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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-16

No. 42ls, R-Chancery Court of Shelby county
W. Y. Q. Humes ct a. firm of Humes & Poston.
VS.. John r Allen ct al
DY virtue of an interlocutory decree for sale
ID made in the above cause on the ID day OF
March. 1852, and entered March Z. 1882. n. B. 81.
page 55l, win sell at public auction, % the high
est bidder, in front OF the Clerk and Masters
ONCE, Courthouse of Shelby county. Memphis.
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Total receipts April IS lSo2.
Total receints same dav 1881
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pDEanSTIIEES

Corn higher and tending upward, with
large demand. Oats firm and unchanged j;
prairie hay firm and higher; cornmeal steady
at the advance. Flour advancing.
CORN = While, nominslly 95c; choice
mixed, 90(99lc.
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Above low Changes.
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DRY GOODS.

New YORK, April 15.-The course OF
trade is without change. Desirable fabrics
of ell seasonable qualities continue in steady
demand, and between moderate selections
and orders, also deliveries on previous
engagements, such supplies are sold ahead,
or are in very limited stock. Cotton goods
have been in fair to good shipment and
many new orders have been placed against
been in good delivery, and through many
small orders for regular fancies also wide
distribution of novelties, there has been a
VI ~ lair volume of sales
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RAILWAY RECORD.
ARRIVAL AND DEpARTURgoF TRAINS

CnessPeaIse, ohio aald southwestern
Trains move as follows: Mail leaves daily. ex-
cept SUNDAY, at 4;00 pm. freight leaves daily at
$50 am. Mail arrives daily, except Sunday, at
g Am. freight arriee. daily a $40 pm.
Memphis aud Little Kock-Trains move
Is follows PASSENGER No leaves daily at so
an eight leaves Caily. ex -ept Sunday. 80
an. Pas enger No. 4 arrives daily At 6 30 a. IN. ;
freight arrives daily kept sun day, 81 g 20 pm.
Memphis and CharIestOHI-TrHf rs move
as follows Ccity time Mail and express leaves
daily 70 SOS D n. fs mail and express leaves
daily at IO:25 SJmerville acc nm ,daton
leaves daily eKceDt Sunday. Al - pm. Mall aud
express arrives daily ct 90 m. fast m III and
express arrives daily at 9:10 p Somerville &C
e0mmodation arrives daily, except sunday at s:l5
an.
Louisville and NashVTIr-Trains move
A. o-lows: Fast msil arrives daily at 4:05 m /;
les VS. at II pm. msil leaves daily ut 7;ap
AIN. passenger accammo alton leaves daily at
1910 Am. arrives daily at $50 pm (eity tmel-
VIII MAKE close connection for all points East:
Brownsville accommodR ion leaves daily except
Sunday, at 4.55 pm. mail arrives daily at GO
p N. Brownsville accommodation arrives daily,
except 81 uoay. at s:35
MisSf~sippi aad TenDeSseS-Trains move
as follows: New Orleans mail leaves daily at
I2:35 pm; New Orleans fast express leaves daily
at SOS PIN freight leaves daily. except sunday,
al OBS = m. New Orleans mail arrives daily a. 10
a m. New Orleans fast express arrives daily at
$3.50 q freight rives daily. except sunday. at
3 so p. Il. Frefgh trains carry passengers.
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PETROLEUM MARKETS.
Coal OII-Wholesale lots 1()c ner call,

GOAL OTL-WhoIesaIe lots, IUc per gallon.
CLEVELAND, April 15.-Petroleum I'M
changed; s.w., ITO, &c.
BRADFORD, April 15.-Quiet and weak;
opened at 79sc; highest, 794c; lowest, 7Sgc;
closed at 7S3c.
PITTsBURG, April 15.-Petroleum quiet;
united certificates inactive; closed at 7S5c;
refined, Tic, Philadelphia delivery.
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The Guiding star transportation Com.
pauy.

