Mountain Echo Newspaper

March 26, 1886 (Vol 1-No 4) Page 1

Abstracted / Transcribed & Copyrighted by Linda Haas Davenport

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A Washington special says the House committee on education has decided to report the Blair education bill, recently passed by the Senate, adversely.

Hon. Michael Hahn, Representative in Congress from the Second district of Louisiana died suddenly on the 15th inst., at Willard's hotel, Washington City, of hemorrhage of the lungs.

The Knights of Labor from an organization that has had a phenomenal growth. Organized in 1869 by U.S. Stephens, the order now claims 650,000 members, and increases at the rate of about 175,000 a year.

The Chicago News is authority for the report that Mr. Joel Chandler Harris, "Uncle Remus," is about to marry a niece of Stonewall Jackson, Miss Caroline Muggs, a young and wealthy North Carolinian, and an authoress.

The Democratic State Central Committee will meet at Little Rock on next Wednesday, to fix a time and place for the State convention, and to arrange all necessary details of the same, and for such other business as may come before it.

Mr. Thos. B Padgett, of Batesville, is mentioned as a probable candidate for Auditor of State. Mr. Padgett is a thorough businessman and would keep the public accounts straight. If he consents to run he will make a strong race.

The Democrat who is now most freely mentioned as likely to be nominated in 1888 is Mr. Carlise, and there are reasons for supposing that he would make a strong candidate. At any rate, if he could carry the State of New York, there would be very little difficulty about electing him; but that is a question which may give us pause. - New York Sun

The Philadelphia Times thus comments on the lamentable condition of the grand old commonwealth of Kentucky: "Kentucky's debt has reached its legal limit, her treasury is exhausted, her running expenses are high, law is a mockery in many counties where the rude vendetta rules, and the Legislature now in session is either unable or unwilling to give the State any assistance.

Oh yes, let us, "obliterate party lines," by all means. So say the Republicans of Arkansas. The Democrats would perhaps be more willing to do so if they were in the minority. As it is, they have everything to lose and nothing to gain by dancing to such a tune. - Boone Banner

Now you are making the right kind of music. We hope the Democrats of Marion will realize the truth of this simple fact, that "they have everything to lose and nothing to gain" by "obliterating party lines," and bestir themselves for a complete victory at the coming election. The Democrats are largely in the majority and should fill the offices. "What are we here for!"

The New York Star says: "That a large amount of sympathy has been wasted upon Mormon women is proved by the action of the female advocates of polygamy in Salt Lake city. At a recent crowded meeting they vigorously protested against any interference on the part of the government with their "rights" and passed resolutions denouncing the Federal courts for attempting to enfore the laws. After such an offensive outbreak and positive glorification in their own shame, the last bit of compunction ought to be wrung from government officials, and the whole nasty brood, women as well as men, prosecuted to the full extent of the laws."

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There is no change in the great railroad strike. Business is at a stand still, and no trains moving except passengers. The Newport Herald of the 20th says: "During the week several engines have been disabled by the strikers, and as a last resort the railroad company now go to the chancery court, both in St. Louis and Little Rock for injunctions, restraining and prohibiting the Knights from going about their grounds, right of way, shops and offices, and from in any manner interfering with their employes and business generally. Writs have been issued in both courts, and now the State of Missouri and the State of Arkansas, through their regularly constituted tribunals, are trying to settle the questions involved in the great strike. There is one thing the railroad company seems to have overlooked and that is the rights and interests of the general public. From St. Louis to Texarkana merchants, farmers and everybody engaged in any kind of business, have been interferred with and damaged to a greater or lesser extent and it is time the trouble was settled.

It is not about time for the Democracy of this county to decide what course they will pursue in the coming campaign? "United we stand, divided we fall," and it appears to us that the party is not a unit in this county, or the result in past elections would have been different. We suggest that the chairman of the County Executive Committee call the committee together and fix a time for a convention or primary election. It is the only safe plan. Nominate good men and then stick to them. The Boone Banner, in speaking of the convention in that county, gives the following sound advice, which Democrats all over the State will do well to heed: "Let us all who call ourselves Democrats take hold of this thing in earnest, organize thoroughly, and make the party what we want it to be. It is the only way we can accomplish anything. To secede upon side issues is only to help the opposite party. The only question for us to decide is, shall the Republican or the Democratic party rule this county and State. Let all who have not hey had enough of Republican rule, and who desire to see that party restored to power, vote and act with them, dither directly or indirectly through other organizations. Let all who believe in Democratic principles act and vote in unison, that those principles may prevail. 'He that is not with us is against us, and whoso gathereth not with us, scattereth abroad.'"

THE REMARKABLE YEAR: The year 1886 came on Friday and will end on Friday. There will be 53 Fridays this year. January and October came in on Friday, and April and December end on Friday; five Fridays in January, April, July, October and December; five Saturdays in May, June, July and October; five Sundays in January, May, August and and <sic> October; five Mondays in March, May, August and November, five Tuesdays in March, June, August and November, five Wednesdays in March, June, September and December; five Thursdays in April, July, September and December, in leap years, January and July commence on the same day of the week; in other years, the commencement of July is one day in the week before January commencement; the day that any month commences will be on the 29th also.

As Lent this year falls upon a date upon which it will not occur again for 500 years, it deserves more than ordinary attention. This year, 1886, Lent commenced March 11th and Easter falls on the 25th of April. Easter is governed by the moon. It is the first Sunday after the first full moon that occurs after the vernal equinox. Now there are in Lent forty fasting days and six Sundays which are fast days, making forty-six days from the beginning of Lent to Easter. - Ex.