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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-04-14
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CHICAGO LEDGER,
Established 1873.
The Leading Literary Paper Of
the West.
Only $1.5O a Year.

THE CHICAGO LEDGER Is now I'D.
preaching the close Of the seventh
year of its existence, having been
established in the winter Of 1871.
IRE LEDGER was started by it, pres
emit conductors with some miseiy.
ings as to the success Of the enter
prise. Many literary ventures Of q
kindred character had been made in
the Western metropolis, and miser-
ably failed. The sea Of Journalism
was strewn with the wrecks Of
stranded newspaper enterprises.
Others that were living, but strug-
Cling for 6 precarious existence,
have since yielded to inevitable fate
and gone down, leaving The LEDGER
to-day the only weekly stoyy.pspeI
printed in Chicago.
The LEDGER has not attained thu
plane Of success upon which It now
solidly rests without earnest, we'll
directed effort. Its conductors have
lsbored earnestly and persistently
not only to make 1t an excellent lit
erary journal, but also TO make the
reading world acquainted with Il.
Thousands upon thousands Of dol.
lars have been expended in bringing
Its merits to the attention Of the
reading public. In fnct, The LEDGER
has been the most extensively-ad-
vertised newspaper In the West.
The publishers have . feeling Of
pride at the success that has At
tended their efforts to build up q
first-class literary paper in the cap
ital city of the West. The circula-
ton, already large, is rapidly grow.
ing. and by the LIST day Of January
will be not less than 25, 900. The
publishers do not mean to relax
their efforts to make THE LEDGER
the best weekly newspaper In the
West, but intend to persevere In the
work, and during the coming months
will still further increase its value
and usefulness.
The weekly contents Of The LEDo-
ER embrace, In addition to its serial
novels, several short stories; Home
and Family Doctor department, en-
brscing letters from women Of ex-
perienced heads and hands, on house
hold and kitchen economy, homo
sdornment, the management Of
children, and recipes for the cure OF
many of the ills to which flesh IL
heir; Young Folks department; .
department devoted to Current Lat
erature, consisting Of choice excerpts
from the latest magazines; . scien-
tific department, giving the latest
intelligence in regard to new discov
cries. mechanical inventions, etc.;
also biographical sketches. historic
papers, travels, poetry, and . mass
of short articles on miscellaneous
topics.
ADDRESS
TIIE LEDGER,
Chicago, Ill
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-04-14
REPRESENTATIVE SOUTHERN PAPER

there supporting the NATIONAL DEMO
CRATIC PARTY. Edited by GEORGE
G.. WE3DERBURN, of Virginia, formerly
publisher of the Richmoud (Va.,) EN-
QUlRER.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-04-14
TERMS:

Single copies, one year, postpaid. 81 90
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81, WASHINGTON, d. c., OF the Editor.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03
A Big Haul.

About II o'clock this morning as the
steamer United States touched the land,
Officers Brazell and Knox boarded her and
arrested Horace Moore and Charles Taylor
on the charge of stealing 5000 worth of dia-
monds from Mrs. VIM. B. Stublett of Mon
roe, La. They were brought to Hammond.
street Station and searched. when some
fine iewelry was found on their persons.
They had the satchel in which Mrs. Stub
lett kept her diamonds
Also some express receipts for a few
small packages over the Southern Transfer
Company. They were locked up on sns-
picion until the packages arrive, which will
be in few days Moore and Taylor were
employed on the steamer Charles Morgan,
from New Orleans to Louisville. The men
here, owing to an accident to the steamer
Morgan, got passage on the United States
and were arrested here on arriving, as
stated above.
Moore claims he found the things in a
room back of the saloon on the steamer
Blanks under pillow. He says Squire
I.oomis, of Mobile, Ala, has the clustered
diamond ring. Lizzie Irwin, colored,
of Louisville, the sea beans, Lew.
White, of New Orleans, the pin matching
the cuff-tuttons which are at Hammond
street, and saloon-keeper at the corner oil
Front and Canal streets, New Orleans, ha,
the sea-bean compass. He says the mar
Charles Taylor had nothing whatever to dc
with the things.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03
MIDNIGHT MUTINY.
Riotous Old Racket Among Lou.
isville Variety ShOwmen.

Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE. May 3.-There was a loud
mutny on the part OF the crew of the
Standard Variety Theater this morning at
half-past 1. The midnight matinee began
under demoralizing circumstances. Most
Of the spectators were intoxicated and
hooted and laughed the performers out of
countenance.
When the curtain fell at the end Of the
first part the orchestra filed out behind the
scenes, and with the company sent for Ar.
thur st. Clair, the manager. When he
came they made unanimous demand for
salaries. a considerable amount of which it
seems remains unpaid. They declined to
continue the programme unless they re-
ceived their money. St. Clair reminded
them that it was not due until this after
noon. This did not satisfy them, and they
clamored for money.
The curtain was down, and the audience
in frant pounded and howled, and demand
ed more Of the performance. The row be-
came so high behind the scenes that Officer
Mike Barry was summoned to prevent
trouble. st. Clair said he had paid out all
the receipts except fifty cents, and that
would not pay the company in full. The
performance then went on in dreary kind
Of way, and dwindled away about 2:3O
this morning. The performers were still
demanding their money, and they all claim
about two weeks pay. st. Clair to-day
says he has lost 81 300 on the theater but
he will 60 ahead with the show.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03
A FALSE FRIEND.
The Grant Folks Have Grave
Doubts of Washburne,
And Charge That the Western Asso'
ciated Press BOOms For Blaine.
Nationa, Associated Press to the star.


CHICAGO, ILL, May 3.-The Daily News
to-day has the following special from Wash
ington, the first assertion of which has been
known here for some time, and the second
suspected and limited at:
"WAsHINeroN. May 3.-The friends OF
General Grant have frequently complained
of late at the evident capture by Mr.. Blaine
of the Western Associated Press in Illinois.
State Of Conventions held to nominate del
egates to Springfield have, it is claimed.
been grossly unjust both to General Grant
and to the truth.
mo report is ever seen where Mr.. Blaine
did not have share or majority OF the
delegates. Where the Convention was solid
for Grant no account at all is found, or else
the truth is perverted. On Saturday last
the Associated Press account of the Con-
vention in Kankakee County gave Grant
four, Blaine three and Washburne one
"Your correspondent was shown two
private dispatches sent by prominent men
in the State, both of whom attended the
Convention, stating that it had gone solid
for Grant. Some one evidently was wrong,
and these mistakes have become very fire.
quent of late. Private information re.
ceived here leads the friends Of General
Grant to believe that the man of Illinois
they now have most fear of is Washburne,
the professed friend of the General.
HE is said to be filing the role of the
false Judas. His friends from all parts o
the State until quite recently claimed that
they we're going for Blaine in the belle
that they could in that way beat Grant
That done they hope to hold the State fol
their original choice. Now the scheme ii
the former being evidently convinced tina
their man:can not win. This will, it is be
lieved, prove strong combination. Blain'
seems willing to support any one to bea
Grant,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03

out for the present week. Tuesday even
ing there win be session to consider the
Steamboat Bill. On Wednesday Mr.. King
will call up the resolution In relation to
Inter- Oceanic Ship Canal, which is privi-
legged matter, subject, however, to question
of consideration being raised on it. On
Tuesday, after the morning hour, question
of protecting California Rivers from de-
bris from mines will be called up. Wednes-
day and Friday evenings have been as.
signed to the Committee on District OF
Columbia, and an effort will be made to
assign Thursday night for the bill tC or
ganize Court of Pensions.
ANOTHER CAPITAL SCANDAL.
The Sunday Capital creates sensation
by reference to new political scandal OF
the Credit Mobilier stripe.
The subject matter in the premises is the
land grant extension job scheme by
which the two unfinished Pacific Railroads
pooled their issues and propose to avert
the consequences of their failure to comply
with the terms under which they received
their land grants, and such are the circum-
stances of the case that the prop sed exten-
sion amounts substantially to new grant
in defiance of the course OF the platform OF
both parties for the last eight years.
The venerable lobbyist who has had
charge of the Huntington q Gould inter
ests here for term OF years, is at the head
of the Land-grant Syndicate and his pay
roll, either in cash or stock. placed where it
will do the most good, is said to embrace
not only the professionals who carry Con-
gressmen in their pockets, hut several emf.
nent newspaper reformers and number OF
distinguished statesmen holding places
on the appropriate committees. The Capt.
tai further charges that certain committees
of the House were packed in the interests
OF the railroad lobby.
GEN. HEINTzLEMAN's REMAINS.
The remains of the late Gen. s. P.
Helntzleman left the city this morning un-
der military escort for Buffalo, where
they will be inferred. The body was ac
conipanied to the depot by detachment
of marines and company of U. S. artil
lery as infantry.
WHY BoUNTIEs ARE NOT PAID.
Secretary Sherman has addressed letter
to Speaker Randall in reply to the Coffroth
resolution directing the Secretary to report
to the House of Representatives the cause
of delay in paying the bounty and back-pay
found to be due the soldiers and other per
sons entitled thereto.
The Secretary proves conclusively that
he has complied with all the laws on the
subject, and that the fault lies with Con
gress, that body having as yet failed to ap
propriate the 1925 900 necessary to pay the
claims certified up to June 30th next
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03
Children,s Home Anniversary.
Special to the star.

