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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-09-26

1t is quite perpleNiug question to deter
mine exactly whether the Greenbackcrs or
Democrats have won the victory in Maine,
and some of the leaders are Justify disputing
about it, much to the comfort of the organs
of the defeated party. The truth is that the
Maine revolution is in no sense a Greenback
or a Democratic victory. 1t is a resolutc
demand from the people for the overthrow of
a party domination that has become exact
ing, corrupt and intolerable, and the Green
back and Democratic organizations were
merely the instruments the people employed
to attain their end. If there had not been u
Greenback organization with the machinery
all ready for battle, it would have been Pro.
hibition or Reform some other political
siding on which the people would have
switched off, and there is tho scmblance of
Democratic victory in it only so far as it
proves that the Republican lines are broken
in the support of Garfield. The Green
hackers will doubtless put up n straight
Weaver electoral ticket, M Weaver and II
few of his followers are under contract with
tho Republicans to do 80, but here and there
Grennback crank will vote for it, and the
people of Maine will be likely to give the
Fusion electoral ticket a larger vote than
they gave to plaistcd. That is Plaisted' $
opinion, and lie is one of the leaders who
understands exactly what the Maine rcvolu-
ton mcans.-IHilu. Times, FIST.
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Tns Philadelphia Times says.

Blaine may not feel 80 lonely when New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsy lvania,
ohio, Indiana, and Illinois shall have taken flyer At
Hancock In November. II is more tLan possible that
COnkling, Robeson Jewell. Chandler, Cameron
sherman, Uafiieon, aud Logan viii Join him Ia tune
their haIps under the willows OnOIs would be easy
then,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-09-26

evening to listen to Mr.. Ccnkling, he being dnct-
entity circumstancci, could not the way clear 10
an imitation Of his example There Is something duo
tp the dignity Of the candidate of great party
for tile Presidency. apart from the military Office aud
upon this General Hancock Is naturally disposed TO
insist Pebble opinion, without regard To politics, II
Ia morally certain win sustain him. The circumstance
is worth mentioning. N only another Of the many
proofs the General has lately given his Tamrnany
ficuds that he has mind OF his own and that under
any circumstances. he Is determined to own himself.
GENERAL HANcocR has shown again that
he is not afraid TO meet promptly any Issue presented
The Republicans have had much say the subject
NJ rebel cloms, - and General Hancock closes their
mouths that subject In the following letter written
in response to one received few days ago;
GovrRSon's IsLANp,
NEW NoRR, September %, 1850.
To TuEononr COOK, Esq, cincinnati, ohio;
DEAR SiR-Yuur letter of the COh Instant has been
rcceiyed' regret that you arc ds,nrlss, about the
people cannot he mslcd 10y II. To suppose that rebel
claims ~ claims In the Interest of persons who
were In rchclun, can In any way In any degree be
countenanccd Is an imputaion ~ disloyaty such as
used to lie made against Democrats even when they
were In arms defending the country. So far Ns II
touches me, dcnounce II. The Government can
never ray debit or grant pension or reward of any
sort Tor waging war upon IT'S own cN'stcncc; nor
payment " such debt, pension, reward. Nobody
expects or wants such unnatural action. To pro-
pose 1t would he an Insult to Tho Intelligence aud
honor NJ our people. Whom rebellion crushed,
the hcrcy NJ secession In every form and IN in
cidcnt went down forever u Is thing Of the dcnd
past. We move forward, not backward. VI I were
President I would veto all legislation which might
come before me providing for the consideration or
payment of claims OF any kind for losses damages
hv persons who were IN rebellion, whether parloned
ur not. In relation to ''Union war claims the
Government obligations to It's defenders nis st.
They are lasting aud sacred The public laws Of civ
izc nations Ito not IN general recognizo claims for
injuries to property resulting from operations Of
Nevertheless, our Government has treated with great
oil a
Ivy Union men from tho military operations VI the
war Tor the Union. Iut rs hostllitcs &cro closc,,
more than fifteen years ago claims of that nature
now inostly In the hands uf brokers persons other
than the original sunercrs-Rro becoming stale, and,
In my Judgment, might fairly ho considered MS barred
hy the lapse of time and " hereafter entertained nj
al. should rc subjected TO the strctest scrutiny.
Yours very truly.
WiSEiEtp $. nANCOck.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK
For VICE PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM n. ENGLISH.

