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, 1879-05-12
MARK GRAY,


In tire Criminal Court Saturday, Mark Gray,
tho wouId-bc assassin Of Edwin Booth, waA
brought up for trial. It was understood before
hu1,d thas all there was to the caso rested on
tho mental condition OF tho prisoner, and all the
evidence introduced was on this point. Mr..
Booth aud another witness briefly duscribcd the
shouting, and Drs. Lyman, Brewer, and Dau~
forth, who had madc an extended examination
Of Graz, unanimously pronouuced him insane.
Gray's mother, nu old lady residing nt keoktk,
ID, testified ns to many strange nctions Of her
san. Hc tried to shoot blNsolf on ono oe-
caslon, and the wound be then received proba-
bly, still further affected brain never strong.
Gray himself took the stand. IIe said bis
name was Mark Gray; that he was born In st.
Louis, md was nbont o5 yeArs Of aye. I1o last
eaw. his mother In Keokuk IN September last.
Ile had been eugogcd IN tho dry-gools business
for ten years, nl for five years prior to that
was nuwsbuY on The streets Of ST. Louis. 1lo
started drinking when lo was about 10, and quit
entirely somewhere IN the negheorllood Of Ills
2lst year. He believed drink had an effect upon
him. lie had wound upon his head (hero he
put buck hs tangled black locks to show tic
Jury the sear} This was caused by bullet from
upou u hot stoyc lie attempted su!clo be.
cause he could not stop drinking, and he
thought there was NO other way out Of 1t but to
had Affected llia head 1ie didn't know any
thing about MI. Booth except III al actor, md
considered the atnr It's vastly Inferior to Law
rcncy Barrett. Saitl lie: When you sec Air.
Buosh you see mn actor, but When you SEQ Bar
rett yut, Bca tic character he II p1nYing.n
Gray said tint he shot Rooth BECAUSE the lat
ter mockrd him. I1e declined to sny who booth
wns mimirkins, but It wns one ofhis own family.
persou With whom Gray talked whilo In the
jill sald Tint tie lanatic boy told him that
blanche Dc Bar, wh!1o acting In Keokuk five
years ago, revealed herself to Gray aa his
cousin, mi! informed him lsAt Aa wHs tho son ut
Edwin Booth. The prosecution announced thcls
readiness to accept rerttict OF insauty, and tho
jury without leaving tlIcir seats, found the tsl
low fnsar,e and ordered that hs be sent to the
Egio Asylum.
, 1879-05-12

.1ula Green md Sarah AfcNulty, arrest cd for
dlsordcly conduct, uliar5elcd last night In cell
at the Arnlury, aud tlie former proposed to end
tho difficulty BY cutting out her opponents
heart. Snrah defended herself with her shoe,
n1Iu cut ju1la's head quito scvcrcly With the
heel. She herself escaped with fcw slight
stabs. Sarah Ia memorable in Police Court
fnkstlnd at Justice Sutnmcrfcld's head because
he hnsd her for yAgrancy.
At IL: 40 yesterday morning James D. Dixon,
ptlnt of ille Goodrich steamer Alpcna, rot Into
quarrel with sone men Who were drinking
u wls 9v i y TIC West SIDE s1nr s sa,oon at No
fersed to the sidewalk, where four men
pitched upon Dixon and badly wounded him
nl,out the head nnl chest with slungshots md
bricks. Some passengers In strect-cns rescued
West Madison Street Station. Dixon says ho
kuaws the men, a'ld will have them arrested
UPON variants to-day.
Detective Henry Schroeder, Of Cleveland, was
IN this city yesterday gu hta wny homo from
Minnesota, wtlero he hos been outraged In fer
Na'lE Etctsses, who was arrested i'll Inst scptem-
her at Central, sllnn., aud has since been In
jail Ut Clevcannu. for obtaining tnoue7 ty
talse prctcuscs. Sho. obtained In nll some
SCI co.. from farmers about that section Of coun-
Try. getting no less than $4,000 from me lnan
Tie objective has reaaon to suspect tE,nt whole
or portion Of tllu product Of her crlmc has bucri
placed In Chicago banks. ara today thorough
search will 6c commenced.
tt.erc ,v.re IN paw :, ,nvo,,,,,s,,, vo,4 ,r,,, -.
pur,ilnr ,I: r,nhrrv If tlc hranch otiicn ~ the
Fhijt, ;cst l,rawi,,x NJ tlc cnrnsr ~ IN.
diann mi Desnla,ss strcrts. errcnt hat .to.cnh
slater, one q ti4c thieves suspected
jnckea m In tbc Svr.t Twclfth s,rnst n"a
Stntinn. 1oe IL notnros %,o,,vi, fron, III" 10,
nmcnt arr"sts far rnhcrle. ~ Iii sor.s 's' hi
nn,,n wnv NJ oth.r In hns .lwavs man,|rd ~ ~
nsranc r,n1.i,mrrt. Thcro = ,nn.Idasat,i.
t1n,1ht tn ;,c nrnscnt ca,c alan n fas "s Ennw,,
, 1879-05-12

