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Morris tribune., 1881-06-23
The LOrillard Brothers.
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The two Lorillard brothers, Pierre and
George, are clear ahead of all rivals as turf
men. Neither can be called sporting man,
in the common sense, but both are ardent
lovers of the particular sport of horse racing,
and it may be said that they are proud of the
eminence they have reached as owners of
fine horses and patrons of the turf. Bel
mont, who was at the front in the same way
not many years ago, seems to have fallen to
the rear. His interest in racing has not
diminished, but the prestage Of his stable
has gone down, and the Lorillards now
There is q good deal of rivalry between
them, but it is entirely of friendly sort.
Pierre's stable ranks highest, but George s
is only little lower. At the close of the
season last year it was said that Pierre's
stable and cleared him over 100000. 1t is
said that he expects to do even better this
year, though, of course, racing, like matri-
mony, is not always a safe thing to dis
count. But the Lorillards need not care
much whether their stables bring in any
money or not. They naturally prefer to
make them pay, but even if they did moi
pay it would not make much difference, sc
far as bank accounts are concerned. Theil
great tobacco business goes on as it die
before they became turf patrons, and theil
estate, one of the largest in New York
grows more valuable every year. A large
part of it is located in the best business
quarters, and has trebled and quadruplei
in value since the founder of the house oi
Lorillards invested his surplus profits in it
Their real estate income alone would enable
the Lorillards to live royalty, even if the,
gave up business altogether, and their stab.
les did not bring them dollar.
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23
GEN. GRANT IN POLITICS.

He Reiterates His Opinion in Favor of COnk.
ling and Talks about New Party.
From an Interview in Chicago.
'r'Senator Conkling did more than any one man
to elect Gen. Garfield and gain victory for the
republican party The move of appointing
Robertson and making an attack upon Conk-
ling was not only i'll advised, but was accom-
panied by such apparent evidence of intention
al assault that Conklipg conld do nothing else
but fight and finally appeal to his constituents
to sustain him against the wrong. The senate
should have stood by him to man, and it was
entirely foreign to the Office of the president to
use influences to defeat him there. The plan
of withdrawing all other nominations until the
Objectionable one was confirmed, was an unfair
way of using executive influences and was talk
ing an eminently unfair advantage. There
can be but little question that tho secretary of
state is responsible, in a great degree for the
difficulty Even if he favored the appointment
of Robertson, it should not have been made;
for, in objecting, Conkling had the right of
precedent and republican usage. When was
acting as president, if a single senator from
any state objected to an appointment, it was
not made, although some cabinet officer might
have favored it. I do not believe that Secre-
tary Window, in whose department the appoint
ment of Robertson comes favored his contir-
nation in the face of the senior senator from
state like New York.
Tie administration seems to have captured
good many new spapers, but believe pnbic
sentiment to be mainly on the side of Conkling
and Platt. Since my return every republican
have met, with one exception, has held that
the senator's should lie sustained and that the
tiGhtagainst them is uni inst and hurtful to the
best Interests of the party.
- There are apparent indications of breakup
of the old parties. The feeling is quite pro-
nounced in the south, where tho business ele-
ment and the better class of people in general
are desirous of seeing the solidity of that Sec
ton destroyed A new party with good lead
eEs, sound principles and a platform to suit
the times would be popular and receive a heavy
following, rot only in the south but in the north
as well, where there is great deal of dissatis-
faction in the ranks of both parties The dem
ocrats see hopeful signs in the growing divis-
ions in the republican party and will undoubt-
edly try to keep up their organization in order
to be prepared to take advantage of a break in
the republican ranks, sud getinto power through
the split, as the republicans did after Scott's
defeat in 1880"
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23
CURRENT EVENTS.