II is conceded tina, Indiana is the pivotal
state, and both parties are bending all their
energies there.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-09-26

MAYOR KALLocH, of San Francisco. is the
was not invited to participate in the recep
ton TO President Hayes. The papers say it
was rebuke to the Mayors personal un-
worthiness. But then Kalloch and the
kearneyites Were not very friendly to Mr.
Hayes, because he vetoed the emigration
hill
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-09-26

CoYKLING will no longer sulk in his tent.
Tomorrow he will commence a political tour
of Ohio and Indiana, but much more in the
interest of Arthur than of Garfield. His
campaigning is all in the interest of the for
mer, for through him lie can stab Mr.. Hayes
and his pretended civil-service reform gen
orally. But it is too late, Mr.. Conklng,
The echoes from Maine have preceded you.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-09-26

IP Blaine had only had some visiting
statesmen he might have made the thing
sure in Maine. What an oversight it was
not to call upon Garfield, who knew so well
how to manipulate Louisiana,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-09-26

SENATOR BLAINE has fallen from his high
estate as political prophet. He was sup
posed TO understand the State of Maine
thoroughly, and predicted a victory there
and therefore the greater is his disappoint-
ment at the result of the recent election.
In his speech at the Republican conference
in New York, on the 9Th sf August, Mr..
Blaine marked out plan of campaign, and
said "Tle theory of this campaign IL first
ito carry the State of Maine" Further on
lie said: owe have been on the fighting line
" for six years. But we are going to reverse
sit. We are going to elect the whole five
"COngressmen on the second Monday in
" September. Here is where Mr. Blaino's
prophetic spirit went back on him, and the
people will now begin TO look with as much
doubt upon his predictions as they do upon
those of less noted politicians. After the
Maine election Mr.. Blaine intended to teach
the voters of Ohio and Indiana how to vote.
He will now hardly think it necessary to 60
as a political missionary into other States.
He will have work enough ON hand, and no
time to spare in the Pine Tree state from
now until November.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-09-26

GENERAL DANIEL 4. SICKlEs, who left II
leg on the battlefield of Gettysburg, has de-
clarei for Hancock. He has of late years
acted with the Republican party, and was
appointed Minister to Spain by Republican
Administration. General Sckles was scre-
naded at the Brevoort House, New York, on
Thursday night, and in response said, in sub
stance, ." that while it was his object TO re-
" tire from political and public life, he could
- not stand quietly when so great an issue as
"that presented by this Presidential canvass
was at hand lie regarded it as every
mans duty to take a share in the great
issue, and although hitherto of a different
political faith than the party supporting
:" the Democratic nominee, he still felt il his
duty as well AS his pleasure to give his
support and vote to that gallant soldier
that able man of affairs and honest man,
"Gencral Winfield Scott Hancock. As he
chad fought bravely and well, so, too,
d" would he in civil life conduct the affairs
"of the nation with high purpose and
" strength of character" Continuing, tn,
General gave reasons why the soldiers would
and should vote for him, and, thanking lii
listeners, retired amid great applause.
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AND now the Republican papers are blam-
ing poor Mr.. Blaine for the result in Maine,
as witness the following from the New York
Times
The results of the campaign In Maine sad
blow to the prestige of Mr.. Blaine manager, aud
do no credit to the wondruusly constituted machine
which he operated.
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Senator Blaine has been the willing pack
horse for the Republican party during the
last eight years, and his defeat in the Re-
publican stronghold of Maine, despite his
matchless eloquence, strategy, and effort, is
due mainly to others than himself. 1t was
Blaine who stood the brunt of the storm in
the Republican revolt of 1872, and turned
back the Greeley tide by an increased Re-
publican majority in September; it was
Blaine who stayed threatening stampede
to Tildcn in 1876, by the exhaustive labor
that saved Maine in September by nearly
the usual Republican vote, and it is not the
fault of Blaine that his State has finally
broken from his sway in 1880. He has car
ried Hannibal lIamlin on his shoulders for
years, and has, of necessity, made enemies
by the exercise of his omnipotcnt party con
trol. Disappointed ambition and cupdity
have charged their failures to Blaine, and
the general decentralization Of protraCted Re-
publican power tells its story in Maine as
| elsewhere; but tho great cause of the Maine
revolution is the utter absence of interest or
confidence in or enthusiasm for Gen. Gar
field. The defeat of Blaine at Cincinnati in
1876, by well-undcrstoOd trckery, chilled
the earnest Republicans of the country. and
Hayes was defeated by more than a quarter
of million, with Maine standing firmly in
the Republican column; but it WAS Blaine
who did more than any ten others to save
Hayes from u Van Buren, or Scott hurricane.
The fraud that made Hayes President after
his decisive defeat by the people, and which
Blaine has never vcntured to defend before
the country, planted the seeds of decay and
death deeper in the Republican organization,
and when Blaine fell again at Chicago, per-
| fidiously wounded in the house of his friends,
he had an almost homeless task to rally his
two millions or more of devoted friends TO the
earnest support of n candidate without either
magnetism or special merit. lie threw him
self into the breach at home with all his
| skill and courage, but his own most sincere
| worslipers were weary of rebulles from ma
| chine leaders, and even thu tall plume OF
| Blaine in tho eddy of battle failed TO cnthuse
them TO win victory that mean ambition
would appropriate 10 itself -IHiid. Times.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-09-26

