OMAHA DAILY JUNE 20 , 1884 ,
THE OMAHA BEE.
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B. ROSBWATEH. Editor.
A. H.Fltch.ftnigrer D llr Clraulitloa , P. 0. D
153 Om h , Neb.
BiiicocK loft an oaUlo oup-
iposod to bo worth 81,000,000.
K By the way , the BEF. celebrates its
birthday Tory qniotly. The firnt num.
bor was iasuod on the 10th of Juno ,
1871.
THE Now York democrats have loft
iho tarifT plank out of their platform.
The only plank they want is "offices for
democrats only. "
TUB Now York Sim shines for Bayard.
'Cleveland , hovrovor , captured the Now
York convention , and in all probability
will got away with the prcsidontial noml
: nation at Chicago.
GONOIIESSMAN TAYLOK has boon oloctcd
president of the Ohio Woman Suffrage
association. Ho is aiming to capture the
support of the women in the next cam.
paign.
3lAvon HAimisotf , of Chicago , is mak
ing war on the gamblers. Mayor Harri
son has probably been reading the
Omaha newspapers , and learned how our
officials have "worked" the gamblers.
Tim Philadelphia Press has nomi
nated the following "mugwump" ticket :
President Charles Francis Adams , of
Massachusetts ; Vico-Prosidont Carl
Schurz , of the Universe. Mr. Adams ,
however , would rather bo president of the
Union Pacific than of the United States.
TDK democratic machine in Now York
has conciliated Tammany and carried the
day at Saratoga. Under the unit rule .
Now York will cast a solid vote for Cleveland -
land , and it is more than probablu that
ho will bo the democratic presidential
candidate. His running mate will very
likely bo ox-Senator McDonald , of
Indiana.
TUB season of commencements now
a
approaching wlton so many degrees are a
conferred by the various institutions of c
learning , great and small , makes particu- I
laily timely the thoughtful and suggest h
ive essay by Ez-Prost. Theodore D. I
Woolsey , of Yale , on "Academical Do- S
gives , " in the forthcoming Century. Ho a :
treats more particularly of honorary , de ti
grees in the United States , and outlines tid tib
a system of conferring honors which d
would glvo merit its duo , but would 81
abolish Indiscriminate and meaningless 81SI
decoration. SItl
tlC tlI
SEKATOU MANDKUSON voted in favor of C
DtrikingoutofthoUtohbill.thoclauso which
abolishes women suffrage in thit territory. tlI tla
Senator Mandorson has boon a consist I
ent advocate of woman suffrage , but wo
a
cannot comprehend how ho could favor b
woman suffrage in Utah where it has
been for years the nuiu prop of poly sili
gamy. The elective franchise in the liai
bands of the Mormon women is BO ain
aiw
many votes cast under the diroo * w
tion of the bishops and ciders.
Wagon loads of women the wives'1 sisters vldi
di
and daughters of Mormons are carripd diac
ac
to the polls where they are voted like so
fu
manycattlo. They are nothing more
tli
nor loss than so many proxies. If the
at
women of Utah wore really frco Ameri
can Boverigna they could have long ago BEai
abolished poligamy through the ballot ai
box. Being tnoro vassals , with no frco
will bf their own , they have forged and at :
rirotod the chains of their own slavery or
moro tiRhtly , cior
or
TUB ojucsanunt in the country proof - to
of Douglas county has boon in- sii
creaked about $1,000,000 this year , but th
the tusetsmonU in Omaha are aipt only , thTl
ridiculously low , but outrageously un Tlwi
equal A good illustration of the in , wi
equality of the assessments jn Omaha is inmi
afforded by/the sale of a certain piece of mi
property , owned by lady. 'A house OBI
and lot wore Assessed at $3DO. A day in
or tvta ago the owner Bold' ono half all
of the lot for $2,000 , and' the soi
other . half , with the house , is an
worth between $3.COO and $4,000. This pri
u only ono of hundreds of similar as- ma
BOHmonts. It shows that assessors do 80 (
not try to equalize assessment * . Proper * Sti
ty in Douglas county ought to bo assessed ha
at $20,000,000 at the yery least ; of the cot
ratio of one-fourth or one-fifth of the ms
actual value. The assessment of Arapahoe - pic
hoe county , Colorado , in which Denver ric
is located , u $30,000,000. Wo have no for
remedy for this unreasonably low as
CMiment until the next legislature taoeU.
