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, 1886-10-17
The Labor q

RICHMOND. Oct. l6.-Powderly was
not feeling well to-day and was absent
frum the convention. remaining in his
room the most part Of the day. In his
absence General Secretary Litchman pre-
sided.
AT this afternoons session considera-
ton on the report on the revision of the
constitution as it came from the hands Of
the committee on law, was continued.
Section l., relating to name, jurisdiction
ani membership WAS passed without
action.
Section 2, treating of meetings of the
general assembly aud representation. was
amended so as to change the basis of rep
resentation from one delegate for each
LOO members to one for every 3.UOJ
members and to make an allowance for
mileage, payable by the general assembly.
1t was then adopted.
Section 3. treating of the general as
sembly. was adopted, after two clauses
had been amended so as to read: Any
general officer, whether a representative
or not, is eligible to re election, and, any
representative. or past representative to
thus general assembly, or past general
othcer, Is eligible to any Office in the gen
eral assembly, except that of general
master workman.
In the clause section A. relating to du
Ties OF officers, an amendment was made
by which in case Of the death or r%esigna-
ton or removal Of the general master
workman, the general worthy foreman
shall succeed to, and perform all Of the
duties of the office and become general
master workman until the next session of
the general assembly, when there shall be
an election to fill the position.
la section 9, relating to state assemblies,
amendments were adopted By which the
formation of state assemblies is made op
tlonal instead of compulsory. Further
amendments were adopted by which juris-
OF existing district assemblies re
mains unchanged, unless they themselves
to the change.
The general assembly also resolved not
to Interfere with the national districts,
an amendment in the sections relating
to them was adopted, providing that no
local assembly shall be compelled to join a
district assembly, thus permitting trade
local assemblies to retain their independ-
ence. Another amendment which was
adopted, provides for an interchange OF
working cards with trades unions agreeing
to reciprocate by receiving Knights OF
cards.
The general assembly then adjourned
until Monday, when such portions of the
of the constitution as it is deter.
mined to ACT upon at the present session
will be disposed of. Business was transac-
ted with such dispatch in the afternoon,
hat delegates entertain hopes OF an ad-
ournment Monday evening.
Numbers of the delegates left for their
ZONES to-day, but the majority will carry
tut their determination to remain until
he business of the convention is conelu
led.
, 1886-10-17
TERRITORIAL. TOPICS.

An effort is on foot to raise funds for
building a church at Carbon.
The coal from the Coughlin mines is
improving all the time, and will soon ex-
Gel the Rock Springs article. -L1rmie
Sentinel.
Barney McCabe killed two y~earling
bears near the Gap last week. They
were running along the road when he shot
them.-Roch Springs hdcpend.nt.
John Thrift, who went out with a party
OF hunters last week, met with a serious
accident. A cartridge of his Winchester
rifle exploded, blowing the powder in his
face and burning his eyes quite badly
Rock Springs Independent
One night last week. at Henry Harker's
sheep camp, on Cow creek, twenty-five
miles south of Evanston, eight sheep we're
killed by a bear. He devoured two of
them. leaving nothing but the heads, a
few bones and the hides Evanston
Examiner.
Troop l., of the 9th cavalry, colored,
changing station from Mckinney to
Leavenworth, came in from the north on
Monday and left for the east on Tuesdays
train. receiving transportation through
Quai termlster Andrew Fuote. The troop
is differed by Capt. Francis Moore and
Lieut.. f B. Jackson, and numbers sixty
men.-Bud0et
Last week Mr. j II Uoll,nd brorob,
into this CITY. the skins of fourteen b,srs
which he killed near lack SON. hole in ,bs,
northern part Of this county, lie received
S. bounty on each hide from the coun,v
One of the skins was sold IN Mr. vi
Chapman for $40. and the remaining
thirteen were purchased bv Rel viii /
Lauder for 500, making in all $40 Quite
a profitable trip to Evansto -Ecdnston
ChieJtdn.
The Democrats of ITinta have nom;-
mated the follow;ng ,irkat. Connc;lman
Joseph h Casbin. renreseuta.ivns ! r
Cummock. Vim summer and n II Snv.
der; sheriff. ]. n Ward. COUNT cierl
John Arnold, probate iudge + il Uar'
rison: county attorney. II b Head com
m~issioners. |. c. Winslow. W 4
Hooker and John Sims. school snner;n.
tendent, Mrs. G.. w. Dickinson; coroner.
Henry Code, and assessor. j Van A.
Carter.
Seven miles sou,b of E,r, stoolo ,horo
,-o oannnad ~. nso y" Ssoe '"elo
, 1886-10-17
An Abuse Reformed.

