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Bridgeton pioneer., 1884-09-04
THE WRONG MAN.


thought it best not to be too sure
knew any one, since woman tried tc
take your grandfather away from me
right before my face, thinking he was
her husband"
Tell us about it, said we, eager
to hear story from grandmother; al
thongh fully four score years had sill
vered her golden hair, there were few
who excelled her in relating a humor
Gus incident
She seldom waited to be urged,
when she had any thing to relate, and
indulged in few preliminaries, gener-
ally however naming the year in
which an event occurred.
Your grandfather in 1889, had
business in Trenton, and invited me
to 90 with him. The old chaise
which YOU have seen slowed away in
the shed chamber, was then brand
new, and that trip was to christen it
Ienjoyed the ride very much as it was
a pleasant day in September, and I
was going to see friends whom I had
not seen for long time.
Soon as we arrived at Trenton we
called at a store to make some pur-
chases and the storekeeper addressed
your grandfather familiarity as Capt.
Walters.
But my name is not Walters, it is
Southwick, said he, I hail from Cam
den
The man looked at him sharply
and then said with smile:
L would have wagered a hundred
to one, you were Capt. Walters, but
I see the lady with you is not Mrs
Walters, so I must admit you know
best who you are.
After we left the store, your grand
father was several times addressed as
Captain Walters, and men seemed
quite surprised that be did not recog-
nize them
I became quite anxious to see the
man who was the fac simile of my
husband and looked closely at every
man we met, but saw none who re-
sembled him to any marked degree
We were to spend the night with
the friends whom I mentioned, and
they invited us to attend public
meeting Of unusual interest at the
town hall
After the close of the meeting your
grandfather saw an acquaintance at
the other side of the hall and crossed
the room to speak with him
Very soon we saw him coming back
with lady I did not know holding to
his arm, and he trying hard to sup
press smile. Iheard him say twice:
Madam | think you have made @
mistake!'
But she only clung the closer to
his arm with her nicely gloved hand, |
and seemed not to understand what |
be meant,
AS he came up to where we were
standing, he looked at me with an ex
preston which said, Help me out of
this predicamentn and I at once ;aia c;aii
1 thought it was q gentleman acquain
tance you wished to speak with
Tt was, but'-he began, when the
old lady interrupted, addressing me.
4 beg your pardon, madam. but
this is my husband.
The lady dropped his arm, took one
step away and said with force if not
politeness, Are you James Walters or
somebody else?'
No madam said your grandfather,
my name is Southwick. I told you
you had made mistake, but you did
not comprehend
At this moment a gentleman ap-
DrOacled who so c1Oca1v racarob1o1
your grandfather that I did not won
der at the mistakes that had been
made.
The lady evidently did not mean to
get caught again, and as he came up
she asked him if he was her husband.
Am [ your husband?' said he: sOf
course I am. Are you deranged?'
She pointed to your grandfather
and said, I've been tagging that man
Bridgeton pioneer., 1884-09-04

The man has not lived in vain who
plants good tree in the right place.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1884-09-04

The weak may be joked out of any
thing but their weakness.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1884-09-04
Guns! Guns Guns !

HAVING received m additional supply of
IL Double and Single Barrel Shot Guns.
Powder, Shot. Percussion Caps, Powder Flnslis'
Wadding, all of which aro offered ehonp for
cash. DANIEL BACON.
aug 2l-tf Br!dgoton, N. j.
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Cleveland and Blaine.

