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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03

Indiana Is called NATURALLY Democratic"
but 1t has voted for every Republican Pres,-
dent, except Hayes, aud given many Repuoli-
can majorities in ITS October elections. The
hat-money brethren have, in recent years. been
numerous enough to held tue balance of power,
out the ProhibiuonIsts have not made aDprec :
able headway as a separate organic alton. The
vote in racant Yaars ia Rhnwn LhnA.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03
For the National Republican A. Commute, ss
Ep1roR,s oFRlcE on rHE suN.

KAToNAH, N. T., Nov. Ill estimate Mr.
Blalne's plurality in the State of New YorK at So.
00U. W. IL. ROBERTSON.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1.-Gsneral Logan re-
turned to indianapolis at 9 o'clock this even
ing, having spoken during the day to over
100 600 people and having travelled ever two
hundred miles
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03
SOUTHERN TRADE.

Ehe CammIssien 10 sail for the Ctty OF
nHexico-What 1t Esas Been Doing liza
the PAST.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03

NV tOhh, 1NVf. Il 1909. J
To the Editor of the TrGDeLier
think That New York state will give Mr.. Blaine
a small plurality, say lO,UOJ or 1900.
CHESTER ). LORD,
Managing Editor, The sun.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03

The record of New JERSEY is almost solidk
Democratic. 1t has only failed to vote for to,
Presidential nominees of that party in the
Greeley landslide, aud even GTeeuback and
Pfohioition movements leave the msjoritiss
running in about the same old way. These are
the hgures for the last few YEARS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03
Political Record of the Doubtful
States

IOl1O1Oe4 10OCOIQ Vi GQ0 OOQDUIul
States
New York voted twice for Lincoln, for Sew
mour in 1868. for Grant in 1872, Tilden in 1876
and Garfield in 1880 II has In this time elect
cd five Republican aud six Democratic COVER
nors, aud four Republican aud i've Democratic
secretaries of state; the latter in the odd years
rhe vote in each year from 1876 for the prin-
cipal officer elected. appears tnus;
Rep. Dem. Pro. Gbk
1876 Governor, 489.37l 519,53l 34l2 ], ,436
President, 489,2O 511,949 1853 9S7
1877 Secry State, 37i,793 3 3 O62 997
1875 J'g'e o.. Ap, 3sI.l 2 356, ,45I A 294 5,I33
1879 Cove nors, Al ,567 375 790 3,437 2O,2S6
1880 President, BOO 544 5s4 51l 1,517 ,2,373
1851 Se;y State 4l6 8 403 S93 4,445 1908
S6S Governor, 342. 464 $50 ,31S 20 1872 IL, ,974
1883 Engineer, 42S, 35l 447, 1873 1862 6,664
*There were 1855 votes for Kelly, Tammany
Candidate.
The Democratic pluralities shown here are,
3O.46O Tor governor aud 32.742 for president IN
1876 IL ,269 Tor secretary vi state in 1877, 1872
o54 Tor Cleveland for governor In 1882 aud l8 :
743 for state engineer 1883. The R-DublicAu
piuraities are, "a 661 for judge In 1878, 42.777
Tor governor VIII John K-lly cut the Demo
cratic throat in 1879, 21,033 for Garfield ana
l3,O22 Tor secretary of State in 1881.
Connecticut has given Repuolican majori-
ties in presidential years ev since the RepuL-
llcan party was formed, 1876 only excepted.
This table shows the vot5 from 1876:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03

Workmen cleaning out the we'll of William
j. COPELAND, a lawyer of Bsrwlcz, found bag
OF Paris green, which somebody with evil de-
s'gn had thrown there Fortunately no one
was poisoned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03

CONCORD, N. H., Nov. 1.-The present indications
are that Blaine will have about the ma ajoTity
as Garfield, which 1000. The total vote is like
~ TO be 80 600, II the day should prove pleasant.
Tho st. John vote will be small.
z. b. COGGswELL,
Editor Concord Monitor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03

x Rise.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-06
A PEN PICTURE OF CLEVELAND.
Some Points About the Great Demo-
cratic Leader.

