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PRESIDENTIAL sPECULATIoNs.
Conference I'm Chicago and the Opinions In
Washington.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-It Is stated that u few
evenings since conference was held here,
attended by u number of leading Republican
politicians, Ia discass the coming campaign.
1t was believed Mcdonald Of Indiana would
be nominated by the Democrats. IL was Lot
believed that Conkling, Blaine, Arthur, Win
dom, Grant or Logan would fillthe Republi
can bill, aud heal party differences. Col.
Robert Lincoln found many warm support
ers, but it Is said he is too young yet. Ben
Harrison was favored by others. but after a
careful analysis ef the strong and weak
points of each man IL was finally decided
that Senator Edmunds, and Senator James
Wilson of Iowa, would be the best holds for
a presidential ticket that the Republicans
could nominate. The more the ticket, Ed
munds and Wilson, was discussed, the more
1t grew in favor, and the gentlemen in the
party did so with the understanding that an
organized eaor. to secure nominations of this
sort would be made.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-It seems univer-
sally understood that Blaine has not for a
long time had an idea of allowing bis name
to be used, in spite of the formation of
Blaine clubs only the other day in Pennsyl
vania, and his friends know he is taking q
much keener interest In his business affairs,
the arrangement of his new home, and the
collection of rare engravings, than in con-
temporary politics. The talk about the
nomination of Gen. Sherman floating about,
in the newspapers has not been altogether
idle. Prominent Republicans have express
ed the opinion that judging from the present
outlook, the nomination might be a strong
one. They argue that people would have
thorough confidence In his Independence and
honesty, and his brilliant war record might
give chance fer another Harrison "hurrah"
campaign, while the fact that he has never
taken any part in politics would bar any OBJ
lection On factional grounds. By the time
the nominating convention convenes he will
have settled down into citizen of St.Louis.
He will not be Ga, at which age he would be
retired under the new law, until February s,
1884, and so If he should possibly be the
next President, he would enter on his new
duties few weeks after he had reached the
age of G5.
There is more talk of having a Harrison
campaign with genuine article, that is with
Senator Harrison, as the nominee. 1t is per-
haps interesting to know that in spite of his
Blaine record, the Stalwarls speak Of him as
on acceptable candidate to themselves, as a
man who has taken no part in the party dis
putes, and yet he has not kept out because
he was weak or timid. He was generally re-
garded as man of ability and strong char
acter, who would make an independent Pres
ident. His Indiana friends believe he will
be very promineu, candidate,i il he continues
to make no effort 10 get the nomination.
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Eot Yer a CATHOLIC.

WASHINGTON, Dec. GA near relative
of Gen. Sherman's family said the statement
that Gen. Sherman had lately become q
member of the Cotholic church was without
foundation: Gen. Sherman has always leaned
towards the Catholic church, and his wife
and childr II were members; and he suppcs-
ed the General If he should Join any church
wedld join that. lie said, however, that he
knew for a certainty that Sherman bad no
closer relation with that church now than he
did years ago, and was not likely to. An
other correspondent says, "Gen. Sherman
being shown the published statement that he
had been converted 10 Catholicism aud the
result was in some way due to the efforts Of
his wife, who is an avowed Catholic, says
the article Is lie. aud must have been
known as such by the author; it Is pare
fiction manufactured out of whole cloth"
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EIuhIinu Gam blers.

LEADvILLE, Dec. 27.--To day a fatal
shooting affray occurred in St. AIMS Rest, q
gambling house. Matt Wells, a gambler,
previously had difficulty with John Kerr, a
faro dealer, which was augmented by one
Felory, another dealer, between whom and
Wells there was an old feud, and who car
ried the talk of each to the other. This
morning, at 10 o'clock, Wells went into st.
AIMS Rest aud called for drink. Seeing
Felory, he threw the glass aud contents In
his face. Subsequently Feiory met Wells on
the street and knocked him down. Smarting
under the infliction, half crazed with liquor,
Wells procured q revolver and returned to
St. AIMS Rest. Seeing Kerr, he commenced
firing. Kerr returned the fire, but shot wild.
Both emptied their revolvers. Kerr was
mortally wounded. Wells was immed lately
arrested. Two bystanders, Hunt, another
gambler, and Conlou, sixty years of age, re-
ceived several wounds. Kerr died this
afternoon 1T 2:3e. 3D.
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Memphis Avalanche.

