Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1886 — Page 3

THERE 18 HO LUCK ABOUT THE HOUSE. No more the swallows dart and dip About my cottage-eaves; no more The .tops of my catalpos drip J With bird-songs, as in days of yore; My grapes are mildewed on the vine, My apples blighted on the boughs, A curse lias come to me and mine, There is no luck about the house. Thegra«s has withered from my lawn, And blasted are my chestnut trees. From whose green domes, in days agone, - The dawn-birds poured,their melodies; The stream that vanished down the vale, With cups of comfort for my cows. Has failed, at length, as all things fail— There is no luck about the house. My garden, now can scarce he se-n, - Gone are its bed and winding walks. And caterpillars, lank and lean, Climb down tho sapless hollyhocks; . My meadows of their flocks are shorn. The hay is mouldering in my mows, And death-worms wander in my corn— There is no luck about the house. Mv horse and my hounds are gone. Nor any household pet remains,— An owl hoots or the chimney lone. And bats whirl darkling thro’ the panes; Only a cricket’s dreary moan, Or oreamy nibbiing of a mouse, R( minds me of the summers flown— Thera is no luck about the house. At midnight, when the autumn rains Are chill upon the dismal tints, 1 hear a sound, like clanking chains, Up-stairs among tho garret rats ; And then the chests of other times Reel round me in a mad oatoUse, With all their follies and their crimes; There is no luck about the house. —James Newton Matthews, in the Current,

SHE LOVED AT LAST.

Why am I engaged to Walter Clyde? Do I love him? It is all the same, however, whether I do or not. He is very handsome, very fascinating; and perhaps I adore beauty all the more because I am a little pale-faced, insignificant creature myself. To be,sure, I have enormous brown eyes, but they are my only redeeming feature, and the fact that my' nose is “tip-tilted” cannot be denied. We have a certain amount of money, mother and I—there are only we two —so* we enjoy ourselves nfter our own fancy. 'Just now it' has led us, for the summer, to a breezy little village among the mountains in Cumberland. Mr. Clyde has followed us, of course. We have been engaged six months, and are to be married in autumn. Mother never liked him. He is twelve years older than I, who am 18. She says he is attracted by my money; is a man of the world, probably with debts of honor that his wife’s money will pay. But poor mamma is not wrong, and her only daughter is very willful. I shall marry Walter, for I love him; so the matter rests. I am lying in a hammock in a shady part of the lawn; presently my cousin Celestine comes out and takes a vacant chair near me. Mamma has invited her to stay several weeks with us, and she has been here a day or two. Celestine is a thoroughly accomplished, beautiful woman of 24. Walter was very much impressed when mamma introduced them; I could see that, though, when we were alono, he only said, -marvelously-beautiful your cousin, is!” She is dangerously beautiful just now, as she leans back in her chair. Her gold-colored hair is coiled in a thick knot at the back, and ripples all over her head. Her blue lawn dress is not so high at the throat as- to conceal the faultless neck, and the sleeves are not so long that the rounded white arm is hidden. One jewel—an almost -priceless amethyst—glitters on her perfect hand. Verily, my cousin understands the art of dress. ,

Presently Walter comes up the steps and approaches us. It does not occur to me that Ceiestine has, from her window, seen him approaching, and come downstairs to meet him. lam not. easily made jealous; besides, I am not well versed in the arts of a llirt; I learn some of them later. I rise from the hammock, and seat myself _near my cousin. It is not a wise thing to do, for my plain face makes a splendid foil to Celestine’s superb beaiity. I do not think of this now, however. “Oh, Mr. Clyde,” she exclaims, “how can you venture out in this heat? I should fear speedy dissolution if I attempted it.” “It would not be wise for you to venture.” he answers. “I should hardly have gone myself had I realized how warm it is. I have been arranging for a sail to-night, if you two ladies will honor me with your company”—for the first time looking at me. - “How good of you!” eries-Ceiestine-.- —-I faavo boon anxious to have a sail ever since I saw that lovely lake. We shall be delighted!” I say nothing. Walter remarks, carelessly, “Be sure and be ready by 7.” “Thank you,” I reply, guiltily; “I don’t

