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Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-01

The following is table by which per-
sons not having scales and weights at hand
may readily measure the article wanted to
form any recipe without the trouble Of
weighing, allowance to be made for an ex-
traordinary dryness or moisture of the ar
ticle weighed or measured: Wheat -four, |
pound is l quart; indian meal, l pound 2
ounces are l quart; butter, when soft, I
pound is quart; loaf sugar, when broken,
l pound is l quart white sugar, powdered,
l pound l ounce are quart; 10 eggs are
| pound; -four, 4 peCks are l bushel Is
large teaspoonsful are l pint; large tea
sPoonsful are | gill; A large teaspoonsful
are J gill 2 gills are half pint pints are
l quart quarts are / gallon; common
sized tumbler holds ] pint; common
sized wine glass holds ] giIl;a teacup
holds | gill; large wine-gIa8s holds
gill a tablespoonful is ] ounce 40 drops
are equal to l teaspoonful; 4 teaspoonsful
are equal to | tablespoonful.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-01

Miss Corinne Deshon, charming young
lady Of Maryland, Conn, will be one of the
additions to society this winter. She is the
guest of Mrs. Deshon, on Scott St.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-01
POTATO CROQUETTES.

Add to four or FIVE mashed potatoes,
little nutmeg, cayenne pepper, and the
beaten yolk Of an egg. Beat the potatoes
with fork; roll them into little balls,
which robin egg and cracker crumbs, and
fry them in boiling lard.
Mrs. B.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-01

The Aesthetic Club had pleasant meet
ing on Wednesday afternoon, being enter
tanned by Mrs. E. G. Newton.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-01

"The Father of the Orphans" Fer3,.
nand Reidt, who, having no children a
his own, became the legal guardian q
thousand and more fatherless children !,
Vienna, has gone TO his reward.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-01

The Bachelors German Club propose
opening the winter gayeties by their first
German, next week.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-01

Miss Mollie and Miss Annie Wittenberg
have returned from Hot Springs, where
they have been for the past few weeks, the
guests Of the Misses Kimball. 1.e
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-01

When the Church of the incarnation, d
New York, was burned, the Jewish Tenn
pie Emanuel, in Common with Christian
churches, offered its hospitality to the
homeless congregation, which was accepted,
and Easter services were held, for the frs
time on record, in Hebrew synagogue.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-01
Mrs. John Mcclure has retured, after a
pleasant summer spent in Ohio. 90

Mrs. ?. 0. Hooper has returned from
Morrillton.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-01

Mrs. w. G. Stevens will commence her
series of delightful " evenings" next Mon
day night. 80 49,
Mrs. H. H. Wheeleqs, of Washington,
Ark, will spend few weeks with Mrs. E.
Fl. English. aF
.-- a5a %
The Chatauqua Circle met at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. W. A. Cantrell on Thursday
afternoon as
-
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-01

We regret to learn that Mrs. Gilbert
Knapp is quite sick.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-01

General Butler has good word spoken
for him by Mrs, Mary Livermore. Eleven
cases which she has brought to his notice
of oppressed women he has assisted, and
refused fees for his services.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27
More Dynamite.

LONDON, Feb 26.-An explosion in
the Victoria railway station shattered
the windows Of the Metropolitan
Underground Railroad 80 yards dis
tant and the fronts of houses some
distance in other directions were
badly shattered The Victoria re-
freshmeIt room is wrecked and q
clock eight feet high was blown from
the wall and thrown SIX yards away.
The street in the neighborhood is
completely strewn with glass. A
large force of police and the fire
brigade quickly reached the spot and
extinguished the fire, saving the
depot. The debris il left untouched
till the arrival of Col. Masendie,
chief inspector of explosions, who
will make a thorough examination of
the explosion. Detectives are act
lively enquiring into the matter. All
three hypo hes,s, gas, gunpowder and
dynamite are advanced and dis
cussed, dynamite being the favorite
theory.
Only two persons are Injured and
they slightly. Officials CT the rail-
way dlscredit the idea The ex piosion
Was the result of private malice as
the cost of the material would deter u
discharged servant from thus retail
1t is generally attributed to
persons who caused the explosion in
the underground railway some
months ago. The clerks state that a
man deposited a heavy valise last
evening, and cautioned them to be
with it. Some time after the
heard a noise like an alarm.
The damage caused by the explosion
is estimated at "a, 600.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27
JOHN CONFESS,