WASHINGTON, Oct. l6.-The following
order has been issued to commandments of
all navy yards:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, WAsHfNGToN.
Oct, IA. 1856 DEAR SIR: A custom has
grown up in the navy yards of having II
list Of men, employees. Suspended
There IS nc authority of law for this aud
you will see that it is discontinued and
all such lists erased. Yours respectfully,
(Signedl W. c. WHITNEY.
Secretary of the Navy.
The law provides hat no new men shall
be employed at the navy yards during the
sixty days preceding an election. but this
does not apply to men already employed
and carried along upon the suspended
roll. The above order is understood to
be intended to prevent an invasion of the
law which is now possible by hiring new
men three or four months before an elec
ton and carving them without pay until
election time.
, 1886-10-17
Stray JeWelrY.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. l6.-h trunk of
iewelry valued at $1,000, belonging to the
frm OF j. W. Andrews & Co., of St.
Louis, was recovered here this afternoon
by police officers. The check for it was
presented at the Chesapeake, Ohio 4
Western railroad by John T. German,
who claimed hat the baggage master at
st. Louis had cheched the wrong trunk.
German was taken in charge and placed
in the station house. but was released this
afternoon, as his statement was confirmed
by a telegram from the St. Louis author
tiles. Gorman is an engineer and came
to Memphis seeking employme It. The
trunk OF jewelry will be expressed bacK to
St. Louis.
, 1886-10-17

ToRoNTo, Ont. Oct. ia freak Of
nature has created a sensation IN medical
circles here. A woman who five months
Z ave birth to a child was y ,sterlay
delivered Of another babe. Both infants
are males, and are well developed and
healthy. The mother was attended ON
both occasions by the same doctor, who
believes that at the time of confinement
four months ago the other child was four
months developed. The case is considered
an extraordinary one.
, 1886-10-17
Proposals for Construction ct Hospt-
tai nj Fort - a. kusseli. Wyoming
Territory.
DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE. !
Cheyenne DLPoT, WYo. !
October l6. 1886. |

DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE.
CHEYENNE DLPoT, WYo. :
October l6, 1886.
Sealed proposals in triplicate, subject tt
the usual conditions, will be received at
this Office until II O'Clock M. Thursday,
Nov. Is, 1856, at which time and place
they will be opened in the presence OF
bidders, for furnishing material and con
structlng a brick hospital at Fort d. A.
Russell, Wyoming Territory.
The government reserves the right to
reject any or all proposals.
Preference gwen to articles of domes-
tic production and manufacture, conditions
OF price and quality being equal, and such
preference given to articles Of American
production and manufacture produced on
the Pacific Coast, to the extent of the con-
sumption required by the public service
there.
Plans and specifications can be seen,
circulars containing instructions to bidders,
and blank forms Of proposals can be OBJ
tanned on application to this Office.
Envelopes containing proposals. should
be plainly marked, " Proposals for con-
struction of Hospital" and addressed to
the undersigned.
Z +. HUMPHREY,
Captain and Assistant Quartermaster,
United States Army.
, 1886-10-17
Homeless and Destitute.

PASSPORT, Me, Oct. l6.-The loss by
the fire liz now estimated at $500. 900.
There are no means as yet of estimating
the insurance Several safes were opened
to day with a better result than was ex-
pected. The report that the insurance
books and reports were destroyed was a
mistake. All the Savings bank, Frontier
bank and post Office books were found
safe or nearly SO, as we're the insurance
papers. The most serious part of the
cal unity is that a great number of fami-
lies are homeless and destitute and out of
employment. One hundred families are
without homes. many of whom were
quite comfortably fixed. They are now
living with friends. The suffering will in
crease as the weather gets cold. A relief
committee has been organized, and some
aid has been received. but only sufficient
to relieve temporary distress.
, 1886-10-17
After the Assets

San Francisco, Oct. l6.-Iselin Nee
ser Il Co, Of New York, one of the
creditors of the bankrupt firm of Hoff
man x Co. have begun suit in the supe-
rlor court through their attorney, asking
that the San Francisco creditors who OBJ
tanned an attachment on the assets of the
insolvent firm be enjoined from proceed
ing further in their actions against the
firm. They also ask that a receiver be
appointed to take possession of all the
hrm : property, with power to sell the
same and distribute the proceeds pro rata
among all An injunction has been
granted the creditors Temporarily.
, 1886-10-17
Cattle heceIpIs.

