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The state journal., 1884-03-22
MIR. BLISS, STORY.
His Statements Relative to the Star Route
Cases

Statements 1SeidIlbS ID JlS oldF
Cases.
WASHINGTON, March 81. - George
Bliss, Government counsel in the Star
route cases, was examined yesterday by
Mr. Springer's committee in reference to
his connection with the investigation.
He said Il was first applied to, to be
employed by James, the last week in
August. Then | rather declined. | was
applied to further about September 6,
1881, and accepted the appointment.
Mr.. Bliss furnished copies Of CORE
spondence having reference to his en-
gagement, and detailed the steps taken to
confirm him in his position as leading
counsel. He said: con October 10, 1881,
l had written to MacVeagh and told him
that the Job he had gotten me into grew
upon me. | said would have hesitated
to go into it if had known it would re-
suit in keeping me III Washington from
the time | came here in September till
the end of the first trial. | devoted six
teen hours a day (ncluding Sunday,
l am sorry to say), from Tuesday
morning till Friday evening every week.
Saturday and Monday | attended to pri-
Yate business in New York. | was con
stantly at my desk while here, and when
oway from here | took papers to examine.
In December, 1881, wrote to Brewster
that the Dorsey case was about ready for
the grand jury that other cases were
being opened up showing equal rascality;
that Gibson had been away; that Cook
seemed sulky, and that neihter was doing
anything. The case was not completed
till late in January"
Mr.. Bliss also testified in reference to
the straw bond cases in the police court
and which Mr.. Cook said were unduly
prolonged. of those cases were unduly
prolonged, said Mr.. Bliss, II will ask
the committee to send for Judge Smell,
before whom they were tried. !"
The witness said "You asked me what
did in those cases. lived and breathed
and ate them for about two years"
Mr.. Bliss testified at some length with
reference to the efforts at arbitration that
had been made in the cases.
Mr.. Bliss will continue his testimony to-
daV.
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velvet and passementerie lace, sleeves
slightly flowing, and panier, with
diamonds and pearls. Mrs. Ella
Howard was attractively robed in
salmon. colored silk ornaments, dis
monds, hair dressed in tips. Mrs.
Dickerson, black brocade silk. Mrs.
@. NJ. Brown, pearl colored cashmere.
Mrs d. Chester, of Philadelphia,
black silk and velvet, natural flowers.
Mrs. S. M. Bennett, black bro
cade silk with natural flowers.
Mrs. Bath, blue silk handsome over
dress, natural flowers aud diamonds.
Miss Florence Smith, brown silk,
French lace, natural flowers and
pearls. Miss Eva Williams, pink
nuns yelling, natural flowers and
pearls; Miss Weaver, black cashmere;
Mrs. Kate Scott, handsome pearl.
colored silk, natural dowers. Miss
Maggie Douglass, old gold overdress,
white bunting, natural flowers. Miss
9. Popel, wine colcred silk and
white silk bodice, flowers aud pearls.
Mrs. r. Gator. old gold silk en- train
natural flowers and diamonds. Mrs.
R.Taylor, drab-colored bunting; Miss
Mary Popel, white silk bodice and
black silk trimmed with swans down
Mrs. Sophls, black cashmere; Miss
Fannie Williams, pink bunting,
white lace trimming natural flowers.
Mrs. Suively, black brocade silk :.
Mrs. D. M. Robinson. black silk,
French lace and natural FLOWERS. Mrs
Henry Stewart, silk grenadine. FIR, noh
lace and rubies. Miss Ella Marshall,
blue silk, nuns yelling aud natural
flowers. Miss Leech, blue silk over
dIess and black silk. Mrs Lizzie
Williams, white silk handsomely
trimmed. The gents all appeared in
the conventional evening dress. The
affair reflects credit upon the ladies,
and they deserve the highest praise.
The state journal., 1884-03-22
NO. 80.
GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF
Items Gathered. from all Parts OF
the Country.

