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The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
Domestic Ports.

NEW YoRK-Ar 10TH. schs Nathan F COBB,
Ella M Wiley, Wiley. Belfast.
Cid 10Th. sch John Paul. Foss, Nueyitas.
Passed He'll Gate 18th, sch .Marcellus, NYork
for Boston.
BOSTON-Ar 19th schs D Haskell, Has
kell. Hoboken; Z w Cooper, Allen. and M B
Mahoney. Pickett. .Eddyvllle; Mary Lymburner
Pickett, Eddyyile; Jas Brown, San9orn; I'm
i Leonard Jones, Bangor.
Below, sch Harry G Millken.
Ar GOTH Schs Kate McClintock, Wright, Ban
gor; Catalina johnson, and d w Hammond,
Collins, Rockland Modoc, Perry, Columbia
Falls seus km
ball, New York; Elvira j French, Kendrick
Norfolk for Portland; A H Whitmore, Dow,
and Mary Steele, Hall. Deer Isle; A Smith,
Barnes. ipswich Willie, Knowlton, Deer Isle.
Old goth. sch Minnie c Taylor, Quinlan, for
st John, NIB; Belle O'Neil, Dunton, Apalachi-
Sid 2oth ship VIM II Conner, for New York !;
So SAN FRANCfscjo-Ar 10Th, ship Joseph B
Thomas, Lermond, Philadelphia. (ApI 23.)
MOBILE-CM 18th, sch E II Cornell, Wass,
DAKTEN-Ar 18th, sch Jos souther, Hatch,
New York.
|, BULL RIvER-Ar 10th, sch VIM j Lermond,
Hopper, Port Royal.
BALTIMORE-Ar 10th, sch Monhegan, Ba-
ker. Kennebec.
cid 10Th, schs Clara Goodwin Wyman, and
Helen 6 Moseley, Holt, Portland
PHILADELPH1A-Ar 18th, schs Maud Sher-
wood, Kelley, Kennebec.
Ar Goth, sch Chas Davenport, Lavender, from
Brunswick.
Cid 10Th, sch Gertrude A Bartlett, Bartlett,
Bangor
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
Cotton Markets.

NEW YORK. Sept. 20. .1se2.-The Cotton
market is Lice higher, steady :sales 236 bales;
good ordinary uplands 5-16c; do Gull at
5 81 Sc good ordinary stained at AIS c. middlin5
upands 5-16c: do Gulf at 1-16c; do stained
at 67sc
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 20. 1s92.-The Cotton
market Is firm; mlddling 7c.
CHARLESTON. Sept 90 1ss2.-The Cotton
marker IS firm; mludling 69sc.
: SAVANNAH. Sept. 20. lS92.-The Cotton
market is firm mladling 1916
MOBILE. Sept. 20. 1s92.-The Cotton market
is firm; mddling 1880.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 20. 1s92.-The Cotton mar
ket is firm; middlings &c.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
Chicago Cattle market.
(By Telegraph

icy I6ItBTdpHI : n
CHICAGO Sept 20. 1S92-The Cattle markat
Receipts 8,oO0 shipments $500: weaker and
slow; prime to extra natives at $685. 25 9th
ers 9Od4 so; Texans at 2 35@2 80; rangers
Q 1904 so; COWS
Hogs-receipts 5000; shipments 800; SLOW
and sc lower rough and common at 1906 10;
mixed and packers at 15d5 so; prime heavy
and Dutcners' weights 3o@5 30; light 009
8 40.
natives at 8 SOFAS 25 fed Texans A O5 grassers
3SOa3 80; Westerns 4 1714@4 80; lambs so
fT5 g.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
Portland & Worcester Line.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, R. R.
STATION FOOT or PREBLE STREET.

On and after Monday, June27, 1892, Passen-
ger trains will Leave Portland;
For Worcester, Clinton, Aver junction,
Nashua Windham and Epping at 7.3o a.
m. and 1890 p. m.
For Manchester, Concord, and points North
at T. 80 a. IN and 1890 p. m.
For Rochester, Springvale, Alfred, Water.
boro and Saco River at 7.30 a. M, 1870 and
5.30 y. m.
$50. $50, 500 and H. 5 p. m.
For Westbrook, Cumberland Mills, West
brook junction and Woodford's at 7.3O,
800 and 1880 a. H., 1890, 200, $50. $50,
ego 900 and 11.15 p. m.
For Forest Avenue DeeringA 10 p. m.
The 1880 p. m. train from Portland connects
at Aver junction with "Hoosac Tunnel
Route" for the West and at Union Station,
Worcester, for Providence and New York,
via providence Line" for Norwich and
New York, via "Norwich Line" with Boston
81 Albany Il. r.. for the West, and with the
New York All Rail via s'Sprfnefeld."
Trains arrive at Portland from Worcester
at /. 80 p. m. !; from Rochester at $50 a. m,
/. 80 and $50 p. M; from Gorham at $40,
$50 and Las a. M, 1.30, 4.45, 800 and 7.35
p. m.
South. apply to S. E. COKDWELL Ticket
Agent, Portland, Me.
j. W. PETERS, Supt.
c.. j. WIGGIN. Gen'l Ticket Agent.
oet5 dtf.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
Foreign Markets.


LONDON. Sept 20. 1ss2-Consols 81 5-16d
for both money and the account.
LIVERPOOL. Sept 20. 1892.-Quotations-
Winter wheat IS l01sd@5s Id; Spring wheat
at IS 1d4a6s l1&d. Mixed American corn at
As I'd:
Cheese ATS Cd for white.
LIVERPOOL. Sept. 20. 1992.-The Cotton
market is firm: middlng 1-16d; sales 10000
bales; speculation and export 1000 b...es.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
Portland & Rumford Falls R'y.
OPEN TO RUMFORD FALLS.
In Effect August 1, 1892.

Leave Portland via G. T: Railway. for. al
stations on the P. & R. F. R'y, $40 a. m. 1.25
D. m. Saturdays only 81 P. m.
RETURNING-Leaye Rumford Fails 7.45
a. M, $50 D. m. Mondays only 40 a. m:
STAGE CONNECTIONS DAILY-At West
Minot for Hebron Academy; at Buckfeld for
West Sumner and Turner; at Canton for Bret
trn's Mills and North Turner at Gilbertyllle
for Canton Point; at Peru for Dixfield Center;
at Dixfield for Carthage and Weld; at Rumford
Falls for East Rumford, Ru1nford Center and
Ru1nford Point; also for Mexico, RoXDury ana
Byron l.. l.. LlNCoLN, oupS:
au69 uu
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
ANNOUNCEMENT.

regular meeting holden September 9th,
1892, approved the plans and estimates for
sewers on certain streets in the City of Deering
as presented by the committee on drains and
Div with See "a, Part 3, af the city charter.
Attest: L. +. JONES,
sepl4-1awSwW City Clerk.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
.portland MhoIesale MARKET.

PORTLAND. Sept. 9. 1892.
Grain weaker without quotable change in fig,
ures. Potatoes firm and with moderate supply.
Apples dull Eggs higher.
The following are to-days quotations OF Grain
r,ro,ie;ors prodtlca. etc
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
FALMOUTH FoREsIpE STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

Cnange OF L1mes
ON and after Monday, September 10, the
" Steamer Alice will leave Town Landing,
Falmouth, at $50, 7.5o a. m. and LOO and
4.45 p. m. >
m and 100 5.15 D. III. Returning, leave
Portland Pier for Diamond Island and Fal-
mouth at $50, 1000 a. m. and 400 6.10, p. M
b. NJ. SEABURY, Gen'l Manager
September 16, 1892. sep16d2w
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21

PORTLAND. Sept 20 .
Receipts by Maine Central Il. R-For Port
and lilo ears miscellaneous merchandise; for
connectils roads / U3 cars.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
Grand Trunk Railway Of Canada.

On and After SUNDAY, June 26th.
Trains will leave as follows:
DEPARTURES.
For Auburn and Lewiston, ITO and $40 a.
m..i1.10. 5.15 and 8.15 p. m. For Cor.
ham and Island Pond. $40 a. M. 1.2o and
S.15 p. m. For Montreal and Chicago
$40 a. M. and SIS p. IN. For Quebec, $40
a. m and S.15 D. m. For Buckheld and
Canton, $40 a. m. and 1.25 p. m.
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston and Auburn, 7.35, 8.25 and
l1.45 a. m, $40, $40 and $50 p. M From
Island Pond and Goxham, 80, 1l.45
a. M. and $40 D. m. From Chicago and
Montrea1,I7.35 a. m and $40 p. m From
Quebec, 7.35 a. IN, and $40 Pm.
The S.15 p. m. train runs only to Island Pond
Saturdays; to Montreal and West every other
day. Sundays included.
TICKET OFFICE.
SO Exchange Street, and Depot foot of
India Street.
Lowest fares from Portland Yarmouth juno
ton and Danville Junction as follows: To Chi.
eeago $40 and $500; st. Paul, $31 so and
$3.50; San Francisco, California. $50 and
$56.75. These rates are subject to change.
: S L.. j. SEARGEANT, General Manager:
jun27 'ss du
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
RAILROADS.
DISCONTlNAJANCE
SUNDAY SERVICE
RAILROADS.

yElHE Maine Central Railroad has decided to
i discontinue trains formerly leaving Port
land Sunday night at 6.15 O'Clock for Luneil-
burg and Montreal and arriving sunday morn
ing at S.15 O'clock from Montreal, and these
trains are hereafter cancelled.
1t should be understood, however, that this
does not Interfere with train leaving Portland
week days at els p. m. with through Sleeping
car for Montreal, nor train arriving week days
at g. Is a. m. from Montreal.
PAYSoN TUCKER, v. P. s. G. M.
F. f. BOOTHBY. G. P. s. I. A.
sept 5dtoctl j. HAMILTON, Div. Supt.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
& Boothbay Steamboat Go.

Summer Arrangements. On and after Mon
Boothbay every Monday at 7.15 a. m. for Port
land, touching at So. Bristol sHeron Island.
Boothbay Harbor and squirrel Island; Every
Tuesday leave Franklin Wharf, Portland as
Island Boothbay Harbor and EHeron Island.
Every Wednesday leave Round Pond at $50 9.
m. for, Portland, touching. at *Heron lsiand.
Thursday leave Portland at a. m. for Pepa-
guild, touching at squirrel Island, Boot4bay
ffarbor, sHeron Island, So. Bristol ana East
a. m. for Portland touching at so, Bristol, East
Boothbay, AHeron Island, Boothbay Harbor
and squirrel Island. Every Saturday leeve
at squirrel Island, Boothbay Hapbof SHeroi
Island and So. Bristol, *Steame rtouches from
June Is to Sept. 10. No freight received after
745 a. m. ON day of sailing. A.s,4s
niy1odtf ALFRED RACE. Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
International Steamship Co.
Eastport, Calais, 81. John, NIB, Halifax, Ms

Eastport, Calais, 81. John, NIB, Halifax, MS.
and all parts of New Brunswick, Nova SEQ
tia, Prince Edwards Island, and Cape Bret
on. The fayorite route to Campobello and
st. Andrews, N. b.
Fall Arrangement.
On and after Sept 5th and until further no
tice the steamers of this line leave Railroad
Wharf. Portland. Monday and Friday at
800 D. M, for Passport and st. john, with
above connections; Returning, leave St. John
and Eastport same days.
Through tickets ISSUED and baggage checked
to destination. W. Freight received up to 400
p. m
For Tickets and Staterooms, apply at the I'm
ion Ticket Office. 40 Exchange ST., or for other
information at Companys Ofce, Railroad
Wharf, foot OF State street.
j. b. COYLE, Genl Manager
Scpt5 diff
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
Memoranda

Bangor. Sept 19-Sch Hattie, which was pick
ed up abandoned and lowed into Bucksport, was
DANA ged to the amount of about 800 in COLI
sion with schr Lynx. She will be detained until
salvage is settled.
Coatzacoalcos. Sept 17-Sch Grace Cover. of
Sedgwlck PAL tons, Capt johnson, was driven
ashore at Santa Anna during a heavy gale and
wrecked.
New York. Sept 19-Ship Undaunted. Lewis,
from Shidlds, at anchor in lower bay. was run
ried away.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
Boston & Maine r. r.
In Effect Sept. II. 1899.
WEcT1rEN nIVISI0N.
WESTERN DIVISION.


Trains leave Portland Union s ia Gn,5 for
M 800 515 81 go AZ p. mis- nj Old am ore aasS
sasa S 10 e ss5 IT, i515 mn nj 1895
800, 5.15, $40 p. M; Kennebunk, 7.3o: 8.A6
a. m, 1920. $50. 5.15. 6.05 $50 p. M; Wells
Beach, 7.30. $40 e. m, $50, PIP p, m. /;
m; North Berwick Kennebunkport, Dover.
7.3O, 8.45 a. NJ, 1920, $50, 5.15, 500 p: m.
south New Market Junction, Exeter Ha so
Rochester. Pennington. Alton Bay. Wolf
boro. S.45 a. M, 1920. $50 p. m; Wolf
and Steamer MT. Washington). s.45 a, m
worcester, (via Great Falls and Rochester),
7,3O a. M: Manchester and Concord, (yla
Lawrencel, $40 a; M; i2: 20 pm, v1a n so
Boston for Portland, 7.3O, 500, $50 a. NJ,
LOO, 4.OOp. M
Sunday Trains from Union station, fof
Boston and Way Stations, 1885, $50 p. M.
EASTERN DIVISION.
From Union Station. For Cape Elizabeth,
Searboro Crossing, BB-s 20 a. m; Ames-
Biddeford, P soTt Newburyport. .sa-
lem, Lynn, Boston, (t2. ID is. 80 a. M daily,
1900 am tl2so p M daily all 500 2; ~ ~
daily 1880 p. m, $500, 9.45 p. M. daily.)
FROM COMMERCIAL STREET STATION.
: For Cape Elizabeth and Scarboro Crossing
1925, 4.3O p. m.
For Portsmouth and way stations, $50 p. m.
tConnects with Rail Lines for New York.
South and West
Connects with Sound Lines for New York.
*Western Division from North Berwick Sun
days only.
SWestern Division from Dover.
hsg-COnnects at Scarboro Crossing with
train for Boston via Eastern Division.
Through tickets to all points South ana west
for sale at Union Station,
JOHN w. SANBORN. Acting Gen. Man., Boston
W. +. BERRY, Gen'l Traffic Manager, Boston.
d. J. FLANDERS, e. p. and /. A.. Boston.
D. w. SANBORN. Genl, Supt., Boston:
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21

Retail Grocers' Sugar Rates.
Portland market--cut loaf 51ac ;confectioners'
&c; pulverized, &c; powdered, &c; graduated,
Be coffee crushed, 3N C; yellow, &c.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.

TUESDAY, Sept 90
Arrived.
Steamship Cottage City, BENEFIT, New York
passengers and mdse to B Coyie.
Steamer State OF Maine, Colby, st John, b.
via Eastport for Boston.
Baraue Falmouth, lBr) Harvey. Windsor. Ms,
to load for Buenos Ayres. To Ryan Kelsey
Sch Jas A Webster, Ladd, Castine-grayelto
L Tbhetts & Co.
Sch Lydia M Webster. Hooper Port Clyde
canned goods to Rurnham & Morrill,.
Sch WI Pendleton. Weber, Damariscotta.
Sch Georgana Wallace. Ashdale.
Sch Caroline Krieschef, Deyereaux, BUCKS
port
Sch Mary Elizabeth, Dunton, Boothbay.
Sch Emma, Blaisdeil, New Harbor.
Sch Shepardess, Tibbetts, New Harbor-dry
fish to E G Willard.
Cleared.
Sch Addie Jordan Emerson, Glen Cove
Portland Cooperage Co.
Sch Puritan. Harding, Rockport ana Baltl-
more-Peter S NickersOn.
Sch Mary Stewart, Webster, Bangor and New
York; n Blake.
Sch Sadie & Lille, Nntter, Bangor-S w
Thaxter & Co.
Sch Yuan Look, Machias-J H>Blake.
Sch ImOgene, st Clair, ELLSWORTH ii Blake.
Sch RoZella, Torrey, So-West Harbor--J I'll
Blake.
Sch Vixen. Rice, Steuben--J H Blake.
Sch M Gilmor, Thompson, Port Clyde-J ii
Blake.
SAILED-Schs Olive Whittier, Addie Jor-
dan, and the fleet which put in for harDor.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.


PORT CLYDE. Sept 2o-Ar, schs Joe, from
Machias for Westerly, RI; Gen Banks, Sullivan
for Providence; Titmouse, Bangor for Boston:
Smack b T Brown arrived here 10th full of
water and in tow of tug Ellen. The b b has
been ashore, strained badly and filled.
Sch Forrest Queen. granite laden, IRON Green
Landing for Boston, arrived here 9th leaking
about $500 strokes per hour. She made tenn
porary repairs and viii proceed
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Sept 19-Sid schs w
Emerson Bucksport for Boston; Mary Eliza
beth. Bangor for do; Charlotte Morgan, do for
do; Odell, do for do; Delhi do for New York (;
Clifford st John, NIB, for Providence; Mary A
Mccain, Calais for New York; Geo B Fergu-
son, Bangor for do; Telumah. Prospect for do /;
Samuel Lewis, Bangor for do; Emily; do for do;
Mariel, do for do; Mary l. Newton, Red Beach
for do; John Norris, do for Gloucester; On
ward, Rockland for Boston; AT Haynes, Ban
COR for Portland; Elizabeth, do for GLOUCESTER ;
Julia Baker do for Boston; Union, and Itaska,
do for do Fannie g. Edith, and Francis Coffin,
Belfast for do; Ringleader, Roekland TOR do;
Medford Bangor for Weymouth, Sarah A .Blais-
dell do for Boston; Waterloo. do for doi Ellen
Merriman, do for New York; Pemaquid, Wheel
err. Rockland for Boston,
sACo, Sept 19-Ar, sch Henry, Calor, Phila.
delphia
Sept 2o-Cld, sch Jas A Gray, Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21
New York Mining stocks.
Network Stock and Money Market.
(By Telegraph.

NEW YORK. Sept. 20. 1892.
The following are to-day S CLOSING qioUaJlolls
~
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21

EXCHANGE DISPATCHES. -
Ar at Hong Kong Sept 13, ship Enos Soule,
Ballard, Newcastle, NSW. .
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21

N. Y.Ifct'ry.1 Gil "a
| Vermont 10 @12
, Sage =. liza al 2Hs
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-21

We would remind the public that no
substitute land there are many so-called
Foods and Food Extracts in the market)
has record in any way approaching
the results of the Murdoch Liquid
Food in the past II years.
APPS eouu
The Negro world., 1892-09-03
ON THE DEAD.


Direct Questions OF Colored Men ApropNs
of the Congregational Candidates OF the
Finh District
If you were going to put private
matter in the hands of one II was uoces-
sary for you to have faith In. would
you not prefer Jas, W. Lawrence to
Loren Fletcher Is not the reputation
of the latter for that questionable virtue
sliokhess most generally coneedodP
u s.sliekness's the most admIrahle trWit
that can distinguish statesman
Has not Fletcher shown himself, so
far as possible, opposed to Negro repre-
sentationg
DO you not believe Lawrence Is too
liberal to be tlncturod with race pre-
judiceP
VIII not Lawrence in Congress vote
for tariff reduction
Would not Fletcher in Congress
stand for McKinleyismp
Does high tariff protect, or tax youp
DO you know what your ballot has
costP
DO you realize It's full value aud pur-
poseP
DO yo1 ever think Of the penalty you
most some day pay II YOU use II thought
lessly or give 1t awayp
Are you not to-day the most thought
less citizen that approaches the sacred
ballot boxp
Does not the peasant emigrant exer.
else the right of suffrage more wisely
than youp
Think on these questions, sleep ON
them, think on them again, and then
in the sunlight of that liberty which
God alone gave to you. cast your bal.
lot as the expression of freeman.
win for that man you believe to be best
conservator and champion of your
present and future fortunes; but don't
cast that valuable ballot for valueless
sentiment. Don't vote for a name un'
less that name Identifies n man, con.
scientious, patriotic aud courageous.
"Slickness" don't count.
The Negro world., 1892-09-03

eolored men were as numerous In the
department at Washington as they are
now. Although Clevelana owed them
virtually nothing for their vote. They
were promoted to the highcst clerkships.
When they passed the cifN service ex-
animation. numbers Of theni were APP
pointed to the best clerkships regard
less cf their color or politics. they
were treated like all other clerks In the
departments, and they wefe not obliged
to do drudgery around the households
of those to whom they owed their APP
pointment The HarrisOn family dem-
onstrated their love for the dark end of
the Republican, party when they
entered the White House hy discharg.
ing the colored coachma and other
colored servants who had been fixtures
around the White House ever since
Lincoln's Time Verify, verify, may 1t
be said that Harrison carries his idea
of white mans Republican party into
the kitchen.
The Negro world., 1892-09-03
LOREN FLETCHERl CONE INTO
COURT.


