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The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

The crisis which has long been impending in
Georgia politics is almost certain to be hastened
by the death of Alexander III. Stephens. The
difference between the liberal and Bourbon fac
tons OF the democracy was temporarily brdged
over last fall by his nomination. His liberal
views Were no secret, but his great popularity
made any revolt against him impossible of sue
cess, and the Bourbons were compelled to sub
nit. The last link between the two factions is
removed by his death, and the struggle which
has been foreseen cannot be delayed much long
cr. Politics in Georgia are likely to be more
Interesting than in any other Southern State
Tor some time to come.
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

1t cannot be said Of Mr.. keiter and the Speak
ershp that nothing became him like the leay-
n@ it" During his last hours in the chair he
SWOre such terrible oaths as to appal the Wash
ington correspondents whom he had robbed of
their rightful domain and he gave to the coun-
try one Of the worst exhibitions Of nepotism it
has ever been so unfortunate as Ito witness
When Mr.. keifcr was elected the journal said,
III the issue Of Dec. Sth, 1881: III would not
have been very difficult to select man much
better qualified in every respect for the Speak
er>hip than Mr.. keifcr, of Ohio" Some of our
Republican friends thought the J0u 4nal had got
over the traces little in thus speaking of the
man chosen to preside over the Hbuse of the
47th Congress; but it must be con ceded now
that he was accurately gagged indeed the
words Were not used without due dtliberation
1t might as truly have been said that, cit would
have been difficult to find a man lc IS qualified
for the Speakership than Mr.. keifel+, of Ohio
10 him and to his next friend the rotund Robe
son, the Democrats are indebted for consider
able part Of their majority i'll the new House
They ought by all means to erect II monument
to keifer in one of the public squares in Wash
mgton-and it should be made of brass.
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

The London Engineer says '.The past year
has been one of unusual prosperity for the ocean
steam trade between England and America
We shall not, we have reason to believe be far
wrong if we assert that such vessels as the
Alaska, Servia, Gallia, etc, earn each voyage
from E18,oOo to 100000, nearly one-half OF
which is profit"
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15
SllO6S. 25.

While the cities of Portland, Rockland, Lew
iston. and Others, have made considerable re-
duction in their debts for the past year, our
City Trcasufer'S report shows that the liabi-
for the year 1898 81 | .06S.2J. 1t is true that
this sum does not present the exact amount of
increased liabilities over assets. During the
year just passed attachments of taxes and com
| missions on collection Of same have been made
III excess of the average for the municipal wear
These attachments and commissions above those
for one year might amount to $4,000. This
would give real increase of liabilities over
assets of $1,000. In this statement is not in
cluded the sum received from the Masonic
Temple Association, S941.9l. The deficit may
be shown i'll another way. Wdh0Dt tnu authol-
~ IL lar. the Mayor overdrew the contingent
fund S1,123.90 and the cash Highway fund 81 :
Ais, making oyerdrafts SS59375. If from
| this sum an uneXpended balance from the Fire
| fund be taken 1882 .26), there is left the sum
of SS0G3.49 drawn from the City Treasury over
and above the amount raised by taxation. To
| this sum must be added the attachments and
commissions for one year and it will give Us
| the same result that we first obtained, thus:
| Drafts from Treasury in excess of APP
preparations ------------------- S,063. 49
| Attachments and commissions for one
| year ABOUT .U0O.UU
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

constitutional amendments were adopted in
the VERMONT elections March 9th, forbidding
Federal ollcers from becoming members of the
LEGISLATURE and providing for the election of
state treasurer and auditor by the people
early this spring General William 4. ShcI-
man ana party of friends will take a trip
across the continent to San Francisco, where
tney VIII embark for cruise of a month or
two along the coasts of California. oregon and
Mexico.
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15
$9,O63.4 4.

