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The Forrest City times., 1888-06-09
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The Forrest City times., 1888-06-09
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The Forrest City times., 1888-06-09
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[ 6HAMoKIx, Pa. June I.-ToETy freight cars were wrecked this morning o1 fhs Philadelphia and Reading Pas- road, near here, czusel bg an axie of one of the cars breaking. Ham Il Wolfe. brakeman. was kiIisd an as EyertS. conductor. seTereiy injured. xrsyol on the road was blockei for ove holiDs
The Forrest City times., 1888-06-09
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The Forrest City times., 1888-06-09
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 , ST. LOUIS. Mo June s-The Duck x0rta club came n from Cincinnati last gAst- This club ls about go stEong. all tod. and is quite power for the Demo e4als In CIueinnzti. and when II wzs announced T2a. they would re.@eh the Plznters house al : O cock the EotuIda Ezs Ia -ksd wEth hundreds Of men who Were zaxiORsiy awaiting t0 gTeet tbe coming berr ss- Of course. the nun ter at3ve mentioned vas not expec ted but the crowd waited long u van for avV sign gf tte cub IeeF were due at : c cock and t wAs nearly lg betOEe ffeY mzgehsfi into fhe r0tunda of the F antsrs. where they Were greeted with round after FOund of zpplzus.e.
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 J b. Ern stoa- assistant present Ig attorney Of Hamilton county. Chio 8 ho is.a member O the committee on arrangements, n speaking Of tse delay. sad. As We were pulling Ouf from Seymour. Mir David Disney was walk ing towards the mos .ng train on the de Jr0l platform. and In looking hack at his friends head was struck by The tra n and the coacus sion knocked him -or rather pulled him-0T the plat form and he rolled down under the moving train Wh eh ran over hIs left leg. cutting iI on below the kRCe We do not knoS whether hs will die O. get well He was 54 years old and marT5sd and was in the osiee of William Caid- vel. Collector of Customs. at GiBein- natl. He was left n charge Of DT. Cui- q
The Forrest City times., 1888-06-09
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, MEMPHIS, TENN. May S0--The con siction to-day by the supreme Court of George Nii.iu-ton for murder iA tie second degree and his sentence to af- teen years in the Peuiteut arr. is the firsr instance since the war in this State Of the run shElent of rich man for felony MIllington is connected with the Bolton and Dickens families between whom there lfas eyisted a feud for nearly twenty yeSrs. ET-t oiIe and then another falling by ballet T knife untll there are but two CT three rnzle members of either sauilg left
 Mil fngton. wEo is civil engineer, and came 10 this egCnfy from Virginia married enc of Wade Bolton daugh- serS. and though quiet ard InOfensise tefOTe. seems 10 have iEnbiled some nl tlse pass.On for Hing which ahl5ets the entire cOnnecri0n- He had quar- rel about si1 months ago with Tom Kennedy at MiilingtOn station, rear tiss city. and going 10 the place ahOui A We | Afterwzrd armed Wifb 3 gun. ie found him sitting on bench aud shot isrn dead On the stat ment Of a vii ness that Kennedy had threatened NilIineton the day before, he was re- lea ej on fOnd He WSs defended in the court by three of the d lest lawyer in the Siate. and spent many thousand dgIIzYs t0 secure aeqHfital.
The Forrest City times., 1888-06-09
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The Forrest City times., 1888-06-09
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The Forrest City times., 1888-06-09
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2 PORTLAND, ORR, June s.--Tbe Re yusIiezns confidently claim the eiec- ton Of Hermann feF Cong hy no. iess than f<l1 ma lority. The Lezisis- furs is claimed by the Republicans on soEnt iAsios. Owing to tie Length of he ticket tie count is preceding very e3oxiy. and the result sill not be knoxn til very late.
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 It ts beiievcd ffazt Hermann. for Congress, las 2.0o0 ma5oritg. The Re pubf cans claim more The Republican sstiu te Of the Legislature is 10 to IA CD sosnf baIios.
The Forrest City times., 1888-06-09
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The Forrest City times., 1888-06-09
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The Washington critic., 1888-04-07
SENATOR'S HOBBIES.
Various Things over Which Members of
the Senate Are Bis Cranky.

