Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 March 1879 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS: TUESDAY. MARCH 18. 1879.

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THE DAILY NEWS.

TUESDAY, MARCH IS. 1879.

Tbe Indianapolis News has a bona fide circulation more than one-half larger than that of any Other daily paper in Indiana.

The following was the bona fide issue of

The News for the time named:

Monday. March 10. Taewtay, « 11 Wednesday, “ 12 Thureday, *• 1J„ Friday, '* 14 Saturday, “ 15

. 10,60? . 10,632 . 10,741 ,. 10,560 . 10,560 , 10,5M

10,616

Dally average Dally average for two months ending March 10,687

W. J. Richards, Adr. Manager.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of March, 1S79. Jamks Gkkksk, 0 Notary Public.

County expenses must be reduced. Blackburn Will not be speaker, and the stalwarts mourn. -

If anything ruins this country it will be partisanship run mad. The trouble begins at Washington today. It is a democratic congress for the first time since 1861.

If the democrats in congress sheuld have sense enough to do the necessary businegs and adjourn, it would be both gratifying and surprising. The distinguished Indiana honse of representatives could not adjourn for half an hour on Washington’* birth day, but had no difficulty in devoting an hour and a half to St. Patrick. Sentiment is nowhere by the side of votes. The greenbackers in congress pan out pretty much as they did in the Indiaaa legislature. They blow largely before time but at the scratch they vanish into thin air, as it were. They make no impression whatever, and are given te understand that they can fish on the democratic side or cut bait, just as they choose. If they attempt to fish for themselves they will be very lene'fishermen indeed. ^ It must be evident to the legislature that their room is preferable tdb their company in the eyes of a large majority of the people of the state. Therefore they should not stand upon the order of their going, but go at once. This extra session has brought neither honor nor profit. The beet thing that can be said of it is that it was “such a little one.” So let it be. Let the business be pressed to consideration and ended speedily. It would undoubtedly Be to the interest of the state for the legislature to pass a simple, sensible militia law. But it need not be frightened into taking up the proposed regulation oh the subject by the reports of disbanding military companies, which are daily and duly made known. The bill proposed wm a wasteful one, and was loaded down with too many fat offices to be useful. A straightforward ‘law on this subject with no scollops is needed. Banoall’s nomination last night by democratic caucus, large edBugh to elect him, is a matter of congratulation. It is in the line of proof of the paragraph in The News yesterday that the hot heads of the party were not going to rule. Blackburn was the chief representative of these, and that he and all others were wiped out on the first ballot, the country will take as a promise tfeat moderate counsels are to prevail. Randall isn’t a bit of ' a statesman but he is a fine politician and has an abundance of brains. His triumph is said to be favorable to TildeU’s prospects. Tilden is laying the pipes for the Pennsylvania vote and presumably honor to Randall, and power in the shape of the speakership is help to Pennsylvania democracy. If Tilden is successful in “fixing" Pennsylvania, Grant had better stay in India and enlist in the Afghan war. Randall is spoken of as second on this possible Tilden ticket. At any rate he is speaker now—third in the government. From southern Georgia comes the complaint of farmers that they cannot find colored laborers to work their farms. The cause of this is the constantly increasing number ot negroes who are settling on cheap land and running little farms of their own. Since the war southern negroes have for the meet part been a rollicking, roaming class, contented to live idle, or catch a job for the time being. If thgy are recovering from their improvidence, M this complaint would indicate, and are pettUng into habits of industry and thrift, . it will be a happy day for the south, not only so far as concern* the negroes but as concerns the other shiftless class of her

population. For this settling of negroes upon farms of thair own may, as expressed by thsBainbridge, Ga., Democrat, go on until no negro help at all can be had, and then the white people will have to go to work. It will be a happy day for the south whan this cornea abont, and there will fce a little poetic sarcasm in the negro being the instrument that shall bring it abont. If tbe negro goes to work for hhnself the white will have to go to work for himself, or be left in the race.