care about going.” “How provoking you are, Marjorie!” my cousin says, pettishly. “You said this morning that you wanted to have a sail.” “My dear,” Icooliyreply,“lliave changed my mind; but that does not hinder you from going.” “Certainly not!” says Walter, eagerly. “Marjorie takes whims sometimes.- I have engaged the boat; surely both ladies will ■- not disappoint me?” V Ceiestine hesitates, apparently, and finally laughingly replies," Well, if Marjorie won’t be jealous, I will go.” Even I can see how my lover’s face lights up, and 1 answer, calmly, “Why should I " be jealous, Ceiestine?” She flushes slightly; and just then mother calls me, and I leave them. After tea, Walter and I were in the drnw-ing-room, Ceiestine was up-stairs getting her hat, when presently Walter remarked, . “YouTrad-better change your mind, Majorie, and come with us.” I felt that liis words were not sincere—that he would much rather I did not go; So I laughed and said “No; I am going to finish a book this evening.” And soon my cousin came down-stairs, and they went without me. After this, the flirtation progressed with astonishing rapidity. Every one in tlie house was talking of it, and in pure selfdefence I accepted the attentions offered by other men. There is a certain spice in flirting with an engaged gifl, and I had plenty of devoted .cavaliers. Mr. Clyde did not interfere with me, nor I with him. Ceiestine did not mention his name to me, and I never spoke of her to him. Sometimes I wondered what they intended to do, and if my recreant lover intended to return to his allegiance in course of time. I was soon to find oat. It was an excessive w arm day, find I -had wandered out into the woods, not far from the house, had found a comparatively cool place under the trees, and, endeavoring to read, had fallen asleep. I w&s awakened by voices on the other side of a group of saplings, w hich hid me frorntpe speakers, and immediately I recognized tbeut. —■ ■ — * ' 1 “But, Ceiestine, my darling. I love yon! Yon won’t tell me that my love is hopeless?” “Really, Air. Clyde,” my cousin laughed, ironically, “you are too absurd, and, conMarjorie’s claims, are going too far!” “Never mind Marjorie,” he returned, s 4 What can she be to me, after having j'aowa yon? I tell you I love you! you Understand?” His voice was deep

with passion. • “Marjorie will forget me in a lUtfe while.” I was too angry to be quiet any longer; probably I ought not to have listened—but lam human. Springing to my feet, I walked round tho intervening bushes, and confronted the two. He.look Celestine’s band iu his, and waited her answer, breathlessly, i “Mr. Clyde.” I said—and he dropped her hand and faced me—“allow me to return your ring. I agreee with yon—’Marjorie will foiget’ that you ever existed in le6B time than you con imagine.” He was too astonished to speak; and the ring dropped at liis feet. As I turned to leave them, Celesliite laughed softly. “What a little tragedy queen it is!” said she. I went up to my njother’s room. “I hnve broken my engagement,” I said, briefly. While I was telling her about'iit, my cousin entered. Taking my hand, she forcibly detained me, as I tried to leave the room. “Let me go!” I cried, passionately. “I hate yon!” ■•But you won’t, nfter a little,” she nnswereil. “Listen; lam going to be married in a few" weeks. I knew you were out theie in the woods, and knowing Mr. Clyde was going to try liis old game, 1 purposely took him where you would overhear his offer. Brother Tom knows him of old."He has heard that I have a little more money than you, hence the scene uuder the trees. As for love, he doss no’t care one straw for either of us. The only woman he ever cared for died years ago, a victim to his treachery. I nm going away next week, and Waller will surely come to you, and ask for forgiveness. I came down here at your mother’s request, ou purpose to open your eyes to the true character of the mnn you loved. If you choose to take him back, yon will have the opportunity. As for myself, it does not matter. have flirted nil my life, and certainly with so praiseworthy an object as now. Some time you will forgive me.” I got awsy from her, and went to my room. 1 was beginning to learn something of the ways of the world. That night a delicately-tinted, perfumed note was brought to me. It read thus:

My Injured Darling:—Only let mo see you, kueel at your feet anil explain. Walter. Bah! it sickened me. I tore the note into fragments, and wrote; . How dare you address me? Don’t presume ever to write or speak to me again! Henceforth we are strangers. Marjorie. This note, with the presents that he had made me, I put in a package, and sent to him by the chambermaid. Then I went back to mamma, and urged her to leave the place at once. She consented. Our maid packed the trunks, and we departed by the late train. I said goodbye to Celestine. “Some time 1 may thank you for this,” I told her; “but not now.” * * * w * * It is my 21st birthday, and three years and more since I last saw Walter Clyde. 1 have heard he married a widow several years older than himself, and such a life as they lead! —Celestine is.married, too, and I worship her boy, Sheis aTKodel wife and mother. Such girls do sometimes make the best of wives. She says she feels, that the good she did during that flirtation counterbalanced a multitude of sins. Oh, well I have forgiven her; but my heart is bitter toward men. Mother and I are living at home in Bristol. “It is a bitter cold day,” mother said; “you had better take a drive/Marjorie.” * But I told her I was tired of driving, and would start on foot to do some shopping. The wind blew a gale, the crossings were very slippery, and hqrrying across the street to escape being run over by a cab, I slipped and sprained my ankle badly. Immediately a crowd gathered round me; I could not walk, was nearly fainting with pain, and became half frantic. A gentleman passing in a gig stopped to see what the trouble was, recognized me, and instantly lifted me into liis trap and brought me home.

