they had drawn lots
M to which should commit tho crime. and that
the others watched while tho fourth man en-
tered the house. Yet in this case the Judge
charged the jury that they might hnd the pris-
oner guilty OF murder in tho second degree. and
some OF the jurymen attached to their verdict n
recommendation to mercy.
Like Cox. the convict murderer OF CAROLINE
DUNsBAcH was Of a religious turn Of mind. and
he even said his prayers regularly during tho
long days and nights when he was fleeing from
his pursuers. Unlike tho negro waiter in tho
Tombs, however he showed his victim no
mercy. There was no frightened attempt at
revival with cologne and lea water. Murder,
cold blooded and deliberate. was what the
wicked Frcnchman had In mind when he
crossed that threshold
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30

It has been suggested that the appoint
ment OF Lord LoFTUs TO be- Governor OF New
South Wales is the forerunner Of an effort TO
unite the Australian colonies in a confederation
similar to that OF British North America
Whatever the purpose, 1t Is evident that the Sc
lection OF q man Of such rank for the Cover
norship az an Australian colony indicates n
growing interest on tho part Of England in her
immense empire in the south seas. At present
the lvo colonies OF Australia namely. New
South Wales. Victoria, Queensland, South Aus
trala and West Australia. have each q sepa-
rate Governor and Parliament. and they are
aienated by ieaousies and riyalries which
would probably present serious obstacles in
tho way OF an attempt TO effect union,
II is an interesting fact rs showing tho rea-
tive importance Of EnGland's North American
and Australian possessions. that the exports Of
the single colony OF Victoria arc only about
eight per cent. less than the total exports Of the
Dominion OF Canada; and while Canada has
probably q million moro inhabitants than tho
Ave Australian colonies. the aggregate reve-
nues. debt. imports. and exports OF the latter
colonies are far in excess OF the revenues.
debt. imports. and exports OF the Dominion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30

that no had "gono to tho Saskatchewan
country, and before going advised his band
10 make peace with the Government nd
II is quite certain that hundreds Of lodges
OF his people have been for many months
south Of the border without committing
acts Of hostility.
Turning to the troubles OF tho Poplar
River agent. BIRD, what he complains OF is
only threatened hostility. Even this
threatened hostility, so called, IL directed
not against white settlers, but against agcn-
cy Indians. There are no white settlers In
the region now chosen for campaigning, ex-
cept under the shelter Of the forts. But n
newborn zeal for the welfare OF "our own
Indians" is to justify any war accidentally
stirred up.
Those agency Indians that have them
selves started away, mounted and armed,
were driven of by hunger At their agency
not one pound Of flour or bacon, 1t is said,
remained, the fault being the old one in
CARL SEIZURES department the lack of the
right supplies at the right point at the right
time. To treat as inst. rcction this instinct
of salf-preservation would bo the Cheyenne
horror owe" again IL would be crime to pur-
sue and shoot down Indians for quitting the
a."'ency In order to tuut game, and SO keep
from starvation.
But whether, in fact, the noV expeditions
ry column will elect TO march against our
own" Indians and punish them, or against
SITTING BULLS Indians now quietly hunt
ing buffalo many miles away from white
settlements, remains to be seen. Two
spheres Of activity are open to the expedi-
tom with one or the other, or both, IL can
find the usual summer work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30
A Defender of the Republican Party.

Mr.. WINDOW Of Minnesota belongs TO the
order OF patriots Of which JOHN SHERMAN is
a shining example, who entered Congress
poor and by their economies have become
rich; who are able to build "palatial resi-
dences at Washington, and TO live in state
on the fat Of the land upon a salary Of five
thousand year. When first elected to the
Senate the charge was publicly made that
large sum Of money was paid To get a COM
petitor out of the way. He had previously
served ten years in tho House of Repre-
sentatiyes, from 1860 to 1870, and had learned
that practical wisdom by means Of which
= Es".uHesm!1S4 bon+E1antly on patio S-num-
Der OF Republican statesmen.
At that time the Senate was run like n
close corporation, and there was a tact un-
Outstanding that the members Of il were not
10 interfere with each others interests.
Therefore, when an Indian bill, or any other
with good job in it, was under considera-
ton, the patriots who expected to follow it
with one oi thelr own were always ready to
lend a helping hand and to outvote that
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30
Paragon ors,nr Condns,or..

