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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05

MBs. TREvINo, wife Of General Trevino,
and daughter Of General Ord, of Texas, is
slowly dying, and II Is said that her baby,
the "International baby" will die, too. Cen
eral Dlaz, the child's godfather, gave him q
valuable estate.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05

CHARLES WOODS, formerly an editor Of
the North West Ne,os, Portland, Oregon,
died last Friday just Is he was carried out
of the city prison on his way TO the hospital.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05

BEN BUTLER has been renominated for
Governor Of Massachusetts, by the Democrats
of that State.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05


DURING the past summer the whole coun-
try has been filled with dense smoke.
This Is but . repetition of past summers,
only perhaps there was more smoke than
usual, on account Of the summer being dryer
than usual This smoke was the result Of
forest fires, and an incalculable amount of
damage was done. Many persons living In
this country, where nature has been SO pro.
1gate In the matter of timber, do not realize
the amount Of damage yearly done by these
fires. Secretary Schurz, when ut Seattle,
spoke OF this matter. He said, In substance,
that this wanton destruction was . most seri-
GUS thing, as the forests are one Of the prin-
cIpal elements of the wealth Of this country.
Mr.. Schurz added that he was once Secretary
of the Interior, and then one Of the objects
of bis ambition was TO have such laws passed
~ would protect the great forests OF the uni
ted States. With this end In view he urged
Congress TO pass the laws needed, but the
indifference Of the people most interested
prevented the passage Of these necessary
laws. In conclusion, the speaker hoped that
~ Congress had neglected this important
measure, the local Legislatures would take
It up and make 1t mIsdemeanor 10 set the
woods ON fire. Some people would perhaps
urge that II would be difficult 10 enforce such
law, but there is not . particle Of doubt
that the punishment Of one or two offenders
wouic greatly decrease the number Of fres.
Mr.. Schurzs suggestions are worthy Of con-
sideratlon, and the next Legislature should
take this matter In hand and pass the needed
enactment. North West Ners.
II the Legislature Of Oregon has not done
this IL Is behind Montana. Il 10 not only
declared mlsdemeanor. but felony, to
malIciously or carelessly set fire TO our for
ests.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05

WALLA WALLA merchants generally ex.
press the opinion that they eau buy goods In
the East and get them delivered cheaper
than by buying In San Francisco, the freight
rate from San Francisco being greater than
from New York
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05

New JERSEY has not had a Republican
Governor since 1865. In 1889 the Demo-
cratic candidate, Governor Ludlow, received
l2l, $500 votes; his Republican opponent, Mr..
Potts, received l2l, 0l5, with 1850 votes for
the Greenback candidate. The slight DEM
ocratic plurality In 1880, and the dissension
about Mr.. Abbott's-tbe Democratic-nom-
nation, encourage the Republicans to expect
n victory now,
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05

THE spirit Of Sir Boyle Roche survives.
During General Joe Shelby's examination in
the James trial, when asked II he "saw Dick
Liddle," ~ saw him sitting like viper In a
rocking chair said General Joe.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05
JAMES II. MILLS. PUBLISHER

tTHE first TO ship grapes and tomatoes from
Walla Wslls to Montana was Mr.. Charles
Elchler.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05

THERE will be 1926 members in the next
House instead of the 293 of the last House.
The Eastern States have the 95 they had in
the last House; the Western States have
100, instead Of 90; the Southern States have
l2l, instead of 100. The Democrats will
have majority Of %, or twice the number
Of new members. There will be 1914 Demo-
Gratis In all. The East sends ~, the West 81 4,
and the South 10l.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05

% JOHN MAcKAY Is o close-mouthed mar.
If he has really said that the new postal
telegraph will stretch wires to the Pacific, to
all the principal cities Of the East, and will
lay two cables across the Atlantic, the peo-
pie may confidently expect that the work will
be done so soon as men and material can be
obtained TO drive ID through, and the Western
Union people may make up their minds that
their territory rs about to be invaded by q
clear-headed and beavily-backed organiza-
ton which means real business. The result
can but be Of advantage to the people at
large and IL being such the new line should
be hailed with pleasure. Salt Lake Tribune
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05

Milwaukee Sentinel: The public land dis
posed Of In Dakota this year amounts TO n
times the acreage Or Rhode Island.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05


