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THE IELEGRAPH & MESSENGER.
THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPII AND M FSSENGER, FRIDAY, OCT<)P.ER lit, 1884.
Dally and Weekly.
dared in favor ol the reformatory
methods, which should belong to all
penal institutions. Unfortunately, the
desires and intentions of good men
have been to a great measure restrain
ed and mollified by reason ofthefact
iliai heretofore the convict system has
figured as a prominent political issue
in State campaigns.
The present rules which require the
Governor, the chief keeper of the peni
tentiary and the medical officers to look
after the moral and physical welfare of
convicts, if properly administered,
should atneliorate the condition of
these people. With so large a pre
ponderance of colored convicts, it is
I perhaps necessary to employ some
came to this country three years ago, having
kept house for fifteen years on the other side
and three on this, my husnand having
a living ofi both by his trade. 1 feel that my
experience Justifies Mr. Porter's assertions.
My husband 1s a good workman, but at no
time when in England earned more than
twenty-four shillings, or pi per week. A Htnall
house, with poor accommodations, cost fivo
shillings, or S1.2> per week, rates extra. Food
for ourselves and three growing boys had to
be of the plainest kind. We bought a piece of
beef or pork for our Sunday dinner and this
had to last over two or three days into the
week. Mutton, veal or fowls were quite out
of our reach, and a beef steak was an impossi
ble extravagance. Of butter we had but half
pound per week; potatoes and cabbage were
the only vegetables we tasted from ono year's
to another, awl apples the only fruit.
When work was scarce, aa it usually was In
early winter, wo were thankful to got the bar-
State, to whom liberal commission* will be
paid. Postmaater* are especially requested
to write lor terms.
All communications should be addressed to
negroes understand each other, and for
tli% further reason that it must he dif
ficult to find good and competent white
men to perform a sjrvice so distasteful.
Wc are solid in the opinion that no
colored guard should be placed over
white men
But there are men serving out terms
>n the penitentiary for violent crimes
committed in hot blood. These shonid
be classed to themselves and every op
portunity afforded them for reform.
Under no circumstances should such
i be placed in the power of negro guards.
Tax city marshal advertises Atlanta for We can imagine no white man so de-
The Average coachman is now doing a
driving business.
What's the matter with Cump8herman ?
He has not pat his month in the present
fuss.
^Thi drummer's candidate for President
is Joe Mulhatton. He is a very handsome
man and speaks the truth.
every Friday.
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rates to contractors.
Rejected communications will not be re
nted.
r«orr«sDondence containing Important new*
u' lucussions of living topics, Is solicited,
«at must be brief aud written upon but one
Bide of the paper to have attention. , r r _ [ .
Remittance, should be ma-'e by Express, I „„i„.„,i eat ncccasarlea ol life. Our clothes wore of
Honey Order or Registered Letter. | colored guards, lor the reason that the cheapest sort, and it took the utmost caro
Agents wanted in every community i;. the negroes understand each other, and for n ud economy to present even adcccnt appear-
ftuce. The boys had no overcoats, and my
best drekt was a llndsay, at four pence half
penny a yard.
Having been brought up fora different po
sition In life, l felt my surroundings keenly,
account of physical deprivations, but
for my boys, who had uo future, the eldest
being able to earn but two shillings or fifty
cents per week as errand boy, with no pros
pect of a rise, and all of them treated
laboring class Is in England—with contempt
and Indifference—by th lr social superiors,
until they had no self-respect. We were ad
vised to come to America.
When we landed we had little money. My
husband, In two days, without any recommen
dation, found employment, lu which he has
remained to this day. lie earns |is per week,
My eldest boy, now a lad of t7 years, gets $*>
week as clerk, aud the second, a boy of 15, gets
II a week as elevator boy.
We pay $20 per month for a cosy six roomed
house with capital tieth-room, hot and cold
water, good cooking range, Lnlrobe, large cel
lar—in ‘■hurt, every convenience. We live on
the bo«-t of food. Fresh meat and . egetabics,
delicious fruits and butter are on the table not
only one, but every day in the week. We have
all necessiry furniture and a neat parlor (by
the way. I had so lit le in England I forgot to
name It, from my savings. I have a first-rate
sewing ma hlne and an organ that is worth
$100. My husband cau afford to dress well
and suitably. A nice suit of grey
hnir, costing from $9 to $10, with neatly-made
shoes, plenty of clean shirts and collars
enab e him to work comfortably In sum
mer. For winter they all have good overcoats
and warm, suitable clothing of a far more
stylish and well made character than anyth'
we ever bought in England. He Is respccl
for his honesty and capability, and treated
with consideration by his cmplojferand by thc
people at whose houses he works. Our boys
are beginning to feel and act like men, they
no longer sec a life of drudgery and semi-
slavery beforo them. Instead of being
snubbed and suppressed they meet with kind
treatment and encouragement from persons
letter off than themselves. My twclvo year
bids fair to become a good scholar,
and has free access to a library belonging to
the school he attends.
