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General Gordon considers that he
has been abandoned by the English
government. The truth is, he was
| sent to Khartoum to pacify a cum
try which is in open rebellion against
the Egyptian government, and Incl
dentally against British rule. He
was promised all sorts of backing.
The British Ministry hoped that he
would settle the difficulty without
any very great outlay Of money, and
without any loss of life. This was
the policy favored by Gordon. He
TOOK his life in his hand and set out
with a small escort for Knartoum.
He reached that city and did bis best
to pacify the country. But he found
insurmountable obstacles. These
werejust what have been predicted by
those who knew most about the con-
dition of the Soudan. Gordon was
promised efficient backing in cas- it
was needed. it has been sadly need
ed. He has asked for help. That
has not been sent to him. And still
our latest press reports say the Brit
ish government do not propose to
him but will see to it that
no harm befall his command. The
press is loud in its denunci-
alton of the government policy to-
wards Egypt and calls for Immediate
help for Gordon. His position is q !
perilous one.
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Poklng Fun at Captain Mary
Miller.
iChIcago News.l

Captain Mary Miller, the Missis.
sippi River 1T. amboat woman, after
several mouths practice, is still hope
le-sly deficient in the art of managing
q river boat. 1t is said she cannot get
the knack of ripping out those beau
tiful, flowing, polysyllable oaths that
have so inspirited an influence Over
deck hands and rou>ta,out>; and AS
for knocking a cook overheard once
or twice a dag, she says she fears she
will never learn that essential ste m
boat method of gaining respect The
other day she was trying to make the
bend below st. Francis Flats, and
was on the hurricane roof t. give her
orders to the new pilot. Now, sir"
saIf4h1 S ySur whessff " o He SO to k ind as te
hand very Rapidly s" The pilot stood
with open mouth looking down the
river. MIR. Pilot" she said, trying
to draw his attention, ~"please, Mr.
Pilot, do you hear me??" .'He>?"
grunted the man at the wheel. "Will
you do me the favor to turn your
wheel seven or eight times as fast as
you can?" Over went the wheel.
"Oh, no, sir; not that wav if you
please. sir; quick, my dear sir, quick!
GRACIOUS me, we are within twenty
fingers of the barW Just then the
first mate came up through the for.
ward hatchway, and the poor little
woman, half distracted, said; "Oh.
dear, Mr.. Mate, I am feeling faint. 1 |
link you bad better take G mmand |
the ship" AYE, aye, Old GAL"
turning to the pilot, he sung
'ut; "Hey, there, you-sleepyhead
on OF a gun: hard-a-port, there, r
III knock a hole in yer carcass big
'er'n a bale o. hayW The boat slid
ut into deep water and Captain
larry Miller went down into her
'exas state room where nobody could
ear her study her first lesson in
conversations. AS the boat
up to the wharf she popped
er head out of the state room door
called out to a line man on shore
Hi! sir; make fast the bow line. and
re n at the other end, too. By
arm" and lodged back to put her
cad under a pillow and cry.
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the one-Arthur of the other. Blaine
represents the outs-Arthur the ins.
Blaine heads the votes-Arthur the
officials of the party.
During MS administration Mr.. Ar
thur has shown no mercy towards
balf-breeds in his party. Hundreds
of them have fallen before him and
their places filled with stall warts. This
is a matter of record and history. In
New York they rebuked him by de-
festing Folger. They now stand
ready to defeat Arthur himself. Mr..
Blaine will lack but a few votes of
nomination upon the first ballot.
He may get tht necessary number
from Edmuuds or from the scatter
ers. With the nomination almost
within bis grasp he will make q des-
perate effort to gain it. The chances
are in his favor. So bright are they
that the ticket may be written as fol-
For President, James G..
Blaine of Maine. For Vice Presi-
dent, Robert S. Lincoln of Illinois.
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TWO TARIFF PLANKA.

