Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 9, 1880, Page 4

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Palmer's: Union-Square Theatre Company. “A Kaleo Friond.” E “o"akeVicker’s Theatre, _Madison stroot, botweon State and Dearborn. “All the Mago.” we Hootey's Thentee, Randolph rtreet, betwuon Clark and La Salle, Ene xnyoment of tha Now York Criterion Comedy Com- pany. ,“Fronke,” 5 Se MONDAY, AUGUST 0, 1880. ae a SS £ TO WORKING REPUBLICANS, The Presidential. campaign bas now fairly opened, Tho Republicans have a magnificent standard-bearer/nt onco a statesman, schoinr, and galdfer, who {a worthy of the cordial support of every Republican in this broad land. Evory mnt who is: proud of the patriotic record of tho Repubstonn party, aud dovotod to the honor and welfaro of nla country, cannot hesitate to sup- port Gen, Janes A. GAnsizLv and tho wholo Republican ticket. 4 The Demo-Confedernte candidate Is wholly ignorant of political and. olyil aifairs, as hia’ whole Ife has beon spent {n rallitary routing; ho is uttorly unilt to discharge thedoliento and dim- cult dutics of the Presitenoy, and if elected will We nothing more than anoso of wax in the hands of the crafty, unreconstructed, State-supromnecy Hrlgndierd of ‘tho’ Bouth. It ls not safo to cicot Buch a mnn Chief Magistrate’ of this gredt He- public. Fiore ‘The Republicans must confront the 'Solld Houth" by a Solld North. Congress must bo tevovered from tho handa of tha Confedorates wid thoir doughface allics; and tho Govern- ment must be kept in the control of the party, that saved tho Union.and, mage a freo coun- try; that preserved the flercely nasniled No~ tonal eredit, rostored-the currency to par, fited jhe channels of trade ‘with gold ond ellver, re- Iitced tho public debt rind the rates of invorest, ind estnbiished general ,prosperity, Tho bual- 1wss {iterest# of tho.country cannot afford to be aympered With ‘or experimented upon by cur- soncy quacks or reckless demmgogs. Gen. GAn- nieip will glye the’ people o pure, able, eco- rointent,eMelent, and patriotic Administration, In electing bith thore aro no risks to-be taken,’ ag his wisdom, expericnco, and regord are known: wniliion, In support of the Republican party, its candl- dates and principles, Tam Cuicago Trinune will make a Iyely campalgn. No agency will contribute ‘more to tho auccess of tho Repub- lican cause than n wide dissemination among the peopte of this journal. . . Tu order to placo Tue Werkny Trpuns in tha bands of tho greatest poss{blo number of renders during the campaign, it will bo sent anti! aftenthe Presidential clcotion ut the fol- fowing extraordinarily low rates: i Binglo copy. @ 540 Three coples. +», 2.01 Ten copies ( ‘3.00 Forly copies (one address) 10.00 Alf additional copics onuk 25 cents, \ + Let workiag Repuvlicans pour in tho clubs githout delay untll every reader is suppticd, ‘Senator Burren, of South Carolina, evl- dently stands in no fear of the murderous pro- pensitics of Col. Cash, the slayer of Shannon, Ho pronounces bim olthor a lunntto or a binck- guard, and declines to notice him in eithor ca- pacity. - ne —_—— A ‘Sunpay demonstration without 4 Paraliclin the history of that olty took placo yesterday at Columbus, 0., an tho cocasion of tho conaccration’of the Rt.-Rey. John A. Wat- torson, tho newly-appolnted Roman Catholic Bishop of Columbus, ‘twenty thousand vialtora from surrounding towns attonded tho imposing ceremonies. ‘Te Kansas Sheriff who has In chor the mut and wontan believed to be Br, and Mr. Bender, was guilty of gross alticilal Impropricty * at Kangaa City yesterday in permitting the pria-* onora to leave his custody and be exhibited at the Theatre Com{quo fur an admlasion fco of 25 conts. ‘This unscenly and disgraceful perform- ance lasted two hours, and thon popular indige Nation compelled the official mountebunk to re- turn yao prisonors to thotr cells,, ‘Tne pulpit opposition to the Sunday music in the South Parks acqmato have had a good effect, though In a somowhat differont direction from that Intended, Tho sormons preached agninet the musical attraction have drawn gén- eral attention to the park and tho restful on- dJoyment thoy offer, und tho rosult hus beon ta increase the attendance of tired wook-day workers and tholr families at these beautiful . broathing-places, Nusenovs converalons from Democracy to Republicanism aro chronioled in MeLean County in this State, and a largo Increase in the Ropublican vote thors ts predicted. A corro- spendent at Garrott, Ind., who attonded a Dom- ocutic poto-raising tizale at that place Baturday, reports thatthe vulgar lunguago and obscone stories of one of the Bourbon speakers drove many Democrate and Republicans with thelr ladies from the mecting In disgust, and in proof of the alucority of hig, bellaf that tho offect of the gathorlug will bu to decrcaso tho Domo- cratic voto in that Incallty, tho correspondent, though a Hfolong Donovrat, now declarca bin- soll a Garfeld mun. , | rato under bis change of bazo from starvation tu plentiful sustenance, The combined elfccts of liberal indulgence In watorineton, beefatoak, mullk-toaat, stewed potatoes, broad, alo, wine, Gte., are noticcuble in tha rapid increase of bis wolght, which jn the twenty-four hours suo cotding tho teriutuation of big fast Jumped tron }214 to £30 pounds, Contrary to all expeo- tatloy, his long;deserted stomach tackles kindly to the large quantities of food and drink that occupy the place empty for: forty daye, and ree, sumed Its function’. very much as though It were none the worse for the long period of dla uso. £ A ost disgraceful nffray, In which sey- oral persons of juore or less prominence took part, and which will result.in the deuth of one of tho parties engaged, took pluce last evening iuChiclunat!, Suelibakor, ex-Chlef of Pullva of thut city, but now proprietor of the Vino Street Opera-Hiouso, and Chumley, a police allicer,, whosounugbtor bud formeriy sustained tu Bugll- ‘Duker tho relations of mistress, wore the prin cipul actors ln the tragudy, the wcono of which wid in the station-bouse, Tho quarrel, which Lagan with a strect-cur scufly between the do acyuad filetress and ber successor In the uifecs ons ‘of the ex-Culef of Pullce, terminated at the station by the shooting of Chumicy by Boelfbaker fn the presonce of a dozon. potloc- men, who appear to have been powdrless to in- terfere with the murderous detofmiantion of tholr former superior oflloer and to save tha life of thoir comrade, 3 Tur fast of. Dr, Tanner and tho religions leasins to po drawn :therefrom formed ‘tho thome of severnl pulpit discourses in this ofty. yesterday. Bishop Fullows, of ‘the, Reformed Episcopal Chureh, the Rev. T, Tt. Strobridge, nt Park Avenue Methodist Church, and. tho Hoy. Irving A. Sorrios, at tho South Side Christian Church, preached upon. this subject. At tho First Preabyferian Church tho Tlev. Arthur Mitchell surprised his con; ition by the an- notincement. that be had cuneluded to accept a enit to the pastorate of tho First Presbyterinn