My youngest boy of four Is the first of my
toys I have been nblo to dress and care for as
mother’s heart dictates. In short, when I
think of what our lives were In England and
what they are here, I say God bless America.
•An Enolisii Woman.
Philadelphia, Oct 1. IBM.
Bale. If the land were not bo poor, one
one might purchase a plantation cheap.
It was a tight squeeze that delayed the
matinee penormance of the "Little Duke"
on yesterday afternoon The weather did
it. _____
The New York Tribune is not working
in harmony with Blaine's Southern mana
gers. Oue spreads gall, and the other
honey.
All the prophets so far have come to
grief. To live and be influential the mod
era prophet anst be eternally vigilant and
dumb.
Ir there were no other incentive it would
nerve all patriots to make a change of ad*
ministration just to get a chance to silent e
Dorman B. Eaton.
Gen. Grant declined an elector's place
on the Republican ticket of New York.
This is the first thing he has been known
to decline. There is no money in it.
Tux local rain prophets have collided.
One promises a down pour on the 11 tb,
and the other predicts a delate on the 18th.
Let us have both. We can stand them.
Tns lines have fallen unto me in pleas
ant places, said the Brooklyn coachman as
he fired the silken cords to the jdle't proud
head, and beat the old man to Gretna
Green.
Uncle Sax ought to keep his hand out of
Eastern complications and not seek to
adjust diflerenccs until requested to do so,
by both sides. The "by-stander" and
"peace-maker" frequently get their heads
punched.
Editor McLean has deferred hla wed
ding tonr until after the campaign has
ended. But then Editor McLean is forty-
five. Twenty years ago, the campaign
would have had to wait until the wedding
tjur was over.
And now it is proposed to have 8t. John
stump Georgia. Well, let him come.
There’s lots of new land that needs stump
ing, and if Mr. 8L John can work all day
at a strong gum stump without getting It
up and refuse to take a dnnk on the
strength of it, be will be a living wonder.
Tnx Republicans of the Pirst district are
making it lively for L. M. Pleasant, who,
in the convention of September 10th to
nominate a Congressman, rose and cast
the vote of Emanuel county for himself,
claiming tha£ he bad been authorised by
the absent delegatee. It now transpires
there had been no meeting to appoint dele
gates in Emanuel county. The two votes
cast for Pleasant by "delegates" from Bul
loch were cast by men who had not been
elected. These facts justify a deal of
indignation, but at the same time the
usual result wlU not be affected. Norwood
will be elected.
Mr*. Lockwood proposes to make a
a campaign tour, and in honor of the
event our machine has ground out this:
Your faithful steed is at the door,
Belvy Ann, my Belyy Ann.
To your stock of votes you must sdd more,
Belvy Ann, my Belvy Ann.
Plx up your store-bought teeth and hair,
A foud farewell, a hasty prayer,
And hi. you to the count; fair.
Belvy Ann, my Belyy Ann,
John Logan's there, with hla banner red,
Belvy Ann, my Belry Ann.
Ue'i very looie ol tongue, 'tls said,
Belry Ann, my Belry Ann.
Jim Blaine hav do.%od behind a Jug,
Campaign acandal la a drug,
Rlnjon drink, from a fire ping,
Belry Ann, my Belry Ann.
Mount your rattling trlcyc-el,
, Belry Ann, my Belry Ann.
Bo there on time, and all Is well,
Belry Ann, my Belry A»u.
Proas the pedals—make her whir—
Unloose the brake; bla la blx.
Woman's rights and wrong, here ru.
Belry Ann, my Be ry Ann.
The Conrlot Bretem,
Macon, October7, ‘M.-DcaaSir: The ■ pe
dal telegram from Atlanta thl. morning In-
forma the reader that "F. W. Faulkner, a n bite
conrlot at Lockett’s Camp, attempted to es
cape. The colored guard shot and killed
him.
Will yoo fire u, your opinion aa to whether
the prime law, of Georgt. are intended to be
reformatory or for punishment exclusively*
If for punishment exclusively do yon befteve
the Inquisitor, of old conlil hare designed a
more damnable torture than to have entruated
the llrea of white conricta to tb, "colored
guard T"
Do you believe that It benefit* civilization,
Christianity, or raped for the law, for the lat
ter to he administered br "colored men' a,
guards, policemen or Juror.
II wrong, obould this state of prime rule be
corrected or “whitewashed?" if m, when
.and by whom? Vour* mpectfully,
KtraasL Omasum.
To the above interrogatories pro-
pnn -idl'd ljjr aobacribera and read-rs
ot tu - journal we reply. The convict
lease ryaten. was hastily adopted at
first aa the h.tst rr vaos to meet a great
noceuity.
Itwaa crude digested and
worked 1>*U , u iutve |„c
based by crime whose nature would
not revolt against the deep humiliation
of a negro guard.
The physical torture might lack some
thing of that ascribed to the punish
ments of the inquisition, but the men
tal and moral suffering would be in
creased.
