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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-12-15

"PREsrDENT-ELEcT CLEVELAND con-
tinues to be the great American conun-
drum" says the Waco Day; "nobody
can extort from him the least indication
as to his intentions. He will not talk
cabinet, or custom house or postofllce.
He will not say when he is coming to
Washington, and he resents every at
tempt to make arrangements in his be-
half. He is the despair Of all politicians,
the rock upon which office seekers valnly
break. Meanwhile the country is thor
oughly satisfied with the situation.
Cleveland's consistent refusal to be die
tated to by Office seekers is regarded as
a happy augury. 1t begins to look as
though dignity and simplicity were re-
turning to our government"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-12-15

JAMESTOWN, New York, is place of
1900 inhabitants. 1t is filed with man
ufaotories, not one of which failed dur
ing the last period OF depression. At
present, notwithstanding the general
depression in trade, not factory has
shut down except the few which take
annual account Of stock at this time.
Over 30manufacturers were interviewed,
and In nearly every instance determi-
nation was expressed to keep the fac
tories and men busy all winter making
up goods for the spring trade. There
have been few reductions In the number
Of hands, and wages have been cut in
but few cases, though nearly every fac
tory IL running on short time. The in
dustries Of the place are varied, textile
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07

pcss hsm; but this they are not likely %
d., especially II N 50 dong they are 10 be.
come the allies Of WILLIAM MALONE. The
Alexandria Gazette writes Of the Fourth
district ~ follows,
"The negroes have eight or nine thou-
sand majority IN the Petersburg district
A white Republican and black Rcpuoh.
can are candidates for Congress 10 tnat
district. No black man Is running ior
Congress In any other district IN tue STATE.
The whole Of General Mabone's cnecnvc
strength IN The State Is supplied oy .ne ne
erocs. lie says he has one bundreu .nou'
sand rcRrocs from whom ne can est any
majority he wants u the whites wiz only
divide. And yet. IN the fsce OF az 'ncsc
facts, and though the negro canuiuMe re-
fcrred to IL one OF The best ana most inter-
lgont Of bis race, General Malone. WIN
all his recent protcststons OF love ior us
colorcd brother, not oniy supports the
" bite mar, who is already provided win
= lucrative oilicc, but removes from Office
al " ho rcfuse 10 support him."
II the Fourth district Is not one in which
General MALONE has hardly white followers
enough .'to officer the negroes" to borrow
his own expression, there IS no such dis
fric, In Virginia. We DO not consider ne
groes the equals OF white men except as
citizens that Is. as the phrase is, ''bciore
The law; but we should not deem that a
good reason for voting against negro aud
for white msn who processes 10 believe
that q negro Is as much entitled TO hold
oilicc as q white man. Give BRADY toe
benefit OF his own creed and teachings.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07
Personal.

Lord TennysOn viii publish new poem
some time this autumn.
Walter Raleigh Brown. VI. A., q dstin-
guist ed member Of the British Association,
died in the General Hospital at Montreal
Friday Of typhoid-feyer.
MIR. Junius 5. Morgan, the London bank
er, who is said TO he engaged to marry
Mrs. Alice Mason, OF Boston. the divorced
wife Of the late Charles Sumner, Is expected
10 arrive in this country by stea lier next
Monday, and will 90 TO Hartford, where his
sister. Mrs. james Goodwin, and other rela-
tiyes reside.
Miss Hooper, daughter Of the United
States Vice. Consul General at Paris, has
determined 10 enter the theatrical profess
sion, and has accepted an engagement with
Augustin DAILY. She will sail next week
10 enter upon her new career. For three
years past sho has been under the noted
Partisan professor. NJ. Tallieu, the teacher
Of Damalo and other celebrities.
The wealth Of most Of the Newport ma
hobs goes TO daughters. Mrs. William
Aston has three daughters. The bulk OF
Mrs. GammelPs wealth, and she Is repu,ed
the richest married woman In the United
States, goes TO her daughters. John W.
Ellis has daughters, Mrs. Hartshorne has
daughters, John g. Heckscher has dau III
ter, and so the list goes on.
DR.. Hext M. Perry, Of Philadelphia, Is
compiling = genealogy OF families OF the
name. He ~ = son OF Governor Perry, Of
South Carolina, q descendant Of John
Perry, who came from England With
Eliot. the Indian apostle. Bishop Perry,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07
ANSWER.


