Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 19 October 1882 — Page 3

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DEBATE.

Joint Debate Between Lamb and Peirce atRockville, Yesterday.

The Speakers Receive the Closest At leatioa ot Two Thousand Persons-

Thi Elua Eyei Boy of Destiny Peels the Artful Dodgsr.

Lamb Sits Down Hard on Peirce's ItecoVd and Gets the Drop on Him iu His Piftean Minutes CLosc-

Krom Friday's Dally.

The t-ccond of the series of joint debates between John E. Lamb and R. B. F.

Jeirce4

Democratic and Republican

candidates for Congress respectively, was heJd ai Rockville, in Parke county, yesterday. The debate commenced at 2 o'clock. It took pi nee ai McCune's grove, which was selected for-1.be mason that tlio crowd could not be accomodated in the court room of the new court house Tbeie were over two thousand people present—mostly farmers. The crowd w»t about evenly divided na between Democrats and Republicans. B. DPut.tt acted as chairman tor Mr. Lamb and Charles Stryker for Mr.

Peirce.

John Hhernrm, voted day before yesterday upon ihu record made by the last Republican ngress, a congress of which my opponent was part and parcel an.J upon wiioso reooid he is runuing lor re-t.li cii

this campaign. The peo

ple of Ohio have rendered tbeir verdict. Tnat verd'.e.t is a Democratic majority of 30,000 and filt« en Democratic Congress men out of twenty-one. uDd this from sate that gave Gar lit-Id ie ltfBO 30,000 majority and gave Foster for Governor 21,000 majority a year later. In otuei words .1,U00 voters have changed tin ir political Convictions within the past few years and have, for the present, at least, voted with the Democratic party. There must be Mime good reason for all this Why have Republicans turned against 1 heir party and their paity's candidates? Need point out to yon what these reasons are? expect to deal fairly and squarely with my opponent in this discussion aud propose to make no statements that cannot be sub tained.

The Kocorl ot Cau«rc»M. Whcu the last Congress organized—Mr. Peine being one of its members— Kiefer, of Ohio, was elected Speaker. This organization was made under the leadership of Robesoc—George M. Robesui, of Now ,hiS*y. No sooner had it li" done tli*n the Democratic and Independent press of the country propbecied that that Ctmgre-s would be the most extravagant and corrupt in the history ol polities. Such Republican papers as'the JMovv York Tribune, Cincinnati Cotnmer rial and Springfield Republican came out bol-Jly without mincing matt- rs and declared that the Congress of Robeson nnd Kiefer furnished such an aggregation of HUM N'e and misdeeds that it sounded the death-knell of lue party which they represented. Uas not this prophecy been voritied to the letter? Ohio has voted h-r condemnation in. the moit emphatic t'nu-i slid Indiana, if. indications do no! t'ajl. will do the j-aiue tbinsr. I intend to show you to-day that the last Congiess legislated invariably iu favor of the capi uiist as against the producer and that it has brought the country upon the verg of bankruptcy aud oruin by its

llrckl^iD Kxpcu dituro

*f the publ UKm 'y. The people in 1374 hurled the Republican party from power and gave the Democrats control of Congress. Three successive Congresses remained in ihe hands of the Democrats, I uui here tor the purpose of comparing the records made by each. I am here to show you from ihe*recordej-a statement that Air. iVhve cannot and dare not deny —that the last Congress expended $30, 000,0t!0 more of the people's money than ihe Democrats did in their previous session. It this expenditure of the people's money continues at the same rate the next Repubhcau Congress will have raised that sum to $00,000,000 above the Democratic Forty-sixth Congress. If •these ltepublicans have squandered your money in this fashion it is your duty as taxpayers, as citizens, not as members of any particular party, to put the seal of condemnation upon such an action by your ballot. In order thatyou may more liilly comprehend the matter I will read

Some Republican Authority

on the subject—the views of Hon. Rich, ard Smith, editor ot the Cincinnati Ga

zette, as expressed through the Associated Pre»8, and published in the Indianapolis Journal of Wednesday. It will Dear ca'm and dispassionate thought and

•hi^li wind blew throughout the afternoon.

