News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-04-10
NOTE AND COMMENT.

phia has painted an elk, run to death
by pack of gray wolves, with such
power that some see in him the com
ing animal painter. There have been
few of his race to turn to art, which
may gain for his work higher praise
than it really earns. The artist is
H. O. Tanner, son of the editor OF
the Christian Recorder, paper OF
the African Methodist church.
Some two hundred of the literary,
theatrical and artist friends of Mark
Twain sent him personal requests for
autographs, nearly all the letters ar
irving simultaneously on Tuesday,
April /. Among the writer's are Geo.
W. Cable, T. b. Aldrich, Henry
Ward Beecher, Henry Irving, Ellen
Terry, Modjeska, Charles Dudley
Warner. Mr.. Clemens processes to
regard the demand as "no joke" but
an exhibition of a great public desire
to possess his autograph.
The people of Cincinnati find abun-
dant food for thought. A dispatch
reports that there is talk of putting a
citizens ticket in the field at the
spring election.
1t appears that the late Charles
Delmonico bought Inflated Oregon
and Transcontinental stock to the
amount of $2S8, 900 in one transac-
ton, and this may have had some
thing to do with the wrecking of his
reason.
Ex-Representative Willis Of Mi
cnigan, who is now in Was hington,
SAYS that in his State, Edmunds is
undoubtedly more prominently men
toned than any other man. The
best element of the party is for him,
and he seems to be the leading candi-
date.
AS the result of an extended in
quiry the Chicago Tribune is able to
report that the high license law OF
Illinois is working well. A general
license costs $500.
The travelling correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.) finds
that Postmaster General Gresham is
popular among Republicans next to
Mr.. Blaine.
The Post "elevates to its masthead
the names of Bayard and McDo nalG
as it's ticket for President and Vice
President. Senator Bayard is an
old-fashioned State supremacy Demo
crat, who, as a party man, has made
good record in the Senate. He is
very determined and even bitter
partisan, which is OF against him as
candidate. We fear the Posts
ticket will not be that of the party.
The free trade members of the
Ways and Means Committee have
objected to the printing of more than
100 copies of the testimony taken by
the committee in regard to tariff re-
duction. They are afraid to face
the sentiment of the country.
A Michigan special says that so
far as the Republican preferences in
that State are concerned, Edmunds
has the lead, with Blaine, Arthur and
Logan following in the order named.
The Washington Post (Dem.) is
pleased because two manufacturers
in some special line, out of hundred
or more questioned by the Lewiston
Journal in Maine. favor the Morrison
bill with the free coal provision.
The general impression appears tc
be that the Mcdonald boom is dead
Lest our readers may be in doubt
about this matter, we will add that ex
Senator Mcdonald aspires to the
Democratic nomination for the Presi
dencs. He lives in Indiana.
Estimating Congress to be in ses
sion 200 days year, the salaries O
Senators and Representatives amount
to about $40, 200 day.
An intrusive Virginia Democratic
politician sent this dispatch to Sena
tor John Sherman, of Ohio, Sunday
st is suggested here that the Rich
mond Blues and the detachment o
Howitzers who quelled the Danvill'
riot aid In SURPRISING the riot in you
State. Upon the proper application
Gov. Cameron might order them out.
A wild boy was recently caught il
the Santa Rosa mountains in tn,
vicinity of fanesnhauitz, carried tC
that town and put in a well-fenceC
garden. He greedily consumed fruit
lettuce, roses and the roots of severa
plants never spoke nor appeared II
notice those who went to see him
and seemed perfectly harmless. On
day he seized a three-years-old chill
and began to eat it. The child
cries attracted attention, but befor
assistance reached the spot the youn
savage had devoured the flesh of tn
, right arm and part of the face
, Seeing that the child was about to b
. taken away, he squeezed it to deaf
: in his arms. The youth is now chaine
} no His captors are at loss wha
{ to do with him.
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