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American citizen., 1881-06-04
POLITICAL ITEMS.

When the mountain was in labor
it made "the greatest effort of its life."
The result wasn't worth baptizing. Mr..
Conkling has at last made his greatest
effort, and thu result is that he and Tom
Platt are out of a job.
There is something grotesque in
the selection by Chairman Jewell of the
present time for getting suggestions as
TO the next Republican National Con-
vention. To the unprejudiced observ-
er it looks just now as if there might
not be any necessity for such Conven-
:ion, or any party to hold it.
-Conkling thus characterizes the
President: ''That man in the White
House is not all one man. For instance,
he gets his religion from Bob Inger-
soil; his patriotism from Malone; his
honesty from Dorsey, and his stupidity
well, it may be natural, but it is
more than likely that it is a legacy left
by his predecessor in the Office OF Pres
ident.''
The whole country now knows
how the Democratic party was beaten
last fall. Dorsey and Brady, the chiefs of
the ..Star-route'' fraud, took the money
from the Treasury to corrupt the people.
They carried Indiana in October, and
fairly stunned the Democratic party by
the extent of their electioneering re-
sources. The bloody shirt, with
money!" did the work.
Billy Malone will presently
emerge from the little end of the horn.
He is no longer a great, vital prin-
ciple. He is nothing but private, a
small-bore Confederate Brigadier. Like
the jackdaw that strutted with pea
cocks feather in its tail, he is derided
by both the peacocks and the DAVIS.
He must now 60 and flock all by him-
self. His vote is no longer OF conse-
quence.
. - There was an intimation by Brady
that newspaper men were mixed III the
"Star route wickedness. The N. r.
Sun called for particulars. The retort
in Brady's paper, edited by Gorham, was
that Gibson, of the Suns Washington
bureau, was one of them. Dana called
on Gibson, and Gibson's retort is pub
Eshed. 1t is direct: "ThOmas j.
Brady is IA thief and cowardly liar. l
invite his attention to the fact that my
language is unequivocal and clearly ac-
tionable." Like most of the tribe,
Brady will probably not object to being
classed as thief and scoundrel.-
Exchange,
American citizen., 1881-06-04
OCHONE! GINRAL MALONE,

Did you hear of one Mister Malone,
\. Ochouc!
Went off by himself all clone,
Alone?
o, he's broke all the hearts
of his friends in them parts,
This fiagrant ould Gin raj Mahono, ~
Ochonei
This flagrant ould Ginra Malone.
OF wooers he had q full score,
Or more,
With places he wished, three or four,
In store.
From the President down
All the men of rcnown
We're after this Mister Mahonc.
Ochone!
Were after this Mister Malone.
But SO shy seet,,ed this Mister Malone,
Twas kfiOwIf
That some One must see him alone,
OchOnel
For orle or sigh
He'd not care; they must buy
The vote of this Mr: Mahone,
Ochone!
The vote of this Mister Malone,
Then one Mr.. Conkling, o, deari
How queer!
It's little for sinners he'd care
Anywhere,
Put flea in his ear,
And he yielded, hear,
For Sergeant alarms did Malone
His own!
For Sergeant-at-Arms did MahoneI
Then this man, whom they'd all thought
upright,
Near, or quitel
To his honor at once bade good night,
In a fright!
But "Roscoc," says he.
Since you've now made so free,
Won't you throw in my GOrham, my own,
OchOne!
on'tyou throw in my Gorham, my ownr'
There's a moral contained in my song;
It's not wrong,
And one comfort, it's not half as long,
As It's strong!
If a vote on the sly,
In the Senate you'd buy,
You had better steer clear of such sleeves
as Malone;
OchOne!
You had better steer clear of such sieves
as ahOne!-DetrOU Free Press.
American citizen., 1881-06-04
The Republican Party Responsible.