Aa Old Humbug. Some of the readers of The News may remember that quite early in ito-existence it advocated the exclusion of the appeal to God from the customary form of the oath. We held, aa common sense and daily practiee demonstrates, that the appeal was an idle form, and a mere form that mumbles God’s name without respect is blasphemy. It adds nothing at all to the force of the oath to compel the truth. The whole virtue of the ceremony is in the subjection to the penalty of perjury. If that doesn’t bring truth, the hall heard, half understood invocation of the deity won’t do it. The theory of the exploded but not discarded form of the oath, is that the person is to be impressed with the solemnity of the situation. He is brought, in a manner, into the presence of God. The “searcher of all hearts” is looking straight into his when he swears. It is a situation to unnerve the most resolute consciousness of equivocation, if the “juror” believes there is a God to see and finally judge. It is in theory. Therefore, a man who doesn’t believe in God is held incompetent, or used to be, to take an oath. He can’t be brought into a proper sense of the solemnity of the ceremony which depends on an existence that he doubts. But the fact ia very different from the theory, even where the best expression is given to the intention of the form. Ninetynine times in a hundred the words are hurried through, like Dickens says they were in the bankrupt court: “Solemnly swear matters set forth this affidavit are true as you verily believe so help you God a shilling you must get change I haven’t got it.” No stops, fee, change, oath, appeal to God, and all mixed up together. The most sensitive religions nature instead of a sense of impressiveness would feel a sense of overwhelming disgust, at such flippant handling of God’s name and the awful sanctions implied in the appeal. Better be rid of it utterly. It does no good for truth or justice, and doea harm in familiarizing men with the same coarse use of God’s name in courts that it gets in public meetings and saloons. As for the exclusion of atheists, if there be such persons, on the ground that their disbelief of the existence of a deity disqualify them tor t£e appeal to God, and that they can not •wear under full penalty as a believer does, it is the very idiocy of bigotry, and recently a judge of the United States court n San Francisco held that religious belief or disbelief had nothing to do with competency to take an oath. “The court reaaseted that the rule had become obsolete; if it had not it ought to be. The enforcement of such a rule would be an outrage— to cut off by a circumstance very important testimony. The motion would be overruled.” If the consideration that “important testimony” might be excluded by such a rule were not sufficient, the way that believers whom the rule, would admit often treat an oath, would be final as to its value in forcing the truth. Not only believers but professing Christian^ comcommunicanta of churches, swearHo tax lists that are not true and they know it, aflft that is not the only instance of indiffence to the solemnity of an eath. As a rule it has no force at all, and the law would be the better of a prqyision simply calling on a man to declare as Quakers do that they will tell the truth under the penalty of perjury, and leave God out formally as He has loifg been actually.

China and NaturaUzattoa. Enquirer, Knigbtstowu, Indiana, wants to know whether the Chinese can or cannot be naturalized and become'citizens of the country, and if not, why not? This question cannot be answered until a case is brought before the supreme court of the United States. About a year ago a Chinese applied to the court in California to be naturalized and was refused, on what ground can not here be stated. In New York more recently another Chinaman was naturalized because, in the opinion of the court, there was no reason why he shouldn’t be, representatives of almost every other nation on the face of the globe, having been at different times granted the privilege. cciuuon OOUMAKT. Lucy Stone gives a fine exhibition of “woman’s rights,” so called. Lucy, bs it knownts^he wife of H. B. Blackwell, poor iffan, and henad occasion the other day to deed a piece of property in which his wife was to release her rights of dower. In so doing she signed herself “Lucy Stone, wife of H. B v Black well." The purchaser objected to the signature, which he feared would not give validity to the document, and accordingly wanted Lucy Stone, Esq., to write her name as married Christian women do. But she flatly refused, first and last, and to prevent the sale falling through Blackwell and William B. Stone had to give a bond to defend the property against all proceedings of “said Lucy Stone, wife of Henry B. Blackwell,” to recover her right of dower. What right htb Lucy to the name of Stone, anyway ? That wasn’t her mother’s name, if her own name isn’t Blackwell. There is a decided reaction against the walking vnania. The Boston Pilot (Catholic) thinks “the spectacle of women" walking themselves to death is somewhat less refining than tbe Mexican bull fight,” The Zion’s Herald (Methodist) descants on the absurdity as one of the most seusless folly of the age. The press generally is beginning to aver that as a matter of fact all these walking matches are abont on a par with prize fights, be they between men, dogs or rata. In short, this endeavor to test endurance as seen in these five hundred mile matches, Is just about what Hindoos and American Indians do when they propitiate their gods or admit young men to .the title of “braree” with flesh tearing and various other self-inflicted tortures. The physical strain

