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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02
Gos,ip About Conkling

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Conk-
ling's nomination for the supreme
bench was a surprise to every one at
the capital to-day, except a very
few senators who had recently re-
ceived an intimation of it, but who
kept it secret inviolable. 1t is this
afternoon an absorbing topic of
comment. There seems to be no
difference of opinion among the
senators as to Conkling's eminent
fitness for the position, but in
view of his declination of
chief justice, which was offered to
him by President Grant, some
doubt is expressed as to whether he
will accept the present appointment
or not, but the general belief ia that
he has accepted it in advance OF his
nomination,
The nomination of ex-senator
Sargent to the German mission was
also quite unexpected, and his
friends were taken completely by
surprise as he had not sought it or
expected any other Office than the
secretaryship of the interior. 1t is
understood that he will accept the
place rendered him, and is rather
gratlfied to thus escape from the
storm which has been raging about
the interior department and hard
work attendant upon the position
for which his nomination was ex-
pected.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

A Judge and jury disagreed as
to how much Mr.. Robinson, of Sid
ney. Ohio, ought to pay Miss ALLIE
man for having kissed her against
her will. Thejury gave her a YER
dict of $3.50, and the judge reduced
the amount to 5000.
The Brownsville Cosmopolitan
mentions the arrival of Mr., Mitchell
of the Tampico & San Luis Potosi
railroad. He says there are three
miles of the road the other side OF
the river nine miles from Tampico
in running order, and about eight
miles more graded. The company
now have about a thousand men al
work on a piece of road from the
Tabassi river to Tampico. This is 9
hard piece of road to build
there being many bridges, etc. The
material is loaded on flats, taken uI
the river by tug and the work
pushed from the upper end toward
the city. The steamer Alabama
with 405 men for the road, recently
reached Tamplco. Of these about
two-thirds were negroes and one
third were whites. Seventeen o.
them died on the voyage out, ani
| one man was found in the river tn,
morning after their arrival with hi
head crushed, probably having beer
murdered and disposed OF in tina
| way.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

BABY insurance has taken the
place of graveyard insurance in
Pennsylvania. The head of family
at Pottsville recently insured two OF
his children, the eldest three years
and the youngest sixteen months
The latter died, and the father re-
ceived eight dollars, the agreement
being that he was 10 pay five cents a
week on fhe child, and if it died in
side of six months he was to receive
eight dollars, and il it did not die
until the expiration ofa year he was
to get sixteen dollars. 1t is said
that in many cases large families of
children have been insured.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02
A PROPOSED amendment to The re-

A PROPOSED amendment to the re-
appornonment bill, to prevent "jer-
rymandering," was rejected. Wash
Jones and his adherents have been
talking about his being clergyman
dersd" ont in the next deal, and
when these Republicans in the
house had the power to pre-
vent such q thing they failed
to come to his aid. "Jerrymander-
ing" is peculiar feature in The
Republican states, and the only way
to fight the, devil is said to be with
fire. Wash Jones is not exactly the
devil, but he owes all bis late eleva.
tioR to Republicans, and that makes
him very near relative to the old
fellow,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02
GATEsvILLE.
Citizens Demand Punishment for
Mob Violence.

Special Telegram
GATEsvILLE, Feb. 24.-About two
hundred citizens Of Cowhouse came
to town yesterday. Their mission wa
to demand the arrest of the murder
ers of young Deering, who was
taken by a mob from the officers
and hung, In this county, a few days
ago. Some of their party made afi-
davit, upon which Justice Hedg-
peth issued q warrant. Sheriff
Friend and posse left last night and
about twelve O'Clock to-day returned
with Bob Divenett and two sons,
who are now in Jail. The trial is set
for Tuesday. Other parties may be
arrested.
Still 1t rains.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

England, it will be seen, makes
the chief contribution to Mormon
ism, and next to England come
those Scandinavian countries to
whose people the Anglo-Saxon stock
is close kin. The infrequency of
Irish or German Mormons is very
remarkable, and the Latan races of
Europe never have been hospitable
to Mormon missionaries. The num-
Der of proselytes made among
Americans during the last twenty
years is very small. The recruiting
ground is Great Britain and Scam
dinavia.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