United States Senator John Con-
ness recently arrived in Napa, Cal. on
a visit to old friends. This recalls to
mind a prominent figure which long
since passed out of the political his
tory of California. 1t is said that
John Conness never returned to the
State after having been honored by
the citizens of California with the
position of United States Senator,
but quietly served out his term and
retired from the Senate a millionaire
and settled down in a suburban town
in Massachusetts,, lear Boston. Since
then his name is rarely mentioned,
except when referring to some Of the
stirring political events of early days
when John Conness of Hangtown
was a prominent figure in California
politics.
Taboye is taken he from a western
exchange of recent date. There arc
many old Californians In Montana,
to whom the name of John CONFESS
is as familiar as a household word.
1t recalls to memory the bitter politi-
cal fights between Gwin and Brode-
rick from "a to '5S. in which Conness
ably espouscd the cause OF the latter.
vas a man of untiring energy,
indomitable will, and remarkable
political sagacity. As a statesman he
was a failure, but AS a politician he
was one OF the most successful Ones
In the State. From an unknown
express agent OF Wells, Fargo & Co
he was elected to the lie gislature of
the State, then Governor aud finally |
United States Senator. 1t is no sur |
prise to those who know John Con- |
ness that he retired from the Senate |
millionaire. Mr.. Conness never
wed in HangtOwn-nOw Placerville.
His home in Ell Dorado county was
It Georgetown.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27
Lively Row A ntio,pated.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2e.-Phelps
OF N. J. will report back tomorrow
from the committee on foreign at-
fairs the resolution Of inquiry OF Rep.
resentative Brumm a. to whether
the minister of any foreign mower
had endeavored to nullify the effect
OF a unanimous resolution of the
House by reflections On the honor
and integrity of its members. The
report states that the COMMITTEES
could find no evidence and ask to be
discharged from further considera.
ton Of the subject. The presenta-
ton OF the report is looked forward
TO win interest, owing to the prob
ability that the occasion may be used
by ether Hawitt or Belmont
to transfer to the floor of
the House the personal controversy
which waged between them last week
IN the committee room. An effort
may be made to re-commit with in.
struct'ons to make further inquiry.
Such a motion will be strenuously re-
sisted by the committee who think
they have done all their duty in the
premises. In the contention others
Than the gentlemen named may be
brought into lively debate.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27

LONDON. Feb. 25.-Two reports 40.
companied the explosion the noise be-
Ing like the discharge of cannon and
followed by an immediate rush of
flames. The booking Office, waiting
room and cloak room were complete.
~ shattered and are a confused mass
OF debris. Luckily al: trains had ar
rived and only a few persons were
about the station.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-Col. Magendie.
who critically examined the ruins.
thinks the explosion due not to gas.
put to some powerful compound.
The report is current that the parcel
left in the cloak room was intended
for use against the house of parlia-
ment to night. and that it exploded
accidentally. The theory that the ex-
pIosion was caused by d dynamite gains
further confirmation from the fact
that the greatest damage was done
laterally.
The striking weavers at Fall
River, Mass, are returning to
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27
Greater than the Government.

