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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-02

ENOR SALE-Wholessle and retail grocery bus
y ness with retail grocery liquor license (this
alone pays all EXPENSES for 20 years with best
OF snccess trade $50 900 yearly big prices SELL
ing 24OO barrels -four yearly; best location in Bos-
ton; low rent; sold on account of change in bust
ness only. JOHN SMITH, JR., & Co., 242 Wash
ingtOn street, Boston, Mass 26-I
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Portland D sly wholesale aaazs.e..

A'GrgAtaIall y 1aly Wheiesaie FXaEssei.
soRTLAED Feb %.
There are no important changes to note in the
business situation, and the outlook is not all
couraging February has been an extremely dull
month, and trade is backward in all sections. Hog
products are very quiet and the tendency Of the
market is to lower figures. The demand for Grain
is good but the stock continues light and prices
maintained. Sugar is unchanged. Apples are firm
or, and choice Baldwins command so q Dbl by
the car load and Greetings 90. Cabbages steady
at the recent decline; dealers are offering $50 W
ton, but farmers generally are asking $50. The re-
ceipts of fresh fish have been LIBERAL trade in This
department is very good. but prices are lower at
about 21ac % ib for job lots.
The following are to-day's closing quOtations of
Flour Grain, Provisions &c:
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JAMES F. BABCOCK.
Analytical and Consulting Chemist,
Estate Assayer and Inspector of Lilo uors; late
Professor of Chemistry in Boston Universe
ty and Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy)
Il STATE STREET,
Bosten, June 16, 1888
WOOD, POLLARD g. CO.,
Gentlemen:-I have made a chemical analysis OF
a sample of "fHE OXF ORD RYE WHISKEY' and
find the same to be of erceLJent quality and free
from any dLterGtion 1t is of full proof strength
contains no artificial flavor or coloring, and is In
all respects pure.
Respectfully, JAMES f. BABCoCK.
THE OXFORD is put up in cases only, con-
tanning twelve good size bottles each bottle bearing
fac-simile of our signature together with the GER
tifcate of our State Assayer, which warrants its
contents.
We have caused our brand 1.-THE OXFORD"
to be registered in the Patent Office at Washingt on
and propose to protect it if used by INSCRIPTIONS
dealers.
Be sure you get THE OXFORD when you
ask your Grocer or Druggist for it-TAKE NO
OEHER-Put up in bottles only.
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ENOR SAEE-Lodging house is rooms; SPLEEN
n didly furnished all hardwood furniture, fine
carpets all in good condition; low rent; best thor
oughtare In Boston; profits good; fine dining room
and kitchen; only $3.50, balance easy terms. JOHN
SMITH JR., s. CO.. 242 Washington St.. Boston,
Mass. 26-I
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A jewelers. advioo-watch your offspring.

SooTrs EMULSION OF PURE Con LIVER OIL
WITH HYPoPHosPHrrEs, IN Tubercular Troat-
bles of the Lungs. DR.. A F. JOHNSON, Cedar
Rapids, love, says: 81 have used SCOTS
Emulsion in Tubercular troubles, with salts.
faction, both 10 patients and myseh'
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A little boy in the infant class of a Sunday
school "out west" was asked by his teacher if
he had learned anything during the past week.
"Oh, yes" said he. "What have you learned?"
Never to trump your partners ace," was the
ranlp.
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Boston, Feb. 28-Market for Refined Oil is in
moderatesdemand; sales at 6@614c 49 gal for 115
@l2o test; 81s991sc for Centennial and Beacon
Light $50 test. Case Oil is held 91s91054c B GAL
tins included. Naptha is steady at 1O@111zc, as to
gravity Parafne, standard 20 gravity, at %. and
other brands at l re
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A certain Nevada judge, who had been a
great scamp years before his accession TO the
bench, recognized an old acquaintance in a
prisoner brought before him. and supposing
himself safe from recognition, asked the
prisoner what had become of the companions
Of his early life of crime. The reply was: "They
are all hanged, your honor, except you and
me-"
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Prices are no higher and there is little chance of
an improvement this season, as the goods trade Of
fers no encouragement to manufacturers to respond
to any advance.
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Wit and Wisdom.

