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Democratic National Convention.

The National Democratic Committee, having met
Ia tho city of Washington, the 22d Of February,
1884, has appointed Tuesday, the eighth OF July
next at noon, az the time, and chosen the city OF
Chicago as tho place Of holding the National Dem
ocratio Convention.
Each state is entitled TO n representation therein
equal 10 double the number of its Senators and
Representatives Of the Congress of the United
States The Democrats OF each organized Terri
tory and the District of Columbia, are invited 10
send two delegates subject TO the decision of Con-
yention rs 10 their admission. All Democratic con-
servatyo citizens Of tho United States irrespective
of past political associations and differences, who
can unite with us in the effort for pure, econ
omica and constitutional government, are cordial
iy invited TO Join in sending delegates to the Con-
WI. II. BARNUM,
Chairman.
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Messrs. L. w. Kinsman q Co.: Gents
i have sold your Adamson's Botanic
Cough Balsam over my counter for nine
years; and | must say, that during an ex.
perience OF twenty-siX years in the retail
drug business, have never sold anything
for coughs, colds, etc, that has given such
universal satisfaction as your Adamson's
Botanic Balsam. | recommend it above
all others. Yours truly,
S. CHICHESTER,
357 Myrtle ave-, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Pensions.
From the Detroit Fr,

From the Detroit Free Press.
Five years ago the House Of Repre-
sentatives, in reckless moment and
without careful consideration, passed
the notorious Arrears Of Pensions bill.
1t was passed under suspension Of the
rules, in hot haste. The only men,
bers voting against it were sixty-one
Representative from Southern States.
These Representatives were subse-
quently denounced in several cam
paigns as unpatriotc or unfriendly to
the Union soldiers, although they on all
occasions before and after the passage
of the arrears bill have never opposed
voting appropriations to carry out all
the pension laws put upon tho statute
books. A vast number Of the people
Of the North, irrespective of party,
have como to think that opposition to
the passage of the Arrears bill was in
every respect justifable. To-day the
House Of Representatives was again
called upon to vote on
AN EXTRAoRDINARY PENSION BILL.
1t was forced through under a sus-
pension of the rules. No opportuni-
ty for offering amendments was per-
mitted, and the opponents of the bill
had but fifteen minutes for debate,
and, strange to say, nearly all those
who spoke in the time thus allotted
complained that the bill was not suf
ficiently broad in its terms. Only
one brief speech was made against it
because it was too broad, too reckless
and loose in its provisions, and that
speech came from Mr.. Hewitt, Of
Alabama. No Northern man of
either party had the courage to pro-
test against its passage. Not single
member Of the Pensions Committee
was able to give even an approximate
estimate of the expenditures of money
which will follow the passage of the
act. Whether it will be Si0,000,000
or $50,000,000 10 one knew, no infor-
nation was vouchsafed, and the House
took another blind, headlong leap.
The bill was passed by vote of 165
to 81. All of the negative votes came
from the Southern Representatives.
The vote was virtually repetition of
the vote on the Arrears bill
THE BESEFICIARIEs OF THE BILL.
The enlargement of the existing
laws effect by this bill may be briefly
stated as follows: First, it provides
that every person who served three
months on the field in any war 10
which the United States was engaged,
and who, by reason of and wound, in
Jury or disease which there is proba-
BILE cause TO believe originated in the
service in the line of duty, is now dis
abled in whole or in part for procur-
ing subsistence by manual labor,
shall be placed ON the pension rolls.
1t is thus seen that the proof required
TO sustain a claim is ex-parte evidence
which would require the pension Office
to hold that there is probable cause
TO believe" that wounds, injury or dis
ease originated in the service. Thus
is thrown open the gaic for an unlim-
tied amount Of fraud.
Second, a new class Of claimants is
created. 1t consists of parents whose
sons we're lost in any war in which
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1t is the protected manufacturers of
Pennsylvania who are importing pau
per labor 1t is the protective tariff
party which is in favor of "dignifying
and ennobing" American labor
Chicago Herald.
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JSo. S. McVIcAn,
Secretary.
Dated Alpena, April 18th, 1884.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
From Ways and Means, recommending
payment Of the following bills;
Anton Halter, burying 90
Geo w Gordon, blacksmithing Y. D............, 90
eheferman, posting notices. 20
Moved d; Alderman Owens that the re-
port be accepted, anu warrants ordered
drawn for the several bills as recomi..s a"oeo'
Carried by vote as follows; Ayes-Wheel-
err, Warner, Lynch, Culligan, Owens and
Campbell. Nays-None.
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Never neglect a constipated condi-
ton of the bowels, or serious results
surely follow, such as piles and i'm.
nure blood Use Burdock Blood Bit.
tiers.
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PROPOSALS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the under
signed up to O'Clock r. NJ, Monday, May 9th 1884,,
for furnishing the city with lumber for the ems uing
year. Also for doing the city printing for the en-
suing year. City reserves the right TO reject any
all bids.
A. r. BLAKLEY,
ComptrOllCr
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" i7I''''''I = Ut Z y IsI8t''
p. S.-Please bear in mind that for
the last ten years | have been unable
to walk step without my crutches,
and much of the time could not move
even with them; was ms helpless as n
child.
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HURON. N. Y. Sent. II. 1SSc

