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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-02-25
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON

Are cloudy, the debated points being the APP
pointment of Sargent, Elk. Senator from Califor-
MIA as Secretary of the Interior, and the attack
on Blaine, the retired Secretary of State, by many
of our influential journals, and the leading press
of England and France. SarSent's appointment,
which will naturally be greatly to the advantage
of this coast was at one time regarded as n GER
tainty, but 1t has been delayed so long, and the
President is so n~on-committuI that ii is yet a mat
ter of doubt. Arthur is universally declared to
be even more non-committal than Grant. who
rivaled the Sphinx itself in lack of loquacity.
The fight against Blaine since his retirement, Is
based on his assertion of the Monroe Doctrine in
the matter of the Panama Canal. and his Peru
Wan policy as against Chile. The debate has
been a hot one III the newspaper columns but the
conviction is now gaining ground, largely through
Governmental correspondence with Peru which.
has Just been published and which shows true
Americauism and broad craftsmanship all
through, that Blaine was both honest and clear
headed, and several pegs above any and all of
his detractors III craftsmanship. Speaking of
the Panama Canal, by the way, De Lesseps is
seriously i'll in Paris and rs he Is over eighty
years old and personally necessary to the enter
prise. the financial investors in the Canal, which
are mainly of the middle class III France are Sc
riOusly perturbed. Late estimates show that the
Canal will cost thirty per cent. more than the
original figures.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-02-25
GUITEAU,

The assassin of President Garfield, was found
guilty on the first ballot by the jury. and on the
fourth instant was called into Court by Judge
Cox. who sentenced him to be hanged by the
neck till dead, on the goth of next June, that
being the earliest day under the law, on which
the death penalty could be inflicted. The mo-
ment the Judge wound up the sentence with
and may the Lord have mercy ON your soul,
Giteau struck the table violently and shouted
.. And may the Lord have mercy on Your soul.
L would rather stand where I DO than where that
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-02-25

esg~ The FIJI Colonial Government is about to
establish a number of schools for instructing the
native youth on the practical and mechanical
arts of The white man.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02
Male-Beauties.

Barnum recently offered $4,000
bonus to the handsomest man in the
country, providing he would travel with
the venerable humbuggers circus dur
ing the coming season. A correspon-
dent says;
Male beauties are sending photo
graphs without number to Barnum,
Bailey and Hutchinson from all parts
of the country, the incentive being that
$4,000 prize. Most of the letters ac-
com panying the pictures present the
claims of the sender with surprizing
modesty. Here is a sample of one
mailed from Troy:
"You have my picture by this mail
My friends (the females) of this city
say that am as ha dsome man as
they ever saw, and this despite my be-
ing married and father. l am in
dead earnest about this thing-no non
sense. l want money badly Without
conceit | may say, gentlemen, that |
consider myself better iookingi than
nine tenths of the men | ever saw. My
height is five feet four, complexion
clear as girls, large expressive blue
eyes, with lovely, long, lashes, head
like the late Lord Byron's and beauti-
full bushy hair, inclined to be curly,
Just sufficiently inclined to be fascinat-
ing to every lady | meet. In .the
street the ladies frequently look
after me, and have often heard such
expressions as; oh isn't he lovely!
What noble, handsome mani made
by passing feminines. | wish you tc
let me see you in person; my picture
does not do me justice"
The individual may not take the
prize but he's unquesilonably entitled
to the "cake."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

ferry docks at st. Charles we're swept
away, as also the temporary trusses of the
bridge The whole country about Alton
is flooded, cutting off railway commune
cation.
A FIRE broke cut in st. Louis on Mon
day morning the eth, in building on
the corner of Seventeenth street and
Washington avenue, occupied on the frat
floor by j. X. x A. Jscobus, as an auction
and notion store, and on the second floor
by M. Meyers, manufacturer of BOYS
clothing. Sacobus stock was said to be
worth $4,000, more than half of which
was destroyed; insurance, $4,000 May
ers' stock, valued at $25 900, was badly
damaged; insurance, $4,000. The fire is
supposed to be incenaiary.
A DETROIT dispatch states that on Sun
day night freight train going north to
Mackinaw from Detroit, split in two just
before reaching La Peer. causing very
peculiar accident Five cars were filled
with sulphuric acid for the use in the cop
per region to which they were billed.
The conclusion when the train came to-
gether, broke some of the glass bottles
containing the acid which were enclosed
in large casks, and the fluid ran cut set
ting the cars on fire, and when the train
reached La Peer the smoke was pouring
out of the cars, which soon became 80
dense as to be almost unbearable. The
cara were run down to the water tank and
the flames subdued.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02
from the Capital.