Wo must have a radical reform in the
system of assessment. Omaha should .Til
have one responsible assessor with Re
authority to appoint aa many deputies sec fO !
.as are necaaury to tnako a true and nu
equal auwmeut. The county board of be
equalization is still iu session , and the vo
lot
Inequalities of the present assessment toi
Are becoming more glaring from day to- 001
T'UK DARK CONTINENT.
Hrnry M. Stanley , a former resident
otmaha is still adding to his fame na n
d'iscovoror , explorer and clvilhor. Had
anyone predicted while Stanley * aa writ
ing sonsalional letters from Omaha to
the Now YoikcroW and spending
his leisure- moments in courting the fas
cinating little actress , Annlo Ward , that
ono day ho would become famous the
world ovcrtis an African explorer and
that ho would open up the heart of "tho
dark continent" to civilization , that per-
non would have been laughed at as * vis
ionary-crank. But Stanley hasdonoall
this , nnd.has yet before him a vast work
which 'in all .probabllly ho will accom
plish. Having demonstrated hio enter
prise , onorgj mid daring by his first ex
pedition which resulted in the discovery
of Dr. Livingstone and In winning the
confidence and respect of the civilized
world , ho has continued Jhis wotk in
Africa , . critho pas f ur j iani helms
been -engaged hi thrjwintorosts > the
Inlefnatiorfal African "AssociatloifWIiich
waa organized some years after * a.t
Brussels , \mdor the auspices of the klrrgof
Belgium , and composed of various kings ,
princes and merchants , The object of
the association was to open to trade the
fertile and densely populated , but almost
unknown , Interior of Africa. Stanley
has , in four years , accomplished ono of
the greatest civilizing works over undertaken -
taken , inasmuch as it has all boon done
without war or bloodshed. Ho has es
tablished a line of well equipped commer
cial stations from iho east to the west
coast of Africa from the mouth
of the pi oat Congo river to
the island of Zanzibar , in the Indian
ocoan. Ho has opened to commerce
3,000 miles of navigation on the
Congo and ita tributaries , and
the work is to bo carried still further.
When Stanley returned to Africa in 1880
lie founded Vivi , at the head of atoam
lavigation , from the ocoan. Ho next
juilt a road around the great cataracts
nrhioh separate the Upper and Lower
Oongo , and built and launched four
itoamors on the former stream. Ho es
tablished an important station , Leopold-
cillo , on Stanley pool , at the head of the
oTrcr cataracts. The establishment of
; ho station of Stanley Falls , a thousand
niles up the river , was accomplished
ast December. It waa there that Stan-
oy made a treaty with the natives by
noans of which ho opened communion-
ions with Karoraa , on Like Tanganyika ,
vhich has for a considerable time boon
lonnoctod by a series of posts
nth Zanzibar in the Indian ocean. A
urge number of other pasta have boon
atablishod and a vast extent of territory
.as boon acquired and opened to trade.
