Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 4, 1878, Page 12

12 POLITICAL. Review of tho Political Out- look in Indiana. State and Congressional Proba- bilities and Possibil= ities. Brief Retrospect and Prospeot---Some of the Bewildesing Uncor- tainties. The Fight for Congressman in the Seventeenth llinols District, Evorything Favorable for the Renom. ination of the Hon. W. R, Morrison, IIOOSIER 1IOROSCOTE, REVIEW OF THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK IN IN- DIANA. Epecin) Correspandence of The Tribune. Ispianarotis, Ind., May 2. ~1If certalnties were not o very uncertain in Indiana politics, s re- statement of what transoiced Iast year swould do for casting (he horoscope of Ihis yeor, Dut Mooslerdom has not been n **reliable" State for Any party for a gquarter of a centnry, Frior to 1833 the political indications pointed to a perma- nent fuvesiment of this people In the unterrified Democeacy; hnt the sncreeding year, fnsidious, vrogramme-annihilating Know-Nothinglsm, ram- pant, awooned down on this land, and the State, Congressional, and many other oflices wero fAlled with miystertons K.-N.'e, That year, 1854, Oov. Hendricks et his firat backeset in his political ambition, 1l was n live, enihaslastic young Democratic Congressman, and bhad, sgainst his Letter judgment, voted with the Lok of his party for the repealof the Missonri Compromise, and thus abased Limself at the feet of TUB SLAVE-DRIVERS, Tits old father. who had been a \Whig, deecribed his son's ditemma when bo sald to a friend: *'1t Tom votes nzainst tho Comnromise repesl, he'll ncur the displeasuro of President Plerco'n Administeation; it he votes for the repeal, ha will ineur the condemnation of tho peuple bere at bomeo aud be defeated, " Thomas tool: the chances of **making himeelf aolld* with Frank Plerce and hoodwinking the people: but In the last Le =ignally failed, and was defeated and temporarily shelved, That was a very political maelsteom in 1834, and multitudes of aspirants were swent down Into the vortex of defent. Since then Gov, Hendrlcks has exneel. cuced a good many ups-and-downs in puliticallifo; and o recompenao for his defeat {n 1854 by Plorce, fnthe formof the Uencral Land Ofice Commis- eluncrship at Washington, a term of United Btates Senator fn Congress, und four ycars as Governor, bave becn hie, while he has wade the rice of his party for the Vice-I'residency, and in the eatima- tion of bis partisans hio has held the poet of Vico- President 2 Jure elnce March 4, 1877, In 1836 tho famious ab. Func.," Jimmy Tuchanan, wheeled the State baek into (he Demo- cratic column. T 1858, through discardant clo. ments In the Opposition party, tho ** unteerified” agaln enrried the $tatas bnt the RUTUBLICAN WHIRLIOOL 0P 1800, when Old Abe and hils celobrated ** Wido Awalcea ™ mada the curth quake with thelr nighty trend. wwallowed np tho Democrzey, horse, foot, and drazoons. In 1802, the **faco of the ro- torus ' whorsed snother revolution. Democracy lad carried the duy, clecting their entira Btate il a tojority of tie Congressmen, Two ter, m tho 'restaential race, the State was deemed,” and fn 1800 tenst @ heavy alnet Andy Jobnsonism. in ‘0H, 8¢ befween Seyme® an' Bia®and Grant, (ho neoplo chawe the Ite w ticket by o sweoping majort- ward, the perlodic revolution ira Demncratic State tioket wan tourt sud 8 majorlty of Con- b, Mr, Colfux observed the mpalen, and cxpressed a fear of 1w with Wi in_vonie part of hiscans Ftone and remember Tis prediction, which lie. 10 1832, (he Grooloy campalyn, al tiviston of parties fn 1ho State waw iy balaced, Mr, endeicks was avernor over Tom M. Browue, and the Democratic nomines for Kuperintendent of Public dnrtruction wam also elecied. 'The remainder of the Rtepablican Stato teket was successful by tho A oF 1t teetn, 4, un ANTLGUANT TIDAL WAVE . and n mixture of ‘'reforin' and **Grangor® polities swept over Naomerdam, nnd currled tho sending tho Hepublican Stato and Legislutive 1t Rive 43 vl Lesnien ah ubrng in ! In the Centennfal twu years azo, lemocracy lost preptiyu to a thmited degree, and, though holding thelr own in the State st _lateo by re-electing the Hinte ofticors chiosen (n 1874 by wmajorities reduced two-thirde, yet the Leglelaturo wak_about o tie, and 6 jevolution was maca in the pohitical cast of the Congres<lonsl egutlon, e delegation at to Weshinzton u I tood: eight Uweio. craty, five Republieans. That forwarded in 187 invoiced nd fullows: Republicans, U: Domocrats, 4. 1t must in il candor be d, however, that thix ore than rove wiw {n pore the ellect and pe thu Conzressional Diatricts, or, It was Jarzely duo 10 an extraordisury wander. As political matters, In tho senso of are nuw nesning shupe, §tis of pocullal tauce to forecast the POSSUNLITIES AND PROBADILITIBA of the vending campaken. — Not an ageravating de- gree of hmportance attuches to the raco for the state I and ti but much wiay depend on the leglutative ml Congrenslonal electionn, The United stats senateds sow pussing, for the o Guie since Thsl, nuder the control of the Demy sacy. It may Lo veey cluse aftor March 4, 1871 and especlully at the explratlun of Hayes' term uitice. . Upat the Legisluture 10 be chosen fu ludis atn fu Octaber devolves the duty of electing o s cesmorto Senator Voorlices, The many filonds of that gentlemun will sake herculean oiforts ta ses curcu | laturo aftor kils own licart. Coaliiio: orull the ** Grocutack ' elowunts, ** Nationals, "' with tho wino may bo expected, with rolercnce 1o tho Logislas ture, Aud the vartous loual Districts acy 10 he 80 muny valintly-contested buttle-feldy, 1t 13 nnderntoud thit tne Ttepublicans will rally with i huzzat all alon the lioe Lhls campaign to'iry to regatu control of 3l noxt aud it 6 numbor of Uryo ONgICse, artylam, impor- e Detiocrats, LOLNE OF REPRESENTATIVES a0 Congreas, aind henee s paramount lmportance, they wdy, of nntaining infact, as nearly as poasts ik, the deteiration m Congeess from {ndiana, Hoosler puhitics muy nuruwmcwrucu at prescnt by (i term **chao, “The Demoeracy oened e eampatzn wore than twa monthy ago denting @ S tleket and butlding a ** plat- Rovcral'of the plauke ot Lhis temporary ve nlready been ** knocked ont of Ly cvente tranvplred. Nothing so transpars ently exspocen the evaneseent and transitory chue- wcter uf our poildes an w mwdern expediency *tulatorn ™ i the vlath or MIxteentn week of it exintence. Karely ug tho plauks sound 1o stan On atiho Iatier uze, The I)gumcm:v t1ado o lm|:E ke, Their tichet and stumip-speceh pesolitiony won u reilly popular praleo and onthuslssm ut the te. Fud that bino beon Aug, 20, Instend of Feb, 20, therr prospect of makatalnlug & propeiding tuzore Lo clectioi-day would have been scasonsuly cevtning bt now, all (bl fair beginoing hus deopped vutof putlic mund, altention. Ty Kepubllcans, belng fu the inluarity in the Buile, nnd uppreciaiing the debicuto and entapgled contition of party watters st Wastinrtun, shd not wmmudul of 1hy VECCLIAK ADMINISTRATION ENIGMA Wwhich Is tudig a solution tndully-occuring evente, wiecly bidy thelr Uie, Bt Jannebing tholt yeesel with tleket and plitform cargoon the wnwertaln sea nntildune, by thiv delay, they will have all the wivuntage of arralgnment of Wielr untugouiste for ruch juicy bttt itricities us the vlnughter of u b wounded, Luton® Irichman, bero of two on u ltebelJett Davle **Fiuld, can walely risk their Lo, or ¢ for nelf-promotion, Consider- pathy de atuarent in the runks of the Dewoce Tl origiual, reouine, ULCOLIDIOWIeING coubec ket s u perludic teudency (o ubandog the ¥ cotlinew and act on his own ook, Lo bus bed the idea that the old party softly whise the poll-tmoncy allurcuient to this ear unly to K 18 Lo the hope, and fallvn dead upon public lence, be i luchoed 1o kick T equine almiiv will bo rEng 10 thu uasen! T L OIS BECENT LOCAL ELECTIONA Nativial" volie wers cast fu thls town- in & total vole of 14,000, If (by sawe Mdependent” votes were caat thrduihe outthe Slate, there would Le s tuts] of 50,000, and [n party ‘calculation und proguustications tuy devil would” hie o Pay, 1o be sure. But thal peed 0t be miticipated. Thiv L6 o Lot-bed of the Green. luck theory. lte advocates bavo a daily orvan (& hinte paragon of propricty). snd smoug the chawpions of thy ¢ausc are numbers uf Uie kbleat lawycra and society icuders of te loosier Capltal, Some of 1ho Eeuublicios tako » gloumy meotof the future, stirlbuting to flay, course tha prospective defeatn \beyprophesy, The Kiens shu yeua of this city busa Wasbington currespomls eut (Ar. Larton D. Joues), who formerly Leld hwuorable pusttion in Indisns pulitics. M gives u sparabiug futereatto bis leilers to the News, recently Leid uu uterview 1n Washiugton with GEN. TOM LBOWNE, the Republican wewber of Congrers who succeeaed folwan. Geu. liruwie wea the standard-ea of the party fu 1872, ruumug for Guvciuor ugsiuet Heudricks, wuree [T dus wily aud vopuler lute Y icus [ L [ much in_pnblic 11 n W h. It 1 70 e u bl 3 00 ( Th il k Iy [ 1 It 1 L d THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1878—TWELVE PAGLES Prealdential candidate teinmphed over and (n 1878 Gen, the first time that suave pollticlen had given the country a rest for an sge. Heowne Las never been ! From the standpointafa Washiinaton statesman, accordingto ** Barton,* ;rm;: Browne has views, They are thus material- zed: Discassing pubite matters with Gen. Tom Browne the other evening, he cast the political horoscope alowt s wise: Ko tar as Indfana ia Invulved, the Demucracy WL elect thelr State tickes dy an avérwielming ma. orlty, and wiil hate & msjoriLy in each branch of the .egisiature, sccuring the return of Dan Voorhees to ihe United Blates Yenate, We Iiepnhiicans may etect thres members of Congrs 11 provallity wiil not secure evon two, In ¢ atlonal Touse of lieprerentatives thi Demucrac, o Jority than they had two years ago. ani, with Demn. gratic Senate, which Iy airegdy sigured, in 1870, ihey wiil have compiete cantrotof the legisintive departs ment of the wavernment. About, that time Hayes wiil with fie Uil never been hora, Surces 4 74 Insures the party success fn gontrul the UsiEriient ia all bracchos But the Ju- claty, Gen, Drowne is groomed h{ his champlons for the ‘‘leadership ' linrneds left unworn by the dead wheel-horse, Morton. Inview of such SWRRFING CONCRSSION OF DRPEAT and utter rout In _mdvance of the battla s this statement of lirown It Angicets fteclt whether a8 a **leader ' he will Al Morton's shoes lo over- flowing. The average enthnaslsetic partisan wiil #cout such white-feather leadership. Tom must have been tercetling with a violent and agpravated attack of ennul. Though, ou reflection, the pro- phetlc pictnre is not ntierly nurealistic, and can- not be ignored 83 among the impossibliities. That {1 18 probable the Democrats may elect their State tickel hiere this (all, and posaibly carry the Legisiature, and scnd Mr. Voothees bLAck to tha Senate as an Indorsement of his speech on money, sand that the nest Congress may Lo Demo- cratic in both Urancnes, 1admit; but Mr. Browne grows enthurlastic to an extreme degreo when he accords victory 1o his parly opponenis in all the thirteen Congresslonul Districte Lot one/ ile shonld have relieved an anxions world and on- covercd that one unredeemed coence. Did ho re- eerve for the licpublican leaven his own Fifth Distriet, comlfnlng all the others to that Tophet where the spirit of Tweed doth roam and the music of the Confederate Drigadier aver rever. berateth? Far the nonce, let prognostigator Drowne stand aside, and 1 will glance at the Congressiunsl Dis- Iricts seriatim, FINST DISTRICT. ‘This comprizes the territory in the sonthwest extremity of th ' in the form of an lrregalar or pug-noscd teiangle, two sides of whick ors wasned by the Wabash and Ohio Iivers, It is koown in [luosler geography the **Pocket.'” 1n 1474 the Democratlc Congressional nominoce catried the dlatelct by unlr #37 majority, In 1836 the same man, Ben S, Fuller, was re-elected, the npposition vote being cast for the Republics nd the Independent candidates. Faller's majority over the combined opposition vota was but 320 two yearsago, 1t may Lo eaaliy scen, thereloro, that tuo Firet District is debatablo ground, Soveral Democratic statesmen, or embryo atates. men, dJown there ara ready to be sacrifced on Jbeie conniry's altar, Among these may be namad in the arder of their probable chances for nomin tion, J. V. Munzies, liwyer, and Col. A, T, Whit. tlesey, of Evansvilie, and Harry Pilcher and a Mr, Uurvin, Cal. \\'hhllnu{ wwas vrlvato secretary 1o Gov Mandeicks during his uccuplnc{ of il Excentive ofice. onul; The I{epubl! any will probably run elther State Scnator laery (!lu{(xonulng‘ o popular younu lawyer, or C, A, Dediruler, thelr candidale two years ago, Clay (iooding would make a capltal Congressman. The (ircenback vote I31,00, and s strong caough to diciate success 1o ejllior party towhich it might attach ftacll o 1. 1a¥d flolman on the ahelf for SECOND DISTRICT. ‘This 18 the Vincenncs District. one of the three impregnabie Democratic fortresscaof the State, It funiow represented in Congress by Thumas 8. Cobb, and he will be renominated and electod. Hie mu- jority In 1870 was 5,158, Two years proviously, Hiue Jeans Wililams carried the same district by K14, Notwithstanding this falling off, there lna marzin for Democratic succe 'The Republican candidacy ls an emyty honor, . TIHIRD DISTRICT, The Third fs the late Speaxer Kerr's old battle. ground, called after fts chicl 1own, the New Al- bany Disteict. 1t s heavily Democratlc, olacting Jidza Bicknell in 1870 by 5, 461 mn)orh . 'The Independent vote in this dlatzict Is insigmidcant, — about 1,000. Congressman Bicknoll will bo re- nominoted nod elccted, POURTIL DISTRICT. Ex-Licut.-Gov. Leuntdas dexton, Repablican, now represents thin tisieict in Congrese. In 1874, Audged, D, New, of Vernon, a moderata Donio- crat, Leat Wililam J. Kobinsun by a small majority. Two years ago, New declined the race, and Col. Bextun was fol over Mr. Waolien, the Democratic nomine, byiKi2malority. The dlatrict 14 close and doubtful. Me, Suxton has made a fair Kepresentative, and whll nak nn indorseniont by the ’II.'!DIY‘(!- Judee Naw will probably ve his opporent. I'ha Indopendont vote was 178 two Jours wio. Evon that husignificant vote ndded to the Denio- cratie coltmun would give victury tu the nominee of that party, Uoth Sexton and Now bave made creditably Congeeasmen. PIFTIL DISTRICT, And now wo come to the district of Gen, Tom Urowne, whosc rampant nrophecy is Incorporated herein an a steaw showing tho provalont chaos In o minds of the prople, If he returus to the fray in aw hopoless a condition as this Washirgton Jevier Interview would veem to indicate, und if hie competitos shall agstn e Willlam 8. Holman, who wiil bo enthused In the ratto that Krowne fs dise heartened, the Fifth District may Lo ser tlown as rely Democratic, In 1874, Holman carried It by 07 majority: iwo years ngo, lrowne guve the waici-dug of the Treavury '* ‘n- you knuw Hol. man was collod, after Eilbu 13, Wasnburuo went to Lurie) 8 Watcrloo defeat, with a Kevublican ma- Jurity of 1,500, 'The district i1 a clearly **ente and-dried Iepublican_one; and by an analyals of Ihe vote of 1874 and 1870 it I8 skown that 1lol. man's euccess in 1874 wasattributadlo to hls oppo. nent's wyskness rather than to hiv own superior rength. Tho result in 1ni0 tay, with equal pertiiency, sliow that Browne's soccess was due tn he fact that the full vote wan called out, rather than ta his ter popularity, A brlef compari- son of the egales indicato this: In 1874, the total Jolman (Deiocratic) —vote twas 12,3025 total fRepublican vote, 10,833 hile in 574 the tatal Holiman vote was 14,000, , A natural saln of 747, and _thu Republican vote for Browns oumedt up 10 15, 508, —nn bicrense by two years of 4. 508 i o total of 24,000, The fact Je apparent thut In 1874 Claypuol, 1he Republican candidate, falled to draw vt the full party vote, The rce *tnip und tuck ' between 1irowne und Mol wman, with chances in favor of Browne's ro-clece tion, aven in spite of lila udverso predictiou. BIXTIL DISTRICT, Sul Alilt 8, Itoblnsan, hasbeen n?u-u i thia dlstrict us 8 Ro- ‘The firet time—in 1874—thle result was due 1o an utterly divided and unorgantzed oppousis tion. The Ureenback-Urangor-Indepondent party wie etrung lo the Sixth, and to fudicate how hap- hazurd were polisicsl mutters therein rourzu ugo, | need only mention that the total combined tovublican and Democratic vote that year fell 20, - LU0 whort of what it did the last campaiyn, Hut in 1674 the **Greenback ** candidate for Conwress ro- celved vearly 4,000 voles, That year the_result wus, An front of the returns, the election of Tol vouhy 134 uluraiity. In Ih56 ho ran azamst an oppunent who hud few clements of pupularity, und harely saved hlwsell with 270 plurality, the fude- omineo recelving the compliment of ale 00 voles, Several asplrants, among tiem Charles Doxey of Adilersun, Ma). Steole of Mus rlon, Col, Oyler of Frauklln, aud Judge Mellett of Newcastle, will proably cunteat with Robinson Tor thy nominstion, ‘This district Incindes Blelby County, Gov, Hendricke' boyhuod howe, whern sthll stands the littla pwo-roorued log cabin in which e lived when i bare-fuoted farnier-toy uves forly years svo. Last week the wide-uwake Demnocrucy of the Sisth District awwcinbled 1n delewate convention as Head- ticks' old home, Shelbyville, and. ufter a spirited numinatea the firsr Congresslonal candl- date of the campalgn In the Etate, Thelr chuice fedl on Capt. W. It, Myers, of Auderson, o towns. han of Col, Rublosen, incumbent, Capt. Mysrs I utio of the mowt gentul and popuilarof gentlomen, He vervel throughuut the War in the ranks of the Union army ke o War Democrat, and acted and voled with the ltepublicans 151 1872, when ho Joined the many thuurand other patriotic men in Stuco ho basafilluted publtcan, support wf Horace Gio with the Democracy, Hle chapces of election sre atove pur. | repard that district as one of thowe Gen. Browne o glibly handed over (o (he tenemy,” und his prediction fn that varticular wiil probably prove troe, BEVLSTIL DISTRICT, DNetwcen Fraok Landers and Jobn lsnna, the o wintesmen Who have last repressnted thle’ (the Indiunapolis) districs tu Congress, the district s o aublect of fame and an abject of commircention, 1teal critical aualyzation would nvsigu thevo iatese neu to their proper horticultural sphote and back- Woinig eleinents but the wercy of charity is due them, Esch doubliess did aud doca Lis tevel Lest, Lauders wos one of the puro rag-baby mel of the uplieaval period of that buily of vulriots, and carrled the Indisoapolis District In I874 by 10U majorlty over Jobn Coburn, lu 1b71), lie fu turn was beateu by Jobn Hanna, of ponder- us voice aud balr sitachment, by 1,748 ulurality, Jumes Buchanan, *‘tbe plan, ¥ hiving received 600 votes. Tue Independente, yclept ** Nation- aly, " nra developioe sowe proporilons her, and, heiratrength coming from both the Demucraticund Ieuublican parlics n uncertain quantitics, it is [d)o (u predict, with any pretennion tu precision, th prolable result. Ju thie township the **Nat fiunale” cant 2. 