Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 27, Number 39, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 May 1878 — Page 2

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1878-

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 15. BccHASAH thinks Le luuy get one member In the legislature to play United States senator on. The Journal don't go much on the nationals. The "Plan" conceives well, but he is a failure on the delivery part. Ir Prentice was alive he would vcntiLfe the Cameron-Sherman marriage. lie would make them long for a little air. Our rooster is practicing his crow for next October. He treads lightly and briskly, for we have engaged a phonograph for him, and be expects to be heard all over Marion ounty. JiEMs Bui'Hasan was seen on the street Yesterday afternoon, carpet bag in hand. He had a hungry look. It was thought he was on a raid to an out township. He is too luminous for Indianapolis. The telegraph brings intelligence of the marriage of Senator -Cameron and Miss Sherman, at Cleveland, Ohio. The presents amounted to $100,000. One turn of the Sherman lever will easily screw that out of the people. The sweet breath of May is freighted with the news of democratic victory from all portions of the state. We can imagine the sweet strains of music that float on the air carrying the glad news of victory. We can hear the shouts of victory swelling on the breeze and carrying the news of great joy to a long suffering people. When we meet today and talk over the joyful news, and exchange congratulations over the glorious result, let us all resolve to work, and work hard, till we redeem the state and the country from radical rule. We can do it, and if we don't it will be our own fault. THE JOlTBXALN EDI TORI Ala ON THE RESCLT. The editor of the Sentinel, while in a trance last night, was transported spiritually to the Journal office. At a late hour the Sole Proprietor entered, wiping the perspiration from his lips, left there by the strong julep he had just taken to brace him up. The managing editor was seated in his chair of state twirling his pencil in his fingers and waiting for the cue to give the editorial writers. The S. P. whispered to him, We saved something didn't we? Oh! yes, the way we districted the city we couldn't lose . What wards did we carry? Oh! we carried those wards where intelligence and wealth prevail. That's good! put that in .strong. We must stand by intelligence and wealth, particularly the latter. That pulls a lellow through many a tight place. How aid the darkies vote? The democrats haven't removed the scales we put over their eyes have they? I am afraid some scales have dropped off. I hear of many having voted for democrats. Thunder! How can they expect the Journal to get the city printing if they break ranks in that way. Pitch into them. Crack the party whip keen over them. Talk democratic outrages south to 'em. Bat hold on; that's an old tune. We've played it so often, I'm afraid it's monotonous. Oh! if Morton were only here to tell us what to do! I'll go off and consult his spirit. In the meantime, if I don't come back, say the nationals and democrats coalesced; that the republicans attached no importance to the election, and we lost hi rn ply because of the "apathy displayed by republicans. Look out tor light ward votes where we usually import a heavy majority, and make the most of that. Don't say anything about the twenty republican voters that came in from Plainfield; and if we have won anything in the country, blow on that. Get out a strong paper Pecked up. Remember Hayes got his office by our claim ing it for him. Why can't we make this defeat a victory in the same way? Just then the influence wore off, and we now give our vision. Read the Journal and see if it is a true one. COJIMO.N SEASE. We published yesterday an article from the Evansville Courier on the state house, -which was a reply to one published by the Sentinel on the same subject. We certainly did not consider it impertinent to express what were our just views concerning the injustice the Courier was doing the lOmmisaioners; nor do we think we are in ertinent If we further notice the reply of th, Courier. In the first place, the legislature having passed the law to build a new state house and having appropriated money therefor, and constituted a board of commissioners to contract for and supervise its construction, the question has passed beyond the domain of politics, and it is only right and in the absence of anything worthy of belief to the contrary, to treat the commissioners as honorable men and sworn officers of the atate, whose high aim it is to carry out faithfully the provisions of the law under which they are ac'Jng. If there should grow out of their action a "ring," it will hot be a democratic ring, for the republican party teing equally represented must share equally any censure that attaches to the action of the commissioners. We believe that something higher than a division of spoils arising ' 'from forming a ring animates the commissioners. At any late, we are willing to believe that the commissioners are gentlemen and honest men till their action shows the contrary. As to the propriety or impropriety of building a new state house, as to the law that directed its construction, there was very little division of sentiment. And when the old state house was torn down and the rottenness of the wood work exposed, the wonder expressed was that-it hadn't fallen in long since. As the work of demolition progressed, the necessity for a new structure became more and more apparent. The Courier say "the commissioners ignored the 'report of the experts," etc. The experts reported only on such points on which the commbrdoneni asked for information. They were never authorize J, nor was it contemplated that they should select a plan for the commissioners, bat in the verification of strength of material, estimates, etc., their professional and iclectific acquaintance with 1&9 principles' and detail-of construction

