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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-02-20
sun. MOOR ND SEA.

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All time from noon Of to-day, Feb. 90.
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High Tide 0arge) ............... 0 30.
High Tide (smalD ...............22 30.
WIND AND WEATHER
Record from noon OF yesterday:
AZ pS sea reve, Thermometer Rain.
s - s 81 s ssS 81 81 q y nt Sis
Wind, n. L. fresh Sky, fine Sea, smooth
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VESSELS LEAVING TOMORROW.
Schr Wailele for Maliko
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DEPARTURES.

FEU 70
Blk Dacca tor $ +
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10
A vendre.

Une propriAtee situee a deux
miles Quest du Bayou Vermilon ct
a six miles Sud Quest d'AbbeviIle,
contenant cent cinquante-sept acres
ct queleues centiemes d'acre ; ladite
terre entourr6e par nne barriere en-
pieux, ayant une bonne mason de
residence ct un bon msgasin ! mai
ct une lie d'arbres dams laquelle pro.
pre- pour y batir une maison de resi-
dence oa uhe petite maison de
plaisance ; ladlte lie est formee par
une coulee qui ne tarit jamais. En-
plus trente ou quarante tetes de
hetes a cornes, le tout pour Ia somme
de deux mile piastles compliant
$4,000
Pour plos amples iAformations
s'adresser au "MeridionaP, ou a
Jean Boyance, a Aabeville, Lne.
10 octobre 'S5.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

Une depeche de Mozambique don.
ne les details dun combat qui a ete
livre lie 10 septembre dernier entrc
les troupes francaises, sous lie com.
mandement de lamiral Mot, ct les
Hovas a Tarafal, Madagascar. Les
forces franeaises ont essuye une de-
faite. Les Hovas occupaient une
position fortement retranchee. que
Famiral Mot a essays de prendre.
Apres un combat acharne qui a dure
deux heures, les Francais ont etc
ohliges de Sc replier sur Tarmatave.
lis Sc sont du reste retil es en- ordre.
apres avoir eu trente hommes tues ct
blesses.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

A Vienne, les files etudient jus.
qua quinze ans. Alors on leur
dome un cours d'enseignement sur
la cuisine, Oh elles apprennent a
tout faire par elles-nemes, ct a con.
naItre Ia valeur des chooses long
temps avant de commencer a tenir
maison pour leur propre eompte.-
Files deviennent ainsi independan-
tes des cusinieres ct des servantes.
Les autrichiennes passent pour etre
les ep onses ct les meres les plus at
fectueuses, aussi accomplies ct ainsi-
institutes qu'une gosveruante an
glaise, aussi spirituelles en- societe
qu'une parisienne. ct COMPETENT par.
mi les plus bellies femmes de PEu-
rope.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10
n o T l C E
Land Office, at Near Orleans, La.
Sent II. 1895.

Land Office, at Ne,o Orleans, La.
Sept II, 1885.
Notice is hereby given that the
following-named settler has filed no.
tice Of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
the Judge or in his absence the
Clerk Of Court at Abbeville La,
on 10Th Of October 1885, viz -
Thomas Jay HofTpauir who made
Home Entry No. 53O9 for the NE !
Sec 10. T IL, SR , East, Louisiana
Meridian.
He names the following Witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of. said land,
viz - Colombus Harrington. Eli
Sarver, Epperson Forman and Tur.
ner Forman all of Fermilion parish
Louisiana.
G. B. DARRALL, Register.
Sept. z6-'85-5t.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10
n O T I G E ,
Land Office, Ne,e Orleans, La.

Land Office, Ne,c Orleans, La,
October. 7, 1885.
Notice is hereby gwen that the
following-named settler has FLED no,
tlce Of his intention to make final
proc. in support Of lis claim, and
that said proof Will be made before
the Judge or Clerk of Court at Alb
beville, La, on November 18th 1885,
viz Ubald Trahan, who made
Home Entry No 5697 for the south.
west quarter Of section IA, Tp IL,
SR 2 east.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation of, said land,
viz !: John Abshire, jr., Joseph T.
Broussard, Louis Leblanc, Dutalie
Girouard, all of Vermilion Par La.
c. B. DARRALL, Register.
Oct-10's55t.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10
Land Office at New Orleant. La
N O T I C E

Land Office at New Orleant, La.
September 3rd 1885.
Notice is hereby given that the
following named settle has filed NO.
tice Of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
the Judge or in his absence the
Clerk Of the District Court at Alb
beville, La, ON October 18th 1885,
viz Paul Landry of Vermilion
parish. La, for the NE /! Of Sec Is,
T II, s Of r 2 east.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation OF, said land.
viz :-Dutalie Gironard, Joseph T
Broussard, Bruto Broussard, Alex
andre Langlinais all Of Vermilion
Parish, La.
G. B. DABgALL. Regizter.
Septl2's5,5t.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF vERMILION.
25th Judicial District Court.

