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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-11-07

COMMUNICATIONS.

The Attack Upon Judge MerreIi, OF
SouthinSton.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
The Register of November contained an
article dated Southington, November 4, head
ed "a Probate Concern. Reasons why a
Democratic Judge should be elected" 1t is
we'll known here who wrote the article, but
no notice would be taken of it if it did not
contain tissue of falsehoods. From that
fact it behooves Mr.. Merrells friends to re-
flute it. We might say that the simple fact
that Judge Merrell held the Office of Probate
Judge for nineteen years fully guarantees his
fitness for the Office and should fully warrant
every voter who has respect for method and
correctness to vote for him.
Although Mr.. Merrell used to be Demo-
crat, yet he did not change his politics for
the purpose of getting office. Any man has
a right to follow the dictates of his con-
science in such matters. From close APP
plication to the business devolved upon him,
arising from the duties of the Office, Mr..
Merrell did take short trip in Europe for
recreation, only to return with increased
vigor to serve the public in his honorable
capacity, but the statement that additional
expense was thereby cast upon the district is
false IN toto. 1t seems that the object of the
REGISTERS correspondent to malciously
injure Judge Merrell upon the eve of cleo
ton.
We are glad to say that the majority OF
honest voters are in favor Of the reelection
of Judge Merrell. 1t is unnecessary to re
flute the charge that Mr.. Merrell turned Re
! publican to get Office, for the Republicans ir
Southington we'll know that no man ever
| worked harder to correct the faults of hi
| party, in the party, than he did, but becom
ing discouraged with the course of the Dem
ocratic party he openly endorsed the plat
| of oSr,Io nP fIo rtxy
He never solicited or received any ofic
! from any party fer more than two years be
| fore his election as Judge of Probate by tn
Il Republican party two years ago. X.
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THE CONGRESSIONAL COxTEsr.

THE CON GRESSlONAL CONTEST.
One of the strongest reasons why General
Merwin should be elected to day is that his
vote will be needed by the Republicans in
Congress. glance at the situation will
publican who can be elected.
The House is composed of 325 members
and 1853 is majority. The Republican Con-
gressional committee claim 40 of the Con.
gressmen to be elected to day, but the Dem
ocratic committee allow only 40 Republicans
to 1856 Democrats. A Washington CORE
spondent of the Boston Advertiser makes an
interesting calculation. There are 29S dis
tricts which are fairly sure. Of these the
Democrats have 1877 and the Republicans
40. Twenty eight districts are doubtful
OF these the correspondent thinks the Dom
ocrats are likely to secure those in Alabama,
Arkansas and Georgia. They will also
count out the Republicans who may be elect
ed in the doubtful Florida, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina districts, with a
fair prospect of picking up few additional
members in New York, Pennsylvania, Mis-
souri,, Wisconsin and Indiana. In this view
of the case it is not unlikely that they will
have from 10 to 175 members with creden-
tails to present when the forty-eighth Con-
gress assemblies. This would give
them at least fifteen to twenty majority. 1t
may be that they will have more; there is
possibility that the Republicans will be able
to overcome the apparently good prospects
of the Democrats, but here in Washington a
Republican victory is not expected"
The managers, under direction of Secreta-
ry Chandler and Senator Malone, have been
dsvoting unusual attention to the southern dis
trlcts, but the correspondent does not think
the gain which this work will bring will off
set the losses in the North. He says further ::
in many southern localities where good
prospects existed a month age for elsetipg
Republicans the belief that they will control
the next House has encouraged the Demo-
Gratis. The election frauds, which had been
almost given up with the prospect of Re.
publican Congress, are now to be carried on
with vigor. They feel that they have nothing
to fear If their brethren control the House.
In South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi
the Democrats are openly declaring that they
will count in their candidates anyway, and
there will be no danger of their being unseat
ed this time. Mr.. Hubbeu declares with
some truth that had the Republicans in the
| northern States been united this year they
would have had large majority in the mex
Congress, but their discussions have resulted
in renewed Bourbon activity in the South
The Administrations effort to secure Repub
| lican gains in that section will be largely
frustrated by the lukewarmness in doubtful
northern States"
This is doleful talk, but few hours will
show if there was good ground for it. On
thing is certain and that is that every Repub
lican Congressman who can be elected il
Connecticut will be needed. Therefore vot
| for General Merwin to day.
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VOTE EARLY. IT HELPS THE WORKERS.