EyeIy voter votes for all the electors.
Practically, therefore. though elected from
districts, they arc elected by the State at
large. The Legislature has the power to
have them elected by districts, each voter
voting for only one elcctor, but has not
chosen to have them so elected. The man.
ner Of choosing the electors Is by Toe Fede-
ral Constitution left entirely 10 the Legisla.
turfs of the several States. The number
10 he chosen is fixed by that Constitution.
" G can remember when the Legislature OF
South Carolina elected the presidential
electors itself, and the people OF that State
had nothing to do with the presidential
election.
The electors may vote for whom they
pleese for President. The theory OF the
Constitution is that the will vote for can
Gidales OF their own choice. But the fact
Is that they always vote for the candidate
upon whose ticket they were elected. In
1860. some Of the electors chosen in Wiz.
ginia voted for BELL and EVERETT and the
rest Of them Yoted Tor BRECKINRIDGE and
LANE. But every man OF them vOted1Or the
candidates whose names headed the ticket
upon which he was elected. The electors
chosen in each State meet at the capital Of
their own State, and there cast their votes.
There is an electoral college. therefore, a
IL is called, in each State. Bit the whole
number Of the electors is sometimes spoken
Of as "the Electoral College," although
no such body ever meets, the electors OF
each State meeting, RS we have already
said. only in their own State.
There are Fcderal'laws concerning the
presidential election, fixing the day, desig-
mating the number of electors to be chosen,
aud providing for deputy marshals, super
yisors. &C., &C., which Of course apply TO
al the States. But, as we have said, the
Federal Constitution leaves the manner of
choosing electors entirely 10 the Legisla-
lures of the several States. 1t says: d" Each
State shall appoint" [electorsl "in such
manner as the Legislature thereof may di-
rect" II the Legislature "appontS " them
il must be done on the day fixed by Con-
sress for the election OF electors Of President
and Vice-Presldent. But the Federal laws
rs to marshals, supervisors, &C., would not
apply in such a case.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07
he Cholera.

The Atlantic Journal OF Medicine for
september contains on the subject OF the
cholera In Wheeling many years ago part
OF an article written by the late DR.. NJ. Ii.
HorsToS, once OF Wheeling. but at later
date . practitioner in this city. which artl-
Gle we recently mentioned. We copy the
paragraph we referred to:
"Many circumstances forcibly iIlusira-
ting tie fact that particular causes favor
the rapid reproduction OF the poison fell
under my observation. At the outbreak OF
the cholera In Wheeling, IN the spring OF
1888, the market square was In state of
Unprecedented filth. The mud, the sweep
ings Of The market, and other impurities.
had accumulated TO the depth OF several
inches over The whole square. The hard
Tains, succeeded 10y no; sun, had beaten
down the mHss and baked its surface into
firm, CIV crust. A meeting Of the Council
was called TO determine what should be done
with this immense accumulation of fliih
The Eodlcal gentlemen who were consulted
advised tina. II should remain undisturbed
until the disappearance Of the epidemic.
when Il might be safely removed. From
some caise uot ascerts.ned this advice was
disrcgafded, and the dirt was at once
gathered into heaps and csrtcd TO the river
bank, Jus. two halt squares and the breadth
pf siioet from the end 81 the market
house. The WIND al the time blew directly
In line from the pile OF dirt TO thicSly-
settled part OF the town. Between
m:dnicht and daylight on the next
morning nearly every member OF two
families living in the nearest house was
seized with cholera, and not less than three
or four OF them died. The members OF
other families In adjoining houses. and In
houses on the same line on the opposite
side Of the street, were taken at the same
time. whilst All the houses fronting on the
market square became the abode of the
most fearful mortality. These few day.
constituted the grestesj period OF terror
experleneed during the epidemic. The
cause was too palpable not to be reeog-
Dized by every one"
DIR. uousroS taught tha. the cholera was
ret contagious" disease in the strict
medical sense Of that word. lie believed
that prudence, cleanliness, diet, &c, &c.
had much 10 do with is spread. For ex
ample, he said that were q cholera yesse
"to land In a perfectly.pure atmosphere
or IN one already exhausted Of It's pabuluu
by an epidemic OF cholera, lao such result
would follow las he had described 10 othei
eases). though free communication will
the vessel were permitted. For month,
after the cessation Of the epidemic II
wheeling" continued Or. Housroy
steamboats, having cholera patients OF
board arrived al their wharves and trans
acted their business as usual; and many o
these patients were transferred 10 the hotel
OF the city without producing any new
cases OF the disease, although the town wa
at the time filed up with persons who hsC
not passed through the epidemic"
Let US all sec that Richmond shall have
ga perfcctly-pure atmosphere"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07