500 votes ot tho recent lucel clec. tion, andJhin Buckanan eapressed (v 1ne to-tay thy oplulon that tne **Nutiopals'* would_carry tuis eointy, Of course tbat 1s obsurd, Mr, llaona will bo reuvomivsted, and §t he had & steam phou. weruph, and would deliver one of his buge-voiced specclivs and theu turn on the stean, the whole district would bo fully aroused. Huuna's Demd- cratic oppuscent willjprobably ba Court, Matson, of trecacastle. & popular youns lawyer, son of 8 leading Ctay Whig under the old reghne, 1 bave heard tha nawe of Georse W, Julian mentioned in convcetlon with the Deiocratlc nomination, but fuel wure he would uot pukc the contest, Whether the ** Natlonals™ will trot ous Dravibayler, Noar Webater Domosthenes Parker, or ** Doctoe ™ Mille- o, or Citizen Chilton, or {al) Lack agaln to the euks of (b ewalluw-tatls aud revive the ** Plan, " Jumen Buckausn, b s vroblews yet fn the womo of the future. EIGHT DISTRICT, 11 1 whorld mnursbal the judiment of the two Terro Haule stateamcu--1ick Thowpson, the yolly #ea-dug, aud Duu Vourbees, tho festive Uscene Acker—as Lo thie probabilisics 4o thils, thelr Lome district, perbans wy narwive would become prophecy. Gew. Dunter, hepuolican, tebreseuts the dlatrict lu Cungress, e bax been teturned (o scveral successive Congresses. Party Hucs sro wnore broken thero thau o sy other distiiet $n the State. HBuuter won in 1874 by val. 7 tu 1870 ke Lad a plurality of 1,100 vver ln{n Dewo- eratlc cppouent, Cul, “ZicLran, the ** Nativuel” 1y b Total A fusion of the'** Nationala * with i parties wonld {naure & fusion Anc- The **Natlonals,” under the tutelave of Maj. Smith, cditor of tha Terre Tlaute Kirprees, pretend to have recralted their ranke by tens of thousinds, and proclalm themselves eavable of lecting their nominee in that district over both the 4 big hole with & very fectton againat Marrison ‘in uniir 0f ‘action among 1ts mem scoreof in the party, —inen who des of the voters,—Int, Morrlson etand Witlam | men, and wi bed-rock party agpirants, |luntee will ve renomis nated: and U, F, MeNnttwill orobable reprosent the unterrified Democraey in the contest, NINTIL DISTRICT. . In its division tnto three-party chios, this die. trict 5 a fac-simile of the Righth. In 1874 the Independents cast 5,200 votes, and 310 two yearaago. In the former year, Cason, Republican, ras elected to Congre and in 18740 Mike White, o popular Hepublican. won the conteat by 1,4 plnrality, He {s anderstood to decline a re-eh tlon, In this e the friends of Godiove N, Orth in«iat an making some ronaration fur the unneces- sary elight cast upon him in 1874 by forcing him oft the ‘State ticket after hie poptlae nomination for Uovernor by the Republicans, and Orth wiil be 0 ortld b ahall kuceced him in due time, W was dispoeedd of [n both waye, sun wheodted fus nominated for Congress. Even Orth's enemics nd- | semby, Bl Wheeler, s mit that he made 8 good Congressman diring his | Madison County Doinocrat, long service there, and he waa s credit to the State | Augustus Walker, of Carlln and & valaable nattonal leglsiator. Orth 19 a man of ability, and a fluent speaker. e could triumph over any candidate et suggested by the Democra- ¢y, Two Democrats of character and capacity are mentloned In this connection, —John R. Coffrolly and Jamos McCabe, both lawyers, A race between Urth and Coffroth, both of the Lafayette [iar, would be fnteresting. 'The success of alther would be the publie gain. TENTH DISTRICT. 1f Chicago ‘' Communisia'* do not switl over the Tilinols line Into the northweat corner of Too- arerdom and disturb the even tenor of the vole up there, this district will in all probability re. elect Ma). Calkins to Concress, Dr. Ilaymond, Demnocrat, enrried the dlatrict in 1874, bui lost it 1n 1874, Calking' majorily being 1,148, The Demye ocratic nomination lics belween State Senatoes J, 1. Winterbotham aud 3kinner, of Valparaiso, Morgan II, Weir 14 als0 mentioned. ila ta 8 gentsl Rentleman, only available material in t to beat Morrison. 1oy oy remuins to he seen., could, Morrison's and tiscal agent of the and s thoroughly lionest man, aent, i, Morrison, but the Counby Clerk, shut off his win CLEVENTI DISTRICT. Whether the repeated Revublican snccesses in the Eleventh listrict precinde it from being amony the number piven over by (fen Drowne to the De- mueracy ur iot, bis obecurity and indefiniteness of cxpression does not disclose. In ordinary evenis 1 would rezard a llepublican nominstion there as equivalent to an election, Incumbent J, L. Evaus waselected to Congress In L1874 by abont 1,200 m;\lorll{. and it was increased for him In 1876 to abont [,500. Evans declines u renomination. u Monroe, ‘This 19 Aesistant Postmastee-General Jim Tyner's , 27, Tho do nome district, Knowing oncs neseveraty that tae | have already been acie ftorld, fervid urator of the Post-Otice Department 1s ‘eary of the empty honurs of Department work, and yearns for tue flesh-pot of Congression. alneerice, © le hiked that wervice, and mode & good repatation there. Ido not think ho could bo sure oN of the nomination, however, for ha hava host of carnest cometitors for ity in the bersons of Cols, Tom 1L lringhuest and Nat G, Richmond, and Messrs. 1lackienian, Shryock, and othees, liring- hurst and Richntond ure strongest, with probabiti- tlea in favor of the former, e was a Spectal Mall Agent for a while, and | think a former Journalist, The Democeats r:ufle sven o greater supply of brainy material (han thele opponents, and exe United States Senator G. N, Fitch sud Stats Eena- tor . D, Dykeman, of Logansport; Jolly Milo Smith, of Rochester; and Judge Uverman, Jon- sthan D. Cox, ond Gen. Moss arc in training, Dykaman is more en mlmnr: with the Confederato Brigadiers than any of tho other gentlemen, and his momentam of lifo *u:'u rushor) muy nssure him the nomination. Milo Smith would makea strong candidate. 1le {8 popular and liberal, TWELPTIL DISTIICT. The third of the |m“reznaula Lemocratle fart. resses In the State fs the Twellth or Fort Wayno District, Under untoward circumstances and the shadow of & **family fend ™ I the party in 1874, Andrew Holman Hamllton, nephow of Willlam 8, Holman, wan elected o Congress Ly 1,700 major- ity. Tawo yeurelatee his majority war 0,103, nearly 400 per cont Increise. ke e arich and indolent man, and hia uniitness to represent o patriotic constituency 18 vividly emphastzed by his risine in hle meat In Congress, when called on to vole for Doorkeeper and chovse between Unfon soldier James Shlelds und Rehel soldler Field, and pomponsly, defiantly declaring: **1 rejolco to cast my vote for the Confederato l]ur-(lu!arul for Dootkeeper!” Hamilton shonld be prol ly relegate to yrivate life, Had “he not alrealy declined, his soldier constituents wonld no donbt put a Babcock extingnlatior on his too concillatory gushitude. The podsiblesare Gen, Jim_ Sack, 8 brave War Democrat, Hoh Lowry, Hugh Dougherty, and Mr, Colerick, 'Flio lattoer in a \\'cflllh{ Fort Wayne man, whose famiiy, liko tha ilawmiitona, is ono of the **First Famili ol that auclent Indian wigwam, A centurisn feud and rivalry burus and c¢mbitters botween the two familles, “Colerick canvassed tno dlsteict azainst Hamilton, I lie (T ) should recelve tho numina- tiun Hamilton may squander somu sold to encom- pass his encny’s dofent. Jlut no IlTI\ullcnn need hinve the delusive hove of ¢antunn¥l al stronghold through a Httle personal Democratic family jar, THIRTRENTU DISTRICT, Four yeare ago the northeast corner district was paintully cluse, the Incumoent, 1, il. Baker, niip- lnlnfl throtgh by a bare 48 majority, Last clection o was cheared by & round 2,000 najority, Ilo {s a Ropublican, stralght out, This is the mtermed- -llInF butcher, Baker, and candleetick-maker who instituted the expert seacch thut tnvolved and oust. ed Doorkeoper Volk. Ile Is sure of a reuoml ton and clection, The most it Democrat In the district 0a o competitor fs8 his brottor.in-luw and law partner, James N, 8, Mitenell, who {s hand. some, cultured. capable, a man of flun capacitios nnd generous Instincts, Bt ho rofusos to run. .