My rescuer was a wealthy bachelor, a friend of my mother, a handsome, stately gentleman, on the “sunny side of 40.” I never dreamt of him ns a lover; he was so much older than I. It wnß a long, tedious month before I could walk again, and Hugh Cameron was a frequent visitor. He read to me, played chess with me, and in many ways helped to make the time pass pleasantly. _ At last I got strong again, and able to go out; blit he still visited at our house, and was sometimes my escort. One day an officious lady friend informed me that it was generally understood that we were engaged. I was annoyed on hearing this, having nevter thought of him in that way. Next day Mr. Cameron asked me to be his wife, and got an angry refusal. “Why need you have said this?” J asked, impatiently. “I like you very much, but not in that way. We were having such pleasant times; you might have known we could not bi”nnything more than friends.” “How should I know?” he asked, quietly. “ “Because 1 don’t love you—never shall!” I replied. — ~—* “Well, you will some lime, wEen you are my. wife.” His audacity nearly took away my breath. “lint I tell you I will not be your wife!” I repeated. “ You may change your mind, little one,” he replied, coolly, and then left me. How angry I was! As usual, I wept to mother and recounted the whole story. Mother said very little, merely remarked, “Mr. Cameron is a noble man,.and would make you an excellent husband. But, of course, you know your own mind!” I left her rather more out of humor than before.

If she could only scold, or do something but take matters so quietly, I should like it better. I don’t take matters quietly myself, and it exnsperates me when other people do. For a week I saw' nothing of Mr. Cameron, then I learned that he had gone away. I danced and went out driving; but missed him very much! He was so different from the society of young men with whom I was surrounded. I discovered a thousand excellences in his mind and character now that he had gone. I did not love him, but was lonely wilhent him. One night, six weeks nfter his departure, his card was hand3d to me, and I went down to find him waiting for me in the drawing-room,_ “Well, Marjorie,” said he, coming forward, and taking my hand in his, “have you reconsidered that ‘no’ of yours?” What should I say? I was tired of theworld and the life £ lived in it. IlikedAHhCameron; respected him/L had missed him sorely, but did not love Elm/ These thoughts flashed through my mind as I stood there. At length I drew away ~nav hand, -and said, “Mr- Cameron, JL, respect and like you, irfit I do not love you. Years ago I was engaged to a man whom I Thought I loved. I learned that he was deficient in all traits of character that go lo make up true manhood. Since then I have never been oble.to clothe any man in the robes of mvideal lover. Knowing this; if yon desire, I will be your wife.” He stooped and" kissed my forehead. “My darling, nay dear one”—his voice

trembling a little—“l will make you so; happy, I jvill love you so tenderly that surely some lime your heart will answer to mine.” And so we were engaged. He was astrange man.this Hugh Cameron. Few men would cate to win a wife so; and I ofteu thought, as the wedding preparations went on, how great bis love must be, We had been married three months. Everything that money could buy was mine; but I wasn’t happy. My husband remembered that I married without loving him, and this stood between us. , He seemed lo thmk that expression of nffection on his part would weary me, while every day he was growing dearer to me. It was not possible to see.day after day what an unselfish, noble,, character he was. and not love him; but be was strangely proud, and waited for my love, not annoying me meantime with demonstrations of his own. There came a day at last when I knew I loved him even as jie loved me. I was sitting at the piano playing some dreamy old melody. The door was suddenly thrown open; and my French maid. Marie, stood before me. wringing her hnndH UUjJ. sobbing, “Oh, madame! Monsieur Citmeron—he is killed! be is dead!” . The room seemed to whirl around me, but I commanded myself. “Hush your crying, Marie! What do you mean? Will you tell me what you saw?” I said, sternly, grasping her arm with a force that frightened her. “The new mnnsion at the corner! A stouo —it fell on Monsieur as he waspassing!” Her voice sounded far away, the room grew very dark, a voice rnng in my ears, “He is killed! he is dead!”—and I became unconscious. “Why, little wife, open your eyes. lam not hurt!” The well-known voice, nnd the powerful ammonia, which I hate, brought me to my senses ngain. I was lying on the sofa, Hugh was holding my head, while Marie applied the ammonia. I sat up. “What does all this mean?” I asked. “Only this,” my husband answered. “I was passing the new building at the corner, when a marble window-sill fell. I should have been killed, but, by a strange circumstance, at that moment I tripped ou a loose brick, and fell. The sill missed me by a band’s breadth. Marie supposed,, when I fell, that I was killed, and (looking severely at her), without waiting to ascertain, rushed offhand frightened you into a fainting fit.” Marie began to cry. “Never mind, Marie,” said I. “There is no damage done; you may go now.” After she had gone I turned to my husband and said; “Hugh, it would have killed me! Oh, my husband, I love you!” And 1, too, began to cry. A wonderful Tight shone forth from his eyes. “Marjorie, my darling, is it true?”—layine my head on his shoulder. “Look into my eyes, little one, and say it again.” I blushed like a girl, as I looked into his fond eyes gazing into miue, and replied: “I think I have loved you a good while, only Mnrie was the means of showing me how much.” “At last! my darling, my darling!” We sat therain the twilight, the bliss unutterable of perfect love filling our hearts. And so it is now. There is silver iu my hair, and my husband’s is quite gray, but the love that was revealed to me that day has never grown less.

