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Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-10
A Western Casabianca.

Iesterday)afternoon small lad rode up
| and down the streets trying to sell a little
jackass which he was riding. 'How much for
this beautiful jackass?' he shouted, at which
those along the street gave a broad smile.
''Is he gentle?" asSed a horseman.
"Just like a sheep" said the boy, and
moment later the animal landed him clear
into the crowd
"Aint he awful funny?" remarked the boy,
as he got up. "Dad learned him that trick, ."
| and there was a smile on his face that would
have done credit to Grimaldi.
"Oh, he's daisy" continued the lad
''full of vinegar and spirits; can't tire him
out
Here the animal gave the lad kick in the
| stomach that keeled him in the mud
ALWAYS tryin' to show off before a crowd;
learned him that trick for the fair" c0ntin-
ued the lad, trying to suppress his tears.
Nobody wanted the jackass, and the boy,
mounting, rode to the next corner. where
| about the same performance was repeated.
All day long he rode up aud down the street,
| extolling the gentle qualities Of the jackass
and picking himself up from the mud every
time he pitched off. He stood up 10 the
racket with as much fortitude as Casabanca
| on the deck Of the burning ship, until he fin
ally got bid of three dollars for the jackass.
This seemed to entirely flatten out the boys
grit. He was thrown from the jackass for the
last time, and, turning homeward, left the
| animal in the stree as he remarked
"IIave been lyin' all day, and wrestlin
with the mud, for three dollar muller
wouldn' go through such deal again for
Shaughnessy's big trotter. ."-Sah Lake Tri-
hume
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-10
Personal.

Miss Braddon has witten a story in French
which is to appear in the Paris Figaro.
The composer Wagner is at Palermo
where he will spend the winter.
Mrs. Don Cameron teaches a Methodist
Sunday school class in Harrisburg, Pa.
1t is reported that one of Colonel Inger-
soils daughters is a convert to Presbyterian
ism.
The hundredth anniversary of Sir David
Brewsters birth is to be celebrated by din
ner at Edinburgh, on January ..
Mr.. +. c. Stedman has written Christmas
song expressly for The Critic. 1t will appear
in the holiday number of that journal. Decem-
Der Il, and is called Guests at Yule'
That Ohio editor who allowed two New
York rogues to wheedle him ont of 1925 and
a note for $500 more, is white-haired man
of 65. A case of green old age. evidently. -
.Springfeid RepUbiicdn
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-10

Charles Frost Williams began to he
particular. as so IN as locked up. He wanted
| a looking glass and a spring bed in his cell :;
refused TO drink from the dipper in common
use. and stood up for three hours rather than
sit down on the weIl-worn bench. When his
turn came to appear in court he wanted q
| clean collar. toothbrush and some perfume
for his handkerchief, and he seemed greatly
put out as he was left facing the desk.
"Can't this case be adjourned until I can
get my Sunday clothes?" he softly asked.
Cant he lone"
"Can't be tried in private room. them"
'Not a bit of it. You'll have to stand trial
right here. You were drunk on the street"
II might have been slightly overcome by
the weather. ! am very susceptible to
changes.
Eyes but the weather doesn't make a man
sit in the stairway and sing through his nose,
nor strike officer who offers to put him on
a street car"
81 might have partaken Of a little sweet
wine, but. really, sir-really, I do protest
against the statement that ! was drunk.
Loafers get drunk. sir
well. yours was fiat. silly drunk.
happened in here just they brought you in,
and your tongue was too thick to say sugar"
II cawn't believe it-really cawn't. 'Tisn't
bit like me-
'Your fine will be FIVE dollars all the
| same"
"Beastly-beastly, but will pay. Here,
| sir, is the filthy lucre. 1t is most annoying,
| sir--really most annoying to me. Good
morning sir."-Detron Free Press.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-10
General News.

