Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-30

strikes of the past seven years Is placed at 2391, ,000 and the total loss from them reached $35 GOO for employees and $29,- GOO for employers, exclusive of the 1ockouts. which aggregate about $1S,00o,- O00
 October 31 is the last day that prop erty which has been sold to the state may be redeemed or compromised for by paying five years taxes to the judge of probate After this date the property is to be regularly condemned for the taxes and sold to the highest bidder, the state giving a clear title to the purchaser at tax sale.
 If anybody doubts that iron went into the soul of John sherman when James A. Garfield took the nomination from under him. let him get a list of the men he turned out of office shortly after the con- vention and gave their political treach- cry to him as reason for their deeapl- tation General Grant said to friend at that time There is one thing l like about John sherman, and that is that when he cuts a mans head off for having betrayed him politically. he squarely tells him the reason, instead of protesting, as President Hayes does, to be very sorry he has to make the change"
 The Atlanta Constitution of yesterday copies an editorial from the leading northwestern republican paper, the Chi cago Tribune, ridiculing MT. Cleveland's speech at the exposition. Anything abu- sve of the democratic president goes with the Constitution, no matter whence the source.--Montgomery Advertiser.
 The Montgomery Advertiser of last Sunday copied an editorial from the Greenyille Living Truth, about the rank est anti-democratic paper in Alabama, excepting. possibly, the Advertiser, rid iculing Captain Johnston. Anything abusive of that leading democrat goes with the Advertiser, no matter whence hhe source
 The Chicago Times-Herald has learned that of forty-four state governors thirty nine are avowed believers in religion Ten are Presbyterians, five Congregations alists, five Epscopalian, four Methodist, three Unitarians. one Baptist and one Christian, while the remaining ten say they are simply Christians. Governor Budd of California, in his reply. says he has no religion but he believes in the observance of Sunday as A day for rest. His parents are not believers and he was 
 Oates of Alabama says he is not a mem- ber of any church, and that he never joined but two institutions--the Masonic fraternity and the democratic party.
 John D. Rockefeller is going to build n genuine castle. It will be situated on the Pocantico hills and command a su perh view of the Hudson. Built after Mhe style ot renaissance chateau. it will contain several hundred rooms. They will make it eclipse Mrs. Anson Phelps Stokes cottage at LenoX. with it's 100 bed chambers, and even Biltmore, MT. George Vanderblt's baronial estate in North Carolina. will be cast into the shadow by his lordly palace. The house will be magnifcently decorated and fur nished. and when completed will un- doubtedly be the handsomest country es- tablishment in America, if not the most elegant residence on this side of the At lantic.
 The Paris tribunal held that the Ca- madam sealers captured in Behring sea had a right to be there, and that they were entitled to damages for the seizure. The sealers claim over $l 900. 900, but this was sealed down to $472000 by an agree ment between the late Secretary Gres- ham and Sir Julian Pauncefote. Con- gress refused to ratify the agreement. it being asserted by Senator Morgan in the senate and Representative Hit in the house that the amount was excessive, The coming convention will seek to reach a fair mode of adjustment. Under the Paris award some sum must be paid by the United States, so that the only ques- tion involved is how much that payment shall be.
 l. is now only a few days over one month until congress meets. The presi- dent, we are informed. is engaged in pre- pairing his message. The document Is ex- pecied to contain the presidents plan for carrying out the pledges of the Chicago platform wherein the free coinage of gold and silver was promised the people, as we'll as an expansion of the circulating medium. In. some quarters il is whis- pered that the president will recommend the calling in of the ercenbacks and treasury notes and retiring them from circulation issuing in their stead interest bearing bonds. and that he will also take the position that no more silver should be coined If these rumors be true the public will be eager to learn by what arithmetic the president figures out that the way to expand the circulating me alum is to. withdraw from circulation S50o, eco. 600. They will also be anxious to learn how the closing of the hints entire ly against silver can be construed into a fulfllment of the pledge to coin gold and silver free.
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