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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-07

The Democratic party can have nothing bN
discontinue and confusion before in 1884 unless
marshaed under clear head and a steady hand that
Will redeem It from the drcary round Of blunders IN
which has been Keeling under the management OF pro-
fessona hacks whose highest ambition. apparently has
been TO make IL poor imitation OF the Republican
party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-07

There is n fine specimen job in bill reported
to the Assembly Yesterday from the Committee
Oh Cities. 1t provides that hereafter the De-
partment of Docks shall be under the con-
troll of one Commissioner to be nominated by
the Mayor and confirmed by the Aldermen.
This is q move, apparently, on the part oil
Tammany Hall to get exclusive control of
department to Offset the advantage which the
County Democracy has through Mr.. Thompson
as head of the Department of Public Works.
The Dock Department would be as nice
plum for Tammnay as the control OF the
Public Works is for its rival Democratic organ
ization. The Dock Commissioners can expend
annually three millions and are not account
able to any higher authority, while some little
check is put on Mr.. Thompson by the Board
Of Estimate and Apportionmcnt. 1t Ia need
less to point ont what an amount OF patron
age tins means. Nobody will deny that the
Dock Department needs reorganization; but
it is in different direction from that which
Mr.. mike" Murphy's committee proposes.
The loose way in which the Dock cxpendi-
lures have been made and the accounts kept
has long been q scandal, as is proved by the
series of petty entertainments only recently
found out that went on for years right under
the noses OF the Commissioners. This ought
to be changed; but it would only be making
a bad matter worse to put such unlimited
power under Tammany Hall Commissioner
Why Mr. Murphy favors the bill is clear
enough He wants to be Senator from tho
lower part of the city in the stead of Mr.
BOYD This is the way he means to pay
Tammany for its help.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-07

, The game between Scbaefer and Vignaux
last night at Chicago gives the cham
pionship of the world in billiard playing to an
american. Schaefer has now accomplished
what he went TO Paris to do over year ago,
hut which all Frenchmen and most Americans
Thought he never woulddo. Vignaux had the lead
at the beginning Of this tournament; but 1t is
when he is playing an uphill game that
lScbaefer appears to best advantage. The sea-
son thus opens we'll for Americans in inter-
national contests of skill.
The election figures from Rhode Island fur
nish another illustration OF the way in which
Democrats throw all considerations OF con-
sistcpcy TO the winds il only they think they
see chance of getting into Office By doing 30.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-07

The principle on which the Methodist Con-
ferences were laid out il not entirely clear
Little attention was given to geographical
divisions. 1t would seem natural that the
whole of New-York City should be united in
one body; but, in fact, this city is
very nearly equally divided between the
New-York and the New-York East Con-
ferences the Bowery and Third-ave
forming the dividing line. Both Conferences
cover great deal of territory the New York
extending to Greene and Delaware Counties
in this State aud taking in small part OF
Western Massachusetts,, while the New-York
East embraces Long Island and reaches to
the Connecticut River. Hence they appear to
be somewhat unwieldy, and reorganization
might not be undesirable. The question OF
putting the whole of the city into one Confer
ence was discussed yesterday by the Eastern
body, which is holding its annual session here.
1t is question that interests one of the most
numerous religious denominations in the coun-
try, and final action upon it would have to be
taken by the General Conference. which does
not meet until next year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-07

The Rev. Or. Potter lately advised that
mourners at funeral and the crowd that 90 to the
funeral and do not mourn at all. should be provided
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-07