The Central Committee of the Democracy
of the District of Columbia has issued an
address which should set at rest forever the
charges of an attempt to usurp power, or to
arrogate to itself an authority not dele
gated to it by the Democracy of the District.
In the face of the facts set forth in this ad-
dress it is the height of absurdty for any of
the clubs to feel the slightest jealousy. All
are working in common cause, and with an
eye single to the veal and prosperity of the
Democratic party. There must necessarily
he a hub to every wheel--a central power
somewhere-and it has been properly and
legally lodged in the Central Committee.
The gentlemen composing it are not selfcon-
stituted. They were appointed regularly,
and in due form and with the approval and
consent of the Jackson Democratic Associa-
tion, under whose authority the primary
meetings were originally held, and this Cen
tral Committee was the legitimate outgrowth
of the convention held by the men elected
at these primaries. The proof of this is fully
set forth in the address, which ought to set
at rest all feeling on the subject. And we
have no doubt but that it will correct all
MISUNDERSTANDING, for the Democrats of this
District are actuated hy a single patriotic
purpose, and that is to help to redeem the
country from Republican rule.
In the early summer of 1876, when Mr..
Blaine made his famous bid for the Repub.
lican nomination at Cincinnati, by terrih,
arraignment of the Southern COnfederacy in
speech delivered in the House of Repre-
scntatives, some Of his admiring friends go
up a lot of doggerel in honor of the occasion
of which the following is specimen
James q.
| Blaine le
| Busted the
| Confederacy.
II is not necessary to argue whether he di,
| or did not, but We are certain that
| James q.
| Blaine he
busted" " something else two weeks ago
And what he "busted" F" was his grasp upol
the State of Maine. lie can't hold the Pin
Tree State up by the tail any more.
HELLO, here! What does Father Clap
want in the very improbable event of Gar
fields election' Here he comes forward an,
announces himself as a canal boa,man. II
drove horse years and years ago on tn
"raging Erie canal" Does every fellow VIII
drove mules on the towpath want an Office I?
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lSnerial Notitts.

nI,ayo oWANTED-HOU TO KNEW THAT
W. we sell First class Tailor made Second hand
suit much better and great deal cheaper than COM
mon new suit can he bought, at JuSTH's OLD
STAND, No. Gfg u street, between Sixth and seventh
streets northwest, or nt Branch store, No. ioS Ninth
rect, between u and streets northwest.
N, B.-We buy but FifstsclaSs Secondhand Cloth-
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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-03-25