The New York Times frankly admits
that the Republican party is response
bic for the "Star-rOute'' frauds. 1t
frankly says it is a disgraceful proceed
ing on the part of the Republican
Senators to insist, day after day, to the
neglect of the public business, upon
foisting upon the Senate. as con-
fpicuous officer of that body, the editor
and partner and defender OF Brady,
the chief of the "Star-route" swindlers.
The Times is among the foremost Re-
publican Journals of the country. and
says: 1.-The Republicans can much bet
ter afford to lose the aid of Mr.. Malone
then they can afford to continue in so
conspicuous position the most promi-
nent apologisJ of the ''Star-route"
frauds. Whatever else Mr.. Gorham
may be, this is character in which he
is now by his own choice. most general
ly recognized throughout the country.
No possible claim to consideration that
he may possess can outweigh the
scandal of the fact. The
frauds in the Post office Department
are much more serious matter than
anv possible ofense to Mr.. Gorham or
to his friends, no matter who these may
be. including the new Senator from
Virginia. They have occurred under
successive Republican Administrations.
The responsibility for the
growth and continuance of the ras-
cality lay primarily with the Executive
with the President and Postmaster
General. who have all along been Re-
publicans. The Republican party was
American citizen., 1881-06-04
WIT AND WISDOM.

just how to make twenty-yard
carpet fit into a twenty-four-yard room
is what is agitating the minds of the
migratory housewives of to-day. .-Neio
HGven Register.
Several brothers recently got into
a qttarrel over a pie and the little one
felt less kindly toward the biggest, who
took his part, than he did toward any of
the others. boston Posi-. ~
"A naturalist has discovered that
monkeys may be taught to dance.
Taught to dance. indeed! We have
seen them dance a hundred times at
pawties in the fawncy dawnces.-N. r.
Commercial Advertiser.
The styles in millinery this year are
very unlike last years; but the spiteful
remarks which each lady feels it her
duty to make about her neighbor's bon
nets will be pretty much the same as
usual Yonkers Gazette. i...-r ,.l.....
The Modern Maiden: l..-.
There was gay maiden named Fanny.
Who wouldn't darn SOCKS for her granny;
But she'd sit all the day,
And she'd hammer away.
Like plumber upon the pianny. i!f
The barefooted boy has made his
appearance TcnderIy he trippeth
over the stones, but in Il month or two
his soles will have become as hard as
Pharaoh's heart, and he will no more
mind the gravel than some men mind
the sufferings of their fellows Boston
Transcript.
A Tale of Donkey:
An Arab came to tho river side,
With q donkey bearing an obelisk
But he would not try to ford the tide,
For he had too good an*.
Boston Globe.
So he camped all night by the river side,
And remained till the tide had ceased to
SWELL
For he know, should the donkey from life
subslde,
He never would End itsH.
--Sulcm Sunbeam.
When morning dawned and the tide was out
The pair crossed over 'asath Ailah's .protcc-
tiOn,
And the Arab was happy, we have no doubt
For he had the best donkey in all that ..
-SOmeruibe Journal
That donkey was seer, by Yankee man.
Who raised his voice and loud did holler:
"How much n you'take fpf that ore beast
In gold or silver or paper !"
Detroit Free Press.
American citizen., 1881-06-04
FACTS AND FIGURES.