tho navv-5ards hna bccu conIluc;l to tho Attain
tie coast, willis tic yards ut thc Pacific have
been to a great dcgrco neglected, being l,onorctl
tlnring my Administration. II hae nov bacn De.
cfdctl to l,avo tho inspection uniform With tho
othcr plaecs The principal motive for Mr.
superinteni TIC attinr out Of the Jeannette.
thu stcamshtp DESTINED for the Arctic rc9[ons as
. raet Of tho Bennett expedition. THO
time now fixed ior ase dcparturc Is
aesr IT, tse lss Command no e Of LII Eieut. b Io's;' '
U. 8. N. fits orders AFRO to rcart, the NORTH
polr, and he Is an officer who heretofore has
always oheyed tnatructlons- The Jennncstc wtIl
carry out a purity OF nbout thirty sayans WIN
expect to nuke q detailed scientific journal al
the trip. All necessary Instruments for scion.
Tile observations bare beoil prvitfct, Us we'll rs
the merc practical appliances which tl'e expert
tU la nscful an.l necessary. Every prccaution
Inns been taken to nvold accidents, and It Is be-
ltcvc.t t't n.nre thoroughly prcpared cxpcdf-
tton Inns meyer before been sent out from our
country. 'rl.c Jeannrttei is a stareh steamship,
Which has heca remoslelcd with especal refer
prov!stonesl for eighteen months, a,'d special
snpply-boat will be dispatched nt the expiration
of fifteen months With provisions for the rest Of
the voyage, which Is expected TO last about
three ycnrt. The history. VI previous Arctic
voyages, thosa Of Hayes, kn9c, ami lhe recent
hard been carefully studied, and efforts made
IL anticipate every danger that can possibly ba
imngfnc1.
MIR. Shock also has In view The furthcrnnce of
The scheme Of the Secretary Of Tie Navy for
training ships on inlalla watcrs. It has becn
found that the United States nary IN great
part is l!llcd np with foreign sailors, anu such
was tho caae during the late War to a large e1-
tent. 1t, has been thought advisable,
IN order to cultivate bccoatng pssrl-
otfc spirit among the seanlcl,, that rs
far as possible they slloult1 bo natives Of tho
country. With this object in view, tho sccrcta-
ry proposes to send man.of-Whr, lifted up a.
trutn!ns.stip, up tho Ailssissippi as far as pos
ssblc, TINT the rislng generation, cven n p!ncct
remote from the sen. may be inhued With a DE-
snrY to admission. This idca will probably be
put into operation this summer, 81 that Tho
| small boy who bas never seen wnYc may run
| away to sca US effectually as tho more fortunate
youngsters who haro been dipped In the briby
from their earllcst infancy. &r. Shock leaves
for San Franciaco TO-DAY.
, 1879-05-12