Itanloy is on the most friendly terms
rith all the nativea , and has had no dif-
ioulty in convincing thorn of tlm advan-
ages to bo derived by commercial inter-
lourso with the civilized nations of the
irorld. The various tribes of natives
tavo recognized the International associ-
tion through its roposontativo , Stanley ,
nd have made liberal treaties , have
odod territory nnd granted "privileges ,
n 1881 , shortly after Stanley had begun
ia great enterprise , another explorer ,
to VrazzEt , who waa ambitious to rival
tanloy , proceeded to the upper Congo ,
nd hoisted the flag of Franco , in the in-
3rcsU of which country ho claimed to
0 working. Stanley , however , not at all
ismayod , carried mi hij enterprise. No
jrioua conflict occurred , although it
3oma strange , under the circumstances ,
liat some trouble has not arisen between
'ranco and the novel International asso-
iation , which ii in fact a private on-
orpriso gotten up undur the
uspiccs and patronage of the
lolgian king. The work of the
ssociation has boon carefully watched
y the various powers , and it ia rather
ingular that none of them , not oven
England , has made any direct attempt to
cqulro territory or to establish new colo-
ius. England , , however , made a treaty h
ith Portugal , which was intended to ro-
Ivo Portugal's absolute claims to African
aminion , but this amounted to nothing ,
1 Portugal no longer hns any ambition
conquest and linn lost its interest in
10 Congo. This treaty had the cfl'oct of
trring up the International association to
ok recognition from the United States ,
id in this effort it has boon oucecssful. i ,
'hothor the recognition will give to it |
lysubitantiaLsupport and aidmcarrying hi
i the great work it has undertaken in
vilizing the "darkcontinent"orwhoth- athi
tbo various European powers will seek
enrich themselves by territorial ocqui-
lions , without paying any attention to
o "recognition" of the association bye fir an
o United States , .remains to , bo seen , firwt
wt
icro is a strong probability that Franco
11 bo the first power make a move an
pll
this direction , and it is
ty cause the International
sociation' serious trouble , so much so
fact that it will bo compelled to form-
ho
y put itself under the protection of
ast
mo powerful king or emperor and make
thi
assignment of its acquired rights and ale
ivilegos to such potentate. Whatever
ty bo the result , the International sa am
ltation , through its agent , Henry M.
inloy , can take itself the credit for
ring opened up to civilization and
nmerco the interior of Africa , and
do it possible for that hitherto unox-
bee
ired region of tbo earth to become a. beea
h field for the merchants , traders and \ vie ;
tune-hunters of the world. eve
1
con
THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE. his
1
Fo TUB EDITOR OK Tun EBB ; Twice cro
IK BEK has made the statement that the cun
iv. Mr , Thomas , of St. Paul , was the '
> end choice of the clergy of Nebraska in'
the bishopric thereof. It is a small ipji
ipjir
ttter , perhaps , but it is juit as well to r
correct. Mr. Thomas received five I am
tea out of twontyono on the early bal- tlio
, and then 0 I
dropped out altogether
&d <
ward the latter part of the protracted
a test , when ho received the vote of the cog 1
ung clergyman who nominated him at lari
thti first. Bishop Walker , of Dakota ,
was the second choice , or rather ho re
ceived Iho next highest number of votes ,
except that Iho Rev. Mr. Loonurd , in
spite of his positive refusal to bo n cahul-
datooucoor twice nvcoivcd A higher
number of votes than ho. Whether or
not TIIB BF.F. is correct in its guess AS to
the coming man it may bo as well tea
a < nrit the returns.
JOHN WIIMAMB.
IN matters of religion THE BER docs
not pretend to bo as infalliablo as it is
in secular affairs. It stands corrected so
far as the second choice of the Episcopal
convention for bishop is concerned. As
to the coming man wo are now inclined
to believe that the council , at its : next
mooting , will again vote for Dr. Worth-
lngtonand make it unanimous this time ,
in which event ho will probablyaccept.
It is intimated that the principal reason
of his declining , in the first place , was
that there twafl some opposition to making
his olcctioh unanimous.
. ; , JIM
Otm sister "republic , Mexico , has jilst
hold her presidential election. It occur
red on Sunday last , and compared to our
prcsidontial campaign , was a vorj .qulot'
affair so quiet indeed th'vt hardljKanyt
body in this country is yet aware of it.
Ex- President Porfirio Diaz was elected
without opposition. It appears that at
first General Trovino , the officer who
married the daughter of the late General
Ord , had some presidential aspirations ,
and received considerable encouragement
from his friends. Diaz , however , who is
evidently a shrewd politician , and a close
observer of the methods of the politi
cians cf the United States , ' 'fixed" Tro
vine by promising to make him secretary
of war , which offer was accepted by Tro
vine , President Diaz , while represent
ing the military element , is a progressive
man and will endeavor to advance the
interests of.Mexico. . . Ho was largely in
strumental in bringing about the recent
treaty with the United States , from the
Mexicans who hope to receive great bene
fits from it. President Diaz , who in n
wormjfriond of thoUnitodStatos , recently
msdo an extended tour of this country ,
visiting all the principal eastern cities ,
omd obtaining much valuable informa
tion which will now provo of great use tote
to him in his presidential position.