ITIr. l.»mb^ Oponiiiff 5»'p«ecl»-* After Mr. I'ue ha- exhorted the auddience to omit, a I tho demonstrations they possibly could he introduced Mr. T.anib wini spoke'id substance as (follows

I congratulate you U[on such a bsaut'fnl clay a ul such a magnificent meeting. You compliment Mr. Ivinf as well as myself by attending and 1 trust ihat when I liuve concluded no man, whatever party "he may b-.-lon,! to, may have •occasion to ie|:rot,hcaring nie My Republican friends will patdon me it 1 ask them if they have hemi ltom Ohio. The news is cheer, in t£ to Democrats and pro t'atily to mauy Hepublicans, too, who are wi'hin the sound "i niv voice. Tlie state of ihe lamented Garfield, the state of

on Republi-

being Republican authority "ied rect. Mr. Smith, in speaking cf their defeat, says: "The demoralization of the party in New York and Pennsylvania had its ef lect here, and while the bossism that split the party in those states does not exist here, yet the fact that the party was divided, and that the national administration, whether justly or otherwise, was made a party, and. in the public estimation, w-s on the wrong side, has had a bad effect in Ohio. Besides, it has been uphill work during the canvass to explain the action ot Congress in voting evtravagant appropriations and lailing to reduce taxation."

cans can no doubt be relied upon as cor

Will nr. Pierce Explain! Now, this is the way Richard Smith speaks

the last Congress. Mark it:

•'It has been uphill work during the canvass to expl-'in the action of congress in voting extravagant appropriations and failing to reduce taxation" I want Mr. Peirce to ply to this and to take issue with this Republican editor, if he will. Hut Mr. Peirce has his explanation. He is never without one. He will tell you tlmt some of the "extravagant appropriations" named were legacies lvfi by the tormer Democratic Congress that it contracted debts and left them for the Republicans to pay. This is a dodge to deceive you houest veters. They have a new dodge every campaign. In 1870 it was the bloody shirt. You wero told if Tilden was elected the Rebel war claims would tie paid. Mr. Tilden was ele te 1 and Mr. Hayes was defeated. I have always beard of wash boards, but never a returning board until a Demo rratic President was elected and it was touiid necessary to count him out (laughter). Hayes took the office and kept it for tour years. In 1880 the bloody shirt was again resurrected, but it failed to work. Conk ling came to Indiana, got as Jar as

Richmond and then said: "Turn about. We must desert the bloody shirt. Let's cry Free Trade" and you were told that if Hancock was elected the mills would stop work, the factories would close down amfctuo fires in the furnaces would go out. Garfield was elected President and Porter was elected Governor. The clicking or the wires carrying the news of their election had hardly died away when the same wires clicked again with strikes in Pittsburg and strikes in my own native city of Terre Haule. That won't do either, so they've got a newer dodge. The Republican party ehargts that tue Democratic party is

'J'lie S Hloon-Kerper's Party, the whiskey party. It is said by the Crawfordsville Journal, one of Mr. Pierce's organs, that every saloon is a re. cruiting station for the Democrats. If such be the case, they would catch a good many Republicans (laughter). They are posing as the teuiperance party. 1 want Pierce to tell you what his views are upon that question. But he won't. Mark me. I will give you my word that he won't. He will go over this discussion with me and be as dnnib as an oys'er on that queslion. 1 am not here to claim that all that is good and moral is compassed within the Democratic party but when these men come to represent temperance they ought to come with clean hands. Peirce will tell you that, a good deal of the deficiency ut "the last session was caused by the erection of public works in Washington. 1 will show you that a good deal of it was spent for whiskey works (laughter and applause) that at the Yorktown celebration, when an appropriation for $40,000 was made, congress exceeded that ligure $U2,0tK). Six thousand dollars of that sum was spent in little luxuries, such as champagne, whiskey and cigars Peirce says he voted against it and was opppoaed •.to it. Hedidntand wasn't. I have the record now I hadn't it at VV'es' Lebanon. I will show you that ho dodged the vote that during the time the bill was under consideiatiou by the Committee of the

