Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Volume 6, Number 4, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 23 July 1874 — Page 3

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Thursday, July 2:1,1874.

SLEEPY GEOKOK paces past Seal Skin, at Toledo, wo are told by the telegraph.

SECRETARY OP STATE CURRY and Auditor Wlldman will tired first cannon of tho campaign, at CJreen* castle, Saturday.

BOGY was banqueted at the .Southern Hotel, St. Louis, last night. An enthusiastic friend of his, by the name of Jones, nominated him for the Presidency. Of course llogy for President.

IN those quiet times, ero yet the voico of tho candidate is heard in tho land, an audience may perhaps be gained for tho statement that Goldsmith Maid made tho fastest time on record at Kast Saginaw, Michigan, last Thursday. Two minutes and sixteen seconds is pretty good time to make a mile in.

JUIMIMK J5I KNKTT, alter several years of successful service an Secretary of Hie Republican Stale Central Committee, lias resigned, and is (succeeded by I). S. Alexander, Indiana correspondent of the Chicago InterOcean and Cincinnati Gazette, with headquarters at. Indianapolis. 11 is* indicative of danger to change horses in the middle of the stream.

A ('ARK/AII. examination of illustrated temperance charts has convinced us thatHober temperance men never have to exceed three children, the average being one and a half whiledrunkards never have less than eight, and often have to dispense kicks and cutis upon eighteen or twenty. There is a moral to this story, if the reader will but have the patience to think it up.

TIIK nomination of Hunter, at Brazil, Thursday was a foregone conclusion. Tho rea(11 nuance of tho Republican State platform was circumspect and to have been expected. Hunter Is a high tariirman,a believer in usury laws, an advocate of irredeemable and inconvertible greenbacks, as against gold. He is, in a word, a paternalist in his theory of government. He wants the Government to do pretty much everything, and individuals and corporations to do little or nothing. Believers in ids doctrines should vote for him. _______________

TnH Brazil JJoho is our authority for tho statement that tho gold excitement has been revived in Brown county. Just why the people of that county should become excited or feel revived at the discovery of gold, wo are suro wd cannot, understand. Iu the name of Senators Morton and Iogau and the great horned spoon, do not those Brown county lunatics know that gold In "played out" money of i' 'ni.io iu mi iwrU of paper,

Members of tho M. 10. Church, don't, it begin to look like wo actually needed a

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-nieotiog in Newport, or olso a terrific earthquake near the suburbs? Something 1ms got to bo done soon, or else there area few (a good many) that saltpetre will not save. All who are opposed to emulation should pay their pastor promptly, or thoy might have to singe, instead of going to tlio country of Abraham and Isaac. Thero are no half-l'are trains to lleaven and if the Methodises of this circuit are trying to olieek it through on that kind ot a train they will find themselves sinlly mistaken when it is too late. The conductor will dump them oil'at Hell's Half Acre, and tho devil will gobble them u]) before the next train comes along.

PARIS, Illinois, has formed a game protective association. Its treasury is said to be backed by unlimited funds, and the hearts of its members fired with an unalterable determination to prosecute to ttie extremest limit of the law all violators of its provisions. Still it is more in sorrow than in anger they propose to do this, and being as mild-mannered men as ever fired a gun and missed a chicken, they would vastly prefer that all mankind should obey the law, than that infringing its provisions they should pay its penalties at their hands. The GAZKTTH is in receipt of a very pretty little circular setting forth the game law of the State of Illinois, the organization and object of the protective association, its officers, anil various committees, and many other interesting matters. We very cheerfully give the substance of this io the readers of the GAZETTE, to set them on their guard against shooting chickens out of seasou. We would be more or less than human to refuse to do this, since the association's very liberal proposition to send us over a half dozen fine, fat prairie chickens every week during the season. Be it known, therefore, that between the 1st of January and the 15th of August, and between New Year's day and the 1st of October, respectively, it is uulawful to shoot any prairie chickens or quails. Whoso does kill iu that forbidden season, shall pay between $10 and §25 for each oflense, and the costs of the suit. In Illinois, they have the common law practice, ami the costs or' suits are simply enormous. Ten members of the protective association patrol each township in Edgar couuty, night and day, on the lookout for law-breakers. Beware, murderous and sportive Indianians, beware.

The Democratic Platform. There is a radical defect in our system of elections. What that defect is, is fully illustrated in the present Democratic State platform, and a realizing sense of it will be brought to the mind of every unprejudiced reader of it. The broad aegis of Democracy will vainly attempt to cover the platform. It will not and can not do it. It is tho old story of the bed of Procurscs, changeless itself, and requiring those who would sleep upon It to be lengthened or shortened to accommodate its proportions. There is no necessary reason why any man or -any set of men would agree witii all of the seventeen propositions in the

Democratic platform. The chances arc against there being even a single man in this whole Commonwealth, who does agree to all the propositions as there detailed. And yet, men are expected to swallow their objections and for the sake of harmony and the good of tho party, work for the triumph of many principles to which they are bitterly opposed. The defect, then, of our political system is that an election decides nothing def initely. Voting for no single and clearly-defined proposition, an election realiy decides noth ing. Here in this Democratic platform are some fifteen or twenty propositions, many of them loosely consructed and with the Intention of deceiving the people as to their real meaning. AH of these, besides pretty disgraceful record for rascality on both sides, are before tho people There will be trouble ahead for the Republic unless some remedy for this can bo found. For an example of tho difficulty very many persons will experience in making up their minds upon this subject, we will run through with the propositions enunciated, stating our views: 1 and 2. Payment of the G20 bonds in greenbacks, and repeal of what iu known as the gold bill of March, 18(1 i). A thoroughly dishonest proposition in our opinion, ami unworthy the Hiippoi of honest men.

Repeal of the National banking 1 iw and substitution of greenbacks for National bank currency. A good proposition. 4. A return to specie payments as soon as the business interests of the country will permit. A disgraceful dodge to escape saying anything. 5. Favors the adjustment of the volume of the currency to suit the business wants of the country, which being translated, means that Congress should increase the volume of currency from time to time, and especially should do so now. A most pernicious and d.mgorous heresy. and 7 Opposes the provisions of the civil rights bill, and is unworthy of intelligent men. 8. Favors the repeal of tho Baxter bill, and favors a license law. Tho people will insist upon knowing some of die provisions of that proposed license law before they will be iu favor of it. Tho Baxter bill is defective and bud iu many parts, but it is very possible to make a license law worse than it. t). Says something about railroads, which is unintelligible. 10. Favors retrenchment, reform and economy, and will wake a chord responsive in every bosom. What pledges can Demoracacy give? The past That bond cannot be taken. 11. Denounces the increase

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created by They umy quit their gold digging ,tndt their labor, may those Brown eountyites. When idleness is at a premium it is folly to ever work.

TIIK Newport- Hoosier State is working up a fever of excitement in its bailiwick over a proposition to get tip a camp-meeting. The II. S. bases Its belief iu the urgency of a regular old camp-meeting revival upon the fact that the M. E. preacher in the Newport circuit, having only a salary of $1100, fails generally to rreeive from two to four hundred of that, every year. Our Newport contemporary fairly shakes things up indeed, so wral.hy does ho get that, we are half inclined to think that ho and the minister in question had entered into an agreement to pool their pulpit and printing profits and divide the pot, and that his present rage is tho result of personal grievance. However, there is method in ins madness. Hear him:

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ister tlie.Sate Government on the old assessment and at the old rates If it can, it ought to, and will boreturned to power and place. ^cvina uio passage oi a law limiting the power of Boards of Commissioners to levy Taxes and costs. Wholly and entirely good.

