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GRANT AND CoHKLING FOR BLAINE As AGAINST
ARTHUR George E. Spencer. who IS an
intimate friend Of Mr.. Conkling, and who has re-
Gently talked politics with the latter, said to STAR
reporter: 81 don't think that Grant and Conkling
have openly declared for Blaine, but he is doubt
their preference as the case stands Both OF them
are anxious to see Arthur beaten, and they look
upon Blaine now as the only man who can certainly
and Grant will do all that they can for Blaine Gen
Grant would rather see Logan nominated than any
one else but he sees that Logan has chance, and
that II the ant1Arthur forces divide up 1t may give
the President the nomination"
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PsRsoxA1--senator Don Cameron appeared In
the Senate chamber to-day for the first time since
his return nom Europe, and was warmly greeted
Mr.. Charles Nop1hon and family, OF Washing
ton, were registered at the ONCE Of the New York
Herald In Paris yesterday.-Rev. Dr.. T. L Cuyler,
wife ana daughter, OF Brooklyn, are at the Metro
poitan.-Col Bonaparte, OF this city, arrived In
New York from Europe yesterday.--T g. Craw-
ford, washington correspondent OF the New York
that papers work At the republican convention
Hon. Hiram Price, Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
was registered in New York last night-L1eut
Rhodes, Of the revenue marine, who distinguished
himself at the wreck Of the City Of Columbus at
Gay Head. il ct the Ebbttt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-27
Blaine Talk At the Capitol.
WHAT HIS FRIENDS SAY.

The Blaine men claim that the apparent increase
Of Arthur's strength has actually been favorable
to their candidate. They say that 1t has centered
the light down between those two. apparently, and
many politicians who had candidates whom they
preferred to Blaine have gone over TO him now,
thi way Blaine has gained greatly. One OF Blatne1
most earnest and reliable supporters, who has re
Gently returned from New York. and who Is In con-
STAR to-day that he knew 1t to be that Conklng
and Grant have expressed themselves openly ID
favor OF Blaine. Conkling came out positively and
emphatically, he said, without giving any reason
for his action, and Grant gave as his reason that
he felt that Logans chances were gone, and he had
the latter because the party must put up positive
and aggressive man II they hoped TO win.
TEE o. & s. Oasipee arrived ct Gibralter to-day;
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Nomination for President OF the Stoc
Exchange.
FISHES LATEST EXPLANATION.
He Did Not Mean tO Charge Gen. Grant
With e.uiIty knOWledge-RBOth Were
DUDes of Ward.

NEW YORK, Nav 27-President Fish now says that
he did not mean 10 charge that Gen. Grant had any
guilty knowledge OF the frauds In government con-
tracts but simply intended 10 Say that the letter..
received from Gen. Grant were such tenor as 70
warrant any one In having confidence In represent
atlons made by Ward. John d. Fish saws that his
father regarded Gen. Grants position In regard 70
wards transactions as similar TO his own: that
both OF them mised TO the extent OF trusting
entirely 10 what was said by Ward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-27
A Frightful BOILER Explosion.

FIVE MEN BLOWN INTO ETERNITY.
TROY, y. Y, May "a bleacher exploded IN
Moore Wilson'S straw board mill at Waterford &C
1890 O'Clock last night, totally demolshing the
building. Five men were killed. Kelly was blown
upon the roof OF two-story building, and Reddish
and OShay were blown TO the top OF q four-0togy
buioing. Greed and Henerman were taken frcm
the ruins All except one leave families The
cause OF the explosion Is unknown.
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A Deluge i'm the Southwest.

OVERLOOKED PLANTATIONS ALONG RED RIVER
NEW ORLEANS, May "a dispatch from Baton
Rouge to the Picdvune says Senator Robson, q
Shreveport, has received discourag1ng accounts oe
the situation In the Red river valley. According %
his advices the country lying below the Ca0oo and
Bossier hills for nearly 100 miles down om point
fve miles below shreveport, Is under water 70 an
average depth OF four feet Five places belonging
TO Senator Robson and two hundred belonging %
other planters are overnowed. The cotton product
OF the submerged area s estimated at 1900 baleA
DESTRUCTION By rHR FLOODS n rKxAa
GALVESTON, TEX, May N.-The news has reports
from all parts OF the state which reveal the fnce
That WaShOuts have OCCURRED over al the nn0D q
Texas railroads The eastern approach Of tho
Bremond narrow-gauge railroad 70 the brfdQO
across the San Jacinto river has been carried awSy
The whole country thereabouts 10 under watSf.
People are neeing 10 high lands. Large numbers
OF cattle have been drowned and stock Of I'll dn10
has suffered
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THURSDAY EVENING. MAY o. 1884
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Telegraphic Braeeu.