Mr.. Sprague, whom they nominated Tor Gov
ernor, did not represent any principle @hich
Democrats, when they talk for effect or make
platforms, say they hold dear. Still ne was
able to get nearly the entire Democratic vote
of the State. In 1880, when the Presidential
election excited great interest, the Democrats
cast only few over 10000 ballots for ten
eral Hancock in Rhode Island. Nov MI
Sprague got more than 10000 last Wednes-
day and the returns show, too, that they were
not Republican votes.
The examination of the four alleged dyn-
amite conspirators in London yesterday con-
nected only three of them with the dynamite
factory in Birmingham. Norman, who was
first arrested was traced directly from the
factory to London. The police found on him
an envelope directed to Gallagher, and also q
dispatch telling him to call on Fletcher at
an address which Gallagher gave as MS. VIII
son was with the latter, and had in his pos
session rubber bags containing, as the ponce
sag, explosive liquids. But as for Dalton, the
fourth prisoner, the most that has been urged
against him is that in his room were found
fuse dalton says it is a cigar-ighter), q
pounds. Such evidence as that could DC
produced against hundreds of men daily III
almost any city of the world.
Our Washington dispatches show that there
is a growing feeling in the State Department
that it may finally be necessary for the United
States to retaiate upon France and Germany
for excluding certain American goods from their
markets. The action of France and Germany
has been irritating in the extreme, especially
in regard to hog products, and retallatory
legislation would undoubtedly be popular with
the members of many of our commercial organ
izations Al the last session of Congress law
was easily enacted prohibiting the importation
into the United States of adulterated teas
Probably it would not be much more difficult
to secure the passage of measure to pro-
hibit the importation of the cheap adulterated
and spurious wines Of France and of Germany.
If it should he decided that such course was
wise precedent for such legislation is to be
found in the Non-lntercOurse act of March l,
1909, which prohibited the importation into
the United States from any foreign port or
place of any article whatever, "being of the
growth, produce or manufacture" of France,
Great Britain or Ireland.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-16
Among the Shakers.

In certain sections of the country
there are religious sccts known as
Shakers; but for the present we will
not speak of them. The "shakers" to
whom we refer are those who suffer
from swamp fever which necessarily
entails Rheumatic troubles and Neu
ralgia. TO these unfortunate ones.
therefore, we recommend Salicvlica
as panacea for their ailments. TRY
1t and be convinced of its curative
powers. 81
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-16
BOISE ALARMED.

Boise City, alarmed at the menacine
attitude of Caldwell, which threatens
to wrest from her the principal and
most lucrative part of her trade. is
looking about for ways and means to
t'rcumvent her. One of the WAYS
agreed upori is the making of the Ri
denbanagh bridge free highway.
The most shameless extortion has
hitherto been practiced at this place.
all travellers from outside of the bonn.
daries of Ada county being charged
double the tolls levied upon residents
Of Ada county. This unjust discrim.
'natloti very properly and naturally
caused a feeling of bitter enmity to
Boise, and, now that free bridge is
about to be thrown across the Boise
river near Caldwell, the people of that
section are making preparations to go
to that place to trade.
10 countcract this, and endeavor to
retain her trade, Boise has at last de-
termined to do what she should nave
done years ago, viz: to buy out Mr..
R'denbaugh The city council has
already appropriated $4,000 to that
end, and the county commissioners are
to be asked to appropriate the balance
required-$3,00O. AT first, it was the
intention of the movers in this matter
to construct free bridge as near the
kldenbaugh toll bridge as possible
but that gentleman "blufled" the idea
out of their heads.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-16
CHEAPER TELEGRApHY PROMISED

John w. Mackay, who recently &C.
quired control Of the new Postal Tel.
egraph Company, is reported as say.
ing that "when the company get their
new postal telegraph line to working
they will greatly cheaper the tele-
graph rates, and underbid any rival
company on press dispatches, if they
have to furnish them free"
We hope that Mr.. Mackay did say
that; because if he did the public
may count upon its being done,
even though to do it the last
cent of Mr.. Mackay's colossal for.
tune should be required. Mr.. Mackay
does not often speak for the public,
as, Notwithstanding his vast wealth,
he is one of the most modest of men:
but when he does consent to do SO.
his every utterance can be relied up
on to as great an extent as anybodv's
words ever can be.
Nor will the policy outlined by Mr..
Mackay be either very difficult to pur
sue or unremunerative. The public.
now compelled to pay enormous rates
for its telegraphy, will be glad to get
as good service for much lower rates.
and is doubtless anxiously awaiting an
opportunity to transfer the bulk of its
patronage. This will insure the finan.
clal success of the Postal Telegraph
Company upon the first intimation
that that company is ready to trans
act a general telegraph business to all
points.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-16
Dissolution Of Co-Partnership.

No'Lcf is hereby given that the ca-partnersbin
J.mss n using between J, X. Morrill, and
- 1iurIii Agnew. is this day dissolved bv mn
.usi consent }, X Morrill, will continue he liz,
Ley, III isea stable business at the old stand col
pay all the indeot dncss of the same '" anu
JOS. MORRILL,.
r,,,., JAMES AGNEW.
'''s' ''H'pi /, isS'. oil
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-16
He Winked.