enabled them to advise the commissioners which plans could be built within the appropriation. They were simply experts in these matters, and neither advisers ncr directors to the commissioners. They estimated the cost of those plans favorably considered by the commissioners, and their estimates were published side by side with those of the architects. They estimated that the May plan could be built at very near the figures submitted by the architect and within the limits of the appropriation. The alterations proposed by the commissioners did not detract from the main idea and appearance of the building. As for the statementsof "the dome being omitted," ana "the building could not stand if put up." etc, we say to the Courier that is all bosh. We turther say that all the wild talk reported as coining from the experts is antagonized by the written record in the office of the commissioners, and which" is not secretly withheld. An investigation of these things will show that the charges made have no foundation in fact The Sentinel and the people of Indianapolis have no greater interest in building the state house than the Courier or the people of Evansville, or any Other portion of the state. If we said we had greater pride in the reputation of OUT state, felt greater interest in her advancement and cherished with a greater jealousy her position, among her sister states, or worked harder for the advancement of her interests, the Courier would resent our professions and reflections upon Indianians in general. We do not claim one whit more feeling in these things than our brethren all over the state possess. The erection of the state house having become a necessity, and all of us, democrts and republicans, as sons of Indiana, being equally interested in it, it should not become a political question; under that phase of this question the people can not unite in any great enterpeise redounding to the honor, interests and glory of Indiana because party lines would be ignored; jeahnty would be an obstacle that would prevent united action.

! We submit to the Courier that the concen tration of all our forces and their able direction during the present campaign is absolutely essential to insure a victory a certain one in October. The redeeming of Indiana from radical rule, the redisricting of the state on a basis where the voices of democratic voters will not be stifled, the election of a United States senator who will represent the people of Indiana and speak their sentiments (to secure all of which we must have the legislature), are questions of the supreme demand in this canvass. Shall we waste our energies and dissipate our forces in endeavoring to arouse jealousies and create divisions in our own ranks? Shall we look for something to carp at in our own household when the fields of the enemy are so full of tares we can point out? . political. Notes. Indianapolis is a democratic city. Stick a pin. When you Test Buchanan the . nationals can look out for a windy day. Mr. Hayes will sweetly, sweetly smile, though be is returning board to death. The Sun claims a national gain in the city election. One more such Increase and then . John J. Crittenden used to say that Dan Yoorhees was the most eloquent man in this country. The chairman of the greenback state committee in Maine is both a stockholder and a director in a national bank. Seymour Democrat: Democratic voters should beware of making promises to either independents or republicans. Lewisville Democrat: Milt Robinson's chances for the congressional nomination seem to be growing beautifully less every day. Milt is a successful voter, but then he can't "declaim." Corydon Democrat: Each republican member of congress is expected to contribute $50 toward defraying the expenses of the next campaign. Will the republican members of the Indiana legislature also chip for state expenses? Pass the hat around. When Howe, with rasping scythe of speech, Poor Hayes did seek to mow. He quite forgot that from the ttame Dark seed himself did grow. And tliat the retributive days WOuld come when he'd be shown, That he was only Timothy, And must, In turn, ktemonn. Lafayette Dispatch: The result of the nianiciai elections all over the state is eminently satisfactory to the democracy. They Indicate a majority of from twenty to thirty thousand, fully enough to give a working democratic majority in the legislature, thus securing the election of Senator Voorhees. Richmond Free Press: The democrats of Indianapolis did a good day's work at the capital on Tuesday. They gained nine council men and two aldermen. The total vote cast was 13,130, and the republican majority, as shown by the vote for aldermen, is 271). In the last council the republicans had 22 of the 2-5 councilmen. New York Express: The appointment of Packard, of Louisiana notoriety and returning board infamy, to the Liverpool consulate, is another proof of the complicity of Hayes in