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Can the Party Re DisSa,l,p

1t was natural. perhaps. in ,,o ,
preston that followed the Dem rae q
defeat in the recent election, tS,, y:
suggestion of \ disbaudments D a; %:
Democratic party should be en,ar " u:
and debated. But the idea was ' ,s r,
surd as the defeat that provosa, %
was momentarily dishearteniue la,.
Ing out Of consideration III, fart ", ,a'.
parties DO not disband or die ill ,S S.a
mission is ended; that even then I ,Iss
must be instantly replaced by aDs,.
party, and that there is no new
ty either formed Or forni,y t H.
can take the place Of the Den}ooc,, ,.r'
the vote itself proves that the lIsms
cratic party cannot disband at uresa It'
1t has as much right to continued sr
istcnce as the party that aetes,el s :,
In the late election Republicansm r,s ~
barely victorious; Democracy WAS bsr a'
~ defeated. A change Of l2,oo VITA,
in a single State-a State which By An
rules OF normal party estimate, m,,n,
to have yielded a Democratic mnior 2n,
would have reversed the resuj, and
made Hancock President instead al
Garfield. The Republican vote VA,
1889, As; the Democratic vote va,
336.ol4-Repub|ican plurality, s.4"l
There are only 3,4Ol fewer Democrats
in the land than Republicans. Surlv
an insignificant plurality like TIT,
which might have been easily obtained
by purchase, furnishes no warrant for|
the disbandment Of the defeated party,
But even this vote misrepresents the|
real division of the people.
There are many reasons for believiny
that the Democrats outnumber then
opponents this day. The Republics
had the advantage OF a marysau
general prosperity to help them; ,ssv (
had the advantage Of being in pove;,
with authority to command the services
of an army of federal ollice.holdn
nearly thirty times greater than The E
plurality of votes they received, al
they had the ready assistance Of,
powerful banking system, which h f
been attached to their fortunes forseya:
teen years. Is it not amazing th1,
with these potent considerations nl
agencies in their favor. their ws
should exceed the Democratic vote bI
only 3, 400 and fall 100000 short Of
majority? Suppose either Of the adys.
tages had been denied them; supns
the country had not been sisDi
prosperous, or Mr.. Garfield had na biI
the united support Of one hunia
thousand o,lice-holders, or that ii
National banks had MT been arlayedgI
his side; or suppose that, giyias hima
these great advantages. the Democrat
in New York city shI
Brooklyn had not been reduced NWl
by Republican MONEYS it notsnss
solute certainty that Hancock vou't
have been elected by 4 ten, tveutE
fifty, one hundredt times greaterpiuat
ty over Garfield than Garfield aetuaI!
received over Hancock
There is no disparaging The fonent
effect of defeat. All that canbs done
is to submit to it. But to discover d
the pitiable Republican plurality a
3, 400 in the popular vote a reaso' NJ
proposing the disbandment Of M
Democratic party is the absurdii!y
madness.-St. Louis Republican.
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UnfuInllcl Predictions.

