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shall sell tickets TO, as far as regards
the general government.
There was a time in the history Of
this country when the Civil Rights
bill was necessary, but at present the
color line feeling has considerably di-
minished, and the colored citizen has
to take the same chances as the white
citizen. Any legal privileges that a
white citizen possesses, are equally
shared by the colored citizen, and we
believe that there is no general de-
sire among the citizens of this coun-
try to deprive the negro of his just
rights to travel on railroads, steam
boats and stop at hotels, providing he
pays his way and behaves himself.
The white citizen has TO do likewise.
The social privileges must be earned
by the individual himself, for no law
can confer these. We give below the
opinions of certain representative me-
groes of Louisiana, as published in
the Bay City Call:
A. j. Dumont, chairman of the Repub-
lican State central committee and United
States naval officer, did not think the de-
cision would effect the rights of the negro
in Louisiana. The race was improving its
condition every day, and would not move
backward now that the law was swept away.
The negro would stand in exactly the same
position as every white citizen, and the
white people would award each negro on
his individual merits the rights and privil-
eyes due him as citizen.
Col. James ID. Lewis, United States sur
thought the Civil Rights bill
worked to the detriment of the negroes.
The decision did not effect Louisiana, and
there was no desire on the part Of the
whites to deny the colored man his civil
rights in public conveyances and public
places.
F. b. S. Pinchbeck attached very little
Importance to the decision. Every negro
who behaved himself in Louisiana enjoy
ed the same privileges as the whites. Race
prejudice was rapidly dying out in Louis
lana.
Henry Demas, State senator, regarded il
rs the best thing that could have happened
for the colored people of the south, who
would now understand that they must re-
ly upon their own manhood for recognition
socially and otherwise.
Nearly all the other negro leaders inter-
viewed had the same views, and declared
hat the law was always a dead letter in
Louisiana, where the negroes were granted |
he same civil rights and privileges as the
whites.
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Civil Rights Bill.

The decision of the United States
Supreme Court, declaring the Civil
Rights bill unconstitutional, did not
cause any particular excitement. The
reason was that the old war issues
have died away, and we do not believe
that the Republican party can re-
vive them. The decision of the Su-
preme Court does not deprive the ne
gro of any advantages possessed by
white men, in regard to hotels, rail-
ways and steamboats,. In such mat
tiers they still have the same privileges
and rights as other citizens. In re-
gard to theatres there appears TO be
an opinion that the decision of the
Supreme Court leaves it optional with
the theatre manager as to whom ne
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John REYNOLDS
Council Proceedings.

The Common Council of the city OF
Alpena met in adjourned regular session in
the Council Room on Wednesday evening
October 18th, 1883, and was called to order
at o'clock by the Mayor.
PREsENT.-Robert NJ. Donnelly, Mayor
John S. McVicar, Recorder, and Aldermen
Field, Wheeler, Lynch, Brown, Beck and
Owens.
Journal Of session held Oct 18th, 1888,
read and approved.
PETITIONS.
From VIM. Cummings, asking for decd
of lot No. 76, in Evergreen cemetery. Re-
ferred to the City Attorney.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Field, supported by Alder
man Wheeler.
Resolrei, That the Street Commissioner
be instructed to open the sink hole near the
old Trowbridge railroad, and IL he finds
that il will make good outlet; to make a
survey of the land lying between that and
the head of Long Lake avenue and IL in
his judgement there is fall enough to carry
the water to said sink hole, report the same
to the Committee on Street and Sewers, and
be il further,
Resolved, That the Committee on Streets
and Sewers be and are hereby instructed to
lay the matter Of draining the land ada
cent to the head of Long Lake avenue be-
fore the county Board Of Supervisors.
Carried by vote as follows: Ayes
Field, Wheeler, Lynch, Brown, Beck and
Owens. Nays--None.
On motion the Council adjourned.
Il. M. DONNELLY
Mayor.
j. s. McvIcAR,
Recorder.
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The Color Line in the South.

