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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31


A case which has just been reported
from New York illustrates the probable
injustice OF some comments that We have
seen upon such apparently unjust SEN
fences as three months Imprisonment for
stealing loaf Of bread, sentences which
by the way have a strange habit of turn
ing up periodically in the letters of Lon
don correspondents Of American papers
Perhaps If the whole truth were known
these seemingly outrageous sentences
would be seen to be fully merited as in
the New York case. Upon the face Of
the record 1t would appear in the latter
case that Western Union telegraph
messenger has been given one year in the
penitentiary for stealing four telegraph
blanks, valued at one cent, and
We can easily fancy the American
correspondent Of some London
Journal in the not tar distant
future transcribing this terrible penalty
for triding otfsnse from the official record
and forwarding the same to his paper
coupled with some comments upon the
farcioal administration Of Law which makes
it possible to bear so hardly upon poor.
friendless little fellow while greater
rogues 60 unpublished. The real off nse
Of which the messenger had been guilty,
however, WAS that OF connecting bogus
kilograms for the purpose Of swind-
ling people out OF small sums OF
money, and he had pursued this dis
reputable business for some time and
with considerable success before he was
caught. The same thing had been done by
others who hsvepot been caught. 1t was
therefore deemed advisable to make an
example Of the prisoner, but here the
prosecution found itself crippled by the
unwillingness Of those whom the boy had
victimizsd to appear and testify against
him. Hence the Western Union Company,
in the interest of its patrons, pushed
against the offender the only charge
which it could sustain under the circum-
stances and the sentence Of one years
imprisonment was pronounced, pro-
fssssdly for the larceny Of cents worth
Of paper, but in reality as punishment
for the long course Of petty swindling for
which the arrest was made.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31

William Daniel, the vice, Presidential
nominee of the prohibitionists, is Of
peninsulAr nativity. He was born in
Somerset county, Md, January Oath, 1926
and has been an active temperance man
since the days of his youth. He repre-
scented his native county for two terms
in tbs house of delegates and one term in
tine senate and has been president Of the
Maryland State Temperance Alliance
since 1873. Since 1858 he has lived in
Baltimore.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31

DIscoIE, July "a Authorization that
tne cattle disease, said to be Texas fever.
is prevalent at Maxwell, Neb., was re-.
oeiVed here yesterday. Governor Dawes
immediately dispatched a oommiaaion 10 ~
investigate. Commissioner Lorirs bss
also ordered DR.. Trumbower Of Iilino,s
to Maxwell. 'Aoi'
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31

The Philadelphia Ledger pu In plea
for the baggage smssher, who, II says, is
often uDjustly abused. Tourists pack
their belongings In immense trunks
which would tax the strength Of a horse
to handle properly, and then blame the
baggage manipulation II any accident
happens to them. Let them use trunks
of moderate size and weight and the
smasher will cease to smash.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31

Many persons are iGnorantly stating
that Harper's Weekiy's opposition to
Blaine is matter of very recent date,
when an examination OF that papers
cartoons shows the contrary to be true.
With the Issue of this week is published
supplement showing come Of its anti
Blaine cartoons as far back as March Sth,
1879. The one under the date Of May
Sth, 1880, shows Blaine as huge magnet
attracting bloody shirt campaign Credit
MobiIier scandal, Fort Smith & Little
Rock railroad bonds, the Mulligan letters,
machine politicians and other things
decidedly obnoxious to the best element is
Of both parties. The one dated March
18th, 1882, is powerful srraignment Of
Blaire's meddlesome foreign policy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31

The other dky wealthy New York
York farmer jumped into Lake Ontario to
rescue his hat, which had blown over.
board, and was drowned. The fate Of the
hat has not been reported.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31

R. II, Mcdonald, the Vinegar Bitters
man Of California, got in big stroke Of
Advertising at the prohibition convention
aud, having accomplished his purpose,
withdrew from the candidacy. Mcdonald
is a shrewd man We doubt II either
Barnum OF wansmaker have ever ex.
hibited SIS high degree of genius as this.
he got what he wanted and escaped in q
very happy manner the nomination that
he did not want.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31

The Michigan car works in Detroit will
this week shut dowr for 80 days, throw
ing ont Of employment about ], 200 menE
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31

Dorse Callahan, heavy-ws. ght cham
pion pugilist OF Manitoba, says he is will
ing to fight John l.. Sullivan with gloves
or bare knuokles for from %, 500 to 81, 900
. side and the championship.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31

The New York He,dld devotes half
column TO theorizing why the weather is
as it is aud to cOpjecturing how soon we
may hope for a change. Bat there is a
defect in the Herald's data. It ia eyi.
IDENTITY not aware that the Brandywire
Summit camp opened on Sunday and that
it is not reasonable to look for any mete-
geological improvement until the campers
strike 'heir tents and come out of the
woods.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31
BOOK NOTICES.