Soaking a Sucker.

The readers of our paper will probably remember a trick reported in these columns last summer, which the boys

played on a sucker that was hungry for beer. Briefly, it was this: The boys got him in the upper story of John Watts’ blacksmith shop and induced him to suck the nozzle of a hose thrust through a hole in the partition wall, the lower end of said hose being attached to the force pump worked by two men. The result was that the force of the water knocked the greeny’s front teeth out, punched a hole in liis diaphragm, and soaked his liver with water until it dripped like a sponge. In fact he was soaked so thoroughly with wetness that he was afterward taken into full communion with the Baptist church without the formality of immersion, the minister stating that the man’s system could not possibly bear another drop of water. Well, a bigger fool than the aforemen-tioned-greeny”stepped into George I’tiller's grocery store last Monday. Ho was a bigger fool simply because lie had had better opportunities to be a fool, and had improved those opportunities to the best of his abilities. He was born a fool, and had cultivated that talent assidi- ; ously. Some mqn give up in despair

when they discover that they haven’t any but this fool persevered until he bore the proud distinction of being the blamdest fool in town. So the boys concluded that they would wet the fool down to prevent him from drying fast to his bones, and right thoroughly did they succeed. “ When the fool entered the - store befound Joe R. Burres, County Superintendent of schools, fooling with a common tin funnel. Joe had a largo crowd around him wateliing Iris mancenvefs. The funnel had its nozzle inserted between the waistband of liis trousers and his —er —er— his undergarment. He threw hack his head and placed a coin on his forehead, and then, bringing his - head forward, tried to make the coin drop into the large end of the funnel, only succeeding one time in live in doing so. The fool watched Joe’s awkwardness until lie thought lio could drop the coin into the funnel at least three times out of five, and Joe offered to bet the- cigars that he couldn’t do it. The fool took the bet, inserted the funnel between” his empty stomach and his waistband, balanced the coin on his forehead, and received a pint of cold water that Joe poured into the funnel. Of course everybody but the fool laughed. His teeth chattered toh much to indulge in tlie cachinations of the roaring spectators. The fopj had just dried apples, and he feareiL that |lie water would make them swell and burst his only pair of pantaloons. But, <?h, that water! How cold it was! There the fool stood, rubbing the wet places (he was wet from his waist-to his toes) and grinning, while — But why dwell on the scene? Header, dp you want to know tho name of the man, who was fool enough to “bite" at Bu<*h a = simpl« trick es we have endeavored to describe in the foregoing article ? \VeLH an ediiut-dis-dikea to confess that he is a fool, but-, we “acknowledge the corn,” or, rather, the funnel and water. —Neumian Independent. . Conical crowns, flattened at the sides and tilted forward, are The feature in fall hats.

CAMPAIGN ISSUES.