"Jones-"I hear that Western Spectator
Is getting up a corner on roller skates" Smith
dust out CT the hospital) -"Humphl What I
would like to see is a corner or two on the
wheels "
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PORTLAND, Feb. %
Received by Maine Central Railroad, for Portland
~ cars miscellaneous merchandise; for connecting
toade, 100 cars miscellaneous merchandise,
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SJSEGEsSf
High Mzd Corn 63964

O0t10lkl5obu, cat IOLt 70 Nl
CottonSeed, bag lots30 90
SsckedBIan car lot.
IS 50,aI9 80
% bss ossl9 O0t120 60
Md. c&Y loss. S2o6Q23 90
40 bag lots 219$24 90
FsFGyEapC5ssS.
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Many dandy before marriage becomes sub
dude altar il
Quaker Testimony.

Mrs. A. NJ. Dauphin Quaker lady Of Phil
sdelphia, has done great del to make known
to ladies there the great value of Mrs. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, as a cure for
their troubles and diseases. She writes as
follows: "a young lady of this city while
bathing some years ago was thrown violently
against the life line and the injuries she re-
ceived resulted in an ovarian tumor which
grew and enlarged until death seemed certain.
Her physician finally advised her to try Mrs.
Pinkham's Compound. She did SO and 10
short time the tumor was dissolved or caused
to sloagh eff, and she in noao IN perfect hedltt.
also know of many cases where the medicine
has been OF great value in preventing misoar-
riage and alesiating the pains and dangers of
childbirth Philadelphia ladies appreciate
the worth of this medicine and its great
value"
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New York Mining stocks.

New York, Feb. 28.-The following are the clos
inc nuotatinns for mining STOCKS no.day.,
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The following ere Portland quotations On Hides
and Taiiosg:
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ETOS SALE-S650 buys well fitted bar room
a with tenement rooms connected, near R. r.
Depot in city of Lynn; low rent. good business; Ii
censed. 90 years established. W. F. CARRUTH-
ERS, "a fremont Row. Boston. 27-1
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LONDON. Feb. % -Consols 9SM.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 28-12.30 M.-Cotton market
dull; uplands at 61sd Orleans at 2-16d sales Il
600 balGE; speculation and export 1000 bales.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 28-Winter wheat SIS Sd e6sIOd;
spring wheat 6s edt@6s 10d California average sc
5d@6s Sd; club at is 1lG7s Id; Corn As 51a d;peas
at Us. Provisions etc..-Pork at 63s; bacon 33s Cd
for short clear and 32s for long clear; lard, prime
Western 36s; cheese at OBS; tallow 33s.
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Eastern DIVISION.
TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND

GHsAhNS LEA n y WI -N@-AN
AT 200 A. M.i DAILY, (Night Pullman) for
Raco, BiddefordI, Kittery, Portsmouth,
NewburypOrt, Salem, Lynn and ROs-
ton, arriving at $50 g. M
AT SIS A. VA: For Cape Elizabeth, scar
bOrO. sncO, BiddefOrd, Kenmebunk,
Wells, North and South Berwick, Com
way Junction, Connecting for all stations
on Conway Division) Kittery, PortsmOufh
NewburypOrt, salem, tsIOu ceater, X ock K
port, LYNN, { Ee.sea and Boston, arriy-
ing at 10 D.
AT Eco p. M. For sacO, Biddeford. Ken.
nebunk, Conway JUNCTION, Kif1ery,
EOrtsmOuth, Newburyp0rS, Salem,
Lynn aud BOstCu, arriving at 500 D. M
AT 600 p. va CExpress) for BOston and
principal Way Stations, arriving in Boston at
SUNDAYS AT 2.OOP. w. Express for Ro..
ton and principal Way Stations, arriving Ia
TRAINS LEAVE BOSTON FOR PORT
LAND
AT ESQ, 300 "a. M, I2 30 and 90 D. M,
week days, and 700 p. IN. Sundays.
PARLOH AND PULLMAN SLEEPING
CAR SERVICE
WESTERN DIV: Parlor car on LOO D. m.
train Portland TO Boston; 900 q. M. Boston to
EASTE EsN DIV; Portland to Boston, Pullman
sleeping car, Through car from the East, 200 q.
M daily. Parlor cars on S.A5 a. M, /. 90, 600 p.
m; Boston to Portland, parlor cars on 900 a. m,
ana lz.5Op p. m. week days, 700 p. m. daily.
Pullman sleeping car 100 D. m. daily.
Through tickets TO all points South and West. at
Portland depot ticket offices, and at Union Tick
et Omee, 40 Exchange 81, Portland.
deO19 '' = : -'D-'A'' ''- : A al
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ROREhesN POE rs.