of such efforts as these forced marches produce* heart disease and a whole train of #vi)% and their example will be hurtful it they induce any attempted imitation. Americans, especially American women, ought to walk much more than they do. From four to six, and after a season, ten miles a day would be beneficial in the highest degree. But any endeaver to force the pace would be injurious. Anent this walking exhibition, which has just ended, it is said it was got up by speculators, and as the admission fees amounted to about |60,000, it will give the Speculators about $45,000, as it is said the walkers are paid $5,000 each, instead of $25,000, $15,000, and so on according te the status. The Washington Star rays: “DickBright, of Indiana, is forging ahead for the sergeant-at-arms of the senate.” The last number of tbe Congressional Record has fifty-one pages of speeches never delivered. The ways of our political system are past finding out. The idea of the right of every male person in the country to stick his fin ger and thumb into the’political pie in order to pull out his plum has become so ingrained in the popular mind that one by one every official position in the country has "been made the object of a popular scramble.— [Chicago News. If the Grant men have two barrels of money to spend, they can well afford to pay one to elect Blackburn. The presidential election would thus be more than half carried for their candidate Will there be any holes left in Washington where union men may hide their diminished heads?—[New York Sun. The last democratic congress, in 1861, went out with a fuss; if the first democratic congress since that day should happen to begin with a new fuss it may easily happen that the country will vote the party a nuisance, and in 1880 put it permanently on the back seats. It is a good time for the democrats to “stop fooling.”—[New York Herald. It is for the faithful to reflect seriously whether there ia anything so very brilliant in the history of the party during ‘the eight years of General Grant’s administration as to make them desire to fight the battle over again under the same leadership.—[The Nation. •

THE SPEAKERSHIP, Randall, Garfield and vf right Nominated. In the democratic caucus last night the first ballot for speaker resulted as follows: Randall 75, Blackburn 57, McMahon Morrison 2, Cox 4. This insures the election of Randall for sneaker of the fortysixth congress on tne first ballot. The vote for clerk of the house resulted: Adams 76, Caldwell, of Alabama, 61. Thompson and Field, the present incumbents, were nominated for sergeant-at-arms and doorkeeper respectively by acclamation. Dr. Harrison was renominated chaplain. When the result of the balloting was made known to Blackburn, he went into the hall, and in an eloquent speech moved fUat Randall’s nomination be made unanimous, which was agreed to. The republican representatives unanimously nominated the following candidates for the elective offices ef the house: For speaker, General Garfield; for clerk of tbe house, ex-Congressmau Rainey of South Carolina; for sereeant-at-arms, Jeremiah M. Rusk of Wisconsin; for doorkeeper, James At. Melton of Tennessee; for postmaster, General Harry Sherwood of Michigfn; fer chaplain, Dr.Naylor, of the Methodist Episcopal church of Washington City. The following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That It is the sense of this caucus that no IcgislMion shall bo entered upon during this se-cton of congress other than that for which the session was especially called. The greenbackers decided to cast their votes for Hendrick B. Wright of Pennsylvania lor speaker. Unless they can make their opposition felt on the speakership they will probably offer a strenuous opposition to the candidates for other positions.

A Candid Opinion. ^ [Detroit Free Pres*.] A Detroit lawyer, famous for his wise and candid opinion, was the other day visited by a youpg attorney, who explained: “I was admitted to the bar two years ago, and I think I know something about law, yet the minute I arise to address a jury I forget all my points and can say nothing. Now I want to ask you ir this doesn’t show lack of confidence in myself, and how can I overcome it?” The wise attorney shut his eyes and studied the case for a moment before answering. “My joung friend, if it is lack of confidence in yourself it will some day vanish, but if it is a lack of brains you had b tier sell out your p offiee effects and buy & pick-ax and a long-handled shovel.” “But how am I to determine?” anxiousanyhow, and run ispered the aged adviser, as he moved over to the peg for his overcoat. Unbeliever* Rebaked. j [Sword sad Trowel.] A venerable minister, with compassionate earnestness, once preached a sermon upon eternal punishment. On the next day some thoughtless men agreed that one of their number should go to him, and, if possible, draw him into a discussion. He went accordingly, and began the conversation, saying: “I believe there is a small dispute between you and me, and I thought that 1 would call this morning and try to settle it.” “Ah!” said the good man, “whnt is it?” “Why,” he replied, “you say that the woe of the finally impenitent will be eternal, and I do not think it will.” “Oh, is that all?” He answered: “there is no dispute between you and me. If you turn to Matthew 25:26 you will find that the dispute is between you and the Lord Jesus Christ, and I advise you to go immediately and settle it with him.” The Cost of a Newspaper. [Philadelphia Chronicle-Herald.] The man who buys a newspaper for a few pennies never stops to think what it costs to produce that mass of printed matter. If he were to think he could hardly appreciate the work. The army of news gatherers scattered over the globe: tSP editors who receive and comment ori the news, enriching their comment with illustration and history, showing its bearing on to-day and its plobable influence on tomorrow; the typesetters, with hands moving ceaselessly from case to stick, through the day or through the night; the driving presses, the vast machinery for delivery— all these are at work as much for the benefit of the man who buys a single copy as though he were the only reader or bought the whole’ product of the newspaper press. Japanese Wheat. English newspapers announce with considerable interest the discovery made by the Paris acclimation society, that “Japanese wheat” planted in April or May, is ripeand ready for the harvest quite as early as European grown wheat, sown some five or six months earlier, and that the yield is equally large w i‘^ that produced from atoy of the varieties of EuroI>ean wheat.” If the same result can be obtained in other places, says the Tokio Tines, the use of Japanese wheat, it is presumed, will become universal, though no explanatipn of the phenomenon is yet supplied.