OWINO to a doGciancy in the bonds for
; ho payment of storekeeper and gangers ,
Secretary Folgor says that ho sees no way
nit of the dilemma'except to close the
listillorics until the end of the fiscal year ,
vhon there will bo money to pay the
ifficials. The secretary is governed in
lia opinion by the statute which prohib-
ts the employment of mon without hav-
ng money to pay them , and by another
vhich requires that those mon shall bo
Attendant upon pistillorlos while they are
n operation. If the dist illorics should
in closed , wo venture the opinion that
herb'will ' bo whisky enough on hand to
lupply the demands of the presidential
iampaign. However , the distilleries
vould probably bo albwcd to continue
nanufacturing , if they should offer to
> ay the storekeepers and gaugors , which
omo of them might bo willing to do for
, short timo.
THE Philadelphia JRccord , in communi
ng upon the fact that Camden , N. Ji ,
iaa decided in favor of a "high license"
f $108 a year , says that this is a much
ighor license than has boon demanded
3 that'clty , and that the enforcement of
ho ordinance will have a useful influence ,
i that it will reduce the number of
taverns" and increase the revenue frem
bis source. The Ilccord probably would r
ot call $108 a very high license if it
era aware of the fact that the license in
Imnha is $1,000.
Tin ; eighth district congressional con-
ontion of Iowa , hold at Cbcoola , rononv
mtod Hon. W. P. Hepburn for congress
y acclamation. This was not unoxpoct-
d , as Mr. Hepburn has made an excel-
int congressman , and the republicans of si
is district have done well in recognizing
is merits. They could have made no
utter or moro satisfactory selection ,
ol. Hepburn will bo ro-oloctod by an
rorwhulming majority.
OIIUUCH LJowi ; , a democrat of No *
raska , declares himself fur Blaine in the
> llowini ( trite manner : "Iraisovork. I
n fnr Blaine , because ho will make the
utcli oat Yankee piirk , and don't you
irgut it. " Lcnvenworth Times
Church Howe , ' as a llliino democrat ,
IB become quito an imposing figure , ra
id the above paragraph is sure to make
m famous , if nothing cho will.
si
TUB now steamship America has made
lOthor remarkably quick trip. Her hi
at run from Quoonstown to Now York
is made in six days and fifteen hours' , shm
d her return trip has just been accom- m
ishedin six days and fourteen hours. She
undoubtedly the fastest steamer afloat. sani
ni
lei
IO\VA will this year , raise moro than as
r usual immeso crops , if nothing dis- seth
roua occurs. She. has the best corn
it she has had in ten years , particularly th
mi ; the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul hii
i Chicago it Northwestern roads. an
roi
STATE : JOTTINGS.
total valuation of CABS countjr Is 93 ,
,022. _ _
? ho Msrosed valuation of Ivnoz county has <
m increased (0,000.
lie Waterloo Gaietto reports crops In that
inlty promising. The acreage is larger than
r bi'toro ,
' . Kffin , it well known manufacturer of
ibs iiom Urnoklyn , N. Y. , will , noou open
short in North PJ&Ho.
'tin Inuino hospital at Lincoln is now
wded t'i iu utmost capacity , there being
fined therein 325 patients.
y lire * are bocominc so numerous
tint the vigilantes methods will bo
ilio/1 to the tlr t fi nil Ing captured.