One Of the largest sales Of land ever known
was effected by Capt. w. G. Veal, Of Dallas,
Texas. He sold 100000 acres Of land in
Western and Northwestern Texas to an
English company. This company will sell
alternate tracts of from 200 to 500 acres to
European immigrants wishing to settle upon
II. The settlers will improve their possessions,
and BY so doing will increase the value Of
the reserved tracts. In many parts Of Texas
the value II land has doubled itself in two
years. Within six years land that was
bought for 81 an acre has been known to
bring from $40 to $50. The Texans in many
parts do not look with faysr upon these sx-
tsnsivs English purchasss. They are afraid
Of that tyranny, landIordisn. They forget
that there ID great deal more land in Texas
than In the whole Of the Britain IsIes.
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A Bad Example.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2T.--A great deal Of
comment Is INDUCED In here among the law
yers and others in regard TO the case Of San
Mateo county against the Southern Pacific
railroad and Justice Fields action In con-
nection Herewith by his presence at the
banquet given by Leland Stanford OF the
Central Pacific read, TO Conkling and others
Of the counsel who appeared for ths South
ern Pacific. The unanimous verdict Is that
Justice Field did very indelIcste thing, to
say ths least, In view Of the fact that hs
tried the case In California. No other NOM
Der Of the U. s. Supreme Court participated
In the banquet. Indee, It Is safe to say no
other Of Its Justices were invited,
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New YoRK, Dec. 3o-Henry Il. Abbey has
completed negotiations for the lease Of the
new Metropolitan Opera House. The lease
Is for one year, with privilege Of renewal.
Mr.. Abbey has engaged for the opening Of
the house 1.-THE I'D OF October, 1881, Nine.
Nilsson, Mile. Valeria, and Signors Campo
MINI and Delpuente. The chorus viii consist
Of one hundred voices, and the orchestra Of
eighty pieces. Mr. Abbey viii produce about
twenty operas. The stage will be the largest
in America, having drop Of leo feet and %
feet in depth, while the full width win be lbo
feet. 1t Is not Mr.. Abbey's intention to give
italian opera only, but be will produce Ger
man and French Opera ~ well. He recently
resolved the following telegram from Nile.
Nilsson:
Accept my congratulations upon your secuf-
ing the greatest opera house In the greatest
city In the world.
I lSignedl CHRISTINE NILSSON.
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GAMBErTA DEAD.


