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Arthur Calls.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
July 9, II 20 a. m-The symptoms of
the President continues favorable. Vice
President Arthur called at the Execu-
tive Mansion this morning. Mrs. Gar
field had gone out for drive so that
he did not see her and there hap
pened to be none OF the members of the
Cabinet present, but he talked for
short time with the attending phySi-
clans with regard to the progress of the
Presidents case.
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ALBANY.
Miller only Eight Votes Short of an
Election.

ALBANY. July 12.-Ballot for Con-
kings seat resulted: Lapham, 6S;
Conkling So; Potter, democrat, So;
scattering, 5; total 155; necessary to
elect, rs.
Ballot for Platt's seat: Miller, 10;
Wheeler, 81; Herman, dem, So; seat
tering. IL; total, 155; necessary to
elect, IS.
Rogers was Withdrawn.
Convention then adjourned until to-
morrow.
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y fellow tished rich old gentleman
out OF mlll-pond, and refused the off
er of % cents from the rescued miser.
oh that's too much.' exclaimed he.
faint worth it, And he handed
back twenty-one cents, saying, calmly.
as he poeketed four cents: That's about
right"
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Nose. Toes. Etc.

Said prim teacher to the class il
composition: make rhyming couple
including the words nose, toes, corn. ket
tie, ear, two and boil" There was 81
ence for little while. and then a boy
held up his hand in token OF success
"Read the couplet," said the teacher
and the boy read:
"A boil In the kettle Il worfhrwo on Your nose.
And corn the ear Is worth two on your toes
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ONLY SHEEpsKIx.-Chamols skins are
not derived from the chamois. as MANY
people suppose, but are the flesh side
OF sheepskins. These skins are soaked
in lime water and in solution of sul-
phuric acid, fish oil is poured over thema
and they are then carefully washed in
solution of potash.
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\ Danbury bootblack was in South
Norwalk when the tram went through
there, on its way to Hartford, with the
nations military dlgnitaries Ibid you
see General Sherman!" asked citizen,
this morning while having a shine.
mo. was he looking for me!" was the
r esponse. The citizen was shocked.
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THE COMET.
Humorous yersesWrtten Abon { For.
ty Years Ago by DR.. Holmes.

About forty years ago. when the a.
tronomers predicted the appearance of
the comet which came within the obser
vatiOn OF the people vi our earth in
1843. Dir. Oliver Wendell Holmes de.
lighted the people OF that day and gen.
GRAFTON with the following humorou,
poem which served an excellent pur.
pose at the time to allay the fears of the
| tirnid, and furnish intellectual enjoy
ment to those who could appreciate tie
wit and excellent moral lesson:
The comet! he Is on his way,
And singing as he flies;
The wbizzing planets shrink before
The specter of the skies.
ALI. well may regal orbs turn blue
And satellites turn pale,
Ten million cubic miles of head
Ten billion leagues Of tail.
On. on BY whistling spheres of light
He flashes and he flames:
He turns not to the left or right,
He asks them not their pames.
One spurn from his demoniac heel
Away, away they fly,
Where darkness may be bottled up
And sold for ''Tyrian dye"
And what would happen to the land,
And how would look the sea
If in the bearded devils path
Our earth should chance to be?
Full hot and high the sea would boil,
Full red the forests CLEAN;
Methought saw and heard it all
In dyspeptic dream.
[ saw tutor take his tube
The comets course TO spy;
! heard scrcam-the gathered rays
Had stewed the tutors eye;
| saw fort-the soldiers all
Were armed with goggles green:
Pop cracked the guns. Whiz ilew the
balls,
Bang went the magazine,
saw poet dip scrCll
Each moment IN tub,
| read upon the wrapping back.
1.-The Dream of Beelzebub:'
He could not see his verse burn,
Because his brain was fried.
An ever and anon he bent
To wet them as they dried
saw the scalding pitch roll down
The cracking. sweating pines.
And streams OF smoke. like water spouts
Burst through the rrlmblin9 mines.
asked the fireman why they made
Such noise about the town.
they answered not. but all the while
The brakes went up and down.
saw a roasting pullet sit
Upon baking egg:
saw cripple >corci: his hand
EXtinguishing his leg:
saw nine geese upon the wing
Toward The frozen pole.
md every mothers gosling fell
Crisped to a cracking coal.
saw the OK that browsed the eras>
Writhe in the bistering rays.
he herbage in his shrinking JAYS
Was all fiery blaze;
saw huge fishes boiled to rags.
Bob through the bubilng brine:
nd thoughts OF supper crossed my
soul:
| had been rash at mine.
.IaNSe slSHts. strange sOuluS. ".
fearful dream,
Its memory haunt> me still.
he streaming sea. the crimson glare,
That wteathed each wooded mll:
ranger, thou thy reellng brain
Such midnight visions sweep.
pare, spare. O, spare thine evening
meal
And sweet shall be thy sleep.
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"They are Better"