CHICAGO. Oct. 10. Cattle Receipts.
LOO; market steady; shipping steers, $50
to l.5OO pounds, SO 50(d5.2 %; stockers
and feeders, s.. 2O(G3.3 80; cows. bulls
and mixed, 81. 50(G3 70; bulk. 81 25@
2.75. Through Texas cattle IL cents
higher; cows, 50 0O(d2 10; steers. 81. 60
C93 25 Western rangers. steady; natives
and half breeds, SO 00(g4 90; cows, 81 80
@3UO; wintered Texans. 81 9O(G3 so.
Sales-l69 head Wyoming Texans, 9S3
pounds, : 90; III head Western, l,U46
pounds. So %
Sheep-R,ceip 1000; market strong
for you'd, natives, 81 25(d4 90; Western,
50 4O(G3 60; Texans, 81. 25(a 100; lambs,
S3.75ta4.75.
, 1886-10-17
The Storm IN Michigan.

DETROIT, Oct. l6.-Reports are slowly
coming in of the damage by storm. In
most cases the damage is to fences. trees,
roofs, etc. The gale was very heavy up
the river and the water in Lake st. Clair
raised to an unprecedented height, being
seven feet six inches higher than ever
before known. Heavy losses are reported
all along. the shore Of the lake, particu-
larry ON the American side between Fair
Haven and New Baltimore. The water
extended a mile and a half upon the land
and t1oated away much valuable timber
and small houses. The sloop yacht Turk.
Of Detr,it, was carried away by the water
and finally lodged in AN orchard 1870 feet
from the shore. The fields we're generally
inundated.
, 1886-10-17
Mexican Good Feeling.

Denver. Oct l6.-An FL Paso special
says. The new minister to Mexico, Judge
Manning, Of Louisiana. passed through
n Paso to-day on his way to the City Of
Mexico. He found here awaiting him a
special car sent on from the CITY of Mex
leo for his especial accommodation. There
seems to be a universal desire in Mexico
to be as friendly and kind towards the
new minister as possible.
, 1886-10-17
A Conservative Defeat.

MONTREAL, Oct. l6.-It is now con
coded that the Quebec elections have re-
suited in the defeat of the government
At present the largest numoer of mem
hers elected are claimed by both parties.
The Conservatives maintain that the vote
is a til. while the Liberals claim that they
have Il working majority. 1t is predicted
by some that a coalition will be necessary
in -rder To carry on the government.
, 1886-10-17

LONDON. Oct. l6.-Mrs. Leader. the
wife Of a butcher doing business in Cam
berwell,, a suburb Of London, after a quar-
rel with her husband. left her home.
taking her five little children with her.
She went to the Thames river at Fulham.
and threw herself and five children into
the water, and all were drowned bur one
Of the children.
, 1886-10-17
The Coming Slaughter.

CHICAGO. Oct. l6 On Monday the
work OF slaughtering distillery cattle will
begin. The edict of the health commits
sioner, prohibiting the sale of distillery
milk has discouraged the distillery milk
men and they will dispose OF their COWS to
the best possible advantage. There are
nearly 900 such cows in the city and
many Of them have been fattencd for the
slaughter house.
, 1886-10-17
sale OF I'ubiic Property at Fort Fred
SIeeIe. incoming

HEADo'R RS DEP'TM'T OF THE PLATTE.
CHIEF QuARTERMAsTER's OFFICE,
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. I, lss6.
There will be sold, at public auction, at
Fort Fred Steele, Wyoming, al 10 o'clock
a m, Wednesday, October u, 1856, the
following public property, viz
Three hundred cords of dry soft wood,
more or less.
One hundred thousand pounds of Rock
Springs coal. more or less.
The property will be sold in lots to SUIT
purchasers, and must be removed at pur
chasers expense and risk. Terms, cash
on day Of sale. Military custody of the
property will cease on completion of the
sale. G. b. DANDY,
Chief Qnartermaster.
, 1886-10-17
NEW LOCAL NOTICES.


Notice. CITY TuApuyrrs.
Those who have not paid their city
taxes, had better do so at once, as a pen
atty of 10 per cent will be added to all
taxes remaining unpaid Oct. %. 1856,
and per cent per mont thereafter.
Very Respectfully,
WIN. r. ScHNITGER,
City Marshal.
, 1886-10-17

If parents who have children would
take DR. w. n. Hunts advice they would
never be without a bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Rem.
edy in the house, then in case of need
night or day, they would be prepared to
cure sudden attacks of bowel complaints.
1t is absolutely unsafe to be without a
reliable medicine of this kind at hand and
we know Of nom better than Chamber
lain's
, 1886-10-17

