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done.
The greater New York" bill has passed
the lower house Of the Legislature. This
bill cOntemplates the consolidation Of New
York and Brooklyn. Brooklyn is opposed
to the proposition, but the politicians want
1t, as it will increase their power.
The New York Sun says that for the
Democrat party to declare that Cleveland
is worthy Of third term, which was de-
MED Jefferson and jackson, would be to alb.
iure its honorable history, renounce all its
titles to respect and commit an act Of sui
eide.
Dubuque Qa,) Telegraph lDem.): 'It is
affirmed that Carlisle is Cleveland's choice
for President. II the party should nOmi-
nate him he could not carry his own State.
The love which the American people once
bore him has turned to contempt. Carlisle
is the Benedict Arnold Of his time"
Circulars bearing the signatures Of J.
PierpOnt Morgan and other gold-bugs are
being sent out to old party papers and poll
tLcians urging that delegates be elected
who win advocate clear aud distinct plat
form utteranoes In favor of the maintenance
OF the present gold standard Of value.
It is said that an attorney, In presenting
case to the United States Supreme court,
read decision which Justice Field char
acterized as nonsense from q legal stand
point. The decision was an opinion OF the
Supreme court which had been rendered
by Justice Field twenty-five years ago.
The Legislature Of Ohio has enacted an
excise tax on the gross earnings Of electric
light, gas, natural gas, pipe lines, water
works, railway, street railway and mes
senger companies. It is claimed that the
revenue derived will amount to 100000
annually and will reduce direct taxation
for State purposes to almost nOshing
The Supreme court Of Oklahoma has re-
fused TO recognize Greer county and has
attached 1t as On unorGanized county to
distant county twenty-five murderers
are now held there waiting trial. Greer
county Is q large one and has always been
claimed by Texas, but is attached to okla
homa by q recent decision Of the United
States Supreme court
&c. Henry, an ex-custom house en-
ploye at New York, declares that the bag
gage Of the GouldS, the Vanderbilts and
others Of that class is not opened and ex-
amined when they arrive at port OF entry
as other peoples baggage Is examined, and
that he was discharged because he insisted
on performing his duties when one Of these
people was returning from Europe.
The New Hampshire Republican con-
vention passed resolutions favoring
either Reed or Mckinley although
the de eRates are for Reed The finance
plank Is as follows: I'VE demand
the enactment Of currency laws that will
provide circulating medium In gold, silver
and paper which will always be inter
changeable at It's face value, because each
and every dollar Of 1t is Of the same pur-
chasing power as gold dollar"
Inter. Mountain Advocate tSalt Lake.:
"The light OF Populism is not feeble
candle light; 1t Is the strongest kind Of x
ray. It searches out the germs Of vice and
villainy lurking in the bodies Of the old
parties; 1t shows up the gold-bug skeleton
Of the Republican party while the pre-
tended free silver flesh covering it pales
into insigniAcance. It shines through the
sleeps clothing of the good promises made
By the old parties and reveals the cunning
old wolf inside"