Succession of Portals Hebert.
BY virtue Of an order of sale
granted by the Hon. 25th Judicial
District Court, in and for the parish
of Vermilion and State of Louisiana,
in the matters of the above entitled
and numbered succession, notice is
hereby given that there will be sold
at public auction, to the last ard
highest bidder, at the late residence
of the deceased, on
tuesday November 10th 1885.
the following described property be-
longing to said succession, to wit:
One tract of land situated in this
parish, containing eighty acres and
designated as the East half of the
North East quarter, OF Section %,
in township ! IL, South Range 3 East.
One tract of wood land, measu-
ring three superficial arpents, more
or less, on the West bank Of the
Bayou Vermiliou bounded above
by -- below by East BY
the Bayou VermiIion and West by
Clement Fletcher and Oleus Meaux.
One dwelling house-One barn
457 pannels of fencing-Two horses
and other small articles the enume-
ration of which would be too long.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The movable property cash on the
day of sale, and the land on a credit
IF one, two and three years from the
LIST day Of January 1886, purchas-
srs to furnish their notes with SOL
vent surety in solido to the satisfac.
tion of the Administrators and con-
ditioned to draw eight per cent.
per annum interest from maturity |
until paid /; the lands to be and re-
main specially mortgaged in favor Of
said succession with the clause demon
aliendo ; and that in case of suit for
the recovery Of said notes. or any
portion of them, that further sum
of ten per cent On the amount in
suit be paid by the purchaser as
Attorneys fees.
AbbeviIle, La, Oct. 10, 1855.
THEoDULE BRoUssARD.
Administrator.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

L'eau buvable, dit IN auteur de
traite d'hygiene, peut stre eprouvee
dune maniere tres simple Remplis
sez une bouteille dune pinte au trois
Quarts avec leau que vous voulez
etudier. Dissolvez dams cette eau
une demi cuilleree 4 the du mcil-
leur aucre blanc, ct place. la bou-
teille dams TN endroit chaud pour 4S
heures. 81 fean devient trouble,
ellie nest pas bonne a boire.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10
Des buches de bois artistiouemer

Des buches de bois artistiqusment
creusees a l'interieur, remplies de
tabac ct de cigares ct fermees a cha.
que bout, sont Ia derniere invention
en- Angleterre pour operer la contre.
bande du tabac. Malheureuseraent
une de ces buches reeut un choc vio-
lent contre un quai, Sc fendit dams
toufe sa longueur ct rev9la ainsi Ie
contenu de son interieur. La chasse
aux buches creusss est aujourd hui le
passe-temps des officers de Ia douane
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

LHalie consacre un article aux es
sais de colonisation fats en- Afriaue
ct arrive a cette conclusion:
QUAINT noes, nous sommes con.
vaincus que Ton renoncera ayant
quill soft longtemps ! TAfrieue,
CONNIE = ont renonce les peuples qui
nous ont preaedes, en- Europe ct en-
Asie. Malgra I'attraction qu'ex-
cree un aussi waste continent sur le-
quel il scmble qu'on ma qua etendre
la main pour lie posseder.
LAfrique, nous Pavons deja dit,
est, pour le dix-neuvieme steele, Te-
quivalent de Ia pierre philosophale
au moyen age. On s'epuisera i re-
scudre [e probleme ct On ny arrive
ra pas. .Toutefois, il est possible
qu'en lie cherchant, on obtienne des
resultats precieux, quoique opposes
a ceu1 qu'on poursuit, CONNIE celia
est arrive pour les chercheurs dor
au moyen age. Mais quaint a attein-
dre precisement le bu. wise au Con-
go ct attire part, qui est de coloniser
ou de civiliser les peuplades aflicai,
nes, c'est une illusioa 4 laluelle on
renoncera.'
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