1t promises well for the future of
southern politics-that is to say, the
political relations between the races
that the citizens Of Nashville, Tenn,
put two negroes on a reform ticket,
and, what is more, triumphantly elect
ed all of their nominees by an over
whelming majority. Just as soon as
the southern negro finds that his
claims to political recognition are full
ly accorded by his white neighbors
his feelings of distrust will die away,
and race troubles and dangers will
become things of the past, only to be
remembered as we recall uneasy
dreams.-Chicago News.
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A Thirsty Senate.

The United States Senate, as at
present constituted, is in a number of
respects peculiar body. In no par
ticular is it so strongly marked as for
its thirstiness. Not only for its thirst
mess, but for the singular turn that
popularity takes, as shown by the
accounts of the Secretary of the body.
The latest report of the acting Secre-
tary of the Senate contains the follow
ing purchases
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Teachers Examination.

The regular semi-annual examination of appli-
cants for certificates before the Board of School Ex
aminers for Alpena county, will take place Friday
room Of the Baptist church, commencing at 10
o'clock sharp, October 10Th. IL is very desirable
that all teachers who expect to need certificates be-
fore April lst 1884, should be present According
to the new school law, all applicants, whether
cessful not are required TO pay the usual Inst-
tute Fee" If it has not been paid since September
LIST, 1888. Il. l.. LITTLE,
635w3 Sec'y of Board.
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The New York Sun is trying to
create boom for Holman, as the man
it thinks should be the Democratic
nominee for President. 1t is a good
plan to bring out all the Democrats
fitted for the Presidential nomination,
so that the delegates, when the proper
time comes, can nominate the most
suitable man.
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The loss of life in various parts of
the world, by fires, ship-wrecks, ex-
plosions, ETC., during the first eight
months of this year, not including the
smaller disasters, is given as follows
by an exchange:
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An earthquake that recently occur
red in the Grecian archipelago, and
near Smyrna, destroyed number of
villages, and over one thousand per-
sons are said to have been killed.
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Twenty-six States now have Demo
cratic governors. The "grand old
party" has not enough governors to
play base ball match.- Bay City
Call.
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CITY OF CLEVELAND

Leaves Detroit at II o'clock on Monday nights, and
Alpcna at Q O'clock on Tuesday nights, and at 6
o'clock on Saturday mornings. Leaves Alpena for
Detroit at o'clock on Wednesday evenings, and at
O'Clock on Sunday mornings, arriving at Detroit
at o'clock on Monday mornings, and at o'clock
on Thursday afternoons
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City of Mackinac.

Leaves Detroit at 915 o'clock on Wednesday
mornings, and at IL o'clock on Saturday nights.
Arrives at Alpena at o'clock on Thursday morn
ings, and at o'clock on Sunday nights. On her
on Monday evenings, and at o'clock on Friday
mornings, arriving at Detroit at O'Clock Tues
day afternoons, and at o'clock on Saturday morn
ings,
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ALPENA TOWNSHIP
Taxpayers Take Notice

1 will be at my Office at my home at Long Lake,
in the township of Alpena, every Friday during
the month of December, 1885, for the purpose OF
ceiving all taxes that may be paid in said township
during said month of December, 1888.
JAS. A. MCDONALD
Treas. Alpena Township.
Oct. 8, 1888. 635wf2
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ALPENA
PASSENGER STEAMERS.
REARIl.

Tuesday and Saturday evenings; arrives at Alpena
early on Monday and Thursday mornings, and
leaves for Detroit at o'clock on Monday and FRI
o'clock on Tuesday and Saturday mornings.
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ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
Wednesday, October "a, 1888.

This year, so far, has been a year
of disasters, storms, ship-wrecks, earth
quakes and accidents.
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FLORA

Leaves Detroit every Tuesday at o'clock p. m. and
arrives at Alpena at noon every Thursday. On
down trip leaves Alpena for Detroit every Saturday
at o'clock p. m.
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The steamers City Of Cleveland and City Of
Macknac extends their up trips TO Mackinac and
st. 1gnace. Fare from Alpena TO Detroit, $3.50
meals and berths extra-meals being 30 cents each;
lower berth s1.50 and upper berth a..
The Flora runs TO Toledo on her down trip, and
to St Ignace on her up trip.
The Atlantic runs TO Cleveland on her down trip,
and TO st. Ignace on her up trip.
Fare from Alpena to Bay City, by mail boats,
$3.50, including berths, but meals are extrn, price
so cents each
The fare from Apena TO Detroit, by steamers
Flora and Atlantic, is IS, including meals and
berth.
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ATLANTIC

Leaves Detroit every Saturday at O'Clock p. m,
and arrives at Alpena every Monday at o'clock a.
m. Leaves Alpena for Detroit every Wednesday at
0 o'clock a.. m.
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Like an Evil Spirit.