The 13tb, 14th and 15th resolutions, opposiug ollicers using public funds as their own, and opposing land grants, and favoring tho promotion of associations of tho industrial classes. All good. 16. Favors tho abolition of the olRce of County Superintendent of Public schools. Bud. 17. Soldiers' bounties. Swash.

What can a conscientous person do?

Tin-: Indiana Democracy loads oil' for repudiation. It remains to bo soon bow many other States will follow.— [Iml. Journal.

The Republican party of Indiana, whose chief fugleman the Journal is, proposes to increase the issue of irredeemable paper currency. Now, to increase the volume of currency is to diminish its value. By whatever number the amount of currency is multiplied, by that same number its value, or purchasing power, is divided. Therefore, what the immaculate Republican party proposes, is to inaugurate a policy that will rob every man who holds a greenback. And this same Journal which raises its hands in holy horror at the idea of the Democratic party proposing to partially repudiate the national bonded debt, is the strongest, champion in theState of this Republican method of defrauding the holders ot the nation's forced loan. If the one thing is highway robbery the other is a piece of sneak thievery, and which is which it is hard to tell. We sometimes think this inflation method of cheutiuiJ the Government's creditors is the meaner of the two, and for this reason The bondholders made their purchases of that form of the public debt voluntarily. They were not compelled to buy the bonds if they did not want to. The element of risk entered iuto their original purchase just the same as it did into every purchase of Confederate bonds, tho holders of which iost everything. Because of this risk, purchasers of our United States bonds got what, in the slang parlance, may be called a "soft thing." They placed their money upon the turn of a war and the honesty of a people, and they won just as the purchasers of Southern bonds hazarded their money and lost. Now. the honesty of the American people was one of the things the purchasers of our bonds bet on when they in vested therefore, if theV prove dishonest, as the Democratic party advii-es them to, and partially or wholly repudiate the bonds, why,one of the contingencies they had a reason to expect has happened that is all.

Now, as to the proposition of the Journal and the Republican party, the case is different. Greenbacks are legal tenders—that is to say, they are a forced loan. Nobody had any choice ibotu taking them. Whoever was owed a debt has forced by the laws of the country to accept greenbacks. He could not do otherwise. The Government paid its debts with

them,and forced everybody to accept greenbacks for debts that were owing to them. There never was any choice the matter. Finally, having reached a valuation in comparison with specie, as nearly settled as it is possible for an inconvertible and irredeemable currency ever to reach, the business of the country, iu a measure, adjusted itself to that valuation and its solemnly promised ultimate appreciation to par with gold. Now, therefore, by act of Congress to reverse the promised order of things, and issue additional amounts of this irredeemable paper currency is to defraud every mau woman and child iu the land who has a single cent of it. The difference between this species of theft and the bond repudiating method, is just exactly the difference between refusing to pay a note which some fool has accepted voluntarily and with his eyes open, and repudiating a note which by fraud and misrepresentation, or perhaps, by ihe use of a bludgeon or bayonet, a man has been inveigled into or forced to accept. The difference is not, however, complimentary to the Republican party, and will scarcely entitle it or its State organ to assume a lofty and virtuous air, and talk about the rascality of the

Democratic party. There is, however, this to be said for the Republican as against the Democratic party: All the iniquities of the Republican party on the subject of finances, saving its advocacy of national banks, the Democratic party endorees and agrees to, with tho additional one of proposing to repudiate the bonded bebt. On this subject of finances Democracy is worse than Repub licanism, because its plans for fraud are more far-reaching and com prehensive. However, it has Ihe advantage of the Republican party in the matter of national banks. Until they have cleaned .their own skirts, we think it would bo well for the Iudianapolis Journal and the Repulican party to cease? casting mud at Democracy. Both parties,as arrayed in this State on the financial question, are acting with bad faith. Birds of a feather, it is said, flock together. Why longer should these two hoary-headed sinners of parties be estranged? A common purpose of fraud should bring them together

As SOON as they can conveniently arrange their business, the people would be pleased to hear Messrs. Gil bert and Havens, Democrats, and Greiner and Carr, Republicans, dis cuss the questions of the day. The platforms are not explicit enough by half, on a variety of questions. Tho people care very little about the party name these several gentlemen bear, They are very much interested in the principles they believe in and the laws they propose to make. In the first piece, the people want to know what they think about this liquor business. The Republican platform declares that local option is a sacred principle of Republicanism. Very well, as far as it goes, but that is only one feature of the Baxter bill. Does the Republican party, or rather, do its brace of Legislative candidates in this county, fof we are vastly more interested iu knowing their views than those of the party at large, mean by this exclusive endorsement of a single feature of tho Baxter bill, that they are opposed to all else io It? Or is this to be considered as a sample specimen of a bill with all of whose provisions they are in cordial accord? Will Messrs. Greiner and Carr vote, in the event of their electiou, to retain the whole bill, or will they vote LU IUUU11J wu .1 what ones will they change? All these things must be known before they can expect to get the people's votes. The time has gone by when candidates for the Legislature can slip through to an election on the glittering generalities or solemn humbuggery of juggling platforms, intended to deceive.

But if tho Republican candidates for the Legislature are called upon to speak out in meeting, it is no less incumbent upon their Democratic adversaries for Legislative honors and emoluments that their voices should be heard in the land. Democracy wants a license law. It is opposed to the 9 o'clock provision of the Baxter bill. In the language of the distinguished President of its State convention, 9 o'clock is an incouveniently early and unnecessary hour. What hour do they proposo to substitute, or will they make any limitation at all? What sort of license law will they make? Will their substitute for the Baxter bill contain any provision for punishing liquor dealers who sell to minors or to intoxicated persous? Will they hold liquor dealers in any man ner or fashion responsible for the crimes committed by men maddened by their liquors? There are a variety of questions pertaining to this business Messrs. Gilbert ami Havens must answer before election day. Democracy, in its conveutious.has not been explicit enough, by half

Then, again, since upon two of these four gentlemen will devolve the task of electing a United States Senator to succeed Pratt, the people want to know who they are in favor of. It is not the purpose of the people of thtf good county of Vigo to leave so important a matter as that wholly and entirely in the hands of their Representatives. Will the Republicans vote for Thompson, and give to this section of the 8tate an assurance of having one honest man in the Senate from Indiana, and who will reflect credit on the State in everything except his advoeacyof the inflation heresy? Will the Dem ocrats vote for Kerr or Hendricks, both good hard-money meu in principle, though the latter Is a little cowardly in stating his honest convictions, or will they take up some salary-grabbing repudiations!? You must speak up, gentlemen. Thepeo pie want to have a hand in this business of making Senators.

THE burn mere of Washington C. II., Ohio, which may very properly be called the cradle of the temperance crusade since it was there first that Dio Lewis spoke and the crusade was organized, have a' last triumphed The prohibitive ordinance passed in tbe beat o^ the temperance excitement has been repealed, aud tbe cup that inebriates as well as cheers now may pass from bar to bummer with uoue to hinder or pray it nay.

THE chapter on the Tilton-Beecher business, in to-day's GAZETTE, is more explicit and mo.e damaging in its statements against the pastor of Plymouth Church, than anything that has appeared so far. If the charges made can be proveu, it behooves Mr. Beecher to humble himself before the Americau people as he did before Tilton, aud as he states he is accustomed to do before his Maker. .«"J v.

Editorial Notes.