Some Points About the Great Demo-
cratic Leader.
have just come from pleasant fifteen
minutes chat with Gov. Cleveland, says
an Albany letter to the Chicago Ne,gs.
Having no commission to interview the
Democratic candidate for President, he
was allowed to do the interviewing while
l answered his questions and took a men,
tai photograph of Mr.. Blaine's formidable
rival. The Executive Mansion is situated
about quarter of mile from the State
capitol, and if Gov. Cleveland never takes
any more exercise than walking to and
from it to his home his weight will remain
unreduced whether he is elected to the
Presidency or not. Mental worry will
never bring loss OF flesh to the calm,
self-pOssessed man l saw tonight. On
sending in my card | was ushered into the
parlOr where Gov. Cleveland had received
the notification of his nomination. From
the library across the hall came the mur-
mur of voices, which stopped as the SER
want presented a card which represented
the freedom of the press. The library had
the air of being used, the parlOr felt and
looked like the spare-room of an old
fashioned country house. Every article
of furniture wore an expression of grim
determination not to appear pleasant.
Presently the Governor entered. He is
something under 6 feet tall and very thick
set everywhere. His dress ans wered all of
the descriptions L have seen of it-a plain
black Prince Albert, with white shirt
front and black tie. There is more charac-
ter in his face than the photographs and
Autographs credit it with. 1t is heavy,
but the lines of the forehead and about
the eyes betoken thought. The latter are
set we'll apart and the former is broad and
full. His hair is rather scant on top and
a little forelOck divides the upper part of
his forehead with its thin partition.
Neither is his mOustache the thick, butch
er-boy looking thing it is pictured. 1t is
not very heavy and is characterless. The
mouth beneath it is a strong, decided fea-
ture of the mans face. 1t is rot very
refined in its lines, but is calm, resOlute
and fearless. No one would think of sug-
gesting sentiment in connection with
Gov. Cleveland's mouth. He has strong
aquiline nose. In personal address he is
quiet, dignified and self-pOssessed. His
voice is pleasant, without having any ex-
traordinary charm. He talks easily, and
does not answer question or suggestion
without seeming to turn it over soberly in
his mind. He is good listener. | should
say that careful deliberation and infexi-
BILE self-will were the two chief traits of
the man ! talked to this Sunday night.
Any attempt 10 hurry him to a conclusion
on a subject be was considering would APP
parently be as futile as to move him from
a course he had determined to follow. He
is not the kind OF man to he unduly
elated should he be elected, nor will he be
overwhelmed if the ballots are against
him next November.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-06
AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
A ROSEATE REPORT MADE RY
THE BOARD OF VISITORS.

The Efficiency of the Teachers and the
Proficiency of the Scholars Praised
Unstintedly-The Erection of New
Buildings UFged-DOrman B. Eaton
Recommends Change in the An
pOintment System.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-The Board of
Visitors to the Naval Academy. at An
napolis, has made its report to Secretary
Chandler. The board approves of the
course of study now pursued in the
academy, but suggests that the Secretary
of the Navy ask the Superintendent for a
report as to the expediency of extending
the academical course one year, so as to
make it five years instead of four. The
board is of the opinion that no change is
necessary in the present standard of
scholarship, whether for admission or
subsequent graduation.
The buildings and grounds of the aead-
emy were found IN fairly satisfactory
condition, but the quarters for Ithe cadets
are inadequate, and it is recommended
that new building be erected with ac-
cOmmOdations for 400. The officers quar-
ters are also insufficient, and orders
should be at once given for the proper
completion of the superintendents house.
The board speaks in terms Of commenda-
tion of the system of teaching pursued, of
the strict discipline enforced, of the eco
nOmical administration of the financial
affairs of the academy, and of the prof.
cheney of the cadets in their studies, par
ticularly in the languages.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
Among the recommendations of the
board are that cadets, after admission to
the academy, he regarded as part of the
navy, and be subject to courts-martial.
That cadet once dismissed for bad con
duct be ineligible to reappointment, ex-
cept upon recommendation of the Acade-
mic Board, and that selections for the
academy be made year before the time
of the intended admission. Accompany
ing the report of the board is a special
report prepared by Dorman B. Eaton upon
the conditions of admissions to the acade-
my. Among the radical changes recon-
mended by it are that the number of cadets
be increased to 500 or 900; that the present
system of appointment be abolished and
selections be made by competitive exam
nations, and that examinations be held
not only in Annapolis but in various parts
of the country, so that applicants for ad.
mission may not be compelled to travel
an unreasonable distance.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-06
FEMININE POLITICS.
Look at Mrs. LOckwOOd's Canvass and
Some of the Relics Found There