BALTIMORE, Nov 2l.-The Baltimore Ameri-
cans staff correspondent at Albany telegraphs
the following
I asked Governor Cleveland, to-day, if he had
found time to read Mr.. Blaine's speech delivered
at Augusta on Tuesday night. He said he had
not yet read it carefully but intended to do SO;
From what he had read of it he thought it must
be a remarkably good one. He had heard num-
Der of people speak we'll Of it to-day.
''Did you notice the last clause, where he re-
fers to your asked.
30, yes" was the reply THAT was very
clever and courteous remark. / should like very
much to know Mr.. Blaine"
Nothing easier in the world :" said I.
"Do you think he will live in Washington this
winter9" ne asked
HE will undoubtedly be there for a time"
said l.
That was all that was said Now, have no
idea that either Mr.. Blaine or Mr. Cleveland will
go much out of their way to meet each other,
and venture to say that if they ever do meet
neither one will refer to the election. Mr..
Cleveland already wonders, however, how he
came to be preferred to Blaine, and when Mr..
Blaine meets Cleveland he will have nothing to
say.
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in New York and Ohio that Senator Pendleton
will be called into Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet,
observed Buckeye politician to the journal
correspondent to-day. 4 have been in New
York week, and made special inquiry about
this subject and the impression generally
prevails that it will be Pendletou instead
of Thurman" continued the gentleman, who,
being of the Mclean school, is opposed to Pen
dleton.
why do you think it will be Pendleton in
stead of Thurman asked.
Because it is political life or death with Pen
dleton. Then, Pendeton is a younger, more
vigorous and useful man; and, most of ALL to
call Pendleton into the Cabinet would be to quiet
all apprehension and clamor about civil service.
New Workers say that it is apparent to any one
that if Cleveland runs afonl anything that will
ruin him his party. it is the civil service; that
he can steer clear of everything else, and he
must have governor for that wheel How 10
make just enough changes, and where, and how
to keep down the howl that will come up from
the South and elsewhere because he doesn't
make sufficient change-all this is great and
grave question to the incoming President-more
grave, I think, than the tariff and other matured
issues
''Would Pendleton be willing TO take the
odium, do you think"
''No doubt about that What will Pendleton
do if he doesn't get a Cabinet placel Foreign
missionl Fudge! don't believe he would have it;
and besides if any Ohio statesman is to be
shelved with a mission cannot think of bet
ter subject than Old Snuffbox himself. Mr..
Thurman would do well in England, France,
Russia, or any of the good places"
But AR Mclean would object to Pendleton
going into the Cabinet, Isuggested
The Ohioan smiled, then looked grave, as he
replied: Yes I've heard it said that Mclean
made the large contribution that he did, and
turned his newspaper into line at the time he
did for the purpose of solidifying himself with
the incoming administration, for the purpose of
keeping Mr. Pendleton out of the Cabinet. But
he cannot do it. 1 tell you now, that if the
racket continues, ever the federal spoils. moth
ing can prevent Pendieton, being called into
,C1eveland's Cabinet but death.
where will he be piacedl"
TN the Department of State, or the Depart
ment Of the Interior. I've heard him mentioned
for the Attorney generals portfolio, but that is
reserved for ex-senator Mcdonald of Indiana.
Now. if Thurman is not given place in the
Cabinet and Pendleton is, the Ohio Democracy
will be better harmonized. and Senator Sherman
will not be reelected in the winter of two years
hence"
"But will not Pendleton be preserved in for
eign mission for that plum, and Thurman called
into the Cabinet now?'
The statesman acknowledged that that might
be the move taken. tt
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Cable Notes.

A Rome dispatchsays Prime Minister Depretis
is very ill
Stiegitz, Russian millionaire lately de-
ceased, bequeathed six million roubles to
Madame Mentar, peasant
The latest advices from the British Afghan
Frontier Commission state that the commission
had arrived at Herot, and were received most
cordially.
Prince Krapotkin has completed his work on
''Nihilism in North Russia" His health has re-
Gently improved, and he works several hours
daily in Clarivoux prison.
A French Cabinet counsel discussed the uues-
ton of an increase of duty grain and agreed
to- it in principle The Republique Franchise
says the increase in the duty will not exceed
three francs per 100 pounds
The semi-centennial jubilee of Queen Vic
torlas accession to the throne of England oc-
ours in 1887 and court and official circles al
ready discussing plans for great national and
colonial celebration of the event
No Socialists were present yesterday at the
opening of the German Rechstag. Emperor
William looked wonderfully we'll, but once or
twice during the reading of his speech he was
obliged to pause as if to collect strength
Mr. Ashton, author of Social Life in the
Reign of Queen Anne, accuses Justin Mccarthy
of plagiarism in his recently issued History of
the -Four Georges" The London AthenRum
prints a column of parallel passages from each
work Ashton writes that Mccarthy has SO
long been associated with gentlemen who advo
cate non-payment Of rent, that he has adopted
their principles, even in literary work.
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a DISPUTED RETURN.
The Democratic Attempt to Steal a Seat In
the Illinois Legislature.