OF the many assertions that suplpla
the lack of argument, on the part d's'
Republican writer's and speakers drl1
ing the Presidential campaign, mona
was used with more telling effect iAs1
the declaration that business would =
good if Garfield was elected, while Hn1
cocks election would produce the oIpP1
site effect.
The changes were rung on this eoa1
tinually. and, sense'ess as it was, y r ns|
a powerful influence. 1t induced llle)
long Democrats, in some DISTANCES Y
desert their party. 1t ilnpelled OD]
ness men to contribute immense Sun]
of money to the Republican csmpa IA I,
fund. Itwas so powerful factor lnh;
without its aid, General Garfield wou1
have been very decisiyely defeated
The campaign ended with the sa'ss
of the Republican ticket. Inc pevpj
decided to take Garfield and the :"
times which his party promised
They have Garfield. as rtesus y.
elect. But the good times; "ltl'
thev?
The truth is. there has been as...]
craI depression of business all oSs sar Il
country since The eicc'ion M'":
abundant. In all the great COMMIT ,n,r
cvn,ers the banks are iuIl OF cor'en ',
Millions can be had at three PEREZ. perez
on cal. Good paper, on long TIME m T.
discounted readily in Ne" YORK n a.
to six per cent. Bu' these fay ,;'s;r
conditions do no, make business hF ',;1
except in Wall street. "ne. ,',drI}
bulls and ''bears'' have 9cen ''
excited OF late. ,,;lurs
There have been more lar:e 'a 1n5,
Of onmc c,:a houses since So'..' %,
cane in than happened dn'ns III Tsss
preceding months of the yta ;,,,, rtit
disaster, have occurred in va'lo 10, nd
in the East and West. SHOWING ' .1s re
is general, ana NV 80
suit Of local causes. 81 III
It is 4 melancholy failure SSSSRsl
rosea'e predictions with when ca. '1 ,,,,os,
publican leaders deluded the eE |,'.,r i
We are not disposed, hon t;';go }
tra.!. to General GARFIELD or Ms sd ps, /:
y. men OF sens. know thato''. , n
an, nusjues, are no, Sc. up or :! '" ~ so
down by The election or delt, ,ss % pb
candidate. The heMa@o- ~" II II
promised good times As a re .:a.:ed me|
success. and proP''o,,,., sfcrI
tratiou Of business i; H'ncosA i i
be chosen, knew that they ", ,b,t l-sj
inc the people. Thev knew 'n no.,rJ n,
was controlled By laws @oica ,, yoI
be susreniel or seriously, a1'.'gs
h the 81 sncsess Of either can''j''nssi; ]
!HgyoA fost. --f - f,.,,I
The suggestion 70 a'' HIM. tosli
Presidents :eNa' u, ,,isl
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remorse, as Is presumed, the old man hanged