'roclmnatiqn hu Ui'n made JiiGrniJ Is-
con
1 thit citirous lurul th ir Runs And ehoot
Ilibt burglar that Bliowu bin hold. clai '
rand Island U tool
raised another round on the
ler nf ] > itgrf M by ( he report that the Chi- gr of a i
o k Kurthwoutura was headed that way. 13m
lie Lincoln Driving Park association haa tor-
etljaii assctamuet of 11,300 ou iti stock to alui
I"1 tho. .tack and nccwsaty builditifr * In
"i .p . ( Already about SGOO h been ox-
In setting out tree * and othetvri'o
bc . 'atlfylng the gronmK The contract for
grading the track nnd changing the channel nf
the creek will bo lot M loon as the surveyor s
estimate can be had.
Ainflworth , Drown county , IIM manipula
tor of drinks .who carries the banner for the Y.
M. 0. A. , can lead In prayer , plays any game ,
including pool , part * his hair in the middle ,
can wait on hirty-sovcn customers at once ,
train n trotting horse , doctor a collarless dig.
mix drinks in cevcn different Inngungcs and
give thn Sioux war whoop to perfection. In
fact ho Is a little "panny blofsom. " t
The Lincoln Democrat mjliloquines ! " Wo
smnctitms think that Lincoln is a very wicked
city , but when wo glancn nt Omaha wo feel
that our city N almost the Ideal of the New
Jerusalem. It in true wo have sotno natural
ctiMedncM which break * out once In a while ,
but there in not the gangs of thugs and bum
mers nnd drunkards here in Lincoln which
they have in Ornaho. And wo have on honorable -
able mayor nd most of the municipal ( inkers
are men of tterling worth and reliability ,
while in Omaha whew I the mayor nnd offi
cers of Omaha I Lund of lifo and liberty tl
Don't upoak of them again 111
Conversations Carried On nt a Dis
tance of Tivolvo Hundred
MUCH.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The telephone has become such a nec
essary part of the business machinery of
the world that any improvements tending
to Ha moro perfect operation ore watched
in their dovclopemonta with interest.
Ono of the groatfaults with the telephones
has boon the the induction between wires
on different circuits near each other , by
which persons talking over different lines
could hear each other.
Yesterday afternoon a teat of a now
transmitter was made over the wires of
the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph com
pany. An instrument was placed in the
opernting-room and ono in the cellar.
These instruments wore connected by a
wire forming a circuit from the instru
ment in the operating-room to Chilli-
cot ho and back to the instrument in the
collar. This made a distance on almost
200 miles. Over this length of line the
voice of n person talking could bo heard
very distinctly , oven when speaking in ao
low a tone that another parson standing
a few foot from the person talking could
not hoar what waa said. A line was next
formed to Gratton , Va. , a distance of
GOO miles , and then to Baltimore , Md. ,
a distance of 1,200.miles , and there waa
no perceptible change in the distinct
ness with which the voice could bo
hoard or the words understood. It is a
very severe test , yet it was demonstrated
that with this transmitter persona hun
dreds of miles apart can carry on a con
versation intelligibly. , While the test
waa being made the thirteen or fourteen
telegraph wires wore in operation ; yet
there waa no apparent induction ; the in
struments could not bo hoard , as they
can frequently bo in this city , -whore the
telephone and telegraph wires are near
each other. 'Ihis difficulty , it is claimed ,
is overcome by the formation of the carbons
bens of the transmitter so that there is
lir constantly between them , and vrhon
they vibrato while speaking into them the
mrront is opened and closed perfectly ,
, vith a telegraph instrument.
Talcing Up a CollolUon By
States.
Ban Francisco Pout. , ,
Ono of 'thamo t/elngyj.ar..traita. / pf..our
common humanity is the fact that no
matter how artijcallyindilloronttho ( citi
zens of a articular locality may bo to
his neighbors while'at home , ho no
sooner becomes a traveler than his local
pridu sticks out like the peg on a hat
rack , and at a minute's notice.
The other morning while tho. eastbound -
bound overland was stopping at Council
Bluffs a man suddenly * climbed into one
if the Pullman cars , ' and exclaimed in
in anxious voice :
"Is there a Southern man aboard ? "
"Thoro is Bah. From Notho Carliny ,
ah I" responded a gentleman attired in a
> lack suit , velvet vest , and leg boots ,
hose anto-bollnm landmarks of the sun-
ly South.