The Democratic Attempt to Steal Seat In
the Illinois Legislature.
CHICAGO, Nov 21.--A few days ago it was
announced in these dispatches that Brand, Demo
GRAFT according to the returns to the canvassing
board, was elected to tho State Senate from the
Sixth district instead of Leman, Republican,
who had a majority according to the police re-
turns, thus giving the Democrats majority in
the State Legislature joint ballot and the
power to elect United States senator to sue
coed Logan. The difference was found
to be in the second precinct of the
Eighteenth ward. The police returns gave
Lemau 400 and Brand 274 The returns to the
canvassing board give Leman 900, Brand, 474;
thus making change of 400 in favor of Brand
and giving him a majority of 10. The figures on
the tally sheet seemed to be the original figures
showing no sign of erasure but the figures in the
poll book appeared to have originally stood as IN
the return to the police but subsequently,
erased and made to correspond with the ttally
sheet On behalf of Brand it was stated that
the original entry in the poll-b a clerical
error and on behalf of Leman. who claimed the
returns had been tempered with it was shown
that in this precinct the Republican capdidates
for President and Governor received 3S9 and
40S respectively. while the Democratic candi-
dates for those Offices received 28S
and PSI, and argued that it was
impossible thar such a large falling
off should have occurred in his ILemans) vote
The question of calling OH the judges to appear
and testify, and of the power of the canvassing
board TO 60 into the matter, have been under
consideration since, and the decision TO set for
tomorrow afternoon This afternoon the United
States district attorney presented the mat
ter to the United States grand
jury, and the Republican judge in
that precinct the supervisors of election and
members of the canyassing board were snm-
nnoned 70 appear forthwith. The board was also
ordered to bring the biillet-box returns for that
precinct. The county clerk, in whose charge
the ballot-box Is appeared with the 9th
ers, and stated that. by advice of
his counsel, he declined to bring the ballot-box;
that part Of the order was waived for the time
being, and the clerk sent for the returns He
did not come back, and the grand jury finally
adjourned with orders that all parties be
brought before that body tomorrow morning
In the meantime, a squad of police is guarding
the ballot-boX.
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DEs MONIES Iowa, Nov. 21--J. s. Clarkson,
editor of the State Register and Iowa member
of the national Republican committee tonight
sent letter to the Chicago Tribune in reply to
the letter of Postmaster-general Hatton sent
from Washington by the Associated Press to-
night. Mr.. Clarkson charges Mr.. Hatton with
juggling with facts; that while it is literally
true that Hatton did not himself issue the
order which kept the New York postofice open
on election day and prevented the employees
from voting, GARRISON asserts the truth to be
that the order was issued by First Assistant
Postmaster general Mari or Second Assistant
Hazen. during Hatton's absence in the West, by
Hatton's ORDER that Hatton's friends
IN New York made no pretense of deny
ing 1t, but gave explanation that
the last postal appropriation bill in rider, pro-
vided that election day should not be holiday,
which compelled Hatton to have the order
issued, and that his attention had been called to
Hatton's object was to assist in the defeat of
Blaine. Clarksea further says that Hatton
did not telegraph to the New York postmaster
that the employees be allowed to vote, but sent
his dispatch to Elkins. The letter further says
that it reliably stated at the time that
enough employees of the postof1ice were prevent
ed from voting to have given Blaine a plurality
in New York Clarkson further says
that when in Iowa. IN the last
days before the election, Hatton told several
persons, among them leading Democrat Of
Mt. Pleasant, that he intended to keep the New
York postoffice open election day. The letter,
which is of considerable length, closes with bit
of pleasantly and raillery touching Hatton's and
President Arthur's position during the cam
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ST. LOUIS Nov. 2L-The grain commission
firm of Grier Bros, composed of D. P. and
Robert Grier. failed to-day. The liabilities are
believed to be about $4,000 assets unknown.
They own about $40, 900 worth of elevator prop
erty. Shrinkage on the value Of grain is said to
be the cause of the failure. The firm claim
that their embarrassment is only temporary.
S. E. Meyer & Co., wholesale jewellers, have
assigned. Assets, SIS, 900; liabilities not stated.
Attachments for $25 900 were issued against
the Harrison Wire Works this afternoon The
attachments were issued at the instance of
Barring Bros, of London, bankers, and Kidder,
Peabady e. Co., of New York, for
the value of steel rods, alleged to
have been illegally converted by the defendants
to their own use. The sheriff seized the real
estate of James NJ. Leet, and the property Of
other owners Of the wire works.
The Belcher Sugar Refining Company, Of this
city, will probably suspend operations temporar-
lily at an early day, in consequence of the de-
preston in trade and no profit in the business.
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similar, was also sent to Mr.. Hazen, who was
then acting Postmaster general who answered
it rs follows, the dispatch being sent the night
before the election:
II. NJ. Pearson. postmaster, New York;
Please give the employees opportunity to exercise the
right of suffrage. A. D. HAzEN.
.r.- Acting Postmaster-general
Had Mr. Clarkson or Mr.. Eilkins been Post
master general at the time, they might have
issued an order closing all the postofices in the
United States during election day, butt hardly
think they would have done after reading
the law. Very respectfully
FRANK HA TToN.
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Depression at Pittsburg.

PITTsBURG, Nov. 2L-The proprietors of Nc
KEGS hint-glass works have notified the pressers,
gatherers and fnishers that wages will be re-
duced 10 per cent. on Dec l. The workmen will
meet in few days to consider the advisability
of accepting the reduction.
The employees of Robinson, Rea & Co. S foundry
have also been notified of 10 per cent reduc-
ton of wages, to take effect on next Monday.
The bolt, blacksmith and machine-shops OF
Oliver Brothers &c Phillips's Tenth-street mill
shut down last night ON account of slack orders
and overproduetion
The molders employed in Garrison's foundry
were notified to-day that wages would be re-
duced 10 per cent the reduction going into
effect next Monday The reduction, it is
thought, will be accepted.
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HATroN's EXPLANATION.
why He Declined to Issue Order Closing
the New York Postoflce on Election Day.

why He Declined to Issue an Order Closing
the New York P0stohice on Election Day.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-Postm aster- general
Hatton sent the following letter today to AIR
Joseph Medill, editor of the Chicago Tribune;
Dear Sir-In an article in your paper of Nov.
H. in which Mr. Clarkson. member of the Re
publican national committee, gives many. hut
in my opinion not all reasons why Blaine was
defeated, / find the following:
The order of Postmaster general Hntto1 requiring
the New York postoice with its thousands of clerks
and carriers to be kept open prevented enough Re
claimed Mr. Cevelands plurality. The usual order
was posted in the New York postoiice, Monday,
saving that after 10 O'Clock, election dav the
clerks could take holiday On Monday night, by
Mr. Hatton order this orerruled, and the clerks
living distant parts of the city who had to to
work before the polls opened and remain after they
closed, were unable TO VOTE
No such order as that referred to by Mr.. Clark
son was issued by myself. There is no law
authorizing the closing of postoffces on election
days Prior to the election dispatches were re-
ceiTed from many places asking authority to
close Offices. These were answered, as has al
WAYS been the custom Of the department, to the
effect that there was law authorizing the
closing of offices on election day Mr. Clarkson
says my order was issued on Monday night If
Mr. GiIl4son did not know, his chief of commit
tee Mr. Elkins, did know that I was not in
Washington at that time, bat ia Burlington, Ia,
as the following dispatch will show:
NEW YORK Nov. 5.
Frant Hatton, Postmaster general burlington, Ia:
1t is said at the postoce in this city that the better
carriers mot to have the usual holiday during the
slaotion and that order has been issued 30 that
effect. This will lose many hundred votes Can
you ''''S' Af'' '''''' ''''' S. b E1sr1ss
To this replied that there no law making
rejection day holiday but that the postmaster
.at New York, if he desired, could certainly ar
range to allow the employees in his Office
to vote without seriously interfering
with the delivery of mail 1t seems the
abvye dispatch from Blr. EIkifls or one
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ADemocratlo Grab for Power.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. H.--The Mccormick
electoral board bill, recently passed by the
General Assembly, was returned to day by
Governor Cameron, with his objections The
bin provides for the election by the Legislature
of county and city boards, to be invested with
the power of appointing all registrars and
judges of election the effect of which is to place
the whole election machinery of the State in
the hands of the Democrats. The Governor
objects to the bill mainly on the grounds of
partisan legislation, insisting that the appoint.
nent of registrars and judges of election should
be from the opposing political parties, and that
the present bill can be SO construed as to make
nugatory all attempts to have the different po
litical parties represented in these appoint
1nents. In the Senate the bill was passed over
the veto by a vote of % yeas to nays. The
House took no action to-day.
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THE CONGO CoNrERENoE.
Henry NJ. Stanley Delivers an Argument in
Behalf of the United States.

Henry NJ. Stanley Delivers an Argument in
Behalf of the United States.
BERLIN, Nov 2l.-Henry NJ Stanley to-day
spoke behalf of the United States before the
committees of the Congo conference. His re-
marks were delivered with great clearness,
cogency and force. He explained his views
concerning the difference between the geograph-
ical and commercial basin of the Congo. There
were two conceptions, by no means identical.
If the powers only adopted the former they would
deprive the upper Congo of its natural and nee
essary outlet, which outlet should comprise
all affluents of the Congo and also the basins of
other great lakes and rivers. 1t would be
absurd to accept. the geographical basin
of the Congo merely, because the rapids
render the Congo impracticable as au exclusive
trade route, and, therefore different channels
must be made available. The commercial con-
cepton of the basin must be adopted, which i'm
piled or eat stretch Of the western littoral, com
prising all Central Africa and extending even
to the eastern shores Of the continent
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THE SPANISH STUDENTS, RIOT.
Ohicial Report of the Riotous Disturbance
on Thursday.

Ohicial Report of the Riotous Disturbance
Thursday.
MADRID Nov. 2L-Following is the official ac-
count of yesterdays disturbance on the part of
the students: The provincial bishop ex-commu-
nicated Prof. Morayta, on the grounds that he
had delivered irreligous addresses Then Senior
Mocedals, son of civil chief of the Carlists and
editor of Ell Siglo Future, asked the students to
sign declaration approving the bishops con
duet. The Liberal students protested against
this. and out Of this disorder arose among the
students The rector of the university-who is
a partisan of Senior Sagasta, the Liberal leader
did not suppress the disturbance, but resigned.
The disorder thereupon spread to the streets, and
Republican partisans Joined the students in ut
tering seditous cries. Revolvers were fired by
some excited persons in the throng, and several
of the police and of the rioters were wounded.
Sixty eight persons were arrested.
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POLITICAL NOTES.
The Independents Admonish Governor Cleve-
land as to His Course.

land to His Course.
Boston, Nov. 2L--The text of the address of
the Independents of the country, which was
to be forwarded to Governor Cleveland, has
been printed. In it the following passage
occurs:
''They will uphold your administration SO far
and so long as it is based upon the principles
which should underlie all political parties in a
government Of, and by, and for the people; and
believing that an honest and fearless opposition
is as necessary to free government as able and
vigorous administration itself, they will not
hesitate to oppose your administration when
it commits itself to principles which they cannot
uphold"
The address was sent here from New York for
approval by the committee of one hundred, the
leading members Of which sat down on it heavily
They objected to the implied threat, urging that
it would be time enough to object to the policy
of Cleveland when it should be developed.
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Dakota's Rapid Growth.

BISMARCK, Oak, Nov 2l,-The Tribune now
has complete returns. most of them official. from
twenty nine out of thirty counties in north Da-
kota. and thirty-hve out of forty seven in south
Dakota The total vote in north Dakota is 81, 81,
of which Judge Clifford has 28,sO1, and Wilson
3.5l6 South Dakota, with twelve counties 10
hear from gives Clifford, 30 740; Wilson. 10, 430;
total vote, 1880. Gitfords majority
As 5iS The remaining counties will swell
the total. The total vote in 1882 was AZ, 1856 in
dlcating a population of 236.0O0r the vote this
year indicates 205 900 in south and 10000 in
north Dakota. or 40 600 in the whole Territory,
an increase of 45 per cent. in two years.