SNiH"k wv ANk""%"Ns
There is in Minneapolis. Hennepin
County, State of Minnesota. reputa-
BILE Negro gentlemen, holding posi-
ton of responsibility and trust In one
of the most stable banking institutions
in the Northwest who says, aud stands
prepared to prove, that few years
ago, Loren Fletcher, ESQ.,, present Re-
publican candidate for congressional
honors at the hands Of the voters Of the
minneapolis district" earnestly re-
quested, on the sole ground of color
the dismissal Of Negro Federal enl-
ployee.
This story becoming SO current as to
disturb Mr.. Fleteher's peace OF mind.
this gentleman retaliated by SAYING the
gentleman who first told the facts of
the case was liar, thief and several
other naughty things.
We state these facts preparatory TO
informing Loren Fletcher, Esq, the
fourteen hundred Colored voters of
the fifth congressional district, who
feel intense bitterness toward him will
scarce be appeased on hearing his flood
of billingsgate. You are charged by q
reputable and esteemed citizen with
exhibiting to an aggravated degree the
miserable spirit Of race prejudice. The
charge is generally credited as true
So long rs this charge Is believed by
black men your chances Of being elect
cd to congress are at minimum. II they
exist at all; and all Of this for the good
and sufficient reason that any one who
offends an unoiiending race Of people
by disputing their right to participation
In the government Of their native land
is nntit to a seat in the great legislative
body Of a republic. The manhood Of
race is marshalled against you, and
slander and cursing win not scatter
ssch force
The American Negro thinks more Of
justice and fair-play than he does OF a
thousand Loren Fletcher's. money bags
and all thrown In.
The Negro world., 1892-09-03
A CAST IRON MATCH.
How an Impetuous Dude with y ManIa
for Matching hla Dog Came Ia Grief

How an Impetuoua Dude with . Mania
for Matching hla Dog Came Ia GrlsL
lie hadn't been In the village very
long about ten days~-camo up from
New York 10 spend his two weeks va
cation and had brought his dog with
him. an ugly, savage, vicious brute,
contingent, while he and the dog were
the center of circle Of wide circum.
ference whenever they walked abroad.
IL was Saturday afternoon, and he
atrolled down elm shaded Main street
radiant In black and yellow blazer,
broad sash and-~a cigarette
following lie was out Of matches, No
he pulled up at the grocery store and
post office" 10 purchase some lie didn't
inspire much awe among the congre-
gated villagers, as they had already
"sized him up" 80 that when that Cy
blossom drawled out "Ere comes that
striped dude from Mullenses boardin'
house" IL didn't cause any great excite
ment but when Cy added with that
dorg Of hisn' there was y shifting
Of legs and sudden graAping Of
canes. umbrellas and chair backs.
Speaking Of matches" said he, as
he passed two cents over the counter,
took one out Of the box and III his
cigarette, ''are there any OF you gem
tlemen about here that has dog he
would like 10 match against this dog Of
mine great dog, Rents-he's got fine
pedigree trained fighter, and be
can walk away with any dog Of ten
times his weight in this villagc--I'l
just bet twenty-five to one on that
kind er think ye can't get no bets
on that, said seth Hawkins, the grocer
and postmaster Of the village; there's
no dogs roun' here that's trained ter
fight, an never heer'd of one that laid
any claim 10 ped-ped-er-gree.
''Hol on, there. Young feller.' said
tall raw-boned old fellow leaning up
against the counter. ''HoF on; what's
The Negro world., 1892-09-03
SOUND Loolc FROM BRUCE.

Ex-senator Bruce, upon returning
from a recent tour Of the Southern
States. was questioned by reporter Of
the Washington Bee" concerning the
fact as to whether the Colored people
of that section, and especially Alabama.
we're voting the Democratic ticket In
large numbers. In reply he said
We'll. in the recent election In Ala.
bama. they did. The CoIored man, as
we all know. has approached that point
in American citizenship when he viii
not sit idly by while others Of his fellow
citizens are exercising the rights Of
citizenship and not do anything -that
Is. When he il perInitted!--but sit In
the corner Of the fence aud watch the
procession move by. No. sir His
nature. his physiology. his aptitude and
inclination prompt him 10 be up and
doing. and when II comes 10 voting you
may rely on II he will vote for some
thing or somebody. In the Alabama
case one Of the candidates was a Demo-
crat and the other an Alliance man.
and the official figures show that they
were in 1t. II Is singular fact that
both candidates claimed TO have re-
ceiyed n majority of this vote Il IL 6
hopeful sign for all events. For fifteen
years the weakness Of the South has
been It's solidity. II NV IL can elm
mate the race issue and its people
divide upon tariff. finance and other
great questions Of government il will
enjoy an era Of power and prosperity
which II has never before known"
Bruce IL one of the few colored men
that Harrison has appointed 10 Office.
He 10 now Recorder of DEEDS for the
District of Columbia. II would appear
that he comedies the fact that the
salvation Of the Negro in politics can
not be assared until his ballot II impei-
led by reason instead Of hya sentiment.
Douglas, the sage Of the Negro race
ones said. In illustrating the relation
That bic race sustained 70 the Rspubli-
can party, .'my hat svas made for
my head and not my head for my hat.