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Plain Talk by John Bright
and Chamberlain.
Report of the Illinois State
Veterinary Surgeon.
Conferences of Railroad Man.
ayers at Chicago.
Decision in Iowa Liquor Traf-
fc Cases.
Plain Talk.

BIRMINGHAM, August An con-
nection with the great reform demon
stration yesterday a meeting was
held in Bingly hall, two thousand
people being present. A speech was
made by John Bright and Joseph
Chamberlain, President of the BOARD
of Trade. Mr.. Bright said the ma
jOrity in the House of Lords was
actuated by some bitter hatred of
liberals in 1882. Who were the peers?
he asked, They were the spawn OF
the plumbers of wars and the corrup-
ton of dark ages of history. They
had entered the temple of honor, not
through the temple of merit, but
through the %sepulchers of their An
cesters. They were no better than
their fathers. Some OF them were
worse, for their privileges had pro-
duced ignorance and arrogance. The
reform of the House of Lords, Bright
declared, vas urgent and meritable.
The creation of new peers to pass the
Franchise bill would only get rid of
the present difficulty. Should the
people submit? or should they curb
the mobiles as their fathers had curbed |
the Kings of England? Bright then
the manner il which he
would like to see the power OF the
restricted. He would allow
he peers to retain their present pow. !
ers during the first session; that a
bill should be presented them, but
he would absolutely preclude them
from voting the franchise.
Chamberlain read a long and pow
Jul attack upon the Queen. The di>
vine rights of Kings. be said, had
oeen acknowledged to be dangerous;
;he divine right of peers was q ridicu-
Gus Pigment. 1.-THE Lords remained
obstinate In opposition to the popular
will the present agitation would con-
inae to the bitter end. He looked
Onward with eager hope to the result
# this agitation. England. the cho-
home of self>governed people,
vOnld lever De subsel Went to the
nsolent p%retensions of q hereditary
lass. The sentiments of the speak,
rs were received with enthusiastic
applause. A resolution was adopted
the action of the Lords
Il rejecting the reform of the fran
hise.
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True to their "Know Nothirgr IL
stincts the leading Republicans of
West Virginia joined some Green
hackers in a dark lantern meeting at
Deer Park in that State a few e
ings ago. Doors were closed and cur.
tains drawn. Elkins was Master of
Ceremonies and tied the knot that
Joined the gold standard Republicans
with the rag-baby Greenbackers.
Vociferous hilarity prevailed and
after three hours Of jollification the
members dispersed, each feeling as
sured West Virginia would 20 for
Blaine and Logan. The former is
expected at Deer Park during the
month when the union so happily
contaminated by Mr.. Elkins will be
blessed.
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THE FUND.

MI. Benjamin Franklin Jones, the
Money-bag who stands at the head of
the Republican National Committee,
has announced his plan Of campaign.
He intends to concentrate his efforts
on Florida, West Virginia, North
Carolina and Ohio. He authorizes
the statement to be made that he will
raise more money for campaign use
in Pittsburg than has ever been
raised in that city for political pur-
poses.
In referring to this programme the
New York World says: "Pittsburg
is the home of the iron monopolists.
Jones says that he heads the corrup-
ton fund list with the magnificent
sum Of $1,000 600; Campbell Heron
.subscrihes $40. 600; Ed. Byers puts
down $4,000, and Calvin Wells, pro-
prietor of the Philadelphia Press and
Elector at Large or the ticket, adds
$4,000. Thomas M. Bayne, member
of Congress and Ryers's colleague in
the convention, will contribute liber-
ally, and John Chalfant has sub
scribed $4,000. These mel are all
or identified with the
iron interest which has been so amply
1--WE now understand why Mr..
is such q stalwart Protection.
list. We understand, also, why the
Monopolists are contributing 30 lib
to MI. Blaine's Corruption
He protects the Monopolists
Of Pennsylvania, who grew rich
laboring men grew poor. Mi.
is a rather nice gentleman
% put forward as the representative
,f Labor-the friend par crccNence !
If the workingmen of the United
States" |
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uaa1roal Conference.

