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THE DAILY JOURNAL. BY JNO. C. NEW & SOX. SATURDAyToCTOBER 18, 1884. TWELVE PAGES!' The Sunday .Journal. The Issue o£ the Sunday Journal to-morrow should command the attention of readers and patrons. It will have many attractive features. The Sunday Journal, sold for threo cents, has the largest and best constituency of any Sunday paper in the State. It is the people's paper. We shall never be satisfied if Mr. Henderson does not “jollify.” NEXT Tuesday will be one of the big days in the histoiy of Indianapolis. Grover Cleveland seems to be very popular — among members of gambling and stock exchanges. Puck, still mad at the Irish for deserting the Democratic party , parades two of them in a cage, as beasts. Has the time come to turn the country ever to the solid South and its allies that helped it into rebellion! a 1 Will Indiana brewers take the hint and drag their business out of the clutches of Democracy and politics in general? The St. Louis Democrats got ahead of Mr. Henderson and “jollified” on Thursday night, Mr. Henderson is much discouraged. Ohio, 18,418 Republican plurality. West Virginia, a Republican gain of 12,000. That i* good enough. Push on the columns. Mr. Hendricks has cut his 50,000 down to 49,998, being a loss of two. He and Cleveland have concluded to remain at home. Anew ocean cable was landed yesterday, Vut enterprises of that magnitude no longer cause special comment. The world moves. Bead the letter of Rev. George H. Ball to Rev. James Freeman Clarke. The letter is corroborated by another Buffalo clergyman. Twenty yearn ago this same solid South, aided and abetted by this same Democratic party, was trying to shoot the life out of the Union. Thus far. Republican—Maine, Oregon, Vermont, Ohio. Democratic Arkansas, Georgia. West Virginia. Which side are you going to vote on 1

Mu. Blaine will arrive in South Bend this afternoon, and, after remaining there over tomorrow, will begin his tour of this State on Monday. He will reach ludianapolis on Tuesday afternoon. A (lAIN of 12,000 in the little State of West Virginia in five years indicates the coming break up of the solid South. It would not be % surprise to see this newest daughter of the South lead the way next month. Major Doxey closed his canvass in Clinton county this week. In company with Judge Higinbotham, he has made a thorough visitation of the county, with the most gratifying results. His meetings have been large and enthusiastic, and the Major has made many new friends. New York city has enrolled 144,819 pupils in her public schools, with an average daily attendance of 129,068. The sum of $3,868,800 is asked for for educational purposes next year. In round numbers this is S3O per pupil in daily attendance. Popular education is an expensive necessity. The Democrats would not listen to less Shan 10,000 majority in West Virginia. That was the figure “crowed” over in yesterday’s Sentinel. Well, the figures show a possible 4,000 for the Democratic ticket. This little bit of choice information comes just in time for Mr. Henderson to “jollify.” Hamilton county was disgusted with Democratic misrule, and threw it off. The Toledo district was tired of Frank Hurd’s hostility to protection, and retired him. The election in each locality meant something, and something that produced results that even a purblind Democratic organ would not care to “jollify” over. * The London Times, the ally of the Democratic party, says free trade “will probably become the dominating and dividing question in America.” Undoubtedly, though Democratic papers and speakers attempt to put off the responsibility. The odium of free trade is already on the Democratic party, according to Mr. McDonald. TIIE striking popularity of the barbecue this year as a feature of Democratic shows goes to confirm the statement of George William Curtis that the party is very hungry. They even had to have roast ox at Brooklyn on the occasion of Cleveland's visit in order to Wake sure of a crowd. The barbecue is the Irawing card. It is the same old story. The Chicago Times says Biaine “shows signs of weariness *ud despondency.” Just before the Maine election he was reported as being "very blue.” While passing through Ohio his “discouraged look” was commented on, and now he is “despondent.” According to this his election is assured already. A COPY of the Atlanta Chronicle and Constitutionalist is before us of Oct. 14th instant, |n which there is an “important appeal" to tho

