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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
Viewing His Treasures.

New York Correspondence of Philadelphia Record
I went with friend to the vaults OF the
Safety Deposit Company on Thursday to help
snip off some coupons. You know what these
vaults are. Places where bloated bondholders
keep their stocks and bonds and other valua-
bles in their safes with combination locks, that
moth nor rust may not corrupt, nor thieves
break through and steal. While we were sit
ting there looked up and saw the strangest
and most forbidding looking person coming
down the aisle. He wore high-pointed fur
cap and coat buttoned up to his chin. A short
thick beard and moustache almost hid his face
from view. AS he came nearer to me recog-
nized Captain Costentenus, the tattooed man.
We could not help staring at him, it seemed SO
queer for one of Barnums curiosities to be
looking after his stocks and bonds. He did not
seem to object, and SO my friend made some
pleasant remark to him in Italian. He was
quite ready to talk, though he does not speak
very fuently either French, Italian or Eng
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

Some Hawkeye Philosophy.

lBurdette.1
My son, when you hear man growing and
scolding because Moody gets 5000 week for
preaching Christianity, you will perceive that
he never worries minute because Ingersoll
gets $500 night for preaching atheism. You
will observe that the man who is unutterably
shocked because Francis Murphy is getting
$50 week for temperance work. seems to
think it all right when the bar keeper takes in
twice so much money in single day. The
laborer is worthy of his hire, my boy, and be
is just as worthy of it in the pulpit as he is
upon the stump Is the man who is honestly
irving to save your immortal soul worth less
than the man who is only trying his level best
to go to Congress? Isn't Moody doing as good
work as Ingersoll? Isn't John B. Cough as
much the friend of humanity and society as
the bar tender? Do you want to get all the
good in the world for nothing, so that you may
be able to pay high price for the bad? Re-
member, my boy, the good things in the world
are always the cheapest. Spring water costs
less than corn whiskey; box OF cigars Will
buy two or three Bibles; gallon OF old brandy
costs more than barrel of flour; "full hand"
at poker often costs man more in twenty
minutes than his church subscription amounts
to in three years; State election costs more
than revival of religion; you can sleep in
church every Sunday morning for nothing, II
YOU are mean enough to deadbeat your lodging
in that way, but nap in Pullman car costs
you 50 every time; so cents for the circus and
penny for the missionary box; vi for the
theatre and pair of old trousers, frayed out at
the ends, baggy at the knees and utterly bursted
as to the dome, for the Michigan sufferers; the
dancing lady who tries to wear the skirt of
her dress under her arms and the, waist
around her knees and kicks her slippers
clear over the orchestra chairs every night
gets $600a week, and the city missionary gets
5000 year; the horse race scoops in 50 900 the
first day and the church fair lasts a week,
works twenty-five or thirty of the best women
in America nearly to death. and comes out $40
in debt-why, my boy, if you ever find your
self sneering or SOOTHING because once in
while you hear of preacher getting living,
or even luxurious salary, or temperance
worker making money, 60 out in the dark aud
feel ashamed of yourself, and If you don't feel
above kicking a mean man, kick yourself.
Precious little does religion and charity cost
the old world, my boy, and when the money it
does get is flung into its face, like bone to
dog, the donor is not benefited by the gift,
and the receiver is not and certainly should
not be grateful 1t is insulted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

THE next colored cadet at West Point will
be Lemuel w. Livingston of Florida. Be-
fore Mr.. Bisbee, the present member from
the second district of that State, was ad
mitted to his seat, his de .facto but not de
jure predecessor had nominated young
man who was rejected, being found def
Gent on examination. Mr.. Bisbee. being
requested to fill the vacancy, arranged for a
competitive examination. The examiners,
two Republicans, two Liberals and Demo-
crat, were all of opinion that young Living
ston passed a better examination than any
of his three or four white competitors, and
he will present himself at West Point next
month.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
LONDON standard: To laugh at the alb.