WASHINGTON, Fob. 20. -When
Or. Norven Green, president of the
w. U. Tel. Co., appeared before the
Senate Subcommittee on POstoflces
and Post Roads to-day, Senator Hill
asked that all contracts with the press
association be laid before the commit
tee.
DR.. Green requested that the uues-
ton of furnishing the subcommittee
with copies of the contracts with rail
road companies, cable companies and
press associations, be referred to the
whole committee. He claimed that
neither the subcommittee, nor the
whole committee, nor the entire Sem
ate had the power to require the wit
ness to produce said contracts. Be-
sides, copies of them cannot be made
without the consent OF the board of
directors, mol could they be produced
without the consent of the other par
ties to the contract. DR.. Green de-
c'ined to furnish Information con-
corning the receipts from cable con-
tracts, etc. He said there was moth
ing In the contract which he was not
willing the committee should know
but he declined to answer on general
principles. The enquiries were in
quisitorial in nature.
Senator Hill said: "You are q
corporation, are you not j.?
has a right to legislate in
the matter, has 1t not {"
M, sir; not the least in the
World" replied Gwynn. counsel for
Senator Hill-"Do you deny the
right OF Congress to regulate your
business 2"
Gwynn-"No, but Congress has
10 right to interfere with the man
lgement Of our private business"
Senator Hill-''I cannot agree
With on that point. I consider the
question pertinent"
Gwynn-''Very we'll, we will try
hat with YOU any day."
DIR. Green then said he had lust re.
'eived a telegram from w. H. Smith. |
manager of the New York
md Western Associated Press Asso.
iations, in relation to what he Or.
was reported to have said
yesterday. He asked if the commit
ee would ask Mr.. Smith to appear
'efore the committee and that would
70 better than to receive the tele-
ram.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27
GETTING LEFT.

A New York evening paper, which
may be regarded as a sort of organ
of the Sherman party, recently
said:
"Mr. Sherman admits that the
Danville investigation does not show
as cOnclusively as he had expected
that the massacre vas premeditated,
but it has shown q great many things
that are not creditable to the South
ern system of civilization"
Commenting upon this excerpt the
World thus prods the ambitious
Senator: HAS the bloody shirt
faded to this pale and sickly hue ?
Poor Johns campaign investigation
has only sh own "a great many things
that are not creditable to the South
ern system of civilization !" Why,
without journeying to Danville and
Copiah County John might have
found a great many things that are
not creditable to the Northern sys-
tenn of civilization. There were the
Maybee murders on Long Island
and the Townsend assaults; the
Paullin murder in New Jersey; the
Jenny Cramer affair in Conne cticut;
the recent murder of a railroad con-
ductor in Ohio, and the lynching of
his murderers by a mob; the
election frauds in Ohio in 1880;
through which the Republicans
carried the election and for which
some of the hired tools went to the
pehitentiary. All of these are
things mot creditable to the North
ern system of civilization"
Poor John! He was disappointed
at being deprived OF the opportunity
to make a bloody-shirt speech in the
Senate. And now to find the
treasured garment with all its
sa~nguinary stains washed away is
too bad. How much John must
regret that the damned spots" were
not as indelible as those on Lady
hands, which all her rnb-
bing could not eradicate!
The bloody shirt is evidently
doomed to be a failure, despite the
recent Republican prediction that it
vas still good for two more Presi-
elections.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27
VINO Planted This Ola App!e
Tree"

On the land of Delos Hotchkiss. OF
Cheshire, Conn, is an apple tree that
Is said to he the last of an orchard set
out by the first settlers in that
neighhorhood, and which is reckoned
to be lS6 years old. Mr.. Rotchki-s,
who is in his S2u year, has known
and owned it to' nearly half a GEN.
fury, and when he Wa a boy he tod
the writer that he heard his grand
mother say that in her early girlhood
q Used to play under it's then broad
and shelte'iug branches. The body
OF the tree is four feet in diameter up
Go a point where the limos branch, Of
which there are five main branches,
each of which is nearly two feet in
diameter. Its height is sixty feet.
and from its outermost branches
apples falling perpendicularly lie six
rods apart. Mr.. Ho!chkiss Informed
me that he had picked up and
measured l25 bushels of good APPLES
Tor oneyear's produce of this tree, and
ne estimated that in has borne from
io,OOo to $4,000 bushels I'D TO this
date.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27
EDMUND'S PR ESIDEN rIAL
PROSPECTS,