Sir Josiah Mason, well known in connection
with the manufacturer of steel pens in London,
is dead.
George r. Stuntz claims to have discovered
q very fine bed of fire clay in the vicinity of
Vermillion lake, and capitalists are having i:
carefully prospected with a view to having il
actively worked.
The battle of Bunker Hill was celebrated
with unusual enthusiasm by the Bostoniaus
this year. The exercises commenced shortly
after daylight with no parade. NotwithstaDd-
ing the early hour there were nearIy 100, 0,00C
people assembled in the vincinity of the Bunk
er Hill monument
Gen. W. II. of Payne Warrenton, Va, il
prominently mentioned as the Democratic
nominee for governor ssHe can't rum" said
Virginia democrat to a member Of the press,
He is disfranchised for having aided anC
abetted duel, and the sooner his name il
dropped the better for the democrats.
Lieut. Jas. B Lockwood, o. s. A. with fifteer
men has sailed for st. Johns, n. F., to join the
steamer Proteus of the Greeley expedition tc
Lady Franklin bay. The following compose
the party with Lieut.. Lockwood: ". I'll. Cross
". S. Jewett D. S. Brainard, D. Linn, D. l.
Starr, ]. Ellison, W. Saler, p. Grenium, J
Frederichs, VIM. Ellis, G. B. Harry, W. Whist
ler, T. Long, J. Bender and Ell. Buderbeck.
Gen. Longstreet says of jeff Davis, structures
on Joe Johnston: 81 think the attack is wholly
uncalled for. Gen. Hood after he assumed
command of Gen. Johnston's forces, carried ou
Mr.. Davis plans and made a failure That, oil
itself, in my mind, is sufficient evidence tina
Gen Johnston's plans were the most practical
However, at that period of the war, everybod,
recognized the fact that they were leading
forloru hope
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23
The Abolition OF Pettic0ats.
From the London Telegi aph.

rTOm Tic LouOOu AStSS1aPh.
1t would appear that the doctrines OF
woman's emancipation from the trammels
of feminine dress, promulgated sometime
ago with considerable vigor by strong mind
ed ladies in the United States. have recent
" enthusiastically adopted by an associa-
ton of German matrons and maidens,
which, under the significant title of Cloth
ing League for the Abolition of Petticoats,
recently held its first public meeting IN
concert room of the Brunnen Strasse, Ber-
lin. A chairwoman having been duly elect
ed the proceedings were opened by an elo-
oquent speech setting forth the inconven-
ience and disadvantages, from sanitary
point of view, of the flowing garments
hitherto deemed. appropriate to wear for
civilized females. This discourse pro-
nouuced it to be the sacred duty of every
member of the association to discard with the
utmost promptitude, such Objectionable
raiment, typical of oil the disabilities
wrongfully ascribed to woman by her OPP
pressor, man, and to assume in its stead "a
dualistic form Of covering for the legs rs
we'll as for the arms" This daring pro-
gramme of action was hailed with acclama-
tions Of approval by all present save one,
a Frau Peters, who courageously stood up
for the denounced petticoat, upon the
ground that it was far more becoming than
trousers to members of the female sex.
Her protesting voice, however, was drowned
in storm Of indignant clamor, and reso-
luton embodying the sentiments previous
ly enunciated by the chairwoman was
passed by an overwhelming majority of the
fair leaguers.
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23

didates running about the same as usual In
the investigating committee Mr. Sessions was
on the stand most of the time. Very little ref
erence was made to the Bradley case, except as
to the motives that led to the interview in Mr..
Bradleys room, rather in Mr.. Sessions room.
On Thursday, June 10, the only marked
feature in the balloting was the dropping of
Rogers (rep) for the short term and the voting
for Mr. Wheeler, which ran his vote up to thirty
eight, placing his score higher than Senator
Conklings, thus leaving a candidate for each
vacancy receiving more votes than Conkling
and Platt The score for Depew was the same
as the day before but ne lost one-that of Sem
ator Foster, who changed to Cornell. There
was, exhibited disposition to end the deadlock
in some way. The investigation revealed moth
ing of Importance.
OA the 18th, for Conkling's successor, the
republican vote stood: Conkling 27; Wheeler
So; Lapham 16, and scattering 1B. For
Platts successor, Depew So; Platt %, and 1S
scattering Adjourned until Tuesday 21st
In the bribery investigation the committee re-
ported they had decided to extend the inquiry
to everything bearing on the senatorial election,
which will prolong the matter for some time.
A large amount of testimony was taken tending
to show that money had been drawn from
banks to be used, but nothing was produced
that bore upon any specific Individual
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23
A SURPRISE PARTY.
Runaway Chippewas from Wisconsin Call On
Indian Commissioner Price and Receive a
Lecture.