the Louisiana bargain. lie not only pays the men who made him president by fraudulent means, but tries to get them out of the reach of investigation by sending them abroad. The Atlanta (G a.) Constitution says that republican editors know nothing of the negro or his character. "They do not know how confiding he is, nor how easily he ia deluded. They seem to be aware of the fact that only the vicious and idle class of negroes can be induced to seek homes in Liberia. It is perfectly natural that if they are idle and vicious here they will be -still more idle and vicious there." Chicago Times: Under the circumstances the remark of Representative Morrison, of Illinois, thoagh profane, was excusable. He appeared in the house the other night when Wright of Pennsylvania was speaking to a row of empty benches for buncombe, but at a cost to the United States of $300 an hour for gas, and, hastily departing, remarked, "Well, I'll be d d." It is. said that as he left the hall there was a look of agony upon his face, which suggests that he may have heard some portion of Mr. Wright's remarks. New Yoik Evening Post: Ex Governor Packard has been looking in Washington for an office ever since he lost the one which be claimed in Louisiana. The president has at last given him a place one of the best he could the Liverpool consulship. It re-, mains to be Ken whether the politicians

who have been arraigning the administration because it baa not treated - Packard fairly will be satisfied. If they are not, the pretence fro their opposition will Drove to"be a false one. If they are satisfied, the whole controversy may be regarded as a struggle for patronage. North Vernon Sun: The democratic camp fires all over the state are brightly burning; the fags are thrown to the breeze; the people have made up their minds that it is the only party in which they can find relief from the burdens that have been heaped upon them by the republicans, and they are flocking to it as the party of the people, determined to bring it out victorious. While the democratic party are united and presenting a bold front the republicans are utterly demoralized, well knowing that their party has had the sentence of death passed upon it. . For this reason the state of Indiana will give an overwhelming majority for the democratic ticket in October next. Corydon Democrat: The republican party in Indiana is like Dr. Mary Walker's pantaloons bifurcated nearly to the waistband now, and if the agitation continues the pants will be entirely severed. The cause of this dreadful state of affairs is the question of indorsing or denouncing Hayes' course when the state convention meets in June. -One wing of the party desires to indorse the course of the administration, while the other wing is just as anxious to denounce it. Meanwhile there is a timid faction, such as may be sometimes found in all parties, of the good Lord, good devil sort, carrying water on both shoulders, who haven't the courage to do either, and are piteously pleading to have the question ignored. STATE NEWS.

Gamblers are having a lively time in Evansville. A Terre Haute paper refers incidentally to illegal voting. The nationals carried the' city. ( The republicans lost three councilmen in Fort Wayne. They also lost nine here. Shake! A party of Lafayette gentlemen will make the tour of Italy on foot this summer, after visiting the Paris exposition. f The Terre Haute Gazette propounds this conundrum : "Shall the democratic council carry out the national policy and reduce the salary of the city officers?" Columbus Democrat: The election returns from all over the state are encouraging to the democracy, even if Columbus did elect two republicans to the council. A Spiceland ordinance prohibits cattle running at large after 9 o'clock. So far as the cattle can ascertain they do not know whether the time referred to is a. m. or p. m. Bishop Talbot arrived in Madison last evening and is the guest of Kev. E. Bradley, atChrist church rectory. We are glad to announce that his health is restored, and that he is expected to preach to-night. ., Madison Courier: Dr. John W. Hammon, surgeon-general of the United States army, who died at his home in Frankfort, Penn., on April 2 , was the half-brother of our fellow-townsman L. D. Swormstedt, Esq. Mr. M. A. Fatterson, who was defeated for councilman in the Fir3t ward yesterday by one vote, is a very popular young geutlenan, and, though a republican, has many warm democratic supporters. Matt ia almost too good a fellow to be in the republican ranks, and we hope to see him converted before the next election. r - - Fort Wayne Sentinel: Cyrus F. York a freight conductor on the Wabash railroad, aged 3-'), was knocked off the train one mile east of this city this afternoon, and 12 loaded cars passed over him. Both legs and one arm were taken off and his body crushed beyond recognition. The deceased leave? a wife and three children. Rockport Gazette: Hon. Geo. K. Bullock, consul to Cologne, leaves to day with his family for the scene of his future labors. He will take passage at New York on the steamship City of Richmond, about the 18th Inst The legion of friends of Mr. and Mrs. B., at Rockport, as well as elsewhere, will wish them a pleasant voyage and safe arrival at Cologne. Luck go with you, friend George. Madison Herald: The State Sentinel has changed back to its original size, alS-column quarto, the foim under which it is so well known to its many thousand readers