Chicago is to have colored baby
show.
Two cent postage has reduced the
sale of postal cards.
They say that Fred Douglass wife
pulled the wool over his eyes.
Colored Blaine clubs and Wendell
Phillips literary societies are growing
numerous.
American mmbermen have been
bribing members of the Canadian
Legislature
State Senator Gayles, of Missis-
sippi, is talked # as an available can
didate for Congress from that State.
Rev. J. &. Price, President of Zion
University, Salisbury, N. c., is on
lecturing tour through the east and
west.
Colored people are famous for get
ting religion in the winter and losing
it in the summer. So says an ex-
change.
A Buffalo colored clergyman has
given notice to his congregation that
he wants more money aud less shout
ing in the future.
Rev. I. McCants Stewart has ar
rived in New York from Africa and
will lecture on his impressions of that
wealth concealing country.
Samuel L. Sewall, one of the most
noted OF the early leaders of the anti
slavery contest. was recently asked
to give some account OF his associa-
ton with William Lloyd Garrison
and Wendell Phillips, and excused
himself on the ground that he would
not like to trust his memory as to
particulars and incidents. "There
are those" said he, "who find no
difficulty in filing in details by draw
ing on their imagination, but that
would hardly be ia my line"
Elk Congressman Robert Smalls, of
South Carolina, is man of consider
able brain power, though, having
been in slavery until the war, his edu-
cation is not as extensive asst might
have been under other circumstances.
He made his first strike for liberty in
1868, when, while acting as pilot of
a Confederate ship in Charleston
Harbor, he steered the vesse! into the
hands of the Union squadron. Since
then he has been six years in Con
gress, and will succeed the late Can
gresham Mackey.
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Prof. Brown has returned from the
West, and has adopted as a motto,
Excelsior
Charles Bell, who was convicted
OF larceny last week, is believed to be
thu victim OF mistaken identity by
his friends and also by some of the
officers of the court. An effort will
be made to secure him a new trial.
AT the meeting held at the Wylie
Avenue A. N. E. Church, Rev.
Sampson pastor, for the purpose of
electing trustees, the following named
gentlemen were elected members of
the board: Rev. G. B. Knox, Robert
Grady, A. ID. Johnson, G. A. Jones,
II. Myers. Asbury Tompson, Rob ert
Jackson, Alfred Gibson, ST., and Viii
liam Garrison. The three first were
members Of the old board.
Among the names of the vice
presidents at the meeting Of the dis
satisfied Republicans on Saturday
night was the names of w. T. Banks
and Lemuel Googins, but l do not
think Mr. Googins was present.
Mr.. Dorsey Jones, lately member
Of Mayor Lyons force, has removed
his family TO Burketstown, Pa, where
he has gone into business.
Alderman Shafer has made out a
bill Of separation for the benefit of a
colored couple whose names are John
and Maggie Williams. He alleges
that his wife was not true to the
marriage VOWS, and accuses his
brother Of stealing her affections. He
says he kept watch and received
proof Of their infdellty. The parties
live on the South side.
There was a very large attendance
at Wylie Avenue Literary Society on
Tuesday evening, President Jones ia
the chair. The exercises were very
interesting. The programme was as
follows Select reading, Miss Flora
Bell. Duet, Miss Rachel Wright
and Miss Miller. Solo, ''Only a Vic
let Blossom Mrs. Frank Brown.
Solo, "When the Robins Nestling,'
Mrs. Clara Stewart. Mr.. Brown de-
clined. Prof l. G. Dorsey had
bad cold. President Jones thought
it great day for colds, after which
the Professor sang Farewell My
Own True Heart Mrs. Fannie
Sims sang by request 81 Stood Be
side the Old Church Yard at Mid
night" which was beautifully rem
dered. Miss Sims is one of our finest
soprano singers Addresses were
also delivered by the Rev. T. J.
Smith and tt pastor, Rev. Sampson,
which were both interesting and in
structiye. After collection the So
ciety adjourned to meet on next
Tuesday.
N. B.-The singing of the choir
was excellent p. G.
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POLITICS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE.

Congressman Samuel F. Barr, of
this district, who seems to have re-
formed, thinks that Quay and Magee
have helped Blaine by pressing ma
chine methods for Arthur.
Samuel Butler announces that he
is not a candidate for Congressman
at-Large. The West Chester Record
insists that he is just the kind of
candidate that is needed.
Blair county is fer Blaine and tariff.
Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia, will
not appoint any negro captains or
lieutenants on his police force.
Mercer county is not alone in hay
ing lady candidate for county su-
perintendent. Mrs. Burwell, of Lanes
Vile, is a candidate in Crawford
county, Mrs. Douthett, in Allegheny
county and Mrs. Eva G. Thompson
in Indiana county.
Ex-senator w, G. McMullin, of
Oil City, is candidate for the Re
publican nomination for Congress.
Colonel Quay told ittsburg re.
porter the other day that he is going
to settle down and quit politics.
To the Media american the
strength developed in favor of MIR.
Blaine in pennsylvania is remarkable,
and it adds where he has the popular
support there he should have the del
gates.
The Port Jervis IN. W Daily
Union says the nomination by the
Pennsylvania Republicans of General
William Lilly, Of Mauch Chunk, tor
Congressman at-Large would be a
wise and safe move, General Lilly be-
ing one Of the few millionaires who
are personally popular with the labor
ing men.
The Republicans 10 Somerset coun-
ty are having a lively contest for del
egates to the conventions-State and
Presidential The Arthur and Blaine
crowds have locked horns.
Captain w. H. Lanias, the Blaine
candidate for delegate to the Repub-
lican Presidential convention from
York county, defeated Michael Schall,
the Arthur candidate, on Saturday.
A colored man 12l years of age re-
Gently died at Magora, Ont. He was
one Of tho few of George Washing
tons servants,
The state journal., 1884-03-22
An Old Soldier Gone to Rest.

