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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-05-29
THE BLAIR BILL.

Regarding any political oreconomic
question a newspaper is considered
"on the fence" until it takes some
positive position on one or the other
sides of the fence. 1t is not, how
ever, necessary for paper to get off
of the fence, or take any positive po-
sition, on every question that arises,
but as we were misled to a false posi-
ton on the Blair bill, wesimply wish
to get right on that question. Pre-
Stunning upon the intelligence and
honesty of the Nashville Union'scon-
struction of this bill, we made some
remarks couple of weeks ago favor
ing that measure. Noticing the
Americans wide divergence of opin-
ion from the Union on this bill, we
concluded to read the bill and form
our opinion therefrom, and after a
careful perusal of the bill we are
forced to the conclusion that it is an
unwise measure, and that it is false
hope to think that the South can ever
reap any adequate or substantial ben
efits from it.
We favor the most liberal policy of
common school education, and be-
lieve that the South should be liber-
ally aided from the National treasury
in educating the illiterate negroes to
whom the Federal government has
given all the franchises of citizenship
among us, but we believe what Fed
eral funds are used for this purpose
should be absolutely surrendered to
the State authorities without any con-
straint, control or supervision what
ever by the Federal government. The
Blair bill does not do this, all of the
Unions verbosity and braggadocio to
the contrary Notwithstanding. The
Union has totally misrepresented the
the provisions of the bill, and made
claims for it which the text of the bill
does not sustain. The Union has
claimed that the States would control
this fund as absolutely as if the Gen
eral Government did not exist. Any
one with a spoonful of brains can read
the bill and see that it is otherwise.
After a State has complied with all
the provisions of the act, and has re-
ceived its frstinstallment of the fund,
it has absolute control Of that INSTALL
ment. The bill then provides for a
system Of elaborate reports to the
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-05-29
Mouth |!

There is lady living here, Mrs.,
who has had catarrh for many, many years.
/ have known she had it for fifteen or twenty
years, and my father once doctored her, as
she was then a tenant on our place. For
the last two and a half years she has been
bedridden, the catarrh or cancer (the
numerous physicians have never decided
which,, during her two and a half years in
bed, had eaten all the roof of her mouth
out. She was so offensive no one could stay
in the room she could not eat anything,
but could swallow soup if it was strained.
She gave up to die, and come so near per-
ishing all thought she would die. Her son
bought the b. B. B., and she used several
bottles, which effected an entire cure. She
is now well and hearty. | have not exag-
gerated one particle,
LUCY STRONG.
SOLD BY
J. B. RITCHEY, DRUGGIST,
McMINNVILLE, TENN. II
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-05-29

THE Democratic Convention Of
Grundy county was held on the 18th,
and their delegates instructed for
Snodgrass and Turney for Supreme
Judges, Dibrell for Governor and
Murray for Congress.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-05-29
Commercial.
MEANWHILE PRODUCE MARKET.

Corrected weekly by Mead & Ritchey.
OFFICE SOUTHERN STANDARD,
McMinnville. May 2S, 1886.
Dizziness is the leading feature in
the local produce trade. Prices are
generally nominal and unchanged.
WHEAT 700 rs % blu.
CoRN-new 80 to 40,
FLouR-new, $2.5O@s3 90 U 100 Tbs.
MEAL % blu. 45@5Oc.
OATs-fs blu. "a 40
CHICKENs-Hens &c f9 10
BUTTER-S9 ID. 10 to 10
EGGs-R doz to &c.
GINsENG-SR ID. 100 to
BEEswAX-Se ID. 1Sc.
FEATHERs-S9 ib. 3Sto 40
TALLow-P ID. 4c.
Green hides 5@6c, Grubby 4 Of
LARD-Ss ID. &c.
BACON
Shoulders 81
Hams 81 toe.
Sides IN
Hog round
Wool, unwashed, 14@1Sc
tub washed, % to &c
Poultry-Hens A; Turkeys, to5.
Stock peas. to LOO
DRIED APPLEs-P ID. Ito c.
Peaches-As, ~ to c; rs, 1Ato2c.
Blacberries to &c.
Homestead Fertilizer, 2 25to $50 y 100.
Irish potatoes cts. % blu.
Green Apples. 80 to 40 per bushel.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-05-29
THE CONVENTIONS.