LONDON Standard: To laugh at the alb
surdities or eccentricities of ones country
men is fair enough; it may even be useful.
In more serious mood to lift up ones
voice to testify against the vices which
most easily beset our own people may be a
religious duty not to be shirked. But these
genteel attacks on the social shortcomings
of their countrymen, in which it is much
the fashion for American novelists nova
days to indulge for the amusement Of for
eisners, are consummately vulgar They
will give more pain to those persons who
have had occasion to know and love Ameri-
cans than TO Americans themselves.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

IL is said that the Salt Lake Mormons are
making ready to resist the operation of the
Edmunds bill to the utmost of their strength.
Nothing less than that was to be expected,
but if the plenary powers bestowed by the
bill are properly exercised the opposition
can hardly be effectual.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

No one will be the least surprised to learn
that the man at Puerto Cabello who gave
himself up to the authorities as one of the
Phoenix Park assassius could not have been
concerned in the crime of which he accuses
himself. 1t was tolerably plain from the
first that what he wanted was transportation
home at the expense of the government,
and his scheme to secure it seems to be sue
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

PHILADELPHIA Press: Wise precautions
are being taken By the Maine Republicans to
guard agains. repetition of the Garcelon
frauds. This care is believed to be necessa-
ry from the facts that Governor Plat sted
signed an address approving Garcelon's
course in the contingent frauds of 1879,
and that he will be member of the board
which will count the votes this year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

THE reports about that holy war which
every few days it is announced that Arab
Bey has proclaimed, or is about to proclaim
recall the story of the boy who shouted
'sWolf'' with such misleading and disas
trous frequency, and perhaps it may have
an analogous sequel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

FOREST fires have again broken out in
Michigan, and are causing great destruction
in that unlucky State. Every one will be
sorry to hear that, but with the regret will
be mingled feeling of surprise that forest
fires should still be possible in Michigan
after last years confagration.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

THE following saying of the late Sir Hen
nv Bulwer, about the national character of
the Turks is good: "When the Turk does
ANYTHING, consider what is the reasonable,
straightforward Interpretation to place on
that act Then eliminate absolutely that
conclusion. Any other may be possible;
but that certainly will not be.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

"GATH's" opinion of Westminster Abbey,
as expressed in recent letter from London
to the Cincinnati Enquirer, is that ssit is a
vast collection of titled trash and hidden 70.
nance, the biggest tombstones often cover
ing the smallest souls.o
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

THE mother country conveys to Canada a
gentle reminder that she is vassal and not
peer A little more of this sort of cruel
and Canada will tell her old, scolding wet
nurse that there is very good business to be
done on this side the Atlantic without any
foreign Intervention. The Original Thir-
teen forcibly invaded the peerage OF ma
tions little more than hundred years
ago, and Canada may profit by their ex-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

WILLIAM MONTGOMERY, an Ohio PEN
sioner, who was badly disabled during the
war of the rebellion, has notified Gen. Wy
koff, pension agent of his district, that he
wishes his name stricken from the pension
roll, as he has fully recovered his health.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

We DO pot 70 SO anonymous letters and commu'
cations. The nsIne and address OF the writ ere III
ali cases Indispensable, not necessarily for ubliOs
Won but ss guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake 10 retarn preserve COM
.aunications that are not nsed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

THE Ark ansaw Travellers aged colored
person says: "My idea of de better worl is
whar dar is election goin' on all de time,
case den de white folks is alters perlight.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

EygSv reguisr srt&che Of the PRESS is Furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pnlien,
Editor, All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon by demanding credentials
OF every person claiming to represent OR Journal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
FOE SALE.

a HORIZONTAL steam engine, in good condi-
"A tion Cylinder 8 in. diameter, 70 IN. stroke
,gbeel 81 to SIS horse power and will develop 40
horse power if desired May be seen at FOREST
CITY SUGAR REFINERY, West Commercial st.
Apply to GEO S. HUNT, 1e5 Commercial ~,
1lyl2 VOW
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
BOYS, ATTENTION!