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Democracy of that congressional district for funds “to be used in the canvass for Cleveland and reform.” The appeal says: “It is the object of the State national Democratic committee to, raise funds in every city, hamlet and rural-precinct in the State, and from all these resources to make a respectable fund for Cleveland and reform.’’ The solid South, having no occasion to make a campaign, is to he again raked and scraped for money to deluge New York and Indiana, as it was for funds to debauch Ohio. The Louisville Cornier-Journal, of yesterday, announces that Indiana is to be carried for the Democracy at the expense of bloodshed, if necessary. This is the programme prepared for this State. Republicans, are you ready to meet the money and the brute force of the desperate Democracy? You did meet and overcome them in 1880. The same earnestness, vigilance and work now as then will again give us the victory. Let no effort be relaxed. OHIO AHD WEST VIRGINIA. The news from Ohio and West Virginia is greatly better this morning. Official returns from sixty counties of Ohio, and unofficial from the remaining twenty-eight counties, show a plurality for Robinson of 11,321, against whom a stiff fight was made; for Johnson, for Supreme Judge, between 15,000 and 16,000, and for Flickinger, for member of the Board of Public Works—whose Vote is the best test of the party strength—l 7,476. The Republican plurality on congressmen is 18,418. In West Virginia, returns from all but five counties give a Democratic plurality of but 2,800, which may be increased to 4,000 by the figures from the remaining counties. In 1880, just before the presidential election, the Democrats elected Jacobs Governor by a plurality of 16,136. This shows a Republican gain of fully 12,000.

THE VOTE OF INDIANA. Indiana belongs to Thomas A. Hendricks and the Democratic party.—New Fork Graphic. That Indiana “belongs” to Hendricks and the Democratic party is by no means apparent. During the past twenty-eight year? once only, in 1876, has Indiana gone Democratic at the November election, and then by a majority of but 5,515, a little more than half the next smallest majority returned during the period named, lu 1860 Thomas A. Hendricks was defeated in Indiana by 9,957. In 1868 he was again defeated in the October election by 961. In 1872 he was electedunderafalsopretense, by 1,148. 1n1876, by the well-remembered tricks and frauds of the Tiiden bar’l and cipher campaign, Indiana was carried by a Democratic plurality of 5,515. But in 1880 the tables were turned, and Porter was elected Governor in October by 0,953,.and Garfield received a majority of 6,642. It will be seen from these figures that Indiana “bolongs neither to Thomas A. Hendricks nor tho Democratic party. Another advantage in favor of Republicans is the change from an October to a November election, for, hitherto, by the importation of Kentuckians tho Republican majorities have been so reduced in October that tho effect could be felt in November. Now, however, the cordon along tho Ohio will have to be maintained but once, the expense of fighting Democratic methods will be correspondingly less, and the Stato will again return a Republican majority. Tho desperate and disloyal minority that disgraced Indiana during tho war will not be able to turn her from her duty to herself in the battle in behalf of American industries. A KNOW-NOTHING AND A DO-NOTHING. The New York Sun (Dem.) makes the point —and it is well taken—that Grover Cleveland is not a representative Democrat, and for that reason is unworthy of Democratic support. Grover Cleveland is not identified with any Democratic measure, nor is it placed to his credit that he ever did anything for his party to further its interests. He has been a deadhead on its hands, profiting at its expense and making no return. And even now, raised to the highest pinnacle within reach of the Democratic party, he has done and said nothing to increase its prospects of achieving success. The Sun is naturally disgusted with the candidature of a man who is too fat-witted to do or say anything that shall inure to his own benefit. Popular where unknown, he was pushed beyond his depth, and now throws up his