in the state. It is now, and always has been, one of the best and most inlluential newspapers m Indiana. Under the present able editorial management, the Sentinel has accomplished much good for the democratic party of the state and nation. Hoosier State: On Saturday last Andy Dicken shot and wounded a pelican in the wing, in the Wabash,, two miles north of town, which was afterwards captured by expert hands with a skiff. The bird is perfectly white, is eight feet from tip to tip of wings, and has a bill about sixteen inches long. It is supposed to be the first one ever seen or captured in this part of the country. Dr. M. L. Hall, of this place, paid M. Dicken $25 for the bird. MadisonjCourier: Mr. Vincent Kirk.while visiting the orphan's home in Jetlersonville Saturday, by some mysterious attraction, won the affections of a little boy a little fellow just emerging from the swaddling clothes of babyhood and the child clung to him as frantically as if he had been its parent, protector and companion from birth. After all efforts of the governess had failed to persuade the child to let him depart, Mr. Kirk, in a generous heart impulse, had proper papers madb out, and adopted the baby then and there, and Drought it nome with him. Vincennes Sun: George W. Adams, charged with seduction aud bastardy, who was captured last Saturday in Brown county and returned here yesterday by Sheriff Crnycraft, of Washington county, had a preliminary examination yesterday. His alleged victim, the daughter of Elder Lewis, .being in . a critical condition and unable to appear as a prosecuting witness, a continuance of the case was granted by the court. Adams being unable to furnish $o00 bail, was remanded to jail The girl's lather is a well known Baptist minister of this state, and was the republican candidate for conKress two years ago in this district Mr. Joe. Sheridan, a young man who iesides with a widowed mother in this city,' and makes starch-boxes at Pattie'a factory, has been made aware of the fact that he and a number of other relatives have fallen heirs to a vast estate left by a great-aunt in the city of Baltimore. The estate fs aaid to be worth nearly a million dollars, and even after distribution among a host of relatives, there will be quite a fortune for each, $50,OOOorso. Mr. Richard Sheridan, of Louisville, an uncle of the young man in this city baa gone on to Baltimore to look after the matter. There may be some mistake about it, but on the face of the returns thus lar, the signs of "oil" are very good. Lafayette Journal: Isaac Lewis, a well to do farmer of Jasper county, committed suicide last Monday. He went to his barn and took a rope halter, which he fastened around his neck, and after fastening the' halter to a rafter above the hay mow, he jumped a distance of fifteen feet, breaking his neck and killing him instantly. He was a good citizen, family relations were pleasant and his strange act has caused quite an excitement in Jasper county. - Mr. Jiobinaon, aged 109 years, walked about six squares yesterday to vote for 8. H. Kellogg for councilman. He has heretofore been a steadfast democrat, but could not go

the ticket this trip against so good a man as Sam. He has never been sick a day in his life. He was accompanied by his son, eged 55 years. Shelby ville Republican: An effort is being made in Shelbyville to enforce the Sunday law. Sometime last week most of the business men of that place signed an agreement to strictly close their store and do no business on Sunday, and such as refused to sign the paper were warned by a committee of one that for sales made on Sunday they would be vigorously prosecuted. The Volunteer says it is the opinion of many people that the effort is spasmodic and will be abandoned as useless before long. South Bend Register: The fire alarm which oalled the department to the Fifth ward about 9 o'clock last evening was caused by an accident to Miss Mattie Wheeler, daughter of A. H. Wheeler, formerly a batter in this city, and now in business in Elkhart, happening at his house, 215 Michigan street. Mis. W. was going np stairs with a kerosene lamp, when she dropped it; an explosion followed, her clothing took lire and was mostly burned, and with it her face, body, and limbs in a fearful manner. The names were extinguished as soon as possible by Charley Watts, section boss on the C. and L. H., who broke into the house - aud wrapped a blanket around, her. The house itself did not take fire. Kvery attention was paid at once to the suffering girl, and it is hoped her injuries will not be fatal. Jeffersonville News: A difficulty occurred this evening latf. in the cigar store of J. B. Kdhleman, between Frank Colver, a clerk in Eshleman's store, and Amos Kshleman, a brother of the proprietor. It appears there was an old quarrel standing between the two, and Eshleman entered the store for the purpose of conciliation. Cblyer resisted Kihlemau's peactfal overture and walked out of the store on to the pavement and tnreatened to shoot Eshleman, who replied that it was a dogged mean trick to talk that way. At this Colyer drew his pistol and fired, the ball lodging in Eshlenian's arm. The shooting, from the statement given to our reporter, makes it a case of wilful or maliciou- shooting. Young Colyer, who is a neat and genteel looking young man, could not have taken a more fatal step to ruin his character in this community. Connersville Examiner: While discussing the subject of hard times and