Lecture.
Washington dispatch.
Three runaway Indians, from the Chippewa
tribe, Wisconsin, accompanied by an interpre-
Ter, all in war paint and feathers, marched into
his Office uuannounced, and squatted uncere-
moniously for a pow WOW. The four arrived,
and went to the fremont house, announcing
that they had come to see the great father.
ter: Contee Mack, Coon Scar and Bare Wrist.
Commissioner Price was astonished when
they appeared before him. The interpreter
stated that they represent 175 families, who
had sent them to Washington in hopes of Sc
curing a new reservation. AS this particular
tribe is especially we'll provided for, and has
more land in their present reservation than any
have actual use for, the commissioner thus ad-
dressed his visitors:
You can get no lands I think you had better
go back and work your corn and potatoes.
ing and fishing. They should raise products
from the soil and learn to work, as have done
many times, with their hands and arms and be-
come respectable citizens. The buffalo are all
gone, and your own sense should teach you
is time to throw off those feathers and rings
and devote your time to earning living in an
other way. This running over the country
won't do. You are well provided for and can
gain nothing by coming to Washington, and
you must go back and 80 inform your peo-
pie.
Ben New Mexico enlightened his companions
as to the reception accorded him and the en-
phatic language of the commissioner. The
only response was an occasional ssUgh" and
dissatisfied shake of the head. They were
then sent back to their hotel with repeated ad-
monition to return home at once
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23

General Longestreet, since his return
from Turkey, has beeu interviewed in re-
gard to the condition of that country. He
says it is country without ruler; that the
men. at the head of affairs in Turkey are
not statesmen. They are brought up in
the harems, and know no more about the
world than the women of the harem, who
hardly ever so out and never read. The
result is that there is little pestiveness of
character-not enough to say no-so that
other nations can do about as they wish.
If there was some man at the head of the
nation able to govern properly it would be-
come powerful again. The natural resour-
ces of the ountry are very great, the peo-
pie are honest hard working, industrious.
and have faith in the government that is
almost marvellous. The soil is rich and
productive, but the natural resources of
the country are undeveloped.
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23
Forgetting the Pass Word.
From Chambers Journal.

Numberless amusing instances might be
related of the fix officers occasionally find
themselves in by forgetting the password.
Two sentries were mounting guard inside
the walls of the prison at F., one at
each angle, with strict orders to detain any
one attempting to pass without giving the
sign. The lieutenant on his round of in
spection passed the first sentry, giving the
word correctly enough. When half way
between the sentrles. sound on the out
side of the wall attracted his attention, and,
while endeavoring to investigate the matter,
the word quite slipped from his memory.
Finding his suspicious groundless, he ap-
preached the second sentry, but in spite of
his utmost endeavors, he could not remem-
Der the word. Cant pass without the
word" was all the reply given him. Re-
turning to the firstsentry, he was challenged
as before, but as he could not give the word,
was not allowed to pass him either. No en-
treaties could prevail. The sentries, not
knowing but that he was testing them, and
rather enjoying the joke, if the trnth must
be told, proved obdurate to all persuasion.
Here, then, he was kept all night between
the two, shivering and cold, till the gray
dawn appeared, when he was relieved by
the change of guard.
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23
The Agricultural Department.