Churoh of Cloveland, O., intending to enter upon his duties fhére in October. . The eamp-mecting at Lake Bluff was brought to a closo yostorday, the attondanco being uncommonly large. Gex, GAnFrerp was present yesterday at tho religious services of tho National Young Men's Christian Association nt Chautauqua, Ho ‘was presented to tho vast audiencoof 10,000 peo- ple, who were urgent in tholr requests for n apecch, but hd" conten.od bimaclf. with tho ro, mark that in.his judgmont neither the time nor tha placo: twas; sultable for spoeoh- making, and thon retired. Jo was nov- ertholess'~ necorded a very " onthusiastio ovation by the multitude, who, while nnzlotis to hoar him spenk, duly appreciated tha modesty and Christian sense of propricty which deterrud him from Interforing with tho religious oxer- elses of tho occasion. The rymaindor of tho dny was pnssed in reat and quict by the futuro Preatdent, who will arrive nt Clovcland this afternoon. « Bes To set at rest all dow sas to his future Political avtion, and to wifcotunlly,dispuse of the rumor of hisintontion to support the Domo- oratio nominco, Gon. Adam R. King, of Mary- land, a membor of, Gon. Hancock's staf during the War, and a prominent official of tho Repub: Nean orranization known a8 tho Boss in luo, is ont in on fetter in. whtod, whilo profcss- ing high regard for Gon. Hancock . ns A commander, o soldicr; and a gontle: man, ho stutes that ho. caunot ‘support him as tho candidate of tho’ Democratic party and .all,that. that Implics, but will oppose his election and give bis yoico and voto to Gar- fioid and Arthur. This doolaration Is a great disappolntmont :to. the ‘Demoerntia pnpora ia that part of tho cuuntry, which have beon having a -jollifleation -for several days ‘past over Gen. King's supposed defeotion from tho Ropublican party. MeDonarp, the consictea whisky-ringster, ns entered upon tho execution of his thront to revenga Limsolf upon those of his co-consplira- tors in the gigantic plot of revenue robbery who contrived to escape punishaiont and “loft him to his fato, Ho hag begun in tho St. Louls Port- Diepateh tho publication of what he alleges to be a complete expose of tho ‘grent conspiracy by which tho ‘Govornmont was defrauded.out of largo sums of money dito-to it in the fornt of ‘tho tax on imanufacturod splrite, and tha first large instalment of the story Is reprinted in our columns this morning; {twill be seen that .McDonuid’s statement dl- rectly implicates Gon. Dabcock, Internal-Rov-. enue Commissioner Douglas, Collector Ford, nd other Government oflicials fit the whisky frands,* and that he bas attempted to connect Gon rant with the crooked operations, He docs | not, howover, succeed in showing that the thon }, President of the United Statea had any connec- } tlon with or direct knowledge of the workings of the scheme of tho ringstera to blackmail tho distillers and rectificrs and defraud the Govorn- ment, tho worst allegation relative toGen. Grant boing that He accepted a contribution of money from tho Hing to nssist in his retlection. The world will bo slow to credit on unsupportod ul- legation of this chnractor coming froin con- vioted felon whuse avowed purpose in muking those disclosures is to. smirch tho fanio of tha, ex-Prestdont. Much of MeDonald’s' story is doubticss true, much more of it false and oxag- erated, and wimt with tho distortion and: par “tial suppression of fucts that is evident through- \| tho South out the narrative, It will not bo kely to equal! tho expectations of the authoras regards tho damnge ho has designed to inflict, poeelieaianelainey ,\ THE' “FAIR COUNT” IN ALABAMA. The Democratic majority at ‘the recent election in Alabamn shows fraud upon its very face:' Sweeping political changes some- times occur in States upon some State ques- tion amd in cltles unon local issues, but changes that wipe out ong majority entirely and pilo up In its place mujorities yalmost equal to an entire vote cannot occur without frauds of the most: glaring and shtanefaced desoriptions In this olection thease changes aye mainly occurred In the districts mown to bo overwhelmingly Republican, that coni- prise the black bglt, ‘The dimenslons of the general Democratic majority, hqwever, show that the frauds wore as genoral.as the clec- tion, and were not confined to any particular section of the State, The majority for Gen. Grant hit Aldbama In 1873 was 10,898, ‘Tho Alabama niethod of bulldozing, murder, and ostracism was then sct in. operation with such good effect that In 1876 Mr. ‘Tilden re- fipunces, but tholr spocches woro, mile, up one } tirely of ppeals to the the’ Southerhy people. Thoy charged that we were engaged in eelyed a majority of 93,772. Since that tino Carolina plan of . fraud at tho ‘ballot-box has been added_ ta tho method, and now we have ma- jority of 0,000 In a total vote that fell conaidernbly short of 160,090. An examination of the voto of some of the coun- thes will show how this total was manufact- ured. Lowndes County has $7,000 popila- tion, throo-fourths black, In 1873 its total vote was 4,804; Republican majority, 5,051; in 1870, total vote, 8,461; Republican majorl- ty, 9,843; in 1890 total vote not known, be- enuss not counted, Democratic majority, 1,200! Autaugn County, total vote; 2,500, the blacks being nearly two-thirds of the popula tion; Republican mafority fn 187 of 021; In 1876 of 773; In 1880, Democratic majority, 550, Perry County, the blacks outnumbering tho whites more than two to one, gave over 2,000 Republican. majority in 1872- and. 1870, and now gives 1,400 Democratic majority! Chil- ton County sends a Democratic majority of 1,800 (1), and In 1876 had but 1,341 votes all told, St. Clair County, wliteh polled but 1,020 votes in 1876, now gives n Democratic majority'of. 1,000} In 1874, Etowah, out of a total vate of 1,044, polled a Domocratle nin- jority of 1,000, and now sends In b wnajority of 9,000 without so much asa blush, - * Phe above are falr samples of tho way in which tho Democrats carried the Stato of Alnbama; and over this infainous result of, fraud and corruption ‘Northorn Democratic papers are rejoicing, “A free election and fair count” unblushingly. and‘ hypocritieally sulvels the superb Hancock In his lotter of uecoptance! ‘The electlan was free enough, Hoviig abolished all local self-government in Republican districts and Milled up tho Boards of Neglstration and Inspection with Domovruts, they could afford to allow Ro- ;| publicans to votes without thelr usual method Dn. Tannen is theiving at an amazing of hindrance, such as nssault, threats, mur dur, and othor forms of bulldozing which were practiced In 1674, - It was not necessary. to bully, bluster, or bulldoze, or to use knife, aud pistol, and lash, because thay had a moro effectual remedy. So the election was free to the few Republleans who wanted to. go through the smere empty farcu of voting, end after tha polls were closed’ the Domoernts gut In fhetr work, ond the “falr. count” commenced, 1t was-a yory sluple. process, It merely, required