hands in helpless imbecility, and is drowning without exciting the least sympathy or bringing anybody to his aid. Cleveland will be defeated because of his mental, to say nothing of his moral, unfitness. He will be remembered for a time as the man who, when nominated for the presidency, made a brief appearance, bowed, said nothing worth remembering, and disappeared. TINKEBING WITH THE TABIFF. The New York Herald, one of the crankiest journals now published in America, and, like the Democratic party, looking backwards at its “high-tide" circulation, makes a plea that, for ingenuous simplicity, would compromise the intelligence of a school boy. It argues that the tariff is not an issue, because it is not in danger, because “it cannot be touched for three years.” But three years is not long, and in some States senators are about to be chosen whoso terms will overlap by half the three years of safety from tariff-tinkering. Does the Herald imagine that the people of this country are so simple that they will not take care not to send even to the lower house of Congress men who will insist on “monkeying” (it deserves this term of contempt) with the tariff? \Vo now feel the effect of the action attempted by the Democratic House at its last session. Manufacturers don't know

what to expect, and are afraid to invest in any new enterprises, or to go ahead confidently with their old ones, lest "in three years” the foundation be knooked from under them.* The time to consider a possible danger is before it becomes a reality. It were wiser to avert a disaster than to crawl out of the wreck after it has occurred. • THE TARIFF AND IDLE SPINDLES. The argument in favor of high tariff is somewhat out of tune and time with the announcement that next Monday the Fall River manufacturers will shut down 700,000 spindles. The expectation is that 1,000,000 spindles will be idle in that locality very soon. There are reports from Wilkesbarre, Pa., which will furnish Blaine with good campaign materials. Times are so excellent there that the coal combination has ordered a suspension at the mines during the first week in November and the first and fourth weeks in December. Surely these indications point to the desirability of a high-tariff administration. —Chicago News. Turning to the schedule of imports for 1883, we find that no less than 89,000,000 yards of woolens were imported during that year. This greatquantity of woolen cloth came in, despite the high tariff. Possibly if these 89,000,000 yards had been made in America the Fall River manufacturers would not be obliged to shut down on Monday next. What do you think? The News, in common with the Democratic party, advocates free trade. If that does not mean greater opportunity to import manufactured goods it means absolutely nothing. How will the Fall River manufacturers bo benefited in event of the Importation of double the amount of woolen goods, or 178,000,000 yards? The coal-mine tail will go with the manufacturing hide. If we are to import our manufactures the mills must close, and with closed mills there will be no demand for coal to run them. The mills and mines of England will have a boom, and American mill operatives and miners can go to farming. SAMPLE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGNERS. The Democratic speakers that are to be imported into Indiana to instruct the loyal people of this State are a nice lot. Hon. R, D. Hubbard, of Texas, is one of them. As temporary chairman of the Democratic national convention, he made a speech in which he said the nomination of the gallant Gen. John A. Logan was a waving of the bloody shirt, an insult the country should lebuke. Hon. J. C. S. Blackburn, Senator-elect from Kentucky, is another one. In a speech at Louisville, Ky., he congratulated his audience that “our Kentucky grew 47,000 of the finest disloyal sons upon whom the sun of God has ever fallen.” Major John W. Daniel, of Virginia, is another. In a speech delivered within tho past month he declared that for one “ho wanted anew flag as a prerequisite to a new Nation.” These are examples of men the Democratic party is bringing into a State that sent 200,000 men to the front to fight for the old flag—2oo,ooo loyal sons, many thousands of whom wrapped their “bloody shirts” about them as they laid down to honorable death for the government these Democrats attempted to overthrow.