EVAHSVILLB proposes to make a grand boulevard ont of the canal. THE Louisville Courier-Jonrnal will have anew office which will cost 130,000.

A "JOURNEYMAN grammar smasher" is what one St. Louis editor terms another.

THEY shoot Deputy Sheriff's in Arkansas for executing prisoners according to law.

CHICAGO is unanimously disgusted with the general inefficiency ot its fire department.

REV. EMANUEL AVEBY, of Dayton, Ohio, was acquitted of the charge of Beecherism, yesterday

HENDRICKS would fain hedge on the temperance bill he signed. He would bo a Senator, and is so sorry he signed it.

ABRAHAM ISAACSON will take his proud place by the side of Mrs. O'Leary's cow, in the history of Chicago

THE locusts that are now devastating Minnesota, haven't had anything to eat since they swept over Egypt in the days of yore.

GREAT BRITAIN will accept tho proposition of the Fiji Islanders for annexation, minus tho six conditions mide in connection therewith.

THE Democratic platform of lndianai is very like a strawberry festival. The (old) ladies have "spared no pains to mako it agreeablo for all."

THE dotectives are working UP the Nathan shirt.—[Exchange. Wo should think a washer-woman would do the subjoct more justice.

AN acknowledged seducer was shot in Harrodsburg, yesterday. The injured husband did tho shooting, and was applauded by the populace. Chivalry.

THE Cincinnati Enquirer nominates tho Hon. George II. Pendleton for the Presidency of tho Pan Handle Railroad. Does tho Pan Handle need inflating

THE Logansport, Crawfordsville A Southwestern Kail road is reported by the New York Tribune as in default of interest payment in tho amount of $1,000,010.

A MAN is in custody in Philadelphia for stealing a child. Lot him out that ho may couio West, where ho can got all the children he wants without stealing them.

WE learn from an exchango that Sam. Turner, now of tho Palmer House, Chicago, will soon roniovo to St. Louis, to take charge of tho oflieo of tho Southern Hotel, oi that city.

MILTON sold his I'aradise Lost for £15 payable in tlireo installments. Bret Harte wrote a little poem one night, recently, after suppor, and tho Now York Tribune paid him §500 for it. O temp or a, O mores!

CHICAGO will never bo safo or happy until all its poorer classes ovon live in fire-proof marble palaces. We don't know how this will he possible, but give Chicago the credit of doing anything it undertakes

WASHINGTON has a clioico bit of society sensation. P. J. Jenkins, son of Admiral Jenkins, of high social stand ing, has married a ballet girl of tho Theater Comique. Ho becanio enamored of her "can can" ability.

IT is said that tbe fire at Oshkosh, will bo a much severer one upon insurance companies than tho Chicago Nevertheless, Chicago is monopolizing all tho attention with its usual desire to be foremost, so poor Oshkosh hardly mentioned.

THE New York Tribuno, of Weiluos day morning, in addition to a telegraphic account of the Chica'go lire, gives a large cut of the city, showing the burnt district. Beforo the fire is within control, the Tribune readers have a pictorial illustration or tlio same. Very fair enterprise, that.

TEAMSTERS had a good thing of it at theTJblcago nre. oevurai

noticed, where after loading and starting, another party came along and offered a higher prico. Off went the load into the street, and tho team was at the service of number two until another, a third, should offer more.

THE National Chosn Congress has terminated its sossion at Chicago. The first prize of $225 was awardod to Capt. G. II. MacKenzio, of New York, tlio tecond prize'of $150 to H. Homer, of Chicago, and the third prize of $75 to Max Judd, of St. Louis. J. Congnon, of Philadelphia, was chosen President for the noxt two years.

A LOT of girls of Vassar Col lego aro acting as waiters at a Lake Mahonk hotel during vacation. Thoy create quite a sensation, and are treated with great consideration, as it is understood that they aro not compelled to work, but that it is a mere girlish froak. It is intimated that this kind of fun is of ntoro advantage to them than any quantity of tho dead languages.

BRO. BEKCIIER prepared a statement was advised not to present it tlion ho reported to tho committee that he had uot prepared any. Had one of tho common herd prepared a statement and then not, in this way, ho would be a liar. By tho way, would not it be bettor for Beecher to lot out the contract of tho defense of his case against tho Tiltoniau charges, to the lowest and best bidder

THE Journal thinks that "with a popular and ablo man as tho Democratic candidate, and OHO who can discuss the issues presented to the people by the Democratic State Convention, wo can carry the disl rict by a handsome majority. But our candidate must be a positive and earnest man. IIo must bo in full sympathy with our State platform, aud be wide awake and full of enthusiasm." Can our cotouiporarary suggest a man

THE Terre Haute GAZETTE suggests that country editors have little original local matter in them. Should the GAZETTE mako more liberal use of tbe scissors, it would doubtless be a more popular paper.— [Marshall Exchango.

Absurd we never suggested such a thing. Why, wo have known Marshall editors to take aboard such a quantity of "local matter" when dining at'one of our hotels as tocroato a panic in" tbe kitcheu. Of course country editors have plenty of "local mntterin them."

Dogs as is Dogs.

From the Caibondale Observer. Every morning and evening can be seeu on the public square of this city one of the most interf sting illustrations of canine fidoiity evor reported. An Irish family living in the north part of the city, own a cow and two dogs, and every morning after the cow has been milked, the two dogs accompany her to the public well, drive off all other cattle, and watch her till she has drunk sufficiently then one of the dogs turns home, and the other goes with the cow and remains with her until evening, and then accompanies her home. The owner of the animals asserts that the dogs have taken up with the business of watching and defending their charge without training—wholly voluntary upon their part. What makes the singular affair more interesting is, that sometimes one dog accompauies the cow to the woods, and sometimes the other at present tbe male is her guard, the fenialo being detaiuod at home by a

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cow to the weil, but leaves the dog to be day attendant.

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The birth of another daughter to Mark Twain satisfies Mi's. T. of. his I VInnocence Abroad."

Spirits. fJ

To the Editors of tbe Evening Gazette: The following account of a seance is aken from a lecture, delivered by Robert Dale Owen, at Lincoln Half, Philadelphia, June 21,1874.

The Mrs. Holmes referred to, will be remembered by the citizens of Terre Hante, as tbe veritable Jennie Ferris, who, with the woman in black, created such a furor during the summer and fall of 1871:

ALLEN PENCK.

Last evening, from 9 to 10 o'clock, in the rooms of Mr. and Mrs. Holmes in this city, after having most carefully inspected the cabinet in which Mr. Holmes usually sits, I was told by Mr. and Mrs. Holmes tbat they would like to try whether tbe materialzatlon of apparitions, ghosts as they used to be called, could be seen without Mr. Holmes entering tbe cabinet at all. I confess that I bad not very great faith in it, but I found that I might have had, for there existed good reason for the strongest faith. With Mr. and Mrs. Holmes both sitting in the room, there was but myself and

lady from Springfield. Massachusetts, intimate friend ana in the presence of us four, with no one in the cabinet, I saw three successive material forms, as visible to sight and as sensible to touch as any human being is in this audienco. Tbe third one of these persons was that of the spirit usually known as Katie King. We asked her, and I confess without expecting that we should get what we asked, if it was not possible for her to show herself to us raised into the air? I believe that has never been obtained ip England, where tbey claim that they have gone further than we have. Mr. Home and other human beings bavo been raised into the air and carried, but so far as my reading goes they have not there had an example of what thoy call levi tation of a spirit. I saw tbe spirit usually known as Katie King, stand in tho door of tho cabinet and raise gradually from the iloor until her exteuded hands just touched the top of the door which is seven feet six inches high.