ctttoAao. August 5.-The manag-
onfsc;als of ali railroad lines inter-
osted in the trans-M issourl business
began assembling here this morning
"a vent into session at ii O'Clock:
S1nion pacific representatives Will
not arrive until this afternoon, anu
consequently nothing car oe o
nlished pending their arrival. IL IS
not expected under the Q 1a'or~
Able conditions that any result can
no achieved within two or three days
owing to the peculiarly complicated
natn1e of questions to be settled. me
first matter to be brought up o
settlement is that of Colorado rates,
which have been disturbed ever since
the formation of the combination
between the Union Pacific ana
Omaha roads, to the exclusion OF the
burlington. until within one week
ago when they were temporarily re-
stored to await the action OF tne
present conference. For the proper
maintenance OF Colorado rates IL Is
contended by some managers that
pool will necessarily be formed when
will include all Iowa lines touching
at Omaha and the Union PACING
and all northwestern lines. 1t is
claimed, however, that SO long a
what is known as the tripartite
between the Union
Pacific and it's Omaha connections
remains in force, antagonized roads
be brought into the pool
covering Colorado and other trans
Missouri business, owing to the fact
that under the tripartite agreement
the eastern connections of the Union
held arbitrary power i'll the
making of through western rates.
Officials in attendance, however, f!
that the result aimed at is
not the maintenance of rates upon all
competitive western business. This
be satisfactorily arranged with
antagonizing any present pool
md that the temper of all roads is
achieve that result.
CHICAGO, August 5.-The prelim-
conference lasted until 1880,
When adjournment was taken to
80 to wait the arrival of the Union
Pacific representatives. No action
vas taken,
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Congressional Inx.

DAYTON, Ohio, Au,n a'
Soldiers Home Congressd;aa.n S,~rb.
tigatlng committee convo.aal inNrss
O'Clock this morning, and eaed at,
the examination of eontin1 10,
testimony revealed dives Of d.
into which soldiers are u II 'ntqN,
robbed and some time, %,nveisga
Many resorts out of the %n"'desa
limits Of Dayton seem to ha 'orpo,st,
jurisdiction Of law. Fnat oft.
within the city are not mo ,en ths.
the authorities, and comnessted
any OF the most d]eprayed vii
cities. Many soldiers come a lsiss
ton, become drunk and die" ",
are arrested and remoysd .avt}
Home and there punished 10
Ex-Representative McMsho,.
the universal complaints frone vi
diers pointed to harsh trea1mau. u
der the rules and articles y,
They were treated as if in a va
and should be treated as in s'sA~
Politics had caused a chanse h%s
agement, and all changes inue&.
and discipline We're charged ~
soldiers directly to Represanm.&N
L. B. Grincle, a former l%esjdan1a'.
manager. 1t is said the as NJ
complained universally of strict DI' ~
cipline and unjust punj.hma s
They wanted some one to compnls
to, but dared not lay their sripvsmaaaN
before General NJ. r.. Patrirk a mch
ernor OF the Home, This woa,a a,s'
obviated by a resident lnanagar '-
Col. Harris, present resident m," "'
ger, lives in Cincinnati, and tha "ua
diers could see him but once @F'
1t is believed the home s;,orildv al'
more of a home than a garrison ~ et
soldiers had done their Wort. iat
they should be rewarded. Disos aul
outside should be dealt with So,ut
iisOrderly citizens are. N'
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Tie Flower. ;su,,;yg,.