The carpenters union OF Chicago at 4 meeeaDe
last night, declared the strike at an end tho q.
mand for an advance OF wages having I'm c..
seded 70 by practically all the boeDeA
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $192, ,5726S; customs, $685., ,s197n
TIE Presidential party returned from Annapo-
lis last evening,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-27

TEE o. & s ossipee arrived at Gibralter to-day
all well.
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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-01-05
A Millionaire Senator's rayerits
Dish. tN
Indianapolis Santinel.l


Indianapolis Sentinel.
Joseph II. Brown. of Georgia, Is
the wealthiest and one OF the old.
est of the United States Senators.
He Is also one OF the plainest men
to be found anywhere. lie may
be called ''home granny lie
wears long whiskers and store
clothes. He is fond OF oId.fash.
Toned things, especially olden-titne
dinners. Tho other day he sat In
the cloak room on the Democratic
side Of the Senate, with a number
Of his old Senatorial friends, smo.
king and Joking. Finally the con
vcrsation turned on dinnefs and
good things to eat. Senator But.
lcr, Of South Carolina, knows q
good dinner as well as any man
when IL is served ont to him, and
In his most eloquent terms he told
of how he liked can vas back duck
santerinc, and Canada grouse and
champagne, aud terrapin aud good
old sherry, and how he wanted 1t
served up hot, with a royal old
crowd Of boys about him. Then
several other Senators named
their fsvorite dishes. Senator
Brown looked on and listened
while stream OF water tricklet
out Of his mouth. Finally h,
broke In;
swell, gentlemen, you may tall
of yonr terrapin and champagne
and your crowds and all that, bul
you may just dish up old 10 Brow
aud his old woman puddle duel
aud sweet potatoes"
And he wiped his mouth on hi
coat sleeve and fairly worked hi
jaws at the thought oft.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-01-05
Not the House.

A day or two ago q well.dressed
man, who had taken two or three
drinks too much, was weaving
around and falling down and get
ting upon Montoalm street, when
along came a kind hearted citizen
who asked: ff
f1Whcre DO yon want to goin
,Wazer go home,n was tho
reply. h
slow far Ia itw
Noe far, I'll show"
They walked along In company
fer q block or two when the einebri-
ate suddenly paused and said:
"zish 'er place."
"You recognize tide youi"
sShurtinly- shurtinly. I'm 'cr
greatest recognizor In Detroit"
lie was assisted up the front
steps and as the door happened to
be ujar he was helped into the hall.
Here bis knees gave out and he
fell ina heap on the floor, and his
patron loft. The latter had not
gone. q halle a block, however
before ho heard q great hubbub
behind him, and he turned to dis
cover tho drunkard rolling down
the steps, followed BY the coal
scuttle and a pail OF water. While
he stood and stared ssryant girl
came down the stops with broom
In hand and waved II oAer hel
head and shouted;
"You leave another drunk mar
| In our house and III have yol
where the dogs can't bite you."
And the man lying on his bacl
on the walk opend his eyes In
dreamy way and replied.
"I'm er greatest recegnizcr II
Detroit! recognize that | live
bout four blocks fuzzer onr-De
troit Free Press.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-01-05
~ - - !
UnCie Sam's Gold and Silver.