During the last ten years Russia has
expended 72.O0O,00J rubles on ship
building. .
1t is computed that freight train
enters New York. every fifteen MIN
utes, each train averaging thirty-fiyo
cars.
The proposition of an American
company to construct railway through
Newfoundland has been accepted by the
authorities.
The Chinese have contracted with
the Great Northern Company OF Copen-
hagen for line from Shanghai to Tient-
sim, 900 miles.
"A table in London is valued at
10000 guineas. 1t is only two feet
wide, two feet and nine inches high and
eighteen inches deep, but the top.
frieze and back. are overlaid with old
Ssvres plaque. and the mounts are very
highly chased and gilt.
In the year 1880 there were in the
United States 10. 1O3 miles of tele-
graphic line, and during that year 49,
155, 991 messages were sent. The miles
of wire were about 800, 900. This does
not include the Lines used exclusively
for railroad business. The other coun-
tries having the greatest length OF lines
are as follows: Russia. 56, 17O miles;
Germany, 41,43l; France. SO. go; Aus
tria- Hungary, 80, 403; Australia, &c, Si2;
Great Britain, %, 1856; British India,
IS. 209; Turkey, 1905. and Italy,
1864.
Pullman sleepers are now run on
two of the principal lines between Lon
don and Scotland, and arrangements
have been made to put on a special
Pullman train, like the one which runs
from London to Brighton. a distance Of
ffty-one miles. 1t is proposed to intro
duce the American system of checking
baggage into England. Now the able
bodied Britop is compelled to struggle
for his luggage and pick 1t out when he
arrives at his destination as best he may.
The cars and the American ways are
growing in popularity.
The Census Office has just issued q
preliminary exhibit of the statistics of
the daily press of the United States.
The total number of daily journals in
the country during the census year is
placed at 962, which includes 80 dailies
which were suspended and III which
were established in the course OF that
year. The aggregate daily circulation
is placed at 1851, ,187, and the aggre-
gate annual circulation at /, 127, 1897, 355.
With an aggregate daily circulation of
1851. 1877, at an average price per an
mum of S7.33, it appears that the peo-
pie Of the United States pay out an
nually the sum of $26, 25O, 100 for their
daily newspapers. .f ..s.i f.sfl g.
American citizen., 1881-06-04
A Lady Lawyers Retort.

Judge TYLER, of San Francisco, is
well known to the bar of that city as
most formidable opponent, both fOren-
sically and physically, as many
"learned COUNSEL upon the other side
has found out to his sorrow.
The Judge, who is SO used to domi-
mating his brethren of the bar, recently
met his match in the lady lawyer of San
Francisco, Clara S. Foltz, who clipped
his wind in a manner that well-nigh
suffocated him. The story is too good
to be lost.
The case of Tyler VS.. The Hibernia
Savings Bank was pending before one
of the city courts, involving the right
to a certain deposit of funds in said
bank. Tyler was his own attorney. and
Mrs. Foltz was attorney for the bank.
1t seems that Tyler, by u little bit of
sharp practice, was trying to ring in
"cold deck'' in the shape of n default
that had been enormously dated, the adj
mission of which by the Judge upon
the bench would have sent the defend
ant out of Court. Mrs. Foltz showed
up the matter satisfactorily to the Court
and the default was promptly set aside.
This nettlcd Judge Tyler considerably.
and turning to the lady counsel he said
sharply, in a manner intended to be in
tensely impressive, that ''counsel had
better be engaged in other business
that "a woman's place was at home
raising her children"
The words were scarcely uttered be-
fore Mrs. Foltz rose in her queenly way,
and, flashing her blue eyes straight into
the Judges fiorid face, she quietly re-
marked: "A woman had better be en-
gagged in almost any business than in
roiSinu S,rph non a Won are sir ~
American citizen., 1881-06-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Collier White Lead works at st.
Louis burne d on the 18th. More than 100 men
were employed. Loss estimated at $50, 600;
partly insured. Two men were run over by
hose-reels, one of whom, unknown, died
soon after. Louis Cohen, newspaper man,
dropped dead on the sidewalk while rum
ming to the fire.
IT was reported on the 2Sth that the
President had determined to suspend the
Treasury officials who have been connected
with the misdeeds of the Custodian's office.
In Woodruff County, Ark, recently,
q boy named Bennie johnson, seven years
old, was attacked by a couple of vicious dogs.
He tried TO run, but the brutes quickly over
took him and knocked him down, lacerating
his flesh in shocking manner and causing
his speedy death. The dogs then dragged
the dead boy some fifty yards to the edge of
thicket where they ate off one ear, the
greater part Of the face and devoured a con-
siderable portion Of the body.
THE jury in the case of Edward B.
Richard, accused of the murder of Mrs.
Selma Wilson, Of st. Louis, returned a YER
dict of murder in the first degree.
Two boys, aged respectively 10 and
10, sons of prominent farmer named Will
liams, OF Miller County, Ark, undertook to
fill a burning lamp during the temporary
absence of their parents. While thus en-
gagged the oil ignited, exploding the lamp
and setting fire 10 the clothing of the boys.
The eldest ran out Of the house into the
open air and was burned to death before as
sistance could be procured. The youngest
was not expected to live.
EDWARD DEZENDORF, a compositOr,
residing in Brooklyn, n. Y, shot his wife, in
flicting a mortal wound .and then killed him
self. He had been drinking much of late,
and had frequent quarrels with his wife.
AT Taylor's Creek, Ark, VIM. New.
som, drunken desperate, ordered a col
Ored Baptist minister named Latimer to
kncel and pray, and shot him for refuing to
do so. Latimer Is old and almost helpless,
hence the assault occasions great indigna-
tion. Newsom gave bail and fled
The boiler of a Nashville e. Chatta-
Fireman Charles Handeman was blown fifty
yards and instantly killed. A piece Of iron
weighing nine pounds was thrown half
mile and struck J. c. Finch, Car Inspector
OF the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia
Railroad, causing instant death.
FIVE young ladies and gentlemen
were suddenly taken sick at Sailor Springs,
posed they were poisoned. by drinking lem
onade in which acid had been used as a sub
titute for lemons. One OF the party lies in
critical condition and the others are very sick
from its effects.
American citizen., 1881-06-04


