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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07

IN IRISH Lea DER DEL ID.
4. NJ. SuIIiran, Journalist, Lawyer and Poll
fician.
Alexander Martin Sullivan, who

Alexander Martin Sullivan, who died
Dublin few days ago, was de-
scendent of the O'Sullivans, of Beare,
on the southwest coast of Ireland. He
was born at Bantry in 1880, and re-
ceived his early education in his native
province. Before the rising of AS Mr..
Sullivan became n member of the
Young Ireland party. but took no prom
ment part in the movement. Soon af-
terward he went to Dublin to study art.
but about 1852 he became sub-editor of
the Nation, and in 1857 became editor
and sole proprietor of the paper.
Mr.. Sullivan's first visit to the United
States was made during the latter part
of 1857. While here he Travelled Il great
deal, and in Il pamphlet which he sub
sequently published he gave the true
version of the British massacre in the
Wyoming Valley in 177S. On the death
of Lucas and the transportation of
Charles Gavan Duffy, Mr.. Sullivan was
left almost single-handed to fight the
national battle in Dublin. Through the
friendship of the late Mr.. Donegan, of
Dublin, he was induced to start the
Morning News, which, until the death
OI MT. DOne1dH anu lHe HOsllIlll VI
Cardinal Cullen caused its suspension,
was the ablest opponent of the Wings
in the fight TO West Britonize Irish pub
lie opinion.
During the excitement in February,
1868, arising out of the execution of
Allen, Larkin and O'Brien, at the Man
chester. Mr.. Sullivan, along with John
Martin, James Lalor and Thomas
Bracken, was indicted for seditious as
sembling by their participation in the
erection of monument to the memory
of the men, but the jury disagreed. In
the same court Mr.. Sullivan was found
guilty of publishing seditious matter in
the Weekly News, of which journal he
was proprietor, but not editor, and was
sentenced to six months Imprisonment, |
at the end of which time he was to give |
security for his good behavior for two
years to the sum of f1000. While in
prisoned he declined election rs Lord |
mayor by the Dublin corporation, of
which he was a member. AT the end of |
tour months he was released from jail.
On the day of his release committee
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07

| Hon. James Watson Webb, who was
many years editor of the New York
Courier and Enquirer, was the last
avowed duelist at the north. His last
meeting was at Wilmington, Del, with
Tom Marshall, of Kentucky. He was
not only wounded in the let knee, but
on his return to New York was tried
and sentenced to two years hard labor
in the penitentiary. Governor Seward
pardoned him and he renouuced duel
ing; but when he was at Washington,
at the time of the assault on Sumner,
he was challenged again, as he thus
told the story:
Il was at Washington at the time of
Brooks assault on Sumner. The
Courier and Enquirer came out de-
nouncing Brooks as coward Gen.
Quitman, northern man and an old
and intimate friend, waited on me and
said: General, am sorry to see you
/ knew what it meant and handed him
a chair. Il have a message for YOU
he continued, land | am ashamed to
bear it, but if ! refused | couldn't live
in the south
"'A5out the Courier-Enqujrer para
graphP' l asked. 'Yes! he said. We'll,
sid l, just keep it in your pocket til
tonight. That paragraph was written
in the office. / am respoDs' Die for it,
and will fight for it, but l prefer TO
fight for what [ have written myself. l
sent a letter Two days ago, published
in the paper this morning. 1t will be
here tonight. 1t is four times as Sc
we're as that parag raph; but when that
gets here you can take your choice, and
we will fight tomorrow afternoon at
O. clOckr | added to Quitman: Il am
now Il church commIuicant, and have
changed my views on duelipg.
would not now fight q personal duel-a
duel for q personal atiront. Moreover
[ had 20 personal quarrel with Brooks.
He and dined together at Gov. Atkins
only three days ago. But | will fight
fol my country aud its institutions and
principles in private combat the same
as armies. do, and ask the blessing o
God upon the issue. will fight Brooks
tomorrow. Come to me in the morn
ng.'
my offensive letter arrived Next |
Gen. Quitman waited on me,
md said the South Carolnian, after a |
,wo hours session over my letter, had |
the challenge! | never was
10 astOnished in my life
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07