Whole he never opened his mouth against the bill. It passed the Committee of the Whole and went to the House. I have the *rote on it. Here it is: Yeas, 111) Days, 57 not voting, 116. Among those not voting was

Tho Artful Dodsfer, Mr. Peirce. (Laughter.) He has been called that ever since he was a boy. (More laughter.) Qrth and Ileilman dodged tho vote with him. Cobb, Holman and two other Indiana Democrats voted against paying out thu people's money tor whiskey bills. One Dcmcrat.dodged the vote with Peirce. HIE name was Colerick, and he lives up at Fort "Wayne. He came home to seek a rcnomination, and in that way found out what the people thought about him. He Avus defeated. Tac man who came out and voted squarely for the lull, bad though it wa^ is entitled to more respect than the man who wasHoo ctfwartflv to vote upon it at all. Peirce dodged the vote on the legislative appropriation bill. I don't know whether he voted On anything or not (Laughter.) I'll not lead the whiskey bi'l to you. It wouhl make on? drunk to hear it. (Laughter) He did vote, though, in favor of paying the $7,000 spent lor Congressional drinks and drunken or*ies at Garfield's funeral. Hy tries to put it on the Democratic Ser-geant-at-arms. Mr. Thompson, a mere tool in the hands ol congress, an employe, an individual who is now being made the scape-goat to bear the responsibility ol these guilty congressmen. Of this Democratic deficiency which Mr. Peirce says they were compelled to pay. I want to have a word to say. Everybody knotvs' that though congress makes the appropriations, the departments that spend the money are Republican. This deficiency arose because tnese Republican departments spentmore money than tho Democratic Cone

frcss

appropriated to them. I said tha didn't know that Peirce voted for any thing. He did. He voted for

Tiio Knit Goods Bill.

Maybe you have heard of it. Some persons in Ohio have. There is Ben Butter, worth for instance. He's heard of it. He voted for it and was beaten 900 votes the other day wh he wanted to be redacted. I nd what is butter worth in Cincinnti'1 now (uproarous laughter) Cheaper than last Tuesday. Then there is Kiefer, Mr. Peirce's speaker. He was

elected by 6,000 majority two years azo, and to-day he is oa the ragged edge figuring out whether he has a majority at all or not (Laughter) This is the verdict of the people of Ohio on the knit goods bill, the trace chain vote and the payment of private wlii key bills out of the public treasury. The knit goods bill increased the tariff on woolen goods and all underclothing 50 per cent. Not a Democrat from Indiana voted for it. Peirce did. Orth—sly fox—dodged it. Peirce sys the supreme court ordered him to put it in to correct an error. I never heard «t an underground railway between congress and the supreme court before. What the supreme court did do was to order that only 35 cents could be collected. It may be because my name is Lamb that I can't get that through my wool. (Loud laughter) Peirce tells you its a good thing and that the market is all right. Maybe it will be like it was down 1ft Lockport, where I am informed that while Peirce was making his "explanation" some old farmer in the audienceciied out:"Rize it agin' and weel get it for nothing" (laughter) It may bo like the Irishman who was admonished to buy a certain stove because it wouldn't burn "half so much wood, and replied 'Faix, I'll buy two stoves and then wont't have

To Burn None at All.'