HAMILToN,O.. May 3-The tenth anniversary OF
the Butler County Children's Home took place
this morning at the Home in Hamilton. The
attendance was large and the services appropriate
and interesting.
Mr.. Thos Moore, President OF the Board OF
Trustees, read an exhaustive and well-wr.tten re-
port. Mr.. Curtis read the Treasurer's report,
showing rece pts 81, ,9s205, and expenditures 81,
925
Mr.. Beardsley. Secretary, reported sixty-six
children during the year at the "Home:" p. esent
number thirty-nine. The County Commissioners
appropriated $40 for the support OF this family
OF dependent homeless little ones.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Haskell, and an
address by Rev. B. W. Chidlaw.
At noon the friends of the Home enjoyed q
bountiful collation., provided by the ladies' Of
Hamilton.
The Home" is now firmly entrenched in the
confidence Of the peoPle-owns valuable property,
ment and abundant usefulness, and growing
prosperity in its mission Of humanity.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03
Railroad Rum bling.
IMPORTANT EXPRESS RUMoR.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 3.-It is currently
reported here that the Pennsylvania Rail-
road will at once take charge of the express
business on its lines, and thatit will be con
Quoted by the old officials of the Union
Express Company, who will also have
charge of the express department on the
Louisville and Nashville system.
The report causes sensation in railroad
and expres IS circles here.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03

MI. Michael Glib, who works in Trimm-
herz's ink factory on Hunt street, was
robbed Saturday night near Walnut and
Thirteenth streets of gold watch mum.
bered 1859, a $40 gold piece and - 10
change. Glib claims he was drugged in a
saloon In that neighberhood and then
robbed.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03

Officer James Whalen, who was dis
charged Saturday evening ar1 who almost
lost his life in Bucktown about two years
ago, will be reinstated this afternoon. The
Mayor says it was all oversight.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03

Mr.. G. A. Davis, agent for Bob Inger-
sol, the Pagan orator, who proposes to lee
ture here next Sunday, is in the city max
ing arrangements for the lecture. 1t is to
be delivered at Pixies Opera House.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03

Officer Delehanty found six pair Of
pants this afternoon in the rear of 3l2
Main street. They are supposed to be some
of the goods stolen from NJ. Tuch & Bro, on
Main street between Seventh and Eighth,
on Tuesday of last week.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03

Mr.. Charles Stewart, Jr., has formed a
partnership with Mr.. Harry Woodrow in
the railroad supply business. His office is
in the Johnston Building.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03
The loss of Stewart & Sutphin in la

The loss Of Stewart & Sutphin in last
nights fire is not yet known, but it is fully
covered by insurance in the following COM
panies: Jefferson Fire Insurance Company,
of Steubenville, 1880; Merchants and
Mechanics, of Cincinnati, $1,000; Mer-
camille Of Cleveland, $780, and Clinton
of New York, $500.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03
POOL.
POLITICAL.
ENGINEERING A CANVASS.
Associated Press to the Star.

CHICAGO, May 3-Senator Logan, Con-
gresham Fort General Hnrlbut and other
illinois politicians are in Chicago engineer
ing a canvass for Grant and Blaine. 1t is
said they will remain until the Conven-
tim on The 10th. evidently regarding Hi
nois as the decisive battlefield Of the CAM
paign for these two candidates,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03

Mr.. 8. H. Hitchcock, late Of Stehl &
Hitchcock, is now associated with Mr..
Fred. Naue, the popular tailor, on Seventh
street, near Race where he will be pleased
to receive his friends and give them his
personal attention,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03
THE TALK OF ADJOURNMENT.
[ational Associated Press TO the Star.

NAtlO0tl ASSOClhtCu L hCoo W uAo ot~A'
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Wheuever Con-
gress takes squirt in the direction OF dis
posing of the appropriation bills, it is
construed as an indication that 1t means
early adjournment, and the facts that the
naval bill was passed by the Senate just as
1t went over from the House, that the
Conference reports on the special defici-
ency bill and fertilization bill were agreed
to last week, and that the Dost-office bill
that was reported yesterday, have given the
prophets opportunity to predict that the
necessary business will be disposed OF, and
that Congress will get away by the LIST day
of June or at the very farthest by the 18th
of June.
It is unc uestionably true that II there is
q will to do so, all the appropriation bills
can be passed by the first named date. But
to accomplish that result, other interests,
of both public and private nature, Will be
necessarily sacrificed in both Houses. 1t
must be remembered that only one appro-
priation bill, "pen sons," has become law.
The President has had the Army Blll Tor
week. The Naval and Special deficiency
bills will reach HIN on loday or Iuesday.
They were enrolled on FRIDAY, and signed
by the Speaker. but too late to receive tne
signature Of the Vice President, as the
Senate had adjourned. There will not be
any trouble about the Naval Bill, because
it contains nothing other than appropIria-
tions authorized by law. But no man has
yet been authorized to say what President
Hayes will do with the Special Deficiency
Bill The Post-office and Internal Reve-
nue. Bills are still to be disposed OF.
6 THIS WEEKS WORK.
4 good dea; Of work has been mapped
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-03

The Office of the Chief Of Police, like
the Chiefs old force. Is being cleaned out
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-26
The Robust Style of Writing.