The St. Louis Republican, doubtless regretting that Southern Bourbon methods do not obtain in Ohio, springs the race issue, and proudly declares that “the Democrats carried the white vote of Ohio by fully 10,000 majors, ity.” What lias this to do with the result? The old slave-driving prejudice dies hard, and there be teDS of thousands of Democrats who would like to see the “nigger” disfranchised, while hundreds of thousands firmly believe that the slaves freed by the Republican party should be paid for out of the national treasury. According to the Enquirer, no less than one thousand Democrats were employed as deputy sheriffs on election day. Their pay—ss,oo0 —was drawn from the Democratic oorraption fund. The people of Hamilton county, having had fully enough of rioting, hloodahed, pillaging, and of streets reeking with filth, concluded to have “reform," and secured it through the eleotion of the Republican candidates, desplto tho army of sluggers and shoulder-hitters enrolled as deputy sheriffs. The perfectionists were mad because First Assistant Coon was not promoted to be Secretary of the Treasury “in the interests of civilservice reform." Now they are mad since First Hatton has been made Post-master-general, because “such promotion is not in the interest of civil-service reform.” In an attempt to define the wants of these nondescript beings calling themselves reformers, only one fact can be put down as unmistakable—they don’t want to be satisfied. By tho way. what has become of the Republican revolt everybody has heard so much about during the past three months? It failed to materialize in tho September States, and likewise in the October States. Outside barbarians are trying to locate it in Indiana, but it is not here. Even the symptoms have not been visible since Tuesday. Like the milk sickness, it is always in the next county, and tho anxious searcher may not find its habitation. Keppler & Sohwarzmann’s Puck, this week, contains a cartoon representing-the miners of the Hocking valley vainly appealing to Blaine, who is represented as bringing in imported Italians to take the places of the miners employed. It also represents him as holding in his hand a $25,000 boud of the mining company ojicrating there. It has been thoroughly established that Mr. Blaine never owned a dollar of such “stock.” Ho hold “bonds” to that amount as security for a year or two, but never owned a dollar’s worth of stock, and consequently had no voice in cou-

trolling the business of the mines. In the coal mines in West Virginia in which ho does hold stock, there has never been a strike nor any trouble about the wages paid. These are facts well understood by Democratic papers and by Puck, but that does not prevent them from going on in the campaign of desperate b'ing- _____________ “GOVERNOR Abbett, of New Jersey, said that Governor Cleveland would see that New York went Democratic; Governor Hendricks would see that Indiana went Democratic; Governor Waller would see that Connecticut wont Democratic, and he would see that New Jersey went Democratic.” This from the report of the Democratic meeting in Brooklyn. What a beautiful picture! The States of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Indiana in the pockets of these gentlemen! The assumption of Governor Abbett is enough to make every honest freeman in these States hot with righteous indignation. States in this free country are not rotten burroughs to be owned and disposed of by any self-assured lord. The fusion did not fuse in West Virginia. That is the way the old thing always works when an attempt is made to sell out the Republican party. All the Republican Greenbackers voted the Republican ticket and all the Democratic Greenbackers voted the Democratic ticket, so that the contest was a fair and square one between the Republican and the Democratic parties. And the Republicans gained nearly 12,000 votes and came within an ace of carrying the State. They can do it in November. We find in the New York Herald the following dispatches, sent from Columbus on Wednesday: “The Republican majority in Ohio will be less than 10,000, perhaps less than 5,000. “George Hoadly.” “The Republicans have not carried the State by over 5,000 majority. “Allen W. Thurman.” We insist upon young Mr. Thurman and Governor Hoadly being invited by Mr. Henderson to “jollify.” The Atlanta Constitution is evidently not pleased with the Cincinnati Enquirer. In accounting for the defeat in Ohio, the great Southern organ of Democracy says: “It would be worse than absurd to say that the editorial page of the Enquirer has been an offset to the pithy letters of Gath, for the editorial page, when it is not made up of local and theatrical notes, is simply a collection of comic paragraphs relating to the movements of bucketshop proprietors and hack politicians. ” The Constitution evidently will not unite with Mr. Henderson and “jollify.”