| THE house committee OR territories has
| agreed to the bill to divide Dakota and
make a territory of the northern section.
| The senate military committee finds
nothing damaging in he evidence pro.
| dvced against Colonel Rochester, and will
| recommend his confirmation as paymater
general of the army,
| The senate finance colnmi, tee has re-
solved to report Mr.. Allson's bill to fix
| the redemption reserve fuud in the treas
ury at $l20 100000.
THE senate confirmed John G. New as
| assistant secretary of the treasury, 7. b.
S. Pinchback as surveyor of customs at
New Orleans, and w. &. Frye as consul
general at Halifax.
GEN. d. II. RuoKER, who was last week
| appointed quartermaster general of the
army, has been placed on the retired list
with his new rank. General Rufus ingalls,
has been appointed to the vacancy.
EMERY A, SToRRs and the Chicago con-
gressional delegation went before the COM
merce committee, where the former deliv-
cred an argument in favor of giving
Dearborn park to the public library and
the Academy of Design.
In the senate Mr.. Mcmillan introduced
an act to set apart portion of Montana
for certain Indian tribes, and to pay each
$4,000 per annum for ten years. The
resolution that the arrears-of-pensIons
law should be repealed was tabled by 20
to %.
A LONG report on the status of Indian
Territory has been transmitted to congress
by the secretary of the interior. 1t asserts
that there are no lands open to settlement
or entry, The tracts in the territory to
which the government holds title being
| reserved by treaty stipulations. propo-
sition that the criminal laws of the United
States be extended over their lands has
been made to the Indian delegations now
| in Washington, and will evidently meet
| heir approval.
| A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
| saws that Senator Van Wyck in his speech
| Friday, against frauds in the land depart
ment, made direct charges. He declared
| that an organized ring is robbipg the gov
eminent by means of these township sur
veys. Under the law, township sites can
be surveyed by depositing at any govern
ment depository the estimated amount of
the cost of the survey, in return for which
the party making deposits is given land
| certificates which are receivable in pay
ment for government lands anywhere.
The original law made these certificates
receivable only for land in the townships
surveyed, and it is q fact that the records
show that since the amendment to the
law making them generally receivable
there has been an enormous increase in
these surveys. Van Wyck charges that
the ring surveys townships where the land
is absolutely worthless and uses the GER
ti6cates to purchase valuable lands else
where. He charges that the surveyors
generally are in this ring and they give
out contracts for surveys to members Of
the ring at figures largely in excess of the
| real cost
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02
Criminal.

UNDER the recent contract with the au-
thorities of Wyoming the penitentiary at
Joliet will soon receive l57 prisoners from
Cheyenne.
GorrLIEB ENGEL, Young lawyer OF
Milwaukee, has been convicted oil forgery.
BILL is in preparation for abolishing
all the navy yards except those at Brook
lyn. Pensacola and Mare Island.
Tom CREswELL, notorious as ''the short
man" in the numerous stagerobberes
about San Antonio, has been lodged in
jail.
AT Waverly, Neb., merchant named
James Cook was shot dead by painter
named r. p. Raven. A rope was actually
placed around the murderer neck, but he
was rescued by the sheriff.
THE jewelry store of A. Jankin on the
secood floor of building on Superior
street, Cleveland, was robbed of 5000
worth of watches and diamonds while the
proprietor was at dinner.
TUX customs authorities of New York
caused the arrest of Deputy Collector
briggs and the physician of the steamship
Servia for smuggling a silk cloak, and
they have been held in heavy bail.
DANIEL II. GEARY, who was recently
mail clerk on the Union Pacific railway,
and stole registered letter for $500,
has gone to prison for one year, Judge
Dundy taking into consideration his BRAY
cry in saving the life of the jailer when
attacked by an inmate.
THE band of forgers who recently came
to Chicago TO swindle the banks came to
grief very suddenly. The were arraigned
before justice of the peace, when Charles
Palmer gave away his accomplices, and
each was held in % 900 for trial.
THE grand Jury at Washington has in
dicted twelve persons for conspiracy in
| the star route cases, among them being
Brady, the Dorseys. John w. Miner and
| Captain w. ii. Turner.
In a hotel at Louisville, February 2I,
desperate fight took place between Jonn
| Wyatt, famous as deputy marshal, and
two city officers. Fourteen shots were
fired, Wyatt being mortallY wounded.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

