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The Wilmingtonian., 1884-08-09
The Campaign scavenger.

Shortly after the nomination of Governor
Cleveland by the Chicago convention there
appeared in an obscure paper in Western
New York an article affecting his moral
integrity. A second reading of the article
would convince any one not perycrsely blind
that it was simply tissue of glaring incon-
sistencies, and in order to deceive the reader
majority of the Republican press would
not give the statements in their entirety, but
made editorial comment on certain choice
indecent" +" ga first.class monster in pair of
breeches," sc, Sc.
The question most pertinent to this
inquiry is, if Cleveland is such conglomer-
alton of villainies why is it that, in the very
city of Buffalo where the tragedy was sup
posed to have been enacted, Mr.. Cleveland
was elected Mayor by the largest majority
ever given to any candidate of any party
nay more, he was elected Mayor at a time
when the average Republican majority of
Buffalo was ton thousand. Those charges
Of immortality come with an exceedingly bad
grace from the Republican press, because, if
these charges are true it simply proves
that the Republican voters Of Buffalo put a
premium on moral obliquties, for had it not
have been for their support Mr.. Cleveland
could not have been elected Mayor OF
Buffalo.
The inconsistency of the statement stamps
It as lie OF the deepest dye. The idea Of
Cleveland kidnapping a woman, who
claimed she had been wronged by him, and
carrying her to an insane asylum-what {
monstrous statement. In order to have con
summated the kidnapping scheme he mus
not only have impressed others into his ser
vice, but the officers of the insane asylum
also must have been in collusion with him
The campaign liar in order to be a success
must have his articles vanished with jus
little of the probabilities.
Tue Blaine organs published at a dstanc
from Cleveland's home, have, as a rul'
deceitfully deprecated the scandal, Will
giving it all possible publicity and endorse
ment without manfully meeting the issue
be it said to the lasting renown of tt
Republican journals of Buffalo, where Clev
land resides aud where the scandal was pul
lished, they proved their appreciation of IL
peril of such fragrant falsehood against
blameless opponent, and also vindicat'
their sense of fairness, by the broadcast vi
dication of Cleveland's character. The Bu
falo Aduertiser, edited by the chairman
the Republican State Committee, thus dire
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-08-09
THE REGISTRAR OF WILLS.

Mr.. Robert G. Justs, of Newport, who
was known as the watch dog of the Treasury
during the session of the last Legislature is an
applicant for the Office of Registrar of Willis
when the present incumbents term expires.
ranks, and as he has borne the burdens in
the heat of the day his friends claim that his
past meritorious services are entitled to a
suitable recognition in his declining years.
The only point raised against Mr.. Justis is
the lateness of the announcement Of his can
didacy-but this, instead of being an
objection is a strong argument in favor of
Mr.. Justis' application. A coteiie of poll
ticians in New Castle county during the past
few years have become impregnated with
the idea that all offices were created for the
gods and that they were the gods. They are
like unto the war horse that they scent the
Office from afar, and it is a matter of easy
verification that it is getting to be very
common occurrence for some of the ''eect"
to go about getting letters of recommenda-
tion for an office that is not to become
vacant for three Or four years-and what is
the result? 1t is simply begctting lot of
chronic office seekers who arc lying in
wait for either an office holder to die or for
his term to expire. This class of men dis
dain honest labor, and their highest ambition
is to get their clutches on the public crib
and to drink at the public trough.
A standing candidacy for office is antagol.-
istic to the better form of government, and
it is thought that the wisdom and discern
ment of Government Stockley will suggest
to him the propriety of putting the knife at
once to the cankerous sore. When an office
seeks the man the people will be well served,
but when man devotes months and years
to piping and planning for office, if in the
end successful, he will generally play the
office for all that there is in it.
Demanding personal support and impor-
tuning for letters to the Governor months
and years in advance of an office becoming
vacant is growing evil and it loudly calls
for heroic treatment.
Letters 10 applicants are often given
thoughtlessly and oftener are given to get
rid of unceasing opportunities and consc-
quently letters to candidates are oftentmes
not what they seem.
The friends of Mr.. Justis will say to Gov
ernor Stockley that their candidate has been
an untiring worker in the Democratic ranks
for over a quarter of a century, and that his
sole inspiration was the faith he had in the
principles of his party-it will be demon
strated to the Governor that Mr.. Justis'
obligations to his family demanded that he
should be at his chosen labor day after day,
and hence personal canvass was out Of the
question, even had he had the inclination,
and it will be urged that his urbanity, his
integrity and his comprehensive Judgment
emnently qualify him for the position Of
Registrar of Wills.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-08-09
The living WAY.