Peirce has said that $200,000,000 of capital is invested in the kn't goods manufacture and that if the bill wasn't passed the mills would be dosed down. I want to show you that this is a gross untruth. John G. Carlisle,' of Kentucky, speaking in the last Congress on the same question, states that according to the last census the total capital invested in the manufacture of these goods during 1880 was $15,133,991 and the market value of the product was $28,013,727, that the whole cos' of labor was $0,530,570 and the whole cost of material used in the manufacture was $14,954,199, making a total of $21,434,775 for labor and materials. The excess of the value of the product over the total cost of labor and material was $7,128,952, or 47 per cent on the whole amount of capital invested. Yet Peirce had the audicity to tell the farmers of Warren county Mon day that they could find no market for wool if the bill hadn't passed. Do you know bow many people are interested in this knit goods manufacture in Indiana Only 248.|i:oun-iog ineu, women and.cbiidren. If you endorse this, vote for Ptirce. It my feelings don't represent those of every mau iu this audience don't know what I'm talking ab»ut Will you vote for Peirce because his name is printed along with others on a strip of paper labeled "Republican ticket?'' Did Peirce represent the peo pie of Indiana or the monopolists of New Hampshire in Congress? Le.'s see it

knew. On the same day that be voted to increaso the duty on knit goods he voted agaiust the reduction of the

Du'yon TtacvC'haiiiR. Who, iu this transaction, did he represesent It wasn't you farmers of Indiana? lie bowed at the foot of monopoly and did the bidding of the money skaVks of tue east. Ho cau be excused from this, however, as he didn't know what a trace chain was (laughter). You kuow Ben Walcott, at New Ross, don't you, Peirce? He's an intimate friend of yours. When I was up there tho other day speaking he told me that Peirc came into his hardware store asking if he kept trace chains and it he did if nnybody bought them ^laughter). Peirce actually didn't know thai farmeis used trace chains (continued laughter).

Pnirce and tlie Soldiers. Two years ago he told you that if elected he would see to the interest of the Union soldier. He has said ihe Republican party was the ldiers party aud the Democratic party win not Let's see about that. I wart to repeat the stattment that the Democratic Congresses ot 1874, 1877 and 1879 did more for the soldiers than any three Republican Congresses A Democratic: Congress passed the bounty bill and Grant vetoed it be cause it would "bankrupt the treasury.' Grant wasn't thinking about the treasury when he raised his own salary to $50,000 per annum. Peirce says he was a soldier. He just found it out this year (laughter). He says he was iu the ninety daysteiviee,

Cjiuardiutr the Iiatlon«,

as the boys would say (laughter). Af Perrysville the other night somebody in the audience said he was probably one ot the '•persimmon knockers" (more laughter). The boys all know what that ,. is. The Arrears of Pensions act was pas«ed by a Democratic Congress aud the ludianapo1 is Journal, the organ of the Republican party, said it was a fraud. How do you like that, soldiers? Peirce has gone out of his way to attack Mr. Voorhees. I'll trot him out with Peirce or Harrison and l-t the 8oldiess compare, their records. The Republicans defeated the bill to pjn sion the soldiers of the Mexican war Why, even the rebel brigadiers they talk so much about have done more tor the soldiers than .some of these men. Let us see how Peirce's record stands iu relatiou to the soldiers. [A voice, "That's it"].

Peirce's Appointments.

"When he got into Congress the postoffice down at Terre Haute was tilled by a soldier. The office is worth $3,500. What did he do? He turned the soldier out. There weiv five soldier applicants for the place. Did he give them a sbow? No. He tock Mr. Jones, a civilian, whose only distinction is that he has held office under every ad ministration sincc I was born, and put him in the office—over the heads of men who had gone to the front when their county was in the hour of need prepared to shed their life's blood, if it were necessary. In other words he told these soldiers:

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THE TERSE HAUTE WEEKLY GAZETTE*

to the rear now. We have

no further us? for you." 'Ihe revenue office at Terre Haute he gave to a man who stayed behind his bank counter while the war was coing on. He was put in after Frank W'hite, who had five relwl bullets In his body, was put out. Peirce had a consulate in Switzerland to give away. E^id a Union soldier get the place? No, he picked up Emory Beauchamp, who would run if he saw a brass button, (laughter.) Beauchamp, my lady friends, is the man, who, as Grant's consul to Cologne, wrote to a lady tendering her

bis "hole hart," (laughter.) He probably sent him over there to learn how tospell. (More laughter.) Now, here are three of the beat offices in the district, aggregating $12,500 per annum, and if Peirce was a friend of the soldier, why dida't some Union soldier get some favors from him?