Les Mondes reports that Mr.. Du-
fourcet has in the exposed court of
his house, two bars of iron planted
in the earth, to each of which is
fixed a conductor of coated wire
terminating in telephone receiver.
He consults this apparatus twice
or thrice every day, and it never
fails through its indications of
earth currents to give notice of the
approach Ct q storm twelve to fif-
teen hours before it actually arrives.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

THE Intelligent compoHtor" is
determined that Greer county shall
no longer be known as disputed
Texas territory. 1t must be remem-
bered that the geographical knowl-
edge of this great master is swsl.
lowed up in his cart preservative."
He is wise in "tskes," and knows
how to measure the fullest length
of "string," or to convert clean"
into "phat." but when it comes to
geography or to photography he is
supremely Indifferent as to such
trash. and makes out of Greer
county, territory noted in Texas
history. name which might sp-
ply as well to some region in japan
as to any portion of Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

The state senate of Mississippi
has passed bill appropriating $780,
600 for the encouragement of immi-
grafton.
Oscar Wilde approves of Niagara,
though the outlines Of the falls dis
appointed him at first sight. When
he looked up from the foot he was
reminded of Leonardo da Vinci's
saying that the two most wonderful
things in the world are woman's
smile and the motion of mighty
waters. In private album at the
Prospect House, Oscar wrote: "The
roar of these waters is like the roar
when the mighty wave of democracy
breaks on the shores where kings
lie couched at ease"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

REFERRING, lately, TO the presi-
dency, Senator David Davis said :
"My ambition that way is gone. 1
am too old, and would not accept a
nomination if rendered. lam sixty
seven years old, and the machine Is
not what it used to be. 1 am not a
candidate and will not be-" such
talk on the part of a man who stands
no chance whatever of being made
president, naturally makes one put
David down as a real honest, con-
scientlous man.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02
The Mahogany Tree.

Full-grown, the mahogany tree is
one of the monarchs Of tropical
America. Its vast trunk and mas
sive arms, rising to a lofty height
and spreading with graceful sweep
over immense spaces, covered with
beautiful foliage; bright, glossy,
light and airy, clinging SO long to
the spray as to make it almost an
evergreen, present rare combina-
ton of loveliness and grandeur.
The leaves are very small, delicate
aud polished like those of the laurel.
The flowers are small ana white
or greenish yellow. The mahogany
lumbermen, having selected tree,
surround it with a platform about
twelve feet above the ground, and
cut it above the platform. Some
dozen or fifteen feet of the largest
part of the trunk are thus lost; yet
a single log not unfrequently
weighs from six or seven to fifteen
tons, and sometimes measures as
much as seventeen feet in length
and four and a half to five feet in
diameter, one tree furnishing two,
three or four such logs. Some trees
have yielded $4,000 superficial feet.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

The rapid disappearance of mu-
tllated coins is a matter attracting
some notice, and is accounted for in
various ways. In the first place,
when they began to be refused there
was NO longer any profit in punch
ing and clipping off coins, and so
that industry ceased. In the next
place, in order that such mutilated
coins might be more readily with
drawn from circulation, the super
intendents Of the coming mints were
authorized to purchase them in sums
of So and upwards at the rate
of 81 per ounce of standard
silver contained therein. In the
third place, their disappearance has
been still further fastened by notices
which have been conspicuously
posted in different cities, giving a
schedule of prices for them very
much below their mint value.
These notices. although doubtless
the work of spectators, inspire the
people with a willingness to part
with mutilated coins at heavy dis
count and make the business of
buying them up quite profitable.
AS result of these several influ-
ences, the coins are rapidly disap-
pearing from our circulation alto
gether.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

EX-SENATOR THURMAN has been
in New York trying to harmonic
the two factions of the Democracy
in that city. He is said to be popu-
lar with both, and if he succeed in
his purpose, it is hunted that he will
prove formidable rival to Hon. s.
]. Tilden, in securing the New York
delegation to the National Demo-
cratic convention in 1884.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