At a hunters drive on the st. Joe river
in SpoIan county, recently, the Indians
killed 2S3 deer.
Walla Walla county is to have new court
house, two stories high, with basement for
cells, to cost 10000.
Rev Father Hilebos has become the resi-
dent priest OF Olympia and has in his charge
the parishes of Olympia, Steilacom and Cow
litz.
The Up'Grian Adrocd'e has ceased publ
cation. Air. Utter, its editor contempiates
an early departure Tor Kansas City, his new
field Of labor.
The sheriff of WAla Walla county offers
reward OF $500 for the arrest OF the murder
crs of the unknown man recently found float
ns IN the ToUchet.
The proprIetors of the Walla Walla Union
have added steam power to their establish
mcnt which is now the most complete OF any
east OF the Cascades.
The call Tor labor east OF the Cascades
makes demands OF logsers and others on the
Sound, many OF whom are going to take Jobs
on the upper Columbia.
The press and type formerly used on the
Santa Cruz courier have been brought up by
r. /. Radchaugh to publish a weekly news
paper at Tacoma, and the printers came with
1t.
The new vessel being built at Seahecb
will be ready to launch about the LIST of July
She is intended to carry 400, 900 feet OF
lumber which will be the largest cargo ever
taken from Puget Sound
4 letter from CotaX reports that up TO the
18th OF March, l6, 100 acres of railroad land
has been sold by the office recently estab-
lished there, for SOS, 90l. of which So, SIS
was paid in CASH, the rest being time sales.
The erasshopper eggs. deposited in the
Walla Walla country last fall were not killed
10y the FROST as reported some time ago, and
it is feared that with the Summers sun they
will develop into a devouring swarm.
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Military Items.

Gen. Howard is expected back next week.
Major d. p Hancock, md Infantry, has
been ordered before the retiring board.
Lieut. and Mrs q. b. Backus, LIST Cav
airy, are at the garrison en- route to Fort
Klamath.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Cyrus Merriam
is assigned to temporary duty y Vancouver
Barracks.
The Army and Navy Register says Lieut..
Guy Howard 18th Infantry, has been Or
dered from the Department Of Arizona to
Vancouver Barracks, with the view of being
made an Aide-de-Camp on the staff of his
father, Gen Oliver o. Howard. to take the
place of Capt. John q. Adams, LIST Cavalry,
who has resigned his detail as A. d. c. to
remain Depot Quartermaster at Vancouver
BARRACKS.
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A Local Editors Dream.

Once upon n time Il local editor dreamed
that he was dead and in another world
He approached the city before him and
knocked for admittance, but no one an
swered his summons, The gate remained
closed against him. Then he cried aloud
for entrance, but the only response was
scores of heads appearing above the wall
on the other side of the gate. At sight OF
him the owners OF the heads set up Il dismal
howl and one OF them cried: "Nhy didn't
you notice that big egg | gave YOU At
this holrid and most unexpected lnterro-
cation the poor local turned i'll the direction
of the voice to learn its owner, when an
other voice shrieked: where's that piece
you are going to write about my soda foun-
tain and close upon this was the awful de-
mand, "Why did you write about Tomlin-
SON new suit aud never speak of my new
gate?" Whatever answer he was going to
frame to this appeal was cut short by the
astonishing query: ''Why did you spell my
name wrong in the programme The mis-
cradle man turned to flee, when he was
rooted to the ground by the terrible demand:
'Why did you put my marriage among the
deaths?' lie was on the point of saying
the foreman did it, when a shril voice madly
cried: 'lou spoilt the sale of my horse by
publishing that runaway" and another: If
| catch you alone I'll lick you FOR what you
said about me when | was before the police
court Another: "Why didn't You show
up the school question when told you to-"
And this was followed by the voice of fe
male Historically eXclaiming ''Ihis is the
brute that botched my poetry and made me
ridiculous! Whercupon hundreds OF voices
screamed. where is my article: Give me
back my artice!' And in the midst of the
horrd din the poor wretch awoke, perspir-
ing at every pore and screaming for help.
NfiVt0jw .1tIrocq}p
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VS. ITEM =.


The pope. while not approving, will sub
NIT to the expulsion OF the Jesuits from
France.
John Clnenn, leader OF the Fenian invas
ion OF Csnada in 1866, hanged himself lately
at Buffalo.
The Dutchess of Marlborough writes that
the Irish now need clothing and seed. rs fear
of starvation is ended.
Bonner Lake has been frozen over all
winter the first time since lsi6-4T. when
the unfortunate Bonner, party were camped
there.
The fruit and corn crop OF Texas has been
severely injured, and in some places destroyed
by cold weather; snow and ice prevail to
some extent,
The president is very indignant at the CON
duct OF Reno IN failing 10 save himself de-
graduation by resgning, and summarlly dis
missed him frum the service.
kearney seems to be still ont on bail and
made things rattle viciously at the sand lot
on Sunday, butmanaged to use language that
could not be called incendiary.
There is diplomatic disagreement between
France aud Russia, because Franco didn't
see proof enough to surrender Hartmann, ac-
cused OF attempting the life OF the ear.
War has broken out between the Nucletaw
and Nahmittee Indian tribes, resident at the
northern extremity OF Vancouver Island. A
grievance between the two tribes has at
last resulted in the present collision, which
1t is feared may terminate in bloody con
fct
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-03-25
PORTLAND MARKET.

