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New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
THE BOURBON OLIGARCHY
rxnm The Rfch ,nond Mhfa.


Ignorance of the Southern situation - wije: " is:
spread among the best-normed men OF all parties at ne
North Even Mr.. Blaine In his Augusta speech. faied
70 seize the precise conditions which he so justly cri
elsed and reprobated IL Is very gratifying ana hepiu
10 Bourbons that this is so for they are enabled oy s
bundcrs and misconceptions employed the
70 make show OF defence one OF these gratiiyng ana
hcnful buniers for Bourbonisn Is the Idea that hs
negroes are the sole chief victims OF BOURBON
nr9scripon coercion and Violence whereas the prnvl-
pa object OF these and methods throughout tne
South 10 to control and consolidate the white VOTE VA
doubtedly the negroes subjected to the same appn
ances but IL is obvious that necessary condon ios
success In thus dealing with the negroes Is 10 nou ~.
whites we'll in hand. Fraud and force become less aaS
less effective and impraccable precisely In the ratIo
that the whites divide. Hence the prime aim OF bou
bonism In all II says and does Is to Keep tne wnitce ~
supjcction. Even tho massacre or negroes az Danve
was not much intended TO ntimidate and control the
negro vote as to make the whito vote solid.
The negro Is merely Bourbon pretext. Even Repuos
crow. What is arrived at is tho complete supremacy
the Bourbon set against all races. all parties anu ~
comers. II Is Bourbon or Bourbon assistant ~
may be black blue, green or red, or Radical or h
publican, or an ex-convct, or what not,-and no ~
right He can vote and have his vote counted and ~
Bourbons will recognize him man and brother pS
II he be antBourbon, he 10 dog unworthy 70 ms
much less vote. though he be whitels snow ana pos
crAt
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
GOVERNMENT AND PKIVATE PRINTING

The announcement that Washington statoner v.
q. Fischer had beon awarded the work OF engraving
and printing the Inauguration invitations and
tickets of admission and that the Bureau OF Printing
and Engraving would execute his designs, created
como little stir among the large engraving houses In
This clty Yesterday Many Of them competitors
for the contract 1t is purely private work for the in
auguration committee. The Bureau Is authorized y
Congress to perform work only on Government sccur-
ities The sole for its existence is that dong
only Government work, absolute secrecy Is secured
-Four years ago. when the question OF engraving the
Inauguration work broached, Secretary sherman
refused to permit II be done His whole policy, with
reference to tho Bureau G. W. Mouton stated yes;
terday was that closed and bermeticaly sealed
against all outside work. Mr. Moulton is positive that
the law does not permit such work to be done by the
Bureau. At Il Q Office Of the Kendall Bank Note Com
pany the secretary said that be did not sec how the
bureau could do the work under the law.
A gentleman conversant with the law said q"
wonder If President Arthur realizes that If this
preoedent IL established, the same principle would
enable the Secretary of the Navy to take design for
ship from John Roach and have 1t built at the Wash
fneton Navy Yard because Mr.. Roach had not the
facilities 1t is said that Mr.. Mccullough has gwen
hs consent but believe the President will not permit
II to stand"
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
SELLING CAMPAIGN BRIC-A-BRAC.

KINGsroN. Jan. A leading dealer in
crockery hricabrac and fancy household notions says
that about ten days before the November election he
bought 500 300 campaign plates They were made
Of crockery OF plate s1e and contained portraits Of
Blaine and Logan and Cleveland and Hendricks printed
beneath the glaze. lie bought job lot but stipulated
that threequarters OF II should be Blaine and Logan
plates thinking that would be proper political pro
portion to meet his trade. After IL became apparent
that cleveland elected. he began 10 think his
pntgn plate purchase would prove bad venture. But
the plates were sold more rapidly than before and
strange say since the election he mas sold three
Blaine and Logan plates TO one OF the Cleveland and
Hendricks pair and this proportion Is still maintained
nj sh the Blaine stock Is now about exhausted
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
THE NORTHWESTERN FLOUR TRADE.
AN ACTIVE wEEK-sCARCTY OF Low GRADES
SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT.