\15. li‘l A. 0. MeLellan, of Waterloo, may be vace | th nifced, and the Republican and the B Morrison mort, the I‘(‘;Inlnl Demoeratle Conventlon that and beat Morrlson with Walker, two-thirds of the deleation. to victury is n doubtful onc. Tum entlrely too light, linville Xnguirer, have mude u party, and ara now exhibiting rict. Thelr war-cey is, ** 1) rison, tho tool of Wall sf Jxely piil throngh, dlates. $27,000 fur a dy! rospondent are that the luck cles, Ete, hands, sctual member of the Doard, right to the ofice, tho facts specifically, which, tho! nEsUNE, Among the probabilittes: The First, Sccond, Third, Fourth, Slxth, nud ‘Uwelfth Disteicts will go Demucratic: the Boventh, Efghth, Ninth, Teath, Eleventh, and Thirteruth Republican, leaving tho Fitth (Uon, Urowne) doubtfal, 4o Q) BILL MORRISON, TR PIONT IN TOE BEVENTECNTO DISTRICT. Special Correaporsience of The Tribune, Berreviiee, 1L, May 3,—Uneany lies tho Con- gresaman who wears his ambition on his coat- sleevao for jealous jackdaws to peck at; which the #ame it 1s BIN Morrison, who so loved conctllation us to prohibit Ben: Perloy Pooro from prefixing Colonel to bls name, While In attendanco on the late Democratie Blate Cunvention your correspondent caughs tho tone uf an ominous murmur of ndignation against tho grasplug umbition of Wilam R. Morrlson, Conyrossman from the Saventaenth liinols Dla- trict, and thia weak has been roaming arotnd o William's baillwick with the subjoined result: MOBIISON'S CABEGR. At svory tender nce Morrlson wes nppreaticed toa lawyer, becauso hia parents saw tho natural bent of his mind wan In tha direction of statesman- ship. 1Mo servod the uual time, crammed tho usual nuniber of pages of Blackstone nnd Chllty, passod examination, and then Jagnched out on the tempestuous sca of--politics, Ae 8 lawyer, ho was nlways bricfiess; but as a politiclan ho has bad a surfeit of practice, for he was smart enongh to attaca his fortunes to tho dominant Democratic varty of Soutbern [lifnows. in 1862 Witian 1L Morrison becamo s Cangrossnan in the old Twellth contd institute tho vrocecding. clutmant to an ofice. The erato nmend the lNl“lmI. involve any uther vi catondars will bo propared, docket Momitay, motious to-duy; Judge '\’\r'“fi"'" call "ot motlol A Hogers motlons for new trial, 1l ange thia_district ts quite enough to defeat him elther in Conventlon or he- foro the peoplo It there was nll{ 1 to it or Any er: BETTER MEN TIAN MORRIZON i well at the hands #ole a1m haa heen to eep these men by thoenrs, ThercareJudse Snvder and ex-Gov, Koerner, britliant A vast improvement on Morriaon as & Congressman; but Bil der that he can get on the Supreme Benceh in 1870, and mukes Koerner bellevo that bls son Gusta Hitan IE Keome, of Edwardavlile, stood In Morrison's way, but he was shoved off Into the State Senste. Prickett could have carrled Madison and xhzourm agalnst Morrison, but Bill Inoculated him with tha fdea of betuy State Treasurer, and Maj, Prickett Col, S8am Hucke master Lhad Congrersiunal aspirations, but Morri- 1o the ‘Thirtioth Generat Ase very and nre really tho district with which | Sfe! allanie rthese men nre | fU° There 18 one other man who it he would, relleve the district of Iitll dominatuny, ~Willlam it Virglnian, who for (urty years lus becn the banker Madlsun County ueople. Mr. West i u ripe scholar, an active polltician, 1 e would coy the nomination would b rapturouely tendere But he peremptorily declines. DISLIKES VOUBLIC LIPB THE WORSE. ‘Tha unly two Democrate in Madleon Connty who favor Morrison aro Juhn A. Prickett and Nayle, Morrison, It fe claimed, ‘has dane little or nothing fur tho party or his friends in the district, and now that e seenis to be undera cloud at \\'mm:fmn they think it their duty to . 'Tho Natlunal, or Ureenback, vote of the dlstrict, headed by Judye Joe Glllesple, 1s an inslenificant elentent of strungth, and ahould it tl-Morriron vote in e, it would still be inn mi- nly possible chanuce of lifting aye Hen in defestin, I understand celer, Walxor, and (illespie are to pool in This lattor mun's clalm the followinz vote: Mucounin, 18 0, 125 3t Clair, G—total, 43; conceding fadison, 7; 8t Clar, 11~ s for Madtson, however, o, and are for Morrisons Tt Walker und Wheeler claim that the Con vention which sclected them was irrezular, and that o now Convention will give Walkee at least TUE WAR PATIL ‘There 1 no denying tho oxfatence of an {nsur. rection ayainet Morrison in his own party, but whether Gus Walker Is lieavy enough to h-nr{l L myselry think He and Col, Mitt McClure, Mayor Peter Heinz, and Itecd, editor of the Car- & lippudrom brougn the die. Down with Bill Mor- roct!* to whicl, by tho way of antitheals, they should add, **1 Qus \}"ulkar, tho murderer of the Queen' s Morrison, although 1o a tight place, will very 4 5" 1in richas dra of (bat clan who nover desert 8 good providar,—th keepinz and antl-temoerance incon, have always ruled Madteon, 8t C! Aonros Countles, exacting pledges from all condie 1 i't|nd ]u:; How )Iurnnm:\ :olmmulml hlmsolf vary highiy to the more wealthy cla h l.fi‘.’{n,".”é.,ea an ‘pprap[lnuurn from Congress of rmmenl of tho East,and will proceed to his lome, ke to close up tho chute of Knkotla Creck, i 5t Clair, sud has pending in the present general Appropriation bl an addf. tional item of 810,000 for the samo purpose. This i5all, so far as I can ascertain, that DI has ever done in ten years of Congrexsional lite, Dut that (s enough, Tlie coacluslons of your cor- Bill Morrison wiil livo to carey ont lils cdntract with old Qua | Bluke, erner for the benent of Little Guesio Koerner, b lair, and even THE COURTS. Record of Judgments, New Sults, Bankrupte Judge Rogers yesterday morning decided the de- murrer to tho potition in the Wost Park mandamus case of Lipo ve, Collector Huffman. tion made to tho petition was that tho account of tho trouble Letween the two factionn of the toard wan lrrelovant and nunnecossary, and tho Judge held that that was tho fact, 1t waa hardly appar- ent what tho contest butwveen Ilolden and lrenock nad to do with tho question whether tho Collector sliould be compelled to pay over tho funds in his 171t was at all important to dotermine which of the two, Ilolden or Lrenock) was the then tho pelitlon hardly stated o clear, certalnly not an undlsputed, I'ie rolators shonld sct up In thelr petition all 1f true, would bo necessary to entitla them to tho relief wought; and facts should bo stated so distinctly and clear. Iy that tho defendants may elther ndmitor deny 1t should enow that tho West Chicago Park Commissloners as a corporation had drawn, or au- tharlzed to bo drawn, an order on the Town Col- lector; that ho iad fands fu his hands subject to such order, and refused to pay tho amount; that tho ordor wan deawn by the proper officors of the Board, atating the facta ond showing that they were such officers and members of the Doard, and ncling aw vuch; that the Doard wero tho roal par ties In interest, and that the funds woro to bo held by tho Treasurer for the use of the Doard, which wan benefictally interested In them, so as to show that Louwenthal waa nat, in bis own right, ontltled to them, and therefore 3ot the person who alona Maudamus was not the proper writ by which to try tho rightof a dumurrer was thate. fare wustalnea, bt Jeave was given to the potitiun- Tho declal tal questions in tho case, ITEMS, i Mnnday will ba tha last day for filing trial no. tices 1o tho Moy tarm of the Federal Courts, Juidae Hodzett will bo engaeed next weck tn pre- paring his oninlon tu the casa of 11l & MelCechnle V#, Tho Baltimory & Ohlo Halirosd sud sotme other CunoR, Judge Willams will have ageaeral call of hls Judgue Bludgett will hear motions this moming, ‘The Appeliate Court will not ba {a sesmion ta- day, "Sidges Gary, Dooth, and MeAllister will hear eo0n will have a pere for tow trla, toms will hour wcnersl busivess, and Judge BANKRUPICY MATTERS, ‘Thomns B, Varrington was the lrat of the five who went into hankruptcy yesterday. The ag- he da- | Lota 11 and 12 in it bdivision of Lo Dlock 10, of Rockwell's Addition to Chicago. CRIMINAL COURT, Georgs Wilcy was trled for counterfeiting and scquitted, i O'Toole was teled for Inrceny, fonnd guil- ty. and glveu threo yenrs In the Reform Schoal, Juumes Melvar aml Jameas Moure ware on trial for burelary, 18, Thers are o FRODATE COURT. In the estate of Ellza Bigelow ietters were grant- ed to James L, Digelow undor bond for §10, 000, ALL MONDAY. o court this week, ATR Count—-Call beging st 48, and goes No eate on trinf. 