tne are u blt Orankys
Nearly every man in the United
States Senate, says q Washington COR
respondent, has hobby. Senator
Blair can talk about nothing but his
Educational bill, and he eats, drinks,
and thinks education, and sleeps with
a Commissioners report under his pill
low. Sherman's hobby is finance,
and he has ridden it TO some purpose.
Colquilt's is temperance, and Wilson
Of Iowa is astride of the prohibition
horse, and he believes that there will
be q Prohibition President of the
United States by and by. Senator
Stewards hobby is silver Riddle
berger's hobby is the abolishing of ex-
ecutiye sessions, and Mat. Ransom's
hobby is North Carolina and the
whiteness of his cuffs. Tom Palmer's
hobbies are many. The chief of
them are the Percheron horse. the
Jersey COW and Marcus Aurelius An
tonnius, the old Roman Emperor
George Gray's is. the law. He would
rather practice at the bar than before
the Senate. Arthur p. Gorman's
hobby is politics allied to the theory
that to the victors belong the spoils.
Senator Brown has very good hobby
in the Baptist Church, of which he is
one OF the pillars, and Jonathan
Chace, the Quaker, rides the tariff
hobby horse quite frequently, Sena.
tor Cockrell's hobby is committee
work, and he grinds away like horse
in a treadmill and accepts all the
work that the others put upon him.
Cullom's hobby has been interstate
commerce. 1t is now the postal tele-
graph, and his resemblance to Lincoln,
/ am told, pleases him. Hoar of
Massachusetts has n number of hob
bies, and among them are American
history and photography. Hoar
knows all about books, and venture
to say he can tell you just where
every one of the descendants of the
families who came over in the May
flower live to-day. Kenna Of West
Virginia has a hobby in amateur
| photography. He has Photographic ed
| everything within reach in Wash
ington, and he has made his left eye
actually sore from looking through
the camera. Mcpherson of New Jersey
has q hobby in fine stock. Ed
mundss hobby is parliamentary law
and the rules Of the Senate
and John j. Ingalls's hobby is
the finding out of new words for
his ideas, the result of which search
appals the Senate like an onslaught
of genius. Allison's hobby is diplo-
macy, lie never lets the left hand
know what the right hand is doing,
and ingalls, once said of him that he
could walk over the bare floor oGthe
Senate in wooden clogs and make no
more noiso than fly on the ceiling.
Tom Bowen's hobby begins with a
2; and | leave the reader. to guess
whether it is poker or politics. Frank
Hisoocks hobby is Frank IIiscock.
Reagan's hobby is interstate com
merce, and Leland Stanfold's hobby
is the breeding and raising Of fast
trotting horses.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-07
MIR. BANNERMA:N,s BEER.
A Confederate's Experience On His
Way Home From tho War.

A Confederate's Experience On His
Way Home From the War.
Among the resent visitors to the
Capitol was Hon. James Bannerman,
chairman of the st, Louis House of
Delegates. During the war "Jim,"
as he is familiarly called, wore q gray
unisoim, and was a,gallant soldier.
When hostilities ceased he found
himself and three companions near
Waco, Texas, to which place the dis
mantled and demoralized three pro-
ceeded.
A friend Of "Jim's" family lived
there and from him he secured a loan
. of $50, giving TO each of his three
companions s. and retaining the
fourth Mounted on ''B fiat mules,
Bannerman's feet raking the ground,
they proceeded toward their homes in
Missouri.
Two days out the quartette drew
up at log cabin, where large piece
Of brown wrapping paper was dis
played bearing, in charcoal letters,
i''Laeer Beer for Sale Here" Their
mules were given over to con-
venient darkoy, and they entered the
establishment. There q one-armed
Dutchmau stood behind an impro-
vised bar. Said Baunermln: MY
friend, what have you got here--pop,
soda, ginger, beer or the genuine ar
ticle?' The answer came: "Dat vos
der shenuine Galveston peer, und
twenty-five cents a glass" "The
devil you say" remarked the return
ing Confederate, at the same time
slapping his only S5-gold-piece on the
counter. "Just dish up that beer till
that money's all gone, old man."
The calculation was short one, and
between drinks the four and the
Dutchman became congenial friends.
Before parting the latter handed
them bread-and-beef sandwich all
around, and. having lost his arm
under Hood, as the party was about
togo, he called Bannerman back and
blurted out "Mine friend, dot vas
der domndest trick vot I ever seed.
rs heard ov fellers spenden der
last dollar yer visky, but you vas der
Wrist feller vot seed spend his last
dollar fer beer. Leds take vone glass
I more on dot.''
The Washington critic., 1888-04-07
A WASHINGTON RELIC.
China Ornaments Given to Mrs. lear b.
Martin MashinEion.