I saw her afterwards appear with another spirit equally distinct by her side, purporting to be her father, saw her raise her hand and place it on her father's head then I saw ber father stop forward to tho door just outside, and then I saw tho appearance of Katie King gradually fade out. That tells like "a midsummer night droam it is a truth, however, if my eyes are good for anything, and they are bettor than they were twenty-live years ago, and I think I can hear very well. Then I say, I should be less logical than tho worst infidel, if I did not say 1 have had convincing proof. These spirits did not remain ia tho cabiuot. The first that came was an Indian spirit calling herself feaunt«e, au Indian figure, very perfect. She had a white blanket, which,asshe advanced toward us, deliberately took oil", and permitted us to handle. Tho second was a spirit calling himsolf Richard Laramjean, dressed according to bis allegod condition in earth-lil'e, that of a sailor boy, about eighteen or nineteen years of a"0. lie camo forward, and without saying more than a low words, certain ly exhibited all tho uppearancoof a sailor boy.

His motions wore quick and irregular, and I could not help contrasting them with Katie King's graceful move mcnts. lie moved vory actively and absolutely touched us.

Then camo Katio King horsolf. hopo somo of you may have a cbunco of aoeing her anything I could say would give no idea of her appearance I cannot conceivo of a disembodied spirit more gentlo, graceful, exhibiting a more boautiful character, material or spiritual, than she does. Last Monday afternoon, Katio King presented her self at the apperture of tho cabinet at Mr. and Mrs. Ilolmos', and asked Mrs Holmes for a sheet of paper. This was given to her and sho beckoned to me to como up. Handing tho paper to me, Katio said, "Put vour privato mark upon it, Mr. Owen." I took the paper and examined it very carefully then wrote threo Gorman words on it, as I handed it to ber, with a poncil Sho said, "Au English friend wishes to write to you. "I con fess 1 did not pay a groat deal of attention to that, but two or throe min utes afterwards I noticed a bright object at tho other aporturo of tbe cabi net. It was a dctached hand, luminous and whito like Katie's, but larger, fiuely and delicately iorined it was brilliant to look upon it hold my pencil as wo dw. Just in the trout thero floated in the air a paper. The side noxt to tko hand was quito luminous, as if it had been rubbed with phosphorus. There was no visible support it seemed to float in the air—of course there must bavo been some power holding it. Tho hand approached it and began to write near the top of tho page. It wrote tho full page, taking

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turned over, and I saw tho hand begin to write again, and wroto about half way down then tho hand held the niit.to mo and I took it. I proved to be a coi..~...,inrlf j0„

The substance of what I have endeavored to lay before you to-day, is this I consider that primitive Christianity of tho Gospels, fairly interpreted, is tho best evidence of modern Spiritual ism tbat primitive Christianity supports modern Spiritualism, while mod ern Spiritualism supports primitive Christianity.

i, Kossnth as a Fraud. Jos. Medlll's Cor. ChioagoTribune. The ruling element in Austria, as re marked, is Gorman, which numbers 10,000,000 of tbo 20,000,000. But there aro 4,000,000 of Bohemians, as many millions of Poles and Ruthenians, besides 1,500,000 of Croats, and 1,000,000 of Italians—each race speaking a different language. In Hungary the Magyars—who sprnng from the same stock as the Turks—under 5,500,000, while tho Slavonic mces, called Servians, Bulgarians, and several others. The Magyars constitute the aristocracy, own nearly all tho land, onjoyallthe special previleges, and hold all tbo other offices in both Stale and church.

The Sclavonic tribes have been purposely kept in ignorance and degradation, and consequently in poverty and a condition of serfdom. The orator Kossuth, who declaimed so fervently about liberty, throughout the United Statis, a quarter of a century ago, was a Magyar leader, whove political platform or scheme consisted of dismemberment of tho Empire, independence of tho Emperor, and dominion of the Mauyar aristocracy. I was carried eutirely away by bo eloquent declamations, tonching protestations, and pathetic appeals of this visionary demagogue, and KPve him money like other simpletons, which he squandered in supporting his dissipated, dissolute body guard of young bloods, who followed him round the country in long spurred boots, drinking, costly champaignes, eating bird suppers, smoking fragrant Havana cigars, and smashing hotel furniture aud mirrors, all at the expense or a sympathizing and deluded public, who shed copious tears over the wrongs and oppressions of Hungary—i. e., tlio Magyar aristocracy.

The whole thing was about the same as if the Irish landlords should revolt against Queeu Victoria and undertake to set up another dynasty in the name of liberty, while nota word was uttered or act done to better the condition of tbe miserable rack-rent tenants who tilled the soil and lived in destitution, while the landlords enjoyed the fruit oi their toil and self-denial. The wholo thing was the greatest imposition and fraud ever perpetrated upon the American people in the name of liberty.

Pleasant Prospects.

Some of tbe quotations from Jonathan Edward's sermons are almost too bad to be repeated, viz: "The God who holds you over tho pit of hell, much as one holds a spider or some loathsome insect over the tire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked. You are ten times as abominable in his eye as tbo most venomous and hateful serpent is in ours. It would be no wonder if some persons who sit here now. qoiet and secure, in the meeting house, should be iu hell before to-morrow morning!"

THE POPE NOT A MASON.

Priest TS. Mason.

Thompson Reviewed.

To t£ie Editors of tbo Evening tiaxette: I had no inclination to enter tbe lists, in order to refute the slanderoas assertion of Pius tbe IX. having been a Freemason, but the review of this question by a "A Master Mason," supposes too much gullibility in your readers, aud demands, therefore, an answer. 1. Regarding Papal infallibility, you say "However high bis pretentions, he, the Pope, is but a man—not God Sir, to b« infallible is not necessarily, to be God, but only to be preserved from error by divine assistance. Jesus Chfist, as man, was he infallible? Moses, tbe Prophets, tbe Apostles, were thoy infallible? Tbe doctrine of the Catholic Church about infallibility is— the Pope speaking ex cathedra, by gfftcial divine assistance—cannot fall in error in matters of faith and morals. The Catholic theology proves this dogma from the Holy Scriptures and the tradition of all ages.

To reject Papal infallibility, you must controvert successfully thpse Scriptural text§ by which the Catholic Church proves her doctrine of infallibility. Rejecting it, solely, because the Pope is a man—not God, shows a ross ignorance about tbo dogma of .nfallibility. You should then have studied the question or bavo been silent about it. 2. You say "The evidence certainly tends to show, if it does not positively show, that ho, the Pope, was one time a member of the order of Freemasonry." This means: the evidence tends, but did not yet arrive, to show that the Pope was once a Mason. Thero is, therefore, by your confession, yet a doubt about the matter. How can you, then, in the course of your article, take as a fact beyond any donbt, that the Pope was a Freemason? This is a contradiction, and may be taken as an effort, in bad faith, to entangle simple tons. 3. You say "By. joining tho Freemasons, ho, tbo Pope, was guilty of the sin of heresy." Heresy is a pertinacious denial of an article of faith. Now, a Catholic can join Freemasonry, with out denying any article of faith lie may believe that Freemasonry is an accursed society, and yet, join it just us a murderer or robber commits his crime without losing the faith in the immorality of hia act. This is the case with almost overy Catholic who Joins secret societies this was the case with Mr. Hiokoy, who therefore, yon can be suro of it, feeling the approach of his Eternal Judge, renounced Freemasonry, made tho curso of tho church against Freemasonry his own, and died as a Catholic. Had tho case not been thus,the Catholic Church not only would never have offored to bury liim, but bis corpso, with all tho mobbing of