NlnClunaIl fTaLttIe, 44il-
Articles of incorporation Of the Guiding
Star Transportation Company were fled in
the Kenton county, Ky, clerks Office yester-
day afternoon The incorporators are Jacob
D. Hegler, VIM. J. Mcintyre, Vincent
Shinkle, Frank, Stein, and NJ. V. DAILY. The
object of the company IL stated to be the
buying, selling, and using OF steamboats, in
the transportation Of travellers and freight on
The Ohio and Mississippi rivers and their
tributaries. The capital stock Is fixed at
$4,000 in shares of $500. Bosiness begins
with the 18th instant, and is TO continue for
ten year,, unless the stockholders desire to
dissolve the company sooner. The principal
place of business is to be at Covington, Ky.
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FOR SALE.

ITO COTTON PLANTERS III have for sale on
l. my plantations AZ 0zceola, ArkanssA several
eial references for seed, including Java Prolific,
5oyd Prolific, Hsdagorda elk, etc. These sgd
were grown the past year on the aluFiGi nEer
bottom lands In Aississfppi county. Arkansas, ana
the the product Of seed shipped thence Ast sFr1gs
grown the previous year on 1ennessee h1ehiAnoA
Nv. JEEFERsos 90,
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cARDING& SPINNING

Z Maehfnery FOE SALE conPlete syS-
~ ter fnow mining comprising Kits0n Opener.
Kitson spresder. z HorEeir = strsPpe5 CsSds, %
-. p-svfdence u co. slubber, 30 spindles;
u,s1srs - speeden IL sp.ndles each Proyidenos
n5saH5 ~ nfndlest n Ring Spinning Framea
~ oss3adfes; Reels. Warp Nils. spoolers etc
ny " I'D ia lo1z 20 suit purchaser Address
rnaEG DIVINE Thompson q D1TiE1on Sta, Phih,
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VEGETABLES, POULTRY, EGGS, ETC.
Eges--more abundant and shade lower.
Spring chickens in demand at quotations;
other grades plentiful and dull. Turkeys
scarce. Ducks and geese nominal. Potatoes
firm; none on levee. Onions quiet at quota
tions from store. Stock peas in demand at
quotations.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10
@3 20; New York rose, So 7b94; seed pota-
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RRooMs AND RaooM-CoRN

Brooms of home manufacture and broom
corn continue in good demand.
-CoRN-Per ton, SI509 22o, accord
ing to grade.
BRooMs-Per dozen in wholesale lots,
81 75(G4
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COTTON.

The local market firm, at an advance of &c,
and closed firm yesterday, with brisk demand.
Sales, 14O0 bales, 1850 to exporters, ESQ to
spiuners. Quotations:
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HORSES AND MULES.

Fair supply on the market and prices I'M
changed.
MULEs-No. dray mules, Is to 164 hands,
S175@225; l54 to Is, S150(9175; 10 to 154,
S125@l50; 149 to 10, S1O0@l25.
HoRsEs-Good driving, Sl25@200; heavy,
draft, none on the market; saddle horses,
S140@225; plugs, $40@75.
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WEATHER AND RIVERS.

OFFICE SIGNAL SERVICE. L. S. A, /
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April Is, 1ss2-
The following observations are taken at
the same moment OF time (l:os p. M at all the
Cfaff
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SEEDS.

The following list of prices cover the
principal articles, for which there is at pres
ent daily increasing demand.
CLovER-S6 % per bushel.
CLASSIFIED top, or herd, 81 10 per bushel;
orchard, 81 90; extra clean blue, 81 25; tim
othy, 1908 %; German millet, g 4592 so;
Hungarian, 81 40.
OATs-Red rust proof, $4,000; black, IS
@75c.
OSIoSs-Ssts. 81 SOFAS.
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Is NO HsUuBUG.
II you doubt. come and we cure you, or charge
Won nothing Write for particulars ana copy OF
tittle book. Message to the Unfortunate" or ask
druggist for it. Ask any leading drug house in the
y. . to our character.
$1,000 Reward viii be paid TO any chemist
who will find, analysis 100 bottles S. s. s.,
paruc OF Hercurv. Iodide Potassium or Min
eral substance. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Prop'rs,
Sold By druggists everywhere. Atlanta, Ca
sS- Price Of reguiar OF large size reduced 10
81 rs per bottle; small size, holding half the
q uantftv urice 81
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MovFMFNTs ATTHEIvEE