The recent number of ''The Maga
zine of. American History" devoted to
Washington, says Cecil Hampden
Cults Howard in the April number of
that monthly, serves to bring up an
other incident in his career which,
though known in general way, has
a detail which is new to most students
of history.
On nthe occasion Of his visit to Ports
mouth, N, H., in 1889, he called,
among other places, at the residence
Of Madam Lear. the mother of his
private secretary. Before his call he
sent Madam Lear q note requesting
that he might see all the children,
The occasion was a gala one in every
sense of the word, and every atten-
tion due the honored Father of our
Country was shown to him. The
good Madam Lear, after the return of
Washington, received from Martha
Washington three china ornaments
"for the children" They were taken
from Washington's own mantel, and
represented respectively q bird on
branch of tree, peasant with
bouquet of flowers, and q girl with
flowers.
For many years these remained in
the possession of Madam Lear and
her family. They were destined to
be separated, however. The bird on
the branch OF tree was presented by
Madam Lear 10 Mrs. Edward Cults OF
Portsmouth, y. H., who was -off
her intimate yfstcuIiy- ana between
whom visits were regularly and often
I exchanged The bird was then in
excellent condition, without crack
in any part. The gift was duly ap.
prcciated by the recipient and care
fully guarded. Threescore years and
ten have elapsed since il went into
the hands of is third owner. During
that time il remained thirty years or
moro in Portsmouth, n. H., All object
of curiosity and delight to both young
and old.
In 1888 when Mrs. Edward Cuts
removed to the central part of the
State Of Vermont with her children
and grandchildren, the bird was
still cherished and followed the fam.
lily. But forty-five years have since
passed, and the china is sadly nicked
aud marrcd since the removal to
Vermont. The spreading branch is
gone, and only the bird Oh tree
stump remains to show its former
glory. From Mrs. Edward Cults it
descended to the family of that lady's
only son. the late Hon. Hampden
Cuts, and at present is in the home
Of the writer, the grandson. of Hon.
IIampden Cults.
Asa specimen of work in china of
an early day it is unique, and, even in
its present condition, reveals con
siderable of the original shape and
figure. Trifling in its intrinsic value,
thas from association an unusual in
terest, especially as it is difficult to
tell its exact age and earliest associa-
tions. The mere fact of its having
been in Washington's possession gives
it great interest, but, when we double
or treble that, MS one may by the men
and things clustering about it in sue
ceeding generations, it has no COM
mon value that man may estimate.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-07

dent, which up to recent date was
followed by Democratic conventions
in excluding delegates from either
the Districtof Columbia or from the
Territories.
Mn. VAS BUREN's NoMfNATIoN.
denominations were formally made
for Vice Presidential candidate, but
the result of the ballot which was
ordered was as follows Van Buren,
POS; Richard Nj. Johnson, 90; Philip
7. Barbour, 40. Mr.. Van Buren, was
declared duly nominated, and the
nomination was made unanimous.
TIE PRESIDENCY.
No nomination was made for the
Presidency other than that contained
in the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted:
Resoire1 That tins committee repose the
highest confidence in the purity patriotism
and talents Of Andrew jackson and that we
most cordially concur In tho repeated nomi-
nations which he has received in the various
parts OF the Union as candidate for re.
election to the office which he now fills with
50 much honor TO himself and usefulness to
the country.
No platform was adopted, but the
several delegates were recommended
to issue such an address to the people
OF their respective States rs they
should deem expedient. The conven-
tion is q notable one as being the first
Of an unbroken series held by the
Democratic party for q period of now
more than fifty years. BY giving
each State delegation the voting
strength possessed by such State in
the Electoral College IL transferred, so
far as the Democratic party was con-
ceTned, the power of independent
choice and judgment from the Elec-
toral Colleges, whore II had been
placed by the trainers Of the Constitu-
tion, to the national nominating con-
vention. This first Democratic Ma
tional Convention, devised by VIM. b.
Lewis and Amos Kendall, was the first
step in giving almost supreme political
power to the national nominating
convention. IL has since been
ADOPTED ny ALL POLITICAL PARTIES.
From the campaign of 1889 till the
present time there has been no such
thlng as an attempt on the part OF an
elector to exercise a Judgment and
discretion of his own. The National
Nominating Convention, so far as the
Democratic party is concerned, had
come to stay. Ostensibly it was to
furnish a more complete expression
fthe vote of the people, but really ii
was the. setting up of a gigantic and
inexorable machine. The famous and
much-criticised two,thirds rule which
has become one of the unalterable
laws of Democratic conventions has
made it more difficult for delegates
from States hopelessly in the control
of the opposite party to unite and
force upon delegates representing
Democratic States a candidate whom
the latter do not want, danger that
! is frequently threatening one in
conventions where a bare majority
vote is all sufficient. Major Lewis
and Amos Kendall were shrewd poll
ticians, but they builded better thar
they dreamed.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-07
RrT HE NEVEH DID.