Hlorton Post's Condemnation.

Mr. Lamb read the resolutions passed by Morton Post, G. A. ot this city condemning Peirce and appealed to his auditors to make that record good. He continued: Peirce may ask me what right I have to speak for the soldiers. I was but a child wh the war broke out and I was but a boy when it closed, but no union soldier—black or white—ever appealed to mq lor a favor that he didn't recievC, if it was in my pewer'to give it to him. I was born in the midst ot ilabor. All that I have in this world I owe to the tjood people of Terre Haute and to my own exertions. No man's collar"has ever gone around my neck. If elected, I pledge you that I will represent you the best I know how. Whatever ability I may have is yours. That is all I c^n do. I will try to take care of the people's interests, irrespective of party, antl will see that the poor are taken care of before the banker and the monopolist. I will not vote a single dollar of your money to pay private whiskey bills, no matter who makes the contract. Peirce says he doesn't see any reason why he should be turned out. Maybe not. If I were in his shoes, maybe I wouldn't either (laughter). That is for the people to determine. I want him to answer all these questions when lie steps before you. Dor^ey and

Brady won't be here this year to help Peirce. They have other engagements. They ure very much interested now in trying to keep out of the penitentiary (Laughter). But Hubbell's two per cent corruption fund wrenched from the widows of dead soldiers will be here to assist him.

Here Mr. Lamb's time was up.

Mr. Pcirce'# Speech,

Charles 8trykfer,Mr. Peirce's chairman, got up to introduce Mr. Peirce and had a very difficult time doing it, as he could not properly arrange Mr.Peirce's multiplicity of initials. First he got it "R. II. U.," then R. F. B." and finally somebody from the audience, taking pity on the old man iu his peculiar dilemma, called out "R. B. F." Mv. Peirce then stepped forward One thing moro than all that he lacks is the splendid delivory of Lamb. He began by saying (hat his frieBd Lamb appeared to be greatly elated over the election in Ohio. It was surprising how he could take any ddight iu such an election, as it was clearly a triumph for free whiskey and no Sunday. That's the platform. Ohio is a Republican State nevertheless and will always be found on the Republican side every Presidential year Ohio will never cast her vote for a Democratic candidate for President, and don't you forget it. Lamb is hilarious now. but it will take him three weeks to fret over the November election. The remainder of hts speech we take Irom the Express, which is Republican authority, and which, we have no doubt, does Peirce justice: "It was not surprising that Democrats should take pleasure iu the result in Ohio for the questions there were not national ones, but free whisky and no Sunday. Mr. Lamb had given no reason why the Democratic party should be elected next year. He had not cited one measure that would benefit the people. He takes all his time to say the Republicans have done somethings and not done others. Mr. Peirce then went into a general review of the history of the Democratic party showing, the condition in which they had left the country in 1801 when Republican parly came into power and what that party has accomplished since. This is familiar to all aDd need not be repeated. It is all to the glory of the Republican party. Since the close oi the war, when everything was taxed, the taxes have been gradually removed by the Re"jhlicans until now only five articles ar» taxed—whiskey, tobacco, matches, proprietary medicines, and bank checks. Ii was proposed by the last house to rcuibve that from "matches and medicines, but the senate refused. Mr. Peirce then replied to the charge that the last Congress was extravagant, showing that the appropriations were tor the soldiers and defioien ties left by the Democratic Congress preceding. This was made perfectly plain and satisfactory by statistics as well as argument's. He showed bow and why he voted for the knit goods bill and against the tra^e chain bill, defending his vote in these cases. Likewise, he showed the whiskey bills paid by Congress were due to the Democratic "party through the action of Sergeattt-at-Arms Thompson, who was elected by them. In regard to the Uniud States collector at Terre Haute, Mr. P. claimed he had nothiug to do with him at all thechanne had been made befur" he was elected. And the oonstilship and postoffice affair were also satisfactorily explained. As to the sob diers—ontoYhis endorsements for positions worth $39,000, 75 per cent of it went into the pockets of soldiers, thus completely upsetting the charge that he waa not a friend of the soldier. In this connection Mr. Voorhees' record in appointments was shown, which is uuenviable, to say the least."

