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, 1881-12-18

| that =. the barn and contents Of Mr.. Giles Pot
| ter were burned on Thursday night,o one IS
ter had been eating or drinking to make him
SO inflammable. -..
A splendid line of holiday books at Ne
Donnell Bros, lis Dearborn street..
a Canadian editor named his dog Roscoe
C0nklUg, because he was not member OF
tha United States Senate Like his illustrl-
! Gus nanlesake the dog is growing big fast
For substantial, seryiceable, and seasonal
BILE Christmas gifts, such as perforated
veneer chairs, rockers, etc., Tor young Or
old, we advise readers to visit Williams, 63
Randolph street, near Dearborn.
a Highland gentleman, on the point OF
starting for tllis country, left his purse, con
tainlng sl0o, at the railway station. On his
return to his native town the purse was
brought to him by a clerk, who expected Il
slight recognition. The laird took the purse
and counted the money, and then looked in
qulringly at the clerk, who said, III astonlSll-
ment: ~
..sIsn't it right, sirs' .
"Kich? No!'' was the quick response.
"Whaut's the idterest?"
Very suitable for Christmas gifts are the
elegant hats and bonnets ut uorner's A1illin-
cry House, SIS West Madison street,
The world will never progress far enough
to believe that a mans black eye or broken
jaw was caused by anything else than some
body's fist
New-Y ears calltng-cards in elaborate de-
signs ut Birmingllam's, 113 Dearborn street,
Grannis Block.
In mercantile circles hanging is now
alluded to US a forced suspension.
Fine binding Il specially with Mcdonnell
Bros, 1l3 Dearborn street,
"Ella, is your father ut home ?" said a
basltul lover to his sweetheart; " I want to
propose something very Important to him."
No, Clarence, papa is not at home; but
aln. Couldn't you propose to me just as
well? And lie did, with perfect success.
For fine dress suit or overcoat artistically
made go to Turner's, S5 Madison street.
An adept at bicycling ought to make good
wheelrigAr-Or a member OF crack regi-
lncnt for that matter.
Five dollar plumcs selling for 81 at Halls,
101 State and 20 West Madison streets.
If 4 man calls another rail spelled back
wards he is said to rail ut him.
Don't buy a book Of any kind until you see
the stock at Cilapin's.
The New Orleans Picu|f,tne thinks that
food for thought should be well cooked.
Try oatr tailors once; you'll like them and
their prices; it's J. B. uall IL Co., ut l30
Dearborn street.
''l'm going to the bawl,'' said 4 husband.
bouncing out of bed at 3 Il. m. and rushing of
to the nursery.
Holiday books from one cent up. Chapin's.
Women, remarks late essayist, skate
much better than men; or Is it that their su-
pcrlor gracefulneSs gives tttelu ill air of Sill.
perior ease? l saw only one girl fall the
other day, and she managed it beautifully,
but several men came down most ignomin-
iously. !.
, 1881-12-18
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.


