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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27
Mr. BIafne's 4ncIent Clock.
II STARTED Up IN 1884, BUT STOPPED
SHORT WHEN NEW YORK WENT
DEMOCRATIC.

"One of the s!raugest coinci.
dences that I ever heard Of" said
an old printer to the town crier
recently, occurred il the compos-
ingroom Of the Kennebec Journal
ct Augusta, Me-. on the night on
which James G. Blaine was defeated
in his ace for the presidency 10
1884.
In the composing room hung an
old fashioned clock which was cove.
red with dust, and had long since
been thought to have outlived its
usefulness. Its face was so discolored
with the accommodating dirt Of years
that the hands could hardly be seen.
The clock was one of those affairs
which receive their motive power
from a weight suspended BY a cord
1t must have been a long time since
the tick of that clock had oeen
heard in the Office. The clock was
said 20 have been purchased by
James G. Blaine, when he was
managing editor and principal
owner of that paper, and together
with an old-fashiontd desk which
was used by the State editor. and
which bad formerly been used by
Dir. Blaine. were the relics of the
good old days when Blaine had
been the life and soul of the instita.
ton.
"On the night of the day on
which Blaine was nominated for the
presidency Augusta was crowded
with people, special trains having
been run from all directions to the
home of the great statesman. The
Bangor crowd arrived late, and was
the last organization to pay its
respects to the Republican candi.
date. The Bangor crowd on its
way down Cater street. stopped in
front of the Journal Office, and gave
tree cheers for that paper. During
the fall that followed the cheers,
one Of the compositors, Frank Kim.
ball, threw up the front window
aud shouted :
What will you drink boys?o
THE effect was electrical, for a
Of young men came DO uring
up the steps and filling the compos.
ing room until not a foot of vacant
space was left. Some one proposed
three cheers, and they were given
with q vim that nearly raised the
roof off the low and smoky rafters.
"The crowd then filed ont Of the
room. In the quiet that followed
some one said:
Boys, the old clock has started!"
"Sure enough it had. Whether
t was the vibration that started il
not, / don't know but ANYHOW
t was running along merrily
'nough, Somebody wound it up III
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27
Remedy for Reaches.

Take three pounds Of oatmeal, or
meal of Indian corn, and mix it
with a pound of white lead; moisten
with treacle so as to form a good
paste, and put Q portion down at
night in the infested building. Re
peat for a few nights alternately,
and ia the morning remove the paste
and the corpses to a convenient
place.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27
Cleaning oil Barrels

The question is asked If coal q
barrels can be cleaned tor meat
friendly farmer writes TO The Ala
ing and Scientific News: 4 hags
used them for hfteen years EiA
perfect success. Knock oul ~
head, set Ere to q piece Of papa
and put it in the barrel. Ths ~
will burn with q loud roar. aa
the barrel round so it will burr oal
even, and when it is burned a.
eighth of an inch deep turn in aooa'
a pint Of coal oil. roll around anils
it is spread all over the inside, spa
FIRE again. Scrape of most q w
charco al and wash it out. ltBna
necessary to burn over one ela
inch deed. I will guarantee lhs8s
will never be the slightest tasls
coal oil in the meat. I have as
these barrels for ham, pork. Dss
lard and honey. Ola, musfy 9
tainted I treat in the same Wag III
using a pint or so of oil. has
treated linseed oil barrels lhs saA
way"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27
To Make Hnnglng PaiHlsss

An Englisbman has invented :
machine for hanging . man
woman If it becomes necessary Y
manner perfectly painless e N
subject undergoing the exfisps
penalty of the law. The rops
passed througe a brass clamp doaSs
forming a loop; attached 2 !.
clamp is an iron crescent % . '.
ed as to rest on the shoulders 7
trap is sprung the head is
to one side, while the rope pal's
in the opposite direction
is snapped and dealn
instantaneous. The Chicago f.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27

1t sounds queer to read of snow
and ice, while you sweat and fan in
the shade. A cold wave prevailed
in the North vest from the 18th to
the 18th with snow aud ice, and
light frost as low down as Northern
Missouri.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27
RAYMOND BREAUX.
Senator Montgornery's Letter.