An English banker lately received a cash
remittance with letter explaining that it
was the amount of a sum paid by mistake to
the writer over the bank counter, with
interest, from that date. The cir
cumstance of the cash be ng
found short on the day named
is we'll remembered in the bank. The def
cheney was 600. 1t now appears that the in
dividual had got the money he wanted in
gold, and suddenly bethinking himself that
he would require 500 in silver, asked for it,
but forgot to refund the gold. There was
pressure of business at the moment, and it
somehow escaped the attention of the cash
Ter that he had not got back the sovereigns.
Even when the deficiency was discovered
this was never thought of as possible ex-
PLANTATION. 1t was after the delinquent got
out of the bank that it flashed upon his mind
that he had got $40 too much. The devil"
hs writes, 'got the best of me-" A similar
circumstance is said to have founded the for
tunes Of a we'll known New York politician.
Accidentally paid considerably too much at
bank he never disgorgsd, but bought real
estate.
The clerk of the Supreme court of the
United States has been making much money
in fees and it is expected that Congress will
this winter look into the matter. For some
| time it has been known that the clerk was re-
| ceiving far more money than any of the JUS
| ticcs. The books show that his receipts for
the term that began in October, 1880, and
adjourned in May, 1881, amounted in cash to-
| r..
salary The rest came in fees. This sum
does not include several valuable perquisites
| of which no account is made, and the bust
ness that winter was hardly up to the aver
age. During the remainder of the year his
receipts are not SO large, but even then they
reach a respectable figure. or the fees that
winter, 1921, 1852 70 was for the copying of
manuscripts sent TO the public printers,
which the law provides must be sent in du-
plicate, the original documents not being al
lowed to leave the clerks office carefully
prepared summary of the amounts charged
and paid for sending manuscript copies to
the printer, of which no copy was ever made,
shows the total amount received to have been
$14 G9S.2 20. The fee for copying is large,
twenty eight cents for each 1O5 words, but
by this arrangement the clerk not only OBJ
tains the fee he would obtain if a copy was
made, but also the sum which would be paid
to the copyist.
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[From the Spectator

OF the deaths by poisoning, two min
utsly described. One takes place off the
stage, and is only named to US two are sud
den--the Queen in Hamlet" and Romeo.
In these last cases the agent was clearly
hydrocyanio acid in some form, vegetable
extract, such as laurel water, killing almost
at once, and painlessly, leaving no time for
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GENERAL MERwIN Is THE PEOPLES CANDI-
DATE. VoTE FOR HIM.
The popular idea of the Pendleton bill for
Civil Service reform is that it makes all orig
inal appointments to Office depend on the re-
suits of competitive examination and all the
higher appointments on regular promotion
from lower grades This is a mistake. The
bill applies, in its compulsory clauses, only
to the customs districts and postoffices where
the whole number of clerks are as many as
fifty. It does not apply to any officer nomi-
mated for confirmation by the Senate. And
the rules apply to the appointments to which
they are applicable at all only so far ''as the
conditions of good administration shall war
rant" and ANY necessary exceptions" to
them are permitted. It is true that the Sec
Rotary of the Treasury and the Postmaster
General are required, on the request of the
President, to extend the system to smallel
collection districts and postoffces; but the
President has this power already, and the
bill adds nothing to his authority. The Pres
i1ent has the power, not only to request it,
but to require it.
In the opinion of the Cincinnati Enquirer
new issues and new men are the great need
of both parties. It's Washington correspond
emit reviews the leading men in each organi-
cation and concludes that it is time
for them to step aside and let new men
come to the front. He says 'There is an
army of public men who have spent
the best part of their lives in Office, but
who are still pushing to the front. There
are many othrrs who have made tremendous
efforts to get into place, but, having failed,
want to be INDICATED by another trial.
When is this thing to end? However worthy
may have been their lives, however valuable
their public services, is nobody else to have
chance? Is talent for the administration
of affairs disappearing with the dying gen.
Grafton? When is the new generation to
have chance? When is the Congressional
aristocracy to be broken up? When are the
tentacles of the oficeholding devil fish to be
ioosened? When are we to know how much
the old crowd has been grubbing and how
much profession of public virtue has been
sham and a deceit? I think the popular
disposition is to demand an overhauling of
| things right away"
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x-Representative w. W. Birge has been
appointed temporary secretary of the Excel
sior Knife company in Torrington.
Joseph II. Delaforgue, former employe
of j. b. Gardner Il Son, Ansonia, has just
returned from Germany, where he has come
into possession of about 1913, 900 left him by
a relative.
Miss Georgiana Goodspeed, of East Had
dam and her mother will soon leave for Bos-
ten, where they will spend the winter with
Joseph and George e. Goodspeed, sons OF
Mrs. Goodspeeds
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their requests shall be regarded. pay
heavy tax for the privilege of selling whiskey
and other liquors, and 1 want it distinctly
understood that have no desire to sell to
drunkards or minors, or to the poor or des-
titute. I much prefer that they save their
money and put it where it will do the most
good to their families
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Failing