A DESPERATE but unsuccessful attempt to
rob the express train was made at Coolidge,
Kansas, last Friday night. There were three
robbers, One jumped on the engine and
shot the engineer, John Hilton, through the
heart, and the fireman, Tadlinger, through
the neck A second jumped on the express
car and fired at Peterson the express messen-
ger, but the latter returned the fire and both
he and bis companion and the robber on the
engine ran. It Is thought there was $4,000
in the safe on the express car, and the game
was to uncouple the train behind the express
car, and while the man on the engine
steamed out on the road the other two were
to secure the money and then they would
abandon the train at their leisure. The
pluck Of the express messenger frustrated
the danger. Pursuit was soon made and
three cowboys named Looney, Chambers,
and Dean were captured, and are believed
to DO the guilty parties.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05

THE Rose Amber case affords another IL
lustration of the folly OF police secretiveness.
II there existed in this country body Of ex-
pert dectives who could be relied upon to
work up case and find the solution of q
mystery, IL would be wise and right for them
TO keep their information TO themselves un-
I'll they had accomplished their end. But
there Ia no such thing In America ~ secret
police, at least In the public service, and the
pretence of secrecy Is little mole than q
cloak for ignorance. The ordinary police,
especially In provincial town, are no more
expert a. following clue than anybody else,
and they are very much less expert than the
newspaper reporters from whom they 30
laboriously conceal the little that they
know. The newspapers have detected more
crimes In recent years than police have done
and some Of them would probably have
found out before now who killed Rose Am
bier but for the ridiculous jealousy of the
police, who have been able to prevent any
real detective work being done while they did
none themselves. But this Is not an excep.
tional case; IL only follows the rule. The
average police seems..to think that ifthey say
nothing about murder or robbery, the Grim
inal will not know that the crime has been
found out and In some way betray himself.
This hope was never known to be justified,
but II Is about the only way that the average
police official has TO get any advantage over
the Observation-Disclosures Times.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-03
Editorial Fare in the West.

q.
The editors four year-oid boy named
Claude. while reclining, accidenlIy swal
lowed a large No. tack. This is unusual
diet, for even poor editors family. Many
feared the tack would kill the child, but no
sad results followed
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-03
A COTTON-PICkING MACHINE.
A South CarOlinian Thinks he has Made
Substitute for the Darky's Fingers.

A South CarOIlnlan Thinks he has Made
Substitute for the Darky's Fingers.
The Charleston Neacs and Courier of Oct
25th contains very long description of a
machine which not only its inventor but
also a number of practical farmers in South
Carolina think will pick cotton from the
bolls successful. Mr.. Charles +. Mason Jr. ,
of Sumter, is the inventor and a syndicate
has been formed in Charleston for the man
ufacture of the machines
Briefly, it is this kind of a machine: It
is ~ feet long, 4 feet wide and 5 feet
high. It straddles the cotton-row,. On
either side of the row IS an upright shaft
with wheels Cor discs) at short intervals.
From the edge Of these discs hollow brass
fingers project. The fingers are an inch
and a half in diamiter, eight inches long
and have conical shaped point which
allows them to insert themselves easily be-
tween the twlgs and branches Of the plant.
The surface OF these fingers is perforated
with numbers of holes, and in these holes
are set sharp pointed teeth which are ad-
justed below the surface of the fingers.
Thus the outer surface of the fingers is as
smooth as piece Of polished BRASS and in
passing the hand or any substance not
hbrous over them the teeth are not felt.
The moment, however. the fingers come in
contact with the cotton the fibre sinks
down into the openings in which the teeth
dIe scC duu is caught Dy Tue SuaIp pOlntS
of the teeth. These fingers revolve around
the shaft and have also an independent
revolution themselves. There are appara
tus for cleaning the cotton from the fingers
and for placing it in bags at the top Of the
machine.
The proof of the pudding is in the eat
ing. The Neaos and Courier says that it
has picked bale of cotton successfully
Surely the principle on which the machine
is constructed is new idea, and it elimi-
mates one of the greatest difficulties that
have heretofore stood in the way-viZ it
will pluck only cotton and not leaves and
bolls and everything else that comes in its
way. The great difficulty which the Neaos
and Cou71er's description does not allude
to is the difficulty of picking all the cot
ton from the bolls.
The Importance of this machine can
hardly be exaggerated. The cost Of pick
ing the last crop of cotton was nearly $780,
100000, or at the rate Of s. bale. The
cost to the farmer of picking bale of cot
ton with this machine will he less than 81.
The capacity of the machine is estimated
at 5000 pounds of seed cotton day.
There have been hundreds of efforts to
construct cotton picker and as almost as
many patents granted. But most men
who have given the subject thought had
concluded that it is impossible. Certainly
no machine hitherto constructed is salts
factory.
Mr.. Mason, the inventor. is only % years
of age, and is machinist by trade. His
mechanical ingenuity long ago attracted
attention, and he has in one way and al
ready another made an enviable reputation.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-03
A CHAT WITH SENATOR RANSOM.
The Canvass in the First DistTict-.the
Success in Ohio and - the State
ChVOnicfe.se