WASHINGTON, $3.50 p. M, July 9.-Dr.
Reyburn. who has just left the Presi-
dent. was asked how the Presidents
symptoms al this hour compared with
yesterday at the same time. "Thev are
better, replied the Doctor, His pulse
Is lower, temperature lower and he has
taken more food
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Nov you better lstme put up a
set of these weather strips on your
DOORS pleaded the agent in an insinu-
ating voice; "they keep the house very
warm" But the man said no; his wife's
mother was stopping with them this
winter, and he guessed it would be
warm enough without the strips, and
the agent being sensible man, saw it
that way too, and went out to hunt up
another customer.
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A farmer on being asked to write

4 tanner on being asked to write a
testimonial for patent clothes-wring-
er, produced the following: Il bought
your clothes wringer, and am hugely
pleased with it. l bought a jag Of
wood which proved too green and unfit
to burn; l ran the whole load through
your wringer, and have used the wood
for kindlmg ever since"
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Last Monday morning Aggie, % year
old daughter of J. VI. Weidmeyer of
Clinton, while sleep-walking stepped out
OF a second-story window and tell s feet
and was taken up unconscious. The
head and face were most injured, but
she will recover
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Won't you please play Us something,
Miss Hammerandbang?' asked Fogg.
Il should like to ever 80 much. she
said, looking at her watch; but really
| have no time. so have heard, said
Fogg; but we will overlook that YOU
know.
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Mccarthy Declines.

ALBANY, July Ex-senator Mccarthy
of the senate caucus committee this
morning sent reply to the assembly
caucus committee declining to join with
them in call for caucus. referring to
his former letter for the reasons.
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The Senatorial Caucus.

ALBANY, July Sit seems settled the
Half Breed feather headed caucus this
afternoon will select two caucus can.
didates for the Senatorial vacancies,
probably Depsw and another. 1t the
Stalwarts refuse to attend and hold out
day or two longer an adjournment
will ensue, but if the Stalwarts go over
there will be an election. No Stalwart
will admit any intention to attend the
caucrS
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Assistant Adjutant General.

Dan. Downing, school teacher A.
Fourteen Mile Greek. Indian Nation,
was killed on Sunday afternoon py Thos.
Rattllngouard who had criticised the
school management, arousing the teach.
ers anger. The wife of the murderer
tried to prevent bloodshed.
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The youngest daughter ofWm. Nor
gan, who. it is claimed was put out of
the way byreason Of having divulged
Masonic secrets many years ago, is said
to be living in Oregon.
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Ex-SESAToR Hitchcock, of Nebraska
who died at Omaha, on the tenth from
over-exertion in the sun. was class
mate of General Garfield, at Williams
College. Senator Hitchcock attended
the Normal commencement, one day at
this place. last year. He was polished
and agreeable gentleman. He was
prominently spoken ofiust after the late
election. in connection with the Interior
department.
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Continues Favorable.
Special to the Post. Dispatch.

Special tc the Post patch,
WASHINGTON. July 9, 1870 a. m.-
The Presidents appetite continues good
and not unfavorable indications are
apparent. Vice President Arthur call
ed at the White House at IL 10 and re-
manned only a few mluntes.
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ACCORDING to our advices by cable
from France. the crops of that country
are excellent, and this years vintage
viii be the best for fifteen year.
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A Converted Stalwart Organ.