The funeral of William Cole, who
died at the residence of his mother
in law, No. l2O Cowden street, took
place on Monday afternoon, March
II. The deceased was soldier in
the late rebellion, connected with the
famous colored military band that was
stationed at camp William Penn, near
Philadelphia, at that time. He served
with the band and regiment in Texas
and Florida, and was member of
Post so, G. A. r. of Philadelphia,
snd also a member of the famous
Excelsior Cornet Band of Harris.
burg, under the leadership of Prot
Joseph Costley'
The state journal., 1884-03-22
CAPT. jerks IN DEMAND.

LANCASTER, March 81. Captain jerks,
the notorious swindler and bogus pension
agent, has just finished his term Of i'm
prisonment here. He is wanted in differ
emit towns of this ana other States for
false pretense and by the United States
Government for delrauding pensioners.
Numerous detainers and acquisitions for
him have been filed here. Yesterday the
prisoner was taken before the court and
an order was made giving him into the
custody Of officers of Burlington, n. J..
who were first to lodge a detainer and
requisition against him. jerks admitted
that he was the man wanted and was
committed to prison to await the arrival
of Jersey officers. jerks operated under
a number Of aliases. He is man of
more than ordinary intelligence, and in
some places pretended to be q preacher.
The state journal., 1884-03-22
Fight on State Street.

Our cotemporary, the Patriot, ssys
fight between a white man and a
foppish colored fellow, who halls
from Gainesville, occupied the atten-
ton OF the residents OH East State
street on Tuesday afternoon, We
will say for the foppish colored fell
low, as they call him, that he is a
gentleman, which is more than the
burly ruffian is who attacked him.
The young man was walking along
peaceably when he was insulted by
the would-be bully. The so-called
fop went back and gave him com
plete thrashing, which he richly de-
served. Now do you know who was
on top?
The state journal., 1884-03-22
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-In the U. S.
Senate yesterday the consideration of the
bill increasing the salaries of U. S. Dis
trict Judges to Sc. 900 was resumed. After
debate it went over. Mr.. Allison, from
the Committee on Appropriations, re-
ported the House Deficiency bill, and
gave notice that he would call it up to-
day. Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee
Oh Finance, reported favorably the bill to
provide for the refunding of the excess
of duties on imports of raw sugar.
1t was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Mcpherson offered reso-
luton, which was agreed to, calling on
the Secretary of the Navy to furnish the
Senate with copies of contracts made with
parties in Sheffield, England. for the tur-
ret, or material therefor, of the ironclad
Miantonomah. Mr.. Blair's Educational
bill was taken up. Mr.. Plumb moved
an amendment, which would require that
the several States should expend on edu-
cation for the first five years of the
operation of the bill amounts equal
to the amounts received by them sever
ally from the National fund-the provi-
sions OF the bill only requiring the ex-
penditure by each State for that period Of
sum equal to one-third the sum to be
received from the National fund. After
long debate the bill went over until TO-
day. A conference report on the Mill
tary Academy Appropriation bill was
agreed to and the Senate adjourned
House.
In the House the contested election case
of Garrison VS.. Mayo, of Virginia, was
taken up. The report of the Election
Committee declared the contestant, CARR
son, entitled to the seat. Mr.. Mayo, the
sitting member, addressed the House in
his own behalf. The House unanimously
adopted the resolution declaring Garrison
entitled to the seat and Mr.. Gar
rison was sworn in. The conference re-
port on the Military Academy appropria-
ton bill was agreed to. Mr.. Ryan, of
Kansas, asked consent to refer the Senate
bill for the eradication Of the foot and
mouth disease to the Committee on Agri-
culture, with leave to report at any time.
Mr.. Miles, of Texas, objected to the lat
ter part of this request, and the bill must
take the usual course. The bonded ex-
tension bill was discussed. Pending its
consideration the House adjourned.
The state journal., 1884-03-22
Eloping with q Colored Man.