That is What a great
many people are doing.
They don't know just what
is the matter, but they have
a combination Of pains and
aches, and each month they
grow worse.
The only sure remedy
yet found is Browns IRON
BITTERs, and this by rapid
and thorough assimilation
with the blood purihes and
enriches it, and rich, strong
blood flowing to every part
of the system repairs the
wasted tissues, drives out
disease and gives health and
strength.
This is why Browns
IRON BITTERs will cure
kidney and liver diseases,
consumption, rheumatism,
neuralgia, dyspepsia, mala-
ria, intermittent fevers, &c.
ao3 S. Paca St, Baltimore.
Nov. 20, 1851.
l was great sufferer from
Dyspepsia, and for several
weeks could eat nothing and
was growing weaker every
day. ! tried Browns Iron
Bitters, and am happy to say
] now have good appetite,
and am getting stronger.
Jos. McCAwLEY.
Browns IRON BITTERs
is not a drink and does not
contain whiskey. 1t is the
only preparation of Iron
that causes no injurious eff
fects. Get the genuine.
Don't be imposed on with
limitations.
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IF ELECTED GOVERNOR "BUsINEss- NAN
BULKELEY" WILL SEE THAT THE BUSINESS OF
THE STATE is WE'LL ATTENDED TO. GIVE HIM
YOUR VOTE
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-11-07

After today there will be something be-
sides politics in the newspapers, and there
are many readers who will not be sorry.
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1t took some beer to moisten the recent BIZ
centennial celebration in Philadelphia. The
internal revenue books show that Is, 900, 600
glasses of beer were delivered and presum-
ably drunk during the celebration-an aver
age of ten glasses for every man, woman and
child in the city during the week.
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IF ELECTED GovERNoR BUSINESS MAN
BULKELEY'' WILL THAT THE BUSINESS OF
THE STATE Is WELL ATTENDED TO. GIVE HIM
YOUR VOTE.
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Some of the Republican newspapers in
Massachusetts are evidently afraid that But
Ter will be elected Governor to day.
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REPUBLICANS, DON'T FAIL TO VOTE. YoUK
VOTE MAY ELECT GOVERNOR BULKELEY Oh
GENERAL MERwIN.
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child in the city during the week.
Some time ago the library of Cornell Uni
vsrsity became possessed by will of some
Wisconsin pine lands, which were supposed at
the time to be only moderately valuable. 1t is
said, however, that owing to the recent great
appreciation of such property, these pine
lands are now worth something over So,
600, 600. This will be in addition to the
81, ZOO, 900 that Cornell expects to realize
from the sale of her scrip pine lands in the
same State.
VoTE FOR GENERAL MERwIN AND PkoTEo-
TON
queer political combination is said to ex
ist in Wisconsin. A recent circular issued
by the Personal Liberty league has come to
light, by which its agents were directed to
give prohibitionists ''any assistance In their
power, in influence or money" and there is
it is said, no doubt that both have been
given. or course the rank and file of pro-
hibitionists have not known this, but wish
leaders the case is different, and the MiIwau-
kee pu6licdn-SenttneZ points out tho fact
that in their stump speeches prohibition can
didates have attacked only their Republican
opponents, and thus made common cause
with the Democrats who are openly sup
ported by the liquor interest
| saloon keeper of Detroit advertises that
he has paid $500 for years license to sell
liquors, but that he means to voluntarily re-
strict his business within certain moral
bounds. ''To the wife who has drunkard
for husband he says in an advertisement
cor friend who is dissipated, say emphat-
ically, give me notice of such cases and all
such shall be excluded from my place. Let
fathers, mothers, sisters do likewise, and
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Tuesday, Nov. Y, 1882.
STATE REPUBLICAN TICKET