the scarcity of money a short time since, one oi our far seeing philosophers summed the whole matter up briefly as follows: "Everything everybody has to sell is low down and getting worse, while everything everybody has to buy is still held at old war prices, with little prospect of a change." We regret to learn that our old friend Andrew Marshall, living near Argos, Marshall county, Indiana, met with a serious loss last Wednesday by fire. His fine farm residence, with its contents, were entirely destroyed, and Mr. Marshall very seriously burned while attempting to put out the fire. Loss several thousand dollars, with no insurance. Andy's many friend in this county will regret to hear of his misfortune. Terre Haute Express: About 9:43 last night Mrs. Mary Steam, residing at the southwest corner of Mulberry and First streets, fell to the floor while in the act of turning down the covers of the bed preparatory to retiring. Her husband, Joseph Stearn, lifted her up, but she expired in about three minutes. Coroner Boston was sent for and impanneled a jury, which returned a verdict to the effect that heart disease was the cause of her death. Mrs. Stearn was 43 years of age, a native of Germany. She had been known to have attacks of heart disease previously. She leaves a sick husband and six children. Judge Patterson has decided that Mr. Abbott was entitled to the office of township trustee 10 days after election. The law on the subject is plain, and the decision is what everybody expected. At a late hour last night Mrs. Mary Sparks, a widow lady residing on Second street between Poplar and Walnut, took an overdose of morphine, and at last accounts was in a critical condition. The morphine was taken for neuralgia. Dr. Crapo and other physicians are in charge of the patient. Lewisville Democrat: John C. Stigleman's wife committed suicide by hanging on last Saturday. Mr. Stiglcman lives about three and ont-balf miles north of this place, and he and his family have always been one of the first in the community in which they live. Mrs. Stigleman had completed all her usual morning work, and had persuaded her husband to go to a neighbor's on an errand, which she had no doubt instigated in order to carry out her intention of self destruction. After the departure of her husband she sent her two little, unsuspecting boys to an adjoining farm house, and then set about preparing to launch herself into eternity. She repaired to the smoke house with a rope in hand, which she tied to a cross beam near the roof, and placed a box about two feet high immediately under the beam. ' She then set her innocent child, about two years old, beside the box, and then mounted the box and tied the rope around her neck, and when all was in readiness took the fatal leap. In jumping from the box she gave a terrible leap and broke her neck, dying Instantly. Wnen her husband returned he was horrified at the sight which met his gaze, and surely none can imagine his feelings. Mrs. Stigleman had been acting rather singukrly of late, but nothing of this nature was apprehended by her husband or those who were most intimately acquainted with her. Her husband and children have the utmost sympathy of the community in tbelr sad affliction and loss of a heretofore affectionate wife and mother.

Hayew as i Reformer. Chicago Tlmcs.l - The wages of sin is office. Mr. Packard is appointed to that very comfortable birth, the Liverpool consulship, and the president closes his account with the scoundrels who gave him a prima-facie showing for his office, lie is quit with them, place for place. J. Madison Wells was not disturbed in the peaceful possession of the emoluments of the sinecure, the survey orship of the port of New Orleans. Tom Anderson remains a deputy in the- custom house of that city, and is, in fact, the collector. Smith, who . was recently appointed, being a figure bead only. Cassanave and Kenner retain their federal clerkships in the offices at New Orleans. This disposes of the Louisiana returning board. Of the Florida ballot thieves good care has been tiken. Governor Stearns, who was supplanted by Drew, is a member of the Hot Springs commission, with $10 per day and expenses; work nominal. McLin is out, but through no fault of the president, who twice nominated him to the senate as territorial judge of New Mexico. Another member of the Florida board is collector of the port of Pensacola. Chamberlain, erstwhile governor of South Carolina, ws offered a place in the diplomatic service, but declined. Of the "visiting statesmen" and the lawyers who appeared before the electoral commission in behalf of Hayes, Evarts, Sherman, Noyes. Stoughton andKason have had their reward. The cabinet and the diplomat ic service have been opened to them as leaders just as the minor offices have been freely bestowed upon the small fry. As far as in him lay Mr. Ilsyes has distributed favors in the shape of offices to the taen immediately engaged in serving him. In this he is administering his office as personal property, not as a great trust. That used to be called Qrantism, but Hayes is a reformer. A Frank AdmlulsB. Ppringtlt-ld Republican. It is idle for republican organs to claim that such developments as theso in Florida have no effect and are of no account. They sensibly increase popular disgust .with the old republican party, they make it more impossible than ever for the eld leaders of that party to carry the country next fall on the ghosts of old issues.