Senator Matt w Ransom was in town
last week booking fresh and hearty, though
he complained of having been little unweIl
of late Speaking of THE CHRONICLE. he
expressed himself very highly pleased with
the paper, and said: One thing is very
manifest about its get up. and that is, its
editors are Journalists -
BE complained Of the injustice frequently
done by newspaper reporters who In in
tersiews with him, place to his credit re-
marks which he never uttered. For in
stance, during 4 recent visit 10 Washington,
a reporter printed Al interview with him.
in which the General was made 10 declare
himself fer Senator Nc D onald, - in the face
of the we'll known fact, saws he = thnt nv
preference lay in the direction of my friend,
Mr.. Bayard from Delaware"
He expressed himself as being gratified
with the result in Ohio, and thought it
would have its effect in the coming election
in the First District as we'll as in the cleo
tion next year throughout the State. Said
be, "North Carolina cannot be other than
a Democratic State. What we need is to
get the people to vote. Their lukewarm-
ness is our only danger, and l think a
thorough c.uvaes next year will remedy
this defect"
The General will shortly begin his can
vass of the First District ard seems to ap-
prehcnd little possibility of Mr. SINNERS
defeat, though he apparently doubts the
wisdom of placing so much Importance on
the result of that election. He thinks that
the District is safely Democratic anyway,
and taking into consideration the fact that
the party has large majority in the next
House Of Representatives, and that the
place Mr.. Skinner will probably fill was 10
have been occupied by Republican. it ap-
pears to him, that inundating the District
with so many stump speakers, attaches
fictitious importance to the result which,
We're the Republicans to win, would like
wise enlarge the import Of their victory.
He thinks quiet earnest canvass on the
part of Mr.. Skinner and few good speak
ers sufficient
The General conversed pleasantly as to
the probable gubernatiOnal candidates next
year. He seemed to think General Scales
very strong man, and indicated the impres
sion that Judge Gilmer was developing
considerable strength. He spoke favorably
of several others prominently mentioned for
Governor.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-03
WINSTON,S COLORED MEN.
NlahOne's Agents to ''COloniZe - Tar
heel Darkies--Other Dusky News.

llahone,s Agents to .sColoniZe - Tar
heel Darkies--Other Dusky News.
Special Correspondence Of TIE Chronicle
WINSTON, n c., Oct. 30.-During last
week three well dressed young coloreu men
arrived in Winston, hailng from Danville,
Va, and your correspondent learns that
they are here at the instigation OF Chair
man Malone who is desirous of urging all
the tobacco factory hands who formerly
worked in Danville to return to that city
and vote in the approaching election. It IS
also thought that be is attempting system
of colonization with colored voters here
about who consent to his overtures.
| was talking to an intelligent colored
man of Winston to-day about the Young
Dudley letter. He had read them both.
and he didn't hesitate to express the Opin-
ion that Dudley got the better Of Young.
Said he, don't take much stock in poll
tics, but some how or other I've been vO,
ting the Republican ticket all along. Maybe
it's because The Republicans tell me | ought
to do SO because they are the black mans
best friends, but I'm getting so | kinder
doubt this, and this letter of Mr. 1oungs
only makes me doubt it all the more. l
tell you what, If you Democrats want the
colored folks to vote for you, or that is,
quit voting with the Republicans you can
get up no better campaign document than
those two letters of Young and Dudley,
and get every colOred man III North Caro-
lima to read them. 1t will certainly have
it's effect upon the conservative element
among our race. Speaking about voting
the Democratic ticket, there's been many a
time would have voted for Democrats if |
had only dared to assert my independence
with the boss men of the party. III bet
any thing there are any number of Negroes
in every county of North Carolina who
would be Democrats to-day if it were not
for the fear they have of the bosses"
A meeting OF colored people was held in
the Court House last Saturday night TO
bear a speech from a representative Of the
W = Carolina Industrial Fair Association,
which non holds its annual exhibition IN
Raleigh. a pretty good crowd listened at
,en,ively, and the speaker was just warm
ing up with his subject, and his hearers on
the eve of being impressed with the impor
tance Of their manitesting some Eberallty
in the matter of contributions, when the
sudden alarm of fire emptied the hall i'll 6
iiffy
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-03