SVAAS@EUK AACO1GE'
Elsewhere in these columns ap.
pears a letter from Senate Geo. w.
Montgomery of Madison parish.
concerning his vote on the lottery
bill. Mr. Montgomery gives a
statement of what influenced him
in his vote on the bill dlsclaims any
connection with the enterview be.
tween the commissioners of the fifth
leyee district and John a. Morris.
The senator, however, in his let,
ter takes credit for the increase OF
the Morris bid from 81 5O,O 900.
Tie record elbows that Representa-.
tive Lawton Of Algiers, before
voting for the bill in the House,
secured a public promise from the
lottery leaders that the amount
would be raised $3.50, 600 in order
to equalize it with the other bid
then before that body. On the
other hand, when the bill reached
the Senate did the Madison senator
do anything to get a still higher
figure? Morris offer grew from
$500, 600 to $l,25O,OO0 before it
ever reached the Senate chamber.
How much did it grow after il
reached that body and what efforts
did he make to open the field for
further competition?
AS to Senator Montgomery's posi-
ton on the white primary question
we need scarcely correct his version
Of what took place. The anti-lot.
terry members Of the Legislature
were always willing 10 submit the
question of the lottery charter ex-
tension at a fitting time to white
Democratic primaries. The project
of the lottery advocates which was
offered through Senator Montgome-
~ was for white primaries at a
time most favorable for the lottery.
They wished the matter pushed
through while they had the press
gagged and the people were without
the means of obtaining e~nlighten.
ment. Mr.. Montgomery but voiced
the wishes of Morris and Baldwin
in SO far as his proposition for
white primaries was concerned. Il
he put it out as one, in his judg
ment. likely to give the white peo-
pie of this State a fair opportunity
to vote intelligently on the ques
ton, he is not the sort of anti.lot
terry leader the sound Democrats OF
Louisiana are likely to follow.
We trust that Senator Montgol
merry has some appreciation Of the
revolution that has been going Cd
since the legislature adjourned ands
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27

One of the largest forests in the
world stands on ice. It is situated
between the Ural and the Okhotsk
sea. A we'll was recently dug in
this region, when it was found that
at a depth Of 1l6 meters the ground
was still frozen.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27

The ants captured the parish
convention in st. Landry and AGA
,dia parishes, and scored the gamb'
ling monster vigorously.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27

Experiece may be a good but il
is a wonderfully slow teacher
After a schooling of unnumbered
generations in the art of house
building, the average builder Of the
present day has made but an iDap'
preciable advance on his remote
ancestor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27

An event has happened in Ken
,sington, N. e., which has set the
inhabitants wild with excitement.
The Grst house to he built in the
place-for thirty years is approaching
completion, and a grand celebra-
ton is expected when the inmates
take possession.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27

was still frozen.
Experiece may be a good but il
is q wonderfully slow teacher.
After a schooling of unnumbered
generations in the art of house
building, the average builder OF the
present day has made but an inap.
preciable advance on his remote
ancestor.
An event has happened in Ken
ssington, N. e., which has set the
inhabitants wild with excitement.
The Grst house to be built in the
iplace-for thirty years is approaching
completion, and a grand celebra-
ton is expected when the inmates
take possession.
-
The car works all over the conn,
try have advanced the prices of
building passenger coaches. a
coach which was built q year ago
for 5000 the works will not build
now for less than $5.40O, and the
car works are steadily advancing
the price Of box and coal cars.
The largest saw.miIl in the world
is at Christiana, in Norway, and is
owned by one man. 1t runs thirty
six gang saws. From forty to fifty
ships load at once at its docks.
The same mar owns two large -four
mills. The lumber yard of this mill
extends more than a mile.
a Heavy deal 10 cypress timber
is reported from the Amite River
Louisiana. Mr. John w. Opder.
weyer, OF Head Of Island, Livings-
ton parish, La, has bought out all
the cypress timber on the Amite
River, amounting in all to over
sixty million feet, which gives him
exclusive control Of that river.
Two of the prisoners confined in
sour parish Jail made their escape
last Saturday night by removing
enough bricks from the wall under
one Of the windows to admit Of
their squeezing through, Their
names are Hazard Cochran and
-Guillory. The latter was re-
captured a few days ago.-Opelorsas
Courier.
The Hungarian Government has
obtained control of ten thousand
tayerns throughout the country.
This has been done BY virtual pur.
chase, and the sum necessary SO
defray the cost of the redemption
of them will be raised by a special
loan. A large number of these
buildings are to be converted into
public shool houses.
Just exactly SIS votes in the
House, just exactly "a votes in the
Senate. No Doodle used? Why Of
course not; the charitable, progress
sive, philanthropic, John A. Morris
and his friends, would die before
they would bride a representative
of the people in order to further
their own private ends.--Alexan
dria Town Talk.
The new French Giffard gun, for
which the inventor has received a
prize of $4,000 and a gold medal, is
discharged by the expansion or a
liqueied gas. A single drop of tie
liquid furnishes the charge for a
steel cartridge. OF course, the gun
is noiseless. It is said to be also
cheap and convenient; odorless as
we'll as smokeless. The French
Government will test its practical
ability. When the inevitable and
long impending conflict OF foreign
armies take the place Frank Leslie's
is Of the opinion that the world will
watch with interest many expert,
ments with weapons devised of late
years. With great armies equipped
with the newest and most destruc.
tive engines of war, conflict will be
shortened. Perhaps one Of the re-
suits of the inventions of formidable
war machines will be d more favor.
able leaning toward International
arbitration in the Old World.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27