THE NEXT FREUDKNT. An Indtantaa Whm hi tnrmmgm Mum* Hnadrlek*—Record and Claim* af William m. English—Tha Great Mraggle 4>ver Kaaaa*. [Louisville ConrMpondene* Mew York Herald. ] Bald a gentleman to me on a railway train of the Indianapolis and Louisville route the other day: • “Did it ever enter your mind that the Heoeier state has a stronger man with Ufe people than Hendricks?” “Yes,” wag my response; “I believe the Tall Sycamore ia a more popular man, is he not?” “No, not at aU. Voorhees ia not even as strong as Hendricks; the man I refer to ia William H, English, of Indiana-

polis.”

“Bat has he no* left the political

world?”

“In a measure, yes; in fact, almost entirely, althongh the recent election of his only son to a position in the general assembly of Indiana has aroused the old spirit which marked Mr. English’s career in politics in days ante-bellum, and I suspect that he was loth indeed to make way for Voorhees last winter, when the latter’s defeat, with him as an opponent, was certain. You see, Voorhees’s goose was very near cooked. English could have beaten him with ease. The strong paper money principles of Voorhees did him no good, to begin with, in his own party, which was somewhat dissatisfied and partially inclined to help a hard money democrat. Of course Voorhees would have received the bulk of his party’s vote. English, had he consented to the use of his name, would have received a considerable of the democratic and independent vote, as well as the entire strength of the republicans, in all enough to have defeated Voorhees with ease The position was actually tendered him, I believe, and bis election demonstrated beyond doubt. A strong banking influence from all sections, particularly east and north, was in readiness to do anything English desired, and many northern newspapers preferred him very

much to Voorhees.”

“I am surprised that he declined,”

said I.

“Simply because he WSuld have received such a republican indorsement as I described. You ask why th/republicans were for him; simply because he was a strong federalist during the war. He then had charge of the Indiana repository of the government, and as the trusted servant of the administration in charge of all funds in Indiana, he gave the utmost satisfaction to everybody. He left congress to become such, and in serving the government aa he did he displayed wonderful energy and fidelity, acquitting himself with apt ability, and to the great satisfaction of all concerned. He is a power in the west, and will yet cut a high figure in the national politics. Some say Mr. English will succeed McDonald in the senate. He can do so if he desires; but it is my opinion he cares very little about it. In this event he would be chosen by the democrats alone, and enter the senate sans republican support, which, t)f course, any man with a promising and only son in a democratic general assembly wouldn’t care to receive.” FOB THE PRESIDENCY. “You say Mr. English cares very little for a position in the senate of his coun-

try?”

“Not exactly that. He would perhaps go if sent, but will make no fight for the place. His friends have something better .for him.” “What am I to understand you to mean by that?” “I will answer that question as the Yankees do, by asking another. Who do yen Kentuckians prefer shall receive tlie nomination for the presidency?” “Democratic?”

“Yes.”

“The man who will be elected,” laughed the Herald man. “I suspect, though,” he continued, “that we over the river like Bayard or Tilden best. The people in Kentucky strongly favor an eastern man.”

“Exactly. So do we Hoosiers; but we want the west on the ticket too.” “Well, what are you going to do with

Hendricks?”

“Hendricks wants the first place. The que of 1876 still worries him. He beieves himself fully entitled to an elevation, and, between you and me,” laughed the Hoosier, “I suspect that he will get it

in a way he don’t expect.”

“Overboard?”

