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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07
THE UNFORTUN1rFS

When Charles Lamb wrote his "Confes-
sions of a Drunkard, it was pretty generally
suspected by the censorians OF his innocent
conviviality that be furnished them out of
his own experience.
May be he did, although the kindliest OBJ
servers of ''gentle Eliza's" tipping, foremost
among them being Thomas De Quincy, as
sert that the only perceptible effect of his oc
casional rotations was the flmiest veil Of
transient somnolence over his faculties as
he sat in his chair. From Charles Lamb
doing after social glass writes Jem White,
Charles Burney, Coleridge, Hazlitt, Words
worth, Talfourd or any OF his close friends, To
the semi-delirious wretch quaking in the
police court is a stretch to the very inferno
of suffering, and yet IT is one
that Charles Lamb could portray
without leaving his chair, or descending to
the police dock. The fact is, that in an age
which has ameliorating agencies and associ-
atoms for almost everv human and animal
exigency it is yet in some things obtusely
and even cruelty lacking in consideration
for persons who are dealt with as criminals
when in solemn reality they are unfortunates
in need of medical attention. At intervals
of few days there is a representation of
chronic, hopeless, besotted drunkards, male
and female, brought before Judge Burr, to
be turned over to the workhouse or the Sis
tiers of the Good Shepherd, while they are
plainly so diseased as to be helpless, snd so
poisoned FIR ON perpetual booze, as the
facetious reporter puts It, that they are unfit
to be at large. They are human projectiles
knocked about from street to court,
to religious restraint, and when the
probation is over, aud the sentence
fulfilled, back to the street for arrest again,
and so dd e,Ipo 10 the recurrent finale They
are an embarrassing problem and pending the
sensible solution of it, justice, or what passes
for it, is the only element that deals with
their case. They are objects Of pity and Of
repuguance-
The greatest anatomist Of the age said that
he could distinguish By one stroke of the
scalpel in the darkest room the brain Of the
drunkard from the sober brain, because from
a soft pulpy substance it became COMPARE
lively hard from alcohol, and the drum ksrd
by beginning the hardening process before
death, demonstrated the knowledge of the
anatomist in experiments made after death,
when the brain kept in alcohol for ilIustra-
ton becomes moderated With the ire
pressive appetite for stimulants which duIIs
and even kills the hnmanities, turning brain
and heart to stone, We regard creatures 30
transformed as legally respon-
sible amenable TO penalties,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07

Phelps, in which be made damaging admis-
certain points, with an adroitness of which
he is master. The defendant nov, with an
intimate knowledge of past events which be
has obtained, has submitted to the court a
second bill of discovery, embracing twelve
pertinent questions for Mr.. Blaine to answer,
Affirming that it is necessary for just de-
tense that the questions be answered, and
praying the court, if the plaintiff refuses to
answer, to stop further proceedings in the
libel suit
Blaine is notorious for his audacious style
OF oluff and bravado, and it has often stood
him in hand, as it did in congress on the
hoor OF the house, when he defantly exhibit
ed the Mulligan letters, garbled them and
read them, and claimed falsely that he had
exhibited them all. But bluff and bravado
did not brighten the defendant in the libel
suit, but only served to put him to his mettle
in investigating the plaintiffs early history.
After his defeat in November Blaine will
subside in ignominy and disgrace like that
which attaches to Hayes, whose stolen Presi-
dency corverd him with shame, as the rev.
Citations of the present canvas, political, per-
sonal and official, will consign Blaine to ir-
reversible infamy.
The heterogeneous are searching and in
cisiye, and show an intimate knowledge of
Major Blalne's early life, and Of his two al
legged secret marriages. These two ugly con-
nundrums must be very embarrassing to the
plaintiff, and cannot fail to produce con-
sternation and unhappiness in the plaintiffs
family. Shoemaker, the defendant, has ap-
parentiy already beaten Blaine in the libel
suit, and the probabilities are that the issue
viii never be tried in court either before or
after the election. Some mode Of evasion
will be found, and but little more of the suit
will be heard of, till after the fourth OF No
vember, at least.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07
BRITISH GRAIN TRADE.