1t would have been impossible for the City
Treasurer to have paid the orders drawn by
the Mayor, had there not been good balance
in the Treasury at the commencement of the
years., 29442 a sum of nearly $1,000 received
from the Masonic Temple Association, and the
fact that active and efficient collector has 50
closely collected the taxes that forty-five hun
bred dollars less is due from him than there
was one year ago. 1t would not seem to an
ordinary mind that this plan of finance would
improve the ability of the city to meet her LA
bilities in the future. We We're promised re-
form, and here is the result.
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

Imagine an alderman and two common coun-
cilmen taking little supper at the city's ex-
pense, for which $50 is charged. That money
would buy 200 plates Of hash, 800 doughnuts, or
1000 crackers, with cheese thrown in. 1t would
buy forty pots of beans and pork at fifty cents
each, forty plates of roast beef, fifty lobster
salads, or 1885, pieces of pie. What enormous
appetites! Boston Herald.
But these aldermen are Democrats, friends
of the workingmen and poor struggling tax
payers-reformers-a you could not expect
them to sup on such common food as hash
doughnuts, or crackers and cheese
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

The local correspondence of the journal.
which is steadily Increasing in Quantity and
quality, is one of its most populd features.
We hope ere long to publish each week notes
from all the towns in Waldo county. In this
connection we repeat what we have often said
before, that news items are Away welcome,
but must in all cases be accompanied by the
name of the author, not necessarily for publ
cation, but as guarantee of good faith. Anon
ymous communication. find their W ay speedily
to the waste basket.
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

Advices from the trade centres with regard to
the spring business are very encouraging. The
New York Commercial Bulletin has recently
published long review of the business outlook,
discussing each branch of trade at length, and
giving information from the most responsible
and reliable sources. 1t finds that Merchandise
is moving freely by rail. The seal on is back
ward and shipment has been rctarI He'd by the
floods and heavy SHOWS, but late movements
indicate determination on the part of shippers
to make up for lost time.
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

The United States fish commissioner has fin
ished the preparation of its exhibit for the
forthcoming fish exhibition in London. The
entire exhibit, which is one of great variety and
completeness, will be on its way to London be-
fore the end of the present month. Prof. Goode
of the National Museum will probably so with
it in charge.
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15
Virgins Account.

+. Stone Virgins, NJ. A., /. L. D.,
To Gloucester Fishing Interest, DR..
70 loss Of one trip of Georges and paddock
Batting 80 Georgesmen, $50, 900 herring
at 81 per hundred 81 800
Batting 30 haddockers, 10000 herring
at s. per hundred 200
Catch 80 Georgesmen, 100000 lbs cod
fish at 3 cts. per ID. 22,50C
$4,000 lbs halibut at Il cts. per ID. 5,40C
Catch 30 haddockers, 100000 lbs, at 2
per b. 10000
1868 SOC
CIR. BY wear and tear to vessels one trip 5000
[Cape Ann Advertiser. $6O6OC
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

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1"e year many ~ '"i I'F''-47 We III N'he' some
from choice and some from necessity owing To- time
H.. ..,,,I,,,, -I,,o,-. ,,,,.,.-. t,7.,,,,. ,+.tf
time lheaS1hl2 with thtlf iamIuts, amt I'm social
intercourse There have been several Ma.ouI.
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TINS WITH tine browning supper ANA social gathering
of the sea SOM rings them within mailing distance.
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w 't'' 't9 vi -hS'l'"' 'iht 'H open 7V"' ""tt
they Will pc Mp aud OF The crowuing social event
II t,. -..a.,, toot- ,,r.r. ,t tT r.,s ~ Ne, Lra
",
AlN"'' OLE wednesday evening, NtFH 't"- iAa
rIiH'e 'I -'o.l ieI'o"H' "lth iI- '''n7t'myl
thou@httuIne00 AND lhtraltT, tArG" open ms -l@
rl"HN mouse ana invited all the captains "I ting
'Nmlerport teei +" come in and potlG' of
ElHhi supper, ana n no gathering Of t42 hlntrah pt
complete unt07 the press Is represented, yor cor
respondent was honore| with an invitation. There
were present ON the occasion lHe following gentle
men, mos, nj them masters, amt many OF them lHrf
owners of tO~Sel~ hiluI from Wntcrport Cap
@jn7 Il. = B1nudge, a ". Hardy, j. g. Me
Dermott, Isaiah Lmraore Walter NaDonough,
Ihoma- Mort~eeN, john Haskell, WIN NJ Crosby.
Thomas Kelley, George Knox, Mtnor : Lowe, Jo.
seph /" E"'rdSe, Geo. w, Crockett, w, :. Fainter,
l. H. NprUWh Joseph >. Huri, Samuel BN-~ctt, II
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

