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Dade County Weekly times.
T. A. HAVRON, Publisher.
CURRENT TOPICS.
Queen Victoria’s plate-ware is valued
at §10,000,000.
General A. P. Hii.i. is to have a monu
ment in Richmond, Va.
The President has determined to take an
extensive Western trip.
A church organ constructed entirely of
paper is on exhibition at Milan.
Another month like July and emigra
tion to Iceland would be popular.
Some one in New York advertises for
one hundred white banjo players.
At last report lowa’s old soldiers in her
poor-houses numbered but sixty-four.
The President refuses to pardon James
D. Fish, the New York bank criminal.
A bill to make lying a penal offense is
pending before the Texas Legislature.
Eight hundred women are engaged in
the cattle-raising business m Colorado.
The King of Spain is fourteen months
old, and draws a salary as monarch of sl,-
500,000 per year.
Uncle Sam owns §75,000,000 worth of
buildings in the country, and neither pays
tax or insurance.
The Celtic language is spoken by nearly
940,000 people in Ireland, 04,000 of whom
can speak no other.
Prof. Proctor says that but for the
aouse fly epidemics would carry off one
million people per year.
Sitting Bi ll is living a life of laziness
at Standing Rock agency. He glories in
his victory over Custer.
French soldiers ai-e wearing the Bou
langer beard, as they did the imperial cut
under the last Napoleon.
Buffalo Bill and his entire troop of In
dians attended church the other day in
London, in full war paint.
The Czar’s highest aim is to be crowned
“Emperor of Asia” on the site of the Holy
Sepulcher of Jerusalem.
Miss Batcheller, of Saratoga, speaks
eight different languages fluently. She is
but seventeen years of age.
•Counterfeit currency of various kinds
is reported to be in circulation again in dif
ferent parts of the country.
Among ihe many singular businesses
r-arried on in New York is that of buying
duplicate wedding presents.
Mrs. Dannels, wife of the captain of ihe
English steamer Water Lily, has just been
icensed as pilot of that craft.
An enterprising Western genius has suc
ceeded in producing a fair article of illum
inating gas from potato bugs.
It is asserted upon high authority that
witchcraft is believed in and practiced
still in some parts of England.
-•Every tenement, house in Boston, the
president of Ihe board of health of that
city states, is visited once a week.
Phillip Hensen, Corinth, Miss., is sixty
years old, six feet and two inches tail and
.has a beard that touches the ground.
A brass band, whoso fourteen members
are all newsboys, exists in New Orleans,
and its services ..re in groat demand.
Fashionable Newport women have
taken to wearing white muslin gowns
having natural flowers sewed all over the
skirts.
Congressman Phelan, of Memphis, is
the youngest member of the Fiftieth Con
gress. He will not be thirty-one when ho
takes his scat.
It is an estimate of an intelligent China
man that there are now ten thousand of
his almond-eyed countrymen in New York
and Brooklyn.
Commodore Nutt, who rivaled Torn
Thumb as a dwarf some years ago, is sell
ing tickets for a dime museum iu Boston.
He is gray haired.
Baroness Burdett-Coutts and her still
youthful husband have been forgiven for
marrying by tho Queen, and will move
back into court favor.
Mayor RocnE, of Chicago, is a practical
machinist, having served an apprentice
ship at the trade, and makes good use of
this knowledge in his new riosition.
Mr. Andrew Carnegie furnishes most
of the funds for an exploring expedition
to Lake Chad, in Central Africa, soon to
start under the lead of Joseph Manson.
Why doesn’t some enterprising furni
ture builder construct a chair suited to
that prevailing female deformity known
as the bustle! asks the Rochester Union.
Whitman County, W. T., has the small
est woman living. She resides three miles
from Pino City, is twenly-seven years old,
twenty-nine inches high, and weighs thir
ty-three pounds.
Long Branch will be the tramp’s terror
hereafter. All of these joyous vagrants
•captured within its precincts will be set to
work cleaning the streets, with a ball and
•chain to I heir ankles.
The British Postmaster General is con
sidering a scheme for the use of the tele
graph in connection with postal orders.
That is to say, payee is to be advised by
wire of the amount to his credit at a given
post-office.