iiOhoN, ~. Il E, pSpl' II, 1907
Rheumatic Syrup Co..
Gentlemen-I desire to tell you
what the Rheumatic Syrup has done
for me after using it about three
months. For the last fifteen years ]
have been one of the worst Of suffer
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arms and hands, in fact, my entire
form was drawn out of shape, and |
have for years been unable to do any
kind of business, or to wait upon
myself. | have used up nearly all of
my means in doctoring, but | grew
worse and worse all Of the time until
all hope had left me, and | had fully
decided would buy no more of the
so-called remedies but one Of your
company hearing of my case, came
to see me, and had SO much faith in
Rheumatic Syrup, that he said he
would cure me or furnish the medi-
cine free of cost. | have taken it ms
he directed, and to-day am entirely
free from all rheumatic pains, and
have almost entirely regained the use
of my limbs, and am able to be about
and do my farm work, and | believe
the Rheumatic Syrup has done what
no other remedy on earth can do. !
am, truly yours,
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RESOLUTIONS.

BY Alderman Owens,
Resolued, That VIM. Cummings be APP
pointed special policeman without extra
pay. Carried unanimously.
LIQUOR BONDS.
The following liquor bonds were present
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Which on motion were approved by vote as fol-
lows Ayes Lynch, Culgan, Owens and Camp
bell. Nays-Warner and Wheeler,
The following bonds were referred to committee
consisting of Aldermen Warner Wheeler and Gull
hgan
w. c. walkeen, principals Henry Bcebe and
Moses Brown, sureties.
John Dane principal; Paul Dane and Dougald
Macarthur, sureties.
The liquor bond of Goo Tibbitts, with Eugene
ii. Furbush and Philip Philips sureties, was re-
iected 10y vote follows: Ayes-Warner Wheel
er and Owens Nays-Lynch, Culligan and Camp
bell The Mayor voted yea.
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Council Proceedings.

The Common Council of the city of AL
pena, met in adjourned session in the Council
Room on Monday evening, April 2sth,
1884, and was called to order at o'clock
by the Mayor.
PREsENT.-Andrew Harshaw, Mayor ;
John 6. McVicar, Recorder and Aldermen
Wheeler, Warner, Lynch, Culligan, Owens
and Campbell
Journal Of session held April 2lst, 1884
read and approved.
PETITIONS
From l07 residents of the city, asking
that Jacob K. Beach be appointed sexton of
Evergreen cemetery. Laid on the table
until the appointment of officers comes be-
fore the Council.
From residents of the First ward ask
ing that the drain along Potter's railroad
track be cleaned out Referred to Commit
tee on Streets and Sewers.
From A. Wilkinson and f. S. Dewey ask
ing to have street opened to their land
lying along Potter's railroad track. Refer
red to the same committee.
From "a residents of the Sd ward asking
to have the water lying on their lots drain
ed off.
Moved by Alderman Owens that the petit
ton be referred TO the Committee on Streets
and Sewers together with the Mayor, with
power to take the necessary steps at once.
Carried by vote as follows: Ayes-Wheel-
err, Warner Lynch, Culligan, Owens and
Campbell. Nays--None.
REPORTS.
To tie Hon. the Common Council city Of Al
1)eiid:
0ENTLEsfEN.-At an adjourned regular
meeting of the Board of Education, of the
city of Alpena, held Wednesday evening,
April 10th, 1884, the following estimates
we're made and adopted, of the amounts
necessary to be raised by tax levied on pro-
perry in the Union school district of the
city, to defray the expenses Of schools of
said district, for the current year beginning
March LIST, 1854, and also for purchasing
lots, and building new school house in First
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sureties.