somo ‘person to put hig hand {nto the ballot-box, take out an indefylt. quantity of honest votes, and dump In an Indefinig quantity, of dishonest ones, It was uot only an easy but wuule process, because the counting and ux- amining of returns aro in Democratic hands,” and the dispiscemunt and destruction of votes could be easily concealed, Even if it wore done In plain sight, instead of by obScuring the Hghts in the room, no one would care w prosecute @ fraud where the prosecutor would be driven out of the State or killed and the perpetrator could not be convicted. ‘There are the patriots who are whining about conecillation and who echo Hancock’s hypocritten! twnddle ‘nhout ‘a free election and n fair count” If the “suporh” Han- ¢bek has any opintons of his own which ate, hot manufactored for him It, woutd bo inter- esting to-know what ho thinks of a “fair dount’tin Alabama, for Instance; what ho thinks of counties three-fourths Republican ensting Democrati¢ majoritfes na large as the total volo; what ho thinks of tho crowd of bulldozers and ballot-box stnifers with wliom he ts consorting!. ‘This {s the first gan from the Sotith, and the New York.1World anys. it is “double-shotted.” Yes, double-shotted with fraud, perjury, and vilisiny, worse than over Taninatiy conceived.» 1t tells the story, unmistaknbly that the South is solid, and that the Bourbon bulldozers will count the voto. ‘This may as wall bo sottled upon first as Iast,! that the Repihttoan vote in the South wit not be counted, Against this infamy the North must present an tinbroken front. DE LA MATYR'S EXPERIENCE IN THE: Mr, De La Matyr, the Greenback Congress- man fromthe Indlanapolls District fn In- dinna,-bas,beon.on a, proselyting mission In the: South similar to that undertaken ‘by Woavor, the Greanback candidate for -Presi- dent, Ifo reports very nuich the same ox- vérlehedng Weaver, . We found that, tho: Southern spirit of Intolerance oxtends, not; inerely to the Republicans of the North, but: avon ta the Gireenbackors, because It {8 bo-, Neved that’ the Intter organization may indl- roclly ald in. the dofeat of the Democratic. party, ‘Among other things which De La, Matyr, told’ a réportet of tho. Indianapolis Journal were the following: ” + Thoy would not tulk.upon. the question of nn effort to disrupt the Democratic Party ot the, forth, and that, therefore, thoy could: trot fond’ us. any favor. ‘Tho Domocrata of: the ‘North, thoy suid, had stood by them. during. the War, hud been’ thelr frionds in roststlug Hopublican oppression, that they were the only ailics through whotn thoy could hope to retain’ their present aacendency in tho Bouthern Ktates, and that’ thoy coi not think of Jonding nay eountenance to a purty whose influonce was uafavoribic to, the suceess of tho Demoerntic party in any of the close Northern States, Wo aro now engaged, thoy sald, ina iifo nnd death struggle, and can not afford to do anything whioh will risk the suo uvas which secins how within aur-grasp, Wo. want evary Democratic vote this year, aud thon, when our party gots iuto power, we will settle this nnd all other questions which arose ‘out of tho bad adminietration of affairs while tho Republicans huye had control of the counter. Thetrappenis to tho people were bused wholly; upon sectlounl Isaues, and thelr apeeches were ns intensely Southorn as anything T have evor heard on: Republican platforma in tho North hus been: of un opposit character. T.told thom that Inall such altenpta to array the South againat, the North’ Mew would be.certatn tobe beaten, and that they would dererve to be, 2 He ndited to this statement the fact thatthe’ Southarn Demgerats told, him freoly.. tliat their purposo’ was to allow the Opposition, whether Repubilean or Independent, thd broadest Jatitude In public meetings, and even in voting, but “ to su count the votes as to dnattré’ ut Democratte majority.” De La, Matyr convinced himself by porsonal reru- tiny of the relatlyo’ strength of parti¢s in Alnbaina that ‘itis tmpossible tho Demo- erats ent’ have a majority of 60,000. except by. afnlse count.” In -fact, the Democrats’ be- fore‘election only claimed 10,000 majority, ovar the Republicans In estimates thnt Ig- nored the Greenback vote altogether: The!) practice is .to appoint two shrewd Domo- eratio judges nt each polling-pluce along with, one ignorant ‘or pliable colored mai to-throw out all Opposition baliots that have even an accidental’ penell-ntark; to tako every advantage:pending the vote, snd,.when necessary,’ make any changes “in tho count: that may be required to give the Democrats a majority. oh te Messra, Weaver and Do Ln Matyr aro fair and competent witnesses ns to the political condition aud methods of the South. ‘These genllemon have no sympattiy with ‘tho Re- publican party per sce., In fact, they aro more hostile to it than they are to tho Domo- erntic party, because ' thoy know that it Is’ malnly diie to Hepublican effort that their: schemes have been defeated and resumption achieved. When, therefore, they bring North an explicit confirmation of the Intolerance, fraud, and desporation of the Southern Bour- ‘bons, their statements must be recelyed with entire confidence. ~ What. docs {t monn? Why is it that the ox-Confederates now con- tend that thoy are engaged in "9 life and.’ death struggle”? What is.tho ulttinate pur- oso that suggests all manner of fraud and violenco to achieve 1 Demoerntle victory this yenr? It {is no longer a devotion to “ Homo Rule,” for the ox-Confedorates enjoy that In tho fullest sense, Tho proposed selzure of the General Government must have some deep design that 1s concealed from tho gon-, cral view If the effort to that end is really “0 life and death struggle." eight hours,: ‘-Woll, what of that?’ you row ply. “Dre. Tanner dldn’t have anything to ont for-forty days; if you don't gct anything in tho course of three or Tour weeks, come round, again and Til giveyou something.” Your neighbor "inn decting” tells you he as fost ton pounds of flesh in a month, Cheer him up by calling hfs attention’ to the dase of Tanner, who lost thirty pounds in tho samo length of time, ‘but -tiever thought of. sttcenmbing to a fcollng of dospalr. ‘Tho enso of Fanner is a fine incentive to econo- my. Tiotsands of people in moderate. clt- ctmstpnces consumo all they earn—nevor get oliead. | Ench day’s stipénd gocs for ench day's food... ‘fo. get o-start in life itis only necessary for persons of this class to. prac- tice a Hlltlo-selfdoniaL Tho hend of the family anhotndes to his wife and children that he proposes to save moncy enough to buy a housol: The announcement produces A.genulne sensation, Nathing caster, ho ex- alaima.Wo-will fast for a month, thon int- dulge jin. food for, a month, and so on. .At tho end of 9 yonr wo shall have six months" | } waged tn the snvings-bank, . ‘Citero'is in hiss, of persons who argalways o month behind In thelr bills, "Choy quit eating ‘thirty days und’ get even. Tho head of © poor fanilly, of ‘the poor head of a faml- ly, owes) a doctor's, bill—a, small