PARIS, January I.-Gambetta died at his
residence al Vile d'Avrey a, midnight.
The physicians who attended Gambetta
stated that his death was due To pyemia,
caused by suppressed erysipelas. Clots of
blood formed In the heart and sufiocated the
deceased. lie was quite conscious TO the
last. His death agony lasted two hours.
Spnll"r Eliicnne and DIR. Pensala were pres
eHt al he last moment.
Gamh''a lett no political testament. He
msrr private will Saturday. Papers re-
p"rIne ms death are selling in every street,
and crowds struggle 10 procure them. Tele-
grams Were sent to President Grevy and
otlrr authorities Immediately after his
death. Gambetta died In state of uncon-
seriousness, but In the course of the after
noon he exclaimed, ale suis perdu, IL est
inutite de dissimuler, mais jai tant solfert
que CT sera une delirerdnce." II ana lost, 1t
is useless to disguise the fact. But have
suffered SO much that death will be de-
liyerance.l
WASHINGTON, January 1.-The Secretary
of State received the following from Minis
ter Morton at Paris: "The death Of GAM
beta caused profound sensation in France.
In his death the government and people Of
the United States lose a devoted friend,
whose great admiration for our country and
its institutions were expressed on all occa-
lie q. IL, q
legation, a great loss and personal sorrow"
PARIS, January 2.-There Is some idea of
postponlng Gambetta's funeral until the 10th
instant, so that the Senate and Chamber of
Deputies may attend in body. 1t is esti-
mated that 5000 persons visited the house at
Vile d'Avrey yesterday. People were ad-
mitted by groups OF five to ten into a hall,
whence they assembled to a small bedroom,
where the body is lying. The visitors included
Ministers, Senators, and other functiCna-ies.
Gambetta died yesterday. The room Is
poorly furnished. The body lies on a small
iron bedstead, completely covered with
sheets, except the head, which rests on two
pillows. The face is pale and the hair gray.
Gsmbetta appears fifteen years older than he
really was. His friends seemed utterly be-
side themselves, some aged men weeping.
There were q few flowers on the foot OF the
bed, otherwise there were none of the em-
hlems common to such occasions. A painter
was seated at the foot of the bed sketching
the scenc. Other artists for the illustrated
papers were similarly occupied in the rooms.
The money Gambetta leaves accrued prin-
cipally from his newspapers.
A correspondent vino made the tour Of the
Paris streets to-day says there was real con-
siernation in the bourgeoise and trading
quarters. In the artisan districts there was
stern indifference among the groups Of work
men, and one person was even exclaimed
against for saying the Republic had suffered
a great luss.
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No Uncle Tom for Them .

the Indignation among the whites at the ar
rival of the Uncle Toms Cabin Company
and the five bloodhounds which were pa
raded shout the streets, that IT was believed
impossible to have any performance here.
Being interviewed as TO The cause of this Ut
this late date, some of the old slave holders
said IL was an outrage and gross misrepre-
sentation on the South. Many asserted
bloodhounds were never used In most States.
The Company was generally frowned down
In the Southern cities, and last night a.
Richmond they had only twelve auditors.
Their play was broken In upon at Norfolk
by public clamor.
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The claim Of the Blackmore family to the
site of the National Capitol, White House
and ether public buildings, just after the
treasury has been nearly emptied by the
Pension bill and river aud harbor steal, re-
minds the New York Erening Post Of Thad-
deus Stevens, whe, one day, AFTER emptying
his pockets In response TO numerous solici,
tors who called him cut Of the House and
begged for pecuniary aid, received the card
Of a lady who asked his subscription to q
certain charity. "Take this" said Mr..
stevens, pulling Off bis wig, and handing 1t
TO the lady, leaving himself as bald as new
laid egg; stake this, madam; 1t is all I have
Ian .n-Defrot Free Press.
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A Needed Law .

extremely probable that at the forthcoming
session of tho Legislature bill will be intro
duced and passed providing for the levying
Of assessments on mining stocks at the dis
erection Of directors Of mining companies
duly elected by stockholders. Such law is
urgently needed, and II passed will result in
the energetic development Of such properties
~ the Stevens, Amy Silvsrsmith, Ansslmo,
Salisbury and North Star, which are all good
mines, needing Only few thousand dollars
for machinery or for the erection Of suitable
reduction works. The Stevens, Amy. or
Salisbury could easily supply 2Ostamp mill
with abundance of pay ore.
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The Expected Storm.

