Absolutely Independent. .=
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, ’93.
The Daily» Gazette, established in 1820
The Weekly Gazette in 1800..
The Weekly Gazette circulates throughout
Norwalk'and the a “scent towns, With mail
' subscribers scattere throu houtthe world.
It oesto the homes of t e most thrifty
and intelligent peo le. those who have
money to spend an tastes, to gratify. and
as an advertising med1um 1t has no loca
peer.
The manufacturer. the merchant, the me-
chanic and laborer. are .all ally and de-
voted readers of the Daily Guest 43. n-
terprising. attractIve and. honest, Itsreaders
believe in it and peruse 1_t thoroughly; an
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attention than do the columns 0 less re-
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MOBILIW IN LOUISIANA
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F ire and Torture Await Mur-
derer Julian.
BLOODHOUNDS, ON HIS TRACK
Judges and State Legislators Are Leaders
of the Regulators-Newspaper Men
Conducted Beyond the Lines and Told
to Stay Away. '
NEW ORLEANS, Sep. 21.—-'I‘he leading
colored men of the city have asked the
Governor for troops for protection against
the reign of terror existing in Jefferson
parish, on the outskirts of the city. A
mass meeting, of all colored Citizens
of the State has been called for
Monday in this city, and from the
indications serious trouble may be ex-
pected. Jefferson parish has been declared
under martial law by its residents. The
sheriff, judges, State Senators and Repre-
sentatives are the leaders of the regulators
together with all the other white officials.
' All newspaper men were conducted out-
side the lines yesterday and ordered to re-
main away in the future. It is impossible
to ' learn what is now going on, or
whether the murderer Julian has been
captured or burned at the stake. The
' 'line of sentinels along the city boundary
fired several shots about midnight lat per-
sons who would not halt. It is believed
that the State troops will be called out.
Many of the white women and children
from Jefferson have come to the city for
refuge. Bloodhounds from the peniten-
tiary were let loose in the swamps where
it is thought the murderer is hiding.
A correspondent saw the preparations
made for his reception when caught. It
has been built on thevexact spot where
Judge Estopiual fell and died. An iron
stake has been driven into the ground, to
which he will be tied. Fat pine and resi-
nous materials surround this. Long irons,
like branding irons, are in readiness, and
when red hot the man will be tortured
with them, while the fire underneath him
burns. A rude gallows tree above the
pyre has been built from which the mar?
dcrer will be suspended over the fire by
the arms. The description of these prepar-
ations will undoubtedly cause the Gov-
ernor to mass troops in the neighbor-
hood.
REVOLT AT POLYGADIY.
A Ripple of Excitement at the Congress
of Religions. '
CHICAGO, Sep. 21,—Tho harmony that
has characterized the sessions of the world’s
parliament of religions since the opening
day was for the first time slightly disturbed
yesterday. Scores of thousands of profes-
sing Christians have listened without de-
mur, and as a matter of fact with absolute
interest, to the advocacy of Buddism, Con-
fucianism, Zoroasterism and other isms,
but they drew the line at polygamy, and
when from the platform it was declared
that a polygamist could also be a Christian
they lifted up their voices in indignant
protest. The gentleman who thus put his
foot in it was Mohammed Russell Alexan-
der Webb, in the course of an address on
the spirit of Islam. ‘
POSTOFFICE ROBBERS.
A Gang Doing New England Towns in n
Systematic Way.
HARTFORD, Conn ., Sep. 21.-—-:At an early
hour yesterday burglars attempted to blow
open the safe of the postoflice at Ware-
house Point. O. S. Smith, night watch‘
man at the silk mills, heard the men at
work. He roused John McI-Iugh and his
two sons. The burglars heard them com-
ing and fled. It was found that a hole
had beeudrilled through the door of the
safe and the handle broken off. The build-
ing had been entered by a door that had
been pried open by a cross-bar. The burg
lars left their tools when they escaped. It
is belie.ed they belong to the gang that
has been robbing postoifices elsewhere in
this State and Massachusetts. , ,. ,
WILLIAM AND BISBIARCK.
The Emperor'Ofl'oI-s the Ex—Chnncollor n
Castle During His Illness.
BERLIN, Sep. 21.——It is stated that Em-
peror William upon hearing of PrinceBis-
marck’s illness, sent a dispatch to the ex. .
chancellor from Guenes expressing his
sympathy and offering him one of the im-
perial castles for a residence in View of the
unfavorable climatic conditions in Fried-
richsruhe. Prince Bismarck, it is said,
sent a long telegram in response in. which
he cordially thanked the Emperor for his
offer, but said he would be obliged to de-
cline it, as Dr. Schweuinger, his physician,
was opposed to his changing his residence.
