The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-02-20

SION expires next month. will not bt
reAppointed, as the popular sentiment
IN Dakota - too much against MS
connectlo7 with land monopoly ant!
specializing Interests. Ny authority
ais" states that the appointee will
come from among the residents of
the Territory.
FRED DOUGLASS AGAIN
Mr.. Douglass family troubles are
increasing Close upon the refusal
OF his daughter to recognize her
white >tepmother comes Miss
| Spraguc, who was Mr.. Douglass
housekeeper previous 10 his late mar
rage and sues him for $1,000 for
services n such. Miss Sprague's
brother IS the husband of MIR. Doug
lass daughter above referred to and
upon the marriage of Mr.. Douglass
<o Miss Pettis. MIR. and Mrs
Sprague induced Miss Sprsgue to
leave h,m and sue for her wages.
Mr.. Douglass son Robert says that
the suit is brought to mali-iously
annoy his father and break up his
lame it possible
ILLINOIS PRESS ASSOCIATION.
The IlIinoise Press will certainly
| bristle for a few weeks with glowing
editorials on Washington hospitality
| and the grandeur of the city. The
CLUB spent nearly four days here
| and were toasted, dined and wined
.t,N,,x,i, A.
one OF a lot OF kings or emperors
travelling llxuriouslv for their health
The United States navy (The Dis
patch) was called into requsition to
convey the party to Washington's
old house. (Mt. Vernon) and give
! the editions an opportunity of seeing
what great thing our navy might
be II thev would cease their editorial
lobbying against naval appropria-
lions. Whenever the Illinois Press
AsssoCiat.on leave their native state
to have Il good time. hereafter. you
will hear of them making a bee
line" for Washington. Editors are
always welcome and well treated
unless they take III one of our "Po-
kcr Shops," in which case the editor
generally goes home and makes a
fresh dun on delinquent subscribers
or uses a 'patent Inside the bal
ance of the year Ito cover shorts.'
One of the editors will probably
omit to give the public his experl
encc in tins line while here last
week
BRIEF NOTES.
The Kentucky delegation in Con-
gress are juhlliant over Gen. Black !
burn election TO the Senate. 1t
was an old tact that not one OF the |
delegation favored Senator VIII |
liam'S recollection
Gen. Sherman has been officially |
placed on the retired list of the army. !
There are now on the retired list IL /!
Colonels, 81 Majors and o3 Cap |
tans.
\ bill has been introduced in the |
House providing for the election OF |
three Vice Presidents IS another So
luton OF the succession problems.
Capt. ". A. Kirkland of the re-
ceiving ship Colorado at New York |
has volunteered to command the |
Greeley reliet expedition. and he |
will probably be accepted. Secretary |
Chandler is trying to purchase either /
British ships New Pandora" or |
Alert" for the expectation.
lis our Civilization Per1shabie - |
The question is asked in the North !
american Hevie,r for March. by |
Judge J. \. Jameson, who consid- |
ers the several agen cies ny whichthe
overthrow of the existing civilization |
might be effected. In the same !
ct the Revie.c there is an
article of extraordinary interest on
"Asricul;urai Politics in England,
by William E. Bear. editor of the
Marx Lamc Express. "A De-
fencelesS Sea-board' by Gen. H.
\. Smalley. is description of the
condition of the harbors
and coast cities of the United States.
Neither Genius nor Martyr. is
:be Judgment pronounced upon the
wife of Carlvic f,v Alice HvnenlaE
r hlne In The Story of Nom
W. O. Stodsiarti recounts
,l.c hitherto unpublished history Of
the .,ssans be which, the nomination
TT abraham Lincoln FOR Il second
term WAS brought about.
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