The car works all over the conn.
try have advanced the prices Of
building passenger coaches. A
coach which was built q year ago
for 5000 the works will not build
now for less than $5,4OO, and the
car works are steadily advancing
the price Of box and coal cars.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27

The largest saw-miIl in the world
is at Christiana, in Norway, and is
owned by one man. 1t runs thirty
six gang saws. From forty to fifty
ships load at once at its docks.
The same mar owns two large -four
mills The lumber yard of this mill
extends more than a mile.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27

The Hungarian Government has
obtained control of ten thousand
tayerns throughout the country.
This has been done BY virtual pur-
chase, and the sum necessary SO
defray the cost of the redemption
of them will be raised by a special
loan. A large number Of these
buildings are to be converted into
public shool.houses.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27

Two of the prisoners confined in
our parish Jail made their escape
last Saturday night by removing
enough bricks from the wall under
one Of the windows to admit OF
their squeezing through, Their
names are Hazard Cochran and
-Guillory. The latter was re-
captured a few days ago.-OpeloGsas
Courier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-27

a Heavy deal 10 cypress timber
is reported from the Amite River
Louisiana. Mr. John w. Opder,
weyer, or Head Of Island, Livings-
ton parish, La, has bought out all
the cypress timber on the Amite
River, amounting in all to over
sixty million feet, which gives him
exclusive control Of that river.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-08-02

About l o'clock on Monday morning Charles Banker awoke to find the house in which he slept in flames. In fact the fire had made such progress that Charlie was glad to escape in some- what abbreviated costume, and lost all of his personal effects. The house. the property of the Pinal Brewery Compa- ny, frame, and containing three rooms, with contents, was completely con sumed. The brewery was threatened with destruction for time and was only saved by prompt and liberal np- plcation of water by Mir. Soyer. The origin of the fire is q mystery. As Mr Banker retired at 10 o'clock on Sunday night without ligbt nnd there was no fire about the premises, there is a strong suspicion that it was the work of an incendiary.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-08-02

Rsv. II. L Chapman, pastor sf the M. E. Church, Johnstnwn, Pa says: Soon after the great flood, at time when diarrhosa was quite prevalent, I received box of six dozen Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diarrhosa Remedy As soon as it became fno7n that l had the medicine for freq distribution, there be- gan a great run on it, which continued until it was about all gone. Every on., SD far as l heard from them, testified to it's virtues, declaring it the best medicine for the purpose they had ever used.
 Those who got it shared it around with their nsighbsrs, go that am confident it was productive sf great good. We used some of it ourselves and found it not only sn excellent medicine for diar- rhoca, but for all kinds of pain and un- eosiness of the stomach and bowels. It has been regarded as the best medicine known here for the diseases it ia reeom- mended. Tor sale by H. c, Hitchcock.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-08-02
The first mail to arrive over the Fl,

The first mail 10 arrive over the Flor ence and Globe route since Wednesday. was brought in on pack horse at 9 o'clock last night by John Kenyon. He reported that the stage coming this way, when in the canyon above Kane Springs, nj daylight on Thursday morning, encountered a violent cloud burst which swept the horses and stage down the canyon Both animals were drowned and tbe blackboard wrecked. The mail was buried in the sand, but recovered, and part of it will probably arrive to-day. Charlie Lange, the dri- yer, had narrow escape from drown ing. He was violently bufIeted by the torrent but managed to reach terra iirma, considerably bruised. Tie water was twelve feet deep in the canyon. The road was 20 badly washed that a blackboard could not get through yes terIlay. It is being repaired, and mails will probably come through on schedule time.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-08-02
wRsTMRyEg's INNING.