Under the above caption the Omahs
Herald has the following to say A,
the late Allentown convention the
Democrats of Pennsylvania unani-
mously adopted the following decla~
ration on the tariff, with an added
demand for the repeal of internal
revenue taxes:
Fourth-we favor a tariff for reve-
nue. limited to the necessities of the
government, so economically admin
lstered as to prevent unequal bur.
dens, encourage productive indus
tries at home, and afford just COM
pensation to labor, but not to create
or foster monopolies.
This is an improvement on the
Ohio platform of the Democrats be-
cause 1t omits the word protective,
and 1t Is not as good as that of Ohio.
wherein it fails TO declare for an ap-
gressive assault upon the existing
ts alton.
Now let us see what the Repub|i-
cans Of Pennsylvania declare. At
their late convention they unani>
mously adopted the following resolu.
Sec"nd-We upqualifed1y approve
and demand the continuance Of that
OF protection to home indus>
'ry which has proved itself to be the
basis of national independence, the
Incentive to industrial skill and de-
'elopment and the guarantee Of a
ust and adequate scale of wages for
abor; and We d, nounce all attempts
o reduce the rates of the tariff below
be level which Will accomplish these
These two tariff planks of the re-
parties in PENNSYLVANIA
how with what kind of justice lin.
gentlemen denounce the
Democrats of that State as being NO
etter than high-tarif pr~otectionists. -.
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'Worh. The widest rumors are be-

Wnld: The widest rumors are be-
ing circulated rs to the intended ac-
ton of President Arthur. He is said
tn contemplate writing \ letter to the
Utica Convention ~deprecating the use
of his name as q candidate. He is
impiored by the Albany Evening En-
press to formally withdraw from the
caudidature. It is quite safe to say
that Mr.. Arthur will not do any
thing 80 absurd and so utterly repug-
nant to the attitude he has assumed
throughout the entire canvass. The
wiseacres who counsel 80 foolishly
may take this as authoritative-that
the President will not utter q sound
or MAKE q sign in reference to his
nomination at Chicago, either for or
against. He is entirely absorbed in
the contemplation aud arrangement
of his new spring clothes.
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Boston Herald: The fading of Ar
thurs prospects, and the increasing
Strength Of Blaine, have revived the
talk of making General Grant the
Republican candidate for President,
1t is not proposed to elect delegates
directly for him, but to trust to a.
deadlock in the convention and a
"hurran boys" movement to place
the veteran in the field, with Lincoln
TOR Vice President and Logan satis~
ned with q sure reelection to the
Senate or a seat In the cabinet. We
can understand why the old Grant
crowd" and the Stalwarts who are
not satisfied with Arthur, should
look with longing to a restoration of
the regime at Washington. But we
nee no reason whythe country should
wish athird term of Grant, and we do
not believe the Republican party will
tempt defeat by nominating him.
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sstin, or lace. These are Maue
velvet. adorned with floral designs
In APPLIQUE, or in palms. aracesquts,
and intricate Egyptian designs IN
embroidery, outlined with Persian
beads that glitter with wonderful
n1ismatic tints, giving . brilliant
effect to the whole toilet. Other
nlastrons are made of satin in pale
coIors and painted Or embroidered IN
deeper hues. These are very lovely
e toilets of mail India gauze or
tuIie. Many of the pale tinted vests
ana trimmed around the ed ges with
frills of pointed lace.
Jenny Lind once went to hear Fa-
Their Taylor preach in Boston, out
the preacher, ignorant of her pres
ence, paid q glowing tribute to her
powers of song. AS the Swedish
nightingale leaned forward with de-:
light, drinking IN this unexpected
praise, q tall man who sat on the
pulpit stairs began slowly to unwind
himself, and when he had done so,
wanted to know whether anyone who
died at Miss Lind's concerts would
20 to Heaven. Father Taylor said;
s'Sir. q Christian will 60 to Heaven
wherever he dies, but q fool will be q
fooL even though he be on the pulpit
stairs. It would take more grace to
save such a man than it would take
skim milk to feed an elephant"
Macon Telegraph.
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Miss Emily Faithful has been II
Utah and while there ''studied" thu
Mormon question. EVERYBODY
studies" the Mormon question tina,
stays over night in Salt Lake CITY,
1t has become fashionable to study II.
Miss Emily simply kept up with the
custom in focusing her intellect upon
1t. The question has puzzled the
llvellest brains in the country, AL,
admit the evil of Mormonism, but
few reached the conclusion by the
course Of reasoning pursued by Miss
r althful. She found it out by ok
Ing IN the faces of the and
as she says: NO one can do that
without realizing he painful struggle
That is going on" Il takes a woman
TO ind the true inwardness of an
evil' She does it by intuition and
noes,
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For and About Women.