And on motion the same were approved by vote as
follows Ayes-Warner Lynch Culligan, Owens
and Campbell. Nays--Wheeler.
Also the following.
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Roman Darveau, WI. Hall, I'D. Mcdonald
Ben Kitchen, G.L.Maltz, H.H. Wittlsh'fer
John Beck, Don. McRae, Peter Owens
Which were approved by vote follows: Ayes
Warner, Lynch, Culligan and Campbell Nays
Wheeler and Owens.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-06-21

The latest craze among the ladies of
Chicago is that of fortune-reading by
cards. 1t is not only the poor people
who enjoy this peculiar pastime, but
men and women of culture and retne-
ment. At evening parties it is the
chief source of amusement for old and
young, but is particularly desirable for
small and select party Of two-who
are just commencing to "keep COM
pany" and are anxious in some way to
break the ice and bring their chairs
close together.
There is generally one person In
each household who is able to handle
the cards and read 'the dark destiny"
that hangs over mems heads. A deck
of common playing-cards is generally
used, although the regular fortune
cards-which are illustrated with cheap
pictures of faith, hope, love, fortune,
bad luck, ill-health, despair, and the
numerous other bright and dark spots
in ones career-are more in favor.
J. uo lUIIuuo-bSlloA PAObShAS w ASs'N
from the faces of the cards the good or
i'll luck that is to overtake the subject,
and many of these latter have been
known to be so deeply impressed with
these readings that their whole actions
during the evening would show a
buoyancy or depression beyond de-
scription. They would allow them
selves to be so carried away by the
charm and place such a reliance in its
truthfulness that it would be next to an
impossibility to drive it out of their
minds. An enterprising lady on Dear
born avenue has found it an excellent
chance for turning an honest penny,
and now gives lessons on the art OF
reading the future for astipulated price
per head, and, strange to say, has many
students. Its growth is as rapid as a
mushroom town in the mining regions,
and It's advocates are as steadfast In
their faith as the members of the Saliva
tion army.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-06-21
MY WASTED YOUTH.

Let me alone
am weeping my wasted youth.
1 am weeping the starlight nights that did
not see,
And the star-llke eyes that never lit up for
me,
The moons that on ripping waters have
glanced and shone,
And the tender faces l have not looked
upon.
am weeping my wasted youth.
Let me alonel
Let me alone
1 am weeping my wasted youth.
am weeping the merry dances could not
tread,
And the tears Of happiness that / did not
shed,
The feverish Joy, and dumb. delicious pain,
And the lost, lost moments that will not
come again.
am weeping my wasted youth.
Let me alonel
Let me alone
am weeping my wasted youth.
am praying for those who have seen their
youth go by,
With half Its sweets untasted, unknown, as
/,
That God-forasmuch as He left the first
bright page
OF their life blank-would send them love
in their age,
l am weeping my wasted youth.
Let me alone
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-06-21
1t was an idle question.
Of course he did.