The Chicago Inter Ocean says: We know
who are to compose the Cabinet, but we
won't tell.
-Four overdue steamships arrived at New
York, Wednesday, after extremely rough and
perlous voyages.
young man in Frederick City, Md, was
made insane by Witnessing the execution of
Felix Munshaer, the murderer.
One span of the bridge across the Red Ce-
dsr River. at Cedar Falls, Wis, was taken
ont on Tuesday night bv a wind storm. One
man was killed and three others seriously in
Jured.
Mrs. Langtry's Oscar Withholding
present at the debut of the Jersey Lily on the
amateur stage, wore .'kerchief of sunfower
hue thrust with cunning carelessness" into
his white waistcoat. How utterly utter,
Africa, according to reports, shipped 1900
pounds of diamonds to London last year, and
hotel clerks are seriously thinking Of wearing
potatoes on their shirt fronts. Diamonds are
getting too common.
The police of DAYTON, Ohio, have about
$500 worth of diamonds taken from brake
man named Ralston, under suspicion that
they were stolen. The brakeman says he
found them in a railroad car two months ago
A Boston paper says that Mr. J. X
Graham. of Quincy, Mass, has sold the
stallion Mambrino Dudley to Gen. b. r.
Tracy, of New York, for $1,000. The horse
has a record Of 2 %.
With the close of the Paris Electric Exhibit
ton, it is announced that sufficient capital
has been found to support permanent cleo
trio railway in the French capital. Plans
have also been drawn up for an elevated
electric railway around the city, and Mr.
Semens is considering them.
Barnum offers $50. 900 for the handsomest
woman to travel with his show next season,
the conditions being that she shall be Of good
repute, ard from the private walks of life.
The same Snowman offers $4,000 for the
handsomest Of men.
A duel was lately fought in Texas between
Alexander Shott and John Mott II was ru-
mored that Mott was shot and Shott was not.
| IF so, il was better TO be Shot than Mott. J
But il was afterwards proved that the shot
Shott shot at Mott shot Shott by accident,
and the shot Mott shot at Sbott shot past, and
so shot him not. Thus the affair resolved
itself into its original elements, and
Shott was shot and Mott was not Exchange.
Our opinion Of duelling leads us to regard il
as unfortunate if both parties are not shot,
and this case is very satisfactory, for it is
clearly shown that Shott shot Shott and Mott
shot not.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-10
NO. 900.
What to do With the Great Eas-
tern.

The Great Eastern steam ship, which at
the date OF her launch had cost nearly three
quarters of a million, and then required
large outlay to make her fit for sea, WAS put
up at auction yesterday, and bought in for
$50, 600. As a marketable commodity the
big ship has two disadvantages--she is mon-
strously large, and she is built of iron. The
last,named fact renders her valueless as y
mass of raw material. Were she timber
built. the Great Eastern would be valuable to
the ship-hreaker, Ii pays to break up
wooden ship for the mere sake of the copper
bolts, especially when copper is dear. But
the metal of an iron ship is worth
comparatively little, and the expense
OF pulling such structure to pieces
is almost great that of putting it
together. 1t might be thought that
the engines Of the huge vessel would be worth
lar more than the top bid of Yesterday. But
marine steam-engines nearly a quarter of
century old are simply antiquared, and those
of the Great Eastern are so massive that the
mere task of removing them would be a cost
" affair, after which their utility would be
dubious. On the whole, it is question
whether this mountain of a ship would not
he dear as n gift Yet she is q noble vessel.
of immense structural strength, and capable
of battling with storm and tempest for years
to come. Her sole fault is her enormous
size. She seems to have been built for the
planet Jupiter, rather than for globe of the
modest dimensions which characterize our
earth. She is a magnificent specimen of ma
val architecture and engineering skill, but
nobody knows what TO do with her. If she
were only one-half her actual size. she
would be worth twice the money. She
is too big for the Sncz Canal. and that robs
her at once of all claim to command the In
dian or Australian trade. With regard to the
traffic across the Atlantic, the Great Eastern
does very well for laying ocean telelegraph
cables but as for carrying passengers and
goods, Brunel's big ship is useless. We pre-
sumo that the Admiralty have not overlooked
the capabilities of this remarkable ship, but
have found reason for not making her the
property of the nation. She could carry
Goals to our coaing stations, but she would
probably take too many, and would cost too
much for her maintenance. Eight thousand
soldiers could be conveyed in her capacious
hull but if such precious freight were cast
away, the British army would be sensbly
weakened. suggestion that the gigantic
craft should be converted into a floating hotel
to be moored on the coast, is perhaps as
near the mark and wide of it, as any other
proposal. Ii would seem as if some entirely
new requirement must spring up in order to
give employment to a vessel for which at
present the world has no need. London
Standard.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-10