GENEROSITY is an admirable trait
even in the rich. The other day at
Springfield, Mass, team of horses
ran away with carriage containing a
young lady, and all who saw it sup
posed she would certainly be killed /;
but young dry goods clerk named
Wallace Eldridge climbed over the top
of the carriage At the risk of his life,
seized the lines, and stopped the horses.
The next day the father of the young
lady, who is a millionaire, called at the
store where Mr.. Eldridge was en-
ployed, wept upon his shoulder, sob
bed his eternal gratitude, and gave the
young man dollar. The selfish Ed
ridge didn't offer the old gentleman
any change,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02
A WEEKS NEWS.
Happenings of the Past Week Boiled
Down for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
Latest Events.

Mr. VENNoR predicts heavy snowfalls
soon, with clustering March and damag-
| nR blockades.
FATHER WALSH, Of Memphis, passed
through the yellowiever epidemic only to
be swept away by smallpox.
GEORGE +. SLossoN. the billardist. was
given dinner in New York by twenty
six personal friends, II. w. Collender
presiding.
THE Michigan legislature has convened
| in special session TO act on the congress
sional apportionment and appropriate
to harvest time.
A PARTY of 1926 Jewish refugees from
Russia arrived at Philadelphia the other
day by the steamship Illinois, and were
taken to the old Penns vlvania depot, and
literally supplied with food and clothing.
GENERAL GRANTS latest grievance ia
the persistent use of his name in southern
journals as director in the National
Land Immigration company of Texas, al
though he has twice publicly denied all
connection with it.
Gov. CULLoM will convene the Illinois
legislature in extra session about March
25. There are vacancies in three repre-
sentative districts, and special elections
will be ordered March q.
THE Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
road il believed TO be the purchaser of
three thousand acres of coal lands thirty
rules northwest of Deadwood. The veins
are eight feet thick, and of excellent
quality.
Mrs. ISABELLA CLARK, of Chicago, who
holds sixteen thousand shares in the Bull
Domingo Mining company, brought suit
at Denver to prevent the transfer OF the
property to ring in New York, and ask
ing the appointment of a receiver.
THE Illinois Central road made connec-
ton at Cairo, recently, by ferrying around
the washout. but all other lines are cut
off. The water was one foot higher than
was ever before known.
II. Z. MURRAY, who was confined in
jail at Pembina, Mimi, for lightning-rod
frauds, made his escape to Toronto, where
an American detective spotted him. A
colored porter of Pullman car smuggled
the offender through the States to Winni-
peg, receiving a full purse for the service.
In 1880 Philadelphia gave Garfield 81
GEO majority. 1t is generally safe for a
republican majority in that neighbor-
hood. But at the local election last week
that regular majority entirely disap-
peareL, and the machine nominations
were beaten by 1900 votes. Indepen-
dence at the polls is a growing feature Of
local elections.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

shade of Peter the Great, the great
shaver, are bristling with such full. long
bear IS as might excite the envy of their
snaggiest Xalruck or Samciede fellow
SUBJECTS; some few have name at the
BACK OF the head down to the shout
ders, but To- most of them the hair is
Is clipped IL straight line by the bar
Der, a primitive artist, who claps an
earthen pot on them, over head and
ears, when they go to him for shear
ing, and trims round and round what
ever protrudes from thep pot. Hair and
beard are usually unkempt and tangled
a tit frame for the face, where a Coat,
ing Of several weeks dirt neutralizss
the color of the skin
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