vill, the amount of a week's wages, perhaps. '1¥6 1s anxious to pay it, but eneli doy all his money got’ to buy food, Ho thinks of: ‘Tan- Mer’ fast, abstaius from food a, week, and getaeven with the doctor, ‘Tanner's fast Is naplondid thing'for tradespeople,—butehers ant grocers, -In tho minds of these honest’ trndosnicn there ts often a doubt of the goou’ faith of. delinquent customers, That doubt need no longtr exist. If the customer is" employed, in reeelpt of wages, he cn pay If No watts to. Ho has only to refrath from, eating for-n longor or shorter period, accord- sing to the nntount of the bill ho wishes to: disefinrge, In ordar to acquire .tlio means of paytnent,-If he prefers to Indulge'n gross appetite rather than discharge a debt, he Is not an honest man; he fs not worthy of-croditi: Fasting, may—It will—reduce the volume. of trade in provisions, but 1¢ will establish a perfect ‘credit test, and so Insure the pay- ment of every account, or rather provent the running of accounts, and’ thus lend, to the |! abolition of credit, Vor the man,who . asks to bo served with potatoes, onions, sausages, and ‘beefstenk or mutton-chops on credit: wilt be told t6 go home’ arid’ fast’ till, he has? earned Gnéugh money to pay for them, But 1b 43 not oloife.in the matter of food-pur- chases that fasting will be fonnd of sorvice, Women may sncrificu the craving: of thelr ,slomachs ‘to ‘the love of finery. . When tha. -wife offem to hor husband, I place: of. costly dinner, a bowl of watm : water, with ‘severnl’ side-dishtes of cholee’ feet miticral-waters, ho will know . that she ts ‘merely saving money wilh, which to buy 9 dress, a hnt, v shawl, or a pur of shoes with heels alx Inches high under tho instep. ‘Those aro a fowof the practical ro- jSulta'Ittely to follow Tanner’s fast. Tt may :Not tent! to the great'ndyancement of med. ical sclenco; but, If |t,,tends to minke poor, (people ‘economical, to. restrict and. flually nbolish credit for bakers’ brend and butch- ers’ meat, and to Inereago'the capnelty of ‘women to “constime” bonnets and -things, ‘Dr, ‘Tannér will certatuly’ be entitled to Monor ds n benofactor of hits rnce, oe ne SUNDAY:-IN) THE PARES, ' * Tho, Rev. Mr. Jobuson, of lyde. Park, - has found some support'in his gratultous: and H-timed ‘attack upon tho South Bark Commissioners for )providing “elevated, “music”? asa Sunday: attraction, Tho sup, vort la not numerous ior truthful, but still isa support. ‘It comeg In part from a portion, of his congregatlen iui in part from the. In- terior. Ascorsor so of people, met at his church on Wednestay“ovening last ostensi- bly for prayer, but spent a part of their tine hi passing redolutions ‘ot approval for, tholr pastor and disapproval for ‘Tre ‘Tripunn relative to Sunday muste In tho parks. ‘The! Fnterior, about the same time, backed up Mr, Johngon’s posttion by q very ttansparentmis-" statement. If Mfr. Johnson can be sustained and Sunday music in'tho parks condemned | onty by these methods,;he would haye done better to’pass over the subject altogther, The Zaterior, with tho purpose of bringing ‘thd Sunday park coficerts Into disrepute, | made the bald assertion that “Tho South -Park Commissioners of Chiengo aré notcon- .tont with providing’ “brass, band” to attract ‘and entertain the people on the Sabbath (ate), ‘but propose to erect a shelter enpable of con-' taining 5,000 people, with a sinooth floor for dancing.” Tho purpose of this statement, was to spread tho impression that Sunday; ——, TANNER AS A BENEFACTOR. European doctors’ aro very hypercritical on the subject of Tanner's fast. They ns- sume without good reason thnt the ensolncks proper authentication, when the fact Js, prob-. ably, that it Is the best quthentleated cage in the world’s history of the prolongation of. human Ifa without food. They Indulge in no end of stupld platitudes of this character: “Te the data aro not certain tho oxperhnent Js of very Iittio selentific value.” ‘True; but if the data are certaiu, what then?’ Tow coult tho data be moro certain? The fast hns beer watched by reputable physictans, But Dr. Sims says Tanner “ought to:have put himself under tlie care of tho Nourolog- ical Society.” . And the celebrated -Doctor goca on to say: “ The'noxt error committed was not to .keop perfectly ‘quiet and save vitality, Then, agatn, he should hdybaltowed hy kpectators to. bo present. , ‘They ondan- gered tho experiinant by trritating.tho nery- ous-system, It would live been bettar, too, Mf he lind commenced the fast n imonth earller, +50 as, to, avold tho extramo heat.” Poor.” Tanner ‘has made almost, As many iwistakes as Moses, according to Dr. Sims. He lost ‘vitality’? by not keeping “ perfectly quiot,” did he? , Now, Dr, Sims, suppose you fast forty days, keeping " por fectly quit,” and ‘seo if ot the end gf tho oxperiment you hava more “vitallly ” lett than Dr. ‘Tanner has} , You ean keop tho sbectators out, and so avold “Irritating” your “nervous ‘systom,” and ydu can avold tho extremy heat by commencing “a month earller” ora month later than Dr. Tanner, did, Itmnay bo tat thore hava’ beon eases of Involuntary starvation of invalids, per- sons {han abnormal vhyalcal condipion, ex- tending over long perlods of time, modore ately well authenticated, + But itis probakla ‘In such cases that the victima have received. jmore or leas nourlslment in’ the form'of Mquids. Dr. ‘Tanner fa not the victim of etaryntion, His is a caso of voluntary abstl- nence, and we make the point. with. tho European doctors that the fast of Dr, Tan: ner ls the longest falrly well authenticated) cnse of abstinetice on record in tho history of manklud, $ “« aa The doctors all-insist that Dr, Tan- nor’s fast proves. nothing in the intoyéat of tho advancement of medical. sel- ence, Woll, let us admit that it is worth Jess for all such. purposes, -I¢ ‘19 still: evi~ dence of remarkable nerve and unpreccdgpt- ed human endurance, Its relutions ‘to. med- {cal sclence agide, It fg‘ stlll not without {ts practical lesson, Thisisan age of trumps, and of course most of the tramps aro im- postorg, Dr, ‘Tannor hag shown the world how to deal with tramps. A healthy-looking tramp presents himself at your office-door and demands “os quarter? to buy bread, de claring he has had wothing to eat for forty+ dances are to occur In South Park under the nusplces of thé Comnjlasioners. Of course thonssertion I untrue, The writer could hardly lave belleved It-trua, Itwill not.do to plead misinformation, ‘first, becnuso te charge.was made, notwpon alleged infor- mation, but as a matter: of fact; secondly, becausd'even if anybody had carricd such information to any person who Is intelligent enough to edit a religious paper, that person, must have recognized the statement immed! ately.as- utterly Iniprobable., Nevertheloss,* from this false atatement. to Intertor pro- ‘ceeds to argu that: 20,000 fmnioral women ‘and thelr ‘friends? will "monopolize tho dancing-floors,” and concludes that this will, ben beautiful moral spectacle theso ofliclal desecrators of