The Gloucester, Mass, City Council on the
9th inst, passed unanimous vote of thanks to
the Forty-seventh Congress and to the Massa-
chusetts and Maine Congressman for securing
the abrogation Of the fishery clauses in the
TrcatN of MnShinotnn
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

The Oxford Bears held their second annual
reunion at the Falmouth Hotel, Portland Me-,
Wednesday evening, March It'll. A large num-
Der of prominent gentlemen. with ladies', were
present. A stuffed bear occupied the center of
the principal table.
And when the dinner was over the tables
were surrounded by stuffed Bears.
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

A sensational reporter set afloat q rumor last
week that an attempt had been made to assassi-
nate Mr.. Blaine by shooting into a carriage as
that gentleman was returning from one of the
night sessions at the Capitol. window in the
carriage was broken but it was after Mr.. Blaine
had left it. lie makes light of the matter.
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

We have received finely printed pamphlet,
illustrated with hcliotypes, contaiTn ing an ac-
count of the dedication of the Crane Memorial
Hall at Quincy, Mass, May 3Oth, 1852. Charles
Francis Adams Jr. delivered very interesting
address on this occasion, and appended to his
remarks is note from Albert b. Otis, Esq,
giving 4 pen portrait of Mr. Thomas Crane, in
whose memory the Hall was erected. The
building is used for public library
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

United States Treasurer Gilfillan has rendered
his resignation. to take effect April 1. He ac-
cepts position In New York at higher salary
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15
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the address of papers changed, must state the
Post Office to which the paperh has been sent, as well
as the Office to which ii is to go.
The Republican journal., 1883-03-15

The new Tariff law will, it is said. effect a
revolution in the work of Custom House
officials.
Gov. Crttenden of Missouri has partloned
Clarence Iiite, a noted member of the James
gang, who pleaded guilty to robbery in Feb
ruary, 1882, and was sentenced to % years i'm
prisonment. IIite is in the last stages of CON
sumption.
According to the recently printed report Of
Librarian Spoford, the library of Congress now
contains, as nearly as may be estimated or
ascertaned, 64O,0l6 books and pamphlets this
being an increase of about $1,000 during the
year that his report covers.
In reply to an inquiry by Senator FRYE as to
a rumored intention to reduce the interest on
city bonds Of Evansville, Indiana, Hon. John
W. Foster, prominent citizen. says that
although the city is heavily in debt he Is sure
that it will meet its obligations in full.
The Greenback Representatives in the 47th
Congress have issued an address holding that to
relieve the necessities of business and to prevent
a panic the money in the treasury should be
used in paying the national debt, and an add-
tiona amount of legal tenders issued.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, who is now
in New York, is said to be Il fluent graceful,
not too serious taker and able to adapt herself
readily to all sorts of men and bores. She pre-
tends that she is indifferent to ambition and
writes only because her nature impels her to.
Search Expedition, and the other men who
were last seen with him in the small boat off
the Siberian coast, may now be considered as
finally settled. All that could be done to find
them has been done, and the conclusion must be
accepted that their boat was swamped and they
were drowned in deep water soon after thew
parted from the other boats on September II,
1881.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-24
The COLLEGE Fetch,