A Look at Mrs. LockwOod's Canvass and
some of the Relics Found There.
Mr.. Blaine and Gen. Butler NAV con-
tinue to supply the pyrotechnics of the
campaign, says a Washington special.
but the candidacy of Mrs. Lockwood is
the source of all the humor, and daily
develops the heart of the country. That
remarkable woman's mail has grown to
immense proportions, the letters coming
from every direction and touching upon
points sentimental no less than points
political. She has received invitations to
speak in Cleveland and Berkshire, Ohio.
From every section come requests for her
photograph and autograph.
"Some OF the letters l have received
from men," Sirs. Lockwood said to a re-
porter to-day, "asking for my photograph
ara quite soft, and seem to be earnest. Al
recent letter from Mrs. Marilla Kicker
winds up by saying: ga Vice President
should be nominated at once. My dresses
are all done.'"
''You see," said Mrs. Lock Tood, 'sthat
is regular w0man's letter."
A great many of Mrs. Lockwood's let
ters refer to scandalOus stories recently
published in the North concerning the
candidate. The chief OF these chargeg
was IhaC Mrs. LOCKWOOD made Mr.. Lock-
wood stay in the kitchen, and when he
came home late at night and tried to open
the door-latch with toothpick, she did
not go down and let him 10, but let him
founder around for awhile and then
called policeman. Some of the letters
received make earnest inquiries as to
whether these statements are true, and
Mrs. Lockwood is very much amused.
"Of course, these are all canards,'a she
said, 'gotten up by some men who want
10 have joke"
AS Mrs. Lockwood is widow. the story
regarding the tocthpick needs no denial.
81 have little pOem," said Mrs. Lock-
wood, (which a gentleman sent in to me.
which has good ring to it. Here it ISL
and Mrs. Lockwood handed the reporter
the following:
"Oh. Belva Ann, fair Belva Ann,
know thai Shou art not man
But shall vote,
Pail OF my coat,
And work for thee, fair Belva Ann.
For have read what thou hast said.
Ana long Pve thought upon thy plan.
ON, no, there's none beneath the sun
VINO ruled like thee, my Belva Ann"
"Is your name BelVa Ann?r inquired
the reporter.
"Yes, it is" said Mrs. Lockwood, ssbut I
don't know how that fellow ever found it
OutD
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-06
A sENAToTsHIP AT STAKE.
The New York Republicans Kniing
Each Other in a Fight for SpoiIs.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-There is more
friction in the New York Republican State
Committee than Mr.. Blaine's friends en-
joy, and the trouble is that there are too
many candidates for the United States
Senatorship which Mr.. Lapham gives up.
There are Tom Platt, ex-GOV. Cornell.
Wbitelaw Reid, Chauncey M. Depew,
Frank Hiscock, Collector Robertson and
Chairman James ID. Warren, all aching
for II and working against one another.
w arner Miller, too. is taking an
active hand in the fight, although
his chief efforts have thus far been direc-
ted toward beating Platt. Now. Platt is
doing the best sort of work for Blaine by
raising the cash necessary to conduct the
campaign. He is a Wall street man, and
is daily with Gould and Dillon and Hunt
IngtOn and the men whose schemes will
be aided by Blaine's election. He has
wrung contributions out of men whom
other Republicans could not approach,
and in fact has done all of the successful
work in this direction yet accomplished.
The Warner Miller crowd are conse-
quently jealous of him. They have no
especial abilities themselves either for
running canvas or begging the
cash that keeps it going. They
fear that Platt is doing Mr.. BIaine's
cause so much good, that in the event of
MIR. Blaine's election, results favorable to
Platt may follow. In Platt's every move
and suggestion they see only one motive
-Platps return to the Senate, and so
they are all fighting Platt, and Platt natu-
rally is fighting back. This and the quar-
reling between the others, is seriously
hurting Mr.. Blaine in New York State
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-06
SAVED BY A LOAD OF HAY.
A Woman's Thrilling Leap from Train
Over a Trestle.