Speech of Senator John A. Logan, of Illinois, Delivered at Pittsburgh, Pa. The Democracy’s Broken Promises — Our Prosperity Under Protection. All thought and action follow certain linos from training, and after a time these Hues become set and are only changed with great difficulty. Whero no change is attempted, we have just to follow tho line of the past to discover the direction that will be pursued in the future. So with the history of parties ; where their platforms remain the same, wo can only Judge of their future usefulness by what they have accomplished in tho past. Tho party now In power in this land has writteh its history. After noarly twenty five years of supremacy, that party was reliovod in 1861, and to-day but one measure enacted in accord with its financial policy remains on the statute books, to wit, the independent treasury system. Its financial dogmas maintained then and advocated now, have all been abandoned by the country. The pet doctrine of this Democratic party, which it still fanatically clings to—State sovereignty—went down in a war waged by the Southern half of the party, backed by the sympathy and assistance of their Northern allies. At tho close of this disastrous rule, when the Republican party came to the rescue of our government, they found that tho financial and tariff policy of their defeated opponents had brought tho country to its lowest level, without credit at home or abroad. Certainly there is naught in this record of Democratic control to inspire the hope that its present course in the management of the government will improve. The Republican party was defeated in the last election for the reason that the Domocratio party had for twenty years persistently made unfounded charges of delinquency in the administration of the affairs of the Government, until the cry was raised by a great many people for a chango, for the purpose of ascertaining the truth or falsity of the charge. The Democratic party entered upon their search with an earnest zeal, inspired by jealous malice and a longing desire tofasten upon the Republican party the same character of corruption in the administration of the Government aB had marked their regime! After a most minute and painstaking examination of every transaction of the Government for the last twenty-five years, the old Democratic party, disappointed and disheartened, snaringly admit that the record} of the Republican party for purity and official integrity is the marvel of the world. Controlling this Government during a time when the most stupendous collections and disbursements of money were made of any time during its history, no man can point to a single case where the Government was defrauded that the defaulter was not pursued, and the cases of actual loss to the Government are so rare that they can he enumerated on the fingers of any hand. The percentage of loss during the Republican administration will defy comparison with the history of any Government on earth. When the Republican party assumed control of the Government, we established a system of currency that avoided all the evils experienced under the Democratic theory. The national banking system, the child of the Republican party, is constantly threatened by Democratic opposition, and should be restored to the care of the party of its invention. The Immense capital invested in the banks and the vast amount of their loans and assets would render a radical change in the system inimical to the conservative business interests of the whole country. We find the Democratic party ready at all times to seize upon any quack system of finance for the payment of the public debt, that promises destruction to our credit and our honor In the future. At the same time, it bitterly opposes every advanced step taken by our party, and when we made our currency equal to coin we had to overcome their bitter opposition. So their opposition extended to all the great measures'proposed by the Republican party. They have ever opposed our tariff system, and I desire to discuss this tariff ip a plain, common sense, and business-like manner. I promise to advance nd theories, but simply to recall to your minds historical facts, and leave them to justify my tariff convictions. lam a tariff man from principle, and what led to my convictions I propose briefly to discuss. Immediately after the formation of our present Government, and as the second act of the Federal Congress, a tariff bill was passed, and signed by George Washington, which declared in its preamble that such a measure was “necessary” for the “discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures.” By a study of the commercial history of our country, I find this political measure followed by an unusual business activity, and a rapid increase In the number of our manufactures. Prior to the Revolution, you will remember, it had been the policy of England to crush the rising industries of the Colonies, and that this was one of the leading causes of the war for independence. Those far-seeing statesmen —the framers of our Constitution and organizers of our Government—readily perceived the necessity for fostering our manufactures and protecting our labor in order to make the country self-sus-taining. This system worked so well that at the

next Congress the law was extended. The prosperity of the people continued, and In 1812 they were enabled to sustain themselves in the war waged with England and win the victory. Immediately following this war English merchants attempted, by a concerted plan, to glut the American market with manufactured goods andforce the suspension of our manufactures, even at a temporary loss to themselves, thattheir harvest might be the richer when their competition in this country had been broken down. The scheme failed, owing to the prompt action of Congress in enacting the tariff -law of-181fi, whichisreaily the basis ot our American system of protection. Again, referring to our commercial history, I find this period marked by the increased prosperity of the people. This was followed in 1824 and 182 S by laws extending the scope of the tariff acts already on the statute books. But now.came a division in the previous almost unanimous Bentiment 4 of the country in reference to protection. The South, fostering slavery, had devoted all her energies to making that traffic profitable, and had not kept pace with tho North in advancing her manufactures. She saw with jealous eye the independent position attained by the North through hir varied industries, and instead of discerning the real reason for their sluggard pace, the leaders of the South seized upon the tariff as the cause of their condition. Such a clamor came from the South for free trade that the tariff men consented to a compromise and passed the act of 1832, which modified the existing law. This action was secured by the craft of the Southern leaders in consolidating their people upon the two doctrinos of State rights and free trade.’ But, as all compromises have ever proven, this one was a failure, and while it gave a Bet-back to our rapidly increasing interests of the North, was not satisfactory to the Southerners, who openly rebelled in South Carolina. But President Jackson soon quelled this disturbance, and tho free trade advocates claimed to be satisfied with the Clay compromise of 1833, which was a square backdown from the advanced,jioaition occupied by the tariff men, and proved a costly blunder. Our industries were from that time on the wane, and the commercial distress of 1837 is traceable to this compromiso. The advocates of free trade, having secured full power, through the aid of the kindred doctrines of State rights and slavery, in 1816 passed the free trade act of that year, and then followed such financial panic and business depression this country had never experienced. The furnaces of Pennsylvania ceased to burn, tho rich mountains were no longer mined, and the growing manufactures of the State were paralyzed.lnfant industry,that required the watchful care of a protecting Government, was ruthlessly destroyed by the adoption of this freetrade heresy. But in 1861 the Republican party came into power, bearing upon its victorious banners the magio inscription of the glorious trinity, “Unity, freedom and protection.” With this cry hod the victory bf 1860 been wbn, and right nobly did the party proceed to impress these doctrines upon the policy of the Government. By the genius of the Republican party the tariff act of 1864 was passed, and our sleeping energies were at once aroused, and the diversified industries of the country wore once more cherished and fostered. What a contrast did our condition present to that of the Confederacy during the four and a half years of struggle. In opposition to our policy of protection, tho Confederate Constitution declared, in Section 8: “Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imports and excises for revenue necessary to pay the debts, provide for the common defense, and carry on the Government of the Confederate States, but no bounty shall be granted from the treasury, nor shall any duty or tax on importations from foreign nations be laid to promote or foster any branch of industry.” Since then the Democratic platforms have followed in, theory nnd almost in words the Confederate constitution on this subject. By this policy, which they would have forced upon Government, they were left in a perfectly dependent condition, so far as manufactured articles were concerned, and they had absolutely no manufactures until the blockade was established. The Union blockade served the purpose of a prohibitory tariff, and forced the energies of the Southern people to be exerted in tho direction of manufacturing. On the other hand, the North daring the war, and the whole country since, under the wise policy of the American protective tariff, has made rapid strides along