Tn Boston Herald says it has il on good
authority that BLAINE's general manager,
STEVE ELEINs, abandoned West Virginia
as hopeless a week ago, and has been put
ting all the money and work into Ohio that
could be spared from Name" and adds:
"Witb the surrender OF this forlorn hope
vanishes all chance OF carrying southern
State for Blaine. A month ago Mr.. Elkins
said that the carrying Of West Virginia was
simply q question OF finance He has
perhaps found the voters Of this primitive
society less susceptible TO soap than be
expected. But, whatever the reason, West
Virginia Is practically conceded to the
Democrats"
II took long time TO beat into SrsvE's
head what everybody acquainted with the
temper and sterling worth OF the masses OF
West Virginia knew from the beginning.
II sTEyE's nnancering does not succeed any
better In Ohio than In West Virginia,
BLAINE Is q "gone coon" so far as Ohio Is
concerned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07

In many quarters OF Paris there is no. a
dwelling supplied with water; and not
outstanding superficial appearances, the
Paris system Of sewage il very much be-
hind the age. every house being still sup
piled with a cesspOOl which is emptied
about once a year. and from which nOXiOus
gases continually ascend to the apartments.
rendering the French metropolis a h0t.bed
OF typhoid.feyer.-N cic York Tribune.
That paragraph describes some portions
of Richmond Aud yet there is no good
reason that we know of why any part OF
Richmond should be without culverts or
water; nor why any part OF it should be a
"hot-bed OF typhoid-iever." DR.. DAY, OF
the New York Board OF Health, says:
"The sanitary condition OF many sum-
mer resorts is very bad, and many who go
oct Of town to regain lost health and for
rest and recreation are poisoned by impure
water and bad sewerage.
Like cholera. typhoid-fever Is conta-
gious, chiefly through contamination by
the PATIENTS discharges.
"Dr. Taylor, chief inspector. ascrlbes
the occurrence OF typhoid-fever in tcne-
ment-bouses to the deficiency in the water
supply that permits the escapement OF poi
sonous gases from sewer-pipcs."
All these doctors would tell you II you
should question them on III, subject to let
no liEos from sinks, bathrooms. water
basins. or other places inside your house,
connect directly with drains, or sewers. or
pipes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07
Here and There.

A mammoth beehive mas Deen discovered
In the bosom OF the noted peak commonly
called "O;d Badly" situated In San Btr-
nardino county, Cal. The bees at work in
this wild mountain hive are almost in
numerabIe, and they have IN store gigan-
.ic mountain OF pure honey. which IL csti-
mated 10 be $50 feet deep and 200 feet
wide. and contains more than 500 barrels
OF the genuine article.
TIE irons used in splicing the rails on
railroads are called ish-pIstes," from
nautical term. When sailor breaks a
mar he places wooden sticks around 1t,
ike splints used in setting broken limb,
WRAPS the whole firmly with cord, and
e.fshcso IT, The fsh-plate, while prevent
ing the rail from moving latcral'y, permits
n PERPENDICULAR movement, ana thus the
end of the rail as II hobs up and down I'M
der the continue! pounding OF the wheels
is soon worn out.
The development OF cycling in Engl,nd
has brought with it a few attendlut evils.
amorg them the beings wittily described as
cads on castors." They ere loud-mouthed
fellows who race along the streets, putting
on sueed whenever helpless woman Is sped
crossing the read ahead, shouting personals.
ties 20 any one whose appearance Is at all
striking, and putting bad tobacco smoke
from an imitation meerschaum pipe into the
window Of every carriage they can over
take.
An Erglishman with the fatal name OF
PucbTidgc fulfilled manifest destiny by m
urplCasant lesson on the dagger OF too
much political zeal. In 1850 he not only
wore yellow ribbons 10 prove his devotion
10 Conservative principles, but painted his
dog yellow. The animal, not taking kindly
Ia The PAINT, sickened and died. Puckrldgc
was prosecuted by n humine society, and
sentenced TO six weeks Imprisonment with
hard labor. lie fled 10 BOulOgne, which
fuliills the same functions TO English relu-
eoos ~ Canada TO American cashiers, but,
returning recently IN the fond hope that
the cscapade was forgotten, IL now doing
bis sentence.
The topic Of conversation in Olmlru,
New Zealand. has been the discovery that
Sir. i. W. O. Grant, who has had many
uyS and downs in the district, and who
lately earned a living by acting a. assistant
haili6 TO the resident magistrates court,
bids i-ir to he the occupant OF all eafldDul,
with an annual income OF 10000. lis
father, the Hon. james Ogilvie Grant, ha'
lust succeeded to the title and estates OF the
Earl OF Seliield, consequent upon the
death Of his nephew. the late Earl, without
issue. Mr.. Grant, who now becomes
Lord Reidhayen. and the direct hsir TO the
oarldcm. has filed a variety OF positions,
from commission agent down TO laborcr.
The present Earl OF Seltield is his sixty
seventh year. so that the Olmaru assistant
bailiG viii. in all likelihood. be the ninth
10 bear the title conferred hy William Ill
lie Is married to n daughter o. Major
Evans, OF Oalnaru, and has family.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07
A PRETTY WOMAN ARRESTED.
Charged With Numbering Her Husband by
Giving Him Poison.