Judge Williams granted u decree Of divorce
Saturday to Hattio +. Huffman from Reuben
N: Huffman for adultery.
Judge MOORE granted divorce Saturday to
jennie A. d. Gulyor from Edgar y. De Golycr
on the ground Of adultery and dcsertlo1.
AN Asagrco will be chosen for Michael ".
Manning at 10 o'clock this morning.
UNITED STATES COURTS.
Henry G. Goodrich filed a bill, saturday against
Barnabus EIdr!dge to reatvniu him from iufring-
Ing hfs patent for improvements III tuck.lnark-
1rs.
John r. irwin, J, 8. Dennis, and c. q. Sawyer
filed q Bill aEatnst thu Chicago Stamping Com.
pany, .Frank sturgos. F.. Morgan, j., Edwar.l
C|,cettlaR, and e. ]. Merritt, iu rcstratu them
froll using conpla'uants' pntcnt for an improve
Incnt In lanterns Erantcd to Irwin Jan. I, 1878.
clNCUtT COUNT.
liambcrcur Brothers began q suit In repleyin
recover stock Of l!qaors valued ut 81. 100.
William =. Fr1ueh began a suit In trespasa
nga!nst Charles Knestling, claiming s5,O00 dam
a.:ss Tor alleged malicious prosecution.
The lily of Chtcagu beRaiI Il suit Ia debt for
s1,500 lalnagss sgainst T. b. Dotsleler, !. Il.
Ledllc, md William A1drlctt.
Dietrich, f. jennie iplstrie;', Ilensey y. Fo%lcr.
a 'afEo 1a- SHr on o. , oeTs 9 f9,ssioss =,
". II; a1ku tho Z. u Of Tic i. ". 4 OF
Sees. S: Is, 12, except ,I,at pnrt al the + L Of
tho y. ". Il which lies north at,l west Of III,
south uni east lin. of thu Chicago. Alton Il
i. ID Of said scc. Is which lies south OF the
lllin'fs q Michigan Canal nlll wcut Of Il lnp
drawn ~ follows: Beginning at point 10
rods west VI the ). +. corner Of said y. Il. i,
se 1u n95t %tn,, 81 y, dsS5ees .ss ws.t y Fos
Enn Cauul sta1Mlt1lE In tic .nlitlle VI certain
lnlln r1.nn!rE between two houses on sn!ti src-
tion linz, otherwise known rs thu suburb Of
Mt. Forest.
THE GALL.
Jrpa1 nnuaMoxn-In chnnlheep.
hu!1kFnnlcy.
I'HE ArEk,.LArE couRr-AdJourncl to a wook
, j"ssT Gt1sx--iaa 1oa. 1ee to *.l, inclusive,
S1ssE TasHsr l III I'll ana l No. ioa F''e'sr rs.
,'rpok JAxksox--7a., s54, City VS.. s.nIth, ou
JupaA MoonE-Contested motions.
No Gust on trial,
JCnax McALI1srna-S casa No. 2. 1OO. Mock,n
w.. Smith,. and calendar Nus lisi nnd iii 10
~, inclusive, oxcept 10 aud @:;,:. No caau on
Jt,aI. FAnwELL-contestcd motions.
Ju1uE EW1LLIAAs--conaested motions.
1UpoAzNrs
uSiTEn sTArna Clnourr counr-Jupas nlon.
HErr-E: y. jaitFay Il GU. ". William Lawrence,
9s. h..-W. u. Les vs.. sans. 81, 1h8 III. Turn
slonrts, 3SEt. 1B,-Etia Il. Peak ct ii. W. Uni.
ysfsal Lie Insurance company. f. An. ih.-J, j,
Shcter q at, ~. David y. tMttcrhfll. S.J1 Hi
!liseu htatss ". lnco1 j. and Aalhaa iiarca! aud
Frank 3tattes,. Sl3. UI --sau,e va. Isaac t;octa,
IhSma. u. An!!eMr' anl lsolest pasnes. S:d: Of
sa0.5s.-san,u ". Waisof Ke,Iy, t:hsstsau Gtoii.
l"Hn. aud ltoberl Excsll, SOL. lb,-sanls w. ii.
nstt LanKner, S:2l. III ..sanu W. Jacoo kontHen.
Aiat.ias l.ieccsE. md Henry l.eux, $lS. uI.-ll.
". Jackson, liccclyrf, W. Lata{utso ii. smith,
~. 47!* :-fAnlo y. julia C. Dlke. 81, lib. 7A-
tisuEKa ". Chandler 9. 81. ". Louis MursIs and
ta!. VI: sa9,s $a ~: III. .--!lsnrr Nieh ct A. ".
6aale, *S, htf. tM.-Jamr4 brown, Tfuates, "a,
js'nes Couch, 2ln, t:I8. .U.
, 1879-05-12