Every flower of ary note IN the
woods or meadows in England is asso-
ciated with the memory of some sanity
man or epoch of earlier times. The
snow-drop was understood to mark the
feast of Candlemas the Canterbury
bells not only cured throat disease
hence called throat wort-but kept alive
the holy memory of st. Augustine the
lily of the valley was understood to
have first sprung from the sprinkled
blood of st, Leonard, slain in a wood
near Hastings, where st. Leonard's has
since been built. The harebell claims
to be worn by none but those who are
true. The black spots on the leaves Of
the common arum, cuckoo-pint," or
"wake robin" are due to the same
causes that colored the red hearts GRIM
son chest or twisted the cropbill's beak,
for legends differ as to which of these
two birds plucked out the nails from
the cToss.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-06-21

In Palestine and other countries, al
though the locust devours the crops, it is
not altogether an unmixed plague. mas
much as it affords food to thousands.
The locusts are gathered together in
bags, dried over the fire, their heads,
wings aud legs winnowed away and
their bodies ground into sort of meal,
which can be kept for almost any length
of time. When eaten honey is mixed
with the locust meal, thus illustrating
the habitual food of st. John the Bap-
tist. Canon Tristram tried this food
and found 1t very palatable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-14

TIE BLAINErTEs of Ohio not only prosti-
tute the highest Offices in the country to
partisan purposes, but, like the Mahoneites
in Virginia, debase and bring discredit upon
the sacred cause of religion in order to ad-
vance their ends. A dispatch from Cincir-
natl says:
"a large mass meeting was held in the
Rev. Mr.. Poindexter's colored church here
last evening. Prof R. T. Greener, of Wash
ington, was among the speakers. He said
that 10000 colored voters in Ohio were all
In line of battle, and declai ed that instead
of inquiring how the colored men were go.
ing to vote the republicans ought to send
10000 colored missionaries into the white
congregations to preach the salvation of the
nation. The meeting closed by the choir
singing "Surely, the Captain may Depend
on Me-"
Thus the celored churches in Ohio, as
In Virginia, are the instruments by which
designing politicians seek to promote their
own selfish welfare.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-14

No MATTER what the result OF the
election in Ohio may be, the demo-
Gratis of that State are now satlshed
that their vote would have been consid
erably greater if they had boldly taken
up the tariff question, explained it thorough
", and declared for a tariff for revenue only.
All that any reasonable and disinterested
man needs to make him favor tariff linn
tied to an amount just sufficient to support
an economically administered government,
is to have the tariff subject explained to
him so that he can understand it. This
government is founded upon the idea that
all its subjects are free and have equal op-
portunities. What trave5ty upon such
government is tariff that taxes ninety-nine
of every one hundred people, for no other
purpose than to add to the wealth of the
remaining one2 And yet that is just what
q protective tariff does. Let the democratic
speakers during the remainder of the cam
paign enter fully into the discussion of the
tariff question, and post themselves SO that
they can explain it inteligibly and salts
factorily. If they do, the seed they SOW
will produce good harvest three weeks
hence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-14