FOR GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM III. BULKELEY, of Hartford.
FOR LIEUTENANT-G GOVERNOR,
JOHN ID. CANDEIE, OF Bridgeport
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
STILES It. STANTON, of Stonington.
FOR TREASURER,
JULIUS CONVERSE, of Stafford.
FOR CONTROLLER,
FRANK ID. SLOAT, Of New Haven
For Congress.
1st District-JOHN r. BUCK, of Hartford.
I'd District-SAMUEL f. MERWIN,Jr. of N Haven.
Sd District-JOHN T. WAIT, of Nor ~ich.
4th District-LYMAN ". COE, OF Torrington.
For Senators.
ID District-WILLIAhI J. CLARK, of SouthinRton
4th District-JOHN B. TALCOTT, OF New Britain.
9th Di-trict-E. A. MERRTMAN. of Meriden.
9Th District-HENRY BUNNELL, OF New Haven
10th District-NATHAN H. AVER. OF Preston
18th bistrict-ED WIN L. SCOFIELD of Stamford
14th District-AMOS X. TREAT, of Bridgeport.
18th District-CLARK E. BARROWa, of Eastford.
18th istrtct-LORRIN A. COOKIE of Barkhamsted.
Goth District-A. P. BRADSTkEET,o of Thomaston.
Oath Distr!ct-EBENEZER G. DENNIS, of STAFFORD.
For Representatives.
CHARLES L. BALDWIN.
HORACE II. STRONG.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.
Vote early but not often.

Remember that every vote gained for Gen.
eral Merwin counts two against Mr.. Mitchell.
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For Judge of Probate.
New Haven District-SAMUEL A. YORK.
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Sourual an6 Courier.

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DARLINGTON & CO..
MO. 400 state street, Courier Building
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J. N. Adam & Co.

A lot of mixed gray and brown Cheviot
Suitings for ladies' wear not hitherto sold
under 81. 90 will be given at 75e. They are
substantial and elegant goods, and make up
with very stylish effect.
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THURSDAY. AUGUST II. 1882.
REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS.

Congressional Ticket
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
THE CENTER OF POPULATION

New York Sun: The center of popu-
lation in the United States was twenty
two miles from Baltimore in 1870, and
has moved westward at the average rate
of about fifty-one miles every decade,
never deviating to the extent of degree
north or south of the thirty ninth paral-
lei. The greatest progress was between
the years $4,000, when it Travelled eighty
one miles from point in Virginia to
twenty miles south of Chillicothe, Ohio.
This movement was caused by the settle.
ment of the Pacific coast. The center OF
population in 1870 was forty-eight
miles northeast of Cincinnati. Accord.
ing to the last census, the center had adj
vanced westward fifty-eight miles and
detected to the south about eight, being
near the village of Taylorsville, Ken
lucky, about eight miles from Cincin.
natl. 1t is anticipated that the next
census will find it in Jennings county,
Indiana. Surprising the westward
movement of population to continue
the central point should cross the Mis-
sissippi about $50, not far from the
mouth Of the Missouri. It is consider.
ed probable, however, that it will never
go so far westward, as there are large
areas in the west which are only adapt.
ed for mining and grazing pursuits, and
will support but scanty population
The increase in the region beyond the
Mississippi, after the close of the pres
ent century, may not much more than
counterbalance that of the rest of the
country, in which case the center OF
population will remain almost station.
airy in southern Illinois.
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pestruetlve Tornado in Maine.