DR.. Geo. B. Loring, who assumes his
duties as commissioner of the agricultural
department on the 1st Of july, has plans for
the extension of the department., which, IL
encouraged, will make It one of the most
important under the government. These
plans include no particular revision OF the
force of employees, but the extension OF
scope. The new buildings to be erected
will be pushed rapidly to completion, and
no time is to be lost in developing features
which are to raise this bureau Of its present
level. DR.. Loring hopes to make the agri-
cultural department. a universal authority
among farmers, and bases his hopes among
the successful cooperation Of farmers and
agricultural experimental stations IN states
we'll established. The report that Dr. Lor-
inp's ambition is to secure for the agricul-
tural commissioner position in the cabi-
net is discredited by his friends, who think
they know him we'll enough to attribute his
zeal to pure scientific motives, ~<~N--
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23

THE board of visitors appointed to attend
the annual examination of the naval acade.
my refer in their report to an evil that has
attracted much attention both in the army
and in the navy, and one that is rapidly
growing in magnitude, viz, superabund
ance of officers. They recommend net OF "
a higher standard for admission, but ex-
press the opinion that only enough cadets
should graduate from the nayal academy to
make good the annual waste of the navy;
and say, that congress should by careful
legislation provide against the accumulation
OF midshipmen and cadet engineers to grow
old in these inferior grades, to the manifest
injury of the naval service, its discipline
and its fullness. The army is literally
overrun with officers. The government
cannot find employment for half the num-
Der annually turned out from the Yves
Point academy, and measures must soon be
taken for reducing the number of cadets.
and for wedding out those already commits
stoned. There is no reason to believe that
a further increase of the army or navy win
be authorized by congress, and hence the
necessity of cutting down the number Of
officers, which at present is vastly out of
proportion to magnitude of both branch
es Of the service.
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23

The victories of American horses over
the best blood of England and France, fill
American horsemen with exultation, and
the result will be a marked advance in
squine developement all over the land.
People who are very careless about their
own genealogical trees and utterly indiffer-
ent whether their own blood "has crept
through scoundrels ever since the flood, y
have become intensely interested In the
pedigrees of their horses They are learn
ed by heart and reeled off as easily as the
multiplication liable. Horse nobility, un-
tainted by single ignoble strain, is likely to
be more highly priced than ancestral honor
or kingiy patents, and certainly it IS more
profitable to the possesor. 1t is not alto
gether harmful or even useless craze.
butmay be made both; though appreciation
and admiration of good horse, and pride
of possession need not blind peopleto every-
thing else in the world.
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Commissioner Fink under the agreement of
March IL, has authorized general reduction
of grain rates on basis of twenty cents per
100pounds from Chicago to New York.
J. h. Vanwormer will assume the position of
chief clerk of the postoffice department on the
1stproX. Mr.. Vanwormer came to Washington
from New York with Postmaster General James.
Mr.. Vanwormer has been fully cognizant of the
operations of the postoffice department in
bringing the star route thieves to justice, and
his service has been of value to the govern
ment
Wbittaker's friends are determined not To
let his case go with the adverse finding of tlfe
military court. They claim the evidence taken
does not justify verdict # guilty, and propose
to make argument to this effect before the
judge advocate general, and if he approved the
finding of the court, Whittaker's friends pro-
pose to so before the esident and ask hm to
disapprove They make no point Of the color
question, and will not In spite of their efforts
it is more than probable that the finding of the
court will be approved.
The treasury investigating committee re-
ported to Secretary Window that they found Q
regularly organized ring, which has been in ex-
istence for years, and has been misapproriatine
money and defrauding the government. The
officials and employees who were connected
with the ring will be determined at more
complete and thorough investigation, which
will be ordered. ALI facts heretofore report
ed relating to the selling of carpets and other
frauds of the ring are reported by the commit
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23
FIRES AND OTHER CASUALTIES.