ERIE, Pa, March ia sensa-
ton was created here tonight by the
elopement of Mrs. Georgiana Griffin
with Charles Holmes, colored man.
She married four years ago, and her
husbands cruelty necessitated sep.
aration, .and since the birth of her
child che has lived with her mother,
Mrs. Martin Last December Mrs.
Griffin formed the acquaintance of
Holmes, gigantic African hod-car-
rier, and both were at the railroad
station to-day preparing to take the
tr. 10 to Buffalo. Mrs. Griffin's mother
arrived just in time to stop their jour
ney, and policeman had to use VIC
lence in taking the woman from her
black lover. When taken to her
mother she broke away, ran out of
the station, and escaped. The negro
says they were to be married in Buff
faIo, although she had no divorce.
Mrs. Griffin is % years old and highly
connected, being the niece OF Judge
Gross, of this county.
The state journal., 1884-03-22
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.

The Bismarck Dinner Probably the Last
Act in the Lasker Comedy.
WASHINGTON. March 21.-State De
partment news by way of Berlin does not
pan out very successfully. A few days ago
a cable dispatch announced that Minister
SARGENT had been rendered by his Gov
eminent the choice of another European
mission, . to which Secretary Frelinghuy-
sen, upon investigation, replied that there
were no grounds for Mr. Sargent trans
fer. Another dispatch says that Minister
Sargent had been rendered furlough Of
two months. If so, it must have come
from some other source than the Secre
tary of State, as he knows nothing about
il. The Secretary thinks that tho recent
dinner given by Prince Bismarck and the
presence of Minister Sargent among the
invited guests will be the last of this dip
lonatic incident Ais well that ends
well, j.
The state journal., 1884-03-22
THE U. 5. COURT DEFIED.

POINT PLEASANT, w. Va, March 21.-
Judge Jackson, of the United States Dis
trict Court, issued an order at Charleston
junction last Saturday, allowing the Ohio
Central railway company to stretch line
along the bridge which is now building
across the Ohio river at this place and d.
recting the marshal to see that
the order Of the court is carried
out. On Wednesday Deputy Marshal
A. G. Liggett partially stretched
the wire. Yesterday morning he found
all approaches to the bridge removed, the
wire torn down and barricades effected so
as to effectually prevent the marshal from
advanding, while the bridge was held by
a posse of armed men who defied the
order Of the court and announced their
determination to hold the fort. The
bridge is thus temporarily converted into
a fortress, and there is, therefore, no way
he can arrest any one
The state journal., 1884-03-22
Old Reliable Coming.

The Old Reliable Club, of Phila-
delphia, will attend the Republican
State convention, which will be held
here April 10th, marshalled by VIM.
II. Furney, and headed by Prof.
Frank Jones band. They will be re-
ceived by the Old Reliable Club, of
Harrisburg. This organization is
we'll known throughout the State.
VIM. Furney, of Philadelphia, presi-
dent, and F. G. BATHS, of Harrisburg,
vice president.
The state journal., 1884-03-22
Welded.

Mr.. Charles Johnson, of Harris
burg, and Miss Julia Obryan were
united in marriage last Wednesday
evening at the residence of the brides
parents, Jersey Shore, Pa. A number
of relatives and friends witnessed the
ceremony and warmly congratulated
the happy pair. The presents given
the welded parties were numerous
and suitable.
The state journal., 1884-03-22
THAT MUCH-DREADED CAUCUS.
Its Probable Outcome, Like the Shifting
Winds, Uncertain.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-The Demo
cratic effervescence over the recent up
heaval is beginning to simmer down, and
there is in consequence considerable quiet
talk among members of both wings in
favor of caucus. The Randall men are
willing to accept a compromise on the
basis of the Ohio platform, which is tariff
for revenue with incidental protection,
but the Morrison men insist on the Nor
rison bill or nothing. The Wattersonian
certificate of Democratic idiocy is their
ultimatum. In view of the obstinacy
hitherto shown on both sides the chiel
use for caucus will be to afford the peo
pie at large an opportunity to see what
this Democratic party would bring them
to If they had the chance. x,
The state journal., 1884-03-22
A THIEF'S TRICK.

ST. LOUIS, March 2l.-It is now stated
by the physicians that the report of the
attempted suicide in jail on Wednesday
of George H. M'Fadden, Tiller's accom-
plice in the Pacific express robbery, was
a hoax. 1t is supposed to have been a
trick of NJ Fadden's to get into the hospi-
tai, from which his escape would have
been easy. M'Fadden was as we'll as
ever at noon yesterday,
The state journal., 1884-03-22
THE MORRISON BILL.
Its Advocates Counting Noses-Excitemel
Increasing Over Prospects of Split.