The college commencement season excites
more public attention every year, and the rea-
son doubtless is that the college comes con-
stantly more and more into sympathy with
modern convictions, and places itself more in
harmony with modern methods. This year
general attention was concentrated upon the
Harvard commencement for two reasons one
was the omission to confer the Doctorate of
Laws upon Gov. Butler, which was tempo
rary excitement and the other was the Rd-
dress of Charles Francis Adams, ir, before
the Phi Beta Kappa society, which command
ed serious attention.
Two years ago, at the centenary of the SO
ciety, Wendell Phillips arraigned the college,
or the educated class, for its moral timidity
and avoidance of its natural public leader
ship. That memorable and powerful discourse
will long remain one of the brilliant and valu-
able traditions of the society. For, however
it may have been criticised as too sweeping in
its generalization and too unqualified in state
ment, even to the point of injustice to the
class which it denounced, it will long serve its
undoubted purpose of making the college and
the educated class for which it stands more
watchful of its course and tendency, and more
positively heedful of its natural and historical
position in the leadership of progress
Mr. Adams also arraigned the college, not
like Mr.. Phillips for its sluggish conservatism
| amid the great forward movements of the time
and of civilization, but for failure to achieve
its own especial object. His accusation was,
in substance, that although the peculiar func-
tion of college is to supply the highest edu-
cation, yet our colleges to-day Harvard,
the oldest and in many ways most admirably
equipped of them Rll-are 30 welded to an
cient precedent that their rcourseincludes much
that is useless to many if not most of those
who must pursue it, and that its chief empha'
sis is laid upon branches which are but super
fcially acquired and soon forgotten. With
the lapse of time, argues the orator, the stan
dards of education have changed. The prop
or studies for the youth Of three centuries age
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-24

The WRoNG SIGN "INToRELY. "A miser-
able ragged fellow was seated on the low wall
of old st. Pauls Church yard. Suspended
from his neck was the familiar sign, "Please
help the Blind" young merchant passing
by looked at the beggar, paused, looked again,
and then walked up to him and pretended to
strike him with the cane he carried. The
mendicant lodged the blow.
"Ha ha :" the young man almost scream
ed you lodged that, just rs 1 expected;
You humbug! you fraud you scoundrel !
Now will you go about your business, or
shall call the police ?"
The mendicants face showed alarm, but he
uttered not sound The angry merchant
bade him speak quickly. A crowd gathered.
The beggar went into paroxysm of earnest,
almost frantic, gesticulaton. The merchant
grew furiously angry, and as he stormed and
the beggar made pantomimic gestures, po-
lceman came up.
"What's the matter here p the officer in
quired.
The mendicant made signs that he didn't
know, and that he was innocent apparently
of everything.
why, this william is no more blind than
am. ." said the merchant. II saw him turn
his head to look at me as l was passing by. l
pretended l was going to strike him, and he
lodged the blow"
Al this the mendcant's face worked as if
in mortal agony.
"Och, bad cess to it, must shpake or TN
bur-r,r-st!" !" he said I'm not bloind at all, at
all. And have the bloind soign on? Sure
| can not rade loine or letther. Oh, wurra I!
wurra beg your pardon, sir it's all a mish-
take ntoirely. Thought had the dDGnd-
d00m5 sOigR on me, so / did,"
Then. after a pause he added, desperately,
please let me go, gintlemin, that l may be
afther foinding me brother. Sure he'll be
bringing disgrace on the family. Upon me
word, sor, me brother is bloind completely,
aud begorra he musht be shtanding some
where's wild me dif-and- -doomb soign hanging
onto him, and lin a singing out PHASE help
the blind
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-24

Birth among the Sakhslavss, one of the
tribes of Madagascar, is more than usually
risky piece of business. Every child that is
bora on Friday an unlucky day here as in
other parts of the world, is placed in a shall
low hole in the nearest wood and left to its
fate. Certain children born on Sunday are
also doomed to death by exposure. Sunday
being lucky day, it is considered that Sun
days BARNS whose fathers hold high rank
will, if they are allowed to grow up, become
dangerous to their progenitors, and they are
therefore put out of the way lest trouble
should ensue. Twins, too, are killed, and
every infant whose birth has caused the
death of its mother is destroyed, because, ac-
cording to the law of the Sakhalavss, it is
murderer. And when child is born at mid
night it is customary to place it next day up
on path by which oxen go to water. If the
beasts do not touch it on their way, the in
fant's life is saved but if a hoof or hair
brushes it, no matter how lightly, the child
is slain
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-24

