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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-01

A1riuaA.-Ciiy OF Vicksburg, Vicksburg
Paris Z. Brown, Cincinnati; City of Green
vile, St. Louis; Hard Cash, White river
Departwts.-City of Vicksburg, St Louis
Paris c. Brown, New Orleans; City OF Green
vile, Nieksburg; Katie Hooper, Madison.
Boats in Put.-Bard Cash, James ID. Par
ker and Mike Davis.
Boats Due DoWn-Coahoma John A. Scud-
der and City of New Orleans.
Bouts Due Up-James Lee, Charles P
Chouteau and Rene Macready.
RECEIPTS YESTERDAY
Paris G. Brown-100 brIs meal, 80 bris po-
tatoes, II brIs whisky and lot sundries.
Hard Cash-Brogght out of White river
263 bales cotton, 2 mules, IS pkgs sundries.
City of Greenville-125 brls -four, 100 brls
meal, 1174 SKIS corn, $50 sks bran, 575 pkgs
lard, Is csks hams, l25 pkgs sundries.
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MARINE lNTELlIGENcE.
NEW ORLEANS, January Sl.-Arriyed: CITY O.
Mexico Mexican ports.
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Months
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This Liverpool kilograms OF yesterday re-
! ported the market dull and easier.
Sales, COCO bales, of which 1900 were
American. Receipts, $4,000 baIes, of which
IA 800 were American.
At 1890: Uplands, 6 1I-1ed; Orleans,
13-l6d.
At l 80: Uplands, 6Rd; Orleans, Gid.
The Liverpool market for futures at noon
was steady; January, 9-16, o 10 sd; JAN
uary- February, 9-16d; February-March
6 916, 6 1882, 6 9-I6d; March-April, g.,
s 81 32d; April-May, 6 -16, 6 1882, s II led;
May-June, 6ad; June-July, 1s-16d; July
August, 2732d; August-September, Gid.
At 2:3O: Manchester yarns and fabrics
easier.
At D: February March, 1924; Mar CHI
April, l1-16d; April May, 23-32d.
Futures closed steady, with all deliveries
l-l6(95d lower than Mondays closing quo
tations.
January 9th the worlds visible supply
was 3,l2l 1856 bales, against 2,777,61 the
same time last year, an increase of cotton in
sight of 343.974 bales over the same time
last year, 496, 122 bales at the same time in
1880, and of 6S5 POS bales as compared with
the visible supply of 1879.
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FInk,s Latest CircuIar.

CHICAGO, January 31.-Commissioner
Fink's latest circular states that since the
rates to the Mississippi river will be variable
until July 1st they will be bound by the
rules of the Southwestern Association. The
rate from Chicago to the Mississippi river
on freight from Boston, New York or Phila-
delphia will be 20 per cont. of the total rate
to the Mississippi river, and from Baltimore
per cent
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CHARLESTON, S. c., January 31.-The cor
On-r's jury in the case of Burbridge, who
died from injuries received in the recent rail-
way collision, have given a verdict attribut-
ing the accident to a misconstruction Of the
order to meet and pass by the conductor and
engineer of train No. AZ, and censuring the
Charleston and Savannah railway for the
loose manner in which orders are issued.
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CINCINNATI, January 31.-A special to the
Gazette from Hanging Rock, Ohio, says that
Scioto Valley railroad, near this place. Both
were going at good rate of speed. The
@aboose OF the construction train was tele-
seoP-d and was filled with workmen eating
theIr u.nnes- Two gs-- Kill ed outright-Ed
Ohio-and five others We're badly ipiured,
They are: c. Swarz, of Baltimore; John
Price, of North Carolina, and Jefferson Hen
bricks Of Virginia. Cannot rec over: John
Garchage. of Chillicothe, Ohio, and Finn
Gregory, Of Petersburg, Ohio. The psople
OF Hanging Rock are taking care of the in
jured. 1t is said that the conductor of the
freight was going without orders.
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SAFE OF the Washington anu Ohio Rail.

ALEXANDRIA, VA, January 31.-The
Washington and Ohio railroad was sold to-
day to E. A. Hoyt, formerly commissioner of
Indian affairs, in behalf Of the Cincinnati,
Baltimore and Western Railroad Company.
The sum paid was $685., 900.
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short clear, 9-E5c.
CdA-Pork strong and higher; 5971<e higher
Lard moderately active and higher, II I5e3u I7Ln
February; 1l359ll BIC March, 1850 April,
CINCINSATI, January 3I.-Pork in fair
demand, SIS 80 Lard firm, II 5sc Bulk meats quiet
but hrm; shoulders, G5sc: clear rib. gISc Bacon
In good demand; shoulders, sc; clear lib, 1919
clear, lg<c- Butter firm; choice western reserve,
Soe; choice central Ohio, 25c.
ST. LOUIS, January 3I.-Pork stronger,
Sisgls p bid February. SO IS bid March, 81 -
6id April, SIS 30 asked cash Lard nominslly
II loc. Dry salt meats firm but slow go O. 20
2sg9-J1c. Bacon firn. N i01<@lO5<c. Butter
creamery, 3 9 40c; dairy, 25l13Jc EgsS, 1qee0e.
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Probate Court Sale of Real Estate,

No. ~, z DIN the Probate Court of Shells
county, Tennessee. Lswhorn. Admir-, cts. W.
d. A. Brooks ct al. :
P1 virtue of decree of sale entered in hi.
ID cause on December 10, IssI 10 Ninute B,ef
No 81. page 3E. etc. will sell at pa bile aucfIou
70 the highest bidder, in front of The courthouss
door, on Main street. Memphis Tenn, on
Saturday, January 2. Issz
Vltn1n legal hours, the following described resi
estate. to-w1t Lying and being in shelby eouI, ~
Tennessee; one tract described as follows fowl,
Adjoining James RoosAs tract on the east and lie
on south side of the Old Raleigh road and =
Doundsd on The west by sixty-acre tract belong
ing 70 6ylte b. Miller. and the sos IN BIZ sneeds
place, ana which tract contains 20 acres more or
Ingate.
Also, one other tract lying in the 9th Civil Dis
tIict OF said county: Beginning at q stake with
elm and blsckgum pointer. Ridout's NE corner Of
ais one hundred scre-tract: thence east II 5oloo
chains 10 stake: thence south a. chains 70 a
stake In the neld; thence 2 5o-lO0 chains %
stake: thence north g. chains 10 the beginning
containing TO- 6oI0o acre.. being the Land con.
yeyed 70 J. NJ Brooks By deed registered In Book
lfe. pages 57f and 57h
Isrrns Of sale-one- fourth cash. and the balance
m ana Y monthss purchaser executing notes
With security: lien VIII also be retained. This
DeeemosI IL lss1. OWES DVYER. Clerk
T. 3 Aicou, Sol fer eompl'nt wed
srssie Postponed By order OF Court 10 sas-
81; oWKS DwYER. osn
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MEMPHIS BANK CLEA RINGS.
PARIS, january 31.-Rentes SIT. Coo.

PARIS, JANUARY 3I.-Rentes 8If. 60c.
NEW ORLEANS. January 31.-Sight ex-
change on New York 81 per $1,000 premium. ster-
LONDON, January 31.-Consols, 80 5-I6;
account, 80 I1-16; new SIS extended, I035z; A. 1907
Illinois Central 1856; Pennsylvania Central, 16I1<
New York Central. 1917; Erie, 39zs; Erie seconds
1915 Reading, 3l2s.
NEW YORK, January 3I.-Money per
cent per annum, 1-S2 per cent. per diem, closing
at per cent bid. Prime mercantile paper, 5695Z
per cent. Sterling exchange-bankers' bills steady
Ss4; demand, 400. Government bonds weak ana
70 per cent lower for extended 6s and IS, Il per
cent lower for as, and Is per cent lower for IS
orally lower. State securities dull. The stock
market was feverish and unsettled, with frequent
fluctuations until near the close, when it became
cani' and the q9otssuons were from z to II Per
general list Alton and Terre Haute advanced az
as, 600 shares.
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New York futures opened steady at a de-
cline; at 1890, steady; at IL 80, steady; at
1880, steady; at l: 80, quiet and firm; at
2:SO, steady; at $3.50, firm, the market clos
ing with advances ranging from to
points. Sales, 1860 bales.
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PHILADELPHIA, January 81, - Mary
SSaine sued the Continental Passenger Rail-
way Company for damages for injuries
through falling while in a car in which,
owing to the crowd, she was obliged to stand.
She rec. lived a verdict for 1000.
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Brakeman Killed

OMAHA, January 31.-A special passenger
train on the Union Pacific railway ran into
the rear of freight train, near Steele, this
morning. Brakeman Seely was killed, and
Conductor Hobart and the fireman were in
jured.
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Freight smashup ON the Wisconsin
western.

MILWAUKEE, January 3l.-This morning
twenty-five cars of freight train on the
Wisconsin Western railroad were derailed
near Oak6eld, nine miles south of Fondulac
Passenger trains will be detained until mid
night. No lives were lost and not much
damage was done
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SEEDS.

The following list of prices covers the
principal articles for which there is present
dema and:
CLOvER-$s . per bushel.
GRASS-Red top. herd, 81 10 per bushel:
orchard, 81 30; extra clean blue, 81 p; timothy
$50 21 German millet 81; Hungarian, 81 25
OATS-Red rust proof, $4,000; black, 656g75c.
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COTTON

Ths local market opened and closed quiet
with but little disposition the part of buy
ers or sellers to move. Sales, 500 bales, of
which spinners took 800, and exporters 200
bales. Quotiors unchanged.
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DRY GOODS MARKET.
RV TAIeOranh

NEW YORK, January 31-A severe snow
storm all day very much interrupted the demand
LOT Dry goods, and outside of positive orders very
little has been done in the waY OF new innsiness
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MEMPHIS COTTON STATEMENT


New York spots opened quiet and nomi-
nally unchanged; at 1890, dull; at 2:30,
dull; at 8, dull; closing with sales of 523
bales; contracts, 400 bales. Price list I'M
changed.
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RIVERS AND WEATHER.

OFFICE SIGNAL SERVICE u sA D
MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 81, 1882. /
The following observations are taken at
lne same moment of time Q:uS PM at all the
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MOVEMENTS AT THE LEvEE.

Arkansas City. DEAN ADAMS. Thursday pm.
Msdison--..-....... X ATE HOOPER, Thursday 5 p N
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HORSES AND MULES,

Fair supply on the market, and prices un-
changed.
MI LES-No. dray mules, 16 to 16L sl75a225:
Is, Sl00@125. -<2 "
HORsEs-Good driving. s125@20O; heavy draft,
plugs, sie@75.
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LIVE STOCK AND HOGS

Receipts of cattle the past week have been
very light. Butchers cattle are in active
! demand at higher prices than quoted last
week. Common grades are ready sale up to
prices stated. Supply of hogs light.
Prices firm as quoted. No sheep on market.
Fat mutton wanted.
CATTLE-Choice native and Texas corn fed cat
tie, per pound, 5@51zc; good native and Texas
eorn-fed, per pound, 424@5c; medium native and
deSss eorn-fed' per pound, sA@4c; smooth. lat
312@41zc; rough steers and cows In good condi,
uon, per pound, 249S1sc; fat heifers and cows per
pound 313@4c; choice grass cattle, 31z04Le; fair
to medium grass cattle, 39S14c; scaiawag and
common, 1H@24c.
o, ssHaEEP-Choiee. per lb, 4g5c: medium, per Id,
$292 so. ~ '
CSC: common. 46I5c.
COWS AND CALVES-Milch cows with young
calves per head, s15a35; yearlings per head sIa7
BY Telegraph.
ST. LOUIS, January 31.-Hogs-supply
light; demand urgent; prices higher; light to good
orSers, 10 1906 40; packing Sc 30g6 IS; butchers
70 fancy S7@7 p. Pigs, 50 75@6 D. Receipts
2oOO; shipments, 100.
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WHISKY. ETC.

No change to report in prices, and BUSH
ness is quiet.
WHIsRY-Redistilled. sOc@s1 so; straight, 81 50
81. according TO age
WINES-Imported Port 81 5Od4: sherry 50aA q.
champagne-American extra dry s7@s Piper
Heidsieck. S23925; Mumm's extra dry, s25@27
claret, 90 1901 per box; Catawba, cases 81 SOFAS
BRANDIEs.Cognac, s591o; peach, 81 5O5S so;
BY Telegraph.
ST. LOUIS, January 31.-Whisky steady,
Sly.
LOUISVILLE, January 31.-Whisky steady,
81 Is.
CHICAGO, January 31.-Whisky steady,
Sis.
BALTIMORE, January 31.-Whisky quiet,
81 1851 90
New ORLEANS, January 31.-Whisky-
western rectifed, sl91 10
CINCINNATI, January 31.-Whisky steady.
VI IL; combination sales of finished goods sis
barrels, q basis OF 81 IT.
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Gotten Exchange Bulletins.
Total receipts yesterday, 1912 bales =,
against % 1862 same time last year.
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PELTRrEs, HIDES AND LEATHER

Prime furs are in good demand at full quo
tations; trashy not wanted Mink skins are
lower; dry deerskins lower and dull; dry
hides are dull, and green very dull. The
market is weak with heavy decline, and no
sales at quotations.
PELTRY..Hunter raccoon-No. 1, 55c; No. ., 4Oc:
NO. =, zoe; NO 4, Zoe; country raccooD 10 to doc;
cased mink 10 to 85c; otter, Soc to s7 beaver soc
to ~; musk rat, to 1oc wild cat, 10 TO 25e house
cat, lOc; opossum. 10c; skunks, 10 to S5c; wolf
skins 5oc9sl SO; fox, 40 to 60c; bearskn soc to S.
to soc, decline of 15c per pound.
HIDES. ETC.-No. dry fiint hides. 156al6c. No
;- dry hides d2glsc; dry salt hides 1o@12e No
green hides, 418@6c; heeswax-prime yellow, lsc;
feathers, 40c - F-
LEATHER-Oak sole, $4,000; hemIock, 27asOe
per pound; harness, 36@40c; skirting 37@4Oc:
Erench can Sio@oo per dozen; domestic calf 500
bury, 109I6c. SN'
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PETROLEUM MARKETS.
COAL olL-Wholesale lots at loo per gallon
BY Telegraph.
CLEVELAND, January 31.-Petroleum firm :;
s.w. ITO, &c.
PrTTsBURG, j anuary S1.-Petroleum active;
United certificates fuctuating; closed at SEC Re,
hned, S71sc, Philadelphia delivery.
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HOUSEKEEPING MATERIALS.

DrICks, IInle anu cement are quiet at fOr-
mer prices.
NAILS-s3 10 rates per keg
BRICKS-Hard, $40 So soft 50 a thousand: fire.
brick Si@4 50 hundred.
LIME AND CEMENT-Alabama lime 3-bushel
parrel 95c@sl barrel; Tennessee, 2L bushel bar
rel S5@90c; Louisville cement 81 70a1 rs barrel 3.
Rosedale cement. 81 80 barrel; Portland, s5
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-25

Again find myself on the .old camp
ground" II is remarkably quiet here. less
than dozen families are sojourning here,
but all are enjoying every moment of the
time. The foliage has become so thick that
little sun penetrates, and these hot days are
very enjoyable.
Some improvements have been made al
ready, and from this to the 24th of August
much work will be done. The meetings were
appointed later than usual this year. but j, is
hoped that it may prove all for the best
The superintendent of the grounds has
neglected the premises somewhat as people
wanted his assistance in building and repair
ing. but during the coming week he will
clean up the grove and make due amends for
the past. Some buildings ill be moved and
made more convenient and the boarding house
renovated and large tent will be raised
under which carriages will be placed Ia
shield them from the weather.
The water-works will be looked after and
iron pipes laid in place OF the wood
Ii now looks as though societies would be
present at the meetings in larger numbers
than heretofore. I suppose it is owing to the
influence of the preachers in the valley. |
notice a minister likes 10 have his chapel
well flled with active workers during meet
ings, and to make the work effective socie-
ties want to be present in force all the week.
Ii takes about two days to get over the nov
city of the thing, and then it all comes natur-
al. There seems To be more than ordinary
interest in the meetings to be held here this
wear. T.
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THE FAIRrrELpnn


NOW that the smoke has cleared away we can
see something of the number of acres of land
burned over in the great fire of Friday night
The buildings and lumber covered some five
acres, and the flames could not be stopped
until the most of it was in ashes. The great
nght was to keep the flames from spreading
west into the lumber yards and from there to
VAIN street where most of the stores were
IL was desperate fighting that held the fire in
CHECK. Everything was in our favor. the
WIND blowing across the river. Our people
think they are fortunate in saving what thew
I'D There is not a place on the river where
anere Is as much lumber piled up as here
ihomas j. Emery. the veteran dam builder.
was here Saturday looking over the pond
LOT good place to stop the water preparatory
TO building the mills. which will be done a.
quickly as time and money will DO il by those
that are able 10 build.-There never were so
many logs here as now. and lumber was SELL
ing well and for a good price, 20 that the mill
owners feel like doing all 10 fhtir power to
get at work as soon as possible.-E Totman
Co $ mills will be run dav and night from
now until the snow flies. They can cut out
sixty or seventy thousand in twenty
four hours. A. Nye ha. contracted
Lawrence & Phillips of Somerset Mills, and
has engaged Harrison Priest, one of the best
builders on the river. to superintend
the building of the mill-Henry Fish,
the young man who was injured by the
cars at our place last spring. got his
hand hurt while working on the engine, and it
was dressed by DIR. Goodrich of our town.
Some anxiety is manifest by the Kennebec
Framing Co, in regard to lumber As they use
a great deal, and only Totman's mill left
here; but the mill above, at Somerset Mills
can furnish them, with extra cost for trans
porting The pulp mill will be at work with
a full crew in a week or ten days. They have
nearly stock enough to keep them going I'M
til the mills are running again. They now
have some thirty five thousand cords of wood
piled up for use.-It will be some six or eight
weeks before they can get the mills running
50 our lumhernen will have to pile their logs
and saw IN the winter and spring.-Report
says j. 4. Ciiley and the Fairfield Furniture
Co, will b1ild as soon as they can as they
have orders now on hand that must be filled
Ii has not been decided by some of the com
panies what they will do vet, but tn, impress
ion is that they will all build again. T..
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Augusta, July "a, 1882.
Gov, PIsisted and the Men who Went
to the Front.

Gov. Pls,st~d and the Men who Went
to the Front.
Editor kenaedec Journal:
The Portland Advertiser has something to
saw about the men who went to the front and
risked their lives in defence of their country.
Very pretty. But how does Gov. Plaisted
stand by those who went to the front, and
who TODAY bear the marks made by rebel
bullets on their bodies: A few facts shall
answer. The ink used in recording the oath
he took when entering on the duties of his
great office was hardly dry before, with oaths
and threstenings, he made war upon Mayor
House. a soldier who not only went to the
'front.' Int enc who bears on his body scars
made bv rebel bullets. Though shattered IN
health. bleeding at the lungs, weak and unable
10 do hard work, with quite large family
,lepcnsient upon him for living.
Plaisted forced him out of a position he had
honoraply filed, and put in his place his
minor son. a mere youth. Next we find him
striking at Major Mvrick, acknowledged BY
all IN he AS good n soldier as ever went to the
front from Maine. Next you find him over
riding the constitution. tramping upon the
on;niop of the court in an assault on Col.
Srauldinc. Reporter of Decisions of the
courts of our State. Spaulding was at the
trunt wounded there. bears upon his person
MARKS of valor as does Major House. Piaisted
not only seeks to drive this brave man from
his posi,iou in violation of law, but refuses to
nav him for the labor performed IN the dis
charge of his duties, said duties having been
performed by Col. Spaulding to the entire sat
;sf.c,iou of the courts and all the people OF our
state nnless it be Gov. Plaisted. The Cover
nor in this case put the State in the unenvia-
HE position of being vioiator OF It's own
contract, made under its great seal. ne
contract was made, it remains IN fnii force
and virtue to-day. in no way annulied or 40
r;dyed, so says the Supreme Court OF our
State. The law says the Reporter OF DECISIONS
,ball be paid quarterly. Now l submit. TO
the honest men of Maine of all parties,
wbsther or not the Governor in his persecu-
ZION of this brave man, having taken an oath
90 soc that the laws and contracts OF the
State are faithfully executed, is not guilty OF
a v;olation of that oath in refusing to pay
Col Spaulding, the sum agreed wnen ne en-
,.rad npon the duties of his office i!
Dr Thompson, of Dover. is another, VINO
want 10 the front to care TOR the SICK ana
,.nnraed. whom the Governor has sought 10
dive from a position he fills to the entire
sat;sfaction of the people. Maj Gallagher 10
sna,her soldier who went to the front whom
the Governor has made war upon, ana driven
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MIR. THING NO GREEvBACkER.
Ed,t0r Henae5ec .Joaraaf:

Ed,t0r Renaebec .Jouraai:
The Portland Item, Bourbon paper, does not take
kindly TO Candidate Thing for Congress. eminent.
ing his speech III. other day it saws that he was
IN better condition to hoe" than Tor speech making
The simple fact that Mr.. Thing has not
answered my letter of July It'll by defining
his position leads me as well as manv other
greenbackers and also democrats that have
talked with to believe that he is very much
puzzled about his position. However, as
Mr.. Thing has not defined his position there
is another point that the greenbackers in this
district would like to have him explain. As
| understand, Mr.. Thing is or was in
favor of protective Tariff Yet he was
nominated as democratic candidate,
under greenback guise for Congress, by
democratic convention in favor of Free Trade.
Can Mr.. Thing serve two masters or pull the
wool over the eyes of greenbackers: This is
why he was called upon to define his position.
Fellow greenbackers, Mr.. Thing says, in his
letter accepting the democratic nomination,
that he will work for the interest of the demo
cratic party. I would like to ask. is not his
letter to Bion Bradbury and other demo-
Gratis enough to assure every intel
ligent greenbacker in this State that he
is democrat. and therefore have only
one greenback candidate, Thompson II,
Murch, nominated for Congress. while the
and Mr.. Latid-I ask you greenbackers to
look at our vote for the past four or five
years and then think how are treated
only one congressman and the nomination of
congressman dictated by two or three men
and the greenhacker no voice. have trav
eled over the back roads and cross lots be-
fore and since Mr.. Thing was called upon to
define his position, and know the feeling
among the grecnbackers. We have true blue
greenbackers in the second district, that
sincere and worked for our cause, and in
order to have victory we must have another
good greenback candidate for Congress on
our ticket that lis not afraid to define his
position. The greenbackers in this district
and throughout the State respect MIR. Thing As
an honorable gentleman, and undoubtedly he
understands hoeing much better than the Ed
itor of the Portland Item. But in order to
save himself the trouble of taking the stump
and spouting to GreenbackerS under the
guise of democrat, | have only to say that
he cannot and will not be elected a Green
back Congressman until he defines his posit-
ion to TIA. satisfaction of the back roads and
cross lots.
Maher and other Greebackers.
IL.