Trip1I4-John Z. Made, St. Louis; W.
p. Halliday, St. Louis; Katie Hooper, Mad
isOn; J. s. Bransford, st. Francis river; d.
r. Powell, Ouachita river; Gold Dust, Vicks-
burg; Dean Adams, Arkansas City; Coaho-
ma, Osceola.
Departure8.-John B. Mande, 81. Louis; d.
r. Powell, St. Louis; w. P. Halliday, New
Orleans; J. A. Woodson, Arkansas river;
Josie Harry, White river.
Boats IN Port. S. Bransford, Coahoms,
Katie Hooper, Gold Dust and Dean Adams.
Boats Due Dotcn.-City of Cairo, Mark
Twain, CITY Of Helena, james w. Gaff and
City OF Vicksburg.
Boats Due Up.-James Lee, New Mary
Houston, Rene Macready and City OF Green
vile.
Receipts Yesterday.
Coahoma-I1 bales cotton.
Dean Adams-9 bales cotton and 80 pkgs
sundries.
J. S Bransford-22 bales cotton, Al SKIS
seed, 800 pkgs sundries. and hides.
John 3. Maude-1109 brls -four, It's brls
neal, 500 rolls bagging, Ala pkgs lard, 90
boxes bacon, 81 bales hay, 6lS SKIS corn, $50
SKIS oats, % skis bran, ) bales cotton, horses
and sos pkgs mdse.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
Trustees Sale.

DN virtue OF trust deed made TO me, rs trustee,
d on the 9th September. 1881. and recorded in
book IS9. page los. in Registers once OF Shelby
county, State of Tennessee. 10 secure a certain
debt therein mentioned. will SELL for cash at the
door OF the courthouse. at public outcry In the
city OF Memphis, Taxing District Of Shelby county,
et O'Clock pm, on
Saturday, the sih day of May, ISS2,
the property described in said trust deed a. fol-
lows witt Lying in the survey OF the property ad
jacent TO the depot at Wilmington on Memphis. Pa
ducah and Northern Railroad, and known on plat
as lot No Is on west side Of railroad IS feet by iS5
feet and running back TO alley. with the improve.
ments thereon, being the same property conveyed
on December { 1872, TO Aogridge & kury oy deed
from George Il. Milhngton and Wade Nillington.
the said deed being recorded in Record Book 10.
page 29l in the Registers once of shelby county.
Tennessee.
will al the came time sell two Ice-chests. one
Mirror one Counter aud Glassware heretofore used
in said premises. Equity OF redemption waived:
tide believed to be good, but / sell and convey
only as trustee. s. NJ ROBERTSON, Trustee.
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6s extended 1OIIz. Mar. &Cin. LIST prf'd 100.
IS extended, 102. Mar.&Cin- I'd prfd ,lO4-
as coupon ll6 Mem & charleston, Oh
Is coupon 1907. Michigan Central. 1919.
Pacific Gs OF 1895, l32. Missouri Pacific, 9iIs.
e p. firsts 1l61<. Mobile & Ohio, 1881.
Erie seconds, 9314. Morris & Essex, 12lX.
Lehigh & wilkes 103. Nash. d Chat, $50.
La. consols, 81 N. J. Central, z6l4.
Missouri 6s, 1l2%, N. d w. prefd, 5lA.
ST. Joseph los Northern PaSihc, 3SIs.
st p & s. G. frs,s.. ITO. North'n Pac prl'd, los.
Tenn. 6s, old, 81. Northwestern, 12f2s.
Tenn. Gs, new, t51z. Northwest'n prefd, lSs1 Z.
U. p. frsts III. New York Central lzs14.
U. r. land grants l121z. Ohio Central. ll61s-
u P. sink funds, IlsIs. Ohio q Mississippi, 3eS4.
IfgIhfa consois. 6e1S. Ontario & western, 26IS
Va consols Pfd, Iii. Pacific Mail, 39H.
7. P. land grants, 6i Panama Certifc'ts, I95.
T. p. Rio Grande, s254. p. D. & E.. so.
Adams Express, no. Pittsburg, lS7.
Alton&Terre Haute, 251x reading, $50
A. Il I. II pTefd, 60. Rock Island lbs.
American Express, 81. 81. L. & S. F., SsH
B., G. X. & N, IS. st. L. & s. r. pref'd, 81.
Canada Southern, 491z. St.L. & s. F. LIST pfd, SO.
C., G. & l. c. Il1s@. st. Paul, Il01{.
Central Pacific, $50. ST. Paul pref'd, 1872
Chesapeake 4 Ohio, 1211z st. p, NJ. & NJ, II95<.
C. q o. LIST prei'd, 1907 St. Paul & Omaha Ii5IS
& o. ID Pref'd, 1221z- StPaul & o. prei'd, 9g54.
Chicago & Alton, 49, Texas Pacific, 1895.
G. & A. prefd 100. Union Pacific, 1ll54.
c., B. q O., 1291z U. s. Express, IS.
G., ST l.. & n; o., 70. W, st. l. Pac., 1907
g. s., & C.. SO. W. st L& P. prefd. sos.
c. & c., 7c. Wells Fargos Ex., 1271E.
Delaware & Hud-, 1867. Western Union, S3Z
Della. & Lack. 11914 East Tennessee, III5z.
Denver d Rio g., 6l9s. East Tenn prefd, l2o14.
eErie prefd, 20. Central Arizona, /.
Fort Wayne, 1877. Excelsior, ~.
Hannibal & st. Joe, co. Homestake s.
II & st. Joe prefd 81. Little Pittsburg, 2.
Harlem, z05. Ontario, IS.
Houston & Texas. 20. Quicksilver, 1214.
Illinois Central, 124. Quicksilver prefd, Sc
l., B. & w. 40%. Silver Cliff, ia.
Kansas d Texas. 3O7s. Standard, Is.
Lake Eiie & Western, so. Sutro, a.
Lake Shore, 1924 Robinson, 81.
Louisville & Nash, 7454. South Pacific, 100.
louisville & N. A, co.
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WHISKY, ETC.