The Atlanta Constitution says: “Chicago
•can no longer aspire to rival New York
as the fastest city in America. It required
two whole years for the entire board ot
commissioners in Chicago to steal one
million dollars.
The arrest of Miss Josie Holmes, late ex
change clerk of the Fidelity National
Bank, of Cincinnati, is the first case in the
history of the national banking system iu
which a woman has been arrested for via
huion of the law.
A Greenville (Mich.) lady put phos
phorus on her bunion the other night and
retired. In the night her husband spied
the glowing thing, and sizing it up for a
•firefly banged it with a bootjack. Bno
how goe3 übi ut on crutches.
At Union Point, Ga., is a madstone for
Which the owner wants 825,000. It has ef
fected marvelous cures. Scattered over
4he State there are at least one hundred
»f these stones, but the Union Point pebble
iead* them all in estimated value.
THE EARTH SINKS,
Leaving a Lake Instead of Farms
and Forests.
Peculiar Results of anKarthquake in Trigg
County, Ky.—Terrified Negroes.
Evansville, Ind., Aug. 2.—News was
received in this city this afternoon from
Hopkinsville, Ky., of a most curious catas
trophe which happened last night near a
little point called Golden Pond, in Trigg
County, Ky. A large body of land, em
bracing a magnificent farm of Mr. Z. P.
Hayden, is said to have sunk to a depth of
four or five feet. The sunken land com
prises an area of perhaps three hundred
acres, and the catastrophe happened,
or was discovered, simultaneously
with the earthquake which occurred
last night, and leads most every one to be
lieve that there is an affinity between the
two, and that the sinking of the earth
crust is the direct result of seismic dis
turbances. Golden Point is a mere hamlet,
containing two large bodies of negroes,
who eke out a living by working on
several large farms owned by non-resi
dents. Last night about six o’clock
several of them felt the earth tremble,
but thought nothing serious had occured
beyond a slight tremor, and after
gossiping over it, went to bed to
sleep. About twelve o’clock every body
was awakened by a sharp shock, as of a
battery of artillery, and the negroes h id
barely jumped to their feet when the earth,
with a sharing, dizzy motion, suddenly
sank a distance of five feet, carrying
houses and terrified darkies with it. The
scene that ensued bailies description. The
negroes fell on their knees, and, in fren
zied tones, “prayed the Lord to save
t'.em.” Many, wth future torture in
sheol staring them in the face, moaned
and groaned and groveled in the earth in
abject fear. Others began shouting and
praising Almighty God, and ever and anon
casting an upward glance to see if the
chariots of lire were yet descending.
Added to this pandemonium was the
intense darkness which prevailed, the
moon being completely obscured by
heavy black clouds, which hung very low,
and like a pall over tho doomed district.
Rumblings were heard from the depths
below, which gradually became louder, as
numerous springs hidden for years sud
denly found an opening and began to bub
ble upward in constantly-increasing
streams. The terrified inhabitants, not
pausing for household goods or chattels,
gathered their off-spring hurriedly by the
neck or feet, as they happened to catch
them, and hurried away from the doomed
spot.
CONDEMNED AND EXECUTED
For a Crime That Was Committed by An
other.
Galveston, Tex., Aug. 2. —A special to
the News from McKinney, says: About
fifteen years ago a man named Ballou was
hung in this (Collin) county for the mur
der of one G Aden. The men came togeth
er from Indiana to Texas on a prospecting
tour. After the murder Ballou returned
to Indiana, and, wearing the murdered
man’s clothing, married Golden’s sister.
Suspicion was aroused, and he was after
ward arrested and condemned to death. A
few days ago a man named Mex on his
death bed confessed that he, and not Bal
lou, murdered Golden. He gave a minute
description of the whole affair. The fi
nale, however, spoils the sensation, foi
Mex said that he was hired by Ballou to
commit the deed.
Curious Contents of an Old Grave.