Hand painted bonnets are the lstes,
novelties.
There is luck in being the f1rut
baby. In England, if of the male
sex: 1t becomes the heir apparent,
10 Tree Auerlca it usually eec.nes
more spanking than the second one.
-F.ttsourg Chronicle-Telegraph.
The New York Home Journal savs
tnat the words papa" and .mammsn
nave been so appropriated bv the
would-be genteel that thew are nov
anything but fashionable in good
society, and the good old terms ~
father and mother are in ~infiniraiv
better sly lie.
one OF the prettiest designs in new
percales Is that of a rose with nearly
all The petals blown off the stem
showing the calyx and stamens in
n~ne'relIef, with only one or two Of
The petals attached, while ali of the
others are scattered on the tinted
ground OF the fabric, as if blown
by the wind.
Domino parties are fashionable en-
eftaininents in Boston, the ladies.
Lot d gentlemen, wearing masks !
Al one entertainment q young man
was flirting desperately with a domi-
DO, Wnen, to his astonishmenL. the |
voice behind the mask said: .'Whv.
Bobby, where did you learn such
frjghtful things?n The domino
proved to be his mother.
Very pretty and becoming vests
nd plastrons or pinafores are worn
~ young ladies' oyer toilets of silk-
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The Democrats of Ohio are the on
ly ones who have done anything for
the colored man in that state since
the war. They passed two civil
rights bills, and elected a colored
man clerk of the house. Governor
Hoadly appointed q negro, a first
class man. trustee of the state uni>
versity, another trustee of the Miami
university, and several others to va
rious subordinate offices. This was
not only just in itself. but also in re-
turn for what they did for Governor
Hoadly during last years election.
1t is due to truth to say of the Ohio
colored men that enough of them
by the Democratic party DUR
ing the late municipal election in
to assure its success.
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INSANITY.

Mr.. W. J. Corbet, NJ. r., hiss made
. careful study of insanity and find,
that in Great Britain the disease has
increased about sixty per cent. with
in the last two decades. MI. Co,bet
attributes this alarming fact to tile
speed at which the world now tray
els, the continuous mental strain. the
worry and racket of life, the anxiety
with some to grow rich in q hurry,
with others the struggle for bare sub
sis:ence." The New York Herald
agrees with the conclusions of the
eminent gentleman, but very signif-
csntly adds that there are other pre-
disposing causes of insanity now at
work in all civilized countries which
are controlIable. Prominent among
the latter is the system of forcing the
studies of the young in most Of our
educational institutions and
multiplyingthe number ofstudies ire
spective of individual capacities, both
mental and physical. This fruitful
source of brain disease has attracted
the attention of eminent medical OBJ
servers, and here and there the most
judicious superintendent of public
have introduced reforms.
The evil done on q vast scale by over
may not show itself until
after years of school and college life
have been forgotten, but it is none
he less real. If q sound and by
.ienic system of schools for the very
7ouug could tie secured, and safe,
anitary dwellings for the poor, stat
sticians might have to record . de-
crease of insanity. As "no antidote
or brain poisoning is yet included in
he pharmacspeia," Mr.. Corbet
orcibly says, prevention seems to
the only practicable remedy in
of the means of cure.
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Senator Ben Harrison, of Indiana
who has a little Presidential boom
on hand, is thus described: "Gen.
Harrison is just turned fifty he is
snort, compact, sturdy in figure, q
large head, with Intelligent predom>
lnence apparent. His light finnish
hair is busted with gray, as is also his
full and rather long whiskers. which
Thin out toward the end. He has
blue eyes, and almost colorless face
except when talking, straight nose.
mouth rather large than medium, a
way of shutting it with a firm c!ench.
ana a square jaw that reinforces it,
oespeak!ng tirmness and aggressive
ness in character. His smile liqhts
his countenance brightly and his
manner quiet, simple, franz and en-
.aging.
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Defective Logic.