SIGNS or IMPROVEMENT
lBr TgLgGRAPI TIE raIBuSgI
ST. PAUL. Jan. 1.-Seldom has there been
week of activity the Minneapolis wheat market
the which has tst closed. There has been al
of six hard wheat and all good millps
grades within the week The receipts have been only
sos 800 bushels against 64i 900 last week The
ment the country usually light this time OF
year. has shrunken to almost nothing Farmers are rot
selling 10 any extent except in few localities.
The Millers' Association las advanced prices in
the country eight cents bushel in the Las:
ten days, but this has not increased
farmers deliveries perceptiby. outside
kets have been very and more favorable time for
advance could hardly have been chosen. There
doubt that the local bull movement has been managed
largely by the mers and they have also helped to boom
the outside markets great The object is 10
advance the price OF -four which has been dragging for
than year. At this time when wheat is moving
slowly IN the they could put prices four five
eight cents bushel and run no risk OF being
compelled 10 take any large amount at the advance.
Whenever prices advanced the fact Is teegaphed ID
the East and this made basis for advance IN tho
price OF flour When -four has been screwed up to ths
highest point. prices of wheat can be easily
dropped old figures. while the -four market viii mob
easily react This is the theory advanced by many and
claimed that the present advance will be shortlyed
However the spirit oI speculation which has been 50
slight prof0caton, and should ie de De fuly turned ID
the bull side 10 Will not be easily checked.
stocks at Minneapolis only Increased $4,000 bushels
last week. and 81. Haul there no change. As
Duluth the receipts much lighter than usual and tse
store there not greatly increased. There
has been active demand Tor wheat IN this market.
principally by shorts who have now become thoroughly
frightened, although mers are buying to Il considerable
extent. samples which sold AT % cents week ago
nov bring 90 and 63 cents readily.
shippers who have been buying low grades for tbs
Chicago and Milwaukee markets hnd much difficulty in
in their orders, as hut tte poor stulf is coming in
The mills doing but little work this wceklnd the out
pat the week will be about 10000 barrels. This Is
for five days only. all the mills shut down on
Christmas Day. The daily average is about 1850
barrels.
The mild weather for the past few days has unlocked
the icy fctters OF the falls least has 0Oscned them,
and there less trouble from low The two.
thirds is sil in force. however and one
third of the mills idle all the time.
The flour market shows signs OF marked Improvement
Mers have advanced their prices from hfteen 10
twenty-five barrel and IN the adyaEcs
was readily obtained.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
EXCLUDED ON ACCOUNT or HIS COLoR.
A NEGRO MINISTER Nor ALLOWED TO EAT AT The
WEST SIDE RESTAURANT

A NEGRO MINISTER Nor ALLOWED TO EAI Al III r
WEST SIDE RESTAURANT
To ne EGator OF The Trt6HRe.
SIR: Nv civil rights were infringed the
other night when In your city and want TO call your
rs well as the pubcs attention TO the outrage because
liberty now IA the base line Of the Republic Liberty has
nted slavery it Is true but fear 1t has not sup
nanted the spirit or power Of slavery for where slavery
was strong liberty Is now weak The incident WISH 10
mpart is this. william H. Hopper my friend ana my
self after leaving Cclering Hall Monday night last.
found way to restaurant under the West SIDE ho'e
rftecnth.st and sixthave which WAS open to the pub
lie We went in seated ourselves a OF the tables and
ordered the waiter to bring us two oyster fries He
took the order and went out, supposed 10 have the
order executed After an absence Of five minutes the
waiter accompanied by the proprietor. impudently IN
formed Us that we could not be served Inquired
what the for this we were orderly ana re
spectacle. "On account Of color, was the rtpy' hot IN
words but ia actions, which sometimes speak louder
The Fourteenth Amendment provides that no state
shall enforce any law which shall abrdge the privileges
or in nniies Of citizen OF the United states Nor shall
any state deprive any person OF life liberty or properly
etc Under this contract the Government is uhder
direct obligation TO the citizen. am natuTa porn
American cizen and, SUCH am deserving of me pro
lection OF this Government. want 70 hsk, slr, II
citizen OF the United states, Then denled aun,ssDn
public inns, railway cars and theatres on account OF
his race color Il not In condition OF ihNohthty SIT
yltudel II he is then In my opinion he i uher 'ne i
mediate protection OF inc btHeIa NoVH az ~ va ''
OF the civil Rights Act. ,, ..o,o
degrade and stamp out the liberties of race is ihe
oif Emit ~ ssyefy and nothing less We poor We
are dispised We are down trolden We are Qpptes'e9
The race has been victim race Euj Goa = hAth inane
face of the EARTH and this great Republic need expect
no prosperity success until the negro ls grahed MS
full and equal rights po.top J&nf a The zon Church
Paterson, v. j., Dec. 81, 1884.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN LYNCHED
STORY or A NEGRO WHO WAS SHOT AND THROWN
IN A MINE BY MASK I'D MIN.
rnY TEIEGRAPI TIE IRInuNEl