30, 130, 141, 14 fatters Sny« DGR UATT to 1, tnelusive, UK J IR0 113, 117, 110, 131, 124 to 1&), incluaive, seL case e u:eknpf ¥4, Uhieugo & Northwestera Hlaliway SoMtipany. dubag Ringag—cet care 2,708 Keely W.B. Company ¥, (04 & Phillips Msaitiactiring Company, aud cai- en.tar Nos, 61 10 66, Inciusive. No. 5d, Cole va. Uuid- atetn, on (rint, % LiLPOR Bootn—o, 43 to 45 47, 49, 50. No eato on Junaw MeAstistkr—Bet case 13, Catholfe Rlshop ve. Biephanie, aud cateudar Nos. 173, 177 to 190, fuclustve. & FAmwert.—No call announced. oG WiLliAX3—ticneral cait nf andset caso U4, Howinaa va. Hownia JUDUMENTS. SerErton Count—Coxpxsstoxs—¥enry Dittmann 8. Davidsand Sargarétin Davids, $70.81,—Lydia A .'\;‘{’lmlv Wililam F. Stayhon aud rsdie M. Mayhon, Lineotr Cm:v;\'-s'vmu Ronarns—Morrts L. Leopold et 8L ve. [sane Lichstelu verdict, 8300, Jvpor Bouru—Heory Claussealus vs. E. . Paul, at u‘fv"‘llnnan ‘l\;l."'o.bama .“2 a1 L M. 1SKer; verdict, $000, au or nuw trial by defendant; ARMY NEWS. HEADQUARTERS OF TIE ARMY, WanttixatoN, D, C.—Speclal Ordess No. 87.— The reslgnation of Second-Lient, Tien Tsracl But- ler, Ninth Infantry, hos beon accepted by the Prea. ident, to take effect June 1, 1878, 3. By direction of the President, the following fransfers arc anuounced: IFirat+Lient. Thomas Bliarp from the First to the Beventeenth Infantry {Compang )3 Flest-Lieut, James Uumvort from the Seventeonth fo the Firat Infantey (Company D), by directiou of Lhe Secretary of Wae, & Buard of Medical Onticers, to consist of Sur, J. M. Cuy- lor, ¥. A, Mctarlin, and C. H vens in New York Cliy, May 7, tions of such persons ns inny be ordered beture if, “FThe Junlor member will act as tecorder. Speckul Urders No.88. he Supeeintendent Gen- erai ftecrmiting Service will canse recrults t ha prepared and forwarded for nssignment as followa: T'o 5t. Paul, 175, for the Sixth Infantry, aud 100 for the Baventeenth Infantry; to Sun Antonln Fex., U0 for tho Venth Infantey: to Fort Richar sun, Tex., ten for the Tenth lufantry, Ry directlon of the Secretury of ‘War, Veterl- nary Surgeon Itichard Von Buskirk, Niuth Cavaley, fv discharged the service of the Unlted States, to taku offoce May 10, dpectal Orders No. BO.—The (lencral of the Army, with Col. T, M. Bacon, will attend the unnual oxamination at the Artillery School, Fort Munsue, Apnl 25, 20, and 27, Speclal Urders No. 00,—Col, . C, Dram, As- slstant Adjuts unerdl, on being reilovca from Quty at Hendquarters Military Division of the Mis- sourd by Col. William D, Ipple, Alde-du-Cump and lstant Adjutant-Geaoral, will report for duty to tho Adjutant-Genoral of the Army n ths city. l{y diroction of the Secretary of War, Surgeon John I, Randolph is relicved from duty 1n thy De- Mal, W, R. popular Charles chageery docket, West, a Tlo dislikes him in ton with o o loan. These men of votors by le f4 authorized to temain there on the usual wonthty certificales of disability until hls henith i sutlicieatly restorod to reatno fils duty, ‘Fhe tollowing-named men have been ordered to be discharged the servico: Privates Char) well, Company U, Fifth Cavalry; Jacob Ilizer, Handof tho Kngineer Battalion: A, M, Proctor, Company ‘B, Twenty-ihird Infantry; Wiliam late Company E, Tenth Infantry; Francls Compauy A, First Infaniry; Adolphus Company T, Elgtecnth Infantry, Aorricon u Han Loevel Duxiwy, DIVISION OF 'CIIE MI1SSOURI. HranquanTRns, CHIOAUO, ~Udnerul Orders No. 4,~Col. Willlam D. Whipple, Alde-de-Camp and Asslstant Adjutant-General, haviog reported to tho Lieatonant-Ueneral, and relleved Col. Nichard C. Drdm, Assistant Adjutant-General, of his dutlus on the Diviston Stadf, (¢ hereby aunnouncad s Adjutant-Gencral of the Division. SpeclalsOrders No. 35, —Den Clark , Indian Intor- roter, will proceed from thin nll‘y n cbarge of the Nez I'erco Indian vrisoncrs to S, Paul, and there report with thedo Indians to the Commuuding Uen- aral Department of Dakota for fucther instructions, DEPARTM T OF DAKOTA. TgavQuantens, 57, Patt.—Soeclal Orders No.48, Second-Liout, George 8, Young, Soveath In- fantry, now in this city, will rcport in person to the commanding officer at Fort Snelling for duty wiih recruits for tho Seventh Rogiment of Infantry nolv dt that pont. Surzeon W. D, Wolverton, Medical Dopartmont, having reported in person ut thieso hesdquarters in compilanca with telegraphic Instructlons of tha 1Heh 1ast,, and having comploted tho duties ro- auired of Lim, will return to his propur station,— Fort Abrabam Lincoln, Special Orders No. 40.—First-Lient. E, I, Qlubs, sixth Infantry, Alfe-de-Camp, will accown- pany the Commanding Ueneral to Chlcago and fetiirn on public pusinoss, ‘The loleiraphic instructions of the 24th of April to tho commanding officer of Fart Shaw, for the teansfer of Acting Asslstant Surgeon J. B, New- man from that post ta duty at Camp Baker, are Loreby contirmed., Spectal Orders No, 50, ~First-Lieut, E, L. Ran- dnlf Finh Infantry, will proceod to Fort Aler- crombie, Dakota, on public survice Iin connection with the disposition of tuo bulldings at that pluce, Maj, llenry I, ltecse will procecd to ana pay the traops stationed at Forts Snclllog, Pembing, Totten, and Slaseton, Dakota, —Blaj. Willinm Smitn will pur he troops stationud ut Forts Ste. venson, Abrahiam Lincoln, and Itice, and at Stand- Ing lock, Dakota. Ma). Georzge W. Candee will pay tho troops wiatloned at Spotted Tall Agency, Fort Randall, Lowor Lrule Agency, Red Cloud Qnun:y. Furt Solly, and Choyenno Agoucy, Da- The objec ota. Capt. John . Donavan, Sevontecnth Infantry, now on detached secvice in this city, will proceed to Join tils statlun at Fort Pemblna, DEPARTMENT OF TIIE PLATTE, lcanquantiity, OMAuA, Neb.—Special Orde No. T4,—Companles D, E, and G, Fourteenth Infantry, ara relloved from duty at Fort Hall Agoncy, 1dsho, and wil) return to Camp Douglas, U. T, The commanding ofilcer of the battalion will detall 8 commlusloned oficer und twenty-five cnlisted meén to remainat tho Agency, and tha ofiicer thus detailed gpill report Lo the commaunding ofticer Kort Hull, lduho. Second-Llout. Heury R, Lemly, Third Cavalry, 14 detalled uw member of. the General Court-Mare in) convened st Umalia Barracks, N Secund-Liout. George U, Eaton, Fifth Cavalry, Is relioved from duty as member of the Ugneral Court Burtial couvened at Fort McPburson, Neo. did not Naw Judgo District, compused of the Countles of Cint eurod dobts fool up B A0ML G0} unsecured, EPARTMENT OF TIIE MISSOURT, Mudiaon, SHonros, Itamtapn Bt Cletrand Waght | S90,200, and accummodation paver, $7,000. - 4o Dllu‘uquulflm Fr. LEAVEXWONTIL—~Svectal ington, by reculving 10,000 votes, azainat (Ko | besels aro 8550 warth of Incumbered land:’ note, * Capt, Wi cant for Hobert Buith, tho Hepublican candhiate, | $4U5 505 onon accounty, 84151503 1,080 whares of Ordera Mo, 77.—Capt. Wit Davie and Becond- Filw succean yu this canipuign was aterimated 1o the | stock ol tho Northweitern Gas & Wster-Pipo | Lieat, J, W, Martin aro hereby detailed os mom- fact that he was a Colonel in tho voluulecrs, and thoroughly identided with tho War Dewocracy, Tut uno tormi dn Cogres showed Gls constlie uents thot he wan not so triolic . Dume oerat a8 - bo o had o ceedlt for belny, and when, in 1864, Le was newinated, Joha Jal ran as & Republicau and got wany of Murrison's friends, The voto stood, Haker, 11,8177 Morriaon, 11,741, Very close, but enougih to relegute Wil fam to tho stclusion of bis home. Jmmedistely divees claime, $8,000, Mury A, tweet, Chical her accurgd debld us $2,000. ller n U0, but incuin! opun accounts, 81,200, aud bilk F. ¢, Coss ond David Hilier, deulers at Ruck tho nama of ¥, U, Cosn % ¢ Company of Bay City, Mich., worthi in her schodale b and the unsecnred ure soma lands valued red for all thoy nd note; baot.ant aland, Hock Island County, unider bers of the General Court.Martis), convened at Fort ENlott, Tesus, Special Orders No.70,—Ma), E. R.Platt, Aesist. ant Adjutant-General U. 8, A,y will proceed to Umaha aud roport os witiess (o Baj. 11 13, uru. Judgo-Advocate of a Genoral Court-Martial at polnt. DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS. atea hau lioa 10 'muiong were al alter his defeat, Morrison tvyan t ) the ntimber, ‘Pholr preferred dobts arn $25: au., Nxanguansius, 84X ANTONI0, 'TRxas, —Special AIter chances Te meetorted tou bavr, emietaf | Cared, 1,407,183 and . uneacured, SULUIG MY | Orders No. 8.—A Geaeral Court-Manial will {le Domucrucy, atd poached on thy pircacree ot | dlio, Habtiity on bills dlecouted, S 2677 The | conveno at Sap Antonloon thie 2ith Inst, Detail By e Il R ion. §701 atice Turaliure, 570: vpeiaciuyts, | 19 tho Courti Capl.0.d. Woodrutl, Firet-Licuts luas success, Hukur tncics Casn owes § ing his viite to 13,012, | S1.000. tlities nor ussets, WILLIAM BUCCUMUYS. This inst defeal was 8 crusher. For two years | UrOYivtonal Assigueo. ol 2,000, seciired, and has dome sud Morrison only crawding un wu 11,000, vnm y worth "'"‘f:‘knn"%'{.',"".‘i’..'.