"Thou I appeal to you to aid a case of
cal distress , " said the stranger. ' 1
ivo a dollar myself , " and ho dropped a
ollar into hit own hat.
"I'm from Floriaa , sah , " said a thin
lan f.irthor along , , "and I make it
12 , "
"If there's anybody hero from Wiscon-
in , " said a stout looking party injomr ,
'suppose wo subscribe $3 apiece. "
"It's a go I" shouted a follow citizen to
lie last speaker , pulling out his pockot-
ook.
"Now York says $5 , " snapped out a
lylisl looking young follow , flipping a
old piece down the aisle.
"So does Massachusetts , " cooly
[ limed in a Boston man , dropping a
reonbaok into the delighted collectors t
it.
"Gentlemen , " quietly announced a
) lid-looldng paasmieor , "tho Keystone
* " pltis the tarvitg ) family , or what
it is. just $10 , " and ho counted out
10 com.
"Illinois goes that ono bettor , " and a
avclur with a "wheat futures" look
shi'd out three fives ;
"Just pass this up , please , " said n St.
ouis pork packer , handing the Chicago
an a , twenty , trith a grim smile.
"Tho poor widow catches Utah for
25 , " said another man , amid a general
iiilo.
"Put Wyoming down for thirty , " and
big cattle ranger began unwrapping
s wallet. lihi
"Tho Silver State hi
aaya thirty-five ,
outod a big follow with a sack of speci hibi
ous , who had been unstrapping his bi
onoy bolt.
"If the returns are all in , " finally
id a man , with a'Mg frit hat and a so
iggot breastpin , u he sUed up and soH
nkcd around calmly , "I should like to CO
k if there is another Californian pro- fa
ntJ1' . , fadi
There was no response.
"All right , " said tha gentleman from
0 Comstock , "Then I'll subscribe for
in. Hero's $100 from the SuntotStato , "
d ho dumped the gold into the al-
ndy heavily weighted hat , just aa the
listlo blow and the collector started
r the door.
"Who did you y oil that money was i
? " shouted several , as the train slowly in
Hod out.
"What for ? Why , for boerl" yelled
3 man with the hat , and at the tame
imont about a dozen moro old bums inG
1 tramps crawled out from under a lint
and executed a wild scalp scalp dance G
joy aa the train' disappeared around
> curve.
North Carolina Tobacco ia the etc
it.
Iowa College Ooinraenooineiir7 Uln
OWA Cirr , Juna 18' The etta unlvenlty
imODooiaonV closed to-day. A graduating
m of tlurty-threo yoUnjr men nnd women'
'c the decree of bachelor of arts , ud ten
iuttea of former ydar the tlccruo nf master
rtd. Among the1 latter , Itor. Frank K. JrJ
nb , of Davenport , who ii the alumni ora- R ,
elect for 1885. There waa a banquet of ( ho Fan
uul tliU afternoon. I rou
BROTHER INGRAM ABROAD ,
An Interesting Letter From an Old
Omaha Minister ,
Treating on Vnrloun Topics of Nofo
Between the Missouri and
the Sncrnmonto.
Corregpondonco of
SN JOSE , California , Juno M.
During my recent visit to Omaha your
excellent paper made so many kindly
allusions to myself and my church work
in your city , that I esteem it a duty , as
well as a very great pleasure , to publicly
acknowledge the same.
A a a rule the path of the humble
minister is not ono of roses , and such
tokens of esteem are fully appreciated ,
The few days spent with the dear old
friends of Omaha will constitute ono of
the brightest chapters in all my public
lifo. Tlio < generous welcome accorded
mo by both church and people
was most gratifying. Much of my
enjoyment - Avas duo to the * fact
that tny homo waa with the
pleasant , hospitable family of your well
known and genial townsman , W. J.
Mount. Hero every want waa anticipat
ed , and nothing overlooked that could
add to my comfort or pleasure.
I should love to make special mention
of every token of loving friendship from
every source , but my letter would bo too
long.