“Oh, I can’t say as to that; but you can wager safely he’ll not get what he wants. English, you see, is stronger in our state than any man who can be made available for the second place. He will carry many independents and republicans, and,besides all this, ha* a ‘bar’l of money,’ almost as much, in fact, as Samuel Tilden.” mb. enqlish’s congressional record. “Mr. English, I believe, served several terms in the house?” “Yes, he was there from 1852 until the breaking out of the war. His congressional conduct was marked chietly by his prominent work on slavery questions. He was a member of the committee on territories and had much to do with the famous Kansas-Nebraska bill. English took styong grounds against the introduction of slavery into any state, but greatly deprecated and unsparingly denounced the aggressive measures of abolitionists. ‘It is best, safest, wisest,’ he said. Ho So a? the constitution provides—refer this question to the people to be governed. They are the true judges of what will best suit their condition, promote their welfare and happiness.’ The result of the KansasNebraska bill was the defeat ef all except three members from free states who voted for it, Mr. English being one of the trio returned. Mr, English up to this time had always been a warm friend of the Buchanan administration, as well as a great party man. He now opposed the Lecompton bill to admit Kansas, much to the surprise of the administration and his colleagues of the democratic party. The senate had passed a bill admitting Kansas undtr the Lecompton constitution and the administration favored it; but the house would not sanction it and adopted a substitute which the senate refused to concur in. Five months of angry fighting was the result, and at a time when an agreement seemed hopeless Mr. English took the responsibility of offering to concur in a proposition from the senate for a committee of free conference. Amid the greatest excitement a vote was taken, resulting in a tie, 108 to 108; but the speaker voted in the affirmativa and the motion carried. The house committee consisted of W. H. English, of Indiana; A. H. Stephens, of Georgia, and W. A. Howard, of Michigan. On the part of the senate, Green, of Missouri, was chairman; R. M. T. Hunter, of Virginia, and W. H» Seward, of New York. As the senate had asked for the conference, the managers on the part of that branch of congress were informed by Air. English that propositions for compromise must come from there; the house had none. All propositions made by the senate were not accepted. The senate committee then asked the house committee if they had any compromise to offer. Air. English replied that he had nothing ready *ut would preparesomething. This is the inside history of the origin of the great compromise measure called the ‘English bill,’ which finally passed both houses of congress and became a law.” “By the provisions of this law,” continued my informant, “The question of admitting Kansas under the Lecompton constitution was referred back to the people of Kansas—just aa Mr. English desired

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that it should bo—anil, of eourso, defeated, ae ho had predicted and hoped it would be. He ia re far seeing as he ia determined and practicable.” “Does Mr. English favor Tilden?” “I can not say. He wants ap eastern man, either Tilden or Bayard, doubtless; but, here, we are getting into Kentucky where, doubt]era, Henry Watterson can be found, and tell you more aa to the probable ticket than any man I know of.” , A Lively Time at Berlin. The reichstag yesterday discussed the report explanatory of the action of the government on the institution of a petty state of siege in Berlin. Herr Liebknecht, Socialist, strongly censured the measure, which he pronounced wholly unjustified. He declared that his party was a party of reform, Pot of revolution. He defended the coarse of the socialist depnties in not retiring from their seats when cheers wev given for tbe emperor. Tha president of the reichstag, amid cheers, remarked that this oondnet offended the moral sense of the chamber. Herr Liebknecht continued: “If a republic is established in Germany—” He was uaableto finish the sentence in consequence of the uproar which the word* provoked. The president threatened to deprive him of the right of speech. Count von Eulenberg explained that the government’s reason for proclaiming e state of siege was that Berlin was in great danger because it was the home of tha socialist agitation. Reterring to what he termed the asaasdnation and murder epidemic, he said the investigation showed that the instruments of crime were prepsred in Berlin and East Prussia. The Reichstag took form.il cognizance.oi the report concerning the state of siege. At the close of HerrLeibknecht’s speech the president of the reichstag threatened him with forcible removal from the tribune. The tumult at the time was indescribable. Count von Enlenberg stated in the reichstag that Bismarck and the emperor had lately received a good many letters threatening him with assassination. Infernal machines have been found in Berlin and East Prussia, althongh it is true that the East Prussia machine wa* only constructed to secure .to the inventor an informer’s fees.