Froeuiasonry,would not have remained ono day In the Catholic gravoyard. To conclude this paragraph, your ideas about heresy are wrong you should then have studied before writing on heresv. 4. Yon sav: "When he, tho Pope joined tho order, ho had not learnec, tho doctrine of Papal Infallibility, as he now proclaims it." Do you mean sir, that Pius IX., in his youth was ig norant about the Pope being infallible? But in Italj»f tho doctrine Papal infallibility was always most clearly expressed in every Catholic catechism inoroovor, in evory Italian univorsity, and Priest's sominary the text books of thoology had always, in tho very tirst treatise, an opposito proposition, proved beyond doubt from Scripture and tradition, that the Pope is infallible. It would bavo been scandalous in a theologian ovon doubt about it. Now Pius the IX. was raised, and, in his youth, studied theol ogy in Italy. You impose on an Amor ican public, if you say that Pius IX did not then know that tho l'opo was infallible,or you show your total ignor anco about tho circumstances of the llfo of Pius IX. You should know, not speculate about facts, you wish to writo upon, orbo.8ilent. 5. You say "Ho, Pius IX., promised tho people of Rome, assembled in large crowd at tho Quirinal, that ho would proclaim a new constitutional form of government, iu a few days which would satisfy their demands Then his professions wore entirely con sistent with the teachings of Froema sonry as promulgated in Italy. But uot having granted tho promised constitution, the peoplo bocamo so in censed that Pius IX., in order toes capo their vengeance, lied from Rome.' Sir, you fall into two gross historical errors. The first one is, that the Popo. led by his Masonic professions, spon taneously promised a constitution The historical fact is this: Not thepeo plo of Rome, but a mob, started up and organized by Italian Freemasons

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dactic character, signed by Frou. w. Robertson. The Ilev. Frederick W. Robertson, an English clergyman, incumbent of Trinity Chapel, Brighton, England man very colenrated in his day as an oloqteut preacher, an Episcopalian of the liberal school—died about twenty years ago. I had occasion in "The Do bateablo Land" to speak ot him in terms of commendation. I took the paper down to the Franklin Library the next day, and, through the kind.ness of the librarian, I found an English edition of "Life and Letters of Frederick W. Robertson, A. M., edited by Stopl'ord A. Brooke, M. A." In its second volume there is a copy of a bust of Mr. Robertson, and underneath it a fac simile of his signature. Mr. Lloyd P. Smith and I compared the signature on my paper with that in tlio book, and they were almost identical. It was not the handwriting upon tho wall, but it was rather better I have bad it photographed, and shall publish it in my next book.

threatened tho Popo with a bloody rev olution, and wrested from him against his will the promise of a constitution Your second error is, that the constitution was not granted. It was, sir, aua the two chambers of tho Senate and lieputicu, ingr ministrv. with Count Rossi as Premior, were organized once, and would have remained so, but the aim of Italian Freemasonry was the destruction of tho Papacy and tho founding of asocial republic. When they succeeded in this, their republic was of the type of the late French Commune. Horrible were theexccsses committed undenthe regime of tho secret societies tho assassins in the Italian cities, strutted about like sportsmen, killing people like beasts, Iu Sinigoglia, a city of fifteen thousnnd inhabitants, not less than ono hundred were slain over forty in Ancona. In Rome they had put up a butchery for priests a'nd monks. They bound a Dominidan friar, to a pole, whirled him round till half dead, anci then cut him to pieces. These are the historical, glorious doings of the sects which had as their motto morality, virtue, brotherly love, truth, benevolence charity, temperance, prudence, justice morcy, forbearance, and kindness Those excesses were nover judicially inquired into a proof of the complicity of those Freemasons who were then in power. It is useless to speak of the nocturnal orgies iu which shining lights of Freemasonry were taking part. Everybody, they say, has a morality of his own. Tbis is the sort Italian Freemasons cau boast of. Italian Freemasonry, in order to pnt up such -a jewel of a Republic, resolved to kill the constitutional Government by killing the Premier Rossi. Tho order went out from the lodge three assassins of the sect were selectod, who, under instruction of a sectarian surgeon, learned by practicing on three corpses, how to give a sure stab. Well they learned lor by the first stab poor Rossi had his carotid severed, and died in fivo minutes. As a matter of course, tho sectarian assassins, protected by he brethren in power, escaped unpunished and brothor-loving brethren, in the evening, carried the assassin in triumphal procession, and sang in diabolical joy under the very windows of the poor widow of Mr. Rossi: "Blessod that hand which stabbed Rossi 1" Sir, I am not telling fanciful stories but repeat historical facts, acknowledged and judged iu the proper courts. Do you approve them? 1 know I offend you with this question. Why, then, do you defend Italian Freemasons against the Pop? 6. You say: "By this act—the proclamation of Gaeta—he,tbe Pope, not only placed himself in antagonism to all the teachings of Kalian Freemasonry, but threw himself into the arms of the Jesuits." Sir, I will not stop to refute this eld ridiculous and foolish trick of attributing official acts of the Pope to the Jesuits. That noble body of learn ed and saintly men must smile at seeing great lights of liberalism raising them so high. But this trick is always useful, and was the main trick played by Italian Freemasonry to degrade Papal authority and excite revolution against it. But, sir, have you not said tbat Popes Clement XII. and Benedict XIV. had already condemned Freemasonry? and then Leo XII. and Gregory XVI. had done tne same Did you not 6ay tbat in the eyes of Catholics a decision of tbe infallible Pope became apart of the law of God If, then, it was a part of the law ot God to view Freemasonry as a condemned society was not Pius IX., as a Catholic, obliged to look at it in this light? or was he no Catholic at all He was certainly not, if he was a Free mason. But, sir, by that you mako of Pius IX. the greatest hypocrite of the world and he is b»caase he is a Freemason-. Yon, yourself, then, stamp on tbe forehead of a Freemason the seal of the greatest rascality committed by man upon eartb. I would be tempted to let you win your noint, »n order to see how you will defend the world-regenerating morality ot Freemasonry. Remember, sir, you praise "Pius IX. until he condemns Freemasonry, and you do it according to Masonic principles. This great rascality of an hypocrite, non-Catholic Pope, would then' have to be looked upon, not as a personal fault of Pius IX, but as a precious stone in the most precious crown of Masonic morality. But, Bir! I will help you out of tbis critical position by assuring you that the Pope was not a Freemason.

Jesus Christ watches over his only true church, and especially over his Vicar on earth, and he did so, as it appears, in a very particular manner over our beloved, angelic Pope Pius IX., whose virtues, whose wonderful courage in upholding mankind

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storm, has attracted tbo admiration, not only of every thoughtful Protestant, but evon of bis most bitter enemies. His wisdom has brought together, in tbe moment of peril, all Irfshops, priests and faithful sons of the Catholic Church over tho world, to form a compact phalanx before which ail the storming violenco of the tyrants of Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Mexico and other States, ruled by Freemasonry, will be Set at naught. Yee, sir 1 Jes'us Christ is with bis Vicar to oonfound bis enemies.