The Democratic State Convention to nom
mate candidates for Supreme Judges will
meet in Nashville, Wednesday, June 9th,
and the convention to select candidate for
Governor will meet at the same place on
Wednesday, August 18th, 1856.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-05-29


Captain W. P. Manly, whose picture heads
this article, is we'll known member of At.
lanta's excellent police force. Atlanta is
noted for the discipline and efficiency of its
corps of police and the standard of its rank
and file is very high. Captain Manly is a
fair specimen of the intelligence and
physical perfection which is required of its
officials. Some years ago the Captain unfor.
tunately acquired blood poison, which for
year gave him more or less trouble, and
threatened to undermine and totally destroy
his entire physical system. He is magnifi-
fient specimen of manhood with constitu-
ton like iron, but this insidious disease gave
him
UNMISTAKABLE WARNING
that it was sapping and mining at the founda.
ton of his constitution. The Captain said in
conversation lately:
eyes, sir, about two years ago / was afflict-
ed with bad case of blood poison, and after
trying various blood remedies in large quanti-
ties without doing me the slightest good,
/ was induced to try Hunnicutt's Rheumatic
Cure, and after using three bottles was com.
pletely cured.
81 am now in perfect health and attribute
my present condition to this wonderful
medicine. | cheerfully recommend it to
all who are suffering with any blood disor-
der.
"The cheapness of this wonderful rem
edy, Gts price being only 81 bottle, } should
place it in reach of all and no better cleanser
and blood cure was ever made. | know, for
tried 'em ALL"
This medicine, Manufactured by J. NJ.
Hunnicutt & Co., Atlanta, Georgia, is for
sale by all druggists.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-05-29
OUR AGENTS.
ANNouNc MOMENTS.

We do not publish anonymous commu.
nications under any circumstances. The
real name of the author must accompany
every communication, or else it will be con-
signed to the waste basket. We do not pub
lish the names.of correspondents, but want
them simply as guarantee of COED faith.
All calls ON candidates, obituaries, trib.
utes of respect, etc, are charged for as ad.
vertising matter. Simple announcements of
deaths, marriages, ETC., will be published
without charge, and our friends all over the
county will confer favor by furnishing us
with such as soon after their occurrence as
possible.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-05-29

THE next General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
will be held in Covington, Ohio, in
Nav, 1887.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-15
SOCIETY NOTES.

Secretary and Mrs. Endicott give din.
ner for the President aud Mrs. Cleveland
on Thursday.
Mrs. and Miss Endlcott returned from
West Point on Monday morning. The War
Secretary went from the academy to Bos-
ton, and returns here this morning.
Gen. and Miss Meigs gave a dinner to
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Arnold and Miss
Edith Arnold on Saturday evening. There
were present to meet the distinguished
guests Mr.. Archibald Forbes, Miss Clymer,
Miss Stoughton, the Russian minister and
secretaries, Baron Zedwltz, Miss Waddell,
Baron d'Itajuba Count Sala, and the Ger
man minister and secretaries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Arnold, OF Eng
land, are spending the summer In this coun-
try at'the invitation OF their son.in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. Whttridge,
Of New York. They came TO this city on
Friday and returned to New York on yes
terday morning. They will spend some
weeks at Newport and visit number OF
our country places. They occupied the Bra
lillian minister's suite Of rooms at the Ar
lington while here.
Mr.. Archibald Forbes, the dashing war
correspondent who was under fire 10 all the
great battles that were fought In Europe
for the ten years between 1S70-'S0, will be
married on Saturday morning to Miss Lulie
Meigs, daughter of Gen. Melgs, at St.
Johns Church. Miss Meigs has large
circle of devoted friends here, who, while
they rejoice at her happiness, feel that the
loss sustained IN relinquishing so great a
favorite is very deep. Owing TO the serious
illness Of Mrs. Forbes, mother OF Mr..
Forbes, in Scotland, no formal Invitations to
church or home will be issued. Wedding
cards will be sent after the event.
Mr.. Archibald Forbes has rooms in the
apartments of the Metropolitan Club.
Baron d'Itajuba has removed from the
Arlington Hotel to the Brazilian legation
house, at 11l0 Pennsylvania avenue.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-15
CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY.

