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They are talking in the West of matching
O'Connell against any six furlong horse
in the East. Mr.. Spier, the owner OF O'Con
nell, says that. while he believes his horse
can beat anything living at that distance.
he does not care to place a big bet, but
that other Westerners can do so II they
see fit. and that O'Connell will win IL he
can.
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DR.. Gallaudet at Dublin.

Dublin, Aug. ga congress of deaf and
dumb associations was opened in Dublin
to-day. Among those in attendance at the
opening session was Rev. DR.. FhomNs Gsl-
laudet, of New York, who represents the
United States at the Congress.
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There's talk at Buffalo of bringing the
PAGERS Afrite and Fidol together in a
match. Neither of these horses had mark
better than 2:I4 when this sea sons har
ness racing began, and now both have
records below zoe. They are both very
game horses that fight every inch of every
heat, and theS wosld ke a splendid race.
The evening times., 1895-08-06
No Lonper Ia She Merry.

London, Aug. ca Central News dis
patch from Milan Gays that Eleanora Duse,
the celebrated actress, is suffering from
melancholia, and that her condition causes
her friends much uneasiness.
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we.t yirp,pia Po.tmaster.

The President to-day appointed Lloyd
Reed postmaster at Clarksburg, W Va,
vice Lee H. Vance, resigned. Mr.. Reed
was postnla ster under Cleveland's first ad-
mjnsitratiou.
The evening times., 1895-08-06

Nick Kaufman. the trick bicycle rider,
who is now in Europe, will soon return
to America He offers to bet $40 900 that
no other rider can equal him in his par
ticular line of bicycle work.
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WE HAVE BEEN AFRAID
TO ADVERTISE
Columbia Bicycles

for the past three months,
because the demand was
greater than the output of
the factory.
We have now caught up
to orders, and can make
prompt delivery of regular
patterns.
1t has paid our custom
ers to wait. COLUM-
BIAS have always been
the best in the market, but
this year we have the
BEST COLUMBIAS ever
built.
We invite critical COM
parison. Count the CO.
lumbias on the street, and
you will appreciate the
popular Judgment.
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them, and they gave it up. No pitcher in
the League could have stopped them yester-

The games played by the League clubs
yesterday resulted as follows:
Washington, IL; Baltimore, ..
Boston, Z; Philadelphia, 8.
New York, 1S; Brooklyn, g..
St. Louis, z; Pittsburg, 4.
Cleveland, 8; Louisville, 2.
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Ftfteen Dollars Of con.cience.

The Treasury today received an envelope
postmarked New York Containing tue sum
Of $15, which has been deposited In the
Treasury on account Of Conscience. .
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MORE TAFFY FOR ENGLAND.
A Ambassador Bayard Tells How He
Loves John Bull.

Ambassador Bayard Tells How He
Loves John Bull.
London, Aug, 6.-Under the caption
Celebrities at home," the World pub
fishes weekly descriptive interviews with
persons of note. This weeks article is de-
voted to Thomas F. Bayard, the United
States Ambassador to Grea Britain, who,
in course of his talk with the reporter, re-
ferred to the regatta at Henley, at which
place he said he believed he had seen the
very jolliest sight in the whole world.
The key note of London society, Mr. Bay
ard said, is humanity. There is no sta rchi-
ness, and the people OF all classes have very
many pleasures in common, among which
Mr.. Bayard instanced cricket and boating
In conclusion. Mr.. Bayard declared that
there was L real controversy between
the United States and England.
The World says that very few better
equipped diplomats than Mr.. Bayard have
ever been seen in England.
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DISTRICT CYCLE CO..
452 Penn. Ave. n. w.
WITH THE wHEELMEN.

Zimmerman, so dispatches say, is negoti-
aung for Il race with the Frenchman,
Huben. This Frenchnan is the only man
on the other side who ever beat the Amer
race with him Ordi-lrily Zimmerman ie
jcan, and hence tse latter's desire to get a
not looking for races. This was shown
when the Lexington, KY, trotting horse
people offered purse of $40, 900 for
race between him and John johnson The
latter promptly accepted the tempting
bait. but ZinIm,-HEin was too shre wd to be
drawn into a contest that might have cost
him beating.
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Big Bill Joyce goes along in his hard
hitting without let-up. Yesterday he was
the king pin in this line. AS usual, Bill had
several tongue fights with the umpire and
Baltimore players. Bill thought he had
good cause to raise the wind because OF
decision made by Keefe. When he went to
the bat the next time he was out for blood.
He looked like n man who was ready and
quite willing to chew up every Oriole in
sight, feathers and all. He seized the club
and let drive at the first bah Hoffer offered
him. 1t went up ard up until it looked as
though it would never come down. 1t
landed, however, about the time Bill went
over the plate fer home run, and Bill's
wrath was appeased.
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John s. johnson is about well again, and
expects to get into the bicycle races at the
Buffalo trotting meeting, now going nn
johnson expects to do some greater riding
even than he has yet done before this
season closes. johnson was the first
bicyclist 10 ride mile inside of two
minutes by flying start, standing start,
straightaway unpaced, standing conpeti-
ton and flying competition. He believes
he can beat every record he now holds
The evening times., 1895-08-06

An indianapolis man has found a new
Held for the bicycle. He has turned it into
travelling saloon. He had himself made
suit Of loose clothes with capacious pock-
cts Then he loaded hinlslef up with
half-pjnt bottles of bad rum and started
out for business. On the country roads
frequented by riders he built up land
office trade. The officials got onto Thomas
jenkins and had him fined
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London, Aug 6-Among the passengers
on the American line steamer Berlin,
which sailed from Southampton for New
York on August 8, was Mr.. John C. New,
of Indiana
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The purse of So 600 which has been
hung up by Buffalo for johnson, Sanger
and Tyler to compete for on Labor Day
is attracting much attention for the novel
way in which 1t is being advertised The
pictures OF the riders are displayed in
Buffalo shopkeeper's window Around
them are wreathed $50 gold pieces, while
at the foot of the pictures the remainder of
the coin lies in heap. A policeman
watches the treasure night and day.
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wrath was appeased.
It's hard head that Jack Crooks has on
him. If it wasn't 1t would be pulp to-day
Hoffer hit him crack on the left ear with
| the ball yesterday that would have knocked
an ordinary man out. Crooks spun around
like top, but he kept his feet Later I'm
the game Hoffer pumped one into Cart
wright. The thump sounded like a brick
going against sack of oats, and, although
the ball came In like shot from a gun,
and made the big fellow VINCE II didn't
set him praosing around as most playees
do when they encounter such q mishap
He soaked the ball for base the next
time ii came along.
Jake Boyd has indeed struck telling
pitching gait. His work yesterday was
fine. Only in one inning did the hard hit
tiers from Baltimore get in on him, and then
Just for minute or so. When Jake found
that the visitors were getting too sure he
pulled himself together and stopped fur
ther gayety. Jake also had his day al hit
ting players. Twice he landed on Keller
That individual threw down his bat once
and started into the field as though he was
going to commit murder, but afterthought
brought him around TO his wits and he
trotted off to his base.
Manager Schmelz was well-pleased
man yesterday. He sat on the bench and
viewed with evident satisfaction the great
and gccad work that vas going on II was
not 80 with Manager Hanioh. Yesterdays
game meant the top-notch for the Orioles,
if it could have been won. Hanlon plainly
showed his discontinue as the playing
progressed. Never time during the after
noon did smile brighten his countenance,
but he drew a sigh of relief when the
agony was over. 1t was trying day for
Edward.
Young Mr. Hoffer gotinto very hot place
yesterday-probably the hottest place he
has been in this year-and it didn't take
him long to find it out. From the moment
the Senators took to the bat, they thumped
the ball as they pleased. They knec,xed
out one, two, three, and fopr-beevrers. and
Eoner was keipless. Usually submissive
man. he couldn't stand the thing yesterday,
Neither he nor the umpire could stop the
smuggling. But 1t was not bad ball Hoffer
pitched. 1t was good ball The Senators
simply had the1f true batting strength with
The morning call., 1895-02-10

dual delegates from other States were
known to regard him as their first choice,
some from personal friendship, but more
generally from motives OF party expe-
diency.
When the convention finally met, and
the different State delegations came to-
gether in their several caucus-rooms to
compare notes, the question soon resolved
itself into a very simple sum IN political
arithmetic. The Republican party must
have success. Success could be had by
carrying four doubtful States. By the
judgment of the delegations from those
four doubtful States, Lincoln could get
more votes in them for President than any
other man. And the problem being thus
once fairly presented to intelligent minds,
all subsequent manipulation was but the
elimination of personal jealousies, the
coquetting for party standing and future
party advantage, underlying deep and
tenacious party loyalty to favorite leaders,
which are present in all national conven-
tions.
Against such minor motives the Illinois
delegation, body of as intelligent, ex-
perienced and enthusiastic men as were
ever sent to represent their State, were
able to urge, with truth, that, in addition
to his exceptional availability, Abraham
Lincoln was man of clear head, of kind
heart, of honest principle, of firm will, and
of that indefnable quality which gathers
to itself the admiration, the affection, and
personal devotion of high and low, of rich
and poor; a man who had adversaries, but
no enemies; convictions, but no malice.
And how he saved the Union and liberated
q race is known to all the world.
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years hence. In that day shall fight in the
ranks, but shall be in no ones way for any of
the places am especially for TrumbulIs re-
election. 4. Yours as ever, A. LINCOLN.
SPRINGFIELD, November 10, 1888:
Henry Asbury Esq.-DEAR SIR: Yours OF the
The fight must go on, The cause
at the end Of one ase or -'e even 100 defeats.
Douglas had the ingenuity to be supported in
the late contest, both IS the best means to
break down and to uphold the slave interest
NO ingenuity can keep these antagonistic ele-
ments in harmony long. Another explosion
will soon come. Yours truly, A. LINCOLN.
SPRINGFIELD, H., November 10, 1858.
DR.. a. G. Henry: l am glad I made the late
race; 1t gave me hearing on the great and
durable question of the age, which 1 could
have had in no other way; and though l now
sink out OF view, and shall be forgotten, be-
neve nave made some marks which Will tell
for the cause of civil liberty long after am
gone. A. LINCOLN.
While it is undoubtedly true that great
political career is generally begun, and for
time prosecuted, mainly through per-
sonal ambition and effort, it is equally true
that when the aspirant comes to the higher
and more responsible stations of public
service his individual influence and work
sink to relative insignificance. Thence
forward it is practically the rule that the
office seeks the man. The influences which
place or sustain him there become too
varied to be gathered and controlled by a
single hand. Even if we grant that some
times merely selfish motives equal or out
weigh public and patriotic ones on the part
of those who rush to the support of an
available" name, they come spontane-
ously and unsolicited, and combination
and intrigue serve more often to defeat
their object than to secure it.
Mr.. Lincoln's case was peculiarly an
illustration of this rule. At first he posi-
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ond and successful effort to secure nomi-
nation for Congress-

SPRINGFIELD, Nov. II, 1s45.
Friend James. The paper at Pekin has nomi-
mated Hardin for Governor, and, commenting
on this, the Alton paper indirectly nominated
him for Congress-. It would give Hardin
great start, and perhaps use me up, il the Wing
papers OF the district should nominate him for
Congress. If your feelings toward me are the
same as when l saw you (Which have no rea-
son to doubt l wish you would let nothing APP
pear in your paper which may operate against
me. You understand. Matters stand just as
they did when saw you. Baker is certainly
off the track, and l fear Hardin intends to be
on it. A. LINCOLN.
SPRINGFIELD, Nov. "a, 1845.
noticed the Journals article of last week upon
the same subject. 1t was written without any
consultation with me, but was told by Fran
els of it's purport before it was published. |
chose to let it go as it was lest should be sus
pected that was attempting to iuggle Hardin
out of q nomination for Congress by juggling
him into one for Governor. A. LINCOLN.
This time Lincoln was duly nominated
and elected to Congress and served one
term. AS he had been patient and hope
full under defeat, SO now he was fair and
liberal in victory. Following the recog-
nized custom in the district instead of ask
ing denomination he gave way without
effort or apparent regret and aided in the
nomination of Judge Logan to succeed him,
who, however, failed to be elected.
Before the expiration of Lincoln's term
IIS 1ColOSlllidl ClCOIlOli VI 1CtO CdlllS Oll
He had been candidate for one of the
Presidential Electors for the State of
Illinois in both the Harrison campaign of
1910 and the unsuccessful Clay campaign of
1874, making in each instance an active
campaign of stump-speaking.
Many eminent Wings desired Mr.. Clay's
denomination. But Mr.. Lincoln's very
considerable political experience, added to
the natural political sagacity he always
manifested, caused him to oppose this
policy and to warmly advocate the nomi-
nation of General Taylor; the accuracy of
his Judgment being in time confirmed by
Taylor's nomination and triumphant cleo
ton. Mr.. Lincoln again bore his full share
of campaign work in Illinois and other
States.
When, therefore, President Taylor was
inaugurated, he had right to think that
the new administration ought to give his
services and claims not only impartial but
generous consideration. The result may
be read in the subjoined letters:
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April z 1S49.
Colonel W. B. Warren and 0thers--GENTLEMEN:
In answer to your note concerning the General
Land Office have to say that, if the Office could
be secured to Illinois by my consent to accept
it. and not otherwise, give that consent. Some
months since gave my word TO secure the APP
pointment to that Office of Mr.. Cyrus Edwards,
II in my power, in case of q vacancy, and more
recently stipulated with Colonel Baker that
if Mr. Edwards and Colonel J. L. D. Morrison
could arrange with each othor for one of them
to withdraw we would jointly recommend
the other. In relation TO these pledges
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Lincoln wrote letters to his friends. asking
recommendations, but his effort came too
late. Butterfield was appointed, and the
administration tried to make some amends
by offering Mr.. Lincoln the governorship
of Oregon, then a Territory, but he de-
clined the honor. The affair, however,
soon brought out an interesting trait of
his character. Though the administration
had ''trampled his wishes in the dust," his
personal friendship and party loyalty re-
NAMED steadfast A friend of his made a
violent speech in the Illinois Legislature,
criticizing Butterfield's appointment, and
denouncing the then Secretary Of the Int
rior for making it. When the matter was
brought to Mr.. Lincoln's attention, he
printed the following letter in Chicago
newspaper:
SPRINGFIELD, November 81, 1s49.
Editor of the Chicago Journdt-DEAR SIR: Some
person, probably yourself, has sent me the
number of your paper containing an extract of
a supposed speech of Mr. Under, together with
your editorial comments AS my name is
mentioned both in the speech and in the COM
ments, and as my attention is directed to the
article by a special mark in the paper sent me,
it is perhaps expected that should take some
notice of it. / have to say, then, that l was
absent from before the commencement till after
the close of the late session OF the Legislature,
and hat the fact of such speech having been
delivered never came to my knowledge till l
a notice of your article in the Illinois Jour
nal, one day before your paper reached me.
Had the intention OF any Wing to deliver such
a speech been known to me ! should, to the
utmost of my ability, have endeayored to pre-
vent it. When Mr.. Butterfeld was appointed
Commissioners of the land Office ] expected
him to be an able and faithful officer and
nothing has since come to my knowledge dis
appointing that expectation. AS to Mr.. Ewing,
his position has been one OF great difficulty. |
believe him, too, to be an able and faithful
officer, A more intimate acquaintance with
him would probably change the views of most
of those who have complained of him. Your
obedient servant, A. LINCOLN.
The path to enduring political distinc-
ton is usually beset by wearing labor and
harassing disappointments, and Mr.. Lin
coin was destined to suffer his full share of
both. After his retirement from Con-
gress, while there always remained the
certainty that he would be called on to
make stump-speeches in every campaign,
every prospect of an election to a promi-
nent place seemed utterly shut out.
until the repeal of the Missouri
compromise brought upon the country
the new storm of the slavery contro-
yersy, which formed the exciting nre-
lude to the Rebellion. The zeal. the cour-
age, the ability with which he took up the
new debate at once gave him leadership i'm
his State. When unexpectedly the anti
slavery opposition gained a majority in the
Illinois Legislature in the November cleo
lions of 1854, there seemed to be chance
that his talents and services might be suit
ably rewarded, and without any mock
modesty he asked his personal friends
among the Wing members-elect for their
support. There is no better history in de.
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HORSEPOWER OF RAIN.
Enormous Weight and Volume of an
Inch of Precipitation.

Enormous Weight and Volume of an
Inch of Precipitation.
The following interesting calculations
were presented before the Engineers Club
of Philadelphia One inch of rain falling
upon an area of one square mile is equiva-
lent to 1923, 200 cubic feet, or nearly $780,
900 gallons, and this quantity of water will
weigh las, 100000 pounds or 1900 short
TONS If one inch of rain fell over the en-
tire area of the city of Philadelphia, 129
square miles, the quantity of water which
would be precipitated would be represented
BY $50 coo, 600 or is, 730, 100000 pounds or
1866, 900 short tons.
Therefore the quantity OF water repre-
scented by one inch of rainfall distributed
over twenty-four hours falling upon the
area of Philadelphia would be nearly ten
times the maximum pumping capacity of
all our water-works engines for day, and
is more than twice the total capacity of all
the reservoirs now connected with the city
water supply. Professor LOOMS gives the
height of clouds as about two miles, and
as the aqueous vapor always present In the
atmosphere is suspended for consider
able time and carried for great distances
by winds, it is highly probable that the
great majority of the water which falls as
rain has been elevated by the sun to
height approximating 10000 feet.
While it would be fair to assume this fig
ure in calculations, there may be objection
to it on the ground that the clouds from
which much of our rain is precipitated are
not more than half mile above the earth,
and therefore, height of 5000 will be esti-
mated for, but those who desire to as
sumo the greater elevation can readily cal
culate what the figures would be for 10000
feet. AS shown above, the weight OF one
inch of rain upon one square mile is
las, 100000 pounds, multiplying this by
5000 feet for the height, and dividing by 60
on the assumption that this inch OF rain
fell in one hour, we have as a result
1880 100000 foot pounds, representing the
amount of work done by the sun per min
ute if the water was raised as rapidly as 1t
fell.
This is equivalent to 100000 horsepower.
If pumping machinery worked at the low
economy of two pounds of coal per horse
power per hour, or if the pumps gave
duty of 100000 foot pounds, 200 gross
tons of coal would be required to raise to
height of 5000 feet the water represented by
one inch of rain on a square mile; now
multiplying this by 129 to represent the
area of Philadelphia, we have 28,360, COO
horsepower and coal consumption OF
&c, 800 long tons.-New York Commercial
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lively declined to permit his friends to put
forward his name for the Presidency. Even
after he had at last yielded to their urgent
solicitation, few candidates have contrib
uted so little direct effort to obtain the
nomination, as may be seen from the let
tiers which form so much of the record
as has been preserved.
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SpRINGF1ELp. April 16, 1853.

TT. Pickett Esq.-MY DEAR SIR: Yours of
the 18th is just received. My engagements are
such that cannot at any very early day visit
Rock Island TO deliver lecture, or for any
other object AS to the other matter you kindly
mention, 1 must in candor say do not think
myself fit for the Presidency. l certainly am
fattered and gratified that some partial friends
think of me in that connection; but l really
think it best for our cause that no concerted
effort such as you suggest, should be made.
very truly, A. LINCOLN.
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SPRINGFIELD. February 9, 1860.

SPRINHFIELD F6DTuHIy 81 IoOU
Hon. N B. Judd-DEAR SIR: 1 am not in a
position where it would hurt much for me to
not be nominated on the national ticket; but
am where it would hurt some for me to not get
the Illinois delegates. What l expected when
/ wrote the letter to Messrs. Dole and others is
now happening. Your discounted assailants
are most bitter against me; and they WILL for
revenge upon me, lay to the Bates egg in the
South, and to the Seward egg in the North, and
go far toward squeezing me out in the middle
with nothing. Can you not help me little in
this matter in your end of the vineyard? 1
N
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E. Stafford Esq-DEAR SIR: Reaching home
on the 14th inst. l found yours of the LIST.
Thanking you very sincerely for your kind
purposes toward me, am compelled to say the
money part of the arrangement you propose is
with me, an impossibility. could not raise
$4,000 if it would save me from the fate of
John Brown. Nor have my friends, SO far as I
know, yet reached the point of stalking any
money on my chances of success. wish
could tell you better things. Yours very truly,
A LINCOLN