The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-12-13
Wheat is on the rise!


We had both May and december
weather last week.
st. Paul was treated to a $l45. 900
lire yesterday morning.
Governor Hubbard and Mayor
O'Brien. are both sick.
President Arthur and Queen Vic
toria are of about the same weight.
Somebody suggests Arthur and Hat
ton. Why not make it Gorham and
Malone
The Solid South will be for Arthur
at the next National Republican con.
vention,
1t will be nice question to decide,
whether Edmunds or Malone shall
carry the day.
Mr.. Blaine's latest effort but adds
to his noted sensational unsoundness
on all public questions.
Sam Randall is the ablest parliamen-
tartan on the floor of either side Of
the House to-day.
The fight for the Ohio Senatorship
has narrowed down to a choice be-
tween Pendleton and Payne.
"Handsome Major Maginnis," is
how the Washington correspondents
describe Montana's delegate.
Whether Tilden is a candidate OF
not, is one of those things no fellow
can find out, by reading the news
papers.
If this world improved morally as
rapidly as it does materially, it would
soon be too fine place for his Satanic
majesty.
Our republican contemporaries are
beginning to find out that Carlisle is
not such an ALFRED terror, as they,at
first, supposed.
Vice-President Edmunds has ap-
pointed his favorite, Jules Miner, ao
the position Of restaurant keeper for
the Senate.
In the choice of seats in Congress
the Minnesota delegation were fortu-
nate. Like Browns COWS they are
all together.
The howl from Mormondom is again
heard. The President in his message
handled the question without gloves
hence the howl.
Secretary Teller and Senator Dawes
are charged with receiving So, 800,
from the Cherokee Indian Fund, for
services rendered.
The sluggers laid the dudes out in
the nomination of kiefer rs the Re.
publican nominee for speaker. 1t was
the case of Short Hair VS.. Bangs.
Gen. Sheridan is trying to find out
whether the War Dept. or the general
of the army, is in command. Old Pap
Sherman didn't lose much rest over
the matter.
While it may never be definitely
settled whether Mr.. Hendricks is a
candidate for the presidency, it is not
a violent assumption to say that,
Barkis-like. che is willin.''
Harpers Weekly is happy, because
it imagines that it smells Il small
sized war between Gov. Cleveland and
John Kelly. 1t pats the Governor on
the back and cries sic, in the most
approved fashion.
Secretary Lincoln and Postmaster
General Gresham have the presiden-
tial fever. 1t is supposed that they
contracted the disease from their
chief, who has long been suffering
with the malady.
Twenty-three years ago all the
crops of the south were produced by
negro labor, but now fully one-half is
the product of white labor, and the
aggregate is double as much per
annum as it was in 1880.
Loren Fletcher. by the grace of the
Republican machine. intends to sue
ceed the Hon. w. d. Washburn in
Congress. 1t is fortunate for Loren
that he lives in district that de.
mands so little in the way of qualifi.
cations. There will be no I'LL of a
fix, this time.
A number of Congressman headed
by Sunset Cox, of New York, waited
on the President and requested him
to use his influence with the English
Government to secure reprieve o1
O'Donnell, sentenced to be hung or
18th Dec. for the shooting Of Carey
the informer,
1t is matter of congratulatior
that the Western and Southern mem
bers of Congress secured the election
of Carlisle. 1t is significant, since i
means that these sections have at las
found Il common ground of co-opera
tion in favor of a cheap, simple ant
economical administration of tn
Federal government, from the Dem
ocratic stand point.
Who will care for Gorham now
Senator Edmunds aud Plumb, with :
view to civil service reform, be
lieve tie present officers of the Ser
ate fully competent to discharge thei
duties and declare their intention Q
opposing any change. The incident;
and accidental Senator'S from Virgini
are, in the language of distinguishe
attorney from this county, "nor
plussed."
Revenue reform. and the tariff al
the issues upon which the battle fl