Prices as previously quoted and busineFs
quiet.
WHIsKIEs = RedistilIed, 90c a. 81 so;
staight, 81 5094, according to age.
WINEs-Imported port, 81 50@4; sherry,
81 5504; mpagne-American extra dry,
S7@8; Piper Heidsicl, S23@25; Mumm's
extra dry, S25@27; claret, s. 1917 per box /;
Catawba, cases, 81 50@6
BRANDrEs-Cognac, 5000; peach, g so
as 50; apple, S293 50.
ST. LOUIS, April Whisky steady, 81 IS.
CHICAGO, April 15.-Whisky steady, 81 10.
BALTIMORE, April 15.-WhIsky firm,
81 2l3.
New ORLEANS, April 15.-Whisky
tern rectifed, 81 O5@I 20.
CrNcINNATI, April 15.-Whisky active and
firm, 81 II. Combination sales of finished
goods, 625 barrels, on basis of 81 II.
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PORT OF MEMPHIS.
STEAMERS LEAVING.
THIS DAY.

THIS DAY.
Yicksburg CRY OF CAIRO, yiekers 10 4 IN
81. Louis-..........-GoLD dust, MeCord, 10 am
MONDAY. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
Friars Point.-..-.-JANEs LEE. Monday, pm
Arkansas City ---DEAs ADAMS. Monday N.
OsceoIa.--- -CoAHoIA, Monday, pm.
DyersbUrg .IAEE TWAIN, Monday pm.
St Louis..-...-...-.CIIY OF HELENA, Monday, pm
Cincinnati..-..-...SE NEW MARY HoUsTOS. Mon. 1Oa m
St Francis RiveT.J- s. BRANsFoRD. Tuesday, 5 p m.
Yicksburg CITY OF NICKsBU e., Tues 10
Cincinnati ..-..--.JANEs W. GAFF. Tuesday, pm.
White River. HARD CASH. "Wednesday pm
Arkansas River. .PLow Boy, Wednesday, pm
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-15
FRANK JAMES IN PRISON