Senator Edmunds has about as
much chance for the Presidency a.
the man In the moon. The ability,
the integrity, or the craftsmanship
of Mr.. Edmunds may be conceded,
without furthering his prospects for
the Office, for the fact is no Repuhl;-
can candidate for the Presidency will
come from Vermont this year. The
State Ia too small and too sure to set
up its claims against the greater
communities which carry an overpow
ering weight of votes. In choosing a
presidential candidate the delegates
not only pick out a man whoi is likely
to carry his own State but n who
comes from a State that is we'll worth
carrying.
1t Is from some one of the larger
States that the next candidate will
come, probably New York, Ohio or
Illinois. From New York Mr.. Ar
lhur has the strongest chance. If
Ohio, Mr.. Sherman may be chosen.
Ii Illinois, MI. Lincoln or General
may be selected. Mr.. Ed
nunds IL an im~psssibility.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27
JUDGE COBURN.

It il hoped that the Minneapolis
EUening Journal is mistaken in Its
estimate of tue gentleman who is to
succeed Judge Cong-r in the First
Judicial district. 1t says: "The
Indiana delegation has worked off
some more stale stock. The Cranky
Coburn has been thrown in a heap
on the Montana bench. He is to
succeed Judge COnger on the Territor-
ial circuit. Conger has his faults, and
they were g%rievious ones, but a lack
of law was not M of them. He can
expound the law better drunk than
Coburn a sober"
The same paper also says: Gen
eral John Coburn is a native of
Indiana, a lawyer by profession, has
served several terms in congress. His
earlier political life gave promise of
good results, but he had an acute
attack of swell head (which soon be-
came chronic. This contributed to
his defeat by the Indianapolis pork
packer, after which he sank into the
oblivion whence he sprang, his politi-
cal life having been a mushroom
outgrowth Of Indiana clay subsoil
ana war Times.
This is all very uncOmplimentary
to MOntana's new Associate Justice,
but We hope it is entirely unmerited.
1t seems. however, there are others
besides the Journal who have not an
exalted opinion Of the Judge. This is
shown in q recent Washington
telegram which says:
There Is great rejoicing In the In
diana delegation over the cOnfirma-
Of John COburn as associate as
tice of Montana to succeed C0nger.
has been a burden in Indi-
ana politics ever since he was defeated
for Congress by Landers. This
seemed to sour him and he has been
demanding appointment
to Office and creating dissensions be-
cause he could not get 1t. His ap-
pointment Is understood to have
been made by the President to set at
rest the impOrtunings of the Indiana
delegates whom he would propitiate
whatever cost to the people of the
1t is a part # the policy
which secured the appointment of
General Gresham for
POstmaster-General which by the
way, was one Of the most meritOri
'us appointments made by this ad-
nin,stratiOn. But the motive vas
zone the less clear to those who read
the lines of executive ap-
General Harrison's
residential candidacy vas becoming
90 formidable. He is likely to secure
solid delegation from Indiana. so
General Gresham was brought into
prominence by a cabinet APP
ointment. This policy has had the
esired end. Neither can now claim
he solid support OF that State in the
RATIONAL Convention. Arthur's +,
Ian is to secure the New York and {
indiana delegations and with the
uppOrt of his henchmen are work.
lg up in the South, he has high
opes and great expectations.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27
Two French Generals

PARIS, Fer. o8.-Generals De-
Wlmptfen and Schramm are dead.
The latter entered the army in 1893.
when only ten years of age and be-.
fore completing the Gath year of his
age was a brigadier general. De,
WimPfen, during the Franco-Prus.
sian war. received orders August
18th appointing him commander.in-
chief In cas- Marshal McMahon
should be disabled. Sept. 1st, dur
Ing the battle Of Sedan, hearing that
McMahon was wounded, he pro.
duced his commission and assumed
the Chief command. He at once re-
versed the orders for ca%pitulatton al.
ready given, hoping for victory. The
order Tor retreat came from the en-
peror and not from him. General
Wimpffen %thereupon proposed to the
emperor that they should trv and
save themselves by cutting q way to
The emperor would not
consent and the general offered bis
resignation. The emperor would not
accept it and all that was left for him
70 do was to conclude ana Sign the
'apitulAtion Of the great army under
,is command
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27