| Prof. Bal before a Boston Audience.
If, about 200 years ago, a witness had
stated that he had seen witch at mid
night riding through the air on broom
stick, he would have been believed; but
if he had stated that he had heard a
loud explosion, and found a large hole
in the ground, and, upon thrrsting his
hand in, had found a stone which was
warm, his veracity would have been
doubted Meteors must have fallen in
olden times, but it is only in later days
that these cases have been reported.
Until 1894 it was the belief that meteors
were visitations to God. A Danish as
tronomer was the first to write on the
subject. Pallas found meteor, which
the former examined, and recognized
its true character, being composition
of iron and nickel. In 1888 large
shower fell in Normandy, which was of
metc oric origin. A Hindoo claimed
that meteor followed him for two
hours before it fell TO the cal th. The
most celebrated one fell in 1892, in a.
sace, and it has hung for three CEN
turies ia cathedral. 1t weighed 230
pounds, and fell with the sound of clap
of thunder. 1t penetrated the earth six
feet. The best known meteor is one of
1874, which fell in Wolverhampton. A
farmer saw hole in the ground, and
an examination showed the ground to
be warm, and meto OF was finally I'M
earthcd which weighed about
700 pounds. Being polished it
resembles solid iron. and is
now stored in the British muse
UNI. In falling, metoors start from
above the atmosphere, where there is
little resistance, and coming down with
velocity twenty times greater than
that of a bullet. Coming in contact
with the atmosphere, great heat is gen
Grated and the meteor is broken in
pieces. The most common meteors ale
stones, and cannot be found because
they resemble stones on the earth sur
face In Siberia and South America
the most are found. Where they come
from has caused much discussion. One
theory is that meteors originally came
from the earth, and were due to stupen-
dous volcanic eruptions of ages gone,
when the meteors were thrown beyond !
the attraction of the earth, and sent re-
volving around the sun When the |
earth in its orbit comes near one of |
these wandering metcors il attracts it, |
and il. plunges into the earth. Any |
stone thrown at the rate of six miles |
second would not return to the earth |
again, but would be thrown outside of |
its attract',e power. Every one of
these must in time enter the orbit of
the earth and must, of course, return
10 il.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07

was formed to present him with a ma
tional testimonial, which he declined
and sum of money which had been
collected for him he caused to be placed
as an initiatory subscription to the fund
to erect Foley's statue of Grattan, which
is now on College Green.
| Mr. Sullivan was present at the in
ception of the home rule association,
which was formed at a meeting at the
Bolton hotel, Dublin, in May, 1870, and
has ever since advocated its policy. In
1870 lie was returned to Parliament for
the county of Louth, defeated the Right
Hon. Chichester Fortescue, president of
the board of trade, who had much in
iluence in the county. Mr.. Sullivan
soon made himself liked, and finally
won his way to the very front rank of
the Hish members, and of young men,
bers in general.
On the election of Mr.. Parnell as
member from Cork, Mr.. Sullivan was
chosen by large majority to succeed
him as member of Meath. He held. this
position until failing health and the de-
mands OF his private business compelled
him TO resign in August, 1882. In the
lOllONiI2 III nt Cslllit W iilt OulltN
States, chiefly on account of his health,
but while here delivered lectures in the
principal cities on the condition of Ire
land. Mr.. Sullivan's parliamentary
career was a stormy one, some of its
episodes being exciting and interest
inc.
Several years ago Mr.. Sullivan sought
admission to the Irish bar, but through
an anti-national clique he was refused
admission. He then removed to Eng
land, where he soon was admitted, and
where he continued 10 practice as long
as his health would permit. He was
engaged in many important cases
among them the trial of Herr Most, the
German socialist editor, whom he de-
Tended with rare skill and tact. When
he removed to London he turned the
Nation over to his brother, clever
poet. He was the author of two nota-
BILE books-'.The Story of Ireland and
''New Ireland"-the last published in
1877. Mr.. Sullivan was married in 1861
to Miss Donovan, daughter OF the late
John Donovan, of New Orleans, La.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07

Several days ago, says Newburg West Val
dispatch, barn belonging to d. V. Laughey,
near St. George, burned in the night. The
next day an examination of the ruins made
it certain that u human being had been Gre
mated in the building. No one was missing in
who had been seen in the city the day pre-
vious. Recently some children play ing near
the ruins discovered in fence corner the
out of the building, but was overcome and
died where found. 1t is now believed that
search of the ruins discovered a partially
burned hand.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07
DEFENDING THE CAPITAL.