dn. Suddenly Coii"pse. and sinks or the
800 Pn..rnxrr. Board Nearly $50
Are Drowned Gross CnrcIessne.~ tho Al
legged Cause OF the Terrible Accident.
LONDON, Ont, May "a.
THIS evening at six oc.ck the steamer Vic
tor.a with over 600 cxcursionists on board,
was returning from Spring Bank, and when
near the Cove Railway bridge, one mile below
this city, the boat suddenly collapsed like an
egg shell and became a total wreck, level with
the waters edge All the passengers were in
stantly plunged into the strclm more than
half of them being underneath the debris.
The first news which reached the city was
brought by survivors, who struggled through
the STREETS wet and weary:
The news fell like q thunderbolt, and a
stampede took place for the spot. Arriving
there terrible sight met the view. Fifty or
sixty bodies had already been recovered and
were lying on the green sward some distance
up the bank.
Those arriving from the city from every di-
rection crowded around, anxious to see If any
relatives were board. Several hundred
families were represented on the excursion,
and the wall at the sight of the victims was
hcartrending. Fathers, mothers, brothers and
sisters rushed about panic-stricken, eudeayor-
ing to identify relatives.
By seven o'clock about eighty bodies were
recovered from under the wreck, where tho
water was twelve feet in depth Almost ev-
surface and conveyed to the boat.
The steamer Princess Louise was early
brought to the spot and the victims placed on
the upper decks. Fires were lit on the bank
overlooking the river. and petroleum torches
were brought and the search continued
Up to the present hour about one hundred
aud fifty corpses have been secured. Among
the dead are James Roberts IN, Manager of
the Bank of British North America: J. C.
Meredith. Clerk of the Division Court; VIM.
Mcbride, Assessor and Secretary OF the West
ern Fair Association; Mrs. VIM. Ashbury,
VIM. MilIman, Montreal commercial agent,
and two sons OF J. Rogers Plumber Mr..
Matthews, night editor of the 4iUertiscr, lost
his wife and two children. Harry Smart of
the Free Press, lost wife, two children and a
s,ste lin law
All Is in the deepest confusion. The NEWS
paper staffs, like all else, are sadly demora1-
lied. all having friends involved ir the caiaui-
ity. The whole city seems almost demented
to night.
The accident was entirely due to gross care
lessness. The boat overcrowdcd to dis
graceful extent. The manager, George Parish,
was expostulated with by several at Spring
Bank, and urged not to let the boat go out in
that overcroTded condition, but he Is reported
10 have replied, "An right, know my busi-
ness or something of that sort.
Mr.. Samuel Stewart. stove merch mt, one
of those who prot left the boat at Spring
Bank with his family. Several hundred more
remained there, unable to got passage, and
had to walk home, distance of four miles,
| tonight, no convey ance of any kind being
available.
American citizen., 1881-06-04