One of the recalled Chinese stu
dents, in a letter to an American
friend, says: "The first two weeks
we had a pretty tough time of it.
The officials thought we all had our
cues cut of, and had Yankee wives,
and all sorts of nonsense; in fact,
they thought we were perfect bar
barians.o
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

The three states of Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and Texas have 122,675, ,500,-
600 feet of merchantable pine lum-
Der, enough to supply the demand
OF the whole country for sixty years.
Minnesota, the chief lumber state III
the north, has only G, ,100, ,000, 900 feet.
The total cut in the three southern
states named is but 1881, 900 feet
or about one-half of one per cent,
which is less than the annual growth
of the forests.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

The Chicago Inter Ocean makes a
suggestion for the suppression of
polygamy which is the best yet. 1t
is the restoration to the Mormon
wives their right of dover. The
effect of this would at once be to
restrict each Mormon to three
wives, for the dover being one
third, there would not be enough to
go around il there were more than
three. Reduction once begun, it
would be easy to carry 1t ON until
polygamy was wiped out.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

THE county commissioners of Har-
ris county have reduced the county
debt, and the rate of interest on the
county debt; and they have also re-
duced the advalorem tax, and have
abolished the poll tax.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

STATE TREASURER Polk, OF Ten
nessee, says that the debt of that
state is $27, ,OO0, 900, and that the de-
cision rendered by the state supreme
court repudiates all but 81, 100000.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

Commander Cheyne seems SAN
guine OF obtaining $4,000 in Amer
lea towards the expense of reaching
the north pole by balloons. Sir
Hugh Allen and other residents OF
Montreal have undertaken to OBJ
tain q subsidy of $4,000 from the
Canadian government.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

HOUSTON is at last attacked with
the paving mania. No wonder; the
perambulations of a Houstonian
could have been more properly per-
formed during the last two months
in boats than in wheeled vehicles.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

Careful experiment has revealed
the fact that common cotton stock
can be successfully utilized in the
manufacture of first-class paper. We
are glad to hear this, as the cotton
grower Of Texas, and other south
ern states will reap q large harvest
from. material which has, as vet
been of no service whatever. 1t is
to be hoped that capital will take
immediate advantage of this in
portant discovery.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02
AND now there is talk of combi
nation among the express compa-
MES.

AND now Houston may settle its
bonded Indebtedness, that was made
under the rule of Radicalism, which
the Post would see established all
over Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

Pool is great game in William
son county. Any who may think
we SANDER the good name Of the
people of that county will please in
terview the county attorney about it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02
The Wisconsin legislature Is a

The Wisconsin legislature Is agi-
tated especially by two bills, which
are urged for passage with consid-
erable spirit. One is to tax church
property, and the other to restore
the death penalty. The feeling en-
gendered by the discussion is bitter,
a considerable element denouncing
both measures as relics of barbar-
ism.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

GENERAL BUTLER is said to have
abandoned for the present year his
designs upon the guberDatorial
chair of Massachusetts,, but he will
try to get into congress.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

The emperor Of Germany has con-
ferred upon Madame Albani the
title Of "royal chamber singer. y
which distinction Is only shared bv
Mesdames Adehna Patti, Minnie
Haak and Pauline Luccs.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

The proportions in which foreign
countries have contributed TO Nor
monism are shown in the following
figures, which are compiled from
the censuses of 1870 and 1890.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

Alex johnson, Swede, suicided
at Dallas by shooting himself in the
mouth.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-02

Church property will hereafter be
taxed. In due time church proper
ty will be taxed throughout the en-
tire country
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12