the roads of prosperity in the direction of peace and plenty. Ana in spite of the vast destruction of property and shrinkage In values consequent upon a great war, our accumulations in this country have more than trebled since 186), when the aggregation of wealth from the time the Pilgrims first landed was 814,000,000,000 Surely we must look for some cause lor this vast increase over and beyond the natural growth of the country. Will any one say that prior to 1860 our people wore not as intelligent, were not as energetic as now ? Certainly not. But the genius and energy of the American people needed to oe directed ; their old-time feeble efforts required protection, and the statesmanship of tho Republican party gave that direction and protection. And to-day your ports may be closed to the world, and you may be denied eommunicatiou with all mankind, and yet the Amerioan people can live in oomfort, ease, and elegance. It may he well for your people to in•piiru os to tho benefits they have received under the prot-icting care of the tariff since 1861. In Pennsylvania the number of manufacturing establishments in 1860 was ‘22,363; in 1880, 31,2.5. Capital invested In 1860, 8130.055,004 /in 1880, 8174,449,003. Hands employed in 1860, 222,132; in 1880, 387,112. Wages paid in 1880, 860,369,105; in 1880, 8134,0,>5,304. Value of Sroduots in lffl ), 8290,121,188 ; in 188:), 8744,748,040. umber of acres in farms and values in 1860, 17,012,140 acres, Valued at 8062,050,707 ; in 1880, 20.060,455 acres, valued at 8975,689,410. In connection with the discussion of the interests of your State, I desire also to show what the protective tariff has done for my old State of Illinois. We have ten manufacturing counties which produce 8340,000,000, and ninety-two nonmanufacturing counties which produce 874,000,000. The average value of land in the manufacturing counties is $13.96 per acre, and in the non-manufacturing counties, 829.89. These figures are only produced to show the inereaso in the value of farm lands near manufacturing towns, where a home market Is furnished the farmer for his products. Under our system of protection farm products are to-day higher, while manufactured goods are lower than in 1800 The wages of labor are increased, while the cost of manufactured articles is diminished, and our annual accumulations amount to 35 per cent, of the profits of the whole World, and our people are in the best possible condition. Contrast this re-1 suit of the twenty-four years of Republican stewardship with the miserable record of the Democratic party np to 1860, when the Treasury was nearly bankrupt and the commercial Interests of the country were at the lowest ebb. The Government was forced to borrow money at an exorbitant rate of interest, and distress prevailed everywhere. What benefits have accrued to the whole country are realized only by the contemplation of these figures.

In 1860 the capital invested in manufactures in the United States did not amount to one-third of what is at present invested. The advance of wages from 1-00 to 1880 is 150 per oent.; increase in number of hands employed, 108 per cent. The excess in the amount of wages paid at present above the amount they would receive at the rate paid in 1860 Is over 8160,000,000. The value of property accumulated in the United States up to 1800, including slaves, was 814,000,000,000. In 1880 the aggregated value of property was 844,000.000,000, being an increase of 830,000,000,000 in twenty years. In twenty years of Republican rule these great developments have been brought about under tho RepublicanAmerioan policy, in contradistinction to the Democratic-English free trade, or “tariff for revenue only.” Whether we can say this vast growth, accumulation, and development is altogether attributable to the Republican party or not, it is evident that their system of finance and their tariff policy gave enoouragement to the people at home and abroad for investment, and the exercise of their greatest energies, out of which grew an inspiration that led the people with gigantic strides to the attainment of the greatnesß, power, wealth, and glory of this great Republic. If the people are going to enter upon the Democratic-English policy hereafter, as v better than the Republican-American policy, would it not be well for them to reflect and ask themselves the question whether.under Democratic rule this country has ever advanced on any line whatever, either in wealth, intelligence, or individual or national power, as compared with these conditions under Republican administration? At the end of Republican rule we found everything in this land peace, happiness, and prosperity, and shall we abandon a policy thafhas brought this about ? Will the farmers demand that our manufactures be shut down, and their home market destroyed ? Will the operatives of this country be so blind to their own interests as by their votes to help retain in power a party that attempts to destroy the business of their employers? • With the histories and accomplishments of these two parties contrasted, why hesitate in deciding which shall control our State and National Government ? What is there in the men or methods of the Democratic party to inspire confidence? Who believes that a Congressional session will ever close without an attempt being made by the Democratic party to destroy our tariff system? And shall the three thousand millions of dollars invested in manufactures, and the two and three-quarters millions of operatives, be left to the mercy of the tariff-tinkers of the Democratic party? It had been frequently asserted by the Democratic party that our commerce suffered under Republican rule. That has been proven over and over again to be absolutely untrue. Our exports since 1861 have- amounted trover 000,030,000, or one-third more under twenty-four years of Republican rule than the exports had hitherto aggregated.