“:'p'flfif.,‘.'fia Burnet Wager anit J. 11, Gltord, Secund-Licuts Palwer Tiltun and W. T, Howurd, PFleat-Lieu 3. Crawiurd, Jdr., Judge-Advocate of the Court, Al of the Necond A ury. : : Alien A Dotonbanin, & farmor of Heading, Live | “'AUoheral Courtoslariiar will convens at Fort ho il Smnrul bislsiends (hationl) santediona st Countr, aieo'a d uiInvuluntory peliion, n.mmn:;ll'm;.'n e fuae, "ot ' the . bt " A4 4 prefurced debte are 187, securu , und | Caurt: 'Firstdients, K, Douovan, Twenty-four kol that cyance, but Jehu proves B Jelunelo cauld | (L tired S2,700. 0, besilen B Iy " of | Jofawtry; D A. liwin, Fourty Cavatrys Mo O drive tandem likg D' lsnk Mouk, & 1 ©ff the Congr out hupe, sid at the next Convestion, 184S, sc. cured the pomination of his relative, Witham [, £, 170,60 on Litls discounted. noles, $75; hursus, cows, and furning e ssaets come vrivw Jund worth $4,040, heavily Incumbered; hogy, etc., S $150; corn, h;;y. and po- Weenalle, J. 3. Brereton, Tweutvefourth Infuntey; 11, 11, Beling, Fourth Cavaleys and ¢, wenly-fourth Julautry, Judgo-Adv Court, '3 wagon acgounts, §0:.45, J No. 80,—Tlc fallowing-ni o o ey Toe e b A TR g | il Sk K8t oo e 3 p e o 813, ' secu exa o 8 o §2 it 1n i Aasured Dewoctatle district, —lay, | §3%00,"and umsecired. $0,000. The only Bascia | frosommsorti liitary Trson, which yue beon don ure wome lands valued ot lered, Worklug, bowever, Tor a living was distastetul to Moarrisun, and as bu could nat break ite Cone Baaln lic began fguring for the Stat lo took nu part fi the Cougre: aign of 1870, which was un between 1lay und fartzell, now the member from the Nincicenty | W District, $n which May was uzain victorions, ale though bis vore fell ol heavy,—10,000 to Hart. xel'a 10, 120, ‘That year Mornison #0b clected (o the House frowm Mourou Connty, and desutel all his wouderful cunniug tu redistricting the State so s to Lrovide a selublo une for hlmeeif, Tha Cuunties of Chintn, Handolph, and Waslingtun wercaet out and tho **Slals uf Macoupin ' set Baruer was contluued to ontinued to M atlva. to-day, DIVORCES. hiee buabaud, Phineas Parks, “and Aekiog for k hivorce. UNITR! Hamnel McClelland comuienced u in, making wbat is uow the Seventcenth District | 8¢atust Andrew Warren, Jr., aod Thunpsou M, out of Mucoupin, Madison, ¢, Clair, sud )hnun‘u. Warren, claiming §10. 000, —fvur jutenscly Democrathe countl Ui Lhe BUIKIIONR COURT IN NRIKY. Lecls of this gerrymandering victory Murrisou took The Crane Brotbers Manufacluring Company the eld aud disabled Hay, —Morrl- | boran & vt for $7,000 yesterday agatust Cyrus H. sou. o ILUIG o redlairicting the Netor countles Murrison wus actively g oy ex- Licul.-dov.. Koerner, whose son, Little Gussio ;iu‘nn:r. W nawmcd ug Morrison's protcge sad eir, 2. blason, aud George W. Snyder. CIHICUIT COLUT, 2000, but fullyincum. Toe romvnvl\lnn-mullnual’nllhu 490 of Gouch & The compunition-weeting of J. B, Hall & Cu, | J; nea i le thoren for Jullus T, Edwin Falina C. Parks filed aoill yosterday charging , with de rl’( D STATES COURTR, uit yosterdsy ttonal Rank of Ihiinols brought mult for 000 agsivat Mascelius E. Colllus, Georgo M. funuted aa tho placo of their coilu al Court-Martlal vrders from thesv Hoadquariers, whare they will sorve out the rematader of thelr wentences: John Cavensugh, Company A, Patrick iy, Fecruit, James J. O°'Hrien, Cowpany ¥, Wiillam M. Binclate, Compuny B, Mihm Cavalrys Frederick Muas, Compauy L, Jaines Sictiowan sud Johu MeMleuguy, Copany ' A d " Vatriek Quin and Josvph Swlfe, Coupuny L, Fourth Cavalry; sad Daniel MctCarty, Company G, "Pentn Infantcy. Special Orders No. 110, —Awnstant Surgeon (1. 8, TFurrlll, Medical Departmen elieved from duty 8t ¥ort Clark, Texas, and will proceed Lo the Fost of 3an Felipe, Toxi Auslstaut Surgoon E. T, Comogys, Medical Do- jeved (ran duty at the Post of Sun ud whll pracued to Fort Clark, ment by Ueno rtlon, - DISTRICT O NEW MIEXICO, Hxanguantens, 5axta ¥'x, N, M.—Special Or- ders No. 48, —Company ¥, Ninth Cavalry, leved frow temporary duty ot San Ellzarlo, Tex., MORRISON IN CLOVEL. Tho South Park Cusiuissloners led a petition | bd will procecd with all ite avalsble mea fully ‘The campalgns of 1574 and 1870 virtaslly went ;l'llrnll)' aruinst Junls ¢ Amarilla ). Mulvey, | srmed aud equloped for fleld service, and supplied h{ default. “Moriteon wade onu or two irips | Margarct J. Wambaugh, Clara E. Wimbsugh, | with thirty diye' relivus, urching vis Fore Stane throuuh the district and sbook Bands with the | Chiaties A1, Wawbausls: Marsy B. Wamhaugh, the | tou, o Fort Usivn, New Mexicu, aud there await Loye, but guve Diitle lutereel to uuything moro | County of Couk. th ‘Fowu of Myde Fark,' aud | furiber orders. iy departuro will take place ln thau securiug the nomiustion. Gea. Jobn ), | David'G. Hamilton. to ascertain the damages for { thue tu enable thy cuupany Ly e warclies 10 Riuaker ran nfluuhm 1074, oreison, 13, 08G; | cuidemning for purk purposes tho following tract | Tvuch Fort Umion uot later thau Ma: Jtuaker, B, 4. Henry 8, ¢ rau au 1876, — | of land: Commenciug al 8 point where the norih Morrison, 17,05 Bai 3. 0. be svove history sbows that since William R. Morrison trst cutered pubiic fite ue haibeco 8 roratvlent sud perpetual vllice-seeker, and that by 38 miel with more Lhai sversge success, St Is wuly lately that bis pasty frionds have begua 1o in. quite. ** Wy fe tiid thust” The ln{‘lfl" Just nuw Lecones danzerously pertinent to Wiillato's future curcer, fur a1 al vuce the braing of the Demacratle vasty of theSoventeanth Districtiuas srouscd uscll to the couYuslou that "+ Bill Musrivou 1s a vastly oourated wan n by worde of u legding Madie suu Couuty Demserat: " Bill Mozripon bas boreda Jrue of Firy-gith Blalg street, runni s Block 1 of Yerb) N. ol the N, weat sloow the said nosi) £0 the place of begluninz. Elliv, Juwes Prake, Abi . L tutersccis the centro of benco soulh 200 feet, thunce «€ast 543 fect mure or leas 1o the east line of Lot Subdivision of tha N, 3 of 1l 1y and the W. 35 of the N, 1{ of Sec, 15, U8, 14. runuing thence north 1v the north loe of said Fifiy-00th etrect, liug of Filty-8fth street Jowes Venotts, yuardian of Ellen J, Vanotta, and utbers, died 8 Lill azainat Beufamin W, awu ol T, 1. Brysnt, aud - Fiske, o forucloss a wostgage fur §2,000 oo Company L, Naith Cavalry, will proceed from Faiy IJYI.u Tux., with gll its available mea fully armed and equipped Tor Bekd scevice, and supplied th thlrty days' rations, marchiug via Fort Stau- 104, W Fort Unlon, New Mexico, and there swall furtier orders. Its departure will take place in tune 1o eaabla tho consany by cuy maiclis to resch Fort Union not luter than Blay 0. ¥ The cumtnandiug viicer Fort™ Baysrd, New Mexico, will aend oue cumpany of cavalry from e poat, fully sracd and equipped. o redort Lo the ‘cowmending oficer Furt bltas, Tezas, at ouge. fur ewourary duty st Uit post. Capt. Clawbers Mekaboin, Fiftevuth Infantry, £, aud theuce will proceed withont delay to Fort Union, New Mexico, and carry ot the tnstructiona contained in ietter fzom these hieadquarters, . . MISC JANEOUS, Leavee of abience have been graated Surgeon Charles DPage, U, 8, Army: Capts, Warres C, Heach, Eleventh Tnfantry, and Deane Monahan, Thied Cavalry; Fiest-Lieate, Mazx Wessendorf, First Cavalry (extended), and Willlam Auman, ‘Thirteenth Infantey, DILLA ARFORE CONORESS, R. 1,153, To provide for nscertaining and re- porting the expenees incatred by tha Territory of Idano and the people thereof in detending them- relves irom. attacks and houtilitics of the Nee Perces Indiane in the year 1877, W 1,084, Provides for the payment to Becond - Lleut. T, B, Kelly, late sn oflicer of the Sizual Carps, for rervices rendlercd by him from April 4, BUJ, to Sept. 15, 1R, daring which geriod he wan patd only Uie pay of o nrivate sotdier, while prrforning the dutles of an ofiices and sapporting Dimeelf, Tassed the Senate. . '4,081, Providos for grantinz a_pension to Rilzabetls M., Devin, widnw of Thomas €, Bovin, 1ate Colonel Third Reximent Unlted States Cavalry and Major-General of Volintecrs. H. Rt 4,582 Pgpvides for repealing Sece. 1 and Qof Chap. 274 afihe lawe relating to the using and connterfoiting teade-niark goods, H, It 4,687. To amend Hec, ¥, 130 of Revised Statutes, relating to the sale of apirituous liquure to ludians. Iteferrcd to Committes on Judiclaty, . R . Authorizing the vayment of ac- c:;l;mu of Licut. James T, Leary, an Insane army ofiicer, I, I, 4,018, Providea for the preventlon of nseceaments for political purposes by oMcials and cmployer of the Goveroment “HH 00025, Providos for the farnialing of ad- ditlonnl trisscs to eoldiers who were ruptured while In linc of auty during tho War, i R. 172, To provide for the crection of a statuc of the late Gen. Gcoree A, Custer. . It 4,038, Torestore to the punlic domaln tho military rosorvation known as Fort Ripley, Minn, i, R, 4,050, Trovides for the survey of the northern bonndaryaf Wyomine Territory nnd to fix the northern boundary of the Yellowstons Na- tlonul Park. - I . 