Non est sapientia, non est prudentia, non est consilium contra Dominum. It was not necessary for Pius IX. to repeat the condemnation of socret societies once done by a Pope, it was done forever.. But it wa3 providential that Pius IX. in the very beginning of his lorious Pontificate, iu 1846, conomned ex cathedra, in a pontifical breve to all tbe bishops and faithful of tbo Catholic Church, in general aud in particular, every secret society. Ho repeated the same condemnation in the years 1819,1850, '65. Sir, you should have read those public acts of Pius IX. beforo speaking of him, or ha%-e been silent in his regard.

T. And now, sir, about tbat document of tho Masonic lodge of Palermo. Why did that most respectablo lodgo of the regeneration of the world wait -he year 1865 to expel Pius IX.? Why was he not expelled in '40? Why not in '49? Why not in '50? Truly, "our poor Joe" was very correct in pointing to the forbearance of Freemasons. And again, why Was uot that document published in Italy from 1800 until uow, when Freemasonry had, and still has, its honeymoon there? If they had succeeded in proving this scandal, Pius IX. would have found no placo to hide his shame. Suroly, ho would have loft Rome! Aud even now, if it were published in Italy, do you know what would be necessary in order that a sensible man should bolievo in that document? Nothing less than to bring forth tho very handwriting of Giovanni Mastai, attesting of himself that ho was once a Mason and evon in that case, a reasonable man could not believe in it until the document was put under tho most scrutinizing examination of uon-Masouic experts, and adjudged genuine. What! to bolievo in a document coming from tho darkuess of a Masoir.c lodgo 1 Sir, you aro too simple, if you think to catch mice with such rotton cheeso. Sir, do not misunderstand me. It is not against Freemasons as my follow-mon that I writo.

No, God is my witness Froemasons as men, are as dear to my heart as my own soul. 1 wish them every liappinoss on earth aud in heaven. I would no happy to be an instrument of good to any one of them. And this for conscionce' sako, in obedience to tbat supremo law of Jesus Christ who commands to us most strictly to lovo sincerely everyone as oursolves. I would bo sure, that I looso my salvation, should 1 leave this world with a transgression upon my conscience against this fundamental law of Christianity. But I hate and detest tho institution of Freemasonry, and I detest it, hecauso thoinfallible Church of God touches mo that Freemasonry, and in general overy socrotsociety, is detestable This ia a part of Catholic faith, and my own faith. Led by this taith, I say to Froemasonry If your lodges aro tbo centors ol' light, tho school of morality and brotherly love, open your doors, lot tho eyes of tbo world penotrato. your mysteries, let us hear your hidden lessens of morality. Our Lord Jesus Christ, tho true and only regenerator of mankind, tho only hopo of salvation, he who provod his lovo for man by a proor, which no Freemason has yot given, he, I say, when asked about his doctrine, answered "I have spokon openly to the world, and in private, I have spokon nothing. John xviii. Tbo Catholic Church has no secret, excopt that of confession her hundreds of benevolent societies never had any oath of secrecy tho same is true of tho societies of tbo Greek, Russian, Protestant, Nestorian and otbor churches.

As long as you hide your mysteries and doings under a torrible oath of secrecy, we cannot help but condemn Froemasonry, for tbo Eternal Truth says: "Every ono that doeth evil, hatcth tho light, and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be roproved. But ho that doeth tbo truth cometh to the light, that his works may be manifest because thoy are dono in God," John, Hi.

And now, sir. I did not write, expecting to convince you or any other Mason, but only to bo obedient to some other old Scriptural text, which I need not quote. I have no intention to fight in newspapers, for two reasons: First l,D,l'l 11CA I,"—° *1.— iit.iu h\J spaiO, and secondly, becauso I am convinced that newspaper controversy,especially on the subject which is now under discussion, brings no good. The true his bory, urwl ovtunaivft WOl'ks about Freemasonry, have been writ ten. They who search sincerely the truth can instruct. themselves. My

duty was to reject the calumny against our beloved Holy Father, the Pope, and to warn our people, the Catholics, against danger. I hope to have ful filled it. I am sir, yours,

A CATHOLIC PRIEST.

New Inventions in Telegraphy. Tho present is an age of scientific wonders, among the most recent of which some new inventions in telegraphic science attract attention. Four messages can now be sent over a singlo wire in opposite directions by an improved system, tho joint production of Messrs. George B. Prescott andThomas A. Edison, tbe patent of which is con trolled by tho Western Union Telograpli Company. By tho original system, the invention of Prolessor Morse, but ono ineesago could be sent over a wire at a timo, but in 1871 Mr. J. B. Stearnes invented tho duplex apparatus by which two messages could bo sent simumueously in opposite directions over a singlo wire but unlike tho Morse instrument, messages could not bo dropped at way stations except by the uso of a repeater. The new invention nqs only sonds four messages simultaneously, thus making a single wire equal in effectiveness to four, but enables them to bo dropped at any way station on the circuit. Mr, Orton, President of the Westorn Union Company, regards the discovery as tho solution of all difficulties in the future of telegraphicsCience.

Equally wonderful, though, perhaps, less useful is tho invention of Mr. Elisha Gray, of Chicago, a gentleman of some renown asa maker and invont or of telegraphic instruments. For two years past this gentleman has beon experimenting with an apparatus for the conveyance of soind by electricity over an unbroken current of great length that is, without tbe aid of automatic repeaters. In the transmission of messages they are generally repeated by automatic working instruments about evory 500 miles, in order to renew the current of electricity, but Mr. Gray has already transmitted sound over an unbroken circuit cf 2,400 miles. This would seem to prove that electric science is still in its infancy, nnd that immense achievements await the coming scientist. Mr. Chandler regards Mr Gray's invention as the first step toward dispensing with manipulation altogether, and believes »hat in time operators will transmit the sound of their own voices over tbe wires in place of marking and printing. Tho music of pianos and melodeons have been heard over 2,000 miles away, by attaching to the receiving end of the wire a violin, nickel five cent piece, tin can or small paperheaded drum. The instrument, which is termed the telephone, consists of transmitting apparatus, tho conducting wire, and the receiving instrument. The first consists of a key board, something like that of a melodeon, having several electro-magnets corresponding to tho number of keys on tbe board, to which aro attached vibrating tongues or reeds. Tbe music, produced by electricity, is distinctly audible in tho room next to that in which it is played.

A Lawyer's Samples.

A inemberof the Saginaw county bar, says the Detreit Journal of Commerce, was recently in one of our thriving interior towns on professional business. In the office of tbe hotel be wan accosted by a very agreeable gentleman, evidently of the geuus drummer, who wanted to know "where he was from." The legal gentleman, not relishing tbe stranger's familiarity, answered shortly, "From Detroit Tbe next question was, For what house are .vou traveling?" "For my own." "You are May I ask your name "You may." Pause—enjoyable to the lawyer, embarrassing to the other. "Well "(desperately.) what is your name?" "Jones." "What line are you in "I don't understand ou, sir." "What are you selling (impatiently.) "Braius," (eooly.) The drummer saw his opportunity, and looking at the other from bead to foot, he said slowly, "Well, you appear to carry ad small line of samples." Blackstono says be owes that drummer one.

TIIE CANDIDATES,

TV ho They Are and Something About Them. From tbe Icdlanapells Sentinel.