AVe are quite settled in the opinion
that our civilization has gained nothing
from colored guards, jurors or police
men. It is probable that at the coming
session of the Legislature, the convict
lease will receive some attention. We
think there are wrongs abont it, that
may be corrected. We are quite sure
that the way in which some men get
into the penitentiary and may get out
ought to receive prompt and earnest at
tention.
The convict lessees form a close and
powerful corporation, strong ip money
and personal influence. The marks of
their power may be plainly
seen throughout the political system
of the State. They have great infln-
ence with ambitious men who desire
to be Governors, Congressmen, judges,
etc. We do not believe that they de
sire or intend to oppress and injure
convicts. Tltey hold a valuable fran
chise in the lease, and it is natural
that they should protect themselves.
But the people desire and should de
mand that this whole business be at
once and forever divorced from State
politics.
As to whether there will be any
"whitewashing” done about the con
vict system ami proposed investigation
and corrections, wo respectfully sub-
that this interrogatory may be
properly presented to the represents'
tives from Bibb county. We have
answered thc other other interroga
tories fairly, as was our duty. Wo trust
that the answers may be satisfactory to
the prcjpoundcra.
A Woman's Plotura.
For three years the Telegraph has
been laboring in support of the protoc-
tive principle. It, first of all Georgia
dailies,proclaimed the wisdom of a poli
cy which is bound to build up the man'
ufacturing and industrial interests of
the Sooth. Within the three years it
has seen every doily journal in the
State and most ot the weeklies come to
the support ot tho same principle, as
set forth In the Ohio platform. The
popular indorsement of protection hs:>
been complete, not only in Georgia
bnt in most Southern States. The
chief differences that now exist, in
these States between thinkers upon
this subject consist of opinions as to
how far protection should extend, and
to wlutt extent should protection be af
forded.
There are many who stand with this
journal for the abolition of the internal
revenne, and for protection pure, sim
ple auid complete. Others declare for a
tariff that shall supply the government
with ail the revenue needed, and inci
dentally protect certain interests; and
others still desire a constantly di
minishing tariff; one that in the end
will, os in Kngiand, be confined to a
few articles only, bat which assisted
by thc internal revenue, will support
the government.
Any tariff that is not general in its
protective sense, discriminates. If It
is not complete, it is weak, to just the
extent it fails os a protection. Any
tariff bnt this leads to free trade in part
or in whole, and free trade means deg
radation to American labor.
Mr. Robert P. Porter, who lias made
the tariff a life stndy, furnishes many
interesting statistics and statements
some ot which the Telegraph has laid
before its readers. The latest from bis
pen comments npon a letter received
from the intelligent wife of an English
carpenter, now living in this country,
which we pnblish. The letter is clear
aad emphatic. It is from a woman
in a position to know what she states
as true. It bears the stomp of truth
upon its face. Southern men who la
bor for their living, who have sons
some day to lie placed at trade or in
business, and 'laughters for whom hus
bands are to be found, should read
ponder upon the argument that sug
gest its--if between thelines of the let
ter. It is the best argument for the su-
periot > of the American over the
Englis. tem ever published in a
daily new. -per, because it is conclu
sive; no >n can misunderstand it,
Here is tt e Viter:
read tu The I'rc. Mr. Porter',
regard to the dltr. .-cnee of the
The commission has not, perhaps,
understood the various points of the
case as set forth by Sir. Paxton. It has
to he informed of many tilings connect
ed with the business of railroad traffic
and its boundless ramifications. Per
haps this interview with Mr. Paxton
will be a revelation to that body.
Sir. Paxton suggests Hint the doing
away with the commission is talked of
by those engaged in the naval stores
business.
Titis would likely be an effectual
remedy for the abuses or wrongs com
plained of, but one which cannot be
applied.
It is altogether probable that within
the courde of a brief period a national
commission will be formed to regulate
railroad traffic. This may or may not
swallow up State commissions. For
the present the citizen must look for
justice and fair dealing to our own
commission. Quite recently that body
has given evidence of a liberality and
disposition to meet public opinion that
is creditable to it. This has had a ten
dency to soften criticism and opposi
tion. The commission itself recom
mends legislation in favor of the citi
zen, and if our Legislators are equal to
the occasion, what lias been an irritat
ing question will be soothed and set
tled. So far as we are enabled to un
derstand it, Mr. Paxton and others en
gaged in the naval stores business have
a just cause of complaint. We believe
that when this complaint is properly
formulated and presented, the Railroad
Commission should and will rectify it.
antees her social safety and local gov
ernment. A response to the address
and efforts of the Republican commit
tee will only come from individuals
here and there. The situation is'not
without its disadvantages. Recupera
tion is slow and difficult. Law-givers
law-makers and Representatives
are not all that they
should or might bo. The constant and
weary guard against an ever present
danger is not conducive to culture and
breadth of thought, while prejudice and
provincialism count for too much, but
these disadvantages are as littieor noth
ing beside the fact, that the white man
holds an impassable barrier around his
family, and still controls the birthright
bequeathed by his ancestors, a State
government. The bloody shirt has
flown but seldom in this campaign.