The robust writer has his literary admira-
tions as well as his objects of indignation and
contempt. When he gets hold of poet, or an
essayist, or humorist, whom he thinks it man.
ly to admire, he goes on to praise him in his
barbarian style. He does not, when he plays
the favorable critic, illumine 1.-THE hapless OBJ
ject of his bowling homage with flood of
equable light. He comes up like the north
wind, blowing and roaring and, through the
storm of his eloquence, it is difficult to catch
glimpse of the book or the character that he
admires. One may instantly recognize the ro-
bust writer by his love of the words "pedant"
and Specialist" Every man is pedant with
him who has clear and minute knowledge of
the topic about wfrich he is ignorantly below
ing. Exactness and accuracy of information,
nettete of style, are, in his eyes, the mark of
the pedant. 1t is an insult to him. as it were
that other people should be learned where he
is half learned, should be scholars where he is
a smatterer, should have taken pains where he
has caught up the first random collection of
gossip and legend. The robust writer glories
in many misstatements of fact. He goes wrong
in dates to the extent of some 80 years. or per-
haps 100, and this he calls sweeping away the
nonsensical cobwebs of pedantry." To let the
robust writer into literary period is like let
ting the north wind and an untutored house,
maid with her broom into the study of a man
OF letters. All the notes and papers are blown
about and confused, all the books are turned
upside down and arranged in the wrong places
The effect is perhaps rather picturesque in its
way; but the whole muddle must be cleared
off, and order must be brought back with in
finite pains. If any critic attempts to restore
order where the robust writer has gone before
in his turbulent style, he must make up his
mind to be called a Specialist a "pedant,"
and "Dryasdust." There is much merit in
knowing things wrongly, in knowing half
truths, in drawing false conclusions from ludi-
crous premises, when it is the robust writer
that has done these things. To set him straight
is to stamp oneself a pedant, a triher a tame,
minute, laborious nincompoop. Terms like
these, or stronger, have lately been applied by
the robustest of all writers ON classical SUBJ
jects-frst, to the ancient critics who. with
pains and labor, secured for us respectable
texts of the classics; secondly to the modern
scholars who have set the manly one right
when he has published nonsense 1t is difficult
at present to face the wrath of the robust: for
by pushing, shouting, and practicing the arts
of popularity they have managed to seem fine,
honest fellows with no nonsense about them,
More careful and quiet critics must take heart.
must not let themselves be browbeaten Ali
work based on mere Incidence, and buttressed
by mere assertion, must soon drop to pieces and
perish with other fallacies we'll trumpeted in
their time.-Saturday Review.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-26
How Dundreary Got His Hop.

'Then there is that time-honored story of
your tripping your foot in the carpet just when
going on the stage as Dundreary,' and that the
applause which greeted the false step decided
you to introduce that hop which is now as dis.
tinctive part of the character as the whiskers.
Is that story true?"
mo, sir" replied Mr.. Sothern; mot even
that story, 'time-honored,' generally accepted
and universally published as it is-not even
that story has the slightest foundation of fact.
"What is the true story, then?''
'I'll tell you just how it really was," said
Sothern, biting the end off fresh cigar. "The
night when Our American Cousin was frs,
produced q don't care to remember how many
years ago. was bitterly cold one. was hop
ping about behind the scenes, to keen warm.
when Laura Keene approached me. Between
the manageress and myself there was not any
very great amount of love lost in fact, we
were always quarreling, but in quiet, gentle
manly and ladylike way. Noticing my extra
ordinary make up and peculiar actions, she
asked:
SIS that the way you intend to play the char
acter, sir?''
"That is exactly the way intend to play II.
Madam" l replied. You see could afford To
hold my ground, for / knew she would NOT.
could not discharge me. She left, and 1 con-
tinued hopping about. / saw that the stage
hands were laughing at my movements. and
this set me to thinking. Thought l, Now this
fellow has hesitation of speech, hesitation
OF manner, hesitation of ideas; why not COM
plete the character and give him hesitation
OF gait?' decided would, did so, and that,
sir, IS the true story of the 'Dundreary' hop"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-26

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