St. Mary’s 0., Aug. 2.—A young fellow
named Bodkin, living with his father on
the Keeble farm, just half a mile south oi
town, while digging a trench from the cel
lar, struck a grave in which
there were a number of human
bones, and with them a small iron
box, which upon being opened, was
found to contain eighteen Spanish coin#
and one half dollar of United State:
money. The coins are all very old, tin
h if dollar bearing da e of 17!)5, and look!
nearly as bright as a new one. The Span
ish coins are much older, several bearing
date of 1781. In the box was also found a
gold finger ring ard a brass nose ring.
There are several more graves near by
which will also be investigated.
Indians on the War Path.'
Aitkin, Minn., Aug. 2.—The red men
are on the war-path. Sheriff Markham
came home this morning from the Milla
Lacs reservation. He reports them with
half moons on their faces, ready for war.
While the sheriff and a posse were going
out they were watched by a dozen Indiana
with rifles. Three Indians have been kill
ed and more are to follow.
Maryland Prohibition Nominations.
Glyndon, Mn., Aug. 2.— The State Con
vention of Prohibitionists nominated tho
following ticket to-day: For Governor,
Summerfield Baldwin, of Baltimou; for
Attorney General, James Pollard, of Bal
timore; for Comptroller, Thomas E.
Wright, of Cambridge.
Earthquake Shock a! Cairo.
Cairo, 111., Aug. 2.—A severe shock of
earthquake was felt here at 12:30 this
morning, lasting thirty seconds, stopping
many clocks and frightening the popu
lace. No damage is reported.
Earthquake in Ecuador.
New York, Aug. 2. — from Cu
enca, Ecuador, dated July 20, reports ter
rible earthquakes in that country. Most
of the houses in Cuenca are destroyed and
the few standing are badly damaged.
Azognes, Boderas and Canar were par
tiallv destroyed. Many persons were
killed.
Color Line Bill Passes the House.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 2.—The bill intro
duced in the Legislature by Wm. G. Cenn
lot to prevent mixing of white and black
pupils in schools, and providing penalties
for violation thereof, was passed by the
House to-day; the only votes in opposition
were those of two negro members.
TRENTON. DADE COUNTY, GA.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5. 1887.
A DAM BURSTS
Ami Floods the Village of Parsons, Pa.,
Doing Immense Damage to Property.
Wilkesbakre, Pa., Aug. I.—A dam burst
on the mountain to-day, which let the
water down into the village of Parsons.
The whole town was flooded, and
the people had to flee for their
lives. A little girl named Annie Quinn
was caught in the current and drowned.
Her body was found five miles away.
Four bridges were washed away and
five hundred feet of the Jersey Central
railroad was carried off. All traffic on the
road is at a standstill. Mr. Melro’s house
was carried down the stream, and the in
mates were rescued by a party of men in
boats. At Laurel Run the mad waters
caught fifty loaded coal cars ou a side
track and dashed them down the moun
tain like kindling wood. A mile and a
ball of track was also carried with
the cars. All the houses on Ash street
were carried off their foundations. Loss
to the Railroad Company, about $95,000; to
town property, about $60,000. The waters
of Coaibrook Creek carried off two bridges
in the northern part of the town. Be
tween Wiikesbarre and Parsons one hun
dred men are at work repairing the Dela
ware and Hudson railway.
DROPPED FROM THE BRIDGE.
Over One Hundred Feet Into the Water
and Fislied Out all Right.
New York, Aug. 1. —About eleven o’clock
this morning James Martin, aged seven
teen years, fell from the Brooklyn
Bridge. He was carrying a pail of color
along the south track when he missed
his footing and fell between the
sleepers down into the river beneath. He
was about fifty feet west of the center of
the bridge when he fell, the height above
the water at this point being pne hundred
and thirty feet. He struck the water on
his chest, and came up a moment later in
a dazed condition. The tug-boat William
Cox, having in tow two canal-boats, was
near the boy when he fell. Captain
Cox steered toward him, and the boat’s
fireman jumped into the -water and
seized the young painter. He was obliged
to release his hold, however, fora moment,
and Martin again went under. The fire
man dived and brought him up. Martin
was taken to Chambers-street Hospital,
where it was found that he had sustained
no serious injury, and he complained only
of a slight pain in his chest, where he had
struck the water.
McGarigle Disappears Again.