Like an Evil Spirit
In oden times thought that evil spirits through cracks
and keho The generally approved keep them
keyhos and the cracks with Notwithstanding these
preventive measures the evil things had their way and often in
they pleased.
So malaria We try keep of the keyhoe
and by the crack We the crack and from
leak in the plumbing opening neglected DRAIN from
unsupported and unguarded direction
We always malaria but give battle and
If Browns IRON BITTERs
malaria has ghost Of chance This is the family med
cine Your druggist sells and you ought keep bottle the house.
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MAIL sTEANIERs.

every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings,
leaving at o'clock.
Metropolis arrives from Bay City on Wednesday,
Friday and Sunday mornings, and leaves Wednes-
day, Friday and Monday mornings
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PETITIONS.
From VIM. Cummings, asking for decd
of lot No. 20, in Evergreen cemetery. Re-
ferred to the City Attorney.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-15
MADEAsEw MAN ,,,,,

YES said a & ntteman, Whpf. H. ttt....+ To Al,
acquaintance recently about q s0hieaf th,t
was OF great Importance to him: al WA.
trouhled Tor long time with combination, al
olsoruefs that threatened " prove seriut,4
nut by lucky stroke / prorurei medicine
mat commenced At tue ru t oi the disease And
TO-DAY an as well as any man you ratl ttul
in this shop"
me above conversation took place recently
between Mr., GEORGE Kat. IL nacl.tuast
thh'"Sea by Mes'rs. C7opert Jones at lli.
friend
Continuing, MIR. X. said SHY disease
started when wa7 quito a young nd liz nav
ing weak Kidneys. KS became al!er + ils,,
to drink a good deal Of lager teer tbia in,
time found did not agree with ne, it. having
tendency 10 make my complain. worse.
As my trouble began to increase lookcd
about Tor cure. applet 10 Two iH..r,,,t
physicians, they both uniting III telling M, nj.
same thing, that my Kidneys were affected IN
an alarming degree. Fact, IN turn ,re,, ,n.d
lof me with"utglvmg any matGrialatd. End
hnR, II ever hoped to get any better, mn +
io"h elsewhere Tor means Of dcliyernncr
upon lnluiring thoroughly found an atti,.l,,
hunts Remedy, That was much snu,I,t d. ,.,,
ana extensively used, Iprucurrd a b,,t,Ie ,t &.
druggist in orr nrighhrrhooh. Mr. T,tt.p g-S
~ TeAth street, and began .stpu ii ttind,,.,,
u was uolhg m" good dmo from the Hfst
d gan 10 disappear ''''''t'
:, Is now SIX weeks since began laip,y II
sn ai,Ht tline nave ed just six bottles and
fsatt In, fFpf.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-15
THE pENINSULAR PRESS.
1t looks like "ths Republican party
must go"-into the White House again

1t looks like "tha Republican party
must go"--into the White House again
for four years.-Norld East STIR.
Virginia has been redeemed, solid
Democratic vote iu the electoral college Il
assured. Mongrelism in the South has
been stamped ont. Mahonism and iii
bsneful Influences has been rooted on,
vine and branch, DeCen0y and honesty
| once more reign, fer which all Virginisnf
are thankful save the renegade Demo.
crat Billy Mahone.-Docg Deiaoarean
The defeat Of Page, the reform %! Iii.
date for controller Of the CITY Of Phils
delphia, ID q Waterloo for the retormers.
Page, as all such reformers afe ant to b..
Is Bourbon Democrat, and was trying
to ride into otliea in a Republican city Oh
the reform wave. 1t fell short of the
shore and stranded tia beantifu! 10.
former by clever msjori!y - ttte Seu
tnel.
The elections held iu the several states
on Tuesday are combination Of SURPRISE
on all sides. The Democrats, willis they
have much to be hopeful over have also
muen to fear, and tile only road To 4
successful issue ueSt year lies with ths
incoming Congress, II they will sink
personalities, make a wise selection for
speaker and follow his lead in q firm Al Il
conservative manner, watching the best
Interests OF the country, carefully st6. Il
ing aloof from lobbieb of every de.eriptiou.
leave the tariff luestiun alone sei t.-r'
nominate a ticket whose pubic life aud
characters OF themselves viii be gparau
Taaa 80 yATt.,. /.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-15
Cats and Old Maids,