FTIHE Portland Fraternity at its last meeting de-
Il cided to open school of carpentrv 70 he
under the supervision of Luther Pingree. who IL
well qualified to instruct. The school will be in
the third story of the Fraternity building ON Free
street and win be opened July 9th at half-past
seven in the morning, continuing daily till the
school will be free to boys in the public Schools and
those wishing to learn the of tools, viii do well
to call at once at the rooms Free street and en-
roll their names, as but limited number can he o.
eommodated. Mr.. Woodhill is daily in lite ndsnce
at the rooms and will receive and register the
names of applicants. i1nl3dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

Two months still left TO wear a
Thin Hat. Our assortment SIM
good, Our prices have been re-
duced and YOU can get "a good
style and a good trade. Look
thorn over.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-24

hearing" when two or more cried
out, Eyes, let him be heard" while
others said, mo, don't let him
speak" There was an evident
movement for party spirit when
Major Penn said: "If there are
any persons present who want to
hear him speak, let them rise and
manifest their desire"
But two stood up-Bose Pruitt
and Edgar L. Nicholson, and then
quickly sat down.
Major Penn-"I don't see one.
Now those who don'L want the
gentleman to speak arise and mani
fest their Wishes"
Instantly more than half the con-
gregation arose.
Major Penn-"That settles the
matter. Take your seat, sir"
DIR. Price-"If can't have a hear
ing here, sir, there is a power open
for me. L can go and speak through
the press, sir"
Major Penn-"And don't forget to
say there was no person that would
stand up for you"
DIR. Price then resumed his seat
and Major Penn the service, and all
became "qCiet on the Potomac"
The remainder of the article is Ia
ken up with Prices subsequent on
slaughts on the Baptist evangelist,
being medley of doggeral poetry,
scriptural quotations, slang phrases,
etc, and winding up by denouncing
Penn as consummate liar and SLAM
derer. Public opinion at Werther-
ford seems to side with. the Baptist
preacher, the sentiment being that
the Methodists conduct was violent,
aggressive and uncalled tor.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-24

IT is estimated that the value of
the cotton seed in the southern states
now equals one-third of the crop of
Int cotton. The annual product of
seed is now about two and a half
million tons over and above what is
needed for planting purposes, and
the price has reached from fifteen to
twenty dollars ton. The value of
the annual yield when made into oil
cake and other products is estimated
at from seventy-five to a hundred
million dollars. This is very sub
stantial source of wealth and materi-
al prosperity, and one whose impor-
lance is no longer unappreciated by
capitalists. The number of mills in
operation and i'll progress of con.
struction for converting cotton seed
into ITS valuable products is report
ell at from sixty-five to seventy
most of which have been started in
the past few years, and as the bust
ness is found to be highly profita-
BILE the establishments are likely TO
multiply with considerable rapidity.
Let us rejoice and pick cotton with
vim, for the Egyptian war is pro-
crossing with commendable zeal.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-24
Effect OF the Eeyp,,.p war.

An exchange states that thus far
the Egyptian trouble has not resulted
IN the shifting of capital from Euro
pean securities to American stock TO
the extent generally anticipated.
For the English capitalist TO sell
such securities at the present time
would be unpatriotic, and betray a
lack OF confidence in the British Lion
to pull through the present troubles
in which he is involved. Ii there is
not an open selling of securities,
there is stay in Refreshments and
In loans on new enterprises. Prices
are sustained on the London mar
kettor home securities, while Amer
lean investments have advanced in
price. The London Economist of
July 20, publishes list of leading
European securities, giving their
prices on that day as compared
with July q and juno 80.
and which shows that of the
eleven leading securities only one
egyptian UnifiedD was lower than
on June 80. In fact the London
stock market and the CONNER
cial and financial interests
of Great Britain have been in favor
of an active, warlike policy on the
part OF the government, on the
ground that Eugland's commercial
prosperity would only be assured
by putting down the military party
in Egypt and regulating the finances
of that country with a strong baud,
The recent vote of credit of ST.
100000 asked for by the gov
eminent for the Egyptian ex-
penses, has, therefore, strengthened
the confidence in the London stock
market and European securities, be-
cause it shows the probability of a
more prompt settlement of the Egyp-
tian affair.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-24