now THE ILLINOIS BANNER WAS TORN DOWN.
Some controversy having arisen. us to the
statement that tho banner Of the Illinois dele
CATION in the last Republican National Conven-
ton was torn down when Garfield was NOM
mated, and Ms to just who did tho tearing down,
Il reporter called yesterday upon Mr.. E. G.
Keith, one OF the eighteen anti Grant delegates.
and asked him for his recollection OF the matter.
II was sitting on the lcft,' said Mr.. Keith,
right OF the delegation, adjoining the Iowa del
egatioD. 1t WIS before the res,lt had beeu de-
cared, and during the cheering which followed
St %ns 5SS pscsons t ere co ha1
iieid, and q course tho minority
lay claim to the burner until Garfield was Iom-
mated. suppose the majority took issue with
those Of the minority who took hold OF it. My
impression is that Gen. Edsall took the stuff und
shield over, Or ut least startcd with it. don t
know who opposed him. There WAS trc,ncn-
dous scrsln!,lc, al,d there must have been half a
nand' tninls. endeasored to help the staI
remember seeing him right there at that
just under tho impression that he
Edsuli. lie first / saw Of tho thing Edsall wus
down on one knee. and the stall was broken in
two or three pieces. In tho meantime the shield
scat. Afterwards Gcu. Edsall, think, took it
up and carried it orer to the Ohio delegation.
My impression is that Logun, or some one else,
told the Grant delegates that they we're foolish
III making any further opposition, and advised
them TO allow 1t to be carried over. l know the
feeling on the part Of the Grnnt people was very
bitter. They were very much fncensed at the
cheering. and seemed pretty mad"
Washington Hestng returned very clear
recollection Of tue memorable scene enacted on
that cventful morning. "Why THE TRIBUNE
should state LhNt Jones WIS one Of the excluded
Delegates" satd he.' can't understand Hc
wAs Il delegate from first to lust. for the reason
that there was never any contest from Jo Dn-
vicss aud no thought Of amy. Bull held the staff
ut onc time, and 50 did ], and Jones was right lii
the 1nGtGo; l saw him with my own eyes. Hc
and Bull opposed currying- 1t over to the
Ohio delegation. and Bull grabbed hold
OF it and it was broken. Four or five
others hnd hold Of it. Some fellow--whe,her it
wAs Senator Campbell or not. don't know-was
going to kllock Bull down, and grabbed him by
tho cout collar. This much ts certain: that
Bull and Jones opposed carrying the banner
over to the Ohio delegation. both were iu the
1nGlGe. and Bull grabbed hold Of 1t aud 1t was
broken"
Senator Campbell was out Of the city, and the
reporter was therefore unable to get his version.
Attorney General Edsall admits the substau-
tfal correctness Of Air. Keiths version OF the
fr.lcas. The person who first caught bold OF
him was i3ult Of Ottawa but he iocs not recol-
lccr that Jones WAS in the hall Ut The time.
, 1881-12-18

! inc, or1,nancc was introduced in the Council
Thc south Division Railway ComQany built y
nrn accfo5s II 5ns Mr Rna s5u 9uase Van
~. onc,,inr. Nr Judah drew forth considcrlble
errment When re v, s,d ha :n nfit nE hos on the
1r,nuscd street, and that his tMr Judhn ~ M Nulu
was Us good us anybody else Us far as n!s
seutationS were cOncefncu- LIZ inat1et w." ~
over for two weeks.
THE MUTUAL UNION TELEGRAPH-PoLE ohD1-
NANCE
WAS to have come up yesterday afternoon u INC
COMMITTEES on Streets and Alleys, South Dlvis-
i'm. Int action was postponed until wednesday,
pfteruoon, wben Mayor HMrriSon. Irol. naraeet;; -;
und Corporadon-Cou Adams will DC 1h'ateo
Aid Watkins. Chairman Of the con1m1ttee.
saws that he caunOl vote for the ofu1hance vs. Us ~
stands, and he wants such an ordnance pte- ~.
icct to. For al! that, there arc number
IT Intelligent Aldermen who opposed !. pole
ordinance OF any k'na nns td thS Hnds t fiI
urr. One Of these Aldermen said yesterday tnat
this company camc into the city win the s'rict
understanding that they should iaE enntu. ), u.
th,lt they did little or nothing until they t5tue
to tho surface with their pole ordinance: !e', NoW
they not get Prof. Barrett to test it, and, IL 1t
proved a failure. thenf they could come IN on
1,oles? They bought the cable with their eyes
omen, and he knew that 1t was Il sort of expert
i TRlDC NJ reporter asked Prof. Barrett what
he thought Of his making such test as pro-
posed.
:. nave no right to make such tests for private
parties, and Gun only make them when author
lied to dose either by the Mayor Or Council.
That is IL private atfuir entirely. There are
plenty Of private clectncians competent to make
such tests, aud they could do it,
Way whether Its allegations to probnbie failure
had any foundation. AS 1t is at present. TO
, 1881-12-18
TIE COUNTY-BUILD1NG.