IVirce said he would vote again for the knit goods bill. He said he endorsed Beauchamp because nobody else would have the consulate. He "satisfact orily explained" the post-office matter by steering clear of the question altogether. Ilg dodged the prombition question entirely and had not a word to say about it through his whole speech, though asked by Lamb to define his position. He said nothing in explanation of Morton Post's condemnation ot Ijim. In closing his speech by an attack an Mr. Voorhees he said that Bright, the Democratic clerk of the Senate, had, out of 117 appointments, given 17 to Union soldiers, and only 1G to confederates. Peirce further said: "I have no such record. No one who has ever worn the Blue (meaning probably the Gray) has ever secured a recommendation and never will from rae for any office." This was Peirce's last sentence. His time was up. Sit

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"I don't know whether Mr. Peirce never endorsed and never intended to endorse a man who wore the Blue. (Loud cheers) He mid you the truth bv accident—the only truth that he has told you here to-day (continued applause during which the

Excitement Ran so Hifh That

Nearly the entire audience rose to its feet) At West Lebanon on last Monday he told the people of Warren county that these resolutions adopted by Morton Post were passed at a special meeting that only eighteen members wetc present at that meeting, and that fifteen out of those eighteen had since come to him and told him that they were sorry for what they done. I want to show you that I have cornered the Artful Dodger. (Cheers and applause) I've got the documents on him. Listen to this: "We, the understg: ftl, state that we were present at the flrst disensston between the Hon. R. B. F. Pierce and Uon. John E. Lamb, at West Lebanon, \V»m-n conntj on the 9th day of October, 1882, and during the discussion hard Mr. Pierce tnxke the sta'emeul that 'the meeting of Morton Post Ho. J, Ci. A. held at Terre Hnnte, M«y J8th, 1.^2, which passed refOtutlonK condemnatory of his course In Conme-s waa special meeting, at which only eighteen soldiers were present and Hint since that time fifteen of the elghte«»u ».ad voluntarily pledged him them support, aud repudiated tne sentiment, of said resolutions."'

ALBERT J. KKI.LKV, JEKK M. KKNEY, M. SELL.KKL.

Now, I'll show what these Union soldiers say about it. Let rae read you what twen'y-six of tLem, not a one of them a Democrat, say. Now, look ut the Artful Dodger. He can't dodge now. He would if he could. (Cheers and laughter.) Here's what they say:

We, the underslgne.J members of Morton Post No. 1, U. A. K., located at Terre Haute, I ud., do hereby cen ify that the resolutions ailonted by the snid P«st on th# lSih day of Mav, 1882, condemning the actions or R. B. F. f'eirce as a repre«ernatlve in the congress from the Kighth congressional district of Indiana, were adopted at regular suited meeting of taid Post, aud the attendance of members at sueh meetiDg numbered thirty se7e.» (37), which was fully equal to tne averagti number of members att^ndlnu meetings ot sale'Po*t, and that the resolutions condemning said Peirce as aforesaid were auopted by a vote of thirty-four ayes to three nays and thai we nave not as nullvUluiils made au apo.ogy or retraction

thereof. A. Reit K. Frantfelt D. C. Oreluer M. C. Raiiteiu J. \V. Ri. ltel J. W. Haley Lawrence Burgett i: VV. Ross George P. Beymer J. F. vate« OJ Frank browu

N. Ft 1beck (.'. 8. Darnell

UiWia, H. Armstrong George Gordon H. We.er

Heury Winter U. Krictenstine Win. Pol lis W. L. Richards H- ward Manning l»«vid Denny?. Wm. Rutlner K. P. uavis

Phillin Andrews John B. Davis

I have spoken from the record. I appeal to this audience, whom I have endeavore 1 to treat fairly an not to mislead. I want you to think when you go t) your homes if these twenty-six Union soldiersj havu told the truth about your Congressman. Peirce says he received telegrams from larmers urging him to vote for the knit goods bill. Where's bis telegrams? |Cheers and voice "He's lost tlifm.'']