During the last break in oil. ,
woman who had ridden for four OF
five blocks in a street car with a lone
gentleman, suddenly turned upon
him with:
"You do that again and I'll appea
to the driver!"
"W-hat?" he gasped.
"Oh, you villain, you know whatr
"Madam, upon my soul, don't un-
derstand!"
"sir, you winked at me three differ.
ent tiInes!''
81 did? Great Scott! Madam,
but | was not aware of it! am the
holder of $4,000 barrels of oil, and
am being squeezed SO tight that am
hardly in my right mind. Wln!. at
you! Why, woman, if oil should
raise as high as 20 cents a gall n, l
wouldn't dare wink at hotel waiter!
Squeezed out of $4,000 in one hour,
and then charged with having cor,
ner on the winking business. Madam.
L"
But she rang the bell and left him
alone.-N. Y. Paper.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-16
REGISTERED RECEIPTS.
New Form OF Card Of Convenient
Size-Saving Of Envelopes and Clerl.
cal Labor.

The principle of the postal card has
OF late years been extended to various
branches of the postotfice department.
By an ingenious combination devised
by the Assistant Superintendent Of
the railway mail service, Il. Moses, and
approved by the Third Assistant
Postmaster General, the matter for
merly embraced in the sheet form Of
registered package receipt is now
condensed on card of the size of
NO. = envelope. The reverse side Of
the card contains blanks for the ad-
dress OF the postol officer who adj.
dressed the registered packages, and
1t Is then returned to him after re-
ceiptlng, without cover, through tho
ordinary mails.
~, The cards will be issued ty the
Third Assistant Postmaster General
IN two colors, one in green for the
use OF postal clerks, and one style in
yellow color Tor the use of postmas.
ters.
The cards are to be used between
various postal officers, to perfect the
chain OF receipts. which is the GREAT
feature OF the registry system.
1T Is estimated that their use will
save IRON fifteen to twenty millions ,
OF envelopes a year, besides a con.
siderable amount of clerical l..L,r
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-16
The Fall Election

" III result more satisfactorily if all
voters and their families expel the
malaria from their systems, and cor
rect their Livers by using Browns
Liver lills. Not a remedy manufac
tared Ia America so we'll corrects the
blllousness OF this climate. Call for
Browns Vegetable Liver Pits.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-16
THE KIND OF A ROSEBUD SHE H.

I'm an only-daughter young girl,
A spit.cut -and-frixzes young girl.
4 lanRNishing. dainty. all-powdered and psintv
Sit-up-at-eleven young girl.
I'm would-be aesthetic young girl.
Adote.on-the- arts young girl.
a poet IN embryo, dont-know-a thing you know.
l-onthe-surface young girl
I'm novel-readinR young girl,
A Observation-Disclosures young girl,
a romantic. half-crazy, but terrible lazy,
Let-ma-do-the work young girl.
I'm . look.out-for-a-cstch young girl,
A snatch 'em.np-quick young girl.
nan 40 the-proposing, end bag EN- when doing
on-to-your-game young girl.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-16
LIME! LIME

Inc L1me-Kiln in Greenhorn gulcb ,.
purchased by Messrs. Tatro h Hoda,, LAS Deer
continue the business "ao viii
Leave orders for Lime with W n mi,
ley. -"'so' Hal
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-16

Whole Tickets, $500.
Half Tickets, sl.O0.
2. Tickets, 5000.
% Tickets. 10000.
'hil' money or Bank Draft in Letter. or send bv
r e. H 11 rs. nuN,T SEM BY REGISTERED LETT
l FIX ~ iosToFFIcE ORDER, until furtb.r mo.
,ce ORDERS Of s. and upward. by Fxpr.ss can
ne sem al or experse. Address ali orders To- 7 /
ny slttsd-w3yl
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-16

young man Of good habits Wi.
lodging. "in 1or board ,na
AddresS &C.," TIMES Office, HALEY
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-03
DAILY
POST MTELLIGENCER
wRErCnED MAIL sERvICk.