Text OF Mr.. Hewitps Resolution Re-
lating TO the Proper Celebration OF
the Organization of Our ConstItu-
tional Government, the First Meet
Ing OF Congress, and the Inaugural
tion of Washington.
The following is the text Of the resolution
offered in the House yesterday by Repre-
sentative Hewitt, to provide for celebra-
tion of the anniversary Of the foundation
Of the government;
Whereas the centennial anniversary of the
organization of the constitutional government
ofthe United States, and the first meeting OF
Washington as President ofth United States,
In the city of New York, will occur on the 3Oth
day of April, A. d. 1899; and
whereas II Is proper that the anniversary Of
thisgreat event should be properly celebrated;
and
whereas the chamber Of commerce OF the
city of New York have already taken action
looking to the celebration in the city where
the federal government was established
therefore be II
Rcsoired bvtie House Of Representatives, Gie Sen.
ate coRcurripg That Joint special committee
consisting of three senators to be named by the
presiding officer of the Senate, and OF five rep.
resentatives to be named by the speaker of tho
House, be constituted, whose duty Il shall be to
consider in what manner the centenary ami
versary of the Inauguration OF the government
shall be celebratedso rs to preserve TO succeed.
Ing generations the memory Of the wisdom and
patriotism of the fathers Of the republic in
framing the constitution, which has allowed to
their descendants tho blessings of liberty uu-
der which the perpetuity of the federal gov.
ernment has been firmly established through
the indissOluble union OF sovereign states cap.
able or indefinite expansion without implirlng
the right of self government for which the pco.
pie had struggled in vain.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on rules.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-15
READY FoR MORRISON.
The Prospects Have Blue Look for
the Tariff Bill.

Wednesday promises to be lively day in
the House, and a friendly TIT between
Congressman O'Neill, Of labor fame, and
Herbert, of Alabama, is looked for. It's
the opinion Of some members that the
Legislative appropriation bill will wind up
to-day, and II IL does the naval appropri.
alton bill and O'Neill's labor bills will fight
for right OF way on Wednesday.
Col. O'Neili was seen yesterday by n
REPUBLICAN scribe, and asked when his
labor bills would be brought up. Said Col.
O'Neill 81 shall make an effort to call
them up Immediately after the disposal OF
the legislative bill, which will be Tuesday
EVENING"
"But," asked the reporter, twill not Mr..
Herbert's naval bill have precedence
"No; 1t will simply be a friendly fight
between us and as the majority OF the
House are in favor Of labor legislation, |
guess we'll lie able TO sdc.track Herbert
for day or two, and then give him the
noor.n
Mr. O'Donnell, Of Michigan, was seen by
the reporter aud asked for his opinion.
"Oh, the labor bills,n said Mr.. O'Douuell,
twill undoubtedly be, first considered and
will probably occupy the attention Of the
House for several days.
"lf that's the case what chance will the
tariff bill have ~ inquired.the reporter.
at does look blue for Morrison, but the
House can put the appropriation bills
aside TO give way for the tariff. But, then
again, the labor and naval bills may serve
the purpose of wardiug of the tariff dis
cusson, because the sundry civil bill Il
ready TO report TO tho House, and the end
OF the fiscal year is almost here. However
the Republican members have been notified
by the congressional committee TO be OF
hand Thursday and wen be there ready fol
MOrrison,u
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-15
Monarchs and Music,

AS we contemplate the character and
career, the life and death Of King Louis of
Bavaria we can scarcely fail to mark the
strange resemblance between the unhappy
monarch who died yesterday and another
king who, when the world was q few
thousand years younger, played the "Ro-
man fool" and died on his own sword.
Poor old Saul, the first king OF Israel,
made mess Of his life and his kingship.
He was the slave OF prerogative, of heredi-
tary mania, Of superstition, and OF music,
and his patronage Of David furnishes an
almost exact counterpart OF the relations
between Louis and Wagner. His sullen
fits were amenable only to the tones Of
David's harp, and II operas had been In
vogue In his day the son Of Kish would
doubtless have sought frequent refuge from
his tribulatlons In some private box, and,
IN solitary splendor, abandoned himself to
cords Of "the music Of the future.n
To anyone who has carefully studied the
character of Hamlet there is something no.
bly, fascinating even In the alterations OF
the first king of Israel and the late king Of
Bavaria, They both believed themselves to
be kings, and they stood strongly by their
order. Compared with Saul, mad as he
might be, David was poor creature. Saul
sinned, and faced the consequences like a
man, whereas David, after each new and
abominable transgressIon, went whining on
his knees like whipped schoolboy. Saul
was in his proper place as king; David
was an excellent fiddler. II society toler-
ates kings at all, proud, brave madmen like
Saul and Louis are certainly more interest
ing figures than the pompohs nonentIties
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-15
PERSONALITIES.