4,033, Forthe rellef of Frederick My- ere, lace privato Company C, Sixth Illuvis Voluue teer Cavaley, TIIOMAS A. EDISO A Tribane Correspondent Visita Him at Monlo P'ark—some of Jll¢ Recant Exe traordinary Discoveries and Invontions. Spectal Correspondence of The Tribune, Mrxto Panx, N. J., May 1.—1t is not sfe to asscrt ouything as imposelble in this day nod gen- ecatlon, Itis n characteristic of Thomas A, Edi- son's mind to nssert the afirmative on the face of ony strongly negative proposition. 1t {a under such clrcumstances that many of his most brilliant cunceptions have flashed upon bim. When he waa onthe witness-stand in the famous Quadruplex suit, one of the ominent counsel endeavored to extort from him theadmission that the complicated machinery fn use was tho only means by which quadruple transiulssion coald be successrnily ace complished. To the surprise of evary one, he declined to arsent to the pruposition. When asked how elso it conid be doae, ha called for poncil and paper to llluatrate tho method. The point was not oresscd for further explanation, and counsel passed to the consideration of viher features of tho case, Ilo was afterwards confidontially called apon to cxhibit diagrams, snd showed an arraugement of battories which would dls. pense with much machlnory, but the fucrensed coat to operato rendered the plan unde- siruble. Onan occasion whon Edison was explajn- 1ng hiv lolefilhunl to n npmberof I:l’amjlllml Rentle- men, Deu Butler sugyvated that Lie must provide for recondlug telephonic com » hasalrondy succeeded in recordinge and roproe ducing apesch with his phonographi. At preacnt the teleohone and phonograph are separated only by natep, ond thagap will undoubtedly soon be clused, 3ir. Iidison met with a brlllfant reception in Wushington recentlv. Presldent llayes roused the ladies {n tiie Whito Hounseat 10, m, to receive him and Jisten to the phonograpi, While lio wae oxhlbiting the photograph befors the Committes on Patenty, Congresy was without o quorum for nearly an hour, The National Academy of Sclence houored Wim in a marked wanner as an originul inventor ond discoverer. Whils 1n thelr presence, n gentlemnn jokinzly suggested 1hat he might talk a hole througn s bosrd. ** Cer- 1otuly can.'' ho responded, mnd thereupon sketched the instrument. Since his returnto Mealo Park ho lias actually made s phouo-motor, which goes when you talk o it and stops with vonr speech, It can be blown, shaken, or turned upsidé down and will not move, but etarts lnnllnll( when wpuken ta, ‘This is not such o diflenlt problem an mignt beimagined, for the vibrations of & diaphzpm such as §s used In the phonugraph ace transformed by delicato mechanism tnto rotary motion. ‘Toys, wiich as dolls which bow thelr acknowledgments when spokon to, paper figures which cowmence work at the word of commnand, ete., will sovn bo upon the market. Jdlson expects 1o make a clock which will kecp itaelf wonnd up s 8 room whero much convorsation (s carried on. o hopes, by placing a machine In tho midet of 8 Iadies' vowiniz Imo. tu atore mp cnough furco In the shape of ‘wasted energy 10 run a stenmshipacrose the Atlan- tic! Tho wachinels expected 10 be very populac with wives whose husbauds are §n the hauit of keeping tute hours, for Ly adding & fow sharp points the delinquent Jord of creation can be made to suffer worsl degradation, wmental anguish, and hvsleal torture all by ono oxpenditurs of breatli, An ingenlous spplicatfontoa ** canvatsur's chalr, '* with which cvery olfica should Lo supplicd, will mako book ugeuts, sdvertising solicitors, and ped. dlers thelr own executioners, Varlous othergood and wscful purposos for the machino will uo doobt Lo dovised, It Is expccied (0 becomo a fue vorlte wothod of sulcide, for by fts ura A man can bore himsoll 1o decath ~with bis own talk, & result mot hitherto accomplished. — What would have becoms of suct @ man in tho days of tho Salem witchczalt? It fa Interesting to know whut he ts dolng. The clixir of public interest ta cansing Ideas to fly from hiv brain Iike sparke from & hot irun under tho Liack- wilth's bamuier. Just now he 18 wrestling with uan nutographic systein of telegraphy by which a Tueswage written ob an ordinary blank will bo put tnto auchine sod an exact ml.{ Le Instantly produced at the recelving station, 1o claims great d und 4n enormous working margin for this o |8 working on an oxtromely cheap Belent wlectric motor cflleclnlly dcllh’uud [ operate sewing-machimes and lyght machinery, Indeed, be anticipatus svon beini able to take out -power wngine waich runs his lab. ubstitate u mora economical electric Ications. niotor. y 'uu completing an nutumatic feod rotary prows for_electrlc uen oriating with which can ulready turn out fAfty er minute, and will probably reach e le perfecting the phonograph, and Las poken #fteen fuot fron the instrument, 1o hae luproved It so that words spoken Intu the instrument fn the urdinary tune of volce, by auy person, are perfe ree cunt by reproduced. 1'ho Western Union phy Cutpany have this week concluded o conteact with hin for bla carbun telephone ai subsequent {inproveuionts, under which royultive will accrae to the amount of $2530.000, fn tne akeich of Mr. fdison's life writion for g Trin. uNE the natonality uf his principal sesfstauts was erraneously 5":". Mr, Clsrles Eatchelor laon Eugllabunai, Juuies Adama s Sco'chman, and Joha Kruval ks Swlae. Gxolas L Buire. e ———— S TARIFF TAXATION, To the Editor of The Triduns. Orruxwa, Iu., April 20,—1 beg (o be allowed apace in your culumns (o reply tu your editorinl ar ticls tu Saturday’s fesue, lu which you consider that you show conelusi Bl should be passed. Statistics show, yuur article, that in 1877 the value of colton zoods fmported was 810, 434,00, and that the cetimated consuinplion of cotlon govde manulactured in this country during that yeur was $15¢,000,000; wearly nlocetenthe of the whole consumption, therefars, bewng wanufactured at home, 'The tax cullected un the portion knported was $11,654, 820, or aboul 40 per cent, which taz you cunsider ls— bucsusw of the tariT-protection to bome wanufac. tures~estended on the domestic goods consumed, and thay vistuslly consuinces pald $61, 400,000 tux, or about 840,000,000 more thau they should = pay: that =~ this smouut gues inte the pockels of Awericon wanufacturers: that, u order that 0,634,870 migbt Lo ruised to po lu- wards supporliug ‘the Uovernuent, Couseuicrs wete obliked tu pay $100,400.000; sl that, Weras forc, the taril vu cotton goods ought (o bs re- penied, und revenna raleed suino othor wa' Al ul the cottun guods ttuported ate bf L mory castly gualitys no cotton sheetiugy, ings, print-clotlw, or cullcovs being wnpotted. Wo cati iasuufacture thess comon grades oF Kuods moro chenply than the Eng a9 has beeu couctusively shown by vur shipplog them tu Mau. chustel ughish merchants maiketing thom 1u Tudis, Chivs, South Americs, aud, of course, ui @ protit to thomselves greater than cunld Le made buyiug of L'utlllll wanufuciurs «rs, ur they would not bave bought our gouds. A we can manufacture th common goods—whi cumuse probably, ae is cstimated, tore than fous- fiths of 4l thy robton gouds cululied—chenper than can the Luitsh uanufacturers, it is certatoly nut at all reasouale to aupposs that they would be shipped Juto this cunulry frow abroad M there weie 0 Gt upon thew., ‘or years previus to the panic of 1873, no class of laborlug veuple in the East were so poorly paid cutlun-operatives, whethier cuwployed by 1 cturers wWho luade priut-clothe, ele., or thuss who wanuluctured dress-goods, warps fur 100. been able to reproduce word ] 2 woolenpanitucturers, etc. . and curisiuly” they cunuotlive uvon less wagce than they aid then, unless the nucesarles of life coutinue rulatively luw us bt prescnt, uuless the Westero fatuier gef iittle 88 lia does now fur bis pryduce. OuF cote wachinery ts considered by experts to bo supe- rior to the Enxlish, Now, if conimoun cutton goods canunt de produced more clicaply than they now aro [u thls country, and sold ziors cheaply, how are consumers t wuve this 40 psrcent! How are they (o 2ave this $U0, 000, 0001 Uur wanufacturers of (he tuer cotlon gouds are lesrutus Wow o vee- fect thou at @ low cost, wnd, by thcle enterprise 1o produciug wmore tastelul zoods, are graduslly forcluy tue forelon guods vut of the warket, while tue vaumty of by vevblo for fureiza gouds 1v ap- varcotly vanlshiuyg, The repeul of the tari® wvon cottun goods would Bot eulan gicat loss upon Baatern piavulucturers, but tho ouly sppreciatie reault would provavly be mora of piug ot those laborers e manufacturing tae nicer ceades of R0, 1t wonla provably forcs thoss engrge in mar, furing certain lines of s xoadd to vy, abanidon their manafaceure, The hoeqen’ 113y cottan-tarid nvit i« [aila 0pon thosr wiy 0 goode: and I8 his 10108 1t shoula by "y not thara who 12 abls 1o bny lusuries ay i support of our Govern, i lll;‘l .'"hnll':l'.'lp’l % ment thay they uch that I have eald abont cotton gang Apply with eqn#l force 10 tvoulen nnmrl‘n,n:vhn:,m"" that comes nnder the h>ads of sllke, g proid and it 5, cte,. 