Onr best florists 30 longe, SOW seed,
IN ehrthenWare, but use shallow boxes
instead. Common soap boxes cut
INTO three OF fonr pieces, making 3
depth OF not more than ore Or two
inches for the soil into which the seed
are to be soWn. are convenient, Ol
course. any size Of bon will 10. but it
should not be Of greater degth tlan
two inches, otherwise the soil will get
too wet, and become sour. Care lnIst
be taken that the bottom Of tl.e box is
left open sufficiently to allow the water
to escape When given in excess. Almost
any good soil will suit, which. for con
%ven!ence, had better lie procured from
, the nearest florist.
-Atter placing the soil in the ivxr~
make the surface perfectly level and
smooth, then SOW TIE seed evenly olrf
1t, press it into the soil. and corr 1t,
Ihe rule is that all seeds should lavea
covering of soil equal to the size Of the
seed.
When covered. water gently with 3
fine $ w~atering-pot; this one water
ing will usually be sufficient until the
seeds come up: i'll any ease the 81.
should not be again watered until, hN
it, light color. it shows indications Of
being dry. Although seed will oermil-
ate IN the lark, the moment that they
break the surface OF the soil they
should be placed in the liehte-t pos>!
bic place.
The temperature best suited TO the
termination Of nearly all seeds is about
10 degrees at night with ~ degrees
during the day. After the seeds have
started TO make the rough leaves, they
should he replante5 from the seed
boxes into similar boxes, at distances Of
O an inch to an inch ana / halt
apart, where they can remain to be SCI
IN the open ground, from the middle
to the end of Nav.
IL IS very important to get the proper
Kinds OF flower seeds because there are
hundreds OF varities offered in the seed
men, lists that it would be useless ior
amateur to attempt to cultivate.
OF want OF discrimination in selection
0iuch disappointment ensues. LIE
recommended to give the most
general satisfaction are asters in variety
6alsams (camellia Howeredj candytutt.
u variety, cockscomhs, chrysanthemuM
.tl-eolors, 'co'eus convolvulus. cypress
Inc, geraniums, marigold 9old-strined,.'
l'gnonette. pvramidal aud spiral
IN variety, phlox drummondn
'etunla, single and double. stocks, YER
and zinnia.
another plan, very satisfactory Win
mateur gardeners raising flowers, ito
purchase very small plants from the
orlst about the first week in April
Inch at that season can be had .,
one-third the price they are SOFA
IL IN May. These plants are shifted III
, pots a size larger, and can he hfl'
l the sitting-room where there y
ienty OF light. BY the time of plant
q out In May they Will have grown ~
e large and fine plants. They wa
squlre but little care. The kinds "
lants best suited for summer f7oVef.As
at can be safely grown in the slf'l's
'om, are hegonias, chrysanthe1lnh'
lrnations. geraniums Of all klLid',
h%eliothrope, and mont@H
'ses. There are many others. OF course,
these are the simplest and sue!
III be most satisfactory.-NeM wv
Post.
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Co-ean Matters.

WASHINGTON, August The De-
partment of State received q djsnatch
from Foote. U. S. Minister at Seoul.
announcing the arrival at hickman
or d ~ steamer Trenton, having
on board the returning members of
the Siamese Embassy from the
United States. The Embassy was
met by a large number of Corean
officials who went from the capitol to
bid them welcome. Immediately
upon reaching Seoul. Minyong TX,
Chief OF the Embassy, called upon
foote and expressed great gratifica~
ton at the many kindnesses shown
him by the government and people
of the United States.
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Who says the American navy is
disabled? The United States man
of war TallapOosa ran into some coal
barges the other day, and actually
sunk them. It is remarkable how
often u naval vessels manage to
run into small crafts; but 1t is even
more remarkable when one escapes
unhurt.
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About fifty naturalized Cinnamon
of New York and vicinity met two
Or three days ago in that city and de-
nounced Blaine and the Democrats.
They say the Greenback party is too
young yet and that Butler will ride
it to the devil. They don't know
what party to act with, but will pros
badly decide some time this month
when they will hold another meeting.
The votes of these fifty heathens are
for sale.
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Ell Mahdi has given orders to his
forces to take General Gordon dead
or alive. In the meantime Glad
stone has been frittering away time
in an attempt to agree with other
European powers upon a line of
pulley to be pursued toward Egypt
He says, however, he will ask the
House of Commons tor a vote of
credit to tit out an expedition to re-
lieve the brave General and his little
army. While all this red tape is be-
ing unrOlle6 in the circumlocution
office Gordon is at the mercy OF a
savage Toe.
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aoe .oS ID August s. Three pack.
~ * oa Dynamite wrapped in ~
lot ~ ha newspaper were found in g
ssste5 box at Nottingham noataa So a
nunuay night. Each nts;aice
attanho VI dynamite with fuse md 80 .
;anetacned. 1t is supposed tho anu cap
sto to explode by a fail ~ were
There was Ut wnen
nclent to wreck the buildine ''e sur
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Governor Cleveland cannot return
snipe shot in kind. In regard to the
dirty stories told about him he may
feel like the old Californian who was
shot at by q "tenderfoot" with what
used to be called a pepper box" re-
volver, and turned upon his foe and
said: "Look here, young man, if you
keep on firing at me with that pesky
little thing and hit me. and I find it
out, l will kick you all the way out
Of this gulch."
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The Bosses Meet,

NEW YORK, August 4.-Logan
discussed the plans of the campaign
three hours at the Republican Ma
tlonal headquarters o.day with Sec
rotary Samuel Fessenden, Chairman
3; +. Jones, ex-Gov. Oelesby of Ills.
Walter Phelps, Garrett H. Hobart
General Hawley and Congressman
BarrOws.
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It is said Bill Chandler is counting
Blaine. He wants the latter's influ-
ence in New Hampshire in his strug-
gle for the United States Senator
ship. Chandler knows upon which
side his bread is buttered.
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The superstitlous and those who
believe in bad omens will be inter-
ested to know that, within the past
few days, several Blaine and Logan
banners, at different points in the
East, almost hundreds of miles apart,
have been blown down. The ele-
ments seem to be offended with the
choice Of the first Chicago Conven-
to-
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Texas Fever.