Assistant Postmaster.Qcncra TYner Is at the
Grand Parlac, having reached this city yesterday
tnurn,ny OIL his WY West. lie left Washington
Tuesday, and stopped over ono day at Ctncin-
natl, md anosllrr at Indianapolis. A TRIBUNE
reporter saw him for d few moments, and asked
the object of his trip.
ITO look into tne NAL service on tho Pacific
Cnnst," was tho reply.
i Will yo, cxalninu tl.e post-Oliicoss'
"1he leading ones, an1 also look Into the
stage routes"
.'A .'Aro you 4, t. ! itnvost'gato eomplninss'"
"Only tic workings oi tho rystcma'
"To nscertain where expenses ean be cut
down, anil whore they should bo increaAed to
make Il moro efficient scryiec.'
"lIow lol,g will yuu bu Eoneln
't4shoul two months anA llulf.''
"Will you conllne yourself to California;"
Colorado al.o.h
-, .'po you intend extending the carrier sys-
1--WE will look into tho matter In two or three
nf tho lnrg'r Sitles especially Sacramento, ard
roI.irtcAL.
"Tel 5ue something aboi11 national poltt1csh
!ns ,hc Presidential race next ycar Is somewhat
'.Betwccn wllom!"
ut prc<}omtnatea laEgelv IN favor Of Gcn.
Sherman. and pretty stroug forlI..g also M tor
Mr. B1aInr."
Ills tl,era my disposition on the part Of tte
frlerlls Uf' Mr. sherman nEd Mr.. B!atno tu Weld
to Gen. tfran11"
~ hayo heard no discussion about that. Of
courso they would Yield II ihcy couldn't nyo!d
It. hut lave no authority from either to say
siiat he wants to be Il ca1lllnte.i
"!s tftEc unity nuong the Republicans iu
WnshlnEtont"
IAN thu thoughtful onea there arc especially
IN faynr Of The nu,!ltpco Of the Republican Con.
vGnlion next ytar.'
'.,Ihc acsl'n ut Congress has cemcntcd them1''
"fes, there IL nu division now, Tllc i'rcst.
dent ID thu leader Of tllu party, Tic effect Of
his nollcy Inns United the IsrpubIranh That
portion 0f them fl tile North Wku nc1e alarmed
ecennae they supposed the Administration wrre
establishing II Military Government III tic
Southern States are lst,re staiwar$ than any,
btaty else. Thru is moro usantfnity 10 thc
purity to-duy than there l,as bccn since 1865"
, 1879-05-12

hMtTIi-May II. teotRs 6nilth, youngest son Of
John and Margaret Smith.
fuue.al t1ou! tea!IeAce "a East Dislaion'st. Nay
y, II II T. m.
Robert and ss14h het1. aged yesrs ~ months: ,,
Funeral Alpnday, MAy IL, " ~. Hl, from 35a Weat
Fouftcenth.as., GY csrslaxes IL 1tosehsl.
lhtAnl.kY-At las p. M, SUNDAY, May H. csthA'
Funeral frum fcsldepte, n WsAs ThIteeuth.at., Il
III l. H. T1esIay bJ caTt 10 Calvary. Friends afo In
YlteI.
, 1879-05-12
HANOUET.

LEXINGTON. KY. May n.-Tha scmt-annunI
turf dinner at McGrathtana to-day WIS u splcn-
did affair. The guests were numerous, and the
liquors, wines. and vlands Of tho hest. The
weather tonight Is fine aud tho track splendid.
Tho railroads censering hero have agreed to
carry passengers to attend the Lexington races
at ha!f ratcs, tickets good until one day after
the uleetlus.
, 1879-05-12