Days ofHe Var.
One of the first acts of the admins
tration of President Lincoln was the
superseding of the diplomatic represen
tatives of the United States at foreign
courts, in order to put stop to the in
trigues which it was known were being
carried on to the prejudice of the estab-
lished government, and in the interests
of the rebellious states of the south,
says the Philadelphia Times. Among
the first of these appointments was
Cassius M. Clay, of Kentucky, commits
stoned just twenty-four days after the
presidents Inauguration.
The following autograph letter, writ
ten by Gen. Clay to Mai. Armes, q re-
tired officer of tie army. and recovered
from mass of private papers, presents
an interesting picture of the condition
of things in Washington the first few
days after Mr.. Lincoln assumed the
reins of government, and also sheds
light upon his supersedure at st. Pc
tersburg by Simon Cameron. The let
ter read as follows: ''DEAR SIR :
In response to your letter of December
16, 1880. In the spring of 1S61-62. be-
dppoibtOiV iNOl IcNtl anu
minister plenipotentiary to the Russian
government at st. Petersburg, was
awaiting. with my family, at Washing
ton, my Instructions, when United
States vessels were sunk in the Chesa-
peake, and Tie railroad and telegraph
communications with the north were
destroyed by the confederates. As
soon as learned that the ships were
sunk knew that the war was begun.
ut was near night, and the omnibus
was standing ut the door of Willard's
hotel, going to the Baltimore depot.
ran to the rooms of my family and told
them to get at once into the carriage or
they would be left, and after that they
would not be able TO get out of Wash
ington. They did so. leaving their
clothes and trunks unpacked, and set
ting out awaited my arrival in BALI
more. That, as | anticipated. was the |
last car that left the city,
''For nearly thirty years | had dis
cussed the slavery issue in Kentucky |
and elsewhere, and knew from long
observations and the avowed designs of
the Shareholders that war was inevita-
BILE, and | had so stated in my many
speeches made in the presidential can
vass in 1860 in II inois, Indiana ard
Ohio. 4 at once went TO Gen. Winfield
Scott's headquarters in Washington and
asked an interview. He granted it, but
his military staff then present, hearing
my request for a private conference and
not retiring, | asked the general into
another room, but they followed HIM in
also, and refused to retire. As | then
had reason to believe there was treason
in the army refused to say anything,
and, telling the general l would call
again, | retired.
I'm the quadrangular court of the
yard of Willard hotel was an old thea
tire which had been disused and was
then turned, believe, into an ocea-
sional church. 1t communicated with
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07
TIRED OF SINGLE LIFE.


a special dispatch says; When President
Arthur paid his visit to Secretary Frelinghuy
sen at Raritan, and extended it beyond the
linn is ordinarily fixed, it was suddenly +.
mernbered that he had during last winter Al
7pring been noticeably attentive to Miss Title
Frelinghuysen the Secretary's eldest daugh-
ter, and to this was ascribed the prolongation
OF his sit. For once rumoc told the truth,
as the arriage of the President with Miss
Frelnghuysen has been arranged and will
take place at Washington during the month of
January. At Newark. the home of the Ere
linghuysens, the belief had been general for
several months that the marriage was contem-
plated, but as the months have rolled on with
out the formal announcement. and as Miss
Frelinghuysen was known to have been alb
sent from Washington since early summer
h2ving passed several weeks at LenoX Mass
believe that the marriage has been arranged,
and now none clos6 W acquainted with the
family OF the bride W. Omit the truth of the
statement. Among President Arthurs friends
in Washington the news came as surprise.
All of them heard the rumors but all set them
down as successors to those which have PROV
ed to be incorrect.
Miss Title is the eldest child OF Secretary
Freiinghuysen, and is about thirty nine years
old. She is tall and slender blond,
with clear cut features and Il shaDely, low
forehead, brown hair, gray eyes, and a some
what pail face, and, although not what is
called a handsome woman, has a stately and
commanding presence. She is of very pol
ished manners, exceedingly vivacious, an ex-
cellent conversationalist, and has rendered
herself very popular in all circles mt Washing
ton. She is also noted for her charities both
at Washington and Newark, n. j., her home,
and no one in either city is more blessed by
the poor than she.
President Arthur is fifty-four years old, and
has been wldower for the last five years.
His first wife was Miss Ellen Herndon the
OF Lieutenant Herndon, of the Uni
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07