the Sunday laws are providing for us, truly}? . . ie ‘ Itis nottoo much to aay that the Roy, Mr. Johiison and his supporters in tho Interior are doing much'mora larm.to the cause of religion by the courso they are -pursuiny in. ‘this niatter than will be nccomplishad by the combined attractionwof muste and the parks on Sunday within tie next generation, ‘To imako, thelr position tenablo. thoy,should In; sist that the parks bo closed to the public on Sunday, ‘and as ,they donot go to this length, thoy convict themselves of o lack of moral courage,’ Mfr, Johnson showed hinjself to be intolerant by the sermon he preached as well ag Mogteal, but the Jnterfor writer sup- plemonted his effort-by posllive nilsropre- sentation aul decoption. “ Does-“any one con- cerned imaging that respect for religion or pttondance at church cain be Increased by ‘theau methods? Has the Jeaustical doctrine that the end justifies the means" become n tenet In Mr. Johnson's congregation? Mave ininisters of the Gospel the same latituda as Nijred attorneys to make out acase? Can In- toleranco and decelt bo safely employed og prosclyting agents ? : ‘ a ; Aste’ from tho discredit which has thus been brought upon themselves by those who have beon consplenots In denouncing music in the parke,'the morlts of the caso may be plainly get forth, If It 1s wicked to’vialt the parka, on Sunday, then the parks should bo closed to tho public.on that particular day, 80 far, the Johnsonian objectors to Sunday music haye,not takon thia ground, But if it | Js'not Wicked to ylelt tho parkd on ‘Sunday, then It lg not wicked to mako those parks ut, tractlve to the publlo -by fcatures that are harmieas and innocent . in thomsclvea, For instance, the cause of religion doea not demand ‘that the fountaing shall bo ‘shut off ‘or the flowor-beds covered up or the shade-trees cut down on Sundsy.- These are all attractions to tho park, Musi Is an additional attraction. 1s there onything wicked in “clovating music"? It there is, {4 should be eliminated from churel-services ay well ag the parks, If ‘there Is not, then fs it any more reprehensi- ° . ‘HE: CHICAGO; TRIBUNE: MONDAY,' AUGUST 9, 7 1880. ° ble as nn attraction to the park than aro the flowers, the fountains, nnd tho shade-troes? If neither muale In itself nora Sunday vialt to tho barks in Itsolf b6 sinful, tt’ requlres peeullarly organized mind to discover the sin tn the two when they ate combined. % Tho fact:Is, that the taxpayers of this city and {ts suburbs havo been induced to oxpoud many millions of dollars: for the purolinga and beautifiention: of - parks, for tho reason that they’ will afford new health, relaxa: tlon; and ‘pleasure ‘to’ the tolling minsses,: Butt tt fs only’ on one day of the wook— Sundny—that:-the bulk of the: tolling minséos “van ‘esenpe from , tholt labors, and thefreramped homes, snd the noise and gtine of city life to enjoy the healthful and invigorating alr and. the humanizing influ- ences of tho’public parks, If _ music aida in attracting ~ those..peopla: to tho parks on ‘Sunday ‘nftertoon when there. Aro no church services if it induces men to give their weekly holiday to tholr familics, and to take their wives and ichildron or thelr old parents to the open fields and gardens; if 1t attracts tho working poople from tho whiaky-shops and beergnloons, from card- playing and vicious nsgoclations,—then Sun- day music In the parks should .not bo an ob- Ject for condemnntion, butono for encourage- ment, from the chirches, ‘Certainly, lntoler- aned find misrepresentation ennnot be re- sorted to by,clther ministors. or roligious weoklies. without attracting public censure nnd lessoning tho Influsnce of the churches, #8 es “Tne St. Louis Repttbttoan has.’ found nmusoment fn the dull'scason by making com- parisons of thé consus-returns of strong itqpub- Uéati and Domocratic counties of Illnota. Tho Republican has o caso to prove, and proves it to Its own satlsfaction. It ‘protends to ind (1) that tho Domooratic countles have grown much. {ster than thé Republican countics; and (2) that this comparison is.evidonce that {in Tlli- nola Republicanism fs not favornakle to growth arid development.” In point of fact, noithor, proposition Is truc, The Republican ins becn guilty of tho very shallow and unworthy trick of cooking Its evidence to suit its thoories and de- sircs, ‘It has picked its counties, comparing tha returns, from‘only thirty-four in‘ all, where- Pas. moro than, seventy. ‘lave roported. ‘Tho Republican ‘puta .in its | Repub- lean ‘table. ‘numbor’ of ‘small’ counties Nike Boone, Carroll, and Stark, which aro purcly agricultural; and In Ita Democratic table coun- ! ties like Adama, Peoria, and Sangamon, which havo grown targely in tho eltics of Quincy, Peoria, and Springfleld. Tt hagcarofully jynored Republican coutties ike Champaign, In Sallo,- MoLean, ond Rock fatand, which would givo a fair: basis for comparison. It would not prove to ba at nll trite, wo believe, If the returns wore honeatly collated smd examined, that tho Repub- Hean counties of tho Stato’-have grown moro slowly than the Demooratic counties, But if it were true, what thon? Does the Iemublican's second proposition follow? 1g, the slow Increase of population in a Republican county or several Republican counties in Hltinois evidence that sthe “Republican party fs not favornule to growth and ’dovelopmeont"? Not.at.all, Tho Republican party is composed to acortain ex- tont of enterprising, progressive men. Tho ploncers of our clyilzation are mostly Reptb- leans, The men who havo the pluck and cours tge to move into new States, break fresh ground, and improve. their condition aro Republicans, ‘Tho vast Republican tanjorities in lown, Kansaa,’ *Nobraskn, nnd Minnesota testify to this fact, The Republican party of Ohio, Indiana, and It- Mnola has boon drained to fill up these now Btates;and the real surplusage of Republican strength has been distributed so unevenly in this manner that the.party hus beon brought to uncomfortably close quarters in Indiana and Ohfo. What with the constant accession of young men, and the coriversjou of rational Dem-. ocrnts, thostoidy Republican majority In Hitnois would be now 60,000 to 70,0001f ithad not beenfor emigration, As itis, the party has converted enough Domocrats to hold the, State by a good wnjority. On tho gther hand, the: Damocratlo polley of conservatiem and stagnation hos | hotped that party In tho older States. Whore n Demoernt strikes ho stays. Only earthquake or figod will move him, Few of them die, and nono resign, and all keep up the population in thoir immedinto vicinity. If it wore not for the conversion of young Democrats and Fomorseful Nemoernts to tho Republican party, It might almost be, as the Remiblican says, that tho Domooratie countios in Miinols would Increaso faster than tho Republican counties (excepting Cook). But st will need a squarer count than the Republican has yet mado to phow that this hag actually boon tho onse in the last ton years. a Joun W. Fornry rebuked o friend who had mildly