Jefferson Davis returned from Europe
Wednesday. He denies having any more
knowledge of the causes for the recent spec
ulative movement in Confederate bonds than
he has gained from the newspapers. He does
not recollect any reason why fund should
have accumulated in the Bank of England or
elsewhere that could be applied to the pay
ment of the bonds, but he says he hopes their
holders will ''realize something upon them"
In charge to the Grand Jury of Iazoo
County, Miss, on the 2Sth ult., Judge CAL
houn suggestively said that for six years he
had charged the Grand Juries in this district
10 times each year, and had said, and was
still of the same opinion, that no man, not
even the Judge or foreman Of the jury, had
any assurance, far as the protection af-
ferded by the law is concerned, that upon
leaving the Court house his brains would not
be blown out and the perpetrator of the deed
ga unpunished. If the culprit was a man of
wealth and influence, the chances were seven
out of ten that the law would not be enforced
if poor, insignificant man, the law would be
as grossly violated the other way and mob
would hang him. In either case the effect
was the samoa total disregard Of the law.
This state of affairs, he said, was most ruin
Gus in its influences upon society, and indi
Gated diseased public sentiment, utterly
opposed to true civilization.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-10

If you feel yourself growing weak, your
strength failing, the natural functions, of the
body becoming impaired, take warning in
time your system needs Iron, which, when
combined with proper vegetable extracts.
produces tonic of rare medicinal effect.
Snch remedy is Browns Iron Bitters. Buy
it Of your druggist and do not be persuaded
to take substitute, for this is the only
remedy which gives permanent strength it
contains no alcohol nor does it blacken the
teeth. 1t receives the universal endorsement
Of clergymen, physicians, druggists. and all
] who have used it. dec6d&wlw
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-10

Judge David Davis has made an interest
ing discovery. He SAYS President Arthur's
message is the first document of the sort in
forty years. that has not referred to the South
as distinctive section of the country. Per-
haps this circumstance is happy omen Of a
mere geographical term and will have no
more political significance than the East or
the West has now.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-10

The exEmpress Eugenie is making exten
sive additions TO her new mansion at Farm
borough near Aldershot. The least possible
cost of these will be $500, 600, which proves
that something has been saved from the
wreck of the Empire.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-10

Seven years ago President Garfield, wrote
in young clerks autograph album in Wash
ington: 1T is strange to think that little
book like this will outlive all those whose
names may be written in it. In this book is
a symbol of friendship which can survive the
chances of life, and even life ITSELF
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-10

Dailp kennetst 5ournal.

There are signs of a silver storm from the
mighty West Ii will reach Washington
about the time Congress gets TO work on the
paternal dollar.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-10
PILESl PILESl PILESl
A Sure Cure Found at Last
No One Need Suffer!

A sure Cure for Blind. Bleeding, Itching and
liberated Piles has been discovered by Dr. Wiiliar,
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five minutes after applying this wonderful soothing
medicine. Lotions, Instruments and elec uaries do
more harm than good. Williams Ointment absorbs
The umors. aays the intense itching, particularly
at night after getting warm in bed } acts poul-
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only for iles itching of the private parts, and for
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Read what the Hon. J. NJ. Coffinberry of Cleve-
land SAYS about DR.. Williams Indian Pile Oint-
ment: have used scores of Pile Cures, and il
affords me pleasure to say that have never found
anything which gave such Immediate and perma
nent relief = DR.. W am's Indian Ointmen',
For sale by all druggists, or mailed on receipt of
price. Sl0O.
HENRY 4 CO., Prop'rs, CLEVELAND. o.
Geo. G. Goodwin & Co., Boston,
WHOLESALE AGENTS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-10

WHOLESALE AGENTS.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28
Cowboys at Tombstone.