The New York Globe says: ''We have an
exchange paper on our list called the Licing
Way. We are glad one editor at least has
found such way and would like to take
lessons from him."
If our New York contemporary will make
inquiry at Middletown, in this State, he will
find very live Way there, who, if unable to
give oral lessons, will allow his brother the
privilege of taking a transcript.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-08-09
A Plea for DecencY.

From all the seaside resorts on the Allan
tic coast comes the same complaint-"Whdt
a dull season! Where are all the people
gomez"
Answer-they (the better class of CUSTOM
ersJ are gone to the mountains and the
inland health resorts and springs
Why? Because year by year the morals
and good conduct of our bathing places have
been deteriorating, till prudent fathers and
anxious mothers are unwilling to expose
their daughters to the contaminating
influences and spectacles of the modern
fashionable seaside resort.
1t is fact not to be denied that young
ladies only too quickly acquire the customs
of the fast and-loose damsels who revel in
tie surf at Atlantic City and Cape May.
Disgust softens into Indifference; indifference
suddenly springs into imitation, till respecta-
BILE girls, the children of parents who would
| have blushed for their offspring ten short
years ago, are to be found capering in a
half-nude condition ON the sands, surrounded
| by gddy young gentlemen of the easiest sort
of morals, and reproducing in an exagger.
ated form the worst features of Trouville,
Boulogne or the most free-and-easy Of French
watering places.
But for the holiday visitors from Whining
ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore, there
would, long ere this, have been a disastrous
termination to the prosperity of Atlantic
City and Cape May. Even now the old-styl'
respectable merchant or professional man
who took his wife and daughters to the sea
side and cheerfully spent his three or tiv
hundred dollars during the visit, shuns tn
spots where his girls are brought in contac
with the ladies of easy virtue and frisk
maidens who think that the pictures of Nel
tune and Amphtrite with the attendar
mymphs ought to be reproduced as real t
the life as possible.
+ One inland health-resort in Pennsylvani
has alone been forced to turh away six hui
q dred would-be guests this season, an
J, Maryland and Virginia springs arc similarl
. over-run. Let us hope this healthy, pra
: tical and vigorous plea for deney may brr
about IA timely reaction in the morals
e Atlantic City and Cape May.
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The Wilmingtonian., 1884-08-09
Personal.

Col. Thos Bowen and VIM. G. Bush have gone
for three weeks trip to the Adirondacks.
Thos. A, Savery and VIM. II. Reyboldof this city
are at the Mountain House, Wernarsville, Pa.
Mr.. H. @ Bertolette, son of Squire Btrtolette,
returned to this city from the West last evening.
Mr.. George Il. Q. IIolfeclSer confidential clerk of
Messrs. Trump Brothers is Willing away his vaca-
tion at Bar Harbor, the Mecca Of Republican
lnaunrs.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-08-09
Resumption of Business.

The many friends Of Mr.. John w. Diefen-
dorf, Of the Wilmington Clothing House,
corner of Fourth and Market, will be glad
TO find that he has SO far arranged his bust
ness difficulties as to be able to serve his
patrons al the old stand NIessrs. r. II.
Robinson Is Co. have appointed Mr. Dereu-
dorf to manage the business, and to sell the
stock of the firm of which Mr.. Dierendorf
was the representative. This signal instance
OF confidence in Mr.. Diefendorf, will, we are
sure, do much to ensure the steady flow of
patronage he enjoyed before the pressure
attendant on general commercial stress
compelled him to suspend.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-08-09
The Remedy for Hard Times.