NEW YoEK, July 13.-The Posts AL.
bany special says the Little Falls Jour
nal is friendly to Conkling and an
nounces itself in favor of the election
of Lapham and Miller.
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James NJ. Cutters stave and heading
factory at Clay City, Ind, was burnec
yesterday by an incendiary; no insur
ance: loss $500.
The shops of the Dodge manufacturing
company at Mishawaka Ind, were
struck by lightning and burned last
night; $4,000 loss no insurance.
Sugar reflners of New York City
have agreed to reduce production this
week by one-third, i'll order to recover
from the present stagnaton.
So far I9 states and one territory APP
prove Gov. Fosters call for national
thanksgiving over the presidents recov-
cry. The governor of Georgia has been
added to the committee on date.
The Iowa river is higher than ever
before known.
French residents of Chicago and the
northwest have forwarded resolutions Of
sympathy to President Garfield.
1.-The only lady that ever impressed
me much," said an old bachelor, ''was
800 pound woman, who was standing
in a car and when the car turned a
corner fell against me-
When young lady Is sitting in a
hammock with a gentleman SO close to
her that she jumps and bushes when a
tightening bug strikes its light, its time
that he was interviewing her parents.
Rev. Theodore l.. Cuyier. in an ar
tlcle i'll the New York Independent,
says of Protestant missions: Neither
here (Palestine) nor in Egypt have
two dozen Mussulmans been vet CON
verted. The Upastrce of Is
lam is not dying out yet, by any means.
If any man dreams that it is, let him
go and viSA in Caro- the immense Mo-
hammedan University of Ell Azrah,
with It's 10000 students, all busy over
their korans and preparing to be
priests and missionaries. MoslemiSm
is still all aggressive system"
Gov c. has pardoned Andrew Trussel
sentenced last March in Schuyler coun-
ty TO two years for burglary; the object
being to allow him to be witness against
Frank Cross, jointly indicted with him
o, same crime.
The New York Graphic says. ut
5 rcDOrted in certain circles that three
If the subscribers to the Grant testl- .
nonial fund, namely, Mr.. Thomas
Barbour, Mr.. John Hoey and Mr.. E. :
'anford, have thus far declined to pay ;
p, and that the fund is thus $4,000 a
hor, ofthe promised $a5oooo. q
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OrcgOn'S OriSOn.

PORTLAND, July 9.-The Governor,
Secretary of State and Treasurer unite
in dispatch to Blaine congratulatin2
him on behalf OF the people of Oregon
in the improvement of the President.
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THE NEWS.
Denouncing the Deed.

SAN FRANCISCO, July THE tax
payers convention adopted resolutions
scouting the insanity ofthe presidents
assassin as myth attributing his ac-
ton to political disturbances, indorsing
the acts Of the president and extending
sympathy to him and his family, The
greenback central committe tonight
denounced the assassination.
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In the Jacksonville journal. Andrew
Mcfarland. Supt.. of She Oak Lawn asy-
lum tor the insane at that city states as
follows:
In my pretty extensive repertory of
insane family histories the name of Git
teau Is found. His father and mother
both presented themselves to me, bring
lng an extremely insane sister of the
latter Both sisters are very beautiful
women, Mrs. q. especially so, and one
of the most intelligent and agreeable
women have met. | saw enough of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gitteau to retain a lasting
impreSsion-tirst, of their amiability
and culture. but mostly for vein of er
ratic belief. IN which both shared alike.
and winch seems to have led them and
their children subsequently to join the
Oneida communicative father, as |
now see it stated. becoming insane him
self The aunt of the president 5 aSSail
ant. above referred to. never recovered,
If memory serves me, but died under
my care. the case proving one of brain
inflammation of the most lntractable form.
1t seems to be all insane family
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The AGENTS HERALD Is the title of a
newsy, spicy, monthly, published as its
name indicates, in the interests and for
the information of agents. 1t is sent for
soc year, and would be cheap at twice
that amount. One of the most interest
ing and laudable features of the Herald
Is its exposure of swindling advertisers
and bogus firms. Single Nos, 10c.
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GEN. MEADE, was wounded during
the rebellion. similar to Garfield. He
recovered in two months. At his
death, which occurred from pneumonia,
the autopsy showed that the ball had
pierced the liver.
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WEDNESDAY of this week the demo-
Gratis of Ohio meet in convention to
nominate candidate for Governor.
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The original old lady who said tha
she didn't intend to so to any explo-
slons this year, made closer hit to
the excursion business than she re-
ceived credit for.
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Everything Satisfactory.