AN official estimate of the grain crop
in Nebraska is 105,OOO. 200 bushels, an in
crease over last years crop Of about 30 per
cent. The wheat crop alone is estimated at
1906. 900 bushels, which is a gain Of about
80 per cent.
American citizen., 1881-06-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.

GEN. GRANT and Capt. Eads have
both obtained from the Mexican Govern
ment the concessions asked for by.them and
are now on their way home.
American citizen., 1881-06-04

The speedy construction of the Ar.
kansas extension of the Texas & st. Loui.
Narrow-gauge Railroad, from Texarkana &c
Cairo, H., is said to be fixed fact.
American citizen., 1881-06-04

JOHANN MosT, editor of the London
scci.listic organ, the Freihcit, arrested on a
charge OF melting to murder, has been tried
and found guilty by jury, but recommend
ed to mercy, on the ground that he is for
efCuer
American citizen., 1881-06-04

The Swedish Government is becom-
ing alarmed and contemplates Legislation in
xiew Of the emigration, which is assuming
the proportions Of an exodus. Several coun-
ties are practically denuded of the ablc-
bodied inhabitants.
American citizen., 1881-06-04

The escape of steam boiler has
sort of fue-went expression.
American citizen., 1881-06-04
WILLIAMSON, Commis

GEN. j. A. WILLIAMSON, Commis-
sioncr Of the General Land-ofice, has ten
dered his resignation, for the purpose OF ac-
cepting the appointment Of General Land
Commissioner for the Atlantic & Pacific Rail-
way on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
branch Of that road.
American citizen., 1881-06-04

The British steamship Punjab Ie-
Gently, while on her way to Bussorah,
was closely followed for about twenty
four hours by a large wha.e, said to have
been about eighty feet long. 1t was
fired ut with Snider bullets, but they
did not seem TO make much impression
upon the sea monster.
The appraisers of the estate of the
late Mark Hopkins, of the Central Pa
cific Railroad, have filed an account
which foots up $50, ,00O,0OO
American citizen., 1881-06-04

JAY GOULD has organized q man.
moth express company, to compete with the
Adams and American Express Companies.
A consolidation has been effected, it is said,
between the United States Express Company
running from New York to the West and the
Union Pacific Company, which monopclizes
an the business on the several lines Of the
Union Pacific Railroad.
American citizen., 1881-06-04

An appalling disaster occurred near
London, Ontario, on the 24th. The steamer
vfetorh, returning from an excursion down
the river, densely laden with passengers,
suddenly collapsed. throwing all on board
into the river, which is at the place Of disas-
ter about twelve feet in depth. OF about
GOO persons on board it is estimated THAI
nott less than go were lost, the bodies Of
most of them being recovered.
American citizen., 1881-06-04

TRE Virginia town elections, held on
the 26th, resulted generally in the defeat Of
the Republicans and Readjusters by the reg
ular Democrats. The friends Of Mahone
claim that these local elections were not Sc
riously contested, and afford no criterion of
the relative strength Of the two parties.
American citizen., 1881-06-04

The Executive Committee of the Iowa
State Earmcrs' Alliance have organized a
Farmers' Protective Association, under the
Incorporation laws Of the State, and retained
Gen b. f.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, and
Hon. Chester C. Cole, of Des Moines, as
counsel. This, it Is said, means big fight
against the barbed-wiEe patent monopoly,
all negotiations having failed to secure any
modification of prices for barbed wire to
farmers
American citizen., 1881-06-04
A FRIGHTFUL DISASTER.