Uncle Sam has q m0ney,house
in Wall Street, Now York called
the Sub-Trsasiry, which old King
CrGsus would have liked to visit.
II contains ct present, In gold and
silver coin, aboutonehandred and
Ave millions Of dollars oil neatly
packed III bags or slowed in bins,
In vaults which are supposed to
be burglar proof. In fact they
ARE burglar proof; else some gen
tleman Of the profession would
have attempted them during the
last forty years. They are deep
down in the bowels Of the earth,
under a building tho most massive
and solid in America. Tho build
ing was built as il for eternity,
covering the whole basement with
arches as strong as q stone quar-
ry. Down in that marvellous un'
derstructnre Uncle Sam keeps bis
bulk Of gold. Doors beyond doors
ofsolid steel protect Il, these So
cured by locks that are wound up
every night like so many clocks
which no koy Of man can open
till they run down. it
The silver vault is o spacious
underground hall, forty-seven feet
long, twenty.-eight feet wide and
twelve feet high, divided into
bias Of various sizes. Here are
nino hundred tons Of silver coin,
with thirty-three millions Of dol
lars.
The gold ia all kept in bags,
each of which contains Ave thous-
and dollars, and the bags are piled
QUE upon the other, twelve bsgs
high.
When the Snb-Trcasury bill was
before Congress, Henry Clay,Dan'
lei Webster, and the Wings gen
orally saw IN II the certain ruin Of
the Republic. Since the system
was adopted, however, the Sub
Treasury has received aud paid
something more than a billion and
a half Of the public money without
the loss Of q dollar and without
disturbing the cosrse Of business
A lady of great ability, Mrs
Lamb, editor Of the "Magazince o.
American History" have been
looking into the vaults and Offices
Of the Sub Treasury recently ant
she gives us a pleasing sense o.
its excellent and easy working
The Sub Treasurer, however, hal
ANYTHING but an easy time. In on'
day the Office has paid clever
thousand pension checks, ayerag
ing twenty-six dollars each, and !
is not uncommon for the Treasur
or to sign his name three thousans
times In one morning to bond AM
gold CERTIFICATES. x ouths Com
panion.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-01-05

lwall Street News.l

my son, you have got few
thousand dollars to invest. You
are crazy to buy stocks, or to
speculate in wheat or cotton, and
your days and nights are full OF
pleasant thoughts of enormous
profits. Jay GouId didn't have
your capital to start with, and now
he thinks he owns eleven States.
Vanderbilt only had hundreds
where you have thousands, and
yet he owns eleven Of the other
States and q brick house which Is
positively rat-proof. At your age
Willard WAS = poverty-stricken
clerk, and Russell Sage was in.
venting the three-legged milk
stool.
"But, go slow, my boy. Any i'd
lot can buy stocks and futures,
but 1t takes a long head to buy
what 10 certain to return big prof
lts. Fight shy Of railroad stockH.
Don't think Of investing in silver
mines. Keep clear Of wheat and
corn and cotton. Don't fool with
canal shares, couuty bonds, navi-
CATION stocks, nor flying-machines.
Be reasonable. Don't expect to
make money too fast. Go into
business with an undertaken for
q year and let the market settle.
Start a corner grocery and get
some idea Of how Goldfish fiuctu.
ates. Establish a bucket-shop and
learn how to manipulate the mar
ket. Open a liver.pad foundry
and learn patience, humility and
how to akin your fellow.man.u
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-01-05

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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-01-05
Hon. A. J. Baker for Speaker.


Tho mere announcement that
LaFayette's able and faithful Dem.
ocratic standard bearer, Hon. A..
J. Baker, would be a probable
candidate for the Speaker of the
House OF the incoming Legisla.
ture, has met with most favorable
reception throughout the State.
The vicksburg Herald. Greonyille
Times, Jackson New Mississippi
an, State Ledger and ether infu-
ential journals have given him
their most cordial Endorsement.
The following is from the last is.
sue Of the Aberdeen Weekly:
Hon. A. j. Baker. of Lafayette
comfy, will be q candidate for
Speaker Of the incoming Legisla-
ture. Mr.. Baker is man Of brans,
OF nerve and great industry. OF
all those spoken Of for the posi-
ton, we nnhesitatingly give our
support to Mr.. Baker, and hope
the Monroe delegation will give
his claims favorable canvass. We
believe he will be made Speaker
by a good majority.-Oxford Fal
con.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-01-05
The kew aerk ef sas Housc.


