, 1886-06-24
FiCkIngS.


on q wager to eat a tWo-pound can of
oysters, twenty-five eggs and Il loaf
of bread, accomplished the feat. BY
the aid Of Il physician his life will
probably be saved.
The reports received from all the
important localities throughout the
state OF California shows that the
recent north wind caused small dam
age, and give assurances OF a largely
increased yield over former years,
while tie quality OF the crop in weight
ana brightness will average about the
standard.
Unless rain falls in considerable
quantity within the next ten days,
there is little hope Of q good showing
as far as grain Is concerned, this
season in eastern Washington. Far
mers are all crying for rain. The
vegetable plant in that neiShborhood
is also i'll a very poor state, and VIII
be failure, as millions OF bugs and
worms are found killing all growing
plants.
1t is very probable that not single
sailor lives who does not believe that
Friday is an unlucky day. Captain
Barnstable, of Cape Cod, endeavored
to disprove this by laying the keel Of
a ship on Friday, he launched her Oh
Friday, named her Friday and always
went to sea on Friday. The vessel
was finally lost on Friday, and the
captain, two mates and II seamen
were drowned on Friday.
The New York 3rd Avenue car
drivers struck eight weeks ago be-
cause they could not run the street
cars to suit themselves. The strike
is now declared off, without having
effected its purpose. The strikers
lost 100000 In wages, and the com
panies have filled their places with
other men, refusing to take any of
strikers back, and say there is nc
room for such. 4 few more such
endings will completely cure the
striking mania.
The New York Freeman, organ OF
the colored population, is out with a
strongl euiogy of the President,
which mag point TO important politi-
cal consequences at the South should
Cleveland have any ambition to be
his OWL successor, 1t says, among
/ other things: He Is good enough
President Tor u-. We believe thor
Jughly ii bis patriotism, in his in
cuTuptible honesty We believe be
has tine good of the country at heart,
and aims to execute the laws as he
finds them Further, no president
since lincoln has sympathized more
earnestly than he with the hopes and
aspirations of his colored fellow
citizens"
The parliamentary contest into
which Great Britain has already en-
tered Is likely to shake society to its
foundations. Into the contest is
liable 10 plunge the surging passions
I 81 religious zeal u we'll as the smoth
/ erred hatred uf generations Out Of il
I Wiil probably come come change In
the British government. The strug-
Els FOR Home Rule in Ireland will
I result, sooner on later. for Home Rule
/ Ter Scotland and the Prov noes. and
/ tbc formation OF "a separate parlia-
mont IA Eugland, Scotland, Ireland.
| M ulC~ Australia and other provinces
sHi al represented in an Imperial
Brit sh Parliament.
IulEe Fullerton made an argument
frinrs che HuG-e Committee on War
. Claims thn othpr day in favor of the
. Flymeat of the Confederate debt.
Many ouuihcruors ara of the firm he
. iisf taat the debt will some time be
Iast The Ssnthcrn clsims for prom
sriy destroyed during the war, now
uI iir before the Court Of Claims at
" a-Liugiun. amount TO over Il thous-
1ei milh1n dollars. Many South
0ru~r- silil pr,-cry, with great care
itr.r lsf ui slaves and the hope Is
H9i ft dead that some time the list
aI-I ir ui E-a. Pensions for COnfed
.El'r bCls also iial not few ad-
tr#f.- John A4uiulph Tucker, of
ff- i- 'A-ismgn q the Committee
s F.r H- tniuk that an aryu-
t-.,t na rsI- iu support or
f f... tine tg,tel States
BEL lie f.r the CoEfed
a. a..'. ..t Do vau.d be- ia dir
s .FHu that adopted gy
i.F tH.Ft.. which Is that III,
.l --..r government is re~pon
t-. .-E.' DO has iuterieres
."l' H.t ly the debtor.
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f..lH. Hsl Zee .vld Liable
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