The account of Frank James in prison
shows that the occupation of bandit is
attended with great popularity in some
parts of this country. Frank James is e
murderer and thief. He is known to have
committed several cold. bIooded, cowardly
and useless assassinations. He has been
pest to the region he resided in for years,
He has never done a benefcent act in his
life. And now, having given himself up
very much as some patriot chief might
have done, after an unsuccessful career, it
openly announced that he is to be tried
merely as matter of form, and that his
conviction will be followed evidently by a
pardon from Governor C,ittenden-who
procured the assassination Of his brother.
These facts have rendered Frank James a
hero in the eyes of so many people that
his incarceration is a triumph instead OF a
punishment. The people who admire this
murderer and thief have fitted his cell up
elegantly, have provided him with creature
comforts in abundance, and hold
levees in his presence. Women send him
flowers in profusioD, and visit him, and
hang about him, and sympathize with him.
The population OF Missouri generally seems
to regard him as one of the greatest men
of the day, and there can be no doub. that
he thinks so himself. On the whole we
are obliged to conclude that, as Pip
used to observe in "Grest Expectations, "
thi. is "a bad side of human nature"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-15
FAMINE IN EGYPT.

At the beginning of the Egyptian trouble
the RECORD UNION, while discussing the
effect which it was likely to have upon the
distribution of the Nile inundatiop, point
ed out the danger of famine from neglect
of the customary precautions. It appears
now that famine is really apprehended,
and that it will be due, if it occurs, to this
cause. The Fellahs were drafted into
Arabi's army, being taken from their homes
at the time of year when their labor was
most urgently needed to regulate the flow
of the inundation through the complicated
system of canals which has been con.
structed to secure the greatest possible
benefit from the annual irrigation. The
consequence was that the food was unregu.
lated that in many places no crops were
sown that in others there was an insult.
ficiency of water; and that as a general
result there will be great deal of suffer.
ing, and possibly an actual famine. No
doubt the English Government will take
prompt measures to avert the worst, though
the distances in Egypt which cannot be
reached by railway are sometimes consider.
able. and, as in India, the people may not
be disposed to apply freely for relief even
where it is available.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-15
A REGULAR "CRowEER'S QUEST" YER.
DICE.

The verdict of the Kentucky Coroner's
jury in the case of the people killed by
the militia during the attack upon the
steamer in which they vera conveying the
Ashland murderers to place of safety, is a
fair specimen of "Crowner's quest law"
The jury finds that the soldiers were mot
in the discharge of their duty" when
they fired the fatal shots. Now the evil
dence on that point is abundant and con.
elusive. The troops had in the fret place
been threatened with q mob attack. In
the second place mob took possession of
ferry boat, aud as the steamer Granite
State, containing the troops and pris.
oners, approached, the mob opened fire
upon her. Several of the soldiers were
wounded before the commanding officer
gave orders to return the fire. The mob
made deliberate attack upon the troops,
in fact, and the latter only fired in self.
defense, and in defense of the prisoners
intrusted to them. Every person belong
ing to that mob who was killed by the fire
OF the troops unquestionably deserved his
death. The action of the mob was out.
rageous, and merited the most severe and
merclless punishment. The troops, how.
ever, though they had artillery with them,
never used the guns, combining their fire to
small arms. They did their whole duty.
They deserve well of the State, and the
Coroner's jury which rendered so unjust
verdict must be contemplate set of
idiots, or else in shameful sympathy with
the ruffians who received so merited a
chastisement at the hands of the citizen
soldiery.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-15
COAST AND STATE,