A w arning!
Methods Of nprncped Grocers who deceive their Customer,
and deal out Poison to make an i|egtimate profit,
eros tho Ro,,
called commit greater against the
a executed "ot,,s
thu ,
NV
no.
purchaser ee,,
m,s
dyspepsia Investigate,
and ea*"e Boards Health and
socaned baking powders
responsibility c,.u r
~ By ths highest medical authorities
no .v
excuse themsev.. boldly selling baking powder for til. n,
hup ~
1t ID. .s,
"noal" Baking Powder.
e.D
ob,y
cheap a. ~
for ..oau
III. rra..a
what
likely ana
s. M
imposed knowing ra
for the
property III
naturally stimulates
tho will
ct
ad{onds
Tho following
praclced:
Co. ca1caoo oMsrhGl
send h
had uhhMhh
filled
dealings
Mrs Wa L. II OWENS
.nh@
sunbris
with experience reputation p1n
hts
apacea tho rnateia villa
BAKING COMPANY,
strt,E
, 1879-05-12

Under tho cosl1icst aud tho cheapest carpets car
pit Im'ng should be p.!acel. scunly taat Mana.
Lining company. New York aud Dos.on. Bold By
a3t carpet t-dca!oFs.
, 1879-05-12

WILLIAM II. BLOCK, TiIH aN0iNEER.ln+pHINT or
. TIM UNITED sTATks NAyy,
arrived In this city Saturday aud ID now located
Ut the Palmer uouse. lie IL IN route to the
Pacific eoast On Al inspection tour Of the navy
yards. heretofore tho systemat!c inspection OF
, 1879-05-12

TRACTORS aro opposed to Mt. o'Connor, and CLAIM.
70 hnd balance OF power Reninst him In the Hoard
that will pesvcnt his reinstatement 10 tho position
This reference to tha influence e1ortea BY tho cnn.
eractor' ID hnaoa upon A remark nttslbut.
81 10 ono oi shcn,, that ho hold
tho v1tes Of tnMr Aldermen In his hands, and thcyr.
f"re had Il IN his power to confirm reject OCun.
nor at VIII. AZ far "a can ho a.ccsta,nea. Mnyor
Hack has no idea Of dtsortIng the man whom ho
has seen 1T to seloct Tor the position. Should he
ahhcrs 10 the determination not to sohd IN smother
name. OF, In other wors, 10 light It That line
70 tue bttcr end. tho tmpo,tant dnty r attend:
tnG. 10 tho public works OF thr city
will dayol.c upon the 'two remaining u,embtrs.
the rtctrnce Of uuc of these te almost constantly
donIandet IN the office. lfcncc tnc duty Of PET.
tonal snpcsvtaon ofimnroven,ents mist necessarily
dnvotvn upon sinvle 1nutyldnh1 with nnch aselsk.
ance hs can bc rendered bY the City EnClnete anil
hls , n.tistants. Therefore. Il thy contfsesoss
The blatns must to \ great rxtont rest unon
fso Common Council. whose mcmhcrs
aeem bent. apnn replacing tr!ei. honest.
and ,,, eanao1e man with one new 70 she
political predi!ect!onA. When shtno4 reach this
pass It may we'll bc questioned whether thefu IA
any honesty in politics. Or whcthur honesty IL en-
Titled to place In tho politica, ca.echism.
, 1879-05-12
SPORTING.


The four League gaines announced Tor 6atur-
day resulted in victories for Chicago, Sym
cuse, Providence, aud Boston; the defeated
clubs being Tror, Cincinnati, Buffalo, aud
Cleveland. As result of two wcoks' play. tho
Chcngos arc ahead In the championship race,
the Bostons aud Ctnc!nnatis being tied for sec
ond place, the ProY.dence aud Dutfa1os for
third, the Syracuse and Clcgelauds for fourth,
while the Troys aro lust, having won no games.
19e result by innings OF Saturdays play was Us
follows: .
1 CHICAGO rs. TROY.
s!s;; ss!;;::::: !5;::::: :bb e.
,Two:baso hita-Qucss, LarkIu, Flint (2). Docs.
I'll Taree. ls base iii 'IIi-Dfadley
IT. b., Or Z Tfs, 2 N
Passed balls-ko!liy. j.
Wild pltches-1,radicY, 2.
umpits-Mr. Gillunn.
PROVIDENCE va. BUFFALO.
E;:;;$:s:: E:;;;;s: ss;;$;:s:: $='s
sotSs s!spe e'a R:bsta.sa si a. @ York
IL. Start IL, Calvin tl}.
First basu on bas-Yurh.
First baao on orrofa-Hutfnlo, /; Providence, s.
Struck ont-Dnialo, I; Providence, ..
Hn!ls cal!ed-on Calvin. 10: on MeGoniglc, e5;
st9ikes cslled-on Calvin. 2; oa Mcdon,gle, II;
nonb!e pIays-Feree, Fu!mer, and crowlay.
TtmsTwe hours sni inilty ifqSs,n ys n,Inatos,
umplre-Wtpur.
CINCINNATI VS.. SYRACUSE
s':s:s:::!: s;s;!s:s'! -: :;::5 $s
BOSTON vs.. CLEVELAND.
ps.'es: 1ss!"''- ............a - Ss.S5Y 81
, 1879-05-12