iabe Snodgrass owns a farm nea,
Austin, and Jim Webster asked Gabe
the other day what he was doing
with his farm this year. II has rect,
ed 1t on sheers to Sam Johnsinp. He
gets half a dollar outen ebery dollar
he makes outen de farm,n
but how does yer know he GIBBS
yer de kerrect amount? He kin keen
oack part on 1t and you will neober
know It,"
Oar amt no danger OBJ dat. Don't
yer see ie nor dollars he brings in
Ter me, de more half dollars be git>o
You oct he ain't no fool. &c would.
Mt git no half doll r uuten de doIIa1s
ne would keep back"
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Morning Journal: If nothing I'M
toward happens, the Washington
Monument, it is announced, will he
finished before Congress reconvenes
next December, and the commission
ers who have the work in charge
have resolved to ask the grave Sera-
tors and Representatives for i~nstruc-
celebrated. The meaning 6r" .Ih,ss
PROBABLY is that they would like to
have a good big appropriation for the
purpose. But why Tut on the last
stone until Congress shall again be
III session and they all can have an
opportunity to join in the ''iambo>
ree'? Again, the ceremony might
be postponed until the fourth of next
March and made a part of the In
auguration Day pageant. There is
need to hurry UP the work 80 a
idly. Let the Commissioners 90 lit
lie slow. A Washington Monument
and a Presidential cleo
ion the same fall might be more than
Ne coald stand.
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A lncoln..Story
Exchanged

lNA$AA8Sl
The following story used to be told
By Mr.. Lincoln: I'm one of the
western hospitals, some time in the
spring of 1862, was a soldier who had
served under Pope. The soldier wa
born on the frontier and was rather
lliiterate. He was slowly dying of
! consumption, and the chaplain went
to his cot to admonish him to prepare
for the final muster out. After talk
ing with him a few moments about
the repentance of his sins and the
glories of the future life, he picked
up Bible lying on the stand by the
SICK mans cot, opened it at random.
and read the first chapter he saw. It
Was the account of Samson Shaving
the Philistines with the jaw-bone Of
an as. As the chaplain read the
sacred story the eyes of the diving
soldier frightened and his wasted
cheeks flushed. The CHAPTER was
read and the book reverently out in
It's place. when the chaplain noticed
the soldier was looking inquirinqIy
at the book: and suddenly asked:
What book is that you have been
reading?"
Somewhat astonished at the igno-
rance OF the man, the chaplain said, |
so'emniy: MY dying friend that is
the holy Bible-the Word Of God.N
is that yarn you have been read.
ing in the Bible?"
"Certainly, my friend"
rs there any name signed to it?n
NO, there Was no name signed to
Il; there was no need.n
The soldier here suddenly raised
Himself and Interrupted. You must
9e mlstaken; please look and see.
~ let i've dollars that is signed:
John Pope Major General" Il
ounds just like the dispatches he
'sed to send to Washington. You
q q fool NE with your pretended
5ltle $ Or!e>?"
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NUE. j. TILDEN.

The gentleman whose name heads
this article may not accept the nomi>
nation tor President at the hands OF
the National Democratic Convention,
but it cannot nor will it lie denied
that he is the first choice for that Of
fee of a very large majority of the
Democrats of the Union. He is the
same Samuel J. Tilden to-day that
he was eight years ago when he was
elected President of the United States.
He Is the same Tilden to-day That he
was four years ago when it was nee
essary for Republicans to attempt to
stifle the voice of personal and politi-
cal justice by q loud abuse of him.
Being the same, We find the same big
mouthed professed Democrats join
ing Republicans in vehement and
venomous Trades against him that
we saw at Cincinnati four years ago
when they were on his heels in fell
pack and yell.
Preceding the crime that was COM
mitted by the electoral conspiracy,
these so called Democrats were neck
and neck with Republicans in their
assaults upon the man who had led
the party to victory against un.
p%aralleled opposition and difficulties
in the most remarkable struggle OF
our political history. Four years af-
terward the same men were doing
their utmost with personal vitupera-
ton and political calumuy to prevent
his nomination when in fact he was
not u candidate at all. Still we find
to-day Samuel J. Tilden the choice
of the Democracy for President-the
man to whom they look to lead them
on to victory.
Why is this: Can anyone explain
this popular upheavaI for the most
powerful leader in our Democratic
history? Has Mr.. Tilden changed?
Is he not the same ~far-seeing politi-
cal philosopher he was when in that
remarkable letter of acceptance be
nninted the way " .-~". and VIC |
The same man who beat Hayes in
1876; the same man who was swiu>
died out of the Presidency, but who
chose to forego the fruits of his victory
rather than to embroii his country
in another civil strife. The country
is taking in these facts. Mr.. Tilden
IS being estimated at his true worth,
His splendid statement to the Iro-
luois Club has convinced the people
hat he has brains enough and wis
lom enough to supply a h~alf.dozen
with leadership. And not
outstanding the dismal croaks of a :
ew protested Democrats he is TO-DAY ,,
be most popular man in the Demo :
ratio party and the man most
avored by the Republicans.
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THE OUTLOOK.