Nous lisons dams lie Lumberman,
de Chicago, les hinges suivantes, sur
retat actuel ct la perspective du
commerce de bois de charpente :
"Tous les rapports qui nous arri.
vent du Sud sont excellents. Les
cemmandes sont nombreuses les
produits arrivent rapidement sur le
marche. Les prix sont encore plus
eleves, mais les lubricants comp
tent sur une hausse prochaine, Dams
tout lie Nord ce.te tendance Sc mani
feste; aucun enlargement serieux
n'aura lieu, cctte automne c'est
apres lie Ter janvier que Sc fera Ia
hausse.
Ces calculs sont bases 10. sur Zap
provisionnement qui est modere, at
tendu que les proprietaires de scie
ries ont etc tres prudents dams leurs
approvisionnenents 90. sur l'ameli-
Grafton qui Sc remarque dams les in
dustries ct dams le commerce gene
raj du pays.
VOLTA des bonnes nonvelles pour
les paroisses louisianaises St-Landry,
Calcasieu ct Iberville Oh lon trouye
De 81 grandes sc;eries.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

Ii paralt quill y a, dams la capi
tale de fAatriche- Hongrie, IN par.
tie de gems pcu galants qui decla
rent Ia guerre aux chapeaux def
danes. II faut savoir qua Vienne
on va POpera en- chapeau. Or, il
est beaucoup de danes viennoises
qul ont IN godt particulier pour Tex.
hibilion des coiffares fantastiques.
Files portent des chapeaux extrava-
gents. genaut dune facon fort desa.
greable les Spectators qui mont pas
six pieds six pouces. De Ia la
guerre declaree aux tourrelIes, fan
quees de erenaux heuris ct panaches,
aux moulins a vent qui Sc balancent
orgueillement sur les tetes du sexe
fable une vraie dasolation pour
fes spectateurs du parquet ct da par.
terre. II J des plaignants en-
masse, demandant cue radministra
tion des theatres imperieux impose
une sage reserve a toutes les Golf
fures trancendantes, Qu'elles reg.
tent au 1Sestiaire ou qu'eiles garuis-
sent, non des tstes n'aysn. que iaire
de ces vains attirails. mais des ge-
noux toujours suffisamment forts ct
complaisants pour porter ce qui, a
tort on : raison, passc pour un OBJ
let de parure.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

Farmi les planches de Ia plate
forme adoptee par la convention de-
mocratique de New York, il sen trou.
We unc qui demande la suppression de
foleomargarine ct du fromage falsi.
fe. C'est sans doute'l la plus pratt
que ct celle qui entend lie mienx lin
,eret public.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10
STOP THIEF :

A thief was seen yes' .erday grasp
ing the throat Of a ,.ld beaded old
gentleman. The thi ers name was
-Cosgh." A policen ian called Mars
den's pectoral Bal n promptly ares
ted hiu. The cd gentleman, Mr..
Consumption. te~ carries the po-
l:osaaaD ip his ',nckes, aad is happy.
For sale by n. q. Yoan g, Druggist.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

La convention demoeratique de
New York Saratoga a choisi, pres
que sans opposition. u. James D.
Hill pour les fonctions de gouver-
neur. N. Hill es. lie gouverneur ac-
tuel de fEtat, ayant succede a NJ.
Cleveland en- sa qualite de Iieu,e-
nant gouverneur. NJ. Roswell P.
Flower refuse Ia seconde place sur
le ticket. ct l'ofre en- a etc fate au
general E. F. Jones.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

Hr. J. A. Brookshier received by
the last steamer a new boiler fer his
gin aud cotton press, which was very
much needed to increase the capac-
iiy Of hIs machinery. BE is running
bis sia and press day ard night in
order to try and keep up with the
demands being made upon him
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10
N O T. r C +
To Cotton Planters & Sellers,

l am now prepar-
ed to purchase seed
cotton and will pay
the highest market
price for, same. Call
and see me before
selling and l am sure
| can make it to
your interest to sell
your seed cotton to
me. Cash paid for
all purchases.
Address J. .HY. PUTNAM,
Rose Hill Plantn.
or J. J. Abadie, Agt. Abbeville, La.
Sept 5-'85- I'm.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10
N 0 I l G e
q. S. LAND OFFICE, New Orleans.
Septe-uhar III 1854

U. S. LAND OFFICE, New Orleans.
September Ii, 1885.
Complaint having been entered at
this Office, b, TheophiIe sAbshire
against William Dubose for aban.
doning his Homestead Entry No.
5657, dated Sept. 20, 1880, upon the
NE or Of SW Or and Sc Or Of NE
or and W half o. Sc or, Section 4,
Township IL. SR 2 East, in Yer
million county, Louisiana. with a
view to the cancellation of said
entry |; the said parties are hereby
summoned to appear at this Office on
the goth day Of November, 1855, at
IL o'clock NJ to respond and furnish
testimony concerning said alleged
abandonment.
Nj. NJ. MARKS,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

lie general Carr, candidat designe
par les republicans aux fonctions d.
lieutenant -gouverneur de New-York,
sur une reponse duquel on entrete-
matt des doutes, accepte la nomina-
tion.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