slope ot The rosfs. On tn. 6otta.f <4udo~
1Hf"nSa @Lsch he VISITOR pssses CD hss
way 1" the .ievstsou sbove, sre Transcribed
ahhuhcFAoic NAMES uf curious ~iranE.r~
no nave paid their respects t. TITS
marsable building.
Every thing about the house is construc
seu Win Al eye - convenience and econ
otny. and The plan of the building. were il
possible 10 get II on paper would he a thing
OF interesting wonder TO every archiec, IN
DE country. The house IS said to have
cos S-ooo II ~as built BY Mr. Jos
heTner, brother of the artist, the latter
dong all OF the fancy wood work In. fires
CONG. and the painting The owner ha.
bestowed upon his architectural CREATION
the name OF !" kerner's Folly"
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-03
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
Something about the Man, his Position,
his Work. his influence and his ADil-

ity.
Special Correspondence Of the Chronicle
NEW YORK, Oct. 9O.-From the Suth-
ern newspapers learn that Mr.. Beche1
had large houses in the South (as he has
everywhere else) out that the conservative
religious people in Dixie, however willing
they may be to accept . modern ieas
in other lines Of thought are avese tc
what our most popular preachers here
choose to call ''liberal'' religion The
mistake that Mr. Beecher's Southen audi
ences made was not perhaps in taking the
illogical offense at him, but in snposint
in the first place that they might rot havI
occasion to take such offensc.
The long and short of the wh0e stor
is this: Mr.. Beecher's theology no th
ology at all. Without saying so odirectl
he has reached that point of beief, orr
unbelief, which so many men in Few ~. |
land have reached-the point Of 10 sped |
belief at all. They have : good 5aste a |
matters Of faith, you know; bit the q !
fashioned religion which includd theo-
ton of losing and saving souls hey We |
not. 1t is the religion of humanity as
they call it. In plain English,;t is vat
religion you may have left in syste'ot
theology after Jesus Christ has ,een ten |
out of it utterly-Or taken Outof it ahe
Saviour of the world.
of Mr.. BeecEer make, therefor, is tlmis-
take of supposing that he is apreaer IN
the good old sense Of the wrd. IS
man of affairs, man who KEEPS with
every phase of intellectual actiy,
preacher as newspaper editor ltes-
about whatever happens. BE tai as ia
miliarly about the prophets and :apos-
ties as we write about George Walngton
and Thomas jefferson. Andhe Fgard- !
| Il III hot hn 1,.O
| about any current event or dscuSi i-tne |
recent decision OF the SDremSourt,
for instance, is waited for AID lined to
with much greater eagerness thar nat ne
says about saving souls.
What he says about the Solth, re1ore,
is much more interesting than wine SAID
in the South. Like all other N with
eyes, he sees the daybreak of INDUS
trial era there !; but like Othereen VINO |
have not studied your great 1lems on
the spot, he knows nothing-cept IN a
theoretical way-about the To ana,
from theoretical point of vi 1t is easy |
to fall into such gross erroas he is
guilty
The Southern people land other peo-
ple) when they pay their Dey 10 near
him, ought to stipulate as part OF the
bargain that he shall talk r!er directly
nor indirectly about any tloglcal sub
iect. Then they would bone OF the
most marvellous men livin ANA old as
he is becoming, he is freshd vigorous
yet-powerful and untamty age. 1t is
by his intellectual grasp not by his
doctrines or his charactelat he holds
and fills the place he made Ihlmsel1 years
ago.
For thorough brain pc henry Ward
Beecher and Jay Gould without doubt
the greatest men about . 1orH.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-03
SURRY COUNTY COURT.
The Court where Andrew Jackson wa
First Admitted to Practice--POlitics