THE Baroness Burdette-C outts- Bart
lett appeared for the first time in pub
lie since her marriage at the meeting
recently held in London for the relief
of the prosecuted Jews in Russia, and
Give Logan, who saw her, says: "Ac-
companied by her husband, she came
in with that light, graceful step which
makes her seem so young, her agree
able face aglow with the interest which
the prospect of making official protest
against this wickedness inspired in her
mind. The lord mayor in opening the
proceedings, referred in warm terms to
her ladyship's well-known pre-eminence
in all charitable and benevolent works.
His allusion was greeted With loud and
repeated cheers"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02
Cablegran,s

MICHAEL DAvrrT has been elected 10
parliament for Meath, to succeed A. M.
Sullivan.
The Bank of England has reduced the
rate Of discount to D per cent, and the
Banks of France ard Belgium to A per
cent.
BISMARCK had a conference with EN-
peror William in regard to General Sko-
beliefs speech, and remembrance will
probably be sent 10 st. Petersburg.
THE ceremony of the return of the sa-
cred .1rpet at Mecca was celebrated at
Cairo, in presence of the khedive and min
listers, with fine military display.
A SAMPLE of the reductions being made
in Irish rentals is given in Cork dis
patch. One farm was cut from Esq to f59
and another from el26 to ESQ.
THE mercantile firm of Hill, MacMas-
ter & Plant, of Manchester, England, has
suspended payment, with liabilities OF
10000. MacMasters has absconded.
In delivering the budget speeca next
Friday in the Canadian parliament, Sir
Leonard Tillev expects TO announce a sur
mend the abolition of the duties on tea
and coffee.
Dr. KENNY has been released from Xii.
mainham prison, and II. Redmond was
arrested at Bally Ragget. Secretary
Forster received four hundred threaten
ing letters last year, andTstates that had
he opened the explosive missive recently
sent him he would have lost his hands
Tobin, the Fenian, was convicted at Leeds,
and sentenced to seven years penal servi-
tude.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02
jamestown journal

Mr. Bender recently made an incls-
ion into the left shoulder of fine horse
belonging to Mr.. H. Hess, the superin-
tendent of street service in the intro
duction of our water-works system, ana
removed silver Decent piece OF lo'O,
which was placed there about four years
ago by the man from whom Mr.. Hess
bought the horse in Kentucky. 1t was
intended as 4 private mark, but consld-
cradle tissue had formed over it during
its four years Judgment. TWAS a well
preserved piece when slipped under the
skin, and the only mark it retains OF
the singular service to which it was put
is greasy substance which adheres
closely to the depressions in the coin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02
Accidents.

ENVOY TRRscoTr has taken house in
Chilli for six months.
WHILE travelling on a hand car near
Waco. Tex, Major ID. W. Washburn and
NJ. III. Stall, wife, and son were killed.
By the burning of the east wing of the
insane asylum at Flatbush. l.. l., one pa
tient was suftocated and three escaped
from custody.
THRER men were injured by the explo-
sion of one of battery of three boilers in
the rolling mill of A. NJ. Byers 4 Co., of
Pittsburgh.
AT Nav Carlisle, O., the boiler of a
portable w.mill exploded with such force
as to kill five men and blow of the leg of
another.
THE city Of Elgin, H.. has settled four
at 81 600 each, and agreed to give Mrs.
Huntley $500 on account OF the death OF
her husband.
JAMES +. MOONEY, the chief o wner o
the American oak tanuery burned at Gin
cinnati on Monday, refuses to rebuild un
less the city will furnish better protection
from fire.
FIRE swept away the works OF the Pea
body oil company at chester, Ia, valued
at 100000 the mandatory of Esta-
brook & Co., at Milford, Mass, worth
$4,000, aud SchumSn's flour-mill at Allen
town, Pa, on which the loss was $50 1000.
THE rainfall at st. Louis in thirty-six
hours, ending Feb. p, was over six IN
ches. There were ten landslides on the
| Missouri Pacific road, and an Iron Noun
tain freight train ia caught at Cliff cave
| Alton, indianapolis, and Burlington
tracks are submerged near Mitchell. The
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02
Russian StYle of Dress