To THE EDITOR OF TIE sUN-Sir: As a rule.
inevili,y and rCughness characteristics Of the con.
ductors OF our horse cars
The conductor Of car No 81 Of the Eighth line
with whom Ihave frequently ridden. most AgreeA able
pton the rule lie IL in his dress
an his deneanor, calls out clearly and distinctly the
OF the streets At short intervals receives the
fares, and when necessary makes and returns change
promptly and politely ana, heard him say In Answe
10 grateful old lady niger he cons ers only his
dutv TO do these things Tor the accommodation of his pas
lie is Jewel Of conductor and deserves recognition
Please let some OF THK suns rays be shed upon him
am sure you will confer benet your lady readers
the west side Pho BoEO PUBLIco
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30

WAsHINGToN. d. c., June 20.--Gen Grants
horses pre- nted by the Sultan OF Turkey. nave come
have read elaborate descriptions OF them, aud have
dreamed Of the marvellous beauty of the Arabian reed
Those described to have been tie two finest
stations in the stables u the sultan o Turkey IL !.
said that they chosen from nine hundred and
Sven hundred stations IL - announced hat their
blood Is the purest their pedigree the longest aud their
style the hanisomcs Of all the hrcds in Arabia People
no had nnt satt
horses. had read It, aud the horses arrived
burned TO see them never saw circus IN my life that
did not show better horses In tOups HippOdrunc M
New York you twenty that tn the eve supc
ror IN every respect when Gen. Grant was President
he drove horses that IN style and beauty
these prdcs Of the Sultan stable that haze bce shipped
lar him. senator Conkhng drives n better hurss
l--.IN Nj I'M INV L.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30

Mr.. BECK OF Kentucky is member Of the
select committee that has boen investigating
the Treasury accounts On Friday. in his
place in the Senate Mr.. BECK used this re-
markable language: make no charges and
will make none until the report Of the commit
tee is had; but II any gentleman OF the Senate
will go to the books OF that department and
hold up any leaf Of public ledger TO the sun.
II he does not find from one to ten scratches and
alterations made. his eyes will not DO as good
as they ought 10 be-"
That being 50. 1t is evident that tho invest-
cation was not ordered any too soon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUNNI: You ask.
"What will put a stop to murderr and answer hoy.
ging by machinery II this miscreant, Cox and this
other miscreant Biar Of Moutcar had known III nj for
any deed of violence they might commit they would he
nngyrd by machinery, and II necessary kille the
hrst stroke their crimes wOnld never have been even
contemplated. uoN Robinson has been urged Ia vain
promote the adoption OF this salutary penalty for all
n
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30
A Printer KIN. a Ka.,le.nake.

On Sunday. ms Mr.. c. p. Hill. assistant fore
man OF the H@. printing room was walking IN the stony
and hilly township ut Marlboro. about seventeen miles
southeast OF his clty hc startled by sharp rattle
not four from linn. Glancing down he cooled
ratlcsnake ready 90 spring. Mt Hill spruug backward
just In time 10 avoid the reptiles spring which tell short
VI him Then he attacked tie snake with his cane.
fe xible stick and succeeded Ia hitting IL the
Disabled by the blow. the uriated serpent redouble
shul rafting possibly in the hupc that II would thus
bring its companion 90 its rclie but Mr. Hill Il such
thrashing that IL slowly died from the effect The
snake three feet Ia length. and had
ties ON telling this story to Marlboro man. Nj I'LL
informed by the latter that last summer he Killed
that place. ratosnake that had fourteen ratues
indicating an age OF II years