The Third Parly. fUtica (5T. Y.) Dally Observer. There is always a third party in the United States. Among the majority of the people it has usually been held that the most important question in politics related to the distribution of powers. If the permanent platform of democracy were to be written in a single sentence, we should seek it in the tenth amendment to the federal constitution : "The powers not delegated to the United States by the constitution, nor prohibited to it by the state?, are reserved to the states respectively or to the people." The opposition calling itself variously federalism, whiggery, or republicanism has always been baaed on the conflicting idea that the powers not guaranteed to the states were inherent to the federal government. Within these parties stood many who frequently ignored the abstractions of their political creeds and fcught their fights on current questions. But at anytime an analysis of the questions would show that the lines were drawn between the centralists and the opponents of centralization. Outside the two parties stood an element usually small, but occasionally large, which paid small heed to the principles underlying the fabric of our institutions, but which sought to nse the government to further some fleeting purpose. This was and is the third party. Fifty years ago the third party was antimason. In the cool distance from which we are able to view it, ituppearsadroll question on which to create a political division. The mysterious disappearance of William Morgan, who was charged with betraying the secrets of the masonic fraternity, gave rise to suspicion that he had been inurtiered, and that his dead body had been sunk in the Niagara river. It was a startliag story a loud sensation in a day when sensations were rare and it is easy to understand that it created much excitement But it was an unnatural and anomalous thing that this excitement should take a political turn; and it could not have done so but; for the fact that one of the political parties was in the condition of the man i ho had got to catch the woodchuck it was "out of meat" John (Juincy Adams was president He had received fewer votes than Andraw Jackson, but (with no election by the people) be had carried the house of representatives by a coalition with the friends of Henry Clay, whom he called to his cabinet The mere suspicion of a bargain was resented more bitterly then than the demonstration of fraud appears to be in these last days, and it

was ioreseen Dy mose wno were wise that Jackson's strength would be irresistable in 1828, unless something were done to divert the public mind. But Jackson was a mason. Thurlow Weed, who was then a young man. but a past grand-master in political shrewdness, saw in the Morgan episode bis opportunity. Bates Cook, of Lewiston who sub sequently became comptroller on the strength of his anti masonic record and other residents of the place where the alleged outrage occured, were sincere fanatics on the subject of Morgan's disappearance. Weed was not a fanatic, but he could simulate the part to perfection. Under his careful management, the excitement generated in Niagara county spread rapidly through the western part of the state, sweeping away old political landmarks and enlisting the sympaty ot thousands and tens of thousands. It finally became a national issue, and in 1832 the anti-masons named a ticket with William Wirt as their candidate for president. It is quite possible that if the election had taken place in 1830, they might have carried several states. As it was, the movement developed William H. Seward, and enabled him to assert his leadership when anti-masonry and other political diversions were consolidated into whiggery. About the time that the anti-masons were making a great commotion in the western counties, the wcrkingraen's movement gained a strong foothold in the city of New York. In 1832 it sent several of its candidates to the assembly, grasped a fair share of the local offices, and made its influence felt far and wide. It is worth remembering that the workingmen of that day were strenuous advocates of honest money and specie payments. In 1841 if the Hibernianism is excusable two other third parties came into the field the "liberty" men and the native Americans, who called themselves at the time the "American mechanics." They were both weak in uurahers, and they gained no considerable recognition outside of this state, but so closely were the lines divided that either of these minor organizations could have turned the election in favor of Polk or Clay. If the liberty party, which wasted its votes on Birney, had voted for Clay, Clay would have been president If the American mechanics in New York city had opposed Polk, Polk would have been defeated. It required a finer knowledge of politics than most of the modern practitioners of the art possess to control the discordant elements in that nicely balarced year. Butitwss safely and wisely done. Polk was elected, and the American mechanics shortly after fell to pieces victims of feuds and internal dissensions. In 1848 the protracted dissensions of the democrats culminated in the nomination of Van Buren and Adams on the free soil ticket. That episode belongs to the history of democracy rather than to a sketch of the third party, and it need not be recounted in this connection. After the overwhelming triumph of Pierce in 1852 it was evident that whiggery was dead. "If you destroy the whig