Let it be furled and hidden ^forever-
more.
ma>le from Ui Lj time to perfect it,
but bo Letter system has yet be.-n -'*■'?» “I *°rkm,-n'» aagaaaodth
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The Railroad Commission and tho Naval
Stores Industry.
Within a few years the business of
naval stores has been built np, adding
to the wealth of the State and increas
ing the strength and prominence of our
great seaport, Savannah.
Now it is claimed that this industry
is threatened with dost'action by tho
Railroad Commission.
Wo give tho main points of an inter
view with Mr. Paxton, a gentleman
largely interested in this business, as
drawn forth by a reporter ot theThom-
asville Enterjmtr:
The great troublo lu tho way fi simply this.
We cannot ship low grade, ot roatna at all,
because the railroad,, under existing law,,
cannot afford to do ao at living rates. Wo can
only operate virgin (etc,la one year, and than
must abandon them. The forests can bo
worked with profit at lcait fifteen years. That
haa been thc experience for generations past
In North Carolina and elsewhere. Tho lots
which results from our Inability to coutlnue
the manufacture of the Interior grades ot
rosins la tho loss of a steady annual Incomo to
thc country. If the pine trees could he utilized
every year, and It were profitable to protect
them from the ravage! of fire, they could he
reboxed every low year*. Once burned, how
ever, they are worthless for naval stores pur
poses ever afterwards. Hometlmca the profit,
would he greater, aometimec leu, bnt the av-
erage receipts from this source would be
considerable. At present the losses must at-
ways he great, u every year the old boxer,
tuclus, might cully be made profitable.
Being ready cut there would he nothing to do
bnt cultivate them- The rates o( the rellweya
have frequently been too high for n profitable
production of naval itores; hut formerly when
thl, wu shown the company would equalUe
matter, by allowing us rebates. Underpreaeut
law s, bowevcr.'they can not do this.
q.'v.ilou—'Why cannot us Railway Com-
mission fores the railway companies to trans
port Interior rosins at lower rates, ao aa to
make their production profitable, without In-
creasing the ratu on higher grades?
Answer—Became the commission require,
the company to regulate their rates according
to distance, and u the ratu now from ahort
dlstancu from Savannah amount to almost
nothing the companies must be allowed
enough on long hauls to make up their losses
ou short distances. The commission require
this to prevent, as they say, unjust dlscriml-
natton against any point If tho ratu were
reduced to us they would, on n hula ot dts*
tance, run out to nothing before Savannah
wu reached.
Q Then thc railway commission law hu
worked, aad la worklug, very disastrously to
the naval atore, Interest ot south Georgia?
A. Yci undoubtedly. If the present condi
tion of strain continues the Industry must he
wound up. Before thc commission law ex
isted wc paid U cent, per barrel from Och-
lockonee to Savannah. Mow wa pay w'j
cents, or a difference ol 1% cents per barrel,
Thl* makes me pay on an annul average
product of about 8,000 barrels fl/iC0 a year
more than the railway company wanted me to
pay when they had control of their own busi
ness, and In those days the industry had not
nuomed anything like Its present proportion,
and naval stores brought better prtcu.
It wlU take bnt n few yean, under the exist.
Ing state of affklrs, for the whole pine section
of Southern Georgia to he exhausted, the for
esta to be.worthleu, and the manufacture of
naval atore, t > be an obsolete business. Lul
yew there wa, an immense overproduction ol
virgin rosins because of the unprofitableness
of turning out Inferior grades. This not only
caused loss to producers, and low prices, but
has also caused a i.,pi land useless exhorts
Uon of our pine forest,.
By this show-in • Mr. Paxton, who is
an intelligent g-L Demon, anti is large
ly interested in ti, > business, anil who
claims to have suffered pecuniar)- loss,
makes out a strong case against the
commission, and one that should de
mand immediate inveatigation and re
paration.
Tills great and growing industry
Danger Of New Orlenna.
Forty year ago a small creek called
Atchafalaya^led out near the mouth
of the Rod river and flowed southward
to the Gulf, winding a tortuous passage
parallel with the Mississippi. This
creek or river gradually began to en
large itself and to-day threatens the
city of New Orleans with a danger
more deadly than the fever or the
flood. —
A year since an engineer perfectly
familiar with tho Red river and the
Mississippi in Louisiana sat in the
Teliobaph office and pictured
stato of affairs which he declared
would 3ome day call for tho best en
gineering talent in the world to save
New Orleans from being cut off from
the real channel of the Mississippi
This Atchafalaya creek or river breaks
out from the Red just before it enters
he Mississippi. It was evidently
caused by the waters of the Red seek
ing to escape when a flood on the
Mississippi raised the level of
that river beyond the level of the for
mer. Having found an outlet, the
waters of the Red not only
escaped, but flowing back up
stream, led the Mlsssisippi’s
crowed waters out the same way. Year
after year, whon the Mississippi be
came swollen from floods in the upper
valley, it would flow up the Rea river,
beating back its feebler currents and
finally escaping with it throngh the
Atchafalaya. The gentleman in ques
tion informed the Txlkorapii that he
found men living near the source of the
Atchafalaya who remembered when
cattle could be driven across
This little strerm is now from
forty to seventy-five feet deep,
and when last seen by our informant
was a half mile wide. A bar has formed
at the mouth of the Red river and near
ly the whole of the stream had turned
its waters Into the new channel. It is
feared that when the next flood comes
the Mississippi will also adopt it.