On rapporte que lie commandant
dune eanonniere porsugaise a pris
des arrangements pour rachat de
1900 esclaves, du roi de Dahomey,
quill fera TRAVELLER sur une planta-
ton de cafe a St-Tbomas, lie situee
dams le collie de Ounce ct possession
du Portugal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

Eighty.6ye thousand pounds Of
uuon, ia seed, was brought to town
st Saturday, and the cash was
nid for same. Is there another
town ia the State that can make a
similar showing7 The cotton that
comes to this place in seed Is ginned
and balei here.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

Les habitants du territoira de
Washington semblent stre datermi-
mes . chaser enforcement les chinois
Qui sont venus s'etabIir en- ce lieu.
II les ont notifies d'avoir 4 Sc refu.
gies ailleurs avant lie Ter noyembre
proclaim.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

LIE pape content; / agir CONNIE
arbitre entire lAllemagne ct TEspa-
gne, re!ativement aux lies Caroline.
&c conseDtement est sujot neanmoins
a certaines conditions qu'on ma pas
encore promulgee.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

Lundi dernier cinq lots de siror
de cannes onts6te reeus 4 la Nou
velie Orleans, coinrrenant ea tout %
barils. \ Dix-hnit barils ont etc ven.
dus a raison de 70 cts. lie gallon ct
les quatre autres a 65 cents.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

La police neo orleanaise s'est de
nouveau distisnguee vendredi soir en-
arretant un proprietaire qui await
fait feu sur I'M voleur au moment Oh
celui ci pillait sou tiroir.y LIE voleur
court encore.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

Al average Of $50 bags Of Gotten
...5 With lilo pounds to the bag is
s,;ua daily put up at this place. This
...d !, sl,ipped to New Orleans.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

The vegetable gardens in and
,Sou. town present o healthy ap-
ssrsuee, and an abundance Of gar,
asn truck will be realized this fall
md winter by tie producers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

We have one steamer plying be-
tween Morgan City and this place.
making enc trip week. This, we
rgre. to state. is the only mode We
Hive Ut presest OF receiving and
dipping freight.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

La semaiLe derniere un cyclone q
cause des dommages considerables a
Calcutta. Plusieu-s navires ont
sombre ct IN grand nombre de per.
sonnes ont peri.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

LIE secretAire Manning, eur les
represen tations que lui a adressees
le collector de Ia donane de New
York, consenti ce que le riz cas-
Sc importe fut admis aux taux de 20
pour cent ad valoren,.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

L'inevitable Frank J. Moses, ex.
gouverneur de Ia Caroline du Sud,
s'est reconnu coupable dun vol a
Boston.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10
i. skating rink was well attend
!, I..i Saturday evening by both
md the music was splendid.

r...b oysters are beginning to
.,s, their appearance in our town,
"A meet With ready sale at reason
.bIe prices.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

Pinchback, qui s'est decharge des
soucis de la politique approuve
hautement les actes du president.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

ST lie fait que nous reproduisons
cl-dessous est vrai, Fon comprendra
facilement que les habitants des
Etats bordant sur TOcean Pacifque
ne soient pas tres en- favour des chi.
uois.
On 6crit de San Francisco qu'une
horrible decouverte q etc faite dams
unc partis de :ette +ille habitee par
eu1.
Dcs personnes sentant une odeur
infecte qui s'echappai. de la cave
dune maison situee sur Ia rue Paci-
fque Sc redirent sur les lieux ct trou-
weren't dams Ia cave en- question une
euantite d easements humans encore
en- partie converts de chair. Dams
ane espece de piece voisine, plu-
sieurs Chinois faisaant bouiIlir des
tandis ea'un autre groupe
les chairs des os quill pla-
caicnt ensuite dams des boites pour
les e1pedier en- Chine. On croft
que plus de 800 cadavres ont etc e1-
humes des differents cimetiares, puis
trausportes dams la cave.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

LIE juri de police de Ia paroisse
Caddo a refuse de voter une appro.
priation pour faire representer cette
paroisse a rExposition.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

n, David Frank, opposite town.
,o,meaced grinding cane last We'd
,.,d.y. Others of this parish will
", follov. The cane is turning
ant vpil.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10
E. l. ADDISON, Editeur- -Proprietaire

On annonce lie reimbursement de
Ia palx 4 Panama.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10
AVIS AUX HABITANTS
C0TONNlERS
ct aux vendeuYS.