Spea&l Vi tA9 Cry sal Palace cat
show the London Times says; ''To the
tue sociologisl snch collection would be
iaiertsting undoubtedly, for the domesti-
essian Of the cot is, az auy traveller in
ltaples Tilds will agree, at least a safer
tsst han tia negfness of lemons of the
civilization Of people. What the effect
Of thsse annual shows may at no very
dlsiant t'me be upon the cat itself, it is
nol iltigult 10 toresae. Already 'eports >
II nature are carefully stereotyped; the
catalogue names 'sires' aud dams OF
sJas II the animalsi the successes Of
ltls;r5 at previous shows al Syden-
Asm and elsewhere throughout the
ocudtry are chronioled, and we
are evidently on the way to produce a
race ot ped,gree oats whose ge-esloRies
will h= dniy recorded like those OF famous
racers, shiro horses, shorthorns, ST Ber-
Hard7r bulldogs, pigeons, and other
Creatures ~aleh have become the care OF
the 'tancier.' Incidentally, too, these
exhibitions may possibly help to dissi-
pste the notion that keeping cats ia a
weakness or q toudness peculiar to old
maids, for .he lis Of contributors shows
that sPiu5tsrs are not 80 many as one in
six OF hose who have entered as com
pssi'ora, or to place the fact on record
more exa liiy, single ladies form but Is. 81
PER cen v, Of the owners or the exhibitors y
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-15

The Romantic story of Her Early
Lave.