Sarnia, Ont., Aug. 1. —McGarigle has
disappeared. At midnight last night the
Chief of Police visited the place where he
was supposed to be staying, for the pur
pose of arresting him, but found that he
had lied. To-day rumors are plentiful as
to his whereabouts, but the most accept
able theory afloat is that he is under tho
care of some friendly farmer in one of the
adjoining townships, where he can easily
communicate with his friends and. avoid
detectives and reporters.
American-Chinese Bank Story.
London. Aug. I.—Lord Salisbury, reply
ing to a request from Lord Rosebery to
confirm or contradict the report that
American capitalists have founded an
American-Chinese bank at Shanghai, said
to-day that he had no information on the
subject whatever, though tho matter was
not properly one that should come under
the notice of the Foreign Office. The
British agent at Shanghai possibly did uot
think it worthy of notice.
Owner of the Blake Arrested.
Chicago, Aug. 1. —Dr. St. John, the
owner of the schooner Blake, and who is
believed to have personally assisted Mc-
Garigle to escape, was arrested this morn
ing at the breakfast table by Inspector
Bonfield. The doctor was at once taken
before a magistrate, and, waving examin
ation, furnished bail for §20,090, D. B. Fisk
becoming surety. St. John’s supposed
assistant iu the escape, I)r. Dell, was not
molested.
Stanley Evidently Safe.
Lisbon, Aug. 1. —A dispatch from St.
Paul Do Loauda, dated Sunday. July 31,
says that Governor Janssen writes from
Borra stating that since the news of the
arrival of Mr. Stanley at the camp at Aru
wimi no messsenger has arrived from the
Upper river. The news of any accident to
Stanley, he says, must first be heard in
the Congo State. A messenger was ex
pected within a few days.
Murder in the Second Degree.
Portsmouth, O. Aug. L—-The jury in the
McCoy case have just returned a verdict
of murder In the second degree. A motion
was inline ately made for a new trial,
which is to be heard next Monday. On
the first ballot the jury stood five for man
slaughter, five murder in the second de
gree aud two murder in the first degree.
’ McDonald Gets Three Years.
Chicago, Aug. I.—Judge Shepard this
morning overruled the petition for a new
trial in the case of Edward S. McDonald
and W. J. McGarigle, charged with con
spiracy, and sentenced McDonald to a term
of three years in the penitentiary. The
motion for an arrest of judgment was als*
overruled.
Counterfeit Dollar.
Chicago, Aug. I.— Secret Service Agent
Porter got a new counterfeit silver dollar
yesterday from a State street jeweler. It
is a beautifully made coin, with faultless
outlines, a proper weight and a deceptive
ring. Captain Porter fears it may have a
widespread circulation.
An Epidemic of Cholera.
Calcutta, Aug. I.—The city of Pcsha
wucr, in the northwestern part of India,
in the Punjab, is infected with cholera of
the worst type. Three hundred deaths
from The disease occurred during the
month of July.
FLOOD PANIC.
A. Niprht of Intense Excitement at
Augusta, Georgia.
The City Partially Submerged and a Ca
lamity Is Feared from a llreak in the
Canal.
Augusta, Ga., July 81.— The disastrous
floods of the past few days will result in
appalling loss to farmers. From a few
miles below the head-waters of the Savan
nah to where it reaches the sea its banks
are overflowed, and water covers vast
areas on either side of its channel. The
situation in Augusta to-night is more than
alarming. At least half the city is under
water and rain is descending steadily.
Notwithstanding the rain, however, the
river is slowly falling, but another and a
greater calamity threatens us. At 9:80
p. m. Augusta was startled by a
general alarm, and the rumor spread like
the wind that the third level of tho Au
gusta canal had given away. This meant
an inundation of from two to five feet of
our highest streets and the probable loss
of many lives. Mon, women and children
thronged the streets and cries for fear
and lamentation were frequent and dis
tressing. The hundreds that had rela
tives and friends near the reported scene
of the wreck rushed in that direction cry
ing for help to follow to tho rescue.
The break was visited by your
representative, most of the distance
being compassed in a boat, and
it was found that while the
break really existed, it was small and
wearing away the embankment much
les3 rapidly than was at first believed.
But there seems at this writing no pos
sible way of stopping it, and because the
canal is five feet higher than our highest
streets, the city must be entirely flooded,
and to an alarming depth, in a few hours.