BANGOR, Me-. Aug. 15-T6e most de-
structiVe tornado ever experienced in
this vicinity visited Bangor tonight
The wind was terrific and the rain fell
in sheets, converting the streets into
roaring streams. The whole storm
was accompanied by incessant thunder
and lightning. Destruction to property
was very great Buildings were blown
down, roofs taken oft, chimIeys demol.
ished, and signs and awnings carried
away,
The spire of the Universalist church
was blown to the ground and the roof of
the county court house taken off The
interior of the Bangor house was in
jured by the chimney falling through.
The European 81 North American rail
way car shops were blown down and
the cars imprisoned. Several houses
were badly injured, and a hundred Chin
neys went over. The business streets of
the city are almost impossible, and a
large number of trees lie across other
streets of the city.
The lightning struck stable adjoin-
ing Mayfield's wooden factory and set it
on fire st. Johns church was struck,
but not much damaged.
A set of buildings in Vensie were de-
stroyed by fire during the storm.
A vast amount of damage was done to
the crops. The atorm covered only a
small territory. Loss between 1900
and 100000.
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ARABI TO GLADSTONE.

The following is the letter so much
discussed which Arab Pasha addressed
to Mr.. Gladstone q few days before the
bombardment of Alexandria, but which
did not reach his hands until after that
event:
To the Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, H. p:
ALEXANDRIA, July 2, 1882.
SIR-Our Prophet, in his Koran, has
commanded US not to seek war nor TO
begin it. He has commanded us, also,
if war be waged against US, TO resist,
and under penalty of being ourselves
denounced as unbelievers to follow those
who have assailed US with every weapon
and without pity.
Hence England may rest assured that
the first gun she fires on Egypt will ab-
solve the Egyptians from all treaties,
contracts and conventions, that the
control and debt will cease, that the
property of Europeans will be confis-
Gated, that the canals will be destroyed,
the communications cut, and that use
will be made of the religious zeal of
Mahommedans TO preach holy war in
Syria, in Arabia, and in India Egypt
is held by MahommedRns as the key Of
Mecca and Medina, and ali are bound by
their religious laws to defend these
holy places and the ways leading to
them. Sermons on this subject have al
ready been preached in the mosques of
Damascus, and an agreement has been
come to with the religious leaders of
every land throughout the (Mahomne-
DAM world. repeat it again and again
that the frat blow struck at Egypt by
England or her ALLIES will cause blood
to dow through the breadth OF Asia and
Africa, the responsibility OF which will
be on the head of England.
The English government has allowed
itself TO be deceived by its agents, who
have cost their country its prestige in
Egypt England will be still worse ad-
vised If she attempts to regain what he
has lost by the brute force of guns and
bayonets.
On the other hand thers are more hu-
name and friendly means to this end.
Egypt is ready still, nay, desires to come
with her, to protect her interests and
keep her road 10 India to be hers only
But she must keep within the limits of
her Jurisdiction. If, however, she pre-
fers TO remain deceived and to boast and
threaten US with her fleets and her In
dian troops, il is hers to make the
choice. Only let her not underrate, as
she has done, the patriotism of the
Egyptian people. Her representatives
have not informed her of the change
which has been wrought among US since
the days of Ismail's tyranny. Nations
in our modern age make sudden and gi-
gantic strides in the path of progress.
England. in fine, may rest assured that
we are determined to fight, to die mar
tyrs for our country-as has been en-
Joined on us by our proprietor else 10
conquer, and so live independently and
happy. Happiness in either case is prom
ised to US. and when a people is imbued
with this belisf their courage knows no
bounds. AHlEEp ARABI.