, 1886-09-30

Ia TuTf. ~ Portions E- I'd" / Ll'st4
States a-e giving freely. N" York
has contributed S7&.Tu3 and other
cities ars giving il proportion u as
S.~t the devastated city
Il i suggested that the next TINE
PostmaStc.-General Villas writes z
political letter detailing the reform
work Of the administration. IL should
send along COPY OF his famous
offensive p-r,i=aG-hip' secret cIrcu-
.aT - III appendix
The Grand Army Of the Republic
!s making good Leaiway throughout
the country : collecting funds for
the Charleston sufferers How diff
ferear this i from the work which
the Grand Army Hid thereabouts
some twenty years ago.
Charlie Bradshaw. has cut many 4
l-g that was sawed into lumLar. by
the mills On Puget Sound. 1t was by
the * that he made the money which
fitted him for his profession and for
Congress. L i the logger against
the jaWer il this fight.
The convicted Chicago anarchists
want q new trial OF course they
have discovered new evidence. They
have get evidence most convincing IL
their own minds, that II Is all wrong
to take mems lives when hey are the
men whose lives ara 10 be taken.
Several cities in Florida ara anx
iOuS to secure Geronimo. They
would put him on eXlIbI-lOl-and be-
lieve he woulG attract almost Is many
visitors as the sea serpent GcTon-
imo. undoubtedly. ha, drawing quail
ties. H .as drawn the scalPs of Of
q ereat many heads
The Toronto Mall has determined
TO east in its lot with the advocates
OF prohibition 1t says whether vic
tory comes in five years, or not for
/ FIVE and twenty. the Mail has sutii-
cieut faith in the truth and righteous
ness Of its cause 10 enter the ranks As
/ full private and serveil that capacity
10 the end.
Nepotism at the national capital
has become 50 common 1t no longer
| ceases 70 attract attention only as
some curious reporter makes an in
vestigation in his search Cor news
| By this means it has recently been
| discovered that the sons Of seventeen
! |, ). senators and sixtr-snven mem
bers Of the lower hoRse are on the
government pay rolls
Geronimo. the uutamed Apache
chief, having run short Of provisions
and ammunition. and in need of a
new supply. has sUsrendered. What
disposition VIII be made Of him has
hot Yet been determined. but it Is
reasonable to presume that he Will
be furnished new supply of blank
cts and repeating rifles and turned
loose again
In 1880 the population of the
/ United States was about 5000O,OO0
now it IS over GO,COO.OOO. General
Francis 4 Walker, who was supefin-
.endent OF the last census. estimates
that the population of the United
States viii not fall short Of so coo, 900
in 1890. Then there were 5000
miles OF railroad. now there are 49,, =
coo. The annual savings Of the peo
ple Is estimated at S900.0Gl000.
The bishop OF Metlakahtla was out
on the road lately, when he was at
tackled by six Indians, they thinking
he was an ordinary mortal: but to
their infinite surprise, the prelate led
off with his left. followed 1t up with a
Postman's knock with his right.
ducked and butied the breath out of
another, hit another below the belt in
the breadbasket. and dancing around
them, like .5ill-o' the wisp. knocked
them all out IL no time. At the end
Of this the first and last round, the
worthy bishop was fresher than ever.
Speaking of Mr. voorhees, speech
at North Yakima the Farmer saws:
He made great deal of talk about
the gross earnings law, bUt as that Is
entirely imperative since the last
congress passed law providing for
| taxation OF railroads. his remarks fell
fiat Had his cratory been OF a char
acter more polished, his proration of
the constitution. the Magma Charta
and improper suspension sct the
habeas corpus, would have been al
most as good Is the same thing used
10 be when his father used to get of
| almost the same words, against the
! federal administration"
1t transpires that Secretary Lamar
Is absent in New England. travelling
in the company OF Mrs. Holt. Of
Macon. GA. to whom lie will shortly
be welded. although the happy day
Is not yet liked. Mrs. Holt is the
widow of prominent merchant of
Macon, and Is SAID TO have inherited
quito fortune IN her own right from
her husbands estate. She Is Of ma
ture years, but possesses fine presence
and captivating manners, and Is well
| iItted 10 adCTn society is the wife Of
q cabinet officer. l. has been known
for some time that Secretary Lamar
was matrimouialiy inclined and spec
Ially attentive - The lady in question
but his prospective marriage with
Airs Holt Is no longer a secret.
I At question Ci now 10 prevent
bank swindliDS Is one which Is agita
ting the public mind at the present
time, and the venaT kable increase in
this class Of oHeEses by bank officials
AID those entrusted with the funds
OF others which has been witnessed
FOR some months past, Is arousinr a
very general sentiment In favor of q
reform IN the laws which shall pro.
vide some commensurate punish
ment for such crimes. An offense
which tends 10 destroy coufidence in
mankind, such Us Is imposed by the
thousands OF people who trust their
earnings with banking institutions
chartered and protected bv law Is of
a serious character Kill such conf.
dence and you cut the links which
bind society together and which CON
stitutes the foundation OF all tbe
business Of the country.
Tacoma Meas: Latest Euronaan
dispatches indicate that there Is anv-
thing but TRANQUILITY tsr,.urEout tho