tEargeu WIN mndering Her husband by
Giving Him Poison.
A Reading telegram say: This city wa,
startled this afternoon by the arrest OF Il
young and handsome woman on the charge
Of having caused the death Of her AGED
husband. HIS name is Jacob 'Riegel, u
well-known citizen. She Is twenty-siX
years old and he was fifty They were mar
ried ten years ago. when Mrs. Riegel was
but sixteen years old, and their married life
was apparently very happy one. On We'd
nesday morning the husband died, after
only twenty-four hours illness. The wife
gave out that death was caused by cholera.
morbus. Since then 1t has developed that
she purchased arsenic at drugstore on
Saturday and some strychnine shortly after.
The suspicious OF the neighbors were
aroused, and to-day Detective Ressler swore
out warrant for her arrest. To-day Cor
oner Schroeder summoned Jury and sew
eral physicians, and proceeded to hold an
inquest.
The physician who attended Mr.. Rierel
testified that at first he thought the case A
suspicious one, but afterward Changed his
mind. Riegel never complained OF pain.
Generally, In cases OF cholera, there Is pain.
His last " ords were: ''why, Ella, didn't
do anything"
Mrs. Riegel testified that she bought the
poison for rats.
The doctors held post-nsort4m and took
out the stomach and intestines. They are
now making an analysis, the result OF which
they will report TO the coroner's Jury to-
morrow. when verdict viii be made up.
Mrs, Riegel stlll remains In custody.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07
The Fourth district.

Governor CAnEsox Is In q fair way TO
prove h,mself 10 Be "bIger man than old
MAHossr-st least In the Fourth congress
sional district, In which both Of them live.
II n too coon 70 make reliable forecast, IL
for no other reason, because nobody knows
what NAHons will do 70 secure BRADY's
election. Nevertheless. tho signs Of the
times IT present point 10 the election
q EvAxs. The Democrats might elect
DsAoy, 10 doubt u they were al 70 sup.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07
Two Pictures.