EX-SENATOR MCDONALD is at the Riggs
House.
Prince NAPOLEON will soon leave Paris en-
route for America.
ES-INTERSAL REVENUE COMMISSIONER RAuM
is at the Hamilton.
EX-ATToNEY GENERAL BREWSTER sailed for
Europe on Saturday.
RuBEEsTEIN, the pianist, will shortly make
his second tour of America.
Col, A. X. MCCLURE, of the Philadelphia
Times, is at the Riggs House.
Mr.. D. o. LEEcH left yesterday for San Fran
cisco on government business,
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SMITH, of the Treasury
Department, has gone to New York.
Ex-sEcRETARY CHANDLER aud family are at
their summer homo at Waterloo, N. H.
FRANK MACARTHUR, of Wisconsin, examiner
OF interferences in the patent office, has re-
signed.
Mr., W. W. CoRcoRAN IS undecided whether
OF not to go 10 the White sulphur Springs fol
the summer.
PROF. LIDBEY of Princeton, has gone Ia
Alaska to explore the mountains there with
Lieut. schwatka.
PRINCESS PIdSATELLI, according the Paris
| Figaro correspondent, is now serving as walt
| ress in cafe In Vienna.
THE Princess Louise, of Wales, is studying
the Swedish language In anticipation of hel
marriage TO Prince oscar.
THE Prince of Wales has conferred on Slr
John Mcdonald, premier of Canada, an ex-
ceedlnglY handsome Masonic jewel.
PROF, Il. N, HoRsPoRD, lately honored by
| "llberal festival at Wellesley College ha,
made gifts OF some s25O,OOO, all told, to tha
school.
Col. RICHARD II. WoLFORK, of Cincinnati
who is connected with the mail service, Is Fl
the city on business. Ho will DO detained
about week.
THE report has been started that Miss Jullf
Wheeler is engaged to Jimmy Morrlssey
RheR's manager, and that they will be mar
ried this fall.
THE Parnell Association OF New York sen
Saturday TO ireland bill OF exchange fol
$4,000. Thus far that association has forwarded
almost $4,000
EX-TRRAsURER SPINNER is reported TO have
almost entirely recovered from his recent III
ness. His chief recreations are fishing and the
relating of political "reminiscences.
| MAI THEoDoRE ]. ECKERsoN, U. s. A., hai
postponed for the present his removal to Port
land, Greg, and, with his family, will spent
the summer in the White Mountain region.
LEVI p. MORTON has offered to give $4,000 X
the Middlebury College, in Vermont, as /
nucleus for fund to be expended In foundinl
a professorship of modern languages. Mr.
Morton's father, brother, and uncle were gradu
atea OF the institution named.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-15
MONUMENT 10 GEN. GRANT.
A Bill VIII be Passed TO Erect It II the
noxor,o,ont Jaa CnntroJ

A Bill VIII be Passed TO Erect 1t IL the
Government Has Control.
The bill introduced in the House last
January asking an appropriation for the
erection and completion Of the Grant
monument is down on the June calendar,
but owing to the number of appropriation
bills-legislative, naval, and sindry civil
the friends Of the measure despair OF get
ting 1t through this session. Judge Steele,
Of Indiana, who is member Of the military
committee, which has the bill In charge,
said yesterday to a reporter for the REpUB.
LICAN:
''The reason the bill has been delayed is
because we could not get quorum, Pm
In favor OF monument TO Grant, as are
also nearly every member In the House, but
think the bin ought to be modified. In its
present shape 1t makes the government a
partner to the state of Now York, and
unless that feature Of the bill is changed Pm
afraid 1t will be committed back to us. Some
OF the members are opposed to appropriat-
| ing money for the monument except where
the government controls IT, Yes, believe
some kind Of bill will pass as the friends
Of the monumentare very persistent"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-15

IA no mans candidate. lie was the choice
Of m overwhelming majority OF the people
~ fairly represented by their delegates in
state convention. The talk about "the use
oi money is just the sort OF lie that
might b. expected OF a Cleveland Demo-
cratic paper-a coal oil Doodle Democratic
organl The Grand Army Of the Republic
is not political organization. 1t is nom
political and partisan, as much 80 as the
Knights Of Pythias, the Masons, or Odd
Fellows. "Colonen IIomlln was not a
colonel, but an assistant surgeon in the
army. lie is man Of good repute, but his
duties in the war time were not peculiarly
perilous
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-15
AWKWARD LEGISLATION.
The House Provision for the Mississippi
River Improvement.