remorse. as Is presumed, the old man hanged
himself. A pardon has been applied for.
WILLIAM MULHOLLAND was shot
and killed in Kansas City, on the 10Th, by =
colored barber known as "Prof." Charles s.
Jefferson. The latter's wife, who is a white
woman, left him some time since and was
supporting herself by renting rooms to
dodgers. Mulholland was one Of her ten.
ants, and jealousy on the part of the hus-
band was the cause Of the murder.
The number of lives lost by the burn.
ing Of the wall paper mandatory at Buffalo,
n. T., Is believed to be fifteen.
A TRUNK containing the remains of a
middlc.aged man was found at Pittsburgh
on the 18th, having Been checked through
from Philadelphia by passenger who prob.
ably left the train soon after leaving that
city. 1t Is thought the man was foully dealt
with.
Miss CLAR1NDA MASTERS, a school.
teacher, was run over and killed by Il train
on the Atchison 4 Nebraska Railroad, near
Elk Creek Station.
CHARLES SICKLER, of Scranton, Pa,
fatally poisoned his wife by giving her car.
boltc acid by mistake for choral. lie has
gone insane through grief.
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ONE of the largest farms in Ross
shlre. IN the north of Saotiand, carrying
i've thousand sheep, has just bce:,
deplenlshed in order that it may be
turned into q deer forest.
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The suggestion 70 a" IN. foil
and otherex,Presidrnt' 9eS, ia. The D!
Democratic institutions Vi ''''
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to the Department Of the South; Col. R. s.
Mackenzie to the Department Of Arkansas,
which comprises Arkansas, Louisiana and
the Indian Territory; Gen. Scho6eld to the
Division Of the Gulf, which comprises the
departments Of Texas and Arkansas; Gen.
Miles to the Department Of the Columbia.
GOVERNOR FOSTER has written q letter
withdrawing his name from the Ohio scns-
torial contest. Unwilingness to enter into
a struggle which, in the belief OF many Re-
publicans, might "engender antagonisms
hurtful to the future welfare Of the party"
is the cause assigned for his somewhat I'M
expected action. This apparently leaves
Secretary Sherman walk.Over.
Mrs. KATE SPRAGUE, nee Chase, has
filed petition for divorce against her hus.
band, Ex-Governor Sprague, OF Rhode
Island. The grounds alleged are adultery,
cruelty, habitual drunkenness, and other
minor offenses. 1t is understood the Gov.
ernor will file cross-bill for divorce.
PRESIDENT HAYEs's recommendation
in his message to make ex-President Grant
Captain General, has ELECTED letter from
General Sherman to . personal friend, in
which he says: When General Grant was
nominated for President in the first instance,
in 1868, he volunteered to me the opinion
that when his term was out he would
no. desire to regain command Of the
Army, as II would be unjust to me.
l have never heard him since say a
word to indicate change in that opinion, and
l do not believe be or his friends suggested
70 the President the idea Of the Captain
Generally or Of regaining place on the
army retired list. The service is embar.
raised already with too much rank for our
small army, and don't know what a Cap
tain. General will find to do. There never
was such an officer in the United States,
and il will need legislation to create and de-
fine such an office. will take my own time
and course Of action when the emergency
comes"
FRANCIS TREvALYAN AUCKLAND,
better known as Frank Bucklanl, the well.
known English writer ON natural history, is
dead.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
The Omaha Indians have decided to
sell fifty thousand acres Of their reservation
in Northwestern Nebraska, and have asked
permission to send ten head men and two
interpreters to Washington to arrange
terms.
THREE bales of Kansas cotton were
sold in st. Louis the other day for shipment
to Liverpool.
PROF. EDISON gave an exhibition
Of his system Of electric lighting at Menlo
Park, N. j., on the night Of the Goth, to the
Mayor and Common Council OF New York
City and other invited guests. Three hum
dred lamps were included In the circuit.
The exhibition was success. On the same
night practical public exhibition of the
Brush electric light system was witnessed in
New York City, Broadway being illuminated
from Fourteenth to Twenty. sixth Street
with lamps placed 262 feet apart, the gas
lamps being extinguised. The lights were
brilliant and steady, and enabled one to read
newspaper clearly at any unobscured point
on the street within the limits Of the illum-
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Viva N>AA"S>s so"S'CAt VIZ IcHOll cityS, NCluul~
" affords means Of transport for Il much
larger amount OF freight tonnage than is indi-
Gated by the foregoing comparison.
After further remarks regarding the excess
of commodities by rail over the commerce by
water, Mr.. NimmO continues: 1.-The efficiency
OF the railroads as highways of commerce has,
however, increased much more rapidly than
their mileage. This increased efficiency in
railroad transportation has been mainly the
result of a substitution of steel for iron rails
and OF improvements in the equipment and
methods of managing traffic.
The gross earnings of the railroads of the
United States for the years mentioned arc
shown to be as fall0ws: In 1851. Ssl. 35s: in
1861, lDQOJ,OUO; in ISL, $4E,33:.9,:oS; in 1873
SsH:a, ol2 $50. This increase in gross earnings
has taken place notwithsnnd the constant
! and very large decrease in the average rates
OF transportation. The number of freight
cars employed on The railroads i'll the State of
New York increased from IG5.l in ist, to H.
aS i'll 1879, and the number of freight -ca;s c,u-
p'Oyed on all the railroads in the United Safes
increased from - 1908 in 1876 TO $50 800 in lS,,.
The tonnage of the New YORK State canals
fell from 3, s59,0so tons in 1869 to $751;. tons
in 1879, but the tonnage Of the two railroads
competing with the canal the New York Cen
trail and the New York. Lake L ie & Western
Railroads increased from 6,534 ,0J4 tons in Isgs
to i, RS ,%4 tons in 1873.
These facts, it is maintained, serve to films
trate the most liking commercial dcyc}ou-
ment Of the :e--ramcly: the tact that the
vehicle OF commerce on wheels has in orr
domestic trade, to great extent superseded
the vehicle Of commerce on the water. "Tha
same facts" it is held, "aso inl;cate fine
cause of the decline OF shipping employed .,
internal water lines and in the coastwisc trade
of the United States"
In conclusion the report says: "Asitlc from
the economic and commercial considerations,
however, the American n crchant marine. both
with respect to that branch which is e,uploye}
IN foreign commerce and to that branch which
is employed III the internal commerce of the
country. has claims to public consideration
which cannot possibly be presented bv means
OF statistics of tonnage built and cmp|0yed.
The subject has not, however, received that
thorough investigation which its Importance
demands. 1t is a matter OF interest to advert
to the fact that OF the 10Th of January. 1851.
the French Government adopted the soua-
what extraordinary scheme of suhven,jons
for the promotion Of the French merchan
built in France, and subsidies granted ia
favor of all vessels built, at the rate Of l.,
francs on every ton for each 1000 miles tray
eled in voyages to and from that country. |
These measures are evidently in a high deg, &c /
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-06-25
A Fight with . Mad dog.

The northern portion Of this city was
thrown into the widest state Of excitement
by the terrible attack on number of per.
sons by an Infatuated bulldog suffering
with hydrophobia. For some time past
Mr.. James Epply, who resides on the north
ern boundary Of the city, has been the own.
er oftwo Of these dangerous beasts, and
mas kept them confined in the rear yard
attached to his residence. This afternoon
one Of the dogs ferociou>ly attacked the
other and, while they were engaged in a
desperate fight, colored girl belonging to
or to separate them, but no sooner did she
make her appearance than one Of them,
trothing ut the mouth, seized her by the
left leg and tore a great piece oi flesh from
the calf Of the limb. Stricken with terror
and pain, the girl screamed for help, and
Mr.. William Thompson, who was passing
"a, the time, came to her assistance and
fired at the animal through the fence with
III. revolver. The ball missed Il, mark,
and Mr.. Thompson then climbed to the top
ct the fence to secure a better aim Tor hi,
next shot. No sooner did tn, ,naieened
beast see him than it leaped for his throat
getting II savage hold together they fell off
the fence into the street. Mr.. Thompson
who Is powerful man, fought desperately,
and finally succeeded in getting away from
the animal, but not until the coat and shirt
were torn from him and h. was severely
bitten III the throat and breast. The dog
t|'en-ra madly down Maryland avenue,
and his next victim was child named Ed.
die Simm, son Of one Of our leading dry
goods merchants. Da>hing at the boy,
The dog threw him down and bit and tore
the flesh from dozen parts OF his body.
t'intng and bleeding. the child was carried
to his fathers residence close by. 4 crowd
il. this time had gathered in pursuit of the
dog, but was not finally disposed OF nj
though dozen shots were fired ut him,
several Of which wounded him, until he
mad severely bittc; a colorcd boy named
Richard Franklin, a distance OF FIVE
or six squares from where the iniuriatcd
beast had started ON his blool-thir>t. fi.ht
Chicago Tribune.
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Age Of the Earth.

The age Of the cart, is placed by some ut
i've hundred million wears and still Others
q, one hundred million years, ami still 9th
er> OF later time. among them the Duke o.
Argyll. place it at ten million years. None
'aciny it lower than ten million, knowing
What Processes have to BE- gone through.
other planets go through the same process.
The reason that other planets differ so
.1ucl, from the earth, is that the, are in a
>, much earlier or later stage OF cSi>,cnce.
Newton >nr,ni>cd, although he could give
reason for il. that the earth would at
ne time loose al! its water aud become per.
city dry. Since then it has been found
Eat Newton was correct.
As the earth keeps ,o<'iins it will become
nror.. and great cavities will be formed in
he interior. which will take in water. 1t is
estimated that this process is now in lro.
yre>s 50 far that the water di.ninisllc> at
:.bout the rate OF thickness of sheet ct
writing paper each year. NJ this rate in
Etko,tx1n wears the water will have sunk 4
s.ile. and in 1s.ooo.otto wears every trace OF
later will have disappeared from the face
e. the globe. The nitrogen and oxygen in
he air are also diminishing all the time. 1t
inaprrcciahlc In a degree hut the time
i'll come when the air will IN &. thin that
creatures we know can breathe it and
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A Great Risk.

The girl who ,narries before she las had
envy experience in the management ri do.
nestle affairs, is to be pitied. What can
,aothers be thinking Of when they permit
their daughter to grow up III complete idle
te>>e Yet it is not an uncommon occur
stnce-it is one that is taking place every
,:uv--tor 4 Young woman who has never
had amy responsibility whatever, whose du.
ties. il she has had any work worthy of the
''a'ne, have been to sweep and dust IA few
rooms and to keep fresh flowers in the
Vases, to marry and leave home and friends
% go with her husband to "a new ana
strange place, where they are to Ii. looked
Upon rs man and woman. Without one
..,,niliar friend upon whose coun>>l> she
.nay rely. she starts out alone. Her moth.
er> heart s.td,lens as she bids her child
.oodbv, and possibly at that moment she
sealizes what helpless being she is send
ing ont without the slightest preparation to
Goa wo,ran's hard work in the world. But
i. is to late then Tor ANYTHING but regret.
Meanwhile the poor little wife com ,nences
. w" ss"-' pttSSi "AI sue
'cve' bought even pair Of gloves without
'dvicc; hel judgement is entirely uncul.i-
'atcd, Or she has too little independence OF
character. The mistaken idea which rcgu-
sltcd her life us Il daughter causes her much
suffering as a wife. Shegoes forward with
the uncertain steps Of Il child. She has 50
many new anxietics, she makes such grave
mistakes in the Things she buys. i. easily
made to think in the store that she needs
things which, when at home. she does not
even wish to have. She is imposed upon
continually. 1t is shame for girls to BE-
brought up like this, and generally they
ere not to blame: the mothers who ought
20 know hctter must Inc held responsible
:pr this state Of things, and for the poor. in.
competent wives they are providing for
young men from whom they require much
more than they are given.
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)toncineiei from fas~ 81
dust,

[.llSl.
Il don't care" sobbcd Mrs. Spoopcn-
dyke, at reads all right, and the skirt fitted
SO nicely that / supposed the articles we're
put together straight. And it WAS SO per
tectly natural anybody might make the
same mistake. It's SO like mos, Of the
pews from Washington that I've been cx.
l'ecting it every day." and Mrs. Spoopcn.
dyke overcast the sleeve, with the serene
conviction that after all you've got to patel,
newspaper into pattern to get at the act
ual facts enthusiastically Eagle.
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A Fish story.

cannot support life. That will be the period
Of old age. and then will com. death.
A Fish story.
Miss Juliet Corson prepared Il fish dinner
tor some New Workers the ether day, but
her art did not sooth the savage breast
enough to prevent the diners from telling
stories after their meal. One gentleman
said he caught in six hours So, trout; an
other said that last summer. off Fire Is
land, nc took u blue fist, that weighed $50
pounds; and Il third, who didn't look like
confirmed liar, remarked that while fishing
for bass near Nantucket some time ago,
eight bass got on his line at one time and
pulled 30 hard that he had to yet horse to
help him t., haul in. These three fisher
men turned to fourth. who had sat quietly
during the story telling, and one said
perhaps you don't believe us--rcrhap>
these stories don't interest vou?' oh, yes,
they d." said the quiet little man, "f,r I'm
something II a liar mvself!'
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live; the time will come when the world
cannot support life. That will be the period
Of old age. and then will com. death.
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The Stock
lists ii t.ht Grocer
anil ANN (inni Hardware IrockcrN, Boots
S,~. Clthins Fumh.. G,">. Harness
tu'uny Goods. Tobacco, Il Cigars Small Mares
and Notions in endless
variety.
tie
viii .l,. for nr,r> Ia
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-12-22

and the appointments OF the place were
perfect. My first partner in the giddy
dance was the wife of the man who killed
the village postmaster becaus he re-
fused him letter. She was fat, fair
and forty, and danced with the grace of
acow. My next partner was the daugh-
ter of this charming pair, young girl
Just bursting into til. loneliness of wo
manhood. She was badly freckled aud
sported q wart on her nose. My next
partner was blooming grass widow,
fresh arrival: and then l rested. 1 be.
gan to comment ON new faces in the
room. My companion in this pleasant
pastime was heavy bearded miner, I'M
conth, roughly dressed, tobacco slobber-
ed ana very profaue. This was our first
meeting and I hoped it would be our
last
There goes hard looking case" !
whispered as the wife of the man who
killed the postmaster sailed by. Shes
4 pad un.
las replied the man, I'D hate to
nave the cfltter step on me. what an
elegant target she would make Tor poor
iaarAsniah!
Les sald' anu turned my eyes on
'aii' ra"oohea creature SAILING toward
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-12-22

4 A.u.sorsvs. U..,..,,vsss A
lineuefcd bD fhr snedf-
caf profession, for
Dyspepsia, Gcnerai
Debility, Female DIS
eases, Want or Vital
tfp. Nervous lArosfra.
fi0n. 0sd CoaVaies-
(cence/ from k'cVers, so.
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The Boss OF a Colorado Ball.

1t happened in a rough mining town
in COLORADO. There was agrand ball at
the ranch of Whisky Jack, a well known
character in the "diggings,' and the
-elite" of the district responded to the
call in full force. The party was held
in a rickety old barn belonging to the
host, and with a few strips of flannel
3 grOtesque accumulation of mountain
ropes and q row of dripping candles,