WASHINGTON, July S.-The Presi-
dents pulse this morning receded again
though he did not pass as good night
as the night before. The storm of yes
terday evening appeared to have some
depressing effect, but towards morn
ing the symptoms showed rallying
from that, DIR Bliss said at one O'Clock
this afternoon. Everything is most
satisfactory and the next bulletin will
show continuation Of the favorable
symptoms"
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Fatal Railroad Accident,

ST. PAUL, MINI, July ia fright.
tul collision occurred yesterday near
Hudson. Wis. The rear portion OF
the freight train consisting of fourteen
heavily loaded cars broke loose at the
summit of steep grade and ran back
toward Hudson with incredible rapidi-
ty. Standing on the main track at the
station was another freight train of for
ty-five cars drawn by two locomotives.
All the train men jumped in time to
save themselves, except engineer Geo.
Treder, who appeared too dazed to
move in time, and was instantly killed
in attempting to jump out of the cab
window. The track was rooted up
for distance of fifteen rods. The
mass ofreckage is enormous, nearly
every car being ruined. Both engines
and several cars were driven back sew
eral rods and broke through trestle.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE worst dis
aster in the history of the St. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad oc-
cured at Hudson, Wisconsin, yester-
day. A wild freight of forty-three cars
and two engines broke in two four and
half miles out and fourteen cars ran
down steep grade and
could not be overtaken. Having ac.
luireda velocity of sixty miles an hour it
crossed the bridge and struck another
reight train at the depot, killing en-
glneer George Fielder and making a
errlbls collision. Loss $4,000.
Fashionable mottoeS for pillow shams
re Good night. Bon Sorr,' did You
orget to lock the front door99" Sweet ,
y dream, BE sure and leave the
milk pitcher out. Texas Slltings.
Prot. Proctor says the world will last :.
O,0OO 900 years yet. The Hawkeye
ian Is Yankee enough to bet with hlm
nat it won't last half as long. r
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TUESDAY ended Griscomb's forty.
five days fast. Next.
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SECOND BALLOT

Short telm-Combined vote: Potter
50, Conklin2 b, WHEELER -, Cornell 5.
Crowley ,, Lapham II, Rogers g and
Folyel /. No choice.
Second ballot. long term Combined
vote: Herman 80, Depew 81. Cocnell
10, Chapman 4, Crowley IS, Fish /,
Wheeler 1, Eyarts l, Daniels 1, North
l, Tremaine. Lapham /, Talcott 1. Nc
choice.
The Chair had the clerk read a call
for Republican caucus this afternoon
at 4 O'clock. Adjourned.
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The Albany Joint Convention.

ALBANY, July SIN the joint Con-
vention the ballot for the short term
combined vote was: Porter, 80;
Conkling, -, Wheeler, IS; Cornell, 8;
Crowley, 3; Lapham, II: Rogers, 8:
Folger l. No choice.
The ballot for the long term COM
bined vote was: Herman so, Depsw 81,
Cornell 20. Chapman /, Crowley Is,
Elsh 1: Wheeler l, Evarts /, Daniels /,
North l. Tremaine and Lapham l.
No choice.
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And sweet shall DE thy sleep!
For the Widows and Orphans of Dis
abled Soldiers.
WAR DEPARTMENT, ]
ADJUTANT GENERAL S OFFICE
WASHINGTON. Nav 1t. 1881. \