If our townspeople would practice rigid
economy for but brief season and would
Systematically set about paying their small
bills it would not only put money freely in
circulation, but it would also stimulate every
branch of the retail trade in our city, and
Furthermore it would beget feeling of con-
fidence in the integrity of our fellow man.
Economical methods of living and a prompt
liquidation of indebtedness are heroic anti.
dotes for hard times.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-08-09

sB"The City is perhaps rich enough to
pay two Chief Engineers for doing one
mans work in the Water Department. but
it is also pertinent to inquire whether Mr..
McIntire during his twelve months enforced
leisure was or was not engaged in other
occupations, political and professional, and
whether the grant of 81, $50 lie received
should not have been diminished by the
sum paid him for such Cxtraneous laboIs?
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-08-09

sB-The Young Mems Republican Club
evidently mean fighting hard this campaign
to judge from the handsome banner they
have hung out ON their outward walls.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-08-09

EB"We are glad to hear that the Morning
NeUs' treat to the city newsbOys will come
off at an early date. Our enterprisng con-
temporary in this, its third annual outing,
will lose nothing by its kindness to the little
toilers whose, contribution to the breakfast
table of our citizens is often as much a
necessary as the breakfast itself,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
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The Foot and Mouth Disease.

TOPEKA, Kan, March 7.-Governor
Click returned to-day from Woodson
County, where he has been investigating
The mouth and foot disease among cattle
and says he found the situation bad
enough, indeed. In answer to re-
porter's inquiry the Governor said an
immense meeting of citizens was held
Wednesday evening at Neosho Falls,
and committee of six men appointed
with Lieutenant Governor Finney as its
Chairman, who were introduced to
adopt quarantine regulations at once,
establish a dead line, and see what
can be done toward raising money
enough to buy up all the diseased cattle
and kill them. The Governor further
stated he made proposition at the meet
ing that if Lieutenant Governor Finney,
their State Senators, Legislators, and
prominent stock men would give their
names as security, he would execute a
State note to them for the amount of
money required, with the understanding
he would recommend at the next Leeis-
lature that the amount be appropriated
by the State. He also advised the
Commissioners of Woodson County, to
make similar note and appropriate il
out of the money in the county treasury.
The committee was to have met yester.
day. and his Excellency felt confident
they would act upon his suggestion
AS yet the disease is confined to one
neighborhood. locality about five miles
square, and 100 head of cattle are dis
eaSed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
A Landsman's First Voyage.

With interest we watched the reced-
ing shores, az, one after another, this
and then that particular point YVES lost
to us; until the last, boldest point, III
its turn, also became enveloT'ed and
finally lost in the underlined mist Of TITO
distant shore. We look again. "a q
fully and long, but all is lost / 9
water around MS and the skv above is
all that can now be seen. For the irst
time in my life / am out of sight OF
land, sailing upon the deep, deep sen.
Most of the young soldiers, my com
rades, being farmer boys like MYSELF,
were also taking their first ride over
deep and boundless waters.
A strange and weird feeling comes
over one, as he for the first time il h $
life, realizes that he is out Of ght OF
land and upon the waters of the deep
sea, with nothing to cling to but the
frail craft that carries him above tie
rolling deep. All there is near him is
the thin air above and the hardly lcss
Welding water beneath him. In case Of
danger he might as we'll attempt to
cling to a handful Of one as the other.
A handful of water, like that Of air,
could melt in his grasp. Cast adrift
here how helpless one would be. A
feeling of mans insignifcance, COM
pared with natures greatness, comes
over us. Many unbidden thoughts viii
come to him who thus, for the first
time, realizes that he is upon the deep
sea and out of sight of land.-Mar-
shafts Army Life"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
Political Sentiment.

CHICAGO, March 1.-THE Inter Ocean
has taken some pains to secure the pre-
vaiing political sentiment among the
business men of Chicago, and presents
a large number of brief expressions
from leading Republicans in various
branches of trade. The men interviewed
are not politicians. 1t has been desired
to- ascertain the feeling as to the various
Presidential candidates. the expression
of the platform on the tariff and civil
service, and the choice between the two
prominent Republican candidates for
the Governorship. For the Presidential
nomination nearly every one speaks for
President Arthur or Senator Edmunds.
The amount of Edmunds sentiment may
surprise many people. 1t is seen that
Arthur's administration commands the
respect and support of nearly all mer-
chants and manufacturers. There is a
general desire for either slight reform
in the tariff, or that the present sched-
ule be left alone for some time. A few
free-trade Republicans are encountered.
There is an all but unanimous call for
the continuation of the civil service re-
form movement. On the Governorship,
almost every voice is for Oglesby, but
there are number who would be per-
fectly satisfied with either.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
I've. VI alter and Ilones0meness.