At Coquimbo Jan Gath, ship Conquoror, Frost,
uncertain.
AT Oallao Jan 81. ship Empire, Snow. for Victo-
tia. BE- bargue Olive Thurlow, Corbett, from Tai
cahuano ar Both.
ar at Berbice Feb 2, brig stephen Bishop, Rivers,
Baltimore.
Ar at Barbados Feb J. barque Hattie G Dixon,
sch Helen l. Martin Fonntain Buenos Ayers
Sid Feb l, barque Ethel, Thompson, Cuba; 4th,
brig Amy A Lane, Carver, Nuevitas, to load for
New York; Emma Smith, Cuba.
AT st Thomas Feb lS, barque Coryphene, CHM.
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"Wss your speech extempore?"
son, yes, wrote it off last night aud COM
mitted it TO memory this morniBg."
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she following quotations Of stocks are received
Row Work stock ard Money Eaarkes.
0Sy Telegraphl

NEW YORK. February % Money on cali has
been easy at 2l91 per cent: prime paper 405. For
eign Exchange dull at "a and . 875A for lpuh-
lished quotations and 1914 and 1914 for actual
business Governments shade off for the 41as,
State bonds quiet and firm Railroad bonds dull.
ans following are lo-day'k closing quotations CT
Government Securities:
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VNANTE D-By Kensington Art Co., immedi-
w ately, Ladies TO work for at their homes, it
is light and pleasant and sent by mail distance from
Boston no objection any industrious person earn
from 81 to $40 per week. canvassing, for full in
formation address KENSINGTON ART ROOMS, 50
Congress St., Boston, Mass. p. o. Box 5078.
feh13 and&W1m
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ENOR SALE-$9o0; stock and fixtures Of bar
IL room, good jug and bottle trade; fine bar, doing
low rent. w. f. CARRUTHERS & CO., "a Ire
mont Row, Boston. 23-1
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EOR SALE-$S00 buys the fixtures and teams
n OF LIST class provision and fish market located
on Fremont St.. Boston; fine show windows; bust
ness $500 per week; low rent; a splendid bargain;
best OF reasons for selling. w. f. CARRUTHERS,
"a fremont Row Boston PAL
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RAILROADS.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
and Connecting Steamboat Lines.
On and after MONDAY, Oct. 20,
1854, Passenger Trains leave
Portland as follows:


Portland as follows:
For BANGOR. Ellsworth, Bar HarBor,
Vanceboro, Sg. John, Halifax, and the
Provinces at Andrews, ~. stephen,
Ar0Ostook County, l:25 p. M, via Lew
for R1 M 1' r. Pisca1aquis K r., HIS ?.
m, for skowhegau, ReLIast aa1 DS1n1er'
LIS, 1.3O, 411.16 p. M; WaterxLie, I.OO a.
M. 1 rs, 80, $40, t11.1b p. M; for Anguish,
RaIIOweII. GardiBer aud Brunswlck,
TOO a. m, 1.30, 5.15, I'll 10 p. M Bath, I.Oo
a. M. 100, 5.15 p. m, and On saturdays only az
lib p. M; Il oeIsIand, and Knox a. Linz
cs In R. r., 700 a. M. l.3O p. M Amcurn
and .4ewislon at s.l5 a. M, l.25, 5.o5, ?; nj
p. NJ; FarmingtOn, Phillips, Monmouth,
Winthrop, Oakland aud North Ans0n,
1.25 p M; Pennington via Rrunswiek,
TOO a. m.
THE IL 10 p. IN. train is the night express with
slet ping car attached and runs every night Sun
DAYS Included but not through to Skowhegan on
Monday mornings to Belfast and Dexter or
beyond Bangor, on Sunday Mornings.
Trains are due in Portland as follows: The morning
trains from Augusta and Bath 1856 a. M; Low
iston, $40 a. m. the day trains from Bangor, and
all intermediate stations and connecting roads At
1910 and 12.45 p. m; the afternoon trains from
Waterville, Augusta, Bath, Rockland and Lewis
ton at $40 p. M the night Pullman Express
train at 1.50 a. m.
Portland, Bangor, Mt. Desert and Ma
ehias Steamboat Company.
STEAMER CITY OF RICHMOND
leaves Portland every THURSDAY at 100 p. m.
after arrival OF nlgnt ItOu DosbOu,
RocIInnd, Castine, Deer Hale, AedgVvicIk,
SOuIh West HarbOr, BnF HRrbOr and mt.
Desert Ferry, and leaves MT. Desert erry every
SATURDAY at 600 a. M, after arrival of trains
leaving Portland Fridays at IL .15 D. m, for Mill
bridge, JOnespOst, machiaspOrl and Hast-
port; parties tor these points desiring to do 20
can take the steamer at Portland.
RETURNING Leaves Eastport every Mon
day Morning for Mt. Desert Ferry, and leaves the
Ferry every tuesday Morning for Portland via all
landings.
Limited Tickets, first and second class, for
ali points in the Provinces ON sale nt
reduced rates.
PAasoN TUCKER, Genr Manager.
R.E. BOOTHBY, Gen l. Pass. & Ticket ARt.
Portland Oct. 10. 1884. jan21d0
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MARINE n EWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

PORT OF PORTLAND.
SATURDAY. Feb. %.
Arrived.
Steamer Dallas, % 81 Lay, from a cruise.
Sch Frank Barker, Meader, Boothbay.
Sch Peerless, Thompson, Southport.
Cleared.
Brig 5 N Collymore Davis, santo LAME, sA-
Frank Dudley.
SUNDAY, March l.
Arrived.
Sch Timothy Field. Adams, Boston,.
San Francisco, Feb 19-Ship Joseph S Spinney
sailed for Liverpool with go 3S9 cts wheat valued
at SIS, $50. Ships st David and Three Brothers
have gone Port Costa to load grain and the Har-
vester is at the Rolling Mills
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n5g@None genuine without bunch of green Hops
on the white label. Shun all the vile, poisonous
stuff with "Hop'' or 'Hops'' in their name.
ian23 FMW&&W1mnrm
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from noilo for New York.
Ar at Antigua Feb 5, scbs Nellie Shaw, Dinsmore,
Fernandna; ID Everett, McLain New YORK.
At Demarsra Feb 4, schs Dora Matthews Brown,
and Col Milliken, Dunton. unc.
Ar at Cienfuegos Feb 18th, sch orrie Drisko.
Drisko. Laguayra.
Ar at Caibarien Feb IS, barque Hattie G Dixon
Yates East London via Barbados; brigs SWee-
ney, White New York; Screamer Sinnett DO
Ar at Sagua Feb 18th, sch Louisa Bliss, Stiong
New York; 18th, barque Eviva Curtis, do.
Sid 18th, brig II Cleaves, Charlson, New YORK
ar at Cardenas Feb 10. schs Hanrahan, Colson
and B Cromwell, Littlefield, New York.
SPOKEN.
Jan g. no lat, &c. &c. ship Exporter, Keazer, I'm
Calcutta for New York.
Jan ~, off St Helena, barque Benz Hunt from
Calcutta for Boston.
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INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHIP 60.
Eastport, Me. Calais, Me-, Sc. John, n.
D., Halifax, N s. &c.
FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENT
Commencing, Nov. 3, 1Ss4.
2 TRIPS PER WEEK.