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
Tho mcmbces Of tho Chamber Of Commerce nEc
now fairly settled In thelr now quarters. and az
press themselves Rroatty pleased with them,
moro particularly bccausa they snyt no stairs
TO climb in order to rsach tho hail. This fact
should be- horne in mad, ~ 1t will c1ort an I'm.
pnstant inaneaco In the nal decision upon tho vn-
Hoard ni Directors of The cnamoer. 4 Efound
iiuor. hall Will nguestionahy se demanded nna
vnte,t, no matter fr6m whom tin proposition mar
come. Therefore 4 change Of location 10 less
doubtful than It sootned TO be week
ago.. II ID not yet known when
tho Donrd Of Directors will make another. scport
upon tho subject It may ho thsttho question will
bo brought up once during the next following
week; When Il 's, looie ont for liberal asncMnt
opponents to tho rroposi;ion made By ti,s hon.
Alexander Mitchell appear now u DO stronger than
ever before. Certainly thor aro moro hopefnl.
- ----- HAnaER
, 1879-05-12

THE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD.
The Common Council have agalu refused to con-
fFrn Capt. O'connor's nomination ~ = membar Ut
thu Hoard Of Public Works. Thls result was not
una1peetsd4n view Of shs 6sst vote. The con.
, 1879-05-12

= : Or,
| Iursaay u III WalAsh.ay. Fiuf. G. Gilbert
Wheeler ana Prot. Z. b: ba4.lo viii sts4 papeIs.
{1,uE LAD1X8 or THE SOUTH EEp FLOWER
Mts4Iq1 viii hold thelF 4rst Inee etlnx this aassoq
NAdocslAJ, IL ", II. T1J1ot. % pre!ol }tousclAFd.
ID. All Kfv tnyit41 " aitsaa.
, 1879-05-12


death Will lc sincerely Regretted III a great
many fEenlb here htHl elsewhere.
4 COMPLIMENTARY uiNNgR>
A complimentary hnnvr was given tho Hon.
Johu llao, 6ecrctary ot ruhllc Works uI,tl ex-
Commissioner Ut Railways of New Hunlh Wales
at thy GAna Facltlc Hotel Saturday evening, By
Alr. K. IL. Talbott, lnannHor VI the Hi3Mxty
.Aat a numGer Of prominent ratlway oitlrla,s
n'Nl oti1eF gentlemen were present, n1,u The
gathering WA u vtTf pleasant oEu, The llunoreu
g,icst proving !llnsclf + Most cnturtaln!ug per
tUtl.
Mr. 1sac Is Waiting this country for thu tirst
tilc, uni expreaH:ss hi,sct US greatly sllrptlaed
n'M l!eaara tS What III eias thus Jar seen. Ills
inveatisaltIph intn nltr railway sYktefn hnyn
been especially satisfactory, Mtul hu v III 5ut,1rn
to Ills hn.c, v,0uu ,Iti!cs uwby, tlear!lg u mot
1lyornLle scport. During thu evening Mr, Vuc,
W:t6 The aid nf 1slatss uni pu,.he rup,irtt ~.
sesa d9 e n H. gGsc sanih M .qway
atprcscnt IN It's niancy, ts sttesly nuhtillg ~ 10
greater pEnp,rttoss. American ttirns use lnng
adopted; American locomotives aru luki,l. ttIg
PLUG Vi Liz English pattern; .ttuerican ears ore
being put In use: u''d American t"tlucn Is Us.
sss:tfas; 'tsett , in uvc,} department: lu
in coming to thu United States IL to contfact
for O considerable aInunut at railway supplies,
!le IL acco.utaIlicd By Alr. Hudson, VI lAe 3scut
NON South Wales manufacturing un1 cosltrlet-
lus i'tn Of lludson Bros, who IL studying cur
manufacturing interests una purchasing 1na.
ch!nery for hls 6ylney establishment.
both tltse gentlemen express great pfe2tuEe
at TIT cordial reception they have Enrt on every
stho slnts landing at ean Francisco, at,d are
preiuse 10 lheiE thsnks. During thelr stay here
r. GsiSage eGsy aa,s received especial attention
Walker, MF. 4: b. Pullman, blr. Join Aston,
2he1 LETT for Ut, Lonla last evening" Whcbcs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17