LONDON, Oct 6.-The Mark Lane Express,
in its weekly review of the corn trade says:
The autumnal weather for the past week has
been accompanied by but little rain, conse-
quenty good progress has been made in fall
cultivation. Sales of English wheat, rs, $40
quarters at 32s, 4d, against 80, 009 quarters
at 4Os. I'd the corresponding week last year.
In foreign wheat trade sellers have been
frmer, although arrivals continues on a
heavy scale. OF coast cargo trade has been
confined to the sale of cargo from Austria
liza. There were eight arrivals this. week, of
which two were Withdrawn, five remained,
twelve cargoes due. Market slow and drag
ging. In foreign wheat trade rates are un
changed, and -four difficult to move at the
rates; nothing doing in Barley and prices I'M
changed; Mediterranean quoted a shade
dearer: oats Cd dearer for foreign; beans in
large supply and Is, Cd lower;peas unchanged.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07

An Ohio anti-B aine Republican, visiting
the city of Washington the other day said
to the editor, of one of the city papers that
he did not think the Republicans would car
ry the state at the October election. He
had taken careful survey of the state, had
talked with large number of leading Ger
mans, Republicans and Democrats, and he
was convinced there was an extensive and
increasing sentiment among them antago-
nistic to Blaine and the Republican machine
in the state. He said that even Butterworth
who is probably the strongest man the Re
publicans could have put up for Congress
in that district, is rapidly losing ground in
Cincinnati, until it seems as if his election
over Follett would be impossible The Ger
mans and the anti-Prohibitionist through
out the state have got the impression that
Robinson, the Republican candidate for
Secretary of state, sympathizes with the Pro-
hibtionists, and bitter opposition to him
has sprung up in consequence. The promi-
nent name on the ticket, Judge Johnson,
for the supreme bench, is also violently OPP
posed on account of his connection with the
Scott liquor law. Blaine's presence, howev-
er, may do some good and money, of
which the state committee has none, is be-
ing put into the fight by eastern managers.
But there is an antagonism between these
managers and the state committe who feel
that everything has been taken out Of their
hands.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07
The ST. Iinnis Fair

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6.-The twenty fifth an.
nual fair Of the st. Louis Mechanical and
Agricultural association opened to-day With
charming weather and an unusually large
attendance for the first day. All depart
ments, excepting cattle, which are excluded
this year on account Of the prevalence OF
contagious diseases, are full and complete,
and compare most favorably with any pre-.
ceding year. The horse department, par.
ticularly, is oyerfowing, there being more
than 600 entries, EN- bracing the best repre-.
sentatives of all valuable breeds in the
country. Agricultural products, also, ara
well represented, and the agricultural
implement display is simply immense.
The advent country OF people
is very notable, and the attendance Of visit
ors from this and adjoining states promises
to be larger than ever before. The street H.
Elimination was tested tonight and proved
successful. Over 36, 900 gas Gets, in various
colored globes, besides hundfeds of electric
lamps, are burning, and Fourth and Fifth
and several cross streets are ablaze with
beautiful light and crowded with pleased and
happy people. The exposition is also mora
crowded than on any previous night the
great naves and numerous rooms of the .pa-
cious building being thronged TO their suIl
capacity. Tomorrow night the y1..ed
prophets present their annual spectacle.
which will be gorgeous affair.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07
Property Owner Objectors-The New
Robert Street Bridge.

The rooms of the board of public works. at
the City hall, were crowded with a multitude
of directors to grading assessments. OF these
there were property owners on the Park
avenue grading line, who thought they
should have more damages awarded them,
and scattering few complaining of assess
ments for other improvements. By far the
most formidable delegation was from West
st. Paul, who objected TO being assessed for
the grading of Winifred street, etc., off the
line OF said Improvements, while Oakdale
avenue had some representatives of
the same character. After bearing the
objections in detail the board decided to adj
journ the completion of the assessments on
the Park avenue system and Winifred
street to next Wednesday evening when
these questions will be definitely settled.
With the completion of the above assess
ments all the assessments before the board
and to be made by them this season are fin
ished.
just before the board adjourned Engineer
Somers submitted to the board a profile of
the proposed three tier bridge to be built
over the Mississippi river at the foot of Rob-
ert street, but no estimate accompanied the
plan as it was impossible at present
10 determine upon the southern
or Sixth ward approach. The
profile and engineers remarks were referred
to the meeting of the common council this
evening.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07