Conety Superintendent, r. " West meyer, having reconsidcred his deter- imitation not to reply to l.. P. Nash's letter offering to favcrably consider on application to admit the children of A. B. Peach. of Strawberry School Dis trict to q school of which he is one of the trustees, has indited the following letter, which may be regarded as a Roland for Nash's Oliver
 GLOBE, Gila County, Arizona,
 Ma, LAFAYETTE r. NASH, Strawber- ry, Gila County, Arizona.
 DEAR Sm:-In reply to your favor of 2lst inst, I beg to refer you to Messrs. c. c. Galloway, A. B. Peach and J. R. Hopkins, Trustees of Strawberry School District, No. II, Gila County. Any arrangement you can make with those gentlemen about sending your children to "our school' will be satisfactory to me. l am confident the above named trustees will spare no pains to make everything pleasant and satisfactory to you. l have instructed the trustees to call the particular attention of their next teacher to Section 94, Chapter 42, of ihe School Law, which makes it the duty of ali teachers to impress up- on the minds of their pupils the princi- pies of truth, justice &c. I hope you will make frequent and long visits to ''our school, and that you will find the time protitably spent
 Very respectfully yours
 r. W. WEsrMEYER, O. supt, of Schools, Gila County, Ari- zona.
 P. o. Rddress-Lock box 56.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-08-02
A DISASTROUS FIeOp

The rainy season may be said 70 hhve
 fairly commenced in this section. After
 many abortive attempts, pleuvius turned
 himself loose last Thursday morning.
 resulting in veritablc doluge. The
 storm extended over a wide scope of
 country, and every converging arroyo
 on both sides of the valley became the
 channel of turbulent stream which
 went to swell the volume of Pinal
 creek. As D consequence that stream
 was converted into torrent which
 swept on with irresistible force until
 near the Wheatlields where, the chan
 nel being inadequate to contain the
 unusual flood, the entire valley was in-
 undated.
 !, W. Lees plnce was the first to suffer, His house was completely sur rounded by water and all his poultry, and calf, tied in corral, drowned. When the flood reached T, A. Pascoes ranch it was too great for his dam to withstand and that was carried away and the large body of water it held in check added to the flood, Theranches of N. II. Price, c. D. Ferguson and the Chinaman gardener, received the brunt of this augmented torrent, and great damage resulted to their fields | and crops The Chinaman is reported . to have suffered to the extent of Sl, 300. and the losses of Messrs, Price and Ferguson are considerable.
 Mir. Psscoe is one of the heaviest los. CTS. He had a large quantity of hay cut, some stacked, and most of it is lost or greatly damaged. The water srged into his house and the two men in charge took to the hills for safety. The fish pond which was we'll stocked with carp, and represented q large outlay of money and labor, was destroyed, and after the water had sub sided many fine carp were picked up at different points in the valley.
 In Globe the damage done was slight, although the creek Ias seldom been so nigh. The rear fence of Hop Lees garden, owned by Alonao Bailey, which lbuts on the creek, was undermined, l md a corner of W. c. Havcrly's lot washed away. Two frame houses on Push street opposite Paseoes corral, a 'wned by John Kennedy, were partial y demolished, and Manuel Gallego and d amily, who occupied one of them, made nasty exit. Some damage also r to property adjoining the wash rhich crosses Broad street south of the ourt house, The precipitation during O he first two hours was l 1,56 inches and or the whole storm, 2,O4 inches, c
Arizona silver belt., 1890-08-02
SAX CARLes ITEMS.

The Gila River on Thursday was oyeraowing its banks, The tributaries, Ash Greek and San Carlos River, also high. Very heavy rains reported daily at the summit.
 The Indian Department is consider ing the propriety of erecting S12o0 building for school purposes Ut this place,
 Miss Ida Whitcface and Messrs. Mathew, Brown and Donald Waters, all graduates of Carli0le Indian College, Pa, will arrive at San Carlos in few days.
 Capt. F. w Kiugsbuy leaves for the East next week.
 Capt. Beck with his troop will arriye on the 3rd of August.
 Sergt Stokes, of Fort Thomas, in charge of the detachment of eighteen men who are repairing the new road to the summit, reports everything pro greSsjng nicely.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-08-02
- The ryerisg Enriched.