The Cambria Touring mills, at Cambria,
Wis, were. burned recently. Loss $12, 900.
A man named Briggs was killed at Peyton &
Kimballs mill Duluth, while loading lumber
scow. 4 heavy piece of timber fell upon him,
crashing him fatally,
At Bismarck, Kennett Campbell, the ship
carpenter on the Northern Pacific transfer
boat, fell overheard while crossing the gang
plank and was drowned. He had been up town
and was intoxicated.
At Elizabeth, n. j., Miss Fannie Walker, a
dress-maker, was shot but not fatally by Mar
tin Magic, 4 lunatic. Magic asked the woman
in marriage and she refused. He Immediately
fired twice and then killed himself.
At Eau Claire George Paitlow was robbed of
$50 by three men, who dragged him from a
buggy in which he was seated. The assailants
were promptly arrested at house of prostitu-
ton, just outside the city and held for trial.
The recent court martial of nihllist is sentenc-
ed two persons to death and the remaining
either to penal servitude or exile to Siberia.
The emperor committed the death sentence to
penal servitude for life. The accused include
four women.
A heavy wind storm passed over the Black
Hills. The Methodist church, new structure
nearly completed, and the hospital at Lead
City were blown down. The roof of the church
struck dwelling house near by, demolishing
it. No great damage was done at Deadwood
An accident occurred to a passenger train on
the Schuylkill & Lehigh railroad, near Reading,
by which Charles Mathews, fireman, was in
| stantly killed. George Herman, engineer,
jumped from the engine and was slightly in
iured. The engine was completely wrecked.
The cause was q log placed on tho road with
one end thrust under the rails and the other
end resting on the opposite rail. Several pas
sengers were injured.
Capt. Penny, of the steamer Somerset, of the
Bristol line, suddenly disappeared in mid
ocean on his last voyage. The sun was shining
brightly at the time, and the sea was perfectly
calm. Search was soon made for him in every
direction, but no trace of the captain was dis
coverd. He was on deck in full uniform short
ly before being missed, and good swimmer.
He was thirty years of age, and engaged to be
married on the return trip to Bristol.
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23
The cultivation of grapes and the manu-

The cultivation of grapes and the manu-
factrre of wine are yearly interesting more
capital and skill in California. In 1880 the
State produced 10. 900, 900 gallons of wine,
450, 900 gallons of brandy, raisins to the
value of $1,000 and grapes for table use
to the value of $15O.0OO. The total yield
from the culture of the grape amounted to
$500, 900. Over 10000 acres were plant
ed in grape vines also, and it is said that
this year 10000 acres will be added. Be-
sides the land already used by grape cul-
ture, there are over 10000 acres of unsur-
veyed land in California suitable for this
purpose. Over 100000. 600 are now said
to be invested in grape lands and wine
making on the Pacific coast
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.

In the races for st James Palace stakes,
Groquois beat Leon in a canter. Only the two
ran.
Lady Allan, wife of Sir Hugh Allen, of Mon
treal, died Saturday night. Sir Hugh is in
Europe.
The naval authorities at Portsmouth disbe-
ieve and cast ridicule upon O'Donevan Ros-
sa's story that the explosion on board the steam
er Doterel in the straits of Magellen was the
work of some men employed by the manager
of the Fenian skirmishing fund.
Further alarming and sensational news, says
a Berlin dispatch, has arrived from ST. Peters
burg. Its purport is that the spirit of disloy-
atty and conspiracy, already too noticeable
among the officers of the navy, is still spread
ing, and that the entire navy is permeated With
it, go I&5 4
Ottawa intelligence just received from Brit
ish Columbia, is to the effect that Mr.. Onder-
donk of San Francisco is pushing forward his
contract on the Canadian Pacific railway with
great energy. His contract is for 127 miles of
very difficult country. There arc three ttln-
nels to be made, and tie work is tedious. One
tunnel is 1 600 feet long. There are 5000
men, altogether, employed on the Onderdonk
works, of which one. half are Chinese.
Morris tribune., 1881-06-23
THE FUN OF 1T.

Yes, Jack and I have quarreled and vowed to
part f
Forever, and his image from my heart
I've sworn to tear, and both are to forget
That we have ever loved or even met.
We said farewell forever. That was-oh,
It seems a perfect age!-three days ago.
I've not beheld him since, and you can see
I'm just as miserable as can be.
And Jack is quite heal tbroken; that know;
For when we quarrel, always he is 80,
Although he won't acknowledge it. Yes, we
Have had two other quarrels This makes
three.
What is the fuss about? just naught at all;
We felt like quarreling, and that was all,
And so we went to work and had a tiff.
You say you think we're very foolish, if
There is no cause for disagreement Oh,
What splendid fun it is you do not know!
Parting heartbroken, ne'er to meet again,
Is pretty hard to bear, I'll own. But then
For that you have repayment, ten times DER:
The ecstacy of making up once more.
Boston Post.