The Standard gives the following as the
Wholesale rates from producers or first hands /;
FLOUR-MUrkct firm at present price. Best
50; country brands - j065 -.
NHEAT-sl >oGl - for average.
POTATOES-Quotabe at 500 Zoe per 100
HIS. as to description and quantity.
MI.NLiNGS-Fccd S2OW25; fine S25@27}s
tom
BRAN-Pcr ton, SO
OATS-lo@l2 cents for white; black oats,
35m31
LARp-ln kegs and tins 9al0c.
BUTrER-Wc quote choice dairy nt IS cents
per pound, good fresh roll 29a30c; ordi-
nary l5G!dc. whether brine or solid, and
common l2i 81 l5c; market steady all
kinds except fresh roll, California fresh
roll, . $50.
ClIEESE-Orc@Yn, i6p l6 e; California, 10
DRIED FRUITS Apples sun dried, 5@Gc
Apple r"achinc dried sH9c
Pears, machine dried. 9t zoe.
PlumS, machine dried pee.
EGGS-lNct. per dozen
tON-Side>, &c: hams Ia Is, rs to brand
quality, etc; shoulders So 7c
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ess s.ts 81.

Southern Oregon residents sav this has
been thu hardest winter ior Is years.
At pendieton, Mr.. Grhiin's boy discov-
cred man under the bed at bed time, and
he Was caught and put IN jail.
J. S'Felser, who lives near Philomath,
raised and latted a Poland China hog, this
season That weighed go poands.
A route for a wagon road between Knappa
and upper Astoria, distance eighteen miles,
has been surveyed, and will probably be
opened during the coming summer.
W. Il. Wilson, OF loucsila, is the cham
pion sheep inan OF the county, he having
brought his entire flock through the recent
severe weather without the loss OF a single
head.
Stock raisers have been unfortunate in
jackson COUNTY this season, especially some
OF those owning sheep. \ large per cent. of
stock will succumb before spring and less
wool will be exported than for many years
past.
At the O. S, n. Co.'S honeyard is being
completed mammoth barge to be used in
transporting railroad IRON from Portland to
the Cascades. 1t is powerfully built scow
aud has 4 capacity of several hundred tons,
and viii be launched i'll a few days.
\ Eugene paper says: Parties from Port
land have been in town this week purchas-
ing horses to work on the construction of
the railroad from the Dalles to Walla Waha
They secured car load at an average price
of about 500.
The recent severe storm has resulted in
great loss to stock in Malheur, Jordan, Rey-
nods creek and other winter ranges i'll Idaho
and eastern Oregon. 1t is estimated that
the loss already in these and adjoining val
leys reaches nearly 10000 head, and losses
still continue.
Mr.. j. b. Montgomery who is now in
London. England, has received the contract
for the building OF is miles of Railroad for
the Oregon Railroad Company limited. This
will include the Silverton and other branches
of the narrow gusge road. Mr. Montgomery
writes that he will be in New York City BY
the middle of April.
q. A. Wells, near Buena Vista, had three
teams run away at the same time in the
same field one day last week-one team
hitched to pillow another to a harrow, aud
another to drill II created quite a com
motion for awhile. Some of the boys say it
looked like whole drove of horses trying to
dodge a shower of agricultural implements.
Result of runaway, mashed up drill and
broken harrow.
Reports from Lake county are not OF re-
assuring nature. Stock raisers have all been
feeding for some time past, and many have
little or no hay left. Apologize Bros have
1900 head of cattle up, and Laneell Bros
half as many. Much stock has succumbed
aud the worst is not over This season has
certainly been the sevorast ever experienced
in southern Oregon, and will cause more or
less financial depression