From Mount Vernon we learn, by special dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer, that “the Democrats of southern Indiana, as well as all over the State, are thoroughly aroused, and are confident of carrying the State in November. They also believe that the election of Cleveland and Hendricks is assured.” The Democratic headquarters seem to have been removed to Posey county. Mr. Henderson should go there to “jollify.” The Greenback nominating convention of the Eighth congressional district, by a vote of fifty-three to eight, decided nob to nominate a candidate for Congress. The delegates contented themselves in nominating a Stato sena tor. Not having any intention of attempting to send a man to Congress, the only place where Greenback legislation could be had, it would seem that the party was stripped of its raison d'etre. Does Frank Hurd think the tariff question is not at issue? He has long been an able and consistent advocate of free trade, and on Tuesday fell behind the Democratic ticket in his district by nearly 2,000 votes. The same principles upon which the people of the Toledo district defeated Mr. Hurd will he at Stake in the November eleotion. Can there be any doubt of the result? Springfield, 0., will send a club of 1,000 or 1,500, with a glee club of over 100 to this city Tuesday, to help greet Mr. Blaine. There will be a tremendous outpouring of people here. All central Indiana should be, and will be in the Capital. All uniformed Blaine and Logan clubs and other campaign organizations are desired to be here to participate in the demonstration at night. Speaking of St. John, the Boston Herald, Cleveland organ, unkindly says: "Nobody has much respect for a man who runs a sideshow.” And this, too, to one who did all he could to reduce the Republican majority in Ohio. The fact, that the reduction was so small is the secret of the Herald’s contempt for side-shows. St. John was not to blame, really. West Virginia will hereafter be a November State, leaving Ohio the sole October State. The people of the latter should see to it that before 1888 a cHinge is made that will do away with the scenes that attended last Tuesday's election. It is not well to have a national contest decided in one State, as was done in Indiana in 1880 and in Ohio in 1884. We predict that there will be a vast difference between tho Ohio vote in October and the same vote in November.—Houston (Tex.) Post. There will be, indeed. The majority for Blaine in November will be fully 30,000. Col. Isaac P. Gray has stopped his lying about the Know-nothing business. At least we have not heard of his denying lately that ho was a member and master of a Know-noth-ing lodge at New Madison, Darke county,

Ohio. That fact has been proved by more than a dozen affidavits from witnesses who stand unimpeached and unimpeachable. Major P. W. Haskell, has issued a special circular to the soldiers of the country, calling their attention to the proposed convention of veterans in this city on Friday, Oct. 24. Each local veteran society, post or other organization throughout the country should immediately hold a special meeting, and elect two or more of its most reliable members as delegates, and the names of such delegates should bo reported by telegraph to Major Haskell at the Sturtevant House, New York, before the 20th inst. Ip Mr. Cleveland is as honest as his friends claim, why does he not “tell the truth" when he declines to visit outside of New York city, and explain that it is because his secretary has not time nor ability to compose the necessary number of speeches nor he to commit them to memory! Thus far he has done nothing to prove his alleged character for truthfulness, and by this simple acknowledgement he would at once make it assured. Every one would recognize it U3 a veracious statement. Theodors Roosevelt, the brilliant young New Yorker who has returned from his Western ranch to take a hand in the fight against Cleveland, is said to have astonished the tenderfoot and even to have gained an approving nod from the grizzled hunter by his prowess in killing bears out in the Yellowstone region recently. If Theodore lias been practicing on boars with a view to the home campaign he has wasted his ammunition. The New York coon will come down when he aims at it. At the southeast corner of Latayette square, Washington, now resides the venerable Peter Parker, the first American minister to China, and in honor of whom, in such connection, the park commission has planted immediately opposite a row of genuine Ginko trees from Japan. —New York Graphio. The form of the memorial seems irrelevant. Why not plant a row of eucalyptus trees from New South Wales! A number of able Democrats aro greatly distressed over tho fact that the Democratic rooster strayed into tho Journal last Tuesday night. The Terre Haute Gazette is specially distressed. To reveal an office secret, the truth is the Journal is not conducted to ploase tho Democracy. Now that the base ball season is over