The telegraph appears to have made
more progress in the United States than
in any other country. The number of
American telegraph offices in 1882 was
2,917, and the number of kilograms
forwarded during the year was 40,5S1,-
III. The number of telegraph offices
in Great Britain and Ireland in 1882
was 5,747, the number of kilograms for
warded being 1896. 029. Germany
had 1O,SO3 offices, the number of tele-
grams forwarded being 26.260, 124.
France had 6,319 offices, the number of
kilograms forwarded being 26, 260, 1874.
Russia had 2,S19 offices, the number of
kilograms forwarded being $500, pol.
Belgium had S35 offices, the number of
kilograms forwarded being 4,066, S43.
Spain had 647 offices, the number of
kilograms forwarded being 1882, lS6.
British India had 1,025 offices, the num-
Der of kilograms forwarded being
:, 032, Cos. Switzerland had ,l60 Of
fees, Italy $3.50 apd Austria 1896
The number of kilograms forwarded in
these three aforementioned countries
was 3,046, 1872, 7,026, 2S7 and 6,626, POS,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07

ted States navy, who was lost at sea while in
command of the passenger steamer Central
America. Since his accession to the presi-
taken charge of the white house so far as her
time would permit, although for long periods
the presidents home lacked mistress. His
family consists of TWO children-Allan, aged
twenty-one, now a student at Princeton, and
Nellie, aged thirteen.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07

1t is only through the morning gate
of the beautiful that you can penetrate
into the realm of knowledge; that
which we feel here as beauty we shall
one day know as truth.-Schiller.
Frau Geistinger is playing the title
role in the ''Beggar Student in Vienna
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07

Gen. L. l.. Clingman, of North Caro-
lima, continues steadfast and enthusiast
tic in his faith in tobacco as panacea
for the ills that flesh is heir to-" and
reports several new cases in which re.
markable cures of dropsy, sore throat
corns, warts, etc, have been effected by
the application of tobacco-leaf com
presses.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07
Garneid Statue Unre,ied.

Notwithstanding that rain storm prevailed
nearly all day, quite number of gentlen en-
and ladies assembled at lower Grove park st.
Louis. on the 25th and took part in the unveil-
ing of the statute erected there to the mem
DRY of the late President Garfield. The exer-
cises consisted in addresses by DR.. En- lie,
pree torious editor in West Lyche Post and
Carl Cauer, the sculptor. The dedcatory
speech was made by d. p. Orrley, secretary of
the Memorial Society. Music and reading and
II letter from President Arthur and Governor
Crittended followed. A memento of the occa-
sion was also presented to Carl Cauer by Mrs
Helen Fetch, formerly n resident in the ar
lists native town.
You may take the greatest trouble,
and by turning it around find joys on
the other side. Tdimdge.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-10
Right This Way, Mr.. Musselman.

Mr.. John L. Musselman an inmate of the In
sane Hospital, who is trying to institute habeas
corpus proceedings to procure his release feels
greatly outraged at the character of the notices
of his suit that have appeared in the city papers,
and yesterday he filed petition in the Circuit
Court asking'the judge to issue an order to pre-
vent the papers from making any further pub
locations about the case until final decision is
reached In his petition he quotes the articles
already printed, and denounces them as Tying,
scandalous and hbelous." He also says that he
had permission from Superintendent Fletcher
and President Harrison of the board, to come
to the city and bring the suit, and he sets forth
a copy of an order from them to this effect Mr..
Musselman is not getting along very well with
his legal proceedings, and seems to be somewhat
anxious about the matter. In the language of a
popular song, There's a heap Of trouble on the
ole mans mind"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-10
THE HIGHER LAW DENOUNCED.
Mayor McMaster Vigorously Criticises the
Attitude of the Commissioners