Il tell you what, boys, Pye railrOaded
it for years, and been mixed up in all
kinds of disasters, but l hope to croak
right here if want to be the eyewitness
again of such an awful sight as 1 saw a
day or two ago.
The speaker was a brakeman on the
Erie, who narrated this incident to cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Times.
ga day or so ago." he continued, sEa
tall and handsome woman got into the
ladies' car at Dunkirk. With her was a
bright and interesting boy, possibly 9
years of age. The child laughed and
croaked and played with the passengers.
When the train left Cattaraugus the
woman, who seemed nervous, got out of
her scat, picked up the baby and started
for the rear end of the coach.
"a short distance east of Cattarauors
is long, deep gulf, over which the rail-
road has built a high trestle, The dis
tance from the top of the trestle to the
wagon road below is perhaps 100 feet. A
sharp and short curve leads to the trestIe.
AS the train rushed over the gulf a wo-
mans piercing shrek was heard. Hooked
and saw an OBJECT leap from the platform
into the rocky gulf. That object, sir, was
the lady passenger and in her arms close
ly clesped to her breast was her infant. I
pulled the bell-cord and the train came TO
a halt. How it happened 1 cannot saw.
but at the time the woman jumped load
of hay, drawn by pair of oxen. passed
under the trestle. Mother and child landed
squarely in the centre of the hav and We're
thus saved from a horrible death. The
farmer was so Mortified thai he jumped
from his wagon and darted up the hill.
The woman, Who was not hurt in the
least, SAID her name was Mrs. Adam
Scell and her home in Michigan. She was
on her way to visit friends in the oil
country. Hers was indeed a miraculous
escape.
Mrs. Scell said, that she could not ex-
plain her action. When near the ear door
she was ssized with an insane desire to
Jump from the train,
The farmer, as he drove along, was
thinking OF his dead wife and daughter.
" hen the visitors came through the
clouds, as it were, and landed on his hay
ne thought that the dear departed had
come back to earth to revisit him.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-06
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The Bath paper mill win resume operations
this week.
The pOstoniee at Marion has chan ged hands,
and Alex. DURant has been installed.
The post Office q Carp, in York county, has
been TeOpened, with j. y. Roberts as Post
master.
1t is reported that there arc d dozen negro
men living with white women as wives in
Columbia.
The turpentine distillery Of John II. Wise,
in Richland county, was destroyed by an in
cendiary FIRE on Wednesday. ThelOss amount
ell to about $1,000.
An Arkansas paper says that man named
Jones, from Laurens county, Is out there
making arrangements for the emigration of
1900 negroes from South Carolina.
There are lots of big families in Kershaw
county. rs shown by the tax books. The name
Of Brown appears 81 times. followed by 45
smiths, 81 AleXanders, p Halls and Is Carlos.
Bill Brewtcn, the supposed murderer of
Mrs Henderson, OF HendersOnville, y. c., was
captured by Capt. Alley, of Spartunburg, and
turned over 10 the Chief of Police of Hender-
sonville, last Monday.
"Bill Arp will lecture at Manning on the
evening OF Oct. for the benefit of the Baptist
Church At that place, aud at summerton on
the evening Of oct. for the benefit of the
Caw-caw Baptist Church.
The store Of W. X. Mckenzie was burned at
Old Allendal6, Barnwell county, on last sun
day night week. The loss amounted to $500,
and the insurance to $4,000. 1t is thought the
ire was of iucendlary origin.
a negro man named Nelson Mckens was
lodged in Jail at Edgefeld on Monday night
last for shooting another negro man on the
plantation Of Pierce b. Day, Esq. A woman
was the cause of the difficulty.
John kiusler and Tom Grant, the two nc
grOes who were arrested and imprisoned in
the county jail at WalterbOrO, on suspicion
that they were guilty of the murder of Vale
in Augusta, Ga, have been released from Gus
tOdy.
Not far from TvlersvilIc Iaurens county,
which Dizzy LangstOn was born, and in which
she lived. a girl Of Is. when the Tories over
ran South Carolina during the revolutionary
struggle.
The Synod of South Carolina will meet in
Greenyille on Wednesday, Oct. p. This body
Is one which represents the Presbyterian
Church from the entire state. There will be
and the session viii continue four or five days.
The churches OF Upper Long Cane and
Greenville, in Abbeville county. propose to
celebrate their hundredth anniversary at Up
per Long Cane on Friday, Oct. IL, and at
Sreenville on Saturday, Oct. Is. The Rev. b.
NJ Palmer, DID,. LID, of New Orleans, Will
preach the centennial sermons.
Adeer College. at Walhalla, opened last
week with is pupils, which number was in
that hv the end Of the collegiate year there
viii be from IS to loo students IN regular at
tendance. The college is now under the
charge OF the Rev. Hugh strong.
There is a cedar tree in Z. b. Wrights yard,
in Laurcns county, which was iransplanted
from Maryland more than a century ago. Be-
ing near where Pernel Byrd kept an eXten-
sive avlary for number OF years, II Is esl-
mated that at least q. zoo swarms of bees have
been hIEed from It's branches.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-06
FRANCES TASK in CHINA.
Celestial War Preparations Stirring uI
Ferry and the Cabinet