Those who want pure Lake Mahpah-
lutah ice. should send their order to Sloan
h Co., or call at Mauss' bakery, Seven
tenth street.
, 1886-10-17
To Ii Electors of Laramie County.
HEADQUARTERS LARAMIE COUNTY
DrNOCR ATTIC CrNrp H. (~ouNuTrrp

DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Oct. 9.-Mr. Phiiip
Dater, Democratic nominee for the Coun-
Gil. and Mr.. +. w. Schwartze, nominee
for the House Of Representatives. having
declined. the committee has filled the
vacancies thus created by the choice of
I. w. Peters, AS candidate for the
Council. and 4. w. Rutledge as candi-
date for the House of Representatives.
l.. H. BREsNAHEN. Chairman.
4. III. LEIBEY, Secretary.
, 1886-10-17

CHARLESTON. Oct. l6.-There was a
severe earthquake shock at Summerville
at S O'Clock last night. No damage done.
, 1886-10-17
SILKS, F'ELI'ETS IN ID
DRESS GOODS.

Don't lCan until the end OF
the season 10 buy your
goods less than regular
prices, but risn w. flyers
store his Ueek and take
0drHnfHge of the Fourth
Special Sale, ichich includes
Suk,s, Tefrefs, and Dress
Goods at actual cost. Re
member, one Ueek only.
Come early and get FIRST
choice.
, 1886-10-17

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, %sofiens the gums, allays
the pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for diarrhga. Twenty-Five cents
a bottle.
, 1886-10-17

One hundred cases of claret wine Tor
sale, 1915 per case. at M~asten's.
, 1886-10-17
NM0MsNMMS of cases Of Con

ured every year by Acker's celebrated
-nglish Remedy. 1t is a guaranteed prep
arntion If 1t does not help you 1t will cost
you nothing. Try 1t. A single dose will
'how its good effect. Trial bottles 10 cts.
Pearse & McGill. Druggists.
, 1886-10-17

Red Star Cough Cure relieved me of
chronic cold. Mr.. l.. p. Gibbs, VIII
mington. Del.
, 1886-10-17

Editor Corsicana, Tex, Observer
Was cured OF rheumatism in the knee by
St. jacobs Oil.
, 1886-10-17

& historical Dept; Cheyenne, Wv
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-23

1t would seem to be reasonable to assume
that the fewer the rum shops the less would
be the expense of shutting them up. Under
the administration of Marshal Andrews ex-
aetly the reverse appears to have been the
case. The Marshal and his admirers have
been telling us, since last March, that he has
been closing up the rum shops, and that in
consequence of his vigorous enforcement of
the law places where liquor is sold were never
so few in Portland as now. And yetit appears
by the court records that in July, when he
had been in office four months, there were
sworn out 308 warrants, while in December,
five months later, there were sworn out over
1857 warrants. That is, to enforce the liquor
law after the Marshal had been shutting up
the rum shops for four months, 3OS warrants
month were necessary, while in December,
after he had been shutting up the rum shops
nine months, 1857 warrants a month were
necessary. The cost of enforcing the law
after the Marshal had been shutting up rum
shops nine months was five times as great as
after he had been shutting up rum shops for
four months. This singular phenomenon
needs explanation
Furthermore it appears that the Marshal
has been in the habit of making returns of
the doings on warrants issued by the court or
not, as he saw fit. In quite large number
of instances after Selling liquors he has re-
turned them to the parties from whom they
were taken without any order from the
court clear violation of law which GER
tainly needs explanation. One of the favored
ones who has had his liquor returned to him
is Mr.. Timothy Twigg, the rumseller, who
lighted a bonfire on Gorham's Corner in
honor of the Marshals ''vindication."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-23