The management of postal affairs, in
Warrington Territory ~ W II a. IN Or
eQon. has long been n0t0FiOusly bad.
a traveller can 90 from one given point
20 another over kalf q dozen routes reg
ulsrly travelled by steamboats, and
stage, much quicker than letter pro
periy posted will 90. Letters and pa
pers posted at a given time at Portland
and addressed 20 certain points on Pu-
oct Sound will reach their destination
sooner than il posted at the same hour
at Seattle. Newspaper publisherD ara
fhe bueineae community Of Seattle suffer
serious Inconvenience by this inemcient
aervioe. The service ought TO be inn
pcoved and could be If the postal au-
thoKitiss were competent and faIthfuL-
Oregopias.
That the Oregonian is right in this
matter 10 have only to cite cases. That
journal reaches Tacoma by mail from
three to six hours ahead Of this paper.
Though Portland il six times ~ far from
that place - this Is. That journal
reaches Olympia by mail ten hours af-
tse it, pabliession, while this Journal
cannot get there by mail inside OF
thirty-ix hours, and yet Portland ID
twiee - far from Olympia a. Seattle u.
And what makes this the moro provok-
ing and unbsarable Is that We mi2ht
have the service to Tacoma in two hOurl
and . half and to Olympia in six BY q
boat belonging TO tho company nov
performing the service.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-03

The Minkler sawmill, situated on the
Upper SkAgit river, il now kept con-
stantly employed saving hardwood lum-
Der OF different kinds. They recently
received contract 10 furnish $1,000
feet Of maple, portion Of which will b
used on Cages l0gning railroad, thu
balance going to 6eattls.
The business Of the custom house al
Friday Harbor has been unusually good
since it, establishment in September
last, and i steadily increasing. Thus
far there have bean "a entries and &c
clearancea. The exports for the month
Of November amounted to over $4,000,
and consisted principally Of hay, grain,
potatoes, mutton, poultry, butter and
rings.
Tho locomotive for Cages logging
railroad on the Ska6it arrived last week,
and the road ID already in operation.
Tho engine Wa constructed at the
Warrington Iron Works, Seattle, at .
cost Of about $4,000. The logs are
hauled . distance Of ono and : half
miles 10 the river on q Hat car capable
Of carrying three saW logs Of ordinary
dimensions. The locomotive and car
run on wooden rails. This il the first
steam logging railroad on the river, and
II great improvement upon tho old
method Of lo0RinQ with cattle.
J. B. Ball has at present four logging
comps in operation at different points
on the Ska0it river. At Sterling, whore
hs has also large general store, be has
. logging camp, and on N0okecham
alou06, about seven miles from Mt. Yer
non, he has three camps running. Be-
ddse these entsrpsiees, NR. Rall = ono
Of the principal owners Of tho steamer
Joeephine, running On the river. Mr..
Ball = ths most extenslve logger On the
GkaRit.
Capt. Lott, Of the steamer Hops, u
about 20 have steam schooner built
for the lower Sound, principally among
The ialand1, and connoutine q di&oten5
points With thA otoameI Hopo. The
veesel = expected 10 ooat about $4,000
and viii b built By CAPT. Lake, az S.
attle. 6he win b q fln1 bottom craft,
drawing but H11lo water, tins enabling
her 70 ascend ~ vnxio1o dlonGhn, and
ply about IN Different p1nooo at present
inAocsaaible 20 vessels q heavier draft
Her capacity win b about so tons.
This VII IS o. mt steam schooner
brought into practical ~ On The Sound.
-AnGcortes knfeypvjss.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-03

Seminal weakness IppotenC{. -. ~
By dreams, pimples ON The 10
manhood can positively 3 cSsSe - -
eick and af1icted should MOT ~ u
him. The Doctor has travele0 @.
u Europe and inspsctea ts ~; r -
competent % impart to thoee =
his services. Dr.. Gibboo WI
charge unless he effects 3 c1Se
q . distance may b cured q - -
communication strictly conn
- no one but the Doctor, 49,
ing 70 the Doctor win please seese !. =
Of the paper they zee this edvclslee
a. SnsssfSs s. rif'c sfhs6N Cf 81 8 81 bsn
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-03
oUR sTRAMsnIP FLEET.