people can turn their attention to other important matters. Let us talk about politics for a while. To the Editor of the Indtnrmpolin Journal: Will the committee of arrangements have Mr. Blaine drive on some of the thoroughfares on the day of his visit to Indianapolis! I know of many who will come, if they are certain of getting to see the distinguished visitor, but are afraid if he can be seen only from Military Park, where ho speaks, there will be thousands who cannot get near the place. Reader Oct. 16. Every possible arrangement will bo made so that every visitor shall be able to see Mr. Blaine. To tho Editor of the Indtanapolls Journal Ais in business in this town, and. with his family, has lived here several years. A few days ago he sent his family to Indianapolis with part of liis household goods, he remaining here keeping part of his household goods, still in busi ness here, has his room, board and washing here, but thinks of moving all to the city in Feb-nary, 1885. Can he vote here! Ambia, Ind., Oct. 16. F. W. Cole. Yes. To th Kill tor of tho Indlannpohis .Tnnrnalt Will a person be allowed his vote who moved from this township Oct. 7, taking his wife and household jroods. to another township, renting a home there for tho purpose of teaching school until next spring? Os course, he cannot in the precinct he moved to, but the question is can he come to this township where he did live? Livonia, Ind., Oct 10. No.

i*o tho Editor of tho Indiannpoli* Journal: Please state in your daily who was tho originator of the salary grab in Congress, and oblige, Henry Idok, M. D. General Butler introduced and engineered the ' <srab '" _________ POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP. New York Sun: What a striking phrase that was: a moral leper. Its accuracy seems to have been perfect. Carl Sohitrz is in great demand. Havingobserved the effect of hts labors on the Germans of Ohio, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat calls loudly for him in Missouri. Congressman Foran intimates that there is a scheme on foot for a fusion between the Democrats and Butleritea in Ohio. The Democrats are getting desperate. The Republicans ridicule the fusion scheme. • The Smethport Miner says: "It is related as a fact that tho King of Siam has 263 children, though be is yet under thirty years of age. He would make a good Democratic candidate for President, especially if ho is a bachelor." Roscoe Conkling will not personally participate in the canvass, having engaged passage to Europe, but be tells his friends that St. John will poll more votos than Butler in Now York, and that the State will vote for Cleveland. Baltimore American: “The muddy pool of politics was the rock on which I split,” said the colored preacher to his flock. Henry Ward Beecher would not describe, his condition in exactly the same words, but they lit his case all the same. “Anti mormon” in New York Sun: If Mr. Cleveland should marry Mrs. Hulpiu, would not that, legitimatize the boy, shield the mother, protect society and eliminate a shocking scandal from the campaign? If that coukl be brought about it would remove from many minds a serious objection to the election of Mr. Cleveland. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: Ohio goes far toward settling the Presidential election. The signs aro now that Blaine and Logan will receive the electoral vote of every Northern State. It will be a solid North against a probable solid South. But even the latter is not sure. James M. Buffcm, of Lynn, Mass., is a prominent and eccentric Butler man. While in Worcester recently he put up at a hotel. At bedtimo be asked for a lamp, but they told him they had gas. and showed him how to use it. He said he bad been president of the Gas Company at Lynn for thirty two years, but ho wanted a lamp. Philadelphia Press: To George William Curtis. New York: You will observe that tho Ohio ond of the party which you describe as “an organized conspiracy for spoils,” yesterday bumped up against the business section of the people’s threshing-machine. You will also notice that the threshing-machine came out of the discussion uninjured, and is still doing business at the old stand. We agree with you that your Democratic party is “very hungry,” but it will have to continue to fast a little while longer. New York Tribune: Do not forget that James G. Blaine has with him the party of James A. Garfield. It is stronger than it was four years ago by a natural increase of 500,000 votes, better united than ever before, and aided by the certainty that a great many Democrats will vote against their party’s candidate. Still the great fact to bo remembered is that the same grand old party is in the field. The Democrats sneered at it in 1856. and again In 1860, and have been sneering at it ever sinee, and now they imagine that they fairly extinguish it by calling it the “G. O. P.but it is still alive, and begs them to remember that it elected James A. Garfield in 1830, and U stronger now than it was then.