S SAY No; or; THE LOVE LETTER AN
Harper & Brothers, 1884, PIP :s3.
The investigation of hidden crime and
the discovery OF its perpetrator are too
interesting in real life not to have been con-
stantly resorted to by novelists. A great
mystery and difficulty and complexity in the
solution of it may be said to be tho particu.
lar vanity Of Mr.. Collins, and in this instance
he has not belied his reputation. A suppose
tious murder is the starting point, and the
efforts to unrayel the mystery carried on in
dependently by several persons constantly in
terfere with one another, and add to the
general enlargement. That the murder is no
murder but suicide does not appear
until the end, and that fact
adds to the intricacy of the
plot. The character of the heroine Emily
Brown, who is the daughter OF the man sup
posed to have been murdered, is very well
sustained and she complexities the situation
by throwing over her lover, Alban Morris,
the manly fellow OF the story, and receiving
not unkindly the addresses Of the Rev. Miles
Mirabel, fashionable young Clergyman who
who was with her father at the fatal time,
and whose cowardice in running away in lieu
of telling the truth made him natural object
Of suspicion. This clergyman has been pre-
yiously clerk in lawyers oflice-unjustly
dismissed. BE has given readings from
Shakespeare neglected. He has
been secretary to promenade concert
company-deceiyed by penniless man
ager. He has been employed in nego.
tiations for making foreign railways-repu-
dated by an unprincipled government. He
has been translator to publishing house
declared incapable by envious newspapers
and reviews. He has taken refuge in dramatic
criticism dismissed by corrupt editor. -
After all this, his success as sensational
preacher leaves nothing to desire.
The book is entertaining, but lacks that
perfection in details which ia essential to a
novel of this class, and it Is questionable
whether it is satisfactory to the average
reader to go through so much narrowing in
vestigation and to wind up with the discovery
that there was no crime Besides the suicide
was inferentially caused by disappointment
caused by refusal Of marriage from a
woman Of unworthy character. In this and
other respects there is a lack Of proportion
which liz diBanpointinp
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31

Blaine, however, shows that they bear
the following dates:
No. l, Augusta, Me Aug 81, 1872.
No. Augusta, Me-, Aug 9, 1872
No. 3 Augusta, Ne July 8, 1872.
No. A Washington, April 26, 1872.
1872.
N, Washington, May rs, 1884
1872
No. 8 Augusta. Me-. Dot. a 1869.
No 3 Aus usta, M 0Jt. 4 1863.
No. 10 Augusta, Me July 2, 1859
No, II Augusta, Jane 20, 1859
No. ~. Washington May Ia, 1870
No. IL Augusta, Oct. l, 1871
No. IA Augusta Me- Oct. a 1871.
No 10 Washington, D G., April
ID, 1872
Bat where, Gays the Timer, wer. the
letters called Tor by the following entries
In Mulligan's memorandum
No. 4 July rs, 1869, on tho sa@s
subject.
No. 5. Sept. 5, 1869, contract with
different parties.
No g. Contract with Northern Pacific.
No. 8. Oct. "a, 1871, Fisher to Blaine,
urging settlement Of Northern Pacific
railroad account.
And why is IL that by most singular
coincidence Muiligah's memorandum is
silent as to four letters read by Mr.. Blaine
bearing dates Of July 81, 1872 April
26tb, 1872; April 1921, 1872, and July
u, 1897 Can 1t be that this spiendidly
audAoiout statesman substituted SINE
harmless letters from mis- own portfolio or
manufactured for the occasion for the
four letters on MulliRan's list, but not
read II so, At was fatal, a most ter.
rible, blundsr not to Doctor the msmorsn-
dunn before sending 1t to the clerk to be
read. Il was audaclty, indeed, to spread
before AZ, 600, 900 of hia oountrymep on
the pages of the Congregational Record so
complete disproof OF his solemn asser.
ton that the letters he read "corresponded
precisely with Mulligan's memor andum.' -
I'VE dislike to break In upon Mr.,
William Walter Phelps' vacation, but we
believe ihst'rather more than Al, 600, 900
Oh his ovuntrymen would like to hear his
explanation of is discrepancy. He has
given some attention to the matter. we
thiuk, for in a letter to the editor of the
Evening Fost on April 23i, Mr.. Phelp.
said: ''Mulltgan's memorandum Of the
letters, In which he had nun bored and
index each one of them, was produced,
and number and index CORES bonded
exactly with the letters read. THIS was
fully demonstrated ON the floor OF the
House, and is part of its records"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31

THE MULLIGsR LETrtRs.
Did Blaine Resort TO Forgery i'm
Order 10 Make Hls Defense?

Tae NuH YMk Tine oalS attention TO
the fact that when Baius made his
famous dri-hse 10 tue House on Jun 9th,
1876, and read the letters he hal stol-n
from Mulligan he declared they CORE.
sponded exactly with Mulligan's memo
randa Of the letters aud their contents
These memoranda were as follow:
mo !. ojt 4, '69, relatiag to debate
in the House AID Bla,u-'s fn,ipg, and
favors he was TO receive irctn for press.
ing bill extending time OIL first 90 miles
'sNo. 2, Oct. A. $50, on the same sub
jsct.
'No 8. June 81, '69, thanking Fisher
for admitting him to participation IN
Little r iek & Fort Smith railroad, aud
urging him to make oPll say how much
he would give him and for what. He
knew he would be no deadhead, but
would render valuable assistance.
mo. q. July 29. '6S, on the came sub
ject.
"No. 8 Sept. s, $50, contract with
different parties.
"No. s. Contract with the Northern
Pacific.
"No. Z. May IA, 10, Caldwell designs
to treat him handsomely In the end.
"No. 8. Oct "a, III. Fisher to Blaine,
urging settlement of Northern Pacific
railroad account, s25,000.
mo. 9, oet. a, III, Blaine admits that
there wa, $4,000 paid. on the s25, 900
loan, and to have received CSC, 900 from
Fisher.
mo. 10. Dot. l, III, admits being
paid $4,000 on amount OF loan.
"Mr. Blaine sold suudry partiec $780,
600 in fret ortgage bonds, and common
sioak el25 900, preferred stock, $125. 600,
for which wss paid by them 1925, 900
,ash; aad Mr.. Blaine was to receive
for his share in the transaction $125, 900
in laud grant bonds snd 1872, 500 in first
mortgage bonds-total $l57,500 Now,
calling land and hrst mortgage bonds
equal in value ard stock valusless for
sl2h, 900 plus $lb7. 800 equals $2s2 COO
bonds, cash, $25 600, equals "a % lIS
per cent Mr. Blaine also sold sundry
parties $63, 900 bonds aud $50 600 stock
for, cash, $43,1 $15, 100 less cash
paid Mr., Blaine for his share In the
transaction. Twenty eight thousand
dollars net ossh received by Mr.. Fisher
for the above $63, 900 bonds and $50, OOO
stock equals Do % SO per cent. for the
bonds, calling the stock nothing.
"Mr. Blaine in fnal settlement, Sept.
II, 1872, claimed oply S10l, 900 bonds
Tue Dec. nbsr letter, ID 8eember 8,
ls72,) he pr siously received s81, 900,
md was to look to CAld well for balance.
"Sspt 81, ~, received $40, 600
mo. IL April 10, ~, saying there
vas Sl01 900 bonds due him, and claim
ug that there was gu, him on Union
Pacific DO ads exchanged $1,000, ADD ad-
nltiog that there were soms Of them his
OVID.
.'No. 10. April 10, ~, admits the
a64. 600 sale Of bonds, and paid the
money over in Orty-eight hours TO Maine
parties
emo. 10 Aus. 0, ~, as dry linauoi-
ally as contribution box, and borrowing
money to defrsy his campaign * penses.
"No. IA. Aug. 81, ~, about settle
ment.
tNo. Is. May 26. '64. Says he was a
partner in the Spencer Rifle Company. I"
An examination OF the letters read by
Blaine, however, shows that thew baar
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31

mingle temperance ard politics, except 80
far as to support the legislative oandi.
dates favOring the adoption OF general
local option laws
a mass meeting Of Irishmen, who favor
the election Of Blaine and Logan, wss
held Monday evening in ChickerinR Hall.
New York. The hall was crowded, and
among those on the platform were General
Dennis + Burke, Captain Michael Foley,
Patrick Ford Of the Irish World, Captain
o'Meaghor Gordon Of Washington, Ed
ward J. Rove, John Roach and Colonel
J. p. o'Flynn. Austin r Ford was made
chairman. Speeches were made by the
Rev. George W. Pepper of Ohio, who
said, among other things, that "the Re-
publican party had always been opposed
by the English government, whose
sympstbies were with the Democrats -
q nry Carey Baird, Judge Brennan of
Iowa, P. 7. Barry Of Illinois and Others.
The Philadelphia Ledger's New York
correspondent says: 1t makes a great
difference whether man is coming into
or going out OF power. President Arthur
arrived here Monday morning In the reve-
nue. outter Despatch with Assistant SEQ.
-oNN'y " NNeso O"FAbt n1iob N6lll9 arthur,
Miss McElroy, her cousin and Private
Secretary Phillips), and proceeded to his
quarters at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, with
out attracting any more attention than
the humblest private citizen, who has NO
patronage to dispense. His last visit to
New York 1t will be remembered was lust
on the eve of the Chicago convention
which nominated Mr.. Blaine. On that
occasion he was looked upon as possibly.
"the recipient of q second term,' and Il
was wonderful 20 see how every politician
OF his party that is an expeotAnt Of future
favors was on the qui vive to welcome
him, ard to get up demonstrations Of one
kind and another in his favor. But now.
the scene has shifted, and as the Praai.
dent has nothing more to give the poIiti.
cal play-aotors have no further use for
him, and he will be allowed to come and
60 without the customary Emusic from
the band" II is the way Of the world.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-08-01


In speaking ofa persons faults
Let's not forget our own,
Remember, those with homes Of glass
Should seldom throw q stone
II we have nothing else to do
But talk Of those who sin,
'rwere better we commence at home
And from that point begin.
We have no right to judge 4 man
Until he's fairly tried;
Should We not like his company;
We know the world is wide;
Some may have faults-whO has Lot-.
The old as well as young;
Perhaps we may, for sught we know,
Have fifty to their one.
mi tell you of a better plan
And find ii works as we'll,
Let's try our own defects TO cure,
Ere others faults we tell;
And though ! sometimes hope to be
No worse than some know,
My own shortcomings bid me let
The faults Of others go.
Now, let us all, when we begin
To SANDER friend or foe,
Think Of the harm one word may do
To those we little know.
Remember, curses, chieken-likc,
Sometimes to roost come home
Don't speak ofothers' faults until
We have none of our own.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-08-01

The Chicago Herald getsoff the
following on Mississippi delegate
10 the Chicago convention:
A rather young looking gentle
man from Mississippi stepped up to
the hotel register, wrote his name
aud residence, and called for a
room. The clerk sized him mp, and,
evidently taking him for q man Of
simple tastes, said:
awe are q little crowded just
now, but / can give you an inside
room on the fifth door which will
be pleasanter and somewhat cheap.
or than apartments lower down
with street frontage
cit would, eh n came the re.
sponse in q voice like a horse.
shoers rasp;"" "do l look as though
l wanted something cheapf7
"Oh, no, indeed you misunder.
stand me. l was simply
"Look here, young man; Tm a
delegate from Mississippi, and
want you to understand this ain't
no Bill English year. If you've got
a bed room on the parlor floV with
q private parIor and bath attach
ed, l want it. Cuss q democrat whit
cant spend o little money when th,
New Jerusalem is looming up n
further away than November
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-08-01
The Exposition Quilt Map.

Natchez Democrat.
The following is a list Of the ar.
ticles promised, up to the present,
to the Centennial Exposition. A
large copy Of Ruben's "Descent
from the Cross" Q painting of au-
tumn leaves and berries, three
fruit pieces, a landscape. a grape
panel, green grapes on wooden
panel with carved frame, purple
grapes on wooden pauel, carved, q
carved and painted cabinet, seven
paintings representing q magnolia,
magnolia grapdifora, Grape myrtle,
shells and corals, canary birds and
flowers, six water color drawings oI
flowers and butterflies, four busts
three carved cabinets, twenty
pieces of art property, two q
which are of red Mississippi clay
one carved folding screen, one sill
and satin table scarf, painted, ,
collection of plants and flowers In
digenous to the soil, as we'll al
medicinal herbs aud the cottol
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-08-01
The Printers Estate.

We find in an exchange the fol-
lowing remarks which all printers
aud publishers will agree Ia cab.
ing sensible, aud commend them 20
the attention of the reader. They
win apply to all localities in which
newspapers circulate. The printers
dolIars-wbere are theyi A dol.
lar here, and a dollar there, scat.
tered .sover the country, miles
apart, how shall they be gathered
togetheri The papermaker, the
journeyman compositors, the
building owner, the grocer, the
tailor aud all assistants to him In
carrying on his business have their
demands hardly ever so small as q
single dollar. But the mites from
here and there must be diligently
gathered and patiently boarded or
The wherewith to discharge the
liabilities will never become sufIi.
ciently bulky. We imagine the
printer will have TO get up an ad.
dress to his widely scattered dol.
lars, something like the following
"Dollars, halfs, quarters, dimes
and all manner Of fractions into
which you are divided, collect
yourselves, come home, you are
wanted. Combinations Of all sorts
Of men that help to make the priu.
ter a proprietor, gather in such
torce and demand with such good
reasons, your appearance at this
counter, that nothing short Of you
will please them.
"Collect yourselves, for valuable
as you are you will never pay the
cost Of collecting. Come hero 10
single file, that the printer may
form you In battalion, aud send
you forth to battle for him and
yiudicate his feeble credit"
Reader, are you snre you haven't
a couple Of the printers dollare
sticking about your clothesf II
you have order them home imme'
diately.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-08-01
Blessed Memories That Blossom
IN our Crown OF Thorns.

Detroit Fee Press.
She was only a baby but she
held up her sweet red lips, tipped
back her blessed little head, shut
the bright eyes aud went the
rounds from one member of the
family to the other, repeating the
phrase she had just heard from her
young mother lips:
"Three kisses aud one 10 grow on.n
They caught her up, the darling,
and kissed her fair baby face, pull.
ed the Soft culs, squeezed the dim-
pied shoulders and followed her
every movement with wistful,
worshipiug eyes, until she came to
the sour, disappointed member OF
the family, whose worlds were all
hollow dolls stuffed with sawdust.
She tiptoed up to the stern, beard
ed face aud put a fat, chubby little
hand on each unyeilding knee.
"Three kisses and Que to grow
on.n
"What does all this tomfoolery
mean 7" enquired the gruff, grum
py voice.
"Baby is three years old today
said the young mother, feeling
how hard 1t Is TO explain o simple,
foolish question that has no par.
ticular meaning, "and so We give
her kiss for each year and one
to grow on. But you needn't kiss
her, Uncle Ben, Il you don't wan,
tor
| What was 1t the old man saw II
the limped eyes lifted to bis i--i
vision OF the green fields and still
waters OF Paradise I or did SON,
prescient knowledge possess him
that he caught her up in his arm
as he had never done before ant
kissed her again
"Not want to kiss herr be sale
| In q broken voice, "Why I shoult
as soon think of refusing to kiss al
angel from heaven. There! pet
there and there! Now may yor
grow on this one even to tb,
heights of heaven-uever shor
of their standard, little one. THAI
is tho old mans prayer
Her age / cannot tell,
For they reckon not BY months and year
Where she has gone TO dwell.
But l often wonder il we would
not all reach nearer the gates o
Paradise If we had more kisses Il
grow on.
To tho light Of shining angels
The little one has grown
Oh, great family of humanity
lead all your weary, wandering
ones up the divine heights by kiss
es. They are stronger than blows
they leave no sting like bite
words; they are blessed memorie
that blossom In our crown OF thorn
when those whom we kissed hav
gone from us a little way beyon'
tears or kisses grown on that pre-
cious nourishment into the highe
life, in the city whose builder an
maker Is God.