Labor Organization at Lawrence.
LAWRENCE, Masa, Sep. 21.—There are
indications that the textile workers of
LaWrence will soon be organized into a
compact labor body, and a mass meeting
of members advortised for Friday. even-
ing willbe the beginning of ,ageneral ef--
fan: to .bringthe members-of the city into
closer relations with one another. '
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Liver- and Kidney Troubles
"I suffered with liver and kidney trouble
and had a. bad attack of-catarrh in my head.
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of allpalnandl am strongergl LEVI G. SHEL-
DON, Orford. N. H. 5139 sure to get Hood’s.
Hood’sSarsaparilIais'sold byall druggists.
$1 ;six.for $5.: Prepared only by C. I. Boon
a 00., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mesa. -—
Hood’s Pills are hand made, and perfect~
in proportion and appearance. 25c. per box.
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Fairbank & Co., Chicago, for hand- 5 '
some Cottolene Cool; Book, contain- IIIIHI'
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annoyance of . _
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$3 SHOE net's».
Best Cal! Shoe in the world for the rice.
w. L. Douglas shoes are sold evervahoxe.
Everybody should wear-them. It is a duty
you owe yourself to at the best value to!
your money. Eleonora so lnyour footwearby
Purchaalns w. L. Douglas Shoes,whloh
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Douglas name and
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Price, 25 cents.
EULLETSIOBIYNG’HERS
A Roanoke Mob Fired On by
Militia.
EIGHT PEOPLE KNOWN TO BE DEAD
All the Trouble About a. Brutal Negro
Who Robbed a. Market Woman—Mayor
Trout Wounded “mile Protecting the
Prisoner—Juries Restore Order.
ROANOKE, Va, Sep. 21.—Rooort Smith,
a negro, yesterday robbed and nearly killed
Mrs. Henry Bishop, wife of a well-to-do
farmer of Botetout county. Mrs. Bishop
was at the market with a load of produce
and Smith bought a box of grapes. He
asked her to go with him to get the money
and taking her to a house nearby locked
the door and bound her. Then drawing a
razor he demanded her money. She gave
it up, and while doing so jerked the razor
from his hand. The negro choked her,
threw her'down, and pounded her head with
a brick,‘ leaving her fordeadk Mrs. Bishop,
shortly‘afterwards regained consciousness
and‘retur’ning to the market told of the
outrage. Detective Baldwin soon arrested
the negro. The excited crowd attempted
to tahe Smith away from the officer and
lynch him, but Baldwin with the prisoner
on a horse dashed at full speed in the face
of the crowd and soon had him behind the
bars. I
A crowd gathered around the jail and
kept increasing as night approached. At
five o’clock the .Roanoke Light Infantry
marched to the jail by orders of Mayor
Trout. Guards were postedand the streets
in the immediate vicinity cleared. About
dark the crowd increased by a hundred
men from the vicinity of the - woman’s
home, headed by Mrs. Bishop’s son, a fire-
man on the Norfolk, & VITesteru railroad.
At eight o’clock portions of the mob bat-
tered at a side door of the jail where the
militia and Mayor Trout had retired. The
shooting was commenced by , the mob and
the mayor was shot in the foot. The mi-
litia were then ordered to return the fire
and a volley from about 25 rifles was
poured into the mob. It is thought that
about eight men were killed by this fire and
as many more wounded, some of them fa-
tally. During the excitement caused by
the volley, the negro was taken from the
jail by an officer and secreted. The dead
and wounded were removed to a drug store
and to the offices of nearby physicians.
The militia were then dispersed and left
the scene as quietly as possible.
The following is the list of the dead as
far as known at present
S. A. Vick, hotel proprietor.
Will Sheetz, fireman on the Norfolk 8:
Western railroad. .
Charles W. VVhitmire, conductor on the
Norfolk & Western.
J. B. Tyler, of Blue Ridge.
George White, shot through the leg and
bled to death.
W. Jones, engineer on the Norfolk &
Western. -
Emmet J. Sneall of Northwest Roanoke.
John Mills, distiller, Back Creek.
George Settles of Vinton is mortally
wounded.
Otto Falls was shot through the body
and will die.
Several others were severelyinjured.