EX-CoNGREssMAN HOPKINS, of
the Pittsburg district, is the latest
guesser at the resultin Pennsylvania.
To a reporter who asked the relative
strength of the five parties in that
state he replied: ~ will hazard a
rough guess. Iplace Stewards vote,
as 1 have already stated, at 100000 |;
the Prohibition ticket will receive
from 10000 to Is, 900 votes; the Labor
vote will depend largely upon
whether or not the labor troubles
continue until the election, and to
that extent will affect the estimate
upon the two leading tickets, but L
think Mr.. Armstrong will poll 3d.
600 or 10000 votes; General Beaver,
the Cameron Republican candidate
will poll $4,000 votes, and Mr.. Patti
sons vote may be safely placed at
100000.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-24

WERE Texas populated as densely
as Massachusetts, it would contain
81, 100000 people. Were its values
as great as those of Massachusetts,,
its school lands would be worth
$4,000, 100000, and the annual rev.
enue derived therefrom at four per
cent interest would be $S0,000,O00.
Shall we not at once proceed 10 hold
the lands for the state, for in fifty
years, and many now living will
survive to verify the prediction,
Texas will be peopled as Mas
sachusetts now is. The next legis-
lature should institute the lease sys-
TEN for the school lands, and
within the period of an ordinary
lifetime the free schools may be
munificently sustained, while a per-
centage due the state for managing
the fund, with probably poll tax
of one dollar, would then meet every
expense of the state government.
Is not the scheme a grand one, and
will not the men of all parties labor
to secure to posterity a consumma-
ton so grand, wealth and indie
pendence so great?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-24
PERSONAL.

"Almost home" were the Iast
words Ben Hill uttered.
1t is said that Vanderbilt has
eleven $4,000 horses at Saratoga.
Ex-Governor Alvord, the "Old
salt" OF New York politics, is I'm
failing health.
General Beauregard is at Allie
gheny Springs, writing a book about
his campaigns.
Thomas Hughes Is expected TO
climb the hills in his Rugby settle
ment in September.
Henry Ward Beecher is of the
opinion that there is no harm In
card playing. This depends upon
whether you hold good hand or
not.
The remains of Miss Fanny Par
nell are 10 be removed from Trenton
to Philadelphia and thence 10 Ire
land by the American steamship
line.
Rev. Mr.. Sharrard, who went to
Colorado from Kentucky, has struck
silver NINE worth $260,000. lie
still breaches in the little church in
Gunnison.
Guiteau's skeleton will be placed
on exhibition at the Army Medical
museum, at Washington, about the
first of next month. The struetBre
was taken apart and laid in the sun
until the bones were bleached as
white as ivory.
A party of eight Arabs who ar
rived at Castle Garden from Alex
andria, ON Saturday last, are TO be
sent 10 Lincoln county, Tennessee
The Rev. David Strong, of that
place. has telegraphed to the au-
thorities to make this disposition Of
them. He says that he knew Mo-
hanna Barakat, the one of the
party who speaks English, as lay
teacher in an American mission cob
lege in Egypt.
The venerable Archbishop Pur-
cell, of Cincinnati, Notwithstanding
his advanced age and feeble condi-
ton. which for long time have
wholly incapacitated him for active
duty. is still enjoying life at the
Ursuline convent at st. Martin, in
Brown county, Ohio, where he now
resides, and where he continues to
receive his friends. He is in full
possession of his mental faculties,
and takes great interest in the Egyp-
tian war.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-24