RALEIGH, Jan. IA strange story is
told hero by trustworthy negro man. from
Johnston County concerning the lynchng Of Smith and
Davis at Clayton week ago He said that December
"a ho aroused by a call ut his gate On looking out
negro asked for shelter for the night His request
granted On going into tho houso 1t was observed that
the guest injured the right eye, bloody clots
looked II they had been soaked In water and his
hands pair of handouts. The wounded man then
threw himself ON tho mercy OF the negro
who had taken him In and admitted that he
Davis He then said that tho masked
took Smith and himself to the Ncuse River and that
when they got there Smith taken of his horse st
having on handouts. The lynchers then took their
knives and cut Smith In brutal manner and threw him
into the river Davis then called Smith tell the truth
and let the avengers know that he Davis was not guilty
Dayiss legs however, were tied together Then after
short consultation pistol was fired and Davis fell lie
then picked mp aud thrown into the river. When no
struck the water consciousness returned and with his
feet tied and hands in tho handouts he managed TO float
himself 10 the bank.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
Borcor71yG BY S1rCnERS IN LYNN
TIE RESULT or \ STRIKE CAUSED BY DisCONrTST
WITH A FOREwoMAN.

TIE RESULT OF \ SIEihE tAlSlD b1 bicNDNif
WITH FOREwoMAN.
frRoM ~ occA.fOSAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
LYNN. Jan. 1.-Under the direction of
several labor unions IN endcayOr Il being made to
boycott certain retail merchants. clearinghouse
proprieor. restaurant keepers others The trouble
arises from strike among the female sttchcrs at the
large shoe factory o. b. /. Doak Go. In Juy the 100
200 female sltchers struck for new price list II
wns given them. In August another strike was ordered,
~ the firm would discharge its stitching fore
woman. Not than oue-har Of the stitchers quit
work as there aa. 10 wage difference They salts
ncl with the forowoman. The strikers com laint
that ihe forcv gave them poor work and favored
those females who did not strike IN July Being uncm-
ploycd for "a long time has much 'crcd The female
striker The worker have been lowed 10 their
homes from tho Doak factory. and in Instances
vorcy assaulted TwO.rrct OF female strike gswerc made
Fostwo three woeks 1t was found necessary to have
thirty or forty about the factory 10 protect the
ouoratiycs as they left work.
Tho Female s;iichcrs' Union Board of Arbitration.
headed by Albert n Carlton, Knight Of Labor has now
issued an official address ln which they We VIII In
every way boycott every boarding house harboring
scabs' and every woman In business who Is In
any way related TO scab also any person dong busi
ness who IN. IN his or her employ man that has got
wife or daug ght,r I'm the H. T. Doak Co. factory" This
served to divert sympathy from the strikers Many Of
tho female strikers thhk no" thht thclI case mas brch
mi ~ nnngei Mr. Carlton receives salary each week.
The -trikcrs KIN di-trust him. union ".al ner
cham Wa hrhtl - ut' 41i-. III" "H"N, VIZ "'iN'',
ia the Doak Go stitching shop The merchant declined
,cnatcnl,y 9gnin-i him Honrling house kec - have
IN como Instances compiled with the demand Of The
stance. have refused to turn away those women who
chose work for living. Two OF the icsdr 'ttchers
lunch at a certain restaurant. A day or two the
proprietor informed them tl4t they Codd got no more
s.rl.crs The yodug women visited lawyer The @ete
him the kcepcr Of he restaurant has led The lat
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
REAR HUNTING IN THE CATsKILLs.

KINGsToN, Jan. IA hunter has jus1 ar
rived here with fine bear which he says he captured
without aid on Saturday. Herbert Van Week ava Jonn
Whitbeck caught several In the fall Albert Jones and
e. d. Merritt also made captures. Frank Woodwork
caueht "A fine specimen in trap near Tannersvile re-
Gently. In the kskatum locality Ira j. Edmund ana
Moses SAKE recently brought down "A fine specimen Al
most every mountain mail brings WOIu Ot some ifesu
capture or some desperate bear encounter
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
CONDITION OF BUSINESS.
sANGUINE OF A PROSPEROUS YEAR.

