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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-01

,,,hera Coouette is discovered on the Sabbath
nlaying upon the piano by the old house keep
er. who, furious at such popish ways, bun SITS IN
npon her, holding aloft the idolatrous image OF
a crucifx which She has found in the young
girls chamber There IS world of passion anu u
pathos in the little drawings, as there was ~ ~
ali that Walker touched. A fine artists PROOF
engraving of Boughtons Farewell 70 onS ons
Mayflower," and charming head IN crayVho 0tho
by Colin Hunter of "Queen Nab" me auSn-
or's eldest little daughter, complete tno nom one
chromes, There are three smail OIL views, ono 2
esnec;aIly attractive by Miss Linnie Watt, a
Svonoan,s figure with draperies all blown about
hy the keen salt wind-only a tonch o.
Sentiment in minor key, but suggestive al
much , .,u cat n,
black Wedgwood, the tiny sprays OF howers
raised upon the dark basalts in white lmposts
and beautifully painted; from the recess Oh
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ESTABLISHED JUNE ss. 1Sss---yOL.
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

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PORTLAND PUBLISHING GO.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-11-26
Mr.. Tnden. Speaks.

The great leader who redeemed New
York to honest government from the
Tweed thralldom and to complete DEM
ocratic control, and who led the Demo-
cratic party to overwhelming victory in
the country five years ago, has been
compelled to speak in reply to several
letters from prominent Democrats in
New York asking his advice as to their
being candidates for office. The head
and heart of the venerable statesman
are as clear and sound as ever, as will
be seen by reading the following letter:
GRAysroSE, October 8, 1881.
my DEAR SIR: i should have written to
you earlier except for an illness and the pres
sure of claims upon my attention during my
convalescence In respect 70 your assurance
ton II your nomination would be disagree
able to me-. have to say that cannot assume
any such position have neither the right
and honorable competition for any public
trust. My practice when was at the head Of
the party organization was not to become
partisan OF any particular candidate, but to
confine myself to such advisory SUE gestions
as might seem Mt and useful during the DELHI
erations Of the Conventions; to defer largely
the counties found at tho Convention. in view
of the immediate action on the complex con-
siderations which enter into the formation OF
not undertaken any such function on the pres
ent occasion. and have not possessed myself
of the information TO make me competent to
such work. assume that you have not Civ
other newspapers. which ascribes to me de-
sire to control the nominations and canvass
for the present year. with view to becoming
q candidate for Governor next year. The
truth is, ran for Governor in 1873 simply for
the purpose Of sustaining the reform move
ment to which had given the three proceed
ing years, and shouldnot have continued in
the Office for second Term in any possible
event, nor wouldi now entertain the idea of
returning to il, even IL had battered myself
people. All desire for the Democratic party
In the coming canvass Is that 1t shall make the
best possible choice Of candidates ana do ev-
erything to advance the principles Of admin
istration to which have devoted 80 many ef-
forts and sacridces"
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looking individual passing slowly along
the street.
..SolP Not like the strapping young
chap remember. Times seem to have
gone hard with him."
"Ah, sir, he's had enough to change
himr'
And, in accordance with his now es-
tablished habit, Captain Grasty RECALLED
his guest with the whole story OF the
discovery of the CHASTITY remains in the
cellar, and the subsequent awful reve-
lation concerning them.
To his utter establishment the gentle
man, after listening attentively, broke
into uncomfortable laughter.
$50 they accuse poor old Chris of
robbery and murder, do theyp"
undoubtedly the young man was
murdered, sirr'
"Perhaps not. 1 am Doctor Allan
Drewry; no ghost, but, as you see, SUBJ
stantial, living flesh. Ha, ha"'
In less than an hour the news had
spread through the village like wildfire.
Everybody knew the story; how Allan
Drewry. when about to commence his
medical studies had, by his unconquers-
bic disposition to 'sfun and Irritation"
gotten himself into a serious scrape
with lady of uncertain age, who un-
flinchingly claimed to be his promised
bride; and how her determined middle
aged brother had discovered him in his
vacation retirement at middleton,
whence he had escaped at moment s
notice, leasing his effects to be for
warded by the sympathizing landlord,
whom he had taken into his confidence.
Among these effects was a certain
skeleton, which the embryo medical
student had flched from the dilapldated
grave of some person unknown. in an
ancient and neglected battle-ground
near the village. Christopher Slocum
had been afraid to send this on with
the rest Of the 'seffects. I" and had hid.
den the box in the Bowan cellar. lightly
covered over with earth. awaiting the
students orders for safe, special con-
veyance. But he had never claimed
the bones; and there they had lain un-
til their unfortunate discovery, quar-
ter of century after.
It was wonderful how pleased people
we're at this late revelation of Chris
Slocum's innocence. and his sons and
grandson's freedom from the stigma
which had weighed so heavily upon
them. AS to the revenue offense OF
poor Chris, folks might wink at that.
So they fastened to make all the repair
alton in their power for the injustice
they had been guilty of; and Joe's and
Jessie's wedding was quite grand af-
fair for middleton.
ats always best to let other folks
consarns alone, and mind your own, T"
is the moral now carefully inculcated
by Solomon Slocum upon the tender
minds of his grandchildren. Saturday
Night.
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It is amusing to see the Republican
papers bringing endless strings OF
words together to explain why Mr..
Blaine should not remain in the Cabi-
net without telling the real reason.
They attempt to assure us that the
President and Mr.. Blaine are ON the
most affectionate terms; that Mr.. Blaine
can remain at the head of the State
Department If he wants to; that the
President has invited him to remain;
that there is no necessary impeachment
to his resigning, and that if he should
finally decide not to remain it will be
for reasons entirely consistent with the
most cordial good feeling between the
Administration and himself.
This is all nonsense, and the Repub-
lican papers know it. MIR. Blaine goes
out because he cannot remain. His re-
tention is political impossibility, I'M
less Mr.. Blaine becomes something else
than Mr.. Blaine. The facts are too
plain to be misconstrued. Mr.. Blaine
went into the Garfield Cabinet, as he
has taken pains to let us know. with
the purpose of shaping the succession
-of using his personal and official in
fluence to secure the reelection OF
President Garfield. This is what he
told Mr.. Garfield, and the letter in
which he told him he has recent
ly given to the public. How then
can he occupy place in q new Ad-
ministration which everybody knows
will be engaged in scheming to
make somebody elso the next
PRESIDENT With what show of con-
sistency could he take part in y plan to
give the succession to General Grant, or
Mr. Conkling, or Mr.. Arthur, all OF
whom were opponents, and two OF them
personal opponents of President Gar
field and himself? It cannot be said
that he might remain in the Cabinet
and have nothing to do with the Adj
ministration's Presidential scheming,
for between the President and his Sec
rotary of State there must exist the
most friendly relations. The Secretary
must know what his chief is about, and
must approve it.
Whether Grant, Conkling or Arthur
is to be the recipient of Che new Adj
ministration's favor and influence for
the succession we do not know as yet,
but that it has its fayorite and will ex-
ert all the influence it can bring to bear
to make him President, all observers OF
politics know. And of this Mr.. Blaine
and the other friends of the late Presi-
dent have no grounds to complain, Sec
ing that it is only an imitation of their
own example. The Arthur Administra-
ton has as much right to labor to secure
the succession for Arthur as the Gar
field Administration had to direct it
toward Garfield, but as Mr.. Blaine is
fresh from participation in one scheme
he can not be trusted to participate in
the other. nor can he be allowed to re-
main in the Cabinet while maneuvring
to secure the succession for himself.
81. Louis Rcpsblican.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-11-26

Further reports were submitted to
the Limekfln Club regarding the tor
pedo chicken, lately invented In Mobile.
A specimen chicken had been procured
BY Che committee, and it's workings ex-
hibIted. The invention is not as deadly
~ 1t first supposed. 1t is loaded with
four ounces Of bird shot and two of
powder, and placed on the ro0st. When
IL Is reached for . catch Il thrown out
Of place. . powerful spring set in mo-
ton. and : hammer strikes and ex-
plodes percussion cap. The shot are
thrown out In every direction. and
within ten seconds after the explosion
Z dark figure Is seen galloping down
the alley and husky voice Is heard in
quirinG: :. Fo' de Lawdl but what has
de white folks got hold of nowr' The
COMMITTEES nlosed its report as follows:
" Havin, pushed de investigation an
HVered ~ de groun's we beg leave to
be discharged from furder consider
aslinn of de subject, an to respectfully
inquar' OF our respected President: Kin
dis torpedo chicken be suppressedr II
not. what shall We dor An we viii
eber pray
Z As TO suppressin' de invenshun I
see no way to accomplish it," replied
Brother Gardner. I" As to what shall
we do, have bin serusly refiectin' fur
de, las ten minits. an it am my solemn
belief dat de bes' thing de Gull d race
kin do am 10 cultivate q taste fur some
oder sort q meak" -Qsfvck Fres Hsss,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-11-26

Mrs. Talmage teaches class of 200
ladies in the Brooklyn Tabernacle Sum
day-school.
Last year the Presbyterian treas
uries received from the laymen and
friends of the denomination IS, GA, 291,
an increase Of over $500, 900 over the
receipts Of the year previous.
China has advanced q step in re-
ligions federation. The Government
has recently passed an edict exempting
Protestants from assessments for the
benefit of heather ceremonies.
President A. d. White, of Cornell
University, who has relinquished the
Berlin Mission, has entered into bonds
with the trustees of that University not
to accept any political Office for four
years.
PROF. Revel. of Florence, has pub
lished new Italian version of the New
Testament in the preparation of which
he has been engaged for ten years.
The version now in use Is about 200
years old.
AT = meeting of the fourth session
of the ST. louis Methodist Episcopal
(South) Conference recently it was
stated that there were ninety-four local
preachers and II, 1862 members in the
Conference In the past year sol
u3ultgxpd 586 Infants were baptized.
Thee are 142 Sunday schools, 648
teaelors, and 6,60l scholars
The late DR.. Stuart Robinson, Of
Louisville. Ky. Immediately after tho
o2rnn>S>f-khnI mar ko,1ui1< and bo<,ood
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-11-26

The news that several persons shave
been killed and 3 large number wound
ed at . bull-fight in Marseilles may
well cause CONSERVATION in the minds
of those who watch the progress of Re-
publican France When / was last in the
south Of France I.heard Of entertain
ments more or less closely approaching
bull-fghts being given in the Amphi-
theater at Nismes. and in one or Two
other places. These. however,. Il was
told, were in every way less cruel and
less dangerous than. the proceedings
over the Spanish frontier. The same
journals, however. which mention the
accident at Marseilles, state that two
toreadors have been wounded in the
course Of . bull-fght in Nismes. Hith-
erto the bull-fight has been the crown
ing and individual infamy of the Span
iards. the most cruel of .races claiming
. quasi-civilisation- That Europe
ceased at the Pyrenees. and that at the
other side the African asserted himself,
was the statement Of one of the most
eminent French statesmen. Deplora-
bic indeed would Il be for the future Of
humanity II that republican Govern
ment to which all turn who hope for
the future of the world, should tolerate
atrocities which Bourbon and Bona
parte alike suppressed. = e,stiemnss's
NdgGzise. ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-11-26

There are symptoms at last Of real
awakening of something like political
life, in tho Anglo-Saxon sense of that
phrase, among the colored people of
the United States. and these symptoms
are not favorable to the continued sue
cess of the original 'sstalwart'' plan of
using the negro votes of the South in
aid Of the Republican party.as the Tory
landlords Of Great Britain SO long used
the votes of their pocket boroughs. At
a late meeting of the Good Templars in
London the Rev. DR.. Tanner, editor of
the Christian Recorder, the official
organ of the African Methodist Episco-
pal Churches. declared that his people
suffered not in the South alone but
throughout the United States from the
esprit of CASTE" He said he did not
believe ssthat of the SO, 0O0, 900 Of peo-
pie in America there was an unhappier
class than the better educated of the
colored race. 80 Nothing that
they could do would admit them into
society" Exactly the same spirit
breathes through the recent official
proclamation made by the organ Of the
colored population that ''the colored
man is not satisfied with his present
status in the Republican party" that
''while he is called upon to do his share
of labor for the success of the party.
when success is achieved, the fruits of
victory are disposed of without
consulting his wishes or his in
terests;'' that he els preparing
himself for other affiliations and for
moro advantageous alliances" and
that the first step in this direction is
1.-THE movement that recently gave the
coup ae grace to the Republican organ-
ization Of Virginia" These views can
not be called unreasonable The Re-
publican party has been eminently
unjust to the freedmen Ct the South
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-11-26

The Associate Reformed Presby-
terrain Synod of the South, which has
just met at Ebenezer. Ga. has been fol-
some years negotiating with the United
Presbyterian Church for Union. The
United Presbyterian General Synod last
May adopted basis of union which was
recommended by the committee OF the
Associate Reform Church to the Synod
for adoption. The Synod referred il to
the Presbyteries for their views upon
it. pQstponipe final action till nszt year.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-11-26
AESTHETIC LOVE.