The stores on Broad and other business
streets are open, and merchants are busy
moving their goods to upper shelves. So
far no loss ot life has been reported.
Augusta, Ga., July 31.—The city has
been under water for the past tiventy-four
hours—that is, the upper portion of it.
Water commenced coming in early last
night, and by three o’clock this morning
the territory embraced between Schultz
Hill, in Carolina, and Harrisburg Hill, iu
Georgia, Gumming street and the second
level oi the canal was from one to three
feet under water. The water is
now receding and the danger is
thought to be over. About ten o’clock to
night something of a panic was created by
the ringing of the signal alarm, and the
report going the rounds that the great
canal had given away. The bell proved a
summons for workmen, it being true that
the banks were in danger. The loss to the
corporation is $25,000, to the citizens $50,000
and to the farmers along the river about
§1,500,000.
MillioiU^Mt.
London, Aug. Standard has a
dispatch from Shanghai saying: An Amer
ican silver ring and Jay Gould, through
the Polish Count Mitkiewit and Viceroy Li.
have founded an American-Chinese hank,
with a capital of $200,000,000, mostly Amer
ican money. The bank will receive and
disburse all moneys of the Imperial and
Provincial Governments, and have charge
of railway telegraph contracts, coin
age, the issueolkbank notes and the affairs
of the war department. The undertaking
has cremed a panic among foreign fins *-
ciers. ■
Drought in Southern Indiana.
Wabash, Ind., July 31.—The drought now
prevailing extends over a wide section oi
central Indiana. A gentleman here who
visited the counties of Wells, Blackford.
Jay, Randolph and Grant during the past
week reports that the damage is very se
rious. Corn will bo a failure. No rain
has fallen for a month and the streams are
running dry. Stock in many instances
suffering for lack of water; farmers are
completely discouraged at the output.
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Used Coal Oil for Kindling a Fire.
Fremont, 0., July 31. — A very sad and
fatal accident occurred here this morning,
resulting in Vie death of Miss Panius, a
young lady aged nineteen. When she
started the breakfast fire it did not burn
quickly enough and she took the coal-oil
can and poured some oil in the stove, and
the result was an explosion, and the girl
burned so badly that she died at 11 o’clock
in great agony.
Guiteau’s Brother-in-Law.
New York, July 31.—Lawyer Charles H.
Reed, brother-in-law and defender of
Guitcau, who is alleged to have attempted
suicide by jumping from a Pennsylvania
railrood ferryboat yesterday, still lies iu
Bellevue Hospital, and the doctors say
that his constitution is so far undermined
by high living that serious doubts of his
recovery must be entertained. He is also
suffering from melancholia.
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Suit Against the Mormon Church.
Salt Lake City, July 31. —Geo. S. Peter*
(J. S. Attorney for the Territory of Utah,
lias instituted suit against the trustees of
the Mormon Church, under the Edmunds
law, to escheat tho property to the Unite 1
States. The law does not allow any
Church to own more than $50,000 of prop
erty under the above penalty. The prop
erty of the church of Latter Day Saints is
valued at $3,000,000.
The Mount McGregor Cottage.
Saratoga, N. Y., July 31-—Drexel, the
banker, has offered to donate the Mount
McGregor cottage in which General Grant
died to surviving Union soldiers of the
late war in perpetuity, to be managed and
controlled by trustees.
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An Ugly Charge.
Adamsville, 0., July 31. — Mrs. Anna
Snoots, wife of Howard Snoots of Ofeis
place, is under arrest on suspicion of
poisoning her throe-year-old daughter.
Three other children have died suddenly,
and it is believed they were also poisoned.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Why the Mission oT the liloociy Shirt I#
Faded Forever amt Forever.
One significant feature of the recent
discussion concerning the rebel flag
matter was the total absence of any ill
feeling on the part of the South. The
time was when the Republican bosses
could produce political capital very
readily simply by irritating a few
Southern editors, and then inflame the
Northern heart by repeating their illy
considered utterances. This time has
passed, and one reason why the South
will not be drawn into sectional con
troversies with Republican agitators
is that it is too busy building up new
industries and increasing the -general
business of that section of the country.