Tho New Orleans Timet-Demoeral
long since warned the people of their
danger, and called upon the Govern
ment to save tho city from the fate of
Vicksburg. It took the river twenty
years to ent through Delta Paint, but
it got through at last and left the city
on a lake.
There ia no city in the Union that
has, apparently, a brighter future than
New Orleans. It Is the belt located
city commercially in the Union, and
bida fair to become the great metropo
lis of the South. The danger that
threatens it now can hv aVUlful and
prompt action be averted. Two years
hence it may be that a remedy will be
beyond human power to supply.
A Call on the Posse Comitatua.
The,Louisville Courier-Journal winds
up a leader with this rhetorical flash:
For a time, atleast, mere party Unea must tw
forgotten, as they were In war ttmei, end all
must unite to put down corruption, to
buke bribery, to clean,e the hall* of legtala-
tton. The lobby must be rebuked and tbe
wire-workers restrained. Money must not be
allowed uninterrupted sway, and
standard of, public morality must not
be lowered. Blaine la thc type of
class most dangerous to the public
—a class to which wo traco the Credit Mo-
bitter, tho Tammany frauds In Now York,
thc plundering of Philadelphia, the system
atte whisky frauds end tho star route con
tracts. The power of this class haa grown
ever since thc war, and Btalno ia the nominee,
much of tho Republican party aa he Is
the nominee of the corruptionists, tudepen-
dent* of party relation!. In order that nc
harm may come to the repub lc, Blaine must
bodefeate -, let party consequence, be what
they mav.
It sounds like the inspiration of the
brilliant but erratic AVatterman, whose
capacity to embarrass, if not to injure
Ills friends seems to be sempiternal,
The reasons given for the rallying blast
are simply beyond criticism. These
and others should serve to unite the
Democrats of the country in a charge
all along the line, where the shoulders
of brothers should touch in sympathy
and cflort. But there is something
more in the language we have quoted,
The words sound as though coming
from one worsted in a fight and who
calls for help or interference from the
bystanders.
The Democratic party has more than
once, since the war, registered the
votes of sufficient men to drive the
Republican party trom its entrench
ments. Unfortunately, divided coun
sels and efforts have invited defeat in
place of victory. It stands again in
battle array, and has given to tbe
country assnranco that it can win, but
the Courier-Journal, a commander in
one part of the field, turns its guns
net upon a common enemy, but upon
its friends advancing to an attack
has interpreted battle orders to salt its
own views and has threatened to read
from the ranks those who don’t like
whisky at all, or who may differ as to
its brand and taste.
Now that danger fronts up close and
terrible, it sounds the rally, for the
line, the camp followers and the mob.
For the life of us we cannot but see
that from feat proceeds this defiance,
Be it so or not, let the lines be formed,
and let the Courier-Journal shuck
itself of its impedimenta,
the shape of free trade fallacies and
whisky tax extension bills. In this
way we can beat Blaine without the
sacrifice of tbe party. If the party
to be sacrificed in a single charge, what
is to become of the survivors of tbs
forlorn hope?
If Blaine and Ids Republican cohorts
are to be routed only that access may
be had to the loot, who
to organize tbe party of tho future and
on what principles?
Why cannot the Democratic party
win under the leadership of Its own
statesmen and upon such assurances
os may save it from sacrifice, to govern
tbe country long, with a wise and gen
erous admlnis trade n policy?
and American systems are really more
generally used than any. The pound
is common in Germany. Swed
ish Iron and steel are
rolled to English inches in size; their
boards and lumber are also cut to thj
English inch. In the Russian machine
shops tho English inch is the standard,
it is throughoutGermany for screws,
nuts and bolts. In his opinion there
is little chance for u general adoption
of the French system.
Few people have any idea what con
fusion and expense would attend a
change in our system of weights and
measures. It would, as a matter of
fact, necessitate a re-education of the
people, a change in school books, trade
methods, machinery aud gauges. Al
most every class of people would he
embarrassed and sharpers would reap
a rich harvest. Whilo it is true that a
universal standard of weights and
measures would greatly facilitate the
world's husines, it is doubtful if many
years might not elapse bofore this coun
try recouped the loss incurred in mak
ing the change. It seems likely that
the English is to become tho common
tongue of the western world. Why
not let the Bame system of weights and
measures follow.
TMt PROSPECTS IN OHIO.