The ride hpmo in a Pullman car ovjr
the Union Pacific as far ua UgUuii was
simply delightful. Over a year ago I
felt constrained to criticise the UV-P.
management for attaching their emigrant
cars to a freight train. I waa glad to
Gnd that that letter which waa published
in TUB BEE had its desired result , ( ? )
for , on our way out there waa an emi
grant car just in front and three just in
the roar of the Pullman , flying
across , the mountains and plains
at the same joyful rate as
the first-class coach. j This gives the
U. P. n decided advantage over all the
other lines between the Missouri river
and the Pacific coast. Wo left Omaha
Sunday evening at 8:25 : and reached San
Francisco the following Thursday morn
ing ut 7:15. During the entire distance
our'train ' entered almost every station on
timo.
timo.Tho
The weather gods have gotten up a
general surnriao for California , in the
ahano of a rain storm in June. It began
raining on the evening ot the 7th , and
the oldest inhabitant never know such a
thing before. The damage to grain , hay
and fruit will run into the hundreds of
thousands. ' Uy far the greatest damage
will b'p ' to the hay. The unharvestcd
cherry crop will also suffer largely , as the
ripq fruitwill , burst open , which will ren
der" it unfit for canning.
The following report of the Juno rains
from 1874 to 1884 , is token from the San
Josi ( daily ) Times of present data :
Tliojiresent "miny spell" is phenomenal in
Itsjdiiijvtio'h ixud "quality for the mouth of
Juno bn this pirt uf the Pacific coast. The
record , as kept nt the bank of Sun Jose , shows
the Juno precipitation for ten years past to
have been : In 1874 0.11 of an inch : 1875 ,
0.55ti87C ; , 0:1877 : , 0:1878 : , 0 ; 1889 , 0.12 ; 1880 ,
Oj 1881 , 0 ; 1882 , 0 ; 1883 , 0 ; 1884 , to date lrc.
Tie fruit crop in this ( Santa Clara ) valley -
loy , and , indeed , in most parts of the
atato , is very abundant , and brings good
prices. The fruit in some orchards , on
the troes. is selling for $400 pur'acre ,
and a few of the most valuable orchards
have sold as high as $000 por.acro.
The fruit is usually bought up before
the trees are in bloom , the purchaser
taking all the risk of a crop. This will
give your readers an idea of the wonder-
full productiveness of this beautiful
valley.
Tlio news of Elaine's nomination was
received with the wildest enthusiasm all
aver the Pacific coast.
White hata are in great demand.
The declination of Samuel J. Tildon
lias had a most depressing influence upon
; ' ho democratio party of the state , and the
'coling seems to bo that this action of
Mr. Tildon will give the state to Blaine.
But my letter is too'long.
Yory cordially ,
J. W. INOKAM.
Had Served Under Grant.
loston Globo.
"How long have you boon a car
[ river ? " was asked.
"Ever since I loft Grant. "
"Ah , you served under Grant , did
' (
ou ?
"I should emilo if I didn't. "
"Which dn you like hotter , following
Ilyfisesa to victory or car driving ? "
"I never followed him to victory , you
20 , or perhaps I should like that bettor ;
s it is , I prefer my car. "
"Nover followed him to victory ? "
skcd the reporter : "why , I thought hu
Iways won ? "
"Ho didn't while I was under him , and
tat waa the last hardest battle that he
) u ht. "
The scribe waa getting anxious. Here
as a man who said ho waa under Grant
tjhis last and hardest battle and that ho
as defeated. It was a rare bit of news
ideod. Taking out his note book and
oncil , the reporter said :
"When and where was this ? "
"At Chicago In 1880 , if you dent ho
eve rae look at this , " said he , opening
is coat and showing a badge.
Then the reporter looked and saw a
right badge on which was inscribed :
" 300. "
It waa a base sell. Ho waa not an old
'Idler ' ; ho waa not oven an old car driver ,
o was simply a Grant delegate to the
invention that nominated Garfield , and
lling to get an office , ho had gene to
iving cars.
> REXEL & MAUL
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( SCCOE330US TO J01IN O. JACOBS )
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