The following, which we find in an eastern
exchange, will doubtless be read with inter-
est by those who are living in constant dread
Of the terrible storm which, it is predicted,
will reach this portion of the country next
March. "Dr Virgins, who predicts great
storm disaster on the 9th Of March next lives
in New Brunswick. His previous prophesies
have all been fulfilled. People south Of the
forty fifth parallel may wish that the doctors
idea Is incorrect, but we are assured that his
neighbors regard him rs level headed man
and anything but crank. He is the author
Of work on astronomy and Of one on gram
mar
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SonK time since Minnesota was covered
with papers containing picture Of Senator
WINDOWS house In Washington, the object
being TO convey the idea that the Senator
had become very wealthy. and In an i'm
proper way. The effort was Intellectual, and
now IL appears that the sngraves were not
paid for the cuts used, and last week they
made application to Senator Window for In
formation a. TO the names Of the responsible
parties managing the paper in which the
picture appeared. The Senator will prob
ably refer the letter to Mr.. Dunnell for
answer, that gentlemen being the most
active competitor for WINDOWS seat In the
Senate.
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MRS. LANGTRY Is finally out In an expla-
nation and as part Of her vlndicstion says
Gebhardt ais mere boy, you know, only
twenty-three." She says her hush and knows
Of all her movements and associations and
approves them, all Of which moves the Min
neapolis Tribune to remark that 'ff it Is true
that Mr.. Langtry is fully advised Of his
wifsl movements and associations and cor
daily approves them, he certainly cannot be
accused Of entertaining tyranical views of
the duties of wives or the rights of hus-
bapds.u
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A Connecticut SOLVER Twist
Ddnbury Neirs.