were all in rut and very dull, were somewhat
stirred up and commissions were earned by some
poor but deserving brokers'"
Oats were steady and firm early, but ship
ping demand was light owing to an increase
in freight rates. Towards the close the feel
ing was trihe weak and prices fell off
fraction. October closed at Saturdays last
figures, $3.50 and May &c off at 295sc.
In provisions there was fair trading and
the feeling was stronger while prices ruled
steadily higher on all descriptions and the
advance was fairly well sustained. The
shorts in January pork experienced the first
sensations of what may prove squeeze in
That commodity. The advance amounted to
5oe, the opening price being s12.35, against
close OF 12.27% yesterday and to-day's
close was 12.7719. There is reg
ular programme which is followed every
year. 1t is like this: Product about this
time is advanced only to be vigorously
pounded and lowered at the opening of The
packing season when the first consdera-
alton is cheap hogs. The stock of pork and
meat is light. There, however, turns out to
be more lard than was counted upon. Oc-
tober pork remained unchanged at $3.50
Offerings of lard were not very large and the
demand quite active. Purchases for near
deliveries were moderate from the shorts,
but the offering meagre and held 10@1215c
higher. Other deliveries were 5(1716c
higher. October opened at S7.35, sold up to
S1.4219 and closed at $7.3715 November
opened at S7.25 and closed at S7.271S, while
January opened at S7.25 and close at $3.50.
Trading in ribs was comparatively ligh
and prices averaged Sc higher on October,
the closing being at 1895. November was
steady, held at 81 so.
The cattle market was inclined to dullness,
with steady prices for best natives and lower
prices on common and medium natives and
on range stock. Among the receipts were
FOG cars of Texans and 101 westerns, max
ing total of 307. The bulk of these were
droves that were held back last week at
vqrious points outside of Chicago. Native
butchers stock was dull on account of the
large supply of through Texans, (2O6 cars),
among which were many light little cattle
that suited the butcher and canning trade
that sold at from s3.40@3.50 and there
abouts. Stockers and feeders were quiet
Western range stock consisted of about 100
1t was of a rather poor quality, fatigued and
quaint and perhaps bruised from being so
long on the way, loading and reloading so
often, hence was not as desirable as buyers
could wish, and sold at lower prices than last
week
Under light receipts, cooler weather and a
fair demand from all classes Of buyers, the
hog market was active and prices a strong
10c higher, or say zoe higher than on Friday
Sales were at 81 9O@5. 90 for rough aud COM
mon packers, So. 3O@5.50 for medium and
S5.6O@5.70 for the best, with Philadelphia
at $3.50. Light sold at SIS. 2O@5. so and
skips at S4.70@5.10. The market closed
steady with about all sold
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07

BIRMINGHAM, Oct O. James Russell
Lowell, American minister TO England. de-
livered the opening address at the town hall
to-day, as president of the Midland institute
upon the subject of Democracy" A very
large audience was present. Lowell said by
temperament and education he was con-
sentative. He saw in the last years of his
existence that quaint arcadia which the
French travellers beheld with delighted
agreement almost a century ago. He had
watched the change-to him a sad one-from
an agricultural to a Proleterian population.
Addressing himself then to the single point
only in the long list of offenses of which
America had been more or less
guilty, Lowell said they were
infesting the old world with what
seemed to be thought an entirely new dis.
ease-Democracy. Undoubtedly the specta-
Gle OF the great and prosperous Democracy
on the other side of the Atlantic must react
powerfully upon the aspirations and political
theories of men Of the old world. Not ind
ing things to their mind, whether for good or
for evil, it should not be forgotten the acorn
from which it sprang was ripened on British
soil. He believes the British constitution.
under whatever disguise it may be placed, in
prudence and decorum was in all its essen
tials democratic. People were continually
saying America was Sin the air. he was
glad TO think it was, since the term meant
only that clear conception of human claims
and human duties was beginning to prevail
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07

