The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-07-12
PERSONS AND THINGS,

Mexico elects President next year
General Diaz il the favorite candidate
Of the liberals.
Some one asked Colonel IngersOl
what his handsome copy Of Vultaire'.
works cost him. "The Governship O
Illinois :" WAS the reply.
Ex-senator Ferry is rapidly re
gaining his health in Europe. The
brothers are enjoying an income O
S;s0, 900 per month from their mines
and will soon be on financially solid
ground.
Cuban slavery il on the point Of be.
ing blotted out. IL il estimated thai
the system will he practically abOl
ished by 1855, though the plan Ol
emancipation allows il To run three
years beyond that date.
Captain Webb. the great swimmer
who has swan across nearly all the
dangerous streams i'm the world, now
proposes to swim the Niagara Falls
rapids. He will attempt this feat for
"A purse, and il he fails the purse will
he given to his wife.
Dublin, July G.-At meeting OF
the Catholic hierarchy here, motions
were adopted cOnierniing state aided
emigration. and pointing out that
there are large tracts of land in Ire
land, which, If cultivated, would
maintain the surplus population.
June IA, all United States stamps ON
commercial paper. patent medicines,
matches, etc. ceased l." I've used. IL il Ia
be hoped, foreye-. Thus year by year
the burdens created by the war are
taken off From 1854 10 1877, the rev.
enue from adhesive STAMPS" ranged,
in round numbers, from eleven 10 six
teen millions Of dollars per nnnum.
A startling change has occurred in
the public debt since August, 1865,
when IL was ut its maximum. A re-
ductiOn in the principal Of over one
thousand million dollars has taken
place while the annual interest charge
has been reduced from $l5O, 97S 400 to
Sbl 1876. IUS. decrease of over 500, ;JOO,
M. nearly one-third Of which has
been In the last three years.
If the paint is scaling of your re-
Gently painted house il proves that
there is not much pure white lead and
good boiled linseed oil in II. Unless
one employs an hottest painter and
contracts for these substantial ingre-
dients he il almost certain to get
white lead adulterated with earths,
sulphate Of baryta, or other cheap ma
teriaIs, mixed with worthless substi-
tutes for linseed oil The lowest
priced paints are usually the dearest
In the long run particularly for out
side work.
From the inter-Ocean.
On what occasion was the flag Of
Fort Sumter restored to its place, and
how? SUBSCRIBER.
Answef-(ieneral sherman, on his
march to Join General Grant near
Richmond, captured several rebel
strongholds. and among them Charles
ton, which was evacuated BY the
rebels, on Feb. IL. 1855. On April IA
1885, the identical Union flag which
had been hauled down At the time Of
the surrender. exactly four years be-
fore, was formally restored with be-
fitting ceremonies.
The Apache Indian question is
practically settled. The captives will
lie kept on the San Carlos reservation
outside the agency. subject 10 the owar
which assumes all police
regulations. They will be under con-
troll directly Of General Crook. The
agent will also be subject to 0rden
from the war department, . medicine
not much to his liking, ~ he will now
be compelled to be guilty OF honesty
official life. The agreement has been
signed by both the war and interior
The republic of Ne xico consists Of
States. Each State sends
two Senators aud . delegation Of dep
uties. based on population. 70 their
Congress. The Congress has recently
been In session ct the City Of Mexico.
Under the constitution there are two
sessions Of Congress each year, long
and short session. The long session
Is from the middle Of September 70
the middle Of December. and the
other from the first Of April to the
first Of June Little popular Interest
IL said 10 BE- felt among the people on
these proceedings.
A remarkable accident occurred at
one Of the seaside resorts;on thefourth
Of July. An Italian had handful Of
toy balloons. and . fool with more
money than brains bought them ill.
and tying the strings to the bolt Of .
little girl tossed the child into the cir.
Much to his amaxement, and the sUr-
prise aud alarm Of the by-standeD
she didn't come down, bot 0oated
toward the ocean, jas9 eat
81 reach. A gentleman with preseace
NJ mind and . revolver. rescaea TIE
child by firing . hell through . doeen
Or more Of the balloons, which
her down,