The County Superintendent Of Schools ycstcr-
day examined thirty-tive applicants for cer-
tiicatcs to teach. All Of the applicants were
called upon TO answer series Of written ques~
tions, and upon their answers depend the ques-
tton Of whether they will be granted ccrtinc:1tcs
week
\ ASCASD1SAvIA woman, who had been denied
ad1uir1a,lcc to the County Hospital, cn1ne to she
County A:cnrs office yesterday morning, anu
upon the Ioor Of the Office gAve birth to IL
healthy girl uhld. Her uunie could not be
learned. but it understood that she hud been
in the country but few months. Several or
the Commissioners were present ut the time, aud
the County agent sent her and hers to the
hospital to be cured for, it appearing that she
was fricnGicss. The Commissioners have named
the young one Dnviticus Farrcn Eudcr- and it
Is to ue hoped that it will never he ashamed Of
its name.
P. J. MEASEY made up his mind Yesterday to
resign tho position of Deputy Sheriff a1ld to ac-
ccpt that Of Baitl. which amounts to declining
81 S1,so0 position to accept IL $l.soo one. great
mnuy will not be able to understand why he has
nrc that he bus resigned with tho expectation Of
being Railiu and something. else at tho same
time. Tho something else he has been OK
enough to make up for the difference between
the two positions. and he is consequently happy
and considers g.. himself Eren;iy favored. :: Q.
NOTED to the place he could not afford to nccept
THE cAUCUs-JoE DIXON To SUCCEED MILLS.
The Republican members of the County Board
met iu caucus yesterday afternoon ut the Shcr-
man House to agree upon u "slnte - tor tho
county employees to be elected tomorrow. They
were ull present except MIR. Some. who was nor
III the city. The body cNme to order with Mr.
Endcr in the chair, and with locks upon their
mouths SO fur, rs rci' rtcrS were concerned
1t was iearned Of their doines, however,
that the only changes in cmployes agreed
upon, outside OF Il few janitors, watchtnen,
and engineers. was that Joseph Dixon was to be
elected to succeed Mills as Warden Of the hos
pital-A fact which had been predicted for some
weeks The caucus was, comparatively speak-
ing, entirely harmonious, with the exception Of
Albright, who agreed to everything until the re-
muvai Of Warden Mills was announced, which
was ton much Tor him 70 swallow. He wanted
Mr.. Mills retained, and, failing to succeed III his
purpose bolted !" ulid went upon the street to
peddla his grievances. But the mistake he made
that he happened to express himself
In fnvor Of 3lr Mills to the same persons he had
abused him to IL year ago, and the eonse-
quence was TINT he gathered very little COM
fort, especially since 1lc Is said to have violated
his pledge Of secrecy by saying anything, The
"slute" agreed.up 1t is thought, will The car
red out in the honrd tomorrow, though there is
no telliua. what day may bring forth. The
tight was quite bitter, WAS expected, on some
of the offices, bur Mr. Clark, who hAd charge of
matters, think everybody will take his medicine
and sny nothing about it.
, 1881-12-18

Catarrll OF the Bladder.
Singing. srnarting. irritation Of the urinary
passages. diseased discharges cured by uuchu-
paiba; 81; druggists. Depot t. Lake street.
, 1881-12-18

THEY acknowledged InA1 theV WerV =" OrOkE,
thAt their '' tens' were In hock.'' tha: they
had no snug" !" iu their -" kicks, and wanted to
20 to the Brtdcwcll to spend the winter working
..,1s ~, 49,: aah ~oo'. "ee"''4''4ooa'eo @ne'1'
WIN A"' Gays eacn.
PERSONS having knowledge of any worthy
mothers who depend upon their own Iabors for
uncstcd to send the names OF the same to the
:latrnn OF the Northwestern Industrial Home.
No. liz Fulton street, thA1 they may have the
pleasure Of enjoying with tnuir little ones the
christmas tree saturday night; also good dim
, 1881-12-18
LOCAL LHOLIDAYITEAIS

things for three months. Each makes the
same ejaculation when they don't get 'eln.
Diamonds are cstiletic, but they give to the
Wearer the appearance Ut gentillty, anu 1or
this reason are always fashionable. 1t is III
recognition Of this fact by Chlcaso's society
representatives of this class at Mr.. q. II.
Go0drcl's establishment examining and pur,
chasing from his superb display OF diamond
lace-pins. rings. braeelets, etc.-a display
uSE @ Building tli moi notable. i've also observe all
goods to be plainly marked, with no deS1s-
tlon from the price.
When a man nlarries a widow he can hard
Iy 70 a-lniss. .-Nt,pto1e Rephblicu1t; Why
not?. We know Il man i'll Chicago who mar
ried widow. and he went three or four
m1sses-atlu one boy
Ladies, you can buy Winsor and New
toms oil tube paints, artists brushes. ALSO
fine cut glass bottles, fancy box paper, tol-
let cases, and Il line line of holiday goods
ut Bucl1ian's model prescription drug
store, southwest corner OF State and Thirty
first streets.
"Don't you think my son resembles me-"
inquired an apothecary, as he introducgd his
grcasyfaced boy to ulu witty DR.: Il. =" Ies, y
replied the doctor, pretending to scall the
pys'04ey ot + fas e e9nk
a special invoice selected from the latest
novelties placed upon the London market for
holiday trade has just been received by
Messrs. Brown j. Prior, LIS Wabash avenue,
and Chamber Of Commerce. The lmporta-
ton includes fiat scarfs. Prince dc Jolnvlle,
Prince Alfonso. Cambridge, Granville, .ulu
Claude scarfs, all III the latest olorlngs and
designs. Prudence dictates al early exanli-
nation of these goods.
Mr.. Honeylnan was married in New York
on Nov. -. No matter how drunk or sour
ne may get. Ills wife call always revel in the
funt that fln iS fInnHEnl1ns she will Drnfb:l-
, 1881-12-18

Elegant toilet sets and the "Mars' cologne
mny be found at the drug store Of Buck s.
Hayncr.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-03-02
AUGUSTUS a. BALL,

Card to the Public.
HAVE removed my Dental Once to $50 Chapel
IL street. corner State, Room 8, where shall be
pleased TO zee my former patients and friends and
any who may desire my services Teeth h1led with
Gold Porcelain. Os saftihcia1, Amagam {Silyerl. Ar
tihcal Teeth inserted on Gold Platinum, ana any Of
the cheapef bases. All work warranted.
MRS. e. JONES YOUNG.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-03-02
Wednesday Morning. March 2, 1881.
sMAILPox I'm PHILADELPHIA.

SMAIALEOA PkH1LADELPHTA.
The city of Philadelphia is now furnishing
notable illustration of the folly of neglect
ing to profit by experience During the
years 1871 and 1872 that city suffered terri
bly, from smallpox. There were in the two
years more than 90 600 cases of the disease
In Philadelphia, ,as estimated by Dr. Benia-
min Lee, and 4, 464 deaths from it were Off
cially reported by the Health department..
By a careful estimate of the loss of time. ex-
penses of sickness, funeral expenses, value
of the lives sacrificed, injury to trade, etc.,
etc, DIR. Lee demonstrates to the citizens of
Philadelphia that during the two years named
the smallpox caused an actual loss in money
to that city of the enormous sum of $21,-
S48,97S. He gives all the items, and makes
estimate is probably true. After demonstra-
ting this enormous actual loss in money to
the city, DR.. Lee goes further, and shows by
equally convincing evidence that if the city
government had done its duty in the applica-
ton of well known practicable sanitary
measures, the whole loss to the city, includ-
ing the expense of the preventive measures,
the loss from sickness and death, and every
other expense, could not have exceeded
$1,000 Therefore, if the city govern
ment had done its well-known duty, there
would have been saving of more than
twenty-one million dollars to the city, be-
sides preventing the great physical and mem
tai suffering from sickness.
It is not ten years since Philadelphia
passed through this terrible experience, and
yet there is no evidence that its lessons have
not already been forgotten, if, indeed, they
were ever needed. Smallpox is again alarm
ingly prevalent in Philadelphia and has
been steadily increasing for year
past apparently without any effective effort
to arrest its progress. In January, 1880,
there were from two to four deaths from it
each week. The number continued without
any great increase until the first of Septem-
from smallpox every week except four. The
greatest number in any one week was five.
During the whole period from January 10 to
August 49, 1880, there were 20 deaths from
smallpox. Beginning with the first of Sep
;ember last there was marked increase in
he number of deaths from the disease, which /
Increase has steadily continued to the present
ime During the first week in September |
here were eight deaths from smallpox in |
during the first week of the |
present month, February, there were 81 |
leaths from the same disease. During the |
Whole period, "a weeks from the first of Sep |
ember to the 18th of February, there were |
Sc deaths from smallpox. The total deaths |
n Philadelphia during this period, were u |
81; the deaths from smallpox were, there
ore, 8.2 per cent, or one in twelve of all |
he deaths.
The steady increase of the disease, during |
his time, is seen by the following, showing |
be total deaths and the deaths from small |
ox in each period of four weeks, from the |
st of September to the 18th of FehruarY:
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-03-02
ASTRONOMICAL.

A man gave his residence ''the Court
House." and it was afterwards ascertained
that he had five manageable daughters.
A little boy came to his mother recently
and said: Mamma, should think if I was
of dust would get muddy inside whenever
drink
Smith-'Say, Jones, let me ask you, conf
dentially, why you associate with that fellow
Tompkins He is a fraud, beat and a
scamp" Jones-'Is he? Why that's just
what he says :of you" Smith-''Why, the
Internal slanderer; I'll break every bone in
his body ."-,S0n Francisco Post.
He drew his breath with gasping sob
with quavering voice he sang, but his voice
leaked out and could not drown the accompa-
nist's elamorous bang: He lost his pitch on
tbs middle A, he faltered on lower d, and
foundered at length like a battered wreck
adrift on the wild, high C.-Burtingto'e
Haaokeye
Edward, aged three and a half, asks for
more cookies. ''Have you an appetite Ed
ward p" says his father. Edward, rejecting
that if he answers yes he will be given
graham bread. and that if he says no he will
be told he doesn't need anything more, re-
plies to his father Ga minister), "Well pa
God has given me an appetite for cookies
and not for graham bread" He got the
cookies.
An engaged young man is late in paying
his regular visit at the dwelling of his musi-
cally inclined betrothed; the young lady is
anxious the family sympathize with her
anxiety. Suddenly the bell rings, and the
calm blue of peace reappears in the young
girls eyes as she 1exclaims rapturously but
,1rorammatically "That's him! How ex-
ouisite his technique is on the bell-pull, and
oh the breadth of his ring!"
Two tipsy fellows endeavored to induce
third to enter a tavern with them.
"No 1 won't; I've had enough. Going to
take a walk round the block"
(, 'sWho wish ?''
''Wish nobody"
"You're an ASIA shtuped ash.
"Wha for am an ash ?"
"Becaush you're such bear-tha's why
you're an ash. h.''-Translated from the French
BY the New York World.
Customer-s'Those cigars 1 bought here
Yesterday were mighty bad" Dealer-"Bad?
Why, sir, have sold thousands and thou
sands of those cigars, and you're the first one
to find fault with them" Customer
don't know anything about that, but 1 know
that when I tried to smoke" Dealer
'tAh, see I see! That's where you made
mistake. supposed you wanted them to
treat your friends with. 1 thought there
must be some mistake about it."-Bosto'1
Transcript.
An old monkey, designing to teach his sons
the advantage of unity, brought them num-
ber of sticks and desired them to see how
easily they might be broken one at time. So
each young monkey broke one stick. Now
said the father, fspll teach you lesson"
And he began to gather the sticks into a
bundle But the young monkeys. thinking
he was about to beat them, set upon him all
together and disabled him. "There," said
the aged sufferer, "behold the advantage of
unity. If you had assailed me one at a time
I would have killed every mothers son OF
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-03-02
Twenty-Five Days on a Barren
4 Island
Terrible Experience OF William Parker
Compelled to Eat Human Flesh,

Terrible Experience OF William Parker
Compelled to Eat Human Flesh,
/. s fReading Times and Dispatch.I
William Parker of Philadelphia, a seafar-
ing man, was in Reading yesterday for the
ker, proprietor of the Parker House, No. SIS
whaling expedition in which he lost all his ef-
fects, was shipwrecked and had a most ter
rible experience on a barren island in the
Pacific Ocean. Mr.. Parker has followed the
sea all his life and about three years ago
shipped from New Bedford Mass, on a awhal-
ing voyage bound for the Arctic Ocean via
Behring's Strait. After an unusually success
full trip they were returning with cargo of
oil which would have enriched every member
of the crew, when their vessel was wrecked
and sunk in mid-ocean. The crew, by means
of dory, were able to effect landing upon
a. desolate island, one of the Fiji group, and
here they suffered untold horrors. For tyen-
ty-two days and nights they were exposed to
the terrible experiences of famine, and were
compelled to resist the attacks of Fiji canni-
balls. To maintain their existence they were
also forced to devour the flesh of one ftheir
number-a colored sailor. While on the is
land, Mr.. Parker and his associates, for the
purpose of occupying their time, made a
heavy oyercoat out of sealskins, which is q
rare curiosity. He brought the coat with
him and has presented it to his brother, Dan
Parker. They were finally rescued from the
island and sent to this country by an Ameri-
can consul The whaling vessel wrecked
was the bark tCatalpa" of New Bedford,
Mass.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-03-02

In the first four weeks there was one death
from smallpox each day in the last four
weeks the daily average was rs. And the
end is not yet.
From Philadelphia also the disease has been
carried to other places, including Baltimore,
New York, Brooklyn, several cities and towns
in New Jersey and others in other States, and
besides the known instances in which the dis
ease has been sent to other places from Phil
a delphia there are, of course, many cases in
which its origin may not be recognized.
There is reason to believe that most of
what Philadelphia has suffered from the
smallpox during the year past is entirely un-
necessary Had proper preventive and san
-itary measures been faithfully applied when
the disease broke out it's course would have
been short and comparatively harmless The
municipal authorities of Philadelphia appear
to have been sadly remiss in their plain duty.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-03-02

One of the causes that went far toward al
laying the uneasiness in Wall street and in
ducing fresh purchases of stocks on Saturday
was the unexpectedly favorable weekly bank
statement issued by the Clearing House.
which placed the reserve at 81, ,4s5, 1916 above
legal requirements. A slight error of $40 ,O00.-
OOo was discovered in the figures, reducing
the reserve to 81 ,014 ,625 below legal require
ments. This error was made public on Mon
day and was attributed to ''an unfortunate CO.
incidence" in the operations of some clerks.
Those who lost money on account of this
trifing error naturally think the coincidence
queer as well as unfortunate.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-03-02
Solu.ual altb Courier.

EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY
CARRINGTON 81 CO.,
No. 400 state Street, Courier Building.
E9 yoHN . CARRryGToN.
EDWARD 7. oARRINeToE. JOHN 3. DARLINGTON, yR.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-03-02
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A fair specimen of American humor has
been furnished by prisoner in Omaha, Ne
braska, who, while being taken to Jail, stole
the policemans watch from his pocket.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-03-02

A disease called winter cholera" is maxi
ing much havoc in Chicago, and several
prominent physicians of the city ascribe it to
the extensive use of '.Butterine," one of the
disgusting compounds now freely sold for
butter. IF the reputation of producing dis
ease can be fairly fastened on the stuff none
except those who profit by it will mourn.