There are no words than these moro sad -
81 could have done-if hal had
The man who cNsNs tlfis sad refrain
Has always failed to catch the train,
lie colrd have bought" the corner lot
For fifty dol ars--likc rs not
Which, some two weeks ago. or more,
You paid eleven thousand for
The carriage team you bought In town
Planking eleven hundged down
"lle could hive got, along last fall,
For Just four hundred, rig and all.
"If he had had when Jones went in
The Congressman he'd now have been
"lf he'd Of had" your schooling say
A Supreme Judge he'd be to-day.
'lf he had had your start ana health,
Millions would scarcely count lis wealth
'If he had" read theology,
A second Beecher lie would be,
"If hehad' turned his thoughts to rhyme
The ages with his muse would chime;
'If he had had d''-what crowns 20 win
"If he had had he could have been
"If he had had how high hts throne
"If he had had '--he nov woulu own.
Stale, fiat. Improbable sad
III had had-if ] had had
-teobest J, Barietse,
The Washington critic., 1888-04-07
OLE SLIM JIM.

Ole Slim jim.
Wicked ez sin.
Nobody cudden't do pulln wild him;
Tuh cz er knot In er hick'ry linn,
Alters Ground whar he sludden't er bin,
Cussin' en- iilin' en- raisln' pertc.
Cram jam full er pure Ole Nick
Ole Slim jim.
Wicked ez sin,
Nobody cudden't do muffin wild him.
My--he hated Dcaken Brown
Mus en- eny one in town.
Foun' one mite in de Deakon's roos'--
Got six monse in the calerboOs';
Cudden' tget Deaken to let him go.
Swore he'd git squar ef he got or show =
Ole Slim jim
Wicked ez sin,
Nobody oudden't do muffin wild him.
Deaken's little girl on de railroad track
Locomoter cummin' erhind her back
Old Jim seed her en- giy'er yell.
Started en- run fur her, en-well--
Little girls safe On runnin' 'roun--
Jlm's bout six foot under groun'
Ole Slim jim. .v-tt
Wicked c7 sin, trei.,i
Nobody cudden't do muffin wild him.
-[Texas Siftings.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-07
Plain Kerohiefs This Year

Fine linen handkerchefs are the most
fashionable for gentlemens use this year.
They are rather smaller in size than they
have been formerly and are hemstitched.
The border is about one and a,half inches
wide. Some. linen handkerchiefs have
being the most popular, In silk hand.
kcrchiefs the size is smaller and the hem
much narrower than those used during
the winter. They are perfectly plain, tho
fancy bordeIed ones having gone entirely
ont offashiQn, New York Mail and Ex-
1.ppga
The Washington critic., 1888-04-07
Has NIr. Gnnld Retireh ?

We violate no oconhdeuce when we state
that rlmor that Jay Gould has re-
turned TO settle up his affairs and retire
permanently from Wall street is not en-
tirely authentic. Mr. Gould has fire.
quently settled up his affairs and retired
permanently from Wal street before and
II is worth noting that when he resumed,
it was generally considered a hint for
many other SPECTATORS 70 retire perina-
ncnily from Wall street without settling
mp their 0Iluirs, leaving that little formal
iLy 10 The assignee Il New York Life
The Washington critic., 1888-04-07
Aminidnh,s Ilnmhs.

"How's dat ar boy oh mine coming on
In dc sunday-school ?" asked sam John
sing of Rev. Aminidab Bledsoe of the
Blue Light Colored Tabernacle. "IIe
comes up mighty slow wild de collects.p
"Foah God, III tan his black hide.
ieibe him or dime every Sunday TO put in
de plate.N' rarson Bledsoc explained the
difference between n collect and col
lection, wherenpon Sam said "Dar's no
talent for hgion when was err child. -
llleNns nlftinqs