Dug for tho
Tti© Outlook Not at nil Rea,
Democratla
Washikotok, October 0,-The chief tool,
of conversation among politicians an,!
business men here I* the Ohio camn,i„
A fortnight ago a goodly number onS
were wagered aa to the October reauhta
that State. The Democrat! were especial
y hopeful of re-electing Newman androff
ing up a majority which would complete r
offset the Republican majority in Main'
Notv, however, all li changed, the Demi’
crata are not wagering a dollar on the Z
teat and the sporting men are reckleesH
betting srnonz themselves as to the size nt
the Republican majority in the Bucker.
biste next week. 'fbU majority |,S
nuely estimated at from 10 000 VVm
\ 0 ?H' 0r n merlss ‘ lrtlln e° ( Itself alonetai
»1 tbe Democrat! carried tbe BtatalaS
y mL by . and " aK bold the State
office*, aRepub lean majority of loom
would show a Democratic loss 0 f 22000
To-night vour correspondent met .
prominent Democrat at me Kigga hL*
who only returned from L ido doe tuornin?
The gentleman ia engaged in camnJK
fork, and his chlet mlselnn to Ohio
tu distribute a few thou- 'ml, where tSJ
would oo the most good.
"What Is the outlook in Ohio?" he aik
f^.V, re Pt. ,,t , 1 i n ?e y° ur . coritBpoudenfs q“,.
U ?.l'„ , C0U d . bl ' '”*»«. and then
again it could be better.
wae, and then
■' my travels
, The Spoils of Olfioe.
Whilo the New York Time» supports
Air. Cleveland ostensibly os a reformer,
it keeps its weather-eye on the main
chance. By way of a rally to its fol
lowers, it says: “He is one of the few
Democrats who can resist the pressure
of ‘a hungry and thirsty party.’ "
The Timet takes care not to call the
names of any others of the few Demo
crats that may be trusted to keep Re
publican'office-holders in their places,
hut it evidently banks on Mr. Cleve
land. This is intended to seenre him
Republican votes and influence. It is
calculated to do so and no doubt will.
But it is safe to say that if the idea
gets abroad it will not tend to inspire
the Democratic masses.
The shibboleth of tie campaign is
Put the rascals out.” The rascals
are tho Republicans who have held
the offices of the government for these
many years, and have used them for
corruption in all forms.
In a government such as ours two
parties are necessary—the one to act as
a guard and check upon the other.
Nothing is more firmly established in
the minds of the people than that a
national administration should he in
the hands of its friends. Thisargu
ment was used in the United States
Senate for a change of officers, with
the civil service rules staring Republi
can Senators in the face.
The time may be coming, perhaps
in tho estimation of the Timet it is al
ready here, when a great reformer will
commence his work by keeping bis op
ponents in power and feeding the ene
mies of the organization to which he
owes all of his honors and elevation,
but the people are not alive to the fact.
It will be but a sorry and unsatisfac
tory triumph to elect Mr. Cleveland,
because he can refuse to reward the
friends who have done thc work for
him.
We know of no number ot Demo
crats, many or tew, who could he ca
pable of such a policy. It is quite cer
tain that of the Democrats presented
to thc Chicago Convention each and
ail of them would, in event of an elec
tion, insist upon putting the govern
ment into Democratic hands.
Perhaps in other States, as in Geor
gia, there is a certain Democratic-Re
publican coalition which divides offices
and patronage and thus retains power
under all clrcumztances. To each this
idea of the New York Timet will he
eminently satisfactory, but the mass of
the Democratic party will have nothing
to do with it.
Tha Land of tha Free—and Knar.
Brownsville (Texas) Republican.
What a farce upon Justice it It when a
A Delusive Hope.
The National Republican Committee
has opened a branch of its headquar
ters in the State of Tennessee, and has
issued ou address to Southern voters to
join the Republican party, because it
is sound upon the economic Question
the taiiff. This is about the point
of the address when simmered down.
Northern politicians and conductors of
the press of that section appear to be
incapable of understanding the South
ern situation. They pretend to rely
npon the electoral votes of several
Southern States, or at least a reduction
of Democratic representation in the
next House of Representatives.
The pretense is shallow and the
hope entirely delusive. This contest
will reveal the South still solid. This
it fixed beyond peradventure. Whether
tiie North will vote solid enough to
elect the Republican President cannot
be ascertained until the votes are
counted. The gradual decline of the
negro issue in politics has given the
Soath something of time and opportu
nity to study and examine the ques
tion of tariff, and the result may be
plainly seen in a steady but sure
growth in favor of raising all revenues
by a tax upon imports. But the time
has not yet come when the South
con afford to divide on such
an issue or kindred ones.
.She is gradually recovering in political
morals and in a monetary sense, from
the demoralization and corruption of
tbe carpet-bag regime, hut is still so
menaced by the great and unsolved
,. n irate,of»orkmiE'. »a f e,»n<lih. c«tol liv. , ,, ” " , * . ■ -i -v uaxiitw
ro-n perfect no» 1 * ,B “»> '■t‘i"-mntrr«n l bavq.e«n' * h ” uld “•* ** *» crlfice, l or even endon- _ problem of the political status of the
. „ ‘ . them contradict.-! to otbtr paper* I au the I gered.snd we do not think the ccmmis- negro that she cannot afford to break
ms oe- - wife of so English sarjwiitcr sal Joiner. Weiaioninl
i to do either.
negro that (tie cannot afford to break
the solidity which protects and gear
serf
In the proposed congress to agree
upon a common meridian, it is under
stood that France will accept Green
wich and attempt to unite the world
upon her system of weights and meas
ures. An American, Mr. Coleman
8ellers, traveling in Europe, ^declares
that after many years experience with
the French or metric system, he is
more than ever convinced of its unfit
ness for modern trade and engineering.