ihI TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEJ
oosioN, Jan. l.-From review of the busns..
recoru Vi boston Tor 1884 by The Globe 1t apoea
nave Deen iariy prosperous year. Boston erected
oi' "e" o"uhss In 1884 than in any year since thu
irstone after the great fire, adding 800 600 70 a.
city's valuation. There was paid out in the c,,v !.
dividends in 1884 the sum OF $673O5:sOO which /.
far above the average of years since 1878. and mos.
than in the years 1881 or 1882
In boots and shoes the shipments of cases b,v.
aggregated 2,4S7, ,322 in 1884 against 2. 56s O3a i.
1888 2413,53l in 1892 and 2,3O773 in 1891
The profits, however, have been small Trade for ,ha
last week has been larger than in any correspoudin
week, and there Is much better feeling among ina
manufacturers and dealers ~
The total sales of wool were III 26O 700 norrS
against l22.373,75O pounds in 1888 II9.54O 0C6
pounds in 1882 and 126,7O9,OOO pounds in 1851.
Lower prices have made poor usness but the deaIs,.
enter the year 1885 with more hopeful feeling
In clothing, profits reported all along the lima
but were not SO large as in the previous year. In
cotton goods about the amount Of business war
transacted in 1884 in 1898, but at smaller prcGt
The most enterprsng men look for Improvement next
spring and lively times next fall.
The great retail dry goods dealers report good
trade in 1854. Many of them have increased their
sales, and all look forward to much better business
in 1885.
Our eight broad guage railroads had an income i,
1884 Of $29 ~ ,453, against $29, ,367,9 $40 1888
falling of OF only S19O.517 The net income, how
ever shows gain OF S2lSO73, the figures beng
s1,34O, 3S7 in 1853, against S7,55s, 400 in 1884.
In breadstuhs there has been a marked improvement
in the last week, and it Is likely to continue and gain
in degree. The iron buSuess has been dgll In 1854;
but the general tendency toward improvement must
soon be fell by that large interest. There is moro
hopeful feeling among the banks the deposits during
the last week in December little higher than ia
1888 while the loans were almost as high. Tho
demand for money s about what it year ago. and
confidence is returning in banking circles, where
powerful for good and can do much to improve tao
general condition of affairs One business i an index
OF another and the general statement of hOre.
ful feeling than known in 1884 covers the general
outlook One of the most riking features Of 1854 Is
the Ia the deposits in the savings banks Of
Massachusetts. They amOnnt to 1852, 20 146, or
$4,000, 900 more than was the case year ago. lhs
open accounts number S260OS. increase OF 10 yJ3
within year. This is certainly good sign, and ons
full Of encOurag cement
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02

New Hamburg where the road runs ct the Dase ol .
cliff Gould heard noise in front OF him. ana Do" e
niece OF rock weighing several tons. slide down un
track Knowing that down train was due AMI ts Gould
less signalled in time there might 30 loss OF @ he had
passed only short time before The hagmah atonne &
danger signal time to stop the train been
serious accident Young Gould was warmly y,, uS riS
by the conductor, Y. Levengood who gave MN are As
sembyman Earl Of Kings, and Alderman DoyIe, ~
burg made up a small purse for Gould, ana comnioA
him for mis- presence Of mind.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
THE LIGHTNI : CASH BOY.
Irom Thk On sn10 Neirs.

!
A white and tOttering old man leaned against
the fye-cent counter IN Christmas toy store.
middle age man, streased with gray, approached
him. .
at seems me have seen your face somewhere be-
fore" -, nv
" Are you the spruce yOung man who bought II
cents worth Of goods here and had ceus change comns
TO your -, ... . .u ;, oo,,.,
the white old man. , NV, =,
thought Sc, !" said the iddleage man. "Herc Ia
your change. am the cash 10y" . ,
"Ah did not expect sou DaJk so soon,' ana the OLD
man Lobbled out.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
SUPPOSED DROWNING BY ACCIDENT.

NEWBURG, Jan. 1.-The body OF Henry j.
Hunter one OF the Of Beveredges Brewery who
disappeared yesterday, found in the river to-day
The Co,oners Jury returned verdict that death was
caused by drowning Mr. Hunter had charge OF the con-
Germs accounts aud everything was found perfectly
straight IL is supposed tnat he was accidentally
drowned as there evidence OF an intention TO
commit suicide.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
BALL OF,THE OsWEGO YACHT CLUB.

OswEGo, Dee. 31.-The first annual ball of
the Oswego Yacht Club took place ut Riverside Rink
last night The attendance large. over ZOO In
yitatons we're out and many OF the clubs belong
Ing to the Lake Ontario Yachting Association were
represented The pcnnants of nearly every yacht from
every club IN the association among the decora
tinus Among the visitors were: A. Z. Burbanks A.
H. GLEASON ID. r. Cameron, q. H. Beardsey ana NJ A.
Crow New-York; j. j. Donaldson, Baltimore syracuse
Itica Rochester, Buffalo, WatcrtoNn and other cities
war
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02