Lonesome up here lonesome, did va
say?" said tall, bronzed guide who had
just lighted an afternoon pipe in the
camp at Lake Utowana, in the Adiron-
dacks. why, gentlemen, you're jok-
ing. A man kin never get that feelin'
here, not if he's got any of the poetry
OF nature in him, and hope that man
amt living. Why, look round here
Here are lakes that can't be matched in
the world. See how they reflect the
trees, the flowers and vines. For a
background you have over yonder the
blue mountains, and close in the pines
and spruce, their dead limbs hung with
moss, and pointing all about like arms
a-beckonin' you and pointin' out game.
Down by the shore you have to push
in the wild rosebushes, and when you
do reach the water there are the lily
pads, and altogether there rises such a
smell of roses, spruce, pine and water
lilies that the very fishes Jump ont of
the water to get Whit of it. At night
YOU hear the does si9hin for the bucks.
the splash Of the trout. and perhaps the
yell Of panther wa back in the woods.
Aet lOHeSoiue mere NJ SIT -e-e.
"You did not preach that last fall,
when the eye-water gave out" said an
other guide, who had been listener to
tie Grafton, "and tell you, gentlemen,
this poetry of natur' and snuffin' o. rose
bushes never put shoes on them six
children o mine. When I'm guidin at
- day, Tn chock-full O poetry, but
when IL comes winter. and the city folks
rets oIt, as they do in Novmbor, I'm
:oe lightin' out, too Detroit Free
Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
To Kill the Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, March IA new
scheme to defeat the Tariff bill has
been developed here. 1t is to present
a bill in the House wiping out the to-
bacco tax, and after passing it send it to
the Senate, where it is to be amended,
SO as to wipe out the entire inter-
nal revenue tax. Passed there and sent
back to the House in this form, it would,
it is believed, pretty surely pass the
House, with the united vote of the Re-
publicans and Randall 8 followers, aided
by a good deal of strength from the
South where the internal-revenue sys-
tenn is especially unpopular. Of course
this would kill the Tariff bill, for, with
the removal of a system now bringing
$3.50, 100000 year into the Ire asury,
it would be impolitic to make tariff re-
duction, at least for the present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
McClellan's Opinion OF Southern Gen.
erals.

"Who was the greatest Southern
General?"
There were two of them-Lee and
Johnston
(which Johnston?"
Zoe"
"You have heard Of Jefferson Davis
estimate of Albert Sidney Johnston.
DO YOU Ggreo with him?"
Sidney Johnston died too soon. /
had 10 opportunity to become acquaint-
cd with his merits as q commander.
Officers Of ability aud judgment, how
ever, Informed me that General John
ston Was an officer Of commanding
ability. lie enjoyed the friendship
and confidence of Jefferson Davis, ami
that enabled him to display his abili
ties at their best"
(Which was the greater soldier, Joe
Johnston or Robert f. Lee?"
ait would be difficult to tell. Both
hal genius commensurate with their
opportunities, and both deserve to be
ranked among the greatest Generals Of
the age"
WAS either greater than the other?"
at would be had to tell. They were,
doubtless, possessed of different quail
ties. Lee was quick to plan aud john
ston matchless in performance. Lee
was superb in the defensive and John
ston was without peer in the offens-
i've Lee had grand fighting qualities,
and Johnston could equal Napoleon
planning a campaign.
Where is Longstreet's placer"
"He made an excellent fighter, and
distinguished himself generally as an
officer, bat Joe Johnston and Robert
E. Lee were the soldiers of the Con-
fedcracy."
"Of the Union Generals?"
"You must get some one else to dis
cuss them with you"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
from the Hoosier. J