TOMBSTONE, October 27.-Four COW
boys, Ike and Billy Clanton and Frank
and Tom McLowery, have been parad-
ing the town for several days, drinking
heavily and making themselves ob-
noxious. The City Marshal yesterday
arrested Ike Clanton. Soon after his
release the four met the Marshal and
his brothers, Morgan and Wyatt carp,
and J. II. Holiday. The Marshal or
dered them to give up their weapons,
when a fight commenced. About 80
shots were fired rapidly. Both the
McLowery boys were killed and Bill
Clanton MORALLY wounded, dying soon
after. Ike was slightly wounded and
arrested. Morgan was severely wound
ed in the shoulder.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28
Another Accidental Death.

SAN JOSE, Oct. 26.-John M. Hogan,
messenger boy in the employ of the
American District Telegraph Office,
aged fifteen years, was shot and killed
to-day by Stephen Espinoza, another
messenger, aged fourteen years. The
latter was handling revolver, and
had, as he supposed, extracted all the
cartridges. Young Hogan was stand
ing in front when Espinoza began snap
ping the weapon, when the remaining
cartridge exploded and the ball took
effect in Hogan's head, producing death
in few moments. Espinoza was ar
rested, but was released in few mo-
ments, when the facts of the affair
were made known.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Nihilists and the Gar.

VIENNA, Oct. 27.-The long-prom-
ised interview between the Gar and
the Emperor Francis was to have taken
place at Krzesnovieo yesterday. Every
preparation had been made for this in
terview, and it was given up as a mat
ter Of necessity. Krznesnovico is an
Austrian town short distance from
Cracow. Prince Thurn had gone to
the town to look after certain pleasures
for the Emperor, but at the very last
moment the alert advisers of the Gar
informed him that the Nihilists were
perfectly informed of the intended
meeting and that from prudential rea-
sons it ought to be abandoned. 1t is
said that the Gar was amazed at this
intelligence. Indeed, it is difficult, if
not impossible, to conjecture in what
way the Nihilist leaders keep them
selves SO correctly and closely informed
of even the most secret movements of
both Emperors. Both Alexander and
Francis Joseph have been using the
resources of the diplomacy of the two
empires for several weeks toward the
one object of an effective personal inter-
view without public knowledge, and
have been baffied in every attempt.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28
Clerical Eccentricity.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Rev. Isaac
Stein, of Leavenworth, robbed two
rooms in the Metropolitan Hotel yes
terday and was sent to the Tombs. He
begged hard for release, saying it was
was his first offense, although set of
skeleton keys were found IN his valise.
He is 80 years of age.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28
Two Cabinet Nominations

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The Presi-
dent to-day nominated Charles J. Fol-
ger of New York for Secretary of the
Treasury, Thomas l.. James of Now
York for Postmaster-General and Frank
Hatton of Iowa for First Assistant Post
master-General.
The belief that CoRkling is ultimate
ly designed for the Secretaryship of the
Treasury seems almost universal here.
1t is said that Folger desires to take
Hunts place on the Supreme Bench
and will ere long make way for Conk-
ling.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28

Within the last week upwards of
forty ocean vessels have arrived at
San Francisco to load with wheat for
foreign ports. Of these twenty-five
were engaged prior to their arrival.
With this influx of tonnage freights
should be materially reduced; but,
judging from the eagerness with which
they are chartered, it is likely that rates
will not fall at least until the re-
mainder of the fleet puts in an appear
ance.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28
Termination Of the Yorktown Cele
bratiOn.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 26.-Twenty
thousand strangers united with the en-
tire residents of Richmond in closing
the Yorktown Centennial celebration.
The procession of military and civic Or
CARNATIONS and industries of the city
occupied two hours in passing given
point. At the closing of the parade the
British flag was run up over the Capt.
toll, and salute and fireworks display
finished the festivities.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28
The Panama Canal.