An ExcursIUn Roat Near London. Cana
dn, Suddenly CoIInpScs and sinks or the
DO Pn..rngrrs Board Nearly $50
Are Drowned G ross CnreIe ssne.x tho Al
legged Cause OF the Terrible Accident.
American citizen., 1881-06-04

Ex-SENAToRs CoSKLING and Platt,
accompanied by Vice. President Arthur and
ndinber Of other prominent New York pol
hieians, arrived at the State capital on the
Path. Thes senior ex-senator received host
of friends during the evening at the Delevan
House. Among the callers was delegation
from the Albany Grant Club, who presented
written address, In which Grant and Conk-
ling were extoIlsd as the sayiors OF the Re-
publican party in the late Presidential cam
paign, and denouncing Secretary Blaine for
his alleged malignant warfare upon those
gentlemen ana their friends. Mr.. 'Conkiing
received the address, saying he would not be
able TO read IL 1t present.
American citizen., 1881-06-04

TEE United States Treasurer has no.
tilted holders of 5-pcr-ccnt. bonds that no
further continuance of IS at 1-2 per cent.
can be allowed, as the limit has been reached.
1t Is estimated I'm the Treasury that the
amount ol bonds continued at 3 1-2 per cent.
is shout 80 900 600. The bonds not cop-
tinued wiz be paid out Of the surplus revc-
American citizen., 1881-06-04

LONDON, Ont, May 25.
Up to the present time uo3o p. M 25s bodies
have been recovered. 1t is believed there are
several yet beneath the wreck.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-21
NEW HAL EN-,

The week of prayer was observed
with some degree of interest.
The teachers of Beeman Academy
were pleasantly surprised by being
made the recipients of elegant gifts In
silver, presented by the students.
Prof. Cove received gold-lined silver
cake basket, and Miss Hubert, silver
flower vase of beautiful design.
Mr.. Nathan Barton died last week,
on Thu sday. He was q native of
New Haven. and graduate of Middle
bury College, of the class of 1898. lie
formerly resided for some fifteen wears
in Champlain. New York, but for
eight years he has resided OH his farm
in New Haven. lie was man of
encyclopaedia information, but difiident
and not inclined to push himself. His
age was sixty-six years. lie leaves
wife and two children.
The sixth annual meeting of the
New Haven auxiliary of the Woman's
Board of Missions was held last week
Wednesday, January o, at The chapel
rooms. Twenty-Five ladies were pres
ent. The devotional exercises were
opened with the singing of that famil-
lar hymn "Blest be the tic that binds"
followed by a Scriptural reading and
prayer. The report of the secretary,
which was review of the work du-
ring the year past, and which was
most excellent, gave proof of increased
interest as well as an increased mem.
bership. Monthly meetings have been
sustained during the entire year. Its
studies on missionary topics, suggested
by the Lite and Light, for every
month, have been adopted with profit
tc it members. The treasurer's report
showed creditable sum given. The
envelope system is used, and the
amount received was seventy-fve dol
lars. Fourteen copies of Life and
Light taken. The vlce-prcsident of the
county, Mrs. Knowlton, gave some
statements in regard to the member
ship and works Of the different auxili.
aries In the county. 1t was q lamenta-
BILE fact that so few of the female mem.
bers of our churches have q share In,
or participate In this great work. The
question arose, How to interest them
Various ways were presented. One
was, to take the missionary meetings
to them. Appropriate, touching and
tender tributes were read to the mem.
DRY of Mrs. Mary Nash, Mrs. Harriet
Phelps and Mrs. Laura Palmer
deceased members of the auxiliary
The same officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Mrs. f. L. Knowlton
president; Miss Carrie Eaton, secre
tary; Mrs. E. A. Doud, treasurer
Tea was served, followed by a pie ssani
hour OF social concourse.