The facilities of thepresent day for the production of everything that will con duce to ths material welfare and comfort of mankind are almost unlimited and when Syrup of Figs was first produced the world was enriched with the only perfect laxative known, as it is the only remedy which is truly pleasing and re- fershing to the taste and prompt and of. fectual ts cleanse the system gently in the spring time or, in fact, at any time and the better 1t is known the more pop ular it becomes.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-08-02
Proclamation of Reward.
re whom ii may coh$crn.
VTT HEREAS; IT HAS COME TIC
 HE my knowledoe that Fd Rakar

VTT THEREAS; IT HAS COME TO
 w my knowledge that Ed. Baker, eldest son of T. II. Baker who resides at Lookont on the Sierra Ancha mountains, about 10 miles north of Globe, Gila County, was murdered in 2 most brutal manner by some person, or persons, unknown, (though the presence of Indian tracks in the immedi- ate vicinity. strongly indicate that the crime was committed by fndians,) now
 THEREFORE, l Lewis WolHey, Governor of the Territory of Arizona, by virtue ef the power, and authority within me vested, do hereby offer B reward in the sum. of FIVE HUNDRED (500) DOLLARS to he paid out Of the Treasury of the Territory for the arrest and conviction of the person, or persons who committed the aforementioned crime. nGA In testimony whereof 1 have here Sea-, unto set my hand, and caused the S--t7~ great Seal of the Territory to be af. fixed. <
 Done at Phoanix. the Capital, this 26th day of July, A. D. 1890.
 lsigned.l LEWIS WoLFLEY. By the Governor.
 ISigned.l NATHAN Q. MURPHY,
 Secretary of Territory.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-08-02

A ruiuor of big silver strike near Quartzite gained currency this week. Upon inquiry we learned that man by the name of Morgan, who has been prospecting in that vicinity, located . ledge on the right of the road leading to the Ffme mine and about three- quarters of Q mile this side of that property. The ledge has been opened for few feet and, we are informed, shows pay streak of horn silver four to six inches in width. It is good prospect, but more work will be re- quired to determine its value.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-08-02
THIRTY YEARS PRACTICE.
A Lettor from an Eminent Physician


 MR. EDITOR At the risk of indorsing pro prietary. preparation, have few words in favor of q new laxative principle. Dut first. how came to discover 1t. patient asked about taking Joys Vegetable sarseparilla. As sarsaparillas usually contain mercury or iodides objected, and asked for the formula, which finding purely vegetable, and 80 mild as to be to my mind almost inert, consented Imagine my astonishment when perfect laxative action was reported It has two great points. Firsi, being purely vegetable, it is unlike mercury not cumulative fin the system, Icing easily car ried of by the digestive processes; and secona, 1t is effective with less quantity of the cathar tic principle than has hitherto been attainabie It in this respect ranks as discovery aud ap- breaches the ideal, viz: the least medicine con ssistent with the greatest good As people take laxatiyes fndiscrlminatcly, it is important for them to know at least one that is safe for con tinuous use; hence this communication The natural laxative effects of this preparation must for the reasons above. interest both the public and the profession.
 cirY PHYSICIAN OF THIRTY YEARS PRACTICE. faD Fraaeisco Erahifneri March 10, 1900
Arizona silver belt., 1890-08-02

The Quartet Mining Company, of Globe, Arizona, has been organized for the purpose of mining, milling aud de- veloping mines. Milling will be done at the Nugget mill, near Richmond Basin. In connection with milling their own ore, they are prepared to do custom work. Parties wishing ores milled will find it to their advantage to call on A. R, Lendner, General Mana ger.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-08-02

A clondburst at Fairbanks, on the 29th ult., submerged the town and de- stroyed property to the value of S10,- OO0 Bisbee, also, was deluged; four houses swept away and others wrecked. F.. Mills and Mir. Stevens were drowned and Richard Rundle is miss ing swept away in building. The Copper Queen office was flooded and valuable papers ruined.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-08-02
N. r. NORTON, Pastor.

Jefferson Wilson, who was recently convicted of numbering a fellow soldier at San Carlos, filed his bill of excep- tions Saturday on appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The document fills 55 pages of closely type written le- gal cap.-Phnnix Herold.