Ho asked me to answer certain questions. Whv didn't he answer mine(chcers). Why didn't he tell.you people what he thought on the pioposit.on to stop the sale and manufacture o- liquor. 1 I am here to answer his questions. I'm notjdodging anything. Are you not getting tired of the Dorseys, ihe Bradys, the Robesons, the Kiefers and the Peirces? How much longer will you follow thtmV Two hundred thousand dollars of your mony was spent by the government in trying to sejid Dorsey to the penitentiary. And Dorsey is secretary of tue Republican National Comiuitiet [applause and laughter, during which the Piirce chairman pleaded for order. A voice intetrupted him with "we can't help il". Another voice from the ciowd "Time's np"J I knew you would ery "'nine's uji", said Mr. Lamb "before I got through ".

TUE SC'KNE AT TIIK CLOSE.

This fairly set the crowd wild. They rn-Hle a rush for the stand where Mr. Lamb was standing and ihe cheers were as dea'ening as the handshaking was gentral. A number of Re publicans crowded around hirfi, complimenting him oil his splendid ellort. 'Ihe scene was one to bo remembered. Peiice —forlorn, dodging Peirce—was entirely forgotten save by a young lady who sent up a boqut Cheers were given lor Lamb and significant and doubtful as it may appear there wasn't the least sbow of enthusiasm manifested toward Peirce. Thus ended the debate. From that on nntil 7 o'clock, when Mr. Lamb returned to this city, Lis room—No. 12—at the Parke Hotel was fairly alive with visitors, who came to congratulate him and bring words of cheer.

Farm Notes.

When danger from frost is apprehended carefully pull the tomato vims that are yet loaded wi lruil and hang them up in the cellar, as mkuy will ripen sufficiently for UfO.

Pastures given to excessive moisture should, as ffir as possible, be avoided for' sheep grazing, excepting, perhaps, in the nitddle of day, wheu tue surface moisture has b"en dis{fcrseu.

Top dressing tor orchards, even with quite

Peirce cl )sed badly and Limb saw it. He was on his fcet in an instant. His splendid repartee came now with good service. Facing Peirce he said slowly:

moderate amount of manure, will

add to the quality and quautity of the fruit next season, aud contribute to promole beariDg every year.

No greater mistake is made than that of planting all the trees and vines at once. Leave room for pi :nting a few trees aud vines cacli year. On old lands success by any other system is imp(*ssible.

Whatever may be the cause of bark splitting on one side near the color of young apple trees in rich soil, the remedy advised Dv Dr. Hoskins is the true one—to wrap the parts so as to keep the bark from detaching, drying, curling off and exposing the cambium. If this is doue early iu October it suffices. If the wood is exposed a plaster of grafting- wax should be applied under ihe wrap to prevent drying.

In France not only are breeds of fine table fowls originated, but, according to all reports, they are still bred with an eye singly to table qualities: and not only this, but, methods of feeding to the end of quick maturity, economy of flesh production and perfection of flesh quality are closely practiced and experimented with.

The French seem to understand this question as a practical one, and go at it in away to make fowls not only a pleasure to breed, but a profit to handle.

THE Vigo Iron Co., will distribute lucre among their employes to-day.

*,w^ muj n^))(Jiir^

A French Sorceress.

The Director of Fine Arts, in Prance has incurred no little ridicule by allowing the divining rod to be used at St. Denis for the purpose of discovering the Cathedral funds, said to have been secreted in 17U3. A Mine. Caillavah, of Montmarire, pretends to the art of thus unmaskingeoncealed treasure, and had found ten shopkeepers credulous enough to advance 100t. each, a fifth ot wh c'\ has been deposited as caution lponey, while the rest is to be devoted to paying he diggers. A kind of convention, "»ay» the London Times, bas been concluded befwowi the sorceress and the government, the lattel stipulating fur all jewels and mannscripts and for two-thirds of the caah

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Wholesale dealers.

The total amount ol property assessed in Kentucky for 1S52 is 302,4-18, -m which the colond pe pie are represented $:},12'J,020.

THE SECREfTu'T AT LAST. It has long been a source of wonder, asto why Courtney tailul to meet Han I an in a seullirg contest. The general explanatory argument was, that he feared the little Canadian. This opinion, however, is exploded by the authentic an. nouncement, that on the days fixed for the race, Courtney was unable to sit im his shell, on account ofthe intense itching aud soreness caused by the Piles. Having recovered through the use ot Swnyiie's Ointment, he now announces^ that, he will row llanlan any time this summer.

The city council of Bingor, Me., lies*1 passed'm oidinance prohibiting the use of the toy pittol within the corporation limits.

Twenty years test proves that BrutikersCarniiuative Balsam is the champion of all remedies lor Colic iu Infants, Jeetliing, Hummer Cov^'aint, Flux or Cholera Infantum, or lot adults for Diarrhea^ Cholera Morbus, Congestion of the stomach or any pains ol the stomach. Its reputation is unparalleled 25c, 50c aud $1 per bottle. Sold by all druggists-

A planned escape of James O'Brierr, Sccti's murderer, Sacramento, was trustrated.

LADY BfcAUTIFIERS.

Ladies, you cannot make fair skin, rosy cheeks, and sparkling eyes with all the cosmetics of France or bet.utifiers of" tne world, while in poor health and Lothing will give you such rich blood, gooti health, strength aud beauty as Hop Bitters. A trial is cenaia proof. », ^1^^—

Mr. John Mackny has bought the colt Gay from L. Rose, ot Los Angelos, lor $5,UUU.

IS PHYSICAL PERFECTION WORTH bTRIVINU FOR Do you wish to he perfect in mind anil body?" Do you wish to be healthy and* strong in all your partsV Use Al en's. Brain Food. It will surely intuse ne^life and new gor into the whole system it gives perfection to every part, increases* the muscles and strenirtlieub the brain.

It is said there are 1,400 bridges on theIllinois.division ol the Wabash Railroad..

WORTH REMEMBERING

Now that good time9 are again upon* us, it is worth remeuitiering that no one can enjoy the pleasautest surroundings if in bad health. There aie hundreds ol miserable petfple going Hbout to-day with disordered stomach, liver or kidneys,* when a bottle of Parker's Ginger Tonic would do them more good thau all tlie medicines they have ever tried.

A copper lump weighing 300 pounds was found in Calaveras county Cal, lately.,

Ely's Cream Balm reduces inflammation. bores in the nasal passages arc healed in a few days. Catarrhal headache is dissipated. fc'euses of smell, taste and hearing are restored. Price 50 cents. Apply into nostrils with little finger.

Ma'tooii claims to have a coal shall '500 feet deeper than any oilier iu Illino.e.

HOSFORD'S~AI IO*"PHOSPHATE.. FOR OVERWORKED I'ROFK8HIONAL» MKX. Dr. Chas. T. Mitchell, Canandatgua.i N. Y., says: "I think il a grand restorer'* of brain lorce or nervous energy."

Corn is telling for forty-five cents a lashel at Devdll'a Bluff. Ark.

I THAT HUSBAND^ MINE. Is three times the man he was beforehebagan using "Well's Health R' newer." $1, at druggists.

Fashionable boots for ladies wil' bet squaie toed and without heels.

FLIES AND BUGS.

Flies, roaches, ants, bedbugs, rats, riire, gophers, chipmunks, cleared out by 'Hough on Rats." 15 cents. &

Jersey's ocean Inm was battered $1,000,000 worth by the equinoctial.

No family Des were ever so pop*, ular as the Diamond Dies. 1 hey never fail. The Black is far superior to logwood. The other colors are brilliant

Columbus, Ga., burns twice as much', gas as she did two years ago.

PERSONS wno exasperate an audience* by persistent hacking and coughing, can rid themselves of the annoyance by using. Cough Bush.