When the saloon keepers, arrested under the
operation of the higher law of the police com
missioners for notclosing their front doors on Sun
day, came into the City Court, yesterday morn
ing, for trial, Mayor McMaster put his foot on
the higher law" and emphatically refused to
be party to its enforcement These cases, ,
the Mayor said, will be continued until the
court can see what will be the settled policy of
the police board.
Ut is well-known that the court favors an i'm
partial enforcement of law without dscrinina-
ton. Its enforcement ought not to be
in a question of doors. To some men it seems
more manly to use the front than the rear door
l do not like to see the court or the police force
used as a tool by the majority of the police
board to discriminate. The orders were plain
in that letter (meaning the letter of December
rs, to the superintendent, but the force seems
to be given to understand that they do not mean
what they say. The police cannot tell what
duty is expected of them One great argu-
ment for the passage of the metropolitan police
bill was that the force could be made impartial
and no one could object so long as it was So
The court has nothing but words of commenda-
ton for the police force, for, from the superin-
tendent down the members have tried to do
their duty. The trouble lies in that they do not
know what is expected of them. The force is
not responsible, and the fault seems to lie with
the majority of the board. A great many people
do not seem to understand that the mayor has
no voice in the police policy of the city, but such
is the case. Under the police bill the exclusive
control is vested in the board, and the board
must take the responsibility These cases are
simply continued, and they will be disposed of
according to law when the board is found to
have settled policy"
Commissioner Murphy, when asked what he
had to say in defense of the course which had
been pursued by the commissioners, declined to
talk.
Commissioner Frenzel stated to a News re-
porter that he conceded with the mayor as to
what the Metropolitan force was intended for.
So far as his ruling is concerned, 1 have nothing
to say, nothing to criticise He is entitled to his
own views, and can rule as he sees fit So far as
the police board is concerned, it is no concern
of his at all what their policyis The mayor, in
his capacity as judge, should decide the cases
coming before him on their merits If violators
of the law are brought before him. and the vio-
lation substantiated by sufficient proof, he can
not do otherwise than find against them, no mat
ter what anybodys policy may be. :"
Commissioner Malott says that the enforce
ment of the saloon laws is the only question that
the board has not been harmonious upon. He
favors an absolute enforcement of the law,
which, if obnoxious to the people. they may
remedy through the power of repeating them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-10
THE EX-PRIS0NERS OF WAR MEETING.
Resolutions Passed Favoring the Robinson
Bill and Condemning the Substitute.

The State association of ex-prisoners of war
held meeting in the courthouse yesterday for
the purpose of transacting the usual business
and to make formal expression of opinions re
garding the pension legislation now pending in
Congress-. Captain John v. Hadley, of Danville,
presided and the reports of the secretary were
read and approved. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year. President, l. n.
Walker; vice president, L. G. Adair; treasurer,
J. F. Scholl; representatives to national associa-
tion ]. v Hadley, George Grimes, Isaac A
Mitchell, H. G. Stiles, j. F. Scholl and Charles R.
Unthank executive committee, George
Grimes, J. " Hadley and Charles Unthank
The delegates to the national association
were instructed to favor a later date for the an
nual meeting of the association. The committee
on resolutions presented the following, which
were UNANIMOUSLY adopted, and the secretary was
instructed to send a copy to each Indiana sena-
tor and representative in Congress-
Resolved By the Union prisoners of war, of the
State of Indiana in convention assembled that we
indorse equitable and just the bill now pending be-
fore Congress and known the Robinson BILL and
ask senator's and representatives 10 use their
best eudeavors in securing its passage.
Resolved, That the bill reported by the House
committee on pensions, as substitute for the Robin
son bill meets with strong disapproval, doing
injustice to soldiers who risked capture torture and
death in rebel hes in desperate enterprises and ex-
petitions necessary to the of arms were
taken wounded the field of battle, after the retreat
of our armies hundreds and thousands were
captured. .-.r
bers of the g. A r. the pension committee from said
organization, in their address to Congress, did not
represent the sentiment of the great body of soldiers
comprising the Grand Army of the Republic on this
question"
1t was decided to hold the next annual reunion
at Terre Haute, October 10 and II, 1884, and the
association adjourned.