A flat Ira In Sitka. The official report of the commander of the British gunUiat Osprey, now at Sitka, is received. He describes the situation at length, showing that there are about 328 whites at Sitka, of whom sixty-eight are capable of bearing arms. The Indian village adjacent contains at no time less than SCO warriors, and generally 500 ami upwards, while within a day or two’s travel in canoes are several thousand closely connected by tiee of kindred. Since the withdrawalof the troops the Indians have torn down a good deal of the stockade guarding the town, and at the time of the arrival of the Osprey, a young chief, who had gone to rouse the neighboring tribes to sack the town, was momentarily expected to return. The report concludes as follows: “In conclusion, I beg to state that I feel certain that the presence of the Oliver Wallcot and of this ship has averted a serious calamity, and that it is my firm conviction that nothing but permanent protection and some sort of government, having authority will enable white people to live here without molestation from the Indians, to carry on their trade and develop the resources af the country.” The United State* corvette Alaska, recently arrived at San Francisco, from New York via Panama, has received orders to go to Sitka. She will sail aa soon aa she can take stores on boarc^ Hard Time* and Whisky. In a sermon at Baltimore recently on the Lord’s prayer, Mr. Moody touched incidentally upon the hard times. “We hear, he said, a great deal of talk about hard times; but what has caused th.'m? Sin. Look at the monev that is spent in this great country for whisky alone. We don’t say to God, ‘give ns this day our daily whisky,’ do we? I tell you there are mints of money spent for whisky that ougRto feed children’s mouths with bread. The fact of the case is, this nation has been too prosperous. The Jews, the chosen people of Goa, never could stand prosperity. As soon a* they got rich they went to worshipping idols, and, whenever they got fat, they began te kick againat God. I fear American morals suffer in proportion as the nation prospq^.” ■ rt The Truth for Two. [New Orleans Time*.] Sj>eaking of women dancing on the stage reminds us of a story about Airs. Saxon and Dr. Holcombe, than whom no stabler, steadier man ever drew the breath of life. It was when Lydia Thompson and her pretty blondes were kicking their way intopublicadn.irationhere. Dr.Holci>:nbe ia only a man if he is Dr. Holcombe, but when he found that Mrs. Saxon occupied tbe seat in front of him at one of these performances, he thought some excuse for his presence was necessary, so he leaned over and said to that lady, “Ju*t mark her wonderfully expressive countenance. I came here to watch the play of her features.” “You did! did you?” cried Mrs. 8axon, “and I came to watch the play of her legs.” A Reminder of Sodom. It commenced raining at Reading, Pennsylvania, Sunday night and continued until about noon yesterday. All over the city can be noticed a stringe yellowish deposit, resembling sulphuf, supposed to have come with the rain. At Allentown, there was found yesterday morning beneath the snow which fell the previous night a substance, in some place* half an inch deep, strongly resembling sulphur. It has the color and smell, and a quantity of it scraped together and set on fire burned as readily and emitted the same fumes as sulphur. M ill Make It Warm. I Vincennes Sun.] The Grubbs libel law infuses new life into litigation, for the live daily paper will average about one suit a day in the even tenor of its duties, which is to protect the public by tbe exposure of villainies of every stripe. Unhung scamps may hide their head* beneath the ample provisions of this bill. The great power of the press of to-day is in assisting in securing the ends of justice. It go s in advance of the law, ana leads those who execute the same te a proper discharge of their duties. Political Excitement In Cincinnati. There is considerable excitement in Cincinnati over reports that the democrats have been gathering evidence to show that Butterworth and Young, the congressmen elect from the first and second districts of that cityj were elected by unlawful means, that a large number of affidavits have been taken and will be used in Washington to prevent the seating of the above named gentlemen. It is charged that many ef the affidavits are signed by fictitious persons, and that they w^l not bear close scrutiny. Tbe Khedive and the RothachUda. The khedive has requested the Rothschilds to accept the modification of securities agreed upon for a new loan. The Rothschilds declined, and gave notice ef their intention to suspend advances. The khedive threatens them with legal proceedings.

Brantlful Up* aiwtho** whom void* Iff from Oh. heart like *oog* of b ! rd», Yet who** utterance prudrac* firdi, Beautiful hand* an those that do Work that Uearoert and bnro and tea*. Moment by moment the long dap throogh. Beautiful foetus thorn that to , Onkiodir ruinUtrie* to and fro, Down kmettert wap*. If God will* to. Beautiful shoulden an thorn that bear Ce—olem burden* of homely can 'With patient snot and daily prayer. Beautiful lire* an those that bleat: sa , sa?4aaa.«. r -. • Beautiful twilight, at art of aun. Beautiful goal, with tha nee well won, Beautiful real, with work veil done. Beautiful gnrea, whore grasses creep. Where brown leave* fail, where drift*lie deep Over worn-out heads—oh, beautiful Bleep 1 . - SCRAPS. Boston has eighty family hotels. ' The gambler’s I-deal—four acre,How to mark the linen—Upset the gravy.—[Norriatown Herald. Sitting Bull is called by the Cheyennes “The-lig-man-afraid-to-come-back.” The most useful pedestrian ia the man who walks the fldor nights with the baby, —[Ex. “No credit unless the money j* forthcoming,” ia the way a Toledo grocer puts it down. Fifteen thousand telegrams went from the French chambers announcing the fact of MacMabon’s resignation. Ex-postmaster general Creswell is one of the applicants for the vacant United State* judgeship in Maryland. A southern correspendent’* obituary of the late Col. Alston: “He came of a family, every one of whom died with his boots