River improvement.
Senator Gibson submitted In the Senate
yesterday for reference TO the commerce
committee letter from Gen. Gilmore, chief
OF engineers, In relation to the provision in
the river and harbor bill as passed by the
House for Mississippi river improvement.
Gan. Gilmore says the provision appropri-
ating So, 2,250,000 for the work below Cairo
is left in q most awkward and impracti-
cable shape. The money is TO be expended
under direction OF the Secretary OF War
without the intervention Of the Mississippi
river commission, provided that the works
on Lake Providence beaches are TO be COM
pleted, by whom It does not say, and pro-
vided that the commission MAY build and
repair levees rs heretofore as part OF the
system Of Improvement.
Gen. Gilmore says there can be no lack OF
harmony between the Secretary and the
commission, yet he urges that the duties Of
the commission should be more sharply de-
fined In the bill, otherwise the friends OF
improvement may be disappointed In the
way the money is allotted. He says 1t is
neither desirable nor eXpedient that the
plan of the commission should be further
"testedn as the House bill directs. The
plan has been stested already with amply
successful results. There are SO per cent.
greater low water depths now over stretches
CONeTeu Dy Jue WOTkb tndn Tue commission
originally promised and quite enough to Sc
cure transportation at the lowest water
when the work shall have been extended to
the shoals above and below. The through
navigation has not yet received any prac-
tlcal benefit, for the simple reason
that the Improvement is restricted to
localities hemmed In by bad river above and
below. Gen. Gilmore dlsclaims any desire
on the part Of the commission to retain
control of the improvement. He expresses
n fear that the outlet fallacy by which 1t is
persistently claimed that the destructive
Hoods can be prevented, by drawing Off the
flood waters aud conveying them by
separate routes to the gulf, is destined to
have n costly and abortive trial. Gen.
Gilmore dwells upon this point at consid.
cradle length, declaring 1t to be inevitable
that the effect OF new outlet will be to re-
duce the velocity OF the stream below It, re-
sulting In shoaling and in ultimate disaster
to the regions above. lie regards the Lake
Borgne outlet scheme as visionary, and
cannot believe that single hydraulic engl-
neer OF respectable standing In his profes-
sion can be found among its adv ocates.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-15

SENATOR GEORGES speech, made yesterday
in the Senate on the question Of forfeiting the
land grant of the Northern Pacific railroad, is
worthy of so sturdy defender of the rights
and property of the people.-MemphtS Appea'.
Doubtless 1t was a great speech. We
have not as yet treated ourselves to the
luxury OF perusing the effort, but are will
ing to believe 1t was great. And yet, when
compared with the melllluous tide Of fervld
eloquence that did not pour from the sena-
tors lips when he learned that his friends
in Carrollton had slaughtered thirteen
negroes on the altar OF reform, this great
and good speech dwindles to utter insig-
nificance.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-15

WERE canvass to be taken of the reading
public OF this country DR.. oliver Wendell
Holmes would undoubtedly poll the largest
vote as our leading man Of letters.-NeW York
Commercial Advertiser.
The greatest literary work ever achieved
by an American is "The Breakfast Table
series," the best Of which is "The Auto
crat." DR.. Holmes is very properly re-
garded as ''our leading man of letters.'
Sylvanus Cobb was read far more extern
sively than he when both were in their
Drime
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-15
Permits to Build.

The following building permits were issued
yesterday Mary Brown, repair dwelling on
Pierce street northwest; $500. w. I. Keenan,,
erect tthee-story and basement dwelling, D
street, between Twelfth aud Thirteenth streets
northwest; $4,000. b. w, Carpenter, erect six
two.story and basement dwellings, @, between
Sixth and Seventh streets southeast; 81, 500. J..
II. McPherson, repair brick, 1915 Vermont
brick dwelling lilo Vermont avenue $1,000.
Robt j. Fleming erect three-story and base.
ment dwelling, Twelfth street, between X and
l. streets northwest $1,000 Leonard Barron,
Tennallytown; 5000. r.. q. Fox, erect a three
story and basement dwelling, Vermont avenue,
between X and l. streets northwest; $751; 900.
w. M, Gait q Co., erect u o1e.story warehouse,
Second and ID streets northwest $1,000. IT, j.
Coley, erect three-story and basement
dwelling, X, between Seventeenth and Eigh.
teenth streets northwest SIS 900. Walker n
Pearson, repair fremont House, corner Second
street and Indiana avenue; 500,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-15

If the majority Of Republican oiIiceholders
are still in office, they ought not to be. They
are rascals enough to be turned out of their
places under Democratic administration
Nashville american.
And although the available stock Of ex.
convlcts has been heavily drawn upon to
fill vacancies occasioned by turning the
rascals out" we suppose there are still
some thousands who might be had for the
same purpose. It is not doubted that these
unfortunates could get good Democratic
backing, Indeed, that has been proven by
experience and the testimony Of leading
Democrats, ....... ..