party where shall I go?" asked Daniel Webster, risiDg to the proudest height of his sublime egotism in Fanueil hall. But in spite of hin solemn warning, whiggery was destroyed and Webster was gone to a better world let us hope. But though whiggery was dead, and the ambitions hopes of Clay and Webster were quenched forever, the whigs survived. . Some of them who had been drifting for years toward democracy found t home in our party. But the bulk of them could never be brought into harmony with their traditional enemies. It was a golden opportunity for the third party to assert its strength, and it was improved for all - that it was worth. The know nothings were the first in the field. They absorbed, for the time being, the greater part of the whig strength, and made heavy inroads on the democracy, particularly in the south. They threatened to gain entire control of the government, and they did, at one time or another, carry three-quarters of all the states in the Union. But the craze subsided almost as suddenly as it had grown; and, in 1850, Maryland was the only state which gave its electoral vote to the native American candidates. Meanwhile, under the impetus of the Maine liquor law. the prohibition movement gained strength in New England and the northwest Its professed purpose was by sumptuary legislation to control mens appetites. The doctrine which it advocated would naturally meet the favor of a few, but, only in a disordered state of the public mind, could it become a controlling force in politics. Still the fact remains that in 1854 a pronounced prohibitionist' Myron H. Clark, was chosen governor of New York, and a legislature in sympathy with him was elected. It is true that he owed his success to a skillful combination of all the forces opposed to democracy, and the democrats could trace their defeat to the defection of the Hunkers, an obstinate group of whom insisted on vot'ng against Horatio Seymour the man who had given them more strength than any other leader in the state. But the significant part of it is that Governor Clark's ftrohibition f entlments raised him to promnence when he had o other recognized claim to distinction. Those were the "cream days" of th'i outside parties, but their success was short lived. Circumstances were conspiring to consolidate the opposition to democracy into one strong body, which came to be known as the republican party, and which as nearly resembled the federal party of 1800 and the whig party of 1844 as the changed times would permit, But the third party did not

die. It rallied under Fillmore and Donelson in 1850, and under Bell and Everett in 1800. It went out of business during the war, but it waa foredoomed to. resume operations when peace was established and the status of the southern states settled. A persistent knot of prohibitionists gave it the semblance of life when all other diversions had ceased. Grant's re-election in 1872 was the signal for renewed activity in the ranks of the third party. The republicans had won a famous victory, but it puzzled them more than it did old Kaspar at Blenheim to tell what eood came of it at last They had beaten the democrats, but they had alienated their own best leaders, and they were in a much sorrier plight than their vanquished foe. The first question which agitated the public mind particularly the western mind in 1873, was that of cheap transportation. It was asserted that the railroads were enriching themselves on the necessities of the farmers, and that the "middlemen" were grasping the profits which belonged of right to the tillers of the soiL Out of this grew the granger movement, which may be defined as an agricultural demand for commerce without the recognized agencies of commerce. Great stories were told of the growth of the new party, but the wild hopea of its founders were never realized. It made its influence felt at one or two elections in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin, but the general bankruptcy of the railioad corporations robbed it of its pet grievance and circumscribed its field of operation. The latest venture id the third party line takes the (name of "national." It ia intended to embrace the workingmen in the east, the greenbackers in the west, and the subsidy-seekers in the Booth. It puta forth a mixed platform, part of which is democratic, and therefore good; part republican, and therefore suspicious, and part communistic, and therefore bad. The sketch which we have given of the third party in its past estate ought to convince the promoters of the present movement that they can not reasonably hope that it will gain a permanent existence. "While it lasts, it will receive all the attention that it deserves. But it will not last long. The resumption of specie payments, accompanied by a healthy expansion of the currency, (not through the issue of greenbacks, but through the release of gold aadsilver.) will leave the inflationists without a peg on which to hang their delusions. The promised revival of trade, dependent on a general war in Europe and a modification of our vicious tariff system, will set in motion the wheels of industry ana give employment to the workingmen. The emphatic condemnation of the country against subsidy schemes will make it useless to push that subject into politics. So the nationals will probably find, even before they enter the campaign of 1;0, that their grievances are gone, their wrongs are righted, and their strength has departed. So be it.