1t is one of those strange facts
which puzzles m~oraIists, that while
Sherman and his gang are manufac-
turing Virginia outrages for political
purposes, Virginians are heartily re.
spending to the appeals for help by
the flooded people of ShermaD's
state. Even Danville, which he is
trying to show was the seat of a
bloody conspiracy against the colored
voters, Is sending handsome contri
buttons to the constituents of the
Senator who is busily engaged in
maligning and aspersing her. 1t is a
noble revenge the people of Virginia
are MISUNDERSTANDING Goals of fire
upon the head of their traducer.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27

The irrepressible Dorsey was re-
Gently In Chicago and as usual sub.
mitted to ali interview. With that
frankness which has lately charac-
terized his utterances lhe said: II
am out of politics and an disguised
with everything about political af>
fairs. ! am also Disguised with the
Government which has prostituted
every principle in its fabric by its
action In the Star Route trial. l
carried Indiana for Garfield and
helped the Republican PARTY achieve
success, and in return for my ser.
Wees they tried to put me IN prison."
Dorsey will be the death of the Re-
publican party unless measures be
taken to close his mouth.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27
Oeseret University.

SALT LAKE, Feb. 26.-The Uni
versity of Deseret is supported by
the public school funds and has
always been controlled by the Nor
mon church. The Legislature makes
an appropriation. The board of
regents created a debt of nearly
$4,000 and the Legislature has
passed a bill making an appropri-
alton for the same, but it has not
yet been approved by the Governor.
The law makes it the duty of the
Governor to appoint regents, to be
confirmed by the Legislature.
The Governor sent in the
names for chancellor and twelve re-
gents, three OF whom are non-Mor-
mons. Tnis is classed by the church
organs as q usurpation Of power and
they will, if possible, refuse to con-
tirm because the university is really
a Mormon sch"ol, claiming to be un-
sectarian, simply to draw the public
money. The appointments of Gov.
Murray gives another chance for per.
sonal abuse and the display of Nor
hatred to the Government.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27
How thu Scheme tor the BarthcI-
di Statute Originated.

1t is not generally known how the
scheme for a colossal statute of Lib
erty originated. 1t was about fl teen
years ago when NJ. BarthoIdl came
to this country for The first time,
bringing lrtters witch him from
Edouard l. tbuulave and other good
friends OF union between Fran e aud
America. On. of the persons to
whom NJ. BarthoIdi wen upon his
arrival here Was Miss Booth, we'll
known as a translator of books by
Laboulaye, a. M Of the first hi,tor-
itns OF our CITY, and as the editor of
Harper's BszAr. NJ. BarthoIdi pre-
serted to Miss Booth his conc ption
Of q colossal statue, which might
stand permanently as q mark of
French brotherhood with the United
States. He said, moreover, that as
he was sailing up the bay he observed
-dlne's island, which seemed to
him the right place for such a statue.
III. Bartholdl's scheme - which
came, Of course, to the knowledge of
many persons-was discussed indus
triously, aud the ups.iot VS. that the
sculptor returned 10 his country with
certain definite intentions. At that
time Rartholdi had an excellent rep
1tation as a sculptor and architect.
he had done some brilliant work,
and he was regarded as an artist of
singular promise. He had also ac-
compllshed more labor on u large and
even colossal scale. NJ. Bartholdl's
plans tor a liberty statue We're COM
pleted during the e%mpero1ship OF
Napoleon Ill. Then came the war
with Prussia, which put a stop to his
undertaking. 1t vas after the war,
when the French republic Was tirin-
~ established, that the sculptor took
u9 his scheme again aud gave publi-
city to it. He asked the French
to subscribe for the statue. Tue
people subscribed readily,
one might almost say sou toy sou.
Then NJ. Bartholdi turned his sight
to our own country, aud asked US to
subscribe for a pedestal on which the
statue could be placed. That was
several years ago. We have not vet
subscribed the amount needed for
the pedestal.