The Court where Andrew Jackson was
First Admitted to Practice--POlitlcs
and Gossip.
Special Correspondence Of the Chronicle
DoBsON. n. c., October 30.-Superior
Court was in session here last week, Judge
Shipp presiding. A large crowd was in
attendance, and thirty lawyers present.
Crops around here are fair, except corn.
saw a half dozen copies of The CHRONI-
Gle read in the lar. Politics very quiet
Times moderate.
General Andrew Jackson, it is worth re-
calling, was first admitted to practice in
this county. The record Of his admission
is still preserved.
General Scales, Judge Gilmer and Colo
mel Bennett are the choice OF the Demo
Gratis for Governor, in the order named.
The Republicans discuss York and Win
ston. Both parties wish their convention
held in Greensboro. We are much elated
over the prospect of having railroad to
the town of Mount Airy. YADKIN.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-03
OF MEN AND MEASURES
The Plain Opinions of the North Caro-
lima Press.

The Plain Opinions of the North Caro-
lima Press.
The Democrats have no men to spare
in the next campaign, especially could it i'll
afford to lose such men as Judge FOwle.
Better not begin the work of drowning kit
tens yet awhile Western Carolinan.
To say that these circuses or ''shows"
are demoralizing and debaslng are only
mild terms for them. They are certainly a
nuisance and ought to be taxed so high that
they could not afford to come into the
State. AsheriUs Citizen.
1t was in his Raleigh speech, we be-
lieve, that Henry Clay, the great leader of
the grand old Whig party, said that "a
tariff for revenue with such incidental pro-
lection as might be derived from it, was all
that the country required" This is exactly
the attitude of nine-tenths of the Demo-
cratic party of to-day on the tariff ques-
ton. Landmark.
Where the Democratic state conven-
ton shall be held is a question that will be
determined by the state executive commit
tee; but they would do we'll to bear in mind
that there is strong and growing preju-
dice against Raleigh on account of the
rings and local influences that are alleged
to exist there, as we'll as the fact that it is
nesrly a hundred miles from the center of
the State-Lerington Dispatch
-Durlng the last session or tie LeglSla-
ture, we made some stringent comments
upon the proposed repeal Of the then exis-
ting amendment to the Pilot law It will
be remembered that the Legislature of 1881
SO amended the law as to abolish compul-
sorry pilotage and left the captains of YES
sells free to select the most competent pilot,
This was repealed and the law left in its
former condition. Washington (N Co.
Gazette.
AS to Col. Young, collector, or E. R.
Dudley, deputy, individually, the people of
this State care but little or take but little
interest, but as an illustration of the hol-
low mockery of civil service reform in this
State the course pursued by Young towards
Dudley is outrageous and contemplate,
showing not only Young's disregard for the
law, but putting him in the miserable att-
tude of a plant tool in the hands of an irate
negro congressman, who sought vengeance
upon better man for daring to oppose
him.-Ch0rlotte Observer.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-03
Here are Returns.
From the -AsherilLe Citizen.

Many private letters received at this Office
of late indicate strongly that large benefits
are soon to accure to this section of the
State as result of the superb exhibit made
at Boston. Stock raising and manufac-
turing enterprises of various kinds seem to
be the object of most of those mailing in
qulries. All may feel assured of an honest
welcome to the most promising section of
the old thirteen States.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-03
From the Shelby aurora.

All on matrimoDy intent, should make
haste TO wed the idol of their affections.
Secure at once your lady love, lead her to
the marriage altar before Nov. 1st. Mar
rage license will be three dollars after
November Ist The value of wife Will
be then SO cents higher, according to the
law of the last Legislature.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-03
Remarkablenely.

FTOHt t7te <1SNe1s
A merchant of ASH, received the
following order from of his customers:
Mr.. -. please q me 81 worth
coffy aud 81 of worth shooger, my wife
had baby last mite, paolocK ana
buggy wrench.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-03

Inappropriate for Trucking Centre.
From the Nea0 Berne Journal.
A fine lot of Northern cabbage in market