The South. We clip the following from the Burlington (Iowa) Gazette of the Cth: The Iowa editors who have been on an. excursion to Texas for observation and recreation have returned, a detachment having reached Burlington Saturday. They agree in saying they were handsomely received by the southern people wherever they came in contact with them, and all enjoyed their trip beyond their anticipations. The result of their observations will be of value to our editorial brethren, as they now have more accurate ideas of southern manners, methods and politics than can be obtained by reading partisan reports often manufactured or colored to influence party feeling in the north. The result of these electioneering fictions, representing the southern people as lawless and unprogressive. has been to foster a spirit of estrangement and inbarmony to some extent, but while the intelligent southerners feel aggrieved that they should be Bcpersistntly bulletined as barbarians and antagonistic to the. general government, destitute of any love of our country and its institutions, they recognize these unjust imputations are manufactured for party purposes. Although they realize these things tbey feel the wrong done them, end sometimes retaliate in as vigorous English as they can command, which is in turn duly spread out on the bill of fare for the edification of irreconcilable "bloody shirtere." And thus sectional blood is industriously kept above temperate heat All southern people are not wise and true and good, no more than are all of our northern population, and things are said and done there, as in the north, that were better omitted, but the intellieence of the south, in the sections that came nnder the observation of the excursionists, is strongly desirous of harmony and good understanding with the north re n people. They desire fraternity and amity and fellowship with the north, on the basis of equality and fairness. They claim to be a part of our common country, equallv intere-ted with the rest in its renown, its glory and greatness, and in its intellectual progression as evidenced in its inventions, its mechanical achievements, its vast and growing commerce, and in the comprehensive educational facilities which have placed America in the front rank among the civilized nations of the earth. The southern people manifest a desire to join hands with the north in a union of effort to build up our common country in all its varied interests, without reference to the points of the compass, and the trip of the Iowa editors south bae doubtless given more enlarged and liberal views to those who had hitherto regarded the south with distrust The south is, perhaps, behina the north in some respects, but they are going forward as fast as they can, and will be more benefited by our respectful consideration and encouragement than by persistent efforts to traduce them. So far as we know the excursionists returned home with the kindliest feelings toward the people they have visited. Liberality. ISatarday Herald.l Ilev. Myron Reed although he has not yet returned our umbrella is a man to admire. We regret to learn that his lecjture on Father Marquette, given for the benefit of the little sisters of the poor, has displeased some of his congregation. It is pitiful to know that miserable "wurrums of the dust," struggling to keep their straying ' feet in the narrow path that leads to the summer land, are so hide bound m their religious views. Admit, for the sake of argument, that the Romish church is the scarlet woman of the Apocalypse. It can not be denied that its charitable organizations far surpass those of Protestantism. The Little Sisters is one of the noblest of them all. They take the old, the infirm, the homeless, the sick, the querulous, and care for them with an unselfish tenderness that is worthy of Christ Theirs is no lavender and rose-leaf charity. We are glad that Mr. Beed has independence enough, and liberality enough, to disregard the mutterings of the narrow-minded malcontents in his own flock. What They're Hunting Up. Bmoklyn Fngle. The recognized organs of the republican party are hunting up with great industry extracts from democratic newspapers, taking the ground that while Hayes was assuredly made president by fraud, there is no way of getting him out because of the action of the electoral commission. The gratitude of the republican editors for the concession that while the goods are admittedly stolen, there is no legal way their rightful possessor can recover them, is very touching very. Hayes, it appears, thought a great deal more of himself than he did of "the poor negro," whose prospective fate saddened him when he knew that he was defeated. His whole thoughts were on the presidency and he was eager to be the recipient of stolen goods, -