New YORK, Oct. 27.-General Santo
Domingo Villa of the Republic Of Col
ombia said yesterday: 81 have read
carefully the dispatch of Secretary
Blaine to Minister Lowell, and, if my
Interpretation is correct, / perfectly
agree with it and think my government
Will.D
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28

The late transaction in Confederate
bonds, which were reported in our dis
patches, have a curious explanation.
The spectators of Wall street have
been paying $3.50 per $1,000 for the
bonds, while in London a $1,000 bond
brought So. The explanation is that
the lawyers have information that there
is still on deposit in the Bank of En-
gland Confederate fund amounting to
e160, 200, which with the accrued in
terest. would make quite good sum.
England, after the war, refused to sur
render up this money, unless the
United States, as administrator, would
also assume the debts. 1t is presumed
that the foreign holders of Confederate
bonds intend to bring suit against this
deposit.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28
The Boom In Confederate Bonds

RICHMOND, Oct. 27.-The remark
able demand f)r Confederate bonds con-
tinues, and the boom in these valueless
promises to pay is undated. A leading
banking house has already purchased
nearly $5,OO0,O00 Of coupon bonds at
from SO to SIS per 1000.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28

Peter Cooper on the Anti Mono poly
League.
New YORK, Oct. 27.-An Anti-Mo-
nopoly mass meeting, at Cooper's I'm
ion last evening, was largely attended.
Peter Cooper presided and said that the
principles of the League were carried
out they would do more to sustain the
happiness and prosperity of the people
than las ever been accomplished before.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28

The reduction in the services of Star
and steamboat routes have nearly reach
ed their limit, and it is thought at the
Postoffice Department that further ma
terial reduction would result in harm to
necessary service. The reductions al
ready made have resulted in saving
1925, 900 per quarter to the Government.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28

The number of women employed in
the railway Offices of Austria is now
over 5000. They get paid from SIS to
$50 per month. Nearly all of them are
either the widows, wives or daughters
of the defunct or active male employees
on the different roads.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28
Referring to the difficulties OF Sc

Referring to the difficulties OF Sc
curing verdiets from juries, the Boston
Herald says: "What is to be done
when juries cannot be made to convict
notorious law-breakers This is the
state of things in Delaware, where the
prosecution of offenders against the
National law has just been broken down
because Of the repeated failures of
juries to agree. There was clear evil
dence that the persons indicted had re-
sisted unlawfully the Federal Super
visors, and strong proof was adduced
Of fraudulent practices in the election.
And yet in every case the jury, selected
impartially from both parties, divided
according to the political views of its
,nembers-the Rpublicans for convic-
ton, the Democrats for acquittal. To
add to the apparent wilfullness of the
proceedings, the indicted persons were
defended by counsel employed and paid
by the State, under au Act passed by
the Legislature last winter. Delaware
is little, but she evidently means to
run her own elections her own way.
What is the remedy for this practical
qualification of 4 law which has been
sustained by the Supreme Court, and
the necessity of which is made appar-
ent at every general election? If the
Government of the United states has
not the right and power to see that the
members of its Congress and Presiden-
tial Electors are freely and fairly chosen
by the people, its sovereignty is of
little practical value"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28

The Eureka Sentinel reaffirms its for
mer statement that John Garrett was
married to Mrs. A. NJ. Hillhouse in
Sacramento three weeks ago.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28

Elijah Burner, who was injured by
being thrown from horse few days
ago, died at Elko Monday. r ,tsa
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28
the oRMsRY ousE

Is the headquarters for all the stage lines leaving Carson
Iransent hates ~, " ~ ana
Meats so cents each
Is
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-28

This hotel is the most pleasantly and centrally located in
the city being the business houses and the
State Capitol
The Culinary Department is under the management of
experienced heads and expense will be spared in sup
plying the table with the best the market affords
J. w. SHARP formerly Of the Revere House Maps,
California; Manager.