and susceptible of corrective benefit
through them. We know better. We know
that neither religion, morality nor intelli-
gence can control drunkenness, but they
have much to do with reformation. We
know that the evil is largely hereditary, in
the cast-iron, utterly aggravated cases of
Margaret Bradley, Mother Greasy and David
Hoar, but We appear to hold to the most
troublesome way out of the dilemma, and
they are kept going through the same old
police rounds time after time, until it seems
as II death too entered into the grim farce,
and spared with a curious irony of preserva-
ton the veteran stock actors in the cast.
When We call them "hard cases." we
agree with the anatomist, with the moralist,
with the municipal judge, but the humani-
tartan should be the umpire since drunkards
OF such totally irreclaimable, unreachable,
lnVeteracy, are clearly in his Jurisdiction.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07

predicts Democratic success in West Virginia,
through which state he has been travelling
extensively, but says of his own state, Louis
lana, which some have represented as a
doubtful state, that there was never more
unanimity and harmony among Louisiana
Democrats upon Federal issues than now.
Cleveland and Hendricks have better sup
port and will get larger majority than did
Iilden or Hancock. There is some party
disagreement but it is confined entirely to
local issues. There is no dissatisfaction with
the national ticket.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07

Ex-Gov. FOSTER, of Ohio, has been prom
ised by Mr.. Blaine the cabinet position of
Post Master General in case the Republican
ticket is elected. In order to serve the gen.
tleman who ''dodged'' the Prohibition vote
mans of Ohio" the Ex-Governor, who packed
supreme court for the purpose of gaining
an unconstitutional decision, in speech at
Akron, Ohio, made the declaration that there
is ''no difference between a saloon keeper
and harlot." This is Calico Cha.lcy's idea
of an aggressive campaign.
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WILL NOT sUPPOKr ELAINE.

Gen. II. v Boyntou, for twenty years or
more the Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, stands prominently
cal Republicans who viii not support or vote
for Blaine. Gen. Boyton has had ample I'M
Outstanding of the character and capabilities
OF Blaine, aud he considers him u dishonest
man, one for whom he will not vote. In
this matter Gen. BovntoD is in disagreement
with the paper which employs him, and as a
consequence he has not written line Of
political matter since Blaine gained the nom
ination. Boyuton is not often wrong in his
estimates of men. He charged Keller with
being rascal, and he proved 1t, so that a
whitewashing committee did not dare to gain
say him, aud Keifer's constituents were
obliged to throw him overheard. As be
thought of keifer, so he thinks of Blaine,
and in his personal capacity goes as far as
any one in denouncing him as q
dishonest man and incapable of
serving the public in any capacity upon the
basis of integrity. The Cincinnati paper
does not find in the standing and course Of
its correspondent any reason to dispense
with his services, but contents itself with not
receiving anything from him on the subject
of Blaine. The managers of the Gazette, until
Blaine was nominated. held to the same
opinion as their correspondent. and their
support of Blaine makes consistency q
moekery and renders nugatory their strained
aud half-hearted efforts to support him.
Finding themselves unable to defend Blaine
and make his much crookedness appear
decently plausible, they support Blaine by
abusing aud disappearing the other side.
Boynton is too loyal 10 himself and to in
tegrity to stoop to that course, and bolts
Blaine outright, for he distrusts and despises
the man and all his works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07
ANOTHER TICKET COMPLETE.

Mrs. Marietta L. Stow, of California is an
nounced as a candidate for Vice President
on the ticket with Mrs. Belva A Lockwood,
the Equal Rights party candidate for Presi-
dent. The ticket is now complete and takes
its place with the sde-shows of Ben Butler
aud st. John and is far more respectable,
with better and more rational platform of
principles than either. Her party is now
sending out circulars from their headquar-
tiers, headed with the inspiring talismauic
words, "Our Country and Our Homes"
calling upon the people to ''organize at once
by calling public meetings polling the school
districts of the counties, and have at least
one grand ratification meeting in each con-
gressional district.n A side note saws:
Contributions to the campaign fund will be
judiciously expended for instructive docu-
ments." Mrs. Lockwood says that letters
received by her showed that clubs are be-
ing organized all over the country. This
looks like business, and Mrs. LockS God will
carry as many states as either Ben Butler or
st. John, aud will occupy the Presidential
chair before either of them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07