He declares the American system, with
its inch divisible into halves, quarters,
sixteenths, etc., the best in the world,
the lesst confused and most easily un
derstood. He meets the declaration
that 241,972,011 people use the metric
os against 07,039,825 who do not use it,
with the assertion that the former num
ber embraces the population of coun
tries that have officially determined to
adopt it after a certain date; that as a
matter of-fact the people of Norway,
Sweden and Denmark do not use the
system. In Germany it is in use tor
some things only.
The writer qnoted is of the opinion
that the large unit is most advantage
ous. For instance, he declares that
weighing by the stone and computing
by the pound, shilling and pence, the
Englishman figures more rapidly than
the American. The French system of
measures is a certain bar kept for com
parison, just as is the English yard
stick. Tbe French system of weights
is theoretically predicated on the weight
of a cubic decimetre of distilled water
statemperatureo(39.1 degrees Fahren
heit, the weight of which ss called a
kilogramme and equal to only two and
two-tenths of our pound. As a matter
of fact, however, tiie standard unit of
weight U the platinum kilogramme
weight, deposited, like our stamlan!
pound weight, in a public office.
Rubles In thr Shop* of Owls' Hand.
New York gnndar Journal.
Owl beads mode entirely of rabies are
among the pint, and stars, beetles and
frogs are also worn. Jeweled gold banda
ore worn about the ankle by some rich
young ladles,
A Trifle for Wlde*Awnke Housewives.
New York CvenlDs PoaL
Orape water Ice la In season and Is de
licious. Take tbe Juice of four lemons,
half a pint ol water, one pint of ingar. two
glasses of grape juice; mix these well,
•train and freeze.
of the people at every placTh^S?
ped. If only a few minnUs. It was eS
dently no manufactured enthusiasm
pumped up for tbe occasion, Tbe farmer
there, and there, what seemed to be ihe
culmination of Ilia visit to Ohio was evl
deneed bjr the largest crowd, the most en
thusiastic demonstrations that had ereeteA
him since be entered the State The
streets through which the uroce«slnn
passed on Thursday night were one’u,
throng of i eoplp. and every movement ol
the candidate was followed by crowds
that blocked up the streets *nd
Idled the air with shouts. I was
not prepared to believe 'list Ohio was
hopelessly lost to tbe Democrat
party, with even its Presidential candl.
date. I clung to the hope that Hoadlv't
success last year would give us tbe State
by a small majority, bnt I was wl ollv un-
prepared for tbe manifest determination
seen everywhere to repudiate ClereUnd
and his free trade allies. It was eviSfnt
to mv mind an uprising ot the people to
rebuke a machine nomination forced on
the Democratic party by the New York
1\met, Harper't lYeeUy ind kindred
sheets. From the beat information I was
enabled to obtain aod my own observation
I returned with tbe opinion that Ohio will
give the Republican ticket next Tuesdav
week from 10,000 to 15,000 majority."
"How about the Irish vote of Ohio?''
"One of the most redacted aud influen
tial Irish dilzens of CincinniU told mean
organization, of which lie waS a member,
extending throngh the Stale, had 3,TOO
signers to a pledge to vole against Cleve
land—not a man ot whom had ever voted
a Republican ticket Of that number, he
eald, probably 400 or 500 would vote for
Buffer, and the rest for Blaine in Novem
ber and the Republican ticket in October."
"And the German*?”
/ ricwmdtheRhine at Cincinnati,bat
failed to find the stampede of Germans we
read of. 1 learned from one of the most
intelligent of that intelligent race that it
had no existence in fact. In voting for
Hoadly they had recorded their pretest
againat an obnoxious law, but they had
returned to their allegiance—to the re
spective political parlies to which they be
longed—and in the procession on Thurs
day night I witnessed an interminable
line o! Get mans that seemed to comprise
almost one-half the vaat throng. Unless,
therefore, Mr. McLean can carry out
hi* part of tbe bargain made by Barnum
and ratified by Cleveland tbe State I*
hopelessly lost to the Democratic party.
From what I learned in Cincinnati of Mc
Lean's standing and influence in that
community I judge he will be unable to
carry out nil part of the bargain, and ihu*
l>e saved a trip to Canada, wbicn he pro-
feated himself prepared to tnci* tbe day
after the result of tils tactics wan known.
The rc*pon*lbillty for the burning of the
court-boo* ? and the bloodshed In the late
riot there i* laid at the doors of McLean's
follower*, and they will be closely
watched.”
"How will West Virginia go next week ?”