OBITUARY. Death of lion. Alexander M. Sullivan, the Famous Irish Leader. London, Oct. 17.—Alexander M. Sullivan, th* well-known Irish leader, and one of the founders of the home rule movement, died at Dublin thut morning. Alexander Martin Sullivan was the second son of Mr. D. Sullivan, of Dublin, a descendant ot the O'Sullivans, of Beare, on the southwest coast of Ireland. He was born at Bantry ia 1830, and received his early education in his native province. Before the rising of '4B Mr. Sullivan became a member of the Young Ireland party, but took no prominent part in the movement. Soon after the rising of '4B he went to Dublin to study art, but about 1853 ho became sub-editor of the Nation, John Gashel Hoey being editor-in-chief. In 1857 Hoey retired and Mr. Sullivan became editor and sole proprietor of the paper. His first visit to tho United States was made during tho latter part of 1857. While here he traveled a great deal and gave an interesting account of what ho saw, in a pamphlet which he subsequently published, and which contained the true particulars of the British massacre in the Wyoming valley, in 1878 L On the death of Lucas and the emigration of Charles Gavan Duffy Mr. Stiliivan was left almost single handed to fight the national battle in Dublin. Ho was aided, however, from other parts of Ireland by such men as Archbishop McUale, Father John Kenyon, John Martin and John Henry Moore, but in Dublin the young journalist still maintained the battle-gYound, and conducted his fight, against most desperate odds. Through the friendship of the late Mr. Donegan, of Dublin, he was induced to start 'the Morning News, which, until the death of Mr. Donegan and the hostility of Cardinal Cullen caused its suspension, was the ablest opponent of the Whigs in the fight to West-Britonize Irish public opinion. During tho excitement in February, 1868, arising out of the executionof Allen, Larkin and O'Brien, at Manchester, Mr. Sullivan, along with John Martin, James Lalor and Thomas Bracken, was indicted for seditious assembling for their participation in the erection of a monument to the memory of the men, but the jury disagreed. In the same court Mr. Sullivan was found guilty of publishing seditious matter in the Weekly News, of which jourual lie wa proprietor, but not editor, and was sentenced t six mouths’ imprisonment, at tiie end of whioli time he was to give security for his good behavior for two years in the sum of £I,OOO. While in prison he declined election as Lord Mayor by the Dublin corporation, of which he was a member. At the end of four months he was released from jail. On the day of his releaso a committee was formed to present him with a national testimonial, which he declined, and a sum of money which had been collected for him li® caused to be placed as an initiatory subscriptiou to the fund to erect Foley's statue of Grattan, which is now on College Green. Mr. Sullivan was present at the reception of the Home rule Association, which was formed at a meeting at the Bilboa Hotel, in Dublin, in May, 1870, and has ever since advocated its policy. In 1874 he was returned to Parliament for the county of Louth, defeating the Right Hon. Chichester Fortes Cue, president of the Board of Trade, who had much influence in the county. In Parliament he soon became prominent. On the election of Mr. Parnell as member for Cork, Mr. Sullivan was chosen by a large majority to succeed him as member for Meath. Ho held this position until failing health and the demands of liis private business compelled him to resignj Several days ago Mr. Sullivan sought admission to the Irish bar, but through an anti national clique he was refused admission, tie then removed to England, where he soon was admitted, and where he has since practiced. In 1877 lie published liis most important work, “New Ireland,'' in which he shows that during the past forty years Ireland has gained much in political power. He was always active in matters of social reform, and was a prominent advocate of the temperance and labor movements. Mr. Sullivan was married in 1861 to Miss Donovan, daughter of the late John Donovan, of New Orleans, La. Brigadier-General Alvord, IT. S. A. Washington, Oct. 17.—General Bcnj. Alvord, U. S!**A., retired, is dead. He became brigadiergeneral in 1876, and w#s retired at his own -0 quest after forty-six years of service. He waa breveted twice for gallant conduct during the Mexican war. and was breveted a brigadier-gen-eral during the war of the rebellion.