Below aro given briof sketches of tho prominont candidates for official position. The first candidate, the Hou. John E. Neff, nominated fbr

SECRETARY OP STATE,

was born in Winchester, Randolph county, Indiana, and is now but twen-ty-eigbt years old. He has lived in tho place of his nativity, and grown up without going West, and built up a doso rved popularity Iu bis own county. His education was obtainod at the State University in Bloomlngton, and thero, as at homo, ho won everybody to his enduring friendship. When the Monroe delegation wero delicately approached iu the intorest of another candidate, tho young men replied: We knew John when ho was with us in college, aud ho is our man. An older delegate said," Neff boarded in my family and I know his worth, and he must havo my support. For sevon rears be has "boon in tho practice of aw at Winchester. Ho came within twenty-three votes of winning tho last election to Congress over tho Hon. J. P. C. Shanks, and is tho most popular young man inthoStatoof Indiana. Ho is a fluont and eloquent speaker on tho platform, a modest and genial man, a zealous Domocrat, and overy way worthy tho contldenco and honor of his countrymen.

AUDITOR or STATE.

Tho Democratic candldato for Auditor of State is Mr. Ebonezer Henderson, a farmer of Morgan county, who is ono of her native born sonsband a tried and trusted public sorvant. Ho is now 41 years old, a man of lino physiquo and established character. Ho received his odncation at tho State University, and belongs to tho class of intelligent, thinking laborers ot tho State. In 1800 he was electod Treasurer of Morgan county, and in that capacity won tho favor of his follow-citizens. Ho was a mombor of tho State Se.iate from Morgan and Johnson oountios in 18tJ9 and 1871, and roceived tlio nomination ot the farmers' convention on tho 10th of Juno for tho same oflieo as that which ho was namod for yesterday. He is emphatically tho people's candidate, and will receivo tho desorved support of tho Democratic party which he has always supported with a constant and unwavering lldolity.

TREASURER OF SLATE.

Col. B. C. Shaw, tho eandidato for Treasurer of Stato, wus born in Oxford, Ohio, in the year in 1831. At tho ago seventeen, ho removed to Greensburg, this State, whore bo learned tho trade of carriage making. Ho continued at histrado in Greetisburg until tho breaking out of ho war, when ho enlisted, going iuto tho scrvico as Second Lieutenant of the Severn llogimcnt oi Indiana volunteers. IIo was finally promoled to the position of M»j in that regiment. At tho battle of Winchester he received a severe wound, from tbe effects of which ho was compelled to resign bis position. Soon after arriving homo ho was appointed by Governor Morton a recruiting ollicur of tbo Fourth Congressional District, and raised tlio Sixty-eighth Regiment of volunteers, with which he again wont to llto field, but docliuing health originating from tho wound ho rcceivodat

Winchester, oueo more compelled him to retiro from military servico. And in tho fall of 18li.'J ho camo to Indianapolis a more shadow of his former self. By undergoing proper medical treatment ho has almost entirely recovered from the effects of his injury. He has been ongagod in tho carriage business oversineo ho removed here, and is tlio chief member of Shaw & Co., carriage manufacturers of this city.

ATTORNEY GENERAL.

S-uthern Indiana makes uji in quality what sho lacks in numbers on the ticket, tlio Hon. Clarence Buskirk being a .staunch Democrat and a young lawyer of docidod talents in his profession. Mr. Buskirk is but thirty-one years old and has beon in tho practice of his profession at Princeton, Gibson county, whero ho now lives, for eight years past. Consequently he must 'havo begun lif'o for hiiiisalf in the locality from which ho now datos. He was born in Allegheny county. N. Y.,* and graduated in tho law courso at tho Stato Univorsity of Michigan, in 1803. Ho was a member of tho late Legislature, and is conceded on all hands to bo a good choico. IIo appears well on tho platform, spoaks with forco and freedom, and will honor tlio ticket wherever bo represents it in tho canvass. SUPERINTENDENT OF PUKI/O INSTRUC­

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*tro qintiiru nt-i*tio of itH nominee, and selectod a man who lias, for many years, rendered connplcnow* oorvleo to tho educational interests of tho Stato. Professor James II. Smart has boon for nino years tho successful builder of ho Fort Wayne public schools, and has given them a reputation cu-cxtensive with tho Stato. During tho saiiie tliim lie has been nn activo member of tho Stato Board of Education, and at this time is President of the State Teachers' Association. Mr. Smart was born in Center Harbor, Now Hampshire, and obtained his education iu tho cxccllout schools of that State. In 1803 ho ac cepted a position in tho schools of Toledo, Ohio, whenco tho Fort Waynors took him into the educational work of the Hoosier State. Professor Smart is, therefore, a tried man for tho position to which ho is cailod by tho Democracy of tbo State. Ho is a working member of the. party and will receivo its undivided support in the campaign.

JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT. Jiulgo Iforaco P. Biddle, tho gentleman nominated yesterday for a seat on tbo Supreme bench, is not unknown in the history of tho Indiana. In pro feesional and public life ho has been conspicuous for forty years past. He was born in Ohio, hut his entire life since childhood has been spout in this State. Ho ii now about sixty years old thirty-five of theso yents have boon devoted to faithful professional labor. From 1846 to 1852 he was Judge of tho Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial District, and agaiu from 1860 to 18C2 he occupied the same position, making eighteen years in all of judicial service. On the occasion of his last election to the office, not a solitary vote was cast against him, showing an instance of an election to the Judgeship in which party considerations wero wholly lost sight of in tke merits of tho man. In 1850 he was'a member of the Constitutional Convention, nnd ono of tho hard workers in framing tho organic law of the Sta'O, which is to-day a monument to his honor. IIo was elected in 18,57 to tbo same oflieo for which he is now nominated, a Supremo Judgo of theState. He did not, however, take his seat. There was aquestionas to the vacancy, and Gov. Wiilard decided that tbe incumbent was entitled to liojd ovor, and declined to issue a commission to the Judge elect. Judgo Biddle is a man of letters and literary tastes, porhaps more exclusively so than any other citizen of Indiana.

IJccclirr's First Sermon in Plymouth Clinrcli. CurleUh's Letter to the Boston Journal.

I conversed with a gentleman to-day who hoard Mr. Boccbcr preach his first sermon in Brooklyn. The site on jvhich Plymouth Church now stands, was considered so unfavorable to public worship that Dr. Cox's Society abandoned it and sold it to tho Plymouth people for song. Dr. C«x's peo•»le, owing lo the visit of Mr. JJeecher, were obliged to give up their church before they were ready. The lccture room being crowded, many of the old Society went back to their old home. The congregation that greeted Mr. Beecher half JIlied the bouse. Just before the service commenced, a rough-looking youngster, with aturn'down collar, with an air of haste and energy, took tbe pulpit. He looked like a young farmer fresh from the plow. His dress was soiled, hair in the utmost confusion, clothes illfitting, stockings blue—shoes unbiacked. Following Dr. Cox, who was ultra clerical, with bis white cravat aud black silk gown. Ihe young Western preacher formed a marked contrast. He did then what ho has done ever since, proceeded at onco to business without tbe formality of what is known as private prayer. Before tho preacher pot through, his rongh Western look, his untidy hair, seedy dress, blue stockings, short pants, and coarse shoes, wore forgotten. Then nearly all tbe churches had services iu the afternoon. Young Beecher was to preach iu the evening. My informant and his family went leisurely to church. There was au aero of peoplo outsido. Even the standing room was occupied before 7 o'clock. The disappointed ones, as they went away, gave vent to their feelings in tlio original remark, "A new broom," etc. And the broom has been sweeping away for twenty-seven years.

PRINTER'S INK IN GOTHAM.

Tho Itasincss of Advertising Sednced to a Science.

Some Valuable Dints to L!n«lnes* MOD Throughout tho Country as to flow They Can Imitate tho Men Who

JLtulld Up fortunes in the Metropolis.