taxod him with political apostasy, Mr, Forney sald tlint the timo had passed for tho waytng of the "bloody fing." ,"Tho triend— Mr. IH. D, Moore—retorted in anothor opsn otter. -throngh the Philadelphia Bulletin, quoting from articles written by’ Fornoy and printed in his, Progress only cight mouths ago; as followa: The noxt Presidenoy will certainly go to tho candidate chosen by the Itepubltcaus, not, por= hups, without aatruggle, but by a vote go larye n4 tO make. a resort to any moro clevonth- hour ‘repairs by Conyress; utterly unneoces- BURY, we . All classes and seotions nedd rest and restora- tion, and tt would bo-the bight of lunnoy to turn from the statesmen olone qualiticd to so- cure buth, Lothosa whe have only boon siccosa. ful in producing failure and ‘triumphant in breading misfortuno. . And whon tho country of the South would yield to common aonse, and: that the bruins being ‘out the old chiefs would puss away, We Onda revival of the intulerance ‘of the alitvo masters, and tho samo spirit in Congress that led to tho Rebellion, 1 ts impos- elblo to resist the impression that auprome folly still duminntes the coungils of tho preaant Dom- ‘coralic Congress, and that, with {te sount ‘mit- ijorities in both brnnohes, tho next election will plnan the two Houses.in the Landa of the Ro- y publlenms, Only elght months since, and now Forney is writing av life of JInncock. “What can bo the incnning of 1t? We do wish all tho history of thonbangos in tho Philadelphia Pust-Oittce ond Custom-flouse wore known. a Two. wrw hospitals for tho {nsano havo been opened In Massachusotte within threoyonrs, —one at Worcester and tho other at Danvers, ‘They now contain 620 and 633 nominatly insano patients reapestively, or 1,153 in all. Boforo these asyhima were oponed—two years and ten months ngo—thero were but 1,003 olty and town paticata in all tho Stato hospitals and naylyms. Now tha number of oity and town pationts fs 1,600, an inoreaso of 407 In 'fwo yonra and ten months. In tho samo poriod tho Bate pationts havo Inarensed only Crom 7H to 000 and the pri- vato paticnta supportod at tholr own oost from 238 to 286. From theeo figures tho Sprngfeld Republican argues that tho building of tho fino’ now hospitals for, the insano bas at- tracted patienta from other BStatcs of the Union to Mnssnchusotts, "Now tho Danvors resorvoiris full, ond bas beon for'elx months; tho Worcestur rororvoir js nearly full, and satho npparont Influx of Insane people is chacked. Tut lot the, State bulld: another bly hospital, or ‘onlirgo ono of the prosont ones, and tho ‘influx would inoroaso again, Demand and supply act dnd react on cach otherin this as inothor things, Tho more palaco hospitals wo build tho more wo inust bultd, potil tho taxpayers stand up and say thoy cau go no furthor In that dircetion.” Hut the Boston papers charactoriatically try to ex. plain the faots by aupposing n sudden and very alarming Incrodso’ iu tho Sneune population of Mussnohysetts.” . ‘ ooo ‘It is estimated that there Is now In Tandon, waiting for safo and proftable inycatmont, | $1,000,000,000, or twiga tho ,waual unemployed capital of thocity, Tho abundance of monoy hgs forced up the pricd of yood tpvestment se- curities, and a 4‘per cont stock, woll sccurcd, ts Practically ‘unattalnabje. . Dy the way, lan'tit surprising that nothing has been hoard of tate of Booretary Sherman's wise fnanciering in op- tng tho Funding bill at tho last scgelon of ongtoss, ‘Tho Trcasury was certain then that the 4 percents would not hold their premium; ut thoy havo peon booming up over sinoo, : Tovcutna the population af the towns of ‘Greboe, yomoe very intercsting statistics havo Just been furntshod by tho British Consut at tho Pinvus, The populution of Athens tu at prescnt 08,077, Jn 1870 1c was only'48,107. Those signins fant figures may be supplemented by tho ‘ro- qwark that 11185) tho population of tho Cupital of tho Mfollonto Kingdom was under 0,000; that ust beforv tho cluse of the ‘Turkish domination Jt was 15,000; that it was balf depupulated duriag the Warof Independence, and that when tho war was over, and tho Crecks catered lito pos auipposed that tho mon | sossion of thoir muoh-bombatded ahd otherwise devastated metropalla, thé pubito bullding wtlott ‘was tn the bostetatoof repalrin Athens wad tho Futned- Tempio of Thesous, ‘Modern Athens {4 now a’ handsome, well-built, well-paved, and woll-lightod city.” Fresh Hnos of bonlevards aro boing marked. outs and {f. the ‘politienlly crip: pling, haimstringing, and strangling procoss hithorto adopted with regard to the Hellones bo Abandoned, Athens In tho course of another six yqars should rockon’ 100,000 souls. ‘Aa fdr tho population of tho Pinwus, {t has noarly doubled ituelf sinco 1870, whon it had 21,047 inhnbitants, thas now 81,018, Still tho Greeks nro not "es donttally gentlemen.” ‘Thoy aro huckators, paddlurs, oorn factors, donlers in groceries, and so forth; yct they socom to havo beon nblo to got some tolorably gentco! roofs ovor tholr hoads in Athons, ————— Gen. Wravgn told thoeditor of tho Wheel- ing (W. Va.) Intelligencer that thors bad not been an election worthy of the namo in Alnbamn for years, “In tho black. belt, whore the Itopul- Icnns have threo voréra to the Domoocrata’ ono, tho Demooratio Judgos of olection simply do- stroy the tickets and supply their dwn, ‘Tholr Arrangomonts’ for’ dutng ‘this aro’ bold and. In- gentous,. ‘The law requirca that tho .party bav= ing ominorlty shall haven ropresontative among ino judges. Whon one can ve found 4 blind ne aroisohosen, Whon‘none.{s at hand, olther a Republican {6 bribed to soryo thoir ands, or a merconary Democrat is induced to identify him- solf-with the Republican party solely for that purpose, "Thon tho ballot-box fs clovated nuovo the honds of the voters In such a way that after tho ticket {a {ntrusted to the Judges a porson outside, cannot ‘seo what disposition ia mnido of it. - It 4s, therefore, oagy to destroy a ticket and aubstitute anothor, and I am soberly and credi- bly informed that this {9 deliborately dono to n shameful oxtont, apparent tothe most doubting.” Gon, Woayor says tho Domocrata openly bonst of thia infamous business, and joko oyer the fact that somotimes, aftor all tho ‘atufling,” thoy have to “fx up the roturns”’ after the count, Ho ndda: “f used to think Tilden was fairly eloctod, but he was not.” + a Tit British House of Commons fs 0 very ‘undignified deliberative body. Scones are con- stantly ocourring that would be considesed scandalous in tho Amorican House of Repre- sentutlyes. For instance, tho London Spectator of July 2t relates tho following serio-comlc method of, outting ‘off dobate—thore being no previous question or rulo to Umit tho length of speech?» ee 'Tho Houso of Commons has invented a now modo of suppressing bores, “In tho discuasion on Mr, Forster's. Pom panaation-for Disiurodnes dreland) dill on Monday night, whito Mr, Arthur O'Connor was prostug on at _gront length, to the ent discomfture of the Housd, and threaton- Ing, when disturbed, to move ‘the adjournment. of tho debate by way of reprisaly, an honorable. momber who hud falton asleop began to snore. For that hint, honornblo members bithorto pain- fully awake wore ovidently grateful. As Mr, O'Connor proceeded, snores trom the most op- posit quarters of the House accompantod him in a kind of Rpontancous symphony, while ponla’ of luughter followed every fresh outbreal ‘tho somnolont epidemio, Mr. Arthur O'Connor could not make much headwny’ against this happy combination of slumber und hilarity, an was compelled to bring his valuable remarks to’ napocdy conoluatou. ew z —— Our Government is nbont to ask the Span- ish Dons piumply, “ By what rensoning do you defend tha right of search upon Amorican vos« sols in time of peaco?”’ The question Js n little embarrnasing, It must compel the Spanish Gov- ernment either-to admit that au Insurrection. exists In Cubn, which hos alwaya heretofore been donicd, or to disavow the acts of Its subor- dinates in two recent cases, and: make proper atonement therefor.’ Mr. Evarts deserves somo |.crodit for.his cunning in thls enso; but it would seen to bo possinic to deal with tho Spaniards in. aboldor and moro decisive way, Tho truth fs, lplomacy in tho Setter senso has never existed on the Amerfenn Continent sinco, the ‘Rovolu- tion, and thon {¢ consisted only in. surprising European Courts by exhibitions of honesty, di- .Pectnoss, and fair-denling, Wo fave been beat- ten fn nearly every noxotiation since. Mr. Ey- arte might even now find it- to his advantage to drop the old notion of overreaching ad'A fine art,and gonbout his business with's cut and a thrust. fog ‘Tur Now York correspondent of the Phil- _adelphin Record, a papar favoruble to Hancook, writes: ‘ ; regular old- enthusiasts ad ia fuvor a3 gradually fided, ag for-Lunk boforo the aunuigit, and is gon’ "Tho Becond thought bas come; boro-worsttlp Is fore gotten: the men at tho heads of the tickets ure mera drnomenta; tho battlo-array is between the parties, and the fesuca are party principios, Bo the situation seoms to-day in Now York Cit; and Site, and the tinal result on clection-day ts really a thing of gruve doubt agyet, It ie ny oundid conviction, aftor overal tilks with prom- inent mon in the Domocratio party, that the Faoet of, Tilden in tho ohalr, the spocob of Sun Randull trom tho platform of the Acadomy of Music on Wednesday night, and the demorullazod altuntions of Sunsot Co: twu or threo othors A month ayo .thoro, was a fashioned perieatin of Tiuncock, but it x and who wore begged to talk to tho Irving Hall wing ,of the Domocracy on Wernosduy night, detruct- “ed muterinlly from the Huncock “boom.” Tho stoult is already secon. Tilden’s personal yricy- anee will not bd aired by himself in any Demo- cratic miass-meating again during tho campaign, and tho palsicd hand of tho poor fellow will do Ittlo more gesticulation this year at polltical gutherings, 2 Naa Drawn Stancey’s letter in response to the note from tho Napoleon Momorlal Committca withdrawing the proposn! to placa the late Pringo Imporinl'’s.monumont. in tho Abbey Is not Ahnpvy offort. It is too labored and solf- exoulpatory,. But this passago has a sting In It; “Tho vacant chapel in Westminster Abboy ‘which should bavo contained ft will always chorish tho association.which will give it endear- ing Interest. On tho adjoining payomont Llong nyo caused to be recorded the. only uct in which a preeedent for the recent action of the Hause of Commona {s sought to be found,—tho disin- torment of tho magnatos of tho Commonwealth ‘under the prossurg of tho strong oythurat of, party poasion whigh followod tho Restoration, Posterity will judge how {nr the ungencrous spirit which governed tha Parllamont of 1061, sul, undor an ultered fori, survives in the Pare” Uinmont of 1880." ‘Tho Dean ts ke Goldamith's parsons é oar, Hen whon vanquished, be can ofguo atill, ————————— ‘Tre present 'memborsh!p of tho National Tlousy of Bepresentatives is 293, If the ratio of apporttonment wore ,not obanged the number would be Jncroased to 860, This will net proba-, bly be dona., Tho hall {a crowded now, It could not comfortably hold 680,, The ratio with, itia presumed, bo Incrorsed from 101,425—tho pros- ent figure—to, 170,000,, Tho'vnsls. bas been changod after every census since 1700, Tho changes wero ns follows: : . Ba i : er : A Oryn-Brnvice teformer must havo 9 strong atomach to tipproye of the goings-on in Maino, whero, it 1s said, many of the Fedora) \oMevbolders aro working for the success of the Fusion ticket, The Postmustor.at Portland js helping tho Fusion oandidate for Congross against Mr. Reed, and thé correspondent of tho Philadelphia Press says “the majority of tho offices aro fillod with men hostile to tho present Republican managemot Tr has beon observed that the gathering of Republicups at tho Now York ypyteronoo lust week was rather motloy. Truc, twas; but it ‘showod that all‘wings of tho party wore pnited. in this campaign, NRepibltouns of..cvory huo and stripe, of ewory varluty of opinion, of all ‘ogea and conditions bollovo that this is not the time to givo up the old ship, owe a 2. ote Joun WAY put it well fit hts“ Cloveland speech: V1f thoro was any moral abilgation rest- ingupon good citizens in 1804 to voto for Lincdin. rather than McClellan, tho samo obligation reats on them now to vote for Garflold aiid not for tho candidate whose party throaten tho destruction of Lincoln's work," . oe a a Tre of a consus in Gregest Athons has $8,877 populution, nn {norvaso of 20,000 ajuco 1670, ‘Thte will please Socrates. Corinth hula 7,658 now, Austoad of 6,017,—a groat foather in Perlander’s cap;, Bparta 12,007, intend of 10,08—Leonides nite Itz and Thebes 6,379 to 6,.02~-0 Epam- jnondas Gey. Ganrieip introduced o bill in Cone gress ut tho vlose of the War repeuling the tax on coul-oil, Thé tax was repoalod, and ovory poor wan in tho lund was benofted. The bill ‘bappeucd also to be # grout reliof to © number of wealthy operators in Peuusylvania. ‘They desired to show tholr gratitude tu Garield for his efforts In tho mutter, wud mado up » pure ‘of 610,00), which wus oifered to hia. Tho Guus eral roplied that ho could not necept th ho bad déne atmply what ho thought wae nt tluty to consumers of ollgwith.no thought os reference to.thom.or tholr intoreets, If, ine). dentally, the ndt wasn bonoflt to thom, ho was gratiteds but he bet po clulm on thom. Por. inisston'wwas thon ‘faked to present tho purso to Mra. Garficld, and this wAs doolincd. This te ono of the stories about Garfield which dunoy elrculate In the Demooratlo press, ‘Pre wiser heats in the South are Retting Onxloup, add démard that the fre-catorg shall bo auppressed tintil aftor election. The Vicks. bitrg Herald, fot Inntanao, saya that tho Okolon | States nnd Seria eral should be requested "ty ald Hancot coping olvil tongu: ald Haneook by keoptng ues In thls - rm ‘J A MAONIFICENT “ driv ”'at the Now York Times wna tho lato report of ‘a Ku-Klux out. rago In Vormont. . The whole thing was ho: ‘Tholepublicans sald