A CARDINAL virtue-a papal indul-
gence.
THERE are more swells on the sea
than there are on the shore.
No LAWYER but very green one
would "take the will for the deed.
A FEMALE corn doctor in Cleveland
is called Divinity, because she shapes
our ends"
The latest wrinkle in fashion is for
ladies to go with walking Dudes
are walking sticks.
A MARK of birth-the Irisman's pug
nose. A mark of breeding-the En-
glishman's pug dog.
VIoLINIsTs should be considered
very prudent men. They usually have
four strings to their bow.
THE indianapolis Journal has a
colored reporter on its staff. You may
have noticed that some of the news has
been highly colored.
AN article in an exchange is headed,
SLOW to Preserve Pianos" We didn't
have time to read it, but we feel con-
strained to caution our readers to keep
the preserved pianos on the top shelf
out of the reach of the children. They
are too rich.
A DELICIOUS hot sauce for buildings
is made of six tablespoonfuls of sugar,
two of butter, and one egg; beat the
butter, sugar, and the yelk of the egg
together. then add the white beaten to
froth; lastly stir in teacupful of
boiling water and teaspoonful of van
lila.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
Too Strongly Guarded.

CINCINNATI, March lit has leaked
ont that at the trial last Tuesday OF
Berner, one of the Kirk murderers,
there was plot agreed upon to
strangle him in the presence of the act
ing Judge. A score or more of farmers,
who are residents of Hamilton county,
have become so disguised with the de-
lays and postponements that they are
indignant, and had not Berner been
closely guarded by the officers and the
crowd compelled to keep at a respect
able distance, there would have been a
lynching. One of the farmers had a
lariat in his pocket. The plot was for
one man to throw the moose of the rope
over the head of the murderer, and
then the remainder of the plotters,
twenty-five in number, were to take
hold of the other end of the lariat and
pull it until life was extinct. That the
plot was actually about to be carried
out seems to be a fact, and it is said
that the officers were appraised of it.
Hence they guard the prisoner more
vigilantly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
EngIand's Bad Weather.

You learn in England to realize the
force of the Shakspearean quotation
For the rain it raineth every day ="
Meteorologically the weather is always
suggesting that strings are at very loose
ends in the upper regions. 1t rains one
hour, then ceases, and seems to brood
for the next over the possibility of let
ting down more moisture at any mo
ment. Then it will rain hard for two
hours, stop one and rain the next. This
it does week in and week ont. Then
the clouds will sulk for days. They
look wet and gloomy, but won't shed a
drop. What they want is to catch Won
ont of doors without your umbrella.
Iou go out time after time with that
umbrella and find it useless incum-
brance. No Englishman goes out with
oct his umbrella
Bui the American gets out of pa
tiance. So, without his umbrella, he
at LAST ventures and is caught An
ugly black mass of cloud takes up a
pc, ton directly over his head The
SAY here il places does not seem over
forty-tiye feet high. These clouds do
not pour themselves all ont at once.
WiGt they want is to entice YOU q long
Wy from home. They send down a
pa1ter II drizzle for minute or two,
The drops seem 70 say "Oh, excuse
me; ally did not know you we're out
without your umbrella. But don't go
hone, we shall soon be through" So
they delude You with the impression
that they viii stop directly. They
keep you imbued with this idea until
you are well moistened and then all
the wndows in heaven over England
are opened and it pours. Just before
YOU got home, wet to the skin, and your
heels churning muddy water out of
your boots at every step, the shower
all ut once tones down into the mildest
of drizzles The clouds break away
and Their red-faced toperish-looking
English sun bursts through. Prentice
Nut ~.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
Another Great Scheme.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, March Great
interest is excited here by the publica-
ton this evening of a private letter and
accompanying circular from Morton
Freeman, of England, who has twenty
five thousand cattle at the head of Pow
der river, Montana, outlining scheme
to ship via Duluth and Canada to the
sea board and Europeon hoof, and feed
there for the market. He says in the
letter that the English Government are
introducing bill for the very purpose
of making easy shipments of feeders
for that country by the way OF Duluth.
the lakes, and Quebec, and expresses
the belief that the Northern Pacific will
have almost monopoly of the western
carrying trade, and Chicago, las far as
our western shipments are concerned.
is doomed" England, he says. could
take now not less than 3, 600, 600 head of
cattle annually, if the western United
States could supply beasts, stocks on
his side of the water have so run down.
He believes also that cattle will travel
even up to the Northern Pacific road
from New Mexico, so great will be the
advantages derived from live shipments
to Europe. Dressed-meat men say the
scheme is not practicable as applied to
range cattle. which would suffer in long
transit. being wild. There would be No
profit when lost flesh comes to be re-
stored.