The fear of socialism is so great in Berlin that thp other day the police stoppol a ^oiing American who wa* whistling “Kaiser,” don” you want to buy a dog?” Of tbe inmates of the Iowa insane asylums 92 (including 21 women) have gone mad "through intemperance, and 120 (including 49 women) owe their insanity to religious excitement. The Rev. “Adirondack” Murray, of Boston, i* going to open a carriage shop in New Haven, Connecticut, fer the manufacture of the patent trotting wagon of which he is the inventor. An old gardener on the west side has not poled his growing patch of beans for several years, because, as he says, he got stuck on a poll ti& one season, but never means* to get caught again.—[Chicago Journal. Jeema: “I see, Robin, thet the paper says we’re tae bae anither storm next Afondny.” Robin: “Man, its te^iblel Since these Yankees hae gotten the weather intae their keepin’ we’ve a storm every ither day.” They were discussing ths venerable theme of money and happiness. “Money does everything for a man,” said one old gentleman,” pompously. “Yes,” replied another one, “out money won’t dq as much for a man as some men will do for money.” —[French joke. Many Italian immigrants have written from Brazil that the country they had expected to find a paradise is quite the reverse, and that they are treated like beasts while alive and when dying are without the benefit of priests or doctors. Hence a member of parliament has introduced a law to restrain the “insane desire of emi-

gration.”

Unlike Archbishop Purcell, his brother prelate, Archbishop Wood, can and doea say: “I am not only able but willing, and I am fully prepared, to meet all demands, dollar for dollar, that may be made upon ms as tbe head of the archdiocese. T truly wish that the people who have money in my hand* would come and ask for it and

obtain it.”

A compliment may took like the honey of the bee and yet conceal the sting of the wasp. A certain lawyer was compelled to apologize to the court. With stately dignity he rose in his place and said, “Your honor is right and I am wrong, aa your honor generally ii.” Th?r» was a dazed look in the judge’s eye, and he hardly knew whether to feel happy or fine the lawyer for contempt of court. The Rockland Courier tella of a young man with a fragile mustache who went into a crockery store ang said to the proprietor, “A mustache cup, please.” “Certainly, sir,” responded the proprietor, with alacrity. “What style does he prefer?” “lt’» for myself.” returned the yonngman, ffowning slightly. “Eh?” exclaimed the proprietor, in gieat surprise, staring at ths customer. “I want it for myself,” repeated the young man, sharply. The proprietor turned away in a dazed manner, and in his excessive bewilderment handed down a gilt edged cup bearing the inscription: “To my child.” The young man looked at it in a tune of speechless astonishment

and flew out of the door.

A decision on politeness was recently

eme court at Boston. A his employers, who had

discharged him before his time was up, they alleging that he had injured their business by being too familiar with guests in addressing^ them by their Christian names or surnames only. The allegation was admitted, and the court said: “Te address a person by his Christian name, unless the parties have been intimately connected, socially and otherwise, is uncalled for familiarity, and insnlting to the party addressed. To address a party by his surname only, shows a want of respect, and would imply that tbe party so addressed was beneath the party addressing; therefore it is discourteous aid would be considered insulting. To apeak of employers by their surnames oaly shows a great want of respect on the part of the employe toward the employer. While it may be customary for a person tb address ” his junior clerks or under sereants by their Christian or surnames, to address others so shows a want of respect, and the party so addressed wonld naturally evade contact in future with any one who had previously so addressed him.” Politeness, added the coart, costs nothing, but the want of it had cost the plaintiff the loss of his Ration. The complaint was dismissed with costs.

given by the supi hotel clerk sued

No Statute Can Coatrol Interest.

[Marion Chronicle.]

It te estimated _ city not leas than two of old coin* and autog ia confined entirely to _ . embraces both youths J >d It is repeciallr prevarunt collegians, while j lawyers tad other , time, in the midst o. —. devote to their collecting Speaker Randall has _ which has been coined in P>i* oocuw Simon Grata, ex-president of the board \ public education, has the reputation possessing the largest collection of auv~ graphs in existence in this country. WLW? liim 8. Vaux, a cousin of the ex-mayor of that name, his an immense collection of old paper money and coins, among tee latter being a fine 1804 cent, which ha* 1 an extraordinary value. Perhaps the largest collection in America is in the poraeraioa of a 10th ward druggist. His accumulations, the labor of over thirty yhare, are valued at $75,000. Among teem ia a complete collection ot the coppsr, silver and gold issues of the l nited State*, together with a nearly complete rat ef.the old colonial coins. He has also full sets of autograph* of tha signers of the declaration of independence, confederation and constitution, the congress of 1774. presidents and cabinets from George Washington, justices and associate justices of the supreme court and revolutionary general*. In addition to these, ha has numerous signatures of prominent scientistsj poets and writers, both American and foreign. His collection of old paintings have been valued at $25,600, while he has a room full of old books, almanacs and American early imprints, which are considered almost priceless. His collection of army and navy medals is ths largest in the country. He is now engaged in collecting a series of the signatures of wive* of the presidents. His latrat acquisition in this direction is ths signature ot Rachel Jackson. A 12th ward druggist has valuable collection of ancient and mod irn coins, in- \ eluding all the issues of the Romans and.' Greeks in tha three metals. A fine col- > lection of Nova Cauarea, or New Jersey, owne Thi* the 1794 cent.