Tts Advocates Counting Noses-ExcItement
Increasing Over Prospects of a Split.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-The Star of
this CITY states that q committee OF tariff
reformers has been appointed to make
canvass of the House and ascertain the
status of the Morrison bill They made
a preliminary canvass, and found that
the bill lacked the requisite number OF
supporters to secure its passage. They
then held q consultation to see
what notifications could be made,
not materially affecting the prin-
chile of the BILL that would secure
the few additional votes necessary to its
passage. 1t was found that few modi-
f1cations in the clauses affecting the local
interests in Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
and Ohio would make the bill acceptable
to a sufficient number of those who now
oppose it to give it a majority. The com
mittee, as result of their canvass and con-
ference, have decided to recommend these
notifications, and have made out list
of the members who may then be de-
pended upon to support it. According
to this list, the bill, with the proposed
notifications, will have an assured ma
ioritv of nine over the combined forces of
the Republicans and Mr.. Randalls fol-
lowers.
If this estimate proves correct the
passage of the bill will be assured, but a
split will not be averted. The compro-
mise upon this basis will be the subject
Of discussion in the caucus, which it is
proposed to call, and many not named IN
the list are expected to come over to the
majority But all will not come over. 1t is
asserted that Randall and ten or twelve OF
his followers refuse to be conciliated upon
any but the basis of protection. These,
il is understood, will vote with the Re-
publicans, and the split will be violent
and permanent. This result is looked
upon as inevitable, and there is to-day
more excitement over the tariff agitation
than has been apparent since the question
was first raised.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-04
san Pedro for 1898.

The Shipping Gazette gives resume
Of the business at the port of San Pedro
for the first eleven months, ending De-
cember lst, with very careful ap.
proximate estimate of the business for
the present month. The following
statement is complied for the entire year
from that Journal:
Arrived at San Pedro: Schooners, 2l3;
steamers, 1888; ships, 81; barkentines,
10; barks, Is; brigs. IA; total. 400.
Exports, HOO tons of wheat to Liver
pool. Receipts: Coal, SO. 100 tons; lum-
ber, 81. 376, ,455 feet; merchandise, 25,
472 tons; grain, 400 tons; coke, 1877
tons; lath, $1,000; shingles, 2550 bun
dies; barley, 5000 sacks; lime, 250O
barrels; tin, 1900 boxes; cement, Ia, $50
barrels. 1t is difficult to reduce these
receipts TO pounds, but it is a remarka-
BILE exhibit for port which is yet in its
infancy. The old emJarcadero was
almost at the same spot where Sar
Pedro is now, the seaport Of Southern
California. bnt the old landing was only
used by hide drodgsrs, and these few
and far between. Nothing is risked in
the statement that the year 1884 will
show much larger shiplnents than that
which has just closed. The custom
honss receipts at the port amounted to
over s44, 900 during the year.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-04
Devons in the Dairy.

From the Breeder and Sportsman, of
San Francisco, we select the following
interesting letter, which will be read
with much interest by the live stock
dealers of Southern California.
In yours of October Goth find let
ter copied from the Lire Stock Journal
concerning Devon cattle, written by one
who knows his business, and writes well
upon subject Oh which he is generally
we'll posted. One thing, however,
wish to take exception to-: Referring to
breeders of Devonshire cattle, he says:
''they began to commit the same fault
that the Short Horn men have done,
that is, in too many instances neglected
the dairy qualities of their cows for the
more exclusive production Of beef
The writer can never have Travelled
through New York State, as l have
lately done; there he will find numerous
dairies of exclusively Devon cattle. At
the last fair held at Rochester, the
State Fair, the milk of several cows,
Channel Island cows amongst the num-
ber, was tested for richness. A thor
oughbred Devon, the property Of Mr..
A. F. Bronson. Of Vernon. Oneida
county, proved to give the richest milk.
/ would further like to mention that at
the last dairy show held at the Agricul-
tural Hall, London, England, a thor
oughbred Devon COW, Myrtle VII, the
property of Mr.. A. L. Skinner. of Bish-
ops Lydeard, Somerset. came off VIC
torious in the milk test for richness,
notwithstanding that the calf was three
months old at the time the test was
made. bnve only just returned from
my trip east. bringing herd Of Devons,
or would have sent you this con,mubi
cation early.
ARTHUR ]. HUTCHINSON.
Cieuega Ranch, Los Angeles county.