Je suis pref a
acheter le cotton en-
grain, ct je paierai le
plus fort prix du
marche. Venez me
voir, avant de ne
vendre v0tre cotton,
car je suis sure quill
ira de votre interet,
d'avoir fait affaire
avec moi, vOus le,
yerreZ apres.
). HENRY PUTNAM,
Rose Hill Plantation.
ou J. J. Abadie, Agt. Abbeville,
5 septembre 1885.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10
District Court.

The following cases were de.
eIded the last week Of its session:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10
CRIMINAL CASES.

CRIMINAL CASES.
40 Is. State rs Leo Landry
sateuced SIS 6ne and costs or /
mathis Imprisonment.
o. State vs. Strickland Spell
ea'enced to Imprisonment at hard
a0af lor bis natural life. Motion
l% new trial fled and overruled
Appeal granted to Supreme Court
~ rna'naOIe at New Orleans on Is,
aaaday Of November.
=, siate vs. G.. B. Shaw, verdict
y sullty, accused discharged.
II, State vs. Daniel Brown. SEN
;sa sa'ea % aud costs Or 4 months
Ns CIVIL DOCKET.
J y, i Elodie Leblanc VS. s Wise
= sderl1, Injunction maintained
M. s~e houses and dissolved as to
W. = psoperty.
ass. - =. uoaehauy vs. R. Broussard,
MI l !, lsr plf. for $3.50 balance of
~. y clam rejected.
seII.,,.A n, :; baldwin and Co., vs. c.
MI. Z. Hm. Reinerth " c. Sellers
sse1s,. smith and Boullenet Is c.
s.Is,. Il, saa l. Boyd and Son IS G.
1sf' y ndgt for pIff. "
ssile,,, d, in9. mo-. Gauche's Sons vs. C.
s.rs,,.if f'aeI Del Lombard vs. Elmire
l..aii,4. 4'eI. =. R. Broussard VS. cslime
ID I.,n a.sorce, judgt for plff.
hdgt Io- vs. Etlsee IoGchet,
sde, 4. 80 eIr court reversed ana
s,as.,.E Elodie Leblanc vs 1, :
laaass' s'a lh'efdiction, judgt for.
s.II... =: !. laarquez and Co., vs G.
issdsp' !, - q. Flasspoller vs. Camil.
ii s;,ne nle to tx, guardians 1Ges. fses
allssi.c y; y. Dupuy vs. Mrs. 2,
'.rsd ~ .sagt of lower court re.
50 cas.j sad jadgt for defat. N'''' 'e
d,s,es ralls ira Aiguez vs. P. Tral,ap
sppa,;sisaae Of Edouard 4. gro,ss.rd
y sisosa OIL, Of L,achausse heirs and
a, S,s ana |; laomologated.
',issd I ,.a csli'n. Broussard !, p.r,fy sp
''.sIes. Ies..;,s md ind jsast amending e'ans and
~ s,,L..aIr .aIroy Toups, tableau |
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

Public foUs LES sAMEDIs.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-10

journal Omciel de In Paroisse termIllon.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-10
CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION.

iron Mr.. Henley's return home he viii, nc
doubt. make such a statement as will put the
matter in its true light over his own signature,
says the Santa Rosa Democrat If any more
light can be thrown upon it by Mr.. Heniey's
sixteen-candle- power intellect, he should let
himself out in full force on the first moonlesS
night.-[San Francisco Alta, on the member
from Mexico.
If the p0lygamous Mormons in Utah have
been made to fiutter lately, it has not been on
account Of any stringent proceedings on the
part of the Utah Commission, but owing entirely
TO the action of the legal officers and the Courts
Indeed, the Commission has seldom or never
been heard from as performing the least duty
toward the extirpation of polygamy. For all
the good it has done since its appointment, Il
might as well have had 10 existence.-San
Francisco Call.
IT would be no more than common prudence
on the part of the various agents of the Govern
ment at Castle Garden to warn all such new
Corners of the character of the people among
whom they are about 10 east their lot, and to
explain to them briefly the attitude which they
maintain toward the Government of the United
States. -[Chicago Herald on Mormon inmigra-
ton.
DID Mr. Cleveland mean what he said when
he wrote in his letter of acceptance the words
"The selection and retention of individuals in
the public service should depend upon their
ascertained fitness and the value of their work,
and they should be neither expected nor al
lowed to do questionable party serviee."-[Al-
bany Journal.