, 1880-10-02

ftae jeanette or the missing whalers and
eehntihs previous reports ct the severity
"t the season IN the North and rle probiL-
ties of the loss Of the whalers.
The piciSets at Corning we're fired upon
5tJ strikers last Friday and returned the
haze, bur as far as learned 10 one was in
lured. Nast Of the miners Irving at Cor
ning would return 20 work al the sliding
scale bnt Tor fear "f veugauce from their
associates IN the siiners Association.
A dispstchf from Boise City Sept "a says
SIX conyicts az work a ha 4 a mile from
the jail, overpowered the guard; obtained
arms and fed The guards and soldiers
pursued and running fight followed
oHe convict vas mortsiiy wounded and
ihe others escaped Sergt. Nattinger.
CO. F., LIST Cavalry was severely wounded.
One OF the guards and an emigrant who
happened 10 be present were also wound
ed.
The immense amount of rain tha. has
fallen IN San Antonia recently has fright
ened people amons them a wealthy Pole
! named StanistOn Rediski, who Is building
an ark. Rediski says that God appeared
10 him and told him TO build an ark that
the world would be shortly deluged again
The ark will cost several thousand dollars
The town Of Trio Is inundated; Trio river
rose G2 feet doing great damage to prop
erty and business The river is three
miles wide; one woman was drowned
In reply TO Cooke of Cincinnati
asking for an authorijive declaration
with reference to reble claims. Gen. Han
co.k writes:
GovEENoRs' isL,Sa, Sept. %
To COOte, Esq DEAR SIR:-Iour
letter of the 29;h is received. | re-
gre hat you are disturbed about the
''J;<Goear" aud Southern war claims.
People cannot be misled by 1t, to suppose
that the 'rebel claims or Claims in the
interest of persons who We're IN the rebel
lion, can IN any way or in any degree be
coantenanced. The imputatiOn of distIn-
terring such used to be made against Demo
Gratis even when they were IN arms de-
Tending the country. 81 far as 1t touches
me | denounce the government that can
never pay debt or grant pension or re-
ward Of any sort for wageing war against
iAe 'Hll 'AloA't4lNt l''i ''h+hA 4 ~ '4'N"N'A
L. approve or encourage payment If sUca
debt, pension or reward Nobody ex-
Iects or wants such unnatural an action.
To propose 1t would insult the intelll-
geHce and honor uf our people. When
rebellion vas crushed So WAS the hercsey
of secession forever. lis a thing Of the
dead past. We move forward, not back
ward. l. were president | would veto
all legislation which might come before
me, providing for consideration or pay
mont Of claims OF any kind. for losses or
damages hy persons who werc IN the re-
h-iEUn, whether Isldnued or not. In
relation to Union war claims. The gov
Gnmsnts Obligations to It's defenders
onmeirst They are lasting and sacred.
The public ! avs Of civilized nations do
.,t N general recognize claims for InJur-
les to property resulting from operations
ui war; nevertheless the government has
treated with great indulgence claims for
!s-ses and damages suffered 10y Unlon'men
from the military operations Of the war of
the Union, but rs hostilites were closed
more than fifteen years AGO claims Of
that nature now mostly in the hands If
brokers' or persons other than the original
sufferers are becoming stale and in my
judgement might fairly be considered and
barred by the lapse Of time and if hereaf-
t-r entertained al all, should be subjected
t. the strictest, scrutiny. Truly.
signed. W. $. HANCOCK
Tie great democratic mass meeting
held IN Newt York week ago last Friday
night vas perhaps the most imposing po
litical demonstration that has ever taken
place in this city. Union square and ad-
joining streets and avenues were literally
filled with people, and al about WAS bril-
Hantly iIuminqted The principal meet
ing was in Tammany Hal. which was
packed with most enthusiastic audience
John Kelly called the meeting to order
and was greeted with upToarous applause;
he introduced Daniel Dougherty OF Phil
,Sselphia, Who made a" eloquent opening
address Irving Hall was not less crowd,
ed than Tammauy Hall, and enthusiasm
,just rs wild. John Mexican presided and
read the following dispatch from Plasted
Maine Thanks for invitation TO be
preseat at your ratIfi cation meeting over
The victory of oar PLAIN people who be-
lieve our government WAS established to
protect labor and that 1t should contne
itself IL equal protection, equal benefits,
equal privileges. and As Hea.en showers
It's blessings alike on us-hIgh and low.
rich and poor, TO the end ihat IT may eyer
rest IN the interest Of all. Our victory
will not be counted out. Resolutions
were read and adopted, and letters Of re
gret because Of absence of writers were
announced from Gen. Hancock, from ex-
Gsv. Hendricks, from Senator Hill Of
Georgia, from David Davis, and from =
j. Tilden. Senator Bayard was then pre-
sented Ia the vast throng and was receiv-
ed with long and continued applause and
waving Of hats and haudkerchiefs. He
made a long speech, discussing many
questions which enter into the preSIden-
tlal contest Hesaid that time has chang
ed the population Of the south, as well of
the nurth-a new generation OF men and
women who could have but little 10 say
ar 10 IN relation Ia the war 81 1851, now
occupies and controls the country. Of
the charges that IN the event of the dem
ocraiic success the war debts ofthe south,
loss of slaves. and claims for other losses
growing out of the war. and pensions for
their wounded wouli be paid out Of the
United States treasury, Eayard said that
the best reply 10 these wild, malicious and
foolish assertions Is that such payments
would be impossible: that the good sense
ar honesty of that man Is seriously 10 he
= impused who does not read IN the plain
mandate # the fourteenth amendment
the absolute LEGALITY aud nulIty set upon
all such claims having been recognized
fer a number Of years. In Washington
ave learned where the real beneticiaries
thacIa.ais paid by congress IN the past
ran wears Of the class Southern claims,
and IN almost every instance great part
y OF the money flowed into the pockets Of
northern and very loyal aSsigneeS VINO had
bought up these claims for song from
their rimpecuniouss southern owners. Agreat
gat herring of republicans. ladies' and gen
tlemer. last week, there were lawyers,
mixers and statesmen, who had more
money in their pockets from southern
claims allowed by republican commission
ern and republican courts. that he poor
south received since the war. ar .var will
receive from now until the "a o, judge
ment
y IA l.