Ha was pretty close man, without doubt.
At breakfast he cut an egg in two and gave
the new hired man one-half of 1t. The help
ate it and held cut his plate for more,
"What y gasped the host. swami hull
egsp"
"Of course l do" said the man.
Tho boss stared blankly at him q moment,
and then pushing the half egg across the
table, snappishly cried
"Take 1t, eat it, and kill yourselfp
The man ate 1t, and Is still alive.
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Foot Pads In CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Street highwaymen
are becoming 20 bold and their attacks occur
80 frequently that there Is considerable talk
ofsuppressing them by means Of private en-
terprise. Scarcely . night passes that one OF
more attacks do not occur. One Of the vic.
Tins ID liable to die. All have suffered Sc
we're injuries from the murdsrous sand. bags
and have lost considerable property.
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Bosrex, Dec. 1.-THE Union Pacific yes
tsrday gave the following figures: Earnings
for October. ss,Ioo, 5oo.t1, against sS,ool,-
5000 In October, 1881; expenses, sl,c02,-
66420, against s1,4l4,3eI.64; and surplus
earnings y, Coz, o75.al, against i,6ee, ls7.4o.
Tea nsnths' earning were 81, es2, GILL,
against e2l,74s,373.27 during the first ten
nonths of 1852, expenses, 81, 06S, b45t2,
against ia, 40 so .07; and surplus earning,
ei2e9o, 1880, against 81, $40 DISCO. These
Ggures Ase Tor the entire Union Pacific
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ROSE EYTINoK, the actress, last week gave
the strongest argument against the pro-
duction of the Passion play. She had seen
II In San Francisco, and pronounced 1t
"absurdly dull and stupid, when 1t was not
revolving" 1t will be an Improbable un.
dertaking, and therefore cannot exist very
long. The play may do for supplemented
pesantry In the by-ways of Europe, but 1t
can never hope TO win many American
audiences.
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In each of nearly three dozen samples Of
"bitters" sold as medicines for disease, the
State Assayer of Rhode Island discovered
that they contained from seven to forty-three
per cent. of alcohol-more than most beer,
almost as much as whisky and heavy wines.
Many people who conscientiousiy abstain
from drinking wine or beer, are consumers
of "bitters.n
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In speaking Of Gambetta, who was begin
ming TO lose influence with the French peo-
pie, the Independent says, at may have been
fortunate for him that he died when he did.
When we reach the summit all paths lead
downward" That Is an epigram worthy of
Icuar0ati
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JUDGE FIELD recently attended dinner,
which 10 very indigestible to the people, II
not TO him. The dinner was given by
Leland Stanford TO the counsel who assisted
the Central Pacific In Its recent contest with
San Asteo county, California, to avoid the
payment Of taxes, and the presence Of q
Justice OF the Supreme Court was certainly
ill-advissd. Some Western papers defend
Judge Field on the ground that he is, and
has been for many years, personal friend
OF Mr.. Stanford and other prominent Gen.
trail Pacific managers. The defense would
be good had the dinner been given simply In
q social way, but having the significance of 3
compliment TO the counsel Of the road, 1t
will appear to many minds that the Judge
10 considered enc Of the counsel-an opinion
that, however unjust 1t may be, is greatly to
be deplored.
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LIKUrENANT-GovERs TABOR, Of Colo
RADIO, has been discovered, IL ID alleged, In
very base fraud. Last January be Is said to
have applied for divorce from bis wife In
LaPlata county, three hundred miles from
Denver, and where neither Of the parties
lives. A fraudulent return Of summons on
Mrs.. Tabor was made, and on the 24th Of
March divorce granted. The bill on which
application was made, charged Mrs. Tabor
with adultery with two prominent citizens
and with abuse other husband. Mrs. Tabor
will contest the legality Of the alleged d.
VERGE. From Ill accounts Of the ex-Gover-
nor, even those favorable TO him, 1t would
appear that he was . prospecting hummer
for fifteen or twenty years during which
time he was supported by his wife, and that
aftsr he struck his bonanza, which was pure
ly accidental, and became wealthy, hs want.
cd 10 put away his old wife and take . youna
and pretty 1amsel for wife, one calculated
70 shine more brightly In the high social
ranks In which he expected TO msvs hereaf
tor. He has been for tive or three years try
Ing 10 persuade her to get divorce quietly
or TO let him get one, but she declines to %
thrown aside 20 lightly, even for half or al
his money.
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THE Salt Lake Tribune, which is one OF
ablest edited papers In the United States,
presents its subscribers this year with hol-
iday issue of lao columns.
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THE Thirteenth Legislative Assembly Of
Montana will convene at high twelve next
Monday. Remember the truism, gentle
men "The world Is governed too much"
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2e.-Tha proceeds Of
the recent sale Of articles accumulated at The
Dead Letter Once amount to eA,401, which
sum has been deposited 70 the liessury
credit ofthe postofHce debt.
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Foa a wonder that prince Of political
growlers, George VIM. Curtis, Is approxi-
mately we'll satisfied In Hdrper's Weekly
with the Psndleton Reform Bill-at least he
likes II better than the Kasson bill. Behold
how pleasant 1t Is for brethren to dwell to-
gether In unity and Curtis and Pendleton
weep tears Of Joy In the same handkerchief.
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MAYOR GRACE refused TO license the
"Passion Play" In New York and salmi
Morse is all broken up.
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NEW YoRx, Dec. 30.-Ths deaths exceed
The births in the city the past year BY 1850.
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OF TEE contest for the next Speakership
Of the next Congress, recent Washington
dispatch says: "The Speakership contest Is
unabsted, though more in the nature Of
still hunt. Randall Is gaining every day,
and Is said to be parcsling out the chairman
ships. Carlisle Is the most dignihed OF the
contestants, but though his record Is good 1t
won't count In fight like this; bis principles
are too high. Southern members said the fact
that Carlisle Is Southern man handicaps
him, for the Democrats must concede to the
still existing sentiment in the North, which
shrinks from seeing ex-rebels in high places.
Elect an ex-rebel and Republicans might
raise the cry that the rebels are getting con-
troll Of the government. Morrison Is not
making very active canvass. Blackburn Is
relying on = split. Springer has many ele-
ments Of strength, and will make lively
push"
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PETERSBURG, Va, Dec. 30.--Bnow storm
raging since nins O'Clock last night; still
showing rapidly. Ground covered several
Inches.
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COLLECTION NOTICE.

DESIGNING 70 relinqurh the hotel business, %
ABOVE stated, all persons indebted TO the City Hotel
~ hereby notified 10 settle their accounts within
tnisty days from date. ~ that time the accounts
snd oooks will be placed In the hands OF an atorns
for collection, with coats.
CHARLES RoULRAu,
CITY Hotel.
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JAMES Fl. MILLS. PUBLISHER