A very recent review of the industrial
growth of the South demonstrates that
the people have been earnestly at work
within the last two decades, and that
the fruits of this earnest work have
been most marked during the last six
months of the present year. The
Manufacturers' Record, published in
Baltimore, gives the following encour
aging figures:
'—Fire/, six months of—’
1887. 1888.
Numtwr. Number.
Iron furnace companies 20 7
Machine shops and foundries.. 53 4u
Agricultural implement fac
tories 11 7
Flour mills 08 48
Cotton mills 44 8
Furniture factories 33 18
Gas-works 24 15
Water-works 44 15
Carriage aud wagon factories.. 25 11
Electric light companies 33 17
Mining enterprises 323 70
Lumber-mills 381 248
Ice factories 55 30
Canning factories 49 8
Stove foundries 2 3
Brick works 116 SO
Miscellaneous Iron works roll
ing mills, pipe-works 47 8
Cotton compresses 20 7
Cotton-seed oil-mills 13 2
Natural gas comDanies 30 10
Miscellaneous enterprises not
included in foregoing 475 198
Total 1.855 812
This table shows wide diversity of
new enterprises, indicating a new and
healthy growth. The building of cot
ton mills is again attracting much in
terest and capital. In nearly all the
Southern States new mills are being
erected, and especially in South Caro
lina is this activity noticeable. Several
very large mills are l«*ftig put up and
the older and smaller ones are
being enlarged and otherwise im
proved. At Greenville a cotton mill
to cost $500,000 will soon be built.
Texas is also becoming largely in
teresting in cotton manufacturing.
The amount of capital (including cap
ital stock of incorporated companies)
represented by the new enterprises or
ganized or chartered in the South, and
in the enlargement of old plauts and
rebuilding of mills destroyed by tire
during six months of 1887, as com
pared with the same time in 1886, was
as follows:
—For six months of—
-1881. 1886.
Alabama $32,081,000 $4,808,500
Arkansas 22,212.000 11,428.000
Florida 805,000 981,000
Georgia • 9,’257,000 1,399.000
Kentucky 21,710,090 17,220,700
Louisiana 8.972,000 1,202,000
Maryland 11,295,000 5,139,000
Mississippi 2,223,000 457,'00
North Carolina 3,212.1X19 1,485,200
South Carolina I.OOO.iXK) 538,000
Tennessee 20.2.55,0)0 5.297,(X)0
Texas 10.60),(XX) 2,980,(XX)
Virginia 10,389,000 5,553,000
West Virginia... 4,901,000 5,123,800
Total $101,192,000 $63,618,200
These statistics mean “business.”
They are no idle tales invented by
boom-makers, and they demonstrate
the vastness of the recent revolution
that has been quietly going on in the
Southern States. The bloody shirt
may flap and flutter for for the Re
publican agitator, but it can be used
no longer to retard the progress of the
Southern States. —Indianapolis Sen
tinel.
BLAINE OF MAINE.
Digoovery of Anotler Anchor Which He
Had Windward.
It seems that not every “anchor”
which James G. Blaine “cast to wind
ward” during his career in Congress
was discovered during his last Presi
dential canvass. The Pacific Railroad
Commission has just unearthed a paper
containing a confidential statement of
the stock contracts made to secure the
passage of the Pacific railroad bill of
1862. Among other entries on this
memorandum was this: “Blaine of
Maine, $10,000; right; S2OO not issued;
non assessable.” The New York Sun
also says that another confidential
statement noted “Blaine of Maine, 10,
000 acres; right;” aid “Blaine of
Maine, 7,500 acres government land;
right.”
This has, to say the least of it, a sus
picions look. But it is presumed that
Mr. Blaine will not trouble himself
about the matter. The charges made
against him in 1884, based upon the
clearest proofs, seemed to have no effect
upon his equanimity. For that matter
the mass of the republican voters ap
peared to take them as a matter of
course. The audacity of the “Plumed
Knight” in acquiring wealth by cor
ruption in office threw a glamour of
wickedness about his character which
charmed the simplicity of Republican
voters as the glitter of the serpent’s
eye is supposed to charm the innocent
bird. Will this uncanny influence con
tinue to hold intelligent and decent
men under the potency of its spell?—
Harrisburg {Fa. ) Patriot.