Wood river ore output for the year
amounts to 50 800, 900.
Two Cinnamon have been found dead
from starvation iu the Chinese quarters at
Oroville during the past month.
a miner named Anderson had his right
arm shattered, one eye blown out, and his
body fIightfully mangled at mine in Mon.
tana by the explosion of stick of giant
powder he was thawing out.
Two brothers, William and Archie Nc.
Cowan, living in Montana, quarreled about
some trivial matter last week, and William
shot and killed his brother with q Win.
chester rife. The fratricide is in Jail.
There died near GAINESVILLE. Ell Dorado
county, November OH, Mrs Annie Wilson.
aged 20. Mrs. Wilson came to California
i'll 1854 from Crawford county, Illinois.
She was the wife of Benjamin Wilson,
veteran of the war of 1872. The deceased
lady was a native of Indiana.
The principal mines at the north end of
the Comstock ale now officially thrown
open for few days to the inspection OF
stockholders. 1t will dc some of them
power of good, 10 doubt, to see the vari-
Gus holes wherein they have lost their
money, also the future chances in that re-
spect. Austin ReveiIle.
The indications are good for develop
ments in the mines in a very short time
indeed, something of value is liable to be
found almost any day, either in the middle
mines or at the north end. Any develop.
ments that may be made will come in GOOD
time, as our people now have political af.
fairs off their hands Virginia CITY En-.
terprise.
John Beat Mckissick, a well known
horseman, was very dangerously hurt at
Susanvllle one day last week. He was run
over by six.horse team, the wagon pass.
ing across his breast, breaking both arms
above the elbow, and from all that could
be learned his breast was badly crushed.
The latest advices were that he was not ex-
pected to live.
The prominent Piutes who went to Wads-
worth few days ago to elect chief to
succeed Winnemucca, says the SilUer State
OF last Saturday, have returned without
accomplishing the object of their mission.
They say their hearts were too sad over the
death Il the old chief, and they postponed
the election one moon. Tine new chief,
whoever he may be, will be known as Win
nemucca, which is title, rot name.
The Plumas National says: "The fsh
law shut ont the anglers on Wednesday,
and the trout will have rest until the lst
day of April, 1883. The law is entirely
wrong as far as Piumas is concerned, and a
move should be made to have it changed.
As it now stands the open season com
mences just about the time the fish are
spawning, and just when they should be
protected. There is no reason for stopping
the catching of fish in Plumas county until
after the lst of January, or even F. bruary,
and then the close season should last until
the LIST Of June. April and Nay are the
spawning months, varying little, of
curse, in different seasons. Ii the fisher.
men would make the effort, the change in
the law as regards our county could be
easily effected"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-15
HOPELESS STUPIDITY.

It has been said that the only kind of
people who never learn anything from ex-
perience, are fools. The Eastern sage went
farther when he observed that even if
fool were brayed in mortar yet would his
folly not depart from him. We have two
rather striking illustrations of the truth of
these axioms in the conduct of Jay Hub
bell and the San Francisco Chronicle. After
the late election Jay Hubbell was "inter.
viewed, and protested himself utterly
unable to account for the Democratic sue
cesses. He could see nothing whatever in
the action or record OF the Republican
managers to explain the political revolu-
ton. He was altogether certain that his
own 6" voluntary contribution system had
had nothing to do with it. In short, it
seemed to him to be an inscrutable mys.
terry, which must thenceforth be ranked
with the matters which Herbert Spencer
ciassifes ss Unknowable. In much the
same way the Chronicle, after recovering
from the first stunning effects of the crush.
ing blow it had sustained, seems bent
upon consoling itself with arguments de-
signed to show that somehow the defeat
OF its pet candidate, Doyle, and of
the bowling anh-railroad faction in
toto, does not in any way indicate popular
disapproval OF the doctrines which the re-.
pudiated faction held. In the teeth of the
most stubborn facts it appears to think it
possible to persuade itself-that it cannot
convince the public has already been
proved-that after sll the late election was
an anti-railroad victory, and that in some
mysterious way the defeat of Doyle was q
demonstration of popular confidence in him
and bis propositions. As illustrations OF
the kind of folly which even braying in a
mortar could not eliminate, these cases are
interesting. 1t is very apparent, however,
that when politicians and journals thus
proclaim their utter incapscity to compre-
bend the bent of public opinion, even when
that opinion has been manifested in the
most emphatic way, those journals and
politicians might as well retire from active
business, since they are of no further use
in politics or journalism.