Nothing daunted, Mr.. Gaylord entered pri-
vately into negotiations with a couple of spec.
ulators who knew Of white and a spotted
elephant which might be obtained with the
aid Of two mercenary priests. He thereupon
cabled from Singapore "What shall offer
for two such elephants2' p The answer was
sent Anything that will buy them delive~-
ed in British territory" by means of various
manipulatons the agent was able 10 cable the
latter part of March of this year elephants
all right at Maulmain, Burmah." This was
followed soon afterward by cable despatch
from an English lawyer saying that Gaylord
had been arrested for stealing sacred ee
plants But after nine days Gaylord was ac b.
quilted and the elephants were gotten safely
to Singapore and on board a ship bound for
San Francisco, where, had nothing averse
happened they would have arrived July /.
This information was all sent by cable to Mr..
Barnum. and il seemed certain that America
would at last see q white elephant. The next
day, however, news was received that the ell
ephant (it should have read elephants) was
dead. The King and ''Aged Uncles' had, as
last resort, to prevent the sacred animals
leaving the country, sent emssaries on board
the ship who poisoned both beasts At that
point the outlay had been more than $780,
900, Mr., Barnum says, nevertheless, that
tho American public shall yet see a genuine
sacred white elephant, and Mr.. Gaylord has
already returned for that purpose.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-24

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe has begun
new novel which she calls "Orange Blossoms.
A German commercial colony is being es-
tablished on the west coast of South Africa
Gov Blackburn of Kentucky has pardon
ed SO criminals.
A state hospital for colored lunatics has
Just been completed at Milledgeville, GA. 1t
contains 500 rooms.
John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, paid
out $500, 900 in advertising last year. His
profits were 81, ,000 00O
Among the notable bridges in the world
is the one at Langang, China 1t crosses an
arm of the China Sea. This structure is some
five miles long, and has not less than 800
arches. Over the pillar of each arch reolines
a lion made out of single block of marble
and yet 2l feet long. The roadway OF this
bridge is 20 feet wide
More than seventy per cent of the people
of Massachusetts, have their homes in towns
of more than ten thousand inhabitants. That
commonwealth has larger number OF cities
of twenty thousand or more than any other
state. About four fifths of her population is
in towns of more than five thousand.
Great advantages are claimed for the
tangled steel nails. They can be driven
into hard wood as easily as an iron nail will
20 into pine board. They have been driven
into white oak knot without bending.
Nothing else is now used in laying hardwood
floors, as they require no boring, but are
driven readily.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-24
EIow Barnum did not Get "a White Ell
PUhanI.

While his greatest show on earth" is edu-
eating the morals and elevating the taste of
the people of the West, p L. Barnum is get
ting himself lionized and advertzed at the
leading summer resorts of the country Moth
ing pleases the old gentleman better than to
gather company of young people around
him, and amuse thom by tales out of his own
varied experience At Block Island he re-
Gently delivered little impromptu address
in the parlors of the Ocean House. and con-
cuded by performing several clever slight. Of
hand tricks. From the same place he has
caused the following version of his alleged
attempt TO secure a sacred white elephant for
his show to go abroad As no one has been
able to obtain possession of one of these sa-
cred creatures, Mr. Barnum and his partners
determined to get one if possible by the aid
of diplomacy and an unlimited expenditure of
money. Mr.. John II. Halderman, Minister
Resident from the United States, was appeal
ed to for assistance, and through him j. b.
Gaylord, Mr. Baraums representative, OBJ.
tanned an audience with the King of Siam,
who in turn introduced him to the eounsellors
called the aged Uncles," They spurned
the idea of parting with one of their idols,
and asked in turn what the American people
would think should they ask for the tomb oi
Washington to exhibit In a siamese circus
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-24

The NATIONS OLDEST SOLDIER. hon.
or of having attached to it the oldest soldier
of the United States Army, is without doubt
to be accorded to Fort Niagara, at the mouth
of the Niagara river. The individual to
whom this distinction is accorded is Ordnance
Sergeant Lewis Lehman, a man ninety years
of age, who is still in service, although by q
special act of congress he was retired on full
pay several years ago-the only occurrence of
the kind on record. Lehman is a Waterloo
veteran and entered the army of Hanover in
1913, serving with the allied forces against
the great Napoleon through many severe bat
ties. He has now in his possession a num-
Der of medals granted him for special brav-
cry during that war. III 1924, having come
to America, he enlisted in the United States
army, and has served in it ever since, having
been fifty nine years in the Government en-
ploy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-24
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