republican. and one of his recent appointees,
ia in Cincinnati to-day working bard to de-
feat Mr.. Butterworth, one of the republican
candidates far Congress in that CITY,,
This is the last of the second ten days for
which Mr.. Hatton was designated to act as
Postmaster General. That gentleman was
at the White House to-day waiting for his
commission as Postmaster General, and 1t
is generally expected that the President,
who arrived this afternoon, will give it to
him.
Major selden of this city, who has Just
returned from q visit to Lynchburg, says that
postmaster Page Morris Of that city, who is
the Malone candidate for Congress in that
district. ia hardly thought of as a candidate,
and that Major Daniel, the democratic can
didate, will be elected by large majority.
Letters from members of the democratic
committee, of Iowa, received at the rooms
of the democratic congressional campaign
committee here to-day, say that if Ohio
shall go democratic to-day, that State, even
with all its heretofore immense republican
majority, will follow suit next November.
As the 2:05 p. m. local train from this city
to Alexandria passed the Columbia tura-
pike, to-day the two ht rses attached to a
wagon coming out of Washington became
alarmed and ran off, turning the wagon up.
side down. Fortunately the man and
woman " no were in it jumped out in time
to save themselves from serious injuries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Queen of Portugal has sent 10 900 lire
for the relief of the cholera sufferers in Ma
Piles.
The fight between the Baltimore and
Ohio end the Pennsylvania railroad remains
aboutfthe same.
William F. Knitting, we'll known Grim
ipal lawyer of New York, died yesterday of
typhoid malaria.
The 392d anniversary of the discovery Of
America by Christopher Columbus was Gel
ebratsd in Paris yesterday.
Tbs International Prime Meridian Con-
fsrenie at their meeting in Washington
Yesterday, adopted the meridian Of GreeD-
wich,
This Canadian government has offered
81 Otln reward for the apprehension of the
parties who on Saturday last attempted 70
blow up the new Parliament building.
Thomas Scroggy, an old stationer of Pail
aaeIFhia; was fined $1,000 and sentenced TO
ttso years Imprisonment, yesterday, for
dealing in obscene hooks aud pictures.
The papal doctors urge holding q con
-tstory at the end Of the present month,
whep six Italian cardinals and one Aus
tisp:and one Spanish will be created. No
paprl order has been issued creating new
archbishops.
Ike Turkish mail caravan from Bag;,ad
Was sattacked by brigands near Ismid on
Sunday. Three Of the escort were killed
and $500 900 in government bullion was
s.ulan. The Sultan has sent troops in pur.
,uit IF the robbers.
Al even bet of 81 900, offered by repub
iscan that Blaine Will carry New York, was
taken in Baltimore yesterday by demo
Grat.. and it was stated that half dozen
heb bets could have been placed on the
sama terms. The republican money came
froEl Philadelphia.
Since July 9 a drought has prevailed in
lpwer East Tennessee, North Georgia and
North Alabama. All farming interests are
seriously imperiled, and unless there is rain
aooI the result will be disastrous The
Tennessee river at Chattanooga is within
three inches of the lowest point ever
EnoTn.
The British government has received
Jews from Debbeh, which, if correct, proves
that Col. Stewart is alive. The messenger,
who returned to Wady Halfa, Friday, says
shat the steamer that ran upon the rocks at
Wady Garna, the crew of which were massa-
cred by Arabs, was commanded by NJ. Nj
cola, the Greek consul. 1t is believed that
if Col Stewart had been on board the stea-
pler he would have been in command.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-14

OPENING OF THE SUPREME CoURT.-Ihe
Supreme Court OF the United States re-as-
sembled at noon yesterday with full bench
and a large attendance Of the bar. A few
attorneys were admitted to practice, but no
other business was transacted. The regn-
lar call of the docket began to-day. with
the first assigned case. No. 5l3, The United
States against Waddell and others, which
will be submitted on printed briefs: The
next cases to be called are what are known
as the war premium. or Alabama claims"
cases, of the Great Western and Columbia
Insurance companies against the United
States, brought by appeal from the court OF
claims. These were suits brought by the
insurance companies to recover in one case
s546, 1865 and in the other sS76, S45 alleged to
be due them out of the Geneva award on
account of losses arising from the capture
and destruction, by confederate cruisers of
certain vessels on which the petitioners bad
issued policies ofinsurance. The argument
of this case will occupy the whole day and
perhaps part of Wednesday.
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Arrest of q. S. Marshals.

CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 14.-At a late hour
last night six United States deputy mar
shals were arrested by the police. Two of
these men were arrested on Front street
and the other four on Sixth street Both
places are known as negro resorts and the
marshals claim that they were searching
for "repeaters." Revolvers were found on
all of the party but one. The six men were
taken to the station and locked up. Short.
y after one o'clock this morning United
States Marshal Lot Wright appeared at the
station, and demanded of the officer in
charge the release of all the prisoners, the
surrender of the weapons taken from them,
and possession of warrant which the po-
lice had con6scated when the men were ar
rested, which demands were refused. Mar
shall Wright then departed but aiterward
returned with secret service officer Rath
bone, and four deputy marshals armed with
warrant from the United States Court for
the arrest of the three policemen who had
arrested the United States marshals. He
was informed that the six deputies had been
released from custody. He discovered that
the three policemen for whom he had war
rants were concealed, but subsequently two
of them were arrested and at 2:40 a. M,
they were taken before the United States
Commissioner on the charge of obstructing
United States marshals in the discharge of
their duty. Marshals are after the third
policeman and they also have a warrant for
the arrest ofthe lieutenant of police who
locked the deputies up.