SEED WHEAT FOR POOR FARIIIERS.
United Workmen Hope to Succeed Where
" Kansas nailed. -
TOPEK A, Kan , Sep. 21.—The State au-~
thorities having failed in their scheme to
collect seed grain for the farmers of lVest-
ern Kansas, the Ancient Order of United
W'orkinen has taken hold of the project
and will endeavor to furnish the needed
aid to members of the organization and to
others if a surplus of seed be collected. A
circular to this effect has just been issued
by Grand Master Murphy of Kansas. In
every case the request is for a loan, not
for a gift. Contributions are to be sent to
E. M. Fords, Emporia, Kan.
GOOD TRADE souTH.
Railroads and Steamboats Doing a. Largely
Increase-d Business.
BALTIMORE, Sep. 21. - Railroads and
steamboats running to southern territory
are doing a largely increased business now.
Shipment-s of factory and mill products,
which fell off greatly during the financial
depression, are steadily increasing. Sales-
men for Baltimore, houses, many of whom
were called in when the panic was threat-
ened, are again on the road and doing a
fairly good business.
New Jersey Republicans.
TRENTCN, N. J., Sep.,21.—The New
Jersey State Republican Committee met
‘ yesterday. The tariff, race tracks and
gambling were among the matters dis-
cussed. Fi‘anklin J. Murphy, Edward J.
Anderson, “John Y. Foster and George
Jenkins were appointed a committee to
send out pamphlets on the above subjects.
Weather Forecast.
WASHINGTON, Sep. 21.—For New Eng--
land and Eastern New York: Fair; north-
west winds. For the District of Colum-
bia, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia: Fair;
north winds. For Western Pennsylvania
and Western New York: Fair; warmer;
winds becoming east.
Cholera at Hamburg.
HAMBURG, Sep. 21.—Ten new cases of
cholera and two deaths‘from the disease
have been reported here within the last 24
hours. All the cases occurred in the su-
burbs. No case was reported in the inner
town of the harbor. Most of the patients
are making favorable progress.
Ellison Mus: Stand Trial This Month.
NEW YORK, Sep. 21.—The motion of
Lawyer Charles W. Brooke, counsel for
Frank Ellison charged with assaulting
broker W. H. Henriques, for a. postpone-
ment of the trial of Ellison which is ‘set
for next Wednesday, has been denied by
Recorder Smyth.
' Vanheest Knocks Out Napier.
NEW ORLEANS, Sep. 21.—-The prize fight
here last night between Vanheest and
Napier at the Olympic Club for a purse of
$2,000 was won by Vanheest in the 29th
round by a knock-out blow in the stomach.
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Retiring Bank Notes.
WASHINGTON, Sep. 21‘.-—The amount of
retired bank notes in circulation yesterdal
aggregated $340,500. ‘ ,
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Read the GAZETTE.
:haawua
“FBGM THE FIRST DOSE I'
FELT BETTER!”
The following from one of Holden's re-
liable cltizens. and certified to b the
Manufacturing Fir '.
Miner that
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Pleasant E .
‘6 YE'l‘ 2'
WORD 'OF
DANA SABSAPAEILLA (30..
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Enatwe of that place, and reading of the bottom-
‘E‘old uc unintauces had received from it, I:
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.st Miners' Dru Store in this city, they being the
Eonly ones that ept it in stock at that time.
”to say that FRO THE FIRS
=D0§E I- FELT BETTER and con-
Etinned to Improve and after taking two
.bottles I had a hearty appetlte and
=could digest almost anything I ate.
E Have recommended it to at least a dozen
'friends, and all I haveheard 1mm, have de-
__=":;rived eat. benefit from it.
""‘ erytrul ours, WM. I. ASH.
- No. l Rocklsnd ace. Maiden, Mass.
5 We hereb certify that we sold Mr. Ash DANA'S
SARSAPAIIHILA, and his statement we know
gto be true in every articular.
-— Very respectfully, . A. a F. L
Dana Sarsansrllla 60.. Ballast. Maine.
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DAILY GAZETTE’S ,
Classified Business Directory.
Cards under this head $2.50 per line per year
BANKS.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY NATIONAL BANK.
Wall st, N. Incorporated 1824. .Gapital_.$2 00
000. President. E. O.Keeler ; v1ce-premdent
David H. Miller: cashier..Lewis C. Green.
Safe Deposit Boxes, Free to Depositors.
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK. Wall st. N.
capital. $100,000; surplus, $16,100: George M.
Holmes, resident: E. L. Boyer. vice-presi-
dent : W‘ iam A. Curtis. cashier.
FAIBFIELD COUNTY SAVINGS BANK. 51
Wall st, N. Deposits. $500,000; surplus, $20.
000. Winfield S._Moody. president ;, Martins.
Oraw. vice-pres1d’t: James H. Baflev. treas
NOBWALK SAVINGS SOCIETY, Wall st, N
be osits over $2,000,000.3urp1us $90,000. Geo.
M. olmes. president; B. B. Craufurd.vme-
president : Geo. E. Millentreas urer.
INS URAN 0E.
NORWALK FIRE INS. 00., N.In.successful
business smce 1860: no outstanding claims
WILSON, ‘0. E., Gazette bldg. N. Invest-
ments and money to loan. so Insurance
written in best of companies at lowest rates
ATTORNEYS.
HUBBELL, JAMES T.. 9 Water street. N.
HURLBUTT. J. BELDEN,
Attorney and Counselor at'Law roomf4, (up
stairs) Gazette Building, Norwa .
FAMILI GROOERS.
SELLECK. GEORGE WARD. 18 Wall 1515.. N
Choice Teas and Coffees. a speciilty.
LI VERY STABLES.
DANN. H. E., 8 River st., LiVery Stables.
11 OTELS.
NORWALK HOTEL.opn. Danbury & Norwalk
depot and Post-Office; M. MCPhBl‘SOn. prop
MODEL MARKET. 20 Wall st.. N.; beef. veal
lamb pork. poultry. etc. W. Wardell, pro p
UN D ERTAKERS.
RAYMOND. G. 15L. 46-48 Main st..: telephcne
MARBLE YARDS.
BATES. Elli-Water sis-N: Steam Stone Works
Monumental and. Bld’u.
The WEEKLYGAZEHE
For Farmers, is the
BEST PAPER in the STATE
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York Tribune at the same time.
HORACE E. DANN.
Excelsior
Livery and Sales'Stable,
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NORWALK, : : : : CONN.
_ Stylish, Sin—git} Double
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Safe Herses for Women and Chi}
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MRS. F. A. BATES '
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38 WALL STREET NORWAY;
' SHIRPWQBIED WORDS
Slfirlnish 'in the House Over
" ”the Election Bill.
THE MEASURE. FINALLYREPORTED
No Material Progress in tliersendterrost-
ponomont of the Troposition to‘ClIango
the Rules so as to Establish the PrinL
plo of Closure.
IVAsnINGTON, Sep. 21.—The Feder :11
Election Repeal bill was reported yester
day in the house and placed upon the cal-
endar. But this action was taken only af-
ter a severe struggle. The republicans
sought every parliamentary device to block
its way, but the democrats were ready at
every point to throw the obstruction off
the track, and the way was finally made
clear and the bill reported.
The proposition fOr such a' change of the
rules of the senate as would establish the
principle of closure was not made yesterday.
Mr. Platt (Rep. , Conn). who had given
notice on Tuesday that he would propose
that change, declined to do so because he
did not wish to stand in the way of Mr.
George (Dem., Miss.), who wished. to ad-
dress the senate, but said he would offer
it at some future time. Be fore he had the
chance of making that announcement
there had been a little unpleasantness be-
tween. himself and Mr. Voorhees ‘(Dem.,
Ind.), who claimed the floor, and intimated
that the Connecticut senator should have
asked him to yield it. He then yielded it
without being asked, but not before Mr.
Platt suggested that it .would be better
if the senator from Indiana were a little
kinder in his treatment of other senators.
Mr. George argued against the repeal
bill, believing that it would be a leap in the
dark, as likely to increase as to diminish .
the aggregate of the financial troubles. .
His speech was broken into by three roll
calls of the senate, in the last of which Mr.
Teller made a protest against his name
being called after he had come into the
chamber (having- been absent when it was
called). The Vice-President informed him
that his name had been recorded as pres-
ent, and that closed the incident.
Mr. George left ‘ the finishing of his
speech till 10-day, and Mr. Gray (Dem.,
Del.) used up the rest of the day’s sessiOu
in an argument against some of the
points made by Mr. George. The senate
sat till 6:30.
GEN. SICKLES’ SALARY.
Is He Entitled to Pay as a Retired Army
Office 1“?
WASHINGTON, ' Sep. 21,—The question
whether Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, now a
reprepresentative in congress, is entitled to
draw pay of a retired army officer, while
discussed at the time of his election, yes-.
terday formally came before the paymas-
tor-general of the army and was referred
to the secretary of war for decision. In
submitting the question the payinasteri
general says, that until an authoritative
rule to the contrary is announced, no '0!)-
jection will be made to the . pay accounts
of Gen. Sickles covering periods subse;_
tion to an opinion of the attorney-general
opiniOn, it is understood that Brig.-Gcn.
Rosecrans, while receiving the salary ap-
propriate to his rank also roceived‘for more
or less of the same period the salary of
register of the treasury. _’ ' . .
“Unfortunately,” the paym’aster-general
says, “the practice of the accounting ofli-
cers of the treasury department does not
always strictly conform to the'army regu-
lations. While there is no disposition in
this ofiice to discredit Gen. Sickles’ certifi-
cate, or to give him annoyance in any
way, it is still thought advisable at this
stage to submit to superior authority the
question as to his right to be paid his army
salary. .
ALL THREE KILLED.
A Crank Kills Daisy Montague and Her
Escort and Commits Suicidem
LONDON, Sep. 20.-—A tragedy which re-
sulted in the loss of‘ three lives occurred
here at an early morning hour. About 1
o’clock Miss Daisy Montague, a well-knowu
dancer at the Empire theatre, was walking
to her residence in Regent square, on the
Gray’s Inn road, accompanied by a gentle-
man, when .a man overtook them and
without a word fired several shots at them
from a revolver, inflicting fatal wounds.
He then turned the weapon on himself,
fired, and fell dead.
English “‘heelmen Want to Compete.
NEW YORK, Sep. 21.——Dick Howell and
Alfred Robb, two of England’s famous bi-
cycle riders, who arrived in this city last
Saturday on the steamship New York,
have made application'for a license to ride
in cash prize races of the National Cycling
Association. If granted both men will
compete in the race meet which will be
held at Eastern Park, Brooklyn, on Satur-
day of this week.
Swell New England “'edding.
BOSTON, Sop; 21.—There was celebra-
ted in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, As-
pinwall avenue and St. Paul street, Brook-
line, yesterday, one of the mos t brilliant
weddings of the year. The bride was Miss
Marie Louise Tudor, daughter of Freder-
ick Tudor, of Brighton, and the groom,
James Albert Garland, jr., a son of one of
New York’s leading business men. ‘
Taking Lessdns' of Boston.
BOSTON, Sep. 21.-——Mayor Gilroy of New
York wrote to Mayor Matthews a few days
ago asking for detailed information as to
the methods em loyed by the Boston street
department in c caning and'removing rub-
bish, ashes and garbage, also the cost ~of
the work. Mr. Carter, superintendent of
streits, has returned full details of the
WOI' .
Yellow Fever Better. - '
BRUNSWICK, Gm, Sep. 21.-—The board
of health at their daily meeting pronounced
that there were no new cases of fever de~
veloped in the last 24 hours and no deaths.
progressing favorably and have passed the
crisis of danger.
Treasury Business Booming.
ceipts during the past few days have in
creased ~sz largely that they have overtaken
the. expenditures by $210, 000. The receipts
so far this month aggregate $17,000,000.
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Advertise in the GAZETTE
.of the United States, with the returns.
. «gr-With all the talk about the large vote
, to the number Of” their inhabitants than
. the Republican Counties. In New York
a member of the house, which was freely -
(ment to March 4, 1893. He calls atten- .
and says that, in consOnance with this
Those stricken with fever are reported
, WASHINGTON, Sep. 21.-—Treasury re-I.
I’OPULAR‘ESLELTIONS ' I
THE STEADY' GROWTH OF INTEREST
IN STATE ELECTIONS.
Lessons That May Be Drawn From the New
York State and National Elections—Tho
Percentage of Voters to the Population
Greater In the Country. ‘
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A comparison of the election returns .
at the end of the last century, about the
time :of the adoption of the constitution
for the last 1 presidential election, shows
how widely‘thesufirago has extended in .
the United States.» ._ In Massachusetts,
between 1778 and 1794, the proportion of .
votes cast to the population varied from
2 to 5 per cent. In several counties of
the state of New York there were cast at
the election Of 1892 almost one-third as
many votes as there were inhabitants. .