Paul Lacroix. Paris, Oct. 17. —Paul Lacroix, novelist and antiquary, is dead. THE LA CROSSE TRAGEDY. Business Practically Suspended—Result of the Inquiry by the Coroner. LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 17. —Business is practically suspended here to-day, the all-absorbing topic being tho tragedy of last night—the murder of Frank Burton and tho subsequent lynching of his slayer, Nathaniel Mitchell. It now appears that Mitchell had intended, if possible, to kill at least two more citizens, one of whom was Charles A. McDonald. It was only a question as to whom he met first. He was equipped with two self-cocking Smith &- Wesson revolvers, and he tired them as fast as the ticking of a watch. Ex-Chief of Police Hatch is out of the city, but the evidence now points toward Mitchell as the man who attempted his assassination, several weeks ago, and only left him when he supposed he was dead. An inquest has been ordered. and a large number of witnesses will be examined. There is no disposition to prosecute anyone, the general verdict being that it was a righteous execution. The funeral of Burton will take place on Monday afternoon. 4 p. m. —The inquest on the body of Mitchell is now proceeding. The court-house corridors are packed, and hundreds aro standing outside the building. The following jury was sworn: ExMayor Joseph Clarke, AX. Anderson. Alderman James AlcCoru, Col. Theodore Bodolf, W. S. Hanscom and W. W. Cargill. Tho jury examined twelve witnesses, among whom were the sheriff and a number of policemen, who were eyo-wituesses of tho murder and lynching. No ono recognized any of tho multitude who did tu lynching. The verdict, substantially, is that tbo deceased was the man wbo murdered Air. Burton, and that he came to his death by hanging at tho bands of parties to tho jury unknown. A Clear Case of Justifiable Homicide. St. Lours, Oct. 17. —Benjamin Poe, a wealthy farmer living near Brownsville, Mo., was shot and killed at his house by Ben Dorman, yesterday. It appears Poe bad been on a spree and called at Dorman’s house and made improper proposals to his wife. Tho latter screamed and alarmed her husband, who was near by. Ho rushed to the house and dealt Poe two heavy blows on the head with a singletree, and then threw him out doors. Poe drew a pistol and tired at Dorman, whereupon the latter shot him with a musket, killing him. Dorman surrendered to the authorities and tho coroner’s jury rendered a verdict of justifiable homicide. Verdict Against a Railway Company. New Yoiik, Oct. 17.—Frank E. Bean brought suit, some time ago. against tbo New York. Lake Shore & Buffalo Railroad Company, in the Court of Common Pleas, for $300,000 damages, for alleged breach of contract in failing to transport over one of its branch lines certain ice from the plainti IPs ponds in Rockland county. The case ended to-day by the jury finding a verdict la favor of the plaintiff for $75,000. A Horrible Crime. Cincinnati, Oct. 17—The body of Mrs. Annie Madison was found in her homo at Coviugtou this morning, on the floor. Sho had been choked with a rope and her throat then cut. The husband was absent when the discovery was made. He was sent for and arrested, but denied all knowledge of the deed. A litt'.o boy says an old man with gray whiskers committed the crime. It is stated on reliable authority that the Democrats spent over $500,000 in Ohio on election, day. The corruption fund in dev cl and was SIOO,OOO. A liko amount was speut in Cinoin-j uati. ■'“*