Look here, upon this picture: The Balli-
more Anericdn, BLAINE organ, SAYS:
"Thore arc certain indications that the
great West will give in the coming elections
larger majority for Blaine than even the
most sanguine Republicans anticipate"
And on this: The New York Times, In
dependent Republican, says:
1.-THE results Of some careful inquiries con-
corning the political situation in the North
west by a correspondent aiming only to get
al the truth are given in our Chicago cor
respondence this morning. We commend
them 10 the managers OF Mr.. Blaine's cam
yass. who. according to Congressman Bur
leigh. rs reported IN the Tribune, 'are In
some danger o, becoming Oyersanguinc.' AS
they read Of the presenttemper and purposes
of the Germans and Scsndiusvians OF the
Northwest, and note the fact that the Re
publican leaders IN Wisconsin are very
much frightened, while the insolent Demo
Gratis actually pretend 20 be hopeful OF hi
nois. they will perhaps be led 50 10 revise
their rosy views Of Sir. Blainc's prospects
as 70 be rid of their periouS overc0nildence
nj once and TO consider soberly, all OF them,
In what channel they can be most useful to
their sinking candidate"
There is no telling what the time between
now and the presidential election may bring
forth. but II the BLAINE organs can extract
any consolation from present indications in
the West they are welcome to do so. The
correspondent upon whose letter the Times
comments has this TO say in respect OF Wis
consin and Illinois:
"As TO Wisconsin, | am inclined TO be-
leye that the Democrats have a fair chance
10 carry IL. have reasons, other than those
] have given, to know that the Republican
lenders are frightened. And, by the way.
despite their snecrs at the talk OF the Dem
ocrats carrying Illinois, they are alive to
tie fact that they have TO do great deal OF
work TO save the State"
All The evidence goes to show that there
is a bad break in the BLAINE magnetic cir
cult in the West. Perhaps that accounts
for the Americ1n'S information being so
unreliable.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07

~oys med. aesernhsr .. 1854. - i2i5v, ~ ~;
IfVrc rftFN LYONS. widow OF INC ~
M,ebas ALL d ens. nrca n,y.a, y.,rs.
- vi fare pIarp from st fc,. A
c,.pearsi TiIIs fsunday1 AFTERNOON "a
90 ccx. ..,,..t.
yxos p,cs. saturday evening. 1t gt os', .ni
nsMiT Iusl,EK;; ,S sspgG YEAR 81 II her. ' sre
Lt' ',1 Tho nlrre from N" RESIDENCE ~ ~.
funets,, c ~ tlsy street., MONDAY MOHNinrc,
40 o'cioct' fr.enes ana aei''a'n'Ahe
frI,y invited to attend. Il,
-, ntos N her mothers res'deDcc' az ~
ecnn,y. Friday. Seaiemher OF; 4, ~
thss,,i"s s' o'clock q. NJ. LILLE ViRulN,nrii
m ,n'nser OF Mrs Bette Dyer; as'd is" years
fosr month"; seiirSpAy EVENING. septeineer I,n'
LUZ ua. o.c,oct. from tioptsn-evrect ehapc''
,Jqstfr.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07

Senator HoAR, in his speech before the
Massachusetts Republican Convention,
said:
"Now, the Republican party Is not per-
feet; its platform is not perfect; its candl-
dates are not perfect-they are human but
we ask for them fair aud honest iudg-
ment Us a whole"
The public have given "thcm fair and
honest Judgment" and concluded that
they won't dc. However, we agree with
the Boston Herald that Senator lIoAR's
language embodies most surprising con.
cession. That journal says
"To hear that he (Blaine) is only 'hu-
man is almost shock. Equally astonish-
ing IL the admission that the grand old
PARTY is not perfect, and has not a mOnop-
oily Of all the virtue and Intelligence in The
country. Such 'giye-away' as this is
calculated 10 unsettle the superstition OF
the confding and reliable voters"
II senator HOR does not look out he
will, like LOGAN, get orders to bottle up
his eloquencc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07

with ability BY usAsrSs Mossss. "rro.
iectIon aeainst Lightning" Is the tito OF
an interesting paper. 0tscr papers src'
scientific Culture. by Professor JOSIAH
r. cooKs; "Thc Upper Missouri River
system, by LETTER r. WAND. a. NJ;
"sorghur as o Source Of Sugar; "Ths
Chemistry Of Cooking" &c. &c. The ed'-
FOL : tslle, &C.. &C.. conclude the NUMBER
This monthly Ia the organ Of the Evolution
ists.
Published by d. APPLETON q Co.. New
York.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07
RIcuxoNp, VA. September Q, 1884.

win the Dispatch, to settle a contro-
yorsy and satisfy the minds OF many OF us
leaders, please inform me as to now tnc
presidential electors OF Virginia are elect
ed, whether by districts or by the votes OF
the entire state? For instance: DO the
voters OF the Fir-t district cast their votes
for all the electors Of the State or only for
he one nominated for that district9 And
u elected by districts. are not the electoral
votes Table 10 be divided in the Electoral
College. as some OF the electors may be
democratic and some Republ can? DO the
same laws which govern and control the
election for President In Virginia apply in
ike manner TO all the States In the Union !
Your response viii oblige
ngMnCpAT