Spt clal Cof. of the Cln. Enquirer. NEW YORK, July 14. Recently I saw tho statemont made that there was annually spent in this city for advortisemonta in the daily papers and weokly journals as high as fivo million dollars. My familiarity with tho business of the great journals of tho metropolis at once showed mo tbo absurdity of any such statement, but I resolved to make full investigation, and give you a chapter on tbo Bcionce of newspaper advertising for the information of the many thousand Enquirer readers, who will bo interested in the way in which merchants and others build tip gigantic fortunes by judicious use of printer's ink. So far but f5,000,000, being spent auually iu advertising in this city, it is over $10,000,000. Before proceeding to the statistics, I propose to enlighten yon as the mode adopted by the leading dailies in treating with their advertising patrons. I will begin with

THE nERALD'S ADVERTISING COLUMNS

as it leads, as a matter of course, all the others, and annually takes in ovor the counters, through tne hands of six receiving clerks, $2,190,000. The older Bennett made advertising a science, and years ago adopted tho admirable classification system after which all tho great dailies iu tho country pattern. In its earlior days a commission wan allowed canvassers, but, having onco secured the business, tho elder Bennett determined to cutoff tho perquisitos of canvassers, or middlo men, and reap all the profits himself, well knowing that tho Herald would bo certain to lose no advertisement in consequonce. It was thon that a fixed schedulo of rates was established, from which, under no consideration, is any deviation made.

Years ago Bennott killed tho pernicious system of indiscriminate puffing in tho nows columns. He divorced the nows and editorial columns most effectually, so that anything savoring of an advertisement or puff can nover got into tho news columns for friendship or money, unless it be somo charitable concert or fair. So unalterable is this rule that tho paper will nevor montion an Invontion or discovery, no matter how important it may bo, by Its legal name. In overy case, excopt to large business houses and theaters, the monoy must be passed over the counter to tho last mill ore the advertisements will appoar, and in no caso does a "dead head" advertisement get in. If tho managing editor wants to rout a houso his cash must go down with tho copy, unless tho receiving clork trusts him on his own responsibility. Bennett even demands tho same pay from his editors for tho insortlon of their marriago notices that he does from tho public and, indeed, when ho Inserts an advertisement of his own ho goes down into his pockot and nuts down tho monoy on tho spot. Having oxplained the oporatlons in the countingroom, wo will go up stairs to tho editorial-rooms, whore wo will soo another foaturo of Herald advertising.

Every evening all the advertising proofs aro sent to a careful editor, who goes ovor thorn, and if an objoctionablo ono appears It is "killed" In tho proof, and the money roturnod noxt day If tho vorbngo of the advertisement bo not shorn of its objoctionablo features. The averago daily advortlsomonts fill forty-livo columns of tho llerahl. They will average that tho yoar round, although during tho dull season they sometimes drop oil' to thlrty-flvo or forty columns, and during tho spring and fall trado go up as high as seventyIlvo or eighty columns.

Tho following, I am assured, is tho avorage income por day, wook and voar: 20 columns at JlfiO 20 columns at $100 5 columns at $200 mako roeolpln por day, $,000 multiplied by 805 days gives rocelpts per year, $2,190,000.

SOME CONSO1/DATE I) STATISTICS.

That you may better understand tho amount upent in advertising, I glvo tho avorage receipts of all tho loading papors, In tabular form:

Name. I\-Rday. DUJH puh. IVryear,

Herald Htnats Zjlluug. Trltune TliriVrt World Hun Htar Journal of Commerce Commercial Advertiser ICxpreHH Kvenlug font Mall Kvn'« Telegram.. (Jraphlo

.0,000 b,(Xl0 a.oui 'J/MU

Jtiir. 305 KKi ij(l5 :ur» ,'ilil UU5

8'J,ItH),0110 1,82ft,000 0111,000 1,400,000

IM2r00 -IHl.OOO 7a, ooo 032,000 ai:tooo 00,000 via, ooo loo.ooo 100,

2,0(10 •2(10

2,500 M2 1.000

.11.1 :ti:i .-ii.i :ti:i :II:I •2l

f,(0

1,000 f00

aw 60

i*

100,000

W,1MJ8,0W

Total dully papers SlnCKLI.ANICOUS FA PC RS, A!tl tJ)r*6 1Jiirttlrrtl itntl foriy v.,weeklies, seinl-weeklles, trade jiftpern, ctc., at 95,000 each $1,690 000

Total Nnent per year In printer's in*... *10,800,000 I am confident tbis is a fair estimate of .vhat is yearly paid out for insertions in the daily and wookly papers of tho metropolis. It would bo interesting to to look into tho ledgers of our

GREAT ADVERTISERS

and seo just how much oach one pays por year lor printers' ink. I will glvo .you tho reports of some few that camo to me socond-handod, but for which I cannot, of courso, vouch

A. T. Htewart WOO,000 Liord & Taylor ii 6,ooo Uarnum 400.000 Arnold & Constable I7i',00» Ridley A Sous MM 00 It. H. Mttcey Co 76,000 James McCieary A Co 00,tM Klctiard Menus 60,000 Robert Rotiuer 200,000 IUbb't (the soap man) 225 000 Dr. Pierce (the pateut mtdejluo man) 100,WK) Sluger EJewlng Machine Co 100,000

Total., »z,180(0a) TUB SCIENCE OF ADVERTISING Is well understood by Now York business men, and nouo fail to find that it pays in tho end. In my own short recollection, covoring ton years, I remember at least fifty men, who, beginning in limited quartors on an avenue, by liberal advertising In that timo havo grown to be merchant princes, with establishments doing immonso business. I fail to recall ono in that timo who failed after generous advertising in the papors, if 1 except Bucbu Helmbold. Ho failed, after spending fully $250,000 per year on printor's ink, but it was after be had becomo insane, and had committed many queer financial errors tbat never characterized his previous career, but tho fact that tho immenAo fortune ho lost was made by advertising entirely, and not owing to any particular merits in Buchu, should bo considered. Ono great point our business men have learned and aro profiting by is, that it is when trado is dull that they derive tho most advantago from advertising hence, then, it is that many of them rnsh Into tho daily papers with column advertisements. This, no doubt, will be a profitable hint to your Cincinnati merchants, whose interests I have had in my mind while preparing this letter on the science of advertising. MODOC.

The Transit of Venns.

Saratoga Correspondence St. Louis Oloho. Lounging on the piazza, last evening, I could not help overhear the following conversation between a pretty young woman and her cavalier, promenading just in front of me, and evidently rehearsing tho parts of Beatrice and Benedick

She—Why have tho newspapers been making such a fuss about the transit of Venus Who cares anything about it

He—It is a matter of great interest to science but thon you women neither know nor want to know anything of science. Your sex would not make a voyage to the South Sea, except to find out how Venus might be dressed.

She—If I reinomber my mythology aright, Venus didn't wear anything in particular and now I understand why the men have gone so far to look at her. Almost any

Mian

would go several

thousand miles to see a pretty woman, who had neglected to put on her clothes.

He was silent, having manifestly roceived new light on tbe subject, and inwardly wishing he had gone, too.

The Nervous System is the most interesting and important part of tbe living body. All tbe vital operations by which we are nourished snd sustained, all moral and mental manifestations, take place through the agency of this part of the human organizatlon "Lane's Cordial" purifies the blood, which is tbe source of nourishment to the nerves, thereby toning the whole nervous system, thus it has been found the most effectual cure for nervous debility, pain iu tbe back and loins, loss of memory, IOBS of power and general prostration. 5 k-