THE APPEAL.
Primrose Della-Cruscan maid!
Maid, ah. quite too tool
Plumes and cat-tails 'broidery iai1
On thy gown of blue!
Bric-a-brac of my desire.
With thine eyes of peacock fire.
Interest maid beneath the sun,
Let the Bishop make us one
Cultured maid, ah, do!
THE DENIAL.
An, thou fell wan lily mani
Quite too fourteenth-century mani
whispering to my storky fan.
HE thee hence! All, dol
All of us consummate girls
Welded are to crewel twirls.
Mates and mating abhor, sir
Never even mate q saucer.
Know that / am One already,
In my gown of blue;
And choose that you and l, Sir,
Still shall be tlco, too.
CONCLUSION.
Did he pine, intense, but fated,
Like an odd piece, never mated?
o, no, no;
Quite not so,
In full and half aud quarter moon.
And just the least bit out of tune,
tie kept up his too-tooting beneath the lady's
easement,
And now the pair are furnishing lovely En-.
glish-basemcnt.
-Hdrpers' Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-11-26
The Dressmaker.

We are more or less dependent upon
our dressmaker, and at the mercy of
her prejudices. 1t is she who decides
in q measure whether we shall be
dowdy or stylish; she can conceal our
deformities, and make the most of our
fine points; she can supplement our lack
of taste by her own. Many q woman
owes her reputation IS an artist IN the
toilette to some unknown mantua-
maker, whose fancy has been obliged
to work in fabrics, when it would have
done credit to more aesthetic materials.
The majority of professional dress
makers naturally take more pains, per-
haps. and put more thought and taste
into combinations of fine stuffs, into the
velvets and satins that are intrusted to
their care, than they bestow upon SIM
pier and less expensive goods. One
can achieve much finer effects with the
sheen of satin than with the lack-lustre
cashmeres; there is as much difference
between the two as between art-em-
broidery and the household mending;
though one may be more useful than
the other, it is the embroidery which
delights the eye; and yet the satins and
velvets can shine by their own light,
while it is the lack-lustre cashmeres
which need the artists touch to render
their simplicity attractive; but she who
win lavish her best upon ones old
or cheap garments is an anomaly
in her class, and must feel a wealth
of fancy and skill within herself,
thus to dissipate it upon such OBJ
scure articles, which win advertise her
ability only to the keenest observer.
There is the dressmaker who leads one
into extravaganees which at the time
appear absolute necessities. but which
have the advantage at least of resulting
in I" things of beauty and there is her
opposite, in whose hands one becomes
an economist, and learns the secret of
making gown out of scraps; there is
the slattern who never finishes off her
seams, whose dresses hang by thread,
80 to speak, but whose disposition is
obliging; and there is her sister work
woman who knows everybody's affairs
and tells them, who repeats the make
shifts of her last customer, and who,
you are confident, will carry strict &C
count of your own shortcomings to her
next. Perhaps it is no wonder that,
living in such an atmosphere of fashion
and frivolty, the dressmaker sometimes
becomes possessed with an exaggerated
idea of the importance of fine clothing,
especially when she knows that the
subject holds such prominent place in
the minds and conversation of people
who ought to be devoted to more ambi-
tious things, who are not obliged to
earn their daily bread by concentrating
their thoughts upon it; people who can
dismiss the matter from their minds, OF
delegate it to another at pleasure. I'm
less she takes special care to develop
herself in other directions in her hours
of recreation. she endangers the vitality
of her intellectual life. Because ore is
dressmaker shall she not speak the
shibboleth of the cultured woman Shall
nothing but frills and furbelows be ex-
pected of herr Shall she not think Of
other sciences than those of shirring
and plating and stitching. -Harper's
B0z1r.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-11-26