OCTOBER CIVIL TERM, BEFORE JUDGE BoNNEY.
- WEDrEsDAy.-T W. Harper V. Jessie d.
Wilson ct al Action Of treseass de bonis asp rita
It's, to recover the value of lot OF household furni
ture. The plaintiff arrested for an assault and
battery upon his wife, tried and sentenced to i'm
prsonment in the county Jail for thirty days. Upon
the expiration of his sentence he found that b: Is
wife had sold the goods sued for the defendants
who dealers in secondhand furniture
Iss wife testified that her husband, after his ar
rest and before his trial. came to the house with Of
hcer Hanson to get his clothes; that he then told
her he was done with her and should live with her
no longer; that upon her asking him what he was to
do for the support of herself and her two children,
he having forbidden the grocer to trust her his
account, he, Harper, replied that she was welcome
to what there was in the house. he should trouble
her no further If she would let him alone.
Officer Hanson corroborated the testimony Of
Mrs. Harper as to The conversation.
Harper acknowledged that he had short time
before removed frem the house the paror furniture
together with sewing machine, iowa rds the price
of which his wife had paid fifteen dollars and that
this was the third or fourth time he had been
rested for beating her. Ho denied, however the
conversation teste1 to by his wife and Hanson and
denied having forbidden the grocer to trust his
wife. Decision for the defendants.
Drummond& Drummond for plff.
@. Hale for defts.
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12

The Transcript contributors will probably
hold meeting next July or August.
Capt. John F. Hamilton the contractor Of
this city is doing the work Of repairing the
breakwater in Rockland harbor.
Don't forget the Ivanhoe Lodge sociable at
Grand Army Hall tonight.
A boy named Small found the check for
$50, lost by J. w Perkins & Co., and adver-
tised yesterday in the PRESS, and restored it to
the firm.
Cole yesterday, and bright. Mercury 400 at
sunrise, 56o at noon, 5Oo at sunset; wind east,
southeast.
The Washington Ice Co. case has been tax
en- to the supreme court at Washington to set
tle important questions of law. This case has
become celebrated from the large amount of
money involved, being replevin bond for
$4,000, and from the eminent counsel engaged
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12

This island was really purchased from the
State by Mr.. J. j. Chase, but the State only
gave a quit-claim deed, as many another would
be willing to do, for $45, while the government
regularly purchased it, and its title, which
was carefully examined by Judge Chen dis
trict attorney Webb, runs back to the Oldest
settlers, and is as undoubted as that to the GUS
tom house or to the post Office. The govern
ment, therefore, is likely to hold it, and Mr..
Chase will probab Q to give way.
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12
Excursion to the Aroostook.

The Maine Central railroad offer another de-
lightful excursion to the Aroostook from sta
tons between Portland and Bangor, on We'd
nesday, Oct. 18th, and from stations between
Bangor and vanceboro, On Thursday, the 10Th
inst. The tickets will be good only Oh the
dates mentioned, and for return passage un-
til Oct. 31st. They are not transferable nor
good to stop off on. The fare from Portland
and all stations. Portland to Augusta on one
line, Portland to Belgrade, inclusive, on the
other, and from Skowhegap, will be 81 to
Houlton, SIS to Fort Fairfield, 1925 to Caribou,
$3.50 to Presque Isle and return. Such a
chance to visit the garden of Maine, so cheap
~, will not be offered again for long while
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12

At meeting Of the Portland Long Shore
mems Benevolent Society held Oct. 18th, the
following officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
President-Wm. B. Lowery.
Vice Observation-Disclosures O'Brien.
Recording Secretary O'Brien.
Financial Secretary-P. J. Higgins.
Treasurer-Jeremiah O'Neil
Asst. Rec Sewn. B Darragh.
Asst Fin. Sec.-James Griffin.
Board of Directors-B. johnson, chairman
Jeremiah Bassett, John Hayes, Joseph G,
WEIGH, George q. Wilcox, John E. Mnllin.
Janitor-John Swanson.
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12
Naw Gloucastar.

True M. Merrill, one among the excellent
farmers of New Gloucester, reports his farm
ing operations for the present years as follows:
Had fifteen acres under the plos Three
acres sweet corn brought S192; three acres OF
winter wheat yielded fifty ushsls; two acres
spring wheat twenty-eight bushels; three and
one-half acres potatoes estimate at three hum
drsd bushels; three and one-half acres oats
hundred bushels; apple crop light. Two
breeding sows have each reduced two litters
of pigs which sold for S76 30. The varieties
of potatoes were Early Rose, Burbank Seed
ling and Beauty of Aebrcn. Mr.. Merrill con-
siders the latter of the highest excellence and
will hold his crop for seed purposes next year.
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12
Pa, Estata rransfers.