ADJrTANT GENERAL OFFICE
WAsiuSGroS May 1t. 1891.
There being now pending in this de-
pariment great numbers Of volunteer
pension claims winch cannot be safely
verified for want OF information which
missing records of discontinued yolun-
teer commands would afford, and 1t
having tranSpired in many instances
that officers of the late volunteer for
ces have still in their possession or I'M
der their control books and other rec
ordS pertaining to their corps, divisions
brlgadeS. regiments and companies.
their attention is called to the fact that
all such books and records should be
epo>ited with this office, and they are
earnestly requested to cause the same to
be forwarded with out delay to the
Adju tant General of the Army at
Washington, District of Columbia.
n oexpense, other than postage or
proper express charges (when packages
exceed four pounds, the limit tor mail
parcels, can be paid by the government.
In the interest OF the great numbers
of widows, oruhans and dlsa hled soldiers
whose claims are involved. the newspa-
pers of the country are requested to
give the substance of this circular the
greatest publicity.
by orderoi the Secretary of war.
K. {. Drum. Adiutant General.
Official: A. w. WMKEsON.
Assistant Adiutant General
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THERE are not wanting plenty OF
people. who have vague feeling OF
impending awe and dread of dire re-
suits from the visit of the comet Peo-
pie too, OF more than average intelli-
sence. What then can be expected
of the ignorant and more credulous!
We see bv a late dispatch that the
colored population of Richmond, Va,
are wildly excited, and their fears have
been famed in.o still fercer flames, by
the recent attempt at assassination OF
the president, and the occurrence of
minor calamities, which, magnified by
their fears, assume colossal proportions.
During recent electrical phenomenon
observable in the sunset sky some of
colored philosophers decided that the
..comet done bust and affirmed an
approaching smash up of all things ter
restrial. The result is marvellous re-
vival among the colored sinners, and
much sudden repentance and promise
of reformation. In some OF the to-
bacco factories the excitement has ma
terially interfered with work, and the
mania has assumed almost a decided
and genuine form of lunacy.
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The GLoBE-DEMocRAT seems a hit
tie off on Conkling.
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1:3U z. NJ.

WAsnlNGrox, July S.-The last bulletin
at 30 p. m.. Is as follows: The pro-
gresS of the Presidents case continues
to be favorable. Pulse 10s; tempera-
ture 1l0.4: respiration 24. The Presi-
dents condition continues so favorable
that no further bulletin will be issued
until $50 p. m. The wound had Just
been dressed, and DR.. Bliss says it is in
good condition. The pulse has gone up
since morning. So has the tempera-
trlre and respiration, but the doctors
insist that this is not bad sign and
that all the favorable symptoms con-
tinue.
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The Lafayette Family.

WASHINGTON, July S.-Among the
dispatches received by Secretary Blaine
this morning were the following:
PARIS, July To the Secretary of
State Grief on account of the event.
Warm sympathies.
Signed LAFAYETTE FAMILY.
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Speaking of the ASSASSINATION the
CENTRAL Christian -4dcocote deduces
this among other Lessons OF the hour
There has been too much partisanship
in our political methods, an unhealthy
and degrading greed for office possess
es incapable men, whose hopes are eN-
cited by the fact that We have commit-
ted our political affairs so largely to
men entirely unworthy OF conducting
them. The political press has been
reckless and untr,lthful in It's criticism
and abuse of those who administer to
the Government. No President can
eyer be treated more meanly by the
o,pos,tion and 4 portion of his own
party than Mr.. Hayes was.
presidea, Garfield has had nearly as
,,r.enerous treatment, and to great
ex,eut !, has been from the same source,
l. does not so much arise from actual
,,,ss;on as tive habit of distrust which
10, of low breeding and selfish views
;u,,ort into a sphere from which a bet
'er condition OF things will exclude thcm'
~. haze now a fitting opportunity toI,
,t,;ke boldly for reform. We mus, 5,
ave something better soon or we snah
ave nothing left worth preserving
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EXECUTIVE MANSION. July 8, p. M
The increase in the pulse and tempera-
ture OF the President since morning is
attributed by the attending surgeons
to the heat of noon and to the process
of suppuration which is now going on
in the wound near the surface of the
body. This process, which is accom-
panied by Slight discharge of pus, is
entirely natural and is an expected
necessary result of the injury at tins
stage of The case.
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Gov c. has pardoned Andrew Trussel
sentenced last March in Schuyler coun-
ty to two years for burglary; the object
being to allow him to be witness against
Frank Cross, jointly indicted with him
fOl same crime.
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Il. CoNKLING,
Statesman,
Perished Fighting
Action Of Ohio Democrats.
for office
L. |. =.

N. Y. Express.