EX-GovERNOR DAVIS, the noted
Republican, is the independent can
didate for congress in the tenth dis
trict; Tom Ochiltree, the renowned
Republican and associate of emper-
ors and kings, is the indepenent cali
didate in the deep-water district !;
Jerome Kearby and E. l.. Dahoney,
the Greenbackers, are independent
candidates in north Texas; Oster-
hout is the insignificant Republican
candidate against r. Q. Mills; and
Web. Flanagan, the honest. exponent
of Republican purposes, is the prob
able Independent candidate in east
Texas. Certainly Independentism
is but a mask 10 hide from
view deformities, entrenched
behind the greatest political deform-
ity-this great moral Irresponsible
ty, now bidding for public favor in
Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-24
The Republican. at SAN Antonio.
n Antonio Express.1


The so-called Republican con-
gressional convention for this dis
trict has been a source of a good
zeal of amusement to the Democrats
and humiliation to the Republicans
The gag was numerically applied
by the majority vote, which was OBJ
tanned by the practice of common
politicians securing proxies from
counties taking no interest in the
matter-and only eleven of the
twepty-six counties of the district
were represented. 1t was really a
Davis convention held In the name
of the Republican party, and the
leaders OH the floor who fought the
appointed by convention
that voted down a resolu-
ton endorsing that gentleman,
Davis keeps standing in several
papers a declaration that he has
thrown off his allegiance to the
Republican rarty, and denounclng
it, but in all the speeches and &C.
tiOns of the majority in this "Repnb-
lican' convention, the success of
Davis was openly made the prime
object. The proceedings were all
insult to the intelligence of the
Democracy. The majority make no
prete1tion of changing their politics
of becoming more liberal, or of
making any kind of concession.
They in bold effect declared that
Davis card was lie that he is still
the same Republican he always was :;
and would be found true to the par
tY in the future as he always had
been found in the past; that calling
him an Independent was simply in
tended TO gull the Independent
Democrats. They also proclaimed
to each other that their own actions
were lie, by declaring that they
were not trailing the Republican flag
by supporting man who had pro-
fessedly given the party kick and
left il in disgust that they were SIM
ply attempting a trick upon the
Democrats by appearing in new
guise. Do they expect to win DEM
ocratic votes by openly declaring
Democrats are fools?
But the work has been accom-
plished, and the gang that have
added a local to a national Demo-
cratic prejudice against the Republic
can party will parade again under
the Davis banner, but they will go
down in defeat for the last time in
November next. Their day is run,
and they can never rally again.
The Democrats ought to be well
satisfied with the situation. Under
certain possible contingencies the
Republicans might have had fair
chance to carry this district, but the
opportunity has been entirely
throw away.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-24
JUDGE IRELAND,s SPEECH

The STATESMAN has refused to
give the published reports of Judge
Ireland's speech at Gonzales, because
it was fully satisfied he had been
reported. 1t has been
said that he there declared in
favor of dividing the school fund
among the UNCONVENTIONAL schools,
when he said nothing of the sort.
Yesterday the judge was IN this city,
and during recess of the county con-
vention he was sent for and invited
to speak. He made a short speech,
which the STATESMAN presents very
fully, and we invite its careful peru
sal. In this speech Judge Ireland
defines his position plainly, and Gets
at rest the carpers who are too glad
to repeat Misrepresentation about
his expressions. He takes a very
Just view of the question, but does
not go as far as the STATESMAN. We
DcllctO IudI thO oboIO ohONiN wv
alone in the capacity of distributor
of educational funds, and that the
parent or guardian should be left in
full control of the child in the man.
agement of its education. In other
words, the school fund should be for
all, no power diverting it from any
and every child in the state,
the parent deciding where the
pro rata due the child should go.
Judge Ireland does not take this
view of the case, but we state the
point as to our own conviction, even
this being short OF the denomina-
tional distribution, to show how in.
correctly he has been represented
Read his speech. 1t is the first he
has made at the capital, and it was
Informal, purely accidental, short
but sound. He promised, however
that he would make an appointment
before a great while for Austin, and
that before November he would
address the people of Travis county
on the political issues of the day.