The following transfers of real estate have
been reported:
Portland-George Trott to May Chapman, 8
acres of land on Peaks Island.
Sarah L. Cushman to Aretas Shurtleff, house
and lot on South street.
Cape Elizabeth Elizabeth w. Thomas es-
tate to Nathaniel I. Dyer, land on east side of
Bridge street.
Westbrook Mary e. Hathorn to Charles
Mari, lot on east side of Haskell street, Cum
berland Mills.
Alexander Knox to Charles Mari, lot on east
side of Haskell street, Cumberland Mills.
Bridgton-Samuel Dearborn to VIM. Walker
land in Brdgton and Denmark.
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12

The violation ofany of natures laws brings
its warning by the feeling of discomfort. Elk
posure will induce colds, throat diseases, con-
SUMPTION, &C., all Of which give warning by a
troublesome cough. Use DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup in time, and remove both the cause and
effect Of your discomfort.
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12

OOCII
WnDEEsDAY.-There being no case ready fsi trial
this week the jury excused until next Monday
morning. In the meantime the Court will be occu-
pied in hearing divorce cases, examining candidates
for admission to the bar and disposng Of interlecu
tory matters sppertainiag to the business Of the
Aern
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12

Forty Years Experience Of an Old Nurse.
MRS. wINSLow'S SOOTHING SYRUP is
>the prescription of one of the best female ply
scians and nurses in the United States, and
has been used for forty years with never fail
ing success by millions of mothers for their
children. 1t relieves the child from pain
cures dysentery and diarrhra, gripping in the
bowels, and wind-colic. By giving health to
the child it rests the mother. Price Twenty
five Cents bottle. janis, MW&S&w1y50
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12
OXFORD COUNTY.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal IS responsible for the
following: Like most of the places around
here, Cherryfield is strictly tenn perance
town. A man coming here not long ago,
wanted drink of liquor SO badly that he ac-
tually went to the dentists Office and had a
sound tooth extracted for the sake of getting
the mouthful of alcohol usually given after
wards. He had a serious time with swollen
face for some time after.
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12

f. o. BAILEY & Co. will sell at 10 o'clock
today the entire furniture, piano, &C., in house
No. 294 Cumberland st. House and lot will
be sold Mt 1 n,clock
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12
M,,nicinal Court

BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHT.
Frederick Rufinson. lntoxication Fined SIS and
costs.
Mary Sullivan. Search and seizure. Fined 500
and costs, Same Open shop. Fined SIS and COSTS
Annealed
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12
CITY AND VICINITY.

DRs Root and Taylor wish to announce to
the public that they are in possession of the
most scientific knowledge, and generators of
Electricity, having had years of experience,
graduated and practiced at the Electropathic
College of Philadelphia, Pa, and are prepared
to treat scientifically all diseases.
No shecks or unpleasant sensations in the
treatment
Office honrs, to II a. M, to 6 and to s
p. m. Office corner Cumberland and Paris
streets
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12
BY AUCTION.
Adminis.ra.or'. sale Of Real F....s

AdministratOr's sale of Real Estate By
Auction.
ElY virtue Of license obtained from the Prebats
ID Court in and for Cumberland County, shall
sell at public auction on the premises, on WEDNES-
DAY, Oct. 25th, at o'clock p M, the two and
a half story Wooden House and Cot containing
1000 So. feet, No. 25 Spruce St., in Portland, and
known as the John Wall property Terms cash.
NJ. LYNCH, Administrator est John Vail.
=. o. BAILEY a. CO., Auctieneers,
SEES se23, 30oct7t oct16dtd
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12
s,,nrerne .Judicial court.

Danish i'll health, nervousness, vexation,
fretfulness, etc., by using Browns Iron Bitters
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-12
1t Stands at the Head.

Maine State Fair held at Lewiston, Sept. 10Th
goth.
The committee made the following report:
'We award to the Domes tic Machine Co. di-
ploma for best display Of Sewing Machine
Work executed in the hall during the exhibit
finn !,