PRESIDENT HAYES AUTUMN TOUR
While on his way from Chillicothe, o.,
to Cincinnati, yesterday afternoon, Presi-
dent Hayes was called out and made a
speech to several hundred people at Green
field He said:
My FRIENDS, LADIES AND GENTLE
MEN: surrounding circumstances were
such that [ could properly do So | would
be very glad to talk to you a few moments
on some one of the topics connected with
the present business condition of the coun-
try; but, situated as | am, you must take
the will for the deed. Doubtless you all
feel, as do that the present condition
of the country is one for congratulation.
1t is, | think, the Judgment of the best
informed men throughout the country
that the revival Of business is extending
to all parts of the United States, and to
all EN- Payments, and that there is a fair
prospect that business men and capital
lists and laboring men are to have better
times in the years to come than during
the past five years. Upon AL this con-
graduate you and wish that [ could stay
longer with you but as it is bid you
good evening
Mrs Hayes was called out by the ladies
present, and appeared on the platform be-
side the President as the train moved
away from the depot,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17

THE difficulties under which farmers in
England, Scotland, and Ireland labor in
the way of rent and taxation are illustrat-
ed by some statements of actual fact pub
lished in The Mark Lane Express, the
London organ Of agricultural interests.
An owner of 200 acres receives $500
rent, and pays S115 land and income tax.
The tenant pays: Rent S2,100; poor
and highway rates, $40; drainage rate,
$315: income tax, $3.50; total tax,
$S77.50: total rent and tax, $2,977.5O,
or at the rate Of $14.SS per acre per year.
In addition to this, the tenant is under
legal obligation to place on the land an
amount Of manure equal to an agreed
number of tons of stable-manure per acre.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17

THE Republican State Central Com
mittee held meeting last week to take
into consideration the way in which the
coming campaign should be conducted.
1t was decided that a thorough and vigo-
nous canvass should be made this fall
A large number Of speakers from other
states have signifed a willingness to
speak in Wisconsin during the canvass,
among whom may be mentioned Blaine,
Garfield, Chandler, Burrows and Foster.
Two or three of these intellectual giants
will spend a week each in Wisconsin.
Senator Carpenter as well as other Wis
consin speakers will also take the stump.
Thus it will be seen that the republicans
intend to have music by the entire band
this fall. The speakers from abroad will
not come to our state until after the Oc-
tober elections, but in the meantime the
ball will be kept rolling by our own tai
ent, of which we have a goodly quaint
ty of no mean order The Republicans
OF Wisconsin propose to forever place
Wisconsin beyond the reach of the GRASP
ind ,mouacy in November next.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-17

LAST Friday the following dispatch
was received in Milwaukee from Alex
Mitchell, in which he absolutely declines
to be the democratic candidate for COVER
nor:
John Johnston, Milwaukee: l thank the
convention for the expression of confidence, but
the multitude of my present business engage
ments will not permit me to undertake any new
responsibilities. Publish an absolute declna-
ton. ALEXANDER MITCHELL"
The dispatch has been laid before the
democratic state committee who will be
called upon to select another candidate
Some second or third rate man will be
selected for the democratic standard bear
er, as it is not likely that any prominent
democrat could be prevailed upon to take
the position after it has been banded
about the way it has. The balance of
the ticket is made up of weak men, many
Of whom will not carry their party
strength in the localities in which they
reside. The democrats are in bad way
in this state and light democratic vote
may be looked for.