THE New York Tribune quotes at length
and dilates upon the political opinions of
Ex-Speaker Keifer, and regards his News of
great value, especially upon the situation in
Ohio This must be very gratifying to the
Republicans of Ohio, and particularly in the
Keller district where the g. o. p. refused to
endorse the Elk Speakers crookedness by
giving him a nomination for congress.
Keifer is as good a man as Blaine, so far as
that goes, but the fact that the Tribune quotes
him as an authority shows to what depths of
deceit aud degraded association that paper
is willing to descend in an effort to mislead
and deceive the public.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07
RL4INE,N IfREL NrIr

Blaine is sorry he commenced libel suit
against the Indianapolis Saltiad. he was
very vi surous and defiant. ''He would de-
fend the honor of his family and his life. >"
he doubtless thought that lapse of thirty
years had wrought a dense, convenient, aud
desirable observation over his early exploits.
The defendant has bad wonderful success in
unearthing past history. He submitted
a series Of interrogatories, asking the court
to compel the plaintiff TO answer them. This
caused Blaine 10 take the confessional and
write lrtter TO his friend William Walter
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07

EMORY SToRRs appeared as a jester with
Bane's circus in Ohio, it being his duty to
make Sunday school speeches in public, and
amuse Blaine during the heavy-hanging
monotonous periods of privacy. At one of
these pauses Storrs put the conQndrum to
Blaine, ''Why do the Irish love Logan?"
Blaine could not account for it, but Storrs
could, because Logan never fails to muir
der the English - Blaine laughed so i'm
moderately at this that he fell to coughing
and was only relieved when his son Walker
handed him glass of whisky and water,
which he drank greedily, and in few mo-
ments was quite composed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07
POLITICAL MEETINGS.

Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, the nominee for con-
eress of the Democrats, the Farmers alliance,
and the Peoples party will speak as follows:
Tuesday. October Z, 80 p. m. in Jordan.
Wednesday, October 8, 1880 p. M, in Brown
ton.
Thursday October Q, 1880 p. m, in Appleton.
Friday, October 10, z 80 p. IN >, in Watson.
Saturday, October II, q 80 p M, in Monte
video.
Monday, October 10, 80 p m, in GROVE City.
Tuesday, October II. 1880 p m. in Manannah.
Wednesday, October IS, 80 p. m, in Kings
Thursday, October 10, 1890 p. m, in Greenleaf.
Friday, October II, 80 p. m, in Hutchinson.
Saturday, October 10, 1880 p. m, in Granite
Falls.
Monday October 20. 80 p m, in waconia
Tuesday, October 81, 80 p. m, in Glencoe
Wednesday, October %, $50 p. m, in Olivia
Thursday, october %, 1880 p. m, in Water
town
Friday, October "a, 80 p. m, in Bird Island
II is expected tnat the supporters of Mr.. Don
nelly will secure halls and make all the prepare
tons for the meetings in their respective towns.
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who Has { hanged ?

I-'V-tSsI EArI-1~-I
Let il be remembered, when Mr.. Blaine talks
OF ISLANDERS and his organs and defenders
Przte Of campaign lies that every charge now
brought against him is based upon his own
letters and statements. and that they were ae-
eepied, even before the eorrobOraiive evidence Of
the latest batch. a. conclusive proof Of his job
berry and corrupt use OF pablo position By the
leading Republican papers that nov support him
most reekiessly. Let be remembered. further
more. that two National Republican conventions
have denied him = nomination - n Unfit candi-
date Who has ehsngedf
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The VIRGINIA nrnnrht

PETERSBURG, Va, Oct 6.-Information
received from adjacent counties is to the
effect that the streams and wells are fast
drying up. Considerable difficulty is expe-
rienced at some stations to get water for
cattle. Farmers claim the corn and tobacco
cropSare ruined by one-third, while otherI
say one-fourtb. In different counties
tobacco is being cut down and the ground
put in wheat. the damage done the peanut
crop is immense.