An UNCOMFORTABLE HUsBAND.-Mrs. Honey
tom al don't know what preacnt TO give augustus this
year mamma. He's sersi.I 5. Last Christmas ne
Wouldn't speak all day beca he took the ybacked
brushes gave him hint that he didn't Keep MS har
tcy The year before, when gave him purse, he told
me he never lost any money; al | when gave him
walking stick his birthday, he hoped he wasn't quite
a cripps' Mamma: "well, dear, give him . set Of
ra2ors." Mrs. III. Qorridedl "Hot for wordsi He'll
Imagine directly that want hin 10 commit suicide
fFunny Folks.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
SAYING Il TRAIN FROM DESTRUCTION

The passengers on the train from Albany, on
the West shore Road, had . very narrow escape ths
evening 1t was dark when the train reached Milton
The engineer discovered couple OF large stones on the
track Just that place. In time stop the train ana
have the obstruotions rezoved About the Same time
young Irishman named Thomas Could age nineteen
who was in search of employment, tho track be-
ow intending TO walk to New-York. When opposite
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
ATTEMPT TO BURN AN ALBANY CHURCH.

ALpANY. Dec. 31.-Edward PedlOw, ago
.xtcen was arraigned to-day for an attempt TO fire
Trinity Episcopal Church here Monday by lighting
straw in tho basement schooroom He was discovered
by two younger boys. who had been beating carpet
With him, and who kim guished the flames. The walls
had been smeared with paint and the asterng broken
os N 10 facilitate the spreading or the nanes Pe0low
was committed for further examination.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02

Az the United states imported IN the year. of the
same class OF sugar, 2.03O352so7 ponds. valued at
sD O53 t follows that the friends of this series OF
treaties expect that either the sugar now sent from
these sugarproducing districts To other countries be-
sides this viii all find It's way 10 the United States
soon as the treaties ratified else that tho stimu
Ius given the sugar Industry by the removal OF duties
here will result ia Increase OF production In those
countries amounting to nearly 1000 200 pounds
year valued at about S3OOOO.oOO.
Brazil, which supplies this country with sugar
than any other country Cu0a and Porto Rico excepted
apparently. has been left out OF consideration altogether
bv the trainers OF this network Of trcaucs 1t supplied
the United states with 3G3,355OOl pounds. valued al
EIONsD. so.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
CONCLUDING A sloo 600 CONTRACT.
Gpy rELroRApu To THE rRlBuSE.l

SAVANNAH, Jan. I'D. G. Bacon IL Co. nave
concluded a contract with the Panama Canal Company
for ninety large frame houses OF Georgia pine which
will be built In sections and shipped to Aspinwa Ans
contract Involves SlOO,OOO
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
SUPERINTENDENT OF NORMAL SCHOOLS.

INT TELETKNTi
LOCKroRT, Jan. IA pleasant New-fear S
surpr.se TO Professor George Griffith superintendent OF
Public schools In this city. to-day wns dispatch from
Albany Informing him that he had been appointed snper-
mtendent all the Normal schools III the STATE "A
salary OF $4,000 and expenses.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
A TURKEY OF GOOD SIZE.

CORNWALL, Jan. 1.-The statement Is made
that A. H. Taylor the owner OF the stallion Florida, who
lives at Central Valley. on the Newburg and NswYork
Railroad killed on Christmas Day Q turkey large that
could not DO put into tho oven for cooking without
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02

THE OLD, OLD STORY THE Colonel " Yes
he was senior wanger Of his year. and she took ma
themacal scholarship at Grton and now they en-,
paged MIRA Jones " Dear mo- how Interestingly and
oh. how different their conyesaton mnst be from the
insipd twaddle OF ordinary loyers" Their converse
tion-IIo: "And what would Dovey do II Lovey TO
de I"-she: Oh, Doyey would die too i"-LPunch.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
being reduced In size. It weighed 4oi, poura. :. x
Senet 0emeteo 70 DO the biggest turkey ever killed ~
KILLED BY A BURSTING Gry

hIcHBURG. Dec. 31.-Lorin Dana, of Friena
snip went hunting on Monday. He was found d. :
Tue tue, woods. The barrels OF the gun he was hur,s.
barrel were driven through his head N p''ecs OF u
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02

When your wife suddenly. discovers tnaj
"she hasn't anything to wear" tsn ass !" ~ !" "s'A
Judy.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
Tmr IMPORTATION or SUGAR.

The prompt ratification of these treaties as Secretary
Frcnghuysen thought lie pointed ont IN his Letter 10
senator Miller, would prevent Cuban sugar growers
from charging for their share Of the supply which they
furnish to country the price which the sugar grow
ers in other countries not yet enjoying conn retail
treaties with the United states might III 20 put pon
their product According the statistics Of imports
The year ending June 80 1854, sugar hot above No j
grade was imported from the countries with which
treaties are pcuding follows: