The Climax, 1887-08-03

be employed in perfecting tlie expedi expedition - tion expedition and safety of the system internal and foreigu THE PltOPBU THING TO BE DONE Galveston News Secretary Fairchild is said to be pre preparing - paring preparing a tariff bill which will before the meeting of Congress be submitted to a conference of Democratic leaders The bill will embody the views of the Administration aud when indorsed by the party leaders will be placed before Congress as a party measure This Is the true Democratic policy ami should be carried out INTKR STATE COMMERCE New ork Post Tlio decision of the Inter State Com Commerce - merce Commerce Commission that it had no power to compel railroads to sell tickets over other lines is iu accord witli com common - mon common sense When two companies form part of a route their mutual iu Urests will in the end compel them to accommodate their customers with through tickets and there has not yet been developed any scheme by which law can replace the influence of self- 1 iteiest STOP THE RAT KILLINGS Louisville Commercial It is said that the Humane Society will take active steps to stop rat killlug matches hi the future If it is an act of inhumanity to destroy such pesti pestiferous - ferous pestiferous vermin as rats the destruction of editorial room cockroaches would be classed as murder hi the first degree For tlie protection of the free and un triiumeled press let the Humane Society withdraw all objection to the destruction of rats and the brown backed insect that makes the life of an editor such a burden aud empties the much needed paste pot THE ANTI CLEVELAND CLIQUE St Louis Republican There is in New York a small clique of disappointed politicians and news newspaper - paper newspaper editors who have attempted to use Hon David B Hill to divide the Democracy of the State The attempt has signally failed but since Ihe speech made last week by Lieut Gov Jones theic have been some sigus of an in inclination - clination inclination to renew it It ought to be plain to Gov Hill as it is to every dis disinterested - interested disinterested person who is at all informed concerning tlie sentiment of the coun country - try country that the Democratic party is united iu favor of Mr Clevelands tiou AKOUT LIARS Courier Journal -To tell a man that he lies dors not prove to Lea liar and the assertion has no Importance whatever unless backed by sulllcient evidence Yet it is custo customary - mary customary to knock into smithereens the man who calls one a liar if he is not too heavy The ridiculous spectacle In the Atlanta court where u lawyer called another a liar and brought 011 a bloodless light iu which law books ink stands mucilage bottles aud

James HIatt the young man who was shot by the sherifls posse bile attempting to escape after he had been arrested on a charge of rape died in great agony Saturday afternoon the 14th day after the shot The circum circumstances - stances circumstances of the shooting were given in these columns at the time Dr Gra Graham - ham Graham made a post mortem examination or Hiatts wounds assisted by Drs Octolnuey Creuter and Helm but was unable to Mud the ball The de deceased - ceased deceased was a very handsome young fellow about 21 and prefectly sound or he could not have goue through so much A year or two ago he was struck by lightning which singed con considerable - siderable considerable hair oirhis lieadand last win winter - ter winter a Diichman named Edwards shot him in the bowel making a wound that would have killed and ordinary man Then he lived two weeks alter tlie fearful shot through his kidney showing his wonderful vitality Stan Stanford - ford Stanford Journal Benjamin Holladay the well known millionaire and founder of the Over Overland - land Overland Stage Company and Pony Epres iiti Friday at Portland Oregon He was a son of Win Hol Holiday - iday Holiday of Bourbon and Nicholas coun counties - ties counties in this State and his mother was a Buckuer of the Bourbon county family of that name When a young mair he resided at Blue Lick Springs He owned splendid properlies in Portland Sau Francisco Washington and New York and a magiiiflceut farm and residence on the Htidou which cost him nearly a million dollars These he retained until his death re residing - siding residing mostly in Washington City where he sustained intimate relations witli all the Presidents and govern government - ment government ofliuials from Lincoln to Arthur Mr Holladay has one brother living in Portland aud another Judge James Holladay at Carlisle Ky Another brother Thomas died some years since at tlie home of his son-in-law Col Jesse Tnlbutt near this city Major John B Holladay lateSherill of Bour Bourbon - bon Bourbon and now Mayor of ParK His niece Miss Lottie Early formerly of this city now resides in Lynchburg

Hon Joseph S Miller Commissioner of Internal Revenue has sent to Sec Secretary - retary Secretary Fairchild a preliminary report of the operations of that service during the fiscal year ended June 30 1687 from which the following facts and figures are taken Tlie total collections from all sources of internal revenue for the fiscal year just ended were 51 18835 757 which amount has been accounted for and covered Into the Treasury This is 1932888 morethan the collections for the previous fiscal year The cost of collection to be paid out of appropri appropriations - ations appropriations made tn the revenue bureau for the fiscal year ending June 30 1887 was about 54075000 In order to as ascertain - certain ascertain the exact cost of collection It will be necessary to add to the fore foregoing - going foregoing sum the amount expended for the printingnf internal revenue stamp the appropriation for that purpose for the year ending June 30 1887 having been Included iu the sum appropriated for the Bureau of Engraving aud Print Printing - ing Printing The amount expended fur this purpose will be stated iu n subsequent report During the year offices of the several collectors of internal revenue have been examined as frequently as possi possible - ble possible and the rejiorts received of these examinations Indicate 11 very generally satisfactory condition of the internal reveiiin Jorvice throughout the country The receipts from the different objects of taxation as compared with the re receipts - ceipts receipts for the previous year were as follows Spirits 65820322 a decrease of 3202944 tobacso r3010857 an increase of 52200700 fermented liquors S21922187 an increase of 2245456 oleomargrine 72394S all increase banks and bankers 12SS all increases miscellaneous 247945 an of increase 21 435 The quantities of distilled spirits fer fermented - mented fermented liquors manufactured tobacco snufl cigars and cigarettes on which tax was paid during tlie year were as follows Spirits distilled from grapes apples and peaches 1211532 gallons a decrease of 344402 spirits distilled

Courier Journal C J Little a prominent citizen aud ex Sherifl of Breathitt county was before Judge Thurman in the City Court yesterday upon the charge of grand larceny He had been arrested Monday night at the Planters Hotel charged with swindling Martin Chilli Chillier - er Chillier of New Albany out of 1500 wprth of bonds Chiiders was one of the contractors for the work upon the Breathitt county Court house and re received - ceived received the bonds in part payment fur his services He had put them in the bank for safe keeping but Little he alleged had recently told him he had secured a purchaser for them The bonds were taken out and the two men came to the city together They went to the store of Carter Bros Co on Main street uheu Little it is alleged took Ihe bonds and went inside o see Ihe purchaser When he returned he refused to give them up claiming he had placet his name upon Chiiders bond and that the securities were to come to him of right Capt Abbott prosecuted and W B Fleming and Maj Kiuny defended iu the case Chiiders was the only witness to testify The trial had to be continued to secure the presence of Important witnesses mid Little was placed under 1500 bond to answer August 15 fur prelim preliminary - inary preliminary hearing Little claims that he will be able to explain matters satis satisfactorily - factorily satisfactorily and that he can prove Chiiders surrendered the bonds to him willingly In fact he exhibited a con contract - tract contract signed by Chiiders which pro provided - vided provided that the bonds when Issued should be turned over to him It might also be slated that Little came to the city of his own at cord from his home hi Breathitt county to answer the chargeswhich he had learned were preferred agaiust him

The report of the Commissioner of Labor Carroll D Wright on convict labor in the United States lias just been made public It gives a mass of figures from eacii Rtate and Territory There are four different systems the report says in vogue throughout the country the contract system the piece price system the public account system and the lease system The first system is the most prevalent Under It more convicts are employed and more goods are manufactured than any other The prison officials generally advertise for bids for tlie employment of convicts the highest responsible bidder securing the cnnlrncti The price piece system Is a modification of tlie contract sys system - tem system the contractor having nothing to do with the convicts The contractor furnishes Ihe prison officers with ma material - terial material ready for manufacturing and the officers return the completed work at an agreed price for eacii piece The public account sy tem consists iu working the convicts by the prison officials for the benefit of the State The lease system is that by which tlie convicts are let to contractors for a specified gross sum The returns show that there were employed at productive labor during the time covered by investigation 42 799 convicts divided us follows Con Contract - tract Contract systeni 15425 piece price sys system - tem system 4692 public account system 13 888 and lease system 8193 Concerning competition witli free labor he report says It is perfectly evident from information drawn from tlie tables that the competition arising from the employment of convicts so ar as the whole country Is concerned would not of Itself constitute a question worthy of serious discussion The product of the prisons is but 54 100 of 1

rush captured every available speci specimen - men specimen and now control the market What other fowls bring high prices Well there are Yokohamas or Japanese long tailed fowls Only two or three pairs of them have been imported and they are valued at Irani 20 to 50 a pair The tail of tlie male bird often reaches u length of ten feet aud his value increases iu proportion Another rarity is tlie Royal Pekin ban bantam - tam bantam These little birds have quite a remarkable history They are Chinese and were part ol the spoils taken by English officers when they sacked the summer palace nt Pekin during the Anglo French expedition of 1860 They are a perfect miniature of the bull Cochins and about as handsome as any variety of bantams They are worth from 10 to 25 a pair though single specimens have brought as high as 550 But there is one kind of fowl that has without a doubt caused the trans transfer - fer transfer of more money than all the above varieties combined and that is the pit game These birds are bred lo light and are seldom sold as noune wants to buy the or ones and the good ones will bring iu more money by winning battles than iu any other way Occa Occasionally - sionally Occasionally however a game cock that has made a good record changes hands the coiilileiatiou iu such instances reaching to hundreds of dollars but for obvious reasons is never made public

farm and the State Senate The above remark was made ton Mail and Expre 8 refnirter to day by Mr J Frank Claik Vice President of tlie New York Poultry Exchange Sales of fancy fowls at high prices Mr Clark continued are not so rare as many ppople suppose At the last poultry show hi this city Mr W K Vauderbilt paid 25 for 11 Plymouth Bock cockerel and breeding pens of the same variety numbering five birds sold ut from 50 to 100 Five bull Cochins were sold foi 75 and the late Miss Catherine Wolfe bought half a dozen Wyniidottes for 100 I know a gentleman that went to the Chicago show ready to pay 200 for the first pre premium - mium premium hen of Plymouth Itocks five fowls but he came away without them The owners price was 2000 There are instances oil ncord of ban bantams - tams bantams being sold for as high as 50 each Taking into consideration their weight wliicli is Itss than two pounds this is rather dear chicken meat Thcpecial value hi his cae was due to Ihe bird having won first premium at the Crystal Palace and other English shows The value of thoroughbred fuw Is devends on their comparative merit which is determined by a style of scoring Expeit judges compare each fowl with a standard of excellence which allows 100 points for perfection mid then deducts therefrom for every fault or deficiency that the fowl possesses It requires careful and

cost of their keeping Isold them this week No 1 weighed 1380 pounds No 2 1325 No 3 1250 No 4 1240 No 5 1180 No 6 1170 I sold them to W 11 Thomas ot Crotheisville Iud who shipped them to Cincinnati and there sold them ou the market He says that the Shorthorn steer was worth 1 per cwt more than the com common - mon common stock ou account of his being heavier aud fatter than the common stock Now take the Shorthorn steer at 4 50 jer cwt would bring 02 10 while the best of the scrub of common stock at 3 50 per cwt only 41 30 making a difference iu favor of tlie Shorthorn of 20 SO Now -suppose the pasturing and feeding for 2 years to be wort li 15 per year the profit on the Shorthorn would be 524 60 while the profit ou the common stock would only be 3 SO for eachteer the farmer raises Now I ask my brother farmers will It not pay them better to raise a better grade of stock even if it does cost something to get the breed of Short Shorthorns - horns Shorthorns to breed from Let us hear the experience of of other farmers through Ihe Indiana Farmer John M LEWIS Crotliersville lnd DEATH FROmIjLECTRICITY