One Of the most celebrated Of
mathematicians was also one. of the
most absent minded ofmen. On going
ont one forenoon he wrote in chalk on
his door: IT am mot ct home" Some
time sitter he returned. and, just a. he
was about to open his door. be was
struck by the inscription which he had
himself written. He read it as II for
the first time turned to the right
about, and redescended the stairs, nut
terips: - am not at home"
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with This numerous weapon ne naQ
doubtless slaughtered his innocent vic
tim; and whether it had been done for
sake of money or to prevent the be-
travail of the, secret of the cellar, re-
manned the only question open to doubt
Poor Solomon Slocum! How had his
glory departed! Would that he had
never interfered with what had not con-
cerned him! He the son Of = murderer,
and his own son to bear forever the
dark blot of that stigma. John Bowan
had forbidden his daughter to receive
the young mans attentions. though jos
sic cried, and declared that she did not
see why Joe should suffer for sin not
his own, and that che was willing to
marry him and help him bear the dis
grace. If need be.
One day, about six months after these
events. q well dressed jolly looking,
elderly gentlemen stopped at the Eagle
Hotel in Twiddleton. As the servant
took his horse he looked around Curl
ously, and with sort of smile, at tho
transformed house and its new sign. A
group of idlers was collected. as usual,
on the long. low piazza, and there list
ened with interest to what was said.
s'Place improved since was here.
some five -and-twenty years ago. Who
is the landlord nowe"
..Myself. sir-Thomas Grasty,n re-
sponded the host, with dignity.
"Ah! What has become of old Chris
Slocumf"
dead. sir. years ago! That's his
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-05
DEArHs.

HosTETTBR.--nn June goth 1881. in East New.
port, Jacob g. HOstetter, aged 81 years, 8 months
and IL days.
BRADLEY. June 10th 1918, in Liverpool,
Charles Bradley, aged years and 7 months on
the llth ut, in the same place, Daisy Bradley
aeed years, 3 mon tbs and days; on the 10Th
ult., in the same place. Min ME Bradley. aged l
year, month and l6 days; all OF scarlet fever.
DoRsEY.-On June oath 1881, Aaron Dorsey, OF
Newport aged 81 years, months and days
FoRNEY.-On Jun G 2lst 1881, in Liverpool town
ship, Jonathan FOrney, aged about 81 years
NoII.-On June 10th 1881, near MilleTshurg.
Dauphin county, George NOIl. formerly OF this
county, in the II year of his age.
RTcEDoRP.-On June 9th 1881, in Savllle town.
ship, Mrs. Catherine Rcedorf. aged about 81
years.
CoUcH-On June 2Gth 1881. at Cedar Run. oil
scarlet fever, Anna Bell, only daughter OF Charles
and Mary B. Couch, aged II months.
Our home is sad and dark.
Our precious one is gone;
Death hath made its mark.
And left us here to mourn
A. L. NJ.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-05
d. MICKEY, Sec'y.

Cumberland County.-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland papers
of last week:
The bakery of William Thrush was
destroyed by fire on Thursday night,
and on Sunday daughter of Mr..
Thrush's died of scarlet fewer.
On Sunday evening son of Benz.
Miller, of Middle Spring, met with SER
ious accident. He was driving and a
trace broke. He was thrown from the
vehicle and considerable bruised.
The house of John Gutshall, residing
in South Middleton township, was rob-
bed on Wednesday of last week while
the family was engaged in the garden
Everything of any value available was
carried off. Among other things were
watch, So in money and breastpin.
Two citizens of Mifflln twp, while
blowing corn, few days ago, had quite
an exciting time. Their horses fright
ened at white COW, among the bushes
in an adjoining field, and ran away,
jumping over the fence into another
field, leaving the plow and plowman on
the opposite side of the fence.
Some of the farmers near Newburg
are selling their milk to peddlers who
gather it for the creamery in Shippens-
burg, and pay them 2 and q cents a
quart for the new milk. 1t is estimated
that it takes thirteen quarts of milk to
make pound of butter, and that ii
pays better and is less trouble to sell the
milk at the price offered. Five and six
cents a,quart is the price of milk in this
| town.
About nine o'clock Sunday evening q
six. year-old daughter OF Mr. George
Simons, on the Alexander farm, neal
the Poor House, overset n coal oil lamp
which broke, and the burning oil dash
ed over the head and face of the child
Before the fire could be extinguished thu