Celestial War Preparations Stirring up
Ferry and the Cabinet.
PARIS, Oct. 5.-Prime Minister Ferry
informed his colleagues at the Cabinet
Council yesterday, that further reinforce
ments were required for TOnquin, in con-
sequence of the increased preparations
for war that were being made by China.
Admiral COurbet telegraphs as follows:
1--WE completed the occupation of Ke
Lung without resistance. The batteries
at Tamsin were dIsmantled. 1t will be
necessary before proceeding to the coal
mines to fortify the principal positions,
so as to enable small force to hold them
Sunken junks and tOrpedoes in the river
are being removed"
Col. NegTier is massing his troops to
march against the Chinese in TOnquin
and an engagement is soon expected.
Admiral COurbet has ordered Admiral
Lespes to act very cautiously at Tamsin
and not to land his forces unless able to
hold his position.
In an interview with NJ. Frandin, In
terpreter of the French legation at Pekin,
Ii Hung Chang violently attacked France.
M. Frandin believes, however, that Ii
Hung faVOrs peace
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-06

1t is rarely that the fishes, with their
staring eyes that can neither open nor
shut, and expressionless faces, saws st.
Nicholas for October, make any great dis
play OF their likes and dislikes. but when
they do, they are very apt to astonish us.
Can 1t be possible, we say, that fish has
any power of feeling emotionl But hear
what my friend, Mr.. Holder, tells me. He
says that DR.. q. C.Abbott, the well known
naturalist, or some one whom DIR. Abbott
knew, once saw young brood OF cat
hsh (Or kltten-bsh, whichever you please }
following their mother IN creek; and,
securing them with net, he placed them
all in q glass globe two feet from the
water. The mother FISH seemed to know
at once that something unusual had hap
pened, and swan about for some time
evidently observing her babies alive and
well, though not able to understand it
Several times she approached near the
globe, then swan back as if upieter-
mined; but finally she swan into shalIovv
water, and using her side, or pecfOraI
fms as feet, fairly wriggled on dry land to
the base of the globe. Hero their cantor
carefully liberated the young fishes
when, to use his language, ssthey imme-
diately clustered about her. and followed
her into deep water" Now. you see. this
catfish not only showed motberIv ankle
ty for the fate of her young. but she was
willing 10 do difficult and very danger
GUS act in order to go to them. She bore
the severe suffering of being out of the
water, and braved all the pain and un-
usual strain upon her fms in crawling
upon the ground after her little ones.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-06
BLANEs GRooMsMAN DEPOsEs
His Account of the Secret Pittsburg
Marriage to Miss Stanwood.

His Account of the Secret Pittsburg
Marriage to Miss StanwoOd.
The deposition of fex-Congressmau John
N. LemOyne, one of the witness
es of Blaine's secret marriage in
Pittsburg in 1851, says a Chicago
special o: Oct. 8, was taken before an Off
Ger of the United States Court to-day bv
attorneys in the libel suit of Blaine
against the indianapolis Sentinel. Le-
mOyne deposed that he and Blaine were
classmates in college at Washington, Pa. !;
that in March, 1851, Blaine came to him
and asked him to be witness to his secret
marriage, saying that he was pass
ing through the city and that the
marriage must be kept secret because the
lady's friends were opposed to it. To
oblige his old classmate Lemoyne SAYS he
got ID. W. Bell as second witness, and
that in their presence Rev. Mr.. Bryan, of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
married them in the sitting room of his
(Bryan's) house. The lady was married
under the name of Miss Harriet STAN
wood, but deponent could not distinguish
her form or features, as she was envelOped
in large cloak, aud was heavily yelled,
A day or two later Blaine called on the
depOnent and requested him to keep the
matter secret for six months.