8140, No low-nriced, cosree wrh: en gowdv. 13 speak of, are fmported: It 14 a0k fine coods. ~ We ean manufacturn the comron Jo00 I chieayly as can b3 done abroad, and el turers In k14 conntry have Mitile to fear from lill "1 It not parfectly right that thé A& L] nol y rigl hat those wi o wear tho broadcioth and fln!llnrnwl?:;:.hg' can wear fine laces, they \Who fre abic to hoders iheir tablea“with French china, anouid postsck burden of tazatian, &s tevenne muat come jeod nina other source I we do not have s tans Joo fho \hole Hne of manufactiros, and it Ir, gep okd Iy speaking. the mora expentive grades of (o manufactures that are 1mpotted. Certainly to who of necessity consume the Ilrvernommmn’ common grades of goods, and conatitule \hy Jority, ahould he coneldeted hefore those mployeq 1. althays0 #umo the costly yoods, and. constitats vhy < Rority e —e—— A WESTEAN HERCULES, The Mighty Cherokea Jlunter of the Greyy Amcrican Bottom—Marvelous Feats of Strength Performed by Mins, St. Louts Eeening oar, About three miles down the Hiinaty hors, near the Mittlo Town of Cahokhy, lives g yer, quoer Iudian, who hasaMstory aa remarkayle n it s romantie. fle Is a full-blooded Cherokee. und, according to his own asscrtions, is over 10g years old. 1lis name 8 Jobn Meehoo, and | was born fn the Countyof Jefferson, Misziseipy), where his tribe resided over a century ago, ang from which reglon they were transported to thg tudian Territory, Jobu, or the “Tie Indjan» osbo Is tamiliarly termed, 18 an extraordinay person in appearance, being 8ix feet tour Inchey in.liefght, weighing about 190 pounds, ang jy epite of hisage Is ercet and comparatively ro. hust. His hair §s now perfectly anow-white; he hnsbut a few teeth left, and within the last two or three years he has grown sninewhat bald, jfe 18 a Hsherman and frog hunter by professjon, and has n wite about 80 years of nze, o Frenck. winnag, who does not speak Euglish, Hia firsg wife was an Indian half-breed, by whom he had two chitkdren, both living in_ the ¥ienlty of Ca hokia, and hunters nnd sportsuien by vocatin, At the age of 17 Meehoo Tod already becoye noted for hia physical strength und great pow. ers of endurauce, Untortunately L beeame involved In s quarrel with the Cllef of the Cheroxees, Mahauntal, and slew hlin, Moy, while making an effort to flee, was avprelieniy by his tribe, nud, niter a triul according to 1 forms common to the Cherokees, he waseun. demned to be burnt at the stake, bat durlug Lis short confinement, preparatory to his underyy. ing this terrible ponalty, ho escaped. Hewent to the northern part of the Territory of M sippl, where he joined the Chickesaws, Hero, tuo, his belligerent disposition broke out agaln and ho killed two of the Choctaw Chiets nn, made captive 0 womau of the tribe, with whom he fled, ilis Jifo since then has been serics of wandering from one State to another, From Mississippl he proceeded to Loulsfana, from theuce to Texas, and from Texas to Muasour), and for the lust ity years he has been living In the vicinity of 8t. Louls, where be has followed thie precarlous avoeation of trog huntiug. 1le has always been famed for his remarkable strength.” During hiseariier Iife he was ableto 1t 1,000 pounds on u dead level. On one oeeae sfon ho carried tpon his broud shoulders a bar. rel of porig, welighing 300 vounds, from the Jand- ing at East Bt. Louls to his then home below Cuhokin, o distance of six wfles, Several years ago bo lived ot the otd Town of Kaakaskls, In 1ltinots, where he was employed tn the flouring- mill, Remarkable stories nre told of the woo derful feats of muscular strengthy performed by htm. it fssald that be was In the habit of placing upon bis shioutders two bags of wheat welghiog 200 ponnda each, aud carrying them up i thght of atairs. This labor he would per- form for hours, never sceming to tire, Whils roaming through the woods one dsy his dogs, which were followloz him, hayeda hugze stag fu the bed of 8 dried creex, Mechoo was unarmed, and, after severnl incflectual effurts to club tho deer with such bludgeuns 1 he could pick up, he avized the tnfurlated beust by the autlers, and by main strength hutrled bia over his hiead, breaking the anlmal’s neck, Mcehoo ot ong thing was probubly the might fest hunter that roaned the wilids of the Amer- fcan bottom. Forty and fifty years ago bears were plentiful {n the thick forests of the swampy reglous lklruux‘ltlxu castern shore of the Missh. sippl, and bear-buntiug wus Mechoo's favorite port, Hu etill carrles upon him the marks of more than one territle conteat with savage bralu. To a reporter of the Evening 'vst, who visited bim on "Thursday last, be gave o recital of u remars- able struggle he had Wwith a bear [n the wiater of 182, whille hunting through the Dry Cruek Dottom, about sevun wiles wouth of where Centreylllo Station Is now situuted. It wuson tho 24th day of December, and a lizhtwnow covered the gronnd. Meehoo had gone out for the purpose of hunting wild bogs, and had with him one dog that was trained for that peculur sport. While traversing the boltom he was suddenly confronted by a huge bluck bear, The dog rushed at him, but the bLear ut one tlow of his powerlul paw stretched the poor brute dm«h and at tho distance of thirty feet brufu polse. hinselt on bis hind legs os 1f throwing down the gauntiot of battle, Mechou lmmedlatcly putied down upon hlm with his rifl:‘:i but tohis dismay the powder refused to gooff. Theoy exploded with o loud nolue. Tt was fumediately replaced by o fresh one. but beiore Mechoo conld fire n second tim Uhic bear Wus upot bint nud fu such proximity that It wus fwpossible for him even 1o use the rifle us u ciub, Tue nuln aw beast closed in a territic strugule,the bear i his chiaracterlstle gamo of hugglng, the desper ate Indlan strupgling to draw his knlle frombis belt, Meehoo laughingly said to the reporier, 41 tell you, my non, the hiug that bear xuve mi was the woret I ever had in my Jife. At nlm ! thought my very ribs wero broken, and 11! ’I:. it ny entire body was oigshied to g couple! . iwlly. Mybroathi was ontircly taken awar s or a moment I wusexbausted, but, reallzing 5 desperato mature of my situation, I 1w Jln struggle to frev wy right arm aml -umw.d‘t o drawiug iy kuite, Defore [ could use n bear huicged mo uzafn, but I managed to E:nl‘ simall cut fu upon his fore shoulder, '"'-'uun mal released me and begun Lo suapat me ¥ fils teeth, and ho struck me with lils !unvlnmv‘ One blow fulled ing to the ground nmlnmul stunned me into Inscnsibility. By the v";'»'nm, rose the bear wis upon me, but I had m o in tinl and gave him s thrust that made growl with anger and bowl with pein. totbe ‘The old man then provgeded to relate A reporter the several dotsils of the ugm[“bca-' resuit, The coutest lasted teu minutes gfi el gotting in Dlow upon blow, knockiug ‘-t’nnc faronist down, but nuver succeeding 1 ‘l!,tw'm fu u hug upon him. Iothe weautime A Lk used Dhis kalle with eavage llclgfll e though for u long thoe aoable to touch b part of the huge monster, Finnlly he mal 10 stab the oear In the heart and kil bim. pasd Mechoo now owns forty acres of l:;u e Mvea with bis $squaw® “In o very PrSTO cabin, Holsan Inodonslve old man BN Fog coutfoues bis duily ayocations, molesting b THE ROSE. A splendid rose, all (resh with dew, Thus wused within bher emerald bnflr.o ++\When will my truy love come uud woo, Aud pralso my aweelocss ond my huc, Aud Leke e us bls chosen fower? ‘The thougat that 1 might bloom iu vala Does 01} my heart with keencat palo. beggar strolling by— 'E“n.- rosc's bower; I'he crimon hu‘"in, c::.'.?:lhulr:fl:y_: H“ o hed aloft! h‘pluued 100 ower— @ crushed it Lo bl I\mn?mu s Aad swore he dearly “"'msmux L P ——— A Prospective lm.l\ull’!‘lur Guorgls anad (Gu.) et . Dr, Pritt, of Marieita, s ilsilugtitshed cheaft s discovered a method of makiuy p! e e stone direct from the fron pyrites, whiv A found fu fnoxhaustible rlunnmm ull n'lx‘nl o Georgle The process ts exceedlozly s ulw_u very cheap. ‘The brimstoug cau be produsts, tne quality at about one-third of the cost £ 1 brimstute which we now get. ‘Tls cuuu{ 1 relied chiefly upou Sily for ber nuppl'v ul i stoue, It is taken from the voluapicresion " whare It Is deposited 1 envraious beds: - st dug Jugreat blocks. A maucau walk over iy a3 it he were walklug over acres of phv-.;fu o By Dr, l‘::u;’- mtll:gd‘ b::‘:::fl‘bfi::(fil Fa d much cheaper thua 5 Bty ™A patoat b beon ubtaiued, sud work will soon be established. e — Gresley and Judiana Movey. ; 1t s rellated of Horace Groeley that wbed 18 was once lecturing fu JTudiaus, whes blfll il banks were ju full career and o bauk I e not be carred a huudred wiles without 8 4 count on it, the lecture l'vululll.h.zh}ux e Grecley in hank bills of that neighbor |ow‘- bt looked at them, and tucn vald, uli ok give me, wstead of this atull, & wellvas counterfels ui sowe Eaaters bauk!