VO]9. IV-NO. 24.
A SWEET COMBINATION.
Some of tlio Interests That Are Howling
for a Hloodjr-Shirt Campaign.
There are several interests in the
country which would like to have the
“rebel flag incident” made the chief
issue of the next campaign. Weak
as that issue might be, they regard it
as strong in comparison with some
others that might be forced upon them.
The big combinations in coal, lum
ber, salt, glass, copper, iron and steel
would like to fight the rebellion over
again in 1888.
Alien landlords now on the point of
being driven from the country ivonld
not object to it if it promised to bring
back the party under whose rule they
flourished.
The cattle barons who were ejected
from the public lands which they had
unlawfully monopolized would wel
come it.
The land grabbing corporations
which have been forced to do justice to
the settler and which have had their
unearned grants forfeited all want it.
The Pacific railroads, owing the Gov
ernment $100,000,000 which they do
not want to pay, would not object to a
bloody shirt campaign.
The Dorseys, the Likinses, the Clay
tons and the Chaffees are all yearning
for a fight on the lines of a generation
ago.
Every thieving monopolist in Ameri
ca, forced by recent events to defend
himself against attacks which are in
creasing in force, wants to change tho
subject.
Even Jay Gould would not object if
the prospect were that the war issues
would restore the party from which he
bought the appointment of a Justice of
the Supreme Court
The claim agents, the subsidy grab
bers, the naval and steamship rings,
the pension swindlers and old Robeson
and J. Warren Keifer all regard the
rebel flag as a first-rate thing to scare
honest men with.
The only trouble with the crowd is
that it is slightly too eager. It banks
too mncli on an incident which will not
avail them much. The “rebel” scare
kept them in power eight yV'tirs after
the country was ready to turn them
out. It will not suffice to restore them
to power now that they have been
turned out— Chicago Herald.
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
Some of our Republican contem
poraries are busily engaged in carry
ing next year’s Presidential election
this year. Their occupation is harm
less and it may amuse them. Next
year’s Presidential election will be car
ried by the Democrats next year.— Troy
(N. Y.) Press.
The President’s statement that
more Union veterans are employed un
der this Government than under any
previous Administration is like one of
Mr. Sullivan’s swinging hits from the
shoulder, and it completely knocks out
Tuttle and the Tuttle style of blather
skites.—St. Louis Republican.
country hopes to retain the strength
which it still has, much more of it
hopes to recover the strength which it
has unquestionably lost, it must face
to the front and vindicate its claim to
be a party of progress. It can not
move forward with eyes averted to the
past or win triumphs on issues that
are dead. Nothing could be more
fatuous than an effort of its leaders to
arouse the sectional animosities of times
gone by or to attempt to base its
claims to popular support upon care
for the soldiers of the war of the
Union.— N. Y. Times.
How they are betraying their
anxiety and apprehension those
short-sighted editors—who are striv
ing to make a big fuss out of the Pres
ident's manly and dignified with
drawal of his own personality as a
possible cause of discord at the St.
Louis reunion of the Grand Army of
the Republic. They ought to see, for
it is plain enough to other people, that
they are telling every body they v r ould
rather have some other Democratic
candidate to fight than Cleveland.
Doubtless they mean well bv their par
ty. but they are on the wrong tack
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Pension Office.
The great benefits that will accrue
to the disabled veterans of the country
and their needy and dependent ones by
the promptness and dispatch with
which the work of the Pension Office
fias been transacted, through the in
troduction of sound business prin
ciples into the management of the
bureau, can not be fully estimated.
General Black deserves great praise
for the energy with which he devoted
a first-class executive mind to so or
ganize his great bureau that justice
would surely and speedily be done the
veterans to whom time is all-impor
tant, for their ranks are rapidly thin
ning out. He realized to the utmost
that, relief to be of any value must be
given speedily, and that to make them
wait unnecessarily would be the sharp
est cruelty. Himself a gallant and
wounded soldier, he deserves Qie full
est measure of a soldier’s gratitude.—
National Tribune, Organ of the G. A. R.