"Well, l stopped in Wheeling as I went
out, and there learned from the Demo*
cratic candidate for Governor and th*
members of the State committee that the
State was safe for the Democratic ticket
in October by 12.000 majority. Of that
majority they claimed that one-third of
the Greenback vote-some 3 000— would
vote tbe Democratic State ticket. At Cin
cinnati I met thc committee that bad
c6me to invite Blaine to visit West Yir-
ginia, and then learned the claim was re
duced to 2000 in October, but even that
was not allowed, and the Republicans felt
confident of reducing it 1JJ00. These re
sults are due to the midsummer madness
that reigned at Chicago when the Demo
cratic party in convention a^embled
made the nominations it did."
Milked by a Snake.
Txextos, October 6 —John Yard, a far
mer living on the Brunswick pike, eight
miles from tills city, has been pasturing a
number of cows on a lot on Ida place. For
sometime he noticed that one of the finest
of them every morning waa a- dry ai
though she had been milked. He was puz
zled at this, and aa an experiment changed
her to another pasture. i3hs Snjiut-umiciy
began to give the usnal amount of milk.
After a few days she was returned to the
old pasture with the other cow*, and at
once began to cotne in dry as before'. Fi
nally Mr. Yard had a boy to watch the
cow. The mystery wu then quickly
solqed. The boy reported that early in
the morning a largesnake, "thebiggest be
had ever seen," came and breakfasted
from tho cow’s udder, draining it com
pletely. The cow did not seem to mind
the operation. The fact-, are vouched for
by responsible poisons wlm liave seen tbe
snake taking its matutinal nn-al.
How a Man Pray.d nil HI. Breath Away.
Marion (S. C.) Star.
The colored people have a comp meeting
abont six miles above toftn. Ervin God-
bold commenced to prajr on Saturday
night and prajred until abont 4 o'clock ia
tbe morning, when b. died.
Cologne Nearly a. Sweet ne Cologne.
Baltimore American.
I have walked all ovey Cologne, and
veysesof Coleridge about the "six and
seventy stenches and several stinks" are a
•lander. The city is very clean and bright,
and even the little, narrow, crooked lanes
are dean.
A Pretty Chipmunk with Pink Eyes.
Bettle Creek (Mich.) Republican.
L. W. Melchior bos on albino chipmunk.
The little fellow was caught In a shock of
corn and is para whita in color, with pink
eyes. He occupies most of bis Ume in
keeping himself dean and eating com.
A Mean Trick.
Sen Francisco Call.
"What makes you look so disgusted,
Sharp?" asked one yoang lawyer of an
other, the other day.
J.mre h 5oJtyoar ,OW U ** t *** ,kto, ’ ln, •
"The miUionelre? Yee.”
‘'Well he died, yesterday, without mak
ing a wlT, and here are hau the lawyers In
town starving to death. Hta heirs will
old hunt * T ‘ r/ °» nt ' th * confounded
The Republican, will Carry Ohio.
Chicago See s, Clevi-'and.
In the lost three weeks
a thousand miles throng 1
every day I am more ir
idee that the Ueimbli
October election. Tbi. _
private by many lr.iirg Democn
though tbe majority of tuuse I have tall
with to-day are hopeful of holding U
Next to the Latest.
New York bun.
"This is the latest agony in bonnc-ti,"
she remarked to her husband, m she tried
its (fleetin the mirror.
"Is It paid for!" he asked.
"No; I had it charged,"
"Well, it Isn’t the latest aeor
nets, then," he 8aid. with a groin
1 bon
ne was Too Near the Crave to Lie.
New York -m \
A f- e! > old darkey struggled
lyin.
"Bq«s,” he said." lac an tie, ole man.
Iwaab’nin ole Vbrinoy an' libbed dar
mos’on to ninety-eight year, an’ I want
yo’ toassis’ me erUttle ala mawnin’ boss,
ef yo^' pleas’ eah?"
‘’You knew George Washington, of
course?"
"Np. sab, I nebher seed him."
"What! You lived in Virginia ninety-
eight years and never saw George Wash-
ington?”
"Datam er fac\ bos#. Ut an hones'
o.i* man, an' atn too tu gone in ilia worl'
fer to tell er lie. I nebher ntd young
George, but Lor’.sab. his po' o!e gran-
ladder and gran’mndder yuse to thinker
pow’fnl sight ob me, boss/'
A Wonderful Discover/.
< "I.- -a I - .!• : t! • . 1 - fr ...
i ■ tit r f.-i
And a cert. ire In Dr. King - New I/is-
covery for t , izu* , imption. Thousands of
permanent ci.verify the truth of this
statement No medicine can »h w such a
recora ot won?, r.t: I cures. Tbousandsof
nee hopeless i i ts now gratefully pro-
Kjt .W r uvea to this Nt-W
claim they
toad. i 1 -. - uvea io u>u
1 ’iiCieffisS:
';-SS l?- nk *T(sf u “ lru *
Mr. Ne."
• I in-* tVtat the KnglirJi • i