lEngene Field IN Chicago News.
John B. Clark, j., Of Missouri,
who has been nominated for Chief
Clerk Of the lower house Of Con-
gress, is particularly remarkable
for his nose, which seems to be.a
cress between q bouquet of
bright-colored exotics and au Ital-
ian sunset. 1t is altogether the
most phenomenal nose that has
ever appearedin Washington, and
this, 1t must be admitted, is saying
agreat deal. II has the charae.
teristics Of the ehameleon-not
that it subsists upon air, but that
under varying circumstances, il
changes its hue. Sometimes it is
a gorgeous purple, reminding the
beholder of those splendid robes
worn by Roman conquerers and
the wealthiest mobiles of early Lat
in times anon ii is a fiery red, re.
senbling sthe sonfagration Of a
prairie haystack on.a dark night |;
agsip, we find it q somber gray or
aasullen chrome yellow, while at
certain periods it presents a pales
pinkish tint, with dark blue polka
dots. On two or three occasions
il has assumed the national tri-col-
ors--red, white and bluc-but it's
steadiest hue is brick red, with
beautiful manve waves and few
splashes of bright green, produ-
cling at once o varied and pleasing
aspect. We do not Know that any
estimate as to the value OF such a
nose has ever been made, but It is
believed that Mr.. CLARK must have
expended q large fortune upon
this usefil and singularly orna.
nented mcmber Of his person.
ffN 9tii.slt - tLt i1 AINf
~ II Mr.. Clark can afford to wear
q nose like this he Is an honor to
his State, and bis nose will live in
the memories Of unborn genera
tions Of Missourians. st. Louis
Nmoicle. -llA. 1ll nl.ir lli W
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-01-05
Duss At tAs Oar.
fsaa Francisco Post.l


Last Tuesday, while five Of the
Pioneer Club six-oar crew we're
sitting ia their shell aud swearing
vigorously at the noa-appearance
of the sixth man, who was half an
hour late, a well dressed and mod.
eat young stranger strolled into a
bOat-house and began inspecting
the equipments with a great in-
terest.
"rll tell you what ven do, fell
lows,n said the stroke. s'As No. 4
isn't coming. suppose we coax
that dude there to take a row and
bust him all up.n
The perpetra!ion of this. time.
honored joke upon ''softy" was
received with appreciation, and
the newcomer was, with a grand
show of hospitality, invited TO
take the vacant car.
"awell, dou't know gentlemen
said the young man, looking at his
watch doubtfnlly. "I'm a stran-
gsr here. do need a little exer-
cise, though
"0h, get in,r said No. 2, winking
at his companions "a little spin
will DO you good,n and they finally
pursuaded the victim Of their kind
" scheme to take or his coat aud
assume club cap.
"Now, keep yonr eye ON me and
try to keep timo," remarked the
captain. you'll never, never
make an oarsman unless you
watch the stroke.r
"I'll do the best | can, gentle
men, said the guest, meekly. "I'm
always willing to improve"
The boat went down toward
Hunters Point q couple Of miles
at an easy, threo-quarter stroke,
the newcomer pulling away man.
fully with the rest, and when they
eascd OF to turn back they were
surprised to see that the stranger
did not appear to be quite SO much
blown as they expected.
",,;ow, then, Young feller," said
the stroke with grin, ''try to
keep up with the procession
Hiher up, boys. Hard alp
But somehow tho stranger
scratched along with tho rest, and
though the pace was something
like forty-six as they passed
Butchertown, tic victim serenely
sawed away, and the bowman
eYen imagined that he splashet
less than any oar in the boat
When they finally drew up to tn,
float, and while the crew were
painting for wind, splitting ccttcl
aud wiping their dripping faces
the passenger looked aroun'
with q ohildlike smile upon his uu
flushed face, aud softly remarked
"Why didn't you spurt herp
"Spurt h-ll' painted the stroke
Why-ar what the-er--i Sd
young feIler, where did you com
front"
T"From New York, gentlemen,
replied the stranger, modestly, a
be slipped on his coat and starte
J up the wharf. "My name is Har
Ian Edward Hanlsn.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-01-05

A Fox was ono day walking
through the Woods when he es-
pied luscious bunch of Grapes
hanging just ont Of his reach. "a
Predestined Idiot named Ksop
once started a Campaign lie about
me to the Effect that pronoun-
ced q certain bunch of Grapes
sour because l couldn't get it.
Now If Asop had ever studied
Natural History, or had even
turned to zelps Encyclopedia,
page 942, he would have learned
that my stage name is Ynlpus Full
rms. that l am allied 10 the genus
eanis. and that an strictly car.
nixorous. cannot ca1 HEzpez.
but | couId chau taaI Io
without bali trying i