The Democracy ignorantly confounded our commerce with our carrying trade, and have demonstrated their ability, or lack of ability, to increase that trade by their course since they have controlled the national administration. One of the first acts of this administration was to crush and destroy the first man who had made it possible for American shipping to;compete with the world. Not satisfied with the stinging blow, a Democratic Postmaster General impudently refused to pay the mail subaidy voted by Congress for the transportation of mails in American ships, and allowed our mails to be carried in foreign bottoms. The Democratic party has had control of this Government during one session of Congress, and we may fairly jndge of it by its works. That party came into power on the promise to administer this Government more economically than the Republican party had, and to correct abuses that had crept into the public service. Where is the evidence of economy, and what abuses have been corrected? This year Congress appropriated millions of dollars more than the Republican party has appropriated for several years, and then they did not appropriate within millions of what the Democratic estin/ato called for. We were promised a navy, hut no step has been taken for the fulfillment of fbat promise, but the time of that session was spent in an inglorious attempt to destroy our protective tariff. The country has been searched for men to represent us abroad whose only object a few years ago was to destroy this Government. We have been harrassed with pettv quarrels with failed 11 to show’ any nerve in demanding the rights of American citizens. This constitutes the record of the present administration, and it is a fair average of Democratic statesmanship and ability. Is there anything in this showing that tends to convince the mind of the wisdom of continuing this party in power? This administration refused to approve the few bills that were passed to relievo the poor soldiers who were unable to make the technical proof required by the department, as many of them are not, , but who have received injuries, severe and troublesome; injuries and disease contracted in the army. Yet because the proof did not come up to the standard the administration says he cannot- allow charity to step in the way of duty. Thisda' a very strange position for the administration to take. Is there no Buch thing as charity in a government? Is the cold rule to be applied to every human being who is unfortunate and cannot make the exact evidence required by the statutes, or is it a fact that the Government should reach out the hand of Charity and assist the poor unfortunate men who preserved it as a nation? Will the administration say that charity did not step in the way of duty when thousands of dollars were appropriated for the relief of the sufferers from the floods of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers? Was there any law making it incumbent on the Government to do this ? Was it not act of charity 1 Will he say that while he extended charity to a person who failed to perform his duty in the service of his country, and claimed to put a charitable construction upon this act, will he say he can not do that when a poor unfortunate soldier asks tho same favor extended to him ? Is this the policy of this administration? Widely does it differ from the sentiments of Mr. Lincoln, when he expressed the noble thought, “With ma’«ice toward none ; with charity for aIL" The charity that this administration seem 3 to extend is extended to those who were the enemies of the country, and not to those who were its friends. , v What will Pennsylvania do? Will she elect her State ticket, or will she do as once before, let thia large Republican majority be frittered away .to nothing? General Beaver, who Is your candidate for Governor, is an able man, a gentleman, and an honest man, and certainly it 5 is not to his discredit that he was a brave and - gallant soldier, and lost one of his limbs while leading the Pennsylvania boys to victory against those who were trying to destroy the Government. He now marches forth on two crutches. Is that to be despised, or is it to his credit ? Is thejte no longer sympathy, no longer gratitude in the breasts of the American people? I believe there is, and that the gratitude of the people of Pennsylvania will assert itself in the November elections, and place as Chief Magistrate of this great State one of her noblest sens. General Beaver. i 1