It is the habit of many people tot‘ake
it for granted that the earlier. institu-
tions of the United States were more
dexhocratic than the . nt ionésfiand
that the tendency of hose times is to
put the political power in the hands of 8.
by the election returns. ‘ At one of the
most hetly centested elections in Virgin-
ia, when Chief Justice Marshall’s father
was a candidate for membership in the
house of .burgesses, or what would cor-
respond to assemblyman here, there was
only one vote cast to every 10 inhabit-
ants, a ratio smaller than that cast in
any county in this state for a great many
years. There was a property qualifica-
tion for electors in this contest, and it
was frequently the case that the voting,
instead of being by secret ballot, was
viva voce. There were so few electors
that they would all come together on
election day, and their names would be-
called, every man naming his choice.
of “the city of New York and the power
of its majorities to settle the result in the
state, itmis somewhat contradictory that
the election figures should show that '
New York has the smallest ratio of voters
to inhabitants—less than half as large as
the ratio ingmany of the rural counties.
BrOoklyn comes next and Bufialo third.
Throughout the state it is general that
the, Democratic counties cast fewer votes
the number of inhabitants to‘ each voter
is. 0.89, in Kings 5.9‘5; and in Erie 5.00,
while in Cortlandt and, Otsego the ratio
is 8.11 to 1; 8.16 in Yates, 3.85 in Gene-
see, 3.88 in Delaware, 3.35 inAllegany,
8.26 in Madison, 3.37 ingontario, 3.22 in
St. Lawrence. This shoyvs a ratio twice
as large in New York and, almost twice
as large in Brooklyn and,Buifalo as in
the rural counties. ;,., .
There are two main reasons to account
for this. One is the difference in the
counties, and the other is theff'difiercnce
in the character of the pop‘ lation. It
cannot be a difference in pelitics, for
Schoharie, One of the few rural Demo-
cratic counties, shows a ratio of98.13, and
(heme, another Democratic county, has
:a ratio of 3.86. The percentage (if-voters
:is lower in the cities than in thefrural
districts. The two counties of Schenec-
tady and Schoharie are Democratic and
contiguous. Schoharie is a purely’agri-
cultural county, while a great part of
the population Of Schenectady county is
in Schenectady, which is a flourishing
little city. Schenectady has 6,000. more
population than Schoharie, but it j-casts
several hundred fewer votes, and there is
a difference of athird in their ratios.
One reason for the high ratios in New
York, Brooklyn and Buffalo is the large
number of aliens in those cities._ The
aliens count in the population, but'they
do not count in the number of voters.
According to the state census New York’s
population is one-fourth alien, and the
ratio in Bufialo is almost as high.
Another thing is the difierence in elec
tion laws. In the cities at man has to go
to the polling place twice to vote—once
to register and once to Cast his ballot. In
the country he has to go only once and
that time to vote. His name may be put
on the registration list by his friends.
A comparison of these returns with the
election returns at the time of the Revo.
lutionary war and the adoption of the
constitution shows that political inter-
est is increasing every year, and that the
percentage of those who participate .in
elections is _.also increasing. In Massa-
'chusetts toward the close of the last cen-
tury, when discussions respecting the
federal constitution were going on and
when there had been an actual rebellion
in one part of the state, not over 6 per
cent of the population voted, although
the census of those days shows that about
three times that percentage of men were
entitled to vote. In New York state at
the last election the census and registra-
tions lists were almost identical in many
districts,'and there were some districts
where there were more votes cast than
the census showed of residents in the dis-
trict in the spring when the census was
taken. -
It may be that to the rich men and
men engrossed in the management of
large business aflairs politics and politi-
cal matters are not relatively so impor-
tant as they were when the United States
began, but a comparison of the election
returns shows that aside from the widen-
.ing of the franchise the proportion of
those who vote is greater in this state
than ever before—New York Sun.
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_ The Southerner at Home.
The, southerner at home is prone to
neglect his headgear forthe sake of hav-
ing his feet well shod, and he will go
about in public places wearing a bat-
tered and soiled slouch hat, but scrupu-
lously neat as to his footwear. The pe-
culiarity perhaps arises from family
pride, 3 besetting southern sin, coupled
with the belief that aristo‘cracy is evinced
in the shape and size of the feet. It is
worthy of note, however, that the south-
ern slouch hat is often a. costly article of
the finest and mostdurable felt. Such a
hat for winter and a costly and indeo
structible Panama straw for summer are
:the proper headgear for a southern conn-
I try gentleman.»9hicago Herald.
few men and to take it aWay' fmm. tho‘ '
multitude. No such theory is borne out ‘ ’
election laws in the citiesihnd in the '
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