The Russian costume of the lower
classes consists of black or white cap,
with the brim drawn down On the brow
and shading the eyes; a long, loose,
shapeless dark blue or brown great coat,
flying down to the heels, and heavy top
boots up to the knee. From the folds
of the coat you may here and there
catch the signt of the red blouse, or OF
the broad led sash and black velvet
breeches that were once popular; but,
as a rule, the black, long gaherdipe
hides everything; and, batting the color
or tissee, the same garment, the same
medley of international rags, seems
equally to suit Russian or Tartar, Mos
lem or Christian, Gypsy or Jew. Mer-
chants and brokers and other middle
class idlers who crowd the steps of the
exchange wear the jacket and wide
awake hat how common to all Europe;
gentlemen of the higher rank are either
in the military or civilian uniform, and
these also throw over 1t their heavy
riding cloaks, regardless of the sitting
heat, Russian apparently never feel
ing comfortable unless he is swathed IN
loose drapery from head to foot. The
funny pork-pie hats worn by the droski
drivers in st. Petersburg or Moscow dis
appear as we come further east, and
here the ivoshtshik buries his head and
half his face in his ugly black hanging
cap like other men. The Russians are
as hirstute q class as any Asiatic. Those
of the lower classes, whether out OF an
ancient Muscoyitic pride or to spite the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

IT is reported that Sergt. Mason, who
attempted to kill Guiteau, is kept IN
very unpleasant and unhealthy quar-
tiers, and that he is not allowed any OF
the privileges that are extended 10
Guitean.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

A TERRIBLE condition of things is re-
ported from the overflow in the Missis-
sippi valley, where many lives have
been lost, and the loss of live stock ana
farming property has already been in
calculable. The outlook for the I'M
mediate future is very critical.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

VERY few persons call to see Guiteau
in Jail now, and his vanity is very much
wounded by this fact. He spent two
hours on his toilet, Sunday, expecting a
crowd to see him during the day, but
not visitor called.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

IT is semi-officially announced that
the Cabinet has decided to restore Fitz-
John Porter to the army, but just what
70 do about his back pay has not been
determined. 1t is expected that Porter
will be nominated as colonel of infan-
try to fill the first vacancy, and that
Col. Porter will then ask to be placed
upon the retired lis..
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

Up to date the most favorable re-
ports have been received of the condi-
ton of cattle and sheep on the great
prairies. Food has been plenty and
water abundant, while there has been
:ttle snow to prevent grazing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02
The Growth of Nervousness.

Nervousness is a rapidly growing ailrnent.
When there is organic disease its origin is usu-
ally imperfect digestion. Hostetter's stomach
Bitters. a remedy peculiarly eiieacious in cases
of nervousness acts primarily upon the stomach,
restoring its activity, promoting the secretion OF
the gastric juice, overcoming the immediate bod
lily disturbance resulting from dyspepsia, an
remedying that depletion Of muscular substance
and strength, and the nervous symptoms which II
ultimately produces. With the renewed activity
of the digestive functions nerve quietudc returns,
an increasing inability to rest soundly is counter
acted mestal dependency is supplanted by a
feeling of cheerfulness and the relish for food is
augmented. The remedy is safe and unobjec-
tionabOe, and may also be relied upon TO over
come and prevent fever and ague, biuiousness and
consultation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

THE crew of wrecked British bark,
consisting of the captain, his wife and
two children, and two seamen, were
rescued from an open boat OFT the coast
OF California by the steamer Newburn.
They were starving.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

A BIG hotel project is on the taps at
Fargo. The Northern Pacific manage
ment il is understood, gives its assis-
lance to the extent of 100000, and a
sum equal to that has already been
subscribed by few of the public-spirit-
ed citizens.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

ANOTHER desperate slugging match
took place between two miners, near
East ST. Louis, Sunday. Twelve rounds
were fought. The men were an Eng
hshman named Denton, and an Irish.
man named O'Brien, and the battle
was won by the latter. Several hun
dred persons witnessed the fight.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

Ar an auction sale of Dutch bulbs, a
few DAYS ago in Philadelphia, prices
realized were very little more than the
cost of transportation from Amster-
dam. The bulbs came too late IN the
season. according to the florists present.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

INQUIRY by a st. Paul paper discloses
the fact that opium eating prevails to
an alarming extent in that city. The
victims of this habit are from all classes
of society, from the richest ladies in
the city down to the lowest creatures
who use the drug to drown their mis-
cry
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

In the Sprague divorce suit at Provi-
dence, II. l., decree was granted,
without trial. Mrs. Sprague has the
custody of the three daughters and
Gov. Sprague takes the son. The mat
ter of alimony was not decided.