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

—A short time since, Peter Beagle, James Tnmer, and George Parks, alias Ed McCluren, held at Warsaw for burglary and larceny, overpowered the Sheriff and escaped from jail. He had entered the large cell where the prisoners were confined for the purpose of replenishing the fire. In stooping to pick np the coal-scuttle, he waa suddenly seized by Seagle and held until Turner and Parks secured the jatf keys, unlocked the door and escaped, when. Seagle threw the Sheriff to the floor and rushed out, knocking down the Sheriffs wife in liiß flight. The Sheriff recovered himself in time to draw his revolver and prevent the escape of tho other prisoners confined in jail. No trace has been found, as yet, of the escaped thieves, although a vigorous seiirch has been instituted, and a reward of S3OO offered for their capture and return. Seagle is a Chicago man, and was arrested abont two months ago for complicity in the burglary of the store of 8. L. Ketring, at Syracuse. Turner and Parka hail from Fort Wayne, and were held for burglary of the Pennsylvania depot at Etna Green. —Leonard Mills, an employe at Clift, Williams Sc Co.’s planing mill, at Terre Haute, was whirled around a pulley shaft and killed. He was trying to tie a loose belt to a nail when some of the Gllack caught in a pulley. It caught his arm, and instantly he was being thrown around with tho fast-revolving pulley, the body flying at full length. After a half-dozen revolutions the arm was pulled from its sock'et, and the then lifeless mnn thrown to the floor. The body was badly mangled and the arm ground to pieces in the belt and pulley.*

—A man, aged 75 years, living in, the northern edge of Monroe County, committed suicide recently by hanging. Ten days prior to the hanging he made a contract for his future wants, by deeding hiß land, some eighty acres, to the man with whom he was living at the time he committed the act. Some time since, he had disposed of part of his land, taking in payment therefor notes to the amount of SI,OOO, on which he could not realize anything, and which is—supposed to have caused him to thus take his life. —The farmers of Benton County are greatly discouraged because hog cholera of a most malignant type has made its appearance among their herds. Owing to the immense com crop they expected to ...realize handsomely this year by feeding for the market, bnt the disease has made such inroads upon their droves that few will be left for shipment. In some instances herds of eighty lo 100 have been attacked by it and every one died. —A distressing and fatal accident occurred at Austin, Scott County; by which a teamster lost his life in descending a steep hill with a wagon heavily loaded with lumber. The horses became unmanageable, and he was thrown violently to the ground, the wheels of the wagon passing ' over his left shoulder and breast. They crushed him into a shapeless He -lingered in terrible agony for two hours, when death ended his sufferings. —Near Columbus, on Thursday, four bridge carpenters were carrying a heavy timber on a trestle-work, which was under water, when one of their number stepped on a half-inch spike, which passed entirely through his foot. To loose his hold would have been death to all of them, and for fifteen minutes he stood with the spike penetrating his foot, at the same time lifting his share of the timber! His condition is precarious. —As a passenger train was nearing 'Orleans recently, a farmer’s team of two horses and a heavy wagon took fright and started across the track. The engineer man’aged to stop within ten feet of them, when they started straight np the track over cross-ties and over two cattle-guards, running a distance of two miles, receiving only a few scratches, and the driver was but slightly hurt. —Some time ago the Cumberland Telephone Company brought suit against the Evansville City Council for maliciously destroying their wires and poles. The Council waived an examination, and thns threw the matter into the hands of the grand jury, and that body has ignored the charges, thus putting a stop to criminal proceedings. —An old man who has a wife and five children was this week sent to the Montgomery. County jail for ten days, and disfranchised for two years for stealing half The theft was committed on Monday night, and on Tuesday morning at 9.30 o’clock he received his sentence. —Three burglars entered the church at Notre DamO and stole two gold and silver crowns, set with jewels, which they broke to pieces, with the intention- of carrying them to a Chicago “fence.” When they/ reached South Bend officers captured one of the burglars, and secured the booty. ’ —A productive vein of gas was struck on v farm, near Oxford, Bentou County, by parties prospecting for a Chicago company. The company has since leased fifteen hundred acres of land surrounding the well, ahd are already preparing to mak the discovery a source of profit. —The Odd Fellows’ Hall, at Mauckport, Harrison County, was destroyed by lire, entailing a loss of $3,000 on the building and the stock of goods owned by Mr. Rosenbnrg, who occupied the first floor. The insurance amounted to SI,OOO, S6OO of which was ou the building. the body of an unknown man was found floating in the St. Mary’s River, just we9t of Fort Wayne. There were no papers on the body by which it could be identified. Foul play is suspected. —On a farm near Fort Wayne a lad, aged 15 years, was engaged in feeding sugarcane into a mill, when his hands were caught by the steel rollers and were drawn into the mill, followed by both arms and a portion of his body, causing almost instant death! _ —At Fort Wayne, a man employed in building, while engaged in placing a large oven in place, it turned and fell on him, crushing him so badly that death jresulted. —Firiß at Columbus, totally destroyed a tenement-house, the occupants narrowly escaping with their lives!'