Vigorously Protest. [Goshen Independent ] The law on libel is sufficiently rigorous now and as a vindicator of any man against the abuses of the press, but when it is proposed to surrender the liberties of the pres* to the keeping of shysters and their interpretations of rhetoric and sarcasm we protest most vigorously. Under this gag bill an article could not be written against an incompetent officer, or a defaulter, because it would “provoke his relatives and friends.”

Try It On. [Crawiordsvilia Journal.] Walking ia wholesome exertira. If our afternoon street loafers will take good advice, they will take up a vigorous march beyond the suburbs, and walk backwards when they turn their faces toward the city. They will find a great anistance in walking by holding to plow handles, and plenty of conversation by eom manning a team of horses. Lest this may be incorrect, it will be well for them to try it. Jeff Davis wad ths South. . * [Charleatao Naw* and Courier.] There are comparatively few men in tee ® south who have any serious liking for Mr. Davis. By many hs is regarded aa the prime cause of the downfall ef the confederacy. So long, however, aa he ia denied his civil and political rights or ia sought to be degraded because he was president of the confederate states, the south will be solid for him.

Eraaoe’s Military Power. In 1870 France could only concentrate 250,000 men in the course of a month, while her reserves and garrisons numbered 300,000 men. Now she can place 19 corps of 880,000 men in ths field, and ths attalions, squadrons and batteries of the active army would leave behind them 50,000. The Diplomatic Service. [Fort Wayne Sentinel.] If congress desires to institute a wise and popular measure of reform let it wipe out the whole syatem, which te a useless and expensive relic of feudal timos. and an institution which, in these days of telegraphs and railroads, there is no possible reason for maintaining. Ths Cincinnati Mystery. Ths police have not yet succeeded in unravelling the mystery surrounding the death of Harry Baldwin. Schaller. who was supposed to have fired the fatal shot, was re leased on $3,000 bail. The piatol he used was of 32-cahber, wbils tbe ball abstracted from Baldwin’s head was only of 22-caliber. Mart. Anderson's Walk. Afadam Anderson, who has been walking ever so many quarter miles in ever m many ten minutes, in Chicago, completed her 2,066th quarter last night and quit. It is claimed that* she skipped several quarters. Now she is going to New York. Not Likely to !>• Verified. [Ciadnaaii Time*.] After all, it may be Hayes in 1880. Strange things have a way of happening in this world. “It is only the nogs peeled that always occurs,” the French proverb hath it.

Moonshiner .Jail Delivery. Fifty-two moonshiner* delivered three revenue prisoners out of the, Hartevilie, Tenn., jail Sunday morning, and took away a wagon and Wain which had been seized by revenue officers. Negroes Becoming CnthoUes. A Virginia correspondent says that owing to the fact that white Protestants shun ths negroes, the latter in large numbers are becoming subject to Catholic influences.

Russians Cross the Caspian. The correspondent at Berlin declares positively that 20,000 Russians are being qpnveyed across the Caspian res,, and it te believed they are destined for Merv.

They’ve Started a Grant Club.

[Terre Hauta MalLl

There is a market for money, as for Tbe grand old repnblican party in this other articles of trade. It is governed city seems to have been turned over to the

by the same laws of aupply and demand, boyi to pity with. Rates of interest or the price for money adjust themselves on this basis. When — ~

the supply is great and the demand small, money commands but a low rate of interest. When money is scarce and the demand great, interest is high. No statute can control it any more than it can con-

trol the price of corn or hogs.

Cora for Indlguston.

A German physician says teat thirst arises from the loss of liquid in food which te cooked. He advise* fresh fruit and oysters for medicine in gout and in-

digeston.

Negro Children South.

There are in the sonth 1.576,0971 children of school age. Of thifl no

the schools reach 600,000. ■ ■. i* ^ i ii^

Cousins Cam Marry tm T—meraso * The legislature of Tenneraee refuse*" paw a bill making the marriage of

cousins a misdemeanor.

Tbe entire length of teeU. Texas is 4,630 mitea, including:

of gulf coast.