TOPEKA. August 5.-The Texas
1ever has appeared among the cattle
OF Ellis county. Apprehensions ara
1elt that it will spread unless Wow
vi means are Immediately taken -
suppress it. Governor Click orda-eS
me cattle guaranteed at once go
directed the State veterinary to nv
there and investigate the matter in1D
mediately. f 'm-
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Postal returns to the postoffce de-
partment for the last quarter of the
fiscal year of 1SS3-84 indicate a fall
ing off in receipts of about two mill
lion dollars in comparison with the
previous year. This is due to the re-
ductlon Of the rate of postage from
three to two cents. AS there re-
NAMED a surplus on hand last gear it
is plain that despite the discrepancy
the %postofice department will soon
be self.sustaining again.
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General Grant IS credited with
saying: "Mr. Cleveland is an excel
lent man, but you cannot create a
ruler of a great country like this out
of any such experience as his" We
do not believe General Grant said it.
II he did he must have been strange
ly torgetful of the fact that Governor
Cleveland's experience far exceeds
that possessed by the General when
he assumed the duties of the high
office
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The Philadelphia Times notes that
the sensational social scandal against
Grover Cleveland seems to he bring
ing him substantial fruits. 1t ap-
peared on Sunday last, and Monday
evening Rev. DR.. Dandsberg and DR..
A. H. Strong, president of the Roch-
ester Theological Seminary, and
sixtv-two other prominent Republi-
cans of Rochester met and signed an
address against the election Of Blaine
and in favor of Cleveland.
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Sharon has his hands full Of trouble.
His Althea has kept him in hot wa
ter during the past year or so and
now comes the Odd Fellows Savings
Bank of San Francisco, claiming
SLIT 800 alleged to be due it from the
estate of the late w. G. Ralston of
that city. Sharon had the settle
ment of the estate and paid the bank
fifty cents on the dollar. The bank
now sues to recover the balance,
amounting to the sum named above.
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Eranco.Chinese AMatrs

LONDON, August 5.-The Standard
says: We are in q position to state
that negotiations between France
and China were broken off Sundav.
The Times publishes q dispatch
from Foo Chow, which saws: Foo
Chow is quieter. China offered tn
pay an Indemnity of 500, 900 taels
about 500, 600, which Patenotre. tho
French Minister, refused, Twelve
Chinese gunboats are placed in no.
at Foo Chow. Admiral Con-.
bet Is in a furious state of mind and
has done his utmost to Drovoka war
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Why Schurz Don t Like Logan.

In Washington they offer a queer
explanation OF Carl Schurz's oppOsi-
ton to John A. Logan. 1t seems
that both SchurZ and Logan were
members OF a select stag party at the
house of a prominent Senator one
evening, and that during the in
formal entertainment provided, some
body knowing Schurz's accomplish
ments as a pianist, asked him to
favor the company with some music.
Schurz, who is never backward in
contributing to the enjoyment of
others, complied, and seating himself
at the piano, wandered OFT into the
intricate movement of Beethoven's
Fifth Symphony. He had lost him
self in the weird, delicious harmOnies
of the work, and was reveling in
sympathetic communion with the
spirit of the great master. when, an
interlude occurring, Logan broke in:
Say, Schurz, suppose you quit
practising and play something. How
does Grandfather's Clock strike
your From that day to this Schurz
has followed Logan with all the
vengeful tenacity of a man whose
heart feels the weight of Il great
wrong.
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Mexican Matters.