2 TRIPS PER WEEK.
1850 STEAMERS OF THIS
sffssAAgA;$aas.s LINE WILL LEAVE
s-@ss=7sszsS7zl=~E RAILROAD WHARF,
foot of State Street, every Monday and Thurs
day at p. M. for Esstport and st. John, with
connections for Calais, Robbinston, st. Andrews,
Pembroke, Houlton, Woodstock, Grand Menan,
sor Halifax, Moncton. Newcastle. Amherst. Pictou,
Shediac Bathurst, Dalhousie, Charlottetown, Fort
Fairfield Grand Falls and other stations on the
New Brunswick and Canada, Inter-eelOnial, Wind
sor and Annapolis, Western Counties, Rail Roads,
Through Tickets issued and Baggage checked to
destination.
gH-Freight received up to p. m. and any in.
formation regarding the same may be had at the
Office of the Freight Agent, Railroad Wharf.
For Circulars, with Excursion Routes, Tickets,
State Rooms and further information apply at
Companys Office, First National Bank Building,
corner Middle and Exchange SITS.
J.B C0YLE, JR., Gen. Manager.
oo2 nj
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ENOR SALE-$750; lodging house, 16 rooms,
n all let; good carpets, black walnut and ash fur
niture; nice location, Washington street; rent
only $54 month. Also others in all parts OF city,
cheap and easy terms. If you want to buy house.
be sure and call on HILL & CO., 17S Washington
street. Boston, Mass. 251
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Railroad ReccEpss,

Foreign Exports.
SANTo TOME, S. A. Brig S. N. Collymore,
81 ,497 feet lumber.
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Do not be deceived; ask for and take only B.
Il. Douglass and Sons Oapseum Cough Drops
for Coughs, Colds and Sore Threats. d. S.
aud Trade Mark on every drop.
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OaLssosmla nasni.aa sssclss

lBy Ieegraph.l
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28.-The following are ths
closing official quotations Of mining stocks to-day:
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FOR SALE.


Brief advertisements are inserted under
this head one week for "a CENTS paid in
adyaRce
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-24
Old STYLE and Now.

The calendar, as reformed by
Caesar, is still used in the Russian
empire, and was in use all over Eu-
rope until the year 1882. To obviate
an error which amounted to about
twelve days, Pope Gregory XIII, or.
dered Oct. 5th, 1852, to be called
Oct. 18th, and that all centennial
years which are not multiples of 40O
should not be made leap years thus
1000 was a leap year, and 1000 will
be the next that falls on centenary
year.
The Gregorian method Of inter
calalion reconciles with much accuracy
the civil with the solar year; the lat
ter consists of 1855 days five hours
and forty y-eight minutes and small
fraction. The Gregorian rules of
emitting three leap years every 400
years, reducing these to LAG, ,O97 days,
gives to civil year an average dura-
tion of 365 days 5 hours and IL Sec
onds, which exceeds the true solar
year only 80 much as to make differ
ence of one day every 1856 years.
This calendar, civil and ecclesiastical,
was soon adopted in the Catholic
states, while in the Protestant states
It was but partially adopted in 100,
md not entirely till 1774. The
change from the Julian to the Gre
,orian calendar was made in Great
9ritain in 1853, Sept. 3rd being called
Sept. 14th.--Chicago Herald.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-24
Our Turn Must Come.