The story of the easiy life Of the I'M
fortunate Rose Clark Amber, whose re-
cent mysterious murder has so agitated
the people of Bridgeport, Conn, reads
life chapter from romance. In The
summer of 1864, while the rebellion waa
at Its hight, Captain CLARK, the father OF
Rose, paid visit TO his brother Sheldon,
farmer and stock raiser of Pooshontas
county, W. Va, taking his daughter
with him.
Rose was then girl in her teens, and
is described as bright, happy, winsome
child, who frolioked about that wild aud
beautiful country as free as the native
deer she is said to have hunted. She
was standing then on the verge Of woman-
hood, waiting for the frat summons OF
love TO cross it's threshold A MIME ball
at the battle of the Wilderness brought
the lover to complete the play. Captain
James GelsthCrpe OF the Confederate
army received bullet In the chest at that
battle, and came back to his home on the
Gteenbrier to reGuperate. He aud Rose
met, and the soldier received another
wound much more iatalt than any Inflicted
by Federal bayOnet Il came from
oupid's bow, and was winged by gisnces
from Rose Clark's eye.
short time after their acquaintance
began, both were members Of a boating
party on the Greenbrier Their canoe
was overturned, and Rose Clark made
her way 10 shore assisted by the arm Of
the gallant officer, without. which she
must nave perlshed This brought mat.
ters to climax. A tale was told bs-
meath the spreading leather woods, aud
when Rose shortly atlerward returned
North, she wore on her finger the ring
that was a pledge she was to redeem by
becoming the bride OF her rescuer.
The weeks sped by after their separa-
ton, and the infrequent mails that
found their way to that mountainous
country, for awhile brought with unfail
ing regularity q missive of affection to
the captain, and never failed to carry
back another to Rose But at length
there came change; mail after mail
passed, and, though each wrote the same
loving letters, no answers came GrGwn
weary with waiting, hope and love
witheTed in Roses heart; but pride came
to her rescue, and III pique she listened
to Norman Ambler's wcoiug and became
his wife. Then Captain Gslsthorpe came
upon the scene, and she learned,
TOO late, that both Lad been victims.
Their letters had been intercepted and
two lives ruined. The despair that fol
lowed rolored her after life. Believing
Amber to have been the misoyeant who,
to further his own suit, had stopped the
letters, she hated him as only an injured
woman can, and from that time began the
life that dragged her down. Losing her
respect for the man, she needed not her
own voice, and then, it is supposed, she
listened to the voice of the tempter and
began the downward career that ended
in her murder. r..
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p. L, Robinson died at his home in Ben.
niugton, VI, week ago, at the age of so
Fears, writes correspondent of the Troy
Times. When young mao he was clerk
ID tore at Ceutre Bennington. About
that time, when Mr.. Robinson was some.
what II der 80 years of age, sad Incl
dent occurred in his lite, the particulars
OF which are told by old friends who
knew the facts at the tims. Mr.. Robinson
had become acquainted with Miss
Beach a lovely young girl living over the
mountain, somewhere near Brattleboro.
They had fallen in love with each
other, and we're engaged to be
married. The wedding day ap-
preached and Mr.. Robinson went to the
;oRu where his affsnced lived and took
room st the hotel on the evening pre-
vious to the day fixed for the wedding.
As he was passing through the bar room.
he heard some man remark to others sit
ing near: well, il he knew what We
know about her, he wouldn't marry
her " And during the evening, W henever
he would CONS upon group about the
tavern, bis ears would catch some trag-
meut OF the terrible sentence: IF he
knew what We knew, he wouldn't marry
her A first it merely aroused faint
suspicion, but at length it was clear to
him that the warning,as he considered it,
was meant Tor himself, and none
other. The young man grew sick
a. heart and desperate, decided
not to call at the home of his
afianoed and went to bed in delirium.
The next day members of the Beach
family, who were highly respectable
people, called Oh him and found him low
spirited and moody. They tried to in
du9e him to go to the house, where all
preparations had been made, and be
married. Fl declined, but did not feel
st liberty TO give any reason for his con-
duct H. was crszed with suspicious
and did not know what to do. At last he
returned to Bennington without having
seen tbs girl whom he went to marry :.
TheFeupon tue poor girl sickened, went
into decline, and, under the name Of
consumption, died of broken heart.
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the child, and bastow upon her mothers
loving care. H. would settle upoh her a
sum sufficient fof all her wants, so tn at
in p-cunisry sense she would not be a
burden
Lady Dsnbeigh gladly agreed to all his
plans fvr the girls future Ailsie was to
stay at the hsil, add Miles would remain
In the village, seeing her every day until
she grew accustomed to her new life.
At first Lads Denbeigh maintained a
disnitied reserve before him, but on the
eve OF his departure for London she con-
teased that When she he'd realized what
efforts be mad made to secure her happi-
mesa she had bitterly regretted deserving
him and had written craving his forgive
mesa. For years detectives had searched
for the child. Although legally separated
from him she had kept his image
enshrined In her heart, and not until
convinced he was dead did she, at the
urgent solicitation of her family consent
to marry Lord Dsnbeigh.
Il scarcely blamed you for returning
20 tue life nt luxury and refinement from
witch | had taken you," he admitted.
'And az years went by | saw more dis
tinetly the social gulf which divided us,
aud realized more fully the wrong had
committed. When | heard you we're
married to one OF your own rank re-
joiced for yonr sake, even when aoknow-
lodged to myself that you were lost to me
forever"
His tone was infinitely sad. He bowed
his Lead ior moment and seemed lost in
gloomy reflections.
NDidyod ever meet any one-I mean"
He looked up-their eyes met.
Any one to fill the void in my lonely
heart No."
ooh Miles, forgive me-forgive me I"
Pride, reserve were cast aside, and she
lay sobbing in his arms. -
" ok later Hon. Mrs. Featherstone
read in the London Times:
Married, at Denbeigh, July 10th,
Miles Carlyle to Lady Caroline, widow Of
the late Lord Denbeigb.
"Carrie always did have low tastes.
supposa this is the same creature she
elop=d with before, and am glad her
poor father is not living to hear OF this
new disgrace" was her angry comment.