walk in front of his gorgeous rum shop on
Washington street blocked with admirers
peering in through the glass doors to catch
sight of the great man. On the streets he
is followed by train of worshippers enjoy
ing in this respect distinction which is seen
in the case of no other public man In Boston
except Gen. Butler. Of other dramatic nov
elites there is Lawrence Barretts revival OF
Victor Hugo's Hermann at the Globe Thea
tire, the resurrection of Balfes opera, Inc
Enchantress. at the Museum, and sol smith
Russell in a new piece at the Park Iheatre;
but none of these move Boston as mas Jonn
L. Sullivan. He was an honored guest at
the complimentary dinner given last evening
to the newly elected Democratic President
of the Boston Common Council.
LEGISLATIVE POINTS.
1t takes the general court long time to
settle down to work, and the sessions at the
State House on Beacon Hill are yet limited
to few minutes daily But already there
has been enough business introduced and re-
ferred to committees to keep the mill grind
ing we'll into May. 1t is mostly old stuff
woman's suffrage, liquor legislation, biennial
elections and the like. 1t begins to look as
If the last matter would fail this year, as the
country members are asking what would be-
come of rotation in Office if district con-
tanning half a dozen towns could get repre-
sentative only once in two years? 1t would
evidently take dozen years to get around,
and this is too slow. Among the really new
business which is likely to make some talk is
the resolution of inquiry into the recent sale
of New York and New England bonds, held
by the state, by the Governor and Council.
The proposed investigation can develop moth
ing new-except talk. Whether the Govern
or was wrongly advised, or not, he has been
perfectly open in the matter and has laid the
whole transaction bare giving the reasons
for it. There is considerable 'bunkum' in
this as in other things
State Treasurer Beard took possession of
his Office yesterday. This, in measure,
means his retirment from active politics. He
has been strong worker and a sagacious
leader in the past during thesmany years that
he has been prominent in the management,
and he will be missed. In the organization
of the Republican State Committee this year.
things did not go exactly as he would have
had thann,- and u0uDtless the ONCE TO which
he returns will be as much to his taste as
longer continuance in working politics. Be-
sides he will make a first-class treasurer,
BELMONT.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-23

1t will be remembered that among the first
of the administrations appointments was
that of Meade, of Copiah county fame, as
postmaster at Hazlehurst. 1t will also be
remembered that among the first retractions
was the appointment of this same man.
William Groome, man of the same stamp,
the editor of the Vicksburg Herald, which
defends murder in the South as political
necessity, is the new postmaster at Vicks-
burg. The Young Mems Democratic club of
that city has the courage to express its con-
victions, and reminds President Cleveland
that the same reasons which caused the re-
nave IKE erect IN the case of Groome.
That there are really men in Mississippi
who object to postmasters that advocate
murder as political expedient and Demo
Gratis besides-is encouraging.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-23
THE STORY OF PRUDENCE CRAM

Over half century ago Prudence Gran
dali, a modest young Quakeress of the
Priscilla type, was the teacher of board
ing schools for the girls at Canter-
bury, Conn. Among her scholars was a
young colored girl, a member of the village
church, who was ambitious to become a
teacher herself, and who wished, as far as
possible, to advance her own education for
this purpose. The presence of this colored
pupil in the school aroused the Indignation
of the citizens of the town. To them the
teacher had gone far beyond the bounds of
propriety in allowing her admission. A COM
motion ensued. Prudence, unwilling to de-
sert her principles and with the encourage
ment of William Lloyd Garrison, thereupon
changed her school into one for colored
girls only The commotion of the village
only became the greater, and the stout
hearted young woman met with most dis
graceful persecution. In spite of all this she
opened her school. AS days went on the ex-
cltement increased and an indignation meet
ing was called. Andrew I. Judson. local
Democratic politician, who afterwards he
came member of Congress from the dis
trict, presided. There was less cbivalr,, !,
Connecticut in those days than now
and Miss Crandall's friends were faw
Indeed, they were in such very small
minority, that, like herself, they were
powerless. The legislature was induced to
pass law prohibiting private schools for
nonresident colored persons, and pre-
Scribing seven penalties. Under this law
Prudence Crandall was arrested, imprisoned,
twice tried and convicted. The case was
carried to the Supreme Court where it was
dismissed on legal technicality. But the
people Of Canterbury lost no time in taking
more effective means to rid the town of Pru-
dence and her school. She was boycott
ted. The stores, the country meeting house
and the public conveyances were closed
against her. Physicians refused their SER
vices, not only to her but to her family and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-23

pupils The excitement became so intense
that finally mob assailed her home and set
it on fire. She stood it all, with the courage
of martyr until this last blow came, when
she was obliged to abandon her benevolent
project and leave the State. She is now liy-
ing in Southern Kansas in old age and pow
erty.
This interesting bit of New England histo-
ry is suggested by a petition recently pre-
sented to the general assembly of Connect
cut by the citizens of Canterbury. The Pc
tition prays shat repazation be granted to
Prudence Philleo, formerly Miss Prudence
Crandall, for injuries inflicted upon her in
1888 by citizens of Canterbury, because of
her persistence in teaching free school for
negro girls" Fifty years have wrought a
great change.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-23

Secretary Manning recently appointed as
treasury agent man named Strong who
while holding similar place years ago was
convicted of dishonest practices. He wrote
the secretary a very nice letter about the ne
cessity of having honest men in Office The
Secretary has found him out and bounced
him. He still elings to Higgins, however.