Generation after generation" says
q fine writer, "havo felt as wo now
feel, and their lives were as active af
our own. They passed like vapor
while nature wore the samo aspect OF
beauty as when her Creator command
cd hor 10 be. The heavens shall be
as bright over our graves as thoy are
now around our paths. The world
will have the same attractions for our
off spring yet unborn, that she had
for us once rs children. Yet O little
while and all this will have happened.
The throbbing heart will be satisfied,
and wo shall be at rest. Our funeral
will have its way, and prayers bo
said, and then we will be left alone in
silence and darkness for the worms.
And it may be for short timo we
will be spoken Of, but tho things of
life will creep in, and our names will
cease TO aforementioned, while life will
continue to move on, and laughter
and song will be heard in the room
in which we died; and the eye that
mourned for us will be dried and
glisten again with Joy; even our
children will cease TO think OF us and
will not remember to lisp our names"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-24
LincOln's Pen.
Galveston Christian Advocate.

The house of CLAUDIO j. Adams, ot
Chicago, was robbed few days since
The thief stole Mr.. Adams clothes,
$3.50, and his wife's jewelry box. In
that box was the pen with which
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emanci-
patton Proclamation. Mrs. Lincoln
gave it to Mrs. Adams, who regrets
its loss more than all her jewelry.
The New York Advocate, in noting
this loss, says:
On the same day that we saw the
above the speech of Senator Butler,
of South Carolina, before the Delta
Kappa Epsilon "a college society,
at Middleton, Conn, reached our Ia
bic. Ex-Gov. Long, Of Massachusetts,,
presided. Senator Butler was the
orator. Speaking of an Ex-Governor
of Massachusetts, and himself speak
ing on the same platform, Senator
Butler said: "The mission Of such
a society is to develop the kind of
feIlow-feeling which knits a country
together. Slavery is gone, and / an
glad of it 1 feel that l am myself
liberated" When such sentiments
prevail in the South, il matters but
little what becomes Of Mr.. Lincoln's
pen. Now let freemen everywhere
have freemens privileges and rights.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Z, 18S,

WASHINGTON, Dec, Z, 1885.
The event in Washington TO- da,
was the beginning Of Congress. Th'
session opened in the usual way
There were crowds in the spectators
galleries and in the corridors of the
Capitol, while on the floor of the
House there was the old time con
fusion, hustle, noise, handshaklng
exchange of congratulations and
|introductions. The old officers were
reelected from the Speaker down.
The Republicans gave a complimen,
tary vote for Speaker to Mr.. Reed OF
Milne.
There were more than a hundred
new faces among the Representatives,
and the hall looked much improved
by its new carpet and freshly varnish-
ed furniture. The seat drawing
presented the usual amusing scene Of
expectation, suspense, and disappoint-
ment on the countenances of the
fortunate and less fortunate men,
bers.
The Senate chamber looked but
little changed since the last adjourn
ment, except for the Grape draping
and floral decorations around the
chair of the late Vice-President The
Senate opened as quietly as if its
vacation had been only nine hours
instead of nine months
Senator John Sherman was elected
To succeed Mr.. Hendricks as Presi-
dent pro tenn, Senator Logan having
declined the first caucus nomination
for the place. Nothing could have
been more repugnant to the Demo
Gratis than the selection Of Sherman.
They would have preferred Logan,
as the lesser evil While Senator
Logan Is q narrow, positive partisan,
his discreet action after the last
Presidential election vas IN marked
contrast TO the undignihed oo1d1ct
Of Mr.. Blaine Aod then Il Hust Be
admitted that While be hss been N
Congress during . PerOd Of unPArA-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-24
Artemus Wards Best story.

OF the countless good stories at
tributed to him, the BEST to my mind
is the one which tells of advice ht
gave to Southern railroad conduc
tor soon after the war. The road
was in a wretched condition, and the
trains consequently were run at O
phenomenally low rate Of speed.
When the conductor was punching
his ticket, Artemus remarked: "Does
this railroad company allow passen-
gers to give it advice, if they do so
in q respectful manneri" The con
ductor replied in gruff tones that he
guessed so. "Well," Artemus went
on, ''it occurred to me it wonld be
well to detach the cow-catcher from
the front Of the engine and hitch it
the rear end Of the train. For, you
see, we are not liable to overtake o
COW; but what's to prevent COW
from strolling into this carand biting
a passengerf"