Following Ia q list Of the steamships
which arrived at this port during the
year Just ended, together with the date
Of arrival and the master Of each YES
nnls
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-03

Parties wishing to obtain the euly au-
thsatio and reliable sectional map at
Puget Sound and sorromdinR Territory
can do % by addresing box 136, New
Tacoma, Wash. Terry.
q These maps are compiled nom
the records at the q. 8. Land Once, and
but limited supply remain on hand
for m1e. d2SdAvlm
Pebble speotacles and eye glasses at
VIM. b. Finohe's, opposite the New
Ladies, when you want . nice fitting
corset, call at Clayton Bros.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-03
NIeCELLANROus

= lanus quantity q ~ tuueH eeaslEnAs1
1poreea Al and Hp91sR. o - tzaAl
Saisiss 5 sSsd 49, IT, - Il
VII . 1855 SS1oEs p1sekaain9 -
Rsslsnhas. ~ - - ynBsB MooRl
e1elAN0 1lsANC3ARO & CO
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-03

The Sun says the Chinese questions
are becoming moro and moro compai-
Gated. The Treasury Department has
decided that q Chinese vct-nurse must
be considered asa laborsr, and - such
be excluded from admission TO the
United States under the provisions Of
the act restricting Chinese immigration.
How far has the Treasury Department
usurped functions Of the Judiciary BY
this decision?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-15
How a Pig Made n President.

About this time in knots about the
sunny corners and around depots and
hotels, when political stories are in
order, you will occasionally hear some
old stager remark that "a pic once
made Andrew Jackson president" 1t
was never my fortune to meet one who
could remember how it cane about, but
in a copy of the American Traveller for
December 10, 1928, being volume w,
No. so, find all the particulars, which
copy for the benefit of the Society for
the Perpetnation of Old Stories.
1t appears that away back in the
early dawn of the nineteenth century.
in the town of Cranston, r. l.. Mr..
Somebody's pig smelt 4 cabbage in a
neighbor's garden-he rooted through
the fence and demoralized said garden
the garden owner sued the pigs pro-
prietor james Burrill was the prose-
cutting attorney-the prosecuting attor-
ney was a candidate for the United
States senate-the senator was chosen
by the state legislature-in that body
there was tie, oceasioned by the alb
sence of one of Burrills party. who
stayed away on account of the lawsuit
aforesaid-the said tie was unravelled
by the casting vote of the speaker in
favor of BurrilI's opponent, jeremiah
Il. Howell voted for the war
which James would not have dome
the war was made by majority of one
in the national senate-the war made
Gen. jackson popular--that popularity
gave jackson the presidency ~ Boston
Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-15
What Beecher Says OF Butler.

"Mr. Beecher, what do you think of
Butler? The good-natured face of the
distinguished orator again expanded
into a broad smile. Mrs. Beecher raised
her eyes from her book and laughed
heartily, and all present kept their hear
ing organs in trim.
Butler, Butler" said Mr. Beecher,
sis an apocalyptic vision, with ten horns
and as many eyes. There is but one
General Butler in all the world There
is no other man in the world like him,
and when he was east the model was
either lost or destroyed. Butler, like
his Democratic confreres, is original
and courageous. | would like to see
him nominated by the Democrats for
President-just for fun-and | would
come to Texas and Louisiana to see the
Democrats vote for him and quicker
their lips rs they swallowed their crow.
Oh. it would be sweet. Personally aud
privately Butler is n good man He is
an honest man, a charitable man, q
kindly man. | don't believe that he
ever turned deaf ear TO 4 tale of dis
tresS, or left misery go unasSisted. But
when it comes to high moral principle,
he never has the slightest vestige of that
article, and never for a moment dreamed
that any person else did. | heard a
story about him few days ago from an
old New Hampshire man whom met
in California, which is SO genuinely But
lerian that | am convinced of its truth.
IL seems that when Ben was very
young man he courted the daughter of
very pious deacon in his neighborhood
and became engaged to her He soon
became convinced. however. that he
did not care for her rs much
rs he thought, and became anx-
ious to break off the engagement.
But he was lawyer enough even then to
know that sudden breakup on his
part would be actionable. and he resolv-
ed on stratagem. One night he put
on an old hat, bungled in the crown so
that it looked pretty tough, and sailed
forth through the streets, whooping and
staggering like drunken man. He APP
preached lamp and, taking up a
couple of stones, he smashed it in
smithereens in few moments. A po-
liceman came along and arrested him
and he was fined $40 next morning.
Toward noontime. however, he received
polite note from his betrothed stating
that in view of his conduct of the pre-
vious evening, the engagement should
be decl AIRED off. This was all he wanted
his ruse was successful, and of course he
was happy. This is specimen of the
man. H is perfectly interruptions and
will hesitate at nothing TO carry his
point. n--G alUeSt0H NetCS.