AS matters stand at present writing
the Presidential canvass appears to
be almost settled. Blaina will 20 to
Chicago with a much stronger FOOT
hold than he had in 1875 or 1880.
Pennsylvania and New York OBJ
posed him on previous occasit ns. He
has Captured the former and carries
away a majority Of the delegates of
the latter this year. Arthur is beaten
n bis own State. Still there a:e
hopes for him. Under the new rule
OF the National Republican Commits
tee all the delegates must be chosen
by the Sd of next month. This gives
Mr.. Arthur thirty days in which to
exercise all the Establishments of
Federal power upon them. There is
no telling what he may do in that
time. Heis in q position where he can
make promises that can te made
good. To what extent he MAJ make
them and what votes he may gain BY
them cannot now be determined.
Blaine and Arthur are the Presi-
Dental favorites. Edmunds, Logan, |
Lincoln and Sherman cut no figure
As. such. One of them may come in
u a dark horse, but the probabilities
ire against q dark horse winning this
year. Dark horses can't always win.
and Garfield we're both dark
lorses. Both of them weakened the
party. The former is as
politically dead as the latter is physi-
ally dead. A dark horse is the foal
f discord. In '76 and 80 he was
lade to bridge q chasm in the party.
lie cannot do it this year. It is too
tide and deep to be spanned by any
ark horse living. The Republican
is clearly divided into two dis
net factions. The lines are sharply
1t and defined. Blaine Is chief Ct
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IL Is Interesting to know, par.icu.
larry now that the debate on the edn
ca1ional Jill in the State has been
disposed of, that since the heo;>
"a Of carpet-bas statesmen the nnm :
Der of public schools in South Caro-,
lima has grown from 2,4s3 in 1873 IN
$3.50 in 1882; the school attendance
from 1O2 395 to 1905. The burden
under which the taxpaying element
may be inferred from the fact
that the whites of school age number
lol.ls9, while the colored number
1oo,415. SO much for the advent Of
home rule in the South
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Congress has been debating over a
pleuro-pneumonia bill during the past
two or three months, and now comes
Senator Coke with the stat. ment
that the bulk of the testimony before
the Senate shows there is no pleuro-
pneumonia in the country, and that
the cattle interests of the country
were suffering from the agitation of
the matter.
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A CALL.


At meeting of the Democratic
Central Committee of Butte City,
held in the rooms of the committee,
Saturday, April 5th. 1884, it wss
Resolved, First: That the Demo.
cratic Convention, for the purpose OF
nominating candidates for the sever
al city offices. be held at Renshaw
Hall. April %, 1884, at the hour of
IL M.
Second: That the primary meet
ings in the several wards in the city
be held April 10th inst, opening at
z O'Clock D. m. and closing at 8
o'clock p. m.
Third: That each ward be entitled
to five delegates.
Fourth: That polls shall be opened
at the following named-places:
First Ward, Kirgsbury building,
next door to Newton's drug store.
Second Ward, Centennial Hotel.
Third Ward, Thomas Ampbithe-
atre.
Fourth Ward, City Hall.
The five candidates in each ward
receiving the highest number of votes
cast shall be declared the delegates
rom said wards.
JOHN BRANAaAN,
Chairman.
GEO. w. NEwKIRK,
Secretary.