CITY Or MEXICO, via. Galveston
august 5:-Tne Legislature of Yuca.
tan petltloned the President for tho
payment OF amounts due RAILWAYS nv
Inc state and for relief from FeG.r:
Gutles on grain from the Tnited
states on account of the deplorahla
plague. s'"ssnopper
The receipts from customa o.
crease ~" Of y e95yy were SAL 900, a de-
t Ih .! $32o,OO0 compared with
last year. month of
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Railroad Accident.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., August 5.-Nn
the Ducktown branch ofthe Western
North Carolina Railroad, yesterday.
a working train climbing the noun,
tain broke from the engine and ran
back at a ter ific rate. All hands
jumped off except Conductor WYNN.
who tried to apply the brakes. The
train ran on a trestle, knocking it
down and causing a complete wreck
Conductor Wynn went down AMONG
timbers and was brought one
terWard. al
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The Egyptian conference. VIII

The Egyptian conference, which
was expected to agree upon some
plan to reorganiZe the Government
of Egypt and to relieve the oppressed
people Of that country, indefinitely
adjourned last Saturday without
coming to any conclusion. The diff
Guilty seemed to consist in the fact
that France wanted a larger interest
in the manageme~' of Egyptian af-
fairs than Gladstone was willing to
cOncede to her.
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The Denver Republican gravely
asserts that the Cleveland campaign
has hopelessly collapsed. The Re-
puOLic0m editor should claim q re-
ward for the discovery. No one else
has found it out.
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1t Is estimated at the Navy Depart
ment that the cost of the Greedy re-
lief expedition will foot up 500, 900.
1t was worth all the money to save
the lives that were spared. But is
not this another commentary on the
folly and waste of Arctic expeditions?
The government will get some of the
money back by the sale of the vessels,
but under u Navy Department
management it is likely to be a
mighty small amount.
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When Cue ,ar exclaimed: "Let me
have men about me that are fat" he
knew whereof he spake. Fat men
are not given to "treasoD, stratagem
and spoiIs.n Governor Cleveland
weighs just two hundred and twen-
ty five pounds. The most obtuse can
draw the proper inference.
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Br.AfrE.s
q

A mains political record is not
made up after he becomes q can
didale for Office, but is formed by
past pubkc acts. II . candidate
could be allowed to make his own
principles. the most apparently de-
sirable President would be the one
most ingenious in hitting the popu-
lar sentiment and the most profuse
in his professions. But the people
are disposed to hold candidates for
high offices to their public record and
Mr.. Blaine will be held to his, how
ever little his followers may like it.
The New York World boldly asserts
that during the existence Of Know
nottingham as a distinct element in
politics Blaine was an enthusiastic
aud apparently a sincere advocate Of
the principles Of the Dark Lantern
party. He devoted his talent to the
advocacy Of Know-N othing doctrines
in the journal of which he was part
proprietor and principal editor, He
advocated the law which prohibited
the courts of the State of Maine from
issuing naturalization papers to any
applicant, thus shutting out for
eigners from citizenship SO far as
that State was concerned. when
that infamous enactment, practically
a notification Of the laws Of the
United States, was before the Maine
legislature. Mr.. Blaine publ he'd ap-
provingly in his journal . speech
made by a personal friend in its favor,
in which the following sentence &C.
Cured:
R0Ne's keyi0n use among as, natur-
allied and as free to vote as any
And they do vote.
Whoever else may stay away, these
will he sure to be at the polls. And
did you ever know q Catholic 60 to
the polls hesitating who he should
vote for? He always votes from
in accordance with a plan
we'll understood before going to the
place of voting. That plan contains
worxa out Of sight, bit 1t gr0ws at
he bottom OF american institutions,
whose whiting, as in the case of
(Onah's gOurd, is often the first indi>
alton that the poison is secreted
here. +,
In each and every publication Of
lis paper Mr.. Blaine advocated the
doctrines of Know-N0thingism,
Which bound its supporters by a fear
III oath not to vote for q MAJ Of for l
ign birth for any public Office, nor :
Or a man, foreign or native born, =
Tho was Of the Catholic persuasion 7
r wns married to a Catholic Wite. :
Mr.. Blaine continued an aggressive !
lnow>Nothing during the existence j
that party until it united in Name c
18th the Republican party. This is t
[r. Blaine's every day life. This IS :
is honest record. Ought it not to {
any bid he may now t.
AXE, in his necessity, for the Irish q
l
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Jay f ye See to Tr0t A4ai,,.

PHILADELPHIA, August %. 1.
Ease has arranged to trot jay Eye
gee against the 2:O9i record Of Maud
>, and Phallas against his W
record Of 2:l3a at Belmont Park, this
city, Friday, August 18th.