to be outraged did not exiatt’and the soono of the horrible talo 1s im aginary, « Birra | Tite earnestness of Plnehback for ndig tribution of campalgn funds didn't acem to strike the. Committee in a soft spot. . They. litt. ened more nttontivoly to Bruce, who didn't” want any money wasted In Mistlestppi,. . ——$<—<————$___—_ Ara Domocratic Convention In Misstssipp! anorator, who was eulogieing Gon: Hancock, was interrupted by q delegate with tho sugges. ton, “Suppose you give us 4 lttlo loss Hancock . and more Robert E, Leo." ‘TiR Chicago lawyor who Isn't a candidate for Judgo or Congressman is prima facts 5 Re celver for something or othor, or an Aasiznce, or n Master, or bas sickness in his family, or, ‘worse yet, 182 Domocrat. a Democratic candidates tor Congress in Chiongo this yeag nro elthor very young and tleh, or vory old and poor, Prudent middice aged Democrats with moncy and sense toepare don't orave tho honor. f ——— ; Wry will not the Ropublican Nationa Committee take up Tire Tirnunxe’s flea of “Southern Excursions for Doubtful Votors"?. Thoro's millions in it. Look at Weaver and ‘La Matyr. ‘Tru logie of Afn}.-Gen, Windold Scott Han- cock ia: “Tho Constitution :nust and shall be. Dreacrveds and tho proper guardians tor itare the Southern States, which deny its supremany," ed ‘Tux Paragraphers’ Association up to this timo bas refrained from saying anything about, tho fortytudo of Tannory but the mischief ty rowing somewhere In tho alr.“ aes Wowrn are more entorprising. than they. used'to be, One-fifth of the population of Iead- ville ts made up of women, and In Denver thoy, are onc-third of the whole, : Tnx: boys ‘In Sunny Southland complain that thoir papas havo cornered tho tlssuc-paper : warket tho Inst four kite-flying seasons, .Mn, MAtstean happily says that the greon-cyed and groen-backed monsters aro kill+ ing tho Democracy In Indiana. f PERSONALS, Sitting-Bull ts ready for pence, Dr. Tanner {s probably fattening himself’ to support Bornhardt, ‘ Elko, Nay., produces two tons of soap pet day. ‘Thora are evidently no Freuchmen Ja” Elko. x j "Bouder says ho was born In Connecticut, but hls Loulsiana chargaterietics wore certalaly, vory strongly developed, e? ! Tiere fs an item’ for Miss Anthony: While’ a Momptls man was whipping his wife tho other day sho drew a platol and killed him, Mr, Weaver will baye to construct some- flat ratlronds If bo wishes to continue bis trip. ‘Thy fund from which bis oxpenses aro pald exhausted, A Denver pnper says that a young Indy of that olty lost ono of hor feet, and her lover bad f pocketbook mindo fram tho tanned aku of the inputated momber. If she bad been a St, Lou girl he could bave ré-covered his umbrella. * , Put away the nice new harness Dana purchased for Keena Jim; ‘ Fora wicked, wicked horsoy bine’ From 8t. Louis landed him, Robert Bonner, | pied ‘The Cape May beach isbiighted bya woman who wears a dark-groon Gathing suit and a car. dinal belt, hat, and handkerchief, although her hatrisred. After getting one good look at her, .8ome of the most exporlonced sharks In tho vi elnity at onco put to eva. 4 “Alfrod” sends in & song, In the first verse of Which he remarks: ogee? Tam waiting in the wildwood, Festo, @ Leaide tie slivery waters wero doie and so forth. In a song this stylo of rendezvous: may do very well, but whon you really want Essio you had bettor forget pootry and go right; up to tho house and ask for her. Then you can have lots of fun wailing in tho parlor wollo,she ig boing barnvsscd, and like enough two or threo of ber amall brothors will entor the room| ‘ond glare malignantly at you for a minute or. two, Whon Exsfo comes, never mind tho brook, or the wildwood,—an ice-oream suloon will aay swor just as wall, One of the most prominent young menr bers of tho Roant of Trade,'on account of hit boltg red-hended, and who has for two remarks ably hot soasons staggered under the burton of supplying with ioo-cream a lovely Weat side girl, rocontly resolved tu learn just how muck margin be had In thé deal, and nocordingly, ond, soft summer. night, atter he had cooled out bis, idol with frozen corn-starch at an expense of 4 conts, askod her if sho would be his, With ® for-away, Weat-Wosbington street look In ber eyes, sho sald It couldn't bo dono, bug when, prossed for an explanation only wopt bysteri: ally and eaked to be taken home, ‘This reasons” bie reqnest was at bnee complied witl al whioh the young apeculator went away sorro! ing, for he had alwaya supposed Doatrivo wates$ he tluontly axprossad it, “2 Nttlo gone on bin”: and tho industry displayed by her inthe deste, tion of fco-orenm wag of a claraagtor that bi fed bim to bellove that at the top end of a broom hor domestio servicos would bo invaluable Tho noxt day he recetved “a noto in &, well-known handwriting. It was from had-beon-expecting-to-be-fathor-In-law: aimply’: stated that in consequouce his daughter's pecullar nervous tamporarsent an _ominont physician had several yoard orforod that undor no elrenmatances ebould & light be foft burning {nu the room whore she, slept, "In yiow of this fat," tho letter contin: ued, “you will readily aco that untess your bale fa dycd any alllance of a matrimonial charackt: with my daughtor {a out of the question." With’ toy of hatr-paint in ono hand and his heart, of tove the young man boarded a ‘Wost-Side. car tho following vvoning, and oro the veeper bells had oonsed thoir solomn chime was ¢0 gaged, a — SPIRIT OF THE GERMAN PRESS: - a aod Tho Davenpiirter Democrat bas the followias! “In tho Btate of Maing political adultery deem, to bo flourishing, Democrats and Greenbackort have made a fuston, according to whloh the A tor have four-out of soyen candidates on the Joint Bloctoral tickot. For Governor tho nse will support a Groenbaoker. But, after ¢ ef overluoked the field once’more, thoy one the conclusion that oven this mfamous and ai ropntablo coalition might not’ be strong enor: to defont the Ropublicans, 'Thoy looked arov! 4 fora third partner in thoir uuboly alliance found It in tho Torporanco party. Ou0 ¥! {oF of this party ts disgatistcdywith its candidate te Governor, aud now. wo bohold tho astou! va spectacle of o polftical-ogmpact and ee between Demonrats - hemporenn DICH enti Greonbackora, "Wa, tell watt monet patlenly 10 soo what will the result of this cumlor’ soadal.”, a fig rosin ‘Tho Detroit Abend-Fust (tad. Rep.) wel . respouse to on article of the New York 3! Zeitung os tollowas The New York Fi Zeitung attempts to: prove inan article Let political chunyy {n .the Administration we bo in the tntercat of, therefore of pall partics,. It sssorte- that Haye? oy Horvico reform: bus 'gono whero the wand = twincth's that the well-known Civil-Borv’ Fed Yormorderof Juuc, 1877, Is violated by Overy pes eral olficor, high and low, without aux De crowing ovor the faut. The Staal Zekuny mn sie utes this state of affairs to the fuct Hut Leereen » wanizations will not dispense with the &po! tied / ton. Tyaayes It iv thocurye of permaneat le Orutulzutigns that theygeanuot estat w